"Misconception", the forthcoming debut full-length from Chilean old school Thrashers CRITICAL DEFIANCE, is streaming in its entirety at this location now. The album will be released on February 08, 2019 via Unspeakable Axe Records. More about CRITICAL DEFIANCE at www.facebook.com/criticaldefiance
"Demoniac Paroxysm", the second album from Mexican Death Metallers MORBID MESSIAH, will be released on vinyl via Unholy Prophecies, limited to 500 copies (350 black and 150 white). The white version will include an A3 poster. You can already pre-order a copy now, the shipping will start around February 18, 2019. The CD version of "Demoniac Paroxysm" was released last year via Memento Mori. For more MORBID MESSIAH information visit www.facebook.com/morbidmessiahofficial
VLTIMAS, the new band of David Vincent (ex – MORBID ANGEL), Rune Blasphemer Eriksen (ex – MAYHEM, AURA NOIR) and Flo Mounier (CRYPTOPSY), will release their debut full-length "Something Wicked Marches In" on March 29, 2019 via Season of Mist. A teaser for the song ‘Diabolus Est Sanguis’ can be found at this location. The full tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Something Wicked Marches In’, ‘Praevalidus’, ‘Total Destroy!’, ‘Monolilith’, ‘Truth And Consequence’, ‘Last Ones Alive Win Nothing’, ‘Everlasting’, ‘Diabolus Est Sanguis’ and ‘Marching On’. The album was recorded at Orgone Studios in Woburn, England in May 2018 with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano and the cover artwork was created by Polish artist Zbigniew M. Bielak (GHOST, PARADISE LOST, BÖLZER, ZHRINE). For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/vltimas
Swedish Death Metallers GODS FORSAKEN will release their second full-length "Smells Of Death" on April 19, 2019 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl and digitally. The following tracks appear on it: ‘Smells Of Death’, ‘They Crawl’, ‘From The Inside They Came’, ‘In The Pit We Shall Gather’, ‘The Process Of Death’, ‘Dead And Buried’, ‘The Dead Laughed’, ‘Birth Of Insanity’ and ‘The Curse Of Matul’. The cover artwork was created by Patrik Tegnander (Chainsaw Design) and a lyric video for ‘From The Inside They Came’ is already available here. More about GODS FORSAKEN at www.facebook.com/godsforsakenswe
On February 23, 2019 War Arts Productions will re-release the "Rot Prophet" demo from Swiss Black Metallers EGGS OF GOMORRH on cassette tape. The following tracks appear on it: ‘Lust Of Murder’, ‘Goat Inkvizitor’, ‘Whore Of Sodom’, ‘Elation Devout’, ‘Appharkt’, ‘Leperverted’ and ‘Rot Prophet’. A full demo stream is available right here. More about EGGS OF GOMORRH at www.facebook.com/eggsofgomorrh
Israel based Black Metallers DIM AURA will release their sophomore album "The Triumphant Age Of Death" on March 22, 2019 via Saturnal Records. The band is already streaming the third track ‘Black Heretic Hate’ at this location. The cover art was created by Animvs and the full tracklist reads like this: ‘Clockwork Negativism’, ‘Towards The Plague’, ‘Black Heretic Hate’, ‘Blood Boiling Misanthropy’, ‘Death, Total Death’, ‘Antinomianism’, ‘The Triumphant (Age Of Death)’, ‘The Cruel’ and ‘Mors Vincit Omnia’. For all further band information visit www.facebook.com/dimaurabm
Slovakian Death / Black Metal duo CEREMONY OF SILENCE will release their debut album "Outis" through Willowtip Records on digipak CD, LP and digitally on April 05, 2019. You can already check out the track ‘Ceremony Of A Thousand Stars’ at this location. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered in 2017 by Miroslav Spevák at SPK Audio in Slovakia and the cover art was designed by Svjatogor. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Invocation Of The Silent Eye’, ‘Ceremony Of A Thousand Stars’, ‘Trance Of Void’, ‘Upon The Shores Of Death’, ‘Black Sea Of Drought’, ‘Arising Of No Man’ and ‘Into The Obscure Light’. More CEREMONY OF SILENCE info at www.facebook.com/ceremonyofsilence
