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Italian Death Metallers VALGRIND will release their fifth full-length “Millennium Of Night Bliss” on April 24, 2023 via Memento Mori. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Teshub’, ‘Banished By Celestial Harmonies’, ‘Millennium Of Night Bliss’, ‘Tenebra Corona Mundi’, ‘Dark Winds Of Avalon’, ‘Lament Of The Black Penitents (Glory Is The Sun Of The Dead)’, ‘Oracle Of Death’, ‘Fear From Beyond’ and ‘The Path To The Temple Of Black Ash’. A full album stream is already available at this location. All additional VALGRIND information you will find at www.facebook.com/valgrind.deathmetalband.since1996
“Six Songs With The Devil”, the 1994 demo from DESTRÖYER 666, will be re-released on vinyl via Season Of Mist on June 23, 2023 in various vinyl colours. A full stream is available at this location. You can follow DESTROYER 666 at www.facebook.com/destroyer666page
“Blood Is Life”, the 1996 debut full-length from German Death Metallers CRACK UP, will be re-released via MDD with the band’s 1994 demo “Forsaken Dreams” as bonus tracks. It will be available digitally on April 28, 2023, while the CD edition (with new artwork) will be out on May 19, 2023. You can check out the album track ‘Unburden’ over here. More CRACK UP information is available at www.facebook.com/crackupband
On April 28, 2023 “Sacra Doctrina”, the latest album from Polish Black Metallers HEGEROTH, will be released on cassette, limited to 50 copies. You can pre-order a copy at this location. It was originally released in January 2022 on CD and digitally. The cover artwork was created by Italian artist Le Nevralgie Costanti. For all further HEGEROTH info please visit www.facebook.com/hegeroth
“Judasmesse”, the sixth full-length from German Avantgarde Metallers FJOERGYN, will be released on June 02, 2023 via Trollzorn Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Sturz’, ‘Kain’, ‘Komm Abel Lass Uns Aufs Feld Gehen’, ‘Prometheus I – Briefe Eines Sterbenden Kosmos’, ‘Prometheus II – Uranos Zorn’, ‘Prometheus III – Plagen’, ‘Vater(s)land’, ‘Non Serviam’ and ‘Warfarin’. A video for ‘Kain’ can already be watched over here. All additional FJOERGYN info is available at www.facebook.com/fjoergynofficial
Norwegian Black Metallers TSJUDER have just released a visualizer video for ‘Iron Beast’ at this location. The track is the opener of their upcoming new album “Helvegr”, which will be released on June 23, 2023 via Season Of Mist on digipak CD, coloured vinyl, limited edition clamshell box (CD) and limited vinyl box. The limited editions come with the bonus album “Scandinavian Black Metal Attack” in which TSJUDER pays a special ode to BATHORY. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/tsjuderofficial
Florida based thrashing Death Metallers HELLWITCH have just released a video for ‘Delegated Disruption’ over here. The song will appear on their new album “Annihilational Intercention”, which will be released via Listenable Records digitally on June 02, 2023 and on CD, vinyl and cassette tape on June 30, 2023. For all additional HELLWITCH information please visit www.facebook.com/hellwitchofficial666
A full album stream of “Horrors Of Human Sacrifice”, the debut full-length from Dutch crusty Death Metallers DEFY THE CURSE, is available at this location now. It was released earlier this year via Hammerheart Records on 2 CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digitally. DEFY THE CURSE features former members of COLLISION, CAUTERIZE, INHUME, THE GUILT PARADE, MANGLED and LEGION OF THE DAMNED. All further info is available at www.facebook.com/defythecurse
Dutch progressive Death Metallers PHLEBOTOMIZED have just released their new single ‘Destined To Be Killed’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth album “Clouds Of Confusion,” which will be out on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats on May 26, 2023 via Hammerheart Records. You can follow PHLEBOTOMIZED at www.facebook.com/phlebotomized.official
Dutch Death Metallers GRACELESS have been signed by Listenable Records. The band’s fourth full-length album will be released early next year. In the meantime the GRACELESS back catalogue (previously released on Raw Skull Records) will be re-released via Listenable Records with bonus tracks in late June. More about GRACELESS at www.facebook.com/graceless.osdm
