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Sweden’s old school Death Metallers DEMONICAL have released a new track entitled ‘A Void Most Obscure’ at this location. It is taken from their upcoming new album "Chaos Manifesto", which will be released on March 23, 2018 in Europe and April 27, 2018 in North America via Agonia Records. "Chaos Manifesto" was recorded in 2017 and mixed and mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén (TERRA TENEBROSA, CULT OF LUNA, KATATONIA). The artwork was created by Karmazid (URFAUST, WOLFBRIGADE, BLAZE OF PERDITION). For all further information check out www.demonical.net or www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
New Jersey based Death Metallers SENTIENT HORROR will release their new EP "The Crypts Below" on March 30, 2018 via Testimony Records on CD, limited vinyl and digitally. The North American release will be handled by Redefining Darkness Records. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Enter Crypts Below’, ‘Bled Dry By The Night’, ‘Hatchet Crimes’, ‘Hell Marked’ and ‘Darkday’ (EDGE OF SANITY cover). The EP was produced by Matt Moliti, mixed by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios in Virginia, USA and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios. The cover artwork was created by Juanjo Castellano. A first track entitled ‘Bled Dry By The Night’ is already streaming over here. More about SENTIENT HORROR at www.facebook.com/sentienthorrorofficial
U.S. Death Metallers ORIGIN will be touring Europe in March and April of 2018 with fellow technical Death Metallers RINGS OF SATURN as their main support. Additional support will come from HIDEOUS DIVINITY (Italy) and GRAVESLAVE (USA). For more details and updates follow the band at www.facebook.com/origin
Finnish Grindcore act ROTTEN SOUND are streaming a new track, entitled ‘Harvester Of Boredom’, at this location. It is taken from their forthcoming new EP "Suffer To Abuse" which will hit the stores on April 13, 2018. The artwork of the EP has been created by Thomas Boutet at Mush Design. The following tracks will appear on "Suffer To Abuse": ‘Privileged’, ‘The Misfit’, ‘Stressed Mess’, ‘Harvester Of Boredom’, ‘One Hit Wonder’, ‘Nutrition’ and ‘Slaves Of Lust’. More ROTTEN SOUND info at www.rottensound.com or www.facebook.com/rottensoundofficial
German Black / Death Metallers THE SPIRIT will release the vinyl edition of their debut album "Sounds From The Vortex" via Eternal Echoes on February 28, 2018. It comes as a 180g / gatefold 12” and will be limited to 500 copies (450 in black, 50 in blue/black). A stream of the track ‘The Clouds Of Damnation’ is available over here. More about THE SPIRIT at www.facebook.com/thespiritband
Godz Ov War Productions have signed Swiss Black Metal trio LYKHAEON. The band features members from UNGFELL and DAKHMA. Their new EP "Sinister Eradication Of Anguished Souls", that will contain two thirteen-minute-plus tracks, will be released in April 2018 as a standard jewel case CD. More about LYKHAEON at www.facebook.com/lykhaeon
Alaska based blackened Doom / Sludge Metallers DRUJ have also been signed by Godz Ov War Productions. The band is currently working on their debut album which will feature six tracks, including one instrumental track. The release is planned for the second half of 2018. DRUJ’s two-track EP "The Malignant Dweller" is still available for streaming at this location. All further band info you will find at www.facebook.com/druj-295196117579413
“People Of The Abyss”, the debut EP from Swedish old school Death Metallers TO DESCEND, will be released on April 16, 2018 via Chaos Records. It was recorded at The Rotpit, Night Wind Studios and Camp Stonewater Studios and mixed and mastered by Johan Berglund at Studio Mountaincove. The cover art was created by Jonas Lindblad. The track ‘Paled Puppet’ is already streaming here. TO DESCEND is the new band of vocalist Jens Johansson, who used to be in MEGA SLAUGHTER and MURDER CORPORATION. For all further information check out www.chaos-records.com
