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Dutch old school Death Metallers WARMASTER have just released a video for the track ‘Deadly Artillery’ at this location. The song is taken off their second full-length album "The End Of Humanity". More about WARMASTER at www.facebook.com/warmasterofficial
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German melodic Death Metallers SAPIENCY are now streaming their newest release "Tomorrow" in its entirety at www.sapiency.stereokiller.com. The album was released on CD in March via Saol Music, while Eclipse Records will release it in North America as a digital download on November 26, 2013. More on SAPIENCY at www.sapiency.org or www.facebook.com/sapiency
CONVULSE are streaming their complete new album "Evil Prevails" at this location. "Evil Prevails" is available through Svart Records on CD, LP and digital formats. For all additional CONVULSE information check out www.facebook.com/convulse
Grundar Production have just released "Dismemberment (XVIII)", the debut MCD by Malaysian brutal Death Metallers CHELATION INTOXICATION. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Erotophonophilia Disorder’, ‘Dismemberment (XVIII)’, ‘Kemustahilan Dalam Kekejaman’, ‘Kisah Si Kanibal Penjual Sate’ and ‘The Sad Story About A Rotten Head In My Fridge’ (ECP cover). A MCD teaser can be found here. More information at www.facebook.com/chelationband or www.grundar.com
Brazil Death / Thrashers CHAOS SYNOPSIS have released a video for ‘Son Of Light’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s latest album "Art Of Killing" and lyrically deals with Febrônio Índio do Brasil, one of the most distinguished Brazilian serial killers. More band information can be found at www.facebook.com/chaossynopsisbr
On December 06, 2013 F.D.A. Records will release "Above All Else", the debut album from Los Angeles based Death Metallers DEROGATORY on CD, LP and digital formats. The album track ‘Into The Depth Of Time’ is currently streaming at this location. The album’s complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Into The Depth Of Time’, ‘Cryopreservation’, ‘Above All Else’, ‘Immortal Divine’, ‘Foretold In My House Of Seance’, ‘Cenotaph’, ‘Twisted Aeons Of Burning Galaxy’ and ‘To Escape What Is Now’. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/derogatory-deathmetal/206246546127752
Massachusetts Black / Death Metallers SOUL REMNANTS have just released their new album "Black And Blood" via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. It is streaming in its entirety over here. For more information on SOUL REMNANTS check out www.facebook.com/chopwork
"Nightmare Vortex", the debut album from German Death Metallers SLAUGHTERDAY, will be released via F.D.A. Records on December 06, 2013 on CD, LP and digital formats. The cover artwork was created by Mark Cooper and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Unearthly Evocation’, ‘Nightmare Vortex’, ‘Addicted To The Grave’, ‘Cosmic Horror’, ‘Morbid Shroud Of Sickness’, ‘Cult Of The Dreaming Dead’, ‘Obsessed With The Undead’ and ‘Cryptic Desolation’. The vinyl edition will also feature a cover of PENTAGRAM’s ‘The Ghoul’ as a bonus track. A teaser video for the album can be found at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/slaughterdayofficial
"The End Of Humanity", the second full-length album from the Netherlands’ old school Death Metallers WARMASTER, is now available worldwide through Dead Beat Media and Slaughterhouse Records. A stream and and interview can be found at this location. More about WARMASTER at www.facebook.com/warmasterofficial
Swedish Death Metallers UNDER THE CHURCH have been signed by Pulverised Records. Here’s the official statement from the band: “We are very happy to announce that we have signed a deal with the label Pulverised Records and we are already working on the debut CD that we aim to release in 2014. Pulverised Records has a great roster of diverse bands, so for us it’s a good feeling to be able to work together with Pulverised. We have already started writing the new material and we will start pre-production / demos for the recording in early 2014. Those tunes are the next step and extension of what we have written so far… so you can expect more raw Death Metal from UNDER THE CHURCH!" All additional info at www.facebook.com/underthechurch
