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Satanic old school Death Metallers SHED THE SKIN have just premiered the new track ‘Skeletal Firestorm’ at this location. The song will appear on the band’s third album “The Forbidden Arts”, which will be released on June 26, 2020 via Hells Headbangers. The previously revealed ‘Archons Of The Final Creation’ can still be checked out here. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Skeletal Firestorm’, ‘Archons Of The Final Creation’, ‘Trow Of Tragedy’, ‘Master Of Thralls’, ‘Necromantic Wellspring’, ‘Glorified In Bloodsmoke’, ‘The Laundress’, ‘Black Bile Of Ceres’, ‘The Moors, The Madness’, ‘Veins Of Perdition’ and ‘Speculum In Blood’. More about SHED THE SKIN at www.facebook.com/shedtheskin
Toronto, Ontario based Death Metallers GUTVOID have released an exclusive digital single entitled ‘Forbidden City Beneath The Crypt’ at this location. The song is a stand-alone appetizer for the physical release of the band’s debut EP “Astral Bestiary”, which will be released on August 28, 2020 via Blood Harvest Records on CD, 12″ vinyl and cassette tape formats. A full EP stream is available here. For all additional GUTVOID info please visit www.facebook.com/gutvoidofficial
British Death Metallers DECREPID have just released a lyric video for ‘Plagued By Mortality’ over here. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming third album “Endless Sea Of Graves”, which will be released on July 07, 2020 through Xtreem Music on CD format. For more information visit DECREPID at www.facebook.com/decrepid
Tampa, Florida based blackened Death Metallers INSATANITY will release their new full-length “Hymns Of The Gods Before” on June 19, 2020 via CDN Records. It is the band’s first album since 1996’s “Divine Decomposition”. A lyric video for the first single ‘Ashes Of The Apostle’ is already available at this location. The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘Seed Of Baal’, ‘Ashes Of The Apostle’, ‘Whose Hand Embalms’, ‘Demons Within Creation’, ‘Upon The Ivory Throne’, ‘Cross Of Deception’, ‘Eidolon Of The Blind’, ‘Trail Of Terror’ and ‘When Satan Rules His World’ (DEICIDE cover, bonus track). The cover art was created by Gaung Yang at Confessional Studio. For all additional INSATANITY info, check out www.facebook.com/insatanityofficial
Chilean Death Metallers SOULROT have just premiered a new track entitled ‘All That Remains’ over here. It will appear on the upcoming second SOULROT album “Victims Of Spiritual Warfare”, which will be released on July 27, 2020 via Memento Mori. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘La Doctrina De Los Malnacidos’, ‘Nihilistic Automata’, ‘Buried Alive’, ‘I, Master’, ‘Perpetual Warfare’, ‘God Forsaken’, ‘Deceiving Tyranny Manifesto’, ‘Chainsaw Worship Hymn’, ‘Protect The Coven’, ‘Evolutive Slaves’, ‘All That Remains’, ‘Nameless Ritual’, ‘Hideous Manifestation’, ‘What Destroys You, Makes Us Stronger’ and ‘Aquelarre’. The album was mastered by Javier Felez at Moontower Studios and the cover artwork was created by Cesar Valladares. More SOULROT at www.facebook.com/soulrotchile or https://soulrot.bandcamp.com
On August 07, 2020 Me Saco Un Ojo Records in co-operation with Dark Descent Records will release “Speciation”, the second album from Australian Death Metallers FACELESS BURIAL, on vinyl, CD, cassette and digitally. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Worship’, ‘Limbic Infirmary’, ‘Irreparably Corpsed’, ‘Speciation’, ‘Spuming Catarrhal Gruel’ and ‘Ravished To The Unknown’. More about FACELESS BURIAL at www.facebook.com/facelessburial
