Metal News for May 18, 2025
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3 news articles posted on this day.
Meth Leppard Streaming Second Album
Meth Leppard, the two-piece grind band from Adelaide, Australia (not to be confused with the San Luis Obispo band of the same name), started in 2015. This is their fresh second full length album, "Gatekeepers". It was self-released on digital format this month, with the vinyl format coming in July through Psychocontrol and Here and Now Records. Below is the track listing:
1. Gatekeepers
2. Algorithm & Blues
3. Oligarchy Bukkake
4. Deeds Of Fleshlight
5. HPV Lovecraft
6. Mind-Ctrl-Alt-Delete
7. D-Fens
8. Pay To Play
9. Snake Oil Salesman
10. Idiocracy More...
Escarnium Unveils Fourth Album
Brazilian death metal juggernaut ESCARNIUM has returned with its fourth full length album "Inexorable Entropy" featuring nine tracks of unrelenting, blast beat driven, infernal death metal. For fans of Dead Congregation, Cruciamentum, Krisiun and Fossilization. Escarnium features Victor Elian on vocals and guitars, Gabriel Dantas on bass, Alex Hahn on guitar and Nestor Carrera on drums.
The track listing is:
1. Fentanyl
2. Relentless Katabasis
3. Cancerous Abyss
4. Inexorable Entropy
5. The Heritage
6. Revulsion Of Carbon
7. Through The Depths Of The 12th Gate
8. Ashen Path
9. Pyroscene's Might More...
Crust Posts Official Video
Russian band Crust has released a video from its recent nine-track album "Where Light Fears to Descend" on Moribund Records. The track, "Lightgiver," looks at the painful loss of hope and the bittersweet traces of light that remain within broken souls. Crust formed in 2014 to create a heavy, atmospheric blend of blackened doom, post-black, and dark metal.
Their music explores dark themes like moral decay, human vices, and life’s struggles. Over the years, they’ve released several albums, including three on vinyl. They aim to keep pushing musical boundaries while staying true to the core of heavy music and the emotions it channels. More...
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