» News Archive April 2015
Iranian old school Death Metallers NEX CARNIS will release their debut album "Obscure Visions Of Dark" via Italy’s Nightbreak Productions in May. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Darkened Rites Of Existence Part 1: Visions + Part 2: Labyrinth’, ‘Cryptic Depths Of Unlight’, ‘Dissolution In Vortex Of Sanity’, ‘Descent Into Ethereal Realms – Part 1: Entrance + Part 2: Transmigration’, ‘Abolishing Rancid Thrones Of Deceit’ and ‘Murky Pits Of Time’. A sample track from the album can be heard at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/nexcarnis
Rawblackult Records from Bolivia have just released HEADHUNTER D.C. “…In Unholy Mourning…” as a special double tape box, limited to 150 copies. Tape one also features the MORTEM cover song ‘Summoned To Hell’ as bonus track, while the second tape comes with the pre-production of the album (a studio rehearsal with raw, yet unpolished versions of all “…In Unholy Mourning…” tracks). The vinyl version of “…In Unholy Mourning…” will soon be out via German Evil Spell / Undercover Records after a one year delay. More info at www.rawblackult.com or www.facebook.com/headhunterdc
"God Leash, the second album from Finnish Death Metallers TORTURE PULSE, will be released via Xtreem Music on June 01, 2015. The cover art was created by Toni Hietomaa and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Myths Of Belial Incarnated’, ‘On Lacerated Wings’, ‘Burst Of Black Blood’, ‘Napalm To The Cross’, ‘Macabre Magister’, ‘Army Of Pestilence’, ‘Plague Poetry’, ‘Glory That Was’, ‘Golgotha Revisited’ and ‘Morbid Connection Through Flesh’. An advance track of the album can already be checked out here. More about TORTURE PULSE at www.facebook.com/torturepulse
Polish Black Metallers BLAZE OF PERDITION have released the track ‘Into The Void Again’ (from their forthcoming full length "Near Death Revelations") at this location. The album was mixed and mastered at Satanic Audio and the cover artwork was created by Mentalporn (SINISTER, BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, ORIGIN). "Near Death Revelations" will be released as CD, black 12" vinyl LP (with booklet) and digitally on June 26, 2015 via Agonia Records. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Królestwo Niczyje’, ‘Into The Void Again’, ‘When Mirrors Shatter’, ‘Dreams Shall Flesh’, ‘Cold Morning Fears’, ‘The Tunnel’ and ‘Of No Light’. More about BLAZE OF PERDITION at www.facebook.com/blazeofperdition
A teaser video for "Memento Mori", the upcoming sophomore album from French Black Metallers THE NEGATION, can be checked out at this location. The album will be released via Kaotoxin as a limited edition (500 copies) first press digipak CD (followed by crystal / jewel box reprint) with 20 pages booklet, as well as digitally, on July 07, 2015 in North America (July 10, 2015 rest of the world). "Memento Mori" was produced at Hybreed Studio and features artwork from Metastazis (MORBID ANGEL, BEHEMOTH, WATAIN). You can check out the official music video for the track ‘Red Wrath’ (from the band’s debut full-length) right here. All further information at: www.facebook.com/the.negation.band
The three VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitars), Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan (bass / vocals) and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray (drums), who were responsible for the records "Prime Evil" (1989), "…Tear Your Soul Apart" (1990), "Temples Of Ice" (1991) and "The Waste Lands" (1992), have just reunited as VENOM INC.. The band’s first live appearance just took place at this weekend’s "Keep It True" festival in Germany. In July the band will head over to China, Japan and Taiwan for a few selected shows. In September a full European tour with VADER will follow. After that VENOM INC. will return to the studio to record a brand new album. More info and updates at www.venom-inc.com or www.facebook.com/pages/ironsteel-venom-inc/1629661823931140
