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Austrian Black Metallers THEOTOXIN have just released a video for ‘Philosopher’. The track appears on the band’s third album “Fragment: Erhabenheit”, which was released this past September via AOP Records. You can watch the video here. A full album stream is available at this location. More THEOTOXIN info you will find at www.facebook.com/theotoxinofficial
German Thrashers SODOM have just released a video for ‘Friendly Fire’. The song appears on the band’s new album “Genesis XIX”, which will be released on November 27, 2020 via SPV / Steamhammer. You find the video here. Tom Angelripper: “So, here it is… my favourite on this album. I can hardly believe or indeed describe how much I love this song. I’m pretty sure it sets the direction for our next album. And in the meantime, I’m convinced that it’s the clever sequence and combination of notes in our twelve equal system that makes music (generally) so diverse. Lord, I wish we’d known that back then… Often in a war situation, soldiers find themselves having to direct their weapons against their own comrades who are holed up close to enemy positions. These victims were accepted as part and parcel of the overall victory. Large numbers of supposed enemy planes were also shot down.” All further SODOM info you will find at www.facebook.com/sodomized
On January 25, 2021 Memento Mori will release “Bushmeat”, the second full-length from Santa Cruz, California based Death Metal four-piece DIPYGUS. It was mixed at Earhammer Studios and mastered by Mammoth Sound. The cover art was created by Doug Camp. The track ‘St. Augustine, FL 1896’ can already be streamed over here. The full tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Ape Sounds’, ‘St. Augustine, FL 1896’, ‘The Khumjung Scalp’, ‘Osteodontokeratic Savagery’, ‘Plasmoidal Mass (Slime Mold)’, ‘BushMeat’, ‘Long-Pig Feast’, ‘Myiasis in Human Mouth’ and ‘Ape Sounds II’. More about DIPYGUS at www.facebook.com/dipygus
Czech Thrashers SHAARK are streaming their fifth album “Deathonation” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on November 23, 2020 via Slovak Metal Army. The material was recorded in the Spring of 2020 at Shaark Studio in Bzenec with the following line-up: Alex Nejezchleba (ex – MASTER, guitars), Zdeněk Pradlovský (ex – MASTER, drums), Radek Bája Kutil (ex – KRABATHOR, bass) and Ctibor Peroon666 Palík (vocals). The previously revealed video for ‘Union Of Pain’ can still be watched right here. For all further information please visit www.facebook.com/shaarkcz
From the ashes of New York based Black / Death Metallers WEVERIN comes a new band, featuring sole members Samuel (WEVERIN, PHTHISIS, GOVERNMENTAL CRUCIFIXION) and Matthew (VALDUR, SXUPERION, WEVERIN, SXAP). The name of the band is OREAMNOS and you can already stream a just revealed song, entitled ‘March Towards Oblivion’ (from their forthcoming debut album “Into The Night”), at this location. Another song (‘Shadows Of Misery’) can be streamed over here. The album will be released on November 27, 2020 via Bloody Mountain Records. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Into The Night’, ‘Shadows Of Misery’, ‘Bombastic Utterances’, ‘Torrid Hate’, ‘March Towards Oblivion’ and ‘Forlorn (Fire Of Despair)’. More info at https://bloodymountainrecords.bandcamp.com
Australia’s Black / Thrashers MONGREL’S CROSS are streaming their third album “Arcana, Scrying And Revelation” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on November 27, 2020 via Hells Headbangers. For regular updates make sure to follow the band at www.facebook.com/mongrelscross
British Thrash Metal three piece BEYOND SALVATION has just released a lyric video for ‘Aftermath’, which can be watched over here. More BEYOND SALVATION you will find at https://beyondsalvation.bandcamp.com/releases or www.facebook.com/beyondsalvationthrash
