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Warsaw, Poland based Black / Death Metal trio TRUP will release their sophomore album “KE” on November 11, 2020 via Godz Ov War Productions as standard jewel case CD and digitally. A full album stream is available here. The band commented on the release as follos: “”KE” is a result of two recording sessions, both at Mustache Ministry studio in Warsaw, Poland – the first one took place in late 2019 and the second one in June 2020. Our previous album, “Szmula”, was an attempt to create a new path for the band, and at the same time we wanted to sneak in some amok into our sound. “KE”, however, was our way to release our rage and fury. We still aim to make improvised music without any boundaries. The tunes you can hear on our new album are the initial versions of the songs – no overdubs, no composing, no lyric writing. If you like the music, just write your own words about your own problems… or don’t. At the end of the day, it’s all about the noise.” For more TRUP information please visit www.facebook.com/trupzespol
Minsk, Belarus based occult technical Death Metallers EXIMPERITUS (shortened from EXIMPERITUSERQETHHZEBIBŠIPTUGAKKATHŠULWELIARZAXUŁUM) will release their second full-length “Šahrartu” via Willowtip Records on January 29, 2021 on CD, vinyl and digitally. You can already stream the album track ‘Utpada’ at this location. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Šahrartu’, ‘Utpada’, ‘Tahâdu’, ‘Anhûtu’, ‘Inqirad’ and ‘Riqûtu’. More EXIMPERITUS information can be found at www.facebook.com/eximperitus.official
US based, Avantgarde Metal quartet SHADOWS has started recording their yet-untitled debut full-length at Rhawn Street Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsyvania. The album will be released sometime in 2021 via Agonia Records. Guitarist Henny Piotrowski (ex – GOREAPHOBIA) had this to say about the recordings: “Myself and the rest of the band are always thinking outside the box of heavy dark music. And I believe the collection of songs for our full-length represents taking things to another level. The recording has been coming along fantastic and we can’t wait to release this music that we are all so proud of.” SHADOWS consists of IMMOLATION guitarist and GOREAPHOBIA founding member Alex Bouks, Henny Piotrowski (guitars, ex – GOREAPHOBIA), Jake G (vocals, ex – GOREAPHOBIA) and Lance Walter (drums / bass). You can follow them at www.facebook.com/shadows-official-105520794447870
International Metal project DEATHROLL has just released a guitar play-through video for the song ‘The Rise Of Artificial Souls’ over here. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut EP “Into The Vortex”, which will be released on November 13, 2020. For all additional information please visit https://deathrollband.bandcamp.com or www.facebook.com/deathrollmetal
Chile based Thrashers DEMONIAC have just premiered the track ‘Equilibrio Fatal’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming second album “So It Goes”, which will be released on December 11, 2020 via Edged Circle Productions (the cassette version will be released via Dissident Records while Suicide Records will release the Chile-only CD version). The previously revealed 20 minutes long title track can still be streamed over here. The complete tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘RSV – Fool Coincidence – Testigo’, ‘The Trap’, ‘Extraviado’, ‘Equilibrio Fatal’ and ‘So It Goes’. More DEMONIAC at https://demoniac.bandcamp.com
This Saturday, on November 07, 2020, at 11pm CET, OBITUARY will return to their rehearsal space, the Redneck Studio in Gibsonton, where they will be playing their final live stream filled with rare classics. This is what the band had to say about it: “We are super stoked about Saturday’s final livestream right from our home studio and are excited to bring you guys into our world. No lights, no stage… just beer cans, whiskey shots and FlipFlops. See you Saturday and let’s have some fun!” Tickets for the show are on sale at obituarylive.com. You can check out a video teaser from the band at this location. More OBITUARY you will find at www.facebook.com/obituaryband
