progressive extreme metal

Luxembourgish Extreme Progressive Metal band Mindpatrol announces their 4th album “Ikaria”, a concept album set in a seemingly perfect future: thanks to an omnipresent mind monitoring mechanism, the city Ikaria is purged of all crime and vile intent, allowing its inhabitants to live a perfectly peaceful life at the cost of their freedom of thoughts. A young woman named Myra finds herself unaffected by this thought monitoring due to her inability to hear.

Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers Meshuggah have entered Sweetspot Studios in Sweden to record their ninth studio album and follow-up to their highly acclaimed and Grammy Nominated album, “The Violent Sleep of Reason”.

The band comments: “Things are happening. As some of you figured out we have entered Sweetspot Studios and have begun recording a new album. ::Spoiler:: There will be distortion and kicks. 

Alluvial’s second full-length album, “Sarcoma”, examines people’s connection with pain and the hardships that bind us. The new album will be released on May 28th, 2021, via Nuclear Blast Records.

Progressive Death/Thrash Metal quarter Cathartic Demise will release their debut full-length album “In Absence” on April 9th, 2021.

The official video for new single “For Power” can be seen below. The single is also available on Bandcamp.

On March 19th, 2021, Dvne will release their sophomore album, “Etemen Ænka”, via Metal Blade Records.

Watch the video for the new single “Sì-XIV” below.

Pre-order “Etemen Ænka”, here, in the following formats:

• digisleeve-CD
• 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
• raisin rouge marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 400 copies)

Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers Meshuggah are proud to announce their European tour dates for November and December 2021.

The band is currently working on the successor of “The Violent Sleep of Reason”, which was released four years ago. Meshuggah will kick-off the European part of the tour on November, 19th in Vienna.

Special guest (except for the Oberhausen Show) will be the Swiss/American Post Black Metal act Zeal & Ardor.

Progressive death metal/progressive metal newcomers The Lylat Continuum is proud to announce the release of their debut album, “Ephemeral”. Set for release on Friday, February 19th, 2021.

Periphery have announced their first live album, releasing the 10-song “Periphery: Live in London” on November 13th, 2020.

Bern, Switzerland-based dissonant/progressive death metal unit Sulphur Sun is proud to announce their upcoming EP, “Placodermic Heraldry”. Set for release on Friday, October 30th 2020. It is the follow up to the group’s 2017 standalone single “Vitreous” and 2013 debut EP, “Bioluminescence”. 

Progressive Death Metal Titans Contrarian are set to release their fourth album, “Only Time Will Tell”, on November 20th, 2020, via Willowtip Records!

Kicking things off in grand fashion, watch the official video for opening track “In a Blink of an Eye” below!