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"Engravings Of A Gruesome Epitaph", the debut full-length by Italy’s old school Death Metallers ERODED, is out now through Konqueror Records. For more info go to www.facebook.com/pages/Eroded/275142542527658 or www.facebook.com/konquerorrecords.
French Black / Thrash Metallers BLACK HAMMER have released their first 4 song MCD in early June 2012 via Forgotten Wisdom Productions. A MLP version will be out by the end of the year through Forgotten Wisdom Productions as well. All further info at www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Hammer/124245524353529?sk=wall. Sample tracks are available here.
Re-united New York Thrashers PRIME EVIL will release a brandnew EP entitled “Evilution” via Infernö Records (www.inferno-records.net) in mid-July. The EP will feature the three new songs ‘Crucifixion Aftermath’, ‘Barbarick Rites’ and ‘Evilution Decree’ and it will be available as a digipak CD as well as on cassette. More info at www.primeevil.net or www.facebook.com/real.prime.evil
"Enigmatic Symmetries", the new album from German Death Metallers INGURGITATING OBLIVION, will be released via Willowtip Records before the end of the year. The band has described the CD as "a churning maelstrom of technical drums, subsonic atrocities, frantic vocal obscurities and multi-dimensional guitar atonalities." More info at www.ingurgitating-oblivion.de
After the MCD on Selfmadegod Records and the split EPs with PYRAMIDO and BOMBS OF HADES Selfmadegod Records will now release the first full-length from Swedish Death / Crust Metallers USURPRESS, entitled "Trenches Of The Netherworld". The band features Stefan "Steffe" Pettersson (DISKONTO, UNCURBED) and Daniel Ekeroth (bass player from TYRANT, DELLAMORTE and also author of the book "Swedish Death Metal") and the cover artwork was created by Rafal Kruszyk (INTERMENT, HOODED MENACE, DECEASED, PAGANIZER, ENTRAILS). Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Black Death On White Wings’, ‘Effigies Burns Across The Wastelands’, ‘Coronation Of The Crippled King’, ‘The Wooden Sceptre’, ‘The Colours Of Darkness’, ‘Trenches Of The Netherworld’, ‘The God Eaters’, ‘In The Beginning (Ended Yesterday)’, ‘Dethroned By Shadows’, ‘I Stand Above Time’ and ‘Seduction Through Bloodshed’. You can listen to the track ‘Effigies Burns Across The Wastelands’ at this location. More info at www.usurpress.com or www.facebook.com/usurpress
"Netherwards", the debut full-length by Seattle, Washington based Doom / Death Metallers ANHEDONIST, is out now on Nuclear Winter Records (co-released with Parasitic Records). This LP version (black vinyl limited to 350 copies, silver vinyl limited to 150 copies) comes with a 12-page booklet and artwork by Alex Brown. More info and ordering details at www.nuclearwinterrecords.com
Nuclear Winter Records has also just released the new DRAWN AND QUARTERED full-length "Feeding Hell’s Furnace".
A premiere track from NECROVATION‘s self-titled album is streaming right now at Agonia Records SoundCloud. The follow-up to 2008’s "Breed Deadness Blood" is already out in Europe and will be released on August 14, 2012 in the US. It is available as CD, limited 12" gatefold heavy vinyl with eight pages booklet (first 100 copies of the vinyl on a heavy navy blue vinyl with white haze) and digital download. "Necrovation" was mixed and produced by Gustav Burn along with the band members and mastered in Necromorbus Studios (WATAIN, DESTROYER 666) in Stockholm, Sweden. Here’s the tracklist: ‘Necrovorous Insurrection’, ‘Dark Lead Dead’, ‘Pulse Of Towering Madness’, ‘Commander of Remains’, ‘New Depths’, ‘Sepulchreal’, ‘Resurrectionist’, ‘The Transition’ and ‘Ill Mouth Madness (The Many)’. More info at www.necrovation.com or www.facebook.com/necrovationdeathmetal
