Introduction
Two singles. Two different worlds. One release day. On September 11, 2026, Metal Madness Studios brings together two very different sides of heavy music under a single release date. Magnadur returns with “Blistering Hate,” a track that deliberately steps outside the direction listeners may have come to expect from the project. Alongside it, Tomi Perrakoski presents “Frozen Thrones,” a dark, melancholic and melodic death metal song that moves further into the colder and more aggressive territory of blackened death metal while keeping the strong melodic character that has always been an important part of his music.
Artist background
Magnadur has built its identity through an ongoing album story, and “Blistering Hate” is not intended to be another conventional chapter in it. The song arrives as an extra single — a standalone release created to explore a somewhat different musical direction and to introduce experimental elements listeners may not have encountered from Magnadur before. It is not part of an upcoming EP or album, and that distinction matters: it gives the project the freedom to experiment outside the framework of a larger concept. The track was created together with Derek Wolfstein, adding another creative dimension to this particular Magnadur release. Tomi Perrakoski, meanwhile, continues his solo path with “Frozen Thrones,” a further step toward a tighter and more blackened death metal approach compared with some of the earlier melodic metal influences associated with his solo work.
Review of the songs
“Blistering Hate” opens a different door for Magnadur. Rather than continuing an established formula, it explores new possibilities within the project’s sound — heavier, experimental and deliberately separate from the traditional album cycle. It is an extra chapter, but not an unnecessary one; sometimes the most interesting material appears when an artist steps outside the boundaries of a planned album and simply explores where the music can go. “Frozen Thrones” moves in the opposite direction, into a darker and colder musical landscape. The track combines melodic death metal with a stronger blackened death metal influence, creating a sound built around darkness, melancholy, brutality and melody, with a distinctly northern atmosphere surrounding the song.
Musical analysis
“Frozen Thrones” is aggressive and heavy, yet it never abandons melody. Its darker and more brutal elements are balanced by melancholic melodic passages, creating a contrast between raw heaviness and emotional depth that sits at the centre of the track’s identity. Rather than choosing between brutality and emotion, the song brings the two together, and the result feels cold, dark and powerful while still carrying the melodic atmosphere that gives the music its emotional character. “Blistering Hate” works from the opposite angle, using experimentation and collaborative production to push Magnadur’s familiar heaviness somewhere new. Together the two tracks form a release day built on contrast: one single looks outward and experiments with an established identity, the other moves deeper into darkness. They are not two versions of the same idea, but two separate musical statements.
Why listeners should pay attention
This double release demonstrates how broad the world of independent metal can be — from experimental extra singles and collaborative production to brutally dark, melodic and atmospheric extreme metal. For listeners familiar with Magnadur, “Blistering Hate” is a chance to hear the project from another angle. For followers of Tomi Perrakoski’s solo work, “Frozen Thrones” marks another move toward darker, more brutal and blackened territory without sacrificing melody or emotional depth. Both singles can be pre-saved ahead of release, and both reward returning on release day.
Conclusion
September 11, 2026 marks the release of both “Blistering Hate” by Magnadur and “Frozen Thrones” by Tomi Perrakoski. Two singles. Two journeys. Two different expressions of darkness. One release day from Metal Madness Studios. Pre-save both singles, listen on release day, and be ready for the darkness.
Recommended for fans of
Melodic death metal, blackened death metal, atmospheric and melancholic extreme metal, experimental heavy metal, and independent releases that value both brutality and melody.
Follow the artists
Pre-save “Frozen Thrones” by Tomi Perrakoski: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/tomiperrakoski/frozen-thrones/ — Pre-save “Blistering Hate” by Magnadur: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/magnadur/blistering-hate — Both singles are released by Metal Madness Studios on September 11, 2026.
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