On April 24, 2020 Werewolf Records will release “Traveler Of The Untouched Voids”, a new mini album from Finnish Black Metallers MØRKETIDA, on 12″ vinyl format. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Descent Of Purple Mist’, ‘Upon The Aged Heavens’, ‘Traveler Of The Untouched Voids’ and ‘Unsilent Storms In The North Abyss’ (IMMORTAL cover). The opener ‘Descent Of Purple Mist’ can already be streamed here. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/morketida
US Death Metallers MISERY INDEX have just released a live video of their complete show in Nantes, which was shot during their tour with NAPALM DEATH, EYEHATEGOD and ROTTEN SOUND last February. You can watch the show here. You can follow MISERY INDEX at www.facebook.com/miseryindex
South American Death Metallers REPTILIUM have just premiered ‘Refusing The Hidden Truth’, a track from their forthcoming sophomore EP “Adrenochromacy”, at this location. The EP will be released on April 17, 2020 via Slam World Wide. It was recorded, engineered and produced at Valley Of The Death in Quito, Ecuador and the mixing and mastering duties were handled by Cody Fuentes at Rapture Recordings in Los Angeles, California. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Le Grand Animal Du Maastricht’, ‘New Deadly Bastard’, ‘Refusing The Hidden Truth’ and ‘Massive Abduction’. More about REPTILIUM at www.facebook.com/reptiliumsect
Spanish Death Metallers APOSENTO have just released a lyric video of the the song ‘The Dweller On The Threshold’ over here. The song will appear on their upcoming new album “Conjuring The New Apocalypse”, which will be released on May 05, 2020 via Xtreem Music on CD and 12″ LP formats. It was recorded and mixed by Dan Díez at Track Stereo Studios and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios in Germany. The cover art has been created by Naroa Etxebarría. The complete tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Liber Al Vel Legis’, ‘Heretics By The Grace Of God’, ‘Kadosh – Spitting On The Trisag’, ‘Samhain – The Night Of Ignis Fatuus’, ‘Akerbeltz’, ‘Noli Me Tangere’, ‘Vamachara – The Left Hand Path’, ‘Revelation 777’, ‘The Dweller On The Threshold’ and ‘Doomsday – The Metanoia Of Redemption Process’. For all additional info please visit www.facebook.com/aposento-738317632866483
“Extreme Nation”, the award-winning feature documentary film on the extreme underground music of the Indian subcontinent gets digitally released on Vimeo’s Video on Demand. The film will be available to viewers worldwide on the streaming platform from 11 AM IST/ 05:30 AM GMT, April 03, 2020. Executive producer Abhay Singh had this to say about it: “After much contemplation we, the producers of the film, decided to release the movie online for people to watch, especially during these testing times for humanity. The whole world is hooked on digital content and wants to know what’s happening around them, hence we decided now is the time. Vimeo On Demand is a creator-empowering platform democratizing the dissemination of relevant media to audiences and is our tool of choice for engaging with our audience.” You can watch “Extreme Nation” here and here. The 81 minutes long film features commentaries from various musicians and people involved in the extreme music scene, including NAFARMAAN, PRIMITIV, PLAGUE THROAT, SYPHILECTOMY, KONFLICT, GENOCIDE SHRINES and MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS. Comments from many obscure bands, Metal enthusiasts, members of the underground and journalists as well as internationally touring bands like IMPIETY and CULT OF FIRE were also documented during their performances. For more information check out www.royvilleproductions.com or www.facebook.com/extremenationindia
German Black / Thrashers WARLUST have just premiered the new track ‘To Fall Apart’ at this location. It is taken from the band’s upcoming second album “Unearthing Shattered Philosophies”, which will be released on April 24, 2020 via Dying Victims Productions. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Death Created Time’, ‘The Burning Eyes Of Satan’, ‘Wolvewhore’, ‘In The Shadow Of The Alchemyst’, ‘My Final Sacrifice’, ‘I Spit On Your Grave’, ‘Primal & Divine’ and ‘To Fall Apart’. The previously released ‘I Spit On Your Grave’ is still available here, while ‘My Final Sacrifice’ can be streamed here. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/warlust666