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The self-titled EP from old school SweDeath Metallers UNDER THE CHURCH has just been released on vinyl via Pulverised Records. It is available as a regular edition (10" black vinyl) and a limited edition (10" white vinyl, limited to 200 and 100 copies respectively), as well as a very special run of 300 copies in transparent red vinyl. More band info at www.facebook.com/underthechurch
Iranian Death Metallers AZOOMA have just entered the studio for the recordings of their first full length album which will be released this year via Xtreem Music once again. You can check out what the band had to say to their fans from the studio on this Youtube clip. Their debut EP "A Hymn Of The Vicious Monster" is still streaming in its entirety at this location. For all further information check out www.facebook.com/azoomaofficial
Swedish old school Death Metallers DEMONICAL are streaming their complete new EP "Black Flesh Redemption" at this location. It will be released on April 24, 2015 in Europe and May 05, 2015 in North America via Agonia Records. More about DEMONICAL at www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
Testimony Records have signed German atmospheric Black / Death Metallers KADAVRIK. The band’s fourth album "Grimm I & II" will be released on June 26, 2015 as gatefold vinyl, CD and digitally. You can already check out the song ‘Lords’ on the label’s bandcamp page. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Wither Away’, ‘All The World But One’, ‘Ruins’, ‘7 Years’, ‘Queen Of Sylvan Lands’, ‘Lords’, ‘Voids’, ‘Shuttered’ and ‘Helix’. More band info at www.facebook.com/kadavrik or www.facebook.com/testimonyrecords
Former IMMORTAL frontman ABBATH has been signed by Season of Mist. The band’s line-up is completed by Tom Cato "King of Hell" Visnes (GORGOROTH, OV HELL) on bass and Baard Kolstad (GOD SEED, BORKNAGAR) on drums. The band is currently working on their debut album, which is scheduled for an early 2016 release. For all further information check out www.abbath.net or www.facebook.com/abbathband
Hungarian Black Metallers VEÉR will release their second full-length "27" via Caverna Abismal Records and Neverheard Distro on CD and cassette / tape in May. More information here: www.cavernaabismal.com or www.facebook.com/neverhearddistro
Finnish Black Metallers CURSE UPON A PRAYER will release their second album "Rotten Tongues" on June 12, 2015 via Inverse Records (in Finland on May 15, 2015). The album features the following nine tracks: ‘The Distant Chaos’, ‘Death Sentence’, ‘Third Day Of Creation’, ‘Red Room’, ‘Devil On The Churchyard’, ‘Divinus Mortis’, ‘Rotten Tongues’, ‘The Lost Symbol’ and ‘White Ghost’. A lyric video can be found at this location. All additional info at www.facebook.com/pages/curse-upon-a-prayer/192920167462169
Two tracks from the new INCINERATE album "Eradicating Terrestrial Species", which has just been released via Comatose Music, are available for streaming now. You can check out ‘The Berserker (Rise Of The Humans)’ here and ‘From Distant Worlds’ here. A promo video for the song ‘Unable To Ascend’ can be found at this location. More about INCINERATE at www.facebook.com/Incineratedm
Lithuania’s DISSIMULATION and OBTEST have joined forces for a split release entitled "77", which has just been released via Ledo Takas Records on this year’s Record Store Day (April 18, 2015). It features exclusive songs from each band. Additionally DISSIMULATION and OBTEST have recorded a cover song from each other. The split release is available on black vinyl (limited to 250 hand-numbered copies, 77 copies come as a deluxe version with additional patch and a set of six collectable cards) and limited CD (1000 copies in a super jewel box). Ordering details at www.ledotakas.net. More band info at www.facebook.com/dissimulation666 or www.facebook.com/obtest
