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Swedish Death Metallers DERANGED are currently recording their ninth full-length at Berno Studio (AMON AMARTH, THE CROWN, WITCHERY). The album will be entitled "Struck By A Murderous Siege" and is going to be released on October 28, 2016 via Agonia Records. The band just revealed a rough mix excerpt from one of the new songs (‘Hello From The Gutters’), accompanied by a video from the studio at this location. More DERANGED info and updates at www.facebook.com/derangedband
Brazilian Death Metallers ESCARNIUM will release their second full-length "Interitus" via Testimony Records on October 14, 2016. A first track (‘100 Days Of Bloodbath’) has already been revealed here. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘The Horror’, ‘While The Furnace Burns’, ‘Starvation Death Process’, ‘Radioactive Doom’, ‘Omnis Mortuus Est – Interitus’, ‘Macabre Rites’, ‘Genocide Ritual’, ‘The Gray Kingdom’, ‘100 Days Of Bloodbath’ and ‘Human Waste’. The band will tour across Europe in late September / early October. More ESCARNIUM info at www.facebook.com/escarnium
ANCIENT have just released another track of their upcoming new full-length "Back To The Land Of The Dead" at this location. The album will be released on September 16, 2016 via Soulseller Records. More about ANCIENT at www.ancientband.net or www.facebook.com/ancientband
California based depressive blackened Doom Metallers GRAVECOVEN will release their debut full-length "Coughing Blood" on CD via Godz Ov War Productions. The album was recorded by Patrick Hills at Earth Tone Studios in Sacramento, California and the cover artwork was created by Glitch Witch (VOID KING, SKELETON WOLF, KING OF NONE). You can already check out the track ‘Furious Fires’ at this location. More about GRAVECOVEN at www.facebook.com/gravecoven
On October 14, 2016 War Anthem Records will release the second full-length from Gothenburg’s AGE OF WOE. It is entitled “An Ill Wind Blowing” and was recored live at Elementstudion with Carlos Sepulveda (LEATHER NUN, PSYCORE) and Linus Andersson (GOAT, YURI GAGARIN). The mastering was done by Brad Boatright (SLEEP, NAILS, OBITUARY, YOB). The album’s complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Voices Of The Unheard’, ‘Bad Blood’, ‘Kine Weza Kuruf Konkey’, ‘Heavy Clouds’, ‘Havens Burn To Cinder’, ‘Ill Winds’ and ‘Halo Of Flies’. For all additional AGE OF WOE information check out www.facebook.com/ageofwoe
Swedish Death Metallers DECOMPOSED will release their third album "Wither" on October 03, 2016 via Chaos Records on CD and vinyl formats. Two of the songs (‘By Nothingness Crowned’ and ‘Submerged’) are already streaming at this location. The album was recorded in mid 2015 by composer / founder Jesper Ekstål with drummer Emil Leijon at Studio Blastbeat in Sundsvall. The following tracks will appear on "Wither": ‘By Nothingness Crowned’, ‘Upheaval’, ‘Void’, ‘Submerged’, ‘Downwards’, ‘Drenched In Wounds’, ‘Wither’ and ‘Into Nothing’. More info at www.facebook.com/decomposed-184061241645341
On October 26, 2016 Raw Skull Recordz, in co-operation with Neckbreaker Records, will release the CD edition of "Rot In Putrid Filth", the debut full-length from Swedish Death Metallers GRAVEBOMB. It was originally released digitally earlier this year. The album was recorded in Summer 2015 at Fvck Life Studios, Trollh‰ttan Sweden, mixed by Fred Forsberg and mastered by Tomas Skogsberg at Sunlight Studio. The artwork was supplied by Patrik Tegnander (Chainsaw Design). A full album stream is available here. More about GRAVEBOMB at www.facebook.com/gravebombband
Blackened Death Metallers KINGDOM have been signed by Poland’s Godz Ov War Productions. The band’s upcoming third album "Sepulchral Psalms From The Abyss Of Torment" was recorded this spring by LWN (vocals, guitars), STH (bass), SLW (drums) and SBCH (additional vocals). You can already check out the track ‘Black Rain Upon The Mountain Of Doom’ right here. More about KINGDOM at www.facebook.com/kingdomtempleofdeath
International Death Metallers NEUROGENIC are streaming the title track off their debut full-length "Ouroboric Stagnation" at this location now. The album will be released on September 02, 2016 via Comatose Music. More about NEUROGENIC at www.facebook.com/neurogenicmetal
Finnish Black / Death Metallers ILLUSIONS DEAD have just released a new single entitled "Immortal Domain". You can stream it right here. The song was recorded, edited and mixed by Tatu Lankien and the mastering was done by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers. The cover art was supplied by Moonrot Art. The band’s debut full-length "Celestial Decadence" is still streaming in its entirety at this location. For all additional band information go to www.facebook.com/illusionsdeadofficial
Italian Death Metallers BLASPHEMER will release their second full-length "Ritual Theophagy" via Comatose Music on October 14, 2016. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Suicide For Satan’, ‘You Are Nothing’, ‘Jesus Rapes’, ‘Worship In The Void’, ‘Antichristian Extremism’, ‘Annihilated Divinity’, ‘Obscuring The Holy Light’, ‘Crucifix Of Shit (Stench Of Prophet)’, ‘Fetishistic Idolatry Of The Cross’, ‘I Deny’ and ‘Ritual Theophagy’. A promo video for the track ‘Jesus Rapes’ can already be checked out at this location. More about BLASPHEMER at www.facebook.com/blasphemerbrutal
