» News Archive December 2019
On January 31, 2020 Purity Through Fire will release the debut “Demo I” from Finland’s Black Metallers MALIGNAMENT on 12″ vinyl format. The following three tracks appear on it: ‘Call To Arms’, ‘Wolf And The Moon’ and ‘Bloodlust’. You can listen to the entire demo over here. More about MALIGNAMENT here: https://malignament.bandcamp.com
Norwegian Black Metallers NATTVERD have just premiered the new track ‘Slakt Dem, Der De Loeper Hoedeloese Rundt Baalet’ at this location. It is taken from the band’s upcoming second album “Styggdom”, which will be released on January 31, 2020 via Osmose Productions. NATTVERD consists of Serpentr on vocals, Ormr on vocals and guitars, Atyr on guitars, Sveinr on bass and Antichristian (TSJUDER et. al.) on session drums. More NATTVERD info at www.facebook.com/nattverdofficial
On February 28, 2020 Blood Harvest Records will release “Fungal Warfare Upon All Life”, the debut EP from Philadelphia based Death / Doom Metal four-piece BLOOD SPORE, on CD, 12″ vinyl and cassette tape formats. The following three tracks will appear on it: ‘Hostile Fruiting Bodies’, ‘Cede To The Saprophyte’ and ‘Apex Colony’. You can already stream the opening track here. BLOOD SPORE will also release their debut album through Blood Harvest Records in the coming year. For all further information and regular updates, please follow them at www.facebook.com/bloodsporefungaldeath
Swedish blackend Speed Metallers REAPER are streaming a new track entitled ‘The Birth Of War’ at this location now. It will appear on the band’s debut album “Unholy Nordic Noise”, which will be out on January 31, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The previously revealed ‘Horn Of Hades’ can still be checked out here. The full tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Intro’, ‘Hero Of The Graveyard Flies’, ‘Severing Tentacles Of Faith’, ‘Arctic Wrath – Blood And Bone’, ‘Order Of The Beelzebub’, ‘Horn Of Hades’, ‘The Birth Of War’, ‘Surrender To The Void’, ‘This Crystal Hell’, ‘Ravenous Storm Of Piss’, ‘De Krälande Maskarnas Kör’ and ‘Outro’. More info you will find at www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
Swedish Black Metallers JORDABLOD have just premiered the new track ‘Hin Ondes Mystär’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming second album “The Cabinet Of Numinous Song”, which will be released on January 24, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘A Grand Unveiling’, ‘The Two Wings Of Becoming’, ‘Hin Ondes Mystär’, ‘The Beauty Of Every Wound’, ‘Blood And Rapture’, ‘The Cabinet Of Numinous Song’ and ‘To Bleed Gold’. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/jordablod
After 15 years of silence Russian Funeral Doom / Deathers INTAGLIO will release their sophomore full-length album via Solitude Productions in 2020. You can already listen to ‘The Memory Of Death’ (a demo single from the forthcoming album, which is currently in production) over here. For more info visit www.solitude-prod.com or www.facebook.com/solitudeprod
Italian old school Death Metallers HORRID are streaming their entire new album “As We Forget Our Past” (a special collection of re-recordings) at this location now. It will be released on December 31, 2019 via Dunkelheit Produktionen (CD version). The vinyl LP version will follow on February 18, 2020. For all additional HORRID information check out www.facebook.com/horrid1989
French blackened Death Metallers NECROWRETCH will be touring Europe with TAAKE and KAMPFAR in March / April 2020. The tour will kick off on March 19, 2020 at the Kwadrat club in Krakow (PL) and ends on April 05, 2020 in Wroclow (PL). The new NECROWRETCH album “The Ones From Hell” will be released on February 14, 2020 via Season Of Mist. More band info and regular updates you will find at www.facebook.com/necrowretch
On March 15, 2020 Brazilian Black / Thrashers NECROGOSTO will release their debut mini album “Ancestral Bestiality” via Nuclear War Now! Productions on 12″ vinyl format. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Ancient Demoniacal Proclamation’ (Intro), ‘Serpent Of 1000 Eyes’, ‘Baphometic Noisy Cult’, ‘Perversions At Necrotemple’, ‘Ceremonial Rites For Missionary Desecration’ (Interlude), ‘Intoxication And Ecstasy’, ‘Marching To Oblivion’ and ‘Transcending To Uku Pacha’ (Outro). You can already stream ‘Serpent Of 1000 Eyes’ over here. More about NECROGOSTO at www.facebook.com/necrogosto
Florida based Black / Doom Metallers WORM have just premiered the new track ‘Putrefying Swamp Mists At Dusk’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s second album “Gloomlord”, which will be released on January 24, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Putrefying Swamp Mists At Dusk’ (Intro), ‘Rotting Spheres Of Sentient Black’, ‘Apparitions Of Gloom’, ‘Melting In The Necrosphere’ and ‘Abysmal Dimensions’. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
German Black / Death Metallers GOATBLOOD are streaming their upcoming third album “Apparition Of Doomsday” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 27, 2019 via Dunkelheit Produktionen on CD format (the vinyl LP version will follow on January 18, 2020). For all further GOATBLOOD information please visit www.facebook.com/goatblood-492948934177125
