» News Archive December 2021
On February 04, 2022 Vampyric Black Metallers BAT MAGIC will re-release their debut EP “Feast Of Blood” on limited edition (100 copies) cassette through Belgium’s Babylon Doom Cult Records, featuring a new layout by Obsidian Pantheon. It was originally released by Sore Ear Collective. The following tracks appear on “Feast Of Blood”: ‘Intro’, ‘Blood Pact Of Ordo Vampyr’, ‘Solis Mors’ and ‘Solis Corpis’. More information you may find at www.ordovampyrorientis.com or www.babylondoomcultrecords.com
California based blackened Death / Grinders GORESKINCOFFIN have just released a lyric video for ‘Elegy For Mankind’s Failings’ at this location. The song will appear on the band’s forthcoming third full-length “Release My Suffering”, which will be out on January 14, 2022 via Funeral Goat Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘The Plague Father’, ‘Wrath And Ruin’, ‘Release My Suffering’, ‘It Will Not Die’, ‘Elegy For Mankind’s Failings’, ‘Defiant Misanthropy’ and ‘Lamentations For A Broken Angel’. “Release My Suffering” was recorded and mixed by Hunter Peterson at Desidarius Recordings and the artwork was supplied by Chadwick St. John. For more band info please visit www.facebook.com/goreskin.coffin
Xtreem Music have just re-released “Aggressive Tyrant”, the 1986 demo from Florida’s MASSACRE, on digipak CD, limited to 300 copies. It also includes 3 tracks from an unreleased rehearsal demo from November 08, 1986 as bonus, liner notes, the original cover, photos, flyers and show posters. More MASSACRE info you will find at www.facebook.com/massacreflorida
Finnish Black Metallers THE MIST FROM THE MOUNTAINS have just premiered the track ‘A Paean To Fire’ over here. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Monumental – The Temple Of Twilight”, which will be released on January 28, 2022 via Primitive Reaction. The previously revealed ‘Master Of Wilderness’ can still be streamed at this location. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Empyrean Fields’, ‘A Paean To Fire’, ‘Thus Spake The Tongueless Spirit’, ‘With The Sun And The Skies And Birds Above’, ‘Master Of Wilderness’ and ‘After God’. All additional THE MIST FROM THE MOUNTAINS information you will find at www.facebook.com/themistfromthemountains
Chile based technical Thrashers MENTAL DEVASTATION are streaming their second album “The Delusional Mystery Of The Self (Part I)” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 31, 2021 via Blood Harvest Records on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow next year. A previously revealed video for the album track ‘Labryinths’ can still be watched over here. More about MENTAL DEVASTATION at www.facebook.com/mentaldevastationchile
Stockholm / New Jersey based Death Metallers SENTIENT HORROR will release their third full length “Rites Of Gore” on April 22, 2022 via Testimony Records on limited vinyl (different colors) and CD. You can already watch a video for the first single ‘Till Death Do Us Rot’ at this location. More about SENTIENT HORROR at www.facebook.com/sentienthorrorofficial
Finnish old school Death Metallers MORTAR have just released their new album entitled “Trapped In A Rotten World” on digipak CD via Necrolytic Effluence and Negative Worldview. A full album stream is available over here https://mortardeathmetal.bandcamp.com. All additional MORTAR information you will find at www.facebook.com/mortar2017
Spanish Black Metallers BLAZEMTH have inked a deal with Xtreem Music. The band’s first full-length “The Return Of Lucifer” will be released on CD, 12″ LP, cassette and digitally on March 15, 2022. The album was recorded at Moonsower Studios and mastered at Unisound Studios by Dan Swanö. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Magik Invocation’, ‘The Return Of Lucifer’, ‘Inferno’, ‘War’, ‘Hecate’, ‘Visions Of My Dark Soul’, ‘In Fight I Die’, ‘A Passage Of Unlight’, ‘The Grummer’ and ‘Outro’. You can already check out ‘Visions Of My Dark Soul’ at this location. More BLAZEMTH information you will find at www.facebook.com/blazemthband
Everlasting Spew Records have signed New Jersey based Grinders ORGAN DEALER for the release of their sophomore album in 2022. It will be available in multiple formats. For regular updates make sure to follow the band at www.facebook.com/organdealer
Spanish melodic Death Metallers DORMANTH have just released a lyric video for ‘So Dies’ at this location. The song is taken from their recently re-issued 1994 debut demo “Sadness” that came out on November 30, 2021 via Xtreem Music on CD format with the following 4 bonus tracks: ‘Torn Apart’ (CARNAGE cover), ‘Serpent Speech’ (ENTOMBED cover, Live March 02, 1996), ‘Destiny’ (Live April 29, 1995) and ‘The Eye-Desolation’ (Live April 29, 1995). More DORMANTH info you will find at www.facebook.com/dormanthoficial
“Cut The Rivers Vein”, the upcoming album from Minnesota based MUR, will be released on January 28, 2022 on CD and digitally. A cassette tape edition might follow as well a little bit later. “Cut The Rivers Vein” will feature the following tracks: ‘A Billet Of Regret’, ‘O’Palesce’, ‘Lowered Cloud’, ‘Cut The Rivers Vein’, ‘A Powerful, Uneasy Feeling’ and ‘Breach & Bitter’. A full stream is already available at this location. For all further MUR information please visit www.facebook.com/murminnesota
Japanese Goregrinders FESTERDECAY have just released a new digital single entitled ‘Aborticide’ over here. It comes along with a live version of ‘Maggoth Bath’. All additional FESTERDECAY info you will find at www.facebook.com/festerdecay
Finnish Death Metal trio TORMENTOR TYRANT (featuring members from CORPSESSED, SOLOTHUS, TYRANNY, PROFETUS and CATALEPTIC) have just released another track from their upcoming self-titled EP. You can check out ‘Tormentor Tyrant’ at this location. The EP will be released on January 28, 2022 on MCD, tape and digitally via Everlasting Spew Records. More about TORMENTOR TYRANT at www.facebook.com/tormentortyrant