Helter Skelter Productions will officially re-releases the sold-out demos of Swedish old school Death Metallers BASTARD GRAVE ("Unmarked Grave") and Swedish Black Metallers NIDHÖGGR ("Turn to Ash"). Both tapes are limited to 100 copies each (50 red and 50 black tapes each) and come with pro-printed inserts. More band information at www.facebook.com/bastardgrave or www.facebook.com/nidhoggrsweden. For ordering details check out www.facebook.com/helterskelterproductions
On September 01, 2016 Xtreem Music will release a 2 CD compilation from Spanish Death Metallers NECROPHILIAC. "Maze Of Forking Paths" is a complete remastered collection of the band’s demos, unreleased 7" EPs and live recordings from 1988 to 1992. It comes with a booklet full of photos, liner notes, demo covers, lyrics, flyers, etc. An advance song can already be checked out at this location. More about NECROPHILIAC at www.facebook.com/necrophiliacdeathmetal
On September 12, 2016 Blood Harvest Records will release the debut vinyl 7" EP from Mexico City’s blackened Death Metallers IN OBSCURITY REVEALED. It will be entitled "Grim Fumes Of Revelation" and features two songs, ‘Storms Conjured’ and ‘Varcolaci’. The latter is already streaming right here. More about IN OBSCURITY REVEALED at www.facebook.com/in-obscurity-revealed-899863460054768
Also on September 12, 2016 Blood Harvest Records will release "The Last Sacrifice", a new vinyl 7" EP from Peru’s Black / Death Metallers MORBOSATAN. Since the band’s origin in 2013 they already released two demos and a MCD and drummer Toñyn Destructor already played with HADEZ and ANAL VOMIT. All further band information you will find at www.facebook.com/morbosatan.peru
Blackened Death Metallers WARFATHER have just released ‘Judgement, The Hammer’, a track off their upcoming new album "The Grey Eminence" at this location now. On this track Steve Tucker’s former MORBID ANGEL bandmate Erik Rutan (who also produced the album) joins him on guest vocals. The album, that also features WARFATHER’s newest members Jake Koch (guitars) and Bryan Bever (drums), will be released on September 16, 2016 via Greyhaze Records. All additional info at www.facebook.com/pages/warfather/240931366011521
Swedish Doom / Crust / Death Metallers USURPRESS have just revealed a second song from their upcoming new full-length "The Regal Tribe" at this location. The album was produced by Lawrence Mackrory (FKÜ, DARKANE) and the cover artwork was created by Marald van Haasteren (BOLT THROWER, HIGH ON FIRE, BARONESS, KYLESA). The complete tacklist reads like this: ‘Beneath The Starless Skies’, ‘The One They Call The Usurpress’, ‘Across The Dying Plains’, ‘The Mortal Tribes’, ‘The Halls Of Extinction’, ‘Throwing The Gift Away’, ‘Behold The Forsaken’, ‘On A Bed Of Straw’, ‘The Sin That Is Mine’ and ‘In The Shadow Of The New Gods’. "The Regal Tribe" is the last USURPRESS album to feature original drummer Calle Lönnberg who left the band shortly after the recording. He was replaced by Mathias "Matte" Modin (FIRESPAWN, RAISED FIST, ex – DARK FUNERAL, ex – DEFLESHED). The album will be released on September 23, 2016 via Agonia Records as digipak CD, LP (also as a limited edition on green vinyl, 100 copies) and digitally. All further USURPRESS information at www.usurpress.com or www.facebook.com/usurpress
The new PUTRIFIED 7" EP "The Flesh. The Scythe. The Tomb." will be sent to the pressing plant in the next couple of days. It will be released around October / November via Unholy Prophecies. More PUTRIFIED at www.facebook.com/pages/putrified/139314062811752
"Metal Still Means Danger", the second full-length from Catalonian Death Metallers INSULTERS, will again be released as a giant digipak CD (in the size of a 7" EP) and on vinyl, in co-operation between Unholy Prophecies and Equinox Discos. The whole material was recorded, mixed and mastered by Javi F. at Moontower Studios in March 2016 and the artwork was created by César Valladares. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Age Of Terror’, ‘Highway Of Death’, ‘Icons & Symbols’, ‘Bang Your Fucking Skull’, ‘Forged In Hell’s Fire’, ‘Bastard Soldiers’, ‘Burn With The Witch’, ‘Here Falls The Hammer’ and ‘Metal Still Means Danger’. You can already check out the title track here. The exact release date will be revealed soon. For all further information go to www.facebook.com/pages/insulters/118124661718106
The track ‘Nihilumination’, from ARCHAIC THORN‘s "In Desolate Magnificence" 12" MLP, is streaming at this location now. More band info at www.archaicthorn.de
Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, RIBSPREADER, BONE GNAWER, DEMIURGE etc.) and Eric Cutler (AUTOPSY) have joined forces under the moniker HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY. The line-up is completed by Matte Fiebig (RIBSPREADER, BLODSRIT etc.) on session drums. The band name is based on 1981’s horror film "The House By The Cemetery" by Lucio Fulci and the band logo was designed by Bob Toderico (ASPHYX, SINISTER, MEFISTO, etc.). They are currently working on a debut album which will be released via Pulverised Records at a later date. "This record comes from our darkened souls of horror. May its blood drip from your turntable as it bludgeons your mind!", says Eric Cutler on the album. Rogga Johansson adds: "Expect nothing but the dirtiest ugliest Death Metal we could spew forth."