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“BUTOH”, the new album from The Netherlands’ based brutal Death Metallers ARSEBREED, has just been released via Brutal Mind. A full album stream is available over here. ARSEBREED consists of members from PYAEMIA and DISAVOWED, with Romain Goulon on drums. All further band info can be found at www.facebook.com/arsebreed-155456037799381
Belgium’s Black Metal three-piece SERPENTS OATH has inked a deal with Soulseller Records. The band’s debut full-length “Nihil” will be released on December 04, 2020 on CD, LP and digitally. It was recorded at Stage One Studio with Andy Classen (BELPHEGOR, LEGION OF THE DAMNED) and the artwork was created by Néstor Avalos (DARK FUNERAL, BLOODBATH). The following tracks will appear on it: ‘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’. A lyric video for the track ‘Speaking In Tongues’ is already available at this location. More SERPENTS OATH info you will find at www.facebook.com/serpentsoath
“It Won’t Stay Dead”, the new EP from Chilean Death Metallers BURIED, will be released as a vinyl 7” (limited to 500 copies) via Chile’s Putrid Prods. in co-operation with Ex Nihilo Music, Cai Cai Vilú Prods. and Old Silver Productions. It will feature the following two tracks: ‘Morbid Mass Abomination’ and ‘Life Time Devoured’. The material was recorded at Cubo Records, La Serena City in Chile back in September 2017 and the artwork was created by the Chilean artist Francisco Visceral. The EP opener can already be checked out at this location. More about BURIED at www.facebook.com/buried-cl-1198723033605239
German Black / Death Metallers OMEGAVORTEX have just premiered the new track ‘Void Possessor’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut album “Black Abomination Spawn”, which will be released on November 13, 2020 via Invictus Productions. The previously revealed ‘Cosmic Horror Maelstrom’ can still be streamed over here. The full “Black Abomination Spawn” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Netherworld Descendant’, ‘Cosmic Horror Maelstrom’, ‘Violent Transcendence’, ‘Void Possessor’, ‘Soul Harvest’, ‘Stellar Death’, ‘Gateways’, ‘From Obscurity’ and ‘B.A.S’. For all additional OMEGAVORTEX information check out www.facebook.com/omegavortexblackdeath
International Metal studio project DEATHROLL will release its debut EP “Into The Vortex” on November 13, 2020. It will feature the following tracks: ‘The Rise Of Artificial Souls’, ‘Into The Vortex’ and ‘Visceral End’. DEATHROLL was founded by guitarist David Coloma and vocalist Diego Rojas and features session musicians Stephen Fernandez on bass and drummer Kevin Talley (DYING FETUS, MISERY INDEX, SIX FEET UNDER, SUFFOCATION). More DEATHROLL at https://deathrollband.bandcamp.com or www.facebook.com/deathrollmetal
Soulseller Records have signed Norwegian blackened Death Metallers THE DEVIANT. The band’s third full-length “Rotting Dreams Of Carrion” will be released on December 04, 2020 on CD, LP and digitally. 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 the album: ‘Atomic Dreams’, ‘Atomic Revolt’, ‘Son Of Dawn’, ‘Torment Inferno’, ‘It Has A Name’, ‘Martyrdom’, ‘Iron Vultures’ and ‘Enter The Storm’. You can already check out ‘It Has A Name’ at this location. More THE DEVIANT info is available at www.facebook.com/officialthedeviant
Finland’s Black Metal duo SARVEKAS has been signed by Soulseller Records. The band’s debut EP “Of Atavistic Fury & Visions” will be released on December 04, 2020 on MCD (digipak), MLP and in digital versions. 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 tracklist reads as follows: ‘Dark Spiritual Devotion’, ‘Hexenpyre’, ‘The Sacred Hour Of The Hunt’, ‘Where No Man Has Trodden’ and ‘Surtr’s Breath’. You can already check out ‘Hexenpyre’ at this location. More about SARVEKAS at www.facebook.com/sarvekas
German Thrashers ENTERA have just released a video for ‘Pay To Play’. The song is taken from their new CD “Hate Factory”, which was released in May 2020. You can watch the video over here. For all additional ENTERA info please visit www.entera.org or www.facebook.com/entera-205340632811362
On October 23, 2020 Swedish old school Death Metallers ONE DAY IN PAIN will release their debut full-length “Imperial Fires” via Cryptorium Records on CD and cassette. The band was created in early 2020 as a solo project by drummer Nicke Olsson (ex – LEPROSY, PUTRID VISION, BLOODGUT etc.). On the album Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, PUTREVORE etc.) took care of the vocals and guitarists of DARKANE, CLOUDSCAPE, ex – F.K.Ü., BLEEDING UTOPIA, WOMBBATH, CHAINSAW etc. contributed guitar solos. ONE DAY IN PAIN will perform live at Klubb Fredagsmangel in Jakobsberg, Sweden for a limited amount of visitors on the album’s release date. The band’s performing line-up will feature Nicke Olsson (drums), Joakim Sarkar (PUTRID VISION, guitar), Kristian Gustavsson (BLEEDING UTOPIA, guitar), Andreas Mallander (bass) and Ludvig Engellau (CRUSHED SKULL, ex – DEMONICAL, vocals). A full album stream is already available at this location. More about ONE DAY IN PAIN at www.facebook.com/onedayinpain