Quebec, Canada based technical Death Metallers BEYOND CREATION have released a video for the track ‘Suface’s Echoes’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s latest album “Algorythm”. The band commented on the video as follows: “‘Surface’s Echoes’ is one of our favourite songs to play off of “Algorythm” so we simply had to make a music video in a live setting with the track. Once again shot in our hometown of Montreal with Ismael Mossadeq as a director, we knew it would capture the highly powerful vibe that our city is notable for among touring metal bands. Enjoy, share, like and subscribe! Peace!” For all additional BEYOND CREATION information check out www.beyondcreationofficial.com or www.facebook.com/beyondcreationofficial
On April 30, 2020 Purity Through Fire will release “Purging Sacred Soils”, the debut album of German Black Metallers SLAGMARK, on CD, A5 digipak and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow at a later date. The band features members of SARKRISTA and TOTENWACHE. The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘Hexenhammer’, ‘Feeding The Urge To Destroy’, ‘Purging Sacred Soils’, ‘Built On Bone Hills’, ‘Eradication Of All Terrestrial Ulcer’, ‘As Cathedrals Drowned In Flames’ and ‘Unleash Our Brutish Wrath’. One of the tracks can already be streamed at this location. For more info please check out www.purity-through-fire.com
US melodic Black Metallers VALDRIN will release their third album “Effigy Of Nightmares” on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats via Blood Harvest Records on June 12, 2020. The cover art was created by Lucas Ruggieri, with layout by Anton Escobar, 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’. ‘Red Burning Candles Of Hatred’ is already streaming here. More band information at www.facebook.com/valdrinausadjur
On April 30, 2020 Purity Through Fire will release the debut mini album from UK’s Black Metallers MORTE LUNE, “Temple Of Flesh”, on digipak CD. The track ‘O Father, O Satan’ is already available for streaming here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘O Father, O Satan’, ‘Silence Of The Night’, ‘Chalice Of Blood’, ‘Lucifers Gift’, ‘Spewing Black Vomit’ and ‘Temple Of Flesh’. For more information please visit www.purity-through-fire.com
German blackened Metal Punks KARLOFF have just premiered the new track ‘Bastard Of The Night’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s debut mini album “Raw Nights”, which will be released on April 24, 2020 via Dying Victims Productions on 12” vinyl format. The previously revealed ‘I Like Blood’ is still streaming here. All further KARLOFF info you will find at www.facebook.com/karloffpunk
Season Of Mist have signed New York City based Black Metallers BLACK ANVIL. The band will release their fifth album, as well as their back catalog via the label later this year. BLACK ANVIL commented on the signing as follows: “We have been quite familiar with Season Of Mist over the years. They’re unique, eclectic and, most importantly, passionate about what they choose to release and who they choose to work with. This is an emotion that is extremely strong in our camp because without it, there’s absolutely no reason to move forward and keep our flame lit.” You can still check out the band’s latest album “As Was” via their Bandcamp site. More about BLACK ANVIL at www.facebook.com/blackanvil
On April 24, 2020 Hells Headbangers will release the self-titled debut mini album from Canadian Death Metal trio EXPUNGED on 12″ vinyl format. It was mastered by Topin Das at Apartment Two Studio and will feature the following five tracks: ‘Disposed In Chaos And War’, ‘Melting Flesh’, ‘Putrefying Mind’, ‘Dark Age Crusade’ and ‘Your Demise’. You can already listen to ‘Disposed In Chaos And War’ at this location. All additional EXPUNGED info at www.facebook.com/expungeddeathmetal
US Black Metallers HÄXANU are streaming their debut album “Snare Of All Salvation” in its entirety over here now. It will be released via Amor Fati Productions today. For more info and ordering details check out www.amor-fati-productions.de or www.facebook.com/amorfatiprod
