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"Morbid Black Oath", the new mini CD of GRAVECRUSHER, will be released on May 15, 2014 through Xtreem Music. You can already listen to it here. More about the Hungarian five-piece at www.facebook.com/gravecrusherofficial
Norwegian Black Metallers DEN SAAKALDTE have posted a new track (‘Djevelens Verk’) from the band’s upcoming full-length "Kapittel II: Faen I Helvete" at this location. The successor to "All Hail Pessimism" (2009) was recorded at Strand Studio in February 2014 and will be released on May 27, 2014 in Europe and June 10, 2014 in North America via Agonia Records. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Din Siste Dag’, ‘Forbanna Idioter’, ‘Du Selvproklamerte Misjonær’, ‘Endeløst Øde’, ‘Djevelens Verk’, ‘Som Ett Arr På Sjelen’ and ‘Ondskapens Nødvendighet’. More band info at www.facebook.com/densaakaldte
New Zealand’s Black / Death Metallers VASSAFOR premiere their cover of VARATHRON’s ‘Son Of The Moon’ at this location. The track hails from the band’s forthcoming vinyl split LP with New Zealand’s Doom / Deathers SINISTROUS DIABOLUS, which will be released on June 16, 2014 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The tracklist reads like this: VASSAFOR: ‘Ossuary In Darkness’ and ‘Son Of The Moon’ and SINISTROUS DIABOLUS: ‘Aeon Tenebris – Aeo Lacrimis’. More band information: www.facebook.com/pages/vassafor/122700671091826 or www.facebook.com/pages/sinistrous-diabolus/160094777389123
Boris Records will release a 7" EP from Peru’s MORBID SLAUGHTER on May 31, 2014. It is entitled "Wicca" and includes the two tracks ‘Wicca’ and ‘The Nightly Breath Of God’. More about MORBID SLAUGHTER at www.facebook.com/morbidslaughterofficial
ILLDISPOSED‘s 2004 album “1-800 Vindication” will be released on June 27, 2014 for the first time on vinyl through Heartburn Music, limited to 500 copies. More info and pre-order details at www.heartburn.dk
Season of Mist have signed Sweden’s suicidal Black Metallers SHINING. The band’s forthcoming ninth full-length is scheduled for early 2015. Frontman Kvarforth issued the following statement: “After a long period of negotiations and discussions that lasted almost eight years, I have now chosen to grant Season of Mist the privilege of releasing the next SHINING album. We have also once again decided to work with Andy La Roque and record at his Sonic Train facilities. The ceremony is set to begin in September, and thus my ninth child can be expected in early 2015.” More SHINING at www.facebook.com/shiningofficial
‘Demonic Worship Of The Horned Beast’, a track off "End Of Man", the upcoming vinyl 7" from Atlanta based Black Metallers HELLGOAT, can be checked out at this location. The EP will be released via Boris Records on May 31, 2014. More about HELLGOAT at www.facebook.com/pages/hellgoat/359498710801448
"Chronicles Of Oblivion", the forthcoming new album from DEEP IN HATE, is now streaming in its entirety at this location. It will be released as a limited edition digipak CD and digital through Kaotoxin Records on June 03, 2014. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Introduction’, ‘Genesis Of Void’, ‘The Cattle Procession’, ‘Altars Of Lies’, ‘New Republic’, ‘The Unheard Prayers’, ‘The Divide’, ‘Wingless Gods’ (feat. guest vocals from ABORTED’s Sven de Caluwé) and ‘Beyond’. A video for ‘New Republic’ (recorded live at Sonisphere 2013) can be seen at this location. More band info at www.deepinhate.com or www.facebook.com/deepinhate