Texas based Black / Death Metallers IMPRECATION will release their new full-length "Damnatio Ad Bestias" on March 22, 2019 via Dark Descent Records. The album track ‘Temple Of The Foul Spirit’ is already streaming here. The full "Damnatio Ad Bestias" tracklist reads as follows: ‘Temple Of The Foul Spirit’, ‘Morbid Crucifixion’, ‘Baptized In Satan’s Blood’, ‘Beasts Of The Infernal Void’, ‘Damnatio Ad Bestias’, ‘Dagger, Thurible, Altar Of Death’, ‘The Shepherd And The Flock’ and ‘Ageless Of None’. For all further IMPRECATION information and regular updates follow the band at www.facebook.com/imprecation-194725213915960
Rochester, New York based progressive Death Metallers CONTRARIAN have just released the song ‘My Curse’ (from their forthcoming third full-length "Their Worm Never Dies") at this location. The album was recorded at Watchmen Studios, Lockport, New York and Burnt Orange Studios in Brandenton, Florida. It was produced, mixed and mastered by George Bokos at Grindhouse Studios in Athens, Greece. It will be released on March 15, 2019 via Willowtip Records. More about CONTRARIAN at www.facebook.com/contrarianmetal
Belgian Black Metallers THRONUM VRONDOR are streaming their upcoming third full-length "Ichor (The Rebellion)" in its entirety at this location now. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by vocalist SvN and features an artwork concept and illustration by the band in co-operation with Chilean artist Daniel Valencia of Fenomeno Design (BLUT AUS NORD, DEMONICAL, MANES, etc). It will be released on February 01, 2019 via Pulverised Records on CD, in different vinyl editions and digitally. The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘The Well’, ‘A Symbol Of Acrimony’, ‘Ceremony Of Atonement’, ‘Ichor (The Rebellion)’, ‘Diety’, ‘…And Then The Fall’, ‘Vision Of The Seven Tombs’, ‘Doom Upon Doom…’ and ‘The Last Specs Of A Dying Light’. A lyric video for ‘Ceremony Of Atonement’ is also available here. More THRONUM VRONDOR info at www.facebook.com/thronumvrondor
Dutch old school Death Metallers PUTREFIED CORPSE have been signed by Xtreem Music for the release of their debut full-length "Left To Rot", which will be out on March 19, 2019. The band’s line-up includes ex – members of PHLEBOTOMIZED, ADETAR and DEATH SQUAD. The tracklist of "Left To Rot" reads like this: ‘Intro I’, ‘Smashed To Pieces’, ‘Cordon Bleu Of Her Curvaceous Body’, ‘Embrace Death In Solitude’, ‘Bloodbath’, ‘Sociopathic Monstrosity’, ‘Intro II’, ‘Obliteration Of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation’, ‘Procreation Of The Rotten Flesh’ (feat. Per Boder), ‘Necrotopia – Zombie Apocalypse’, ‘Joyful Repeating Movement’ and ‘Godly Beings’ (OBITUARY cover). The song ‘Procreation Of The Rotten Flesh’ is already available for streaming at this location. More about PUTREFIED CORPSE at www.facebook.com/putrefiedcorpse
Swiss Black / Death Metal trio EGGS OF GOMORRH will release a new MCD entitled "Outpregnate" on March 18, 2019 via Krucyator Productions. One of the tracks (‘Prayeggrh’) is already available for streaming right here. The cover art was created by Daniel “Nekronikon” Corcuera. For all further band information visit www.facebook.com/eggsofgomorrh
French Black / Death Metallers DUNKELNACHT will release their third album “Empire Ov Mediocracy” on February 28, 2019 via Non Serviam Records on CD and digitally (the vinyl edition will be available a month later). You can already check out the album track ‘Non Canimus Surdis’ over here. In support of the album DUNKELNACHT will play four shows in the UK in mid February. More band info at www.facebook.com/dunkelnachtband
