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Soulseller Records have just signed Norwegian Black Metallers SVARTELDER. The band is currently working on their third album, which will be released in the first part of 2022. SVARTELDER was formed in 2005 and released their first demo called “Askebundet” in 2014. After they got signed by Dusktone Productions they released the “Askebundet” EP in 2015, the debut album “Pyres” in 2016 and the follow-up “Pits” in 2018. For regular updates please follow SVARTELDER at www.facebook.com/svartelderofficial
On June 19, 2021 German Thrashers ENTERA will play their very first gig since March 2020 at the Kulturscheune in Baiersdorf, Germany. It will be a gig with a limited number of tickets and distance rules. The show is supposed to last approximately two hours and the band will play songs from their very first EP “Crossing” (1993) to their recent full-length “Hate Factory” (2020). More info about the show you will find at this location. All further ENTERA info is available at www.entera.org or www.facebook.com/pages/entera/205340632811362
Reanimated French Black Metallers GORGON are streaming their upcoming sixth album “Traditio Satanae” over here now. It will be released on June 11, 2021 via Osmose Productions. For more GORGON information please visit www.facebook.com/gorgon.blackmetal.fr
“Omens From The Dead Realm”, the third full-length from Florida based Death Metallers GNOSIS, will be released on July 14, 2021 on CD and digital formats via Godz Ov War Productions. The vinyl and cassette editions will be released by Nuclear War Now! Productions. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Conjuration Of The Nemesis’, ‘Typhlotic Visions’, ‘Excite The Tempest’, ‘Apzu, Sea Of Death’, ‘Transcendence Pt. II’, ‘The Eleventh Step, The Gate Unknown’, ‘Omens From The Dead Realm’, ‘Awakening The Third Eye’ and ‘Watcher Of A Faceless Abyss’. The album was recorded at Belzeth Studios with Diego Angee and mixed at The Shack North Studio Hialeah in Florida by Fernando “Ferny” Coipel. The artwork was created by Vika at Imago Mortis. You can already check out ‘Conjuration Of The Nemesis’ over here. All additional GNOSIS info you will find at www.facebook.com/gnosis.fl
On June 14, 2021 German Death Metal one-man band NECROCHAOS will release its debut full-length “Mortal Angels Descent” via Godz Ov War Productions on CD, cassette and digital formats. The album was recorded at Misanthropic Studios and mixed and mastered by Eugen Kohl. The cover art was created by Dunkle Stille. The complete “Mortal Angels Descent” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Word Of God’, ‘Masters Corpse’, ‘Bloodied Sacred Scriptures’, ‘Mortal Angels Descent’, ‘Last Prayer’ and ‘Hell Arisen’. The album opener can already be streamed at this location. For all further NECROCHAOS info please visit www.facebook.com/necrochaos.official
“Crowned In Chaos”, the new EP from Chile based Black / Death Metallers BLACK CEREMONIAL KULT, will be released via Godz Ov War Productions on June 14, 2021 on CD, LP, tape and in digital formats. It was recorded and mixed by Maot at the Order Temple Of The Dead Studios in Santiago, Chile in 2019 and mastered by Seba Puente at Audiocustom Studio in 2020. The artwork was supplied by Igor Datkiewicz and WS Artworks. The full EP tracklist reads like this: ‘Intro: Blood In The Secret Chambers Of Ikenti’, ‘Chariot Of The Sphinxes’, ‘Intro: Boiling Substances In Hellish Trance’, ‘Under The Khaos’, ‘Intro: The Projection Of Sorcery And Blasphemy’, ‘Masters Temple K.V.M.’, ‘The Scarlet Woman Dances For The Forgotten Godz’, ‘K.K.K.’, ‘V.K.K.’, ‘M.K.K.’ and ”Outro: Instrospection Through The Unknown’. ‘Chariot Of The Sphinxes’ can already be checked out here. More about BLACK CEREMONIAL KULT at www.facebook.com/black-ceremonial-kult-780673758673623
On September 01, 2021 Nuclear War Now! Productions will release a compilation vinyl LP of early recordings from Brazilian Black / Death Metallers GENOCÍDIO. It will be entitled “The Death”, comes in a gatefold sleeve with a 36-page booklet and features the band’s 1988 EP plus several bonus live tracks and demos. A full album stream you will find at this location. More about GENOCÍDIO at www.facebook.com/genocidiobr
