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Finnish Death Metallers DESECRESY have finished the recordings for their third album "Chasmic Transcendence". The release via Xtreem Music is scheduled for April 15, 2014 on CD, followed by a vinyl edition later on. An exclusive advance track of the album has been posted at this location. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘The Ethereal Bane’, ‘Shattered Monuments’, ‘The Denied Legacy’, ‘The Eye Of Death’, ‘Cyclonic Mass Consumptor’, ‘Sons Of The Burning God II’, ‘Celestial Intoxication’, ‘Climber Of The Sky’, ‘Hibernant Orbs’, ‘Travellers Of Forbidden Planes’, ‘Voracious Mass’, ‘Waters Of Neptune’, ‘Infinite Halls’ and ‘Autumn Of Souls’. For more info about DESECRESY check out www.facebook.com/pages/desecresy/244902242257521
Canada’s GORGUTS will team up with MISERY INDEX for a European co-headlining tour this Spring. The tour starts on April 24, 2014 at Portugal’s Barroselas SWR Festival and runs until May 04, 2014 with a show at the Neurotic Deathfest in Tilburg, Netherlands. For more band information check out www.facebook.com/gorgutsofficial or www.facebook.com/miseryindex
Swedish Black Metallers CURSED 13 have released an official music video for ‘Death’n’Roll’, a song taken from their recent Carnal Records release "Triumf", at this location. More CURSED 13 information at www.cursed13.com.
UK’s blackened Thrash Metallers CULTFINDER are currently streaming their upcoming new mini CD "Hell’s Teeth" in its entirety at eldritchlunarmiasma.bandcamp.com. It features three re-recorded tracks from their 2011 demo tape plus two brand new songs. For all further CULTFINDER info check out www.facebook.com/unholycultfinder or unholycultfinder.bandcamp.com
The tracklist for the upcoming third DEUS OTIOSUS full-length "Rise" reads like this: ‘Rising War’, ‘Iron Rule’, ‘Don’t Fuck With The Dead’, ‘Breeding Maggots’, ‘Vultures’, ‘Walk The Shadows’, ‘Stand Up And Fight’, ‘Will And Fear’ and ‘Fall Of The West’. The album was recorded at Fast Beat Studio, mixed at Earplug Studio and mastered at Necromorbus Studio. It is supposed to be released through Deepsend Records in the Summer. More information at www.deus-otiosus.com or www.facebook.com/deusotiosus.dk
On April 19, 2014 NASUM‘s only demo "Domedagen Gatefold" will be re-released via Power It Up as a special Record Store Day 7" in a 300g glossy gatefold sleeve, limited to 300 hand numbered copies in red vinyl.
HAEMORRHAGE‘s first recording "Obnoxious" will also be released on the same day as a limited vinyl 10" including the five original songs from the 7“ plus two bonus tracks. More info at www.power-it-up.de
Slovakia’s Black Metallers LUNATIC GODS have just finished working on their new EP "Slnovraty" at Shaark Studio in Bzenec, Czech Republic. One of the new songs (‘Kra úH’) can already be checked out at this location. The CD will be released in a unique leather packaging as a limited edition (300 copies). More information at www.facebook.com/lunaticgods
Unspeakable Axe Records in co-operation with War On Music have just released vinyl editions of BIRTH A.D.‘s "I Blame You" (limited to 300 copies, with 100 coming on green and black splatter vinyl) and BESIEGED‘s "Victims Beyond All Help"(limited to 500 copies with 100 on yellow and red splatter vinyl). Both are now available from www.unspeakableaxerecords.com.
French old school Death Metallers MERCYLESS will release their new album “Unholy Black Splendor“ on CD, LP and digital through Trendkill Recordings. It was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö. The artwork was created by French duet Fortifem. You can check out or download a high quality .wav or .mp3 file here.
