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Greek Black Metallers WAMPYRINACHT have just premiered the title-track of their upcoming second full-length “Night Of The Desecration” at this location. The album will be released on May 20, 2022 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The previously revealed ‘The Church Of Thorns’ can still be streamed over here. More WAMPYRINACHT info is available at www.facebook.com/wampyrinacht
Belgian Black Metallers SERPENTS OATH have just revealed the first track from their upcoming sophomore full-length “Ascension”. You can stream ‘Summoning The Ancients’ at this location. The album will be released on June 24, 2022 via Soulseller Records on CD, LP and digitally. It was recorded at Stage One Studio with Andy Classen and features artwork by Néstor Avalos. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Invocation Pestum’, ‘Summoning The Ancients’, ‘Thy Mighty Serpent’, ‘Invocation Perversum’, ‘Blasphemy’, ‘Bring Down The Sun’, ‘Invocation Maledictum’, ‘Sworn To The Oath’, ‘Of Fang And Claw’, ‘Invocation Infectum’, ‘Death The Destroyer’ and ‘Blood Moon’. More about SERPENTS OATH at www.facebook.com/serpentsoath
Norwegian Black Metallers KHOLD have just premiered the first single from their upcoming seventh full-length “Svartsyn”. You can check out the opening track ‘Apostel’ at this location. The album will be released on June 24, 2022 via Soulseller Records on CD, LP and digitally. It was recorded and produced with Andy LaRocque (Sonic Train Studios) and features artwork by Terje Johnsen. More KHOLD information you will find at www.facebook.com/khold.official
Melbourne, Australia based Metalpunks REAPER are streaming their upcoming debut full-length “Viridian Inferno” in its entirety at this location now. The album will be released on April 22, 2022 via Dying Victims Productions. More about REAPER at www.facebook.com/reapermelbourne
American Black Metallers VAAMATAR have just premiered the track ‘Plundering Claws’ over here. It will appear on the band’s debut album “Medievalgeist”, which will be released on May 20, 2022 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The previously revealed ‘Hallowed Flesh’ can still be streamed at this location. The complete “Medievalgeist” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Medievalgeist’, ‘Plundering Claws’, ‘Hallowed Flesh’, ‘Spit & Gravel’, ‘Axe Of Dolor’ and ‘Midnight Montpelier’. The material was recorded, mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson (AUTOPSY, NECROT, VASTUM). For more VAAMATAR please visit https://vaamatar.bandcamp.com
A full album stream of “The Sorrow Of Soul Through Flesh”, the debut full-length from Chilean Death Metallers SUPPRESSION, is available over here now. The album will be released on April 25, 2022 via Unspeakable Axe Records on CD and digital formats. A vinyl edition will follow via Dark Descent Records later this year. “The Sorrow Of Soul Through Flesh” was mixed and mastered by Colin Martson (GORGUTS) and the artwork was created by Paolo Girardi. You can follow SUPPRESSION at www.facebook.com/suppression.death.metal
Finnish Death Metallers EXTINCTION IN PROGRESS have just released their debut album “Shades Of Pale” via Inverse Records. The cover art was supplied by Juha-Matti Järvenpää. The band commented on it as follows: “This record has been under construction since 2019 and we’re really excited to finally reveal it to others! It’s everything we want to express with our music. We’re very proud of the result.” You can check out a full album stream at this location. A video for the track ‘Cold, Pt. 2: Mårran’ can furthermore be watched over here. All additional band information you will find at www.facebook.com/extinctioninprogress
Ohio based Black / Death Metallers MANTICORE have just revealed a new track entitled ‘Empty Eyes, Hollow Temples’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth album “Endless Scourge Of Torment”, which will be released via Hells Headbangers later this year. The cover art was created by NetherTemple Design and interior art for each song by Dahmer Art. More about MANTICORE at www.facebook.com/manticore666