Norwegian blackened Death Metallers THE DEVIANT have just released another song from their new full-length “Rotting Dreams Of Carrion”. You can listen to ‘Atomic Revolt’ at this location. The album will be released on December 04, 2020 via Soulseller Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Ragnar A. Nord Varhaug at Studio Valhalla and features cover artwork by REH. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Atomic Dreams’, ‘Atomic Revolt’, ‘Son Of Dawn’, ‘Torment Inferno’, ‘It Has A Name’, ‘Martyrdom’, ‘Iron Vultures’ and ‘Enter The Storm’. You can follow THE DEVIANT at www.facebook.com/officialthedeviant
Poland’s Black / Death Metallers AZARATH have just revealed a song off their upcoming album “Saint Desecration”. You can stream ‘No Salvation’ at this location now. The album will be released on November 27, 2020 via Agonia Records. More about AZARATH at www.facebook.com/azarathband
“Odkazy Doby”, the second album from Czech melodic Death Metallers ARAWN, will be released on December 24, 2020 via Slovak Metal Army. A video for ‘Z/N/P’ can already be watched right here. A lyric video for ‘Pohan’ is additionally availble here. The full “Odkazy Doby” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Z/N/P’, ‘Mozkomor’, ‘Jachymov’, ‘Nemysli, Zaplati’, ‘Pohan’, ‘Hlasy Z Tartaru’, ‘Ragnarok’, ‘Divej, Venku Uz Svita’ and ‘9 Krizu’. For all further band info please visit www.facebook.com/arawncz
Finland’s Black Metallers SARVEKAS have just released a second song from their upcoming debut EP “Of Atavistic Fury & Visions”. You can stream ‘The Sacred Hour Of The Hunt’ over here. The previously revealed ‘Hexenpyre’ can still be checked out at this location. “Of Atavistic Fury & Visions” will be released on December 04, 2020 via Soulseller Records. It was recorded and mixed at Ragged Sound Studio by Juha Nikkanen and mastered by Kari Laaksonen (Raja-Audio). The cover artwork was created by Kristina Pavleska. The complete EP tracklist reads as follows: ‘Dark Spiritual Devotion’, ‘Hexenpyre’, ‘The Sacred Hour Of The Hunt’, ‘Where No Man Has Trodden’ and ‘Surtr’s Breath’. More about SARVEKAS at www.facebook.com/sarvekas
Belgian Black Metallers SERPENTS OATH have just released a video for ‘Leviathan Speaks’ at this location. The song is taken from their upcoming debut full-length “Nihil”, which will be released on December 04, 2020 via Soulseller Records. The album was recorded at Stage One Studio with Andy Classen and features artwork by Néstor Avalos (DARK FUNERAL, BLOODBATH). The following tracks will appear on “Nihil”: ‘Vox Mortis’, ‘Speaking In Tongues’, ‘Leviathan Speaks’, ‘Thrice Cursed’, ‘Malediction’, ‘Serpents Of Eight’, ‘Bestia Resurrectus’, ‘Into The Abyss’, ‘Mephisto’, ‘The Beast Reborn’, ‘The Swords Of Night And Day’ and ‘Beyond The Gates’. All further SERPENTS OATH info can be found at www.facebook.com/serpentsoath
Greek Black Metallers ISOLERT are streaming their upcoming second album “World In Ruins” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on November 11, 2020 via Nihilistische KlangKunst on digipak CD and 12″ vinyl, with cover art courtesy of VisionBlack’s Nikos Stavridakis. For more ISOLERT info please check out www.facebook.com/isolert
Turkish Death Metallers CIDESPHERE have just released a video for ‘Plague Of Greed’ at this location. The song is taken from their upcoming second full-length “Dawn Of A New Epoch”, which will be released via Testimony Records on November 13, 2020. The artwork was designed by Delic Saike and the complete tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Reborn Into Extinction’, ‘Plague Of Greed’, ‘Living Scars’, ‘Sacred Patronage’, ‘Sadist’, ‘Dawn Of A New Epoch’, ‘Death Is Only Ours’, ‘March Of The Backstabbers’, ‘Hate Design’ and ‘Sui Caedere’. More about CIDESPHERE at www.facebook.com/cidesphere
Costa Rica based Doom / Deathers BLOODSOAKED NECROVOID are streaming their upcoming debut album “Expelled Into The Unknown Depths Of The Unfathomable” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on November 06, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. More BLOODSOAKED NECROVOID you will find at https://bloodsoakednecrovoid.bandcamp.com
