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Connecticut, US melodic death / doom metal band FIRES IN THE DISTANCE have today shared their new single and an accompanying visualizer, Idiopathic Despair. Idiopathic Despair is the third track to be taken from FIRES IN THE DISTANCE's upcoming second album, Air Not Meant For Us, and is one of the sophomore album's more introspective tracks. Air Not Meant For Us due for release on April 28 via Prosthetic Records.

BLINDFOLDED AND LED TO THE WOODS are today premiering their new single and music video, Hallucinative Terror, via Knotfest. Hallucinative Terror is the second track to be taken from the Christchurch, New Zealand progressive death metal group’s upcoming fourth album, Rejecting Obliteration, due out on May 19 via Prosthetic Records. The song and video, directed by Matt Evlampieff, shines a spotlight on BLINDFOLDED AND LED TO THE WOODS’ native country’s mental health crisis.

London-based multinational black metal band CALLIGRAM have today announced their sophomore full-length, Position | Momentum, will be released on July 14 via Prosthetic Records. Alongside the album announcement, the quintet have also shared the lead single and accompanying video, Ex-Sistere.

FORETOKEN have today shared a new visualizer for His Riastrad in celebration of the release of their new album, Triumphs, which is out today via Prosthetic Records. His Riastrad's video was put together by Aimed&Framed and features art by Howard David Johnson, depicting the Celtic warrior demigod Cú Chulainn - one of many figures and tales that Triumphs explores in Western and Middle Eastern mythology and folklore.

Fresno, CA grind band ELDER DEVIL have today announced that they’ll be releasing their forthcoming second album, titled Everything Worth Loving, via Prosthetic Records on June 16. Alongside the album announcement, ELDER DEVIL have shared the lead single Endless Need and an accompanying music video directed by analog artist I Love You Just For Fun.

Virginia, VA blackened death metal duo FORETOKEN are today premiering their new album, Triumphs, in full via Heavy Blog Is Heavy. On their second full-length, FORETOKEN set folkloric tales from both Western and Middle Eastern origins to meticulously lofty soundscapes and elaborate extreme metal and orchestral musicianship.

Blackened progressive metal quintet DAWN OF OUROBOROS have today shared their new single, Velvet Moon, and an accompanying music video. Velvet Moon is the second track to be taken from the Oakland, CA based band’s forthcoming sophomore album, Velvet Incandescence, due out via Prosthetic Records on April 21.

UK queercore duo DEATH GOALS have today shared a new single, titled P.A.N.S.Y, from their forthcoming second album, A Garden of Dead Flowers. DEATH GOALS have also released an accompanying visualizer for the track - which you can watch in full below. The pair also recently announced May UK tour dates in support of their sophomore album, with further info on all shows below.

Green Bay, Wisconsin death metal group MICAWBER have today shared a brand new single and music video, titled The Cremation of Care, out now via Prosthetic Records. The Cremation of Care serves as the first glimpse of new original material since MICAWBER’s 2018 full-length, Beyond the Reach of Flame, and as an introduction to their new guitarist Billy Zahn.

UK anarchist black metal trio DAWN RAY’D have today released their new single, Go As Free Companions, alongside an accompanying music video - directed by JG Visuals. Go As Free Companions is the third track to be taken from DAWN RAY’D forthcoming third full-length, To Know The Light, which is for release via Prosthetic Records on March 24.