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‘Infantasy’, a track from the upcoming SABBATORY debut full-length "Endless Asphyxiating Gloom", is streaming at this location now. The album will be released on May 27, 2014 via Unspeakable Axe Records, with distribution coming from Dark Descent Records. More about SABBATORY at www.facebook.com/pages/sabbatory/302276589803917
AT THE GATES will be joined by label mates TRIPTYKON and MORBUS CHRON on their upcoming European tour in December. Prior to that AT THE GATES will play gigs in Finland (with support acts to be announced soon) as well as three selected shows in their home country featuring GRAVE and MORBUS CHRON. All further information at www.atthegates.se or www.facebook.com/atthegatesofficial
Florida Death Metallers MASSACRE have revealed a track from their new album "Back From Beyond" at this location. Terry Butler (bass) comments: "We chose ‘Shield Of The Son’ because it’s a song that is further into the album. This gives our fans a good idea of the strength of the album. It showcases what MASSACRE is all about: catchy, riffy, brutal Florida Death Metal!!!" An official video clip for the album’s title track can be watched here. "Back From Beyond" was recorded and mixed by Tim Vazquez of CGM Studios, Florida, and features original MASSACRE members Rick Rozz (guitars; ex – MANTAS / DEATH) and Terry Butler (bass; OBITUARY, ex – DEATH / SIX FEET UNDER), as well as Ed Webb (vocals; ex – DIABOLIC / EULOGY) and Mike Mazzonetto (drums; ex – PAIN PRINCIPLE). The cover artwork was created by Toshihiro Egawa (CRYPTOPSY, KRISIUN, DEVOURMENT, etc.). The limited digipak edition features the two bonus tracks ‘Corpsegrinder’ and ‘Mutilation’ (DEATH covers). More info at www.massacremetal.com or www.facebook.com/massacreflorida
Swedish Death Metallers MIASMAL will release their new album "Cursed Redeemer" in Europe on April 21, 2014 on CD, LP and as digital download (a clear vinyl version is worldwide limited to only 200 copies). The album features the following tracks: ‘Cursed Redeemer’, ‘Call Of The Revenant’, ‘Whisky Train’, ‘Excelsior’, ‘A Veiled Remembrance’, ‘Until The Last’, ‘Frozen In Time’ and ‘2013’. You can already check out the track ‘Until The Last’ here. More MIASMAL at www.facebook.com/miasmal or http://miasmal.net
"Circle Of Suffering", the debut EP from Iceland’s Death Metallers ANGIST, will be released on vinyl together with the band’s "Promo 2010" via Hammerheart Records in June 2014. It will be available on 180 grams grey / blue / icy vinyl (limited to 300 copies only) and digital. You can check out the track ‘Death Incarnate’ here. In April ANGIST will be playing in Portugal at the XVII Barroselas Metal Fest together with MISERY INDEX, GORGUTS, METAL CHURCH, ANAAL NATHRAKH and many more. For all further info, check out www.facebook.com/angisttheband
ENTHRONED have revealed a third track from their upcoming new album "Sovereigns", which was recorded and mixed in ENTHRONED’s own studio, Blackout Multimedia. The track is entitled ‘The Edge Of Agony’ and can be checked out at this location. "Sovereigns" will be released on April 15, 2014 via Agonia Records as digipak CD, black vinyl, bone-white vinyl with green splatter (limited to 100 hand numbered copies) and exclusive box CD (limited to 333 hand numbered copies, including the new album in exclusive jewelcase edition, embroidered patch, a flag and a lighter with band’s logo). The tracklist reads like this: ‘Anteloquium’, ‘Sine Qua Non’, ‘Of Feathers And Flames’, ‘Lamp Of Invisible Lights’, ‘Of Shrines And Sovereigns’, ‘The Edge Of Agony’, ‘Divine Coagulation’, ‘Baal Al-Maut’ and ‘Nerxiarxin Mahathallah’. More ENTHRONED at: www.facebook.com/frater.silurian
‘Scores Of Sores, Legions Of Lesions’, a track off the upcoming TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE album "A New Code Of Morality", is currently streaming at this location. The album will be released on April 29, 2014 via Comatose Music. More band info at www.facebook.com/twitchofthedeathnerve
On May 16, 2014 Iron Bonehead Productions will release a new 12" mini LP from Argentina’s blackened Death Metallers INFERNAL CURSE, entitled "The End Upon Us". The ttracklisting reads like this: ‘The End Upon Us’, ‘Lascivious Malevolence’, ‘Waters Of Phlegethon’ and ‘La Diosa Del Averno’ (HADEZ cover). More about INFERNAL CURSE at www.facebook.com/bandinfernalcurse