French Death Metallers SKELETHAL are streaming their upcoming second full-length “Unveiling The Threshold” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on November 20, 2020 via Hells Headbangers. The previously revealed video for ‘Repulsive Recollections’ can still be watched over here. More SKELETHAL info you will find at www.facebook.com/skelethal
“Rex Exterminii (The Hand Of The Opposer)”, the fifth full-length from Colombian Black Metallers HORNCROWNED, is now streaming in its entirety at this location. The cover artwork was created by Mitchell Nolte. The album will be released on November 20, 2020 via Ketzer Records. For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/horncrowned
American blackened Death Metallers PESSIMIST have been signed by Season Of Mist. In addition to the new full-length, “Keys To The Underworld”, which the band is currently writing, the label will also be re-releasing the band’s early full-length records in the coming months. You can stream the band’s complete discography over here. More about PESSIMIST at www.facebook.com/pessimist.deathmetal
“…And Nothing Is Endless”, the sophomore full-length from KALT VINDUR was released as an 8-panel digipak CD and a limited edition cassette via Witching Hour Productions. The album was recorded at Regent Audio Studio in Cieklin with Piotr Krygowski and mastered by Krzysztof Kokosiński. The following tracks appear on it: ‘Solar Cross’, ‘Inner War’, ‘The Blind Sin Hunter’, ‘Eyes Ov Gods’, ‘Dirty Yields’, ‘Red Glow’, ‘…And Nothing Is Endless’, ‘The Golden Age’ and ‘Crescent Moon Of Chors’. You can check out a video for ‘The Blind Sin Hunter’ at this location and the brand new video for ‘Dirty Yields’ over here. All additional information you will find at www.facebook.com/kaltvindurband
On February 01, 2021 Nuclear War Now! Productions will release “Psychic Secretions”, the fifth album from Australia’s blackened Death Metallers STARGAZER, on CD and vinyl LP formats. A brand-new track (‘The Occidental Scourge’) can already be checked out here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Simulacrum’, ‘Lash Of The Tytans’, ‘Evil Olde Sol’, ‘Star Vassal’, ‘Hooves’, ‘The Occidental Scourge’, ‘All Knowing Cold’ and ‘Pilgrimage’. More STARGAZER information can be found at www.facebook.com/stargazer-292821067421712
“Prahara”, the debut full-length from Indonesian Death Metal trio DISINTEGRATON, has recently been released via Brutal Mind. You can stream the full album at this location. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/disintegration-549326705241809
Polish old school Death Metallers CLAIRVOYANCE have been signed by Blood Harvest Records. The band released their three song debut demo in mid 2020: first digitally and then on CD via Putrid Cult, on cassette via Caligari Records and on 7″ vinyl via Behind The Mountain. CLAIRVOYANCE will start recording a mini album soon, which will include five songs. For more information and regular updates please follow them at www.facebook.com/clairvoyancedeathmetal
Canadian Black Metallers REVENGE are now streaming their entire re-issued “Attack.Blood.Revenge” EP over here. This new edition contains the “Attack.Blood.Revenge” EP and four additional bonus tracks, including the “Superion.Command.Destroy” EP, REVENGE’s track from the split 7” with ARKHON INFAUSTUS and the band’s cover of VON’s ‘Lamb’ that was recorded for inclusion on the 2009 NWN! Fest compilation. “Attack.Blood.Revenge” will be released via Season Of Mist on November 20, 2020. All further REVENGE info you will find at www.facebook.com/revengeofficialsompage
On December 06, 2020 Nuclear War Now! Productions will reissue VULPECULA‘s “Fons Immortalis” EP from 1997 on vinyl LP format. The band featured Chuck Keller (ORDER FROM CHAOS, ARES KINGDOM) and drummer Chris Overton (NEPENTHE / LEGIA). A full “Fons Immortalis” stream is available at this location. More information and pre-order details you will find at www.nwnprod.com