Danish Death Metallers DEUS OTIOSUS are currently working on the follow-up album to 2010’s "Murderer". The new full-length will be entitled "Godless" and some songtitles are ‘Snakes Of The Low’, ‘Surrounded By The Dead’, ‘New Dawn’ and ‘Face The Enemy’. For regular updates check out their official website www.deus-otiosus.com or www.facebook.com/deusotiosus.dk
Disgorge Media have just released "Mountains Of Dead", the new full-length by Kansas City’s Death Metallers MARASMUS. Streams of the tracks ‘Shut The Fuck Up And Die’ and ‘Casket Made Of Ivory’ have been posted at this location. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Among The Deceased’, ‘Modes Of Vitriol’, ‘Gnostic Decimation’, ‘Bone Sculpture’, ‘Another Helpless Victim’, ‘Shut The Fuck Up And Die’, ‘Casket Made Of Ivory’, ‘Syphilitic’, ‘Behold The Mountain’ and ‘Mountains Of Dead’. More info at www.facebook.com/marasmuskcdm
Swedish Death Metal act CORROSIVE CARCASS will release their debut full-length "Composition Of Flesh" via Abyss Records on June 29, 2012. The tracklist reads like this: ‘The Flesh Is Not Enough’, ‘Butchershop’, ‘Self Mutilation’, ‘Born In A Casket’, ‘Necrotizing Fasciitis’, ‘Awesome Nuclear Power’, ‘Twist Of A Knife’, ‘Chainsaw Dissection’, ‘Avatar’, ‘Collector’, ‘Dawning Death’, ‘Hunger’ and ‘The End Of Us All’. For all further info check out www.facebook.com/pages/corrosive-carcass/142603437551
On July 09, 2012 Chaos Records and Dark Blasphemies will co-release UNCONSECRATED‘s "Awakening In The Cemetery Grave" with a vinyl LP version to follow later in the year. "Awakening In The Cemetery Grave" features all material the Spanish old school Death Metallers have recorded to date, including the "Unconsecrated Cemetery" demo from 2006, the "Dark Awakening" demo from 2007, as well as 2010’s "Slave To The Grave" EP, which was previously released as a 7" on Dark Descent Records. The material has been remastered by Skaldir at Kalthallen Studios in Germany (2011) and the cover art comes courtesy of Daniel Devilish (ENTRAILS, MALFEITOR, BLOOD MORTIZED). More info at www.facebook.com/pages/Unconsecrated/166423820042730
“World Of Myths”, 1993’s debut full-length by Swedish Prog-Death Metallers CRYPT OF KERBEROS, has just been re-issued through Pulverised Records as an exclusive digipak CD with brand new artwork and layout. The booklet also includes live and studio images from the band’s active years and liner notes by CRYPT OF KERBEROS drummer Mattias Borgh. The album was digitally re-mastered by Peter Bjärgö at Erebus Odora Studio, Sweden (INTERMENT, REGURGITATE, ARCANA, etc) and also includes never before released rehearsal demos of the entire “World Of Myths” session recorded in 1992. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘The Canticle’, ‘Cyclone Of Insanity’, ‘Dream…’, ‘Stormbringer’, ‘Ancient War’, ‘Nocturnal Grasp’, ‘Sleeping God’, ‘World Of Myths’ and the following rehearsal bonus tracks: ‘The Canticle’, ‘World Of Myths’, ‘Nocturnal Grasp’, ‘Stormbringer’, ‘Cyclone Of Insanity’, ‘Ancient War’ and ‘Dream…’
The tracklist for "It All Fades", the new EP by Swedish Doomsters THE GARDNERZ reads like this: ‘Don’t Look Back’, ‘A Horrible Disease’, ‘Transilvanian Hunger’ (DARKTHRONE cover), ‘It All Fades’, ‘Melatonin’ and ‘Erasing Bad Specimen’. Guitarist Wilhelm Lindh comments: "This time around the songs are a bit slower and darker than on "The System Of Nature", we tried to continue on the path we have chosen. We have found our niche and have no reason to stray, so if you liked our first release you will like this. This time it was a bit more of a group effort and I think that made the songs stronger." The EP is expected to be released by mid 2012 via Abyss Records. "The System Of Nature" is currently streaming in its entirety at www.thegardnerz.com.
