After two years in the making, Wyatt E. seals their long awaited return in 2025 with the highly anticipated narrative sequel to āl bēlūti dārû, zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1, Music from inside the Ziggurat, is the first chapter of a set of 2 concept albums in which the band deepens its exploration of ancient Babylon with an almost mythical approach through the eyes of the exiled captives from Jerusalem.

Musicians appearing on the album include Julie Christmas (Battle of Mice, Made Out of Babies), Jeff Caxide (ISIS, Palms), Troy Young, and Michael MacIvor (Candiria).

The awe-inspiring Finnish metallic psychedelicists Oranssi Pazuzu and their Tampere cohorts Dark Buddha Rising, known for their grandiose, slug-paced ritualistic doom metal, recorded a collaborative album that was released on Svart Records

Obake's second album, Mutations arrives at the place where the energies of metal fuse with ambient electronica, jazz, and noise with the precision of math-rock and the groove of blues.

Battle of Mice is comprised of Julie Xmas (Made Out of Babies) on vocals; Josh Graham (Neurosis visuals, Red Sparowes) on guitars/keyboards; Tony Maimone on bass (Book of Knots, and previously of Pere Ubu); and Joel Hamilton on drums, who has worked with Sparklehorse, Unsane, Frank Black, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, and more. Joel has played in Shiner, Players Club, Glazed Baby, and Book Of Knots.

Czech post-hardcore metal band Lvmen, active since 1995, have released their latest album Amen at Day After Records.

Grotlo is a DIY post-metal musical project from Zagreb that has been active for several years, recording demos and EPs with the latest 'In Flux' expanding their field of interest to form a fluid collective encompassing other artistic forms.