US Black / Death Metallers INFERION have just released a video for ‘Grendel (Deconstructed Version)’ at this location. The song is taken from their upcoming, as of yet untitled new album. The video was produced by Rich Vergez (Torche-Admission) and features live footage of the band performing in Colombia. The album will be released this fall via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. More about INFERION at www.facebook.com/inferion1
On May 15, 2020 Greyhaze Records will re-issue the third SARCÓFAGO album “Hate” (originally released in 1994) on deluxe vinyl and cassette formats. The audio was remastered from the original master tape and all artwork honors the original release. The album track ‘The God’s Faeces’ can be checked out at this location. For more info and order details please check out www.greyhazerecords.com or www.facebook.com/greyhazerecords
The Seattle based Death Metal trio NOROTH is streaming its debut mini album “It Dwells Amongst Us” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on April 10, 2020 via Caligari Records on cassette tape format. All additional information you will find at www.facebook.com/norothovcascadia
Stockholm, Sweden based blackened Death Metallers SODOMISERY will release their debut full-length “The Great Demise” on May 22, 2020 via Testimony Records. It will be available on vinyl (neon purple, orange splatter, blue, black swirl and black), jewel case CD and digitally. It was recorded at Wing Studios with Sverker Widgren (DIABOLICAL, OCTOBER TIDE, DEMONICAL, MÖRK GRYNING, WORMWOOD) and features artwork by Khaos Diktator Design (GAEREA, SVARTGREN, NORDJEVEL, HELLOBORUS, SAOR, DEVOURMENT, VACIVUS). The first single ‘The Messenger’ is already streaming over here. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Reapers Key’, ‘Into The Cold’, ‘Sacrifice’, ‘The Messenger’, ‘In The Void’, ‘The Great Demise’, ‘Until They Burn’, ‘Arise’ and ‘The Abyss’. All further band information you will find at www.sodomisery.com or www.facebook.com/sodomiseryofficial
On June 05, 2020 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Antichrist Militia”, a new mini-album from Finland’s War Metallers FRONT, on CD and 12″ vinyl formats. The cover art was created by Jenglot Hitam and the following tracks will appear on it: ‘Doom Cult Legion’, ‘Antichrist Militia’, ‘Iron Front’, ‘Venom & Salt’, ‘Mouths Of War’ and ‘Machinegun Blasphemy’. The title track is already streaming at this location. More FRONT info at www.facebook.com/legionfront
Great Dane Records have signed Finnish old school Death Metallers SHRAPNEL STORM. The band’s second album will be released later this year. You can already check out the track ‘Forsaken Pride’ over here. More band information at www.facebook.com/shrapnelstormband
Topeka, Kansas based brutal Death Metallers UNMERCIFUL have just released a video for the title track of the band’s upcoming third full-length “Wrath Encompassed” at this location. The video was filmed and produced by Kansas City based Axel Harvey Productions. UNMERCIFUL bassist / vocalist Jeremy Turner commented on the song as follows: “We wanted this album to be darker, more relentless, and more punishing than anything we have done to date. We feel we have achieved that, and we feel this song is the embodiment of the new album.” Willowtip Records will release “Wrath Encompassed” on April 24, 2020 on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘The Incineration’, ‘Blazing Hatred’, ‘Predator To Prey’, ‘Wrath Encompassed’, ‘Carnage Unleashed’, ‘The Stench Of Fear’, ‘Furious Precision’, ‘Oblivious Descent’ and ‘Inexorable Decay’. More UNMERCIFUL information you will find at www.facebook.com/officialunmerciful
Canadian bestial Black Metallers BLASPHAMAGOATACHRIST have just premiered the new track ‘Black Nuclear Shadows’ at this location. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming debut album “Bastardizing The Purity”, which will be released on April 27, 2020 via Nuclear War Now! Productions. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Intro (50 Cal. Demonic Chant)’, ‘Bastardizing The Purity’, ‘Black Nuclear Shadows’, ‘Abysmal Commands’, ‘Intro (Weapons Of Fire And Steel)’, ‘The Final Blood Orgy’, ‘Death Alchemy’, ‘Genocide Evocation’, ‘Intro (Apocalyptic Battlefields)’, ‘Fire Demons Of Blokula’ and ‘Evil Revelation’. BLASPHAMAGOATACHRIST features members of BLASPHEMY, GOATPENIS and ANTICHRIST (Canada). More info you will find at www.nwnprod.com or www.facebook.com/nwnprod
