NEWS 25.3.2023
Black Lodge Records veröffentlicht heute "THE CURSE OF
KWÁNYEP",
das
zweite Album von XALPEN. Die chilenische Band ist zurück mit
ihrem zweiten Album "The Curse of Kwányep", das einen rohen Black
Metal-Sound bietet, der rituelle Schwingungen innerhalb der Schwarzen Künste
und die spirituelle Reise durch alte okkulte Traditionen kanalisiert.
Euphorie,Trance und dämonische Hingabe haben zwischen den verschiedenen
Hemisphären des Planeten Gestalt angenommen. Juan Pablo Núñez und Alvaro Lillo
manifestieren und vollenden einmal mehr ihr Bestreben. Ein Album, das für den
Kenner des Black Metal ein Muss ist.
Alvaro Lillo sagt dazu:
"'The Curse of Kwányep' ist unser zweites Studioalbum. Eine Reise in die fantastische Mythologie des alten Südens, ein Ort voller Mythen und Legenden aus einer lange bestehenden schamanischen Tradition. Die Zeit ist gekommen, um neue Geheimnisse aus den dunklen Königreichen unter der Erde auszugraben und die Gesänge der Verleumdungen, die durch die Gier und Arroganz der Kolonialisierung fast ausgelöscht wurden, wieder aufleben zu lassen. Black Metal ist unsere Brücke zu den okkulten Wundern des spirituellen Erbes der Austral-Magie und Xalpen, der blutdürstigen Königin der Unterwelt."
Und hier kann man das gute Stück erwerben: https://orcd.co/the-curse-of-kwanyep
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Folter Records
Vertrieb: Alive
VÖ: 31.03.2023
MALPHAS mieteten sich im Juli 2022 eine ganze Woche in einer Wohnung in Frankreich ein, um konzentriert am neuen Album zu arbeiten. Die Schweizer schafften es binnen dieser Woche 90% des Albums zu schreiben. Jedes MALPHAS-Mitglied hat währenddessen seine persönlichen Einflüsse und seinen eigenen musikalischen Hintergrund in den kreativen Prozess eingebracht. Das Ergebnis ist ein etwas progressiverer Touch als beim Vorgänger „Divinity’s Fall“. Rohe Agression und hohes Tempo werden dabei immer wieder konterkariert von melancholischen Parts, die oft von Akkustikgitarren begleitet werden. Dennoch verhehlen MALPHAS keineswegs ihre Einflüsse, sodass die schwedische Black-Metal-Kettensäge als Fundament und Bindeglied zwischen den einzelnen Parts steht. Besonders beeindruckend ist der mehrstimmige Gesang, da auf diesem Album alle Bandmitglieder Gesangsparts übernommen haben. Highlight ist aber sicherlich der Song „Dead Death Dreams“, bei dem Liv Kristine als Gastsängerin auftritt und dem Album somit noch das sprichwörtliche atmosphärische Tüpfelchen auf dem „i“ verleiht.
https://www.facebook.com/FolterRecordsGermany
https://www.facebook.com/Malphasoccult
Der Song "Necrotic Infestation", der auch auf dem Album enthalten sein wird, wurde bereits 2021 zum 35-jährigen Bandjubiläum als digitale Single releast und dazu ein aufwändiges Musik Video gedreht, welches man auf YouTube sehen kann.
Eine weitere Singleauskopplung "Civitas Diaboli" wird am Freitag, dem 28.04.2023 in den Digital Stores erfolgen und auch im Legacy #144 auf dem Heft-CD-Sampler, inklusive einem Interview, vertreten sein.
Die Songs basieren auf dem Style des klassischen Death Metals. Das neue Album zeichnet sich durch finstere Riffs und schnelle Drumparts aus. Die Stimme ist diabolisch und abgründig mit wuchtigen Growls und Screams. Der Bass untermauert diese ganze Songszenerie mit kräftigen Anschlägen und trägt daher zu einer tiefen Atmosphäre der Songs bei. Im Vordergrund steht die Spielfreude und die Hommage an den Death Metal.
Das Album Tataros kann bei www.Kernkraftritter-Records.de vorbestellt werden, einmal als CD Digipak oder als Vinyl, es wird auch wieder spezielle Bundles geben.
Exactly seven and a half years ago "WELCOME THE DEAD" by Norwegian Black Metallers CREST OF DARKNESS saw the light. Now, after the incredible number of requests received, it is the time of releasing it as vinyl format and for the occasion, the album will be accompanied by a bonus CD which includes the unreleased song "Drink My Blood" a 12 minutes anthem into best Ritual Ambient Black Metal and 4 live tracks (Intro - The Noble Art - Computerized - Chosen By The Devil) captured live at the Garasje Festival in Norway on June 2019.
The album will be released on April 14th and represents a real collector's item limited to only 300 copies.
Preorders are running now and until release dates at:
https://mykingdommusic.bigcartel.com
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
https://www.facebook.com/crestofdarknessofficial
Fans can watch the premiere of "Strand" here: https://youtu.be/iu_IOSzm3II
Today also marks the beginning of pre-order options for "Ohnmacht" via Bandcamp. The album will be available in various formats, including CD, vinyl, and tape, ensuring that fans have a range of choices to add to their collections.
ZEIT's upcoming album, "Ohnmacht," promises to be a brutal and captivating journey, filled with the band's signature Black Sludge sound.
Pre-order "Ohnmacht" now on Bandcamp: https://rumsdiezeit.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@RumsDieZeit
https://www.facebook.com/RumsDieZeit
After six years of silence, Italian gothic doom metal band THE FORESHADOWING returns with a new EP entitled "FORSAKEN SONGS". During the pandemic they decided it was time to start again working on new music and restart band activities. The first release of this new chapter is “Forsaken Songs”, which collects new unreleased material and special tracks from the past
The EP is due out May 26th 2023 via Ardua Music.
Today, THE FORESHADOWING are premiering the new single "Such a Shame". The band have revisited the Talk Talk classic adding their own trademark and giving a new flavour to it. Stream it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dvLdkRwwEI
"Forsaken Songs" tracklist:
1. We The Others
2. Memento
3. The Forsaken Son (Twilight Revival)
4. Paranoid Boyd
5. Such A Shame *
6. The Rains Of Castamere (A Requiem For Wolves) **
Line-up:
Marco I. Benevento – Vocals
Alessandro Pace – Guitars
Francesco Sosto – Keyboards
Giuseppe Orlando – Drums
Produced, arranged and performed by The Foreshadowing
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Giuseppe Orlando at the Outer Sound Studios, Rome, Italy
Bass on track 1 performed by Michele Attolino
Bass on track 2, 5 performed by Silvia Pistolesi
Bass on track 3 performed by Francesco Sosto
Bass on track 4, 6 performed by Francesco Giulianelli
* “Such a Shame” originally written and performed by Talk Talk (music & lyrics by Mark Hollis)
** cover version of "The Rains of Castamere" (original music written by Ramin Djawadi and George R. R. Martin)
Track 1 previously unreleased and taken from the upcoming full length album sessions (arranged and recorded during 2019-2022).
Track 2 previously unreleased and originally planned for “Second World” album (newly recorded in 2022).
Track 3 re-arranged version of the song “The Forsaken Son” originally featured in “Second World” album (2012, Cyclone Empire Records).
Track 4 previously released only in digital format (2018).
Track 6 previously released only on Youtube (2014).
Cover painting & artwork by Alfredo “Mojo” Raimondi
Band logo by Fabio Timpanaro
Band photo by Umberto Migliaccio
Founded in 2005, THE FORESHADOWING gained popularity in the international gothic doom scene with four acclaimed albums released between 2007 and 2016: "Days of Nothing (2007), "Oionos" (2010), "Second World" (2012) and "Seven Heads, Ten Horns" (2016). During this time, the band toured all over the world and performed at some of the most important festivals, such as Summer Breeze, Rock Harz, Wave Gotik Treffen, Stoner Hand of Doom, Legacy, Mayday Rock Festival and Summer Darkness - alongside Lacuna Coil, Moonspell, Marduk, Inquisition, Katatonia, Saturnus, October Tide, Fields of the Nephilim, Tiamat, My Dying Bride and many others.
https://www.arduamusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ArduaMusicLabel
http://www.theforeshadowing.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theforeshadowing/
Warsaw-based psychedelic doom act WEIRD TALES announces new album and shares first single.
Their upcoming album, titled "SECOND COMING, SECOND CRUCIFIXION" will premiere 1st of September via Interstellar Galactic Record.
FFO: Black Sabbath /
Electric Wizard / Melvins
You can listen to the first single, "Undertaker", here: https://linktr.ee/weirdtales
or watch lyric video here https://youtu.be/WGEcWSoPrcw
"This song is an ode to loss. The loss after which your life will be wrecked once and for all. Undertaker is a personification of that power, that takes away all that you love. Existing in misery. And once you come to terms with your grief, the world hits you with it's whole weight once again, relentlessly."
Weird Tales Announce a 6 date 2023 tour stretching across Europe to bring their brand of Doom to the streets.
WEIRD TALES: acid doom metal / Warsaw
Riff worship strongly driven by narcotic psychosis. Sick composition and grooves stitch together riff stabs, tectonic-shifting rhythms, hypnotic melodic verses, hazy, acid-soaked interludes and psychoactive guitar soloing that eventually congeal into a Sabbath-worshiping hoe-down.
The band has released “Hell Services Cost a Lot” LP and 3 EP’s with the most recent “Y'all Motherfuckers Forgot 'Bout Good Ol' Son of a Bitchin' Blues”.
WEIRD TALES - “ZZ” Official Video: https://youtu.be/uaK_Yk4GxCQ
https://www.facebook.com/Interstellar-Smoke-Records-101687381255396/
https://www.facebook.com/weirdtalesband/
Band
members M. Zanesco and Hybreos share their insights on "Pyrogenesis":
M. Zanesco: "'Pyrogenesis' is centered around the concept that great power and enlightenment can arise from a spark of inspiration born from flame. The lyrics describe the journey towards this power and the potential consequences that come with it, emphasizing the destructive potential of this force while acknowledging its transformative and creative capabilities."
Hybreos: "As an ode to Prometheus, we attempted to create an amalgamation of Old School Death Metal with our home base of Black Metal, incorporating a thrashy connotation. Like every track on the album, this one has its unique approach, guiding the listener through densely packed arrangements towards the final conclusion in harmonic riffage. Enjoy!"
"Pyrogenesis" is available on CD, as a double LP in gatefold, and as a limited DigiPak in a limited BoxSet. Catch Asphagor live alongside The Spirit on the Dark Fortress Farewell Tour in May. Check out the tour dates below.
'Pyrogenesis' Video Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc_678QxCPU
Order 'Pyrogenesis':
http://mdd-records.de/asphagor (CD, Vinyl & Limited Boxset)
https://amzn.to/3HJwIk0
https://asphagor.bandcamp.com/music (CD, Vinyl, Merch)
The Cosmic End Tour Dates with Dark Fortress, The Spirit:
03.05.23 Germany Saarbrücken @ Garage
04.05.23 Switzerland Aarau @ Kiff
05.05.23 France Paris @ Backstage
06.05.23 Belgium Gent @ Asgaard
07.05.23 UK London @ Boston Music Room
08.05.23 Netherlands Rotterdam @ Baroeg
09.05.23 Germany Bochum @ Matrix
10.05.23 Germany Berlin @ Hole
44 11.05.23 Germany Leipzig @ Hellraiser
12.05.23 Poland Wroclaw @ Lacznik
13.05.23 Austria Wien @ Viper Room
14.05.23 Germany München @ Backstage
https://www.facebook.com/Asphagor
"The Monolith"
seamlessly merges the rawness of ZØRORMR's debut album "Kval" with
the refined production of "Corpus Hermeticum," making it the most
personal and formidable ZØRORMR release to date.
Could "The Monolith" be an early Album of the Year contender? Discover for yourself with the full album stream, courtesy of Black Metal Promotion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_WCLVwauk4&t=1383s
"The Monolith" Tracklist:
The Monolith
Downward Spiral
Hollow
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
The Pentagram
Return to Nothingness
Per aspera, ad astra
Enter the Void
Order "The Monolith" now:
https://bit.ly/themonolith-cd
https://bit.ly/themonolith-digital
Album Credits:
All music & lyrics written by Moloch
Produced by Arkadiusz "Aro" Jabłoński
Cover art design by Paweł Kuranda
Layout design by Fabian Filiks
Photos by Diana Sawicka
http://www.zorormr.com
http://facebook.com/zorormrofficial
CATACOMB – “ WHEN THE STARS ARE RIGHT”
Label: Xtreem Music
Release Date: 23 -03-2023
Format: Digital, CD, LP, Cassette
Genre: Death Metal
Country: France
Tracklist:
01. The Kings of Edom
02. Ruler of this World
03. Servants of the Old Ones
04. Waiting For the Stars
05. The Great Dreamer
06. Black Goat
07. In Your Blasphemous Name
08. Crawling Chaos
09. Blind Idiot God
10. Chapel of Ghouls (Morbid Angel cover)
French Death Metal veterans Catacomb have announced their upcoming album "When the Stars Are Right" which is set to be released on March 23rd, 2023 via Xtreem Music.
In addition to the CD, Catacomb also offers a vinyl edition of 250 copies (100 splatter and 150 black), as well as a cassette limited to 50 units. The album promises to be an exceptional work that will undoubtedly meet the expectations of all the fans of the band.
The cover artwork was done by the genius Ukrainian artist Daemorph Art. Catacomb was formed in 1990 and has a long history in the metal scene, including four demos and a 7"EP until 1994 when they disbanded and reformed again in '97. In 2018, they reunited again and recorded a series of singles prior to their latest work, an EP entitled "Back to Unknown Kadath."
The release date for "When the Stars Are Right" will be March 23rd, 2023 through Xtreem Music on 12"LP, CD, Cassette & Digital formats.
http://xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/CatacombCult
Finnish extreme metal pioneers MUSTAN KUUN LAPSET turns 30! This is celebrated with several live performances after years of hiatus, and releasing of SURUAIKA 1993 - 2023 Anniversary EP.
As with the band's previous album Kruunu (Inverse Records, 2021), the new EP also has an impressive lineup of guests from Finland and the world; for example, French professional cellist Axel Salmona, who has previously worked e.g. with Vanessa Paradis, guitarist of the Norwegian metal band In the Woods... Kåre André Sletteberg, and Voice of Finland finalist and Before the Dawn vocalist Paavo Laapotti.
Suruaika 1993 - 2023 Anniversary EP contains three new songs, as well as a multinational version of one of MKL's most famous works Morfiinisiivet, originally released in 2007.
Listen to the EP on music services: https://push.fm/fl/mkl-suruaika
Suruaika 1993 - 2023 Anniversary EP will be released in March 24th. Song and guest list below.
1. Kirstunkantaja feat. Tero Kalliomäki - bowed lyre
2. Muistoa kunnioittaen
3. On suruaika täytetty feat. Paavo Laapotti - vocals, Caroline Salmona - violin, Axel Salmona - cello
4. Morfiinisiivet (Alas de morfina) feat. Karen Lammermoor - vocals, Caroline Salmona - violin & piano, Kåre André Sletteberg - electric guitar & bass, Max Buell - drums
Mustan Kuun Lapset - Suruaika EP
01. Kirstunkantaja (FI3FC2344101)
02. Muistoa kunnioittaen (FI3FC2344102)
03. On suruaika täytetty (FI3FC2344103)
04. Morfiinisiivet (Alas De Morfina)
https://mustankuunlapset.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mustankuunlapset
After
growing weary of shouting "Big ups!" in an unlit practice space,
Baltimore's least favorite sludge/grind scoundrels will return with three shows
this spring in Baltimore, West Virginia, and NYC. With over 40 min of ghastly
new material to spew forth, these Riff Van Winkles won't be taking any
requests. All shows are BYOB (Bring Your Own Barfbag).
MUSKET HAWK live:
4/14 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
4/15 - Morgantown, VW @ Morgantown Art Bar
4/29 - New York, NY @ The Broadway
The band has finally unveiled the delayed (but not dead) music video for "Dios Mio," a track off their 2020 release, Upside of Sick. Check out the video now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtFo6Z7iyWE
Also, a fresh piece of wax on To Live a Lie & Unholy Anarchy Records will be available in April. This time, the foul fowls have teamed up with Grin And Bear It (OH), Sidetracked (WA), and Ugly (AZ) for a four-way split LP that no one can hide from.Stay glued.
https://www.facebook.com/MusketHawkBaltimore/
DIE ENTWEIHUNG – “ STRICT REGIME COUNTRY”
Label: Witches Brew
(German Label)
Music Style: Blackened Heavy Metal (with a strong 70's vibe)
Format: Digital, CD
Line-up:
Denis Tereschenko – all music, lyrics & instruments featuring
Alena 7 Krakorova – Female Vocals & Bilge “Serpent”
Male Vocals + guest guitar solo in track 3 by Filip Šuster + guest guitar solo in track 6 by Marianna Lukianova
Tracklist:
01. Some Kind Of Independence
02. One Of Us
03. Mayhem Of The Doomed
04. Their Own Tragic 9-11
05. White Red White Genocide
06. Yesterday
07. Revolution Of Broken Dreams
08. Strict Regime Country
"Strict Regime Country" is a concept album by Israel-based Blackened Heavy Metal project Die Entweihung. The album is dedicated to the project mastermind's homeland, Belarus, and focuses on the events that occurred in 2020 after the contested elections. The album captures the essence of people's protests against the injustice they faced. The album was released by the german label Witches Brew.
Musically, the album continues the direction of all the albums released since 2015 (starting with "Neverending Terrorism"), featuring a Heavy/Thrash Metal foundation, Middle-Eastern melodics, and various Progressive Rock elements.
Die Entweihung, which translates to "Desecration" in German, is a one-man band formed in May 2007 by Denis Tereschenko (initially performing as Herr Entweiherr) in the northern part of Israel. Originally from Belarus (Vitebsk), Denis moved to Israel three years before starting the project.
Beginning as a raw Black Metal project, Die Entweihung soon embarked on various experiments related to all aspects of creativity. After almost a decade of exploring different stylistic and sound changes, Die Entweihung released "Neverending Terrorism" in 2015, transitioning to a Blackened Heavy Metal style.
The latest album, "Strict Regime Country," continues the eclectic mix of styles from the previous three albums, blending Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Doom Metal, and Prog Rock. The album features a rich vocal diversity, including male growling/screaming and female growling/clean vocals, along with an abundance of Middle-Eastern melodies.
https://www.facebook.com/entweihung
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErVam3miymw
It could be said that it is a kind of ritual, where a living master who has left a deep mark among his followers through his teachings is bid farewell, and these, as a sign of respect, prepare his return home, the abode from which we all come. It is the closing of a cycle of transformation, transmutation, life and death or death and life.
On March 10th, they gave a memorable performance in the Venezuelan city of Caracas, accompanied by a string ensemble and a choir, which amazed the audience and the specialized media.
Stratuz is one of the pioneer extreme metal bands in Venezuela, founded in 1984.
The band is currently preparing to continue promoting his latest album Osculum Pacis in Venezuela and other countries.
https://stratuzofficial.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/stratuzofficial/
UTILITARIAN – “GASLIGHTS”
Label: Independent release
Release date: April 7th 2023
Genre: Extreme Metal/Hardcore Punk
For fans of: D.R.I. | Napalm Death | Discharge | Anti Cimex
“Look out your window, the world is on fire!”
We’re slipping closer to the edge every day – more of what we love, more of what we really need, more of who we really are is falling into oblivion with every breath. Still the money men stare into the long dead past, counting the cash with their bloodstained hands, whistling over our screams. And the media machine turns our fear into hate, puts knives in our hands and points us at our neighbours, whispering “they’re the reason you’re poor, they’re the reason you’re dying, they’re the reason your life is empty”… We eat what is beautiful, burn what is life sustaining, hate what is true. Ignorance is no longer an excuse – it’s time to wake up before they feed us all into the flames.
There are many bands with memorable slogans, who are quick to wave the flag of the latest cause célèbre and pay lip service to the issues of the day. There are far fewer who live by their beliefs, who promote their message with a loud, unwavering voice no matter how the tide of public opinion turns. There are even fewer who can pair their message with music every bit as confrontational, defiant and incendiary as their words. The UK’s Utilitarian are one of the few – and new album Gaslights is their most explosive, devastating release to date. As they rage against capitalism, discrimination, exploitation of the weak and innocent, greed and hatred they unleash rampaging riffs and heart stirring choruses. The power of extreme metal collides with the fury and energy of hardcore punk and a deluge of instantly addictive, adrenaline packed songs rain down. Featuring some searing solos from Ol Drake of Evile on the crunching crossover of ‘Hatetriarchy’ and the mountainous drumming of Andy Whale (ex-Bolt Thrower, ex-Memoriam) on the menacing ‘The Weight’ and the album’s storming title track, Gaslights is a staggering forearm smash to the face of the establishment.
On April 7th Utilitarian will release Gaslights not on CD, but as a book containing not only all the song lyrics, but also explanations of the stance taken in each song and a download code for the most essential ingredient in the Utilitarian Molotov cocktail – the music. Explaining the choice to sell books rather than CDs the band’s vocalist, Jon Crowder says:
“We're selling these instead of CD's as they're better for the environment and they're a strong way of getting our message out there along with the music.”
With Gaslights Utilitarian have proved again that passionate political thinking never sounds better than when it’s delivered in the form of pit inducing anthems.
Line-up:
Jon Crowder - Vocals
Toby Gibbons - Bass
Amara Wears – Guitar/Drums
https://www.utilitarianuk.com/
https://www.facebook.com/utilitarianband
XEXYZ – “ GAMERA”
Label: Self-Released
Release Date: 31-10-2022
Format: Digital
Genre: Black Metal, Chiptune, Thrash Metal, Death Metal
For Fans Of : Blood Cult, Tjolgtjar, Enbilulugugal, Angelust, Virgin Idol
Country: United States
Line-up:
J.R Preston Guitar, synth
SNES bass, vocals
Scott Michaels Drums programming, Game Boy
Tracklist:
Blocking the Sun (03:26)
King Gamera (02:59)
Destroy All Cities (03:51)
Worship Him (04:00)
Mountain of Blood (03:26)
UFO (02:58)
Turtle of Hate (03:18)
Satan Apollo (03:12)
Only I Can See Your Face (02:59)
Get ready for an electrifying and groundbreaking musical experience as Xexyz, the pioneer of the Nintendo Entertainment System Black Metal (NESBM) genre. This self-released, digital album showcases a unique blend of Black Metal, Chiptune, Thrash Metal, and Death Metal, taking you on an unforgettable journey through the world of video games and extreme music.
Hailing from the United States, Xexyz features the talents of J.R Preston on guitar, synth, SNES, bass, and vocals, and Scott Michaels on drums programming and Game Boy. This dynamic duo has crafted an original soundtrack inspired by the Game Boy and Super Famicom Gamera games, combining intense black metal elements with iconic video game sounds.
The album's 9 tracks, bring to life the vivid imagery of video game worlds, while staying true to the black metal roots that inspired the creation of Xexyz. Fans of Blood Cult, Tjolgtjar, Enbilulugugal, Angelust, and Virgin Idol will find themselves drawn to the distinctive soundscapes of "Gamera."
Recorded in Chicago, IL, and produced, mixed, and mastered by J.R. Preston, "Gamera" represents the pinnacle of the NESBM genre. Don't miss the opportunity to explore this unparalleled fusion of video game music and black metal that will leave you craving for more.
https://xexyz666.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/xexyz666
After a 10-year hiatus, THE END OF SIX THOUSAND YEARS are back. The band returns with a new self-titled EP, which is slated for release via Hypershape Records on May 18th 2023.
The Italian black-death metal punks have crafted a release that will hit both hard and direct as well as challenge the listeners with its rich detail and enormous atmosphere. Extreme, yet diverse. Intense, captivating and simply brooding in every form!
The EP marks a new era for a band that has proven to continue to make music of the highest quality despite facing many challenges and line-up changes along the way.
Encompassing elements of black-death metal, post rock, dark punk and more and shrouded under a veil of bleakness, THE END OF SIX THOUSAND YEARS casts its spell and captures an atmosphere that is raw, otherworldly, and ultimately tragic.
Tracklist:
01. Collider
02. Endbearer
03. Voidwalker
04. The Man Who Loves to Hurt Himself (Today Is The Day cover)
THE END OF SIX THOUSAND YEARS was formed in 2004 as a five-piece scattered all over Italy.
After releasing a 3-song demo in 2005 and a split with the American act Embrace The End in 2006, T.E.O.S.T.Y. quickly gain a cult status in the underground scene publishing "Isolation" (2008), flawlessly blending Swedish death metal, black metal, crust and post rock influences.
In 2012 the band released the second effort, "Perpetuum", which displayed a darker and more atmospheric approach to their trademark sound.
From the following year, the band limited their activities until entering a hiatus that would last for about a decade.
In 2020 the band slowly started over with a new line-up consisting of 3 founding members (Nicola, Matteo and Luca) with the addition of Michele Basso (Viscera///, Formalist, Hypershape Records) and Gianmaria Mustillo (Hierophant, Carnero, Abaton) both taking care of the vacant guitar duties.
The revamped line up brings forth a new EP consisting of 3 brand new songs as well as a cover of the influential American noise band Today Is The Day.
T.E.O.S.T.Y.'s latest opus sounds rawer, more aggressive and dissonant than ever. The mixing process was handled by Gabriele Gramaglia (Cosmic Putrefaction) making sure those bleak, discordant slabs of punk-infused black/death metal would be as punishing as possible.
During their various runs across Europe T.E.O.S.T.Y. shared the stage with The Ocean, Cursed, Mouth of the Architect, Dead To Fall and Martyr AD, among many others.
Current line-up:
Nicola Donà - Vocals
Gianmaria Mustillo - Guitars
Michele Basso - Guitars
Luca Dalù - Bass
Matteo Borzini - Drums
Discography:
Demo (2005, Self Released)
Split w/ Embrace The End (2006, Still Life Records)
Isolation (2008, Still Life Records)
Perpetuum (2012, Self Released)
EP (2023, Hypershape Records)
https://www.hypershaperecords.com/
https://www.facebook.com/hypershaperecords
http://theendofsixthousandyears.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theendofsixthousandyears/
Dark thrash metal band MY FUNERAL is proud to present their new music video "No Regrets," taken from the "FUNERAL MANIFESTO" full-length album released in October 2022. This marks the band's fourth music video, appealing to fans of Sepultura, Slayer, and Kreator.
"No Regrets" is a song about accepting mortality and the past, as highlighted by the lyrics "only good stories on the deathbed." The music video features a blend of self-filmed concert recordings, behind-the-scenes footage, and live show footage captured by friends of the band members.
The music video can be viewed at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oykRzvfulp4
With "No Regrets," My Funeral showcases the strength and passion that characterize their music, capturing the energy and emotion that come with living life without regrets. The music video is an incredible addition to the band's repertoire, providing fans with a deeper look into the world of My Funeral.
About My Funeral
My Funeral is a dark thrash metal band influenced by renowned names such as Sepultura, Slayer, and Kreator. With a unique and powerful sound, the band seeks to challenge and defy convention, inviting listeners to explore themes of mortality and living life without regrets.
https://www.facebook.com/funeralterror/
ARS MANIFESTIA – “ IL MATTINO DELLA FOLLIA”
Release
Date: 03-02-2023
Label: Fog Foundation
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Avantgarde Black Metal
For fans of : Mayhem, Ved Buens Ende, Virus, DHG
Country: Italy
Line-up:
Harmful - All instruments
Tracklist:
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The warmth
Il mattino della follia
My void
Are you ready to delve into the twisted, avant-garde world of Ars Manifestia? The Italian black metal act has returned with their latest release, "Il Mattino della Follia", which was released on 03-02-2023 via Fog Foundation. This time around, Ars Manifestia has expanded their sound with a more modern approach, while still maintaining the dark and haunting themes that have become their trademark.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Manifestia studio in 2019, "Il Mattino della Follia" showcases the band's evolution as musicians and songwriters. The album features a mixture of Italian and English lyrics, which explore the depths of the human psyche and the darkness that resides within.
With its intricate guitar work, haunting melodies, and complex song structures, "Il Mattino della Follia" is a must-have for fans of avant-garde black metal.
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Label: Mortalitas Towers
Records
Release Date: March 2, 2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Hypnotic Gothic Doom
For fans of: My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Krankheit
Country: United Kingdom
Line-up:
Lucian Elder
Recording info:
Recorded at Mortalitas Towers, the band's home studio
Tracklist:
As I Lay Dying
Choices
Dead Of Night
Fighting My Demons
Fight Or Flight
I Am No One
Nothing Will Ever Hurt You Again
Once I'm Dead, Will I Be Loved
She
Silent Night / Tacet Nox
The Look In Your Eyes
This Is The End
MortalitasUK's "Mors Vita Est" is a 12-track album that takes listeners on a journey through the mysteries of life and death. Recorded at their home studio, Mortalitas Towers, this album is a true masterpiece of gothic doom metal.
For fans of My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, and Krankheit, "Mors Vita Est" is a must-have in your collection. MortalitasUK's Lucian Elder delivers powerful and mesmerizing vocals that perfectly complement the intricate guitar riffs and haunting melodies.
You can stream "Mors Vita Est" on various platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp.
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Kansas City thrash masters HELLEVATE have posted the official music video for "Dagon," off their newest EP THE PURPOSE OF CRUELTY.
"Dagon" takes inspiration from the Lovecraftian mythos, specifically the short stories "Dagon" and "The Cats of Ulthar." HELLEVATE vocalist Robert Browne says the track was intended to convey "a gradual, conscious dissolution of sanity."
Check
out the video for "Dagon" now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktw3GwSKyvI
The Purpose of Cruelty features five aggressive tracks of classic speed/thrash metal with a modern attack. A violent hybrid of East Coast and Bay Area thrash, the EP shows why HELLEVATE has been called “a new hope for thrash” (All Around Metal).
Download The Purpose is Cruelty at https://hellevate.bandcamp.com/album/the-purpose-is-cruelty
Stream the EP on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music.
Tracklist:
The Purpose is Cruelty
Dagon
Buried Under Mistakes
Die or Be Killed
(No) Further Action is Required
Playing melodic thrash metal with a mixture of extreme and power metal thrown in to keep listeners on their toes, HELLEVATE draws from across the spectrum of sounds to forge the most potent of heavy metal. The band was formed in the late 2000s by guitarist Dan Whitmer, and while it has experienced several lineup changes, the band has found its superior form with the addition of Zack Burke, Joshua Cole, RJ Whitmer, and new singer Robert Browne.
HELLEVATE’s debut was released in 2012 and followed up in 2014 with the EP Kill Confirmed and the album Weapons Against Their Will in 2016. Singles “Last of the Fell” and “Krampusnacht” were released in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The band’s new EP, The Purpose Is Cruelty, is the culmination of the work the band has put in up to this point. Packed with riffs across a spectrum of sounds and the razor-sharp vocals of Robert, HELLEVATE seeks to make a statement with the release.
The band has established itself by sharing the bill with many nationally touring bands, including Exodus, Kreator, Accept, Overkill, Destruction, Ghoul, Venom Inc., and Danzig, just to name a few. With a great lineup and a bright future ahead of them, HELLEVATE continues to grow as a musical force in the metal world, and intends to dominate and annihilate for many years to come.
Line-Up:
Vocals: Robert Browne
Guitars: Dan “Danowar” Whitmer
Guitars: Josh “The Boss” Cole
Bass: Zack “The Ripper” Burke
Drums: RJ “The Machine Gun” Whitmer
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GRAVE DIGGER – “SYMBOL OF ETERNITY”
(Audio
Visualizer) Watch the video, here: https://youtu.be/l8rt54nEn5c
The title track of the successful and chart-topping longplayer "Symbol Of Eternity" (#7 in the official German Top 100 album charts), released on August 26, 2022 and available as CD, Vinyl, Boxset, Download and on all streaming platforms via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records!
Listen & buy the album from here: https://bit.ly/grave_digger_symbol_of_eternity
"Symbol Of Eternity" South America Tour '23
19/04/23 · (CO) Bogota // Bogota Metal Fest
21/04/23 · (EC) Quito // The Metal Fest Ecuador
23/04/23 · (PE) Lima // C.C. Festiva
25/04/23 · (AR) Buenos Aires // Teatro Vorterix
27/04/23 · (BR) Curitiba // Tork n’ Roll
28/04/23 · (BR) Recife // Club International do Recife
30/04/23 · (BR) São Paulo // Summer Breeze Brasil
Music by Axel Ritt
Lyrics by Chris Boltendahl
Mixed and mastered by Chris Boltendahl @ Graveyard Studio in Cologne/Germany
Cover Artwork & Photo Editing/Composing by Uwe Jarling
Audio Visualizer by Götz Morgenschweis @ RockWorld24.com
GRAVE DIGGER are:
Chris Boltendahl (Vocals)
Axel Ritt (Guitars)
Jens Becker (Bass)
Marcus Kniep (Drums)
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Label: MDD Records
Release Date: April 28th, 2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
For Fans of: Debauchery, Dismember, Asphyx
Line-up:
Dirk Oschatz - Guitars, Vocals
Tim Schnetgöke - Vocals, Bass
Frank Schlinkert - Drums, Vocals
Helvin Pour – Guitars
Tracklist:
1 Blood Is Life
2 Unburden
3 Wounded
4 Voices
5 Failing
6 Forever in Me?
7 Hatred Unfolds
8 Cycle of Need
9 Painted Black
10 Fading Away
— Bonus Tracks „Forsaken Dreams“ Demo —
11 Forever in Me
12 A Part of Me
13 Fading Away
14 Black - Blood
15 Dreams
CRACK UP, the death metal band hailing from Hünxe, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, will release their debut album "BLOOD IS LIFE" under MDD Records on April 28th, 2023.
The album, originally released in 1996, received critical acclaim and brought the band to the biggest festival stages in Europe. Now, the long-out-of-print album has been reissued along with their debut demo "Forsaken Dreams" as a bonus.
A remaster was avoided to preserve the original production's spirit, but the artwork was reworked. The album features ten tracks with a running time of 58:56 minutes.
Crack Up's line-up includes Dirk Oschatz on guitars and vocals, Tim Schnetgöke on vocals and bass, Frank Schlinkert on drums and vocals, and Helvin Pour on guitars. The band has been an influential part of the German death metal underground since their formation in the early nineties.
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KRONSTADT and WITCHRITE
are two bands that are not afraid to push the boundaries of their respective
genres. With a sound that blends blackened hardcore, metal, and war themes,
Kronstadt has been making waves in the underground scene for years. Meanwhile,
Witchrite's unique mix of thrash, disbeat, and metal influences has been
turning heads and mosh pits alike
Now, these two powerhouse bands are teaming up for a split record that is sure to leave listeners speechless. The 12" LP features brand new tracks from both bands, showcasing their raw energy and musicianship. From the punishing riffs of Kronstadt's "Beskydy" to the blistering speed of Witchrite's "RDZAWA KREW ROBOTNIKA" or "PTSD" this split record is a must-have for any fan of extreme music.
WITCHRITE brings eight uncompromising tracks that straddle the line between thrash, death metal, crust punk, and grindcore. Their metalpunk assault hits hard and fastleaving no survivors in its wake.
Meanwhile, KRONSTADT delivers two extended compositions that blend the ferocity of hardcore punk with the bleakness of black metal. The result is a dense, overwhelming, and gloomy darkness straight from the depths of the Moravian forests. This split record is the product of a longstanding friendship between the two bands, and their chemistry is evident in the crushing sound they've produced.
With powerful vocals, pounding drums, and shredding guitars, Kronstadt and Witchrite are proving that there is still plenty of innovation and creativity to be found in the world of metal and punk. Don't miss your chance to experience their sonic onslaught - pre-order your copy of the split record now!
Records are already pressed and released as international DIY cooperation. 180gram heavy vinyl is packed into single jacket with lyric insert and along with band stickers.
Preorder starts now and will be shipped as soon as they arrive to UK !
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"Morbid Nailgun Necropsy" is out now via Wormholedeath Records and available on all digital platforms, so make sure to check it out here:
Recorded at Hearse Studio by Lander Cluyse and mixed/mastered by Kai Stahlenberg at Kohlekeller Studio, "Morbid Nailgun Necropsy" is a modern death metal masterpiece with groovy and dark touches that will leave you wanting more. If you're a fan of fast-paced, brutal death metal, then this album is a must-listen.
Austrian death metal band MASTIC SCUM has released a powerful video clip for their album opener "Digital Dementia", from their sixth album "ICON," which hit the stores on October 7th last year. The video clip, now available on MDD's YouTube channel, features a visually stunning experience that matches the song's intense, steamroller-like sound.
In addition to the video release, MASTIC SCUM has announced several festival and club dates in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic starting April 2023 to promote their latest album live. Fans can expect to hear the band's groovy death anthems from "Icon", available on CD and red vinyl in stores, at the label, the band's website, or through their favorite mailorder.
Watch the "Digital Dementia" video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6qtjVTpQI
MASTIC SCUM "ICON" TOUR 2023 Dates:
01.04. Nexus Metal Bash – Saalfelden (AT)
15.04. Shredfest Linz #11 – Linz STWST (AT)
12.05. Metalnight Outbreak – Wien Szene (AT)
19.05. Hodonin – Club Nautilus (CZ)
20.05. Nice to Eat You Deathfest – Decin (CZ)
09.06. Passau - Tabakfabrik (GER)
10.06. Chronical Moshers – Reichenbach (GER)
08.07. Obscene Extreme Festival – Trutnov (CZ)
05.08. Chodovo-Plansky Fest - Chodova (CZ)
29.09. Berlin Deathfest – Eastend Club (GER)
13.10. to be announced - Czech Rep. (CZ)
14.10. Massacre in V.M. #10 - Vysoke Myto (CZ)
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South Carolina's NARCOTIC WASTELAND founded by guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade announces it will be performing at this year's Denver DeathFest on April 20th along with Loud As Hell Festival in Canada in August among many others slated for this summer. (dates listed below).
"We are very excited about 2023! We have upcoming shows and new music on the way! We are ready to play some metal!" adds Toler-Wade.
2023 is going to be an exciting year for Narcotic Wasteland, not only is the band hitting the road they are will also in the works of releasing their third yet to be titled album via Mega Force Records. So far they have unleashed three singles “MORALITY AND THE WASP”, “THE BEST TIMES HAVE PASSED” and “VICTIMS OF THE ALGORITHM” to give fans a taste of their forthcoming mosh pit of terror. For their third full-length, the band worked once again with engineer, and producer Erik Schultek who produced the band's self-titled debut album. The band's 2023 album will be the follow-up to their sophomore full-length 2017’s “Delirium Tremens”.
Inspired mostly by thrash metal and classic heavy metal, Narcotic Wasteland is becoming more thrash and speed and less death metal and getting better at writing material that is meaningful and powerful. They are recommended for fans of Vader, Death, The Crown, Autopsy, Pestilence, and Nile.
Singles:
Morality and the Wasp - https://youtu.be/fXThLKTP-xI
The Best Times Have Passed - https://youtu.be/U6kB087hGyY
Victims of The Algorithm - https://youtu.be/KEGN0iGR1Uo
Digital - https://orcd.co/nwvota
Show Dates:
April 20 - The King Room - Denver, CO - Denver DeathFest
June 22 - Rubber Gloves - Denton, TX
June 23 - The Concert North - Houston, TX
June 24 - The Rail Club - Forth Worth, TX
June 25 - Boozerz Rock Club - Corpus Christi, TX
Aug 5 - Dinosaur Stampede Grounds - Drumheller, AB - Loud As Festival
Aug 12 - Zymurgy Brewing - Menomonie, WI - Zymurderfest
About:
Narcotic Wasteland started as a side project Dallas Toler-Wade had been working on the past few years when he was not touring or in the writing/studio with metal heavyweights "Nile."
‘So I just started writing some songs kind of more in the style of things I was playing before my time in Nile. The more we started working on these demos the more we wanted to complete an album and take it to the stage!!! Our observation of what was going on in parts of the town we grew up in and in other parts of the world fueled a new level of angst for me personally.” DTW
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Duplicate Records proudly presents the long-awaited second album from Haugesund, Norway's thrashers SHAKMA, ON TENEBROUS WINGS, to be released early 2023 on LP,CD, cassette and digital formats.
The
debut album of SHAKMA, 2018's House Of Possession hit the underground like a
rusty shovel in bloody soil with its relentless barrage of neck-snapping riffs
and take no prisoners-attack. Drawing its inspiration from old horror movies,
the lyrics made the perfect backdrop to the bloody proceedings.
Now, almost 5 years later, the follow-up is finally ready, and suffice it to say it's been worth the wait! On Tenebrous Wings picks up right where the debut left off, but while the band still sounds as relentless as ever, the songs are more developed, and the general tone darker. Where House Of Possession was the perfect to-the-point debut, On Tenebrous Wings is a deadlier sequel, expanding the band's dark horizons, and proving that SHAKMA are a force to be reckoned with.
Anyone who has caught the band live on stage, can testify to the frenetic assault SHAKMA delivers, and with On Tenebrous Wings the blades are sharper than ever!
Recorded at Green Engine Recording. Produced by Tom Poole-Kerr.
Artwork by SoloMacello.
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This wouldn't however be the first time such a fest happened, because the first one technically took place way back in 2014 in Mumbai/Thane, India and only had Indian bands performing (you can see its flyer at the end of this press release). This in comparison is a huge step up, our first international fest, and it would of course be impossible without the support and cooperation of our label bands, who are travelling from far to make it to this one. On my part, I would be travelling all the way from India for this and would try to see that it goes well.
Here's the list of bands (in alphabetical order) that will be performing for this fest. More information on them can be found below.
71TONMAN (France) - Sludge/Doom Metal
CRAWL (Sweden) - Death Metal
CRYPTS OF DESPAIR (Lithuania) - Death Metal
CUTTERRED FLESH (Czech Republic) - Brutal Death Metal
DE PROFUNDIS (UK) - Death Metal
DEVENIAL VERDICT (Finland) - Atmospheric/Dissonant Death Metal
DISKORD (Norway) - Death Metal
DYSGNOSTIC (Denmark) - Dissonant Death Metal
GODLESS TRUTH (Czech Republic) - Technical Death Metal
MONUMENT OF MISANTHROPY (Austria/UK) - Death Metal
ORPHALIS (Germany) - Brutal/Technical Death Metal
SISYPHEAN (Lithuania) - Dissonant Black Metal
THE SCALAR PROCESS (France) - Technical Death Metal
VIANDE (France) - Dark Death Metal
VOMITHEIST (Switzerland) - Death Metal
VORGA (Germany) - Black Metal
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YAGON draws inspiration from
atmospheric, epic, and doom metal, with influences such as Mist of Misery,
Summoning, and Rapture. Yagon is passionate about capturing the essence of
sadness and bringing it to life through his music. "A RAVEN'S
TALE" EP is a perfect example of this, featuring a unique blend of
atmospheric black metal that is both melancholic and haunting.
Tracklist
1)A Raven's Tale
2)Kindred Souls
3)Cassiel - A Fallen Angel
4)Shadow and Light
5)This Mortal Grasp
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The video of the album's first single, "ASAP", is now available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-j7eVKh0uU
Director Daniel Olivas (Adult Swim, Matt Groening) comments:
"When I first heard the song, I immediately saw a storm come to mind. After learning that the message of the album had themes of struggle and the cruelty of reality vs expectations, the idea came pretty clear of a cliff being impossible to climb. Day to day can often feel like a never ending journey that you spend so much time climbing, only to have more unexpected external conflicts weigh you down. I think it's pretty universal that when we finally get to the top, after persevering and even from the motivation of loved ones, the result can still be as devastating as the struggle".
CANI DEI PORTICI offer an iridescent blend of instrumental sounds that embrace noise rock, post hardcore, stoner and much more.
“Hype For Nothing” is a concept album about disappointment and life's expectations, about unattainable hopes and dreams, about efforts made to gain nothing: African and Asian migrants who don't make it to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea, a satisfying job or a good occupational pension that can never be reached, an untimely death, deferring what we would like to do until better times. The title is a joke about the album release.
Famous manga artist Shintaro Kago took care of the album cover artwork.
Tracklist:
01 Intro
02 Break Away
03 ASAP
04 Hype For Nothing
05 Disappointment Waltz
06 Farfalle
07 [Untitled](ghost track)
Pre-orders:
https://timetokillrecords.bigcartel.com/category/cani-dei-portici
https://canideiportici.bandcamp.com/album/hype-for-nothing
CANI DEI PORTICI, who label their sound ‘dogcore’, have long been very active on the live front, having played over two hundred concerts with bands such as Doom, Poison Arrows (ex Don Caballero), Zu, Qui, Samothrace, Ovo and many others.
The two previous releases, the "Cave Canem" EP (2013, Toten Schwan, L'Odio Dischi) and "Due" (2016, Dischi Bervisti, Toten Schwan Records, KOE records and stuff, Santa Valve Records, Vollmer Industries, Oh Dear Records, È un brutto posto dove vivere, Longrail Records, Effetti Collaterali) got an amazing feedback from press and fans, allowing the band to become a cult act in the underground.
Line-up:
Demetrio Spousinho - Drums
Claudio Adamo - Guitar
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German black-doom metallers MORIBUND MANTRAS will be releasing their new album, "…OF FATHOMLESS DEPTHS", on April 14th 2023 via Argento Records.
The band is now premiering the new single "Shore of Knowledge" at Toilet Ov Hell. Stream it https://toiletovhell.com/track-premiere-moribund-mantras-shore-of-knowledge/
With
an inception going back 13 years in time, German entity MORIBUND
MANTRAS has summoned a poignant blend of Doom, Black, and Post-Metal
throughout two full-length records and three EPs, ever refined in its
expressive touch and ardor.
Now, following the colossal opus entitled “Golden Void”, the German quintet stares back into the abyss with five new mantras of roaring occult force, a fiery extended play aptly branded “…of Fathomless Depths”. Diving into deep spheres, one faces penetrating layers of sound, chilling mammoth riffs carrying the weight of the world, whether through vicious heaviness or heart-stirring bursts of melody.
MORIBUND MANTRAS enter the soul of the listener as it surrenders its spirit. “…of Fathomless Depths” marks the first time the group recorded and mixed its songs by themselves and the intensity of the awareness to the detail fully enhances MORIBUND MANTRAS’ vision.
Varied, tense, and highly expressive, these sonic endeavors are manifested through one particularly organic and utterly dynamic rhythmic section which, with the complicity of the riffing electrical storm, casts an aura of dreamy solemnity. On top of such instrumental traits, a voice from the nether regions screams the pressure of human existence, the man’s search for his destiny, guided by his dreams, in eternal pursuit for enlightenment.
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Sinking - Floating
3. The Shimmering Darkness
4. Interlude
5. Shore of Knowledge
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Label: Golden Core Records / Zyx Music
Release Date: 24-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black/Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Ancient Weapon (Sermons of the Chaos Priest)
Nocturnal Reaper (Noise of Thunder)
Richy Backfire (Apocalyptic Shreds from Hell)
Soul Obliterator (Tones of Total Annihilation)
The Doom Lord (Deep Tunes of War)
Tracklist:
1. Doom
2. Kriig
3. Open the Gates
4. Voices of Bitterness
5. Over Your Threshold
6. The Awakening (Chaos Path part I)
7. The Rise of Chaos (Chaos Path part II)
8. Fire Blood Anger Chaos
9. Among Wolves
10. Der Blutmarsch
11. The Living Flame
12. White Kingdom of Ice (an Ancient Story)
13. Hallowed 'til the Downfall
14. Unter Woelfen
15. Dark Times (live)
16. The Living Flame (live)
17. Doom (live)
Chaos Path, the German band that combines the best of Black Metal, Oldschool Thrash Metal, and Heavy Metal, is excited to announce the CD release of their previously only available on vinyl EP "The Awakening" and their debut album "Downfall", both of which feature a powerful, authentic, and honest production.
In addition to the two releases, the CD includes three unreleased live tracks and a 16-page booklet. The exclusive cover artwork for the CD version perfectly captures the essence of Chaos Path's unique sound and style.
Chaos Path's sound is a blend of Nordic Melodic Death/Black Metal and German Thrash Metal, creating a distinctive and impressive brew that can only be described as Chaos Path. The band's focus on "Reduced to the Max" allows them to deliver an authentic and honest sound that is both powerful and captivating.
Chaos Path has been an active part of the metal scene in and around Kassel, as well as the metal underground in general, since their formation in 2016. They have released several EPs and LPs, including "The Awakening" in March 2018 and "Downfall" in September 2019.
The band has undergone some changes in 2020/21, with Soul Oblitarator joining as the new drummer and Nocturnal Reaper becoming the guitarist. The Doom Lord (Bass) also joined the band in November. Currently, Chaos Path is working on their highly anticipated second album, which will be released in all formats on Golden Core/ZYX.
Upcoming shows:
01.04.23 Taunus Metal Meeting, Oberursel
06.05.23 Hell over Halen Festival, Halen
13.05.23 Metal Bash, Neu Wulmstorf (near Hamburg)
18.11.23 at Blackland, Berlin.
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Horror Pain Gore Death Productions is set to release the debut album from Florida's old-school Grindcore juggernauts EDKH. The band's debut, CONSPIRASHIT, is up now for pre-order and will be released on April 21st on CD and Digital formats along with merch.
Formed in 2019, EDKH is rumored to feature members of Orbweaver and Hibernus Mortis, and with their debut, they drop 7 tracks of old-school Grindcore like a DDT onto the cold, hard, concrete. EDKH digs deep into the box of gimmicks to produce a record chock full of furious blast beats, ripping riffage, and lyrical content that explores the more ridiculous conspiracies while asking hard-hitting questions such as “did Epstein kill himself?”, “Is it Italian, or just perverted?”, and “does Tomi Lahren’s carpet match her drapes?”
A
devastating disk of damaged ideas for fans of Repulsion, Terrorizer, Napalm
Death, Carcass, Birdflesh, Professional Wrestling and Alex Jones.
Remember: Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself.
Never Break Kayfabe.
Pre-order the digital album at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/conspirashit
Pre-save this release on Spotify at https://ffm.to/edkh
Listen to the single "Suicided" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2C50ZyCiUQ
T-shirt + CD bundles are available at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/merch/edkh-never-break-kayfabe-t-shirt-cd-bundle
Tracklisting:
1. Suicided
2. Clinton Cash
3. Deploradorable
4. I Like Wrestling (I Live With My 'Ma)
5. It's Not Perverted, It's Italian
6. Sopa
7. I Am Gorilla
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Death metal band OMNICIDAL will release their 1st full length, “THE OMNICIDALIST”, on April 7th 2023 via Non Serviam Records.
OMNICIDAL Comments:
Omnicidal can proudly and finally announce the signing with Non Serviam Records! We are thrilled to present Omnicidal’s first full-length album ‘The Omnicidalist’ through this established and dedicated record label in April 2023. Let the collaboration begin!
Born in 2019 OMNICIDAL - Sebastian "Hravn" Svedlund (ex-Rimfrost), Fredrik Jordanius (ex- Egonaut/Lake Of Tears), Andreas Strandh (ex-Sister Sin) and Jansson "Jansson" Jansson (ex-Devilicious) - intend to manifest the ultimate mix of the old, putrid Swedish chainsaw sound with the slightly more melodic sound of the Gothenburg area.
OMNICIDAL recorded all the backing tracks live at Soundport while vocals and solos were recorded by the band themselves at Jordaniusounds studio in Borås. Mikael MRG Andersson took care of mixing and mastering at Soundport studio.
“The Omnicidalist” will be available on digipack CDand digital.
CD: https://www.non-serviam-records.com/products/omnicidal-the-omnicidalist-digipak
Digital: https://non-serviam-records.bandcamp.com/album/the-omnicidalist
The track listening reads as follows:
1. By Knife
2. WWD
3. The Passenger
4. Cemetary Scream
5. Infernum
6. The Neverborn
7. The Reaping
8. Narcissistic Abuse
9. Ten Shots
10. Slow Decay
Bio
Omnicidal’s foundation was laid back in 2019 when the cosmos intervened and saw Sebastian "Hravn" Svedlund and Fredrik Jordanius respective bands (Rimfrost and Egonaut/Lake of Tears) met their demise at the same time.
Seeing this as a sign the duo took upon themselves to carve a new path together in the name of Death Metal, and together with fellow roadwarriors Andreas Strandh (ex-Sister Sin) and Jansson "Jansson" Jansson (ex-Devilicious) they formed Omnicidal.
The purpose of the band was to manifest the ultimate mix of the old, putrid Swedish chainsaw sound with the slightly more melodic sound of the Gothenburg area and the band quickly gathered momentum with the singles "Let Me In" and "Dreadbringer".
As Covid hit the world, throwing a spanner into all things that could even resemble live gigs and touring, Omnicidal choose the route of pretty much every band and hid away deep down in the catacombs beneath Borås to write songs for a full-length album and in the fall of 2021 the band went to Soundport Studio in Ulricehamn to manifest their debut album.
Omnicidal recorded all the backing tracks live at Soundport while vocals and solos were recorded by the band themselves over at the mythical Jordaniusounds studio in Borås, and after having Mikael MRG Andersson mix and master the album down at Soundport "The Omnicidalist" was born.
In 2022 the band signed with Non Serviam Records and in 2023 the band’s debut album “The Omnicidalist” is released.
OMNICIDAL are:
Sebastian Svedlund - Vocals, guitars
Fredrik Jordanius - Guitars
Andreas Strandh - Bass
Stefan Jansson – Drums
http://www.non-serviam-records.com/
http://www.facebook.com/nonserviamrecords
https://www.facebook.com/Omnicidalofficial
ATTRACTIVE CHAOS – “THE FIRE BETWEEN US”
Label: Independent Release
Release date: April 12th 2023
Line-up:
Emma Elvaston – Lead Vocals
Pietro Paolo Lunesu – Bass and Backing Vocals
Clément Botz – Guitar and Growls
*drums on The Fire Between Us performed by Thomas Calegari
Genre: Melodic Metal
For fans of: Epica | Amaranth | Delain | Within Temptation
The intricacies of love can consume us, as we lose our sense of reality and our dreams are transformed by the dances of the heart. We spin, bewildered by our ever changing roles in the passion play. We burn in the flames of desire and freeze in the cold ashes they can leave behind. So many doors to choose from and so many of them lead to nowhere, to a nothingness more powerful than pain. Yet the music never fails to entice and entrance, because behind one of those countless doorways lies a joy and peace supreme; a hand that will unwind the shroud the world has bound you in and allow your light to shine…
The Fire Between Us, the debut EP from Attractive Chaos explores the wandering, interweaving paths of love and loyalty, desperation and despair with all the musical power and beauty such an overwhelming subject demands. Bringing together the immeasurable talents of bassist Pietro Paolo Lunesu (Even Flow), guitarist Clément Botz (Beneath My Sins) and vocalist Emma Elvaston (Beneath My Sins) in one fabulous elixir of intensely melodic metal, Attractive Chaos is destined to become a revered name amongst devoted fans of the genre. From the unforgettably uplifting chorus of ‘Won And Lost’ to the strength and drama of ‘The Storm’, The Fire Between Us rides the waves of emotion, from love’s exhilarating peaks to its terrifying depths. Emma’s vocals are sublime, combining crystal clarity, rich texture and enveloping warmth while the deft, dextrous string work of Pietro and Clement weave a breathtaking canvas upon which her voice can soar, spiral and dance. Both ‘The Storm’ and ‘Still Here’ also benefit from a melodious guest vocal courtesy of Mario Del Rio Escobedo (Erszebeth, The Dark Star Calling, Alia Tempora), his voice providing a perfect accompaniment to Emma’s diaphanous, golden song. Together they have created an unforgettable listening experience, with the EPs penultimate masterpiece ‘As You Are’ immediately making itself at home in your heart. While The Fire Between Us is a fresh and vibrant piece of work, its melodies feel as if you have known them forever.
Adorned in the ever spectacular artwork of Mickaël Briot of Mythrid Art (Even Flow, In Defilade, Nightmare etc), The Fire Between Us will be released on April 12th, it’s sound polished to a glorious sheen by the mixing and mastering talents of Simone Mularoni (Deathless Legacy, Elvenking, Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody etc). Every aspect of this remarkable debut release has been meticulously crafted and yet still remains imbued with a wonderful sense of life and vitality. The Fire Between Us is undoubtedly one of the melodic metal releases of the year.
www.attractive-chaos.com/
www.facebook.com/attractivechaos
Label: Self-Released
Release Date: February 24th, 2023
Format: Digital, LP, Cassette
Genre: Thrash Metal / Crust Punk
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Peter – Guitar
Dürch – Guitar
Knödgen – Bass
Valentin – Drums
Kurt – Voice & Freibier
For fans of : Sodom, Audio Kollaps, Verrat, Hellhammer, Indian Nightmare, Wolfbrigade, Knife, Rawside
Tracklist:
Das Elend
Schlagwort
Zahnfee
Zelle an Zelle
Schwarze Galeere
Recording info:
Recorded live during 4 hours in Kassel by Tommi G. on a cold November day 2022 Mix and Master by Ben Jones from Leeds / UK (Meth Leppard etc.) from December to February 2023 Cover by Thomas "Necromaniac" Westphal
No click track, No overdubs, No triggers used.
German vocals only - strict anti-racism, anti-fascism, anti-homophobia
German metal-punk band Ranzer is back with their latest demo, "Demophobie," a five-track masterpiece that captures the raw energy of their live performances. Recorded in just four hours in Kassel, the demo is a testament to the band's old-school approach to music-making.
Mix and master wizard Ben Jones from Leeds, UK, has done an incredible job with the sound, bringing out the best in the band's fusion of thrash metal, heavy metal, and crust punk. The result is a sound that's close to Rawside or Audio Kollaps, with hints of Hellhammer, Sodom, and Wolfbrigade.
The cover artwork by Thomas "Necromaniac" Westphal is exclusive, rancid, and disgusting, just like the band's brutal and explicit lyrics. Their no-holds-barred approach to music and life is reflected in their anti-racist, anti-fascist, and anti-homophobic stance.
After a successful limited release of their one-track rehearsal demo CD, "Zahnfee," the band is now ready to take on the world with "Demophobie."
https://www.youtube.com/@ranzer.official
https://linktr.ee/ranzer.band
https://www.facebook.com/RANZERBANDE
Label: Theogonia Records
Release Date: October 1st, 2022
Format: CD, Digital
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
For fans of: Emperor, Ulver, Dimmu Borgir, Varathron, Arcturus.
Country: Greece
Line-up:
N-icΩn – Vocals
Fok S – Guitars
Konstantin Asimakopoulos – Keys
Miltos D – Bass
Chris Duke – Drums
Guest Musicians:
Stefan Necroabyssious of Varathron (Guest vocals on “The Eye and The Flower”)
Kostas Kalampokas of Deathcraeft (Solo on “Remembering Now”)
George Deligiannis (Duduk on “Tree House”)
Panos Asimakopoulos (Guest whispers on “The City of Dreadful Night”)
Tracklist:
The Eye and the Flower (Feat. Stefan Necroabyssious)
Blind Insight
Velvet Meadows
Amor Vedanta
Remembering Now
Tree House
The City of Dreadful Night
Recording Info:
Produced by Kostas Kalampokas and Omenloth. Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Infinite Loop Music Studio, Ioannina, Greece by Kostas Kalampokas.
Greek atmospheric black metal band Omenloth released their self-titled debut album under Theogonia Records on October 1st, 2022. The band consists of experienced members of the Greek metal scene who have been involved in various underground bands and projects over the years.
The album features seven tracks, including "The Eye and the Flower" with guest vocals from Stefan Necroabyssious of Varathron, "Remembering Now" with a solo by Kostas Kalampokas of Deathcraeft, "Tree House" with George Deligiannis on duduk, and "The City of Dreadful Night" with guest whispers by Panos Asimakopoulos.
Fans of Emperor, Ulver, Dimmu Borgir, Varathron, and Arcturus will appreciate Omenloth's unique sound.
https://omenloth.bandcamp.com/album/omenloth
https://www.facebook.com/Omenlothband
Sorrow Enthroned has been gaining a following in the underground metal scene with their unique blend of death metal, black metal, and thrash influences. "The Unquenchable Thirst" is a perfect example of this sound, with its relentless aggression and dark, brooding atmosphere.
Mixed by Sorrow Enthroned and mastered by Jon at Experitone, "The Unquenchable Thirst" promises to be a must-have for fans of Morbid Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Dying Fetus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGtHOZKJz6k
https://www.facebook.com/sorrowenthroned666/
Label: Sun & Moon Records
Release Date: February 10, 2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Ghost ambient/dark ambient
Country: Romania
Tracklist:
1. Space cathedral
2. Wilderness retreat
3. Cabin fever
4. Dark side of the sun
5. Concrete utopia
6. Midnight sky
7. Complete annihilation of joy
8. Stargazers
9. Presence
10. Phantom lights
Koldvoid is a ghost ambient/dark ambient project from Transylvania, Romania that has been active since 2008. Their music is a dark, dramatic and twisted sound collage, influenced by films such as those of Angelo Badalamenti, as well as classic dark ambient artists from Cold Meat Industry. Other influences include Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, John Carpenter, Zombi, Boards of Canada, and Ulver.
Their music is perfect for late, lonely nights - dark ambient, experimental, electronic, and downtempo. It offers an escape to the wilderness with the help of modern technical devices and opens a door to the unknown, which is much more beautiful than the one you are in now.
After releasing several singles and split records, they released their first and only full-length album, "Roadside Ghosts", in 2012 under Valse Sinistre Productions.
www.sunandmoonrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/KoldVoid
Dear Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud to announce “LU-CIPHER-SABBATEAN”, the blood-freezing second full-length album from Swedish black/death industrial beast V:XII (pronounced and read "Five Twelve") a magistral work which adds a new urgency and dimension to the infamous underworld of Scandinavian evil martial dark ambient/industrial made famous by the legendary legacy of Cold Meat Industry and affiliated acts like Brighter Death Now, Mz.412, etc., and later, by its contemporary bastions like Nordvarg and Trepaneringsritualen.
The release has been presented by legendary industrial outlet ReGen
Magazine via an exclusive track premiere of the song “Cyclic
Saturnial”, stating that “drawing sonically on the traditions laid down by
Cold Meat Industry and affiliated acts, the track is an aural representation of
the theory of reptilian beings enslaving humans through the subjugation of
rational thought and instilling mass psychosis over many eons – a
conspiratorial subject that echoes the wider scope of the LU-CIPHER-SABBATEAN
album’s themes of religious and ritualistic power leading to a world drowned in
darkness and dread.” - you can check out their premiere and stream the
song https://regenmag.com/news/regen-premiere-vxii-reveals-first-track-from-sophomore-album-to-be-released-via-sentient-ruin-laboratories/
This crushing new opus is a grueling listening experience that for thirty six minutes imposes complete submission upon the listener, drawing them into a wretched realm of majestic, deconstructed electronics and into an infernal dimension of utter darkness and dread. Perverse, violent and hallucinatory in its every aspect, “LU-CIPHER-SABBATEAN” conjures a lightless abyss of paranoia and ritualized insanity, as it unfolds an ominous concept on the conspiratorial mind devolved into to its worst and most deteriorated form, the religious one. A sense of grim solemnity transpires from the album's ritualistic and almost liturgic pace, evoking a seething feeling of absolute evil as widescreen moments of abysmal dark ambience are violently lacerated by violent, spasmodic proclamations and by an onslaught of cold, bludgeoning martial rhythms and disembodied incantations.
“LU-CIPHER-SABBATEAN” is slated for an April 21 2023 release on LP, CD, MC and digital formats worldwide via Sentient Ruin, and all formats can be pre-ordered now via all our channels.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases.Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
http://sentientruin.com/bands#/vxii
http://sentientruin.com/releases/vxii-lu-cipher-sabbatean
SERPENT OF OLD - “ENSEMBLE UNDER THE DARK SUN”
Genre - Death/Black Metal
Release Date - June 30th, 2023
Record Label - Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of - The Chasm, Ulcerate, Dead Congregation, Engulfed, Grave Miasma, Cruciamentum, Decipher
Serpent of Old from Turkey meld influences from various genres to play an absolutely mesmerizing form of predominantly death/black metal music that does so much more. The music seamlessly transitions from ambitious progressive riffing to parts that are dark and doomy, even indulging in fiery solos and doleful tunes that showcase their emotional depth. A multi-faceted beast, it keeps changing things up without betraying the true nature; everything is intuitively done and executed to perfection. It's the only way Serpent of Old are able to write songs that are almost 10 mins long and retain your interest throughout the duration. It's a complex album that you can easily get lost in without feeling disoriented. And that's reason enough for you to keep revisiting it over and over again and invariably discover new facets each time. This is a fantastic, highly accomplished album that is easily one of the highlights in recent times.
Line up
Ozan Gürbüz - Vocals
Atakan Güçlü - Guitars
Doğa Tarhan - Guitars
Yalaz Öner - Bass
Kerem Kaan - Drums
Artwork by Santiago Caruso
Track list
1. The Sin Before The Great Sin
2. Unsaturated Hunger and Esoteric Lust
3. The Fall
4. Virtue of the Devil in His Loins
5. From the Impending Dusk
6. Idiosyncrasy
https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords
https://www.facebook.com/serpentofoldtr
Thanks everyone! Kunal Choksi (label owner)Transcending Obscurity Records
NEWS 18.3.2023
Label: Eastern Hammer Production
Release Date: 01-03-2023
Format: Digital, LP
Genre: Black/Folk Metal
For fans of : Rotting Christ, Negura Bunget, Arkona, Drudkh, Nokturnal Mortum...
Country: Canada
Line-up:
Stanislav Stefanovski (Ültra Raptör, The Lightbringer ex- Phosphorus, ex-Angelfall, ex-Dépérir, ex-Sacrementor): Vocals
Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard (The Lightbringer, Tales of Destiny): Lead Guitar
Simon Vaillancourt-Girard (The Lightbringer Tales of Destiny): Drums
Wayne Barr (ex-Dépérir): Bass
Cindy Tecca: Keyboards
Samuel Paré (Ültra Raptör, ex-Kaotik, ex-Metalord): Rhythm Guitar
Fanny Grenier (The Lightbringer, ex-Iron Trap): Guest Vocals
Tracklist:
Черна песен
Canadian black/folk metal band Цар Стангра (Tsar Stangra) is set to release their new single, "Черна песен" on March 1, 2023, through Eastern Hammer Production. The single's name translates to "Black/Dark Song" in Bulgarian and features lyrics by Bulgarian poet Dimcho Debelyanov.
The band used the life and death metaphors of the poem to create a concept around the single, as depicted in the accompanying image. The artwork features a dead Haiduk with roses emerging from his injured entrails, lying on a valley of roses, symbolizing the Valley of Roses of Bulgaria. The Bulgarian flag is formed by the white sky, green mountains, and red valley. Some of the ancient Slavic pagan gods are also depicted in the clouds of the sky, watching the dead hero. The motif used for the frame is the life motif.
Recorded and mixed by Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard at Holywaves Studio, Sainte-Tite-Des-Caps, Quebec, Canada during the fall of 2021, "Черна песен" is a dark and epic black/folk metal dance song that has its small solo attack/rock star moment, which may please fans of Eastern European music at large.
The band is currently looking for a label to support their music, and "Черна песен" will be available in both digital and LP formats. Don't miss out on this unique musical experience.
https://www.facebook.com/TsarStangra
Dear
fans of hard metal on physical media! Greetings from Czech Republic. Here is
Petr from PAŘÁTSHOP, PAŘÁT MAGAZINE and PAŘÁT PRODUCTIONS.
The online shop is associated with the Pařát metal magazine and the Pařát Productions record label. Pařátshop was established in the spring of 2013, while the Pařát magazine was founded in January 2000 and Pařát Productions originated in 2008. The entire operation of Pařátshop is handled by only one person. Since 2000, I have been doing this activity and everything around metal, including the Pařát magazine, as a hobby, not a job, in the evenings and at nights. Each year, I pack several thousand packages and send out hundreds and hundreds of parcels of various sizes all over the world.
Ordered goods are most often shipped within 24 hours after the payment for the order. From abroad, only paypal payments are accepted. All goods are shipped from the Czech Republic abroad (except for Slovakia) as a parcel via the national carrier Czech Post. Immediately after the parcel is sent, all information about the consignment - its photo, tracking number and link for tracking the parcel movement - will be sent to your email.
I will be glad if you like Pařátshop. For this year we are preparing many releases of Czech bands on CD, LP and MC. I will be glad if you follow these activities.
If you have time, browse through the Pařátshop https://paratshop.cz/
https://www.facebook.com/ParatMagazine
US death metal band SORROW ENTHRONED recently released their latest single, "CONSTRICTED UPON THE THROAT OF THE LAMB", which has already seen great success. Lead vocalist David Lee shared the creative process behind the new release and how it fits into the band's overall discography and evolution as artists.
According to Lee, "I have been deep into songwriting the past several months and this song materialized around October/November of 2022 from jamming. I initially came up with the tremolo chorus riff and built around that. I have been going for a more death metal feel and this song shows the beginning of that progression."
The song, with its suffocating and brutal sound, is about Satan in the form of the snake as the avenger of our world as he hunts down and dismantles every doing of Christ. Lee explains the deeper symbolic meaning behind the song, stating that "those of us in the underbelly of society who are parts of the body of the serpent are waiting through countless reincarnations for the time to destroy Christian run societies."
About how the new release fits into the band's overall discography and evolution as artists, Lee shares that "this single has already been more successful than all of my other releases and it is a great representation of where the band is heading. The previous EP, 'To Profane the Light of God' entered into death metal territory as well, but this next album goes even deeper. I am not sure if the new single will be included on the album or not as the rest of the songs are much different."
Lee hopes that fans will connect with the message of the song, which is about the need to reset the balances and devour the godhead in its proper time. He believes that "patriarchal and Christian societies are ruining what humanity truly is" and that "we should be more connected with nature and the forces of our universe, but that is frowned upon by societies now due to weak and unintelligent people rising to power and influencing future generations. Luckily there is an equalizing force, which they fear more than death itself, which resets the balances and devours the godhead in its proper time, since one of the interpretations of the serpent is time itself."
In conclusion, Sorrow Enthroned's latest single, "Constricted Upon the Throat of the Lamb", showcases the band's evolution towards a more death metal feel and Lee's deeper, symbolic meaning behind the song. Fans can expect even more brutal and aggressive sounds in their upcoming album, which Lee believes will be a representation of where the band is heading.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGtHOZKJz6k
https://www.facebook.com/sorrowenthroned666/
Chicago-based, one-man melodic death/doom band DREAMS OF GRAY has released a lyric video for "Life In Gray." The track comes off the band's debut EP, THE WORLD AFTER.
Watch
the video now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KF2sPgOb9U
Featuring three epic tracks, The World After seamlessly blends elements of melodic thrash, death, doom, and traditional heavy metal.
The World After is now available on CD and digital formats at https://dreamsofgray.bandcamp.com/releases
The EP is streaming on Spotify.
Track list:
1) Performance V Justice
2) Life in Gray
3) The World After
DREAMS OF GRAY is Luis Rivera (Vocals/Guitars). The band was formed almost by accident, as Rivera was piecing together ideas while unable to actively perform and record music. When Rivera was ready to record in 2022, he enlisted the help of friends and guest musicians to play drums and bass and help bring his vision to life.
Rivera is also the vocalist/guitarist for Chicago area band Abolisher. Abolisher has been inactive over the last decade but is planning a new album soon. The band was active in the Chicago area, recording and gigging from 1995-2007 and received many positive reviews including in Metal Maniacs and Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles. Abolisher is where Rivera initially honed his skills as a vocalist and guitarist. Years later in DREAMS OF GRAY, he continues to grow as a musician and songwriter.
DREAMS OF GRAY seeks to express Rivera’s musical ideas at this particular point in time. The music draws from many influences. Each song has a unique flavor but also a signature sound. They are equal parts heavy and memorable, with countless complex ideas woven in between. The lyrical content is deeply personal, dealing with contemporary issues as well as grief, loss, and acceptance. The World After EP is just the beginning with many more songs ready to be recorded.
www.instagram.com/dreamsofgray
Lysergic, transcendent doom ritual. Purveyors of the eternal riff.
MEGALITH LEVITATION invite you to return, deeper into their lysergic
world. Take the trip through a never-ending dirge of sulphuric doom riffs
and monastic chant.
“Void Psalms” (2021) was widely regarded as a worthy album in the genre. Yet “Obscure Fire” truly eclipses the highs previously reached.
Blending the familiar MEGALITH LEVITATION sound with a more refined focus, pulsating driving crushing rhythms carry the smoke-filled guitar lines into their endless oblivion.
“Obscure Fire” is the finest MEGALITH LEVITATION material to date - and deserves to escalate the band into the realms of the doomed elite.
Tracklist:
01. Obscure Fire
02. Of Silence
03. Descending
04. Into the Depth
05. Of Eternal Doom
MEGALITH LEVITATION materialized from the eternal void and acid vapors of Chelyabinsk, Russia in April 2016 to bare their psalms into this world. The servitors of the cult were chosen: SAA - Sermons & Fuzzmagic, KKV - Thunderbass, PAN - Skullhammers and until now remain unchanged. The debut full-length album "Acid Doom Rites" was released in September 2019 digitally on [addicted label] (No Name). In November Hymns of Apocalypse released the CD.
In 2020, the band released a split with Dekonstruktor. The digi CD edition came out via the British label Aestethic Death. Truly hypnotic atmospheric stuff from both bands.
Spring 2021 marked a return to concert activity. Concerts in support of Il and Bitch Meat took place in the Ural region and the band appeared at big festivals such as Joy 5 and Shallow Grave 5.
On October 1st, 2021, the second album "Void Psalms" was released via Aestethic Death (CD), Pestis Insaniae (cassette) and digitally by [addicted label]. During the past year MEGALITH LEVITATION worked on the recording of a new album. "Obscure Fire" will be released on March 31st, 2023 via Aesthetic Death (digi CD), Sounds of Karachun (tape) and [addicted label] (digital).
https://www.aestheticdeath.com/
https://www.facebook.com/aestheticdeath.uk/
https://megalithlevitation.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/megalithlevitation
WESELE – “ FINE DE SIÈCLE”
Release Date: May 15th, 2023
Label: Underground Kvlt Records
Format: CD, digital
Genre: Atmospheric/depressive post-black metal
Country: Poland
Line-up:
Rafal Chruscicki
Tracklist:
1. Dom
2. Klątwa
3. Człowiek
4. Pustka
5. Wieczność
6. Studnia
Polish solo project WESELE is making waves in the atmospheric/depressive post-black metal scene with their unique sound, and Underground Kvlt Records is excited to collaborate with them on the release of their upcoming album "Fine de siècle." The album promises to be a powerful and personal expression of the artist, Rafal Chruscicki, and a departure from the norm.
The first single from the album, "Pustka," is a hauntingly beautiful and introspective track, accompanied by a visually stunning video that perfectly complements the music.
Pre-orders for "Fine de siècle" are now available on Bandcamp and Odium Rex's webshop, and the album promises to be a must-have for fans of atmospheric/depressive post-black metal.
Watch the video for "Pustka" on YouTube and experience the artistic vision of WESELE: https://youtu.be/ktIuUvXJZgY
https://odiumrex.com/webshop
www.facebook.com/weseleblackmetal
French (in)glorious metal/death/thrash bastards EXHORTED re-released and streamed latest album 'OLD BASTARDS
"Exhorted's album is a masterclass in melodic metal. Be sure not to miss their live show - The Album tracks but ten times more powerful Live" (The Metal Mag)
FFO: Arch Enemy;
Machine Head; Lamb Of God; Loudblast, Decapitated; Gojira; Kataklysm...
As announced a couple of weeks ago : about 15 months after the first and limited but successful release of the album on their domestic market, French (in)glorious metal/death/thrash bastards Exhorted just gave a second life to their debut full-length effort 'Old Bastards Never Die' with a worldwide re-release on both physical and digital formats.
In addition to the official re-release news, the band also shared the whole effort for free streaming on https://exhortedmetalband.bandcamp.com/album/old-bastards-never-die-2
Stream the full album on your favorite platform : https://bfan.link/old-bastards-never-die
...For the record...
Formed at the end of the year 2018, Exhorted is the sum of talents from experiented French musicians sharin the same tastes for metal music.
A couple of months later the birth of the band, the four musicians began the work on several death-metal/thrash songs before starting to record these at the beginning on 2020.
Step by step, because of the Covid-10 pandemic, Exhorted - with the help of Kevin Paradis (Benighted) on drums - put nine gargantuan death thrash metal in the box and then sent the results to Oli Beaudoin in order to put the finish touch on the album (production, mixing and mastering).
In Fall 2021, the band unleashed its beast as 'limited release' before to give it a second life at the beginning on 2023
Watch the official music video of "We Are Bound" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHUNNrPFIyA
Label: Floga Records
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 13-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Thrash Metal
For fans of: KREATOR, TESTAMENT, SODOM, SUICIDAL ANGELS
Country: Greece
Line-up:
Bass - Achilleas Theoktistou
Vocals - Chris Ntelis
Guitars - Dimitris Kontogiannis
Drums - Michalis Zounarakis
Tracklist:
The Divine Infinity
God Of Hate
Herald Of Pain
Merciless
Prisoner
Consume-Obey
Murder
Welcome To Hell
No Turning Back
Soul Collector
After 6 years of recording absence, Riffobia are back, fully grown and stronger than ever!
Our 3rd album (self-titled) is a fact and we are very happy that it will be released through Floga Records!
Stay tuned...
After six long years, Riffobia is back and better than ever! The wait has been worth it as their third self-titled album is finally set to be released through Floga Records. This album showcases the growth and strength of the band, and fans of thrash metal can expect nothing but the best.
The album was recorded by the band themselves and features top-notch drum recordings by Milt Argyriou at Animal Farm Studios. The mixing and mastering was expertly done by Achilleas Kalantzis at Suncord Audiolab. The band photos were captured by George Befas, while the cover art was created by Stan W.Decker and the layout was designed by RA.Design.
The release date for Riffobia is set for March 13th, 2023 and will be available in both digital and CD formats. The band hails from Greece and fans of Kreator, Testament, Sodom, and Suicidal Angels will definitely want to check out this new album.
https://www.youtube.com/@riffobia
https://riffobia1.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RiffobiaBand
ABERRATED – “ TWISTED FORMS “
Label: Lifeless Chasm
Records
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 27-01-2023
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette
Genre: Progressive Death Metal
For fans of :Malignancy, Afterbirth and Thætas
Country: United States
Line-up:
Patrick Hawkins (also member of Needlepusher and Thætas) - Guitar & Bass
Vinny Padovano - Drums
Cory Monster (also member of Thætas) Vocals (Tracks 1 to 4)
Tracklist:
1. Legions
2. Tracers
3. Five Clicks
4. Moonlit Immolation
5. Legions [Instrumental]
6. Tracers [Instrumental]
7. Five Clicks [Instrumental]
8. Moonlit Immolation [Instrumental]
"Twisted Forms" by Aberrated is the latest release from the progressive death metal band hailing from the United States. This new EP showcases the band's unparalleled creativity and inventiveness, and is a testament to the continued growth and evolution of the genre.
Memorable clashing of complicated riffs, ever-changing gnarled drum grooves, and transitions are paired with a rightfully monstrous vocal performance, creating a truly unforgettable experience. The EP is further elevated by well-thought acoustic passages, surprising melodic fills, and solos.
The release of "Twisted Forms" is already out and available in digital, CD, and cassette formats. It is being released through Lifeless Chasm Records. Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of this experimental audio journey and support the artists who have the bravery to push boundaries and create such innovative work.
https://www.facebook.com/lifelesschasmrecords
https://www.facebook.com/AberratedLI
Dear Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud to announce that German ritualistic black/death metal warlords CH'AHOM officially join Sentient Ruin, and to celebrate this unholy alliance we're proud to bring you the "CAMAZOTZ CULT" limited edition career-encompassing cassette tape compilation of the band's entire discography to this day, spanning all the band's long sold out demo tapes from 2016 to 2021, repackaged and remastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios into a glorious one-hour long onslaught of total sonic savagery.
