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German blackened Doom Metallers Metallers STELLAR MASTER ELITE have just released another track from their upcoming fourth album "Hologram Temple". You can check out ‘Apocalypsis’ at this location. The album was recorded at the band’s own studio, while drums, mix and mastering were done together with Markus Stock at Klangschmiede Studio E. "Hologram Temple" will be released on May 03, 2019 via Unholy Conspiracy Deathwork. More about STELLAR MASTER ELITE at www.facebook.com/smemusic
Portuguese Black / Death Metallers NIHILITY have released a video for the song ‘Indulge Self Restraint’ over here. The track will appear on the upcoming debut album "Thus Spoke The Antichrist", which will be released May 24, 2019 via Black Lion Records. For more NIHILITY info visit www.facebook.com/nihility.pt
Poland’s blackened Death / Thrashers EMPHERIS have just released their new album "The Return Of Derelict Gods" via Old Temple. Three of the album songs can be streamed at this location. More about EMPHERIS at www.facebook.com/empherisofficial
On April 05, 2019 Old Temple will release a new seven track MCD entitled "Goat Tormentor" from Polish Black Metallers HATE THEM ALL. Hellscreamaross (OFFENCE, WITCHFUCK) and Beer Drinker (BRÜDNY SKÜRWIEL) contributed guest vocals to two of the songs. Sound samples can be found here. For all additional band information visit www.facebook.com/hatethemall666
Dutch Black Metallers CIRITH GORGOR will release their seventh album "Sovereign" on April 19, 2019 via Hammerheart Records. A full album stream is already available over here. All further information you will find at www.facebook.com/cirithgorgorofficial
New Jersey based blackened Death Metallers HATH have released a play-through video for the track ‘Usurpation’. It features in-studio footage of the band performing an instrumental version of the song that appears on their forthcoming new album "Of Rot And Ruin". You can check out the video right here. The song with vocals can be streamed at this location. "Of Rot And Ruin" will be out on April 12, 2019 via Willowtip Records. All additional band information you will find at www.facebook.com/hathnj
On April 05, 2019 Slovakian blackened Death Metallers CEREMONY OF SILENCE will release their debut album "Outis" via Willowtip Records on digipak CD, LP and digitally. A full album stream is available here. More about CEREMONY OF SILENCE at www.facebook.com/ceremonyofsilence
EXHUMED are currently recording their seventh, as-yet-untitled, full-length at the band’s home-built studio Darker Corners. The follow-up to 2016’s "Death Revenge", which marks the debut of new guitarist Sebastian Phillips (NOISEM), is being produced by the band and Alejandro Corredor (BRUJERIA, NAUSEA). It will be mixed and mastered by Joel Grind (TOXIC HOLOCAUST) with a planned release via Relapse Records later this year. EXHUMED will kick off a Latin American tour with BEYOND CREATION on April 03, 2019 which will cover fourteen cities. The tour will end on April 21, 2019. A few days later, EXHUMED will return to the West Coast for the Face Melter Tour celebrating the release of their new hot sauce, Forged In Fire, created by Hella Hot Sauce. More about EXHUMED at www.facebook.com/exhumedofficial
Canadian War Metallers THE BLACK SORCERY have just released their second album, "Wolven Degrade", on CD via Krucyator Productions and on vinyl via Appalachian Noise Records. The entire album is now available for streaming at this location. For all further THE BLACK SORCERY info visit www.facebook.com/the-black-sorcery-133516247446955
VLTIMAS are now streaming their debut full-length "Something Wicked Marches In" in its entirety over here. The band consists of David Vincent (ex – MORBID ANGEL), Rune Blasphemer Eriksen (ex – MAYHEM, AURA NOIR) and Flo Mounier (CRYPTOPSY). The album will be released via Season Of Mist today. More VLTIMAS information you will find at www.facebook.com/vltimas
Swedish Black Metallers THIS GIFT IS A CURSE have just released a video for the song ‘Wolvking’ at this location. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album "A Throne Of Ash" which will be released via Season of Mist on June 14, 2019. The full tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Hæma’, ‘Blood Is My Harvest’, ‘Thresholds’, ‘Gate Dweller’, ‘Monuments For Dead Gods’, ‘Wolvking’, ‘I Am Katharsis’, ‘In Your Black Halo (Mass 317)’ and ‘Wormwood Star’. More about THIS GIFT IS A CURSE at www.facebook.com/thisgiftisacurse
Coruña, Spain based PREMATURE BURIAL have signed a deal with Selfmadegod Records for the release of their debut album “Antihuman” this Spring. It is the solo project of JM Dopico (known for his work with MACHETAZO, BODYBAG or DISHAMMER among others), who’s responsible for all instruments and vocals on the album. Musically you can expect a mixture of 80s Heavy Metal, Doom Rock and Punk. An advance song can already be checked out here. All further information you will find at www.facebook.com/prematureburial.jmdopico
Italy’s Thrashers VIOLENTOR will release their fourth album "Putrid Stench" via Infernö Records on May 01, 2019. The artwork was created by Ronnie Ripper (ex – GEHENNAH / TURBOCHARGED). More about VIOLENTOR at www.facebook.com/violentor666
On June 14, 2019 Malta based Death Metallers BEHEADED will release their sixth album "Only Death Can Save You" via Agonia Records. It was recorded and mixed at Mk2 Recording Studio (run by the band’s drummer, Davide Billa) and mastered at Hertz Studio in Poland. The cover artwork was created by Daniel Corcuero (Nekronikon). The band issued the following comments on the recordings: "Having had a stable line-up since the release of our last offering "Beast Incarnate", also meant that we could work more as a unit this time around with all members giving a much stronger contribution to the song writing. This also includes our drummer Davide Billia who’s responsible for the recording process of the album and this was a key factor in nailing the sound, timbre and tone we wanted to give to this album". In support of the album release BEHEADED will be touring Europe with INCANTATION and HATE and play a couple of festivals in early summer. For all further information visit www.facebook.com/beheadedmt
Swiss Brutal Death Metallers DARKRISE will release their sixth full-length album "Circles Of Failure" on April 05, 2019 via Punishing Records. It was produced by Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR, AT THE GATES). The song ‘Liar Liar’ is already streaming at this location. More DARKRISE info at www.facebook.com/darkriseband
York, Pennsylvania’s Doom / Deathers CULTIC will release their debut full-length "High Command" on April 05, 2019 via Eleventh Key. It was recorded at The Golden Castle in 2018 and the cover art was painted by drummer Rebecca Magar (Wailing Wizard Art). Every song on the album is represented in the album art. You can currently stream the track ‘Enchained’ over here. The band’s vocalist / guitarist Brian Magar issued the following statement about that song: "CULTIC songs are, for the most part, allegorical in nature. Our song ‘Enchained’ is about our government separating immigrant children from their parents and locking them in cages on our southern border. At face value, the song is about an army enslaving people and sending them into exile." A video for the first single off the album, ‘Forest Of Knives’, can still be watched at this location. A CULTIC split single 7" and cassette with FUNERAL BASTARD will furthermore be released later in 2019. For more band information visit www.facebook.com/culticband
Texas Death Metallers IMPRECATION have just released "Damnatio Ad Bestias", the long-awaited follow-up to their 2013 full-length "Satanae Tenebris Infinita", on CD, pro tape, vinyl (black or transparent red with black marble) and digitally via Dark Descent Records. A full album stream is available at this location. More about IMPRECATION at www.facebook.com/imprecation-194725213915960
Tel Aviv, Israel based Black Metallers DIM AURA have released their second album "The Triumphant Age Of Death" via Saturnal Records now. The album, that is available digitally and on CD format, is streaming in its entirety right here. For all further information visit www.facebook.com/dimaurabm
U.S. Black / Thrashers FROSTHELM have released their sophomore full-length "Pyrrhic" on CD and digitally via Revenger Records. You can stream the album in its entirety at this location. A limited deluxe vinyl edition of "Pyrrhic" is scheduled for an early April 2019 release. The album will be packaged in a full color gatefold sleeve, comes on 180g vinyl and is limited to 100 gold and 100 orange copies. A limited cassette edition (100 copies) with full color +2 J card with laser engraved case, outer O card and gold cassette shell will also be available. FROSTHELM have furthermore contributed a cover of ‘Spirit Crusher’ to Antichrist Magazine’s forthcoming 21 track album "A Tribute To DEATH". It will be released on April 16, 2019. More album details are available here. All additional FROSTHELM info you will find at www.facebook.com/frosthelm
Belgian Black Metallers ENTHRONED have just released a first track from their upcoming new album "Cold Black Suns". You can stream ‘Silent Redemption’ at this location. The band issued the following official statement about the track: “We’re proud to introduce our first single ‘Silent Redemption’ from the upcoming album "Cold Black Suns". This track unveils one of the many layers of the long awaited 11th opus. With ‘Silent Redemption’ we take you along to Aokigahara, the infamous Suicide Forest in Japan, to walk amongst the Yūrei. While keeping our band’s trademark, this new album offers another pitch in the music, soaking the listener in bleak and fury." The "Cold Black Suns" cover artwork was created by Neraath and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Ophiusa’, ‘Hosanna Satana’, ‘Oneiros’, ‘Vapula Omega’, ‘Silent Redemption’, ‘Aghoria’, ‘Beyond Humane Greed’, ‘Smoking Mirror’ and ‘Son Of Man’. The album will be released via Season Of Mist on June 07, 2019. More ENTHRONED information at www.facebook.com/frater.silurian
"Left To Rot", the debut full-length from Dutch Death Metallers PUTREFIED CORPSE, has just been released via Xtreem Music. The band features ex – members from PHLEBOTOMIZED, ADETAR and DEATH SQUAD. You can check out the album tracks ‘Procreation of the Rotten Flesh’ and ‘Cordon Bleu Of Her Curvaceous Body’ here and here. For all additional PUTREFIED CORPSE info visit www.facebook.com/putrefiedcorpse
New York City based Death Metallers HYPOXIA will release their second full-length "Abhorrent Disease" through Selfmadegod Records on April 26, 2019. It was recorded at Full Force Studios (SUFFOCATION, INTERNAL BLEEDING, DEHUMANIZED) and the cover art was created by Daemorph (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, AVULSED, PYREXIA). The tracklist reads as follows: ‘Dark Desires’, ‘Condemned To The Abyss’, ‘Unhallowed Unforeseen’, ‘Possessed’, ‘Enslaving Cage’, ‘The Awakening’, ‘Despise’, ‘Perverse Instinct’, ‘Withered’ and ‘Failures Of The Festering Flesh’. An official video for the album’s first single ‘Condemned To The Abyss’ can be watched at this location. Apart from members of SECRECY, CASTRATOR and LETHAL ENTITY, the band features Mike Hrubovcak (MONSTROSITY, VILE) on vocals. For all additional information visit www.facebook.com/hypoxia-137971356260153
Göteborg, Sweden based Death / Grinders WALKING CORPSE will release their self-titled debut EP on CD and digitally through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on April 19, 2019. It will also be available on cassette via Affair Records. It features the following 4 tracks: ‘Trephine’, ‘No Love’, ‘Born To Eat Shit’ and ‘Harvesting Time’. The EP opener ‘Trephine’ is already available for streaming right here. More WALKING CORPSE info you will find at www.facebook.com/walkingcorpsegbg