“14 pinpoint brawlers in 43 tightly wound minutes evince zero body fat or DM stasis” - Decibel On their new album Altered State, Japanese osdm legends deliver a dizzying blast of death metal straight from the future. Hear Altered State right now ahead of release at youtu.be/d53JjUeWhAg

"Altered State is a whirlwind of brutal riffs, creative song arrangements, horror-filled atmospheres, and undiluted passion..." RAMzine (@RAM_zine) was first to review the new Defiled album 'Altered State', and they raved about it for good reason. Check out their review, and hear 'Altered State' right now at youtu.be/d53JjUeWhAg

"...unapologetic, relentless music...[part of} a catalog that holds up against, if not surpasses, similar-sounding contemporaries of the early '90s scene..." The Metalist weighs in on the ferocious new album 'Altered State" from Japan's Defiled Check it out at shorturl.at/TUpmb

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Revisit the video for Altered State, the title track of the brand new Defiled album, at youtu.be/8V-fQLi863M

You’ll see the world through the bloody fog of your own terrifying thoughts! An absolutely killer death metal album, a perfectly tuned killing machine! Skull trepanation! DEFILED - Altered State (2026): defiledjapan.bandcamp.com/al… - review soon on: deadlystormzine.com/ .@deadlystormzine - #deathmetal #defiled #newalbum - .@defiledjapan .@SeasonofMist - .@jakubasphyx

Defiled’s Yusuke Sumita breaks down every track on their new album ‘Altered State’ with @metalinsider. Check out the feature at shorturl.at/e5tO

Revisit Defiled's ferocious "Obsession' from their brand-new album 'Altered State' at youtube.com/watch?v=OpiUZbWD… #deathmetal

Defiled have begun their extensive 'Altered State' album release tour throughout Japan! For show ticket info & updates - Fb.me/Defiled/

Japanese death metal legends Defiled's new album 'Altered State' is out now worldwide! Watch the music video for its 1st single “Portal” now at youtu.be/EIiQ4IV_AD8

10 shots of Rotting Christ on tour with Behemoth Rotting Christ - The Palladium Worcester, MA May 2026 | Photos by Daniel Nyman lollipopmagazine.com/photos-… @AthanatoiEste #DanielNyman @palladiumshows @SeasonOfMist

Heavy prog trailblazers Stoned Jesus begin the next phase of their ongoing album trilogy with the new single “Under the Skin.” It sees them move into deeper, darker, and altogether more introspective territory. Watch the video for “Under the Skin” at youtu.be/LS0nqds0J6Q

Absolutely awesome Rotting Christ photo gallery from the Albany stop of their recent North American tourr courtesy of @hallux_photography & @518scene!

Tor-Helge Skei, the man behind the critically-acclaimed Manes, has launched his new project Holissstik w/ its debut single "The Rhythm of Silence." This is the opening move for 'Chapter 1: This Endless Solitude', the project's forthcoming debut album. Hear it at youtu.be/rRpxEhA9xjg

ICYMI: Green Carnation released a new video for the aching ballad “Loneliness Untold, Loneliness Unfold” Watch it at youtu.be/80YHWswH8k8

Distorted Sound (@Distorted_Mag) shine a light on upstarts ONLY HUMAN existential form of prog metal. Listen to their debut album now at youtu.be/0r14mMa8YGE

Emptiness have released “The Threat”, the 2nd single from their upcoming album 'Nowhere Speaks'. Stretching the boundaries between black and death metal, “The Threat” is located in territory that, for this band, is intimately familiar: the darkness of the human condition. Listen to “The Threat” at youtu.be/R9lgJkRuYNQ

In just under 2 weeks we gather again for another Hellfest! 🔥 We have 11 SoM bands playing this year, so make sure not to miss them: 19/6 Impureza - 10:30 – 11:00 Altar Stage Ponte Del Diavolo - 13:35 – 14:15 Temple Stage Stoned Jesus - 15:55 – 16:40 - Valley Stage Carach Angren - 18:35 – 19:25 Temple Rotting Christ - 20:35 – 21:35 Temple 20/6 DVRK - 10:30 – 11:00 Altar Insanity Alert - 11:40 – 12:20 Mainstage 2 Hulder - 12:25 – 13:05 Temple Defeated Sanity - 14:40 – 15:20 Altar Severe Torture - 16:10 – 16:50 Altar 21/6 Black Tusk - 13:35 – 14:15 Valley See you there!

ICYMI: The death-dealers in Defiled released the track 'Altered State', the title track from their new album. Watch the video for “Altered State” at youtu.be/8V-fQLi863M

In advance of their EU summer & fall dates, the black metal misanthropes in Merrimack have issued a cover of “Wrong” by Depeche Mode. While faithful to the original, Merrimack’s cover is black metal in every breath. Listen to their version of “Wrong” at youtu.be/1_JuEtK2dlo