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Italian Black / Doom Metallers FORGOTTEN TOMB are currently working on the follow-up album to "We Owe You Nothing" from 2017. The band will enter the studio in December with a scheduled release for April 2020 via Agonia Records. More about FORGOTTEN TOMB at www.forgottentomb.com or www.facebook.com/official.forgotten.tomb
"Supreme Command Of Satanic Will", the debut album from Canadian Black / Death Metallers TRAJETO DE CABRA, will be released via Iron Bonehead Productions on December 13, 2019 on CD and vinyl LP formats. The first track ‘Graves Of The Unanointed’ can already be checked out here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘In Fear Of Saturn’, ‘The Final Gate’, ‘Cursed Graves Of The Unanointed’, ‘Scythe Of Pestilence’, ‘Supreme Command Of Satanic Will’, ‘Blackened Hands Of The Impure’ and ‘Heretic Terrorist’. More TRAJETO DE CABRA info at www.facebook.com/trajetodecabra
On October 31, 2019 Purity Through Fire will release the self-titled debut full-length from German one man Black Metal band NACHTIG as a regular jewelcase CD and A5 digipak, limited to 100 copies. A cassette tape version will be released by Worship Tapes. The album track ‘Der Tag Bricht An…’ is already available for streaming here. The complete "Nachtig" tracklist reads as follows: ‘Der Tag Bricht An…’, ‘Der Kreis Des Sterbens’, ‘Die Waldhexe’, ‘Der Todestanz’, ‘Mein Grab’ and ‘Der Letzte Weg’. All further information you will find at www.facebook.com/nachtig-1908290632769976
Michigan City, Indianapolis based Death Metallers PSYCHOMANCER will release their new album "Shards Of The Hourglass" on October 31, 2019 via Orchestrated Misery Recordings. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘The Unsullied’, ‘Hell’s Venom’, ‘Red Poetry’, ‘As Your Vital Signs Decline’, ‘Faded Scars Return To Bleed’, ‘The Castigator’, ‘Deto-Nation’, ‘Myrmidons’, ‘MK Ultra’ and ‘Shards Of The Hourglass’. You can already check out the brand new track ‘Faded Scars Return To Bleed’ at this location. A promo video for the album is furthermore available here. More PSYCHOMANCER info at www.facebook.com/psychomancertheband
Spanish Death Metallers OBSCURE have just released a lyric video for the song ‘Darkness Must Prevail’ at this location. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming new album "Darkness Must Prevail", which will be released on November 05, 2019 through Xtreem Music on CD format (the vinyl version has been postponed due to technical problems). "Darkness Must Prevail" has been mixed and mastered at Unisound Studios by Dan Swanö and the cover art has been created by Remy Cooper from Headplit Design. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Curse Of My Race’, ‘Darkness Must Prevail’, ‘After Life’, ‘End Destination’, ‘Sunk Into Oblivion’, ‘Through Self-Repulsion’, ‘Into Utter Darkness’ and ‘Blessing Of Malignancy’. For all additional OBSCURE information please visit www.facebook.com/obscuredeathmetal
Finnish Black Metallers BLACK BEAST have just premiered the new track ‘Nocturnal Bloodlust’ over here. It will appear on the band’s debut album "Nocturnal Bloodlust", which will be released through Primitive Reaction on November 08, 2019. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Prelude’, ‘Black Seremony’, ‘Riding On Wings Of Death’, ‘Your Cold Grave’, ‘Words Of Leviathan’, ‘Unholy One’, ‘Nocturnal Bloodlust’, ‘Fist Of The Devil’ and ‘Symbol For My Devotion’. The album release gig will take place at the Steel Chaos festival on November 08 – 09, 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. On the same day "Unholy Finnish Black Horror Union", BLACK BEAST’s split album with BLOODHAMMER, will be re-issued by Primitive Reaction on CD and (for the first time ever) vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. More info at www.primitivereaction.com
UK based Speed / Thrash Metallers AGGRESSIVE PERFECTOR have released a new track entitled ‘Into The Nightmare’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s debut album "Havoc At The Midnight Hour", which will be released on November 22, 2019 via Dying Victims Productions on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. All further AGGRESSIVE PERFECTOR information you will find at www.facebook.com/aggressiveperfectorband
