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German Black Metallers UNLIGHT have released a video for the song ‘Create And Annihilate’. You can check it out here. The track will appear on their upcoming new album "Antihelion", which will be released on November 04, 2016 via War Anthem Records. More about UNLIGHT at www.facebook.com/unlight.org
Finnish Doom / Deathers HOODED MENACE have been signed by Season of Mist for the release of their next album. The band just issued the following statement regarding the signing: "We are stoked to join the very diverse roster of Season of Mist. This is a rather logical step onward on our path. New possibilities under new circumstances. We have exciting plans for the next HOODED MENACE album and we are glad we have a strong, forward-thinking label backing us up." For all additional information and updates check out www.facebook.com/hoodedmenace
Polish blackened Death Metallers KINGDOM have released a brand new track off their upcoming full-length "Sepulchral Psalms From The Abyss Of Torment". You can check out ‘Forsaken Tribe’ at this location. The album will be released on October 28, 2016 via Godz Ov War Productions. More KINGDOM information at www.facebook.com/kingdomtempleofdeath
The upcoming AVULSED double album "Deathgeneration" will be released on November 01, 2016 via Xtreem Music. It features 18 re-recorded AVULSED songs, spanning the band’s entire career to commemorate the band’s 25th anniversary. Each song (except one that Dave Rotten reserved for himself) features a guest vocalist. Here’s the complete list of all those who participated: Per Boder (GOD MACABRE / MORDBRAND), Chris Reifert (AUTOPSY), Antti Boman (DEMILICH), Snencho (ABORTED), Will Rahmer (MORTICIAN), Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER), Ludo Loez (SUPURATION / S.U.P), Mike Van Mastrigt (ex – SINISTER / NEOCAESAR), Johan Jansson (INTERMENT / MOONDARK), Paul Zavaleta (DETERIOROT), Anton Reisenegger (PENTAGRAM CHILE / CRIMINAL), Ville Koskela (PURTENANCE), Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES), Kam Lee (ex – MASSACRE), Bongo (NECROPHILIAC) and John McEntee (INCANTATION). Disc 2 includes the same tracks, but in their original recordings. An advance trailer of the album can already be checked out here. AVULSED will play three special 25th anniversary shows in Madrid (November 19), Barcelona (November 26) and Sevilla (December 03) where they will record an upcoming 2 CD + DVD live album to be released in spring 2017. More about AVULSED at www.facebook.com/1991avulsed
French old school Death Metallers MERCYLESS and their country mates, Death / Grinders PUTRID OFFAL, will be playing nine European shows together in November. The tour kicks off on November 08, 2016 in Nantes, France and will cover several cities in France and Spain. The tour ends on November 16, 2016 in Paris, France. More band information at www.facebook.com/mercylesscult or www.facebook.com/putridoffal
On October 31, 2016 Black Lion Records will release "Tales Of Inevitable Death", the debut full-length from Dutch Black / Death Metallers SOULEMISSION. The band consists of guitarists Roel van Kruysdijk and Benny Bats (the latter also on bass, both ex – PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT), vocalist Michel Stigter (ex -CIRITH GORGOR) and session drummer Menthor (ENTHRONED, LVCIFYRE, NIGHTBRINGER). The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes’, ‘March Against the Storm’, ‘Luciferian Blood Orders’, ‘Seas Of Emptiness’, ‘Where Fallen Angels Dare’, ‘Endless Grief’, ‘Perished Entity’ (Instrumental) and ‘Glorification Of Elimination’. Niklas Kvarforth of SHINING contributed guest vocals to the song ‘Seas Of Emptiness’ (you can check it out at this location). More about SOULEMISSION at www.facebook.com/soulemission
Minnesota based technical Death Metallers FACE OF OBLIVION have just released another track from their upcoming second album "Cataclysmic Desolation". You can check out ‘Aokigahara’ over here. A promo video for the album’s titletrack is furthermore available at this location. The album will be released on November 11, 2016 via Comatose Music. All further info at www.facebook.com/faceofoblivionmn
On December 02, 2016 Cyclone Empire will release the 4th album from German Death Metallers REVEL IN FLESH. It is entitled “Emissary Of All Plagues” and the cover artwork was once again created by Juanjo Castellano Rosado (BODYFARM, PAGANIZER, INTERMENT, SATHANAS, VOMITORY, PUTREVORE, RIBSPREADER, PORTRAIT etc.). The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Emissary Of All Plagues’, ‘Casket Ride’, ‘Fortress Of Gloom’, ‘Servants Of The Deathkult’, ‘Torture Throne’, ‘The Dead Lives On’, ‘Lord Of Flesh’, ‘Sepulchral Passage’, ‘Dead To This World’ and ‘Doctor Doctor’ (UFO cover). The album also features guest solo appearances by members of PUTERAEON and ENTRAILS. More about REVEL IN FLESH at www.facebook.com/pages/revel-in-flesh/304228902958414
Brazilian Death Metallers ESCARNIUM have just released a lyric video for ‘Omnis Mortuus Est – Interitus’. The song is taken from their second album "Interitus" which will be released via Testimony Records on October 14, 2016. You can check out the video right here. For all additional ESCARNIUM info check out www.facebook.com/escarnium