To celebrate their 10th anniversary Spanish Death Metallers GRAVEYARD have recorded a new EP entitled "Back To The Mausoleum", which will be released on April 27, 2018 via War Anthem Records on CD and vinyl. It was entirely written, rehearsed and recorded at House of Death, while overdubs, solos and vocals were done at Moontower Studios, which is owned by guitarist Javi Félez. The cover artwork was supplied by Matt "Putrid" Carr. You can already check out a first track at this location. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Scorched Earth’, ‘And The Shadow Came’, ‘Craving Cries I Breath’, ‘In Contemplation’ and ‘An Epiphany Of Retribution’. More about GRAVEYARD at www.facebook.com/deathmetalgraveyard
Multi country Death Metal project SOL DE SANGRE will release its self-titled debut album on March 23, 2018 via Black Market Metal. A lyric video for the album track ‘Perros Con Sarna’ can already be checked out at this location. Two more new songs (‘Más Abajo Del Infierno’ and ‘Perros Con Sarna’) are additionally streaming over here. The album was mixed by Tomas Skogsberg at Sunlight Studios in Stockholm, Sweden and mastered by TOXIC HOLOCAUST’s Joel Grind. The SOL DE SANGRE line-up features members / ex – members of HEADCRUSHER, ABSOLUTION DENIED and CROMLECH. Though born in Colombia, the SOL DE SANGRE band members are located in Australia, Canada and the U.S. For more information check out www.facebook.com/soldesangre
Mexican Doom / Death Metallers REX DEFUNCTIS will release their debut full-length "Tenebram Vobiscum" on April 30, 2018 through Chaos Records on CD, vinyl (later this year) and digitally. It was co-produced by the band and Alex Guzman at Apex Studios (ARGENTUM) in Monterrey, Mexico and features cover artwork by Misanthropic Art (QUESTION, DENIAL, FUNEBRARUM). The first single ‘Necremia’ is already available for streaming at the official Chaos Records bandcamp site. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Necremia’, ‘Alucarda’, ‘Psicotico Limbo Muerto’ and ‘Rex Defunctis (Including Pesadumbre)’. More about REX DEFUNCTIS at www.facebook.com/vortex80
French Black Metallers THE NEGATION have released a video for ‘The End Of Cycle’ at this location. The song appears on the band’s second full-length “Memento Mori” which was released back in July 2015. THE NEGATION will be on tour in Mexico with their country mates MORTIS MUTILATI in March 2018. Check out www.facebook.com/the.negation.band for all additional info and updates.
Belgian blackened Death Metallers ZARDENS have released a promo video for the song ‘Heretic Death Cult’s Rebirth’ over here. It is taken from the band’s forthcoming third album "Heretic Death Cult". More about ZARDENS at www.zardens.be or www.facebook.com/zardens
"Omega Factor", the 1993 debut full-length from Florida based Death Metallers KILLING ADDICTION, will be re-released on CD through Xtreem Music on March 09, 2018. It comes with revamped artwork, enhanced sound and the 1990 "Legacies Of Terror" demo and 1991 "Necrosphere" 7" EP as bonus tracks. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Omega Factor’, ‘Equating The Trinity’, ‘Nothing Remains’, ‘Dehumanized’, ‘Altered At Birth’, ‘Necrosphere’, ‘Global Freezing’, ‘Impaled’, ‘Necrosphere’ (7" EP ’91), ‘Covenant Of Pain’ (7" EP ’91), ‘Impaled’ (7" EP ’91), ‘Nothing Remains’ (Demo ’90), ‘Well Of Souls’ (Demo ’90), ‘Condemned’ (Demo ’90) and ‘Necrosphere’ (Demo ’90). A vinyl edition will follow later as well. One of the songs is available for streaming at this location. More about KILLING ADDICTION at www.facebook.com/killingaddiction
Norwegian romantic Black Metallers MINNERIKET have just released a lyric video for the song ‘Alle Hjerter Banker Ei’ (translated: "Not All Hearts Beat") over here. It is taken from their fourth album "Anima Sola" which was released earlier this year. For all additional MINNERIKET information check out www.facebook.com/minneriket