Dutch brutal Death Metallers SEVERE TORTURE have just released the title track of their upcoming new EP “Fisting The Sockets” over here. The band commented on it as follows: “Fisting the sockets is actually the first song we wrote after Damien joined the band. It immediately gave us the confidence that we were on the right path, musically. So when it was time to choose the first song to share with everyone, it made sense to pick this song. We hope y’all enjoy it and stay tuned for more music, real soon!” The EP, that will be released on June 10, 2022 via Season of Mist, will feature the following tracks: ‘Fisting The Sockets’, ‘Entangled In Hate’ and ‘Head And Hands Not Found’. The cover artwork was created by Roberto Toderico. SEVERE TORTURE are currently recording their new full-length album, which will be released early 2023 through Season Of Mist Records. For all additional SEVERE TORTURE information check out www.facebook.com/severetorture
US melodic blackened Death Metallers EMPTY THRONE have added guitarist Jack Owen (CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER) and drummer Mike Smith (SUFFOCATION) to their line-up. They both will join returning EMPTY THRONE members C.R. Petit (ANGEROT), Jason Ellsworth (ANGEROT) and Michael J Pardi (POSSESSED, DRACONIS, RITUAL). EMPTY THRONE released their debut EP “Glossolalia” in 2021 via Wise Blood Records, which quickly sold out. A full EP stream is available at this location. For regular band updates make sure to follow them at www.facebook.com/emptythroneband
Canadian old school Thrashers SURVIVAL INSTINCT are streaming their upcoming new EP “Fatal Venin” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on April 22, 2022 via Personal Records on special transparent CD format. More band info is available at www.facebook.com/metalsurvivalinstinct
Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina based Deathgrinders ORGAN TRAIL will release their new album “Appetite For Dissection” via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on May 20, 2022 on CD and digital formats. You can already listen to the album’s first single ‘Apathetic Dormancy’ over here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Trachea Stomp’, ‘Apathetic Dormancy’, ‘Torrential Meat Shower’, ‘Drinking Babies Blood With George Soros’, ‘Get Of My Fucking Lawn’, ‘Weaponizing Misery’, ‘Desecrated Habitation’, ‘Appetite For Dissection’, ‘Imprint’, ‘I Need Your Cum’, ‘The Don’t Wipe Type’, ‘Let Me Sleep’, ‘Gutter Serpents’ and ‘Bout Had It’ (FLESH PARADE cover). For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/xorgantrailx
American Black Metal trio SERPENTSHRINE is streaming their upcoming second full-length “Allegiance To The Myth” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on April 22, 2022 via Signal Rex. All further SERPENTSHRINE info you will find at www.facebook.com/hailtheserpent
A visualizer video for ‘Vermin’, the new single from Australian Death Metal trio SENSORY AMUSIA, can be watched over here now. The song is taken from the band’s forthcoming album “Breed Death”, which will be released on May 27, 2022 via Lacerated Enemy Records. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Birth Through Violence’, ‘Yersinia Pestis’, ‘Vermin’, ‘Parasitic Alteration’, ‘Vulgar Thoughts Of Carnage’, ‘Bind Torture Kill’, ‘A Blank Canvas Of Flesh’ and ‘Breed Death’. More about SENSORY AMUSIA at www.facebook.com/sensoryamusia
Finnish Black Metallers DARK ARCHIVE will release their debut album “Reunite The Darkness” on May 20, 2022 via Inverse Records. The album’s first single ‘Son Of Blight’ can already be streamed over here. A video for ‘Morningstar’ you can watch at this location. The full “Reunite The Darkness” tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Awakening’, ‘Godfear Eradication’, ‘Eternal Disguise’, ‘Cultivate Our Blood In Aeons’, ‘Aspect Of Freedom’, ‘Black Heart’, ‘Closure Of Empyrean Delirium’, ‘Morningstar’, ‘Preternatural Ancestry’, ‘Firegod, The Bringer Of Flame’ and ‘Son Of Blight’. You can follow DARK ARCHIVE at www.facebook.com/darkarchiveband
On April 22, 2022 Chaos Records will release the second demo of Finland’s Death Metallers AZATOTH, “Ruins Of Humanity”, on CD format. A full demo stream you will find here. For more AZATOTH info check out www.facebook.com/azatothband