Los Angeles based Thrashers ANGER AS ART will play the Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ on March 26, the Acheron in Brooklyn, NY on March 27and at San Juan, Puerto Rico’s First Metal Expo Convention 2014 on March 29 with WARBRINGER, RAVEN, SOLSTICE and many more. A promo video for the two-day Metal Expo can be found here. More info at www.angerasart.com or www.facebook.com/angerasart
California based Death Metallers MORFIN have released a video for ‘Viral Mutation’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s F.D.A. Records debut full-length "Inoculation". More about MORFIN at www.facebook.com/morfindeathmetal
Swedish Metallers METHANE (featuring Tim Scott, former bassist of REVENANT and HATEPLOW) have released a 3 song EP single on January 31, 2014 entitled "Southern Metal". It was co-produced by Patrik Forsberg in his studio in Falun, Sweden in the Fall of 2013 and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Scars And Bars’, ‘Pray For Death’ and ‘Hang Me High’. The songs are available for download or streaming here. METHANE will be entering the studio again in the Spring with plans for some shows in Europe for the Summer and Fall of 2014. More information at www.facebook.com/methaneband
Spanish Black / Death Metallers FROZEN DAWN have been signed by Xtreem Music for the release of their sophomore full-length "Those Of The Cursed Light". The album was recorded at Wintermoon Cult Studios and mixed and mastered by Raúl Casarrubios. The artwork was created by Gragoth (Luciferium War Graphics). Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Banished, The Everlasting Confinement’, ‘Blackened March’, ‘Those Of The Cursed Light’, ‘Circles Of Frostbitten Ice’, ‘Nocturnal Sacrifice’, ‘Under Thy Throne’, ‘The Triumph Of God Frost’, ‘Eternal Frost’ and ‘Kalte Seele’. The band already made two of the songs available on their official Bandcamp site, as well as a promotional video for the song ‘Circles Of Frostbitten Ice‘. "Those Of The Cursed Light" will be released on March 15, 2014. More info at www.frozendawn.com and www.facebook.com/truefrozendawn
French Canadian Black Metallers NEIGE ET NOIRCEUR have posted a new track from their upcoming fourth album "Gouffre Onirique Et Abîmes Cosmiques" at this location. The album, which will be released on March 28, 2014 via Sepulchral Productions, features the following tracks: ‘Gouffre Onirique Et Abîmes Cosmiques’, ‘Future Torture’, ‘Écho Des Abysses’, ‘Le Portail De Kadath’, ‘La Marche Des Astres Noirs’, ‘Les Cavernes De Glace I’, ‘Les Cavernes De Glace II’ and ‘Les Cavernes De Glace III’. All additional information at www.zimondofin.com/neigeetnoirceur or www.facebook.com/sepulchral.prods
Polish Death / Thrashers EMPATIC will release their new album "Ruined Landscape" on April 11, 2014 through Terrasound Records. It was recorded at SB Studio in Ostroleka (Poland) and mixed and mastered by Tomasz ‘Zed’ Zalewski. The coverart was created by Jacek ‘Therion’ Wichowski. Marcin ‘Auman’ Rdest of FRONTSIDE contributes guest vocals to the track ‘Crimen Pessimum’. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Trauma’, ‘Crimen Pessimum’, ‘Ruined Landscape’, ‘Oblivion Path’, ‘Ambush’, ‘Valley Of Shadows’, ‘Obsession’, ‘Fight’, ‘Countenance Of Fear’ and ‘Struggle (Empatic II)’. More info at: www.empatic.com or www.facebook.com/empatic.info
On February 28, 2014 the second demo by Polish Death Metallers EMBRIONAL is going to be re-released via Old Temple together with 8 extra live songs from a show at the Rude Boy Club in Bielsko-Biala on February 07, 2013 in Poland. It will be entitled "Annihilation 2007 + Live" and features artwork from Mariusz Krajewski as well as coverart by Perversor. You can check out the following two songs online: ‘Murder And Cruelty‘ and ‘Dismal Symbol‘ (live) More EMBRIONAL info: www.facebook.com/embrional
Italy’s Death / Thrashers OMNIVORE have just released their self-titled debut album through Unspeakable Axe Records. A promo video for the song ‘I Hope The War Comes’ is now playing at this location. For all additional info check out www.facebook.com/pages/omnivore/265473320143668
Unspeakable Axe Records have also just released TRENCHROT‘s debut album "Necronomic Warfare". The album’s title track is currently streaming at this location. For more TRENCHROT related information check out www.facebook.com/trenchrotdeathmetal