Chicago based Death Metallers CIANIDE are currently streaming their new mini album “Unhumanized” over here. It will be released on December 27, 2019 via Hells Headbangers. More CIANIDE at www.cianide.bandcamp.com
Cross-continental (Italy / Switzerland / USA) Grinders THE BASTARD WITHIN are streaming their debut album “Better Dead Than Friends” at this location now. It was originally self-released digitally, but will also be released on CD via Immortal Souls Productions on December 24, 2019. The album was mixed at Ironape Studio in Vigevano (PV), where guitars, bass, and vocals were also recorded. The drums were recorded at Brochacho Studios in San Antonio, Texas. The mastering was done by Dan Swanö at Unisound. The following guests appear on the album: Jason Netherton (MISERY INDEX, ASPHALT GRAVES), Trevor (SADIST), Juri Bianchi (ADDICTION, ANY FACE, HAYMA), Mãra Lisenko (MÃRA) and Stefania Minervino (TOO LATE, CAVE, SPOILED). More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/the.bastard.within
Polish Death / Grinders FAM will self-release their third full length album “Fascinated About Mortality” on digipak CD today. It was mixed and mastered in PanzerStudio in Myszków (Poland) and the coverart was created by Arterialini. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Fierce Agonal Malediction’, ‘Full Asynchronous Metamorphosis’, ‘Fascinated About Mortality’, ‘Fleeting Animose Malady’, ‘Formidable Abandoned Morgue’, ‘Fallen Among Masses’, ‘Fractal Asymetric Motion’, ‘Ferocity Affliction Maltreatment’, ‘Frigid Aimed Manslaughter’ and ‘Feast After Mutilation’. A full album stream is available over here. For all additional FAM information check out www.facebook.com/famdeathgrind
“Nordarikets Strid”, the debut album from Swedish Black Metallers GREVE, will be released via Purity Through Fire on January 31, 2020 on CD format. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Intro’, ‘Vid Dödens Tröskel’, ‘Nordarikets Strid’, ‘I Svarta Solens Magi’, ‘Det Gamla Rikets Ruin’, ‘Ur Nordiskt Vrede’, ‘Offerbål Till Gudarna’ and ‘Outro’. You can already listen to the brand-new track ‘Offerbål Till Gudarna’ at this location. For more info or pre-order details visit www.purity-through-fire.com
Memento Mori have signed Chile based Death Metallers INANNA. The band, that consists of Diego Ilabaca (guitars), Max Neira (bass / vocals), Carlos Fuentes (drums / guitars) and Cristobal Gonzalez (guitars), will start working on their third full-length now, which will be released by Memento Mori in 2021. More info you will find at www.facebook.com/inannametal
“Tie On Hänen Omilleen”, the fifth album from Finnish Black Metallers GOATS OF DOOM, will be released on January 31, 2020 via Purity Through Fire on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Mustan Unen Äiti’, ‘Kuolonkorjaaja’, ‘Sinne Mihin Valheet Ei Yllä’, ‘Vakaumus Ja Kuolema’, ‘Veren Veljeskunta’, ‘Tie On Hänen Omilleen’ and ‘Aamen’. The opener of the album, ‘Mustan Unen Äiti’, is already available for streaming here. For all additional GOATS OF DOOM info please visit www.facebook.com/scaregod
The new CARCARIASS album “Planet Chaos” is now available via Great Dane Records. It was recorded and mixed at Downtone Studio (Switzerland) by Drop (SAMAEL guitarist) and mastered at Fascination Street Studio (Sweden) by Jens Bogren (ARCH ENEMY, AMON AMARTH, SEPULTURA). 4 lyric videos from the album are available here. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/carcariass
Spanish Death Metallers APOSENTO have finished recording their third full length at Trackstereo Studios in Logroño (Spain) with producer Dan Díez again. It will be entitled “Conjuring The New Apocalypse” and contains 10 new tracks. The cover art is currently being made by Naroa Etxebarría and the release is scheduled for April 2020 through Xtreem Music. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/aposento-738317632866483
French Death Metallers BENIGHTED will release their new full length “Obscene Repressed” on April 10, 2020 via Season Of Mist. The band has just released a Christmas poem, which might reveal some extra concept details. You can check it out here. The cover artwork of “Obscene Repressed” was created by Grindesign and the full tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Obscene Repressed’, ‘Nails’, ‘Brutus’, ‘The Starving Beast’, ‘Smoke Through The Skull’, ‘Implore The Negative’, ‘Muzzle’, ‘Casual Piece Of Meat’, ‘Scarecrow’, ‘Mom, I Love You The Wrong Way’, ‘Undivided Dismemberment’ and ‘Bound To Facial Plague’. Bonus tracks: ‘The Rope’ and ‘Get This’ (SLIPKNOT cover). More about BENIGHTED at www.facebook.com/brutalbenighted
Belgian Black Metallers ENTHRONED have just released a video for ‘Aghoria’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s latest album “Cold Black Suns”, which was released in June 2019. ENTHRONED will embark on a European tour in support of their new album with SCHAMMASCH and CARONTE on January 02, 2020 in Vienna. For more info and regular updates follow ENTHRONED at www.facebook.com/frater.silurian
