» News Archive July 2019

July 31, 2019

Italy’s technical, blackened Death Metallers HOUR OF PENANCE will release their eighth album "Misotheism" on October 25, 2019 via Agonia Records. The drums were tracked at Bloom Recording Studio (Italy) and guitars, bass and vocals were recorded with Marco Mastrobuono at Kick Recording Studio (Italy). The album was mixed and mastered at Hertz Studios in Poland (BEHEMOTH, VADER, DECAPITATED). The cover artwork was created by Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsàk (ACCEPT, ANNIHILATOR, DESTRUCTION, ENSIFERUM). The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Mass Crucifixion Of Kings’, ‘Blight And Conquer’, ‘Fallen From Ivory Towers’, ‘The Second Babel’, ‘Lamb Of The Seven Sins’, ‘Flames Of Merciless Gods’, ‘Sovereign Nation’, ‘Dura Lex Sed Lex’, ‘Iudex’ and ‘Occult Den Of Snakes’. A limited edition box CD (500 numbered copies) additionally features these 3 bonus tracks: ‘Misconception’, ‘Slavery In A Deaf Decay’ and ‘Hierarchy Of The Fools’. More about HOUR OF PENANCE at www.facebook.com/hourofpenance

"Beyond The Grasp Of Mortal Hands", the debut full-length from Canadian Black Metallers ARCTOS, will be released on September 20, 2019 via Northern Silence Productions. The album’s first single ‘Autumn’s Herald… Interitus’ is already streaming over here. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘The Ancestors’ Path’, ‘Shattered Tomb’, ‘Somnos Aeternus’, ‘The Spectre’, ‘Autumn’s Herald… Interitus’, ‘A Realm Beyond’ and ‘The Light Beyond the Sky (The Passage II)’. For all further band information please visit www.facebook.com/arctosofficial

July 30, 2019

East Frisian Death Metallers TEMPLE OF DREAD have just released a second track of their upcoming debut full length "Blood Craving Mantras". You can stream ‘Now You Will Die’ at this location now. Another album song (‘Gone But Still Here’) is still streaming here. "Blood Craving Mantras" was recorded at Soundlodge Studio and will be released on August 30, 2019 via Testimony Records. More info about TEMPLE OF DREAD you will find at www.facebook.com/templeofdread

Belarusian new school Black Metal duo MORA PROKAZA has been signed by Season Of Mist. They are currently in the studio writing their new album which will be released in 2020. A MORA PROKAZA video for the song ‘Blacker Than Black’ can be checked out here. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/moraprokaza

July 29, 2019

"Abhorrent Veneration", the second full-length of German Death Metallers CARNAL TOMB, is now streaming in its entirety at this location. The album was recorded and mixed by Tobias Engl (DROWNED / ESSENZ) at Englsound Studios in Berlin, Germany and the mastering was handled by Laurent Teubl (CHAPEL OF DISEASE) at Sculpt Sound Studios in Cologne, Germany. The artwork was created by Skaðvaldur (URÐUN). More CARNAL TOMB info you will find at www.facebook.com/carnaltombdeathmetal

July 27, 2019

Kentucky, Oregon based Death / Grinders CROPSY MANIAC will release their new EP "Carnage" on September 06, 2019 via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. The band features members / ex-members of BLOOD FREAK, AKATHARTA, WOMBBATH and HENRY KANE. The album track ‘The Devil’s Rain’ is already streaming at this location. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Brainscan’, ‘The Devil’s Rain’, ‘The Carpenter’, ‘Slaughterhouse’, ‘Blood Beach’, ‘The Beast Within’, ‘Rabid’ and ‘Without Warning’. More CROPSY MANIAC information you will find at www.facebook.com/cropsymaniacgrind