This
vast and comprehensive restored retrospective both anticipates
Ch'ahom's new
era forthcoming (with the imminent release of their first official EP
and first
official full-length album which will follow shortly thereafter) and
revisits
the origins and existence so far of one of the most barbaric and
animalistic
entities to have appeared in the German extreme metal underground in
recent
years. The eighteen bludgeoning tracks here presented show us the band
developing
their sound and concept over a five-year span of cryptic obscurity,
reworking
the legendary warcraft of bestial black/death/grind legends
like Beherit, Sadogoat, Blasphemy, Sarcófago and Proclamation into
an occult and esoteric canvas exploring exotic ancient war cults and
death
rituals from pre-Columbian South and Central America. The end result is
a
gruesome terrorscape in which ancient visions of violence, ritualism,
mysticism
and bloodshed are joined into a ruthless aural assault of total
black/death
chaos and destruction. The feral aura and lawless primitivism seen on
these
tracks is further exalted by a raw and blown out production quality
which has
given a unique and appropriate character to the music through a
methodic
approach clearly descended from a punk and DIY culture which has vastly
enhanced and characterized the superb vision and uniqueness behind the
cult of
Ch'ahom and its uncompromising craft.
Tracks 1-7 from the "The Raid of the Tzitzimime" demo tape (2016)
Tracks 8-10 from the "Oblation" demo tape (2016)
Tracks 11-13 from the "Path to Ixtab" demo tape (2018)
Tracks 14-18 from the "Lustfully Sinning for Death Metal" demo tape (2021)
"Camazotz Cult" is slated for an April 7 2023 official release date worldwide via Sentient Ruin, and both digital and cassette tape formats are now pre-orderable via all our channels.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases. Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
http://sentientruin.com/releases/chahom-camazotz-cult
http://sentientruin.com/bands#/chahom
NEWS 11.3.2023
Label: Reality Fade Records
Release date: march 3rd 2023
Genre: Slam/Brutal Death Metal
For fans of: Cerebral Incubation | Analepsy | Engutturalment Cephaloslamectomy | Gorevent
In the dark places, down the filth strewn alleyways, amongst the rot and decay beneath the bridges, in the subway tunnels and sewers where the shadows never lift and the stench never dissipates…they live. They fornicate and feast in the needles and the rats. They prey upon the missing, the frightened and alone, gorging on their flesh and basking in their pain. They dance their ritual dances in the mud and blood and bones, but they have forgotten who and what they are. Hopelessly absorbed in purposeless, perpetual desecration…deformed and soulless…the lost children of degradation.
Colpocleisis, the UK’s kings of slamming death metal depravity have returned with their second full length album, Elegant Degradation, featuring eleven tracks of primitive, gutter dwelling sickness. Following on from the vicious Human Dignity Violated EP (2020) Colpocleisis have continued their voyage into the darkest depths of human existence, forcing their way even further into the fetid crevices inhabited by those whose spirit has been slaughtered by continual exposure to the worst that mankind can offer. Cataclysmic riffs and the most inhuman vocal exhortations imaginable, drums that are attacked with a savagery bordering on the psychopathic and a bass presence that threatens to invoke total internal collapse. Be it the furious assault of ‘Evangenital Obliteration’, the repugnant, choking sludge of ‘Degrade’ or the bewildering insanity of ‘Flagellating At The Slab’, Elegant Degradation is not for those with a delicate disposition or a weak stomach. Only the most intrepid explorers of the horror that dwells beneath the shining veneer of civilisation need apply.
An eye-opening, ear destroying slab of slam, Elegant Degradation will be unleashed through Reality Fade Records on March 3rd. Housed in the gloriously nightmare inducing artwork of Daniel Francisco, mixed and mastered at Januaryo Hardy’s Insidious Soundlab (Stabbing, Brodequin, Anal Stabwound etc) and featuring guest vocal appearances from Chris Butterworth (Crepitation), Neil Hudson (ex-Gutworm), Mat Davies (.357 Homicide) and Jake Gamble (.357 Homicide) this album is the complete package, the ultimate expression of corrosive, grotesque slam. Welcome to the pit of putrescence…abandon hope, all who enter here.
Line-up:
Jon Burr - Vocals
Joe Mortimer - Bass
Ste Moses - Guitar
Lewis Candlin - Drums
www.realityfade.com
www.facebook.com/colpocleisis/
Today
we´re happy to anounnce that preorders for our next release HATEBREED -
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Releasedate: 07.04.2023
Demons Run Amok is happy to announce another Shape Vinyl in our upcoming Shape Vinyl Series. We´re excited to offer this adorable collectors items of Metal and Hardcore Kings HATEBREED!
HONOR NEVER DIES and OWN YOUR WORLD are taken from the album "The Divinity Of Purpose" an unapologetic, furious and fiercely catchy cluster of tracks that perfectly and pit-worthily marry metal with hardcore.
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Mexican death metal band ANCIENT SPECIES is excited to announce the release of their latest single, "INTO THE DEPTHS OF JEZERO". The track is now available on all major streaming platforms and marks the band's first new music release since their 2021 EP "Primordial Apocalypse".
"Into the Depths of Jezero" is a hard-hitting track that showcases Ancient Species' signature sound of brutal death metal. The song features relentless drumming, guttural vocals, and intricate guitar work, taking listeners on a dark journey into the unknown depths of Jezero. The track explores themes of cosmic horror and the mysteries of the universe.
In
a statement, Ancient Species expressed their excitement to share their new
music with fans and metalheads worldwide. "We're thrilled to release
our new single 'Into the Depths of Jezero'. It's a song that we've poured our
hearts and souls into, and we hope it resonates with our fans and listeners. We
can't wait to unleash more music and share our passion for death metal with the
world."
You can listen to "Into the Depths of Jezero" at this location: https://open.spotify.com/album/4zfFQcDdkl1sOu2XU7k7Xz?si=n0iYl9EhRrCDDHK11Yc98w
Formed in 2015, Ancient Species has quickly become one of the most promising death metal bands in Mexico. With their unique sound and dynamic live performances, the band has gained a loyal following in the local metal scene and beyond.
For fans of Dying Fetus, Belphegor, and Death, "Into the Depths of Jezero" is the result of Ancient Species' hard work and passion for music. "We have tried to create a powerful and emotional sound that reflects our vision of life and the world around us. We are very proud of the final result and we can't wait to share this song with our fans and the international audience."
Tag VAULT LAB on your social shares!
To listen to "Into the Depths of Jezero" and stay up-to-date on Ancient Species' latest news and releases, visit the band's official website and social media pages:
https://ancientspecies.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ancientspecies/
This
spring Europe will be hit by one of the heaviest tours of recent years,
as Unique Leader recording artists OMOPHAGIA join
forces with death metal deities Nile for a continent crossing
campaign under the banner of the VILE NILOTIC RITES EUROPEAN TOUR
2023. Beginning in Flensborg, Germany on April 4th, the mamoth tour
will then descend upon Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland,
Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and
the Czech Republic, before returning to Poland for a final show on May 7th.This
is not the first time that Omophagia and Nile have toured together, having
combined with Hate Eternal for the Vile Desolate Sands Tour of
2019. Speaking about this latest renewing of live hostilities Omophagia have
commented...
"It may have seemed a bit quiet in the Omophagia camp recently, but you all know that doesn't mean we haven't been hard at work behind the scenes - and things are about to get busy! We're proud to announce that we are going to be touring once again with the one and only Nile! Thank you to Nile and to our sisters and brothers at Massive Music for making this happen. We can't wait to see you all on the road!"
Omophagia are marking their tour announcement with the release of a new video for the track 'All For None', which is featured on their critically acclaimed latest album REBIRTH IN BLACK, which was released through Unique Leader on September 16th last year. The song itself is a call to action, urging people to wake up to the dire situation that our society now finds itself in, while the video, in the band's words, offers a chance to see Omophagia "in action, with full energy and power!" You can see the video now at the Unique Leader YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqH-gKmgLzQ
Heed the Omophagia battle cry and prepare yourself for the Vile Nilotic Rites tour - coming to your town soon!
https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rebirth-in-black
https://www.facebook.com/Omophagia
One-man atmospheric black metal project YAGON is pleased to announce the signing of a deal with Wormholedeath Records for the reissue of the EP "A Raven's Tale." Originally produced, mixed, and mastered by Jaroslav Celujko of Jaro Sound, the EP will be made available to a wider audience on March 31st, 2023 via Wormholedeath Records.
Band
Statement
I am proud to announce that atmospheric/black/doom metal – Yagon - signed with Wormholedeath. The new EP – A Raven's Tale will be released under their wings. Since a very young age, I have breathed and lived black metal. My greatest inspiration and influence have been – atmospheric/epic/doom metal – Mist of Misery, epic metal – Summoning, and doom metal – Rapture. These bands captured the very essence of sadness in my opinion and brought their stories to a musical stage.
At last, my dreams to rise and spread sorrow and great music have come true. Wormholedeath is giving me the opportunity to fulfill my destiny to leave my footprint as an artist.
As a one-man band, I used my deepest emotions, self-learned playing skills, unique vocal sounds, and thousands of hours of listening to deep and filled with sorrow musical masterpieces to finally create my own path. My goal is to express my most personal inner thoughts and give my music life.
Yagon is working on a new full album. My greatest wish is to recruit talents that will "speak" my language and join me to on my dark journey.
Tracklist
1)A Raven's Tale
2)Kindred Souls
3)Cassiel - A Fallen Angel
4)Shadow and Light
5)This Mortal Grasp
Yagon draws inspiration from atmospheric, epic, and doom metal, with influences such as Mist of Misery, Summoning, and Rapture. Yagon is passionate about capturing the essence of sadness and bringing it to life through his music. "A Raven's Tale" EP is a perfect example of this, featuring a unique blend of atmospheric black metal that is both melancholic and haunting.
As a one-man band, Yagon has poured his deepest emotions, self-taught playing skills, and unique vocal sounds into his music, resulting in a unique sound that is both deeply personal and resonant with fans of the genre. With the support of Wormholedeath Records, Yagon now has the opportunity to share his music with a wider audience and fulfill his destiny as an artist.
Yagon is currently working on a new full album and is seeking out talented musicians who share his passion for dark, sorrowful music. His goal is to recruit fellow travelers who can "speak" his language and join him on his musical journey.
www.youtube.com/@yagonofficial4873
www.facebook.com/Yagonband
WHORE OF BETHLEHEM – “RITUAL OF HOMICIDE”
Label: Comatose Music
Release date: march 24th 2023
Genre: Blackened Brutal Death Metal
For fans of: Morbid Angel | Deicide | Devangelic | Oath Of Damnation
On the altars of fire their flesh shall be incinerated and their souls bound in chains. I shall separate the sin-ridden, transient shell from the eternal essence through the application of agony; a purity of pain that will consume the mundanity of sanity as surely as it opens the skin and shatters the bones. There is meaning beyond the understanding of the human herd in my divine dissections, power too great for their faltering hearts in my glorious ritual of homicide!
Returning from the darkness, from the silent shadows, with their first full length album in six long years come Austin, Texas’ Whore Of Bethlehem. Ritual Of Homicide is an outpouring of black blasphemy and bloodstained brutality to shake the pillars of faith. Riffs twisted into agonised, abhorrent forms, guitar leads that scream with the pain of tortures unimaginable, drums that blast with infernal power and a voice torn from the unseen depths of the abyss – each element bound together with nails, thorns and sacrilege. From the irresistible intricacies of ‘Vermin’ to the spirit burning thrill of ‘Sermon Of The Malignant Spirit’, Ritual Of Homicide is a masterful album that holds fast to the hallowed forms of classic death metal while striding purposefully into the realms of sheer sonic extremity, with a heart sworn to the black and a soul pledged to hell. Rarely does such formidable force combine with such harrowing melody and fearsome atmosphere. Concluding with current single, ‘Pseudochrist’, Ritual Of Homicide is the sound of utter, irredeemable damnation.
While Whore Of Bethlehem’s second album, the indisputably excellent Extinguish The Light, was branded “truly sinister and monstrous” by Antichrist Magazine, that fine album pales into insignificance when placed next to the infernal majesty of Ritual Of Homicide. Released on March 24th through Comatose Music, this album is a definitive demonstration of the power of brutal death metal combined with the might, the dark arts of black metal. Prepare to offer up your souls to the lords of the pit and kneel before the Whore Of Bethlehem!
Line-up:
James VanDenBerg - Vocals
Alan Berryman - Bass
Ryan Sylvie - Guitar
Phil King - Guitar
Sam Axelrad - Drums
www.comatosemusic.com
www.whoreofbethlehem.com
www.facebook.com/wobethlehem
After the succes of our compilation serie 'SOUNDS OF HELL' featering only bands from The Netherlands and Belgium, we are now expanding these series. Sounds of Hell goes worldwide!
If your band is interested in taking part of this compilation, send an email to helldiest@outlook.be
Thank you Erik Hell
https://www.helldiest.com/
Since
2016, Germany’s have been steadily perfect an addicting style of blackened
speed metalpunk, all guided by the iron fist of mainman Equinox. Come 2021’s
fourth full-length Infernal Power, Equinox expanded LUCIFUGE to a
full lineup, and it paid off in spades: the band’s first album under the banner
of DYING VICTIMS capped this signature sound with power and applomb, exuding a
new professionalism that somehow sounded dirtier than ever.
And as forecasted last year by their short ‘n’ sweet split with Italian comrades BUNKER 66, LUCIFUGE continue to spit-shine that sound with Monoliths of Wrath. Immediately upon pressing “play” on this fifth full-length, it becomes clear that Equinox and crew are taking their sound in a newer but no-less-parallel direction. Unapologetically more technical than their more idiomatic “metalpunk” past, LUCIFUGE’s latest LP is not lacking for speed – in fact, it’s FASTER – but this much-more-directly thrash-oriented record takes sonic cues from classic Sodom, Kreator, Exodus, and of course Slayer. Thankfully, we’re still entrenched in the ‘80s here, but more accurately 1987 rather than 1984. Likewise, the evil, blasphemic, and anti-religious themes are retained throughout the whole record, but Monoliths of Wrath sees LUCIFUGE integrating some almost-atmospheric black metal passages in between. So, while it definitely follows from the aforementioned full-length and split, Monoliths of Wrath involves much more complex song structures overall, which are given maximum power through the production: full-bodied and “pro” but hardly soft, LUCIFUGE’s first foray into a proper recording studio (rather than the practice room) makes a huge difference in highlighting their new dynamics and tempo variation. Oh, and did we mention the BREAKDOWNS? Seriously, this is a timewarp to ‘87, in the best possible way!
So, a blast from the past, but diffently: LUCIFUGE have truly nailed their own sound and direction with Monoliths of Wrath.
Line-up:
Equinox - everything
From Bremen, Germany.
Release date: april 28th 2023
Release info:
Regular gatefold LP edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special gatefold LP edition on gold colored vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard, download code and patch.
CD with sticker and obi.
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
VOMITHEIST - “NEKROFVNERAL”
Genre - Death Metal
Release Date - May 19th, 2023
Record Label - Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of: Crawl, Feral, Dismember, Black Breath, Grave, Carnage, Autopsy, Abscess, Bloodbath
Swiss death metal band Vomitheist are the latest purveyors of sick, festering death metal that imbibe the best elements of the classic death metal bands and give the music a twisted interpretation of their own. They somehow manage to blend the HM-2 driven Swedish death metal sound with the ugly, slimey sound propagated by the likes of American bands such as Autopsy and make it work exceedingly well. Vomitheist take their time to flesh out their compositions, making the riffs punchy and nasty, and ensuring that they stick out rather than get lost in the miasma of cosmetic distortion. The music of Vomitheist works on the basis of excellent songwriting alone; the rest is bonus. Truth is, on their debut full length itself, they have nailed it all - substance, sound, aesthetics - and delivered the complete package. Despite oozing with filth, the sound upholds the crunchiness and possesses enough clarity to allow for each note to be deciphered. It's topped off with equally sickening artworks by Aesthetik Art which have been utilized here to provide the best merch options, including a fitting beige coloured one. It's nigh impossible to fault this release - where this kind of death metal goes, this is as good as it gets.
Line up
Gubler - Bass, Vocals
Yänä - Guitars
Wöhrle - Drums
Artwork by Aesthetisk Art
Track
list
1. Strangled by Entrails 03:56
2. Epidemic Disembowelment 04:34
3. Horrific Bloodshed 01:45
4. Morbid Decomposition 03:33
5. Putrefaktor 03:45
6. Symbiotic Putrefaction 03:50
7. Chapel of Abhorrent Reek and Festering Slime 00:49
8. Tormenting Fungal Infestation 05:16
9. Gut Asphyxiation 03:46
10. NekroFvneral 01:22
11. Carnivorous Cult 12:22
https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords
https://www.facebook.com/Vomitheist
Thanks everyone! Kunal Choksi (label owner)Transcending Obscurity Records
Dear Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud to announce the release of "KILL YOUR BOSS", the brand new album by Industrial Metal/Power Electronics insurgent 8 HOUR ANIMAL, which arrives almost two years after introducing the band to the masses via its 2021 debut offering “Resigner”.
"Kill Your Boss" has been introduced via underground transversal music blog Everything Is Noise via an exclusive stream of the track “Grind Down”, stating that the track “flourishes through destructive leanings, living up to its name fully by being a colossal wheel of noise grinding down everything on its path and pissing on the remaining fine powder, only to sculpt it into a dismal statue with serpentinous mile-long tentacles sprawling forth from where its head should be.” - you can can check out the feature and track https://everythingisnoise.net/premieres/get-pulverised-by-the-absolute-carnage-of-8-hour-animals-grind-down/
With new full-length album "Kill Your Boss", the New York state-based solo artist subverter takes its concept of absolute abjection and rejection for society via violent, home made, aural deconstructionism to new reality-shattering heights. An onslaught of heavy rhythmics and cold sequences assaults the listener while concepts like societal alienation, industrial exploitation, rogue capitalism, and depersonalization through modern day slavery are driven home and pounded into the listener's mind through an escapable power electronics assault armored with a sheath of grinding guitars as thick as concrete. The souls of defining acts in the industrial legacy like Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Godflesh, Controlled Bleeding, :Wumpscut:, Wolf Eyes, Skullflower, Incapacitants, and Coil are reaped from the fabric of musical transformation and re-funneled into a violent dysmorphic mutation where all their extremities are exalted and an obsession with violence, nihilism and acts of self-destruction become the defining shaping medium of five long, immense, obsessive and bludgeoning anthems to the choice of non-existence in the face of servitude
“Kill Your Boss” is slated for a March 17 2023 release on MC/digital formats worldwide via Sentient Ruin, with all formats now preorderable via all our channels.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases.Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
http://sentientruin.com/releases/8-hour-animal-kill-your-boss
http://sentientruin.com/bands#/8-hour-animal
BONJOUR TRISTESSE – „AGAINST LEVIATHAN“
The
third BONJOUR TRISTESSE album paints an extremely bleak picture of the
dystopian reality of our time from an unusual perspective. It can be seen as an
angry and passionate critique of the industrialized world
we are living in. At the centre is the conflict between modern
humanity and nature.
Nathanael, as the sole songwriter and interpreter, gives full rein to his rage and thus creates a rollercoaster of emotions. The album is also the first part of a two-part cycle, which has a conceptual thread running through it. Raw violence goes hand in hand with a feeling for melodies, whereby the pendulum of BONJOUR TRISTESSE often swings towards frenzy and at the same time transports an oppressive feeling with plaintive-manic vocals. The title "Against Leviathan" and some purposefully placed quotes give the album a slightly poetic note despite all the rage.
Good to know
Nathanael is active with Heretoir, among others.
The album is the first part of a two-album cycle.
The next two albums are already largely finished.
LP cover white, other formats with black cover.
Musicians
Nathanael - All instruments
Discography
2010 Par Un Sourire
2018 Your Ultimate Urban Nightmare
2023 Against Leviathan
https://www.facebook.com/BonjourTristesseofficial
NEWS 25.2.2023
An einem kalten Frühjahrstag im Jahr 1986 haben sich vier
junge Metalenthusiasten entschlossen, eine eigene Band zu gründen. Der Name der
Band, CONVICTORS, wurde als Eigenkreation schnell gefunden. Die
Musiker der noch jungen CONVICTORS wurden stark von Bands wie Possessed,
Kreator, Destruction, Sodom, Slayer und Messiah inspiriert. Seit dem ersten
Demotape "The Last Judgement" aus dem Jahr 1986 erspielte sich die
Band in dieser Zeit eine ansehnliche lokale Fangemeinde. 1988, bereits zwei
Jahre nach Gründung der Band, legte man die Instrumente zur Seite und genoss
die Zeit als Metalfans
20 Jahre später, im Jahr 2008, besann man sich der Tugenden. Mit viel Energie und neuem Bassisten an Bord wurde die 5-Song-EP "Abdication of Humanity" im Eigenvertrieb im Jahr 2009 veröffentlicht.
Nach zwei Bandneubesetzungen erschien im Jahr 2014 das Album "Envoys of Extinction". Es folgten internationale Auftritte in Clubs und auf Festivals. Im Jahr 2018 ging die Band erneut ins Studio und nahm das Album "Atrocious Perdition" auf, welches anschließend über Kernkraftritter Records weltweit vertrieben wurde. Diverse internationale Konzerte wurden gespielt, und am Schlagzeug fand sich ein neuer Drummer ein.
Während der Pandemie nutzte die Band die Zeit sinnvoll und schrieb neue Songs. Das Album, wie alle Vorgänger, wurde ebenfalls in den Iguana Studios bei Christoph Brandes eingespielt. Das neue Album "TARTAROS" - dieses Wort kommt aus dem Altgriechischen und bedeutet so viel wie Unterwelt - wird am 26. Mai über Kernkraftritter Records veröffentlicht. Die 8 Songs des neuen Albums sind im klassischen Death Metal angesiedelt und mit viel Aggressivität, schnellen Blasts und eingängigen Riffwechseln versehen. Die Vocals sind gewohnt tief und abgründig.
Hier kann man das Album vorbestellen: https://www.kernkraftritter-records.de/
DEATH STRUCTURE – “ PAROXYSM”
Label: Self-Released
Release Date: 09-12-2021
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
Country: France
For fans of : Fear Factory, Gojira; Lamb of God, Trepalium and Decapitated.
Tracklist:
Amend the end
Begins Insanity
Civil war
Confinement
Disappointment fear
Holocene extinction
How to run the world
Life of misery
despair factory
Line-up
Charly Leroy
Sebastien Delcroix
Max Goemaere
Simon Ranwez
French Death Metal band Death Structure released their latest album "Paroxysm" at the end of last year. Featuring 9 tracks that explore the realm of Modern Death Metal, the album is an exciting showcase of the band's range and versatility.
From dark and brutal tracks to groove and "djent", "Paroxysm" offers a dynamic and direct listening experience. The album is also evolutionary, reflecting the band's diverse range of influences. Death Structure is not interested in sticking to a certain standard or style of Metal, nor do they want to be locked into a conventional writing scheme. Instead, they embrace the "unstructured" side of their music.
"Paroxysm" opens with the explosive track "Amend the End", featuring a big blast beat line that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The album is perfect for fans of Fear Factory, Gojira, Lamb of God, Trepalium, and Decapitated.
The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Boss Hog studio, ensuring the highest quality sound. "Paroxysm" is available in both digital and CD formats.
https://www.band.fm/death-structure
https://fr-fr.facebook.com/deathstructure/
Dawnbreed Records is pleased to announce the new official reissue in vinyl format of the acclaimed "INSURRECTION OR SUBMISSION" EP by Chilean death metallers PHANTASMAGORE.
FFO: Abhorrence, Incantation, Cerebral Rot, Fetid
Released in collaboration with Life After Death and Headsplit, the MLP - which features the bonus track "Lament Configuration" (MYTHIC cover) - is available from today 24th February 2023 in a limited run of 300 "bloody red" copies and 200 black.
Gore, viscera, torture of sorts heretofore untold of. These are just a chip out of the pillars that have always made death metal such an undeniable beast since its earliest days, and it's only as you shovel deeper into the underground that you find bands that adhere to these ideals as if they lived by them. Leagues beneath the earth amongst the maggot-ridden corpses of heathens long dead lies the entity of PHANTASMAGORE whose horrific craft has made the act rise to the surface in supreme terror alongside a hunger for flesh that simply cannot be sated.
A sound that can only be likened to a dull, jagged ax, the very whole "Insurrection or Submission" is not meant for enjoyment, but, rather, extraction. Be it information, raw suffering, or testing the very limits of the human spirit, PHANTASMAGORE's extraction process is as surgical as it is terrifying.
Tracklist:
01. Overwhelming Recognition
02. Drips Echoes Through the Chasm
03. Deadly
04. Insurrection or Submission
05. Post Mortem Mutilation
06. Lament Configuration (Mythic cover)
https://www.dawnbreed.com/
https://headsplitrecords.storenvy.com//
https://www.facebook.com/Phantasmagore-105088241004990/
Genre: Atmospheric/Post
Black Metal
For fans of: Harakiri For The Sky | Ghost Bath | Woods Of Desolation | Deafheaven
“And of that second kingdom will I sing Wherein the human spirit doth purge itself…”
- Blood In My Vein - Numeron
The search for peace, the quest for understanding that lasts a lifetime is explored in the layers of sound and emotion that form the enthralling second album from Indonesia’s NUMERON. ROAD TO VALHALLA is an accomplished entwining of intensity, passion and hypnotic reverie. The songs enfold you in their lustrous embrace, drawing a veil across the constant noise and relentless activity of the world. The overwhelming rush of emotion that cascades from ‘Valhalla’ washes the trivialities of life away, carrying you to a place of reflection, the sharp potency of the feelings evoked by ‘Lustre’ borders on the painful as it opens your heart with deft, razor blade strokes. As the drums thrash with a burning fervour, sending you racing across a night sky of revelation, the guitars bathe you in a cascade of star dust and a voice cries from the darkness in desperation, yearning and ecstasy. From the opening mist and thunder of ‘Light Upon The Ground’ to the final softly dying notes of ‘Epifora’, Road to Valhalla is a transformative experience that will leave you quietly stunned.
Taking flight from the brilliant, gleaming peaks of 2021s Void album, Numeron have evolved into a higher form with Road To Valhalla. They have tapped into a vein of sabled sorcery that can open eyes, capture hearts and let souls fly. Recorded at the Orvius Soundlab and mixed and mastered by Febri Antonia (Dusk In Silence, Technikill etc) Road To Valhalla sounds sublime, with the soft, freezing power of deep drifted snow. With this album Numeron have blended the entrancing powers of post and atmospheric black metal and the results are breathtaking. With the combined support of Meuse Music Records and Tragedy Productions, on April 28th Numeron will take their first steps on the Road To Valhalla…join them on their journey to the light.
“And sunward fixed mine eyes…”-Valhalla - Numeron
Line-up:
Agatha - Drums
Galih - Guitar
Ayok - Bass
Lufti - Vocals
www.facebook.com/tragedyproductions
www.meusemusicrecords.eu/
www.facebook.com/NumeronMusic
Label: Golden Core Records / Zyx Music
Release Date: 24-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black/Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Ancient Weapon (Sermons of the Chaos Priest)
Nocturnal Reaper (Noise of Thunder)
Richy Backfire (Apocalyptic Shreds from Hell)
Soul Obliterator (Tones of Total Annihilation)
The Doom Lord (Deep Tunes of War)
Tracklist:
1. Doom
2. Kriig
3. Open the Gates
4. Voices of Bitterness
5. Over Your Threshold
6. The Awakening (Chaos Path part I)
7. The Rise of Chaos (Chaos Path part II)
8. Fire Blood Anger Chaos
9. Among Wolves
10. Der Blutmarsch
11. The Living Flame
12. White Kingdom of Ice (an Ancient Story)
13. Hallowed 'til the Downfall
14. Unter Woelfen
15. Dark Times (live)
16. The Living Flame (live)
17. Doom (live)
Chaos Path, the German band that combines the best of Black Metal, Oldschool Thrash Metal, and Heavy Metal, is excited to announce the CD release of their previously only available on vinyl EP "The Awakening" and their debut album "Downfall", both of which feature a powerful, authentic, and honest production.
In addition to the two releases, the CD includes three unreleased live tracks and a 16-page booklet. The exclusive cover artwork for the CD version perfectly captures the essence of Chaos Path's unique sound and style.
Chaos Path's sound is a blend of Nordic Melodic Death/Black Metal and German Thrash Metal, creating a distinctive and impressive brew that can only be described as Chaos Path. The band's focus on "Reduced to the Max" allows them to deliver an authentic and honest sound that is both powerful and captivating.
Chaos Path has been an active part of the metal scene in and around Kassel, as well as the metal underground in general, since their formation in 2016. They have released several EPs and LPs, including "The Awakening" in March 2018 and "Downfall" in September 2019.
The band has undergone some changes in 2020/21, with Soul Oblitarator joining as the new drummer and Nocturnal Reaper becoming the guitarist. The Doom Lord (Bass) also joined the band in November. Currently, Chaos Path is working on their highly anticipated second album, which will be released in all formats on Golden Core/ZYX.
Upcoming shows:
01.04.23 Taunus Metal Meeting, Oberursel
06.05.23 Hell over Halen Festival, Halen
13.05.23 Metal Bash, Neu Wulmstorf (near Hamburg)
18.11.23 at Blackland, Berlin.
www.chaos-path.de
https://www.facebook.com/chaospath666
Label: Distortion Music Group
Release Date: 24-02-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal, Deathcore
For fans of : Waking the Cadaver, Dying Fetus, Misery Index, Cephalic Carnage, Despised Icon, Cattle Decapitation, Benighted, Cannibal Corpse, The Red Chord, Ingested, Abysmal Torment
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Lukas Swiaczny - Vocals
Leonard Thoma - Guitar
Szymon Skiba - Guitar
Lukas Kaminski - Bass
Martin Grupe - Drums
Tracklist:
Autonomous Eradication
"Autonomous Eradication", is set to release on February 24, 2023 via Distortion Music Group. The band has been eagerly waiting for this moment and is excited for fans to hear what they have been working on.
The adrenaline-fueled track takes listeners on a journey through the dystopian world of "Homo Deus", exploring the consequences of humanity's creation of Artificial Intelligence to fight against new enemies. The electrifying riffs, pounding drums, and powerful vocals create an intense atmosphere that will captivate listeners from start to finish.
"Autonomous Eradication" is the first taste of what's to come from Stillbirth's upcoming concept album "Homo Deus", which is set to be released on Distortion Music Group. The album concludes the trilogy that began with "Annihilation of Mankind", but leaves open the question of what's next.
The album was mixed and mastered by Demigod Recordings in Portugal, and the drum recordings took place at Whiteroom Studios in Germany. Fans won't want to miss out on this epic release. Be sure to mark your calendars and experience the adrenaline rush for yourself when "Autonomous Eradication" drops on February 24, 2023.
Don't forget to turn up the volume and get ready for an immersive journey with the full album "Homo Deus", set to release on April 7, 2023. Stay tuned for more updates from Stillbirth as they continue to make their mark on the metal scene.
https://www.youtube.com/c/stillbirthparty
https://www.stillbirthparty.de
https://stillbirthofficial.bandcamp.com/album/homo-deus
GRIND TO DEATH RECORDS News :
LAST
LEGION – “METALL, BLOD & ASKA”
Last Legion’s sound on the album irrefutably gave the nod to the first wave of speedy black metal ancestors, the overall strength is rooted in the Scandinavian forces of the ‘90s, ensuring a more rampant and intense climate.
Release date: February 17th, 2023 https://www.facebook.com/lastlegionmusic
WOLFCROSS – “FROM THE NORTH”
Wolfcross is pure Swedish black metal forged in the flames of old and new whereas the band has captured the essence of the Swedish sound from the first wave to the present. New and old fans of black metal will be sure to check this release out.
Release date: November 4th, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/WolfcrossOfficial
ELDPROV – “RIFT”
Debut album from Swedish melodic death/thrash/black metal band Eldprov is soon coming in with heavy artillery! Featuring guest artists such as Heljarmadr (Dark Funeral, Grá, ex-Domgård), Jacob Björnfot (Kvaen) and Johannes Axeman (ex-Wolf, ex-Decameron).
Release date: September 16th, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/eldprovofficial
BELARUS BEAVER – “SYMPHONY OF FALLEN TREES”
The 3rd album from the Swedish beavergrinding band Belarus Beaver is upon us! The beavers are one step closer to total destruction of mankind.
Release date: July 29th, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/BelarusBeaverGrind
BEYOND THE CATACOMBS – “FATAL ERROR”
Get ready for more sci-fi horrors as the band explore the vast space further and dwell deeper into the technical death metal area.
Release date: July 1st, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheCatacombs/
BRAINWASHER – “VICIOUS CIRCLES”
Brainwasher's debut album has crushed just about everything in the grindcore scene. For fans of Nasum, Napalm Death, Repulsion and Terrorizer.
Release date: April 15th, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/BrainwasherGrind
https://www.facebook.com/GrindtoDeathRecords
The video recently premiered via Bravewords and the feature can be found here: https://bravewords.com/news/exclusive-invicta-premieres-the-mornings-light-video
Stoked to have Bravewords premiere our new single "The Morning’s Light"
This song was inspired by the legendary X-Men villain Apocalypse so we wanted
to make the music feel as powerful and evil as him! We had a lot of fun working
out the parts to this song and recording it and love how it came out in the
end. Make sure you crank it! - Kyle
SubLevel Records is proud to announce the new Invicta album Triumph and Torment, which will be released on March 31st, 2023. Invicta guitarist/vocalist Kyle Edissi comments: "Our goal while writing and recording this record was to make it sound Vicious and Triumphant. We wanted each song to channel the villainous vibes that inspired it. We really challenged ourselves and feel that this is a big step beyond our previous material, while staying true to the Invicta sound. I am really proud of this album, and I am really proud of the band and everyone involved in its creation. ‘I was God... and yet, I was unchanged. I was not one with the universe. I was not content.’"
Triumph and Torment includes 10 tracks of vicious and melodic Death/Thrash fit for a battle in Hell. Featuring Heathen touring guitarist Kyle Edissi on guitar and vocals, Invicta is a force to be reckoned with, delivering the killer tracks "Forces of Annihilation" and "Sinister Obsession" in their quest for total Metal domination. If you're looking for a cross between Revocation, Kreator and Iron Maiden, look no further. Get your copy now! Watch the first video for the latest single "Sinister Obsession" on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/HjzHH14j6ts
Pre-orders start right now for the Triumph and Torment CD + T-Shirt bundle, jewel case CD, and t-shirt. All CD and t-shirt pre-orders include a link to download the album as MP3s. CDs and shirts will ship on March 31st. Featuring amazing artwork by Par Olofsson (Exodus, Aborted, Abysmal Dawn) and a 12 page full color booklet with all of the lyrics, the CD is a must have. Get yours now:
https://sublevelrecords.bigcartel.com/category/invicta
“It was a relatively difficult song to write because Michael wanted that classic Gothenburg melodic death metal song but he didn’t want to do what At The Gates did 20 years ago and better. He tried to use a slightly subversive song structure as well as some more “outside” chords and melodies in the chorus as well as in Manuel’s solo section. Lyrically, it was inspired by the chalice dungeons in Bloodborne.”
Necronomicon
Ex Mortis intends to draw listeners in and trap them in an 80s horror
movie, on VHS of course. This EP acts as the trailer for their music much like
a movie trailer advertises a feature-length film. This release promises the
gory good time that future releases will have.
Keeping old-school shred gods such as Yngwie, Vinnie Moore, Paul Gilbert, and Derek Taylor in mind, Bala is the primary songwriter. He believes that songwriting is a combination of fulfillment and subversion of expectation. So the writing process becomes a hilarious tug-of-war between the two extremes that often leaves him without sleep. The EP is recommended for fans of Obscura, Arsis, and Racer X.
Watch and listen to “Celestial Tomb” via its lyric video premiere on TheCirclePit YouTube channel -https://youtu.be/gWSmqWpGVCI
Digital - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/necronomiconexmortis/celestial-tomb
The debut self-titled EP is due out March 31st, 2023, and is available for pre-order at https://necronomiconexmortis.bandcamp.com/
Track Listing:
1. Celestial Tomb (4:35)
2. Earth Cancer (4:22)
3. Nocturnal (4:00)
4. The Burning (4:59)
EP Length: 17:58
https://www.necronomiconexmortisband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090172921055
https://crownofmadness.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-binding
https://open.spotify.com/album/6xI77Ug2TpT4SaUS2OkGu0
https://open.spotify.com/album/6xI77Ug2TpT4SaUS2OkGu0
https://music.apple.com/us/album/elemental-binding-ep/1659539344
FFO: Ulcerate, Warforged, Gorguts, Septicflesh, Atrae Bilis
With their second EP, CROWN OF MADNESS brings you a penetrating mix of the technical and the dissonant, as well as devastating lyrical themes that will leave you sorrowful. Elemental Binding is the second and final EP on the road to the duo's full-length debut album. The EP serves as a representative sample of the direction CROWN OF MADNESS will take on the future full-length release.
Track Listing:
1. Immortal Eyes (feat. Matthew Pancoust)* [Video]
2. A Wrenching Nostalgia
3. Roots, Limbs and Sky
4. Vile Sun
*Guest guitar solo
Credits:
Music / Lyrics: Sunshine Schneider
Music: Alex Nicol
Music / Production: Connor Gordon
Mastered by: Stu McKillop
CROWN OF MADNESS is a dissonant death metal duo from Vancouver, BC. Bringing forth a touch of tech, beauty, brutality and a healthy dose of sadness. Their debut EP The Void released on March 25, 2022.
Line-Up:
Vocals / Guitar: Sunshine Schneider
Drums: Connor Gordon
Line-Up (Live):
Vocals / Guitar: Sunshine Schneider
Guitar: Alex Nicol
Bass: Richard Crowdis
Drums: Connor Gordon
https://www.facebook.com/crownofmadnessmetal
Since its inception in 2009 by Keith Wampler, the frontman of The Convalescence and owner of The Legend Agency, the festival has showcased the talents of some of the American Midwest's best up-and-coming metal bands. Past editions have seen past support from well-known artists such as Jungle Rot, Malevolent Creation, The Breathing Process, and Casket Robbery among many more. The festival has been an extreme metal pilgrimage for fans living in the surrounding states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
"I am very happy to be able to bring Toledo Deathfest back in 2023 with one of the most insane lineups we've ever had. This festival has come from being local bands at small venues to a two-stage festival featuring bands from around the country thanks to the incredible support of everyone who attends each year. Thank you to everyone who has supported Toledo Deathfest and I look forward to seeing everyone again on June 3rd!" adds festival organizer Keith Wampler.
Tickets are available at https://theconvalescence.bigcartel.com/ (General Admission, VIP Packages)
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1456718568446520/
Highlights of the confirmed bands include headliners Oceano with their blast beats, sonic double bass, slow heavy breakdowns, low death metal growls, and shrieking metalcore vocals ready to annihilate the pit with their discography since 2009. The Convalescence is one of the USA's unstoppable tour de force, touring Europe in 2022 with Chelsea Grin, and Carnifex plus an upcoming tour in Japan in 2023 with Exhumed and Defiled along with their latest single "No Survivors" ft. Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex, that has fans demanding more and more. A versatile metalcore group based out of Illinois, VCTMS employs an ambitious blend of punishing breakdowns, catchy melodies, and crushing riffs that draw from post-hardcore, hip-hop, industrial and alternative metal. They have released three full-length albums to date. Their third album Vol. III Halfway Happy was released on August 31, 2018, and reached #25 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart during its first week of release. Phoenix, AZ's INCITE, now close to 20 years into a career where everything was earned and nothing was taken for granted, the band bridges the gap between multiple crowds across various metal sub-genres. As renegade disciples of trailblazing architects like Pantera, Slayer, Sepultura, and Machine Head, INCITE raise the torch for trend-killing and hipster-smashing metal. Incite is as much a part of the fabric of the style championed by Lamb Of God as the surge of newer bands like Power Trip. The band’s fifth album, Built to Destroy released in 2019 (Minus Head Records), is a visceral, urgent, voracious distillation of modern metal, with reverence for the past, produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence) and mastered by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed).
Toledo
Death Fest 2023 Full Lineup:
Oceano (Chicago, IL)
The Convalescence (Toledo, OH)
VCTMS (Streamwood, IL)
Incite (Phoenix, AZ)
Hive (Chicago, IL)
Carrion Vael (Richmond, IN)
WoR (Raleigh, NC)
Within Chaos (Fort Worth, TX)
The D.O.O.D (Sarasota, FL)
Squidhammer (Watertown, WI)
Filth Spewer (South Bend, IN)
Ignominious (Norwalk, OH)
Cephlic (Toledo, OH)
Death Hex (Toledo, OH)
Pharohound (Fort Wayne, IN)
Extinction Agenda (Ohio)
About:
Toledo Deathfest was originally created in 2009 as a way to bring bands in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan together once a year and showcase their music to the local scene. It has continued as an annual festival featuring Local, Regional, and Underground Touring artists. In 2021 Festival Promoter Keith Wampler (The Legend Agency/The Convalescence) decided to expand the festival to multiple stages and to feature larger artists as well as a variety of underground acts with plans to grow the festival even more each year with Jungle Rot headlining 2021, Malevolent Creation headlining 2022, and now Oceano headlining 2023.
Sponsors:
Fultztron Entertainment, Bloodlust Media, Dedfish Productions, Inverted Realm Designs, and Lost In The Dark Podcast
Vendors Onsite:
Peril Hot Sauce, Creature Feature Spoo-Tique, and Hostile Creations
https://www.facebook.com/ToledoDeathfest
FFO: The Great Old Ones, Moonreich, Blut Aus Nord
The first single "The Death of Now" is now streaming at https://machinemusic.net/2023/02/23/track-premiere-and-interview-derhead-plunges-the-depths-of-black-metal/
After the critically acclaimed “Irrational I”, DERHEAD is back with its very own distinctive take on Avantgarde Black Metal, this time contaminated by an incredibly heterogeneous range of sounds spacing from Doom / Gothic Metal to what Satyricon released during the "Rebel Extravaganza" era.
Much like with the previous EP, “The Grey Zone Phobia” offers a meditation about the contrasting nature of our place within the cogwheels of time, leading us to contemplate the contrast between reality and our inner self, and between memories and dreams. Lyrics draw inspiration from various sources including the work by philosophers such as Henri Bergson, relativity studies and fuzzy logic, and far from proposing ready-made answers they in fact underline the complexity of our existence, inviting us to go beyond the apparent dichotomy of black and white and on to face the “grey area”, which ultimately is life itself.
The fantastic original artwork made by Cesare Bignotti (who also lent his vision to the previous two releases of DERHEAD) further expands upon the main themes of the album: images have been taken with a long exposure technique similar to what was used with Dadaist and Futurist photography, and films developed without any artificial effects in post-production, in order to tell an honest and transparent story about the place we as human beings occupy within the abstract instance known as Time.
“The Grey Zone Phobia” is a multifaceted album that does not try to be forcibly eccentric, but flows effortlessly mixing raw and aggressive riffs with the epic grandeur of more sophisticated and slower parts, keeping listeners on the edge of their seats for its whole duration.
Album tracklist:
1 - The missing stars - 6.21
2 - This chaos is for you only - 5.37
3 - The death of Now - 7.00
4 - Kingdomless - 6.17
5 - Drops of storm - 6.09
6 - Containing the whole - 5.48
DERHEAD is a solo project from Genoa (Italy). The project was created in 2001 by Giorgio Barroccu, a multi - instrumentalist active for many years in various projects and also founder and co-owner of Brucia Records.
From the first demo recorded in 2003 and influenced by the industrial, experimental black metal typical of those years, Derhead has in time developed its very unique style - mixing aggressive riffs to more atmospheric passages.
The second demo released in 2013 already showed signs of compositional maturity and balance which were then refined in the project’s first EP “Via” released in 2016.
In 2020 DERHEAD released its second EP “Irrational I” to critical acclaim, with the release being especially praised by the press for its unique songwriting and emotional intensity.
On March 30th, 2023 - DERHEAD will release its first full-length album “The Grey Zone Phobia” on digital and digipak CD via Brucia Records.
https://www.bruciarecords.com
https://derhead.bandcamp.com/music
Vinyl Full of Underground Metal History: Atrocious Filth & Nyia Orders Available Now!
ATROCIOUS FILTH - the band originally co-started in 1991 by late Vader drummer Doc - and its pummeling second album “OVV” available to pre-order now https://moansmusic.art/en/shop/
NYIA - the Polish supergroup featuring former members of Vader, Dies Irae, Kobong - and its debut album “HEAD HELD HIGH”, originally released via Candlelight Records, available to pre-order now https://moansmusic.art/en/shop/
Two musical gems from the Polish metal scene will receive vinyl treatment for the first time this week, courtesy of Moans Music and Fabryka Hałasu.
Nyia’s debut album “Head Held High” was originally released in 2004 via Candlelight Records and is considered by connoisseurs as one of the most important underground releases of the start of the century. Nyia was a so-called supergroup of Polish musicians as it consisted of the following members on its debut album: Bogdan Kondracki, Wojciech Szymański (both ex-Kobong, Neuma), Jarosław „China” Łabieniec (ex-Vader), Piotr Bartczak (ex-Dies Irae) as well as the late Szymon Czech (ex-Prophecy, Third Degree). The band’s heavy and non-compromising music caught Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury’s ear early on who also released the band’s second album “More Than You Expect” via his and Mick Kenney’s (Anaal Nathrakh) FETO Records.
“Head Held High” demonstrates what Nyia was - operating on its own plane and crushing all assumptions and preconceptions. Non-compromising music, not for the fainthearted. “Head Held High” can now be ordered via the https://moansmusic.art/en/shop/ or https://nyia.bandcamp.com/
Get a taste of the remastered sound with the track “Everything is a Dream”: https://youtu.be/wnAmwtIFUuY
Atrocious Filth’s “OVV” is a powerful album with a pumelling, abrasive and groovy sound but not too intimidating or too abstract. While comparisons could be made to a mix of genres or bands, Atrocious Filth deliver something new and unique that it is impossible to pinpoint a particular genre. The band’s history goes back to the early 90s and could be considered a hidden gem for fans of heavy, pummelling and experimental music. The band was founded in 1991 in Olsztyn, Poland by the late ex-Vader drummer Krzysztof ‘Docent’ Raczkowski, Sławomir ‘Małeg’ Jóźwiak (bass) and Andrzej ‘Andzia’ Choromański (guitar). The band’s debut album, “100% Jesus”, was released in 1994 on cassette and only 14 years later on CD. Following a nearly 20-year break, the band is back with a sound that bring an atmosphere of the past but also brings something new to the table.
Watch a music video to the track "L", filmed at Olsztyn Puppet Theatre: https://youtu.be/lueqfw5fzhw
https://www.facebook.com/MoansMusicPoland/
ЦАР СТАНГРА (TSAR STANGRA)- “ ЧЕРНА ПЕСЕН“
Label: Eastern Hammer Production
Release Date: 01-03-2023
Format: Digital, LP
Genre: Black/Folk Metal
For fans of :Rotting Christ, Negura Bunget, Arkona, Drudkh, Nokturnal Mortum...
Country: Canada
Tracklist:
Черна песен
Line-up:
Stanislav Stefanovski (Ültra Raptör, The Lightbringer ex- Phosphorus, ex-Angelfall, ex-Dépérir, ex-Sacrementor): Vocals
Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard (The Lightbringer, Tales of Destiny): Lead Guitar
Simon Vaillancourt-Girard (The Lightbringer Tales of Destiny): Drums
Wayne Barr (ex-Dépérir): Bass
Cindy Tecca: Keyboards
Samuel Paré (Ültra Raptör, ex-Kaotik, ex-Metalord): Rhythm Guitar
Fanny Grenier (The Lightbringer, ex-Iron Trap): Guest Vocals
Canadian black/folk metal band Цар Стангра (Tsar Stangra) is set to release their new single, "Черна песен" on March 1, 2023, through Eastern Hammer Production. The single's name translates to "Black/Dark Song" in Bulgarian and features lyrics by Bulgarian poet Dimcho Debelyanov.
The band used the life and death metaphors of the poem to create a concept around the single, as depicted in the accompanying image. The artwork features a dead Haiduk with roses emerging from his injured entrails, lying on a valley of roses, symbolizing the Valley of Roses of Bulgaria. The Bulgarian flag is formed by the white sky, green mountains, and red valley. Some of the ancient Slavic pagan gods are also depicted in the clouds of the sky, watching the dead hero. The motif used for the frame is the life motif.
Recorded and mixed by Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard at Holywaves Studio, Sainte-Tite-Des-Caps, Quebec, Canada during the fall of 2021, "Черна песен" is a dark and epic black/folk metal dance song that has its small solo attack/rock star moment, which may please fans of Eastern European music at large.
The band is currently looking for a label to support their music, and "Черна песен" will be available in both digital and LP formats. Don't miss out on this unique musical experience.
https://tsarstangra.bandcamp.com/album/-
https://www.facebook.com/TsarStangra
HERETIC PLAGUE – “CONTEXT IS A STUMBLING CORPSE”
Label: Selfmadegod Records
Release date: april 7th 2023
Genre: Death Metal/Grindcore
For fans of: Nasum | Brutal Truth | Pig Destroyer | Cryptopsy
Line-up:
Adam Watts – Guitars & Bass
Tom Bradfield – Vocals & Beats
My mind is coming undone…I’m losing all sense of myself as I scrabble through the dust and dirt, the darkened rooms within these four walls that have become my world. I hear the family howling, feeding, laughing…but never see them; just the rotting remains of their meals slung in corners. I am thankful for that. My mind is coming undone…home James and don’t spare the horses spare the rod and spoil the child boil the child in the flayed vat of horse flesh and…I hear them again as I gnaw on leftovers. New food has arrived and the hammer is at work. I retreat to my safe space behind the sofa and cover my ears. My mind is coming undone…
Dragged from the darkness by Adam Watts (Beef Conspiracy) and Tom Bradfield (Twitch Of The Death Nerve), heretic plague is the sonic embodiment of nightmares, madness and extreme violence. The sounds that inhabit debut album Context Is A Stumbling Corpse walk a tightrope over the bottomless chasm of insanity, with the listener bound to their back. A furious conflagration of death metal and grindcore, infested with infectious riffs and ridden with monstrous grooves, these brilliantly crafted songs will lure you into their inescapable trap. From the overwhelming, brain-rupturing adrenaline rush of ‘Skin Crawler’ to the malicious stabbing and rolling rhythms of ‘Briefcase Full Of Cutlery’, Context Is A Stumbling Corpse is a genuine work of warped genius. Delivering more than just a payload of pulverising power, more than a demonstration of wildly imaginative, masterful musicianship – heretic plague will immerse you in an atmosphere of dread and lunatic logic that will have you clinging to the crumbling edges of rational thought.
Mixed and mastered by the band’s own Tom Bradfield, who has previously applied those skills to releases from Imperial Execration, Iniquitous Savagery, Twitch Of The Death Nerve and more, Context Is A Stumbling Corpse is blessed with a cavernous, blade-wielding sound that infuses the songs with a demented, desperate energy. Housed in troubling, intriguing artwork that will add fuel to the flames of your darkest imaginings, heretic plague is the complete package – perfect in its malformed, malignant magnificence. Selfmadegod Records will open the door to this house of horrors on April 7th so don’t miss your invitation to a world of grinding insanity.
https://selfmadegod.bandcamp.com/album/context-is-a-stumbling-corpse
www.facebook.com/hereticplague
Senufo is a tragic story about a deception that leads to a murder-suicide. Musically the track is a combination of a verse with a kind of squiggly riff combinet with a straight to face melodic chorus.
Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/SIfebrGKt5I
Listen to the song on music services: https://push.fm/fl/ofspite-senufo
https://www.facebook.com/ofspite
Label: Self-Released
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 29-08-2022
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal
For fans of :The Black Dahlia Murder, At The Gates, Behemoth, Arch Enemy, Cannibal Corpse, Hate, Darkane
Country: Chile
Tracklist:
From Beyond
Evil Glass
Rotten Head
Line-up:
Nicolas Escobar: Guitar
Alberto Arenas: Vocals, Guitar
Pablo Cabrera: Bass
Nicolas Pagani: Drums
"The Age of Disease: Awakening" by Chilean band Sikario presents a bold and unrelenting vision of the human decay in which we currently find ourselves. This is the awakening, the opening of one's eyes to the hypocrisy of appearances, the false modesty and the deceit that is often shown as the real and absolute truth.
"Awakening" serves as the first episode of a trilogy that will guide listeners through the most devastating issues of human existence, exposing the corrupt nature of modern society. Sikario refuses to allow their audience to be deceived any longer, instead choosing to confront the harsh realities of the world head-on.
Self-released on August 29th, 2022, "The Age of Disease: Awakening" is a digital-only release that blends elements of death metal, melodic death metal, and technical death metal to create a unique and powerful musical experience. Sikario's release is a call to action, a rallying cry for listeners to embrace the truth and awaken to the reality of the world around them.
http://www.sikario.cl
https://www.facebook.com/sikariocl
Label: Obelisk Polaris Productions
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 23-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
For fans of :Edge of Sanity, Paradise Lost
Country: Sweden
Line-up:
Rogga Johansson - guitars and lead vocals
Peter Svensson - bass and backing vocals
Lars Demoké - drums and percussion
Guest vocals by Dave Ingram
Recording info
Produced by Furnace
Music by Johansson, lyrics by Svensson
Recorded at the Rotpit and Night Wind Studios
Mixed and mastered by Svensson at Night Wind Studios
Artwork by Daniel Karlsson
Tracklist:
CD 1: "Legionary"
Legionary
Another Execution
Until We Meet Again
Shadows on a Moonless Night
Brink of Mortality
Cursed with Life
The Savage North
Where Life and Death Unite
The Evermore
Sworn to Wander
CD 2: "Thralls and Blot"
Where the Sea Meets the Sky
Wrath of the North
Death by Decree
Thrall
Beneath the Sky (Our Torment)
Midvinterblot
In Hel Together
Blood Eagle
Land of the Pettr (Pictland)
Only Time
CD 3: "The Guns of August"
Two Thousand Years
Visions of Glory
Trench Warfare
P.O.W.s
In the Eyes of a Dreary Winter
Armistice
A War of Attrition
Kill or Capture
Alone with Bullets
War Is My Destiny
"The Casca Trilogy“ is the band's fourth full-length release, following "Black Stone Church" (2020), „Dark Vistas“ (2020), and „Stellarum“ (2022). Keeping with furnace tradition the album is a full-out concept album covering three discs. Thus, the album’s concept story spans three different historical ages, one for each disc. The story follows Casca Rufio Longinus, a Roman legionary who kills Jesus on the cross and is cursed to live forever as a mercenary.
https://www.facebook.com/blackstonechurch666
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COFFINBORN- “ CADAVERIC RETRIBUTION”
Label: Xtreem Music
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 23-02-2023
Format: Digital, LP, CD, Cassette
Genre: Death Metal band
Country: Hungary
Line-up:
Blasphemy – Drums/Vocals
Churchburner – Bass
Disguster – Guitars/Vocals
Tracklist:
1. Self-Mutilation of the Soul
2. Undead Ceremony
3. Flesheater
4. Lycanthropic Devourment
5. Cleansed by Putrefaction
6. Infernal Entombment
7. Gruesome Fate
8. Cadaveric Retribution
COFFINBORN was formed at the end of 2012 in Szeged, Hungary by members of MÖRBID CARNAGE and TYRANT GOATGALDRAKONA. The band is heavily influenced by classic Death Metal acts such as DEATH, MASSACRE, ASPHYX, and GRAVE. In 2014, Xtreem Music released their debut MCD "Beneath the Cemetery."
The debut album was written shortly after but only recorded 10 years after the band's formation due to logistical reasons. The lineup, influences, and sound have remained unchanged. "Cadaveric Retribution" will be released in February 2023 through Xtreem Music. Get ready for unrelenting Death Metal brutality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw-wJqmnDiM
https://www.facebook.com/coffinborn
Nova Scotia, Canada - ANTITHEIST, the space thrash band, is set to release their debut full-length album "OMNICIDE" on March 1st. The band, known for their white-hot guitar riffs, pounding drums, and deep space bass guitars, recorded the album over the cold February winter.
"Omnicide" includes ten tracks featuring both howled and sung vocals, speedy trem riffs, melodic leads, and super catchy choruses. The album's lyrical focus centers on the horrors of deep space, galactic obliteration, time's progression, and mankind's sometimes feeble attempts to better themselves. Space is lonely and humanity's penchant for killing themselves is lonelier still.
Antitheist released their demo over 10 years ago and only a three-song EP sometime after that, so "Omnicide" is a long time coming. The album was recorded after frontman The World Controller finished recording Cronenberg's second album "Grandiose Throne of Grotesque Flesh."
"Omnicide"
tracklisting:
Supermassive Black Halo
Chaos Breaks
Total Fucking Meltdown
Demigod Prototype
The Mathematics of Obliteration
Godhead Emulator
Destiny: Shattered
The Progression of Time
Deity Conversion Protocol
Omnicide
For fans of Annihilator, Razor, and Voivod, "Omnicide" will be available on Bandcamp.com, with the album being on streaming services like Spotify, Google Play Music, and Apple Music. The album's second track "Chaos Breaks" is already available to listen to on Antitheist's Bandcamp page and Blackened Death Records' Bandcamp page.
https://blackened-death-records.creator-spring.com/
https://antitheist.bandcamp.com/album/omnicide
International death/funeral doom metal act MESMUR have returned to release their fourth album, entitled “CHTHONIC”.
The title is based on the Greek word for "underworld", and where the band's previous albums have explored themes of cosmic entropy and earthly apocalypse, “Chthonic” looks to the spirit world for its inspiration. Formed as a collection of paranormal horror tales, it speaks of fabled entities making contact through the veil of sleep, summoning prey to subterranean depths, or haunting a post apocalyptic landscape.
Musically, the album continues the trajectory that MESMUR have established through previous works. Featuring viola and cello performances from Brianne Vieira and guest organ from Kostas Panagiotou of UK funeral doom act Pantheist (for whom Jeremy and John of Mesmur recently contributed guitars and drums on their 2021 record “Closer to God”), “Chthonic” strikes a careful balance between melody and dissonance as it displays its haunted imagery. Crushing doom riffs are overlain with ethereal synths and cavernous vocals to build a dark and vivid atmosphere, and the intricate compositions utilize a narrative approach influenced as much by 70's progressive rock as by extreme doom metal. Like the band's previous two releases, the album features beautifully eerie and vibrant cover art from Ukrainian painter Vladislav Cadaversky.
Working in collaboration with Solitude Prod. (RUS) and Aesthetic
Death (UK), “Chthonic” will be released initially on digi CD on 14th
April 2023, with plans for a vinyl release to follow later.
Tracklist:
01. Chthonic (Prelude)
02. Refraction
03. Petroglyph
04. Passage
05. Chthonic (Coda)
Initially started in 2013 as a side project of Jeremy Lewis and John Devos (of progressive black metal act Dalla Nebbia), MESMUR is an international collection of musicians with a shared artistic goal to create immersive and unpredictable death/funeral doom metal. Dense, with vivid atmosphere that carries a constant sense of foreboding and unease, and with riffs and melodies that straddle the line between accessibility and obscurity, MESMUR's music draws inspiration from a diverse set of influences ranging from Esoteric and Ea to King Crimson and Univers Zero.
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MARTYR release their new video for the song “La Diabla”! The track is taken from the band’s album “PLANET METALHEAD” that will be reissued on February 24, 2023 on 180gram transparent green vinyl, limited to 300 copies worldwide!
Shots are taken during different live shows from the last tour Planet Metalhead Lowlands Clubtour and also from previous live shows. Filmed and edited by Marvin Wassink
Watch the video, here: https://youtu.be/dTwGuCLNxtU
Pre-order the vinyl here: https://bit.ly/martyrplanetmetalhead
Overview
During the years that Martyr was alive and kicking in the 80s metal scene (1982‐1987) the band released two albums and appeared on some compilations that are considered cult in the international metal scene today. Martyr’s style has always been unique in the Heavy Metal scenery, a delight for those who love strong melodies, speedy riffs and a high level of technicality. The band disappeared to return in the zeros where the flame started burning again and the band have continued to play live ever since 2006. First reunion shows by multiple request on the bigger true heavy metal festivals, later on starting to write new music, new releases and touring all over Europe and Japan in clubs as support act or headliner and on numerous festivals. Planet Metalhead is the new achievement of MARTYR in which the band has made a conscious choice to return to the pure heavy metal for which the band is so known. With the 80s vibe, twin guitars, pounding drums and bass and the fantastic vocals, the band shines on this10 song album. Also due to a strong production by drummer Rick Valcon, this is one hell of a metal record and everything around this album radiates heavy metal, from music to song titles and from album title to artwork. The process of writing the album started long before Covid (in fact after the release of “You Are Next” in 2016 the first ideas came to live) but was fulfilled, recorded mixed and mastered during that Covid period from March 2020 to September 2021. During the recording process the band discovered an alternative way of working in comparison with all previous album. All songs were completely finished including the mixing and mastering process before starting recording the next one. All instruments were recorded in different places: home, rehearsal studio, RA Recording studio, “De Meister” café Geleen and all recorded tracks brought together by Rick Valcon to the song. As it was totally clear the songs were pure Heavy Metal it was decided that everything around Planet Metalhead should breathe Heavy Metal too. The lyrics, the song titles, the artwork, the album title. There should be no doubt about it if fans or buyers pick up the album that they know what to expect: A musical planet of Pure Fucking Heavy Metal where we all are one and where we all like to be! So Raise Your Horns, Unite! And Welcome to Planet Metalhead
Marketing and promotion / Selling points
Brand new vinyl pressing of MARTYR’s 2022 full length album “Planet Metalhead”!
“Planet Metalhead” is released by ROAR! Rock of Angels Records (Grave Digger, Mystic Prophecy, Steel Prophet, Ashes of Ares, etc.).
Released as heavyweight Transparent Green 180g vinyl (LTD. 300)
Voted as the “Best Metal Album in BeNeLux” for 2022 by https://www.metalfan.nl/
One official video to be released prior to the vinyl release date.
Targeted digital video campaigns via Google Ads in EU.
Targeted social media sponsored posts for pre-order and video targeting EU.
Print magazine / webzine advertisement campaigns in all major outlets on February / March print on Rock It, Legacy, Hardline magazines.
Spotify Playlist singles’ pitching.
Extensive newsletter mailout to all relevant media.
EU dedicated promotional campaign to all relevant media.
Tracklist:
Side A:
1. Raise Your Horns, Unite!
2. Demon Hammer
3. Children of the Night
4. Fire of Rebellions
5. No Time for Goodbyes
Side B:
1. Metal Overdrive
2. La Diabla
3. Diary of a Sinner
4. Church of Steel
5. Wings in a Darkened Soul
MARTYR are:
Rop van Haren - Vocals
Rick Bouwman – Guitars
Geoffrey Maas - Guitars
Vinnie Wassink – Bass, Backing Vocals
Rick Valcon – Drums, Backing vocals
https://www.martyronline.nl/
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BARAG-UR – “THRICE SOWN GRAIN”
Label: Self-Released
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 22-02-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of : Enslaved, Deathspell Omega, Immortal
Country: Sweden
Line-up:
Mu -- voice, rattles, rain
Sagkal – drums, engineering
Kalbi -- strings
Tracklist:
1 - Thrice Sown Seeds
2 - Wall of Daggers
3 - Caravan on the Steppes
4 - The Fruits of Fear
5 - Road Whose Course Does Not Turn Back
Hailing from southern Sweden, Barag-Ur draws inspiration from Enslaved, Immortal, and Deathspell Omega. Like the morning mist, they blanket the region, symbolizing the intersection of nature and civilization. They are the voice of the land and their music reflects the history and struggles of their environment. Using the Gutter Grime Studios in Sjöbo, Sweden, the band recorded, mixed, and mastered their music in 2022.
https://barag-ur.bandcamp.com/album/thrice-sown-grain
Darkness and violence are the main themes of “Admonishing the Dawn of Reverence”, not unlike a horror movie that is filled with psychological terror. The single “Cremation” is straight to the point. It is about the internment of human remains after death. Truly from ashes to ashes. The song has melodic parts coupled with scorching drums and a face-melting guitar solo.
The band comments:
“We truly appreciate everyone’s support and hope that everyone enjoys the album as much as we do. The record is available on all streaming services for streaming and purchase courtesy of Blood Blast Distribution powered by Nuclear Blast. We hope the listeners can grasp the sense of urgency and headbanging stomp of the tracks. Death metal can still be brutal, technical, and catchy at the same time.”
For those enticed by this new death metal album, Chasm of Discord hopes to tour in the not too distant future-once the planets align you will see them everywhere. What sets them apart from other bands is not only their intensity but their interaction with the crowd. Technical, melodic, and anthemic Chasm of Discord’s new album is a masterclass in extreme metal. A perfect mix of old-school death metal with a touch of tech-death and melodic passages sure to melt the ears, it is recommended for fans of Necrophagist, Cannibal Corpse, and Hypocrisy.
Watch and listen to the lyric video for “Cremation” via its premiere on Slam Worldwide YouTube channel -https://youtu.be/3LusMGTQTqg
Chasm of Discord’s album “Admonishing the Dawn of Reverence” was released on Nov 4, 2022, and is available on Spotify, Apple Music, Chasmofdiscord.bandcamp.com.
Track
Listing:
1. Feeding the Machine (3:02)
2. Monolith of Deceit (3:18)
3. Cremation (3:35)
4. Deny the Light (4:08)
5. Identified Singularity (3:40)
6. Living Envy the Dead (5:19)
7. Disparaging Revelations (3:54)
8. Insidious (4:35)
9. Anatomic Abomination (4:06)
10. Where the Body Lies (3:25)
11. Formless Being (5:21)
Album Length 44:30
About:
Hailing from the depths of the Pacific Northwest Chasm of Discord was formed in 2021 when metal shred guitarist Matt Miller was looking for members to help with a new death metal project he had been working on. After recording guitars, and bass, and programming the drums for the full-length album he felt that the drums were not going to do justice to the project and that's when he recruited Marco "Lord Marco" Pitruzzella who has been featured on countless records including records from Vornagar, Six Feet Under, Rings of Saturn, and Sleep Terror just to name a few to fill the percussion duties. All that was left was to find the right vocals for the album, and that's when vocalist Tony Reviere from the Portland, Oregon death metal act Spawn stepped in with his brutal OSDM style of vocals to complete the lineup. Tony was also featured on Matt Miller's death metal cover album "Reekomposer". With the lineup complete, Chasm of Discord finished the final touches on their debut album "Admonisihg the Dawn of Reverence", and have plans to release the record sometime in 2022. Chasm of Discord's new album is a masterclass in extreme metal. A perfect mix of old-school death metal with a touch of tech-death and melodic passages sure to melt the ears.
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FFO: NY death metal (Incantation, Immolation, early Cannibal Corpse, Mortician), Terrorizer, Infester, Profanatica, Absu, Rottrevore, Autopsy.
Today VISION DEPRIVED are premiering the album track "I Am" at Toilet Ov Hell. Stream it at
https://toiletovhell.com/track-premiere-vision-deprived-i-am/
The first single "Deeper" is available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTLXzWHhYNI
Born from the twisted mind of Carlo Altobelli, producer and sound engineer at the Toxic Basement Studio (Cripple Bastards, Insanity Alert, Black Oath, Raw Power, Ekpyrosis, ...), the band mixes early 90's American gloomy metal with grim and dystopian imagery all captured at his iconic studio. And if for some reason the music won't speak enough for itself, then the amazing artwork by Francesca Vecchio will further clarify what music and words won't.
With plenty of atmosphere to spare, the band’s compositional skills astoundingly span the full reach of old school US death metal, subtly (and tastefully) touching such boundaries as grindcore and death-thrash.
The band was originally founded by drummer Carlo (Greedy Mistress, Moral Values) and bassist Aldo (Cain, Bang Bangalow), who eventually welcomed Elias (End) on guitar and Alberto (Forged In Blood, Ephyra) on vocals.
“Self Elevating, Deep Inside The Void” is its introduction to their musical abyss, 10 songs of claustrophobic and relentless riffs and hopeless lyrics for a 30 minute visceral trail.
Album
tracklist:
01. Massacre Of The Truth
02. Deeper
03. Pledge Allegiance
04. Overturning Events
05. Realm Of Void
06. Lifetime Conviction
07. I Am
08. Beyond Myself
09. Mind Eraser Body
10. Randomly Somewhere
Line-up:
Alberto - vocals
Elias - guitar
Aldo - bass
Carlo - drums
All songs written and composed by Vision Deprived
Produced by Carlo Altobelli
Recorded, mixed and mastered @ Toxic Basement Studio by Carlo Altobelli
Artwork by Francesca Vecchio
Layout by Chickenbreast
Picture by Giöfoto
Band logo by Thom Brice
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https://www.facebook.com/visionVdeprived
Horror
Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the debut EP from California's
Blackened Death Grinding old school maniacs BRED FOR SLAUGHTER. HERE
YOU'RE BORN... HERE YOU DIE is up now for pre-order and will be
released March 17th on CD and Digital formats along with merch.
For fans of : Carcass, Defleshed, Deicide, Entombed, Exhumed, Immolation, Marduk, Mayhem, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Sepultura, Slayer, and Vader.
Hailing from the South Bay of California, Bred For Slaughter perform shredding Blackened Death Metal/Grindcore that is vicious, intense, and extreme. Dedicated to the old school, Here You're Born... Here You Die unleashes six tracks of pure headbanging madness that is the heaviest of the heavy, featuring scene veteran Mike Beams (Mortuous / ex-Exhumed) on vocals.
Bred For Slaughter spew forth a barrage of non-stop riffage, from torrid old-school Grind to classic groovy mid-tempo Death Metal, with tight chorus hooks that will keep the most discerning die-hard listeners hooked!
Listen to the single "Kill You Dead" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=LItUA71vtps
Tracklisting:
1. Kill You Dead
2. Splattered With Toxic Waste
3. Plague On Humanity
4. Sacrificed At Dawn
5. Gutted And Devoured
6. Backyard Graveyard
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KOLDVOID – “WILDERNESS RETREAT”
Label: Sun & Moon Records
Release Date: March 2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Ghost ambient/dark ambient
Country: Romania
Tracklist:
1. Space cathedral
2. Wilderness retreat
3. Cabin fever
4. Dark side of the sun
5. Concrete utopia
6. Midnight sky
7. Complete annihilation of joy
8. Stargazers
9. Presence
10. Phantom lights
Koldvoid is a ghost ambient/dark ambient project from Transylvania, Romania that has been active since 2008. Their music is a dark, dramatic and twisted sound collage, influenced by films such as those of Angelo Badalamenti, as well as classic dark ambient artists from Cold Meat Industry. Other influences include Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, John Carpenter, Zombi, Boards of Canada, and Ulver.
Their music is perfect for late, lonely nights - dark ambient, experimental, electronic, and downtempo. It offers an escape to the wilderness with the help of modern technical devices and opens a door to the unknown, which is much more beautiful than the one you are in now.
After releasing several singles and split records, they released their first and only full-length album, "Roadside Ghosts", in 2012 under Valse Sinistre Productions.
Koldvoid's second full-length album, "Wilderness Retreat", will be released by Sun&Moon Records in March 2023 on an elegant digipack CD.
www.sunandmoonrecords.com
https://www.koldvoid.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/KoldVoid
On April 28th, Swedish supergroup IRONMASTER will release their new album "WEAPONS OF SPIRITUAL CARNAGE" via Black Lion Records. The full length is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut "Thy Ancient Fire" (February 2022). Featuring current and ex-members of Dark Funeral, Scar Symmetry, Raubtier, Carnal Forge, and Facebreaker, this strong follow-up album is a natural continuation of the path taken on the band's debut record. This time there is even more death, black, and thrash, along with the performance level from all the band members rising a notch compared to the previous album. More powerful and faster than ever at times, but the flow of the album has been the focal point of the whole writing and recording process. Everything has been done with the full album listening format in mind so that the experience when you listen thru the record from front to back will be a good and memorable one.
Edvin Skårud has written all the lyrics (except for one song) on this album, his dark and masterful lyrics deal with death, cruelty and the dark side of life, and the blackness of one's soul.
With the lyric video for "Bringer Of Deception", the band is offering its first single at https://youtu.be/NZkhTjC9qOw
The band adds about the track:
"This song is basically a continuation of the song before this one, building on a mix of Black and Death Metal with a 90's Fear Factory-style chorus. The bridge part was also graced with a solo from the utterly talented guitarist Bill Hudson (I Am Morbid, Doro, Northtale + many more)."
"Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage" was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Blacklounge Studios between May 2021 and October 2022 by Jonas Kjellgren. The album is now available for pre-order via Black Lion Records at https://ironmasterblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-spiritual-carnage
Track
Listing:
1. Solemn Pestilence - 3:22
2. Ocean Of Searing Hatred - 4:58
3. Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage - 3:48
4. Infinite Virulent - 5:03
5. Monolithic Suppressor Engaged - 3:14
6. Cast Into The Hollow - 4:59
7. Implications Of Sacral Time - 0:36
8. Lies Of Apathy - 3:43
9. Bringer Of Deception - 3:48
10. Dismantling Eternity - 4:23
Album Length: 37:55
IRONMASTER are:
Roberth Karlsson - Vocals
Jonas Kjellgren - Guitars
Janne Jaloma – Drums
Discography:
2023 - Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage
2022 - Thy Ancient Fire
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Lysergic, transcendent doom ritual. Purveyors of the eternal riff.
Megalith Levitation invite you to return, deeper into their lysergic world. Take the trip through a never-ending dirge of sulphuric doom riffs and monastic chant.
“Void Psalms” (2021) was widely regarded as a worthy album in the genre. Yet “Obscure Fire” truly eclipses the highs previously reached.
Blending the familiar MEGALITH LEVITATION sound with a more refined focus, pulsating driving crushing rhythms carry the smoke-filled guitar lines into their endless oblivion.
“Obscure Fire” is the finest MEGALITH LEVITATION material to
date - and deserves to escalate the band into the realms of the doomed elite.
Tracklist:
01. Obscure Fire
02. Of Silence
03. Descending
04. Into the Depth
05. Of Eternal Doom
MEGALITH LEVITATION materialized from the eternal void and acid vapors of Chelyabinsk, Russia in April 2016 to bare their psalms into this world. The servitors of the cult were chosen: SAA - Sermons & Fuzzmagic, KKV - Thunderbass, PAN - Skullhammers and until now remain unchanged. The debut full-length album "Acid Doom Rites" was released in September 2019 digitally on [addicted label] (No Name). In November Hymns of Apocalypse released the CD.
In 2020, the band released a split with Dekonstruktor. The digi CD edition came out via the British label Aestethic Death. Truly hypnotic atmospheric stuff from both bands.
Spring 2021 marked a return to concert activity. Concerts in support of Il and Bitch Meat took place in the Ural region and the band appeared at big festivals such as Joy 5 and Shallow Grave 5.
On October 1st, 2021, the second album "Void Psalms" was released via Aestethic Death (CD), Pestis Insaniae (cassette) and digitally by [addicted label]. During the past year MEGALITH LEVITATION worked on the recording of a new album. "Obscure Fire" will be released on March 31st, 2023 via Aesthetic Death (digi CD), Sounds of Karachun (tape) and [addicted label] (digital).
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https://megalithlevitation.bandcamp.com/
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DRUNEMETON –“ DISCIPLES OF THE OLD FAITH”
Label: Kristallblut
Records
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 21-01-2018
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Dark Heathen Metal
For fans of : Munruthel, Cruachan, Primordial, Waylander, Windir, Ancient Rites
Country: Serbia
Line-up:
Grannus - vocals, instruments, music, lyrics
Veteris - drums (session)
Tracklist:
1. Intro: Doorway Into The Glorious Past
2. Tears Of Mother Moon
3. Disciples Of The Old Faith
4. Winds Of Beltaine
5. Twilight Waterfalls - Breath Of Carpathian Lakes
6. Interlude: Call Of Herald Horns
7. Ruins In Autumn Blaze
8. Night Of Fire And Ravens
9. Dark Autumn Rites
10. Forest Ghost
"Disciples of the Old Faith" is one of the releases by the Serbian band Drunemeton. The album, which is available in digital and CD format, was released on January 21st, 2018 through Kristallblut Records. The band, who plays dark heathen metal, draws inspiration from the pagan beliefs and mythology of ancient Celts and other Northern and Central European peoples. The lyrics of the album are based on these themes, which also greatly influence the band's sound. The band's style incorporates elements of epic and dark pagan black metal, with rough and dense guitar sounds, occasional bass attacks, and blast beats.
Label: Independent release
Release date: march 10th 2023
Genre: Crust Punk/Black Metal
For fans of: Bone Awl | Trap Them | Fukpig | Bottomfeeder
The jester stands amidst the flames, surveying the death throes of the world. His motley garb is scorched and smoking, torn and dishevelled, while his cockscomb hat has long since lost its bells. Kings crawl through the ashes at his feet, crowns slipping from their heads as they weep for their approaching end. Yet the jester sheds no tears for all that has been lost, or all those that are still to die. He neither rails at the futility of existence and the unfairness of fate, nor searches the sky for deeper meanings to it all. He does not revel in the horrors or cower before the coming of the dark. Instead he throws back his head and laughs; laughs at the whole ludicrous affair...
Raucous, vicious and as raw as an open wound, Gorgonchrist are here with their incendiary concoction of crust punk, black metal and grindcore – laced with black humour and absolute irreverence. Debut album Fish In A Mountain was recorded in a single day at The Noise Cabin in Huntingdon UK, with the caustic storm of acidic mockery and skin shredding sonic violence being wrestled into submission by James Burke (The Infernal Sea, Celestial Sanctuary). This album is the authentic sound of a band in full flight, with no click tracks, overdubs or studio trickery, just extreme noise and attitude captured in the moment. These songs, from the insanely catchy ‘Pedos Have Small Hands’ to the blackened filth of ‘Abduction By Candlelight’ and the spiky speedball of ‘Dick Pic Graveyard’, are an explosion of unhinged laughter at the wicked absurdities of human existence, a heartfelt ‘so fucking what?’ to all troubles great and small. If your agenda for life includes being offended then it’s probably best to walk on by, but if you understand that the ability to laugh at all that assails us might just save your life, then pull up a chair, there’s a bottle of warm piss and alcohol with your name on it.
Formed by ex-members of Shadowflag, Voltane and Lord Misery, Gorgonchrist are a new band with a wealth of skills and experience to draw upon. The immediacy of their approach does nothing to hide the ability of the musicians involved in this act of defiance. Superb, jagged riffs skitter across a rugged spine of fantastic drumming and a muscular bass pulse, while the ripped and torn vocals howl above it all. The acerbic attack of Fish In A Mountain is out March 10th so get ready to laugh and dance in the flames.
Line-up:
Jaff - Bass/Vocals
Carps - Guitar/Vocals
Si – Drums
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IGNOMINY - “IMMINENT COLLAPSE”
Genre - Death Metal
Release Date - March 10th, 2023
Record Label - Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of - Dysgnostic, Gorguts, Ulcerate, Norse, Sunless, Dischordia, Noctambulist
Canadian death metal band Ignominy unleash dissonant death metal that's aggressive, punchy and hook-laden, which is rare to find in a style that tends to be more abstract and unpredictable. There is a deliberate structure and coherency in their music which doesn't restrict their music but in fact aids it and makes it more powerful and memorable. The otherworldly atmosphere that it exudes, emphasised by the two interludes in the middle, is made all the more menacing because of their forceful approach. Ignominy stand out because their music is not only cerebral but also capable of simultaneously exhibiting brute strength. It's strong, compelling death metal that retains the best qualities while doing justice to the contemporary style. And with the album unravelling, they gradually slide into a more experimentative mode, playing darker, moodier and elevated atmospheric music. 'Imminent Collapse' is a remarkable debut full length that manages to find an identity of its own by mangling and mesmerizing listeners at once.
Line up
Philippe Gariépy - Guitars
Marc-Antoine Lazure - Drums
Alexandre Desroches - Vocals
Alexandre Préfontaine - Bass
Album artwork by Austin Weber
Merch artwork by Belial NecroArts
Track list
1. Frantic Appeasement
2. Defaulting Genetics
3. Reminiscence of Hatred
4. Premonition of a Dead End (Interlude I)
5. Nightmare Bacteria
6. Convulsions
7. Prélude Vers L'angoisse (Interlude II)
8. Visuals
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https://www.facebook.com/ignominydeathQC
Thanks everyone! Kunal Choksi (label owner)Transcending Obscurity Records
We are a Death Metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland. Our music draws inspiration from several styles and genres such as Death Metal, Hardcore, or Sludge, evolving with time and stages to portray our most aggressive and mechanical natures.