Osnabrück, Germany based PANZER SQUAD have just released a self-titled 7″ EP via Lycanthropic Chants. It features four exclusive tracks and is available as a regular edition (200 copies, black vinyl with b/w labels and 300 g/m² fold out inlay) and special edition (100 copies, black vinyl with kraft paper coloured labels and 350 g/m² brown kraft paper fold out inlay). Both versions are housed in black inner sleeves and include a free digital download code. You can listen to one of the EP tracks at this location. Ordering details you will find at www.lycanthropic.de. More band info is available at www.facebook.com/panzersquadthrash
26 years after their last album, Switzerland’s Death / Thrashers MESSIAH will release the successor to their “Underground” record from 1994. The new album “Fracmont” will be released via High Roller Records on September 11, 2020. Prior to the album a 3-song EP (with songs that won’t be on the album) will be released. The EP will be entitled “Fatal Grotesque Symbols – Darken Universe” and contains a brand new song (title track) and re-recorded versions of ‘Space Invaders’ (from the band’s 1986 debut album “Hymn To Abramelin”) as well as the title track of the second album “Extreme Cold Weather” (1987). The EP will be available on August 07, 2020 on CD and vinyl. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Little Creek Studio Switzerland in March / April 2020 by V.O. Pulver and the cover artwork was created by Björn Gooßes (Killustrations.com). The current line-up of MESSIAH features Andy Kaina on vocals, Brögi on guitars, Patrick Hersche on bass and Steve Karrer on drums. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/messiahthrashingmadness
Icelandic Black Metal duo HELFRÓ has just released a video for the song ‘Musteri Agans’, taken from the band’s self-titled debut record, at this location. It was created by Guilherme Henriques. More about HELFRÓ at www.facebook.com/helfroice
Slovak / Swiss old school Black / Deathers DOMINION OF SUFFERING are streaming their upcoming debut album “The Birth Of Hateful Existence” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on June 15, 2020 via Slovak Metal Army on CD format (Necroeucharist Productions will be handling the vinyl release). For more information please visit www.facebook.com/dominion-of-suffering-band-577965729346417
American Black / Death Metallers WITCHBONES will release the CD version of their new album “Goety” via Morbid Chapel Records later this month. It was previously only released digitally. More WITCHBONES info at www.morbidchapelrecords.com
“Exegesis Of Nihility”, the debut album from American bestial Black / Death Metallers NEXWOMB, will be out in June 2020 via Morbid Chapel Records on CD format (the digital version is already available here). More about NEXWOMB at www.facebook.com/nexwomb-212852468734393. Label contact: www.morbidchapelrecords.com
On July 15, 2020 Purity Through Fire will release “…Gedenken Wir Der Finsternis”, the debut full-length from German Black Metallers EISENKULT, on CD, vinyl LP, A5 digipak and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Intro’, ‘Stahlross’, ‘Deprecatio’, ‘Interlude’, ‘…Gedenken Wir Der Finsternis’, ‘Auf Schwarzen Schwingen’, ‘Ein Endloses Nichts’ and ‘Outro’. The title track is already streaming here. EISENKULT features members of MAVORIM, TOTENWACHE and MEUCHELMORD. For more information please visit www.purity-through-fire.com
On July 10, 2020 Dutch blackened Speed / Thrash Metallers VULCAN TYRANT will release a compilation via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions entitled “Vulcanic Collection”, which features early material of the band, including the demos “Ablaze”, “Obscured By Hellfire” and “…From The Sky”, their split material and a cover of ‘Swords Of Vengeance’ (originally recorded by FUTURE TENSE). The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Diabolic Vengeance’, ‘Furnace Of Eternal Flames’, ‘Witches Curse’, ‘Obscured By Hellfire’, ‘…From The Sky’, ‘Made To Destroy’, ‘Order Of The Tyrant’, ‘Graveyard Rabies’, ‘Vulcanic Attack’, ‘Trapped In A Hailstorm’, ‘One With The Beast’ and ‘Swords Of Vengeance’ (FUTURE TENSE cover). The entire material was mastered by Dan Randall at Mammoth Sound. You can already stream the album track ‘Furnace Of Eternal Flames’ at this location. For all further band info check out www.facebook.com/vulcantyrant
British old school Death Metallers CRYPTWORM are streaming their upcoming debut mini album “Reeking Gunk Abhorrence” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on June 20, 2020 via Me Saco Un Ojo Ojo Records on 12″ vinyl format (Pulverised Records shall be handling the CD version). More CRYPTWORM at https://cryptworm.bandcamp.com or www.facebook.com/cryptworm
Russian brutal Death Metallers OSSUARY ANEX will release their third album “Obscurantism Apogee” on September 22, 2020 via Xtreem Music on CD format. The cover artwork has once again been created by Vladimir “Smerdulak” Chebakov and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Contempt Of God’, ‘Firestorm’, ‘Obscurantism Apogee’, ‘Revelation (Apocalypsis Ioannis)’, ‘Path To Golgotha’, ‘We Are The Antichrist’, ‘According To Their Deeds’, ‘The Beyond-Man’ and ‘The Great And Celestial Massacre’. A first advance single is already available at this location. You can visit OSSUARY ANEX’s official site here: www.facebook.com/ossuaryanex
On September 04, 2020 Floga Records will release “Magnus Venator”, the second full-length from Greek Black Metallers KATAVASIA, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Daughters Of Darkness’, ‘The Tyrant’, ‘Blood Be My Crown’, ‘Chthonic Oracle’, ‘Saturnalia Magnus Cult’, ‘Triumphant Fate’, ‘Sinistral Covenant’, ‘Hordes Of Oblivion’ and ‘Babylon (Sammu-Rawat)’. KATAVASIA was formed in 2014 by members of VARATHRON, HAIL SPIRIT NOIR, AENAON, MELAN SELAS and AGNES VEIN. More info you will find at www.facebook.com/katavasiaofficial or https://katavasia.bandcamp.com
Cincinatti, Ohio based melodic Black Metallers VALDRIN are streaming their third album “Effigy Of Nightmares” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on June 12, 2020 via Blood Harvest Records. The cover art was created by Lucas Ruggieri and the tracklist reads as follows: ‘Gates Of Hospice’, ‘Exsanguination Tunnels’, ‘Red Burning Candles Of Hatred’, ‘Serpentine Bloodhalls’, ‘Basilisk Of Light’ and ‘Down The Oubliette Of Maelstrom’. For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/valdrinausadjur
German Thrashers ENTERA have just released a Lego stop motion video for the track ‘War Of The Zombies’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s new album “Hate Factory”. More about ENTERA at www.entera.org or www.facebook.com/entera-205340632811362
Berlin, Germany based progressive brutal Death Metallers DEFEATED SANITY have just released a bass playthrough video for ‘Propelled Into Sacrilege’ at this location. The track will appear on their forthcoming new album “The Sanguinary Impetus”, which will be released on July 24, 2020 via Willowtip Records. More about DEFEATED SANITY at www.facebook.com/defeatedsanity
Austrian Death / Thrashers DEATHSTORM have just premiered a new track, entitled ‘Sulphuric Scents’, over here. It will appear on the band’s upcoming fourth album “For Dread Shall Reign”, which will be released on July 31, 2020 via Dying Victims Productions. The previously revealed ‘Funereal Depths’ can still be streamed at this location. The complete “For Dread Shall Reign” tracklist reads like this: ‘Unforgotten Wounds’, ‘Blades Of Delusion’, ‘Bloodlusted’, ‘Ripping And Tearing’, ‘Sulphuric Scents’, ‘The Mourning / Funereal Depths’, ‘Toxic Devotion’, ‘Stygian Black’ and ‘Human Individual Metamorphosis’. For more info and regular updates you can follow DEATHSTORM at www.facebook.com/deathstormthrash
Finland’s Death Metallers LANTERN will release their third full-length “Dimensions” on July 10, 2020 via Dark Descent Records. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Strange Nebula’, ‘Beings’, ‘Portraits’, ‘Cauldron Of Souls’, ‘Shrine Of Revelation’ and ‘Monolith Abyssal Dimensions’. The album was was mixed and mastered by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studios and the artwork was created by Timo Kokko. More LANTERN info you will find at www.facebook.com/lantern666
You can download a free 16-track “Coronavirus / COVID-19” Bandcamp sampler from HORROR PAIN GORE DEATH PRODUCTIONS at this location now. It features the following bands / tracks: MUSKET HAWK – ‘Dios Mio’, SAVIORSKIN – ‘Indoctrinate’, REDUNDANT PROTOPLASM – ‘Intravenous Leptosporosis’, VIOGRESSION – ‘Execution’ (“Execution” Demo), ALPHA-O-MAGA – ‘Deceiver Believer’, IN THE FIRE – ‘Take Away The Crown’, ABIGAIL – ‘Satanik For Slaughter’, VULCAN TYRANT – ‘Never Stop The Tyranny’, MOONS – ‘Toneshaper’, IMPERIAL SAVAGERY – ‘From Advent To Casket’, FORMLESS MASTER – ‘The Clones Of Bruce Lee’, BAYHT LAHM – ‘Gente De Sal (Mitos Falsos)’, HEINOUS – ‘Shrunken Head’, FLUIDS – ‘Capped’, CARRION VAEL – ‘Black Chariot’ and LOCUST REIGN – ‘Big Cat Rescue’. More about Horror Pain Gore Death Productions at www.facebook.com/horrorpaingoredeath
French Post Black Metallers DECLINE OF THE I are currently in the studio recording their fourth album. It is expected to commence a new trilogy, conceptually based on the works of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. The drums have already been recorded in Hybreed Studios (TEMPLE OF BAAL, RITUALIZATION, MERRIMACK) in late May, all other instruments will be recorded over the next few weeks at a private studio. The mixing will be done at Drudenhaus Studio (ALCEST, ALUK TODOLO, DRASTUS) in early July. Dehn Sora (DEATHSPELL OMEGA, BLUT AUS NORD) will be taking care of the artwork. More info you will find at www.facebook.com/declineofthei
On August 28, 2020 Dying Victims Productions will release the self-titled debut mini album from NEANDERTHAL NOISE MACHINE on 12” vinyl format. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Caligüla’, ‘Snorting Shit On Your Tïts’, ‘Rölling Through The Night’, ‘Dirty Jailbait Asshöle’, ‘Red-Lïght Streets’ and ‘Wild, Dirty & No Remörse!’. The opener ‘Caligüla’ can already be streamed here. NEANDERTHAL NOISE MACHINE consists of Alimai (IN LEAGUE WITH SATAN, BESTIAL EVIL), Ace (WITCHUNTER, BESTIAL EVIL) and Bastard (BLASPHEMOPHAGHER, RIPPING DEATH, BESTIAL EVIL, ex – BAPHOMET’S BLOOD). For all additional band information please visit www.facebook.com/neanderthalnoisemachine
On June 30, 2020 Purity Through Fire will release “Nihilist”, the new album from French Black Metallers K.F.R. on A5 digipak and gatefold double LP vinyl formats (the latter including a demo bonus). The cover art was created by Taccardi and the tracklist reads as follows: ‘Ô Mastema’, ‘Lord Of The Flies’, ‘Insect Boy’, ‘Mastema, Ruler Of Larvae’, ‘Nihilist’, ‘Exil Métaphysique’, ‘I’m A Sick Painter’, ‘All I See Is You’ and ‘It’s Not Over Yet (The Raping Of Symphony 7)’. For the first time in almost 10 years, this album was properly mixed and mastered in a real studio, the Opus Magnum Studio owned by Déhà in Belgium. Several graphic videos from “Nihilist” have already been revealed. To watch the videos, just click on the title: ‘I’m A Sick Painter‘, ‘Insect Boy‘, ‘All I See Is You‘ and ‘Lord Of The Flies‘. More about K.F.R. at www.facebook.com/kfrkafir
“Hapeleptic Overtrove”, the forthcoming seventh album from technical Progressive Metal act BEHOLD… THE ARCTOPUS, is streaming in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via Willowtip Records on June 12, 2020 on vinyl LP and digital formats. The CD version will be released via P2. You will find out more about the band at www.facebook.com/beholdthearctopus
