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ACHERON founder Vincent Crowley will be booking some dates for a few very selected reunion shows with former 1992 bandmembers Mike Browning and Tony Blakk. This line-up will only be playing music from the "Satanic Victory" and "Lex Talionis" era. Joining them will be Bill Koblak, who played with ACHERON back in 1990 and appeared on one of the band’s early demos. Crowley said “These are just some limited special shows for the die-hard fans who never got to see the early ACHERON line-up play live back in the day. We’ll be playing some songs we haven’t done in almost 20 years! This should be a great time.” These shows will not interfere with any present ACHERON plans. The present day ACHERON (Vincent Crowley, Kyle Severn and Art Taylor) plans to record their new album "Kult Des Hasses" in the near future for Listenable Records and have it released in 2013. Follow ACHERON at https://twitter.com/ACHERONband
Colorado’s EXPURGATE have been signed by Comatose Music for the release of their debut full-length, "Dementia Tremens", on February 12, 2013. Selected tracks from the album, as well as free downloads of the band’s 2010 and 2011 demos can be found on EXPURGATE’s facebook page.
Razorback Recordings have signed Spanish Death Metallers ONIRICOUS. The band is currently finishing the recordings of their debut album "Ritos Diabolicos", which is going to be released later this year. It was recorded and mixed at Moontower Studios in Spain and features cover artwork from Esteban Maroto, from the classic 70s CREEPY and VAMPIRELLA horror magazines. One of the album songs, ‘El Amuleto’, can already by checked out here. More info at www.facebook.com/oniricousband
Spanish Death Metallers GRAVEYARD will release their new album, "The Sea Grave", on March 8, 2013 via War Anthem Records. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘R’lyeh I’, ‘The Visitations Of The Great Old Ones’, ‘Faces Of The Faceless’, ‘Blood Of Vengeance’, ‘In Deep Slumber’, ‘The Nurturing Of The Cadaver’, ‘…And The Gods Grant Thee Death’, ‘Who Art Thou, O Witch, That Seekest Me?’, ‘Cult Of The Shadows Pt. II: I Am The Lord Of Spirits’, ‘R’lyeh II’, ‘Of He Who Sleeps’ and ‘R’lyeh III’. An edited version of one of the new tracks,’The Visitations Of The Great Old Ones’, is available for streaming at this location. For all additional GRAVEYARD information go to www.graveyardofdoom.com or www.facebook.com/deathmetalgraveyard
South Carolina Death Metallers LECHEROUS NOCTURNE will release their third full-length, "Behold Almighty Doctrine", on March 19, 2013 via Unique Leader Records. The album features the following tracks: ‘Intro’, ‘Ouroboros Chains’, ‘Bring The Void’, ‘Archeopteryx’, ‘Those Having Been Hidden Away’, ‘Prelude # 2’, ‘Judgments And Curses’, ‘Lesions From Vicious Plague’, ‘Caustic Vertigo’ and ‘Creation Continuum’. The song ‘Those Having Been Hidden Away’ can already be heard at this location. More info at www.lecherousnocturne.net or www.facebook.com/lecherousnocturne
Brisbane, Australia based Death Metallers ETERNAL REST will release their debut album, "Prophetic" on April 16, 2013 in North America via Deepsend Records. It was recorded and mixed by Joe Haley of PSYCROPTIC. The album’s title track is currently streaming here. The band has also confirmed several tour dates for 2013, including a Winter Aussie tour, a Spring New Zealand tour and have just been added to the Extreme Death Fest Vol. I Japanese tour with ORIGIN. More at www.facebook.com/eternalrestband
On February 12, 2013 Comatose Music will release "Atonement", the second album from Italian Death Metallers LOGIC OF DENIAL. It was mastered at Hertz Studios and features the following tracks: ‘Reek Of Perpetual Infamy’, ‘Weeping Upon Repugnance’, ‘Behold The Throne Of Torture’, ‘Vile Blessing Prelude’, ‘The Ravenous Patterns (Of Oblivion)’, ‘Sepsis’, ‘Catharsis Through Ungodly Annihilation’, ‘Apocrypha’, ‘Oracles Of Iniquity’, ‘Ecthra’ and ‘Despondency’. A stream of the opening track ‘Reek Of Perpetual Infamy’ can be found at www.comatosemusic.com. For all further information check out www.facebook.com/logicofdenial
Austrian Death / Thrashers DEATHSTORM will release their debut full-length "As Death Awakes" on February 14, 2013 through I Hate Records. The album will be released on CD, with a vinyl edition to follow later on. The record will feature the following 8 tracks: ‘Awakening Of The Dead’, ‘Red Blood Spillage’, ‘Prepare For The Slaughter’, ‘Await The Edged Blades’, ‘Nihilistic Delusion’, ‘Visions Of Death’, ‘Nebelhexe’ and ‘Rest’. The cover was drawn by Linda Nygren. You can check out two preview tracks here and here.