Members of the music band:
Yann - bass, lead vocals
Alex - guitar, backing vocals
Discography:
The Crossing (2015, full length)
Worn Out (2017, EP)
Whispers (2022, full length)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMg4iXKIvKCr7oR2CmBqHA
https://buriedsouls.com/
https://buriedsouls.ch/
Label: Thy Bare Tree
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 20-01-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Darkthrone, early Marduk, early Dark Funeral, Taake, Throne of Katarsis, Nargaroth
Country: Italy
Line-up:
Asator - Vocals
Ironcross - Guitars and Drums Programming
Pizzu – Bass
Tracklist:
Bus the la Lum
A New Messiah (Lobotomized Christ, Part 2)
Ghost
Eternal Night
Desolation
Witness of the End
Get ready to experience the raw power of black metal with the release of "The Day the World Died," the latest album from Italian band Daysidied. The album features sorrowful atmospheres and a touch of black 'n' roll that will leave you spellbound.
Recorded at Red Crow studio, with the exception of the vocals that were recorded at Black Cat studio, "The Day the World Died" is a testament to Daysidied's musicianship and creative vision. Mixed and mastered by Ironcross at Red Crow studio, the album showcases the band's talent for crafting intricate, raw, and unrelenting black metal soundscapes.
With "The Day the World Died," Daysidied delivers a powerful and intense black metal experience that will take you on a journey to the darkest corners of your soul. This is a must-listen for fans of Darkthrone, early Marduk, early Dark Funeral, Taake, Throne of Katarsis, Nargaroth, and anyone who craves the raw, unfiltered power of black metal.
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Unleashing their fourth album "DET ÖSTERBOTTNISKA MÖRKRET" this coming May 2023 on Black Lion Records, Finnish black metallers ONDFODT is unveiling their next sacrifice entitled "Tvelatan" with a music video. It' a relentless blasting and infectious earworm.
"Tvetalan is about double standards, people driven by religion or other ridiculous beliefs. Spreading false information and forcing themselves and others to believe and follow their message." adds the band.
Watch and listen to "Tvelatan" at https://youtu.be/a-zi-RVA2TY
"Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is a very dark album both lyrically and musically along with vocals in Finnish and English. The album was written in 2022 by vocalist/guitarist and band founder Owe Inborr and honed by all the members to perfection before hitting the studio in September 2022 at Wolfthrone Studios where it was also mixed and mastered. Guest contributions also include Jacob Björnfot (KVAEN) and Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns.
The album follows their three full-lengths "Norden" (2021), "Dödsrikets Kallelse" (2019), "Hexkonst" (2014) released on Immortal Frost Productions, and their self-released debut EP “I” (2013).
Inspired by their stomping ground in Ostrobothnia, a region in Western Finland where the band was founded in 2013, they are fond of their home and the dark folk tales they have embraced since childhood.
The band comments:
"This album is about exploring the darkest side of Ostrobothnia, both lyrically and sonically. If you are from Ostrobothnia you will understand the endless darkness during winter when the sun is barely going above the horizon. You will also understand the dark history of the witch hunt in this part of Finnish history. "Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is about all of that and going even deeper to the roots of all the evil spirits that live in the area. This album's focus is to take you through the dark history of murders and the darkest side of people driven by religion. And as well as the urban legends of the spirits and the evil creations that live in the endless forests of Ostrobothnia. And finally, the record takes you through death itself, for example, in the song "Dödsrejson". 'You feel the life is slowly fading, everything turns cold, You close your eyes and let go, soon you'll be home again'."
"Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is due out on May 26, 2023, via Black Lion Records and is available for pre-order at the following links:
Digital - https://orcd.co/det-osterbottniska-morkret
Limited Edition - Vinyl (Red, Black), Cassette, CD, Digital:
https://ondfodtblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/det-sterbottniska-m-rkret
https://storeblacklion.nu/sv/cd/ondfodt-det-osterbottniska-morkret-cd-digipak.html
Previous single:
Dödsrejson - https://youtu.be/FXDU7pWvbX0
Live Video - The Return Live at Black Sheep (FULL CONCERT 2022) - https://youtu.be/gANEumERxNw
Track
Listing:
1 - Det Österbottniska Mörkret - 2:10
2 - Tvetalan - 3:30
3 - Furstins Tid - 3:59
4 - Tå Do Dör - 3:59
5 - Where Death Roams - 3:39
6 - Falskhejtins Folk - 4:55
7 - Själavandring - 4:15
8 - Höstfruktan - 4:31
9 - Dödsrejson - 7:11
10 - Tå Livi Bleknar - 2:05
Album Length: 40:18
ONDFODT is:
Tommi Tuhkala: Drums, Synth/Effects
Joel Notkonen: Bass, Synth/Effects, Backing Vocals
Dario Kåll: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Owe Inborr: Vocals, Guitars
About:
ONDFØDT started in April 2013 when founding members Owe Inborr and Mikael Kåll decided to start a new raw black metal project. They spent a couple of days in the studio and soon Ondfødt’s first EP entitled “I” was released independently. The release of the EP turned out to be a success and it didn’t take long until all copies were sold out.
Ondfødt immediately started to work on new material and signed a deal with Immortal Frost Productions for the release of their debut album. After the release of the first EP Ondfødt recruited three new members: Bassist Dario Vujocevic, Drummer Simon Bondegård on Drums, and Guitarist Juuso Englund.
During the recordings of Ondfødt’s debut, Simon Bondegård, unfortunately, had to leave the band, and vocalist Owe Inborr jumped in as a replacement during the recordings.
In 2017 vocalist Owe started to write new music for their upcoming album “Dödsrikets Kallelse”.
In 2018 Ondfødt entered Wolfthrone Studios for the second time and started the recordings.
This time they got vocalist “Mathias Lillmåns” from “…and oceans, Finntroll” to guest as vocalist on the track “No Ere Jo Satan” which they later made a music video of. The album got released on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally in early 2019.
After the recording of “Dödsrikets Kallelse” in 2018 Owe started again to write new material for the third album “NORDEN” and together with guitarist Juuso they shaped a new sound for the band. The recording phase of “NORDEN” took place in 2019 at Wolfthrone Studios and this time they got “Jacob Björnfot” from “KVAEN” to perform 2 solos on the album. On the tracks “Han Bor I Skuggona” and “Gifti Från Tadjin” you can hear his performance. Norden got released on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally in the summer of 2021.
In December 2021 Dario joined the band again but this time as guitarist and decided together with Owe to bring back Ondfødt live once again after almost 9 years away from the stage. In early 2022 "Tommi Tuhkala" (Outlaw, KVAEN) joined the band as their permanent drummer.
In April 2022 Ondfødt released the first glimpse of the band live again by releasing two "live in studio" videos together with session bassist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns (Finntroll, ...And Oceans).
After that Owe started to write new songs for their 4th full-length "Det Österbottniska Mörkret". Later in the summer, the band joined "Black Lion Records" to release their 4th album for its release in May 2023. In September 2022 "Joel Notkonen" joined the band permanently as their bassist and together they shaped the songs to their fullest and started the recordings once again at "Wolfthrone Studios".
In December 2022 Ondfødt had their comeback gig at "Black Sheep Pub & Terrace". The concert was filmed and recorded professionally by "Wolfthrone Studios" and got released by "Black Lion Records" on the 31st of December 2022.
Discography:
2023 - Det Österbottniska Mörkret (Black Lion Records) - LP
2021 - Norden (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2019 - Dödsrikets Kallelse (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2014 - Hexkonst (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2013 - I (Self-Release) - EP
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Label: Self-Released
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 03-02-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of : Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, Carcass, Six Feet Under, Obituary, God Dethroned
Country: Canada
Line-up:
Dave Roberts - Vocals
Chris Jones - Bass/ Lead guitar
Justin Peeler - Rhythm guitars/ vocals
Uther - Drums
Tracklist:
Mortal Sin
Chemical Castration
Death Ritual
Torturous Obscenity
Necrotic Divinity, a Canadian death metal band, is set to unleash their latest offering, "Death Ritual," on the 3rd of February 2023. This self-released album is a relentless and brutal assault on the senses, with crushing guitar riffs, pounding drums, and guttural vocals dominating the soundscape from the opening track.
The band showcases their mastery of the genre with intricate musicianship throughout the album. The songs delve into themes of death, destruction, and the darker aspects of human nature, making for a truly intense listening experience. Fans of death metal will not be disappointed with this offering, as Necrotic Divinity delivers a ferocious performance that is sure to please even the most die-hard of death metal fans.
With its aggressive sound and powerful delivery, "Death Ritual" is a testament to the band's skill and passion for the death metal genre. The album is available for purchase in digital format, making it easy for fans to access and enjoy the band's latest work. Whether you're a fan of death metal or just looking for a new band to listen to, Necrotic Divinity's "Death Ritual" is definitely worth checking out.
All music written by Necrotic Divinity
Lyrics written by Dave Roberts
Produced, Engineered and mixed by Justin Peeler at Hangar Eighteen studio, Brantford ON Canada
Chris Jones additional engineering
Cover artwork by Sadgrindart C/O Fiverr
https://necroticdivinity.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/necroticdivinity
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Punx is proud to announce that we're working on next 2 releases:
Crustpunk / thrash weed & church smokers WITCHRITE team up with Czech blackened hardcore crew KRONSTADT for 12" split.
Test Press have been approved and we will share preview tracks and preorder details shortly !
Cover artwork by xenopeltis_unicolor
Polish grindcore maniax NONSANTO come back with brand new release titled "HUMAN CONDITION".
Recorded by Nonsanto - DIY or die!
Mixed and mastered by Jarek Wysocki at Soundscope Recording Studio
Cover by CVSPE
Layout by Diabolic Force
Head over to Nonsanto bandcamp page and listen to first single promoting the releases.
Track titled "Oszukany // Deceived"
Too punk for metalheads !!!Too metal for punx !!!
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NECRO WEASEL – “ OBEY, SUFFER & DIE”
Label: Pan-Portimo Productions
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 24-02-2023
Format: Digital, Cassette
Genre: Thrash metal
For fans of : Slayer, Sepultura, Hellripper, Sodom, Municipal Waste, Possessed
Country: Finland
Line-up:
Necro Weasel - vocals, guitar
Eduardo Metal Da Metal - guitar
Samuel L. Saxon - guitar
Jack Hammer - bass
The Axe – drums
Tracklist:
Symbols of Oppression
Walking Dead
Obey, Suffer & Die
White, Stupid & Privileged
One Victim too much
Writings on the wall
Endless Getaway
A Light in the Darkness
Necro Weasel is back with their latest release "Obey, Suffer & Die," and it's clear that the band has been hard at work perfecting their signature sound. While the new album incorporates some new influences, like Black Metal riffs, it's still all about the screaming vocals, squealing solos, and thrashy riffs that fans have come to know and love.
The writing process for "Obey, Suffer & Die" began immediately after the release of the band's previous album, "Never Again," and the result is a sound that is raw and brutal, yet undeniably powerful. The album's lyrics touch on a range of important themes, including the selfishness of humankind, war crimes, depression, and anxiety.
Recorded and mixed by Necro Weasel at the Weasel's Nest HQ studio and mastered by Frans Hipponen at FF Frequency, "Obey, Suffer & Die" is set to be released on February 24, 2023, via Pan-Portimo Productions. The album will be available in both digital and cassette formats.
For fans of Slayer, Sepultura, Hellripper, Sodom, Municipal Waste, and Possessed, "Obey, Suffer & Die" is a must-listen. Don't miss out on this exciting new release from one of Finland's most exciting thrash metal bands.
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Black Lodge Records veröffentlicht heute "THE CURSE OF
KWÁNYEP",
das
zweite Album von XALPEN. Die chilenische Band ist zurück mit
ihrem zweiten Album "The Curse of Kwányep", das einen rohen Black
Metal-Sound bietet, der rituelle Schwingungen innerhalb der Schwarzen Künste
und die spirituelle Reise durch alte okkulte Traditionen kanalisiert.
Euphorie,Trance und dämonische Hingabe haben zwischen den verschiedenen
Hemisphären des Planeten Gestalt angenommen. Juan Pablo Núñez und Alvaro Lillo
manifestieren und vollenden einmal mehr ihr Bestreben. Ein Album, das für den
Kenner des Black Metal ein Muss ist.Alvaro Lillo sagt dazu:
"'The Curse of Kwányep' ist unser zweites Studioalbum. Eine Reise in die fantastische Mythologie des alten Südens, ein Ort voller Mythen und Legenden aus einer lange bestehenden schamanischen Tradition. Die Zeit ist gekommen, um neue Geheimnisse aus den dunklen Königreichen unter der Erde auszugraben und die Gesänge der Verleumdungen, die durch die Gier und Arroganz der Kolonialisierung fast ausgelöscht wurden, wieder aufleben zu lassen. Black Metal ist unsere Brücke zu den okkulten Wundern des spirituellen Erbes der Austral-Magie und Xalpen, der blutdürstigen Königin der Unterwelt."
Und hier kann man das gute Stück erwerben: https://orcd.co/the-curse-of-kwanyep
Genre: Black MetalLabel: Folter Records
Vertrieb: Alive
VÖ: 31.03.2023
MALPHAS mieteten sich im Juli 2022 eine ganze Woche in einer Wohnung in Frankreich ein, um konzentriert am neuen Album zu arbeiten. Die Schweizer schafften es binnen dieser Woche 90% des Albums zu schreiben. Jedes MALPHAS-Mitglied hat währenddessen seine persönlichen Einflüsse und seinen eigenen musikalischen Hintergrund in den kreativen Prozess eingebracht. Das Ergebnis ist ein etwas progressiverer Touch als beim Vorgänger „Divinity’s Fall“. Rohe Agression und hohes Tempo werden dabei immer wieder konterkariert von melancholischen Parts, die oft von Akkustikgitarren begleitet werden. Dennoch verhehlen MALPHAS keineswegs ihre Einflüsse, sodass die schwedische Black-Metal-Kettensäge als Fundament und Bindeglied zwischen den einzelnen Parts steht. Besonders beeindruckend ist der mehrstimmige Gesang, da auf diesem Album alle Bandmitglieder Gesangsparts übernommen haben. Highlight ist aber sicherlich der Song „Dead Death Dreams“, bei dem Liv Kristine als Gastsängerin auftritt und dem Album somit noch das sprichwörtliche atmosphärische Tüpfelchen auf dem „i“ verleiht.
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Der Song "Necrotic Infestation", der auch auf dem Album enthalten sein wird, wurde bereits 2021 zum 35-jährigen Bandjubiläum als digitale Single releast und dazu ein aufwändiges Musik Video gedreht, welches man auf YouTube sehen kann.
Eine weitere Singleauskopplung "Civitas Diaboli" wird am Freitag, dem 28.04.2023 in den Digital Stores erfolgen und auch im Legacy #144 auf dem Heft-CD-Sampler, inklusive einem Interview, vertreten sein.
Die Songs basieren auf dem Style des klassischen Death Metals. Das neue Album zeichnet sich durch finstere Riffs und schnelle Drumparts aus. Die Stimme ist diabolisch und abgründig mit wuchtigen Growls und Screams. Der Bass untermauert diese ganze Songszenerie mit kräftigen Anschlägen und trägt daher zu einer tiefen Atmosphäre der Songs bei. Im Vordergrund steht die Spielfreude und die Hommage an den Death Metal.
Das Album Tataros kann bei www.Kernkraftritter-Records.de vorbestellt werden, einmal als CD Digipak oder als Vinyl, es wird auch wieder spezielle Bundles geben.
Exactly seven and a half years ago "WELCOME THE DEAD" by Norwegian Black Metallers CREST OF DARKNESS saw the light. Now, after the incredible number of requests received, it is the time of releasing it as vinyl format and for the occasion, the album will be accompanied by a bonus CD which includes the unreleased song "Drink My Blood" a 12 minutes anthem into best Ritual Ambient Black Metal and 4 live tracks (Intro - The Noble Art - Computerized - Chosen By The Devil) captured live at the Garasje Festival in Norway on June 2019.
The album will be released on April 14th and represents a real collector's item limited to only 300 copies.
Preorders are running now and until release dates at:
https://mykingdommusic.bigcartel.com
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
https://www.facebook.com/crestofdarknessofficial
Fans can watch the premiere of "Strand" here: https://youtu.be/iu_IOSzm3II
Today also marks the beginning of pre-order options for "Ohnmacht" via Bandcamp. The album will be available in various formats, including CD, vinyl, and tape, ensuring that fans have a range of choices to add to their collections.
ZEIT's upcoming album, "Ohnmacht," promises to be a brutal and captivating journey, filled with the band's signature Black Sludge sound.
Pre-order "Ohnmacht" now on Bandcamp: https://rumsdiezeit.bandcamp.com/
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After six years of silence, Italian gothic doom metal band THE FORESHADOWING returns with a new EP entitled "FORSAKEN SONGS". During the pandemic they decided it was time to start again working on new music and restart band activities. The first release of this new chapter is “Forsaken Songs”, which collects new unreleased material and special tracks from the past
The EP is due out May 26th 2023 via Ardua Music.
Today, THE FORESHADOWING are premiering the new single "Such a Shame". The band have revisited the Talk Talk classic adding their own trademark and giving a new flavour to it. Stream it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dvLdkRwwEI
"Forsaken Songs" tracklist:
1. We The Others
2. Memento
3. The Forsaken Son (Twilight Revival)
4. Paranoid Boyd
5. Such A Shame *
6. The Rains Of Castamere (A Requiem For Wolves) **
Line-up:
Marco I. Benevento – Vocals
Alessandro Pace – Guitars
Francesco Sosto – Keyboards
Giuseppe Orlando – Drums
Produced, arranged and performed by The Foreshadowing
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Giuseppe Orlando at the Outer Sound Studios, Rome, Italy
Bass on track 1 performed by Michele Attolino
Bass on track 2, 5 performed by Silvia Pistolesi
Bass on track 3 performed by Francesco Sosto
Bass on track 4, 6 performed by Francesco Giulianelli
* “Such a Shame” originally written and performed by Talk Talk (music & lyrics by Mark Hollis)
** cover version of "The Rains of Castamere" (original music written by Ramin Djawadi and George R. R. Martin)
Track 1 previously unreleased and taken from the upcoming full length album sessions (arranged and recorded during 2019-2022).
Track 2 previously unreleased and originally planned for “Second World” album (newly recorded in 2022).
Track 3 re-arranged version of the song “The Forsaken Son” originally featured in “Second World” album (2012, Cyclone Empire Records).
Track 4 previously released only in digital format (2018).
Track 6 previously released only on Youtube (2014).
Cover painting & artwork by Alfredo “Mojo” Raimondi
Band logo by Fabio Timpanaro
Band photo by Umberto Migliaccio
Founded in 2005, THE FORESHADOWING gained popularity in the international gothic doom scene with four acclaimed albums released between 2007 and 2016: "Days of Nothing (2007), "Oionos" (2010), "Second World" (2012) and "Seven Heads, Ten Horns" (2016). During this time, the band toured all over the world and performed at some of the most important festivals, such as Summer Breeze, Rock Harz, Wave Gotik Treffen, Stoner Hand of Doom, Legacy, Mayday Rock Festival and Summer Darkness - alongside Lacuna Coil, Moonspell, Marduk, Inquisition, Katatonia, Saturnus, October Tide, Fields of the Nephilim, Tiamat, My Dying Bride and many others.
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Warsaw-based psychedelic doom act WEIRD TALES announces new album and shares first single.
Their upcoming album, titled "SECOND COMING, SECOND CRUCIFIXION" will premiere 1st of September via Interstellar Galactic Record.
FFO: Black Sabbath /
Electric Wizard / MelvinsYou can listen to the first single, "Undertaker", here: https://linktr.ee/weirdtales
or watch lyric video here https://youtu.be/WGEcWSoPrcw
"This song is an ode to loss. The loss after which your life will be wrecked once and for all. Undertaker is a personification of that power, that takes away all that you love. Existing in misery. And once you come to terms with your grief, the world hits you with it's whole weight once again, relentlessly."
Weird Tales Announce a 6 date 2023 tour stretching across Europe to bring their brand of Doom to the streets.
WEIRD TALES: acid doom metal / Warsaw
Riff worship strongly driven by narcotic psychosis. Sick composition and grooves stitch together riff stabs, tectonic-shifting rhythms, hypnotic melodic verses, hazy, acid-soaked interludes and psychoactive guitar soloing that eventually congeal into a Sabbath-worshiping hoe-down.
The band has released “Hell Services Cost a Lot” LP and 3 EP’s with the most recent “Y'all Motherfuckers Forgot 'Bout Good Ol' Son of a Bitchin' Blues”.
WEIRD TALES - “ZZ” Official Video: https://youtu.be/uaK_Yk4GxCQ
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Band
members M. Zanesco and Hybreos share their insights on "Pyrogenesis":M. Zanesco: "'Pyrogenesis' is centered around the concept that great power and enlightenment can arise from a spark of inspiration born from flame. The lyrics describe the journey towards this power and the potential consequences that come with it, emphasizing the destructive potential of this force while acknowledging its transformative and creative capabilities."
Hybreos: "As an ode to Prometheus, we attempted to create an amalgamation of Old School Death Metal with our home base of Black Metal, incorporating a thrashy connotation. Like every track on the album, this one has its unique approach, guiding the listener through densely packed arrangements towards the final conclusion in harmonic riffage. Enjoy!"
"Pyrogenesis" is available on CD, as a double LP in gatefold, and as a limited DigiPak in a limited BoxSet. Catch Asphagor live alongside The Spirit on the Dark Fortress Farewell Tour in May. Check out the tour dates below.
'Pyrogenesis' Video Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc_678QxCPU
Order 'Pyrogenesis':
http://mdd-records.de/asphagor (CD, Vinyl & Limited Boxset)
https://amzn.to/3HJwIk0
https://asphagor.bandcamp.com/music (CD, Vinyl, Merch)
The Cosmic End Tour Dates with Dark Fortress, The Spirit:
03.05.23 Germany Saarbrücken @ Garage
04.05.23 Switzerland Aarau @ Kiff
05.05.23 France Paris @ Backstage
06.05.23 Belgium Gent @ Asgaard
07.05.23 UK London @ Boston Music Room
08.05.23 Netherlands Rotterdam @ Baroeg
09.05.23 Germany Bochum @ Matrix
10.05.23 Germany Berlin @ Hole
44 11.05.23 Germany Leipzig @ Hellraiser
12.05.23 Poland Wroclaw @ Lacznik
13.05.23 Austria Wien @ Viper Room
14.05.23 Germany München @ Backstage
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"The Monolith"
seamlessly merges the rawness of ZØRORMR's debut album "Kval" with
the refined production of "Corpus Hermeticum," making it the most
personal and formidable ZØRORMR release to date.Could "The Monolith" be an early Album of the Year contender? Discover for yourself with the full album stream, courtesy of Black Metal Promotion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_WCLVwauk4&t=1383s
"The Monolith" Tracklist:
The Monolith
Downward Spiral
Hollow
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
The Pentagram
Return to Nothingness
Per aspera, ad astra
Enter the Void
Order "The Monolith" now:
https://bit.ly/themonolith-cd
https://bit.ly/themonolith-digital
Album Credits:
All music & lyrics written by Moloch
Produced by Arkadiusz "Aro" Jabłoński
Cover art design by Paweł Kuranda
Layout design by Fabian Filiks
Photos by Diana Sawicka
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CATACOMB – “ WHEN THE STARS ARE RIGHT”
Label: Xtreem MusicRelease Date: 23 -03-2023
Format: Digital, CD, LP, Cassette
Genre: Death Metal
Country: France
Tracklist:
01. The Kings of Edom
02. Ruler of this World
03. Servants of the Old Ones
04. Waiting For the Stars
05. The Great Dreamer
06. Black Goat
07. In Your Blasphemous Name
08. Crawling Chaos
09. Blind Idiot God
10. Chapel of Ghouls (Morbid Angel cover)
French Death Metal veterans Catacomb have announced their upcoming album "When the Stars Are Right" which is set to be released on March 23rd, 2023 via Xtreem Music.
In addition to the CD, Catacomb also offers a vinyl edition of 250 copies (100 splatter and 150 black), as well as a cassette limited to 50 units. The album promises to be an exceptional work that will undoubtedly meet the expectations of all the fans of the band.
The cover artwork was done by the genius Ukrainian artist Daemorph Art. Catacomb was formed in 1990 and has a long history in the metal scene, including four demos and a 7"EP until 1994 when they disbanded and reformed again in '97. In 2018, they reunited again and recorded a series of singles prior to their latest work, an EP entitled "Back to Unknown Kadath."
The release date for "When the Stars Are Right" will be March 23rd, 2023 through Xtreem Music on 12"LP, CD, Cassette & Digital formats.
http://xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/CatacombCult
Finnish extreme metal pioneers MUSTAN KUUN LAPSET turns 30! This is celebrated with several live performances after years of hiatus, and releasing of SURUAIKA 1993 - 2023 Anniversary EP.
As with the band's previous album Kruunu (Inverse Records, 2021), the new EP also has an impressive lineup of guests from Finland and the world; for example, French professional cellist Axel Salmona, who has previously worked e.g. with Vanessa Paradis, guitarist of the Norwegian metal band In the Woods... Kåre André Sletteberg, and Voice of Finland finalist and Before the Dawn vocalist Paavo Laapotti.
Suruaika 1993 - 2023 Anniversary EP contains three new songs, as well as a multinational version of one of MKL's most famous works Morfiinisiivet, originally released in 2007.
Listen to the EP on music services: https://push.fm/fl/mkl-suruaika
Suruaika 1993 - 2023 Anniversary EP will be released in March 24th. Song and guest list below.
1. Kirstunkantaja feat. Tero Kalliomäki - bowed lyre
2. Muistoa kunnioittaen
3. On suruaika täytetty feat. Paavo Laapotti - vocals, Caroline Salmona - violin, Axel Salmona - cello
4. Morfiinisiivet (Alas de morfina) feat. Karen Lammermoor - vocals, Caroline Salmona - violin & piano, Kåre André Sletteberg - electric guitar & bass, Max Buell - drums
Mustan Kuun Lapset - Suruaika EP
01. Kirstunkantaja (FI3FC2344101)
02. Muistoa kunnioittaen (FI3FC2344102)
03. On suruaika täytetty (FI3FC2344103)
04. Morfiinisiivet (Alas De Morfina)
https://mustankuunlapset.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mustankuunlapset
After
growing weary of shouting "Big ups!" in an unlit practice space,
Baltimore's least favorite sludge/grind scoundrels will return with three shows
this spring in Baltimore, West Virginia, and NYC. With over 40 min of ghastly
new material to spew forth, these Riff Van Winkles won't be taking any
requests. All shows are BYOB (Bring Your Own Barfbag).MUSKET HAWK live:
4/14 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
4/15 - Morgantown, VW @ Morgantown Art Bar
4/29 - New York, NY @ The Broadway
The band has finally unveiled the delayed (but not dead) music video for "Dios Mio," a track off their 2020 release, Upside of Sick. Check out the video now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtFo6Z7iyWE
Also, a fresh piece of wax on To Live a Lie & Unholy Anarchy Records will be available in April. This time, the foul fowls have teamed up with Grin And Bear It (OH), Sidetracked (WA), and Ugly (AZ) for a four-way split LP that no one can hide from.Stay glued.
https://www.facebook.com/MusketHawkBaltimore/
DIE ENTWEIHUNG – “ STRICT REGIME COUNTRY”
Label: Witches Brew
(German Label)Music Style: Blackened Heavy Metal (with a strong 70's vibe)
Format: Digital, CD
Line-up:
Denis Tereschenko – all music, lyrics & instruments featuring
Alena 7 Krakorova – Female Vocals & Bilge “Serpent”
Male Vocals + guest guitar solo in track 3 by Filip Šuster + guest guitar solo in track 6 by Marianna Lukianova
Tracklist:
01. Some Kind Of Independence
02. One Of Us
03. Mayhem Of The Doomed
04. Their Own Tragic 9-11
05. White Red White Genocide
06. Yesterday
07. Revolution Of Broken Dreams
08. Strict Regime Country
"Strict Regime Country" is a concept album by Israel-based Blackened Heavy Metal project Die Entweihung. The album is dedicated to the project mastermind's homeland, Belarus, and focuses on the events that occurred in 2020 after the contested elections. The album captures the essence of people's protests against the injustice they faced. The album was released by the german label Witches Brew.
Musically, the album continues the direction of all the albums released since 2015 (starting with "Neverending Terrorism"), featuring a Heavy/Thrash Metal foundation, Middle-Eastern melodics, and various Progressive Rock elements.
Die Entweihung, which translates to "Desecration" in German, is a one-man band formed in May 2007 by Denis Tereschenko (initially performing as Herr Entweiherr) in the northern part of Israel. Originally from Belarus (Vitebsk), Denis moved to Israel three years before starting the project.
Beginning as a raw Black Metal project, Die Entweihung soon embarked on various experiments related to all aspects of creativity. After almost a decade of exploring different stylistic and sound changes, Die Entweihung released "Neverending Terrorism" in 2015, transitioning to a Blackened Heavy Metal style.
The latest album, "Strict Regime Country," continues the eclectic mix of styles from the previous three albums, blending Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Doom Metal, and Prog Rock. The album features a rich vocal diversity, including male growling/screaming and female growling/clean vocals, along with an abundance of Middle-Eastern melodies.
https://www.facebook.com/entweihung
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErVam3miymw
It could be said that it is a kind of ritual, where a living master who has left a deep mark among his followers through his teachings is bid farewell, and these, as a sign of respect, prepare his return home, the abode from which we all come. It is the closing of a cycle of transformation, transmutation, life and death or death and life.
On March 10th, they gave a memorable performance in the Venezuelan city of Caracas, accompanied by a string ensemble and a choir, which amazed the audience and the specialized media.
Stratuz is one of the pioneer extreme metal bands in Venezuela, founded in 1984.
The band is currently preparing to continue promoting his latest album Osculum Pacis in Venezuela and other countries.
https://stratuzofficial.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/stratuzofficial/
UTILITARIAN – “GASLIGHTS”
Label: Independent releaseRelease date: April 7th 2023
Genre: Extreme Metal/Hardcore Punk
For fans of: D.R.I. | Napalm Death | Discharge | Anti Cimex
“Look out your window, the world is on fire!”
We’re slipping closer to the edge every day – more of what we love, more of what we really need, more of who we really are is falling into oblivion with every breath. Still the money men stare into the long dead past, counting the cash with their bloodstained hands, whistling over our screams. And the media machine turns our fear into hate, puts knives in our hands and points us at our neighbours, whispering “they’re the reason you’re poor, they’re the reason you’re dying, they’re the reason your life is empty”… We eat what is beautiful, burn what is life sustaining, hate what is true. Ignorance is no longer an excuse – it’s time to wake up before they feed us all into the flames.
There are many bands with memorable slogans, who are quick to wave the flag of the latest cause célèbre and pay lip service to the issues of the day. There are far fewer who live by their beliefs, who promote their message with a loud, unwavering voice no matter how the tide of public opinion turns. There are even fewer who can pair their message with music every bit as confrontational, defiant and incendiary as their words. The UK’s Utilitarian are one of the few – and new album Gaslights is their most explosive, devastating release to date. As they rage against capitalism, discrimination, exploitation of the weak and innocent, greed and hatred they unleash rampaging riffs and heart stirring choruses. The power of extreme metal collides with the fury and energy of hardcore punk and a deluge of instantly addictive, adrenaline packed songs rain down. Featuring some searing solos from Ol Drake of Evile on the crunching crossover of ‘Hatetriarchy’ and the mountainous drumming of Andy Whale (ex-Bolt Thrower, ex-Memoriam) on the menacing ‘The Weight’ and the album’s storming title track, Gaslights is a staggering forearm smash to the face of the establishment.
On April 7th Utilitarian will release Gaslights not on CD, but as a book containing not only all the song lyrics, but also explanations of the stance taken in each song and a download code for the most essential ingredient in the Utilitarian Molotov cocktail – the music. Explaining the choice to sell books rather than CDs the band’s vocalist, Jon Crowder says:
“We're selling these instead of CD's as they're better for the environment and they're a strong way of getting our message out there along with the music.”
With Gaslights Utilitarian have proved again that passionate political thinking never sounds better than when it’s delivered in the form of pit inducing anthems.
Line-up:
Jon Crowder - Vocals
Toby Gibbons - Bass
Amara Wears – Guitar/Drums
https://www.utilitarianuk.com/
https://www.facebook.com/utilitarianband
XEXYZ – “ GAMERA”
Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date: 31-10-2022
Format: Digital
Genre: Black Metal, Chiptune, Thrash Metal, Death Metal
For Fans Of : Blood Cult, Tjolgtjar, Enbilulugugal, Angelust, Virgin Idol
Country: United States
Line-up:
J.R Preston Guitar, synth
SNES bass, vocals
Scott Michaels Drums programming, Game Boy
Tracklist:
Blocking the Sun (03:26)
King Gamera (02:59)
Destroy All Cities (03:51)
Worship Him (04:00)
Mountain of Blood (03:26)
UFO (02:58)
Turtle of Hate (03:18)
Satan Apollo (03:12)
Only I Can See Your Face (02:59)
Get ready for an electrifying and groundbreaking musical experience as Xexyz, the pioneer of the Nintendo Entertainment System Black Metal (NESBM) genre. This self-released, digital album showcases a unique blend of Black Metal, Chiptune, Thrash Metal, and Death Metal, taking you on an unforgettable journey through the world of video games and extreme music.
Hailing from the United States, Xexyz features the talents of J.R Preston on guitar, synth, SNES, bass, and vocals, and Scott Michaels on drums programming and Game Boy. This dynamic duo has crafted an original soundtrack inspired by the Game Boy and Super Famicom Gamera games, combining intense black metal elements with iconic video game sounds.
The album's 9 tracks, bring to life the vivid imagery of video game worlds, while staying true to the black metal roots that inspired the creation of Xexyz. Fans of Blood Cult, Tjolgtjar, Enbilulugugal, Angelust, and Virgin Idol will find themselves drawn to the distinctive soundscapes of "Gamera."
Recorded in Chicago, IL, and produced, mixed, and mastered by J.R. Preston, "Gamera" represents the pinnacle of the NESBM genre. Don't miss the opportunity to explore this unparalleled fusion of video game music and black metal that will leave you craving for more.
https://xexyz666.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/xexyz666
After a 10-year hiatus, THE END OF SIX THOUSAND YEARS are back. The band returns with a new self-titled EP, which is slated for release via Hypershape Records on May 18th 2023.
The Italian black-death metal punks have crafted a release that will hit both hard and direct as well as challenge the listeners with its rich detail and enormous atmosphere. Extreme, yet diverse. Intense, captivating and simply brooding in every form!
The EP marks a new era for a band that has proven to continue to make music of the highest quality despite facing many challenges and line-up changes along the way.
Encompassing elements of black-death metal, post rock, dark punk and more and shrouded under a veil of bleakness, THE END OF SIX THOUSAND YEARS casts its spell and captures an atmosphere that is raw, otherworldly, and ultimately tragic.
Tracklist:
01. Collider
02. Endbearer
03. Voidwalker
04. The Man Who Loves to Hurt Himself (Today Is The Day cover)
THE END OF SIX THOUSAND YEARS was formed in 2004 as a five-piece scattered all over Italy.
After releasing a 3-song demo in 2005 and a split with the American act Embrace The End in 2006, T.E.O.S.T.Y. quickly gain a cult status in the underground scene publishing "Isolation" (2008), flawlessly blending Swedish death metal, black metal, crust and post rock influences.
In 2012 the band released the second effort, "Perpetuum", which displayed a darker and more atmospheric approach to their trademark sound.
From the following year, the band limited their activities until entering a hiatus that would last for about a decade.
In 2020 the band slowly started over with a new line-up consisting of 3 founding members (Nicola, Matteo and Luca) with the addition of Michele Basso (Viscera///, Formalist, Hypershape Records) and Gianmaria Mustillo (Hierophant, Carnero, Abaton) both taking care of the vacant guitar duties.
The revamped line up brings forth a new EP consisting of 3 brand new songs as well as a cover of the influential American noise band Today Is The Day.
T.E.O.S.T.Y.'s latest opus sounds rawer, more aggressive and dissonant than ever. The mixing process was handled by Gabriele Gramaglia (Cosmic Putrefaction) making sure those bleak, discordant slabs of punk-infused black/death metal would be as punishing as possible.
During their various runs across Europe T.E.O.S.T.Y. shared the stage with The Ocean, Cursed, Mouth of the Architect, Dead To Fall and Martyr AD, among many others.
Current line-up:
Nicola Donà - Vocals
Gianmaria Mustillo - Guitars
Michele Basso - Guitars
Luca Dalù - Bass
Matteo Borzini - Drums
Discography:
Demo (2005, Self Released)
Split w/ Embrace The End (2006, Still Life Records)
Isolation (2008, Still Life Records)
Perpetuum (2012, Self Released)
EP (2023, Hypershape Records)
https://www.hypershaperecords.com/
https://www.facebook.com/hypershaperecords
http://theendofsixthousandyears.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theendofsixthousandyears/
Dark thrash metal band MY FUNERAL is proud to present their new music video "No Regrets," taken from the "FUNERAL MANIFESTO" full-length album released in October 2022. This marks the band's fourth music video, appealing to fans of Sepultura, Slayer, and Kreator.
"No Regrets" is a song about accepting mortality and the past, as highlighted by the lyrics "only good stories on the deathbed." The music video features a blend of self-filmed concert recordings, behind-the-scenes footage, and live show footage captured by friends of the band members.
The music video can be viewed at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oykRzvfulp4
With "No Regrets," My Funeral showcases the strength and passion that characterize their music, capturing the energy and emotion that come with living life without regrets. The music video is an incredible addition to the band's repertoire, providing fans with a deeper look into the world of My Funeral.
About My Funeral
My Funeral is a dark thrash metal band influenced by renowned names such as Sepultura, Slayer, and Kreator. With a unique and powerful sound, the band seeks to challenge and defy convention, inviting listeners to explore themes of mortality and living life without regrets.
https://www.facebook.com/funeralterror/
ARS MANIFESTIA – “ IL MATTINO DELLA FOLLIA”
Release
Date: 03-02-2023Label: Fog Foundation
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Avantgarde Black Metal
For fans of : Mayhem, Ved Buens Ende, Virus, DHG
Country: Italy
Line-up:
Harmful - All instruments
Tracklist:
London 28 december 666
I don´T make an effort to share
The warmth
Il mattino della follia
My void
Are you ready to delve into the twisted, avant-garde world of Ars Manifestia? The Italian black metal act has returned with their latest release, "Il Mattino della Follia", which was released on 03-02-2023 via Fog Foundation. This time around, Ars Manifestia has expanded their sound with a more modern approach, while still maintaining the dark and haunting themes that have become their trademark.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Manifestia studio in 2019, "Il Mattino della Follia" showcases the band's evolution as musicians and songwriters. The album features a mixture of Italian and English lyrics, which explore the depths of the human psyche and the darkness that resides within.
With its intricate guitar work, haunting melodies, and complex song structures, "Il Mattino della Follia" is a must-have for fans of avant-garde black metal.
https://www.fogfoundation.com/
https://fogfoundation.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FogFoundation/
Label: Mortalitas Towers
RecordsRelease Date: March 2, 2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Hypnotic Gothic Doom
For fans of: My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Krankheit
Country: United Kingdom
Line-up:
Lucian Elder
Recording info:
Recorded at Mortalitas Towers, the band's home studio
Tracklist:
As I Lay Dying
Choices
Dead Of Night
Fighting My Demons
Fight Or Flight
I Am No One
Nothing Will Ever Hurt You Again
Once I'm Dead, Will I Be Loved
She
Silent Night / Tacet Nox
The Look In Your Eyes
This Is The End
MortalitasUK's "Mors Vita Est" is a 12-track album that takes listeners on a journey through the mysteries of life and death. Recorded at their home studio, Mortalitas Towers, this album is a true masterpiece of gothic doom metal.
For fans of My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, and Krankheit, "Mors Vita Est" is a must-have in your collection. MortalitasUK's Lucian Elder delivers powerful and mesmerizing vocals that perfectly complement the intricate guitar riffs and haunting melodies.
You can stream "Mors Vita Est" on various platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp.
http://www.mortalitas.co.uk/
https://mortalitasuk.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mortalitasuk/
Kansas City thrash masters HELLEVATE have posted the official music video for "Dagon," off their newest EP THE PURPOSE OF CRUELTY.
"Dagon" takes inspiration from the Lovecraftian mythos, specifically the short stories "Dagon" and "The Cats of Ulthar." HELLEVATE vocalist Robert Browne says the track was intended to convey "a gradual, conscious dissolution of sanity."
Check
out the video for "Dagon" now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktw3GwSKyvIThe Purpose of Cruelty features five aggressive tracks of classic speed/thrash metal with a modern attack. A violent hybrid of East Coast and Bay Area thrash, the EP shows why HELLEVATE has been called “a new hope for thrash” (All Around Metal).
Download The Purpose is Cruelty at https://hellevate.bandcamp.com/album/the-purpose-is-cruelty
Stream the EP on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music.
Tracklist:
The Purpose is Cruelty
Dagon
Buried Under Mistakes
Die or Be Killed
(No) Further Action is Required
Playing melodic thrash metal with a mixture of extreme and power metal thrown in to keep listeners on their toes, HELLEVATE draws from across the spectrum of sounds to forge the most potent of heavy metal. The band was formed in the late 2000s by guitarist Dan Whitmer, and while it has experienced several lineup changes, the band has found its superior form with the addition of Zack Burke, Joshua Cole, RJ Whitmer, and new singer Robert Browne.
HELLEVATE’s debut was released in 2012 and followed up in 2014 with the EP Kill Confirmed and the album Weapons Against Their Will in 2016. Singles “Last of the Fell” and “Krampusnacht” were released in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The band’s new EP, The Purpose Is Cruelty, is the culmination of the work the band has put in up to this point. Packed with riffs across a spectrum of sounds and the razor-sharp vocals of Robert, HELLEVATE seeks to make a statement with the release.
The band has established itself by sharing the bill with many nationally touring bands, including Exodus, Kreator, Accept, Overkill, Destruction, Ghoul, Venom Inc., and Danzig, just to name a few. With a great lineup and a bright future ahead of them, HELLEVATE continues to grow as a musical force in the metal world, and intends to dominate and annihilate for many years to come.
Line-Up:
Vocals: Robert Browne
Guitars: Dan “Danowar” Whitmer
Guitars: Josh “The Boss” Cole
Bass: Zack “The Ripper” Burke
Drums: RJ “The Machine Gun” Whitmer
www.facebook.com/hellevate
GRAVE DIGGER – “SYMBOL OF ETERNITY”
(Audio
Visualizer) Watch the video, here: https://youtu.be/l8rt54nEn5cThe title track of the successful and chart-topping longplayer "Symbol Of Eternity" (#7 in the official German Top 100 album charts), released on August 26, 2022 and available as CD, Vinyl, Boxset, Download and on all streaming platforms via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records!
Listen & buy the album from here: https://bit.ly/grave_digger_symbol_of_eternity
"Symbol Of Eternity" South America Tour '23
19/04/23 · (CO) Bogota // Bogota Metal Fest
21/04/23 · (EC) Quito // The Metal Fest Ecuador
23/04/23 · (PE) Lima // C.C. Festiva
25/04/23 · (AR) Buenos Aires // Teatro Vorterix
27/04/23 · (BR) Curitiba // Tork n’ Roll
28/04/23 · (BR) Recife // Club International do Recife
30/04/23 · (BR) São Paulo // Summer Breeze Brasil
Music by Axel Ritt
Lyrics by Chris Boltendahl
Mixed and mastered by Chris Boltendahl @ Graveyard Studio in Cologne/Germany
Cover Artwork & Photo Editing/Composing by Uwe Jarling
Audio Visualizer by Götz Morgenschweis @ RockWorld24.com
GRAVE DIGGER are:
Chris Boltendahl (Vocals)
Axel Ritt (Guitars)
Jens Becker (Bass)
Marcus Kniep (Drums)
https://www.grave-digger.de
https://www.facebook.com/gravediggerofficial
Label: MDD RecordsRelease Date: April 28th, 2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
For Fans of: Debauchery, Dismember, Asphyx
Line-up:
Dirk Oschatz - Guitars, Vocals
Tim Schnetgöke - Vocals, Bass
Frank Schlinkert - Drums, Vocals
Helvin Pour – Guitars
Tracklist:
1 Blood Is Life
2 Unburden
3 Wounded
4 Voices
5 Failing
6 Forever in Me?
7 Hatred Unfolds
8 Cycle of Need
9 Painted Black
10 Fading Away
— Bonus Tracks „Forsaken Dreams“ Demo —
11 Forever in Me
12 A Part of Me
13 Fading Away
14 Black - Blood
15 Dreams
CRACK UP, the death metal band hailing from Hünxe, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, will release their debut album "BLOOD IS LIFE" under MDD Records on April 28th, 2023.
The album, originally released in 1996, received critical acclaim and brought the band to the biggest festival stages in Europe. Now, the long-out-of-print album has been reissued along with their debut demo "Forsaken Dreams" as a bonus.
A remaster was avoided to preserve the original production's spirit, but the artwork was reworked. The album features ten tracks with a running time of 58:56 minutes.
Crack Up's line-up includes Dirk Oschatz on guitars and vocals, Tim Schnetgöke on vocals and bass, Frank Schlinkert on drums and vocals, and Helvin Pour on guitars. The band has been an influential part of the German death metal underground since their formation in the early nineties.
https://www.crack-up.de/
KRONSTADT and WITCHRITE
are two bands that are not afraid to push the boundaries of their respective
genres. With a sound that blends blackened hardcore, metal, and war themes,
Kronstadt has been making waves in the underground scene for years. Meanwhile,
Witchrite's unique mix of thrash, disbeat, and metal influences has been
turning heads and mosh pits alikeNow, these two powerhouse bands are teaming up for a split record that is sure to leave listeners speechless. The 12" LP features brand new tracks from both bands, showcasing their raw energy and musicianship. From the punishing riffs of Kronstadt's "Beskydy" to the blistering speed of Witchrite's "RDZAWA KREW ROBOTNIKA" or "PTSD" this split record is a must-have for any fan of extreme music.
WITCHRITE brings eight uncompromising tracks that straddle the line between thrash, death metal, crust punk, and grindcore. Their metalpunk assault hits hard and fastleaving no survivors in its wake.
Meanwhile, KRONSTADT delivers two extended compositions that blend the ferocity of hardcore punk with the bleakness of black metal. The result is a dense, overwhelming, and gloomy darkness straight from the depths of the Moravian forests. This split record is the product of a longstanding friendship between the two bands, and their chemistry is evident in the crushing sound they've produced.
With powerful vocals, pounding drums, and shredding guitars, Kronstadt and Witchrite are proving that there is still plenty of innovation and creativity to be found in the world of metal and punk. Don't miss your chance to experience their sonic onslaught - pre-order your copy of the split record now!
Records are already pressed and released as international DIY cooperation. 180gram heavy vinyl is packed into single jacket with lyric insert and along with band stickers.
Preorder starts now and will be shipped as soon as they arrive to UK !
WWW.783PUNX.COM
"Morbid Nailgun Necropsy" is out now via Wormholedeath Records and available on all digital platforms, so make sure to check it out here:
Recorded at Hearse Studio by Lander Cluyse and mixed/mastered by Kai Stahlenberg at Kohlekeller Studio, "Morbid Nailgun Necropsy" is a modern death metal masterpiece with groovy and dark touches that will leave you wanting more. If you're a fan of fast-paced, brutal death metal, then this album is a must-listen.
Austrian death metal band MASTIC SCUM has released a powerful video clip for their album opener "Digital Dementia", from their sixth album "ICON," which hit the stores on October 7th last year. The video clip, now available on MDD's YouTube channel, features a visually stunning experience that matches the song's intense, steamroller-like sound.
In addition to the video release, MASTIC SCUM has announced several festival and club dates in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic starting April 2023 to promote their latest album live. Fans can expect to hear the band's groovy death anthems from "Icon", available on CD and red vinyl in stores, at the label, the band's website, or through their favorite mailorder.
Watch the "Digital Dementia" video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6qtjVTpQIMASTIC SCUM "ICON" TOUR 2023 Dates:
01.04. Nexus Metal Bash – Saalfelden (AT)
15.04. Shredfest Linz #11 – Linz STWST (AT)
12.05. Metalnight Outbreak – Wien Szene (AT)
19.05. Hodonin – Club Nautilus (CZ)
20.05. Nice to Eat You Deathfest – Decin (CZ)
09.06. Passau - Tabakfabrik (GER)
10.06. Chronical Moshers – Reichenbach (GER)
08.07. Obscene Extreme Festival – Trutnov (CZ)
05.08. Chodovo-Plansky Fest - Chodova (CZ)
29.09. Berlin Deathfest – Eastend Club (GER)
13.10. to be announced - Czech Rep. (CZ)
14.10. Massacre in V.M. #10 - Vysoke Myto (CZ)
http://mdd-records.de/masticscum (CD, Vinyl, Digipak Boxset)
https://www.masticscum.com/shop/
https://masticscum.com
https://www.facebook.com/masticscum/
South Carolina's NARCOTIC WASTELAND founded by guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade announces it will be performing at this year's Denver DeathFest on April 20th along with Loud As Hell Festival in Canada in August among many others slated for this summer. (dates listed below).
"We are very excited about 2023! We have upcoming shows and new music on the way! We are ready to play some metal!" adds Toler-Wade.
2023 is going to be an exciting year for Narcotic Wasteland, not only is the band hitting the road they are will also in the works of releasing their third yet to be titled album via Mega Force Records. So far they have unleashed three singles “MORALITY AND THE WASP”, “THE BEST TIMES HAVE PASSED” and “VICTIMS OF THE ALGORITHM” to give fans a taste of their forthcoming mosh pit of terror. For their third full-length, the band worked once again with engineer, and producer Erik Schultek who produced the band's self-titled debut album. The band's 2023 album will be the follow-up to their sophomore full-length 2017’s “Delirium Tremens”.
Inspired mostly by thrash metal and classic heavy metal, Narcotic Wasteland is becoming more thrash and speed and less death metal and getting better at writing material that is meaningful and powerful. They are recommended for fans of Vader, Death, The Crown, Autopsy, Pestilence, and Nile.
Singles:Morality and the Wasp - https://youtu.be/fXThLKTP-xI
The Best Times Have Passed - https://youtu.be/U6kB087hGyY
Victims of The Algorithm - https://youtu.be/KEGN0iGR1Uo
Digital - https://orcd.co/nwvota
Show Dates:
April 20 - The King Room - Denver, CO - Denver DeathFest
June 22 - Rubber Gloves - Denton, TX
June 23 - The Concert North - Houston, TX
June 24 - The Rail Club - Forth Worth, TX
June 25 - Boozerz Rock Club - Corpus Christi, TX
Aug 5 - Dinosaur Stampede Grounds - Drumheller, AB - Loud As Festival
Aug 12 - Zymurgy Brewing - Menomonie, WI - Zymurderfest
About:
Narcotic Wasteland started as a side project Dallas Toler-Wade had been working on the past few years when he was not touring or in the writing/studio with metal heavyweights "Nile."
‘So I just started writing some songs kind of more in the style of things I was playing before my time in Nile. The more we started working on these demos the more we wanted to complete an album and take it to the stage!!! Our observation of what was going on in parts of the town we grew up in and in other parts of the world fueled a new level of angst for me personally.” DTW
https://www.narcoticwasteland.com
http://www.facebook.com/narcoticwasteland
Duplicate Records proudly presents the long-awaited second album from Haugesund, Norway's thrashers SHAKMA, ON TENEBROUS WINGS, to be released early 2023 on LP,CD, cassette and digital formats.
The
debut album of SHAKMA, 2018's House Of Possession hit the underground like a
rusty shovel in bloody soil with its relentless barrage of neck-snapping riffs
and take no prisoners-attack. Drawing its inspiration from old horror movies,
the lyrics made the perfect backdrop to the bloody proceedings.Now, almost 5 years later, the follow-up is finally ready, and suffice it to say it's been worth the wait! On Tenebrous Wings picks up right where the debut left off, but while the band still sounds as relentless as ever, the songs are more developed, and the general tone darker. Where House Of Possession was the perfect to-the-point debut, On Tenebrous Wings is a deadlier sequel, expanding the band's dark horizons, and proving that SHAKMA are a force to be reckoned with.
Anyone who has caught the band live on stage, can testify to the frenetic assault SHAKMA delivers, and with On Tenebrous Wings the blades are sharper than ever!
Recorded at Green Engine Recording. Produced by Tom Poole-Kerr.
Artwork by SoloMacello.
https://www.facebook.com/DuplicateRecords
This wouldn't however be the first time such a fest happened, because the first one technically took place way back in 2014 in Mumbai/Thane, India and only had Indian bands performing (you can see its flyer at the end of this press release). This in comparison is a huge step up, our first international fest, and it would of course be impossible without the support and cooperation of our label bands, who are travelling from far to make it to this one. On my part, I would be travelling all the way from India for this and would try to see that it goes well.
Here's the list of bands (in alphabetical order) that will be performing for this fest. More information on them can be found below.
71TONMAN (France) - Sludge/Doom Metal
CRAWL (Sweden) - Death Metal
CRYPTS OF DESPAIR (Lithuania) - Death Metal
CUTTERRED FLESH (Czech Republic) - Brutal Death Metal
DE PROFUNDIS (UK) - Death Metal
DEVENIAL VERDICT (Finland) - Atmospheric/Dissonant Death Metal
DISKORD (Norway) - Death Metal
DYSGNOSTIC (Denmark) - Dissonant Death Metal
GODLESS TRUTH (Czech Republic) - Technical Death Metal
MONUMENT OF MISANTHROPY (Austria/UK) - Death Metal
ORPHALIS (Germany) - Brutal/Technical Death Metal
SISYPHEAN (Lithuania) - Dissonant Black Metal
THE SCALAR PROCESS (France) - Technical Death Metal
VIANDE (France) - Dark Death Metal
VOMITHEIST (Switzerland) - Death Metal
VORGA (Germany) - Black Metal
https://www.smsticket.cz/vstupenky/32896-transcending-obscurity-fest
YAGON draws inspiration from
atmospheric, epic, and doom metal, with influences such as Mist of Misery,
Summoning, and Rapture. Yagon is passionate about capturing the essence of
sadness and bringing it to life through his music. "A RAVEN'S
TALE" EP is a perfect example of this, featuring a unique blend of
atmospheric black metal that is both melancholic and haunting.Tracklist
1)A Raven's Tale
2)Kindred Souls
3)Cassiel - A Fallen Angel
4)Shadow and Light
5)This Mortal Grasp
www.youtube.com/@yagonofficial4873
The video of the album's first single, "ASAP", is now available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-j7eVKh0uU
Director Daniel Olivas (Adult Swim, Matt Groening) comments:
"When I first heard the song, I immediately saw a storm come to mind. After learning that the message of the album had themes of struggle and the cruelty of reality vs expectations, the idea came pretty clear of a cliff being impossible to climb. Day to day can often feel like a never ending journey that you spend so much time climbing, only to have more unexpected external conflicts weigh you down. I think it's pretty universal that when we finally get to the top, after persevering and even from the motivation of loved ones, the result can still be as devastating as the struggle".
CANI DEI PORTICI offer an iridescent blend of instrumental sounds that embrace noise rock, post hardcore, stoner and much more.
“Hype For Nothing” is a concept album about disappointment and life's expectations, about unattainable hopes and dreams, about efforts made to gain nothing: African and Asian migrants who don't make it to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea, a satisfying job or a good occupational pension that can never be reached, an untimely death, deferring what we would like to do until better times. The title is a joke about the album release.
Famous manga artist Shintaro Kago took care of the album cover artwork.
Tracklist:01 Intro
02 Break Away
03 ASAP
04 Hype For Nothing
05 Disappointment Waltz
06 Farfalle
07 [Untitled](ghost track)
Pre-orders:
https://timetokillrecords.bigcartel.com/category/cani-dei-portici
https://canideiportici.bandcamp.com/album/hype-for-nothing
CANI DEI PORTICI, who label their sound ‘dogcore’, have long been very active on the live front, having played over two hundred concerts with bands such as Doom, Poison Arrows (ex Don Caballero), Zu, Qui, Samothrace, Ovo and many others.
The two previous releases, the "Cave Canem" EP (2013, Toten Schwan, L'Odio Dischi) and "Due" (2016, Dischi Bervisti, Toten Schwan Records, KOE records and stuff, Santa Valve Records, Vollmer Industries, Oh Dear Records, È un brutto posto dove vivere, Longrail Records, Effetti Collaterali) got an amazing feedback from press and fans, allowing the band to become a cult act in the underground.
Line-up:
Demetrio Spousinho - Drums
Claudio Adamo - Guitar
https://www.facebook.com/timetokillrecords/
https://www.timetokill-records.com/
https://linktr.ee/canideiportici
German black-doom metallers MORIBUND MANTRAS will be releasing their new album, "…OF FATHOMLESS DEPTHS", on April 14th 2023 via Argento Records.
The band is now premiering the new single "Shore of Knowledge" at Toilet Ov Hell. Stream it https://toiletovhell.com/track-premiere-moribund-mantras-shore-of-knowledge/
With
an inception going back 13 years in time, German entity MORIBUND
MANTRAS has summoned a poignant blend of Doom, Black, and Post-Metal
throughout two full-length records and three EPs, ever refined in its
expressive touch and ardor.Now, following the colossal opus entitled “Golden Void”, the German quintet stares back into the abyss with five new mantras of roaring occult force, a fiery extended play aptly branded “…of Fathomless Depths”. Diving into deep spheres, one faces penetrating layers of sound, chilling mammoth riffs carrying the weight of the world, whether through vicious heaviness or heart-stirring bursts of melody.
MORIBUND MANTRAS enter the soul of the listener as it surrenders its spirit. “…of Fathomless Depths” marks the first time the group recorded and mixed its songs by themselves and the intensity of the awareness to the detail fully enhances MORIBUND MANTRAS’ vision.
Varied, tense, and highly expressive, these sonic endeavors are manifested through one particularly organic and utterly dynamic rhythmic section which, with the complicity of the riffing electrical storm, casts an aura of dreamy solemnity. On top of such instrumental traits, a voice from the nether regions screams the pressure of human existence, the man’s search for his destiny, guided by his dreams, in eternal pursuit for enlightenment.
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Sinking - Floating
3. The Shimmering Darkness
4. Interlude
5. Shore of Knowledge
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https://www.facebook.com/moribundmantras
Label: Golden Core Records / Zyx MusicRelease Date: 24-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black/Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Ancient Weapon (Sermons of the Chaos Priest)
Nocturnal Reaper (Noise of Thunder)
Richy Backfire (Apocalyptic Shreds from Hell)
Soul Obliterator (Tones of Total Annihilation)
The Doom Lord (Deep Tunes of War)
Tracklist:
1. Doom
2. Kriig
3. Open the Gates
4. Voices of Bitterness
5. Over Your Threshold
6. The Awakening (Chaos Path part I)
7. The Rise of Chaos (Chaos Path part II)
8. Fire Blood Anger Chaos
9. Among Wolves
10. Der Blutmarsch
11. The Living Flame
12. White Kingdom of Ice (an Ancient Story)
13. Hallowed 'til the Downfall
14. Unter Woelfen
15. Dark Times (live)
16. The Living Flame (live)
17. Doom (live)
Chaos Path, the German band that combines the best of Black Metal, Oldschool Thrash Metal, and Heavy Metal, is excited to announce the CD release of their previously only available on vinyl EP "The Awakening" and their debut album "Downfall", both of which feature a powerful, authentic, and honest production.
In addition to the two releases, the CD includes three unreleased live tracks and a 16-page booklet. The exclusive cover artwork for the CD version perfectly captures the essence of Chaos Path's unique sound and style.
Chaos Path's sound is a blend of Nordic Melodic Death/Black Metal and German Thrash Metal, creating a distinctive and impressive brew that can only be described as Chaos Path. The band's focus on "Reduced to the Max" allows them to deliver an authentic and honest sound that is both powerful and captivating.
Chaos Path has been an active part of the metal scene in and around Kassel, as well as the metal underground in general, since their formation in 2016. They have released several EPs and LPs, including "The Awakening" in March 2018 and "Downfall" in September 2019.
The band has undergone some changes in 2020/21, with Soul Oblitarator joining as the new drummer and Nocturnal Reaper becoming the guitarist. The Doom Lord (Bass) also joined the band in November. Currently, Chaos Path is working on their highly anticipated second album, which will be released in all formats on Golden Core/ZYX.
Upcoming shows:
01.04.23 Taunus Metal Meeting, Oberursel
06.05.23 Hell over Halen Festival, Halen
13.05.23 Metal Bash, Neu Wulmstorf (near Hamburg)
18.11.23 at Blackland, Berlin.
www.chaos-path.de
https://www.facebook.com/chaospath666
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions is set to release the debut album from Florida's old-school Grindcore juggernauts EDKH. The band's debut, CONSPIRASHIT, is up now for pre-order and will be released on April 21st on CD and Digital formats along with merch.
Formed in 2019, EDKH is rumored to feature members of Orbweaver and Hibernus Mortis, and with their debut, they drop 7 tracks of old-school Grindcore like a DDT onto the cold, hard, concrete. EDKH digs deep into the box of gimmicks to produce a record chock full of furious blast beats, ripping riffage, and lyrical content that explores the more ridiculous conspiracies while asking hard-hitting questions such as “did Epstein kill himself?”, “Is it Italian, or just perverted?”, and “does Tomi Lahren’s carpet match her drapes?”
A
devastating disk of damaged ideas for fans of Repulsion, Terrorizer, Napalm
Death, Carcass, Birdflesh, Professional Wrestling and Alex Jones.Remember: Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself.
Never Break Kayfabe.
Pre-order the digital album at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/conspirashit
Pre-save this release on Spotify at https://ffm.to/edkh
Listen to the single "Suicided" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2C50ZyCiUQ
T-shirt + CD bundles are available at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/merch/edkh-never-break-kayfabe-t-shirt-cd-bundle
Tracklisting:
1. Suicided
2. Clinton Cash
3. Deploradorable
4. I Like Wrestling (I Live With My 'Ma)
5. It's Not Perverted, It's Italian
6. Sopa
7. I Am Gorilla
www.horrorpaingoredeath.com
https://shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com
www.facebook.com/horrorpaingoredeath
Death metal band OMNICIDAL will release their 1st full length, “THE OMNICIDALIST”, on April 7th 2023 via Non Serviam Records.
OMNICIDAL Comments:
Omnicidal can proudly and finally announce the signing with Non Serviam Records! We are thrilled to present Omnicidal’s first full-length album ‘The Omnicidalist’ through this established and dedicated record label in April 2023. Let the collaboration begin!
Born in 2019 OMNICIDAL - Sebastian "Hravn" Svedlund (ex-Rimfrost), Fredrik Jordanius (ex- Egonaut/Lake Of Tears), Andreas Strandh (ex-Sister Sin) and Jansson "Jansson" Jansson (ex-Devilicious) - intend to manifest the ultimate mix of the old, putrid Swedish chainsaw sound with the slightly more melodic sound of the Gothenburg area.
OMNICIDAL recorded all the backing tracks live at Soundport while vocals and solos were recorded by the band themselves at Jordaniusounds studio in Borås. Mikael MRG Andersson took care of mixing and mastering at Soundport studio.
“The Omnicidalist” will be available on digipack CDand digital.
CD: https://www.non-serviam-records.com/products/omnicidal-the-omnicidalist-digipakDigital: https://non-serviam-records.bandcamp.com/album/the-omnicidalist
The track listening reads as follows:
1. By Knife
2. WWD
3. The Passenger
4. Cemetary Scream
5. Infernum
6. The Neverborn
7. The Reaping
8. Narcissistic Abuse
9. Ten Shots
10. Slow Decay
Bio
Omnicidal’s foundation was laid back in 2019 when the cosmos intervened and saw Sebastian "Hravn" Svedlund and Fredrik Jordanius respective bands (Rimfrost and Egonaut/Lake of Tears) met their demise at the same time.
Seeing this as a sign the duo took upon themselves to carve a new path together in the name of Death Metal, and together with fellow roadwarriors Andreas Strandh (ex-Sister Sin) and Jansson "Jansson" Jansson (ex-Devilicious) they formed Omnicidal.
The purpose of the band was to manifest the ultimate mix of the old, putrid Swedish chainsaw sound with the slightly more melodic sound of the Gothenburg area and the band quickly gathered momentum with the singles "Let Me In" and "Dreadbringer".
As Covid hit the world, throwing a spanner into all things that could even resemble live gigs and touring, Omnicidal choose the route of pretty much every band and hid away deep down in the catacombs beneath Borås to write songs for a full-length album and in the fall of 2021 the band went to Soundport Studio in Ulricehamn to manifest their debut album.
Omnicidal recorded all the backing tracks live at Soundport while vocals and solos were recorded by the band themselves over at the mythical Jordaniusounds studio in Borås, and after having Mikael MRG Andersson mix and master the album down at Soundport "The Omnicidalist" was born.
In 2022 the band signed with Non Serviam Records and in 2023 the band’s debut album “The Omnicidalist” is released.
OMNICIDAL are:
Sebastian Svedlund - Vocals, guitars
Fredrik Jordanius - Guitars
Andreas Strandh - Bass
Stefan Jansson – Drums
http://www.non-serviam-records.com/
http://www.facebook.com/nonserviamrecords
https://www.facebook.com/Omnicidalofficial
ATTRACTIVE CHAOS – “THE FIRE BETWEEN US”
Label: Independent ReleaseRelease date: April 12th 2023
Line-up:
Emma Elvaston – Lead Vocals
Pietro Paolo Lunesu – Bass and Backing Vocals
Clément Botz – Guitar and Growls
*drums on The Fire Between Us performed by Thomas Calegari
Genre: Melodic Metal
For fans of: Epica | Amaranth | Delain | Within Temptation
The intricacies of love can consume us, as we lose our sense of reality and our dreams are transformed by the dances of the heart. We spin, bewildered by our ever changing roles in the passion play. We burn in the flames of desire and freeze in the cold ashes they can leave behind. So many doors to choose from and so many of them lead to nowhere, to a nothingness more powerful than pain. Yet the music never fails to entice and entrance, because behind one of those countless doorways lies a joy and peace supreme; a hand that will unwind the shroud the world has bound you in and allow your light to shine…
The Fire Between Us, the debut EP from Attractive Chaos explores the wandering, interweaving paths of love and loyalty, desperation and despair with all the musical power and beauty such an overwhelming subject demands. Bringing together the immeasurable talents of bassist Pietro Paolo Lunesu (Even Flow), guitarist Clément Botz (Beneath My Sins) and vocalist Emma Elvaston (Beneath My Sins) in one fabulous elixir of intensely melodic metal, Attractive Chaos is destined to become a revered name amongst devoted fans of the genre. From the unforgettably uplifting chorus of ‘Won And Lost’ to the strength and drama of ‘The Storm’, The Fire Between Us rides the waves of emotion, from love’s exhilarating peaks to its terrifying depths. Emma’s vocals are sublime, combining crystal clarity, rich texture and enveloping warmth while the deft, dextrous string work of Pietro and Clement weave a breathtaking canvas upon which her voice can soar, spiral and dance. Both ‘The Storm’ and ‘Still Here’ also benefit from a melodious guest vocal courtesy of Mario Del Rio Escobedo (Erszebeth, The Dark Star Calling, Alia Tempora), his voice providing a perfect accompaniment to Emma’s diaphanous, golden song. Together they have created an unforgettable listening experience, with the EPs penultimate masterpiece ‘As You Are’ immediately making itself at home in your heart. While The Fire Between Us is a fresh and vibrant piece of work, its melodies feel as if you have known them forever.
Adorned in the ever spectacular artwork of Mickaël Briot of Mythrid Art (Even Flow, In Defilade, Nightmare etc), The Fire Between Us will be released on April 12th, it’s sound polished to a glorious sheen by the mixing and mastering talents of Simone Mularoni (Deathless Legacy, Elvenking, Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody etc). Every aspect of this remarkable debut release has been meticulously crafted and yet still remains imbued with a wonderful sense of life and vitality. The Fire Between Us is undoubtedly one of the melodic metal releases of the year.
www.attractive-chaos.com/
www.facebook.com/attractivechaos
Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date: February 24th, 2023
Format: Digital, LP, Cassette
Genre: Thrash Metal / Crust Punk
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Peter – Guitar
Dürch – Guitar
Knödgen – Bass
Valentin – Drums
Kurt – Voice & Freibier
For fans of : Sodom, Audio Kollaps, Verrat, Hellhammer, Indian Nightmare, Wolfbrigade, Knife, Rawside
Tracklist:
Das Elend
Schlagwort
Zahnfee
Zelle an Zelle
Schwarze Galeere
Recording info:
Recorded live during 4 hours in Kassel by Tommi G. on a cold November day 2022 Mix and Master by Ben Jones from Leeds / UK (Meth Leppard etc.) from December to February 2023 Cover by Thomas "Necromaniac" Westphal
No click track, No overdubs, No triggers used.
German vocals only - strict anti-racism, anti-fascism, anti-homophobia
German metal-punk band Ranzer is back with their latest demo, "Demophobie," a five-track masterpiece that captures the raw energy of their live performances. Recorded in just four hours in Kassel, the demo is a testament to the band's old-school approach to music-making.
Mix and master wizard Ben Jones from Leeds, UK, has done an incredible job with the sound, bringing out the best in the band's fusion of thrash metal, heavy metal, and crust punk. The result is a sound that's close to Rawside or Audio Kollaps, with hints of Hellhammer, Sodom, and Wolfbrigade.
The cover artwork by Thomas "Necromaniac" Westphal is exclusive, rancid, and disgusting, just like the band's brutal and explicit lyrics. Their no-holds-barred approach to music and life is reflected in their anti-racist, anti-fascist, and anti-homophobic stance.
After a successful limited release of their one-track rehearsal demo CD, "Zahnfee," the band is now ready to take on the world with "Demophobie."
https://www.youtube.com/@ranzer.official
https://linktr.ee/ranzer.band
https://www.facebook.com/RANZERBANDE
Label: Theogonia RecordsRelease Date: October 1st, 2022
Format: CD, Digital
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
For fans of: Emperor, Ulver, Dimmu Borgir, Varathron, Arcturus.
Country: Greece
Line-up:
N-icΩn – Vocals
Fok S – Guitars
Konstantin Asimakopoulos – Keys
Miltos D – Bass
Chris Duke – Drums
Guest Musicians:
Stefan Necroabyssious of Varathron (Guest vocals on “The Eye and The Flower”)
Kostas Kalampokas of Deathcraeft (Solo on “Remembering Now”)
George Deligiannis (Duduk on “Tree House”)
Panos Asimakopoulos (Guest whispers on “The City of Dreadful Night”)
Tracklist:
The Eye and the Flower (Feat. Stefan Necroabyssious)
Blind Insight
Velvet Meadows
Amor Vedanta
Remembering Now
Tree House
The City of Dreadful Night
Recording Info:
Produced by Kostas Kalampokas and Omenloth. Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Infinite Loop Music Studio, Ioannina, Greece by Kostas Kalampokas.
Greek atmospheric black metal band Omenloth released their self-titled debut album under Theogonia Records on October 1st, 2022. The band consists of experienced members of the Greek metal scene who have been involved in various underground bands and projects over the years.
The album features seven tracks, including "The Eye and the Flower" with guest vocals from Stefan Necroabyssious of Varathron, "Remembering Now" with a solo by Kostas Kalampokas of Deathcraeft, "Tree House" with George Deligiannis on duduk, and "The City of Dreadful Night" with guest whispers by Panos Asimakopoulos.
Fans of Emperor, Ulver, Dimmu Borgir, Varathron, and Arcturus will appreciate Omenloth's unique sound.
https://www.facebook.com/Omenlothband
Sorrow Enthroned has been gaining a following in the underground metal scene with their unique blend of death metal, black metal, and thrash influences. "The Unquenchable Thirst" is a perfect example of this sound, with its relentless aggression and dark, brooding atmosphere.
Mixed by Sorrow Enthroned and mastered by Jon at Experitone, "The Unquenchable Thirst" promises to be a must-have for fans of Morbid Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Dying Fetus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGtHOZKJz6k
https://www.facebook.com/sorrowenthroned666/
Label: Sun & Moon RecordsRelease Date: February 10, 2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Ghost ambient/dark ambient
Country: Romania
Tracklist:
1. Space cathedral
2. Wilderness retreat
3. Cabin fever
4. Dark side of the sun
5. Concrete utopia
6. Midnight sky
7. Complete annihilation of joy
8. Stargazers
9. Presence
10. Phantom lights
Koldvoid is a ghost ambient/dark ambient project from Transylvania, Romania that has been active since 2008. Their music is a dark, dramatic and twisted sound collage, influenced by films such as those of Angelo Badalamenti, as well as classic dark ambient artists from Cold Meat Industry. Other influences include Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, John Carpenter, Zombi, Boards of Canada, and Ulver.
Their music is perfect for late, lonely nights - dark ambient, experimental, electronic, and downtempo. It offers an escape to the wilderness with the help of modern technical devices and opens a door to the unknown, which is much more beautiful than the one you are in now.
After releasing several singles and split records, they released their first and only full-length album, "Roadside Ghosts", in 2012 under Valse Sinistre Productions.
www.sunandmoonrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/KoldVoid
Dear Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud to announce “LU-CIPHER-SABBATEAN”, the blood-freezing second full-length album from Swedish black/death industrial beast V:XII (pronounced and read "Five Twelve") a magistral work which adds a new urgency and dimension to the infamous underworld of Scandinavian evil martial dark ambient/industrial made famous by the legendary legacy of Cold Meat Industry and affiliated acts like Brighter Death Now, Mz.412, etc., and later, by its contemporary bastions like Nordvarg and Trepaneringsritualen.
The release has been presented by legendary industrial outlet ReGen
Magazine via an exclusive track premiere of the song “Cyclic
Saturnial”, stating that “drawing sonically on the traditions laid down by
Cold Meat Industry and affiliated acts, the track is an aural representation of
the theory of reptilian beings enslaving humans through the subjugation of
rational thought and instilling mass psychosis over many eons – a
conspiratorial subject that echoes the wider scope of the LU-CIPHER-SABBATEAN
album’s themes of religious and ritualistic power leading to a world drowned in
darkness and dread.” - you can check out their premiere and stream the
song https://regenmag.com/news/regen-premiere-vxii-reveals-first-track-from-sophomore-album-to-be-released-via-sentient-ruin-laboratories/This crushing new opus is a grueling listening experience that for thirty six minutes imposes complete submission upon the listener, drawing them into a wretched realm of majestic, deconstructed electronics and into an infernal dimension of utter darkness and dread. Perverse, violent and hallucinatory in its every aspect, “LU-CIPHER-SABBATEAN” conjures a lightless abyss of paranoia and ritualized insanity, as it unfolds an ominous concept on the conspiratorial mind devolved into to its worst and most deteriorated form, the religious one. A sense of grim solemnity transpires from the album's ritualistic and almost liturgic pace, evoking a seething feeling of absolute evil as widescreen moments of abysmal dark ambience are violently lacerated by violent, spasmodic proclamations and by an onslaught of cold, bludgeoning martial rhythms and disembodied incantations.
“LU-CIPHER-SABBATEAN” is slated for an April 21 2023 release on LP, CD, MC and digital formats worldwide via Sentient Ruin, and all formats can be pre-ordered now via all our channels.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases.Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
http://sentientruin.com/bands#/vxii
http://sentientruin.com/releases/vxii-lu-cipher-sabbatean
SERPENT OF OLD - “ENSEMBLE UNDER THE DARK SUN”
Genre - Death/Black MetalRelease Date - June 30th, 2023
Record Label - Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of - The Chasm, Ulcerate, Dead Congregation, Engulfed, Grave Miasma, Cruciamentum, Decipher
Serpent of Old from Turkey meld influences from various genres to play an absolutely mesmerizing form of predominantly death/black metal music that does so much more. The music seamlessly transitions from ambitious progressive riffing to parts that are dark and doomy, even indulging in fiery solos and doleful tunes that showcase their emotional depth. A multi-faceted beast, it keeps changing things up without betraying the true nature; everything is intuitively done and executed to perfection. It's the only way Serpent of Old are able to write songs that are almost 10 mins long and retain your interest throughout the duration. It's a complex album that you can easily get lost in without feeling disoriented. And that's reason enough for you to keep revisiting it over and over again and invariably discover new facets each time. This is a fantastic, highly accomplished album that is easily one of the highlights in recent times.
Line up
Ozan Gürbüz - Vocals
Atakan Güçlü - Guitars
Doğa Tarhan - Guitars
Yalaz Öner - Bass
Kerem Kaan - Drums
Artwork by Santiago Caruso
Track list
1. The Sin Before The Great Sin
2. Unsaturated Hunger and Esoteric Lust
3. The Fall
4. Virtue of the Devil in His Loins
5. From the Impending Dusk
6. Idiosyncrasy
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https://www.facebook.com/serpentofoldtr
Thanks everyone! Kunal Choksi (label owner)Transcending Obscurity Records
Die
taiwanesische Extrem-Metal-Band CHTHONIC, die seit 5 Jahren kein
neues Werk mehr veröffentlicht hat, kündigte vor einiger Zeit an, dass sie auf
dem größten Rockfestival Taiwans, dem Megaport Festival, auftreten wird. Die
Fans waren begeistert von dieser Ankündigung, und die Megaport-Tickets waren
innerhalb von Sekunden ausverkauft. Außerdem überraschte CHTHONIC viele mit der
Veröffentlichung ihrer neuen Single "PATTONKAN".
Der Leadsänger von CHTHONIC, Freddy, der ebenfalls im taiwanesischen Parlament sitzt, sagte, dass er zwar die meiste Zeit in die parlamentarische Arbeit investiere, aber von Zeit zu Zeit, wenn er sich deprimiert fühle, Inspirationen für Musik auftauchten. Aber er hatte keine Zeit, sich in Ruhe hinzusetzen und sie aufzuschreiben. "Manchmal fühle ich mich unruhig, es gibt so viele Dinge, die ich tun möchte, aber ich habe das Gefühl, dass ich nicht genug Zeit in meinem Leben habe, um alles zu tun", sagt er. "Wie werden diejenigen, die vor uns kamen, im Himmel über uns denken, wenn wir nicht vorankommen?"
Mit solchen Gefühlen im Hinterkopf traf Freddy einmal Herrn Kao Ying-chieh, den Sohn eines
So war der neue Song geboren. Der Titel "Pattonkan" ist der einheimische Name der Tsou für Yushanoder Jadeberg" Der Jadeberg ist der höchste Gipfel in Nordostasien und gilt den Taiwanesen als heiliger Berg. Der Name "Pattonkan" soll eine Erinnerung an die Inspiration für das Lied sein. Die Zeile tatsächlich an eine Zeile in Kao Yi-shengs letztem Brief
CHTHONIC hat für das Musikvideo erneut mit dem Regisseur
Hung Po-te zusammengearbeitet. Die
Schauspieler im Musikvideo sind dieselben, die schon in "Kaoru",
"Defenders of Bu-Tik Palace" und "Millennia's Faith Undone"
mitgewirkt haben. Hung Shih-hsun spielt die männliche Hauptrolle Tsing-guan,
und Wang Ting-chu spielt seine Frau Kaoru. Die Schauspielerin, die die Tochter
im Musikvideo von "Millennia's Faith Undone (the Aeon's Wraith
Version)" spielte, tritt hier nun als als Erwachsene auf. Lee Hsueh, der
eine Rolle in dem Film "Untold Herstory" spielte, tritt ebenfalls im
Musikvideo auf.
Das Gemälde, das im Video zu sehen ist, ist Looking at Jade Mountain von Alishan von Chen Cheng-po. Chen Cheng-po und Kao Yi-sheng waren beide Hauptakteure während des 228-Massakers. Chen wurde auf offener Straße hingerichtet, während Kao verhaftet und Jahre später hingerichtet wurde. Das Produktionsteam beschloss, den Film durch die Verbindung von Malerei und Musik künstlerisch zu verstärken.
Der Regisseur Hung Po-te weist darauf hin, dass frühere Musikvideos der gleichen Reihe nach und nach von der Perspektive des Ehemanns Tsing-guan zu der seiner Frau Kaoru gewechselt haben. Dieses Mal möchte er die Perspektive des Kindes Kiku zeigen. Die Geschichte des Kindes wurde durch die Geschichte von Kao Yi-shengs Tochter Nana inspiriert. Nachdem Kao hingerichtet worden war, stand seine Familie noch lange Zeit unter der Überwachung und Unterdrückung durch das autoritäre Regime. Nana, die davon träumte, Sängerin zu werden, wurde zu einem kontrollierten "Spielzeug" für hochrangige Beamte. Doris ist sehr angetan von der Art und Weise, wie der Regisseur die Handlung gestaltet hat. "In dem Lied geht es nicht darum, einen Helden zu preisen, sondern eine Familie durch eine Person zu sehen und eine Generation von Menschen durch eine Familie zu sehen", sagte Doris. "Das ist ein Lied, das voller Hektik, aber auch voller Traurigkeit ist."
