April 10, 2012
On May 15, 2012 badGod Music will release the debut CD "Hacked To Perfection" from Florida’s Death Metal duo NEVER TO ARISE. Here’s the tracklist: ‘The Femicidal Impulse’, ‘Hyperbaric Torture Chamber’, ‘Sloppy Surgery’, ‘In Debasement’, ‘Mutilation Supreme’, ‘Bereft of Conscience’, ‘I Made Her Famous’, ‘Snuff Film Superstar’, ‘Devoured by Wolves’, ‘Misogynistic Acts of Barbaric Sadism’. www.myspace.com/nevertoarise, www.facebook.com/pages/Never-To-Arise/117489404980631
BODYFARM from Amersfoort / Holland have been signed by Cyclone Empire. The band’s debut full length album “Malevolence” will be out later this year. Here’s what the band has to say: “We are very proud to announce that we have signed a record deal with Cyclone Empire Records. This is a milestone for us, since we have found a reliable, experienced and professional record company in Cyclone Empire Records. We’re having a very good feeling about the collaboration between BODYFARM and the Empire and the future looks bright!” www.facebook.com/bodyfarmdeathmetal, www.myspace.com/bodyfarmnl
Colorado’s female-fronted Death Metal band NEXHYMN have self-released their debut EP "Black Horizon" on March 27, 2012. It was recorded at Firestorm Studios and mixed and mastered at Flatline Audio. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Decaying Monument’, ‘Undetermined Supplication’, ‘Repacious Temptest’, ‘Black Horizon’, ‘Exquisite Plague’ and ‘Death Emotion’. www.facebook.com/pages/Nexhymn/114334125249755, www.myspace.com/nexhymn
On May 08, 2012 Horror Pain Gore Death Productions will release the first ever vinyl pressing of the ABSCESS collection "Urine Junkies" (featuring the band’s first three studio demos "Crawled Up From The Sewer" – 1995, "Raw, Sick And Brutal Noize" – 1994 and "Abscess" – 1994). It will be a deluxe edition, strictly limited to 500 copies, pressed on heavy picture disc vinyl and include a unique double-sided air freshener, a set of two name tags and a vile urine filled syringe pen. You can reserve your copy at this location. Horror Pain Gore Death is currently streaming an album sampler of this release at www.facebook.com/horrorpaingoredeath. More info at www.horrorpaingoredeath.tk
OCTOBER TIDE have officially signed a worldwide deal with Pulverised Records and are currently preparing their as of yet untitled new album. The recordings have been scheduled at Black Lounge Studio (SCAR SYMMETRY, CARNAL FORGE, IN MOURNING, CENTINEX, etc) in Sweden and production duties will once again be handled by Jonas Kjellgren. In related news, the band recently underwent a line-up change with both singer Tobias Netzell and bass-player Pierre Stam leaving the band for personal commitments and other musical projects. They were replaced by Mattias Norrman (ex – KATATONIA, ex – INTERMENT, etc) on bass and Alexander Högbom (VOLTURYON, SPASMODIC) on vocals. www.octobertide.net