Japanese Death Metallers DEFILED have just released a live video for the track ‘Centuries’. It was shot during the band’s latest show in Tokyo and can be watched here. The band comment on the video as follows: “We just finished self-isolating at our homes for 14 days since we got back to Japan on March 14th and all of us are alright with our health. So we think it’s a right time to tell you our update. As many of you already know, our European tour was cancelled after 5 shows with mighty VADER, CHRONOSPHERE and FALLCIE. That sudden cancellation happened by the government decisions beyond our control. The tour was short but great and we sincerely apologise for all the fans who expected to see us in Europe. We’ll try to come back there when a normal life comes back and hope it’ll be coming in not so distant future. In the meantime, please check our live footage. Now it’s a difficult time for everybody in the world. Please stay healthy and be safe.” More DEFILED information at www.facebook.com/defiled
Finnish Black Metallers BYTHOS will release their debut full-length “The Womb Of Zero” via Terratur Possessions on April 24, 2020. The track ‘Sorath The Opposer’ is already streaming at this location. The previously revealed ‘When Gold Turns Into Lead’ is still available here. The cover art was created by Kristiina Lehto and the complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Black Labyrinth’, ‘When Gold Turns Into Lead’, ‘Sorath The Opposer’, ‘Omega Dragon’, ‘Call Of The Burning Blood’, ‘Hymn To Lucifer’, ‘Legacy Of Naahmah’, ‘Destroyer Of Illusions’ and ‘Luciferian Dawn’. More BYTHOS information at www.facebook.com/bythosofficial
Amor Fati Productions will release the “Deathtrip Transcendence” EP and the “Magicians Of The Holocaust” demo from Sweden’s THE THIRD EYE RAPISTS together on 12″ vinyl format. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Endless Funeral Rapture’, ‘Deathtrip Transcendence’, ‘Jaws Of Hades’, ‘Magicians Of The Holocaust’ and ‘Den Universella Våldtäkten’. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/hetsmotallt
“…Only Death”, the second album from Braunschweig, Germany based MORIBUND SCUM, is available via Lycanthropic Chants as a limited cassette tape now (as pink shell, light blue shell, white shell and silver shell tapes, 30 copies each). All tapes are hand numbered and include a free digital download code. You can listen to the band’s stuff at https://moribundscum.bandcamp.com All further MORIBUND SCUM info you will find at www.facebook.com/moribundscum
“The Great Adventure”, the debut album from German Death Metallers MINENFELD, is also out on cassette via Lycanthropic Chants (light blue shell tapes, hand numbered and free digital download code plus 25mm pin). You can check the band out at this location. For ordering details please visit www.lycanthropic.de
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Peruvian Black Metallers ARCADA are streaming their debut album “Projections” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on March 27, 2020 via Edged Circle Productions. The cover art was created by Jose Gabriel Alegría Sabogal and the tracklist reads as follows: ‘Projections’, ‘IAO’, ‘O’, ‘Lunar Possession’ and ‘Setheus’. For all further band info please visit www.facebook.com/arcadablackmetal
Swedish Death Metallers DERANGED have posted an advance stream of their upcoming new album “Deeds Of Ruthless Violence” at this location. It will be released on March 27, 2020 via Agonia Records. More DERANGED at www.facebook.com/derangedband
On April 11, 2020 Purity Through Fire will release “Windseller”, the debut full-length from Finnish Black Metallers NÔIDVA, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Windseller’, ‘Followers Of The North Star’, ‘Häilän Joiku’, ‘Into Polar Nights’, ‘Eclipsed By Goahti’s Blood’ and ‘Vindictive Old Ones’. A full album stream is already available here. For more information check out www.purity-through-fire.com
