Transcending Obscurity Records

Forward-thinking Canadian band Mors Verum are giving their own interpretation to the death metal style, creating music that is simultaneously dissonant, progressive, and atmospheric. They’ve removed the shackles of the otherwise linear and niche style and have allowed their music to explore different realms whilst retaining the death metal sound along with its sharp dissonant edge. The result is absolutely riveting, with the music constantly alternating between throbbing discordant blasts and soothing passages, traversing worlds hitherto unexplored. The experience feels at once liberating and cathartic, as though having achieved epiphany after constant, dogged exploration. The lengthier song lengths never feel tedious either as the band embarks on their newfound path with relative ease and confidence. On “Canvas”, they have adopted a fascinating approach to the style, one that is beautifully tempered yet adventurous enough to excite.

For fans of – Gorguts, Morbid Angel, Norse, Ulcerate, Saevus

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Line up:
Guitars – Kamble
Drums – Greg
Bass- Spencer
Vocals – Lyndon

Recorded at Boxcar Studio (Hamilton) by Sean Pearson

Mixed by Kamble at Erb Street Recording (Waterloo)

Mastered by Topon Das at Apt2 recording (Ottawa)

Artwork by Arifullah Ali (KanvasKarat)

2025-2026 Transcending Obscurity Records

After dropping a well-received death/doom album five years back, Felgrave has crafted an ingenious album melding influences of doom, black and death metal in a way rarely done before. The one-man band has broken the mould and the music on this album flows in an intuitive, undulating, almost whimsical manner, touching upon several styles and effortlessly shape shifting through them all. The songs are between 12 to 18 minutes long and each one seems to tell a tale of its own. There is so much going on in each song that it demands repeated listens which isn’t necessarily arduous because of the smooth transitions and the overall coherency. The sound is strangely all encompassing – there are acoustic passages with clean vocals as well as intense and complex parts that wouldn’t be out of place on a technical death metal album. It’s stuff like this which makes this album fascinating, and what makes it come alive is the passion with which it is meticulously crafted – it seeps through the music and elevates it beyond the ostensible stringing together of disparate parts. ‘Otherlike Darknesses’ is multi-faceted and yet has a fairly cohesive sound with exceptional song writing; albums like these definitely don’t come out too often.

Official Release Date – April 25, 2025

These are high quality 8-panel digipak CDs with excellent full colour printing and moreover have a beautiful metallic effect throughout in addition to gloss raised UV lamination done on parts of the beautiful artwork by Adam Burke. This one comes with an extensive 12-page booklet with lyrics and extra pics. This is the first press of the CD which is limited and hand-numbered to 500 copies. Each CD comes with a download code and transparent logo stickers.

Floating from Sweden are finding increasingly impressive ways to enrich death metal music with progressive and post punk influences. While their previous release turned heads, this new one is far more refined, confident and accomplished. The primary elements have their place in the music with none of it getting dislodged by the dominance of the other and that’s where the beauty lies – there’s a subtlety, an emotional fragility that comes through in death metal music, which usually sounds too tough and overbearing for the most part. Moreover, these unconventional influences aren’t copy-pasted or arbitrarily introduced to heavy music; they’re carefully gauged, treated and woven together in parts where the well-trodden death metal music would come alive. As a result, listening to this album is an absolute delight. It’s fascinating to see how they’ve made sure that each of the songs stand out and that there’s no fixed pattern that might just render their music predictable. “Hesitating Lights” is a thoughtfully composed, beautifully tempered album of bold, refreshing death metal music, which in these times, is no mean feat.

Genre: death metal/progressive/post punk

For fans of: Swelling Repulsion, Demilich, Defect Designer, Adramelech, Siouxsie and the Banshee

These are high quality 8-panel digipak CDs with excellent full colour printing and moreover have a beautiful metallic effect throughout in addition to gloss raised UV lamination done on parts of the beautiful artwork by Påhl Sundström. This is the first press of the CD which is limited and hand-numbered to 500 copies. Each CD comes with a download code and transparent logo stickers.

