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“Grotesque Buzzsaw Defilement”, the new EP from Japanese Death Grinders MORTIFY, will be released via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on April 02, 2021 on CD and digitally. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Flesh Creep’, ‘Musty Trudge’, ‘Organ Terror’, ‘Obelisk Of Suffering’, ‘100 Rats’, ‘No Survivors’, ‘No!’ (AGATHOCLES cover), ‘Grabby Hands’, ‘Brain Gurgler’, ‘Adhesives’, ‘Mangy Mutts’, ‘Smells Of Barfs’ and ‘Deviant’. You can already listen to ‘Obelisk Of Suffering’ at this location. MORTIFY features Koreeda (ex – COFFINS / TRIKORONA) on guitar, Ryohei (FINAL EXIT / SU19B) on drums and Adam (DISROTTED, SICK/TIRED) on vocals. All additional MORTIFY info is available at www.facebook.com/mortify666
Finnish Black Metallers SIELUNVIHOLLINEN have just premiered the title-track of their fourth full-length “Teloituskäsky” at this location. The previously revealed ‘Murtunut Peili’ can still be streamed over here. The album will be released on April 02, 2021 via Hammer Of Hate. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Tulen Kaste’, ‘Murtunut Peili’, ‘Varjot’, ‘Kahleidenkatkoja’, ‘Noitavaino’, ‘Teloituskäsky’, ‘Hukkuneet’ and ‘Usvan Tuoma’. More about SIELUNVIHOLLINEN at www.facebook.com/sielunvihollinen
On April 30, 2021 Eternal Death will release “Our Victory Is Eternal”, the debut full-length from Colombia based Black Metallers NIADH, on vinyl LP format. It was originally released on limited CD and cassette via the band’s Iron Goat Commando label. “Our Victory Is Eternal” features the following tracks: ‘Endless Victory (Doom’s Advent)’, ‘All Evil Spirits Rise’, ‘The Bright Fire Of Perception’, ‘Evil (Light Of Primeval Darkness)’, ‘Destroy All And Create A New World Without End’ and ‘From Emptiness And Despair… Total Hate’. A full album stream is available here. More about NIADH at www.facebook.com/niadhsupremacy
Indonesia based blackened Thrashers SPELLFORGER have just premiered the track ‘Lord Of Possession’ at this location. It is taken from the band’s debut EP “Upholders Of Evil”, which will be released on April 02, 2021 via Personal Records, the new label imprint of MAJESTIC DOWNFALL mainman Jacobo Córdova. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Upholders Of Evil’, ‘Lord Of Possession’, ‘Metal Crusaders’, ‘Curse Of The Lycans’, ‘Black Spellcrafters’ and ‘Pestilentia’. The original single version of the track ‘Pestilentia’ can furthermore be streamed over here. For more SPELLFORGER info please visit www.facebook.com/spellforger.band
On April 16, 2021 Purity Through Fire will release the fourth album of Finland’s Black Metallers MALUM, “Devil’s Creation”, on CD and A5 digipak formats. The vinyl LP and cassette tape formats will follow later. The tracklist reads as follows: ‘Intro / Serpent Of The Abyss’, ‘Messiaan Kuolema’, ‘Devil’s Creation’, ‘The Curse’, ‘Dead But Breeding’ and ‘Son Of The Dracul’. ‘Messiaan Kuolema’ can already be checked out at this location. All additional MALUM information you will find at www.facebook.com/malumfinland
German Thrashers NECRONOMICON have just released another video from their upcoming tenth full-length album “The Final Chapter”. You can watch ‘Me Against You’ at this location. “The Final Chapter” will be released on March 26, 2021 via El Puerto Records. It was mixed and mastered by Achim Köhler. More about NECRONOMICON at www.facebook.com/necronomiconofficial
“In Worship Our Blood Is Buried”, the debut full-length from Finnish Black Metal duo EMBRYONIC SLUMBER, will be released via Werewolf Records on March 19, 2021 on CD format. The vinyl edition will follow later this spring. EMBRYONIC SLUMBER consists of V-Khaoz (VARGRAV / DRUADAN FOREST) and Hellwind Inferion (SARGEIST / DESOLATE SHRINE). The album tracks ‘I Am The Storm’ and ‘Mortify Your Servant’ can already be streamed here and here. The full tracklist of “In Worship Our Blood Is Buried” reads like this: ‘Intro – Blood, Dust And Twelve Thrones’, ‘Unwavering Flame’, ‘Seven Streams Of Sidonay’, ‘Mortify Your Servant’, ‘An Oath Of Devotion’ and ‘I Am The Storm’ (bonus track). For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/templeofthefallenstars