On March 06, 2020 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “The Ancient Ritual Of Death”, the debut full length from Doom / Deathers BEAST OF REVELATION, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The three piece features drummer Bob Bagchus (HELLEHOND, INFIDEL REICH, ex – ASPHYX, GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT, SOULBURN), guitarist / bassist A.J. van Drenth (TEMPLE, THRONE, ex – BEYOND BELIEF) and INCANTATION’s John McEntee on vocals. The cover artwork was created by Manuel Tinnemans. The title track is already streaming over here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Legions’, ‘The Great Tribulation’, ‘The Cryptic Void’, ‘The Fallen Ones’, ‘Beast VI’, ‘The Days Of Vengeance’, ‘The Ancient Ritual Of Death’, ‘The Unholy Roman Empire’ and ‘We, The Lords Of Chaos’. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/beast-of-revelation-342593363059895
“Damnation”, the third album from Stockholm, Sweden based blackend Death Metallers VANANIDR, will be released through Purity Through Fire on January 24, 2020 on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Distilled’, ‘Damnation’, ‘Hunter’, ‘Tides Of Blood’, ‘Wounds Of Old’, ‘Reflection’ and ‘Void’. The track ‘Hunter’ is already available for streaming at this location. More about VANANIDR at www.facebook.com/vananidr
In February 2020 Hammerheart Records will re-issue the demos from Finnish Death Metallers FUNEBRE on 140 grams black vinyl (a Hammerheart Records mailorder exclusive edition of 100 copies will be available on ultra clear vinyl) and cassette (limited to 100 copies) under the name of “Cranial Torment”. For pre-order info please visit www.hammerheart.com
Japanese Death Metallers DEFILED are now premiering a third new track from their forthcoming album “Infinite Regress”. You can check out ‘Masses In Chaos’ here. The album will be out on January 24, 2020 via Season Of Mist. The band commented on the new track as follows: “This video was taken at our previous rehearsal / recording room in Okinawa, Japan. This is where we recorded our new album. Sadly, the building was demolished and we kinda miss our ‘home’, knowing too well we’ll never see it again. By premiering this video we’re also sharing a small, yet meaningful, souvenir with all of you. As some of you may guess, the song is about George Orwell’s 1984 … Enjoy!!” More DEFILED info you will find at www.facebook.com/defiled
Italian Death Metallers HOUR OF PENANCE have just released another playthrough video. This time you can watch bassplayer Marco Mastrobuono perform the song ‘Blight And Conquer’ here. It was recorded at Kick Recording Studio in Italy and filmed by Luca Fantini. The song is taken from the band’s new album “Misotheism”, which is out now on Agonia Records. Earlier the band already released a drum playthrough video for the track ‘Flames Of Merciless Gods’. You can still check it out at this location. More about HOUR OF PENANCE at www.facebook.com/hourofpenance
Belgian Black Metallers CULT OF ERINYES are streaming their upcoming fourth album “Æstivation” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on December 21, 2019 via Amor Fati Productions. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/cult.erinyes
Finnish Death Metallers NECROPSY have just released a lyric video for ‘206 Motives’ at this location. The song will appear on their new EP “Exitus”, which will be released on January 21, 2020 via Xtreem Music. It features the following four tracks: ‘Meat Ceremony’, ‘Fucking Dead’, ‘206 Motives’ and ‘Butcherado’. All further NECROPSY info you will find at www.facebook.com/necropsy-204404386244264
Istanbul, Turkey based Black Metal three-piece ZIFIR have just premiered the new track ‘Empire Of Worms’ here. It will appear on the band’s fourth album “Demoniac Ethics”, which is set for international release on January 24, 2020 via Duplicate Records. Here’s the tracklist already: ‘Sûr’, ‘Chants For Execution’, ‘Still Reigning’, ‘Empire Of Worms’, ‘Gökyüzü Karanlik’, ‘An Eerie Moment’, ‘Chaos Clouds’, ‘Spirit Of Goats’, ‘A Bleak Portrait’, ‘Ephemeral Idols’ and ‘Insects As Messengers’. More ZIFIR info at www.zifirofficial.com or https://zifir.bandcamp.com
On January 31, 2020 Purity Through Fire will release “Axis Mundi”, the second full length from German Black Metallers MAVORIM, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘Weltenberg’, ‘Aus Asche Auferstanden’, ‘Wo Kriegergleiche Kräfte Walten’, ‘Wie Ein Sturm’, ‘Die Letzte Festung’, ‘Die Ufer Von Thule’, ‘Der Himmel Bricht Entzwei Künstler’, ‘Verbannt In Dunkelheit’, ‘Königsjäger’, ‘Axis Mundi’, ‘Hyperborea’, ‘Wie Ein Sturm’ and ‘Kaiserjägerlied’. The track ‘Wie Ein Sturm’ features SARKRISTA’s Revenant on vocals, while the album closer ‘Kaiserjägerlied’ is a cover of a MINENWERFER track (available for streaming here). The cover art was created by Maxime Taccardi (K.F.R, GRIIIM). More about MAVORIM at www.facebook.com/mavorim
Welsh Black Metallers REVENANT MARQUIS have just premiered a new song entitled ‘Ephebiphobia’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming fourth album “Youth In Ribbons”, which will be released on January 20, 2020 via Inferna Profundus Records on CD format. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Menstruation’, ‘Ephebiphobia’, ‘Ephebophilic Wraith’, ‘Grave Lit Transmogrification’, ‘Ysgol’, ‘The Blood Of Lady Tasker’, ‘The Bones Of Lady Tasker’, ‘Taskermilward’, ‘The Incorporeal Hallways’ and ‘Propagator Of An Unspeakable Incestuous Coven’.
