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Dunkelheit Produktionen will release a compilation of re-recordings from Italian Death Metallers HORRID entitled “As We Forget Our Past”. The following tracks have been re-recorded with the band’s line-up that’s been together since 2015: ‘Reborn In Sin’, ‘Misunderstood God’, ‘Redemption And Lies’, ‘Demonic Sadocarnage’, ‘Immortal Passion’, ‘From Here To Eternity’, ‘Blasphemic Creatures’, ‘Vortex Of Primordial Chaos’, ‘Land Of No Return’ and ‘As We Forget Our Past’. You can already listen to the re-recordings of ‘Reborn In Sin’ and ‘Blasphemic Creatures’ over here. The CD version will be released on December 31, 2019, while the vinyl LP version will be available on February 18, 2020. More about HORRID at www.facebook.com/horrid1989
UK based Death Metallers HORRIFIED are streaming the titletrack from their upcoming EP “Sentinel” over here now. The EP will be released on December 13, 2019 via Testimony Records. It was mixed and mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios and the artwork was created by Adam Burke (SOLSTAFIR, GATECREEPER, TCHORNOBOG). All further HORRIFIED info at www.facebook.com/horrifieduk
‘Beware The Necromancer’, the the first single from “Tales Of Sorcery And Death”, the debut full-length from German Death Metallers NIGHTBEARER, is streaming at this location now. The album will be released on December 13, 2019 via Testimony Records. More about NIGHTBEARER at www.facebook.com/nightbearer
“Blood Craving Mantras”, the new album from German Death Metallers TEMPLE OF DREAD, can be streamed in its entirety over here now. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/templeofdread
Dutch Black Metallers HELLEHOND have just premiered the track ‘Over De Kling’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut album “Verslonden”, which will be released on December 06, 2019 via Iron Bonehead Productions. HELLEHOND features members from ASPHYX, WEDERGANGER and RECTAL SMEGA. You can still stream the previously revealed track ‘Rattenmantel’ here. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Kardoes’, ‘Verslonden’, ‘Rattenmantel’, ‘Onbegraafbaar’, ‘Hamerslagen’, ‘Over De Kling’ and ‘Kerkerlust’. For all additional HELLEHOND information please visit www.facebook.com/hellehond-1993876777544200
‘Cemetery Slaughter’, the second single from the upcoming SENTIENT HORROR album “Morbid Realms” is available for streaming at this location now. You can still stream the first single ‘Call of Ancient Gods’ right here. The album will be released via Testimony Records on November 29, 2019 on limited vinyl editions (black / gray swirl, black / yellow swirl, transparent blue / green / pink splatter and black) as well as on CD digipak. More SENTIENT HORROR information you will find at www.facebook.com/sentienthorrorofficial
CARNAL TOMB‘s new album “Abhorrent Veneration” is streaming in its entirety at this location now. All additional info about these German Death Metallers at www.facebook.com/carnaltombdeathmetal
“Stimmen Im Wind”, the 2006 debut demo from German Black Metallers WALDGEFLÜSTER, will be released as a special re-recorded version via Nordvis Produktion on January 10, 2020 for the 15th anniversary of the band’s origin. This vinyl only release will be entitled “Stimmen Im Wind 2020” and also includes a free CD (in cardboard sleeve) with the original demo. Tracklist: ‘Morgendämmerung’, ‘Waldgeflüster’, ‘Vintersjäl’, ‘Wotan Sang’, ‘Wenn Die Bäume…’ and ‘Abenddämmerung’. For more WALDGEFLÜSTER information please check out www.waldgefluester.com or www.facebook.com/blackmetalwaldgefluester
On December 13, 2019 Blood Harvest Records will release “Glorious Impurity”, the debut full-length from Mexican blackened Death Metallers IN OBSCURITY REVEALED, on CD and cassette tape formats. The 12″ vinyl version will follow on January 31, 2020. You can already stream the album tracks ‘Our Crimson Madness’ and ‘Pestilent Breath’ at Blood Harvest’s Bandcamp site. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Our Crimson Madness’, ‘Coven Maleficia’, ‘Dismay’, ‘Beast And Serpent’, ‘Thy Temple Fire’, ‘Congress Cum Rampage’, ‘Pestilent Breath’, ‘Abhorrent Coffins’ and ‘Closing Victory’. More about IN OBSCURITY REVEALED at www.facebook.com/in-obscurity-revealed-899863460054768
