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Ukraine based Death / Thrashers HELL:ON are currently working on their new album that will be released this Autumn. Ex – KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy LaRocque will make a guest appearance on the record. A video for the song ‘Disaster’, from HELL:ON’s 2012 album "Age Of Oblivion", can be checked out at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/hellonofficial
All 9 songs from the upcoming new LUNA AD NOCTUM album "Hypnotic Inferno" (which will be released on February 22, 2013 via Massacre Records) can already be checked out at this location. All further band info at www.facebook.com/lan.official
UK’s Doom / Deathers EYE OF SOLITUDE have just released a digital EP through Kaotoxin Records entitled "The Deceit!", which is being sold to help raise funds for a Romanian organization for the blind. A two-song version of "The Deceit" (including a remastered version of ‘Painstained’, from the band’s now out-of-print debut "The Ghost", as well as the title track) is available through all major digital music retailers. Orders through Kaotoxin Records directly will receive a three-song version of the EP that comes with an instrumental cover of SHAPE OF DESPAIR’s ‘Night’s Dew’. This bonus track is available exclusively here. A trailer for "The Deceit" has been posted at this location. More EYE OF SOLITUDE at www.facebook.com/eyeofsolitudeband
Austin, TX based progressive Death / Black Metallers VEX have just released their sophomore album, "Memorious", through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. A streaming of the entire album is currently available here. For all further information on VEX, check out www.facebook.com/vexhomepage
To commemorate the band’s 20 year anniversary Northern Irish Pagan Metallers WAYLANDER are planning a new concept mini album for late 2013. It will feature a re-worked version of ‘Twin Fires Of Beltíne’, as well as other 3 songs. As a bonus there will be an interview DVD, explaining the history of the band. The band also hopes to include some live and behind the scenes footage on the DVD. WAYLANDER’s last album "Kindred Spirits" was released mid 2012 via Listenable Records. You can listen to ‘Twin Fires Of Beltíne’ here. For more WAYLANDER info check out www.clanwaylander.com or www.facebook.com/clanwaylander
Swedish Death Metallers FACEBREAKER will play a couple of German shows in April. The setlist will not only consist of their classics, but also of stuff from their 2012 released "Zombie God" 7" EP as well as 2 brand new songs from their upcoming new album, "Dedicated To The Flesh", which is scheduled for a May / June 2013 release through Cyclone Empire Records. For all further information check out www.facebreaker.com or www.facebook.com/pages/facebreaker/113329752016270
Later this month Razorback Recordings will release the debut album by female fronted Death / Thrashers HOWLING. "A Beast Conceived" will feature 10 songs and cover art drawn by Justin Osbourn from Slasher Design. More info at www.facebook.com/howlingdead
Apostasy Records have just released "Monument In Black", the new album from German Black Metallers SONIC REIGN. The song ‘Soul Flagellation’ can be checked out at this location. "Monument In Black" is the band’s follow-up to 2006’s "Raw Dark Pure", which was reissued in 2007 by Metal Blade. More info at www.sonicreign.de or www.facebook.com/sonicreign
Central Pennsylvania crust-infused, old school Black Metallers THE BEYOND will release their new full-length "Frostbitepanzerfuck" on February 19, 2013. The follow up to the "Gross Encounters Of The Sacrificial Rite" split 7" with THE LURKING CORPSES was recorded at Welfare Line Studio in West Chester, PA and will be released on CD by Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. "Frostbitepanzerfuck" features the following tracks: ‘Roto-Cunt’, ‘Goat Sodomizer’, ‘Cunt Sucking Cannibal’ (GG ALLIN cover), ‘Frostbitepanzerfuck’, ‘Attack Of The Zombie Brigade’, ‘The Splatterhouse Maniacs’, ‘Necro Overload’ and ‘Exterminate Humanity’. The band has furthermore just made the tracks from their 2010 and 2012 split releases available at thebeyond666.bandcamp.com. More on THE BEYOND at www.facebook.com/thebeyond999
