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German Death Metallers ABYTHIC will release their second full-length "Conjuring The Obscure" via Xtreem Music on September 11, 2019 on CD and 12" LP. The album is a conceptual work of dark and heavy Death Metal, divided into four chapters, where the vocal part is shared between 4 different vocalists, stylistically from the heaviest Finnish Death Metal to the Death Metal of Florida. The tracklist for "Conjuring The Obscure" reads as follows: ‘Eternal Chaos Will Rise’, ‘Order Of The Gash’, ‘Shrouded In Perpetual Darkness’, ‘Ruins In A Wasteland Of Visions’, ‘Drifting Among Shadows’, ‘Coronation By The Burning Winds’, ‘Shadows Of Becoming Might’ and ‘Let The Purge Begin’. A first advance single is already streaming at this location. More ABYTHIC info at www.facebook.com/abythic
On August 09, 2019 Horror Pain Gore Death Productions will release a split album from Minnesota’s Deathgrinders INVIDIOSUS and Korea’s Hardcore / Grind / Power Violence act LPP (LITTLE PUPPY PRINCESS / LxPxPx). INVIDIOSUS are featured with the following four new tracks: ‘Star Spangled Banner’ (Intro) / ‘Mescal-Induced Psychotic Break’, ‘Water Intoxication’, ‘Fencing Position’ and ‘Macrodose’ / ‘Star Spangled Banner’ (Outro). LPP complete the split release with these five tracks: ‘When The Mountain In Burning’, ‘Mogwa’, ‘Animal Teeth’, ‘Human Prohibited’ and ‘LxPxAx’. You can already listen to the track ‘Marcodose’ by INVIDIOSUS right here. ‘Human Prohibited’ by LPP is furthermore streaming at this location. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/invidiosus and www.facebook.com/littlepuppyprincess
Chicago’s blackened Death / Thrashers SONS OF FAMINE will release their debut full-length "As Razors Gnaw Like Wolves" via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on August 02, 2019 on CD and digital formats. You can already check out the album track ‘Lord Of The War Cry’ here. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Lord Of The War Cry’, ‘Surge Of Steel’, ‘Hail The Aggressor’, ‘Cackling Whips Consume’, ‘Exterminate’, ‘As Razors Gnaw Like Wolves’, ‘Shit Tower’, ‘Cunting Gavage’ and ‘Vigorous Procession Of Death’. SONS OF FAMINE feature current / ex – members of CORPSEVOMIT, LIVIDITY, GIGAN, KOMMANDANT, SUMMON, YAKUZA, NACHTMYSTIUM, EVIL INCARNATE and IMPERIAL SAVAGERY. For all further band information visit www.facebook.com/sonsoffamine
Norwegian Black Metallers 1349 have just released a brand new single entitled ‘Through Eyes Of Stone’. You can listen to it at this location. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming self-titled EP, which will be released on August 16, 2019 via Season Of Mist. 1349 have furthermore finished the recordings of their new full-length, which will also be released via Season of Mist in the Fall of 2019. More about 1349 at www.facebook.com/1349official
Texas based brutal Death Metallers DEVOURMENT are streaming ‘Narcissistic Paraphilia’, the second single off their upcoming new album "Obscene Majesty" over here now. The band issued the following comments about it: "This song focuses on the internal monologue of the archetypal serial killer’s psychology. One that is typified by pathological narcissism and auditory hallucinations. The kind that can compel a seemingly mild-mannered person to pursue a life filled with debased violence, mayhem, fear, and death." The previously released track ‘Cognitive Sedation Butchery’ can still be checked out here. The album will be released on August 16, 2019 on CD, LP and digitally. More about DEVOURMENT at www.facebook.com/devourmentofficial
"To Become The Great Beast", the second full-length from Norwegian Black Metallers ETERNITY, will be released on September 13, 2019 via Soulseller Records on CD, LP and digitally. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Sun Of Hate’, ‘Bringer Of The Fall’, ‘Te Nostro Deum Sathanas’, ‘If Ever I Lived’, ‘Horror Vacui’, ‘In Subspecies Aeterna’, ‘To Become The Great Beast’, ‘Violator’, ‘Empire’ and ‘Nine Magic Songs’. The opening track ‘Sun Of Hate’ is already streaming at this location. More about ETERNITY at www.facebook.com/eternitynorway
