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American satanic old school Death Metallers SHED THE SKIN are streaming their third album “The Forbidden Arts” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released tomorrow (June 26, 2020) via Hells Headbangers. The band consists of Kyle Severn (INCANTATION, ACHERON), Matt Sorg (RINGWORM, BLOOD OF CHRIST), Ash Thomas (VLADIMIRS, FAITHXTRACTOR, ESTUARY) and Ed Stephens (CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, RINGWORM, BEYOND FEAR). For more info check out www.facebook.com/shedtheskin
On September 11, 2020 Edged Circle Productions will release “Kingdom Of Decay”, the debut album of international Death Metallers DARKENED. The band consists of Hempa Brynolfsson – guitar (EXCRUCIATE), Linus Nirbrant – guitar (A CANOROUS QUINTET), Tobias Cristiansson – bass (GRAVE, ex – DISMEMBER), Gord Olson – vocals (YE GOAT HERD GODS) and Andy Whale – drums (MEMORIAM, ex – BOLT THROWER). The album features the following tracks: ‘Nekros Manteia’, ‘Dead Body Divination’, ‘1000 Years’, ‘Pandemonium’, ‘Cage Of Flesh’, ‘The Burning’, ‘The Old Ones’, ‘Kingdom Of Decay’, ‘Of Unsound Mind’, ‘The White Horse Of Pestilence’ and ‘Winds Of Immortality’. It was mixed by Tobbe Sillman (GENERAL SURGERY) and mastered by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY) at Unisound Studio in Sweden. The cover artwork was created by Juanjo Castellano Rosado. You can already stream ‘The Burning’ here. All further DARKENED info you will find at www.facebook.com/darkeneddeathmetal
Finnish Doom Metallers CONVOCATION have released a new track entitled ‘Martyrise’ over here. It will appear on the band’s upcoming album “Ashes Coalesce”, which will be released via Everlasting Spew Records on July 03, 2020. More about CONVOCATION at www.facebook.com/convocationdoom
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions will release a new compilation from US Death Metallers RUIN. It is entitled “Plague Transmissions: Vol. 2” and will be released on July 24, 2020 on CD and digital formats. It features the three EPs “Into Endless Chasms” (2018), “Death Tomb” (2019) and “Infested Death” (2020), as well as the band’s material from their split release with ANTHROPIC (2018). Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Into Endless Chasms’, ‘Manifestation’, ‘Crushing Insects’, ‘Deep Wounds’, ‘Where Monsters Hide’, ‘The Weak Will Hang’, ‘Crushed By Depths Of Darkness’, ‘That ‘Holy Spirit’ Feeling’, ‘Orgasmic Catharsis’, ‘Leaves From The Tree Of Death’, ‘Pulverize Remains’, ‘I Love Blood’, ‘Stab Wounds (1,821,914)’, ‘Burnt Bone And Ash’, ‘Trapped In Relentless Terror’, ‘Starving Dementia’, ‘Humiliation At Birth’ and ‘Eternal Curse Of Rotten Beings’. You can stream the album track ‘Leaves From The Tree Of Death’ at this location. More RUIN at https://thedeathmetalcult.bandcamp.com
Everlasting Spew Records have signed Boston, Massachusetts based technical brutal Death Metallers GORATORY. The band features current and former members of DEEDS OF FLESH, ARSIS, JOB FOR A COWBOY and PILLORY. A new album will be out in Autumn 2020. For more info and regular updates follow the band at www.facebook.com/officialgoratory
Finnish Black Metallers ORFVS are streaming their new mini album “Ceremony Of Darkness” over here now. It will be released on June 26, 2020 via Spread Evil Productions. For more ORFVS information please visit www.spreadevil.net or www.facebook.com/spreadevilproductions
Mexican brutal technical Death Metallers SEROCS are streaming their upcoming new EP “Vore” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via Everlasting Spew Records tomorrow. More about SEROCS at www.facebook.com/serocsband
Southern California based Death Metallers DRAGHKAR will release their debut full-length “At The Crossroads Of Infinity” on July 27, 2020 on CD and digital formats via Unspeakable Axe Records. The song ‘Beyond Despair, The Dawn of Rebirth’ is already available here. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘The First Death’, ‘Beyond Despair, The Dawn Of Rebirth’, ‘An Erosion Of The Eternal Soul’, ‘Seeking Oblivion’, ‘Pursued By Black Forms’ and ‘At The Crossroads Of Infinity’. For all additional DRAGHKAR information check out www.facebook.com/draghkarband or https://draghkar.bandcamp.com
Finnish Death Metallers LANTERN will release their third full-length “Dimensions” on July 10, 2020 via Dark Descent Records. It was mixed and mastered by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studios and the artwork was supplied by Timo Kokko. The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘Strange Nebula’, ‘Beings’, ‘Portraits’, ‘Cauldron Of Souls’, ‘Shrine Of Revelation’ and ‘Monolith Abyssal Dimensions’. ‘Beings’ is already available for streaming at this location. More about LANTERN at www.facebook.com/lantern666