"The Child Must Die", the second full length from U.S. Black Metallers NIHILISTINEN BARBAARISUUS, has just been released via Infernal Kommando Records as a six-panel digipak, limited to 500 copies. It features the following tracks: ‘Wondrous Sampo’, ‘The Child Must Die’, ‘Let Them Perish’, ‘Feast Of The North Farm’, ‘Amidst The Waves’, ‘Vainamoinen’ and ‘The Night She Died’. The album is currently streaming in its entirety at this location. A video for the title track can be viewed here. More band info at www.facebook.com/nihilistinenbarbaarisuus
In support of their new full-length "IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends" Sweden’s SHINING have just announced 7 shows in Germany for November 2015 with DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT and IMPERIUM DEKADENZ as support acts. The tour will kick off at Munich’s Backstage club on November 12, 2015 and ends in Hamburg at the Logo on November 19, 2015. "IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends" is now streaming completely over here. More about SHINING you will find at www.shiningasylum.com or www.facebook.com/shiningofficial
"Sis Mortuus Mondo", the new EP from Danish Death Metallers DEUS OTIOSUS, will be released on May 26, 2015 via Godeater Records on CD and digitally. It will contain the 2 new, unreleased songs ‘Greater Horror’ and ‘Seperatio Leprosorum’. The CD version will also include the band’s entire sold out debut album "Murderer" (2010) as bonus material. The cover art for the EP was created by Claude Wit, who already was responsible for DEUS OTIOSUS’ 2014 album "Rise". For all additional band info check out www.facebook.com/deusotiosus.dk
Tennessee based Death Grinders COATHANGER ABORTION will be releasing their new full length "Observations Of Humanity" on June 02, 2015 via Comatose Music. The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘Suffering The Weak’, ‘Media Mindsnare’, ‘Wading Through Existence’, ‘Prescription Paradise’, ‘Coathanger Abortion’, ‘The Possession’, ‘Audra Sleeps’, ‘Forget The Past’, ‘Hypocritical Majority’ and ‘Detained Indefinitely’. More COATHANGER ABORTION info at www.facebook.com/coathangerabortionofficial
"Uncertain Process", the new album from Argentina Death Metallers PRION, will be out on June 02, 2015 via Comatose Music. It features the following tracks: ‘Power Obsessed’, ‘Uncertain Process’, ‘Chronic Disease’, ‘Anhedonist’, ‘Now Is The Hour’, ‘Control Societies’, ‘End Is Near’, ‘Losing Itself In The Infinite’, ‘Doomed Humanity Of Horror’ and ‘Never Let Me Down Again’. The CD comes with a bonus DVD ("This Is How Argentina Bled"), that features a professionally filmed PRION show that was recorded at The Roxy Live in Buenos Aires in 2013. The artwork of "Uncertain Process" was created by Marco Hasmann. PRION will be touring Europe in September 2015 with AVULSED and NATRON. For all further details check out www.facebook.com/pages/prion/142021452488602
"For Depressive Seasons" by ILLDISPOSED, "Through The Flesh To The Soul" by INVOCATOR and "The Sickness Within" by HATESPHERE will be released on vinyl for the first time via Heartburn Music in April. All three of them will be limited to 300 and 500 copies in varied colours. More details and ordering info at www.heartburn.bigcartel.com or www.facebook.com/heartburnmusic
Spanish Death Metallers AVULSED will enter Overhead Studios on Friday for the recordings of a new EP. It will be entitled "Altar Of Disembowelment" and is going to include 4 new songs plus a cover of BLACK SABBATH’s ‘Neon Knights’ (recorded in December 2010 for an unreleased Spanish BLACK SABBATH tribute). The mastering will be done by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios and the cover artwork will be created by Juanjo Castellano. "Altar Of Disembowelment" will be released on September 09, 2015 in support of AVULSED’s fifth European tour. The CD edition will be available via Xtreem Music while a 10" vinyl version will be handled by the Greek label Repulsive Echo Records sometime later. Before that Xtreem Music will also be doing a re-issue of "Stabwound Orgasm", the second AVULSED album from 1999 on CD and 12" LP. For more information check out www.avulsed.com or www.facebook.com/1991avulsed
