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Chicago based melodic blackened Metallers WITHERING SOUL have posted a trailer for their forthcoming, third full-length "Adverse Portrait" at this location. The tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Vestige’, ‘No Longer Within’ (featuring Steve Sagala, ex – ENFORSAKEN on guest vocals), ‘The Dreadful Echo’, ‘Awakening’, ‘Hour Of Obstinacy’, ‘Hex Illusion’, ‘Shadow Path’ and ‘In Absence’. It was engineered and mixed by Chris Wisco at Belle City Sound, mastered by Dennis Israel at Clintworks Audio and the cover art was created by Pierre-Alain D of 3mmi Design. "Adverse Portrait" is scheduled for release on June 09, 2015 via Mortal Music. More about WITHERING SOUL at www.facebook.com/witheringsoulband
Polish Black / Death Metallers INFERNAL WAR are streaming their new album "Axiom" in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on April 17, 2015 in Europe and April 21, 2015 in North America via Agonia Records as slipcase CD, 12" gatefold LP with booklet, 12" silver LP (limited to 150 hand-numbered copies), 12" die-cut picture LP with booklet (limited to 300 hand-numbered copies) and digitally. More band information at www.facebook.com/infernalwarofficial
SHINING‘s forthcoming new full-length "IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends" is currently streaming in its entirety right here. It will be released on April 20, 2015 via Season Of Mist. For all additional info on SHINING check out www.shiningasylum.com, www.shininglegions.com or www.facebook.com/shiningofficial
Belgian Death Metallers DEHUMAN have just released a video for ‘Crypts Of Blood’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s new album "Graveyard Of Souls" which is out now on Kaotoxin Records. In support of the album DEHUMAN will embark on a two week tour of Southern Europe that will take the band through Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. More about DEHUMAN at www.facebook.com/dehumandm
Salt Lake City Thrashers DEATHBLOW are currently streamimg ‘Headless Throne’ from their upcoming EP "The Other Side Of Darkness" at this location. You can furthermore check out the title track here and ‘Means To An End’ here. The EP will be released on April 21, 2015. It was mixed and mastered by Andy Peterson and the cover art comes courtesy of Andreas Marschall. More DEATHBLOW information at www.facebook.com/dethblo
Philadelphia based Black Metallers I AM THE TRIREME will release "Gnosis: Never Follow The Light" on June 30, 2015 via HPGD Productions. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Mettre Fin A Cette’, ‘Trusty Noose’, ‘Basking In The Essence Of My Sorrow’, ‘Grey Fields Of Ash’, ‘Thy Sombering Light’, ‘Ascending Into Oblivion’, ‘A Sullen Reflection Of Purity’, ‘Tamerlane (Chapter 1)’ and ‘Tamerlane (Chapter 2)’. The track ‘Tamerlane (Chapter 1)’ is now streaming at this location. For all additional info check out www.iamthetrireme.com or www.facebook.com/iamthetrireme
"The Spear And The Ichor That Follows", the debut full-length from American War Metallers HOUSE OF ATREUS, will feature the following tracks: ‘Trenches Of Fortune’, ‘Messenger Of A Shaken Host’, ‘Throne Of Chariots’, ‘Oresteia – The Unforgotten Scorns’, ‘Heir To The Crown Of Sodom’, ‘Beasts Of Antiquity’, ‘Veiled In Dignities Of Wrath’ and ‘The River Black’. It is now streaming in its entirety at this location. The album will be released via Dark Descent Records on May 05, 2015. More about HOUSE OF ATREUS at www.facebook.com/acclimatedbyforce
Minnesota based Death Metallers INCINERATE are currently streaming the track ‘The Berserker (Rise Of The Humans)’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming Comatose Music release "Eradicating Terrestrial Species" which will be released on April 21, 2015. The full tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘The Prophecy: Inhuman Inoculation’, ‘The Arrival: From Distant Worlds’, ‘Travelers Of Space: Eliminating The Indigenous’, ‘Loss Of Faith: Unable To Ascend’, ‘Infinite Power: Cultivation Of Human Offspring’, ‘Rise Of The Humans: The Berserker’ and ‘Fucking The Rotting Nun’. You can also check out a promo video for the song ‘Unable To Ascend’ at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/incineratedm
French SANGDRAGON will release their new album "Requiem For Apocalypse" on May 09, 2015 via Wake Up Dead Records. It was produced by Stéphane Buriez and SANGDRAGON. The mix was done by Edouard Verneret and Vincent Urbain and it was mastered at Sage Audio Studio (Nashville, USA). SANGDRAGON originally started out as DAEMONIUM and released their debut "Dark Opera Of The Ancient War Spirit (Or Search The Light)" via Adipocere Records in 1994. A year later the follow-up "Divine Symphonies" followed under the new name AKHENATON. "Requiem For Apocalypse" now closes this trilogy under the SANGDRAGON moniker. More info and sound samples at https://sangdragon.bandcamp.com
US based one man Death Metal act RITUAL CHAMBER will release the CD version of its debut EP "The Pits Of Tentacled Screams" on April 11, 2015 through Hellthrasher Productions. It was originally self-released digitally in November 2013 (and re-released on tape in 2014 via NWN!). The tracklist reads like this: ‘The Dawning Of A New Inversion’, ‘Glorious Curse Of Almighty Death’, ‘A Thermonuclear Fate’, Black Rites Of Conjuration’ and ‘Nomad Daimons’. It is streaming in its entirety at this location. More information at www.facebook.com/theritualchamber
On May 10, 2015 Xtreem Music will release the debut of Finish Death Metallers AMPUTORY. It will be entitled "Ode To Gore" and features the following tracks: ‘Enslaved In The Basement, ‘Ode To Gore’, ‘Cleansing By The Blade’, ‘Aghori’, ‘Unclean’, ‘Bludgeoned’, ‘Unaccountable’ and ‘Illusion Of Sanity’. The band will also participate in this year’s edition of the Finish Death Metal Maniacs festival (www.fdmmfest.com) that will take place in Pori (Finland) on September 10 – 12, 2015. More info about AMPUTORY at www.facebook.com/pages/amputory/206683252765666. An exclusive advance track of the album can be checked out here.
Swedish Death Metallers DEMONICAL have just released a track from their upcoming new EP "Black Flesh Redemption" at this location. The EP will be released on April 24, 2015 (Europe) / May 05, 2015 (North America) via Agonia Records. It was produced and mastered by vocalist Sverker Widgren and has been recorded in two studios between January and February 2015. The cover artwork was created by Kontamination Design. The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Cursed Liberation’, ‘Drown In Flames’, ‘Throne Of Perdition’ and ‘To Become The Weapon’. More DEMONICAL at www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
Kaotoxin Records have signed French Black Metallers THE NEGATION. The band will also take part in the second annual Kaotoxin Fest on December 05, 2015 in Lille, France. An official music video for the track ‘Red Wrath’ (from their debut full-length "Paths Of Obedience") can be checked out here. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/the.negation.band
Orchestrated Misery Recordings have just released "Inject The Worms", the new EP from Indiana Death Metallers PSYCHOMANCER. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘In Shackles Insane’, ‘Just Another Victim’, ‘Inject The Worms’, ‘Bastards Burn’, ‘Abhorrent Wings Of Decay’ and ‘Chant Of The War Demons’. It is streaming in its entirety at this location. The band is currently working on the next album and playing a few selected shows. More about PSYCHOMANCER at www.facebook.com/psychomancertheband
Spanish Thrashers HOLYCIDE have released a lyric video for the track ‘Apocalyse Riders’ right here. The song is taken from their debut EP "Toxic Mutation" which was released via Xtreem Music in February 2015. You can listen to the EP in its entirety at https://holycide.bandcamp.com. More band information at www.holycide.com or www.facebook.com/holycide
Xtreem Music have just re-released the 1997 debut album "Void" from Spanish brutal Death Metallers REINCARNATION. This new edition also features the "Seed Of Hate" EP from 1995, an unreleased track from 1998 and 4 live songs from the Repulsive Fest ’98. The full album is available for streaming here. More about REINCARNATION at www.facebook.com/reincarnation.deathmetal
Swedish Death Metallers CUT UP have signed a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band features former VOMITORY members Tobias Gustafsson (drums) and Erik Rundqvist (vocals / bass), who joined forces with guitarist Anders Bertilsson (COLDWORKER) and guitarist / vocalist Andreas Björnson (FETUS STENCH). The band’s debut album is scheduled for a release in the summer. More info at www.facebook.com/cutupofficial
Colombian Death Metallers CASKET GRINDER have been signed by Bestial Death Records for the re-release of their EP "Trip To Oblivion" and their debut full-length. The band, who had recorded a 4-track Promo EP in 2013 (using programmed drumming), has just re-recorded the drum tracks with a full-time drummer and also added two cover songs (by SARCOFAGO and POSSESSED) to it. The EP will be released in June / July 2015. You can check out the promo tracks at the band’s YouTube channel. More info at www.facebook.com/bestialdeathrecords
British Death Metallers RAVENS CREED have just been signed by Xtreem Music for the release of their upcoming new album "Ravens Krieg" which is currently being recorded at Tenko Studios in Nottingham. The band previously already released four EPs and two albums ("Albion Thunder" in 2009 and "The Power" in 2012 – both through Doomentia Records). You can still check out those two albums at the Doomentia Bandcamp site here and here. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/ravens-creed-official/264464176902353
German Death Metallers DISINFECT have completed their line-up again by recruiting Chris Huszar on bass. The band is currently working on material for the follow-up to their "Screams Of Pleasure" full-length from 2009. More info at www.disinfect.de or www.facebook.com/disinfectofficial
Spanish brutal Death Metallers CHRIST DENIED will play their very first live performance as a four-piece on May 01, 2015 in Spain at the Madrid Deathfest. Other bands on the bill will include INTERNAL SUFFERING, INCINERATE, NEUROMA, KEVLAR SKIN, VIRULENCY and CRANIAL BLOWOUT. After that gig CHRIST DENIED will start writing material for their third album, the first one with a human drummer after more than 20 years of existence. A video of the band’s first rehearsal session as a four piece can be checked out here. All additional CHRIST DENIED info at www.facebook.com/christdeniedofficial
Salt Lake City Thrashers DEATHBLOW have released a track from their upcoming new EP "The Other Side Of Darkness" at this location. The EP will be released on April 21, 2015. It was recorded by Andy Peterson and DEATHBLOW and the cover art comes courtesy of Andreas Marschall. More about DEATHBLOW at www.facebook.com/dethblo
Kaotoxin Records have signed French Black Metallers THE NEGATION. The band will also take part in the second annual Kaotoxin Fest on December 05, 2015 in Lille, France. For all further details check out www.facebook.com/pages/the-negation/214138688730320
Swedish Death Metallers FERAL have been signed by Cyclone Empire Records. The band’s upcoming second album will be entitled "Where Dead Dreams Dwell" and is scheduled to be released by the end of May 2015. More FERAL info at www.feral.se or www.facebook.com/feralswe
Algerian Death Metallers LELAHELL have just released an official video of the track ‘Kalimet Esiir’ at this location. The song is taken from the album "Al Insane… The (Re)Birth Of Abderrahmane" which was released via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions in late 2014. More info at www.facebook.com/lelahell
"Dunkle Klänge", the second full-length from German Black / Death Metallers ARS IRAE, will be released on May 15, 2015 via Quality Steel Records. It was recorded at the band’s own studio and mastered by Dan Swanö. The title track, including a video of the drum recording, is available at this location. More about ARS IRAE at www.arsirae.de or www.facebook.com/arsiraemetal