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Believe in Nothing - Rot (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Rot is 42 minute debut of bleakness and viciousness. Believe in Nothing have bred a work of art that in all its ugliness is hard to ignore.

Believe in Nothing's "Rot" is 42 minute debut of bleakness and viciousness. Believe in Nothing have bred a work of art that in all its ugliness is hard to ignore. If you can stomach the aural hostility you are in for an enthralling experience.

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Primitive Man - Observance (Review) - Transcended Music Blog For over 13 years now, Primitive Man have built a reputation as probably the heaviest band on the planet. What’s even more ridiculous is that with every

“Observance” ( @relapserecords.bsky.social ) is not just a heavy record it’s an experience of pure suffocation. It might very well be @primitiveman.bsky.social most intense and unsettling album to date, which honestly says a lot.

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Mastiff - For All the Dead Dreams (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Mastiff throw their newest EP For All the Dead Dreams at the world. It comes as no surprise that Mastiff haven't changed much regarding their heaviness.

5 songs of brute hostility are gathered on "For All the Dead Dreams". 17 minutes of condensed anger and audio-physical violence. Every song here has that ONE mosh-part that hits as hard as the body-blow on the cover.

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Conjurer - Unself (Review) Conjurer are a hard band to classify. While the primary sound of these relatively young four-piece is deeply rooted in all things gloomy and sludgy, they were

“Unself“ (via @nuclearblast.bsky.social) is not easy to digest. It demands your attention. Conjurer fully succeed on their third record, blasting away all doubts that they would falter this time. Those who embrace it surely won’t forget it.

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The Acacia Strain - You're Safe From God Here (Review) The Acacia Strain, the uncrowned kings of downtempo heavy hardcore have returned once again with their 13th album You Are Safe From God Here.

This is without a doubt The Acacia Strain's heaviest and most focused record to date. And that's saying something 13 records deep into the band's career. We're not Safe anymore. Released via @riserecords.bsky.social

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Tribal Gaze - Inveighing Brilliance (Review) - Transcended Music Blog Texas Death Metal juggernaut Tribal Gaze are back with their sophomore full-length Inveighing Brilliance, out October 17th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band

Bow down to your new masters of brutality. New Tribal Gaze via @nuclearblast.bsky.social

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Terzij de Horde - Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Endless blast-beats over screams of never-ending agony. Terzij de Horde's "Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone" is a definitive genre highlight at the end of the year.

Endless blast-beats over screams of never-ending agony. This is exactly how Black Metal without the "Post-" should sound in 2025. Terzij de Horde's Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone is a definitive genre highlight at the end of the year.

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Sanguisugabogg - Hideous Aftermath (Review) - Transcended Music Blog Sanguisugabogg are ready to drop their third full-length Hideous Aftermath on October 10th via Century Media Records. Produced by none other than Kurt Ballou,

"Hideous Aftermath" is not just another brutal Death Metal record. It’s a diverse, refreshing and punishing release that pushes Sanguisugabogg to the next level while cementing their status as one of the best death metal bands in the game right now.
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Modder - DESTROYING OURSELVES FOR A PLACE IN THE SUN (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog I really enjoyed The Great Liberation Through Hearing two years ago. It was a refreshing take on Sludge Metal. Although not being a great fan of psychedelic

DESTROYING OURSELVES FOR A PLACE IN THE SUN ( @consouling.bsky.social / Lay bare Recordings) is like a perfect evolution, it defines the muscles, refines the movements, and in the end, a metal organism emerges that stands very high on the food chain.
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Dead Heat - Process of Elimination (Review) - Transcended Music Blog On October 10th, Dead Heat are set to drop their third album Process of Elimination through Metal Blade Records. Their first under the Metal Blade banner and

If you’re into riffs, Dead Heat's Process of Elimination ( @metalbladerecords.bsky.social) is pure riff city.

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Author & Punisher - Nocturnal Birding (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Musical exploration sometimes works in mysterious ways. Author & Punisher has been around for more than 20 years and just now with their new

Author & Punisher is still able to re-invent his vision and his craft, even this long into his career. "Nocturnal Birding" ( @relapserecords.bsky.social ) truly feels like an exploration of sound(s)

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Dying Wish - Flesh stays together (Review) - Transcended Music Blog Dying Wish will be releasing their third album Flesh Stays Together on September 26th via SharpTone Records, and it’s easily the most ambitious and mature

Dying Wish deliver a fresh, modern version of 2000s Hardcore with their new album “Flesh stays together”

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Gnaw Their Tongues - The Genesis of Light (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Gnaw Their Tongues forged an album which literally stood the test of time. The Genesis of Light is a fascinating album that won't lighten up your day but it

Gnaw Their Tongues' "The Genesis of Light" (via @consouling.bsky.social ) is like opening the box of Pandora: those 4 meditations sound like gazing at an ancient apocalypse ritual.

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Party.San Metal Open Air 2025 - Festival Review The Party.San Metal Open Air went down between the 7th and 9th of August 2025 in Schlotheim, and once again proved why it’s one of the biggest extreme metal

Three days of heat, dust, pits, and some of the best performances extreme metal has to offer. <read our festival recap of Party.San 2025!

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Still In Love - Recovery Language (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Still in Love's "Recovery Language" feels like a love letter to metallic Hardcore. Every song on this record stirs the urge to push things and people forward.

Still In Love's "Recovery Language" feels like a love letter to metallic Hardcore. It has got a beefy sound, the right amount of variety and its short enough to prevent total exhaustion from trashing your living room.

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Slow Crush - Thirst (Review) My first encounter with Slow Crush was a coincidental one, when they were the support act for a Cult of Luna concert a few years ago in Zurich. Since the

Slow Crush’s “Thirst” (via @purenoiserecords.bsky.social) sends the listener into the singer's emotional world of thoughts, allowing them to share in her pain while also taking them on a dreamy shoegaze journey.

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Adur - We Fail to Love Ourselves (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Adur premise may be pessimistic but you would be foolish if you don't try to love this album. We Fail to Love Ourselves walks the fine line between emotional

Adur's premise may be pessimistic but you would be foolish if you don't try to love this album. Every lover of massive grooves and occasional melodies should find a safe haven in "We Fail to Love Ourselves".

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Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone, by Terzij de Horde 7 track album

New Terzij de Horde coming! „Our Breath is not our alone“ drops on October 10th!

First single here:

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Envy @ Gebäude 9 (Cologne) Envy showed once again, why they are kept in such high regard in the Post-Everything-Core scene.

When envy pull off a crescendo it feels looking into the sun with a bright kaleidoscope: a million colors blinding your eyes and warming your body and soul. Our live report is online now!

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Envy was pure magic yesterday…

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Moral Rot - why can nothing ever just be nice (Review) Moral Rot don’t waste time and neither should you. Their debut EP Why Can Nothing Ever Just Be Nice is a 10-minute punch in the face. Featuring members from

Moral Rot blend Swedish crust and metal with 90s hardcore mosh and a good dose of punk attitude. It’s ugly, it’s loud, and it fits our current messed up times a little too well.

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Boneflower - Reveries (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog It’s a strange fact that during the sunniest seasons, one sometimes craves the musical opposite as a soundtrack. July 25th falls right in the middle of summer

This is honest to God, one hand to throat and one wrapped around the heart music. Screamo and Post-Hardcore waltzing in a rough mosh pit to move your body and soul. Check out Boneflower (via @deathwishinc.bsky.social ) ASAP!

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#screamo #posthardcore

No Shelter - Remission/Resolve (Review) - Transcended Music Blog In a world full of metallic hardcore bands that all start to sound the same, somewhere in Germany, or should I say in Emsdetten, there are five guys still

No Shelter‘s “Remission/Resolve” feels like the perfect soundtrack for rage and resistance. You won’t find mercy here, but you’ll find something far better… pure, unapologetic resolve.

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Swoon - Soft Collapse EP (Review) - Transcended Music Blog The post-hardcore outfit Swoon are back with their new EP Soft Collapse. The record will be released on July 17 via Blood Blast Distribution. Originally from

Great Post-Hardcore from Germany!

Check out our review of the new Swoon EP called "Soft Collapse"

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Doghag - Hatred Blues (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Things a getting grim when there's a black and white cover with dead people on it. Doghag from Munich deliver to that premise to the fullest. Their new album

Doghag succeed in crafting an album that is the aural equivalent of heartburn while running downhill. This is strenuous music in the most positive way.

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Greet Death - Die In Love (Review) - Transcended Music Blog I really, really loved New Hell, the Deathwish Inc. debut of Greet Death. A fistful of melancholia, a whole lot of distorted guitars and with "You're gonna

Greet Death combine the bittersweet with the heavy like no other band right now could do and succeed in a gut-wrenching fashion. "Die in love" is a testament to that.

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Lhuma / TRËMØRE - Amor & Psychose Split EP (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog United forces against the usual suspects. Lhuma and TRËMØRE from the east of Germany are here to quick-charge your anger-resources with the help of Screamo

Screamo and Powerviolence made in Germany! Lhuma and TRËMØRE team up on this awesome Split-EP coming this Friday!

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End - Splinters From an Ever-Changing Face (Review) Band: EndAlbum: Splinters From an Ever-Changing FaceGenre: Hardcore, MetalCountry: USARelease date: 5th of June 2020Released via: Closed Casket Activities

"...it resonates just because you feel the honest to God heaviness...listen to this record and let the grooves mosh you to mush."

Happy 5th anniversary to End's "Splinters from an ever-changing Face"

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Bolt Gun - Begotten (Review) Artist: Bolt GunAlbum: BegottenGenre: Ambient / Black MetalCountry: AustraliaRelease Date: 3rd of April, 2020Released via Art as

Bolt Gun's "Begotten" turns 5 this year.

"Like taking a walk through a dire necropolis", still true.

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Silver Knife - Silver Knife (Review) There is, however, a band whose initiation I did not miss due to the recommendation by team member Nino, stemming from the review he wrote about Silver

Silver Knife released a stellar sophomore full-length that once again defended the ranking of BeNeLux Black Metal. If you still do not have this scene on your scope, you probably live somewhere behind the moon.

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