NEWS 7.12.2024
AEON OF AWARENESS – “THE EMBRACING LIGHT OF RAROHENGA”
MORTIFEROTH – „...TO THE ABYSS“ (TAPE/EP)
DISTRESSED TO MARROW – “THE LAST GIVEAWAY”(MCD / EP )
Hier kann “Hammergeddon 666” – Die Katakomben betritt man nicht allein“ in verschiedenen Formaten (CD, Vinyl, Tape, Digital) bestellt werden: https://supremechaos.com/artists/nocte-obducta/
Auf der ersten Seite der EP führen uns NOCTE OBDUCTA
zurück zu ihren musikalischen Wurzeln, inspiriert von dem wegweisenden Album
„Schwarzmetall (Ein primitives Zwischenspiel)“. Die neuen Titel „Hammergeddon“,
„Schorm“, „Blut, Bier, Dunkelheit“ und „Faustphisto“ reflektieren die rohe
Intensität und die ungezähmte Kraft, die die Band seit ihren Anfängen
auszeichnet. Diese Tracks verkörpern die Essenz des frühen NOCTE OBDUCTA-Sounds,
der über die Jahre hinweg gewachsen ist und durch die kreative
Weiterentwicklung der Band eine neue Dimension erreicht hat.
Auf der zweiten Seite der EP erwartet die Hörer*innen mit „Auf wortlosen Fluren“ ein eindrucksvolles Meisterwerk, das als dritter Teil der Serie „Gemälde derer, die schieden“ eine ganz eigene Erzählung fortführt. Diese überlange Komposition ist weit mehr als nur ein musikalisches Stück; sie ist eine epische Klangreise, die die Zuhörer*innen tief in eine Welt aus atmosphärischer Dichte und eindringlicher Emotionalität eintauchen lässt. Mit einer bemerkenswerten Vielschichtigkeit entfaltet sich eine Klanglandschaft, die musikalisch über die Grenzen des Black Metal hinausgeht und lyrisch mit seinem auf Deutsch verfasstem Text einmalig ist.
„Hammergeddon 666“ ist ein weiteres Zeugnis für die Fähigkeit von NOCTE OBDUCTA, sowohl die Vergangenheit zu ehren als auch die Zukunft des Black Metal mitzugestalten. Diese EP ist ein Muss für jeden, der die tiefgründige Klangkunst von NOCTE OBDUCTA schätzt.
„Hammergeddon 666“ erschien am 6. Dezember 2024 über Supreme Chaos Records.
Tracklist:
A1. Hammergeddon
A2. Schorm
A3. Blut, Bier, Dunkelheit
A4. Faustphisto
B1. Auf wortlosen Fluren (Gemälde derer, die schieden – Teil III)
Spielzeit 19:17
Good To Know:
Für Vinyl konzeptionierte EP mit Bonus-B-Seite.
Gemastert in der Tonbraurei, Aufnahme in den altbekannten Ultraton Studios.
Vorbote des 15ten Albums der Mainzer.
Musiker:
Marcel GITARREN, GESANG, KEYBOARDS, BASS
Torsten GESANG
Stefan GITARREN, GESANG
Malte SCHLAGZEUG
Heidig BASS
Diskographie:
1999 Lethe (Gottverreckte Finsternis)
2000 Taverne (In Schatten schäbiger Spelunken)
2001 Schwarzmetall (Ein primitives Zwischenspiel)
2002 Galgendämmerung (Von Nebel, Blut und Totgeburten)
2003 Stille (Das nagende Schweigen)
2004 Nektar Teil I (Zwölf Monde, eine Hand voll Träume)
2005 Nektar Teil II (Seen, Flüsse, Tagebücher)
2008 Sequenzen einer Wanderung
2011 Verderbnis (Der Schnitter kratzt an jeder Tür)
2013 Umbriel (Das Schweigen zwischen den Sternen)
2016 Mogontiacum (Nachdem die Nacht herabgesunken)
2017 Totholz (Ein Raunen aus dem Klammwald)
2020 Irrlicht (Es schlägt dem Mond ein kaltes Herz)
2023 Karwoche (Die Sonne der Toten pulsiert)
2024 Hammergeddon 666 (Die Katakomben betritt man nicht allein)
https://linktr.ee/nocteobducta
EMP und Rock Hard präsentieren:
Samstag, 14. Juni 2025 – Oberhausen, Deutschland – Turbinenhalle *
Montag, 16. Juni 2025 – London, Großbritannien – Shepherds Bush Empire
Mittwoch, 18. Juni 2025 – Zürich, Schweiz – Komplex 457 *
Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2025 – München, Deutschland – Tonhalle *
Dienstag, 24. Juni 2025 – Mailand, Italien – Alcatraz
Sänger Zak Stevens erklärt:
"Wie ihr euch vorstellen könnt, gibt es bei diesen Shows so viele besondere Dinge, die mir durch den Kopf jagen. Wir können zum ersten Mal in über 20 Jahren eine Reihe an Headliner-Shows spielen, die uns direkt zurück zu all den unglaublichen Fans bringen, die uns über die letzten drei Dekaden so viele unvergessliche Erinnerungen geschenkt haben. Das hier ist unsere Chance, denen, die uns all die Jahre unterstützt haben, etwas zurückzugeben!"
Im Rahmen dieser lang erwarteten Rückkehr auf die Bühnen nach gut einem Jahrzehnt, wird das ikonische Line-up, bestehend aus John Lee Middleton, Zak Stevens, Chris Caffery, Jeff Plate und Al Pitrelli, auch auf folgenden Festivals auftreten:
Freitag, 13. Juni 2025 – Leeuwarden, Niederlande – Into The Grave Festival
Sonntag, 22. Juni 2025 – Dessel, Belgien – Graspop Metal Meeting
Donnerstag, 26. Juni, 2025 – Barcelona, Spanien – Rockfest
Samstag, 28. Juni 2025 – Thessaloniki, Griechenland – Rockwave Festival
"All diese großartigen Festival-Shows werden unglaublich gut kommen. Es ist schwer, sich das Maß an Spannung rund um diese Shows auch nur vorzustellen," führt Zak fort.
Savatage-Gründer Jon Oliva drückt seine Enttäuschung darüber aus, diesmal nicht dabei sein zu können, freut sich aber gleichzeitig auch sehr für seine Bandkollegen: "Ich bin sehr aufgeregt, dass die Jungs ein paar Shows spielen. Leider werde ich aus gesundheitlichen Gründen nicht in der Lage sein, die Jungs bei dieser Reihe von Shows zu begleiten, aber das ist hoffentlich nur vorübergehend. Ich werde im Studio weiter an neuer Musik für die Zukunft der Band arbeiten. Diese Shows werden großartig werden und ich werde mit ihnen daran arbeiten, sie für euch vorzubereiten. Ich weiß, dass ihr es lieben werdet!!! Ich und die Jungs sind sehr aufgeregt und bereit, es krachen zu lassen! Ich danke euch allen für die Unterstützung in all den Jahren und wir können es kaum erwarten, mit euch zu rocken!"
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New
album “NOCTAMBULIST II: DE DROOM” to be released 7 February 2025
via These Hands Melt.
Dutch blackgaze band Noctambulist have unveiled a music video to the second single off their upcoming album “Noctambulist II: De Droom”.
The video to the track “Lichteter” here was premiered via No Clean Singing today, and can be watched here: https://www.nocleansinging.com/2024/12/06/an-ncs-video-premiere-noctambulist-lichteter/
"Lyrically the song explores the desire for a stable albeit mediocre future only to discover the present has fallen apart in the meantime", said the band. "It is emblematic of the themes found on much of the songs throughout the album. It falls in a comfortable transition between the harsher tones found on Elegieën and the experimental nature of De Droom."
The new album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” will be released on 7 February 2025 in CD, vinyl and digital formats via These Hands Melt. Recorded in Tilburg between February and April 2023 at Catacomben Studios, De Droom sees Noctambulist diving deeper into post-punk and shoegaze influences while retaining the fierceness of their debut record Elegiëen.
“Lichteter” and previous single “Aderlater” are available to stream via all digital platforms.
“Noctambulist II: De Droom” can be pre-ordered via These Hands Melt: https://lnk.to/noctambulist
De Droom sees Noctambulist diving deeper into post-punk and shoegaze influences while retaining the fierceness of their debut record Elegiëen. What sets De Droom apart from the first record is that the writing was done with the entire band on board whereas full song ideas used to be presented by a few members. The songs this time around are just that, songs.
While De Droom is not a concept album most songs reflect on the beauty of a mediocre co-habitual existence while also struggling with the seemingly impossible dream of home ownership. The album cover features a bedroom of a derelict villa, reflecting the themes of hope, failure and heartbreak present on the album.
Noctambulist are an atmospheric post-black metal outfit from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Formed in 2015 between housemates J.D. Kaye, Sam C.A. and Mitchell Scheerder, they set out to create a hard-hitting, melancholic style of black metal that draws inspiration from other genres such as post-rock, shoegaze, new wave and post-punk.
Noctambulist stand for contrasts. Serotonin summits and strung-out canyons. The empty and the grandiose. The beautiful and the appalling.
After defining their sound and completing the lineup with guitarists Tristan Tabbers and Stef Heesakkers they released their full-length debut “Noctambulist I: Elegieën” via Northern Silence Productions. Their second album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” will be released through These Hands Melt in February 2025.
Noctambulist are
J.D. Kaye – Vocals & Guitar
Stef Heesakkers – Guitar
Tristan Tabbers – Guitar
Sam C.A. – Bass
Mitchell Scheerder - Drums
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https://www.facebook.com/Noctambulistband
Detroit (MI) - Melodic/Power Thrashers, AMONG THESE ASHES, have released new album, EMBERS OF ELYSIUM, on Alone Records! The album clocks in at over an hour of music and features 12 new tracks, plus a bonus song.
Stream/purchase at the following links:
https://amongtheseashes.bandcamp.com/album/embers-of-elysium
https://alone.gr/shop/product/among-these-ashes-embers-of-elysium-cd/
In discussing the new level reached on Embers of Elysium, guitarist Richard Clark states that it "is quite the leap for us in every aspect from Dominion Enthroned. Where Dominion was a full concept album, the first eight tracks on Embers of Elysium are standalone, and the last four tracks are part of a fictional sci-fi/horror concept called Chronicles of the Obsidian Reign. I can say with confident humility that every song on this album was crafted and delivered without compromise. The wide range of all of our influences is on display on this album. I think we executed it tastefully and with precision, and I hope it resonates powerfully with listeners."
Track
Listing:
1. Embers of Elysium
2. Serpents Among Rats
3. Faceless War Machines
4. Of One Blood
5. Stronger Than Death
6. Storm Within
7. The Undertow
8. The Enemy In I
9. Through Ethereal Voids
10. The Hybrid Bloodline
11. A Presence Unknown
12. The Obsidian Reign
*13. The Undertow (feat. Brooke Rousseau)
*Bonus track, featuring vocalist Brooke Rousseau (Lady Luna and the Devil).
Credits:
Recorded by Among These Ashes.
Mixed and mastered by Matt Roach.
Cover Art by Jayson Cessna
Line-Up:
Richard Clark: lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals, production, and songwriter
Jean-Pierre Abboud (JP): Lead and harmony vocals. JP is also the vocalist for traditional metal band, Traveler
Dylan Hamann: Rhythm guitar.
Kane Bochatyn: Bass
Kyle Wagner: Drums
Bio:
Among These Ashes is a melodic power/thrash metal band hailing from Detroit, Michigan (USA). The band's central focus is the creation of stellar, highly-memorable metal songs. The group's sound is crushingly heavy and punctuated by cerebral arrangements, thought-provoking lyrics, and dynamic shifts in tempo and aggression. Among These Ashes' debut musical offering, Dominion Enthroned, is a conceptual tour de force, inspired by modern societal parallels and struggles. Originally released independently, the record was later re-released under a single-album contract with Alone Records on vinyl and CD formats.
In April 2023, the band released an original single, entitled "The Enemy in I," which lyrically chronicles the woes of self-destruction. The band recorded a cover of "Sirens" by Savatage as an accompaniment to this release. In March 2024, Among These Ashes independently released a cover of W.A.S.P. track, "Restless Gypsy."
The band features Jean-Pierre Abboud (Traveler) on lead and harmony vocals, Dylan Hamann (Variform) and Richard Clark on lead and rhythm guitars, Kane Bochatyn on bass, and Kyle Wagner (Nethergate) on drums. Together, this line-up is committed to its vision of consistently delivering uncompromisingly heavy music to the metal hordes.
https://www.facebook.com/AmongTheseAshesMetal
This Friday, December 6, 2024, blackened death metal masters THULCANDRA will release their first-ever live album, "Live Demise", that celebrates the first chapter and early days of the band!
"Live Demise" was recorded live in 2011 at a hometown show in Munich, Germany, and features true gems that the band hasn't performed in more than a decade, all with the original line-up consisting of Sebastian Ludwig, Tobias Ludwig, Matthias Landes (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid) and Steffen Kummerer (Obscura, Death, Cynic).
A video clip for the previously-released live version of "Fallen Angel's Dominion", today, THULCANDRA are premiering "Night Eternal (Live)"!
Band mastermind, Steffen Kummerer, comments:
"With "Night Eternal" we present you the opening track of our debut album "Fallen Angel’s Dominion" (2010), taken off our first ever live release "Live Demise". Tracked at a home town show in Munich, Germany a decade ago, we celebrate the early days of the band in a raw and energetic setting, showcasing each member on fire. See you all on our upcoming European run with Sacramentum at a venue near you!"
The video clip for "Night Eternal (Live)" is now streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LhtC2L3RmM
THULCANDRA’s rise to power ignited when the four-piece unleashed their debut album, "Fallen Angel’s Dominion", upon metaldom in 2010. Followed by their 2011 masterpiece, "Under a Frozen Sun", "Live Demise" contains brutal-as-hell classics from both records, like "Black Flags Of Hate", "In Blood And Fire" and "The Spirit Of The Night", aptly capturing the spirit and high-voltage energy of both the crowd and band. Ragers such as "Night Eternal" and "Fallen Angel's Dominion" perfectly showcase the band's raw and intense performances in their early days, and prove how THULCANDRA has quickly stepped up as one of the leading bands of their genre!
Due to the pandemic, which was subsequently followed by their latest, much-acclaimed studio album "Hail The Abyss" (released in May 2023 via Napalm Records ( https://napalmrecords.com/thulcandra ), "Live Demise" could not be released alongside THULCANDRA's 20th anniversary as originally planned. Now, with mixing and mastering by Dan Swanö (Katatonia, Edge Of Sanity, Dissection) and cover artwork designed by Herbert Lochner, this very special release will become available in only strictly limited editions exclusively via Napalm Records and at THULCANDRA's upcoming live shows - including their European co-headlining run with legendary Swedish black and death metal band Sacramentum with support from Nephylim. The tour begins January 2025; find all upcoming dates listed below!
Pre-Order "Live Demise" https://lnk.to/Thulcandra-LiveDemise
"Live
Demise" track listing:
01. In The Realm Of Thousand Deaths
02. Night Eternal
03. Fallen Angel's Dominion
04. Black Flags Of Hate
05. In Blood And Fire
06. Aeon Of Darkness
07. The Spirit Of The Night
08. In Silence We Eternally Slee
"Live Demise" will be available on December 6, 2024 .
https://www.thetruethulcandra.com/
Formed in 2020, CENTURY have hastened their ascent of the true-metal underground on the strength of 2023’s The Conquest of Time debut album. While both members of the duo are veterans of the metal underground, with CENTURY do they uphold the noble, heroic sound of early Swedish heavy metal – namely, the cult icons of Heavy Load, Overdrive, Gotham City, and Axewitch. Now, with their second album, they’re set to eclipse that mini-classic.
Titled Sign of the Storm, CENTURY’s sophomore full-length builds on all the strengths of the debut and sends everything further back in time. Amazingly, Sign of the Storm sounds time-stamped strictly at 1982. From songwriting – brisk in its energy but never belabored, almost casual in its overt heroism, with riffs on the right side of hot-rockin’ and not without a twinge of melancholy – on to the production – clean and spacious but not lacking grit, “big” but in an authentically underground way, conveying both castle high and dungeon low – CENTURY here offer swords & sorcery heavy metal like few others in the modern era. To say Sign of the Storm sounds truly OLD is not a disservice to either that production nor especially the songwriting (or even guitarist’s Staffan Tengnér’s impassioned, olde-worlde vocals); it simply underlines the fact that the duo are absolute masters of their eldritch domestic idiom, and that this latest album deserves to be spoken in the same discussion as those aforementioned legends. “No Time for Tomorrow” – the medieval metal past is alive with CENTURY!
Line-up:
Leo Ekström Sollenmo Drums, Bass
Staffan Tengnér Guitars, Vocals, Bass
From Stockholm, Sweden
Release date:
24th January 2025
Release info:
LP edition, various colors (Electric Assault)
CD edition with sticker, obi (Dying Victims)
Tracklist
1 Sacrifice
2 Children Of The Past
3 Necromancer
4 The Chains Of Hell
5 Fallen Hero
6 Sign Of The Storm
7 Fly Away
8 No Time For Tomorrow
9 Possessed By The Night
10 Sorceress
Pre-order:
https://electricassaultrecords.bigcartel.com/
https://electricassaultrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sign-of-the-storm
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
Hi
everybody,Petr from PARAT PRODUCTIONS, Czech Republic,
here. This year's eighth studio album by Slovak death/doom legends THALARION, titled "CRYOPRESERVATION",
was released on CD by Pařát Productions on August 12th, and on
December 16th, the LP and MC versions will also be available. From my point of
view, it's an amazing record that I want to own as a collector on three types
of physical media. I will be happy if this activity, let's say a Christmas
present, will also make other fans of the band happy.
Release Date: 16.12. 2024
Limited Only:
LP black / 250 copies, MC / 100 copies
You can listen full album on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzfD3ZIwe98&t=726s
You can order in the Paratshop LP https://paratshop.cz/produkt/thalarion-cryopreservation-3/
Swiss extreme metal trailblazers TYRMFAR return with their searing new single, "HAUNTED BY THE TRUTH," the third offering from their highly anticipated EP, SYMBIOSIS, set for release on March 28, 2025.
"Haunted by the Truth" dives into the emotional struggle of confronting past mistakes and buried secrets. The song explores the weight of guilt, regret, and the haunting presence of unspoken truths. With a powerful blend of vulnerability and reflection, it tells the story of a person wrestling with their inner demons, searching for redemption, and striving to find peace amidst the shadows of their past.
“Haunted
by the Truth” is available now on all major digital platforms: https://orcd.co/hauntedbythetruth
mountains, Tyrmfar quickly made their mark in the extreme metal scene since their 2013 debut. Their EP In The Depths Of A Dark Spirit (2015) and the acclaimed Human Abomination (2017) led to major European festival appearances, including Metal Days, where they earned praise from Daily Rock as “artists who can shake the most seasoned headliners.” With their second album, Renewal Through Purification, and their 2022 release Dialectic of Ego and the Unconscious, Tyrmfar solidified their sound, embarking on a European tour with Gorgoroth.
The upcoming Symbiosis EP pushes the band’s compositional boundaries further, blending their blackened death metal roots with modern influences. Against the backdrop of an uncertain ecological and social climate, the EP reflects a deep exploration of humanity's relationship with nature. Each band member’s distinct style contributes to the collaborative process, bringing raw emotion and intensity to both the music and their live performances.
Tyrmfar:
Kévin Sanchez - Guitars
Florian Métrailler- Guitars
Quentin Brunner - Drums - Backing vocals
Robin Délèze - Voice
Yannick Dulon - Bass
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Check it out on The Circle Pit YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXjCs4rgzo
FFO: Sylosis, The Absence, Light This City, Gates of Ishtar, and Skeletonwitch.
Druparia will release long-awaited debut full-length album, The River Above, on December 27!
The River Above is chock full of riff-heavy melodic death metal, similar to Character- era Dark Tranquillity and Mors Principium Est, with the atmosphere and emotion of Insomnium and Darkest Hour.
The album's first single, the title track, is streaming on Bandcamp at: https://druparia.bandcamp.com/track/the-river-above
The word "Druparia" is a pseudo-synonym for the blackthorn plant that plays a part in some circles of occultism and witchcraft, and fits into the band's visual and lyrical themes of nature and mysticism. Other lyrical themes include sadness, regret, mythology, and perseverance through hardship.
Pre-order: https://druparia.bandcamp.com/album/the-river-above
Track
Listing:
1. Voiceless Regret
2. Under the Shade of Sand
3. Bereavement
4. Kintsugi
5. In Repose, Descend
6. Sever the Roots
7. The River Above
8. Of Firmament... And the Renewal
9. Bled For Comfort
10. When Cranes Return
11. The Violet Hour [The Civil Wars]*
Credits:
All Lyrics by David Moran except "Kintsugi" by Tyler Clark.
Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Dan Paddy at Blackroom Studios, Copley Ohio.
Cello and Strings by Christopher “Kakophonix” Brown.
Keyboard programming and backing vocals by Dan Paddy.
Cover Art by Mark Erskine
Druparia Logo by Alex Zarko.
Photos by Lance Littlefield
Layout and Design by Alex Yarborough (@dr_metal_design)
Copyright 2024 Druparia Music. “Voiceless Regret” is dedicated to DJ Sprague.
*All songs written by Druparia, Brendan King, Dan Paddy, and Jeff Spencer, except for “The Violet Hour,” owned by The Civil Wars and Sensibility Music
Line-Up:
Tyler Clark: Guitars
Josh Gatka: Guitars
David Moran: Vocals
Kyle Lash-Taylor: Bass and Vocals
Noah Van Dyke: Drums and Percussion
Bio:
Druparia formed with members of past bands in the Cleveland area coming together to make new music. Ideas for The River Above have been brewing since about 2011, maybe even earlier and thanks to some gracious friends outside of the band who have contributed and allowed the ideas to live on, the songs have finally come to fruition. Tyler Clark (ex-Inoculation, Mythrias, Once Flesh) came together with old Apothean bandmate Kyle Taylor (ex-Monastery) who had found young drummer Noah Van Dyke (Sea Biscuit) in November 2018. Once Flesh vocalist David Moran had agreed to do vocals if ever a project was started and Druparia had begun. After a few rehearsals, Josh Gatka (ex-Mythrias, Eternal Legacy) was recruited as guitarist the following summer and a full lineup was formed and the band released their first demo entitled Alfhem in the spring of 2020.
Influences include but are not limited to Dark Tranquillity, Darkest Hour, Sylosis, Sacramentum, Insomnium,
Fallujah, Mors Principium Est, Inferi, Children of Bodom, and whatever weirdness Noah happened to be listening to at the time.
https://www.facebook.com/druparia
The song is "SORROW'S SHROUD" and unveil another aspect of the incredible and amazing new release out on January 3rd for My Kingdom Music.
The official video is available at https://youtu.be/oHv1V2NUFxc
Once again Gerassimos Evangelou, only mind behind this project experiencing the atmospheric and avantgardish side of Black Metal during the last 20 years and more, presents with "Anhedonia" an album where the cinematic essence of ULVER is side by side with the Avantgardism of IHSAHN, where the strength of WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM contrasts with the mediterranean touch of MOONSPELL and the dramatic elements of EMPYRIUM.
So as always expect the unexpected... this was, is, and will always be the main path of LORD AGHEROS.
Pre-Order at https://shorturl.at/UvM5u
Cover (realized by Federico De Luca)
Tracklist:
1. Lament Of The Lost
2. Harmony Of Despair
3. Eclipse Of Hope –
4. Lost Dreams Ritual
5. Sorrow's Shroud
6. Soul's Descent Into The Void
7. Tears In The Silence
8. Ancient Echoes
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http://www.facebook.com/lordagheros
Label: Independent Release
Release Date: February 25th 2025
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Nifelheim | Immortal | Dark Funeral | Behexen
Dry dust and drier bones, sealed behind stone and cross and whispered prayer. Centuries of thirst, of desperate, torturous thirst, wracked by endless dreams of a crimson tide, crashing in waves through the invisible chains that bind, infusing this brittle, skeletal form with rapacious life and clothing it once more in flesh and skin. My thoughts roam the night beyond these walls, calling to them, drawing them to me. My patience is eternal and I know that they will come. They will find me, free me, bow to me and we shall ride upon black winds of vengeance…and drink until the world itself shall die.
A tolling bell, a howling wind and chants of dire imprecation announce the return of Christ Dismembered, Australia’s chief advocates of apostasy and servants of the beast! The fabled followers of darkness have finally unleashed their second full length album of blood hungry black metal – Ov Vampiricy! As the opening invocation fades a jagged, circling riff spirals downwards before exploding into the furious blast beat inferno of ‘Fool’s Gambit’. Black metal as old as the grave, built upon a bleeding throat rasp, rampant drumming and guitars that dance like spiders across crumbling tombs, roars forth – from the taut, nerve stretching riffs of ‘Mother Of Demons’ to the devilish refrains of ‘The Numbers Oppose’. The haunting tones of ‘The Banishment’ are placed perfectly at the album’s heart, drawing you deeper into the darkness, where ‘A Ritual Most Foul’ waits to drive cold spikes of guitar into your skull with iron hammer drums. Each element of Christ Dismembered plays its part perfectly, building an edifice of unapologetic black metal, unswerving in its focus and intensity. ‘Child Devouring Servants Of Satan’ is a magnificent, blood drenched rampage through the temples of innocence and purity, it’s murderous malice matched only by its sorcerous songcraft; but even that must bend the knee to ‘Riddled With Sin’, a triumphant climax of evil, epic in scope and daunting in its fury, that brings Ov Vampiricy full circle and closes the door to the mausoleum once more.
Over the years of their crusade against the light Christ Dismembered have performed alongside the likes of Taake, Immolation, Krisiun, Angelcorpse, Belphegor, Dark Funeral and many more, sharing stages with the very best that the extreme music world has to offer. Now they are ready to ride out into the world once more, bringing with them the heretical gospel that is Ov Vampiricy. On February 25th the children of the night will be unbound and their infernal music will echo through the darkness once more. Open your ears to their cries, open your arms to their embrace – or grip your crucifix in shaking hands and weep.
Line-up:
Arch Worm – Vocals/Guitars
Doomsayer – Lead Guitar
Winter Demon – Rhythm Guitar
Plague – Drums
Skorpa – Bass
https://www.mshmusicgroup.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/ChristDismembered
Underground Kvlt Records Announces the Release of SEPTUAGINT’S Debut Album, ACOSMIC CONFLAGRATION
Underground Kvlt Records, a sub-label of Odium Records, is thrilled to announce the release of Acosmic Conflagration, the highly anticipated debut album by Greek black metal band Septuagint. Released on 20 September 2024, the album promises to leave an indelible mark on the black metal scene with its unique blend of ferocity and atmosphere.
Septuagint has created an album that pushes boundaries, both musically and spiritually. Their sound captures the raw essence of black metal while exploring profound and mystical themes.
Mixed and mastered by Devo "Magnus" Anderson at the renowned Endarker Studio, the album delivers a sonic experience that combines raw aggression with intricate, immersive compositions.
Septuagint first emerged in 2014 with their EP Negative Void Trinity. They have since continued to evolve with critically acclaimed splits, including Sphinx: The Great Enigma of Times (with Akrotheism) and Vortex (with Ophidian Coil) in 2019. Acosmic Conflagration marks a new chapter for the band as they expand their vision and carve their path in the black metal genre.
Tracklist:
Spirituus Luna Nox
Cauterising Sulphur
Restoration of Apophis
Cainite Bloodtrails
Into the Furnace of Moloch
Septuagint is poised to captivate listeners with its atmospheric and spiritually charged black metal, making Acosmic Conflagration a must-hear release of the year.
Listen to the album on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGorySO0Xk
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6 XMAS SINGLES FROM ROTTWEILER RECORDS
Christmas
time is here again – the time of good will to all men, peace on Earth and of
course, gut-wrenchingly heavy extreme metal! Over the course of the festive
period Rottweiler Records will be unleashing six celebratory singles from six
of the heaviest, most diverse bands around – including three brand new
additions to the Rottweiler roster. So, here are the brutal and beautiful
delights you have in store this Christmas…
On November 29th MANGLED CARPENTER delivered an absolutely crushing take on traditional carol ‘I Saw Three Ships’ – the song transformed into a pummelling display of huge riffs and deadly drumming. This dual release in conjunction with Broken Curfew Records is simply devastating!
Line-up:
Seth Metoyer - Guitars/Vocals
Kristeffor Olson - Bass
MAC HINE - Drums
Another dual release with Broken Curfew Records is due to land on December 6th, as extreme death/grind outfit PULPIT VOMIT obliterate ‘Jingle, Jingle, Jingle’ with reckless abandon. It’s dangerous, damaging and a whole lot of fun!
Line-up:
Seth Metoyer - Guitars/Vocals
Tim Olson - Drums
Kristeffor Olson - Bass
In December 13th Rottweiler introduce us to the first of their new signings – EXONERATION! This international force blend deathcore, metalcore and modern metal into an explosive cocktail that you’ll be able to experience in full when their debut album lands in 2025. Before that there’s their superb Christmas double hit of ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Mary Did You Know’ to whet the appetite.
Line-up:
Cory Stiles - Guitars/Bass/Programming
Arnaud Zip - Vocals
Vincent Hagen - Drums (not on this single)
The ‘merry gentlemen’ aren’t getting much rest this Christmas as on December 20th another new Rottweiler signing, THE FINAL WITNESS, present their interpretation of the carol which dates back to the 1650s. ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Freedom From Satan) is an enthralling piece of progressive death metal - ambitious and adventurous in its approach.
Line-up:
Josh Henderson - Music and Vocals
Jason Wisdom - Producer/Engineer
On Christmas Eve we have the third new signing to Rottweiler Records as IGNITE THE GODS serve up their sumptuous take on ‘Mary Did You Know’ – epic, aggressive, symphonic and downright magnificent.
Line-up:
Dano Medina - Guitars
Eduardo Belmont - Vocals
Diego Orozco - Drums
Finally, on Christmas Day itself, long standing Mid West metal band I AM THE PENDRAGON present an emotive, progressive, heavy and melodic treat, with ‘Holy Mystery – Revised Edition’.
Line-up:
I Am The Pendragon
Jerrod Cunningham – Vocals/Guitar
Kevin "Moose" Busch – Bass
Darryl Cunningham – Guitars
*Drums by David Martin*
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REAL
Death Metal + REAL Deathmatch Wrestling ... a match made in HELL!
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions unleash the first ever underground metal and underground wrestling compilation: SVN - King Of The Deatmatches 2024! SVN (Severe Violent Nature) is the hottest new independent promotion in the world of Deathmatch Wrestling, and on December 14th 2024 twelve ruthless competitors will battle to become this year's King Of The Deathmatches:
Shlak
Otis Cogar
Masada
Aero Boy
Journey Fatu
Judge Joe Dred
Ninja Mack
Hoodfoot
Jake Crist
Big F’n Joe
Bestia 666
Orin Veidt
To celebrate with this epic Deathmatch tournament, HPGD unleashes this COMPILATION featuring 70+ minutes of vicious underground metal from 23 different artists on the roster:
Pre-save this release on Spotify at https://ffm.to/svn
Tracklisting:
1. THE CRIPPLER - I'm Just Gonna Let Myself In
2. LYCANTHROPHY - Wasteland
3. HUMAN INFECTION - Embrace Perfection
4. SULLY - DeadPan
5. COFFINS - Hellbringer
6. IMMORTAL FORCE - Mass Murder Meat Market
7. BLOOD FREAK - Convulsions
8. GHOULHOUSE - Cellar Feeder
9. CHAINED TO THE DEAD - He's Just Meat Now
10. FACHE - Sans Pitie
11. CULLED - Coercion
12. UNDERGANG - Dødskunst
13. HORRIBLE EARTH - Prayers Ring Hollow
14. BRED FOR SLAUGHTER - Rape Kill Conquer
15. GORE MACHINE - Lunker
16. CORPSEVORE - Science Without Conscience
17. DEGRAVE - Overlord
18. LORD GORE - Morgue Whore
19. SADISTIC FORCE - Speeding Black Leather Hell
20. FUPA GODDESS - Dr. Pill Wildnout
21. CRUSHUMAN - A Schizophrenics Nightmare
22. MUDSHOW - Burning Idol
23. SAVIORSKIN - Sycophant
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US sludge/doom band Pillar of Light are on the verge of putting out their ambitious debut full length which promises to be a standout album in the style. The alternating combination of deafeningly heavy music with deeply emotive melodies is terrific and then you have the tormented vocals from Aaron Whitfield which are simply outstanding. Everything Is Noise premiered one of their songs in their eloquently written feature https://everythingisnoise.net/premieres/pillar-of-light-make-you-feel-the-weight-of-leaving-everything-behind/
Excerpt - "The prevailing riff and melody throughout the song is downtrodden, yet strong, capturing the band’s almost contradictory sonic embodiment of light and dark"
PILLAR OF LIGHT - “CALDERA”
For
fans of
- Amenra, God’s Tower, Cult of Luna, Neurosis
Pillar of Light's music is weighty and drenched in melancholy and amid all the pain and sorrow, they have found a way to project light and hope when all seems lost. It is the case with almost every single song on this profound album, where the songs toil and churn and build up for a divine epiphany of sorts to take place, culminating in a blinding, freeing, all-cleansing white-light catharsis. Without this ponderous struggle, the backbreaking sludge/doom drudgery, any of the uplifting parts would lose meaning. As in life, both darkness and light have their place and one wouldn't be the same without the other. The raw emotions in the music and the underlying plaintive melodies are all too palpable, and the feeling is heightened in large part due to the burning intensity and desperation in the vocals. Pillar of Light have created an album that is poignant and more importantly relatable; it is soul-crushingly heavy, pinning down the mortal with the endless weight of struggle and torment and at the same time, invariably, ensuring that there's enough humanity in it for one to see things through.
Line up
Aaron Whitfield - Vocals, Lyrics, Synths
Alex Kennedy - Guitars, Synths
Scott Christie - Guitars
James Obenour - Bass
Eric Scobie - Drums
Artwork by Mariusz Lewandowski
Track listing
1. Wolf To Man
2. Leaving
3. Spared
4. Eden
5. Infernal Gaze
6. Unseeing
7. Certain End
Release date - December 6th, 2024
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Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal,
Deezer etc): https://push.fm/fl/stuka-deathcomesnuclear
ELECTRONIC BODY METAL will be released in early 2025 by Inverse Records, and will be supported by three singles: "Sunset of the Corrupted" (31 October 2024), "Death Comes Nuclear" (4 December 2024), and "ELECTRONIC BODY METAL" (9 January 2025). The songs on the album vary from Dungeon Synth to Industrial Heavy Metal.
All music is written by Blackworm and lyrics are by 01101001 01111010 01100001, except the lyrics of Sunset of the Corrupted which are from Hildegard Von Bingen, and the lyrics of Eternal Faith, which are by Luna Wolf and Blackworm. Songs were recorded at Space Hulk Studios and Sound of Terror Studios and were mixed and mastered by Blackworm at Sound of Terror Studios.
STUKA is:
Blackworm: Instrumentation and programming
01101001 01111010 01100001: Vocals
Herra V: Vocals
Yannis Tsatsiki: Vocals
Luna Wolf: Vocals
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PESTILENT SCARS is a five-piece melodic death metal band from Oulu. All the members are between 18 and 19 years old. The band's central themes focus on melodic songwriting, pure emotion, tight gigs and overall the old school way of getting around.
The band is about to release their debut album MEADOWS OF MISFORTUNE on January 17th 2025 via Inverse Records.
The third single 'Golden Maiden' is out today and it displays the band's multi-genre background, being the song with the most writing contributions from all members.
Watch Golden Maiden music video: https://youtu.be/_Up67XRlgsk
"Mostly my writing comes straight from the heart. When I write music it has to come naturally. Melodies are very important to me and that's why we have lot of melodic riffs in our songs. It tells you a story, it's not basic death metal. I feel like I can show much more about myself with melodies. It's something that I do. I don't think a lot about which bands have inspired me, but i have to say that gothenburg's melodic death metal scene from 90's has inspired me a lot. But our music still has that Finnish melancholy. Both Finnish and Swedish melodic death metal is very important to me."
Guitarist/Songwriter, Elias Vierimaa
Listen to Golden Maiden on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/pestilent-scars-maiden
Biography:
Pestilent Scars was born in the winter of 2022/2023. The band has had the same line-up for almost its entire existence. Pestilent Scars released their first single "Deceitful Phoenix" in the summer of 2023. The single was a relative success. Deceitful Phoenix" was followed by "All On My Own" in the autumn of the same year.
The band played several live shows in 2023 and 2024, which were energetic and showcased the band's overall idea. At their last gig the band performed their forthcoming album "Meadows Of Misfortune". The album will be released in early 2025.
Strictly limited CD is now available on https://inverse-records.myshopify.com/products/pestilent-scars-meadows-of-misfortune-cd-pre-order
Track
list:
01. Into The Meadows
02. Internal Torment
03. Golden Maiden
04. Deceitful Phoenix
05. Unreality
06. A Reaching Hand
07. Democide
08. All On My Own
09. In Search Of Reason
10. False MessiahAlbum cover by Topi Ilmola
Line-up:
Pasi Matinolli - Vocals
Elias Vierimaa - Guitars
Artturi Kauppi - Drums
Sampo Jylhä - Bass
Topi Ilmola - Guitars
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Elisa Montaldo and Samael Von Martin are the protagonists of
this arcane and mystical musical laboratory named ALBUS DIABOLUS.
Here are revealed the souls and minds behind this name, a creature that will give life next April 2025 to the debut album with the extremely evocative title of "COMPENDIO ESOTERICO ELETTRONICO" in LP and digital format.
Great musician Elisa Montaldo (Mater A Clivis Imperat, Il Tempio Delle Clessidre and VLY among others), composer and all-round artist, is an essential part of ALBUS DIABOLUS with Samael Von Martin from whose artistic vision the creature was born. Well-known musician of the extreme Metal scene (Evol and Death Dies) as well as leader of Mater A Clivis Imperat, a creature he shares with Elena Montaldo, Samael Von Martin with this project brings to music his great passion for experimentation and avant-garde sound.
ALBUS DIABOLUS aims to be a musical laboratory in which to merge the gothic and dark aesthetics of extreme music, with the Progressive vein of Mater A Clivis Imperat, with a clear and decisive electronic imprint influenced by Synth-Wave and Dark-Wave of the 80s. Sound imaginaries created with synthesizers, drum machines and arcane atmospheres intertwine with powerful guitars played by special guest Simòn Ferètro, materializing everything in an emotional and immersive journey that recalls influences of works such as "Tenebre" by Simonetti / Pignatelli / Morante, and bands such as EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN , COIL, CURRENT 93, VISITORS.
The sound between past and future, between light and shadow of "Compendium Esoterico Elettronico" will mark a turning point for the Italian music scene.
And now... let the Sabbath begin!!!
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New York City's death thrash titans, FINAL SIEGE, are stoked to announce their signing with Wormholedeath Records for the release of their earth-shattering album, "NUCLEAR DOOM STATE," dropping December 27th, 2024.
Final Siege comments: "We are incredibly excited to have signed with WormHoleDeath Records. It is an incredible honor to be part of such a well-renowned label that has helped so many bands and artists reach their full potential in their music careers. We are looking forward to what we can accomplish together and cannot wait to unleash our vision on the world."
Nuclear Doom State: A Turbulent Reflection of Our World
The concept behind Nuclear Doom State was to shed light on what we are experiencing in societies all over the world. The corrupt governments, the top 1% of the wealthiest individuals in the world, religious institutions, and social media platforms all play a hand in our collective suffering. The title track of the album serves as a sort of premonition of what’s to come if we continue down the path we’re currently on. While W.A.R. is more of a rallying cry for the middle and poorer classes to unite as one to change the current state of our lives. Stylistically this album was heavily influenced by bands like Death, Exodus, Power Trip, Slayer, and Gojira. It took a little less than a year to complete the album even with a lineup change in 2022. When our newest members Rob Maldonado and Ameer “TheBeheader ”Aljallad joined the band in April of 2023 we immediately went to work on all the songs that had been written over the years that would make up this album. Together we managed to come up with some great ideas for the songs to have them reach their full potential. Rob himself even contributed to the album with his song titled Primordial Combat which was influenced lyrically by the anime series Baki Hanma.
Tracklist
1. The Day After…
2. W.A.R.
3. Nuclear Doom State
4. Psychological Maceration
5. An Insatiable Lust For Violence
6. Primordial Combat
7. Taxed To Death
From NYC Bars to Crushing Stages: The Final Siege Saga
On a cold February day in 2018, Gil Vives, Randy Reiser, and Amir Jairazbhoy began discussing their musical journey over some beers in a New York City bar. The trio soon started writing what would ultimately become their debut album, March To Your Grave. They completed their lineup with the addition of George Garcia in October 2018. Two months later, they played their first show together to a sold-out crowd at Gussy’s Bar & Grill in Queens, NY, under the name Final Siege. The band released their debut album, March To Your Grave, independently on August 6, 2021.
In November 2022, co-founding members Amir Jairazbhoy and Randy Reiser took a step back as the band moved into its next phase of development. By April 15, 2023, Final Siege had solidified their new lineup with Ameer "The Beheader" Aljallad on drums and Rob Maldonado on guitar. The band’s musical influences include Death, Thrash, and Groove metal, and their lyrics explore themes of rebellion, war, and the mental toll of living in a conflict-ridden world. Final Siege has performed alongside national acts such as Suffocation, Atheist, Wrath, Enforcer, DRI, and Warbringer.
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After
one of the most turbulent periods in AVULSED'S extensive
history - stretching back over thirty years - the legendary Spanish purveyors
of skull crushing death metal have announced that they will release their
eighth full length studio album on March 4th 2025! Featuring eleven
devastating tracks of blood-hungry ferocity PHOENIX CRYPTOBIOSIS represents
a rebirth for Avulsed with dramatic changes to the band's line-up. New
members Alejandro Lobo (guitar), Alex Nihil (bass)
and Victor Dws (guitar) have joined longstanding stalwarts Santiago
Arroyo (drums) and vocalist Dave Rotten, bringing a revitalised razor
sharpness to the band that fans will love.
Mastered by Davide Billia (Holycide, Posthuman Abomination, Rottenness etc) Phoenix Cryptobiosis possesses the finest sound of Avulsed's extensive career - and the artwork courtesy of Daemorph Art (Stabbing, The Black Dahlia Murder, Demonstealer etc) is stunning! The album will be released by Xtreem Music on CD, LP, cassette and digital formats and you can read further details, including insights from the band, at the Xtreem Music site: https://www.xtreemmusic.com/promo/20241204_Avulsed.html
Track Listing:
1. Limbs Regeneration
2. Lacerate To Dominate
3. Blood Monolith
4. Unrotted
5. Guts Of The Gore Gods
6. Phoenix Cryptobiosis
7. Devotion For Putrefaction
8. Neverborn Monstrosity
9. Dismembered
10. Bio-Cadaver
11. Wandering Putrid Souls
The first single will be unleashed on December 18th with the full album to follow on March 4th 2025
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The album's digital release date is on December 20th, 2024.
Tracklist
1. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
2. Hyperion
3. Ignis Fatum
4. Nell'Ora dell'Epilogo
5. Hekate
6. Apotheosis
7. Et in Arcadia Ego
8. Atlantide (Bonus Track)
Founded in Brescia in 2021, Ārdeat emerged from the collaboration of Enrico Pinelli, Julian Polonioli, Riccardo Cremaschini, and Andrea Salvagni, who reunited after years of involvement in various musical ventures. The band’s first single—a compelling cover of Franco Battiato’s “Atlantide”—led to the addition of guitarist Cristian della Noce and the creation of their debut EP, Exitivm. This EP, featuring a monumental 20-minute track split into two acts, established Ārdeat as a formidable force in the black metal scene.
Ārdeat didn't stop there. In 2022, they paid homage to the legendary Bathory by contributing a cover of "Home of Once Brave" to a tribute compilation championed by Antichrist Magazine. They then took their music to the stage, sharing bills with Italian metal royalty like Mortuary Drape, Opera IX, Darkend, and Black Oath.
Ārdeat's sound is a potent blend of atmospheric black metal, the tight riffing of early death metal, and the melodic hooks of the NWOBHM. Drawing inspiration from bands like Dissection, Mgla, and Spite Extreme Wing, they forge a sound that is both fiercely aggressive and hauntingly beautiful.
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BODY COUNT returns with MERCILESS , a new album that takes their fearless, uncompromising sound to new heights. The record reaffirms their unyielding stance on social issues while delivering the hard-hitting, raw energy fans have come to expect. With contributions from legends like David Gilmour, Max Cavalera, and Howard Jones, this record pushes BODY COUNT’s sound into powerful new territory without losing the edge that defines them.
Ice-T on the release: “We had a string of one-word albums,” says Ice-T. “We had Bloodlust, we had Carnivore and that word, MERCILESS , just bumped into my head. It’s really about that point where you can’t take any more and you’re done. Like the song says, ‘I got no more fucks to give’. When you push a person to that point, it’s too late to ask for mercy. I was watching a lot of movies like Hostel; a lot of cruel torture movies when I was writing the album, and I was like, ‘These people are cold-blooded.’ That’s what triggered that whole energy.”
Stream the new album here: https://bodycount.lnk.to/MercilessAlbumNe
Watch the music video for the title track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcm2o3Hhpc8
SARKASM – “CARNIVAL OF ATROCITIES”
Label: Xtreem Music
Release Date: February 4th 2025
Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
For fans of: Gorguts | Obliveon | Pestilence | Believer
Beneath a grieving, tortured sky, the world burns. Once grand cities wreathed in smoke, their towering edifices crumbling, collapsing into ruin. The remnants of humanity crawl through the ashes on blistering hands and knees, choking on the fumes of their own annihilation. The failed caretakers of a paradise become a boundless charnel house in flame. The dead and the soon to be dead lie in mountains of scorched flesh and heat cracked bone, a testament to the grotesque ignorance and arrogance of man…wilfully blind and consumed by greed until the very end. These are the final moments of our Eden, our miracle of life that we raped and plundered, warped and manipulated into a twisted carnival of atrocities.
Having blazed a trail in the early ‘90s with their four highly regarded demos, Canada’s death/thrash pioneers Sarkasm, burst back into life in 2019 – signing with Xtreem Music and releasing their first full length album, As Empires Decay, in 2023. Now it is time for the next chapter in the Sarkasm story to begin, as they prepare to unleash their second album, the momentous Carnival Of Atrocities. Opening with the forearm smash of ‘I Am Chaos’, Carnival Of Atrocities immediately sets out what Sarkasm are all about; massive crunching riffs, huge, domineering drums and the magnificent vocal power of Bruno Bernier – who also fronts the reborn Obliveon - all brought together in immaculately structured songs where technical complexity is tempered by finely wrought hooks. ‘Murmurs From The Void’ is an early highlight, with Bernier’s vocals rising up between the snapping drums and those thick, textured riffs while a perfectly expressed guitar solo brings the song to its conclusion, with every note considered and carefully chosen. Throughout the album, songs like ‘Cold Empty Rooms’ and ‘Echoes Of Hyperion’ demonstrate that Sarkasm stand apart from the pack; operating in a different sphere to most bands, they plot a course that heads confidently into unexplored territories. When the armour-plated ‘Deadweight’ fades into silence, after a relentless, remorseless display of bludgeoning power, you are left with a need for more…for one more play, one more ride through the maze of blood, one more journey through the Carnival Of Atrocities!
The sound on Carnival Of Atrocities, captured by producer Maxime Lacroix (Gastrorrexis etc) and the mastering of the respected Dan Swanö (Asphyx, Avulsed, Incantation etc) is perfect for Sarkasm, giving a strength and prominence to every instrument, without sacrificing the clarity required to appreciate these well defined songs. When Xtreem Music release this stunning album on February 4th, on CD, vinyl and cassette formats, it will surely see Sarkasm ascending to the heady heights that their music has always deserved. Be prepared for a masterclass in technical, addictive, impactful metal that you’ll never forget!
Line-up:
Bruno Bernier - Vocals
François Dubuc - Guitars
Yves Parent - Guitars
Dave Bouchard - Bass
Simon Thibodeau - Drums
https://www.xtreemmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sarkasmqc
Dutch
Thrash Metal Act GRINDPAD Releases New Single “X-MAS MOSH”
– Out Now on Iron Shield Records!
Thrash collective Grindpad returns with a new single and lyric video.
“X-MAS MOSH” was mixed & mastered by Erwin Hermsen at Toneshed Studio (Legion of the Damned, Deadhead, Headless Hunter). The song will also be released on the upcoming vinyl re-release of Violence (Iron Shield Records) in 2025.
Guitarist JG comment: "Doesn't every band have their "What if's"? In Grindpad's case it was "What if we had a Christmas song". And not your average, standard, heavier cover of a known one, but our very own ACTUAL Christmas song. And, somewhere this year, on a hot sunny summer day, ours was born. It was literally written and recorded in shorts, with sunglasses. So, Mariah Carey, Wham! and Chris Rea, be warned! Because here comes Grindpad's very own .... X-MAS MOSH!!”
Line up :
JG – Guitar
Max - Drums
Axel - Guitar
Rik - Bass
Olivier - Vocals
https://www.grindpad.com/
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Canberra (AU) - Australian-based Symphonic Death Metal band, Project: ULTIMATE SATAN, have unleashed their highly anticipated debut album, THE OPUS SATANAS on Eschatonic Records!
Project: Ultimate Satan was formed late 2019. The band features Eschatonic Records alumni from Inhuman Remnants, Black Mountain, Terravorous, Unholy Vendetta and Somnium Nox.
The Opus Satanas was forged amidst the Fires and Plagues of 2020 and 2021. As Project: Ultimate Satan sought to push the sonic possibilities of their unique blend of Blackened Death Metal, they focused on the inclusion of more symphonic elements, orchestrations and lyrical content that would honour those that called to them from across the vast depths of the cosmos.
July 2022 saw the release of their first single "Symphony Es Infernus," an auspicious ode to Lillith Liftoach. However, due to further outbreaks, lockdowns and restrictions, their accompanying live rituals would be restricted to the ACT and the South Coast regions.
February 2024 saw the release of their second single "The Infallible Void." The song is a sonic exploration and meditations on the darkness within us all.
Track
Listing:
1. Symphony Es Infernus
2. Humanity's Last Breath
3. Is This How Freedom Dies
4. The Infallible Void
5. Footprints in the Sans of Time
6. Nocturne Immortalis
Credits:
Recorded at Studio Decay.
Produced by JDecay.
Mixed and Mastered by Gibb at Gibbenez Music.
Cover Design and Borders by Hans Trasid at Dis-Art Design.
P:US Logo and Emblem by Wappenschmied.
Line-up:
Scottanic – Vocals
Ashahalasin – Bass
JDecay – Guitars, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Dazferatu – Keys, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Amorasche – Drums, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Contributing Artists:
Vocals from Jem
Guitars by Calcifur (Terravorous)
Lead Guitars by Nekros the Black (Ex-Inhuman Remnants)
https://eschatonicrecords.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/projectultimatesatan/
Sibiu,
Romania based Atmospheric Black Metal one-man band ANTUMBRA is
set to release the new album on December 22nd 2024 in collaboration
with Loud Rage Music. Titled "DAYS OF FUTURE RAVAGED
LANDS", the new material is made of 10 tracks that weave haunting
melodies with crushing riffs and evocative lyrics, painting a vivid picture of
desolation and resilience. Drawing from a unique blend of Black Metal,
Blackened Doom, and cinematic soundscapes, ANTUMBRA creates a sonic
journey through a world in turmoil.
Here is what Marius Ignatescu (all instruments / vocals) had to say about it: "This album is about the war, the despair and destruction of humanity. From the blood-soaked battlegrounds of "Rivers of Blood" to the mournful echoes of the song "Threnody" or "Silent Earth," each track weaves a story of the human loss, pain and chaos."
Pre-orders are now open here: https://loudragemusic.bandcamp.com/album/antumbra-days-of-future-ravaged-lands
In anticipation of the new album ANTUMBRA also released a video for the track "Forgotten": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eafqrJcaFz8
https://linktr.ee/loudragemusic
https://antumbra.ro/
Minsk (BY) - Brutal Death Metal quartet, RELICS OF HUMANITY, are set to release new album, ABSOLUTE DISMAL DOMAIN, on January 31, 2025 through Willowtip Records.
The band released the following statement about the album:
"Absolute Dismal Domain is a nine-act conceptual record. The story told across these nine tracks is about absolute ubiquitous annihilation of light, both spiritually (god) and physically (sun and stars). This is the most brutal stuff about blackness and ungodliness ever created."
Absolute Dismal Domain is Relics of Humanity's first collection of original material since 2019's Obscuration EP (Willowtip) and the band's first full-length album (and third overall) since 2014's Ominously Reigning upon the Intangible (Amputated Vein).
Pre-order:
https://bit.ly/add-willowtip
https://relicsofhumanity.bandcamp.com/album/absolute-dismal-domain
Track Listing:
1. Omen Apollyon
2. Summoning Of Those Who Absorbed
3. Taking The Shape Of Infinity
4. In The Name Of Ubiquitous Gloom
5. Paralyzing The Light II
6. Absolute Dismal Domain
7. Smoldering Of Seraphim
8. His Creation That No Longer Exists
9. Dominion
Credits:
Absolute Dismal Domain is fully composed (music, concept and lyrics), mixed, and mastered by guitarist Siarhei.
Artwork created with oil paints by Siarhei.
Line-up:
Siarhei - Guitars
Pavel - Bass
Flo - Vocals
Vladislav - Drums
https://www.willowtip.com/home.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/relicsofhumanity/
Order Songs for the Dying and the band's entire discography at https://tfreco.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-the-dying
Tracklisting
1. Bound in Blood
2. Depraved Lust
3. A Hymn for the End
4. Crimson Queen
5. Eternal Slumber
6. From the Beyond
7. Father of Lies
8. Judgement of the Damned
9. Praise the Dead
10. Scorched Earth
11. The Blackest Night
AGAINST I was founded in 2022 by Fredrik Keith Croona known as vocalist and founder of Cynical Existence and ex-vocalist of Menschdefekt. Together with Mathias Back (guitars) and Anders Ström (drums), they fuse elements of metal and hints of electronic parts into a cacophony of aggression and melodies.
In 2023 the band released their debut album Carnival of Excess on Advoxya Records. 2024 saw the release of two EPs, Perfect Smile and the follow-up Destruction Lullaby, which took the band in an entirely new direction.
Line-Up:
Fredrik Keith Croona - vocals
Mathias Back - guitars
Anders Ström - drums
https://www.facebook.com/againstIband
NEWS 30.11.2024
Damit bei euch gar nicht erst dieser nervende Vorweihnachtstress
oder irgend so ne besinnliche Stimmung aufkommen kann, gibt es hier noch einmal
ein ganz fettes und saftiges update in Sachen neuer Veröffentlichungen. Wenn
euch jetzt schon dieses ganze weihnachtliche Gebimmel zum Halse raus hängt,
sollte ihr auf jeden Fall mal eines der Teile wenigstens mal antesten .
Definitiv wird euch dann dieses "stille Nacht, heilige Nacht "
Gesäusel dann in keinster Weise mehr nerven.
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LEMMY KILMISTER wird zum Dauerbewohner eines seiner bevorzugten Plätze zum Entspannen und Kontakteknüpfen – des STRINGFELLOWS GENTLEMAN’S CLUB in London. Dieser Ort birgt für seine Freunde und Bekannten viele Lemmy-Erinnerungen, weil er nach seiner Eröffnung im Jahr 1980 zu einem seiner Favoriten wurde. Geführt von Peter Stringfellow, der in den 1960er-Jahren einige der größten Künstler dieser Ära wie etwa The Beatles, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd und weitere buchte, wurde das Stringfellows zum Hotspot für Promis und Rockstars.
Unter denjenigen, die Lemmy kannten, verbreitete sich die Tatsache schnell:
Wann immer er sich in London aufhielt, standen die Chancen gut, ihn im
Stringfellows anzutreffen. Lemmy und Peter Stringfellow wurden über die Zeit
gute Freunde, da jeder den Rock’n’Roll-Lifestyle des anderen genauso sehr
schätzte wie den Genuss einer großartigen Umgebung zum Entspannen. Selbst nach
seinem Umzug nach West Hollywood bestand Lemmy jährlich am Ende der
Europatourneen (meist im Dezember) auf einen Abstecher ins Stringfellows, bevor
es wieder zurück nach Hause ging.
“Stringfellows hatte immer einen besonderen Platz in Lemmys Herzen. Er liebte den Rock'n'Roll-Spirit, den Peter in den Club brachte, er liebte die entspannte Umgebung und er liebte natürlich die Aussicht. Ich weiß, dass er erleichtert ist, dass er nun wieder einen seiner Lieblingsorte auf diesem Planeten genießen kann”, erklärt Motörhead-Manager Todd Singerman.
Daher ist es nur allzu passend, dass Lemmy am diesjährigen 18. Dezember erneut, und diesmal für immer, in diesem weltbekannten Club anzutreffen sein wird – im Anschluss an die neuste einer Reihe von “Lemmy Forever”-Zeremonien, die Lemmy an seinen bevorzugten Plätzen verewigen sollen. Auch hier wird es eine kleinere Replik seiner sehr speziellen Urne geben, die mit einem Teil seiner Asche in den Club einzieht und sicherstellt, dass er an einem weiteren seiner heiß geliebten Orte dauerhaft verweilen kann. Die Feier selbst wird eine Nacht voll all jener Dinge, die Lemmy so zu schätzen wusste: Drinks, Rock’n’Roll, Hors d’oeuvres, oh… und bildschöne Frauen! Motörhead-Gitarrist Phil Campbell wird ebenfalls teilnehmen, um eine kleine Rede zu halten und die Asche seines engen Freundes und Bandkameraden dort niederzulegen.
“Wenn er in London war, hat Lemmy nie eine Nacht im Stringfellows verpasst. Lemmy war ein echter Freund des Clubs“, betont Sadat Banda, Operations Director im Stringfellows.
Für alle, die in London verweilen: Die Feierlichkeit beginnt um 19:00 Uhr und endet um 21:00 Uhr. An alle, denen es nicht möglich ist, teilzunehmen: Keine Sorge, ihr werdet Lemmy ab dem 18. Dezember jederzeit im Stringfellows besuchen können.
www.iMotorhead.com
https://www.stringfellows.com/
GRAFJAMMER – „DE TYFUS, DE TEERLING“
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Folter Records
Vertrieb: Alive
VÖ: 10.01.2025
Die Niederländer GRAFJAMMER melden sich mit neuer Besetzung und einem vierten Album zurück! Nach ihrem letzten Langspieler "De Zoute Kwel", der zahlreiche positive Kritiken und viel Aufmerksamkeit in der Szene nach sich zog, ist "De Tyfus, De Teerling" die neueste Attacke mit ihrem ureigenen, (es) bösartig treibenden "Primitive Dutch Necrorock". Für den versieht die seit 2012 existierende Band aus Utrecht höchst effektiv First- und Second-Wave-Black-Metal mit deftigen Prisen von Punk, D-Beat und Motörhead. Groovt im Resultat wie Sau – respektive: "swings like a floppy tit", wie Vokalist Jorre meint –, doch neben tobend rockenden Brechern und Passagen schneidigen Getrümmers, gibt es auch Momente, in denen sich alles in ein melancholisches Zwielicht verlagert.
Mit "De Tyfus, De Teerling" präsentieren GRAFJAMMER neun knallharte Tracks (plus ein Intro), die in ihrer Muttersprache von religiösem Wahnsinn, Selbsttäuschung und Zerstörung berichten. Dabei tauchen sie noch tiefer als zuvor in die dunklen Schattenseiten der Gesellschaft und der niederländischen Geschichte ein. Der Albumtitel ist eine Abwandlung von "Tyfus! Tering!", einer beliebten Fluchkombination im Niederländischen, in der GRAFJAMMER-Version bedeutet es: "Der Typhus (und), der Würfel".Anyway: Time to groove and swing!– Schnell, roh, dreckig und berauschend wie das Schnüffeln von Amphetamin.
https://www.facebook.com/FolterRecordsGermany
https://www.facebook.com/grafjammer
DESASTER - Vier Kultalben erscheinen als streng limitierte
Tape-Releases über Cold Knife Records (VÖ 24.01.25)!
DESASTER, eine der kompromisslosesten Bands des Undergrounds, bringen ihre vier Kultalben zurück! Angelwhore, 666 - Satan’s Soldiers Syndicate, The Arts of Destruction und The Oath of an Iron Ritual erscheinen am 24.01.2025 endlich in streng limitierten Red Tape Editions – nur 100 Exemplare pro Album, inklusive exklusiver Trading Card über Cold Knife Records.
Diese Reissues sind pure Zerstörung in musikalischer Form. "Angelwhore" entfesselt chaotische Gewalt mit chirurgischer Präzision – kein Song, kein Riff lässt Luft zum Atmen. Mit "666 Satan Soldier´s Syndicate"wird Krieg erklärt: schnörkellos, brutal und gnadenlos schnell. "The Arts of Destruction" zeigt, wie episch und zerstörerisch Metal sein kann, ohne an roher Härte zu verlieren. Und "The Oath of an Iron Ritual" ist nichts weniger als eine Abrissbirne, die hymnischen Thrash mit gnadenlosem Death Metal kombiniert. Diese Alben brennen ein Feuerwerk in die Gehörgänge und zeigen, warum Desaster im Underground den Ton angeben.
Außerdem gibt es noch die DESASTER Limited Wooden Box – eine handgefertigte Holzbox mit lasergraviertem Desaster-Logo, die alles bietet, was das Fan-Herz begehrt:
Alle vier Alben auf schwarzen Tapes
Einen exklusiven Lederpatch
Individuelle Trading Cards für jedes Album
Der Preorder läuft ab sofort über www.cold-knife.com
Mehr Infos: https://linktr.ee/coldkniferecords
Gravethorn on Signing with Wormholedeath: "I am truly excited to be working with the Wormholedeath family on this release. I've put a lot of hard work and sacrifice into putting this all together, learning new things, and experimenting with others, and I didn't want to just go through anybody to get it out there for the world to hear. Carlo Belotti and Wormholedeath are absolutely on top of their game in this profession, and the bands on Wormholedeath are all incredible talents and gifted musicians, evidenced by the discipline and hard work they put into their craft. In an era where the current crop of metal is truly growing in popularity and there are so many bands out there sounding very similar, it seems that Wormholedeath certainly can pick the best from several ends of the spectrum and bring them to their exotic landscape of creative brilliance. I'm very excited to call Wormholedeath our home."
Unveiling "Atrocitas"
Gravethorn's new release "Atrocitas" is a continuation of the debut release, "Underground Rituals of Those Unseen". Harnessing the anger and sense of overcoming all who oppress- the battle wages on as we are slowly uniting as a people and coming together in numbers to dissolve those who feel the greed for power, whether religious, political, financial, or other. If there ever was going to be an uprising, perhaps Atrocitas would be the soundtrack of a revolution. It was written and recorded in Krystof's studio when he had COVID-19, and some of the medication he was taking may have influenced how the music came out (perhaps it opened the doors to the spiritual world to share ideas of those no longer with us).
Atrocitas also features contributions from notable collaborators, including Joshua Bednarski (from the band Atomic War Machine) and Dave Sharpe (from the bands Dead by Wednesday, End Time Illusion, The Cro-Mags, and Dave Ellefson’s [of Megadeth] side band).
Tracklist
:
1. Atrocitas
2. The Great Thaw
3. Epic Battle
4. Destined to Burn
5. In Vengeance We Hunt
6. Barbaric War Declared
7. Hymns of Forbidden Places (feat. Joshua Bednarski)
8. Within the Berserker
9. Victory by Sunrise (feat. Dave Sharpe)
10. Creeping Death (Metallica Cover)
Gravethorn is a Blackened Death Metal band from Las Vegas, NV, formed in 2021 by Krystof during his journey to learn extreme metal mixing in his home studio, built during the 2020 pandemic. Initially working with recordings from his previous band Achromatica, which eventually disbanded, Krystof continued creating music, resulting in the release of several songs on Spotify and YouTube. Drummer Bob Hill (from Achromatica) later joined, and in October 2023, they unleashed their debut album, Underground Rituals of Those Unseen, which received critical acclaim from outlets like Metalized, Rock Hard, and Slowly We Rot.
Gravethorn's unique sound blends influences from bands like Emperor, Deicide, Amon Amarth, and even The Doors and Led Zeppelin, creating a distinctive blend of Blackened Death Metal. Known for embracing collaboration, the band has worked with notable musicians, including Glenn Lai (Achromatica) and Brian Crapser (Putrid Decay).
While quarantined with COVID-19 in October 2023, Krystof channeled his energy into writing and recording new material, resulting in the upcoming 2024 album Atrocitas, set to be released via Wormholedeath Records. Gravethorn continues to defy rigid genre classifications, staying true to their simple goal of making metal music, unbound by specific labels.
www.youtube.com/@gravethorn
www.facebook.com/p/Gravethorn
Listen Sankarin Matka album: https://push.fm/fl/noitasapatti-album
The band comments:
" “Sankarin matka” (A Hero's Journey) is a concept album consisting of an intro and 7 songs. Its dreamlike story slowly advances towards indescribable horrors, which waver between dream and reality, until the truth is exposed in all of its heinousness.
The album has been under making for nearly 2 years in our home studio, and it is finally ready for release despite many set packs.
Musically, the album consists of a broad range of sounds, some of which are already familiar to our music, but we're also bringing a lot of fresh soundscape to this album.
Influences and sounds of black metal, british deathdoom and progressive rock can be heard, breaking the boundaries of any particular genre.
The musical influences mixed with our vision form an original whole that sounds only of itself.
New songs are also currently in the making, and they’re taking Noitasapatti's vision even further!"
Sankarin Matka CD ORDERS from https://inverse-records.myshopify.com/products/noitasapatti-sankarin-matka-cd-pre-order
Biography:
NOITASAPATTI was born in spring 2017 in Pori, Finland by Erakko (vocals), Liekkiö (guitars, keyboards), Mielivalta (guitars) and Rampa (bass). Soon after that, Rienaaja joined us as a drummer and the first line-up was complete. After a couple of months of intensive rehearsing and composing, we recorded our first demo, “Vaellamme kuin Taivaankappaleet” on december 2017 and released it on CDr-format spring 2018. First live-show took place in our hometown also in the same spring. After that, Rampa left the band and Erakko began to play bass. Next year we recorded a second demo, “Aarnivalkean ajamana” and played some gigs. In 2020, we made a split-album with another Finnish band HOLLOW CORPSE. After some line-up changes, Häviö came to the band at the end of 2020 and a few months later, Kadonnut also joined the band to play keyboards. In summer 2021, we finally recorded our first full-length album “Kuolemattomille maille”. After a few successful live-shows it was time to record our second full-length album, “Sankarin matka” (A hero’s journey) in summer 2023. Album is now recorded, mixed, and mastered, and we are more satisfied with the result than ever before!
Our music can be described as 1990’s black metal with lots of melodies and even “burzumic” atmosperes. Also, you can hear influences from early British death/doom, epic viking metal and even some old school progressive music. Vocals are quite original “howling” and also heavily Burzum-influenced screams. Lyrics are written in Finnish.
Track list:
1. Tulikipuna
2. Tuhatkasvoinen
3. Sankarin matka
4. Paluu liekkeihin
5. Käskyläisen sanat
6. Henkien polulla
7. Matka halki myrskyjen
8. Tähtivaeltaja
Album cover by Mika Huumonen
Line-up:
Erakko - Vocals, Bass, Mouth Harp, Horns
Liekkiö - Guitars
Häviö - Drums
Kadonnut - Keyboards
https://www.facebook.com/noitasapattiofficial
Listen to "Monumenty" here: https://youtu.be/1MNV8gec3Wk
Pre-order here: https://bit.ly/CzortCDLP
“Monumenty” was recorded and mixed last fall at Impressive Art studio in Porąbka, Poland by Przemysław Nowak.
The sound on "Monumenty" is an evolution of the band's past work on "W czeluść" (2022 split released via Godz ov War Productions), "Apostoł" (2020 album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions) and "Czarna ewangelia" (2018 debut album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions). In 2019, Czort also released a split entitled "Under the White Flame" with Mordhell, Occultum and Dagorath.
In Slavic mythology, Czort (or chort) is considered to be a demon of total evil, with horns, hooves, a skinny tail, and a pig-face.
Monumenty tracklist
1. Paroksyzm Ludzkości
2. Zjawa
3. Kuźnia Materii
4. Oczyma Monumentu
5. Zmaganie Rdzeniem Istnienia
6. Cyborium Zgnilizny i Brudu
7. 23.58.30
8. Antynatalizm Boga
9. Ubóstwo Idei
https://www.pagan-records.com
https://www.facebook.com/czortbluznierca/
CORROSIVE ELEMENTS - "CUT THE SERPENT’S HEAD"
Release
date :
November 29th 2024
Style : Death Thrash N' Roll
Origin: France
Duration: 41:20
Label: GreyveStorm Productions & Crypt Of Dr.Gore et Chien Noir (pour la version vinyle)
Tracklist:
01. Conquering the divine
02. Ignorance is no longer bliss
03. So long sucker
04. The unseen
05. An american hero
06. Cut the serpent's head
07. Enter the final state
08. The right to remain poor
09. Among the casualties
10. Fascistalism
True defenders of the underground ethos, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS made their path with a first EP in 2008, a debut album in 2015 and a scorching live album in 2016. Having graced the stage at renowned festivals like Hellfest's Altar Stage and sharing the spotlight with metal legends such as Death Angel, Loudblast, Darkane, Sinister, and more, the quintet took a great amount of time refining the new tunes for their highly anticipated 2024 album release.
The credo stands strong: DEATH THRASH N’ROLL THE OLD SCHOOL WAY!
"Cut the serpent’s head", the second album of CORROSIVE ELEMENTS is a collection of 10 powerful songs, designed for a more direct and dynamic approach, in the typical style of the band, a clever mix of Death and Thrash Metal, with tons of groove, anger and attitude.
The new album was written collectively by the band in the rehearsal room, an old fashioned method that makes the music more immediate and impactful.
With broad influences ranging from Thrash legends such as Slayer, (old) Sepultura and Exodus, Death Metal in the tradition of Entombed, Obituary, Carcass, Bolt Thrower and Napalm Death, and an addition of primitive energy derived from Hardcore Punk, The band is now ready to place this new offering on the altar of Extreme Metal.
Conceptually, "Cut the Serpent's Head" is a cynical look at the destiny ofmankind, its race towards nonsense. A warning against the hegemony of organized religions, shady politics, decaying societies and the rise of social injustice.
Stay tuned, the next few days will see more information about the artwork, release dates, formats and everything you need to know about this new album which will be produced by Crypt Of Dr.Gore and GreyveStorm Productions.
https://linktr.ee/corrosiveelements
Vocalist Paavo Laapotti comments:
”The song's lyrics are about distressing and constant fear of death inside an individual's head. He's lost in his own mind and doesn't know what is real and what is fake. He only has a strong feeling that he's being chased and he's forced to escape into the unknown.” ”This is one of the oldest songs written for this album and it has been waiting for the right moment to be released. Well, the day is finally here and I'm very glad that we got the right feel into the song that it needed.”
Listen to 'Exiled to Infinity'' on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/defiled-serenity-exiled
Track
list:
1. Alkutaival (feat. Juha Tapio)
2. Voices from the Void
3. Exiled to Infinity
4. Death
5. Mortal
6. Within the Slumber of the Mind
7. Through the Chaos
8. Your Worst Enemy
9. Tears of Black
10. Unfaithful (Rihanna cover) (feat. Karisma)
Recorded & mixed by Lauri Seppälä
Mastered by Juho Räihä / SoundSpiral Audio
Album cover by Nikos Stavridakis / VisionBlack
Biography:
Defiled Serenity is a melodic death metal band from Loimaa, Finland. It was founded by the vocalist and Before The Dawn frontman Paavo Laapotti in 2021. The band’s music is for the fans of old In Flames, Amorphis, Amon Amarth, Dark Tranquillity etc. Their sound relies heavily on the 90's melodeath sound, but with modern twists. The songs are filled with low growls, chunky guitars, beautiful melodies and tight rhythm sections.
They released their first stand-alone single ”Voices from the Void” in 2022 and it has reached over 25,000 streams on Spotify alone. Since then, the band has been writing new material and now it's time to unleash their long-awaited debut album!
LISTEN to the first single 'Your Worst Enemy' on streaming https://push.fm/fl/defiled-serenity-your-worst-enemy
Line-up:
Paavo Laapotti - Vocals
Jarkko Mäkelä - Lead guitar
Lauri Seppälä - Rhythm Guitar
Mikko Sormunen - Bass
Arttu Airo - Drums
https://www.facebook.com/defiledserenity
Hailing
from Los Angeles, THE MOSAIC WINDOW is a one-man melodic
black/death metal band that explores all aspects of human existence through
tragically brutal songwriting.
For fans of: Kvaen, Gorgoroth, Hath, Dissection, Necrophobic, Thulcandra, Krigsgrav, Seth
Formed in 2021 by Andrew Steven Brown after many years of not playing music, The Mosaic Window originally was a coping mechanism following the deaths of Brown’s father and grandmother during the pandemic. After some recognition from the catatonic release of the “Hollow” EP, a resurgence of motivation to continue this type of music therapy overcame Brown, which led to the creation of the debut album, “Plight of Acceptance” in summer 2023. This debut quickly turned heads, including that of Willowtip Records, which signed the band and re-released the album later in 2023. Only just a year later, The Mosaic Window released the brutal sophomore album “HEMASANCTUM” with guests Gabe Seeber (Vale of Pnath, Abigail Williams, Obscura, Carach Angren) on drums, and Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) for two guest solos. Already, “Hemasanctum” has proven to be a massive set up from the debut, and The Mosaic Window is quickly becoming an unstoppable force in the world of black/death metal.
https://themosaicwindow.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094717845304
MALAURIU/SINOATH - "MALAURIU/SINOATH"
Style : Italian Dark Sound / Black Metal
Label : Doomentia Records
Release date : 20/01/2025
In some cases, split releases do compile together random acts who have little to do with each other. But in some (rare) cases, the end result bears a greater purpose, forging an alliance in darkness if you will. Such is the case here with cult black/doom/progressive Sicilian act SINOATH, sharing this highly collectable piece of wax with fellow countrymen MALAURIU.
Both bands don’t just share Sicilian origins. Besides, compared to SINOATH whose never-ending quest started all the way back to 1990 MALAURIU is a rather ‘new’, if quite productive with already two full-lenght and a whole lot of EP and demos under its belt, act, having being active for ‘only’ ten years. So one could also argue that stylistically speaking, the two are quite different: whereas MALAURIU is more or less acquainted with black-metal, albeit a quite experimental version of it, SINOATH sound is far more old-school oriented, if as everchanging. Yet both acts are all about pushing boundaries and following a very personal path.
Talking of SINOATH, the latter contribution ‘Symphony Of The Scythe’ sees them revisiting in a way their roots, inspired by a vision of death and its role in our everyday life. A one-of-a-kind track dedicated to the late Massimo Chiofalo, who played guitar on their 2015 EP Meanders Of Doom. On the flipside, MALAURIU’ song, ‘Scuru’, is as idiosyncratic, throwing out of the window all known so-called conventions in favour of something unique and utterly ‘out there’. The track also benefits from the presence of Regen Graves from ABYSMAL GRIEF on keyboards, adding the mystique.
Tracklist
1. Malauriu - Scuru (Feat. Regen Graves from Abysmal Grief)
2. Sinoath - Symphony of the Scythe
Line-up (Malauriu):
Schizoid - Guitars
Marbas - Drums/Bass
Regen Graves - Keyboards
Perfidus - Synth/Samples
R.M. - Vocals
Sinistro - Backing vocals
Recorded between Italy and United Kingdom
Mixed and mastered at Toxic Basement Studio
https://www.facebook.com/malauriuofficial
https://malauriu.bandcamp.com/
Line-up (Sinoath):
Salvatore Fichera - Drums
Walter Garau - Bass
Gianni Cavallaro - Lead Guitar
Francesco Cucinotta - Guitars/Synth/Vocals
Recorded at Phonoputìa Studio (Letojanni - Me) in April 2024
Mastered at Toxic Basement Studio
In memory of our friend Massimo Chiofalo (1970 - 2024)
Picture on cover - "Whetting the Scythe" (1905) by Kathe Kollwitz
Piano sample freely taken from "Chanson Sicilienne" by Francesco Paolo Frontini (ed. Carisch 1906) and played by Giuseppe Senfett.
https://www.facebook.com/SinoathOfficial/
DOOMENTIA RECORDS https://www.doomentia.com/
Originally released in August 2005 by Ironclad Recordings, this definitive vinyl edition breathes new life into the album. Featuring reimagined artwork while honoring the spirit of the original, the visual overhaul was led by the album’s original artist, Steven Weiler, in collaboration with Paul Granese of Cold Cuts LLC. Jamie King of Jamie King Audio (Between the Buried and Me) was enlisted to remix and remaster the vinyl and digital editions of the reissue.
Tracklisting:
1) Death March
2) Feel Like Hell
3) From These Eyes
4) Amen To Artillery
5) Forgotten End
6) Unsacred
7) Burn the Fallen
8) Storm of Swords
9) Sworn Alliance
10) It's Not About Breaking Hearts, It's About Breaking Faces
11) Claim Your Own
12) Take Aim
THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE is:
Brandon Collins - Guitars
Tim Zlinsky - Vocals
Chris Grant - Guitars
Nick Sloan - Bass
TJ Bailey - Drums
https://www.facebook.com/skepsisrecordings
https://www.facebook.com/TCSOfficial/
The premiere of the album’s new single, “DARKWOLF,” is now live at DeadRhetoric.com. Stream the song now at https://deadrhetoric.com/randomness/song-premiere-the-cimmerian-dark-wolf/
Bassist/vocalist Nicholas Rocha comments on the song, “Borrowing its name from the eponymous hero straight out of Ralph Bakshi's 1983 visual opus "Fire & Ice", this thrash-laden track evokes not just the rush of battle but also the weight of consequence and of course, the joy of victory!”
An Age Undreamed Of... will be released on January 10, 2025 via Bandcamp with all streaming platforms to follow. Physical copies will be made available on CD by Hyborian Rage Records with colored vinyl to be released by BVR (Black Voodoo Records).
Follow THE CIMMERIAN, for it is Crom's will. If you don’t – to hell with you!
Tracklisting:
1) Shadow Kingdom
2) Neck Breaker of The Mountain
3) Silver and Gold
4) Darkwolf
5) Mournblade
6) Black Coast Tigris
7) Deathstalker
8) Monarch
The groundwork for THE CIMMERIAN was laid in 2021 by guitarist David Gein and bassist Nicholas Rocha – two-thirds of crossover thrash group Septik Onslaught. The two were writing what would become the band’s first EP when a Craigslist ad brought drummer David Morales – armed with unyielding energy and a bag of Halloween candy – to the fold.
THE CIMMERIAN delivers a wall of sound that draws inspiration from the likes of Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Venom, and Gates of Slumber. Lyrical themes informed by a deep understanding of world history, mythology, and historical literature weave throughout this chainmail tapestry.
The band released their debut EP, Thrice Majestic, in the summer of 2022. By early 2023, they returned to Robert Frank’s Minor Chord Studio to record the two-track cassette/digital release, Sword & Sorcery Vol. I.
THE CIMMERIAN is:
Bass/vocals: Nicolas Rocha
Guitars: David Gein
Drums: David Morales
https://www.facebook.com/TheCimmerianOfficial
Watch "Incipit" here: https://youtu.be/ZfefgCInTSQ?si=glfXUQr5lCximdj9
Peszek is known for his work in acclaimed Polish films such as Korczak, Ubu Król, Łabędzi Śpiew and more recent TV shows including Go Ahead, Brother (Netflix) and Warszawianka. A prize winner of multiple theatre awards, he has been a member of theatre groups in theatres across the country, including the world-famous National Theatre in Poland
The "Incipit" video was directed by Marcin Okrzesa; filmed and edited by Filmguyevsky. https://youtu.be/-lehEZVZy1Y?si=lMxoq75mnpHZjb1J
Totenmesse are:
Mold - vocals
Stawrogin - guitars, bass
Rzulty - guitars
Deimos - guitars
Krzysztof Klingbein - drums
https://www.pagan-records.com
https://www.facebook.com/Totenmesse/
DEMANDE
À LA POUSSIÈRE new
album "KINTSUGI" was welcomed by media and
fans in a great way. After some devastating shows in France, our Blackish Doom
Metallers present the official video of the song "Ichinawa" realized
by Gildas Debaussart with the precious Misty Orchid's performance as dancer.
Enjoy it at: https://youtu.be/bsi8PRzNuYY
Once again the Parisian combo paints a macabre horizon at the crossroads of Black Metal, Doom and Sludge, with a song of pure darkness, atmospheres and tormented voices following in the footsteps of bands like Neurosis, Mayhem, Cult Of Luna, Akhlys, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber.
I remind you that there are still copies of their album available in digiCD and LP format on https://shorturl.at/ejUV5
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German thrash legends DARKNESS announce early bird combo for their 40the anniversary show
2024 ALBUM INFO:
“BLOOD ON CANVAS” is the angriest album to date by the Essen thrashers DARKNESS. The songs are more aggressive and harder than anything that can be found in the DARKNESS discography so far. Although it is not a concept album, “Blood on Canvas” is not just a collection of nine songs that were created in one era, but a multifaceted sound painting, painted with the colors of anger.
Musically, DARKNESS deliver the uncompromising and fast thrash metal that they have been known for since their debut album “Death Squad” (1987). However, the compositions on this album are more complex and detailed than before, without losing any of their aggression, hardness and authenticity.
The lyrics are no longer just a description of the madness that determines the course of this world, but get straight to the point without beating around the bush and without compromise.
The nine songs were produced in the Rambado Recording Studios in collaboration with Cornelius "Corny" Rambadt, who has also worked with SODOM, DISBELIEF and BONDED, among others. The predecessors "First Class Violence" and "Over And Out" were already produced in collaboration with Corny. For "Blood on Canvas", DARKNESS and producer Corny made it their mission to create an aggressive and powerful, but also honest sound.
The cover artwork is once again by Timon Kokott, with whom DARKNESS is working for the third time.
Although recordings for the album had already begun in mid-October 2023, DARKNESS and guitarist Meik separated during production, so that "Blood on Canvas" was only recorded by four people.
The story so far
The thrash metal commando DARKNESS comes from Essen - Altenessen, next to the Bay Area the most creative nucleus of the thrash wave in the 1980s.
Founded in 1984, the band made a name for themselves with the demos “Evil Curse”, “Titanic War” and “Spawn of the Dark One”.
DARKNESS released three albums between 1987 and 1989.