Dave Ingram’s (ex – BENEDICTION / ex – BOLT THROWER) new band DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN has revealed another new song from their upcoming self-titled debut album, that will be released on November 22, 2013 via Cyclone Empire. The song is entitled ‘Adolescence Of Time’ and can be found at this location. http://downamongthedeadmen.businesscatalyst.com More about DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN you can find at www.facebook.com/downamongthedeadmen
Swedish Death Metallers PAGANIZER have recorded 5 new songs together with Ronnie Björnström at Garageland. The tracks will be exclusively released on CD via Swedish Close-Up Magazine in their November issue (subscribers only). The artwork was created by Daniel Devilish and the tracklist for “Cadaver Casket (On A Gurney To Hell)” reads like this: ‘On A Gurney To Hell’, ‘Rot’, ‘Souls For Sale’, ‘Afterlife Burner’ and ‘It Came From The Graveyard’. Beginning of 2014 the songs plus one bonus track will be released as a limited edition 12” MLP via Cyclone Empire. More information at www.facebook.com/paganizersweden
In celebration of their Hells Headbangers debut album "Devil’s Breath" NEKROFILTH will play a whole bunch of dates on the "Devil’s Breath Reeks The West" North American tour this month. The band has furthermore just released a video for the album tracks ‘I’m A Degenerate’ and ‘Junkie Cunt’ here. The tracklist of "Devil’s Breath" reads like this: ‘Crave The Grave’, ‘Scum Freak’, ‘Wormskull’, ‘Death Rush’, ‘Deep Inside Disease’, ‘I’m A Degenerate’, ‘Crocodile’, ‘Junkie Cunt’, ‘Devil’s Breath’, ‘Lead Us To The Dead’, ‘Smear The Sleaze’, ‘Volcanic Zit’ and ‘Blood Bug’. More NEKROFILTH info at www.facebook.com/nekrofilth
Oslo based technical Death Metallers DEFECT DESIGNER have just started recording their as of yet untitled second album. The recording line-up features CRYPTOPSY drummer Flo Mounier and SEPTIC FLESH live guitarist Stelios Mavromitis. The album will be produced by Christos Antoniou at SEPTIC FLESH’s studio DevaSoundz in Athens and is being engineered by Fotis Benardo. For all additional band information check out www.defect-designer.com or www.facebook.com/defectdesigner1
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Comatose Music have just released the new version of "Carnivorous Urge To Kill," the long out of print 2002 debut album from Louisiana’s SUTURE. SUTURE recently re-recorded the entire album, along with a couple of bonus tracks from the band’s early years, with their original line-up. The album features guest guitar solos by James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, DISINCARNATE), Rick Rozz (DEATH, MASSACRE) and Jim Nickles (ex – MALEVOLENT CREATION) as well as new artwork. A video for the track ‘Carcinoma Contagion’ is now playing at this location. More about SUTURE at www.facebook.com/suturedeathmetal
"Soul Rot", the new five track EP from Atlanta’s old school Death Metallers DISFIGUREMENT, is out now on Boris Records. It was recorded by Scott Prian, mixed by Dan Klein (Arcane Studio) and mastered by Jack Control (Enormous Door). The cover art was created by Juanjo Castellano. The CD version comes with a link to download bonus live material. More band information at the following sites: www.facebook.com/disfigurementmetal, www.reverbnation.com/disfigurement or disfigurement.bandcamp.com
PROFANATICA are now streaming their forthcoming third album "Thy Kingdom Cum" in its entirety at this location. "Thy Kingdom Cum" will be released on November 26, 2013 via Hells Headbangers on CD and LP formats and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Ruptureholyhymen’, ‘Foul The Air With Blasphemy’, ‘Denounce Him’, ‘False Doctrina’, ‘Definite Atonement’, ‘Thy Kingdom Cum’, ‘Ropes Of Hatred’ and ‘Water To Blood’.