‘Chaotic Astral Ascension’, a track from Portland, Oregon’s SHROUD OF THE HERETIC‘s forthcoming debut album "Revelations In Alchemy" is already streaming at this location. The vinyl edition will be released on March 10, 2014 via Blood Harvest Records and the CD through Craneo Negro. More info at: www.facebook.com/shroudoftheheretic or www.shroudoftheheretic.bandcamp.com
Danish Death Metallers DEUS OTIOSUS have just published the song ‘Iron Rule’, from their upcoming third album "Rise" (which will be released via Deepsend Records later this year), at this location. For further information check out www.facebook.com/deusotiosus.dk
MAYHEM are now streaming the title-track from their forthcoming vinyl 7" single "Psywar" at this location. "Psywar" will be released on April 25, 2014 through Season Of Mist as a limited edition (500 copies of each version) and features the two songs ‘Psywar’ and ‘From Beyond The Event Horizon’ (non-album track). More info at www.facebook.com/mayhemofficial or www.thetruemayhem.com
"Private Judgement Day", the third full-length from Russian Death Metallers ABORTED FETUS, has just been released through Comatose Records. The album track ‘Malignant Pregnancy’ is currently streaming at www.comatosemusic.com. For all additional information on ABORTED FETUS check out www.abortedfetus.ru or www.facebook.com/abortedfetusbrutality
Florida’s RESURRECTION have parted ways with bassplayer / vocalist Damien Chavez and recruited Jeff Surmell of SOLACE OF REQUIEM to fill in for the upcoming European tour. Here’s the official band statement: "As of today (Feb. 18, 2014) RESURRECTION vocalist / bassist Damian Chavez is no longer with the band. Many reasons went into the decision to part ways, but all that needs to be said is that Damien is on a different level musically as well as personally, than the rest of the band. Our priorities just no longer aligned. Without going into excessive and unnecessary detail, and as hard as it is this close to the European tour, the band had to make the tough decision to cut our losses and move on. Jeff Sumrell, frontman for the technical Death Metal band SOLACE OF REQUIEM will be handling the vocal and bass duties during the upcoming "March Of Death" European tour. Jeff toured with the band in 2010 during the "Resurrected In Europe" tour and kicked ass every night of the tour. Jeff’s vocal style and power dramatically add to the brutality of our live performance and we’re excited about what the future might hold with Jeff and RESURRECTION. We would like to thank our fans for the continued support." ‘Rain Of Ashes’, a song from the upcoming new RESURRECTION album "Soul Descent – March Of Death" (which will be out in March), is currently streaming at this location. More band information at www.facebook.com/resurrectionflorida
Belgium’s ENTHRONED will release their new album "Sovereigns" via Agonia Records on April 15, 2014. The follow up to 2012’s "Obsidium" was recorded and mixed in the band’s own studio, Blackout Multimedia and features the following tracks: ‘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
On March 17, 2014 Hammerheart Records will release RAUHNÅCHT‘s new album "Urzeitgeist" on digipak CD and gatefold 2 LP (on alpine ice coloured vinyl). You can already check out a teaser trailer here. For all additional info check out www.facebook.com/pages/rauhnacht/174849439232330
INFERNO‘s latest album "Omniabsence Filled By His Greatness" is nominated in the category "Best Hard & Heavy music" at the Czech Grammy Awards, which will be held on April 14, 2014 in Prague. The full list of nominees is available at this location. A full album stream of "Omniabsence Filled By His Greatness"can be found here. More INFERNO info at www.facebook.com/pages/inferno/322975231147644
Danish Death Metallers DEATH COMES PALE have been signed by Deepsend Records for the release of their debut album "World Grave". The album’s tracklist reads like this: ‘World Grave’, ‘Transgression’, ‘Spawn Of The Scorned’, ‘From The Lips Of The Dead’, ‘With A Foot In The Grave’, ‘The Putrification Process’, ‘Modern Enslavement’, ‘Fury Of Vengeance’, ‘Pulse Of Existence’, ‘Silent Genocide’ and ‘Where The Broken Resides’. All further information at www.facebook.com/deathcomespale