July 26, 2019

Baltimore, Maryland based brutal Death Metallers VISCERAL DISGORGE have just released a lyric video for ‘Necrotic Biogenesis’. You can check it out at this location. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming album "Slithering Evisceration", which will be out on September 13, 2019 via Agonia Records, right on time for VISCERAL DISGORGE’s "Bloodletting North America Tour XIII" together with DISENTOMB and SIGNS OF THE SWARM. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Drew Lamond at Wright Way Studios (DYING FETUS, MISERY INDEX) and the artwork was created by Stephen Somers. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/visceraldisgorge

U.S. blackened Speed / Thrash Metallers WRAITH will release their new album "Absolute Power" on August 16, 2019. It features nine originals and a MISFITS cover. An exclusive premiere of album track ‘Devil’s Hour’ is already available here. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Devil’s Hour’, ‘Acid Mass’, ‘Meaningless Planet’, ‘The Curse’, ‘War Of Aggression’, ‘At The Stake’, ‘The Hunt’, ‘Eyes Of The Sacred Ram’, ‘Absolute Power’ and ‘Death Comes Ripping’ (MISFITS cover). The album was written and recorded by WRAITH, and mixed and mastered by CJ Rayson. Guitar solos on ‘Meaningless Planet’, ‘The Curse’ and ‘War Of Aggression’ were performed by Jason Schultz. For all further WRAITH info visit www.facebook.com/wraiththrash

"Scorn Coalescence", the 4-way split from SERPENTS ATHIRST, GENOCIDE SHRINES, TREPANATION and HERESIARCH, is streaming in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on CD via Indian label Cyclopean Eye Productions today. More band information you will find at one of the following sites: www.facebook.com/serpents.athirst, www.facebook.com/genocideshrines, www.facebook.com/trepanation666 and www.facebook.com/heresiarchcult

July 24, 2019

Finnish Black Metallers URN have revealed a first track from their upcoming album "Iron Will Of Power", which will be out on September 20, 2019 via Season Of Mist. You can listen to ‘Malignant Strange Vision’ over here. More about URN at www.facebook.com/urnofficial

Xtreem Music have just released "Towards Nebulae", the sixth full length from Finnish Doom / Deathers DESECRESY. It features the following tracks: ‘The Gate’, ‘Trophies Of Death’, ‘Only Mist Drifts’, ‘Fringes Of Existence’, ‘Endless Swamp’, ‘Sediments Of Blood’, ‘The Dead Language’, ‘The Damned Expedition’, ‘Transfiguration March’, ‘Unbeknownst To Mortals’ and ‘Forms In Echos’. You can check out the album opener ‘The Gate’ at this location. For all additional information visit www.facebook.com/desecresy-244902242257521

July 23, 2019

Indian old school Thrashers SABOTAGE are streaming the title track from their upcoming debut EP "The Order Of Genocide" at this location now. The EP will be released on August 03, 2019 and the cover art was created by Varun Panchal (Carnage Inc.). More about SABOTAGE at www.facebook.com/sabotage-india-148984769030530

July 20, 2019

Lankan based Black Metallers SERPENTS ATHIRST are streaming the track ‘Poisoning The Seven’ at this location now. The song will appear on "Scorn Coalescence", an upcoming split release (featuring SERPENTS ATHIRST, GENOCIDE SHRINES, HERESIARCH and TREPANATION), that will be released on July 26, 2019 via Cyclopean Eye Productions. More about SERPENTS ATHIRST at www.facebook.com/serpents.athirst

Southern Pennsylvanian blackened Death Metallers TORTURE ASCENDANCY 1307 have just released their debut demo "D.E.M.O.S.". The band features current and former members of VEILBURNER, PYRRHIC SALVATION,TENTH CIRCLE and HUMAN REPUGNANCE. The entire demo is available for streaming here. For all further information visit www.facebook.com/tortureascendancy1307

On August 30, 2019 Washington D.C. based Grinders NO/MÁS will release a new EP entitled "Last Laugh" via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. It was produced by Matt Michel (MAJORITY RULE) and mastered by Jeff Feast. The EP features the following tracks: ‘Claustrophobia’, ‘Verbal Abuse’, ‘Police Brutality’, ‘Rabia’, ‘Burden’ and ‘Last Laugh’. You can already stream the opening track ‘Claustrophobia’ over here. NO/MÁS will be on tour in the US this Summer and also appear at Maryland Deathfest 2020. Follow them at www.facebook.com/nomasgrind for more info and regular updates.