Me Saco Un Ojo Records, in co-operation with Dark Descent Records, will release “Corporeal Torment”, the fourth album from Japanese Doom / Deathers ANATOMIA, on May 20, 2021, on CD and vinyl LP. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Dismemberment’, ‘Slime Of Putrescense’, ‘Despaired Void’ and ‘Mortem’. You can already stream ‘Slime Of Putrescense’ at this location. More about ANATOMIA you will find at www.facebook.com/anatomia-166448756742258
On April 23, 2021 Swedish / American Death Metallers HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY will release their debut full-length “Rise Of The Rotten” via Pulverised Records on CD and digitally. The vinyl release will follow on May 14, 2021. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Rise Of The Rotten’, ‘Contagious Madness’, ‘Crematory Whore’, ‘Defleshed By The Seasons’, ‘A Morbid Scent’, ‘Into The Murky Depths’, ‘Eaten By The Horrid’, ‘The Wretched One’ and ‘March Of The Undead’. The title track is already streaming over here. HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY is a new project of Rogga Johansson that also features MONSTROSITY frontman Mike Hrubovcak and PAGANIZER drummer Matthias Fiebig. The album was recorded at different studios, mixed and mastered by Ronnie Björnström at EAP Productions and features artwork by Malaysian illustrator Iron Gravefix (THORNS OF HATE, ABIGAIL, BONE GNAWER). More HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY at https://pulverised.bandcamp.com/album/rise-of-the-rotten
Norwegian Black Metallers INFLABITAN are streaming their debut full-length “Intrinsic“ in its entirety at this location now. The album has just been released via Soulseller Records on CD and in digital formats. A vinyl edition release will follow on May 07, 2021. For all additional INFLABITAN information check out www.facebook.com/inflabitanintrinsic
Canadian progressive Death / Thrashers CATHARTIC DEMISE have just released a guitar playthrough video for the song ‘For Power’. You can watch it at this location. The official video for the song is available here. The band will release their debut full-length “In Absence” on April 09, 2021. It was recorded and mixed by Jonah Kay at HM Studio in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and mastered by Jamie King. The cover artwork was created by Ioannis Vassilopoulas. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘With Lust’, ‘For Power’, ‘Blade In The Dark’, ‘Silence Within’, ‘Pale Imitations’, ‘Disparity’, ‘In Absence’, ‘Waves’ and ‘Desire’. More about CATHARTIC DEMISE at www.facebook.com/catharticdemise
Hungarian Black Metallers HÆNESY have just released a video for ‘Fate Of The Depth’ at this location. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming second album “Garabontzia”, which will be released on February 28, 2021 via Purity Through Fire on digipak CD format (the vinyl LP version will follow later). The previously revealed album track ‘Asphyxia’ can still be streamed over here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Fate Of The Depth’, ‘Sinking Deep For A Hidden God’, ‘Path To The Weeping Hollow’, ‘Létrontás’, ‘Drowning Of The Final Intellect’, ‘The Archives’ and ‘Asphyxia’. More HÆNESY info is available at www.facebook.com/haenesy
A full EP stream of the self-titled SHADOWS six-track EP is available at this location now. A video for the EP track ‘Ghosts Of Old’ can furthermore be watched here. “Shadows” will be released on February 26, 2021 via Agonia Records. You can visit the band’s Facebook site at www.facebook.com/shadows-official-105520794447870