Byonoisegenerator are set to make a splash again after seven long years with a new album of what they’d like to call “jazzgrind” that sounds just as shocking and exhilarating as you would imagine. It’s the kind of album that compels us to see things from a different perspective. While jazz influences and usage of a saxophone in extreme music has been witnessed before, it’s hardly ever done with a style of music this extreme and cathartic. The dedicated sax player infuses the violent music with jazzy parts that not only serve as a break from the cacophony but they also punctuate the music, enhance it, and elevate it from your regular grind or death metal band. The music is highly intricate, even technical, and despite the short length of the songs, it might require multiple listens for it to be fully deciphered and for the unsuspecting listeners to get its odd appeal. They’ve used the free-style spirit to concoct music that’s outstanding and in the process have also ensured that it’s more than something having temporary novelty value. At this point in their career, they’ve been able to masterfully meld the seemingly contradictory influences and have created songs that are more than just ideas, with each having their own identity and charm. It is clear that Byonoisegenerator are onto something special and they have the chops and attitude to pull off something as outrageous and irresistible as this.

Official Release Date – June 13, 2025.

These are high quality 8-panel digipak CDs with excellent full colour printing and moreover have a beautiful metallic effect throughout in addition to gloss raised UV lamination done on parts of the vibrant artwork by Dmitry Rogatnev. This is the first press of the CD which is limited and hand-numbered to 500 copies. Each CD comes with a download code and transparent logo stickers.

Greek band Phasma are attempting to meld influences ranging from black metal to brutal death metal and everything in between. The music effortlessly oscillates from sharp black metal riffs to pummelling death metal blasts with matching vocal styles, and even toss in a breakdown or two in the middle. It’s something that doesn’t seem to work on paper and yet they manage to make it sound cohesive and convincing enough, with songwriting that’s elaborate and well thought out to warrant songs lasting beyond mere novelty quick-listen length. Every song seems like an extension if not an improvisation over the previous one, as the band unfurls dimensions within the sound that they have concocted. Bands playing a mix of styles isn’t uncommon but to intermingle influences of such disparate, almost contrasting styles is fascinating and remarkable especially when they have high replay value and lasting appeal. Like it or not, Phasma are here to stay.

For fans of – Mgla, Dying Fetus, Crypts of Despair, Kriegsmaschine, Psycroptic

Genre – Black metal/death metal

Lineup –
Songwriting & guitars: Jason Athanasiadis
Lyrics & vocals: Luis Ferre
Bass: George Markantonis
Drums: Bill Nanos

Album cover by George Angelis
Merch design by CVSPE

Technical death metal band Eschaton return after a gap of six years with a reinvigorated, star-studded line-up that undoubtedly elevates their sound to hitherto unexplored heights. They have none other than Christian Münzner of former Obscura and Necrophagist fame accompanying the band founder Josh Berry on guitars. For the vocals, they have enlisted the services of Mac Smith of Apogean and Abyssalis and for the bass, they have brought on Scott Bradly from Inanimate Existence while Darren Cesca of Pillory and formerly in Deeds of Flesh and Arsis continues to hold down the fort on drums. Most importantly, this line-up sounds just as devastating on this album as it does on paper. They have contributed to creating a tech death album that can stand on its own and does not have to be necessarily pitted against any of the aforementioned bands’ past efforts. The members excel in their own specialized ways and they manage to make it work. It is meticulously and passionately put together which is all too apparent in the music that can be dizzyingly fast and mind-bogglingly technical but also groovy and memorable while being on the whole diverse yet dynamic and pulsating with energy. It is not just music meant for the tech death fans; it is music that will invariably get them excited. As such, this should be regarded as an landmark album in the style, with the presence of the illustrious members in the lineup not taking away from the irrefutable fact that this is indeed great tech death music.

Official Release Date -May 30, 2025

Due to extensive lyrical content, we have resorted to offering a jewel case CD version for this release. It comes with an booklet containing complete lyrics and info and the jewel case comes with a transparent tray. This edition is limited to 500 copies and each CD comes with a download code and transparent logo stickers.

