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May 16, 2012

Orlando, Florida's DRUID LORD have released a new, very limited, 2 track EP, entitled "Druid Death Cult" via Doomentia Records (www.doomentia.com). It comes in two versions (die hard blue vinyl and evil black), as a gatefold with poster and insert. All artwork was done by horror, gore artist Mark Riddick. Both tracks were recorded at vocalist / bassist Tony Blakk's, Blakk Magik Studios. The band is currently writing material for their next full length album with the hopes of recording by early Fall. More info at www.druidlord.com.

"The Ruins Of Edom" is the title of a new split release between Greek ACHERONTAS and American NIGHTBRINGER. It is set to be released on June 26, 2012 in Europe and August 16, 2012 in North America via Agonia Records as special and limited editions only. The formats are as follows: limited to 1000 copies 3-panel digipack CD with 8 pages booklet and limited to 300 copies 12" vinyl (250 black vinyls and 50 cyan blue vinyls available via Agonia Records Webstore exclusively). For all further info check out www.agoniarecords.com

May 15, 2012

Greyhaze Records have signed WARFATHER, the new band by ex - MORBID ANGEL vocalist / bassplayer Steve Tucker. In an official statement Tucker stated: “This is my new band; it will be my main focus… it is my kind of Death Metal.” Tucker has moved on to guitar with this project. “I have always played the guitar and I think now is the time for me to make the move. I think doing solos and extra guitar parts will allow me to express myself in a whole new way!” Also on guitars is Armatura, formerly of Cincinnati-based Death Metal band DOMINION. Recruited to the drum kit is Deimos, a Death Metal veteran currently playing in the band TEMPLE and also having played with bands such as SEVERE TORTURE. The bass is dispatched by Nick McMaster (KRALLICE, NADER SADEK, CASTEVET). Additional guitar contributions will be tracked by friends of WARFATHER; full details will be announced shortly. WARFATHER are currently in the final stages of tracking the yet-to-be-titled album, with mixing to take place immediately after. Tucker himself is producing the entire release, as he did for the 2011-released NADER SADEK album "In The Flesh", which Tucker also performed on. The artwork is in the final stages as well and will be unveiled shortly, along with the details on the album, which is being slated for release this Fall. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/Steven-Tucker/153640528038846

"Utopia Banished", the fourth album from NAPALM DEATH, has been remastered and is out now on digipak CD and limited edition coloured vinyl LP. It includes four bonus tracks recorded during the same period. A limited edition vinyl is available in the following quantities and colours: 100 – slime (sold out), 200 – bleached purple, 300 – red and 800 – black. More NAPALM DEATH news and info at www.napalmdeath.org

“Extreme Hymns And Ballads Of A Rotten Psycho Underground Horror Cult“ is the title of a digital best of MESSIAH album. It contains 19 songs and will be released for a special price on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Musicload and other digital music stores only on June 01, 2012.

On June 25, 2012 Century Media Records will release MORGOTH’s first-ever live album / DVD “Cursed To Live". The band has just launched a video clip of the track 'Isolated' (Live at Way Of Darkness festival 2011) on Century Media’s Youtube channel. “Cursed To Live” will be available in three versions. CD: including the entire Way Of Darkness show with a total of 15 tracks; deluxe 2 LP: same tracklist as CD, in a noble gatefold sleeve and with heavy 180g vinyls (a super limited colored version of only 100 copies will be exclusively available at www.cmdistro.com) and DVD / 2 CD: the DVD includes the Way Of Darkness show in its entirety, additional live videos from Rock Hard Festival and their warm-up show in Wermelskirchen as well as the band’s four official video clips. The main CD is identical to the one mentioned above. As an exclusive bonus an additional CD is included featuring six live tracks of the Rock Hard show and five live tracks for MORGOTH’s show on Wacken Open Air 2011… all discs packaged in a high format digipak with slipcase. The cover artwork was designed by Dirk Rudolph (RAMMSTEIN, IN EXTREMO, APOCALYPTICA), who had also created the original artwork for “Cursed”, 21 years ago. The audio of the live recordings was additionally mixed by Dan Swanö. www.facebook.com/morgothofficial