Vic Records will release the debut album from VIOLATION WOUND on May 26, 2014. The Punk / Rock / Metal band that was formed by Chris Reifert (DEATH, ABSCESS, AUTOPSY) on guitars and vocals, also features guest appearances from AUTOPSY guitar players Danny Coralles and Eric Cutler. More VIOLATION WOUND info at www.facebook.com/violationwound
Swedish old school Death Metallers GLUTTONY have been signed by Vic Records. The band was formed in 2011 by 3 MY OWN GRAVE members and also features SETHERIAL vocalist Magnus Odlin. The debut album "Beyond The Veil Of Flesh" was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios and the coverart was created by Jeff Zornow. For all further information check out www.facebook.com/gluttonyswe
"Certain Corpses Never Decay", the upcoming compilation CD from Sweden’s EXPULSION, will feature both demos ("Cerebral Cessation" and "Veiled In The Mists Of Mystery"), the unreleased track ‘Certain Corpses Never Decay’ (which was previously only released on the underground compilation tape "Hymns Of The Dead Vol. 2") and two tracks that the band recorded at Sunlight Studio in 1990 with Tomas Skogsberg for an EP that never got released. The coverart was created by Eric Danielsson (WATAIN). More about EXPULSION at www.facebook.com/pages/expulsion/191657390849316
Trendkill Recordings, 7 Degrees Records and Shove Records have joined forces to release the vinyl edition of "Tomb Of Feathers", the debut album of Oakland’s ABSTRACTER. It will be available on April 15, 2014 in an edition of 500 copies only, 400 on pitch-black vinyl and 100 on ghostly transparent grey vinyl. "Tomb Of Feathers" was originally released through The Path Less Traveled Records in September 2012 and is streaming in its entirety at abstracter.bandcamp.com. More ABSTRACTER info at www.abstracterband.com or www.facebook.com/abstracter
French Thrashers ZOLDIER NOIZ will release their second full-length, "Regression Process", on May 27, 2014 through Unspeakable Axe Records. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Grave Crawler’, ‘Random Justice’, ‘Tomorrow Is Today’, ‘Regression Process’, ‘Thirty Nine Forty Five’, ‘Dread Relieves’, ‘Vacant Worlds’, ‘Ebola Syndrome’, ‘Filthy Few’ and ‘Life Under Will’. All further information at www.facebook.com/pages/zoldier-noiz/174709189294827
"Endless Asphyxiating Gloom", the debut from Canadian Death Metallers SABBATORY, will feature the following tracks: ‘Being, Thy Eternal Perplexor’, ‘Hypnotic Regression’, ‘Corrosive Decay’, ‘Infantasy’, ‘Endless Asphyxiating Gloom’, ‘The End Of A Pessimistic Voyage’ and ‘Orbiting Obscuron’. It will be released on May 27, 2014 via Unspeakable Axe Records. More at www.facebook.com/pages/sabbatory/302276589803917
‘Beholding The Throne’, a song from the forthcoming third MASS INFECTION full-length, "For I Am Genocide", is now playing at this location. The album will be released on April 02, 2014 via Comatose Music. For all further info on MASS INFECTION go to www.facebook.com/pages/mass-infection/129646357120635
The tracklist of the upcoming fifth MAYHEM full-length "Esoteric Warfare" reads like this: ‘Watcher’, ‘Psywar’, ‘Trinity’, ‘Pandaemon’, ‘Mylab’, ‘Six Seconds’, ‘Throne Of Time’, ‘Corpse Of Care’, ‘Posthuman’ and ‘Aion Suntalia’. The album is scheduled for a May 23, 2014 release via Season Of Mist in various formats (including a limited vinyl collector’s box). In support of the album MAYHEM will kick off a European tour on May 14, 2014 in Germany at the Markthalle in Hamburg and continue through ten countries until the final show at the ‘Pumpehuset’ in København, Denmark. Prior to the album release MAYHEM will also release a limited vinyl 7" single (500 copies of each version) on April 25, 2014. It is entitled "Psywar" and features the following tracks: ‘Psywar’ and ‘From Beyond The Event Horizon’ (non-album track, Budapest sessions). For all further MAYHEM information check out www.thetruemayhem.com or www.facebook.com/mayhemofficial