Chile based Black Metallers LVXCÆLIS have just premiered a new track entitled ‘Throne Of Doom’ over here. It will appear on the band’s upcoming third album "Maher Shalal Hash Baz", which will be released on October 31, 2019 via Lamech Records. More LVXCÆLIS info at www.facebook.com/lvxcaelis407
On December 06, 2019 Saturnal Records will release "Morbid Cult", the second album from Turkish Death Metallers HELLSODOMY. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Into Perversion’, ‘Endless Demise’, ‘Pestilence Of Black Blood’, ‘Charged To Kill’, ‘From The Seed To The Grave’, ‘Hateclan’, ‘Divided Souls’, ‘Mortem In Comfort’, ‘Dazed Victims’, ‘Furious Chants’ and ‘Souls Devoured’. The album track ‘From The Seed To The Grave’ is already available for streaming here. More about HELLSODOMY at www.facebook.com/hllsdmy666
On November 29, 2019 Osmose Productions will release the self-titled debut full-length from Norwegian Black Metallers TRAGEDIENS TRONE on CD and vinyl LP formats. The album opener ‘Entrance’ is already available for streaming here. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Entrance’, ‘Cold Depths Of Solitude’, ‘The Bornless One’, ‘Stygian Fluke’, ‘Erbrechen’, ‘Avgrunnsmarsj’ and ‘Siphon Anima’. More info at www.facebook.com/tragedienstrone
Finnish Black Metallers AEGRUS are streaming their upcoming third album "In Manus Satanas" in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on October 11, 2019 via Saturnal Records. For all further AEGRUS information check out www.facebook.com/aegrusofficial
"Derniers Chants", the second full-length from Québec, Canada based Black Metallers OSSUAIRE, is now streaming in its entirety over here. The album will be released on October 15, 2019 via Sepulchral Productions. More about OSSUAIRE at www.facebook.com/ossuaire.qc
Greek Death Metallers ECTOPLASMA have just released the new track ‘White-Eyed Trance: Ensnared In Devilry’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s third full-length "White-Eyed Trance", which will be released on October 31, 2019 via Memento Mori on CD format (Repulsive Echo Records will be handling the vinyl LP version, which will follow later this year). The album’s full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Eviscerated In The Howling Winds’, ‘Psychomanteum Immolation’, ‘White-Eyed Trance: Choronzonic Covenant’, ‘The Oak Spewed Foul Whispers’, ‘Ghostly Emanations In The Mortuary’, ‘Alucarda, The Daughter Of Darkness’, ‘White-Eyed Trance: Ensnared In Devilry’, ‘Skeletal Lifeforms’ and ‘Souls Of Sacrifice’ (DEVASTATION cover). All further ECTOPLASMA info can be found at www.facebook.com/ectoplasma-1579524392276613
Southern German symphonic Black Metallers TOTENGEFLÜSTER will release their sophomore album "The Faceless Divine" on October 11, 2019 via Black Lion Records. A video for the track ‘On Carrion Wings’ can already be watched right here. For more TOTENGEFLÜSTER information please visit www.totengefluester.de or www.facebook.com/totengefluester
US Death Metallers SENTIENT HORROR will release their sophomore full-length "Morbid Realms" on November 29, 2019 via Testimony Records (Europe) and Redefining Darkness Records (USA). Juanjo Castellano Rosado, who already created the cover for the EP "The Crypts Below", was enlisted again for the artwork, while Dan Swanö (Unisound Studios) was in charge of the mix and mastering duties. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Call Of Ancient Gods’, ‘Bound To Madness’, ‘Sworn To The Dead’, ‘Reanimated’, ‘Ripped From Hell’, ‘Loss Of Existence’, ‘Black Wings Of Delirium’, ‘Obsessive Killing Disorder’, ‘Morbid Realms’ and ‘Cemetery Slaughter’. The opening track and first single, ‘Call Of Ancient Gods’, is already streaming at this location. More about SENTIENT HORROR at www.facebook.com/sentienthorrorofficial
On November 30, 2019 Purity Through Fire will release the second album from Finnish Black Metallers SHADOW’S MORTUARY, "Kuoleman Portit". You can already listen to the new track ‘Ruoska’ here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Sielun Tuhkaa’, ‘Ikisodan Hurmo’, ‘Riipus’, ‘Virran Viemä, Tulen Tuoma’, ‘Soihdunkantaja’, ‘Ruoska’, ‘Kuoleman Portit’ and ‘Ouroboros’. For all additional info please visit www.facebook.com/shadowsmortuaryofficial