Bay Area Thrashers FORBIDDEN are back and will appear at this year’s Alcatraz Metal Festival in Belgium, August 11 – 13, 2023. Here’s an official statement from the band’s guitarist Craig Locicero: “First off, I did not see this coming. When FORBIDDEN quietly disbanded the second time in 2012, I figured it was over. While I always apply the “never say never” mantra to my life, Russ made it clear that he was completely finished with touring. My wingman and main dude from the conception of FORBIDDEN EVIL, Russ was my mentor and the guy who bought me beer when I was 15! I couldn’t imagine FORBIDDEN without him, so I had little hope of a future with FORBIDDEN. Today Russ is happily retired and living the sober life. I have nothing but love for that and him. Everyone needs to respect his wishes like we do. So then… fast forward 11 years after our last show, Bay Area vocal talent Norman Skinner walks in to help us rehearse and sing a few Thrash classics for the Bay Area Interthrashional set at Dynamo Metal Fest 2022. Whammo! That’s when it all happened by accident. Truly. Then it happens again when Norman sings ‘Chalice Of Blood’ on stage alongside WARBRINGER at the one Bay Area show of Bay Area Interthrashional. Holy fuck! We will go into detail thoroughly in the upcoming weeks. It’s an amazing and organic progression story to tell. I now can announce that alongside my brothers Matt Camacho (bass) and Steve Smyth (guitar) we are officially introducing Norman Skinner (vocals) and Chris Kontos (drums) to the FORBIDDEN family. As far as Kontos goes, he’s well known as one of the Bay’s very best and most respected drummers. Chris’s work in MACHINE HEAD and ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT alone are legendary. Historically he’s sat behind the kit in with EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL and TESTAMENT to name few. I’ve been lucky enough to play music with Chris in the past and present as well most recently with Punk legends THE BONELESS ONES. We work amazingly well together and have remained great friends for over 30 years. In a long line of amazing drummers… Bostaph, Jacobs, Hoglan, Hernandez and Horn… Kontos is the perfect fit for FORBIDDEN. Having 5 people all moving the same direction with enthusiasm and positivity. It’s all I’ve ever wanted with FORBIDDEN. Making the seemingly impossible, possible. This is not a reunion, it’s a rebirth.” For regular updates make sure to follow FORBIDDEN at www.facebook.com/forbiddenofficial
Chilean old school Doom / Death Metallers SPORAE AUTEM YUGGOTH have just premiered the track ‘The Pendulum Of Necropath’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “However It Still Moves”, which will be released on May 19, 2023 via Personal Records. You can still stream the previously revealed album track ‘Disintegration’ over here. The full “However It Still Moves” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Apparition Of Internal Odes’, ‘The Pendulum Of Necropath’, ‘Colossus Larvae: The Crimson Coffin & The Scarlet Worm’, ‘Disintegration’, ‘Disguise The Odius Spirits’, ‘Enantiodromia’, ‘Through Dominion To Interlude’ and ‘The Night Ocean’. For all additional information please visit the band at www.facebook.com/sayuggoth
Brisbane, Australia based Death Metallers PUSTILENCE will release their debut full-length “Beliefs Of Dead Stargazers And Soothsayers” on April 24, 2023 via Memento Mori (CD version) in co-operation with Rotted Life (cassette tape and digital formats). Rotted Life will also release the vinyl version later this year. A full album stream is already available over here. More about PUSTILENCE at www.facebook.com/pustilenceaus
Greek Black Metallers HERETIC CULT REDEEMER will release their third full-length “Flagellum Universalis” on April 21, 2023 via III Damnation Productions. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Lunar Reign – Lunar Apogee’, ‘Intoxication Divine’, ‘Ascending Perfection’, ‘Lapsit Exillis’, ‘The Woven Chords Of Ecstasy’, ‘Grave Sophia – Breath Of The Night’, ‘Eye Of The Saturnian Dawn’, ‘Primeval Cognition I’ and ‘Primeval Cognition II’. A full album stream is available at this location. For all further band information check out www.facebook.com/heretic-cult-redeemer-108482089276374