Blackened Death Metallers SIDIOUS will be playing a hanful of shows across the UK in July together with THE INFERNAL SEA, ETHEREAL and SCUTUM CRUX in support of their debut EP "Ascension To The Throne Ov Self". The band is currently busy working on their debut full-length which will again be produced by Russ Russell (DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH) and released later this year. In September SIDIOUS will also appear at the Wrongstock Festival in London, joining the likes of LENG TCH’E, THE ROTTED, DRIPBACK, KARYBDIS, EVIL SCARECROW, SATURNIAN, OAF and SHRAPNEL. More about SIDIOUS at www.facebook.com/sidiousofficial
Next month Arachnophobia Records will release "Esperalem Tkany", the debut album from Polish Black Metallers ODRAZA. The band consists of Stawrogin (MASSEMORD) and Priest (MASSEMORD, MEDICO PESTE, VOIDHANGER). The album has been recorded at Orion and Czysciec Studios, was mixed by M. at No Solace and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Niech Sie Dzieje’, ‘Wielki Mizogin’, ‘Esperalem Tkany’, ‘Cicha 8’, ‘Gorycz’, ‘Próg’ and ‘Tam, Gdzie Nas Nie Spotkamy’. You can check out the title track here. "Esperalem Tkany" will be available as an ordinary jewel case with a golden CD and 8 page booklet and a black slipcase edition with golden, screen printed artworks, limited to a hundred copies. A cassette version will be released by Devoted Art Propaganda. More info at www.arachnophobia.pl
The third VANHELGA album "Längtan" will be released through Art Of Propaganda on April 28, 2014. Here’s the full tracklist already: ‘Svartsint Ömhet’, ‘Där Evigheten Inväntar Mig’, ‘Evig Förändring’, ‘Med Mina Andetag’, ‘Joyless’, ‘Låt Snön Falla’, ‘Kärleksförklaring’, ‘Vansinnesvardag’, ‘Narkotisk Uppgivenhet’, ‘Eternal Night’, ‘Förbarma’ and ‘Exploderande Känslostorm’. For all further band information check out www.vanhelga.com or www.facebook.com/officialvanhelga
‘The Ascending Fire’, a track off the third GRAVEHILL full-length "Death Curse", can be checked out at this location now. The song features guest contributions from AUTOPSY’s Eric Cutler and Chris Reifert and includes written commentary from GRAVEHILL vocalist Mike Abominator. "Death Curse" will be released via Dark Descent Records on April 01, 2014 on CD and digital formats with vinyl treatment coming soon. More about GRAVEHILL at www.gravehill666.com or www.facebook.com/gravehill
UK Thrashers DIVINE CHAOS will release their debut album "A New Dawn In The Age Of War" on May 29, 2014 via Evil Eye Records. It was produced by Scott Atkins and features James Stewart (VADER) on drums. The album also features guest performances from Josh Middleton (SYLOSIS). For all additional band information check out www.facebook.com/divinechaosband
Hellthrasher Productions have just released the CD edition of the self-titled debut full-length from Greek Black Metallers HERETIC CULT REDEEMER (featuring members of ACRIMONIOUS, RESURGENCY and EMBRACE OF THORNS). The album, that was originally released on vinyl in September 2013 through Iron Bonehead Productions, features the following songs: ‘Crawling Hope’, ‘Bleeding Of The Giant Sun’, ‘The Oldest Of Times’, ‘Concatenation’, ‘Destiny Of Death’, ‘Unknown Salvation’ and ‘7’. The entire album is available for streaming at the band’s bandcamp site: http://hereticcultredeemer.bandcamp.com
After nearly 20 twenty years of silence Brazil’s Black Metallers PROFANE CREATION have returned to the scene with a compilation album entitled "Prelude To The Dark Side". It was released last year through Hammer Of Damnation Records and features various songs from 1993 – 1995. This year Hammer Of Damnation Records will also re-release PROFANE CREATION’s one and only full-length, 1995’s "Nema" together with the "Supremacy" demo from 1994 on one CD. PROFANE CREATION are currently working on material for a brandnew album. More information at www.facebook.com/bandaprofanecreation
MASTER are kicking off this year’s North American tour on April 17, 2014 in Philadelphia. The tour in support of the band’s latest album "The Witchhunt" will run for three weeks. Joining MASTER’s founder / frontman will be guitarists Alex Bouks (ETURNUS, ex – INCANTATION) and VJS (NIGHTBRINGER, INCURSUS), along with drummer Ruston Groose (SURGEON). The song off "The Witchhunt" is now streaming at this location. More about MASTER at www.master-speckmetal.net or www.facebook.com/pages/master/18521536017
Martyrdoom Productions will release the CD edition of the upcoming new album from Greek Death Metallers DEAD CONGREGATION. A video teaser can already be checked out at this location. For all further info check out www.facebook.com/martyrdoomproductions
