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Lithuanian bestial Black Metallers LIVING ALTAR will release their new EP "Scythes Towards Psyche" via Inferna Profundus Records (as a jewel case CD) on February 12, 2018 and Rat King Records (pro-pressed tape) soon afterwards. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Blindening Shower Of Light’, ‘Invert The Hearts’, ‘Universe Of Thralls’, ‘Altered States’, ‘Dawn Of Shadows’ and ‘Nekrokatarsis’. For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/livingaltarbm or https://living-altar.bandcamp.com. Label contacts: www.ipr666shop.com, https://ratkingrecordsuk.bigcartel.com
On April 19, 2018 Blackest Ink will release "Tvoj Je Hram U Srcu Mom", the debut album from Serbia based ENDARKEN as jewel case CD and digitally. The first single ‘Ja, Sve I Svja’ can already be streamed at this location. All further band information at www.facebook.com/endarken
"Sermon To The Snake", the self-released debut EP from Indianapolis based based Death Metallers OBSCENE, will be re-released via Blood Harvest as a cassette edition on February 16, 2018. Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are offering the EP as a digital download at this location. For all additional OBSCENE information check out www.facebook.com/obscenedm
"From The Mouth Of Madness", the fourth album from JOHANSSON & SPECKMANN, will be released on March 30, 2018 via Soulseller Records on CD, LP and digitally. The duo has once again been backed up by drummer Brynjar Helgetun, who also took care of the mix and mastering, and lead guitarist Kjetil Lynghaug. The artwork was created by Roberto Toderico. The album opener ‘The Demons Night’ is already available for streaming at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Demons Night’, ‘Is This Just Virtual?’, ‘Remove The Creep’, ‘Condemned’, ‘Why Fear’, ‘Heal The Strain’, ‘The Heathen Of The Night’, ‘The Fallen Angel’ and ‘Kill And Kill’. More info at www.facebook.com/johansson-speckmann-225899484206206
Spanish Death Metallers ATARAXY are streaming another new track, entitled ‘One Last Certainty’, at this location now. It is taken from the band’s forthcoming new album "When All Hope Fades" which will be released via Dark Descent Records on CD, cassette and digital on February 16, 2018. The vinyl edition will be released through Me Saco Un Ojo Records. Dark Descent Records previously already released the track ‘Matter Lost In Time’ over here. For all additional ATARAXY information check out www.facebook.com/ataraxy-281047751876
California based Death Metallers SKELETAL REMAINS will release their third album "Devouring Mortality" on April 13, 2018 via Dark Descent Records in North America and Century Media Records for the rest of the world. It was recorded at Trench Studios (ABYSMAL DAWN, EXHUMED, HIRAX, etc.) in California and mixed by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studio (ASPHYX, DISSECTION, BLOODBATH, etc.). The cover artwork was created by Dan Seagrave (ENTOMBED, MORBID ANGEL, PESTILENCE etc.). The album will include the following eleven new tracks: ‘Ripperology’, ‘Seismic Abyss’, ‘Catastrophic Retribution’, ‘Devouring Mortality’, ‘Torture Labyrinth’, ‘Grotesque Creation’, ‘Parasitic Horrors’, ‘Mortal Decimation’, ‘Lifeless Manifestation’, ‘Reanimating Pathogen’ and ‘Internal Detestation’. More about SKELETAL REMAINS at www.facebook.com/skeletalremainsdeathmetal
Poland’s VOIDHANGER will release their new album "Dark Days Of The Soul" on March 02, 2018 via Agonia Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered in No Solace studio with M. of MGLA and the cover artwork was designed by Mentalporn (BEHEMOTH, ORIGIN, BLAZE OF PERDITION). The track ‘Death Wish’ is already available for streaming at this location. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Dark Days Of The Soul’, ‘Death Wish’, ‘Naprzód Donikad!’, ‘High On Hate’, ‘Man Of Dark Secrets’, ‘The Void Is Where The Heart Is’, ‘War Is Certain, Peace Is Not’ and ‘Hailing The Devil In Me’. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/voidhangerofficial
Caco-Deamon Records have just released the debut demo from German old school Death Metallers SOULDEVOURER. The tape, simply entitled "Demo", features 3 own songs and a cover of the DEATH classic ‘Evil Dead’. It is limited to 50 copies (25 brown, 25 blood red) and comes with a two-sided pro-printed inlay and hand-numbered linen certificate inked with pig blood & ash. More band info at www.facebook.com/souldevourer-467022526816848, for ordering details check out http://cacodaemonrecords.bigcartel.com
Atlanta, Georgia based old school Death Metallers MALFORMITY have just released a vinyl 7" via Boris Records entitled "The Rapturous Unraveling". It is entirely available for streaming at this location. For more MALFORMITY info check out www.facebook.com/malformity