Slovakian Black Metallers KROLOK are streaming their second full length “Funeral Winds & Crimson Sky” in its entirety at this location now. It was just released via Osmose Productions yesterday. Vocalist / guitarist HV issued the following comments about “Funeral Winds & Crimson Sky”: “This album is a retrospective look into the past, where old forlorn ruins and obscurity reign over desolate landscapes. Gazing back also into my own past, I have re-recorded a song originally included on the demo tape of my old band HELCARAXE, composed back in 2003. Delve deep in and listen… listen to the atmospheres of an arcane night and return within your thoughts into bygone times…” All additional KROLOK info you will find at www.facebook.com/krolokband
French atmospheric Black Metallers SILHOUETTE have just premiered the track ‘Au Seuil De L’Oubli’ over here. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Les Retranchement”, which will be released on January 28, 2022 via Antiq. The previously revealed ‘L’Éntreinte De La Chute’ can still be streamed at this location. The cover artwork was created by the band’s vocalist Lilas “Ondine” Dupont and the complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Ascension’, ‘La Première Neige’, ‘Au Seuil De L’Oubli’, ‘Interlude’, ‘Les Retranchements’, ‘L’Étreinte De La Chute’ and ‘Outro’. More about SILHOUETTE at www.facebook.com/silhouettebm
German melodic Death Metallers DRAGONBREED will release their debut album via MDD Records in Spring of next year. DRAGONBREED consists of Stefano Fiori – vocals (GRAVEWORM), Sebastian Jensen – guitars, Arkadius Antonik – guitars, Kenjamin Jentzen – drums (all from SUIDAKRA) and Zachi – bass (ex – SUIDAKRA, ex – BRUTAL UNREST). For all additional band information and regular updates please visit www.facebook.com/dragonbreedofficial
Finnish Black Metallers HOLLOW WOODS are currently streaming their upcoming debut album “Cold Winds Cleave The Earth” in its entirety at this location. It will be released on December 21, 2021 via Signal Rex. For more HOLLOW WOODS please visit https://hollowwoods.bandcamp.com
Polish Black Metallers HEGEROTH will self-release their fourth full length “Sacra Doctrina” on January 24, 2022 on CD and digital format. You can already check out the album tracks ‘Out of Habit’ at this location and ‘With Adoration’ over here. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘In Torment 1’, ‘Out Of Habit’, ‘With Adoration’, ‘In Torment 2’, ‘From Nothingness’, ‘In Torment 3’, ‘With Devotion’ and ‘In Torment 1 (PL)’. “Sacra Doctrina” was recorded and produced by the band at their HSoundLab Studio and the cover artwork was created by Italian artist Le Nevralgie Costanti. More about HEGEROTH at www.facebook.com/hegeroth
On January 28, 2022 Hells Headbangers will release the self-titled debut EP from Death Metal three piece MALEFIC THRONE on CD and cassette tape formats. The 12″ vinyl version will follow later in that year. “Malefic Throne” will feature the following tracks: ‘Deciding The Hierarchy’, ‘The Dawn Of The Truth’, ‘A New Hand Upon The Blade’ and ‘Nuclear Winter’ (SODOM cover). You can already check out ‘A New Hand Upon The Blade’ at this location. The previously revealed ‘Deciding The Hierarchy’ can still be streamed over here. MALEFIC THRONE consists of guitarist Gene Palubicki (PERDITION TEMPLE, ANGELCORPSE, BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY), vocalist / bassist Steve Tucker (MORBID ANGEL, WARFATHER) and drummer John Longstreth (ORIGIN, HATE ETERNAL, ex – ANGELCORPSE). Palubicki explains the genesis of the band as follows: “MALEFIC THRONE was conceived over conversations and shared ideas among the three of us since around summer of 2020, deep in the early pandemic upheaval, while everyone was – and has been – in limbo for live shows / tours etc. We hit on the idea of just going for it, writing some furious Death Metal material with the three of us, and seeing what would happen. Given who the band members are, it is surely clear the nature of what this is all about. We originally considered just doing an independently released demo, but we approached Hells Headbangers to see if they were interested in handling the debut EP release. They agreed, and onward it goes!” For all additional MALEFIC THRONE information please visit www.facebook.com/maleficthrone
California based blackened Death / Grinders GORESKINCOFFIN will release their third full-length “Release My Suffering” on January 14, 2022 via Funeral Goat Records. Its full tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Plague Father’, ‘Wrath And Ruin’, ‘Release My Suffering’, ‘It Will Not Die’, ‘Elegy For Mankind’s Failings’, ‘Defiant Misanthropy’ and ‘Lamentations For A Broken Angel’. Full streams of ‘Plague Father’ and ‘Wrath And Ruin’, as well as teasers of the rest of the album tracks, can be found at this location. “Release My Suffering” was recorded and mixed by Hunter Peterson at Desidarius Recordings, the artwork was created by Chadwick St. John. All further GORESKINCOFFIN info you will find at www.facebook.com/goreskin.coffin
The new, self-titled album from Black / Death Metal project TORII is out now on CD and digital formats. A full stream is available at https://torii.bandcamp.com
The 2021 re-releases of SACRAMENT‘s “Testimony Of Apocalypse” and “Haunts Of Violence” are available now at https://thecharoncollective.bandcamp.com. The newly remastered tracks are the only ones authorized by the members of the band. The “Testimony Of Apocalypse” cover art comes with the band’s official logo restored after being changed by Rex Records when it was released in 1990 and the “Haunts Of Violence” re-release now features the album cover that the band always wanted, but which was deemed too graphic by Rex Records upon its original release. The new CD packaging also features a new band photo and updated liner notes.