Chicago based melodic blackened Metallers WITHERING SOUL have posted a trailer for their forthcoming, third full length "Adverse Portrait" at this location. The tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Vestige’, ‘No Longer Within’ (featuring Steve Sagala, ex – ENFORSAKEN on guest vocals), ‘The Dreadful Echo’, ‘Awakening’, ‘Hour Of Obstinacy’, ‘Hex Illusion’, ‘Shadow Path’ and ‘In Absence’. It was engineered and mixed by Chris Wisco at Belle City Sound, mastered by Dennis Israel at Clintworks Audio and the cover art was created by Pierre-Alain D of 3mmi Design. "Adverse Portrait" is scheduled for release on June 09, 2015 via Mortal Music. More about WITHERING SOUL at www.facebook.com/witheringsoulband
Polish Black / Death Metallers INFERNAL WAR are streaming their new album "Axiom" in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on April 17, 2015 in Europe and April 21, 2015 in North America via Agonia Records as slipcase CD, 12" gatefold LP with booklet, 12" silver LP (limited to 150 hand-numbered copies), 12" die-cut picture LP with booklet (limited to 300 hand-numbered copies) and digitally. More band information at www.facebook.com/infernalwarofficial
SHINING‘s forthcoming new full-length "IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends" is currently streaming in its entirety right here. It will be released on April 20, 2015 via Season Of Mist. For all additional info on SHINING check out www.shiningasylum.com, www.shininglegions.com or www.facebook.com/shiningofficial
Belgian Death Metallers DEHUMAN have just released a video for ‘Crypts Of Blood’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s new album "Graveyard Of Souls" which is out now on Kaotoxin Records. In support of the album DEHUMAN will embark on a two week tour of Southern Europe that will take the band through Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. More about DEHUMAN at www.facebook.com/dehumandm
Salt Lake City Thrashers DEATHBLOW are currently streamimg ‘Headless Throne’ from their upcoming EP "The Other Side Of Darkness" at this location. You can furthermore check out the title track here and ‘Means To An End’ here. The EP will be released on April 21, 2015. It was mixed and mastered by Andy Peterson and the cover art comes courtesy of Andreas Marschall. More DEATHBLOW information at www.facebook.com/dethblo
Philadelphia based Black Metallers I AM THE TRIREME will release "Gnosis: Never Follow The Light" on June 30, 2015 via HPGD Productions. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Mettre Fin A Cette’, ‘Trusty Noose’, ‘Basking In The Essence Of My Sorrow’, ‘Grey Fields Of Ash’, ‘Thy Sombering Light’, ‘Ascending Into Oblivion’, ‘A Sullen Reflection Of Purity’, ‘Tamerlane (Chapter 1)’ and ‘Tamerlane (Chapter 2)’. The track ‘Tamerlane (Chapter 1)’ is now streaming at this location. For all additional info check out www.iamthetrireme.com or www.facebook.com/iamthetrireme
"The Spear And The Ichor That Follows", the debut full-length from American War Metallers HOUSE OF ATREUS, will feature the following tracks: ‘Trenches Of Fortune’, ‘Messenger Of A Shaken Host’, ‘Throne Of Chariots’, ‘Oresteia – The Unforgotten Scorns’, ‘Heir To The Crown Of Sodom’, ‘Beasts Of Antiquity’, ‘Veiled In Dignities Of Wrath’ and ‘The River Black’. It is now streaming in its entirety at this location. The album will be released via Dark Descent Records on May 05, 2015. More about HOUSE OF ATREUS at www.facebook.com/acclimatedbyforce
Minnesota based Death Metallers INCINERATE are currently streaming the track ‘The Berserker (Rise Of The Humans)’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming Comatose Music release "Eradicating Terrestrial Species" which will be released on April 21, 2015. The full tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘The Prophecy: Inhuman Inoculation’, ‘The Arrival: From Distant Worlds’, ‘Travelers Of Space: Eliminating The Indigenous’, ‘Loss Of Faith: Unable To Ascend’, ‘Infinite Power: Cultivation Of Human Offspring’, ‘Rise Of The Humans: The Berserker’ and ‘Fucking The Rotting Nun’. You can also check out a promo video for the song ‘Unable To Ascend’ at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/incineratedm
