October 05, 2013
North Dakota based blackened Thrashers FROSTHELM have recruited AVENGER OF BLOOD’s drummer Shannon Frye and Matthew Bellmore from Fargo’s IMPERION as a second guitarist. The band has plans to enter the studio in February 2014 to record their upcoming full length "The Endless Winter", with Matt Hyde (SLAYER, SKELETONWITCH, BEHEMOTH) taking care of mixing and mastering duties. Tracks from FROSTHELM’s debut EP "The Northwinds Rend Flesh" are streaming at www.reverbnation.com/frosthelm. More info at www.frosthelm.com or www.facebook.com/frosthelm
Woodcut Records will release ALGHAZANTH‘s 7th full-length "The Three-Faced Pilgrim" on vinyl and as a digipak CD on December 13, 2013. Before it hits the stores the "AdraMelekTaus" EP will be released on October 11, 2013, which contains one album track and two exclusive bonus tracks which will not be released anywhere else. This CD EP is limited to 500 copies. A sample song can be listened to at this location. All additional ALGHAZANTH information at www.alghazanth.com.
The 4th issue of Transylvania / Romania based SLOWLY WE ROT zine is out now. It features interviews with CANCER, LIFELESS, BIRTH AD, REPULSION, ANGERSEED, BETHLEHEM, CARNAL GHOUL / DECAYED / DESASTER / METALUCIFER / TRINITAS, ULTRA VIOLENCE, MORTUORIAL ECLIPSE, a Romanian Thrash Metal Club, more than 150 audio and zine reviews, the usual Rising Demons section (interviews with upcoming promising acts BARZAKH, BLOOD TRIBE, BLOODOATH, FRIGORIS, I AM THE TRIREME, INVERTICRUX, MOTOR, NEKRODEUS, VALINOR and WALKING DEAD SUICIDE), the Merchants Of Death section (interviews with extreme Metal labels GLORIOUS NORTH, HELLPROD, INFINITE REGRESS and KATOPTRON IX) and the Romanian Attack section (reviews of the latest Romanian extreme Metal releases). 64 English written, professionally printed, glossy pages, A4 format. The zine also includes a free compilation CD featuring MOTOR, INVERTICRUX, BLOODINGTON, BLOODOATH, BLOOD TRIBE, MY FUNERAL, VALINOR, WALL OF THE EYELESS, WALKING DEAD SUICIDE, UNITED BY HATE, FUMIGATION, GARDEN OF GRIEF, FRIGORIS, I AM THE TRIREME, SAWHILL SACRIFICE and PATH OV AMOK. More info and ordering details you may get from swrzine@yahoo.com or check out www.facebook.com/swrzine