French brutal Death Metallers BENIGHTED have parted ways with guitarist Adrien and bass player Alexis after their Hellfest show. They however have already announced new shows in the coming months in support of their latest full-length "Carnivore Sublime". More info at www.facebook.com/brutalbenighted
INQUISITION will kick off their European tour in support of their current album "Obscure Verses For The Multiverse" this Thursday (July 03, 2014), at the Little Devil club in Tilburg, Netherlands. Throughout the tour the band will also appear on a couple of festivals such as Under The Black Sun (Germany), Brutal Assault (Czech Republic), Party.San Open Air (Germany), Motocultor (France), Metal Mean (Belgium) and Beyond the Gates (Norway). The tour ends at the Pussy A GoGo in Stockholm, Sweden on August 30, 2014. More about INQUISITION at www.facebook.com/inquisition.official
Swedish Death Metallers STENCH (featuring members of TRIBULATION), are currently working at Necromorbus in Stockholm on the follow-up to their 2010 debut album, "In Putrescence". The new album is scheduled for a autumn 2014 release via Agonia Records. For all further STENCH information check out www.facebook.com/pages/stench-official/213520935347849
In August Final Gate Records will release a vinyl split 7" EP from Dutch old school Death Metallers FUNERAL WHORE (www.facebook.com/fw.oldschooldeathmetal) and German Death Metallers OBSCURE INFINITY (www.facebook.com/obscureinfinitygermany). Each band is featured with a brandnew track. New albums from FUNERAL WHORE and OBSCURE INFINITY will be released via F.D.A. Records later this year. For more info and ordering details check out www.finalgaterecords.com or www.facebook.com/finalgaterecords
Brazil’s BURN THE MANKIND have just finished their debut full-length "To Beyond" in June and are currently looking for labels that might be interested in releasing it. The album features nine tracks and was self-produced by the band together with Henrique López. During the recording process drummer Matheus Montenegro left the band, but with the addition of ex – NEPHASTH guitarist Rafael Barros BURN THE MANKIND’s guitarist Raissan Chedid was able to switch to drums, so the recordings could be finished. The band posted an edited preview of the material on their YouTube channel. More info at www.burnthemankind.com or www.facebook.com/burnthemankindofficial
On August 15, 2014 Soulseller Records will release the new MCD / MLP from Norway’s "dirty and groovy badass Rock’n’Rollers" STUDFAUST. It is entitled “Where The Underdogs Bark” and features 7 tracks. The band’s line-up features Bård Faust (ex – EMPEROR, ex – ABORYM etc.), Tore Bratseth aka Stud Bronson (ex – OLD FUNERAL) and Peter Michael Kolstad Vegem aka Pete Evil (ex – BLOOD TSUNAMI). The vinyl edition will be limited to 500 copies (200 on black and 300 on red / black splatter vinyl). More band info at www.facebook.com/studfaust
SOULBURN‘s “Feeding On Angels” album will be re-released through Soulseller Records as a limited 2 LP edition (500 copies) on deluxe 180 grams gatefold double vinyls with printed inner sleeves and the seven rehearsal bonus tracks that already appeared on Century Media’s 2009 CD re-release. 200 copies will be pressed on black vinyl and 300 on transparent red vinyl. For all further info and pre-order details check out www.soulsellerrecords.com or www.facebook.com/soulsellerrecords
Swedish Death Metallers THOSE WHO BRING THE TORTURE have just signed a deal with Selfmadegod Records for the release of their new album "Piling Up". You can already check out an advance stream of ‘Under Twin Suns’ at this location. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Under Twin Suns’, ‘Through The Aeons’, ‘The Gateway’, ‘Piling Up’, ‘In Orbit’, ‘Lifesucker’, ‘Incomprehensible’, ‘Towering Structures Of The Damned’, ‘A Dead Cold Space’ and ‘Turrets Of A Forgotten Castle’. "Piling Up" will be released on August 01, 2014. More information at www.selfmadegod.com or www.facebook.com/selfmadegod