The first album “Death Squad” is considered a thrash classic and established the cult status of DARKNESS, which still exists today and influences thrash musicians all over the world.
In 1991 things became quieter for the band, and in 1998 singer Olli tragically died.
Lacky and Arnd, two early members, revived Thrash Guerrilla in 2004.
In 2005 the three albums “Death Squad”, “Defenders of Justice” and “Conclusion & Revival” were released again. In addition, “Bocholt Live Squad”, an official concert recording from May 14, 1987, is coming onto the market in CD format.
The long-out-of-print triple vinyl box “The Demos” from 2008 contains a live recording from the “Keep it True” Festival 2006, all demo recordings and extensive bonus material.
At the end of 2010, the musicians, who were otherwise under the banner “Eure Erben”, released an album under the name DARKNESS for the first time.
Since demand continues, the albums “Death Squad” and “Defenders of Justice” will be released on vinyl again to mark their 25th anniversary.
As with many veterans of metal, DARKNESS also has a line-up merry-go-round.
Lacky and Arnd, the band's constants, are looking for a stable line-up for a comeback.
The guitarist Meik started his job for Darkness in 2013.
Lee was given the microphone by Arnd at the end of 2014, who from then on concentrated exclusively on the guitar and backgrounds.
In 2015, Dirk took over the bass role from Christian “Spessy” Gießler, who no longer has time to be involved in DARKNESS due to his main job at Kreator.
After “Keep it True” Festival, but especially since 2014, DARKNESS have played at well-known festivals such as the “Turock Open Air”, “Obscene Extreme”, Headbangers Open Air” and the “Ruhrpott Metal Meeting”.
The old school club is also being wielded at numerous club shows around the world and proven what the band stands for: old school thrash - brutal, fast, uncompromising and mean.
With the album “The Gasoline Solution”, a real, much-praised successor to the two classics “Death Squad” and “Defenders of Justice” was released in October 2016.
Exactly 2 years after the comeback album, Darkness presented the
The album “First Class Violence” makes it impressively clear that even more than 30 years later, angry thrash still comes from Altenessen.
At the beginning of 2019, Ben took over the bass from Dirk.
The EP “Over and Out” follows in 2020.
In 2024, Dominik took over the guitar from Maik and with the highly acclaimed release of the album “Blood on Canvas” in 2024, Darkness manifested its status as a German thrash institution.
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Chaos Wasteland is a Canadian thrash-crossover band formed in 2019.
The bands aesthetic and themes are based on a post-apocalyptic future concept inspired by Mad Max.
They debuted with an EP called “Bloodlust” in 2020. In 2024 they returned with an S/T full-length.
The band members are :
Isaï Flamand - Vocals
James Foster - drums & vocals
Leo G.Wolf - Guitar & vocals
Nic Belanger - Guitar
Saemund Ragnarson – Bass
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIIg-4PmoxPHeuu1PQcFJw
https://www.facebook.com/chaos.wasteland
Watch Northbound Train lyric video: https://youtu.be/QdMR2otS_gI
Aggressive, old school and borderline chaotic, “Northbound Train” is a thrashy heavy metal song to bang your head and break your neck to.
“It’s an old song resurrected and running onward like an unstoppable train, much like Arched Fire”, says Kristian Herkman, the singer. “A train to the north of Finland, back to where Arched Fire started.”
“And what a train it is”, rejoices Ari Väntänen, the rhythm guitarist. “I love the cover art by Umar Setiawan, it’s like Thomas the Tank Engine from hell! We also have a beautiful lyric video by Jussi Hevander that fits the mood perfectly.”
Originally formed in the Finnish Lapland in 1989, the band hibernated for thirty years until reforming in the late 2019 and starting to work on new music. Now, a five-year phase seems to be nearing its end.
"Things are about to change," says Ari. “It may be that Northbound Train is the very last release with this Arched Fire line-up. Who knows what the future holds, but for now, it is what it is. As a song, it is a fitting conclusion to this era in the band’s story. It’s about the journey we’ve taken while making two albums in the 2020s. For us, it’s been both a strong progression in this current time we live in, and also a return to where we’ve come from. There’s something very beautiful and raw in it all."
And that’s how the song goes. “Spend a night in a northbound train… Spend your life in a northbound train”.
Listen 'Northbound Train' single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/arched-fire-train
Line-up:
Kristian Herkman (vocals)
Aslak Purojärvi (drums)
Mika Rytilahti (bass)
Janne Särkelä (lead and rhythm guitars)
Ari Väntänen (rhythm guitar)
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Brutal Records is proud to announce the signing of OVERCAST RAIN, is a Dark Metal band from Latvia, Liepaya! The band is gearing up to release their third 2025 album via Brutal Records - stay tuned!
Hailing from the city of Liepāja, this formidable band is gearing up to unleash their third studio album in 2025 under the Brutal Records banner. Get ready for a sonic storm that will redefine the boundaries of dark metal!
Formed in 2014 by the visionary duo of Mihails Maslovs (vocals/guitar) and Kolja Kirk (drums), Overcast Rain has risen as a beacon of Latvia's metal scene. Over the years, the band has evolved through lineup transformations and sonic reinventions, solidifying their status as one of the genre's most dynamic forces.
Their discography includes two acclaimed albums:
Since You Die (July 11, 2020)
My God Hates Me (March 1, 2022)
Both albums have achieved remarkable success, with tracks like "All Hope Is Gone" breaking into the Destrokit Rock chart Top 50 and earning spots in the European Metal Channel rankings. These works are now enshrined in the National Library of Latvia as cultural treasures.
The Evolution of Overcast Rain
After a hiatus, Mihails and Andris Aleksejevs reignited the band in 2018 with a fierce determination to craft a heavier and more aggressive sound. Embracing new members and shedding female vocals, the band evolved into a raw, unrelenting force. Their revamped lineup debuted with electrifying performances at the Bunker13 Fest and earned second place at the Fresh Blood competition, setting the stage for their meteoric rise.
Overcast Rain’s relentless energy has captivated audiences across Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, and Russia, gracing the stages of premier festivals like Dark Malta Fest, GoatHell Metal Fest, Barbar Fest, and DiFest. Sharing stages with legends such as Die Krupps, Blood Red Throne, Psyclon Nine, and Ost+Front, they’ve left an indelible mark on the global metal scene.
The Next Chapter
Currently in the studio, Overcast Rain is crafting a highly anticipated album featuring 13 brand-new tracks. Their relentless dedication to pushing the boundaries of dark metal ensures this release will be nothing short of groundbreaking.
Current Lineup:
Mihails Maslovs – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Marks Širokovs – Drums, Samples, Backing Vocals
Rudolf Vistiņš – Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals
Andris Aleksejevs – Lead Guitar
Leonidas Heidemanis – Lead Guitar
Aleksandrs Tiškevičs – Bass
Stay tuned for more updates as Overcast Rain prepares to deliver their heaviest chapter yet! This is just the beginning of their reign under Brutal Records—dark metal fans, the storm is coming.
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Brutal Records is proud to announce the signing of ETERNAL RETURNS, blending the sounds of melodic death metal, metalcore, thrash, and groove band from Thane, India! The band is gearing up to release their third 2025 album via Brutal Records - stay tuned!
Founded in 2010 in Thane, Maharashtra, Eternal Returns is a leading name in the Indian metal scene, renowned for its innovative blend of melodic death metal, metalcore, thrash, and groove.
With a sound that is both intense and accessible, the band has carved a unique niche, combining technical precision with emotional depth. Their music frequently addresses themes of social issues, political commentary, and personal introspection, resonating with a diverse audience.
The band members
Harsh Makwana (Guitar/Bass)
Shankul Chavan (Guitar/Production)
Viktor (Drums)
Narendra Patel (Vocals/Lyrics)
Eternal Returns has released two critically acclaimed albums:
Reprieved to Totality
Hunchback Hatred
The latter achieved significant recognition, topping India’s iTunes Metal chart in January 2024. This milestone underscores the band’s impact and appeal within the genre. Further accolades include being named "Band of the Year" in Metal Pedia’s Top 20 Releases of 2023 and a nomination for Best Metal Band at the Radio City Freedom Awards 7, affirming their growing prominence.
Artistic Vision
Eternal Returns seeks to redefine modern metal by blending aggression with accessibility. Their lyrical themes delve into the cyclical nature of life, birth, death, myths, and the quest for liberation—drawing inspiration from Indian philosophy and universal human experiences. This vision positions the band as both innovators and storytellers within the global metal community.
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The Finnish Folk / Black Metal band METSÄN ALTTARI released their self-titled debut album on November 28th 2024 via Inverse Records.
Listen the album on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/metsan-alttari-album
The man behind Metsän alttari, Janeski, comments:
"The debut album consists of seven songs with themes ranging from heroic to gloomy and blissful. Most of the songs are made between 2023-2024 but some of the material is much older and has been refined afterwards.
The songs have nuances of folk music spiced with the darkness of black metal and the grandeur of power metal. They also contain beautiful melodies, evil riffs, growls, epic choruses and poetic Finnish lyrics."
Joni Kantoniemi from Inverse Records comments:
"When I listened to the album for the first time, I was very impressed by the atmosphere and it was great to see that there are still new bands coming out that are honourably following in the footsteps of Finnish folk metal legends like Moonsorrow, Ensiferum and Finntroll. Highly recommended!"
Track list:
1. Intro
2. Jäätyneen järven tuolla puolen
3. Synkkä syvyys
4. Metsäiselle alttarille
5. Rautaa, tulta ja jäätä
6. Vampyyri
7. Verikuun kirous
Music and lyrics by Janeski
Album cover by Nucleart Design
Biography:
"Metsän Alttari ("Altar of the forest") is a Finnish one-man folk/black metal project driven by cold whispering winds, burning big emotions and ancient mythology."
Line-up
Janeski - Everything
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Release
Date: December
13th 2023
Label : Spinefarm Records
For a soundtrack to the end of the world, there is no band better than Electric Wizard.
As the COVID pandemic took hold in 2020 and lockdown restricted movement to your immediate surrounds, the legendary British doom outfit wondered if they might ever play live again. Out in the wilds of the English Westcountry where singer/guitarist Jus Oborn and guitarist Liz Buckingham live, the band descended into their crypt-like jam space to make a live album like no other. With no audience, and no actual plan to release what they came out with, they recorded themselves into a 16-track tape machine to capture their essence, their malevolence, their heaviness.
“We’d been gigging for two years at that point, around America three times, going to Japan and Australia, and we were sounding pretty good by the end of it,” says Jus. “When the pandemic happened we thought, ‘Fuck it, maybe we’ll never play again.’ So we went into the jam room and played the songs to get them on tape to capture how we were playing at the time.”
The final product, Black Magic Rituals and Perversions Vol. 1, is as raw and heavy as one would expect from The Wizard.
“It's raw as fuck,” boasts Jus. “It’s like a lost ’70s black metal demo rehearsal session or something. It’s raw, nasty, screaming in your face. I always promised Electric Wizard was like rats in your face. This is verging on it.”
As anyone who’s experienced them live – headlining stages at Download Festival, or London’s iconic Roundhouse – will know, Wizard gigs are a dark celebration of heaviness and volume and bad vibes. Here, the songs sound like a violent hallucination that takes you into their world. Just as their studio works carry in them a sense of sleazy horror, drug-altered reality and middle-fingered misanthropy, the songs the band tear through here drip with the heavy, sinister vibe of having been caught in the crypt of the wizard.
“It was a more about capturing atmosphere and capturing energy,” says Jus.“I was really excited by the idea of just recording us playing purely live to tape and making it sound as raw as possible, like an old, lost recording. We used shitty mics, crappy old tape machine, put it together as fast as possible and just went for it. No one's sitting down, no one's got headphones on, we’re all fucking headbanging, just going for it.”
Opening with the enormous Dopethrone, and taking in signature apocalyptic doom staples like Witchcult Today, Satanic Rites Of Drugula and the ever-destructive Funeralopolis, the set caught on tape here shows how powerful and dominating The Wizard can be. As a band who never quite play the same thing twice, even Just notes that over the years some of these versions have grown more sharp edges and barbs than their studio counterparts.
“Some of the stuff from [2010 album] Black Masses, I was really happy to give it more of an edge,” he says. “And even stuff like …Drugula, I think it's probably a little bit laid back on the album. It's really such a creepy song about a creature coming up from the grave, and the live version sounds more spooky.”
Jus says he wanted to capture a feeling like that of Motörhead’s classic No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, or the sense from KISS’ ALIVE! that you were getting a window into something, a world the band created. It’s also, he says, an opportunity for a band as big and cult-like as The Wizard to bring something from metal’s dirty underbelly into the light, if only for the purposes of freaking out the unprepared.
“It's kind of more got an underground feel to it,” says Jus. “We've always been trying to drag in the underground into the overground, rather than pretending to be playing some big stadium, arena show.”
Indeed, what you have here is Electric Wizard red in tooth and claw. There’s no overdubs, no cheating, no putting things through the computer to neaten up afterwards, just a band conjuring up their black magic and capturing it as directly as possible, to the point where you can feel it in your speakers.
“I think that’s what's going wrong with modern music, you know. For all the benefit of copying and pasting and computer stuff, you're losing something, probably the most important thing of all, which is why people even listen to rock music, which is to listen to a band, listen to the energy between the musicians and how the instruments are locked together, and how that sounds fucking great.”
A soundtrack to the end of the world? Come this way, my fanatics. The Wizard awaits…
Tracklisting
1. Dopethrone
2. Incense For The Damned
3. Black Mass
4. Witchcult Today
5. Satanic Rites Of Drugula
6. Scorpio Curse
7. The Chosen Few
8. Funeralopolis
Line-Up:
Jus Oborn – guitar / vocals
Liz Buckingham – guitar
Simon Poole – drums
Clayton Burgess – bass
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https://www.electricfuckinwizard.com/
The
horrendous release has been teased by Decibel Magazine who in
revealing the track “PENDUNCULAR HALLUCINOSIS“ via an
exclsuvie premiere, have remarked that the band “formed by members of
Hissing wears their love for Pissgrave, early Carcass and Agothacles on
their sleeve, and their self-titled EP is a celebration of gory and savage
extreme music, as dense as it is aggressive.“ - you can check out the
feature and the track https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2024/11/21/track-premiere-horse-butcher-penduncular-hallucinosis/
Members of praised surrealistic black/death metal deformers Hissing re-metastazie in Horse Butcher, a disfigured onslaught of gore-fucked bestial deathgrind worshipping directly at the altar of Carcass, Archgoat,
Disgorge, Impetigo and Pissgrave. Where the imperative is repulsing, Horse Butcher step up to take the concept to its most inevitable and gut wrenching conclusions, bludgeoning the mind into a horrendous aural pulp of absolute violence and depravity. The band members’ roots in avantgarde experimentalism are not set aside here, rather preserved to augment the load of horror and disbelief in belching out these six tracks and twenty minutes of neanderthalian carnage and slaughterhouse madness. Several steps backward in human decency and dignity are needed to authentically perceive and metabolize the scum-fucking level of vile barbarism and inhumanity going into these tracks, but what really transpires is the band’s paradoxically nobel mission of reminding us all of what is unfortunately normal, real and happening everywhere every day in this world. A blindness and indifference against which Horse Butcher have seemingly waged a cryptic and gruesome war, by taking the horrors of the world straight back to the listener and shoving the putrid stench, cruelty and repulsiveness of human actions right back into humanity’s face.
The debut self-tilted Horse Butcher EP (which features cover art by cult gore collage master Adam Medford, as well as a thick as concrete mastering job by Dan Lowndes of Cruciamentum) is set to be released December 20 2024 on CD/MC/digital formats worldwide, all of which are now pre-order able via all our channels.
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Gutrectomy, hailing from the dark depths of the Black Forest in Germany, was forged in the crucible of brutality back in 2011. Their music is a relentless amalgamation of Slam Death Metal, Deathcore,
On November 15, 2024 their latest single “Shard Throat” delves into themes of inner torment, mental anguish, and the desperate search for release. The lyrics depict a protagonist trapped in a purgatorial state, suffocating under the weight of darkness and madness. Battling inner demons, the song captures a sense of hopelessness and despair, where death is seen as the only escape.
The intense psychological and emotional pain fuels the chaotic energy of the track, creating a relentless, cathartic experience.
https://www.youtube.com/@gutrectomy
https://www.gutrectomy.de
https://www.facebook.com/gutrectomy
"I feel incredibly lucky to be working with WormHoleDeath Records," stated Ömer. "I set out to make music that expresses my feelings and thoughts about life and death, and honestly I did not care during the making of this album whether anyone would eventually hear it or not. Once it was completed I felt as if I would be satisfied with it for as long as time exists, because I felt that it resonated with the whole of existence. I believe that if not one person listened to this music I would still feel happy with it and listen to it myself."
A
Universe of Influences Collide
Ömer Doğramacı is a multidimensional artist and musician who brings a unique blend of cultural and musical influences to his work. Born in the Bronx, New York, Doğramacı’s upbringing was shaped by a diverse range of experiences and cultural influences. From an early age, he was exposed to various traditional wisdom teachings, which ignited a deep interest in spirituality and mysticism that would come to influence his artistic and musical pursuits.
Throughout his life, Doğramacı has pursued a wide range of musical styles, drawing on the diverse cultural influences that have shaped him. He has studied and performed traditional Turkish and Middle Eastern music, as well as jazz, rock, and electronic music. His work is characterized by a fluidity that crosses boundaries and defies categorization, as he brings together elements of these diverse genres in his compositions and performances.
In addition to his musical pursuits, Doğramacı is also a visual artist whose work explores the intersection of the spiritual and the material. His art is characterized by a sense of transcendence, as he seeks to evoke the mystical experiences that lie beyond the physical realm. Drawing on a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, and installation, Doğramacı’s work is deeply personal and reflective of his spiritual journey.
Throughout his career, Doğramacı has collaborated with a wide range of artists, musicians, and spiritual teachers, sharing his unique perspective and bringing his distinctive voice to a variety of creative projects. His work is a testament to the power of cross-cultural exchange and the transformative potential of art and music. As an artist and musician, Ömer Doğramacı continues to push boundaries and explore new frontiers, inspiring others with his innovative and visionary approach to creativity.
Tracklist
1. The King's Feast
2. Pray for Death
3. Fog of War
4. Deep Gaze into the Flames of Hell
5. Call to Prayer
6. Narcissistic Society
7. Inner Sanctum
8. Pain of Existence
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https://fragmentarysolidabyss.net/
NEWS 24.11.2024
Die Death- und Groove-Metal-Band MAGNACULT kehrt
mit der explosiven neuen Single und dem Video WINDS OF CREATIONS zurück,
dem zweiten Vorgeschmack auf ihr mit Spannung erwartetes Album LUCIS,
das 2025 erscheinen soll. Nach dem Erfolg von Eternity’s Gate befasst
sich dieser neue Titel mit Themen wie spirituellem Erwachen,
Widerstandsfähigkeit und der spürbaren Kraft der Transformation. Die
mitreißenden Riffs, fesselnden Grooves und tiefgründigen Texte
machen Winds of Creation zu einer Hymne, die MagnaCults Status
als Metal-Pioniere weiter stärkt.
In Winds of Creation fängt MagnaCult die Essenz einer göttlichen Begegnung ein und erkundet die überwältigende Präsenz der Spiritualität und die Kraft, das Alltägliche in das Außergewöhnliche zu verwandeln. Der Text beschreibt eine Reise des Erwachens mit lebendigen Bildern der sprichwörtlichen Winds of Creation als Symbol für Erneuerung und Kraft. Die Struktur des Liedes ist eine Offenbarung, mit kraftvollen Versen, einem meditativen Refrain und einer unerbittlichen Energie, die sowohl persönliche als auch universelle Glaubenserfahrungen verkörpert. Das dazugehörige Video unterstreicht dieses Thema mit einem atemberaubenden visuellen Erlebnis und lässt den Betrachter in ein Reich aus Licht, Schatten und Selbstbeobachtung eintauchen.
Die Single wurde mit viel Liebe zum Detail aufgenommen. Joost van den Broek (Epica, Ayreon) kümmerte sich um die Aufnahme des Schlagzeugs in den Sandlane Recording Facilities. Der renommierte Produzent Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Norma Jean, Pearl Jam) ist für die Co-Produktion und den Mix verantwortlich und zeigt mit Winds of Creation, wie MagnaCult mühelos technische Präzision mit roher Emotion verbindet. Bayles' Fachwissen in der Schaffung schwerer, aber dennoch melodischer Klänge ist offensichtlich und sorgt dafür, dass der Song sowohl bei treuen Fans als auch bei neuen Zuhörern großen Anklang findet.
Mit dieser Veröffentlichung geht MagnaCult den nächsten Schritt in ihrer Mission, die europäische Metal-Szene zu dominieren. Ihre überzeugenden Live-Auftritte und die Zusammenarbeit mit großen Namen haben ihnen bereits eine treue Fangemeinde eingebracht, und mit Winds of Creation bauen sie ihren Kult weiter aus. Die Band ist bereit für eine ausgedehnte Tour im Jahr 2025 und lädt ihre Fans ein, Teil dieser epischen Reise zu werden
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VӦLVA – “DESIRES PROFANE”
Label: Grind To Death Records / Fiadh Productions
Release Date: November 28th 2024
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Darkthrone | Urgehal | Wolfbastard | Taake
An insignificant, impotent worm of belief came crawling from the desert sands. It brought its wheedling words of bile and honey to our home, its slow poison of false humility and father worship, eating at the hearts of those too easily swayed from sacred paths. Our steel began to rust and our blood run thin. Our mothers and our teachers, our conduits to the world that had cradled us through the centuries, were cast down and discarded as over eager boy-kings clambered across the bodies that had birthed them, scrambling desperately for the crown of the whispering worm. Under this new order of edicts and commandments seers became whores and queens became witches. And the disregarding turned to disrespecting…to dominating…to abusing…and to burning.
“Like the screams from a thousand vengeful souls from the witch’s bonfire.” - Vittra describes the sound of Völva.
From Malmö, Sweden comes the vengeful, satanic, feminist sound of Völva; a howling, hate-filled voice of rage, fuelled by the fire and the fists that have subjugated womankind since the old ways were undone by the insidious Christian contamination of the world. Born in the simmering underground cauldrons of punk and black metal the band built their foundations with a self-titled demo and the highly regarded Promises Unfold As Lies EP – and now the time for the unveiling of their mesmerising, intimidating full length debut album is at hand. Desires Profane begins with the acidic malice of ‘The Tower’ and immediately draws you into its world of flame and shadow. With its clarity edged with dirt and direct, unflinching approach ‘The Tower’ begins to carve out a strange soundscape of distinct character, with melody implied rather than simply stated. Familiar yet unsettlingly different…it’s an aura that permeates the whole album. ‘Walk With Me’, primal and chaotic, infused with anger and a sense of the forbidden that underlines the fact that Völva are born of different blood, a breed apart and your welcome into their circle is by no means assured. ‘Never Forgive’ stalks you like a blood encrusted valkyrie with a slow menace and a Transylvanian hunger, while ‘The Serpent’ sinks its needle fangs of nightmare into your quivering flesh, injecting the venom as cold flames lick at your nerve endings. The dark and ragged glory that unfolds as Desires Profane progresses is both addictive and magnificent. This is black metal at its assured and powerful, cruel and angular best, attacking with a merciless and fiercely focused purpose. Finishing with ‘Vagabond’ that brings a pagan lilt to its grimy onslaught, a hymn to forgotten times before the coming of the worm, Desires Profane leaves you in no doubt that Völva want to tear down everything that you know and set light to all you think you understand.
On November 28th Desires Profane will be unleashed on vinyl by Fiadh Productions and CD by Grind To Death Records – both versions housed in a sleeve that affirms Völva’s chosen role as the enemy, the adversary of the oppressor. Scathing and acerbic in their assault on all who support the pillars of our rotten society, this band are passionate advocates for its end. You will not hear another album this year as aflame with scorn, contempt and fury as Desires Profane – bewitching in its bitterness and spellbinding in its savagery.
Line-up:
Hedonosticia - Vocals/Bass
Vittra - Guitar/Vocals
Skuld – Drums/Vocals
https://www.grindtodeathrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/fiadhproductions
https://www.facebook.com/volvabm/
Australian Death Metal brutes, GUTLESS, have released debut album, HIGH IMPACT VIOLENCE! The album is available on CD and digital formats via Dark Descent Records. Me Saco Un Ojo is handling vinyl treatment. The cassette edition is available through both labels.
GUTLESS gave us one of 2018’s filthiest demos. Two years later, we saw a split release with Mortal Wound. Now, six years after that demo, we are finally getting the debut album. Strap in; this one is going to be nauseating…
Instantly they cave in your skull with maniacal riffing and unrelenting drum assaults. If you can’t withstand the might of Death Metal, turn back fast. The equally violent vocal attack will seal the deal as the insanity creeps further into the cemetery, searching for prey. GUTLESS has that perfect blend of old-school savagery while retaining their personality and sound that doesn’t feel like a diluted version of a superior band. Snap-neck rhythms and visceral grinding warfare will certainly have even the seasoned maniac tearing at their flesh in morbid ecstasy as this short but sweet opus erupts pus into their ear canal.
If you need more convincing, take a look at that cover art; reminiscent of the 90s while striking in its own right. You had better believe the album is just as damaging as that brick. Contorting and convulsing into tormenting visions of the macabre, GUTLESS contradicts their name by dragging out your entrails repeatedly across eight indomitable cuts of sadism and brutality. The underground still has plenty of bite down under and these fiends proudly showcase one of the nastiest examples you will hear this year!”
Track
Listing:
1. Bashed And Hemorrhaging
2. Beyond The Catacombs
3. Scalpel Obsession
4. Avalanche Of Viscera
5. Galvanized
6. Carved Into Existence
7. Gore God
8. Viral Infection
GUTLESS is:
Joe Steele - Bass
Ollie Ballantyne - Drums
Tom Caldwell - Guitars/Vocals
Allan Stacey - Guitars
www.darkdescentrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/gutlessmelbourne
This is evident in the album's first single, "MASS GRAVE MEMORY." The band has partnered with Metal Injection for the exclusive premiere of the official music video for the song. Watch now at https://metalinjection.net/video/pathogenics-new-single-mass-grave-memory-is-a-riff-powered-steamroller
PATHOGENIC vocalist Jake Burns reveals the song's lyrical themes.
“'Mass Grave Memory' asks the ultimate question: what do we gain when we destroy everything? It’s a vivid portrayal of nuclear war’s aftermath — the searing light, the choking ash, and the silence of a world undone. Above all, it stands as a stark warning of what will await us if humanity loses control.”
Skepsis Recordings will release Crowned in Corpses on February 7, 2025. Pre-order the album now at www.skepsisrecordings.com.
Tracklisting:
1) Mass Grave Memory
2) The New Rot
3) Dead But Not At Rest
4) Exiled from the Abyss
5) Fragments
6) Crowned in Corpses
7) Drag Your Crosses
8) Silicon Regime
Out of Boston’s depths emerges PATHOGENIC, a force unshackled from hiatus and reborn with Crowned in Corpses. Over 42 punishing minutes, this progressive death metal quintet weaves together labyrinthine riffs, relentless rhythms, and chilling visions of a decaying world.
In 2022, the band’s resurgence was ignited when original vocalist Jake Burns and new drummer Tyler Montaquila joined forces with guitarists Chris Gardino, Justin Licht, and bassist Dan Leahy. Together, they’ve forged a sound that is ferocious, intricate, and unapologetically heavy — delivering metal that demands to be heard.
PATHOGENIC has shared stages with legends like Suffocation, Revocation, and The Faceless, and has annihilated crowds at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival and RPM Fest. Known for their high-octane live performances, the band’s energy and command leave audiences with no choice but to headbang furiously.
Set to release on February 7, 2025, through Skepsis Recordings, Crowned in Corpses is a ferocious musical declaration: eight tracks of devastating power and haunting warnings of the darkness that lies ahead.
PATHOGENIC is:
Jake Burns - vocals
Chris Gardino - guitars
Justin Licht - guitars
Dan Leahy - bass
Tyler Montaquila - drums
https://www.facebook.com/pathogenicmetal
Label: Fighter Records
Release Date: December 3rd 2024
Genre: Heavy Metal
For fans of: Queensrÿche | Judas Priest | Vicious Rumors | Solitude Aeternus
It’s time to head back to the forge, to the place where it all began, where the smith first brought the hammer down upon the anvil, tempering the British steel that would become Forged In Black! It’s time to celebrate 15 years of real heavy metal, 15 years of indefatigable spirit and musical power! It’s time to reach back into the past and draw the earliest creations of Forged In Black from the cold ashes and thrust them back into the fire, reinvigorating the hellion screams and contagious riff attacks! It’s time for Forged In Black to be born again!
It was 2009 when the first line-up of Forged In Black was assembled, originally under the name Merciless Fail – a moniker that was soon abandoned as the sheer strength of the young band’s material became apparent. After relentless work in the rehearsal room and on the stage, by 2013 the rebranded Forged In Black were ready to record their debut, self-titled album – and it is that monumental piece of history that has now been remastered and expanded, adorned in rejuvenated artwork and unleashed again in celebration of fifteen years at the forge! Over the decade and a half of their existence Forged In Black have performed at Bloodstock Open Air and Hammerfest, graced the stage of the legendary Camden Underworld with the likes of Diemonds and metal legends Demon; they have worked with top producers like Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath etc) and Romesh Dodangoda (Motörhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine etc) and had their recorded works lavished in praise by major magazines such as Zero Tolerance and Powerplay. What better way to mark their achievements than with a powerful new version of the album that started it all? Songs like the eponymous anthem ‘Forged In Black’ itself and the epic ‘Accusations Of The Innocent’ remain important elements of the Forged live show to this day, absolute fan favourites that now sound better than ever with the muscular remastering work of Marcus Stock (Alcest, Green Carnation, Marché Funebre etc). The album’s tracklisting has also been expanded with the addition of two early EP title tracks, ‘The Tide’ and ‘The Exodus’ from 2013 and 2014 respectively; both prime slices of Forged In Black metal, these forgotten classics now have the platform they have always deserved – remastered and heavier than ever!
The original Forged In Black album artwork has been reimagined in vibrant fashion by the band’s guitarist Andy Songhurst, an acclaimed professional tattoo artist in his life away from the forge. The elements of the image will be instantly familiar to longstanding fans of the original album, but the style and approach make the cover fresh and impactful, ablaze with new life and colour - just like the songs it accompanies. Forged In Black Remastered MMXXIV will be released on December 3rd by Fighter Records, on CD and digital formats – and the hammer will land with a force unparalleled, a might like never before!
Line-up:
Chris Stoz Storozynski - Lead Vocals
Andy Songhurst - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
Kieron Rochester - Bass and Vocals
Tim Chandler - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
Oliver Gill – Drums
Featured on the original recordings:
Kev Rochester – Drums
Rob Chaplin – Guitars
http://www.fighter-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fighter.records
http://www.forgedinblack.com/
https://www.facebook.com/forgedinblacks
The album is a synthesis of avant-garde metal and comedic audio drama. Gobischkevrot recounts the story of a beleaguered clan of goblins seeking mystical power in a desperate struggle for survival in a human-dominated world.
A concept album in the truest sense, Gobischkevrot blends intense folk-inspired metal with spoken-word narration from the Goblin RaidBoss known as Skraptif.
With over 20 releases under their belt, GOBLIN HOVEL fully embraces their metal influences with Gobischkevrot; a natural progression from 2022’s Whatever Keeps the Light On.
Track
listing:
1. Ambush
2. The Cave
3. Gobischkevrot
4. The Plan
5. Voyage of the Grogswiller
6. The Stowaway
7. Borokol pt. II
8. Don't Eat The Mushrooms
9. Dialogue with a Mountain
10. Moon's Fist
11. The Night Man Learned to Fear the Mountain
12. Crineiga
Gobischkevrot was recorded, mixed and mastered at Blackwell Sound with additional recording at Nektarkin Studios throughout 2024. The lyrics and script were written by the Nameless Goblin. Music was composed and arranged by the collective known as GOBLIN HOVEL. Cover art and Character Sheets by Alexios Ciancio @cianciographics. Back cover art and Layout by Eva Zarich. Band Photography by Fursy.
This album is a companion/expansion to March of the Goblins by Tha Goblvnz March. Listen here, and dive into the gobbish extended universe! https://thagoblvnzmarch.bandcamp.com/
GOBLIN HOVEL is a collective of musicians and artists formed in Meadville, PA in 2010 and currently based in Buffalo/Rochester, NY. Though primarily influenced by heavy metal, the band takes cues from various musical and folk traditions from around the world to create an intense avant-garde soundscape reflective of humanity’s chaotic and often contradictory nature. Lyrically, the band focuses on the universal human experience filtered through the lens of history, folklore, and esoterica.
GOBLIN HOVEL 2024 is:
The Nameless Goblin: bass, vocals, throat singing, Fx, guitar on track 11, voice of Skraptif
Damn Barbarian: Lead Vocals, voice of Ghirrul
Rawbeard: Guitars, recording, vocals, voice of Baalkryth and Borokol
Petuh: Banjos, Mandolin, vocals, voice of Nerlhein
Son G: Drums, rattles, electronics, keyboards, voice of Human Guard
Guest Appearances:
Mickey: vocals/voice of the Pixie
Squee Key Fromage: voice of Human Guard
Tom Gerwitz: recording, throat singing on track 11, mixing, mastering, samples, vocals
Alexios Ciancio: voice of Goblvnz the mountain, additional composer on track 9.
www.facebook.com/GoblinHovel
HELLTRAIN releases debut album “ROUTE 666” on vinyl for 20 year anniversary .Swedish Helltrain was founded in 2002 by Pierre Törnkvist on vocals & bass (Everdawn, Scheitan, Devils Force), Oscar Karlsson on drums (Raised Fist, Defleshed, Gates of Ishtar) & Patrik Törnkvist on guitar (The Moaning, Everdawn, Battlelust). The trio recorded a demo with three songs and quickly gained attention for their original sound where a mix where previous musical experiences in heavier genres such as death, thrash & black metal meet arrangements and sound from rock n roll & punk. Their demo was infact only sent in to one record company, namely Nuclear Blast who chose to contract Helltrain immediately.
The debut album "Route 666" was recorded in the hometown of Luleå and
later mixed in Studio Dug Out by Daniel Bergstrand, known from productions
with In Flames, Soilwork, Meshuggah & Behemoth. The album was released
on CD in 2004 by Nuclear Blast in Europe and has since been licensed 3 times in
the USA, Poland and Russia. For the US release, Pierre in the band was
personally called up on the phone by vocalist Jimmy Pop of Bloodhound Gang, who
stumbled across Helltrain on the now retired music site MySpace. Jimmy Pop
then released the record through his label, the Jimmy Franks Recording
Company and practically this meant that Universal Music released and
distributed in the US.
The title track "Route 666" appeared on Bam Margera's (Jackass) own TV series "Viva La Bands" and also on a smaller compilation album released by MTV with only 4 bands: Helltrain, HIM, Rammstein & Bloodhound Gang.
Now to celebrate that it is 20 years since "Route 666" was released, the record is finally being released on vinyl for the first time by label Discouraged Records (Umeå, Sweden) in a very limited edition of 300 copies.
Pre-order starts today november 22 and it set for release on december 6th.
Helltrain discography
2004 “Route 666” (CD album/Nuclear Blast(EU) & Irond Records(RUS))
2006 “Route 666” (CD album/Jimmy Franks Recording Company(USA))
2008 “Rock n roll devil” (CD album/Universal Music)
2009 “Route 666” (CD album/Metal Mind(POL))
2012 “Death is coming” (CD album/TPL Records)
2018 “Wolfnight” (digital single/own release)
2018 “On your knees” (digital single/own release)
2021 “Alive” (digital ep, own release)
2023 “Mischief” (digital single, own release)
2024 "Route 666" (LP album/Discouraged Records)
Helltrain Line Up 2024:
Pierre Törnkvist: Vocals
Patrik Törnkvist: Guitar
Mikael Sandorf: Guitar (Gates of Ishtar, Duskfall, ex-Deathbound)
Markus Parkkila: Bass (Devils Force, Gates of Ishtar)
Fredrik Andersson: Drums (Gates of Ishtar, ex-Duskfall)
https://www.discouragedrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/DiscouragedRecords
https://www.helltrain.net
https://www.facebook.com/helltrainofficial
Just one month to "PATH TO OBLIVION" release date and EPITAPH unveil a second song from their highly ambitious new work due out on My Kingdom Music on December 20th.
The song's title is "Voices Behind The Wall" and it's inspired to "The dreams in the witch house" a tale by H.P. Lovecraft and has lyrics written by Jessica Carola Ragone.
A very suggestive lyric video, created by Tiago Silva, is available at https://youtu.be/IPinnA_raKw
"Path To Oblivion" LP/CD/tape/bundle could be pre-ordered at https://shorturl.at/RtoNK
First work to have Ricky Dal Pane (singer of the band Witchwood) behind the microphone, this is definitively an album for fans of Candlemass, Pentagram, Solstice, Solitude Aeturnus, Black Sabbath, Trouble.
The journey towards the oblivion has begun and Doom Metal, Progressive and Esotericism are the coordinates.
DOOM ON!!!
Line-up: Mauro Tollini: drums; Nicola Murari: bass; Lorenzo Loatelli: guitars; Ricky Dal Pane: vocals
Style: Epic Doom Metal with elements of classic Heavy Metal and Progressive
Similar artists: Candlemass, Pentagram, Solstice, Solitude Aeturnus, Black Sabbath, Trouble
Cover artwork created by Luciana Nedelea and tracklist:
1. Path To Oblivion
2. Embraced By Worms
3. Condemned To Flesh
4. Nameless Demon
5. She's Reborn In Blasphemy
6. Voices Behind The Wall
7. Kingdom Of Slumber
8. Fall From Grace
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
https://www.facebook.com/epitaph.doom
Italian
black metal outfit ARDEAT unleashes their ferocious
new single, "IGNIS FATUM," today via Wormholedeath. The
track is taken from the band's upcoming album "APOTHEOSIS",
due for release on 20 December 2024.
"Ignis Fatum" merges mythology and existential themes, depicting a journey through destruction and rebirth. References to Danae's tower and Dionysian chaos evoke the inevitability of fate and divine wrath. Both destructive and purifying, fire consumes the emptiness of existence, while commands to "Rise, Dominate, Dance, Rule" reflect a triumphant rebirth. The song channels mythic cycles of death and renewal, culminating in an ascent toward immortality as the soul transcends chaos and marches to the stars.
"Ignis Fatum" is available on all digital platforms. Listen here: https://orcd.co/ignisfatum
Ardeat is a black metal band from Brescia, Italy, formed in 2021 by Enrico Pinelli, Julian Polonioli, Riccardo Cremaschini, and Andrea Salvagni. After releasing a cover of Franco Battiato's Atlantide, guitarist Cristian della Noce joined, and they recorded their debut EP, Exitivm, featuring a 20-minute song in two acts. Ardeat has performed with notable Italian metal acts like Mortuary Drape and Opera IX, blending black metal, early death metal, and NWOBHM influences, inspired by bands such as Dissection and Mgla.
Prepare for "Apotheosis" to arrive on December 20th, 2024. In the meantime, ignite your soul with the burning fury of "Ignis Fatum."
www.facebook.com/Ardeatbandofficial
Ritual Fog are one of the most exciting new death metal bands from the US with their blend of death and thrash metal with some heaving, stomping slow parts thrown in. Toilet ov Hell premiered an electrifying new track at https://toiletovhell.com/exclusive-track-premiere-ritual-fogs-nocturnal-suffering/
Excerpt - "To keep things fresher than wet green ooze irradiating your rotting cemetery, Ritual Fog brings together OSDM, thrash, and just a hint of whatever it is Autolith is doing, delivering a balanced, vicious, pitboss-approved record."
RITUAL FOG - “BUT MERELY FLESH”
For
fans of
: Morgoth, Asphyx, Skeletal Remains, Laceration, Malevolent Creation, Death, Leper
Colony
Ritual Fog have masterfully infused thrash influences in their old school death metal sound in a way that the music becomes far more acerbic and gritty, so much so that even when they slow down during their doomier moments, it sounds incredibly scathing and vile. Their riffs seem to have a tendency to press down against the listener and create a burning sensation first in the ears, then in the rest of the body. The hoarse vocals emanating from what can only be a serrated throat add to the grating effect and enhance the nastiness quotient manifold. They seem to have borrowed the right amount of influences to form a cohesive albeit abrasive sound that wreaks havoc no matter what path they decide to tread. As such, they are able to easily traverse blood-smeared pits in both fast paced and thrashy style as well as the ponderous, doom-riddled way, without diminishing the sizzle. This ability to retain the aggression and switch things up at the drop of the hat elevates them above their monotonous old school-sounding peers and gives them an exciting edge. Assimilating and perfecting their sound for their much awaited debut full length, Ritual Fog have created a lurching, ravaging beast and it's hungry and absolutely unstoppable.
Line up
Ian Younkin - Vocals / Guitar
Andrew Hobday - Drums
Spencer Martin - Guitar
Jon Clark - Bass
Artwork by Juanjo Castellano Rosado
Track listing
1. Misticism
2. Desolate Chasm
3. Slimeblade
4. Nocturnal Suffering
5. Demented Procession
6. Fog Sermon
7. Carnal Pain
8. Sentient Chamber
9. But Merely Flesh
Release date - November 29th, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords
https://www.facebook.com/ritualfog
Thank you very much! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
BRUTAL RECORDS is proud to announce the signing of ETERNAL RETURNS, blending the sounds of melodic death metal, metalcore, thrash, and groove band from Thane, India! The band is gearing up to release their third 2025 album via Brutal Records - stay tuned!
Founded in 2010 in Thane, Maharashtra, Eternal Returns is a leading name in the Indian metal scene, renowned for its innovative blend of melodic death metal, metalcore, thrash, and groove.
With a sound that is both intense and accessible, the band has carved a unique
niche, combining technical precision with emotional depth. Their music
frequently addresses themes of social issues, political commentary, and personal
introspection, resonating with a diverse audience.
The band members
Harsh Makwana (Guitar/Bass)
Shankul Chavan (Guitar/Production)
Viktor (Drums)
Narendra Patel (Vocals/Lyrics)
Eternal Returns has released two critically acclaimed albums:
Reprieved to Totality
Hunchback Hatred
The latter achieved significant recognition, topping India’s iTunes Metal chart in January 2024. This milestone underscores the band’s impact and appeal within the genre. Further accolades include being named "Band of the Year" in Metal Pedia’s Top 20 Releases of 2023 and a nomination for Best Metal Band at the Radio City Freedom Awards 7, affirming their growing prominence.
Artistic Vision
Eternal Returns seeks to redefine modern metal by blending aggression with accessibility. Their lyrical themes delve into the cyclical nature of life, birth, death, myths, and the quest for liberation—drawing inspiration from Indian philosophy and universal human experiences. This vision positions the band as both innovators and storytellers within the global metal community.
https://linktr.ee/brutalrecords.official
eternalreturns@live.in
https://www.facebook.com/eternalreturns
Metal innovators OWDWYR have released the instrumental edition of their debut album, RECEPTOR. Released one year ago, Receptor was widely praised by the press for setting a new standard for technical death metal.
This anniversary, instrumental edition will allow fans to delve deeper into the intricate arrangements and complex instrumentation that make Receptor such a groundbreaking work.
"While I love LOVE Max's vocals, they have so much girth that they take up quite a frequency range," says Paul Plumeri, the band's primary songwriter and guitarist. "We wanted to choose our most proggy, layered tracks, and do a special instrumental mix and master so people could hear the rich tapestry of counterpoint and varied instrumentation."
The band has shared a visualizer for the EP. This uncut sequence features a live liquid performance by Thomas Condry . Watch the visualizer on https://www.youtube.com/@owdwyr
Order the instrumental edition of Receptor at https://owdwyr.bandcamp.com/album/receptor-instrumental-edition
The EP was mixed by AJ Viana at AJ Viana Productions and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. It features performances from Kenny Grohowski, Kevin Paradis, Sydney Kjerstad, and the West European Symphony Orchestra.
Track
Listing:
1) Praefatio / The Liminal Carapace
2) Ein
3) Supplicant
4) Reverie
5) Pitchtongue Vesper
6) The Sputtering Torch
OWDWYR is a technical death metal band based in the United States. Their music is a unique blend of extreme metal, jazz, classical, and progressive influences. Their debut album, Receptor, was released to critical acclaim in 2023.
Band Members:
Paul Plumeri Jr. - Guitars, Composition, and Programming
Chris Williams - Bass
Max Lichtman - Vocals and Lyrics
https://www.facebook.com/owdwyr
In a joint statement, XENOS A.D. expressed their excitement about this partnership: "XENOS A.D. is delighted to be a part of My Kingdom Music to release our new album because we already know the great work they did for us in the early years of our career and in the past. "Requiem For The Oppressor" is the result of years of hard work towards creating music that we believe represents the very best of Thrash Metal. My Kingdom Music has been so supportive in the long journey we have gone on to create this album and we’re incredibly excited to be a part of their family and share our music with the world!".
Formed by friends Giuseppe Taormina (guitars), Ignazio Nicastro (voice & bass), Danilo Ficicchia (drums), XENOS A.D. quickly gained recognition in the European Metal scene thanks to their impressive live attitude and performances at some of the greatest festivals in Europe (Wacken Open Air, Agglutination, Into The Grave, Area 53 among others).
Their distinctive blend of lyricism about war and its horrors, combined with their relentless, neck-breaking Thrash, pays homage to the genre's golden age Gods such as Slayer, Megadeth, Kreator, Exodus and Testament as well as some of the melody and progressive tendencies of Metal Church and Death Angel.
Fans of Thrash Metal can rejoice in yet another band flying their Metal flag proudly.
Now all you have to do is experience the raw power of the fury of XENOS A.D.
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
https://www.facebook.com/xenosa.d.thrash
ANTE-INFERNO deliver a malevolent hammer strike with “DEATH’S SOLILOQUY”; harnessing the bestial might of traditional black metal and intricately weaving it with the haunting majesty of the atmospheric sound the band is known for
North Yorkshire, UK; 20 November 2024: UK black metal act Ante-Inferno have unveiled their third album "Death's Soliloquy" via Black Metal Promotion ahead of its release on 22 November 2024 via Vendetta Records.
Listen to “Death’s Soliloquy”: https://youtu.be/KksA8AXdc9c
Pre-save "Death's Soliloquy" on Spotify: https://RecordU.lnk.to/Deaths_Soliloquy
Onism Productions, Matriarch Records and Forbidden Keep Records have also prepared three special edition cassette versions of “Death’s Soliloquy”, which is available to order now and will start shipping next week.
Red tape via Onism Productions
Clear smoke tape via Matriarch Records
Forbidden Keep variant via Forbidden Keep Records
Ante-Inferno are pulling no punches this time around with their third album. Now with a fully established line-up, the four-piece have delivered a malevolent hammer strike to the face of all who thought they would continue to mellow after the success of the atmospheric and otherworldly "Antediluvian Dreamscapes".
The album’s nightmarish cover art (from the masterful mind of Khaos Diktator Design), perfectly sums up the album’s sonic approach. An ode to madness, mental illness, death obsession and unfettered suicidal despair, "Death’s Soliloquy" harnesses the bestial might of traditional black metal and intricately weaves it with the haunting majesty of the atmospheric sound the band is known for, and in doing so takes the listener on an anguished, hysterical descent into the blackened emptiness of the grave.
“The album's theme is death viewed through different lenses and experiences”, the band explains. “A soliloquy is where a character in a play speaks their thoughts aloud, but they're speaking to themselves rather than to the audience. So this is like Death speaking on behalf of those who have died, reliving the final moments of their lives and what led them to that point - because the dead can't speak, but Death was there with every one of them at the end.”
In the run-up to the album's release, the band previously released an artwork video for the opening track “The Cavernous Blackness of Night” and a “Cold. Tenebrous. Evil" music video.
Catch Ante-Inferno on the following dates:
30/11 MANCHESTER, REBELLION (UK) - - Album release show w/ Hulder and others
06/12 BERLIN, DE MORTEM ET DIABOLUM (GER)
07/12 MUNSTER, WINTERMELODEI (GER)
14/12 EINDHOVEN, METAL MEETING (NL)
**More dates to be announced soon.
https://vendetta-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ANTEINFERNO/
DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present AXETASY’S highly anticipated debut album, WITHERING TIDES, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Hailing from Stuttgart, Germany’s AXETASY formed in 2020 with influences that belied their young age – namely, the speed metal, thrash, and black metal stalwarts of the ‘80s. Not for nothing is their furious, stubbornly obscure sound stuck there: while you’re busy checking the calendar year, AXETASY have already dragged you into the insane depths of morbid ecstasy!
Now, after a debut and a couple digital singles, AXETASY charge the gates of Hell with their full-length debut, Withering Tides. After the short, scene-setting intro, Withering Tides gallops away into heavy metal heaven with a sound that’s strikingly familiar yet somehow unique – strange magick, indeed! The four youngsters of AXETASY soon prove their mettle with a straightforward rush of just-black-enough speed metal dotted with tasty, atmospheric melodies and technically demanding passages. This is not the usual blackthrash trip; rare is it to find a modern band nailing the etched-in-time, Walls of Jericho-era Helloween sound with this much aplomb. As such, the production of Withering Tides totally befits their fun-yet-fiery, dark-but-not-completely chassis: gleaming and clean where it needs to be, and just dirty enough underneath. Nightmarish mayhem, for sure, and immediately memorable after just one listen…but you’ll surely be possessed by AXETASY to press “play” 666 times!
Swords of steel aloft, AXETASY’s Withering Tides comes heartily recommended for maniacs of labelmates HEXECUTOR and BLACKEVIL as well as former labelmates Sacrifizer, Cruel Force’s more recent work, and Brazil’s Evil Invaders – enter this “Fatal Maze” posthaste!
Line-up:
Johnny „Amon“ Kröner – Vocals, Guitar
Nik „Fetch“ Mangold – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Chris Kröner – Drums
Ben „Jaxxy“ Kruska – Bass, Backing Vocals
From Stuttgart, Germany
Artwork:
Lauren Gornik
Release date:
17th January 2025
Tracklist
1 The Void
2 Withering Tides of Space
3 Fatal Maze
4 Slicing Dreams
5 Beyond all Order
6 Voidcrawler
7 Deadly Witch
8 Axetasy - of Murder
9 Nebulous Nightmares
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on white vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
After nearly a decade since the release of full-length debut album, Subversions of the Psyche, the Scottish brutes return with sophomore album, Edifice of Vicissitudes, their first for Willowtip!
Without compromise, stylistic detours or mellowing with age, Edifice of Vicissitudes is a blast-beaten beast of an album and a quintessential example of Brutal Death Metal in its purest form.
Guitarist Joe Fleetwood drives that point home in explaining that, “Edifice of Vicissitudes is the culmination of years of jamming and formulating our ideas into the most brutal and twisted Iniquitous Savagery songs we could make.”
Willowtip Records will release Edifice of Vicissitudes November 22 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.
Pre-order:
https://iniquitoussavagery.bandcamp.com/album/edifice-of-vicissitudes
https://willowtip.com/bands/details/iniquitous-savagery.aspx
Track
Listing:
1. Casualty of Diabolical Trial
2. Synaptic Cull
3. Choked Before First Breath
4. Omnipotence Negates Self-Affliction
5. Narcotic Exsanguination
6. Lifeblood
7. Drenched in Righteous Offal
8. Bio-Digital Convergence in the Fourth Industrial Age
Credits:
All music and lyrics by Iniquitous Savagery.
Recorded by D.P Johnson and Euan Harrison at Audio Lounge and Full Pelt studios.
Reamping, mixing and mastering by Colin Marston at The Thousand Caves.
Cover art by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design.
Line-up:
Liam McCall - Vocals
Joe Fleetwood - Guitar
Chris Ryan - Bass
Euan Harrison - Drums
https://www.willowtip.com/home.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/iniquitoussavagery
The exclusive premiere of INCINERATION DAY comes courtesy of Mystification Zine, who states the album "leads the listener through the pathos available to an increasingly anthropo-scenic point of view, slowing to a march into fatal irreverence by the end."
Stream Incineration Day at https://mystificationzine.com/2024/11/20/an-early-stream-of-thunraz-incineration-day-lp-2024-premiere/
Incineration Day is due out on November 22. The album is a collaborative effort between Estonia-based musician Madis Jalakas and US-based drummer Sean Rehmer (Dejecter). Order the album at https://thunraz.bandcamp.com/album/incineration-day
Guitarist/vocalist Madis Jalakas spoke with Decibel Magazine about the project's background, evolution, and what the future holds for THUNRAZ. Read the interview here. https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2024/11/19/interview-thunrazs-madis-jalakas-brings-the-baltic-gloom-via-incineration-day/
Tracklisting:
1) Tyrant
2) Compactor
3) Fragile Automata
4) Incinerator
5) The Day After
6) Eastern Promises
7) Spiritual Self-Surgery
Vocals, guitars & production for Incineration Day were done by Madis Jalakas in Tallinn, Estonia. Drums were recorded by Sean Rehmer at Storm Crow Studio in Kansas City, Missouri.
An experimental death metal project headed by Madis Jalakas, THUNRAZ (thunder in Proto-Germanic) seeks to align itself with primal forces in order to break through personal, philosophical, and musical barriers. Most of the time a solo effort, other times with the aid of different musicians, THUNRAZ has released five uncompromising records since 2018. Incineration Day is the first to feature Kansas City-based drummer Sean Rehmer.
THUNRAZ is:
Madis Jalakas - guitar/vocals
Sean Rehmer - drums
https://www.facebook.com/thunrazmetal/
With minds towards the future and souls rooted in the history of rock, TIME RIFT is the rock ‘n’ roll time machine the world needs. Formed by Justin Kaye in 2014, with various lineups through the years, the band currently counts in its roster Terrica Catwood on drums (circa 2017) and Domino Monet on vocals (circa 2023). That doomed year of 2020 saw the DYING VICTIMS release of their debut album, Eternal Rock, and after the world re-opened, a plethora of dynamite shows in the American Northwest helped them hone their craft further.
Fast forward to today, and TIME RIFT is poised to kill. Witness their second album, In Flight. Taking influence from not just the greats of Motörhead, Led Zeppelin, The MC5, and Scorpions, but also stalwart singers such as Sinéad O'Connor, Grace Slick, and Doro Pesch, TIME RIFT deftly blend the power of heavy metal with the groove of rock. In Flight sounds so old and fresh simultaneously, you’ll continually be checking your calendar for which year it is – in either direction – throughout the album’s punchy & powerful 31-minute duration. The arrival of Domino Monet as frontwoman is momentous, as her tough-yet-tender vocals give the band an entirely new dynamic: a swirling cauldron of emotive mid-‘70s hard rock and early ‘80s metal, lean and mean and minimalist but BIGGER than ever. Be warned - TIME RIFT is In Flight!
Line-up:
Domino Monet - vocals
Terrica Catwood - drums
Justin Kaye - guitars, bass
From Portland, USA
Artwork:
Hickory Mertsching
Release date:
17th January 2025
Tracklist
1 I Am - the Spear
2 Follow Tomorrow
3 Coyote Queen
4 into the Stillness
5 Thunder Calling
6 The Hunter
7 In Flight
8 Dancing with the Sun
9 Hellbound
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on creme coloredvinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
The third full-length album "MONUMENTY" from Polish black metal band CZORT is available now to pre-order via Pagan Records. "Monumenty" (translates to “Monuments” from Polish) will be available from 29 November 2024 in jewelcase CD, black heavyweight vinyl and digital formats.
Pre-order here: https://bit.ly/CzortCDLP
Ahead of its release, the band unveiled a music video to the track “Oczyma Monumentu”, with the single streaming now across all digital platforms.
Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/MYEMzVox_RA
Stream the track via Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Z87Mwx
“Monumenty” was recorded and mixed last fall at Impressive Art studio in Porąbka, Poland by Przemysław Nowak.
The sound on "Monumenty" is an evolution of the band's past work on "W czeluść" (2022 split released via Godz ov War Productions), "Apostoł" (2020 album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions) and "Czarna ewangelia" (2018 debut album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions). In 2019, Czort also released a split entitled "Under the White Flame" with Mordhell, Occultum and Dagorath.
In Slavic mythology, Czort (or chort) is considered to be a demon of total evil, with horns, hooves, a skinny tail, and a pig-face.
Tracklist
1. Paroksyzm Ludzkości
2. Zjawa
3. Kuźnia Materii
4. Oczyma Monumentu
5. Zmaganie Rdzeniem Istnienia
6. Cyborium Zgnilizny i Brudu
7. 23.58.30
8. Antynatalizm Boga
9. Ubóstwo Idei
https://www.pagan-records.com
https://www.facebook.com/czortbluznierca/
Cult compilation of 13 Czech bands BREATH OF DOOM from 1997 for the first time on LP! In deluxe gatefold version.
This is the history of Czech doom metal!
Inside you'll find memories of members of all 13 bands in Czech and English language, as well as memories of the 2LP publisher (i.e. mine) and the original CD and MC publisher.
Release date: 11.11. 2024
LIMITED ONLY 250 COPIES!
Bands:
Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy
Bone Orchard
Mythopoeia
Endless
Promises
Countess Bathory
Vacuum
Love History
Black Heaven
Hypnotic Scenery
Agnus Dei
Certainty
Dissolving Of Prodigy
Specifications of this title
250x black 2x12" (140g) with full-color labels in 2x B/W printed inner bag on 220gsm w-w carton (coated paper); SLEEVE: gatefold, full-color (4/0 CMYK) printed on 350gsm w-w carton, coated paper with matt machine varnish, 5mm spine, all assembled in a plastic overbag (vinyl records between gatefold flaps)
You can order in the Paratshop https://paratshop.cz/produkt/breath-of-doom-compilation-2lp/
November 20th - Trillians - Newcastle - w/ Morrows Massacre, Ovulating Cadaver
November 21st - O'Rileys - Hull - w/ Biomech, Scaleraker, May Moon
November 22nd - Legends - Edinburgh - w/ Anomos, Alternate Future, TRILL
November 23rd - The Dev - London - w/Pravitas, Sentient, Arwassa
https://www.noworthofman.com/
https://www.facebook.com/NOWORTHOFMAN
DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated second album of Finland’s VITRIOLIC, BLACK STEEL VENGEANCE, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Headsplit Records has already released the CD and cassette tape versions for North America.
Hailing from Tampere, VITRIOLIC raise high the iron fist of their homeland’s oft-overlooked blackthrash scene. From the paradigmatic likes of Urn and Flame on to the next generation of Evil Angel, Sadokist, and labelmates RAPID, the power-trio of VITRIOLIC have been fighting the metal fight for the past five years. Initially, the band self-released their first couple EPs and a live album, and then made their full-length debut in 2021 with Renegade Ascension via Headsplit. And while some songs from their second album were forecast in demo form the last few years, at last arrives Black Steel Vengeance.
No more perfectly titled, Black Steel Vengeance is VITRIOLIC are at their rowdiest and most powerful. Honed on the live front, Black Steel Vengeance is a ten-track assault of old-school, riff-driven METAL. Black, speed, thrash, separately or all at once: VITRIOLIC let loose and live lawlessly on this 41-minute firestorm. Truly, this album is a testament to the burning underground spirit – theirs, yours, everyone’s who believes in Hell’s heavy metal – remaining grounded in the dirt of the past but digging up new graves that smell rottenly unfresh. The flag of hate of the original Teutonic Big Three flies proudly here, but VITRIOLIC manage to twist the knife in different-yet-honorable ways. As such, Black Steel Vengeance is equally at home in 1985, 1999, and 2025, such is its timeless gallop ‘n’ thrust. Raise your sword!
Line-up:
Irreverentor - Bass
V Von Vitriolic - Drums
Gatekeeper Ares - Guitars, Vocals
From Tampere, Finland.
Artwork:
Aleksi Stenbacka
Release date:
17th January 2025
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on black/gold marbled vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
GRAFJAMMER – “DE TYFUS, DE TEERLING”
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Folter Records
Distributed by: Alive
Release: 10.01.2025
The Dutch GRAFJAMMER are back with a new line-up and a fourth album! After their last long player “De Zoute Kwel”, which received numerous positive reviews and a lot of attention in the scene, “De Tyfus, De Teerling” is the latest attack with their very own, viciously driving “Primitive Dutch Necrorock”. The band from Utrecht, which has been around since 2012, effectively mixes first and second wave black metal with hefty pinches of punk, d-beat and Motörhead. The result is groovy as hell – or rather: “swings like a floppy tit”, as vocalist Jorre says – but alongside raging, rocking crushers and passages of dashing destruction, there are also moments in which everything shifts into a melancholy twilight.
With “De Tyfus, De Teerling”, GRAFJAMMER present nine hard-hitting tracks (plus an intro) that tell of religious madness, self-deception and destruction in their mother tongue. In doing so, they delve even deeper than before into the dark underbelly of society and Dutch history. The album title is a variation of “Tyfus! Tering!”, a popular curse combination in Dutch, in the GRAFJAMMER version it means: “The Typhus (and), the Cube”.
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https://www.facebook.com/grafjammer
"Envy The Dead" is a concept album that conjures a dark, gritty atmosphere inspired by historical horrors like Jack The Ripper and necromancy. Moving away from symphonic elements, it embraces a progressive Death/Thrash vibe with influences from Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Necrophobic, Mayhem, and Death. Mike Wead (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) is behind the engineering, mixing, and mastering
Tracklist
1. Envy The Dead (intro)
2. Malediction And Laughter
3. Organs, For A Fair Price
4. Prosperity By Cocaïne
5. Maze Of Madness
6. River Dumplings
7. Coughing In The Coffin House
8. Fade Into The Abyss
9. A Deadly Embrace, A Sinister Grace
The album is available on all digital platforms: https://orcd.co/envythedead
MISANTHROPIA is no stranger to sonic devastation. For over 20 years, they’ve carved a path through the metal scene with their unique blend of Blackened fury and Death Metal aggression. Their longstanding partnership with legendary producer/engineer MIKE WEAD (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) continues on ‘ENVY THE DEAD’, ensuring a potent and punishing listening experience.
MISANTHROPIA toured and played the last years intensively, domestically and abroad, under the banner of Eternal Rock Music Agency, and still plans to continue doing so.
Line up:
Bram Koller-Rythm Guitars and Vocals
Dennis Schoenmaker-Rythm And Lead Guitars
Pepijn Heilbron-Bass
Hugo de Waal-Drums
www.youtube.com/@misanthropiaofficial4167
www.facebook.com/666misanthropia
Label: Xtreem Music
Release Date: February 18th 2025
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of: Deicide | Nile | Behemoth | Hate Eternal
They dance upon their strings, limbs convulsing as I drum my fingers upon the charred arms of my throne. My words of poisoned honey slip into their ears, caressing their hearts with promises of wealth, fame and adoration…and there is no price they will not pay, no one they will not offer up upon my altar. I have conquered them with whispers and they have laid the bones of their loved ones at my feet. They have lit the fires of their immolation and scream for acceptance and recognition even as they burn. What a race of empty vessels, vacuous fools all ripe for the harvest...
Infamous Belgian death metal force, Fractured Insanity, celebrated their 20th anniversary of musical devastation this year - and marked that milestone by completing work on their incredible fifth album, Age Of Manipulation. This act of sonic warfare is a stunning display of brutality and creativity, an accomplished collection that clearly demonstrates all the experience that Fractured Insanity have accumulated over the last two decades. Beginning with the slow burn build and then explosive attack of ‘Exaltation Of A Fallen Glory’, with its headbanging death march of a chorus, Age Of Manipulation then proceeds to transmute into ever more powerful and formidable forms. ‘Divide And Conquer’ possesses a teeth-grinding intensity that threatens to peel the skin from your face with its remorseless velocity and neck-breaking gear changes, ‘The Hangman’s Chair’ is steeped in horror and propelled by some breathtaking drumming, while the album’s title track crushes you beneath the sheer weight of the guitars, like a monstrous behemoth striding through the broken bodies of the fallen. This album is shrouded in sinister atmosphere and wickedly inventive, with bewildering moments and shocking twists, yet it remains deeply rooted in the cold soil of classic death metal. There is no weak moment, no let up in the sheer obliterating magnificence as the highlights just keep coming – from the nightmarish splendour of ‘Slumber In The Deep’ with its gargantuan vocal performance and towering riffs, to the devastating masterstroke of soul-crushing death metal that is album climax, ‘We All Die In The End’.
Mixed and mastered at the renowned Hertz Studio in Poland, to whom the likes of Hour Of Penance, Vomit The Soul and Vader have also entrusted their albums, Age Of Manipulation sounds sharp and vicious, with a clarity that highlights the fantastic individual performances on display and the metallic muscle to knock you back in your seat. With a new deal signed with Xtreem Music, the label that released Fractured Insanity’s classic ‘Mass Awakeless’ and ‘Manmade Hell’ albums, Age Of Manipulation will be unleashed on February 18th on CD and digital formats. Prepare to fall to your broken knees before the might of death metal supremacy!
Line-up:
Stefan Van Bael - Vocals/Bass
Jeroen Buysse - Guitar
Dieter Daems - Guitar
Ignace “Hammerman” Verstraete - Drums
https://www.xtreemmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FracturedInsanityOfficial
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT comments: "The 'Entertainer extraordinaire' leads a gullible audience through the sinister halls of the 'HOTEL SPHINX '. Behind the lights, cameras, and endless action lies a disturbing undercurrent—where power is fed by the innocence of youth. The lines between entertainment, initiation, and exploitation blur as a conspiracy of silence reigns in the 'Illuminated Valley of the Kings', where political celebrity celebrates death. Rites of passage too dark to speak, promising false salvation in a world where the show never ends."
Equally rooted in eclectic black metal, the most claustrophobic notions of free jazz, and the concept of urban cityscapes as canyons of horror, IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT's signature sound has set a new standard for the possibilities of extreme music. Fans can expect "Goldstar" to continue down this sonic path next year, with media already hailing first single "Eye of Mars" as "chaotic, eerily-atmospheric" (Metal Injection). Stay tuned for more details to come soon...
Stream the new single here: https://imperialtriumphant.lnk.to/HotelSphinxNe
Watch the music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnNHaH2kfkE
They've come up with an official video of the title song from their new album 'CULT OF UZURA' which can be witnessed here - https://youtu.be/PHm0WenekQM
Band's statement, "Cult of Uzura is the blooming of Skaphos into something more modern and violent. Recorded and mixed by Nathan Faure and mastered by Thibault Chaumont, Skaphos's third album is the embodiment of the ocean's rage and human madness.
Thanks to Kunal Choksi of Transcending Obscurity who signed us, we're more than happy to have the opportunity to spread our music worldwide.
All shall be one with the sea.
Skaphos is:
Guitar & vocals: Stephan Petitjean
Guitar & backing vocals: Jeremy Tronyo
Bass & backing vocals: Theo Langlois
Drums: Nathan Faure
Artwork by Paolo Girardi (to be revealed in due time)
Track
listing
1. Cult of Uzura
2. One Eyed Terror
3. Mad Man and the Sea
4. Hypoxia
5. Abyssal Tower
6. Echoes of the Drowned
7. Of Shores and Dripping Souls
8. Skaphism
9. The Servant
10. The Alchemist
11. The Offering
12. Diluvian Sentence
13. All Shall Be Now Itself the Sea
Release date - T.B.A. (early 2025)
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https://www.facebook.com/skaphosofficiel
Thanks! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai India
NEWS 16.11.2024
KRACHMANIFEST #8 (A4/deutsch)
VON JEGLICHEM WORT –"HIER WIRFST DU AUS DEINER BRUST EINE NEUE ERDE IN DEN RAUM"
NEKROTHORAX – “RAISING HELL” (TAPE)
STREETCLEANER - #32 (A4 /deutsch )
„Geradliniger Metal, mal wuchtig, mal mit dem Fuß auf dem Gaspedal“ – so beschreibt eine regionale Zeitung das erste Release „6TH DIMENSION“ der Heavy Metal Band LASER SCOPE aus Gera/Umgebung. „Auf der einen Seite der inhaltliche Blick in die Sterne, in Weltraum und Science-Fiction, auf der anderen Seite der musikalische Anker in den Achtzigern.“
Am 25.05. wurde die EP „6th Dimension“ veröffentlicht. Reinhören kann man z.B. hier https://laserscope.bandcamp.com – aber auch bei allen gängigen Streamingdiensten.
kontakt@laser-scope.de
www.laser-scope.de
DEATH
DESCENDING
is the singular vision of a dedicated musician. This one-man wrecking crew
unleashes a monstrous sonic assault that blends the fury of blackened death
metal with the atmospheric expanse of post-metal and the bone-crushing
brutality of slam. Death Descending's self-titled EP promises a pulverizing
experience!
Tracklist
1.Permanence
2.Death Descending
3.Death Dealer
4.Where No Light Treads
www.facebook.com/deathdescending
We’re
excited to announce an unholy pact with Brazilian one-man bestial black/death
commando TERROR. The South American war cult will soon emerge
with its first act of ritual aural terrorism, the "HYMNI BELLI
OCCULTUM" EP, an eighteen minute EP of gruesome extreme metal
warfare weaponized from the cult of Archgoat, Holocausto, Tormentador,
Sarcofago, Bestial Warlust and Conqueror.
The crushing EP has been teased by underground music blog Veil of Sound, who in revealing the song “Bélica Sinfonia Armagedônica“ via an exclusive track premiere have stated that “the music on this five-song-EP is fast, relentless Death Metal, with tinges of OSDM chugging and growls plus a bit of Blackened Noise attack.“ - you can check out the feature and track here https://veilofsound.com/2024/11/12/Song_Premiere-Terror.html
Across these five edicts of third world barbarism the totality of our new world dystopia is glorified and instigated down to its most antihuman and savage traits, with the cult of all crime syndicates, gangs, slums, warfare, violence, militarism and corruption thrown into an abyss of occultism and esotericism to embody the true lineaments of the modern world antichrist.
The "Hymni Belli Occultum" EP will officially be released on December 6 2024 on CD, MC and digital formats, all pre-orderable now via all our channels.
Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
https://sentientruin.com/releases/terror-hymni-belli-occultum
https://sentientruin.com/bands#/terror
Today I'm proud to present a good friends band, Öldöds, and their upcoming album "Ölen ska ner". A fantastic beer-infused death metal album that's filled with catchy, heavy riffs, about the thing many of us loves the most. Drinking beer. Enjoy!
ÖLDÖDS – “ÖLEN SKA NER”
Öldöds was formed in 2007, and has since become a cult band in the Swedish underground metal scene. Straight to the point death metal with catchy, heavy riffs - and beer lyrics. 10 years after the full length debut it’s time again for some brand new brutal beer-infused songs!
Guitars, vocals, production, song writing, mix and master: David “Pos” Mauritzon
Bass: Peter Harg
Guest vocals on ”Fullast kör, dödast vinner”: LG Lantz Graffman
Song list
Öl är vårt sista hopp
Fyllans tid är nu
Fullast kör, dödast vinner
Ölen ska ner
Jag greppar en öl
Dricka öl och bli jättefull
Release date: December 6th, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/oldods
A concept album in the truest sense, Gobischkevrot blends intense folk-inspired metal with spoken-word narration from the Goblin RaidBoss known as Skraptif. This newly released chapter sees the goblin horde overcome their human antagonists in a deservedly brutal manner.
"With the proper magic, the proper guts, and much sacrifice, the clan finally had the power we needed to drive the humans out of our territory. We stomped the humans so hard that their entire settlement dissolved into the ground! There is no way to describe the raw power we felt at that moment! The Moon's Fist would come down on humankind like a flood, wildfire, or earthquake! "
Stream "Moon's Fist" now at https://goblinhovel.bandcamp.com/track/moons-fist
With over 20 releases under their belt, GOBLIN HOVEL fully embraces their metal influences with Gobischkevrot; a natural progression from 2022’s Whatever Keeps the Light On.
Track
listing:
1. Ambush
2. The Cave
3. Gobischkevrot
4. The Plan
5. Voyage of the Grogswiller
6. The Stowaway
7. Borokol pt. II
8. Don't Eat The Mushrooms
9. Dialogue with a Mountain
10. Moon's Fist
11. The Night Man Learned to Fear the Mountain
12. Crineiga
Gobischkevrot was recorded, mixed and mastered at Blackwell Sound with additional recording at Nektarkin Studios throughout 2024. The lyrics and script were written by the Nameless Goblin. Music was composed and arranged by the collective known as GOBLIN HOVEL. Cover art and Character Sheets by Alexios Ciancio @cianciographics. Back cover art and Layout by Eva Zarich. Band Photography by Fursy.
This album is a companion/expansion to March of the Goblins by Tha Goblvnz March. Listen here, and dive into the gobbish extended universe! https://thagoblvnzmarch.bandcamp.com/
GOBLIN HOVEL is a collective of musicians and artists formed in Meadville, PA in 2010 and currently based in Buffalo/Rochester, NY. Though primarily influenced by heavy metal, the band takes cues from various musical and folk traditions from around the world to create an intense avant-garde soundscape reflective of humanity’s chaotic and often contradictory nature. Lyrically, the band focuses on the universal human experience filtered through the lens of history, folklore, and esoterica.
GOBLIN HOVEL 2024 is:
The Nameless Goblin: bass, vocals, throat singing, Fx, guitar on track 11, voice of Skraptif
Damn Barbarian: Lead Vocals, voice of Ghirrul
Rawbeard: Guitars, recording, vocals, voice of Baalkryth and Borokol
Petuh: Banjos, Mandolin, vocals, voice of Nerlhein
Son G: Drums, rattles, electronics, keyboards, voice of Human Guard
Guest Appearances:
Mickey: vocals/voice of the Pixie
Squee Key Fromage: voice of Human Guard
Tom Gerwitz: recording, throat singing on track 11, mixing, mastering, samples, vocals
Alexios Ciancio: voice of Goblvnz the mountain, additional composer on track 9.
www.facebook.com/GoblinHovel
The new single "Lichteter" is available to stream via all
streaming platforms: https://lnk.to/noctambulist
"Lyrically the song explores the desire for a stable albeit mediocre future only to discover the present has fallen apart in the meantime", said the band. "It is emblematic of the themes found on much of the songs throughout the album. It falls in a comfortable transition between the harsher tones found on Elegieën and the experimental nature of De Droom."
Last month the band released the single “Aderlater”.
The new album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” will be released on 7 February 2025 in CD, vinyl and digital formats. Recorded in Tilburg between February and April 2023 at Catacomben Studios, De Droom sees Noctambulist diving deeper into post-punk and shoegaze influences while retaining the fierceness of their debut record Elegiëen.
Noctambulist are an atmospheric post-black metal outfit from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Formed in 2015 between housemates J.D. Kaye, Sam C.A. and Mitchell Scheerder, they set out to create a hard-hitting, melancholic style of black metal that draws inspiration from other genres such as post-rock, shoegaze, new wave and post-punk.
Noctambulist stand for contrasts. Serotonin summits and strung-out canyons. The empty and the grandiose. The beautiful and the appalling.
After defining their sound and completing the lineup with guitarists Tristan Tabbers and Stef Heesakkers they released their full-length debut “Noctambulist I: Elegieën” via Northern Silence Productions. Their second album will be released through These Hands Melt, with pre-order details and more information to be revealed soon.
Noctambulist are
J.D. Kaye – Vocals & Guitar
Stef Heesakkers – Guitar
Tristan Tabbers – Guitar
Sam C.A. – Bass
Mitchell Scheerder - Drums
https://www.facebook.com/these.hands.melt
https://www.facebook.com/Noctambulistband
Finnish melodic death/folk metal band WARFARER released their long-awaited debut concept album, 'A TALE BEYOND THE PALE' on November 15th 2024 via Inverse Records.
LISTEN to the album on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/warfarer-album
The band comments:
"The wait is over. 'A Tale Beyond the Pale' is here — a journey through Finnish myth and legend: jealousy, scheming, Viking raids, and duels under the northern lights. We’ve poured our hearts and souls (or what’s left of them) into this album, and it feels incredible to finally share it with the world.
But this is just the beginning — our TO-DO list is long and relentless. Warfarer is gearing up to hit the road, bringing our full live sound to stages across Finland and beyond. We’re also deep into the pre-production of our second album, so rest assured, more music is on the horizon.
To our fans, thank you for your unwavering support. See you in the longhalls!"
STORIES BEHIND THE TRACKS:
Heir Uncrowned:
"The beginning. Two brothers, raised as one, by blood bound. Our protagonist, the firstborn son, is destined to become the tribe's chieftain. When he commits a shameful deed, he is disgraced by his chieftain father and disavowed. After the chieftain dies and the second son takes our protagonist's place as the new chieftain, the firstborn son begins to resent his own brother."
As the Portents Foretold:
"The raid. The brothers lead a raid over the sea against a southern village. Amidst the battle, the jealous firstborn son looks for an opportunity to plant his dagger in his brother-chieftain's back, but is continuously denied the chance. Finally, as the sounds of battle fade and everyone else has fallen, he turns his blade toward his brother."
Brotherslayer:
"The duel. The firstborn son, cold-blooded, faces the bewildered brother-chieftain, who does not understand what madness has overtaken his dear brother. In the end, the firstborn son stands over his slain brother as the morning sun dawns."
Bereaver:
"The homecoming. As the raiders return, carrying their beloved chieftain on a funeral bier, the firstborn son is exhilarated. He assumes his place as the new chieftain, but among the subdued cheers, murmurs of discontent and rumors surrounding the circumstances of his brother-chieftain's death persist.”
Betrayer:
"The resentment. The firstborn son is the new chieftain, but he is not beloved like his brother. Even in death, his brother makes him jealous, and this resentment begins to turn into anger. Soon, the flames of his hate engulf the whole village."
In the Gravelight:
"The loneliness. Alone, despised, amidst the burning ruins of his sanity, the firstborn son hides in the north. The realization of his deeds finally drives him over the precipice, and he descends into grief-stricken madness."
March Through the Endless Snow:
"The march. Giving up everything, the firstborn son begins his journey further into the north. Determined to find his end on his own terms, he marches to reach the dark river of Tuonela."
The Gates to Realms Beyond:
"The end. Collapsing in the snow, he sees the gates open to the realms beyond. The firstborn son leaves this world, leaving behind his legacy — the myth of the brotherslayer."
WATCH Brotherslayer music video: https://youtu.be/My-6xbnEEmo
WATCH Heir Uncrowned video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AmN6t0Mj5Y
Biography:
Born from the frost of Northern Finland in 2013, Warfarer weaves chilling tales of small people's great struggles amidst ancient myths. Their ferocious blend of melodic death metal and symphonic elements bites like the freezing wind and grips you like the flu.
After releasing an EP in 2017 and undergoing a complete reincarnation with new singles in 2018 and 2020, the band is more alive than ever, preparing for war with brutal new songs and sharpened axes. Their upcoming concept album, 'A Tale Beyond the Pale', set for release in 2024, delves into the Finnish myth of the Brotherslayer, taking listeners on a journey through jealousy, scheming, Viking raids, duels under the northern lights, and an eventual descent into guilt and madness.
Track
list:
01. Heir Uncrowned
02. As the Portents Foretold
03. Brotherslayer
04. Bereaver
05. Betrayer
06. In the Gravelight
07. March Through the Endless Snow
08. The Gates to Realms Beyond
Cover art by Sofia Sinivuori
Line-up:
Kalle Puutio - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitars
Seppo Kolehmainen - Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals
Klaus Telenius - Bass, Backing Vocals
Tuomas Rahikainen - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Julius Lehtonen - Drums
https://www.youtube.com/@warfarerband
https://www.warfarer.fi
https://linktr.ee/warfarer
https://www.facebook.com/warfarerband
Dark, grimy and subtly dissonant death/black metal . Obscureviolence have created a deadly concoction of death and black metal, taking the most effective elements of each genre and keeping the music raw and visceral enough for them to contribute uninhibitedly to the powerful sound envisioned by the band. Listen to the two songs that have been freshly unveiled https://obscureviolence.bandcamp.com/album/refuting-the-flesh
OBSCUREVIOLENCE – “REFUTING THE FLESH”
For fans of- Crypts of Despair, Mgla, Skaphos, Morbid Angel, Viande, Burial Hordes, Saevus Finis
Featuring members of the death metal band Horror God, Obscureviolence are a new entity channelling the darkest and vilest sounds of black and death metal. They've brought elements of the two styles together, the raw, acerbic edge of black metal and the fearsome heft of death metal. They go hand-in-hand with their distinct features enhancing the overall sound, which comes off as surprisingly cohesive and powerful. As intimidating and loathsome their music is, which becomes a force of nature when they go on a rampage, they do know the importance of pacing and make sure to let the darker parts come to the fore and add a mysterious, ominous aura to the proceedings and also let the subtle dissonance seep deeper into the subconscious. For a debut, their songs are remarkably well-constructed and balanced, without letting go of their capacity for wanton mayhem, while heralding the coming of a new kind of power.
Lineup:
Sergey B. (Horror God) - Bass guitar, vocals
Sergey T. (Horror God) - Guitar
Dmitry L. - Drums
Artwork - S.TkN. (Sergey T.)
Track listing
1. Exodus
2. Refuting the Flesh
3. Source of Life
4. Spiritual Agony
5. The Absurdity of Existence
6. Pulse of Subconscious Cruelty
Release date - February 14th, 2025
https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords/
https://www.facebook.com/obscurefcknviolence
Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
"Thanatos" is a dynamic evolution for Deus Mortem. While retaining their black metal roots, the album showcases a powerful blend of old-school rock and metal influences, with driving riffs, thunderous rhythm sections, and haunting melodies. It's a testament to the band's musical growth, showcasing a more versatile and powerful sound than ever before.
"Thanatos" is a concept album that confronts the complexities of human existence. It takes listeners on a transformative journey through illusory realities, unveiling hidden truths and stripping away the veils of deception. It's a testament to personal struggle and the power of the Black Flame.
https://www.facebook.com/deusmortemofficial/
ZERO ABSOLU – “LA SAIGNÉE”
With
members of ALCEST and REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER
Genre: Black Metal
Label: AOP Records
VÖ: 31.01.2025
ZERO ABSOLU is the band formerly known as Glaciation.
Glaciation was a project founded in 2011 by François Duguest (instruments) and Jean Valnoir Simoulin (Vocals, art direction).
The group then expanded to include Hugo Moerman (who became the 3rd permanent member of the group), the two main members of Alcest, and Lychar.
In 2012, they released the album «1994». The lyrics nostalgically and bitterly revisit Valnoir’s experience within the Black Metal scene throughout the 90s.
Valnoir temporarily left the band in 2014 and was replaced by RMS Hreidmarr.
In 2015, the album «Sur les falaises de marbre» was released by Osmose. Productions. Due to alcoholism issues (among others), Hreidmarr was later removed from the band. He then decided, without informing anyone, to assemble a new lineup and illegally registered the name «Glaciation» with the French Institute for Intellectual Property.
