#ukmetal

Earthbound - Chronos

Melodic Death Metal from London, England, UK

Earthbound are a melodic metal quintet from the UK. Formed in the vibrant and diverse Hertfordshire metal scene. Driven by bouncing guitar leads and acrobatic bass lines, their unique approach to songwriting is expertly woven between dark riffs and atmospheric clean passages; carried along by the interplay of soaring vocal harmonies reciprocated by crushing growls.

1. I 2. Change 3. A Conversation with God 4. The Architect 5. Visions 6. Cloudburst 7. Flight 8. Aperture 9. Transmission 10. Chasing the Wind

Release date: November 19th, 2024

Paradise Lost - Ascension

Gothic Doom/Death Metal from Halifax, England, UK

More than three decades into their career, and with over two million albums sold, Paradise Lost remain the undisputed kings of metal’s dark side. Formed in Halifax in 1988, the band quickly became noted as the pioneers of gothic metal through their early groundbreaking albums like 1991’s aptly-titled Gothic, a mixture of heaviness intertwined with shadowy melody and atmosphere. Now, in 2025, the Yorkshire quintet return with their staggering 17th album, Ascension, a record that sees their crown continue to gleam as it underlines just how they attained their position. Produced by guitarist Gregor Mackintosh at Black Planet studios in East Yorkshire, with drums and vocals captured at NBS and Wasteland studios in Sweden, its 10 tracks traverse the multitude of sounds in the band’s arsenal, from full-bore heavy metal to sky-high melody, all the while keeping a minor-key melancholy that remains irresistible.

1. Serpent on the Cross 06:12 2. Tyrants Serenade 04:20 3. Salvation 07:07 4. Silence like the Grave 04:46 5. Lay a Wreath upon the World 04:51 6. Diluvium 05:47 7. Savage Days 03:54 8. Sirens 04:46 9. Deceivers 03:37 10. The Precipice 05:42

Release date: September 19th, 2025 via @nuclearblastrecords

Sacred Noose - Vanishing Spires

Blackened/Death/Doom Metal from Belfast, Ireland

Vanishing Spires is Sacred Noose's debut album, expanding on the horror initially unleashed in their debut EP, Renounce The Flesh. This brings together an even wider net of influences across the spectrum of extreme music whilst maintaining a series of oppressive, dismal atmospheres throughout to soundtrack humanity's journey past its inevitable point of no return.

1. Terminal Prologue 02:52 2. Entranced by Concrete Lathe 04:24 3. Black Tempests of Promise 03:26 4. Sacred Noose 08:10 5. Moribund 07:18 6. True Emancipation 05:17

Release date: February 2nd, 2025 via @fiadhproductions