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Finnish Black Metallers KRYPTAMOK have just revealed the track ‘Eläköön Sota Ihmisten Kesken’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming second album “Kataklysmi”, which will be released on July 17, 2022 via Purity Through Fire on CD format. The vinyl LP and cassette tape versions will follow later this year. The previously revealed title track can additionally be streamed over here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Ambienssi Apokalyptiselle Näytelmälle’, ‘Hävityksen Ensimmäinen Askel’, ‘Kataklysmi’, ‘Eläköön Sota Ihmisten Kesken’, ‘Saatanallinen Hävitystaistelu’, ‘Helvetin Esitaistelija’, ‘Laulakaa Tulesta, Laulakaa Liekeistä’, ‘Outo Kuningas’ and ‘Lopunajan Abominaatiot’. For more KRYPTAMOK info please visit www.facebook.com/kryptamok
“Lagu”, the fourth full-length from French Black Metallers CAÏNAN DAWN, will be released via Osmose Productions on September 30, 2022 on CD format. The vinyl LP version will follow later this year. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Nun’, ‘Myctophidae’, ‘Y’ha-Nthlei’, ‘Okeanos’, ‘Atlantis’, ‘Septima’, ‘Apnea’, ‘Lagu’ and ‘Profundum’. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/cainandawn
On August 11, 2022 Caligari Records will release “Haunted Mausoleum”, the debut EP of Boston, Massachusetts based GROTESQUERIES, on cassette tape format. The material was recorded at New Alliance Studios with engineer Alec Rodriguez and the cover art was created by Tombtower. The EP opener ‘Flesh Prison’ can already be checked out over here. The full “Haunted Mausoleum” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Flesh Prison’, ‘From Skin Into The Sin’ and ‘Gortician’. GROTESQUERIES is the Death Metal project of drummer Yianni Tranxidis, whose credits include BLACK MASS, ROZAMOV and GARROTED among others. He has teamed-up for this with Brendan O’hare on guitars (BLACK MASS, CASKET RATS), John Rainis on bass (GOG, WODAR) and Mike Buonomo on vocals (MORGUED). Connor Thompson (STAGNATER) will be joining the line-up, sharing the lead / rhythm guitar duties, and will be involved on future recordings. More info you will find at www.caligarirecords.com or www.facebook.com/caligarirecords
On August 15, 2022 Amor Fati Productions will release the debut albums of two Flemish Black Metal solo projects AERDRYK and OERHEKS, “With Met De Drietand Op Mijn Huid” and “Cagghenvinna” respectively, on vinyl LP format. “With Met De Drietand Op Mijn Huid” will feature the following tracks: ‘Mijn Boetedoening’, ‘Kruisweg’, ‘De Modderige Paden’, ‘Met De Drietand Op Mijn Huid’, ‘De Rode Klauwen’, ‘Berouw’ and ‘Doodgeboren’, while the tracklist of “Cagghenvinna” reads as follows: ‘Door Doornen Overtogen’, ‘Transmutatie Tot Het Edele’, ‘De Oude Eik & Eindigende Lust’, ‘Doorheen De Demervallei’ and ‘Stilte, Deel Één: Een Storm Der Tijd’. For all addtional info please visit www.amor-fati-productions.de or www.facebook.com/amorfatiprod
German melodic Death Metallers BATTLESWORD will release their new album “Towards The Unknown” on September 16, 2022 via MDD Records. It was recorded in April / May 2022 at Big Easy Studio in Hennef, Germany and the mastering was done by Dan Swanö. As a bonus the album will also include the songs from the “The 13th Black Crusade” EP, which has been out of print for many years, and which were also remastered by Dan Swanö for this purpose. More about BATTLESWORD at www.facebook.com/battleswordofficial
Portland, Oregon based Death Metallers AUTOPHAGY will release their debut full-length “Bacteriophage” on September 30, 2022 via Pulverised Records. It was engineered and mixed by Charlie Koryn (FUNEBRARUM, ASCENDED DEAD, ex – SKELETAL REMAINS) and Billy Anderson (SLEEP, NEUROSIS, EYEHATEGOD, PALLBEARER, BELL WITCH). The mastering was done by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, KHEMMIS, CATTLE DECAPITATION) and the artwork was supplied by Marcio Blasphemator (HELLRIPPER, DIABOLICAL FORCE, WHIPSTRIKER). The following tracks will be featured on the album: ‘Infernal Miasma’, ‘Abhorrent Abomination’, ‘Sacrificial Spawn’, ‘Beneath The Moss, Between The Roots’, ‘Bacteriophage’, ‘Eviscerated Remains’, ‘Return To Charnal Hall’, ‘Becoming’ and ‘Dawn Of The Endless Plague’. You can already check out ‘Sacrificial Spawn’ at this location. For more AUTOPHAGY information please visit www.instagram.com/autophagy_official