May 14, 2012

DARK BLASPHEMIES RECORDS from Spain have launched a new website. To celebrate this special event they are selling MORBIDER's "When Darkness Returns" CD and EMBALMED's "Boiling Humans" CD together for only 9,- Euro / 10 US $ (+ shipping). This offer lasts until May 20, 2012, so if you're interested make sure to check out www.darkblasphemiesrecords.com

May 12, 2012

INCANTATION are teaming up with their long-time friends IMMOLATION for a series of dates in Brazil. Guitarist Alexander Bouks and band founder John McEntee commented: "This is going to be some historical shows to be sharing the stage with our longtime brothers in IMMOLATION. We are ready to devastate the Brazilian Metal legions with our Death Metal darkness." John added: "Yes it will be great. It's always a honor to play for them, there are many true Death Metal INCANTATION supporters in Brazil." INCANTATION are currently completing the songwriting process for their forthcoming album to be released later this year. Click here to watch INCANTATION's video for 'Dying Divinity' (with former bassist Joe Lombard who sadly passed away earlier this year, RIP). More INCANTATION at www.incantation.com

To promote their brand new album "Obsidium", Belgium's ENTHRONED will return to the UK this May for two live dates. The band will headline London's annual Infernal Damnation Festival and play an additional show in Bristol. www.facebook.com/Frater.Silurian?ref=ts

Polish Death Metallers GORTAL will enter the studio on June 16, 2012 to begin recording their second album "Deamonolith" at Studio Progresja with producer Pawel Janos Grabowski. The release is scheduled for Autumn 2012 through Pagan Records. PANDEMONIUM's bassplayer Michael will record all bass tracks on the album. The cover artwork will be created again by Michal Xaay Loranc, who has previously worked with bands such as NILE, BEHEMOTH, ARMAGEDON, TRAUMA and many more. More info: www.facebook.com/gortal666

May 10, 2012

Agonia Records will release the new, self-titled album by Swedish NECROVATION on June 26, 2012 in Europe and August 14, 2012 in the US as a standard CD, limited 12” gatefold heavy vinyl with 8 pages booklet (first 100 copies of the vinyl on a heavy navy blue vinyl with white haze) and digital download. "Necrovation" has been produced and mixed by Gustav Burn along with the band members and mastered in Necromorbus Studios (WATAIN, DESTROYER 666) in Stockholm, Sweden. Here's the complete tracklist: 'Necrovorous Insurrection', 'Dark Lead Dead', 'Pulse of Towering Madness', 'Commander of Remains', 'New Depths', 'Sepulchreal', 'Resurrectionist', 'The Transition' and 'Ill Mouth Madness (The Many)'. For all further info check out at www.necrovation.com or www.facebook.com/necrovationdeathmetal

On June 19, 2012 Relapse Records will officially release Chuck Schuldiner’s pre - DEATH band MANTAS’ recordings on a compilation entitled "Death By Metal". Here's the tracklist: 'Legion Of Doom', 'Evil Dead', 'Mantas', 'Death By Metal' and 'Power Of Darkness' (from the "Death By Metal" demo, version 1), 'Legion Of Doom', 'Power Of Darkness', 'Death By Metal' and 'Evil Dead' (from the "Death By Metal" demo, version 2), 'Legion Of Doom', 'Mantas', 'Death By Metal', 'Evil Dead' and 'Rise Of Satan' (early 1984 rehearsal). A deluxe 2 CD version (limited to 1000 copies) will include a second disc featuring rehearsals of the "Death By Metal" material, as well as a live set from the Knights of Columbus Hall in Orlando, Florida.