Chicago, Illinois based blackened Death Metallers BLOOD OF THE WOLF have released a video for their forthcoming second album "II: Campaign Of Extermination" at this location. You can also check out the titletrack at bloodofthewolf.bandcamp.com. The album will be released on April 07, 2018 and its tracklist reads like this: ‘Thunder The Drums Of War’, ‘Campaign Of Extermination’, ‘Beneditio Ultionis: Their Blood For My Glory’, ‘Erupting Volcanic Wrath’, ‘The Sword Is My Light And My Salvation’, ‘Scorched Earth Ceremony’, ‘With Fire And A Thousand Flashing Blades’ and ‘A Sermon Of Slaughtered Foes’. "II: Campaign Of Extermination" was mixed and mastered by Joe Tiberi, February through August of 2017and the cover art was created by Agus Wibowo. More about BLOOD OF THE WOLF at www.facebook.com/bloodofthewolfmusic
On March 16, 2018 Dark Descent Records will release "The Unchaste, The Wicked, & The Profane", the fourth album from Southern California Death Metallers GRAVEHILL. Since the release of "Death Curse" (the band’s last album from 2014), a couple of changes took place in the GRAVEHILL line-up. Former bass player Corpse replaced Abominator on vocals, Bodybag Bob (former guitarist) switched to bass and Eldehelm joined Hell Messiah on second guitar. The cover artwork was supplied by Mark Riddick. An exclusive premiere of album track ‘The Profane’ can be streamed over here. In support of "The Unchaste, The Wicked, & The Profane" GRAVEHILL will join IMPIETY and DIVINE EVE on the American Armageddon Tour in April 2018. For all further details and updates follow GRAVEHILL at www.facebook.com/gravehill
"In Times Of Desperation", the second full-length from Irish Black Metallers ETERNAL HELCARAXE, was released through Naturmacht Productions at the end of 2017. It features the following tracks: ‘Our Time In The Sun’, ‘End Of All Things’, ‘Kneel Before None’, ‘The Healer And The Cross’, ‘Bannow’, ‘From Seeds To Forest’, ‘In Times Of Desperation’ and ‘One Journey’. A video for the track ‘Flames In The Darkness’ (taken from the band’s split release with EVENTIDE, MONDVOLLAND and SEPTEKH) can be watched over here. More ETERNAL HELCARAXE information at www.facebook.com/eternalhelcaraxe
Perth, Western Australia based old school Death Metallers UNRAVEL have been signed by Testimony Records. The band’s debut full-length "Eras Of Forfeit" will be released on April 13, 2018 on CD, limited vinyl (100 transparent red / black marbled, 200 black – both versions will include a DIN A1 artwork poster) and in digital formats. The album was recorded in the band’s hometown at Opaque Recording by Cam Murphy, mixed by Taylor Young at The Pit Recording Studios and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. The cover artwork was created by Dan Seagrave. The following songs will appear on the album: ‘Arbitraitor’, ‘No Validation For Violation’, ‘Reign Of Wasps’, ‘Carcinogenesis’, ‘Sycophant’, ‘Isle Of Rot’, ‘Perpetual Servitude’, ‘Scorched’, ‘Fostering The Festering Spawn’, ‘Mortals’ Thirst’ and ‘Vermankind’. A first track (‘Fostering The Festering Spawn’) is already streaming at this location. More UNRAVEL info at www.facebook.com/unravelmetal
Belgian Death Metallers STORM UPON THE MASSES will release their debut full-length "The Ones Who Came Back" on March 23, 2018 via Dolorem Records. It was mixed and mastered by Stefano Morabito at 16th Cellar Studio (HOUR OF PENANCE, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, HIDEOUS DIVINITY) and the cover artwork was created by Daemorph Art (AVULSED, ACRANIUS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER). The tracklist of "The Ones Who Came Back" reads as follows: ‘Cyclonic Entity’, ‘Last Rites’, ‘Rising Darkness’, ‘Skullfucked’, ‘Savorless Sadistic Ritual’, ‘Assault Inferior Domain’, ‘Regenerate To Annihilate’, ‘Storm Of Rapture’, ‘The Arrival’, ‘The Ones Who Came Back’ and ‘Sworn To Blasphemy’. More about STORM UPON THE MASSES at www.facebook.com/pages/storm-upon-the-masses/92424137133
