June 12, 2008
Swedish BOMBS OF HADES, featuring ex-members of such cultbands as GOD MACABRE / MACABRE END, ABHOTH and TRIBULATION, finished the recordings of their first EP called "Carnivores". The plan is to release this EP in early fall this year and will feature the songs ‘Necronomicus Kanth (Hounds Of Hell)’, ‘Twisted Decay’, ‘Slaughter The Dead’, ‘Disrespect Their Bones’ and ‘Coffin’. The guys are currently negotiating with some labels. Check out www.myspace.com/bombsofhadesmusic to find the most up-to-date news and some songs in rough mix versions.
Alex Okendo of Colombia’s MASACRE has started up a solo project entitled MORBID MACABRE. According to Alex "it sounds like the oldscool South American Death Metal, a lot like old sarcofago or old old sepultura." For more info, you can contact him at alexokendo@hotmail.com.
Bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling of OBSCURA and PESTILENCE fame has signed an endorsement deal with Warwick in Germany. Known for his fretless six-string bass playing in the death metal scene, Thesseling will be using the instruments as German death metallers OBSCURA wrap up recordings for their second album which will be produced by Victor Bullok (Dark Fortress, ex-Celtic Frost). For further information visit www.jeroenthesseling.com or www.warwick.de.
The new SHINING album will be entitled "VI / Klagopsalmer" and feature the following tracks: ‘Vilseledda Barnasjälars Hemvist’, ‘Plågoande O’Helga Plågoande’, ‘Krossade Drömmar Och Brutna Löften’, ‘Fullständigt Jävla Död Inuti’, ‘Ohm – Skoj Att Leva’ and ‘Total Utfrysning’. To be released by Osmose Productions in a not too distanced future.