German Death Metallers LIFELESS have finished work on their second album "Godconstruct", which will be released on CD, LP and as a digital download by F.D.A. Records on March 01, 2013. The vinyl release will be splitted in 2 editions: die hard LP version (limited to 100 copies, blue vinyl, plus poster, inlay, sticker and an embroidered patch) and obscure LP version (black vinyl, inlay). A promo clip for the song ‘Moribund’ already can be checked out here. For all further information go to www.facebook.com/lifelessofficial
SLAUGHTERDAY, from the East-frisian area of Germany have been signed by F.D.A. Records for 2 albums. But first of all the band’s "Cosmic Horror" demo will be published on March 01, 2013. It will be availbale on a music cassette, limited to 166 hand-numbered copies and also as digital download at Itunes, Amazon..etc. Check out the song ‘Cult Of The Dreaming Dead’ at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/slaughterdayofficial
Cyclone Empire have signed Dutch old school Death Metallers ICONS OF BRUTALITY. The band entered Fredde Kaddeth’s Dirty Bird Studio in the Winter of 2011 / 2012 to record their debut album "Between Glory And Despair", which will be released on February 22, 2013. For more information check out www.iconsofbrutality.com
The new DARKTHRONE album "The Underground Resistance" will be released via Peaceville Records on February 25, 2013. It was written and recorded from Spring 2010 to Summer 2012 at Necrohell 2 studios by the band themselves and mastered by Jack Control at Enormous Door, Texas USA. The cover artwork was supplied by Jim Fitzpatrick.
Italy’s female-fronted Death / Doom Metal act INTO DARKNESS will release the CD version of their self-titled debut EP in February 2013 via Hellthrasher Productions. The vinyl edition was recently released through Iron Bonehead Productions, while the cassette tape edition was put out last Autumn by Unholy Domain Records. Each version features different cover artwork. The entire EP is available for streaming at this location. More information can be found here: www.facebook.com/pages/into-darkness/283913578336225?sk=info
‘I, Commander’, the title track of EVIL ARMY‘s new 7" EP, can be checked out here. The EP features the following tracks: ‘I, Commander’, ‘Ashes Of The Nuclear Fire’ and ‘I Must Destory You’.
New York City Thrashers COLDSTEEL will release their new EP "America Idle" via Stormspell Records this February. It will feature the following tracks: ‘America Idle’, ‘Blood Secrets’, ‘You Lose’, ‘Blink Of An Eye’ and ‘Ashes To Ashes’. The title track is already streaming at this location and will be released as a digital download on January 20, 2013, while the full EP will be available on February 20, 2013 through iTunes, Amazon.com, CDbaby.com and other online music retailers. The CD version and 12" vinyl LP (limited to 1000 copies) will be available through Stormspell Records, www.coldsteelny.com, and CD Baby. A 12" vinyl picture disc (limited to 200 copies) will also be available exclusively through the band’s website. The band’s first live show in 20 years will be on April 09, 2013 as direct support for UDO at Revolution & Bar Music Hall in Amityville, NY. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.coldsteelny.com/merchandise.
