May 11, 2013
On August 06, 2013 Hells Headbangers / Hammerheart Records will release IMPIETY‘s new mini album "The Impious Crusade". It includes a cover of SORCERY’s ‘Lucifer’s Legions’ and the artwork was created by Lord Sickness. The tacklist reads like this: ‘Arrival Of The Assassins’, ‘Commanding Death & Destroy’, ‘Accelerate The Annhiliation’, ‘The Impious Crusade’ and ‘Lucifer’s Legions’ (SORCERY cover). A release date for the Hells Headbangers vinyl edition of IMPIETY’s "Vengeance Hell Immemorial" compilation shall be announced shortly. More info at www.facebook.com/impietyofficial
On July 05, 2013 "Ecstasy Of God", the debut album from Ludwigshafen, Germany based technical Death Metallers SPHERON, will be released via Apostasy Records. It features the following tracks: ‘A Means To An End’, ‘The Beheaded Coachman’, ‘Prestige Of The Mortals’, ‘Saturnian Satellites’, ‘Clasp The Thorns’, ‘Prelude To The Misery’, ‘Five Degrees’, ‘Pulse Of Instinct’, ‘Tragedy Of The Clerics’, ‘Choking On Incense’, ‘Anthropogenic’ and ‘From Glint To Crackling’. "Ecstasy Of God" was produced together with Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios and the cover artwork was painted by Eliran Kantor, who has already worked with bands like TESTAMENT, HATEBREED, SODOM and ATHEIST. The album track ‘Saturnian Satellites’ is already streaming at this location. For more information check out www.facebook.com/spheronmusic
Unspeakable Axe Records (the new sub-label of Dark Descent Records) will reissue "Victims Beyond All Help" from Winnipeg, Manitoba Thrashers BESIEGED on July 09, 2013 with an upgraded layout, but with the same completely old school artwork painted by the Ed Repka. The album, that was originally self-released by the band in 2010 (limited to just 300 copies on pro CD-R) features the following tracks: ‘Internal Suffering’, ‘Death’, ‘Buried Alive’, ‘The End’, ‘Victims Beyond All Help’, ‘Trapped Inside’ and ‘Black’. Check out streams of the following two tracks: ‘Trapped Inside‘ and ‘Internal Suffering‘. More information at www.facebook.com/besiegedthrash
Shadow Kingdom Records have just reissued "Metal", the sophomore album from MANILLA ROAD on black vinyl, red vinyl and CD. The artwork for the reissue is what the band originally had in mind for the album, but due to some issues, they released a more plain cover instead, which is now included on the back of the booklet. "Metal" features the following tracks: ‘Enter The Warrior’, ‘Defender’, ‘Queen Of The Black Coast’, ‘Metal’, ‘Out Of Control With Rock’n’Roll’, ‘Cage Of Mirrors’ and ‘Far Side Of The Sun’. Stay tuned to www.manillaroad.net and www.facebook.com/manillaroadofficial for news and updates from band founder Mark "The Shark" Shelton.