On August 12, 2022 Hells Headbangers will release the fifth full-length of Italy’s blackened Speed / Thrash Metal trio BARBARIAN, “Viperface”, on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow later this year. The album track ‘Fourteen Daggers’ can already be streamed over here. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Viperface’, ‘Chant Of The Inflicter’, ‘Whisper My Name’, ‘Charity Defiler’, ‘A Feast For The Beast’, ‘Fourteen Daggers’ and ‘Regressive Metal’. More BARBARIAN info you will find at www.facebook.com/barbarianmetal
Maine, US based one-man Doom / Death project SEEP has just released its debut full-length “Hymns To The Gore” via Extremely Rotten Productions. You will find a full album stream at this location now. The album is available on black and green translucent vinyl at the Extremely Rotten Productions store. It will also be released via Gurgling Gore Records on cassette. For more SEEP please visit https://seepdeathdoom.bandcamp.com
Italy’s progressive Death Metallers SADIST have just revealed a guitar playthrough video for ‘Finger Food’ over here. The song appears on the band’s latest album “Firescorched”, which was recorded, mixed and mastered by Tommy Talamanca at Nadir Music Studios in Genoa, Italy with artwork design by Paolo Puppo. It was released via Agonia Records at the end of May this year. More about SADIST at www.facebook.com/sadstofficial
On September 15, 2022 Purity Through Fire will release “Sarkhral Lumænor – La Lueur Contre Les Fléaux”, the fourth full-length from French melodic Black Metallers WYRMS, on CD format. The album’s first single, ‘L’Envoyé Des Flammes’, can already be streamed over here. This is the complete tracklist: ‘La Messe De L’Épée’, ‘Fort Blanc Et Bêtes Noires’, ‘Entre Gueux Et Rats’, ‘Trouble Mort’, ‘L’Envoyé Des Flammes’ and ‘Dans L’Hiver Et Dans La Nuit’. More about WYRMS at www.facebook.com/wyrmsblackmetal
Spanish Death Metallers UNBOUNDED TERROR have just released a video for ‘Organic Waste’ at this location. The song will be featured on their upcoming third full-length “Echoes Of Despair”, which will be released on September 06, 2022 via Xtreem Music on CD, 12″ LP, cassette tape and digital formats. The album’s first advance single ‘Hypocrite Ignored’ can still be streamed over here. “Echoes Of Despair” will feature the following tracks: ‘Organic Waste’, ‘Rotting Myself’, ‘Echoes Of Despair’, ‘Liars’ Punisher’, ‘Hypocrite Ignored’, ‘They Are Not (What They Claim To Be)’, ‘Desolation Inside Of Me’, ‘Falling Into The Void’, ‘Devil’s Church’, ‘Hungry For Your Hate’ and ‘Something’s Rotten in Humanity’. The entire material was recorded and mixed by Vicente J. Paya at his own Black Night Studios and mastered by Javi Fernández at Montseny Studios. Ukrainian artist Daemorph Art (AVULSED, DECRAPTED, PUTREVORE) created the artwork from his exile in Turkey. More UNBOUNDED TERROR information you will find at www.unboundedterror.com
Irish Black / Deathers COSCRADH have just premiered the track ‘Plagues Of Knowth’ at this location. It is taken from the band’s upcoming debut album “Nahanagan Stadial”, which will be released on August 05, 2022 via Invictus Productions. The previously revealed ‘Cladh Hàlainn’ is still available over here. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Nahanagan Stadial’, ‘Feast Of The Epiphany’, ‘Plagues Of Knowth’, ‘Cladh Hàlainn’ and ‘Feallaire Dóite’. For all additional band info please visit www.facebook.com/coscradh
Basque / German Death Metallers SIJINN will be supporting SADISTIC INTENT on their whole European tour, which will kick off tomorrow at the “Metal Magic Festival” in Fredericia, Denmark (SADISTIC INTENT will already appear at “In Flammen Open Air” in Torgau, Germany today). The tour will run through Finland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, the UK and ends on July 31, 2022 in Limerick, Ireland. For regular updates keep an eye on both bands at www.facebook.com/sijjin-102605617799602 and www.facebook.com/s.i.666official
