The upcoming new PUTRIFIED MCD "Sacrilegious Purification" will be released by Hellthrasher Productions in September / October. It was mixed and mastered by Devo and Oskar at Endarker Studio, Sweden. The titletrack is now streaming at this location. More PUTRIFIED at www.facebook.com/pages/putrified/139314062811752
AFFLICTION GATE are currently working on new material for their next release titled "Dying Alone". At first, planned as a 7"EP with 2 new tracks, they will finally extend it to another MCD / MLP since they have composed a total of 4 tracks in the end. The band still has to do some arrangements and definitive lyrics as well as vocals, yet they hope to have the songs fully completed by the end of the year and to record them during the first part of 2014. Besides, the limited 10" MLP version of their latest release "Shattered Ante Mortem Illusions" will be out this Autumn through Gospel Of Death Records (France) and which includes guest appearance of Eric Daniels (ex – ASPHYX, GRAND SUPREME BLOODCOURT) as well as collaboration work with Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, ex – EDGE OF SANITY etc.). For more info, visit their new site / facebook page at: www.facebook.com/pages/affliction-gate/186667891481139
F.D.A. Records have signed German blackened Death Metallers ARROGANZ for the release of their forthcoming third album, which is scheduled for release in 2014. The band’s previous album, "Kaos.Kult.Kreation", is available on CD and vinyl formats at www.fda-records.com. A video teaser for "Kaos.Kult.Kreation" can be found at this location. More info at www.hellishhordes.com or www.facebook.com/hellishhordes
Dutch atmospheric Black Metallers LASTER will play their first ever live show on December 21, 2013 at Musikbunker Aachen in Aachen, Germany. The support will come from NORTHWARD, GOATBLOOD and MORAST. For more info and updates, visit the concert event page. LASTER released a three-track EP entitled "Wijsgeer & Narreman" on Dunkelheit Produktionen in 2012. For additional information go to www.facebook.com/lasterspraak
Comatose Music will release the re-recording of the long out of print SUTURE 2002 debut "Carnivorous Urge To Kill" on October 29, 2013. SUTURE recently assembled their original line-up and entered the studio to re-record this entire album, along with a couple bonus tracks from the band’s early years. It features guest guitar solos by James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, DISINCARNATE), Rick Rozz (DEATH, MASSACRE) and Jim Nickles (ex – MALEVOLENT CREATION), plus all new artwork. The album track ‘Carcinoma Contagion’ is now streaming at www.comatosemusic.com. More SUTURE info at www.facebook.com/suturedeathmetal
SLUTVOMIT have posted a new track from their forthcoming debut album "Swarming Darkness" at this location. The album will be released on September 30, 2013 through Invictus Productions and features the following tracks: ‘Swarming Darkness’, ‘Downward Falling Christ’, ‘Lucifer Unbound’, ‘Bombing The Chapel’, ‘Morbid Priest (Of Hell)’, ‘Poservore’, ‘Necrovoyeur’, ‘Servants Of Satan’, ‘Eden Ablaze’, ‘Incendiary Rape’ and ‘Harbringer Of Doom’. All additional info can be found at www.facebook.com/pages/slutvomit/123318014412787
PERDITION TEMPLE‘s new album "The Tempter’s Victorious" will feature eight new tracks and cover art done by Adam Burke. It will also be preceded by a 7" EP, with an exclusive original PERDITION TEMPLE track as well as a special B-side cover track. The recordings for "The Tempter’s Victorious" will begin in the coming months. The release is scheduled for early 2014 through Hells Headbangers. PERDITION TEMPLE has finally solidified its line-up and the band consists of the following musicians now: Gene Palubicki – guitars (APOCALYPSE COMMAND, BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY, ex – ANGELCORPSE), Bill Taylor – guitars (IMMOLATION, ex – ANGELCORPSE, ex – FELDGRAU, ex – XENOMORPH), Impurath – vocals (BLACK WITCHERY, ex – IRREVERENT), Ronnie Parmer – drums (CATALYSIS) and Gabriel Gozainy – bass. More information at www.facebook.com/perditiontemple