In 2023, the core of the original lineup (obviously without Hreidmarr), accompanied by a member of Regarde les hommes tomber and another from Alcest, recorded a new album: La saignée («The Bloodletting»). The lyrics take the form of a pamphlet confronting the enemies of the band and the Metal scene in general.
In 2024, to put an end to the drama, they decided to rename Glaciation to ZÉRO ABSOLU, and signs with AOP.
https://shop.aoprecords.de/
https://www.facebook.com/metastazisparis
Los Angeles (CA) - One-man Melodic Death/Black Metal act, THE MOSAIC WINDOW, in collaboration with Metal Injection, presents the world premiere of forthcoming album, Hemasanctum! Stream it now at the link below!
The Mosaic Window will release Hemasanctum, November 15 on Willowtip Records! The album will be available on CD, vinyl LP, cassette, and digital formats.
The Mosaic Window mastermind, Andrew Steven Brown, released the following statement concerning the album:
“Hemasanctum is a concept album that explores my current thoughts on life, relationships (parent-child), and loss. While it may or may not be obvious, the album starts with a song about birth and ends with a song about death. In between are songs intentionally out of order (like the roller-coaster timeline we all experience) subtly relating to topics like self-awareness, mental health, abortion, religion, and grief.
This album is the first Mosaic Window record to feature a real drummer - Gabe Seeber of Abigail Williams, Vale of Pnath, Obscura (live), Decrepit Birth (live), Carach Angren (live), and many more. Additionally, I am still in awe that there are two guest solos from the legendary (and possibly my favorite) guitarist Andy LaRocque. Both Andy and Gabe absolutely nailed their parts, and I couldn’t be more elated for their presence on the record.
Hemasanctum was written and recorded between October 2023 - February 2024 at my home studio, and mixed by Damian Herring over the Summer of 2024. I am so proud of this album, and hope listeners can appreciate it too. Cheers!”
Pre-order:
https://willowtip.com/bands/details/the-mosaic-window.aspx
https://themosaicwindow.bandcamp.com/album/hemasanctum
Track Listing:
1. Incantation to Summon the Unstable
2. The Pounding of Hooves
3. Black Bethlehem
4. Turibulum
5. Ash Like Anvils
6. Night Disease
7. Shrouded in Pain
8. Hymn to Silence the Light
Credits:
Andrew Steven Brown - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Producing, Engineering.
Damian Herring - Mixing and Mastering.
Additional Musicians:
Gabe Seeber - Drums
Andy LaRocque - Guitar Solos (Tracks 2 and 4)
Album Art: “Dead Mother I” by Egon Schiele (1910)
The Mosaic Window is:
Andrew Steven Brown - Vocals, Guitars, Bass
https://www.facebook.com/willowtip
https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Mosaic-Window-100094717845304/
Are you ready to dive into this dark abyss? Here is where abrupt death awaits for you with the coldness noises of MALÉFICO that will echo permanently in your subconscious, in a compulsive way and transforming your human existence into something miserable and insignificant...
MALÉFICO is an ecstasy of misanthropic noises that will invade you with horrible torments, and extract your most morbid nightmares into a reality where you will slowly rots and where your purulent carcass decomposes daily, without you being able to prevent or stop this metamorphosis of personal self destruction...
SUICIDAL DARK NOISE AMBIENT...
MALÉFICO
- "SUICIDE SOUL"
Cassette with limited edition of 33 copies
SIDE A
01 - Caos & Ruin [3:19]
02 - Cut Your Soul [8:21]
03 - Darkness [13:21]
SIDE B
04 - Cut Your Soul (Suicide) [21:34]
Record in 2021 & Mixed in 2024
All Dark Ambient and Vocals by Hailstorm
Layout made by Alemão and Danihell Slaughter
Promotional video made by Leo Mora and Danihell Slaughter
MURDER RECORDS proudly announces the cover art and a preview track "Cut Your Soul" from MALÉFICO's debut album, which will be released in January in the following formats:
HELLPACK LIMITED TO 10 COPIES
This suicide HELLPACK will be presented in a wooden box that will include the following items: 1 bottle of gasoline + 1 match with sandpaper + 1 blade + 1 inverted cross with necklace + 1 MALÉFICO cassette numbered with blood... This edition is not for humanbeens or noise pussies...
NORMAL EDITION IN CASSETTE LIMITED TO 23 COPIES
PRE ORDER OPEN AT: 15 November 2024
RELEASE DATE: 17 January 2025
Listen https://murderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/suicide-soul?mc_cid=9069bf5871&mc_eid=20155afc03 the noise preview.
SUICIDE ON... LIFE OFF...
ALBUS DIABOLUS: An arcane and mystical musical
laboratory
. My Kingdom Music is proud to announce ALBUS DIABOLUS' signing. Created
and formed by talented and well-known actors of the Italian music scene (for
now we won't tell you who they are!), the project aims to be a musical
laboratory where merging the gothic and dark aesthetics of extreme music in its
most various forms, with an electronic sound deeply influenced by the
Synth-Wave and Dark-Wave style of the 80s.
The idea of ALBUS DIABOLUS was born as a project aimed at experimenting with sound imagery with synthesizers, drum machines and atmospheres that evoke lights and shadows, but without ever moving away from the atmospheric roots that characterize the Dark and Ritual scene and the musical bases of Gothic Rock and Metal.
The result is an emotional and immersive journey that evokes soundscapes that oscillate between nostalgia and mystery with a sound that recalls the influences of works such as "Tenebre" by Simonetti / Pignatelli / Morante, EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN, COIL, CURRENT 93, VISITORS, while maintaining a distinctive identity.
And now... let the Sabbath begin!!!
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
Label: Wulfhere Productions
Release Date: October 18th 2024
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Ancient | Burzum | Nefarious | Hecate Enthroned
The judgement of the stars that stare down from the night sky means nothing to me. I will outlive their flickering ghost light. I will still be walking my endless path when they have burnt out into darkness. I will be here when the legends that gave names to their constellations have been forgotten. Yet my bones become fragile, like dry twigs that crack underfoot. My once imperious strength deserts me and my lustreless skin fades, hanging from my enfeebled frame. My beauty is shed with my fracturing sanity, crumbling over freezing aeons of solitude. I will retreat into my memories of glorious, blood-drenched centuries of lust and power, when we fell from the skies like avenging angels, wolves upon the fold, drunk on the terror of the lambs…
Parusight is the solo project of Bristol black metal musician Oliver Groves; noted as the guitarist of Blasfeme, who unleashed the visceral warfare of the Black Legion album earlier this year. But the darkness speaks to Groves in many voices and with Parusight he explores a very different shade of black. The opening track of debut album Deathly Pale, ‘A Clash Of Stars’, is a summoning of atmosphere, a gateway to the shadow realms of Parusight, a place where spirit freezing cold and desolate beauty entwine, where bestial vocals howl through blinding storms of ice and keyboards weave tapestries of dark romance. From the tempestuous seas of blood and raging chaos of ‘Lost In A Shadow’ to the wounded, malicious devil that is ‘Malignant’ – a song of decay held together by bitterness and spite – Deathly Pale reveals itself to be an epic, emotive creation of rampant riffs and cascading melodies, a tale of many chapters. At the ever-bleeding heart of the album lies its greatest work, where all its poisons coalesce, ‘Love’. Here, reflections on past sins are shrouded in funereal drapes of melancholy, dying passions feed ancient agonies and words are torn from throats in violent expulsions of utter savagery. Deathly Pale is an intensely personal outpouring of emotion, yet one rooted in revered musical traditions and universal truths
Released by the bastion of British black metal that is Wulfhere Productions on October 18th, Deathly Pale is a remarkable debut album from a burgeoning talent. Oliver Groves – Parusight – has a huge amount to offer to devoted disciples of the darkest musical art and Deathly Pale is the perfect first step into his kingdom of endless night.
Line-up:
Oliver Groves - All music and vocals
https://www.facebook.com/wulfhereproductions
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070289408997
“We are thrilled to announce the release of our debut album with WormholeDeath Records." stated the band "This album embodies our creative vision, delving into the myriad facets of eternal darkness and its relentless struggle against the forces of light. We invite listeners to fully immerse themselves in this profound journey."
Their debut album delves into the human soul’s journey through the intricate paths of darkness. It portrays the loss of innocence as the soul traverses a series of symbolic gates, each revealing deeper layers of torment. Drawing on mythological, biblical, and existential themes, the album illustrates the eternal battle between light and darkness and the ultimate quest for redemption in a world engulfed in despair. It offers a visceral, immersive experience, guiding listeners through the void, confronting the agony of existence, and hinting at the possibility of transcendence through destruction.
Their musical style is marked by rapid riffs infused with symphonic textures and atmospheric vibes, promising a unique and immersive auditory experience for their audience.
Titel
list
1. Dawn of Decay
2. Burning Echoes
3. Eternal Parasite
4. Lured
5. Stepping into Oblivion
6. Unceasing Death
7. Shadow
8. Ignorance
9. The Fall of the Rebel
10. The Great Epilogue
11. Breaking the Pendulum
Line - up:
Necro - Vocals
Mynoghra - Vocals
Absence - Guitar
GraveKeeper - Guitar
Apollyon - Bass
Akhenaten - Keyboards
Y.B - Drums
https://linktr.ee/endofdawn
Aussie death/thrashers COMMON EVIL stream their self-titled EP in its entirety .
NEWS 9.11.2024
Was schon bei der Produktankündigung direkt auffiel: Der
Band ist es hier gelungen, ein wahres No-Nonsense-Package zu schnüren, wo sich
alles zu 100 Prozent auf die Musik konzentriert, auf den Spirit einer Band, die
es in diesem Line-Up nur für ein Album gab. Oder wie Gitarrist Andy Brings es
verdeutlicht: "Es war uns wichtig, dass der Fokus auf der Musik liegt
und auf dem, was die Band damals war, wie sie geklungen hat. Man hätte jetzt
natürlich, wie andere Bands das auch machen, noch’n Sodom-Kartenspiel, noch’n
Sodom-Halstuch, Aschenbecher, Zollstock, was weiß ich alles reinpacken können,
damit das Ding auch ja 170€ kostet mit so Wegwerf-Temu-Artikeln, aber das
wollten wir nicht."
Statt eines Päckchens voller Schießbuden-Tand gibt es also ein echtes Brett, das die Atmosphäre jener Zeit hochverdichtet und mit liebevoll erarbeiteter Ausstattung zu einem sehr fairen Preis anbietet. Ein Quäntchen Klangverfeinerung gibt es mit dem "2024 Remaster" des Albums, das jedoch sehr behutsam angegangen wurde, um den ursprünglichen Charakter des Werks zu erhalten. Anstatt dort an den Reglern zu weit zu gehen, was von den Fans oft nicht gern gesehen wird, wurde kurzerhand eine zweite Fassung beigelegt, in der "Tapping The Vein" einen kompletten Remix erhielt, für den Andy auch im Original nicht enthaltenes Aufnahmematerial aus der damaligen Recording-Session mit einbrachte. "Bullet in the Head" konnte bereits als Erstkontakt mit diesem "2024 Redux" die Fans überzeugen: Sodom und High-End-Audio funktionieren verblüffend gut!
Nicht minder gründlich wurden Originaltonaufnahmen der legendären 1992er Japan-Tour der Band gesichtet und zu einer ebenfalls beigelegten Livescheibe zusammengestellt.
Andy erläutert, welches Ansinnen zu dieser Kollektion geführt hat und warum das Ganze sowohl auf Vinyl als auch auf CD zu einem regulären Albumpreis erhältlich ist: "Es sollte bezahlbar bleiben – wir sind Working Class, das ganze Sodom-Universum ist Working Class und es war uns wichtig, zu zeigen: Wie war die Band damals; wie war diese recht kurzlebige Ära dieser Band. Es war nur netto ein Jahr Tom, Chris und Andy und in der Zeit ist ja eigentlich sehr viel passiert. In den drei Konzerten, die in relativ kurzen Abständen passierten und aufgenommen wurden, hört man schon, wie unterschiedlich wir so drauf waren. Mitunter sehr ruppig gespielt – ist natürlich ein Trademark gewesen –, aber so war die Band damals. Auf dem kreativen Höhepunkt, aber trotzdem kurz vor dem Auseinanderbrechen, also eine ganz seltsame Zeit. Und deswegen kann man da jetzt, über 30 Jahre später, nochmal aus ‘ner ganz anderen Perspektive draufgucken und das Ding in ein neues altes Kleid packen, ohne zu sehr einzugreifen, ohne irgendwas zu verändern, ohne mit den Erinnerungen und Gefühlen der Fans Schindluder zu treiben."
"Tapping The Vein", das in der Szene oft als "Sodoms Death-Metal-Scheibe" gehandelt wird, steht dabei wie kaum ein anderes für den frühen Thrash am Scheideweg.
Viele Bands begannen in den beginnenden Neunzigerjahren, ihre ursprünglichen Visionen zu verwerfen und sich teils komplett neu zu orientieren. Das Gegenteil bei Sodom: Man spielte, ergänzt mit der Wildheit des noch sehr jungen Gitarristen Andy, einfach nur noch schneller, härter, brutaler als vorher, blieb sich und dem Thrash aber treu. Und nicht anders war der Death Metal seinerzeit ja auch aus Superlativen des Thrash entstanden. "Tapping The Vein" ist zurück, rau und urgewaltig und auf Wunsch auch in Brutal Hifi.
Event-Informationen und kurzfristige Updates findest du auf der Google-Seite des EMP Store Dortmund: https://posts.gle/54Tgvb
https://www.sodomized.info/
Erste Single „Hammergeddon“ online ab 16:30!
Mit „Hammergeddon 666 - Die Katakomben betritt man nicht allein“ melden sich NOCTE OBDUCTA kraftvoll und fesselnd zurück. Diese neue EP zeigt einmal mehr die ungebrochene Kreativität und den experimentellen Geist der Band, die seit Jahrzehnten die deutsche Black Metal-Szene tiefgreifend prägt.
Ab heute (16:30) gibt es vorab die erste Single „Hammergeddon“ als sehenswertes Lyricvideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhaMBFZPSMA
Hier kann “Hammergeddon 666” – Die Katakomben betritt man nicht allein“ ab sofort in verschiedenen Formaten (CD, Vinyl, Tape, Digital) vorbestellt werden: https://supremechaos.com/artists/nocte-obducta/
Auf der ersten Seite der EP führen uns NOCTE OBDUCTA zurück zu ihren musikalischen Wurzeln, inspiriert von dem wegweisenden Album „Schwarzmetall (Ein primitives Zwischenspiel)“. Die neuen Titel „Hammergeddon“, „Schorm“, „Blut, Bier, Dunkelheit“ und „Faustphisto“ reflektieren die rohe Intensität und die ungezähmte Kraft, die die Band seit ihren Anfängen auszeichnet. Diese Tracks verkörpern die Essenz des frühen NOCTE OBDUCTA-Sounds, der über die Jahre hinweg gewachsen ist und durch die kreative Weiterentwicklung der Band eine neue Dimension erreicht hat.
Auf der zweiten Seite der EP erwartet die Hörer*innen mit „Auf wortlosen Fluren“ ein eindrucksvolles Meisterwerk, das als dritter Teil der Serie „Gemälde derer, die schieden“ eine ganz eigene Erzählung fortführt. Diese überlange Komposition ist weit mehr als nur ein musikalisches Stück; sie ist eine epische Klangreise, die die Zuhörer*innen tief in eine Welt aus atmosphärischer Dichte und eindringlicher Emotionalität eintauchen lässt. Mit einer bemerkenswerten Vielschichtigkeit entfaltet sich eine Klanglandschaft, die musikalisch über die Grenzen des Black Metal hinausgeht und lyrisch mit seinem auf Deutsch verfasstem Text einmalig ist.
„Hammergeddon 666“ ist ein weiteres Zeugnis für die Fähigkeit von NOCTE OBDUCTA, sowohl die Vergangenheit zu ehren als auch die Zukunft des Black Metal mitzugestalten. Diese EP ist ein Muss für jeden, der die tiefgründige Klangkunst von NOCTE OBDUCTA schätzt.
„Hammergeddon 666“ erscheint am 6. Dezember 2024 über Supreme Chaos Records.
Tracklist
A1. Hammergeddon
A2. Schorm
A3. Blut, Bier, Dunkelheit
A4. Faustphisto
B1. Auf wortlosen Fluren (Gemälde derer, die schieden – Teil III)
Spielzeit 19:17
Good To Know
Für Vinyl konzeptionierte EP mit Bonus-B-Seite.
Gemastert in der Tonbraurei, Aufnahme in den altbekannten Ultraton Studios.
Vorbote des 15ten Albums der Mainzer.
Musiker:
Marcel Gitarren, Gesang, Keyboards, Bass
Torsten Gesang
Stefan Gitarren, Gesang
Malte Schlagzeug
Heidig Bass
https://linktr.ee/nocteobducta
Finnish Deathgrind band CANNIBAL ACCIDENT is set to release their fifth studio album 'DISGUST' on February 28th 2025 via Inverse Records. The first double single 'Scorched Meat Tactics - Explicit Everything' is unleashed today and it's available on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/cannibal-accident-scorched
Track list:
1. Explicit Everything
2. Toleraped
3. Darkest Auer
4. When Only Fans Blow On Empty Stage 5. Flesh Fabricant
6. Darken The Attic
7. Itseinhon Kusisella Alttarilla (feat. Nikki 666)
8. Mouthbreathing Bottomfeeder
9. In The Meat Of The Night
10. EU-rope Around Your Neck
11. Kemperverse (Kemper Trilogy part 3: Mama's Boy)
12. Wife Eater (Woman's Best Friend)
13. R.I.C.H. (Relying In Capital Heresy)
14. Viimene Fiitti (feat. Ulti-Make)
15. Omniworld
16. Inhumanely Precipitated Biodegradation
17. No One Loves You Anymore
18. I Want To Pay More Taxes
19. Insult / Result
20. Scorched Meat Tactics
Album cover by Maxime Taccardi
Kurwa Doktor comments:
"Our 5th album 'Disgust' is a brutal reality check in the form of a 20-song blast of adult oriented deathgrind. We moved further away from the gore & perversion fantasy themes and discovered the wonderful world of every-day morbid human behaviour. At the same time we enriched the old school death/grind groundwork with shameless hardcore elements and dissonant madness. If this is some form a rebirth of this band, it was probably painless and bloodless even though not very obvious nor premeditated. Feel the disgust and love it like a hideous animal you are."
Upcoming gigs:
14.11. Riga (Latvia)
15.11. Kaunas (Lithuania)
16.11. Liepāja (Latvia)
14.12. Tallinn (Estonia)
28.02. Turku (Finland)
01.03. Pori (Finland)
Biography:
Formed in 2007, Cannibal Accident have released four full-length albums and a number of smaller releases. Old-school grindcore, death metal, hardcore and mosh part(ie)s are combined in brutally cutting, compact songs where speed, heaviness and catchiness are the main denominators.
Cannibal Accident live on stage is a comprehensive psychophysical experience, no holds barred.
Line-up:
Kolkka - guitar
Wilkman - drums
Raisio - low
Kurwa Doktor - high
Jondom - bass & backing howls
https://cannibalaccident.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/@CannibalAccident
FIASKO started working on the album immediately after their last release, the “Mizantropolia” EP which saw the light of day in February 2020. The band’s efforts were hindered by the lack of a drummer, however, that was rectified after Tomek Walczak (Chainsword, Tankograd, Weedpecker etc.) was invited in 2023 to collaborate and arrange the drum tracks as a guest/session drummer.
All instruments for “AMOK ꓘOMA” were recorded at Santa Studio under the watchful eye and ear of Mikołaj Kiciak. The vocals were recorded at Burning Tones by Adam Ziółkowski, who is also responsible for mixing the album. The recording was then mastered by Haldor Grunberg at Satanic Audio (Behemoth, Me and that Man, Gruzja, Thaw).
The artwork to “AMOK ꓘOMA” was created by Robert A. von Ritter (Hooded Menace, Urfaust, Malokarpatan, Outre, In Twilight's Embrace) while the album’s booklet layout and design is the work of Paweł Marzec of Kontamination Design (Dimmu Borgir, Morbus Chron, Blaze of Perdition, Manbryne).
The band released two singles in support of the new album: “Sztuczne kwiaty” and “Wniwecz”.
Tracklist:
1. Spod spodu
2. Wniwecz
3. Tarantyzm
4. VII krąg
5. Sztuczne kwiaty
6. Śmierć krzywdziciela
7. Ciało obce
8. Maligna
FIASKO is:
Mielnik – lead vocals, lyrics
Kozina – guitar
Michułka – guitar
Nawrot – bass guitar, backing vocals
Walczak – drums (session)
https://www.youtube.com/fiaskopolo
https://www.facebook.com/fiaskopl/
Pre-orders are online here: https://loudragemusic.bandcamp.com/album/ordinul-negru-dodekatemoria
In anticipation of the new album ORDINUL NEGRU offer a new single taken off "Dodekatemoria" titled "The Decrepitude of Centuries", now online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUw5w7f1a7o
Here's what the band had to say about "The Decrepitude of Centuries": "The aim of the video, made by Alexandru Das, is to also present our visual concept accompanying the new album, and to introduce a little bit of another dimension, after the release of our video, “Zahir”. This time it is more about chaos and isolation."
The cover artwork for "Dodekatemoria" was crafted in conspiracy with long-time band collaborator Alexandru Das, and the band photos are the work of Oana Stoian.
The new material has been in the works for the past five years and it was previously introduced by two EPs: "Nebuisa" in 2020, and "A Sojourner Wandering Through the Barren Openness" in 2021, and by a first video for the track "Zahir" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xntw6Ssx3ug)
Here's what the band had to say about the album: ""Dodekatemoria" is the ninth album and represents our bond with the cosmic nature and what we experience as individuals when we are on this path searching for our truths."
The band also invited Anca Otescu (Black Water, FusionCore) and Irinel Carlan to enhance the vocal compartment with their guest performances.
Tracklist:
I. Aleph
II. Dodekatemoria
III. Judas Goat
IV. The Decrepitude of Centuries
V. Zahir
VI. Palladian Rituals
Line-up:
Fulmineos – guitars, vocals
Urmuz – guitars, vocals
Putrid – drums, bass
https://linktr.ee/loudragemusic
https://www.facebook.com/ordinulnegru
Get it on the action at: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/shadowsdecay/agent-of-chaos/
Track
Listing:
1) Dry You Out
2) Falling of Mind
3) Agent of Chaos
4) Bringer of Death
5) Only Lies
6) Psuedo Suicidal
Shadows Decay is part of the Phosphorus Studios management agency roster.
Hailing from the vibrant metal scene of Costa Rica, Shadows Decay has been a formidable presence in the thrash metal genre since their formation in 2008. Originally known as Preoptic Distortion, the band underwent a transformation both in name and sound, evolving into Shadows Decay—a name that embodies their music's raw energy and dark intensity.
Drawing inspiration from the titans of thrash such as Slayer, Testament, Metallica, Anthrax, and Death Angel, Shadows Decay has cultivated a unique sound that honors the legacy of these pioneers while forging their path. The music is a relentless onslaught of powerful riffs, thunderous drums, and aggressive vocals, delivering a high-octane experience that resonates with metal fans worldwide.
Shadows Decay is more than just a band; they are a collective of passionate musicians driven by a shared vision of musical excellence. Their live performances are known for their electrifying energy and raw intensity, leaving audiences craving more. With every show, Shadows Decay solidifies their reputation as one of the most dynamic and powerful thrash metal bands in the region. As they look to the future, Shadows Decay is poised to take their music to new heights, with plans for new releases and more explosive live
shows. Their journey is one of perseverance, passion, and an unwavering commitment to delivering the pure essence of thrash metal.
Shadows Decay stands ready to spread their sonic devastation far and wide - because in the world of metal - decay never sounded so good.
Shadows Decay is:
Nacho Escobar - vocals, guitars
Nestor Morales - lead guitar
Daniel Solano - Bass guitar
Jeyson Hodgson - Drums
https://www.youtube.com/@shadowsdecay9548
https://www.facebook.com/ShadowsDecay
Purchase/stream
the album at the following links:
https://bindrunerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/only-the-stars-know-of-my-misfortune
https://shop.bindrunerecordings.com/products/isleptonthemoon-only-the-stars-know-of-my-sorrow-lp-pre-order
Track Listing:
1. Safety
2. Dimming Light
3. Maybe I Don't Know It Yet, But Good Things Are Coming Soon
4. I Belong To The Void
5. Like Dying
6. Keep Hidden
Only The Stars Know of My Misfortune was written, recorded, and mixed by ISLEPTONTHEMOON. The album was mastered by Spenser Morris at SM Audio. Cover photo courtesy of Jesse Sewell via Unsplash.
ISLEPTONTHEMOON
Miserable Black Metal since 2016.
https://www.facebook.com/bindrunerecordings
https://isleptonthemoon.bandcamp.com/
Celebrating
the first chapter of the band with a very special live recording, blackened
death metal masters THULCANDRA are gearing up for the release of
their first-ever live album! "LIVE DEMISE" – to be
unleashed on December 6, 2024 via Napalm Records – was recorded live in 2011 at
a hometown show in Munich, Germany, and features true gems that the band hasn't
performed in more than a decade, all with the original line-up consisting of
Sebastian Ludwig, Tobias Ludwig, Matthias Landes (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid) and
Steffen Kummerer (Obscura, Death, Cynic).
THULCANDRA’s rise to power ignited when the four-piece unleashed their debut album, "Fallen Angel’s Dominion", upon metaldom in 2010. Followed by their 2011 masterpiece, "Under a Frozen Sun", "Live Demise" contains brutal-as-hell classics from both records, like "Black Flags Of Hate", "In Blood And Fire" and "The Spirit Of The Night", aptly capturing the spirit and high-voltage energy of both the crowd and band. Ragers such as "Night Eternal" and "Fallen Angel's Dominion" perfectly showcase the band's raw and intense performances in their early days, and prove how THULCANDRA has quickly stepped up as one of the leading bands of their genre!
Due to the pandemic, which was subsequently followed by their latest studio album "Hail The Abyss", "Live Demise" could not be released alongside THULCANDRA's 20th anniversary as originally planned. Now, with mixing and mastering by Dan Swanö (Katatonia, Edge Of Sanity, Dissection) and cover artwork designed by Herbert Lochner, this very special release and retrospect of the first phase of the band will become available in only strictly limited editions exclusively via Napalm Records and at THULCANDRA's upcoming live shows.
https://napalmrecords.com/
https://www.thetruethulcandra.com/
We are proud to announce our partnership with renown Sheet Happens Publishing, Toronto, Canada. As a first glimpse, we present you complete guitar & bass transcriptions of our debut album "Fallen Angel's Dominion", and second full length, "Under A Frozen Sun", as physical and digital tablature books.
All books come along with GuitarPro files and can be upgraded with official play-along tracks, featuring bass, drums and acoustic guitars only.
Dive into the complete guitar & bass transcriptions directly at Sheet Happens.
https://www.sheethappenspublishing.com/collections/thulcandra
Swiss
extreme metal titans TYRMFAR proudly unleash their blistering
second single, "SYMPHONY OF PAIN", taken from the
highly anticipated forthcoming EP, SYMBIOSIS.
"Symphony of Pain" delivers a visceral portrayal of inner torment, delving deep into a tortured soul’s battle with regret, deceit, and redemption. The track paints a powerful picture of a mind lost in turmoil, only to rise again, stronger and more resilient. With lyrics that explore the weight of personal accountability and the transformation that emerges from facing one's demons, Tyrmfar crafts a journey of anguish that ultimately offers hope—a triumphant message of rebirth from the ashes.
"Symphony of Pain" is a sonic onslaught that showcases Tyrmfar’s signature blend of ferocity and emotion. The band draws listeners into an epic struggle for redemption, proving that even in the darkest moments, there is light to be found.
The single is now available on all major digital platforms, offering a taste of what's to come in the band's upcoming release, Symbiosis
Listen to "Symphony of Pain": https://orcd.co/symphonyofpain
About the EP: Symbiosis
With Symbiosis, Tyrmfar pushes the boundaries of their sound, forging an evolution in their blackened death metal assault. The EP explores the uneasy relationship between humanity and nature, channeling the growing tension of ecological and social crises into a brutal yet thought-provoking musical experience.
Rooted in the Scandinavian black and death metal influences of the late '90s and early 2000s, Symbiosis also embraces modern elements that reflect the band's diverse musical inspirations. This creative process, enriched by each member’s distinct style, weaves together a tapestry of searing intensity and emotional depth. Every note is a testament to the band's commitment to authenticity and connection, ensuring that their live performances remain as powerful and captivating as their studio work.
Prepare for an unrelenting wave of extreme metal that challenges both the mind and the senses.
https://linktr.ee/tyrmfar
https://www.facebook.com/tyrmfar
"Birth of Terror" is not just an album; it’s an auditory and visual experience. The songs dive into myriad themes, from horror to real-life reflections, each track a journey into the band’s psyche. The cover art, conceptualized with the vision of a strong female protagonist, is a striking departure from the typical metal album imagery of zombies and monsters. Finnish artist Pauli Maronen was brought on board to bring this powerful character to life, embodying the band’s desire to break the mold and deliver something unique. The path to Birth of Terror has been anything but straightforward. What began with fifteen songs had to be entirely reimagined due to lineup changes. Recording the album proved to be a test of endurance, with suboptimal conditions for drums and vocals, leaving only the guitars and bass to be recorded in a proper studio setting. Despite these hurdles, METAL RIOT has emerged stronger, with an album that captures their essence and energy. In a metal scene often criticized for its repetitiveness and the overuse of downtuned guitars, METAL RIOT stands firm in their commitment to a classic heavy metal sound. Rejecting trends that compromise the genre’s heaviness, the band draws inspiration from a wide array of sources—other music, personal emotions, nature, and the unexpected moments that life offers.
Tracklist
1. Dreams Die Young
2. Into the Fire
3. Eternal Speed Death
4. War
5. Echoes in Eternity
6. Now or Never
7. Those Who Come at Night
8. Pieces of the Past
Metal Riot, formed in Akaa, Finland, in 2015 and now based in Tampere, delivers raw and authentic heavy metal infused with traditional metal and punk influences. Founded by vocalist and former guitarist Joonas Myller and bassist Benjamin Sairamo, the band underwent several lineup changes before settling on their current members: Myller, Sairamo, guitarists Mika Takanen & Marcus Johansson, and drummer Joonas Kokko. Now with the plans to make a plethora of Songs not just speed or thrash metal in mind, the band has its pedal-to-the-metal on its way to the all-or-nothing. This lineup brought renewed focus and energy, culminating in the release of their debut album Birth of Terror in 2024, under Wormholedeath Records
www.youtube.com/@MetalRiotBand
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Deathcore band BOREAL GRAVE released a new single “IN DEVIL’S EMBRACE”. The track is taken from the forthcoming debut EP 'I AM YOUR BANE' which is set to be released on December 13th 2024 via Inverse Records.
Listen to “In Devil’s Embrace” on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/boreal-grave-embrace
“In Devil’s Embrace” is the second single from Boreal Grave’s upcoming EP I Am Your Bane, which will be released on December 13, 2024. The song bings listeners to the edge of life and death, a place where light cannot reach and all hope is lost. The lyrics open the gates to despair, where the soul is imprisoned in darkness – relentlessly echoing the declaration “God has failed me,” like an incantation that grows stronger with every scream. This fate is like a prison, where death offers the only escape.
“In Devil’s Embrace” paints a dark picture of a soul’s struggle amidst divine betrayal and chains of darkness. It exudes pain and loss, revealing the final remnants of hope and a betrayed faith. Heavy riffs and chilling tones make the song an inevitable experience – the chorus lingers hauntingly, heavy and menacing.
The I Am Your Bane EP delves into life’s darkest aspects, such as the loss of a loved one, death, depression, bullying, despair, and betrayal. Each song plunges deep into the darkest recesses of the human mind, showing no mercy. “In Devil’s Embrace” offers a glimpse of what’s to come – deathcore that won’t let go, but instead pulls you into a dark world. I Am Your Bane will be released on December 13, so stay tuned and prepare yourself…
Watch a stunning music video "Mother Of Evil" made by Juha Nikupeteri: https://youtu.be/7-fuvTrzI6I
Line-up:
Henri Puoliväli-Oksala (Vocals)
Ville Mahlamäki (Guitar)
Matias Mattila (Guitar)
Tomi Salo (Bass)
Mikael Lamminmäki (Drums)
https://borealgrave.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/borealgraveofficial
Prepare
to plunge into a world of darkness and emotional intensity as DEATH
DESCENDING releases the lyric video for their latest track, "DEATH
DESCENDING." This powerful song is taken from the band’s
highly anticipated self-titled EP, set for release on November 22nd, 2024 via
Wormholedeath.
The track delves into despair, mortality, and the human desire to escape suffering. "Death Descending" is a haunting melody that captures the raw emotion of a soul yearning for release.
Death Descending is a unique blend of blackened, death-metal, and slam death metal.
www.facebook.com/deathdescending
New lyric video from KAIVS ("FOR SATAN YOUR FLESH FOR GOD YOUR SOUL" out from "AFTER THE FLESH" album) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyK_jplSkM8
KAIVS was formed following death metal inspired by early 1990's Stockholm sound (Entombed, Nihilist, Dismember and Carnage).
With countless rehearsals, longtime songwriting and concerts, KAIVS was ready to release in 2023 "Horrend" a three tracks ep. It was forerunner of the upcoming debut album "After The Flesh" released worldwide in October 2024 for Brutal Records.
Both artworks will feature Spanish master Juanjo Castellano (Revel In Flesh, Avulsed, The Black Dahlia Murder) recorded at Kika Studios and produced by Andrea Kikazaru, in Rome
Prepare
for an onslaught of pure, unadulterated death metal fury as Brutal Records
proudly announces the signing of Rome's very own purveyors of chaos, KAIVS.
Hailing from the dark alleys of Italy, this death metal juggernaut first made
its mark with the 2023 debut EP "Horrend."
In a statement dripping with the venom of anticipation, the band declared, "We've inked a pact with Brutal Records, and it's time to unleash hell on a global scale. We're hungry to spread our darkness far and wide, and Brutal Records is the perfect conduit for our wrath. Brace yourselves, for KAIVS is here to conquer."
With the ferocity of a ravenous beast, KAIVS delivers bone-crushing riffs, guttural vocals, and an unyielding barrage of sonic assault. Their brand of death metal is a testament to raw power, devoid of mercy or compromise.
Inspired by the unholy sounds of the early 1990s Stockholm scene, KAIVS infuses their music with a relentless drive that cuts through the soul like a serrated blade.
But KAIVS is more than just a mere echo of the past. They are pioneers of darkness, forging a new path through the charred remains of the old. With their upcoming debut album, "After the Flesh," slated for global domination in October 2024 under the banner of Brutal Records, KAIVS promises to redefine the very essence of brutality.
Led by the unholy trinity of Max Foam's demonic vocals, Tiziano Mortician's razor-sharp guitar work, Jacopo Simonelli's thunderous bass lines, and Leonardo Sastro's relentless drumming, KAIVS stands as a towering
monument to the dark arts of death metal.
As the world trembles in anticipation, KAIVS emerges from the shadows, ready to conquer all who dare to stand in their way. Brace yourselves, for the age of darkness is upon us, and KAIVS leads the charge.
Death metal! No fucking bullshit!
Discography
Horrend (EP) (2023)
After The Flesh (Full Album) 2024
Line-Up
Max Foam - vocals
Tiziano Mortician - guitar
Jacopo Simonelli - bass
Leonardo Sastro - drums
https://kaivs.bandcamp.com/album/horrend
https://www.youtube.com/@kaivs
https://www.facebook.com/kaivsofficial
SHRIEKING DEMONS – “THE FESTERING DWELLERS”
For
fans of
- Autopsy, Abscess, Cianide, Druid Lord, Pungent
Stench, Death, Assumption, Dwelling Below
Shrieking Demons play death metal in the classic style with emphasis on riffs, delivery, and feeling rather than just crazed speed and technicality. Even though influenced by legends such as Autopsy, Death, Possessed and others, it's ironically refreshing to listen to music played with such fervour and devotion which adds new life to it. It takes you back to the time when you first came across death metal music, especially the filthy kind, and went through a whole range of emotions and gesticulations. Shrieking Demons evoke similar feelings which is only possible because of the passion with which they've pieced this together, taking the best elements of what made those albums unforgettable and giving it their own treatment. The fact that the members have a fair bit of experience playing this kind of music only adds credibility, with them being in bands like Assumption and also other filthy bands in the past such as Haemophagus, Morbo, Undead Creep and Gravesite. Shrieking Demons is the culmination of their experience where this kind of death metal music goes, creating the best possible expression without making any compromises anywhere, and keeping it rich and nuanced enough to elevate it above all else.
Lineup
Gabri (Cancer Spreading, Gravesite) - Vocals
Giorgio (Assumption, Bottomless) - Lead and acoustic guitar
Valentina - Rhythm guitar
Nino - Bass
David (Assumption, Bottomless) - Drums
Cover art by Roberto Toderico Art (Asphyx, Paganizer)
Track listing
1. Devour My Wicked Soul
2. Abstract Hallucinating
3. Sorrowful Dismal Bliss
4. Nefarious, Scorned Deities I Am Devoted To
5. Perennial Dirge
6. Garden of the Headless Dead
7. Longing for Total Eclipse
8. Compromised Brain
9. Awakening From Secular Slumber
10. Apostasy, Sodomy and Sacrilege
Release date - January 31st, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords
https://www.facebook.com/shriekingdemons
Thank you very much! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai India
CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE – “EXEMPTING REALITY”
Label: Comatose Music
Release Date: January 17th 2025
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of: Suffocation | Cryptopsy | Internal Bleeding | Mortal Decay
There is movement beneath the soil, the earth shifting and resettling, sinking and splitting, as if the very foundations of the world are beginning to crumble. Down in the darkness, in the unseen kingdom of worms, an eye is burning brightly; sinews shaped by strange sorcery strain against their horrid confinement and bone fingers dig towards the light. Rotting teeth gnaw at roots and rubble that dare to impede the creature’s passage through this cold and suffocating birth canal. There are things in this world that simply will not die, no matter how deeply they are buried...
We often hear of ‘lost gems’ from the underground, forgotten albums that should have been hailed as great works, but somehow slipped down the cracks of public perception. In most cases these treasures prove to be so much fool’s gold and dust, wistful thinking and nostalgia…but sometimes, on rare occasions, something truly special claws its way up from the boneyard and into the night air. Something like Cerebral Hemorrhage’s Exempting Reality. Originally released back in 2001, Exempting Reality was the only album released by New York’s Cerebral Hemorrhage, but what an album it was! A piece of death metal mastery that blended brutality with imagination, haunting atmosphere with musical adventure, crushing heaviness with a breathtaking willingness to explore and push boundaries. Now, the label that understands death metal better than any other – Comatose Music – has broken open Exempting Reality’s tomb. Remastered by Colin Davis (Aborted, Defeated Sanity, Origin etc), with new cover art, Exempting Reality is an album reborn.
The passing years have done nothing to blunt the vicious edges of the songs that make up Exempting Reality, or to dull the creative spirit that infuses them. ‘Abusive Power’ is still shockingly good with its array of stunning riffs and wonderful drumming. ‘Remnants Of The Final Solution’ remains revelatory with its fluid melodic section and jazz inflections and the surging guitar patterns and imposing vocals of ‘Deranged Perception’ are as hypnotic and deadly as a cobra. If you missed this before then don’t make that mistake again – second chances don’t come along every day and nor do albums as special as Cerebral Hemorrhage’s Exempting Reality. Coming your way on Comatose Music on January 17th 2025.
Line-up:
Matt Szablewicz - Vocals
Matt Doreson - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Tommy - Drums
https://www.comatosemusic.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cerebralhemorrhageband/
ANOMIC is a force to be
reckoned with. Founded by Dutch/Syrian guitarist and vocalist Raafat
"Raaf" Atasi, the band blends the fury of Thrash with the unrelenting
brutality of Death Metal, creating a sound that is both punishing and
addictive. After leaving the German thrash outfit War Agenda in August 2023,
Raaf wasted no time channeling his creative fire into Anomic. He channeled a
multitude of influences, resulting in the band's debut EP, "OPACITY".
This 3-track sonic assault tackles existential themes like conformity, war,
insanity, and apocalypse.
Raaf wasn't alone in this sonic crusade. He enlisted his old friend Fadi Massamiri to join the band as bassist and second vocalist, with Fadi also taking the reins on mixing and mastering "Opacity". To solidify their rhythm section, the band recruited the legendary Krzysztof Klingbein (live drummer for Vader, Belphegor, and Hate) to lay down the punishing drum tracks on the EP. Additionally, the monstrous vocals of Stefan Nordström guest star on the track "On Deaf Ears", add an extra layer of malevolent fury.
www.youtube.com/@Anomic-Official
www.facebook.com/AnomicOfficialMusic
“It is a wrought, and evil love story about two centuries old creatures trying to find companionship but due to their strong evil spirit are unable to exist with another powerful figure by their side,” summarises M.
The
band has shared the closing chapter of this story, "Andromeda."
Stream the song now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KxAxDWtWl4
Bearer of Light, Matriarch of Death tracklist:
1) Methuselah
2) Tribulation
3) Necropoles
4) Andromeda
With two full-lengths under their belts, and a tenth anniversary on the horizon, an EP somewhat disrupts the customary album cycle – signaling a deliberate shift driven by creative intent.
“Early in the writing process, the EP’s lyrical themes were, just like the music, created as one flowing and entwined story,” explains M. “This collection of songs was written at a certain time and expanded upon the more atmospheric side of the band. The songs are very much connected and the first time we see the release as a single piece if you will.”
It is this cohesive execution that gives Bearer of Light, Matriarch of Death its exceptional sense of completeness. Golgothan Remains’ distinct brand of death metal is a relentless force, masterfully balancing blistering speeds, sinister black metal undertones, and crushing doom. The result is a suffocating, trance-inducing atmosphere of unyielding intensity.
Adding to the whole is a crushing production courtesy of Esoteric’s Greg Chandler (Priory Recording Studios) and artwork by Christian Kiesling of Misanthropic Art:
“The journey through time and space which is relayed in the EP’s four tracks has been beautifully expressed in Chris’ painting. The piece amazingly captures the story’s setting, landscapes and aura. It was a great collaboration, and we are extremely pleased with the result!”
Golgothan Remains is:
Matthieu Van den Brande - Vocals
Matt Hillman - Guitars
Adam Martin - Bass
Aled Powell - Drums
www.darkdescentrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/GolgothanRemains
Experimental black metallers LICHO will release their third full-length album “CIUCIUBABKA” in a special edition cassette format via Devoted Art Propaganda on 19 December 2024. The tape will be limited to 100 copies and is available to pre-order now: https://d-a-p.org/
Listen to “Ciuciubabka”:
https://youtu.be/GHKe5JZvwFo?si=0wPuP2BhF5R9zHXJ
https://licho.bandcamp.com/album/ciuciubabka
The album was originally released in 2022 via Pagan Records in CD and digital formats.
The word “ciuciubabka” translates to the children’s game “blind man’s buff” or “tag” in which one person has a cloth tied over their eyes and tries to catch the others. The album tells the story of what can be seen when blindfolded, the game of hiding and catching what has fallen from the sky. It is also about, as always, walking towards the light. On foot, on horseback, by car, by spirit.
Musically, Licho continues in black metal style as on previous albums, while also taking inspiration from other genres and quoting the poet Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz. The “Ciuciubabka” album cover features a painting by Wilhelm Sasnal Polak.
The album was recorded at Nebula Studio, Czyściec Studio and Garderobie Czorta. Maciej Wasio (Myslovitz among others) is responsible for the mix, and Jaakko Viitalähde (Oranssi Pazuzu among others) for the mastering.
Licho was founded in 2011 in Sanok, Poland by Szturpak. The current line-up has been in operation since 2017 and consists of musicians also known from projects such as Koniec Pola, -S-, Wędrowcy~Tułacze~Zbiegi and Gruzja.
https://www.facebook.com/Lichoofficial
Wormholedeath is thrilled to announce the signing of Brescia, Italy's rising black metal force, ĀRDEAT. The band's highly anticipated debut album, "APOTHEOSIS," is set to be unleashed upon the world on December 20th, 2024.
Tracklist
1. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
2. Hyperion
3. Ignis Fatum
4. Nell'Ora dell'Epilogo
5. Hekate
6. Apotheosis
7. Et in Arcadia Ego
8. Atlantide (Bonus Track)
Founded in Brescia in 2021, Ārdeat emerged from the collaboration of Enrico Pinelli, Julian Polonioli, Riccardo Cremaschini, and Andrea Salvagni, who reunited after years of involvement in various musical ventures. The band’s first single—a compelling cover of Franco Battiato’s “Atlantide”—led to the addition of guitarist Cristian della Noce and the creation of their debut EP, Exitivm. This EP, featuring a monumental 20-minute track split into two acts, established Ārdeat as a formidable force in the black metal scene.
Ārdeat didn't stop there. In 2022, they paid homage to the legendary Bathory by contributing a cover of "Home of Once Brave" to a tribute compilation championed by Antichrist Magazine. They then took their music to the stage, sharing bills with Italian metal royalty like Mortuary Drape, Opera IX, Darkend, and Black Oath.
Ārdeat's sound is a potent blend of atmospheric black metal, the tight riffing of early death metal, and the melodic hooks of the NWOBHM. Drawing inspiration from bands like Dissection, Mgla, and Spite Extreme Wing, they forge a sound that is both fiercely aggressive and hauntingly beautiful.
Apotheosis: A Descent into the Mythic
"Apotheosis" is a concept album that delves into the fleeting nature of humanity against the backdrop of powerful supernatural forces. Drawing inspiration from the myths and tragedies of the Archaic and Classical Greek eras, the album explores themes of man's struggle for power, knowledge, and ultimately, his place in the universe. Through tales of gods and war, Ārdeat paints a vivid picture of humanity's desperate attempts to transcend its limitations, a quest that often leads to devastating consequences.
www.youtube.com/@ardeatofficial
www.facebook.com/Ardeatbandofficial
Emerging
from the shadows of Los Angeles in 2018, BODYBUILDER is the
singular vision of mastermind Nicholas Capaldi. Weaving a tapestry of despair
and dread, Capaldi utilizes a potent arsenal of synthesizers, tortured vocals,
and pulverizing drum programming.
"THERE'S NO THERE, THERE" signifies a bold new chapter for Bodybuilder. This isn't your typical black metal fare. Imagine a relentless sonic storm, a relentless torrent of anguish howling its terrifying symphony. Distorted synthesizers paint a bleak yet atmospheric canvas, transporting the listener on a harrowing journey through nightmares escapes, and existential abysses.
Capaldi draws inspiration from the dark visions of literary giants like William Gibson, Cormac McCarthy, Philip K. Dick, and H.P. Lovecraft. The resulting soundscape mirrors their bleak narratives: a descent into a dreamscape that spirals endlessly into a terrifying void.
Tracklist
1. Separating Twins
2. Vera’s Moth
3. Charon
4. About a Hanging, Pt.2
5. Somebody, Something, Somewhere
6. Thalassa
https://bodybuilder.bandcamp.com/album/unknown-kadath
Brace
yourself for absolute annihilation! Brutal Records has unleashed the apocalypse
by signing Italy's masters of sonic destruction, RISE OF TYRANTS.
Their highly anticipated album, THE CHRONICLES OF CARDINAL PABLO MENDOZA,
is poised to detonate on February 28, 2025.
But the devastation doesn’t stop there! The Abnormality in Structure album will roar back with a full remaster, unleashing sheer chaos on February 7, 2025. Plus, prepare for the brutal resurgence of Trauma, hitting with a completely remastered fury on January 10, 2025, shattering all limits of brutality. This is raw, unrestrained death metal terror: merciless, bone-crushing, and utterly unstoppable. Get ready for total obliteration!
https://linktr.ee/brutalrecords.official
French Evocative Black Metallers BERLIAL are proud to unveil the cover artwork of the new album "NOURISHING THE DISASTER TO COME" realized by the talented artist Jeff Grimal.
The French duo explains this choice: "The artwork depicts Charon
sailing through the waste piles of the 6th continent. Sorrowful souls,
reminiscent of the migrants dying in the sea as they try to survive, are
drowning there. We also distinguish a satellite like those already invading space.
The choice of Jeff Grimal was imposed by his way of working and his technique, a raw art, a suggestive figuration which tends towards the abstract. In addition, the artist's favorite themes (Lovecraft's universe, nature and the abstract) are adapted to what the group wanted to represent."
We also present the tracklist of the album with its six chapters: 1. The Last Dance - 2. Nouveau Monde - 3. We Deserve To Fall Again - 4. Ivresse De La Finitude - 5. Nourishing The Disaster To Come - 6. Le Néant Pour Éternité
With BERLIAL's new album "Nourishing The Disaster To Come", you enter into a polymorphic and iconoclastic Black Metal with electronic, post-rock and dungeon synth elements which brings them alongside bands such as Dødheimsgard, Akhlys, Blut Aus Nord, Deadspace, Afraid of Destinity, Raven Throne, Decline of the I.
Its atmospheres, the samples, the spoken speeches, the music built like a wall of sound, make everything extreme, oppressive and delirious but at the same time with a truly unique oniric dimension.
"Nourishing The Disaster To Come" will be released on February 7th, 2025 on My Kingdom Music in digipakCD, LP (black and splatter blue vinyls) and digital.
You can PRE-ORDER here: https://shorturl.at/84xCN
BERLIAL, how to feed the disaster, knowing you can't do without it.
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
http://www.facebook.com/berlial666
Among These Ashes will release Embers of Elysium December 6 on Alone Records! The album clocks in at over an hour of music and features 12 new tracks, plus a bonus song, from the band.
In discussing the new level reached on Embers of Elysium, guitarist Richard Clark states that it "is quite the leap for us in every aspect from Dominion Enthroned. Where Dominion was a full concept album, the first eight tracks on Embers of Elysium are standalone, and the last four tracks are part of a fictional sci-fi/horror concept called Chronicles of the Obsidian Reign. I can say with confident humility that every song on this album was crafted and delivered without compromise. The wide range of all of our influences is on display on this album. I think we executed it tastefully and with precision, and I hope it resonates powerfully with listeners."
Track
Listing:
1. Embers of Elysium
2. Serpents Among Rats
3. Faceless War Machines
4. Of One Blood
5. Stronger Than Death
6. Storm Within
7. The Undertow
8. The Enemy In I
9. Through Ethereal Voids
10. The Hybrid Bloodline
11. A Presence Unknown
12. The Obsidian Reign
*13. The Undertow (feat. Brooke Rousseau)
*Bonus track, featuring vocalist Brooke Rousseau (Lady Luna and the Devil).
Credits:
Recorded by Among These Ashes.
Mixed and mastered by Matt Roach.
Cover Art by Jayson Cessna
Line-Up:
Richard Clark: lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals, production, and songwriter
Jean-Pierre Abboud (JP): Lead and harmony vocals. JP is also the vocalist for traditional metal band, Traveler
Dylan Hamann: Rhythm guitar.
Kane Bochatyn: Bass
Kyle Wagner: Drums
Bio:
Among These Ashes is a melodic power/thrash metal band hailing from Detroit, Michigan (USA). The band's central focus is the creation of stellar, highly-memorable metal songs. The group's sound is crushingly heavy and punctuated by cerebral arrangements, thought-provoking lyrics, and dynamic shifts in tempo and aggression. Among These Ashes' debut musical offering, Dominion Enthroned, is a conceptual tour de force, inspired by modern societal parallels and struggles. Originally released independently, the record was later re-released under a single-album contract with Alone Records on vinyl and CD formats.
In April 2023, the band released an original single, entitled "The Enemy in I," which lyrically chronicles the woes of self-destruction. The band recorded a cover of "Sirens" by Savatage as an accompaniment to this release. In March 2024, Among These Ashes independently released a cover of W.A.S.P. track, "Restless Gypsy."
The band features Jean-Pierre Abboud (Traveler) on lead and harmony vocals, Dylan Hamann (Variform) and Richard Clark on lead and rhythm guitars, Kane Bochatyn on bass, and Kyle Wagner (Nethergate) on drums. Together, this line-up is committed to its vision of consistently delivering uncompromisingly heavy music to the metal hordes.
https://www.facebook.com/AmongTheseAshesMetal
Hevn
III’s debut album is a powerful statement of black metal's raw and unfiltered
essence. This Norwegian trio has channeled pure, unrelenting aggression into a
work that feels as if it has been pulled from the darkest recesses of the human
psyche. The album is relentless and ugly, with a sound that can only be
described as pitch-black hatred personified. Every track drips with venom,
driven by a primal fury that refuses to be tamed.
Drawing on themes of misanthropy, magick, and the dark philosophies of Blake, Nietzsche, and Crowley, Hevn III crafts a soundscape that is both chaotic and deeply unsettling. The riffs are dissonant and corrosive, the vocals a tortured howl that seems to echo from the abyss. The album doesn’t seek to please; it seeks to challenge, to provoke, to drag listeners into its world of darkness and despair.
For those who have experienced Hevn III live, this album is a natural extension of the intense, suffocating atmosphere they create on stage. Their sound is tight and sulphurous, recalling an era when black metal was not just a genre, but a statement of pure, unadulterated emotion. The production is raw, yet deliberate, capturing the essence of their live performances while adding layers of depth that reveal themselves with each listen.
This debut is not just an album; it’s a ritual. A ritual of misanthropy and hatred, where each note is a curse, and each riff is a wound. Hevn III has delivered a work that will undoubtedly leave a scar on the black metal landscape, a reminder of the genre's power to evoke the darkest emotions. This is black metal at its most primal, its most venomous, its most unforgettable.
Tracklist
1. Turin horse
2. Pindom
3. Soaring through red worlds
4. Basilisk
5. On peaks of surreptitious wolves
6. Drep deg selv
7. Ridder av hat
https://www.facebook.com/@polypusrecords
CORROSIVE ELEMENTS - "CUT THE SERPENT'S HEAD"Release date : November 29th 2024
Genre
: Death
Thrash N' Roll
Origin: France
Duration: 41:20
Label: GreyveStorm Productions & Crypt Of Dr.Gore et Chien Noir (pour la version vinyle)
Tracklist:
01. Conquering the divine
02. Ignorance is no longer bliss
03. So long sucker
04. The unseen
05. An american hero
06. Cut the serpent's head
07. Enter the final state
08. The right to remain poor
09. Among the casualties
10. Fascistalism
True defenders of the underground ethos, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS made their path with a first EP in 2008, a debut album in 2015 and a scorching live album in 2016. Having graced the stage at renowned festivals like Hellfest's Altar Stage and sharing the spotlight with metal legends such as Death Angel, Loudblast, Darkane, Sinister, and more, the quintet took a great amount of time refining the new tunes for their highly anticipated 2024 album release.
The credo stands strong: DEATH THRASH N’ROLL THE OLD SCHOOL WAY!
"Cut the serpent’s head", the second album of CORROSIVE ELEMENTS is a collection of 10 powerful songs, designed for a more direct and dynamic approach, in the typical style of the band, a clever mix of Death and Thrash Metal, with tons of groove, anger and attitude.
The new album was written collectively by the band in the rehearsal room, an old fashioned method that makes the music more immediate and impactful.
With broad influences ranging from Thrash legends such as Slayer, (old) Sepultura and Exodus, Death Metal in the tradition of Entombed, Obituary, Carcass, Bolt Thrower and Napalm Death, and an addition of primitive energy derived from Hardcore Punk, The band is now ready to place this new offering on the altar of Extreme Metal.
Conceptually, "Cut the Serpent's Head" is a cynical look at the destiny ofmankind, its race towards nonsense. A warning against the hegemony of organized religions, shady politics, decaying societies and the rise of social injustice.
Stay tuned, the next few days will see more information about the artwork, release dates, formats and everything you need to know about this new album which will be produced by Crypt Of Dr.Gore and GreyveStorm Productions.
https://linktr.ee/corrosiveelements
Woe
J. Reaper’s FURZE strikes back with a new single “BEAUTIFUL
LIVING ON THE LEFT HAND PATH OF DEATH”, ahead of the release of the new
album, "COSMIC STIMULATION OF DARK FANTASIES". This
will be the second album released this year from the renowned black psych act
and the ninth full-length addition to the FURZE discography.
"Cosmic Stimulation of Dark Fantasies" will take listeners on a sonic journey through the depths of darkness, the haunting beauty of the unknown, and a trip that will solidify FURZE's status as masters of the "black psych" metal sound.
The album will be out on 15 November 2024 and is available for pre-order now: http://order.d-a-p.org/ & https://furze.bandcamp.com/
In October, FURZE released a trippy music video for the track “Marrow Creed”. The video visually embodies the album's themes of cosmic exploration, existential dread, and the allure of the forbidden. This new song is a prime example of FURZE's evolution, pushing the boundaries of their sound with a trippy and unusual soundscape.
Watch the music video to “Marrow Creed”: https://youtu.be/tyyuzdzpeUk
"Cosmic Stimulation of Dark Fantasies" marks a significant milestone for FURZE, showcasing its evolution and pushing the boundaries of its signature sound. The album features a diverse range of tracks, from the psychedelic ballad "Marrow Creed" to the intense, Satanic groove of "Waswasah".
Woe J. Reaper said: “We invite you to journey the 9th full length of FURZE - "COSMIC STIMULATION OF DARK FANTASIES". Creating sounds where eternity is haunting mankind's will for survival and barking answers seems echoing, twisting that same will to the point of hunting Man's soul back through spectral infinity.
“The album pushes the personal edge of diverse Furzement to dark delights. Heavily brandished with oldish black doom metal spirit to breed new blood: Under the umbrella Cosmic Stimulation of Dark Fantasies you have songs like Marrow Creed, a psychedelic ballad of an inner self-motion/devotion, Waswasah - a Satanic groove with whispers from a devil so potent we wish only Kings in the beyond would, but do not hear! And another 4 raw power tunes on what is no less than the 2nd (!) brand new Furze full-length in 2024 alone. Long live Black Psych Metal!”
"Cosmic Stimulation of Dark Fantasies" will be available as a stunning Gatefold LP on 15 November 2024, in a collaboration between Devoted Art Propaganda and Polytriad Fingerprints. Prepare to have your orgasmic sensibilities awakened by the return of Woe J. Reaper!
Devoted Art Propaganda have also prepared an on-demand print of the “Necromanzee“ T-shirt design reinterpreted by von Ritter. This will only be available in pre-order and will be shipped on 15 November. Devoted Art Propaganda will also distribute older Furze material - stay tuned!
Furze released its eighth album “Caw Entrance” earlier this year in CD, LP, cassette and digital formats.
https://furze.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Furzebook
The second full-length studio album by Bulgarian Groove/Death Metal band GRIMAZE
- "THE HEART OF A
COLLAPSING STAR" reflects on the relationship between the micro
and macro cosmos. Powerful human emotions are being experienced by fierce
natural forces to depict the intensity through which one goes on the spiritual
path.
Guitars, bass, and vocals were recorded at Urban House Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria, while the drums were recorded by Janne Jaloma and Daniel Bergstrand at SDFX Studio, Stockholm, Sweden.
The whole album was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand.
Mastering was done by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Studios, Uppsala, Sweden.
Grimaze is a Bulgarian Groove/Death Metal band formed in 2013.
Since its formation, the band has toured with Decapitated, Hatesphere, Thy Disease, Pestilence, Bleeding Gods, Vader, and Hate. Grimaze has also supported Cannibal Corpse.
The new album, "The Heart Of A Collapsing Star", was released on September 1, 2024. Two singles from the album, “Gripping The Spirit” and “Cosmic Solitude”, has been released as well.
https://www.facebook.com/GRIMAZE
SADDAYAH was founded 11 years ago in Ploiesti, Romania. The band's music is based in traditional Death Metal although the members' high technical level shaped a new direction, a combination of Melodic Technical Death Metal with Progressive and Black Metal influences.
https://linktr.ee/loudragemusic
https://www.saddayah.com
THE FALL OF HOUSE ABBARATH, the vibrant new EP from international Deathcore/Power Metal dynamos, DRAGONCORPSE, is out now on Shattered Earth Records!
FFO: Dragonforce, 3 Inches of Blood, Nekrogoblikon, Lorna Shore, Brand of Sacrifice
The official video for EP single, "A Quest for Truth," is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktPUcjbbUbI. Also available is a lyric video for "I Live...AGAIN," featuring Nick Miller (First Fragment, Unleash The Archers), which you can check out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llkwb8pYkyw
On the new EP, the band took its already innovative, energetic sound, created through the fusion of deathcore and power metal, and sharpened it to a fine point on The Fall of House Abbarath. DRAGONCORPSE took the feedback gathered from the release of debut EP, The Drakketh Saga, to heart and used it to refine their approach.
"For new fans, I believe we've added more elements of deathcore and power metal while adding more excitement into the music for an authentic listening experience like no other band," bassist Noah Nikolas Laidlaw explains. "We put a lot of emphasis on the atmosphere of the music," adds drummer Justin Gogan. "Throughout the entire EP there is a medieval theming that resonates in the music that keeps the tracks feeling refreshing and fun. With the addition of Mark on keys/orchestration, he brought with him a completely different approach to songwriting that I am sure fans are going to appreciate!"
Track
Listing:
1. An Introduction to [ HEROISM ]
2. Welcome Home
3. I Live… AGAIN!
4. A Quest For Truth
5. Whisper On The Wind
6. Fear And Hunger
EP Credits:
All songs performed by: DRAGONCORPSE
All songs written by: DRAGONCORPSE
Produced by: DRAGONCORPSE and Matt Schmidt
Mixed by: Matt Schmidt
Mastered by: Matt Schmidt
Album artwork by: Avellustration
Line-up:
Mardy Leith - Vocals
Kris Chayer - Guitars
Noah Nikolas Laidlaw - Bass
Justin Gogan - Drums
Mark Marin - Keys and Orchestration
Bio:
DRAGONCORPSE is a death metal band that fuses power metal and deathcore, creating a unique sound marked by operatic vocals and guttural screams. They stand out with their symphonic elements, adding depth and creativity to their music. The band, with members across Canada, the U.S., and Australia, maintains a cohesive, powerful sound despite the distance. Known for their humor, they embrace memes and use the term "DRAGUSSY" to playfully reference their love for dragons in power metal culture. DRAGONCORPSE offers a dynamic and distinctive experience for fans of death metal, power metal, or deathcore.
https://www.facebook.com/Shatteredearthrecords
https://www.facebook.com/Dragoncorpse
Everto Signum is a Black Metal act embodied by Nekruss and Æminus, hailing from the inner realms of Portugal. Having released the debut full-length “Enneachotomy” in 2012 and the EP “Synergy” in 2014, the band lied dormant as the creative duo focused on other music projects, namely Carma and Lacrau.
After ten years of silence, Everto Signum skulk out of chasmic caverns to unleash their brand new creation entitled “Beastiary” – a concept album inspired by destructive powers of Nature. The band stays true to their elemental background by writing an immersive story that guides the listener through a chain reaction of natural disasters. These calamities are beastialized – manifested as wild uncontrollable beasts exhibiting intrinsic animalistic shapes, traits and behaviours. The plot is comprised of seven chapters, each consisting of a contextual introduction that describes the scenery and sets the mood for the destruction to come, and an interpretation of the actual cataclysm. Written in English, the expressively poetic lyrical narrative portrays a journey from an ice-covered mountain top through a valley, down to the depths of a meromictic lake and finally into a perennial forest to witness the dreadful wrath of ancient forces.
To concretize this work, Everto Signum synergized with Diogo Mota, best known as the drummer of Gaerea, who infused the album with much energy and vigour. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Nekruss himself, “Beastiary” stands as a hostile soundscape lasting over 50 minutes. Seven tracks build upon the musical ideas set by the latest EP, expanding and developing those into a more sophisticated form through the band’s signature Elemental Black Metal, this time utterly imbued with the brutality of Death Metal. Sublimely enriched with progressive structures, synthesizer-led passages, ambient sections and many other captivating elements coming from a vast range of influences such as Prog Rock, Folk, Dungeon Synth and even New-age music, “Beastiary” abounds with furiously melodic and potent guitar riffage, fierce and technical drumming, heavy pounding bass lines, and viciously varied extreme vocals. The production is aggressive, massive and multilayered, perfectly fitting the epic thematic of the album and keeping the listener on the edge throughout the entire journey.
The visual representation took form by the hand of the plastic artist RF Torres Valente who created a set of graphite and ink illustrations. These drawings were embellished with arcane calligraphy and exquisitely arranged into a grimoire-inspired layout, all scrupulously crafted by Infected Minds. Printed on rough texturized paper, the magnificent A5-sized 20-page booklet seamlessly depicts surrealistic concepts envisioned by Everto Signum.
Fully explore “Beastiary” here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS8t9UwcrJg
, courtesy of Atmospheric Black Metal Albums YouTube channel. Order infos can be found here https://evertosignum.bandcamp.com/album/beastiary at Everto Signum's Bandcamp page.
Tracklist
1. Genesis [0:49]
2. Colossus [5:05]
3. Ophidian [7:37]
4. Wyvern [9:34]
5. Dragon [8:41]
6. Deinos [13:06]
7. Weaver [6:43]
Complete album line-up:
Æminus – songwriting, guitars and bass
Nekruss – songwriting, lyrics, vocals, recording, mixing and mastering
Diogo Mota – session drums
RF Torres Valente – artwork
Infected Minds – calligraphy and layout
https://www.facebook.com/EvertoSignum
https://www.facebook.com/monumental.rex
In early 2023, a spark ignited the flames of Dreadmask, a melodic death metal band based in Eindhoven, with members originating from Greece, Hungary, and The Netherlands. Fuelled by their shared passion for meaningful heavy music, Dreadmask wasted no time in making their mark on the scene. After each member had taken a break from previous bands, John Kourentas, Elger van Delft and Antonis Mougiakakos initiated the band's first incarnation. The group was settled when Zoltán Herczog came aboard in the summer of 2023. Dreadmask, derived from the fusion of 'dread' and 'mask,' embodies the essence of fear and concealment.
While 'dread' signifies the haunting grip of anxiety, 'mask' alludes to the veils we arise to shield our vulnerabilities. On the journey of playing the game of societal norms, we encounter our 'Prime Dread'—our deepest fears.
Each member of Dreadmask brings their unique musical influences to the forefront, encompassing Swedish death metal riffs, growling vocals, soaring melodies, progressive metal nuances, and black metal-inspired melancholy.
Meet
Dreadmask:
Zoltan Herczog (Rhythm Guitar, Backing vocals)
John Kourentas (Lead Guitar, Keys)
Antonios Mougiakakos (Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar)
Elger Van Delft (Drums)
Tracklist
Reign Of Fear
2. Jester's Grin
3. The Light
4. Reflections
5. Ember
6. Resilient Shadows.
www.youtube.com/@Dreadmask
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557336575289
Label: Dusktone Records
Release Date: November 29th 2024
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Shining | Naglfar | Grá | Odraza
In the long hours of night when the daylight will not come, when the ghosts of the past and the devils of the present toy with your sanity and dissect your sense of self and self respect…when the first razor cut, made with trembling hand, sends a shocking stream of crimson crawling sluggishly across the sickly pale white of your sun-starved skin…when there is no comfort to be found and you are lost in a shadowed labyrinth of torment and grief, sinking in a morass of blood and tears…on a night like this there is no salvation in the bottle or the needle. There is no god in heaven and no fallen angel in hell. There is only the emptiness that cannot be filled and the unbearable loneliness that gnaws at your soul. And the unshakeable certainty that there is no way out.
Following on from last year’s bleak and disconsolate Wounds single, Finland’s purveyors of ‘Anti-Life Black Metal Misery’, Grave With A View, have returned with their most powerful and harrowing release to date – Raw Illumination. A full length album steeped in isolation, violence, self destruction and death, Raw Illumination is not an album for the faint of heart or the fragile of spirit. Exploding into life with a sound like shattering ice, opening track and single ‘Cold Flesh Peregrination’ is an unforgiving, harsh and decidedly unwelcoming introduction to this album of breathtaking wickedness. The acid whip of ‘The Lash’ follows – flaying the skin with its relentless, sadistic blows and exposing every insecurity and fear, humiliation and shame; it’s a maelstrom of emotions and overwhelming darkness. And there is no let up, no chink of light in the darkness as we are exposed to the seething aggression of ‘To The Beat Of Broken Bones’ and the funeral procession of ‘Loathe’ which carries us to the crumbling lip of our waiting grave. Rife with driving riffs and punishing rhythms, ripped apart by tortured vocal exhortations and wreathed in an atmosphere of agony, Raw Illumination is black metal from the deepest pits of absolute despondency, right to the last glass shard notes of ‘These Meaningless Gestures’ which leaves you with the taste of ashes and loss in your mouth, the sheer disappointment of tarnished dreams and the ultimate understanding of the futility of life.
Recorded and mixed by O.H.R and mastered by Haldor Grunberg at Satanic Audio (Behemoth, Dopelord, Christ Agony etc), Raw Illumination is the sonic distillation of caustic chaos and grim, unmitigated despair – every malicious note cutting straight to the bone – and its aura of desperate degradation has been perfectly captured in the cover imagery; the artwork and layout by Danny The Destroyer, utilising powerful, unsettling images of model Anna Iivana Julma, captured by the band. When it crawls from the crypts of label Dusktone on November 29th, Raw Illumination will hunt down the broken and the flawed, the outcasts and the lepers and swallow them into its maw of ice and pain.
Line-up:
J.O - Guitar/Vocals
O.H.R - Guitars/Bass/Noise
Drums on Raw Illumination by M.K.
Additional vocals on Raw Illumination by A.L. and T.N.
https://www.dusktone.it/
https://www.facebook.com/gravewithaview
Shalom and good evening, it took much longer than I was hoping for but “FEED THE BEAST” ISSUE 5 is finally out since today, the first of November 2024 - yes, I missed Halloween, maybe next year. And “yes”, for the second time, there will be at least one more issue!
But for the moment back to issue 5:
Within 64 A4-pages, printed in black & white on recycled paper (still no glossy for the wicked) you could discover interviews with:
Spiritus Mortis (Epic Doom Metal)
Feaces Christ (Proto-Death-Metal-Punks)
Polterwytch (Low-Fi Blackend Punk? Orgel´n´Roll? Love it or hate it music!)
Strychnos (Death Metal)
Moonless (Atmospheric Black Metal)
Guyod (Blackend Death Metal)
You might also have heard the news that a lot of equipment (incl. guitars, all pedalboards and even merch) of Minenfeld & Prehistoric War Cult got stolen two weeks ago? Total damage for both bands is around 10.000€ And as Minenfeld was part of issue 2 and I wanted to talk with Prehistoric War Cult in issue 6, I made the decision that with every sold copy of the latest issue 1€ goes to the band.
The price for issue 5 is 5€ (4€ for the zine and 1€ for the band) plus postage (Germany: 1,60€, World: 3,70€).
Regards Ipp
frombeyondipp@gmx.de
Atmospheric black/doom collective Splendidula finally returns with a new single and lyric video.
“Behind My Semblance” was recorded by JDB at Kosmik Womb, mixed by Tim De Gieter at Much Luv Studio (Amenra, Brutus, Doodeskader) and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Sepultura, Mastodon, Motörhead, Fleetwood Mac, Pantera, Cannibal Corpse). The song is also released on an exclusive limited 8” vinyl (Saturni Records), and won’t be part of the next full album.
“In a world where everyone is forced to wear a mask, we hide the shadows of our true feelings behind a façade of false normality. When asked about our well-being, we lie, fearing the uncomfortable silence that follows. This song dives into the dark reality that we often feel pressured to hide our struggles, pretending everything is okay when it’s not. For the music video, the visual artistry of Mikhail Nilov was incorporated, carefully edited to reflect the suffocating atmosphere of the lyrics. Together, they form a testament to the inner darkness we often conceal.”
Vocalist Kristien & drummer Joachim comment: "From the depths of despair, we have relentlessly risen once more. After the sudden passing of bassist Peter in 2022, and the departure of both guitarists, we were left to face the darkness alone. With new blood and a renewed purpose, we unearthed the remains of a song born with the old lineup, and resurrected it into something darker and harrowing. This release is more than just a return—it is a reckoning, a tribute to the shadows of our past and the echoes that still haunt us. This new track forges a dark connection between our previous album and the impending new full-length, a haunting reflection of our journey through despair and rebirth.”
Highlights for Splendidula
3 full length albums released by international labels and received very well by press & audience:
Splendidula (2013, independent – 2021/2023 reissue, Argonauta Records)
Post Mortem (2018, Inverse Records - 2019 reissue, Dust & Bones Records)
Somnus (2021, Argonauta Records/Ruidoteka Records – 2022/2024 reissue, Argonauta Records)
SPLENDIDULA is:
Vocals - Kristien
Guitar & Vocals - Guy
Guitar - Stitch
Bass - Bart
Drums & Synths – Joachim
https://www.facebook.com/Splendidula
Label: Wulfhere Productions
Release Date: October 18th 2024
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Ancient | Burzum | Nefarious | Hecate Enthroned
The judgement of the stars that stare down from the night sky means nothing to me. I will outlive their flickering ghost light. I will still be walking my endless path when they have burnt out into darkness. I will be here when the legends that gave names to their constellations have been forgotten. Yet my bones become fragile, like dry twigs that crack underfoot. My once imperious strength deserts me and my lustreless skin fades, hanging from my enfeebled frame. My beauty is shed with my fracturing sanity, crumbling over freezing aeons of solitude. I will retreat into my memories of glorious, blood-drenched centuries of lust and power, when we fell from the skies like avenging angels, wolves upon the fold, drunk on the terror of the lambs…
Parusight is the solo project of Bristol black metal musician Oliver Groves; noted as the guitarist of Blasfeme, who unleashed the visceral warfare of the Black Legion album earlier this year. But the darkness speaks to Groves in many voices and with Parusight he explores a very different shade of black. The opening track of debut album Deathly Pale, ‘A Clash Of Stars’, is a summoning of atmosphere, a gateway to the shadow realms of Parusight, a place where spirit freezing cold and desolate beauty entwine, where bestial vocals howl through blinding storms of ice and keyboards weave tapestries of dark romance. From the tempestuous seas of blood and raging chaos of ‘Lost In A Shadow’ to the wounded, malicious devil that is ‘Malignant’ – a song of decay held together by bitterness and spite – Deathly Pale reveals itself to be an epic, emotive creation of rampant riffs and cascading melodies, a tale of many chapters. At the ever-bleeding heart of the album lies its greatest work, where all its poisons coalesce, ‘Love’. Here, reflections on past sins are shrouded in funereal drapes of melancholy, dying passions feed ancient agonies and words are torn from throats in violent expulsions of utter savagery. Deathly Pale is an intensely personal outpouring of emotion, yet one rooted in revered musical traditions and universal truths.
Released by the bastion of British black metal that is Wulfhere Productions on October 18th, Deathly Pale is a remarkable debut album from a burgeoning talent. Oliver Groves – Parusight – has a huge amount to offer to devoted disciples of the darkest musical art and Deathly Pale is the perfect first step into his kingdom of endless night.
Line-up:
Oliver Groves - All music and vocals
https://www.facebook.com/wulfhereproductions
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070289408997
Listen to the new track here:
https://youtu.be/CbJdUDSTomc
https://spoti.fi/4fnHmME
Vocalist and guitarist Necrosodom said: “The creation of this piece was accompanied by the long and deep contemplation of the Art tarot card. It is actually a piece about art and the work of creation. It begins with an invocation, a summoning of inspiration, the element of creative fire. Through the deities of war and revenge, the expansive force of destruction in the cycle of creation is unleashed. This is where the vision of a new world and a new self is born. It is a flowering of inspiration and creative freedom.”
“The cycle of destruction and creation anew here expresses artistic rebellion, art outside the patterns, individual, changing the rules of its own game, reconstruction of style and searching for inspiration beyond just oneself. It is an inspiration that goes beyond the ego. Revealing art in all its glory and retreating to forge its next chapters in silence again. The fruits of art here mean not only artistic creation, but also life choices, which are also art.”
Scheduled for release on 15 November 2024, via Profane Spirit Productions, "Thanatos" promises a dynamic evolution for Deus Mortem. While retaining their black metal roots, the album showcases a powerful blend of old-school rock and metal influences, with driving riffs, thunderous rhythm sections, and haunting melodies. It's a testament to the band's musical growth, showcasing a more versatile and powerful sound than ever before.
"Thanatos" is a concept album that confronts the complexities of human existence. It takes listeners on a transformative journey through illusory realities, unveiling hidden truths and stripping away the veils of deception. It's a testament to personal struggle and the power of the Black Flame.
Ahead of the album’s release, Deus Mortem will embark on a Polish tour with fellow black metal acts Venefices and Devilpriest starting on 31 October 2024. Fans attending the tour will have the exclusive opportunity to purchase the "Thanatos" CD before its official release date.
https://www.facebook.com/deusmortemofficial/
"Happy Ox is our vision of double guitar harmony in concert with
tight rhythm and solid rumbling drums and bass. Growl and edge-of-breakup
vocals act as extra spice. Composing and recording the song was a fun
experience, happening almost on its own. Happy Ox has been a work in progress
from 2020 and it’s nice to finally release it. The song, being a bit in major
key, gives a contrast to our more dark and melancholy songs." says Olli
Kuure (composer, lead guitar)
"The name “Happy Ox” comes from a suburban pub in our hometown, but soon got a life of its own much like many of our songs. The final lyrics are a mixture of anti-war and veganism — cannon and cow fodder. Frostbite Terror songs often turn both serious and comical subjects towards dark humor, in this case into blood sausage. The melodic and groovy background is perfect for howling like a bull, and I hope that joy is felt by the listener too." Continues Otso Turunen (lyrics, vocals, bass)
Biography:
Frostbite Terror is a melodic death metal newcomer from Turku, Finland. Since 2022 Frostbite Terror has combined melodeath, trashy riffing and symphonic arrangements. The songs subject both serious and comedic topics to dark humor. When playing live, Frostbite Terror conquers stages with their tight playing and spicy, yet melancholy riffs. Never turning down the chance to drin-, I mean gig, the band has toured backyard BBQ parties, Metallihelvetti summer party, Tampere community center and everything in between.
Line-up:
Olli Kuure / lead guitar
Otso Turunen / bass, vocals
Jerry Airikka / guitar, backing vocals
Kristo Rautavuori / drums
https://frostbiteterror.bandcamp.com
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Hailing from Itä-Rantakylä and founded in 2010, SÖLID WAZTE releases new material after a long break. The single called EVEN GODS FALL is a tribute to Lemmy Kilmister, who died in 2015.
Watch Even Gods Fall Music Video: https://youtu.be/r1rvBqnO690
Arg: – I wrote the song a couple of weeks after Lemmy passed away because I felt I had to pay homage to this man, whose life and deeds have had such an impact not only on our music but on a whole genre.
The song is also a hat tip to the original lineup of Motörhead. A keen ear can even find small nuances typical to ”Fast” Eddie Clarke and Phil ”Philthy Animal” Taylor.
Arg: – Originally we were going to release this song already in 2017, but then life got in the way. Now, after burnouts and other health problems, several rounds of covid and all that kind of shit, this masterpiece will finally be out. And it is only 2024!
Like the debut album, this song is mixed and mastered by Pekka Kupiainen, who is better known as the mixing engineer working with Michael Monroe.
Listen the single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/solid-wazte-gods
Biography:
Solid Waste (Sölid Wazte since 2024) was formed in 2010 when drummer Kire had waited long enough for his old friends Arg and Jukka to move to Helsinki. With similar musical backgrounds and over a several pints of white russians band soon started to work with material written earlier by Arg. With another friend Juha on bass first demos were recorded. Solid Waste's current line-up was complete when Arska joined on bass guitar. Solid Waste's musical goal was clear from day one: straightforward no-nonsense rock'n'roll with sing-a-long choruses. And this is what you get when you put Motörhead, Misfits, Ramones and Social Distortion in a blender. Solid Waste's self-titled debut album was released in May 2016. To keep the raw live-like feeling, the basic tracks were recorded live with vocals and some other krumelurer added later. In 2017 the band entered the studio hoping for a new release, and now in 2024 we will be able to enjoy the new material.
No panik no titanik.
Line-up:
Arg Kinnunen: vocals & guitar
Jukka Silvennoinen: guitar & vocals
Ari Lampinen: bass & vocals
Kire Karppanen: drums & vocals
https://www.facebook.com/solidwasteband
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions is set to release the new full-length album from Sweden's Death Metal/Grindcore necroholics GHOULHOUSE. FRESH OUT OF FLESH is up now for pre-order and will be released December 6th on CD and Digital formats along with merch.
Ghoulhouse returns to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions with the horrific new album Fresh Out Of Flesh! Sweden's own Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Ribspreader, Revolting, etc.) and Håkan Stuvemark (Wombbath) are back with a deadly vengeance, as Ghoulhouse unleash more old school rotten, crusty Grindcore/Death Metal.
Fresh Out Of Flesh is the long-awaited follow-up to the debut album Rigor Mortis Intermezzo, spewing forth 12 anthems of ghastly terror and torment... for true necroholics only! For fans of Autopsy, Boneyard, Coffins, Dismember, Exhumed, Impetigo, Haemorrhage, Gruesome Stuff Relish, Impetigo and Repulsion
Listen to the single "Graveyard Drive Thru" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u-lPuKtxAA
Tracklisting:
1. Fresh Out Of Flesh
2. The Morgue Scourge
3. You Could Do Worse (Than Riding In My Hearse)
4. Bizarre Impalement
5. Turned Inside Out
6. A Date With The Undead
7. Chainsaw Chili
8. Rancid Meat Addiction
9. Graveyard Drive-Thru
10. It Came From The Sewer
11. Cellar Feeder
12. Severed Head With Legs
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Originally released as a limited-edition cassette earlier this year, Alte Seelen is now offering these seven black metal rituals on CD. Order and stream the album now at https://alteseelen.bandcamp.com/album/scripture-of-the-woods
Tracklist:
1) Emerging Glare
2) Folk of the Blossoming Sky
3) Sommar
4) The Field's Arrival
5) Washed Away Among the Stones
6) Fiendish Lore
7) Moon's Melody of Death
Upon first viewing, the band's name, cover art, and logo, might give one reason to assume this is simply a blatant Sort Vokter ripoff. On the contrary, this debut mini album is a definite nod to the former legendary ‘necro’ act, but the music within has a certain vibe that serves as a tribute of sorts while standing on its own merits. Thus, Scripture of the Woods will surely appeal to fans of such legendary acts as the aforementioned Sort Vokter, as well as Ildjarn and the early works of Gorgoroth, while maintaining a primitive sound and style all their own.
Comprised of two prolific musicians, Azeruel Woldaeg and Collier d'ombre,
KVELDSTIMER delivers seven tracks of primitive, yet majestic, old-school black metal. The atmosphere and striking execution conjure whispers of the early 90's Norwegian scene!