Obwohl der Song "Pattonkan" komplett auf Taiwanesisch ist, gibt es auf YouTube englische Untertitel. Neben YouTube ist der Song auch auf allen digitalen Plattformen veröffentlicht.
Und hier ist das Musikvideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0AECFOlUs
Unleashing their fourth album "DET ÖSTERBOTTNISKA MÖRKRET" this coming May 2023 on Black Lion Records, Finnish black metallers ONDFODT want you to find out "Where Death Roams" with the latest video for their single featuring guest vocals from Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns of Finntroll.
Watch and listen at https://youtu.be/4P2WtOOOfcY
ONDFODT's forthcoming album "Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is very dark both lyrically and musically along with vocals in Finnish and English. The album was written in 2022 by vocalist/guitarist and band founder Owe Inborr and honed by all the members to perfection before hitting the studio in September 2022 at Wolfthrone Studios where it was also mixed and mastered. Guest contributions also include Jacob Björnfot (KVAEN) and Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns.
The album follows their three full-lengths "Norden" (2021), "Dödsrikets Kallelse" (2019), "Hexkonst" (2014) released on Immortal Frost Productions, and their self-released debut EP “I” (2013).
Inspired by their stomping ground in Ostrobothnia, a region in Western Finland where the band was founded in 2013, they are fond of their home and the dark folk tales they have embraced since childhood.
The band comments:
"This album is about exploring the darkest side of Ostrobothnia, both lyrically and sonically. If you are from Ostrobothnia you will understand the endless darkness during winter when the sun is barely going above the horizon. You will also understand the dark history of the witch hunt in this part of Finnish history. "Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is about all of that and going even deeper to the roots of all the evil spirits that live in the area. This album's focus is to take you through the dark history of murders and the darkest side of people driven by religion. And as well as the urban legends of the spirits and the evil creations that live in the endless forests of Ostrobothnia. And finally, the record takes you through death itself, for example, in the song "Dödsrejson". 'You feel the life is slowly fading, everything turns cold, You close your eyes and let go, soon you'll be home again'."
"Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is due out on May 26, 2023, via Black Lion Records and is available for pre-order at the following links:
Digital - https://orcd.co/det-osterbottniska-morkret
Limited Edition - Vinyl (Red, Black), Cassette, CD, Digital:
https://ondfodtblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/det-sterbottniska-m-rkret
https://storeblacklion.nu/sv/cd/ondfodt-det-osterbottniska-morkret-cd-digipak.html
Previous singles:
https://youtu.be/a-zi-RVA2TY
https://youtu.be/FXDU7pWvbX0
Live Video - The Return Live at Black Sheep (FULL CONCERT 2022) - https://youtu.be/gANEumERxNw
Track
Listing:
1 - Det Österbottniska Mörkret - 2:10
2 - Tvetalan - 3:30
3 - Furstins Tid - 3:59
4 - Tå Do Dör - 3:59
5 - Where Death Roams - 3:39
6 - Falskhejtins Folk - 4:55
7 - Själavandring - 4:15
8 - Höstfruktan - 4:31
9 - Dödsrejson - 7:11
10 - Tå Livi Bleknar - 2:05
Album Length: 40:18
ONDFODT is:
Tommi Tuhkala: Drums, Synth/Effects
Joel Notkonen: Bass, Synth/Effects, Backing Vocals
Dario Kåll: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Owe Inborr: Vocals, Guitars
About:
ONDFØDT started in April 2013 when founding members Owe Inborr and Mikael Kåll decided to start a new raw black metal project. They spent a couple of days in the studio and soon Ondfødt’s first EP entitled “I” was released independently. The release of the EP turned out to be a success and it didn’t take long until all copies were sold out.
Ondfødt immediately started to work on new material and signed a deal with Immortal Frost Productions for the release of their debut album. After the release of the first EP Ondfødt recruited three new members: Bassist Dario Vujocevic, Drummer Simon Bondegård on Drums, and Guitarist Juuso Englund.
During the recordings of Ondfødt’s debut, Simon Bondegård, unfortunately, had to leave the band, and vocalist Owe Inborr jumped in as a replacement during the recordings.
In 2017 vocalist Owe started to write new music for their upcoming album “Dödsrikets Kallelse”.
In 2018 Ondfødt entered Wolfthrone Studios for the second time and started the recordings.
This time they got vocalist “Mathias Lillmåns” from “…and oceans, Finntroll” to guest as vocalist on the track “No Ere Jo Satan” which they later made a music video of. The album got released on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally in early 2019.
After the recording of “Dödsrikets Kallelse” in 2018 Owe started again to write new material for the third album “NORDEN” and together with guitarist Juuso they shaped a new sound for the band. The recording phase of “NORDEN” took place in 2019 at Wolfthrone Studios and this time they got “Jacob Björnfot” from “KVAEN” to perform 2 solos on the album. On the tracks “Han Bor I Skuggona” and “Gifti Från Tadjin” you can hear his performance. Norden got released on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally in the summer of 2021.
In December 2021 Dario joined the band again but this time as guitarist and decided together with Owe to bring back Ondfødt live once again after almost 9 years away from the stage. In early 2022 "Tommi Tuhkala" (Outlaw, KVAEN) joined the band as their permanent drummer.
In April 2022 Ondfødt released the first glimpse of the band live again by releasing two "live in studio" videos together with session bassist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns (Finntroll, ...And Oceans).
After that Owe started to write new songs for their 4th full-length "Det Österbottniska Mörkret". Later in the summer, the band joined "Black Lion Records" to release their 4th album for its release in May 2023. In September 2022 "Joel Notkonen" joined the band permanently as their bassist and together they shaped the songs to their fullest and started the recordings once again at "Wolfthrone Studios".
In December 2022 Ondfødt had their comeback gig at "Black Sheep Pub & Terrace". The concert was filmed and recorded professionally by "Wolfthrone Studios" and got released by "Black Lion Records" on the 31st of December 2022.
Discography:
2023 - Det Österbottniska Mörkret (Black Lion Records) - LP
2021 - Norden (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2019 - Dödsrikets Kallelse (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2014 - Hexkonst (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2013 - I (Self-Release) - EP
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For fans of : Massacre, Egde of Sanity, Risbspreader & Revolting!
GRISLY is Rogga Johansson’s (Paganizer / Ribspreader / Massacre) brainchild.
Tomb King is Grisly’s 3rd full length album of old school Swedish DEATH METAL, produced by Håkan Stuvemark (Wombbath). Mixed by Ronnie Björnström at Enhanced Audio Productions (Aeon, Bodyfarm, Centinex).
Cover artwork by Manuel Tinnemans (Pentacle, Entombed A.D., Varathron. Also featuring Kjetil Lynghaug on lead guitars (Paganizer, Ripspreader, Stass).
Old school Swedish death metal at its best!
https://vicrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/tomb-king
This May, Time To Kill Records will release "NONE SHALL PREVAIL", the brooding third LP from Polish death metallers SHODAN, today issuing the cover art, track listing, preorders, and the volatile lead single, “Tamed in Unison”.
Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeSjKlhb9Gw
SHODAN delivers the follow-up to their 2020-released album "Death, Rule Over Us" with "None Shall Prevail", an album of towering, progressive, dark death metal with hammering, crawling grooves, refined and escalating riffs, and lurching, calculated chord progressions.
"None Shall Prevail" will be released on CD and digital formats through Time To Kill Records on May 5th 2023.
Tracklist:
1. Tamed in unison
2. Despair Snares
3. Demortality
4. Ethos
5. Staring Back at The Abyss
6. Lords
7. Nicość Wiekuista
8. Nighttime Violators
9. None Shall Prevail
Pre-orders:
https://bfan.link/Shodan-none-shall-prevail
https://shodan.bandcamp.com/album/none-shall-prevail
https://timetokillrecords.bigcartel.com/product/shodan-none-shall-prevail-cd
SHODAN is a death metal three-piece conceived in Wrocław, Poland in 2013. Distinctive style of the band is a unique hybrid of death metal brutality, progressive approach towards song structures and melodies deeply rooted in cold wave aesthetics. In 2015 SHODAN together with producer Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski recorded tracks for their debut LP called "Protocol of Dying". The record was released in spring 2016 under the cooperative flags of Defense Records and Deformeathing Production. The album was followed by a dozen of live appearances with acts like Sinister, Absu, Beheaded or Rotting Christ as well as appearances at festivals such as Gothoom, Into the Abyss, Metalmania or Castle Party.
After a successful cooperation with producer Kuba Mańkowski (Azarath, Behemoth, Blindead), in April 2020, the band released "Death, Rule Over Us" via Deformeathing Productions, which introduces a slightly different approach towards music with more experiments, raw, organic sound and cold wave melodic influneces involved. The album was again followed by a series of gigs with Hate, Krzysztof Drabikowski’s Batushka, Rotting Christ and Blood Incantation, and summer festivals, like Summer Dying Loud.
In 2023 SHODAN signed a record deal with Time To Kill Records to release their newest opus “None Shall Prevail”.
Line-up:
Szczepan Inglot: Guitars, Vocals
Michał Jarosz: Drums
Tomasz Sadlak: Bass, Vocals
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PROPHECY – “ TWISTED REALITY”
Label: Metal Domination Records
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 22-12-2018
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette
Genre: Thrash Metal
For fans of : Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Overkill, Death Angel, Annihilator, Dark Angel, Destruction, Heathen, Forbidden, Xentrix
Country: Denmark
Line-up:
Galin Ivanov - Vocals
Nikolay Atanasov - Guitars, Backing vocals
Nicklas Karstensen - Bass
Miroslav Slavov – Drums
Tracklist:
1. New World Order
2. Twisted Reality
3. System of Slavery
4. Condemned to Insanity
5. The Silent Oppressor
6. Profit Fanatics
7. Fatal Beliefs
8. World Disassembly
Let's start the day with the debut album of Danish thrash metal band, Prophecy. Led by the masterful guitarist Nikolay Atanasov (ex-Agent Steel), this group of heavy metal musicians unleashed "Twisted Reality" onto the world on December 22, 2018, under the label Metal Domination Records.
Despite the fact that this album was released a few years ago, it didn't receive the proper promotion it deserved. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you give it a listen and experience the unique take on the thrash metal genre that Prophecy brings to the table.
Recorded at both the Outer Limits Studio in Denmark and Sonic Realm Studio in Bulgaria, "Twisted Reality" was mixed and mastered by Galin Ivanov at Sonic Realm Studio. The album offers a fast-paced and hard-hitting sound that is sure to appeal to fans of other thrash metal legends such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, and more.
If you're looking for a fresh and invigorating addition to your heavy metal playlist, "Twisted Reality" is available in digital, CD, and cassette formats, making it a must-have for any true metalhead out there.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to discover the thrash metal stylings of Prophecy and their debut album "Twisted Reality." Give them a chance and experience the powerful energy that this Danish band has to offer.
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After
the 2021 debut EP “Ov Behest” Finnish blackened death metal
band ANIMA HERETICAE has been working on their first
full length album to be released in autumn 2023. The band’s unique sound is a
combination of Scandinavian melodic metal, death metal with black metal
elements. The music goes in symbiosis with the visuals, both in live shows and
on videos. Now released music video Cimmerian Darkness presents a
view to the upcoming debut album’s beauty and epicness.
“Even though pretty much anything we do has the sense of darkness and despair, this song has also a hint of hope in it. Creating new music is quite therapeutic and healing experience for us. And so was the writing of this song - a meditative and self-reflecting process. Some times as wondering this world we live in it feels like we are living in Cimmerian darkness on the edge of the world.” Ville Rutanen and Taneli Jämsä background the song.
The music video is directed by the Anima Hereticae drummer Teppo Ristola and as an actor there is Jussi Matilainen from Where’s My Bible.
Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/5ySeNdC8HgY
Listen to the single on music services: https://push.fm/fl/animahereticae-cimmeriandarkness
Anima Hereticae:
Ville Rutanen – vocals & bass
Taneli Jämsä – guitar & backing vocals
Teppo Ristola – drums
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LUCIFER JONES – “DOOM GENERATION”
Release Date: 17-02-2023
Label: Rotten Xore Records
Format: Digital, LP
Genre: Doom Metal
For fans of : Black Sabbath, Type O Negative, High on Fire
Country: United States
Line-up:
Aerik Von - Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Drums
Tracklist:
1. Devotion
2. Heroin Christ
3. Forever and a Day
4. Grief m
5. Doom Generation
6. Sufferings End
7. The Journey to Oblivion
8. موت
9. Smoke & Ashes
Lucifer Jones released last month their new album "Doom Generation" on Rotten Xore Records.
"Doom Generation" is a powerful exploration of grief, loss, death, and the hopelessness of the modern condition. Fans of Black Sabbath, Type O Negative, and High on Fire will not want to miss this latest release from the talented
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CAEDEOUS – “ MALUM SUPPLICIUM”
Release Date: April 21, 2023
Label: Black Sunset
Format: JewelCase Double CD
Genre: Symphonic Black Metal
For fans of : Emperor, Bal-Sagoth, and Dimmu Borgir.
Country: Portugal
Line-up:
Thomas Blanc: Vocals and Lyrics
Paulo J. Mendes: Pianos, Orchestrations and Composition
Federico Leone: Drums and Percussion
Rosmerta: Mezzo Soprano Vocals and Choirs
Douglas Melchiades: Guitars
Session Musicians:
Rich Gray: Session Studio and Live Bass
Tracklist:
Scalas Ad Inferos
Cruxis Inferni
In Flamma Peribimus
Maledictio Animae
Pandemonium
Obscura Ascensionis
Pergame Altare
Abominatio Alchimiae
Malum Supplicium
We are excited to announce the upcoming release of Portuguese symphonic black metal band Caedeous' third album, "Malum Supplicium," on April 21st, 2023, via Black Sunset. A concept album inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Barker, and Alighieri, "Malum Supplicium" immerses you in horror stories of the eternal struggle between good and evil, angels and demons, heaven and hell.
Mastermind Paulo J. Mendes has crafted opulent compositions that unleash a merciless wall of black metal blast beats and symphonic sound. The lineup features session musician Rich Gray from Annihilator on bass, and mezzo-soprano Rosmerta making her Caedeous debut.
"Malum Supplicium" was mixed and mastered by Rich Gray at Gray Matter Audio Studios in Soham, England. The album will be released as a double CD, with the second disc containing a complete orchestral version of the work, fulfilling the band's musical vision.
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Get ready for the re-issue of AVULSED's 2013 7"EP, "Revenant Wars", featuring an exclusive song from the "Ritual Zombi" sessions and a cover of NIHILIST's "Sentenced to Death." The re-issue also includes bonus tracks: the 2016 re-recording of "Hidden Perversions" from their first album, and an unreleased version of NAPALM DEATH's "Suffer the Children." These sought-after EPs were previously only available on vinyl and are now out of print.
Secure your pre-order now:
CD: http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25563
10"MLP (red splatter): http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25564
10"MLP (clear splatter): http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25565
10"MLP (black): http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25566
Cassette: http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25567
T-Shirt: http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25568
Digital: http://xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com
"Revenant Wars" Tracklist:
Revenant Wars
Sentenced to Death (Nihilist)
Hidden Perversions 2016
Suffer the Children (Napalm Death)
Mark your calendars for the official release of "Revenant Wars" on April 13th, 2023, via Xtreem
Music. Stay updated with AVULSED by visiting their official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Avulsed91
Today, the band premieres a brand new single, "Petroglyph", at Grizzly Butts. Stream it https://grizzlybutts.com/2023/03/16/an-early-stream-of-petroglyph-from-mesmurs-chthonic-lp-2023-premiere/
The
album's title is based on the Greek word for "underworld", and where
the band's previous albums have explored themes of cosmic entropy and earthly
apocalypse, “Chthonic” looks to the spirit world for its inspiration.
Formed as a collection of paranormal horror tales, it speaks of fabled entities
making contact through the veil of sleep, summoning prey to subterranean
depths, or haunting a post apocalyptic landscape.
Musically, the album continues the trajectory that MESMUR have established through previous works. Featuring viola and cello performances from Brianne Vieira and guest organ from Kostas Panagiotou of UK funeral doom act Pantheist (for whom Jeremy and John of Mesmur recently contributed guitars and drums on their 2021 record “Closer to God”), “Chthonic” strikes a careful balance between melody and dissonance as it displays its haunted imagery. Crushing doom riffs are overlain with ethereal synths and cavernous vocals to build a dark and vivid atmosphere, and the intricate compositions utilize a narrative approach influenced as much by 70's progressive rock as by extreme doom metal. Like the band's previous two releases, the album features beautifully eerie and vibrant cover art from Ukrainian painter Vladislav Cadaversky.
Working in collaboration with Solitude Prod. (RUS) and Aesthetic Death (UK), “Chthonic” will be released initially on digi CD on 14th April 2023, with plans for a vinyl release to follow later.
Tracklist:
01. Chthonic (Prelude)
02. Refraction
03. Petroglyph
04. Passage
05. Chthonic (Coda)
Initially started in 2013 as a side project of Jeremy Lewis and John Devos (of progressive black metal act Dalla Nebbia), MESMUR is an international collection of musicians with a shared artistic goal to create immersive and unpredictable death/funeral doom metal. Dense, with vivid atmosphere that carries a constant sense of foreboding and unease, and with riffs and melodies that straddle the line between accessibility and obscurity, MESMUR's music draws inspiration from a diverse set of influences ranging from Esoteric and Ea to King Crimson and Univers Zero.
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The full-length debut from Icelandic blackened death metal band ÚLFÚÐ is now streaming ahead of its release on Dark Descent Records.
Stream the critically-acclaimed OF EXISTENTIAL DISTORTION now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlZLstlKQvA
Of Existential Distortion is coming via Dark Descent Records on CD, cassette, digital, and multiple vinyl editions on March 17.
Order Of Existential Distortion at: www.darkdescentrecords.com/shop
Bred in the land of ice and fire, Úlfúð are the latest addition to Dark Descent’s flawless, ever-diversifying roster. Championing their personal blend of black and death metal (with emphasis on the former), the band’s debut album Of Existential Distortion uniquely captures the desolate vastness of the volcanic wastelands like only Icelanders can.
Úlfúð’s first full-length is a masterclass in songcraft, showcasing a stunning balance of entrancing atmosphere, haunting melody, and deathless violence. Artist Bahrull Marta was summoned to conjure the breathtaking artwork, whilst photographs by Alma Líf Þorsteinsdóttir adorn the inlay with visions of each offering.
Of
Existential Distortion tracklist:
1. Where Strange Lights Dance
2. Tears of Terra
3. Mockery Theatre
4. Faceless
5. Gods Left Behind
6. Questions
7. An Elegy to a Paradise Out of Reach
8. Leviathan Dreams
Bio
Úlfúð’s (pronounced “ool-wooth”, meaning animosity or hostility) were formed in early 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The band self-released its debut EP First Sermon in 2018 and recorded its debut Of Existential Distortion in 2020. A release truly worth waiting for!
Line up
Hannar Sindri Grétarsson - Bass
Sigurður Jakobsson - Drums
Birkir Kárason - Guitars
Breki Danielsen Imsland - Vocals
Eysteinn Orri - Guitars
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CONTRARIAN will release Sage of Shekhinah, the band's 5th album, March 17 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats via Willowtip Records.
Pre-order:
https://willowtip.com/bands/details/contrarian.aspx
https://contrarianmetal.bandcamp.com/album/sage-of-shekhinah
Track Listing:
1. Sage of Shekhinah
2. In Gehenna
3. Ibn al Rawandi
4. The Guide for the Perplexed
5. Zabur of Satfiyah al Shamal
6. Apollonius of Tyana
7. A Madman From Island Patmos
Album Credits:
Guest Bouzouki appearance by Michael Paouris on "Sage of Shekhinah"
Guest Bass appearance by Jack Eaton on "Apollonius of Tyana"
Guitars recorded by Doug White at Watchmen Studios, Lockport, NY
Special thanks to Bill Bodily for engineering bass recordings.
Drums recorded at Solitude Studios PA
All songs written by Jim Tasikas
All arrangements by Contrarian
Produced by Jim Tasikas
Mixed by Neil Kernon for Auslander
Mastered by Alan Douches
Jim Tasikas and Brian Mason exclusively play ESP guitars.
Alex Cohen exclusively plays Paiste Cymbals.
Line-up:
Jim Tasikas - Guitars, Keyboards, Bouzouki
Brian Mason - Lead Guitars
Ed Paulsen - Bass
Alex Cohen - Drums
JaKob SiN - Vocals
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Date: July 8, 2022
Label: Lacerated Enemy Records
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Slamming Deathcore
Country: France
Line-up:
Jason Gerhard - Vocals
Lucas Eckert - Bass
Gabriel Labeauvie - Drums
Alexandre Lorentz – Guitar
Tracklist:
Intro
Furie
Gangrene
Abysses
Karnage
Anubis
Snake Pit
Counter Slam Bassdrop Offensive
Frost
KANINE, a slamming deathcore project from Strasbourg, France, was born in 2020 when four friends united through their shared passion for heavy music. "KARNAGE," their debut album, is the result of countless hours of dedication and pushing the limits of their musical knowledge.
A Perfect Blend of Deathcore and Slam
"KARNAGE" showcases a flawless fusion of deathcore and slam, capturing the essence of bands like Within Destruction, Acrania, Slaughter to Prevail, and Ingested. KANINE's relentless sound will leave fans of the genre craving more.
Self-Recorded and Mastered by Demigod Recording
The members of KANINE recorded the album themselves, while mixing and mastering were handled by Demigod Recording, ensuring a polished and powerful final product.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8r2EC_SYqM
https://laceratedenemyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kanine-karnage
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Today, the band premieres a brand new single, "Open Tomb of Nightmares", at Grizzly Butts. Stream it https://grizzlybutts.com/2023/03/15/an-early-stream-of-open-tomb-of-nightmares-from-larvaes-entitled-to-death-lp-2023-premiere/
Oakland, California has summoned the rituals of many metal legions over the decades. Its stench is filled with dark art, morbid riffs, death and doom. There’s a scorched place in the corner of the crumbling landscape evoking evil and witchy magic where Larvae feast on the remains of those who perished.
"Entitled To Death" pursues a human experience, traversing the middle realm seen thru the eyes of a defected warrior. Bound to a reality of misanthrope, power, and trauma the protagonist seeks balance until the final collapse in a land filled with ruin and loss. The crossover compositions and lyrical anecdotes grapple with mental health and self worth before crossing over into a cosmic abyss.
Inspired by 90's legends like Runemagick, Paradise Lost, Immolation, Bolt Thrower, Neurosis and Dismember, Larvae decompose Death and Doom metal to emote thru narrative and conjure dismal hallucinations.
The sophomore album by LARVAE unveils a bare-boned trio led by founding member vocalist/ guitarist/ engineer Brad Kobylczak (Eulogy, Kuru, Machine Head, Green Day) who’s accompanied by the low end marauding of bassist Wyatt Culbertson (Born/Dead, Abrupt) and the percussive barrage of Eric Evert (Rebels Advocate) on drums. Since 2011, LARVAE have been ruminating on their own breed of death/ doom atmosphere conjoined with blackened passages and macabre riffing to align the unique anatomy forming what stands today. "Entitled To Death" delivers a slab of morbidity to scrape away festering corpses into heaps of liquified tissue.
Album tracklist:
01. Entitled to Death
02. Obscure Unknown
03. Of Power and Loss
04. Open Tomb of Nightmares
05. The Last of Living
06. The Stars Spelled Death
Line -up
Guitar, vocals and soundscapes - Brad Kobylczak
Bass and samples - Wyatt Culbertson
Drums - Eric Evert
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Earhammer by Greg Wilkinson
Produced by Brad Kobylczak
Cover art by Andrei Bouzikov
Additional artwork by Jason V Roberts, Eric Radey and Bryce Shelton.
Layout design by Ross Sewage
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Deranged comes via a collaboration between Dark Descent Records and Me Saco Un Ojo, with cassette treatment from Dessicated Productions.
Check out the video for "Deluded" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES3XAETDyrQ
Danish
/ Turkish Death Metal titans HYPERDONTIA should not need any introduction.
Their two full-length albums, several EPs and a couple of splits all testify to
them being a band of the highest quality. As does their renowned tightness in a
live setting. Now they are as Deranged as ever, as their new MLP
title suggests.
Ripping in with a cacophony of putrid yet punctual instrumental ferocity and gnarly vocals, those who are new to this beastly underground entity will be greeted with not just aggression but absolutely masterful musicianship where every element is a carefully crafted weapon in the great arsenal. The bass guitar is otherworldly while the drums hammer with remorseless action. Meanwhile, HYPERDONTIA’s riffing is absolutely savage and the vocals are sublimely sepulchral. Riveting, ruthlessly visceral, and with dynamics aplenty to keep things unpredictable, there is no way anyone couldn’t be gripped by this masterfully menacing music. This is not some throwaway foursome of songs that weren’t good enough for an album, this is a dense and tight punch that in under 20 minutes will render you destroyed by truly impeccable Death Metal extremity.
Unafraid of technicality, both in the riffing and lead work, along with the rhythm sections; there is no escaping just how monstrously skilled these guys are. That said, the brutality and barbarity are still there, this is not some flimsy polished gem of guitarists showing off. There is a soul and it devours all in the path, planting the most malicious sounds directly into your brain. One of the band's biggest strengths is incorporating plenty of shifts and new ideas rather than treading water, and to call this MLP exhilarating would be an understatement. The descent into madness is one that is a joy to experience, even if a tormenting one. So, if you like Death Metal and you are still reading this; wait no longer, get stuck into the latest offering by one of the underground's undeniably best artists.
HYPERDONTIA is:
Malik - Bass
Tuna - Drums
Mustafa - Guitars (lead)
Mathias - Guitars, Vocals
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Dejected is a song about knowing where you fucked up and trying to find out what you're gonna do about it, life carries on but you gotta make sure you're doing it right, otherwise you shouldn't even be doing it at all. It's one of those moments where you have to sit in front of the mirror and ask yourself what kind of person you want to be. Life isn't gonna change shit for you, you gotta change it for yourself. The sooner you realize that the easier life's gonna get, and it's really as simple as that. - explains front man Jad Batrouny
What
started off as a simple Finnish leg to promote their last album Change Is Good
has transformed into a 8+ country spanning tour with 33+ shows booked! The band
was scheduled in studio in February and March this year and have worked around
the dates to just keep on going, and the shows keep coming in!
Biography
Since its founding in 2016 by guitarist Joonas Honkanen and drummer/vocalist Jad Batrouny, EOUI pushes boundaries, blending hardcore and death metal in unprecedented ways. With shows in over 9 countries around Europe, U.K and U.S, EOUI is set to take over the world this 2023. Together with live bassist Tino Oksala and live drummer Pablo Rojas, delivering guaranteed devastation over the EU, UK, and USA spanning 3 tours, ensuring no ears are left unharmed.
EOUI live lineup
Jad Batrouny - Vocals
Joonas Honkanen - Guitars
Pablo Rojas - Drumms
Tino Oksala - Bass
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In Finnish, the season of autumn colours and fall foliage is called ruska where the name of the album comes. The video was mainly filmed in Kemiönsaari, except the aerial videos were filmed in Häme. As before, the video is directed by Vermilia herself.
In addition to the music video for “Marras”, the Vermilia announced the special limited vinyl release campaign of a new album “Ruska”.
Once again a 30-day pre-order vinyl campaign has been made in cooperation with the bandcamp and will run until April 15th, 2023. Vinyl will be out as limited white opaque vinyl with the option to have your name printed in a full color insert.
Watch the ”Marras” below: https://youtu.be/SkKx09aQSQM
Vermilia comments about the video and the campaign:
”Lately there's been a lot of work with everything and finally the video for "Marras" will see the daylight. Originally the video was filmed late last summer. Also there's been questions about the vinyl release of "Ruska", but the main problem still for the independent artists without huge companies behind is the rising shipping costs. Vinyl with shipped tracking can be twice the price of the vinyl itself. I've been trying to figure out different options but now I am super excited to have this opportunity again to offer the Vinyl for everyone (worldwide) with the reasonable price together with the cooperation of the nicest people from Bandcamp.
Pre-order will be available only until April 15th, so now is your chance. I look forward to making this happen. See you at the future shows! ”
Pre-orders are up at: https://vermiliaofficial.bandcamp.com/campaign/ruska
Tracklist:
Side A
Alkusointu
Marras
Hautavajo
Kuun tytär
Side B
Sanoittaja
Tuonen joki
Ruska
Kaipaus
Catch Vermilia live this year:
April 8th. 2023 - DARK EASTER METAL MEETING (Munich, Germany)
Jun 21th.- 24th. 2023 - NUMMIROCK (Nummijärvi, Finland)
Jun 29th. 2023 - HÖRNERFEST (Brande-Hörnerkirchen , Germany)
Jun 30th. 2023 - WILD AT HEART w/ dharma (Berlin, Germany)
July 2nd. 2023 - TUSKA FESTIVAL (Helsinki, Finland)
July 14th. 2023 - METALLIVUORI (Turku, Finland)
Aug 10th - 12th. 2023 - DARK RIVER FESTIVAL (Kotka, Finland)
Nov 11th. 2023 - WAR AGAINST WAR FESTIVAL II (Berlin, Germany)
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Get ready for the upcoming album "GÖTTERSPIEL: DUNKLE ZEITEN" by the Southern German RPG melodic death metal band, BOSPARANS FALL. Set to be released on May 26th through Black Sunset/MDD, this album marks the beginning of a trilogy story that follows the warrior Alrik Immerda, who, 1019 years after the battle on Bosparan's battlements, becomes involved in the preparations for ancient rituals that have been ongoing for almost two decades.
Fans of role-playing games may recognize the band's name, as the story is set in Aventuria, a fantasy world from the German Pen&Paper role-playing game "Das Schwarze Auge." The album features 10 tracks of predominantly melodic death metal, but also explores bordering extreme metal genres. Prepare for an epic musical journey!
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ЦАР СТАНГРА (TSAR STANGRA) – “ ЧЕРНА ПЕСЕН “
Der Leadsänger von CHTHONIC, Freddy, der ebenfalls im taiwanesischen Parlament sitzt, sagte, dass er zwar die meiste Zeit in die parlamentarische Arbeit investiere, aber von Zeit zu Zeit, wenn er sich deprimiert fühle, Inspirationen für Musik auftauchten. Aber er hatte keine Zeit, sich in Ruhe hinzusetzen und sie aufzuschreiben. "Manchmal fühle ich mich unruhig, es gibt so viele Dinge, die ich tun möchte, aber ich habe das Gefühl, dass ich nicht genug Zeit in meinem Leben habe, um alles zu tun", sagt er. "Wie werden diejenigen, die vor uns kamen, im Himmel über uns denken, wenn wir nicht vorankommen?"
Mit solchen Gefühlen im Hinterkopf traf Freddy einmal Herrn Kao Ying-chieh, den Sohn eines
So war der neue Song geboren. Der Titel "Pattonkan" ist der einheimische Name der Tsou für Yushanoder Jadeberg" Der Jadeberg ist der höchste Gipfel in Nordostasien und gilt den Taiwanesen als heiliger Berg. Der Name "Pattonkan" soll eine Erinnerung an die Inspiration für das Lied sein. Die Zeile tatsächlich an eine Zeile in Kao Yi-shengs letztem Brief
CHTHONIC hat für das Musikvideo erneut mit dem Regisseur
Hung Po-te zusammengearbeitet. Die
Schauspieler im Musikvideo sind dieselben, die schon in "Kaoru",
"Defenders of Bu-Tik Palace" und "Millennia's Faith Undone"
mitgewirkt haben. Hung Shih-hsun spielt die männliche Hauptrolle Tsing-guan,
und Wang Ting-chu spielt seine Frau Kaoru. Die Schauspielerin, die die Tochter
im Musikvideo von "Millennia's Faith Undone (the Aeon's Wraith
Version)" spielte, tritt hier nun als als Erwachsene auf. Lee Hsueh, der
eine Rolle in dem Film "Untold Herstory" spielte, tritt ebenfalls im
Musikvideo auf.Das Gemälde, das im Video zu sehen ist, ist Looking at Jade Mountain von Alishan von Chen Cheng-po. Chen Cheng-po und Kao Yi-sheng waren beide Hauptakteure während des 228-Massakers. Chen wurde auf offener Straße hingerichtet, während Kao verhaftet und Jahre später hingerichtet wurde. Das Produktionsteam beschloss, den Film durch die Verbindung von Malerei und Musik künstlerisch zu verstärken.
Der Regisseur Hung Po-te weist darauf hin, dass frühere Musikvideos der gleichen Reihe nach und nach von der Perspektive des Ehemanns Tsing-guan zu der seiner Frau Kaoru gewechselt haben. Dieses Mal möchte er die Perspektive des Kindes Kiku zeigen. Die Geschichte des Kindes wurde durch die Geschichte von Kao Yi-shengs Tochter Nana inspiriert. Nachdem Kao hingerichtet worden war, stand seine Familie noch lange Zeit unter der Überwachung und Unterdrückung durch das autoritäre Regime. Nana, die davon träumte, Sängerin zu werden, wurde zu einem kontrollierten "Spielzeug" für hochrangige Beamte. Doris ist sehr angetan von der Art und Weise, wie der Regisseur die Handlung gestaltet hat. "In dem Lied geht es nicht darum, einen Helden zu preisen, sondern eine Familie durch eine Person zu sehen und eine Generation von Menschen durch eine Familie zu sehen", sagte Doris. "Das ist ein Lied, das voller Hektik, aber auch voller Traurigkeit ist."
Obwohl der Song "Pattonkan" komplett auf Taiwanesisch ist, gibt es auf YouTube englische Untertitel. Neben YouTube ist der Song auch auf allen digitalen Plattformen veröffentlicht.
Und hier ist das Musikvideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0AECFOlUs
Unleashing their fourth album "DET ÖSTERBOTTNISKA MÖRKRET" this coming May 2023 on Black Lion Records, Finnish black metallers ONDFODT want you to find out "Where Death Roams" with the latest video for their single featuring guest vocals from Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns of Finntroll.
Watch and listen at https://youtu.be/4P2WtOOOfcY
ONDFODT's forthcoming album "Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is very dark both lyrically and musically along with vocals in Finnish and English. The album was written in 2022 by vocalist/guitarist and band founder Owe Inborr and honed by all the members to perfection before hitting the studio in September 2022 at Wolfthrone Studios where it was also mixed and mastered. Guest contributions also include Jacob Björnfot (KVAEN) and Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns.
The album follows their three full-lengths "Norden" (2021), "Dödsrikets Kallelse" (2019), "Hexkonst" (2014) released on Immortal Frost Productions, and their self-released debut EP “I” (2013).
Inspired by their stomping ground in Ostrobothnia, a region in Western Finland where the band was founded in 2013, they are fond of their home and the dark folk tales they have embraced since childhood.
The band comments:
"This album is about exploring the darkest side of Ostrobothnia, both lyrically and sonically. If you are from Ostrobothnia you will understand the endless darkness during winter when the sun is barely going above the horizon. You will also understand the dark history of the witch hunt in this part of Finnish history. "Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is about all of that and going even deeper to the roots of all the evil spirits that live in the area. This album's focus is to take you through the dark history of murders and the darkest side of people driven by religion. And as well as the urban legends of the spirits and the evil creations that live in the endless forests of Ostrobothnia. And finally, the record takes you through death itself, for example, in the song "Dödsrejson". 'You feel the life is slowly fading, everything turns cold, You close your eyes and let go, soon you'll be home again'."
"Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is due out on May 26, 2023, via Black Lion Records and is available for pre-order at the following links:
Digital - https://orcd.co/det-osterbottniska-morkret
Limited Edition - Vinyl (Red, Black), Cassette, CD, Digital:
https://ondfodtblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/det-sterbottniska-m-rkret
https://storeblacklion.nu/sv/cd/ondfodt-det-osterbottniska-morkret-cd-digipak.html
Previous singles:
https://youtu.be/a-zi-RVA2TY
https://youtu.be/FXDU7pWvbX0
Live Video - The Return Live at Black Sheep (FULL CONCERT 2022) - https://youtu.be/gANEumERxNw
Track
Listing:1 - Det Österbottniska Mörkret - 2:10
2 - Tvetalan - 3:30
3 - Furstins Tid - 3:59
4 - Tå Do Dör - 3:59
5 - Where Death Roams - 3:39
6 - Falskhejtins Folk - 4:55
7 - Själavandring - 4:15
8 - Höstfruktan - 4:31
9 - Dödsrejson - 7:11
10 - Tå Livi Bleknar - 2:05
Album Length: 40:18
ONDFODT is:
Tommi Tuhkala: Drums, Synth/Effects
Joel Notkonen: Bass, Synth/Effects, Backing Vocals
Dario Kåll: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Owe Inborr: Vocals, Guitars
About:
ONDFØDT started in April 2013 when founding members Owe Inborr and Mikael Kåll decided to start a new raw black metal project. They spent a couple of days in the studio and soon Ondfødt’s first EP entitled “I” was released independently. The release of the EP turned out to be a success and it didn’t take long until all copies were sold out.
Ondfødt immediately started to work on new material and signed a deal with Immortal Frost Productions for the release of their debut album. After the release of the first EP Ondfødt recruited three new members: Bassist Dario Vujocevic, Drummer Simon Bondegård on Drums, and Guitarist Juuso Englund.
During the recordings of Ondfødt’s debut, Simon Bondegård, unfortunately, had to leave the band, and vocalist Owe Inborr jumped in as a replacement during the recordings.
In 2017 vocalist Owe started to write new music for their upcoming album “Dödsrikets Kallelse”.
In 2018 Ondfødt entered Wolfthrone Studios for the second time and started the recordings.
This time they got vocalist “Mathias Lillmåns” from “…and oceans, Finntroll” to guest as vocalist on the track “No Ere Jo Satan” which they later made a music video of. The album got released on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally in early 2019.
After the recording of “Dödsrikets Kallelse” in 2018 Owe started again to write new material for the third album “NORDEN” and together with guitarist Juuso they shaped a new sound for the band. The recording phase of “NORDEN” took place in 2019 at Wolfthrone Studios and this time they got “Jacob Björnfot” from “KVAEN” to perform 2 solos on the album. On the tracks “Han Bor I Skuggona” and “Gifti Från Tadjin” you can hear his performance. Norden got released on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally in the summer of 2021.
In December 2021 Dario joined the band again but this time as guitarist and decided together with Owe to bring back Ondfødt live once again after almost 9 years away from the stage. In early 2022 "Tommi Tuhkala" (Outlaw, KVAEN) joined the band as their permanent drummer.
In April 2022 Ondfødt released the first glimpse of the band live again by releasing two "live in studio" videos together with session bassist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns (Finntroll, ...And Oceans).
After that Owe started to write new songs for their 4th full-length "Det Österbottniska Mörkret". Later in the summer, the band joined "Black Lion Records" to release their 4th album for its release in May 2023. In September 2022 "Joel Notkonen" joined the band permanently as their bassist and together they shaped the songs to their fullest and started the recordings once again at "Wolfthrone Studios".
In December 2022 Ondfødt had their comeback gig at "Black Sheep Pub & Terrace". The concert was filmed and recorded professionally by "Wolfthrone Studios" and got released by "Black Lion Records" on the 31st of December 2022.
Discography:
2023 - Det Österbottniska Mörkret (Black Lion Records) - LP
2021 - Norden (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2019 - Dödsrikets Kallelse (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2014 - Hexkonst (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2013 - I (Self-Release) - EP
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For fans of : Massacre, Egde of Sanity, Risbspreader & Revolting!
GRISLY is Rogga Johansson’s (Paganizer / Ribspreader / Massacre) brainchild.
Tomb King is Grisly’s 3rd full length album of old school Swedish DEATH METAL, produced by Håkan Stuvemark (Wombbath). Mixed by Ronnie Björnström at Enhanced Audio Productions (Aeon, Bodyfarm, Centinex).
Cover artwork by Manuel Tinnemans (Pentacle, Entombed A.D., Varathron. Also featuring Kjetil Lynghaug on lead guitars (Paganizer, Ripspreader, Stass).
Old school Swedish death metal at its best!
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This May, Time To Kill Records will release "NONE SHALL PREVAIL", the brooding third LP from Polish death metallers SHODAN, today issuing the cover art, track listing, preorders, and the volatile lead single, “Tamed in Unison”.
Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeSjKlhb9Gw
SHODAN delivers the follow-up to their 2020-released album "Death, Rule Over Us" with "None Shall Prevail", an album of towering, progressive, dark death metal with hammering, crawling grooves, refined and escalating riffs, and lurching, calculated chord progressions.
"None Shall Prevail" will be released on CD and digital formats through Time To Kill Records on May 5th 2023.
Tracklist:1. Tamed in unison
2. Despair Snares
3. Demortality
4. Ethos
5. Staring Back at The Abyss
6. Lords
7. Nicość Wiekuista
8. Nighttime Violators
9. None Shall Prevail
Pre-orders:
https://bfan.link/Shodan-none-shall-prevail
https://shodan.bandcamp.com/album/none-shall-prevail
https://timetokillrecords.bigcartel.com/product/shodan-none-shall-prevail-cd
SHODAN is a death metal three-piece conceived in Wrocław, Poland in 2013. Distinctive style of the band is a unique hybrid of death metal brutality, progressive approach towards song structures and melodies deeply rooted in cold wave aesthetics. In 2015 SHODAN together with producer Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski recorded tracks for their debut LP called "Protocol of Dying". The record was released in spring 2016 under the cooperative flags of Defense Records and Deformeathing Production. The album was followed by a dozen of live appearances with acts like Sinister, Absu, Beheaded or Rotting Christ as well as appearances at festivals such as Gothoom, Into the Abyss, Metalmania or Castle Party.
After a successful cooperation with producer Kuba Mańkowski (Azarath, Behemoth, Blindead), in April 2020, the band released "Death, Rule Over Us" via Deformeathing Productions, which introduces a slightly different approach towards music with more experiments, raw, organic sound and cold wave melodic influneces involved. The album was again followed by a series of gigs with Hate, Krzysztof Drabikowski’s Batushka, Rotting Christ and Blood Incantation, and summer festivals, like Summer Dying Loud.
In 2023 SHODAN signed a record deal with Time To Kill Records to release their newest opus “None Shall Prevail”.
Line-up:
Szczepan Inglot: Guitars, Vocals
Michał Jarosz: Drums
Tomasz Sadlak: Bass, Vocals
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PROPHECY – “ TWISTED REALITY”
Label: Metal Domination RecordsRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 22-12-2018
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette
Genre: Thrash Metal
For fans of : Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Overkill, Death Angel, Annihilator, Dark Angel, Destruction, Heathen, Forbidden, Xentrix
Country: Denmark
Line-up:
Galin Ivanov - Vocals
Nikolay Atanasov - Guitars, Backing vocals
Nicklas Karstensen - Bass
Miroslav Slavov – Drums
Tracklist:
1. New World Order
2. Twisted Reality
3. System of Slavery
4. Condemned to Insanity
5. The Silent Oppressor
6. Profit Fanatics
7. Fatal Beliefs
8. World Disassembly
Let's start the day with the debut album of Danish thrash metal band, Prophecy. Led by the masterful guitarist Nikolay Atanasov (ex-Agent Steel), this group of heavy metal musicians unleashed "Twisted Reality" onto the world on December 22, 2018, under the label Metal Domination Records.
Despite the fact that this album was released a few years ago, it didn't receive the proper promotion it deserved. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you give it a listen and experience the unique take on the thrash metal genre that Prophecy brings to the table.
Recorded at both the Outer Limits Studio in Denmark and Sonic Realm Studio in Bulgaria, "Twisted Reality" was mixed and mastered by Galin Ivanov at Sonic Realm Studio. The album offers a fast-paced and hard-hitting sound that is sure to appeal to fans of other thrash metal legends such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, and more.
If you're looking for a fresh and invigorating addition to your heavy metal playlist, "Twisted Reality" is available in digital, CD, and cassette formats, making it a must-have for any true metalhead out there.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to discover the thrash metal stylings of Prophecy and their debut album "Twisted Reality." Give them a chance and experience the powerful energy that this Danish band has to offer.
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After
the 2021 debut EP “Ov Behest” Finnish blackened death metal
band ANIMA HERETICAE has been working on their first
full length album to be released in autumn 2023. The band’s unique sound is a
combination of Scandinavian melodic metal, death metal with black metal
elements. The music goes in symbiosis with the visuals, both in live shows and
on videos. Now released music video Cimmerian Darkness presents a
view to the upcoming debut album’s beauty and epicness.“Even though pretty much anything we do has the sense of darkness and despair, this song has also a hint of hope in it. Creating new music is quite therapeutic and healing experience for us. And so was the writing of this song - a meditative and self-reflecting process. Some times as wondering this world we live in it feels like we are living in Cimmerian darkness on the edge of the world.” Ville Rutanen and Taneli Jämsä background the song.
The music video is directed by the Anima Hereticae drummer Teppo Ristola and as an actor there is Jussi Matilainen from Where’s My Bible.
Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/5ySeNdC8HgY
Listen to the single on music services: https://push.fm/fl/animahereticae-cimmeriandarkness
Anima Hereticae:
Ville Rutanen – vocals & bass
Taneli Jämsä – guitar & backing vocals
Teppo Ristola – drums
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LUCIFER JONES – “DOOM GENERATION”
Release Date: 17-02-2023Label: Rotten Xore Records
Format: Digital, LP
Genre: Doom Metal
For fans of : Black Sabbath, Type O Negative, High on Fire
Country: United States
Line-up:
Aerik Von - Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Drums
Tracklist:
1. Devotion
2. Heroin Christ
3. Forever and a Day
4. Grief m
5. Doom Generation
6. Sufferings End
7. The Journey to Oblivion
8. موت
9. Smoke & Ashes
Lucifer Jones released last month their new album "Doom Generation" on Rotten Xore Records.
"Doom Generation" is a powerful exploration of grief, loss, death, and the hopelessness of the modern condition. Fans of Black Sabbath, Type O Negative, and High on Fire will not want to miss this latest release from the talented
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CAEDEOUS – “ MALUM SUPPLICIUM”
Release Date: April 21, 2023
Label: Black Sunset
Format: JewelCase Double CD
Genre: Symphonic Black Metal
For fans of : Emperor, Bal-Sagoth, and Dimmu Borgir.
Country: Portugal
Line-up:
Thomas Blanc: Vocals and Lyrics
Paulo J. Mendes: Pianos, Orchestrations and Composition
Federico Leone: Drums and Percussion
Rosmerta: Mezzo Soprano Vocals and Choirs
Douglas Melchiades: Guitars
Session Musicians:
Rich Gray: Session Studio and Live Bass
Tracklist:
Scalas Ad Inferos
Cruxis Inferni
In Flamma Peribimus
Maledictio Animae
Pandemonium
Obscura Ascensionis
Pergame Altare
Abominatio Alchimiae
Malum Supplicium
We are excited to announce the upcoming release of Portuguese symphonic black metal band Caedeous' third album, "Malum Supplicium," on April 21st, 2023, via Black Sunset. A concept album inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Barker, and Alighieri, "Malum Supplicium" immerses you in horror stories of the eternal struggle between good and evil, angels and demons, heaven and hell.
Mastermind Paulo J. Mendes has crafted opulent compositions that unleash a merciless wall of black metal blast beats and symphonic sound. The lineup features session musician Rich Gray from Annihilator on bass, and mezzo-soprano Rosmerta making her Caedeous debut.
"Malum Supplicium" was mixed and mastered by Rich Gray at Gray Matter Audio Studios in Soham, England. The album will be released as a double CD, with the second disc containing a complete orchestral version of the work, fulfilling the band's musical vision.
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Get ready for the re-issue of AVULSED's 2013 7"EP, "Revenant Wars", featuring an exclusive song from the "Ritual Zombi" sessions and a cover of NIHILIST's "Sentenced to Death." The re-issue also includes bonus tracks: the 2016 re-recording of "Hidden Perversions" from their first album, and an unreleased version of NAPALM DEATH's "Suffer the Children." These sought-after EPs were previously only available on vinyl and are now out of print.
Secure your pre-order now:CD: http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25563
10"MLP (red splatter): http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25564
10"MLP (clear splatter): http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25565
10"MLP (black): http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25566
Cassette: http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25567
T-Shirt: http://shop.xtreemmusic.com/english.item.index.php?&id=25568
Digital: http://xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com
"Revenant Wars" Tracklist:
Revenant Wars
Sentenced to Death (Nihilist)
Hidden Perversions 2016
Suffer the Children (Napalm Death)
Mark your calendars for the official release of "Revenant Wars" on April 13th, 2023, via Xtreem
Music. Stay updated with AVULSED by visiting their official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Avulsed91
Today, the band premieres a brand new single, "Petroglyph", at Grizzly Butts. Stream it https://grizzlybutts.com/2023/03/16/an-early-stream-of-petroglyph-from-mesmurs-chthonic-lp-2023-premiere/
The
album's title is based on the Greek word for "underworld", and where
the band's previous albums have explored themes of cosmic entropy and earthly
apocalypse, “Chthonic” looks to the spirit world for its inspiration.
Formed as a collection of paranormal horror tales, it speaks of fabled entities
making contact through the veil of sleep, summoning prey to subterranean
depths, or haunting a post apocalyptic landscape.Musically, the album continues the trajectory that MESMUR have established through previous works. Featuring viola and cello performances from Brianne Vieira and guest organ from Kostas Panagiotou of UK funeral doom act Pantheist (for whom Jeremy and John of Mesmur recently contributed guitars and drums on their 2021 record “Closer to God”), “Chthonic” strikes a careful balance between melody and dissonance as it displays its haunted imagery. Crushing doom riffs are overlain with ethereal synths and cavernous vocals to build a dark and vivid atmosphere, and the intricate compositions utilize a narrative approach influenced as much by 70's progressive rock as by extreme doom metal. Like the band's previous two releases, the album features beautifully eerie and vibrant cover art from Ukrainian painter Vladislav Cadaversky.
Working in collaboration with Solitude Prod. (RUS) and Aesthetic Death (UK), “Chthonic” will be released initially on digi CD on 14th April 2023, with plans for a vinyl release to follow later.
Tracklist:
01. Chthonic (Prelude)
02. Refraction
03. Petroglyph
04. Passage
05. Chthonic (Coda)
Initially started in 2013 as a side project of Jeremy Lewis and John Devos (of progressive black metal act Dalla Nebbia), MESMUR is an international collection of musicians with a shared artistic goal to create immersive and unpredictable death/funeral doom metal. Dense, with vivid atmosphere that carries a constant sense of foreboding and unease, and with riffs and melodies that straddle the line between accessibility and obscurity, MESMUR's music draws inspiration from a diverse set of influences ranging from Esoteric and Ea to King Crimson and Univers Zero.
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The full-length debut from Icelandic blackened death metal band ÚLFÚÐ is now streaming ahead of its release on Dark Descent Records.
Stream the critically-acclaimed OF EXISTENTIAL DISTORTION now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlZLstlKQvA
Of Existential Distortion is coming via Dark Descent Records on CD, cassette, digital, and multiple vinyl editions on March 17.
Order Of Existential Distortion at: www.darkdescentrecords.com/shop
Bred in the land of ice and fire, Úlfúð are the latest addition to Dark Descent’s flawless, ever-diversifying roster. Championing their personal blend of black and death metal (with emphasis on the former), the band’s debut album Of Existential Distortion uniquely captures the desolate vastness of the volcanic wastelands like only Icelanders can.
Úlfúð’s first full-length is a masterclass in songcraft, showcasing a stunning balance of entrancing atmosphere, haunting melody, and deathless violence. Artist Bahrull Marta was summoned to conjure the breathtaking artwork, whilst photographs by Alma Líf Þorsteinsdóttir adorn the inlay with visions of each offering.
Of
Existential Distortion tracklist:1. Where Strange Lights Dance
2. Tears of Terra
3. Mockery Theatre
4. Faceless
5. Gods Left Behind
6. Questions
7. An Elegy to a Paradise Out of Reach
8. Leviathan Dreams
Bio
Úlfúð’s (pronounced “ool-wooth”, meaning animosity or hostility) were formed in early 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The band self-released its debut EP First Sermon in 2018 and recorded its debut Of Existential Distortion in 2020. A release truly worth waiting for!
Line up
Hannar Sindri Grétarsson - Bass
Sigurður Jakobsson - Drums
Birkir Kárason - Guitars
Breki Danielsen Imsland - Vocals
Eysteinn Orri - Guitars
www.darkdescentrecords.com
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CONTRARIAN will release Sage of Shekhinah, the band's 5th album, March 17 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats via Willowtip Records.
Pre-order:https://willowtip.com/bands/details/contrarian.aspx
https://contrarianmetal.bandcamp.com/album/sage-of-shekhinah
Track Listing:
1. Sage of Shekhinah
2. In Gehenna
3. Ibn al Rawandi
4. The Guide for the Perplexed
5. Zabur of Satfiyah al Shamal
6. Apollonius of Tyana
7. A Madman From Island Patmos
Album Credits:
Guest Bouzouki appearance by Michael Paouris on "Sage of Shekhinah"
Guest Bass appearance by Jack Eaton on "Apollonius of Tyana"
Guitars recorded by Doug White at Watchmen Studios, Lockport, NY
Special thanks to Bill Bodily for engineering bass recordings.
Drums recorded at Solitude Studios PA
All songs written by Jim Tasikas
All arrangements by Contrarian
Produced by Jim Tasikas
Mixed by Neil Kernon for Auslander
Mastered by Alan Douches
Jim Tasikas and Brian Mason exclusively play ESP guitars.
Alex Cohen exclusively plays Paiste Cymbals.
Line-up:
Jim Tasikas - Guitars, Keyboards, Bouzouki
Brian Mason - Lead Guitars
Ed Paulsen - Bass
Alex Cohen - Drums
JaKob SiN - Vocals
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Date: July 8, 2022Label: Lacerated Enemy Records
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Slamming Deathcore
Country: France
Line-up:
Jason Gerhard - Vocals
Lucas Eckert - Bass
Gabriel Labeauvie - Drums
Alexandre Lorentz – Guitar
Tracklist:
Intro
Furie
Gangrene
Abysses
Karnage
Anubis
Snake Pit
Counter Slam Bassdrop Offensive
Frost
KANINE, a slamming deathcore project from Strasbourg, France, was born in 2020 when four friends united through their shared passion for heavy music. "KARNAGE," their debut album, is the result of countless hours of dedication and pushing the limits of their musical knowledge.
A Perfect Blend of Deathcore and Slam
"KARNAGE" showcases a flawless fusion of deathcore and slam, capturing the essence of bands like Within Destruction, Acrania, Slaughter to Prevail, and Ingested. KANINE's relentless sound will leave fans of the genre craving more.
Self-Recorded and Mastered by Demigod Recording
The members of KANINE recorded the album themselves, while mixing and mastering were handled by Demigod Recording, ensuring a polished and powerful final product.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8r2EC_SYqM
https://laceratedenemyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kanine-karnage
https://www.facebook.com/KanineSdc
Today, the band premieres a brand new single, "Open Tomb of Nightmares", at Grizzly Butts. Stream it https://grizzlybutts.com/2023/03/15/an-early-stream-of-open-tomb-of-nightmares-from-larvaes-entitled-to-death-lp-2023-premiere/
Oakland, California has summoned the rituals of many metal legions over the decades. Its stench is filled with dark art, morbid riffs, death and doom. There’s a scorched place in the corner of the crumbling landscape evoking evil and witchy magic where Larvae feast on the remains of those who perished.
"Entitled To Death" pursues a human experience, traversing the middle realm seen thru the eyes of a defected warrior. Bound to a reality of misanthrope, power, and trauma the protagonist seeks balance until the final collapse in a land filled with ruin and loss. The crossover compositions and lyrical anecdotes grapple with mental health and self worth before crossing over into a cosmic abyss.
Inspired by 90's legends like Runemagick, Paradise Lost, Immolation, Bolt Thrower, Neurosis and Dismember, Larvae decompose Death and Doom metal to emote thru narrative and conjure dismal hallucinations.
The sophomore album by LARVAE unveils a bare-boned trio led by founding member vocalist/ guitarist/ engineer Brad Kobylczak (Eulogy, Kuru, Machine Head, Green Day) who’s accompanied by the low end marauding of bassist Wyatt Culbertson (Born/Dead, Abrupt) and the percussive barrage of Eric Evert (Rebels Advocate) on drums. Since 2011, LARVAE have been ruminating on their own breed of death/ doom atmosphere conjoined with blackened passages and macabre riffing to align the unique anatomy forming what stands today. "Entitled To Death" delivers a slab of morbidity to scrape away festering corpses into heaps of liquified tissue.
Album tracklist:01. Entitled to Death
02. Obscure Unknown
03. Of Power and Loss
04. Open Tomb of Nightmares
05. The Last of Living
06. The Stars Spelled Death
Line -up
Guitar, vocals and soundscapes - Brad Kobylczak
Bass and samples - Wyatt Culbertson
Drums - Eric Evert
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Earhammer by Greg Wilkinson
Produced by Brad Kobylczak
Cover art by Andrei Bouzikov
Additional artwork by Jason V Roberts, Eric Radey and Bryce Shelton.
Layout design by Ross Sewage
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Deranged comes via a collaboration between Dark Descent Records and Me Saco Un Ojo, with cassette treatment from Dessicated Productions.
Check out the video for "Deluded" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES3XAETDyrQ
Danish
/ Turkish Death Metal titans HYPERDONTIA should not need any introduction.
Their two full-length albums, several EPs and a couple of splits all testify to
them being a band of the highest quality. As does their renowned tightness in a
live setting. Now they are as Deranged as ever, as their new MLP
title suggests.Ripping in with a cacophony of putrid yet punctual instrumental ferocity and gnarly vocals, those who are new to this beastly underground entity will be greeted with not just aggression but absolutely masterful musicianship where every element is a carefully crafted weapon in the great arsenal. The bass guitar is otherworldly while the drums hammer with remorseless action. Meanwhile, HYPERDONTIA’s riffing is absolutely savage and the vocals are sublimely sepulchral. Riveting, ruthlessly visceral, and with dynamics aplenty to keep things unpredictable, there is no way anyone couldn’t be gripped by this masterfully menacing music. This is not some throwaway foursome of songs that weren’t good enough for an album, this is a dense and tight punch that in under 20 minutes will render you destroyed by truly impeccable Death Metal extremity.
Unafraid of technicality, both in the riffing and lead work, along with the rhythm sections; there is no escaping just how monstrously skilled these guys are. That said, the brutality and barbarity are still there, this is not some flimsy polished gem of guitarists showing off. There is a soul and it devours all in the path, planting the most malicious sounds directly into your brain. One of the band's biggest strengths is incorporating plenty of shifts and new ideas rather than treading water, and to call this MLP exhilarating would be an understatement. The descent into madness is one that is a joy to experience, even if a tormenting one. So, if you like Death Metal and you are still reading this; wait no longer, get stuck into the latest offering by one of the underground's undeniably best artists.
HYPERDONTIA is:
Malik - Bass
Tuna - Drums
Mustafa - Guitars (lead)
Mathias - Guitars, Vocals
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Dejected is a song about knowing where you fucked up and trying to find out what you're gonna do about it, life carries on but you gotta make sure you're doing it right, otherwise you shouldn't even be doing it at all. It's one of those moments where you have to sit in front of the mirror and ask yourself what kind of person you want to be. Life isn't gonna change shit for you, you gotta change it for yourself. The sooner you realize that the easier life's gonna get, and it's really as simple as that. - explains front man Jad Batrouny
What
started off as a simple Finnish leg to promote their last album Change Is Good
has transformed into a 8+ country spanning tour with 33+ shows booked! The band
was scheduled in studio in February and March this year and have worked around
the dates to just keep on going, and the shows keep coming in!Biography
Since its founding in 2016 by guitarist Joonas Honkanen and drummer/vocalist Jad Batrouny, EOUI pushes boundaries, blending hardcore and death metal in unprecedented ways. With shows in over 9 countries around Europe, U.K and U.S, EOUI is set to take over the world this 2023. Together with live bassist Tino Oksala and live drummer Pablo Rojas, delivering guaranteed devastation over the EU, UK, and USA spanning 3 tours, ensuring no ears are left unharmed.
EOUI live lineup
Jad Batrouny - Vocals
Joonas Honkanen - Guitars
Pablo Rojas - Drumms
Tino Oksala - Bass
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In Finnish, the season of autumn colours and fall foliage is called ruska where the name of the album comes. The video was mainly filmed in Kemiönsaari, except the aerial videos were filmed in Häme. As before, the video is directed by Vermilia herself.
In addition to the music video for “Marras”, the Vermilia announced the special limited vinyl release campaign of a new album “Ruska”.
Once again a 30-day pre-order vinyl campaign has been made in cooperation with the bandcamp and will run until April 15th, 2023. Vinyl will be out as limited white opaque vinyl with the option to have your name printed in a full color insert.
Watch the ”Marras” below: https://youtu.be/SkKx09aQSQM
Vermilia comments about the video and the campaign:
”Lately there's been a lot of work with everything and finally the video for "Marras" will see the daylight. Originally the video was filmed late last summer. Also there's been questions about the vinyl release of "Ruska", but the main problem still for the independent artists without huge companies behind is the rising shipping costs. Vinyl with shipped tracking can be twice the price of the vinyl itself. I've been trying to figure out different options but now I am super excited to have this opportunity again to offer the Vinyl for everyone (worldwide) with the reasonable price together with the cooperation of the nicest people from Bandcamp.
Pre-order will be available only until April 15th, so now is your chance. I look forward to making this happen. See you at the future shows! ”
Pre-orders are up at: https://vermiliaofficial.bandcamp.com/campaign/ruskaTracklist:
Side A
Alkusointu
Marras
Hautavajo
Kuun tytär
Side B
Sanoittaja
Tuonen joki
Ruska
Kaipaus
Catch Vermilia live this year:
April 8th. 2023 - DARK EASTER METAL MEETING (Munich, Germany)
Jun 21th.- 24th. 2023 - NUMMIROCK (Nummijärvi, Finland)
Jun 29th. 2023 - HÖRNERFEST (Brande-Hörnerkirchen , Germany)
Jun 30th. 2023 - WILD AT HEART w/ dharma (Berlin, Germany)
July 2nd. 2023 - TUSKA FESTIVAL (Helsinki, Finland)
July 14th. 2023 - METALLIVUORI (Turku, Finland)
Aug 10th - 12th. 2023 - DARK RIVER FESTIVAL (Kotka, Finland)
Nov 11th. 2023 - WAR AGAINST WAR FESTIVAL II (Berlin, Germany)
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Get ready for the upcoming album "GÖTTERSPIEL: DUNKLE ZEITEN" by the Southern German RPG melodic death metal band, BOSPARANS FALL. Set to be released on May 26th through Black Sunset/MDD, this album marks the beginning of a trilogy story that follows the warrior Alrik Immerda, who, 1019 years after the battle on Bosparan's battlements, becomes involved in the preparations for ancient rituals that have been ongoing for almost two decades.
Fans of role-playing games may recognize the band's name, as the story is set in Aventuria, a fantasy world from the German Pen&Paper role-playing game "Das Schwarze Auge." The album features 10 tracks of predominantly melodic death metal, but also explores bordering extreme metal genres. Prepare for an epic musical journey!
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ЦАР СТАНГРА (TSAR STANGRA) – “ ЧЕРНА ПЕСЕН “
Label: Eastern Hammer ProductionRelease Date: 01-03-2023
Format: Digital, LP
Genre: Black/Folk Metal
For fans of : Rotting Christ, Negura Bunget, Arkona, Drudkh, Nokturnal Mortum...
Country: Canada
Line-up:
Stanislav Stefanovski (Ültra Raptör, The Lightbringer ex- Phosphorus, ex-Angelfall, ex-Dépérir, ex-Sacrementor): Vocals
Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard (The Lightbringer, Tales of Destiny): Lead Guitar
Simon Vaillancourt-Girard (The Lightbringer Tales of Destiny): Drums
Wayne Barr (ex-Dépérir): Bass
Cindy Tecca: Keyboards
Samuel Paré (Ültra Raptör, ex-Kaotik, ex-Metalord): Rhythm Guitar
Fanny Grenier (The Lightbringer, ex-Iron Trap): Guest Vocals
Tracklist:
Черна песен
Canadian black/folk metal band Цар Стангра (Tsar Stangra) is set to release their new single, "Черна песен" on March 1, 2023, through Eastern Hammer Production. The single's name translates to "Black/Dark Song" in Bulgarian and features lyrics by Bulgarian poet Dimcho Debelyanov.
The band used the life and death metaphors of the poem to create a concept around the single, as depicted in the accompanying image. The artwork features a dead Haiduk with roses emerging from his injured entrails, lying on a valley of roses, symbolizing the Valley of Roses of Bulgaria. The Bulgarian flag is formed by the white sky, green mountains, and red valley. Some of the ancient Slavic pagan gods are also depicted in the clouds of the sky, watching the dead hero. The motif used for the frame is the life motif.
Recorded and mixed by Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard at Holywaves Studio, Sainte-Tite-Des-Caps, Quebec, Canada during the fall of 2021, "Черна песен" is a dark and epic black/folk metal dance song that has its small solo attack/rock star moment, which may please fans of Eastern European music at large.
The band is currently looking for a label to support their music, and "Черна песен" will be available in both digital and LP formats. Don't miss out on this unique musical experience.
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Dear
fans of hard metal on physical media! Greetings from Czech Republic. Here is
Petr from PAŘÁTSHOP, PAŘÁT MAGAZINE and PAŘÁT PRODUCTIONS.The online shop is associated with the Pařát metal magazine and the Pařát Productions record label. Pařátshop was established in the spring of 2013, while the Pařát magazine was founded in January 2000 and Pařát Productions originated in 2008. The entire operation of Pařátshop is handled by only one person. Since 2000, I have been doing this activity and everything around metal, including the Pařát magazine, as a hobby, not a job, in the evenings and at nights. Each year, I pack several thousand packages and send out hundreds and hundreds of parcels of various sizes all over the world.
Ordered goods are most often shipped within 24 hours after the payment for the order. From abroad, only paypal payments are accepted. All goods are shipped from the Czech Republic abroad (except for Slovakia) as a parcel via the national carrier Czech Post. Immediately after the parcel is sent, all information about the consignment - its photo, tracking number and link for tracking the parcel movement - will be sent to your email.
I will be glad if you like Pařátshop. For this year we are preparing many releases of Czech bands on CD, LP and MC. I will be glad if you follow these activities.
If you have time, browse through the Pařátshop https://paratshop.cz/
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US death metal band SORROW ENTHRONED recently released their latest single, "CONSTRICTED UPON THE THROAT OF THE LAMB", which has already seen great success. Lead vocalist David Lee shared the creative process behind the new release and how it fits into the band's overall discography and evolution as artists.
According to Lee, "I have been deep into songwriting the past several months and this song materialized around October/November of 2022 from jamming. I initially came up with the tremolo chorus riff and built around that. I have been going for a more death metal feel and this song shows the beginning of that progression."
The song, with its suffocating and brutal sound, is about Satan in the form of the snake as the avenger of our world as he hunts down and dismantles every doing of Christ. Lee explains the deeper symbolic meaning behind the song, stating that "those of us in the underbelly of society who are parts of the body of the serpent are waiting through countless reincarnations for the time to destroy Christian run societies."
About how the new release fits into the band's overall discography and evolution as artists, Lee shares that "this single has already been more successful than all of my other releases and it is a great representation of where the band is heading. The previous EP, 'To Profane the Light of God' entered into death metal territory as well, but this next album goes even deeper. I am not sure if the new single will be included on the album or not as the rest of the songs are much different."
Lee hopes that fans will connect with the message of the song, which is about the need to reset the balances and devour the godhead in its proper time. He believes that "patriarchal and Christian societies are ruining what humanity truly is" and that "we should be more connected with nature and the forces of our universe, but that is frowned upon by societies now due to weak and unintelligent people rising to power and influencing future generations. Luckily there is an equalizing force, which they fear more than death itself, which resets the balances and devours the godhead in its proper time, since one of the interpretations of the serpent is time itself."
In conclusion, Sorrow Enthroned's latest single, "Constricted Upon the Throat of the Lamb", showcases the band's evolution towards a more death metal feel and Lee's deeper, symbolic meaning behind the song. Fans can expect even more brutal and aggressive sounds in their upcoming album, which Lee believes will be a representation of where the band is heading.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGtHOZKJz6k
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Chicago-based, one-man melodic death/doom band DREAMS OF GRAY has released a lyric video for "Life In Gray." The track comes off the band's debut EP, THE WORLD AFTER.
Watch
the video now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KF2sPgOb9UFeaturing three epic tracks, The World After seamlessly blends elements of melodic thrash, death, doom, and traditional heavy metal.
The World After is now available on CD and digital formats at https://dreamsofgray.bandcamp.com/releases
The EP is streaming on Spotify.
Track list:
1) Performance V Justice
2) Life in Gray
3) The World After
DREAMS OF GRAY is Luis Rivera (Vocals/Guitars). The band was formed almost by accident, as Rivera was piecing together ideas while unable to actively perform and record music. When Rivera was ready to record in 2022, he enlisted the help of friends and guest musicians to play drums and bass and help bring his vision to life.
Rivera is also the vocalist/guitarist for Chicago area band Abolisher. Abolisher has been inactive over the last decade but is planning a new album soon. The band was active in the Chicago area, recording and gigging from 1995-2007 and received many positive reviews including in Metal Maniacs and Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles. Abolisher is where Rivera initially honed his skills as a vocalist and guitarist. Years later in DREAMS OF GRAY, he continues to grow as a musician and songwriter.
DREAMS OF GRAY seeks to express Rivera’s musical ideas at this particular point in time. The music draws from many influences. Each song has a unique flavor but also a signature sound. They are equal parts heavy and memorable, with countless complex ideas woven in between. The lyrical content is deeply personal, dealing with contemporary issues as well as grief, loss, and acceptance. The World After EP is just the beginning with many more songs ready to be recorded.
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Lysergic, transcendent doom ritual. Purveyors of the eternal riff.
MEGALITH LEVITATION invite you to return, deeper into their lysergic
world. Take the trip through a never-ending dirge of sulphuric doom riffs
and monastic chant.“Void Psalms” (2021) was widely regarded as a worthy album in the genre. Yet “Obscure Fire” truly eclipses the highs previously reached.
Blending the familiar MEGALITH LEVITATION sound with a more refined focus, pulsating driving crushing rhythms carry the smoke-filled guitar lines into their endless oblivion.
“Obscure Fire” is the finest MEGALITH LEVITATION material to date - and deserves to escalate the band into the realms of the doomed elite.
Tracklist:
01. Obscure Fire
02. Of Silence
03. Descending
04. Into the Depth
05. Of Eternal Doom
MEGALITH LEVITATION materialized from the eternal void and acid vapors of Chelyabinsk, Russia in April 2016 to bare their psalms into this world. The servitors of the cult were chosen: SAA - Sermons & Fuzzmagic, KKV - Thunderbass, PAN - Skullhammers and until now remain unchanged. The debut full-length album "Acid Doom Rites" was released in September 2019 digitally on [addicted label] (No Name). In November Hymns of Apocalypse released the CD.
In 2020, the band released a split with Dekonstruktor. The digi CD edition came out via the British label Aestethic Death. Truly hypnotic atmospheric stuff from both bands.
Spring 2021 marked a return to concert activity. Concerts in support of Il and Bitch Meat took place in the Ural region and the band appeared at big festivals such as Joy 5 and Shallow Grave 5.
On October 1st, 2021, the second album "Void Psalms" was released via Aestethic Death (CD), Pestis Insaniae (cassette) and digitally by [addicted label]. During the past year MEGALITH LEVITATION worked on the recording of a new album. "Obscure Fire" will be released on March 31st, 2023 via Aesthetic Death (digi CD), Sounds of Karachun (tape) and [addicted label] (digital).
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WESELE – “ FINE DE SIÈCLE”
Release Date: May 15th, 2023Label: Underground Kvlt Records
Format: CD, digital
Genre: Atmospheric/depressive post-black metal
Country: Poland
Line-up:
Rafal Chruscicki
Tracklist:
1. Dom
2. Klątwa
3. Człowiek
4. Pustka
5. Wieczność
6. Studnia
Polish solo project WESELE is making waves in the atmospheric/depressive post-black metal scene with their unique sound, and Underground Kvlt Records is excited to collaborate with them on the release of their upcoming album "Fine de siècle." The album promises to be a powerful and personal expression of the artist, Rafal Chruscicki, and a departure from the norm.
The first single from the album, "Pustka," is a hauntingly beautiful and introspective track, accompanied by a visually stunning video that perfectly complements the music.
Pre-orders for "Fine de siècle" are now available on Bandcamp and Odium Rex's webshop, and the album promises to be a must-have for fans of atmospheric/depressive post-black metal.
Watch the video for "Pustka" on YouTube and experience the artistic vision of WESELE: https://youtu.be/ktIuUvXJZgY
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French (in)glorious metal/death/thrash bastards EXHORTED re-released and streamed latest album 'OLD BASTARDS
"Exhorted's album is a masterclass in melodic metal. Be sure not to miss their live show - The Album tracks but ten times more powerful Live" (The Metal Mag)
FFO: Arch Enemy;
Machine Head; Lamb Of God; Loudblast, Decapitated; Gojira; Kataklysm...As announced a couple of weeks ago : about 15 months after the first and limited but successful release of the album on their domestic market, French (in)glorious metal/death/thrash bastards Exhorted just gave a second life to their debut full-length effort 'Old Bastards Never Die' with a worldwide re-release on both physical and digital formats.
In addition to the official re-release news, the band also shared the whole effort for free streaming on https://exhortedmetalband.bandcamp.com/album/old-bastards-never-die-2
Stream the full album on your favorite platform : https://bfan.link/old-bastards-never-die
...For the record...
Formed at the end of the year 2018, Exhorted is the sum of talents from experiented French musicians sharin the same tastes for metal music.
A couple of months later the birth of the band, the four musicians began the work on several death-metal/thrash songs before starting to record these at the beginning on 2020.
Step by step, because of the Covid-10 pandemic, Exhorted - with the help of Kevin Paradis (Benighted) on drums - put nine gargantuan death thrash metal in the box and then sent the results to Oli Beaudoin in order to put the finish touch on the album (production, mixing and mastering).
In Fall 2021, the band unleashed its beast as 'limited release' before to give it a second life at the beginning on 2023
Watch the official music video of "We Are Bound" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHUNNrPFIyA
Label: Floga RecordsRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 13-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Thrash Metal
For fans of: KREATOR, TESTAMENT, SODOM, SUICIDAL ANGELS
Country: Greece
Line-up:
Bass - Achilleas Theoktistou
Vocals - Chris Ntelis
Guitars - Dimitris Kontogiannis
Drums - Michalis Zounarakis
Tracklist:
The Divine Infinity
God Of Hate
Herald Of Pain
Merciless
Prisoner
Consume-Obey
Murder
Welcome To Hell
No Turning Back
Soul Collector
After 6 years of recording absence, Riffobia are back, fully grown and stronger than ever!
Our 3rd album (self-titled) is a fact and we are very happy that it will be released through Floga Records!
Stay tuned...
After six long years, Riffobia is back and better than ever! The wait has been worth it as their third self-titled album is finally set to be released through Floga Records. This album showcases the growth and strength of the band, and fans of thrash metal can expect nothing but the best.
The album was recorded by the band themselves and features top-notch drum recordings by Milt Argyriou at Animal Farm Studios. The mixing and mastering was expertly done by Achilleas Kalantzis at Suncord Audiolab. The band photos were captured by George Befas, while the cover art was created by Stan W.Decker and the layout was designed by RA.Design.
The release date for Riffobia is set for March 13th, 2023 and will be available in both digital and CD formats. The band hails from Greece and fans of Kreator, Testament, Sodom, and Suicidal Angels will definitely want to check out this new album.
https://www.youtube.com/@riffobia
https://riffobia1.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RiffobiaBand
ABERRATED – “ TWISTED FORMS “
Label: Lifeless Chasm
RecordsRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 27-01-2023
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette
Genre: Progressive Death Metal
For fans of :Malignancy, Afterbirth and Thætas
Country: United States
Line-up:
Patrick Hawkins (also member of Needlepusher and Thætas) - Guitar & Bass
Vinny Padovano - Drums
Cory Monster (also member of Thætas) Vocals (Tracks 1 to 4)
Tracklist:
1. Legions
2. Tracers
3. Five Clicks
4. Moonlit Immolation
5. Legions [Instrumental]
6. Tracers [Instrumental]
7. Five Clicks [Instrumental]
8. Moonlit Immolation [Instrumental]
"Twisted Forms" by Aberrated is the latest release from the progressive death metal band hailing from the United States. This new EP showcases the band's unparalleled creativity and inventiveness, and is a testament to the continued growth and evolution of the genre.
Memorable clashing of complicated riffs, ever-changing gnarled drum grooves, and transitions are paired with a rightfully monstrous vocal performance, creating a truly unforgettable experience. The EP is further elevated by well-thought acoustic passages, surprising melodic fills, and solos.
The release of "Twisted Forms" is already out and available in digital, CD, and cassette formats. It is being released through Lifeless Chasm Records. Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of this experimental audio journey and support the artists who have the bravery to push boundaries and create such innovative work.
https://www.facebook.com/lifelesschasmrecords
https://www.facebook.com/AberratedLI
Dear Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud to announce that German ritualistic black/death metal warlords CH'AHOM officially join Sentient Ruin, and to celebrate this unholy alliance we're proud to bring you the "CAMAZOTZ CULT" limited edition career-encompassing cassette tape compilation of the band's entire discography to this day, spanning all the band's long sold out demo tapes from 2016 to 2021, repackaged and remastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios into a glorious one-hour long onslaught of total sonic savagery.
This
vast and comprehensive restored retrospective both anticipates
Ch'ahom's new
era forthcoming (with the imminent release of their first official EP
and first
official full-length album which will follow shortly thereafter) and
revisits
the origins and existence so far of one of the most barbaric and
animalistic
entities to have appeared in the German extreme metal underground in
recent
years. The eighteen bludgeoning tracks here presented show us the band
developing
their sound and concept over a five-year span of cryptic obscurity,
reworking
the legendary warcraft of bestial black/death/grind legends
like Beherit, Sadogoat, Blasphemy, Sarcófago and Proclamation into
an occult and esoteric canvas exploring exotic ancient war cults and
death
rituals from pre-Columbian South and Central America. The end result is
a
gruesome terrorscape in which ancient visions of violence, ritualism,
mysticism
and bloodshed are joined into a ruthless aural assault of total
black/death
chaos and destruction. The feral aura and lawless primitivism seen on
these
tracks is further exalted by a raw and blown out production quality
which has
given a unique and appropriate character to the music through a
methodic
approach clearly descended from a punk and DIY culture which has vastly
enhanced and characterized the superb vision and uniqueness behind the
cult of
Ch'ahom and its uncompromising craft.Tracks 1-7 from the "The Raid of the Tzitzimime" demo tape (2016)
Tracks 8-10 from the "Oblation" demo tape (2016)
Tracks 11-13 from the "Path to Ixtab" demo tape (2018)
Tracks 14-18 from the "Lustfully Sinning for Death Metal" demo tape (2021)
"Camazotz Cult" is slated for an April 7 2023 official release date worldwide via Sentient Ruin, and both digital and cassette tape formats are now pre-orderable via all our channels.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases. Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
http://sentientruin.com/releases/chahom-camazotz-cult
http://sentientruin.com/bands#/chahom
NEWS 11.3.2023
Die Electroporncore-was-auch-immer-Band PAINKILLER
PARTY veröffentlicht die erste Single "For heaven's cake" aus
ihrem kommenden neuen Album!
Sex kann heiß, fantastisch und erfüllend sein - aber seien wir ehrlich, manchmal ist er auch stinklangweilig. Oder nervig. Oder manchmal auch einfach nur lustig. Was gibt es also sonst, um Körper wie Seele gleichermaßen zu befriedigen, wenn körperliche Freuden dieses Ziel nicht erreichen können? Richtig - es ist Kuchen! Kuchen, Cupcakes, Bonbons, Süßigkeiten – Zucker und Fett ist, was das Leben erst so richtig lebenswert macht!
Und genau darum geht es in dem Video: Kuchen essen, eins
werden mit dem Kuchen, einfach nur zutiefst befriedigt werden durch den
Geschmack von Süßigkeiten und Zucker... Denn wie können die paar Minuten
lockerer Sex jemals annehmen, sie könnten mit dem puren Glück konkurrieren, das
ein Kuchen bringen kann?