‘Pharos’, a 14 minutes long track from the new ZEMIAL full-length "Nykta", is currently streaming at this location. The album will be released on October 31, 2013 through Hells Headbangers on CD and LP formats and features the following tracks: ‘Ancient Arcane Scrolls’, ‘Eclipse’, ‘Under Scythian Command’, ‘In The Arms Of Hades’, ‘Breath Of Pestilence’, ‘Deathspell’, ‘The Small’, ‘Pharos (I – Dreamer Lost, II – The Great Dark, III – Alone, IV – Jewels In The Dust)’ and ‘Out Of The Cage’. More about ZEMIAL at www.facebook.com/vorskaath or www.facebook.com/pages/zemial-official/199551066758156
The second album of Finnish Death Metallers PURTENANCE is finished and the CD edition will be released on October 01, 2013 through Xtreem Music (a vinyl edition will follow in November). After the release of 2012’s EP "Sacrifice The King" the band added a second guitarist named Ville Nokelainen to their line-up and entered studios in spring 2013 to record the new album which will be entitled "Awaken From Slumber". Here’s the full tracklist already: ‘Intro’, ‘Hatred’, ‘What Was Hidden’, ‘Toxic Death’, ‘Field Of Terror’, ‘Vaikka Paahtuisin Tulessa’, ‘End For The Parasites (Called Humankind)’, ‘Hour Of The Cannibal’, ‘Temptation Of Suicide’, ‘Risen From Grave’ and ‘Endless Abyss’ (outro). Right after the release of the album PURTENANCE will play their very first show outside Finland at the "Ritual Zombi Fest" in Madrid (Spain) together with label mates AVULSED, DISSECT, CHRIST DENIED and ONIROPHAGUS on October 12, 2013. You can already listen to the album track ‘Hour Of The Cannibal’ at this location. More information at www.facebook.com/purtenance
NECROPHOBIC’s upcoming new album is entitled "Womb Of Lilithu" and will be released on October 25, 2013 through Season Of Mist. Here’s the tracklist: ‘Womb Of Lilithu’, ‘Splendour Nigri Solis’, ‘Astaroth’, ‘Furfur’, ‘Black Night Raven’, ‘The Necromancer’, ‘Marquis Phenex’, ‘Asmodee’, ‘Marchosias’, ‘Matanbuchus’, ‘Paimon’, ‘Opium Black’, ‘Infinite Infernalis’ and ‘Amdusias’. The song ‘Splendour Nigri Solis’ is already available as an exclusive single on Spotify. "Womb Of Lilithu" will be released as a digipak CD, black double LP with white splatters (limited to 150 copies), clear double LP (limited to 400 copies) and regular black double LP. More NECROPHOBIC at www.facebook.com/necrophobic.official
Kentucky’s ABOMINANT are currently streaming the band’s 10th release, "Onward To Annihilation" at this location. For more information on ABOMINANT visit www.facebook.com/pages/abominant/152430868173200 or the label’s website www.deathgasm.net for ordering details.
Malaysia’s LAVATORY have revealed the tracklisting for their upcoming debut full-length entitled "Morbid Terror". It reads like this: ‘Intro (Absorption)’, ‘Descent Into Madness’, ‘Death Is Imminent’, ‘Thousand Roads To Hell’, ‘Morbid Terror’, ‘Restless Souls’, ‘Miserable Life’, ‘Mask Of Malevolence’, ‘Summoning In Dun Laoghaire’ and ‘To The End Of The World’. The cover artwork for "Morbid Terror" was created by Swedish artist Daniel ‘Devilsh’ Johnsson (ENTRAILS, SORCERY, TORTURE DIVISION, etc). More LAVATORY info at www.facebook.com/lavatory.bandpage or www.reverbnation.com/lavatorymalaysia
DEMONICAL have released a lyric video for ‘The Order’. You can check it out here. The track is taken from their fourth full-length album "Darkness Unbound", which was recorded at Necromorbus Studios in Alvik between February and May 2013 and mixed & mastered at Wing Studios in Stockholm by Sverker Widgren. "Darkness Unbound" will be released through Cyclone Empire as a limited edition digi CD, regular jewel case CD and limited gatefold LP on September 20, 2013. More information at www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
AVULSED have just released a video for ‘Death Flesh Awakened’ at this location. The song is taken from their new album "Ritual Zombi", which was released earlier this month by Xtreem Music.