PENTAGRAM CHILE have almost completed work on their first ever album with the title "The Malefice", to be released sometime later this spring via Cyclone Empire. The drums for the album were tracked at Sade Studios in Santiago, Chile, while all guitars and vocals were recorded at HVR Studios in Suffolk, UK, where the album is currently being mixed by vocalist / guitarist Anton Reisenegger with long-time friend, collaborator , co-producer and studio owner Daniel Biggin. Reisenegger comments: "We weren’t sure if we should re-record the old demo songs; some people encouraged us to do so, others said we would ruin our own legacy. At first we decided to re-record just a couple, but while we were at it, we were so pleased with the results we decided to do them all. We obviously didn’t want to base our first studio album on 25-year old songs, as people have been – rightfully – accusing us of flogging that material to death already, so I think we found an elegant solution: The album’s first edition will consist of two records, one of all-new material written during the last two years, and a second one of re-recorded songs from the 80s demos. The few friends who’ve been able to listen to the re-recorded material have been amazed at how we’ve been able to capture the vibe of the old material despite using modern recording technology. Hell, even the new stuff sounds like it came from that era!" While the PENTAGRAM drum throne was recently taken over by veteran Chilean drummer Juan Pablo Donoso (SADISM, EXECRATOR, THRONAFIRE) after original member Eduardo Topelberg left the band (he is now a local politician for the Ñuñoa district of Santiago), bass duties on the album were split between various musicians. Besides the band’s touring bassists Juan Francisco Cueto and Daniel Biggin, the band also invited long-time friend Rodrigo "Pera" Cuadra of DORSO to record the bass on one song, as well as to re-do the evil laughter he originally contributed to the demo version of the track ‘The Malefice’. Another bassist to guest on the album is Mauricio Peña, brother of original PENTAGRAM bassist Alfredo "Bey" Peña, who committed suicide in 1990. "It was really emotive to have Mauricio perform on the album. He looks a lot like his brother and is just as talented. In a way, it’s like Alfredo is still with us in spirit." In addition, the track ‘La Fiura’ will feature a scream provided by MORGOTH singer Marc Grewe. "The song is about this mythological creature from the South of Chile," Reisenegger explains, "which emits this really piercing, high-pitched scream that literally melts people’s faces. When we were playing the Maryland Deathfest last year, MORGOTH were on while we were getting ready, and all of a sudden we heard this insane scream. We all looked at each other and said: ‘That’s it, that’s La Fiura!!!’ So we approached Marc and he immediately agreed." The album mix is due to be finished at the end of January, and the band are aiming for a late spring release. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/pentagram-chile/78253131363 or www.myspace.com/pentagramchileofficial
On March 26, 2013, "Exodromos", the second full-length by Spain’s Death Metallers WORMED will be released through Willowtip (USA) and Hammerheart Records (EU). It was recorded at Sadman Studios in Madrid, Spain and mastered by Mika Jussila (AMORPHIS, IMPALED NAZARENE, CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH) at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Nucleon’, ‘The Nonlocality Trilemma’, ‘Tautochrone’, ‘Solar Neutrinos’, ‘Multivectorial Reionization’, ‘Spacetime Ekleipsis Vorticity’, ‘Darkflow Quadrivium’, ‘Stellar Depopulation’, ‘Techkinox Wormhole’ and ‘Xenoverse Discharger’. You can already listen to the song ‘Nucleon’ here. More info at www.wormed.net or www.facebook.com/wormed
Brazil’s HEADHUNTER D.C. will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band with their first ever European tour. It will take place in April / May and include gigs in several countries of the continent. They will be joined by Brazil’s NERVOCHAOS and Croatia’s WAR-HEAD. A promotional video for the tour can be checked out here. The exact dates will be announced soon. Roadmaster Booking invites promoters and press to get in touch through contact@roadmasterbooking.com for booking and more information. More details and updates at www.roadmasterbooking.com.
Progressive Death Metallers VEX will release their new album "Memorious" on CD format on February 05, 2013 via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. The album track ‘Terra Soar’ is already streaming at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/vexhomepage
On February 15, 2013 Iron Bonehead Productions will re-release VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE issue # 1 – 10 plus all columns that previously appeared in the German Horror Infernal magazine as a limited edition hardcover book (1.000 copies). The book will have 872 A4-sized pages, is printed on 115g paper and comes with a gloss lamination (approx. 3,00 kg / 6,7lb per book). For all further information, pre-orders and ordering details go to www.ironbonehead.de/shop