LUNA AD NOCTUM‘s 4th studio album "Hypnotic Inferno" was recorded, mixed and mastered by Wojtek WiesBawski and Slawek WiesBawski at Hertz Studio in Poland. The tracklist reads like this: ‘In Hypnosis’ (pre-listening here), ‘Fear Technique’, ‘You Are What You Are…’, ‘Abnormal Pain’, ‘Fleshless’, ‘Ether Dome’, ‘Martyrium’, ‘Hallucination Twisted Claw’ and ‘Total Sleep Disorder’. "Hypnotic Inferno" will be released on February 22, 2013 via Massacre Records. More info at www.lunaadnoctum.com or www.facebook.com/lan.official
To commemorate its 20th anniversary Xtreem Music will be re-releasing "Swallow Swouming Mass", the one and only album ever released by Holland’s brutal Death Metallers DISSECT, together with the band’s 4 demos as a double CD set. It will be followed by two separate vinyl releases later on, including the album in one and demos in another. DISSECT recorded three demos in ’91 and ’92 before recording the "Swallow Swouming Mass" album for Cyber Music. In 1997 they recorded another demo in a totally different style, after which, they disbanded. The re-issue of "Swallow Swouming Mass" is expected to come out on February 01, 2013, and will contain an extensive 16-pages booklet full of band pictures, liner notes, lyrics, demo covers, flyers and remastered sound for all recordings. You can already listen to a newly remastered song here. More info at www.xtreemmusic.com
Belgium’s ENTHRONED will be playing a couple of shows in the UK and Ireland as part of their "Obsidium Campaign 2013". The tour will kick off on February 27, 2013 in Belfast (Ireland) and they will play in Dublin, Glasgow, London and Exeter. ‘Nonus Sacramentvm – Obsidium’, a track off their latest full-length album "Obsidium", which was released in March 2012 on Agonia Records, is available for streaming at this location. More ENTHRONED at www.facebook.com/frater.silurian
PAGANLAND from the Ukraine will release their debut album "Wind Of Freedom" through Svarga Music in early March. For all further info go to www.svarga.eu
French old school Death Metallers AFFLICTION GATE will release the vinyl version of "Shattered Ante Mortem Illusions" this Spring through Gospel Of Death Records as a limited 10" MLP. The band has furthermore been joined by Laurent Michalak (of French cult Death Metal veterans MERCYLESS) as the session drummer for their upcoming live shows. More at www.myspace.com/afflictiongate or www.reverbnation.com/afflictiongate
On February 11, 2013, Chaos Records will release "Necropsychotic", from Swedish old school Death Metallers MORDBRAND, on vinyl. The album was originally released by Deathgasm Records on CD in 2011. The 12" MLP will be limited to 500 copies in 180g heavy vinyl, packed in high quality semi-gloss jackets with printed inner sleeve. 100 copies will be available on white vinyl with exclusive 4.50" x 1.75" embroidered logo patch and 400 will come in classic black. For pre-orders check out the Chaos Records webstore. All further band information you will find at www.facebook.com/pages/mordbrand/121721747901195
"Grip Of The Dead", the upcoming debut album from Swedish Death Metallers NECROCURSE, will be released on March 11, 2013 in Europe and March 19, 2013 in North America. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Preludium Of Devastation’, ‘Necrocurse’, ‘Rotten In The Dark’, ‘The Devil Cobra’, ‘Ripping Darkness (The Destroyer)’, ‘Death Metal Rebels’, ‘Morbid Maniacs’, ‘Speed To The Grave’, ‘Grip Of The Dead’, ‘Coffin Breakers’ and ‘Infernal Rebellion’. A six-minute video teaser containing snippets of the album is now available at this location. More info at www.necrocurse.com or www.facebook.com/necrocurse
EXUMER will be playing a couple of European club shows in March 2013. The band will visit Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands, with some additional dates to follow. Vocalist Mem V. Stein commented: "We were initially scheduled to play a few shows in South and North America, but had some problems with shady promoters in the respective regions. So, instead of standing idle we decided to return to Europe for some shows and "warm up" for the festival season in the summer." More info and updates at www.exumer.de
Irish Death Metallers REX SHACHATH will appear at this year’s Dublin Day Of Death Festival hosted by Into The Void Records. It will take place at The Pint in Dublin City on May 18, 2013 and will be headlined by Israels SONNE ADAM. UK’s CRUCIAMENTUM and local Irish bands ATHEOS and WEEPING ULCER will complete the bill. REX SHACHATH released their debut EP "Sepulchral Torment" in September 2012 via Hostile Media and you can check out ‘Follow The Bastard Prophet’, performed live last year during REX SHACHATH’s first ever live show at this location.