Northern Poland based Death Metallers CALM HATCHERY will enter Hertz Studio (BEHEMOTH, VADER, DECAPITATED, LOST SOUL) this November to record their follow-up to 2010’s “Sacrilege Of Humanity”. The as of yet untitled full-length will include 9 songs in total. Some of the titles are ‘Sun Of God’, ‘Bomben Uber Warschau’, ‘Bardo Of Dream State’, ‘Blessing Mantra’ and ‘Ilusory World Of Gods’. The album will be released in early 2014 via Selfmadegod Records. More information at www.facebook.com/calmhatchery
Wisconsin based EMBLAZONED (featuring ex – JUNGLE ROT, MICAWBER, DECRESCENT and current DECREPIT BIRTH members) have just released a new EP through Deepsend Records. It is entitled "The Living Magisterium" and was produced by Chris Wisco at Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin. The cover art was created by Raf the Might (Too Many Skulls). It is available as a digital download and jewel case CD. For additional info check out www.facebook.com/emblazoned666
CONVULSE will release their new album "Evil Prevail" on November 01, 2013 through Svart Records on CD, LP and digital formats. The band spent the whole of August in an old-fashioned analog studio to record what was to become "Evil Prevails". Rami Jämsä describes the album as a "fascinating combination of old school Death Metal, lightning-fast thrashing parts, some blastbeats here and there, and even ultra-slow Doom elements. The CONVULSE of the year 2013 is heavier and meaner than ever before. This album is a rebirth as much as it is continuation of the old school spirit." The album cover is a new painting by Luxi Lahtinen and the tracklist reads like this: ‘We Kill Our Kind’, ‘Unholy War’, ‘World Downfall’, ‘God Is Delusion’, ‘Evil Prevails’, ‘Days Are Dark’, ‘Reborn In Chaos’ and ‘Oceans Of Dust’. More information at www.facebook.com/convulse
Denmark’s FEROCITY have just released their sophomore album, "The Sovereign", on Deepsend Records. To stream the album visit this location. The official video for the title track is now playing here. All further information at www.facebook.com/ferocity666
Occult Black Metallers HERETIC CULT REDEEMER are streaming their self-titled debut album in its entirety now at this location. It was just released on vinyl by Iron Bonehead Productions and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Crawling Hope’, ‘Bleeding Of The Giant Sun’, ‘The Oldest Of Times’, ‘Concatenation’, ‘Destiny Of Death’, ‘Unknown Salvation’ and ‘7’. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/heretic-cult-redeemer/108482089276374
The new DEADLY CURSE EP "Synthetic Humanization" is available for free listening at this location. The EP was recorded at the band’s home studio and at Studio Olemix and the mixing and mastering was done by Francisco Arnozan. All further info at www.facebook.com/banddeadlycurse
Boston’s SOUL REMNANTS will release their new full-length "Black And Blood" through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on October 31, 2013. The band is offering a preview in form of album track ‘Cauldron Of Blood’ at www.reverbnation.com/soulremnants666. A making of "Black And Blood" video has been posted here. For more information check out www.facebook.com/chopwork
French Death / Black Metallers TEMPLE OF BAAL will release their 4th full-length "Verses Of Fire" on October 22, 2013 in Europe and November 12, 2013 in North America via Agonia Records. The album has been produced by Andrew Guillotin in Hybreed Studios and it will be available as digipak CD, limited double LP and extra limited gold LP (66 copies only). The band commented: "We’ve always seen Black Metal as the sacred music of the "other side", and this album is sacred to its very core. All its music and lyrics have been created after long hours of meditation and spiritual works. We are a Temple, a place of worship, and this aspect drips through each and every minute of those "Verses Of Fire"." For more news on the band visit: www.facebook.com/pages/temple-of-baal/20135072962
On September 30, 2013 Invictus Productions will release "Swarming Darkness", the debut full-length from Seattle based old school Black / Death / Thrashers SLUTVOMIT. The tracklisting of the album reads as follows: ‘Swarming Darkness’, ‘Downward Falling Christ’, ‘Lucifer Unbound’, ‘Eden Ablaze’, ‘Morbid Priest (Of Hell)’, ‘Bombing The Chapel’, ‘Poservore’, ‘Servants Of Satan’, ‘Necrovoyeur’, ‘Incendiary Rape’ and ‘Harbringer Of Doom’. The band has just issued the following official statement: "We are the knife against the infant’s throat, the semen which the virgin chokes. Alas, now the time has come to denounce the spirit, the father, and son. Call upon the prince of lies, raise your daggers to the skies, and stab into the virgin’s breast. Now raise the chalice to your lips! We are SLUTVOMIT. Fukk you." The first track premiere off the album will be announced shortly. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/slutvomit/123318014412787
The debut full-length, "Sorrow And Skin", from Boston’s Death Metal three-piece SCALPEL will be released via Sevared Records today. You can check out the album track ‘The Black Juices’ at this location and more selections from "Sorrow And Skin" (including the album tracks ‘Sentinels Of Severed Flesh’ and ‘Ripe’), live footage and more here. SCALPEL will be performing a show with GORGUTS on September 08, 2013 at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts and opening for MORBID ANGEL on November 10, 2013 at The Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more details and updates check out www.scalpel.us or www.facebook.com/scalpelofficial