"Putrescent Remains Of The Dead Ground", the fourth album from Poland’s Death Metallers KINGDOM, will be released on March 12, 2018 via Godz Ov War Productions on CD, 12" LP and digitally. A first track entitled ‘Walls of Askalon’ can already be checked out at this location. The exclusive premiere of the album will take place at this year’s Into The Abyss Festival where KINGDOM will share the stage with acts like VALLENFYRE, PROFANATICA, HIEROPHANT or AUROCH. All further KINGDOM info at www.facebook.com/kingdomtempleofdeath
Swedish / Finnish D-Beat Grindcore trio AFGRUND have signed a deal with Selfmadegod Records for the release of their fourth full-length "The Dystopian". The album was recorded, mixed and mastered during 2017 at Mean Seed Labs by Panu Posti and released digitally through the band on January 05, 2018. The CD version will be released through Selfmadegod Records on February 23, 2018. The following tracks appear on the album: ‘Limitless Source Of Power’, ‘Ruttna’, ‘Re-Exordium’, ‘Callous’, ‘Royalty Of Crust’, ‘Crossfire Agent’, ‘(Yet) Another Way To Kill’, ‘The Great Rift’, ‘Archaic Plague’, ‘Smasher Of Skulls’ and ‘Demise Strategy’. ‘Archaic Plague’ can be streamed here. More about AFGRUND at www.facebook.com/afgrundgrindcoreofficial
‘Praise To The Almighty God’, the opening track from the forthcoming Greyhaze Records re-issue of the EXPULSER debut album "The Unholy One", is now streaming at this location. The restored and remastered edition of the album will be out on April 13, 2018. For all further information check out www.greyhazerecords.com
"When All Hope Fades", the second full-length from Spain Death Metallers ATARAXY, is now streaming in its entirety at this location. The album will be released on February 16, 2018 via Dark Descent Records (the vinyl edition will be handled by Me Saco Un Ojo Records). More about ATARAXY at www.facebook.com/ataraxy-281047751876
Texas based Death Metallers VEX will release a live in the studio EP entitled "The Machine Shop Sessions" on February 21, 2018. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Erosion’, The Circular Ruins’, ‘No Such Thing’ and ‘Nowhere Near’. To stream ‘No Such Thing’ go here, a video teaser for the release can be found at this location. All additional VEX information you will find at www.facebook.com/vexmetal
French Death Metallers AUTOKRATOR will release their third album "Hammer Of The Heretics" via Krucyator Productions on April 10, 2018. The band collaborated with drummer Kevin Paradis (BENIGHTED, AGGRESSOR, MITHRIDATIC, ex – SVART CROWN) for this album. A first track (‘Against Flesh And Blood’) is already streaming right here. More about AUTOKRATOR at: www.facebook.com/autokratormetal
Prog influenced Swedish Death Metallers USURPRESS have just released a new song entitled ‘The Iron Gates Will Melt’ at this location. The track will appear on the band’s fourth album "Interregnum", which will be released on February 23, 2018 in Europe and April 27, 2019 in North America through Agonia Records. For all additional information visit the band at www.facebook.com/usurpress
On March 16, 2018 Horror Pain Gore Death Productions will release "Losing The War Against The Sands Of Time", the debut full-length from Illinois based Black / Thrash / Grindcore outfit SYNAPSE MISFIRE. The band consists of members from WACO JESUS, HELMSPLITTER, AKASHA and ANGELUST. The album track ‘Mental Microcosm’ can already be streamed at this location. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘The Man Who Refused To Shake Hands’, ‘Dirge Of The Misanthrope’, ‘Mental Microcosm’, ‘Memoirs Of A Speed Freak’, ‘Purging My Hatred’, ‘Losing The War Against The Sands Of Time’ and ‘Loathe Thyself’. For all additional SYNAPSE MISFIRE information visit www.facebook.com/synapsemisfire1