Swedish Death / Grinders GENERAL SURGERY will be headlining SCHOONEBEEK DEATHFEST on September 01, 2018. Other acts to appear on the bill are ENTRAILS, GRAVEBOMB, DEPARTED SOULS, PHRENELITH, GRAVESTONE, AEON OF DISEASE and GRACELESS. Tickets are limited to 400 in total, so you better be quick and order them here. More details about the festival at www.facebook.com/schoonebeekdeathfest
The new JUST BEFORE DAWN album "Tides Of Blood" will be released via Raw Skull Recordz in April. It features guest vocals / solos by David Ingram, Teddy Möller, Joakim Mikiver, Ralf Hauber, Samuel Englund, Matias Nastolin, Daniel Gustavsson, Gustav Myrin, Mattias Parkkila, Marco de Bruin and Håkan Stuvemark. A limited vinyl edition (300 copies – 200 on black and 100 on white / black marbled vinyl) will be available as well. For pre-order details check out www.rawskullrecordz.org, more band info at www.facebook.com/justbeforedawntheycame
Norwegian blackened Thrash / Heavy Metallers SUSPERIA (featuring former members of DIMMU BORGIR, SATYRICON and OLD MAN’S CHILD) have just released a first single from their new album "The Lyricist". You can check out the lyric video for ‘I Entered’ at this location. The album was recorded at three different studios in Norway between February 2015 and May 2016 and mixed and mastered at Strand Studio (CHROME DIVISION, THE WRETCHED END, IN VAIN) by Marius Strand. The cover design and artwork was created by Vincent Fouquet. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘I Entered’, ‘Heretic’, ‘The Lyricist’, ‘My Darkest Moment’, ‘Day I Died’, ‘Void’, ‘Feed The Fire’, ‘Whore Of Man’ and ‘Come Alive’. "The Lyricist" will be released on March 16, 2018 via Agonia Records. For all further information check out www.facebook.com/susperiaofficial
Boston Death Metallers SCAPHISM are streaming the track ‘Malapropos Cardiectomy’ (off the band’s new album "Unutterable Horrors") at this location now. The album will be released via Horror Pain Gore Death Records today. All additional SCAPHISM info at www.facebook.com/scaphism
Indianapolis based old school Death Metallers OBSCENE will release their debut EP "Sermon To The Snake" on January 19, 2018 as a digital download. The band features current and ex – members of ACHERON, BLACK GOAT OF THE WOODS and BODDICKER. The track ‘Shadow Burial’ is already streaming at this location. More about OBSCENE www.facebook.com/obscenedm
Chicago’s USURPER have inked a deal with Soulseller Records. The band will record their sixth, as of yet untitled, full-length album in April / May 2018. For more USURPER information and regular updates check out www.facebook.com/usurper.chicago
On March 02, 2018 Soulseller Records will re-release "Antichrist", the second album from Norwegian Black Metallers GORGOROTH, on CD and various limited vinyl editions with original artwork. More about GORGOROTH at www.facebook.com/gorgorothofficial
The early works of New Zealand’s defunct Black Metallers DEMONIAC ("The Birth Of Diabolic Blood" demo and "Rehearsal 13/7/93") will be released on limited LP (300 copies), CD (666 copies) and in digital formats via Soulseller Records on March 30, 2018. For more info and pre-order details go to www.soulsellerrecords.com
Finnish Death / Doom Metallers HOODED MENACE are streaming a new track entitled ‘Sempiternal Grotesqueries’ at this location now. It is taken from their forthcoming new album "Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed", which will be released on January 26, 2018 via Season Of Mist. The album’s artwork has been created by Adam Burke (SÓLSTAFIR, PORTRAIT) and the complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Sempiternal Grotesqueries’, In Eerie Deliverance’, ‘Cathedral Of Labyrinthine Darkness’, ‘Cascade Of Ashes’, ‘Charnel Reflections’ and ‘Black Moss’. For all additional info check www.facebook.com/hoodedmenace
On February 23, 2018 Agonia Records will release "Interregnum", the fifth full-length from Swedish USURPRESS as digipak CD, black and limited gold LP (limited to 125 copies) and digitally. The first single ‘In Books Without Pages’ can already be listened to here. The album was recorded and mixed at Dugout Productions studio (SOILWORK, BEHEMOTH, IN FLAMES, DARK FUNERAL, etc.) in Uppsala, Sweden. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘A Place In The Pantheon’, ‘Interregnum’, ‘In Books Without Pages’, ‘Late In The 11:th Hour’, ‘Ships Of Black Glass (I: Shards, II: Black Echo)’, ‘The Iron Gates Are Melting’ and ‘The Vagrant Harlot’. All further USURPRESS info at www.facebook.com/usurpress
Argentina’s THE EVIL DEAD have just released a video for ‘Electric Evil Revisited’ at this location. The track appears on their last album "Earth Inferno", which came out via Witches Brew last year (limited die hard tape editions will be out soon via Iron Hammer Records). The band commented on the video as follows: “We went through the vaults and found some old footage from the 2007-2014 period in which the song was gestated, seemed fitting for it . So, get some cold beers, smoke em if you got em, crank the volume up and do as you will. Enjoy the video, it’s for you guys.” More about THE EVIL DEAD at www.facebook.com/theevildeadargentina