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Pulverised Records have signed Swedish blackened Death Metallers GUTTER INSTINCT. The band will enter the studio in April 2017 to record the follow up to their "Age Of The Fanatics" debut full-length. For all further information and updates check out www.facebook.com/gutterinstinct
Hungarian brutal Death Metallers GUTTED have just released their first professional video ever in their 20-year career at this location. ‘Deeper Than Hell’ was directed by Adrián Kollár and his team at Chrome Ball Studio. The band’s new album "Martyr Creation" will be released on December 20, 2016 via Xtreem Music. Another album track can be checked out here. More about GUTTED at www.facebook.com/guttedhorde
Michigan based blackened Grinders SUNLIGHT’S BANE will release their debut album "The Blackest Volume: Like All The Earth Was Buried" on February 17, 2017 via Innerstrength Records. The band that was formerly known as TRAITOR is already streaming the song ‘Praise The Venom Shield’ over here. The album was recorded at Bricktop Recordings with Andy Nelson 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’. All additional info you will find at www.facebook.com/sunlightsbane
Today MAYHEM will kick off the first leg of their European tour with WATAIN. While MAYHEM will perform their entire "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" album, WATAIN will play "Casus Luciferi" in its entirety. It is advised to pre-book tickets as the shows in Paris, France and Eindhoven Metal Meeting, The Netherlands are already sold out. More info at www.facebook.com/mayhemofficial or www.facebook.com/watainofficial
US Death Metallers DISMA will enter Trax East studios on December 17, 2016, to record 2 new tracks entitled ‘The Graveless Remains’ and ‘Sempiternal Deformity’. They will be released as a limited 12" EP on Profound Lore Records. More about DISMA at www.dismaband.com.
"High Gain, Low Budget", the debut full-length from German Death Metallers CELEBRATE HATE, is now available for streaming at their bandcamp site http://celebratehate.bandcamp.com. A vinyl edition is planned for early 2017. More band information at www.facebook.com/pages/celebrate-hate/216742128361426
“Upheaval Of The Undead“, this year’s 4 song EP from Los Angeles / California based brutal Death Metallers PESTILENT DEATH, has just been re-released as a strictly limited tape edition (50 copies, 25 black and 25 white) via Caco-Daemon Records. It comes with a two-sided, pro-printed inlay and hand-numbered linen certificate, inked with pig blood & ash. The following tracks appear on it: ‘Chamber Of Wretched Souls’, ‘Anthropophagy’, ‘Upheaval Of The Undead’ and ‘Twisted Mass Of Burnt Decay’ (AUTOPSY cover). More about PESTILENT DEATH at www.facebook.com/pages/pestilent-death/240170766024301
Swedish Black / Death Metallers OMNIZIDE are streaming a new song entitled ‘Deathwomb’ at this location now. It is taken from the band’s forthcoming album "NekroRegime", which will be released on December 16, 2016 via Carnal Records in Europe and Daemon Worship Productions in the U.S. The album features Nox (CRAFT) on vocals and the music was written by Anders/AE (AVSKY). "NekroRegime" was recorded and mixed by Erik Hagelberg at DeathWomb Studio in the winter of 2015 / 2016 and mastered by Jona Kjellgren at Blacklounge Studio. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Himmelstrasse (330ft)’, ‘The Return Of The Loving Dead’, ‘Walls Of Flesh’, ‘Doomsday Revelations’, ‘Deathwomb’, ‘NekroRegime’, ‘Nekromantic’, ‘Shockwaves’ and ‘Devil In Me’. More about OMNIZIDE at www.facebook.com/omnizide
"Spawn Of The Fallen", the debut full-length from Italian Death Metallers DAEMONIAC, will be released on January 01, 2017 via Xtreem Music. The follow-up of their "Lord Of Immolation" EP (which was released in May 2015) was once again recorded in Sweden at Sunlight Studios with producer Tomas Skogsberg. The tracklist reads as follows: ‘Intro’ / ‘Macabre Eucharist’, ‘Regurgitated From Hell’, ‘From Depths Of Hideous Chasms’, ‘Spawn Of The Fallen’, ‘Intro’ / ‘Procreation Of Hatred’, ‘Cursed Hecatomb’, ‘Upon Golgotha’ and ‘Cremation’ (MACRODEX cover). An advance song has already been posted here. More about DAEMONIAC at www.facebook.com/daemoniac666
