Swedish melodic metal supergroup CYHRA celebrate their 10th anniversary by unveiling the single ‚Bleed With Pride‘ and announcing their fourth studio album, Requiem For A Pipe Dream, due June 5, 2026. Meanwhile, German death metal veterans FLESHCRAWL sign a worldwide deal with Distortion Music Group and launch their obliterating new single ‚Blood Dominion‘, ahead of their tenth studio album Epitome of Carnage.The week brings a surge of major announcements from across the heavy metal spectrum. Swedish melodic metal supergroup CYHRA, featuring AMARANTHE co-founder Jake E alongside members of THE HALO EFFECT, KAMELOT, THE CROWN, and SUBURBAN TRIBE, have released the empowering new single ‚Bleed With Pride‘. The track serves as the lead offering from their fourth studio album, Requiem For A Pipe Dream, scheduled for release on June 5, 2026 via Reigning Phoenix Music, and arrives as the band marks their 10th anniversary year.
In parallel, long-established German death metal outfit FLESHCRAWL have inked a worldwide deal with Distortion Music Group, powered by Reigning Phoenix Music. The signing paves the way for their tenth studio album, Epitome of Carnage, due June 12, 2026, with the ferocious new single ‚Blood Dominion‘ serving as the first release under the new partnership.
German heavy metal veterans MOB RULES have announced their upcoming album Stories From The Verdant Vale, set for August 21 via ROAR, unveiled alongside the high-energy lead single ‚Master Of The Black Crow‘. Scottish melodic black metal act ATAVISTIA returns with the single and video ‚To A New World‘, previewing the forthcoming album Old Gods Awaken, due May 15, 2026 via Blood Blast Distribution.
Post-deathcore act BURIAL PATH present the haunting new single ‚A Display of Penance‘, addressing mental health struggles with unflinching sonic intensity. Progressive act REVERYA offers the ethereal new single ‚Lost‘, while DUNCAN EVANS AND THE WEEPING STARLIGHT share ‚Deathless‘, taken from the forthcoming album The World is a War Zone, due September 18, 2026. Los Angeles symphonic progressive metal ensemble ANGELS ON THE BATTLEFIELD unveil a theatrical heavy cover of ‚Phantom Of The Opera‘ featuring guitarist Eli Santana of IGNITE. Chicago-based solo project GORGONAUT rounds out the week with the emotionally charged single ‚Extinction Burst‘.
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