ORIGIN will release their sixth album "Omnipresent" on July 04, 2014 in Europe via Agonia Records (in North America it will be out through Nuclear Blast Records on July 08, 2014). "Omnipresent" was recorded with long-time producer Robert Rebeck, mixed and mastered by Colin Marston and the cover artwork was created by Colin Marks (NEVERMORE, KATAKLYSM, EXODUS). The following tracks will appear on the album: ‘All Things Dead’, ‘Thrall:Fulcrum:Apex’, ‘Permanence’, ‘Manifest Desolate’, ‘Absurdity Of What I Am’, ‘Source Of Icon O’, ‘Continuum’, ‘Unattainable Zero’, ‘Redistribution Of Filth’, ‘Obsolescence’, ‘Malthusian Collapse’, ‘The Indiscriminate’ and ‘Kill Yourself’ (S.O.D. cover). "Omnipresent" features the recording debut of new vocalist Jason Keyser (ex – SKINLESS), together with drummer John Longstreth (ex – ANGELCORPSE), guitarist Paul Ryan and bassist Mike Flores. The album will be available in a variety of formats exclusively for the European territory (digipak CD, boxset, vinyl, limited edition coloured vinyl and digital). For more ORIGIN information check out www.facebook.com/origin
Swedish Death Metallers UNDER THE CHURCH have unleashed the track ‘Denial Of Death’ at this location. It is taken off the band’s upcoming self-titled EP, which will be released on June 16, 2014 via Pulverised Records on CD and digital format. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Denial Of Death’, ‘Macabre Cadaver’, ‘Digging In The Dirt’, ‘Under The Church’, ‘Burning’, ‘Haunted By Demons’ and ‘Back To The Grave’. More information at www.facebook.com/underthechurch or http://underthechurch.bandcamp.com
The new DEAD CONGREGATION album "Promulgation Of The Fall" was released through www.martyrdoomproductions.com today. It is available as a regular jewel case and an exclusive digipak CD. The LP version will be out via www.noevdia.com in about two weeks. More information at www.deadcongregation.com
Ukranian Symphonic Black Metallers QUINTESSENCE MYSTICA will release their second album "Duality" on June 20, 2014 through Schwarzdorn Production. The new song ‘The Infinite Dance Of Numbers’ can already be checked out at this location. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Prelude’, ‘The Secrets Of Victorious Decisions’, ‘The Infinite Dance Of Numbers’, ‘Sparks Of The Glorious Fire’, ‘Impulse Of Courage’, ‘Inversion Of Reality’, ‘Destruction Of Galaxies’, ‘Creep & Damage’, ‘Equations Of Daemonic Revelations’ and ‘Breathing Of Saturn Rings’. For all additional information check out www.schwarzdorn.de
Poland’s blackend Thrashers WITCHMASTER have signed a deal with Osmose Productions for the release of their new album "Antichristus Ex Utero". It was recorded during the Summer of 2013 and mixed by Malta (BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED). For more information check out www.facebook.com/witchmasterband
Norwegian Black Metallers DØDSFALL have finished 7 songs for their new album and will enter Sunlight Studio in Stockholm, Sweden with producer Tomas Skogsberg at the end of Autumn. Meanwhile they are working with a session drummer for a couple of live shows in July in Sweden and the UK. More about DØDSFALL at www.facebook.com/dodsfall
In about a month Black Vomit Records will re-release "Wicca" and "Goetia", the first two albums of MYSTIFIER, on vinyl. Both editions will be available with thick cardboard sleeves and printed innersleeves, including lyrics and band pics. The regular black vinyl editions are both limited to 400 copies, the die hard versions are limited to 100 copies each ("Wicca" on transparent blue vinyl and "Goetia" on clear vinyl). More info and pre-order details at www.blackvomitrecords.com or www.facebook.com/blackvomit.recs