Godz Ov War Productions will re-release INEXORABLE‘s third EP "Sea Of Dead Consciousness" in February 2017 as a standard CD and limited CD (100 copies with a custom slipcase and patch). "Sea Of Dead Consciousness" was recorded at Time and Dust Studios in November / December 2014 and originally released as a limited edition cassette in 2015. The following tracks appear on it ‘I’, ‘II’, ‘III’, ‘IV’, ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’ (MAYHEM cover), ‘I Feel Nothing’ (IMMOLATION cover) and ‘Black Magic Mushrooms’ (MYSTICUM cover). A full stream of the EP is available right here. For all further INEXORABLE information check out www.facebook.com/inexorable-513581785340017
Raw Skull Records have signed Dutch Death Metallers GRACELESS. The band features members of SOULBURN, (ex) NAILGUN MASSACRE, XENOMORPH and MASTER WE PERISH. Their upcoming debut full-length "Shadowlands" will be released in the second quarter of 2017. For more info and updates check out www.rawskullrecordz.org
Dutch / German old school progressive Thrashers SACROSANCT are currently working on the re-release of their entire back catalogue (“Truth Is – What Is” – 1990, “Recesses For The Depraved” – 1991 and “Tragic Intense” – 1993), including bonus material from their 1989 demo “The Die Is Cast”, 2 unreleased tracks and one new song. The albums will be released via Vic Records (Europe) and Stormspell Records (rest of world). More info at www.facebook.com/sacrosanct-410667705711484
Hells Headbangers have signed Orlando, Florida based Doom / Deathers DRUID LORD for the release of the band’s next full-length "Grotesque Offerings". The cover artwork will be created by Daniel Corcuera. DRUID LORD features Pete Slate (ex – INCUBUS / ACHERON / EQUINOX on lead & rhythm guitar) and Tony Blakk (ex – EQUINOX / APOSTASY / SERPENT SON on vocals & bass). More band information at www.facebook.com/druiddeathcult
Finnish Black / Death Metallers RIDE FOR REVENGE will release a vinyl edition of their sixth album "Thy Horrendous Yearning" via Hells Headbangers on January 27, 2017. The entire album is available for streaming at http://rideforrevenge.bandcamp.com
On December 09, 2016 PROFANATICA will release their "Sickened By Holy Host" mini album together with "The Grand Masters Session" (a 2008 live in the studio session) together on one CD. The latter has previously been available as a vinyl only 8" box set. For all additional PROFANATICA information check out the band’s official Facebook site: www.facebook.com/profanaticausa
HAXXAN‘s debut album "Loch Ness Rising" will be released on December 30, 2016 via Hells Headbangers. The band was formed in 2011 by Killjoy (NECROPHAGIA, THE RAVENOUS, WURDULAK etc.) and guitarist Shawn Slusarek with the intention to write material in the vein of BEHERIT, ARCHGOAT and BLASPHEMY combined with hints of CANDLEMASS and MERCYFUL FATE. The line-up was completed by bassist Jake Arnette and drummer Serge Streltsov. A sound sample is available at this location: http://shop-hellsheadbangers.com/haxxan-loch-ness-rising.asp
"Tenebrous Towers", the debut full-length from Finland’s blackened Death Metallers DESOLATE SHRINE, has just been released on vinyl via Hellthrasher Productions. It is available in a limited edition of 500 heavy weight copies in two colors (400 on black and 100 on orange vinyl) and comes in a pocket sleeve with inserted lyric sheet. The album was remastered by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio and features artwork by LL. A full album stream is available at this location. More about DESOLATE SHRINE at www.facebook.com/desolateshrine
Before the end of the year Canada’s Ex Nihilo Music will release a split CD from Chilean Black / Death Metallers PROFOUND GRAVE and OCCULT PANTHEON entitled “Immortal Chaos Ascend”. PROFOUND GRAVE will contribute the following tracks: ‘Intro’, ‘Black Bread For A Black Season’, ‘Derange Temple Manifestation’, ‘Universal Cadaver Of Yahweh’ and ‘Outro’ while OCCULT PANTHEON’s part will feature ‘Travelling Through The Arcane XIII’, ‘I’ve Arrived To Charon Port (Omega)’, ‘Sailing Through The Sea Of Realities’, ‘(Alpha) To The End Of The Beginning’ and ‘Across The Portal’. More info at www.facebook.com/exnihilocanada
To The Death Records have just released MORDANT ‘s third full-length "Demonic Satanic" on CD and digitally. In South and Central America it will be available from www.morbidskullrecords.com. The following tracks appear on the album: ‘Vengeance From The Dark’, ‘Devastating Storm… Evil Holocaust’, ‘Demonic Satanic’, ‘Evil Impalers’, ‘Blacking Metal’ (SABBAT cover), ‘Desecration From Hell’, ‘Infernal Curse Of Evil’, ‘Screaming Souls’ and ‘Count Lucifer’. For more info and ordering details check out http://tothedeathrecords.bandcamp.com or www.tothedeath.se