July 19, 2019

On October 25, 2019 Agonia Records will re-release ORIGIN’s self-titled album (2000), "Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas" (2002), "Echoes Of Decimation" (2005) and "Antithesis" (2008) on vinyl. The first and second album both weren’t released on vinyl in 2000 and 2002, respectively, while "Echoes Of Decimation" only had an ultra-limited picture disc run. For more information check out www.facebook.com/origin

Chicago, Illinois based blackened Death Metallers BLOOD OF THE WOLF have just released a video for ‘The Sword Is My Light And My Salvation’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s sophomore album "II: Campaign Of Extermination" and is also included on the Horror Pain Gore Death Productions collection "Album I + II", which includes both the sophomore album and debut "I: The Law Of Retaliation". For all additional BLOOD OF THE WOLF info please visit www.facebook.com/bloodofthewolfmusic

July 18, 2019

"Occult", the debut full length from Helsinki based Doom / Deathers ROTTENDAWN, will be released on September 06, 2019 via Saturnal Records. The band features current and former members of IMAPLED NAZARENE, ABHORRENCE and UNHOLY. The album track ‘Zero Lives Left’ is already available for streaming right here. More about ROTTENDAWN at www.facebook.com/rottendawn

"Cenotaph Of Defectuous Creation", the second full length from SEMPITERNAL DUSK, will be released on September 27, 2019 on CD, vinyl LP and digitally via Dark Descent Records. It was recorded and mixed at The Autopsy Room (DRAWN AND QUARTERED, SPLATTERHOUSE, ALDEBARAN) and mastered by Dredged Oblivion. The artwork was created by D. Desecrator. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Caverns Of Aural Decay’, ‘Excavated Filth From Dimensional Incarnations’, ‘Orgiastic Feast Upon Martyred Flesh’, ‘Beneath The Emblems Of Death’, ‘Refracted Suffering Through The Windows Of Hell’ and ‘Spears Of Pestilence’. For all additional information visit www.facebook.com/sempiternaldusk

July 17, 2019

Baltimore, Maryland based Crust / Grind / Doom / Black Metal Punks CRAWLER will release their 5 track debut "Womb" through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on August 09, 2019. It was recorded by Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations and mastered by James Plotkin. You can already check out the track ‘The Burning Trees’ at this location. The complete "Womb" tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Burning Trees’, ‘Cold Moldy Bones’, ‘The Fortunes Of Fools’, ‘Vile Breath’ and ‘The Conclusion’. More CRAWLER at https://crawler.bandcamp.com

July 16, 2019

Belgian Black Metallers ENTHRONED will be touring Europe in January 2020 together with SCHAMMASCH and CARONTE. The tour starts in Vienna (Austria) on January 02, 2020 and ends 10 days later in Berlin (Germany), on January 12, 2020. For more information and regular updates visit www.facebook.com/frater.silurian

July 13, 2019

Orange County, California based Grinders PHOBIA are now streaming another new track entitled ‘Imbecile’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming new album "Generation Coward", which will be released via Willowtip Records on August 09, 2019. You can still stream the previously released album track ‘Internet Tough Guy’ over here. More about PHOBIA at www.facebook.com/phobiagrindcore

US Death Metallers CASKET ROBBERY have just released a new single entitled ‘From Hell’. You can check out the video for the song right here. ‘From Hell’ was recorded and produced by Cory Scheider at Old Dark House Studio, except for the drums, which were recorded and engineered by Troy Powell at Unintended Studios. The mix and mastering was done by Chris Collier at CMC21 Productions. For all additional CASKET ROBBERY information visit www.facebook.com/casketrobbery