"Gjengangere I Hjertets Mørke", the debut EP of Oslo, Norway based Black Metallers DOLD VORDE ENS NAVN, will be released on September 13, 2019 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl, tape and digitally. The band features Håvard Jørgensen (aka Haavard and Lemarchand, co-founding member of SATYRICON and early ULVER member), Vicotnik (DØDHEIMSGARD, VED BUENS ENDE), Cerberus (ex – DØDHEIMSGARD) and Myrvoll (NIDINGR). The EP features the following four tracks: ‘Den Ensomme Død’, ‘Drukkenskapens Kirkegård’, ‘Vitnesbyrd’ and ‘Blodets Hvisken’. An official teaser for ‘Drukkenskapens Kirkegård’ is already available here. For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/doldvorde
UK Thrashers ACID REIGN will release their fourth album “The Age Of Entitlement” on September 27, 2019 via Dissonance Productions. It features ten tracks and will be available as a digital download, CD, LP and limited edition cyan coloured vinyl. The cover artwork was created by Mark Wilkinson (IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MARILLION). All further ACID REIGN info you will find at www.facebook.com/acid.reign.thrash
MISERY INDEX have just released a video for the track ‘Hammering The Nails’, which is taken from their latest album "Rituals Of Power". The video is now streaming at this location. MISERY INDEX commented on the video as follows: "We in the MISERY INDEX camp are pleased to present to you our video presentation for ‘Hammering The Nails’ as we, once again, descend upon European soil. The song encapsulates the ferocity of our live performance. We are looking forward to seeing all you fans and friends out at these festivals and shows! Let’s Grind!" More about MISERY INDEX at www.facebook.com/miseryindex
South American Death Metallers REPTILIUM will put out a four song release entitled "Conspiranoic" on August 02, 2019. A first track is already available for streaming at their Bandcamp site. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Hannu Ae Kondras’, ‘Goat’, ‘Viral Combustion’ and ‘Just A Machine’. The material was recorded, engineered and produced by the band members Nirah (vocals, guitars and bass) and Cecrops (drums) at Valley Of The Dead in Quito, Ecuador. More about REPTILIUM at www.facebook.com/reptiliumsect
Norwegian Black Metallers ABBATH are streaming their upcoming new album "Outstrider" in its entirety at this location now. It will be released this Friday, July 05, 2019 via Season Of Mist. ABBATH commented on the album as follows: "ABBATH, honed sharp by trial and terror, proudly present "Outstrider" – our latest catharsis wrung from the guts of darkness. Forged in fiery furnace of adversity, hammered on an anvil of rage, this album is conjured from conflagration coughed from rift of Chaos, rising like a Phoenix from the Pit, to infect our Spitegeist with shamaniacal reflections sheathed in metal compositions, hooked and riffed by razor wire licks impaling bass-lines pulsed on drumbeats dredged from thunderous abyss, by a hive-mind wed to one whole emission: To boldly go where no band has gone before and one step further!" For all further information visit www.facebook.com/abbathband
US Death / Grinders SKUZ will release a compilation CD entitled "Death Mince Discography" via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on July 26, 2019. It compiles all material of the band from 2014 – 2019, including their full-length album, split releases and demo. You can check out the album track ‘Egobliteration’ here. More about SKUZ at www.facebook.com/skuznj
Sri Lanka’s Black / Death Metallers GENOCIDE SHRINES are streaming the track ‘All And / Or Nothing’ at this location now. It is taken from "Scorn Coalescence", their 4-way split with SERPENTS ATHIRST, HERESIARCH and TREPANATION, which will be released on July 26, 2019 via Cyclopean Eye Productions. For all additional GENOCIDE SHRINE info visit www.facebook.com/genocideshrines
Pennsylvania based epic Doom Metallers CRYPT SERMON will release their new album "The Ruins Of Fading Light" on September 13, 2019 via Dark Descent Records. The album was once again recorded, mixed, and mastered by Arthur Rizk at Creep Records and the cover art comes courtesy of vocalist Brooks Wilson. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘The Ninth Templar (Black Candle Flame)’, ‘Key Of Solomon’, ‘Our Reverend’s Grave’, ‘Epochal Vestiges’, ‘Christ Is Dead’, ‘The Snake Handler’, ‘Oath Of Exile’, ‘Enslave The Heathens’, ‘Beneath The Torchfire Glare’ and ‘The Ruins Of Fading Light’. The album track ‘Key Of Solomon’ is already streaming at this location. More band info at www.facebook.com/cryptsermon