German Black Metallers DER ROTE MILAN are now streaming their second full-length "Moritat" in its entirety at this location. The album will be released on February 01, 2019 via Unholy Conspiracy Deathwork as a A5 digipak CD and on red vinyl. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Markus Stock at Klangschmiede Studio E and deals with local stories based on real events during the Thirty Years’ War. More band info at www.facebook.com/derrotemilan
Norwegian Black Metallers 1349 recently released a new single entitled "Dødskamp". The song has been written for a project by the organizations Innovation Norway, Visit Norway and the Munch Museum, called "Munch + Music". Four Norwegian artists within four different genres of music were asked to interpret their angle on a freely selected work by the famous painter Edvard Munch. Find out what inspired 1349 by watching the video streaming on the website of Visit Norway. The song is available on vinyl, together with the bonus track ‘Atomic Chapel’. A new 1349 full-length will be released later this year. For all further 1349 information go to www.facebook.com/1349official
Swedish Death Metallers MEGASCAVENGER will release their fourth full-length "Boneyard Symphonies" on February 01, 2019 via Selfmadegod Records. The album was recorded at The Rotpit Studios (and some other studios) and mixed and mastered by Jonny Pettersson (WOMBBATH, ASHCLOUD, JUST BEFORE DAWN, RIBSPREADER). The cover artwork was created by Ironworx Gravefix (BONE GNAWER, PAGANIZER, THOSE WHO BRING THE TORTURE) and the following guests appear on the album: Sven Gross (FLESHCRAWL), Ralf Hauber (REVEL IN FLESH), Jonas Lindblad (PUTERAEON), Michael Andersen (THORIUM), Mattias Parkkila (BLOOD MORTIZED), Tommy Carlsson (ENTRAILS), Adde Mitroulis (BIRDFLESH, GENERAL SURGERY), Dany Deranger (DEAD) and Jens Johansson (MEGA SLAUGHTER). The complete "Boneyard Symphonies" tracklist reads like this: ‘Grotesque World Remnants’, ‘Bone And Meat Machine’, ‘The Unexpected Journey’, ‘Soils Reclamation’, ‘Murder By Vermin’, ‘Pandemic Rotting Storms’, ‘Factory Standard Slaughterdevice’, ‘World Sized Meatgrinder’ and ‘Back To The Ancient Again’. An advance stream of ‘Back To The Ancient Again’ is already available right here. More MEGASCAVENGER information at www.facebook.com/megascavenger
Italian Death Metallers HOUR OF PENANCE have just finished writing the material for their eighth studio album (the follow up to 2017’s "Cast The First Stone") and will enter the studio in less than a month to commence the recording process. The drums will be recorded at Bloom Recording Studio in February, while guitars, bass and vocals will be tracked at Kick Recording Studio. The mixing and mastering will be done in March at Hertz Recording Studio (BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, VADER, HATE) in Poland. The album will be released later in 2019 via Agonia Records. HOUR OF PENANCE have already been confirmed to perform at Metaldays Festival 2019 in Tolmin (Slovenia), alongside AKEROCKE, DIMMU BORGIR, DREAM THEATER, KVELERTAK, OCTOBER TIDE and others. More band information and regular updates you will find at www.facebook.com/hourofpenance
Polish blackened Death Metaller SERPENT SEED will release their second album "Death And Decay Considerations" via Old Temple in co-operation with The End Of Time in Spring. Two songs off the album are already available for streaming at this location. For all additional SERPENT SEED information visit www.facebook.com/serpentseedofficial