Peru’s Black / Deathers VLAD have just released a new 7" EP entitled "Morbid Awakening Of Goat" through Warhemic Productions (in co-operation with Pentagram Records). It features 4 exclusive and unreleased tracks and is limited to 500 copies in black vinyl (the first 200 are in red). The first 60 copies come with a limited t-shirt, the rest with an embroidered shaped logo patch. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/vlad-peru/169676563064512, www.warhemic.com, www.pentagramrecs.com
Bulgarian Death Metallers ENTHRALLMENT have just released their new album "The Voice Of Human Perversity" via Rebirth The Metal Productions in Europe, South America, and North America (and on Grindhead Records in Australia, New Zealand and Asia). It was mastered by James Murphy at Safehouse Productions and features the following tracks: ‘Screams Etched Within The Crags’, ‘Rats Before The Worms’, ‘Mummified Ante Mortem’, ‘Rove In Hell’, ‘Stench Of Burnt Down Sanctuary’, ‘Madness Coloured In Light’, ‘Tones Of Gladness’ and ‘Tool Of Suicide’. A full album stream is currently online at this location. For more band information check out www.enthrallment.eu or www.facebook.com/enthrallment
A new NOCTURNAL BREED song, entitled ‘Cursed Beyond Recognition’ is currently streaming at this location. It is taken from the band’s upcoming fifth full-length "Napalm Nights", which will be released on March 11, 2014 in Europe (and March 18, 2014 in North America) via Agonia Records as a digipak CD, limited double vinyl in gatefold sleeve (with lyricsheet and A2 poster) and digitally. The album was recorded at Killer Studio (Norway) in 2012 and 2013 and features a guest appearance of DARKTHRONE’s Nocturno Culto on vocals and former guitarist A.E. Rattlehead on guitars. Here’s the tracklist: ”The Devil Swept The Ruins’, ‘Speedkrieg’, ‘Cursed Beyond Recognition’, ‘The Bitch Of Buchenwald’, ‘Napalm Nights’, ‘Thrashiac’, ‘Dawn Campaign… Flamethrower Ridge’, ‘Under The Whip’, ‘Dragging The Priests’ and ‘Krigshisser’. For all further information check out the band’s facebook site at www.facebook.com/pages/nocturnal-breed-official/250907411181
CEMETERY FOG‘s third demo tape "Shadows From The Cemetery" will be released by Iron Bonehead Productions on March 31, 2014. It features the following tracks: ‘Into The Beyond’, ‘Shadows From The Cemetery’, ‘Voices From The Dark’, ‘Old Gates’ and ‘Outro’. More information or pre-order details you may find at the label’s website www.ironbonehead.de or www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
Iron Bonehead Productions (in cooperation with Invictus Productions) will release a 7" EP from Belgian Black / Death Metallers POSSESSION on April 12, 2014. It will be entitled "Anneliese" and features two new songs (‘Anneliese’ and ‘Apparition’). More on POSSESSION at www.possessionrealm.com or www.facebook.com/pages/possession-band/245373092264618
Seance Records will release EREBUS ENTHRONED‘s second album "Temple Under Hell" on April 02, 2014. The tracklist reads as follows: ‘Sorathick Pentecost’, ‘Trisagion’, ‘Crucible Of Vitriol’, ‘Black Sword’, ‘Void Wind’, ‘The Temple Under Hell’ and ‘Return’. The album was recorded and mixed by Lachlan Mitchell (NAZXUL), mastered by AOD (DARKTHRONE, DISSECTION, ASCENSION, KATHARSIS, PSEUDOGOD) and features artwork by Denis Forkas Kostromitin (BEHEMOTH, GRAVE MIASMA, WRATHPRAYER). More info at www.erebusenthroned.com or www.facebook.com/erebusenthroned
Greek’s DODSFERD are currently streaming their cover of the MISFITS’ classic ‘We Are 138’ at this location. The song is taken from DODSERD’s upcoming new release "The Parasitic Survival Of The Human Race", which will be released via Moribund Records on March 18, 2014. Here’s the album’s full tracklist: ‘Breeding Chaos’, ‘Creator Of Disease’, ‘Stupid Worthless Sheep’, ‘Doubting Your Worth’ and ‘We Are 138’ (MISFITS cover). More information at www.moribundcult.com or www.facebook.com/moribundrecordsofficial
EREB ALTOR will release a new 7" EP entitled "The Lake Of Blood" on February 21, 2014 through Cyclone Empire. The EP features the two previously unreleased tracks ‘The Lake Of Blood’ and ‘Fire Meets Ice’ (Acoustic Version) and will be limited to 500 copies. More about EREB ALTOR at www.erebaltor.com or www.facebook.com/erebaltorofficial