DeadNote Weekend Release Desk – March 8, 2026

A quick collection of release announcements that landed in my inbox this week—a mix of new singles, new videos, tour announcements, and album news worth keeping an eye on. No hype, no rankings—just the core details and where to start.

ELEINE announce extensive European headline tour for fall 2026

Swedish metal outfit ELEINE announced their biggest headlining European run to date, stretching from October 8 through November 8, 2026. The band says the tour will feature bigger production, new songs in the setlist, and the same sense of unity that has helped turn them from a rising act into a genuine headliner.

The Ghoulstars announce debut album The Dark Overlords of the Universe

Finnish horror-punk crew The Ghoulstars announced their debut album The Dark Overlords of the Universe, due May 15, 2026, via Season of Mist. The first single, “Too Ghoul for School,” leans into a fun mash-up of punk, metal, ‘80s high school movie energy, and B-movie horror.

Watch: https://youtu.be/D-0NgmXelQk
Pre-order / pre-save: https://orcd.co/theghoulstarsdarkoverlords

Heilung continue podcast series with new “Marduk” episode

Heilung released the second installment of their six-part podcast series, with Kai Uwe Faust digging into the Babylonian creation myth behind “Marduk,” a key track from Drif. Rather than new music, this one expands the project’s wider lore and “amplified history” approach.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFNe6GtxlYw

Bloodhunter return with “The Outspoken” video

Spanish melodic death metal band Bloodhunter released a new official video for “The Outspoken,” following “The Devil’s Own.” The band frames the track as a statement of identity—fast, sharp, and rooted in honesty about who they are.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com

Unverkalt share new video for “I, The Deceit” featuring Sakis Tolis

Post-metal collective Unverkalt released a new video for “I, The Deceit,” one of the emotional centerpieces of Héréditaire. The track features Sakis Tolis of Rotting Christ and continues the album’s focus on inherited trauma, collective damage, and the search for something true inside the wreckage.

Watch: https://youtu.be/HILxhFkcDSw/
Order / stream: https://orcd.co/unverkalthereditaire

Vanderlust unveil “Golden Shackles” from upcoming sci-fi concept album

Italian progressive/power metal band Vanderlust released “Golden Shackles,” the next single from The Human Farm. The track pushes the album’s dystopian story forward, questioning comfort, freedom, and the illusion of safety inside its sci-fi narrative.

Lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X0udWN7m7Y
Pre-order: https://rockshots.eu/products/vanderlust-the-human-farm

Anthea release “Awakening (Song for Spring)” from Beyond The Dawn

Los Angeles symphonic metal band Anthea shared “Awakening (Song for Spring),” the second single from Beyond The Dawn, due April 17, 2026. Where the first single leaned theatrical and dark, this one opens into something brighter and more measured, built around renewal and forward motion.

Lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3rGiF4EMBI
Pre-order: https://rockshots.eu/products/anthea-beyond-the-dawn

Crippled Black Phoenix share “Colder and Colder” ahead of Sceaduhelm

Crippled Black Phoenix premiered “Colder and Colder,” another advance track from Sceaduhelm, due April 17, 2026. The song is described as one of the album’s starkest looks at emotional collapse and the slow realization that love has gone cold for good.

Listen: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2026/03/05/track-premiere-crippled-black-phoenix-colder-and-colder/
Pre-order / pre-save: https://orcd.co/cbpsceaduhelm

Power Paladin release “Aegis Of Eternity”

Icelandic heavy metal band Power Paladin dropped “Aegis Of Eternity,” another preview of Beyond The Reach Of Enchantment, due March 27, 2026. The new single leans into fast power metal, fantasy themes, and a more refined version of the band’s classic metal core.

Pre-save / pre-order: https://powerpaladin.rpm.link/enchantmentPR

Riket release “1948: Att döda ett barn” video from 2026

Swedish death metal band Riket released a video for “1948: Att döda ett barn,” another historically rooted track from their upcoming debut album 2026, due April 10 via Black Lion Records. The song draws from Stig Dagerman’s devastating road-safety story and turns it into a piece about trauma, memory, and collective fear.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com

Orden Ogan and Ensiferum announce 2027 European tour

Orden Ogan announced the “Tour of the Grave” for January 2027, with Ensiferum joining as special guests. The tour lines up with the release of Orden Ogan’s new album Lords of the Grave, due January 8, 2027, and looks set to pair dark power metal with one of folk metal’s long-running heavyweights.

Nefastis release Shadows At The Light Of Dawn and unveil “Vortex Of Light”

Italian symphonic death metal band Nefastis released their new concept album Shadows At The Light Of Dawn and paired it with a new video for “Vortex Of Light.” The record unfolds in four acts and leans heavily into orchestration, progressive structure, and post-apocalyptic narrative.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J359uq5-XQs
Order: https://rockshots.eu/products/nefastis-shadows-at-the-light-of-dawn-cd

Outshine sign with Eclipse Records, announce Truthsayer

Swedish dark alternative metal band Outshine signed with Eclipse Records and announced their fourth full-length, Truthsayer, due June 26, 2026. The album is framed as a politically charged, groove-heavy record built around themes of manipulation, media distortion, and resistance.

If something here sticks, chances are it’ll resurface later—either as a longer feature or when the release cycle really kicks in.