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Italy’s Post Black Avantgarde Metal band NAHABAT is entering the studio to record their debut full-length "Amor.Gnosis.Quantum", the follow up to 2012’s EP "Essence". The band’s line-up, fronted by female vocalist Satya Lux Aeterna, was recently renewed with the addition of Mike Crinella (ASHES OF CHAOS) on guitars, Adress (DEADLY CARNAGE) on bass and Marco Ceccarelli (DEADLY CARNAGE, NOSTALGIE, DOTDOTDOT, DARK PARANOIA) on drums. The album’s release is roughly scheduled for the end of 2013 and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Gnosis’, ‘Amor Fati’, ‘Sol Luna Maithuna’, ‘Ex Astris’, ‘Tempel’, ‘Quantum Threshold’, ‘Shemittoth’ and ‘Outro’. All further information at www.facebook.com/nahabat
London based Black / Thrashers CRAVEN IDOL are set to release their debut full-length "Towards Eschaton" on digital, CD and vinyl formats this fall through Dark Descent Records. The album track ‘To Summon Mayrion’ is currently streaming at this location. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘To Summon Mayrion’, ‘Sworn Upon The Styx’, ‘Golgotha Wounds’, ‘Craven Atonement’, ‘Codex Of Seven Dooms’, ‘Aura Of Undeath’, ‘Left To Die’ and ‘Orgies’. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/craven-idol/158945044134965
"Turbulence From The Deep", the fourth full-length album from Malaysia Death Metallers HUMILIATION has just been released through Deepsend Records. More info at www.humiliation.my
Deepsend Records have launched a new Bandcamp site at this location. You can currently stream, download and order albums from CORPUS MORTALE, ETERNAL REST, EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT and DAWN OF DEMISE. Previews of upcoming releases from HYBRID and HUMILIATION have been posted as well.
Germany’s BEYOND are currently streaming their debut album "Fatal Power Of Death" in its entirety at this location. The album has been released on CD by NecroShrine Records, the vinyl edition will be out through Iron Bonehead Productions on July 15, 2013. The full tracklist for "Fatal Power Of Death" reads like this: ‘Expressions’, ‘Merciless At Heart’, ‘Whirlwinds’, ‘Fatal Power Of Death’, ‘Schizopsychotic Eruption’, ‘Definite Decease (In The Chamber Of Deathsalvation)’, ‘Appearance From Beyond’ and ‘Consuming Black Void’.
The Path Less Traveled Records has just released the CD version of "Tomb Of Feathers", the debut album of Oakland’s ABSTRACTER. It was already released on September 18, 2012 by The Path Less Traveled Records in digital format and on a limited edition cassette tape by the band itself in the fall of 2012. "Tomb Of Feathers" was entirely self-produced and self-funded by the band and recorded live in three days by sound engineer Josh Garcia. Greg Wilkinson did the mix at Hear Hammer Studios and the matering was done by James Plotkin. All further info at www.abstracterband.com, www.facebook.com/abstracter
Wisconsin based blackened Death Metallers EMBLAZONED (featuring ex – JUNGLE ROT, MICAWBER, DECRESCENT and current DECREPIT BIRTH members) have inked a deal with Deepsend Records for a September 03, 2013 release of the band’s debut EP "The Living Magisterium". The EP was produced by Chris Wisco at Belle City Sound in Racine, WI and the cover art was created by Raf the Might (Too Many Skulls). The track ‘Bound By Eternal Penance’ has been posted at this location. Currently the band is booking shows around the mid-west and recently has shared the stage with VITAL REMAINS, JUNGLE ROT and SATHANAS. More info at www.facebook.com/emblazoned666
"Ecstasy Of God", the new full-length album from German Death Metallers SPHERON, is out now on Apostasy Records and can be streamed in its entirety at this location. The album was produced together with Christoph Brandes at the Iguana Studios (e.g. NECROPHAGIST, DEADBORN, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, etc.) and the cover artwork was painted by Eliran Kantor who has already worked with bands like TESTAMENT, HATEBREED, SODOM and ATHEIST. More on SPHERON at www.facebook.com/spheronmusic
Spain’s Dark Blasphemies Records have launched their own bandcamp site at the following address: http://darkblasphemiesrecords1.bandcamp.com. You can check out soundfiles and additional info on releases by MORBIDER, EMBALMED, CRUCIFIX, INTERMENT, UNCONSECRATED and DEATHRUNE.