"For heaven's cake" ist PAINKILLER PARTY in Perfektion: Sex und Süßes werden musikalisch durch Breakdowns und tiefe Growls von Leadsängerin und Keyboarderin Josefine im Kontrast zu lebhafter Elektronik und der sanften Stimme von Backgroundsänger und Multiinstrumentalist Noel dargestellt. Heavy und süß, brutal und sanft – genau das ist auch das Leitmotiv des kommenden neuen Albums "ELECTRO-CUTE", das schon bald in diesem Jahr erscheinen soll.
"Electro-cute" manifestiert, wie sich Gegensätze anziehen. Mit ihrem dritten Album werden PAINKILLER PARTY noch sehr viel elektronischer und auch viel ausgeflippter (und befreiter!) als je zuvor. Josefine und Noel haben endlich ihr Meisterwerk geschrieben. Und hier kommt der erste Vorgeschmack auf das, was zwei gleichgesinnte Künstler hervorbringen, wenn ihnen keine Einschränkungen und keine Grenzen im Weg stehen: https://youtu.be/jITJtNNbf5M
Noxium Ferus is a band project created by sheer coincidence, and today, Espen is running the band together with his trusted right-hand, Torgeir 'Alvakien' Espedal, the new guitar player. "BLASPHEMICON" is a must-listen for fans of extreme metal, as Noxium Ferus brings the devil to your doorstep.
"Blaspemicon" is packed with horror and sonic torment, featuring artists having been involved with bands like Trelldom, Behemoth, Ragnarok, Belphegor, Natas, Massemord, SpitfireNorway, Nattverd, Chinbjer...and even an actor from the Valhalla Vikings show! Don't miss this!
Check out the band's message for the fans: https://www.facebook.com/EspenVikingDyngen/videos/742980117178155?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=norwegian-thrash-metalers-noxi
"Blasphemicon" can be purchased or streamed on all major digital platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and more https://orcd.co/blasphemicon
Tracklist
1 Blasphemicon
2 Kerethial - cut off from god
3 Make me kill
4 Autokrator
5 IA Pazuzu
6 Live life loveless
7 The conjuration of fire
8 Phallic pride
9 Dickslapped by the Devil
10 Destroyer (Twisted Sister cover)
http://www.wormholedeath.com/
www.youtube.com/@noxiumferusofficial
www.facebook.com/noxiumferus
Australian metallers LIVEWIRE premiere “ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTACK!” video .Sydney-based speedmetallers LIVEWIRE are releasing their new video on March 11th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhBaGRZgx04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yceu-UYcHEY
The clip was mixed & produced by Mark Matula Productions, recorded at Def Wolf Studios, filmed by Flawless Media Shot at The Dale Studio.
LïVEWïRE are a force to be reckoned with in the world of heavy metal music.
Wasting no time in hitting hard, heavy and fast with their unique and energetic brand of speed metal, the result is an astonishing aural assault that leaves your neck sore, ears ringing and mind wanting more! They are a 4 piece Speed/thrash Metal band from Sydney, with an energetic live performance that'll have you banging your head & thrashing at full force!
Their debut album, “Under Attack!”, from which the single comes, was released in April 2022 to very good reviews.
https://linktr.ee/livewiresyd
Avenger of Blood is an aggressive thrash band that started in 2002 based in Las Vegas, NV. As one of the forerunners of the New Wave of Thrash Metal scene of the early 2000's, Avenger of Blood has released 3 full-length albums "Complete Annihilation" (2005), "Death Brigade" (2008) and "On Slaying Grounds" (2013) and has been featured in numerous compilation albums including "Speed Kills... Again" (2007) and several others. After an extended hiatus, the band reformed in 2020 and began re-recording the debut album under the title "Completely Re-Annihilated."
Both the vinyl and CD re-issues are remastered by Rob Colwell of Bombworks Sound.
Avenger of Blood is:
Sal Lalli - Vocals
Marc Flores - Guitar
Chris Garcia - Guitar
Corey Sorrenti - Bass/Backing Vocals
Shannon Frye - Drums
Presales have began on February 17, 2023
Release Date: March 24, 2023
https://roxxrecords.com/
Label: MDD Records
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 10-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD, LP
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Austria
Line-up:
Morgoth - Vocals
M.E. Sargoth - Drums
Guitars Hybreos - Guitars, Synth,FX
M.Zanesco - Guitars
P.P.Lps - Bass Guitar
Guest vocals on "Matricide" by Lady Perchta (Perchta).
Tracklist:
01. Ex Cathedra
02. Nine Moons
03. The Mizaru Doctrine
04. Matricide
05. The Great Erosion
06. Scales Of Retribution
07. Pyrogenesis
08. Summoning
09. Pavor Nocturnus
10. The Architect
11. Ghost Of Aphelion
The Tyrolean black metal collective Asphagor are back and better than ever with their upcoming release, "Pyrogenesis". This fourth studio album marks the follow-up to their highly acclaimed 2018 album, "The Cleansing". With 11 songs totaling over 60 minutes, Asphagor delivers top-notch black and death metal that will leave fans of extreme sounds completely satisfied.
The new album, "Pyrogenesis", is a complete work that creates an atmospheric density that captivates listeners from start to finish. This masterpiece was expertly mixed and mastered by Victor 'Vic Santura' Bullok at Woodshed Studio, and the impressive artwork, which perfectly matches the theme of the album, was designed by Asphagor's lead singer, Morgoth.
In May, Asphagor will join THE SPIRIT on DARK FORTRESS' farewell tour, bringing their new release, "Pyrogenesis", to stages all over Europe. This album is without a doubt the highlight of Asphagor's musical output so far and is a must-listen for all fans of black metal.
"Pyrogenesis" will be released on March 10th, 2023, by MDD Records. This album is a testament to Asphagor's ability to create powerful and captivating black metal, solidifying their place in the metal music scene.
http://fb.com/Asphagor
http://asphagor.at
ROTTING DEMISE -“ MY WHOLE WRATH”
Label: Self-Released
Release Date: 03-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal, Black Metal
For fans of: Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Batushka, Benediction
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Damian - Vocals
Max - Guitar
Alex - Guitar
Marco - Bass
Chris – Drums
Tracklist:
Feel...
My Whole Wrath
No Time To Die
The Arrival Of The Apokalypse
Sleepy Hollow
Dreams Of Dispair
Arachnophobia
Rot In Demise
Kayako`s Grudge
Casket Birth
Decay Of Time
Formed in 2018, Rotting Demise has already made a name for itself in the underground scene with their bone-crushing mosh parts, shredding guitars, and thundering drums. The band seeks to find its own unique style while drawing inspiration from Death Metal legends like Benediction, Bolt Thrower, Obituary, and Autopsy. The dynamic performances are characterized by intense and uncompromising vocals, heavy blistering guitar solos, and a driving rhythm that creates a harsh yet melodic current that is sure to sweep their audience away with it.
Their self-produced debut album "My Whole Wrath" was released on February 3, 2023, following a successful release show at the Don't Panic Essen. The album was mixed and mastered by Jens Förster and features cover artwork by Armaada Art. The band has shared the stage with other Death Metal giants such as Batushka, Memoriam, Krisiun, and Nile. The release of "My Whole Wrath" is just the beginning for Rotting Demise, as they already have new projects in the works with upcoming concerts on the horizon.
https://www.youtube.com/@rottingdemiseofficial5842
https://rotting-demise.bandcamp.com
www.rotting-demise.com
SÖNAMBULA – “ ESTASIS INTERRUMPIDA”
Release Date: March 9th, 2023
Label: Xtreem Music
Format: CD, digital
Genre: Death metal, doom metal
Country: Spain
Line-up:
Rapha Decline (guitar, vocals)
Maider (drums)
Manu Reyes (bass)
Tracklist:
01. Última Superviviente
02. Respirando Muerte
03. Caos y Gloria
04. Oasis Lisérgico
05. Agua de Ruina
06. Cruz de la Desesperanza
07. Cuarentena
08. Fury 161
09. Pausa Solemne
10. Desolación
11. Estasis Interrumpida
Founded in 2015 by Rapha Decline and Maider, SÖNAMBULA is a Spanish death metal band whose sound draws influences from bands such as Incantation, Autopsy, Asphyx, Celtic Frost, Nihilist, and Coffins. The band's style is characterized by raw, heavy, and dark death metal with doom elements.
After gaining a solid reputation with their EP "Hilen Argia" and their first full album "Sequel," the band has since signed with Xtreem Music for the release of their second album "Bicéfalo" in 2018. They have also participated in two split albums and released an EP "Infected Roots" in 2022.
SÖNAMBULA's highly anticipated third album, "Estasis Interrumpida," which was released on March 9th, showcases a more death metal-oriented approach with fewer doom elements.
For fans of raw and dark death metal with doom elements, SÖNAMBULA's new album "Estasis Interrumpida" promises to be a must-have.
https://youtu.be/oWIoid3aTTk
https://sonambula.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sonambulaofficial/
"THE GREY ZONE PHOBIA” is the fifth release by Avantgarde Black Metal project DERHEAD and it will be released via Brucia Records in digital and 6 panels Digipack CD format on March 30, 2023.
FFO: The Great Old Ones, Moonreich, Blut Aus Nord
Today, DERHEAD present the new single "This chaos is for you only". Stream it via No Clean Singing at https://www.nocleansinging.com/2023/03/09/an-ncs-premiere-derhead-this-chaos-is-for-you-only/
The first single "The Death of Now" is streaming at https://machinemusic.net/2023/02/23/track-premiere-and-interview-derhead-plunges-the-depths-of-black-metal/
After the critically acclaimed “Irrational I”, DERHEAD is back with its very own distinctive take on Avantgarde Black Metal, this time contaminated by an incredibly heterogeneous range of sounds spacing from Doom / Gothic Metal to what Satyricon released during the "Rebel Extravaganza" era.
Much like with the previous EP, “The Grey Zone Phobia” offers a meditation about the contrasting nature of our place within the cogwheels of time, leading us to contemplate the contrast between reality and our inner self, and between memories and dreams. Lyrics draw inspiration from various sources including the work by philosophers such as Henri Bergson, relativity studies and fuzzy logic, and far from proposing ready-made answers they in fact underline the complexity of our existence, inviting us to go beyond the apparent dichotomy of black and white and on to face the “grey area”, which ultimately is life itself.
The fantastic original artwork made by Cesare Bignotti (who also lent his vision to the previous two releases of DERHEAD) further expands upon the main themes of the album: images have been taken with a long exposure technique similar to what was used with Dadaist and Futurist photography, and films developed without any artificial effects in post-production, in order to tell an honest and transparent story about the place we as human beings occupy within the abstract instance known as Time.
“The Grey Zone Phobia” is a multifaceted album that does not try to be forcibly eccentric, but flows effortlessly mixing raw and aggressive riffs with the epic grandeur of more sophisticated and slower parts, keeping listeners on the edge of their seats for its whole duration.
Album tracklist:
1 - The missing stars - 6.21
2 - This chaos is for you only - 5.37
3 - The death of Now - 7.00
4 - Kingdomless - 6.17
5 - Drops of storm - 6.09
6 - Containing the whole - 5.48
DERHEAD is a solo project from Genoa (Italy). The project was created in 2001 by Giorgio Barroccu, a multi - instrumentalist active for many years in various projects and also founder and co-owner of Brucia Records.
From the first demo recorded in 2003 and influenced by the industrial, experimental black metal typical of those years, Derhead has in time developed its very unique style - mixing aggressive riffs to more atmospheric passages.
The second demo released in 2013 already showed signs of compositional maturity and balance which were then refined in the project’s first EP “Via” released in 2016.
In 2020 DERHEAD released its second EP “Irrational I” to critical acclaim, with the release being especially praised by the press for its unique songwriting and emotional intensity.
On March 30th, 2023 - DERHEAD will release its first full-length album “The Grey Zone Phobia” on digital and digipak CD via Brucia Records.
https://www.bruciarecords.com
https://bruciarecords.bandcamp.com
https://derhead.bandcamp.com/music
After 17 years, GOSFORTH is back with a new album, "SCOURGE OF DARK DOMINION" signed by Underground Kvlt Records. Listen to the first single "Luciferian Gnosis" now and pre-order the album on CD.
Odium
Records' sub-label, Underground Kvlt Records, announced their latest signing
with the Italian cult band, Gosforth. After a hiatus of 17 years, the band is
back with their new album, "Scourge of Dark Dominion," set to release
in May 2023. The album will be available in jewel case CD format and can be
pre-ordered at https://odiumrecords.bandcamp.com/ or http://www.odiumrex.com/webshop/index
The band, which includes members of Black Oath and The Rite, has been spreading their unholy poison since 1997. The album includes seven tracks, including the premiere single, "Luciferian Gnosis," which was recently released on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W_puSVeJ8rU
Tracklist:
Ignis Daemonicus
Luciferian Gnosis
Scorge of Dark Dominion
Graced by Flames
Funeral Lust
As gods below
Legion of the Adversary
www.facebook.com/odiumrex
www.facebook.com/gosforth.official
On April 5th 2023, Dodecaphonic Death Metallers DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM will release their new album titled "DEI CONSENTES" on all digital platforms via Club Inferno Ent., a My Kingdom Music sub-label. It's a sort of concept album in 12 episodes that explores the Gods of ancient Rome and their representation in today's society.
We present you the cover artwork and its complete tracklist:
1. Cinis Et Pulvis
2. Triumphus Falsarius Daemonium
3. Abyssus Devorat Terram
4. Infecundus
5. Pater
6. Silvarum Patrona
7. Deus Sol Invictus
8. Amor Sola Lex
9. Deus Belli
10. Silentium
11. Mater
12. Defloratio Gratiae
You can pre-save on Spotify and Apple Music at: https://bit.ly/41SL1MB
"Dei Consentes" is undoubtedly the most direct and powerful album that the band has created so far and represents the perfect marriage between the great technique of bands like DEATH, CYNIC and PESTILENCE, the nihilistic violence of BEHEMOTH and the extraordinary progressism of EDGE OF SANITY.
The vortex of their Dodecaphonic Metal will leave you breathless.
http://www.facebook.com/clubinfernoent
https://www.facebook.com/DescentIntoMaelstromBand
FFO: NY death metal (Incantation, Immolation, early Cannibal Corpse, Mortician), Terrorizer, Infester, Profanatica, Absu, Rottrevore, Autopsy.
Stream "Mind Eraser Body" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVF-3yxWqM
Recently VISION DEPRIVED premiered the single "I Am" at Toilet Ov Hell. Stream it at https://toiletovhell.com/track-premiere-vision-deprived-i-am/
Born from the twisted mind of Carlo Altobelli, producer and sound engineer at the Toxic Basement Studio (Cripple Bastards, Insanity Alert, Black Oath, Raw Power, Ekpyrosis, ...), the band mixes early 90's American gloomy metal with grim and dystopian imagery all captured at his iconic studio. And if for some reason the music won't speak enough for itself, then the amazing artwork by Francesca Vecchio will further clarify what music and words won't.
With plenty of atmosphere to spare, the band’s compositional skills astoundingly span the full reach of old school US death metal, subtly (and tastefully) touching such boundaries as grindcore and death-thrash.
The band was originally founded by drummer Carlo (Greedy Mistress, Moral Values) and bassist Aldo (Cain, Bang Bangalow), who eventually welcomed Elias (End) on guitar and Alberto (Forged In Blood, Ephyra) on vocals.
“Self Elevating, Deep Inside The Void” is its introduction to their musical abyss, 10 songs of claustrophobic and relentless riffs and hopeless lyrics for a 30 minute visceral trail.
Album tracklist:
01. Massacre Of The Truth
02. Deeper
03. Pledge Allegiance
04. Overturning Events
05. Realm Of Void
06. Lifetime Conviction
07. I Am
08. Beyond Myself
09. Mind Eraser Body
10. Randomly Somewhere
Line-up:
Alberto - vocals
Elias - guitar
Aldo - bass
Carlo - drums
All songs written and composed by Vision Deprived
Produced by Carlo Altobelli
Recorded, mixed and mastered @ Toxic Basement Studio by Carlo Altobelli
Artwork by Francesca Vecchio
Layout by Chickenbreast
Picture by Giöfoto
Band logo by Thom Brice
https://slaughterhouserecords.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/slaughterhouserec
https://visiondeprived.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/visionVdeprived
DETOX ZINE #9.5 (Post Scriptum)
Paolo "Scratch" Barletti, Noisecore Peru, unanswered questions: ANÜS (Swe), ENTERCHRIST (Pol), ULCERATED OFFAL (Rus/Usa), CLAIRVOYANCE (Pol), TORSO (Spa), BOLOR (Bra), LEMOVICE (Fra), NUCLEAR DEATH (Usa), BIZARRE LEPROUS PRODCUCTION (Cze). Interviews with: DETOX ZINE (reprinted from French IN EXTREMIS zine), Michael Potier - AMOUR SALE (Fra) and Wojtek Waśkowski - GOAT TYRANT, ex-DAMNATION... Also "UNDERGROUND", Ben Woods, reviews.
40 pages, A4 format, English. 3€ (plus shipping)
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Label: Pagan Records
Format: BOOK (Hardcover)
Year: 2023
Dimensions: 177 x 235 mm
Number of pages: 224
Language: English
Following Baron Blood’s passing and the band's farewell album, the official biography of Necromantia is finally unleashed. Entitled “The Serpent and the Pentagram: The Official Chronicles of Necromantia”, the book was written by The Magus (Necromantia’s co-founder) and Aris Shock (author of “Rites of the Abyss”). It chronicles the complete story of the band and their daring journey through three decades of unique dark creations. The book is based on personal memories of The Magus, many of which are unveiled for the first time.
The book starts from the 80s, by explaining how the core of Necromantia was formed and it reveals intriguing information about all their recorded work, lyrics, covers, influences, occult research, inspiration, and many other details. It also talks about the endeavours of The Magus and Baron Blood in other bands and projects, music production, fanzines, and labels (Thou Art Lord, Rotting Christ, N.A.O.S., Raism, Terra Tenebrae/ Soulskinner, Storm Studios, Blasphemous Mag, Black Lotus Records and many more).
The Serpent and the Pentagram… also includes exclusive comments from musicians who collaborated with Necromantia and quotes by other esteemed people of the international extreme metal scene. The book starts with an insightful foreword by Kostas Chronopoulos, chief editor of Metal Hammer Greece.
The Serpent and the Pentagram… comes in three different formats. The Die Hard version, limited to 100 hand-numbered copies and only available via the Pagan Records webstore, limited version and regular version.
The Magus of Necromantia said: “Time is ruthless and cruel. But is also healing and forgiving. Necromantia‘s time was not due, but it’s Time’s cousin, Death decided otherwise and moved Baron Blood to another plane a few years ago. Therefore Necromantia wrote their final chapter with the album “To the Depths We Descend”. So the book was completed….and now is available in printed form.
“This is our complete and official biography dating from our school years up to 2021. A full history including rare photo material documenting our journey through the realm of the extreme music, which you and us love, black metal. We always stayed true to our principles and you can read all about it. Not only that but we are offering you a very rare recording of our early days as a gift. Through you, the fans, we shall always be Eternal. Salutes”
https://www.facebook.com/paganrecords
https://paganrecords.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/necromantiaband
HYLDR – “ORDER OF THE MIST”
Label: Self-released
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 22-01-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Gothic Doom Metal
Country: Belgium
Tracklist:
1. Heart of soil
2. My gallant assassin
3. Your frozen chest
4. The blade of gold
5. Nibelungen
6. Bed of germs
7. Woodland shrine
8. Like dying ferns
Line-up:
Lady IX: vocals & keys
VI: guitars
Jean Dark: guitars
Wöde: Bass
Saïko: Drums
The Belgian gothic doom metal band HYLDR has recently released their debut album "Order of the Mist" on January 22, 2023. The album is self-released and available in digital format. The band's unique style of music is heavily influenced by the rich melodies of old folktales and Norse mythology, which is evident in the lyrics and storytelling aspect of the album.
The album's story is centered around a young supernatural girl from Hokkaido who becomes trapped in a world of deadly Norse mythology. The songs on the album are not arranged in chronological order, but rather slice up the story like a dissected corpse. The orchestrated guitar duets and vocal choirs bring the characters to life, while the drums and bass drive the mist forward, making the listener feel like they are a part of the story.
One of the most striking aspects of the album is its title, "Order of the Mist." The title refers to rulers of the underworld in Nebelwood Forest where the shape-shifting Huldra folk have the power to bring back the dead. This occult order uses the mist to manipulate the realms of humans and force them to fight a never-ending battle. The idea of the mist having some kind of order is an intentional paradox, which adds to the eerie and mysterious nature of the album.
The band's guitarist Vincent notes that they recorded, mixed, and mastered the album at Wavelight Factory, which gave them ample time to experiment with percussive elements and arrangements. He also adds that they did not use any choir plugins for vocals, all voices were recorded by Lady IX, which adds to the authenticity of the album.
Overall, "Order of the Mist" is an intriguing and captivating debut album that showcases the band's unique style of music and storytelling. It's a must-listen for fans of gothic doom metal and those who are interested in exploring the world of Norse mythology through music.
https://www.hyldr.com
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Dawnbreed Records is pleased to finally announce the official release in vinyl format of the acclaimed self-titled debut EP of US blackened death metal act BURIAL CURSE. The EP was originally released in CD and tape format last year, while the MLP edition will be available in a limited pressing of 300 on clear / 200 on black on March 10th 2023.
Last year "Burial Curse" was premiered in its entirety at No Clean Singing. Get obliterated https://www.nocleansinging.com/2022/04/05/an-ncs-ep-premiere-and-a-review-burial-curse-burial-curse
The
very floor of the underground is a seething mass where, no matter where you
look, you are almost guaranteed to be blindsided by a new name that's just as
vile as the last if not somehow even more so.
Bursting forth out of that very floor with an utterly barbaric sound that constantly goes for the throat and leaves naught but gore-splattered pools of blood in their wake, it's BURIAL CURSE with their cavernous self-titled EP debut that is one of the newest bands to make a bid for your attention.
Not a single minute is wasted in these five tracks as BURIAL CURSE makes it their mission to truly devastate any unwary listeners who find themselves in their warpath that are destined to be demolished in a vicious and agonizing annihilation with the resulting album the very definition of success in that regard.
We never find ourselves in the midst of a shortage when it comes to bands in this exact corner of the underground, but it's BURIAL CURSE that manages to rise above, stand out, and, most importantly, dominate.
Originally released by Famine Records on a cassette (100 copies), Dawnbreed is repressing this on Cass, CD and 12”.
The original recordings were lost, but we had Alex from Obscured By Evil Productions upgrading the sound and the result is even more vigorous, with that extra portion of smack and just even more over the top than the original.
Tracklist:
1. Vomiting Violence
2. Seeping Bile
3. Apparition
4. White Sulfur
5. Levitating Flesh Construction
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DYSTERSOL - ANAEMIC “
Release
Date: 07-04-2023
Label: Black Sunset
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
Country: Austria
Line-up:
Lukas Hatzmann - Vocals
Gerhard Rosskogler - guitar
Andreas Kienleitner - guitar
Matthias Krenn - bass
Matthias Rinner - drums
Tracklist:
01. Things To Come
02. Fail Better
03. In Dreams
04. Battering Ram
05. Mountain Of Death
06. Shapeshifter
07. Nailed To The Stars
08. Rainmaker
09. Soothsayer
10. Dollmaker
11. Niedergang
12. Into The Void
Dystersol, the death metallers from Aflenz, Austria, are back with their third release titled "Anaemic". Known for their sophisticated songwriting, massive riffing, driving grooves, hammering blasts, and vocals between screams and growls, the band has already caused quite a stir in the Austrian and German underground.
"Anaemic" is a concept album that tells the story of the rise and fall of a fictional serial killer. The album takes the listener on a journey of how a person, negatively influenced and too often disappointed by their environment and society, becomes a psychopath.
Produced by Milan Steinbach at Popintbreak Recordings and mastered by Nicholas Zampiello at New Alliance East Mastering, "Anaemic" is a masterpiece of modern death metal that will inspire fans of death metal as well as modern metal styles.
The album is set to be released on April 7, 2023, via Black Sunset in digital and CD formats.
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BURIAL HORDES - “RUINS”
Genre - Blackened Death Metal
Release Date - June 9th, 2023
Record Label - Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of - Decipher, Bølzer, Incantation, Dead Congregation, Grave Miasma, Deathspell Omega, Suffering Hour, Enshadowed
Emerging after a gap of five years, Greece's best kept secret Burial Hordes bring forth an outstanding slab of blackened death metal that harnesses both chaos and atmosphere in equal parts. A fearsome album right off the bat, it sees the band slipping into different dimensions only to come back with renewed anger. There is a sense of barely restrained outrage that is all too palpable in the forceful delivery but is almost invariably mitigated by dissonant atmospheric passages, occasionally even bearing shades of melancholy. Ruins is a beautifully balanced album with intuitive songwriting that never feels abrupt, and with their skillful, inextricable blend of black and death metal influences, they convey a wider range of emotions for an album this intense. It's easily one of the best albums of late in this blackened death metal spectrum.
Line up
T.K. (Dead Congregation) - Guitars, Bass
D.D. (Enshadowed, Anticreation) - Guitars, Bass
D.T. (ex-Ravencult) - Vocals/Lyrics
Eugene Ryabchenko (Fleshgod Apocalypse) - Session Drums
Artwork by Khaos Diktator Design
Track list
1. In the Midst of a Vast Solitude
2. Insubstantial
3. Perish view
4. A Wandering Stream of Wind
5. Infinite Sea of Nothingness
6. Isotropic Eradication
7. Purgation
8. ...To the Threshold of Silence
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Underground Kvlt Records and Odium Records are thrilled to announce their collaboration with the atmospheric/depressive post-black metal project WESELE, which has just released their new single "Pustka". This solo project by Rafal Chruscicki is aimed at fans of bands such as FURIA or ODRAZA, and the upcoming album "FIN DE SIÈCLE" promises to be a unique and artistically unlimited piece.
The single "Pustka" is a hauntingly beautiful and introspective track, accompanied by a visually stunning video that perfectly complements the music. Fans of the genre will be excited to know that the album will be released in April/May as a jewel case CD.
Watch the video for "Pustka" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ktIuUvXJZgY
Pre-orders for "Fin de siècle" are now available on Bandcamp and Odium Rex's webshop. Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience the artistic vision of WESELE, a project that promises to be a departure from the norm and a powerful and personal expression of the artist.
Pre-order "Fin de siècle" on Bandcamp: https://odiumrecords.bandcamp.com or on Odium Rex's webshop: https://odiumrex.com/webshop
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Paraphilia released a new single called "Virial Entropy" taken from their upcoming album "The Memory of Death Given Form". Available on all streaming platforms.
Listen to the new single at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqBUxaUTpqo
PARAPHILIA – “THE MEMORY OF DEATH GIVEN FORM “
Label: Self-Released
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 07-04-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of : Hate Eternal, Devourment, Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, and Deicide
Country: US
Line-up:
SP - vocals/guitars/bass/programming
KRP - vocals/lyrics
Additional:
CL - lead vocals on ‘Eaten’
SB - piano on ‘Thanatical Imperative’
Tracklist:
Coruscation
Stelliferous Unmaking
Virial Entropy
Supernal Rebuke
The Memory of Death Given Form
Thanatical Imperative
Eaten (Bloodbath cover)
Paraphilia, a death metal duo from the Pacific Northwest, made their debut in 2021 with the self-released EP "Primordium of Sinister Butchery". After being promptly picked up by the Portuguese label Brutal Cave Productions, the band went to work on their first full-length album, "The Memory of Death Given Form".
Comprised of SP and KRP (Maestus, ex-Pillorian, ex-Arkhum), Paraphilia's music "marries frenzied hornet-swarm fretwork and titanic, pile-driving brutality" according to No Clean Singing. MetalSucks described them as "the sickest death metal band you'll hear today, this week, this month, and maybe even this year," while GBHBL added that the debut EP showcased "utter carnage" of the "face-melting and vomit-inducing" variety.
"The Memory of Death Given Form" features six original songs and a cover of Bloodbath's classic track "Eaten." The album was engineered in Portland, Oregon, by SP, with mix/mastering handled by Floor van Kuijk (Korpse, Anal Stabwound), and the album art was designed by the band.
Engineered by SP in Spring 2022 in Portland, OR
Mixed & mastered by Floor van Kuijk at GLDCHN Studios
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GORGE OF WAR / CRUCIATUS INFERNALIS – “ GOATORGY”
Release Date: 03-03-2023
Label: Kvlt und Kaos Productions
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette
Genre: Black Death Metal / Black Metal Dungeon Synth
For fans of : Arkhon Infaustus, Belphegor, Archgoat
Country: Austria
Line-up:
Gorge of War is MVG
Cruciatus Infernalis is H.Daemonenwacht
Tracklist:
Gorge of War - Octomutonium
Gorge of War - O Margareta
Gorge of War - Masturbate to Jesus
Gorge of War - Ad Utero
Cruciatus Infernalis - Exzess
Cruciatus Infernalis - Orgie
Cruciatus Infernalis - Maßlosigkeit
Cruciatus Infernalis - Rausch
Austria-based black death metal bands, Gorge of War and Cruciatus Infernalis, released their split album "Goatorgy" on March 3rd, 2023, via Kvlt und Kaos Productions. The eight-track album promises to deliver a unique blend of atmospheric synths and haunting melodies, taking listeners on an epic journey through the darkest depths of the human soul.
Gorge of War, responsible for tracks 1-4, offer a blend of evil death metal that is sure to leave listeners gasping for air. Cruciatus Infernalis, who have contributed tracks 5-8, promise to evoke a sense of foreboding with their Black Metal Dungeon Synth sound, created by H.Daemonenwacht.
"Goatorgy" will be available in digital, CD, and cassette formats on all major streaming platforms. This split album is a must-have for fans of both Gorge of War and Cruciatus Infernalis, as well as fans of black death metal and black metal dungeon synth.
Get ready for the ultimate soundtrack for your next orgy with "Goatorgy", out on March 3rd, 2023.
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German death metallers BLOODJOB will release their new EP "METASTASIS" on March 10th 2023 via Lethal Scissor Records.
Today, No Clean Singing is premiering the EP in its entirety at https://www.nocleansinging.com/2023/03/08/an-ncs-ep-premiere-and-a-review-bloodjob-metastasis/
Pre-orders: https://www.lethalscissor.com/product/bloodjob-metastasis-ep-preorder/
Since the release of their debut “Sick Concept Humanity” in 2019, the group has revamped the line-up, enabling more dynamic arrangements and colourful yet brutal elements enriching the new tracks. This combined with a powerful vocal performance and a tightly pounding rhythm section results in a full blown death-grind explosion.
With a growing number of gigs and festival appearances on their resume, “Metastasis” shows an ever evolving BLOODJOB, offering a varied and vibrant death metal experience.
“‘Metastasis’ deals with our dystopian view on the degenerating civilization we live in and offers you three brand new tracks of grinding death metal brutality along with two re-recorded BLOODJOB classics”.
Tracklist:
01. Cancerous Growth (Music & lyrics: Markus Seibert)
02. Nano-based Inconsistency (Music: Oliver Mühlig; lyrics: Sascha Kaiser)
03. All for the Good (Music: Oliver Mühlig; lyrics: Sascha Kaiser)
04. Basement Breed (Music: Markus Seibert)
05. Drowning in Defecation (Music & lyrics: Markus Seibert)
Line-up:
Sascha Kaiser - Vocals
Oliver Mühlig - Guitars
Markus Seibert - Guitars
Karol Plata - Bass
Julian Dietrich - Drums
Drums recorded by Chris Erkens in 2022
Bass & vocals recorded by BLOODJOB in 2022
Guitars recorded by Johann Faustus in 2022
Mixed by Johann Faustus at Zeitsparkasse Media Services
Mastered by Chris Erkens at (((Cyphx-Audio)))
Cover artwork by Kumislizer Art
Band photo by Rule Photography
Layout & skull photo by Markus Seibert
BLOODJOB from Giessen/Germany relentlessly delivers their uncompromising blend of death metal and grind since 2007. After years of dwelling in the underground and brutalizing their style with influences from slam, thrash and black metal, they released their first EPs "Scalptures of Laceration" in 2010 and "Misogynic Obsessions" in 2012. These raw pieces of disgusting death metal offered a first taste of their trademark style consisting of sickening vocals, nasty riffs and blasting drums. The following years were characterized by several lineup changes but also powerful live performances as they shared the stage with Entombed, Lividity, Ingested, Inhumate and other well established acts. In 2019 they returned on the scene with their self-produced first album "Sick Concept Humanity" which caused international recognition and was re-released by PRC Music in 2020. In contrast to their first EPs, the lyrical themes now matured from perverted tales of horror to misanthropic reckonings with our rotten society. Following the vein of its predecessor, they recorded their new EP entitled "Metastasis" in 2022 which will also be their first release with Italian extreme metal label Lethal Scissor Records. Despite ongoing lineup changes they’re now working on their next full-length record.
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Label: Self-Released
Release Date: 09-12-2021
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
Country: France
For fans of : Fear Factory, Gojira; Lamb of God, Trepalium and Decapitated.
Tracklist:
Amend the end
Begins Insanity
Civil war
Confinement
Disappointment fear
Holocene extinction
How to run the world
Life of misery
despair factory
Line-up
Charly Leroy
Sebastien Delcroix
Max Goemaere
Simon Ranwez
French Death Metal band Death Structure released their latest album "Paroxysm" at the end of last year. Featuring 9 tracks that explore the realm of Modern Death Metal, the album is an exciting showcase of the band's range and versatility.
From dark and brutal tracks to groove and "djent", "Paroxysm" offers a dynamic and direct listening experience. The album is also evolutionary, reflecting the band's diverse range of influences. Death Structure is not interested in sticking to a certain standard or style of Metal, nor do they want to be locked into a conventional writing scheme. Instead, they embrace the "unstructured" side of their music.
"Paroxysm" opens with the explosive track "Amend the End", featuring a big blast beat line that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The album is perfect for fans of Fear Factory, Gojira, Lamb of God, Trepalium, and Decapitated.
The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Boss Hog studio, ensuring the highest quality sound. "Paroxysm" is available in both digital and CD formats.
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DEIMOS’ DAWN – “ ANTHEM OF THE LOST”
Release Date: 14-04-2023
Label: MDD Records
Format: Digital, 12“ Vinyl, CD
Genre: Thrash Metal
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Marc Grewe - vocals
Andy Doé - guitars
Matze Lange - bass
Mathias Schmidt - drums
Tracklist:
01 Feeding The Decline
02 Walking Out On You
03 The Final Illusion
04 Over Your Dead Body
05 Unholy Water
06 Too Much Pain Is Not Enough
07 Deathstar Spangled Banner
08 The 4th Wall
09 When In Doubt: Kill!
10 Put Down That Weapon
11 Two Handed Game
12 Terrorvision Quest
Are you ready to be blown away by some classic Thrash Metal? Look no further than Deimos' Dawn's upcoming album "Anthem Of The Lost," set to release on April 14th, 2023 under MDD Records!
Led by Germany's Marc Grewe, formerly of Morgoth and Insidious Disease, Deimos' Dawn is a force to be reckoned with. Inspired by bands like Kreator, Slayer, Sodom, and Sepultura, the band's founders Andy Doé (guitar), Matthias Lange (bass), and Mathias Schmidt (drums) have created a pure and classical Thrash Metal sound that will leave you wanting more.
"Anthem Of The Lost" features 12 songs, showcasing Grewe's full vocal range and the most diverse vocal performance of his career. With lyrics written by former Sodom guitarist and jack-of-all-trades Andy Brings, and produced by Corny Rambadt (Sodom, Disbelief, Darkness), Deimos' Dawn has left no stone unturned in creating a powerful and unforgettable listening experience.
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SCHEITAN – “ LOST IN TIME”
Release
Date: 03-03-2023
Label: The Circle Music
Format: Digital
Genre: Gothic Rock, Gothic Metal
For fans of :Tiamat, The Sisters of Mercy, 69 Eyes, Fields of the Nephilim
Country: Sweden
Line-up:
Pierre Törnkvist - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard/piano
Tracklist:
Lost in Time
Legendary Swedish veterans Scheitan are back with a vengeance after a 24-year hiatus, and they have something special to share with their fans. They released their latest single, "Lost In Time," on March 03, 2023, which is available on all digital platforms. With a gothic rock/metal style and ambient elements, this new track takes us back to the same dark vibe we experienced in their last album, "Nemesis," released in 1999 by Century Media Records.
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Pierre Törnkvist comments on the song's dedication to the people of Ukraine. As the Russian tanks entered the suburbs of Kyiv, Pierre felt the need to express his feelings of loss and despair, paying homage to the ultimate sacrifice made by President Zelenskyj and the Ukrainian soldiers who fought against the aggression. The lyrics, "I have been turning down the things I have desired," convey the pain and sacrifice of leaving behind loved ones for a higher cause.
The band has signed with Greek label The Circle Music, and they are preparing for a new album in 2024. "I was really happy to sign with The Circle Music," Pierre adds. "From our short contact prior to signing the contract, I could feel that we share a common view upon music, and I also think that we will work very well together to reach common goals."
Scheitan's latest single was recorded at Lucichrist Studios, mixed by Daniel Bergstrand at the Dug-Out, and mastered at Lucichrist Studios. With an already impressive discography, including "Travelling in Ancient Times" (1996), "Berzerk 2000" (1998), and "Nemesis" (1999), as well as the digital EP "Deathgoth" (2021) and the LP "Travelling in Ancient Times" (2022), Scheitan continues to evolve and surprise us with their unique
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Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the new album from Houston Texas' Industrial Death/Doom masters SAVIORSKIN. INVICTA MORI is up now for pre-order and will be released on April 7th on CD and Digital formats along with merch and bundles.
Horror Pain Gore Death recording artists SaviorSkin return with more rotting misery to unleash upon mankind. 2023 has been rife with talk of the murder of human creativity by AI-generated music, and for good reason - most of the music on your favorite streaming service is about as compelling as a songless bird. SaviorSkin's forthcoming full-length, Invicta Mori, demonstrates what is possible when human agony and ingenuity manipulate machinery in the darkness.
Invicta Mori dials up the oppressive atmosphere and harshness of SaviorSkin's first two LPs (Remnants of Broken Idols and Omnipotence of the Absolute), but for the first time features live (undead) drums on several songs, such as the instant earworm "Lost in Prayer." SaviorSkin has always used machine elements to obscure the humanity of the musicians, but this time around it is easy to picture bloody phlegm on the pop filter while listening to the brooding opener "Iconoclast" and even easier to imagine beckoning razor blades and shattered wine bottles during the meditative "Martyrdom." The creation of the ordeal that is "Burning Eden" required a level of suffering that no machine intelligence will ever experience. Invicta Mori is pitiless and unrelenting but utterly human at the same time, perhaps more than ever before.
Invicta Mori's lead single and closing track, "Sycophant," is easily the most hateful song in SaviorSkin's catalog, and that's saying a lot. The venom in Somnus Mortem's vocal performance is augmented by the presence of none other than Marc Grewe of the seminal death metal band Morgoth. "Sycophant" also brings SaviorSkin's story full circle:
SaviorSkin was founded in 2018, but their history began in the Philippines, where Somnus Mortem founded the doom-death band Iconoclast in 1993. Morgoth released the criminally underrated Odium the same year. "A lot of people were confused by the industrial elements that Morgoth were experimenting with, but I loved them," says Somnus Mortem. "When Iconoclast became more of a solo project after I moved to the States, I injected some of those cold, machine-like Odium elements into the final incarnation of that band before laying it to rest, and that obviously became a huge part of SaviorSkin's sound. It still blows my mind that Marc Grewe sings on 'Sycophant,' the most vicious song on Invicta Mori. I devolve back into a death metal-obsessed teenager every time I hear it. I asked Grewe what made him want to work with me, and he just said that he liked what he heard! I can't possibly explain how much this collaboration means to me."
Pre-order the CD at https://shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com/products/saviorskin-invicta-mori-doomfather-cd
Pre-order the digital album at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/invicta-mori-doomfather
Pre-save this release on Spotify at https://ffm.to/saviorskininvictamori
Listen to the single "Sycophant" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_UltFs9loo
T-shirt pre-orders are available at https://shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com/collections/saviorskin-invicta-mori-doomfather
T-shirt + CD bundles are available at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/invicta-mori-doomfather
Tracklisting:
1. Iconoclast
2. Judaswhore
3. Lost In Prayer
4. Martyrdom
5. King Misery
6. Away
7. Burning Eden
8. Nowhere
9. Sycophant
10. DoomFather
11. Born Of The Shallow
12. 47 Nails
13. Orgasmatron (live)
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Release Date: 30-01-2023
Label: Self-Released
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of : The Black Dahlia Murder, Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus
Country: United States
Line-up:
David Lee- all instruments
Tracklist:
Constricted Upon the Throat of the Lamb
New England one-man death metal band Sorrow Enthroned released their new single, "The Unquenchable Thirst", on February 23, 2023. This blistering new track is sure to satisfy fans of the genre with its intense blast beats, punishing riffs, and guttural vocals.
Sorrow Enthroned has been gaining a following in the underground metal scene with their unique blend of death metal, black metal, and thrash influences. "The Unquenchable Thirst" is a perfect example of this sound, with its relentless aggression and dark, brooding atmosphere.
Mixed by Sorrow Enthroned and mastered by Jon at Experitone, "The Unquenchable Thirst" promises to be a must-have for fans of Morbid Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Dying Fetus.
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LUTEØKS – “ BARELY TRUE NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL”
Label: Nordic Mission
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 10-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of :Windir, Old Mans Child, Keep of Kalessin and Emperor
Country: Norway
Line-up:
Ronny Hanielsen
Thor Georg Buer
Kristian Larsen
Torkel Sandbråten Røsten
Jo Henning Børven
Tracklist:
1. Drittfjell
2. Sekken
3. Langtbortistan
4. Svart
5. Vemod
6. Prikkedøden
7. Blå
8. Tvinnleik
9. Ljåen
10. Snerk
11. Skjegg
12. Valhalla Halls
13. We Sail
14. Shaved Vengance
LUTEØKS is Barley True Norwegian Black Metal, a unique blend of Antestor and Grave Declaration. Grandiose, melodic, and expertly crafted, this album features a wealth of riffs and is guaranteed to be one of the funniest black metal albums you'll hear this year.
Luteøks is the rare fusion of humor and black metal, combining the absurd with the majestic soundscapes of Windir, Old Mans Child, Keep of Kalessin, and Emperor. "Barley True Norwegian Black Metal" is a love letter to the scene that also highlights the comedic aspects of the black arts.
Recorded at Rumpelukt Studios and mastered at Hemstad Studios outside of Oslo, the album features cover art by tattoo artist Lady E and inlay design by Rune Hansen at Kreasjon.no. Luteøks is the result of collaboration between members from Antestor and Grave Declaration, resulting in a powerful mix of humor and black metal.
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German black-doom metallers MORIBUND MANTRAS will be releasing their new album, "…OF FATHOMLESS DEPTHS", on April 14th 2023 via Argento Records.
The band is now sharing the first single "Sinking - Floating" at https://argentorecords.bandcamp.com/album/of-fathomless-depths
With
an inception going back 13 years in time, German entity MORIBUND MANTRAS has
summoned a poignant blend of Doom, Black, and Post-Metal throughout two
full-length records and three EPs, ever refined in its expressive touch and
ardor.
Now, following the colossal opus entitled “Golden Void”, the German quintet stares back into the abyss with five new mantras of roaring occult force, a fiery extended play aptly branded “…of Fathomless Depths”. Diving into deep spheres, one faces penetrating layers of sound, chilling mammoth riffs carrying the weight of the world, whether through vicious heaviness or heart-stirring bursts of melody.
MORIBUND MANTRAS enter the soul of the listener as it surrenders its spirit. “…of Fathomless Depths” marks the first time the group recorded and mixed its songs by themselves and the intensity of the awareness to the detail fully enhances MORIBUND MANTRAS’ vision.
Varied, tense, and highly expressive, these sonic endeavors are manifested through one particularly organic and utterly dynamic rhythmic section which, with the complicity of the riffing electrical storm, casts an aura of dreamy solemnity. On top of such instrumental traits, a voice from the nether regions screams the pressure of human existence, the man’s search for his destiny, guided by his dreams, in eternal pursuit for enlightenment.
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Sinking - Floating
3. The Shimmering Darkness
4. Interlude
5. Shore of Knowledge
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Release Date: 03-02-2023
Label: Fog Foundation
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Avantgarde Black Metal
For fans of : Mayhem, Ved Buens Ende, Virus, DHG
Country: Italy
Line-up:
Harmful - All instruments
Tracklist:
London 28 December 666
I Don´T Make An Effort To Share
The Warmth
Il Mattino Della Follia
My Void
Are you ready to delve into the twisted, avant-garde world of Ars Manifestia? The Italian black metal act has returned with their latest release, "Il Mattino della Follia", which was released on 03-02-2023 via Fog Foundation. This time around, Ars Manifestia has expanded their sound with a more modern approach, while still maintaining the dark and haunting themes that have become their trademark.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Manifestia studio in 2019, "Il Mattino della Follia" showcases the band's evolution as musicians and songwriters. The album features a mixture of Italian and English lyrics, which explore the depths of the human psyche and the darkness that resides within.
With its intricate guitar work, haunting melodies, and complex song structures, "Il Mattino della Follia" is a must-have for fans of avant-garde black metal.
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The band is currently putting the finishing touches to the new album "NONE
SHALL PREVAIL", which will be released in 2023.
SHODAN is a death metal three-piece conceived in Wrocław, Poland in 2013. Distinctive style of the band is a unique hybrid of death metal brutality, progressive approach towards song structures and melodies deeply rooted in cold wave aesthetics. In 2015 SHODAN together with producer Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski recorded tracks for their debut LP called "Protocol of Dying". The record was released in spring 2016 under the cooperative flags of Defense Records and Deformeathing Production. The album was followed by a dozen of live appearances with acts like Sinister, Absu, Beheaded or Rotting Christ as well as appearances at festivals such as Gothoom, Into the Abyss, Metalmania or Castle Party.
After a successful cooperation with producer Kuba Mańkowski (Azarath, Behemoth, Blindead), in April 2020, the band released "Death, Rule Over Us" via Deformeathing Productions, which introduces a slightly different approach towards music with more experiments, raw, organic sound and cold wave melodic influneces involved. The album was again followed by a series of gigs with Hate, Krzysztof Drabikowski’s Batushka, Rotting Christ and Blood Incantation, and summer festivals, like Summer Dying Loud.
In 2023 SHODAN signed a record deal with Time To Kill Records to release their newest opus “None Shall Prevail”.
Line-up:
Szczepan Inglot: Guitars, Vocals
Michał Jarosz: Drums
Tomasz Sadlak: Bass, Vocals
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The Magus - veteran Greek metal musician known from Necromantia, Rotting Christ, Yoth Iria - debut solo album to be released via The Circle Music in October 2023
King Dude - the blue-eyed Mephistopheles with an acoustic guitar - will feature as guest vocalist on “Βυσσοδομώντας”
The Magus, a veteran Greek musician known for his work with the likes of Necromantia, Rotting Christ and Yoth Iria among others, will release his debut solo album under the band name THE MAGUS, entitled “Βυσσοδομώντας” (translates to “Conspiring in the Darkness” from Greek) in October 2023 via The Circle Music.
The album will include guest vocals from revered dark folk artist King Dude, also know as the blue-eyed Mephistopheles with an acoustic guitar. King Dude is know for his voice to “shift from haunting and vulnerable to thunderous near-Biblical fury in the space of a breath, marrying the sacred to the profane with pomp, circumstance, and a curled lip”.
King Dude said that he is “honoured and thrilled to play a role on this album
for The Magus!”
Magus commented: “The instrumental track “Give the Devil His Due” which was on the farewell Necromantia album, has a story behind it. Like all the songs I do… Therefore, I decided to tell you that story in the upcoming album of The Magus, entitled “Βυσσοδομώντας”.
“When I was working on it, together with our six-string wizard El, we felt that it should be a very special song so that the music itself tells the story also, not just the lyrics. And indeed we wrote something very special. A gem of devilish horror! However, there were some parts in the song that needed a very distinctive voice…
“King Dude, the master of dark spiritual acoustic folk music, was amongst the first names who came to our mind. I am deeply honored that he accepted our invitation to sing the parts and tell you himself a piece of our story. Not only because his voice fits like a glove but because we also share some similar occult interests and aesthetics. He did a magnificent work, truly artful and loyal to the song’s intense storytelling. You have been warned… Like serpents from the depths we rise…”
Following Necromantia co-founder Baron Blood's death, The Magus decided to disband Necromantia by releasing their final album "To the Depths We Descend" in 2021. But his personal musical and mystical journey did not stop there. His inner flame which urges him to create dark and original extreme art, expressed through music and lyrics never ceased to burn. So, in the summer of 2022 The Magus decided to give birth to a new musical project, entitled simply and appropriately, The Magus.
Joined by longtime associates, El (Soulskinner, Zaratus, Thou Art Lord, Principality of Hell etc) on guitars and Maelstrom (Necromantia, Yoth Iria, Thou Art Lord, Principality of Hell etc) on drums in order to complete the formula and start working on material for the upcoming album to be released later this year.
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Speaking about the co-headline dates Solitary's Rich Sherrington commented:
"After all the chaos of brexit and covid, to say it’s a relief to finally be able to play shows in Europe again is an understatement. Like many bands we had European shows booked in 2020 and plenty of plans to do lots more to promote The Truth Behind The Lies. It came out in October 2020 and to date we’ve only been able to play 11 shows in support of it. For that reason it still feels like relatively new material to us. However we are in the process of recording the follow up so the second half of the year we will be promoting a brand new album! 2023 is going to be hectic, but we’re looking forward to seeing everyone at all the shows and sharing the bill with our fellow thrashers Eradicator!”
Eradicator front man Seba Stöber is just as keen to unleash hell on the venues of Europe with Solitary:
"We’re looking forward to teaming up with our thrash metal brothers and label mates in Solitary for the upcoming Thrash Domination tour in May and October this year. It is not only the first international tour for Eradicator, but also the first time for us crushing the stages of England!"
Explaining the choice of title for the tour, Rich Sherrington adds:
"The Thrash Domination Campaign isn’t about us or Eradicator dominating the scene, it’s saying that thrash is still the top metal genre - 40 years after its inception in 1983!"
Solitary are currently hard at work on the follow up to their neck-breaking The Truth Behind The Lies album with producer Simon Efemey (Amorphis, Napalm Death, Paradise Lost etc) with the aim of an autumn release. Look out for that and don't miss the hardest hitting thrash package on the road this year, the Thrash Domination Campaign!
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FURNACE - "THE CASCA TRILOGY"
(is
a triple-CD release)
Label: Obelisk Polaris Productions
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 23-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Country: Sweden
Line-up:
Rogga Johansson - guitars and lead vocals
Peter Svensson - bass and backing vocals
Lars Demoké - drums and percussion
Guest vocals by Dave Ingram
Recording info
Produced by Furnace
Music by Johansson, lyrics by Svensson
Recorded at the Rotpit and Night Wind Studios
Mixed and mastered by Svensson at Night Wind Studios
Artwork by Daniel Karlsson
Tracklist:
CD 1: "Legionary"
Legionary
Another Execution
Until We Meet Again
Shadows on a Moonless Night
Brink of Mortality
Cursed with Life
The Savage North
Where Life and Death Unite
The Evermore
Sworn to Wander
CD 2: "Thralls and Blot"
Where the Sea Meets the Sky
Wrath of the North
Death by Decree
Thrall
Beneath the Sky (Our Torment)
Midvinterblot
In Hel Together
Blood Eagle
Land of the Pettr (Pictland)
Only Time
CD 3: "The Guns of August"
Two Thousand Years
Visions of Glory
Trench Warfare
P.O.W.s
In the Eyes of a Dreary Winter
Armistice
A War of Attrition
Kill or Capture
Alone with Bullets
War Is My Destiny
"The Casca Trilogy“ is the band's fourth full-length release, following "Black Stone Church" (2020), „Dark Vistas“ (2020), and „Stellarum“ (2022). Keeping with furnace tradition the album is a full-out concept album covering three discs. Thus, the album’s concept story spans three different historical ages, one for each disc. The story follows Casca Rufio Longinus, a Roman legionary who kills Jesus on the cross and is cursed to live forever as a mercenary.
www.obelisk-polaris.com
https://furnacesweden.bandcamp.com/
Dear Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud to announce that German/Italian cave-dwelling sepulchral blackened death-doom primitives NEKUS (formed by current and past members of Putridarium, Into Coffin, Hadit, Omnivore, and Bestial Warfare, among others) are about to emerge with their hideous debut 2LP "SEPULCHRAL DIVINATION", over fifty minutes of aphotic, downtuned subsonic horror emanating from the wretched bowels of the abyss.
Comparable
in sheer ugliness and inhumanity to other slowed down sepulchral death and doom
metal abominations like Grave Upheaval, Moss, Anatomia,
and Encoffination, Nekus are conjurors of a lightless subterranean realm
somewhere between the pits of hell and the center of the earth where existence
may assume horrific forms and where life as we know it is impossible. Indeed
this monstrous, fifty-plus minute crawling nightmare of horrid, telluric
mummified death doom is not something of the plane of being or of
surface-dwelling, air-breathing and light-needing existence. Rather, a
decomposing, lightless, sinkhole of putrefied sonic emanations opening an abyss
unto the dimensions below the earth's crust, where eons of putrefaction,
fossilization, gravitational crush depth and infernal magmatic upheaval perpetually
beholds the inaccessible omnipotence of death and inexorably calls all surface
life to it.
To coincide with the album’s announcement the track “Katabasis” has been revealed by No Clean Singing, with the metal blog stating that the band’s music sounds “horrifying and hopeless, supernatural and suffocating“ - you can check out the feature and track https://www.nocleansinging.com/2023/03/03/an-ncs-premiere-nekus-katabasis/
"Sepulchral Divination" is slated for an April 7 2023 release via Sentient Ruin on silkscreened 2LP, CD, MD and digital versions worldwide and all formats are now pre-orderable via all our channels.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases.Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
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Today No Clean Singing is premiering the album in its entirety at https://www.nocleansinging.com/2023/03/06/an-ncs-album-premiere-and-a-review-qwalen-syva-hiljoisuus/
Album
tracklist:
01. Sairaus (Intro)
02. Kutsu Minua Saatanaksi
03. Kuolleiden Kukkien Keolla
04. Syvä Hiljaisuus
05. Tähdet Tippuvat
06. Lopulta Kaikesta Joutuu Luopumaan
07. Kaksi Hautaa
08. Maailma Täyttyy Kuolleista
Pre-order:
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https://qwaelen.bandcamp.com/album/syv-hiljaisuus
QWÄLEN became what it is in 2017. The band members share a passion for playing music in its various raw manifestations and their band backgrounds include Kürøishi, Nistikko, Dumathoin and Akma among many others. Punk background bleeds into the music connecting QWÄLEN’s interpretation of black metal into how the genre started decades ago. Simplicity, rawness, speed and honesty. These values were present in the beginning and the same values still hold true. Punk background especially shows live as the chaotic energy of hardcore punk clashes with the ritualistic nature of black metal.
Lyrical themes in the first album focused on self-portrayal, dealing with loss, building anew along with finding alternatives in abandonment, misanthropy and Satan. The second album ponders the sheep-like nature of humanity, the inevitability of destruction, the acceptance of being faulted and surrendering to a greater force.
The second album was recorded at Waiting Room recording studio in Tampere with Mikael Neves who has worked with the likes of Death Toll 80k and Tryer. Mikael also handled mixing duties. Mastering was done by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios. The new album reflects QWÄLEN’s vision and world more clearly than ever. Like a dirty knife. Painful and infectious.
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The song is taken from the new album "SCOURGE", out now via Time To Kill Records.
Album
tracklist:
01 - Suicider
02 - Svartur Skit
03 - Bastard Tongue
04 - Interred Species
05 - Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
06 - Post Traumatic Martyr
07 - Purity
08 - Flagello
09 - Broken Armour
10 - White Venom Temple
11 - The Miserable Choice
12 – Ludmilla
Pre-order:
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https://sepolcral-official.bandcamp.com/album/scourge
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Formed in 1993, Italy’s SEPOLCRAL have lurked in the underground across a handful of demos and a couple of albums (including the infamous debut album “Victims”, recorded in 1996 but released only in 2017).
SEPOLCRAL’s vision of death metal is as relentless as it gets: sinister and raw, often influenced by grind and hardcore and always sharp, full of barbed hooks, thick with atmosphere and drenched in groove.
Discography:
Witness Of Lies (demo) 1994
Victims (full-length, originally to be released for Nosferatu Records but never printed) 1996
Promo '90 (demo) 1998
Reborn6 (split) SG Records 2015
Victims (full-length from 1996, digitally self-released) 2017
Broken Armour (single) 2018
Line up:
Daniele – Vocals
Cristian – Guitars
Kevin – Bass
Aleksandar – Drums
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Featuring
7 tracks of crushingly heavy riffs and pounding drums, organs, flowing solos,
deep growls and ritualistic pounding music, "Be none of you" will
take you on a journey through the depths of despair and the heights of hope.
From the opening track to the closing title track, each song is a unique
exploration of dark themes, from personal struggles to cosmic horror.
The album collects 7 tracks of heavy doom metal, with organs, flowing solos, deep growls and ritualistic pounding music from start to finish. It is dark and there is a funeral atmosphere;
A perfect soundtrack for doom.
Credits:
releases March 10, 2023
Line-up:
Daniel T – Vocals and keyboards
Reese – Guitars
Mike – Bass and drums
Additional musicians:
Camilla Tjernberg – Backing vocals “An Approaching Storm”
Cover artwork by Gustave Doré
Design by Daniel Tjernberg
Music by Mikael Uimonen
Lyrics by Daniel & Mikael Tjernberg
Mastered by Dan Swanö (Unisound AB)
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https://shroudedindarkness.bandcamp.com/
NEWS 4.3.2023Sex kann heiß, fantastisch und erfüllend sein - aber seien wir ehrlich, manchmal ist er auch stinklangweilig. Oder nervig. Oder manchmal auch einfach nur lustig. Was gibt es also sonst, um Körper wie Seele gleichermaßen zu befriedigen, wenn körperliche Freuden dieses Ziel nicht erreichen können? Richtig - es ist Kuchen! Kuchen, Cupcakes, Bonbons, Süßigkeiten – Zucker und Fett ist, was das Leben erst so richtig lebenswert macht!
Und genau darum geht es in dem Video: Kuchen essen, eins
werden mit dem Kuchen, einfach nur zutiefst befriedigt werden durch den
Geschmack von Süßigkeiten und Zucker... Denn wie können die paar Minuten
lockerer Sex jemals annehmen, sie könnten mit dem puren Glück konkurrieren, das
ein Kuchen bringen kann?"For heaven's cake" ist PAINKILLER PARTY in Perfektion: Sex und Süßes werden musikalisch durch Breakdowns und tiefe Growls von Leadsängerin und Keyboarderin Josefine im Kontrast zu lebhafter Elektronik und der sanften Stimme von Backgroundsänger und Multiinstrumentalist Noel dargestellt. Heavy und süß, brutal und sanft – genau das ist auch das Leitmotiv des kommenden neuen Albums "ELECTRO-CUTE", das schon bald in diesem Jahr erscheinen soll.
"Electro-cute" manifestiert, wie sich Gegensätze anziehen. Mit ihrem dritten Album werden PAINKILLER PARTY noch sehr viel elektronischer und auch viel ausgeflippter (und befreiter!) als je zuvor. Josefine und Noel haben endlich ihr Meisterwerk geschrieben. Und hier kommt der erste Vorgeschmack auf das, was zwei gleichgesinnte Künstler hervorbringen, wenn ihnen keine Einschränkungen und keine Grenzen im Weg stehen: https://youtu.be/jITJtNNbf5M
Noxium Ferus is a band project created by sheer coincidence, and today, Espen is running the band together with his trusted right-hand, Torgeir 'Alvakien' Espedal, the new guitar player. "BLASPHEMICON" is a must-listen for fans of extreme metal, as Noxium Ferus brings the devil to your doorstep.
"Blaspemicon" is packed with horror and sonic torment, featuring artists having been involved with bands like Trelldom, Behemoth, Ragnarok, Belphegor, Natas, Massemord, SpitfireNorway, Nattverd, Chinbjer...and even an actor from the Valhalla Vikings show! Don't miss this!
Check out the band's message for the fans: https://www.facebook.com/EspenVikingDyngen/videos/742980117178155?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=norwegian-thrash-metalers-noxi
"Blasphemicon" can be purchased or streamed on all major digital platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and more https://orcd.co/blasphemicon
Tracklist1 Blasphemicon
2 Kerethial - cut off from god
3 Make me kill
4 Autokrator
5 IA Pazuzu
6 Live life loveless
7 The conjuration of fire
8 Phallic pride
9 Dickslapped by the Devil
10 Destroyer (Twisted Sister cover)
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Australian metallers LIVEWIRE premiere “ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTACK!” video .Sydney-based speedmetallers LIVEWIRE are releasing their new video on March 11th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhBaGRZgx04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yceu-UYcHEY
The clip was mixed & produced by Mark Matula Productions, recorded at Def Wolf Studios, filmed by Flawless Media Shot at The Dale Studio.
LïVEWïRE are a force to be reckoned with in the world of heavy metal music.
Wasting no time in hitting hard, heavy and fast with their unique and energetic brand of speed metal, the result is an astonishing aural assault that leaves your neck sore, ears ringing and mind wanting more! They are a 4 piece Speed/thrash Metal band from Sydney, with an energetic live performance that'll have you banging your head & thrashing at full force!
Their debut album, “Under Attack!”, from which the single comes, was released in April 2022 to very good reviews.
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Avenger of Blood is an aggressive thrash band that started in 2002 based in Las Vegas, NV. As one of the forerunners of the New Wave of Thrash Metal scene of the early 2000's, Avenger of Blood has released 3 full-length albums "Complete Annihilation" (2005), "Death Brigade" (2008) and "On Slaying Grounds" (2013) and has been featured in numerous compilation albums including "Speed Kills... Again" (2007) and several others. After an extended hiatus, the band reformed in 2020 and began re-recording the debut album under the title "Completely Re-Annihilated."
Both the vinyl and CD re-issues are remastered by Rob Colwell of Bombworks Sound.
Avenger of Blood is:
Sal Lalli - Vocals
Marc Flores - Guitar
Chris Garcia - Guitar
Corey Sorrenti - Bass/Backing Vocals
Shannon Frye - Drums
Presales have began on February 17, 2023
Release Date: March 24, 2023
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Label: MDD Records
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 10-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD, LP
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Austria
Line-up:
Morgoth - Vocals
M.E. Sargoth - Drums
Guitars Hybreos - Guitars, Synth,FX
M.Zanesco - Guitars
P.P.Lps - Bass Guitar
Guest vocals on "Matricide" by Lady Perchta (Perchta).
Tracklist:01. Ex Cathedra
02. Nine Moons
03. The Mizaru Doctrine
04. Matricide
05. The Great Erosion
06. Scales Of Retribution
07. Pyrogenesis
08. Summoning
09. Pavor Nocturnus
10. The Architect
11. Ghost Of Aphelion
The Tyrolean black metal collective Asphagor are back and better than ever with their upcoming release, "Pyrogenesis". This fourth studio album marks the follow-up to their highly acclaimed 2018 album, "The Cleansing". With 11 songs totaling over 60 minutes, Asphagor delivers top-notch black and death metal that will leave fans of extreme sounds completely satisfied.
The new album, "Pyrogenesis", is a complete work that creates an atmospheric density that captivates listeners from start to finish. This masterpiece was expertly mixed and mastered by Victor 'Vic Santura' Bullok at Woodshed Studio, and the impressive artwork, which perfectly matches the theme of the album, was designed by Asphagor's lead singer, Morgoth.
In May, Asphagor will join THE SPIRIT on DARK FORTRESS' farewell tour, bringing their new release, "Pyrogenesis", to stages all over Europe. This album is without a doubt the highlight of Asphagor's musical output so far and is a must-listen for all fans of black metal.
"Pyrogenesis" will be released on March 10th, 2023, by MDD Records. This album is a testament to Asphagor's ability to create powerful and captivating black metal, solidifying their place in the metal music scene.
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ROTTING DEMISE -“ MY WHOLE WRATH”
Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date: 03-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal, Black Metal
For fans of: Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Batushka, Benediction
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Damian - Vocals
Max - Guitar
Alex - Guitar
Marco - Bass
Chris – Drums
Tracklist:
Feel...
My Whole Wrath
No Time To Die
The Arrival Of The Apokalypse
Sleepy Hollow
Dreams Of Dispair
Arachnophobia
Rot In Demise
Kayako`s Grudge
Casket Birth
Decay Of Time
Formed in 2018, Rotting Demise has already made a name for itself in the underground scene with their bone-crushing mosh parts, shredding guitars, and thundering drums. The band seeks to find its own unique style while drawing inspiration from Death Metal legends like Benediction, Bolt Thrower, Obituary, and Autopsy. The dynamic performances are characterized by intense and uncompromising vocals, heavy blistering guitar solos, and a driving rhythm that creates a harsh yet melodic current that is sure to sweep their audience away with it.
Their self-produced debut album "My Whole Wrath" was released on February 3, 2023, following a successful release show at the Don't Panic Essen. The album was mixed and mastered by Jens Förster and features cover artwork by Armaada Art. The band has shared the stage with other Death Metal giants such as Batushka, Memoriam, Krisiun, and Nile. The release of "My Whole Wrath" is just the beginning for Rotting Demise, as they already have new projects in the works with upcoming concerts on the horizon.
https://www.youtube.com/@rottingdemiseofficial5842
https://rotting-demise.bandcamp.com
www.rotting-demise.com
SÖNAMBULA – “ ESTASIS INTERRUMPIDA”
Release Date: March 9th, 2023Label: Xtreem Music
Format: CD, digital
Genre: Death metal, doom metal
Country: Spain
Line-up:
Rapha Decline (guitar, vocals)
Maider (drums)
Manu Reyes (bass)
Tracklist:
01. Última Superviviente
02. Respirando Muerte
03. Caos y Gloria
04. Oasis Lisérgico
05. Agua de Ruina
06. Cruz de la Desesperanza
07. Cuarentena
08. Fury 161
09. Pausa Solemne
10. Desolación
11. Estasis Interrumpida
Founded in 2015 by Rapha Decline and Maider, SÖNAMBULA is a Spanish death metal band whose sound draws influences from bands such as Incantation, Autopsy, Asphyx, Celtic Frost, Nihilist, and Coffins. The band's style is characterized by raw, heavy, and dark death metal with doom elements.
After gaining a solid reputation with their EP "Hilen Argia" and their first full album "Sequel," the band has since signed with Xtreem Music for the release of their second album "Bicéfalo" in 2018. They have also participated in two split albums and released an EP "Infected Roots" in 2022.
SÖNAMBULA's highly anticipated third album, "Estasis Interrumpida," which was released on March 9th, showcases a more death metal-oriented approach with fewer doom elements.
For fans of raw and dark death metal with doom elements, SÖNAMBULA's new album "Estasis Interrumpida" promises to be a must-have.
https://youtu.be/oWIoid3aTTk
https://sonambula.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sonambulaofficial/
"THE GREY ZONE PHOBIA” is the fifth release by Avantgarde Black Metal project DERHEAD and it will be released via Brucia Records in digital and 6 panels Digipack CD format on March 30, 2023.
FFO: The Great Old Ones, Moonreich, Blut Aus Nord
Today, DERHEAD present the new single "This chaos is for you only". Stream it via No Clean Singing at https://www.nocleansinging.com/2023/03/09/an-ncs-premiere-derhead-this-chaos-is-for-you-only/
The first single "The Death of Now" is streaming at https://machinemusic.net/2023/02/23/track-premiere-and-interview-derhead-plunges-the-depths-of-black-metal/
After the critically acclaimed “Irrational I”, DERHEAD is back with its very own distinctive take on Avantgarde Black Metal, this time contaminated by an incredibly heterogeneous range of sounds spacing from Doom / Gothic Metal to what Satyricon released during the "Rebel Extravaganza" era.
Much like with the previous EP, “The Grey Zone Phobia” offers a meditation about the contrasting nature of our place within the cogwheels of time, leading us to contemplate the contrast between reality and our inner self, and between memories and dreams. Lyrics draw inspiration from various sources including the work by philosophers such as Henri Bergson, relativity studies and fuzzy logic, and far from proposing ready-made answers they in fact underline the complexity of our existence, inviting us to go beyond the apparent dichotomy of black and white and on to face the “grey area”, which ultimately is life itself.
The fantastic original artwork made by Cesare Bignotti (who also lent his vision to the previous two releases of DERHEAD) further expands upon the main themes of the album: images have been taken with a long exposure technique similar to what was used with Dadaist and Futurist photography, and films developed without any artificial effects in post-production, in order to tell an honest and transparent story about the place we as human beings occupy within the abstract instance known as Time.
“The Grey Zone Phobia” is a multifaceted album that does not try to be forcibly eccentric, but flows effortlessly mixing raw and aggressive riffs with the epic grandeur of more sophisticated and slower parts, keeping listeners on the edge of their seats for its whole duration.
Album tracklist:
1 - The missing stars - 6.21
2 - This chaos is for you only - 5.37
3 - The death of Now - 7.00
4 - Kingdomless - 6.17
5 - Drops of storm - 6.09
6 - Containing the whole - 5.48
DERHEAD is a solo project from Genoa (Italy). The project was created in 2001 by Giorgio Barroccu, a multi - instrumentalist active for many years in various projects and also founder and co-owner of Brucia Records.
From the first demo recorded in 2003 and influenced by the industrial, experimental black metal typical of those years, Derhead has in time developed its very unique style - mixing aggressive riffs to more atmospheric passages.
The second demo released in 2013 already showed signs of compositional maturity and balance which were then refined in the project’s first EP “Via” released in 2016.
In 2020 DERHEAD released its second EP “Irrational I” to critical acclaim, with the release being especially praised by the press for its unique songwriting and emotional intensity.
On March 30th, 2023 - DERHEAD will release its first full-length album “The Grey Zone Phobia” on digital and digipak CD via Brucia Records.
https://www.bruciarecords.com
https://bruciarecords.bandcamp.com
https://derhead.bandcamp.com/music
After 17 years, GOSFORTH is back with a new album, "SCOURGE OF DARK DOMINION" signed by Underground Kvlt Records. Listen to the first single "Luciferian Gnosis" now and pre-order the album on CD.
Odium
Records' sub-label, Underground Kvlt Records, announced their latest signing
with the Italian cult band, Gosforth. After a hiatus of 17 years, the band is
back with their new album, "Scourge of Dark Dominion," set to release
in May 2023. The album will be available in jewel case CD format and can be
pre-ordered at https://odiumrecords.bandcamp.com/ or http://www.odiumrex.com/webshop/indexThe band, which includes members of Black Oath and The Rite, has been spreading their unholy poison since 1997. The album includes seven tracks, including the premiere single, "Luciferian Gnosis," which was recently released on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W_puSVeJ8rU
Tracklist:
Ignis Daemonicus
Luciferian Gnosis
Scorge of Dark Dominion
Graced by Flames
Funeral Lust
As gods below
Legion of the Adversary
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www.facebook.com/gosforth.official
On April 5th 2023, Dodecaphonic Death Metallers DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM will release their new album titled "DEI CONSENTES" on all digital platforms via Club Inferno Ent., a My Kingdom Music sub-label. It's a sort of concept album in 12 episodes that explores the Gods of ancient Rome and their representation in today's society.
We present you the cover artwork and its complete tracklist: 1. Cinis Et Pulvis
2. Triumphus Falsarius Daemonium
3. Abyssus Devorat Terram
4. Infecundus
5. Pater
6. Silvarum Patrona
7. Deus Sol Invictus
8. Amor Sola Lex
9. Deus Belli
10. Silentium
11. Mater
12. Defloratio Gratiae
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"Dei Consentes" is undoubtedly the most direct and powerful album that the band has created so far and represents the perfect marriage between the great technique of bands like DEATH, CYNIC and PESTILENCE, the nihilistic violence of BEHEMOTH and the extraordinary progressism of EDGE OF SANITY.
The vortex of their Dodecaphonic Metal will leave you breathless.
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FFO: NY death metal (Incantation, Immolation, early Cannibal Corpse, Mortician), Terrorizer, Infester, Profanatica, Absu, Rottrevore, Autopsy.
Stream "Mind Eraser Body" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVF-3yxWqM
Recently VISION DEPRIVED premiered the single "I Am" at Toilet Ov Hell. Stream it at https://toiletovhell.com/track-premiere-vision-deprived-i-am/
Born from the twisted mind of Carlo Altobelli, producer and sound engineer at the Toxic Basement Studio (Cripple Bastards, Insanity Alert, Black Oath, Raw Power, Ekpyrosis, ...), the band mixes early 90's American gloomy metal with grim and dystopian imagery all captured at his iconic studio. And if for some reason the music won't speak enough for itself, then the amazing artwork by Francesca Vecchio will further clarify what music and words won't.
With plenty of atmosphere to spare, the band’s compositional skills astoundingly span the full reach of old school US death metal, subtly (and tastefully) touching such boundaries as grindcore and death-thrash.
The band was originally founded by drummer Carlo (Greedy Mistress, Moral Values) and bassist Aldo (Cain, Bang Bangalow), who eventually welcomed Elias (End) on guitar and Alberto (Forged In Blood, Ephyra) on vocals.
“Self Elevating, Deep Inside The Void” is its introduction to their musical abyss, 10 songs of claustrophobic and relentless riffs and hopeless lyrics for a 30 minute visceral trail.
Album tracklist:01. Massacre Of The Truth
02. Deeper
03. Pledge Allegiance
04. Overturning Events
05. Realm Of Void
06. Lifetime Conviction
07. I Am
08. Beyond Myself
09. Mind Eraser Body
10. Randomly Somewhere
Line-up:
Alberto - vocals
Elias - guitar
Aldo - bass
Carlo - drums
All songs written and composed by Vision Deprived
Produced by Carlo Altobelli
Recorded, mixed and mastered @ Toxic Basement Studio by Carlo Altobelli
Artwork by Francesca Vecchio
Layout by Chickenbreast
Picture by Giöfoto
Band logo by Thom Brice
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Label: Pagan RecordsFormat: BOOK (Hardcover)
Year: 2023
Dimensions: 177 x 235 mm
Number of pages: 224
Language: English
Following Baron Blood’s passing and the band's farewell album, the official biography of Necromantia is finally unleashed. Entitled “The Serpent and the Pentagram: The Official Chronicles of Necromantia”, the book was written by The Magus (Necromantia’s co-founder) and Aris Shock (author of “Rites of the Abyss”). It chronicles the complete story of the band and their daring journey through three decades of unique dark creations. The book is based on personal memories of The Magus, many of which are unveiled for the first time.
The book starts from the 80s, by explaining how the core of Necromantia was formed and it reveals intriguing information about all their recorded work, lyrics, covers, influences, occult research, inspiration, and many other details. It also talks about the endeavours of The Magus and Baron Blood in other bands and projects, music production, fanzines, and labels (Thou Art Lord, Rotting Christ, N.A.O.S., Raism, Terra Tenebrae/ Soulskinner, Storm Studios, Blasphemous Mag, Black Lotus Records and many more).
The Serpent and the Pentagram… also includes exclusive comments from musicians who collaborated with Necromantia and quotes by other esteemed people of the international extreme metal scene. The book starts with an insightful foreword by Kostas Chronopoulos, chief editor of Metal Hammer Greece.
The Serpent and the Pentagram… comes in three different formats. The Die Hard version, limited to 100 hand-numbered copies and only available via the Pagan Records webstore, limited version and regular version.
The Magus of Necromantia said: “Time is ruthless and cruel. But is also healing and forgiving. Necromantia‘s time was not due, but it’s Time’s cousin, Death decided otherwise and moved Baron Blood to another plane a few years ago. Therefore Necromantia wrote their final chapter with the album “To the Depths We Descend”. So the book was completed….and now is available in printed form.
“This is our complete and official biography dating from our school years up to 2021. A full history including rare photo material documenting our journey through the realm of the extreme music, which you and us love, black metal. We always stayed true to our principles and you can read all about it. Not only that but we are offering you a very rare recording of our early days as a gift. Through you, the fans, we shall always be Eternal. Salutes”
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HYLDR – “ORDER OF THE MIST”
Label: Self-released
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 22-01-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Gothic Doom Metal
Country: Belgium
Tracklist:1. Heart of soil
2. My gallant assassin
3. Your frozen chest
4. The blade of gold
5. Nibelungen
6. Bed of germs
7. Woodland shrine
8. Like dying ferns
Line-up:
Lady IX: vocals & keys
VI: guitars
Jean Dark: guitars
Wöde: Bass
Saïko: Drums
The Belgian gothic doom metal band HYLDR has recently released their debut album "Order of the Mist" on January 22, 2023. The album is self-released and available in digital format. The band's unique style of music is heavily influenced by the rich melodies of old folktales and Norse mythology, which is evident in the lyrics and storytelling aspect of the album.
The album's story is centered around a young supernatural girl from Hokkaido who becomes trapped in a world of deadly Norse mythology. The songs on the album are not arranged in chronological order, but rather slice up the story like a dissected corpse. The orchestrated guitar duets and vocal choirs bring the characters to life, while the drums and bass drive the mist forward, making the listener feel like they are a part of the story.
One of the most striking aspects of the album is its title, "Order of the Mist." The title refers to rulers of the underworld in Nebelwood Forest where the shape-shifting Huldra folk have the power to bring back the dead. This occult order uses the mist to manipulate the realms of humans and force them to fight a never-ending battle. The idea of the mist having some kind of order is an intentional paradox, which adds to the eerie and mysterious nature of the album.
The band's guitarist Vincent notes that they recorded, mixed, and mastered the album at Wavelight Factory, which gave them ample time to experiment with percussive elements and arrangements. He also adds that they did not use any choir plugins for vocals, all voices were recorded by Lady IX, which adds to the authenticity of the album.
Overall, "Order of the Mist" is an intriguing and captivating debut album that showcases the band's unique style of music and storytelling. It's a must-listen for fans of gothic doom metal and those who are interested in exploring the world of Norse mythology through music.
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Dawnbreed Records is pleased to finally announce the official release in vinyl format of the acclaimed self-titled debut EP of US blackened death metal act BURIAL CURSE. The EP was originally released in CD and tape format last year, while the MLP edition will be available in a limited pressing of 300 on clear / 200 on black on March 10th 2023.
Last year "Burial Curse" was premiered in its entirety at No Clean Singing. Get obliterated https://www.nocleansinging.com/2022/04/05/an-ncs-ep-premiere-and-a-review-burial-curse-burial-curse
The
very floor of the underground is a seething mass where, no matter where you
look, you are almost guaranteed to be blindsided by a new name that's just as
vile as the last if not somehow even more so.Bursting forth out of that very floor with an utterly barbaric sound that constantly goes for the throat and leaves naught but gore-splattered pools of blood in their wake, it's BURIAL CURSE with their cavernous self-titled EP debut that is one of the newest bands to make a bid for your attention.
Not a single minute is wasted in these five tracks as BURIAL CURSE makes it their mission to truly devastate any unwary listeners who find themselves in their warpath that are destined to be demolished in a vicious and agonizing annihilation with the resulting album the very definition of success in that regard.
We never find ourselves in the midst of a shortage when it comes to bands in this exact corner of the underground, but it's BURIAL CURSE that manages to rise above, stand out, and, most importantly, dominate.
Originally released by Famine Records on a cassette (100 copies), Dawnbreed is repressing this on Cass, CD and 12”.
The original recordings were lost, but we had Alex from Obscured By Evil Productions upgrading the sound and the result is even more vigorous, with that extra portion of smack and just even more over the top than the original.
Tracklist:
1. Vomiting Violence
2. Seeping Bile
3. Apparition
4. White Sulfur
5. Levitating Flesh Construction
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DYSTERSOL - ANAEMIC “
Release
Date: 07-04-2023Label: Black Sunset
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
Country: Austria
Line-up:
Lukas Hatzmann - Vocals
Gerhard Rosskogler - guitar
Andreas Kienleitner - guitar
Matthias Krenn - bass
Matthias Rinner - drums
Tracklist:
01. Things To Come
02. Fail Better
03. In Dreams
04. Battering Ram
05. Mountain Of Death
06. Shapeshifter
07. Nailed To The Stars
08. Rainmaker
09. Soothsayer
10. Dollmaker
11. Niedergang
12. Into The Void
Dystersol, the death metallers from Aflenz, Austria, are back with their third release titled "Anaemic". Known for their sophisticated songwriting, massive riffing, driving grooves, hammering blasts, and vocals between screams and growls, the band has already caused quite a stir in the Austrian and German underground.