Helsinki, Finland based Thrashers MY FUNERAL have just released a video for their new single ‘Nirvana Of Negative’ at this location. The song, as well as the earlier released ‘Primitive Evil’, are part of a full-length album, which will be released later this fall through Inverse Records. More MY FUNERAL info you will find at www.facebook.com/funeralterror
Dutch Black Metallers ALBURNUM are streaming their upcoming debut full-length “Buitenlucht” at this location now. It will be released on July 08, 2022 via Babylon Doom Cult Records on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl version will follow at the end of the year. For more information please visit www.babylondoomcultrecords.com or www.facebook.com/babylondoomcultrecords
Krakow, Poland based one-man Black Metal project SVAR has just released a new EP entitled “Under A Sky Full Of Thunder”. It was recorded, mixed and mastered between 2021 and 2022 by Kamil Bolesta (guitar, bass and vocals) and the cover artwork and layout was created by Yaggvh. You can listen to the whole EP over here. All further SVAR info you will find at www.facebook.com/svarkvlt
On September 05, 2022 Rotted Life Records will release the sophomore album from southern California based Death Metallers VRENTH, “Succumb To Chaos”, on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl version will follow later this year. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Omnipresence (Mors Certa / Hora Incerta)’, ‘Demise In Hollow Suffering’, ‘Curse Of The Living And Of The Dead’, ‘Integrum Tenebrae’, ‘Succumb To Chaos’, ‘An Eternal Impious War’, ‘Contemptus Mundi’ and ‘The End As A Shadow’. You can already check out the album opener ‘Omnipresence (Mors Certa / Hora Incerta)’ at this location. All additional VRENTH info is available at www.facebook.com/vrenthband
Polish blackened Thrashers GALLOWER have just premiered the track ‘Claws And Fangs’ over here. It will appear on the band’s new EP “Eastern Witchcraft”, which will be released on July 29, 2022 via Dying Victims Productions. The previously revealed title track ‘Eastern Witchcraft’ can still be streamed at this location. The full “Eastern Witchcraft” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Eastern Witchcraft’, ‘Claws And Fangs’, ‘Susanoo’s Deceit’, ‘Enchanted Woods’ and ‘Forest Sleeps While Stars Die’. You can follow GALLOWER at www.facebook.com/gallowerofficial
On September 15, 2022 Purity Through Fire will release the third full-length from Swedish Black Metallers GNIPAHÅLAN, “I Nordisk Vredelusta”, on CD format. The vinyl version will be released in 2023. You can already check out the album’s title track ‘I Nordisk Vredeslusta’ at this location. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Forna Minnen’, ‘I Stormens Led’, ‘Odestimmans Kampfyllda Har’, ‘Fortrollad Till Efvighet’, ‘I Blodets Svarta Dunkel Del I’, ‘Inom Tusenarig Visdom’, ‘I Nordisk Vredeslusta’, ‘Nordens Majestat’, ‘I Blodets Svarta Dunkel Del II’ and ‘Bort I Efvigheten’. The band’s second album “Folkstorm” will be released later this year, also through Purity Through Fire. For more GNIPAHÅLAN info please visit www.ancientrecords.se
Portland, Oregon based Death Metal duo TRIUMVIR FOUL has just premiered the track ‘Serpents’ Gnash For War’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming third album “Onslaught To Seraphim”, which will be released on July 29, 2022 by Vrasubatlat and Invictus Productions on cassette tape and CD versions respectively. A co-released vinyl version will also be released later this year. The previously revealed album track ‘Flesh Diocese’ can still be found at this location. Here’s the complete “Onslaught To Seraphim” tracklist: ‘Presage’, ‘Flesh Diocese’, ‘Domini Befallen (To Doom)’, ‘Bašmu Enthralled, Horned Creations’, ‘Serpents’ Gnash For War’, ‘Slither Of Corruption (The Demise Of The Three Serpents)’, ‘Infected Virtue’ and ‘Onslaught To Seraphim’. For more TRIUMVIR FOUL please visit https://vrasubatlat.bandcamp.com