Australia based Death Metallers BEYOND MORTAL DREAMS are currently streaming both songs of their new 7" EP "Lamia". You can check out the titletrack at this location, while the second song (‘Demonsword Infernal’) is available directly on the band’s official bandcamp page. The EP will be co-released today by Unholy Prophecies and Lavadome Productions, strictly limited to 300 copies and pressed on transparent red vinyl. Each copy comes with an insert / lyrics sheet. More info and ordering details at www.unholyprophecies.com or www.lavadome.org
Finnish Thrashers CURIMUS will be releasing their second full-length "Artificial Revolution" on April 25, 2014 on the band’s own label Freezing Penguin (distributed worldwide by Svart Records). A lyric video for the album’s first single ‘Preachings’ can be viewed here. The full album tracklist reads like this: ‘Reincarnation’, ‘Free-Standing Nation’, ‘No Feast For The Vultures’, ‘Faith & Obsession’, ‘Love Song’ and ‘In The Darkness’. More band information at www.curimus.net or www.facebook.com/curimusband
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions have just released "Enraptured By Suffering", the new album from Rock Island, Illinois’ Death / Thrashers HELMSPLITTER. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Scott Creekmore (BROKEN HOPE, NUM SKULL, LUPARA) and features Blakk (ANGELKILL, MORTUARY OATH, MASKIM) on vocals. The following tracks appear on the album: ‘Tyrants For Blood’, ‘Panzram’, ‘Aura Of Suicide’, ‘Burden Of Our Existence’, ‘Dance Of The Heretic’, ‘World So Wicked’, ‘Portrait Of Scars’, ‘The Ground Bleeds Sorrow’, ‘Forged In Fire’, ‘Days Of Loathing’ and ‘Summon The Leeches’. All further HELMSPLITTER info at www.facebook.com/helmsplitter
On April 21, 2014 (May 06, 2014 in North America) Eisenwald Tonschmiede will release AURVANDIL‘s second full-length "Thrones". It features the four lengthy tracks ‘For Whom Burnest Thou’, ‘The Harvest Of Betrayal’, ‘Summon The Storms’ and ‘Ingen Lindring’. More info at http://eisenwald.bandcamp.com/album/thrones
Five years after the band’s debut album "Nailed" Australia’s blackened Death Metallers DESTRUKTOR have completed work on their second album "Opprobrium", which will be released by Hells Headbangers this summer. It was once again recorded at 3 Phase Studios in Melbourne with Sam Johnstone. A split 7" with THRONEUM will be released shortly by Hells Headbangers, which will feature a promo recording of ‘Besieged’, one of the seven songs set for release on "Opprobrium". For all additional DESTRUKTOR information check out www.destruktor.com or www.facebook.com/destruktorofficial
Ohm Resistance Records will release "Another Scheme Of The Wicked" from industrialized Black Metallers INVERTIA on April 08, 2014. The follow-up album to the band’s 2013’s self-titled debut combines five tracks with five remixes from Justin K. Broadrick (GODFLESH, JESU), End.user (THE BLOOD OF HEROES) and Submerged (METHOD OF DEFINANCE, THE BLOOD OF HEROES). The album track ‘The Sidewinding’ is now streaming at invertia.bandcamp.com. More about INVERTIA you can find at www.inv3rtia.com or www.facebook.com/invertiamusic
On April 29, 2014 Hells Headbangers will re-release both CENTURIAN releases "Choronzonic Chaos Gods" and "Of Purest Fire" on CD and (for the first time ever) vinyl. More info at www.hellsheadbangers.com
Kaotoxin Records have just released "Enlightening The Unknown", the swansong EP from INSAIN as a digital download and on limited edition (1,000 copies only with no repress) digipak CD. You can stream it in its entirety at listen.kaotoxin.com. More band information can still be found at www.facebook.com/insaindeath
On May 27, 2014 Moribund Records will release "Agios Holokauston", the new album from WAXEN, which is the solo-project of Toby Knapp (ONWARD, TOBY KNAPP BAND, GODLESS RISING) and Agios Holokauston. It is WAXEN’s first album for Moribund and second overall. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Suicidium’, ‘Procession 11’, ‘Destined For Division’, ‘At War With Reason Itself’, ‘With Hatred Be Destroyed’, ‘Hollow Eyes’ and ‘Eight The Adept’. For all additional info check out www.moribundcult.com or www.facebook.com/moribundrecordsofficial