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CANTO: Obscura, Archspire, Testament, and More

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The 2026 tour announcement barrage continues.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 418 (12.13.2025)

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The 417th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist has a funeral this morning, a birthday celebration this afternoon, and a college pickup four hours away this evening. It’s a LOT, and so I’m happy to let others do the heavy lifting this week. Me? I’ll be playing the new HEALTH album repeatedly, with occasional detours to Dhärä, a killer local progressive metal band who after experiencing the multi-media ballet/film of their new album Element Four has me scrambling to adjust my EOY list and wonder why they’re not already signed to InsideOut. No actual videos, so I added the trailer for the show.

The rest of the 9C crew are keeping this week afloat, with cuts from the forthcoming Archspire, more from the latest Voidceremony, fast becoming an EOY candidate for me, as well as Mauled, Alcest, and classic Blind Guardian to boot.

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.

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– Chris

CANTO: Amon Amarth, Archspire, Abstracted, and More

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I feel like I saw a lot of tour announcements today maybe?

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Ingested, Horndal, Archspire, and More

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Hey look! I’m back on schedule!

  • Ingested is responsible for death metal I enjoy, so we’ll open tonight’s account with their new single titled “Pantheon”. It seems like Ashes Lie Still was only just released, but lucky us we’ve got another collection arriving on April 5 through Metal Blade, The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams.
  • Out of Prosthetic Records, Horndal announced a new album. Head Hammer Man is scheduled for an April 5 release as well. The lead single, “Blacklisted”, was premiered with a video which you can check out here.
  • Tour announcement time! First, Archspire. A North American run kicks off on May 31 in Edmonton, and continues through June 30 in Vancouver. They’ll be joined by Aborted, Carcosa, and Alluvial for all of that. Tickets go on sale Friday, and can be snagged here.
  • Next, Abbath, Imperial Triumphant, Black Anvil, and Final Gasp. Sign. Me. Up. That party starts on May 9 and wraps up at Maryland Deathfest at the end of the month. Get the full schedule here, and yes tickets go on sale Friday.
  • Closing out, new material from Accept. A video for the title-track from their upcoming new album, Humanoid, is available below. That album is out on April 26 through Napalm Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Sylosis, Archspire, Capra, and More

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Every day is a gift!

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Nightmarer, Pupil Slicer, Signs of the Swarm, and More

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I literally cannot stop listening to Terrasite. So god damn good.

  • Dissonant death metal entity Nightmarer unveiled a new single from Deformity Adrift. Stream “Brutalist Imperator” here. That album is slated for a May 5 release through Total Dissonance Worship in the US and Vendetta Records in Europe.
  • Black Tusk have a small handful of live dates coming up in May, which includes a performance at Hell in the Harbor Festival and a couple shows with Restless Spirit. Here’s the schedule.
  • Sigh have announced a new live album, Live: Eastern Forces Of Evil 2022, which will be out on June 23 through Peaceville. Here’s that preorder link, if you need it.
  • Ahead of their tour with Whitechapel, Entheos, and Archspire, Signs Of The Swarm dropped a new standalone single through Century Media titled “Amongst the Low & Empty”. Give that a watch and listen here.
  • Closing out, we have new material from Pupil Slicer. Check out the video for “No Temple” below, the second track taken from their upcoming sophomore album, Blossom. That’s set for a June 2 release through Prosthetic Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb