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"Derisive Philosophy", the upcoming second full-length album by Finnish Black Metallers MORMANT DE SNAGOV, will be released through Pest Records this summer. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Comatose’, ‘Divine Dismemberment’, ‘The End Of My Thoughts’, ‘Detrimental Edict’, ‘Abnormities’, ‘Transient Lunar Phenomenon’ and ‘The Triumph’. More information at www.mormantdesnagov.com or www.facebook.com/mormantdesnagov. Label contact: www.pestrecords.ucoz.com
On June 21, 2013 Hells Headbangers Records will re-release INSANITY‘s "Death After Death" album on gatefold vinyl and with new artwork by Drew Eliot. More info at www.hellsheadbangers.com
Houston, Texas based Morbid Metal Records have just released a limited edition gatefold split 7" EP from OBEISANCE (USA) and RECRUCIFY (Peru). The EP is entitled "Morbid Witches Seduced By Satan’s Phallus" and features two tracks from each band. It is available on red (100 copies) and black vinyl (400 copies). Contact: morbidmetalrecords@hotmail.com. More info at www.facebook.com/morbidmetalrecords
"Acts Of The Unreadable", the 10th issue of Germany’s NECROMANIAC zine, will be released on May 05, 2013. On 136 English written, pro-printed pages you’ll find interviews with COMMUNION, COFFIN TEXTS, CADAVERIC FUMES, CTHONIC AURA, DEAD CONGREGATION, DEMONIC RAGE, DISEMBOWELMENT, DIABOLICAL MESSIAH, DISKORD, EMBALMED SOULS, ESCARNIUM, EXECRATION, FUNEBRARUM, GENOCIDE SHRINES, INCANTATION, INTO DARKNESS, ME SACO UN OJO RECORDS, MITOCHONDRION, MORBUS CHRON, NECROS CHRISTOS, NAR MATTARU, MAVETH, NECROVOROUS, ORDER FROM CHAOS, PURGATORY, RITUAL NECROMANCY, STENCH, SWARM OF TERROR, SEPULCRAL, UNAUSSPRECHLICHEN KULTEN, UNDERGANG, VASTUM, VORUM, WITCHRIST and WOUND. A free compilation CD-R is also included, featuring tracks from ALTERS, ANCIENT CRYPTS, BINAH, BONES (BEL), COFFIN TEXTS, DAEMONIC, DIABOLICAL MESSIAH, DRAWN AND QUARTERED, GENOCIDE SHRINES, MAGNANIMVS, MORBID TENDENCY, NAR MATTARU, SANCTIFIER, SLAUGHTERDAY, SWARM OF TERROR, WOUND and MAVETH. Price: 8,00 Euro + postage (1,45 Euro in Germany / 3,45 Euro rest of the world). Pre-orders are already possible through www.facebook.com/necromaniac.zine or Necromaniaczine@aol.com
Malaysian Death Metallers HUMILIATION will release their fourth album "Turbulence From The Deep" via Deepsend Records on May 28, 2013. The album will feature the following songs: ‘No Return’, ‘Operation Obeo One’, ‘Phosphorous Shell’, ‘Calibrated Chaos’, ‘Bachok’s Invasion’, ‘Sea Denial’, ‘Home Front’, ‘Total War’, ‘Order Of Battle’, ‘The Deadly Double’ and ‘Submerged At The Seabed’. You can already check out the song ‘Phosphorous Shell’ at this location. All further info you may find at www.humiliation.my
Kaotoxin Records will release the new single "Abysses Of Seclusion" from French U.S. style Death Metallers DARKALL SLAVES on June 03, 2013 (June 04, 2013 in the UK). The tracklist reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Mindless Damnation’ and ‘Abysses Of Seclusion’. More DARKALL SLAVES at www.facebook.com/darkallslaves
"Grip Of The Dead", the debut full-length by Sweden’s NECROCURSE, will be released as limited vinyl edition (400 copies in orange, 100 copies in black vinyl with sawshaped slipmat) through To The Death Records. It also features the vinyl only bonus track ‘Souls Of A Thousand Funerals’. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Sonic Train Studios with King Diamond’s guitarist Andy La Rocque and it features cover artwork by David Herrerias. Sound samples can be found at this location. More info and ordering details at www.tothedeath.se
Norwegian Death Metallers BLOOD RED THRONE will release their 7th, self-titled album on May 21, 2013 through Sevared Records. The band will embark on a full European tour right after the album is released. More information at www.facebook.com/bloodredthroneofficial
PROTECTOR will enter the studio in May 2013 to record their first record in 20 years. In October 2013 Mathias, Michael, Carl-Gustav and Martin will play three gigs in Germany (Berlin on the 3rd, Dresden on the 4th and the Hell Inside Festival in Würzburg on the 5th). For more information go to www.facebook.com/protector.666not777.
Ex – NIRVANA 2002 members Lars Henriksson and Erik Qvick have joined forces again in UNDER THE CHURCH. The band’s first 3 track demo will be released in May. According to Erik they already have some more tracks recorded, so another 3 track release is planned for August. A couple of samples can be checked out at http://underthechurch.bandcamp.com.