Natura Morta Edizioni will re-release MORTIFIER‘s MCD "Eternal Darkness My Bride" in a limited edition of 500 copies. The re-release will feature additional unreleased bonus tracks that have been recorded between 1998 and 1999. For all further information check out www.omegamusic.org/NaturaMortaEdizioni.html
The new album of AVULSED "Ritual Zombi" is finished and will be released on September 01, 2013 through 8 different labels around the world in 4 different formats: Xtreem Music (Europe, CD), Seraved Records (North America, CD), Coyote Records (Russia / CIS, CD), American Line Productions (Central America, CD), Obliteration Records (Japan / Oceania, CD), Disembodied Records (South America, CD), Xtreem Music (world, vinyl 12"LP), Narrowwards Records (Asia, cassette), Metalhit and Avulsed (world, digital). Here’s the tracklist: ‘Dawn Of Apocalypse’ (Intro), ‘Dead Flesh Awakened’, ‘Z-Hunter’, ‘…Was Not My Blood’, ‘Horrified By Repulsion’, ‘Zompiro’, ‘Elegy For The Rotting’ (Interlude), ‘Unborn Of The Undead’, ‘Brainsuck’, ‘Zombie Ritual’ (DEATH cover), ‘Cannivegan Corpse’, ‘Cult Of The Living Dead’ and ‘Devoured And Forgotten’ (Outro). A new song will be revealed in the coming days via the band’s official Facebook site. A special pre-listening party will take place on July 19, 2013 at the Tyrant Metal pub in Madrid at 8:30pm. All band members will be there to share some beers with anyone who’s interested to show up. The band is currently also preparing very special packs for both CD and gatefold 12" LP editions, that will contain an exclusive shirt, a signed photocard, patch, sticker, badge, guitar pick, exclusive card, poster, etc. These packages will be limted to 100 copies and be available for preorder in early August exclusively through the Xtreem Music online shop.
Slovenia based Death Metallers ARMAROTH have just self-released their debut EP "False Vision". The tracklisting reads like this: ‘False Vision’, ‘Modern Man’, ‘High’, ‘Labyrinth Of Greed’ and ‘Cell That We Bleed In’. More information at http://armaroth.bandcamp.com/album/false-vision or www.facebook.com/armaroth.band
Bay Area Thrashers POTENTIAL THREAT SF will release the follow up to their "A New Threat Level" full-length from 2009 via Old School Metal Records. The new album is entitled "Civilization Under Threat", it was engineered and mastered by Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT, HEATHEN) at Trident Studios and currently streaming in its entirety at this location. More information at www.facebook.com/potentialthreatsfofficial.
Chaos Records will release a vinyl edition of MALFEITOR‘s debut album "Dum Morior Orior". A limited edition of 100 copies will also be available on transparent royal blue vinyl with white haze. The album, that was previously released on CD through Hellthrasher Productions, features the following tracks: ‘Conversation In Minor’, ‘Beyond The Horrorizon’, ‘When Last Breath Fades’, ‘Exile From Sanity’, ‘To Hell, Farrewell’, ‘Death, The Dead And Me’, ‘Rolling With Corpses’, ‘And The Sky Turned To Arge’, ‘Psychosis’, ‘Scened From A Slaughterhouse’ and ‘Sojurn Hell’. "Dum Morior Orior" was mixed and mastered by Benny Moberg (BLOOD MORTIZED, ORDO INFERUS) at Suffiently Studios in Sweden and the cover artwork was created by Daniel Devilish (ENTRAILS, SORCERY, BLOOD MORTIZED). For all additional information check out www.facebook.com/malfeitor666
Swedish old school Death Metallers DESOLATOR are currently streaming their entire 12-track debut full-length "Unearthly Monument" at this location. The CD version of the album was released on June 30, 2013 by Hellthrasher Productions, the vinyl edition is currently being negotiated. "Unearthly Monument" features cover artwork and layout courtesy of Rafal Kruszyk and Bartek Kurzok and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Thy Flesh Consumed’, ‘Desolated’, ‘Gravefeast’, ‘Mass Human Pyre’, ‘Infernal Gathering’, ‘Feeding Frenzy’, ‘The Triumph Of Death’, ‘Bludgeoned, Beaten And Berated’, ‘Second Killing Of Christ’, ‘Impaled’, ‘Age Of Annihilation’ and ‘Antimortem Autopsy’.
