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"God Leash, the second album from Finnish Death Metallers TORTURE PULSE, will be released via Xtreem Music on June 01, 2015. The cover art was created by Toni Hietomaa and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Myths Of Belial Incarnated’, ‘On Lacerated Wings’, ‘Burst Of Black Blood’, ‘Napalm To The Cross’, ‘Macabre Magister’, ‘Army Of Pestilence’, ‘Plague Poetry’, ‘Glory That Was’, ‘Golgotha Revisited’ and ‘Morbid Connection Through Flesh’. An advance track of the album can already be checked out here. More about TORTURE PULSE at www.facebook.com/torturepulse
Polish Black Metallers BLAZE OF PERDITION have released the track ‘Into The Void Again’ (from their forthcoming full-length "Near Death Revelations") at this location. The album was mixed and mastered at Satanic Audio and the cover artwork was created by Mentalporn (SINISTER, BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, ORIGIN). "Near Death Revelations" will be released as CD, black 12" vinyl LP (with booklet) and digitally on June 26, 2015 via Agonia Records. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Królestwo Niczyje’, ‘Into The Void Again’, ‘When Mirrors Shatter’, ‘Dreams Shall Flesh’, ‘Cold Morning Fears’, ‘The Tunnel’ and ‘Of No Light’. More about BLAZE OF PERDITION at www.facebook.com/blazeofperdition
A teaser video for "Memento Mori", the upcoming sophomore album from French Black Metallers THE NEGATION, can be checked out at this location. The album will be released via Kaotoxin as a limited edition (500 copies) first press digipak CD (followed by crystal / jewel box reprint) with 20 pages booklet, as well as digitally, on July 07, 2015 in North America (July 10, 2015 rest of the world). "Memento Mori" was produced at Hybreed Studio and features artwork from Metastazis (MORBID ANGEL, BEHEMOTH, WATAIN). You can check out the official music video for the track ‘Red Wrath’ (from the band’s debut full-length) right here. All further information at: www.facebook.com/the.negation.band
The three VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitars), Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan (bass / vocals) and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray (drums), who were responsible for the records "Prime Evil" (1989), "…Tear Your Soul Apart" (1990), "Temples Of Ice" (1991) and "The Waste Lands" (1992), have just reunited as VENOM INC.. The band’s first live appearance just took place at this weekend’s "Keep It True" festival in Germany. In July the band will head over to China, Japan and Taiwan for a few selected shows. In September a full European tour with VADER will follow. After that VENOM INC. will return to the studio to record a brand new album. More info and updates at www.venom-inc.com or www.facebook.com/pages/ironsteel-venom-inc/1629661823931140
Someone in Brazil has obviously STOLEN the name VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE!!!! From what I’ve found out the guy already released at least 8 issues and 4 compilation CD-Rs. So please beware! He is by no means connected to us! If anyone should have additional information about him please drop me a line. All I know is that he uses this email address: lordcaifas666.vftds@yahoo.com.br
The self-titled EP from old school SweDeath Metallers UNDER THE CHURCH has just been released on vinyl via Pulverised Records. It is available as a regular edition (10" black vinyl) and a limited edition (10" white vinyl, limited to 200 and 100 copies respectively), as well as a very special run of 300 copies in transparent red vinyl. More band info at www.facebook.com/underthechurch
Iranian Death Metallers AZOOMA have just entered the studio for the recordings of their first full-length album which will be released this year via Xtreem Music once again. You can check out what the band had to say to their fans from the studio on this Youtube clip. Their debut EP "A Hymn Of The Vicious Monster" is still streaming in its entirety at this location. For all further information check out www.facebook.com/azoomaofficial
Swedish old school Death Metallers DEMONICAL are streaming their complete new EP "Black Flesh Redemption" at this location. It will be released on April 24, 2015 in Europe and May 05, 2015 in North America via Agonia Records. More about DEMONICAL at www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
Testimony Records have signed German atmospheric Black / Death Metallers KADAVRIK. The band’s fourth album "Grimm I & II" will be released on June 26, 2015 as gatefold vinyl, CD and digitally. You can already check out the song ‘Lords’ on the label’s bandcamp page. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Wither Away’, ‘All The World But One’, ‘Ruins’, ‘7 Years’, ‘Queen Of Sylvan Lands’, ‘Lords’, ‘Voids’, ‘Shuttered’ and ‘Helix’. More band info at www.facebook.com/kadavrik or www.facebook.com/testimonyrecords
Former IMMORTAL frontman ABBATH has been signed by Season of Mist. The band’s line-up is completed by Tom Cato "King of Hell" Visnes (GORGOROTH, OV HELL) on bass and Baard Kolstad (GOD SEED, BORKNAGAR) on drums. The band is currently working on their debut album, which is scheduled for an early 2016 release. For all further information check out www.abbath.net or www.facebook.com/abbathband
Hungarian Black Metallers VEÉR will release their second full-length "27" via Caverna Abismal Records and Neverheard Distro on CD and cassette / tape in May. More information here: www.cavernaabismal.com or www.facebook.com/neverhearddistro
