A plethora of highly-anticipated metal albums are slated for release in the coming month, as fans eagerly await the debut offerings from Engines Of Demolition, Bosse-de-Nage, and Gold Pyramid.

Zakk Wylde's new album with Engines Of Demolition promises to channel the turbulence of recent years into a record that spans triumphant highs and crushing lows.

The album balances hulking riffs and road-hardened grit with some of his most personal material to date, including the heartfelt tribute "Ozzy's Song." In related news, Bosse-de-Nage returns after an eight-year hiatus with their most expansive work yet, Hidden Fires Burn Hottest.

Tracked by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden East and mixed/mastered by Richard Chowenhill, the album trades taut restraint for sprawl and strangeness, treating emotion as something tangible and spatial.

Other notable releases include Dan Swanö's cult solo opus Moontower in a newly remastered edition, complete with a 16-track bonus disc.

The album originally conceived as "death metal from 1972" captures Swanö at his most adventurous, weaving progressive rock ambition into extreme metal frameworks.

Additional announcements include the release of It Echoes In The Wild by Canadian occult extremists Egregore, an elemental expansion of their blackened death metal assault.

Featuring members connected to acts like Mitochondrion and Auroch, the band balances primitive force with vast atmospheric breadth, conjuring diabolic landscapes both geographic and psychological.

Meanwhile, ERRA sharpens both their thematic focus and sonic extremes on silence outlives the earth, their latest album exploring existential uncertainty with mystical restraint and crushing catharsis in equal measure.

Thrash legends Exodus return swinging with Goliath, a ferocious and collaborative statement four decades into their reign.

Produced by the band and mixed/mastered by Mark Lewis, the album blends razor-wire riffing and mosh-pit savagery with dynamic flourishes.

Lastly, Louisville post-punk force Fotocrime expands its sonic arsenal on Security, welcoming new members Benjamin Clark and David Cundiff into the fold.

Spearheaded by Evan Patterson, the album boasts an eclectic cast of collaborators, including Jay Weinberg, Barney Greenway, and members of Sumac and Young Widows.