Dutch brutal Death Metallers DISAVOWED have just released a lyric video for ‘The Process Of Comprehension’ over here. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming new album “Revocation Of The Fallen”, which will be released on July 31, 2020 via Brutal Mind. A lyric video for the album’s first single, ‘The Enlightened One’, is still available at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Process Of Comprehension’, ‘The Enlightened One’, ‘Revocation Of The Fallen’, ‘Imposed Afterlife’, ‘Deformed Construct’, ‘Therapeutic Dissonance’, ‘Defractured In Contemplation’, ‘Egocentric Entity’, ‘The Inevitable Outcome’ and ‘Facing The Singularity’. For all additional DISAVOWED information check out www.facebook.com/disavowedofficial
Finnish Black Metallers GLOOM are streaming their upcoming debut album “Rider Of The Last Light” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on June 26, 2020 via Spread Evil Productions. For all further info please visit www.spreadevil.net or www.facebook.com/spreadevilproductions
On August 06, 2020 Lunar Apparitions (a division of Nebular Carcoma) will re-release “VVitchblood”, the second full-length from Canadian Black Metallers BAŠMU, on CD format. You can stream the album track ‘The Crooked Wand Of The Ophidian Craft’ here. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘VVitchblood’, ‘Majestic Serpentine Temples’, ‘Crimson Eyes Of Djinn’, ‘Binding Of Shadow Spirits’, ‘The Crooked Wand Of The Ophidian Craft’, ‘The Demonic Oath’, ‘Crystalline Prison Of Souls’ and ‘Dimension Of Agony’. More BAŠMU at https://basmu.bandcamp.com
Transylvanian / Hungarian Black Metallers DEATH NÖIZE will release their third full-length “Rites, Curses And Spells” on limited 12″ LP (250 copies) in August 2020 via Bestial Burst / Metal Ör Die Records / Deathlike Noise Productions. Harald Mentor (RIDE FOR REVENGE) has contributed guest leads to the album. A teaser video can already be checked out here. More DEATH NÖIZE you will find at https://deathnoize.bandcamp.com or www.facebook.com/noizeovdeath
French Death Metallers MERCYLESS have just released a second single from their upcoming new album “The Mother Of All Plagues”. You can stream ‘All Souls Are Mine’ at this location. The song features guest guitar solos by Michel Dumas and Anthony Derycke of AGRESSOR and CATACOMB respectively. The album will be out on August 21, 2020 via Xenokorp on CD and vinyl. More about MERCYLESS at www.facebook.com/mercylesscult
Swedish melodic brutal Death Metallers DEMONICAL are currently recording their sixth album at Glashuset Studios with engineer Johan Hjelm. Karl Daniel Lidén is expected to put final touches on the record at his own Tri-Lamb Studios in July. It is the first DEMONICAL album to feature vocalist Christofer Säterdal, as well as drummer Ronnie Bergerstål. The lead guitars and vocals being the only left to record. None of the nine tracks are mixed or mastered yet and the album hasn’t been named. For more information and regular updates follow DEMONICAL at www.demonical.net or www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
German Black / Death Metallers KHTHONIIK CERVIIKS have just premiered the track ‘Odyssey 3000’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming second album “Æequiizoiikum”, which will be released on July 17, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘KC Exhalement 4.0 (Welcome To HAL)’, ‘Odyssey 3000’, ‘Æequiizoiikum (Mothraiik Rites)’, ‘Δt (Recite The Kriitiikal Mæss)’, ‘Para-Dog-Son – Demagorgon’, ‘Kollektiing Koffiin Naiils (Délire Des Négations Sequence 1.0)’, ‘Bloodless Epiiphany (Délire Des Négations Sequence 2.0)’ and ‘KC Inhalement 4.0 (Nothiing-Niihiil-Non)’. More KHTHONIIK CERVIIKS info at www.facebook.com/khthoniik-cerviiks-1667196730203180
Québéc, Canada based Black Metallers SOMBRE HÉRITAGE are streaming their upcoming debut album “Alpha Ursae Minoris” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on June 24, 2020 via Sepulchral Productions. For all additional information check out www.sepulchralproductions.com or www.facebook.com/sepulchral.prods
“Hymns Of The Gods Before”, the first full-length from Tampa, Florida based blackened Death Metallers INSATANITY since 1996, has just been released via CDN Records. A full album stream is available at this location. More about INSATANITY at www.facebook.com/insatanityofficial
On August 26, 2020 Xtreem Music will re-release the entire discography of 90s US Death / Thrashers POSSESSION on a 2 CD entitled “Disentombed Manifestations”. It will include the band’s first demo “Mad Crazed & Violent”, the MCD “The Unnameable Suffering”, their one and only full-length “Eternally Haunt” and their last official release, the MCD “Scourge & Fire”. The compilation also includes an unreleased 6 song demo from ’95 and two songs from ’98 (one of them is an unreleased song and the other, a cover of IRON MAIDEN for a tribute). “Disentombed Manifestations” comes with liner notes, original covers from each release and tons of photos and flyers. The cover artwork was created by Juanjo Castellano. You can visit POSSESSION at www.facebook.com/officialpossession and listen to a song from their ’95 album here.