KVELDSTIMER is:
Azeruel Woldaeg - all instruments
Collier d'ombre - vocals
https://www.alteseelen.com/
Get
ready for a Halloween treat that bites back! WEAPON OF PRIDE is
unleashing their second single, "AXEMAN," today.
Inspired by the notorious Axeman of New Orleans, who instilled fear in the
Crescent City in the early 20th century, this track will take you deep into the
mind of a chaotic force that thrives on fear.
Don’t miss the chance to experience this 'ax-cellent' track today
Stream the single: https://orcd.co/axeman
"Axeman" is the second single from the band's upcoming album, Beneath the Surface, which is due for release on December 13th, 2024.
So, as you're carving pumpkins or getting your Halloween on, crank up "Axeman": it’s heavy, it’s haunting, and it’s here to stay.
Weapon of Pride, a power trio from Phoenix, Arizona, has captivated audiences with their heavy riffs, thrashy tempos, and old-school vibe. Their discography includes the debut EP Retribution (2021) and the full-length album Taking Over (2023). Now, they’re gearing up to release their second album with WORMHOLEDEATH Records later this year.
Inspired by Stoner and Thrash Metal giants, Weapon of Pride blends Heavy, Thrash, Progressive, and Stoner Metal. The band features brothers Ryan Arnold (bass/vocals) and Logan Arnold (guitar), with Adam Duplack on drums.
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The debut album from epic metal band MYTHBEGOTTEN is now streaming and available for purchase! On their first outing, MYTHBGOTTEN promises to regale listeners with an aural tome filled with stories of legend, myth, and the macabre, collectively titled Tales from the UNSEELIE COURT.
Stream and order the album at https://mythbegotten.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from-the-unseelie-court
Hailing from the hills and woodlands of Central New York and New England, MYTHBEGOTTEN combines a love of legends old and new with a folk-inflected fusion of metal genres to arrive at a uniquely epic and melancholic melodic concoction.
The result is an eight-track journey that reaches Tolkien-esque levels of grandeur. The band offers an in-depth look at the inspiration behind Tales from the Unseelie Court.
"The key inspiration for the individual songs includes the Dullahan (an evil fey from Irish Mythology) which inspired the song "The Heedless Horseman", Sawney Bean (a legendary Scottish Cannibal and inspiration for "The Hills Have Eyes") which inspired the song "The Terror of Lothian", H.P. Lovecraft's "The Rats in The Walls" which inspired the song "Beneath Exham Priory", The Welsh Legend of the Wild Hunt which inspired the song "Mallt-y-Nos", the Arthurian legend of Merlin and the Dragons which inspired the song "Omen of Embers", The melancholy book 4 of Milton's "Paradise Lost" which inspired the song "The Fall", and the climactic Battle of the Pelennor Fields from Tolkien's "The Return of The King" which inspired the song "Of Wrath and Ruin". This is all rounded out by an arrangement of the classic Scots ballad "Twa Corbies" which brings together the old traditions of British Isles balladry with this modern sonic storytelling which MYTHBEGOTTEN bases its songwriting upon."
Experience more MYTHBEGOTTEN at https://www.youtube.com/@Mythbegotten
Tracklisting:
1. The Heedless Horseman
2. Omen of Embers
3. Mallt-y-Nos
4. Beneath Exham Priory
5. The Fall
6. The Terror of Lothian
7. Twa Corbies
8. Of Wrath and Ruin
The Journey So Far...
A decade ago in Syracuse, New York, Connor Hoffman, Daniel Barbour, and Joe Sopchak released the Stirling demo under their Folk/Power Metal fusion project Hounds of Annwn. Shortly thereafter, they performed their only live show at the Sturmfeier folk metal festival in Hamlin, New York, but with college and work taking priority, the three soon scattered throughout the Northeast. All knew, however, that there was much left undone, songs left unsung, and stories left untold.
In 2022, after years of sporadic songwriting and fits and starts of recording, the trio re-committed to bringing their vision of folk- and symphonic-infused Power Metal to fruition under the new moniker MYTHBEGOTTEN. This name was chosen for its elegant encapsulation of the band’s ethos: to chronicle the stories from myth, fantasy, and history that have inspired them.
Tales from the Unseelie Court is the first release from this reforged musical triumvirate and is centered around the folklore of the British Isles and literary fantasy, showcasing the eerie and macabre as well as the wondrous and heroic. Listeners feel as though they are sitting amidst a gathering of the Unseelie Fey Court, hearing great and terrible stories retold to the assembled congregation.
MYTHBEGOTTEN is excited to reveal its unique blend of metallic styles in this first eldritch release and looks forward to sharing tales even stranger and more wondrous with the world
Line-Up:
Dan Barbour – Lead Vocals
Connor Hoffman – Guitars, Backing Vocals, Additional Keyboards
Joe Sopchak – Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
https://www.facebook.com/MythbegottenBand/
NEWS 31.10.2024
MOTÖRHEAD veröffentlichen limitierte Auflage von „YE BOOK OF
INCONSEQUENTIAL SCRIBBLES“!
Lemmy war ein stolzer Kritzler und Schreiber, der im Laufe der Jahre viele Tagebücher füllte. Er hat immer gehofft, eine Sammlung seiner einzigartigen Einblicke ins Leben veröffentlicht zu sehen, und so ist Motörhead stolz darauf, die Veröffentlichung der auf 500 handnummerierte Stücke limitierten Auflage von “Ye Book Of Inconsequential Scribbles of Lemmy Kilmister 1st Esq.” anzukündigen, ein mit Spannung erwartetes Sammlerstück, das ausschließlich online verkauft wird. “Ye Book Of Inconsequential Scribbles” zeigt einige von Lemmys besten Kritzeleien und bietet einen ungefilterten Einblick in den Geist eines Mannes, dessen Sicht auf die Welt ironisch humorvoll und zeitlos vorausschauend war.
Jede Seite ist eine Hommage an Lemmys einzigartige Fähigkeit, das Leben und die Menschen, die es leben, mit seiner unverfälschten Einstellung und seinem schelmischen Sinn für Humor zu erfassen. Mit dieser limitierten Auflage wird nicht nur ein Wunsch von Lemmy erfüllt, sondern auch das wahre Wesen einer der einflussreichsten Figuren des Rock gewürdigt.
“Ye Book Of Inconsequential Scribbles” kann ab dem 23. Oktober im offiziellen Motörhead-Webshop vorbestellt werden. Jetzt schnell handeln und ein Exemplar sichern. https://shop-eu.imotorhead.com/collections/lemmy
Was für eine wunderbare Krönung des Motörhead-Monats Oktober, der passenderweise auch am 25.10. mit dem Release der aufwendig kuratierten Box “WE TAKE NO PRISONERS” aufwartet!
"We Take No Prisoners – The Singles 1995–2006" als Sammlung von A- und B-Seiten im DELUXE 7” SET, als Doppel-CD sowie in digitaler Form. “We Take No Prisoners – The Singles 1995–2006" ist ab 25. Oktober 2024 erhältlich.
Jetzt vorbestellen: https://motorhead.lnk.to/prisoners
Technical death metal band Fleshbore have preorders up now for their exciting new full length just in time for their US tour which is currently going on (flyer below). If you're into catchy, aggressive and vibrant tech death, you can't go on with life without it. Please find info about the release on Bandcamp at https://fleshboreband.bandcamp.com/album/painted-paradise
FLESHBORE – “PAINTED PARADISE”
For
fans of
- Archspire, Allegaeon, Psycroptic, The Zenith Passage, Soreption
Fleshbore have crafted a tech death album that is unrelenting from the get go. It's packed to the brim with riffs and to make things overwhelming, they offer innumerable variations and deliver it with rare, staggering intensity. The vocals are straight up furious; the frontman delivers both hoarse growls and deep grunts in a rapid stuttering style, interspersing it all with raspy vocals to suit the constantly shifting moods of the album. The music has an inherent momentum, oscillating violently between the sped up technical parts and progressive passages providing brief respite, and spicing things up with brutal death metal bits along the way. It's not just fast tech death; it's full-bodied intricate death metal, carefully and thoughtfully composed, and flawlessly executed. 'Painted Paradise' is an album that's also remarkably catchy and even memorable despite the ever-intensifying chaos. There are parts that will stand out from the cascade of riffs in every song and will have the listener delightfully coming back for more. Fleshbore have imbibed the best parts of the style and reimagined it in their vision, and spew out the volatile concoction forcefully as a fiery, acerbic projectile that ends up being some of the most exhilarating music in recent times.
Line up:
Michael McGinley - Guitar
Michael O’Hara - Vocals
Cole Chavez - Guitar
Cole Daniels (Demon King) – Bass
Other Personnel:
Robin Stone (Evilyn, Norse) - Session Drums
Jackson Ward - Mixing and Mastering
Mark Erskine - Art
Track listing
1. Setting Sun
2. The World
3. Target Fixation
4. Wandering Twilight
5. Inadequate
6. The Ancient Knowledge
7. Painted Paradise
8. Laplace's Game
Release date - January 24th, 2024
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Thank you very much! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
Sweden's melodic death trio AGAINST I have shared a new track off their upcoming album, Songs for the DYING.
The band goes in-depth on their new single, "A Hymn for the End":
"'A Hymn for the End' is a celebration of the end of mankind. It is a song for the dead or those soon to be. This track features remnants of the old industrial sound of early AGAINST I and serves as a bridge on the album, where some of the riffs really push it forward as a contrast rounding things up."
Stream "A Hymn for the End" now at https://tfreco.bandcamp.com/album/a-hymn-for-the-end-2
Songs for the Dying picks up where Destruction Lullaby - released in May 2024 - left off. The album offers lethal doses of aggressive and melodic death tinged with shades of industrial and atmospheric metal.
AGAINST I will release Songs for the Dying on November 29. Pre-order the album at https://tfreco.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-the-dying
Tracklisting
:
1. Bound in Blood
2. Depraved Lust
3. A Hymn for the End
4. Crimson Queen
5. Eternal Slumber
6. From the Beyond
7. Father of Lies
8. Judgement of the Damned
9. Praise the Dead
10. Scorched Earth
11. The Blackest Night
AGAINST I was founded in 2022 by Fredrik Keith Croona known as vocalist and founder of Cynical Existence and ex-vocalist of Menschdefekt. Together with Mathias Back (guitars) and Anders Ström (drums), they fuse elements of metal and hints of electronic parts into a cacophony of aggression and melodies.
In 2023 the band released their debut album Carnival of Excess on Advoxya Records. 2024 saw the release of two EPs, Perfect Smile and the follow-up Destruction Lullaby, which took the band in an entirely new direction.
Line-Up:
Fredrik Keith Croona - vocals
Mathias Back - guitars
Anders Ström - drums
https://www.facebook.com/againstIband
Canberra (AU) - Australian-based Symphonic Death Metal band, Project: ULTIMATE SATAN, will release their highly anticipated debut album, THE OPUS SATANAS, November 29 on Eschatonic Records!
A lyric video for "Nocturne Immortalis," the third and final single taken from The Opus Satanas, is a celebration and final observance of those who always were and have always been. Check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trsYtCmZOtc
Project: Ultimate Satan was formed late 2019. The band features Eschatonic Records alumni from Inhuman Remnants, Black Mountain, Terravorous, Unholy Vendetta and Somnium Nox.
The Opus Satanas was forged amidst the Fires and Plagues of 2020 and 2021. As Project: Ultimate Satan sought to push the sonic possibilities of their unique blend of Blackened Death Metal, they focused on the inclusion of more symphonic elements, orchestrations and lyrical content that would honour those that called to them from across the vast depths of the cosmos.
July 2022 saw the release of their first single "Symphony Es Infernus," an auspicious ode to Lillith Liftoach. However, due to further outbreaks, lockdowns and restrictions, their accompanying live rituals would be restricted to the ACT and the South Coast regions.
February 2024 saw the release of their second single "The Infallible Void." The song is a sonic exploration and meditations on the darkness within us all.
Track
Listing:
1. Symphony Es Infernus
2. Humanity's Last Breath
3. Is This How Freedom Dies
4. The Infallible Void
5. Footprints in the Sans of Time
6. Nocturne Immortalis
Pre-order: https://projectultimatesatan.bandcamp.com/album/the-opus-satanas
Credits:
Recorded at Studio Decay.
Produced by JDecay.
Mixed and Mastered by Gibb at Gibbenez Music.
Cover Design and Borders by Hans Trasid at Dis-Art Design.
P:US Logo and Emblem by Wappenschmied.
Line-up:
Scottanic – Vocals
Ashahalasin – Bass
JDecay – Guitars, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Dazferatu – Keys, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Amorasche – Drums, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Contributing Artists:
Vocals from Jem
Guitars by Calcifur (Terravorous)
Lead Guitars by Nekros the Black (Ex-Inhuman Remnants)
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PESTILENT SCARS is a five-piece melodic death metal band from Oulu. All members are between 18 and 19 years old. The band's central themes focus on melodic songwriting, pure emotion, tight gigs and overall the old school way of getting around.
The band is about to release their debut album MEADOWS OF MISFORTUNE on January 17th 2025 via Inverse Records.
The second single 'A Reaching Hand' is out today on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/pestilent-hand
"Mostly my writing comes straight from the heart. When I write music it has to come naturally. Melodies are very important to me and that's why we have lot of melodic riffs in our songs. It tells you a story, it's not basic death metal. I feel like I can show much more about myself with melodies. It's something that I do. I don't think a lot about which bands have inspired me, but i have to say that gothenburg's melodic death metal scene from 90's has inspired me a lot. But our music still has that Finnish melancholy. Both Finnish and Swedish melodic death metal is very important to me."- Guitarist/Songwriter, Elias Vierimaa
Biography:
Pestilent Scars was born in the winter of 2022/2023. The band has had the same line-up for almost its entire existence. Pestilent Scars released their first single "Deceitful Phoenix" in the summer of 2023. The single was a relative success. Deceitful Phoenix" was followed by "All On My Own" in the autumn of the same year.
The band played several live shows in 2023 and 2024, which were energetic and showcased the band's overall idea. At their last gig the band performed their forthcoming album "Meadows Of Misfortune". The album will be released in early 2025.
Strictly limited CD is now available on https://inverse-records.myshopify.com/products/pestilent-scars-meadows-of-misfortune-cd-pre-order
Track list:
01. Into The Meadows
02. Internal Torment
03. Golden Maiden
04. Deceitful Phoenix
05. Unreality
06. A Reaching Hand
07. Democide
08. All On My Own
09. In Search Of Reason
10. False Messiah
Album cover by Topi Ilmola
Line-up:
Pasi Matinolli - Vocals
Elias Vierimaa - Guitars
Artturi Kauppi - Drums
Sampo Jylhä - Bass
Topi Ilmola - Guitars
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Pre-order:
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Speaking to the new album, GIGAN’s founding member, guitarist, sole-songwriter and lyricist; Eric Hersemann, had this to say: “Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus is a perfect expression of where GIGAN is as a band and where we are headed into the future. Like all GIGAN songs, our emphasis is on creativity and limitless imagination, while still working within the realms of interwoven madness and colorful technicality combined with the oppressive elements of misanthropic dissonance and crushing brutality. Any fan of GIGAN, or any fan of genuine Metal music that is completely fearless and without pretentious delivery, is in for a mind-bending treat.”
Track
Listing:
1. Trans-Dimensional Crossing of the Alta-Tenuis
2. Ultra-Violet Shimmer and Permeating Infra-sound
3. Square Wave Subversion
4. Emerging Sects of Dagonic Acolytes
5. Katabatic Windswept Landscapes
6. Erratic Pulsitivity and Horror
7. The Strange Harvest of the Baganoids
8. Ominous Silhouettes Cast Across Gulfs of Time
Credits:
All music, lyrics, vocal patterns and concepts: Eric Hersemann.
Recorded and mixed by Sanford Parker at Palisades Studio and the Hypercube in Chicago, IL.
Mastered by Collin Jordan at Boiler Room.
All album art and layout: Max Winter (Teratogen)
Line-up:
Eric Hersemann - All electric, acoustic and bass guitars, theremin, otomatone, synths, lyrics, concepts and madness.
Nathan Cotton - Drums, percussion and Sunny weather.
Jerry Kavouriaris - Vocals and violence.
Bio:
Since 2005, GIGAN has been an unsung vanguard of abstract and creatively dissonant extreme metal. Pushing boundaries and never compromising the artistic vision throughout the debut EP and subsequent four full-length albums has led GIGAN to be considered an unwavering force of both innovation and extremity.
It has been almost seven years since GIGAN has released new music and the time spent away has only honed and sharpened the still-deadly blades of creativity for which GIGAN has always been known; while also infusing fresh elements not yet heard within the GIGAN Universe. The results of GIGAN’s current hard work is the new beast of an album entitled Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus.
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Bio
DUSTBORN is a Czech band, originally playing symphonic death metal, thematically influenced by post-apocalyptic and hard sci-fi stories. The band emerged from the ashes of the band Desire for Sorrow, with founding members Jon, Johny and Vlajda (ex. DfS), Dan (Arthemion), Aaron and Venca (ex. Of the Woods, Pyromann).
In 2018, DUSTBORN recorded its first EP in the SONIDOS studio in Brno, entitled MMXVIII. The EP saw initial release only as digital download in form of individual singles, but in 2019 it was also released as a physical CD under the Narcoleptica Productions label. The CD version includes an instrumental bonus track in addition to the original digital release. MMXVIII also features two music videos for the singles Mind Astray and Depths, produced by Marek Frodys Pytlik (Postcards from Arkham).
Just before the recording of the debut album Dethroned, guitarist Aaron and vocalist Venca left the band, which greatly complicated the recording process. Guitar recording was largely taken over by the talented guitarist Marek Ciml and the position behind the microphone was taken over by Johny, who has remained behind the microphone permanently ever since. The album Dethroned, released in 2019 under the czech label Metalgate, has garnered positive reactions from fans and critics alike. The album also appeared in the Ceny Britva nominations in the Album of the Year category, for example.
Shortly after the release, Tom (ex. Marked As An Enemy) came on as a guitarist. The band, oxygenated with new blood, released the third official music video for the opening single River Stained Red, directed by Mejla Basel (Mejla Prod. - Machine Head, Krabathor, Hypnos)
With new material and a new show, the band hit the road to support Dethroned. They went on to play several successful shows at clubs and festivals in the Czech Republic and abroad, followed by a lull caused by the global pandemic.
At the end of 2022, DUSTBORN reappeared with two singles, The Sun God and Hodina, recorded live at Ambit 1084 studio in Český Krumlov. Both singles suggested a certain retreat from symphonic death metal, yet retained the band's distinct personality.
In 2023, the band returns to the concert stage while preparing new material for a second full-length album, much of which was written during the pandemic. Given that our previous collaboration with the Ambit1084 studio had been fruitful, the second LP has been produced there as well. The new material moves a bit more into the black metal waters and nods in the direction of older Norwegian black metal records. Nonetheless, both the sound and the music of the album had been approached in a less orthodox manner, with frequent entries from other metal sub-genres. Album comes out on October 10th, 2024 digitally on all main streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music, ...) and a month later on a physical CD as well.
https://www.youtube.com/@dustborn
https://www.facebook.com/DUSTBORNofficial
Born from the cold, concrete streets of Krakow, Poland’s PANDEMIC are an old-school thrash/speed metal band that have been a rising force in the underground scene since their formation in 2015. Despite facing a rocky start with frequent lineup changes, a founder's death, and periods of inactivity, PANDEMIC found their footing in 2018 with a solid lineup.
Their
debut EP, Deaf Nite, dropped in September 2018, serving up four blistering
tracks that showcased PANDEMIC's raw power and aggression. Staying true to
their roots, they followed up with the single Where The Devil Says
Goodnite in 2020, a two-track release. By 2023, the band had finally
released their first full-length, Crooked Mirror. PANDEMIC’s relentless
pace continued with the recording of their second album, Phantoms, in
early 2024.
Pushing the boundaries of their sound and further establishing their place in the Polish metal underground, PANDEMIC’s second album should surely spread their name across the international metal map. Neither too conveniently classified as thrash nor as speed metal, Phantoms marries thrashing riffs to a dynamic style of metal that indeed speeds from time to time but, more often than not, has the gleaming contours and drama of paradigmatic ‘80s power-thrash. The deeper one goes into Phantoms, the more he will find PANDEMIC’s mastery spread across differing styles of songcraft; while everything coalesces into a unified album experience, each song here maintains its own unique character rather than simply repeating the same formula for eight-plus tracks. Credit for that comes through each member bringing a distinct pedigree to the table, with guitarist Wiktor Lobarzewski also shredding for GALLOWER, fellow six-stringer Marcin Konieczny laying down the riffs for Roadhog, and drummer Filip Worek beating the skins for Horned Cült. Completed by bassist Gniewko Jelski’s rough and rowdy but articulate vocals, PANDEMIC are the proverbial well-oiled machine – with oil of ‘80s vintage, of course!
Primed to take that machine further, be it the underground festivals they’ve been tearing up or shows on domestic soil, PANDEMIC hereby unleash Phantoms!
Line-up:
Marcin Konieczny - Guitars
Wiktor Lobarzewski - Guitars
Gniewko Jelski - Vocals, Bass
Filip Worek - Drums
Artwork:
Grace Xiii
Release date:
20th December 2024
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on bone colored vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
Australian
Death Metal brutes GUTLESS gave us one of 2018’s filthiest demos.
Two years later, we saw a split release with Mortal Wound. Now, six years after
that demo, we are finally getting the debut album. Strap in; this one is going
to be nauseating…
Instantly they cave in your skull with maniacal riffing and unrelenting drum assaults. If you can’t withstand the might of Death Metal, turn back fast. The equally violent vocal attack will seal the deal as the insanity creeps further into the cemetery, searching for prey. GUTLESS has that perfect blend of old-school savagery while retaining their personality and sound that doesn’t feel like a diluted version of a superior band. Snap-neck rhythms and visceral grinding warfare will certainly have even the seasoned maniac tearing at their flesh in morbid ecstasy as this short but sweet opus erupts pus into their ear canal.
Stream the album's first single "Viral Infection" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx-dB8ID31Y
Pre-order High Impact Violence at:
www.darkdescentrecords.com/shop
https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/high-impact-violence
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If you need more convincing, take a look at that cover art; reminiscent of the 90s while striking in its own right. You had better believe the album is just as damaging as that brick. Contorting and convulsing into tormenting visions of the macabre, GUTLESS contradicts their name by dragging out your entrails repeatedly across eight indomitable cuts of sadism and brutality. The underground still has plenty of bite down under and these fiends proudly showcase one of the nastiest examples you will hear this year!”
GUTLESS is:
Joe Steele - Bass
Ollie Ballantyne - Drums
Tom Caldwell - Guitars/Vocals
Allan Stacey - Guitars
www.darkdescentrecords.com
www.mesacounojo.com
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"While I love LOVE Max's vocals, they have so much girth that they take up quite a frequency range," says Paul Plumeri, the band's primary songwriter and guitarist. "We wanted to choose our most proggy, layered tracks, and do a special instrumental mix and master so people could hear the rich tapestry of counterpoint and varied instrumentation."
The instrumental edition of Receptor will be available on all major streaming platforms and Bandcamp on November 20.
The EP was mixed by AJ Viana at AJ Viana Productions and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. It features performances from Kenny Grohowski, Kevin Paradis, Sydney Kjerstad, and the West European Symphony Orchestra.
Track
Listing:
1) Praefatio / The Liminal Carapace
2) Ein
3) Supplicant
4) Reverie
5) Pitchtongue Vesper
6) The Sputtering Torch
OWDWYR is a technical death metal band based in the United States. Their music is a unique blend of extreme metal, jazz, classical, and progressive influences. Their debut album, 'Receptor,' was released to critical acclaim in 2023.
Band Members:
Paul Plumeri Jr. - Guitars, Composition, and Programming
Chris Williams - Bass
Max Lichtman - Vocals and Lyrics
https://www.facebook.com/owdwyr
Polish black metal band CZORT return with their third full-length album "MONUMENTY". The album will be released via Pagan Records on 29 November 2024 in CD, Vinyl and Digital formats.
The entire album was recorded and mixed last fall at Impressive Art studio in Porąbka by Przemysław Nowak.
The sound on "Monumenty" is an evolution of the band's past work on "W czeluść" (2022 split released via Godz ov War Productions), "Apostoł" (2020 album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions) and "Czarna ewangelia" (2018 debut album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions). In 2019, Czort also released a split entitled "Under the White Flame" with Mordhell, Occultum and Dagorath.
In Slavic mythology, Czort (or chort) is considered to be a demon of total evil, with horns, hooves, a skinny tail, and a pig-face.
Tracklist
1. Paroksyzm Ludzkości
2. Zjawa
3. Kuźnia Materii
4. Oczyma Monumentu
5. Zmaganie Rdzeniem Istnienia
6. Cyborium Zgnilizny i Brudu
7. 23.58.30
8. Antynatalizm Boga
9. Ubóstwo Idei
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https://www.facebook.com/czortbluznierca
Hailing
from Greece, modern Death metal act CAELESTIA signed a deal with
Wormholedeath for the CD release of their EP "INFERNALIA".
The word “Infernalia” is the exact antonym of “Caelestia” and marks the band's foundation to a more extreme and guitar-riff-based modern death metal style (with melodic & black metal passages). The EP consists of 4 tracks, which are indicative of the band’s new musical direction, aimed at reintroducing the band to the public. In terms of lyrics, the band explores a wide array of dark subjects, spanning from grim historical events to horror/dark literature, or insidious states of the human mind. Orchestral parts are still part of the music, but now they serve more as introductions or intervals, and not as the main foundation like in the ‘regigad’ releases. Prominent guitar riffs and variating bass lines intertwine with each other, setting the frame in which extreme drumming unfolds, outlining the clear and direct new song.
A little more than 10 years after its initial formation, and spanning two full albums and a 2-track single, the Athens-based quartet decided to redirect its style from symphonic female-fronted dark metal to extreme metal, encompassing modern death metal standards with melodic black metal passages.
Having shared the stage with major metal acts like Katatonia, The Vision Bleak, ArchEnemy, Draconian, Insomnium, Tribulation, and Carach Angren at domestic shows, the band embarked on shows abroad, taking part in festivals in Belgium (MEVF) and Slovakia, but also in a European Tour (2019) with an all-Norwegian billing, consisting of Vulture Industries, Helheim, and Madder Mortem.
The band’s current lineup consists of: Vassilis Thomas (guitars), Marc Reign (drums, ex-Destruction, ex-Morgoth), Pantelis "Lordwinter" Daskalelos (vocals), and Stelios Tragos (bass).
www.youtube.com/@CaelestiaOfficial
https://linktr.ee/caelestiaband
FORGED IN BLACK – “FORGED IN BLACK MMXXIV”
Label: Fighter Records
Release Date: December 3rd 2024
Genre: Heavy Metal
For fans of: Queensrÿche | Judas Priest | Vicious Rumors | Solitude Aeternus
It’s time to head back to the forge, to the place where it all began, where the smith first brought the hammer down upon the anvil, tempering the British steel that would become Forged In Black! It’s time to celebrate 15 years of real heavy metal, 15 years of indefatigable spirit and musical power! It’s time to reach back into the past and draw the earliest creations of Forged In Black from the cold ashes and thrust them back into the fire, reinvigorating the hellion screams and contagious riff attacks! It’s time for Forged In Black to be born again!
It was 2009 when the first line-up of Forged In Black was assembled, originally under the name Merciless Fail – a moniker that was soon abandoned as the sheer strength of the young band’s material became apparent. After relentless work in the rehearsal room and on the stage, by 2013 the rebranded Forged In Black were ready to record their debut, self-titled album – and it is that monumental piece of history that has now been remastered and expanded, adorned in rejuvenated artwork and unleashed again in celebration of fifteen years at the forge! Over the decade and a half of their existence Forged In Black have performed at Bloodstock Open Air and Hammerfest, graced the stage of the legendary Camden Underworld with the likes of Diemonds and metal legends Demon; they have worked with top producers like Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath etc) and Romesh Dodangoda (Motörhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine etc) and had their recorded works lavished in praise by major magazines such as Zero Tolerance and Powerplay. What better way to mark their achievements than with a powerful new version of the album that started it all? Songs like the eponymous anthem ‘Forged In Black’ itself and the epic ‘Accusations Of The Innocent’ remain important elements of the Forged live show to this day, absolute fan favourites that now sound better than ever with the muscular remastering work of Marcus Stock (Alcest, Green Carnation, Marché Funebre etc). The album’s tracklisting has also been expanded with the addition of two early EP title tracks, ‘The Tide’ and ‘The Exodus’ from 2013 and 2014 respectively; both prime slices of Forged In Black metal, these forgotten classics now have the platform they have always deserved – remastered and heavier than ever!
The original Forged In Black album artwork has been reimagined in vibrant fashion by the band’s guitarist Andy Songhurst, an acclaimed professional tattoo artist in his life away from the forge. The elements of the image will be instantly familiar to longstanding fans of the original album, but the style and approach make the cover fresh and impactful, ablaze with new life and colour - just like the songs it accompanies. Forged In Black Remastered MMXXIV will be released on December 3rd by Fighter Records, on CD and digital formats – and the hammer will land with a force unparalleled, a might like never before!
Line-up:
Chris Stoz Storozynski - Lead Vocals
Andy Songhurst - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
Kieron Rochester - Bass and Vocals
Tim Chandler - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
Oliver Gill – Drums
Featured on the original recordings:
Kev Rochester – Drums
Rob Chaplin – Guitars
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http://www.forgedinblack.com/
https://www.facebook.com/forgedinblacks
Watch the music video to the track "Cold. Tenebrous.
Evil": https://youtu.be/Woo6T6JPmU8
Pre-order "Death's Soliloquy" physical formats (Ltd Gold Vinyl, Ltd Red/Black Marble Vinyl, Black Vinyl & Deluxe Digipak CD):
https://ante-inferno.bandcamp.com/album/deaths-soliloquy
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Pre-save "Death's Soliloquy" on Spotify: https://RecordU.lnk.to/Deaths_Soliloquy
Kai, the band’s lyricist, vocalist and guitarist, said: “As a child, I was fascinated by the lurid covers of some of my dad’s books — in particular, his volumes of H.P. Lovecraft stories. My favourite was possibly the cover of Dagon and Other Macabre Tales, which depicted a horrid, little, grinning impish creature sitting atop a tower of gore-soaked, decapitated heads, their mouths hung open in a death yawn. I’ve been a morbid little fuck for as long as I can remember... Anyway, the song is less inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft than by that particular cover. A foul, inhuman thing that resides in the marshland and sadistically murders those foolish enough to enter its abode. A little more supernatural than the subjects of the other songs on the album, it is no-less macabre in the grim tale it recounts.”
Now with a fully established line-up, the four-piece have delivered a malevolent hammer strike to the face of all who thought they would continue to mellow after the success of the atmospheric and otherworldly second album "Antediluvian Dreamscapes". "Death’s Soliloquy" harnesses the bestial might of traditional black metal and intricately weaves it with the haunting majesty of the atmospheric sound the band is known for, and in doing so takes the listener on an anguished, hysterical descent into the blackened emptiness of the grave.
“Death’s Soliloquy” is an exploration of lyricist Kai’s journey through depression and hopelessness, through obsessive thoughts of the most morbid and macabre nature — thoughts of self-destruction interwoven with the most appalling nightmares, broken hopes and unacted desires. As old lives are shed and new lives struggle to take form, there is always a war raging within and without — a war that can never truly be won but may, at any moment, be lost for all eternity…
The band previously released an artwork video for the album’s opening track “The Cavernous Blackness of Night”.
https://vendetta-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/vendettacult
https://www.facebook.com/ANTEINFERNO/
We’re very proud to announce the imminent release of "CONQUERING THE MOST HIGH" - debut MLP from French satanic death metal horde INFERNALIVM, a new entity of absolute sonic brutality conceived from within the French orthodox satanic movement, and featuring members of its elite underground from bands like Novae Militiae, Merrimack, Benighted, and Ritualization.
The
abominable debut offering has officially been previewed by respected
underground metal blog Invisible Oranges, who in premiering the song “Ashes
of the Saints” have remarked how the track “sallies out with the
band's full genre-eroding arsenal behind it, packing in plenty of death metal
absolutely steeped in their dire atmosphere“, and how the EP “within four
songs runs a gamut from brutal death metal to dismal tremolo-picked
dirges, unifying it all under a banner of abject Satanism and speaker-testing volume”-
you can check out the feature and song here https://www.invisibleoranges.com/infernalivm/
Through these four tracks of dark, sanguinary, and inescapable technical dark death metal tyranny, the specter of Immolation, Dead Congregation, Nile, Adversarial, Arkhon Infaustus and Morbid Angel is evoked with unseen mastery, while the genre’s mutated silhouette is at the same time disfigured and retraced within the novel realms of France’s most intransigent satanic inner circle, materializing nothing less than an authentic horror of creation. The result is a dissonant, bludgeoning beast seething with all the might and power of the antichrist. A dark and violent abomination with an immensely evil and antihuman atmosphere and an infernal aura casting massive, ominous shadows across the face of European death metal and sending a clear message on the magnitude of things to come.
"Conquering the Most High" is slated for a November 29 2024 release worldwide via Sentient Ruin on LP, CD, MC and digital, and all formats are now preorderable via all our channels.
Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
https://sentientruin.com/releases/infernalivm-conquering-the-most-high
https://sentientruin.com/bands#/infernalivm
Welcome
to DEADLY MAGIC, a new project by Messerschmitt vocalist / guitarist Maik
Jegszenties. While Messerschmitt reside on the classic thrash and speed metal
spectrum, there is another musical passion for Maik: old US metal, particuarly
the more progressive end of it. Think early Queensrÿche, Sanctuary, Crimson
Glory, Fates Warning, and Powerslave-era Iron Maiden…sound tempting? If
so, then you need to hear …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth ASAP!
For years, Maik was writing music that was different from Messerschmitt, but never attempted to bring it to life. As the world shut down in 2020, locations were forced to close and bands were forced to take a break; during this, Maik came up with an idea to start a little project. Some songs and many ideas lay around for several years, and finally the time had come to finish those pieces. Several circumstances delayed the whole project, and it took around a year to complete four songs and another year to record it. While Maik handled all songwriting as well as guitar and leads, joining him in DEADLY MAGIC are Thorben Schulz on lead guitar, Yannic Zwinscher on bass, Daniel Behle on drums, and the extraordinary vocals of one Alexis Roy-Petit.
Totaling 24 incredibly epic minutes, …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth is an infinitely ascending spire of dark, alluring energy – and, indeed, DEADLY MAGIC! With absurdly sharp execution, the quintet proceed to weave tales of high fantasy and grim allegory; you can nearly see the wizards and warriors across this sonic landscape. Each track is always moving, ever shifting, but with a path as crystal-clear as the production. Even when the chops reach a fever pitch of dazzling dizziness, there’s bountiful motifs and hooks to hang on to; the dynamic shading both provides breathing room and a deeper emotional center. Atop it all are the sorcerous vocals of Alexis Roy-Petit, who could be a dead ringer for both Bruce Dickinson and Geoff Tate circa 1984!
From bursting beginning to climatic conclusion, …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth remains a wholly engrossing journey, rendered with the passion & precision of classic progressive power metal. DEADLY MAGIC has been cast!
Line-up:
Maik Jegszenties – Guitars & Leads
Thorben Schulz – Lead Guitar
Yannic Zwinscher – Bass Guitar
Daniel Behle – Drums
Alexis Roy-Petit – Vocals
Artwork:
Dreamcreatures
Release date:
20th December 2024
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on deep purple vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
MCD edition with sticker, obi
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https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions welcome Immortal Force with their debut album Mystic Seance Unrealities! Hailing from Western Canada, this four-piece Death Metal band worships the old analog metal sound, the filthiest horror flicks of the '80s, and anything bizarre, absurd, and menacing! On Mystic Seance Unrealities, these Canadian freaks forego false trends and instead create something timeless, as seen through an otherworldly lens, with themes such as heinous crimes committed without method; dissecting the prophesied departure from life; propagation of extraterrestrial lifeforms; life manifested and subsequently uncreated.
Mystic Seance Unrealities takes listeners through ten devilish tracks of obscure Thrashing Death Metal steeped in abstract ideas & peculiar affairs and features artwork by Paolo Girardi (Power Trip, Revocation, The Black Dahlia Murder). Immortal Force also unleashes two covers, one by the mighty Napalm Death and one by gore masters Carcass.
For congregants of all that's unknown and macabre, Immortal Force's debut is a MUST-listen for fans of Master, Nunslaughter, Pestilence, Demilich, Impetigo, Mortician, Deicide, Timeghoul and all late 80's/early 90's EVIL!!!!
Listen to the single "Mass Murder Meat Market" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr8zgrq7lXg
Tracklisting:
1. Hospice Carnage
2. Midnight Bloodsplatter
3. Mass Murder Meat Market
4. Suffer The Children (Napalm Death cover)
5. Termination Imminent
6. The Visitor
7. Lycanthropic Miscreant
8. Open-Casket Gangbang
9. Ruptured In Purulence (Carcass cover)
10. Uncreate The Neverspawn
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Ghost Cult Magazine has provided the exclusive premiere for "Compactor." You can watch the video now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr8zgrq7lXg
Incineration Day is due out on November 22. The album is a collaborative effort between Estonia-based musician Madis Jalakas and US-based drummer Sean Rehmer (Dejecter). Pre-order Incineration Day at https://thunraz.bandcamp.com/album/incineration-day
Tracklisting:
1) Tyrant
2) Compactor
3) Fragile Automata
4) Incinerator
5) The Day After
6) Eastern Promises
7) Spiritual Self-Surgery
Vocals, guitars & production for Incineration Day were done by Madis Jalakas in Tallinn, Estonia. Drums were recorded by Sean Rehmer at Storm Crow Studio in Kansas City, Missouri.
An experimental death metal project headed by Madis Jalakas, THUNRAZ (thunder in Proto-Germanic) seeks to align itself with primal forces in order to break through personal, philosophical, and musical barriers. Most of the time a solo effort, other times with the aid of different musicians, THUNRAZ has released five uncompromising records since 2018. Incineration Day is the first to feature Kansas City-based drummer Sean Rehmer.
THUNRAZ is:
Madis Jalakas - guitar/vocals
Sean Rehmer - drums
https://www.facebook.com/thunrazmetal/
Swedish death metal legends Paganizer have come up with what's easily among the best albums of their illustrious career. They have the knack of infusing compulsively catchy parts in their songs and the latest song to be premiered is no different. You can find the No Clean Singing premiere at https://www.nocleansinging.com/2024/08/30/an-ncs-premiere-paganizer-world-scythe/
"They still bring the ferocity for sure, but emotionally affecting (and hook-laden) melodies have a central place, as do stylistic influences beyond the bounds of conventional Swedish death metal, and every song proves to be strikingly dynamic in its evolution."
PAGANIZER - “FLESH REQUIEM”
For
fans of
- Entombed, Dismember, Edge of Sanity, Desultory, Abscession, Typhonian, Vanhelgd
Swedish death metal veterans Paganizer only seem to get better with age. Where most bands mellow down or start repeating themselves in a mechanical way, Paganizer's music has increasingly become more nuanced. They are able to express themselves far more effectively, both when swinging the axe and also when conjuring up the soul-tearing melodies out of thin air. They're stepping out of their own shadow and imbuing their music with emotive tunes which work exceedingly well because of the contrast with the heavier parts. It's naturally done too, part of taking the sound ahead rather than forcibly altering it. The result is a sound that is superbly tempered; a glorious, progressive alternating between the bone-splintering music and tuneful expressions of the innermost feelings. 'Flesh Requiem' has some of the best songs written by the band, a varied mix of the kind of music you've come to expect from the band and some refreshing epic ones, and with so many of them getting seared in your memory after listening to it, it's easy to regard the album as among the finest in their extensive discography.
Line up
Rogga Johansson - Guitars, Vocals
Dennis Blomberg - Lead Guitars
Martin Klasén - Bass
Matthias Fiebig - Drums
Artwork by Mariusz Lewandowski (Devenial Verdict)
Track listing
1. Life of Decay
2. Meat Factory
3. Flesh Requiem
4. Hunger For Meat
5. Viking Supremacy
6. World Scythe
7. Fare Thee Well (Burn In Hell)
8. Necromonolithic
9. The Pyroclastic Excursions
10. Just Another Doomsday
11. Suffer Again
12. Skeletons
Release date - November 1st, 2024
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https://www.facebook.com/paganizersweden
Thank you very much! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
They just released a lyric video for the title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IMFM8DD43o
Colorado death/thrashers started in 2015. In 2021 they debuted with “The Great Betrayal”. Three years later, enter drummer extraordinaire, Fabio Alessandrini (Annihilator, Bonfire) the sophomore record is released. Tides Of Technocracy AD 2024 is a fierce death/thrash outfit, not without some black metal elements. Instrumentally, of course. Lyrically they’re far from nonsense, as their topics include technofascism, surveillance capitalism, transhumanism.
https://www.facebook.com/TidesofTechnocracy/
Blackened death metal project BODYBUILDER blasts through the veil of reality with the mind-bending lyric video for "SEPARATING TWINS." This twisted journey is a foretaste of what's to come from the EP, "THERE'S NO THERE, THERE," set to assault your senses on November 15, 2024.
The album “There’s No There, There” is inspired by sleep paralysis, night terrors and hallucinations. The album's concept deals with the struggle of finding awareness of one’s self in a state of cosmic collapse. The lyrics are delivered as a conversation conveying mental sanity and an effort to overcome a confused state of self-dissociation.
https://bodybuilder.bandcamp.com/album/unknown-kadath
It
was but May of the cursed year of 2020 when HEXENBRETT truly came into their
own with their shockingly masterful debut album, Zweite Beschwörung: Ein
Kind zu töten, courtesy of DYING VICTIMS. While the enigmatic duo of Josto
Feratu and Scarlettina Bolétte had definitely turned heads with the Erste
Beschwörung demo in 2019, their debut album’s idiosyncratic kaleidoscope of
Varathron, Jean Rollin, Danzig, Goblin, and Van Halen emerged as completely
unique and unlike little else around.
Predictably unpredictable, HEXENBRETT returned the following year with Intermezzo dei quattro coltelli nudi, a crazed ‘n’ crazy EP that was the result of canceled concerts and tours. As suggested by its title, the record was no "beschwörung" but, rather, an intermezzo: for the first time in the then-brief history of HEXENBRETT, this EP did not feature performances by the duo but, instead, the live line-up for 2020 – of course, under the watchful eyes and ears of the clandestine couple. A split EP with fellow Austrian eccentrics Hagzissa followed in 2022, with the duo returning to recorded format.
Josto and Scarlettina continued to refuse playing live but managed to recruit musicians to perform their music on live stages. Their recruits recently finished the IN CONCERTZIONE 2024 European club tour with labelmates DEATHSTORM. During that time, Josto and Scarlettina laid the finishing touches on what would become HEXENBRETT’s second album.
Now, at long last, comes that second full-length to eclipse all that came before. Titled Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter, HEXENBRETT’s second album is a devilish and drama-filled rollercoaster ride through cult metal and cult cinema alike. Arguably more so than their previous recordings, Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter truly encapsulates their demi-tag of "The Sound of the Bloody Iris," for a wide panoply of sounds and sensations swarm the listener, wrapping them in a wild and bewildering but above all kaleidoscopic headspace that easily avoids simple categorization.
While other bands are usually influenced by heavyweights of heavy metal music like Judas Priest or Bathory, HEXENBRETT take their main inspiration from Euro cult cinema and soundtracks; some of the most important names are Sergio Martino, Jess Franco, Jean Rollin, Bruno Nicolai, and Alessandro Alessandroni. One will readily hear that influence here in the prominent usage of vintage synths as well as chimes – the latter both beautiful and ominous – as readily as one will hear guitar leads that are alternately haunting / heroic. But the salient point is that Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter moves in a most filmic fashion – metallic, sure, but this is far, FAR from your Normal Metal Music.
As such, Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter is an amalgamation of love and hate, and represents the duality of birth and death. Its purpose is to enable listeners to escape; it strangles and stabs the status quo of normality. Normality is surrender – escape with HEXENBRETT!
Line-up:
Josto Feratu - Everything
Scarlettina Bolétt - Everything
Artwork:
Solo Macello
Release date:
20th December 2024
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on transparent lime vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
MC version with sticker, download code and button.
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
Formed
back at the dawn of the ‘90s through a chance meeting at a Barren Cross concert,
Minneapolis based CRIMSON THORN went on to release
three highly regarded albums of potent, dynamic death metal – beginning with
‘94s classic debut, UNEARTHED.
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of: Cannibal Corpse | Massacre | Autopsy | Suffocation
Now signed to extreme metal powerhouse Rottweiler Records, Crimson Thorn are set to unleash Unearthed once more, remixed and remastered by Charles Powell of Battlefrost Productions (Carnifex, Marble Tomb etc) with new artwork and band logo created by Zack Plunkett (Abated Mass Of Flesh, Flayed Alive etc) - introducing a new generation of fans to their crushing brutality and masterful songcraft.
Over the last decade, with Crimson Thorn in restless slumber, bassist/vocalist Luke Renno, guitarist Miles Sunde and drummer Steve Reishus have been plying their trade with the devastating Taking The Head Of Goliath, but the clamour for the return of Crimson Thorn has never faded. Now, with Taking The Head Of Goliath reaching the end of their story, the stars have aligned for the rebirth of Crimson Thorn. On October 25th Rottweiler Records will herald this new age of death metal destruction with not only the release of the reanimated Unearthed, but also the very first digital releases of 1997s Dissection and 2002s Purification albums! All the albums will be available through the Rottweiler Records Bandcamp page.
As a first taste of the onslaught to come, Rottweiler have unveiled the title track of Unearthed in all its remixed and remastered glory – a rotten feast of inhuman vocals, surging riffs and bludgeoning drum battery…back from the grave. Listen to ‘Unearthed’ at the Rottweiler Records YouTube channel and prepare for the return of pure death metal mastery – Crimson Thorn are back!
Current Line-up:
Luke Renno - Bass/Vocals
Steve Reishus - Drums
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https://www.rottweilerrecords.com/
CORROSIVE ELEMENTS - "CUT THE SERPENT’S HEAD"
Relaese
date :
November 29th 2024
Genre : Death Thrash N' Roll
Origin: France
Duration: 41:20
Label: GreyveStorm Productions & Crypt Of Dr.Gore et Chien Noir (pour la version vinyle)
Tracklist:
01. Conquering the divine
02. Ignorance is no longer bliss
03. So long sucker
04. The unseen
05. An american hero
06. Cut the serpent's head
07. Enter the final state
08. The right to remain poor
09. Among the casualties
10. Fascistalism
Hailing from the suburbs of Paris, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS is a force to be reckoned with in the world of heavy music. Born in 2005 with a singular mission: to craft catchy death metal tunes, the band quickly evolved their sound, infusing it with some frenzied thrash riffing and raw intensity of hardcore punk. This unique fusion earned them a solid reputation for their uncompromising live performances and feel-good attitude.
True defenders of the underground ethos, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS made their path with a first EP in 2008, a debut album in 2015 and a scorching live album in 2016. Having graced the stage at renowned festivals like Hellfest's Altar Stage and sharing the spotlight with metal legends such as Death Angel, Loudblast, Darkane, Sinister, and more, the quintet took a great amount of time refining the new tunes for their highly anticipated 2024 album release.
Stay tuned as CORROSIVE ELEMENTS prepares to launch their next sonic assault, following in the wake of their previous mischief, "Toxic Waste Blues."
The credo stands strong: DEATH THRASH N’ROLL THE OLD SCHOOL WAY!
"Cut the serpent’s head", the second album of CORROSIVE ELEMENTS is a collection of 10 powerful songs, designed for a more direct and dynamic approach, in the typical style of the band, a clever mix of Death and Thrash Metal, with tons of groove, anger and attitude.
The new album was written collectively by the band in the rehearsal room, an old fashioned method that makes the music more immediate and impactful.
With broad influences ranging from Thrash legends such as Slayer, (old) Sepultura and Exodus, Death Metal in the tradition of Entombed, Obituary, Carcass, Bolt Thrower and Napalm Death, and an addition of primitive energy derived from Hardcore Punk, The band is now ready to place this new offering on the altar of Extreme Metal.
Conceptually, "Cut the Serpent's Head" is a cynical look at the destiny ofmankind, its race towards nonsense. A warning against the hegemony of organized religions, shady politics, decaying societies and the rise of social injustice.
Stay tuned, the next few days will see more information about the artwork, release dates, formats and everything you need to know about this new album which will be produced by Crypt Of Dr.Gore and GreyveStorm Productions.
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The
Finnish death metal band INBORN TENDENCY has been
quietly working on new material and now presents a track even tighter than
their previous singles for listening.
The latest single is titled "EXILED" and it is the band's third track produced in collaboration with Juho Koskinen, who also handled the mixing and mastering of the songs. The cover art was created by Henri Tervapuro.
The band is also officially announcing for the first time that they are working on their debut album, which is set to be released in 2025
"We are proud to announce that we've been working on other tracks over the past year, and now we can officially say that the release of our debut album is approaching! The album will be released in 2025," states the band's guitarist Mika Hänninen
Watch the lyric video: https://youtu.be/t-xj7Y5AX58
Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/inborntendency-exiled
Inborn Tendency:
Mika Hänninen, Guitar
Hugo Tiitinen, Drums
Ville Herranen, Vocals
Credits:
Mixing and Mastering: Juho Koskinen
Cover Art: Henri Tervapuro
https://lnk.bio/Inborntendency
Known for their signature blend of melodic fury and atmospheric weight, Swedish death metal band TERRORTORY dives deep into the vast expanses of the cosmos with their latest single, “STAR CRUSHER.” This track, as brutal as it is beautiful, explores the grandeur and violence of celestial destruction.
AEON OF AWARENESS – “THE EMBRACING LIGHT OF RAROHENGA”
MORTIFEROTH – „...TO THE ABYSS“ (TAPE/EP)
DISTRESSED TO MARROW – “THE LAST GIVEAWAY”(MCD / EP )
Hier kann “Hammergeddon 666” – Die Katakomben betritt man nicht allein“ in verschiedenen Formaten (CD, Vinyl, Tape, Digital) bestellt werden: https://supremechaos.com/artists/nocte-obducta/
Auf der ersten Seite der EP führen uns NOCTE OBDUCTA
zurück zu ihren musikalischen Wurzeln, inspiriert von dem wegweisenden Album
„Schwarzmetall (Ein primitives Zwischenspiel)“. Die neuen Titel „Hammergeddon“,
„Schorm“, „Blut, Bier, Dunkelheit“ und „Faustphisto“ reflektieren die rohe
Intensität und die ungezähmte Kraft, die die Band seit ihren Anfängen
auszeichnet. Diese Tracks verkörpern die Essenz des frühen NOCTE OBDUCTA-Sounds,
der über die Jahre hinweg gewachsen ist und durch die kreative
Weiterentwicklung der Band eine neue Dimension erreicht hat.Auf der zweiten Seite der EP erwartet die Hörer*innen mit „Auf wortlosen Fluren“ ein eindrucksvolles Meisterwerk, das als dritter Teil der Serie „Gemälde derer, die schieden“ eine ganz eigene Erzählung fortführt. Diese überlange Komposition ist weit mehr als nur ein musikalisches Stück; sie ist eine epische Klangreise, die die Zuhörer*innen tief in eine Welt aus atmosphärischer Dichte und eindringlicher Emotionalität eintauchen lässt. Mit einer bemerkenswerten Vielschichtigkeit entfaltet sich eine Klanglandschaft, die musikalisch über die Grenzen des Black Metal hinausgeht und lyrisch mit seinem auf Deutsch verfasstem Text einmalig ist.
„Hammergeddon 666“ ist ein weiteres Zeugnis für die Fähigkeit von NOCTE OBDUCTA, sowohl die Vergangenheit zu ehren als auch die Zukunft des Black Metal mitzugestalten. Diese EP ist ein Muss für jeden, der die tiefgründige Klangkunst von NOCTE OBDUCTA schätzt.
„Hammergeddon 666“ erschien am 6. Dezember 2024 über Supreme Chaos Records.
Tracklist:
A1. Hammergeddon
A2. Schorm
A3. Blut, Bier, Dunkelheit
A4. Faustphisto
B1. Auf wortlosen Fluren (Gemälde derer, die schieden – Teil III)
Spielzeit 19:17
Good To Know:
Für Vinyl konzeptionierte EP mit Bonus-B-Seite.
Gemastert in der Tonbraurei, Aufnahme in den altbekannten Ultraton Studios.
Vorbote des 15ten Albums der Mainzer.
Musiker:
Marcel GITARREN, GESANG, KEYBOARDS, BASS
Torsten GESANG
Stefan GITARREN, GESANG
Malte SCHLAGZEUG
Heidig BASS
Diskographie:
1999 Lethe (Gottverreckte Finsternis)
2000 Taverne (In Schatten schäbiger Spelunken)
2001 Schwarzmetall (Ein primitives Zwischenspiel)
2002 Galgendämmerung (Von Nebel, Blut und Totgeburten)
2003 Stille (Das nagende Schweigen)
2004 Nektar Teil I (Zwölf Monde, eine Hand voll Träume)
2005 Nektar Teil II (Seen, Flüsse, Tagebücher)
2008 Sequenzen einer Wanderung
2011 Verderbnis (Der Schnitter kratzt an jeder Tür)
2013 Umbriel (Das Schweigen zwischen den Sternen)
2016 Mogontiacum (Nachdem die Nacht herabgesunken)
2017 Totholz (Ein Raunen aus dem Klammwald)
2020 Irrlicht (Es schlägt dem Mond ein kaltes Herz)
2023 Karwoche (Die Sonne der Toten pulsiert)
2024 Hammergeddon 666 (Die Katakomben betritt man nicht allein)
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EMP und Rock Hard präsentieren:
Samstag, 14. Juni 2025 – Oberhausen, Deutschland – Turbinenhalle *
Montag, 16. Juni 2025 – London, Großbritannien – Shepherds Bush Empire
Mittwoch, 18. Juni 2025 – Zürich, Schweiz – Komplex 457 *
Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2025 – München, Deutschland – Tonhalle *
Dienstag, 24. Juni 2025 – Mailand, Italien – Alcatraz
Sänger Zak Stevens erklärt:
"Wie ihr euch vorstellen könnt, gibt es bei diesen Shows so viele besondere Dinge, die mir durch den Kopf jagen. Wir können zum ersten Mal in über 20 Jahren eine Reihe an Headliner-Shows spielen, die uns direkt zurück zu all den unglaublichen Fans bringen, die uns über die letzten drei Dekaden so viele unvergessliche Erinnerungen geschenkt haben. Das hier ist unsere Chance, denen, die uns all die Jahre unterstützt haben, etwas zurückzugeben!"
Im Rahmen dieser lang erwarteten Rückkehr auf die Bühnen nach gut einem Jahrzehnt, wird das ikonische Line-up, bestehend aus John Lee Middleton, Zak Stevens, Chris Caffery, Jeff Plate und Al Pitrelli, auch auf folgenden Festivals auftreten:
Freitag, 13. Juni 2025 – Leeuwarden, Niederlande – Into The Grave Festival
Sonntag, 22. Juni 2025 – Dessel, Belgien – Graspop Metal Meeting
Donnerstag, 26. Juni, 2025 – Barcelona, Spanien – Rockfest
Samstag, 28. Juni 2025 – Thessaloniki, Griechenland – Rockwave Festival
"All diese großartigen Festival-Shows werden unglaublich gut kommen. Es ist schwer, sich das Maß an Spannung rund um diese Shows auch nur vorzustellen," führt Zak fort.
Savatage-Gründer Jon Oliva drückt seine Enttäuschung darüber aus, diesmal nicht dabei sein zu können, freut sich aber gleichzeitig auch sehr für seine Bandkollegen: "Ich bin sehr aufgeregt, dass die Jungs ein paar Shows spielen. Leider werde ich aus gesundheitlichen Gründen nicht in der Lage sein, die Jungs bei dieser Reihe von Shows zu begleiten, aber das ist hoffentlich nur vorübergehend. Ich werde im Studio weiter an neuer Musik für die Zukunft der Band arbeiten. Diese Shows werden großartig werden und ich werde mit ihnen daran arbeiten, sie für euch vorzubereiten. Ich weiß, dass ihr es lieben werdet!!! Ich und die Jungs sind sehr aufgeregt und bereit, es krachen zu lassen! Ich danke euch allen für die Unterstützung in all den Jahren und wir können es kaum erwarten, mit euch zu rocken!"
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New
album “NOCTAMBULIST II: DE DROOM” to be released 7 February 2025
via These Hands Melt. Dutch blackgaze band Noctambulist have unveiled a music video to the second single off their upcoming album “Noctambulist II: De Droom”.
The video to the track “Lichteter” here was premiered via No Clean Singing today, and can be watched here: https://www.nocleansinging.com/2024/12/06/an-ncs-video-premiere-noctambulist-lichteter/
"Lyrically the song explores the desire for a stable albeit mediocre future only to discover the present has fallen apart in the meantime", said the band. "It is emblematic of the themes found on much of the songs throughout the album. It falls in a comfortable transition between the harsher tones found on Elegieën and the experimental nature of De Droom."
The new album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” will be released on 7 February 2025 in CD, vinyl and digital formats via These Hands Melt. Recorded in Tilburg between February and April 2023 at Catacomben Studios, De Droom sees Noctambulist diving deeper into post-punk and shoegaze influences while retaining the fierceness of their debut record Elegiëen.
“Lichteter” and previous single “Aderlater” are available to stream via all digital platforms.
“Noctambulist II: De Droom” can be pre-ordered via These Hands Melt: https://lnk.to/noctambulist
De Droom sees Noctambulist diving deeper into post-punk and shoegaze influences while retaining the fierceness of their debut record Elegiëen. What sets De Droom apart from the first record is that the writing was done with the entire band on board whereas full song ideas used to be presented by a few members. The songs this time around are just that, songs.
While De Droom is not a concept album most songs reflect on the beauty of a mediocre co-habitual existence while also struggling with the seemingly impossible dream of home ownership. The album cover features a bedroom of a derelict villa, reflecting the themes of hope, failure and heartbreak present on the album.
Noctambulist are an atmospheric post-black metal outfit from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Formed in 2015 between housemates J.D. Kaye, Sam C.A. and Mitchell Scheerder, they set out to create a hard-hitting, melancholic style of black metal that draws inspiration from other genres such as post-rock, shoegaze, new wave and post-punk.
Noctambulist stand for contrasts. Serotonin summits and strung-out canyons. The empty and the grandiose. The beautiful and the appalling.
After defining their sound and completing the lineup with guitarists Tristan Tabbers and Stef Heesakkers they released their full-length debut “Noctambulist I: Elegieën” via Northern Silence Productions. Their second album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” will be released through These Hands Melt in February 2025.
Noctambulist are
J.D. Kaye – Vocals & Guitar
Stef Heesakkers – Guitar
Tristan Tabbers – Guitar
Sam C.A. – Bass
Mitchell Scheerder - Drums
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Detroit (MI) - Melodic/Power Thrashers, AMONG THESE ASHES, have released new album, EMBERS OF ELYSIUM, on Alone Records! The album clocks in at over an hour of music and features 12 new tracks, plus a bonus song.
Stream/purchase at the following links:
https://amongtheseashes.bandcamp.com/album/embers-of-elysium
https://alone.gr/shop/product/among-these-ashes-embers-of-elysium-cd/
In discussing the new level reached on Embers of Elysium, guitarist Richard Clark states that it "is quite the leap for us in every aspect from Dominion Enthroned. Where Dominion was a full concept album, the first eight tracks on Embers of Elysium are standalone, and the last four tracks are part of a fictional sci-fi/horror concept called Chronicles of the Obsidian Reign. I can say with confident humility that every song on this album was crafted and delivered without compromise. The wide range of all of our influences is on display on this album. I think we executed it tastefully and with precision, and I hope it resonates powerfully with listeners."
Track
Listing:1. Embers of Elysium
2. Serpents Among Rats
3. Faceless War Machines
4. Of One Blood
5. Stronger Than Death
6. Storm Within
7. The Undertow
8. The Enemy In I
9. Through Ethereal Voids
10. The Hybrid Bloodline
11. A Presence Unknown
12. The Obsidian Reign
*13. The Undertow (feat. Brooke Rousseau)
*Bonus track, featuring vocalist Brooke Rousseau (Lady Luna and the Devil).
Credits:
Recorded by Among These Ashes.
Mixed and mastered by Matt Roach.
Cover Art by Jayson Cessna
Line-Up:
Richard Clark: lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals, production, and songwriter
Jean-Pierre Abboud (JP): Lead and harmony vocals. JP is also the vocalist for traditional metal band, Traveler
Dylan Hamann: Rhythm guitar.
Kane Bochatyn: Bass
Kyle Wagner: Drums
Bio:
Among These Ashes is a melodic power/thrash metal band hailing from Detroit, Michigan (USA). The band's central focus is the creation of stellar, highly-memorable metal songs. The group's sound is crushingly heavy and punctuated by cerebral arrangements, thought-provoking lyrics, and dynamic shifts in tempo and aggression. Among These Ashes' debut musical offering, Dominion Enthroned, is a conceptual tour de force, inspired by modern societal parallels and struggles. Originally released independently, the record was later re-released under a single-album contract with Alone Records on vinyl and CD formats.
In April 2023, the band released an original single, entitled "The Enemy in I," which lyrically chronicles the woes of self-destruction. The band recorded a cover of "Sirens" by Savatage as an accompaniment to this release. In March 2024, Among These Ashes independently released a cover of W.A.S.P. track, "Restless Gypsy."
The band features Jean-Pierre Abboud (Traveler) on lead and harmony vocals, Dylan Hamann (Variform) and Richard Clark on lead and rhythm guitars, Kane Bochatyn on bass, and Kyle Wagner (Nethergate) on drums. Together, this line-up is committed to its vision of consistently delivering uncompromisingly heavy music to the metal hordes.
https://www.facebook.com/AmongTheseAshesMetal
This Friday, December 6, 2024, blackened death metal masters THULCANDRA will release their first-ever live album, "Live Demise", that celebrates the first chapter and early days of the band!
"Live Demise" was recorded live in 2011 at a hometown show in Munich, Germany, and features true gems that the band hasn't performed in more than a decade, all with the original line-up consisting of Sebastian Ludwig, Tobias Ludwig, Matthias Landes (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid) and Steffen Kummerer (Obscura, Death, Cynic).
A video clip for the previously-released live version of "Fallen Angel's Dominion", today, THULCANDRA are premiering "Night Eternal (Live)"!
Band mastermind, Steffen Kummerer, comments:
"With "Night Eternal" we present you the opening track of our debut album "Fallen Angel’s Dominion" (2010), taken off our first ever live release "Live Demise". Tracked at a home town show in Munich, Germany a decade ago, we celebrate the early days of the band in a raw and energetic setting, showcasing each member on fire. See you all on our upcoming European run with Sacramentum at a venue near you!"
The video clip for "Night Eternal (Live)" is now streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LhtC2L3RmM
THULCANDRA’s rise to power ignited when the four-piece unleashed their debut album, "Fallen Angel’s Dominion", upon metaldom in 2010. Followed by their 2011 masterpiece, "Under a Frozen Sun", "Live Demise" contains brutal-as-hell classics from both records, like "Black Flags Of Hate", "In Blood And Fire" and "The Spirit Of The Night", aptly capturing the spirit and high-voltage energy of both the crowd and band. Ragers such as "Night Eternal" and "Fallen Angel's Dominion" perfectly showcase the band's raw and intense performances in their early days, and prove how THULCANDRA has quickly stepped up as one of the leading bands of their genre!
Due to the pandemic, which was subsequently followed by their latest, much-acclaimed studio album "Hail The Abyss" (released in May 2023 via Napalm Records ( https://napalmrecords.com/thulcandra ), "Live Demise" could not be released alongside THULCANDRA's 20th anniversary as originally planned. Now, with mixing and mastering by Dan Swanö (Katatonia, Edge Of Sanity, Dissection) and cover artwork designed by Herbert Lochner, this very special release will become available in only strictly limited editions exclusively via Napalm Records and at THULCANDRA's upcoming live shows - including their European co-headlining run with legendary Swedish black and death metal band Sacramentum with support from Nephylim. The tour begins January 2025; find all upcoming dates listed below!
Pre-Order "Live Demise" https://lnk.to/Thulcandra-LiveDemise
"Live
Demise" track listing:01. In The Realm Of Thousand Deaths
02. Night Eternal
03. Fallen Angel's Dominion
04. Black Flags Of Hate
05. In Blood And Fire
06. Aeon Of Darkness
07. The Spirit Of The Night
08. In Silence We Eternally Slee
"Live Demise" will be available on December 6, 2024 .
https://www.thetruethulcandra.com/
Formed in 2020, CENTURY have hastened their ascent of the true-metal underground on the strength of 2023’s The Conquest of Time debut album. While both members of the duo are veterans of the metal underground, with CENTURY do they uphold the noble, heroic sound of early Swedish heavy metal – namely, the cult icons of Heavy Load, Overdrive, Gotham City, and Axewitch. Now, with their second album, they’re set to eclipse that mini-classic.
Titled Sign of the Storm, CENTURY’s sophomore full-length builds on all the strengths of the debut and sends everything further back in time. Amazingly, Sign of the Storm sounds time-stamped strictly at 1982. From songwriting – brisk in its energy but never belabored, almost casual in its overt heroism, with riffs on the right side of hot-rockin’ and not without a twinge of melancholy – on to the production – clean and spacious but not lacking grit, “big” but in an authentically underground way, conveying both castle high and dungeon low – CENTURY here offer swords & sorcery heavy metal like few others in the modern era. To say Sign of the Storm sounds truly OLD is not a disservice to either that production nor especially the songwriting (or even guitarist’s Staffan Tengnér’s impassioned, olde-worlde vocals); it simply underlines the fact that the duo are absolute masters of their eldritch domestic idiom, and that this latest album deserves to be spoken in the same discussion as those aforementioned legends. “No Time for Tomorrow” – the medieval metal past is alive with CENTURY!
Line-up:
Leo Ekström Sollenmo Drums, Bass
Staffan Tengnér Guitars, Vocals, Bass
From Stockholm, Sweden
Release date:
24th January 2025
Release info:
LP edition, various colors (Electric Assault)
CD edition with sticker, obi (Dying Victims)
Tracklist1 Sacrifice
2 Children Of The Past
3 Necromancer
4 The Chains Of Hell
5 Fallen Hero
6 Sign Of The Storm
7 Fly Away
8 No Time For Tomorrow
9 Possessed By The Night
10 Sorceress
Pre-order:
https://electricassaultrecords.bigcartel.com/
https://electricassaultrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sign-of-the-storm
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
Hi
everybody,Petr from PARAT PRODUCTIONS, Czech Republic,
here. This year's eighth studio album by Slovak death/doom legends THALARION, titled "CRYOPRESERVATION",
was released on CD by Pařát Productions on August 12th, and on
December 16th, the LP and MC versions will also be available. From my point of
view, it's an amazing record that I want to own as a collector on three types
of physical media. I will be happy if this activity, let's say a Christmas
present, will also make other fans of the band happy.Release Date: 16.12. 2024
Limited Only:
LP black / 250 copies, MC / 100 copies
You can listen full album on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzfD3ZIwe98&t=726s
You can order in the Paratshop LP https://paratshop.cz/produkt/thalarion-cryopreservation-3/
Swiss extreme metal trailblazers TYRMFAR return with their searing new single, "HAUNTED BY THE TRUTH," the third offering from their highly anticipated EP, SYMBIOSIS, set for release on March 28, 2025.
"Haunted by the Truth" dives into the emotional struggle of confronting past mistakes and buried secrets. The song explores the weight of guilt, regret, and the haunting presence of unspoken truths. With a powerful blend of vulnerability and reflection, it tells the story of a person wrestling with their inner demons, searching for redemption, and striving to find peace amidst the shadows of their past.
“Haunted
by the Truth” is available now on all major digital platforms: https://orcd.co/hauntedbythetruthmountains, Tyrmfar quickly made their mark in the extreme metal scene since their 2013 debut. Their EP In The Depths Of A Dark Spirit (2015) and the acclaimed Human Abomination (2017) led to major European festival appearances, including Metal Days, where they earned praise from Daily Rock as “artists who can shake the most seasoned headliners.” With their second album, Renewal Through Purification, and their 2022 release Dialectic of Ego and the Unconscious, Tyrmfar solidified their sound, embarking on a European tour with Gorgoroth.
The upcoming Symbiosis EP pushes the band’s compositional boundaries further, blending their blackened death metal roots with modern influences. Against the backdrop of an uncertain ecological and social climate, the EP reflects a deep exploration of humanity's relationship with nature. Each band member’s distinct style contributes to the collaborative process, bringing raw emotion and intensity to both the music and their live performances.
Tyrmfar:
Kévin Sanchez - Guitars
Florian Métrailler- Guitars
Quentin Brunner - Drums - Backing vocals
Robin Délèze - Voice
Yannick Dulon - Bass
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Check it out on The Circle Pit YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXjCs4rgzo
FFO: Sylosis, The Absence, Light This City, Gates of Ishtar, and Skeletonwitch.
Druparia will release long-awaited debut full-length album, The River Above, on December 27!
The River Above is chock full of riff-heavy melodic death metal, similar to Character- era Dark Tranquillity and Mors Principium Est, with the atmosphere and emotion of Insomnium and Darkest Hour.
The album's first single, the title track, is streaming on Bandcamp at: https://druparia.bandcamp.com/track/the-river-above
The word "Druparia" is a pseudo-synonym for the blackthorn plant that plays a part in some circles of occultism and witchcraft, and fits into the band's visual and lyrical themes of nature and mysticism. Other lyrical themes include sadness, regret, mythology, and perseverance through hardship.
Pre-order: https://druparia.bandcamp.com/album/the-river-above
Track
Listing:1. Voiceless Regret
2. Under the Shade of Sand
3. Bereavement
4. Kintsugi
5. In Repose, Descend
6. Sever the Roots
7. The River Above
8. Of Firmament... And the Renewal
9. Bled For Comfort
10. When Cranes Return
11. The Violet Hour [The Civil Wars]*
Credits:
All Lyrics by David Moran except "Kintsugi" by Tyler Clark.
Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Dan Paddy at Blackroom Studios, Copley Ohio.
Cello and Strings by Christopher “Kakophonix” Brown.
Keyboard programming and backing vocals by Dan Paddy.
Cover Art by Mark Erskine
Druparia Logo by Alex Zarko.
Photos by Lance Littlefield
Layout and Design by Alex Yarborough (@dr_metal_design)
Copyright 2024 Druparia Music. “Voiceless Regret” is dedicated to DJ Sprague.
*All songs written by Druparia, Brendan King, Dan Paddy, and Jeff Spencer, except for “The Violet Hour,” owned by The Civil Wars and Sensibility Music
Line-Up:
Tyler Clark: Guitars
Josh Gatka: Guitars
David Moran: Vocals
Kyle Lash-Taylor: Bass and Vocals
Noah Van Dyke: Drums and Percussion
Bio:
Druparia formed with members of past bands in the Cleveland area coming together to make new music. Ideas for The River Above have been brewing since about 2011, maybe even earlier and thanks to some gracious friends outside of the band who have contributed and allowed the ideas to live on, the songs have finally come to fruition. Tyler Clark (ex-Inoculation, Mythrias, Once Flesh) came together with old Apothean bandmate Kyle Taylor (ex-Monastery) who had found young drummer Noah Van Dyke (Sea Biscuit) in November 2018. Once Flesh vocalist David Moran had agreed to do vocals if ever a project was started and Druparia had begun. After a few rehearsals, Josh Gatka (ex-Mythrias, Eternal Legacy) was recruited as guitarist the following summer and a full lineup was formed and the band released their first demo entitled Alfhem in the spring of 2020.
Influences include but are not limited to Dark Tranquillity, Darkest Hour, Sylosis, Sacramentum, Insomnium,
Fallujah, Mors Principium Est, Inferi, Children of Bodom, and whatever weirdness Noah happened to be listening to at the time.
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The song is "SORROW'S SHROUD" and unveil another aspect of the incredible and amazing new release out on January 3rd for My Kingdom Music.
The official video is available at https://youtu.be/oHv1V2NUFxcOnce again Gerassimos Evangelou, only mind behind this project experiencing the atmospheric and avantgardish side of Black Metal during the last 20 years and more, presents with "Anhedonia" an album where the cinematic essence of ULVER is side by side with the Avantgardism of IHSAHN, where the strength of WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM contrasts with the mediterranean touch of MOONSPELL and the dramatic elements of EMPYRIUM.
So as always expect the unexpected... this was, is, and will always be the main path of LORD AGHEROS.
Pre-Order at https://shorturl.at/UvM5u
Cover (realized by Federico De Luca)
Tracklist:
1. Lament Of The Lost
2. Harmony Of Despair
3. Eclipse Of Hope –
4. Lost Dreams Ritual
5. Sorrow's Shroud
6. Soul's Descent Into The Void
7. Tears In The Silence
8. Ancient Echoes
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Label: Independent ReleaseRelease Date: February 25th 2025
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Nifelheim | Immortal | Dark Funeral | Behexen
Dry dust and drier bones, sealed behind stone and cross and whispered prayer. Centuries of thirst, of desperate, torturous thirst, wracked by endless dreams of a crimson tide, crashing in waves through the invisible chains that bind, infusing this brittle, skeletal form with rapacious life and clothing it once more in flesh and skin. My thoughts roam the night beyond these walls, calling to them, drawing them to me. My patience is eternal and I know that they will come. They will find me, free me, bow to me and we shall ride upon black winds of vengeance…and drink until the world itself shall die.
A tolling bell, a howling wind and chants of dire imprecation announce the return of Christ Dismembered, Australia’s chief advocates of apostasy and servants of the beast! The fabled followers of darkness have finally unleashed their second full length album of blood hungry black metal – Ov Vampiricy! As the opening invocation fades a jagged, circling riff spirals downwards before exploding into the furious blast beat inferno of ‘Fool’s Gambit’. Black metal as old as the grave, built upon a bleeding throat rasp, rampant drumming and guitars that dance like spiders across crumbling tombs, roars forth – from the taut, nerve stretching riffs of ‘Mother Of Demons’ to the devilish refrains of ‘The Numbers Oppose’. The haunting tones of ‘The Banishment’ are placed perfectly at the album’s heart, drawing you deeper into the darkness, where ‘A Ritual Most Foul’ waits to drive cold spikes of guitar into your skull with iron hammer drums. Each element of Christ Dismembered plays its part perfectly, building an edifice of unapologetic black metal, unswerving in its focus and intensity. ‘Child Devouring Servants Of Satan’ is a magnificent, blood drenched rampage through the temples of innocence and purity, it’s murderous malice matched only by its sorcerous songcraft; but even that must bend the knee to ‘Riddled With Sin’, a triumphant climax of evil, epic in scope and daunting in its fury, that brings Ov Vampiricy full circle and closes the door to the mausoleum once more.
Over the years of their crusade against the light Christ Dismembered have performed alongside the likes of Taake, Immolation, Krisiun, Angelcorpse, Belphegor, Dark Funeral and many more, sharing stages with the very best that the extreme music world has to offer. Now they are ready to ride out into the world once more, bringing with them the heretical gospel that is Ov Vampiricy. On February 25th the children of the night will be unbound and their infernal music will echo through the darkness once more. Open your ears to their cries, open your arms to their embrace – or grip your crucifix in shaking hands and weep.
Line-up:
Arch Worm – Vocals/Guitars
Doomsayer – Lead Guitar
Winter Demon – Rhythm Guitar
Plague – Drums
Skorpa – Bass
https://www.mshmusicgroup.co.uk/
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Underground Kvlt Records Announces the Release of SEPTUAGINT’S Debut Album, ACOSMIC CONFLAGRATION
Underground Kvlt Records, a sub-label of Odium Records, is thrilled to announce the release of Acosmic Conflagration, the highly anticipated debut album by Greek black metal band Septuagint. Released on 20 September 2024, the album promises to leave an indelible mark on the black metal scene with its unique blend of ferocity and atmosphere.
Septuagint has created an album that pushes boundaries, both musically and spiritually. Their sound captures the raw essence of black metal while exploring profound and mystical themes.
Mixed and mastered by Devo "Magnus" Anderson at the renowned Endarker Studio, the album delivers a sonic experience that combines raw aggression with intricate, immersive compositions.
Septuagint first emerged in 2014 with their EP Negative Void Trinity. They have since continued to evolve with critically acclaimed splits, including Sphinx: The Great Enigma of Times (with Akrotheism) and Vortex (with Ophidian Coil) in 2019. Acosmic Conflagration marks a new chapter for the band as they expand their vision and carve their path in the black metal genre.
Tracklist:Spirituus Luna Nox
Cauterising Sulphur
Restoration of Apophis
Cainite Bloodtrails
Into the Furnace of Moloch
Septuagint is poised to captivate listeners with its atmospheric and spiritually charged black metal, making Acosmic Conflagration a must-hear release of the year.
Listen to the album on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGorySO0Xk
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6 XMAS SINGLES FROM ROTTWEILER RECORDS
Christmas
time is here again – the time of good will to all men, peace on Earth and of
course, gut-wrenchingly heavy extreme metal! Over the course of the festive
period Rottweiler Records will be unleashing six celebratory singles from six
of the heaviest, most diverse bands around – including three brand new
additions to the Rottweiler roster. So, here are the brutal and beautiful
delights you have in store this Christmas…On November 29th MANGLED CARPENTER delivered an absolutely crushing take on traditional carol ‘I Saw Three Ships’ – the song transformed into a pummelling display of huge riffs and deadly drumming. This dual release in conjunction with Broken Curfew Records is simply devastating!
Line-up:
Seth Metoyer - Guitars/Vocals
Kristeffor Olson - Bass
MAC HINE - Drums
Another dual release with Broken Curfew Records is due to land on December 6th, as extreme death/grind outfit PULPIT VOMIT obliterate ‘Jingle, Jingle, Jingle’ with reckless abandon. It’s dangerous, damaging and a whole lot of fun!
Line-up:
Seth Metoyer - Guitars/Vocals
Tim Olson - Drums
Kristeffor Olson - Bass
In December 13th Rottweiler introduce us to the first of their new signings – EXONERATION! This international force blend deathcore, metalcore and modern metal into an explosive cocktail that you’ll be able to experience in full when their debut album lands in 2025. Before that there’s their superb Christmas double hit of ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Mary Did You Know’ to whet the appetite.
Line-up:
Cory Stiles - Guitars/Bass/Programming
Arnaud Zip - Vocals
Vincent Hagen - Drums (not on this single)
The ‘merry gentlemen’ aren’t getting much rest this Christmas as on December 20th another new Rottweiler signing, THE FINAL WITNESS, present their interpretation of the carol which dates back to the 1650s. ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Freedom From Satan) is an enthralling piece of progressive death metal - ambitious and adventurous in its approach.
Line-up:
Josh Henderson - Music and Vocals
Jason Wisdom - Producer/Engineer
On Christmas Eve we have the third new signing to Rottweiler Records as IGNITE THE GODS serve up their sumptuous take on ‘Mary Did You Know’ – epic, aggressive, symphonic and downright magnificent.
Line-up:
Dano Medina - Guitars
Eduardo Belmont - Vocals
Diego Orozco - Drums
Finally, on Christmas Day itself, long standing Mid West metal band I AM THE PENDRAGON present an emotive, progressive, heavy and melodic treat, with ‘Holy Mystery – Revised Edition’.
Line-up:
I Am The Pendragon
Jerrod Cunningham – Vocals/Guitar
Kevin "Moose" Busch – Bass
Darryl Cunningham – Guitars
*Drums by David Martin*
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REAL
Death Metal + REAL Deathmatch Wrestling ... a match made in HELL!Horror Pain Gore Death Productions unleash the first ever underground metal and underground wrestling compilation: SVN - King Of The Deatmatches 2024! SVN (Severe Violent Nature) is the hottest new independent promotion in the world of Deathmatch Wrestling, and on December 14th 2024 twelve ruthless competitors will battle to become this year's King Of The Deathmatches:
Shlak
Otis Cogar
Masada
Aero Boy
Journey Fatu
Judge Joe Dred
Ninja Mack
Hoodfoot
Jake Crist
Big F’n Joe
Bestia 666
Orin Veidt
To celebrate with this epic Deathmatch tournament, HPGD unleashes this COMPILATION featuring 70+ minutes of vicious underground metal from 23 different artists on the roster:
Pre-save this release on Spotify at https://ffm.to/svn
Tracklisting:
1. THE CRIPPLER - I'm Just Gonna Let Myself In
2. LYCANTHROPHY - Wasteland
3. HUMAN INFECTION - Embrace Perfection
4. SULLY - DeadPan
5. COFFINS - Hellbringer
6. IMMORTAL FORCE - Mass Murder Meat Market
7. BLOOD FREAK - Convulsions
8. GHOULHOUSE - Cellar Feeder
9. CHAINED TO THE DEAD - He's Just Meat Now
10. FACHE - Sans Pitie
11. CULLED - Coercion
12. UNDERGANG - Dødskunst
13. HORRIBLE EARTH - Prayers Ring Hollow
14. BRED FOR SLAUGHTER - Rape Kill Conquer
15. GORE MACHINE - Lunker
16. CORPSEVORE - Science Without Conscience
17. DEGRAVE - Overlord
18. LORD GORE - Morgue Whore
19. SADISTIC FORCE - Speeding Black Leather Hell
20. FUPA GODDESS - Dr. Pill Wildnout
21. CRUSHUMAN - A Schizophrenics Nightmare
22. MUDSHOW - Burning Idol
23. SAVIORSKIN - Sycophant
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US sludge/doom band Pillar of Light are on the verge of putting out their ambitious debut full length which promises to be a standout album in the style. The alternating combination of deafeningly heavy music with deeply emotive melodies is terrific and then you have the tormented vocals from Aaron Whitfield which are simply outstanding. Everything Is Noise premiered one of their songs in their eloquently written feature https://everythingisnoise.net/premieres/pillar-of-light-make-you-feel-the-weight-of-leaving-everything-behind/
Excerpt - "The prevailing riff and melody throughout the song is downtrodden, yet strong, capturing the band’s almost contradictory sonic embodiment of light and dark"
PILLAR OF LIGHT - “CALDERA”
For
fans of
- Amenra, God’s Tower, Cult of Luna, NeurosisPillar of Light's music is weighty and drenched in melancholy and amid all the pain and sorrow, they have found a way to project light and hope when all seems lost. It is the case with almost every single song on this profound album, where the songs toil and churn and build up for a divine epiphany of sorts to take place, culminating in a blinding, freeing, all-cleansing white-light catharsis. Without this ponderous struggle, the backbreaking sludge/doom drudgery, any of the uplifting parts would lose meaning. As in life, both darkness and light have their place and one wouldn't be the same without the other. The raw emotions in the music and the underlying plaintive melodies are all too palpable, and the feeling is heightened in large part due to the burning intensity and desperation in the vocals. Pillar of Light have created an album that is poignant and more importantly relatable; it is soul-crushingly heavy, pinning down the mortal with the endless weight of struggle and torment and at the same time, invariably, ensuring that there's enough humanity in it for one to see things through.