“Cross. Deny. Glorify.”, the third full-length of French Death Metallers ATHANATHEOS, is streaming in its entirety at this location now. The album has just been released via Lavadome Productions. It was produced, recorded, mixed and mastered between July 2019 to December 2022 at the Atheistic Dungeon by Samuel Girard. The cover artwork is a painting by Giulio Romano (1524, “The Battle of the Milvian Bridge”). For more ATHANATHEOS information please visit www.facebook.com/athanatheos.atheistic
ADG Records have just released an ABLAZE MY SORROW demo tape cassette box. It is limited to 100 copies and includes the “For Bereavement We Cry” Demo 1994, the “Ablaze My Sorrow” Demo 1995 and a logo woven patch. The die hard edition comes with a very exclusive logo shirt (available sizes: S, M, L, XL and XXL). For ordering details please contact adg666.trades@gmail.com. More about ABLAZE MY SORROW at www.facebook.com/ablazemysorrowswe
Luxembourg based Thrashers SCARLET ANGER have finished the recordings of their third full-length “Martyr”, which will be released later this year. You can already watch a lyric video for ‘No Time’ at this location. All additional info you will find at www.facebook.com/scarletangerband
Polish Death Metallers MORRATH will release their debut full-length “Centuries Of Blindness” on April 20, 2023 via Metal Is The Law Productions (Europe) and in Diabolus Production (US). It was produced by Krzysztof Kostencki at Tetra Wave Studio (SOTHORIS) and the cover artwork was created by the band’s bassist Mieszko Jankowski. A full album stream of “Centuries Of Blindness” is already available over here. You can follow MORRATH at www.facebook.com/morrathband
“Far Away From Home”, the third album from Germany’s COSMIC BURIAL, will be released via Purity Through Fire on June 02, 2023 on limited A5 digipak format. COSMIC BURIAL is the sole work of former NACHTIG and VALOSTA VARJOON mainman V. V. In his own words, COSMIC BURIAL is “ambient / atmospheric music for dreamers about space and time”. You can already listen to the track ‘A .-. .-. .. …- .- .-..’ over here. The complete tracklist looks like this: ‘A .-. .-. .. …- .- .-..’, ‘B .. .-. – ….’, ‘S — .-.. .. – ..- -.. .’ and ‘S – .- .-. … . . -..’. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/cosmic-burial-849464872064423
German Thrashers DEIMOS’ DAWN (featuring ex – MORGOTH singer Marc Grewe on vocals) have just released a video for ‘Walking Out On You’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s debut full-length “Anthem Of The Lost”, which was released on April 14, 2023 via MDD on CD, vinyl and digitally. More about DEIMOS’ DAWN at www.facebook.com/deimosdawn
On June 02, 2023 Purity Through Fire will release “So Old”, the sophomore full-length from Norwegian Black Metallers KVAD, on CD format. The vinyl version will follow later. You can already stream the album’s first single ‘I Long For The Fires’ over here. The cover artwork was created by Greallach. The full “So Old” tracklist reads as follows: ‘So Old’, ‘I Long For The Fires’, ‘This Was Death’, ‘Amidst Thunder And Demonic Ecstasy’, ‘The Forest Draped Black’, ‘In Servitude Of A Dying Flame’, ‘Void Ritual’ and ‘Ashes Of A Life’. More KVAD you will find at https://kvad.bandcamp.com
US Death Metallers ASCENDED DEAD will release their sophomore full-length “Evenfall Of The Apocalypse” on May 12, 2023 via 20 Buck Spin. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Intro / Abhorrent Manifestation’, ‘Ungodly Death’, ‘Nexus Of The Black Flame’, ‘Bestial Vengeance’, ‘Tantum Bellum’, ‘Inverted Ascension’, ‘The Curse / Enveloped In Thorns’, ‘Visceral Strike’, ‘Passage To Eternity’, ‘Evenfall Of The Apocalypse’ and ‘Intransigent Blackness’ (outro). You can already listen to the album track ‘Inverted Ascension’ at this location. The previously revealed ‘Ungodly Death’ you will still find over here. The cover artwork was supplied by Kyle Bowen. More about ASCENDED DEAD at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063487424591
Belarusian Black Metallers PA VESH EN have just revealed a new track entitled ‘Following Tthe Pestilent Maiden’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth full-length “Martyrs”, which will be released on May 19, 2023 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The previously revealed ‘In The Torment Cell’ can still be streamed over here. For even more PA VESH EN music please visit https://soundcloud.com/pa-vesh-en