Swiss old school Death Metallers CHAOSMONGER have just released their debut full length “For Chaos Shall Reign” via Necronos on CD. You can check out videos for the album tracks ‘Servants Of The Netherworld’ and ‘Phantom Dimension’ here and here. More CHAOSMONGER info you will find at www.chaosmonger.ch
Serbian Black Metallers CMPT are streaming their upcoming debut album “Krv I Pepeo” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 21, 2021 via Osmose Productions. For more CMPT visit https://semeponoci.bandcamp.com
Swedish progressive Black Metallers KARMANJAKA have just released a first single from their upcoming third album “Gates Of Muspel”. You can check out a lyric video for ‘Ancient Aeon’ at this location. The album will be released on February 11, 2022 via Grind To Death Records. It was engineered, mixed and mastered by Max Malmer at Malmer Productions in Umeå and the cover art was created by Annie Hassel. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Gates Of Muspel’, ‘Ancient Aeon’, ‘Draug’, ‘Sorcerer King’, ‘Amongst The Waves’, ‘Anti-Godess’, ‘Sculpting The Heavens’ and ‘Fenrir’. More KARMANJAKA info you will find at www.facebook.com/karmanjaka-855892574540437
On March 11, 2022 Edged Circle Productions will release “Moribund”, the debut full length from Swedish Black / Death Metal three piece IN APHELION, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘World Serpent (Devourer Of Dreams)’, ‘Draugr’, ‘Let The Beast Run Wild’, ‘Luciferian Age’, ‘This Night Seems Endless’, ‘He Who Saw The Abyss’, ‘Moribund’, ‘The Origin’, ‘Sorrow, Fire & Hate’ and ‘Requiem’. You can already stream ‘Luciferian Age’ and ‘Draugr’ at this location. “Moribund” was mixed and mastered by UNLEASHED’s Frederik Folkare. For more IN APHELION information check out www.facebook.com/inaphelion
“The Tritonus Bell”, the new album from Finnish Doom / Deathers HOODED MENACE, has been nominated for an Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy) in the Metal category. The ceremony will take place on February 05, 2022 at the Hartwell Arena in Helsinki, Finland where winners will be revealed. The other nominations are: BEAST IN BLACK – “Dark Connection”, BLOODRED HOURGLASS – “Your Highness”, BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT – “Paint The Sky With Blood” and KORPIKLAANI – “Jylhä”. A full album stream of “The Tritonus Bell” you will find over here. For all further HOODED MENACE information please visit www.facebook.com/hoodedmenaceofficial
On January 28, 2022 Invictus Productions will release the second album of Switzerland’s Death Metallers DEATHCULT, “Of Soil Unearthed”, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Iron Beclawed Rules The Divine’, ‘On Primal Wings’, ‘Doxology And Putrescence’, ‘Trepanation Rites’, ‘Black Vapour Coagulation’, ‘Swine Of Oblivion’, ‘Funeral Trance’ and ‘Alastor’. You can already check out ‘Swine Of Oblivion’ at this location. More DEATHCULT info you will find at www.facebook.com/deathmetalcult
Spanish Death Metal quartet INTOLERANCE has been signed by Memento Mori. The band’s debut full-length will be released on July 25, 2022. Memento Mori will release the CD version, Fucking Kill Records will take care of the LP version and Godz Ov War Productions will put out the tape version. All additional INTOLERANCE info you will find at www.facebook.com/intolerancedeathmetal
Finnish Dark Metallers KUOLEMAN GALLERIA will release their third full length “Armon Loppu” on February 18, 2022 via Inverse Records. A lyric video for ‘Pystyyn Kuollut’, featuring Mikko Heikkilä (KAUNIS KUOLEMATON, DAWN OF SOLACE) on clean vocals, can already be checked out over here now. More KUOLEMAN GALLERIA info you will find at www.facebook.com/kuolemangalleria
German Black Metal one man band FURIS IGNIS has just premiered the track ‘Guarding The Gate’ at this location. It will appear on FURIS IGNIS’ upcoming debut album “Decapitate The Aging World”, which will be released on January 14, 2022 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The previously revealed ‘Witness The Nightsky Palpitating To The Beat Of Premonition’ can still be streamed over here. The complete “Decapitate The Aging World” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Witness The Nightsky Palpitating To The Beat Of Premonition’, ‘Hostis Mundi’, ‘Guarding The Gate’, ‘Zinnen Von Eis’, ‘C.B.M.G.3’ and ‘Donner In Den Bergen’. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
Spanish Thrashers HOLYCIDE are going to release a series of animated lyric videos, one for each track of their latest album “Fist To Face”. The video for the title track is already available over here. In total there will be 10 videos, that will be released in the same order as they appear on the album. Follow HOLYCIDE for regular updates at www.facebook.com/holycide
Chile based Doom / Deathers VERBUM have just premiered the track ‘Nihil Privativum’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Exhortation To The Impure”, which will be released on January 14, 2022 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The previously revealed ‘Silent Oratorium’ can additionally be streamed over here. The full tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Abrahamic Sedition’, ‘Nihil Privativum’, ‘Interlude I’, ‘Silent Oratorium’, ‘Interlude II’, ‘Exhortation To The Impure’ and ‘Outro’. For more VERBUM please visit https://penitenziagiterecords.bandcamp.com/album/processio-flagellates
