Armed for Apocalypse - The earth is breathing beneath me (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Armed for Apocalypse don’t stand in opposition to the apocalypse; they actively help shape it. Here things crash, rumble, shatter and the very framework groans.

Armed for Apocalypse don’t stand in opposition to the apocalypse; they actively help shape it in sonic terms. Here, things crash, rumble, shatter, and the very framework groans. When Armed for Apocalypse get moving, they can’t be stopped.

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Immolation - Descent (Review) - Transcended Music Blog 37 years into their career and still no signs of slowing down. Immolation prove once again why they are the undisputed kings of New York death metal. Their

Immolation have truly mastered the art of creating an apocalyptic atmosphere. If the world ever comes to an end, this would probably be the perfect soundtrack.

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Immolation - Descent (Review) - Transcended Music Blog 37 years into their career and still no signs of slowing down. Immolation prove once again why they are the undisputed kings of New York death metal. Their

"Consistency and intensity have always been the foundation of Immolation, and Descent is the perfect follow-up to Acts of God."

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Chalk Hands - The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us (Recommendation) Four years after their magnificent debut Don't think about death Chalk Hands are back to deliver another blow for the open hearted. This album screams

"At first, you’re hit by intense winds that throw everything above and below into chaos. In the middle, there’s a strangely beautiful calm, which—once you leave it again—turns back into the familiar and beloved turmoil."

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Poison The Well - Peace In Place (Review) Poison The Well don’t miss a beat on their comeback record: triggering mosh muscle memory, provoking sing-alongs and head-bobbing as if they had never left.

Poison The Well don’t miss a beat on their comeback record. Their sixth album fires on all cylinders, triggering mosh muscle memory, provoking sing-alongs, and inducing head-bobbing as if they had never left in the first place.

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Gaerea - Loss (Review) Gaerea have attracted a lot of attention in recent years. A band that has managed to draw fresh, youthful and modern sounds from Black Metal.

"Loss" is different, sounds different and aims to be different. Read our review of the new Gaerea and get lost in the album.

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"Into Oblivion" is another worthy addition to the band’s catalogue and no one should be worried that they’ve lost their bite and vigor. Lamb Of God prove that they’re still among the most competent and pissed-off combos in metal.

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Temple of Void - The Crawl (Review) - Transcended Music Blog Temple of Void clearly didn’t hold back when it came to exploring new creative ideas. This is one of their most interesting and surprising releases so far.

For some of the OG fans, this album might feel a little controversial. But Temple of Void clearly didn’t hold back when it came to exploring new creative ideas. This one of their most interesting and surprising releases so far.

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Exhumed - Red Asphalt (Review) - Transcended Music Blog Gore and Death Metal maniacs Exhumed are back behind the wheel. This time they’re flooring it straight down a blood-soaked highway. Red Asphalt is out

The road is definitely not safe when @exhumedofficial.bsky.social hit the red asphalt. Time to fire up the gore-soaked engines and blast this absolute banger at full volume.

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Death of Youth - Nothing is the same anymore (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Some things have to be set aside for a while until you can devote enough attention to them again. After founding 2018, releasing two EPs, Death of Youth took

Nothing Is The Same Anymore is a great foundation for all things yet to come from Death Of Youth. Their debut nourishes a whole lot of your melodic Hardcore and Post-Hardcore needs. Read our recommendation and git into it ASAP

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Converge - Love Is Not Enough (Triple-Review) - Transcended Music Blog Hardcore kids or metalheads, everyone seems to agree on Converge, almost like they’re some kind of higher being. The Michael Jordan of heavy music, if you will.

Hardcore kids, metalheads, mathcore nerds everyone seems to agree on Converge, almost like they’re some kind of higher being.

The Michael Jordan of heavy music, if you will.

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Deftones in Dortmund last Night was spectacular!

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Kanonenfieber - Soldatenschicksale (Recommendation) Kanonenfieber’s third studio album, titled Soldatenschicksale, is a compilation of their three previous EPs. In addition there are two new tracks

Kanonenfieber releases their new album “Soldatenschicksale” today! Two new songs and several re-recorded EPs are gathered here. HÖRBEFEHL!

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People with Passion - Stefan Franke My name is Stefan Franke and I work as a project manager (abbreviated PM) at Nuclear Blast Records in Germany.

As most of you might have guessed, the records you are listening to are a result of the work of a lot of people. So enjoy our small peek behind the work of a product manager at @nuclearblast.bsky.social

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Love Is Not Enough, by Converge 10 track album

That upcoming Converge album is as good as everyone hopes to be. Very straightforward and sonically similar to “All we love we leave behind”. Get stoked!