Finnish Black Metallers CURSE UPON A PRAYER will release their second album "Rotten Tongues" on June 12, 2015 via Inverse Records (in Finland on May 15, 2015). The album features the following nine tracks: ‘The Distant Chaos’, ‘Death Sentence’, ‘Third Day Of Creation’, ‘Red Room’, ‘Devil On The Churchyard’, ‘Divinus Mortis’, ‘Rotten Tongues’, ‘The Lost Symbol’ and ‘White Ghost’. A lyric video can be found at this location. All additional info at www.facebook.com/pages/curse-upon-a-prayer/192920167462169
Two tracks from the new INCINERATE album "Eradicating Terrestrial Species", which has just been released via Comatose Music, are available for streaming now. You can check out ‘The Berserker (Rise Of The Humans)’ here and ‘From Distant Worlds’ here. A promo video for the song ‘Unable To Ascend’ can be found at this location. More about INCINERATE at www.facebook.com/Incineratedm
Lithuania’s DISSIMULATION and OBTEST have joined forces for a split release entitled "77", which has just been released via Ledo Takas Records on this year’s Record Store Day (April 18, 2015). It features exclusive songs from each band. Additionally DISSIMULATION and OBTEST have recorded a cover song from each other. The split release is available on black vinyl (limited to 250 hand-numbered copies, 77 copies come as a deluxe version with additional patch and a set of six collectable cards) and limited CD (1000 copies in a super jewel box). Ordering details at www.ledotakas.net. More band info at www.facebook.com/dissimulation666 or www.facebook.com/obtest
"The Child Must Die", the second full-length from U.S. Black Metallers NIHILISTINEN BARBAARISUUS, has just been released via Infernal Kommando Records as a six-panel digipak, limited to 500 copies. It features the following tracks: ‘Wondrous Sampo’, ‘The Child Must Die’, ‘Let Them Perish’, ‘Feast Of The North Farm’, ‘Amidst The Waves’, ‘Vainamoinen’ and ‘The Night She Died’. The album is currently streaming in its entirety at this location. A video for the title track can be viewed here. More band info at www.facebook.com/nihilistinenbarbaarisuus
In support of their new full-length "IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends" Sweden’s SHINING have just announced 7 shows in Germany for November 2015 with DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT and IMPERIUM DEKADENZ as support acts. The tour will kick off at Munich’s Backstage club on November 12, 2015 and ends in Hamburg at the Logo on November 19, 2015. "IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends" is now streaming completely over here. More about SHINING you will find at www.shiningasylum.com or www.facebook.com/shiningofficial
"Sis Mortuus Mondo", the new EP from Danish Death Metallers DEUS OTIOSUS, will be released on May 26, 2015 via Godeater Records on CD and digitally. It will contain the 2 new, unreleased songs ‘Greater Horror’ and ‘Seperatio Leprosorum’. The CD version will also include the band’s entire sold out debut album "Murderer" (2010) as bonus material. The cover art for the EP was created by Claude Wit, who already was responsible for DEUS OTIOSUS’ 2014 album "Rise". For all additional band info check out www.facebook.com/deusotiosus.dk
Tennessee based Death Grinders COATHANGER ABORTION will be releasing their new full-length "Observations Of Humanity" on June 02, 2015 via Comatose Music. The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘Suffering The Weak’, ‘Media Mindsnare’, ‘Wading Through Existence’, ‘Prescription Paradise’, ‘Coathanger Abortion’, ‘The Possession’, ‘Audra Sleeps’, ‘Forget The Past’, ‘Hypocritical Majority’ and ‘Detained Indefinitely’. More COATHANGER ABORTION info at www.facebook.com/coathangerabortionofficial
"Uncertain Process", the new album from Argentina Death Metallers PRION, will be out on June 02, 2015 via Comatose Music. It features the following tracks: ‘Power Obsessed’, ‘Uncertain Process’, ‘Chronic Disease’, ‘Anhedonist’, ‘Now Is The Hour’, ‘Control Societies’, ‘End Is Near’, ‘Losing Itself In The Infinite’, ‘Doomed Humanity Of Horror’ and ‘Never Let Me Down Again’. The CD comes with a bonus DVD ("This Is How Argentina Bled"), that features a professionally filmed PRION show that was recorded at The Roxy Live in Buenos Aires in 2013. The artwork of "Uncertain Process" was created by Marco Hasmann. PRION will be touring Europe in September 2015 with AVULSED and NATRON. For all further details check out www.facebook.com/pages/prion/142021452488602
"For Depressive Seasons" by ILLDISPOSED, "Through The Flesh To The Soul" by INVOCATOR and "The Sickness Within" by HATESPHERE will be released on vinyl for the first time via Heartburn Music in April. All three of them will be limited to 300 and 500 copies in varied colours. More details and ordering info at www.heartburn.bigcartel.com or www.facebook.com/heartburnmusic
Spanish Death Metallers AVULSED will enter Overhead Studios on Friday for the recordings of a new EP. It will be entitled "Altar Of Disembowelment" and is going to include 4 new songs plus a cover of BLACK SABBATH’s ‘Neon Knights’ (recorded in December 2010 for an unreleased Spanish BLACK SABBATH tribute). The mastering will be done by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios and the cover artwork will be created by Juanjo Castellano. "Altar Of Disembowelment" will be released on September 09, 2015 in support of AVULSED’s fifth European tour. The CD edition will be available via Xtreem Music while a 10" vinyl version will be handled by the Greek label Repulsive Echo Records sometime later. Before that Xtreem Music will also be doing a re-issue of "Stabwound Orgasm", the second AVULSED album from 1999 on CD and 12" LP. For more information check out www.avulsed.com or www.facebook.com/1991avulsed