Dutch Thrashers DISQUIET have just released another video for their upcoming third full-length “Instigate To Annihilate”. You can watch ‘Wrecked’ (featuring Vicky Psarakis of THE AGONIST) over here. The album will be released on May 06, 2022 via Soulseller Records on CD, LP and digitally. It was mixed and mastered at Tomster Studios and features artwork by Wouter Florusse. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Rise Of The Sycophants’, ‘Demonic Firenado’, ‘Designed To Violate’, ‘Instigate To Annihilate’, ‘Wrecked’, ‘No Moral Dignity’, ‘Destroyance’, ‘Sicario’, ‘A Dying Fall’ and ‘The Final Trumpet’. More DISQUIET information you will find at www.facebook.com/disquietofficial
Indian Death Metal three-piece APARTHIVA RAKTADHARA has just premiered the track ‘Nada Of Creation Collapses Onto Primal Bindu’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Adyapeeth Maranasamhita (আদ্যাপীঠ মরণসংহিতা)”, which will be released on May 20, 2022 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The previously revealed ‘Gnostic Arousal Of Shava Lingam’ can still be checked out over here. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Noumenal Wings Of Uncreation Hover Over The Excrements Of Sunyata’, ‘Obsidian Noose Of Naag-Paash: Ominous Ophidian Astra’, ‘Gnostic Arousal Of Shava Lingam’, ‘Omnicidal Samshan-Pyre Of Kaalkutha’, ‘Drowning Into The Vitriolic Waters Of Atavistic Nidra’ and ‘Nada Of Creation Collapses Onto Primal Bindu’. For all further APARTHIVA RAKTADHARA info please visit www.facebook.com/aparthivaraktadhara
Gothenburg, Sweden based Speed Metallers ARMORY are streaming their upcoming third album “Mercurion” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on April 22, 2022 via Dying Victims Productions. More about ARMORY at www.facebook.com/armoryofficial
Polish Death Metallers BAALZAGOTH have just released their debut full-length “Morbid Persecutions” via Mara Production on CD (jewelcase and digipak with slipcase). A full album stream is available at this location. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Filip “Heinrich” Halucha at Heinrich House Studio and the cover artwork was created by Jesus Lhysta. For more BAALZAGOTH information please visit www.facebook.com/baalzagoth
“Via Aeterna”, the third album from French brutal Death Metal quartet HURAKAN, has just been released via Lacerated Enemy Records. The following songs are featured on it: ‘Imperium’, ‘Void’, ‘Abyssal’, ‘Charon’, ‘Asmodeus’, ‘Vagrant’, ‘Resurgence’, ‘Umbra’ and ‘Via Aeterna’. All further band info you will find at www.facebook.com/hurakanband
MÜTIILATION founder MEYHNACH has just premiered a new track entitled ‘Virus’ over here. It will appear on his second album “Miseria De Profundis”, which will be released on April 29, 2022 via Osmose Productions. The full “Miseria De Profundis” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Virus’, ‘To Exterminate The World’, ‘Into The Weird’, ‘Grim Omen’, ‘Relapse’, ‘In Search Of Wasted Time’ and ‘Tentacles Of Anguish’. More about MEYHNACH at www.facebook.com/meyhnach
On May 27, 2022 Hells Headbangers will release “Thaumogenesis”, the fourth album from Cleveland, Ohio based Death Metallers SHED THE SKIN, on CD format. The vinyl version will follow later this year. It was recorded at Mercinary Studios with Noah Buchanan (NUNSLAUGHTER, MIDNIGHT, KURNUGIA) and the cover art was created by Justin Meyers of Dark Art & Craft. The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘Ingress-Thaumogenesis’, ‘She Of Urgarit’, ‘Invincible In Iron’, ‘Slaughtered In The Solar Eclipse’, ‘Hounds Of Orrea’, ‘Quenched From Kapala’, ‘Blood Runs Red’, ‘Blades Of The Lightning Altar’, ‘Snow Forest Sacrifice’ and ‘Voces Mysticae-Egress’. You can already check out the opener ‘Ingress-Thaumogenesis’ at this location. More SHED THE SKIN info you will find at www.facebook.com/shedtheskin
New Jersey based Death Metallers BLASPHEMATORY have just premiered the track ‘Flooded Graves’ over here. It is taken from the band’s upcoming second full-length “The Lower Catacombs”, which will be released on May 13, 2022 via Nuclear Winter Records. The previously revealed ‘Cruciform Shadows’ can still be streamed at this location. The full “The Lower Catacombs” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Cruciform Shadows’, ‘Unclean Eulogies’, ‘Key To The Furnace’, ‘Perpetual Despair’, ‘Flooded Graves’, ‘The Corruption Of Saints’ and ‘The Lower Catacombs’. For all additional BLASPHEMATORY information please visit www.facebook.com/blasphematory
