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Spanish Doom / Death Metallers FAMISHGOD will release their second album "Roots Of Darkness" on December 01, 2016 via Xtreem Music. An advance song can already be checked out at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Abyss Of The Underworld’, ‘Bad Omen’, ‘Molested, Defiled, Disrupted’, ‘Chamber Of Chaos’, ‘Eternal Embrace’, ‘Lost Language Of The Dead’ and ‘Mournful Sounds Of Death’.The release coincides with FAMISHGOD’s second live appearance that will take place at the 4th edition of the Madrid Is The Dark Festival. More about FAMISHGOD at www.facebook.com/famishgod
Swedish Death Metallers PUTRIFIED have premiered the new track ‘Sarcophagus (Under The Lid)’ over here. The track appears on the band’s upcoming new EP "The Flesh. The Scythe. The Tomb." which will be released on December 19, 2016 via Unholy Prophecies. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Sarcophagus (Under The Lid)’, ‘The Scythe Descends’, ‘Maleficium I’, ‘Devils Whorehouse’ (MISFITS cover), ‘Maleficium II’ and ‘Morbid Tales’ (CELTIC FROST cover). For all additional info check out www.facebook.com/pages/putrified/139314062811752
"In Ancient Beliefs", the 2001 debut full-length from US Death Metallers DETERIOROT, will be re-issued on CD via Xtreem Music (with remastered sound and new cover artwork by Juanjo Castellano) to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the album. The release is scheduled for November 20, 2016. You can already check out the track ‘The Afterlife’ at this location. More about DETERIOROT at www.facebook.com/deteriorot
On December 07, 2016 Iron Pegasus Records will release a vinyl split 12" from SADISTIC INTENT and PENTACLE entitled "Invocations Of The Death-Ridden“. SADISTIC INTENT will contribute brandnew recordings, while PENTACLE’s side will contain the missing vinyl songs from their last recording session. More info and ordering details at www.iron-pegasus.com
The new DESERTED FEAR album “Dead Shores Rising” will be released via Century Media Records on January 27, 2017 as a special edition digipak CD (incl. two bonus tracks), ltd. edition gatefold LP (in different colours) and digitally. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Intro’, ‘The Fall Of Leaden Skies’, ‘The Edge Of Insanity’, ‘Open Their Gates’, ‘Corrosion Of Souls’, ‘Interlude’, ‘Towards Humanity’, ‘The Carnage’, ‘Face Our Destiny’, ‘Till The Last Drop’ and ‘Carry On’. Bonustracks: ‘A Morbid Vision’ and ‘The Path Of Sorrow’. Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg from AT THE GATES guests on one of the bonus tracks. More about DESERTED FEAR at www.facebook.com/desertedfear
Necroharmonic Records have just re-released "Perverse Recollections Of A Necromangler", the 2007 debut full-length from New Jersey’s brutal Death Metallers WAKING THE CADAVER and "Denial", the demo / EP compilation of Swedish Death Metallers CREMATORY on CD. For more information and ordering details check out http://necroharmonic.bigcartel.com
Minnesota based technical Death Metallers FACE OF OBLIVION have premiered a track from their forthcoming sophomore album "Cataclysmic Desolation" over here. Another track can be checked out here. A promo video for the song ‘Debridement’ is furthermore playing at this location. "Cataclysmic Desolation" will be released on November 11, 2016 via Comatose Music. More about FACE OF OBLIVION at www.facebook.com/faceofoblivionmn
On December 12, 2016 Defying Danger Records will release the new REVEL IN FLESH album “Emissary Of All Plagues" as # 18 of their D.D.R. tape series. It will be limited to 300 handnumbered copies. For all further band information check out http://revelinflesh.jimdo.com or www.facebook.com/pages/revel-in-flesh/304228902958414
Turkish Death Metallers ENGULFED will finally release their debut full-length "Engulfed In Obscurity" via Hellthrasher Productions in February 2017 (the vinyl edition will be released via Blood Harvest Records in April / May 2017). The band’s first release since their 2012 EP "Through The Eternal Damnation" will feature 9 songs and the artwork was created by Nick Keller Artist. For all further details check out www.facebook.com/engulfedtr
"The Rotten Ways Of Human Misery", the 1992 debut full-length from Mexico City’s BLACKTHORN, will be re-released by Chaos Records on November 21, 2016. The album was remastered earlier this year by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound, UK. The cover art for the re-release was one of the alternative designs done by Raúl Pacheco Cabrera, who also created the original album cover. Three of the regular album songs feature guest guitar solos by DARK ANGEL’s Eric Meyer, who also produced the original album. BLACKTHORN split-up in 1994 and the band’s original vocalist Paul Mallory tragically passed away in October 2013 due to a hepatic cirrhosis. In tribute to their fallen vocalist, BLACKTHORN’s original drummer Armando Mondragón finally returned to the stage in 2014 with a new line-up and the band also recorded new versions of ‘Embryonic Mutilation’ and ‘Harrowing Beheading’ (both taken from their early demos) for this re-release. More BLACKTHORN information you will find at www.facebook.com/blackthorndeathmetal