On December 21, 2019 Goatowarex will release a split album between Greek NEFARIOUS SPIRIT and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s VOID PRAYER on vinyl LP format. You can already stream it in its entirety here. For all additional information visit www.facebook.com/plogtwrx
Jim Mutilator (ex – ROTTING CHRIST / ex – VARATHRON), the Magus (NECROMANTIA, THOU ART LORD, ex – ROTTING CHRIST) and George Emmanuel (LUCIFER’S CHILD, ex – ROTTING CHRIST) have joined forces in a new band called YOTH IRIA. Their first EP “Under His Sway” will be released via Repulsive Echo soon. An EP teaser can already be checked out here. For all further info and regular updates follow the band at www.facebook.com/yoth_iria_official-294541961469236
Swedish melodic Pagan Black Metallers KVAEN are streaming the title track off their debut full length “The Funeral Pyre” at this location now. The song features a guest guitar solo by Sebastian Ramstedt (NECROPHOBIC, NOMINON) and drums by Freddy Ortscheid (BLACK LILY, OMNICIDE). The album will be released on February 28, 2020 through Black Lion Records. KVAEN is a solo project by Jakob Björnfot (THE DUSKFALL and AUTUMN DEATH). All further KVAEN info you will find at www.facebook.com/officialkvaen
Belgium’s blackend Speed Metallers BÜTCHER have just released a video for ’45 RPM Metal’ over here. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming second full length album “666 Goats Carry My Chariot”, which will be released on January 31, 2020 via Osmose Productions. The complete tracklist of it reads as follows: ‘Inauguration Of Steele’, ‘Iron Bitch’, ’45 RPM Metal’, ‘Metallström / Face The Bütcher’, ‘Sentinels Of Dethe’, ‘666 Goats Carry My Chariot’, ‘Viking Funeral’, ‘Brazen Serpent’ and ‘Exaltation Of Sulphur’. More BÜTCHER at www.butcherspeedmetal.bandcamp.com or www.facebook.com/butcherspeedmetal
Canadian War Metallers TRAJETO DE CABRA are streaming their debut album “Supreme Command Of Satanic Will” in its entirety at this location now. It was released via Iron Bonehead Productions yesterday. For more TRAJETO DE CABRA information please visit www.facebook.com/trajetodecabra
On March 15, 2020 Nuclear War Now! Productions will release the debut full length from Swedish Doom / Death two-piece SALTAS, “Mors Salis: Opus I”, on vinyl LP format. You can already check out the track ‘Dimensional Seismic Waves’ here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Metaspiritual Redisintegration’, ‘Tremors’, ‘Astral Funeral March’, ‘Dimensional Seismic Waves’, ‘This Is the Death’, ‘The Rotting Resonance’, ‘…The Liberation’ and ‘Reversed Atom(b)’. More about SALTAS at www.saltas.net or www.facebook.com/saltasband
Greek Black Metallers KAWIR have just premiered the new track ‘Tydeus’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming eighth album “Adrasteia”, which will be released on January 10, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Tydeus’, ‘Atalanti’, ‘Danaides’, ‘Limniades’, ‘Colchis’ and ‘Medea’. MACABRE OMEN mainman Alexandros contributed all clean vocals, Norwegian vocalist Lindy-Fay Hella additionally guests on ‘Colchis’ and MELECHESH’s Ashmedi played a guitar solo on ‘Danaides’. For all additional KAWIR information please visit www.facebook.com/kawirblackmetal
French Speed Metallers SACRIFIZER are streaming their debut mini album “La Mort Triomphante” in its entirety over here now. It will be released via Dying Victims Productions on vinyl LP format today. All additional SACRIFIZER info you will find at www.facebook.com/sacrifizer-194593791286396
Spanish Thrashers HOLYCIDE have just released a first advance single of their upcoming second album “Fist To Face”. You can listen to the title track at this location. The album will be released on February 14, 2020 through Xtreem Music on CD, 12″ LP and cassette formats (also through MDD Records in Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and Spiritual Beast Records in Japan (February 12, 2020). It has been recorded again in Cadillac Blood Studios with Andy C. and the cover art was created by Akirant Illustration. For more HOLYCIDE info check out www.facebook.com/holycide
Norwegian Black Metallers SVARTTJERN have just released a second track of their upcoming fifth full-length “Shame Is Just A Word”. You can listen to ‘Melodies Of Lust’ over here. The successor to “Dødsskrik” (2016) will be released on January 17, 2020 via Soulseller Records on CD, LP and digitally. It features the following tracks: ‘Prince Of Disgust’, ‘Ment Til Å Tjene’, ‘Melodies Of Lust’, ‘Ta Dets Drakt’, ‘Frost Embalmed Abyss’, ‘Ravish Me’, ‘Bonded By Blood’ and ‘Shame Is Just A Word’. All further band information you will find at www.facebook.com/svarttjern
German Black Metallers PORTA NIGRA have released another track from their upcoming third full-length “Schöpfungswut”. ‘Das Rad Des Ixion’ is now streaming at this location. The album, that was produced by Markus Stock, will be released on January 17, 2020 via Soulseller Records. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Die Kosmiker’, ‘Das Rad Des Ixion’, ‘Die Augen Des Basilisken’, ‘Die Entweihung Von Freya’, ‘Unser Weg Nach Elysium’ und ‘Schöpfungswut’. More about PORTA NIGRA at www.facebook.com/portanigraband