Ohio based Death / Thrashers DIESOMNIA will release their debut EP “Pray For The Flood” on June 16, 2023. A lyric video for the EP’s first single ‘No Truth’ can be checked out at this location already. The EP’s complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Pray For The Flood’, ‘No Truth’, ‘Blood Red Sorrow’, ‘The Art Of Hopelessness’, ‘A Cure For Weakness’ and ‘You Will Know Loss’. All additional DIESOMNIA info you will find at www.facebook.com/diesomniametal
Norwegian Black Metallers NATTEHIMMEL have just revealed a new track entitled ‘Each Man A Constellation’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Mourningstar”, which will be released via Hammerheart Records on May 19, 2023. The NATTEHIMMEL members Christopher Michael Botteri (bass), Christian Botteri (guitars) and James Fogarty (vocals, keybords) have all been members of IN THE WOODS… in the past. You can follow the band at www.facebook.com/nattehimmelofficial
Italian Death Metallers CROWNSHARD have just released a new EP entitled “Awareness”. It was produced by Cesare Fioriti and CROWNSHARD and mixed and mastered by Cesare Fioriti at CeceRock Studio. The artwork was created by Cesare Fioriti. A full stream is available at the band’s Bandcamp site. Additionally you can watch a lyric video of ‘There Is Nothing Left’ over here. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/crownshard
Norwegian blackened Death Metallers NEXORUM have just released a video for ‘Elegy Of Hate’ at this location. The song is taken from their upcoming sophomore album “Tongue Of Thorns”, which will be released on May 19, 2023 via Non Serviam Records on digipak CD, vinyl and digitally. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Shun’, ‘Solvet Saeclum In Favilla’, ‘The Pestilential Wind’, ‘Elegy Of Hate’, ‘Cult Of The Monolith’, ‘Eldritch Abominations’, ‘Sinnets Krig’, ‘Mother Of Ghouls’ and ‘Wrath Of Zeal’. For all additional band info check out www.facebook.com/nexorum.official
Brazilian Death / Black Metallers GRAVE DESECRATOR will release their fourth full-length “Immundissime Spiritus” on May 12, 2023 through their own label Caverna De Sangue Productions to maintain complete control over their art. It will be licensed to labels from different countries to ensure widespread distribution. ‘Necromantical Hex’, the opening track, can already be streamed at this location. You can follow the band at www.facebook.com/gravedesecrator666
Norwegian Black Metallers HEIMLAND have just revealed the new track ‘Ved Doedens Vugge’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s debut full-length “Forfedrenes Taarer”, which will be released on May 05, 2023 via Edged Circle Productions. The previously revealed ‘Skugger Fra Ei Svunnen Tid’ can still be streamed at this location. Here’s the full “Forfedrenes Taarer” tracklist: ‘Dødens Foerstning’, ‘Ved Dødens Vugge’, ‘Lagt I Ruiner’, ‘Iskald Raatten Jord’, ‘Forfedrenes Taarer’, ‘Skugger Fra Ein Svunnen Tid’ and ‘Ættestupet’. The cover art was created by Johan Christian Dahl. More about HEIMLAND at www.facebook.com/heimlandofficial
Germany’s technical brutal Death Metallers INFECTING THE SWARM will release their third full-length “Pulsing Coalescence” via Lacerated Enemy Records today. It was was mixed and mastered by Josh Welshman and the cover artwork was created by Jon Zig. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Irrlichter’, ‘Anthropogenic Misconception’, ‘Pulsing Coalescence’, ‘Virulent Hybridization’, ‘Apotheosis Through Excruciation’, ‘Anomalous’, ‘Metamorphotic Convulsions’, ‘Echoes Of Disintegration’ and ‘Remnants Of Irreverent Atrocities’. The album’s single ‘Anomalous’ can be checked out at this location. More INFECTING THE SWARM information is available at www.facebook.com/infectingtheswarm
“Primeval Onslaught”, the third full-length from US Death Metallers TORTURE RACK, will be released on June 09, 2023 via 20 Buck Spin on vinyl LP, CD, cassette tape and digital formats. It was engineered, mixed and mastered by Seánan McCullough and Joe Anderson at Helvete Sound in Portland, Oregon. The cover artwork was created by ROK of Australia’s SADISTIK EXEKUTION. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Ceremonial Flesh Feast’, ‘Decrepit Funeral Home’, ‘Forced From The Pit’, ‘Morning Star Massacre’, ‘Victims Of Inquisitors’, ‘Bone Snare’, ‘Fucked By Death’, ‘Impalement Storm’, ‘Descent Into Infernal Chasms’ and ‘Rotting Insignificance’. You can already stream the album track ‘Decrepit Funeral Home’ over here. For all further information please visit www.facebook.com/20buckspin