On October 28, 2013 Hellthrasher Productions will release a 12” vinyl version of "Aura Damage", the second full-length album from Polish blackened Death Metallers HELL UNITED in a limited edition of 300 black copies with gatefold sleeve, designed by Bartek Kurzok. The tracklisting will feature all the songs previously available on the CD edition as well as an exclusive bonus track, a cover version of METALLICA’s ‘Fight Fire With Fire’. "Aura Damage" was originally released on CD in September 2012 by Hellthrasher Productions. The track ‘Deathlike Cold’ can be checked out at this location. More about HELL UNITED at www.facebook.com/hellunited
On November 02, 2013 Dutch Death Metallers BLOODGOD will release their debut EP "Pseudologia Phantastica" at the Big Ass Metal Fest part 2 in their hometown Utrecht. The EP was recorded and mixed by Quintijn Verhoef at Studio Independent Recordings and contains three tracks. It is already available as an online stream and / or download at http://bloodgod.bandcamp.com. You can check out the video clip for opening track ‘Heist’ at this location. More BLOODGOD at www.facebook.com/bloodgod.metal
London blackened Death Metallers LVCIFYRE will release their second full-length album, "Svn Eater" on January 21, 2014 via Dark Descent Records on vinyl, CD and digital formats. The album’s title track is now streaming at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/lvcifyre
The DEMONICAL, SPASMODIC, HAILSTONE show that was scheduled for Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the Hellraiser club in Leipzig, Germany, has been canceled by the promoter due to a miscalculation.
The new album from French Black Metallers GLORIOR BELLI, "Gators Rumble, Chaos Unfurls", is now available for listening in its entirety at this location. It will be released on October 29, 2013 in Europe and November 12, 2013 in the US and Canada. A lyric video for the song ‘Blackpowder Roars’ can be checked out here. For all further band information check out www.gloriorbelli.com or www.facebook.com/gloriorbelli
Hells Headbangers have signed Mexican / Turkish Black / Death Metallers SACROCURSE. The band is currently preparing their debut album, "Unholier Master", tentatively set for a May 2014 release on both CD and LP formats. More SACROCURSE info at www.facebook.com/sacrocurse
TRIPTYKON will release their second full-length "Melana Chasmata" through Prowling Death Records / Century Media Records on April 14 (Europe) and April 15 (North America), 2014. Among others the album will include the following songs: ‘Boleskine House’, ‘Stasis’, ‘Gate To My Own Death’, ‘Demon Pact’, ‘Gehinnam’, ‘Tree Of Suffocated Souls’ and ‘Unchristian Anthem’. "Melana Chasmata" is being produced by Tom Gabriel Warrior and TRIPTYKON guitarist V. Santura, and recorded and engineered by V. Santura at his own Woodshed Studio in Bavaria, Germany, as well as at TRIPTYKON’s bunker in Zurich, Switzerland. More information at www.triptykon.net
Berlin / Germany based Death Metallers HARM have released a brand new track off their forthcoming full-length debut "Cadaver Christi". You can check out the song ‘Harmageddon’ at this location. "Cadaver Christi" will be released on October 25, 2013 via F.D.A. Records. More band information at www.facebook.com/pages/harm/131650603566081
On November 02, 2013 Austrian Black Metallers STORMNATT will play a show in Gleisdorf, Austria together with BLAZE OF PERDITION, FIDES INVERSA and KETELENS’ BRUKKE. This will be the first STORMNATT show with a slightly changed line-up (former STORMNATT drummer P will switch to guitars and Slavetrader, of MISANTHROPIC MIGHT and ALASTOR, will play the drums). Guitarist Bernth (BLED DRY) has joined NARGAROTH and will share the stage with NARGAROTH and STORMNATT at the sold out show in Vienna on November 15, 2013. STORMNATT’s first full HD video clip for the song ‘Evangelist Of The Fall – Death’s Seed’ can be checked out at this location. For all further info check out www.facebook.com/stormnatt
Polish Death Metallers DEIVOS have signed a deal with Selfmadegod Records for the upcoming release of their fourth full-length. The band is currently writing new material to be recorded early next year at Zed Studio, with a release tentatively slated for mid-2014. More info on DEIVOS at www.facebook.com/deivos
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions has signed Massachusetts Black / Death Metallers SOUL REMNANTS and will release their new album "Black And Blood" on October 31, 2013 on digipak CD and digital formats. The track ‘No Afterlife’ can be checked out already at this location. More information at www.facebook.com/chopwork
Portland, Oregon’s CEMETERY LUST have inked a deal with Hells Headbangers. The band is currently in the studio to record their second album, which will be entitled "Orgies Of Abomination". The release is scheduled for early 2014. CEMETERY LUST’s debut album, "Screams Of The Violated" will be re-released by Hells Headbangers as well sometime next year. For all additional band info check out www.facebook.com/cemeterylust or www.reverbnation.com/cemeterylust