On December 17, 2021, Norma Evangelium Diaboli will release “Deiform”, the fourth album from Swedish Black Metallers FUNERAL MIST. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Twilight Of The Flesh’, ‘Apokalyptikon’, ‘In Here’, ‘Children Of The Urn’, ‘Hooks Of Hunger’, ‘Deiform’ and ‘Into Ashes’. All additional FUNERAL MIST info you will find at www.facebook.com/funeralmistofficial
To celebrate their 15th anniversary defunct Finnish Death / Thrashers REDEYE have just released a compilation album entitled “Follow Your Demons” via Inverse Records. It features ten tracks that were created between 2007 and 2012, remastered by Lassi Pitkänen. A full album stream is available over here. The cover art was created by Janne Partanen. More REDEYE info you will find at www.facebook.com/redeye2hell
‘Perished’, the first single from Helsinki based Death Metallers OVDETH‘s upcoming EP “Mortal Burden”, can already be streamed at this location. The EP will be released on February 04, 2022. For all additional OVDETH info please visit www.facebook.com/ovdeth
Greek Death / Thrashers VICIOUS KNIGHTS have just premiered the track ‘They Cast No Shadow’ at this location. It is taken from the band’s upcoming debut full length “Alteration Through Possession”, which will be released on January 28, 2022 via Dying Victims Productions. The previously revealed ‘The Boneghoul King (The Miserly)’ can still be streamed over here. The complete “Alteration Through Possession” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Infestation’, ‘From Nothingness (To A Slave Of Darkness)’, ‘The Boneghoul King (The Miserly)’, ‘They Cast No Shadow’, ‘Sleep With The Ghouls’, ‘Vicious Knights’, ‘Swing From The Grave’, ‘It Was In My House’ and ‘Disenchanting The Matter (The Statue Is Alive)’. For more VICIOUS KNIGHTS information please visit www.facebook.com/viciousknights.band
Australian Death Metallers CHARNEL ALTAR are streaming their upcoming debut album “Abatement Of The Sun” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 17, 2021 via Blood Harvest Records on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow next year. For regular updates make sure to follow CHARNEL ALTAR at www.facebook.com/charnelaltar
Athens, Greece based Black Metallers DIABLERY are streaming their second album “Candles” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 17, 2021 via Saturnal Records. The previously revealed video for ‘Sanguine Emissions Of Aeonic Ecstasy’ can still be watched over here. For more band information please visit www.diablery.gr
Portuguese Death Metallers PHENOCRYST are streaming their upcoming debut EP “Explosions” in its entirety right here now. It will be released on December 17, 2021 via Blood Harvest Records on CD and cassette tape formats. The 12″ vinyl version will follow next year. The cover artwork was created by Belial NecroArts. More PHENOCRYST at https://phenocryst.bandcamp.com
Filipino Death Metallers NULLIFICATION have just premiered the track ‘I, The Nullifier’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Kingdoms To Hovel”, which will be released on January 14, 2022 via Personal Records. The previously revealed ‘Calamity From The Skies’ can still be streamed over here. The full “Kingdoms To Hovel” tracklist reads like this: ‘Intro To Annihilation’, ‘The Sledgehammer’, ‘Calamity From The Skies’, ‘Kingdoms Reduced To Hovel’, ‘Deliverance From Chaos’, ‘Negated Fields’, ‘Inside The Surreal’, ‘Everything… And Everyone (Nullified)’ and ‘I, The Nullifier’. More NULLIFICATION info you will find at www.facebook.com/nullificationdeathmetal
Mexican Death Metallers RAVENOUS DEATH have just premiered the track ‘Portals To Non-Existence’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming second full length “Visions From The Netherworld”, which will be released on January 24, 2022 via Memento Mori. The previously revealed ‘Gore Vault Dismemberment’ can still be streamed over here. The album was mastered by Loïc Fontaine at Krucyator Studio in France and the cover art was created by Mörtuus. The following tracks will appear on “Visions From The Netherworld”: ‘Intro – Trail Of Horrors’, ‘Caverns Of Freezing Torture’, ‘Plethora Of Blood’, ‘Kingdom Of Æternal Flames’, ‘Gore Vault Dismemberment’, ‘Hydra Dungeon’, ‘Path Of The Spawn Dogs’, ‘Burnt Children Of Moloch’, ‘Serpents Of Wretchedness’, ‘Portals To Non-Existence’ and ‘The Ascending Chasm’. RAVENOUS DEATH features current members of REMAINS, DEMONIC MANIFESTATION and DEATH’S FORSAKEN. For all additional band information please visit www.facebook.com/ravenousdeathofficial