Italian Black Metallers COMANDO PRAETORIO are streaming their debut album “Ignee Sacertà Ctonie” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on December 13, 2019 via Aeternitas Tenebrarum Music Foundation (ATMF). All additional information you will find at www.facebook.com/comandopraetorio
Greek Black Metallers EMPIRE OF THE MOON have just premiered a lyric video for ‘Devi Maha Devi’ at this location. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming second album “ΕΚΛΕΙΨΙΣ”, which will be released on January 10, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The tracklisting reads as follows: ‘Arrival’, ‘Imperium Tridentis’, ‘Per Aspera Ad Lunae – I. The Resonance Within’, ‘Per Aspera Ad Lunae – II. Two Queens Appear’, ‘Per Aspera Ad Lunae – III. Descending’, ‘Devi Maha Devi’ and ‘Per Aspera Ad Lunae – IV. Son Of Fire’. More EMPIRE OF THE MOON info at www.facebook.com/empireofthemoonofficial
On February 02, 2020 Antiq will release a special three-way split album from BANNWALD, URUK-HAI and DRUADAN FOREST. It is entitled “Kingdoms Long Gone” and will be released on digipak CD and cassette tape formats. The front cover was created by Marine Février (Arsule). More info you will find at www.antiqrecords.com or www.facebook.com/antiq.label
On February 14, 2020 Invictus Productions in co-operation with Dark Descent Records will release “Inimicus Generis Humani”, the second full length from Swedish Death Metallers ENSNARED. It was recorded at Black Path Studios and the artwork and layout was done by Heresie Graphics. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Spiritual Necrosis’, ‘Interlude I’, ‘The Throne Of Transformation’, ‘Interlude II’, ‘Disciples Of The Whip’, ‘Interlude III’, ‘Katharsis Through Terror’ and ‘Black Hole Acolytes’. A stream of ‘Disciples Of The Whip’ is already available here. More about ENSNARED at www.facebook.com/nsnrdgbg
French blackened Death Metallers NECROWRETCH have just revealed a second track from their forthcoming new full length “The Ones From Hell”. You can stream the title track over here now. The album will be released on February 14, 2020 via Season Of Mist. The band commented on the track as follows: “I am of flames and of flames I’m not… With this satanic incantation from another time we invite you to enter to the realm of The Ones From Hell. As the title track is meant to be the keystone of an album, ‘The Ones From Hell’ stands here as the highest pillar of our gateway to the abyss. Surrender now to these messengers and recite their psalms with dedication.” More about NECROWRETCH at www.necrowretch.net or www.facebook.com/necrowretch
Chilean Death Metal duo COFFIN CURSE have just premiered the new track ‘Chopped Clean Off’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s debut album “Ceased To Be”, which will be out on January 27, 2020 via Memento Mori. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Gathered Unto Death’, ‘Where Sickness Thrives’, ‘Chopped Clean Off’, ‘Descend Into Abhorrence’, ‘Feeding On Perpetual Disgrace’, ‘Extinct’, ‘Grave Offender’ and ‘Deep In Streams Of Purifying Dirt’. For all additional COFFIN CURSE information please visit www.facebook.com/coffincurse
“Sickness Called Mankind”, the new EP from Polish Black Metallers CIEŃ, is now streaming in its entirety over here. It includes two brand new tracks, a RÖYKSOPPS cover and two remixes by Exurge. The artwork was created by Bart Kurzok Illustrations and NathanArt. “Sickness Called Mankind” was released through Old Temple on hand numbered golden CDs at the end of November. More CIEŃ info at www.facebook.com/cienofficial
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Dutch Black Metallers ISRATHOUM are now streaming their upcoming fourth full length “Arrows From Below” at this location. It will be released on December 13, 2019 via New Era Productions. The tracklist reads as follows: ‘Litany Of Spite’, ‘Bracu Magistrïs’, ‘Ascetic Temples’, ‘Laetetur Cor’, ‘Adlivun’ and ‘Tuam Vocavit’. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/israthoum-official-108606202562464
Montreal, Canada based blackened Death Metallers NECRONOMICON have premiered a music video for the song ‘The Thousand Masks’ over here. The track is taken from the band’s latest album “Unus” which was released via Season Of Mist in October. The band’s guitarist / vocalist Rob “The Witch” commented on it as follows: “Over 30 years ago we started a project called NECRONOMICON writing about H.P. Lovecraft mythos and with time passing, we decided to pay homage to the origin of our name and fully embrace it. The stars are aligned the time is right to reveal the many forms under “The Thousand masks”. More about NECRONOMICON at www.facebook.com/necronomiconmetal