Seattle’s ANHEDONIST is set to embark on the "Descent Into The Sepulchre" West Coast tour with DEAD CONGREGATION and GRAVE MIASMA this July. The band is touring in support of their debut full-length "Netherwards", which is out now on Dark Descent Records, with vinyl treatment coming soon from Parasitic / Nuclear Winter Records. Check out a stream of the song ‘Estrangement’ at www.brooklynvegan.com. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/Anhedonist/224249847597688
GRAVE – who have just returned from a touring trip to South America – will release their 10th studio album “Endless Procession Of Souls” on August 27, 2010 in Europe. The cover artwork was again done by Costin Chioreanu who also worked with GRAVE on the two previous studio albums. Costin has not only done the cover artwork, but some extra art for the inside of the CD booklet and the vinyl. Here’s the tracklist: ‘Dystopia’, ‘Amongst Marble And The Dead’, ‘Disembodied Steps’, ‘Flesh Epistle’, ‘Passion Of The Weak’, ‘Winds Of Chains’, ‘Encountering The Divine’, ‘Perimortem’, ‘Plague Of Nations’ and ‘Epos’. GRAVE will enter European stages again in September together with their label mates SONNE ADAM. Official tour dates will be announced soon. After the European tour GRAVE will join forces with MORBID ANGEL and DARK FUNERAL for another American our. All further info at www.grave.se or www.facebook.com/graveofficial
DEMONICAL have issued the following statement: "Our ”Summer Infernal tour 2012” starts at Protzen Open Air in Deutschland the day after tomorrow and it is with great enthusiasm we look forward to once again spread death and darkness upon our loyal European followers. At the same time we are also sorry to announce that the show in Hamburg scheduled for July 18th has been cancelled by the local promoter due to no reasonable reason what so ever. The show was originally booked several months ago for the Ballroom venue, then it was moved to the RR Warehouse – the promoters’ alternative location – ending up being called off completely. Anyway, let the madness begin!" More info at www.demonical.net
GRAVEHILL will play the Goregon Massacre Fest III this weekend, which takes place on Friday, June 22 and Saturday June 23 at the East End Outdoor Annex in Portland, OR. GRAVEHILL will perform alongside CARDIAC ARREST, CIANIDE, PHOBIA and many more. For details and ticket info visit this location. More GRAVEHILL at www.facebook.com/gravehill
"Stillbirth", the debut full-length from Swedish Death Metallers FETUS STENCH , is now available via Abyss Records. You can check out one of the tracks (‘Bashed, Defaced And Disfigured’) at this location. The album’s tracklist reads like this: ‘Meat Grinder Flesh Obliteration’, ‘Stillborn Son’, ‘Brennkommando’, ‘The Outer Island’, ‘Severe Suffering’, ‘Necrosis’, ‘Bashed, Defaced And Disfigured’, ‘Descending Into The Realm Of The Dead’ and ‘By Butchery Divorced’. For all further info, go to www.facebook.com/fetusstench
Japanese Thrashers FASTKILL have released a brand new tracked entitled ‘Die In The Pentagram’, off their latest album "Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer" at the Pulverised Records SoundCloud Page. The album will receive a North American and European licensing distribution exclusively through Pulverised Records. More info at http://fastkill.gooside.com
Swedish NONEXIST, featuring former ARCH ENEMY and current HEARSE vocalist Johan Liiva and ANDROMEDA / SKYFIRE guitarist Johan Reinholdz have inked a deal with Pivotal Rockordings. Their new full-length "From My Cold Dead Hands" is currently being recorded at Multipass Studios and will feature 9 new tracks to be released later this year through all major digital retailers. "From My Cold Dead Hands" will also be accompanied by cover songs that Pivotal Rockordings will release for free on YouTube. More information on the exact cover songs will be revealed shortly. NONEXIST’s debut full-length record "Deus Deceptor" was released in 2002 via Century Media / New Hawen Records and the line-up at the time included Johan Liiva, Johan Reinholdz, and DEFLESHED / DARK FUNERAL drummer Matte Modin. For all further info check out www.johanreinholdz.com, www.johanliiva.se or www.pivotalalliance.com
DecibelMagazine.com has posted an exclusive premier of the track ‘Indulgence Of Abhorrent Prophecies’ from FATHER BEFOULED‘s newest full-length "Revulsion Of Seraphic Grace" at this location. The album features artwork by Richard Friend and it will be out on June 30, 2012 through Dark Descent Records. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Indulgence Of Abhorrent Prophecies’, ‘Irreverent Ascendancy’, ‘Devourment Of Piety’, ‘Obscurance Of Universality’, ‘Desacrament Impetus To Angelic Descension’ and ‘Triumvirate Of Liturgical Desecration’. FATHER BEFOULED is set to play the first annual Martyrdoom Festival on Saturday June 30, 2012 at Public Assembly in Brooklyn, NY. Other acts include DEAD CONGREGATION, GRAVE MIASMA, CRUCIAMENTUM, KOMMADANT and more. For tickets and information visit this location. More info at www.fatherbefouled.com or www.facebook.com/fatherbefouled