Spanish Thrashers ESTERTOR have just released their sophomore full-length “Tales From The Ancient Grave” via War Anthem Records. It features the following tracks: ‘Assimilating Flesh’, ‘Venereal Horror’, ‘Nocturnal Strigoi’, ‘The Torch That Corrupted The Earth’, ‘Blood For Sheetar’, ‘Repugnant Face Of Death’, ‘Tales From The Ancient Grave’, ‘Worship The Black Goat’ and ‘Keeper Of Hell’. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Moontower Studios by Javi Félez and the cover artwork was created by César Valladares. An official video for ‘Nocturnal Strigoi’ can be watched right here. A full album stream is available at this location. More about ESTERTOR at www.facebook.com/estertorthrash
On January 21, 2022 Hells Headbangers will release the third full length from Orlando, Florida based Doom / Deathers DRUID LORD, “Relics Of The Dead”, on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow later next year. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Relics Of The Dead’, ‘Thirteen Days Of Death’, ‘Mangled As The Hideous Feed’, ‘Nightside Conjuring’, ‘Immolated Into Ashes’, ‘Festering Tombs’, ‘Monarch Macabre’ and ‘Ethereal Decay’. You can already check out ‘Festering Tombs’ and ‘Thirteen Days Of Death’ here, respectively here. For more DRUID LORD info please visit www.facebook.com/druiddeathcult
Finland’s Black Metallers GRIEVE will release their first (and final) album “Funeral” on CD and cassette tape formats via Werewolf Records on January 14, 2022. It was mastered at Trollhouse Audio and features the following tracks: ‘Lethal Wind Of Destruction’, ‘Winter Of Torment’, ‘Possessed…’, ‘Nocturnal Cries’, ‘Requiem Of Mankind’, ‘Helvetin Valtaistuin’ and ‘Funeral Path’. You can already stream ‘Possessed…’ over here. More about GRIEVE at www.facebook.com/thetruegrieve
“Santa Hipocresía”, the new EP from Seattle based Death / Grinders RAT KING, has just been released via Within The Mind Records on digital and cassette tape formats. It was recorded at Soundhouse in Seattle, Washington by Wyatt Harbaugh, mixed at The Pit Recording Studio by Taylor Young and mastered at Audiosiege by Brad Boatright. The cover artwork was created by Daniel Racines. The EP can be streamed in its entirety at this location. An official video for ‘False Prophet’ is available right here. A video for ‘Morboso’ is furthermore available at this location. All additional RAT KING information you will find at www.facebook.com/ratkingseattle
“Trisagion”, the new album from UK’s atmospheric Black Metal project ETHEREAL SHROUD, has just been released digitally via https://etherealshroud.bandcamp.com. The limited digi CD edition via Northern Silence Productions is already sold out. The album was recorded at main man’s Hawker’s home studio in Sheffield, England. The drums were recorded at Kerr’s home, captured by Spenser Morris. It was reamped at Jamdek Studios in Chicago and mixed and mastered by Spenser Morris at his home studio. For all further RAT KING information please visit www.facebook.com/etherealshroud
On January 31, 2022 Nebular Carcoma will release a split album between Danish Black Metallers SKINLIV and Poland’s Black Metallers VERMISST on vinyl LP format. The tracklist reads as follows. SKINLIV: ‘I’, ‘II’, ‘III’ and ‘IV’. VERMISST: ‘Incantations Of The Crimson Twilight’ and ‘Weeping From The Old Labyrinthian Spires’. SKINLIV’s ‘II’ can already be checked out here and VERMISST’s ‘Incantations From The Crimson Twilight’ here. More info you will find at www.nebularcarcoma.com or www.facebook.com/nebularcarcoma
On February 04, 2022 Eternal Death will release the self-titled debut mini album from New England based Black Metal duo INTERMENT ASHES on cassette tape format. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Isolation’s Urge’, ‘Cold Wind Altar’, ‘I Am Not What I Appear’ and ‘Negligent Confinement’. You can already check out the opener ‘Isolation’s Urge’ at this location. For all additional information please visit www.eternal-death.com or www.facebook.com/eternaldeathusa
Netherlands based Death Metal five-piece ROTTEN CASKET will release a new limited 12″ mini LP entitled “First Nail In The Casket” via Lycanthropic Chants on January 14, 2022. A first track is already online for streaming at this location. 100 copies will be available on black, 99 copies on golden and 100 copies on silver vinyl. All versions will come with black poly-lined bags, 300gsm cover and 170gsm insert plus a download code. A limited tape edition (100 copies, clear shell tapes, 170gsm cover, hand numbered with free digital download) will also be available. ROTTEN CASKET features vocalist Martin van Drunen and drummer Stefan Hüskens (both ASPHYX), bass player Patrick van der Beek and guitarists Yorck Segatz (SODOM) and Frank Bergesson. For more ROTTEN CASKET information check out www.facebook.com/rottencasketdeathmetal
Greek Black Metallers LUCIFER’S CHILD have just released a lyric video for ‘Satan’s Wrath’ at this location. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming split album with Brazil’s MYSTIFIER, “Under Satan’s Wrath”, which will be released on March 25, 2022 via Agonia Records. More LUCIFER’S CHILD information you will find at www.facebook.com/luciferschildmusic