Australian Black / Death Metallers DENOUNCEMENT PYRE have just premiered a video for ‘Hung Like Swine’ at this location. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album “Forever Burning”, which will be out on June 17, 2022 via Agonia Records. More about DENOUNCEMENT PYRE at www.facebook.com/denouncementpyre
“Abomination Of The Flames”, the sophomore album from Australian Death Metallers BEYOND MORTAL DREAMS, will be released on April 15, 2022 via Lavadome Productions on limited red polycarbonate CD and digital format, with an LP version coming later. It was recorded periodically between 2017 and 2020 by Andy Kite at Against the Grain Studio and features a cover art by Seeming Watcher. A full album stream is available over here. More about BEYOND MORTAL DREAMS at www.facebook.com/beyondmortaldreams
Deest, Holland based Death Metallers GOATMILKER will release their third full-length “Exterminate The Holy” on CD and digitally through Via Nocturna on April 15, 2022. It was recorded at The Goatmilker Studio and re-amped, mixed and mastered at BLP Studios by Ronnie Björnström. The cover artwork was done by Vorck. A full album stream is available at this location. All additional info you will find at www.facebook.com/goatmilkerdeathmetal
Brazilian Thrashers THE DAMNNATION have just released a second video for their upcoming debut full-length “Way Of Perdition”. You can watch ‘The Greed’ right here. A video for ‘Grief Of Death’ you will still find at this location. “Way Of Perdition” will be released on May 06, 2022 via Soulseller Records on CD, LP and digitally. For more band information check out www.facebook.com/thedamnnationofficial
Stockholm, Sweden based symphonic Black Metallers KATHAROS have just premiered ‘Those Hornclad’, the opening track from their forthcoming album “Of Lineages Long Forgotten”, at this location. The album will be released on May 13, 2022 on CD, vinyl and digital formats via Willowtip Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Necromorbus Studio (MAYHEM, WATAIN) and the artwork was created by Eliran Kantor. “Of Lineages Long Forgotten” features the following tracks: ‘Those Hornclad’, ‘Feigned Retreat’, ‘Of Lineages Long Forgotten’, ‘The World Serpent’s Marrow’, ‘Lay Yersinian Siege’, ‘I Waged War’ and ‘Most Dread Portent’. For more KATHAROS info please visit www.facebook.com/katharosswe
On April 15, 2022 Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Dark Descent Records will release a new split album between ANATOMIA and UNDERGANG on vinyl LP and CD formats respectively. You can already check it out in its entirety over here. All additional band information is available at www.facebook.com/anatomia-166448756742258 and www.facebook.com/undergangktdm
Norwegian Black Metallers DJEVELKULT have just premiered another song from their upcoming third full-length “Drep Alle Guder”. You can now check out ‘I Kuldens Vold’ at this location. The previously revealed ‘Voidwalker’ can still be streamed over here. “Drep Alle Guder” will be released on May 06, 2022 via Soulseller Records on CD, LP and digitally. It was recorded at Brye Studio Dyslexia Production (instruments) and CBR Studio (vocals) and mixed and mastered by Mattis Simen Løvbrøtte Elvestuen. The cover artwork was supplied by Misanthropic Art. All additional DJEVELKULT information you will find at www.facebook.com/djevelkult
Brazilian Death Metallers ESCARNIUM have just released a lyric video for ‘Through The Depths Of The 12th Gate’ at this location. The song is the title track of the band’s latest EP, which was released via Redefining Darkness Records earlier this year. For all additional ESCARNIUM info please visit www.facebook.com/escarnium
Spanish Thrashers RANCOR have just re-signed with Xtreem Music for the release of their fourth full-length “Bury The World”, which will be released on June 14, 2022 on CD and digital formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Berserk’, ‘Bury The World’, ‘Daggers In The Chest’, ‘Evil Subjugation’, ‘Evade’, ‘Bad Angel’, ‘Digital Criminal’, ‘Hunting Humans’, ‘Crushing Your Bones’ and ‘Rat Licker’. ‘Berserk’, the album’s first advance single, is already available over here. More about RANCOR at www.facebook.com/rancorthrash
