Soul Remnants have unleashed a brand-new track this week, in the form of their latest single “Depravity’s Lock”, which you can hear right here.  The song comes off the Bostonian Death Metallers’ upcoming record Ouroboros, to be released on July 21st via Entertainment One/LifeBlood, Inc. This futuristic concept album will be the third effort from Soul Remnants, and two other tracks have already been revealed, “Echoes of Insanity” and “Dissolving Into Insanity”, which premiered via Pure Grain Audio a while back. Visit https://www.facebook.com/SoulRemnants/ for more info, including links to pre-orders, and the record will be out in just a few days.

There’s no question that Cradle of Filth’s upcoming album is highly anticipated in the eyes of many fans as the 12th studio effort Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay is set for a September 22nd release on Nuclear Blast Records. Now, a new music video for the very first single off the record has been released, and you can find the (uncensored) clip in the same place you’ll find the pre-orders, through the Nuclear Blast Website here. The track, “Heartbreak and Seance” is also available for instant download for those who choose the digital route for a pre-order of the record.

Cradle of Filth currently has a handful of UK and Ireland tour dates lined up for the fall, all of which can be found alongside further details via their official website: http://www.cradleoffilth.com.

Norwegian Black Metal band Satyricon had a big announcement to make this week – their first studio record in four years. Following their Norwegian Charts topping self-titled 2013 record Satyricon, the band now presents Deep calleth upon Deep, set for a September 22nd release on Napalm Records. Satyricon rejoined a former collaborator, Canadian producer Mike Fraser, for the recording and mixing of Deep calleth upon Deep earlier this year. Fraser also worked with the band on their 2006 record, Now, Diabolical. If there’s one thing that Deep calleth upon Deep promises to be, it’s a renewal of the Satyricon sound. According to frontman Satyr, “Approaching this release, what I always kept in mind is that either this is the beginning of something new or it’s gonna be my last record.  If this is going to be the last, then it needs to be something special.  If there are more records, then I’d better make sure that this is so different from the last one that it feels like a new beginning.  I think it’s really, really dark, very spiritual and filled with confidence and energy”.

Samples or singles from the record have yet to be released, as the most we’ve been told so far are some of the album details. The cover art has also been revealed, consisting of a little-known drawing by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (see below). On the meaning of the title, Satry says: “The way that I see it is that for any art, be it Satyricon or any other form of art with substance, in order for you to be able to inhale and completely understand it, it will take a little bit of you as well.  If you get it all after a couple of listens, you know that it probably won’t stay with you.  So the title is saying, ‘From the depth of the people making this record to the depth of the listener…’  If you want to take part in this journey, you should be prepared to dig deep down in the darkest corner of your soul with us”. Satyricon will make quite a few festival appearances this summer, then set out on a European run of dates throughout the Fall, following the release. Keep up on all the info at https://www.facebook.com/SatyriconOfficial/.

If you’re in search of some new brutal death metal from a self-made self-released band, Scalpel might have just what you’re looking for. The New Englanders are well on their way to the release of their fourth album, Methods to Delusion, and the latest single “The Woodsman (Part II)” has been revealed via an exclusive stream on No Clean Singing: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2017/07/10/an-ncs-premiere-scalpel-the-woodsman-part-2/. This track is a follow up to “The Woodsman”, a high-speed pounding track that appeared on the band’s last record, Sorrow and Skin. Scalpel brings some brutal imagery to the table, both in their lyrics and cover art, and it’s clear they’ve got the music to back up all the gore. Methods to Delusion is out on July 25th, and you can pre-order the record via Scalpel’s own site here. For more of a taste of what you’ll be getting, Scalpel’s Bandcamp has some other singles off the new album available for streaming, as well as the rest of their discography, for streaming and for purchase. Follow Scalpel via their Facebook page here.

DevilDriver’s hitting the road, or will be soon anyway – a tour spanning late summer into fall has recently been announced for the groove metal group supporting their latest acclaimed effort, Trust No One. Chicago Open Air Festival awaits them first, before bringing along 36 Crazyfists, Cane Hill, Uncured and Tetrarch for their stretch of US dates that kick off August 18th. DevilDriver Frontman Dez Fafara says, “I am proud to announce the next DevilDriver headlining through the United States.  We are bringing Our GREAT FRIENDS 36 CrazyFists who we haven’t toured with in years as well as Cane Hill, Uncured and Tetrarch! – Come out to a show and GET IN THE PIT!  See ya there!”. All the details can be found at: http://www.devildriver.com.

Venom Prison is a band out of the UK who recently grabbed the title of “Best New Band” from the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The group is now bringing a hardcore hometown house show to their growing fanbase in a new clip for the track “Perpetrator Emasculation”. You can see the exclusive premiere via Decibel Magazine. This track is off Venom Prison’s debut Animus, the Prosthetic Records album that they’ve been touring in support of for close to a year now since its release. According to frontwoman Larisa Stupar, “Venom Prison grew from a grass roots hardcore scene, and have no intention of forgetting where we have come from. VP recently decided to do a home town show at a secret location and as you can see, it was intense. Living in a time where music venues close down or just aren’t affordable for underground promoters and bands, supporting your local scene is very important as it helps expanding musical boundaries and help to evolve the bands involved in it. Hopefully this footage from “Perpetrator Emasculation” spreads word that shows like this are going on all over the world in DIY spaces.”

Keep an eye on the newcomers’ future endeavors at: https://www.facebook.com/venomprison.