JOING THE SERVERThe day is almost here! Technical death metal fans around the globe, eager to hear the new offering from COGNIZANCE – the wait is nearly over. But if you’re extra keen, and Friday seems too far away, you can check out Upheaval in full a day early! We’ll be hosting a full album stream via the Prosthetic Records discord server tomorrow – Thursday, September 23 – at 6pm UK time (that’s 1pm on the East Coast, 10am on the West Coast). Click the button below to join the server ahead of the listening session tomorrow. The band will be online throughout, so feel free to fire any COGNIZANCE questions their way as you listen in.

FOUR STROKE BARON are today premiering the third single from their upcoming album, Classics, via Knotfest – titled Khera. The music video sees FOUR STROKE BARON stranded in a desert purgatory with a meta narrative of the Reno, NV duo rewatching their previously released videos. The compelling visual only heightens the band’s signature progressive rock and pop hooks, continuing Classics‘ lyrical narrative.

Leeds, UK via Graz, Austria based band COGNIZANCE are today premiering their latest single, Oneiric, via Metal Injection. Accompanying the premiere COGNIZANCE have shared a performance clip of the song, showcasing the bands technical prowess and airtight musicianship. Oneiric is the third track to be taken from the death metal band’s upcoming sophomore album, Upheaval, due out via Prosthetic Records on September 24.

Nottingham, UK’s BEYOND GRACE have today released their sophomore album, Our Kingdom Undone, via Prosthetic Records. The full length sees BEYOND GRACE further expand on their modern death metal sound, blending conceptually ambitious songwriting with intricate technicality as they explore both the personal and political. In celebration of Our Kingdom Undone‘s release, the quintet are livestreaming their record release show today (September 3), with support from Lunas Call, via the Prosthetic Records YouTube channel at 7:30pm BST / 11:30am PST / 2:30pm EST.

US death metal band, UNDEATH are today streaming a new track – titled Diemented Dissection – via Decibel Magazine. Originally released as part of Decibel’s Flexi Series, Diemented Dissection follows the Rochester, NY group’s 2020 debut full length – Lesions of a Different Kind – and is streaming ahead of the start of their September and October North American tour alongside The Black Dahlia Murder, After The Burial, Carnifex and Rivers of Nihil.

REAPING ASMODEIA are today premiering their brand new single, Simulacra, via Metal.de. Simulacra is the second single to be taken from the Minneapolis, MN trio’s upcoming third album, Darkened Infinity, due for release via Prosthetic Records on October 15. The track is another exploration of Darkened Infinity’s conceptual story of transcendence and consciousness, with Simulacra following the album protagonist’s descent into a distorted reality of sleeplessness and fear.

Prosthetic Records is excited to announce the signing of ETERNITY’S END. The European technical power metal band have today unveiled plans to release their third full length album, Embers Of War, due out on November 26. Accompanying the announcement ETERNITY’S END are currently premiering the album’s lead single, Arcturus Prime, alongside a guitar playthrough over at Gear Gods.

BEYOND GRACE are today premiering their new single, Barmecide Feast, and it’s accompanying lyric video via Distorted Sound. Barmecide Feast is the third and final pre-release single to be taken from their upcoming sophomore album, Our Kingdom Undone, due for release via Prosthetic Records on September 3. Alongside the premiere, Distorted Sound caught up with BEYOND GRACE vocalist Andy Walmsley to discuss the Nottingham, UK death metal band’s forthcoming album in depth.