“Darkness Devours”, the debut full-length from Toledo, Ohio based Death Metal quintet HANGING FORTRESS, can be streamed in its entirety over here now. It will be released on November 06, 2020 via Redefining Darkness Records. The cover artwork was created by Anthony Orosz and Jimmy Smo. For all additional HANGING FORTRESS information please visit www.facebook.com/hangingfortress
On November 28, 2020 Filosofem Records will re-release “Néma Gyász”, the 2012 EP from Hungarian Black Metallers WITCHER on CD. It features a remixed version of the original EP, accompanied by a bonus song and comes with a brand-new cover. More about WITCHER at www.facebook.com/witcherband
Finnish Black Metallers VALRAVN have just premiered the track ‘The Raven’ over here. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut album “Prey”, which will be released on December 04, 2020 via Primitive Reaction. The previously revealed album track ‘Throne Of Blood’ can still be streamed at this location. The complete “Prey” tracklist reads like this: ‘Awaken’, ‘Throne Of Blood’, ‘Void’, ‘Conjuration’, ‘Evoke The Fire’, ‘Illastratum’, ‘Enchained’, ‘Treachery’, ‘The Raven’ and ‘Outro’. For all additional VALRAVN information please visit www.facebook.com/valravnfin
Texas based blackened Death Metallers NEXUL have just premiered the track ‘Reflected In Glaring Eyes’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s new EP “Scythed Wings Of Poisonous Decay”, which will be released on December 04, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The previously revealed ‘Partitioned by Severity’ can still be streamed over here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Thy Terror’, ‘Reflected In Glaring Eyes’, ‘Partitioned By Severity’, ‘He That Takes The Soul’, ‘Returns Nothing To Naught’, ‘M.S.R’, ‘T.M.I.P.L’, ‘N.X.L.Z.F.R’ and ‘Raped By Demons / Luziferion’. More info is available at www.facebook.com/nexul-364297183771475
On December 02, 2020 Amor Fati Productions will release “Conjuring Subterranean Vortex”, a split album between the two German Black / Deathers HADOPELAGYAL and THORYBOS, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The cover artwork was created by Void Revelations and the full tracklist reads as follows: HADOPELAGYAL – ‘Schattendraeuen’, ‘Beshrew Thee – Through Mephitic Babeldom In Aphotic Vorago’ and ‘Perspice Obscurum, Ubi Ima Reges, Lucem Contemnes, Ad Amentiam Convertes’. THORYBOS – ‘Gate I Hamartigenia’, ‘Underground Cemetary’, ‘Gate II Paraphernalia’ and ‘Temple Prostitution’. More about both bands at https://hadopelagyal.bandcamp.com or https://thorybos666.bandcamp.com
German Thrashers SODOM have just released a lyric video for ‘Indoctrination’ at this location. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming new album “Genesis XIX”, which will be released on November 27, 2020 via SPV / Steamhammer. Regular SODOM updates you will find at www.facebook.com/sodomized
Finnish Doom / Deathers HOODED MENACE are about to enter the studio for the recordings of their sixth full-length, which will be released in 2021 via Season Of Mist. Guitarist Lasse has just issued the following comments about it: “We’re excited to announce that we’re entering the studio in November to record our sixth full-length album! As usually, we’re recording in various locations, but when comes to the drums, we chose to go to SF Sound Studio in Kontiolahti, Finland again, where we have tracked drums for our previous albums “Effigies Of Evil” and the latest “Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed”. Being longtime, massive KING DIAMOND fans, we’re beyond thrilled to have KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy LaRocque handling the mixing and mastering of the album at his Sonic Train Studios in Sweden! Stay tuned, stay doomed!” You can follow HOODED MENACE at www.facebook.com/hoodedmenace
“Eternalised In Rot”, the debut vinyl 7″ EP from Australia’s Death Metal trio WRITHING, will be released via Blood Harvest Records on December 11, 2020. It will be available on black and gross green vinyl (in 150 respectively 50 copies). “Eternalised In Rot” was originally self-released on CD and later re-released as a cassette edition via Redefining Darkness. A full EP stream is available over here. More about WRITHING at www.facebook.com/writhingaus
