Release Date May 15th, 2026Format CD/LP/Cassette/DigitalGenre Blackened Doom MetalOrigin United States

Release Date May 22nd, 2026Format DigitalGenre Stoner/Doom MetalOrigin Sweden

Release Date June 1st, 2026Format CD/DigitalGenre Post Black Metal, Post MetalOrigin Australia

Release Date June 5th, 2026Format DigitalGenre Blackened Crust, D Beat, Black Metal, Hardcore PunkOrigin Sweden

Release Date June 4th, 2026Format CD/DigitalGenre Death MetalOrigin Sweden

Release Date April 22nd, 2026Format CDGenre Melodic Death MetalOrigin Japan

Release Date June 6th, 2026Format CD/CassetteGenre Thrash MetalOrigin Germany

Release Date May 29th, 2026Format CD/LP/TapeGenre Grindcore Death MetalOrigin Japan

Release Date April 22nd, 2026Format DigitalGenre Thrash MetalOrigin Finland

Release Date May 15th, 2026Format CD/Cassette/DigitalGenre Synth-Doom, Drone, Electronic, NoiseOrigin United States

Release Date May 4th, 2026Format CD/DigitalGenre Atmospheric/Post MetalOrigin Portugal

Release Date May 15th, 2026Format Cassette/Digital/CDGenre Black MetalOrigin AustriaVerba Serpentis comes from Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria, and formed in 2024. The name is Latin for "Words Of The Serpent". The band first appeared with the single "Leviathan" in 2024, followed by the EP "Ophidic Gnosis" the same year. With "Torchbearers", the Austrian band returns through independent release channels, dealing in melodic black metal tied to satanic visions, shadowed atmosphere and blackened aggression."Torchbearers" is the work of a band sharpening its craft very fast. Verba Serpentis takes the melodic black metal line and drag it into colder, darker ground, where the guitars do most of the talking and the atmosphere is never there just for decoration. The EP has a strong ritual flavor, not in a cheap theatrical way, more as a constant dark current under the riffs, vocals and pacing. There is enough melodic pull to make the material stick, and enough black metal fire to stop it from becoming tame.