Québec, Canada based Black Metallers SERMENT are streaming their debut album “Chante, Ô Flamme De La Liberté” in its entirety at this location. It will be released on June 24, 2020 via Sepulchral Productions. For more information check out www.sepulchralproductions.com or www.facebook.com/sepulchral.prods
French Gore Death Grinders PUTRID OFFAL have just released ‘Heaven’s Door’, the second single from their new album “Sicknesses Obsessions”, at this location. The album will be out on September 11, 2020 via Xenokorp. For all further info please visit www.facebook.com/putridoffal
Canadian blackened Death Metallers NECRONOMICON have just released a bass playthrough video for ‘Singularis Dominus’ at this location. The track is taken from the band’s latest album “UNUS”, which was released in October 2019 via Season Of Mist. A full album stream is available here. More about NECRONOMICON at www.facebook.com/necronomiconmetal
California based Death Metallers DRAGHKAR will release their debut full-length “At The Crossroad Of Infinity” on July 27, 2020 via Unspeakable Axe Records on CD and digital formats. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘The First Death’, ‘Beyond Despair, The Dawn Of Rebirth’, ‘An Erosion Of The Eternal Soul’, ‘Seeking Oblivion’, ‘Pursued By Black Forms’ and ‘At The Crossroads Of Infinity’. All additional DRAGHKAR info you will find at www.facebook.com/draghkarband
Finnish Death Metallers CONVULSE have just premiered ‘The Summoning’, a first track from their upcoming fifth full-length “Deathstar”, at this location. The video features a behind the scenes look at the making of the album. Transcending Records will release “Deathstar” on vinyl, CD and cassette formats on October 30, 2020. It was recorded and mixed in analog at JJ Studio and the artwork was created by Jan Yrlund, based on the painting Strangled by Minna Mead. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Extreme Dark Light’, ‘Whirlwind’, ‘The Summoning’, ‘Chernobyl’, ‘We Sold Our Soul For Rock’n Roll’, ‘Deathstar’, ‘Make Humanica Great Again’, ‘Light My Day’ and ‘The End’. For all further CONVULSE information please visit www.facebook.com/convulse
On August 21, 2020 Primitive Reaction will release “Ignis Spiritus”, a new mini album from Finland’s FLAME, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Intro’, ‘Firespirit Of Rebellion’, ‘Primordial Storm’, ‘Astral Crypt’ and ‘Force And Fire’. ‘Firespirit Of Rebellion’ can already be streamed here. FLAME was formed back in 1998 by members of BARATHRUM and URN. For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/satansflame
Tampa, Florida based blackened Death Metallers INSATANITY have just released a lyric video for ‘Demons Within Creation’ at this location. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming album “Hymns Of The Gods Before”, which will be released on June 19, 2020 via CDN Records. More about INSATANITY at www.facebook.com/insatanityofficial
Black Metallers THE RITE (featuring A.Th of BLACK OATH and Ustumallagam of DENIAL OF GOD) are streaming their upcoming debut album “Liturgy Of The Black” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on June 19, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. For all further band information please visit www.facebook.com/the-rite-band-page-219647875291113
UK based Death Metal trio ETERNAL ROT will release a new EP entitled “Putridarium” through Godz Ov War Productions later this year. It will feature the following four tracks: ‘Downward Among The Departed’, ‘Serenity Through Maniacal Flagellation With Decomposing Limbs’, ‘Endless Stream Of Coffins’ and ‘Descent Into Torment’. You can already check out ‘Descent Into Torment’ at this location. The cover artwork was created by Mark Riddick. All additional band info you will find at www.facebook.com/eternalrot
Polish Death Metallers RITES OF DAATH will release their debut full-length “Doom Spirit Emanation” via Godz Ov War Productions on July 06, 2020 on CD, LP, MC and in digital format. The album was recorded at Roslyn Studio and the mixing and mastering was done by VK (TEMPLE NIGHTSIDE, VASSAFOR, SINISTROUS DIABOLUS) . The cover art and layout was created by WS Artworks. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Doom Spirit Emanation’, ‘The Accursing Tongues’, ‘Shrines Of Seclusion’, ‘Primeval Depths Of Chaos’, ‘The Chasm’ and ‘Mercurian Blood’. You can already listen to ‘Shrines Of Seclusion’ here. More about RITES OF DAATH at www.facebook.com/ritesofdaath