On November 15, 2019 Helldprod Records will release a special mini album from German Black Metallers FRONT BEAST entitled "Shadows" on cassette tape format. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Satan’, ‘Takentothe Abyss’, ‘Circle Of Dancing Shadows’, ‘Morbid Visions’, ‘Wolfs Howl’ and ‘A Life Beyond’. The track ‘Morbid Visions’ can already be streamed at this location. More FRONT BEAST info at www.facebook.com/frontbeastofficial
Chilean Black / Death Metallers XUL OV KVLTEN are streaming their second album "Entropic Increase From The Omega Aeon" in its entirety at this location now. It was just released via Aeternitas Tenebrarum Music Foundation (ATMF) on CD format. All additional XUL OV KVLTEN info you will find at www.facebook.com/xul-ov-kvlten-571200109723503
On October 06, 2019 Goatowarex will release the self-titled debut demo from Australia’s Black Metallers BURIER on cassette tape format. A full stream of the demo is available here. More BURIER at https://burier.bandcamp.com
On November 29, 2019 Osmose Productions will release "Tyranni", the second album from Swedish Black Metallers AVSLUT on CD and vinyl LP formats. The tracklist reads as follows: ‘Tyranni’, ‘Stigens Ände’, ‘Likvidering’, ‘Allt Förgås’, ‘Den Eviga Flamman’, ‘Underjordens Apostlar’, ‘Pestens Lärjungar’, ‘Dråp’ and ‘Ändlöst Slaveri’. You can already stream the title track at this location. More about AVSLUT at www.facebook.com/1008avslut1008
Polish Black / Doom Metallers HELL’S CORONATION will release their debut full-length "Ritual Chalice Of Hateful Blood" through Godz Ov War Productions on October 31, 2019. It was produced by the band and engineered by Jacek Langowski and Arkadiusz Stawicki. The artwork was provided by Lord K and the layout was designed by Marckus. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Levitating In Tarry Fog’, ‘Covenant Of Doom’, ‘Mighty Black Flame’, ‘Fullmoon Is The Sinister Light Of Providence’, ‘I Crush The Sanctity Of Christ’ and ‘Ressurection Through Condemnation’. A teaser of the album can be found here. For all additional info, please visit www.facebook.com/hellscoronation
On October 31, 2019 Purity Through Fire will release the debut album from UK based Black Metallers ÚLFARR, "Hate & Terror – The Rise Of Pure Evil", on regular jewelcase CD and A5 digipak, limited to 100 copies. The track ‘Hate & Terror – The Rise Of Pure Evil – Part I’ is already available for streaming at this location. More ÚLFARR information you will find at www.facebook.com/ulfarr666
Turkish Black Metallers HORROCIOUS have just released a new track entitled ‘Perceived Integrity Of Lord’ over here. It will appear on the band’s upcoming debut album "Depleted Light And The Death Of Uniqueness", which will be released on October 25, 2019 via Osmose Productions. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Light Belongs To Our Heresy’, ‘Upon The Fallen Worlds’, ‘Corruption Of Existential Structure’, ‘Inevitable Vortex… Swallowed Divinity’, ‘Perceived Integrity Of Lord’, ‘Hidden In Infinite Chaos’, ‘Everlasting Fractal Luminiscence’ and ‘Reborn From Energy… Sublime Demons’. More about HORROCIOUS at www.facebook.com/horrocious666
Philadelphia based Black / Thrashers ATOMIC CRETINS have revealed the title track from the upcoming EP "Spiritual Cancer" at this location. The EP will be released on October 26, 2019 via Suicide Bong Tapes on cassette format. A release show will take place on the same day at Century Bar in Philadelphia. The cover art was created by Peet Sketches. For all further info please visit www.facebook.com/atomiccretins666
On October 31, 2019 Purity Through Fire will release "Alpenpässe", the third album from Sacramento, California based Black Metallers MINENWERFER, on CD. The gatefold double LP vinyl version will be out before the end of the year. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Der Blutharsch’, ‘Dragging The Dead Through Mountain Passes’, ‘Cloaked In Silence’, ‘Kaiserjägerlied’, ‘Tiroler Edelweiss’ and ‘Withered Tombs’. The track ‘Dragging The Dead Through Mountain Passes’ is already available for streaming here. Even though the band hails from America they mostly sing in German. More about MINENWERFER at www.facebook.com/minenwerfer
Venezuelan blackened raw Death / Doom Metallers CTHONICA have just premiered the new track "Act VI: …Not As Those Who Served And Preached In Obeisance’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s debut album "Typhomanteia: Sacred Triarchy Of Spiritual Putrefaction", which will be released on October 25, 2019 via Clavis Secretorvm in co-operation with Sentient Ruin and Caligari Records. More information you may find at www.clavisecretorvm.com or https://clavisecretorvm.bandcamp.com
