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Finnish Death / Grinders SONIC POISON have just premiered three new tracks (‘War On Drugs’, ‘Eruption’ and ‘Radiate The Masses’) over here. They will all be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Eruption”, which will be released on January 27, 2023 via Me Saco Un Ojo Records (vinyl version) in co-operation with Pulverised Records (CD). The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Reeking Earth’, ‘Impenetrable Force’, ‘Repulsive Reactions’, ‘Carbonized’, ‘Ouroboros’, ‘Taste Of Inferiority’, ‘Grinding Fear’, ‘The Scavenger’, ‘Antihesis’, ‘No Time’, ‘War On Drugs’, ‘Library Slasher’, ‘Eruption’, ‘Radiate The Masses’, ‘Uprising’ and ‘World We Knew’. For more SONIC POISON information check out www.facebook.com/sonicpoison
On March 24, 2023 Dying Victims Productions will release “Demonic Assassination”, the sophomore full-length from Italy’s Speed / Thrash Metal three-piece HELLCRASH, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. You can already stream the track ‘Okkvlthammer’ at this location. The complete tracklist of “Demonic Assassination” reads as follows: ‘Intro’, ‘Volcanic Outburst’, ‘Okkvlthammer’, ‘Satan’s Crypt’, ‘Usurper Of Hell’, ‘Abyss Of Lucifer’, ‘Serpent Skullfuck’, ‘Finit Hic Deo’, ‘Graveripper’, ‘Demonic Assassinatiön’ and ‘Outro’. For all additional HELLCRASH information please visit www.facebook.com/hellcrashmetal
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia based Death Metallers OBSCURIAL have inked a deal with Memento Mori. The CD version of their second full-length will be released in the first half of 2024. More details will follow in the coming months. For more OBSCURIAL info, check out www.facebook.com/obscurialmusic
Rochester, New York based progressive Death Metallers CONTRARIAN will release their fifth full-length “Sage Of Shekhinah” on March 17, 2023 on CD, vinyl and digital formats via Willowtip Records. The album’s first single ‘In Gehenna’ can already be streamed at this location. The complete tracklist of “Sage Of Shekhinah” reads as follows: ‘Sage Of Shekhinah’, ‘In Gehenna’, ‘Ibn Al Rawandi’, ‘The Guide For The Perplexed’, ‘Zabur Of Satfiyah Al Shamal’, ‘Apollonius Of Tyana’ and ‘A Madman From Island Patmos’. For all further CONTRARIAN information please visit www.facebook.com/contrarianmetal
Italian blackened Death Metal trio MITHRIDATUM has just premiered ‘Mournful Glow’, the second single from their upcoming debut full-length “Harrowing” over here. The album will be out on CD, vinyl and digital formats on February 03, 2023 via Willowtip Records. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Sojourn’, ‘Silhouette’, ‘Mournful Glow’, ‘Lower Power’ and ‘The Passageway’. MITHRIDATUM features former members of ABHORRENT and THE FACELESS. More info you will find at www.facebook.com/mithridatum
Indianapolis, Indiana based Death Metal four-piece OBSCENE will be touring the US in support of their latest album “…From Dead Horizon To Dead Horizon” this spring with Shorewood, Illinois based Death / Thrashers MOLDER. The tour will kick off on March 31, 2023 in Chicago and ends on April 08, 2023 in Indianapolis. For more information and regular updates please visit www.facebook.com/obscenedm
Chris Reifert, drummer and vocalist of US Death Metallers AUTOPSY, who have just been voted on number 1 in our BEST OF 2022 readers poll with their latest album “Morbidity Triumphant“, sent us the following message: “What a cool surprise it was to see so many folks digging our filth. Cheers to all of you!” You can follow AUTOPSY at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050176223094
On March 03, 2023 Monumental Rex will release “Ossadas“, the sophomore full-length from Portugal based CARMA, on digipak CD format, as well as a special handmade edition. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Leirão 1‘, ‘Jazigo‘, ‘Memória‘, ‘Leirão 4‘, ‘Paz‘, ‘Destino‘, ‘Leirão 7‘, ‘Monumento‘ and ‘Saudade‘. You can already stream ‘Memória‘ at this location. The band mixes Funeral Doom, Black Metal and Dark Ambient. More about CARMA at www.facebook.com/carma.doom
Cleveland, Ohio based Speed / Thrash Metallers DESTRUCTOR have been signed by Shadow Kingdom Records. A new album has already been completed and will be released later in 2023 on vinyl, CD and cassette tape. For regular updates please follow DESTRUCTOR at www.facebook.com/destructormetal
A happy new year and massive thanks to every single one of you who sent in their top ten list for our BEST OF 2022 readers poll! You can check out the results at this location now.
