November 02, 2012
The debut album from Costa Rica’s old school Death Metallers INSEPULTO has finally been released on October 22, 2012. It features an original cover art by Chilean underground artist Daniel Self-Desecrator and was mixed and mastered by local engineer Max Gutierrez at Cavan Studios. The CD version has been licensed exclusively for Europe to Psycho Records from Poland. The band is currently looking for another label (or labels) to step in and release the album for the American territory. Tape and vinyl formats are being negotiated as well. Contact: insepultocr@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/pages/Insepulto/314871011905018, www.wydawnictwopsycho.com
"Suffering Is The Seed", the new album from Colombian Death / Black Metallers NEPENTE, is scheduled for a November 20, 2012 digital release on MetalHit.com. It was mixed and mastered at Poland’s Hertz Recording Studio (VADER, HATE, BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, etc) and is currently streaming in its entirety at nepente.bandcamp.com. Here’s the tracklist: ‘Suffering Is The Seed’, ‘Hell Is The Name Of This Land’, ‘Merciful Death’, ‘Hear Me Howl’, ‘Slaves Will Always Be Slaves’, ‘Die For Me’, ‘This Shroud Is Yours’ and ‘The Swamp’. More info at www.facebook.com/nepente.manizales
The reissue of WANDERER‘s "Bypassing The Abyss" is now available through Germany’s Dunkelheit Produktionen. The album, that was originally released on Magik Art in 2005, has been carefully repaired and re-mastered since the original master was damaged before pressing. The new edition comes as a digipak with a 12-page booklet including Mysterion’s (vocals / lyrics / artwork) original pictures and art editing of the Russian designer Al.Ex (Mayhem Project). Dunkelheit Produktionen has plans for a vinyl edition in 2013. More details at www.dunkelheit.cc or www.facebook.com/dunkelheitprod
Dallas, Texas based deathened Black Metallers SPARROWS have just released "Mark Of The Beast: Indoctrination" digitally through www.sparrowsmetal.bandcamp.com. The CD version will be available in the coming weeks. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Drunk On The Blood Of Fools’, ‘Cellar Of The Damned’, ‘Brainscan’, ‘Irradiated Boars’, ‘The Trinity Denied’ and ‘Indoctrination’. "Mark Of The Beast: Indoctrination" is the first of a three-part series; the connection between the series will be divulged after all three have been released. A series of videos documenting the recording of the EP can be viewed at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/thisissparrows
Illinois-based Vikings Thrashers THE HORDE have added drummer Travis Scudder to their line-up. He has replaced James Whitehurst, who left the band for personal reasons. Scudder also plays with Rock Island, Illinois Black Metallers SEPT OF MEMNON. THE HORDE are currently working on material for their next album, to be released on CD and vinyl in the fall of 2013 by Abyss Records. Earlier this year, THE HORDE released a video for the track ‘Odin’s Blood’, taken from "Thy Blackened Reign" at this location. Check out www.facebook.com/hordemetal for updates.
Italian Death Metallers ANTROPOFAGUS have released their first ever official music video for the song ‘Sanguinis Bestiae Solium’ from their 2012 Comatose Music release "Architecture Of Lust". The video was directed by Davide Cilloni and filmed on location at a deconsecrated church in Balestrino (SV, Italy). You can check it out at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/antropofagus.official
Swedish Death Metallers DEMONICAL have issued the following official statement: "The highly successful tour through Russia officially closed the "Death Infernal" touring cycle. We would hereby like to thank each and everyone of you who supported us in a way or another during the past 17 months at all our memorable shows in Europe, north-America and Russia. It was a truly awesome and significant ride. We hope to see you all again in April / May 2013 when we return to the live scene with full force and a new album under our belt. As of now we will fully concentrate on new dominating material and the realization of our upcoming fourth full-length, a process which will take place at Necromorbus Studios in Stockholm between late November and late January 2013. Further news, studio-updates and more detailed info will of course be posted here during the path so keep checking back. Until then – Bang or be banged!!" More info at www.demonical.net
Norwegian Viking Metallers HELHEIM are set to celebrate their 20 year history with a special concert at the Inside Rock Café in their home town of Bergen today. The event will also feature local bands and special guests, and, according to the band, the venue, with its intimate surroundings, has been especially chosen so that it becomes a true celebration amongst fans and friends. However, after receiving many messages from fans outside of Norway who would obviously not be able to attend, HELHEIM have decided to stream the performance live on their website at www.helheim.com/live and the stream will begin at precisely 22:00 Norwegian time, and will remain available to be viewed for a period of time after the event. NARROWHEAD, whose frontman has frequently guested on vocals for HELHEIM, along with the all-girl Rockband FAIRY and Punk Rockers BEINKJØR will also be playing at the event. There will be other guests throughout the evening, but according to HELHEIM: "we prefer to keep it all as a surprise. It wouldn’t be a real party if there weren’t a few surprises for everyone!" Nine tracks covering 20 years of HELHEIM’s history can be heard on the band’s SoundCloud page