Serbian Black Metallers PROVOCATOR have released a video for the song ‘7 Storms Of Eternal Damnation’ at this location. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming debut album "Antikristus" which will be released on August 19, 2014 via Moribund Records. "Antikristus" features the following tracks: ‘Let Jesus Fuck You’ (intro), ‘Unholy Rape Of The Holy Whore’, ‘7 Storms Of Eternal Damnation’, ‘Conqueror Of Blasphemus Revenge’, ‘Profanation Of The Cross’, ‘Kirkebrann’, ‘Black Star Of Lucifer’ and ‘Antikristus’. More about PROVOCATOR at www.facebook.com/provocator.cult
French Death Metallers AD PATRES have just premiered the video for their song ‘Scorn Aesthetics’ at this location. Kaotoxin Records will re-release the album "Scorn Aesthetics" on vinyl and cassette on July 08, 2014. The vinyl edition is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies (100 copies in red vinyl) and the cassette edition limited to 100 copies. The re-release will feature the bonus track ‘To The Fathers’ (from the band’s 2010 promo), that has been remastered at Ubik Studios for this release. More AD PATRES info at www.facebook.com/adpatres
NUNSLAUGHTER are streaming their new album "Angelic Dread" in its entirety at this location. The double album has just been released by Hells Headbangers on double CD and double vinyl LP. More NUNSLAUGHTER information at www.nunslaughter.com or www.facebook.com/nunslaughter
Kaotoxin Records have signed French Goregrinders PUTRID OFFAL. The band is currently in the process of re-recording their entire back catalogue along with bonus material. The as of yet untitled release, which will be mastered at the Conkrete Studio, will come as a limited edition (1000 copies), double digi-sleeve CD with a remastered collection of all of the band’s past works. More info at www.facebook.com/putridoffal
10 years after the release of their debut full-length "Voyage Towards Abhorrence", Germany’s technical Death Metallers INGURGITATING OBLIVION are back with its follow-up. The new album is entitled "Continuum Of Absence" and will be released through Willowtip Records on September 16, 2014. For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/pages/ingurgitating-oblivion/310897791310 or www.willowtip.com
Swedish Thrashers CRUCIFYRE have just announced the tracklisting for their upcoming new album "Black Magic Fire". It reads like this: ‘Apocalypse Whore’, ‘Black Magic Fire’, ‘Pentagram Palms’, ‘Baphomet’s Revenge’, ‘Funeral Pyre’, ‘Faces Of Death (His Satanic Shadow)’, ‘Through The Darkness’, ‘Anneliese’, ‘Wolf’s Hour’ and ‘One And One Is One’. The cover artwork was once again created by Stefan Hansson, who was already responsible for the artwork on the band’s debut "Infernal Earthly Divine". "In my book, this record has just about everything as far as heavy and thrashing, wicked Metal goes", commented CRUCIFYRE drummer Yasin Hillborg on the new record. "SLAYER, BATHORY, BLACK SABBATH; all those influences are pretty evident but with CRUCIFYRE’s twist to it! "Black Magic Fire" will possess your soul!" More about CRUCIFYRE at www.facebook.com/pages/crucifyre/164973910205853
ENDING QUEST‘s debut "The Summoning" is streaming in its entirety for a limited time at this location now. More about ENDING QUEST at www.facebook.com/endingquestofficial
US Black Metallers HUMUT TABAL have just released their new full-length "The Dark Emperor Of The Shadow Realm". You can listen to the album at humuttabal.bandcamp.com. For all further band information check out www.humuttabal.com or www.facebook.com/humuttabal
On August 01, 2014 Iron Bonehead Productions will release CEMETERY FOG‘s "Towards The Gates" as a 12" MLP. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Withered Dreams Of Death’, ‘Embrace Of The Darkness’, ‘Shadow Of Her Tomb’ and ‘Outro – Towards The Gates’. All additional information about CEMETERY FOG you may find at www.ironbonehead.de or www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
Hungarian Death Metallers COFFINBORN have signed a deal with Xtreem Music. The band’s debut, a 4-song mini CD entitled "Beneath The Cemetery", will be released on July 15, 2014. The cover artwork was created by Mark Riddick and and the following tracks will appear on the EP: ‘Enter The Nightmares Of Horror’, ‘Beneath The Cemetery’, ‘Putrid Stench Of Death’ and ‘Corpse Collector’. The opener ‘Enter The Nightmares Of Horrors’ can already be checked out at this location. For all further information check out www.xtreemmusic.com