Turkish Death Metallers DIABOLIZER have just released a track off their debut album “Khalkedonian Death”, which was released via Everlasting Spew Records on June 02, 2021 on CD and digitally. You can check out the track ‘Bringers Of Khalkedonian Death’ at this location. DIABOLIZER features members from ENGULFED, BURIAL INVOCATION, HYPERDONTIA and DECAYING PURITY. For all further band info please visit www.facebook.com/diabolizer
Italian Deathgrinders BECERUS have released a video for ‘Primeval Ignorantia’, which you can watch right here. The track is featured on their recently released Everlasting Spew Records debut full-length “Primeval Ignorantia”. More about BECERUS at www.facebook.com/becerus
“Fading Flowers” (1995) and “Inner Dimensions” (1996), the two only demos from defunct German Death Metallers CALL FROM SUBCONSCIOUS, have been re-released on a compilation CD and cassette entitled “Sorrow And Avidity” via Repulsive Echo Records. The band played early 90s style Death Metal, but had a female flute player in their line-up to balance the dramatic intensity of their music. A full stream of the entire material is available at https://callfromsubconscious.bandcamp.com
Canadia Death Metallers DISEMBODIMENT have released a video for ‘Ceaseless Discharge’ at this location. The track appears on their debut full-length “Mutated Chaos”, which was released via Everlasting Spew Records last month. For more DISEMBODIMENT information check out www.facebook.com/disembodimentdeath
“Bursting Church”, the debut full-length from New York City based Death / Thrash duo STRESS ANGEL, will be released on CD via Dying Victims Productions on July 30, 2021. The vinyl edition will be available from Stygian Black Hand on July 02, 2021. The title track is already streaming at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Flaming Kingdom’, ‘Bursting Church’, ‘Godless Shrill’, ‘Exposure To A Disease’, ‘Starving In A Closet’, ‘Life Alert’, ‘Providence’, ‘Angel Of Stress’, ‘Mohel’s Kiss’, ‘Final Doom’ and ‘The Human’. For more info please visit Dying Victims Productions at www.dying-victims.de or www.facebook.com/dyingvictimsproductions
On October 08, 2021 Swedish Death Metallers DEMONICAL will re-release their first three studio albums “Servants Of The Unlight” (2007), “Hellsworn” (2009) and “Death Infernal” (2011) via Agonia Records as deluxe digipak CD, colored vinyl and picture disc. The digital reissues are already available on streaming platforms. The re-releases come with revamped artwork and layout. The “Hellsworn” CD edition will have two bonus tracks (‘The Nightmare Continues’ and ‘Gods Of The North’) and the “Death Infernal” LP edition features ‘From Northern Shores’ as an additional track. More DEMONICAL info you will find at www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
US Death Metallers FATHER BEFOULED have inked a deal with Everlasting Spew Records for the release of their upcoming new album, which will be released in early 2022. For regular updates follow the band at www.facebook.com/fatherbefouled
On August 06, 2021 The Sinister Flame will release “Catacomb Cult”, the debut full-length from German Black Metallers BAXAXAXA on CD and vinyl LP formats. The title track can already be streamed at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Catacomb Cult’, ‘As The Moon Inhaled All Sunrays’, ‘Flame Of Redemption’, ‘Kingdom Ablaze’, ‘Walpurgis Dancers’, ‘The Great Malicious Tongue’, ‘Ghosts Of Törzburg’ and ‘Temple Of The Seven Keys’. More about BAXAXAXA at www.facebook.com/ungod-baxaxaxa-1037290856315377
Oulu, Finland based Deathgrinders NAPALM TED will release a new EP entitled “Cesspool Of Human Mind” in July. A limited tape edition will be released through Mögähead. For all additional band info please visit www.facebook.com/napalmted or check out https://napalmted.bandcamp.com