"Anaemic" is a concept album that tells the story of the rise and fall of a fictional serial killer. The album takes the listener on a journey of how a person, negatively influenced and too often disappointed by their environment and society, becomes a psychopath.
Produced by Milan Steinbach at Popintbreak Recordings and mastered by Nicholas Zampiello at New Alliance East Mastering, "Anaemic" is a masterpiece of modern death metal that will inspire fans of death metal as well as modern metal styles.
The album is set to be released on April 7, 2023, via Black Sunset in digital and CD formats.
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BURIAL HORDES - “RUINS”
Genre - Blackened Death MetalRelease Date - June 9th, 2023
Record Label - Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of - Decipher, Bølzer, Incantation, Dead Congregation, Grave Miasma, Deathspell Omega, Suffering Hour, Enshadowed
Emerging after a gap of five years, Greece's best kept secret Burial Hordes bring forth an outstanding slab of blackened death metal that harnesses both chaos and atmosphere in equal parts. A fearsome album right off the bat, it sees the band slipping into different dimensions only to come back with renewed anger. There is a sense of barely restrained outrage that is all too palpable in the forceful delivery but is almost invariably mitigated by dissonant atmospheric passages, occasionally even bearing shades of melancholy. Ruins is a beautifully balanced album with intuitive songwriting that never feels abrupt, and with their skillful, inextricable blend of black and death metal influences, they convey a wider range of emotions for an album this intense. It's easily one of the best albums of late in this blackened death metal spectrum.
Line up
T.K. (Dead Congregation) - Guitars, Bass
D.D. (Enshadowed, Anticreation) - Guitars, Bass
D.T. (ex-Ravencult) - Vocals/Lyrics
Eugene Ryabchenko (Fleshgod Apocalypse) - Session Drums
Artwork by Khaos Diktator Design
Track list
1. In the Midst of a Vast Solitude
2. Insubstantial
3. Perish view
4. A Wandering Stream of Wind
5. Infinite Sea of Nothingness
6. Isotropic Eradication
7. Purgation
8. ...To the Threshold of Silence
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Underground Kvlt Records and Odium Records are thrilled to announce their collaboration with the atmospheric/depressive post-black metal project WESELE, which has just released their new single "Pustka". This solo project by Rafal Chruscicki is aimed at fans of bands such as FURIA or ODRAZA, and the upcoming album "FIN DE SIÈCLE" promises to be a unique and artistically unlimited piece.
The single "Pustka" is a hauntingly beautiful and introspective track, accompanied by a visually stunning video that perfectly complements the music. Fans of the genre will be excited to know that the album will be released in April/May as a jewel case CD.
Watch the video for "Pustka" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ktIuUvXJZgY
Pre-orders for "Fin de siècle" are now available on Bandcamp and Odium Rex's webshop. Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience the artistic vision of WESELE, a project that promises to be a departure from the norm and a powerful and personal expression of the artist.
Pre-order "Fin de siècle" on Bandcamp: https://odiumrecords.bandcamp.com or on Odium Rex's webshop: https://odiumrex.com/webshop
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Paraphilia released a new single called "Virial Entropy" taken from their upcoming album "The Memory of Death Given Form". Available on all streaming platforms.
Listen to the new single at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqBUxaUTpqo
PARAPHILIA – “THE MEMORY OF DEATH GIVEN FORM “
Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 07-04-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of : Hate Eternal, Devourment, Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, and Deicide
Country: US
Line-up:
SP - vocals/guitars/bass/programming
KRP - vocals/lyrics
Additional:
CL - lead vocals on ‘Eaten’
SB - piano on ‘Thanatical Imperative’
Tracklist:
Coruscation
Stelliferous Unmaking
Virial Entropy
Supernal Rebuke
The Memory of Death Given Form
Thanatical Imperative
Eaten (Bloodbath cover)
Paraphilia, a death metal duo from the Pacific Northwest, made their debut in 2021 with the self-released EP "Primordium of Sinister Butchery". After being promptly picked up by the Portuguese label Brutal Cave Productions, the band went to work on their first full-length album, "The Memory of Death Given Form".
Comprised of SP and KRP (Maestus, ex-Pillorian, ex-Arkhum), Paraphilia's music "marries frenzied hornet-swarm fretwork and titanic, pile-driving brutality" according to No Clean Singing. MetalSucks described them as "the sickest death metal band you'll hear today, this week, this month, and maybe even this year," while GBHBL added that the debut EP showcased "utter carnage" of the "face-melting and vomit-inducing" variety.
"The Memory of Death Given Form" features six original songs and a cover of Bloodbath's classic track "Eaten." The album was engineered in Portland, Oregon, by SP, with mix/mastering handled by Floor van Kuijk (Korpse, Anal Stabwound), and the album art was designed by the band.
Engineered by SP in Spring 2022 in Portland, OR
Mixed & mastered by Floor van Kuijk at GLDCHN Studios
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GORGE OF WAR / CRUCIATUS INFERNALIS – “ GOATORGY”
Release Date: 03-03-2023Label: Kvlt und Kaos Productions
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette
Genre: Black Death Metal / Black Metal Dungeon Synth
For fans of : Arkhon Infaustus, Belphegor, Archgoat
Country: Austria
Line-up:
Gorge of War is MVG
Cruciatus Infernalis is H.Daemonenwacht
Tracklist:
Gorge of War - Octomutonium
Gorge of War - O Margareta
Gorge of War - Masturbate to Jesus
Gorge of War - Ad Utero
Cruciatus Infernalis - Exzess
Cruciatus Infernalis - Orgie
Cruciatus Infernalis - Maßlosigkeit
Cruciatus Infernalis - Rausch
Austria-based black death metal bands, Gorge of War and Cruciatus Infernalis, released their split album "Goatorgy" on March 3rd, 2023, via Kvlt und Kaos Productions. The eight-track album promises to deliver a unique blend of atmospheric synths and haunting melodies, taking listeners on an epic journey through the darkest depths of the human soul.
Gorge of War, responsible for tracks 1-4, offer a blend of evil death metal that is sure to leave listeners gasping for air. Cruciatus Infernalis, who have contributed tracks 5-8, promise to evoke a sense of foreboding with their Black Metal Dungeon Synth sound, created by H.Daemonenwacht.
"Goatorgy" will be available in digital, CD, and cassette formats on all major streaming platforms. This split album is a must-have for fans of both Gorge of War and Cruciatus Infernalis, as well as fans of black death metal and black metal dungeon synth.
Get ready for the ultimate soundtrack for your next orgy with "Goatorgy", out on March 3rd, 2023.
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German death metallers BLOODJOB will release their new EP "METASTASIS" on March 10th 2023 via Lethal Scissor Records.
Today, No Clean Singing is premiering the EP in its entirety at https://www.nocleansinging.com/2023/03/08/an-ncs-ep-premiere-and-a-review-bloodjob-metastasis/
Pre-orders: https://www.lethalscissor.com/product/bloodjob-metastasis-ep-preorder/
Since the release of their debut “Sick Concept Humanity” in 2019, the group has revamped the line-up, enabling more dynamic arrangements and colourful yet brutal elements enriching the new tracks. This combined with a powerful vocal performance and a tightly pounding rhythm section results in a full blown death-grind explosion.
With a growing number of gigs and festival appearances on their resume, “Metastasis” shows an ever evolving BLOODJOB, offering a varied and vibrant death metal experience.
“‘Metastasis’ deals with our dystopian view on the degenerating civilization we live in and offers you three brand new tracks of grinding death metal brutality along with two re-recorded BLOODJOB classics”.
Tracklist:01. Cancerous Growth (Music & lyrics: Markus Seibert)
02. Nano-based Inconsistency (Music: Oliver Mühlig; lyrics: Sascha Kaiser)
03. All for the Good (Music: Oliver Mühlig; lyrics: Sascha Kaiser)
04. Basement Breed (Music: Markus Seibert)
05. Drowning in Defecation (Music & lyrics: Markus Seibert)
Line-up:
Sascha Kaiser - Vocals
Oliver Mühlig - Guitars
Markus Seibert - Guitars
Karol Plata - Bass
Julian Dietrich - Drums
Drums recorded by Chris Erkens in 2022
Bass & vocals recorded by BLOODJOB in 2022
Guitars recorded by Johann Faustus in 2022
Mixed by Johann Faustus at Zeitsparkasse Media Services
Mastered by Chris Erkens at (((Cyphx-Audio)))
Cover artwork by Kumislizer Art
Band photo by Rule Photography
Layout & skull photo by Markus Seibert
BLOODJOB from Giessen/Germany relentlessly delivers their uncompromising blend of death metal and grind since 2007. After years of dwelling in the underground and brutalizing their style with influences from slam, thrash and black metal, they released their first EPs "Scalptures of Laceration" in 2010 and "Misogynic Obsessions" in 2012. These raw pieces of disgusting death metal offered a first taste of their trademark style consisting of sickening vocals, nasty riffs and blasting drums. The following years were characterized by several lineup changes but also powerful live performances as they shared the stage with Entombed, Lividity, Ingested, Inhumate and other well established acts. In 2019 they returned on the scene with their self-produced first album "Sick Concept Humanity" which caused international recognition and was re-released by PRC Music in 2020. In contrast to their first EPs, the lyrical themes now matured from perverted tales of horror to misanthropic reckonings with our rotten society. Following the vein of its predecessor, they recorded their new EP entitled "Metastasis" in 2022 which will also be their first release with Italian extreme metal label Lethal Scissor Records. Despite ongoing lineup changes they’re now working on their next full-length record.
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Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date: 09-12-2021
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
Country: France
For fans of : Fear Factory, Gojira; Lamb of God, Trepalium and Decapitated.
Tracklist:
Amend the end
Begins Insanity
Civil war
Confinement
Disappointment fear
Holocene extinction
How to run the world
Life of misery
despair factory
Line-up
Charly Leroy
Sebastien Delcroix
Max Goemaere
Simon Ranwez
French Death Metal band Death Structure released their latest album "Paroxysm" at the end of last year. Featuring 9 tracks that explore the realm of Modern Death Metal, the album is an exciting showcase of the band's range and versatility.
From dark and brutal tracks to groove and "djent", "Paroxysm" offers a dynamic and direct listening experience. The album is also evolutionary, reflecting the band's diverse range of influences. Death Structure is not interested in sticking to a certain standard or style of Metal, nor do they want to be locked into a conventional writing scheme. Instead, they embrace the "unstructured" side of their music.
"Paroxysm" opens with the explosive track "Amend the End", featuring a big blast beat line that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The album is perfect for fans of Fear Factory, Gojira, Lamb of God, Trepalium, and Decapitated.
The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Boss Hog studio, ensuring the highest quality sound. "Paroxysm" is available in both digital and CD formats.
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DEIMOS’ DAWN – “ ANTHEM OF THE LOST”
Release Date: 14-04-2023Label: MDD Records
Format: Digital, 12“ Vinyl, CD
Genre: Thrash Metal
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Marc Grewe - vocals
Andy Doé - guitars
Matze Lange - bass
Mathias Schmidt - drums
Tracklist:
01 Feeding The Decline
02 Walking Out On You
03 The Final Illusion
04 Over Your Dead Body
05 Unholy Water
06 Too Much Pain Is Not Enough
07 Deathstar Spangled Banner
08 The 4th Wall
09 When In Doubt: Kill!
10 Put Down That Weapon
11 Two Handed Game
12 Terrorvision Quest
Are you ready to be blown away by some classic Thrash Metal? Look no further than Deimos' Dawn's upcoming album "Anthem Of The Lost," set to release on April 14th, 2023 under MDD Records!
Led by Germany's Marc Grewe, formerly of Morgoth and Insidious Disease, Deimos' Dawn is a force to be reckoned with. Inspired by bands like Kreator, Slayer, Sodom, and Sepultura, the band's founders Andy Doé (guitar), Matthias Lange (bass), and Mathias Schmidt (drums) have created a pure and classical Thrash Metal sound that will leave you wanting more.
"Anthem Of The Lost" features 12 songs, showcasing Grewe's full vocal range and the most diverse vocal performance of his career. With lyrics written by former Sodom guitarist and jack-of-all-trades Andy Brings, and produced by Corny Rambadt (Sodom, Disbelief, Darkness), Deimos' Dawn has left no stone unturned in creating a powerful and unforgettable listening experience.
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SCHEITAN – “ LOST IN TIME”
Release
Date: 03-03-2023Label: The Circle Music
Format: Digital
Genre: Gothic Rock, Gothic Metal
For fans of :Tiamat, The Sisters of Mercy, 69 Eyes, Fields of the Nephilim
Country: Sweden
Line-up:
Pierre Törnkvist - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard/piano
Tracklist:
Lost in Time
Legendary Swedish veterans Scheitan are back with a vengeance after a 24-year hiatus, and they have something special to share with their fans. They released their latest single, "Lost In Time," on March 03, 2023, which is available on all digital platforms. With a gothic rock/metal style and ambient elements, this new track takes us back to the same dark vibe we experienced in their last album, "Nemesis," released in 1999 by Century Media Records.
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Pierre Törnkvist comments on the song's dedication to the people of Ukraine. As the Russian tanks entered the suburbs of Kyiv, Pierre felt the need to express his feelings of loss and despair, paying homage to the ultimate sacrifice made by President Zelenskyj and the Ukrainian soldiers who fought against the aggression. The lyrics, "I have been turning down the things I have desired," convey the pain and sacrifice of leaving behind loved ones for a higher cause.
The band has signed with Greek label The Circle Music, and they are preparing for a new album in 2024. "I was really happy to sign with The Circle Music," Pierre adds. "From our short contact prior to signing the contract, I could feel that we share a common view upon music, and I also think that we will work very well together to reach common goals."
Scheitan's latest single was recorded at Lucichrist Studios, mixed by Daniel Bergstrand at the Dug-Out, and mastered at Lucichrist Studios. With an already impressive discography, including "Travelling in Ancient Times" (1996), "Berzerk 2000" (1998), and "Nemesis" (1999), as well as the digital EP "Deathgoth" (2021) and the LP "Travelling in Ancient Times" (2022), Scheitan continues to evolve and surprise us with their unique
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Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the new album from Houston Texas' Industrial Death/Doom masters SAVIORSKIN. INVICTA MORI is up now for pre-order and will be released on April 7th on CD and Digital formats along with merch and bundles.
Horror Pain Gore Death recording artists SaviorSkin return with more rotting misery to unleash upon mankind. 2023 has been rife with talk of the murder of human creativity by AI-generated music, and for good reason - most of the music on your favorite streaming service is about as compelling as a songless bird. SaviorSkin's forthcoming full-length, Invicta Mori, demonstrates what is possible when human agony and ingenuity manipulate machinery in the darkness.
Invicta Mori dials up the oppressive atmosphere and harshness of SaviorSkin's first two LPs (Remnants of Broken Idols and Omnipotence of the Absolute), but for the first time features live (undead) drums on several songs, such as the instant earworm "Lost in Prayer." SaviorSkin has always used machine elements to obscure the humanity of the musicians, but this time around it is easy to picture bloody phlegm on the pop filter while listening to the brooding opener "Iconoclast" and even easier to imagine beckoning razor blades and shattered wine bottles during the meditative "Martyrdom." The creation of the ordeal that is "Burning Eden" required a level of suffering that no machine intelligence will ever experience. Invicta Mori is pitiless and unrelenting but utterly human at the same time, perhaps more than ever before.
Invicta Mori's lead single and closing track, "Sycophant," is easily the most hateful song in SaviorSkin's catalog, and that's saying a lot. The venom in Somnus Mortem's vocal performance is augmented by the presence of none other than Marc Grewe of the seminal death metal band Morgoth. "Sycophant" also brings SaviorSkin's story full circle:
SaviorSkin was founded in 2018, but their history began in the Philippines, where Somnus Mortem founded the doom-death band Iconoclast in 1993. Morgoth released the criminally underrated Odium the same year. "A lot of people were confused by the industrial elements that Morgoth were experimenting with, but I loved them," says Somnus Mortem. "When Iconoclast became more of a solo project after I moved to the States, I injected some of those cold, machine-like Odium elements into the final incarnation of that band before laying it to rest, and that obviously became a huge part of SaviorSkin's sound. It still blows my mind that Marc Grewe sings on 'Sycophant,' the most vicious song on Invicta Mori. I devolve back into a death metal-obsessed teenager every time I hear it. I asked Grewe what made him want to work with me, and he just said that he liked what he heard! I can't possibly explain how much this collaboration means to me."
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Pre-order the digital album at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/invicta-mori-doomfather
Pre-save this release on Spotify at https://ffm.to/saviorskininvictamori
Listen to the single "Sycophant" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_UltFs9loo
T-shirt pre-orders are available at https://shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com/collections/saviorskin-invicta-mori-doomfather
T-shirt + CD bundles are available at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/invicta-mori-doomfather
Tracklisting:1. Iconoclast
2. Judaswhore
3. Lost In Prayer
4. Martyrdom
5. King Misery
6. Away
7. Burning Eden
8. Nowhere
9. Sycophant
10. DoomFather
11. Born Of The Shallow
12. 47 Nails
13. Orgasmatron (live)
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Release Date: 30-01-2023Label: Self-Released
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of : The Black Dahlia Murder, Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus
Country: United States
Line-up:
David Lee- all instruments
Tracklist:
Constricted Upon the Throat of the Lamb
New England one-man death metal band Sorrow Enthroned released their new single, "The Unquenchable Thirst", on February 23, 2023. This blistering new track is sure to satisfy fans of the genre with its intense blast beats, punishing riffs, and guttural vocals.
Sorrow Enthroned has been gaining a following in the underground metal scene with their unique blend of death metal, black metal, and thrash influences. "The Unquenchable Thirst" is a perfect example of this sound, with its relentless aggression and dark, brooding atmosphere.
Mixed by Sorrow Enthroned and mastered by Jon at Experitone, "The Unquenchable Thirst" promises to be a must-have for fans of Morbid Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Dying Fetus.
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LUTEØKS – “ BARELY TRUE NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL”
Label: Nordic Mission
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 10-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of :Windir, Old Mans Child, Keep of Kalessin and Emperor
Country: Norway
Line-up:
Ronny Hanielsen
Thor Georg Buer
Kristian Larsen
Torkel Sandbråten Røsten
Jo Henning Børven
Tracklist:1. Drittfjell
2. Sekken
3. Langtbortistan
4. Svart
5. Vemod
6. Prikkedøden
7. Blå
8. Tvinnleik
9. Ljåen
10. Snerk
11. Skjegg
12. Valhalla Halls
13. We Sail
14. Shaved Vengance
LUTEØKS is Barley True Norwegian Black Metal, a unique blend of Antestor and Grave Declaration. Grandiose, melodic, and expertly crafted, this album features a wealth of riffs and is guaranteed to be one of the funniest black metal albums you'll hear this year.
Luteøks is the rare fusion of humor and black metal, combining the absurd with the majestic soundscapes of Windir, Old Mans Child, Keep of Kalessin, and Emperor. "Barley True Norwegian Black Metal" is a love letter to the scene that also highlights the comedic aspects of the black arts.
Recorded at Rumpelukt Studios and mastered at Hemstad Studios outside of Oslo, the album features cover art by tattoo artist Lady E and inlay design by Rune Hansen at Kreasjon.no. Luteøks is the result of collaboration between members from Antestor and Grave Declaration, resulting in a powerful mix of humor and black metal.
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German black-doom metallers MORIBUND MANTRAS will be releasing their new album, "…OF FATHOMLESS DEPTHS", on April 14th 2023 via Argento Records.
The band is now sharing the first single "Sinking - Floating" at https://argentorecords.bandcamp.com/album/of-fathomless-depths
With
an inception going back 13 years in time, German entity MORIBUND MANTRAS has
summoned a poignant blend of Doom, Black, and Post-Metal throughout two
full-length records and three EPs, ever refined in its expressive touch and
ardor.Now, following the colossal opus entitled “Golden Void”, the German quintet stares back into the abyss with five new mantras of roaring occult force, a fiery extended play aptly branded “…of Fathomless Depths”. Diving into deep spheres, one faces penetrating layers of sound, chilling mammoth riffs carrying the weight of the world, whether through vicious heaviness or heart-stirring bursts of melody.
MORIBUND MANTRAS enter the soul of the listener as it surrenders its spirit. “…of Fathomless Depths” marks the first time the group recorded and mixed its songs by themselves and the intensity of the awareness to the detail fully enhances MORIBUND MANTRAS’ vision.
Varied, tense, and highly expressive, these sonic endeavors are manifested through one particularly organic and utterly dynamic rhythmic section which, with the complicity of the riffing electrical storm, casts an aura of dreamy solemnity. On top of such instrumental traits, a voice from the nether regions screams the pressure of human existence, the man’s search for his destiny, guided by his dreams, in eternal pursuit for enlightenment.
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Sinking - Floating
3. The Shimmering Darkness
4. Interlude
5. Shore of Knowledge
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Release Date: 03-02-2023Label: Fog Foundation
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Avantgarde Black Metal
For fans of : Mayhem, Ved Buens Ende, Virus, DHG
Country: Italy
Line-up:
Harmful - All instruments
Tracklist:
London 28 December 666
I Don´T Make An Effort To Share
The Warmth
Il Mattino Della Follia
My Void
Are you ready to delve into the twisted, avant-garde world of Ars Manifestia? The Italian black metal act has returned with their latest release, "Il Mattino della Follia", which was released on 03-02-2023 via Fog Foundation. This time around, Ars Manifestia has expanded their sound with a more modern approach, while still maintaining the dark and haunting themes that have become their trademark.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Manifestia studio in 2019, "Il Mattino della Follia" showcases the band's evolution as musicians and songwriters. The album features a mixture of Italian and English lyrics, which explore the depths of the human psyche and the darkness that resides within.
With its intricate guitar work, haunting melodies, and complex song structures, "Il Mattino della Follia" is a must-have for fans of avant-garde black metal.
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The band is currently putting the finishing touches to the new album "NONE
SHALL PREVAIL", which will be released in 2023.SHODAN is a death metal three-piece conceived in Wrocław, Poland in 2013. Distinctive style of the band is a unique hybrid of death metal brutality, progressive approach towards song structures and melodies deeply rooted in cold wave aesthetics. In 2015 SHODAN together with producer Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski recorded tracks for their debut LP called "Protocol of Dying". The record was released in spring 2016 under the cooperative flags of Defense Records and Deformeathing Production. The album was followed by a dozen of live appearances with acts like Sinister, Absu, Beheaded or Rotting Christ as well as appearances at festivals such as Gothoom, Into the Abyss, Metalmania or Castle Party.
After a successful cooperation with producer Kuba Mańkowski (Azarath, Behemoth, Blindead), in April 2020, the band released "Death, Rule Over Us" via Deformeathing Productions, which introduces a slightly different approach towards music with more experiments, raw, organic sound and cold wave melodic influneces involved. The album was again followed by a series of gigs with Hate, Krzysztof Drabikowski’s Batushka, Rotting Christ and Blood Incantation, and summer festivals, like Summer Dying Loud.
In 2023 SHODAN signed a record deal with Time To Kill Records to release their newest opus “None Shall Prevail”.
Line-up:
Szczepan Inglot: Guitars, Vocals
Michał Jarosz: Drums
Tomasz Sadlak: Bass, Vocals
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The Magus - veteran Greek metal musician known from Necromantia, Rotting Christ, Yoth Iria - debut solo album to be released via The Circle Music in October 2023
King Dude - the blue-eyed Mephistopheles with an acoustic guitar - will feature as guest vocalist on “Βυσσοδομώντας”
The Magus, a veteran Greek musician known for his work with the likes of Necromantia, Rotting Christ and Yoth Iria among others, will release his debut solo album under the band name THE MAGUS, entitled “Βυσσοδομώντας” (translates to “Conspiring in the Darkness” from Greek) in October 2023 via The Circle Music.
The album will include guest vocals from revered dark folk artist King Dude, also know as the blue-eyed Mephistopheles with an acoustic guitar. King Dude is know for his voice to “shift from haunting and vulnerable to thunderous near-Biblical fury in the space of a breath, marrying the sacred to the profane with pomp, circumstance, and a curled lip”.
King Dude said that he is “honoured and thrilled to play a role on this album
for The Magus!”Magus commented: “The instrumental track “Give the Devil His Due” which was on the farewell Necromantia album, has a story behind it. Like all the songs I do… Therefore, I decided to tell you that story in the upcoming album of The Magus, entitled “Βυσσοδομώντας”.
“When I was working on it, together with our six-string wizard El, we felt that it should be a very special song so that the music itself tells the story also, not just the lyrics. And indeed we wrote something very special. A gem of devilish horror! However, there were some parts in the song that needed a very distinctive voice…
“King Dude, the master of dark spiritual acoustic folk music, was amongst the first names who came to our mind. I am deeply honored that he accepted our invitation to sing the parts and tell you himself a piece of our story. Not only because his voice fits like a glove but because we also share some similar occult interests and aesthetics. He did a magnificent work, truly artful and loyal to the song’s intense storytelling. You have been warned… Like serpents from the depths we rise…”
Following Necromantia co-founder Baron Blood's death, The Magus decided to disband Necromantia by releasing their final album "To the Depths We Descend" in 2021. But his personal musical and mystical journey did not stop there. His inner flame which urges him to create dark and original extreme art, expressed through music and lyrics never ceased to burn. So, in the summer of 2022 The Magus decided to give birth to a new musical project, entitled simply and appropriately, The Magus.
Joined by longtime associates, El (Soulskinner, Zaratus, Thou Art Lord, Principality of Hell etc) on guitars and Maelstrom (Necromantia, Yoth Iria, Thou Art Lord, Principality of Hell etc) on drums in order to complete the formula and start working on material for the upcoming album to be released later this year.
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Speaking about the co-headline dates Solitary's Rich Sherrington commented:"After all the chaos of brexit and covid, to say it’s a relief to finally be able to play shows in Europe again is an understatement. Like many bands we had European shows booked in 2020 and plenty of plans to do lots more to promote The Truth Behind The Lies. It came out in October 2020 and to date we’ve only been able to play 11 shows in support of it. For that reason it still feels like relatively new material to us. However we are in the process of recording the follow up so the second half of the year we will be promoting a brand new album! 2023 is going to be hectic, but we’re looking forward to seeing everyone at all the shows and sharing the bill with our fellow thrashers Eradicator!”
Eradicator front man Seba Stöber is just as keen to unleash hell on the venues of Europe with Solitary:
"We’re looking forward to teaming up with our thrash metal brothers and label mates in Solitary for the upcoming Thrash Domination tour in May and October this year. It is not only the first international tour for Eradicator, but also the first time for us crushing the stages of England!"
Explaining the choice of title for the tour, Rich Sherrington adds:
"The Thrash Domination Campaign isn’t about us or Eradicator dominating the scene, it’s saying that thrash is still the top metal genre - 40 years after its inception in 1983!"
Solitary are currently hard at work on the follow up to their neck-breaking The Truth Behind The Lies album with producer Simon Efemey (Amorphis, Napalm Death, Paradise Lost etc) with the aim of an autumn release. Look out for that and don't miss the hardest hitting thrash package on the road this year, the Thrash Domination Campaign!
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FURNACE - "THE CASCA TRILOGY"
(is
a triple-CD release)Label: Obelisk Polaris Productions
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 23-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Country: Sweden
Line-up:
Rogga Johansson - guitars and lead vocals
Peter Svensson - bass and backing vocals
Lars Demoké - drums and percussion
Guest vocals by Dave Ingram
Recording info
Produced by Furnace
Music by Johansson, lyrics by Svensson
Recorded at the Rotpit and Night Wind Studios
Mixed and mastered by Svensson at Night Wind Studios
Artwork by Daniel Karlsson
Tracklist:
CD 1: "Legionary"
Legionary
Another Execution
Until We Meet Again
Shadows on a Moonless Night
Brink of Mortality
Cursed with Life
The Savage North
Where Life and Death Unite
The Evermore
Sworn to Wander
CD 2: "Thralls and Blot"
Where the Sea Meets the Sky
Wrath of the North
Death by Decree
Thrall
Beneath the Sky (Our Torment)
Midvinterblot
In Hel Together
Blood Eagle
Land of the Pettr (Pictland)
Only Time
CD 3: "The Guns of August"
Two Thousand Years
Visions of Glory
Trench Warfare
P.O.W.s
In the Eyes of a Dreary Winter
Armistice
A War of Attrition
Kill or Capture
Alone with Bullets
War Is My Destiny
"The Casca Trilogy“ is the band's fourth full-length release, following "Black Stone Church" (2020), „Dark Vistas“ (2020), and „Stellarum“ (2022). Keeping with furnace tradition the album is a full-out concept album covering three discs. Thus, the album’s concept story spans three different historical ages, one for each disc. The story follows Casca Rufio Longinus, a Roman legionary who kills Jesus on the cross and is cursed to live forever as a mercenary.
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Dear Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud to announce that German/Italian cave-dwelling sepulchral blackened death-doom primitives NEKUS (formed by current and past members of Putridarium, Into Coffin, Hadit, Omnivore, and Bestial Warfare, among others) are about to emerge with their hideous debut 2LP "SEPULCHRAL DIVINATION", over fifty minutes of aphotic, downtuned subsonic horror emanating from the wretched bowels of the abyss.
Comparable
in sheer ugliness and inhumanity to other slowed down sepulchral death and doom
metal abominations like Grave Upheaval, Moss, Anatomia,
and Encoffination, Nekus are conjurors of a lightless subterranean realm
somewhere between the pits of hell and the center of the earth where existence
may assume horrific forms and where life as we know it is impossible. Indeed
this monstrous, fifty-plus minute crawling nightmare of horrid, telluric
mummified death doom is not something of the plane of being or of
surface-dwelling, air-breathing and light-needing existence. Rather, a
decomposing, lightless, sinkhole of putrefied sonic emanations opening an abyss
unto the dimensions below the earth's crust, where eons of putrefaction,
fossilization, gravitational crush depth and infernal magmatic upheaval perpetually
beholds the inaccessible omnipotence of death and inexorably calls all surface
life to it.To coincide with the album’s announcement the track “Katabasis” has been revealed by No Clean Singing, with the metal blog stating that the band’s music sounds “horrifying and hopeless, supernatural and suffocating“ - you can check out the feature and track https://www.nocleansinging.com/2023/03/03/an-ncs-premiere-nekus-katabasis/
"Sepulchral Divination" is slated for an April 7 2023 release via Sentient Ruin on silkscreened 2LP, CD, MD and digital versions worldwide and all formats are now pre-orderable via all our channels.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases.Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
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Today No Clean Singing is premiering the album in its entirety at https://www.nocleansinging.com/2023/03/06/an-ncs-album-premiere-and-a-review-qwalen-syva-hiljoisuus/
Album
tracklist:01. Sairaus (Intro)
02. Kutsu Minua Saatanaksi
03. Kuolleiden Kukkien Keolla
04. Syvä Hiljaisuus
05. Tähdet Tippuvat
06. Lopulta Kaikesta Joutuu Luopumaan
07. Kaksi Hautaa
08. Maailma Täyttyy Kuolleista
Pre-order:
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QWÄLEN became what it is in 2017. The band members share a passion for playing music in its various raw manifestations and their band backgrounds include Kürøishi, Nistikko, Dumathoin and Akma among many others. Punk background bleeds into the music connecting QWÄLEN’s interpretation of black metal into how the genre started decades ago. Simplicity, rawness, speed and honesty. These values were present in the beginning and the same values still hold true. Punk background especially shows live as the chaotic energy of hardcore punk clashes with the ritualistic nature of black metal.
Lyrical themes in the first album focused on self-portrayal, dealing with loss, building anew along with finding alternatives in abandonment, misanthropy and Satan. The second album ponders the sheep-like nature of humanity, the inevitability of destruction, the acceptance of being faulted and surrendering to a greater force.
The second album was recorded at Waiting Room recording studio in Tampere with Mikael Neves who has worked with the likes of Death Toll 80k and Tryer. Mikael also handled mixing duties. Mastering was done by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios. The new album reflects QWÄLEN’s vision and world more clearly than ever. Like a dirty knife. Painful and infectious.
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The song is taken from the new album "SCOURGE", out now via Time To Kill Records.
Album
tracklist:01 - Suicider
02 - Svartur Skit
03 - Bastard Tongue
04 - Interred Species
05 - Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
06 - Post Traumatic Martyr
07 - Purity
08 - Flagello
09 - Broken Armour
10 - White Venom Temple
11 - The Miserable Choice
12 – Ludmilla
Pre-order:
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Formed in 1993, Italy’s SEPOLCRAL have lurked in the underground across a handful of demos and a couple of albums (including the infamous debut album “Victims”, recorded in 1996 but released only in 2017).
SEPOLCRAL’s vision of death metal is as relentless as it gets: sinister and raw, often influenced by grind and hardcore and always sharp, full of barbed hooks, thick with atmosphere and drenched in groove.
Discography:
Witness Of Lies (demo) 1994
Victims (full-length, originally to be released for Nosferatu Records but never printed) 1996
Promo '90 (demo) 1998
Reborn6 (split) SG Records 2015
Victims (full-length from 1996, digitally self-released) 2017
Broken Armour (single) 2018
Line up:
Daniele – Vocals
Cristian – Guitars
Kevin – Bass
Aleksandar – Drums
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Featuring
7 tracks of crushingly heavy riffs and pounding drums, organs, flowing solos,
deep growls and ritualistic pounding music, "Be none of you" will
take you on a journey through the depths of despair and the heights of hope.
From the opening track to the closing title track, each song is a unique
exploration of dark themes, from personal struggles to cosmic horror.The album collects 7 tracks of heavy doom metal, with organs, flowing solos, deep growls and ritualistic pounding music from start to finish. It is dark and there is a funeral atmosphere;
A perfect soundtrack for doom.
Credits:
releases March 10, 2023
Line-up:
Daniel T – Vocals and keyboards
Reese – Guitars
Mike – Bass and drums
Additional musicians:
Camilla Tjernberg – Backing vocals “An Approaching Storm”
Cover artwork by Gustave Doré
Design by Daniel Tjernberg
Music by Mikael Uimonen
Lyrics by Daniel & Mikael Tjernberg
Mastered by Dan Swanö (Unisound AB)
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HELLFIRE
OVER ILSENBRG PART I / #eswirdlautamfußedesbrockens #dasilsetalbebt
Am 18.03.2023 findet im Harz in Ilsenburg im
"Haus der Vereine" das "Hellfire Over Ilsenburg Part I"
statt.
Es heißt endlich wieder Metal im Ilsenburg, denn schaffte es damals der legendäre Metalclub Harz e.V. immer wieder geniale Bands nach Ilsenburg zu lotsen (u.a. Belphegor, The Vision Bleak,....), so macht sich nun Drummer Svenner der Osterwieker Death Grind - Formation Nospheratu auf, eine weitere Reihe zu starten und lädt mit den Magdeburger Torturized und den Helmstedtern Bloodshed zwei regionale Größen ins Boot, die auch in Ilsenburg bereits vor Jahren ihre Visitenkarte abgaben und gern zurückkehren. Komplettiert wird das infernale Triple an dem Abend durch die Grinder Nospheratu.
Die Premiere von „Hellfire Over Ilsenburg“ startet also mit einer Mischung aus Death Grind und Death / Black Metal!
Die Daten & Fakten:
Hellfire Over Ilsenburg Part I
Wann? – 18.03.2023 - https://www.facebook.com/events/699719434332435
Wo? Haus der Vereine in Ilsenburg (Mühlenstr. 14 38871 Ilsenburg (Harz))
Beginn? – 19:00Uhr (Einlass) / Beginn: 20:00Uhr
Bands?
NOSPHERATU - Death Metal Deathgrind aus Osterwieck -https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100031908716957
Nospheratu hauen rohen einfachen Death Grind aus den Röhren. 1997 in Osterwieck gegründet, rattern sie seither eine Welle an tanzbarer Moshmusik herunter! Zieht´s euch rein!!!
BLOODSHED – Death / Black Metal aus Helmstedt - https://www.facebook.com/eternalbloodshed
Death / Black Metal der feinsten Art, bei dem der letzte Krümel aus dem Ohr gepustet wird. Die Jungs haben das Projekt 1996 gegründet und haben sich sehr schnell zu einer mega guten Band entwickelt. Ein absolutes MUSS!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQWPM_aLCzY
TORTURIZED - Death Metal aus Magdeburg - https://www.facebook.com/torturizedofficial
Die Jungs aus Magdeburg holen seit 2001 den Staub von den Konzertdecken und werden euch am 18.3. anständigen Death Metal vor den Latz knallen. Mit dem neuen Album „Aftermath“ und jeder Menge bock im Gepäck, werdet auch ihr an diesem Abend begeistert sein. Unbedingt reinziehen.... !!!!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWkJG4cAmEk
....im Anschluss:
AfterShow-Disco mit DJ Hellfire
Tickets:
Vorverkauf: 10 Euro (PayPal- goede666@googlemail.com) bitte Namen angeben, eine Liste wird erstellt
Abendkasse: 13 Euro
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Dankeschön euch allen für eure Hilfe und euren Support!
Viele Grüße TORTURIZED aus Magdeburg
Rome (Italy) - Italian Brutal Death Metal purveyors DEVANGELIC have released the official video for "Udug-Hul Incantation," the second single from forthcoming album XUL. Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP471NUwwvE
The single is also available on all the usual digital platforms, including Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music.
Guitarist/Composer
Mario Di Giambattista had this to say about the new single:
"Udug-Hul Incantation" is the slowest song on the album with many creepy dissonances and catchy riffs. It was the second song that I wrote in 2020 for Xul and I think it's one of the best songs I've ever written for Devangelic.
The symbolism of the number 3 has always fascinated me, so I kept that position in the tracklist reserved for a slow song. I used the same formula on our second album, Phlegethon, where track #3 ("Of Maggots ..") is the
album's slow track.
I love the lyrics of this song. They are evil, brutal and evocative. The text is inspired by the book Healing Magic and Evil Demons by Markham J. Geller. It details an ancient exorcism that ends in the worst way, one in which all the participants end up possessed by the spirit of Evil Udug, rather than being released from possession.
With this epilogue I wanted to give a representation of man's perfidy, which has characterized human beings since Earth's beginnings. Man is faced with his own inner demons: evil as a representation of 'darkness' and the duality of man, as one tries to exorcise negative emotions. But as history teaches us, the negative almost always prevails over human efforts to the contrary. It is an evil that still emerges today, as numerous recent events demonstrate.
When I started to compose the first riffs and dissonances for 'Udug-Hul,' I already had in mind to write a song that dealt with an ancient exorcism, and I started to imagine the evolution of the whole story. So let's say it is a song that was born and evolved almost spontaneously, both as a slow progression and as disturbing and dissonant melodies. There are in fact some compositional solutions that I had never used on any other tracks."
Devangelic return with their new highly anticipated 4th album, Xul, April 7 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats via Willowtip Records.
Pre-order:
https://bit.ly/xul-willowtip
https://bit.ly/xul-bandcamp
The new full-length offers the band's best material to date and reveals Devangelic performing death metal in its purest form, albeit, one with a different musical approach. The songwriting is mature and catchy without losing focus on the band's primary aim: annihilating the listener!
"Xul" is originally a Sumerian word used to denote the "Evil" and this is the main topic of the new album's concept. Basically an introspective journey in which the human being, since his appearance on Earth, is forced to face his own inner demons; evil seen as a representation of the "darkness" and the duality of man, who tries to exorcise his own negative emotions. But, as history teaches us, the negative almost always prevails in a battle against human weakness.
Track Listing:
1. Scribes Of Xul
2. Which Shall Be The Darkness Of The Heretic
3. Udug-Hul Incantation
4. Famine Of Nineveh
5. Sirius, Draconis, Capricornus
6. Worship Of The Black Flames
7. Ignominious Flesh Degradation
8. Hymn Of Savage Cannibalism
9. Shadows Of The Iniquitous
10. Sa Belet Ersetim Ki'Am Parsusa
Album Credits:
Album art by Nick Keller.
Drums and Vocals recorded at Mk2 Recording Studio (Ivrea, Italy).
Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered at 16th Cellar Studios (Rome, Italy).
Concept, music, lyrics, samples and ethnic arrangements by
Mario Di Giambattista.
Classical guitars on "Hymn Of Savage Cannibalism" and "Worship Of The Black Flames" wrote and performed by Massimiliano Cirelli.
Backing vocals on "Udug-Hul Incantation" by Davide Billia.
Line-up:
Mario Di Giambattista – Guitars
Paolo Chiti– Vocals
Marco Coghe – Drums
Alessio Pacifici – Bass
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The band's sound is heavily influenced by the UK gothic doom scene of the 90s, resulting in a crushingly heavy and dark atmospheric sound with powerful melodic elements. Their music is both blackened and melodic, slow yet intense, making it the perfect soundtrack for moments of loneliness and melancholy.
Lyrically, the band tackles contemporary pagan themes, exploring subjects such as nature and society, isolation, darkness, self-introspection, and a critique of modern societal landscapes. "Under a Dark Sky" perfectly embodies these themes, with its haunting melodies and brooding atmosphere.
For fans of Woods of Ypres, My Dying Bride, Anathema, and Katatonia, Elderseer is a band to watch. You can find the video for "Under a Dark Sky" on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLgXxofai_g
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Indonesia-based progressive/avant-garde extreme metal band KEKAL has just released "ETERNITARIAN": a best-of compilation album featuring 31 tracks clocking in at almost 3 hours spanning 27 years worth of music in their catalog, with select material taken from the band's entire 13 full-length albums, 3 EPs, and also their very first 1995 demo. Presented in this free or donation-based digital-download-only release are the band’s old-time favorites as well as highlights from newer material and previously unreleased alternate-mixes. The band offers this release exclusively on their Bandcamp site: https://kekal.bandcamp.com/album/eternitarian
This
is a special release that has been frequently requested because there are music
lovers out there who have some interest in checking out KEKAL but haven't had a
chance to hear the music yet and don't know where to start.
"Eternitarian" serves the purpose of introducing the entire KEKAL
discography with highlights from every album and EP from their 90s period to
2022, including listeners' favorites such as "Vox Diaboli", "A
Dream For A Moment", "Artifacts Of Modern Insanity",
"Isolated I", "Mean Attraction", "Embrace The
Dead", "Rotting Youth", as well as their newer material. It is
not only limited to working as a mere introductory sampler. It can also work as
an 'essential' band playlist because every track is carefully picked based on
both listeners' favorites and reviewers' "best picks."
KEKAL is one of the first bands/musicians from Indonesia that gained an international presence in the early and mid-2000s by releasing albums in both North American and European markets, and being the first band from Indonesia to tour Europe in March 2004. Since 2009, KEKAL has become a band with no official members, but its former member(s) still continue to make music and release albums under the band name, albeit as anonymous contributors who are no longer published as music performers.
The band is known for its very diverse range of music styles performed within the frame of metal and rock, incorporating many other music genres such as ambient, electronic, jazz fusion, and progressive rock.
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MOYRA are bringing a fresh breath of air to the Polish melodeath scene. Furious riffs meets growls and clean female vocals!
Themes in their music include the mythical symbolism of Moyras, goddesses who rule over the human experience of both the earthly and divine. These themes are woven into the energetic and powerful music that MOYRA creates, with lyrics that delve into the human experience and the role of nature in our lives.
Don't miss out on the chance to hear Moyra's solid and captivating sound on their debut album « Omen ». Get ready for a powerful and immersive listening experience that will leave you wanting more!
Watch the new music video "Unleashed Spirits: https://youtu.be/K7hxZH2e6fM
Death-obsessed black metal band KOSTNATĚNÍ has signed with Willowtip Records and will soon unleash its second full-length album, ÚPAL.
Invisible Oranges brings us the first single off this boundary-pushing, 7-track onslaught of extreme black metal. Check out "Nevolnost je vše, čím jsem (Nausea Is All I Am)," along with an interview with KOSTNATĚN mastermind D.L., now at https://www.invisibleoranges.com/kostnateni-premiere-interview/
"...an amalgam of strange time signatures, microtonality, folk rhythms, and, of course, black metal, resulting in a dizzying type of music unlike anything else I've actually ever heard." - Invisible Oranges
Úpal will be out on CD, gatefold vinyl and digital formats on May 26. Pre-order the album at https://kostnateni.bandcamp.com/album/pal
Úpal ("heatstroke") is a story of the human condition as a function of heat. The rise of consciousness in warm-blooded creatures has given rise to impossibly dense, illogical webs of thought that can completely divorce our lived experience from the physical world around us.
Anxiety, fixations, and hallucinations can appear without material basis, setting our overactive neurons on fire. To bring this vivid scene to life, KOSTNATĚNÍ has become both more meditative and more chaotic, introducing influences from sources as varied as African folk and noise rock into its technical black metal basis. Evoking both the searing rays of the desert sun and the melting of one's sanity, Úpal walks the fine line between burning up and burning out.
Tracklist (titles in Czech and English)
1. Řemen (The Belt)
2. Hořím navždy (I Burn Forever)
3. Rukojmí empatie (Hostage of Empathy)
4. Opál (Opal)
5. Skrýt se před Bohem (Hide from God)
6. Nevolnost je vše, čím jsem (Nausea Is All I Am)
7. Slunce svázáno s krvácející Zemí (Sun Bound to the Bleeding Earth)
Úpal was written and recorded from October 2020 to October 2021. Vocals were recorded in late 2021-early 2022. The drums were mixed and recorded in the fall of 2022 at The Weeb Dungeon by Andrew Lee. The album was mastered by Jacob Buczarski.
KOSTNATĚNÍ is D.L.
Drums by Andrew Lee.
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Featuring current and ex-members of Dark Funeral, Scar Symmetry, Raubtier, Carnal Forge, and Facebreaker, this strong follow-up album is a natural continuation of the path taken on the band's debut record. More powerful and faster than ever at times, but the flow of the full-length has been the focal point of the whole writing and recording process. Everything has been done with the full album listening experience in mind. Get ready to headbang it heavy and hard from beginning to end for a memorable audible mosh pit.
Edvin Skårud wrote all the lyrics (except for one song) on this record, his dark and masterful lyrics deal with death, cruelty and the dark side of life, and the blackness of one's soul.
Today, Ironmaster presents the lyric video for the album's second single "Monolithic Suppressor Engaged" -https://youtu.be/SqHzJ8FFftw
The band adds about the track:
"This Black-Thrash song on the album has some King Diamond inspired guitar in the chorus that's a bit unusual for us, but adds an evil flavor to the whole thing."
"Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage" was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Blacklounge Studios between May 2021 and October 2022 by Jonas Kjellgren. The album is now available for pre-order via Black Lion Records at https://ironmasterblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-spiritual-carnage
Previous Single:
"Bringer Of Deception" - https://youtu.be/NZkhTjC9qOw
Track
Listing:
1. Solemn Pestilence - 3:22
2. Ocean Of Searing Hatred - 4:58
3. Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage - 3:48
4. Infinite Virulent - 5:03
5. Monolithic Suppressor Engaged - 3:14
6. Cast Into The Hollow - 4:59
7. Implications Of Sacral Time - 0:36
8. Lies Of Apathy - 3:43
9. Bringer Of Deception - 3:48
10. Dismantling Eternity - 4:23
Album Length: 37:55
IRONMASTER are:
Roberth Karlsson - Vocals
Jonas Kjellgren - Guitars
Janne Jaloma – Drums
Discography:
2023 - Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage
2022 - Thy Ancient Fire
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United24, and to Alex from GoodGuysGoGrind in Kyiv.
24 grind & death shots against war !
Six-Score, Eastwood, Meth Leppard, Gummo, Distaste, Järnbörd and many more amazing bands stand united against senseless violence and injustice!
Special Thanks to all the Bands involved
Silvia Maria Hagemann @vindsvoel for designing and creating logo & artwork
Ramon Smith @Whiteroom Studios for Mastering the audio tracks
Mario Zumpe (Grind The Nazi Scum Festival) for promoting and bringing in bands from all over the world
@tommy_sussex for providing his photographs from his book „Our Sincere Toils“
Katrin & Lars Backmeyer for supporting me fi nancially & emotionally
All proceeds going to support
our sisters and brothers in Ukraine
Digital compilation + benefit t-shirt (shipping from UK):
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Label: Self-Released
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 20-02-2022
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Thrash - Death Metal
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Oskar - Lead Guitar & Vocal
Janni - Lead Guitar
Bart - Bass
Pawel - Drums
Tracklist:
1.War of minds
2.No compromise
3.I See my death
4.Hope and dreams
5.Lost(Bonus Track)
Sign of Death was founded in Germany in February 2019 by Oskar (guitar), Jannis (guitar), and Georg (vocals). The lineup of the band changed several times over the next year, until April 2020 when Oskar and Jannis were the only remaining members. In early 2021, drummer Puggy joined the band, and they recorded their first single "Lost." In October 2021, they entered the studio to record their first EP "Revival," which was released on February 20, 2022. Soon after releasing the EP, Bart joined the band as the new bass player. The band played several shows with this lineup until the end of 2022 when Puggy left the band. Currently, the band is working on a new album and searching for a new drummer.
Recording by SOD STUDIO, mixing and mastering by Rolf Munkes Empire Studios.
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With iconic album artwork created by Dark Dungeons Atelier, "Sadistic Nightmares" promises to be a Rock'n Roll Speed Attack that fans won't want to miss. The band will soon release the first tunes from the album, giving listeners a taste of what's to come.
To stay updated on the latest news and releases from Intöxicated, follow them on Facebook and Instagram. "Sadistic Nightmares" will be out on May 5th via MDD Records.
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DISMINDED – “ THE VISION “
Label: Black Sunset
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 03-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of : Unleashed, Sinister, Benediction...
Line-up:
Kevin - vocals
Bürste - bass
Auer - git
Kalle - drums
Tracklist:
01. A Melting Of Worlds
02. Nightmare
03. Unleash Hate
04. Judgement Day
05. Coro-Nation
06. Final Prayer
07. World War 3
08. Dead Water
09. The Cult
10. New God Rising
Founded in February 2009, Disminded quickly established its musical direction: combining dramatic melodies, powerful grooves, and fast thrash elements with raw, unapologetic lyrics addressing themes of despair, fear, addiction, betrayal, and violence. The result is a potent blend of death metal and old-school influences.
After the success of their two previous albums, "Out of the Ashes" and "Beheading the Snake," the band headed to Tim Schlichting at Flashback Recording Studios in the summer of 2022 to record their third album, "The Visions." The album was later mixed and mastered by scene veteran Harris Johns.
The result is a no-frills ode to the melodic old school death metal of the nineties. 10 songs full of fervor and devotion with dragging, almost everything rolling down melodies, blast speed parts, pleading and cursing growls and screams - and all that in contemporary garb, without pandering to "modern" genre expressions. "The Vision" is a musical statement performed without compromise, which will make fans of the genre click their tongues!
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Label: Tragedy Productions
Release date: april 7th 2023
Genre: Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal
For fans of: Unreqvited | Silencer | Be Persecuted | Lifelover
Line-up:
David Cofré - Everything
I have raged at your passing, at the injustice of what fate has handed to me; but my fury is burnt out. I am defeated and I count my days in tears. Regret walks behind me, a shrouded, skeletal figure of judgement that stalks my every step, endlessly whispering the litany of my failings. How I failed you. How, in truth, there is no injustice in my sentencing to this void, that this empty darkness is no more than I deserve. I will exist solely to remember you, a chalice to carry thoughts and dreams of you into eternity so that you may never be forgotten. The stars will turn to dust before you are forgotten…
“…if the sky were you, I would never close my eyes again …” - David Cofré
Born from loss and the desperate need to find a new path through a life reduced to a wasteland of sorrow, I Miss You, C....... is the creation of multi instrumentalist David Cofré. The songs that comprise the album, Catalina, are each imbued with an array of tumultuous, conflicting emotions; from the shocking emptiness of despair to the terrifying tornado of grief that threatens to tear us apart, the grinding bite of guilt and regret to the painful beauty of precious memories. The guitars possess a brittle fragility even in passages of blasting velocity or vast black chords, the sound of a heart always teetering on the brink of breaking. Reflecting the nature of grief each song is a long and complex creation, moving through an array of states of being – bitter, broken, longing and lost – and always there is that ghost of memory, those shades of melody that wind their way like threads of gold through the bleak black and grey shadows. David Cofré has opened up his heart and soul in his search for spiritual redemption, pouring out a river of pain. Yet despite the intensely personal nature of his work, Catalina speaks in a universal language and examines the harshest of emotions that will visit us all on our journey through life. Diving into this flood of agony is a searing experience, but a cleansing one too, as our own sorrows are drawn to the surface and washed away in Catalina’s tears.
The four expansive songs that form the Catalina album have been augmented by two additional demo tracks for this beautifully packaged physical release from Tragedy Productions. They add an additional layer of understanding to David’s story as they reach back even closer to the source of his grief, the beginning of the Catalina story. Upon its April 7th release this Chilean project will undoubtedly become a sought after treasure for all fans of the most emotional atmospheric and depressive black metal. With I Miss You, C.......’s Catalina David Cofré brings you the soundtrack to the long dark nights of your soul.
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Dear
Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud and honored to announce
the first ever - and much needed - vinyl version of one of 2022’s most
accomplished and visionary underground death metal works, PESTILENGTH’S
massive sophomore full-length album “BASOM GRYPHOS“,
thirty six minutes of mutant death metal armageddon to disintegrate the fabric
of reality, released in collaboration with Nuclear Winter Records for Europe.
Across it's synapse-obliterating eight songs "Basom gryphos" unfolds an infernal fractal of muted death metal forged from the same aberrant antimatter that birthed defining works by Morbid Angel (early Tucker-era particularly) and Immolation, revealing a shapeshifting, suffocating sonic hallucination conceived at the outer limits of death metal as we know it. The disfiguring dissonant black metal touches and disorienting atmospheres transposed from the band's origins persist in their framework, further exalting the band's deliriant penchant for total extreme metal surrealism, while the cryptic allomorphic symbolism and inverted anti-language that permeates the lyrics and song titles complete an alien extreme metal crucible of truly mind-altering enormity.
"Basom gryphos" was originally released in spring 2022 (on CD by Nuclear Winter Records and on cassette tape format by Nuclear Winter and Goat Throne Records), to critical acclaim, and the vinyl version is now available in the Americas from Sentient Ruin and in Europe via Nuclear Winter.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases.Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
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"In the past few years, Alex Cohen has emerged as one of the planet’s most advanced, progressive drummers."
- Sick Drummer Magazine
CONTRARIAN will release Sage of Shekhinah, the band's 5th album, March 17 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats via Willowtip Records.
True to their namesake, CONTRARIAN continue to defy the odds and steer the head of progressive/technical death metal towards a more organic approach. On Sage of Shekhinah, the band counteracts genre norms with nuanced composition and subtle production.
Pre-order:
https://willowtip.com/bands/details/contrarian.aspx
https://contrarianmetal.bandcamp.com/album/sage-of-shekhinah
Track Listing:
1. Sage of Shekhinah
2. In Gehenna
3. Ibn al Rawandi
4. The Guide for the Perplexed
5. Zabur of Satfiyah al Shamal
6. Apollonius of Tyana
7. A Madman From Island Patmos
Album Credits:
Guest Bouzouki appearance by Michael Paouris on "Sage of Shekhinah"
Guest Bass appearance by Jack Eaton on "Apollonius of Tyana"
Guitars recorded by Doug White at Watchmen Studios, Lockport, NY
Special thanks to Bill Bodily for engineering bass recordings.
Drums recorded at Solitude Studios PA
All songs written by Jim Tasikas
All arrangements by Contrarian
Produced by Jim Tasikas
Mixed by Neil Kernon for Auslander
Mastered by Alan Douches
Jim Tasikas and Brian Mason exclusively play ESP guitars.
Alex Cohen exclusively plays Paiste Cymbals.
Line-up:
Jim Tasikas - Guitars, Keyboards, Bouzouki
Brian Mason - Lead Guitars
Ed Paulsen - Bass
Alex Cohen - Drums
JaKob SiN - Vocals
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And "HEX" certainly is all that, as you can hear for yourselves by either downloading or streaming the track from a variety of services at https://link.darkessencerecords.no/Tilintetgjort_Hex
A video for the track by Den Gamle can be seen at https://youtu.be/Ate_sRfvFBs
Formed in the early summer of 2020 by Oslo-based musicians Den Gamle and Hazzlegard on guitars, and Sturt on bass, TILINTETGJORT's lineup was completed with the addition of Tybalt on drums and Svik on vocals, and work quickly started on the album that was to become "IN DEATH I SHALL ARISE".
TILINTETGJORT's Avant-garde Black Metal finds its inspiration in '90's Black Metal, along with '70's Prog, and a variety of other experimental genres, and by melding them together and adding their own, personal touches, the band creates a nightmarish visions of alchemical madness and arcane mysteries that blur the line between insanity and reality, filling the listener with dread.
A fierce and passionate band, TILINTETGJORT are one of the more interesting artists to have appeared on the Oslo Black Metal scene recently. Their work ethic is not to be doubted, with its members undertaking an arduous creative process and gruelling rehearsals in order to produce the desired results, both in the studio for "In Death I Shall Arise" and on stage for live performances.
For the recording of "In Death I Shall Arise" TILINTETGJORT preferred to use some of the older techniques, with the majority of the album being recorded live over a period of three days. After a few overdubs in Evil Octopus Studios, the album was mixed at Chaka Khan before being mastered by Jack Control of Enormous Door.
As a result "In Death I Shall Arise" is a focused and inspired piece of work that displays an abundance of creativity on the part of TILINTETGJORT, with the band's desire to break down the stifling confines of a genre that frequently finds itself stagnating very much in evidence.
Filled with inspiration and madness of the soul, "In Death I Shall Arise" invites the listener to join the band as they embark on a journey to hunt for truth in a widely delusional world, guiding us through the mysteries of knowledge and death.
Set for release on the 31st March, track listing for “In Death I
Shall Arise” is as follows:
1. Kvikksølvdrømmer
2. Sannhetens Søyler
3. Mercurial
4. Vinter Og Høst
5. Hex
6. Dommedagsmonument
A video for "Mercurial", the recently-released first single from the album can be seen at https://youtu.be/yG8o53ZieA8
"In Death I Shall Arise" will be available in CD, Vinyl and Digital formats and can now be pre-ordered from:
https://darkessencerecords.no/kar244-tilintetgjort-in-death-i-shall-arise/
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TILINTETGJORT's next live appearance will be on Saturday 8th April when they will celebrate the release of the album with a show at Inferno Festival in Oslo.
More information about TILINTETGJORT can be found on the band's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/tilintetgjortnor or website at https://tilintetgjort.no
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Folter Records
Vertrieb: Alive
VÖ: 13.04.2023
Der Bandname UNHALLLOWED ist noch ein unbeschriebenes Blatt. „Noch“ ist hier das Schlagwort. Denn die Band, die sich 2021 gründete, hat es in sich. Ihr Debütalbum ist klar vom Black Metal der Spätneunziger skandinavischer Prägung inspiriert.
Ohne Umschweife gehen UNHALLOWED mit aggressivem Black Metal voran, geben aber melodischen Elementen immer wieder Raum um als Gegenpart im Sound zu fungieren. Die vielschichtigen Gitarrenarrangements mit umfangreichen Lead-Gitarren bildet die Basis auf der das einerseits exzessiv-aggressive Treiben, aber auch die melodischen „Aha-Momente“ erschaffen werden. Die kalten, einprägsamen Vocals unterstreichen die packende Atmosphäre und sorgen für Gänsehautmomente.
Das Debütalbum ist inhaltlich geprägt vom persönlichen Streben nach spiritueller Gnosis, die weit über die kosmische Realität hinaus geht. UNHALLOWED sind ein Muss für Liebhaber skandinavischer Black-Metal-Kunst und Anhängern zeitgenössischem Black Metals gleichermaßen.
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This album will mark the first release by Hellfrost since the departure of longtime bass player Syd Vainer.
Formed in 2010 by Dave Vainer in Naples, Florida as a one-man project, Hellfrost was later joined by Syd Vainer on drums. The band has since worked to build a following in their local scene, releasing their first EP, "Phrixus," in 2011.
Hellfrost's first full-length album, "Pagan Son," was released in 2016 and represented a huge step forward for the band's songwriting and production quality. Following the success of "Pagan Son," the band released "Extinction" in August 2019, which gained a lot of attention in their local scene.
Hellfrost began touring in their home state of Florida in support of "Extinction," with the title track inspired by the red tide outbreak that occurred in the region in 2018. In June 2020, Gabriel Gozainy (ex-Perdition Temple) joined the band as a live drummer, with Syd Vainer switching over to bass.
The band's third full-length album, "Dark Ages," was released in 2021 and was the final album to feature Syd Vainer. Earlier this year, Syd Vainer left Hellfrost to pursue other musical ventures.
Fans can listen to "Dark Ages" on YouTube, and keep up with Hellfrost on Facebook and Instagram:
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Label: Nordic Mission
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 10-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal/ Melodic Death Metal
For fans of :At the gates, Arch Enemy and The Black Dahlia Murder
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Claudio Enzler
Thorsten Brandt
Fred Berger
Ulrike Fiedler
Wolfgang Nillies
Tracklist:
1. Annihilated
2. Martyrium
3. From Above
4. Born Guilty
5. Where All Prayers Fail
6. Eye for an Eye
7. Decadence Reigns
8. Cohorts of Oblivion
9. Death from Within
10. Written in my Scars
Celebrating 30 years in the death metal scene, German metallers SACRIFICIUM bring their magnum opus, "Oblivion". The album features the band's signature groovy death metal sound with heavy riffs and atmospheric elements. With a mix of brutality and melody, the album offers a chaotic and intense listening experience with low growls, fast riffs, and melodic breaks that will satisfy any death metal fan. The lyrics delve into humanity's uncertain existence, critical worldviews, and guilt.
SACRIFICIUM has shared the stage with Extol, Dismember, and The Black Dahlia Murder. The album was recorded by Wolfgang Nillies at Earmaster Production Studio, mixed by Jani Stefanovic at Dreamdecipher Productions, and mastered by Ronnie Björnström at Björnström Sound & Production. It also features guest vocals from Eddie De Witte (Hilasterion & Sheltered Sun) on "Cohorts of Oblivion" and Christoph Zacharias (World to Ashes) on "Eye for an Eye".
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The band is now sharing the first single, the title track, at https://larvae.bandcamp.com/album/entitled-to-death
Oakland, California has summoned the rituals of many metal legions over the decades. Its stench is filled with dark art, morbid riffs, death and doom. There’s a scorched place in the corner of the crumbling landscape evoking evil and witchy magic where Larvae feast on the remains of those who perished.
"Entitled To Death" pursues a human experience, traversing the middle realm seen thru the eyes of a defected warrior. Bound to a reality of misanthrope, power, and trauma the protagonist seeks balance until the final collapse in a land filled with ruin and loss. The crossover compositions and lyrical anecdotes grapple with mental health and self worth before crossing over into a cosmic abyss.
Inspired by 90's legends like Runemagick, Paradise Lost, Immolation, Bolt Thrower, Neurosis and Dismember, Larvae decompose Death and Doom metal to emote thru narrative and conjure dismal hallucinations.
The sophomore album by LARVAE unveils a bare-boned trio led by founding member vocalist/ guitarist/ engineer Brad Kobylczak (Eulogy, Kuru, Machine Head, Green Day) who’s accompanied by the low end marauding of bassist Wyatt Culbertson (Born/Dead, Abrupt) and the percussive barrage of Eric Evert (Rebels Advocate) on drums. Since 2011, LARVAE have been ruminating on their own breed of death/ doom atmosphere conjoined with blackened passages and macabre riffing to align the unique anatomy forming what stands today. "Entitled To Death" delivers a slab of morbidity to scrape away festering corpses into heaps of liquified tissue.
Album tracklist:
01. Entitled to Death
02. Obscure Unknown
03. Of Power and Loss
04. Open Tomb of Nightmares
05. The Last of Living
06. The Stars Spelled Death
Guitar, vocals and soundscapes - Brad Kobylczak
Bass and samples - Wyatt Culbertson
Drums - Eric Evert
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Earhammer by Greg Wilkinson
Produced by Brad Kobylczak
Cover art by Andrei Bouzikov
Additional artwork by Jason V Roberts, Eric Radey and Bryce Shelton.
Layout design by Ross Sewage
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The track "Traveler" has been a fan favorite live, with its catchy hooks, and riffs giving listeners a memorable moment in the mosh pit. The band adds:
"Traveler started with inspiration from Tool’s Lateralus track and Mudvayne's Dig for the bass riffing. As soon as we finalized the structure and riffs for it, we knew it was going to be received well. This was the second song we wrote in the EP and we tried to keep it straightforward and catchy."
Choosing the most well-received live songs that fit together in a cohesive vision was the main rule for Yotuma when they selected the track listing for "Otherworldly Incarnate". It was a vigorous selection and a thorough writing process for the band, which consists of Ryan McAleavy (Vocals), Ella Rose (Bass), Ben Van (Guitar), and Brevin Becker (Drums) (ex-Squidhammer). Each track stays unique and fresh flowing smoothly into one another to present the EP as a work of art from beginning to end.
"Otherworldly
Incarnate is going to be a powerhouse of seven songs all with different
approaches to its songwriting. We experimented with our writing processes while
still keeping the energy and power that the fans love. We absolutely love how
this record turned out. Evan Yoakum did a phenomenal job recording this EP and
Russell Hollar nailed the mix and master. This EP really captures our vision
with the tracks sounding raw and gritty while staying tight and polished. We
feel like we’ve raised the bar for our next release and are sure to continue to
strive for bigger, better, and more impressive bangers." says the
band.
Creating technical and dynamic extreme music with a groove that takes influences from death, progressive, and thrash, Yotuma is recommended for fans of Decapitated, Gojira, Kublai Khan, 200 Stab Wounds, and Lamb of God.
Their single "Traveler" can be heard via its music video premiere on TheCirclePit YouTube channel -https://youtu.be/vfy9f5ilFCs
Track Listing:
1 - Mantra
2 - Welding the Flesh
3 - The Traveler
4 - Viscera Bucket
5 - Shrine of Absolution
6 - Unhinged Atrocity
7 - Wrath of Acala
https://www.facebook.com/yotumaWI
Listen to the single at this location: https://youtu.be/Xzsl0wQO8Ag
Due
to unexpected technical issues with the digital distributor, the song is
currently only available on YouTube as a lyric video with Spanish subtitles.
Since 2015, AVULSED had not recorded a new song, it was on the EP "Altar of Disembowelment" supported by a European tour, and although it is true that the following year they re-recorded 18 songs for "Deathgeneration" with which they celebrated their 25th anniversary participating in numerous big festivals in Spain and Europe, and in 2017 they released the double live album “Night of the Living Deathgenerations” followed by another tour in Europe. However, the band began a slow songwriting process, which is actually the usual one for about 3 years between one album and another, but in 2020 the pandemic came and cut short all plans. This situation, together with terrible family dramas in some of the members, caused the songwriting to stop drastically.
"Vile Evil Rotted Over" will be available for listening on all digital platforms as soon as possible, and the band has launched a new official Facebook page to keep fans informed. The previous page was lost due to a hacking incident, and the new one can be found at www.facebook.com/Avulsed91. The band has promised an important announcement by the end of the month and invites fans to follow and share their page to stay updated.
AVULSED is back and in better shape than ever, ready to pick up the ground lost in recent years. Enjoy "Vile Evil Rotted Over" and stay tuned for more updates from the band.
Label: Vendetta Records
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 07-04-2023
Format: Digital, CD, LP, cassette
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Switzerland
Line-up:
V. Noir: guitars, bass, drums
Witch N.: vocals, bass, violin
Just over a year after the release of their debut album "Geist und Hexerei" and the release of a 7" EP in September 2022, ERNTE returns with a spellbinding journey through their native landscapes with their new release "Albsegen". This new album marks a significant step forward in the band's history and a rite of passage into the world of magic and witchcraft.
"Albsegen" captures real-world hate and frustration, calling back to a distant past with an invocation of old energies and spirits. The listener is drawn in by more than just surface emotions, as ERNTE seamlessly blends the original with the traditional to create a truly spellbinding experience.
The album was recorded and mixed by V. Noir between February and June 2021 and was later mastered by Greg Chandler of Priory Recording Studios in the UK.
https://ernteblackmetal.bandcamp.com/album/ernte-s-t
https://www.facebook.com/ernteblackmetal
OMNICIDAL Comments:
Omnicidal can proudly and finally announce the signing with Non Serviam Records! We are thrilled to present Omnicidal’s first full-length album ‘The Omnicidalist’ through this established and dedicated record label in April 2023. Let the collaboration begin!
Born in 2019 OMNICIDAL - Sebastian "Hravn" Svedlund (ex-Rimfrost), Fredrik Jordanius (ex- Egonaut/Lake Of Tears), Andreas Strandh (ex-Sister Sin) and Jansson "Jansson" Jansson (ex-Devilicious) - intend to manifest the ultimate mix of the old, putrid Swedish chainsaw sound with the slightly more melodic sound of the Gothenburg area.
OMNICIDAL recorded all the backing tracks live at Soundport while vocals and solos were recorded by the band themselves at Jordaniusounds studio in Borås. Mikael MRG Andersson took care of mixing and mastering at Soundport studio.
“The Omnicidalist” will be available on digipack CDand digital.
https://www.non-serviam-records.com/products/omnicidal-the-omnicidalist-digipak
https://non-serviam-records.bandcamp.com/album/the-omnicidalist
The
track listening reads as follows:
1. By Knife
2. WWD
3. The Passenger
4. Cemetary Scream
5. Infernum
6. The Neverborn
7. The Reaping
8. Narcissistic Abuse
9. Ten Shots
10. Slow Decay
Bio
Omnicidal’s foundation was laid back in 2019 when the cosmos intervened and saw Sebastian "Hravn" Svedlund and Fredrik Jordanius respective bands (Rimfrost and Egonaut/Lake of Tears) met their demise at the same time.
Seeing this as a sign the duo took upon themselves to carve a new path together in the name of Death Metal, and together with fellow roadwarriors Andreas Strandh (ex-Sister Sin) and Jansson "Jansson" Jansson (ex-Devilicious) they formed Omnicidal.
The purpose of the band was to manifest the ultimate mix of the old, putrid Swedish chainsaw sound with the slightly more melodic sound of the Gothenburg area and the band quickly gathered momentum with the singles "Let Me In" and "Dreadbringer".
As Covid hit the world, throwing a spanner into all things that could even resemble live gigs and touring, Omnicidal choose the route of pretty much every band and hid away deep down in the catacombs beneath Borås to write songs for a full-length album and in the fall of 2021 the band went to Soundport Studio in Ulricehamn to manifest their debut album.
Omnicidal recorded all the backing tracks live at Soundport while vocals and solos were recorded by the band themselves over at the mythical Jordaniusounds studio in Borås, and after having Mikael MRG Andersson mix and master the album down at Soundport "The Omnicidalist" was born.
In 2022 the band signed with Non Serviam Records and in 2023 the band’s debut album “The Omnicidalist” is released.
OMNICIDAL are:
Sebastian Svedlund - Vocals, guitars
Fredrik Jordanius - Guitars
Andreas Strandh - Bass
Stefan Jansson – Drums
http://www.non-serviam-records.com/
http://www.facebook.com/nonserviamrecords
https://www.facebook.com/Omnicidalofficial
UTILITARIAN – “GASLIGHTS”
Label: Independent Release
Release date: April 7th 2023
Genre: Extreme Metal/Hardcore Punk
For fans of: D.R.I. | Napalm Death | Discharge | Anti Cimex
Line-up:
Jon Crowder - Vocals
Toby Gibbons - Bass
Amara Wears – Guitar/Drums
We’re slipping closer to the edge every day – more of what we love, more of what we really need, more of who we really are is falling into oblivion with every breath. Still the money men stare into the long dead past, counting the cash with their bloodstained hands, whistling over our screams. And the media machine turns our fear into hate, puts knives in our hands and points us at our neighbours, whispering “they’re the reason you’re poor, they’re the reason you’re dying, they’re the reason your life is empty”… We eat what is beautiful, burn what is life sustaining, hate what is true. Ignorance is no longer an excuse – it’s time to wake up before they feed us all into the flames.
There are many bands with memorable slogans, who are quick to wave the flag of the latest cause célèbre and pay lip service to the issues of the day. There are far fewer who live by their beliefs, who promote their message with a loud, unwavering voice no matter how the tide of public opinion turns. There are even fewer who can pair their message with music every bit as confrontational, defiant and incendiary as their words. The UK’s Utilitarian are one of the few – and new album Gaslights is their most explosive, devastating release to date. As they rage against capitalism, discrimination, exploitation of the weak and innocent, greed and hatred they unleash rampaging riffs and heart stirring choruses. The power of extreme metal collides with the fury and energy of hardcore punk and a deluge of instantly addictive, adrenaline packed songs rain down. Featuring some searing solos from Ol Drake of Evile on the crunching crossover of ‘Hatetriarchy’ and the mountainous drumming of Andy Whale (ex-Bolt Thrower, ex-Memoriam) on the menacing ‘The Weight’ and the album’s storming title track, Gaslights is a staggering forearm smash to the face of the establishment.
On April 7th Utilitarian will release Gaslights not on CD, but as a book containing not only all the song lyrics, but also explanations of the stance taken in each song and a download code for the most essential ingredient in the Utilitarian Molotov cocktail – the music. Explaining the choice to sell books rather than CDs the band’s vocalist, Jon Crowder says:
“We're selling these instead of CD's as they're better for the environment and they're a strong way of getting our message out there along with the music.”
With Gaslights Utilitarian have proved again that passionate political thinking never sounds better than when it’s delivered in the form of pit inducing anthems.
https://www.utilitarianuk.com/
https://www.facebook.com/utilitarianband
The planetary grid is riddled with unsteady and weak sonic occurrences, leaving a gap in the terrestrial soundscape. A planet-side distress signal originates from the northern hemisphere. Three trackers have joined forces in a mission to seal the aperture for good.
They are known as EMISSARY.
The
tale of Finland’s EMISSARY began in October 2019, just moments before a Cirith
Ungol gig in Helsinki. Dimi (Ranger) and Iiro’s idea of a band, which had
already been around for years, got the fire it needed when they were chatting
before the show with an old acquaintance, Joel (ex-Chevalier), and it turned
out that his conceptions and ideas about music matched perfectly with the duo.
Already at the first jam session, everything fell into place, and the trio
focused immediately on writing their own songs. A shared vision crystallized week
by week as sci-fi and fantasy fueled the ideas for the material. Even in the
very beginning, the unrelenting power of old-school US power metal and the
challenging structures of prog rock were the centerpieces of the music.
The epidemic slowed down the trio's activities in spring 2020, but EMISSARY continued to actively rehearse whenever possible. In less than a year’s time after founding, the band began to record their debut five-track mini-album in cooperation with producer/engineer Anselmi Ahopalo.
Using precise state-of-the-art tech and stalwart sonic equipment from eras bygone, they have devised heavier-than-sun frequencies that would secure the breach and they would devote themselves as the Guardians of the Seal.
Indeed, EMISSARYs list of influences is vast and idiosyncratic. From the cult likes of Helstar, Sacred Blade, Camel, Virgin Steele, and Chastain to the big likes of Iron Maiden, Rush, Black Sabbath, Mercyful Fate, and Yes to films like Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, the first two Predator movies, the Star Trek franchise, and many, MANY more, EMISSARY’s pool of textures and sensations is nigh overwhelming, if not for the bravado in which they pursue their own sound and the resultant compositional mastery they so freely flex across Emissary. Truly, the record’s five primary songs – the aptly titled “Galactic Overture” sets the stage as an intro – burst and bristle with so many dazzling shapes, it’s almost an afterthought that the power-trio make these sonic sci-fi castles catchy. So, chops for days and also hooks just as long, EMISSARY here deliver a half-hour of infinite possibilities in what’s bound to be a classically brazen first statement – and now, under the auspices of DYING VICTIMS.
Stand by to receive auricular surge of earth-shattering heavy metal.
Line-up:
Joel - Drums
Dimi Pontiac - Guitars
Iiro - Vocals, Bass
From Helsinki, Finland.
Release date: April 28th 2023
Release info:
Regular LP edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special LP edition on grimace purple vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard, download code and patch.
CD with sticker and obi.
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
Release
Date: 14-04-2023
Label: Self-released
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette, LP
Genre: Black Sludge
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Fur: Guitars, Vocals, Mix & Master
Flakman: Bass
Win: Drums
Tracklist:
Strand
Stein
Nacht
Takt
Kette
Schatten
Regen
Wellen German band Zeit's new album, "Ohnmacht," delves into the frustrations and horrors of human existence amidst the pandemic, war, and climate change. The DIY approach of recording in their own "Studio 357" allows for musical freedom as the album blends Sludge, Doom, Death, and Black Metal. The album will be available on vinyl, CD, and tape.
"Ohnmacht" (en: to faint, powerlessness) is a portrayal of the powerlessness that results in an accepting behavior despite tragic events. For fans of Totenmond, "Ohnmacht" follows the development of their previous album "Drangsal." The album was produced and released by the band themselves, with Fur overseeing recording, mix, and mastering, and Fur and @tomasdottir.art creating the cover artwork.
Listen to Zeit's previous album, "Drangsal," and stay updated on the release of "Ohnmacht" via their website and social media platforms.
https://www.facebook.com/RumsDieZeit
The release on Club Inferno Ent. of the new album by Italian Death Metallers DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM is imminent. The album, out on April 5th, is entitled "DEI CONSENTES" and it's a sort of concept album in 12 episodes that explores the Gods of ancient Rome and their representation in today's society.
"Dei Consentes" is undoubtedly the most direct and powerful album that the band has created so far and represents the perfect marriage between the great technique of bands like DEATH, CYNIC and PESTILENCE, the nihilistic violence of BEHEMOTH and the extraordinary progressism of EDGE OF SANITY.
The vortex of their Dodecaphonic Metal will leave you breathless.
http://www.facebook.com/clubinfernoent
https://www.facebook.com/DescentIntoMaelstromBand
At least with their celebrated last masterpiece "Metal division" and chart successes in several countries (including #20 in the official Top 100 German album charts), MYSTIC PROPHECY belong to the spearhead of international Heavy Metal. They are one of the most successful acts of the genre on digital platforms and with several hundred thousand followers on Spotify. At their live shows they prove again and again that they understand Heavy Metal as a passionate ultimate fight. And with their new album "Hellriot" they pick up where they left off with "Metal division": Powerful concise hooks with shout-along factor, hard-hitting and monstrous sound paired with technically brilliant riffs, all refined by a powerful modern production that is second to none and makes the band so popular and unique. In short: With “Hellriot”, MYSTIC PROPHECY delivers brilliantly and make every Heavy Metal heart beating merciless faster!
"Hellriot" will be released on May 19, 2023 as jewel case CD, limited mediabook CD, various vinyl colours and picture discs and digital streaming / download format. Also released as a limited to 666 copies collector’s hardcover boxset that includes: the limited mediabook CD, velvet bag, all in one flatware/multitool, raincoat, and signed autograph!
Pre-order the album here: https://bit.ly/mystic_prophecy_hellriot
MYSTIC PROPHECY:
R.D. Liapakis - Vocals
Markus Pohl - Guitar
Evan K - Guitar
Joey Roxx - Bass
Hanno Kerstan – Drums
Produced by by R.D. Liapakis
Mixed & Mastered by Henrik Udd
Cover Artwork & Layout by Dusan Markovic
Additional layout by Michael Gladigau
Photos by Frank Kollbi
Track
list:
01. Hellriot
02. Unholy hell
03. Demons of the night
04. Metal attack
05. Paranoia
06. Revenge and fire
07. Rising with the storm
08. Road to Babylon
09. Azrael
10. Cross the line
11. World on fire
The next MYSTIC PROPHECY live dates:
22.04.23 · DE - Schapen // Mosh’n’May
06.05.23 · DE - Braunschweig // Rock in Rautheim
17.05.23 · DE - Memmingen // Kaminwerk
18.05.23 · DE - Mannheim // 7er Club
19.05.23 · DE - Schirnding // Gemeindehalle
20.05.23 · DE - Oberhausen // Kulttempel
07.07.23 · DE - Irslingen // Wolfweez Open Air
15.07.23 · DE - Bornhöved // Blizzard Open Air
29.07.23 · DE - Laichingen // Rock Dein Leben
04.08.23 · AT - Rattenberg // INNROCKreloaded Festival
12.08.23 · HR - Rajevo Selo // Pannonian Rock Festival
26.08.23 · DE - Erkelenz // Metal De Houte Festival
23.09.23 · DE - Neuenstadt a. K. // Stadthalle
06.10.23 · CZ - Zliv // RockTime KD
07.10.23 · DE - Freising // Lindenkeller
http://www.mysticprophecy.net
Label: Xtreem Music
Release Date: 04-04-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Spain
Line-up:
Dave Rotten – Vocals
Vicente J. – Guitars & Bass
Javier Fernández (Nexus 6) – Drums, Synths & Guitars
Tracklist:
1. The Morbid Earth
2. Prone to Gobble Life
3. Omnicidal Ends
4. Aeons Empty
5. Plagueridder
6. Spasmic Extinction
7. Primal Expulsion
8. Riddance of the Graves
9. Path to Devourment
After a hiatus of 14 years, Yskelgroth is back with their upcoming album "Bleeding of the Hideous". The band was formed in the year 2000 with the aim of creating a ferocious and savage blend of Death and Black Metal. Unfortunately, the project fell apart in 2007 when David moved to Germany, but the band was relaunched in 2008 when Dave Rotten and Vicente J. Payá from Unbounded Terror/Golgotha teamed up to write songs for a new album.