On June 05, 2012 Lavadome Records will release the second full length from Huntsville, Alabama based Death Metallers CHAOS INCEPTION. The album will be entitled "The Abrogation" and features the following tracks: 'The Abrogation', 'Phalanx (The Tip Of The Spear)', 'Lunatic Necromancy', 'Pazuzu Eternal', 'Hammer Of Infidel', 'Black Blood Vortex', 'Ancient Ways Prevail', 'The Exterminati' and 'Scald Command'. "The Abrogation" was recorded and mixed by Lance Wright at Stargate Studios in Huntsville, AL during Fall / Winter 2011 and mastered by Brian Elliot at Mana Studios in January 2012. The cover artwork was created by Italian painter Paolo Girardi. You can already listen to the album's title track and 'Phalanx (The Tip Of The Spear)' at this location. For all further info check out www.facebook.com/chaosinception

May 08, 2012

Italian Death Metallers BLOOD OF SEKLUSION have just released their first album "Caustic Deathpath To Hell" via Butchered Records (US). For news, samples and general info check out their facebook page www.facebook.com/bloodofseklusion or www.butcheredrecords.com.

DENIAL OF GOD will release the follow up to their “The Horrors Of Satan” debut on Friday the 13th of July this year via Hell's Headbangers on 2LP and CD. The “Death And The Beyond” entitled album is a concept solely based on death and the afterlife. It contains 8 tracks ('Veni Spiritus', 'Funeral', 'Behind The Coffin’s Lid', 'The Cursed Chamber', 'Bones Turn To Dust', 'Black Dethe', 'Spectral Lights', 'Pendulum Swings') and was recorded in 13 days the analogue way at Berno Studio in Sweden. www.denialofgod.net

Chaos Records will release the LP and cassette versions of "The Key To A Black Heart" from Swedish old school Death Metallers BLOOD MORTIZED in July. The album was once again recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by drummer Mattias Borgh at Underworld Recording. It will include a bonus song and comes with a gatefold cover with hand painted artwork by Thomas Kynst. It will be delivered in a protective polyester bag showcasing an exclusive screen printed BLOOD MORTIZED logo and title. The cassette edition features mouth watering artwork by Daniel Devilish. FDA Rekotz will release the CD version on May 18, 2012. You can check out Part I of the making of "The Key To A Black Heart" video at this location. Here's the full tracklist: 'Unleashing The Hounds', 'The Heretic Possession ', 'Only Blood Can Tell', 'Dead & Rotten', 'Doomsday Architect', 'Rekviem', 'To Murder A God', 'Shadow Of The Quarter Sun', 'Bringer Of Eternal Death' and 'The Key To A Black Heart'. More info at www.bloodmortized.com

"Hacked To Perfection", from Floridian Death Metal duo NEVER TO ARISE, is now streaming in its entirety at nevertoarise.stereokiller.com. It will be released on May 15, 2012 through badGod Music. For all further info visit this location

"Black Throne Of All Creation", the debut full-length from Belgian old school Death Metallers DEHUMAN, will be released on May 28, 2012 through Kaotoxin Records. It was recorded at Blackout Studio and features artwork by W. H. Otto Dix, layout by ENTHRONED's Oliver Lomer and a logo by Christophe Szpajdel. Here's the tracklist: 'Apocalypse And Perdition', 'Monstrosity In The Hands Of God ', 'Eyes Of A Thousand', 'Spiral Of Loss', 'Down With The World', 'Harvest The Sun', 'Cast Of Assassination', 'Black Mamba' and 'Path To Oblivion'. More info at www.facebook.com/dehumandm

Los Angeles Prog-Thrashers HEXEN have released a new track entitled 'Stream Of Unconsciousness' from their new album "Being And Nothingness" at this location. The album is scheduled for a May 28, 2012 (Europe) / July 17, 2012 (North America) release and will feature the following tracks: 'Macrocosm', 'Grave New World', 'Defcon Rising', 'Private Hell', 'Walk As Many, Stand As One', 'Stream Of Unconsciousness', 'Indefinite Archetype', 'The Nescient' and 'Nocturne'. "Being And Nothingness" was recorded, mixed and mastered at Vivid Tone Recording Studio by Rich Bruce and the album artwork was created by Kristian "Necrolord" Wahlin. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/HeXeN/266806818176