On August 06, 2021 Eternal Death will release the third WALD KRYPTA album “Possessed By Nothingness” on vinyl LP format. WALD KRYPTA is a Black Metal duo from the USA and Canada, that so far has already released two demos, “Pandemic Winds” (2016) and “Lost Relic” (2019) and two albums, “Nature Enigma” (2018) and “Where None Remain” (2019). Their new album “Possessed By Nothingness” will feature the following tracks: ‘Wind’s Anger’, ‘Possessed By Nothingness’, ‘Drowned Into The Last Realm’, ‘Aglare Of Burning Winds’, ‘Beneath A Dying Sun’, ‘Ruined Sanctuary’ and ‘Corrupted In Eternal’. You can already stream ‘Drowned Into The Last Realm’ over here. For all further information please visit their label at www.eternal-death.com or www.facebook.com/eternaldeathusa
“Into Never Shall”, the debut full-length from Canadian Death Metal trio EXPUNGED, will be released on July 30, 2021 via Hells Headbangers on CD format. The vinyl LP version will follow later this year. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Decompose’, ‘Gas Attack’, ‘Torn Apart’, ‘Drown In Fire’, ‘Early Tragic End’, ‘Architects Of Oblivion’, ‘Amidst The Embers’, ‘Mass Grave’, ‘Into Never Shall’ and ‘Stolen Life’. A video for ‘Early Tragic End’ is already available over here. More about EXPUNGED at www.facebook.com/expungeddeathmetal
On July 26, 2021 Me Saco Un Ojo Records, in co-operation with Everlasting Spew, will release “Prying Sight Of Imperception”, the second album from Finnish Death Metallers GALVANIZER. Me Saco Un Ojo will handle the vinyl LP version while Everlasting Spew will handle the CD version. You can already check out the album track ‘The Inexorable’ at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Sanguine Legacy’, ‘Servants Of The Scourge’, ‘The Inexorable’, ‘Blaze From Within’, ‘Chthonic Profanation’, ‘Ground Above’, ‘Dia De Muertos’, ‘The Ever-Crescent’, ‘Grotesque Devotion’ and ‘Of Flesh Unknown’. For all additional GALVANIZER information please visit www.facebook.com/galvanizerband
Indianapolis based technical Death Metallers FLESHBORE will release their debut full-length “Embers Gathering” on August 13, 2021 via Innerstrength Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Momentum’, ‘Careless Preacher’, ‘Cynicism’, ‘The Scourge’, ‘Embers Gathering’, ‘Revivified’ and ‘One Thousand Hands’. An official video for the title track is already available over here. The album was recorded with Jackson Ward at Strata Recording and the artwork was created by Luciferium War Graphics. All further FLESHBORE info you will find at www.facebook.com/fleshbore
Denver, Colorado based blackened Death Metal four-piece NOCTAMBULIST has just premiered a track from their upcoming sophomore album “The Barren Form”. You can stream ‘Engulfed’ at this location now. The album’s first single ‘Depletion’ is still streaming over here. “The Barren Form” will be released on July 02, 2021 on CD, vinyl, cassette and digital formats via Willowtip Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Juggernaut Audio in Denver Colorado in Summer 2020 and the complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Exordium’, ‘Depletion’, ‘Infinitesimal’, ‘Engulfed’, ‘Contrivance’ and ‘Dissolution’. The artwork was created by Nadim Zaidi and Gostworks. You can follow the band at www.facebook.com/noctambulist303
Polish Death Metallers THRONEUM and KINGDOM will join forces on an upcoming split release, which will be entitled “ThronDom Des Bösen”. It will be released on June 07, 2021 on vinyl and digitally via Godz Ov War Productions. THRONEUM will be featured with four tracks, including a cover of Finnish UNHOLY, while KINGDOM will be featured with the longest composition in the history of the band and a cover of THE SISTERS OF MERCY. A full stream of “ThronDom Des Bösen” is already available at this location. The cover art was supplied by Klaudio Witchak. More band info at www.facebook.com/throneumofficial and www.facebook.com/kingdomtempleofdeath
German Death Metallers TEMPLE OF DREAD have just released a first single from their new album “Hades Unleashed”. You can check out ‘Wrath Of The Gods (Furor Divinus)’ at this location. The album will be released via Testimony Records on July 23, 2021 on blood red / black galaxy marbled gatefold vinyl (100 copies), gold / black splatter gatefold vinyl (100 copies) and transparent slime gatefold vinyl (100 copies) as well as hand-numbered digipak CD. The cover artwork was created by Paolo Girardi. More about TEMPLE OF DREAD at www.facebook.com/templeofdread
