16) Artist: The Ghost Inside
Album: Searching For Solace (Epitaph)
Release Date: April 19 (digital) June 7th (physical)
Key Points: After overcoming life-altering challenges, including a devastating bus crash, The Ghost Inside’s sixth album explores themes of resilience and perseverance. Singles available: “Death Grip,” “Wash It Away,” “Earn It.” Pre-order the album here.
Track List:
01) “Going Under”
02) “Death Grip”
03) “Light Years”
04) “Secret”
05) “Split”
06) “Wash It Away”
07) “Cityscapes”
08) “Earn It”
09) “Wrath”
10) “Reckoning”
11) “Breathless”
17) Artist: Inner Sanctum
Album: The Great Odd Ones
Release Date: March 22
Key Points: Inner Sanctum’s upcoming fourth album was crafted between 2017 and 2020-2022, mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios. Watch the music video for the album’s first single, “Abgott Death Kult” here and pre-order the record via this location.
Track List:
01) “Era of the Idols”
02) “Abgott Death Kult”
03) “Juggernautic”
04) “Nautopsy”
05) “Mesurol”
06) “Thalassophobia”
07) “Godfisher”
08) “Battlements of Abomination”
09) “Those Who Never Sleep”
18) Artist: DOOL
Album: The Shape of Fluidity (Prophecy Productions)
Release Date: April 19
Key Points: DOOL’s upcoming fourth album explores themes of change and identity while delivering a seamless blend of progressive rock, post-rock, doom, and heavy metal. Produced by a collaborative effort, the album delves into personal experiences, particularly vocalist Raven’s journey, offering universal narratives about self-discovery and resilience. The album’s debut single “Hermagorgon” is available here. Pre-order available via this location.
Track List:
01) “Venus in Flames”
02) “Self-Dissect”
03) “The Shape of Fluidity”
04) “Currents”
05) “Evil in You”
06) “House of a Thousand Dreams”
07) “Hermagorgon”
08) “Hymn for a Memory Lost”
09) “The Hand of Creation”
19) Artist: Atrophy
Album: Asylum (Massacre Records)
Release Date: March 15
Key Points: After 34 years, Atrophy are back with their new album, promising a blend of speed, grooves, and heaviness. Produced by Alex Parra at Second Sight Studio, Asylum marks a significant evolution for these thrashers.
Lyric video available for new single, “Punishment For All,” here. Pre-order available via this location.
Track List:
01) “Punishment For All”
02) “High Anxiety”
03) “Seeds Of Sorrow”
04) “Distortion”
05) “Bleeding Out”
06) “American Dream”
07) “Close My Eyes”
08) “The Apostle”
09) “Five Minutes ‘Til Suicide”
20) Artist: Týr
Album: Battle Ballads (Metal Blade Records)
Release Date: April 12
Key Points:
Faroe Island’s Viking metal giants, Týr’s ninth studio album, combines folk and classical elements with their signature style. Jacob Hansen produced Battle Ballads, and features artwork by Gyula Havancsak.”Axes” video can be viewed via this location. Pre-order available here.
Track List:
01) “Hammered”
02) “Unwandered Ways”
03) “Dragons Never Die”
04) “Row”
05) “Torkils Døtur”
06) “Vælkomnir Føroyingar”
07) “Hangman”
08) “Axes”
09) “Battle Ballad”
10) “Causa Latronum Normannorum”
21) Artist: Benighted
Album: Ekbom
Release Date: April 12
Key Points: Benighted’s new album Ekbom, recorded at Kohlekeller Studio with producer Kristian Kohlmannslehner, delves into psychological horror, intertwining their brutal death metal with themes inspired by delusional parasitosis. Check out the lead single “Scars” here. Pre-order available via this location.
Track List:
01) “Prodrome”
02) “Scars”
03) “Morgue”
04) “Le Vice des Entrailles”
05) “Nothing Left to Fear”
06) “Ekbom”
07) “Metastasis”
08) “A Reason for Treason”
09) “Fame of the Grotesque”
10) “Scapegoat”
11) “Flesh against Flesh”
12) “Mother Earth, Mother Whore”
22) Artist: Heavy Temple
Album: Garden of Heathens (Magnetic Eye Records)
Release Date: April 12
Key Points: The Psychedelic doom outfit Heavy Temple are gearing up for their overall sophomore album. Check out the lead single, “Extreme Indifference to Life” here and pre-order the record via this location.
Track List:
01) “Extreme Indifference to Life”
02) “Hiraeth”
03) “Divine Indiscretion”
04) “House of Warship”
05) “Snake Oil” (and Other Remedies)
06) “In the Garden of Heathens”
07) “Jesus Wept”
08) “Psychomanteum”
23) Artist: Nocturna