Hungarian Black Metallers MISTCAVERN are streaming their debut mini album “Into Twilight” at this location now. It will be released on April 15, 2022 via Iron Bonehead Productions. For more MISTCAVERN check out https://mistcavern.bandcamp.com
On May 20, 2022 Blood Harvest Records will release the debut mini album of Polish Death Metallers CLAIRVOYANCE, “Threshold Of Nothingness”, on CD and cassette tape formats. The 12″ vinyl version will follow later this year. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Decline Into Oblivion’, ‘The Curse’, ‘Chronicles Of Emptiness’, ‘A Cairn Of Souls’ and ‘Tarnished Vessel’. You can already listen to ‘The Curse’ right here. All further CLAIRVOYANCE information is available at www.facebook.com/clairvoyancedeathmetal
German atmospheric one man Black Metal project SKOGNATT has released a limited split CD-R with Bavarian Depressive Black Metallers WEHMUT entitled “The Swarm / November”. Each project is featured with 3 songs. A full stream is available at this location. For more SKOGNATT please visit https://skognatt.bandcamp.com
Greek Black Metallers SYNTELEIA have just premiered the track ‘Harvest The Forest’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s second album “The Secret Last Syllable”, which will be released on May 14, 2022 via Floga Records on CD and tape formats. A vinyl LP edition is scheduled for later this year. The previously revealed ‘Tower Of Koth’ can still be streamed over here. The complete “The Secret Last Syllable” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Tower Of Koth’, ‘Emblem Of Yith’, ‘Nymph Of The Pyramids Pt. 1 – The Reign’, ‘Nymph Of The Pyramids Pt. 2 – The Curse’, ‘Escaping Atheron’, ‘Harvest The Forest’, ‘Into The Abyss – A Passage To Insanity’, ‘The Secret Last Syllable’ and ‘Omega-Alpha’. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/synteleia
“…From Dead Horizon To Dead Horizon”, the second full-length from Indianapolis, Indiana based Death Metallers OBSCENE, will be released on CD and tape formats on May 27, 2022 via Blood Harvest Records. The vinyl version will follow on August 05, 2022. The album was recorded with engineer Noah Buchanan (MIDNIGHT, NUNSLAUGHTER) at Mercinary Studios and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound AB. The cover art was created by Skadvaldur (COFFIN ROT, RIPPED TO SHREDS). A video for ‘Deathless Demigod’ you can watch at this location. In support of the release of “…From Dead Horizon To Dead Horizon” the band will be touring in the US with MORTA SKULD in May / June 2022. For more information and regular updates make sure to follow OBSCENE at www.facebook.com/obscenedm
Belgian Black Metallers SERPENTS OATH will release their sophomore album “Ascension” on June 24, 2022 via Soulseller Records. It was recorded at Stage One Studio with Andy Classen. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Invocation Pestum’, ‘Summoning The Ancients’, ‘Thy Mighty Serpent’, ‘Invocation Perversum’, ‘Blasphemy’, ‘Bring Down The Sun’, ‘Invocation Maledictum’, ‘Sworn To The Oath’, ‘Of Fang And Claw’, ‘Invocation Infectum’, ‘Death The Destroyer’ and ‘Blood Moon’. The artwork was created by Néstor Avalos. More about SERPENTS OATH www.facebook.com/serpentsoath
“Homeschool Shooter”, the fourth full-length from Chicago’s Deathgrinders ELBOW DEEP, will be released on May 06, 2022 via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on CD and digital formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Sex Doll In The Murder Closet’, ‘Fuck Me Or I’ll Fuck You’, ‘Cancer Happens, Deal With It’, ‘It’s My Way Or The My Way’, ‘Pissing People Off For Fun’, ‘She Sells Sea Shells By The Way She’s A Whore’, ‘Whatever I Got, You’re Getting’, ‘Pregnant, Homeless, Useless’, ‘Kill All The Women, Then Cut Off Our Dicks’, ‘Iron Butterface’, ‘Homeschool Shooter’ and ‘My Girlfriend Is Such A Cockblock’. You can already listen to the album’s first single ‘Kill All The Women, Then Cut Off Our Dicks’ over here. For all additional ELBOW DEEP info check out www.facebook.com/elbowdeepofficial