Italian Pagan Black Metallers NOVA are streaming their third album “Veniamo Dal Cielo” at this location now. It will be released on December 13, 2019 via Aeternitas Tenebrarum Music Foundation (ATMF). The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Durezza E Ascetismo’, ‘Veniamo Dal Cielo’, ‘In Lotta Elevata’, ‘Fregata Covadonga’, ‘Noi Mai Vinti’, ‘La Guerra Delle Ombre’, ‘Crudele Alba’, ‘Dio Del Ghiaccio E Del Lampo’ and ‘Trovare Chiuso’. For all further NOVA info please visit www.facebook.com/novaentia
Brazilian Satanic War Metallers SEGES FINDERE and Indonesian War Black / Death Metallers SEREIGNOS will release a split CD entitled “Atomicidal Harvesters” via Deathcamp Records on January 01, 2020. More about the two bands at https://segesfindere.bandcamp.com and www.facebook.com/sereignos.bdm
Australian blackened Death Metallers EARTH ROT will release their new album “Black Tides Of Obscurity” on March 06, 2020 via Season Of Mist. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Dread Rebirth’, ‘New Horns’, ‘Towards A Godless Shrine’, ‘Unparalleled Gateways To Higher Obliteration’, ‘Ancestral Vengeance’, ‘The Cape Of Storms’, ‘Serpent’s Ocean’, ‘Mind Killer’, ‘Unravelling Vapour Of Sanity’ and ‘Out In The Cold’. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/earthrotband
Hammerheart Records have just re-released the self-titled compilation from Finnish Death / Grinders XYSMA. It was originally released via Spikefarm Records in December 2004 and features the two full length albums “Yeah” (1991) and “First & Magical” (1993), the “Swarming Of The Maggots” demo (1989), the “Fata Morgana” single (1990) and the “Above The Mind Of Morbidity” EP (1990). The entire material was remastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. For all further information please check out www.facebook.com/xysma
Portland, Oregon based Satanic Speed Metal three piece BEWITCHER have just premiered a video for the titletrack of their latest full length “Under The Witching Cross” at this location. The album was released last May via Shadow Kingdom Records. The previously revealed video for ‘Too Fast For The Flames’ can still be watched here. More about BEWITCHER at www.facebook.com/bewitcherofficial
On December 13, 2019 Norma Evangelium Diaboli will release the self-titled debut album of NEDXXX. A full stream can be found at NoEvDia’s Bandcamp site. For all further details visit www.noevdia.com
“Attunement To Death”, the new mini album of Chile’s Black / Death Metallers INVOCATION, will be released via Iron Bonehead Productions on February 21, 2020 on CD and 12″ vinyl formats. The track ‘Flying Ointments’ is already streaming at the label’s Bandcamp site. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Oppression’, ‘Flying Ointments’, ‘Divine Transition’, ‘The First Mirror’, ‘The Officiants’ and ‘Secret Tongues’. More about INVOCATION at www.facebook.com/invocationchile
Norwegian / Danish Black Metallers BLOT & BOD are streaming their upcoming second full length “Ormekongens Argelist” at this location now. The album will be released on December 06, 2019 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Skred’, ‘Hug’, ‘Åråd’, ‘Tæft’, ‘Hævd’, ‘Slid’, ‘Hob’, ‘Tet’, ‘Snok’ and ‘Arg’. More BLOT & BOD info at www.facebook.com/blotogblod
On December 28, 2019 Goatowarex will release a Black Metal split album between Australian KOMMODUS and American GRÓGALDR. It is entitled “Howling Sanguine Triumph” and will be available on metallic gold cassette and six-panel digipak CD formats (the 180g gold vinyl version is expected to arrive in late January 2020). Both bands will also release full-length albums through the label in the near future. KOMMODUS’ half of the split can be streamed here, while GRÓGALDR’s half can be streamed here. For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/grógaldr-2187342367991365 or https://kommodus.bandcamp.com. For ordering details go to www.facebook.com/plogtwrx
California based Black / Death Metallers XANTAM are currently streaming their debut mini album “Altered State” over here. It will be released on December 13, 2019 via Blood Harvest Records on CD and cassette tape formats. The 12″ vinyl version will follow on January 31, 2020. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Starlight Oblivion’, ‘Pseudogods’, ‘Altered State’ and ‘Devolution’. For all additional XANTAM information please visit www.facebook.com/xantamdeathmetal
Temple Of Mystery Records have re-released remastered editions of “Mythical & Magical” and “The Time Lord” from UK’s Heavy / Doom Metallers PAGAN ALTAR on CD, deluxe vinyl editions (regular black and limited colors, 250 copies each) and cassette today. Each CD version comes with complete new layout, rare photos and exclusive liner notes by journalist Sarah Kitteringham. Each vinyl version has a deluxe gatefold cover and new layout. “Mythical & Magical” furthermore includes an etch on side D and “The Time Lord” includes a recently unearthed version of ‘Night Rider’ from the same sessions as the other recordings. The cassette version is pressed on Chromium Dioxide audiophile tapes. To celebrate these reissues PAGAN ALTAR will play selected shows around Europe and North America next summer. These performances will include founding member Alan Jones (lead guitar), Diccon Harper (bass), Andres Arango (rhythm guitar), Andy Green (drums) and Brendan Radigan (vocals). The vinyl, CD and cassette versions of “Judgement Of The Dead” and “Lords Of Hypocrisy” were released in April 2019 and are still available on the label’s website. More about PAGAN ALTAR at www.paganaltar.com or www.facebook.com/paganaltarofficial