"Feast Your Eyes", the new full-length from Montreal, Canada based Speed Metal three-piece WARSENAL, will be released via Svart Records on November 15, 2019. In advance of its release, the band has already published a video for the first single ‘Forever Lost’ at this location. WARSENAL’s guitarist / vocalist Mathieu Rondeau issued the following comments about it: "’Forever Lost’ was consensually our favorite song to play and what we felt would do a strong first impression of the new album. The song is from the perspective of a shadow that has had enough of following and being a prisoner of his owner, so it ends up killing its owner. Musically, the song progressively gets darker to fit the lyrics." The following tracks will appear on "Feast Your Eyes": ‘Forever Lost’, ‘I Am The Blade’, ‘Lords Of Rifftown’, ‘Insatiable Hunger’, ‘Doomed From Birth’, ‘You Better Run’, ‘Burning Ships’, ‘Feast Your Eyes’ and ‘Crystal Ship’. More band info at www.warsenalband.com or www.facebook.com/warsenalofficial
On May 23, 2020 GS Productions will release a boxset of Finnish Black Metallers KALMANKANTAJA, entitled "Surun Vuodet". It will contain the 12 full-length albums of the band and a bonus CD, especially recorded for this edition. The boxset comes in an oversized digibook and will be strictly limited to 300 copies. Pre-order has already started at www.gsp-music.com
Swedish Death Metallers ENSNARED have just revealed a new track entitled ‘Disciples Of The Whip’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s second album "Inimicus Generis Humani", which will be released on February 14, 2020 via Invictus Productions in co-operation with Dark Descent Records. More ENSNARED information you will find at www.facebook.com/nsnrdgbg
Alabama based Black / Death Metallers HEGEMONY have just released a new track entitled ‘Rise In Turmoil’ at this location. It will appear on the band’s forthcoming debut album, "Enthroned By Persecution", which will be released via Hells Headbangers during the first quarter of 2020 on CD and vinyl LP formats. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Exalted March To Decimation’, ‘Rise In Turmoil’, ‘Halter Of Bloodlines’, ‘Driven By Hedonistic Vice’, ‘Strength And Impurity’, ‘Fist Of Heretical Triumph’, ‘Desecration Paradigm’ and ‘Ruination Sacrifice’. More about HEGEMONY at www.facebook.com/hegemonicdeath
On November 08, 2019 Chicago’s blackened Death Metallers BLOOD OF THE WOLF will release a new four song EP entitled "III: Blood Legend" via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Shadow Of The Shadows’, ‘Son Of The Blood Oath’, ‘Progenitor’ and ‘Fire Serpent’. The band is already streaming the EP track ‘Shadow Of Shadows’ over here. For all additional BLOOD OF THE WOLF information please visit www.facebook.com/bloodofthewolfmusic
"The Seas Of Draugen", the second album from Portland, Oregon based Black Metallers WITCHBONES, will be released on December 06, 2019 through Iron Bonehead on CD and vinyl LP formats. You can already stream the track ‘The Candle Burns Alone (Dead Sailors)’ at this location. Here’s the album’s full tracklist: ‘The Nun Collector’, ‘Whispering Martyr’, ‘The Seas Of Draugen’, ‘Nebulous Ghost Ship’, ‘The Ritual Continues (We Haunt Ourselves)’, ‘At The Shores (Draugen’s Revenge)’ and ‘The Candle Burns Alone (Dead Sailors)’. More WITCHBONES at https://witchbvnes.bandcamp.com
Canadian blackened Death Metallers NECRONOMICON have just premiered a new song entitled ‘The Thousand Masks’ right here. The band’s vocalist Rob The Witch commented on it as follows: "This single is different from the others not only in the tempo, speed and groove, but it also directly goes back to the "Pharaoh Of Gods" era and is the third chapter of the song from 1999. It is the first track that we composed for our new album and one of my favorites because of its ambiance and feeling." ‘The Thousand Masks’ is taken from the band’s upcoming album "Unus", which will be released on October 18, 2019 via Season Of Mist. For all further NECRONOMICON information check out www.facebook.com/necronomiconmetal
Pacific Northwest Black / Death Metallers SLUTVOMIT are streaming their second album "Copulation Of Cloven Hooves" in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on October 04, 2019 via Invictus Productions. More about SLUTVOMIT at www.facebook.com/slutvomit-123318014412787