New Jersey based blackened Death Metallers HATH will release their debut full-length "Of Rot And Ruin" on April 12, 2019 via Willowtip Records. The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘Usurpation’, ‘Currents’, ‘Rituals’, ‘To Atone’, ‘Withered’, ‘Worlds Within’, ‘Kindling’, ‘Accursed’ and ‘Progeny’. The opening track ‘Usurpation’ can already be checked out at this location. For all further band information visit www.facebook.com/hathnj
On February 27, 2019 Poland’s blackend Thrash duo WARFIST will release their third album "Grünberger" via Godz Ov War Productions. It was recorded in September 2018, engineered by Piotr Zubko and mixed and mastered by Mariusz Konieczny at Heavy Gear Studio. The cover artwork and layout were designed by Maciej Kamuda and the complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Black Army’, ‘The Chapel Of Death’, ‘Feasting On Dead Bodies’, ‘The Burning Flames Of Ignorance’, ‘Slay, Swive And Devour’, ‘The Punishment’, ‘Death By The Cleansing Fire’, ‘Grünberger (Drinking With The Devil)’, ‘March Of Death’ and ‘Atrocious Saviour’. "Grünberger" is a concept album about some dark episodes in the history of Zielona Góra (Grünberg). A lyric video for ‘Death By The Cleansing Fire’ is already available at this location. More about WARFIST at www.facebook.com/warfisthorde
On February 02, 2019 Godz Ov War Productions will release "Totalitarian", the debut full-length from Polish Doom Metallers TANKOGRAD. It was recorded at Nebula Studio in November 2018 by Maciej Karbowski and mixed and mastered by Haldor Grunberg of Satanic Audio. The cover art and layout was supplied by Michał Skuła. An official lyric video for the track ‘Lot Do Kraju’ can already be watched right here. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Ostatni Sen Joachima’, ‘Arkhangelsk’, ‘Lot Do Kraju’, ‘Żelazne Trumny’ and ‘Mir’. More info about TANKOGRAD you will find at www.facebook.com/tankogradband
Swedish Death Metallers SORCERY are currently in the finalizing process of composing their fourth, as yet untitled album. The recordings are scheduled for April / May 2019, with a planned release in July via Xtreem Music. Some songtitles are ‘Illuminate’, ‘Death Is Near’, ‘King Of Nothing’ and ‘Of Blood And Ash’. For all additional SORCERY information and regular updates follow the band at www.facebook.com/sorcerydeathmetal
Greek ROTTING CHRIST have just released a third track of their upcoming new album "The Heretics". You can check out a lyric video for the Edgar Allan Poe inspired ‘The Raven’ over at this location. The new album will be released on February 15, 2019 via Season Of Mist. More about ROTTING CHRIST at www.facebook.com/rotting-christ-290468585669
Chilean old school Thrashers CRITICAL DEFIANCE have released a track from their forthcoming debut full-length "Misconception". You can stream ‘Spiral Of Hatred’ here (English version) or here (Spanish version). The album will be out on February 08, 2019 via Unspeakable Axe Records. More CRITICAL DEFIANCE info at www.facebook.com/criticaldefiance
Germany / Bangladesh based old school Death Metal duo KHNVM (pronounced "khoo-num") have inked a deal with Testimony Records. Their debut full-length "Foretold Monuments Of Flesh" will be released on March 29, 2019 on CD (limited, hand-numbered digipak), LP (limited silver and black vinyl) and digitally. The album was mixed and mastered by Tastemaker Audio (USA) and the following tracks will appear on it: ‘Foretold Monuments Of Flesh’, ‘Invocato Deo Plaga’, ‘Heathen Beast’, ‘Sic Mundus Creatus Est’, ‘Profaning The Ancient Rites’, ‘Gutted To The Bone’ and ‘Kabbalah Of Darkness’. James Coppolino (ABYSMAL DAWN) plays drums on the song ‘Sic Mundus Creatus Est’. The title track is available for streaming at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/khnvm666