On August 07, 2020 Me Saco Un Ojo Ojo Records will release “The Lower Levels Of Sentience”, the debut mini album from Costa Rica based Death Metallers ASTRIFEROUS, on 12″ vinyl format. Pulverised Records will take care of the CD version, while Desert Wastelands Productions will handle the tape version. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Ghost Universe’, ‘Exercises In Tantric Sorcery’, ‘Myriad Of Grotesquerie’ and ‘Necrohallucination’. More ASTRIFEROUS at https://astriferous.bandcamp.com
Brazilian Black Metallers MYSTIFIER have just released a two-part mini documentary entitled “Mystifier – Two Days In The Capital Of Death Metal” which follows the band in Belo Horizonte, Brazil at the start of their “Under The Black Magick Dinasty” tour. The film explores the history of the band as well as the early days of the Brazilian Metal scene. The band visits iconic Metal landmarks in this Latin American city such as the Bonfim Cemetary, where SARCOFAGO took the pics for “INRI” and the Cogumelo Records shop. The clips also include behind-the-scenes footage, rehearsals, and more. You can watch Part One here and Part Two here. The band commented on it as follows: “On our trip to the wonderful city of Belo Horizonte/MG – Brazil (which is the city of SEPULTURA, SARCOFAGO and others of extreme acts from the 80s), we recorded this documentary about our tour to promote the recent album “Protogoni Mavri Magiki Dynasteia”, released by Season Of Mist, in March 2019. The documentary was recorded in November 2019 and we had no idea what was coming. We didn’t even mention about the pandemic… As all of you know, all of our plans for 2020 have been ruined. All of our tours were canceled in Asia, Europe, United States, Canada and so on. Despite our Mother Earth’s relentless rage against humans (Coronavirus), we are already working on new compositions. Beelzeebubth is working on a solo project too. A big hug to all our fans, friends, bands, producers, road crews, label and tour managers, pub staff and so on. We can’t wait to come back to road to keep our work on and on. Greetings form Brazil. Stay safe!” MYSTIFIER recently also released videos for the songs ‘Witching Lycanthropic Moon’ and ‘Akhenaton (Son Mighty Sun)’, both taken from 2019’s “Protogoni Mavri Magiki Dynasteia” album. You can watch the videos here respectively here. All additional MYSTIFIER info you will find at www.facebook.com/mystifier666
Bydgoszcz, Poland based Death / Grinders UNBORN SUFFER will release their sixth full-length “Commit(ment To) Suicide” via Selfmadegod Records on June 26, 2020 (Europe) and July 10, 2020 (North America). It was recorded in Spring 2019 at Post Abortum Studios (the drums were recorded at Brzeskie Centrum Kultury). The material was mixed and mastered at Invent Sound Studio by Szymon Grodzki and the cover artwork was created by kabewu/Jarek. The CD version will contain two bonus songs that are not available anywhere else, not even digitally. A first song (‘Degradation Of Evolution’) can already be streamed at this location. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘God’s Blood’, ‘Cardboard Box’, ‘Commit(Ment To) Suicide’, ‘No One Will Know’, ‘We The Worst’, ‘Solutions’, ‘Whole World Gone Insane’, ‘Obliteration Of Faith’, ‘Degradation Of Evolution’, ‘Brain Itch’, ‘Point Zero’, ‘Pathological Salvation’, ‘Post Abortum Pt 4’, ‘A-82’, ‘Your Thoughts – Your Self Annihiliation’, ‘Pierdole Was’, ‘Partum Creaturae’, ‘Pyg’, ‘No Justification’, ‘Vision Of Death’, ‘All Living Kills’, ‘Blast Until I Die’, ‘Castrated Consciousness’, ‘Failed Attempt’ and ‘Abandon Rate’. CD bonus tracks: ‘No Future’ and ‘Human Flesh’. More about UNBORN SUFFER at www.facebook.com/unbornsuffer