Obscure Abhorrence Productions have just released a limited vinyl edition (300 copies) of "Når Sirkelen Brytes", the new full-length by Norwegian Black Metallers TAAKEFERD. More info and ordering details at www.obscure-abhorrence.de
‘Concentric Circles Of Disembowelment’, one of the songs on "Concatenation Of Severe Infections", the recently released third full-length from Catalonia Death Grinders INFECTED FLESH, has just been posted at this location. The album was released on December 18, 2012 by Comatose Music. All further info at www.facebook.com/fleshinfected
On March 19, 2013 Hells Headbangers will release a compilation CD / LP of Cleveland’s SATANIC THREAT, entitled "In To Hell". The band features current members of NUNSLAUGHTER as well as an ex – member of MIDNIGHT and the original 2008 7" pressing of 1000 copies sold out in no time. The compilation contains the band’s 8-song "In To Hell" 7" and an 8-song live set from the only live show they ever played in September 2008 in their hometown of Cleveland. Here’s the full tracklisting: ‘Guilty Of Hating Christ’, ‘He’s On The Cross’, ‘Small God, Big Cross’, ‘Satanic Threat’, ‘I Ain’t Gotta Worship’, ‘Being Black’, ‘Cursing At The Cross’, ‘Don’t Follow Him’, ‘He’s On The Cross’ (live), ‘Small God, Big Cross’ (live), ‘Satanic Threat’ (live), ‘I Ain’t Gotta Worship’ (live), ‘Being Black’ (live), ‘Cursing At The Cross’ (live), ‘Don’t Follow Him’ (live) and ‘Steppin’ Stone’ (live). For all further information check out http://hellsheadbangers.bandcamp.com/album/in-to-hell
Germany’s Death Metallers DEHUMAN REIGN have just signed with F.D.A. Records for the release of one mini-album and two full-length albums. The band’s first release, the "Destructive Intent" MCD will be out in spring 2013. For more visit www.facebook.com/dehumanreign
Brazil’s Death Metallers PRIMORDIUM have just released their first video for the song ‘The Curse Of Ihmotep’ at this location. The song is taken from the band’s first album, scheduled for release in the first half of 2013. More about PRIMORDIUM at www.facebook.com/primordiumbr
‘Smoking Mortal Remains’, a brand new track off "To The Death", the forthcoming fifth studio full-length from Brazil’s NERVOCHAOS, is currently streaming at this location. The album is set for a worldwide release on January 22, 2013 via Greyhaze Records. For all further information check out www.facebook.com/nervochaos
"Almighty Arcanum", the forthcoming new album from DENOUNCEMENT PYRE, is currently streaming in its entirety at this location. It will be released on January 22, 2013 through Hells Headbangers Records. More at www.facebook.com/denouncementpyre
Colombia’s Death / Black Metallers NEPENTE have been signed by Singapore based Sonic Blast Media for the worldwide release on the band’s sophomore full-length, "Suffering Is The Seed". The album was mixed and mastered at Poland’s Hertz Recording Studio (VADER, HATE, BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, etc) and will be out on February 15, 2013. A vinyl edition will be released later this year through badGod Music. More on NEPENTE at www.facebook.com/nepente.manizales
Illinois-based Death Metallers TERMINATE have completed the recordings of their debut album "Ascending To Red Heavens" at The Basement studio with Tim Pearson. It will be released on February 18, 2013 via Selfmadegod Records. The cover illustration was completed by Raul Gonzalez (MASTER, MORBUS CHRON, etc.). A stream of the song ‘Rotten Dead Mass’ has already been posted at this location and the complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Answered In Lead’, ‘Demonic Instinct’, ‘Numb’, ‘Rotten Dead Mass’, ‘The Savage Silence’, ‘Chainsaw Omega’, ‘Ascending To Red Heavens’, ‘Blind Leading The Blind’ and ‘Iron Supremacy’. More information at www.facebook.com/terminatechicago
"Hubris Inc.", the upcoming fourth album from Thrashers ANGER AS ART, will be released on February 05, 2013 through Old School Metal Records. ANGER AS ART founder Steve Gaines (ABATTOIR, BLOODLUST, TACTICS, BITCH, DREAMS OF DAMNATION, PAGAN WAR MACHINE) states that the album, which is the follow-up to 2009’s "Disfigure", offers the kind of vicious, memorably penned Thrash / Speed Metal that fans have come to expect without simply retracing the steps taken on previous albums. "Hubris Inc." features special guest appearances from Jim Durkin (DARK ANGEL) on lead guitar and Timothy Gaines (STRYPER) on bass. Betsy Bitch has contributed vocals to ‘Rage And Retribution’, Steve Nelson (EVILDEAD) backing vocals to ‘The Evil You Create’ and Mark Caro (ABATTOIR) plays lead guitar on ‘Speed Kills’ (the song was written for ABATTOIR back in 1984 and is performed by all ABATTOIR members). A recently released video for the track ‘Time Devours Life’ has already been posted at this location. More info at www.angerasart.com or www.facebook.com/angerasart.
"FleshCraft", the third full-length album from Danish Death Metallers CORPUS MORTALE, has just been released through Deepsend Records. A promo video for the track ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ has been posted at this location. For all further information check out www.facebook.com/corpusmortale