July 12, 2019

German Death Metallers ABYTHIC will release their second full length "Conjuring The Obscure" via Xtreem Music on September 11, 2019 on CD and 12" LP. The album is a conceptual work of dark and heavy Death Metal, divided into four chapters, where the vocal part is shared between 4 different vocalists, stylistically from the heaviest Finnish Death Metal to the Death Metal of Florida. The tracklist for "Conjuring The Obscure" reads as follows: ‘Eternal Chaos Will Rise’, ‘Order Of The Gash’, ‘Shrouded In Perpetual Darkness’, ‘Ruins In A Wasteland Of Visions’, ‘Drifting Among Shadows’, ‘Coronation By The Burning Winds’, ‘Shadows Of Becoming Might’ and ‘Let The Purge Begin’. A first advance single is already streaming at this location. More ABYTHIC info at www.facebook.com/abythic

On August 09, 2019 Horror Pain Gore Death Productions will release a split album from Minnesota’s Deathgrinders INVIDIOSUS and Korea’s Hardcore / Grind / Power Violence act LPP (LITTLE PUPPY PRINCESS / LxPxPx). INVIDIOSUS are featured with the following four new tracks: ‘Star Spangled Banner’ (Intro) / ‘Mescal-Induced Psychotic Break’, ‘Water Intoxication’, ‘Fencing Position’ and ‘Macrodose’ / ‘Star Spangled Banner’ (Outro). LPP complete the split release with these five tracks: ‘When The Mountain In Burning’, ‘Mogwa’, ‘Animal Teeth’, ‘Human Prohibited’ and ‘LxPxAx’. You can already listen to the track ‘Marcodose’ by INVIDIOSUS right here. ‘Human Prohibited’ by LPP is furthermore streaming at this location. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/invidiosus and www.facebook.com/littlepuppyprincess

July 09, 2019

Chicago’s blackened Death / Thrashers SONS OF FAMINE will release their debut full length "As Razors Gnaw Like Wolves" via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on August 02, 2019 on CD and digital formats. You can already check out the album track ‘Lord Of The War Cry’ here. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Lord Of The War Cry’, ‘Surge Of Steel’, ‘Hail The Aggressor’, ‘Cackling Whips Consume’, ‘Exterminate’, ‘As Razors Gnaw Like Wolves’, ‘Shit Tower’, ‘Cunting Gavage’ and ‘Vigorous Procession Of Death’. SONS OF FAMINE feature current / ex – members of CORPSEVOMIT, LIVIDITY, GIGAN, KOMMANDANT, SUMMON, YAKUZA, NACHTMYSTIUM, EVIL INCARNATE and IMPERIAL SAVAGERY. For all further band information visit www.facebook.com/sonsoffamine

Norwegian Black Metallers 1349 have just released a brand new single entitled ‘Through Eyes Of Stone’. You can listen to it at this location. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming self-titled EP, which will be released on August 16, 2019 via Season Of Mist. 1349 have furthermore finished the recordings of their new full length, which will also be released via Season of Mist in the Fall of 2019. More about 1349 at www.facebook.com/1349official

Texas based brutal Death Metallers DEVOURMENT are streaming ‘Narcissistic Paraphilia’, the second single off their upcoming new album "Obscene Majesty" over here now. The band issued the following comments about it: "This song focuses on the internal monologue of the archetypal serial killer’s psychology. One that is typified by pathological narcissism and auditory hallucinations. The kind that can compel a seemingly mild-mannered person to pursue a life filled with debased violence, mayhem, fear, and death." The previously released track ‘Cognitive Sedation Butchery’ can still be checked out here. The album will be released on August 16, 2019 on CD, LP and digitally. More about DEVOURMENT at www.facebook.com/devourmentofficial

July 05, 2019

"To Become The Great Beast", the second full-length from Norwegian Black Metallers ETERNITY, will be released on September 13, 2019 via Soulseller Records on CD, LP and digitally. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Sun Of Hate’, ‘Bringer Of The Fall’, ‘Te Nostro Deum Sathanas’, ‘If Ever I Lived’, ‘Horror Vacui’, ‘In Subspecies Aeterna’, ‘To Become The Great Beast’, ‘Violator’, ‘Empire’ and ‘Nine Magic Songs’. The opening track ‘Sun Of Hate’ is already streaming at this location. More about ETERNITY at www.facebook.com/eternitynorway

