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Finland’s GOREPHILIA will release their second full-length "Severed Monolith" on March 03, 2015 via Dark Descent Records (the vinyl edition will be out through Me Saco Un Ojo). One of the album tracks (‘The Ravenous Storm’) is already available for streaming at the Dark Descent Bandcamp page. The new GOREPHILIA line-up features new members Kauko Kuusisalo (drums), who joined right after the release of their debut album, and Pauli Gurko (guitars), who arrived last year. More band info at www.gorephilia.com or www.facebook.com/gorephilia
"Ungodly Forms", the debut album of New Jersey based Death Metallers SENTIENT HORROR, will be released on vinyl on March 03, 2017 via Testimony Records, limited to 300 copies. It comes with a full dynamic range master by Dan Swanö and includes a lyric-sheet on 140g paper. Meanwhile a new lyric video for the song ‘Beyond The Curse Of Death’ can be checked out here. More about SENTIENT HORROR at www.facebook.com/sentienthorrorofficial
French old school Death Metallers NECROWRETCH will release their third album "Satanic Slavery" on April 14, 2017 via Season Of Mist. The opening track ‘Sprawl Of Sin’ is already streaming at this location. Here’s the album’s complete tracklist: ‘Sprawl Of Sin’, ‘Tredeciman Blackfire’, ‘Satanic Slavery’, ‘Evil Names’, ‘Hellspawn Pyre’, ‘Bestial Rites’, ‘Curse Of Blasphemy’ and ‘Verses From The Depths’. For more NECROWRETCH information and updates check out www.necrowretch.net or www.facebook.com/necrowretch
On January 20, 2017 Hellthrasher Productions will release an extended CD version of "Shamaniacal Essence", the new EP from Indiana based Black Metallers ECFERUS. The EP was recorded between August and October 2016 at Ghost Cave Studio and features the artwork by Luciana Nedelea. It was originally self-released digitally two months ago. The Hellthrasher version will feature the following tracks: ‘Lobotomization Portal Ascent’ (CD bonus track), ‘Talisman Fire Eye’, ‘Psychophilic Volts’ and ‘Deprogrammation Entranceptor’. The original 3-track version is still streaming at this location. More about ECFERUS at www.facebook.com/ecferus
Slovenian Thrash Metallers PANIKK have released a first advance song from their upcoming second album "Discarded Existence" at this location. The tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Instigator Of War’, ‘Sedated In Utopia’, ‘Under Pretence’, ‘Individual Right’, ‘Rotten Cells’, ‘Discarded Existence’, ‘Eyes Don’t Lie’, ‘Reconstruction’ and ‘Outro’. "Discarded Existence" will be released on March 15, 2017 via Xtreem Music. More info you will find here: www.facebook.com/panikkofficial
CARNAL DECAY will release their fourth full-length "You Owe You Pay" in mid February via Rising Nemesis Records. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Kohlekeller Studios by Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner und Kai Stahlenberg. "You Owe You Pay" will feature the following ten tracks: ‘No Sequel’, ‘Until You Die’, ‘Decimating The Living’, ‘Show Your Fucking Face’ (feat. Melchior Borg of ABYSMAL TORMENT), ‘Murder À La Carte’, ‘Not Worth A Bullet’, ‘Your Guts My Glory’ (feat. Julien Truchan of BENIGHTED), ‘Freed From The Leash’, ‘I Crush Your Dreams’ (feat. Wille Kurr of JEHACKTET) and ‘Trick Or Treat’. For all additional CARNAL DECAY info check out www.facebook.com/carnaldecayband
Polish technical brutal Death Metallers DEIVOS have just released a first song from their upcoming fifth album “Endemic Divine”. You can stream ‘Dust Of The Universe’ right here. “Endemic Divine” was recorded at Zed Studio with producer Tomek Zalewski. It will be released on February 10, 2017 via Selfmadegod Records. More about DEIVOS at www.facebook.com/deivos
Belgrade based all female Speed Metallers JENNER have been signed by Infernö Records. The band was formed in December 2013 and they released a two-song demo in 2015. Their debut full-length "To Live Is To Suffer" is already recorded and will be released later this year. One of the songs can already be checked out at this location. For more band information check out www.facebook.com/jennerserbia
Michigan blackened Grinders SUNLIGHT’S BANE have just released a track from their forthcoming album "The Blackest Volume: Like All The Earth Was Buried" over here. The album will be released on February 17, 2017 via Innerstrength Records. It was recorded by Andy Nelson at Bricktop Recordings and mastered by Brad Boatright of Audiosiege. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Praise The Venom Shield’, ‘Begrudging Soul’, ‘From Heaven Wept’, ‘Curse Diminished Years’, ‘I Am The Cold Harsh Whispers In Hell’, ‘Dance Of Thorns’, ‘The Blessed Ivory Tongue’, ‘No Taste More Bitter’, ‘With Fear This Love Is Given’, ‘Came No Dawn’ and ‘To Whom I Await’. For all additional info on SUNLIGHT’S BANE go to www.facebook.com/sunlightsbane
Italy’s Post-Black / Doom Metallers DEADLY CARNAGE will enter the studio and start recording their fourth album "Through The Void, Above The Suns". It is going to be the band’s first concept album and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Quantum’, ‘Matter’, ‘Hyle’, ‘Cosmi’, ‘Lumis’, ‘Ifene’, ‘Fractlas’, ‘Divide’ and ‘Entropia’. For more information check out www.facebook.com/deadlycarnage
Cleveland, Ohio based Death Metallers GRAVE PLAGUE have just released their debut demo “The Infected Crypts“ via Caco-Daemon Records as a strictly limited tape edition of 50 copies (25 smoky – 25 yellow). It comes with a two-sided, pro-printed inlay and hand-numbered linen certificate inked with pig blood & ash. For ordering details go here. More GRAVE PLAGUE info at www.facebook.com/graveplague
US Death Metallers BLOOD INCANTATION (whose latest release "Starspawn" ended up on number 5 in our "Best Of 2016" readers poll) will be touring Europe together with CRUCIAMENTUM in March. Check out the exact dates in our tourdates section. Since there has been such an overwhelming interest in this tour BLOOD INCANATION will do a follow-up tour in October and November 2017 with Denver / Colorado based Doom / Deathers SPECTRAL VOICE. If you’re interested in booking a show for this package get in touch with daniel@killtownbookings.com.