SONNE ADAM will return to European stages in May in support of the band’s latest release "Messengers Of Desolate Ways". This tour also includes SONNE ADAM’s first ever appearances in Sweden, Norway, Ireland and Italy. The album’s opening track ‘Hater Of Mankind’ can be checked out at this location. More SONNE ADAM at www.facebook.com/sonneadam
Century Media Records have signed Dutch Death Metallers THANATOS. "Even after being in ‘the business’ for so many years, we’re really excited to become part of the Century Media family, which is without any doubt one of the best and most important labels for metal today", comments THANATOS’ vocalist and guitarist Stephan Gebédi. "We can’t wait to start working on new material and it’s our intention to record an absolute Death / Thrash Metal monster to coincide with our 30th anniversary in 2014! We come from an era when there was no strict boundaries between Thrash and Death Metal which resulted in masterpieces like DARK ANGEL’s "Darkness Descends" and POSSESSED’s "Seven Churches" and it’s our mission to transport the legacy of those albums to 2014 and beyond…" More information about THANATOS you will find at www.thanatos.info or www.facebook.com/thanatos333
Chilean Death Metallers THORNAFIRE have signed a deal with F.D.A. Records. The band’s fourth full-length will be out in late 2013. A video statement (discussing their deal with F.D.A. Records and the addition of drummer Nikko Pagani to the line-up) can be checked out here. The band’s promotional video for the song ‘Malefactor Manifesto’ (from the band’s 2012 release "Eclipse Nox Coagula") can be found at this location. More information at www.thornafire.cl or www.facebook.com/thornafire
"Precis Innan Gryningen", the debut full-length from Swedish Death Metallers JUST BEFORE DAWN, will be released via Chaos Records on May 20, 2013 (the CD version will already be available on May 13, 2013). The album was mixed and mastered at Sufficiently Studios by Benny Moberg (MALFEITOR) and features no less than seven guest vocalists: Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, REVOLTING, DEMIURG), Jonas Lindblood (PUTEREAON), Ralf Hauber (REVEL IN FLESH), Mr.Hitchcock (ZOMBIEFICATION), Dennis Johansson, Gustav Myrin (BLOOD MORTIZED) and Tony Freed (GODHATE), as well as Rick Rozz (MASSACRE, DEATH), who contributed a guest solo to the track ‘Under Wheels Of Death’. The artwork was created by Daniel Devilish (ENTRAILS, SORCERY, BLOOD MORTIZED) and the complete "Precis Innan Gryningen" tracklist reads like this: ‘Precis Innan Gryningen’, ‘As Death Breaks The Surface’, ‘Under Wheels Of Death’, ‘Pulverised’, ‘Ten Megaton War Machine’, ‘Raped Soil’, ‘Slagfält Efter Slagfält’ and ‘The World Burning’. The opening track ‘Precis Innan Gryningen’ is currently streaming at this location and a promo clip for ‘As Death Breaks the Surface’ can be found here. All additional information you may find at www.facebook.com/justbeforedawntheycame
"The Crowning Horror", the fourth full-length album by Swedish Black Metallers PEST, will be released through Agonia Records on June 18, 2013 in Europe and July 09, 2013 in North America. It was mixed by Fred Estby (DISMEMBER / CARNAGE / NECRONAUT) at Gutterview Recorders and mastered by Andy Jackson (PINK FLOYD’s engineer, Grammy nominee) at Tube Mastering, UK. The release will be available as an 8 panel digipak CD, digitally and on vinyl (the first 100 copies on a solid, purple wax vinyl). The tracklist reads like this: ‘The Funeral Hours’, ‘A Face Obscured By Death’, ‘Volcanic Eyes’, ‘Devil’S Mark’, ‘Holocaust’, ‘The Abomination Of The God’, ‘Thirteen Chimes’, ‘Demon’, ‘The Crowning Horror’ and ‘Eternal Curse’. Prior to the album release a 7" EP entitled "Black Oath" (B-side ‘Morbid Revelations’) will be released worldwide on April 16, 2013. A limited version of this EP (bone white vinyl) is already sold out. For more info check out www.pest.se
‘Sacred Putrefaction’, the closing track from PUTRIFIED‘s upcoming mini album can be streamed at this location. The as of yet untitled mini album was mixed and mastered by Devo and Oskar at the Endarker Studio, Sweden. More information at www.facebook.com/pages/putrified/139314062811752
On June 10, 2013 Vic Records will release a twelve track album entitled "Sulphur Skies", by JOHANSSON SPECKMANN. As the name already reveals, this project consists of Rogga Johansson on guitars and bass (PAGANIZER / RIBSPREADER, THE GROTESQUERY) and Paul Speckmann on vocals (MASTER, DEATH STRIKE, ABOMINATION). The drums and production will be handled by Norwegian Brynjar Helgetun (THE GROTESQUERY, RIBSPREADER). You can check out a promo video at this location. More information at www.facebook.com/pages/lohansson-speckmann/225899484206206
Vic Records will also re-release MASTER‘s 1985 debut album on June 10, 2013 with a new painted cover art by Richard Schouten (ACHROSTICHON, PENTAGRAM, ABOMINATION), a new designed booklet with liner notes from Paul Speckmann and rare mid 80s MASTER pictures. A promo video for this release can be found here. All further info at www.facebook.com/pages/master/18521536017?fref=ts