“Prey”, the debut album of Finnish Black Metallers VALRAVN, will be released via Primitive Reaction on December 04, 2020. The track ‘Throne Of Blood’ can already be streamed over here. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Awaken’, ‘Throne Of Blood’, ‘Void’, ‘Conjuration’, ‘Evoke The Fire’, ‘Illastratum’, ‘Enchained’, ‘Treachery’, ‘The Raven’ and ‘Outro’. For all further band information please visit www.facebook.com/valravnfin
Costa Rica based Doom / Deathers BLOODSOAKED NECROVOID have just premiered the new track ‘Inescapable Transferance Of Profane Malignity’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Expelled Into The Unknown Depths”, which will be released on November 06, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Dispossessed In An Asphyxiating Endless Darkness’, ‘Perverted Astral Intoxication For A Death Incarnation’, ‘Viciously Consumed By The Unfolding Unknown’, ‘Inescapable Transferance Of Profane Malignity’, ‘Existential Dismemberment By A Transcendental Nothingness’ and ‘Traversing The Threshold Of A Treacherous Depraved Absolute’. The previously revealed album track ‘Viciously Consumed By The Unfolding Unknown’ is still available for streaming here. More BLOODSOAKED NECROVOID at https://bloodsoakednecrovoid.bandcamp.com
DEATHORCHESTRA, a collaboration of Russian Death Metallers BUICIDE and the Olympic Symphony Orchestra, will release an album entitled “Symphony Of Death” on December 13, 2020. It features a live performance from May 04, 2019 at the Opera Concert Club in Saint Petersburg during which DEATHORCHESTRA performed covers of songs from DEATH. A video for the first single from the album, ‘Spirit Crusher’, is already available right here. The full “Symphony Of Death” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Voice Of The Soul’, ‘Crystal Mountain’, ‘Zero Tolerance’, ‘Scavenger Of Human Sorrow’, ‘Spirit Crusher’, ‘Destiny’ and ‘Pull The Plug’. More info about DEATHORCHESTRA is available at www.facebook.com/deathorchestra
Ukrainian Black Metallers RITUAL SUICIDE are streaming their third (and final) album “Nocturnal Haematolagnia” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on October 12, 2020 via Esfinge De La Calavera on cassette tape format. For more information and pre-order details please visit www.esfingerecords.com or www.facebook.com/esfingecalavera
Swedish Death / Thrashers SARCATOR have just premiered the new track ‘Circle Of Impurity’ over here. It is taken from the band’s upcoming self-titled debut album, which will be released on October 30, 2020 via Redefining Darkness Records. A video for ‘The Hour Of Torment’ can additionally be watched at this location. All further SARCATOR info you will find at www.facebook.com/sarcatorband
Swedish Death Metallers DEMONICAL have just revealed a second single from their upcoming new album “World Domination”, which will be released on October 23, 2020 via Agonia Records. The song ‘Aeons Of Death’ is now available (in form of a lyric video) here. For regular DEMONICAL updates make sure to follow the band at www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
On December 18, 2020 Selfmadegod Records will release ”Blasting Shit To Bits – The Final Show”, the official concert / documentary film from defunct Swedish Grinders NASUM, on DVD. It includes the feature-length film, as well as 40 minutes of bonus material, including extended interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. The song ’Shadows’ (taken from the film) can be checked out at this location. More about NASUM at www.nasum.com
Swedish Black Metallers LEVIATHAN are streaming their second album “Förmörkelse” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on October 12, 2020 via Nebular Carcoma on vinyl LP format (the cassette tape version will be released earlier by Bile Noire with alternate art). For all further info please visit www.facebook.com/leviathan-359483974666119
Russian Death Metal three-piece WOMBRIPPER has just premiered the new track ‘Church Of Repulsion’ over here. It is taken from the band’s second album “Macabre Melodies”, which is set for release on October 26, 2020 via Memento Mori. The previously revealed ‘Obscurity Depths’ is still streaming at this location, while ‘Possessed By Unknown’ is still available over here. More WOMBRIPPER information you will find at www.facebook.com/wombripperband52