Line up
Aaron Whitfield - Vocals, Lyrics, Synths
Alex Kennedy - Guitars, Synths
Scott Christie - Guitars
James Obenour - Bass
Eric Scobie - Drums
Artwork by Mariusz Lewandowski
Track listing
1. Wolf To Man
2. Leaving
3. Spared
4. Eden
5. Infernal Gaze
6. Unseeing
7. Certain End
Release date - December 6th, 2024
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Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal,
Deezer etc): https://push.fm/fl/stuka-deathcomesnuclearELECTRONIC BODY METAL will be released in early 2025 by Inverse Records, and will be supported by three singles: "Sunset of the Corrupted" (31 October 2024), "Death Comes Nuclear" (4 December 2024), and "ELECTRONIC BODY METAL" (9 January 2025). The songs on the album vary from Dungeon Synth to Industrial Heavy Metal.
All music is written by Blackworm and lyrics are by 01101001 01111010 01100001, except the lyrics of Sunset of the Corrupted which are from Hildegard Von Bingen, and the lyrics of Eternal Faith, which are by Luna Wolf and Blackworm. Songs were recorded at Space Hulk Studios and Sound of Terror Studios and were mixed and mastered by Blackworm at Sound of Terror Studios.
STUKA is:
Blackworm: Instrumentation and programming
01101001 01111010 01100001: Vocals
Herra V: Vocals
Yannis Tsatsiki: Vocals
Luna Wolf: Vocals
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PESTILENT SCARS is a five-piece melodic death metal band from Oulu. All the members are between 18 and 19 years old. The band's central themes focus on melodic songwriting, pure emotion, tight gigs and overall the old school way of getting around.
The band is about to release their debut album MEADOWS OF MISFORTUNE on January 17th 2025 via Inverse Records.
The third single 'Golden Maiden' is out today and it displays the band's multi-genre background, being the song with the most writing contributions from all members.
Watch Golden Maiden music video: https://youtu.be/_Up67XRlgsk
"Mostly my writing comes straight from the heart. When I write music it has to come naturally. Melodies are very important to me and that's why we have lot of melodic riffs in our songs. It tells you a story, it's not basic death metal. I feel like I can show much more about myself with melodies. It's something that I do. I don't think a lot about which bands have inspired me, but i have to say that gothenburg's melodic death metal scene from 90's has inspired me a lot. But our music still has that Finnish melancholy. Both Finnish and Swedish melodic death metal is very important to me."
Guitarist/Songwriter, Elias Vierimaa
Listen to Golden Maiden on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/pestilent-scars-maiden
Biography:
Pestilent Scars was born in the winter of 2022/2023. The band has had the same line-up for almost its entire existence. Pestilent Scars released their first single "Deceitful Phoenix" in the summer of 2023. The single was a relative success. Deceitful Phoenix" was followed by "All On My Own" in the autumn of the same year.
The band played several live shows in 2023 and 2024, which were energetic and showcased the band's overall idea. At their last gig the band performed their forthcoming album "Meadows Of Misfortune". The album will be released in early 2025.
Strictly limited CD is now available on https://inverse-records.myshopify.com/products/pestilent-scars-meadows-of-misfortune-cd-pre-order
Track
list:01. Into The Meadows
02. Internal Torment
03. Golden Maiden
04. Deceitful Phoenix
05. Unreality
06. A Reaching Hand
07. Democide
08. All On My Own
09. In Search Of Reason
10. False MessiahAlbum cover by Topi Ilmola
Line-up:
Pasi Matinolli - Vocals
Elias Vierimaa - Guitars
Artturi Kauppi - Drums
Sampo Jylhä - Bass
Topi Ilmola - Guitars
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Elisa Montaldo and Samael Von Martin are the protagonists of
this arcane and mystical musical laboratory named ALBUS DIABOLUS.Here are revealed the souls and minds behind this name, a creature that will give life next April 2025 to the debut album with the extremely evocative title of "COMPENDIO ESOTERICO ELETTRONICO" in LP and digital format.
Great musician Elisa Montaldo (Mater A Clivis Imperat, Il Tempio Delle Clessidre and VLY among others), composer and all-round artist, is an essential part of ALBUS DIABOLUS with Samael Von Martin from whose artistic vision the creature was born. Well-known musician of the extreme Metal scene (Evol and Death Dies) as well as leader of Mater A Clivis Imperat, a creature he shares with Elena Montaldo, Samael Von Martin with this project brings to music his great passion for experimentation and avant-garde sound.
ALBUS DIABOLUS aims to be a musical laboratory in which to merge the gothic and dark aesthetics of extreme music, with the Progressive vein of Mater A Clivis Imperat, with a clear and decisive electronic imprint influenced by Synth-Wave and Dark-Wave of the 80s. Sound imaginaries created with synthesizers, drum machines and arcane atmospheres intertwine with powerful guitars played by special guest Simòn Ferètro, materializing everything in an emotional and immersive journey that recalls influences of works such as "Tenebre" by Simonetti / Pignatelli / Morante, and bands such as EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN , COIL, CURRENT 93, VISITORS.
The sound between past and future, between light and shadow of "Compendium Esoterico Elettronico" will mark a turning point for the Italian music scene.
And now... let the Sabbath begin!!!
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New York City's death thrash titans, FINAL SIEGE, are stoked to announce their signing with Wormholedeath Records for the release of their earth-shattering album, "NUCLEAR DOOM STATE," dropping December 27th, 2024.
Final Siege comments: "We are incredibly excited to have signed with WormHoleDeath Records. It is an incredible honor to be part of such a well-renowned label that has helped so many bands and artists reach their full potential in their music careers. We are looking forward to what we can accomplish together and cannot wait to unleash our vision on the world."
Nuclear Doom State: A Turbulent Reflection of Our World
The concept behind Nuclear Doom State was to shed light on what we are experiencing in societies all over the world. The corrupt governments, the top 1% of the wealthiest individuals in the world, religious institutions, and social media platforms all play a hand in our collective suffering. The title track of the album serves as a sort of premonition of what’s to come if we continue down the path we’re currently on. While W.A.R. is more of a rallying cry for the middle and poorer classes to unite as one to change the current state of our lives. Stylistically this album was heavily influenced by bands like Death, Exodus, Power Trip, Slayer, and Gojira. It took a little less than a year to complete the album even with a lineup change in 2022. When our newest members Rob Maldonado and Ameer “TheBeheader ”Aljallad joined the band in April of 2023 we immediately went to work on all the songs that had been written over the years that would make up this album. Together we managed to come up with some great ideas for the songs to have them reach their full potential. Rob himself even contributed to the album with his song titled Primordial Combat which was influenced lyrically by the anime series Baki Hanma.
Tracklist1. The Day After…
2. W.A.R.
3. Nuclear Doom State
4. Psychological Maceration
5. An Insatiable Lust For Violence
6. Primordial Combat
7. Taxed To Death
From NYC Bars to Crushing Stages: The Final Siege Saga
On a cold February day in 2018, Gil Vives, Randy Reiser, and Amir Jairazbhoy began discussing their musical journey over some beers in a New York City bar. The trio soon started writing what would ultimately become their debut album, March To Your Grave. They completed their lineup with the addition of George Garcia in October 2018. Two months later, they played their first show together to a sold-out crowd at Gussy’s Bar & Grill in Queens, NY, under the name Final Siege. The band released their debut album, March To Your Grave, independently on August 6, 2021.
In November 2022, co-founding members Amir Jairazbhoy and Randy Reiser took a step back as the band moved into its next phase of development. By April 15, 2023, Final Siege had solidified their new lineup with Ameer "The Beheader" Aljallad on drums and Rob Maldonado on guitar. The band’s musical influences include Death, Thrash, and Groove metal, and their lyrics explore themes of rebellion, war, and the mental toll of living in a conflict-ridden world. Final Siege has performed alongside national acts such as Suffocation, Atheist, Wrath, Enforcer, DRI, and Warbringer.
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After
one of the most turbulent periods in AVULSED'S extensive
history - stretching back over thirty years - the legendary Spanish purveyors
of skull crushing death metal have announced that they will release their
eighth full length studio album on March 4th 2025! Featuring eleven
devastating tracks of blood-hungry ferocity PHOENIX CRYPTOBIOSIS represents
a rebirth for Avulsed with dramatic changes to the band's line-up. New
members Alejandro Lobo (guitar), Alex Nihil (bass)
and Victor Dws (guitar) have joined longstanding stalwarts Santiago
Arroyo (drums) and vocalist Dave Rotten, bringing a revitalised razor
sharpness to the band that fans will love.Mastered by Davide Billia (Holycide, Posthuman Abomination, Rottenness etc) Phoenix Cryptobiosis possesses the finest sound of Avulsed's extensive career - and the artwork courtesy of Daemorph Art (Stabbing, The Black Dahlia Murder, Demonstealer etc) is stunning! The album will be released by Xtreem Music on CD, LP, cassette and digital formats and you can read further details, including insights from the band, at the Xtreem Music site: https://www.xtreemmusic.com/promo/20241204_Avulsed.html
Track Listing:
1. Limbs Regeneration
2. Lacerate To Dominate
3. Blood Monolith
4. Unrotted
5. Guts Of The Gore Gods
6. Phoenix Cryptobiosis
7. Devotion For Putrefaction
8. Neverborn Monstrosity
9. Dismembered
10. Bio-Cadaver
11. Wandering Putrid Souls
The first single will be unleashed on December 18th with the full album to follow on March 4th 2025
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The album's digital release date is on December 20th, 2024.
Tracklist
1. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
2. Hyperion
3. Ignis Fatum
4. Nell'Ora dell'Epilogo
5. Hekate
6. Apotheosis
7. Et in Arcadia Ego
8. Atlantide (Bonus Track)
Founded in Brescia in 2021, Ārdeat emerged from the collaboration of Enrico Pinelli, Julian Polonioli, Riccardo Cremaschini, and Andrea Salvagni, who reunited after years of involvement in various musical ventures. The band’s first single—a compelling cover of Franco Battiato’s “Atlantide”—led to the addition of guitarist Cristian della Noce and the creation of their debut EP, Exitivm. This EP, featuring a monumental 20-minute track split into two acts, established Ārdeat as a formidable force in the black metal scene.
Ārdeat didn't stop there. In 2022, they paid homage to the legendary Bathory by contributing a cover of "Home of Once Brave" to a tribute compilation championed by Antichrist Magazine. They then took their music to the stage, sharing bills with Italian metal royalty like Mortuary Drape, Opera IX, Darkend, and Black Oath.
Ārdeat's sound is a potent blend of atmospheric black metal, the tight riffing of early death metal, and the melodic hooks of the NWOBHM. Drawing inspiration from bands like Dissection, Mgla, and Spite Extreme Wing, they forge a sound that is both fiercely aggressive and hauntingly beautiful.
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BODY COUNT returns with MERCILESS , a new album that takes their fearless, uncompromising sound to new heights. The record reaffirms their unyielding stance on social issues while delivering the hard-hitting, raw energy fans have come to expect. With contributions from legends like David Gilmour, Max Cavalera, and Howard Jones, this record pushes BODY COUNT’s sound into powerful new territory without losing the edge that defines them.
Ice-T on the release: “We had a string of one-word albums,” says Ice-T. “We had Bloodlust, we had Carnivore and that word, MERCILESS , just bumped into my head. It’s really about that point where you can’t take any more and you’re done. Like the song says, ‘I got no more fucks to give’. When you push a person to that point, it’s too late to ask for mercy. I was watching a lot of movies like Hostel; a lot of cruel torture movies when I was writing the album, and I was like, ‘These people are cold-blooded.’ That’s what triggered that whole energy.”
Stream the new album here: https://bodycount.lnk.to/MercilessAlbumNe
Watch the music video for the title track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcm2o3Hhpc8
SARKASM – “CARNIVAL OF ATROCITIES”
Label: Xtreem MusicRelease Date: February 4th 2025
Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
For fans of: Gorguts | Obliveon | Pestilence | Believer
Beneath a grieving, tortured sky, the world burns. Once grand cities wreathed in smoke, their towering edifices crumbling, collapsing into ruin. The remnants of humanity crawl through the ashes on blistering hands and knees, choking on the fumes of their own annihilation. The failed caretakers of a paradise become a boundless charnel house in flame. The dead and the soon to be dead lie in mountains of scorched flesh and heat cracked bone, a testament to the grotesque ignorance and arrogance of man…wilfully blind and consumed by greed until the very end. These are the final moments of our Eden, our miracle of life that we raped and plundered, warped and manipulated into a twisted carnival of atrocities.
Having blazed a trail in the early ‘90s with their four highly regarded demos, Canada’s death/thrash pioneers Sarkasm, burst back into life in 2019 – signing with Xtreem Music and releasing their first full length album, As Empires Decay, in 2023. Now it is time for the next chapter in the Sarkasm story to begin, as they prepare to unleash their second album, the momentous Carnival Of Atrocities. Opening with the forearm smash of ‘I Am Chaos’, Carnival Of Atrocities immediately sets out what Sarkasm are all about; massive crunching riffs, huge, domineering drums and the magnificent vocal power of Bruno Bernier – who also fronts the reborn Obliveon - all brought together in immaculately structured songs where technical complexity is tempered by finely wrought hooks. ‘Murmurs From The Void’ is an early highlight, with Bernier’s vocals rising up between the snapping drums and those thick, textured riffs while a perfectly expressed guitar solo brings the song to its conclusion, with every note considered and carefully chosen. Throughout the album, songs like ‘Cold Empty Rooms’ and ‘Echoes Of Hyperion’ demonstrate that Sarkasm stand apart from the pack; operating in a different sphere to most bands, they plot a course that heads confidently into unexplored territories. When the armour-plated ‘Deadweight’ fades into silence, after a relentless, remorseless display of bludgeoning power, you are left with a need for more…for one more play, one more ride through the maze of blood, one more journey through the Carnival Of Atrocities!
The sound on Carnival Of Atrocities, captured by producer Maxime Lacroix (Gastrorrexis etc) and the mastering of the respected Dan Swanö (Asphyx, Avulsed, Incantation etc) is perfect for Sarkasm, giving a strength and prominence to every instrument, without sacrificing the clarity required to appreciate these well defined songs. When Xtreem Music release this stunning album on February 4th, on CD, vinyl and cassette formats, it will surely see Sarkasm ascending to the heady heights that their music has always deserved. Be prepared for a masterclass in technical, addictive, impactful metal that you’ll never forget!
Line-up:
Bruno Bernier - Vocals
François Dubuc - Guitars
Yves Parent - Guitars
Dave Bouchard - Bass
Simon Thibodeau - Drums
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Dutch
Thrash Metal Act GRINDPAD Releases New Single “X-MAS MOSH”
– Out Now on Iron Shield Records!Thrash collective Grindpad returns with a new single and lyric video.
“X-MAS MOSH” was mixed & mastered by Erwin Hermsen at Toneshed Studio (Legion of the Damned, Deadhead, Headless Hunter). The song will also be released on the upcoming vinyl re-release of Violence (Iron Shield Records) in 2025.
Guitarist JG comment: "Doesn't every band have their "What if's"? In Grindpad's case it was "What if we had a Christmas song". And not your average, standard, heavier cover of a known one, but our very own ACTUAL Christmas song. And, somewhere this year, on a hot sunny summer day, ours was born. It was literally written and recorded in shorts, with sunglasses. So, Mariah Carey, Wham! and Chris Rea, be warned! Because here comes Grindpad's very own .... X-MAS MOSH!!”
Line up :
JG – Guitar
Max - Drums
Axel - Guitar
Rik - Bass
Olivier - Vocals
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Canberra (AU) - Australian-based Symphonic Death Metal band, Project: ULTIMATE SATAN, have unleashed their highly anticipated debut album, THE OPUS SATANAS on Eschatonic Records!
Project: Ultimate Satan was formed late 2019. The band features Eschatonic Records alumni from Inhuman Remnants, Black Mountain, Terravorous, Unholy Vendetta and Somnium Nox.
The Opus Satanas was forged amidst the Fires and Plagues of 2020 and 2021. As Project: Ultimate Satan sought to push the sonic possibilities of their unique blend of Blackened Death Metal, they focused on the inclusion of more symphonic elements, orchestrations and lyrical content that would honour those that called to them from across the vast depths of the cosmos.
July 2022 saw the release of their first single "Symphony Es Infernus," an auspicious ode to Lillith Liftoach. However, due to further outbreaks, lockdowns and restrictions, their accompanying live rituals would be restricted to the ACT and the South Coast regions.
February 2024 saw the release of their second single "The Infallible Void." The song is a sonic exploration and meditations on the darkness within us all.
Track
Listing:1. Symphony Es Infernus
2. Humanity's Last Breath
3. Is This How Freedom Dies
4. The Infallible Void
5. Footprints in the Sans of Time
6. Nocturne Immortalis
Credits:
Recorded at Studio Decay.
Produced by JDecay.
Mixed and Mastered by Gibb at Gibbenez Music.
Cover Design and Borders by Hans Trasid at Dis-Art Design.
P:US Logo and Emblem by Wappenschmied.
Line-up:
Scottanic – Vocals
Ashahalasin – Bass
JDecay – Guitars, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Dazferatu – Keys, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Amorasche – Drums, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Contributing Artists:
Vocals from Jem
Guitars by Calcifur (Terravorous)
Lead Guitars by Nekros the Black (Ex-Inhuman Remnants)
https://eschatonicrecords.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/projectultimatesatan/
Sibiu,
Romania based Atmospheric Black Metal one-man band ANTUMBRA is
set to release the new album on December 22nd 2024 in collaboration
with Loud Rage Music. Titled "DAYS OF FUTURE RAVAGED
LANDS", the new material is made of 10 tracks that weave haunting
melodies with crushing riffs and evocative lyrics, painting a vivid picture of
desolation and resilience. Drawing from a unique blend of Black Metal,
Blackened Doom, and cinematic soundscapes, ANTUMBRA creates a sonic
journey through a world in turmoil.Here is what Marius Ignatescu (all instruments / vocals) had to say about it: "This album is about the war, the despair and destruction of humanity. From the blood-soaked battlegrounds of "Rivers of Blood" to the mournful echoes of the song "Threnody" or "Silent Earth," each track weaves a story of the human loss, pain and chaos."
Pre-orders are now open here: https://loudragemusic.bandcamp.com/album/antumbra-days-of-future-ravaged-lands
In anticipation of the new album ANTUMBRA also released a video for the track "Forgotten": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eafqrJcaFz8
https://linktr.ee/loudragemusic
https://antumbra.ro/
Minsk (BY) - Brutal Death Metal quartet, RELICS OF HUMANITY, are set to release new album, ABSOLUTE DISMAL DOMAIN, on January 31, 2025 through Willowtip Records.
The band released the following statement about the album:
"Absolute Dismal Domain is a nine-act conceptual record. The story told across these nine tracks is about absolute ubiquitous annihilation of light, both spiritually (god) and physically (sun and stars). This is the most brutal stuff about blackness and ungodliness ever created."
Absolute Dismal Domain is Relics of Humanity's first collection of original material since 2019's Obscuration EP (Willowtip) and the band's first full-length album (and third overall) since 2014's Ominously Reigning upon the Intangible (Amputated Vein).
Pre-order:https://bit.ly/add-willowtip
https://relicsofhumanity.bandcamp.com/album/absolute-dismal-domain
Track Listing:
1. Omen Apollyon
2. Summoning Of Those Who Absorbed
3. Taking The Shape Of Infinity
4. In The Name Of Ubiquitous Gloom
5. Paralyzing The Light II
6. Absolute Dismal Domain
7. Smoldering Of Seraphim
8. His Creation That No Longer Exists
9. Dominion
Credits:
Absolute Dismal Domain is fully composed (music, concept and lyrics), mixed, and mastered by guitarist Siarhei.
Artwork created with oil paints by Siarhei.
Line-up:
Siarhei - Guitars
Pavel - Bass
Flo - Vocals
Vladislav - Drums
https://www.willowtip.com/home.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/relicsofhumanity/
Order Songs for the Dying and the band's entire discography at https://tfreco.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-the-dying
Tracklisting1. Bound in Blood
2. Depraved Lust
3. A Hymn for the End
4. Crimson Queen
5. Eternal Slumber
6. From the Beyond
7. Father of Lies
8. Judgement of the Damned
9. Praise the Dead
10. Scorched Earth
11. The Blackest Night
AGAINST I was founded in 2022 by Fredrik Keith Croona known as vocalist and founder of Cynical Existence and ex-vocalist of Menschdefekt. Together with Mathias Back (guitars) and Anders Ström (drums), they fuse elements of metal and hints of electronic parts into a cacophony of aggression and melodies.
In 2023 the band released their debut album Carnival of Excess on Advoxya Records. 2024 saw the release of two EPs, Perfect Smile and the follow-up Destruction Lullaby, which took the band in an entirely new direction.
Line-Up:
Fredrik Keith Croona - vocals
Mathias Back - guitars
Anders Ström - drums
https://www.facebook.com/againstIband
NEWS 30.11.2024
Damit bei euch gar nicht erst dieser nervende Vorweihnachtstress
oder irgend so ne besinnliche Stimmung aufkommen kann, gibt es hier noch einmal
ein ganz fettes und saftiges update in Sachen neuer Veröffentlichungen. Wenn
euch jetzt schon dieses ganze weihnachtliche Gebimmel zum Halse raus hängt,
sollte ihr auf jeden Fall mal eines der Teile wenigstens mal antesten .
Definitiv wird euch dann dieses "stille Nacht, heilige Nacht "
Gesäusel dann in keinster Weise mehr nerven. Aktuelle Reviews :
FALSE MUTATION – “UNHOLY BRUTALITY”
FALSE MUTATION / KOMBAT – “MONUMENT OF ABOMINATION” [SPLIT /12" VINYL]
CHAOS PATH – „LAST SIGN OF EDEN“
LASER SCOPE – „„6TH DIMENSION“ (EP/CD)
NUCLEAR WINTER ZINE #4 (A5/englisch)
LEMMY KILMISTER wird zum Dauerbewohner eines seiner bevorzugten Plätze zum Entspannen und Kontakteknüpfen – des STRINGFELLOWS GENTLEMAN’S CLUB in London. Dieser Ort birgt für seine Freunde und Bekannten viele Lemmy-Erinnerungen, weil er nach seiner Eröffnung im Jahr 1980 zu einem seiner Favoriten wurde. Geführt von Peter Stringfellow, der in den 1960er-Jahren einige der größten Künstler dieser Ära wie etwa The Beatles, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd und weitere buchte, wurde das Stringfellows zum Hotspot für Promis und Rockstars.
“Stringfellows hatte immer einen besonderen Platz in Lemmys Herzen. Er liebte den Rock'n'Roll-Spirit, den Peter in den Club brachte, er liebte die entspannte Umgebung und er liebte natürlich die Aussicht. Ich weiß, dass er erleichtert ist, dass er nun wieder einen seiner Lieblingsorte auf diesem Planeten genießen kann”, erklärt Motörhead-Manager Todd Singerman.
Daher ist es nur allzu passend, dass Lemmy am diesjährigen 18. Dezember erneut, und diesmal für immer, in diesem weltbekannten Club anzutreffen sein wird – im Anschluss an die neuste einer Reihe von “Lemmy Forever”-Zeremonien, die Lemmy an seinen bevorzugten Plätzen verewigen sollen. Auch hier wird es eine kleinere Replik seiner sehr speziellen Urne geben, die mit einem Teil seiner Asche in den Club einzieht und sicherstellt, dass er an einem weiteren seiner heiß geliebten Orte dauerhaft verweilen kann. Die Feier selbst wird eine Nacht voll all jener Dinge, die Lemmy so zu schätzen wusste: Drinks, Rock’n’Roll, Hors d’oeuvres, oh… und bildschöne Frauen! Motörhead-Gitarrist Phil Campbell wird ebenfalls teilnehmen, um eine kleine Rede zu halten und die Asche seines engen Freundes und Bandkameraden dort niederzulegen.
“Wenn er in London war, hat Lemmy nie eine Nacht im Stringfellows verpasst. Lemmy war ein echter Freund des Clubs“, betont Sadat Banda, Operations Director im Stringfellows.
Für alle, die in London verweilen: Die Feierlichkeit beginnt um 19:00 Uhr und endet um 21:00 Uhr. An alle, denen es nicht möglich ist, teilzunehmen: Keine Sorge, ihr werdet Lemmy ab dem 18. Dezember jederzeit im Stringfellows besuchen können.
www.iMotorhead.com
https://www.stringfellows.com/
GRAFJAMMER – „DE TYFUS, DE TEERLING“
Genre: Black MetalLabel: Folter Records
Vertrieb: Alive
VÖ: 10.01.2025
Die Niederländer GRAFJAMMER melden sich mit neuer Besetzung und einem vierten Album zurück! Nach ihrem letzten Langspieler "De Zoute Kwel", der zahlreiche positive Kritiken und viel Aufmerksamkeit in der Szene nach sich zog, ist "De Tyfus, De Teerling" die neueste Attacke mit ihrem ureigenen, (es) bösartig treibenden "Primitive Dutch Necrorock". Für den versieht die seit 2012 existierende Band aus Utrecht höchst effektiv First- und Second-Wave-Black-Metal mit deftigen Prisen von Punk, D-Beat und Motörhead. Groovt im Resultat wie Sau – respektive: "swings like a floppy tit", wie Vokalist Jorre meint –, doch neben tobend rockenden Brechern und Passagen schneidigen Getrümmers, gibt es auch Momente, in denen sich alles in ein melancholisches Zwielicht verlagert.
Mit "De Tyfus, De Teerling" präsentieren GRAFJAMMER neun knallharte Tracks (plus ein Intro), die in ihrer Muttersprache von religiösem Wahnsinn, Selbsttäuschung und Zerstörung berichten. Dabei tauchen sie noch tiefer als zuvor in die dunklen Schattenseiten der Gesellschaft und der niederländischen Geschichte ein. Der Albumtitel ist eine Abwandlung von "Tyfus! Tering!", einer beliebten Fluchkombination im Niederländischen, in der GRAFJAMMER-Version bedeutet es: "Der Typhus (und), der Würfel".Anyway: Time to groove and swing!– Schnell, roh, dreckig und berauschend wie das Schnüffeln von Amphetamin.
https://www.facebook.com/FolterRecordsGermany
https://www.facebook.com/grafjammer
DESASTER - Vier Kultalben erscheinen als streng limitierte
Tape-Releases über Cold Knife Records (VÖ 24.01.25)!DESASTER, eine der kompromisslosesten Bands des Undergrounds, bringen ihre vier Kultalben zurück! Angelwhore, 666 - Satan’s Soldiers Syndicate, The Arts of Destruction und The Oath of an Iron Ritual erscheinen am 24.01.2025 endlich in streng limitierten Red Tape Editions – nur 100 Exemplare pro Album, inklusive exklusiver Trading Card über Cold Knife Records.
Diese Reissues sind pure Zerstörung in musikalischer Form. "Angelwhore" entfesselt chaotische Gewalt mit chirurgischer Präzision – kein Song, kein Riff lässt Luft zum Atmen. Mit "666 Satan Soldier´s Syndicate"wird Krieg erklärt: schnörkellos, brutal und gnadenlos schnell. "The Arts of Destruction" zeigt, wie episch und zerstörerisch Metal sein kann, ohne an roher Härte zu verlieren. Und "The Oath of an Iron Ritual" ist nichts weniger als eine Abrissbirne, die hymnischen Thrash mit gnadenlosem Death Metal kombiniert. Diese Alben brennen ein Feuerwerk in die Gehörgänge und zeigen, warum Desaster im Underground den Ton angeben.
Außerdem gibt es noch die DESASTER Limited Wooden Box – eine handgefertigte Holzbox mit lasergraviertem Desaster-Logo, die alles bietet, was das Fan-Herz begehrt:
Alle vier Alben auf schwarzen Tapes
Einen exklusiven Lederpatch
Individuelle Trading Cards für jedes Album
Der Preorder läuft ab sofort über www.cold-knife.com
Mehr Infos: https://linktr.ee/coldkniferecords
Gravethorn on Signing with Wormholedeath: "I am truly excited to be working with the Wormholedeath family on this release. I've put a lot of hard work and sacrifice into putting this all together, learning new things, and experimenting with others, and I didn't want to just go through anybody to get it out there for the world to hear. Carlo Belotti and Wormholedeath are absolutely on top of their game in this profession, and the bands on Wormholedeath are all incredible talents and gifted musicians, evidenced by the discipline and hard work they put into their craft. In an era where the current crop of metal is truly growing in popularity and there are so many bands out there sounding very similar, it seems that Wormholedeath certainly can pick the best from several ends of the spectrum and bring them to their exotic landscape of creative brilliance. I'm very excited to call Wormholedeath our home."
Unveiling "Atrocitas"
Gravethorn's new release "Atrocitas" is a continuation of the debut release, "Underground Rituals of Those Unseen". Harnessing the anger and sense of overcoming all who oppress- the battle wages on as we are slowly uniting as a people and coming together in numbers to dissolve those who feel the greed for power, whether religious, political, financial, or other. If there ever was going to be an uprising, perhaps Atrocitas would be the soundtrack of a revolution. It was written and recorded in Krystof's studio when he had COVID-19, and some of the medication he was taking may have influenced how the music came out (perhaps it opened the doors to the spiritual world to share ideas of those no longer with us).
Atrocitas also features contributions from notable collaborators, including Joshua Bednarski (from the band Atomic War Machine) and Dave Sharpe (from the bands Dead by Wednesday, End Time Illusion, The Cro-Mags, and Dave Ellefson’s [of Megadeth] side band).
Tracklist
:1. Atrocitas
2. The Great Thaw
3. Epic Battle
4. Destined to Burn
5. In Vengeance We Hunt
6. Barbaric War Declared
7. Hymns of Forbidden Places (feat. Joshua Bednarski)
8. Within the Berserker
9. Victory by Sunrise (feat. Dave Sharpe)
10. Creeping Death (Metallica Cover)
Gravethorn is a Blackened Death Metal band from Las Vegas, NV, formed in 2021 by Krystof during his journey to learn extreme metal mixing in his home studio, built during the 2020 pandemic. Initially working with recordings from his previous band Achromatica, which eventually disbanded, Krystof continued creating music, resulting in the release of several songs on Spotify and YouTube. Drummer Bob Hill (from Achromatica) later joined, and in October 2023, they unleashed their debut album, Underground Rituals of Those Unseen, which received critical acclaim from outlets like Metalized, Rock Hard, and Slowly We Rot.
Gravethorn's unique sound blends influences from bands like Emperor, Deicide, Amon Amarth, and even The Doors and Led Zeppelin, creating a distinctive blend of Blackened Death Metal. Known for embracing collaboration, the band has worked with notable musicians, including Glenn Lai (Achromatica) and Brian Crapser (Putrid Decay).
While quarantined with COVID-19 in October 2023, Krystof channeled his energy into writing and recording new material, resulting in the upcoming 2024 album Atrocitas, set to be released via Wormholedeath Records. Gravethorn continues to defy rigid genre classifications, staying true to their simple goal of making metal music, unbound by specific labels.
www.youtube.com/@gravethorn
www.facebook.com/p/Gravethorn
Listen Sankarin Matka album: https://push.fm/fl/noitasapatti-album
The band comments:
" “Sankarin matka” (A Hero's Journey) is a concept album consisting of an intro and 7 songs. Its dreamlike story slowly advances towards indescribable horrors, which waver between dream and reality, until the truth is exposed in all of its heinousness.
The album has been under making for nearly 2 years in our home studio, and it is finally ready for release despite many set packs.
Musically, the album consists of a broad range of sounds, some of which are already familiar to our music, but we're also bringing a lot of fresh soundscape to this album.
Influences and sounds of black metal, british deathdoom and progressive rock can be heard, breaking the boundaries of any particular genre.
The musical influences mixed with our vision form an original whole that sounds only of itself.
New songs are also currently in the making, and they’re taking Noitasapatti's vision even further!"
Sankarin Matka CD ORDERS from https://inverse-records.myshopify.com/products/noitasapatti-sankarin-matka-cd-pre-order
Biography:
NOITASAPATTI was born in spring 2017 in Pori, Finland by Erakko (vocals), Liekkiö (guitars, keyboards), Mielivalta (guitars) and Rampa (bass). Soon after that, Rienaaja joined us as a drummer and the first line-up was complete. After a couple of months of intensive rehearsing and composing, we recorded our first demo, “Vaellamme kuin Taivaankappaleet” on december 2017 and released it on CDr-format spring 2018. First live-show took place in our hometown also in the same spring. After that, Rampa left the band and Erakko began to play bass. Next year we recorded a second demo, “Aarnivalkean ajamana” and played some gigs. In 2020, we made a split-album with another Finnish band HOLLOW CORPSE. After some line-up changes, Häviö came to the band at the end of 2020 and a few months later, Kadonnut also joined the band to play keyboards. In summer 2021, we finally recorded our first full-length album “Kuolemattomille maille”. After a few successful live-shows it was time to record our second full-length album, “Sankarin matka” (A hero’s journey) in summer 2023. Album is now recorded, mixed, and mastered, and we are more satisfied with the result than ever before!
Our music can be described as 1990’s black metal with lots of melodies and even “burzumic” atmosperes. Also, you can hear influences from early British death/doom, epic viking metal and even some old school progressive music. Vocals are quite original “howling” and also heavily Burzum-influenced screams. Lyrics are written in Finnish.
Track list:1. Tulikipuna
2. Tuhatkasvoinen
3. Sankarin matka
4. Paluu liekkeihin
5. Käskyläisen sanat
6. Henkien polulla
7. Matka halki myrskyjen
8. Tähtivaeltaja
Album cover by Mika Huumonen
Line-up:
Erakko - Vocals, Bass, Mouth Harp, Horns
Liekkiö - Guitars
Häviö - Drums
Kadonnut - Keyboards
https://www.facebook.com/noitasapattiofficial
Listen to "Monumenty" here: https://youtu.be/1MNV8gec3Wk
Pre-order here: https://bit.ly/CzortCDLP
“Monumenty” was recorded and mixed last fall at Impressive Art studio in Porąbka, Poland by Przemysław Nowak.
The sound on "Monumenty" is an evolution of the band's past work on "W czeluść" (2022 split released via Godz ov War Productions), "Apostoł" (2020 album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions) and "Czarna ewangelia" (2018 debut album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions). In 2019, Czort also released a split entitled "Under the White Flame" with Mordhell, Occultum and Dagorath.
In Slavic mythology, Czort (or chort) is considered to be a demon of total evil, with horns, hooves, a skinny tail, and a pig-face.
Monumenty tracklist 1. Paroksyzm Ludzkości
2. Zjawa
3. Kuźnia Materii
4. Oczyma Monumentu
5. Zmaganie Rdzeniem Istnienia
6. Cyborium Zgnilizny i Brudu
7. 23.58.30
8. Antynatalizm Boga
9. Ubóstwo Idei
https://www.pagan-records.com
https://www.facebook.com/czortbluznierca/
CORROSIVE ELEMENTS - "CUT THE SERPENT’S HEAD"
Release
date :
November 29th 2024Style : Death Thrash N' Roll
Origin: France
Duration: 41:20
Label: GreyveStorm Productions & Crypt Of Dr.Gore et Chien Noir (pour la version vinyle)
Tracklist:
01. Conquering the divine
02. Ignorance is no longer bliss
03. So long sucker
04. The unseen
05. An american hero
06. Cut the serpent's head
07. Enter the final state
08. The right to remain poor
09. Among the casualties
10. Fascistalism
True defenders of the underground ethos, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS made their path with a first EP in 2008, a debut album in 2015 and a scorching live album in 2016. Having graced the stage at renowned festivals like Hellfest's Altar Stage and sharing the spotlight with metal legends such as Death Angel, Loudblast, Darkane, Sinister, and more, the quintet took a great amount of time refining the new tunes for their highly anticipated 2024 album release.
The credo stands strong: DEATH THRASH N’ROLL THE OLD SCHOOL WAY!
"Cut the serpent’s head", the second album of CORROSIVE ELEMENTS is a collection of 10 powerful songs, designed for a more direct and dynamic approach, in the typical style of the band, a clever mix of Death and Thrash Metal, with tons of groove, anger and attitude.
The new album was written collectively by the band in the rehearsal room, an old fashioned method that makes the music more immediate and impactful.
With broad influences ranging from Thrash legends such as Slayer, (old) Sepultura and Exodus, Death Metal in the tradition of Entombed, Obituary, Carcass, Bolt Thrower and Napalm Death, and an addition of primitive energy derived from Hardcore Punk, The band is now ready to place this new offering on the altar of Extreme Metal.
Conceptually, "Cut the Serpent's Head" is a cynical look at the destiny ofmankind, its race towards nonsense. A warning against the hegemony of organized religions, shady politics, decaying societies and the rise of social injustice.
Stay tuned, the next few days will see more information about the artwork, release dates, formats and everything you need to know about this new album which will be produced by Crypt Of Dr.Gore and GreyveStorm Productions.
https://linktr.ee/corrosiveelements
Vocalist Paavo Laapotti comments:
”The song's lyrics are about distressing and constant fear of death inside an individual's head. He's lost in his own mind and doesn't know what is real and what is fake. He only has a strong feeling that he's being chased and he's forced to escape into the unknown.” ”This is one of the oldest songs written for this album and it has been waiting for the right moment to be released. Well, the day is finally here and I'm very glad that we got the right feel into the song that it needed.”
Listen to 'Exiled to Infinity'' on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/defiled-serenity-exiled
Track
list:1. Alkutaival (feat. Juha Tapio)
2. Voices from the Void
3. Exiled to Infinity
4. Death
5. Mortal
6. Within the Slumber of the Mind
7. Through the Chaos
8. Your Worst Enemy
9. Tears of Black
10. Unfaithful (Rihanna cover) (feat. Karisma)
Recorded & mixed by Lauri Seppälä
Mastered by Juho Räihä / SoundSpiral Audio
Album cover by Nikos Stavridakis / VisionBlack
Biography:
Defiled Serenity is a melodic death metal band from Loimaa, Finland. It was founded by the vocalist and Before The Dawn frontman Paavo Laapotti in 2021. The band’s music is for the fans of old In Flames, Amorphis, Amon Amarth, Dark Tranquillity etc. Their sound relies heavily on the 90's melodeath sound, but with modern twists. The songs are filled with low growls, chunky guitars, beautiful melodies and tight rhythm sections.
They released their first stand-alone single ”Voices from the Void” in 2022 and it has reached over 25,000 streams on Spotify alone. Since then, the band has been writing new material and now it's time to unleash their long-awaited debut album!
LISTEN to the first single 'Your Worst Enemy' on streaming https://push.fm/fl/defiled-serenity-your-worst-enemy
Line-up:
Paavo Laapotti - Vocals
Jarkko Mäkelä - Lead guitar
Lauri Seppälä - Rhythm Guitar
Mikko Sormunen - Bass
Arttu Airo - Drums
https://www.facebook.com/defiledserenity
Hailing
from Los Angeles, THE MOSAIC WINDOW is a one-man melodic
black/death metal band that explores all aspects of human existence through
tragically brutal songwriting. For fans of: Kvaen, Gorgoroth, Hath, Dissection, Necrophobic, Thulcandra, Krigsgrav, Seth
Formed in 2021 by Andrew Steven Brown after many years of not playing music, The Mosaic Window originally was a coping mechanism following the deaths of Brown’s father and grandmother during the pandemic. After some recognition from the catatonic release of the “Hollow” EP, a resurgence of motivation to continue this type of music therapy overcame Brown, which led to the creation of the debut album, “Plight of Acceptance” in summer 2023. This debut quickly turned heads, including that of Willowtip Records, which signed the band and re-released the album later in 2023. Only just a year later, The Mosaic Window released the brutal sophomore album “HEMASANCTUM” with guests Gabe Seeber (Vale of Pnath, Abigail Williams, Obscura, Carach Angren) on drums, and Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) for two guest solos. Already, “Hemasanctum” has proven to be a massive set up from the debut, and The Mosaic Window is quickly becoming an unstoppable force in the world of black/death metal.
https://themosaicwindow.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094717845304
MALAURIU/SINOATH - "MALAURIU/SINOATH"
Style : Italian Dark Sound / Black MetalLabel : Doomentia Records
Release date : 20/01/2025
In some cases, split releases do compile together random acts who have little to do with each other. But in some (rare) cases, the end result bears a greater purpose, forging an alliance in darkness if you will. Such is the case here with cult black/doom/progressive Sicilian act SINOATH, sharing this highly collectable piece of wax with fellow countrymen MALAURIU.
Both bands don’t just share Sicilian origins. Besides, compared to SINOATH whose never-ending quest started all the way back to 1990 MALAURIU is a rather ‘new’, if quite productive with already two full-lenght and a whole lot of EP and demos under its belt, act, having being active for ‘only’ ten years. So one could also argue that stylistically speaking, the two are quite different: whereas MALAURIU is more or less acquainted with black-metal, albeit a quite experimental version of it, SINOATH sound is far more old-school oriented, if as everchanging. Yet both acts are all about pushing boundaries and following a very personal path.
Talking of SINOATH, the latter contribution ‘Symphony Of The Scythe’ sees them revisiting in a way their roots, inspired by a vision of death and its role in our everyday life. A one-of-a-kind track dedicated to the late Massimo Chiofalo, who played guitar on their 2015 EP Meanders Of Doom. On the flipside, MALAURIU’ song, ‘Scuru’, is as idiosyncratic, throwing out of the window all known so-called conventions in favour of something unique and utterly ‘out there’. The track also benefits from the presence of Regen Graves from ABYSMAL GRIEF on keyboards, adding the mystique.
Tracklist
1. Malauriu - Scuru (Feat. Regen Graves from Abysmal Grief)
2. Sinoath - Symphony of the Scythe
Line-up (Malauriu):
Schizoid - Guitars
Marbas - Drums/Bass
Regen Graves - Keyboards
Perfidus - Synth/Samples
R.M. - Vocals
Sinistro - Backing vocals
Recorded between Italy and United Kingdom
Mixed and mastered at Toxic Basement Studio
https://www.facebook.com/malauriuofficial
https://malauriu.bandcamp.com/
Line-up (Sinoath):
Salvatore Fichera - Drums
Walter Garau - Bass
Gianni Cavallaro - Lead Guitar
Francesco Cucinotta - Guitars/Synth/Vocals
Recorded at Phonoputìa Studio (Letojanni - Me) in April 2024
Mastered at Toxic Basement Studio
In memory of our friend Massimo Chiofalo (1970 - 2024)
Picture on cover - "Whetting the Scythe" (1905) by Kathe Kollwitz
Piano sample freely taken from "Chanson Sicilienne" by Francesco Paolo Frontini (ed. Carisch 1906) and played by Giuseppe Senfett.
https://www.facebook.com/SinoathOfficial/
DOOMENTIA RECORDS https://www.doomentia.com/
Originally released in August 2005 by Ironclad Recordings, this definitive vinyl edition breathes new life into the album. Featuring reimagined artwork while honoring the spirit of the original, the visual overhaul was led by the album’s original artist, Steven Weiler, in collaboration with Paul Granese of Cold Cuts LLC. Jamie King of Jamie King Audio (Between the Buried and Me) was enlisted to remix and remaster the vinyl and digital editions of the reissue.
Tracklisting:1) Death March
2) Feel Like Hell
3) From These Eyes
4) Amen To Artillery
5) Forgotten End
6) Unsacred
7) Burn the Fallen
8) Storm of Swords
9) Sworn Alliance
10) It's Not About Breaking Hearts, It's About Breaking Faces
11) Claim Your Own
12) Take Aim
THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE is:
Brandon Collins - Guitars
Tim Zlinsky - Vocals
Chris Grant - Guitars
Nick Sloan - Bass
TJ Bailey - Drums
https://www.facebook.com/skepsisrecordings
https://www.facebook.com/TCSOfficial/
The premiere of the album’s new single, “DARKWOLF,” is now live at DeadRhetoric.com. Stream the song now at https://deadrhetoric.com/randomness/song-premiere-the-cimmerian-dark-wolf/
Bassist/vocalist Nicholas Rocha comments on the song, “Borrowing its name from the eponymous hero straight out of Ralph Bakshi's 1983 visual opus "Fire & Ice", this thrash-laden track evokes not just the rush of battle but also the weight of consequence and of course, the joy of victory!”
An Age Undreamed Of... will be released on January 10, 2025 via Bandcamp with all streaming platforms to follow. Physical copies will be made available on CD by Hyborian Rage Records with colored vinyl to be released by BVR (Black Voodoo Records).
Follow THE CIMMERIAN, for it is Crom's will. If you don’t – to hell with you!
Tracklisting:1) Shadow Kingdom
2) Neck Breaker of The Mountain
3) Silver and Gold
4) Darkwolf
5) Mournblade
6) Black Coast Tigris
7) Deathstalker
8) Monarch
The groundwork for THE CIMMERIAN was laid in 2021 by guitarist David Gein and bassist Nicholas Rocha – two-thirds of crossover thrash group Septik Onslaught. The two were writing what would become the band’s first EP when a Craigslist ad brought drummer David Morales – armed with unyielding energy and a bag of Halloween candy – to the fold.
THE CIMMERIAN delivers a wall of sound that draws inspiration from the likes of Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Venom, and Gates of Slumber. Lyrical themes informed by a deep understanding of world history, mythology, and historical literature weave throughout this chainmail tapestry.
The band released their debut EP, Thrice Majestic, in the summer of 2022. By early 2023, they returned to Robert Frank’s Minor Chord Studio to record the two-track cassette/digital release, Sword & Sorcery Vol. I.
THE CIMMERIAN is:
Bass/vocals: Nicolas Rocha
Guitars: David Gein
Drums: David Morales
https://www.facebook.com/TheCimmerianOfficial
Watch "Incipit" here: https://youtu.be/ZfefgCInTSQ?si=glfXUQr5lCximdj9
Peszek is known for his work in acclaimed Polish films such as Korczak, Ubu Król, Łabędzi Śpiew and more recent TV shows including Go Ahead, Brother (Netflix) and Warszawianka. A prize winner of multiple theatre awards, he has been a member of theatre groups in theatres across the country, including the world-famous National Theatre in Poland
The "Incipit" video was directed by Marcin Okrzesa; filmed and edited by Filmguyevsky. https://youtu.be/-lehEZVZy1Y?si=lMxoq75mnpHZjb1J
Totenmesse are:
Mold - vocals
Stawrogin - guitars, bass
Rzulty - guitars
Deimos - guitars
Krzysztof Klingbein - drums
https://www.pagan-records.com
https://www.facebook.com/Totenmesse/
DEMANDE
À LA POUSSIÈRE new
album "KINTSUGI" was welcomed by media and
fans in a great way. After some devastating shows in France, our Blackish Doom
Metallers present the official video of the song "Ichinawa" realized
by Gildas Debaussart with the precious Misty Orchid's performance as dancer. Enjoy it at: https://youtu.be/bsi8PRzNuYY
Once again the Parisian combo paints a macabre horizon at the crossroads of Black Metal, Doom and Sludge, with a song of pure darkness, atmospheres and tormented voices following in the footsteps of bands like Neurosis, Mayhem, Cult Of Luna, Akhlys, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber.
I remind you that there are still copies of their album available in digiCD and LP format on https://shorturl.at/ejUV5
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
https://www.facebook.com/DALPdoom
German thrash legends DARKNESS announce early bird combo for their 40the anniversary show
2024 ALBUM INFO:
“BLOOD ON CANVAS” is the angriest album to date by the Essen thrashers DARKNESS. The songs are more aggressive and harder than anything that can be found in the DARKNESS discography so far. Although it is not a concept album, “Blood on Canvas” is not just a collection of nine songs that were created in one era, but a multifaceted sound painting, painted with the colors of anger.
Musically, DARKNESS deliver the uncompromising and fast thrash metal that they have been known for since their debut album “Death Squad” (1987). However, the compositions on this album are more complex and detailed than before, without losing any of their aggression, hardness and authenticity.
The lyrics are no longer just a description of the madness that determines the course of this world, but get straight to the point without beating around the bush and without compromise.
The nine songs were produced in the Rambado Recording Studios in collaboration with Cornelius "Corny" Rambadt, who has also worked with SODOM, DISBELIEF and BONDED, among others. The predecessors "First Class Violence" and "Over And Out" were already produced in collaboration with Corny. For "Blood on Canvas", DARKNESS and producer Corny made it their mission to create an aggressive and powerful, but also honest sound.
The cover artwork is once again by Timon Kokott, with whom DARKNESS is working for the third time.
Although recordings for the album had already begun in mid-October 2023, DARKNESS and guitarist Meik separated during production, so that "Blood on Canvas" was only recorded by four people.
The story so far
The thrash metal commando DARKNESS comes from Essen - Altenessen, next to the Bay Area the most creative nucleus of the thrash wave in the 1980s.
Founded in 1984, the band made a name for themselves with the demos “Evil Curse”, “Titanic War” and “Spawn of the Dark One”.
DARKNESS released three albums between 1987 and 1989.
The first album “Death Squad” is considered a thrash classic and established the cult status of DARKNESS, which still exists today and influences thrash musicians all over the world.
In 1991 things became quieter for the band, and in 1998 singer Olli tragically died.
Lacky and Arnd, two early members, revived Thrash Guerrilla in 2004.
In 2005 the three albums “Death Squad”, “Defenders of Justice” and “Conclusion & Revival” were released again. In addition, “Bocholt Live Squad”, an official concert recording from May 14, 1987, is coming onto the market in CD format.
The long-out-of-print triple vinyl box “The Demos” from 2008 contains a live recording from the “Keep it True” Festival 2006, all demo recordings and extensive bonus material.
At the end of 2010, the musicians, who were otherwise under the banner “Eure Erben”, released an album under the name DARKNESS for the first time.
Since demand continues, the albums “Death Squad” and “Defenders of Justice” will be released on vinyl again to mark their 25th anniversary.
As with many veterans of metal, DARKNESS also has a line-up merry-go-round.
Lacky and Arnd, the band's constants, are looking for a stable line-up for a comeback.
The guitarist Meik started his job for Darkness in 2013.
Lee was given the microphone by Arnd at the end of 2014, who from then on concentrated exclusively on the guitar and backgrounds.
In 2015, Dirk took over the bass role from Christian “Spessy” Gießler, who no longer has time to be involved in DARKNESS due to his main job at Kreator.
After “Keep it True” Festival, but especially since 2014, DARKNESS have played at well-known festivals such as the “Turock Open Air”, “Obscene Extreme”, Headbangers Open Air” and the “Ruhrpott Metal Meeting”.
The old school club is also being wielded at numerous club shows around the world and proven what the band stands for: old school thrash - brutal, fast, uncompromising and mean.
With the album “The Gasoline Solution”, a real, much-praised successor to the two classics “Death Squad” and “Defenders of Justice” was released in October 2016.
Exactly 2 years after the comeback album, Darkness presented the
The album “First Class Violence” makes it impressively clear that even more than 30 years later, angry thrash still comes from Altenessen.
At the beginning of 2019, Ben took over the bass from Dirk.
The EP “Over and Out” follows in 2020.
In 2024, Dominik took over the guitar from Maik and with the highly acclaimed release of the album “Blood on Canvas” in 2024, Darkness manifested its status as a German thrash institution.
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http://www.darkness-thrash.de/
Chaos Wasteland is a Canadian thrash-crossover band formed in 2019.
The bands aesthetic and themes are based on a post-apocalyptic future concept inspired by Mad Max.
They debuted with an EP called “Bloodlust” in 2020. In 2024 they returned with an S/T full-length.
The band members are :
Isaï Flamand - Vocals
James Foster - drums & vocals
Leo G.Wolf - Guitar & vocals
Nic Belanger - Guitar
Saemund Ragnarson – Bass
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIIg-4PmoxPHeuu1PQcFJw
https://www.facebook.com/chaos.wasteland
Watch Northbound Train lyric video: https://youtu.be/QdMR2otS_gI
Aggressive, old school and borderline chaotic, “Northbound Train” is a thrashy heavy metal song to bang your head and break your neck to.
“It’s an old song resurrected and running onward like an unstoppable train, much like Arched Fire”, says Kristian Herkman, the singer. “A train to the north of Finland, back to where Arched Fire started.”
“And what a train it is”, rejoices Ari Väntänen, the rhythm guitarist. “I love the cover art by Umar Setiawan, it’s like Thomas the Tank Engine from hell! We also have a beautiful lyric video by Jussi Hevander that fits the mood perfectly.”
Originally formed in the Finnish Lapland in 1989, the band hibernated for thirty years until reforming in the late 2019 and starting to work on new music. Now, a five-year phase seems to be nearing its end.
"Things are about to change," says Ari. “It may be that Northbound Train is the very last release with this Arched Fire line-up. Who knows what the future holds, but for now, it is what it is. As a song, it is a fitting conclusion to this era in the band’s story. It’s about the journey we’ve taken while making two albums in the 2020s. For us, it’s been both a strong progression in this current time we live in, and also a return to where we’ve come from. There’s something very beautiful and raw in it all."
And that’s how the song goes. “Spend a night in a northbound train… Spend your life in a northbound train”.
Listen 'Northbound Train' single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/arched-fire-train
Line-up:
Kristian Herkman (vocals)
Aslak Purojärvi (drums)
Mika Rytilahti (bass)
Janne Särkelä (lead and rhythm guitars)
Ari Väntänen (rhythm guitar)
https://archedfire.com
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialArchedFire
Brutal Records is proud to announce the signing of OVERCAST RAIN, is a Dark Metal band from Latvia, Liepaya! The band is gearing up to release their third 2025 album via Brutal Records - stay tuned!
Hailing from the city of Liepāja, this formidable band is gearing up to unleash their third studio album in 2025 under the Brutal Records banner. Get ready for a sonic storm that will redefine the boundaries of dark metal!
Formed in 2014 by the visionary duo of Mihails Maslovs (vocals/guitar) and Kolja Kirk (drums), Overcast Rain has risen as a beacon of Latvia's metal scene. Over the years, the band has evolved through lineup transformations and sonic reinventions, solidifying their status as one of the genre's most dynamic forces.
Their discography includes two acclaimed albums:
Since You Die (July 11, 2020)
My God Hates Me (March 1, 2022)
Both albums have achieved remarkable success, with tracks like "All Hope Is Gone" breaking into the Destrokit Rock chart Top 50 and earning spots in the European Metal Channel rankings. These works are now enshrined in the National Library of Latvia as cultural treasures.
The Evolution of Overcast Rain
After a hiatus, Mihails and Andris Aleksejevs reignited the band in 2018 with a fierce determination to craft a heavier and more aggressive sound. Embracing new members and shedding female vocals, the band evolved into a raw, unrelenting force. Their revamped lineup debuted with electrifying performances at the Bunker13 Fest and earned second place at the Fresh Blood competition, setting the stage for their meteoric rise.
Overcast Rain’s relentless energy has captivated audiences across Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, and Russia, gracing the stages of premier festivals like Dark Malta Fest, GoatHell Metal Fest, Barbar Fest, and DiFest. Sharing stages with legends such as Die Krupps, Blood Red Throne, Psyclon Nine, and Ost+Front, they’ve left an indelible mark on the global metal scene.
The Next Chapter
Currently in the studio, Overcast Rain is crafting a highly anticipated album featuring 13 brand-new tracks. Their relentless dedication to pushing the boundaries of dark metal ensures this release will be nothing short of groundbreaking.
Current Lineup:
Mihails Maslovs – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Marks Širokovs – Drums, Samples, Backing Vocals
Rudolf Vistiņš – Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals
Andris Aleksejevs – Lead Guitar
Leonidas Heidemanis – Lead Guitar
Aleksandrs Tiškevičs – Bass
Stay tuned for more updates as Overcast Rain prepares to deliver their heaviest chapter yet! This is just the beginning of their reign under Brutal Records—dark metal fans, the storm is coming.
https://songwhip.com/overcastrain/
Brutal Records is proud to announce the signing of ETERNAL RETURNS, blending the sounds of melodic death metal, metalcore, thrash, and groove band from Thane, India! The band is gearing up to release their third 2025 album via Brutal Records - stay tuned!
Founded in 2010 in Thane, Maharashtra, Eternal Returns is a leading name in the Indian metal scene, renowned for its innovative blend of melodic death metal, metalcore, thrash, and groove.
With a sound that is both intense and accessible, the band has carved a unique niche, combining technical precision with emotional depth. Their music frequently addresses themes of social issues, political commentary, and personal introspection, resonating with a diverse audience.
The band members
Harsh Makwana (Guitar/Bass)
Shankul Chavan (Guitar/Production)
Viktor (Drums)
Narendra Patel (Vocals/Lyrics)
Eternal Returns has released two critically acclaimed albums:
Reprieved to Totality
Hunchback Hatred
The latter achieved significant recognition, topping India’s iTunes Metal chart in January 2024. This milestone underscores the band’s impact and appeal within the genre. Further accolades include being named "Band of the Year" in Metal Pedia’s Top 20 Releases of 2023 and a nomination for Best Metal Band at the Radio City Freedom Awards 7, affirming their growing prominence.
Artistic Vision
Eternal Returns seeks to redefine modern metal by blending aggression with accessibility. Their lyrical themes delve into the cyclical nature of life, birth, death, myths, and the quest for liberation—drawing inspiration from Indian philosophy and universal human experiences. This vision positions the band as both innovators and storytellers within the global metal community.
https://www.facebook.com/eternalreturns
The Finnish Folk / Black Metal band METSÄN ALTTARI released their self-titled debut album on November 28th 2024 via Inverse Records.
Listen the album on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/metsan-alttari-album
The man behind Metsän alttari, Janeski, comments:
"The debut album consists of seven songs with themes ranging from heroic to gloomy and blissful. Most of the songs are made between 2023-2024 but some of the material is much older and has been refined afterwards.
The songs have nuances of folk music spiced with the darkness of black metal and the grandeur of power metal. They also contain beautiful melodies, evil riffs, growls, epic choruses and poetic Finnish lyrics."
Joni Kantoniemi from Inverse Records comments:
"When I listened to the album for the first time, I was very impressed by the atmosphere and it was great to see that there are still new bands coming out that are honourably following in the footsteps of Finnish folk metal legends like Moonsorrow, Ensiferum and Finntroll. Highly recommended!"
Track list:
1. Intro
2. Jäätyneen järven tuolla puolen
3. Synkkä syvyys
4. Metsäiselle alttarille
5. Rautaa, tulta ja jäätä
6. Vampyyri
7. Verikuun kirous
Music and lyrics by Janeski
Album cover by Nucleart Design
Biography:
"Metsän Alttari ("Altar of the forest") is a Finnish one-man folk/black metal project driven by cold whispering winds, burning big emotions and ancient mythology."
Line-up
Janeski - Everything
https://www.facebook.com/MetsanAlttari
Release
Date: December
13th 2023Label : Spinefarm Records
For a soundtrack to the end of the world, there is no band better than Electric Wizard.
As the COVID pandemic took hold in 2020 and lockdown restricted movement to your immediate surrounds, the legendary British doom outfit wondered if they might ever play live again. Out in the wilds of the English Westcountry where singer/guitarist Jus Oborn and guitarist Liz Buckingham live, the band descended into their crypt-like jam space to make a live album like no other. With no audience, and no actual plan to release what they came out with, they recorded themselves into a 16-track tape machine to capture their essence, their malevolence, their heaviness.
“We’d been gigging for two years at that point, around America three times, going to Japan and Australia, and we were sounding pretty good by the end of it,” says Jus. “When the pandemic happened we thought, ‘Fuck it, maybe we’ll never play again.’ So we went into the jam room and played the songs to get them on tape to capture how we were playing at the time.”
The final product, Black Magic Rituals and Perversions Vol. 1, is as raw and heavy as one would expect from The Wizard.
“It's raw as fuck,” boasts Jus. “It’s like a lost ’70s black metal demo rehearsal session or something. It’s raw, nasty, screaming in your face. I always promised Electric Wizard was like rats in your face. This is verging on it.”
As anyone who’s experienced them live – headlining stages at Download Festival, or London’s iconic Roundhouse – will know, Wizard gigs are a dark celebration of heaviness and volume and bad vibes. Here, the songs sound like a violent hallucination that takes you into their world. Just as their studio works carry in them a sense of sleazy horror, drug-altered reality and middle-fingered misanthropy, the songs the band tear through here drip with the heavy, sinister vibe of having been caught in the crypt of the wizard.
“It was a more about capturing atmosphere and capturing energy,” says Jus.“I was really excited by the idea of just recording us playing purely live to tape and making it sound as raw as possible, like an old, lost recording. We used shitty mics, crappy old tape machine, put it together as fast as possible and just went for it. No one's sitting down, no one's got headphones on, we’re all fucking headbanging, just going for it.”
Opening with the enormous Dopethrone, and taking in signature apocalyptic doom staples like Witchcult Today, Satanic Rites Of Drugula and the ever-destructive Funeralopolis, the set caught on tape here shows how powerful and dominating The Wizard can be. As a band who never quite play the same thing twice, even Just notes that over the years some of these versions have grown more sharp edges and barbs than their studio counterparts.
“Some of the stuff from [2010 album] Black Masses, I was really happy to give it more of an edge,” he says. “And even stuff like …Drugula, I think it's probably a little bit laid back on the album. It's really such a creepy song about a creature coming up from the grave, and the live version sounds more spooky.”
Jus says he wanted to capture a feeling like that of Motörhead’s classic No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, or the sense from KISS’ ALIVE! that you were getting a window into something, a world the band created. It’s also, he says, an opportunity for a band as big and cult-like as The Wizard to bring something from metal’s dirty underbelly into the light, if only for the purposes of freaking out the unprepared.
“It's kind of more got an underground feel to it,” says Jus. “We've always been trying to drag in the underground into the overground, rather than pretending to be playing some big stadium, arena show.”
Indeed, what you have here is Electric Wizard red in tooth and claw. There’s no overdubs, no cheating, no putting things through the computer to neaten up afterwards, just a band conjuring up their black magic and capturing it as directly as possible, to the point where you can feel it in your speakers.
“I think that’s what's going wrong with modern music, you know. For all the benefit of copying and pasting and computer stuff, you're losing something, probably the most important thing of all, which is why people even listen to rock music, which is to listen to a band, listen to the energy between the musicians and how the instruments are locked together, and how that sounds fucking great.”
A soundtrack to the end of the world? Come this way, my fanatics. The Wizard awaits…
Tracklisting
1. Dopethrone
2. Incense For The Damned
3. Black Mass
4. Witchcult Today
5. Satanic Rites Of Drugula
6. Scorpio Curse
7. The Chosen Few
8. Funeralopolis
Line-Up:
Jus Oborn – guitar / vocals
Liz Buckingham – guitar
Simon Poole – drums
Clayton Burgess – bass
https://www.spinefarmrecords.com/
https://www.electricfuckinwizard.com/
The
horrendous release has been teased by Decibel Magazine who in
revealing the track “PENDUNCULAR HALLUCINOSIS“ via an
exclsuvie premiere, have remarked that the band “formed by members of
Hissing wears their love for Pissgrave, early Carcass and Agothacles on
their sleeve, and their self-titled EP is a celebration of gory and savage
extreme music, as dense as it is aggressive.“ - you can check out the
feature and the track https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2024/11/21/track-premiere-horse-butcher-penduncular-hallucinosis/Members of praised surrealistic black/death metal deformers Hissing re-metastazie in Horse Butcher, a disfigured onslaught of gore-fucked bestial deathgrind worshipping directly at the altar of Carcass, Archgoat,
Disgorge, Impetigo and Pissgrave. Where the imperative is repulsing, Horse Butcher step up to take the concept to its most inevitable and gut wrenching conclusions, bludgeoning the mind into a horrendous aural pulp of absolute violence and depravity. The band members’ roots in avantgarde experimentalism are not set aside here, rather preserved to augment the load of horror and disbelief in belching out these six tracks and twenty minutes of neanderthalian carnage and slaughterhouse madness. Several steps backward in human decency and dignity are needed to authentically perceive and metabolize the scum-fucking level of vile barbarism and inhumanity going into these tracks, but what really transpires is the band’s paradoxically nobel mission of reminding us all of what is unfortunately normal, real and happening everywhere every day in this world. A blindness and indifference against which Horse Butcher have seemingly waged a cryptic and gruesome war, by taking the horrors of the world straight back to the listener and shoving the putrid stench, cruelty and repulsiveness of human actions right back into humanity’s face.
The debut self-tilted Horse Butcher EP (which features cover art by cult gore collage master Adam Medford, as well as a thick as concrete mastering job by Dan Lowndes of Cruciamentum) is set to be released December 20 2024 on CD/MC/digital formats worldwide, all of which are now pre-order able via all our channels.
Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
https://sentientruin.com/releases/terror-hymni-belli-occultum-farwl
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Gutrectomy, hailing from the dark depths of the Black Forest in Germany, was forged in the crucible of brutality back in 2011. Their music is a relentless amalgamation of Slam Death Metal, Deathcore,
On November 15, 2024 their latest single “Shard Throat” delves into themes of inner torment, mental anguish, and the desperate search for release. The lyrics depict a protagonist trapped in a purgatorial state, suffocating under the weight of darkness and madness. Battling inner demons, the song captures a sense of hopelessness and despair, where death is seen as the only escape.
The intense psychological and emotional pain fuels the chaotic energy of the track, creating a relentless, cathartic experience.
https://www.youtube.com/@gutrectomy
https://www.gutrectomy.de
https://www.facebook.com/gutrectomy
"I feel incredibly lucky to be working with WormHoleDeath Records," stated Ömer. "I set out to make music that expresses my feelings and thoughts about life and death, and honestly I did not care during the making of this album whether anyone would eventually hear it or not. Once it was completed I felt as if I would be satisfied with it for as long as time exists, because I felt that it resonated with the whole of existence. I believe that if not one person listened to this music I would still feel happy with it and listen to it myself."
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Universe of Influences CollideÖmer Doğramacı is a multidimensional artist and musician who brings a unique blend of cultural and musical influences to his work. Born in the Bronx, New York, Doğramacı’s upbringing was shaped by a diverse range of experiences and cultural influences. From an early age, he was exposed to various traditional wisdom teachings, which ignited a deep interest in spirituality and mysticism that would come to influence his artistic and musical pursuits.
Throughout his life, Doğramacı has pursued a wide range of musical styles, drawing on the diverse cultural influences that have shaped him. He has studied and performed traditional Turkish and Middle Eastern music, as well as jazz, rock, and electronic music. His work is characterized by a fluidity that crosses boundaries and defies categorization, as he brings together elements of these diverse genres in his compositions and performances.
In addition to his musical pursuits, Doğramacı is also a visual artist whose work explores the intersection of the spiritual and the material. His art is characterized by a sense of transcendence, as he seeks to evoke the mystical experiences that lie beyond the physical realm. Drawing on a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, and installation, Doğramacı’s work is deeply personal and reflective of his spiritual journey.
Throughout his career, Doğramacı has collaborated with a wide range of artists, musicians, and spiritual teachers, sharing his unique perspective and bringing his distinctive voice to a variety of creative projects. His work is a testament to the power of cross-cultural exchange and the transformative potential of art and music. As an artist and musician, Ömer Doğramacı continues to push boundaries and explore new frontiers, inspiring others with his innovative and visionary approach to creativity.
Tracklist
1. The King's Feast
2. Pray for Death
3. Fog of War
4. Deep Gaze into the Flames of Hell
5. Call to Prayer
6. Narcissistic Society
7. Inner Sanctum
8. Pain of Existence
www.youtube.com/@fragmentarysolidabyss7838
https://fragmentarysolidabyss.net/
NEWS 24.11.2024
Die Death- und Groove-Metal-Band MAGNACULT kehrt
mit der explosiven neuen Single und dem Video WINDS OF CREATIONS zurück,
dem zweiten Vorgeschmack auf ihr mit Spannung erwartetes Album LUCIS,
das 2025 erscheinen soll. Nach dem Erfolg von Eternity’s Gate befasst
sich dieser neue Titel mit Themen wie spirituellem Erwachen,
Widerstandsfähigkeit und der spürbaren Kraft der Transformation. Die
mitreißenden Riffs, fesselnden Grooves und tiefgründigen Texte
machen Winds of Creation zu einer Hymne, die MagnaCults Status
als Metal-Pioniere weiter stärkt.In Winds of Creation fängt MagnaCult die Essenz einer göttlichen Begegnung ein und erkundet die überwältigende Präsenz der Spiritualität und die Kraft, das Alltägliche in das Außergewöhnliche zu verwandeln. Der Text beschreibt eine Reise des Erwachens mit lebendigen Bildern der sprichwörtlichen Winds of Creation als Symbol für Erneuerung und Kraft. Die Struktur des Liedes ist eine Offenbarung, mit kraftvollen Versen, einem meditativen Refrain und einer unerbittlichen Energie, die sowohl persönliche als auch universelle Glaubenserfahrungen verkörpert. Das dazugehörige Video unterstreicht dieses Thema mit einem atemberaubenden visuellen Erlebnis und lässt den Betrachter in ein Reich aus Licht, Schatten und Selbstbeobachtung eintauchen.
Die Single wurde mit viel Liebe zum Detail aufgenommen. Joost van den Broek (Epica, Ayreon) kümmerte sich um die Aufnahme des Schlagzeugs in den Sandlane Recording Facilities. Der renommierte Produzent Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Norma Jean, Pearl Jam) ist für die Co-Produktion und den Mix verantwortlich und zeigt mit Winds of Creation, wie MagnaCult mühelos technische Präzision mit roher Emotion verbindet. Bayles' Fachwissen in der Schaffung schwerer, aber dennoch melodischer Klänge ist offensichtlich und sorgt dafür, dass der Song sowohl bei treuen Fans als auch bei neuen Zuhörern großen Anklang findet.
Mit dieser Veröffentlichung geht MagnaCult den nächsten Schritt in ihrer Mission, die europäische Metal-Szene zu dominieren. Ihre überzeugenden Live-Auftritte und die Zusammenarbeit mit großen Namen haben ihnen bereits eine treue Fangemeinde eingebracht, und mit Winds of Creation bauen sie ihren Kult weiter aus. Die Band ist bereit für eine ausgedehnte Tour im Jahr 2025 und lädt ihre Fans ein, Teil dieser epischen Reise zu werden
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https://www.facebook.com/MagnaCult
VӦLVA – “DESIRES PROFANE”
Label: Grind To Death Records / Fiadh ProductionsRelease Date: November 28th 2024
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Darkthrone | Urgehal | Wolfbastard | Taake
An insignificant, impotent worm of belief came crawling from the desert sands. It brought its wheedling words of bile and honey to our home, its slow poison of false humility and father worship, eating at the hearts of those too easily swayed from sacred paths. Our steel began to rust and our blood run thin. Our mothers and our teachers, our conduits to the world that had cradled us through the centuries, were cast down and discarded as over eager boy-kings clambered across the bodies that had birthed them, scrambling desperately for the crown of the whispering worm. Under this new order of edicts and commandments seers became whores and queens became witches. And the disregarding turned to disrespecting…to dominating…to abusing…and to burning.
“Like the screams from a thousand vengeful souls from the witch’s bonfire.” - Vittra describes the sound of Völva.
From Malmö, Sweden comes the vengeful, satanic, feminist sound of Völva; a howling, hate-filled voice of rage, fuelled by the fire and the fists that have subjugated womankind since the old ways were undone by the insidious Christian contamination of the world. Born in the simmering underground cauldrons of punk and black metal the band built their foundations with a self-titled demo and the highly regarded Promises Unfold As Lies EP – and now the time for the unveiling of their mesmerising, intimidating full length debut album is at hand. Desires Profane begins with the acidic malice of ‘The Tower’ and immediately draws you into its world of flame and shadow. With its clarity edged with dirt and direct, unflinching approach ‘The Tower’ begins to carve out a strange soundscape of distinct character, with melody implied rather than simply stated. Familiar yet unsettlingly different…it’s an aura that permeates the whole album. ‘Walk With Me’, primal and chaotic, infused with anger and a sense of the forbidden that underlines the fact that Völva are born of different blood, a breed apart and your welcome into their circle is by no means assured. ‘Never Forgive’ stalks you like a blood encrusted valkyrie with a slow menace and a Transylvanian hunger, while ‘The Serpent’ sinks its needle fangs of nightmare into your quivering flesh, injecting the venom as cold flames lick at your nerve endings. The dark and ragged glory that unfolds as Desires Profane progresses is both addictive and magnificent. This is black metal at its assured and powerful, cruel and angular best, attacking with a merciless and fiercely focused purpose. Finishing with ‘Vagabond’ that brings a pagan lilt to its grimy onslaught, a hymn to forgotten times before the coming of the worm, Desires Profane leaves you in no doubt that Völva want to tear down everything that you know and set light to all you think you understand.
On November 28th Desires Profane will be unleashed on vinyl by Fiadh Productions and CD by Grind To Death Records – both versions housed in a sleeve that affirms Völva’s chosen role as the enemy, the adversary of the oppressor. Scathing and acerbic in their assault on all who support the pillars of our rotten society, this band are passionate advocates for its end. You will not hear another album this year as aflame with scorn, contempt and fury as Desires Profane – bewitching in its bitterness and spellbinding in its savagery.
Line-up:
Hedonosticia - Vocals/Bass
Vittra - Guitar/Vocals
Skuld – Drums/Vocals
https://www.grindtodeathrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/fiadhproductions
https://www.facebook.com/volvabm/
Australian Death Metal brutes, GUTLESS, have released debut album, HIGH IMPACT VIOLENCE! The album is available on CD and digital formats via Dark Descent Records. Me Saco Un Ojo is handling vinyl treatment. The cassette edition is available through both labels.
GUTLESS gave us one of 2018’s filthiest demos. Two years later, we saw a split release with Mortal Wound. Now, six years after that demo, we are finally getting the debut album. Strap in; this one is going to be nauseating…
Instantly they cave in your skull with maniacal riffing and unrelenting drum assaults. If you can’t withstand the might of Death Metal, turn back fast. The equally violent vocal attack will seal the deal as the insanity creeps further into the cemetery, searching for prey. GUTLESS has that perfect blend of old-school savagery while retaining their personality and sound that doesn’t feel like a diluted version of a superior band. Snap-neck rhythms and visceral grinding warfare will certainly have even the seasoned maniac tearing at their flesh in morbid ecstasy as this short but sweet opus erupts pus into their ear canal.
If you need more convincing, take a look at that cover art; reminiscent of the 90s while striking in its own right. You had better believe the album is just as damaging as that brick. Contorting and convulsing into tormenting visions of the macabre, GUTLESS contradicts their name by dragging out your entrails repeatedly across eight indomitable cuts of sadism and brutality. The underground still has plenty of bite down under and these fiends proudly showcase one of the nastiest examples you will hear this year!”
Track
Listing:1. Bashed And Hemorrhaging
2. Beyond The Catacombs
3. Scalpel Obsession
4. Avalanche Of Viscera
5. Galvanized
6. Carved Into Existence
7. Gore God
8. Viral Infection
GUTLESS is:
Joe Steele - Bass
Ollie Ballantyne - Drums
Tom Caldwell - Guitars/Vocals
Allan Stacey - Guitars
www.darkdescentrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/gutlessmelbourne
This is evident in the album's first single, "MASS GRAVE MEMORY." The band has partnered with Metal Injection for the exclusive premiere of the official music video for the song. Watch now at https://metalinjection.net/video/pathogenics-new-single-mass-grave-memory-is-a-riff-powered-steamroller
PATHOGENIC vocalist Jake Burns reveals the song's lyrical themes.
“'Mass Grave Memory' asks the ultimate question: what do we gain when we destroy everything? It’s a vivid portrayal of nuclear war’s aftermath — the searing light, the choking ash, and the silence of a world undone. Above all, it stands as a stark warning of what will await us if humanity loses control.”
Skepsis Recordings will release Crowned in Corpses on February 7, 2025. Pre-order the album now at www.skepsisrecordings.com.
Tracklisting:1) Mass Grave Memory
2) The New Rot
3) Dead But Not At Rest
4) Exiled from the Abyss
5) Fragments
6) Crowned in Corpses
7) Drag Your Crosses
8) Silicon Regime
Out of Boston’s depths emerges PATHOGENIC, a force unshackled from hiatus and reborn with Crowned in Corpses. Over 42 punishing minutes, this progressive death metal quintet weaves together labyrinthine riffs, relentless rhythms, and chilling visions of a decaying world.
In 2022, the band’s resurgence was ignited when original vocalist Jake Burns and new drummer Tyler Montaquila joined forces with guitarists Chris Gardino, Justin Licht, and bassist Dan Leahy. Together, they’ve forged a sound that is ferocious, intricate, and unapologetically heavy — delivering metal that demands to be heard.
PATHOGENIC has shared stages with legends like Suffocation, Revocation, and The Faceless, and has annihilated crowds at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival and RPM Fest. Known for their high-octane live performances, the band’s energy and command leave audiences with no choice but to headbang furiously.
Set to release on February 7, 2025, through Skepsis Recordings, Crowned in Corpses is a ferocious musical declaration: eight tracks of devastating power and haunting warnings of the darkness that lies ahead.
PATHOGENIC is:
Jake Burns - vocals
Chris Gardino - guitars
Justin Licht - guitars
Dan Leahy - bass
Tyler Montaquila - drums
https://www.facebook.com/pathogenicmetal
Label: Fighter RecordsRelease Date: December 3rd 2024
Genre: Heavy Metal
For fans of: Queensrÿche | Judas Priest | Vicious Rumors | Solitude Aeternus
It’s time to head back to the forge, to the place where it all began, where the smith first brought the hammer down upon the anvil, tempering the British steel that would become Forged In Black! It’s time to celebrate 15 years of real heavy metal, 15 years of indefatigable spirit and musical power! It’s time to reach back into the past and draw the earliest creations of Forged In Black from the cold ashes and thrust them back into the fire, reinvigorating the hellion screams and contagious riff attacks! It’s time for Forged In Black to be born again!
It was 2009 when the first line-up of Forged In Black was assembled, originally under the name Merciless Fail – a moniker that was soon abandoned as the sheer strength of the young band’s material became apparent. After relentless work in the rehearsal room and on the stage, by 2013 the rebranded Forged In Black were ready to record their debut, self-titled album – and it is that monumental piece of history that has now been remastered and expanded, adorned in rejuvenated artwork and unleashed again in celebration of fifteen years at the forge! Over the decade and a half of their existence Forged In Black have performed at Bloodstock Open Air and Hammerfest, graced the stage of the legendary Camden Underworld with the likes of Diemonds and metal legends Demon; they have worked with top producers like Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath etc) and Romesh Dodangoda (Motörhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine etc) and had their recorded works lavished in praise by major magazines such as Zero Tolerance and Powerplay. What better way to mark their achievements than with a powerful new version of the album that started it all? Songs like the eponymous anthem ‘Forged In Black’ itself and the epic ‘Accusations Of The Innocent’ remain important elements of the Forged live show to this day, absolute fan favourites that now sound better than ever with the muscular remastering work of Marcus Stock (Alcest, Green Carnation, Marché Funebre etc). The album’s tracklisting has also been expanded with the addition of two early EP title tracks, ‘The Tide’ and ‘The Exodus’ from 2013 and 2014 respectively; both prime slices of Forged In Black metal, these forgotten classics now have the platform they have always deserved – remastered and heavier than ever!
The original Forged In Black album artwork has been reimagined in vibrant fashion by the band’s guitarist Andy Songhurst, an acclaimed professional tattoo artist in his life away from the forge. The elements of the image will be instantly familiar to longstanding fans of the original album, but the style and approach make the cover fresh and impactful, ablaze with new life and colour - just like the songs it accompanies. Forged In Black Remastered MMXXIV will be released on December 3rd by Fighter Records, on CD and digital formats – and the hammer will land with a force unparalleled, a might like never before!
Line-up:
Chris Stoz Storozynski - Lead Vocals
Andy Songhurst - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
Kieron Rochester - Bass and Vocals
Tim Chandler - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
Oliver Gill – Drums
Featured on the original recordings:
Kev Rochester – Drums
Rob Chaplin – Guitars
http://www.fighter-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fighter.records
http://www.forgedinblack.com/
https://www.facebook.com/forgedinblacks
The album is a synthesis of avant-garde metal and comedic audio drama. Gobischkevrot recounts the story of a beleaguered clan of goblins seeking mystical power in a desperate struggle for survival in a human-dominated world.
A concept album in the truest sense, Gobischkevrot blends intense folk-inspired metal with spoken-word narration from the Goblin RaidBoss known as Skraptif.
With over 20 releases under their belt, GOBLIN HOVEL fully embraces their metal influences with Gobischkevrot; a natural progression from 2022’s Whatever Keeps the Light On.
Track
listing:1. Ambush
2. The Cave
3. Gobischkevrot
4. The Plan
5. Voyage of the Grogswiller
6. The Stowaway
7. Borokol pt. II
8. Don't Eat The Mushrooms
9. Dialogue with a Mountain
10. Moon's Fist
11. The Night Man Learned to Fear the Mountain
12. Crineiga
Gobischkevrot was recorded, mixed and mastered at Blackwell Sound with additional recording at Nektarkin Studios throughout 2024. The lyrics and script were written by the Nameless Goblin. Music was composed and arranged by the collective known as GOBLIN HOVEL. Cover art and Character Sheets by Alexios Ciancio @cianciographics. Back cover art and Layout by Eva Zarich. Band Photography by Fursy.
This album is a companion/expansion to March of the Goblins by Tha Goblvnz March. Listen here, and dive into the gobbish extended universe! https://thagoblvnzmarch.bandcamp.com/
GOBLIN HOVEL is a collective of musicians and artists formed in Meadville, PA in 2010 and currently based in Buffalo/Rochester, NY. Though primarily influenced by heavy metal, the band takes cues from various musical and folk traditions from around the world to create an intense avant-garde soundscape reflective of humanity’s chaotic and often contradictory nature. Lyrically, the band focuses on the universal human experience filtered through the lens of history, folklore, and esoterica.
GOBLIN HOVEL 2024 is:
The Nameless Goblin: bass, vocals, throat singing, Fx, guitar on track 11, voice of Skraptif
Damn Barbarian: Lead Vocals, voice of Ghirrul
Rawbeard: Guitars, recording, vocals, voice of Baalkryth and Borokol
Petuh: Banjos, Mandolin, vocals, voice of Nerlhein
Son G: Drums, rattles, electronics, keyboards, voice of Human Guard
Guest Appearances:
Mickey: vocals/voice of the Pixie
Squee Key Fromage: voice of Human Guard
Tom Gerwitz: recording, throat singing on track 11, mixing, mastering, samples, vocals
Alexios Ciancio: voice of Goblvnz the mountain, additional composer on track 9.
