Wise Blood Records celebrates 5th anniversary with new label sampler feat. Kiritsis, Ice Howl, Graveripper, Demon Sacrifice & more!

Indianapolis, Indiana based Wise Blood Records presents new label sampler, released on January 2nd, 2026 through Bandcamp. This compilation features bands such as Kiritsis, Ice Howl, Graveripper, Demon Sacrifice, Mortlach, Myrdød, Sacred Leather, Ventor and more.

Tracklist:
01. Graveripper – Hexenhammer
02. Turian – Chemical Bath
03. Bloodletter – Unearthing Darkness
04. Kiritsis – Pissant
05. Sacred Leather – Spitfire At Night
06. Demon Sacrifice – Mercilessly Taking The Soul
07. Crossfire – Without Home (With Nate Olp) (demo)
08. Nattmaran – I’m The Devil Himself
09. Crisis Actor – Long Live The New Flesh
10. Ice Howl – Tangled Darkness Of The Elder Gods
11. Ventor – Unchained The Crystal Soul
12. Mortlach – A Summer Night Turned Cold
13. Myrdød – Coding Taste For A Key Swallowed
14. Milquetoast – Outta My Way
15. Vile Iniquity – The Hellbent Swarm
16. Defender – Same Old
17. Mr. Owl – Hause

Courtesy of Wise Blood Records:

Wise Blood Records celebrates our 5th anniversary and the new year with 17 tracks from Wise Blood’s releases and other local underground bands I love. Like always, it’s totally FREE to download and share.

Wise Blood’s year-end compilations are an ode to the Earplugged sampler series in the ’90s, and features the entire spectrum of heavy music. Death Metal. Thrash. Black Metal. Doom. Hardcore. Darkwave. Punk. Heavy Metal. It’s all welcome at Wise Blood. Our riffs are mean, but we’re not.

While the compilation is free to download, please share your favorite discoveries from the sampler with friends and tag the label and bands you dig most. Thanks for supporting Wise Blood!

Cover art by @rotting_reign.
Layout by Sean Frasier.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well