Swedish melodic Death Metallers DEAD SUN will release their eighth full-length “Soul Diseased” on February 02, 2023 via Xtreem Music on CD and digital formats. It was mixed and mastered by Håkan Stuvemark (WOMBBATH) and the cover art was created by Felipe Mora. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Sjuk Själ’, ‘Deeper Down’, ‘Sand And Rot’, ‘Carved To The Bone’, ‘The Shape From Out The Shadows’, ‘Mausoleum Melodies’, ‘Tid För Jakt’, ‘Soul Diseased’, ‘Stashed Away’ and ‘Premature Burial’. You can already listen to ‘Soul Diseased’, the first advance song from the album, at this location. For more DEAD SUN please visit https://rjdeadsun.bandcamp.com
San Diego, California based Death Metallers CONJURETH have just premiered the track ‘Cremated Dominion’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s sophomore full-length “The Parasitic Chambers”, which will be released on January 23, 2023 via Memento Mori. The previously revealed ‘Smothering Psalms’ can still be streamed at this location. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Smothering Psalms’, ‘Dimensional Ascendancy’, ‘Devastating Cataclysmic Unearthing’, ‘Cremated Dominion’, ‘Deathless Sway Of Torsos Calm’, ‘A Blood Romance’, ‘The Ancient Presence’, ‘In Mortal Thresholds’, ‘From Ceremonies Past’ and ‘The Unworshipped II’. The cover artwork was suuplied by Erskine Designs. For all further CONJURETH info check out www.facebook.com/conjureth
Portuguese Death Metallers ANALEPSY have just premiered a video for ‘Edge Of Chaos’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s last album “Quiescence”. The vinyl version of “Quiescence” was released via Agonia Records. Miasma Records and Vomit Your Shirt issued the album on CD, cassette tape and digital formats. More about ANALEPSY at www.facebook.com/analepsyofficial
Santiago, Chile based Thrashers TRASTORNED have just premiered ‘Into The Void’, the title track of their upcoming debut full-length, at this location. The album will be released on January 27, 2023 via Dying Victims Productions. The previously revealed ‘Insanity’ and ‘Metal Violence’ can still be checked out here, respectively here. The complete “Into The Void” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Witch Hunt’, ‘Metal Violence’, ‘Black Fire’, ‘Miasma Of Death’, ‘Into The Void’, ‘Dreadful Fate’, ‘Insanity’ and ‘Reborn Through Hate’. More about TRASTORNED at www.facebook.com/trastorned
Austrian Death Metallers SLAVESON have just released their first new song since 2001. You can check out ‘Martyrion II’ at this location: https://youtu.be/9y8yOqYDd4E.
New Orleans based Black / Death Metal trio ABYSMAL LORD is streaming their upcoming third full-length “Bestiary Of Immortal Hunger” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on December 30, 2022 via Hells Headbangers on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl edition will follow next year. More about ABYSMAL LORD at www.facebook.com/abysmal-lord-2274024519585588
Canadian Black Metallers NOCTURNAL DEPARTURE are streaming their third full-length “Clandestine Theurgy” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on December 30, 2022 via Hells Headbangers on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl version will follow next year. For more NOCTURNAL DEPARTURE please visit https://nocturnaldeparture.bandcamp.com
Kansas City based Speed / Thrash Metallers HELLEVATE have just revealed a second single off their forthcoming EP “The Purpose Is Cruelty”. You can stream ‘Dagon’ over here. The EP will be released on January 14, 2023. Its full tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Purpose Is Cruelty’, ‘Dagon’, ‘Buried Under Mistakes’, ‘Die Or Be Killed’ and ‘(No) Further Action Is Required’. All additional info you will find at www.facebook.com/hellevate
American Black / Death Metallers MALLEUS have just premiered the track ‘Prophetess’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s debut full-length “The Fires Of Heaven”, which will be released on January 27, 2023 via Armageddon Label. The previously revealed ‘Beyond The Pale’ can furthermore be streamed over here. The complete tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘The Tempest’, ‘A Dark Sun Rises’, ‘Beyond The Pale’, ‘Prophetess’, ‘The Fires Of Heaven’, ‘Into The Flesh’, ‘Awakening’ and ‘Mourning War’. More MALLEUS is available at https://malleusheavymetal.bandcamp.com
Danish Death Metallers DEIQUISITOR have just released a new song entitled ‘Humanoid’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming new album “Apotheosis”, which will be released via Extremely Rotten Productions and Night Shroud Records on CD, cassette, digital and vinyl formats on January 20, 2023. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Humanoid’, ‘Striving For Destruction’, ‘Autosarcophagy’, ‘The Eyes Of Worms’, ‘Apophis’, ‘Reflected By The Void’, ‘Deiquisitor’, ‘Atomic Assassins’ and ‘Praise The Lord’. You can follow DEIQUISITOR at www.facebook.com/deiquisitor
Fukuoka, Japan based Goregrinders FESTERDECAY will release their debut full-length “Reality Rotten To The Core” via Everlasting Spew Records on February 24, 2023. You can already check out the track ‘Rotten Fester Decay’ at this location. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063795272829
In January 2023 issue # 46 of Brazil’s ZINE DEATH METAL will be released. On 96 pages it will feature interviews with the following bands: PRIMORDIAL SERPENT (Canada), AZATH (USA), MAZIKEEN (Australia), GROB (Slovenia), DOGMA OMEGA (Germany), NOCTURNES MIST (Australia), HELLLIGHT (Brazil), ANCESTRAL CÂNTICO (Brazil), THE TACITURN (Brazil) and EMBRIONAL (Poland). Pre-orders will receive the fanzine, a poster and a CD, all for $18.00 (USD) with shipping already included. It is available through Nascemos Mortos, a label from Brazil, which is dedicated to Black Metal. For more info please visit www.facebook.com/zinedeathmetal
Portuguese Black Metallers IRAE are streaming their anniversary recording “Assim Na Terra Como No Inferno” in its entirety at this location now. It has just been released via Signal Rex. More band info is available at www.facebook.com/irae666