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HELLTRAIN releases debut album “ROUTE 666” on vinyl for 20 year anniversary .Swedish Helltrain was founded in 2002 by Pierre Törnkvist on vocals & bass (Everdawn, Scheitan, Devils Force), Oscar Karlsson on drums (Raised Fist, Defleshed, Gates of Ishtar) & Patrik Törnkvist on guitar (The Moaning, Everdawn, Battlelust). The trio recorded a demo with three songs and quickly gained attention for their original sound where a mix where previous musical experiences in heavier genres such as death, thrash & black metal meet arrangements and sound from rock n roll & punk. Their demo was infact only sent in to one record company, namely Nuclear Blast who chose to contract Helltrain immediately.
The debut album "Route 666" was recorded in the hometown of Luleå and
later mixed in Studio Dug Out by Daniel Bergstrand, known from productions
with In Flames, Soilwork, Meshuggah & Behemoth. The album was released
on CD in 2004 by Nuclear Blast in Europe and has since been licensed 3 times in
the USA, Poland and Russia. For the US release, Pierre in the band was
personally called up on the phone by vocalist Jimmy Pop of Bloodhound Gang, who
stumbled across Helltrain on the now retired music site MySpace. Jimmy Pop
then released the record through his label, the Jimmy Franks Recording
Company and practically this meant that Universal Music released and
distributed in the US.The title track "Route 666" appeared on Bam Margera's (Jackass) own TV series "Viva La Bands" and also on a smaller compilation album released by MTV with only 4 bands: Helltrain, HIM, Rammstein & Bloodhound Gang.
Now to celebrate that it is 20 years since "Route 666" was released, the record is finally being released on vinyl for the first time by label Discouraged Records (Umeå, Sweden) in a very limited edition of 300 copies.
Pre-order starts today november 22 and it set for release on december 6th.
Helltrain discography
2004 “Route 666” (CD album/Nuclear Blast(EU) & Irond Records(RUS))
2006 “Route 666” (CD album/Jimmy Franks Recording Company(USA))
2008 “Rock n roll devil” (CD album/Universal Music)
2009 “Route 666” (CD album/Metal Mind(POL))
2012 “Death is coming” (CD album/TPL Records)
2018 “Wolfnight” (digital single/own release)
2018 “On your knees” (digital single/own release)
2021 “Alive” (digital ep, own release)
2023 “Mischief” (digital single, own release)
2024 "Route 666" (LP album/Discouraged Records)
Helltrain Line Up 2024:
Pierre Törnkvist: Vocals
Patrik Törnkvist: Guitar
Mikael Sandorf: Guitar (Gates of Ishtar, Duskfall, ex-Deathbound)
Markus Parkkila: Bass (Devils Force, Gates of Ishtar)
Fredrik Andersson: Drums (Gates of Ishtar, ex-Duskfall)
https://www.discouragedrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/DiscouragedRecords
https://www.helltrain.net
https://www.facebook.com/helltrainofficial
Just one month to "PATH TO OBLIVION" release date and EPITAPH unveil a second song from their highly ambitious new work due out on My Kingdom Music on December 20th.
The song's title is "Voices Behind The Wall" and it's inspired to "The dreams in the witch house" a tale by H.P. Lovecraft and has lyrics written by Jessica Carola Ragone.
A very suggestive lyric video, created by Tiago Silva, is available at https://youtu.be/IPinnA_raKw
"Path To Oblivion" LP/CD/tape/bundle could be pre-ordered at https://shorturl.at/RtoNK
First work to have Ricky Dal Pane (singer of the band Witchwood) behind the microphone, this is definitively an album for fans of Candlemass, Pentagram, Solstice, Solitude Aeturnus, Black Sabbath, Trouble.
The journey towards the oblivion has begun and Doom Metal, Progressive and Esotericism are the coordinates.
DOOM ON!!!
Line-up: Mauro Tollini: drums; Nicola Murari: bass; Lorenzo Loatelli: guitars; Ricky Dal Pane: vocals
Style: Epic Doom Metal with elements of classic Heavy Metal and Progressive
Similar artists: Candlemass, Pentagram, Solstice, Solitude Aeturnus, Black Sabbath, Trouble
Cover artwork created by Luciana Nedelea and tracklist: 1. Path To Oblivion
2. Embraced By Worms
3. Condemned To Flesh
4. Nameless Demon
5. She's Reborn In Blasphemy
6. Voices Behind The Wall
7. Kingdom Of Slumber
8. Fall From Grace
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
https://www.facebook.com/epitaph.doom
Italian
black metal outfit ARDEAT unleashes their ferocious
new single, "IGNIS FATUM," today via Wormholedeath. The
track is taken from the band's upcoming album "APOTHEOSIS",
due for release on 20 December 2024."Ignis Fatum" merges mythology and existential themes, depicting a journey through destruction and rebirth. References to Danae's tower and Dionysian chaos evoke the inevitability of fate and divine wrath. Both destructive and purifying, fire consumes the emptiness of existence, while commands to "Rise, Dominate, Dance, Rule" reflect a triumphant rebirth. The song channels mythic cycles of death and renewal, culminating in an ascent toward immortality as the soul transcends chaos and marches to the stars.
"Ignis Fatum" is available on all digital platforms. Listen here: https://orcd.co/ignisfatum
Ardeat is a black metal band from Brescia, Italy, formed in 2021 by Enrico Pinelli, Julian Polonioli, Riccardo Cremaschini, and Andrea Salvagni. After releasing a cover of Franco Battiato's Atlantide, guitarist Cristian della Noce joined, and they recorded their debut EP, Exitivm, featuring a 20-minute song in two acts. Ardeat has performed with notable Italian metal acts like Mortuary Drape and Opera IX, blending black metal, early death metal, and NWOBHM influences, inspired by bands such as Dissection and Mgla.
Prepare for "Apotheosis" to arrive on December 20th, 2024. In the meantime, ignite your soul with the burning fury of "Ignis Fatum."
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Ritual Fog are one of the most exciting new death metal bands from the US with their blend of death and thrash metal with some heaving, stomping slow parts thrown in. Toilet ov Hell premiered an electrifying new track at https://toiletovhell.com/exclusive-track-premiere-ritual-fogs-nocturnal-suffering/
Excerpt - "To keep things fresher than wet green ooze irradiating your rotting cemetery, Ritual Fog brings together OSDM, thrash, and just a hint of whatever it is Autolith is doing, delivering a balanced, vicious, pitboss-approved record."
RITUAL FOG - “BUT MERELY FLESH”
For
fans of
: Morgoth, Asphyx, Skeletal Remains, Laceration, Malevolent Creation, Death, Leper
ColonyRitual Fog have masterfully infused thrash influences in their old school death metal sound in a way that the music becomes far more acerbic and gritty, so much so that even when they slow down during their doomier moments, it sounds incredibly scathing and vile. Their riffs seem to have a tendency to press down against the listener and create a burning sensation first in the ears, then in the rest of the body. The hoarse vocals emanating from what can only be a serrated throat add to the grating effect and enhance the nastiness quotient manifold. They seem to have borrowed the right amount of influences to form a cohesive albeit abrasive sound that wreaks havoc no matter what path they decide to tread. As such, they are able to easily traverse blood-smeared pits in both fast paced and thrashy style as well as the ponderous, doom-riddled way, without diminishing the sizzle. This ability to retain the aggression and switch things up at the drop of the hat elevates them above their monotonous old school-sounding peers and gives them an exciting edge. Assimilating and perfecting their sound for their much awaited debut full length, Ritual Fog have created a lurching, ravaging beast and it's hungry and absolutely unstoppable.
Line up
Ian Younkin - Vocals / Guitar
Andrew Hobday - Drums
Spencer Martin - Guitar
Jon Clark - Bass
Artwork by Juanjo Castellano Rosado
Track listing
1. Misticism
2. Desolate Chasm
3. Slimeblade
4. Nocturnal Suffering
5. Demented Procession
6. Fog Sermon
7. Carnal Pain
8. Sentient Chamber
9. But Merely Flesh
Release date - November 29th, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords
https://www.facebook.com/ritualfog
Thank you very much! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
BRUTAL RECORDS is proud to announce the signing of ETERNAL RETURNS, blending the sounds of melodic death metal, metalcore, thrash, and groove band from Thane, India! The band is gearing up to release their third 2025 album via Brutal Records - stay tuned!
Founded in 2010 in Thane, Maharashtra, Eternal Returns is a leading name in the Indian metal scene, renowned for its innovative blend of melodic death metal, metalcore, thrash, and groove.
With a sound that is both intense and accessible, the band has carved a unique
niche, combining technical precision with emotional depth. Their music
frequently addresses themes of social issues, political commentary, and personal
introspection, resonating with a diverse audience.The band members
Harsh Makwana (Guitar/Bass)
Shankul Chavan (Guitar/Production)
Viktor (Drums)
Narendra Patel (Vocals/Lyrics)
Eternal Returns has released two critically acclaimed albums:
Reprieved to Totality
Hunchback Hatred
The latter achieved significant recognition, topping India’s iTunes Metal chart in January 2024. This milestone underscores the band’s impact and appeal within the genre. Further accolades include being named "Band of the Year" in Metal Pedia’s Top 20 Releases of 2023 and a nomination for Best Metal Band at the Radio City Freedom Awards 7, affirming their growing prominence.
Artistic Vision
Eternal Returns seeks to redefine modern metal by blending aggression with accessibility. Their lyrical themes delve into the cyclical nature of life, birth, death, myths, and the quest for liberation—drawing inspiration from Indian philosophy and universal human experiences. This vision positions the band as both innovators and storytellers within the global metal community.
https://linktr.ee/brutalrecords.official
eternalreturns@live.in
https://www.facebook.com/eternalreturns
Metal innovators OWDWYR have released the instrumental edition of their debut album, RECEPTOR. Released one year ago, Receptor was widely praised by the press for setting a new standard for technical death metal.
This anniversary, instrumental edition will allow fans to delve deeper into the intricate arrangements and complex instrumentation that make Receptor such a groundbreaking work.
"While I love LOVE Max's vocals, they have so much girth that they take up quite a frequency range," says Paul Plumeri, the band's primary songwriter and guitarist. "We wanted to choose our most proggy, layered tracks, and do a special instrumental mix and master so people could hear the rich tapestry of counterpoint and varied instrumentation."
The band has shared a visualizer for the EP. This uncut sequence features a live liquid performance by Thomas Condry . Watch the visualizer on https://www.youtube.com/@owdwyr
Order the instrumental edition of Receptor at https://owdwyr.bandcamp.com/album/receptor-instrumental-edition
The EP was mixed by AJ Viana at AJ Viana Productions and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. It features performances from Kenny Grohowski, Kevin Paradis, Sydney Kjerstad, and the West European Symphony Orchestra.
Track
Listing:1) Praefatio / The Liminal Carapace
2) Ein
3) Supplicant
4) Reverie
5) Pitchtongue Vesper
6) The Sputtering Torch
OWDWYR is a technical death metal band based in the United States. Their music is a unique blend of extreme metal, jazz, classical, and progressive influences. Their debut album, Receptor, was released to critical acclaim in 2023.
Band Members:
Paul Plumeri Jr. - Guitars, Composition, and Programming
Chris Williams - Bass
Max Lichtman - Vocals and Lyrics
https://www.facebook.com/owdwyr
In a joint statement, XENOS A.D. expressed their excitement about this partnership: "XENOS A.D. is delighted to be a part of My Kingdom Music to release our new album because we already know the great work they did for us in the early years of our career and in the past. "Requiem For The Oppressor" is the result of years of hard work towards creating music that we believe represents the very best of Thrash Metal. My Kingdom Music has been so supportive in the long journey we have gone on to create this album and we’re incredibly excited to be a part of their family and share our music with the world!".
Formed by friends Giuseppe Taormina (guitars), Ignazio Nicastro (voice & bass), Danilo Ficicchia (drums), XENOS A.D. quickly gained recognition in the European Metal scene thanks to their impressive live attitude and performances at some of the greatest festivals in Europe (Wacken Open Air, Agglutination, Into The Grave, Area 53 among others).
Their distinctive blend of lyricism about war and its horrors, combined with their relentless, neck-breaking Thrash, pays homage to the genre's golden age Gods such as Slayer, Megadeth, Kreator, Exodus and Testament as well as some of the melody and progressive tendencies of Metal Church and Death Angel.
Fans of Thrash Metal can rejoice in yet another band flying their Metal flag proudly.
Now all you have to do is experience the raw power of the fury of XENOS A.D.
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
https://www.facebook.com/xenosa.d.thrash
ANTE-INFERNO deliver a malevolent hammer strike with “DEATH’S SOLILOQUY”; harnessing the bestial might of traditional black metal and intricately weaving it with the haunting majesty of the atmospheric sound the band is known for
North Yorkshire, UK; 20 November 2024: UK black metal act Ante-Inferno have unveiled their third album "Death's Soliloquy" via Black Metal Promotion ahead of its release on 22 November 2024 via Vendetta Records.
Listen to “Death’s Soliloquy”: https://youtu.be/KksA8AXdc9cPre-save "Death's Soliloquy" on Spotify: https://RecordU.lnk.to/Deaths_Soliloquy
Onism Productions, Matriarch Records and Forbidden Keep Records have also prepared three special edition cassette versions of “Death’s Soliloquy”, which is available to order now and will start shipping next week.
Red tape via Onism Productions
Clear smoke tape via Matriarch Records
Forbidden Keep variant via Forbidden Keep Records
Ante-Inferno are pulling no punches this time around with their third album. Now with a fully established line-up, the four-piece have delivered a malevolent hammer strike to the face of all who thought they would continue to mellow after the success of the atmospheric and otherworldly "Antediluvian Dreamscapes".
The album’s nightmarish cover art (from the masterful mind of Khaos Diktator Design), perfectly sums up the album’s sonic approach. An ode to madness, mental illness, death obsession and unfettered suicidal despair, "Death’s Soliloquy" harnesses the bestial might of traditional black metal and intricately weaves it with the haunting majesty of the atmospheric sound the band is known for, and in doing so takes the listener on an anguished, hysterical descent into the blackened emptiness of the grave.
“The album's theme is death viewed through different lenses and experiences”, the band explains. “A soliloquy is where a character in a play speaks their thoughts aloud, but they're speaking to themselves rather than to the audience. So this is like Death speaking on behalf of those who have died, reliving the final moments of their lives and what led them to that point - because the dead can't speak, but Death was there with every one of them at the end.”
In the run-up to the album's release, the band previously released an artwork video for the opening track “The Cavernous Blackness of Night” and a “Cold. Tenebrous. Evil" music video.
Catch Ante-Inferno on the following dates:
30/11 MANCHESTER, REBELLION (UK) - - Album release show w/ Hulder and others
06/12 BERLIN, DE MORTEM ET DIABOLUM (GER)
07/12 MUNSTER, WINTERMELODEI (GER)
14/12 EINDHOVEN, METAL MEETING (NL)
**More dates to be announced soon.
https://vendetta-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ANTEINFERNO/
DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present AXETASY’S highly anticipated debut album, WITHERING TIDES, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Hailing from Stuttgart, Germany’s AXETASY formed in 2020 with influences that belied their young age – namely, the speed metal, thrash, and black metal stalwarts of the ‘80s. Not for nothing is their furious, stubbornly obscure sound stuck there: while you’re busy checking the calendar year, AXETASY have already dragged you into the insane depths of morbid ecstasy!
Now, after a debut and a couple digital singles, AXETASY charge the gates of Hell with their full-length debut, Withering Tides. After the short, scene-setting intro, Withering Tides gallops away into heavy metal heaven with a sound that’s strikingly familiar yet somehow unique – strange magick, indeed! The four youngsters of AXETASY soon prove their mettle with a straightforward rush of just-black-enough speed metal dotted with tasty, atmospheric melodies and technically demanding passages. This is not the usual blackthrash trip; rare is it to find a modern band nailing the etched-in-time, Walls of Jericho-era Helloween sound with this much aplomb. As such, the production of Withering Tides totally befits their fun-yet-fiery, dark-but-not-completely chassis: gleaming and clean where it needs to be, and just dirty enough underneath. Nightmarish mayhem, for sure, and immediately memorable after just one listen…but you’ll surely be possessed by AXETASY to press “play” 666 times!
Swords of steel aloft, AXETASY’s Withering Tides comes heartily recommended for maniacs of labelmates HEXECUTOR and BLACKEVIL as well as former labelmates Sacrifizer, Cruel Force’s more recent work, and Brazil’s Evil Invaders – enter this “Fatal Maze” posthaste!
Line-up:
Johnny „Amon“ Kröner – Vocals, Guitar
Nik „Fetch“ Mangold – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Chris Kröner – Drums
Ben „Jaxxy“ Kruska – Bass, Backing Vocals
From Stuttgart, Germany
Artwork:
Lauren Gornik
Release date:
17th January 2025
Tracklist1 The Void
2 Withering Tides of Space
3 Fatal Maze
4 Slicing Dreams
5 Beyond all Order
6 Voidcrawler
7 Deadly Witch
8 Axetasy - of Murder
9 Nebulous Nightmares
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on white vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
After nearly a decade since the release of full-length debut album, Subversions of the Psyche, the Scottish brutes return with sophomore album, Edifice of Vicissitudes, their first for Willowtip!
Without compromise, stylistic detours or mellowing with age, Edifice of Vicissitudes is a blast-beaten beast of an album and a quintessential example of Brutal Death Metal in its purest form.
Guitarist Joe Fleetwood drives that point home in explaining that, “Edifice of Vicissitudes is the culmination of years of jamming and formulating our ideas into the most brutal and twisted Iniquitous Savagery songs we could make.”
Willowtip Records will release Edifice of Vicissitudes November 22 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.
Pre-order:
https://iniquitoussavagery.bandcamp.com/album/edifice-of-vicissitudes
https://willowtip.com/bands/details/iniquitous-savagery.aspx
Track
Listing:1. Casualty of Diabolical Trial
2. Synaptic Cull
3. Choked Before First Breath
4. Omnipotence Negates Self-Affliction
5. Narcotic Exsanguination
6. Lifeblood
7. Drenched in Righteous Offal
8. Bio-Digital Convergence in the Fourth Industrial Age
Credits:
All music and lyrics by Iniquitous Savagery.
Recorded by D.P Johnson and Euan Harrison at Audio Lounge and Full Pelt studios.
Reamping, mixing and mastering by Colin Marston at The Thousand Caves.
Cover art by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design.
Line-up:
Liam McCall - Vocals
Joe Fleetwood - Guitar
Chris Ryan - Bass
Euan Harrison - Drums
https://www.willowtip.com/home.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/iniquitoussavagery
The exclusive premiere of INCINERATION DAY comes courtesy of Mystification Zine, who states the album "leads the listener through the pathos available to an increasingly anthropo-scenic point of view, slowing to a march into fatal irreverence by the end."
Stream Incineration Day at https://mystificationzine.com/2024/11/20/an-early-stream-of-thunraz-incineration-day-lp-2024-premiere/
Incineration Day is due out on November 22. The album is a collaborative effort between Estonia-based musician Madis Jalakas and US-based drummer Sean Rehmer (Dejecter). Order the album at https://thunraz.bandcamp.com/album/incineration-day
Guitarist/vocalist Madis Jalakas spoke with Decibel Magazine about the project's background, evolution, and what the future holds for THUNRAZ. Read the interview here. https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2024/11/19/interview-thunrazs-madis-jalakas-brings-the-baltic-gloom-via-incineration-day/
Tracklisting:1) Tyrant
2) Compactor
3) Fragile Automata
4) Incinerator
5) The Day After
6) Eastern Promises
7) Spiritual Self-Surgery
Vocals, guitars & production for Incineration Day were done by Madis Jalakas in Tallinn, Estonia. Drums were recorded by Sean Rehmer at Storm Crow Studio in Kansas City, Missouri.
An experimental death metal project headed by Madis Jalakas, THUNRAZ (thunder in Proto-Germanic) seeks to align itself with primal forces in order to break through personal, philosophical, and musical barriers. Most of the time a solo effort, other times with the aid of different musicians, THUNRAZ has released five uncompromising records since 2018. Incineration Day is the first to feature Kansas City-based drummer Sean Rehmer.
THUNRAZ is:
Madis Jalakas - guitar/vocals
Sean Rehmer - drums
https://www.facebook.com/thunrazmetal/
With minds towards the future and souls rooted in the history of rock, TIME RIFT is the rock ‘n’ roll time machine the world needs. Formed by Justin Kaye in 2014, with various lineups through the years, the band currently counts in its roster Terrica Catwood on drums (circa 2017) and Domino Monet on vocals (circa 2023). That doomed year of 2020 saw the DYING VICTIMS release of their debut album, Eternal Rock, and after the world re-opened, a plethora of dynamite shows in the American Northwest helped them hone their craft further.
Fast forward to today, and TIME RIFT is poised to kill. Witness their second album, In Flight. Taking influence from not just the greats of Motörhead, Led Zeppelin, The MC5, and Scorpions, but also stalwart singers such as Sinéad O'Connor, Grace Slick, and Doro Pesch, TIME RIFT deftly blend the power of heavy metal with the groove of rock. In Flight sounds so old and fresh simultaneously, you’ll continually be checking your calendar for which year it is – in either direction – throughout the album’s punchy & powerful 31-minute duration. The arrival of Domino Monet as frontwoman is momentous, as her tough-yet-tender vocals give the band an entirely new dynamic: a swirling cauldron of emotive mid-‘70s hard rock and early ‘80s metal, lean and mean and minimalist but BIGGER than ever. Be warned - TIME RIFT is In Flight!
Line-up:
Domino Monet - vocals
Terrica Catwood - drums
Justin Kaye - guitars, bass
From Portland, USA
Artwork:
Hickory Mertsching
Release date:
17th January 2025
Tracklist1 I Am - the Spear
2 Follow Tomorrow
3 Coyote Queen
4 into the Stillness
5 Thunder Calling
6 The Hunter
7 In Flight
8 Dancing with the Sun
9 Hellbound
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on creme coloredvinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
The third full-length album "MONUMENTY" from Polish black metal band CZORT is available now to pre-order via Pagan Records. "Monumenty" (translates to “Monuments” from Polish) will be available from 29 November 2024 in jewelcase CD, black heavyweight vinyl and digital formats.
Pre-order here: https://bit.ly/CzortCDLP
Ahead of its release, the band unveiled a music video to the track “Oczyma Monumentu”, with the single streaming now across all digital platforms.
Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/MYEMzVox_RA
Stream the track via Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Z87Mwx
“Monumenty” was recorded and mixed last fall at Impressive Art studio in Porąbka, Poland by Przemysław Nowak.
The sound on "Monumenty" is an evolution of the band's past work on "W czeluść" (2022 split released via Godz ov War Productions), "Apostoł" (2020 album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions) and "Czarna ewangelia" (2018 debut album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions). In 2019, Czort also released a split entitled "Under the White Flame" with Mordhell, Occultum and Dagorath.
In Slavic mythology, Czort (or chort) is considered to be a demon of total evil, with horns, hooves, a skinny tail, and a pig-face.
Tracklist 1. Paroksyzm Ludzkości
2. Zjawa
3. Kuźnia Materii
4. Oczyma Monumentu
5. Zmaganie Rdzeniem Istnienia
6. Cyborium Zgnilizny i Brudu
7. 23.58.30
8. Antynatalizm Boga
9. Ubóstwo Idei
https://www.pagan-records.com
https://www.facebook.com/czortbluznierca/
Cult compilation of 13 Czech bands BREATH OF DOOM from 1997 for the first time on LP! In deluxe gatefold version.
This is the history of Czech doom metal!
Inside you'll find memories of members of all 13 bands in Czech and English language, as well as memories of the 2LP publisher (i.e. mine) and the original CD and MC publisher.
Release date: 11.11. 2024
LIMITED ONLY 250 COPIES! Bands:
Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy
Bone Orchard
Mythopoeia
Endless
Promises
Countess Bathory
Vacuum
Love History
Black Heaven
Hypnotic Scenery
Agnus Dei
Certainty
Dissolving Of Prodigy
Specifications of this title
250x black 2x12" (140g) with full-color labels in 2x B/W printed inner bag on 220gsm w-w carton (coated paper); SLEEVE: gatefold, full-color (4/0 CMYK) printed on 350gsm w-w carton, coated paper with matt machine varnish, 5mm spine, all assembled in a plastic overbag (vinyl records between gatefold flaps)
You can order in the Paratshop https://paratshop.cz/produkt/breath-of-doom-compilation-2lp/
November 20th - Trillians - Newcastle - w/ Morrows Massacre, Ovulating Cadaver
November 21st - O'Rileys - Hull - w/ Biomech, Scaleraker, May Moon
November 22nd - Legends - Edinburgh - w/ Anomos, Alternate Future, TRILL
November 23rd - The Dev - London - w/Pravitas, Sentient, Arwassa
https://www.noworthofman.com/
https://www.facebook.com/NOWORTHOFMAN
DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated second album of Finland’s VITRIOLIC, BLACK STEEL VENGEANCE, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Headsplit Records has already released the CD and cassette tape versions for North America.
Hailing from Tampere, VITRIOLIC raise high the iron fist of their homeland’s oft-overlooked blackthrash scene. From the paradigmatic likes of Urn and Flame on to the next generation of Evil Angel, Sadokist, and labelmates RAPID, the power-trio of VITRIOLIC have been fighting the metal fight for the past five years. Initially, the band self-released their first couple EPs and a live album, and then made their full-length debut in 2021 with Renegade Ascension via Headsplit. And while some songs from their second album were forecast in demo form the last few years, at last arrives Black Steel Vengeance.
No more perfectly titled, Black Steel Vengeance is VITRIOLIC are at their rowdiest and most powerful. Honed on the live front, Black Steel Vengeance is a ten-track assault of old-school, riff-driven METAL. Black, speed, thrash, separately or all at once: VITRIOLIC let loose and live lawlessly on this 41-minute firestorm. Truly, this album is a testament to the burning underground spirit – theirs, yours, everyone’s who believes in Hell’s heavy metal – remaining grounded in the dirt of the past but digging up new graves that smell rottenly unfresh. The flag of hate of the original Teutonic Big Three flies proudly here, but VITRIOLIC manage to twist the knife in different-yet-honorable ways. As such, Black Steel Vengeance is equally at home in 1985, 1999, and 2025, such is its timeless gallop ‘n’ thrust. Raise your sword!
Line-up:Irreverentor - Bass
V Von Vitriolic - Drums
Gatekeeper Ares - Guitars, Vocals
From Tampere, Finland.
Artwork:
Aleksi Stenbacka
Release date:
17th January 2025
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on black/gold marbled vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
GRAFJAMMER – “DE TYFUS, DE TEERLING”
Genre: Black MetalLabel: Folter Records
Distributed by: Alive
Release: 10.01.2025
The Dutch GRAFJAMMER are back with a new line-up and a fourth album! After their last long player “De Zoute Kwel”, which received numerous positive reviews and a lot of attention in the scene, “De Tyfus, De Teerling” is the latest attack with their very own, viciously driving “Primitive Dutch Necrorock”. The band from Utrecht, which has been around since 2012, effectively mixes first and second wave black metal with hefty pinches of punk, d-beat and Motörhead. The result is groovy as hell – or rather: “swings like a floppy tit”, as vocalist Jorre says – but alongside raging, rocking crushers and passages of dashing destruction, there are also moments in which everything shifts into a melancholy twilight.
With “De Tyfus, De Teerling”, GRAFJAMMER present nine hard-hitting tracks (plus an intro) that tell of religious madness, self-deception and destruction in their mother tongue. In doing so, they delve even deeper than before into the dark underbelly of society and Dutch history. The album title is a variation of “Tyfus! Tering!”, a popular curse combination in Dutch, in the GRAFJAMMER version it means: “The Typhus (and), the Cube”.
https://www.facebook.com/FolterRecordsGermany
https://www.facebook.com/grafjammer
"Envy The Dead" is a concept album that conjures a dark, gritty atmosphere inspired by historical horrors like Jack The Ripper and necromancy. Moving away from symphonic elements, it embraces a progressive Death/Thrash vibe with influences from Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Necrophobic, Mayhem, and Death. Mike Wead (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) is behind the engineering, mixing, and mastering
Tracklist1. Envy The Dead (intro)
2. Malediction And Laughter
3. Organs, For A Fair Price
4. Prosperity By Cocaïne
5. Maze Of Madness
6. River Dumplings
7. Coughing In The Coffin House
8. Fade Into The Abyss
9. A Deadly Embrace, A Sinister Grace
The album is available on all digital platforms: https://orcd.co/envythedead
MISANTHROPIA is no stranger to sonic devastation. For over 20 years, they’ve carved a path through the metal scene with their unique blend of Blackened fury and Death Metal aggression. Their longstanding partnership with legendary producer/engineer MIKE WEAD (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) continues on ‘ENVY THE DEAD’, ensuring a potent and punishing listening experience.
MISANTHROPIA toured and played the last years intensively, domestically and abroad, under the banner of Eternal Rock Music Agency, and still plans to continue doing so.
Line up:
Bram Koller-Rythm Guitars and Vocals
Dennis Schoenmaker-Rythm And Lead Guitars
Pepijn Heilbron-Bass
Hugo de Waal-Drums
www.youtube.com/@misanthropiaofficial4167
www.facebook.com/666misanthropia
Label: Xtreem MusicRelease Date: February 18th 2025
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of: Deicide | Nile | Behemoth | Hate Eternal
They dance upon their strings, limbs convulsing as I drum my fingers upon the charred arms of my throne. My words of poisoned honey slip into their ears, caressing their hearts with promises of wealth, fame and adoration…and there is no price they will not pay, no one they will not offer up upon my altar. I have conquered them with whispers and they have laid the bones of their loved ones at my feet. They have lit the fires of their immolation and scream for acceptance and recognition even as they burn. What a race of empty vessels, vacuous fools all ripe for the harvest...
Infamous Belgian death metal force, Fractured Insanity, celebrated their 20th anniversary of musical devastation this year - and marked that milestone by completing work on their incredible fifth album, Age Of Manipulation. This act of sonic warfare is a stunning display of brutality and creativity, an accomplished collection that clearly demonstrates all the experience that Fractured Insanity have accumulated over the last two decades. Beginning with the slow burn build and then explosive attack of ‘Exaltation Of A Fallen Glory’, with its headbanging death march of a chorus, Age Of Manipulation then proceeds to transmute into ever more powerful and formidable forms. ‘Divide And Conquer’ possesses a teeth-grinding intensity that threatens to peel the skin from your face with its remorseless velocity and neck-breaking gear changes, ‘The Hangman’s Chair’ is steeped in horror and propelled by some breathtaking drumming, while the album’s title track crushes you beneath the sheer weight of the guitars, like a monstrous behemoth striding through the broken bodies of the fallen. This album is shrouded in sinister atmosphere and wickedly inventive, with bewildering moments and shocking twists, yet it remains deeply rooted in the cold soil of classic death metal. There is no weak moment, no let up in the sheer obliterating magnificence as the highlights just keep coming – from the nightmarish splendour of ‘Slumber In The Deep’ with its gargantuan vocal performance and towering riffs, to the devastating masterstroke of soul-crushing death metal that is album climax, ‘We All Die In The End’.
Mixed and mastered at the renowned Hertz Studio in Poland, to whom the likes of Hour Of Penance, Vomit The Soul and Vader have also entrusted their albums, Age Of Manipulation sounds sharp and vicious, with a clarity that highlights the fantastic individual performances on display and the metallic muscle to knock you back in your seat. With a new deal signed with Xtreem Music, the label that released Fractured Insanity’s classic ‘Mass Awakeless’ and ‘Manmade Hell’ albums, Age Of Manipulation will be unleashed on February 18th on CD and digital formats. Prepare to fall to your broken knees before the might of death metal supremacy!
Line-up:
Stefan Van Bael - Vocals/Bass
Jeroen Buysse - Guitar
Dieter Daems - Guitar
Ignace “Hammerman” Verstraete - Drums
https://www.xtreemmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FracturedInsanityOfficial
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT comments: "The 'Entertainer extraordinaire' leads a gullible audience through the sinister halls of the 'HOTEL SPHINX '. Behind the lights, cameras, and endless action lies a disturbing undercurrent—where power is fed by the innocence of youth. The lines between entertainment, initiation, and exploitation blur as a conspiracy of silence reigns in the 'Illuminated Valley of the Kings', where political celebrity celebrates death. Rites of passage too dark to speak, promising false salvation in a world where the show never ends."
Equally rooted in eclectic black metal, the most claustrophobic notions of free jazz, and the concept of urban cityscapes as canyons of horror, IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT's signature sound has set a new standard for the possibilities of extreme music. Fans can expect "Goldstar" to continue down this sonic path next year, with media already hailing first single "Eye of Mars" as "chaotic, eerily-atmospheric" (Metal Injection). Stay tuned for more details to come soon...
Stream the new single here: https://imperialtriumphant.lnk.to/HotelSphinxNe
Watch the music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnNHaH2kfkE
They've come up with an official video of the title song from their new album 'CULT OF UZURA' which can be witnessed here - https://youtu.be/PHm0WenekQM
Band's statement, "Cult of Uzura is the blooming of Skaphos into something more modern and violent. Recorded and mixed by Nathan Faure and mastered by Thibault Chaumont, Skaphos's third album is the embodiment of the ocean's rage and human madness.
Thanks to Kunal Choksi of Transcending Obscurity who signed us, we're more than happy to have the opportunity to spread our music worldwide.
All shall be one with the sea.
Skaphos is:
Guitar & vocals: Stephan Petitjean
Guitar & backing vocals: Jeremy Tronyo
Bass & backing vocals: Theo Langlois
Drums: Nathan Faure
Artwork by Paolo Girardi (to be revealed in due time)
Track
listing 1. Cult of Uzura
2. One Eyed Terror
3. Mad Man and the Sea
4. Hypoxia
5. Abyssal Tower
6. Echoes of the Drowned
7. Of Shores and Dripping Souls
8. Skaphism
9. The Servant
10. The Alchemist
11. The Offering
12. Diluvian Sentence
13. All Shall Be Now Itself the Sea
Release date - T.B.A. (early 2025)
https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords
https://www.facebook.com/skaphosofficiel
Thanks! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai India
NEWS 16.11.2024
So langsam aber sicher legen wir hier nun den Endspurt in Sachen aktueller
Releases ein, bevor es dann so an das Fertigstellen des Layouters für unsere
nächste Printausgabe geht und der Kopierer angeschmissen werden kann. Auch wenn
unsereins noch sehsüchtig auf die Beantwortung zweier Interviews wartet (ein
kleiner Wink geht in Richtung Magdeburg und Leipzig), haben wir eigentlich den Plan,
euch dann Ende Dezember mit ner neuen Ausgabe unserer „Klolektüre“ beglücken zu
können. Bis dahin könnt ihr aber erst mal eure Zugehörigkeit und Unterstützung
der „Szene“ bekunden, in dem ihr eventuell ein reges Interesse an den von uns hier
vorgestellten, aktuellen Veröffentlichungen zeigt.
Aktuelle Reviews :
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„Geradliniger Metal, mal wuchtig, mal mit dem Fuß auf dem Gaspedal“ – so beschreibt eine regionale Zeitung das erste Release „6TH DIMENSION“ der Heavy Metal Band LASER SCOPE aus Gera/Umgebung. „Auf der einen Seite der inhaltliche Blick in die Sterne, in Weltraum und Science-Fiction, auf der anderen Seite der musikalische Anker in den Achtzigern.“
Am 25.05. wurde die EP „6th Dimension“ veröffentlicht. Reinhören kann man z.B. hier https://laserscope.bandcamp.com – aber auch bei allen gängigen Streamingdiensten.
kontakt@laser-scope.de
www.laser-scope.de
DEATH
DESCENDING
is the singular vision of a dedicated musician. This one-man wrecking crew
unleashes a monstrous sonic assault that blends the fury of blackened death
metal with the atmospheric expanse of post-metal and the bone-crushing
brutality of slam. Death Descending's self-titled EP promises a pulverizing
experience!Tracklist
1.Permanence
2.Death Descending
3.Death Dealer
4.Where No Light Treads
www.facebook.com/deathdescending
We’re
excited to announce an unholy pact with Brazilian one-man bestial black/death
commando TERROR. The South American war cult will soon emerge
with its first act of ritual aural terrorism, the "HYMNI BELLI
OCCULTUM" EP, an eighteen minute EP of gruesome extreme metal
warfare weaponized from the cult of Archgoat, Holocausto, Tormentador,
Sarcofago, Bestial Warlust and Conqueror.The crushing EP has been teased by underground music blog Veil of Sound, who in revealing the song “Bélica Sinfonia Armagedônica“ via an exclusive track premiere have stated that “the music on this five-song-EP is fast, relentless Death Metal, with tinges of OSDM chugging and growls plus a bit of Blackened Noise attack.“ - you can check out the feature and track here https://veilofsound.com/2024/11/12/Song_Premiere-Terror.html
Across these five edicts of third world barbarism the totality of our new world dystopia is glorified and instigated down to its most antihuman and savage traits, with the cult of all crime syndicates, gangs, slums, warfare, violence, militarism and corruption thrown into an abyss of occultism and esotericism to embody the true lineaments of the modern world antichrist.
The "Hymni Belli Occultum" EP will officially be released on December 6 2024 on CD, MC and digital formats, all pre-orderable now via all our channels.
Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
https://sentientruin.com/releases/terror-hymni-belli-occultum
https://sentientruin.com/bands#/terror
Today I'm proud to present a good friends band, Öldöds, and their upcoming album "Ölen ska ner". A fantastic beer-infused death metal album that's filled with catchy, heavy riffs, about the thing many of us loves the most. Drinking beer. Enjoy!
ÖLDÖDS – “ÖLEN SKA NER”
Öldöds was formed in 2007, and has since become a cult band in the Swedish underground metal scene. Straight to the point death metal with catchy, heavy riffs - and beer lyrics. 10 years after the full length debut it’s time again for some brand new brutal beer-infused songs!
Guitars, vocals, production, song writing, mix and master: David “Pos” Mauritzon
Bass: Peter Harg
Guest vocals on ”Fullast kör, dödast vinner”: LG Lantz Graffman
Song list
Öl är vårt sista hopp
Fyllans tid är nu
Fullast kör, dödast vinner
Ölen ska ner
Jag greppar en öl
Dricka öl och bli jättefull
Release date: December 6th, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/oldods
A concept album in the truest sense, Gobischkevrot blends intense folk-inspired metal with spoken-word narration from the Goblin RaidBoss known as Skraptif. This newly released chapter sees the goblin horde overcome their human antagonists in a deservedly brutal manner.
"With the proper magic, the proper guts, and much sacrifice, the clan finally had the power we needed to drive the humans out of our territory. We stomped the humans so hard that their entire settlement dissolved into the ground! There is no way to describe the raw power we felt at that moment! The Moon's Fist would come down on humankind like a flood, wildfire, or earthquake! "
Stream "Moon's Fist" now at https://goblinhovel.bandcamp.com/track/moons-fist
With over 20 releases under their belt, GOBLIN HOVEL fully embraces their metal influences with Gobischkevrot; a natural progression from 2022’s Whatever Keeps the Light On.
Track
listing:1. Ambush
2. The Cave
3. Gobischkevrot
4. The Plan
5. Voyage of the Grogswiller
6. The Stowaway
7. Borokol pt. II
8. Don't Eat The Mushrooms
9. Dialogue with a Mountain
10. Moon's Fist
11. The Night Man Learned to Fear the Mountain
12. Crineiga
Gobischkevrot was recorded, mixed and mastered at Blackwell Sound with additional recording at Nektarkin Studios throughout 2024. The lyrics and script were written by the Nameless Goblin. Music was composed and arranged by the collective known as GOBLIN HOVEL. Cover art and Character Sheets by Alexios Ciancio @cianciographics. Back cover art and Layout by Eva Zarich. Band Photography by Fursy.
This album is a companion/expansion to March of the Goblins by Tha Goblvnz March. Listen here, and dive into the gobbish extended universe! https://thagoblvnzmarch.bandcamp.com/
GOBLIN HOVEL is a collective of musicians and artists formed in Meadville, PA in 2010 and currently based in Buffalo/Rochester, NY. Though primarily influenced by heavy metal, the band takes cues from various musical and folk traditions from around the world to create an intense avant-garde soundscape reflective of humanity’s chaotic and often contradictory nature. Lyrically, the band focuses on the universal human experience filtered through the lens of history, folklore, and esoterica.
GOBLIN HOVEL 2024 is:
The Nameless Goblin: bass, vocals, throat singing, Fx, guitar on track 11, voice of Skraptif
Damn Barbarian: Lead Vocals, voice of Ghirrul
Rawbeard: Guitars, recording, vocals, voice of Baalkryth and Borokol
Petuh: Banjos, Mandolin, vocals, voice of Nerlhein
Son G: Drums, rattles, electronics, keyboards, voice of Human Guard
Guest Appearances:
Mickey: vocals/voice of the Pixie
Squee Key Fromage: voice of Human Guard
Tom Gerwitz: recording, throat singing on track 11, mixing, mastering, samples, vocals
Alexios Ciancio: voice of Goblvnz the mountain, additional composer on track 9.
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The new single "Lichteter" is available to stream via all
streaming platforms: https://lnk.to/noctambulist"Lyrically the song explores the desire for a stable albeit mediocre future only to discover the present has fallen apart in the meantime", said the band. "It is emblematic of the themes found on much of the songs throughout the album. It falls in a comfortable transition between the harsher tones found on Elegieën and the experimental nature of De Droom."
Last month the band released the single “Aderlater”.
The new album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” will be released on 7 February 2025 in CD, vinyl and digital formats. Recorded in Tilburg between February and April 2023 at Catacomben Studios, De Droom sees Noctambulist diving deeper into post-punk and shoegaze influences while retaining the fierceness of their debut record Elegiëen.
Noctambulist are an atmospheric post-black metal outfit from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Formed in 2015 between housemates J.D. Kaye, Sam C.A. and Mitchell Scheerder, they set out to create a hard-hitting, melancholic style of black metal that draws inspiration from other genres such as post-rock, shoegaze, new wave and post-punk.
Noctambulist stand for contrasts. Serotonin summits and strung-out canyons. The empty and the grandiose. The beautiful and the appalling.
After defining their sound and completing the lineup with guitarists Tristan Tabbers and Stef Heesakkers they released their full-length debut “Noctambulist I: Elegieën” via Northern Silence Productions. Their second album will be released through These Hands Melt, with pre-order details and more information to be revealed soon.
Noctambulist are
J.D. Kaye – Vocals & Guitar
Stef Heesakkers – Guitar
Tristan Tabbers – Guitar
Sam C.A. – Bass
Mitchell Scheerder - Drums
https://www.facebook.com/these.hands.melt
https://www.facebook.com/Noctambulistband
Finnish melodic death/folk metal band WARFARER released their long-awaited debut concept album, 'A TALE BEYOND THE PALE' on November 15th 2024 via Inverse Records.
LISTEN to the album on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/warfarer-album
The band comments:
"The wait is over. 'A Tale Beyond the Pale' is here — a journey through Finnish myth and legend: jealousy, scheming, Viking raids, and duels under the northern lights. We’ve poured our hearts and souls (or what’s left of them) into this album, and it feels incredible to finally share it with the world.
But this is just the beginning — our TO-DO list is long and relentless. Warfarer is gearing up to hit the road, bringing our full live sound to stages across Finland and beyond. We’re also deep into the pre-production of our second album, so rest assured, more music is on the horizon.
To our fans, thank you for your unwavering support. See you in the longhalls!"
STORIES BEHIND THE TRACKS:
Heir Uncrowned:
"The beginning. Two brothers, raised as one, by blood bound. Our protagonist, the firstborn son, is destined to become the tribe's chieftain. When he commits a shameful deed, he is disgraced by his chieftain father and disavowed. After the chieftain dies and the second son takes our protagonist's place as the new chieftain, the firstborn son begins to resent his own brother."
As the Portents Foretold:
"The raid. The brothers lead a raid over the sea against a southern village. Amidst the battle, the jealous firstborn son looks for an opportunity to plant his dagger in his brother-chieftain's back, but is continuously denied the chance. Finally, as the sounds of battle fade and everyone else has fallen, he turns his blade toward his brother."
Brotherslayer:
"The duel. The firstborn son, cold-blooded, faces the bewildered brother-chieftain, who does not understand what madness has overtaken his dear brother. In the end, the firstborn son stands over his slain brother as the morning sun dawns."
Bereaver:
"The homecoming. As the raiders return, carrying their beloved chieftain on a funeral bier, the firstborn son is exhilarated. He assumes his place as the new chieftain, but among the subdued cheers, murmurs of discontent and rumors surrounding the circumstances of his brother-chieftain's death persist.”
Betrayer:
"The resentment. The firstborn son is the new chieftain, but he is not beloved like his brother. Even in death, his brother makes him jealous, and this resentment begins to turn into anger. Soon, the flames of his hate engulf the whole village."
In the Gravelight:
"The loneliness. Alone, despised, amidst the burning ruins of his sanity, the firstborn son hides in the north. The realization of his deeds finally drives him over the precipice, and he descends into grief-stricken madness."
March Through the Endless Snow:
"The march. Giving up everything, the firstborn son begins his journey further into the north. Determined to find his end on his own terms, he marches to reach the dark river of Tuonela."
The Gates to Realms Beyond:
"The end. Collapsing in the snow, he sees the gates open to the realms beyond. The firstborn son leaves this world, leaving behind his legacy — the myth of the brotherslayer."
WATCH Brotherslayer music video: https://youtu.be/My-6xbnEEmo
WATCH Heir Uncrowned video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AmN6t0Mj5Y
Biography:
Born from the frost of Northern Finland in 2013, Warfarer weaves chilling tales of small people's great struggles amidst ancient myths. Their ferocious blend of melodic death metal and symphonic elements bites like the freezing wind and grips you like the flu.
After releasing an EP in 2017 and undergoing a complete reincarnation with new singles in 2018 and 2020, the band is more alive than ever, preparing for war with brutal new songs and sharpened axes. Their upcoming concept album, 'A Tale Beyond the Pale', set for release in 2024, delves into the Finnish myth of the Brotherslayer, taking listeners on a journey through jealousy, scheming, Viking raids, duels under the northern lights, and an eventual descent into guilt and madness.
Track
list:01. Heir Uncrowned
02. As the Portents Foretold
03. Brotherslayer
04. Bereaver
05. Betrayer
06. In the Gravelight
07. March Through the Endless Snow
08. The Gates to Realms Beyond
Cover art by Sofia Sinivuori
Line-up:
Kalle Puutio - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitars
Seppo Kolehmainen - Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals
Klaus Telenius - Bass, Backing Vocals
Tuomas Rahikainen - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Julius Lehtonen - Drums
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https://www.warfarer.fi
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Dark, grimy and subtly dissonant death/black metal . Obscureviolence have created a deadly concoction of death and black metal, taking the most effective elements of each genre and keeping the music raw and visceral enough for them to contribute uninhibitedly to the powerful sound envisioned by the band. Listen to the two songs that have been freshly unveiled https://obscureviolence.bandcamp.com/album/refuting-the-flesh
OBSCUREVIOLENCE – “REFUTING THE FLESH”For fans of- Crypts of Despair, Mgla, Skaphos, Morbid Angel, Viande, Burial Hordes, Saevus Finis
Featuring members of the death metal band Horror God, Obscureviolence are a new entity channelling the darkest and vilest sounds of black and death metal. They've brought elements of the two styles together, the raw, acerbic edge of black metal and the fearsome heft of death metal. They go hand-in-hand with their distinct features enhancing the overall sound, which comes off as surprisingly cohesive and powerful. As intimidating and loathsome their music is, which becomes a force of nature when they go on a rampage, they do know the importance of pacing and make sure to let the darker parts come to the fore and add a mysterious, ominous aura to the proceedings and also let the subtle dissonance seep deeper into the subconscious. For a debut, their songs are remarkably well-constructed and balanced, without letting go of their capacity for wanton mayhem, while heralding the coming of a new kind of power.
Lineup:
Sergey B. (Horror God) - Bass guitar, vocals
Sergey T. (Horror God) - Guitar
Dmitry L. - Drums
Artwork - S.TkN. (Sergey T.)
Track listing
1. Exodus
2. Refuting the Flesh
3. Source of Life
4. Spiritual Agony
5. The Absurdity of Existence
6. Pulse of Subconscious Cruelty
Release date - February 14th, 2025
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Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
"Thanatos" is a dynamic evolution for Deus Mortem. While retaining their black metal roots, the album showcases a powerful blend of old-school rock and metal influences, with driving riffs, thunderous rhythm sections, and haunting melodies. It's a testament to the band's musical growth, showcasing a more versatile and powerful sound than ever before.
"Thanatos" is a concept album that confronts the complexities of human existence. It takes listeners on a transformative journey through illusory realities, unveiling hidden truths and stripping away the veils of deception. It's a testament to personal struggle and the power of the Black Flame.
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ZERO ABSOLU – “LA SAIGNÉE”
With
members of ALCEST and REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBERGenre: Black Metal
Label: AOP Records
VÖ: 31.01.2025
ZERO ABSOLU is the band formerly known as Glaciation.
Glaciation was a project founded in 2011 by François Duguest (instruments) and Jean Valnoir Simoulin (Vocals, art direction).
The group then expanded to include Hugo Moerman (who became the 3rd permanent member of the group), the two main members of Alcest, and Lychar.
In 2012, they released the album «1994». The lyrics nostalgically and bitterly revisit Valnoir’s experience within the Black Metal scene throughout the 90s.
Valnoir temporarily left the band in 2014 and was replaced by RMS Hreidmarr.
In 2015, the album «Sur les falaises de marbre» was released by Osmose. Productions. Due to alcoholism issues (among others), Hreidmarr was later removed from the band. He then decided, without informing anyone, to assemble a new lineup and illegally registered the name «Glaciation» with the French Institute for Intellectual Property.
In 2023, the core of the original lineup (obviously without Hreidmarr), accompanied by a member of Regarde les hommes tomber and another from Alcest, recorded a new album: La saignée («The Bloodletting»). The lyrics take the form of a pamphlet confronting the enemies of the band and the Metal scene in general.
In 2024, to put an end to the drama, they decided to rename Glaciation to ZÉRO ABSOLU, and signs with AOP.
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Los Angeles (CA) - One-man Melodic Death/Black Metal act, THE MOSAIC WINDOW, in collaboration with Metal Injection, presents the world premiere of forthcoming album, Hemasanctum! Stream it now at the link below!
The Mosaic Window will release Hemasanctum, November 15 on Willowtip Records! The album will be available on CD, vinyl LP, cassette, and digital formats.
The Mosaic Window mastermind, Andrew Steven Brown, released the following statement concerning the album:
“Hemasanctum is a concept album that explores my current thoughts on life, relationships (parent-child), and loss. While it may or may not be obvious, the album starts with a song about birth and ends with a song about death. In between are songs intentionally out of order (like the roller-coaster timeline we all experience) subtly relating to topics like self-awareness, mental health, abortion, religion, and grief.
This album is the first Mosaic Window record to feature a real drummer - Gabe Seeber of Abigail Williams, Vale of Pnath, Obscura (live), Decrepit Birth (live), Carach Angren (live), and many more. Additionally, I am still in awe that there are two guest solos from the legendary (and possibly my favorite) guitarist Andy LaRocque. Both Andy and Gabe absolutely nailed their parts, and I couldn’t be more elated for their presence on the record.
Hemasanctum was written and recorded between October 2023 - February 2024 at my home studio, and mixed by Damian Herring over the Summer of 2024. I am so proud of this album, and hope listeners can appreciate it too. Cheers!”
Pre-order:https://willowtip.com/bands/details/the-mosaic-window.aspx
https://themosaicwindow.bandcamp.com/album/hemasanctum
Track Listing:
1. Incantation to Summon the Unstable
2. The Pounding of Hooves
3. Black Bethlehem
4. Turibulum
5. Ash Like Anvils
6. Night Disease
7. Shrouded in Pain
8. Hymn to Silence the Light
Credits:
Andrew Steven Brown - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Producing, Engineering.
Damian Herring - Mixing and Mastering.
Additional Musicians:
Gabe Seeber - Drums
Andy LaRocque - Guitar Solos (Tracks 2 and 4)
Album Art: “Dead Mother I” by Egon Schiele (1910)
The Mosaic Window is:
Andrew Steven Brown - Vocals, Guitars, Bass
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Are you ready to dive into this dark abyss? Here is where abrupt death awaits for you with the coldness noises of MALÉFICO that will echo permanently in your subconscious, in a compulsive way and transforming your human existence into something miserable and insignificant...
MALÉFICO is an ecstasy of misanthropic noises that will invade you with horrible torments, and extract your most morbid nightmares into a reality where you will slowly rots and where your purulent carcass decomposes daily, without you being able to prevent or stop this metamorphosis of personal self destruction...
SUICIDAL DARK NOISE AMBIENT...
MALÉFICO
- "SUICIDE SOUL"Cassette with limited edition of 33 copies
SIDE A
01 - Caos & Ruin [3:19]
02 - Cut Your Soul [8:21]
03 - Darkness [13:21]
SIDE B
04 - Cut Your Soul (Suicide) [21:34]
Record in 2021 & Mixed in 2024
All Dark Ambient and Vocals by Hailstorm
Layout made by Alemão and Danihell Slaughter
Promotional video made by Leo Mora and Danihell Slaughter
MURDER RECORDS proudly announces the cover art and a preview track "Cut Your Soul" from MALÉFICO's debut album, which will be released in January in the following formats:
HELLPACK LIMITED TO 10 COPIES
This suicide HELLPACK will be presented in a wooden box that will include the following items: 1 bottle of gasoline + 1 match with sandpaper + 1 blade + 1 inverted cross with necklace + 1 MALÉFICO cassette numbered with blood... This edition is not for humanbeens or noise pussies...
NORMAL EDITION IN CASSETTE LIMITED TO 23 COPIES
PRE ORDER OPEN AT: 15 November 2024
RELEASE DATE: 17 January 2025
Listen https://murderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/suicide-soul?mc_cid=9069bf5871&mc_eid=20155afc03 the noise preview.
SUICIDE ON... LIFE OFF...
ALBUS DIABOLUS: An arcane and mystical musical
laboratory
. My Kingdom Music is proud to announce ALBUS DIABOLUS' signing. Created
and formed by talented and well-known actors of the Italian music scene (for
now we won't tell you who they are!), the project aims to be a musical
laboratory where merging the gothic and dark aesthetics of extreme music in its
most various forms, with an electronic sound deeply influenced by the
Synth-Wave and Dark-Wave style of the 80s.The idea of ALBUS DIABOLUS was born as a project aimed at experimenting with sound imagery with synthesizers, drum machines and atmospheres that evoke lights and shadows, but without ever moving away from the atmospheric roots that characterize the Dark and Ritual scene and the musical bases of Gothic Rock and Metal.
The result is an emotional and immersive journey that evokes soundscapes that oscillate between nostalgia and mystery with a sound that recalls the influences of works such as "Tenebre" by Simonetti / Pignatelli / Morante, EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN, COIL, CURRENT 93, VISITORS, while maintaining a distinctive identity.
And now... let the Sabbath begin!!!
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Label: Wulfhere ProductionsRelease Date: October 18th 2024
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Ancient | Burzum | Nefarious | Hecate Enthroned
The judgement of the stars that stare down from the night sky means nothing to me. I will outlive their flickering ghost light. I will still be walking my endless path when they have burnt out into darkness. I will be here when the legends that gave names to their constellations have been forgotten. Yet my bones become fragile, like dry twigs that crack underfoot. My once imperious strength deserts me and my lustreless skin fades, hanging from my enfeebled frame. My beauty is shed with my fracturing sanity, crumbling over freezing aeons of solitude. I will retreat into my memories of glorious, blood-drenched centuries of lust and power, when we fell from the skies like avenging angels, wolves upon the fold, drunk on the terror of the lambs…
Parusight is the solo project of Bristol black metal musician Oliver Groves; noted as the guitarist of Blasfeme, who unleashed the visceral warfare of the Black Legion album earlier this year. But the darkness speaks to Groves in many voices and with Parusight he explores a very different shade of black. The opening track of debut album Deathly Pale, ‘A Clash Of Stars’, is a summoning of atmosphere, a gateway to the shadow realms of Parusight, a place where spirit freezing cold and desolate beauty entwine, where bestial vocals howl through blinding storms of ice and keyboards weave tapestries of dark romance. From the tempestuous seas of blood and raging chaos of ‘Lost In A Shadow’ to the wounded, malicious devil that is ‘Malignant’ – a song of decay held together by bitterness and spite – Deathly Pale reveals itself to be an epic, emotive creation of rampant riffs and cascading melodies, a tale of many chapters. At the ever-bleeding heart of the album lies its greatest work, where all its poisons coalesce, ‘Love’. Here, reflections on past sins are shrouded in funereal drapes of melancholy, dying passions feed ancient agonies and words are torn from throats in violent expulsions of utter savagery. Deathly Pale is an intensely personal outpouring of emotion, yet one rooted in revered musical traditions and universal truths
Released by the bastion of British black metal that is Wulfhere Productions on October 18th, Deathly Pale is a remarkable debut album from a burgeoning talent. Oliver Groves – Parusight – has a huge amount to offer to devoted disciples of the darkest musical art and Deathly Pale is the perfect first step into his kingdom of endless night.
Line-up:
Oliver Groves - All music and vocals
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“We are thrilled to announce the release of our debut album with WormholeDeath Records." stated the band "This album embodies our creative vision, delving into the myriad facets of eternal darkness and its relentless struggle against the forces of light. We invite listeners to fully immerse themselves in this profound journey."
Their debut album delves into the human soul’s journey through the intricate paths of darkness. It portrays the loss of innocence as the soul traverses a series of symbolic gates, each revealing deeper layers of torment. Drawing on mythological, biblical, and existential themes, the album illustrates the eternal battle between light and darkness and the ultimate quest for redemption in a world engulfed in despair. It offers a visceral, immersive experience, guiding listeners through the void, confronting the agony of existence, and hinting at the possibility of transcendence through destruction.
Their musical style is marked by rapid riffs infused with symphonic textures and atmospheric vibes, promising a unique and immersive auditory experience for their audience.
Titel
list1. Dawn of Decay
2. Burning Echoes
3. Eternal Parasite
4. Lured
5. Stepping into Oblivion
6. Unceasing Death
7. Shadow
8. Ignorance
9. The Fall of the Rebel
10. The Great Epilogue
11. Breaking the Pendulum
Line - up:
Necro - Vocals
Mynoghra - Vocals
Absence - Guitar
GraveKeeper - Guitar
Apollyon - Bass
Akhenaten - Keyboards
Y.B - Drums
https://linktr.ee/endofdawn
Aussie death/thrashers COMMON EVIL stream their self-titled EP in its entirety .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6G4_uzw-HQ&list=OLAK5uy_m6nyq_ZXUc6ErgMAQlK2moASitLPTAjKs
Up-and-coming Death-Thrash quintet 'Common Evil' hail from Gippsland, Victoria (Aus). The group boast a distinct, powerful feel to their live performances that, paired with their old school style, punishing riffs and raw songwriting approach result in a devastating sound heavily influenced by the 80/90's metal scene. Influences such as Slayer, Exodus, Megadeth, Pantera, Cannibal Corpse, Death and Kreator, as well as a nod to the newer sound of Death and Hardcore bands such as Power Trip, Drain and Skeletal Remains can all be noted
Formed in 2018, the wheels didn't start rolling until a crushing first performance at Whole Lotta Love Bar in Brunswick, Melbourne in January of 2024 and then a slew of other performances in Fitzroy, Northcote, Brunswick, Geelong and a hometown gig in Traralgon. The momentum kept rolling with the recording and release of their first single 'Disturbing the Peace' in September, 2024. Self-Titled EP out now
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Cleveland (OH) - Melodic Death Metal crew, DRUPARIA, will release long-awaited debut full-length album, THE RIVER ABOVE, on December 27!
FFO: Sylosis, The Absence, Light This City, Gates of Ishtar, and Skeletonwitch.
The River Above is chock full of riff-heavy melodic death metal, similar to Character- era Dark Tranquillity and Mors Principium Est, with the atmosphere and emotion of Insomnium and Darkest Hour.
The albums' first single, the title track, is streaming now on Bandcamp. Check it out at https://druparia.bandcamp.com/track/the-river-above
The word "Druparia" is a pseudo-synonym for the blackthorn plant that plays a part in some circles of occultism and witchcraft, and fits into the band's visual and lyrical themes of nature and mysticism. Other lyrical themes include sadness, regret, mythology, and perseverance through hardship.
Pre-order:
https://druparia.bandcamp.com/album/the-river-above
Track Listing:
1. Voiceless Regret
2. Under the Shade of Sand
3. Bereavement
4. Kintsugi
5. In Repose, Descend
6. Sever the Roots
7. The River Above
8. Of Firmament... And the Renewal
9. Bled For Comfort
10. When Cranes Return
11. The Violet Hour [The Civil Wars]*
Credits:
All Lyrics by David Moran except "Kintsugi" by Tyler Clark.
Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Dan Paddy at Blackroom Studios, Copley Ohio.
Cello and Strings by Christopher “Kakophonix” Brown.
Keyboard programming and backing vocals by Dan Paddy.
Cover Art by Mark Erskine (Erskine.designs).
Druparia Logo by Alex Zarko.
Photos by Lance Littlefield (Lancesphotos.com)
Layout and Design by Alex Yarborough (@dr_metal_design)
Copyright 2024 Druparia Music. “Voiceless Regret” is dedicated to DJ Sprague.
*All songs written by Druparia, Brendan King, Dan Paddy, and Jeff Spencer, except for “The Violet Hour,” owned by The Civil Wars and Sensibility Music.
Line-Up:
Tyler Clark: Guitars
Josh Gatka: Guitars
David Moran: Vocals
Kyle Lash-Taylor: Bass and Vocals
Noah Van Dyke: Drums and Percussion
Bio:
Druparia formed with members of past bands in the Cleveland area coming together to make new music. Ideas for The River Above have been brewing since about 2011, maybe even earlier and thanks to some gracious friends outside of the band who have contributed and allowed the ideas to live on, the songs have finally come to fruition. Tyler Clark (ex-Inoculation, Mythrias, Once Flesh) came together with old Apothean bandmate Kyle Taylor (ex-Monastery) who had found young drummer Noah Van Dyke (Sea Biscuit) in November 2018. Once Flesh vocalist David Moran had agreed to do vocals if ever a project was started and Druparia had begun. After a few rehearsals, Josh Gatka (ex-Mythrias, Eternal Legacy) was recruited as guitarist the following summer and a full lineup was formed and the band released their first demo entitled Alfhem in the spring of 2020.
Influences include but are not limited to Dark Tranquillity, DarkestHour, Sylosis, Sacramentum,
Insomnium, Fallujah, Mors Principium Est, Inferi, Children of Bodom, and whatever weirdness Noah happened to be listening to at the time.
https://www.facebook.com/druparia
Wolvenant came to life in late 2023 surrounded by mystery and it wasn’t until early 2024 that the band revealed itself. Adopting a core sound close to melodic death metal but not restricted by the genre, Reve, Bael, Endov, Baraek and Neton create a musical galaxy that tries to defy the limits of reality.
With an appearance inspired by many cults across human history and adopting the central figure of the wolf and its relation with witchcraft, the band aims to create an immersive experience unknown to man. The themes of the lyrics and the music gravitate around human nature and cosmic horror and are full of metaphors and cryptic references trying to convey the darkest emotions coming from the public.
The band released their debut album “Cernegula” the last 5th of October on streaming platforms. This piece of art is meant to be a testament of their musicianship and the impact of their message.
Do not fall into despair.
Become One of the Wolfpack.
Embrace the Covenant.
https://www.facebook.com/wolvenant.official
BEER CANNON is a ferocious thrash metal outfit hailing from the heart of West Yorkshire, UK. Founded in early 2023 by guitarists Artur Skrzypczak and Krystian Zamojski, the band wasted no time in forging their path of sonic destruction. Shortly after their inception, William Paxman joined on bass, followed by the powerhouse drummer, Scott Bakes.
With a relentless passion for their craft, Beer Cannon sought to find a vocalist who could embody their vision of aggression and intensity. When none could be found, Artur Skrzypczak stepped up to the plate, taking on vocal duties in addition to his role as guitarist.
In late 2023, the band faced a setback as Krystian Zamojski departed due to personal reasons. However, this marked the beginning of a new chapter for Beer Cannon, with William Paxman making the transition from bass to guitar, bringing a fresh energy to the group.
In January 2024, Beer Cannon embarked on a journey to immortalize their sound, entering the studio to record their debut EP, "The Last of Hops." Eeleased on April 20th, 2024, this EP is a testament to the band's unwavering dedication and uncompromising sound.
Described as a fusion of old-school thrash metal with death metal influences, Beer Cannon proudly dubs their style as "Beer Metal Attack," though some have dubbed it "Party Death Thrash." Drawing inspiration from thrash titans like Municipal Waste and Slayer, as well as death metal icons such as Sepultura and Asphyx, Beer Cannon delivers a sonic assault that leaves audiences craving more.
Lineup:
Artur Skrzypczak - vocals, bass
Scott Bakes - drums
William Paxman - guitars, backing vocals
Produced:
MetalSwine Studios by William Paxman
Vibration Studio (Drums) by Dan Mullins
Mixed and Mastered at TDH Studios by Tom Hey
Artwork and Layout by: YANDEMA & BLACK SBL
https://www.youtube.com/@beer_cannon
https://www.facebook.com/beercannon
The wait is over: SÓLSTAFIR are proud to announce the release of their new album HIN HELGA KVÖL. Along with the release, the band is making a visualizer available for "VOR ÁS".
Watch the visualizer here: https://youtu.be/C3sldW6u4Yw
The visualizer is based on the artwork of the album. The stunning eloquence in cover artist Rowan E Cassidy’s charcoal shadows perfectly illustrates the substrate ravines and breath-taking altitudes that HIN HELGA KVÖL’s songs submit us to.
When asked to describe the music on HIN HELGA KVÖL , lead vocalist and guitarist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason simply replies with one word: “alone”. Alone is a perfectly succinct word for SÓLSTAFIR’s ardently unfiltered music where we discover ourselves, with a new found reverence for solitary reflection. This is HIN HELGA KVÖL, the holy struggle for overcoming adversity in life.
SÓLSTAFIR , meaning "crepuscular rays" in Icelandic, refers to those piercing rays of sunlight that break through dark clouds at dusk. This imagery perfectly captures the essence of HIN HELGA KVÖL, a beacon of light and hope shining through the heaviest of times. As the band confronts their inner demons, shrugging off the trappings of Rock and Roll decadence, their music resonates with the universal struggle and triumph over hardship. HIN HELGA KVÖL is the holy war that we all face within.
by
Riccardo Ziosi with Carlotta Vignocchi as evil model, and the tracklist:
1. Rinascita
2. Donna Prudentia
3. Gli Esorcismi di Canidia e Sàgana
4. Incantvm / Kyrie (from Mozart’s Requiem K626)
5. Diana
It is possible to pre-order the album (digiCD, LP) at https://shorturl.at/wAgY8
If with their previous album "Strigae", INCANTVM shaped their Black Metal with Classical Music and parts narrated in a very theatrical way, with "Maleficia" the music becomes the absolute protagonist thanks to atmospheres full of pathos and terrifying perceptions, esoteric ritual sounds, dark sceneries, Doom elements and old school extreme Metal, everything their Avantgarde Black Metal feeds on, making of this an absolutely unique creature in the international musical scene.
"Maleficia" is the darkest and most eclectic manifestation of the creative genius of Vittorio Sabelli and those who walked this way with him into the darkest folds of extreme music, starting from Tenebra (DREARINESS) on voice, to continue with Samael Von Martin and Nequam with their vocal interpretations, Lorenzo Mastrogiuseppe, Luca Tiraterra, and Marco Molino with their rhythmic elements.
It is a pure and simple piece of Art, an incredibly unique and exclusive album for very open-minded people, a journey that sets no stylistic or temporal limits and that reaches straight into the sick soul of those who can perceive it.
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
https://www.instagram.com/incantvm_black_metal/
RISE OF TYRANTS – „ THE CHRONICLES OF CARDINAL PABLO MENDOZA “
Brace yourself for absolute annihilation! Brutal Records has unleashed the apocalypse by signing Italy's masters of sonic destruction, Rise of Tyrants. Their highly anticipated album, The Chronicles of Cardinal Pablo Mendoza, is poised to detonate on February 28, 2025.
But the devastation doesn’t stop there! The Abnormality in Structure album will roar back with a full remaster, unleashing sheer chaos on February 7, 2025. Plus, prepare for the brutal resurgence of Trauma, hitting with a completely remastered fury on January 10, 2025, shattering all limits of brutality. This is raw, unrestrained death metal terror: merciless, bone-crushing, and utterly unstoppable. Get ready for total obliteration!
Rise Of Tyrants has returned, more ferocious and unforgiving than ever. This Bergamo-based powerhouse has dropped an eleven-track barrage of raw, self-produced brutality that makes their earlier work look like a warm-up. The energy is sharper, darker, and meaner. With Davide Cantamessa on vocals, a relentless force of raw aggression and versatility, the band has leveled up in every brutal way imaginable.
The Chronicles of Cardinal Pablo Mendoza comes at you like a battering ram of thrash and death metal riffs, with a rhythm section pounding forward like a war machine. The guitars are unrelenting, piling riff after punishing riff, layering death metal fury with an intensity that leaves no room to breathe. Cantamessa’s vocal attack rips through the wall of sound, moving seamlessly between guttural growls, visceral screams, and brutal tones that demand your attention.
The concept rotates around the character Cardinal Pablo Mendoza, an evil priest who deceives the weakest for perverse purposes. The lyrics talk about abuses, violence and injustices with an ironic and sarcastic tone.
Line up:
Davide Cantamessa: Vocals
Federico Visini: Guitars
Luca Mairati: Bass
Virgilio Breda: Drums
This is an album that doesn’t ask for your attention, it takes it. Brutal, unrestrained, and unapologetic, The Chronicles of Cardinal Pablo Mendoza is a must for anyone with an appetite for death metal played with devastating skill and relentless fury.
This Album contains 11 tracks of fast death metal, with groove episodes and dark shades. Recorded, mixed and mastered at ASDR Decibel Studio, Busto Arsizio (VA, Italy) by Carlo Meroni
Tracks:
01. Colle De La Croix De Fer
02. Parigi Napoli
03. Do Mario Pederasta
04. Sysvester Stazione
05. Holly & Beppe (Only The Brave)
06. Gerry Smashed Table
07. Cardinal Pablo Mendoza
08. Celine Di Orio
09. How Can I Fuck Capitalism
10. Mirella Silver Tongue
11. Armando The Preacher
This Album contains 11 tracks of fast death metal, with groove episodes and dark shades. The concept rotates around the character Cardinal Pablo Mendoza, an evil priest who deceives the weakest for perverse purposes. The lyrics talk about abuses, violence and injustices with an ironic and sarcastic tone.
Preorder in Digital: https://orcd.co/brut89666
February 28, 2025
Rise of Tyrants - Abnormality in Structure
Abnormality in Structure album delivered 8 tracks with a fierce and skillfully crafted assault. For those who crave raw, uncompromising death metal, this record is essential, unmissable live, and impossible to ignore. Ferocious blast beats and malevolent riffing that feel like a death metal avalanche.
Released March 15, 2019
Re-release date in Digital February 7. 2025
Preorder in Digital: https://orcd.co/brut89665
Rise of Tyrants - Trauma
Trauma album launches with a foreboding arpeggio before detonating into evil riffing and crushing, doom-infused rhythms. The 9 tracks oscillates between blistering speeds and sudden, grinding slowdowns, showcasing the band’s mastery of extreme dynamics and groove. The guitars inject moments of haunting melody amid a wall of unrelenting brutality.
Released February 3, 2014
Re-release in Digital January 10, 2025
Preorder in Digital: https://orcd.co/brut89664
https://linktr.ee/brutalrecords.official
riseoftyrantsband@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/riseoftyrantsdeathmetal
MENTAL CRUELTY comments on the new song: We are thrilled to unveil the re-imagined piano version of SYMPHONY OF A DYING STAR , beautifully arranged by the talented MISSTIQ. This rendition brings the song full circle, returning it to its origins as a piano melody, yet with a renewed sense of depth and emotion. The uplifting and cinematic qualities of the original track shine through in this arrangement, showcasing the song’s ability to connect with listeners on a more intimate level. Misstiq's masterful touch breathes new life into the composition, allowing the piano to carry the weight of the melody and reveal nuances that may have been hidden before. This version offers a fresh perspective while staying true to the heart and soul of the song.
Stream it here: https://mentalcruelty.lnk.to/ZwielichtDeluxeNe
Watch the visualizer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIhQsH7V5zk
APOSTATE - "ELEGY OF PHANTOM PAIN"
Genre : Black Metal
Label : Black Mass Prayers "
Elegy Of Phantom Pain" is a concept album based on an ancient legend from Central Italy, it is a journey into the night between mysticism and blasphemy in the best tranditions of atmospheric Black Metal and Dungeon Synth.
Valadier's side project, APOSTATE finds its place amongst Italian acts such as Fearbringer, Dolcinian, L'Ordre Du Temple and Fourth Monarchy. The Norwegian roots of their sound branch out through the Italian soundscapes explored by the aforementioned pillars of the Italian Black Metal underground scene, providing new blood to a way of interpreting this music that went lost over the past two decades.
A little gem that Black Mass Prayers is proud to publish, giving a physical existence to a debut that otherwise could have been missed.
Tracklist
1. The Dusk
2. Wailing Of Archaic Forest
3. Years Consumed In Exile
4. A Pact Signed By Poison
5. Elegy Of Phantom Pain
6. The Dawn
Line-up:
Unukalhai - Vocals, Lyrics
Blight - Guitars, Programming
Drunken Bible - Bass
https://www.facebook.com/blackmassprayers/?_rdr
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082688384218
"FEEL THE BLOOD" is a single taken from TZADOK 'S upcoming album "WE ARE TZADOK", due for release on December 6, 2024, via Wormholedeath.
Listen here: https://orcd.co/feeltheblood
The album We Are Tzadok continues to reflect the diverse musical style that has long defined Tzadok. It blends various metal genres, including Metalcore, Death Metal, Power Metal, Heavy Metal, and Folk Metal. The band refuses to be confined to a single category, embracing a broad spectrum of influences.
Up-and-coming Death-Thrash quintet 'Common Evil' hail from Gippsland, Victoria (Aus). The group boast a distinct, powerful feel to their live performances that, paired with their old school style, punishing riffs and raw songwriting approach result in a devastating sound heavily influenced by the 80/90's metal scene. Influences such as Slayer, Exodus, Megadeth, Pantera, Cannibal Corpse, Death and Kreator, as well as a nod to the newer sound of Death and Hardcore bands such as Power Trip, Drain and Skeletal Remains can all be noted
Formed in 2018, the wheels didn't start rolling until a crushing first performance at Whole Lotta Love Bar in Brunswick, Melbourne in January of 2024 and then a slew of other performances in Fitzroy, Northcote, Brunswick, Geelong and a hometown gig in Traralgon. The momentum kept rolling with the recording and release of their first single 'Disturbing the Peace' in September, 2024. Self-Titled EP out now
https://www.facebook.com/CommonEvilBand
Cleveland (OH) - Melodic Death Metal crew, DRUPARIA, will release long-awaited debut full-length album, THE RIVER ABOVE, on December 27!
FFO: Sylosis, The Absence, Light This City, Gates of Ishtar, and Skeletonwitch.
The River Above is chock full of riff-heavy melodic death metal, similar to Character- era Dark Tranquillity and Mors Principium Est, with the atmosphere and emotion of Insomnium and Darkest Hour.
The albums' first single, the title track, is streaming now on Bandcamp. Check it out at https://druparia.bandcamp.com/track/the-river-above
The word "Druparia" is a pseudo-synonym for the blackthorn plant that plays a part in some circles of occultism and witchcraft, and fits into the band's visual and lyrical themes of nature and mysticism. Other lyrical themes include sadness, regret, mythology, and perseverance through hardship.
Pre-order:
https://druparia.bandcamp.com/album/the-river-aboveTrack Listing:
1. Voiceless Regret
2. Under the Shade of Sand
3. Bereavement
4. Kintsugi
5. In Repose, Descend
6. Sever the Roots
7. The River Above
8. Of Firmament... And the Renewal
9. Bled For Comfort
10. When Cranes Return
11. The Violet Hour [The Civil Wars]*
Credits:
All Lyrics by David Moran except "Kintsugi" by Tyler Clark.
Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Dan Paddy at Blackroom Studios, Copley Ohio.
Cello and Strings by Christopher “Kakophonix” Brown.
Keyboard programming and backing vocals by Dan Paddy.
Cover Art by Mark Erskine (Erskine.designs).
Druparia Logo by Alex Zarko.
Photos by Lance Littlefield (Lancesphotos.com)
Layout and Design by Alex Yarborough (@dr_metal_design)
Copyright 2024 Druparia Music. “Voiceless Regret” is dedicated to DJ Sprague.
*All songs written by Druparia, Brendan King, Dan Paddy, and Jeff Spencer, except for “The Violet Hour,” owned by The Civil Wars and Sensibility Music.
Line-Up:
Tyler Clark: Guitars
Josh Gatka: Guitars
David Moran: Vocals
Kyle Lash-Taylor: Bass and Vocals
Noah Van Dyke: Drums and Percussion
Bio:
Druparia formed with members of past bands in the Cleveland area coming together to make new music. Ideas for The River Above have been brewing since about 2011, maybe even earlier and thanks to some gracious friends outside of the band who have contributed and allowed the ideas to live on, the songs have finally come to fruition. Tyler Clark (ex-Inoculation, Mythrias, Once Flesh) came together with old Apothean bandmate Kyle Taylor (ex-Monastery) who had found young drummer Noah Van Dyke (Sea Biscuit) in November 2018. Once Flesh vocalist David Moran had agreed to do vocals if ever a project was started and Druparia had begun. After a few rehearsals, Josh Gatka (ex-Mythrias, Eternal Legacy) was recruited as guitarist the following summer and a full lineup was formed and the band released their first demo entitled Alfhem in the spring of 2020.
Influences include but are not limited to Dark Tranquillity, DarkestHour, Sylosis, Sacramentum,
Insomnium, Fallujah, Mors Principium Est, Inferi, Children of Bodom, and whatever weirdness Noah happened to be listening to at the time.
https://www.facebook.com/druparia
Wolvenant came to life in late 2023 surrounded by mystery and it wasn’t until early 2024 that the band revealed itself. Adopting a core sound close to melodic death metal but not restricted by the genre, Reve, Bael, Endov, Baraek and Neton create a musical galaxy that tries to defy the limits of reality.
With an appearance inspired by many cults across human history and adopting the central figure of the wolf and its relation with witchcraft, the band aims to create an immersive experience unknown to man. The themes of the lyrics and the music gravitate around human nature and cosmic horror and are full of metaphors and cryptic references trying to convey the darkest emotions coming from the public.
The band released their debut album “Cernegula” the last 5th of October on streaming platforms. This piece of art is meant to be a testament of their musicianship and the impact of their message.
Do not fall into despair.
Become One of the Wolfpack.
Embrace the Covenant.
https://www.facebook.com/wolvenant.official
BEER CANNON is a ferocious thrash metal outfit hailing from the heart of West Yorkshire, UK. Founded in early 2023 by guitarists Artur Skrzypczak and Krystian Zamojski, the band wasted no time in forging their path of sonic destruction. Shortly after their inception, William Paxman joined on bass, followed by the powerhouse drummer, Scott Bakes.
With a relentless passion for their craft, Beer Cannon sought to find a vocalist who could embody their vision of aggression and intensity. When none could be found, Artur Skrzypczak stepped up to the plate, taking on vocal duties in addition to his role as guitarist.
In late 2023, the band faced a setback as Krystian Zamojski departed due to personal reasons. However, this marked the beginning of a new chapter for Beer Cannon, with William Paxman making the transition from bass to guitar, bringing a fresh energy to the group.
In January 2024, Beer Cannon embarked on a journey to immortalize their sound, entering the studio to record their debut EP, "The Last of Hops." Eeleased on April 20th, 2024, this EP is a testament to the band's unwavering dedication and uncompromising sound.
Described as a fusion of old-school thrash metal with death metal influences, Beer Cannon proudly dubs their style as "Beer Metal Attack," though some have dubbed it "Party Death Thrash." Drawing inspiration from thrash titans like Municipal Waste and Slayer, as well as death metal icons such as Sepultura and Asphyx, Beer Cannon delivers a sonic assault that leaves audiences craving more.
Lineup:
Artur Skrzypczak - vocals, bass
Scott Bakes - drums
William Paxman - guitars, backing vocals
Produced:
MetalSwine Studios by William Paxman
Vibration Studio (Drums) by Dan Mullins
Mixed and Mastered at TDH Studios by Tom Hey
Artwork and Layout by: YANDEMA & BLACK SBL
https://www.youtube.com/@beer_cannon
https://www.facebook.com/beercannon
The wait is over: SÓLSTAFIR are proud to announce the release of their new album HIN HELGA KVÖL. Along with the release, the band is making a visualizer available for "VOR ÁS".
Watch the visualizer here: https://youtu.be/C3sldW6u4Yw
The visualizer is based on the artwork of the album. The stunning eloquence in cover artist Rowan E Cassidy’s charcoal shadows perfectly illustrates the substrate ravines and breath-taking altitudes that HIN HELGA KVÖL’s songs submit us to.
When asked to describe the music on HIN HELGA KVÖL , lead vocalist and guitarist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason simply replies with one word: “alone”. Alone is a perfectly succinct word for SÓLSTAFIR’s ardently unfiltered music where we discover ourselves, with a new found reverence for solitary reflection. This is HIN HELGA KVÖL, the holy struggle for overcoming adversity in life.
SÓLSTAFIR , meaning "crepuscular rays" in Icelandic, refers to those piercing rays of sunlight that break through dark clouds at dusk. This imagery perfectly captures the essence of HIN HELGA KVÖL, a beacon of light and hope shining through the heaviest of times. As the band confronts their inner demons, shrugging off the trappings of Rock and Roll decadence, their music resonates with the universal struggle and triumph over hardship. HIN HELGA KVÖL is the holy war that we all face within.
by
Riccardo Ziosi with Carlotta Vignocchi as evil model, and the tracklist: 1. Rinascita
2. Donna Prudentia
3. Gli Esorcismi di Canidia e Sàgana
4. Incantvm / Kyrie (from Mozart’s Requiem K626)
5. Diana
It is possible to pre-order the album (digiCD, LP) at https://shorturl.at/wAgY8
If with their previous album "Strigae", INCANTVM shaped their Black Metal with Classical Music and parts narrated in a very theatrical way, with "Maleficia" the music becomes the absolute protagonist thanks to atmospheres full of pathos and terrifying perceptions, esoteric ritual sounds, dark sceneries, Doom elements and old school extreme Metal, everything their Avantgarde Black Metal feeds on, making of this an absolutely unique creature in the international musical scene.