Polish Black / Deathers MISMATCHED will release a new 2-song EP entitled “Imperium / Plaga” on April 27, 2023. It was mixed and mastered by Alex Preuss (former vocalist of HERESY DENIED). A video for ‘Imperium’ can be watched at this location. All additional MISMATCHED info you will find at www.facebook.com/mismatched2137
On June 23, 2023 Iron Bonehead Productions will release the third album of Argentina’s Black / Death Metal three-piece INFERNAL CURSE, “Revelations Beyond Insanity”, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Intro / Revelations Beyond Insanity’, ‘Black Mass Sheperd’, ‘Voidearth / Rites Of Blood And Steel’, ‘Church Of Perversity’, ‘Thy Eternal Tribulation’ and ‘Aeon Of Extinction’. You can already check out ‘Revelations Beyond Insanity’ over here. For more info please visit www.facebook.com/infernalcurseofficial
Australian Death Metallers CEMETERY URN have just revealed a new track entitled ‘Damnation Is In The Blood’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fifth full-length “Suffer The Fallen”, which will be out this summer via Hells Headbangers on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. It was produced by Adam Calaitzis at Toyland Studio and the cover artwork was created by Mark Riddick. Original vocalist Damon Bloodstorm (BESTIAL WARLUST, ABOMINATOR) can be heard on the vinyl only bonus ‘Mass Graves Of Blood’, which is an unreleased track from 2007 that also features original bassist Squiz. The release date, cover and tracklist will be revealed shortly. For regular updates make sure to follow CEMETERY URN at www.facebook.com/cemeteryurn
German Post Black Metallers HERETOIR have just released a video for the title track of their upcoming mini album “Wastelands” at this location. Its complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Anima’, ‘At Dusk’ (feat. Emily Highfield of SULDUSK), ‘Wastelands’, ‘Golden Dust’ (Live), ‘Exhale’ (Live) and ‘The White’ (Live). A video for ‘Anima’ can additionally still be watched over here. “Wastelands” will be released on May 19, 2023 via AOP Records on digipak CD, black and colored vinyl and digitally. The band’s self-titled debut album was re-released in early February via AOP Records as well. All additional HERETOIR info you will find at www.facebook.com/heretoir
On June 09, 2023 Eternal Death will release “Cold, Dead Hands”, the debut mini album from Providence, Rhode Island based Thrashers I, DESTROYER, on cassette tape format. The CD edition will be out via Born For Burning. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Oracle’, ‘Chained To The Accursed Graves’, ‘Total Vengeance’, ‘Prophecies Of Final War’, ‘Speed Kills’ and ‘Strike’. You can already check out the opener ‘Oracle’ over here. For more I, DESTROYER music please visit https://idestroyer.bandcamp.com
Indian Death Metallers KAAL NAGINI will release their debut EP “Refracted Lights Of A Blind God” on April 14, 2023 via Iron Bonehead Productions. It will feature the following four tracks: ‘Nameless Archetype Of Pantheonless Antiquity’, ‘Refracted Lights Of A Blind God’, ‘Lord Of The Two Doors And The Seven Portals’ and ‘Double Tongued Serpent Of Kú’. A full EP stream you will find over here. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
Russian Black Metal trio THANATOMASS has just premiered the track ‘Sorcery Of Hades’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Hades”, which will be released on May 12, 2023 via Living Temple Records. The previously revealed album track ‘Gravedance Sabbath’ can still be streamed over here. Here’s the complete “Hades” tracklist: ‘Katabasis (Intromass)’, ‘Templvm Carnalis / Vomit Ceremony’, ‘Gravedance Sabbath’, ‘Living Tombs Of Tartaros’, ‘Sorcery Of Hades’, ‘The Bone Nimbus’ and ‘Retromass (Morbid Ordinance Of Doom)’. For more THANATOMASS please visit https://lvxmorgenstern.bandcamp.com
A full album stream of “The Perpetuated Festering”, the debut full-length from Netherlands based old school Death Metallers NECROTESQUE, is available over here now. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Rick Valcon at The Meister Geleen (DEAD END, MARTYR, SECTARIAN) and the cover artwork was created by Dedy Badic Art (ANATOMIA, DEMONICAL, REVEL IN FLESH). The album was released digitally on January 21, 2023 and on CD on April 07, 2023 via Vidar Records. A video for the song ‘Sexual Sadism Disorder’ can be watched at this location. All additional NECROTESQUE info you will find at www.facebook.com/necrotesquedeathmetal