In early 2009, the band completed their first album "Unholy Primitive Nihilism" which received little promotion due to the unfortunate folding of their label, Regimental Rec. However, Yskelgroth is now ready to give their music the treatment it deserves with their upcoming release "Bleeding of the Hideous".
The band's new album is a result of a year-long effort by the three members to write 9 new songs with an even more complex, twisted, and intricate sound. With Javier Fernández from The Heretic/Nexus 6 on drums, synths, and guitar arrangements, the band's sound has been enriched to produce a faster and more aggressive sound.
Xtreem Music was an obvious choice for the release of "Bleeding of the Hideous", which will be available in digital and CD formats from April 4th, 2023. The album promises to be outstanding in today's Death/Black Metal genre, with an exceptional production that will take the listener on a ferocious journey through Yskelgroth's savage world.
Don't miss out on Yskelgroth's upcoming release, "Bleeding of the Hideous". Get ready for a savage blend of Death and Black Metal that will leave you craving more
https://www.facebook.com/yskelgroth
Label: Pesttanz Klangschmiede
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 20-01-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Malta
Tracklist:
1. Plague of Suicide
2. The Saviour We Do Not Want
3. Servant of the Dark
4. Together as None
5. The Cosmic Eye
6. Against God
"Together as None" is the debut EP from the rising Maltese one-man band, Saint Vermin."Together as None" is a limited release of only 300 CDs and will also be available on all major streaming platforms.
https://www.facebook.com/saintverminblackmetal/
FATUOUS RUMP – “I AM AT YOUR DISPOSAL”
Label: Brutal Mind / Fat Tub Of Lard
Release date: april 28th 2023
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
For fans of: Guttural Secrete | Putrid Pile | Emasculated Vituperation | Guttural Disease
“Every body is a book of blood; wherever we’re opened we’re red.”- Clive Barker, The Books Of Blood
It’s all about understanding, the need to know…how everything connects, what lies behind beauty, where do we keep our souls. The skin is a mask, a sheet to hide our secrets; once it has been removed so much starts to become clear. I dig deep, through the muscle and sinew, down to the glistening white bone; carefully extracting the arteries, the delicate web of veins, wiping aside the endless tide of blood and striving to block out the shrieking background noise which threatens to distract me from my work. The soul is here, somewhere in this slippery crimson morass, somewhere behind this cage of bone…and its secrets will be mine.
In a glorious explosion of gore and horror the legendary Fatuous Rump have returned! Taiwan’s most notorious exponents of bloody, brutal death metal bring you I Am At Your Disposal, a feast of sickening riffs, twisted grooves, blistering blasts and the warped vocal exhortations of the one and only Larry Wang! Blending the blackest of sick humour with the heaviest sounds imaginable Fatuous Rump have crafted an irreverent classic of the genre. Behind the unnerving soundbites and the grotesque song titles lurk some irresistible examples of absolute extremity – the filthy, addictive riffing of ‘Whenever We’re Opened We’re Red’, the skull-shattering impact of ‘The Airtight Bag In The Freezer’ and the sheer colossal weight of ‘Sometimes Bad Babies Go In Timeout’; these songs are genre defining masterpieces! I Am At Your Disposal takes every element of Fatuous Rump’s insane signature sound and pushes it to even greater extremes…this album will crush you, pulverise you and utterly destroy you.
Brutal Mind and Fat Tub Of Lard have united to release I Am At Your Disposal – it’s simply too heavy for one label to manage alone! Housed in the macabre and morbid artwork of Bagoes Putra of Pradana Graphics (Arsebreed, Cerebral Incubation etc) I Am At Your Disposal will detonate on April 28th so get ready to bathe in the blood shower. Fatuous Rump are the last word in Taiwanese ultra-brutality, the uncrowned kings of death metal’s deepest, darkest realms.
Line-up:
Larry Wang - Vocals
Daniel Chen - Bass
Hank Peng - Guitar
Kane Chen - Drums
https://brutal-mind.com/
www.facebook.com/fatuousrump
CATACOMB – “ WHEN THE STARS ARE RIGHT”
Label: Xtreem Music
Release Date: 23 -03-2023
Format: Digital, CD, LP, Cassette
Genre: Death Metal
Country: France
Tracklist:
01. The Kings of Edom
02. Ruler of this World
03. Servants of the Old Ones
04. Waiting For the Stars
05. The Great Dreamer
06. Black Goat
07. In Your Blasphemous Name
08. Crawling Chaos
09. Blind Idiot God
10. Chapel of Ghouls (Morbid Angel cover)
French Death Metal veterans Catacomb have announced their upcoming album "When the Stars Are Right" which is set to be released on March 23rd, 2023 via Xtreem Music.
In addition to the CD, Catacomb also offers a vinyl edition of 250 copies (100 splatter and 150 black), as well as a cassette limited to 50 units. The album promises to be an exceptional work that will undoubtedly meet the expectations of all the fans of the band.
The cover artwork was done by the genius Ukrainian artist Daemorph Art. Catacomb was formed in 1990 and has a long history in the metal scene, including four demos and a 7"EP until 1994 when they disbanded and reformed again in '97. In 2018, they reunited again and recorded a series of singles prior to their latest work, an EP entitled "Back to Unknown Kadath."
The release date for "When the Stars Are Right" will be March 23rd, 2023 through Xtreem Music on 12"LP, CD, Cassette & Digital formats.
www.facebook.com/CatacombCult
COLPOCLEISIS – “ELEGANT DEGRADATION”
Am 18.03.2023 findet im Harz in Ilsenburg im
"Haus der Vereine" das "Hellfire Over Ilsenburg Part I"
statt.Es heißt endlich wieder Metal im Ilsenburg, denn schaffte es damals der legendäre Metalclub Harz e.V. immer wieder geniale Bands nach Ilsenburg zu lotsen (u.a. Belphegor, The Vision Bleak,....), so macht sich nun Drummer Svenner der Osterwieker Death Grind - Formation Nospheratu auf, eine weitere Reihe zu starten und lädt mit den Magdeburger Torturized und den Helmstedtern Bloodshed zwei regionale Größen ins Boot, die auch in Ilsenburg bereits vor Jahren ihre Visitenkarte abgaben und gern zurückkehren. Komplettiert wird das infernale Triple an dem Abend durch die Grinder Nospheratu.
Die Premiere von „Hellfire Over Ilsenburg“ startet also mit einer Mischung aus Death Grind und Death / Black Metal!
Die Daten & Fakten:
Hellfire Over Ilsenburg Part I
Wann? – 18.03.2023 - https://www.facebook.com/events/699719434332435
Wo? Haus der Vereine in Ilsenburg (Mühlenstr. 14 38871 Ilsenburg (Harz))
Beginn? – 19:00Uhr (Einlass) / Beginn: 20:00Uhr
Bands?
NOSPHERATU - Death Metal Deathgrind aus Osterwieck -https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100031908716957
Nospheratu hauen rohen einfachen Death Grind aus den Röhren. 1997 in Osterwieck gegründet, rattern sie seither eine Welle an tanzbarer Moshmusik herunter! Zieht´s euch rein!!!
BLOODSHED – Death / Black Metal aus Helmstedt - https://www.facebook.com/eternalbloodshed
Death / Black Metal der feinsten Art, bei dem der letzte Krümel aus dem Ohr gepustet wird. Die Jungs haben das Projekt 1996 gegründet und haben sich sehr schnell zu einer mega guten Band entwickelt. Ein absolutes MUSS!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQWPM_aLCzY
TORTURIZED - Death Metal aus Magdeburg - https://www.facebook.com/torturizedofficial
Die Jungs aus Magdeburg holen seit 2001 den Staub von den Konzertdecken und werden euch am 18.3. anständigen Death Metal vor den Latz knallen. Mit dem neuen Album „Aftermath“ und jeder Menge bock im Gepäck, werdet auch ihr an diesem Abend begeistert sein. Unbedingt reinziehen.... !!!!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWkJG4cAmEk
....im Anschluss:
AfterShow-Disco mit DJ Hellfire
Tickets:
Vorverkauf: 10 Euro (PayPal- goede666@googlemail.com) bitte Namen angeben, eine Liste wird erstellt
Abendkasse: 13 Euro
Wie kommt man zum Haus der Vereine: https://www.google.com/maps/search/haus+der+vereine+m%C3%BChlenstra%C3%9Fe+14+ilsenburg/@51.86004,10.6743812,17z/data=!3m1!4b1
Dankeschön euch allen für eure Hilfe und euren Support!
Viele Grüße TORTURIZED aus Magdeburg
Rome (Italy) - Italian Brutal Death Metal purveyors DEVANGELIC have released the official video for "Udug-Hul Incantation," the second single from forthcoming album XUL. Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP471NUwwvE
The single is also available on all the usual digital platforms, including Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music.
Guitarist/Composer
Mario Di Giambattista had this to say about the new single:"Udug-Hul Incantation" is the slowest song on the album with many creepy dissonances and catchy riffs. It was the second song that I wrote in 2020 for Xul and I think it's one of the best songs I've ever written for Devangelic.
The symbolism of the number 3 has always fascinated me, so I kept that position in the tracklist reserved for a slow song. I used the same formula on our second album, Phlegethon, where track #3 ("Of Maggots ..") is the
album's slow track.
I love the lyrics of this song. They are evil, brutal and evocative. The text is inspired by the book Healing Magic and Evil Demons by Markham J. Geller. It details an ancient exorcism that ends in the worst way, one in which all the participants end up possessed by the spirit of Evil Udug, rather than being released from possession.
With this epilogue I wanted to give a representation of man's perfidy, which has characterized human beings since Earth's beginnings. Man is faced with his own inner demons: evil as a representation of 'darkness' and the duality of man, as one tries to exorcise negative emotions. But as history teaches us, the negative almost always prevails over human efforts to the contrary. It is an evil that still emerges today, as numerous recent events demonstrate.
When I started to compose the first riffs and dissonances for 'Udug-Hul,' I already had in mind to write a song that dealt with an ancient exorcism, and I started to imagine the evolution of the whole story. So let's say it is a song that was born and evolved almost spontaneously, both as a slow progression and as disturbing and dissonant melodies. There are in fact some compositional solutions that I had never used on any other tracks."
Devangelic return with their new highly anticipated 4th album, Xul, April 7 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats via Willowtip Records.
Pre-order:
https://bit.ly/xul-willowtip
https://bit.ly/xul-bandcamp
The new full-length offers the band's best material to date and reveals Devangelic performing death metal in its purest form, albeit, one with a different musical approach. The songwriting is mature and catchy without losing focus on the band's primary aim: annihilating the listener!
"Xul" is originally a Sumerian word used to denote the "Evil" and this is the main topic of the new album's concept. Basically an introspective journey in which the human being, since his appearance on Earth, is forced to face his own inner demons; evil seen as a representation of the "darkness" and the duality of man, who tries to exorcise his own negative emotions. But, as history teaches us, the negative almost always prevails in a battle against human weakness.
Track Listing:
1. Scribes Of Xul
2. Which Shall Be The Darkness Of The Heretic
3. Udug-Hul Incantation
4. Famine Of Nineveh
5. Sirius, Draconis, Capricornus
6. Worship Of The Black Flames
7. Ignominious Flesh Degradation
8. Hymn Of Savage Cannibalism
9. Shadows Of The Iniquitous
10. Sa Belet Ersetim Ki'Am Parsusa
Album Credits:
Album art by Nick Keller.
Drums and Vocals recorded at Mk2 Recording Studio (Ivrea, Italy).
Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered at 16th Cellar Studios (Rome, Italy).
Concept, music, lyrics, samples and ethnic arrangements by
Mario Di Giambattista.
Classical guitars on "Hymn Of Savage Cannibalism" and "Worship Of The Black Flames" wrote and performed by Massimiliano Cirelli.
Backing vocals on "Udug-Hul Incantation" by Davide Billia.
Line-up:
Mario Di Giambattista – Guitars
Paolo Chiti– Vocals
Marco Coghe – Drums
Alessio Pacifici – Bass
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The band's sound is heavily influenced by the UK gothic doom scene of the 90s, resulting in a crushingly heavy and dark atmospheric sound with powerful melodic elements. Their music is both blackened and melodic, slow yet intense, making it the perfect soundtrack for moments of loneliness and melancholy.
Lyrically, the band tackles contemporary pagan themes, exploring subjects such as nature and society, isolation, darkness, self-introspection, and a critique of modern societal landscapes. "Under a Dark Sky" perfectly embodies these themes, with its haunting melodies and brooding atmosphere.
For fans of Woods of Ypres, My Dying Bride, Anathema, and Katatonia, Elderseer is a band to watch. You can find the video for "Under a Dark Sky" on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLgXxofai_g
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Indonesia-based progressive/avant-garde extreme metal band KEKAL has just released "ETERNITARIAN": a best-of compilation album featuring 31 tracks clocking in at almost 3 hours spanning 27 years worth of music in their catalog, with select material taken from the band's entire 13 full-length albums, 3 EPs, and also their very first 1995 demo. Presented in this free or donation-based digital-download-only release are the band’s old-time favorites as well as highlights from newer material and previously unreleased alternate-mixes. The band offers this release exclusively on their Bandcamp site: https://kekal.bandcamp.com/album/eternitarian
This
is a special release that has been frequently requested because there are music
lovers out there who have some interest in checking out KEKAL but haven't had a
chance to hear the music yet and don't know where to start.
"Eternitarian" serves the purpose of introducing the entire KEKAL
discography with highlights from every album and EP from their 90s period to
2022, including listeners' favorites such as "Vox Diaboli", "A
Dream For A Moment", "Artifacts Of Modern Insanity",
"Isolated I", "Mean Attraction", "Embrace The
Dead", "Rotting Youth", as well as their newer material. It is
not only limited to working as a mere introductory sampler. It can also work as
an 'essential' band playlist because every track is carefully picked based on
both listeners' favorites and reviewers' "best picks."KEKAL is one of the first bands/musicians from Indonesia that gained an international presence in the early and mid-2000s by releasing albums in both North American and European markets, and being the first band from Indonesia to tour Europe in March 2004. Since 2009, KEKAL has become a band with no official members, but its former member(s) still continue to make music and release albums under the band name, albeit as anonymous contributors who are no longer published as music performers.
The band is known for its very diverse range of music styles performed within the frame of metal and rock, incorporating many other music genres such as ambient, electronic, jazz fusion, and progressive rock.
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MOYRA are bringing a fresh breath of air to the Polish melodeath scene. Furious riffs meets growls and clean female vocals!
Themes in their music include the mythical symbolism of Moyras, goddesses who rule over the human experience of both the earthly and divine. These themes are woven into the energetic and powerful music that MOYRA creates, with lyrics that delve into the human experience and the role of nature in our lives.
Don't miss out on the chance to hear Moyra's solid and captivating sound on their debut album « Omen ». Get ready for a powerful and immersive listening experience that will leave you wanting more!
Watch the new music video "Unleashed Spirits: https://youtu.be/K7hxZH2e6fM
Death-obsessed black metal band KOSTNATĚNÍ has signed with Willowtip Records and will soon unleash its second full-length album, ÚPAL.
Invisible Oranges brings us the first single off this boundary-pushing, 7-track onslaught of extreme black metal. Check out "Nevolnost je vše, čím jsem (Nausea Is All I Am)," along with an interview with KOSTNATĚN mastermind D.L., now at https://www.invisibleoranges.com/kostnateni-premiere-interview/
"...an amalgam of strange time signatures, microtonality, folk rhythms, and, of course, black metal, resulting in a dizzying type of music unlike anything else I've actually ever heard." - Invisible Oranges
Úpal will be out on CD, gatefold vinyl and digital formats on May 26. Pre-order the album at https://kostnateni.bandcamp.com/album/pal
Úpal ("heatstroke") is a story of the human condition as a function of heat. The rise of consciousness in warm-blooded creatures has given rise to impossibly dense, illogical webs of thought that can completely divorce our lived experience from the physical world around us.
Anxiety, fixations, and hallucinations can appear without material basis, setting our overactive neurons on fire. To bring this vivid scene to life, KOSTNATĚNÍ has become both more meditative and more chaotic, introducing influences from sources as varied as African folk and noise rock into its technical black metal basis. Evoking both the searing rays of the desert sun and the melting of one's sanity, Úpal walks the fine line between burning up and burning out.
Tracklist (titles in Czech and English)
1. Řemen (The Belt)
2. Hořím navždy (I Burn Forever)
3. Rukojmí empatie (Hostage of Empathy)
4. Opál (Opal)
5. Skrýt se před Bohem (Hide from God)
6. Nevolnost je vše, čím jsem (Nausea Is All I Am)
7. Slunce svázáno s krvácející Zemí (Sun Bound to the Bleeding Earth)
Úpal was written and recorded from October 2020 to October 2021. Vocals were recorded in late 2021-early 2022. The drums were mixed and recorded in the fall of 2022 at The Weeb Dungeon by Andrew Lee. The album was mastered by Jacob Buczarski.
KOSTNATĚNÍ is D.L.
Drums by Andrew Lee.
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Featuring current and ex-members of Dark Funeral, Scar Symmetry, Raubtier, Carnal Forge, and Facebreaker, this strong follow-up album is a natural continuation of the path taken on the band's debut record. More powerful and faster than ever at times, but the flow of the full-length has been the focal point of the whole writing and recording process. Everything has been done with the full album listening experience in mind. Get ready to headbang it heavy and hard from beginning to end for a memorable audible mosh pit.
Edvin Skårud wrote all the lyrics (except for one song) on this record, his dark and masterful lyrics deal with death, cruelty and the dark side of life, and the blackness of one's soul.
Today, Ironmaster presents the lyric video for the album's second single "Monolithic Suppressor Engaged" -https://youtu.be/SqHzJ8FFftw
The band adds about the track:
"This Black-Thrash song on the album has some King Diamond inspired guitar in the chorus that's a bit unusual for us, but adds an evil flavor to the whole thing."
"Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage" was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Blacklounge Studios between May 2021 and October 2022 by Jonas Kjellgren. The album is now available for pre-order via Black Lion Records at https://ironmasterblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-spiritual-carnage
Previous Single:
"Bringer Of Deception" - https://youtu.be/NZkhTjC9qOw
Track
Listing:1. Solemn Pestilence - 3:22
2. Ocean Of Searing Hatred - 4:58
3. Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage - 3:48
4. Infinite Virulent - 5:03
5. Monolithic Suppressor Engaged - 3:14
6. Cast Into The Hollow - 4:59
7. Implications Of Sacral Time - 0:36
8. Lies Of Apathy - 3:43
9. Bringer Of Deception - 3:48
10. Dismantling Eternity - 4:23
Album Length: 37:55
IRONMASTER are:
Roberth Karlsson - Vocals
Jonas Kjellgren - Guitars
Janne Jaloma – Drums
Discography:
2023 - Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage
2022 - Thy Ancient Fire
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United24, and to Alex from GoodGuysGoGrind in Kyiv.24 grind & death shots against war !
Six-Score, Eastwood, Meth Leppard, Gummo, Distaste, Järnbörd and many more amazing bands stand united against senseless violence and injustice!
Special Thanks to all the Bands involved
Silvia Maria Hagemann @vindsvoel for designing and creating logo & artwork
Ramon Smith @Whiteroom Studios for Mastering the audio tracks
Mario Zumpe (Grind The Nazi Scum Festival) for promoting and bringing in bands from all over the world
@tommy_sussex for providing his photographs from his book „Our Sincere Toils“
Katrin & Lars Backmeyer for supporting me fi nancially & emotionally
All proceeds going to support
our sisters and brothers in Ukraine
Digital compilation + benefit t-shirt (shipping from UK):
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Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 20-02-2022
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Thrash - Death Metal
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Oskar - Lead Guitar & Vocal
Janni - Lead Guitar
Bart - Bass
Pawel - Drums
Tracklist:
1.War of minds
2.No compromise
3.I See my death
4.Hope and dreams
5.Lost(Bonus Track)
Sign of Death was founded in Germany in February 2019 by Oskar (guitar), Jannis (guitar), and Georg (vocals). The lineup of the band changed several times over the next year, until April 2020 when Oskar and Jannis were the only remaining members. In early 2021, drummer Puggy joined the band, and they recorded their first single "Lost." In October 2021, they entered the studio to record their first EP "Revival," which was released on February 20, 2022. Soon after releasing the EP, Bart joined the band as the new bass player. The band played several shows with this lineup until the end of 2022 when Puggy left the band. Currently, the band is working on a new album and searching for a new drummer.
Recording by SOD STUDIO, mixing and mastering by Rolf Munkes Empire Studios.
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With iconic album artwork created by Dark Dungeons Atelier, "Sadistic Nightmares" promises to be a Rock'n Roll Speed Attack that fans won't want to miss. The band will soon release the first tunes from the album, giving listeners a taste of what's to come.
To stay updated on the latest news and releases from Intöxicated, follow them on Facebook and Instagram. "Sadistic Nightmares" will be out on May 5th via MDD Records.
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DISMINDED – “ THE VISION “
Label: Black SunsetRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 03-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of : Unleashed, Sinister, Benediction...
Line-up:
Kevin - vocals
Bürste - bass
Auer - git
Kalle - drums
Tracklist:
01. A Melting Of Worlds
02. Nightmare
03. Unleash Hate
04. Judgement Day
05. Coro-Nation
06. Final Prayer
07. World War 3
08. Dead Water
09. The Cult
10. New God Rising
Founded in February 2009, Disminded quickly established its musical direction: combining dramatic melodies, powerful grooves, and fast thrash elements with raw, unapologetic lyrics addressing themes of despair, fear, addiction, betrayal, and violence. The result is a potent blend of death metal and old-school influences.
After the success of their two previous albums, "Out of the Ashes" and "Beheading the Snake," the band headed to Tim Schlichting at Flashback Recording Studios in the summer of 2022 to record their third album, "The Visions." The album was later mixed and mastered by scene veteran Harris Johns.
The result is a no-frills ode to the melodic old school death metal of the nineties. 10 songs full of fervor and devotion with dragging, almost everything rolling down melodies, blast speed parts, pleading and cursing growls and screams - and all that in contemporary garb, without pandering to "modern" genre expressions. "The Vision" is a musical statement performed without compromise, which will make fans of the genre click their tongues!
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Label: Tragedy ProductionsRelease date: april 7th 2023
Genre: Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal
For fans of: Unreqvited | Silencer | Be Persecuted | Lifelover
Line-up:
David Cofré - Everything
I have raged at your passing, at the injustice of what fate has handed to me; but my fury is burnt out. I am defeated and I count my days in tears. Regret walks behind me, a shrouded, skeletal figure of judgement that stalks my every step, endlessly whispering the litany of my failings. How I failed you. How, in truth, there is no injustice in my sentencing to this void, that this empty darkness is no more than I deserve. I will exist solely to remember you, a chalice to carry thoughts and dreams of you into eternity so that you may never be forgotten. The stars will turn to dust before you are forgotten…
“…if the sky were you, I would never close my eyes again …” - David Cofré
Born from loss and the desperate need to find a new path through a life reduced to a wasteland of sorrow, I Miss You, C....... is the creation of multi instrumentalist David Cofré. The songs that comprise the album, Catalina, are each imbued with an array of tumultuous, conflicting emotions; from the shocking emptiness of despair to the terrifying tornado of grief that threatens to tear us apart, the grinding bite of guilt and regret to the painful beauty of precious memories. The guitars possess a brittle fragility even in passages of blasting velocity or vast black chords, the sound of a heart always teetering on the brink of breaking. Reflecting the nature of grief each song is a long and complex creation, moving through an array of states of being – bitter, broken, longing and lost – and always there is that ghost of memory, those shades of melody that wind their way like threads of gold through the bleak black and grey shadows. David Cofré has opened up his heart and soul in his search for spiritual redemption, pouring out a river of pain. Yet despite the intensely personal nature of his work, Catalina speaks in a universal language and examines the harshest of emotions that will visit us all on our journey through life. Diving into this flood of agony is a searing experience, but a cleansing one too, as our own sorrows are drawn to the surface and washed away in Catalina’s tears.
The four expansive songs that form the Catalina album have been augmented by two additional demo tracks for this beautifully packaged physical release from Tragedy Productions. They add an additional layer of understanding to David’s story as they reach back even closer to the source of his grief, the beginning of the Catalina story. Upon its April 7th release this Chilean project will undoubtedly become a sought after treasure for all fans of the most emotional atmospheric and depressive black metal. With I Miss You, C.......’s Catalina David Cofré brings you the soundtrack to the long dark nights of your soul.
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Dear
Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud and honored to announce
the first ever - and much needed - vinyl version of one of 2022’s most
accomplished and visionary underground death metal works, PESTILENGTH’S
massive sophomore full-length album “BASOM GRYPHOS“,
thirty six minutes of mutant death metal armageddon to disintegrate the fabric
of reality, released in collaboration with Nuclear Winter Records for Europe.Across it's synapse-obliterating eight songs "Basom gryphos" unfolds an infernal fractal of muted death metal forged from the same aberrant antimatter that birthed defining works by Morbid Angel (early Tucker-era particularly) and Immolation, revealing a shapeshifting, suffocating sonic hallucination conceived at the outer limits of death metal as we know it. The disfiguring dissonant black metal touches and disorienting atmospheres transposed from the band's origins persist in their framework, further exalting the band's deliriant penchant for total extreme metal surrealism, while the cryptic allomorphic symbolism and inverted anti-language that permeates the lyrics and song titles complete an alien extreme metal crucible of truly mind-altering enormity.
"Basom gryphos" was originally released in spring 2022 (on CD by Nuclear Winter Records and on cassette tape format by Nuclear Winter and Goat Throne Records), to critical acclaim, and the vinyl version is now available in the Americas from Sentient Ruin and in Europe via Nuclear Winter.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases.Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
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"In the past few years, Alex Cohen has emerged as one of the planet’s most advanced, progressive drummers."
- Sick Drummer Magazine
CONTRARIAN will release Sage of Shekhinah, the band's 5th album, March 17 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats via Willowtip Records.
True to their namesake, CONTRARIAN continue to defy the odds and steer the head of progressive/technical death metal towards a more organic approach. On Sage of Shekhinah, the band counteracts genre norms with nuanced composition and subtle production.
Pre-order:
https://willowtip.com/bands/details/contrarian.aspx
https://contrarianmetal.bandcamp.com/album/sage-of-shekhinah
Track Listing:
1. Sage of Shekhinah
2. In Gehenna
3. Ibn al Rawandi
4. The Guide for the Perplexed
5. Zabur of Satfiyah al Shamal
6. Apollonius of Tyana
7. A Madman From Island Patmos
Album Credits:
Guest Bouzouki appearance by Michael Paouris on "Sage of Shekhinah"
Guest Bass appearance by Jack Eaton on "Apollonius of Tyana"
Guitars recorded by Doug White at Watchmen Studios, Lockport, NY
Special thanks to Bill Bodily for engineering bass recordings.
Drums recorded at Solitude Studios PA
All songs written by Jim Tasikas
All arrangements by Contrarian
Produced by Jim Tasikas
Mixed by Neil Kernon for Auslander
Mastered by Alan Douches
Jim Tasikas and Brian Mason exclusively play ESP guitars.
Alex Cohen exclusively plays Paiste Cymbals.
Line-up:
Jim Tasikas - Guitars, Keyboards, Bouzouki
Brian Mason - Lead Guitars
Ed Paulsen - Bass
Alex Cohen - Drums
JaKob SiN - Vocals
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And "HEX" certainly is all that, as you can hear for yourselves by either downloading or streaming the track from a variety of services at https://link.darkessencerecords.no/Tilintetgjort_Hex
A video for the track by Den Gamle can be seen at https://youtu.be/Ate_sRfvFBs
Formed in the early summer of 2020 by Oslo-based musicians Den Gamle and Hazzlegard on guitars, and Sturt on bass, TILINTETGJORT's lineup was completed with the addition of Tybalt on drums and Svik on vocals, and work quickly started on the album that was to become "IN DEATH I SHALL ARISE".
TILINTETGJORT's Avant-garde Black Metal finds its inspiration in '90's Black Metal, along with '70's Prog, and a variety of other experimental genres, and by melding them together and adding their own, personal touches, the band creates a nightmarish visions of alchemical madness and arcane mysteries that blur the line between insanity and reality, filling the listener with dread.
A fierce and passionate band, TILINTETGJORT are one of the more interesting artists to have appeared on the Oslo Black Metal scene recently. Their work ethic is not to be doubted, with its members undertaking an arduous creative process and gruelling rehearsals in order to produce the desired results, both in the studio for "In Death I Shall Arise" and on stage for live performances.
For the recording of "In Death I Shall Arise" TILINTETGJORT preferred to use some of the older techniques, with the majority of the album being recorded live over a period of three days. After a few overdubs in Evil Octopus Studios, the album was mixed at Chaka Khan before being mastered by Jack Control of Enormous Door.
As a result "In Death I Shall Arise" is a focused and inspired piece of work that displays an abundance of creativity on the part of TILINTETGJORT, with the band's desire to break down the stifling confines of a genre that frequently finds itself stagnating very much in evidence.
Filled with inspiration and madness of the soul, "In Death I Shall Arise" invites the listener to join the band as they embark on a journey to hunt for truth in a widely delusional world, guiding us through the mysteries of knowledge and death.
Set for release on the 31st March, track listing for “In Death I
Shall Arise” is as follows:1. Kvikksølvdrømmer
2. Sannhetens Søyler
3. Mercurial
4. Vinter Og Høst
5. Hex
6. Dommedagsmonument
A video for "Mercurial", the recently-released first single from the album can be seen at https://youtu.be/yG8o53ZieA8
"In Death I Shall Arise" will be available in CD, Vinyl and Digital formats and can now be pre-ordered from:
https://darkessencerecords.no/kar244-tilintetgjort-in-death-i-shall-arise/
https://tilintetgjort.bandcamp.com
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TILINTETGJORT's next live appearance will be on Saturday 8th April when they will celebrate the release of the album with a show at Inferno Festival in Oslo.
More information about TILINTETGJORT can be found on the band's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/tilintetgjortnor or website at https://tilintetgjort.no
Genre: Black MetalLabel: Folter Records
Vertrieb: Alive
VÖ: 13.04.2023
Der Bandname UNHALLLOWED ist noch ein unbeschriebenes Blatt. „Noch“ ist hier das Schlagwort. Denn die Band, die sich 2021 gründete, hat es in sich. Ihr Debütalbum ist klar vom Black Metal der Spätneunziger skandinavischer Prägung inspiriert.
Ohne Umschweife gehen UNHALLOWED mit aggressivem Black Metal voran, geben aber melodischen Elementen immer wieder Raum um als Gegenpart im Sound zu fungieren. Die vielschichtigen Gitarrenarrangements mit umfangreichen Lead-Gitarren bildet die Basis auf der das einerseits exzessiv-aggressive Treiben, aber auch die melodischen „Aha-Momente“ erschaffen werden. Die kalten, einprägsamen Vocals unterstreichen die packende Atmosphäre und sorgen für Gänsehautmomente.
Das Debütalbum ist inhaltlich geprägt vom persönlichen Streben nach spiritueller Gnosis, die weit über die kosmische Realität hinaus geht. UNHALLOWED sind ein Muss für Liebhaber skandinavischer Black-Metal-Kunst und Anhängern zeitgenössischem Black Metals gleichermaßen.
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This album will mark the first release by Hellfrost since the departure of longtime bass player Syd Vainer.
Formed in 2010 by Dave Vainer in Naples, Florida as a one-man project, Hellfrost was later joined by Syd Vainer on drums. The band has since worked to build a following in their local scene, releasing their first EP, "Phrixus," in 2011.
Hellfrost's first full-length album, "Pagan Son," was released in 2016 and represented a huge step forward for the band's songwriting and production quality. Following the success of "Pagan Son," the band released "Extinction" in August 2019, which gained a lot of attention in their local scene.
Hellfrost began touring in their home state of Florida in support of "Extinction," with the title track inspired by the red tide outbreak that occurred in the region in 2018. In June 2020, Gabriel Gozainy (ex-Perdition Temple) joined the band as a live drummer, with Syd Vainer switching over to bass.
The band's third full-length album, "Dark Ages," was released in 2021 and was the final album to feature Syd Vainer. Earlier this year, Syd Vainer left Hellfrost to pursue other musical ventures.
Fans can listen to "Dark Ages" on YouTube, and keep up with Hellfrost on Facebook and Instagram:
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Label: Nordic Mission
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 10-03-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal/ Melodic Death Metal
For fans of :At the gates, Arch Enemy and The Black Dahlia Murder
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Claudio Enzler
Thorsten Brandt
Fred Berger
Ulrike Fiedler
Wolfgang Nillies
Tracklist:1. Annihilated
2. Martyrium
3. From Above
4. Born Guilty
5. Where All Prayers Fail
6. Eye for an Eye
7. Decadence Reigns
8. Cohorts of Oblivion
9. Death from Within
10. Written in my Scars
Celebrating 30 years in the death metal scene, German metallers SACRIFICIUM bring their magnum opus, "Oblivion". The album features the band's signature groovy death metal sound with heavy riffs and atmospheric elements. With a mix of brutality and melody, the album offers a chaotic and intense listening experience with low growls, fast riffs, and melodic breaks that will satisfy any death metal fan. The lyrics delve into humanity's uncertain existence, critical worldviews, and guilt.
SACRIFICIUM has shared the stage with Extol, Dismember, and The Black Dahlia Murder. The album was recorded by Wolfgang Nillies at Earmaster Production Studio, mixed by Jani Stefanovic at Dreamdecipher Productions, and mastered by Ronnie Björnström at Björnström Sound & Production. It also features guest vocals from Eddie De Witte (Hilasterion & Sheltered Sun) on "Cohorts of Oblivion" and Christoph Zacharias (World to Ashes) on "Eye for an Eye".
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The band is now sharing the first single, the title track, at https://larvae.bandcamp.com/album/entitled-to-death
Oakland, California has summoned the rituals of many metal legions over the decades. Its stench is filled with dark art, morbid riffs, death and doom. There’s a scorched place in the corner of the crumbling landscape evoking evil and witchy magic where Larvae feast on the remains of those who perished.
"Entitled To Death" pursues a human experience, traversing the middle realm seen thru the eyes of a defected warrior. Bound to a reality of misanthrope, power, and trauma the protagonist seeks balance until the final collapse in a land filled with ruin and loss. The crossover compositions and lyrical anecdotes grapple with mental health and self worth before crossing over into a cosmic abyss.
Inspired by 90's legends like Runemagick, Paradise Lost, Immolation, Bolt Thrower, Neurosis and Dismember, Larvae decompose Death and Doom metal to emote thru narrative and conjure dismal hallucinations.
The sophomore album by LARVAE unveils a bare-boned trio led by founding member vocalist/ guitarist/ engineer Brad Kobylczak (Eulogy, Kuru, Machine Head, Green Day) who’s accompanied by the low end marauding of bassist Wyatt Culbertson (Born/Dead, Abrupt) and the percussive barrage of Eric Evert (Rebels Advocate) on drums. Since 2011, LARVAE have been ruminating on their own breed of death/ doom atmosphere conjoined with blackened passages and macabre riffing to align the unique anatomy forming what stands today. "Entitled To Death" delivers a slab of morbidity to scrape away festering corpses into heaps of liquified tissue.
Album tracklist:01. Entitled to Death
02. Obscure Unknown
03. Of Power and Loss
04. Open Tomb of Nightmares
05. The Last of Living
06. The Stars Spelled Death
Guitar, vocals and soundscapes - Brad Kobylczak
Bass and samples - Wyatt Culbertson
Drums - Eric Evert
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Earhammer by Greg Wilkinson
Produced by Brad Kobylczak
Cover art by Andrei Bouzikov
Additional artwork by Jason V Roberts, Eric Radey and Bryce Shelton.
Layout design by Ross Sewage
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https://larvae.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/larvaetomb
The track "Traveler" has been a fan favorite live, with its catchy hooks, and riffs giving listeners a memorable moment in the mosh pit. The band adds:
"Traveler started with inspiration from Tool’s Lateralus track and Mudvayne's Dig for the bass riffing. As soon as we finalized the structure and riffs for it, we knew it was going to be received well. This was the second song we wrote in the EP and we tried to keep it straightforward and catchy."
Choosing the most well-received live songs that fit together in a cohesive vision was the main rule for Yotuma when they selected the track listing for "Otherworldly Incarnate". It was a vigorous selection and a thorough writing process for the band, which consists of Ryan McAleavy (Vocals), Ella Rose (Bass), Ben Van (Guitar), and Brevin Becker (Drums) (ex-Squidhammer). Each track stays unique and fresh flowing smoothly into one another to present the EP as a work of art from beginning to end.
"Otherworldly
Incarnate is going to be a powerhouse of seven songs all with different
approaches to its songwriting. We experimented with our writing processes while
still keeping the energy and power that the fans love. We absolutely love how
this record turned out. Evan Yoakum did a phenomenal job recording this EP and
Russell Hollar nailed the mix and master. This EP really captures our vision
with the tracks sounding raw and gritty while staying tight and polished. We
feel like we’ve raised the bar for our next release and are sure to continue to
strive for bigger, better, and more impressive bangers." says the
band.Creating technical and dynamic extreme music with a groove that takes influences from death, progressive, and thrash, Yotuma is recommended for fans of Decapitated, Gojira, Kublai Khan, 200 Stab Wounds, and Lamb of God.
Their single "Traveler" can be heard via its music video premiere on TheCirclePit YouTube channel -https://youtu.be/vfy9f5ilFCs
Track Listing:
1 - Mantra
2 - Welding the Flesh
3 - The Traveler
4 - Viscera Bucket
5 - Shrine of Absolution
6 - Unhinged Atrocity
7 - Wrath of Acala
https://www.facebook.com/yotumaWI
Listen to the single at this location: https://youtu.be/Xzsl0wQO8Ag
Due
to unexpected technical issues with the digital distributor, the song is
currently only available on YouTube as a lyric video with Spanish subtitles.Since 2015, AVULSED had not recorded a new song, it was on the EP "Altar of Disembowelment" supported by a European tour, and although it is true that the following year they re-recorded 18 songs for "Deathgeneration" with which they celebrated their 25th anniversary participating in numerous big festivals in Spain and Europe, and in 2017 they released the double live album “Night of the Living Deathgenerations” followed by another tour in Europe. However, the band began a slow songwriting process, which is actually the usual one for about 3 years between one album and another, but in 2020 the pandemic came and cut short all plans. This situation, together with terrible family dramas in some of the members, caused the songwriting to stop drastically.
"Vile Evil Rotted Over" will be available for listening on all digital platforms as soon as possible, and the band has launched a new official Facebook page to keep fans informed. The previous page was lost due to a hacking incident, and the new one can be found at www.facebook.com/Avulsed91. The band has promised an important announcement by the end of the month and invites fans to follow and share their page to stay updated.
AVULSED is back and in better shape than ever, ready to pick up the ground lost in recent years. Enjoy "Vile Evil Rotted Over" and stay tuned for more updates from the band.
Label: Vendetta RecordsRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 07-04-2023
Format: Digital, CD, LP, cassette
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Switzerland
Line-up:
V. Noir: guitars, bass, drums
Witch N.: vocals, bass, violin
Just over a year after the release of their debut album "Geist und Hexerei" and the release of a 7" EP in September 2022, ERNTE returns with a spellbinding journey through their native landscapes with their new release "Albsegen". This new album marks a significant step forward in the band's history and a rite of passage into the world of magic and witchcraft.
"Albsegen" captures real-world hate and frustration, calling back to a distant past with an invocation of old energies and spirits. The listener is drawn in by more than just surface emotions, as ERNTE seamlessly blends the original with the traditional to create a truly spellbinding experience.
The album was recorded and mixed by V. Noir between February and June 2021 and was later mastered by Greg Chandler of Priory Recording Studios in the UK.
https://ernteblackmetal.bandcamp.com/album/ernte-s-t
https://www.facebook.com/ernteblackmetal
OMNICIDAL Comments:
Omnicidal can proudly and finally announce the signing with Non Serviam Records! We are thrilled to present Omnicidal’s first full-length album ‘The Omnicidalist’ through this established and dedicated record label in April 2023. Let the collaboration begin!
Born in 2019 OMNICIDAL - Sebastian "Hravn" Svedlund (ex-Rimfrost), Fredrik Jordanius (ex- Egonaut/Lake Of Tears), Andreas Strandh (ex-Sister Sin) and Jansson "Jansson" Jansson (ex-Devilicious) - intend to manifest the ultimate mix of the old, putrid Swedish chainsaw sound with the slightly more melodic sound of the Gothenburg area.
OMNICIDAL recorded all the backing tracks live at Soundport while vocals and solos were recorded by the band themselves at Jordaniusounds studio in Borås. Mikael MRG Andersson took care of mixing and mastering at Soundport studio.
“The Omnicidalist” will be available on digipack CDand digital.
https://www.non-serviam-records.com/products/omnicidal-the-omnicidalist-digipak
https://non-serviam-records.bandcamp.com/album/the-omnicidalist
The
track listening reads as follows:1. By Knife
2. WWD
3. The Passenger
4. Cemetary Scream
5. Infernum
6. The Neverborn
7. The Reaping
8. Narcissistic Abuse
9. Ten Shots
10. Slow Decay
Bio
Omnicidal’s foundation was laid back in 2019 when the cosmos intervened and saw Sebastian "Hravn" Svedlund and Fredrik Jordanius respective bands (Rimfrost and Egonaut/Lake of Tears) met their demise at the same time.
Seeing this as a sign the duo took upon themselves to carve a new path together in the name of Death Metal, and together with fellow roadwarriors Andreas Strandh (ex-Sister Sin) and Jansson "Jansson" Jansson (ex-Devilicious) they formed Omnicidal.
The purpose of the band was to manifest the ultimate mix of the old, putrid Swedish chainsaw sound with the slightly more melodic sound of the Gothenburg area and the band quickly gathered momentum with the singles "Let Me In" and "Dreadbringer".
As Covid hit the world, throwing a spanner into all things that could even resemble live gigs and touring, Omnicidal choose the route of pretty much every band and hid away deep down in the catacombs beneath Borås to write songs for a full-length album and in the fall of 2021 the band went to Soundport Studio in Ulricehamn to manifest their debut album.
Omnicidal recorded all the backing tracks live at Soundport while vocals and solos were recorded by the band themselves over at the mythical Jordaniusounds studio in Borås, and after having Mikael MRG Andersson mix and master the album down at Soundport "The Omnicidalist" was born.
In 2022 the band signed with Non Serviam Records and in 2023 the band’s debut album “The Omnicidalist” is released.
OMNICIDAL are:
Sebastian Svedlund - Vocals, guitars
Fredrik Jordanius - Guitars
Andreas Strandh - Bass
Stefan Jansson – Drums
http://www.non-serviam-records.com/
http://www.facebook.com/nonserviamrecords
https://www.facebook.com/Omnicidalofficial
UTILITARIAN – “GASLIGHTS”
Label: Independent ReleaseRelease date: April 7th 2023
Genre: Extreme Metal/Hardcore Punk
For fans of: D.R.I. | Napalm Death | Discharge | Anti Cimex
Line-up:
Jon Crowder - Vocals
Toby Gibbons - Bass
Amara Wears – Guitar/Drums
We’re slipping closer to the edge every day – more of what we love, more of what we really need, more of who we really are is falling into oblivion with every breath. Still the money men stare into the long dead past, counting the cash with their bloodstained hands, whistling over our screams. And the media machine turns our fear into hate, puts knives in our hands and points us at our neighbours, whispering “they’re the reason you’re poor, they’re the reason you’re dying, they’re the reason your life is empty”… We eat what is beautiful, burn what is life sustaining, hate what is true. Ignorance is no longer an excuse – it’s time to wake up before they feed us all into the flames.
There are many bands with memorable slogans, who are quick to wave the flag of the latest cause célèbre and pay lip service to the issues of the day. There are far fewer who live by their beliefs, who promote their message with a loud, unwavering voice no matter how the tide of public opinion turns. There are even fewer who can pair their message with music every bit as confrontational, defiant and incendiary as their words. The UK’s Utilitarian are one of the few – and new album Gaslights is their most explosive, devastating release to date. As they rage against capitalism, discrimination, exploitation of the weak and innocent, greed and hatred they unleash rampaging riffs and heart stirring choruses. The power of extreme metal collides with the fury and energy of hardcore punk and a deluge of instantly addictive, adrenaline packed songs rain down. Featuring some searing solos from Ol Drake of Evile on the crunching crossover of ‘Hatetriarchy’ and the mountainous drumming of Andy Whale (ex-Bolt Thrower, ex-Memoriam) on the menacing ‘The Weight’ and the album’s storming title track, Gaslights is a staggering forearm smash to the face of the establishment.
On April 7th Utilitarian will release Gaslights not on CD, but as a book containing not only all the song lyrics, but also explanations of the stance taken in each song and a download code for the most essential ingredient in the Utilitarian Molotov cocktail – the music. Explaining the choice to sell books rather than CDs the band’s vocalist, Jon Crowder says:
“We're selling these instead of CD's as they're better for the environment and they're a strong way of getting our message out there along with the music.”
With Gaslights Utilitarian have proved again that passionate political thinking never sounds better than when it’s delivered in the form of pit inducing anthems.
https://www.utilitarianuk.com/
https://www.facebook.com/utilitarianband
The planetary grid is riddled with unsteady and weak sonic occurrences, leaving a gap in the terrestrial soundscape. A planet-side distress signal originates from the northern hemisphere. Three trackers have joined forces in a mission to seal the aperture for good.
They are known as EMISSARY.
The
tale of Finland’s EMISSARY began in October 2019, just moments before a Cirith
Ungol gig in Helsinki. Dimi (Ranger) and Iiro’s idea of a band, which had
already been around for years, got the fire it needed when they were chatting
before the show with an old acquaintance, Joel (ex-Chevalier), and it turned
out that his conceptions and ideas about music matched perfectly with the duo.
Already at the first jam session, everything fell into place, and the trio
focused immediately on writing their own songs. A shared vision crystallized week
by week as sci-fi and fantasy fueled the ideas for the material. Even in the
very beginning, the unrelenting power of old-school US power metal and the
challenging structures of prog rock were the centerpieces of the music.The epidemic slowed down the trio's activities in spring 2020, but EMISSARY continued to actively rehearse whenever possible. In less than a year’s time after founding, the band began to record their debut five-track mini-album in cooperation with producer/engineer Anselmi Ahopalo.
Using precise state-of-the-art tech and stalwart sonic equipment from eras bygone, they have devised heavier-than-sun frequencies that would secure the breach and they would devote themselves as the Guardians of the Seal.
Indeed, EMISSARYs list of influences is vast and idiosyncratic. From the cult likes of Helstar, Sacred Blade, Camel, Virgin Steele, and Chastain to the big likes of Iron Maiden, Rush, Black Sabbath, Mercyful Fate, and Yes to films like Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, the first two Predator movies, the Star Trek franchise, and many, MANY more, EMISSARY’s pool of textures and sensations is nigh overwhelming, if not for the bravado in which they pursue their own sound and the resultant compositional mastery they so freely flex across Emissary. Truly, the record’s five primary songs – the aptly titled “Galactic Overture” sets the stage as an intro – burst and bristle with so many dazzling shapes, it’s almost an afterthought that the power-trio make these sonic sci-fi castles catchy. So, chops for days and also hooks just as long, EMISSARY here deliver a half-hour of infinite possibilities in what’s bound to be a classically brazen first statement – and now, under the auspices of DYING VICTIMS.
Stand by to receive auricular surge of earth-shattering heavy metal.
Line-up:
Joel - Drums
Dimi Pontiac - Guitars
Iiro - Vocals, Bass
From Helsinki, Finland.
Release date: April 28th 2023
Release info:
Regular LP edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special LP edition on grimace purple vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard, download code and patch.
CD with sticker and obi.
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
Release
Date: 14-04-2023Label: Self-released
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette, LP
Genre: Black Sludge
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Fur: Guitars, Vocals, Mix & Master
Flakman: Bass
Win: Drums
Tracklist:
Strand
Stein
Nacht
Takt
Kette
Schatten
Regen
Wellen German band Zeit's new album, "Ohnmacht," delves into the frustrations and horrors of human existence amidst the pandemic, war, and climate change. The DIY approach of recording in their own "Studio 357" allows for musical freedom as the album blends Sludge, Doom, Death, and Black Metal. The album will be available on vinyl, CD, and tape.
"Ohnmacht" (en: to faint, powerlessness) is a portrayal of the powerlessness that results in an accepting behavior despite tragic events. For fans of Totenmond, "Ohnmacht" follows the development of their previous album "Drangsal." The album was produced and released by the band themselves, with Fur overseeing recording, mix, and mastering, and Fur and @tomasdottir.art creating the cover artwork.
Listen to Zeit's previous album, "Drangsal," and stay updated on the release of "Ohnmacht" via their website and social media platforms.
https://www.facebook.com/RumsDieZeit
The release on Club Inferno Ent. of the new album by Italian Death Metallers DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM is imminent. The album, out on April 5th, is entitled "DEI CONSENTES" and it's a sort of concept album in 12 episodes that explores the Gods of ancient Rome and their representation in today's society.
"Dei Consentes" is undoubtedly the most direct and powerful album that the band has created so far and represents the perfect marriage between the great technique of bands like DEATH, CYNIC and PESTILENCE, the nihilistic violence of BEHEMOTH and the extraordinary progressism of EDGE OF SANITY.
The vortex of their Dodecaphonic Metal will leave you breathless.
http://www.facebook.com/clubinfernoent
https://www.facebook.com/DescentIntoMaelstromBand
At least with their celebrated last masterpiece "Metal division" and chart successes in several countries (including #20 in the official Top 100 German album charts), MYSTIC PROPHECY belong to the spearhead of international Heavy Metal. They are one of the most successful acts of the genre on digital platforms and with several hundred thousand followers on Spotify. At their live shows they prove again and again that they understand Heavy Metal as a passionate ultimate fight. And with their new album "Hellriot" they pick up where they left off with "Metal division": Powerful concise hooks with shout-along factor, hard-hitting and monstrous sound paired with technically brilliant riffs, all refined by a powerful modern production that is second to none and makes the band so popular and unique. In short: With “Hellriot”, MYSTIC PROPHECY delivers brilliantly and make every Heavy Metal heart beating merciless faster!
"Hellriot" will be released on May 19, 2023 as jewel case CD, limited mediabook CD, various vinyl colours and picture discs and digital streaming / download format. Also released as a limited to 666 copies collector’s hardcover boxset that includes: the limited mediabook CD, velvet bag, all in one flatware/multitool, raincoat, and signed autograph!
Pre-order the album here: https://bit.ly/mystic_prophecy_hellriot
MYSTIC PROPHECY:
R.D. Liapakis - Vocals
Markus Pohl - Guitar
Evan K - Guitar
Joey Roxx - Bass
Hanno Kerstan – Drums
Produced by by R.D. Liapakis
Mixed & Mastered by Henrik Udd
Cover Artwork & Layout by Dusan Markovic
Additional layout by Michael Gladigau
Photos by Frank Kollbi
Track
list:01. Hellriot
02. Unholy hell
03. Demons of the night
04. Metal attack
05. Paranoia
06. Revenge and fire
07. Rising with the storm
08. Road to Babylon
09. Azrael
10. Cross the line
11. World on fire
The next MYSTIC PROPHECY live dates:
22.04.23 · DE - Schapen // Mosh’n’May
06.05.23 · DE - Braunschweig // Rock in Rautheim
17.05.23 · DE - Memmingen // Kaminwerk
18.05.23 · DE - Mannheim // 7er Club
19.05.23 · DE - Schirnding // Gemeindehalle
20.05.23 · DE - Oberhausen // Kulttempel
07.07.23 · DE - Irslingen // Wolfweez Open Air
15.07.23 · DE - Bornhöved // Blizzard Open Air
29.07.23 · DE - Laichingen // Rock Dein Leben
04.08.23 · AT - Rattenberg // INNROCKreloaded Festival
12.08.23 · HR - Rajevo Selo // Pannonian Rock Festival
26.08.23 · DE - Erkelenz // Metal De Houte Festival
23.09.23 · DE - Neuenstadt a. K. // Stadthalle
06.10.23 · CZ - Zliv // RockTime KD
07.10.23 · DE - Freising // Lindenkeller
http://www.mysticprophecy.net
Label: Xtreem Music
Release Date: 04-04-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Spain
Line-up:
Dave Rotten – Vocals
Vicente J. – Guitars & Bass
Javier Fernández (Nexus 6) – Drums, Synths & Guitars
Tracklist:
1. The Morbid Earth
2. Prone to Gobble Life
3. Omnicidal Ends
4. Aeons Empty
5. Plagueridder
6. Spasmic Extinction
7. Primal Expulsion
8. Riddance of the Graves
9. Path to Devourment
After a hiatus of 14 years, Yskelgroth is back with their upcoming album "Bleeding of the Hideous". The band was formed in the year 2000 with the aim of creating a ferocious and savage blend of Death and Black Metal. Unfortunately, the project fell apart in 2007 when David moved to Germany, but the band was relaunched in 2008 when Dave Rotten and Vicente J. Payá from Unbounded Terror/Golgotha teamed up to write songs for a new album.
In early 2009, the band completed their first album "Unholy Primitive Nihilism" which received little promotion due to the unfortunate folding of their label, Regimental Rec. However, Yskelgroth is now ready to give their music the treatment it deserves with their upcoming release "Bleeding of the Hideous".
The band's new album is a result of a year-long effort by the three members to write 9 new songs with an even more complex, twisted, and intricate sound. With Javier Fernández from The Heretic/Nexus 6 on drums, synths, and guitar arrangements, the band's sound has been enriched to produce a faster and more aggressive sound.
Xtreem Music was an obvious choice for the release of "Bleeding of the Hideous", which will be available in digital and CD formats from April 4th, 2023. The album promises to be outstanding in today's Death/Black Metal genre, with an exceptional production that will take the listener on a ferocious journey through Yskelgroth's savage world.
Don't miss out on Yskelgroth's upcoming release, "Bleeding of the Hideous". Get ready for a savage blend of Death and Black Metal that will leave you craving more
https://www.facebook.com/yskelgroth
Label: Pesttanz Klangschmiede
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 20-01-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Malta
Tracklist:
1. Plague of Suicide
2. The Saviour We Do Not Want
3. Servant of the Dark
4. Together as None
5. The Cosmic Eye
6. Against God
"Together as None" is the debut EP from the rising Maltese one-man band, Saint Vermin."Together as None" is a limited release of only 300 CDs and will also be available on all major streaming platforms.
https://www.facebook.com/saintverminblackmetal/
FATUOUS RUMP – “I AM AT YOUR DISPOSAL”
Label: Brutal Mind / Fat Tub Of LardRelease date: april 28th 2023
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
For fans of: Guttural Secrete | Putrid Pile | Emasculated Vituperation | Guttural Disease
“Every body is a book of blood; wherever we’re opened we’re red.”- Clive Barker, The Books Of Blood
It’s all about understanding, the need to know…how everything connects, what lies behind beauty, where do we keep our souls. The skin is a mask, a sheet to hide our secrets; once it has been removed so much starts to become clear. I dig deep, through the muscle and sinew, down to the glistening white bone; carefully extracting the arteries, the delicate web of veins, wiping aside the endless tide of blood and striving to block out the shrieking background noise which threatens to distract me from my work. The soul is here, somewhere in this slippery crimson morass, somewhere behind this cage of bone…and its secrets will be mine.
In a glorious explosion of gore and horror the legendary Fatuous Rump have returned! Taiwan’s most notorious exponents of bloody, brutal death metal bring you I Am At Your Disposal, a feast of sickening riffs, twisted grooves, blistering blasts and the warped vocal exhortations of the one and only Larry Wang! Blending the blackest of sick humour with the heaviest sounds imaginable Fatuous Rump have crafted an irreverent classic of the genre. Behind the unnerving soundbites and the grotesque song titles lurk some irresistible examples of absolute extremity – the filthy, addictive riffing of ‘Whenever We’re Opened We’re Red’, the skull-shattering impact of ‘The Airtight Bag In The Freezer’ and the sheer colossal weight of ‘Sometimes Bad Babies Go In Timeout’; these songs are genre defining masterpieces! I Am At Your Disposal takes every element of Fatuous Rump’s insane signature sound and pushes it to even greater extremes…this album will crush you, pulverise you and utterly destroy you.
Brutal Mind and Fat Tub Of Lard have united to release I Am At Your Disposal – it’s simply too heavy for one label to manage alone! Housed in the macabre and morbid artwork of Bagoes Putra of Pradana Graphics (Arsebreed, Cerebral Incubation etc) I Am At Your Disposal will detonate on April 28th so get ready to bathe in the blood shower. Fatuous Rump are the last word in Taiwanese ultra-brutality, the uncrowned kings of death metal’s deepest, darkest realms.
Line-up:
Larry Wang - Vocals
Daniel Chen - Bass
Hank Peng - Guitar
Kane Chen - Drums
https://brutal-mind.com/
www.facebook.com/fatuousrump
CATACOMB – “ WHEN THE STARS ARE RIGHT”
Label: Xtreem Music
Release Date: 23 -03-2023
Format: Digital, CD, LP, Cassette
Genre: Death Metal
Country: France
Tracklist:01. The Kings of Edom
02. Ruler of this World
03. Servants of the Old Ones
04. Waiting For the Stars
05. The Great Dreamer
06. Black Goat
07. In Your Blasphemous Name
08. Crawling Chaos
09. Blind Idiot God
10. Chapel of Ghouls (Morbid Angel cover)
French Death Metal veterans Catacomb have announced their upcoming album "When the Stars Are Right" which is set to be released on March 23rd, 2023 via Xtreem Music.
In addition to the CD, Catacomb also offers a vinyl edition of 250 copies (100 splatter and 150 black), as well as a cassette limited to 50 units. The album promises to be an exceptional work that will undoubtedly meet the expectations of all the fans of the band.
The cover artwork was done by the genius Ukrainian artist Daemorph Art. Catacomb was formed in 1990 and has a long history in the metal scene, including four demos and a 7"EP until 1994 when they disbanded and reformed again in '97. In 2018, they reunited again and recorded a series of singles prior to their latest work, an EP entitled "Back to Unknown Kadath."
The release date for "When the Stars Are Right" will be March 23rd, 2023 through Xtreem Music on 12"LP, CD, Cassette & Digital formats.
www.facebook.com/CatacombCult
COLPOCLEISIS – “ELEGANT DEGRADATION”
Label: Reality Fade RecordsRelease date: march 3rd 2023
Genre: Slam/Brutal Death Metal
For fans of: Cerebral Incubation | Analepsy | Engutturalment Cephaloslamectomy | Gorevent
In the dark places, down the filth strewn alleyways, amongst the rot and decay beneath the bridges, in the subway tunnels and sewers where the shadows never lift and the stench never dissipates…they live. They fornicate and feast in the needles and the rats. They prey upon the missing, the frightened and alone, gorging on their flesh and basking in their pain. They dance their ritual dances in the mud and blood and bones, but they have forgotten who and what they are. Hopelessly absorbed in purposeless, perpetual desecration…deformed and soulless…the lost children of degradation.
Colpocleisis, the UK’s kings of slamming death metal depravity have returned with their second full length album, Elegant Degradation, featuring eleven tracks of primitive, gutter dwelling sickness. Following on from the vicious Human Dignity Violated EP (2020) Colpocleisis have continued their voyage into the darkest depths of human existence, forcing their way even further into the fetid crevices inhabited by those whose spirit has been slaughtered by continual exposure to the worst that mankind can offer. Cataclysmic riffs and the most inhuman vocal exhortations imaginable, drums that are attacked with a savagery bordering on the psychopathic and a bass presence that threatens to invoke total internal collapse. Be it the furious assault of ‘Evangenital Obliteration’, the repugnant, choking sludge of ‘Degrade’ or the bewildering insanity of ‘Flagellating At The Slab’, Elegant Degradation is not for those with a delicate disposition or a weak stomach. Only the most intrepid explorers of the horror that dwells beneath the shining veneer of civilisation need apply.
An eye-opening, ear destroying slab of slam, Elegant Degradation will be unleashed through Reality Fade Records on March 3rd. Housed in the gloriously nightmare inducing artwork of Daniel Francisco, mixed and mastered at Januaryo Hardy’s Insidious Soundlab (Stabbing, Brodequin, Anal Stabwound etc) and featuring guest vocal appearances from Chris Butterworth (Crepitation), Neil Hudson (ex-Gutworm), Mat Davies (.357 Homicide) and Jake Gamble (.357 Homicide) this album is the complete package, the ultimate expression of corrosive, grotesque slam. Welcome to the pit of putrescence…abandon hope, all who enter here.
Line-up:
Jon Burr - Vocals
Joe Mortimer - Bass
Ste Moses - Guitar
Lewis Candlin - Drums
www.realityfade.com
www.facebook.com/colpocleisis/
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Mexican death metal band ANCIENT SPECIES is excited to announce the release of their latest single, "INTO THE DEPTHS OF JEZERO". The track is now available on all major streaming platforms and marks the band's first new music release since their 2021 EP "Primordial Apocalypse".
"Into the Depths of Jezero" is a hard-hitting track that showcases Ancient Species' signature sound of brutal death metal. The song features relentless drumming, guttural vocals, and intricate guitar work, taking listeners on a dark journey into the unknown depths of Jezero. The track explores themes of cosmic horror and the mysteries of the universe.
In
a statement, Ancient Species expressed their excitement to share their new
music with fans and metalheads worldwide. "We're thrilled to release
our new single 'Into the Depths of Jezero'. It's a song that we've poured our
hearts and souls into, and we hope it resonates with our fans and listeners. We
can't wait to unleash more music and share our passion for death metal with the
world."You can listen to "Into the Depths of Jezero" at this location: https://open.spotify.com/album/4zfFQcDdkl1sOu2XU7k7Xz?si=n0iYl9EhRrCDDHK11Yc98w
Formed in 2015, Ancient Species has quickly become one of the most promising death metal bands in Mexico. With their unique sound and dynamic live performances, the band has gained a loyal following in the local metal scene and beyond.
For fans of Dying Fetus, Belphegor, and Death, "Into the Depths of Jezero" is the result of Ancient Species' hard work and passion for music. "We have tried to create a powerful and emotional sound that reflects our vision of life and the world around us. We are very proud of the final result and we can't wait to share this song with our fans and the international audience."
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To listen to "Into the Depths of Jezero" and stay up-to-date on Ancient Species' latest news and releases, visit the band's official website and social media pages:
https://ancientspecies.bandcamp.com/
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This
spring Europe will be hit by one of the heaviest tours of recent years,
as Unique Leader recording artists OMOPHAGIA join
forces with death metal deities Nile for a continent crossing
campaign under the banner of the VILE NILOTIC RITES EUROPEAN TOUR
2023. Beginning in Flensborg, Germany on April 4th, the mamoth tour
will then descend upon Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland,
Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and
the Czech Republic, before returning to Poland for a final show on May 7th.This
is not the first time that Omophagia and Nile have toured together, having
combined with Hate Eternal for the Vile Desolate Sands Tour of
2019. Speaking about this latest renewing of live hostilities Omophagia have
commented..."It may have seemed a bit quiet in the Omophagia camp recently, but you all know that doesn't mean we haven't been hard at work behind the scenes - and things are about to get busy! We're proud to announce that we are going to be touring once again with the one and only Nile! Thank you to Nile and to our sisters and brothers at Massive Music for making this happen. We can't wait to see you all on the road!"
Omophagia are marking their tour announcement with the release of a new video for the track 'All For None', which is featured on their critically acclaimed latest album REBIRTH IN BLACK, which was released through Unique Leader on September 16th last year. The song itself is a call to action, urging people to wake up to the dire situation that our society now finds itself in, while the video, in the band's words, offers a chance to see Omophagia "in action, with full energy and power!" You can see the video now at the Unique Leader YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqH-gKmgLzQ
Heed the Omophagia battle cry and prepare yourself for the Vile Nilotic Rites tour - coming to your town soon!
https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rebirth-in-black
https://www.facebook.com/Omophagia
One-man atmospheric black metal project YAGON is pleased to announce the signing of a deal with Wormholedeath Records for the reissue of the EP "A Raven's Tale." Originally produced, mixed, and mastered by Jaroslav Celujko of Jaro Sound, the EP will be made available to a wider audience on March 31st, 2023 via Wormholedeath Records.
Band
StatementI am proud to announce that atmospheric/black/doom metal – Yagon - signed with Wormholedeath. The new EP – A Raven's Tale will be released under their wings. Since a very young age, I have breathed and lived black metal. My greatest inspiration and influence have been – atmospheric/epic/doom metal – Mist of Misery, epic metal – Summoning, and doom metal – Rapture. These bands captured the very essence of sadness in my opinion and brought their stories to a musical stage.
At last, my dreams to rise and spread sorrow and great music have come true. Wormholedeath is giving me the opportunity to fulfill my destiny to leave my footprint as an artist.
As a one-man band, I used my deepest emotions, self-learned playing skills, unique vocal sounds, and thousands of hours of listening to deep and filled with sorrow musical masterpieces to finally create my own path. My goal is to express my most personal inner thoughts and give my music life.
Yagon is working on a new full album. My greatest wish is to recruit talents that will "speak" my language and join me to on my dark journey.
Tracklist
1)A Raven's Tale
2)Kindred Souls
3)Cassiel - A Fallen Angel
4)Shadow and Light
5)This Mortal Grasp
Yagon draws inspiration from atmospheric, epic, and doom metal, with influences such as Mist of Misery, Summoning, and Rapture. Yagon is passionate about capturing the essence of sadness and bringing it to life through his music. "A Raven's Tale" EP is a perfect example of this, featuring a unique blend of atmospheric black metal that is both melancholic and haunting.
As a one-man band, Yagon has poured his deepest emotions, self-taught playing skills, and unique vocal sounds into his music, resulting in a unique sound that is both deeply personal and resonant with fans of the genre. With the support of Wormholedeath Records, Yagon now has the opportunity to share his music with a wider audience and fulfill his destiny as an artist.
Yagon is currently working on a new full album and is seeking out talented musicians who share his passion for dark, sorrowful music. His goal is to recruit fellow travelers who can "speak" his language and join him on his musical journey.
www.youtube.com/@yagonofficial4873
www.facebook.com/Yagonband
WHORE OF BETHLEHEM – “RITUAL OF HOMICIDE”
Label: Comatose MusicRelease date: march 24th 2023
Genre: Blackened Brutal Death Metal
For fans of: Morbid Angel | Deicide | Devangelic | Oath Of Damnation
On the altars of fire their flesh shall be incinerated and their souls bound in chains. I shall separate the sin-ridden, transient shell from the eternal essence through the application of agony; a purity of pain that will consume the mundanity of sanity as surely as it opens the skin and shatters the bones. There is meaning beyond the understanding of the human herd in my divine dissections, power too great for their faltering hearts in my glorious ritual of homicide!
Returning from the darkness, from the silent shadows, with their first full length album in six long years come Austin, Texas’ Whore Of Bethlehem. Ritual Of Homicide is an outpouring of black blasphemy and bloodstained brutality to shake the pillars of faith. Riffs twisted into agonised, abhorrent forms, guitar leads that scream with the pain of tortures unimaginable, drums that blast with infernal power and a voice torn from the unseen depths of the abyss – each element bound together with nails, thorns and sacrilege. From the irresistible intricacies of ‘Vermin’ to the spirit burning thrill of ‘Sermon Of The Malignant Spirit’, Ritual Of Homicide is a masterful album that holds fast to the hallowed forms of classic death metal while striding purposefully into the realms of sheer sonic extremity, with a heart sworn to the black and a soul pledged to hell. Rarely does such formidable force combine with such harrowing melody and fearsome atmosphere. Concluding with current single, ‘Pseudochrist’, Ritual Of Homicide is the sound of utter, irredeemable damnation.
While Whore Of Bethlehem’s second album, the indisputably excellent Extinguish The Light, was branded “truly sinister and monstrous” by Antichrist Magazine, that fine album pales into insignificance when placed next to the infernal majesty of Ritual Of Homicide. Released on March 24th through Comatose Music, this album is a definitive demonstration of the power of brutal death metal combined with the might, the dark arts of black metal. Prepare to offer up your souls to the lords of the pit and kneel before the Whore Of Bethlehem!
Line-up:
James VanDenBerg - Vocals
Alan Berryman - Bass
Ryan Sylvie - Guitar
Phil King - Guitar
Sam Axelrad - Drums
www.comatosemusic.com
www.whoreofbethlehem.com
www.facebook.com/wobethlehem
After the succes of our compilation serie 'SOUNDS OF HELL' featering only bands from The Netherlands and Belgium, we are now expanding these series. Sounds of Hell goes worldwide!
If your band is interested in taking part of this compilation, send an email to helldiest@outlook.be
Thank you Erik Hell
https://www.helldiest.com/
Since
2016, Germany’s have been steadily perfect an addicting style of blackened
speed metalpunk, all guided by the iron fist of mainman Equinox. Come 2021’s
fourth full-length Infernal Power, Equinox expanded LUCIFUGE to a
full lineup, and it paid off in spades: the band’s first album under the banner
of DYING VICTIMS capped this signature sound with power and applomb, exuding a
new professionalism that somehow sounded dirtier than ever.And as forecasted last year by their short ‘n’ sweet split with Italian comrades BUNKER 66, LUCIFUGE continue to spit-shine that sound with Monoliths of Wrath. Immediately upon pressing “play” on this fifth full-length, it becomes clear that Equinox and crew are taking their sound in a newer but no-less-parallel direction. Unapologetically more technical than their more idiomatic “metalpunk” past, LUCIFUGE’s latest LP is not lacking for speed – in fact, it’s FASTER – but this much-more-directly thrash-oriented record takes sonic cues from classic Sodom, Kreator, Exodus, and of course Slayer. Thankfully, we’re still entrenched in the ‘80s here, but more accurately 1987 rather than 1984. Likewise, the evil, blasphemic, and anti-religious themes are retained throughout the whole record, but Monoliths of Wrath sees LUCIFUGE integrating some almost-atmospheric black metal passages in between. So, while it definitely follows from the aforementioned full-length and split, Monoliths of Wrath involves much more complex song structures overall, which are given maximum power through the production: full-bodied and “pro” but hardly soft, LUCIFUGE’s first foray into a proper recording studio (rather than the practice room) makes a huge difference in highlighting their new dynamics and tempo variation. Oh, and did we mention the BREAKDOWNS? Seriously, this is a timewarp to ‘87, in the best possible way!
So, a blast from the past, but diffently: LUCIFUGE have truly nailed their own sound and direction with Monoliths of Wrath.
Line-up:
Equinox - everything
From Bremen, Germany.
Release date: april 28th 2023
Release info:
Regular gatefold LP edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special gatefold LP edition on gold colored vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard, download code and patch.
CD with sticker and obi.
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
VOMITHEIST - “NEKROFVNERAL”
Genre - Death Metal
Release Date - May 19th, 2023
Record Label - Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of: Crawl, Feral, Dismember, Black Breath, Grave, Carnage, Autopsy, Abscess, Bloodbath
Swiss death metal band Vomitheist are the latest purveyors of sick, festering death metal that imbibe the best elements of the classic death metal bands and give the music a twisted interpretation of their own. They somehow manage to blend the HM-2 driven Swedish death metal sound with the ugly, slimey sound propagated by the likes of American bands such as Autopsy and make it work exceedingly well. Vomitheist take their time to flesh out their compositions, making the riffs punchy and nasty, and ensuring that they stick out rather than get lost in the miasma of cosmetic distortion. The music of Vomitheist works on the basis of excellent songwriting alone; the rest is bonus. Truth is, on their debut full length itself, they have nailed it all - substance, sound, aesthetics - and delivered the complete package. Despite oozing with filth, the sound upholds the crunchiness and possesses enough clarity to allow for each note to be deciphered. It's topped off with equally sickening artworks by Aesthetik Art which have been utilized here to provide the best merch options, including a fitting beige coloured one. It's nigh impossible to fault this release - where this kind of death metal goes, this is as good as it gets.
Line up
Gubler - Bass, Vocals
Yänä - Guitars
Wöhrle - Drums
Artwork by Aesthetisk Art
Track
list 1. Strangled by Entrails 03:56
2. Epidemic Disembowelment 04:34
3. Horrific Bloodshed 01:45
4. Morbid Decomposition 03:33
5. Putrefaktor 03:45
6. Symbiotic Putrefaction 03:50
7. Chapel of Abhorrent Reek and Festering Slime 00:49
8. Tormenting Fungal Infestation 05:16
9. Gut Asphyxiation 03:46
10. NekroFvneral 01:22
11. Carnivorous Cult 12:22
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Thanks everyone! Kunal Choksi (label owner)Transcending Obscurity Records
Dear Friends in the Press and Media worldwide,we’re proud to announce the release of "KILL YOUR BOSS", the brand new album by Industrial Metal/Power Electronics insurgent 8 HOUR ANIMAL, which arrives almost two years after introducing the band to the masses via its 2021 debut offering “Resigner”.
"Kill Your Boss" has been introduced via underground transversal music blog Everything Is Noise via an exclusive stream of the track “Grind Down”, stating that the track “flourishes through destructive leanings, living up to its name fully by being a colossal wheel of noise grinding down everything on its path and pissing on the remaining fine powder, only to sculpt it into a dismal statue with serpentinous mile-long tentacles sprawling forth from where its head should be.” - you can can check out the feature and track https://everythingisnoise.net/premieres/get-pulverised-by-the-absolute-carnage-of-8-hour-animals-grind-down/
With new full-length album "Kill Your Boss", the New York state-based solo artist subverter takes its concept of absolute abjection and rejection for society via violent, home made, aural deconstructionism to new reality-shattering heights. An onslaught of heavy rhythmics and cold sequences assaults the listener while concepts like societal alienation, industrial exploitation, rogue capitalism, and depersonalization through modern day slavery are driven home and pounded into the listener's mind through an escapable power electronics assault armored with a sheath of grinding guitars as thick as concrete. The souls of defining acts in the industrial legacy like Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Godflesh, Controlled Bleeding, :Wumpscut:, Wolf Eyes, Skullflower, Incapacitants, and Coil are reaped from the fabric of musical transformation and re-funneled into a violent dysmorphic mutation where all their extremities are exalted and an obsession with violence, nihilism and acts of self-destruction become the defining shaping medium of five long, immense, obsessive and bludgeoning anthems to the choice of non-existence in the face of servitude
“Kill Your Boss” is slated for a March 17 2023 release on MC/digital formats worldwide via Sentient Ruin, with all formats now preorderable via all our channels.
Thank you as always for your time and attention given to our releases.Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
http://sentientruin.com/releases/8-hour-animal-kill-your-boss
http://sentientruin.com/bands#/8-hour-animal
BONJOUR TRISTESSE – „AGAINST LEVIATHAN“
The
third BONJOUR TRISTESSE album paints an extremely bleak picture of the
dystopian reality of our time from an unusual perspective. It can be seen as an
angry and passionate critique of the industrialized world
we are living in. At the centre is the conflict between modern
humanity and nature.Nathanael, as the sole songwriter and interpreter, gives full rein to his rage and thus creates a rollercoaster of emotions. The album is also the first part of a two-part cycle, which has a conceptual thread running through it. Raw violence goes hand in hand with a feeling for melodies, whereby the pendulum of BONJOUR TRISTESSE often swings towards frenzy and at the same time transports an oppressive feeling with plaintive-manic vocals. The title "Against Leviathan" and some purposefully placed quotes give the album a slightly poetic note despite all the rage.
Good to know
Nathanael is active with Heretoir, among others.
The album is the first part of a two-album cycle.
The next two albums are already largely finished.
LP cover white, other formats with black cover.
Musicians
Nathanael - All instruments
Discography
2010 Par Un Sourire
2018 Your Ultimate Urban Nightmare
2023 Against Leviathan
https://www.facebook.com/BonjourTristesseofficial
NEWS 25.2.2023
An einem kalten Frühjahrstag im Jahr 1986 haben sich vier
junge Metalenthusiasten entschlossen, eine eigene Band zu gründen. Der Name der
Band, CONVICTORS, wurde als Eigenkreation schnell gefunden. Die
Musiker der noch jungen CONVICTORS wurden stark von Bands wie Possessed,
Kreator, Destruction, Sodom, Slayer und Messiah inspiriert. Seit dem ersten
Demotape "The Last Judgement" aus dem Jahr 1986 erspielte sich die
Band in dieser Zeit eine ansehnliche lokale Fangemeinde. 1988, bereits zwei
Jahre nach Gründung der Band, legte man die Instrumente zur Seite und genoss
die Zeit als Metalfans20 Jahre später, im Jahr 2008, besann man sich der Tugenden. Mit viel Energie und neuem Bassisten an Bord wurde die 5-Song-EP "Abdication of Humanity" im Eigenvertrieb im Jahr 2009 veröffentlicht.
Nach zwei Bandneubesetzungen erschien im Jahr 2014 das Album "Envoys of Extinction". Es folgten internationale Auftritte in Clubs und auf Festivals. Im Jahr 2018 ging die Band erneut ins Studio und nahm das Album "Atrocious Perdition" auf, welches anschließend über Kernkraftritter Records weltweit vertrieben wurde. Diverse internationale Konzerte wurden gespielt, und am Schlagzeug fand sich ein neuer Drummer ein.
Während der Pandemie nutzte die Band die Zeit sinnvoll und schrieb neue Songs. Das Album, wie alle Vorgänger, wurde ebenfalls in den Iguana Studios bei Christoph Brandes eingespielt. Das neue Album "TARTAROS" - dieses Wort kommt aus dem Altgriechischen und bedeutet so viel wie Unterwelt - wird am 26. Mai über Kernkraftritter Records veröffentlicht. Die 8 Songs des neuen Albums sind im klassischen Death Metal angesiedelt und mit viel Aggressivität, schnellen Blasts und eingängigen Riffwechseln versehen. Die Vocals sind gewohnt tief und abgründig.
Hier kann man das Album vorbestellen: https://www.kernkraftritter-records.de/
DEATH STRUCTURE – “ PAROXYSM”
Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date: 09-12-2021
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Death Metal
Country: France
For fans of : Fear Factory, Gojira; Lamb of God, Trepalium and Decapitated.
Tracklist:
Amend the end
Begins Insanity
Civil war
Confinement
Disappointment fear
Holocene extinction
How to run the world
Life of misery
despair factory
Line-up
Charly Leroy
Sebastien Delcroix
Max Goemaere
Simon Ranwez
French Death Metal band Death Structure released their latest album "Paroxysm" at the end of last year. Featuring 9 tracks that explore the realm of Modern Death Metal, the album is an exciting showcase of the band's range and versatility.
From dark and brutal tracks to groove and "djent", "Paroxysm" offers a dynamic and direct listening experience. The album is also evolutionary, reflecting the band's diverse range of influences. Death Structure is not interested in sticking to a certain standard or style of Metal, nor do they want to be locked into a conventional writing scheme. Instead, they embrace the "unstructured" side of their music.
"Paroxysm" opens with the explosive track "Amend the End", featuring a big blast beat line that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The album is perfect for fans of Fear Factory, Gojira, Lamb of God, Trepalium, and Decapitated.
The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Boss Hog studio, ensuring the highest quality sound. "Paroxysm" is available in both digital and CD formats.
https://www.band.fm/death-structure
https://fr-fr.facebook.com/deathstructure/
Dawnbreed Records is pleased to announce the new official reissue in vinyl format of the acclaimed "INSURRECTION OR SUBMISSION" EP by Chilean death metallers PHANTASMAGORE.