On January 20, 2020 Inferna Profundus Records will release “Youth In Ribbons”, the fourth album from UK based Black Metallers REVENANT MARQUIS. The album track ‘Ephebiphobia’ is already streaming over here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Menstruation’, ‘Ephebiphobia’, ‘Ephebophilic Wraith’, ‘Grave Lit Transmogrification’, ‘Ysgol’, ‘The Blood Of Lady Tasker’, ‘The Bones Of Lady Tasker’, ‘Taskermilward’, ‘The Incorporeal Hallways’ and ‘Propagator Of An Unspeakable Incestuous Coven’. More info at www.facebook.com/ipr666
Spanish Death Metallers ORTHODOXY are streaming their debut full-length “Novus Lux Dominus” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via The Sinister Flame today (distribution in North America by Dark Descent Records). The following tracks appear on it: ‘Evocative Darkness’, ‘Key To Victory’, ‘Flame Of Primordial Essence’, ‘Novus Lux Dominus’, ‘Eerie Presence’, ‘Voluptuous Death’, ‘Abyss Of Aberration’, ‘Acausal Emanation’ and ‘Residues Of An Obsolete Trance’. For all additional information please visit www.thesinisterflame.com or www.facebook.com/thesinisterflame
“Cycle Of Violence”, the debut demo from California based duo SEVENTH CIRCLE, will be released via Caligari Records on November 29, 2019 on CD and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following three tracks: ‘Death Mask’, ‘Dwelling Lucifer’ and ‘Babalon’. You can already listen to ‘Death Mask’ over here. For ordering details and all further info check out www.caligarirecords.com or www.facebook.com/caligarirecords
‘Outcome Of Obnoxious Science’, the title track of the upcoming second full-length from German Death Metallers CRYPTIC BROOD, is already available as a video at this location. The album will be released on November 22, 2019 via War Anthem Records (CD), Terror From Hell Records (LP, Europe), Rotted Life Records (LP, US) and Lycanthropic Chants (cassette). CRYPTIC BLOOD will kick off their European tour in Bologna, Italy today. The tour will end on November 23, 2019 in Kassel, Germany. Support comes from HAEMOPHAGUS (first part of the tour until November 10, 2019) and EKPYROSIS (rest of the dates). More about CRYPTIC BROOD and regular updates at www.crypticbrood.de or www.facebook.com/crypticbrood
HAVOHEJ are streaming their third full-length “Table Of Uncreation” at this location now. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘God Of All Constellaion’, ‘Holy Blood, Holy Grail’, ‘The Black King’, ‘Seven Jinn’, ‘Impossible Force’, ‘Table Of Uncreation’, ‘All Time Is Now’, ‘Before Them And Behind Them’ and ‘Fatir’. “Table Of Uncreation” will be released on November 15, 2019 via Hells Headbangers. More info at www.hellsheadbangers.com or www.facebook.com/hellsheadbangers
On November 29, 2019 Invictus Productions and Iron Bonehead Productions will simultaneously release split EPs from Belgian Black / Death Metallers POSSESSION, both on CD and 12″ vinyl formats. Invictus will release “Passio Christi Part I / (Beyond The) Witch’s Spell” with America’s SPITE, while Iron Bonehead will release “Passio Christi Part II / Necrophagous Abandon” with France’s VENEFIXION. The following tracks will appear on “Passio Christi Part I / (Beyond The) Witch’s Spell”: POSSESSION – ‘Intro’, ‘INRI’ and ‘Temptatio’. SPITE – ‘Beyond The Witch’s Spell’ and ‘Cruel Creator’ (MANITÚ cover). “Passio Christi Part II / Necrophagous Abandon” will feature the following tracks: POSSESSION – ‘Intro’, ‘Crux Immissa’ and ‘Stabat Mater’, VENEFIXION – ‘Egregore’, ‘Necrophagous Abandon’ and ‘Ripped From The Cross’. More information about the featured bands you will find at the following sites: www.facebook.com/hisbestdeceit, www.facebook.com/spitedesecration or www.facebook.com/venefixion-872776712799238