Canadian / Spanish Death / Crust band WEPONRY, featuring Jo Steel (ICE WAR / APHRODITE / EXPUNGED) and Dave Rotten (AVULSED / HOLYCIDE / CHRIST DENIED / FAMISHGOD), have just released a visualizer video for ‘Speedkill’ over here. The song is taken from their debut full length “Everwinding Slaughter”, which will be out on January 11, 2022 via Xtreem Music on CD, 12″ LP, cassette tape and digitally. You can follow WEPONRY at www.facebook.com/weaponrydeathcrust
Serbian Black Metallers CMPT have just premiered the track ‘Srce Od Trnja’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s debut album “Krv I Pepeo”, which will be released on December 21, 2021 via Osmose Productions. More CMPT at https://semeponoci.bandcamp.com
Apocalyptic Black / Death Metal project TORII is currently streaming ‘Grey Expanse’, a song from their forthcoming self-titled album, over here. Multi-instrumentalist and mastermind behind TORII, Bill Masino, commented on the song as follows: “The theme of ‘Grey Expanse’ is indecision and futility. However, it is also about accepting the futile decisions made every day and pushing forward. I wanted to express a sense of determination through the mundane.” The album will feature the following tracks: ‘The Second Renaissance’, ‘Synthetic Dust’, ‘Persephone’, ‘Eurydice’, ‘Grey Expanse’, ‘Void’, ‘Inertia’ and ‘Torii’. The artwork, lyrics, vocals, instruments and programming on “Torii” were all done by Bill Masino. “Torii” will be released on December 17, 2021. For all additional info please visit www.facebook.com/torii-1453589898219218
Finnish Folk influenced melodic Death Metal band CROWEN has released their debut EP “Prophecy” via Inverse Records today. It features the following tracks: ‘Her Words’, ‘Seer’s Prophecy’, ‘Submission’, ‘Black’ and ‘Exosus’. The cover art was created by Minna Heikkilä. A video for the song ‘Black’ (featuring Mika Kankainen of SHADE OF SORROW and Mira Cibulka) can be watched right here, a video for ‘Exosus’ here. A full EP stream is available at this location. For all further CROWEN info, please visit www.facebook.com/crowenofficial
In tribute to the upcoming 20th anniversary of Chuck Schuldiner’s passing, Bay Area Death / Thrashers HEMOTOXIN have recorded a cover of DEATH’s ‘Crystal Mountain’. You can already check it out at this location. The band released the following statement concerning the choice of the cover: “We wanted to pay tribute to the late Chuck Schuldiner and DEATH with a cover of the track ‘Crystal Mountain’. DEATH’s music has always been a main influence on our music dating back to when we were in high school, ‘Crystal Mountain’ was always one of those songs we would cover for fun, so after over a decade of performing the song live we decided to record our take on the track to express how influential Chuck’s music been to us. This year marks twenty years since Chuck’s passing, but his impact on us as a band and music as a whole is still felt today as strong as ever. Rest in peace Chuck Schuldiner.” HEMOTOXIN will release the single via Bandcamp on December 13, 2021, the anniversary of Schuldiner’s death. In related HEMOTOXIN news, the band is currently working on their fourth album with Andrew Lee. Their most recent album “Restructure The Molded Mind” (from 2020) can still be streamed right here. For all additional info please visit www.facebook.com/hemotoxin
Finnish Death Metal trio TORMENTOR TYRANT will release their self-titled debut EP via Everlasting Spew Records on January 28, 2022 on MCD, cassette tape and digitally. The band features members from CORPSESSED, SOLOTHUS, TYRANNY, PROFETUS and CATALEPTIC. You can already stream the EP track ‘Primal Evil’ at this location. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/tormentortyrant
A full stream of “Temporal Bliss Surrealms”, the debut EP from Finland’s Death Metallers BENOTHING, is available over here now. It was released via Everlasting Spew Records last month on CD, cassette tape and digitally. The vinyl edition will follow in 2022. For all additional BENOTHING information check out www.facebook.com/benothingdeath
“All The Miseries”, the latest EP from Swedish Grinders BIRDFLESH, will be released on vinyl on January 14, 2022 via Everlasting Spew Records. It features 13 new tracks and 11 bonus live tracks. 150 colored copies will be available in total, half of them will be handled by Haunted Hotel Records for the American distribution. More about BIRDFLESH at www.facebook.com/birdfleshgrind
Everlasting Spew Records have signed Israel’s blackened Death Metal duo DEATHSIEGE. Their debut album is currently being recorded and will be out in early 2022. For regular updates you can follow DEATHSIEGE at www.facebook.com/deathsiegeband
Greek Death Metallers ECTOPLASMA have just premiered the track ‘Gruesome Sacred Orgasms’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s fourth album “Inferna Kabbalah”, which will be released on January 24, 2022 via Memento Mori in co-operation with Rotted Life. Memento Mori will release the CD version, while Rotted Life will handle the vinyl and cassette versions. The cover art was created by Mörtuus. The previously revealed album track ‘God Is Dead, Satan Lives (Rosemary’s Baby)’ can still be streamed over here. The full “Inferna Kabbalah” tracklist reads like this: ‘God Is Dead, Satan Lives (Rosemary’s Baby)’, ‘Appalling Abomination’, ‘My Medieval Urges Materialized’, ‘Infestation Of Atrocious Hunger’, ‘Inferna Kabbalah’, ‘Gruesome Sacred Orgasms’, ‘Filth-Ridden Flesh’ and ‘Desecration Of The Christian Existence’. More ECTOPLASMA info you will find at www.facebook.com/ectoplasma-1579524392276613