May 06, 2012

Phoenix, Arizona based Horror Punks CALABRESE have revealed the title for their upcoming new full length. The album will be entitled "Dayglo Necros" and is scheduled for a July 01, 2012 release. You can already pre-order your copy through the band's website. All pre-orders will be shipped a few weeks before the official release date and include four, limited edition 4x8 photo cards, signed by the band. The coverart and one of the new songs, 'The Dead Don't Rise', can already by checked out at this location

May 05, 2012

Bass player Martin “Tore” Toresson has left EVOCATION. Here's his official statement: “Due to a lack of motivation I have decided to quit EVOCATION. It feels like a big release, even if it was a very hard decision to take. My time in EVOCATION has given me a lot of great memories, many new friends and four fantastic brothers. But it got to a point when it was no fun anymore. I wish my brothers in EVOCATION the best of luck in the future and I’m really looking forward to hearing the new album which I know is going to be a killer!” EVOCATION are currently looking for a new bassplayer, so anyone interested should contact EVOCATION at marko@evocation.se for further details. More info at www.facebook.com/evocationswe

Italy's Death Metallers HUMANGLED have released a video for the track 'Needles Of The Blind' from the band's forthcoming EP "Odd Ethics", which will be released in May through Abyss Records. The clip was directed by Andrea Falaschi and can be checked out at this location. "Odd Ethics"was recorded at Italy's Mel-1 Studios and mixed / mastered at Unisound Studio in Örebro, Sweden by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, HAIL OF BULLETS, NOVEMBERS DOOM). The cover art was designed by Marko Somero. For all further info go to www.facebook.com/pages/Humangled/50430188818?sk=info

May 04, 2012

"People From The Lands Of Vit" from Bulgarian Death Metal act ENTHRALLMENT has just been released by United Guttural Records. Here's the complete tracklist: 'Chronicle Of Sorrow', 'Devoted To Delusion', 'Psychological Storm', 'A Full Land Of Worms... From The River To The Void', 'Chemical Romance', 'Obsessed By Just Anger', 'Walking Through The Thorns', 'Fruits Of Pain And Blue Sky', 'Punishment For Baneful' and 'Unholy Diviners'. The cover art of the album, entitled "Hell," is a creation of Bulgarian artist Stefan Stefanov. You can check out a video for 'Fruits Of Pain And Blue Sky' at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/enthrallment

May 03, 2012

US Black Metallers AVERSE SEFIRA have split-up. The band was formed in 1996, performed with bands like DARK FUNERAL, GORGOROTH, WATAIN, MARDUK, 1349, ABSU, ANTAEUS and SECRETS OF THE MOON and achieved a wider exposure when they signed to Candlelight Records in 2007 and released their fourth album "Advent Parallax", the following year. Formal farewell statements from founding members Sanguine Mapsama and Wrath Sathariel Diabolus can be found at the band's official blog aversesefira.blogspot.com

THOUSAND YEAR WAR are currently working on a new EP to follow their full-length debut, "Tyrants And Men", which was released last year on Abyss Records. The EP will contain six tracks, including a cover of MISFITS' 'London Dungeon'. All instruments and vocals have been recorded and the tracks have been turned over to Fredrik Lunneborg of Primecut Studios in Sweden, who will handle mixing and mastering duties. More info at www.facebook.com/tyrantsandmen

May 02, 2012

On May 22, 2012 Chicago's CARDIAC ARREST will release their fourth full length "Vortex Of Violence" through Ibex Moon Records. Guitarist Tom Knizner had this to say about the release and the recent addition of drummer Nick Gallichio: "Well, the new CARDIAC ARREST album, "Vortex Of Violence" is about to be unleashed. We have been relatively quiet about this release until now. No need to bore anyone with the details why. "Vortex Of Violence" was completed in early 2011 and we decided to sit on it until we felt the time was right. 2011 brought about a line-up change and we decided to work with our new drummer, Nick Gallichio, rather than push an album or do extensive live stuff. 2011 was a tough but rewarding year for us, and we look forward to 2012. CARDIAC ARREST will again perform live a handful of times in 2012, so be sure to catch us when you can. Cheers and beers!" CARDIAC ARREST have already made the track 'Primitive Lunacy' available for streaming on their ReverbNation page www.reverbnation.com/deathrot. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/Cardiac-Arrest-US/92250701414