Four years after their debut full-length “Eve”, Italian OMEGA return with a new concept album entitled “Nebra”. OMEGA features members of DEADLY CARNAGE and “blends atmospheric Black Metal, Doom and Dark Ambient sounds with an Avanrgarde approach”. The album is supposed to be released in April via Dusktone. A trailer can already be watched at this location. More OMEGA info can be found at www.facebook.com/omegabandofficial
Treviso, Italy based Black Metallers XEPER are streaming their fourth full-length “Ad Numen Satanae” in its entirety at this location now. The album will be released on CD and digitally via Soulseller Records on February 26, 2021. The vinyl release will follow on May 07, 2021. All additional band information you will find at www.facebook.com/xeperofficial
“Drapsdalen”, the upcoming debut of Norwegian Black Metallers VALDAUDR, is available for streaming over here now. It will be out via Soulseller Records on February 26, 2021 on CD and in digital formats. The vinyl edition will follow on May 07, 2021. More about VALDAUDR at www.facebook.com/valdaudr
“A Thousand Ways To End It All”, the debut full-length of Black Metallers BRÆ, has just been released via Amor Fati Productions on vinyl LP format. You can check it out in its entirety at this location. For ordering details please visit www.amor-fati-productions.de
To celebrate their third anniversary, the independent underground distribution and publication service company FRYKTOS BURNINGS is currently offering 20% discount on all Fryktos titles (and pre-orders) and 15% on all magazines. That also includes the books UNDERGROUND NEVER DIES! (over 500 pages of interviews, photos and excerpts from period fanzines and artwork) and INFERNAL DEMON “Unholy Black Vomits – 1997-2013” (collection of all 10 +1 issues from the Thailand based fanzine, 650+ pages, more than 160 interviews, scene reports, reviews, flyers, ads, photos covering the whole death, black metal scene all over the world). Check out the FRYKTOS BURNINGS website for more details: www.fryktos.com
Northern California based technical Death Metallers OMINOUS RUIN will release their new full-length album “Amidst Voices That Echo In Stone” on February 26, 2021 on CD, vinyl and digital formats via Willowtip Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Ritual’, ‘Attuned To The Chasm’, ‘Deception’, ‘Chrysalis Of Flesh’, ‘A Feast For Shadows’, ‘Labyrinthine Torment’, ‘Consumed’, ‘Simulacra’ and ‘Amidst Voices That Echo In Stone’. A full album stream is available here. For more OMINOUS RUIN information check out www.facebook.com/ominousruin
On April 30, 2021 The Sinister Flame will release a new mini album from Scottish Black Metallers IFRINN entitled “Caledonian Black Magick”, on CD and 12″ vinyl formats. It will feature the following three tracks: ‘Caledonian Black Magick’, ‘Silent Seas Of Sorcery’ and ‘Stellar Zephyrs’. More IFRINN information you will find at www.facebook.com/ifrinnofficial
German Thrashers ENTERA have just released a video for ‘Pagar Por Tocar’ at this location. The song appear’s on the band’s latest album “Hate Factory” and is the first ENTERA track to feature Spanish lyrics. For more band information please visit www.facebook.com/entera-205340632811362
“Bezwzględność”, the second album from Polish Black Metal band CONSTANT NAUSEA, will be released on CD via Narcoleptica Productions in May 2021. The title track is already available for streaming at this location. More info is available at www.facebook.com/constantnauseablackmetal
The CD edition of the self-titled debut full-length from Wroclaw, Poland based old school Death Metal / Crustpunk five-piece ZATRATA is out now via Selfmadegod Records. The following tracks appear on it: ‘Relikwie’, ‘Oslepiony Chciwoscia’, ‘Topór’, ‘A.R.A.B.’, ‘Proch’, ‘Fundamenty Wiary’, ‘Srut Lesnej Ciszy’, ‘Wojna’, ‘Symbioza’ and ‘Obdarci Ze Skóry’. You can check out the album track ‘Wojna’ over here. The band features current and ex members from INFEKCJA, FLUX, LIFEPHOBIA and VENGEANCE. All additional ZATRATA information you fill find at www.facebook.com/zatrata666