Finland’s blackened Progressive Metallers CRIMSON DIMENSION are currently streaming their self-titled debut album in its entirety right here. It will be released on June 04, 2021 via Spread Evil Productions. For all additional band information please check out www.facebook.com/crimsondimensionofficial
On August 27, 2021 Dying Victims Productions will release “Serpent Death”, the fourth album of German Thrashers NOCTURNAL, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. You can already check out the track ‘Damnator’s Hand’ at this location. The complete “Serpent Death” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Black Ritual Tower’, ‘…From Terminal Death’, ‘Beneath A Steel Sky’, ‘Faceless Mercenaries’, ‘Bleeding Heaven’, ‘Damnator’s Hand’, ‘Circle Of Thirteen’, ‘Void Dweller’, ‘Suppressive Fire’ and ‘The Iron Throne’. More about NOCTURNAL at www.facebook.com/nocturnalunholythrash
Finnish Black Metallers T.O.M.E. are streaming their upcoming debut full-length “I-III” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on June 04, 2021 via Spread Evil Productions. For all additional information please visit www.spreadevil.net or www.facebook.com/spreadevilproductions
Florida Death Metallers KILLING ADDICTION have just released their new album “Mind Of A New God” via Xtreem Music on CD, 12″LP, cassette and digitally. It was recorded at Helton Music Studios, where the band already recorded their last two releases. The artwork was created by Samuel Araya (CRADLE OF FILTH, ELVENKING, DARK MOOR). All further KILLING ADDICTION info you will find at www.facebook.com/killingaddiction
Arizona based Goregrinders FLUIDS are streaming their upcoming third album “Not Dark Yet” at this location now. It will be released on June 04, 2021 via Hells Headbangers. More FLUIDS info you will find at www.facebook.com/fluids666
“Barbed Wire Veins”, the debut full-length from Polish War Metallers WRATH DIVISION will be released via Left Hand Sounds in co-operation with Godz Ov War Productions on August 21, 2021 on CD, LP and digital formats. A first track (‘Death-Centered Ideology’) can already be checked out here. For more band information please visit www.facebook.com/wrathdivision
Scottish Black Metal one-man band WINTER ETERNAL is streaming their third album “Land Of Darkness” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on June 04, 2021 via Hells Headbangers. All further WINTER ETERNAL info you will find at www.facebook.com/wintereternalband
Seattle based Death Metallers DRAWN AND QUARTERED have just revealed a second track from their upcoming eighth full-length “Congregation Pestilence”. You can listen to ‘Carnage Atrocity’ over here. The album will be released on July 02, 2021 via Krucyator Productions on vinyl, CD and digital formats. Vocalist and bassist Herb Burke commented on the track as follows: “With jagged slashing and frenzied disembowelment, ‘Carnage Atrocity’ is a neck-snapping orgy of violence that will sear itself upon the mind; a traditional tale of graphic gore from the birth of serial killing, its end vanishing into the mists of the unknown.” The album’s first single ‘Rotting Abomination (The Cleansing)’ can still be streamed at this location. The complete “Congregation Pestilence” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Death’s Disciple’, ‘Age Of Ignorance’, ‘Oblivion Pilgrimage’, ‘Proliferation Of Disease’, ‘Dispensation (Rise Of The Antichrist)’, ‘Six Devils (Trepanation)’, ‘Carnage Atrocity’, ‘Rotting Abomination (The Cleansing)’ and ‘Congregation Pestilence’. All additional DRAWN AND QUARTERED information is available at www.facebook.com/drawnandquartered
Dutch Death Metallers PESTILENCE have just announced a live stream from Paard, the biggest music venue of The Hague, The Netherlands. On June 04, 2021 (from 9PM CEST / 3PM EDT) PESTILENCE will perform a special setlist, which will also feature 4 new songs of the band’s upcoming new album “Exitivm”. The stream can be accessed upon free registration over here. The new PESTILENCE album will be released on June 25, 2021 via Agonia Records. More PESTILENCE info can be found at www.facebook.com/pestilenceofficial