German Death Metallers SANCTIFYING RITUAL are streaming their upcoming, self-titled debut album at this location now. It will be released tomoroow, June 05, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
Australian blackened Death Metallers EARTH ROT have just released a live video for the track ‘Unraveling Vapour Of Sanity’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s latest release “Black Tides Of Obscurity”. EARTH ROT commented on the video release as follows: “While we can’t tour or even meet up to create a video, our good friend NJV Media has pieced this video together for ‘Unravelling Vapour Of Sanity’ from our Melbourne show of the “Dread Rebirth” tour in March. While we spend our isolation starving off madness, this track seems the appropriate choice.” More about EARTH ROT at www.facebook.com/earthrotband
Dutch Death Metallers PESTILENCE have parted ways with drummer Septimiu Harsan. The band already found a replacement in Michiel van der Plicht (live drummer for countrymen CARACH ANGREN), with whom PESTILENCE will record their upcoming album “Exitivm”, which will be released via Agonia Records later this year. PESTILENCE issued the following comments about the split: “Right before the drum recordings for the new PESTILENCE album, we got news from Septimiu Harsan, that he will not be a part of this historic event. Recent developments regarding the covid-19 pandemic, the financial aspect and travel situation made him decide to stop pursuing a career in music on a professional level. We, Rutger van Noordenburg, Joost van der Graaf and mr. Pestilence himself, of corpse, wish him health and all the best for the future.” More about PESTILENCE at www.pestilence.nl or www.facebook.com/pestilenceofficial
On June 26, 2020 Hells Headbangers will release “The Forbidden Arts”, the third album from SHED THE SKIN, on CD and vinyl LP formats. SHED THE SKIN is a Satanic old school Death Metal band, created by Kyle Severn (INCANTATION, ACHERON) and Matt Sorg (RINGWORM, BLOOD OF CHRIST). The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Skeletal Firestorm’, ‘Archons Of The Final Creation’, ‘Trow Of Tragedy’, ‘Master Of Thralls’, ‘Necromantic Wellspring’, ‘Glorified In Bloodsmoke’, ‘The Laundress’, ‘Black Bile Of Ceres’, ‘The Moors, The Madness’, ‘Veins Of Perdition’ and ‘Speculum In Blood’. ‘Archons Of The Final Creation’ can already be streamed at Hells Headbangers’ Bandcamp. For all further info, check out www.facebook.com/shedtheskin
“Antichrist Militia”, the new mini album from Finnish War Metallers FRONT, is now streaming in its entirety right here. It will be released on June 05, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The cover art was created by Jenglot Hitam. More band info at www.facebook.com/legionfront
On June 26, 2020 Werewolf Records will release “Laulu Kuolemasta”, the fifth album from Finnish Black Metallers FÖRGJORD, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Laulu Murtuvan Niskan’, ‘Ihitiriekko’, ‘Surman Virta’, ‘Kostonhetki’, ‘Kylmyys’, ‘Polkuni Päässä’, ‘Kaksi Kiveä’, ‘Ruotta’, ‘Finlandia’ and ‘Veljessurma’. You can already stream ‘Laulu Murtuvan Niskan’ at this location. For all additional FÖRGJORD information please visit www.facebook.com/forgjord
East Frisian Death Metallers TEMPLE OF DREAD will release their sophomore album “World Sacrifice” on July 24, 2020 via Testimony Records. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘World Sacrifice’, ‘Commands From A Black Soul’, ‘Enforcers Of The Vile’, ‘Symbiotic Delusion’, ‘Machine’, ‘Alive I Ro’, ‘Dedication’, ‘Sold Baptism’ (MORGOTH cover) and ‘Blood Craving Mantra’. The title track is already streaming over here. The cover artwork was created by American artist Jesse Peper. More TEMPLE OF DREAD information you will find at www.facebook.com/templeofdread