Greek Black Metallers ISOLERT have just revealed the new track ‘Light… Has Abandoned Us’ at this location. The track is the third to be revealed from the band’s second album “World In Ruins”, which will be released on November 11, 2020 via Nihilistische KlangKunst. The previously released title track ‘World In Ruins’, as well as ‘Staring At A Path Towards Nowhere’ are still streaming here, respectively here. You can follow ISOLERT at www.facebook.com/isolert
French Black Metallers DYSYLUMN are streaming their third album “Cosmogonie” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on October 09, 2020 via Signal Rex on triple CD, triple vinyl LP and triple tape formats. The cover artwork was created by Karmazid. More DYSYLUMN info at www.facebook.com/dysylumn
Austin, Texas based Hardcore Punk / Metal quartet BÖNDBREAKR are streaming their self-titled EP over here now. The EP will be out on October 20, 2020. It was recorded live over the course of a single weekend at AMP Studios in Austin, Texas with engineer Michael Day. For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/bondbreakratx
On October 30, 2020 Carnal Records will release “Death’s Wings Widespread”, the seventh album from Swedish Black Metallers GRAFVITNIR. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Midnattsskogens Isande Lockrop’, ‘Helvetesnatt’, ‘Death’s Wings Widespread’, ‘In Infinitum’, ‘Into The Unknown’, ‘Det Glimrande Djupets Kall’, ‘Wound In Night’s Flesh’, ‘Inner Void’, ‘Wings Of The Night’ and ‘I Häxmånens Sken’. The single ‘Helvetesnatt’ is already streaming right here. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/grafvitnir.official
Swedish Black Metallers MÖRK GRYNING have just revealed a third new song of their upcoming album “Hinsides Vrede”. You can check out ‘Infernal’ at this location. The album will be out on October 23, 2020 via Season Of Mist. For all additional MÖRK GRYNING info please visit www.facebook.com/morkgryningband
Portuguese Black Metallers VENTR are streaming their upcoming debut EP “Numinous Negativity” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on October 09, 2020 via Signal Rex on 10″ vinyl format. More info and pre-order details you will find at www.signalrex.com or www.facebook.com/signalrec
UK based melodic Death Metallers band COUNTLESS SKIES have just premiered a new single entitled ‘Zephyr’. You can stream it over here. The song is taken from the band’s forthcoming album “Glow”, which will be released on November 06, 2020 on CD, vinyl and digital formats via Willowtip Records. “Glow” was mixed and mastered by Juho Räihä of SoundSpiral Audio. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Tempest’, ‘Summit’, ‘Moon’, ‘Zephyr’, ‘Glow Part 1’, ‘Glow Part 2’ and ‘Glow Part 3’. For all additional COUNTLESS SKIES info please visit www.facebook.com/countlessskies
Polish Black Metallers ODIUM HUMANI GENERIS have just released a video for ‘Samozatopienie’ at this location. The song will appear on their upcoming album “Przeddzien”, which will be released in October 2020 via Cult Of Parthenope. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Wdech’, ‘Interludium I’, ‘Samozatopienie’, ‘Wracaj’, ‘Interludium II’, ‘Ulice’, ‘Znów’, ‘Interludium III’, ‘Larwy’ and ‘Przeddzien’. More about ODIUM HUMANI GENERIS at www.facebook.com/odiumbm
On December 04, 2020 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Scythed Wings Of Poisonous Decay”, the new EP from Texas based blackened Death Metallers NEXUL, on CD and 12″ vinyl formats. The 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’. ‘Partitioned By Severity’ can already be checked out here. More about NEXUL at www.facebook.com/nexul-364297183771475
Polish Black / Deathers DEATHEPOCH are streaming their upcoming debut full-length “Abysmal Invocation” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on October 06, 2020 via Putrid Cult on CD and cassette tape formats (the vinyl LP edition will follow in December). More about DEATHEPOCH you will find at www.facebook.com/deathepoch
Brazilian symphonic Black Metal duo THE KRYPTIK has just revealed a new track entitled ‘Black Legions March’ over here. It will appear on the band’s new mini album “Behold Fortress Inferno”, which will be released on October 30, 2020 via Purity Through Fire. The song features guest vocals from MAVORIM’s Baptist. The previously released cover of MAYHEM’s ‘Funeral Fog’ (also from the mini album) can still be streamed at this location. For all additional THE KRYPTIK information please check out www.facebook.com/thekryptik
Swedish Black Metallers SVARTSYN have just premiered ‘Little Horn’, a track from their forthcoming new album “Requiem”. You can check it out at this location. The album will be released on October 30, 2020 via Carnal Records. Another album track (‘Inner Demonic Rise’) is still streaming here. The complete tracklist of “Requiem” reads like this: ‘The Pale Horse’, ‘Inner Demonic Rise’, ‘Mystery Babylon’, ‘The Desolate’, ‘Spiritual Subjection’ and ‘Little Horn’. More SVARTSYN info you will find at www.facebook.com/svartsyn666
Portuguese raw Black Metallers VOËMMR have just released ‘Fogr Mae Raedrae’, a track from their upcoming new demo tape “Tordaebr Odr Daebr”, over here. The demo will be released this month via Harvest Of Death (a sub label of Signal Rex) on cassette tape format, strictly limited to 150 hand-numbered copies. More VOËMMR at https://voemmr.bandcamp.com
On October 31, 2020 Purity Through Fire will release “Iudicium Ultimum”, a split album between German Black Metallers MAVORIM and AD MORTEM, on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl edition will follow later this year. MAVORIM’s track ‘Tod Und Teufel’ can already be checked out here. The full tracklist reads as follows. MAVORIM: ‘Präludium’, ‘Tod Und Teufel’, ‘Ein Fluch Ward Uns Geschenkt’ and ‘All Meine Seelen’, AD MORTEM: ‘Dem Tod Zu Ehren’, ‘Schwarzes Blut (Exitium I)’, ‘Kerker (Exitium II)’, ‘Vernichtungsschlag (Exitium III)’ and ‘Auf Ewig Verdammt’ (Outro). More information about both bands you will find at www.facebook.com/mavorim and www.facebook.com/admortem666
“Unhallowed Death Triumph”, the debut EP from Swedish Death Metal trio GRAVFRAKTAL, will be released via Iron Bonehead Productions on December 04, 2020 on 12″ vinyl format. The members’ past and present endeavors include such names as SACRAMENTUM, PAGAN RITES, DEATHWITCH, SWORDMASTER, RUNEMAGICK, BESTIAL MOCKERY, THE FUNERAL ORCHESTRA, KILL, SALTAS, DIABOLICUM, CHURCH BIZARRE, HEAVYDEATH, KARNARIUM and CEREKLOTH. The “Unhallowed Death Triumph” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Unhallowed Death Triumph’, ‘Carnage Into Dimensional Oblivion’, ‘Putrid Gloria’ and ‘Endless Grave Fractals’. You can already listen to ‘Carnage Into Dimensional Oblivion’ at this location. More GRAVFRAKTAL at https://gravfraktal.bandcamp.com
Finnish Death Metallers GOREPHILIA are streaming their upcoming third album “In The Eye Of Nothing” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via Dark Descent Records and Me Saco Un Ojo Records on October 02, 2020 on vinyl, digital and CD formats. For more GOREPHILIA information please visit www.facebook.com/gorephilia
Canadian Black Metallers REVENGE will re-issue their “Attack.Blood.Revenge” EP with bonus tracks via Season Of Mist Underground Activists on November 20, 2020. The new edition contains 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’, which was recorded for the 2009 NWN! Fest compilation. The EP is available on all digital streaming platforms here. All additional info you will find at www.facebook.com/revengeofficialsompage
Lexington, Kentucky based Black Metallers APOCHRYPHAL REVELATION have premiered the new track ‘Obscure’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s second album “Primeval Devilish Wisdom”, which will be released on November 01, 2020 via Nuclear War Now! Productions. The previously revealed ‘Primeval Devilish Worship’, ‘Wickedness’ and ‘Profane’ can still be streamed over here. More about APOCHRYPHAL REVELATION at www.facebook.com/apochryphalrevelation
Polish blackened Death Metallers AZARATH will release their seventh album “Saint Desecration” on November 27, 2020 via Agonia Records. It was recorded and mixed at Tall Pine Records with Haldor Grundberg (Satanic Audio) and mastered at Audiosiege Studio by Brad Boatright. The cover artwork was created by Marta Promińska of Hypnagogic Painting. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Death-At-Will’, ‘Sancta Dei Meretrix’, ‘Let Them Burn…’, ‘Fall Of The Blessed’, ‘No Salvation’, ‘Profanation’, ‘Reigning Over The Death’, ‘Life Is Death, Death Is Life’, ‘Inflicting Blasphemy Upon The Heavens’, ‘Beyond The Gates Of Burning Ghats’ and ‘Pure Hate’ (MERCILESS cover with guest vocals by Killer of STILLBORN – bonus track only available on the digi CD). You can follow AZARATH at www.facebook.com/azarathband
American Death Metallers HUMANITY IS CANCER have just premiered the track ‘Harlot’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming self-titled debut EP, which will be released on November 13, 2020 via Redefining Darkness Records. The previously revealed ‘Cancer Is Humanity (A Future Of Violence & Death)’ can still be checked out over here. For more HUMANITY IS CANCER info please visit www.redefiningdarkness.com or www.facebook.com/redefiningdarkness