On August 30, 2019 Testimony Records will release "Blood Craving Mantras", the debut album of German old school Death Metallers TEMPLE OF DREAD. The project was founded in late 2017 by Markus Bünnemeyer (music) und Frank Albers (lyrics) to honor their ancient heroes DEATH, BENEDICTION, PESTILENCE, OBITUARY and MORGOTH. After Jens Finger (SLAUGHTERDAY) and Jörg Uken (Soundlodge Studio, SLAUGHTERDAY) joined on vocals and drums, TEMPLE OF DREAD transformed into a real band shortly after. The album, that was recorded at Uken’s Soundlodge Studio, will be available on limited transparent violet vinyl (100 copies) and black vinyl as well as limited hand-numbered digipak CD (300 copies). A first track entitled ‘Gone But Still Here’ is already available for streaming here. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘8.16 AM’, ‘Suffocate The Fire’, ‘Sentenced To Life’, ‘Question Of Honour’, ‘Now You Will Die’, ‘Straying The Battlefields’, ‘Gone But Still Here’ and ‘Cottage In The Backyard’. For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/templeofdread
Swedish Death Metallers SORCERY have just finished recording and mixing their fourth full-length album "Necessary Excess Of Violence". It will be released through Xtreem Music on August 20, 2019 on CD and 12" LP formats. The cover art was once again created by Juanjo Castellano. The tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Stellar Circle’, ‘Where We Were Born We Will Demise’, ‘The Darkest Part Of You’, ‘Of Blood And Ash’, ‘I’ll Be Gone In The Dark’, ‘Death Is Near’, ‘Illuminate’, ‘King Of Nothing’, ‘Year Of The Plague’ and ‘Language Of The Conqueror’. The first advance single ‘I’ll Be Gone In The Dark’ can already be checked out right here. More about SORCERY at www.facebook.com/sorcerydeathmetal
You can check out Billy Denne of American Death Metallers VISCERAL DISGORGE perform a drum playthrough video of the song ‘Architects Of Warping Flesh’ at this location now. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming new album "Slithering Evisceration" which will be out on September 13, 2019 via Agonia Records. More band info at www.facebook.com/visceraldisgorge
Toronto, Canada based Death / Grinders VESICATION will release their second full-length "Total Fecall" via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on July 26, 2019 on CD and digital formats. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Beauty And The Yeast’, ‘Piss In Your Face Fun Time’, ‘Waffle Stomp’, ‘Fifty Shades Of Brown’, ‘The Prolapse Is Out There’, ‘A Tale Of Two Titties’, ‘Crouching Pink Hidden Stink’, ‘Nostre-Anus’, ‘Yukon Cornhole’, ‘More Tits Than Teeth’, ‘Total Fecall’ and ‘Unchain The Brown’. You can already stream ‘Nostre-Anus’ right here. For all additional VESICATION information please visit www.facebook.com/vesication
Calgary based Death Metallers PATHETIC have just released a new track entitled ‘Empty Threat’ at this location. The song appears on the band’s upcoming debut full-length "Rat King" which will be out on July 12, 2019. The band commented on the track as follows: "As the closing track of the "Rat King" album, ‘Empty Threat’ encompasses all that PATHETIC’s journey has expressed since day one, with epic guitar riffing, driving drums, and focused lyrics that mock the everlasting fear of nuclear apocalypse the United States has held since the beginning of the cold war. This is the closing track that forewarns the impending destruction that the United States has and continues to impose on other nations in protecting its own irrational fear of destruction.” More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/patheticband666
"Beyond The Veil Of Light", the debut EP from US Black Metal trio PESTIS INFEROS, is out now and streaming in its entirety over here. For all additional PESTIS INFEROS information check out www.facebook.com/pestisinferos