Marburg, Germany based Death Metallers CORROSIVE have just released a video for ‘Necroloveicon’ at this location. The song is taken from their latest album “Death As A Process”, which was released on June 03, 2022 in stores and on all common streaming platforms. For regular band updates follow CORROSIVE at www.facebook.com/corrosiveband
Texas based Death Metallers FLESHROT have just premiered the track ‘Haunted Visions Of Sick Depravities’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Unburied Corpse”, which will be released on August 01, 2022 via Me Saco Un Ojo Records (Europe) and Desert Wastelands (US). You can still check out the previously revealed ‘Intricate Dissection’ over here. The full tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Wrapped In Entrails’, ‘Intricate Dissection’, ‘Draining The Liquified Remains’, ‘Unburied Corpse’, ‘Post Burial Extractions’, ‘In Filth And Pain’ and ‘Haunted Visions Of Sick Depravities’. All additional FLESHROT info you will find at www.facebook.com/fleshrottx
Danish Black Metallers GRIGORIEN have just premiered the track ‘Syndens Slegtsbog’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Magtens Evangelium”, which will be released on August 05, 2022 via Signal Rex on CD format. The vinyl LP version will follow later this year. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘De 9 Chor’, ‘Skammens Æt’, ‘Boedsgang Og Blodig Hoste’, ‘Østens Hviide Slange’, ‘Et Taarn Til De Høyeste Himle’, ‘Tiggere I Gyldne Pialter’, ‘Strafferens Psalmer’, ‘Af Kviksølv Og Galdes Chor’, ‘De Blindes Hyrde’, ‘Syndens Slegtsbog’ and ‘Den Kaossymmetriske Liturgie’. More GRIGORIEN information you will find at www.facebook.com/grigoriendk
Portuguese Black Metallers BLACK CILICE are streaming their upcoming sixth full-length “Esoteric Atavism” at this location now. It will be released via Iron Bonehead Productions today. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
On August 12, 2022 Spread Evil Productions will release the third album from Finnish Black Metallers MIMORIUM, “The Route Of Haeresis”, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Invocation Of The Nameless One’, ‘Mirror Dimension’, ‘Liberate The Transcendent Essence’, ‘Succumb To Nightmares’, ‘Hand Of The Heretic’, ‘Her Place In Shade’, ‘The Route Of Haeresis’ and ‘Circle Of Serpents’. For all further MIMORIUM info check out www.facebook.com/mimorium
Maine based one-man Doom / Death project SEEP has just released a visualizer video for ‘Gorging On The Gutpile’ over here. The song is taken from the SEEP debut full-length “Hymns To The Gore”, which will be released on vinyl, CD and digital formats via Extremely Rotten Productions on July 08, 2022. Gurgling Gore Records will release the album on cassette. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Morbidly Obese’, ‘Jigsaw Facefuck’, ‘Addicted To Rancidity’, ‘Horrific Fetal Mutation’, ‘Gorging On The Gutpile’, ‘Pedophile Genitalia Removal’, ‘Encased In Shit’ and ‘Swimming In Sewage’. The music was written, performed and recorded by Vomitus. ‘Jigsaw Facefuck’ features guest vocals by Brennen Westermeyer (FLUIDS). The guest guitar solos on ‘Addicted To Rancidity’ and ‘Encased In Shit’ were performed by Daniel Bonofiglio (FUMES / GUTVOID). More SEEP you will find at https://seepdeathdoom.bandcamp.com
“Morbid Extinction”, the new EP from Indonesian Deathcrust fourpiece MASAKRE, is out now on cassette via Lycanthropic Chants, limited to 103 copies on red shell tapes, with a 300gsm cover and free digital download. It was released on CD and vinyl earlier this year via Pulverised Records. You can watch a video for ‘Abolished Realms’ at this location. More MASAKRE at https://masakreblood.bandcamp.com
The “Manufaktur” EP from Osnabrück, Germany based HITZBOLD is out on limited tape edition via Lycanthropic Chants now: 50 green shell tapes, with 270gsm yellow neon paper cover and 53 dark yellow shell tapes, with 270gsm green neon paper cover. Both editions are hand-numbered and include a free digital download. You will find a full stream at this location. For all additional HITZBOLD info please visit www.facebook.com/hitzbold