Malaysia based MOTHFLESH will digitally release their second full length “Machine Eater” on December 12, 2021 via Believe Music. A digipak CD edition will follow on December 30, 2021 CD via Goatlordth Records & GLord Records. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Dogmacore’, ‘Hexburn Ω’, ‘Reconstructing Fire’, ‘The Lotus Denial’, ‘Myriagon’, ‘Cyberpsycho’, ‘Knife In The Back’, ‘Chaos Intervals’, ‘Theory Of Mind’ and ‘Void Edge’. It was mixed and mastered by Simone Pietroforte of Divergent Studios and the cover artwork was created by all4design. A video for the song ‘The Lotus Denial’ can already be watched right here. For all further MOTHFLESH info check out www.facebook.com/mothfleshband
Danish Death Metallers PHRENELITH will release their second full length “Chimaera” on December 10, 2021 via Nuclear Winter Records on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow next year. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Awakening Titans’, ‘Chimaerian Offspring – Part I’, ‘Phlegethon’, ‘Gorgonhead’, ‘Kykytos’, ‘Χίμαιρα’ and ‘Chimaerian Offspring – Part II’. A full album stream you will find at this location. “Chimaera” was recorded at Denmark’s Studio Ballade, the mixing and mastering was handled by Greg Wilkinson (AUTOPSY, VASTUM, NECROT, OSSUARIUM, UNDERGANG, FETID) and the cover artwork was created by Timo Ketola. More PHRENELITH info you will find at www.facebook.com/phrenelith
American Pagan / Death Metallers RÖKKR are streaming their upcoming self-titled debut full length in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 10, 2021 via Chaos Records. For more information please visit www.chaos-records.com or www.facebook.com/chaosrecords
New Jersey based Death Metallers LUNAR BLOOD will release their debut full length “Twilight Insurgency” via Pulverised Records on February 18, 2022 on CD format. The vinyl edition will be announced at a later point. The album was engineered and mixed by Scot Moriarty at Backroom Studios and mastered by Brad Boatwright at Audio Siege. The artwork was created by Misanthropic Art (BELL WITCH, ASPHYX, CHAPEL OF DISEASE). “Twilight Insurgency” will feature the following tracks: ‘Purified Rot’, ‘The Hammer’, ‘Gastrointestinal Industrial Complex’, ‘Ululating In The Depths’, ‘Wrath March’, ‘Parliament Of Trees’, ‘Gnawed’, ‘God Of The Trainwreck’ and ‘Pig Hunter’. You can already listen to ‘Wrath March’ right here. All further LUNAR BLOOD info you will find at www.facebook.com/lunarbloodnj
French Death Metallers CADAVERIC FUMES are streaming their upcoming debut album “Echoing Chambers Of Soul” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 10, 2021 via Blood Harvest Records on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow in January 2022. For more CADAVERIC FUMES information please visit www.facebook.com/cadavericfumes
Seattle, Washington based Death / Grinders RAT KING have just premiered a video for ‘Morboso’ at this location. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming new EP “Santa Hipocresía”, which will be released on December 10, 2021 on digital and cassette formats via Within The Mind Records. An official video for the EP track ‘False Prophet’ was previously already released over here. The full tracklist of “Santa Hipocresía” reads as follows: ‘Santa Hipocresía’, ‘Maldición Del Alma’, ‘False Prophet’, ‘Morboso’ and ‘Killing Art’. More RAT KING info you will find at www.facebook.com/ratkingseattle
Swedish REVEAL! are streaming their fourth album “Doppelherz” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 10, 2021 via Sepulchral Voice Records. All further REVEAL! information you will find at www.facebook.com/revealswe
On February 04, 2022 Chaos Records will release the second album of Phoenix, Arizona based THORN, “Yawning Depths”, on CD format. The vinyl LP version will be released later in 2022. The cassette tape version will be released by Gurgling Gore. THORN is the solo project of FLUIDS vocalist Brennen Westermeyer, weaving elements of Death Metal, Doom, Post and Grind. The following tracks will appear on “Yawning Depths”: ‘Hellmouth’, ‘Yawning Depths’, ‘Cavernous Shrines’, ‘Noxious Existence’, ‘Judgement’s Throne’, ‘Lapis Lazuli’, ‘Unknown Body Of Light’ and ‘Graven Moonglow’. You can already stream ‘Cavernous Shrines’ over here. More THORN at https://thornx.bandcamp.com
“Corpus”, the third full length from Swedish Black Metallers ASTROPHOBOS, will be released on CD format via Personal Records on February 04, 2022. It was mixed and mastered by Marco Mastrobueno (FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, HOUR OF PENANCE) at Kick Recording Studios, and features session drums by Simon Samuelsson (ex – OFERMOD), as well as guest vocals by Elisabetta Marchetti (INNO, ex – RITI OCCULTI). The album was originally released digitally on November 12, 2021 by Triumvirate Records. A full album stream is available at this location. All additional band information you will find at www.facebook.com/astrophobos