On June 07, 2021 Purity Through Fire will release “…Vom Himmel, Hoch Herab”, the second full-length from German Black Metallers EISENKULT, on CD and A5 digipak formats. The vinyl LP and cassette tape editions will follow later this year. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Einklang’, ‘Ein Leib, Ein Feuer’, ‘Ein Brunnen Voller Aas’, ‘Wie Es Dröhnt Und Wie Es Schallt’, ‘Eisenkult’, ‘Brutal Und Furchtlos Stumpf’, ‘Totenglocke’, ‘Wir Klagen Deiner Wunden’, ‘Vom Himmel, Hoch Herab’ and ‘Ausklang’. You can already check out ‘Eisenkult’ over here. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/eisenkult
On September 10, 2021 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Maniac Manifest”, the third full-length from Belarusian Black Metallers PA VESH EN, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The album track ‘The Eyes Full Of Horror’ can already be streamed at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Homicidal Sacrifice’, ‘The Eyes Full Of Horror’, ‘Chamber Of The Rotten Flesh’, ‘In The Wood Of Hanged Men’, ‘Conquerentes De Iniqua Nece Confessionem’, ‘Spellbound By The Witchmoon’, ‘The Black Coffin’, ‘Sister Of Sin’ and ‘…’. More PA VESH EN at https://soundcloud.com/pa-vesh-en
Portuguese Black Metallers RUACH RAAH have just premiered the track ‘Skulls Cracked’ over here. It is taken from the band’s upcoming third album “Misanthropic Wolfgang”, which will be released on June 30, 2021 via Signal Rex. The previously revealed ‘Ceremonial Flagellation’ is still available at this location. The complete “Misanthropic Wolfgang” tracklist reads like this: ‘Ceremonial Flagellation’, ‘Bones Return To Soil’, ‘Luciferian Legions’, ‘Misanthropic Wolfgang’, ‘Filthy Spirit Underground’, ‘Scythe Of Human Generis’, ‘Skulls Cracked’, ‘Inhale The Smokes Ov Hate’ and ‘Satan My Master’. For all additional RUACH RAAH information please visit www.facebook.com/ruach-raah-776783862403149
London based technical Death Metallers UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION have released a video for ‘A Withered Embrace’ over here. The song is taken from their new EP “Decennium Ruinae”, which was just released via Willowtip Records yesterday. The EP was recorded, mixed and mastered by Samuel Turbitt at Ritual Studios, with Daniel Herrera and Ross Piazza. The artwork was created by Cristian Alias. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/unfathomable.ruination.official
“Angel Of The Eastern Gate”, the debut demo of Death / Thrashers SIJJIN, has just been re-released on cassette tape via Blasphemisia Produktionen from Indonesia and Tenebrae Records from Colombia. For ordering details please contact blasphemisia@gmail.com (Indonesia) and traumarkhan@hotmail.com (Colombia). For more SIJJIN info, please visit www.facebook.com/sijjin-102605617799602. A full demo stream is available at https://sijjin.bandcamp.com
On June 11, 2021 Hells Headbangers will release CD reissues of the two INCANTATION albums “Decimate Christendom” (2004) and “Primordial Domination” (2006). On July 30, 2021 both albums will furthermore be released on cassette tape for the first time ever. The release date for the reissue of the band’s “Blasphemy” album (2002) is expected for winter. For regular updates please follow INCANTATION at www.facebook.com/incantationofficial
Norwegian Black Metallers BEYOND MAN have just premiered the track ‘Ave Usera’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming self-titled debut full-length, which will be released on June 21, 2021 via The Sinister Flame. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Intro’, ‘Helel Ben Sahar’, ‘Art Beyond Man’, ‘World Without End’, ‘Ave Usera’ and ‘The World Encircler’. All additional band info you will find at www.facebook.com/beyondmanband
“Ex Oriente Lux”, the debut album from Singapore based Death Metallers ADARRAK, has just been released via Satanath Records (physical) and Blood Blast Distribution (digital). The band recently released a music video for the album track ‘Withering’ over here. All further ADARRAK information you will find at www.facebook.com/adarrakband
Dutch Death Metallers PESTILENCE have released a video for the song ‘Deificvs’ at this location. It was filmed by Grupa 13 (KREATOR, BEHEMOTH, AMON AMARTH). The new PESTILENCE album “Exitivm” will be released on June 25, 2021 via Agonia Records. More PESTILENCE info is available at www.facebook.com/pestilenceofficial