Italy’s blackened Doom Metallers FORGOTTEN TOMB have released a live album, which can be downloaded for free at their bandcamp site. It was recorded at the Kings Of Black Metal Festival in Germany in 2012 and features the following tracks: ‘Intro (Springtime Depression)’, ‘Reject Existence’, ‘Shutter’, ‘Solitude Ways’, ‘Todestrieb’, ‘Spectres Over Venice’ and ‘Disheartenment / Alone / Steal My Corpse’ (medley). The recordings have been professionally mixed and come from FORGOTTEN TOMB’s upcoming new DVD "Darkness In Stereo: Eine Symphonie Des Todes – Live in Germany", which additionally offers a full video of the concert, as well as excerpts filmed at the Under The Black Sun Festival and the K17 Club in Berlin in 2012. The DVD is already available in Europe and will be released on May 13, 2014 in North America via Agonia Records. DVD trailers can be checked out here: http://youtu.be/1pBZZxKs-0c, http://youtu.be/GZLLSclQyAA. For all additional information on FORGOTTEN TOMB check out www.facebook.com/official.forgotten.tomb
Chile Death Metallers ATOMIC AGGRESSOR have finished the recordings for their comeback album "Sights Of Suffering". The release is scheduled for fall through Hells Headbangers and the tracklisting reads like this: ‘Circle Of Evocation’ (Intro), ‘Faceless Torment’, ‘Spawn Of Doom’, ‘Greed Supremacy’, ‘Curse Of Creation’, ‘Unbodied Rites’, ‘Sights Of Suffering’, ‘The Ancient Burial’, ‘Lords Of The Abyss’, ‘I Beheld’ and ‘Twilight Spectres’ (bonus track – vinyl only). More info at www.facebook.com/atomicaggressor
Independent filmmaker Will Wulff and journalist Jeff Tandy have launched a crowd-sourcing campaign through IndieGoGo.com to help fund the making of "Lone Survivor – Paul Speckmann and the Story of MASTER", a documentary about one of Death Metal’s earliest and most influential pioneers. Contributors will get DVD copies of the completed film, inclusion and thanks in the film’s credits and an assortment of MASTER and DEATH STRIKE merchandise. To see a video message from Paul Speckmann and to contribute, visit this location.
MAYHEM have released another track from their forthcoming new full-length "Esoteric Warfare". The song is entitled ‘Trinity’ and streaming at this location. "Esoteric Warfare" will be released on June 06, 2014 in various formats (including a limited collectors’ box), the cover was created by Polish artist and architect Zbigniew M. Bielak and the tracklist reads as follows: ‘Watchers’, ‘PsyWar’, ‘Trinity’, ‘Pandaemon’, ‘MILAB’, ‘VI.Sec.’, ‘Throne Of Time’, ‘Corpse Of Care’, ‘Posthuman’ and ‘Aion Suntelia’. All further information on MAYHEM can be found at www.thetruemayhem.com or www.facebook.com/mayhemofficial
Spanish Thrashers CRISIX have released a video for the title track off their second full-length "Rise…Then Rest" at this location. The album is out now in Europe (with a North American release date set for May 06, 2014 on Apostasy Records) and features the following tracks: ‘I.Y.F.F.’, ‘Rise…Then Rest’, ‘Bring ‘Em To The Pit’, ‘Those Voices Shall Remain’, ‘One By One’, ‘Frieza The Tyrant’, ‘Seven’, ‘Army Of Darkness’, ‘Volcano Face’, ‘Scars Of The Wolf’, ‘Waldi Gang’ and ‘Ace Of Spades’ (MOTÖRHEAD cover). More info at www.crisixband.com or www.facebook.com/crisixut
Polish Death Metallers INCARNATED will release their third album “Try Before Die” on May 15, 2014 via Selfmadegod Records. The follow-up to 2006’s “Pleasure Of Consumption” was recorded during 2013 at the band’s own Bloodline Studio and produced by Robert Pierscinski. An advance stream of ‘Dead Eyes See Nothing’ can already be checked out at this location. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Zombieland’, ‘Second Side (Out Of Mind)’, ‘Dead Eyes See Nothing’, ‘My Brother Cain’, ‘Full Of Victims’, ‘Death Machine’, ‘Grave Is Where Your Heart Is’, ‘Bloody Hands’ and ‘Madness’. For all additional information about INCARNATED check out www.facebook.com/incarnated.poland