At the end of May MORBID ANGEL will embark on their first U.S. tour of 2017, together with SUFFOCATION, REVOCATION and WITHERED. The tour will kick off on May 23, 2017 at the Beachum in Orlando, Florida and ends on June 27, 2017 at the House Of Blues in New Orleans. Next to Trey Azagthoth (guitars) and Steve Tucker (bass / vocals) the new MORBID ANGEL line-up will feature Scott Fuller (ANNIHILATED, ERRORGEIST) on drums and Dan Vadim Von (VADIMVON) on second guitar. MORBID ANGEL are currently recording their new album at Mana Recording in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer Erik Rutan. The release is scheduled for 2017 via UDR Music. For more info and regular updates check out www.facebook.com/officialmorbidangelpage
On February 17, 2017 Indiana based Death Metallers INVASION will release their fourth album "Destroyer Of Mankind" via Abyss Records. One of the new tracks (‘Approaching Cauldron Of Horror’) is already streaming at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘I Am The Enemy’, ‘Approaching Cauldron Of Horror’, ‘The Divine Wind’, ‘Iron Bottom Sound’, ‘Dying On The Beaches Of Normandy’, ‘A Satisfying Death’, ‘Play The Devils Piano’, ‘Summon The Wolfpack’ and ‘Shores Of Betio Island’. More about INVASION at www.facebook.com/invasionusa
‘Serpent Sun’, a song off the upcoming new album "Terra Damnata" from US Black Metallers NIGHTBRINGER, is already streaming right here. The album will be released via Season Of Mist on April 14, 2017. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘As Wolves Amongst Ruins’, ‘Misrule’, ‘Midnight’s Crown’, ‘Of The Key And Crossed Bones’, ‘Let Silence Be His Sacred Name’, ‘Inheritor Of A Dying World’, ‘The Lamp Of Inverse Light’ and ‘Serpent Sun’. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/nightbringerofficial
Brazilian technical Death Metallers BURN THE MANKIND have just released a guitar playthrough video for the song ‘Survive On’ at this location. The song originally appeared as a bonus track on their debut full-length "To Beyond", which was released in December 2015 in Europe and the US by Danish label Mighty Music and in Brazil by Cianeto Discos. More BURN THE MANKIND information you will find at www.facebook.com/burnthemankind
Houston, Texas based Death Metallers DESECRATE THE FAITH have just released ‘Angel Eater’, a track from their forthcoming sophomore release "Unholy Infestation", at this location. The album will be out on March 03, 2017 via Comatose Music and is going to feature the following tracks: ‘Daemones Nos Ave Satanas’, ‘Predatory Impalement’, ‘Malignant Divinity’, ‘Shrine Of Enmity’, ‘Unholy Infestation’, ‘Magna Daemonia’, ‘Ceremonial Invocation’, ‘Sacrilege Reborn’, ‘Angel Eater’, ‘Septic Womb’, ‘Ascension Of Belial’ and ‘Let Us Burn (The Father, The Son, And The Holy Spirit)’. A promo video for the song ‘Shrine Of Enmity’ can furthermore be checked out here. More about DESECRATE THE FAITH at www.facebook.com/desecratethefaithofficial
MORBID ANGEL guitarist Trey Azagthoth has posted the following update on the band’s upcoming new album via his official Facebook site yesterday: "We have all the drums recorded for the new record, performed by Scott Fuller from ANNIHILATED, and will soon start on the guitars, vocals and bass. It has been awesome working with Erik Rutan and Mana Studios. We have a really cool collection of new material. There are also lots of touring plans for this new year so we hope to see you all on the road!" So far the following festival shows in Europe are already confirmed: August 11, 2017 – Brutal Assault Open Air (Czech Republic), August 12, 2017 – Party San Open Air (Germany) and August 13, 2017 – Alcatraz Metal Festival (Belgium). For more information and updates check out www.facebook.com/officialmorbidangelpage
"Eradication Of Society", the new release from German technical Death Metallers OBSOLETE INCARNATION, will be released on January 27, 2017 via Rising Nemesis Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Ramon Smith at Witheroom studios in Kürten, Germany and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Suffocate Humanity’, ‘Limbus’, ‘The Faceless’, ‘Interlude’, ‘Of Blood And Salvation’, ‘Witch Hunt’. An official lyric video for the song ‘Suffocate Humanity’ can already be checked out here. More about OBSOLETE INCARNATION at www.obsolete-incarnation.com or www.facebook.com/obsoleteincarnation
On January 27, 2017 German brutal Death Metallers ACRANIUS will release their third full-length "Reign Of Terror" via Rising Nemesis Records. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Born A King’, ‘Kingmaker’, Return To Violence’, ‘Outlaw’, ‘Built On Tradition’, ‘The True Reign’, ‘Warpath’, ‘Battle Scars’, ‘The Executioner’ and ‘Died A Liar’. More band information at www.facebook.com/acranius