Haxprocess are playing incredibly heavy death metal music – leaden, thick and dark, and are somehow attempting to go progressive wielding that sound. It’s like Morbid Angel covering The Chasm songs under the influence of Blood Incantation. This is but a vague comparison just to get some idea of what this ambitious band is trying to do over here. It’s death metal through-and-through but they’re doing so much with it, it would bring a tear to any classic fan of the genre. They insist on having only epic songs averaging 10 minutes; the album has only four songs and it lasts for just as long as a normal album would. The music however is relentless in its barrage of gargantuan otherworldly riffs, what with the ever-changing patterns and combinations, albeit delivered in a comfortable pace so that everything can be registered for posterity. It’s an album that can withstand endless listens, offer everything a death metal fan would want and yet do so much more than an average album would because of their constantly evolving music that manages to remain engrossing as well. This is as epic as a death metal album can possibly get without letting go of any of the heaviness that’s an inherent part of the band’s sound over here.

For fans of – Morbid Angel, Blood Incantation, The Chasm, Immolation, Opeth, Atvm, Atheist, Felgrave, Typhonian

Official Release Date -July 25th, 2025

These are high quality 8-panel digipak CDs with excellent full colour printing and moreover have a beautiful metallic effect throughout in addition to gloss raised UV lamination done on parts of the otherworldly artwork by Juanjo Castellano. This is the first press of the CD which is limited and hand-numbered to 500 copies. Each CD comes with a download code and transparent logo stickers.

Demiurgon whip up a storm almost literally with their kind of ferocious, unbridled death metal. Hurtling towards the listener at ridiculous speeds, it stirs up a variety of emotions usually of the violent kind. Mostly though, there is sheer trepidation listening to the forceful nature of their music, and strangely, at the same time an innate sense of awe witnessing the control they have over the entire catastrophic event. Having over a decade of experience, they have cultivated the art of channeling the raw energy into writing satisfyingly long compositions marked with numerous variations and coming with up incessantly buzzing, catchy and memorable albeit inevitably head-imploding riffs. After all, this is pure death metal on steroids, fanned by brutal and technical doses to attain monstrous proportions. It’s the kind of music a death metal fan can’t dislike – it’s simply dialled up to a fiery level here, backed by years of songwriting expertise and delivered like a punch to the face.

For fans of: Hate Eternal, Deicide, Krisiun, Depravity, Carnophage, Morbid Angel, Unmerciful, Hideous Divinity, Arborescence of Wrath

Official Release Date – September 26th, 2025

The jewel case CD comes with a booklet containing complete lyrics and info and it has a transparent tray. This edition is limited to 500 copies and each CD comes with a download code and transparent logo stickers.

On only their debut release, Retching have found a way to present the gore-soaked, rotten, old school-inclined death metal sound that we all love with quality songwriting that elevates it beyond the nostalgic, aspiring bands of this ilk. It is what keeps the appeal from being diminished upon multiple listens and keeps the listener coming back for more as there’s more than just simplified caveman-mosh death metal savagery on offer here. The songs, while accessible and laden with compelling hooks, are intricate and structured, and do a lot more before offering the much-desired dose of primal brutality. The influences too are assimilated very well from various death metal bands – this is no direct Cannibal Corpse or Suffocation clone; it bears elements as most such death metal bands do, but they’ve attempted to go about creating something delectable and effective in their own way, and to that extent this works well. There’s no beating about the bush here – if you’re into death metal that’s heavy, catchy, and fun but also not completely senseless, Retching will make your day.

FFO: Broken Hope, Cannibal Corpse, Fulci, Undeath, Mortician, Devourment

Official Release Date – August 22nd, 2025

These are high quality 8-panel digipak CDs with excellent full colour printing and moreover have a beautiful metallic effect throughout in addition to gloss raised UV lamination done on parts of the fittingly sick artwork by Slimeweaver. This is the first press of the CD which is limited and hand-numbered to 500 copies. Each CD comes with a download code and transparent logo stickers.