American Horror Metallers VAULTWRAITH are streaming their second album “Light The Candle In Honour Of Devils” in its entirety over here now. It will be released via Hells Headbangers tomorrow. For more VAULTWRAITH information check out www.facebook.com/vaultwraith
Greek Black Metallers KAWIR will release their eighth album “Adrasteia” on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats through Iron Bonehead Productions on January 10, 2020. The album track ‘Limniades’ is already available for streaming at this location. The complete “Adrasteia” tracklist reads like this: ‘Tydeus’, ‘Atalanti’, ‘Danaides’, ‘Limniades’, ‘Colchis’ and ‘Medea’. All further KAWIR info at www.facebook.com/kawirblackmetal
French Black / Death Metallers THE ORDER OF APOLLYON have released a live video for ‘Trident Of Flesh’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s third album “Moriah”, which was released through Agonia Records. The video was recorded at Ascension Festival 2019 in Iceland. For all additional THE ORDER OF APOLLYON information check out www.facebook.com/theorderofapollyon
Norway’s GAAHLS WYRD will embark on their European tour with MAYHEM and GOST on October 31, 2019 in Nijmegen (NL). The tour continues through the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and ends in Gothenburg (SE) on November 30, 2019. For more info and regular updates please follow the band at www.facebook.com/gaahlswyrd
Spanish Black / Death Metallers SARTEGOS have just premiered a new track entitled ‘As Devesas Som Dos Lobos’ at this location. The track will appear on the band’s debut album “O Sangue Da Noite”, which will be released on November 29, 2019 via Blood Harvest Records (vinyl LP and cassette edition) in co-operation with I Voidhanger (CD). More SARTEGOS at https://sartegos.bandcamp.com
Polish brutal Death Metallers DEIVOS will release their sixth full-length “Casus Belli” on November 29, 2019 via Selfmadegod Records. The main parts of the album were recorded at Zed Studio in Chechło, Poland, while the drums have been recorded at Roslyn Studio in March 2019 and the bass at Kamil Home Studio in August 2019. The mixing and mastering was also done at Zed Studio by Tomek Zalewski and the coverart was supplied by Maciej Kamuda (SLEEP, COFFINS, TRAUMA, PATHOLOGY). You can already stream the first single ‘Ataraxy’ right here. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/deivos
Swedish Black Metallers AVSLUT have just premiered a new track entitled ‘Underjordens Apostlar’ at this location. It is taken from the band’s upcoming second album “Tyranni”, which will be released on November 29, 2019 via Osmose Productions. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Tyranni’, ‘Stigens Ände’, ‘Likvidering’, ‘Allt Förgås’, ‘Den Eviga Flamman’, ‘Underjordens Apostlar’, ‘Pestens Lärjungar’, ‘Dråp’ and ‘Ändlöst Slaveri’. More AVSLUT information you will find at www.facebook.com/1008avslut1008
On January 10, 2020 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “ΕΚΛΕΙΨΙΣ” (“Eclipse” in English), the second album from Greek Black Metallers EMPIRE OF THE MOON, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Arrival’, ‘Imperium Tridentis’, ‘Per Aspera Ad Lunae – i. The Resonance Within’, ‘Per Aspera Ad Lunae – ii. Two Queens Appear’, ‘Per Aspera Ad Lunae – iii. Descending’, ‘Devi Maha Devi’ and ‘Per Aspera Ad Lunae – iv. Son Of Fire’. The album track ‘Imperium Tridentis’ is already available for streaming over here. More about EMPIRE OF THE MOON at www.facebook.com/empireofthemoonofficial
Finnish darkened old school Death Metallers CONCRETE ICON have released a lyric video for ‘Thoughts That Condemn’ at this location. The track will appear on their upcoming second album “Thoughts That Condemn”, which will be released via Klabautermann Records in late 2019. For regular updates and more information follow the band at www.facebook.com/concreteicon or check out their Bandcamp site.