The self-titled four track debut EP from Canadian Black Metallers WILT will be released on vinyl by War On Music Records in early spring 2013 as an exclusive limited run on frost-white 180g colored vinyl. It’ll be a one time pressing of 300 copies only. The artwork was created by Sam Nelson and the band’s logo was done by Christophe Szpajdel. Dan Lowndes handled mastering duties. "Wilt" was previously made available in late October 2012 as a digital download at wiltmanitoba.bandcamp.com. In other news, WILT has been added to the Torment In Fire Metalfest II, which takes place at Dicken’s Pub in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from April 04 – 06, 2013. WILT will share the stage with the likes of ANHEDONIST, BEGRIME EXEMIOUS, AUROCH and many others. More information at www.facebook.com/withmb
After the release of their free digital EP, "Between Fear And Madness", in November 2012 and before their brand new, second full-length, Kaotoxin Records will release ANTROPOFAGO‘s 2011 self-released full-length debut "Beyond Phobia". The "Between Fear And Madness" digital single, featuring the previously unreleased ‘Cannibal Way Of Life’ and a pre-production version of ‘Paranoid Visions (Part 2)’ from the forthcoming release, is now available for free at listen.kaotoxin.com. A bonus version that includes a re-worked version of ‘Bloodred Honeymoon’ – which originally appeared on one of the band’s early demos – is available on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Spotify, etc. and all major digital platforms. For all further details check out www.facebook.com/antropofago.deathmetal
On April 16, 2013 Hells Headbangers Records will release the debut album from Australia’s IMPIOUS BAPTISM, "Wrath Of The Apex Predator". Here’s the tracklist: ‘Revelation To Annihilate’, ‘The Age Of Firelords’, ‘Axis Of Lucifer’, ‘Arcane Funeral Rites’, ‘Release The Titans Pt. I’, ‘Release The Titans Pt. II’, ‘Wrath Of The Apex Predator’, ‘Rites Of Illuminated Death’ and ‘Temple Of Necromancy’. For all further info check out www.facebook.com/impiousbaptism or www.impioustemple.blogspot.com
VORUM‘s debut full-length, "Poisoned Void", is available now in North America as a jewel case CD through Dark Descent Records. The digipak and gatefold vinyl edition is being handled by Woodcut Records in the rest of the world. A promo video for the track ‘Dance Of Heresy’ has been posted at this location. More info at www.vorumdeath.com or www.facebook.com/vorumdeath
"Unending Degradation", the debut album by Finnish Death Metallers KRYPTS, will be released on February 19, 2013 via Dark Descent Records. The vinyl edition will be out through Me Saco Un Ojo. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Introeon: Perpetual Beyond’, ‘Blessed Entwinement’, ‘Open The Crypt’, ‘Dormancy Of The Ancients’, ‘Inhale…’, ‘The Black Smoke’, ‘Day Of Reckoning’ and ‘Beneath The Archaic’. The song ‘Open The Crypt’ is currently streaming at krypts.bandcamp.com and a video preview for ‘Beneath The Archaic’ is up at this location. More info at www.kryptomb.org
"Obłęd", the second album of Polish Black Metallers PRIMAL, is out now on CD through Q.E.V. Productions / T.E.O.T. Records. A preview can be checked out here. All further information at www.qevproductions.dbv.pl
Hells Headbangers Records have just released INCANTATION‘s 1998’s "Diabolical Conquest" on vinyl. It is available on black and colored vinyl in a gatefold cover with large poster of the cover artwork. The D side has a laser etching. You can order it at this location.
Selfmadegod Records have just released a limited edition GRAVEYARD / ULCER split 7" EP. GRAVEYARD from Spain delivers two tracks, including a cover of CELTIC FROST’s ‘The Usurper’, while ULCER from Poland are featured with one long track of pure Swedish Death Metal. The EP is available on marble (100 copies) and black vinyl (400 copies). More info at www.selfmadegod.com
Razorback Recordings will be releasing the 2nd full-length from FAITHXTRACTOR in late Spring 2013. Here’s the official statement from the band: "FAITHXTRACTOR was spawned by Ash Thomas with the sole intention of playing savage Death Metal as an assault on the pathetic meat puppet human race. Now, nearly 7 years later, with the "old school Death Metal" tag being consumed, shat out and spewed about repeatedly like every other tired labeling scheme, the FAITHXTRACTOR would like to tell you to "cast your assumptions aside… shut the fuck up and headbang!" This musical entity was created as an outlet to voice thoughts and feelings on this ever crumbling existence, to channel our life-philosophy and to praise the Metal essence that is inherently in our veins. Plain and simple… This new 11 song monster holds true to the vibe set forth on the previous releases while plunging ever further into heavily darkened territory. With a strong focus on real life horrors, infectious riffs and haunting arrangements, "The Great Shadow Infiltrator" will crush the weak as the FAITHXTRACTOR poisons the soul for the better. "The Great Shadow Infiltrator" will be released in 2013 through the cult Horror label Razorback Recordings." More news and updates at www.facebook.com/pages/faithxtractor/340370382698945