“Requiem”, the new full-length from Swedish Black Metallers SVARTSYN, is out now via Carnal Records. It is streaming in its entirety at this location now. The album was recorded at Mortsella Studio and mixed and mastered at Clintwork Studio. The artwork was created by Chadwick St John. For all further SVARTSYN information check out www.facebook.com/svartsyn666
On November 27, 2020 Hells Headbangers will release ” Devil’s Paradise”, the debut album from Canadian Black / Death Metal quintet BLACK DEATH CULT, on CD format. It was originally released on double vinyl LP during the autumn of 2019. You can already stream a track from the album at this location. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Infernal Triad’, ‘Double Monolith’, ‘Nightside Of The Pyramids’, ‘Epilogue’, ‘Captor Of Perception’, ‘.AM.’, ‘Funereality’, ‘Living Temple’ and ‘The Unnameable’. More BLACK DEATH CULT at https://blackdeathcult.bandcamp.com
DEATHROLL have just released a lyric video for ‘The Rise Of Artificial Souls’ over here. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming debut EP “Into The Vortex”, which will be released on November 13, 2020. For more DEATHROLL information and pre-order details please visit https://deathrollband.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-vortex or www.facebook.com/deathrollmetal
French Death / Grinders BENIGHTED have just released a new track entitled ‘Stab The Weakest’. The song is available on all digital platforms and can be viewed with a special video at this location. Vocalist Julien Truchan commented on the track as follows: “We all agree to say that these times we are living in really suck, so everything we can do to cheer us up is welcome! We, BENIGHTED, decided to prepare something special for you and do it the Halloween way! That’s why we release a new track today called ‘Stab The Weakest’, a brutal track where you might recognize one of your favorite horror movies theme’s… With this track, we also release a very cool shirt designed by our brother Gary Ronaldson who did a fantastic job again! You can order it and other items on our brand-new Big Cartel shop.” For more BENIGHTED info and regular updates you can follow the band at www.facebook.com/brutalbenighted
Lexington, Kentucky based Black Metallers APOCHRYPHAL REVELATION are streaming their second album “Primeval Devilish Wisdom” at this location now. It will be released on November 01, 2020 via Nuclear War Now! Productions. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/apochryphalrevelation
US Death Metallers PNEUMA HAGION have just premiered the track ‘Anticosmic Incantations’ over here. It will appear on the band’s debut album “Voidgazer”, which will be released on December 01, 2020 via Nuclear War Now! Productions on vinyl LP format. The previously revealed ‘The Black Light’ can still be streamed at this location. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Aeons Of Slumber’, ‘Summoning’, ‘The Black Light’, ‘Timeless Darkness’, ‘Anticosmic Incantations’, ‘Febrile Dreams’, ‘Gates To Worlds Beyond’, ‘Drawn Down From The Stars’ and ‘Primordial’. All further PNEUMA HAGION information you will find at www.facebook.com/pneumahagion218
On January 22, 2021 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Godslastering Hymns Of A Forlorn Peasantry”, the debut full-length from Belgium’s Black Metallers HULDER, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Upon Frigid Winds’, ‘Creature Of Demonic Majesty’, ‘Sown In Barren Soil’, ‘De Dijle’, ‘Purgations Of Bodily Corruptions’, ‘Lowland Famine’, ‘A Forlorn Peasant’s Hymn’ and ‘From Whence An Ancient Evil Once Reigned’. A video for the album opener ‘Upon Frigid Winds’ can already be watched right here. More HULDER info is available at www.hulder-official.com
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions will release a 4-way split CD on November 27, 2020, which features all new, exclusive material from blackened Speed / Thrashers WHIPSTRIKER (Brazil), TERRÖRHAMMER (Serbia), VULCAN TYRANT (The Netherlands) and SPEEDWHORE (Germany). You can already listen to the track ‘Forged In Cruelty’ by WHIPSTRIKER at this location. For more info on the release or ordering details please visit www.horrorpaingoredeath.com or www.facebook.com/horrorpaingoredeath