"Maleficia" is the darkest and most eclectic manifestation of the creative genius of Vittorio Sabelli and those who walked this way with him into the darkest folds of extreme music, starting from Tenebra (DREARINESS) on voice, to continue with Samael Von Martin and Nequam with their vocal interpretations, Lorenzo Mastrogiuseppe, Luca Tiraterra, and Marco Molino with their rhythmic elements.
It is a pure and simple piece of Art, an incredibly unique and exclusive album for very open-minded people, a journey that sets no stylistic or temporal limits and that reaches straight into the sick soul of those who can perceive it.
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
https://www.instagram.com/incantvm_black_metal/
RISE OF TYRANTS – „ THE CHRONICLES OF CARDINAL PABLO MENDOZA “
Brace yourself for absolute annihilation! Brutal Records has unleashed the apocalypse by signing Italy's masters of sonic destruction, Rise of Tyrants. Their highly anticipated album, The Chronicles of Cardinal Pablo Mendoza, is poised to detonate on February 28, 2025.
But the devastation doesn’t stop there! The Abnormality in Structure album will roar back with a full remaster, unleashing sheer chaos on February 7, 2025. Plus, prepare for the brutal resurgence of Trauma, hitting with a completely remastered fury on January 10, 2025, shattering all limits of brutality. This is raw, unrestrained death metal terror: merciless, bone-crushing, and utterly unstoppable. Get ready for total obliteration!
Rise Of Tyrants has returned, more ferocious and unforgiving than ever. This Bergamo-based powerhouse has dropped an eleven-track barrage of raw, self-produced brutality that makes their earlier work look like a warm-up. The energy is sharper, darker, and meaner. With Davide Cantamessa on vocals, a relentless force of raw aggression and versatility, the band has leveled up in every brutal way imaginable.
The Chronicles of Cardinal Pablo Mendoza comes at you like a battering ram of thrash and death metal riffs, with a rhythm section pounding forward like a war machine. The guitars are unrelenting, piling riff after punishing riff, layering death metal fury with an intensity that leaves no room to breathe. Cantamessa’s vocal attack rips through the wall of sound, moving seamlessly between guttural growls, visceral screams, and brutal tones that demand your attention.
The concept rotates around the character Cardinal Pablo Mendoza, an evil priest who deceives the weakest for perverse purposes. The lyrics talk about abuses, violence and injustices with an ironic and sarcastic tone.
Line up:
Davide Cantamessa: Vocals
Federico Visini: Guitars
Luca Mairati: Bass
Virgilio Breda: Drums
This is an album that doesn’t ask for your attention, it takes it. Brutal, unrestrained, and unapologetic, The Chronicles of Cardinal Pablo Mendoza is a must for anyone with an appetite for death metal played with devastating skill and relentless fury.
This Album contains 11 tracks of fast death metal, with groove episodes and dark shades. Recorded, mixed and mastered at ASDR Decibel Studio, Busto Arsizio (VA, Italy) by Carlo Meroni
Tracks:01. Colle De La Croix De Fer
02. Parigi Napoli
03. Do Mario Pederasta
04. Sysvester Stazione
05. Holly & Beppe (Only The Brave)
06. Gerry Smashed Table
07. Cardinal Pablo Mendoza
08. Celine Di Orio
09. How Can I Fuck Capitalism
10. Mirella Silver Tongue
11. Armando The Preacher
This Album contains 11 tracks of fast death metal, with groove episodes and dark shades. The concept rotates around the character Cardinal Pablo Mendoza, an evil priest who deceives the weakest for perverse purposes. The lyrics talk about abuses, violence and injustices with an ironic and sarcastic tone.
Preorder in Digital: https://orcd.co/brut89666
February 28, 2025
Rise of Tyrants - Abnormality in Structure
Abnormality in Structure album delivered 8 tracks with a fierce and skillfully crafted assault. For those who crave raw, uncompromising death metal, this record is essential, unmissable live, and impossible to ignore. Ferocious blast beats and malevolent riffing that feel like a death metal avalanche.
Released March 15, 2019
Re-release date in Digital February 7. 2025
Preorder in Digital: https://orcd.co/brut89665
Rise of Tyrants - Trauma
Trauma album launches with a foreboding arpeggio before detonating into evil riffing and crushing, doom-infused rhythms. The 9 tracks oscillates between blistering speeds and sudden, grinding slowdowns, showcasing the band’s mastery of extreme dynamics and groove. The guitars inject moments of haunting melody amid a wall of unrelenting brutality.
Released February 3, 2014
Re-release in Digital January 10, 2025
Preorder in Digital: https://orcd.co/brut89664
https://linktr.ee/brutalrecords.official
riseoftyrantsband@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/riseoftyrantsdeathmetal
MENTAL CRUELTY comments on the new song: We are thrilled to unveil the re-imagined piano version of SYMPHONY OF A DYING STAR , beautifully arranged by the talented MISSTIQ. This rendition brings the song full circle, returning it to its origins as a piano melody, yet with a renewed sense of depth and emotion. The uplifting and cinematic qualities of the original track shine through in this arrangement, showcasing the song’s ability to connect with listeners on a more intimate level. Misstiq's masterful touch breathes new life into the composition, allowing the piano to carry the weight of the melody and reveal nuances that may have been hidden before. This version offers a fresh perspective while staying true to the heart and soul of the song.
Stream it here: https://mentalcruelty.lnk.to/ZwielichtDeluxeNe
Watch the visualizer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIhQsH7V5zk
APOSTATE - "ELEGY OF PHANTOM PAIN"
Genre : Black Metal
Label : Black Mass Prayers "
Elegy Of Phantom Pain" is a concept album based on an ancient legend from Central Italy, it is a journey into the night between mysticism and blasphemy in the best tranditions of atmospheric Black Metal and Dungeon Synth.
Valadier's side project, APOSTATE finds its place amongst Italian acts such as Fearbringer, Dolcinian, L'Ordre Du Temple and Fourth Monarchy. The Norwegian roots of their sound branch out through the Italian soundscapes explored by the aforementioned pillars of the Italian Black Metal underground scene, providing new blood to a way of interpreting this music that went lost over the past two decades.
A little gem that Black Mass Prayers is proud to publish, giving a physical existence to a debut that otherwise could have been missed.
Tracklist1. The Dusk
2. Wailing Of Archaic Forest
3. Years Consumed In Exile
4. A Pact Signed By Poison
5. Elegy Of Phantom Pain
6. The Dawn
Line-up:
Unukalhai - Vocals, Lyrics
Blight - Guitars, Programming
Drunken Bible - Bass
https://www.facebook.com/blackmassprayers/?_rdr
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082688384218
"FEEL THE BLOOD" is a single taken from TZADOK 'S upcoming album "WE ARE TZADOK", due for release on December 6, 2024, via Wormholedeath.
Listen here: https://orcd.co/feeltheblood
The album We Are Tzadok continues to reflect the diverse musical style that has long defined Tzadok. It blends various metal genres, including Metalcore, Death Metal, Power Metal, Heavy Metal, and Folk Metal. The band refuses to be confined to a single category, embracing a broad spectrum of influences.
NEWS 9.11.2024
Es macht ja bereits seit einiger Zeit – und nicht zum
ersten Mal – die Runde: SODOMS BLAUES ALBUM erscheint in
verschiedenen Varianten neu. Und wie es sich für echten Blue-Collar-Metal
gehört, möchten die beiden einzigen noch lebenden Originalmitglieder Tom
Angelripper und Andy Brings den Fans persönlich die ersten
neuen Einheiten des alten Klassikers "Tapping The Vein" in die Hände
drücken. Stattfinden wird die gemütliche Runde in der schönen Dortmunder
Innenstadt, genauer im EMP Store Dortmund in der Potgasse 4, am
Releasetermin: Freitag, den 15. November, von 16:00 bis 17:00 Uhr.
Was schon bei der Produktankündigung direkt auffiel: Der
Band ist es hier gelungen, ein wahres No-Nonsense-Package zu schnüren, wo sich
alles zu 100 Prozent auf die Musik konzentriert, auf den Spirit einer Band, die
es in diesem Line-Up nur für ein Album gab. Oder wie Gitarrist Andy Brings es
verdeutlicht: "Es war uns wichtig, dass der Fokus auf der Musik liegt
und auf dem, was die Band damals war, wie sie geklungen hat. Man hätte jetzt
natürlich, wie andere Bands das auch machen, noch’n Sodom-Kartenspiel, noch’n
Sodom-Halstuch, Aschenbecher, Zollstock, was weiß ich alles reinpacken können,
damit das Ding auch ja 170€ kostet mit so Wegwerf-Temu-Artikeln, aber das
wollten wir nicht."Statt eines Päckchens voller Schießbuden-Tand gibt es also ein echtes Brett, das die Atmosphäre jener Zeit hochverdichtet und mit liebevoll erarbeiteter Ausstattung zu einem sehr fairen Preis anbietet. Ein Quäntchen Klangverfeinerung gibt es mit dem "2024 Remaster" des Albums, das jedoch sehr behutsam angegangen wurde, um den ursprünglichen Charakter des Werks zu erhalten. Anstatt dort an den Reglern zu weit zu gehen, was von den Fans oft nicht gern gesehen wird, wurde kurzerhand eine zweite Fassung beigelegt, in der "Tapping The Vein" einen kompletten Remix erhielt, für den Andy auch im Original nicht enthaltenes Aufnahmematerial aus der damaligen Recording-Session mit einbrachte. "Bullet in the Head" konnte bereits als Erstkontakt mit diesem "2024 Redux" die Fans überzeugen: Sodom und High-End-Audio funktionieren verblüffend gut!
Nicht minder gründlich wurden Originaltonaufnahmen der legendären 1992er Japan-Tour der Band gesichtet und zu einer ebenfalls beigelegten Livescheibe zusammengestellt.
Andy erläutert, welches Ansinnen zu dieser Kollektion geführt hat und warum das Ganze sowohl auf Vinyl als auch auf CD zu einem regulären Albumpreis erhältlich ist: "Es sollte bezahlbar bleiben – wir sind Working Class, das ganze Sodom-Universum ist Working Class und es war uns wichtig, zu zeigen: Wie war die Band damals; wie war diese recht kurzlebige Ära dieser Band. Es war nur netto ein Jahr Tom, Chris und Andy und in der Zeit ist ja eigentlich sehr viel passiert. In den drei Konzerten, die in relativ kurzen Abständen passierten und aufgenommen wurden, hört man schon, wie unterschiedlich wir so drauf waren. Mitunter sehr ruppig gespielt – ist natürlich ein Trademark gewesen –, aber so war die Band damals. Auf dem kreativen Höhepunkt, aber trotzdem kurz vor dem Auseinanderbrechen, also eine ganz seltsame Zeit. Und deswegen kann man da jetzt, über 30 Jahre später, nochmal aus ‘ner ganz anderen Perspektive draufgucken und das Ding in ein neues altes Kleid packen, ohne zu sehr einzugreifen, ohne irgendwas zu verändern, ohne mit den Erinnerungen und Gefühlen der Fans Schindluder zu treiben."
"Tapping The Vein", das in der Szene oft als "Sodoms Death-Metal-Scheibe" gehandelt wird, steht dabei wie kaum ein anderes für den frühen Thrash am Scheideweg.
Viele Bands begannen in den beginnenden Neunzigerjahren, ihre ursprünglichen Visionen zu verwerfen und sich teils komplett neu zu orientieren. Das Gegenteil bei Sodom: Man spielte, ergänzt mit der Wildheit des noch sehr jungen Gitarristen Andy, einfach nur noch schneller, härter, brutaler als vorher, blieb sich und dem Thrash aber treu. Und nicht anders war der Death Metal seinerzeit ja auch aus Superlativen des Thrash entstanden. "Tapping The Vein" ist zurück, rau und urgewaltig und auf Wunsch auch in Brutal Hifi.
Event-Informationen und kurzfristige Updates findest du auf der Google-Seite des EMP Store Dortmund: https://posts.gle/54Tgvb
https://www.sodomized.info/
Erste Single „Hammergeddon“ online ab 16:30!
Mit „Hammergeddon 666 - Die Katakomben betritt man nicht allein“ melden sich NOCTE OBDUCTA kraftvoll und fesselnd zurück. Diese neue EP zeigt einmal mehr die ungebrochene Kreativität und den experimentellen Geist der Band, die seit Jahrzehnten die deutsche Black Metal-Szene tiefgreifend prägt.
Ab heute (16:30) gibt es vorab die erste Single „Hammergeddon“ als sehenswertes Lyricvideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhaMBFZPSMA
Hier kann “Hammergeddon 666” – Die Katakomben betritt man nicht allein“ ab sofort in verschiedenen Formaten (CD, Vinyl, Tape, Digital) vorbestellt werden: https://supremechaos.com/artists/nocte-obducta/
Auf der ersten Seite der EP führen uns NOCTE OBDUCTA zurück zu ihren musikalischen Wurzeln, inspiriert von dem wegweisenden Album „Schwarzmetall (Ein primitives Zwischenspiel)“. Die neuen Titel „Hammergeddon“, „Schorm“, „Blut, Bier, Dunkelheit“ und „Faustphisto“ reflektieren die rohe Intensität und die ungezähmte Kraft, die die Band seit ihren Anfängen auszeichnet. Diese Tracks verkörpern die Essenz des frühen NOCTE OBDUCTA-Sounds, der über die Jahre hinweg gewachsen ist und durch die kreative Weiterentwicklung der Band eine neue Dimension erreicht hat.
Auf der zweiten Seite der EP erwartet die Hörer*innen mit „Auf wortlosen Fluren“ ein eindrucksvolles Meisterwerk, das als dritter Teil der Serie „Gemälde derer, die schieden“ eine ganz eigene Erzählung fortführt. Diese überlange Komposition ist weit mehr als nur ein musikalisches Stück; sie ist eine epische Klangreise, die die Zuhörer*innen tief in eine Welt aus atmosphärischer Dichte und eindringlicher Emotionalität eintauchen lässt. Mit einer bemerkenswerten Vielschichtigkeit entfaltet sich eine Klanglandschaft, die musikalisch über die Grenzen des Black Metal hinausgeht und lyrisch mit seinem auf Deutsch verfasstem Text einmalig ist.
„Hammergeddon 666“ ist ein weiteres Zeugnis für die Fähigkeit von NOCTE OBDUCTA, sowohl die Vergangenheit zu ehren als auch die Zukunft des Black Metal mitzugestalten. Diese EP ist ein Muss für jeden, der die tiefgründige Klangkunst von NOCTE OBDUCTA schätzt.
„Hammergeddon 666“ erscheint am 6. Dezember 2024 über Supreme Chaos Records.
TracklistA1. Hammergeddon
A2. Schorm
A3. Blut, Bier, Dunkelheit
A4. Faustphisto
B1. Auf wortlosen Fluren (Gemälde derer, die schieden – Teil III)
Spielzeit 19:17
Good To Know
Für Vinyl konzeptionierte EP mit Bonus-B-Seite.
Gemastert in der Tonbraurei, Aufnahme in den altbekannten Ultraton Studios.
Vorbote des 15ten Albums der Mainzer.
Musiker:
Marcel Gitarren, Gesang, Keyboards, Bass
Torsten Gesang
Stefan Gitarren, Gesang
Malte Schlagzeug
Heidig Bass
https://linktr.ee/nocteobducta
Finnish Deathgrind band CANNIBAL ACCIDENT is set to release their fifth studio album 'DISGUST' on February 28th 2025 via Inverse Records. The first double single 'Scorched Meat Tactics - Explicit Everything' is unleashed today and it's available on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/cannibal-accident-scorched
Track list:1. Explicit Everything
2. Toleraped
3. Darkest Auer
4. When Only Fans Blow On Empty Stage 5. Flesh Fabricant
6. Darken The Attic
7. Itseinhon Kusisella Alttarilla (feat. Nikki 666)
8. Mouthbreathing Bottomfeeder
9. In The Meat Of The Night
10. EU-rope Around Your Neck
11. Kemperverse (Kemper Trilogy part 3: Mama's Boy)
12. Wife Eater (Woman's Best Friend)
13. R.I.C.H. (Relying In Capital Heresy)
14. Viimene Fiitti (feat. Ulti-Make)
15. Omniworld
16. Inhumanely Precipitated Biodegradation
17. No One Loves You Anymore
18. I Want To Pay More Taxes
19. Insult / Result
20. Scorched Meat Tactics
Album cover by Maxime Taccardi
Kurwa Doktor comments:
"Our 5th album 'Disgust' is a brutal reality check in the form of a 20-song blast of adult oriented deathgrind. We moved further away from the gore & perversion fantasy themes and discovered the wonderful world of every-day morbid human behaviour. At the same time we enriched the old school death/grind groundwork with shameless hardcore elements and dissonant madness. If this is some form a rebirth of this band, it was probably painless and bloodless even though not very obvious nor premeditated. Feel the disgust and love it like a hideous animal you are."
Upcoming gigs:
14.11. Riga (Latvia)
15.11. Kaunas (Lithuania)
16.11. Liepāja (Latvia)
14.12. Tallinn (Estonia)
28.02. Turku (Finland)
01.03. Pori (Finland)
Biography:
Formed in 2007, Cannibal Accident have released four full-length albums and a number of smaller releases. Old-school grindcore, death metal, hardcore and mosh part(ie)s are combined in brutally cutting, compact songs where speed, heaviness and catchiness are the main denominators.
Cannibal Accident live on stage is a comprehensive psychophysical experience, no holds barred.
Line-up:
Kolkka - guitar
Wilkman - drums
Raisio - low
Kurwa Doktor - high
Jondom - bass & backing howls
https://cannibalaccident.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/@CannibalAccident
FIASKO started working on the album immediately after their last release, the “Mizantropolia” EP which saw the light of day in February 2020. The band’s efforts were hindered by the lack of a drummer, however, that was rectified after Tomek Walczak (Chainsword, Tankograd, Weedpecker etc.) was invited in 2023 to collaborate and arrange the drum tracks as a guest/session drummer.
All instruments for “AMOK ꓘOMA” were recorded at Santa Studio under the watchful eye and ear of Mikołaj Kiciak. The vocals were recorded at Burning Tones by Adam Ziółkowski, who is also responsible for mixing the album. The recording was then mastered by Haldor Grunberg at Satanic Audio (Behemoth, Me and that Man, Gruzja, Thaw).
The artwork to “AMOK ꓘOMA” was created by Robert A. von Ritter (Hooded Menace, Urfaust, Malokarpatan, Outre, In Twilight's Embrace) while the album’s booklet layout and design is the work of Paweł Marzec of Kontamination Design (Dimmu Borgir, Morbus Chron, Blaze of Perdition, Manbryne).
The band released two singles in support of the new album: “Sztuczne kwiaty” and “Wniwecz”.
Tracklist: 1. Spod spodu
2. Wniwecz
3. Tarantyzm
4. VII krąg
5. Sztuczne kwiaty
6. Śmierć krzywdziciela
7. Ciało obce
8. Maligna
FIASKO is:
Mielnik – lead vocals, lyrics
Kozina – guitar
Michułka – guitar
Nawrot – bass guitar, backing vocals
Walczak – drums (session)
https://www.youtube.com/fiaskopolo
https://www.facebook.com/fiaskopl/
Pre-orders are online here: https://loudragemusic.bandcamp.com/album/ordinul-negru-dodekatemoria
In anticipation of the new album ORDINUL NEGRU offer a new single taken off "Dodekatemoria" titled "The Decrepitude of Centuries", now online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUw5w7f1a7o
Here's what the band had to say about "The Decrepitude of Centuries": "The aim of the video, made by Alexandru Das, is to also present our visual concept accompanying the new album, and to introduce a little bit of another dimension, after the release of our video, “Zahir”. This time it is more about chaos and isolation."
The cover artwork for "Dodekatemoria" was crafted in conspiracy with long-time band collaborator Alexandru Das, and the band photos are the work of Oana Stoian.
The new material has been in the works for the past five years and it was previously introduced by two EPs: "Nebuisa" in 2020, and "A Sojourner Wandering Through the Barren Openness" in 2021, and by a first video for the track "Zahir" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xntw6Ssx3ug)
Here's what the band had to say about the album: ""Dodekatemoria" is the ninth album and represents our bond with the cosmic nature and what we experience as individuals when we are on this path searching for our truths."
The band also invited Anca Otescu (Black Water, FusionCore) and Irinel Carlan to enhance the vocal compartment with their guest performances.
Tracklist:I. Aleph
II. Dodekatemoria
III. Judas Goat
IV. The Decrepitude of Centuries
V. Zahir
VI. Palladian Rituals
Line-up:
Fulmineos – guitars, vocals
Urmuz – guitars, vocals
Putrid – drums, bass
https://linktr.ee/loudragemusic
https://www.facebook.com/ordinulnegru
Get it on the action at: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/shadowsdecay/agent-of-chaos/
Track
Listing:1) Dry You Out
2) Falling of Mind
3) Agent of Chaos
4) Bringer of Death
5) Only Lies
6) Psuedo Suicidal
Shadows Decay is part of the Phosphorus Studios management agency roster.
Hailing from the vibrant metal scene of Costa Rica, Shadows Decay has been a formidable presence in the thrash metal genre since their formation in 2008. Originally known as Preoptic Distortion, the band underwent a transformation both in name and sound, evolving into Shadows Decay—a name that embodies their music's raw energy and dark intensity.
Drawing inspiration from the titans of thrash such as Slayer, Testament, Metallica, Anthrax, and Death Angel, Shadows Decay has cultivated a unique sound that honors the legacy of these pioneers while forging their path. The music is a relentless onslaught of powerful riffs, thunderous drums, and aggressive vocals, delivering a high-octane experience that resonates with metal fans worldwide.
Shadows Decay is more than just a band; they are a collective of passionate musicians driven by a shared vision of musical excellence. Their live performances are known for their electrifying energy and raw intensity, leaving audiences craving more. With every show, Shadows Decay solidifies their reputation as one of the most dynamic and powerful thrash metal bands in the region. As they look to the future, Shadows Decay is poised to take their music to new heights, with plans for new releases and more explosive live
shows. Their journey is one of perseverance, passion, and an unwavering commitment to delivering the pure essence of thrash metal.
Shadows Decay stands ready to spread their sonic devastation far and wide - because in the world of metal - decay never sounded so good.
Shadows Decay is:
Nacho Escobar - vocals, guitars
Nestor Morales - lead guitar
Daniel Solano - Bass guitar
Jeyson Hodgson - Drums
https://www.youtube.com/@shadowsdecay9548
https://www.facebook.com/ShadowsDecay
Purchase/stream
the album at the following links:https://bindrunerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/only-the-stars-know-of-my-misfortune
https://shop.bindrunerecordings.com/products/isleptonthemoon-only-the-stars-know-of-my-sorrow-lp-pre-order
Track Listing:
1. Safety
2. Dimming Light
3. Maybe I Don't Know It Yet, But Good Things Are Coming Soon
4. I Belong To The Void
5. Like Dying
6. Keep Hidden
Only The Stars Know of My Misfortune was written, recorded, and mixed by ISLEPTONTHEMOON. The album was mastered by Spenser Morris at SM Audio. Cover photo courtesy of Jesse Sewell via Unsplash.
ISLEPTONTHEMOON
Miserable Black Metal since 2016.
https://www.facebook.com/bindrunerecordings
https://isleptonthemoon.bandcamp.com/
Celebrating
the first chapter of the band with a very special live recording, blackened
death metal masters THULCANDRA are gearing up for the release of
their first-ever live album! "LIVE DEMISE" – to be
unleashed on December 6, 2024 via Napalm Records – was recorded live in 2011 at
a hometown show in Munich, Germany, and features true gems that the band hasn't
performed in more than a decade, all with the original line-up consisting of
Sebastian Ludwig, Tobias Ludwig, Matthias Landes (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid) and
Steffen Kummerer (Obscura, Death, Cynic).THULCANDRA’s rise to power ignited when the four-piece unleashed their debut album, "Fallen Angel’s Dominion", upon metaldom in 2010. Followed by their 2011 masterpiece, "Under a Frozen Sun", "Live Demise" contains brutal-as-hell classics from both records, like "Black Flags Of Hate", "In Blood And Fire" and "The Spirit Of The Night", aptly capturing the spirit and high-voltage energy of both the crowd and band. Ragers such as "Night Eternal" and "Fallen Angel's Dominion" perfectly showcase the band's raw and intense performances in their early days, and prove how THULCANDRA has quickly stepped up as one of the leading bands of their genre!
Due to the pandemic, which was subsequently followed by their latest studio album "Hail The Abyss", "Live Demise" could not be released alongside THULCANDRA's 20th anniversary as originally planned. Now, with mixing and mastering by Dan Swanö (Katatonia, Edge Of Sanity, Dissection) and cover artwork designed by Herbert Lochner, this very special release and retrospect of the first phase of the band will become available in only strictly limited editions exclusively via Napalm Records and at THULCANDRA's upcoming live shows.
https://napalmrecords.com/
https://www.thetruethulcandra.com/
We are proud to announce our partnership with renown Sheet Happens Publishing, Toronto, Canada. As a first glimpse, we present you complete guitar & bass transcriptions of our debut album "Fallen Angel's Dominion", and second full length, "Under A Frozen Sun", as physical and digital tablature books.
All books come along with GuitarPro files and can be upgraded with official play-along tracks, featuring bass, drums and acoustic guitars only.
Dive into the complete guitar & bass transcriptions directly at Sheet Happens.
https://www.sheethappenspublishing.com/collections/thulcandra
Swiss
extreme metal titans TYRMFAR proudly unleash their blistering
second single, "SYMPHONY OF PAIN", taken from the
highly anticipated forthcoming EP, SYMBIOSIS."Symphony of Pain" delivers a visceral portrayal of inner torment, delving deep into a tortured soul’s battle with regret, deceit, and redemption. The track paints a powerful picture of a mind lost in turmoil, only to rise again, stronger and more resilient. With lyrics that explore the weight of personal accountability and the transformation that emerges from facing one's demons, Tyrmfar crafts a journey of anguish that ultimately offers hope—a triumphant message of rebirth from the ashes.
"Symphony of Pain" is a sonic onslaught that showcases Tyrmfar’s signature blend of ferocity and emotion. The band draws listeners into an epic struggle for redemption, proving that even in the darkest moments, there is light to be found.
The single is now available on all major digital platforms, offering a taste of what's to come in the band's upcoming release, Symbiosis
Listen to "Symphony of Pain": https://orcd.co/symphonyofpain
About the EP: Symbiosis
With Symbiosis, Tyrmfar pushes the boundaries of their sound, forging an evolution in their blackened death metal assault. The EP explores the uneasy relationship between humanity and nature, channeling the growing tension of ecological and social crises into a brutal yet thought-provoking musical experience.
Rooted in the Scandinavian black and death metal influences of the late '90s and early 2000s, Symbiosis also embraces modern elements that reflect the band's diverse musical inspirations. This creative process, enriched by each member’s distinct style, weaves together a tapestry of searing intensity and emotional depth. Every note is a testament to the band's commitment to authenticity and connection, ensuring that their live performances remain as powerful and captivating as their studio work.
Prepare for an unrelenting wave of extreme metal that challenges both the mind and the senses.
https://linktr.ee/tyrmfar
https://www.facebook.com/tyrmfar
"Birth of Terror" is not just an album; it’s an auditory and visual experience. The songs dive into myriad themes, from horror to real-life reflections, each track a journey into the band’s psyche. The cover art, conceptualized with the vision of a strong female protagonist, is a striking departure from the typical metal album imagery of zombies and monsters. Finnish artist Pauli Maronen was brought on board to bring this powerful character to life, embodying the band’s desire to break the mold and deliver something unique. The path to Birth of Terror has been anything but straightforward. What began with fifteen songs had to be entirely reimagined due to lineup changes. Recording the album proved to be a test of endurance, with suboptimal conditions for drums and vocals, leaving only the guitars and bass to be recorded in a proper studio setting. Despite these hurdles, METAL RIOT has emerged stronger, with an album that captures their essence and energy. In a metal scene often criticized for its repetitiveness and the overuse of downtuned guitars, METAL RIOT stands firm in their commitment to a classic heavy metal sound. Rejecting trends that compromise the genre’s heaviness, the band draws inspiration from a wide array of sources—other music, personal emotions, nature, and the unexpected moments that life offers.
Tracklist1. Dreams Die Young
2. Into the Fire
3. Eternal Speed Death
4. War
5. Echoes in Eternity
6. Now or Never
7. Those Who Come at Night
8. Pieces of the Past
Metal Riot, formed in Akaa, Finland, in 2015 and now based in Tampere, delivers raw and authentic heavy metal infused with traditional metal and punk influences. Founded by vocalist and former guitarist Joonas Myller and bassist Benjamin Sairamo, the band underwent several lineup changes before settling on their current members: Myller, Sairamo, guitarists Mika Takanen & Marcus Johansson, and drummer Joonas Kokko. Now with the plans to make a plethora of Songs not just speed or thrash metal in mind, the band has its pedal-to-the-metal on its way to the all-or-nothing. This lineup brought renewed focus and energy, culminating in the release of their debut album Birth of Terror in 2024, under Wormholedeath Records
www.youtube.com/@MetalRiotBand
www.facebook.com/metalriotband
Deathcore band BOREAL GRAVE released a new single “IN DEVIL’S EMBRACE”. The track is taken from the forthcoming debut EP 'I AM YOUR BANE' which is set to be released on December 13th 2024 via Inverse Records.
Listen to “In Devil’s Embrace” on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/boreal-grave-embrace
“In Devil’s Embrace” is the second single from Boreal Grave’s upcoming EP I Am Your Bane, which will be released on December 13, 2024. The song bings listeners to the edge of life and death, a place where light cannot reach and all hope is lost. The lyrics open the gates to despair, where the soul is imprisoned in darkness – relentlessly echoing the declaration “God has failed me,” like an incantation that grows stronger with every scream. This fate is like a prison, where death offers the only escape.
“In Devil’s Embrace” paints a dark picture of a soul’s struggle amidst divine betrayal and chains of darkness. It exudes pain and loss, revealing the final remnants of hope and a betrayed faith. Heavy riffs and chilling tones make the song an inevitable experience – the chorus lingers hauntingly, heavy and menacing.
The I Am Your Bane EP delves into life’s darkest aspects, such as the loss of a loved one, death, depression, bullying, despair, and betrayal. Each song plunges deep into the darkest recesses of the human mind, showing no mercy. “In Devil’s Embrace” offers a glimpse of what’s to come – deathcore that won’t let go, but instead pulls you into a dark world. I Am Your Bane will be released on December 13, so stay tuned and prepare yourself…
Watch a stunning music video "Mother Of Evil" made by Juha Nikupeteri: https://youtu.be/7-fuvTrzI6I
Line-up:
Henri Puoliväli-Oksala (Vocals)
Ville Mahlamäki (Guitar)
Matias Mattila (Guitar)
Tomi Salo (Bass)
Mikael Lamminmäki (Drums)
https://borealgrave.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/borealgraveofficial
Prepare
to plunge into a world of darkness and emotional intensity as DEATH
DESCENDING releases the lyric video for their latest track, "DEATH
DESCENDING." This powerful song is taken from the band’s
highly anticipated self-titled EP, set for release on November 22nd, 2024 via
Wormholedeath.The track delves into despair, mortality, and the human desire to escape suffering. "Death Descending" is a haunting melody that captures the raw emotion of a soul yearning for release.
Death Descending is a unique blend of blackened, death-metal, and slam death metal.
www.facebook.com/deathdescending
New lyric video from KAIVS ("FOR SATAN YOUR FLESH FOR GOD YOUR SOUL" out from "AFTER THE FLESH" album) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyK_jplSkM8
KAIVS was formed following death metal inspired by early 1990's Stockholm sound (Entombed, Nihilist, Dismember and Carnage).
With countless rehearsals, longtime songwriting and concerts, KAIVS was ready to release in 2023 "Horrend" a three tracks ep. It was forerunner of the upcoming debut album "After The Flesh" released worldwide in October 2024 for Brutal Records.
Both artworks will feature Spanish master Juanjo Castellano (Revel In Flesh, Avulsed, The Black Dahlia Murder) recorded at Kika Studios and produced by Andrea Kikazaru, in Rome
Prepare
for an onslaught of pure, unadulterated death metal fury as Brutal Records
proudly announces the signing of Rome's very own purveyors of chaos, KAIVS.
Hailing from the dark alleys of Italy, this death metal juggernaut first made
its mark with the 2023 debut EP "Horrend."In a statement dripping with the venom of anticipation, the band declared, "We've inked a pact with Brutal Records, and it's time to unleash hell on a global scale. We're hungry to spread our darkness far and wide, and Brutal Records is the perfect conduit for our wrath. Brace yourselves, for KAIVS is here to conquer."
With the ferocity of a ravenous beast, KAIVS delivers bone-crushing riffs, guttural vocals, and an unyielding barrage of sonic assault. Their brand of death metal is a testament to raw power, devoid of mercy or compromise.
Inspired by the unholy sounds of the early 1990s Stockholm scene, KAIVS infuses their music with a relentless drive that cuts through the soul like a serrated blade.
But KAIVS is more than just a mere echo of the past. They are pioneers of darkness, forging a new path through the charred remains of the old. With their upcoming debut album, "After the Flesh," slated for global domination in October 2024 under the banner of Brutal Records, KAIVS promises to redefine the very essence of brutality.
Led by the unholy trinity of Max Foam's demonic vocals, Tiziano Mortician's razor-sharp guitar work, Jacopo Simonelli's thunderous bass lines, and Leonardo Sastro's relentless drumming, KAIVS stands as a towering
monument to the dark arts of death metal.
As the world trembles in anticipation, KAIVS emerges from the shadows, ready to conquer all who dare to stand in their way. Brace yourselves, for the age of darkness is upon us, and KAIVS leads the charge.
Death metal! No fucking bullshit!
Discography
Horrend (EP) (2023)
After The Flesh (Full Album) 2024
Line-Up
Max Foam - vocals
Tiziano Mortician - guitar
Jacopo Simonelli - bass
Leonardo Sastro - drums
https://kaivs.bandcamp.com/album/horrend
https://www.youtube.com/@kaivs
https://www.facebook.com/kaivsofficial
SHRIEKING DEMONS – “THE FESTERING DWELLERS”
For
fans of
- Autopsy, Abscess, Cianide, Druid Lord, Pungent
Stench, Death, Assumption, Dwelling BelowShrieking Demons play death metal in the classic style with emphasis on riffs, delivery, and feeling rather than just crazed speed and technicality. Even though influenced by legends such as Autopsy, Death, Possessed and others, it's ironically refreshing to listen to music played with such fervour and devotion which adds new life to it. It takes you back to the time when you first came across death metal music, especially the filthy kind, and went through a whole range of emotions and gesticulations. Shrieking Demons evoke similar feelings which is only possible because of the passion with which they've pieced this together, taking the best elements of what made those albums unforgettable and giving it their own treatment. The fact that the members have a fair bit of experience playing this kind of music only adds credibility, with them being in bands like Assumption and also other filthy bands in the past such as Haemophagus, Morbo, Undead Creep and Gravesite. Shrieking Demons is the culmination of their experience where this kind of death metal music goes, creating the best possible expression without making any compromises anywhere, and keeping it rich and nuanced enough to elevate it above all else.
Lineup
Gabri (Cancer Spreading, Gravesite) - Vocals
Giorgio (Assumption, Bottomless) - Lead and acoustic guitar
Valentina - Rhythm guitar
Nino - Bass
David (Assumption, Bottomless) - Drums
Cover art by Roberto Toderico Art (Asphyx, Paganizer)
Track listing
1. Devour My Wicked Soul
2. Abstract Hallucinating
3. Sorrowful Dismal Bliss
4. Nefarious, Scorned Deities I Am Devoted To
5. Perennial Dirge
6. Garden of the Headless Dead
7. Longing for Total Eclipse
8. Compromised Brain
9. Awakening From Secular Slumber
10. Apostasy, Sodomy and Sacrilege
Release date - January 31st, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords
https://www.facebook.com/shriekingdemons
Thank you very much! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai India
CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE – “EXEMPTING REALITY”
Label: Comatose MusicRelease Date: January 17th 2025
Genre: Death Metal
For fans of: Suffocation | Cryptopsy | Internal Bleeding | Mortal Decay
There is movement beneath the soil, the earth shifting and resettling, sinking and splitting, as if the very foundations of the world are beginning to crumble. Down in the darkness, in the unseen kingdom of worms, an eye is burning brightly; sinews shaped by strange sorcery strain against their horrid confinement and bone fingers dig towards the light. Rotting teeth gnaw at roots and rubble that dare to impede the creature’s passage through this cold and suffocating birth canal. There are things in this world that simply will not die, no matter how deeply they are buried...
We often hear of ‘lost gems’ from the underground, forgotten albums that should have been hailed as great works, but somehow slipped down the cracks of public perception. In most cases these treasures prove to be so much fool’s gold and dust, wistful thinking and nostalgia…but sometimes, on rare occasions, something truly special claws its way up from the boneyard and into the night air. Something like Cerebral Hemorrhage’s Exempting Reality. Originally released back in 2001, Exempting Reality was the only album released by New York’s Cerebral Hemorrhage, but what an album it was! A piece of death metal mastery that blended brutality with imagination, haunting atmosphere with musical adventure, crushing heaviness with a breathtaking willingness to explore and push boundaries. Now, the label that understands death metal better than any other – Comatose Music – has broken open Exempting Reality’s tomb. Remastered by Colin Davis (Aborted, Defeated Sanity, Origin etc), with new cover art, Exempting Reality is an album reborn.
The passing years have done nothing to blunt the vicious edges of the songs that make up Exempting Reality, or to dull the creative spirit that infuses them. ‘Abusive Power’ is still shockingly good with its array of stunning riffs and wonderful drumming. ‘Remnants Of The Final Solution’ remains revelatory with its fluid melodic section and jazz inflections and the surging guitar patterns and imposing vocals of ‘Deranged Perception’ are as hypnotic and deadly as a cobra. If you missed this before then don’t make that mistake again – second chances don’t come along every day and nor do albums as special as Cerebral Hemorrhage’s Exempting Reality. Coming your way on Comatose Music on January 17th 2025.
Line-up:
Matt Szablewicz - Vocals
Matt Doreson - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Tommy - Drums
https://www.comatosemusic.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cerebralhemorrhageband/
ANOMIC is a force to be
reckoned with. Founded by Dutch/Syrian guitarist and vocalist Raafat
"Raaf" Atasi, the band blends the fury of Thrash with the unrelenting
brutality of Death Metal, creating a sound that is both punishing and
addictive. After leaving the German thrash outfit War Agenda in August 2023,
Raaf wasted no time channeling his creative fire into Anomic. He channeled a
multitude of influences, resulting in the band's debut EP, "OPACITY".
This 3-track sonic assault tackles existential themes like conformity, war,
insanity, and apocalypse.Raaf wasn't alone in this sonic crusade. He enlisted his old friend Fadi Massamiri to join the band as bassist and second vocalist, with Fadi also taking the reins on mixing and mastering "Opacity". To solidify their rhythm section, the band recruited the legendary Krzysztof Klingbein (live drummer for Vader, Belphegor, and Hate) to lay down the punishing drum tracks on the EP. Additionally, the monstrous vocals of Stefan Nordström guest star on the track "On Deaf Ears", add an extra layer of malevolent fury.
www.youtube.com/@Anomic-Official
www.facebook.com/AnomicOfficialMusic
“It is a wrought, and evil love story about two centuries old creatures trying to find companionship but due to their strong evil spirit are unable to exist with another powerful figure by their side,” summarises M.
The
band has shared the closing chapter of this story, "Andromeda."
Stream the song now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KxAxDWtWl4Bearer of Light, Matriarch of Death tracklist:
1) Methuselah
2) Tribulation
3) Necropoles
4) Andromeda
With two full-lengths under their belts, and a tenth anniversary on the horizon, an EP somewhat disrupts the customary album cycle – signaling a deliberate shift driven by creative intent.
“Early in the writing process, the EP’s lyrical themes were, just like the music, created as one flowing and entwined story,” explains M. “This collection of songs was written at a certain time and expanded upon the more atmospheric side of the band. The songs are very much connected and the first time we see the release as a single piece if you will.”
It is this cohesive execution that gives Bearer of Light, Matriarch of Death its exceptional sense of completeness. Golgothan Remains’ distinct brand of death metal is a relentless force, masterfully balancing blistering speeds, sinister black metal undertones, and crushing doom. The result is a suffocating, trance-inducing atmosphere of unyielding intensity.
Adding to the whole is a crushing production courtesy of Esoteric’s Greg Chandler (Priory Recording Studios) and artwork by Christian Kiesling of Misanthropic Art:
“The journey through time and space which is relayed in the EP’s four tracks has been beautifully expressed in Chris’ painting. The piece amazingly captures the story’s setting, landscapes and aura. It was a great collaboration, and we are extremely pleased with the result!”
Golgothan Remains is:
Matthieu Van den Brande - Vocals
Matt Hillman - Guitars
Adam Martin - Bass
Aled Powell - Drums
www.darkdescentrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/GolgothanRemains
Experimental black metallers LICHO will release their third full-length album “CIUCIUBABKA” in a special edition cassette format via Devoted Art Propaganda on 19 December 2024. The tape will be limited to 100 copies and is available to pre-order now: https://d-a-p.org/
Listen to “Ciuciubabka”: https://youtu.be/GHKe5JZvwFo?si=0wPuP2BhF5R9zHXJ
https://licho.bandcamp.com/album/ciuciubabka
The album was originally released in 2022 via Pagan Records in CD and digital formats.
The word “ciuciubabka” translates to the children’s game “blind man’s buff” or “tag” in which one person has a cloth tied over their eyes and tries to catch the others. The album tells the story of what can be seen when blindfolded, the game of hiding and catching what has fallen from the sky. It is also about, as always, walking towards the light. On foot, on horseback, by car, by spirit.
Musically, Licho continues in black metal style as on previous albums, while also taking inspiration from other genres and quoting the poet Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz. The “Ciuciubabka” album cover features a painting by Wilhelm Sasnal Polak.
The album was recorded at Nebula Studio, Czyściec Studio and Garderobie Czorta. Maciej Wasio (Myslovitz among others) is responsible for the mix, and Jaakko Viitalähde (Oranssi Pazuzu among others) for the mastering.
Licho was founded in 2011 in Sanok, Poland by Szturpak. The current line-up has been in operation since 2017 and consists of musicians also known from projects such as Koniec Pola, -S-, Wędrowcy~Tułacze~Zbiegi and Gruzja.
https://www.facebook.com/Lichoofficial
Wormholedeath is thrilled to announce the signing of Brescia, Italy's rising black metal force, ĀRDEAT. The band's highly anticipated debut album, "APOTHEOSIS," is set to be unleashed upon the world on December 20th, 2024.
Tracklist
1. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
2. Hyperion
3. Ignis Fatum
4. Nell'Ora dell'Epilogo
5. Hekate
6. Apotheosis
7. Et in Arcadia Ego
8. Atlantide (Bonus Track)
Founded in Brescia in 2021, Ārdeat emerged from the collaboration of Enrico Pinelli, Julian Polonioli, Riccardo Cremaschini, and Andrea Salvagni, who reunited after years of involvement in various musical ventures. The band’s first single—a compelling cover of Franco Battiato’s “Atlantide”—led to the addition of guitarist Cristian della Noce and the creation of their debut EP, Exitivm. This EP, featuring a monumental 20-minute track split into two acts, established Ārdeat as a formidable force in the black metal scene.
Ārdeat didn't stop there. In 2022, they paid homage to the legendary Bathory by contributing a cover of "Home of Once Brave" to a tribute compilation championed by Antichrist Magazine. They then took their music to the stage, sharing bills with Italian metal royalty like Mortuary Drape, Opera IX, Darkend, and Black Oath.
Ārdeat's sound is a potent blend of atmospheric black metal, the tight riffing of early death metal, and the melodic hooks of the NWOBHM. Drawing inspiration from bands like Dissection, Mgla, and Spite Extreme Wing, they forge a sound that is both fiercely aggressive and hauntingly beautiful.
Apotheosis: A Descent into the Mythic
"Apotheosis" is a concept album that delves into the fleeting nature of humanity against the backdrop of powerful supernatural forces. Drawing inspiration from the myths and tragedies of the Archaic and Classical Greek eras, the album explores themes of man's struggle for power, knowledge, and ultimately, his place in the universe. Through tales of gods and war, Ārdeat paints a vivid picture of humanity's desperate attempts to transcend its limitations, a quest that often leads to devastating consequences.
www.youtube.com/@ardeatofficial
www.facebook.com/Ardeatbandofficial
Emerging
from the shadows of Los Angeles in 2018, BODYBUILDER is the
singular vision of mastermind Nicholas Capaldi. Weaving a tapestry of despair
and dread, Capaldi utilizes a potent arsenal of synthesizers, tortured vocals,
and pulverizing drum programming."THERE'S NO THERE, THERE" signifies a bold new chapter for Bodybuilder. This isn't your typical black metal fare. Imagine a relentless sonic storm, a relentless torrent of anguish howling its terrifying symphony. Distorted synthesizers paint a bleak yet atmospheric canvas, transporting the listener on a harrowing journey through nightmares escapes, and existential abysses.
Capaldi draws inspiration from the dark visions of literary giants like William Gibson, Cormac McCarthy, Philip K. Dick, and H.P. Lovecraft. The resulting soundscape mirrors their bleak narratives: a descent into a dreamscape that spirals endlessly into a terrifying void.
Tracklist
1. Separating Twins
2. Vera’s Moth
3. Charon
4. About a Hanging, Pt.2
5. Somebody, Something, Somewhere
6. Thalassa
https://bodybuilder.bandcamp.com/album/unknown-kadath
Brace
yourself for absolute annihilation! Brutal Records has unleashed the apocalypse
by signing Italy's masters of sonic destruction, RISE OF TYRANTS.
Their highly anticipated album, THE CHRONICLES OF CARDINAL PABLO MENDOZA,
is poised to detonate on February 28, 2025.But the devastation doesn’t stop there! The Abnormality in Structure album will roar back with a full remaster, unleashing sheer chaos on February 7, 2025. Plus, prepare for the brutal resurgence of Trauma, hitting with a completely remastered fury on January 10, 2025, shattering all limits of brutality. This is raw, unrestrained death metal terror: merciless, bone-crushing, and utterly unstoppable. Get ready for total obliteration!
https://linktr.ee/brutalrecords.official
French Evocative Black Metallers BERLIAL are proud to unveil the cover artwork of the new album "NOURISHING THE DISASTER TO COME" realized by the talented artist Jeff Grimal.
The French duo explains this choice: "The artwork depicts Charon
sailing through the waste piles of the 6th continent. Sorrowful souls,
reminiscent of the migrants dying in the sea as they try to survive, are
drowning there. We also distinguish a satellite like those already invading space.The choice of Jeff Grimal was imposed by his way of working and his technique, a raw art, a suggestive figuration which tends towards the abstract. In addition, the artist's favorite themes (Lovecraft's universe, nature and the abstract) are adapted to what the group wanted to represent."
We also present the tracklist of the album with its six chapters: 1. The Last Dance - 2. Nouveau Monde - 3. We Deserve To Fall Again - 4. Ivresse De La Finitude - 5. Nourishing The Disaster To Come - 6. Le Néant Pour Éternité
With BERLIAL's new album "Nourishing The Disaster To Come", you enter into a polymorphic and iconoclastic Black Metal with electronic, post-rock and dungeon synth elements which brings them alongside bands such as Dødheimsgard, Akhlys, Blut Aus Nord, Deadspace, Afraid of Destinity, Raven Throne, Decline of the I.
Its atmospheres, the samples, the spoken speeches, the music built like a wall of sound, make everything extreme, oppressive and delirious but at the same time with a truly unique oniric dimension.
"Nourishing The Disaster To Come" will be released on February 7th, 2025 on My Kingdom Music in digipakCD, LP (black and splatter blue vinyls) and digital.
You can PRE-ORDER here: https://shorturl.at/84xCN
BERLIAL, how to feed the disaster, knowing you can't do without it.
https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
http://www.facebook.com/berlial666
Among These Ashes will release Embers of Elysium December 6 on Alone Records! The album clocks in at over an hour of music and features 12 new tracks, plus a bonus song, from the band.
In discussing the new level reached on Embers of Elysium, guitarist Richard Clark states that it "is quite the leap for us in every aspect from Dominion Enthroned. Where Dominion was a full concept album, the first eight tracks on Embers of Elysium are standalone, and the last four tracks are part of a fictional sci-fi/horror concept called Chronicles of the Obsidian Reign. I can say with confident humility that every song on this album was crafted and delivered without compromise. The wide range of all of our influences is on display on this album. I think we executed it tastefully and with precision, and I hope it resonates powerfully with listeners."
Track
Listing:1. Embers of Elysium
2. Serpents Among Rats
3. Faceless War Machines
4. Of One Blood
5. Stronger Than Death
6. Storm Within
7. The Undertow
8. The Enemy In I
9. Through Ethereal Voids
10. The Hybrid Bloodline
11. A Presence Unknown
12. The Obsidian Reign
*13. The Undertow (feat. Brooke Rousseau)
*Bonus track, featuring vocalist Brooke Rousseau (Lady Luna and the Devil).
Credits:
Recorded by Among These Ashes.
Mixed and mastered by Matt Roach.
Cover Art by Jayson Cessna
Line-Up:
Richard Clark: lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals, production, and songwriter
Jean-Pierre Abboud (JP): Lead and harmony vocals. JP is also the vocalist for traditional metal band, Traveler
Dylan Hamann: Rhythm guitar.
Kane Bochatyn: Bass
Kyle Wagner: Drums
Bio:
Among These Ashes is a melodic power/thrash metal band hailing from Detroit, Michigan (USA). The band's central focus is the creation of stellar, highly-memorable metal songs. The group's sound is crushingly heavy and punctuated by cerebral arrangements, thought-provoking lyrics, and dynamic shifts in tempo and aggression. Among These Ashes' debut musical offering, Dominion Enthroned, is a conceptual tour de force, inspired by modern societal parallels and struggles. Originally released independently, the record was later re-released under a single-album contract with Alone Records on vinyl and CD formats.
In April 2023, the band released an original single, entitled "The Enemy in I," which lyrically chronicles the woes of self-destruction. The band recorded a cover of "Sirens" by Savatage as an accompaniment to this release. In March 2024, Among These Ashes independently released a cover of W.A.S.P. track, "Restless Gypsy."
The band features Jean-Pierre Abboud (Traveler) on lead and harmony vocals, Dylan Hamann (Variform) and Richard Clark on lead and rhythm guitars, Kane Bochatyn on bass, and Kyle Wagner (Nethergate) on drums. Together, this line-up is committed to its vision of consistently delivering uncompromisingly heavy music to the metal hordes.
https://www.facebook.com/AmongTheseAshesMetal
Hevn
III’s debut album is a powerful statement of black metal's raw and unfiltered
essence. This Norwegian trio has channeled pure, unrelenting aggression into a
work that feels as if it has been pulled from the darkest recesses of the human
psyche. The album is relentless and ugly, with a sound that can only be
described as pitch-black hatred personified. Every track drips with venom,
driven by a primal fury that refuses to be tamed.Drawing on themes of misanthropy, magick, and the dark philosophies of Blake, Nietzsche, and Crowley, Hevn III crafts a soundscape that is both chaotic and deeply unsettling. The riffs are dissonant and corrosive, the vocals a tortured howl that seems to echo from the abyss. The album doesn’t seek to please; it seeks to challenge, to provoke, to drag listeners into its world of darkness and despair.
For those who have experienced Hevn III live, this album is a natural extension of the intense, suffocating atmosphere they create on stage. Their sound is tight and sulphurous, recalling an era when black metal was not just a genre, but a statement of pure, unadulterated emotion. The production is raw, yet deliberate, capturing the essence of their live performances while adding layers of depth that reveal themselves with each listen.
This debut is not just an album; it’s a ritual. A ritual of misanthropy and hatred, where each note is a curse, and each riff is a wound. Hevn III has delivered a work that will undoubtedly leave a scar on the black metal landscape, a reminder of the genre's power to evoke the darkest emotions. This is black metal at its most primal, its most venomous, its most unforgettable.
Tracklist
1. Turin horse
2. Pindom
3. Soaring through red worlds
4. Basilisk
5. On peaks of surreptitious wolves
6. Drep deg selv
7. Ridder av hat
https://www.facebook.com/@polypusrecords
CORROSIVE ELEMENTS - "CUT THE SERPENT'S HEAD"Release date : November 29th 2024
Genre
: Death
Thrash N' RollOrigin: France
Duration: 41:20
Label: GreyveStorm Productions & Crypt Of Dr.Gore et Chien Noir (pour la version vinyle)
Tracklist:
01. Conquering the divine
02. Ignorance is no longer bliss
03. So long sucker
04. The unseen
05. An american hero
06. Cut the serpent's head
07. Enter the final state
08. The right to remain poor
09. Among the casualties
10. Fascistalism
True defenders of the underground ethos, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS made their path with a first EP in 2008, a debut album in 2015 and a scorching live album in 2016. Having graced the stage at renowned festivals like Hellfest's Altar Stage and sharing the spotlight with metal legends such as Death Angel, Loudblast, Darkane, Sinister, and more, the quintet took a great amount of time refining the new tunes for their highly anticipated 2024 album release.
The credo stands strong: DEATH THRASH N’ROLL THE OLD SCHOOL WAY!
"Cut the serpent’s head", the second album of CORROSIVE ELEMENTS is a collection of 10 powerful songs, designed for a more direct and dynamic approach, in the typical style of the band, a clever mix of Death and Thrash Metal, with tons of groove, anger and attitude.
The new album was written collectively by the band in the rehearsal room, an old fashioned method that makes the music more immediate and impactful.
With broad influences ranging from Thrash legends such as Slayer, (old) Sepultura and Exodus, Death Metal in the tradition of Entombed, Obituary, Carcass, Bolt Thrower and Napalm Death, and an addition of primitive energy derived from Hardcore Punk, The band is now ready to place this new offering on the altar of Extreme Metal.
Conceptually, "Cut the Serpent's Head" is a cynical look at the destiny ofmankind, its race towards nonsense. A warning against the hegemony of organized religions, shady politics, decaying societies and the rise of social injustice.
Stay tuned, the next few days will see more information about the artwork, release dates, formats and everything you need to know about this new album which will be produced by Crypt Of Dr.Gore and GreyveStorm Productions.
https://linktr.ee/corrosiveelements
Woe
J. Reaper’s FURZE strikes back with a new single “BEAUTIFUL
LIVING ON THE LEFT HAND PATH OF DEATH”, ahead of the release of the new
album, "COSMIC STIMULATION OF DARK FANTASIES". This
will be the second album released this year from the renowned black psych act
and the ninth full-length addition to the FURZE discography. "Cosmic Stimulation of Dark Fantasies" will take listeners on a sonic journey through the depths of darkness, the haunting beauty of the unknown, and a trip that will solidify FURZE's status as masters of the "black psych" metal sound.
The album will be out on 15 November 2024 and is available for pre-order now: http://order.d-a-p.org/ & https://furze.bandcamp.com/
In October, FURZE released a trippy music video for the track “Marrow Creed”. The video visually embodies the album's themes of cosmic exploration, existential dread, and the allure of the forbidden. This new song is a prime example of FURZE's evolution, pushing the boundaries of their sound with a trippy and unusual soundscape.
Watch the music video to “Marrow Creed”: https://youtu.be/tyyuzdzpeUk
"Cosmic Stimulation of Dark Fantasies" marks a significant milestone for FURZE, showcasing its evolution and pushing the boundaries of its signature sound. The album features a diverse range of tracks, from the psychedelic ballad "Marrow Creed" to the intense, Satanic groove of "Waswasah".
Woe J. Reaper said: “We invite you to journey the 9th full length of FURZE - "COSMIC STIMULATION OF DARK FANTASIES". Creating sounds where eternity is haunting mankind's will for survival and barking answers seems echoing, twisting that same will to the point of hunting Man's soul back through spectral infinity.
“The album pushes the personal edge of diverse Furzement to dark delights. Heavily brandished with oldish black doom metal spirit to breed new blood: Under the umbrella Cosmic Stimulation of Dark Fantasies you have songs like Marrow Creed, a psychedelic ballad of an inner self-motion/devotion, Waswasah - a Satanic groove with whispers from a devil so potent we wish only Kings in the beyond would, but do not hear! And another 4 raw power tunes on what is no less than the 2nd (!) brand new Furze full-length in 2024 alone. Long live Black Psych Metal!”
"Cosmic Stimulation of Dark Fantasies" will be available as a stunning Gatefold LP on 15 November 2024, in a collaboration between Devoted Art Propaganda and Polytriad Fingerprints. Prepare to have your orgasmic sensibilities awakened by the return of Woe J. Reaper!
Devoted Art Propaganda have also prepared an on-demand print of the “Necromanzee“ T-shirt design reinterpreted by von Ritter. This will only be available in pre-order and will be shipped on 15 November. Devoted Art Propaganda will also distribute older Furze material - stay tuned!
Furze released its eighth album “Caw Entrance” earlier this year in CD, LP, cassette and digital formats.
https://furze.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Furzebook
The second full-length studio album by Bulgarian Groove/Death Metal band GRIMAZE
- "THE HEART OF A
COLLAPSING STAR" reflects on the relationship between the micro
and macro cosmos. Powerful human emotions are being experienced by fierce
natural forces to depict the intensity through which one goes on the spiritual
path.Guitars, bass, and vocals were recorded at Urban House Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria, while the drums were recorded by Janne Jaloma and Daniel Bergstrand at SDFX Studio, Stockholm, Sweden.
The whole album was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand.
Mastering was done by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Studios, Uppsala, Sweden.
Grimaze is a Bulgarian Groove/Death Metal band formed in 2013.
Since its formation, the band has toured with Decapitated, Hatesphere, Thy Disease, Pestilence, Bleeding Gods, Vader, and Hate. Grimaze has also supported Cannibal Corpse.
The new album, "The Heart Of A Collapsing Star", was released on September 1, 2024. Two singles from the album, “Gripping The Spirit” and “Cosmic Solitude”, has been released as well.
https://www.facebook.com/GRIMAZE
SADDAYAH was founded 11 years ago in Ploiesti, Romania. The band's music is based in traditional Death Metal although the members' high technical level shaped a new direction, a combination of Melodic Technical Death Metal with Progressive and Black Metal influences.
https://linktr.ee/loudragemusic
https://www.saddayah.com
THE FALL OF HOUSE ABBARATH, the vibrant new EP from international Deathcore/Power Metal dynamos, DRAGONCORPSE, is out now on Shattered Earth Records!
FFO: Dragonforce, 3 Inches of Blood, Nekrogoblikon, Lorna Shore, Brand of Sacrifice
The official video for EP single, "A Quest for Truth," is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktPUcjbbUbI. Also available is a lyric video for "I Live...AGAIN," featuring Nick Miller (First Fragment, Unleash The Archers), which you can check out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llkwb8pYkyw
On the new EP, the band took its already innovative, energetic sound, created through the fusion of deathcore and power metal, and sharpened it to a fine point on The Fall of House Abbarath. DRAGONCORPSE took the feedback gathered from the release of debut EP, The Drakketh Saga, to heart and used it to refine their approach.
"For new fans, I believe we've added more elements of deathcore and power metal while adding more excitement into the music for an authentic listening experience like no other band," bassist Noah Nikolas Laidlaw explains. "We put a lot of emphasis on the atmosphere of the music," adds drummer Justin Gogan. "Throughout the entire EP there is a medieval theming that resonates in the music that keeps the tracks feeling refreshing and fun. With the addition of Mark on keys/orchestration, he brought with him a completely different approach to songwriting that I am sure fans are going to appreciate!"
Track
Listing:1. An Introduction to [ HEROISM ]
2. Welcome Home
3. I Live… AGAIN!
4. A Quest For Truth
5. Whisper On The Wind
6. Fear And Hunger
EP Credits:
All songs performed by: DRAGONCORPSE
All songs written by: DRAGONCORPSE
Produced by: DRAGONCORPSE and Matt Schmidt
Mixed by: Matt Schmidt
Mastered by: Matt Schmidt
Album artwork by: Avellustration
Line-up:
Mardy Leith - Vocals
Kris Chayer - Guitars
Noah Nikolas Laidlaw - Bass
Justin Gogan - Drums
Mark Marin - Keys and Orchestration
Bio:
DRAGONCORPSE is a death metal band that fuses power metal and deathcore, creating a unique sound marked by operatic vocals and guttural screams. They stand out with their symphonic elements, adding depth and creativity to their music. The band, with members across Canada, the U.S., and Australia, maintains a cohesive, powerful sound despite the distance. Known for their humor, they embrace memes and use the term "DRAGUSSY" to playfully reference their love for dragons in power metal culture. DRAGONCORPSE offers a dynamic and distinctive experience for fans of death metal, power metal, or deathcore.
https://www.facebook.com/Shatteredearthrecords
https://www.facebook.com/Dragoncorpse
Everto Signum is a Black Metal act embodied by Nekruss and Æminus, hailing from the inner realms of Portugal. Having released the debut full-length “Enneachotomy” in 2012 and the EP “Synergy” in 2014, the band lied dormant as the creative duo focused on other music projects, namely Carma and Lacrau.
After ten years of silence, Everto Signum skulk out of chasmic caverns to unleash their brand new creation entitled “Beastiary” – a concept album inspired by destructive powers of Nature. The band stays true to their elemental background by writing an immersive story that guides the listener through a chain reaction of natural disasters. These calamities are beastialized – manifested as wild uncontrollable beasts exhibiting intrinsic animalistic shapes, traits and behaviours. The plot is comprised of seven chapters, each consisting of a contextual introduction that describes the scenery and sets the mood for the destruction to come, and an interpretation of the actual cataclysm. Written in English, the expressively poetic lyrical narrative portrays a journey from an ice-covered mountain top through a valley, down to the depths of a meromictic lake and finally into a perennial forest to witness the dreadful wrath of ancient forces.
To concretize this work, Everto Signum synergized with Diogo Mota, best known as the drummer of Gaerea, who infused the album with much energy and vigour. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Nekruss himself, “Beastiary” stands as a hostile soundscape lasting over 50 minutes. Seven tracks build upon the musical ideas set by the latest EP, expanding and developing those into a more sophisticated form through the band’s signature Elemental Black Metal, this time utterly imbued with the brutality of Death Metal. Sublimely enriched with progressive structures, synthesizer-led passages, ambient sections and many other captivating elements coming from a vast range of influences such as Prog Rock, Folk, Dungeon Synth and even New-age music, “Beastiary” abounds with furiously melodic and potent guitar riffage, fierce and technical drumming, heavy pounding bass lines, and viciously varied extreme vocals. The production is aggressive, massive and multilayered, perfectly fitting the epic thematic of the album and keeping the listener on the edge throughout the entire journey.
The visual representation took form by the hand of the plastic artist RF Torres Valente who created a set of graphite and ink illustrations. These drawings were embellished with arcane calligraphy and exquisitely arranged into a grimoire-inspired layout, all scrupulously crafted by Infected Minds. Printed on rough texturized paper, the magnificent A5-sized 20-page booklet seamlessly depicts surrealistic concepts envisioned by Everto Signum.
Fully explore “Beastiary” here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS8t9UwcrJg
, courtesy of Atmospheric Black Metal Albums YouTube channel. Order infos can be found here https://evertosignum.bandcamp.com/album/beastiary at Everto Signum's Bandcamp page.
Tracklist1. Genesis [0:49]
2. Colossus [5:05]
3. Ophidian [7:37]
4. Wyvern [9:34]
5. Dragon [8:41]
6. Deinos [13:06]
7. Weaver [6:43]
Complete album line-up:
Æminus – songwriting, guitars and bass
Nekruss – songwriting, lyrics, vocals, recording, mixing and mastering
Diogo Mota – session drums
RF Torres Valente – artwork
Infected Minds – calligraphy and layout
https://www.facebook.com/EvertoSignum
https://www.facebook.com/monumental.rex
In early 2023, a spark ignited the flames of Dreadmask, a melodic death metal band based in Eindhoven, with members originating from Greece, Hungary, and The Netherlands. Fuelled by their shared passion for meaningful heavy music, Dreadmask wasted no time in making their mark on the scene. After each member had taken a break from previous bands, John Kourentas, Elger van Delft and Antonis Mougiakakos initiated the band's first incarnation. The group was settled when Zoltán Herczog came aboard in the summer of 2023. Dreadmask, derived from the fusion of 'dread' and 'mask,' embodies the essence of fear and concealment.
While 'dread' signifies the haunting grip of anxiety, 'mask' alludes to the veils we arise to shield our vulnerabilities. On the journey of playing the game of societal norms, we encounter our 'Prime Dread'—our deepest fears.
Each member of Dreadmask brings their unique musical influences to the forefront, encompassing Swedish death metal riffs, growling vocals, soaring melodies, progressive metal nuances, and black metal-inspired melancholy.
Meet
Dreadmask:Zoltan Herczog (Rhythm Guitar, Backing vocals)
John Kourentas (Lead Guitar, Keys)
Antonios Mougiakakos (Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar)
Elger Van Delft (Drums)
Tracklist
Reign Of Fear
2. Jester's Grin
3. The Light
4. Reflections
5. Ember
6. Resilient Shadows.
www.youtube.com/@Dreadmask
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Label: Dusktone RecordsRelease Date: November 29th 2024
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Shining | Naglfar | Grá | Odraza
In the long hours of night when the daylight will not come, when the ghosts of the past and the devils of the present toy with your sanity and dissect your sense of self and self respect…when the first razor cut, made with trembling hand, sends a shocking stream of crimson crawling sluggishly across the sickly pale white of your sun-starved skin…when there is no comfort to be found and you are lost in a shadowed labyrinth of torment and grief, sinking in a morass of blood and tears…on a night like this there is no salvation in the bottle or the needle. There is no god in heaven and no fallen angel in hell. There is only the emptiness that cannot be filled and the unbearable loneliness that gnaws at your soul. And the unshakeable certainty that there is no way out.
Following on from last year’s bleak and disconsolate Wounds single, Finland’s purveyors of ‘Anti-Life Black Metal Misery’, Grave With A View, have returned with their most powerful and harrowing release to date – Raw Illumination. A full length album steeped in isolation, violence, self destruction and death, Raw Illumination is not an album for the faint of heart or the fragile of spirit. Exploding into life with a sound like shattering ice, opening track and single ‘Cold Flesh Peregrination’ is an unforgiving, harsh and decidedly unwelcoming introduction to this album of breathtaking wickedness. The acid whip of ‘The Lash’ follows – flaying the skin with its relentless, sadistic blows and exposing every insecurity and fear, humiliation and shame; it’s a maelstrom of emotions and overwhelming darkness. And there is no let up, no chink of light in the darkness as we are exposed to the seething aggression of ‘To The Beat Of Broken Bones’ and the funeral procession of ‘Loathe’ which carries us to the crumbling lip of our waiting grave. Rife with driving riffs and punishing rhythms, ripped apart by tortured vocal exhortations and wreathed in an atmosphere of agony, Raw Illumination is black metal from the deepest pits of absolute despondency, right to the last glass shard notes of ‘These Meaningless Gestures’ which leaves you with the taste of ashes and loss in your mouth, the sheer disappointment of tarnished dreams and the ultimate understanding of the futility of life.
Recorded and mixed by O.H.R and mastered by Haldor Grunberg at Satanic Audio (Behemoth, Dopelord, Christ Agony etc), Raw Illumination is the sonic distillation of caustic chaos and grim, unmitigated despair – every malicious note cutting straight to the bone – and its aura of desperate degradation has been perfectly captured in the cover imagery; the artwork and layout by Danny The Destroyer, utilising powerful, unsettling images of model Anna Iivana Julma, captured by the band. When it crawls from the crypts of label Dusktone on November 29th, Raw Illumination will hunt down the broken and the flawed, the outcasts and the lepers and swallow them into its maw of ice and pain.
Line-up:
J.O - Guitar/Vocals
O.H.R - Guitars/Bass/Noise
Drums on Raw Illumination by M.K.
Additional vocals on Raw Illumination by A.L. and T.N.
https://www.dusktone.it/
https://www.facebook.com/gravewithaview
Shalom and good evening, it took much longer than I was hoping for but “FEED THE BEAST” ISSUE 5 is finally out since today, the first of November 2024 - yes, I missed Halloween, maybe next year. And “yes”, for the second time, there will be at least one more issue!
But for the moment back to issue 5:
Within 64 A4-pages, printed in black & white on recycled paper (still no glossy for the wicked) you could discover interviews with:
Spiritus Mortis (Epic Doom Metal)
Feaces Christ (Proto-Death-Metal-Punks)
Polterwytch (Low-Fi Blackend Punk? Orgel´n´Roll? Love it or hate it music!)
Strychnos (Death Metal)
Moonless (Atmospheric Black Metal)
Guyod (Blackend Death Metal)
You might also have heard the news that a lot of equipment (incl. guitars, all pedalboards and even merch) of Minenfeld & Prehistoric War Cult got stolen two weeks ago? Total damage for both bands is around 10.000€ And as Minenfeld was part of issue 2 and I wanted to talk with Prehistoric War Cult in issue 6, I made the decision that with every sold copy of the latest issue 1€ goes to the band.
The price for issue 5 is 5€ (4€ for the zine and 1€ for the band) plus postage (Germany: 1,60€, World: 3,70€).
Regards Ipp
frombeyondipp@gmx.de
Atmospheric black/doom collective Splendidula finally returns with a new single and lyric video.
“Behind My Semblance” was recorded by JDB at Kosmik Womb, mixed by Tim De Gieter at Much Luv Studio (Amenra, Brutus, Doodeskader) and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Sepultura, Mastodon, Motörhead, Fleetwood Mac, Pantera, Cannibal Corpse). The song is also released on an exclusive limited 8” vinyl (Saturni Records), and won’t be part of the next full album.
“In a world where everyone is forced to wear a mask, we hide the shadows of our true feelings behind a façade of false normality. When asked about our well-being, we lie, fearing the uncomfortable silence that follows. This song dives into the dark reality that we often feel pressured to hide our struggles, pretending everything is okay when it’s not. For the music video, the visual artistry of Mikhail Nilov was incorporated, carefully edited to reflect the suffocating atmosphere of the lyrics. Together, they form a testament to the inner darkness we often conceal.”
Vocalist Kristien & drummer Joachim comment: "From the depths of despair, we have relentlessly risen once more. After the sudden passing of bassist Peter in 2022, and the departure of both guitarists, we were left to face the darkness alone. With new blood and a renewed purpose, we unearthed the remains of a song born with the old lineup, and resurrected it into something darker and harrowing. This release is more than just a return—it is a reckoning, a tribute to the shadows of our past and the echoes that still haunt us. This new track forges a dark connection between our previous album and the impending new full-length, a haunting reflection of our journey through despair and rebirth.”
Highlights for Splendidula
3 full length albums released by international labels and received very well by press & audience:
Splendidula (2013, independent – 2021/2023 reissue, Argonauta Records)
Post Mortem (2018, Inverse Records - 2019 reissue, Dust & Bones Records)
Somnus (2021, Argonauta Records/Ruidoteka Records – 2022/2024 reissue, Argonauta Records)
SPLENDIDULA is:
Vocals - Kristien
Guitar & Vocals - Guy
Guitar - Stitch
Bass - Bart
Drums & Synths – Joachim
https://www.facebook.com/Splendidula
Label: Wulfhere ProductionsRelease Date: October 18th 2024
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Ancient | Burzum | Nefarious | Hecate Enthroned
The judgement of the stars that stare down from the night sky means nothing to me. I will outlive their flickering ghost light. I will still be walking my endless path when they have burnt out into darkness. I will be here when the legends that gave names to their constellations have been forgotten. Yet my bones become fragile, like dry twigs that crack underfoot. My once imperious strength deserts me and my lustreless skin fades, hanging from my enfeebled frame. My beauty is shed with my fracturing sanity, crumbling over freezing aeons of solitude. I will retreat into my memories of glorious, blood-drenched centuries of lust and power, when we fell from the skies like avenging angels, wolves upon the fold, drunk on the terror of the lambs…
Parusight is the solo project of Bristol black metal musician Oliver Groves; noted as the guitarist of Blasfeme, who unleashed the visceral warfare of the Black Legion album earlier this year. But the darkness speaks to Groves in many voices and with Parusight he explores a very different shade of black. The opening track of debut album Deathly Pale, ‘A Clash Of Stars’, is a summoning of atmosphere, a gateway to the shadow realms of Parusight, a place where spirit freezing cold and desolate beauty entwine, where bestial vocals howl through blinding storms of ice and keyboards weave tapestries of dark romance. From the tempestuous seas of blood and raging chaos of ‘Lost In A Shadow’ to the wounded, malicious devil that is ‘Malignant’ – a song of decay held together by bitterness and spite – Deathly Pale reveals itself to be an epic, emotive creation of rampant riffs and cascading melodies, a tale of many chapters. At the ever-bleeding heart of the album lies its greatest work, where all its poisons coalesce, ‘Love’. Here, reflections on past sins are shrouded in funereal drapes of melancholy, dying passions feed ancient agonies and words are torn from throats in violent expulsions of utter savagery. Deathly Pale is an intensely personal outpouring of emotion, yet one rooted in revered musical traditions and universal truths.
Released by the bastion of British black metal that is Wulfhere Productions on October 18th, Deathly Pale is a remarkable debut album from a burgeoning talent. Oliver Groves – Parusight – has a huge amount to offer to devoted disciples of the darkest musical art and Deathly Pale is the perfect first step into his kingdom of endless night.
Line-up:
Oliver Groves - All music and vocals
https://www.facebook.com/wulfhereproductions
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070289408997
Listen to the new track here:https://youtu.be/CbJdUDSTomc
https://spoti.fi/4fnHmME
Vocalist and guitarist Necrosodom said: “The creation of this piece was accompanied by the long and deep contemplation of the Art tarot card. It is actually a piece about art and the work of creation. It begins with an invocation, a summoning of inspiration, the element of creative fire. Through the deities of war and revenge, the expansive force of destruction in the cycle of creation is unleashed. This is where the vision of a new world and a new self is born. It is a flowering of inspiration and creative freedom.”
“The cycle of destruction and creation anew here expresses artistic rebellion, art outside the patterns, individual, changing the rules of its own game, reconstruction of style and searching for inspiration beyond just oneself. It is an inspiration that goes beyond the ego. Revealing art in all its glory and retreating to forge its next chapters in silence again. The fruits of art here mean not only artistic creation, but also life choices, which are also art.”
Scheduled for release on 15 November 2024, via Profane Spirit Productions, "Thanatos" promises a dynamic evolution for Deus Mortem. While retaining their black metal roots, the album showcases a powerful blend of old-school rock and metal influences, with driving riffs, thunderous rhythm sections, and haunting melodies. It's a testament to the band's musical growth, showcasing a more versatile and powerful sound than ever before.
"Thanatos" is a concept album that confronts the complexities of human existence. It takes listeners on a transformative journey through illusory realities, unveiling hidden truths and stripping away the veils of deception. It's a testament to personal struggle and the power of the Black Flame.
Ahead of the album’s release, Deus Mortem will embark on a Polish tour with fellow black metal acts Venefices and Devilpriest starting on 31 October 2024. Fans attending the tour will have the exclusive opportunity to purchase the "Thanatos" CD before its official release date.
https://www.facebook.com/deusmortemofficial/
"Happy Ox is our vision of double guitar harmony in concert with
tight rhythm and solid rumbling drums and bass. Growl and edge-of-breakup
vocals act as extra spice. Composing and recording the song was a fun
experience, happening almost on its own. Happy Ox has been a work in progress
from 2020 and it’s nice to finally release it. The song, being a bit in major
key, gives a contrast to our more dark and melancholy songs." says Olli
Kuure (composer, lead guitar)"The name “Happy Ox” comes from a suburban pub in our hometown, but soon got a life of its own much like many of our songs. The final lyrics are a mixture of anti-war and veganism — cannon and cow fodder. Frostbite Terror songs often turn both serious and comical subjects towards dark humor, in this case into blood sausage. The melodic and groovy background is perfect for howling like a bull, and I hope that joy is felt by the listener too." Continues Otso Turunen (lyrics, vocals, bass)
Biography:
Frostbite Terror is a melodic death metal newcomer from Turku, Finland. Since 2022 Frostbite Terror has combined melodeath, trashy riffing and symphonic arrangements. The songs subject both serious and comedic topics to dark humor. When playing live, Frostbite Terror conquers stages with their tight playing and spicy, yet melancholy riffs. Never turning down the chance to drin-, I mean gig, the band has toured backyard BBQ parties, Metallihelvetti summer party, Tampere community center and everything in between.
Line-up:
Olli Kuure / lead guitar
Otso Turunen / bass, vocals
Jerry Airikka / guitar, backing vocals
Kristo Rautavuori / drums
https://frostbiteterror.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092156688089
Hailing from Itä-Rantakylä and founded in 2010, SÖLID WAZTE releases new material after a long break. The single called EVEN GODS FALL is a tribute to Lemmy Kilmister, who died in 2015.
Watch Even Gods Fall Music Video: https://youtu.be/r1rvBqnO690
Arg: – I wrote the song a couple of weeks after Lemmy passed away because I felt I had to pay homage to this man, whose life and deeds have had such an impact not only on our music but on a whole genre.
The song is also a hat tip to the original lineup of Motörhead. A keen ear can even find small nuances typical to ”Fast” Eddie Clarke and Phil ”Philthy Animal” Taylor.
Arg: – Originally we were going to release this song already in 2017, but then life got in the way. Now, after burnouts and other health problems, several rounds of covid and all that kind of shit, this masterpiece will finally be out. And it is only 2024!
Like the debut album, this song is mixed and mastered by Pekka Kupiainen, who is better known as the mixing engineer working with Michael Monroe.
Listen the single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/solid-wazte-gods
Biography:Solid Waste (Sölid Wazte since 2024) was formed in 2010 when drummer Kire had waited long enough for his old friends Arg and Jukka to move to Helsinki. With similar musical backgrounds and over a several pints of white russians band soon started to work with material written earlier by Arg. With another friend Juha on bass first demos were recorded. Solid Waste's current line-up was complete when Arska joined on bass guitar. Solid Waste's musical goal was clear from day one: straightforward no-nonsense rock'n'roll with sing-a-long choruses. And this is what you get when you put Motörhead, Misfits, Ramones and Social Distortion in a blender. Solid Waste's self-titled debut album was released in May 2016. To keep the raw live-like feeling, the basic tracks were recorded live with vocals and some other krumelurer added later. In 2017 the band entered the studio hoping for a new release, and now in 2024 we will be able to enjoy the new material.
No panik no titanik.
Line-up:
Arg Kinnunen: vocals & guitar
Jukka Silvennoinen: guitar & vocals
Ari Lampinen: bass & vocals
Kire Karppanen: drums & vocals
https://www.facebook.com/solidwasteband
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions is set to release the new full-length album from Sweden's Death Metal/Grindcore necroholics GHOULHOUSE. FRESH OUT OF FLESH is up now for pre-order and will be released December 6th on CD and Digital formats along with merch.
Ghoulhouse returns to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions with the horrific new album Fresh Out Of Flesh! Sweden's own Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Ribspreader, Revolting, etc.) and Håkan Stuvemark (Wombbath) are back with a deadly vengeance, as Ghoulhouse unleash more old school rotten, crusty Grindcore/Death Metal.
Fresh Out Of Flesh is the long-awaited follow-up to the debut album Rigor Mortis Intermezzo, spewing forth 12 anthems of ghastly terror and torment... for true necroholics only! For fans of Autopsy, Boneyard, Coffins, Dismember, Exhumed, Impetigo, Haemorrhage, Gruesome Stuff Relish, Impetigo and Repulsion
Listen to the single "Graveyard Drive Thru" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u-lPuKtxAA
Tracklisting:1. Fresh Out Of Flesh
2. The Morgue Scourge
3. You Could Do Worse (Than Riding In My Hearse)
4. Bizarre Impalement
5. Turned Inside Out
6. A Date With The Undead
7. Chainsaw Chili
8. Rancid Meat Addiction
9. Graveyard Drive-Thru
10. It Came From The Sewer
11. Cellar Feeder
12. Severed Head With Legs
www.youtube.com/user/horrorpaingoredeath/videos
www.facebook.com/horrorpaingoredeath
Originally released as a limited-edition cassette earlier this year, Alte Seelen is now offering these seven black metal rituals on CD. Order and stream the album now at https://alteseelen.bandcamp.com/album/scripture-of-the-woods
Tracklist:1) Emerging Glare
2) Folk of the Blossoming Sky
3) Sommar
4) The Field's Arrival
5) Washed Away Among the Stones
6) Fiendish Lore
7) Moon's Melody of Death
Upon first viewing, the band's name, cover art, and logo, might give one reason to assume this is simply a blatant Sort Vokter ripoff. On the contrary, this debut mini album is a definite nod to the former legendary ‘necro’ act, but the music within has a certain vibe that serves as a tribute of sorts while standing on its own merits. Thus, Scripture of the Woods will surely appeal to fans of such legendary acts as the aforementioned Sort Vokter, as well as Ildjarn and the early works of Gorgoroth, while maintaining a primitive sound and style all their own.
Comprised of two prolific musicians, Azeruel Woldaeg and Collier d'ombre,
KVELDSTIMER delivers seven tracks of primitive, yet majestic, old-school black metal. The atmosphere and striking execution conjure whispers of the early 90's Norwegian scene!
KVELDSTIMER is:
Azeruel Woldaeg - all instruments
Collier d'ombre - vocals
https://www.alteseelen.com/
Get
ready for a Halloween treat that bites back! WEAPON OF PRIDE is
unleashing their second single, "AXEMAN," today.
Inspired by the notorious Axeman of New Orleans, who instilled fear in the
Crescent City in the early 20th century, this track will take you deep into the
mind of a chaotic force that thrives on fear.Don’t miss the chance to experience this 'ax-cellent' track today
Stream the single: https://orcd.co/axeman
"Axeman" is the second single from the band's upcoming album, Beneath the Surface, which is due for release on December 13th, 2024.
So, as you're carving pumpkins or getting your Halloween on, crank up "Axeman": it’s heavy, it’s haunting, and it’s here to stay.
Weapon of Pride, a power trio from Phoenix, Arizona, has captivated audiences with their heavy riffs, thrashy tempos, and old-school vibe. Their discography includes the debut EP Retribution (2021) and the full-length album Taking Over (2023). Now, they’re gearing up to release their second album with WORMHOLEDEATH Records later this year.
