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Here is the Cutting Edge Metal team’s roundup of this week’s essential new metal releases…
Brymir - What We Leave Behind
Genre: Symphonic/Melodic Death Metal
About: What We Leave Behind marks the fifth album from Helsinki’s Brymir, continuing the band’s evolution into a darker and more expansive form of melodic death metal. Drawing on mythology and existential themes, the album balances bleak subject matter with cinematic arrangements, epic melodies and a strong sense of atmosphere. Napalm Records handles the release. Listen on Spotify.
Razorvoid - Into the Void
Genre: Thrash Metal / Punk
About: Gothenburg’s Razorvoid bring their raw Swedish crossover attack to their first full-length, Into the Void. Formed in 2021, the band previously released the Terror in Time EP and a split with Terror Cross, building a sound rooted in thrash, punk and abrasive Swedish hardcore traditions. Jawbreaker Records releases the album. Listen on Spotify.
Amon Amarth - The Allfather Awakens
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
About: The Allfather Awakens sees Swedish veterans Amon Amarth return with their first full-length since 2022’s The Great Heathen Army. Viking mythology, warfare and Norse gods once again provide the thematic foundation, with songs including “Gjallarhorn,” “Kvasir’s Blood” and “Oden’s Hunt” reinforcing the album’s focus. The record arrives through longtime label Metal Blade Records. Listen on Spotify.
Divine Bloodline - Wintertide
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
About: Montreal’s Divine Bloodline follow 2024’s Revelations with Wintertide, a melodic death metal record steeped in swords-and-sorcery fantasy. The album features a guest guitar solo from Christian Münzner on the title track, alongside orchestrations from Laurent “Freki” Lambert. Wintertide is an independent release. Listen on Spotify.
Dissimulator - Artifice Dissolves
Genre: Technical Death/Thrash Metal
About: Montreal trio Dissimulator return with Artifice Dissolves, the follow-up to their 2024 debut Lower Form Resistance. The band's technical death/thrash attack takes a distinctly futuristic direction, exploring science fiction, technology and the increasingly blurred boundary between humanity and machines. 20 Buck Spin releases the album. Listen on Spotify.
Wraithstorm - Revenant
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
About: Revenant marks a dramatic new chapter for Wraithstorm, who returned in 2025 after beginning their career as a funeral doom band. The reformed group now channels melodic death metal into songs dealing with oppression, identity, struggle and collective consciousness, while drawing inspiration from late-'90s and early-2000s extreme metal. Fiadh Productions handles the release. Listen on Spotify.
No Living Witness - Aeons of Disintegration
Genre: Melodic Black/Death Metal
About: Aeons of Disintegration is a five-track EP from Tumwater, Washington's No Living Witness, continuing the band's progressive approach to extreme metal. The material follows the band's 2013 self-titled release and later recordings including Cosmic Simulacra and Cringemas, with the new songs ranging across melodic, progressive and technical territory. The EP is independently released. Listen on Spotify.
Eshtadur - In Darkness All Shadows Gone
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
About: Colombian veterans Eshtadur return with In Darkness All Shadows Gone, their first full-length since 2020’s From the Abyss. Formed in Pereira in 2005, the band has evolved from its early melodic black metal roots into a more expansive melodic death metal sound, with symphonic elements remaining an important part of the approach. Rockshots Records handles the release. Listen on Spotify.
Throne of Roaches - What Dwells Below
Genre: Deathcore / Melodic Death Metal
About: Malmö's Throne of Roaches follow their 2025 debut album Chrysalis with the five-track EP What Dwells Below. The band's blend of deathcore and melodic death metal is built around heavy grooves, breakdowns, harsh vocals and melodic passages, while the lyrics continue to explore dystopia, humanity and inner struggles. The EP is independently released. Listen on Spotify.
And the unearthed and on rotation underground bands this week include: Ancient Settlers, Perpetua, Sardonic Allegiance
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