Spanish Thrashers HOLYCIDE (featuring Dave Rotten from AVULSED on vocals), have just released a lyric video for the titletrack of their upcoming album "Annihilate… Then Ask!" at this location. Another album sample of 5 song clips can be checked out here. "Annihilate… Then Ask!" will be released on February 01, 2017 via Xtreem Music on CD, 12" LP and cassette. More about HOLYCIDE at www.facebook.com/holycide
Raw Skull Recordz have signed Dutch old school Death Metallers COLDBLOODED. The band’s new album "Harvest Of Damnation" will be mixed and mastered by J.B. Van der Wal (ABORTED, ESCARNIUM, ENTRAPMENT) and the release has been scheduled for June 2017. More info at www.facebook.com/coldbloodedfryslan
MAYHEM will embark on a "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" European tour in March and April 2017. On that tour they will be performing their debut album in its entirety. The tour starts on March 24, 2017 in Karlstad, Sweden and ends in Munich, Germany on April 16, 2017. For more info and updates check out www.thetruemayhem.com or www.facebook.com/mayhemofficial
Ancient US Death Metallers EXTERMINATION ANGEL have just updated their official website http://exterminationangel666.bandcamp.com with pictures of the band and new merchandise. Their new six-track demo “Demo 2016” will be released as a cassette tape edition via Baltic Warlord Records soon. For ordering details you can already contact the band at exterminationangel@gmail.com. For all further EXTERMINATION ANGEL info check out www.facebook.com/exterminationangelband
Long Island, New York based Death Metallers DAY OF DOOM have just released their first two, previously unreleased, albums on one CD via Lavadome Productions. It is entitled "The Second Coming" and includes 2006’s "Night Of Horror" and a re-recorded version of "Slaves To Insanity", the band’s sophomore album from 2010. You can stream ‘Hatred Is’ and ‘Lust For Blood’ at this location. "Night Of Horror" features Doug Cerrito (ex – SUFFOCATION) who produced the album and also played two leads on it. DAY OF DOOM are currently working on their new album "Descent Of Humanity". More info at www.facebook.com/pages/day-of-doom/104084006333294
Mexican Death Metallers MORBID MESSIAH have been signed by Godz Ov War Productions. Their their debut EP, "In The Name Of True Death Metal", will be released on cassette and digitally in January 2017. 3 of the songs are streaming right here. More about MORBID MESSIAH at www.facebook.com/morbidmessiahofficial
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut full-length US Power / Thrash Metallers INTRINSIC have released a vintage video with rare clips of the band recording the album live in the studio. It can be watched at this location. In 2015 INTRINSIC released their third album "Nails" via Divebomb Records. It was the band’s first release since 1996’s "Closure". For all further info check out www.facebook.com/intrinsicofficialpage
At the end of 2009 former ABHORRENCE bassplayer Kleber Varnier (who used to play with the Brazilian Death Metallers from 1997 to 2001) founded a new band named BELLICOSITY. In 2012 he was joined by Junio Gregore (guitar / vocals) and they both started working on first songs together. In 2015 Marcos "Lord Cepheus" Pereira (from Black Metallers ANIMUS DIFAMANDI) replaced Junio Gregore on guitars / vocals and Italo Fernandes joined them on drums. In September 2016 original guitarist Junio Gregore returned to BELLICOSITY as a second guitarist. The band is currently rehearsing the material for their upcoming debut release "Hell-Necroarmamentism" which will be recorded in 2017. The coverart was created by Cesar Pezoa (INFERIS, Chile) and the innersleeve will feature artwork from Desmond Si (ABHORRENCE, IMPIETY, OPHIOLATRY). It will be released via Cursed Leprosy Records and features the following tracks: ‘Abhominamentorium (Intro)’, ‘Ancient Uranium Wrath’, ‘Hell-Necroarmamentism’, ‘The Incandescential Entombment’, ‘Steel Inflammable And Abhorring’, ‘Unpeaceful Order (Instrumental)’, ‘Reunification Seismic Hatreds’ and ‘Shub Atomic Niggurath (Outro)’. More BELLICOSITY information at www.facebook.com/bellicosity.deathmetal.brasil
On December 12, 2016 Chaos Records will release "The Great Void Of Mystery", the debut full-length from NWOBHM – inspired Heavy Metal act HEAVENS DECAY. The album was recorded in Chicago’s Minbal studios, engineered by Matt Russell and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound studios in Sweden. The following songs will appear on it: ‘Intro’, ‘Born In Fire’, ‘Where The Ravens Fly Free’, ‘Thunder Of The Guns’, ‘Ritual Site’, ‘Witches Pray’, ‘Reaper In Wait’, ‘The Exile’ and ‘Endless Fire’. ‘The Exile’ is already streaming over here. The band features Julio Viterbo (TORMENTOR, SHUB NIGGURATH, CENOTAPH, THE CHASM) on guitars / bass, Oscar Clorio (DAMNED CROSS, CENOTAPH, SHUB NIGGURATH, DENIAL) on drums and Nick Hernandez (STONE MAGNUM) on vocals. More about HEAVENS DECAY at www.facebook.com/heavensdecay
On February 03, 2017 Greyhaze Records will reissue "Phantasmagoria", the 1989 debut full-length from Brazil Thrashers THE MIST, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette. The album features the following tracks: ‘Flying Saucers In The Sky’, ‘Smiles, Tears And Chaos’, ‘A Step Into The Dark’, ‘The Enemy’, ‘Hate’, ‘Barbed Wire Land (At War)’, ‘Phantasmagoria’, ‘Lightning In The Dark’, ‘Like A Bad Song’ and ‘Faces Of Glass’. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/themistband