French SANGDRAGON will release their new album "Requiem For Apocalypse" on May 09, 2015 via Wake Up Dead Records. It was produced by Stéphane Buriez and SANGDRAGON. The mix was done by Edouard Verneret and Vincent Urbain and it was mastered at Sage Audio Studio (Nashville, USA). SANGDRAGON originally started out as DAEMONIUM and released their debut "Dark Opera Of The Ancient War Spirit (Or Search The Light)" via Adipocere Records in 1994. A year later the follow-up "Divine Symphonies" followed under the new name AKHENATON. "Requiem For Apocalypse" now closes this trilogy under the SANGDRAGON moniker. More info and sound samples at https://sangdragon.bandcamp.com
US based one man Death Metal act RITUAL CHAMBER will release the CD version of its debut EP "The Pits Of Tentacled Screams" on April 11, 2015 through Hellthrasher Productions. It was originally self-released digitally in November 2013 (and re-released on tape in 2014 via NWN!). The tracklist reads like this: ‘The Dawning Of A New Inversion’, ‘Glorious Curse Of Almighty Death’, ‘A Thermonuclear Fate’, Black Rites Of Conjuration’ and ‘Nomad Daimons’. It is streaming in its entirety at this location. More information at www.facebook.com/theritualchamber
On May 10, 2015 Xtreem Music will release the debut of Finish Death Metallers AMPUTORY. It will be entitled "Ode To Gore" and features the following tracks: ‘Enslaved In The Basement, ‘Ode To Gore’, ‘Cleansing By The Blade’, ‘Aghori’, ‘Unclean’, ‘Bludgeoned’, ‘Unaccountable’ and ‘Illusion Of Sanity’. The band will also participate in this year’s edition of the Finish Death Metal Maniacs festival (www.fdmmfest.com) that will take place in Pori (Finland) on September 10 – 12, 2015. More info about AMPUTORY at www.facebook.com/pages/amputory/206683252765666. An exclusive advance track of the album can be checked out here.
Swedish Death Metallers DEMONICAL have just released a track from their upcoming new EP "Black Flesh Redemption" at this location. The EP will be released on April 24, 2015 (Europe) / May 05, 2015 (North America) via Agonia Records. It was produced and mastered by vocalist Sverker Widgren and has been recorded in two studios between January and February 2015. The cover artwork was created by Kontamination Design. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Cursed Liberation’, ‘Drown In Flames’, ‘Throne Of Perdition’ and ‘To Become The Weapon’. More DEMONICAL at www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
Kaotoxin Records have signed French Black Metallers THE NEGATION. The band will also take part in the second annual Kaotoxin Fest on December 05, 2015 in Lille, France. An official music video for the track ‘Red Wrath’ (from their debut full-length "Paths Of Obedience") can be checked out here. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/the.negation.band
Orchestrated Misery Recordings have just released "Inject The Worms", the new EP from Indiana Death Metallers PSYCHOMANCER. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘In Shackles Insane’, ‘Just Another Victim’, ‘Inject The Worms’, ‘Bastards Burn’, ‘Abhorrent Wings Of Decay’ and ‘Chant Of The War Demons’. It is streaming in its entirety at this location. The band is currently working on the next album and playing a few selected shows. More about PSYCHOMANCER at www.facebook.com/psychomancertheband
Spanish Thrashers HOLYCIDE have released a lyric video for the track ‘Apocalyse Riders’ right here. The song is taken from their debut EP "Toxic Mutation" which was released via Xtreem Music in February 2015. You can listen to the EP in its entirety at https://holycide.bandcamp.com. More band information at www.holycide.com or www.facebook.com/holycide
Xtreem Music have just re-released the 1997 debut album "Void" from Spanish brutal Death Metallers REINCARNATION. This new edition also features the "Seed Of Hate" EP from 1995, an unreleased track from 1998 and 4 live songs from the Repulsive Fest ’98. The full album is available for streaming here. More about REINCARNATION at www.facebook.com/reincarnation.deathmetal