SEXCREMENT will release their second album "Sloppy Seconds" on May 29, 2012 worldwide via Comatose Music. It was mixed by Eliot Bayless and mastered at New Alliance East. Here's the tracklist: 'Heard It Through The Rape Vine', 'Chemical Handcuffs', 'Well Hungover', 'Heels Up', 'Trucker Bombed', 'Assisted Living Lapdance', 'Obestiality' and 'Ride Johnny Ride'. A video for the song 'Trucker Bombed' can be checked out at this location. For all further info go to www.sexcrement.com

California's Death Metal masters COFFIN TEXTS have issued the following statement regarding the release of their long awaited second album "The Tomb Of Infinite Ritual": "It's finally here! Five years of blood, sweat and tears to get this completed. We want to thank John Haddad for the great work producing this album and a "Horns up" to all our fans worldwide!!" Here's the complete tracklist of the album: 'Atum (Into The Divine Sphere)', 'To Manifest', 'Final Transformation', 'The Sacred Eye', 'Divination - I. Soothsayer, II. The Invocate, III. Eternal Oath', 'Throne Of Genocide' and 'Dieties Of The Prime Evil Chaos'. The song 'Final Transformation' will be featured on the video game franchise 'Rock Band', released this summer. A video for the song can be found at this location. "The Tomb Of Infinite Ritual" will be available on CD soon via Dark Descent Records. The vinyl version will be released through Blood Harvest Records and the digital version on Itunes via Apparition Musick. The band is currently working on dates for live performances. More COFFIN TEXTS at www.facebook.com/coffintexts.

Apostasy Records have signed Swedish OVERTORTURE. The band is currently recording their debut album. OVERTORTURE was formed in 2011 and consists of former members of GRAVE, COLDWORKER and WITCHERY. www.overtorture.se

On June 01, 2012 Cyclone Empire Records will release the second full length by Swedish Death Metallers PUTERAEON. The album is entitled "Cult Cthulhu", was mixed and mastered by Andy LaRocque at Sonic Train Studios (TAETRE, IN FLAMES, LORD BELIAL, KING DIAMOND, EVERGREY, WITCHERY) and will feature the following 11 tracks: 'The Great Epidemic Of 1846', 'Children Of Dagon', 'The Azathoth Cycle', 'Shoggoth', 'Flesh Architect', 'In The Vault', 'Conlaceratus', 'Walking With Shadows' (feat. Rogga J. of PAGANIZER), 'Shapeshifter', 'A Bolt From The Grave' and 'Liberation'. More info at www.puteraeon.com

Finnish Death Metal masters PURTENANCE decided to reform and have already inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the release of a new mini CD as well as their upcoming albums, first of them expected for 2013. The new mini CD entitled "Sacrifice The King" is already recorded, features 6 songs in the already traditional Finnish Death Metal style that PURTENANCE is well known for. The current line-up cosists of original members Juha Ranniko (guitars) and Harri Salo (drums) plus new member Ville (bass / vox). The cover artwork had been again done by Chris Moyen. The release of "Sacrifice The King" is expected in June 2012 (with the vinyl version to follow later) and the band is already working on 12 new songs for their sophomore album expected during the first half of 2013. You can already listen to an exclusive advance song as well as watching the cover art, both on HD quality here.

Just one month after the departure of ex - drummer Riky, AVULSED already announced his replacement. After having tested three excellent drummers, the band decided on Osckar (Oscar Bravo). Osckar also plays in the Heavy Metal band SOBREDOSIS and also in NIGHTFEAR and recently departed from melodic Death Metallers ATMOSPHERE GREY. You can check out a short video, taken during the first official rehearsal with Osckar, where he already played the first 5 songs he learned for the test, at this location.