Inspired by Stoner and Thrash Metal giants, Weapon of Pride blends Heavy, Thrash, Progressive, and Stoner Metal. The band features brothers Ryan Arnold (bass/vocals) and Logan Arnold (guitar), with Adam Duplack on drums.
www.facebook.com/weaponofpride
www.youtube.com/@WeaponOfPrideVEVO
The debut album from epic metal band MYTHBEGOTTEN is now streaming and available for purchase! On their first outing, MYTHBGOTTEN promises to regale listeners with an aural tome filled with stories of legend, myth, and the macabre, collectively titled Tales from the UNSEELIE COURT.
Stream and order the album at https://mythbegotten.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from-the-unseelie-court
Hailing from the hills and woodlands of Central New York and New England, MYTHBEGOTTEN combines a love of legends old and new with a folk-inflected fusion of metal genres to arrive at a uniquely epic and melancholic melodic concoction.
The result is an eight-track journey that reaches Tolkien-esque levels of grandeur. The band offers an in-depth look at the inspiration behind Tales from the Unseelie Court.
"The key inspiration for the individual songs includes the Dullahan (an evil fey from Irish Mythology) which inspired the song "The Heedless Horseman", Sawney Bean (a legendary Scottish Cannibal and inspiration for "The Hills Have Eyes") which inspired the song "The Terror of Lothian", H.P. Lovecraft's "The Rats in The Walls" which inspired the song "Beneath Exham Priory", The Welsh Legend of the Wild Hunt which inspired the song "Mallt-y-Nos", the Arthurian legend of Merlin and the Dragons which inspired the song "Omen of Embers", The melancholy book 4 of Milton's "Paradise Lost" which inspired the song "The Fall", and the climactic Battle of the Pelennor Fields from Tolkien's "The Return of The King" which inspired the song "Of Wrath and Ruin". This is all rounded out by an arrangement of the classic Scots ballad "Twa Corbies" which brings together the old traditions of British Isles balladry with this modern sonic storytelling which MYTHBEGOTTEN bases its songwriting upon."
Experience more MYTHBEGOTTEN at https://www.youtube.com/@Mythbegotten
Tracklisting:1. The Heedless Horseman
2. Omen of Embers
3. Mallt-y-Nos
4. Beneath Exham Priory
5. The Fall
6. The Terror of Lothian
7. Twa Corbies
8. Of Wrath and Ruin
The Journey So Far...
A decade ago in Syracuse, New York, Connor Hoffman, Daniel Barbour, and Joe Sopchak released the Stirling demo under their Folk/Power Metal fusion project Hounds of Annwn. Shortly thereafter, they performed their only live show at the Sturmfeier folk metal festival in Hamlin, New York, but with college and work taking priority, the three soon scattered throughout the Northeast. All knew, however, that there was much left undone, songs left unsung, and stories left untold.
In 2022, after years of sporadic songwriting and fits and starts of recording, the trio re-committed to bringing their vision of folk- and symphonic-infused Power Metal to fruition under the new moniker MYTHBEGOTTEN. This name was chosen for its elegant encapsulation of the band’s ethos: to chronicle the stories from myth, fantasy, and history that have inspired them.
Tales from the Unseelie Court is the first release from this reforged musical triumvirate and is centered around the folklore of the British Isles and literary fantasy, showcasing the eerie and macabre as well as the wondrous and heroic. Listeners feel as though they are sitting amidst a gathering of the Unseelie Fey Court, hearing great and terrible stories retold to the assembled congregation.
MYTHBEGOTTEN is excited to reveal its unique blend of metallic styles in this first eldritch release and looks forward to sharing tales even stranger and more wondrous with the world
Line-Up:
Dan Barbour – Lead Vocals
Connor Hoffman – Guitars, Backing Vocals, Additional Keyboards
Joe Sopchak – Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
https://www.facebook.com/MythbegottenBand/
NEWS 31.10.2024
Helsinki-based
doom metal band DENIGRATE has released the final single
from their upcoming fourth full length album titled TO THE GODDESS
UNKNOWN to be released on November 29th 2024 via Inverse
Records. The title of the single Sesame and Lilies is a quotation
from John Ruskin (1819-1900) and the song narrates and shakes in the
spirit of Pre-Raphaelitism. The versatile soundscape that is both extremely
heavy and fragile. Like a demolition ball with extremely thin glass surface or
a sonata layered with death metal.
Denigrate's
singer Galzi tells about the song:
"Sesame and Lilies is a story of an artists suffering from the lack of spirituality. He blames everyone but himself of that situation. He blame his muse, quills, the ceiling, the walls, his premises. It's a lament that is easy for all of us to identify with. But it's always much harder to face your deficiencies and lift yourself up from that swamp. There is only the way up and the way down. Staying still isn't an option. What is your choice?"
Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/denigrate-sesameandlilies
Since Denigrate was found back in '96, the inevitable vibe of the band was to be dark, melancholy, tormented, observative.
The quantity of albums released is really not the thing in this band. From the first released album in 2003 to the latest 4th one in 2024 called "To The Goddess Unknown", decades has changed and so has the band.
After no more than three albums released, after big-time local momentum with a finnish cover song, after mandatory hiatus, after some line-up changes, Denigrate 2024 introduces their absolutely greatest masterpiece to date and shows what only truely experienced bunch of members can achieve.
Tracklist
01. Crystal Rest
02. The Ethics of Loss
03. Under Ether
04. The Apparition of One
05. One who holds the balance
06. Sesame and Lilies
07. In the Light
08. Semidiapente
DENIGRATE:
Galzi Kallio: Vocals
Pekka Pyrhönen: Bass
Seppo Nummela: Guitar
Teemu Riekki - Guitar
Tipi Toivanen: Drums
denigratemail@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/denigrateCamp
Accompanying the release is the brand-new video for the lead single, “BETTING ON THE END”. This incendiary track juxtaposes the idea that “politicians are ‘gambling with our lives’” against the concept that everyday people are doing it for them. "It's a spiral about the devaluation of human life in the modern age. It feels like we're all just chips to be wagered, but at its core, we'd be wagering our own lives regardless. So can you blame an entity for essentially mocking your own behavior? It works both ways and on every level; be it an individual or an overpowered government. The house wins in the end."
Stream the new EP here: https://enforced.lnk.to/ALeapIntoTheDark-EPNe
Watch the visualizer for "Betting on the End" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0otsHKlV33A
The Book of Life" by EXODUS RISING is a Christian Progressive Heavy Metal album that spans biblical narratives from Genesis to Revelation. This concept album humanizes ancient stories, presenting them in digestible bites. Drawing inspiration from classical composers like Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart,
and blending them with the progressive metal influences of Symphony X, Dream Theater, and Queen to name a few. With that inspiration, EXODUS RISING creates a unique sound.
www.youtube.com/@EXODUSRISINGOFFICIAL
www.facebook.com/groups/1032855907857719
Belgian black metal band KrvL (pronounced as Kravaal) have unveiled the second music video supporting their latest album “DONKERE PADEN”. The band’s second full-length album was released via These Hands Melt earlier this month.
Watch “De Koning van Stilte”: https://youtu.be/X9btwS44TRo?si=_Au38DLcNtyuJbSW
Stream the track via all digital platforms: https://share.amuse.io/CBcMJIGrrzlO
Order the album:
https://krvl.bandcamp.com/album/donkere-paden
https://t.ly/krvlD (CD)
https://t.ly/krvlV (Vinyl)
Stream the album via digital platforms: https://share.amuse.io/album/krvl-donkere-paden
“Following the release of our first single and video clip, “Zielenrust,” we felt the need to create another compelling visual experience to accompany our music,” said the band.
“In this new video, we have once again embarked on an artistic journey, crafting a visual masterpiece that perfectly complements the dark, immersive soundscapes of our music. The production of “De Koning Van Stilte” was a meticulous process, involving detailed planning and creative experimentation. We took on multiple roles, from directing and filming to editing and post-production, ensuring that every frame resonated with the song’s profound themes.”
“The video was shot in an evocative location, chosen for its atmospheric qualities and ability to enhance the narrative. Natural landscapes, abandoned structures, and dimly lit interiors were used to create a sense of isolation and introspection. The use of colour grading and special effects was carefully calibrated to reflect the emotional depth of the music, blending seamlessly with the haunting melodies and intense rhythms.”
Following on from their debut "Kravaal" (self-released, 2022), the second album “Donkere Paden” brings even more darkness and despair, divided into seven chapters. The album features guest vocalists H. from Oerheks and Shazzula from the revered Wolvennest.
The band states: "We've poured our souls into crafting an atmospheric black metal album that will transport you to realms of chilling beauty and crushing despair. Prepare yourselves, for KrvL's reign of darkness begins anew when Autumn falls…"
KrvL previously released the atmospheric single and video “Zielenrust” which features Shazzula of Wolvennest.
KrvL comprises nameless souls that drift through the Kravaal Forest in Belgium in search of the light amongst the darkness they find themselves in. With lyrics in Dutch, the band contemplates topics such as nature, finding inner peace, nemesis, resurrection and an attempt to find light in the darkness.
Musically, the band is all about atmosphere. With a foundation of traditional 90s and modern black metal, the anonymous band also mixes post-metal, doom and sludge influences.
KrvL was established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, creating a perfect mood for the writing and recording of their debut album "Kravaal". Eventually, the album was self-released digitally in 2022 and then on vinyl in 2023. 2024 sees the band reach new heights with the signing to These Hands Melt and the release of their second album.
https://www.youtube.com/@TheseHandsMeltOfficial
https://thesehandsmelt.shop/
https://www.facebook.com/KrvL1745/
Style: Death/Thrash
Time: 8 songs, 38 minutes
Release date: 1.11. 2024
Type: Jewel box, 8 page booklet
Label: Parat Productions
You can listen full album on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mJB4a7nPqM
SCENERY was a Czech death/thrash band that existed between 1994-2014 and left a cult legacy on the Czech scene. Their music is based on the legacy of DEATH and technical death metal in general.
In the first two months of 2002 SCENERY recorded their second album “Philosophy Of Ages…”, the re-release of which is driven by the same idea as in the case of debut “The Drowning Shadow Of Mankind” (1998). Originally, both recordings were self-released by the band only as burned CDrs. There were reasons for this, related also to the lack of interest of the labels at the time, given the technical difficulty of SCENERY’s music, which appeared frustrating from the band’s point of view, but that’s just the way it was… And the rest is history.
Re-edition of SCENERY's second album from 2002 will be released on November 1st for the first time on pressed CD. Original sound, but modified frontcover, new booklet.
www.paratshop.cz
www.facebook.com/ParatMagazine
Genre: Speed / Thrash Metal
FFO: Venom, Motörhead, Bulldozer, Gehennah und Oldschool-Punkrock.
Label: Folter Records
Vertrieb: Alive
VÖ: 14.12.2024
The Return of the Assassins! Folter Records präsentiert stolz: "Burn in Metal", das neue Werk der Italiener VIOLENTOR, die hiermit ihre »20 Years in Metal« zelebrieren.
VIOLENTOR ist ein rohes Power-Trio in der Tradition von Motörhead und Venom – nur schneller und dreckiger! Ein rauer Mix der Einflüsse von Bandchef Alessio aka Dog und seinen Mitstreitern: Punk, Thrash, Speed und Wahnsinn – ein wüster, kompromissloser Sound, der eine obskure Atmosphäre erzeugt und in klaustrophobische Alpträume abdriftet. Oder, um es mit Dogs eigenen Worten zu sagen: "We are 100% Metal. No compromises, no prisoners. We are the most hated Italian band. We become wild animals live – an intense and extreme massacre for your ears. We kill posers, spit on the cross, piss on your graves!"
VIOLENTOR are:
Alessio Medici – Gitarre & Vocals
Michał Golbik – Drums
Roy Noizer Elguera – Bass
All songs written and arranged by Violentor. Recorded in hell. Mix & master by Ronnie Ripper – Naked Man Productions.
Discography:
Violentor (2011)
Rot (2012)
Maniacs (2015)
Putrid Stench (2019)
Manifesto di Odio (2022)
Burn in Metal (2024)
https://www.facebook.com/FolterRecordsGermany
https://www.facebook.com/VIOLENTOR666
Get
ready to charge into battle with Aussie thrash metal warriors DECIMATOR
as they proudly unveil the lyric video for “LEGIONS,” a
thunderous track from their explosive album, 'TIL THE ENEMIES ARE
GONE, available now via Wormholedeath.
In “Legions,” Decimator takes you on an epic journey through the storied realms of warfare, paying tribute to the fierce spirit of the Roman Empire. This anthem captures the relentless march of soldiers who live and die for glory, infusing powerful lyrics with anthemic choruses that echo the bravery and sacrifice of warriors in their fight for honor.
"Til The Enemies Are Gone" was recorded in a single day at Powell Lane Studios in Coogee, NSW. The album is built on tracks composed by a lineup that only performed live once, injecting a raw and unpredictable energy into their sound. Combining the ferocious grooves of modern metal with the blistering riffs of classic thrash, " Til The Enemies Are Gone" is a must-listen for metal fans everywhere.
Stream the album here: https://orcd.co/tteag
www.youtube.com/@decimatorbandaustralia568
www.facebook.com/DecimatorBandAustralia
SATAN'S
SIGH
is a band that emerged in the year 2023, germinating in the filthy decadence of
the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the most putrefied bowels of Brazil...
SATAN'S SIGH is deformed by a blasphemous trio where Black Sin and Damnation intend to mutilate us incessantly with their riffs and guitar solos while hatefully vomiting the infamous proclamations of chaos and destruction. Vitor Giovanni is an integral part of the sound massacre where he intends to slowly dismember us with his devastating bass. Sürtür Impurus usurps the drums in a demolishing way that manages to polish the most grotesque side of the sound from SATAN'S SIGH...
Still in 2023 SATAN'S SIGH presents its first demo tape entitled “DEMO l” and where two sonic profanations were stripped with the intention of presenting with the infamous purpose of spreading misfortune on earth, the eternal hatred for humanity and the harsh rawness of rotten South American Metal through the four corners of this cursed and nauseating underworld...
After the preview of the cover and the music that revealed the damned abominations that are emerging from the morbid underworld of SATAN'S SIGH, they will now be complemented with the disclosure of the alliance that is being established to carry out the release of this album that has its own identity exposed in the official video clip presented now to unveil a little more of the cadaveric essences that are being slowly decomposed in the putrid progress of this album that overflows with the putrid odors of imminent death...
An alliance of inhuman torments is being forged in the depths of the catacombs of hell, where we are proud to present the debut album of SATAN'S SIGH, which will be released in CD and Cassette formats under this alliance of devout demons of darkness and who have united to spread the cursed plagues of hell through this auditory impalement and from which no one will emerge unharmed...
For fans of : Impaled Nazarene, Merciless, Vulcano, Sepultura (old), Sarcofago, Mystifier, Headhunter Dc, Mortem, Grave Desecrator, Poisonous among other evil entities that influence in a very explicit way the putrid Death Metal moldy with sulfur and that SATAN'S SIGH presents to us with coldness...
PRIMITIVE DEATH METAL OLD SCHOOL...
SATAN'S SIGH "Impaled Nazareno" CASSETTE
European edition in CASSETTE limited to 100 copies, will co-released by Murder Records | Auditive Cut Records | Subterrâneo Maldito Records.
IMPALED SIDE:
01 - Intro/Satan's Sigh [5:17]
02 - Eternal Evil [3:15]
03 - Retumbosumbundos [0:52]
04 - SxSxS [3:40]
NAZARENO SIDE:
05 - Cold Dark [4:58]
06 - Primitive Future [1:19]
07 - Maldita Herança [2:40]
08 - Desejos Ardentes Under The... [1:25]
09 - ...Impaled Nazareno [3:35]
SATAN'S SIGH "Impaled Nazareno" CD
Brazilian edition in CD limited to 300 copies, will be co-released by Misanthropic Records | Mundo Bzzarro Distro | Blasmorfose Productions | Blizzard Records | Tormenta Distro. | Capa Preta Records | Ihells Productions | Vela Preta Productions.
Mexican edition in CD limited to 500 copies, will be released by Vomit Records.
HELLISH IMPALEMENTS:
01 - Intro/Satan's Sigh [5:17]
02 - Eternal Evil [3:15]
03 - Retumbosumbundos [0:52]
04 - SxSxS [3:40]
05 - Cold Dark [4:58]
06 - Primitive Future [1:19]
07 - Maldita Herança [2:40]
08 - Desejos Ardentes Under The... [1:25]
09 - ...Impaled Nazareno [3:35]
Impaled Nazareno was recorded, mixed and mastered between March and September 2024.
Drums and vocals recorded at HCS Studio, RJ.
Guitars and vocals recorded at Vela Preta Studio, RJ.
Basses recorded at Vitor's Home Studio, PB.
Production, mixing and mastering by Black Sin and Damnation.
Cover by Tatiana T.Bellini.
Internal designers Thiago Caronte and Elson Bueno.
Photos by Satan's sigh.
Final layout for the Cassette verion made by Alemão and Danihell Slaughter.
Promotional viodeo clips and flyers by Leo Mora and Danihell Slaughter.
SATAN'S SIGH are:
Black Sin and Damnation [Vocals & Guitars]
Vitor Giovanni [Bass]
Sürtür Impurus [Drums]
THIS ARE THE HELLISH ALLIANCE WITH A LEGION OF DEMONS WHO HAVE JOINED FORCES TO SUPPORT SATAN'S SIGH IN THE RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT ALBUM...
https://www.youtube.com/@SATANSSIGH
satanssigh@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/satanssig
"I Love the Dark" delves into darkness as a refuge of comfort and tranquility, escaping pain, fear, and societal pressures. The serene, night-time setting offers solace and a sense of true self, free from the alienating outside world. This introspective journey is enhanced by Time Consumed's signature doom-death metal sound, which deepens the song’s atmospheric and emotional impact.
https://timeconsumed.bandcamp.com/album/long-night-of-silence
Dutch
blackened death metal juggernaut MISANTHROPIA is back with
their new lyric video for "PROSPERITY BY COCAÏNE," a
sinister glimpse into their album, "ENVY THE DEAD,"
out via Wormholedeath.
The video pulls viewers into a bleak Victorian world, where the horrors of exploitation, violence, and addiction taint wealth and progress.
Misanthropia paints a vivid picture of moral decay. Through dark, evocative lyrics, the song unveils the grim realities of the Victorian era, capturing a twisted fantasy driven by cocaine-fueled corruption.
Stream the full album "Envy The Dead" here: https://orcd.co/envythedead
MISANTHROPIA is no stranger to sonic devastation. For over 20 years, they’ve carved a path through the metal scene with their unique blend of Blackened fury and Death Metal aggression. Their longstanding partnership with legendary producer/engineer MIKE WEAD (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) continues on ‘ENVY THE DEAD’, ensuring a potent and punishing listening experience.
"Envy The Dead" is a concept album that conjures a dark, gritty atmosphere inspired by historical horrors like Jack The Ripper and necromancy. Moving away from symphonic elements, it embraces a progressive Death/Thrash vibe with influences from Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Necrophobic, Mayhem, and Death. Mike Wead (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) is behind the engineering, mixing, and mastering
Line up:
Bram Koller-Rythm Guitars and Vocals
Dennis Schoenmaker-Rythm And Lead Guitars
Pepijn Heilbron-Bass
Hugo de Waal-Drums
www.youtube.com/@misanthropiaofficial4167
www.facebook.com/666misanthropia
NOIRSUAIRE
– „ BLACK FLAME OF UNHOLY TRADITION”
"Black Flame Of Unholy Tradition" , a new EP that was written and recorded during the summer of 2024 and must be considered a prelude to the first NOIRSUAIRE album.
Songs "Submit To Pestilence" and "Thoses Once Revered" were recorded separately and originally released as "Revered Pestilence Sessions".
"Submit To Pestilence" is the first song written by NOIRSUAIRE.
N - guitars, bass, vocals
Agravh - drums
Drums entirely recorded by Agravh in a rehearsal room.
Guitars, bass, and vocals entirely recorded by N in the small and wooden attic of his house lost in the beauty and the darkness of the Pyrenean mountains.
CD Version Released by Khaoszophy Productions.
Cassette Released By Rabauw Productions.
"Black Flame Of Unholy Tradition" is dedicated to the memory of P.K from ABIGOR and hails the ones keeping it burning bright.
https://khaoszophy.com/
https://www.rabauw.com/home
https://www.facebook.com/noirsuaire
The
second full-length studio album by Bulgarian Groove/Death Metal band GRIMAZE
. "THE HEART OF A COLLAPSING STAR" reflects on the
relationship between the micro and macro cosmos. Powerful human emotions are
being experienced by fierce natural forces to depict the intensity through
which one goes on the spiritual path.
Guitars, bass, and vocals were recorded at Urban House Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria, while the drums were recorded by Janne Jaloma and Daniel Bergstrand at SDFX Studio, Stockholm, Sweden.
The whole album was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand.
Mastering was done by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Studios, Uppsala, Sweden.
Grimaze is a Bulgarian Groove/Death Metal band formed in 2013.
Since its formation, the band has toured with Decapitated, Hatesphere, Thy Disease, Pestilence, Bleeding Gods, Vader, and Hate. Grimaze has also supported Cannibal Corpse.
The new album, "The Heart Of A Collapsing Star", was released on September 1, 2024. Two singles from the album, “Gripping The Spirit” and “Cosmic Solitude”, has been released as well.
https://www.facebook.com/GRIMAZE
NEWS 26.10.2024"Sesame and Lilies is a story of an artists suffering from the lack of spirituality. He blames everyone but himself of that situation. He blame his muse, quills, the ceiling, the walls, his premises. It's a lament that is easy for all of us to identify with. But it's always much harder to face your deficiencies and lift yourself up from that swamp. There is only the way up and the way down. Staying still isn't an option. What is your choice?"
Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/denigrate-sesameandlilies
Since Denigrate was found back in '96, the inevitable vibe of the band was to be dark, melancholy, tormented, observative.
The quantity of albums released is really not the thing in this band. From the first released album in 2003 to the latest 4th one in 2024 called "To The Goddess Unknown", decades has changed and so has the band.
After no more than three albums released, after big-time local momentum with a finnish cover song, after mandatory hiatus, after some line-up changes, Denigrate 2024 introduces their absolutely greatest masterpiece to date and shows what only truely experienced bunch of members can achieve.
Tracklist01. Crystal Rest
02. The Ethics of Loss
03. Under Ether
04. The Apparition of One
05. One who holds the balance
06. Sesame and Lilies
07. In the Light
08. Semidiapente
DENIGRATE:
Galzi Kallio: Vocals
Pekka Pyrhönen: Bass
Seppo Nummela: Guitar
Teemu Riekki - Guitar
Tipi Toivanen: Drums
denigratemail@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/denigrateCamp
Accompanying the release is the brand-new video for the lead single, “BETTING ON THE END”. This incendiary track juxtaposes the idea that “politicians are ‘gambling with our lives’” against the concept that everyday people are doing it for them. "It's a spiral about the devaluation of human life in the modern age. It feels like we're all just chips to be wagered, but at its core, we'd be wagering our own lives regardless. So can you blame an entity for essentially mocking your own behavior? It works both ways and on every level; be it an individual or an overpowered government. The house wins in the end."
Stream the new EP here: https://enforced.lnk.to/ALeapIntoTheDark-EPNe
Watch the visualizer for "Betting on the End" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0otsHKlV33A
The Book of Life" by EXODUS RISING is a Christian Progressive Heavy Metal album that spans biblical narratives from Genesis to Revelation. This concept album humanizes ancient stories, presenting them in digestible bites. Drawing inspiration from classical composers like Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart,
and blending them with the progressive metal influences of Symphony X, Dream Theater, and Queen to name a few. With that inspiration, EXODUS RISING creates a unique sound.
www.youtube.com/@EXODUSRISINGOFFICIAL
www.facebook.com/groups/1032855907857719
Belgian black metal band KrvL (pronounced as Kravaal) have unveiled the second music video supporting their latest album “DONKERE PADEN”. The band’s second full-length album was released via These Hands Melt earlier this month.
Watch “De Koning van Stilte”: https://youtu.be/X9btwS44TRo?si=_Au38DLcNtyuJbSWStream the track via all digital platforms: https://share.amuse.io/CBcMJIGrrzlO
Order the album:
https://krvl.bandcamp.com/album/donkere-paden
https://t.ly/krvlD (CD)
https://t.ly/krvlV (Vinyl)
Stream the album via digital platforms: https://share.amuse.io/album/krvl-donkere-paden
“Following the release of our first single and video clip, “Zielenrust,” we felt the need to create another compelling visual experience to accompany our music,” said the band.
“In this new video, we have once again embarked on an artistic journey, crafting a visual masterpiece that perfectly complements the dark, immersive soundscapes of our music. The production of “De Koning Van Stilte” was a meticulous process, involving detailed planning and creative experimentation. We took on multiple roles, from directing and filming to editing and post-production, ensuring that every frame resonated with the song’s profound themes.”
“The video was shot in an evocative location, chosen for its atmospheric qualities and ability to enhance the narrative. Natural landscapes, abandoned structures, and dimly lit interiors were used to create a sense of isolation and introspection. The use of colour grading and special effects was carefully calibrated to reflect the emotional depth of the music, blending seamlessly with the haunting melodies and intense rhythms.”
Following on from their debut "Kravaal" (self-released, 2022), the second album “Donkere Paden” brings even more darkness and despair, divided into seven chapters. The album features guest vocalists H. from Oerheks and Shazzula from the revered Wolvennest.
The band states: "We've poured our souls into crafting an atmospheric black metal album that will transport you to realms of chilling beauty and crushing despair. Prepare yourselves, for KrvL's reign of darkness begins anew when Autumn falls…"
KrvL previously released the atmospheric single and video “Zielenrust” which features Shazzula of Wolvennest.
KrvL comprises nameless souls that drift through the Kravaal Forest in Belgium in search of the light amongst the darkness they find themselves in. With lyrics in Dutch, the band contemplates topics such as nature, finding inner peace, nemesis, resurrection and an attempt to find light in the darkness.
Musically, the band is all about atmosphere. With a foundation of traditional 90s and modern black metal, the anonymous band also mixes post-metal, doom and sludge influences.
KrvL was established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, creating a perfect mood for the writing and recording of their debut album "Kravaal". Eventually, the album was self-released digitally in 2022 and then on vinyl in 2023. 2024 sees the band reach new heights with the signing to These Hands Melt and the release of their second album.
https://www.youtube.com/@TheseHandsMeltOfficial
https://thesehandsmelt.shop/
https://www.facebook.com/KrvL1745/
Style: Death/Thrash Time: 8 songs, 38 minutes
Release date: 1.11. 2024
Type: Jewel box, 8 page booklet
Label: Parat Productions
You can listen full album on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mJB4a7nPqM
SCENERY was a Czech death/thrash band that existed between 1994-2014 and left a cult legacy on the Czech scene. Their music is based on the legacy of DEATH and technical death metal in general.
In the first two months of 2002 SCENERY recorded their second album “Philosophy Of Ages…”, the re-release of which is driven by the same idea as in the case of debut “The Drowning Shadow Of Mankind” (1998). Originally, both recordings were self-released by the band only as burned CDrs. There were reasons for this, related also to the lack of interest of the labels at the time, given the technical difficulty of SCENERY’s music, which appeared frustrating from the band’s point of view, but that’s just the way it was… And the rest is history.
Re-edition of SCENERY's second album from 2002 will be released on November 1st for the first time on pressed CD. Original sound, but modified frontcover, new booklet.
www.paratshop.cz
www.facebook.com/ParatMagazine
Genre: Speed / Thrash MetalFFO: Venom, Motörhead, Bulldozer, Gehennah und Oldschool-Punkrock.
Label: Folter Records
Vertrieb: Alive
VÖ: 14.12.2024
The Return of the Assassins! Folter Records präsentiert stolz: "Burn in Metal", das neue Werk der Italiener VIOLENTOR, die hiermit ihre »20 Years in Metal« zelebrieren.
VIOLENTOR ist ein rohes Power-Trio in der Tradition von Motörhead und Venom – nur schneller und dreckiger! Ein rauer Mix der Einflüsse von Bandchef Alessio aka Dog und seinen Mitstreitern: Punk, Thrash, Speed und Wahnsinn – ein wüster, kompromissloser Sound, der eine obskure Atmosphäre erzeugt und in klaustrophobische Alpträume abdriftet. Oder, um es mit Dogs eigenen Worten zu sagen: "We are 100% Metal. No compromises, no prisoners. We are the most hated Italian band. We become wild animals live – an intense and extreme massacre for your ears. We kill posers, spit on the cross, piss on your graves!"
VIOLENTOR are:
Alessio Medici – Gitarre & Vocals
Michał Golbik – Drums
Roy Noizer Elguera – Bass
All songs written and arranged by Violentor. Recorded in hell. Mix & master by Ronnie Ripper – Naked Man Productions.
Discography:
Violentor (2011)
Rot (2012)
Maniacs (2015)
Putrid Stench (2019)
Manifesto di Odio (2022)
Burn in Metal (2024)
https://www.facebook.com/FolterRecordsGermany
https://www.facebook.com/VIOLENTOR666
Get
ready to charge into battle with Aussie thrash metal warriors DECIMATOR
as they proudly unveil the lyric video for “LEGIONS,” a
thunderous track from their explosive album, 'TIL THE ENEMIES ARE
GONE, available now via Wormholedeath.In “Legions,” Decimator takes you on an epic journey through the storied realms of warfare, paying tribute to the fierce spirit of the Roman Empire. This anthem captures the relentless march of soldiers who live and die for glory, infusing powerful lyrics with anthemic choruses that echo the bravery and sacrifice of warriors in their fight for honor.
"Til The Enemies Are Gone" was recorded in a single day at Powell Lane Studios in Coogee, NSW. The album is built on tracks composed by a lineup that only performed live once, injecting a raw and unpredictable energy into their sound. Combining the ferocious grooves of modern metal with the blistering riffs of classic thrash, " Til The Enemies Are Gone" is a must-listen for metal fans everywhere.
Stream the album here: https://orcd.co/tteag
www.youtube.com/@decimatorbandaustralia568
www.facebook.com/DecimatorBandAustralia
SATAN'S
SIGH
is a band that emerged in the year 2023, germinating in the filthy decadence of
the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the most putrefied bowels of Brazil...SATAN'S SIGH is deformed by a blasphemous trio where Black Sin and Damnation intend to mutilate us incessantly with their riffs and guitar solos while hatefully vomiting the infamous proclamations of chaos and destruction. Vitor Giovanni is an integral part of the sound massacre where he intends to slowly dismember us with his devastating bass. Sürtür Impurus usurps the drums in a demolishing way that manages to polish the most grotesque side of the sound from SATAN'S SIGH...
Still in 2023 SATAN'S SIGH presents its first demo tape entitled “DEMO l” and where two sonic profanations were stripped with the intention of presenting with the infamous purpose of spreading misfortune on earth, the eternal hatred for humanity and the harsh rawness of rotten South American Metal through the four corners of this cursed and nauseating underworld...
After the preview of the cover and the music that revealed the damned abominations that are emerging from the morbid underworld of SATAN'S SIGH, they will now be complemented with the disclosure of the alliance that is being established to carry out the release of this album that has its own identity exposed in the official video clip presented now to unveil a little more of the cadaveric essences that are being slowly decomposed in the putrid progress of this album that overflows with the putrid odors of imminent death...
An alliance of inhuman torments is being forged in the depths of the catacombs of hell, where we are proud to present the debut album of SATAN'S SIGH, which will be released in CD and Cassette formats under this alliance of devout demons of darkness and who have united to spread the cursed plagues of hell through this auditory impalement and from which no one will emerge unharmed...
For fans of : Impaled Nazarene, Merciless, Vulcano, Sepultura (old), Sarcofago, Mystifier, Headhunter Dc, Mortem, Grave Desecrator, Poisonous among other evil entities that influence in a very explicit way the putrid Death Metal moldy with sulfur and that SATAN'S SIGH presents to us with coldness...
PRIMITIVE DEATH METAL OLD SCHOOL...
SATAN'S SIGH "Impaled Nazareno" CASSETTE
European edition in CASSETTE limited to 100 copies, will co-released by Murder Records | Auditive Cut Records | Subterrâneo Maldito Records.
IMPALED SIDE:
01 - Intro/Satan's Sigh [5:17]
02 - Eternal Evil [3:15]
03 - Retumbosumbundos [0:52]
04 - SxSxS [3:40]
NAZARENO SIDE:
05 - Cold Dark [4:58]
06 - Primitive Future [1:19]
07 - Maldita Herança [2:40]
08 - Desejos Ardentes Under The... [1:25]
09 - ...Impaled Nazareno [3:35]
SATAN'S SIGH "Impaled Nazareno" CD
Brazilian edition in CD limited to 300 copies, will be co-released by Misanthropic Records | Mundo Bzzarro Distro | Blasmorfose Productions | Blizzard Records | Tormenta Distro. | Capa Preta Records | Ihells Productions | Vela Preta Productions.
Mexican edition in CD limited to 500 copies, will be released by Vomit Records.
HELLISH IMPALEMENTS:
01 - Intro/Satan's Sigh [5:17]
02 - Eternal Evil [3:15]
03 - Retumbosumbundos [0:52]
04 - SxSxS [3:40]
05 - Cold Dark [4:58]
06 - Primitive Future [1:19]
07 - Maldita Herança [2:40]
08 - Desejos Ardentes Under The... [1:25]
09 - ...Impaled Nazareno [3:35]
Impaled Nazareno was recorded, mixed and mastered between March and September 2024.
Drums and vocals recorded at HCS Studio, RJ.
Guitars and vocals recorded at Vela Preta Studio, RJ.
Basses recorded at Vitor's Home Studio, PB.
Production, mixing and mastering by Black Sin and Damnation.
Cover by Tatiana T.Bellini.
Internal designers Thiago Caronte and Elson Bueno.
Photos by Satan's sigh.
Final layout for the Cassette verion made by Alemão and Danihell Slaughter.
Promotional viodeo clips and flyers by Leo Mora and Danihell Slaughter.
SATAN'S SIGH are:
Black Sin and Damnation [Vocals & Guitars]
Vitor Giovanni [Bass]
Sürtür Impurus [Drums]
THIS ARE THE HELLISH ALLIANCE WITH A LEGION OF DEMONS WHO HAVE JOINED FORCES TO SUPPORT SATAN'S SIGH IN THE RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT ALBUM...
https://www.youtube.com/@SATANSSIGH
satanssigh@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/satanssig
"I Love the Dark" delves into darkness as a refuge of comfort and tranquility, escaping pain, fear, and societal pressures. The serene, night-time setting offers solace and a sense of true self, free from the alienating outside world. This introspective journey is enhanced by Time Consumed's signature doom-death metal sound, which deepens the song’s atmospheric and emotional impact.
https://timeconsumed.bandcamp.com/album/long-night-of-silence
Dutch
blackened death metal juggernaut MISANTHROPIA is back with
their new lyric video for "PROSPERITY BY COCAÏNE," a
sinister glimpse into their album, "ENVY THE DEAD,"
out via Wormholedeath.The video pulls viewers into a bleak Victorian world, where the horrors of exploitation, violence, and addiction taint wealth and progress.
Misanthropia paints a vivid picture of moral decay. Through dark, evocative lyrics, the song unveils the grim realities of the Victorian era, capturing a twisted fantasy driven by cocaine-fueled corruption.
Stream the full album "Envy The Dead" here: https://orcd.co/envythedead
MISANTHROPIA is no stranger to sonic devastation. For over 20 years, they’ve carved a path through the metal scene with their unique blend of Blackened fury and Death Metal aggression. Their longstanding partnership with legendary producer/engineer MIKE WEAD (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) continues on ‘ENVY THE DEAD’, ensuring a potent and punishing listening experience.
"Envy The Dead" is a concept album that conjures a dark, gritty atmosphere inspired by historical horrors like Jack The Ripper and necromancy. Moving away from symphonic elements, it embraces a progressive Death/Thrash vibe with influences from Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Necrophobic, Mayhem, and Death. Mike Wead (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) is behind the engineering, mixing, and mastering
Line up:
Bram Koller-Rythm Guitars and Vocals
Dennis Schoenmaker-Rythm And Lead Guitars
Pepijn Heilbron-Bass
Hugo de Waal-Drums
www.youtube.com/@misanthropiaofficial4167
www.facebook.com/666misanthropia
NOIRSUAIRE
– „ BLACK FLAME OF UNHOLY TRADITION”"Black Flame Of Unholy Tradition" , a new EP that was written and recorded during the summer of 2024 and must be considered a prelude to the first NOIRSUAIRE album.
Songs "Submit To Pestilence" and "Thoses Once Revered" were recorded separately and originally released as "Revered Pestilence Sessions".
"Submit To Pestilence" is the first song written by NOIRSUAIRE.
N - guitars, bass, vocals
Agravh - drums
Drums entirely recorded by Agravh in a rehearsal room.
Guitars, bass, and vocals entirely recorded by N in the small and wooden attic of his house lost in the beauty and the darkness of the Pyrenean mountains.
CD Version Released by Khaoszophy Productions.
Cassette Released By Rabauw Productions.
"Black Flame Of Unholy Tradition" is dedicated to the memory of P.K from ABIGOR and hails the ones keeping it burning bright.
https://khaoszophy.com/
https://www.rabauw.com/home
https://www.facebook.com/noirsuaire
The
second full-length studio album by Bulgarian Groove/Death Metal band GRIMAZE
. "THE HEART OF A COLLAPSING STAR" reflects on the
relationship between the micro and macro cosmos. Powerful human emotions are
being experienced by fierce natural forces to depict the intensity through
which one goes on the spiritual path.Guitars, bass, and vocals were recorded at Urban House Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria, while the drums were recorded by Janne Jaloma and Daniel Bergstrand at SDFX Studio, Stockholm, Sweden.
The whole album was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand.
Mastering was done by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Studios, Uppsala, Sweden.
Grimaze is a Bulgarian Groove/Death Metal band formed in 2013.
Since its formation, the band has toured with Decapitated, Hatesphere, Thy Disease, Pestilence, Bleeding Gods, Vader, and Hate. Grimaze has also supported Cannibal Corpse.
The new album, "The Heart Of A Collapsing Star", was released on September 1, 2024. Two singles from the album, “Gripping The Spirit” and “Cosmic Solitude”, has been released as well.
https://www.facebook.com/GRIMAZE
MOTÖRHEAD veröffentlichen limitierte Auflage von „YE BOOK OF
INCONSEQUENTIAL SCRIBBLES“! Lemmy war ein stolzer Kritzler und Schreiber, der im Laufe der Jahre viele Tagebücher füllte. Er hat immer gehofft, eine Sammlung seiner einzigartigen Einblicke ins Leben veröffentlicht zu sehen, und so ist Motörhead stolz darauf, die Veröffentlichung der auf 500 handnummerierte Stücke limitierten Auflage von “Ye Book Of Inconsequential Scribbles of Lemmy Kilmister 1st Esq.” anzukündigen, ein mit Spannung erwartetes Sammlerstück, das ausschließlich online verkauft wird. “Ye Book Of Inconsequential Scribbles” zeigt einige von Lemmys besten Kritzeleien und bietet einen ungefilterten Einblick in den Geist eines Mannes, dessen Sicht auf die Welt ironisch humorvoll und zeitlos vorausschauend war.
Jede Seite ist eine Hommage an Lemmys einzigartige Fähigkeit, das Leben und die Menschen, die es leben, mit seiner unverfälschten Einstellung und seinem schelmischen Sinn für Humor zu erfassen. Mit dieser limitierten Auflage wird nicht nur ein Wunsch von Lemmy erfüllt, sondern auch das wahre Wesen einer der einflussreichsten Figuren des Rock gewürdigt.
“Ye Book Of Inconsequential Scribbles” kann ab dem 23. Oktober im offiziellen Motörhead-Webshop vorbestellt werden. Jetzt schnell handeln und ein Exemplar sichern. https://shop-eu.imotorhead.com/collections/lemmy
Was für eine wunderbare Krönung des Motörhead-Monats Oktober, der passenderweise auch am 25.10. mit dem Release der aufwendig kuratierten Box “WE TAKE NO PRISONERS” aufwartet!
"We Take No Prisoners – The Singles 1995–2006" als Sammlung von A- und B-Seiten im DELUXE 7” SET, als Doppel-CD sowie in digitaler Form. “We Take No Prisoners – The Singles 1995–2006" ist ab 25. Oktober 2024 erhältlich.
Jetzt vorbestellen: https://motorhead.lnk.to/prisoners
Technical death metal band Fleshbore have preorders up now for their exciting new full length just in time for their US tour which is currently going on (flyer below). If you're into catchy, aggressive and vibrant tech death, you can't go on with life without it. Please find info about the release on Bandcamp at https://fleshboreband.bandcamp.com/album/painted-paradise
FLESHBORE – “PAINTED PARADISE”
For
fans of
- Archspire, Allegaeon, Psycroptic, The Zenith Passage, SoreptionFleshbore have crafted a tech death album that is unrelenting from the get go. It's packed to the brim with riffs and to make things overwhelming, they offer innumerable variations and deliver it with rare, staggering intensity. The vocals are straight up furious; the frontman delivers both hoarse growls and deep grunts in a rapid stuttering style, interspersing it all with raspy vocals to suit the constantly shifting moods of the album. The music has an inherent momentum, oscillating violently between the sped up technical parts and progressive passages providing brief respite, and spicing things up with brutal death metal bits along the way. It's not just fast tech death; it's full-bodied intricate death metal, carefully and thoughtfully composed, and flawlessly executed. 'Painted Paradise' is an album that's also remarkably catchy and even memorable despite the ever-intensifying chaos. There are parts that will stand out from the cascade of riffs in every song and will have the listener delightfully coming back for more. Fleshbore have imbibed the best parts of the style and reimagined it in their vision, and spew out the volatile concoction forcefully as a fiery, acerbic projectile that ends up being some of the most exhilarating music in recent times.
Line up:
Michael McGinley - Guitar
Michael O’Hara - Vocals
Cole Chavez - Guitar
Cole Daniels (Demon King) – Bass
Other Personnel:
Robin Stone (Evilyn, Norse) - Session Drums
Jackson Ward - Mixing and Mastering
Mark Erskine - Art
Track listing
1. Setting Sun
2. The World
3. Target Fixation
4. Wandering Twilight
5. Inadequate
6. The Ancient Knowledge
7. Painted Paradise
8. Laplace's Game
Release date - January 24th, 2024
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Thank you very much! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
Sweden's melodic death trio AGAINST I have shared a new track off their upcoming album, Songs for the DYING.
The band goes in-depth on their new single, "A Hymn for the End":
"'A Hymn for the End' is a celebration of the end of mankind. It is a song for the dead or those soon to be. This track features remnants of the old industrial sound of early AGAINST I and serves as a bridge on the album, where some of the riffs really push it forward as a contrast rounding things up."
Stream "A Hymn for the End" now at https://tfreco.bandcamp.com/album/a-hymn-for-the-end-2
Songs for the Dying picks up where Destruction Lullaby - released in May 2024 - left off. The album offers lethal doses of aggressive and melodic death tinged with shades of industrial and atmospheric metal.
AGAINST I will release Songs for the Dying on November 29. Pre-order the album at https://tfreco.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-the-dying
Tracklisting
:1. Bound in Blood
2. Depraved Lust
3. A Hymn for the End
4. Crimson Queen
5. Eternal Slumber
6. From the Beyond
7. Father of Lies
8. Judgement of the Damned
9. Praise the Dead
10. Scorched Earth
11. The Blackest Night
AGAINST I was founded in 2022 by Fredrik Keith Croona known as vocalist and founder of Cynical Existence and ex-vocalist of Menschdefekt. Together with Mathias Back (guitars) and Anders Ström (drums), they fuse elements of metal and hints of electronic parts into a cacophony of aggression and melodies.
In 2023 the band released their debut album Carnival of Excess on Advoxya Records. 2024 saw the release of two EPs, Perfect Smile and the follow-up Destruction Lullaby, which took the band in an entirely new direction.
Line-Up:
Fredrik Keith Croona - vocals
Mathias Back - guitars
Anders Ström - drums
https://www.facebook.com/againstIband
Canberra (AU) - Australian-based Symphonic Death Metal band, Project: ULTIMATE SATAN, will release their highly anticipated debut album, THE OPUS SATANAS, November 29 on Eschatonic Records!
A lyric video for "Nocturne Immortalis," the third and final single taken from The Opus Satanas, is a celebration and final observance of those who always were and have always been. Check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trsYtCmZOtc
Project: Ultimate Satan was formed late 2019. The band features Eschatonic Records alumni from Inhuman Remnants, Black Mountain, Terravorous, Unholy Vendetta and Somnium Nox.
The Opus Satanas was forged amidst the Fires and Plagues of 2020 and 2021. As Project: Ultimate Satan sought to push the sonic possibilities of their unique blend of Blackened Death Metal, they focused on the inclusion of more symphonic elements, orchestrations and lyrical content that would honour those that called to them from across the vast depths of the cosmos.
July 2022 saw the release of their first single "Symphony Es Infernus," an auspicious ode to Lillith Liftoach. However, due to further outbreaks, lockdowns and restrictions, their accompanying live rituals would be restricted to the ACT and the South Coast regions.
February 2024 saw the release of their second single "The Infallible Void." The song is a sonic exploration and meditations on the darkness within us all.
Track
Listing:1. Symphony Es Infernus
2. Humanity's Last Breath
3. Is This How Freedom Dies
4. The Infallible Void
5. Footprints in the Sans of Time
6. Nocturne Immortalis
Pre-order: https://projectultimatesatan.bandcamp.com/album/the-opus-satanas
Credits:
Recorded at Studio Decay.
Produced by JDecay.
Mixed and Mastered by Gibb at Gibbenez Music.
Cover Design and Borders by Hans Trasid at Dis-Art Design.
P:US Logo and Emblem by Wappenschmied.
Line-up:
Scottanic – Vocals
Ashahalasin – Bass
JDecay – Guitars, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Dazferatu – Keys, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Amorasche – Drums, Orchestration and Backing Vocals
Contributing Artists:
Vocals from Jem
Guitars by Calcifur (Terravorous)
Lead Guitars by Nekros the Black (Ex-Inhuman Remnants)
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PESTILENT SCARS is a five-piece melodic death metal band from Oulu. All members are between 18 and 19 years old. The band's central themes focus on melodic songwriting, pure emotion, tight gigs and overall the old school way of getting around.
The band is about to release their debut album MEADOWS OF MISFORTUNE on January 17th 2025 via Inverse Records.
The second single 'A Reaching Hand' is out today on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/pestilent-hand
"Mostly my writing comes straight from the heart. When I write music it has to come naturally. Melodies are very important to me and that's why we have lot of melodic riffs in our songs. It tells you a story, it's not basic death metal. I feel like I can show much more about myself with melodies. It's something that I do. I don't think a lot about which bands have inspired me, but i have to say that gothenburg's melodic death metal scene from 90's has inspired me a lot. But our music still has that Finnish melancholy. Both Finnish and Swedish melodic death metal is very important to me."- Guitarist/Songwriter, Elias Vierimaa
Biography:
Pestilent Scars was born in the winter of 2022/2023. The band has had the same line-up for almost its entire existence. Pestilent Scars released their first single "Deceitful Phoenix" in the summer of 2023. The single was a relative success. Deceitful Phoenix" was followed by "All On My Own" in the autumn of the same year.
The band played several live shows in 2023 and 2024, which were energetic and showcased the band's overall idea. At their last gig the band performed their forthcoming album "Meadows Of Misfortune". The album will be released in early 2025.
Strictly limited CD is now available on https://inverse-records.myshopify.com/products/pestilent-scars-meadows-of-misfortune-cd-pre-order
Track list:01. Into The Meadows
02. Internal Torment
03. Golden Maiden
04. Deceitful Phoenix
05. Unreality
06. A Reaching Hand
07. Democide
08. All On My Own
09. In Search Of Reason
10. False Messiah
Album cover by Topi Ilmola
Line-up:
Pasi Matinolli - Vocals
Elias Vierimaa - Guitars
Artturi Kauppi - Drums
Sampo Jylhä - Bass
Topi Ilmola - Guitars
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Pre-order:
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Speaking to the new album, GIGAN’s founding member, guitarist, sole-songwriter and lyricist; Eric Hersemann, had this to say: “Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus is a perfect expression of where GIGAN is as a band and where we are headed into the future. Like all GIGAN songs, our emphasis is on creativity and limitless imagination, while still working within the realms of interwoven madness and colorful technicality combined with the oppressive elements of misanthropic dissonance and crushing brutality. Any fan of GIGAN, or any fan of genuine Metal music that is completely fearless and without pretentious delivery, is in for a mind-bending treat.”
Track
Listing:1. Trans-Dimensional Crossing of the Alta-Tenuis
2. Ultra-Violet Shimmer and Permeating Infra-sound
3. Square Wave Subversion
4. Emerging Sects of Dagonic Acolytes
5. Katabatic Windswept Landscapes
6. Erratic Pulsitivity and Horror
7. The Strange Harvest of the Baganoids
8. Ominous Silhouettes Cast Across Gulfs of Time
Credits:
All music, lyrics, vocal patterns and concepts: Eric Hersemann.
Recorded and mixed by Sanford Parker at Palisades Studio and the Hypercube in Chicago, IL.
Mastered by Collin Jordan at Boiler Room.
All album art and layout: Max Winter (Teratogen)
Line-up:
Eric Hersemann - All electric, acoustic and bass guitars, theremin, otomatone, synths, lyrics, concepts and madness.
Nathan Cotton - Drums, percussion and Sunny weather.
Jerry Kavouriaris - Vocals and violence.
Bio:
Since 2005, GIGAN has been an unsung vanguard of abstract and creatively dissonant extreme metal. Pushing boundaries and never compromising the artistic vision throughout the debut EP and subsequent four full-length albums has led GIGAN to be considered an unwavering force of both innovation and extremity.
It has been almost seven years since GIGAN has released new music and the time spent away has only honed and sharpened the still-deadly blades of creativity for which GIGAN has always been known; while also infusing fresh elements not yet heard within the GIGAN Universe. The results of GIGAN’s current hard work is the new beast of an album entitled Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus.
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Bio
DUSTBORN is a Czech band, originally playing symphonic death metal, thematically influenced by post-apocalyptic and hard sci-fi stories. The band emerged from the ashes of the band Desire for Sorrow, with founding members Jon, Johny and Vlajda (ex. DfS), Dan (Arthemion), Aaron and Venca (ex. Of the Woods, Pyromann).
In 2018, DUSTBORN recorded its first EP in the SONIDOS studio in Brno, entitled MMXVIII. The EP saw initial release only as digital download in form of individual singles, but in 2019 it was also released as a physical CD under the Narcoleptica Productions label. The CD version includes an instrumental bonus track in addition to the original digital release. MMXVIII also features two music videos for the singles Mind Astray and Depths, produced by Marek Frodys Pytlik (Postcards from Arkham).
Just before the recording of the debut album Dethroned, guitarist Aaron and vocalist Venca left the band, which greatly complicated the recording process. Guitar recording was largely taken over by the talented guitarist Marek Ciml and the position behind the microphone was taken over by Johny, who has remained behind the microphone permanently ever since. The album Dethroned, released in 2019 under the czech label Metalgate, has garnered positive reactions from fans and critics alike. The album also appeared in the Ceny Britva nominations in the Album of the Year category, for example.
Shortly after the release, Tom (ex. Marked As An Enemy) came on as a guitarist. The band, oxygenated with new blood, released the third official music video for the opening single River Stained Red, directed by Mejla Basel (Mejla Prod. - Machine Head, Krabathor, Hypnos)
With new material and a new show, the band hit the road to support Dethroned. They went on to play several successful shows at clubs and festivals in the Czech Republic and abroad, followed by a lull caused by the global pandemic.
At the end of 2022, DUSTBORN reappeared with two singles, The Sun God and Hodina, recorded live at Ambit 1084 studio in Český Krumlov. Both singles suggested a certain retreat from symphonic death metal, yet retained the band's distinct personality.
In 2023, the band returns to the concert stage while preparing new material for a second full-length album, much of which was written during the pandemic. Given that our previous collaboration with the Ambit1084 studio had been fruitful, the second LP has been produced there as well. The new material moves a bit more into the black metal waters and nods in the direction of older Norwegian black metal records. Nonetheless, both the sound and the music of the album had been approached in a less orthodox manner, with frequent entries from other metal sub-genres. Album comes out on October 10th, 2024 digitally on all main streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music, ...) and a month later on a physical CD as well.
https://www.youtube.com/@dustborn
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Born from the cold, concrete streets of Krakow, Poland’s PANDEMIC are an old-school thrash/speed metal band that have been a rising force in the underground scene since their formation in 2015. Despite facing a rocky start with frequent lineup changes, a founder's death, and periods of inactivity, PANDEMIC found their footing in 2018 with a solid lineup.
Their
debut EP, Deaf Nite, dropped in September 2018, serving up four blistering
tracks that showcased PANDEMIC's raw power and aggression. Staying true to
their roots, they followed up with the single Where The Devil Says
Goodnite in 2020, a two-track release. By 2023, the band had finally
released their first full-length, Crooked Mirror. PANDEMIC’s relentless
pace continued with the recording of their second album, Phantoms, in
early 2024.Pushing the boundaries of their sound and further establishing their place in the Polish metal underground, PANDEMIC’s second album should surely spread their name across the international metal map. Neither too conveniently classified as thrash nor as speed metal, Phantoms marries thrashing riffs to a dynamic style of metal that indeed speeds from time to time but, more often than not, has the gleaming contours and drama of paradigmatic ‘80s power-thrash. The deeper one goes into Phantoms, the more he will find PANDEMIC’s mastery spread across differing styles of songcraft; while everything coalesces into a unified album experience, each song here maintains its own unique character rather than simply repeating the same formula for eight-plus tracks. Credit for that comes through each member bringing a distinct pedigree to the table, with guitarist Wiktor Lobarzewski also shredding for GALLOWER, fellow six-stringer Marcin Konieczny laying down the riffs for Roadhog, and drummer Filip Worek beating the skins for Horned Cült. Completed by bassist Gniewko Jelski’s rough and rowdy but articulate vocals, PANDEMIC are the proverbial well-oiled machine – with oil of ‘80s vintage, of course!
Primed to take that machine further, be it the underground festivals they’ve been tearing up or shows on domestic soil, PANDEMIC hereby unleash Phantoms!
Line-up:
Marcin Konieczny - Guitars
Wiktor Lobarzewski - Guitars
Gniewko Jelski - Vocals, Bass
Filip Worek - Drums
Artwork:
Grace Xiii
Release date:
20th December 2024
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on bone colored vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
www.dyingvictims.com
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
Australian
Death Metal brutes GUTLESS gave us one of 2018’s filthiest demos.
Two years later, we saw a split release with Mortal Wound. Now, six years after
that demo, we are finally getting the debut album. Strap in; this one is going
to be nauseating…Instantly they cave in your skull with maniacal riffing and unrelenting drum assaults. If you can’t withstand the might of Death Metal, turn back fast. The equally violent vocal attack will seal the deal as the insanity creeps further into the cemetery, searching for prey. GUTLESS has that perfect blend of old-school savagery while retaining their personality and sound that doesn’t feel like a diluted version of a superior band. Snap-neck rhythms and visceral grinding warfare will certainly have even the seasoned maniac tearing at their flesh in morbid ecstasy as this short but sweet opus erupts pus into their ear canal.
Stream the album's first single "Viral Infection" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx-dB8ID31Y
Pre-order High Impact Violence at:
www.darkdescentrecords.com/shop
https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/high-impact-violence
https://ddmsuo.eu/
If you need more convincing, take a look at that cover art; reminiscent of the 90s while striking in its own right. You had better believe the album is just as damaging as that brick. Contorting and convulsing into tormenting visions of the macabre, GUTLESS contradicts their name by dragging out your entrails repeatedly across eight indomitable cuts of sadism and brutality. The underground still has plenty of bite down under and these fiends proudly showcase one of the nastiest examples you will hear this year!”
GUTLESS is:
Joe Steele - Bass
Ollie Ballantyne - Drums
Tom Caldwell - Guitars/Vocals
Allan Stacey - Guitars
www.darkdescentrecords.com
www.mesacounojo.com
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"While I love LOVE Max's vocals, they have so much girth that they take up quite a frequency range," says Paul Plumeri, the band's primary songwriter and guitarist. "We wanted to choose our most proggy, layered tracks, and do a special instrumental mix and master so people could hear the rich tapestry of counterpoint and varied instrumentation."
The instrumental edition of Receptor will be available on all major streaming platforms and Bandcamp on November 20.
The EP was mixed by AJ Viana at AJ Viana Productions and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. It features performances from Kenny Grohowski, Kevin Paradis, Sydney Kjerstad, and the West European Symphony Orchestra.
Track
Listing:1) Praefatio / The Liminal Carapace
2) Ein
3) Supplicant
4) Reverie
5) Pitchtongue Vesper
6) The Sputtering Torch
OWDWYR is a technical death metal band based in the United States. Their music is a unique blend of extreme metal, jazz, classical, and progressive influences. Their debut album, 'Receptor,' was released to critical acclaim in 2023.
Band Members:
Paul Plumeri Jr. - Guitars, Composition, and Programming
Chris Williams - Bass
Max Lichtman - Vocals and Lyrics
https://www.facebook.com/owdwyr
Polish black metal band CZORT return with their third full-length album "MONUMENTY". The album will be released via Pagan Records on 29 November 2024 in CD, Vinyl and Digital formats.
The entire album was recorded and mixed last fall at Impressive Art studio in Porąbka by Przemysław Nowak.
The sound on "Monumenty" is an evolution of the band's past work on "W czeluść" (2022 split released via Godz ov War Productions), "Apostoł" (2020 album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions) and "Czarna ewangelia" (2018 debut album released via Under the Sign of Garazel Productions). In 2019, Czort also released a split entitled "Under the White Flame" with Mordhell, Occultum and Dagorath.
In Slavic mythology, Czort (or chort) is considered to be a demon of total evil, with horns, hooves, a skinny tail, and a pig-face.
Tracklist 1. Paroksyzm Ludzkości
2. Zjawa
3. Kuźnia Materii
4. Oczyma Monumentu
5. Zmaganie Rdzeniem Istnienia
6. Cyborium Zgnilizny i Brudu
7. 23.58.30
8. Antynatalizm Boga
9. Ubóstwo Idei
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Hailing
from Greece, modern Death metal act CAELESTIA signed a deal with
Wormholedeath for the CD release of their EP "INFERNALIA".The word “Infernalia” is the exact antonym of “Caelestia” and marks the band's foundation to a more extreme and guitar-riff-based modern death metal style (with melodic & black metal passages). The EP consists of 4 tracks, which are indicative of the band’s new musical direction, aimed at reintroducing the band to the public. In terms of lyrics, the band explores a wide array of dark subjects, spanning from grim historical events to horror/dark literature, or insidious states of the human mind. Orchestral parts are still part of the music, but now they serve more as introductions or intervals, and not as the main foundation like in the ‘regigad’ releases. Prominent guitar riffs and variating bass lines intertwine with each other, setting the frame in which extreme drumming unfolds, outlining the clear and direct new song.
A little more than 10 years after its initial formation, and spanning two full albums and a 2-track single, the Athens-based quartet decided to redirect its style from symphonic female-fronted dark metal to extreme metal, encompassing modern death metal standards with melodic black metal passages.
Having shared the stage with major metal acts like Katatonia, The Vision Bleak, ArchEnemy, Draconian, Insomnium, Tribulation, and Carach Angren at domestic shows, the band embarked on shows abroad, taking part in festivals in Belgium (MEVF) and Slovakia, but also in a European Tour (2019) with an all-Norwegian billing, consisting of Vulture Industries, Helheim, and Madder Mortem.
The band’s current lineup consists of: Vassilis Thomas (guitars), Marc Reign (drums, ex-Destruction, ex-Morgoth), Pantelis "Lordwinter" Daskalelos (vocals), and Stelios Tragos (bass).
www.youtube.com/@CaelestiaOfficial
https://linktr.ee/caelestiaband
FORGED IN BLACK – “FORGED IN BLACK MMXXIV”
Label: Fighter RecordsRelease Date: December 3rd 2024
Genre: Heavy Metal
For fans of: Queensrÿche | Judas Priest | Vicious Rumors | Solitude Aeternus
It’s time to head back to the forge, to the place where it all began, where the smith first brought the hammer down upon the anvil, tempering the British steel that would become Forged In Black! It’s time to celebrate 15 years of real heavy metal, 15 years of indefatigable spirit and musical power! It’s time to reach back into the past and draw the earliest creations of Forged In Black from the cold ashes and thrust them back into the fire, reinvigorating the hellion screams and contagious riff attacks! It’s time for Forged In Black to be born again!
It was 2009 when the first line-up of Forged In Black was assembled, originally under the name Merciless Fail – a moniker that was soon abandoned as the sheer strength of the young band’s material became apparent. After relentless work in the rehearsal room and on the stage, by 2013 the rebranded Forged In Black were ready to record their debut, self-titled album – and it is that monumental piece of history that has now been remastered and expanded, adorned in rejuvenated artwork and unleashed again in celebration of fifteen years at the forge! Over the decade and a half of their existence Forged In Black have performed at Bloodstock Open Air and Hammerfest, graced the stage of the legendary Camden Underworld with the likes of Diemonds and metal legends Demon; they have worked with top producers like Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath etc) and Romesh Dodangoda (Motörhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine etc) and had their recorded works lavished in praise by major magazines such as Zero Tolerance and Powerplay. What better way to mark their achievements than with a powerful new version of the album that started it all? Songs like the eponymous anthem ‘Forged In Black’ itself and the epic ‘Accusations Of The Innocent’ remain important elements of the Forged live show to this day, absolute fan favourites that now sound better than ever with the muscular remastering work of Marcus Stock (Alcest, Green Carnation, Marché Funebre etc). The album’s tracklisting has also been expanded with the addition of two early EP title tracks, ‘The Tide’ and ‘The Exodus’ from 2013 and 2014 respectively; both prime slices of Forged In Black metal, these forgotten classics now have the platform they have always deserved – remastered and heavier than ever!
The original Forged In Black album artwork has been reimagined in vibrant fashion by the band’s guitarist Andy Songhurst, an acclaimed professional tattoo artist in his life away from the forge. The elements of the image will be instantly familiar to longstanding fans of the original album, but the style and approach make the cover fresh and impactful, ablaze with new life and colour - just like the songs it accompanies. Forged In Black Remastered MMXXIV will be released on December 3rd by Fighter Records, on CD and digital formats – and the hammer will land with a force unparalleled, a might like never before!
Line-up:
Chris Stoz Storozynski - Lead Vocals
Andy Songhurst - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
Kieron Rochester - Bass and Vocals
Tim Chandler - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
Oliver Gill – Drums
Featured on the original recordings:
Kev Rochester – Drums
Rob Chaplin – Guitars
http://www.fighter-records.com/
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http://www.forgedinblack.com/
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Watch the music video to the track "Cold. Tenebrous.
Evil": https://youtu.be/Woo6T6JPmU8Pre-order "Death's Soliloquy" physical formats (Ltd Gold Vinyl, Ltd Red/Black Marble Vinyl, Black Vinyl & Deluxe Digipak CD):
https://ante-inferno.bandcamp.com/album/deaths-soliloquy
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Kai, the band’s lyricist, vocalist and guitarist, said: “As a child, I was fascinated by the lurid covers of some of my dad’s books — in particular, his volumes of H.P. Lovecraft stories. My favourite was possibly the cover of Dagon and Other Macabre Tales, which depicted a horrid, little, grinning impish creature sitting atop a tower of gore-soaked, decapitated heads, their mouths hung open in a death yawn. I’ve been a morbid little fuck for as long as I can remember... Anyway, the song is less inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft than by that particular cover. A foul, inhuman thing that resides in the marshland and sadistically murders those foolish enough to enter its abode. A little more supernatural than the subjects of the other songs on the album, it is no-less macabre in the grim tale it recounts.”
Now with a fully established line-up, the four-piece have delivered a malevolent hammer strike to the face of all who thought they would continue to mellow after the success of the atmospheric and otherworldly second album "Antediluvian Dreamscapes". "Death’s Soliloquy" harnesses the bestial might of traditional black metal and intricately weaves it with the haunting majesty of the atmospheric sound the band is known for, and in doing so takes the listener on an anguished, hysterical descent into the blackened emptiness of the grave.
“Death’s Soliloquy” is an exploration of lyricist Kai’s journey through depression and hopelessness, through obsessive thoughts of the most morbid and macabre nature — thoughts of self-destruction interwoven with the most appalling nightmares, broken hopes and unacted desires. As old lives are shed and new lives struggle to take form, there is always a war raging within and without — a war that can never truly be won but may, at any moment, be lost for all eternity…
The band previously released an artwork video for the album’s opening track “The Cavernous Blackness of Night”.
https://vendetta-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/vendettacult
https://www.facebook.com/ANTEINFERNO/
We’re very proud to announce the imminent release of "CONQUERING THE MOST HIGH" - debut MLP from French satanic death metal horde INFERNALIVM, a new entity of absolute sonic brutality conceived from within the French orthodox satanic movement, and featuring members of its elite underground from bands like Novae Militiae, Merrimack, Benighted, and Ritualization.
The
abominable debut offering has officially been previewed by respected
underground metal blog Invisible Oranges, who in premiering the song “Ashes
of the Saints” have remarked how the track “sallies out with the
band's full genre-eroding arsenal behind it, packing in plenty of death metal
absolutely steeped in their dire atmosphere“, and how the EP “within four
songs runs a gamut from brutal death metal to dismal tremolo-picked
dirges, unifying it all under a banner of abject Satanism and speaker-testing volume”-
you can check out the feature and song here https://www.invisibleoranges.com/infernalivm/Through these four tracks of dark, sanguinary, and inescapable technical dark death metal tyranny, the specter of Immolation, Dead Congregation, Nile, Adversarial, Arkhon Infaustus and Morbid Angel is evoked with unseen mastery, while the genre’s mutated silhouette is at the same time disfigured and retraced within the novel realms of France’s most intransigent satanic inner circle, materializing nothing less than an authentic horror of creation. The result is a dissonant, bludgeoning beast seething with all the might and power of the antichrist. A dark and violent abomination with an immensely evil and antihuman atmosphere and an infernal aura casting massive, ominous shadows across the face of European death metal and sending a clear message on the magnitude of things to come.
"Conquering the Most High" is slated for a November 29 2024 release worldwide via Sentient Ruin on LP, CD, MC and digital, and all formats are now preorderable via all our channels.
Sincerely, Sentient Ruin
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Welcome
to DEADLY MAGIC, a new project by Messerschmitt vocalist / guitarist Maik
Jegszenties. While Messerschmitt reside on the classic thrash and speed metal
spectrum, there is another musical passion for Maik: old US metal, particuarly
the more progressive end of it. Think early Queensrÿche, Sanctuary, Crimson
Glory, Fates Warning, and Powerslave-era Iron Maiden…sound tempting? If
so, then you need to hear …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth ASAP!For years, Maik was writing music that was different from Messerschmitt, but never attempted to bring it to life. As the world shut down in 2020, locations were forced to close and bands were forced to take a break; during this, Maik came up with an idea to start a little project. Some songs and many ideas lay around for several years, and finally the time had come to finish those pieces. Several circumstances delayed the whole project, and it took around a year to complete four songs and another year to record it. While Maik handled all songwriting as well as guitar and leads, joining him in DEADLY MAGIC are Thorben Schulz on lead guitar, Yannic Zwinscher on bass, Daniel Behle on drums, and the extraordinary vocals of one Alexis Roy-Petit.
Totaling 24 incredibly epic minutes, …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth is an infinitely ascending spire of dark, alluring energy – and, indeed, DEADLY MAGIC! With absurdly sharp execution, the quintet proceed to weave tales of high fantasy and grim allegory; you can nearly see the wizards and warriors across this sonic landscape. Each track is always moving, ever shifting, but with a path as crystal-clear as the production. Even when the chops reach a fever pitch of dazzling dizziness, there’s bountiful motifs and hooks to hang on to; the dynamic shading both provides breathing room and a deeper emotional center. Atop it all are the sorcerous vocals of Alexis Roy-Petit, who could be a dead ringer for both Bruce Dickinson and Geoff Tate circa 1984!
From bursting beginning to climatic conclusion, …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth remains a wholly engrossing journey, rendered with the passion & precision of classic progressive power metal. DEADLY MAGIC has been cast!
Line-up:
Maik Jegszenties – Guitars & Leads
Thorben Schulz – Lead Guitar
Yannic Zwinscher – Bass Guitar
Daniel Behle – Drums
Alexis Roy-Petit – Vocals
Artwork:
Dreamcreatures
Release date:
20th December 2024
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on deep purple vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
MCD edition with sticker, obi
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Horror Pain Gore Death Productions welcome Immortal Force with their debut album Mystic Seance Unrealities! Hailing from Western Canada, this four-piece Death Metal band worships the old analog metal sound, the filthiest horror flicks of the '80s, and anything bizarre, absurd, and menacing! On Mystic Seance Unrealities, these Canadian freaks forego false trends and instead create something timeless, as seen through an otherworldly lens, with themes such as heinous crimes committed without method; dissecting the prophesied departure from life; propagation of extraterrestrial lifeforms; life manifested and subsequently uncreated.
Mystic Seance Unrealities takes listeners through ten devilish tracks of obscure Thrashing Death Metal steeped in abstract ideas & peculiar affairs and features artwork by Paolo Girardi (Power Trip, Revocation, The Black Dahlia Murder). Immortal Force also unleashes two covers, one by the mighty Napalm Death and one by gore masters Carcass.
For congregants of all that's unknown and macabre, Immortal Force's debut is a MUST-listen for fans of Master, Nunslaughter, Pestilence, Demilich, Impetigo, Mortician, Deicide, Timeghoul and all late 80's/early 90's EVIL!!!!
Listen to the single "Mass Murder Meat Market" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr8zgrq7lXg
Tracklisting:1. Hospice Carnage
2. Midnight Bloodsplatter
3. Mass Murder Meat Market
4. Suffer The Children (Napalm Death cover)
5. Termination Imminent
6. The Visitor
7. Lycanthropic Miscreant
8. Open-Casket Gangbang
9. Ruptured In Purulence (Carcass cover)
10. Uncreate The Neverspawn
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Ghost Cult Magazine has provided the exclusive premiere for "Compactor." You can watch the video now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr8zgrq7lXg
Incineration Day is due out on November 22. The album is a collaborative effort between Estonia-based musician Madis Jalakas and US-based drummer Sean Rehmer (Dejecter). Pre-order Incineration Day at https://thunraz.bandcamp.com/album/incineration-day
Tracklisting:1) Tyrant
2) Compactor
3) Fragile Automata
4) Incinerator
5) The Day After
6) Eastern Promises
7) Spiritual Self-Surgery
Vocals, guitars & production for Incineration Day were done by Madis Jalakas in Tallinn, Estonia. Drums were recorded by Sean Rehmer at Storm Crow Studio in Kansas City, Missouri.
An experimental death metal project headed by Madis Jalakas, THUNRAZ (thunder in Proto-Germanic) seeks to align itself with primal forces in order to break through personal, philosophical, and musical barriers. Most of the time a solo effort, other times with the aid of different musicians, THUNRAZ has released five uncompromising records since 2018. Incineration Day is the first to feature Kansas City-based drummer Sean Rehmer.
THUNRAZ is:
Madis Jalakas - guitar/vocals
Sean Rehmer - drums
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Swedish death metal legends Paganizer have come up with what's easily among the best albums of their illustrious career. They have the knack of infusing compulsively catchy parts in their songs and the latest song to be premiered is no different. You can find the No Clean Singing premiere at https://www.nocleansinging.com/2024/08/30/an-ncs-premiere-paganizer-world-scythe/
"They still bring the ferocity for sure, but emotionally affecting (and hook-laden) melodies have a central place, as do stylistic influences beyond the bounds of conventional Swedish death metal, and every song proves to be strikingly dynamic in its evolution."
PAGANIZER - “FLESH REQUIEM”
For
fans of
- Entombed, Dismember, Edge of Sanity, Desultory, Abscession, Typhonian, VanhelgdSwedish death metal veterans Paganizer only seem to get better with age. Where most bands mellow down or start repeating themselves in a mechanical way, Paganizer's music has increasingly become more nuanced. They are able to express themselves far more effectively, both when swinging the axe and also when conjuring up the soul-tearing melodies out of thin air. They're stepping out of their own shadow and imbuing their music with emotive tunes which work exceedingly well because of the contrast with the heavier parts. It's naturally done too, part of taking the sound ahead rather than forcibly altering it. The result is a sound that is superbly tempered; a glorious, progressive alternating between the bone-splintering music and tuneful expressions of the innermost feelings. 'Flesh Requiem' has some of the best songs written by the band, a varied mix of the kind of music you've come to expect from the band and some refreshing epic ones, and with so many of them getting seared in your memory after listening to it, it's easy to regard the album as among the finest in their extensive discography.
Line up
Rogga Johansson - Guitars, Vocals
Dennis Blomberg - Lead Guitars
Martin Klasén - Bass
Matthias Fiebig - Drums
Artwork by Mariusz Lewandowski (Devenial Verdict)
Track listing
1. Life of Decay
2. Meat Factory
3. Flesh Requiem
4. Hunger For Meat
5. Viking Supremacy
6. World Scythe
7. Fare Thee Well (Burn In Hell)
8. Necromonolithic
9. The Pyroclastic Excursions
10. Just Another Doomsday
11. Suffer Again
12. Skeletons
Release date - November 1st, 2024
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Thank you very much! Kunal Choksi Label owner Transcending Obscurity Mumbai, India
They just released a lyric video for the title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IMFM8DD43o
Colorado death/thrashers started in 2015. In 2021 they debuted with “The Great Betrayal”. Three years later, enter drummer extraordinaire, Fabio Alessandrini (Annihilator, Bonfire) the sophomore record is released. Tides Of Technocracy AD 2024 is a fierce death/thrash outfit, not without some black metal elements. Instrumentally, of course. Lyrically they’re far from nonsense, as their topics include technofascism, surveillance capitalism, transhumanism.
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Blackened death metal project BODYBUILDER blasts through the veil of reality with the mind-bending lyric video for "SEPARATING TWINS." This twisted journey is a foretaste of what's to come from the EP, "THERE'S NO THERE, THERE," set to assault your senses on November 15, 2024.
The album “There’s No There, There” is inspired by sleep paralysis, night terrors and hallucinations. The album's concept deals with the struggle of finding awareness of one’s self in a state of cosmic collapse. The lyrics are delivered as a conversation conveying mental sanity and an effort to overcome a confused state of self-dissociation.
https://bodybuilder.bandcamp.com/album/unknown-kadath
It
was but May of the cursed year of 2020 when HEXENBRETT truly came into their
own with their shockingly masterful debut album, Zweite Beschwörung: Ein
Kind zu töten, courtesy of DYING VICTIMS. While the enigmatic duo of Josto
Feratu and Scarlettina Bolétte had definitely turned heads with the Erste
Beschwörung demo in 2019, their debut album’s idiosyncratic kaleidoscope of
Varathron, Jean Rollin, Danzig, Goblin, and Van Halen emerged as completely
unique and unlike little else around.Predictably unpredictable, HEXENBRETT returned the following year with Intermezzo dei quattro coltelli nudi, a crazed ‘n’ crazy EP that was the result of canceled concerts and tours. As suggested by its title, the record was no "beschwörung" but, rather, an intermezzo: for the first time in the then-brief history of HEXENBRETT, this EP did not feature performances by the duo but, instead, the live line-up for 2020 – of course, under the watchful eyes and ears of the clandestine couple. A split EP with fellow Austrian eccentrics Hagzissa followed in 2022, with the duo returning to recorded format.
Josto and Scarlettina continued to refuse playing live but managed to recruit musicians to perform their music on live stages. Their recruits recently finished the IN CONCERTZIONE 2024 European club tour with labelmates DEATHSTORM. During that time, Josto and Scarlettina laid the finishing touches on what would become HEXENBRETT’s second album.
Now, at long last, comes that second full-length to eclipse all that came before. Titled Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter, HEXENBRETT’s second album is a devilish and drama-filled rollercoaster ride through cult metal and cult cinema alike. Arguably more so than their previous recordings, Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter truly encapsulates their demi-tag of "The Sound of the Bloody Iris," for a wide panoply of sounds and sensations swarm the listener, wrapping them in a wild and bewildering but above all kaleidoscopic headspace that easily avoids simple categorization.
While other bands are usually influenced by heavyweights of heavy metal music like Judas Priest or Bathory, HEXENBRETT take their main inspiration from Euro cult cinema and soundtracks; some of the most important names are Sergio Martino, Jess Franco, Jean Rollin, Bruno Nicolai, and Alessandro Alessandroni. One will readily hear that influence here in the prominent usage of vintage synths as well as chimes – the latter both beautiful and ominous – as readily as one will hear guitar leads that are alternately haunting / heroic. But the salient point is that Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter moves in a most filmic fashion – metallic, sure, but this is far, FAR from your Normal Metal Music.
As such, Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter is an amalgamation of love and hate, and represents the duality of birth and death. Its purpose is to enable listeners to escape; it strangles and stabs the status quo of normality. Normality is surrender – escape with HEXENBRETT!
Line-up:
Josto Feratu - Everything
Scarlettina Bolétt - Everything
Artwork:
Solo Macello
Release date:
20th December 2024
Release info:
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
Special edition on transparent lime vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch.
CD edition with sticker, obi
MC version with sticker, download code and button.
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Formed
back at the dawn of the ‘90s through a chance meeting at a Barren Cross concert,
Minneapolis based CRIMSON THORN went on to release
three highly regarded albums of potent, dynamic death metal – beginning with
‘94s classic debut, UNEARTHED. Genre: Death Metal
For fans of: Cannibal Corpse | Massacre | Autopsy | Suffocation
Now signed to extreme metal powerhouse Rottweiler Records, Crimson Thorn are set to unleash Unearthed once more, remixed and remastered by Charles Powell of Battlefrost Productions (Carnifex, Marble Tomb etc) with new artwork and band logo created by Zack Plunkett (Abated Mass Of Flesh, Flayed Alive etc) - introducing a new generation of fans to their crushing brutality and masterful songcraft.
Over the last decade, with Crimson Thorn in restless slumber, bassist/vocalist Luke Renno, guitarist Miles Sunde and drummer Steve Reishus have been plying their trade with the devastating Taking The Head Of Goliath, but the clamour for the return of Crimson Thorn has never faded. Now, with Taking The Head Of Goliath reaching the end of their story, the stars have aligned for the rebirth of Crimson Thorn. On October 25th Rottweiler Records will herald this new age of death metal destruction with not only the release of the reanimated Unearthed, but also the very first digital releases of 1997s Dissection and 2002s Purification albums! All the albums will be available through the Rottweiler Records Bandcamp page.
As a first taste of the onslaught to come, Rottweiler have unveiled the title track of Unearthed in all its remixed and remastered glory – a rotten feast of inhuman vocals, surging riffs and bludgeoning drum battery…back from the grave. Listen to ‘Unearthed’ at the Rottweiler Records YouTube channel and prepare for the return of pure death metal mastery – Crimson Thorn are back!
Current Line-up:
Luke Renno - Bass/Vocals
Steve Reishus - Drums
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CORROSIVE ELEMENTS - "CUT THE SERPENT’S HEAD"
Relaese
date :
November 29th 2024Genre : Death Thrash N' Roll
Origin: France
Duration: 41:20
Label: GreyveStorm Productions & Crypt Of Dr.Gore et Chien Noir (pour la version vinyle)
Tracklist:
01. Conquering the divine
02. Ignorance is no longer bliss
03. So long sucker
04. The unseen
05. An american hero
06. Cut the serpent's head
07. Enter the final state
08. The right to remain poor
09. Among the casualties
10. Fascistalism
Hailing from the suburbs of Paris, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS is a force to be reckoned with in the world of heavy music. Born in 2005 with a singular mission: to craft catchy death metal tunes, the band quickly evolved their sound, infusing it with some frenzied thrash riffing and raw intensity of hardcore punk. This unique fusion earned them a solid reputation for their uncompromising live performances and feel-good attitude.
True defenders of the underground ethos, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS made their path with a first EP in 2008, a debut album in 2015 and a scorching live album in 2016. Having graced the stage at renowned festivals like Hellfest's Altar Stage and sharing the spotlight with metal legends such as Death Angel, Loudblast, Darkane, Sinister, and more, the quintet took a great amount of time refining the new tunes for their highly anticipated 2024 album release.
Stay tuned as CORROSIVE ELEMENTS prepares to launch their next sonic assault, following in the wake of their previous mischief, "Toxic Waste Blues."
The credo stands strong: DEATH THRASH N’ROLL THE OLD SCHOOL WAY!
"Cut the serpent’s head", the second album of CORROSIVE ELEMENTS is a collection of 10 powerful songs, designed for a more direct and dynamic approach, in the typical style of the band, a clever mix of Death and Thrash Metal, with tons of groove, anger and attitude.
The new album was written collectively by the band in the rehearsal room, an old fashioned method that makes the music more immediate and impactful.
With broad influences ranging from Thrash legends such as Slayer, (old) Sepultura and Exodus, Death Metal in the tradition of Entombed, Obituary, Carcass, Bolt Thrower and Napalm Death, and an addition of primitive energy derived from Hardcore Punk, The band is now ready to place this new offering on the altar of Extreme Metal.
Conceptually, "Cut the Serpent's Head" is a cynical look at the destiny ofmankind, its race towards nonsense. A warning against the hegemony of organized religions, shady politics, decaying societies and the rise of social injustice.
Stay tuned, the next few days will see more information about the artwork, release dates, formats and everything you need to know about this new album which will be produced by Crypt Of Dr.Gore and GreyveStorm Productions.
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The
Finnish death metal band INBORN TENDENCY has been
quietly working on new material and now presents a track even tighter than
their previous singles for listening.The latest single is titled "EXILED" and it is the band's third track produced in collaboration with Juho Koskinen, who also handled the mixing and mastering of the songs. The cover art was created by Henri Tervapuro.
The band is also officially announcing for the first time that they are working on their debut album, which is set to be released in 2025
"We are proud to announce that we've been working on other tracks over the past year, and now we can officially say that the release of our debut album is approaching! The album will be released in 2025," states the band's guitarist Mika Hänninen
Watch the lyric video: https://youtu.be/t-xj7Y5AX58
Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/inborntendency-exiled
Inborn Tendency:
Mika Hänninen, Guitar
Hugo Tiitinen, Drums
Ville Herranen, Vocals
Credits:
Mixing and Mastering: Juho Koskinen
Cover Art: Henri Tervapuro
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Known for their signature blend of melodic fury and atmospheric weight, Swedish death metal band TERRORTORY dives deep into the vast expanses of the cosmos with their latest single, “STAR CRUSHER.” This track, as brutal as it is beautiful, explores the grandeur and violence of celestial destruction.