“Returned To Life”, the second album from Canadian Death Metal two-piece ALTERED DEAD, will be released via Memento Mori on January 25, 2021. The album’s title track can already by streamed over here. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Mental Suicide’, ‘Returned To Life’, ‘Final Pathogen’, ‘Prosodemic Realms’, ‘Empostomb’, ‘Thrawing In Agony’, ‘Ensanguine Path’, ‘Rotting Outwards’, ‘…Of The Oppressed’ and ‘Into The Crypts Of Rays (CELTIC FROST cover). “Returned To Life” was mastered by Loïc Fontaine at Krucyator Studio, France. More about ALTERED DEAD at www.facebook.com/altereddead
Colombia based Speed Metallers SPEEDKILLER have just premiered the track ‘Circles Of Blood’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s debut full-length “Midnight Vampire”, which will be released on January 29, 2021 via Edged Circle Productions on vinyl LP format (Helldprod Records will handle the CD and cassette versions). The previously revealed title track, ‘Midnight Vampire’, is still streaming over here. The complete tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Nightspell’, ‘Suicide Hell’, ‘Shadow People’, ‘Midnight Vampire’, ‘Valley Of Death’ and ‘Circles Of Blood’. More about SPEEDKILLER at www.facebook.com/speedkiller666
“Floating In Timeless Streams”, the new album from Finnish Death Metallers LIE IN RUINS is now streaming in its entirety at this location. It will be released via Dark Descent Records on November 20, 2020 on CD, vinyl and digitally. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/lieinruins
“Bardo Exist”, the sixth album from BEHERIT, has just been relased via Kvlt on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. The first pressing of both the CD and vinyl versions includes a 23 minutes bonus track on a separate CD of the album’s titletrack ‘Bardo Exist’. The tape version will be strictly limited to 250 copies and not contain the bonus track. A full album stream is available at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Aivosota’, ‘Shadow Prayer’, ‘Coruscation’, ‘Acid Death Vision’, ‘Extreme Thirst and Insomnia’, ‘Blindsight’, ‘Silom Vortex’, ‘Mens Rea’, ‘Ghost Visitor’, ‘Peilien Vanki’, ‘Sorrowers’ and on the bonus CD ‘Bardo Exist’. More about BEHERIT at www.facebook.com/beherit
German Pagan Black / Death Metallers MINAS MORGUL are back with a revamped line-up (featuring Robse of EQUILIBRIUM on vocals) and a new full-length, entitled “Heimkehr”. It will be released via Trollzorn on LP and limited box (January 15, 2021), CD (January 22, 2021) and digitally (February 05, 2021). The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Prolog: Sturm Aus Ost’, ‘Heimkehr’, ‘Niedergang’, ‘Stein Um Stein’, ‘Scheitan’, ‘Weltenfall’, ‘Totenschiff’, ‘V.F.’, ‘Dein Erwachen’ and ‘Epilog: Tiefe Narben’. A lyric video for the track ‘Totenschiff’ can already be checked out here. For all further MINAS MORGUL info please visit www.facebook.com/minasmorgul
French Death Metallers SÉPULCRE are streaming their debut demo “Ascent Through Morbid Transcendence” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on November 13, 2020 via Invictus Productions on cassette tape format. More band info is available at www.facebook.com/sepulcre-114775230366403
Salt Lake City based punkish Death Metallers DEATHBLOW will release their sophomore full-length “Insect Politics” on December 23, 2020 via the band’s own label Sewer Mouth Records. It was recorded and mixed by Wes Johnson at Archive Recordings and mastered by Arthur Rizk. The artwork was supplied by Axel Hermann (SODOM, ASPHYX etc.). The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘Brain Bugs’, ‘Accelerated Decrepitude’, ‘Nefarious Ends’, ‘Insect Politics’, ‘Convert Or Die!’, ‘Through The Eyes Of Delusion’, ‘Agent Zero’ and ‘Behind Closed Doors’. The first single (‘Behind Closed Doors’) is already streaming right here. More about DEATHBLOW at www.facebook.com/deathblowofficial
DEATHORCHESTRA – a collaboration by Russian Death Metal band BUICIDE and the Olympic Symphony Orchestra, performing covers of songs by DEATH – has just released a live video for the track ‘Voice Of The Soul’ at this location. The song is taken from the forthcoming live album “Symphony Of Death”. A live video for the first single from the album, ‘Spirit Crusher’, is still available over here. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/deathorchestra