On February 21, 2020 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Sob O Feitiço Do Necrobode”, the debut full length from Portuguese Black / Death Metal duo NECROBODE, on CD and vinyl LP formats. A first track (‘Satanás Governa’) is already streaming here. This is the complete tracklist: ‘Tumba Universal’, ‘Santo Santuário Do Ódio’, ‘Satanás Governa’, ‘Algol’, ‘Culto Da Intolerância’, ‘Penetração Diabólica’, ‘Possuido’, ‘Sangue Da Virgem’, ‘Capela Heretica’ and ‘Liturgica Profanação’. More info at www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
“Mind Upheaval, Unclear Signs”, the second EP from Polish Doom / Deathers IMPURE DECLARATION, has just been released via Old Temple on handnumbered gold MCDs. The track ‘Shrines Of Blood And Slime’ can be streamed over here. For all further details and ordering information please visit www.oldtemple.com
Portland, Oregon’s Black / Deathers WITCHBONES are streaming their upcoming second full length “The Seas Of Draugen” at this location now. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘The Nun Collector’, ‘Whispering Martyr’, ‘The Seas Of Draugen’, ‘Nebulous Ghost Ship’, ‘The Ritual Continues (We Haunt Ourselves)’, ‘At The Shores (Draugen’s Revenge)’ and ‘The Candle Burns Alone (Dead Sailors)’. The album will be released on December 06, 2019 via Iron Bonehead Productions. More WITCHBONES at www.witchbvnes.bandcamp.com
Spanish Death Metallers UNBOUNDED TERROR have just released a lyric video for ‘Insidious’ right here. The track will appear on their new album “Faith In Chaos”, which will be released on January 02, 2020 through Xtreem Music on CD and 12″ LP formats. The album was recorded with producer Nico Beninato at Kimera Recordings in Palma de Mallorca and mastered in Germany by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios. The cover art was created Juanjo Castellano. The full “Faith In Chaos” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Faith In Chaos’ (Intro), ‘Hiding From The Light’, ‘Silent Soul’, ‘Insidious’, ‘Destroyed From Within’, ‘They Will Come From The Pain’, ‘Hated In Hell’, ‘The Destroyers Of Hope’, ‘Engulfed By The Gods’ and ‘Through The Flesh We Will Reach Hell’. For all further information please visit www.unboundedterror.com
Portugal’s Black Metallers IRAE will release a new 7″ EP entitled “The Old Ways” through Purodium Rekords on December 25, 2019. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Initiation’, ‘Above The Stars Of God’, ‘Adoração Ao Fogo’, ‘Martyr’, ‘Night At The Graveyard’ and ‘Open Tombs’. More about IRAE at www.facebook.com/irae666
Mexican Death Metallers IN OBSCURITY are streaming their debut full length “Glorious Impurity” at this location now. It will be released on December 13, 2019 via Blood Harvest Records on CD and cassette tape formats (the vinyl edition will follow on January 31, 2020). All additional band information you will find at www.facebook.com/in-obscurity-revealed-899863460054768
On January 24, 2020 The Sinister Flame will release “Gnosis”, the second album from Finnish Black Metal duo AETHYRICK, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The album track ‘Oneiric Portals’ can already be streamed over here. The following tracks will appear on “Gnosis”: ‘Will Embodied’, ‘Oneiric Portals’, ‘Stellar Flesh’, ‘Your Mysteries’, ‘Blood Acre’, ‘Anointed Bones’ and ‘Golden Suffering’. More about AETHYRICK at www.aethyrick.com
Selfmadegod Records have signed Polish Death Metallers BANISHER. The band’s fourth full length “Degrees Of Isolation” will be released on February 29, 2020 on CD, limited box and digitally. The album was recorded by members and ex – members of DECAPITATED, BELPHEGOR, VITAL REMAINS, HATE, REDEMPTOR and SHODAN at Invent-Sound Studio in Bydgoszcz. The cover art was created by Łukasz Jaszak (DECAPITATED, BLOOD RED THRONE, VOMITORY, VOLTURYON). “Degrees Of Isolation” will feature the following tracks: ‘Actors And Accomplices’, ‘Devil In ISO 5’, ‘Extradition’, ‘Illusory Enslavement’, ‘Sacred Rules’, ‘Lockdown’, ‘Apotheosis’ and ‘Echoes’. More BANISHER information you will find at www.facebook.com/banisherofficial
On December 21, 2019 Amor Fati Productions will release “Æstivation”, the fourth full length from Belgian Black Metallers CULT OF ERINYES, on digipak CD and vinyl LP formats. The album track ‘Corruption’ is already available for streaming here. The complete “Æstivation” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Death As Reward’, ‘Corruption’, ‘Broken Conclave’, ‘Healer – Fever’, ‘Nothing Is Owed To The Void’ and ‘Nihil Sacrum Est’. More about CULT OF ERINYES at www.facebook.com/cult.erinyes