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Arcane Frost - Night's Cavalry (Album Premiere) Let's be honest. We've all been waiting for this. It's now been s e v e n (!) years since the release of Arcane Frost's second EP Dragged Into The Void in

We're incredibly stoked to be able to present the premiere of Arcane Frost's upcoming full-length debut "Night's Cavalry" that will be released tomorrow on the 3rd of January via Bleeding Heart Nihilist!

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Patrik’s Favorite Releases of 2025 It's that time of year again. And as always, there's no particular order, just the albums I think are the best of the year.

Another list, this it’s Patrik‘s turn.

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Our Loss Is Total - I (Interview) - Transcended Music Blog Last year Our Loss Is Total unleashed a behemoth onto us with I. We had the chance to ask Tobias Buck and Stefan Keller some questions about the creation of I.

Three years ago Our Loss Is Total unleashed their behemoth “I”. We had the chance to ask them some questions about their existence as a band and the birthing of this album.

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Thomas' Favorite Releases of 2025 2024 has treated our ears with a whole lot of great music. Here are Thomas' go-tos in no special order. They all just plain slap.

Thomas is doing his Top 9 of 2025!

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HEALTH - Conflict DLC (Review) - Transcended Music Blog HEALTH are back with an add-on to 2023's Rat Wars.

Feliz Jueves
Two years after “Rat Wars” HEALTH give us “Conflict DLC”

Interessante
It sounds like the perfect balance between neon and concrete

No Dogashitera
Beats for your buttocks, guitars for your guts and melancholy for your mind

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Ray's Favorite Releases of 2025 2024 has treated our ears with a whole lot of great music. Here are Thomas' go-tos in no special order. They all just plain slap.

It’s THAT time of the year again. Here’s Ray‘s Top 9 of 2025

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Nine Inch Nails double Tribute special - Best of Nine Inch Nails Redux / The Downward Spiral Redux (Review) - Transcended Music Blog Nine Inch Nails have been, and still are, the backbone of my musical taste for decades now. It is a clear understatement to say they influenced a lot of

Both releases should be taken in together as they form a great insight into the vast cosmos that is the Œuvre of Nine Inch Nails. Those tributes show the wide array of artists and genres that have been affected or influenced by them.

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Church Road Records (Label Introduction, Interview) "Church Road Records was founded in 2017 by Sammy Urwin and is co-run by Justine Jones with help from friends.Self isolating with records since forever m/"

Looking for a label to spend Black Friday money on? Read out label introduction for Church Road Records!

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Drain - ...Is Your Friend (Review) Ohhhh, another friend request. This time it's from the Californian Hardcore powerhouse that is Drain. After establishing themselves as one of the most furious

„…is your friend“ is pure fun and the songs are delivered with such urgency that you can’t help but bang your head, sing along and feel excitement when listening to these 27 minutes of pure positive energy.

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Grimnis - The Path ov the Flame (Review) - Transcended Music Blog The music scene in NRW is heavily vibrant. After having set up Lower Rhine Underground, it has by no means remained a secret that it feels almost impossible

he Path ov the Flame is a strongly positive album by a new band that sets the bar very high right from the beginning with their output. If you are into wilder mixtures of your favorite genres, make sure to check out this album!

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Believe in Nothing - Rot (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Rot is 42 minute debut of bleakness and viciousness. Believe in Nothing have bred a work of art that in all its ugliness is hard to ignore.

Believe in Nothing's "Rot" is 42 minute debut of bleakness and viciousness. Believe in Nothing have bred a work of art that in all its ugliness is hard to ignore. If you can stomach the aural hostility you are in for an enthralling experience.

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Primitive Man - Observance (Review) - Transcended Music Blog For over 13 years now, Primitive Man have built a reputation as probably the heaviest band on the planet. What’s even more ridiculous is that with every

“Observance” ( @relapserecords.bsky.social ) is not just a heavy record it’s an experience of pure suffocation. It might very well be @primitiveman.bsky.social most intense and unsettling album to date, which honestly says a lot.

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Mastiff - For All the Dead Dreams (Recommendation) - Transcended Music Blog Mastiff throw their newest EP For All the Dead Dreams at the world. It comes as no surprise that Mastiff haven't changed much regarding their heaviness.

5 songs of brute hostility are gathered on "For All the Dead Dreams". 17 minutes of condensed anger and audio-physical violence. Every song here has that ONE mosh-part that hits as hard as the body-blow on the cover.

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Conjurer - Unself (Review) Conjurer are a hard band to classify. While the primary sound of these relatively young four-piece is deeply rooted in all things gloomy and sludgy, they were

“Unself“ (via @nuclearblast.bsky.social) is not easy to digest. It demands your attention. Conjurer fully succeed on their third record, blasting away all doubts that they would falter this time. Those who embrace it surely won’t forget it.

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