On January 25, 2021, Memento Mori will release “The Harrowing”, the second album of Spanish Death Metallers DEVOTION. It was mastered by Javier Félez at Moontower Studios and the cover artwork was created by Diko Nursyahra. The tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Harrowing’, ‘God Forlorn’, ‘Megiddo’s’, ‘Brethren In Gloom’, ‘Valley Of Death’, ‘Birth Of Horror’, ‘Mangled Angels’, ‘Feast Of Esdras’, ‘The Mournful Beam’, ‘Depravity’, ‘Demon Sleep’, ‘Virtue Besmirched’ and ‘Penumbra’. You can already check out ‘God Forlorn’ over here. More DEVOTION information you will find at www.facebook.com/deathmetaldevotion
German Black / Death Metallers OMEGAVORTEX are streaming their debut album “Black Abomination Spawn” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on November 13, 2020 via Invictus Productions. All further information about OMEGAVORTEX you will find at www.facebook.com/omegavortexblackdeath
Spanish Death Metallers UNBOUNDED TERROR have just released a new song that will appear on an album entitled “Infernal Judgment”. You can check it out right here. The album will also feature 4 re-recordings of songs from their first album “I” from 1992 and three live tracks from their latest album “Faith In Chaos”, that were recorded on August 20, 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Infernal Judgment’, ‘Dreamlord’ (2020), ‘Fear’ (2020), ‘Slaves Of Sufferage’ (2020), ‘Sarcastic Souls’ (2020), ‘They Will Come From The Pain’ (Live), ‘Silent Soul’ (Live) and ‘Hated In Hell’ (Live). The cover art was created by Raymond Art. “Infernal Judgment” will be released on January 19, 2021 via Xtreem Music. Last September UNBOUNDED TERROR recorded a video clip for ‘Infernal Judgment’, that will be released next month. More about UNBOUNDED TERROR at www.unboundedterror.com or www.facebook.com/unboundedterror
“Master Of Disguise”, the 1985 debut full-length from California based Speed Metallers SAVAGE GRACE, will be re-released on CD via Hooked On Metal Records on November 13, 2020. It will contain the original 9 album tracks ‘Lion’s Roar’, ‘Bound To Be Free’, ‘Fear My Way’, ‘Sins Of The Damned’, ‘Into The Fire’, ‘Master Of Disguise’, ‘Betrayer’, ‘Sons Of Inquity’ and ‘No One Left To Blame’ in the 1985 mix. For more info and ordering details check out www.hookedonmetalrecords.com
On December 18, 2020 Hells Headbangers will release “Written Destiny”, the third full-length from Italian Speed Metal Punks CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The vinyl version will come with a bonus 7″ featuring an ONSLAUGHT cover and a reboot of an old demo song. The cover art was created by Velio Josto (RIOT, ENFORCER, CRUEL FORCE, VULTURE, OSTROGOTH). The complete “Written Destiny” tracklist reads like this: ‘Soundtrack Of No Future’, ‘Creation Through Destruction’, ‘Written Destiny’, ‘The New Barbarians’, ‘Desert City’, ‘Warpainted Nightcreatures’, ‘The Days Of Future Past’ and ‘Wasteland Cratediggers’. A recently revealed VHS style video for ‘The New Barbarians’ can already be watched over here. For all additional CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY information please visit www.facebook.com/cotofficial
Polish Black Metallers BATUSHKA will release their live stream from October 31, 2020 on CD / DVD via Witching Hour Productions. It will be entitled “Черная Литургия / Black Liturgy / Czernaya Liturgiya – A Monastic Live” and comes with four additional songs (11 in total plus intro). The band’s full-time filmmaker Hiatsyntos Perry is responsible for the camera work, the Dobra 12 Studio team took care of the sound and Maciej Szupica designed the album’s art. It will be out on December 24, 2020 as limited black & white tape, digipak CD / DVD and wooden CD box (black & white splatter 2 LP vinyl editions, limited to 250 copies) will also be available in January 2021). You can already check out ‘Ирмос IV / Irmos IV’ from the release at this location. More about BATUSHKA at www.facebook.com/batushkaband