We’re not even at the end of March and the miles are already picking up. I think 2026 will be a good one on the roads.

• We open Thursday night with Chilean death metal horde Atomic Aggressor. They revealed “Dwellers of the Unknown”, the first sample taken from their second album. The Occult Forces will be out later this spring through Hells Headbangers.
• New Jersey deathcore outfit Nights of Malice have Chaos Exordium arriving on June 4th through Bleeding Art Collective and Blood Blast Distribution, and the lead single “Ex-Mortis” can be seen and heard here.
• For a dose of modern metal out of Moldova, we have Infected Rain and the video for their new single “Stranger”. They also have some tour dates coming up if you’re interested.
• Out of Denmark, Gradience are releasing a new album later this year through Metal Blade, their debut through the label, and “Master to the Slave” is available now as a preview.
• And lastly, more death metal. And more awesome death metal at that. Jungle Rot are releasing Cruel Face Of War, their 12th album, on May 15th through Unique Leader. A clip for “Apocalyptic Dawn” is below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb