New Metal Release Roundup - February 2025

February 7th

Obscura - A Sonication
Genre: Progressive death metal
FFO: Necrophagist, Death (later), The Zenith Passage, Allegaeon

Dream Theater - Parasomnia
Genre: Progressive metal
FFO: Symphony X, Rush, Queensrÿche

Saor - Amidst The Ruins
Genre: Atmospheric folk/black metal
FFO: Winterfylleth, Agalloch, Wolves In The Throne Room

Pathogenic - Crowned In Corpses
Genre: Extreme progressive metal/Djent
FFO: Job For A Cowboy, Meshuggah, Decapitated

Unreqvited - A Pathway To The Moon
Genre: Post-black metal
FFO: Alcest, Harakiri For The Sky, Deafheaven

February 14th

Dawn of Solace - Affliction Vortex
Genre: Melodic death/doom metal
FFO: Before The Dawn, Insomnium, Wolfheart, Katatonia

Lacuna Coil - Sleepless Empire
Genre: Alternative/gothic metal
FFO: Within Temptation, Delain, Tristania

Cantu Ignis - The Fathomless Dominion
Genre: Symphonic melodic death metal
FFO: Nyktophpbia, Atavistia, Malphas, Borne of Ash

Vermilia - Karsikko
Genre: Atmospheric pagan/black metal
FFO: Myrkur, Wolves In The Throne Room, Hulder

Apocalypse Orchestra - A Plague Upon Thee
Genre: Medieval doom metal
FFO: Falkenbach, Wield & Woe, Woods of Ypres

Bleeding Through - NINE
Genre: Metalcore
FFO: Unearth, Darkest Hour, Shadows Fall

Mantar - Post Apocalyptic Depression
Genre: Black/sludge metal
FFO: Mortals, Tombs, Celeste

Decline Of The I - Wilhelm
Genre: Post-black
FFO: Blut aus Nord, Akhlys, Oranssi Pazuzu

Hangman's Chair - Saddiction
Genre: Stoner/gothic doom
FFO: Alice In Chains, Pallbearer, Crowbar

February 21st

Abduction - Existentialismus
Genre: Black metal
FFO: Behemoth (early), Spectral Wound, Uada, Mgła

Scour - Gold
Genre: Black metal
FFO: Dark Funeral, Marduk, Anaal Nathrakh

Sacrifice - Volume Six
Genre: Thrash metal
FFO: Kreator, Destruction, Dark Angel, Slayer

Defiled Serenity - Within The Slumber Of The Mind
Genre: Melodic death metal
FFO: Insomnium, Dark Tranquillity, Amorphis, In Flames (early)

Horizon Ignited - Tides
Genre: Melodic death/metalcore
FFO: Mors Principium Est, Kataklysm, At The Gates, Burn Down Eden

Voidfallen - The Rituals of Resilience
Genre: Melodic death metal
FFO: Mors Principium Est, Brymir, Whispered

Killswitch Engage - This Consequence
Genre: Metalcore
FFO: All That Remains, Soilwork, Unearth

Pissgrave - Malignant Worthlessness
Genre: Death metal
FFO: Deicide, Incantation, Carcass

Scumripper - For A Few Fixes More
Genre: Blackened thrash metal
FFO: Wraith, Hellripper, Graveripper, Toxic Holocaust

Retromorphosis - Psalmus Mortis
Genre: Technical death metal
FFO: Obscura, Psycroptic, Spawn of Possession

February 28th

Grima - Nightside
Genre: Atmospheric black metal
FFO: Agalloch, Winterfylleth, Wolves In The Throne Room

Havukruunu - Tavastland
Genre: Pagan black metal
FFO: Bathory, Moonsorrow, Fellwarden, Rotting Christ

Ofnus - Valediction
Genre: Epic atmospheric black metal
FFO: Emperor, Saor, Stormkeep

Serenity In Murder - Timeless Reverie
Genre: Symphonic melodic death metal
FFO: Fleshgod Apocalypse, Atavistia, Septicflesh

Chemicide - Violence Prevails
Genre: Thrash metal
FFO: Havok, Kreator, Sodom

Vacuous - In His Blood
Genre: Death metal
FFO: Bolt Thrower, Incantation, Slimelord

Avantasia - Here Be Dragons
Genre: Power metal
FFO: Stratovarius, Kamelot, Helloween

Grave Infestation - Carnage Gathers
Genre: Death metal
FFO: Autopsy, Nihilist, Asphyx

Sepulchral Curse - Crimson Moon Evocations
Genre: Blackened death metal
FFO: Ulthar, Sulphur Aeon, Dismember

Hirax - Faster Than Death
Genre: Thrash/speed metal
FFO: Overkill, Razor, Nuclear Assault