"Gjengangere I Hjertets Mørke", the debut EP of Oslo, Norway based Black Metallers DOLD VORDE ENS NAVN, will be released on September 13, 2019 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl, tape and digitally. The band features Håvard Jørgensen (aka Haavard and Lemarchand, co-founding member of SATYRICON and early ULVER member), Vicotnik (DØDHEIMSGARD, VED BUENS ENDE), Cerberus (ex – DØDHEIMSGARD) and Myrvoll (NIDINGR). The EP features the following four tracks: ‘Den Ensomme Død’, ‘Drukkenskapens Kirkegård’, ‘Vitnesbyrd’ and ‘Blodets Hvisken’. An official teaser for ‘Drukkenskapens Kirkegård’ is already available here. For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/doldvorde

UK Thrashers ACID REIGN will release their fourth album “The Age Of Entitlement” on September 27, 2019 via Dissonance Productions. It features ten tracks and will be available as a digital download, CD, LP and limited edition cyan coloured vinyl. The cover artwork was created by Mark Wilkinson (IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MARILLION). All further ACID REIGN info you will find at www.facebook.com/acid.reign.thrash

MISERY INDEX have just released a video for the track ‘Hammering The Nails’, which is taken from their latest album "Rituals Of Power". The video is now streaming at this location. MISERY INDEX commented on the video as follows: "We in the MISERY INDEX camp are pleased to present to you our video presentation for ‘Hammering The Nails’ as we, once again, descend upon European soil. The song encapsulates the ferocity of our live performance. We are looking forward to seeing all you fans and friends out at these festivals and shows! Let’s Grind!" More about MISERY INDEX at www.facebook.com/miseryindex

July 03, 2019

South American Death Metallers REPTILIUM will put out a four song release entitled "Conspiranoic" on August 02, 2019. A first track is already available for streaming at their Bandcamp site. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Hannu Ae Kondras’, ‘Goat’, ‘Viral Combustion’ and ‘Just A Machine’. The material was recorded, engineered and produced by the band members Nirah (vocals, guitars and bass) and Cecrops (drums) at Valley Of The Dead in Quito, Ecuador. More about REPTILIUM at www.facebook.com/reptiliumsect

Norwegian Black Metallers ABBATH are streaming their upcoming new album "Outstrider" in its entirety at this location now. It will be released this Friday, July 05, 2019 via Season Of Mist. ABBATH commented on the album as follows: "ABBATH, honed sharp by trial and terror, proudly present "Outstrider" – our latest catharsis wrung from the guts of darkness. Forged in fiery furnace of adversity, hammered on an anvil of rage, this album is conjured from conflagration coughed from rift of Chaos, rising like a Phoenix from the Pit, to infect our Spitegeist with shamaniacal reflections sheathed in metal compositions, hooked and riffed by razor wire licks impaling bass-lines pulsed on drumbeats dredged from thunderous abyss, by a hive-mind wed to one whole emission: To boldly go where no band has gone before and one step further!" For all further information visit www.facebook.com/abbathband

July 02, 2019

US Death / Grinders SKUZ will release a compilation CD entitled "Death Mince Discography" via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on July 26, 2019. It compiles all material of the band from 2014 – 2019, including their full length album, split releases and demo. You can check out the album track ‘Egobliteration’ here. More about SKUZ at www.facebook.com/skuznj

Sri Lanka’s Black / Death Metallers GENOCIDE SHRINES are streaming the track ‘All And / Or Nothing’ at this location now. It is taken from "Scorn Coalescence", their 4-way split with SERPENTS ATHIRST, HERESIARCH and TREPANATION, which will be released on July 26, 2019 via Cyclopean Eye Productions. For all additional GENOCIDE SHRINE info visit www.facebook.com/genocideshrines