Australian black metal band Nazxul has put up two new, unmastered tracks from their long-awaited Iconoclast on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/nazxul
Their blog on MySpace says it will be released in 2009, but there's no date.
I am fucking sold, this shit is epic as hell and not even mastered properly yet. Cheers Omni.
I looked through this thread and tried to make a list with any bands who may be releasing an album this year and haven't been mentioned. Sorry if there are any repeats, and keep in mind that a few of these are merely speculation:
-Belphegor- (writing/recording (hopefully) soon)
-1349- Revelations of the Black Flame- (released sometime in first half of '09)
-Nachtmystium- Doomsday Derelicts EP (early 09)
-Nile- new album due in summer/fall this year
-Derepit Birth- Polarity (summer '09)
-Akercocke- announced that they are writing material for 6th studio album...but no promises on officail date.
-Suffocation- Blood Oath is coming out SOMETIME this year.
-Obscura- Cosmogenesis 2-17-09
-Spinal Tap- (sometime this year) ;P