On November 29, 2019 Horror Pain Gore Death will release “A Gruesome Encounter”, the debut full-length from New Jersey based Death Metallers CHAINED TO THE DEAD. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Beheaded By Berryman’, ‘Are You In The House Alone?’, ‘A Graveyard Without Corpses’, ‘Teddy Tells Me To Kill’, ‘Tethered To Extinction’, ‘The Shunting’, ‘They Ooze’, ‘Head Not Found’, ‘What Lies Beneath The Gate’, ‘Butcher’, ‘Slaughtered In Their Sleeping Bags’, ‘No Time To Scream’, ‘Be Still (And Know That You’re Dead)’, ‘You’re No Saint’ and ‘Pure As The Arctic Snow’ (GWAR cover). The album track ‘Beheaded By Berryman’ is already streaming right here. More about CHAINED TO THE DEAD at www.facebook.com/chainedtothedead
Goatowarex will release “Demo Collections 2012 – 2017”, from Australia’s Black Metallers BROKEN SPIRIT, on double LP vinyl format on December 01, 2019. It will be limited to 160 copies, with newly remastered sound and features laser-etched artwork on side D, the first of such type of release done by Goatowarex. This compilation was originally released on CD in 2018 via Portugal’s Black Gangrene. For more info and ordering details please visit www.facebook.com/plogtwrx. More BROKEN SPIRIT information at www.facebook.com/rottinginvoid
UK based technical Death Metallers UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION have released a video for ‘Protoplasmic Imprisonment’ at this location. The song is taken from their forthcoming album “Enraged And Unbound” which will be released on November 22, 2019 via Willowtip Records on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. It was recorded at Ritual Sound Studio by Sam Turbitt, mixed at OTB by Neil Kernon (CANNIBAL CORPSE, NILE, DEICIDE) and mastered by Alan Douches (DEATH, MASTODON, HATE ETERNAL). The cover art was created by Eliran Kantor. All further info you will find at www.facebook.com/unfathomable.ruination.official
German Death Metallers REVEL IN FLESH have just released a lyric video from their upcoming fifth full-length “The Hour Of The Avenger”. You can check out ‘Blood Oath’ at this location. The album will be released on December 06, 2019 via the band’s new label War Anthem Records. It was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios and once again features cover artwork by Juanjo Castellano. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘The Hour Of The Avenger’, ‘My Trial’, ‘Blood Oath’, ‘The Nihilistic Nothingness’, ‘Sky Burial’, ‘Deathblow’, ‘Pervitin Speed Kill’, ‘The Wayfarer’, ‘Skull Sacrifice’, ‘The Nightbreed’ and ‘Rock Out’ (MOTÖRHEAD cover). More about REVEL IN FLESH at www.facebook.com/revel-in-flesh-304228902958414
On November 15, 2019 Nebular Carcoma will release the debut mini album from Spanish Black Metallers GAUA, “Feeble Psychotic Vortex”, on cassette tape format. It was originally released on CD and LP via Portugal’s Altare Productions last year and features the following tracks: ‘Misfortune’, ‘Schlitze’, ‘Second Lament Of A Star’ and ‘Drink The Poetry Of The Celtic Disciple’ (VLAD TEPES cover). For more info and ordering details visit www.nebularcarcoma.com or www.facebook.com/nebularcarcoma
On December 13, 2019 Blood Harvest Records will release “Altered State”, the debut mini album from California based Black / Death Metallers XANTAM, on CD and cassette tape formats. The 12″ vinyl version will follow on January 31, 2020. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Starlight Oblivion’, ‘Pseudogods’, ‘Altered State’ and ‘Devolution’. ‘Pseudogods’ is already available for streaming right here. More XANTAM info at www.facebook.com/xantamdeathmetal
Italian Death Metallers HOUR OF PENANCE are streaming their new album “Misotheism” in its entirety at this location now. The album will be released via Agonia Records today. For all additional HOUR OF PENANCE information please visit www.facebook.com/hourofpenance
Nebular Carcoma will release a split tape between Australia’s FOREST MYSTICISM and Poland’s KRYPTA NICESTWA on November 15, 2019. It will be entitled “Mirrors Of Glaciated Earth” and features an exclusive track and a “raw mix” of each band. All further information you will find at www.nebularcarcoma.com or www.facebook.com/nebularcarcoma
Venezuelan blackened raw Death / Doom Metallers CTHONICA are streaming their debut album “Typhomanteia: Sacred Triarchy Of Spiritual Putrefaction” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via Clavis Secretorvm (European CD, double-vinyl and digital formats) in co-operation with Sentient Ruin (North American double-vinyl and digital formats) and Caligari Records (cassette tape version) today. www.clavisecretorvm.com or https://clavisecretorvm.bandcamp.com will supply all further information.
Portuguese Black Metallers GAEREA have just released a live video for the 2018 track ‘Whispers’. It was shot during their performance at the Amplifest in October 2019. You can watch the video right here. The band’s previous album “Unsettling Whispers” (2018) is still availavle for streaming on their Bandcamp page. All further GAEREA information you will find at www.facebook.com/gaerea
Norwegian Black Metallers 1349 have released a playthrough video for the song ‘Through Eyes Of Stone’ at this location. The footage was shot in the studio during the recording process of their latest album “The Infernal Pathway”, which was released last Friday via Season Of Mist. More about 1349 at www.facebook.com/1349official