On July 06, 2020 Polish technical Death Metallers UERBEROS will release their sophomore album “Stand Over Your Grave” via Godz Ov War Productions on CD and digital format. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Levitation’, ‘Ruthless Execution’, ‘Beautiful Crimson Of Your Blood’, ‘Human Carcass’, ‘Putrescine’, ‘Flaming Darkness’, ‘Stand Over Your Grave’, ‘To Make You Suffer!’ and ‘Emperor’. The album was recorded at Rob-Sonic Records, mixed and mastered by Robert Wrożyna and the artwork was created by Jesus Lhysta (Rotted Artist). An official lyric video for ‘Flaming Darkness’ can already be watched at this location. For all further UERBEROS information, go here: www.facebook.com/uerberosband
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions have signed Boston Massachusetts based Death Metal act INHALEMENT. The band’s new EP “Eternally Stoned” will be released on CD and digital formats today. It features the following tracks: ‘MJ Ultra’, ‘Unsmokeable’, ‘Drowning In Reclaim’ and ‘Eternally Stoned’. INHALEMENT were formed from the ashes of TOKE who previously released “Fifty Ton Nug” on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. You can stream the album track ‘MJ Ultra’ right here. More band information is available at www.facebook.com/inhalementdeathmetal
Finnish Death Metallers SHRAPNEL STORM will release their self-titled second album via Great Dane Records on August 17, 2020. Two songs are already available for streaming at the label’s Bandcamp site. A video for ‘Riding Against Dawn’ can furthermore be watched here. More about SHRAPNEL STORM at www.facebook.com/shrapnelstormband
“Aeon Of Deathless Blight”, the fourth full-length from Slovakian Black / Death Metallers INFER, will be released on CD via Nigredo Records on June 20, 2020. You can listen to the album track ‘Into The Pit Of Gehenna’ here. More about INFER at www.facebook.com/infer666
Greek Black Metallers VARATHRON will release their 30th anniversary live album “Glorification Under The Latin Moon” on September 25, 2020 via Agonia Records. It was recorded on August 04, 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil during the final show of VARATHRON’s “30 Years Of Darkness” tour”. It was mixed and mastered by Achilleas Kalantzis at Suncord Audiolab and the artwork was created by Juanjo Castellano. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Cultum Deus Aeternum (Ιntro)’, ‘Ouroboros Dweller’, ‘Cassiopeia’s Ode’, ‘Tenebrous’, ‘Saturnian Sect’, ‘His Majesty A The Swamp’, ‘Son Of The Moon’, ‘Unholy Funeral’, ‘Nightly Kingdoms’, ‘Lustful Father’, ‘Flowers Of My Youth’, ‘The River Of My Souls’, ‘The Tressrising Of Nyarlathotep’, ‘Genesis Of Apocryphal Desire’ and ‘Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (Outro)’. More VARATHRON info you will find at www.facebook.com/varathronofficial
On July 15, 2020 Caligari Records will release the debut demo from OČI VLKA, simply entitled “Demo”, on cassette tape formats. OČI VLKA (english for “Eyes of Wolf”) is a two-piece band that was formed in 2018 in the Czech Republic. You can already check out one of the demo tracks here. For ordering details and all further info please visit www.caligarirecords.com or www.facebook.com/caligarirecords
Canadian Black / Speed / Death / Thrash Metallers TORREFY have just released a lyric video for ‘Torrn Apart By Machinery’ at this location. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album “Life Is Bad”, which will be self-released on July 01, 2020. The band previously already released a lyric video for the track ‘GFYD’, which is still available here. All additional TORREFY info can be found at www.facebook.com/torrefy
On August 06, 2020 Lunar Apparitions (a division of Nebular Carcoma) will release “Tradition”, the debut album of US Black Metallers MALUS VOTUM on digipak CD format. The track ‘Wolf Age’ is already available for streaming over here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Feast On The Mountain’, ‘Prince Of The Culling Tide’, ‘Ritual Of Cessation Of Forms’ and ‘Wolf Age’. MALUS VOTUM drummer / bassist / vocalist Grond Nefarious and guitarist / vocalist Goatlord have both previously played in Portland’s PANZERGOD. More MALUS VOTUM at https://malusvotum.bandcamp.com
German Death Metallers CELEBRATE HATE have just released their new album “Saustall Deutschland” via Bandcamp. You you stream and buy it at this location. A vinyl edition will be available through the band soon as well again. More about CELEBRATE HATE at www.facebook.com/celebrate-hate-216742128361426