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  Artist: Cipher System Origin: Tjörn, Sweden Label: At Dawn Records Released: July 31, 2026 Genre: Melodic Death Metal Rating: 9 /10 Follow: Facebook After 15 years, Cipher System are finally back with a new release, and what a fucking comeback this is! Torn Between Realities starts so fucking strong with Endveiler . This track hit me immediately. The melodies, the energy and Christian Älvestam’s vocals all come together in a way that just works. Älvestam's clean vocals sound almost unchanged after all these years, and they hit exactly where they should. The growls are also on point, and the shifts between the two styles are a big part of what makes this work so well. If you are a fan of Scar Symmetry, you will definitly like this. It is difficult to listen to Torn Between Realities without thinking about the early Scar Symmetry period with Symmetric in Design , Pitch Black Progress and Holographic Universe . The last one also includes my personal favorite Scar...

Artist: Syrax Origin: St. Petersburg, Russia Label: Independent Released: July 31, 2026 Genre: Melodic Death Metal Rating: 7/10 This EP came completely out of nowhere. I saw the name Syrax on a list of new releases, and thought I had to check them out and it was much better than I expected. Another Side of the Battlefield starts with a folk metal feeling, at first I was not really sure what this was, but then it picks up and moves more into melodic death metal, mixed with elements of viking and folk metal. This works so much better than I first expected. The guitars sound really good and are a big part of this EP. There are plenty of great melodies, and the drums also get their moments with a good dose of blastbeats. Everything is technically well played and on point exactly where it needs to be, it feels like the band has been doing this for years. The vocals are a little special. Sometimes they are a bit unclear, but they are also very good when they hit. There are also...

  Artist: Eternal Mourn Origin: Italy Label: Terror from Hell Records Released: July 20, 2026 Genre: Death/Doom Metal Rating: 8/10 Listen/Buy: Bandcamp Sometimes you just have to love the algorithms, especially when bands like Eternal Mourn suddenly appear. The band consists of experienced musicians from different projects, who have now come together to play doom/death, and it sounds so fucking good. You really get a feeling of longing, sorrow and pain, with a melancholic atmosphere hanging over the entire EP. Throughout these three songs, you are pulled into the band’s own little darkness. What I enjoy the most are all the shifts between the slower parts and the slightly more uptempo sections, before the music falls back into the heavy and sorrowful atmosphere again. That really works here. The guitar carries a lot of the melancholy, with heavy riffs and sorrowful melodies working side by side. There is plenty of weight here.The melodic guitar adds another layer to...