On January 01, 2021 Invictus Productions will release “Of Sleep And Death”, the second full-length of Austrian Black Metallers TRANSILVANIA. The album track ‘Hekateion’ is already available for streaming over here. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Opus Morbi’, ‘Hekateion’, ‘Of Sleep And Death’, ‘Lycanthropic Chant’, ‘Vault Of Evening’, ‘Heart Harvest’, ‘Mortpetten’ and ‘Underneath Dying Stars’. More about TRANSILVANIA at www.facebook.com/transilvaniaaustria
Los Angeles based Death Metallers ABYSMAL DAWN have released a drum play-through video for ‘The Path Of The Totalitarian’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s 2020 release, “Phylogenesis”. More about ABYSMAL DAWN at www.facebook.com/abysmaldawn
Australia based technical Death Metallers PSYCROPTIC will release a new EP entitled “The Watcher Of All” on November 27, 2020 via Agonia Records (physical release) and Prosthethic Records (digital release). The track ‘A Fragile Existence’ can already be checked out here. The EP was recorded and mixed by Joe Haley at Crawlspace Productions and mastered by Will Putney. The artwork was provided by Shindy Reehal. All additional band info you will find at www.facebook.com/psycroptic
Blood Harvest Records have signed Czech Death Metal five-piece SNĚŤ. The band’s debut full-length “Mokvání V Okovech” will be released in early 2021 on CD and vinyl editions, the cassette version will be handled by Lycanthropic Chants in Europe and Headsplit Records in the US. For regular updates follow the band at www.facebook.com/snet6666
On November 01, 2020 Portugal’s Ambient Black Metallers OCCELENSBRIGG will release a new 5 song cassette demo entitled “Frostbitten Cleansing” via Harvest Of Death. The demo track ‘Gathering The Cold Of Many Winters’ can already be streamed over here. More OCCELENSBRIGG at https://occelensbrigg.bandcamp.com
Cleveland, Ohio based Death Metallers NOXIS are streaming their debut EP “Expanse Of Hellish Black Mire” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on October 30, 2020 via Pulverised Records (CD and 12″ vinyl editions) and Rotted Life (10″ vinyl and cassette tape versions for North America). For all further NOXIS info please visit www.facebook.com/noxisdeathmetal
American Death Metallers HUMANITY IS CANCER have just premiered the track ‘Beyond Salvation’ over here. It will appear on the band’s self-titled debut EP, which will be released on November 13, 2020 via Redefining Darkness Records. The previously revealed EP tracks ‘Harlot’ can still be streamed at this location and ‘Cancer Is Humanity (A Future Of Violence & Death)’ over here. All additional information you will find at www.facebook.com/redefiningdarkness
Norwegian / Italian Black Metallers FUNERAL HARVEST are streaming their self-titled debut EP in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on October 30, 2020 via Signal Rex on 10″ vinyl format. The cover art, entitled “Finis Gloriæ Mundi,” was created by Raul Mazzero / View From The Coffin. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/funeralharvest
Spanish melodic Death Metallers DORMANTH have just released a promo video for ‘Tradigomic Day’ over here. The song will appear on the band’s fourth album “Complete Downfall”, which will be released on December 15, 2020 through Xtreem Music on CD format. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Dreamcatcher’, ‘Fire’, ‘Tragicomic Day’, ‘Beyond The Gates’, ‘Odyssey In Time’, ‘The Origin’, ‘Dark Times For The God’s Creation’, ‘-273º K’, ‘Brainstorm’, ‘Crystal Bone’ and ‘Bloody Scars’. The album’s first advance single ‘Fire’ can still be checked out at this location. More DORMANTH info is available at www.facebook.com/dormanthoficial
Swedish Death / Thrashers SARCATOR are streaming their self-titled debut full-length in its entirety over here now. It will be released on October 30, 2020 via Redefining Darkness Records. The cover artwork was created by Spectral Vision Artwork. The recently released video for the album track ‘The Hour Of Torment’ can still be watched at this location. For all further SARCATOR information please visit www.facebook.com/sarcatorband