Japanese Death Metallers DEFILED are premiering a second new track from their forthcoming album “Infinite Regress”. You can check out ‘Centuries’ at this location. The album will be released on January 24, 2020 via Season Of Mist. The band commented on the new track as follows: “Here is another oddball from our new album for you to chew on while waiting for the official release! This song represents pretty much our own “out-there” style, if you know what we mean! We hope you enjoy! You guys rock, Cheers!!” For all additional DEFILED info please visit www.facebook.com/defiled
Dutch Black Metallers HELLEHOND are streaming their debut album “Verslonden” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on December 06, 2019 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Kardoes’, ‘Verslonden’, ‘Rattenmantel’, ‘Onbegraafbaar’, ‘Hamerslagen’, ‘Over De Kling’ and ‘Kerkerlust’. HELLEHOND features members from ASPHYX, WEDERGANGER and RECTAL SMEGA. More band info at www.facebook.com/hellehond-1993876777544200
Québec, Canada based Black Metallers TRÉPAS are now streaming their debut full length “L’héritage Du Monde” at this location. It will be released on December 05, 2019 via Sepulchral Productions. More about TRÉPAS at www.facebook.com/trepasblackmetal
The upcoming MALOKARPATAN album “Krupinské Ohne” will be released on March 21, 2020 via Invictus Productions on gatefold LP, regular black vinyl, limited dark orange vinyl, jewel case CD and cassette. The artwork was created by Matúš S. Ďurčík (aka Svjatogor). A limited edition wooden boxset entitled “Trilógia Ludového Desu” (which includes all three full length albums on vinyl with a metal pin, patch and t-shirt) will be released as well. It will be available with coloured and black vinyl (85 copies each). More about these Slovakian Heavy / Black Metallers at www.facebook.com/malokarpatan
The POSSESSION / SPITE split MLP “Passio Christi Part I / Witch’s Spell” is out now on black vinyl and digipak CD via Invictus Productions. Part II (the POSSESSION / VENEFIXION split “Passio Christi Part II / Necrophagous Abandon”) was just released through Iron Bonehead. For all further POSSESSION information please visit www.facebook.com/hisbestdeceit
“Putrescence Of Calvary”, the debut album from Canadian bestial Black / Death Metallers HUMAN AGONY, is out now on Invictus Productions. The cover artwork was created by Finnish artist Heidi Kettunen. A full album stream is available at https://humanagony.bandcamp.com
Turkish Black / Death Metallers HELLSODOMY are streaming their upcoming second full length “Morbid Cult” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 06, 2019 via Saturnal Records. Here’s the full tracklist of the album: ‘Into Perversion’, ‘Endless Demise’, ‘Pestilence Of Black Blood’, ‘Charged To Kill’, ‘From The Seed To The Grave’, ‘Hateclan’, ‘Divided Souls’, ‘Mortem In Comfort’, ‘Dazed Victims’, ‘Furious Chants’ and ‘Souls Devoured’. More about HELLSODOMY at www.facebook.com/hllsdmy666
On January 27, 2020 Memento Mori will release “Llagas Y Estigmas”, the debut full length from Spanish Doom / Death three-piece PROSCRITO. It was recorded at Moontower Studios (ATARAXY, GRAVEYARD, ONIRICOUS, TEITANBLOOD) with producer Javier Felez and will feature the following tracks: ‘Persistiendo’, ‘Tronos De Oprobio’, ‘Exequias’, ‘Marcado Por La Pezuña’ and ‘Pantalgia’. The opener ‘Persistiendo’ can already be checked out here. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/proscritoyolvidado
The tape version of the new CRYPTIC BROOD album “Outcome Of Obnoxious Science” is available via Lycanthropic Chants now. 66 copies come in a clear shell with a 300 g/m² recycling paper slipcase, 66 copies come in a green shell and 66 copies in a yellow shell (only available on the “In The Grip Of Death” Europen tour and already sold out). All tapes are hand-numbered, have a 3 panel J-card, lyric sheet and a free digital download. A video for the album’s title track can be watched here. A CRYPTIC BROOD / EKPYROSIS split tape for the “In The Grip Of Death” European tour was furthermore released via Necrotheism Productions. It features two exclusive tracks by both bands and introduces the new line-up of EKPYROSIS. More about CRYPTIC BROOD at www.crypticbrood.de or www.facebook.com/crypticbrood
A few copies of “The Dissolution Of Flesh”, the special tape edition of the new EP by GRAVEYARD GHOUL, is still available from the Lycanthropic Chants shop. It is on sale as a regular edition (111 copies) and 44 copies are housed in a craft paper coffin and come with a sticker. All tapes are hand-numbered and include a free digital download. You can listen to the track ‘Stack The Graves’ at this location. All additional GRAVEYARD GHOUL information you will find at www.facebook.com/graveyardghoul