Swedish Death Metallers CUT UP have signed a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band features former VOMITORY members Tobias Gustafsson (drums) and Erik Rundqvist (vocals / bass), who joined forces with guitarist Anders Bertilsson (COLDWORKER) and guitarist / vocalist Andreas Björnson (FETUS STENCH). The band’s debut album is scheduled for a release in the summer. More info at www.facebook.com/cutupofficial
Colombian Death Metallers CASKET GRINDER have been signed by Bestial Death Records for the re-release of their EP "Trip To Oblivion" and their debut full-length. The band, who had recorded a 4-track Promo EP in 2013 (using programmed drumming), has just re-recorded the drum tracks with a full-time drummer and also added two cover songs (by SARCOFAGO and POSSESSED) to it. The EP will be released in June / July 2015. You can check out the promo tracks at the band’s YouTube channel. More info at www.facebook.com/bestialdeathrecords
British Death Metallers RAVENS CREED have just been signed by Xtreem Music for the release of their upcoming new album "Ravens Krieg" which is currently being recorded at Tenko Studios in Nottingham. The band previously already released four EPs and two albums ("Albion Thunder" in 2009 and "The Power" in 2012 – both through Doomentia Records). You can still check out those two albums at the Doomentia Bandcamp site here and here. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/ravens-creed-official/264464176902353
German Death Metallers DISINFECT have completed their line-up again by recruiting Chris Huszar on bass. The band is currently working on material for the follow-up to their "Screams Of Pleasure" full length from 2009. More info at www.disinfect.de or www.facebook.com/disinfectofficial
Spanish brutal Death Metallers CHRIST DENIED will play their very first live performance as a four-piece on May 01, 2015 in Spain at the Madrid Deathfest. Other bands on the bill will include INTERNAL SUFFERING, INCINERATE, NEUROMA, KEVLAR SKIN, VIRULENCY and CRANIAL BLOWOUT. After that gig CHRIST DENIED will start writing material for their third album, the first one with a human drummer after more than 20 years of existence. A video of the band’s first rehearsal session as a four piece can be checked out here. All additional CHRIST DENIED info at www.facebook.com/christdeniedofficial
Salt Lake City Thrashers DEATHBLOW have released a track from their upcoming new EP "The Other Side Of Darkness" at this location. The EP will be released on April 21, 2015. It was recorded by Andy Peterson and DEATHBLOW and the cover art comes courtesy of Andreas Marschall. More about DEATHBLOW at www.facebook.com/dethblo
Kaotoxin Records have signed French Black Metallers THE NEGATION. The band will also take part in the second annual Kaotoxin Fest on December 05, 2015 in Lille, France. For all further details check out www.facebook.com/pages/the-negation/214138688730320
Swedish Death Metallers FERAL have been signed by Cyclone Empire Records. The band’s upcoming second album will be entitled "Where Dead Dreams Dwell" and is scheduled to be released by the end of May 2015. More FERAL info at www.feral.se or www.facebook.com/feralswe
Algerian Death Metallers LELAHELL have just released an official video of the track ‘Kalimet Esiir’ at this location. The song is taken from the album "Al Insane… The (Re)Birth Of Abderrahmane" which was released via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions in late 2014. More info at www.facebook.com/lelahell
"Dunkle Klänge", the second full length from German Black / Death Metallers ARS IRAE, will be released on May 15, 2015 via Quality Steel Records. It was recorded at the band’s own studio and mastered by Dan Swanö. The title track, including a video of the drum recording, is available at this location. More about ARS IRAE at www.arsirae.de or www.facebook.com/arsiraemetal