French Black Metallers AMNUTSEBA are streaming their debut album “Emanatism” at this location now. It will be released on March 27, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
Swedish blackend Doom Metallers HEAD OF THE DEMON have just premiered the new track ‘St. Cyprian’ at this location. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming third album “Deadly Black Doom”, which will be released on April 30, 2020 via Invictus Productions in co-operation with their US allies The Ajna Offensive. The previously revealed ‘Dawn Walker’ can still be streamed here. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘The House Of Peor’, ‘Dawn Walker’, ‘En To Pan’, ‘Set-Sutekh’, ‘St. Cyprian’ and ‘Voidsoul’. More about HEAD OF THE DEMON at www.facebook.com/head-of-the-demon-272786519504397
French Black Metallers BÂ’A have just premiered the new track ‘Des Profondeurs Je Crie’ over here. It is taken from the band’s debut album “Deus Qui Non Mentitur”, which will be released on April 24, 2020 via Osmose Productions. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Transept’, ‘Titan’, ‘Procession’, ‘Des Profondeurs Je Crie’, ‘Un Bûcher Pour Piédestal’ and ‘Outro’. For more BÂ’A information please check out www.osmoseproductions.com or www.facebook.com/osmose-productions-192865300755575
OMEGA INFINITY, the new project of Xenoyr (NE OBLIVISCARIS) and Tentakel P. (TODTGELICHTER), are now streaming their entire new album “Solar Spectre” at this location. It will be released tomorrow, March 27, 2020, via Season Of Mist. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Uranus’, ‘Mars’, ‘Venus’, ‘Jupiter’, ‘Sol’, ‘Neptune’, ‘Saturn’, ‘Terra’, ‘Mercury’ and ‘Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell’ (KILLING JOKE cover, bonus track on the digipak only). The cover art was created by Xenoyr. You can follow OMEGA INFINITY at www.facebook.com/thedeepdarkvoid
Until the beginning of April you can download the self-titled debut album from French Death / Thrashers HATRED DUSK for free on their Bandcamp site. For all additional band information visit www.facebook.com/hatreddusk
Texas based Black Metallers BLACK VICE are currently streaming their upcoming second full-length “The Alchemist’s Vision” in its entirety over here. It will be released on March 27, 2020 via Crown And Throne Ltd. on vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The cover art was created by Artem Astaroth. More about BLACK VICE at www.facebook.com/blackvicetx
German punkish Speed / Thrash Metallers CRYPT DAGGER are streaming their new mini album “From Below” at this location now. It will be released on March 27, 2020 via Dying Victims Productions on 12” vinyl format. For all additional band information please visit www.facebook.com/cryptdagger
US Death Metallers PERDITION TEMPLE are now streaming their entire third album “Sacraments Of Descension” right here. It will be released on March 27, 2020 via Hells Headbangers. The album was recorded between September and October 2019 at Audial Warfare, Very Metal Sound and M.A.D.F. Studios and the mixing and mastering was handled by Jarrett Pritchard (1349, GOATWHORE, NOCTURNUS A.D.) at New Constellation. The artwork was supplied by SLAUGHTBBATH’s Daniel Corcuera. More PERDITION TEMPLE info can be found at www.facebook.com/perditiontemple
Canadian Black Metallers THE PROJECTIONIST will release their fifth full-length “The Stench Of Amalthia” on CD and cassette formats via Moribund Records on April 17, 2020. The first single ‘Covetous’ is already streaming at this location. All additional THE PROJECTIONIST info you will find at www.facebook.com/the-projectionist-1021842331170650
Black Metallers GOLDEN LIGHT have just premiered the title track of their upcoming debut full-length ‘Sacred Colour Of the Source Of Light’ over here. The album will be released on April 24, 2020 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Sceptre Of Solar Idolatry’, ‘The Westen Gate’, ‘Dawn Of History’ and ‘Sacred Colour Of The Source Of Life’. A video for the previously revealed ‘Sceptre Of Solar Idolatry’ can still be watched at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions