Oregonski death metal trio Triumvir Foul bo 11. decembra pri Blood Harvest Records izdal samonaslovljeni prvenec. Zasedbo tvorita člana bolj poznanih Ash Borer, Cendentibus na bobnih in Ad Infinitum na kitari in vokalu, ter Absque na kitari in bas kitari.

Tracklista:
Labyrinthine - The Blood Serpent
Profanation (of the Wicked)
Pathways to Decay
Hedonistic Perversion - the Abhorrent Depths of Perversion
The Vomit of the Three Serpents (Ušumgallu, Bašmu, Mušma)
Endless Spiritual Violence
Banished to Silence and Slavery
Carnal Spectre
Tower of Bašmu - The Corruption of Flesh and Spirit

Portugalska založba Signal Rex bo 24. novembra na kaseti izdala četrto in zadnjo edicijo black metal kompilacije Teach Your Soul With Fire, na kateri bo devetnajst pesmi iz obdobja 1998–1999, na Bandcampu pa lahko prisluhnete prispevkom Krieg, Holy Death ter Suicidal Winds. Tracklista je naslednja:
Stran A:
Mortifier – From The Absu
Flauros – Stream of Tears
Murder Rape – Echoes from the New Millennium
Negura Bunget – Negrii
Serpent Lore – The Night Neverending
Feikn – Aamanden
Holy Death – Lord of Destruction
Funeral Oration – Pagan Joy
Lunae Dies – Decline of the Light

Stran B:
Krieg – Coronation
Suicidal Winds – Carnal lust
Mystical Fate – Flying to the Fate
Hefeystos – Lesny Tron
Firstborn Evil – Throne Of The Serpent
Crypthowl – Of Seductress In Obsequal Attire
Sortilege – Haunting the Night (bonus epic version)
Centuries of Deception – ...Only War & Hate Survived...
Zaratustra – With A Black Horse
The Second Moon – Long Ago in a Hidden Valley

Švedski death/thrash veterani Carnal Forge, ki so konec leta 2011 prenehali z aktivnostjo, so se ponovno zbrali in za konec aprila napovedali izid novega singla z naslovom When All Else Fails. /J.G./

After Oblivion so objavili naslovnico in tracklisto prvenca z naslovom Stamina, ki bo izšel 9. novembra:
Deliverance
For The Rebels
Vultures
Breeding Perdition
The Carnal Form
Septic Mind
Ascent Of Misery
Stamina
Hatred Profound
Dve skladbi z njega že lahko slišite tukaj. /P.G./

N. Sadist, frontman švedskih black metalcev Patronymicon, je sporočil, da je njihov novi album z naslovom All Daggers Towards The Sky že v fazi masteringa in naj bi kmalu izšel pri založbi Carnal Records. /B.B./

New Blood so objavili nemasterizirano verzijo skladbe Carnal Remains s prihajajoče plošče Subsistence, ki poleti izide pri založbi Grindhead Records. /B.B./

Italijani Antropofagus bodo sredi aprila izdali album z naslovom Architecture Of Lust, na katerem bodo naslednje skladbe:
Architecture Of Lust
Sanguinis Bestiae Solium
Demise Of The Carnal Principle
The Lament Configuration
Exposition Of Deformities
Eternity To Devour
Sadistic Illusive Puritanism
Blessing Upon My Redemption
Det Helgerån Av Häxor (outro)
/P.G./

Dawn Of Ashes so končali z delom na novem digitalnem EPju Farewell To The Flesh, ki bo na voljo 14. februarja. Novi izdelek prinaša tri sveže skladbe ter nekaj remiksov skladb z albuma Genocide Chapters. Tracklista je sledeča:
Farewell To The Flesh
Transformation Within Fictional Mutation (K. Bathory Mix)
Carnal Consummation In The Empty Space (Falling Skies Mix)
Carnal Consummation In The Empty Space (Die Sektor Mix)
Carnal Consummation In The Empty Space (To Mega Therion Mix)
Seething The Flesh In The River Ov Phlegethon (The Juggernaut Mix)
Torture Device Part 2
Blood-Shed With The 3rd Eye (Instrumental).
Ves material so v domačih studijih posneli in zmiksali Patrick Mundy, Volkar Kael in Kristof Bathory. /B.B./

Finski grinderji Carnalation so izdali novi album z naslovom Deathmask. Tracklista je sledeča:
Prologue: Origins
Contamination
Cataclysm Catharsis
Resistance
Cadence Of Insects
2000 Years
Virus Design
I Am God
Catatonic State
Omega Hour
Apathy Patterns
Epilogue: Towers
/B.B./

Švedski thrash/death veterani Carnal Forge so se odločili, da bodo za nedoločen čas prenehali z delovanjem, saj so se vsi člani osredotočili na druge projekte. /B.B./

Švedi Deathember so objavili trailer za novi EP A Thousand Flatlines, katerega izid je napovedan za 19. november. Novi EP je produciral Dino Medanhodzic (Carnal Forge, Intohimo, Saving Joshua), tracklista pa je sledeča:
Projection Of Reality
Amongst Corruption
Scapegoat
The Linear Act (feat. Mikee Goodman)
Crash And Burn
This Treacherous Mind
/B.B./

The Resistance je nova zasedba, ki jo sestavljajo sami preverjeni glasbeniki, kot so Marco Aro (Facedown, ex-The Haunted), Jesper Strömblad (Dimension Zero, ex-In Flames), Glenn Ljungström (Dimension Zero, ex-In Flames), Alex Losbäck Holstad (Cardinal Sin, ex-Despite) in Chris Barkensjo (Carnal Forge, ex-Grave).

Retro doomerji Serpent Venom so prejšnji teden izdali prvenec imenovan Carnal Altar, zastavljen v duhu začetnikov žanra Black Sabbath, Pentagram in St. Vitus, ter opaznimi vplivi psihadeličnega rocka 70ih let. /B.B./

Carnal Forge so objavili videospot za komad Blood War. /A.J./

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