Infernö Records have signed Speed Metallers DEMONA for the release of their new full-length "Speaking With The Devil". The album will include 8 songs (+ intro / outro) and is supposed to be out before the end of the year on CD, digi CD, cassette and vinyl. A die hard version of the cassette will be released on Destruktion Records. The following two songs are already streaming on youtube: ‘Traitors‘ and ‘Dirty Speed Metal‘. DEMONA originally started in 2007 as a one-woman project in Chile with singer / guitarist Tanza. In June 2011 Tanza moved to Québec, Canada where she finally completed the line-up with Gabrihell (guitars), Jeff (bass) and Antoine (drums). The band’s debut album was released by Dying Victims Productions (CD) and Heavy Forces (Vinyl) in March 2012. For more info on the band check out www.demonametal.com
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions will release the deluxe 10" vinyl edition of COFFINS‘s "Colossal Hole" EP on August 20, 2013. It is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies on black vinyl and comes with two horror movie style barf bags and a pair of numbered event style tickets. "Colossal Hole" features raw pre-production demo tracks from their Relapse Records debut "The Fleshland" and was previously only available as a limited cassette directly from the band. The cover artwork was created by Uchino himself. More info at www.horrorpaingoredeath.com
“The Living Magisterium”, the upcoming EP from Wisconsin based blackened Death Metallers EMBLAZONED, will be released via Deepsend Records on September 3, 2013. It was produced by Chris Wisco at Belle City Sound in Racine, WI and the cover art was created by Raf the Might (Too Many Skulls). The band is currently booking shows around the mid-west and has recently shared the stage with VITAL REMAINS, JUNGLE ROT and SATHANAS. You can check out the track ‘Bound By Eternal Penance’ at this location. More band info at www.emblazoned666.com
Greyhaze Records have signed a reissue agreement with Brazil’s MYSTIFIER. The agreement will involve the repressing of the two long out of print albums "Wicca" (1992) and "Goetia" (1993). Both albums will be reissued by Greyhaze in different formats, including deluxe CD / DVD digipaks of each album as well as deluxe vinyl versions. The releases will feature rare photos, bonus audio tracks, videos and other band information. The DVD of the "Wicca" reissue will contain two full concerts by the band – one filmed in Germany during the Nuclear War Now Festival and the other in their hometown of Salvador, Brazil. Release dates are scheduled for 2013 and will be announced shortly. All additional MYSTIFIER information at www.facebook.com/pages/mystifier/222621304428768
"Documentaries Of Dementia", the new album from Ohio’s NECROTIC DISGORGEMENT, is out now through Comatose Music. Selections are currently streaming at this location. All additional information on NECROTIC DISGORGEMENT you’ll find at www.facebook.com/necrotic.disgorgement.official
Dark Descent Records have just released "Below", the debut album from Finland’s Black / Death Metallers LANTERN. It is available on CD, black vinyl and red vinyl. Digital downloads are also available at darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com. More band info at www.lantern.ws or www.facebook.com/lantern666
IMPRECATION‘s first full-length "Satanae Tenebris Infinita" is available now on CD and vinyl via Dark Descent Records. Digital downloads are also available at darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com. The cover art was created by Chris Moyen. www.facebook.com/pages/imprecation/194725213915960