Spanish Death Metallers SEPULCHRAL have been signed by Soulseller Records. Their debut album “From Beyond The Burial Mound” will be released on February 25, 2022 on CD, LP and digitally. The band commented on it as follows: “We are glad to work with a label that released albums from a lot of personal favorite bands, we are very pleased to be part of their catalog and we look forward to further collaboration!” More about SEPULCHRAL at www.facebook.com/sepulchraldeathmetal
On February 04, 2022 Iron Bonehead Productions will release the self-titled debut EP from Netherlands based Black Metallers DEATHLESS VOID on 12″ vinyl and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Ignis Fatuus’, ‘The Shattered Realms Of Man Become The Abyss’ and ‘Crossing The Threshold’. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
Helsinki, Finland based blackened Death Metallers GOMORRAN have released their debut album “Excerpts From The Dark Age” via Inverse Records today. A video for the album track ‘Esaiah’ can be watched at this location. Additional videos for ‘Sermon’ and ‘Hopeless Endeavor’ can be found here and here. A full album stream is available at this location. The cover art was created by Olli Lappalainen. More GOMORRAN info you will find at www.facebook.com/gomorranmetal
“Mass Destroyer”, the seventh album from Swedish Death Metallers DEMONICAL, will be released on May 06, 2022 via Agonia Records. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘We Conquer The Throne’, ‘Sun Blackened’, ‘Fallen Mountain’, ‘Wrathspawn’, ‘Dödsmarsch’, ‘Lifeslave’, ‘Cemented In Ire’ and ‘By Hatred Bound’. Album formats – including limited editions with bonus tracks – will be announced at a later date. In support of the album release in May 2022, DEMONICAL will play one show in Prague (Czech Republic) and five shows in Germany (Dresden, Bochum, Hamburg, Rostock and Göttingen). Special guests on those shows will be NERVOCHAOS and REPUKED. All additional information you will find at www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
New Jersey’s blackened Death Metallers HATH will release their sophomore full-length “All That Was Promised” on March 04, 2021 via Willowtip Records. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘The Million Violations’, ‘Kenosis’, ‘Lithopaedic’, ‘Iosis’, ‘Decollation’, ‘Death Complex’, ‘Casting Of The Self’, ‘All That Was Promised’ and ‘Name Them Yet Build No Monument’. An official video for the album’s first single ‘Kenosis’ can already be watched at this location. The artwork was supplied by Adam Burke (Nightjar Illustration). More HATH info is available at www.facebook.com/hathband
Swedish / Canadian blackend Death Metallers ANGELBLAST will release a new vinyl 7″ EP entitled “Throne Of Ashes” on January 28, 2022 via Edged Circle Productions. It will feature the tracks ‘Throne Of Ashes’ and ‘Tartarus’. You can already stream the title track over here. The artwork was created by Juanjo Castellano Rosado (UNLEASHED, REVEL IN FLESH, GATES OF ISHTAR). ANGELBLAST’s current line-up consists of Hempa Brynolfsson (guitars), Gord Olson (guitars / vocals), Johan Bergebäck (bass) and Perra Karlsson (drums). You can follow the band at www.facebook.com/angelblast666
Polish blackened Death Metallers SOTHORIS will release their second full length “Wpiekłowstąpienie” on January 06, 2022 on CD via More Hate Productions (Russia), Old Metal Rites (Brazil), Misantropia Records (Finland) and in the third quarter of 2022 via Entropy Records (Columbia). It was produced by Krzysztof Kostencki at Tetra Wave Studio and the cover artwork was created by Polish artist Bartosz Muszyński. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Proroctwo’, ‘Potępieniec’, ‘Człowiek Z Marmuru’, ‘Przykazanie Śmierci’, ‘Opus Dei’, ‘W Cieniu Golgoty’, ‘Wpiekłowstąpienie’ and ‘Requiem Dla Hien’. You can already check out ‘W Cieniu Golgoty’ at this location and ‘Opus Dei’ over here. For more SOTHORIS info please visit www.facebook.com/sothorisband
On February 04, 2022 Personal Records will release a split album between Austria / Sweden based Black Metallers CARATHIS and Canadian Black Metallers SULFURE on CD format. You can already stream it in its entirety at this location. All further info about both bands you will find at https://carathisbm.bandcamp.com and www.facebook.com/sulfureqc
“Opus Blasphamatum”, a split album between Canadian, respectively German Black Metallers DÉLÉTÈRE and SARKRISTA, will be released on December 02, 2021 via Sepulchral Productions. It is already streaming in its entirety at this location now. More info about both bands you will find at www.facebook.com/inopiaetmorbo or www.facebook.com/sarkrista
Texas based Death Metallers CHURCH OF DISGUST have just revealed a new track entitled ‘Boiling Seas Of Yuggoth’ over here. It will appear on the band’s upcoming third album “Weakest Is The Flesh”, which will be released in early 2022 via Hells Headbangers on CD and vinyl LP formats. For more info and regular updates follow CHURCH OF DISGUST at www.facebook.com/churchofdisgust