Written By Kevin McSweeney
Metal Lair’s Seven Deadly Songs October 27th 2025
Welcome to Seven Deadly Songs, Metal Lair’s weekly feature where, this week, we’ll be drawing attention to seven of the best albums to be released between 13th and the 19th of October, and the songs that have us most excited for them.
It’s been particularly tough to narrow it down to just seven picks this week, as a lot of excellent metal is coming our way in these seven days. It’s never an exhaustive list, of course. There’s plenty more great new stuff to enjoy.
For example, we urge you to savour the spine-chilling delights of Carach Angren’s The Cult of Kariba, a full review of which is available here. There’s also the not inconsiderable matter of new releases from such luminaries as Biohazard and Sabaton, who will take most of the plaudits. Here’s seven more selections that deserve your attention. We hope you enjoy them.
Age of Ruin – Promise Me
We start this weeks seven deadly songs with something of a disappointment, to be perfectly honest. I had hoped this would be a cover of the soppy ballad of the same name by Beverley Craven. Instead, I’ve had to settle for an outstanding original composition from Washington D.C./Northern Virginia’s melodic death metal/metalcore maestros Age of Ruin.
Promise Me skews notably towards the latter subgenre. The obvious comparison is with Killswitch Engage, from the style of riffing to the alternation between shouted verses and clean choruses.
If that sounds good to you, then you’ll be pleased to know that their independently-released fifth full-length album, Nothingman, will be available from October 17th. Make sure you check it out. Don’t be having me praise it for nothing, man!
Type O Negative just made headlines with reports on mixing a new album. Read more here.
DET – Catacomb
Not to be confused with Ded, who we featured in our seven deadly songs a few weeks ago, though they rock every bit as hard. DET are a black/speed metal revelation from Finland, which is a country that simply cannot help producing consistently excellent metal.
I love the fact that the raw production makes it sound like it was released in the early 1980s. It’s fast, furious and fabulously Finnish!
Their debut album, Destructive Elite Terror (which is presumably what DET stands for) is available from October 17th courtesy of Dying Victims Productions, who also cannot seem to help producing consistently excellent metal. I love the fact that the three initials that form their name are rendered as three weapons in their logo. Extra metal points for that!
Erdling – Steh den Sturm
(Don’t mention Rammstein! Don’t mention Rammstein! Don’t mention Rammstein!) So, here we have German industrial metal with a vocalist who growls his native language at us in a thunderous baritone voice. They bring to mind a certain other German band, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Oh, that’s right! They remind me of Crematory!
Erdling have been around since 2014, and they have six full-length albums under their belts. Their seventh, Mana, is due to take us by storm on October 17th via Out of Line.
The title of this particular song means “withstand the storm,” apparently, and while it’s Neue Deutsche Härte and very much in the style of the band I’m trying not to mention, they demonstrate great pop sensibilities in the melodic chorus, which is not something you’d expect from you-know-who. (I might have mentioned them, but I think I got away with it.)
“As the nights draw longer, we explored that slow seasonal decay in Where Doom Meets Autumn.”
Flitcraft – Beside The Point
It seems like ages since we’ve had anything from Australia on our seven deadly songs list. Thankfully, Melbourne trio Flitcraft are here to put that right. Fronted by former Butterfly vocalist/guitarist Philip T. King, the hard rocking Antipodeans are due to release their third full-length album, Transmission Echo, on October 17th, courtesy of Pitch Black Records.
If Beside The Point is anything to go by, they seem to be channeling the spirit of a recently fallen founding father of heavy metal. In other words, as Gen Z might put it: these Aussies are giving Ozzy! (And I don’t mean the Ozzy Man Reviews YouTube channel.)
From the opening church organ that evokes memories of Mr Crowley, to the riffs that could have been formed by the fingers of Randy Rhoads himself, and the fact that King’s voice isn’t a million miles from that of the dearly departed Prince of Darkness – go listen to it before I start blubbing!
Human Fortress – The Abyss of Our Souls
Mein Gott im Himmel! What a hook! We are certainly spoiling you with top-notch German metal this week, and Human Fortress have been treating us to top-notch epic power metal for a quarter of a century now. Stronghold is their seventh full-length album, and will be available from October 17th by the grace of Massacre Records.
Gus Monsanto’s vocals reach new heights of excellence on this release, and the chorus of The Abyss of Our Souls will be with you for days afterwards. For more German power metal, this time of a more jovial nature, why not look into the excellent Forever by Grailknights, which is also due out this week? You simply can’t have too much German power metal on seven deadly songs.
Humanity Zero – Cursed Be The Gift of Life
Great band name! Even better song title! How could I not include them in our seven deadly songs? The Athens-based death/doomsters released their sixth full-length album, also called Cursed Be The Gift of Life, on October 15th via Satanath Records, and the title track is certainly a gift from the Greek Gods. It’s a long one, mind, weighing in as it does at a hefty eleven minutes and thirty-nine seconds.
This would seem to be typical of the album, in fact, which contains just five songs and yet clocks in at almost three quarters of an hour. For the most part, it’s slower than my local bus company, and heavier than a bus as well. You’ll get much more enjoyment out of this than commuting to work, however – especially if you’re travelling with my local bus company.
Sintage– Beyond The Thunderdome
We bring our seven deadly sings list to a close this week with some traditional heavy metal from Leipzig, because I thought we were a bit thin on the ground for German bands this week and ought to bump up the numbers.
This particular song, to my absolute delight, is actually about the Mad Max movie of the same name, with the lyrics telling tales of “wasteland warriors” who are “murdering, slaughtering all in Aunty’s name.” Had Tina Turner still been alive, I’d have been half-expecting a guest appearance.
The song is taken from their second full-length album, Unbound Triumph, released on October 17th via High Roller Records. There’s a scene in the film when Max asks Pig Killer: “what’s the plan?” Only for him to laugh and reply: “Plan? There ain’t no plan!” And that’s exactly the approach I apply to my writing. More unplanned nonsense next week, folks! Auf Wiedersehen!
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Looking for more details about Seven Deadly Songs? Here are answers to the most common questions about our weekly roundup from how it works and when it drops to where you can find the best new metal releases and weekly companion series.
FAQ: Seven Deadly Songs (October 6–12, 2025)
Q: What is Seven Deadly Songs?
A: Seven Deadly Songs is Metal Lair’s weekly roundup of the heaviest new releases across the metal spectrum — from black and death to doom, thrash, and speed metal. Each week we spotlight seven standout tracks you shouldn’t miss.
Q: When does Seven Deadly Songs update?
A: We post a new edition every week, typically highlighting releases from Monday through Sunday. This edition covers October 6 to October 12, 2025.
Q:Where can I find the best new metal songs?
A: Right here. Seven Deadly Songs is your go-to source for discovering the latest metal tracks — including fresh black, death, thrash, doom, and speed metal releases — all curated in one place.
Q: How can I listen to the songs featured?
A:Every featured track links out to the artist’s official release, streaming platform, or label page so you can dive deeper and support the bands directly.
Q: Does Metal Lair have other weekly series?
A: Absolutely. Try Deep Cuts Metals Hidden Gems for rare, overlooked tracks or unreleased demos and our Metalhead Horoscopes shows you what the stars have in store, translated into metalhead language and paired with a lucky song of the week.