FFO: Abhorrence, Incantation, Cerebral Rot, FetidReleased in collaboration with Life After Death and Headsplit, the MLP - which features the bonus track "Lament Configuration" (MYTHIC cover) - is available from today 24th February 2023 in a limited run of 300 "bloody red" copies and 200 black.
Gore, viscera, torture of sorts heretofore untold of. These are just a chip out of the pillars that have always made death metal such an undeniable beast since its earliest days, and it's only as you shovel deeper into the underground that you find bands that adhere to these ideals as if they lived by them. Leagues beneath the earth amongst the maggot-ridden corpses of heathens long dead lies the entity of PHANTASMAGORE whose horrific craft has made the act rise to the surface in supreme terror alongside a hunger for flesh that simply cannot be sated.
A sound that can only be likened to a dull, jagged ax, the very whole "Insurrection or Submission" is not meant for enjoyment, but, rather, extraction. Be it information, raw suffering, or testing the very limits of the human spirit, PHANTASMAGORE's extraction process is as surgical as it is terrifying.
Tracklist:
01. Overwhelming Recognition
02. Drips Echoes Through the Chasm
03. Deadly
04. Insurrection or Submission
05. Post Mortem Mutilation
06. Lament Configuration (Mythic cover)
https://www.dawnbreed.com/
https://headsplitrecords.storenvy.com//
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Genre: Atmospheric/Post
Black MetalFor fans of: Harakiri For The Sky | Ghost Bath | Woods Of Desolation | Deafheaven
“And of that second kingdom will I sing Wherein the human spirit doth purge itself…”
- Blood In My Vein - Numeron
The search for peace, the quest for understanding that lasts a lifetime is explored in the layers of sound and emotion that form the enthralling second album from Indonesia’s NUMERON. ROAD TO VALHALLA is an accomplished entwining of intensity, passion and hypnotic reverie. The songs enfold you in their lustrous embrace, drawing a veil across the constant noise and relentless activity of the world. The overwhelming rush of emotion that cascades from ‘Valhalla’ washes the trivialities of life away, carrying you to a place of reflection, the sharp potency of the feelings evoked by ‘Lustre’ borders on the painful as it opens your heart with deft, razor blade strokes. As the drums thrash with a burning fervour, sending you racing across a night sky of revelation, the guitars bathe you in a cascade of star dust and a voice cries from the darkness in desperation, yearning and ecstasy. From the opening mist and thunder of ‘Light Upon The Ground’ to the final softly dying notes of ‘Epifora’, Road to Valhalla is a transformative experience that will leave you quietly stunned.
Taking flight from the brilliant, gleaming peaks of 2021s Void album, Numeron have evolved into a higher form with Road To Valhalla. They have tapped into a vein of sabled sorcery that can open eyes, capture hearts and let souls fly. Recorded at the Orvius Soundlab and mixed and mastered by Febri Antonia (Dusk In Silence, Technikill etc) Road To Valhalla sounds sublime, with the soft, freezing power of deep drifted snow. With this album Numeron have blended the entrancing powers of post and atmospheric black metal and the results are breathtaking. With the combined support of Meuse Music Records and Tragedy Productions, on April 28th Numeron will take their first steps on the Road To Valhalla…join them on their journey to the light.
“And sunward fixed mine eyes…”-Valhalla - Numeron
Line-up:
Agatha - Drums
Galih - Guitar
Ayok - Bass
Lufti - Vocals
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www.meusemusicrecords.eu/
www.facebook.com/NumeronMusic
Label: Golden Core Records / Zyx MusicRelease Date: 24-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black/Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Ancient Weapon (Sermons of the Chaos Priest)
Nocturnal Reaper (Noise of Thunder)
Richy Backfire (Apocalyptic Shreds from Hell)
Soul Obliterator (Tones of Total Annihilation)
The Doom Lord (Deep Tunes of War)
Tracklist:
1. Doom
2. Kriig
3. Open the Gates
4. Voices of Bitterness
5. Over Your Threshold
6. The Awakening (Chaos Path part I)
7. The Rise of Chaos (Chaos Path part II)
8. Fire Blood Anger Chaos
9. Among Wolves
10. Der Blutmarsch
11. The Living Flame
12. White Kingdom of Ice (an Ancient Story)
13. Hallowed 'til the Downfall
14. Unter Woelfen
15. Dark Times (live)
16. The Living Flame (live)
17. Doom (live)
Chaos Path, the German band that combines the best of Black Metal, Oldschool Thrash Metal, and Heavy Metal, is excited to announce the CD release of their previously only available on vinyl EP "The Awakening" and their debut album "Downfall", both of which feature a powerful, authentic, and honest production.
In addition to the two releases, the CD includes three unreleased live tracks and a 16-page booklet. The exclusive cover artwork for the CD version perfectly captures the essence of Chaos Path's unique sound and style.
Chaos Path's sound is a blend of Nordic Melodic Death/Black Metal and German Thrash Metal, creating a distinctive and impressive brew that can only be described as Chaos Path. The band's focus on "Reduced to the Max" allows them to deliver an authentic and honest sound that is both powerful and captivating.
Chaos Path has been an active part of the metal scene in and around Kassel, as well as the metal underground in general, since their formation in 2016. They have released several EPs and LPs, including "The Awakening" in March 2018 and "Downfall" in September 2019.
The band has undergone some changes in 2020/21, with Soul Oblitarator joining as the new drummer and Nocturnal Reaper becoming the guitarist. The Doom Lord (Bass) also joined the band in November. Currently, Chaos Path is working on their highly anticipated second album, which will be released in all formats on Golden Core/ZYX.
Upcoming shows:
01.04.23 Taunus Metal Meeting, Oberursel
06.05.23 Hell over Halen Festival, Halen
13.05.23 Metal Bash, Neu Wulmstorf (near Hamburg)
18.11.23 at Blackland, Berlin.
www.chaos-path.de
https://www.facebook.com/chaospath666
Label: Distortion Music GroupRelease Date: 24-02-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal, Deathcore
For fans of : Waking the Cadaver, Dying Fetus, Misery Index, Cephalic Carnage, Despised Icon, Cattle Decapitation, Benighted, Cannibal Corpse, The Red Chord, Ingested, Abysmal Torment
Country: Germany
Line-up:
Lukas Swiaczny - Vocals
Leonard Thoma - Guitar
Szymon Skiba - Guitar
Lukas Kaminski - Bass
Martin Grupe - Drums
Tracklist:
Autonomous Eradication
"Autonomous Eradication", is set to release on February 24, 2023 via Distortion Music Group. The band has been eagerly waiting for this moment and is excited for fans to hear what they have been working on.
The adrenaline-fueled track takes listeners on a journey through the dystopian world of "Homo Deus", exploring the consequences of humanity's creation of Artificial Intelligence to fight against new enemies. The electrifying riffs, pounding drums, and powerful vocals create an intense atmosphere that will captivate listeners from start to finish.
"Autonomous Eradication" is the first taste of what's to come from Stillbirth's upcoming concept album "Homo Deus", which is set to be released on Distortion Music Group. The album concludes the trilogy that began with "Annihilation of Mankind", but leaves open the question of what's next.
The album was mixed and mastered by Demigod Recordings in Portugal, and the drum recordings took place at Whiteroom Studios in Germany. Fans won't want to miss out on this epic release. Be sure to mark your calendars and experience the adrenaline rush for yourself when "Autonomous Eradication" drops on February 24, 2023.
Don't forget to turn up the volume and get ready for an immersive journey with the full album "Homo Deus", set to release on April 7, 2023. Stay tuned for more updates from Stillbirth as they continue to make their mark on the metal scene.
https://www.youtube.com/c/stillbirthparty
https://www.stillbirthparty.de
https://stillbirthofficial.bandcamp.com/album/homo-deus
GRIND TO DEATH RECORDS News :
LAST
LEGION – “METALL, BLOD & ASKA”Last Legion’s sound on the album irrefutably gave the nod to the first wave of speedy black metal ancestors, the overall strength is rooted in the Scandinavian forces of the ‘90s, ensuring a more rampant and intense climate.
Release date: February 17th, 2023 https://www.facebook.com/lastlegionmusic
WOLFCROSS – “FROM THE NORTH”
Wolfcross is pure Swedish black metal forged in the flames of old and new whereas the band has captured the essence of the Swedish sound from the first wave to the present. New and old fans of black metal will be sure to check this release out.
Release date: November 4th, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/WolfcrossOfficial
ELDPROV – “RIFT”
Debut album from Swedish melodic death/thrash/black metal band Eldprov is soon coming in with heavy artillery! Featuring guest artists such as Heljarmadr (Dark Funeral, Grá, ex-Domgård), Jacob Björnfot (Kvaen) and Johannes Axeman (ex-Wolf, ex-Decameron).
Release date: September 16th, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/eldprovofficial
BELARUS BEAVER – “SYMPHONY OF FALLEN TREES”
The 3rd album from the Swedish beavergrinding band Belarus Beaver is upon us! The beavers are one step closer to total destruction of mankind.
Release date: July 29th, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/BelarusBeaverGrind
BEYOND THE CATACOMBS – “FATAL ERROR”
Get ready for more sci-fi horrors as the band explore the vast space further and dwell deeper into the technical death metal area.
Release date: July 1st, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheCatacombs/
BRAINWASHER – “VICIOUS CIRCLES”
Brainwasher's debut album has crushed just about everything in the grindcore scene. For fans of Nasum, Napalm Death, Repulsion and Terrorizer.
Release date: April 15th, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/BrainwasherGrind
https://www.facebook.com/GrindtoDeathRecords
The video recently premiered via Bravewords and the feature can be found here: https://bravewords.com/news/exclusive-invicta-premieres-the-mornings-light-video
Stoked to have Bravewords premiere our new single "The Morning’s Light"
This song was inspired by the legendary X-Men villain Apocalypse so we wanted
to make the music feel as powerful and evil as him! We had a lot of fun working
out the parts to this song and recording it and love how it came out in the
end. Make sure you crank it! - KyleSubLevel Records is proud to announce the new Invicta album Triumph and Torment, which will be released on March 31st, 2023. Invicta guitarist/vocalist Kyle Edissi comments: "Our goal while writing and recording this record was to make it sound Vicious and Triumphant. We wanted each song to channel the villainous vibes that inspired it. We really challenged ourselves and feel that this is a big step beyond our previous material, while staying true to the Invicta sound. I am really proud of this album, and I am really proud of the band and everyone involved in its creation. ‘I was God... and yet, I was unchanged. I was not one with the universe. I was not content.’"
Triumph and Torment includes 10 tracks of vicious and melodic Death/Thrash fit for a battle in Hell. Featuring Heathen touring guitarist Kyle Edissi on guitar and vocals, Invicta is a force to be reckoned with, delivering the killer tracks "Forces of Annihilation" and "Sinister Obsession" in their quest for total Metal domination. If you're looking for a cross between Revocation, Kreator and Iron Maiden, look no further. Get your copy now! Watch the first video for the latest single "Sinister Obsession" on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/HjzHH14j6ts
Pre-orders start right now for the Triumph and Torment CD + T-Shirt bundle, jewel case CD, and t-shirt. All CD and t-shirt pre-orders include a link to download the album as MP3s. CDs and shirts will ship on March 31st. Featuring amazing artwork by Par Olofsson (Exodus, Aborted, Abysmal Dawn) and a 12 page full color booklet with all of the lyrics, the CD is a must have. Get yours now:
https://sublevelrecords.bigcartel.com/category/invicta
“It was a relatively difficult song to write because Michael wanted that classic Gothenburg melodic death metal song but he didn’t want to do what At The Gates did 20 years ago and better. He tried to use a slightly subversive song structure as well as some more “outside” chords and melodies in the chorus as well as in Manuel’s solo section. Lyrically, it was inspired by the chalice dungeons in Bloodborne.”
Necronomicon
Ex Mortis intends to draw listeners in and trap them in an 80s horror
movie, on VHS of course. This EP acts as the trailer for their music much like
a movie trailer advertises a feature-length film. This release promises the
gory good time that future releases will have.Keeping old-school shred gods such as Yngwie, Vinnie Moore, Paul Gilbert, and Derek Taylor in mind, Bala is the primary songwriter. He believes that songwriting is a combination of fulfillment and subversion of expectation. So the writing process becomes a hilarious tug-of-war between the two extremes that often leaves him without sleep. The EP is recommended for fans of Obscura, Arsis, and Racer X.
Watch and listen to “Celestial Tomb” via its lyric video premiere on TheCirclePit YouTube channel -https://youtu.be/gWSmqWpGVCI
Digital - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/necronomiconexmortis/celestial-tomb
The debut self-titled EP is due out March 31st, 2023, and is available for pre-order at https://necronomiconexmortis.bandcamp.com/
Track Listing:
1. Celestial Tomb (4:35)
2. Earth Cancer (4:22)
3. Nocturnal (4:00)
4. The Burning (4:59)
EP Length: 17:58
https://www.necronomiconexmortisband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090172921055
https://crownofmadness.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-binding
https://open.spotify.com/album/6xI77Ug2TpT4SaUS2OkGu0
https://open.spotify.com/album/6xI77Ug2TpT4SaUS2OkGu0
https://music.apple.com/us/album/elemental-binding-ep/1659539344
FFO: Ulcerate, Warforged, Gorguts, Septicflesh, Atrae Bilis
With their second EP, CROWN OF MADNESS brings you a penetrating mix of the technical and the dissonant, as well as devastating lyrical themes that will leave you sorrowful. Elemental Binding is the second and final EP on the road to the duo's full-length debut album. The EP serves as a representative sample of the direction CROWN OF MADNESS will take on the future full-length release.
Track Listing:
1. Immortal Eyes (feat. Matthew Pancoust)* [Video]
2. A Wrenching Nostalgia
3. Roots, Limbs and Sky
4. Vile Sun
*Guest guitar solo
Credits:
Music / Lyrics: Sunshine Schneider
Music: Alex Nicol
Music / Production: Connor Gordon
Mastered by: Stu McKillop
CROWN OF MADNESS is a dissonant death metal duo from Vancouver, BC. Bringing forth a touch of tech, beauty, brutality and a healthy dose of sadness. Their debut EP The Void released on March 25, 2022.
Line-Up:
Vocals / Guitar: Sunshine Schneider
Drums: Connor Gordon
Line-Up (Live):
Vocals / Guitar: Sunshine Schneider
Guitar: Alex Nicol
Bass: Richard Crowdis
Drums: Connor Gordon
https://www.facebook.com/crownofmadnessmetal
Since its inception in 2009 by Keith Wampler, the frontman of The Convalescence and owner of The Legend Agency, the festival has showcased the talents of some of the American Midwest's best up-and-coming metal bands. Past editions have seen past support from well-known artists such as Jungle Rot, Malevolent Creation, The Breathing Process, and Casket Robbery among many more. The festival has been an extreme metal pilgrimage for fans living in the surrounding states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
"I am very happy to be able to bring Toledo Deathfest back in 2023 with one of the most insane lineups we've ever had. This festival has come from being local bands at small venues to a two-stage festival featuring bands from around the country thanks to the incredible support of everyone who attends each year. Thank you to everyone who has supported Toledo Deathfest and I look forward to seeing everyone again on June 3rd!" adds festival organizer Keith Wampler.
Tickets are available at https://theconvalescence.bigcartel.com/ (General Admission, VIP Packages)
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1456718568446520/
Highlights of the confirmed bands include headliners Oceano with their blast beats, sonic double bass, slow heavy breakdowns, low death metal growls, and shrieking metalcore vocals ready to annihilate the pit with their discography since 2009. The Convalescence is one of the USA's unstoppable tour de force, touring Europe in 2022 with Chelsea Grin, and Carnifex plus an upcoming tour in Japan in 2023 with Exhumed and Defiled along with their latest single "No Survivors" ft. Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex, that has fans demanding more and more. A versatile metalcore group based out of Illinois, VCTMS employs an ambitious blend of punishing breakdowns, catchy melodies, and crushing riffs that draw from post-hardcore, hip-hop, industrial and alternative metal. They have released three full-length albums to date. Their third album Vol. III Halfway Happy was released on August 31, 2018, and reached #25 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart during its first week of release. Phoenix, AZ's INCITE, now close to 20 years into a career where everything was earned and nothing was taken for granted, the band bridges the gap between multiple crowds across various metal sub-genres. As renegade disciples of trailblazing architects like Pantera, Slayer, Sepultura, and Machine Head, INCITE raise the torch for trend-killing and hipster-smashing metal. Incite is as much a part of the fabric of the style championed by Lamb Of God as the surge of newer bands like Power Trip. The band’s fifth album, Built to Destroy released in 2019 (Minus Head Records), is a visceral, urgent, voracious distillation of modern metal, with reverence for the past, produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence) and mastered by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed).
Toledo
Death Fest 2023 Full Lineup:Oceano (Chicago, IL)
The Convalescence (Toledo, OH)
VCTMS (Streamwood, IL)
Incite (Phoenix, AZ)
Hive (Chicago, IL)
Carrion Vael (Richmond, IN)
WoR (Raleigh, NC)
Within Chaos (Fort Worth, TX)
The D.O.O.D (Sarasota, FL)
Squidhammer (Watertown, WI)
Filth Spewer (South Bend, IN)
Ignominious (Norwalk, OH)
Cephlic (Toledo, OH)
Death Hex (Toledo, OH)
Pharohound (Fort Wayne, IN)
Extinction Agenda (Ohio)
About:
Toledo Deathfest was originally created in 2009 as a way to bring bands in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan together once a year and showcase their music to the local scene. It has continued as an annual festival featuring Local, Regional, and Underground Touring artists. In 2021 Festival Promoter Keith Wampler (The Legend Agency/The Convalescence) decided to expand the festival to multiple stages and to feature larger artists as well as a variety of underground acts with plans to grow the festival even more each year with Jungle Rot headlining 2021, Malevolent Creation headlining 2022, and now Oceano headlining 2023.
Sponsors:
Fultztron Entertainment, Bloodlust Media, Dedfish Productions, Inverted Realm Designs, and Lost In The Dark Podcast
Vendors Onsite:
Peril Hot Sauce, Creature Feature Spoo-Tique, and Hostile Creations
https://www.facebook.com/ToledoDeathfest
FFO: The Great Old Ones, Moonreich, Blut Aus Nord
The first single "The Death of Now" is now streaming at https://machinemusic.net/2023/02/23/track-premiere-and-interview-derhead-plunges-the-depths-of-black-metal/
After the critically acclaimed “Irrational I”, DERHEAD is back with its very own distinctive take on Avantgarde Black Metal, this time contaminated by an incredibly heterogeneous range of sounds spacing from Doom / Gothic Metal to what Satyricon released during the "Rebel Extravaganza" era.
Much like with the previous EP, “The Grey Zone Phobia” offers a meditation about the contrasting nature of our place within the cogwheels of time, leading us to contemplate the contrast between reality and our inner self, and between memories and dreams. Lyrics draw inspiration from various sources including the work by philosophers such as Henri Bergson, relativity studies and fuzzy logic, and far from proposing ready-made answers they in fact underline the complexity of our existence, inviting us to go beyond the apparent dichotomy of black and white and on to face the “grey area”, which ultimately is life itself.
The fantastic original artwork made by Cesare Bignotti (who also lent his vision to the previous two releases of DERHEAD) further expands upon the main themes of the album: images have been taken with a long exposure technique similar to what was used with Dadaist and Futurist photography, and films developed without any artificial effects in post-production, in order to tell an honest and transparent story about the place we as human beings occupy within the abstract instance known as Time.
“The Grey Zone Phobia” is a multifaceted album that does not try to be forcibly eccentric, but flows effortlessly mixing raw and aggressive riffs with the epic grandeur of more sophisticated and slower parts, keeping listeners on the edge of their seats for its whole duration.
Album tracklist:
1 - The missing stars - 6.21
2 - This chaos is for you only - 5.37
3 - The death of Now - 7.00
4 - Kingdomless - 6.17
5 - Drops of storm - 6.09
6 - Containing the whole - 5.48
DERHEAD is a solo project from Genoa (Italy). The project was created in 2001 by Giorgio Barroccu, a multi - instrumentalist active for many years in various projects and also founder and co-owner of Brucia Records.
From the first demo recorded in 2003 and influenced by the industrial, experimental black metal typical of those years, Derhead has in time developed its very unique style - mixing aggressive riffs to more atmospheric passages.
The second demo released in 2013 already showed signs of compositional maturity and balance which were then refined in the project’s first EP “Via” released in 2016.
In 2020 DERHEAD released its second EP “Irrational I” to critical acclaim, with the release being especially praised by the press for its unique songwriting and emotional intensity.
On March 30th, 2023 - DERHEAD will release its first full-length album “The Grey Zone Phobia” on digital and digipak CD via Brucia Records.
https://www.bruciarecords.com
https://derhead.bandcamp.com/music
Vinyl Full of Underground Metal History: Atrocious Filth & Nyia Orders Available Now!
ATROCIOUS FILTH - the band originally co-started in 1991 by late Vader drummer Doc - and its pummeling second album “OVV” available to pre-order now https://moansmusic.art/en/shop/
NYIA - the Polish supergroup featuring former members of Vader, Dies Irae, Kobong - and its debut album “HEAD HELD HIGH”, originally released via Candlelight Records, available to pre-order now https://moansmusic.art/en/shop/
Two musical gems from the Polish metal scene will receive vinyl treatment for the first time this week, courtesy of Moans Music and Fabryka Hałasu.
Nyia’s debut album “Head Held High” was originally released in 2004 via Candlelight Records and is considered by connoisseurs as one of the most important underground releases of the start of the century. Nyia was a so-called supergroup of Polish musicians as it consisted of the following members on its debut album: Bogdan Kondracki, Wojciech Szymański (both ex-Kobong, Neuma), Jarosław „China” Łabieniec (ex-Vader), Piotr Bartczak (ex-Dies Irae) as well as the late Szymon Czech (ex-Prophecy, Third Degree). The band’s heavy and non-compromising music caught Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury’s ear early on who also released the band’s second album “More Than You Expect” via his and Mick Kenney’s (Anaal Nathrakh) FETO Records.
“Head Held High” demonstrates what Nyia was - operating on its own plane and crushing all assumptions and preconceptions. Non-compromising music, not for the fainthearted. “Head Held High” can now be ordered via the https://moansmusic.art/en/shop/ or https://nyia.bandcamp.com/
Get a taste of the remastered sound with the track “Everything is a Dream”: https://youtu.be/wnAmwtIFUuY
Atrocious Filth’s “OVV” is a powerful album with a pumelling, abrasive and groovy sound but not too intimidating or too abstract. While comparisons could be made to a mix of genres or bands, Atrocious Filth deliver something new and unique that it is impossible to pinpoint a particular genre. The band’s history goes back to the early 90s and could be considered a hidden gem for fans of heavy, pummelling and experimental music. The band was founded in 1991 in Olsztyn, Poland by the late ex-Vader drummer Krzysztof ‘Docent’ Raczkowski, Sławomir ‘Małeg’ Jóźwiak (bass) and Andrzej ‘Andzia’ Choromański (guitar). The band’s debut album, “100% Jesus”, was released in 1994 on cassette and only 14 years later on CD. Following a nearly 20-year break, the band is back with a sound that bring an atmosphere of the past but also brings something new to the table.
Watch a music video to the track "L", filmed at Olsztyn Puppet Theatre: https://youtu.be/lueqfw5fzhw
https://www.facebook.com/MoansMusicPoland/
ЦАР СТАНГРА (TSAR STANGRA)- “ ЧЕРНА ПЕСЕН“
Label: Eastern Hammer ProductionRelease Date: 01-03-2023
Format: Digital, LP
Genre: Black/Folk Metal
For fans of :Rotting Christ, Negura Bunget, Arkona, Drudkh, Nokturnal Mortum...
Country: Canada
Tracklist:
Черна песен
Line-up:
Stanislav Stefanovski (Ültra Raptör, The Lightbringer ex- Phosphorus, ex-Angelfall, ex-Dépérir, ex-Sacrementor): Vocals
Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard (The Lightbringer, Tales of Destiny): Lead Guitar
Simon Vaillancourt-Girard (The Lightbringer Tales of Destiny): Drums
Wayne Barr (ex-Dépérir): Bass
Cindy Tecca: Keyboards
Samuel Paré (Ültra Raptör, ex-Kaotik, ex-Metalord): Rhythm Guitar
Fanny Grenier (The Lightbringer, ex-Iron Trap): Guest Vocals
Canadian black/folk metal band Цар Стангра (Tsar Stangra) is set to release their new single, "Черна песен" on March 1, 2023, through Eastern Hammer Production. The single's name translates to "Black/Dark Song" in Bulgarian and features lyrics by Bulgarian poet Dimcho Debelyanov.
The band used the life and death metaphors of the poem to create a concept around the single, as depicted in the accompanying image. The artwork features a dead Haiduk with roses emerging from his injured entrails, lying on a valley of roses, symbolizing the Valley of Roses of Bulgaria. The Bulgarian flag is formed by the white sky, green mountains, and red valley. Some of the ancient Slavic pagan gods are also depicted in the clouds of the sky, watching the dead hero. The motif used for the frame is the life motif.
Recorded and mixed by Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard at Holywaves Studio, Sainte-Tite-Des-Caps, Quebec, Canada during the fall of 2021, "Черна песен" is a dark and epic black/folk metal dance song that has its small solo attack/rock star moment, which may please fans of Eastern European music at large.
The band is currently looking for a label to support their music, and "Черна песен" will be available in both digital and LP formats. Don't miss out on this unique musical experience.
https://tsarstangra.bandcamp.com/album/-
https://www.facebook.com/TsarStangra
HERETIC PLAGUE – “CONTEXT IS A STUMBLING CORPSE”
Label: Selfmadegod RecordsRelease date: april 7th 2023
Genre: Death Metal/Grindcore
For fans of: Nasum | Brutal Truth | Pig Destroyer | Cryptopsy
Line-up:
Adam Watts – Guitars & Bass
Tom Bradfield – Vocals & Beats
My mind is coming undone…I’m losing all sense of myself as I scrabble through the dust and dirt, the darkened rooms within these four walls that have become my world. I hear the family howling, feeding, laughing…but never see them; just the rotting remains of their meals slung in corners. I am thankful for that. My mind is coming undone…home James and don’t spare the horses spare the rod and spoil the child boil the child in the flayed vat of horse flesh and…I hear them again as I gnaw on leftovers. New food has arrived and the hammer is at work. I retreat to my safe space behind the sofa and cover my ears. My mind is coming undone…
Dragged from the darkness by Adam Watts (Beef Conspiracy) and Tom Bradfield (Twitch Of The Death Nerve), heretic plague is the sonic embodiment of nightmares, madness and extreme violence. The sounds that inhabit debut album Context Is A Stumbling Corpse walk a tightrope over the bottomless chasm of insanity, with the listener bound to their back. A furious conflagration of death metal and grindcore, infested with infectious riffs and ridden with monstrous grooves, these brilliantly crafted songs will lure you into their inescapable trap. From the overwhelming, brain-rupturing adrenaline rush of ‘Skin Crawler’ to the malicious stabbing and rolling rhythms of ‘Briefcase Full Of Cutlery’, Context Is A Stumbling Corpse is a genuine work of warped genius. Delivering more than just a payload of pulverising power, more than a demonstration of wildly imaginative, masterful musicianship – heretic plague will immerse you in an atmosphere of dread and lunatic logic that will have you clinging to the crumbling edges of rational thought.
Mixed and mastered by the band’s own Tom Bradfield, who has previously applied those skills to releases from Imperial Execration, Iniquitous Savagery, Twitch Of The Death Nerve and more, Context Is A Stumbling Corpse is blessed with a cavernous, blade-wielding sound that infuses the songs with a demented, desperate energy. Housed in troubling, intriguing artwork that will add fuel to the flames of your darkest imaginings, heretic plague is the complete package – perfect in its malformed, malignant magnificence. Selfmadegod Records will open the door to this house of horrors on April 7th so don’t miss your invitation to a world of grinding insanity.
https://selfmadegod.bandcamp.com/album/context-is-a-stumbling-corpse
www.facebook.com/hereticplague
Senufo is a tragic story about a deception that leads to a murder-suicide. Musically the track is a combination of a verse with a kind of squiggly riff combinet with a straight to face melodic chorus.
Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/SIfebrGKt5I
Listen to the song on music services: https://push.fm/fl/ofspite-senufo
https://www.facebook.com/ofspite
Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 29-08-2022
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal
For fans of :The Black Dahlia Murder, At The Gates, Behemoth, Arch Enemy, Cannibal Corpse, Hate, Darkane
Country: Chile
Tracklist:
From Beyond
Evil Glass
Rotten Head
Line-up:
Nicolas Escobar: Guitar
Alberto Arenas: Vocals, Guitar
Pablo Cabrera: Bass
Nicolas Pagani: Drums
"The Age of Disease: Awakening" by Chilean band Sikario presents a bold and unrelenting vision of the human decay in which we currently find ourselves. This is the awakening, the opening of one's eyes to the hypocrisy of appearances, the false modesty and the deceit that is often shown as the real and absolute truth.
"Awakening" serves as the first episode of a trilogy that will guide listeners through the most devastating issues of human existence, exposing the corrupt nature of modern society. Sikario refuses to allow their audience to be deceived any longer, instead choosing to confront the harsh realities of the world head-on.
Self-released on August 29th, 2022, "The Age of Disease: Awakening" is a digital-only release that blends elements of death metal, melodic death metal, and technical death metal to create a unique and powerful musical experience. Sikario's release is a call to action, a rallying cry for listeners to embrace the truth and awaken to the reality of the world around them.
http://www.sikario.cl
https://www.facebook.com/sikariocl
Label: Obelisk Polaris ProductionsRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 23-02-2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
For fans of :Edge of Sanity, Paradise Lost
Country: Sweden
Line-up:
Rogga Johansson - guitars and lead vocals
Peter Svensson - bass and backing vocals
Lars Demoké - drums and percussion
Guest vocals by Dave Ingram
Recording info
Produced by Furnace
Music by Johansson, lyrics by Svensson
Recorded at the Rotpit and Night Wind Studios
Mixed and mastered by Svensson at Night Wind Studios
Artwork by Daniel Karlsson
Tracklist:
CD 1: "Legionary"
Legionary
Another Execution
Until We Meet Again
Shadows on a Moonless Night
Brink of Mortality
Cursed with Life
The Savage North
Where Life and Death Unite
The Evermore
Sworn to Wander
CD 2: "Thralls and Blot"
Where the Sea Meets the Sky
Wrath of the North
Death by Decree
Thrall
Beneath the Sky (Our Torment)
Midvinterblot
In Hel Together
Blood Eagle
Land of the Pettr (Pictland)
Only Time
CD 3: "The Guns of August"
Two Thousand Years
Visions of Glory
Trench Warfare
P.O.W.s
In the Eyes of a Dreary Winter
Armistice
A War of Attrition
Kill or Capture
Alone with Bullets
War Is My Destiny
"The Casca Trilogy“ is the band's fourth full-length release, following "Black Stone Church" (2020), „Dark Vistas“ (2020), and „Stellarum“ (2022). Keeping with furnace tradition the album is a full-out concept album covering three discs. Thus, the album’s concept story spans three different historical ages, one for each disc. The story follows Casca Rufio Longinus, a Roman legionary who kills Jesus on the cross and is cursed to live forever as a mercenary.
https://www.facebook.com/blackstonechurch666
www.obelisk-polaris.com
https://furnacesweden.bandcamp.com/
https://obeliskpolaris.bandcamp.com/
COFFINBORN- “ CADAVERIC RETRIBUTION”
Label: Xtreem MusicRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 23-02-2023
Format: Digital, LP, CD, Cassette
Genre: Death Metal band
Country: Hungary
Line-up:
Blasphemy – Drums/Vocals
Churchburner – Bass
Disguster – Guitars/Vocals
Tracklist:
1. Self-Mutilation of the Soul
2. Undead Ceremony
3. Flesheater
4. Lycanthropic Devourment
5. Cleansed by Putrefaction
6. Infernal Entombment
7. Gruesome Fate
8. Cadaveric Retribution
COFFINBORN was formed at the end of 2012 in Szeged, Hungary by members of MÖRBID CARNAGE and TYRANT GOATGALDRAKONA. The band is heavily influenced by classic Death Metal acts such as DEATH, MASSACRE, ASPHYX, and GRAVE. In 2014, Xtreem Music released their debut MCD "Beneath the Cemetery."
The debut album was written shortly after but only recorded 10 years after the band's formation due to logistical reasons. The lineup, influences, and sound have remained unchanged. "Cadaveric Retribution" will be released in February 2023 through Xtreem Music. Get ready for unrelenting Death Metal brutality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw-wJqmnDiM
https://www.facebook.com/coffinborn
Nova Scotia, Canada - ANTITHEIST, the space thrash band, is set to release their debut full-length album "OMNICIDE" on March 1st. The band, known for their white-hot guitar riffs, pounding drums, and deep space bass guitars, recorded the album over the cold February winter.
"Omnicide" includes ten tracks featuring both howled and sung vocals, speedy trem riffs, melodic leads, and super catchy choruses. The album's lyrical focus centers on the horrors of deep space, galactic obliteration, time's progression, and mankind's sometimes feeble attempts to better themselves. Space is lonely and humanity's penchant for killing themselves is lonelier still.
Antitheist released their demo over 10 years ago and only a three-song EP sometime after that, so "Omnicide" is a long time coming. The album was recorded after frontman The World Controller finished recording Cronenberg's second album "Grandiose Throne of Grotesque Flesh."
"Omnicide"
tracklisting:Supermassive Black Halo
Chaos Breaks
Total Fucking Meltdown
Demigod Prototype
The Mathematics of Obliteration
Godhead Emulator
Destiny: Shattered
The Progression of Time
Deity Conversion Protocol
Omnicide
For fans of Annihilator, Razor, and Voivod, "Omnicide" will be available on Bandcamp.com, with the album being on streaming services like Spotify, Google Play Music, and Apple Music. The album's second track "Chaos Breaks" is already available to listen to on Antitheist's Bandcamp page and Blackened Death Records' Bandcamp page.
https://blackened-death-records.creator-spring.com/
https://antitheist.bandcamp.com/album/omnicide
International death/funeral doom metal act MESMUR have returned to release their fourth album, entitled “CHTHONIC”.
The title is based on the Greek word for "underworld", and where the band's previous albums have explored themes of cosmic entropy and earthly apocalypse, “Chthonic” looks to the spirit world for its inspiration. Formed as a collection of paranormal horror tales, it speaks of fabled entities making contact through the veil of sleep, summoning prey to subterranean depths, or haunting a post apocalyptic landscape.
Musically, the album continues the trajectory that MESMUR have established through previous works. Featuring viola and cello performances from Brianne Vieira and guest organ from Kostas Panagiotou of UK funeral doom act Pantheist (for whom Jeremy and John of Mesmur recently contributed guitars and drums on their 2021 record “Closer to God”), “Chthonic” strikes a careful balance between melody and dissonance as it displays its haunted imagery. Crushing doom riffs are overlain with ethereal synths and cavernous vocals to build a dark and vivid atmosphere, and the intricate compositions utilize a narrative approach influenced as much by 70's progressive rock as by extreme doom metal. Like the band's previous two releases, the album features beautifully eerie and vibrant cover art from Ukrainian painter Vladislav Cadaversky.
Working in collaboration with Solitude Prod. (RUS) and Aesthetic
Death (UK), “Chthonic” will be released initially on digi CD on 14th
April 2023, with plans for a vinyl release to follow later.Tracklist:
01. Chthonic (Prelude)
02. Refraction
03. Petroglyph
04. Passage
05. Chthonic (Coda)
Initially started in 2013 as a side project of Jeremy Lewis and John Devos (of progressive black metal act Dalla Nebbia), MESMUR is an international collection of musicians with a shared artistic goal to create immersive and unpredictable death/funeral doom metal. Dense, with vivid atmosphere that carries a constant sense of foreboding and unease, and with riffs and melodies that straddle the line between accessibility and obscurity, MESMUR's music draws inspiration from a diverse set of influences ranging from Esoteric and Ea to King Crimson and Univers Zero.
https://www.facebook.com/solitudeprod
https://www.facebook.com/aestheticdeath.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/mesmurdoom
MARTYR release their new video for the song “La Diabla”! The track is taken from the band’s album “PLANET METALHEAD” that will be reissued on February 24, 2023 on 180gram transparent green vinyl, limited to 300 copies worldwide!
Shots are taken during different live shows from the last tour Planet Metalhead Lowlands Clubtour and also from previous live shows. Filmed and edited by Marvin Wassink
Watch the video, here: https://youtu.be/dTwGuCLNxtU
Pre-order the vinyl here: https://bit.ly/martyrplanetmetalhead
Overview
During the years that Martyr was alive and kicking in the 80s metal scene (1982‐1987) the band released two albums and appeared on some compilations that are considered cult in the international metal scene today. Martyr’s style has always been unique in the Heavy Metal scenery, a delight for those who love strong melodies, speedy riffs and a high level of technicality. The band disappeared to return in the zeros where the flame started burning again and the band have continued to play live ever since 2006. First reunion shows by multiple request on the bigger true heavy metal festivals, later on starting to write new music, new releases and touring all over Europe and Japan in clubs as support act or headliner and on numerous festivals. Planet Metalhead is the new achievement of MARTYR in which the band has made a conscious choice to return to the pure heavy metal for which the band is so known. With the 80s vibe, twin guitars, pounding drums and bass and the fantastic vocals, the band shines on this10 song album. Also due to a strong production by drummer Rick Valcon, this is one hell of a metal record and everything around this album radiates heavy metal, from music to song titles and from album title to artwork. The process of writing the album started long before Covid (in fact after the release of “You Are Next” in 2016 the first ideas came to live) but was fulfilled, recorded mixed and mastered during that Covid period from March 2020 to September 2021. During the recording process the band discovered an alternative way of working in comparison with all previous album. All songs were completely finished including the mixing and mastering process before starting recording the next one. All instruments were recorded in different places: home, rehearsal studio, RA Recording studio, “De Meister” café Geleen and all recorded tracks brought together by Rick Valcon to the song. As it was totally clear the songs were pure Heavy Metal it was decided that everything around Planet Metalhead should breathe Heavy Metal too. The lyrics, the song titles, the artwork, the album title. There should be no doubt about it if fans or buyers pick up the album that they know what to expect: A musical planet of Pure Fucking Heavy Metal where we all are one and where we all like to be! So Raise Your Horns, Unite! And Welcome to Planet Metalhead
Marketing and promotion / Selling points
Brand new vinyl pressing of MARTYR’s 2022 full length album “Planet Metalhead”!
“Planet Metalhead” is released by ROAR! Rock of Angels Records (Grave Digger, Mystic Prophecy, Steel Prophet, Ashes of Ares, etc.).
Released as heavyweight Transparent Green 180g vinyl (LTD. 300)
Voted as the “Best Metal Album in BeNeLux” for 2022 by https://www.metalfan.nl/
One official video to be released prior to the vinyl release date.
Targeted digital video campaigns via Google Ads in EU.
Targeted social media sponsored posts for pre-order and video targeting EU.
Print magazine / webzine advertisement campaigns in all major outlets on February / March print on Rock It, Legacy, Hardline magazines.
Spotify Playlist singles’ pitching.
Extensive newsletter mailout to all relevant media.
EU dedicated promotional campaign to all relevant media.
Tracklist:
Side A:
1. Raise Your Horns, Unite!
2. Demon Hammer
3. Children of the Night
4. Fire of Rebellions
5. No Time for Goodbyes
Side B:
1. Metal Overdrive
2. La Diabla
3. Diary of a Sinner
4. Church of Steel
5. Wings in a Darkened Soul
MARTYR are:
Rop van Haren - Vocals
Rick Bouwman – Guitars
Geoffrey Maas - Guitars
Vinnie Wassink – Bass, Backing Vocals
Rick Valcon – Drums, Backing vocals
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BARAG-UR – “THRICE SOWN GRAIN”
Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 22-02-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of : Enslaved, Deathspell Omega, Immortal
Country: Sweden
Line-up:
Mu -- voice, rattles, rain
Sagkal – drums, engineering
Kalbi -- strings
Tracklist:
1 - Thrice Sown Seeds
2 - Wall of Daggers
3 - Caravan on the Steppes
4 - The Fruits of Fear
5 - Road Whose Course Does Not Turn Back
Hailing from southern Sweden, Barag-Ur draws inspiration from Enslaved, Immortal, and Deathspell Omega. Like the morning mist, they blanket the region, symbolizing the intersection of nature and civilization. They are the voice of the land and their music reflects the history and struggles of their environment. Using the Gutter Grime Studios in Sjöbo, Sweden, the band recorded, mixed, and mastered their music in 2022.
https://barag-ur.bandcamp.com/album/thrice-sown-grain
Darkness and violence are the main themes of “Admonishing the Dawn of Reverence”, not unlike a horror movie that is filled with psychological terror. The single “Cremation” is straight to the point. It is about the internment of human remains after death. Truly from ashes to ashes. The song has melodic parts coupled with scorching drums and a face-melting guitar solo.
The band comments:
“We truly appreciate everyone’s support and hope that everyone enjoys the album as much as we do. The record is available on all streaming services for streaming and purchase courtesy of Blood Blast Distribution powered by Nuclear Blast. We hope the listeners can grasp the sense of urgency and headbanging stomp of the tracks. Death metal can still be brutal, technical, and catchy at the same time.”
For those enticed by this new death metal album, Chasm of Discord hopes to tour in the not too distant future-once the planets align you will see them everywhere. What sets them apart from other bands is not only their intensity but their interaction with the crowd. Technical, melodic, and anthemic Chasm of Discord’s new album is a masterclass in extreme metal. A perfect mix of old-school death metal with a touch of tech-death and melodic passages sure to melt the ears, it is recommended for fans of Necrophagist, Cannibal Corpse, and Hypocrisy.
Watch and listen to the lyric video for “Cremation” via its premiere on Slam Worldwide YouTube channel -https://youtu.be/3LusMGTQTqg
Chasm of Discord’s album “Admonishing the Dawn of Reverence” was released on Nov 4, 2022, and is available on Spotify, Apple Music, Chasmofdiscord.bandcamp.com.
Track
Listing:1. Feeding the Machine (3:02)
2. Monolith of Deceit (3:18)
3. Cremation (3:35)
4. Deny the Light (4:08)
5. Identified Singularity (3:40)
6. Living Envy the Dead (5:19)
7. Disparaging Revelations (3:54)
8. Insidious (4:35)
9. Anatomic Abomination (4:06)
10. Where the Body Lies (3:25)
11. Formless Being (5:21)
Album Length 44:30
About:
Hailing from the depths of the Pacific Northwest Chasm of Discord was formed in 2021 when metal shred guitarist Matt Miller was looking for members to help with a new death metal project he had been working on. After recording guitars, and bass, and programming the drums for the full-length album he felt that the drums were not going to do justice to the project and that's when he recruited Marco "Lord Marco" Pitruzzella who has been featured on countless records including records from Vornagar, Six Feet Under, Rings of Saturn, and Sleep Terror just to name a few to fill the percussion duties. All that was left was to find the right vocals for the album, and that's when vocalist Tony Reviere from the Portland, Oregon death metal act Spawn stepped in with his brutal OSDM style of vocals to complete the lineup. Tony was also featured on Matt Miller's death metal cover album "Reekomposer". With the lineup complete, Chasm of Discord finished the final touches on their debut album "Admonisihg the Dawn of Reverence", and have plans to release the record sometime in 2022. Chasm of Discord's new album is a masterclass in extreme metal. A perfect mix of old-school death metal with a touch of tech-death and melodic passages sure to melt the ears.
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FFO: NY death metal (Incantation, Immolation, early Cannibal Corpse, Mortician), Terrorizer, Infester, Profanatica, Absu, Rottrevore, Autopsy.
Today VISION DEPRIVED are premiering the album track "I Am" at Toilet Ov Hell. Stream it at
https://toiletovhell.com/track-premiere-vision-deprived-i-am/
The first single "Deeper" is available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTLXzWHhYNI
Born from the twisted mind of Carlo Altobelli, producer and sound engineer at the Toxic Basement Studio (Cripple Bastards, Insanity Alert, Black Oath, Raw Power, Ekpyrosis, ...), the band mixes early 90's American gloomy metal with grim and dystopian imagery all captured at his iconic studio. And if for some reason the music won't speak enough for itself, then the amazing artwork by Francesca Vecchio will further clarify what music and words won't.
With plenty of atmosphere to spare, the band’s compositional skills astoundingly span the full reach of old school US death metal, subtly (and tastefully) touching such boundaries as grindcore and death-thrash.
The band was originally founded by drummer Carlo (Greedy Mistress, Moral Values) and bassist Aldo (Cain, Bang Bangalow), who eventually welcomed Elias (End) on guitar and Alberto (Forged In Blood, Ephyra) on vocals.
“Self Elevating, Deep Inside The Void” is its introduction to their musical abyss, 10 songs of claustrophobic and relentless riffs and hopeless lyrics for a 30 minute visceral trail.
Album
tracklist:01. Massacre Of The Truth
02. Deeper
03. Pledge Allegiance
04. Overturning Events
05. Realm Of Void
06. Lifetime Conviction
07. I Am
08. Beyond Myself
09. Mind Eraser Body
10. Randomly Somewhere
Line-up:
Alberto - vocals
Elias - guitar
Aldo - bass
Carlo - drums
All songs written and composed by Vision Deprived
Produced by Carlo Altobelli
Recorded, mixed and mastered @ Toxic Basement Studio by Carlo Altobelli
Artwork by Francesca Vecchio
Layout by Chickenbreast
Picture by Giöfoto
Band logo by Thom Brice
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https://www.facebook.com/visionVdeprived
Horror
Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the debut EP from California's
Blackened Death Grinding old school maniacs BRED FOR SLAUGHTER. HERE
YOU'RE BORN... HERE YOU DIE is up now for pre-order and will be
released March 17th on CD and Digital formats along with merch.For fans of : Carcass, Defleshed, Deicide, Entombed, Exhumed, Immolation, Marduk, Mayhem, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Sepultura, Slayer, and Vader.
Hailing from the South Bay of California, Bred For Slaughter perform shredding Blackened Death Metal/Grindcore that is vicious, intense, and extreme. Dedicated to the old school, Here You're Born... Here You Die unleashes six tracks of pure headbanging madness that is the heaviest of the heavy, featuring scene veteran Mike Beams (Mortuous / ex-Exhumed) on vocals.
Bred For Slaughter spew forth a barrage of non-stop riffage, from torrid old-school Grind to classic groovy mid-tempo Death Metal, with tight chorus hooks that will keep the most discerning die-hard listeners hooked!
Listen to the single "Kill You Dead" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=LItUA71vtps
Tracklisting:
1. Kill You Dead
2. Splattered With Toxic Waste
3. Plague On Humanity
4. Sacrificed At Dawn
5. Gutted And Devoured
6. Backyard Graveyard
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KOLDVOID – “WILDERNESS RETREAT”
Label: Sun & Moon RecordsRelease Date: March 2023
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Ghost ambient/dark ambient
Country: Romania
Tracklist:
1. Space cathedral
2. Wilderness retreat
3. Cabin fever
4. Dark side of the sun
5. Concrete utopia
6. Midnight sky
7. Complete annihilation of joy
8. Stargazers
9. Presence
10. Phantom lights
Koldvoid is a ghost ambient/dark ambient project from Transylvania, Romania that has been active since 2008. Their music is a dark, dramatic and twisted sound collage, influenced by films such as those of Angelo Badalamenti, as well as classic dark ambient artists from Cold Meat Industry. Other influences include Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, John Carpenter, Zombi, Boards of Canada, and Ulver.
Their music is perfect for late, lonely nights - dark ambient, experimental, electronic, and downtempo. It offers an escape to the wilderness with the help of modern technical devices and opens a door to the unknown, which is much more beautiful than the one you are in now.
After releasing several singles and split records, they released their first and only full-length album, "Roadside Ghosts", in 2012 under Valse Sinistre Productions.
Koldvoid's second full-length album, "Wilderness Retreat", will be released by Sun&Moon Records in March 2023 on an elegant digipack CD.
www.sunandmoonrecords.com
https://www.koldvoid.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/KoldVoid
On April 28th, Swedish supergroup IRONMASTER will release their new album "WEAPONS OF SPIRITUAL CARNAGE" via Black Lion Records. The full length is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut "Thy Ancient Fire" (February 2022). Featuring current and ex-members of Dark Funeral, Scar Symmetry, Raubtier, Carnal Forge, and Facebreaker, this strong follow-up album is a natural continuation of the path taken on the band's debut record. This time there is even more death, black, and thrash, along with the performance level from all the band members rising a notch compared to the previous album. More powerful and faster than ever at times, but the flow of the album has been the focal point of the whole writing and recording process. Everything has been done with the full album listening format in mind so that the experience when you listen thru the record from front to back will be a good and memorable one.
Edvin Skårud has written all the lyrics (except for one song) on this album, his dark and masterful lyrics deal with death, cruelty and the dark side of life, and the blackness of one's soul.
With the lyric video for "Bringer Of Deception", the band is offering its first single at https://youtu.be/NZkhTjC9qOw
The band adds about the track:
"This song is basically a continuation of the song before this one, building on a mix of Black and Death Metal with a 90's Fear Factory-style chorus. The bridge part was also graced with a solo from the utterly talented guitarist Bill Hudson (I Am Morbid, Doro, Northtale + many more)."
"Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage" was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Blacklounge Studios between May 2021 and October 2022 by Jonas Kjellgren. The album is now available for pre-order via Black Lion Records at https://ironmasterblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-spiritual-carnage
Track
Listing:1. Solemn Pestilence - 3:22
2. Ocean Of Searing Hatred - 4:58
3. Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage - 3:48
4. Infinite Virulent - 5:03
5. Monolithic Suppressor Engaged - 3:14
6. Cast Into The Hollow - 4:59
7. Implications Of Sacral Time - 0:36
8. Lies Of Apathy - 3:43
9. Bringer Of Deception - 3:48
10. Dismantling Eternity - 4:23
Album Length: 37:55
IRONMASTER are:
Roberth Karlsson - Vocals
Jonas Kjellgren - Guitars
Janne Jaloma – Drums
Discography:
2023 - Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage
2022 - Thy Ancient Fire
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Lysergic, transcendent doom ritual. Purveyors of the eternal riff.
Megalith Levitation invite you to return, deeper into their lysergic world. Take the trip through a never-ending dirge of sulphuric doom riffs and monastic chant.
“Void Psalms” (2021) was widely regarded as a worthy album in the genre. Yet “Obscure Fire” truly eclipses the highs previously reached.
Blending the familiar MEGALITH LEVITATION sound with a more refined focus, pulsating driving crushing rhythms carry the smoke-filled guitar lines into their endless oblivion.
“Obscure Fire” is the finest MEGALITH LEVITATION material to
date - and deserves to escalate the band into the realms of the doomed elite.Tracklist:
01. Obscure Fire
02. Of Silence
03. Descending
04. Into the Depth
05. Of Eternal Doom
MEGALITH LEVITATION materialized from the eternal void and acid vapors of Chelyabinsk, Russia in April 2016 to bare their psalms into this world. The servitors of the cult were chosen: SAA - Sermons & Fuzzmagic, KKV - Thunderbass, PAN - Skullhammers and until now remain unchanged. The debut full-length album "Acid Doom Rites" was released in September 2019 digitally on [addicted label] (No Name). In November Hymns of Apocalypse released the CD.
In 2020, the band released a split with Dekonstruktor. The digi CD edition came out via the British label Aestethic Death. Truly hypnotic atmospheric stuff from both bands.
Spring 2021 marked a return to concert activity. Concerts in support of Il and Bitch Meat took place in the Ural region and the band appeared at big festivals such as Joy 5 and Shallow Grave 5.
On October 1st, 2021, the second album "Void Psalms" was released via Aestethic Death (CD), Pestis Insaniae (cassette) and digitally by [addicted label]. During the past year MEGALITH LEVITATION worked on the recording of a new album. "Obscure Fire" will be released on March 31st, 2023 via Aesthetic Death (digi CD), Sounds of Karachun (tape) and [addicted label] (digital).
https://www.aestheticdeath.com/
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https://megalithlevitation.bandcamp.com/
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DRUNEMETON –“ DISCIPLES OF THE OLD FAITH”
Label: Kristallblut
RecordsRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 21-01-2018
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Dark Heathen Metal
For fans of : Munruthel, Cruachan, Primordial, Waylander, Windir, Ancient Rites
Country: Serbia
Line-up:
Grannus - vocals, instruments, music, lyrics
Veteris - drums (session)
Tracklist:
1. Intro: Doorway Into The Glorious Past
2. Tears Of Mother Moon
3. Disciples Of The Old Faith
4. Winds Of Beltaine
5. Twilight Waterfalls - Breath Of Carpathian Lakes
6. Interlude: Call Of Herald Horns
7. Ruins In Autumn Blaze
8. Night Of Fire And Ravens
9. Dark Autumn Rites
10. Forest Ghost
"Disciples of the Old Faith" is one of the releases by the Serbian band Drunemeton. The album, which is available in digital and CD format, was released on January 21st, 2018 through Kristallblut Records. The band, who plays dark heathen metal, draws inspiration from the pagan beliefs and mythology of ancient Celts and other Northern and Central European peoples. The lyrics of the album are based on these themes, which also greatly influence the band's sound. The band's style incorporates elements of epic and dark pagan black metal, with rough and dense guitar sounds, occasional bass attacks, and blast beats.
GORGONCHRIST
– “FISH IN A MOUNTAIN”
Label: Independent releaseGenre: Crust Punk/Black Metal
For fans of: Bone Awl | Trap Them | Fukpig | Bottomfeeder
The jester stands amidst the flames, surveying the death throes of the world. His motley garb is scorched and smoking, torn and dishevelled, while his cockscomb hat has long since lost its bells. Kings crawl through the ashes at his feet, crowns slipping from their heads as they weep for their approaching end. Yet the jester sheds no tears for all that has been lost, or all those that are still to die. He neither rails at the futility of existence and the unfairness of fate, nor searches the sky for deeper meanings to it all. He does not revel in the horrors or cower before the coming of the dark. Instead he throws back his head and laughs; laughs at the whole ludicrous affair...
Raucous, vicious and as raw as an open wound, Gorgonchrist are here with their incendiary concoction of crust punk, black metal and grindcore – laced with black humour and absolute irreverence. Debut album Fish In A Mountain was recorded in a single day at The Noise Cabin in Huntingdon UK, with the caustic storm of acidic mockery and skin shredding sonic violence being wrestled into submission by James Burke (The Infernal Sea, Celestial Sanctuary). This album is the authentic sound of a band in full flight, with no click tracks, overdubs or studio trickery, just extreme noise and attitude captured in the moment. These songs, from the insanely catchy ‘Pedos Have Small Hands’ to the blackened filth of ‘Abduction By Candlelight’ and the spiky speedball of ‘Dick Pic Graveyard’, are an explosion of unhinged laughter at the wicked absurdities of human existence, a heartfelt ‘so fucking what?’ to all troubles great and small. If your agenda for life includes being offended then it’s probably best to walk on by, but if you understand that the ability to laugh at all that assails us might just save your life, then pull up a chair, there’s a bottle of warm piss and alcohol with your name on it.
Formed by ex-members of Shadowflag, Voltane and Lord Misery, Gorgonchrist are a new band with a wealth of skills and experience to draw upon. The immediacy of their approach does nothing to hide the ability of the musicians involved in this act of defiance. Superb, jagged riffs skitter across a rugged spine of fantastic drumming and a muscular bass pulse, while the ripped and torn vocals howl above it all. The acerbic attack of Fish In A Mountain is out March 10th so get ready to laugh and dance in the flames.
Line-up:
Jaff - Bass/Vocals
Carps - Guitar/Vocals
Si – Drums
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IGNOMINY - “IMMINENT COLLAPSE”
Genre - Death MetalRelease Date - March 10th, 2023
Record Label - Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of - Dysgnostic, Gorguts, Ulcerate, Norse, Sunless, Dischordia, Noctambulist
Canadian death metal band Ignominy unleash dissonant death metal that's aggressive, punchy and hook-laden, which is rare to find in a style that tends to be more abstract and unpredictable. There is a deliberate structure and coherency in their music which doesn't restrict their music but in fact aids it and makes it more powerful and memorable. The otherworldly atmosphere that it exudes, emphasised by the two interludes in the middle, is made all the more menacing because of their forceful approach. Ignominy stand out because their music is not only cerebral but also capable of simultaneously exhibiting brute strength. It's strong, compelling death metal that retains the best qualities while doing justice to the contemporary style. And with the album unravelling, they gradually slide into a more experimentative mode, playing darker, moodier and elevated atmospheric music. 'Imminent Collapse' is a remarkable debut full length that manages to find an identity of its own by mangling and mesmerizing listeners at once.
Line up
Philippe Gariépy - Guitars
Marc-Antoine Lazure - Drums
Alexandre Desroches - Vocals
Alexandre Préfontaine - Bass
Album artwork by Austin Weber
Merch artwork by Belial NecroArts
Track list
1. Frantic Appeasement
2. Defaulting Genetics
3. Reminiscence of Hatred
4. Premonition of a Dead End (Interlude I)
5. Nightmare Bacteria
6. Convulsions
7. Prélude Vers L'angoisse (Interlude II)
8. Visuals
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Thanks everyone! Kunal Choksi (label owner)Transcending Obscurity Records
We are a Death Metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland. Our music draws inspiration from several styles and genres such as Death Metal, Hardcore, or Sludge, evolving with time and stages to portray our most aggressive and mechanical natures.
Members of the music band:
Yann - bass, lead vocals
Alex - guitar, backing vocals
Discography:
The Crossing (2015, full length)
Worn Out (2017, EP)
Whispers (2022, full length)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMg4iXKIvKCr7oR2CmBqHA
https://buriedsouls.com/
https://buriedsouls.ch/
Label: Thy Bare TreeRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 20-01-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Darkthrone, early Marduk, early Dark Funeral, Taake, Throne of Katarsis, Nargaroth
Country: Italy
Line-up:
Asator - Vocals
Ironcross - Guitars and Drums Programming
Pizzu – Bass
Tracklist:
Bus the la Lum
A New Messiah (Lobotomized Christ, Part 2)
Ghost
Eternal Night
Desolation
Witness of the End
Get ready to experience the raw power of black metal with the release of "The Day the World Died," the latest album from Italian band Daysidied. The album features sorrowful atmospheres and a touch of black 'n' roll that will leave you spellbound.
Recorded at Red Crow studio, with the exception of the vocals that were recorded at Black Cat studio, "The Day the World Died" is a testament to Daysidied's musicianship and creative vision. Mixed and mastered by Ironcross at Red Crow studio, the album showcases the band's talent for crafting intricate, raw, and unrelenting black metal soundscapes.
With "The Day the World Died," Daysidied delivers a powerful and intense black metal experience that will take you on a journey to the darkest corners of your soul. This is a must-listen for fans of Darkthrone, early Marduk, early Dark Funeral, Taake, Throne of Katarsis, Nargaroth, and anyone who craves the raw, unfiltered power of black metal.
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Unleashing their fourth album "DET ÖSTERBOTTNISKA MÖRKRET" this coming May 2023 on Black Lion Records, Finnish black metallers ONDFODT is unveiling their next sacrifice entitled "Tvelatan" with a music video. It' a relentless blasting and infectious earworm.
"Tvetalan is about double standards, people driven by religion or other ridiculous beliefs. Spreading false information and forcing themselves and others to believe and follow their message." adds the band.
Watch and listen to "Tvelatan" at https://youtu.be/a-zi-RVA2TY
"Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is a very dark album both lyrically and musically along with vocals in Finnish and English. The album was written in 2022 by vocalist/guitarist and band founder Owe Inborr and honed by all the members to perfection before hitting the studio in September 2022 at Wolfthrone Studios where it was also mixed and mastered. Guest contributions also include Jacob Björnfot (KVAEN) and Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns.
The album follows their three full-lengths "Norden" (2021), "Dödsrikets Kallelse" (2019), "Hexkonst" (2014) released on Immortal Frost Productions, and their self-released debut EP “I” (2013).
Inspired by their stomping ground in Ostrobothnia, a region in Western Finland where the band was founded in 2013, they are fond of their home and the dark folk tales they have embraced since childhood.
The band comments:
"This album is about exploring the darkest side of Ostrobothnia, both lyrically and sonically. If you are from Ostrobothnia you will understand the endless darkness during winter when the sun is barely going above the horizon. You will also understand the dark history of the witch hunt in this part of Finnish history. "Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is about all of that and going even deeper to the roots of all the evil spirits that live in the area. This album's focus is to take you through the dark history of murders and the darkest side of people driven by religion. And as well as the urban legends of the spirits and the evil creations that live in the endless forests of Ostrobothnia. And finally, the record takes you through death itself, for example, in the song "Dödsrejson". 'You feel the life is slowly fading, everything turns cold, You close your eyes and let go, soon you'll be home again'."
"Det Österbottniska Mörkret" is due out on May 26, 2023, via Black Lion Records and is available for pre-order at the following links:
Digital - https://orcd.co/det-osterbottniska-morkret
Limited Edition - Vinyl (Red, Black), Cassette, CD, Digital:
https://ondfodtblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/det-sterbottniska-m-rkret
https://storeblacklion.nu/sv/cd/ondfodt-det-osterbottniska-morkret-cd-digipak.html
Previous single:
Dödsrejson - https://youtu.be/FXDU7pWvbX0
Live Video - The Return Live at Black Sheep (FULL CONCERT 2022) - https://youtu.be/gANEumERxNw
Track
Listing:1 - Det Österbottniska Mörkret - 2:10
2 - Tvetalan - 3:30
3 - Furstins Tid - 3:59
4 - Tå Do Dör - 3:59
5 - Where Death Roams - 3:39
6 - Falskhejtins Folk - 4:55
7 - Själavandring - 4:15
8 - Höstfruktan - 4:31
9 - Dödsrejson - 7:11
10 - Tå Livi Bleknar - 2:05
Album Length: 40:18
ONDFODT is:
Tommi Tuhkala: Drums, Synth/Effects
Joel Notkonen: Bass, Synth/Effects, Backing Vocals
Dario Kåll: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Owe Inborr: Vocals, Guitars
About:
ONDFØDT started in April 2013 when founding members Owe Inborr and Mikael Kåll decided to start a new raw black metal project. They spent a couple of days in the studio and soon Ondfødt’s first EP entitled “I” was released independently. The release of the EP turned out to be a success and it didn’t take long until all copies were sold out.
Ondfødt immediately started to work on new material and signed a deal with Immortal Frost Productions for the release of their debut album. After the release of the first EP Ondfødt recruited three new members: Bassist Dario Vujocevic, Drummer Simon Bondegård on Drums, and Guitarist Juuso Englund.
During the recordings of Ondfødt’s debut, Simon Bondegård, unfortunately, had to leave the band, and vocalist Owe Inborr jumped in as a replacement during the recordings.
In 2017 vocalist Owe started to write new music for their upcoming album “Dödsrikets Kallelse”.
In 2018 Ondfødt entered Wolfthrone Studios for the second time and started the recordings.
This time they got vocalist “Mathias Lillmåns” from “…and oceans, Finntroll” to guest as vocalist on the track “No Ere Jo Satan” which they later made a music video of. The album got released on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally in early 2019.
After the recording of “Dödsrikets Kallelse” in 2018 Owe started again to write new material for the third album “NORDEN” and together with guitarist Juuso they shaped a new sound for the band. The recording phase of “NORDEN” took place in 2019 at Wolfthrone Studios and this time they got “Jacob Björnfot” from “KVAEN” to perform 2 solos on the album. On the tracks “Han Bor I Skuggona” and “Gifti Från Tadjin” you can hear his performance. Norden got released on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally in the summer of 2021.
In December 2021 Dario joined the band again but this time as guitarist and decided together with Owe to bring back Ondfødt live once again after almost 9 years away from the stage. In early 2022 "Tommi Tuhkala" (Outlaw, KVAEN) joined the band as their permanent drummer.
In April 2022 Ondfødt released the first glimpse of the band live again by releasing two "live in studio" videos together with session bassist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns (Finntroll, ...And Oceans).
After that Owe started to write new songs for their 4th full-length "Det Österbottniska Mörkret". Later in the summer, the band joined "Black Lion Records" to release their 4th album for its release in May 2023. In September 2022 "Joel Notkonen" joined the band permanently as their bassist and together they shaped the songs to their fullest and started the recordings once again at "Wolfthrone Studios".
In December 2022 Ondfødt had their comeback gig at "Black Sheep Pub & Terrace". The concert was filmed and recorded professionally by "Wolfthrone Studios" and got released by "Black Lion Records" on the 31st of December 2022.
Discography:
2023 - Det Österbottniska Mörkret (Black Lion Records) - LP
2021 - Norden (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2019 - Dödsrikets Kallelse (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2014 - Hexkonst (Immortal Frost Productions) - LP
2013 - I (Self-Release) - EP
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Label: Self-ReleasedRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 03-02-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of : Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, Carcass, Six Feet Under, Obituary, God Dethroned
Country: Canada
Line-up:
Dave Roberts - Vocals
Chris Jones - Bass/ Lead guitar
Justin Peeler - Rhythm guitars/ vocals
Uther - Drums
Tracklist:
Mortal Sin
Chemical Castration
Death Ritual
Torturous Obscenity
Necrotic Divinity, a Canadian death metal band, is set to unleash their latest offering, "Death Ritual," on the 3rd of February 2023. This self-released album is a relentless and brutal assault on the senses, with crushing guitar riffs, pounding drums, and guttural vocals dominating the soundscape from the opening track.
The band showcases their mastery of the genre with intricate musicianship throughout the album. The songs delve into themes of death, destruction, and the darker aspects of human nature, making for a truly intense listening experience. Fans of death metal will not be disappointed with this offering, as Necrotic Divinity delivers a ferocious performance that is sure to please even the most die-hard of death metal fans.
With its aggressive sound and powerful delivery, "Death Ritual" is a testament to the band's skill and passion for the death metal genre. The album is available for purchase in digital format, making it easy for fans to access and enjoy the band's latest work. Whether you're a fan of death metal or just looking for a new band to listen to, Necrotic Divinity's "Death Ritual" is definitely worth checking out.
All music written by Necrotic Divinity
Lyrics written by Dave Roberts
Produced, Engineered and mixed by Justin Peeler at Hangar Eighteen studio, Brantford ON Canada
Chris Jones additional engineering
Cover artwork by Sadgrindart C/O Fiverr
https://necroticdivinity.bandcamp.com/
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Punx is proud to announce that we're working on next 2 releases:Crustpunk / thrash weed & church smokers WITCHRITE team up with Czech blackened hardcore crew KRONSTADT for 12" split.
Test Press have been approved and we will share preview tracks and preorder details shortly !
Cover artwork by xenopeltis_unicolor
Polish grindcore maniax NONSANTO come back with brand new release titled "HUMAN CONDITION".
Recorded by Nonsanto - DIY or die!
Mixed and mastered by Jarek Wysocki at Soundscope Recording Studio
Cover by CVSPE
Layout by Diabolic Force
Head over to Nonsanto bandcamp page and listen to first single promoting the releases.
Track titled "Oszukany // Deceived"
Too punk for metalheads !!!Too metal for punx !!!
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NECRO WEASEL – “ OBEY, SUFFER & DIE”
Label: Pan-Portimo ProductionsRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 24-02-2023
Format: Digital, Cassette
Genre: Thrash metal
For fans of : Slayer, Sepultura, Hellripper, Sodom, Municipal Waste, Possessed
Country: Finland
Line-up:
Necro Weasel - vocals, guitar
Eduardo Metal Da Metal - guitar
Samuel L. Saxon - guitar
Jack Hammer - bass
The Axe – drums
Tracklist:
Symbols of Oppression
Walking Dead
Obey, Suffer & Die
White, Stupid & Privileged
One Victim too much
Writings on the wall
Endless Getaway
A Light in the Darkness
Necro Weasel is back with their latest release "Obey, Suffer & Die," and it's clear that the band has been hard at work perfecting their signature sound. While the new album incorporates some new influences, like Black Metal riffs, it's still all about the screaming vocals, squealing solos, and thrashy riffs that fans have come to know and love.
The writing process for "Obey, Suffer & Die" began immediately after the release of the band's previous album, "Never Again," and the result is a sound that is raw and brutal, yet undeniably powerful. The album's lyrics touch on a range of important themes, including the selfishness of humankind, war crimes, depression, and anxiety.
Recorded and mixed by Necro Weasel at the Weasel's Nest HQ studio and mastered by Frans Hipponen at FF Frequency, "Obey, Suffer & Die" is set to be released on February 24, 2023, via Pan-Portimo Productions. The album will be available in both digital and cassette formats.
For fans of Slayer, Sepultura, Hellripper, Sodom, Municipal Waste, and Possessed, "Obey, Suffer & Die" is a must-listen. Don't miss out on this exciting new release from one of Finland's most exciting thrash metal bands.
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KANASHIMI
– “YAMIUTA”
Genre: Romantik Black Metal
Label: Talheim Records
Vertrieb: Code7, Vrijheid Records, Talheim Records Germany, Dys Distribution, Indiemerch
VÖ: 28.02.2023
Aktuelles Line-up:
O. Misanthropy - Alle Instrumente, Vocals
Albumbeschreibung:
Yamiuta ist das dritte Full-Length-Album der japanischen Black/Doom-Metal-Band Kanashimi.
Das Album ist ein weiterer Schritt tiefer in die Dunkelheit, eine Reise, die dich in deinen inneren Abgrund hinunterzieht. Das gemeinsame Konzept oder Thema aller Songs auf dem Album ist “Darkness of the heart”.
O. Misanthropy selbst sagt, dass die Musik auf diesem Album für ihn nicht “DSBM” ist wie auf den vergangenen Alben. Er würde die Musik auf diesem Album als “Romantik Black Metal” bezeichnen.
Crying Orc von Këkht Aräkh ist als Gastsänger auf dem Stück “Lullaby” zu hören.
Biographie:
Kanashimi (悲しみ) (deutsch: Trauer) ist eine Black/Doom-Metal-Band, die 2007 von O. Misanthropy in Shizuoka, Japan, ge- gründet wurde. Die Idee von Slow-Tempo Black Metal mit Klavier war der Anfang von KANASHIMI.
O. Misanthropy fügte das Klavier hinzu, da er KANASHIMI seinem musikalischen Ideal näher bringen wollte. Ihre lyrischen Themen handeln vom Leben, Selbstmord, Traurigkeit und Kummer.
O. Misanthropy hält sich selbst und Kanashimi im Nebel, was Kanashami zu einer authentischen Band macht.
Im Jahr 2007 wurde ein Demo mit dem Titel “Life” auf Tape veröffentlicht, zwei Jahre später folgte “Romantik Suicide” als Debütalbum mit sechs Liedern.
Eine EP namens “In My Tears” wurde 2010 veröffentlicht, die neu aufgenommene Tracks des ersten Demos “Life” enthält.
Im Zeitraum zwischen 2012 und 2014 wurden zwei Splits über das japanische Label Zero Dimensional Records mit Infernal Necromancy und Happy Days veröffentlicht. Die Split mit Happy Days “The Great Depression II” ist der Nachfolger der ersten Split der US-Band.
Das zweite Album “Inori” wurde 2017 veröffentlicht und war die letzte Veröffentlichung. Mit “Inori” hat Kanashimi ein pas- sendes Design gefunden, welches auch auf der Neuveröffentlichung der “Romantik Suicide” LP verwendet wurde. Sehr einzigar- tige Zeichnungen, in die man sich verlieben kann.
Im Jahr 2022 wurden die Aufnahmen für das neueste Album “Yamiuta” abgeschlossen, welches in den ersten Monaten des Jahres 2023 veröffentlicht wird.
https://www.facebook.com/kanashimiofficial/
Surrealistische 3D-Unterwasserwelt: Neue EDEN WEINT IM GRAB-Videosingle „TENTAKEL DER ANGST“
Mit „Tentakel der Angst“ präsentiert die deutsche Dark Metal-Band Eden Weint Im Grab die zweite Videosingle aus dem kommenden Album „Apokalypse Galore“ (VÖ: 24.03.23). Das Video ist ein Experiment, da man den Visual Artist theARTer, der auch hinter dem satirischen Metal-Projekt Sataninchen steckt, bat, den Song auf seine Weise frei zu interpretieren. Herausgekommen ist ein aufwändig animiertes 3D-Video, das eine surrealistische Unterwasserwelt zeigt, die ebenso rätselhaft ist wie der Text des Songs. Kein klassisches Bandvideo, sondern eher eine Art künstlerischer Minifilm, der den finsteren Lyrics weitere Bedeutungsebenen hinzufügt. „Tentakel der Angst“ ist ab sofort als Single auf allen Streaming- und Download-Plattenformen erhältlich und das Album samt Fanpackage lässt sich bereits im Winter-Solitude-Bandshop und dem Labelshop von Einheit Produktionen vorbestellen. Nach der Veröffentlichung des Albums gehen Eden Weint Im Grab auf Headliner-Tour. Als Support ist das Wisborg-Seitenprojekt Death Cult 69 dabei. Hier die Daten – präsentiert von Sonic Seducer und metal.de:
08.04.2023 Erfurt, From Hell
14.04.2023 Nürnberg, Der Cult
15.04.2023 Braunschweig, B58
02.06.2023 Hamburg, MarX
03.06.2023 Berlin, Schokoladen
09.06.2023 Leipzig, Hellraiser
10.06.2023 Köln, MTC
01.07.2023 Hannover, Subkultur
Videolink: https://youtu.be/Tso1yV_mNIM
www.einheit-produktionen.de
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Label: Screamloud Records
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 17-02-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Epic Metal
For fans of :Warlord, Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Manowar
Country: Italy
Line-up:
Andy Menario - Guitars and Keys
Rick Anderson - Vocals
Derek Maniscalco - Bass
Vinny Appice - Drums on 1, 9
Umberto Spiniello - Drums on 5, 10, 11, 12
Fabrizio La Fauci - Drums on 3, 6
Maurizio Capitini - Drums on 2, 4, 8
Tracklist:
1. King of Shadows
2. The Ancient Lord
3. Misunderstandings
4. The most part of the men
5. Apocalypse
6. Give me a Hero
7. Ides of March
8. Arthur
9. Tsushima
10. Don't fear the night
11. Burn, baby burn
12. Spiral Architect
Martiria, the legendary Italian epic metal band, has announced the upcoming release of "Timeless", a compilation of their greatest hits spanning their entire discography. Set to release on February 17th via ScreamLoud Records, the album features a cover of the iconic Black Sabbath song, "Spiral Architect". All tracks have been re-mixed and remastered at the Digitall Studio, with some parts being sung and played by the band.
The album
Genre: Romantik Black MetalLabel: Talheim Records
Vertrieb: Code7, Vrijheid Records, Talheim Records Germany, Dys Distribution, Indiemerch
VÖ: 28.02.2023
Aktuelles Line-up:
O. Misanthropy - Alle Instrumente, Vocals
Albumbeschreibung:
Yamiuta ist das dritte Full-Length-Album der japanischen Black/Doom-Metal-Band Kanashimi.
Das Album ist ein weiterer Schritt tiefer in die Dunkelheit, eine Reise, die dich in deinen inneren Abgrund hinunterzieht. Das gemeinsame Konzept oder Thema aller Songs auf dem Album ist “Darkness of the heart”.
O. Misanthropy selbst sagt, dass die Musik auf diesem Album für ihn nicht “DSBM” ist wie auf den vergangenen Alben. Er würde die Musik auf diesem Album als “Romantik Black Metal” bezeichnen.
Crying Orc von Këkht Aräkh ist als Gastsänger auf dem Stück “Lullaby” zu hören.
Biographie:
Kanashimi (悲しみ) (deutsch: Trauer) ist eine Black/Doom-Metal-Band, die 2007 von O. Misanthropy in Shizuoka, Japan, ge- gründet wurde. Die Idee von Slow-Tempo Black Metal mit Klavier war der Anfang von KANASHIMI.
O. Misanthropy fügte das Klavier hinzu, da er KANASHIMI seinem musikalischen Ideal näher bringen wollte. Ihre lyrischen Themen handeln vom Leben, Selbstmord, Traurigkeit und Kummer.
O. Misanthropy hält sich selbst und Kanashimi im Nebel, was Kanashami zu einer authentischen Band macht.
Im Jahr 2007 wurde ein Demo mit dem Titel “Life” auf Tape veröffentlicht, zwei Jahre später folgte “Romantik Suicide” als Debütalbum mit sechs Liedern.
Eine EP namens “In My Tears” wurde 2010 veröffentlicht, die neu aufgenommene Tracks des ersten Demos “Life” enthält.
Im Zeitraum zwischen 2012 und 2014 wurden zwei Splits über das japanische Label Zero Dimensional Records mit Infernal Necromancy und Happy Days veröffentlicht. Die Split mit Happy Days “The Great Depression II” ist der Nachfolger der ersten Split der US-Band.
Das zweite Album “Inori” wurde 2017 veröffentlicht und war die letzte Veröffentlichung. Mit “Inori” hat Kanashimi ein pas- sendes Design gefunden, welches auch auf der Neuveröffentlichung der “Romantik Suicide” LP verwendet wurde. Sehr einzigar- tige Zeichnungen, in die man sich verlieben kann.
Im Jahr 2022 wurden die Aufnahmen für das neueste Album “Yamiuta” abgeschlossen, welches in den ersten Monaten des Jahres 2023 veröffentlicht wird.
https://www.facebook.com/kanashimiofficial/
Surrealistische 3D-Unterwasserwelt: Neue EDEN WEINT IM GRAB-Videosingle „TENTAKEL DER ANGST“
Mit „Tentakel der Angst“ präsentiert die deutsche Dark Metal-Band Eden Weint Im Grab die zweite Videosingle aus dem kommenden Album „Apokalypse Galore“ (VÖ: 24.03.23). Das Video ist ein Experiment, da man den Visual Artist theARTer, der auch hinter dem satirischen Metal-Projekt Sataninchen steckt, bat, den Song auf seine Weise frei zu interpretieren. Herausgekommen ist ein aufwändig animiertes 3D-Video, das eine surrealistische Unterwasserwelt zeigt, die ebenso rätselhaft ist wie der Text des Songs. Kein klassisches Bandvideo, sondern eher eine Art künstlerischer Minifilm, der den finsteren Lyrics weitere Bedeutungsebenen hinzufügt. „Tentakel der Angst“ ist ab sofort als Single auf allen Streaming- und Download-Plattenformen erhältlich und das Album samt Fanpackage lässt sich bereits im Winter-Solitude-Bandshop und dem Labelshop von Einheit Produktionen vorbestellen. Nach der Veröffentlichung des Albums gehen Eden Weint Im Grab auf Headliner-Tour. Als Support ist das Wisborg-Seitenprojekt Death Cult 69 dabei. Hier die Daten – präsentiert von Sonic Seducer und metal.de:
08.04.2023 Erfurt, From Hell
14.04.2023 Nürnberg, Der Cult
15.04.2023 Braunschweig, B58
02.06.2023 Hamburg, MarX
03.06.2023 Berlin, Schokoladen
09.06.2023 Leipzig, Hellraiser
10.06.2023 Köln, MTC
01.07.2023 Hannover, Subkultur
Videolink: https://youtu.be/Tso1yV_mNIM
www.einheit-produktionen.de
www.facebook.com/einheitproduktionen
www.edenweintimgrab.de
Label: Screamloud RecordsRelease Date (dd/mm/yy): 17-02-2023
Format: Digital
Genre: Epic Metal
For fans of :Warlord, Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Manowar
Country: Italy
Line-up:
Andy Menario - Guitars and Keys
Rick Anderson - Vocals
Derek Maniscalco - Bass
Vinny Appice - Drums on 1, 9
Umberto Spiniello - Drums on 5, 10, 11, 12
Fabrizio La Fauci - Drums on 3, 6
Maurizio Capitini - Drums on 2, 4, 8
Tracklist:
1. King of Shadows
2. The Ancient Lord
3. Misunderstandings
4. The most part of the men
5. Apocalypse
6. Give me a Hero
7. Ides of March
8. Arthur
9. Tsushima
10. Don't fear the night
11. Burn, baby burn
12. Spiral Architect
Martiria, the legendary Italian epic metal band, has announced the upcoming release of "Timeless", a compilation of their greatest hits spanning their entire discography. Set to release on February 17th via ScreamLoud Records, the album features a cover of the iconic Black Sabbath song, "Spiral Architect". All tracks have been re-mixed and remastered at the Digitall Studio, with some parts being sung and played by the band.
The album