The underground is roaring louder than ever this month, with brutal new albums, explosive tour lineups, and international metal mayhem. Whether you're into technical wizardry, old-school savagery, or atmospheric horror, April 2025 is stacked with chaos. Here's your fix.
New Releases Tearing Up the Scene
Allegaeon – The Ossuary Lens
Released: April 4 via Metal Blade
The return of vocalist Ezra Haynes marks a new era for Allegaeon. With soaring melodies, punishing riffs, and lyrical themes that dig deep into philosophical decay, this is a must-hear for fans of technical death metal.
Obscura – A Sonication
Released: March 7 via Nuclear Blast
These German tech-death titans push the boundaries with prog-infused structures and lush sonic atmospheres. Tracks like “Evenfall” and “In Solitude” show why Obscura continues to define the genre’s future.
Arch Enemy – Blood Dynasty
Released: March 28
New guitarist Joey Concepcion brings a sharp edge to the already-lethal Arch Enemy lineup. The album includes a cover of Blaspheme's "Vivre Libre" and nods to both legacy and innovation.
Whitechapel – Hymns in Dissonance
Released: March 7
Dark, dense, and dripping with intensity—Whitechapel’s ninth studio album goes full concept, exploring demonic cult themes. This is their first self-produced record, and it hits harder than ever.
Disarmonia Mundi – The Dormant Stranger
Released: March 21
After 10 years, Italy’s melodic death metal duo is back with a vengeance. Collaborations with Björn “Speed” Strid inject Swedish fury into their signature layered sound.
Tours & Live Devastation
Obscura: North America Tour 2025
With: Atheist, Origin, Decrepit Birth, Fractal Universe
A celebration of Atheist's Piece of Time turns into a full-on death metal feast. Obscura leads this sonic massacre across the U.S. through April and May.
Allegaeon & Warbringer Co-Headlining Tour
Featuring: Skeletal Remains, Summoning the Lich
Technical and thrash collide as Allegaeon and Warbringer hit the road together. Expect pure fire and pit-worthy energy from the openers, too.
Las Vegas Dates You Can’t Miss
April 21: Obscura, Origin, Decrepit Birth & more – Backstage Bar & Billiards
April 23: Nails, Terror, SpiritWorld – Fremont Country Club
Vegas is heating up with death metal brutality—don’t sleep on these shows.
Global Pulse: Scene Highlights
Tallinn Music Week – Estonia
Eastern Europe’s got the riffs. Tallinn hosted a cutting-edge festival earlier this month spotlighting metalcore and death-infused projects like Tomorrow Was The War. Expect more Baltic brutality in 2025.
Bloodywood’s Global Disruption
India’s Bloodywood continues to slay with Nu Delhi, blending nu-metal and Indian folk with politically charged lyricism. Their world tour is a genre-bending masterclass in rage and rhythm.
April has been a massive month for death metal, and it’s only getting heavier. Between long-awaited comebacks, blistering tours, and a global pulse that refuses to fade, the underground is alive and well.
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