On November 29, 2019 Blood Harvest Records (in co-operation with I Voidhanger) will release "O Sangue Da Noite", the debut album from Pontevedra, Galicia based Black / Death Metallers SARTEGOS. Blood Harvest will handle the vinyl LP and cassette edition while I Voidhanger will handle the CD release. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Uentos (Prelúdio)’, ‘Sangue E Noite’, ‘Lajes Em Tormento E Decadencia’, ‘Solpor Dos Misterios’, ‘Iugular (Interlúdio)’, ‘Arqueiro’, ‘As Devesas Som Dos Lobos’, ‘Baphomet No Rashulmat’, ‘Poáo E Serpe’ and ‘Aguas Negras (Final)’. The track ‘Sangue E Noite’ is already streaming at this location. More SARTEGOS at https://sartegos.bandcamp.com
On March 23, 2020 GS Productions will release a limited edition (300 copies) ELFFOR boxset entitled "Age Of Blackness". It will contain 11 full-length albums and a bonus CD ("The Ritual Of A Dead Dawn"), which was specially recorded for this release. The following albums will be included: "Into The Dark Forest…", "Son Of The Shades", "From The Throne Of Hate", "Unblessed Woods", "Frostbitten Pain", "Heriotz Sustraiak", "Malkhedant", "Dra Sad", "Dra Sad II", "Impious Battlefields" and "Dra Sad III (Beneath The Uplands Of Doom)". The cover artwork and design was created by Mugi (ABIGOR). Pre-order has already started. Visit www.gsp-music.com for more details. More ELFFOR information at www.elffor.com
Temple Of Darkness have just re-released the "A Pure Formality" MCD from Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Death Metallers VIOGRESSION. It was originally self-released in 2014 as a CD-R only and features guest musicians Paul Masvidal (CYNIC) and James Murphy (OBITUARY, DEATH, CANCER). The following tracks appear on it: ‘Mimic’, ‘End Of Fall’, ‘Nocturnal’ and ‘Black’. The MCD comes in a maxi slim jewel case with J-card, double sided insert (featuring band photos and lyrics) and is limited to 500 copies. More band info at www.facebook.com/viogression. Label contact: www.templeofdarknessrecords.com
Norwegian Black Metallers NATTVERD have been signed by Osmose Productions for the release of the band’s second album "Styggdom". The follow-up to 2017’s debut "Vi Vet Gud Er En Løgner" will be released on January, 31, 2020. For regular updates follow the band at www.facebook.com/nattverdofficial
Chile based Thrashers RIPPER are streaming their new EP "Sensory Stagnation" at this location now. It will be released on September 30, 2019 on CD, cassette and digitally via Unspeakable Axe Records, with a vinyl release to follow from Dark Descent Records. More about RIPPER at www.facebook.com/ripperchileoficial
"Ormekongens Argelist", the second album from Norwegian / Danish Black Metal three-piece BLOT & BOD, will be released on December 06, 2019 via Iron Bonehead Productions on CD and vinyl LP formats. One of the album tracks (‘Arg’) is already streaming here. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Skred’, ‘Hug’, ‘Åråd’, ‘Tæft’, ‘Hævd’, ‘Slid’, ‘Hob’, ‘Tet’, ‘Snok’ and ‘Arg’. For all additional BLOT & BOD info please visit www.facebook.com/blotogbod
On November 15, 2019, Antiq will release the debut full-length from French Pagan Black Metallers TAN KOZH. It is entitled "Lignages Oubliés" and the cover artwork was created by Above Chaos (INQUISITION, BETHLEHEM, MELECHESH, NORDJEVEL, TSJUDER). The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Troisième Fonction’, ‘De Brest À Brest-Litovsk’, ‘Ecce Homo’, ‘…Et La Haine Nous Sauvera Tous’, ‘Sacrifice’, ‘Équinoxe’, ‘Interlude’, ‘Viens À Moi’, ‘Imprécation’ and ‘A La Gloire D’Indra’. More about TAN KOZH at www.facebook.com/tankozhband
Austrian party Crossover Thrashers INSANITY ALERT have released a lyric video for the song ‘Death By Wrecking Ball’ at this location. It was created by Aimed and Framed and is based upon a comic, made by Coozilpm. The song is taken from the band’s full-length "666-Pack", which was released on January 25, 2019 this year. INSANITY ALERT are currently on tour in Europe. For more details check out www.facebook.com/insanityalert
"Pulse?", the new album from Swiss Tech Thrashers ALGEBRA, is now streaming in its entirety at this location.The album will be released on September 30, 2019 via Unspeakable Axe Records on CD and digitally. For all additional ALGEBRA info check out www.facebook.com/algebrathrash