Swedish old school Death Metallers FERAL will release a new EP called “From The Mortuary” on December 02, 2016. It will feature 4 brand new songs, the re-recorded and re-arranged old FERAL track ‘Necrofilthiac’ (originally released in 2011) plus a cover of the PENTAGRAM classic ‘Relentless’. The artwork was done by Costin Chioreanu. More FERAL information at www.feral.se or www.facebook.com/feralswe
German Black Metallers UNLIGHT have released a teaser for their upcoming new full-length "Antihelion" at this location. The album will be released on November 04, 2016 via War Anthem Records. More UNLIGHT information you will find at www.facebook.com/unlight.org
Italian Death / Thrashers METHEDRAS have released a live video for ‘Dead Memories’. The song is taken from their 2014 Pavement Entertainment album "System Subversion". The video was filmed in December 2015 in Kiev, Ukraine when the band supported KREATOR. You can check out the video right here. For all additional info check out www.methedras.com or www.facebook.com/methedrasthrash
Raw Skull Rekordz have signed Dutch Death / Thrashers INCINERATOR. The band’s debut album "Stench Of Distress" will be released in July 2017. The cover art was created by Raúl Fuentes of Mortuus Art. More about INCINERATOR at www.facebook.com/pages/incinerator/510069052422555
"Wither", the third album from Swedish Death Metallers DECOMPOSED, has just been released via Chaos Records. It was recorded in mid 2015 by composer / founder Jesper Ekstål with drummer Emil Leijon at Studio Blastbeat in Sundsvall again. The album is streaming in its entirety at this location now. More about DECOMPOSED at www.facebook.com/dcomposed-184061241645341
Polish Avantgarde Black Metallers MISANTHROPIC RAGE will release their debut full-length "Gates No Longer Shut" on November 18, 2016 via Godz Ov War Productions. The cover artwork was created by Maciej Kamuda (NUNSLAUGHTER, KINGDOM, NECROFILTH, WARFIST) and the tracklist reads like this: ‘In A Blind Dimension’, ‘Gates No Longer Shut’, ‘I, The Redeemer’, ‘Into The Crypt’, ‘Niehodowalny’, ‘Cross Hatred’ and ‘I Took The Fate In My Hands’. Two of the tracks are already streaming right here. For all further band info check out www.facebook.com/misanthropicrage
Spanish Doom / Deathers FAMISHGOD will release their second full-length "Roots Of Darkness" on December 01, 2016 via Xtreem Music. The album is currently being mixed by Dave Rotten at his own Sanctuary Studios. The cover art was painted by Abigor Artaburu (APOSENTO, OUIJA) and the new logo was created by Phlegeton (WORMED). A live video clip from their previous album can be checked out here. More about FAMISHGOD at www.facebook.com/famishgod
On December 09, 2016 INCANTATION‘s "Tribute To The Goat" will be re-released via Season of Mist as a limited vinyl edition in two versions (666 black and 333 gold copies, each hand-numbered). "Tribute To The Goat" was recorded live in the studio during a one day session and contains early material, a NECROPHAGHIA cover and the four tracks from the band’s 1990 demo. You can already pre-order it at this location. More INCANTATION at www.incantation.com or www.facebook.com/incantationofficial
Gothenburg’s AGE OF WOE have just released a live video for the song ‘Voices Of The Unheard’ at this location. It was shot in June 2016 in Umeå. The song is taken from their upcoming album "An Ill Wind Blowing" which will be released on October 14, 2016 via War Anthem Records. More band info at www.facebook.com/ageofwoe
‘Rot In Confinement’, a song from US Death Metallers SCORCHED‘s upcoming debut full-length "Echoes Of Dismemberment", is streaming at this location now. The album will be released on November 25, 2016 via Unspeakable Axe Records. An album teaser has already been posted here. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘To The Chamber’, ‘Torture Prolonged’, ‘Flesh Awaits’, ‘Craving Human Remnants’, ‘Dealings Of A Gruesome Kind’, ‘Vile Lingering Stench’, ‘Rot In Confinement’, ‘Autopsy Incomplete’, ‘Echoes Of Dismemberment’, ‘Scorched’ and ‘Fluorescent Hell’. More about SCORCHED at www.facebook.com/scorchedde
Czech Dark Metallers ROOT will release their tenth album "Kärgeräs – Return From Oblivion" on November 25, 2016 via Agonia Records. According to an offical band statement it will be different from their 2011 offering, "Heritage Of Satan": "As always in our history as a band, we aim to deliver a unique album, something that will stand out and shine its own light in our discography. Expect dark metal at its best, along with some surprising elements. We’ve recorded one fully acoustic song and one entirely instrumental. Overall, the album will include ten new tracks that will differ from our previous records." The artwork was hand-painted by Thomas Bruno, while the recroding, mixing and mastering took place at Shaark Studio in South Moravia. It was produced by vocalist Big Boss himself. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Life Of Demons’, ‘Osculum Infame’, ‘Moment Of Fright’, ‘The Book Of Death’, ‘Black Iris’, ‘Moment Of Hope’, ‘The Key To The Empty Room’, ‘New Empire’, ‘Up To The Down’ and ‘Do You Think Is It The End?’. More about ROOT at www.rootan.net or www.facebook.com/pages/root-official/396971113678944
Canadian one man Black Metal act FERAL has posted a trailer video for their upcoming second full-length "Forever Resonating In Blood" at this location. The album will be released in a few months. For more information and updates check out www.facebook.com/ftwlidtjlctp