Metal News for August 27, 2025
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6 news articles posted on this day.
Spite Premiere New Single & Music Video
Spite have announced their upcoming studio album, NEW WORLD KILLER, which is slated to drop this Halloween (October 31st) via Rise Records. Ahead of its arrival, the California deathcore outfit have unleashed a music video for the lead single, LIGHTS OUT, directed by Eric Richter (Knocked Loose, Lorna Shore).
Speaking on this first taste of the record, the band shared: More...
Dying Wish Premiere New Single & Music Video
Almost a month after unveiling their upcoming third studio album, Flesh Stays Together, metalcore heavyweights Dying Wish have dropped a video for its second single, Revenge In Carnage. The clip was co-directed by Imani Givertz alongside the band’s own guitarist/vocalist Pedro Carrillo.
Frontwoman Emma Boster had this to say about the track: More...
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Cradle Of Filth Fire Longtime Guitarist
Cradle Of Filth fired guitarist Marek "Ashok" Šmerda, just after he took to his social media account stating that he was planning to leave the band at the end of the band's ongoing Latin American tour.
There seems to be a bit of drama unfolding around Ashok's announcement with the band firing back.
"Despite all attempts to illegally defame and derail the band, CRADLE OF FILTH WILL NOT cancel any of our South American shows, though fans will have to bear with us being a band with only one guitarist live, that is of course until Ashok's temporary replacement is flown out to join the tour in a few days time."
The band went on to post the following: More...
Pupil Slicer Premiere New Single & Music Video
British mathcore trio Pupil Slicer have locked in November 07th for the release of their third studio album, “Fleshwork.” This effort introduces bassist Luke Booth to the lineup and was recorded at Nø Studio in Manchester, UK, with Joe Clayton (of Pijn) handling production. A David Gregory-directed music video for the album’s title track premiered today, both of which now available for streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
Speaking on the visual and its meaning, the band offered the following insight:” More...
Stillbirth Premiere New Single & Music Video
Stillbirth have unleashed their latest track, “Sacrificial Slaughter,” online streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below, marking another preview of the German brutal death metal band’s upcoming album, “Survival Protocol.” Set for release on Halloween (October 31st) via Reigning Phoenix Music, the record continues a storyline centered on an unknown hero enduring a nuclear apocalypse—an arc first introduced on their 2018 album “Annihilation Of Mankind.”
The band shared the following about the new single: More...
Avatar Premiere New Single & Music Video
Swedish alternative metal force Avatar are gearing up for the release of their next album, “Don’t Go In The Forest,” set to arrive this Halloween (October 31st). The record will comprise ten tracks in total, with only three revealed so far.
Alongside the newly released single and music video “Tonight We Must Be Warriors” streaming below, the previously released “In The Airwaves” and “Captain Goat” will also appear on the album. The band already has several headlining runs planned, along with a string of dates supporting Metallica in 2026.
Explains frontman Johannes Eckerström: More...
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