"Coils Of The Black Earth", the forthcoming debut from Finnish blackened Death Metallers MAVETH, is now streaming in ist entirety at this location. The album will be released on CD and double LP (black & grey splatter) on December 15, 2012 through Dark Descent Records (www.darkdescentrecords.com).
Norwegian Black Metallers ENDEZZMA have just released their first official video for the song ‘Junkyard Oblivion’, the opening track from the “Erotik Nekrosis” album. It features guest appearances by URGEHAL’s Enzifer and BEASTCRAFT’s Sorath Northgrove and was produced by the Effektor Film Company and directed by ENDEZZMA’s frontman Morten Shax and R.M. Camera. You can check it out at this location. More information about ENDEZZMA can be found at www.facebook.com/endezzma
Spanish Death / Grinders GRUESOME STUFF RELISH have posted a new track entitled ‘S.O.S.’ at this location. It is taken off their forthcoming album "Sempiternal Death Grind", which will be released on January 25,. 2013 on CD, LP (three different versions) and digital download through F.D.A. Records. The "die hard" LP edition will be limited to 50 copies only, clear vinyl + poster + CD version. The "gore-hound" LP version will be limited to 150 copies in red vinyl + poster. The third LP version, called "crypt", is limited to 300 copies on black vinyl. An official video-clip for the track ‘Desecrated’ will be up next week, we’ll keep you posted. "Sempiternal Death Grind" tracklist: ‘A Date With Fulci’, ‘Desecrated’, ‘Deadlicious Feast’, ‘S.O.S.’, ‘They Are The Plague’, ‘End Is Near’, ‘They Follow Your Scent’, ‘Became A Zombie’, ‘Gruesome Stuff Relish’, ‘Sex Drugs & Grind’, ‘In Death We Breath’ and ‘Scratching The Violet Velvet’. More information at www.facebook.com/gruesomestuffrelish
Finnish Deathsters DESECRESY have re-signed with Xtreem Music. The band, that already released two albums with the Spanish label ("Arches Of Entropy" in 2010 and "The Doom Skeptron" in 2012), is currently working on their 3rd full-length album which is to be expected by the end of 2013. More info and updates at www.facebook.com/pages/desecresy/244902242257521
German Death Metallers DESERTED FEAR have just released a video for the song ‘Field Of Death’. The song is taken off their debut album "My Empire", which was released earlier this year through F.D.A. Records. You can check out the video at this location. More information at www.facebook.com/desertedfear
New York City based Death Metallers DEHUMANIZED have just released their first album in 14 years, entitled "Controlled Elite". It features guest appearances from SUFFOCATION’s Terrance Hobbs and Frank Mullen and is now available through Comatose Music. The band recently teamed up with NefariousRealm.com for an exclusive premier of the song ‘Root Of Evil’, which features a guitar solo from Terrance Hobbs. Check it out at this location. DEHUMANIZED will be playing a couple of shows in December, including a benefit show for Hurricane Sandy relief on Friday, December 21, 2012 at Broadway Bar in Amityville, NY. The show also features WITHOUT REMORSE, TORN CONSTELLATION, VINCENT PRICE IS RIGHT and IN THE PATH OF TITANS. For more details visit www.facebook.com/dehumanized.ny.
DECEASED will release their next full-length album "Ghostly White" through Hells Headbangers in 2013 on both CD and LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘The Shivers’, ‘In A Quiet Town’, ‘Mr’s Allardyce’, ‘The Germ Of Distorted Lore’, ‘To Serve The Insane’, ‘Poor Jessica’s Drifted Away’ and ‘A Palpitation’s Warning’. Founding frontman King Fowley had the following to say about the album: "This record will be a very produced musical journey that will capture the complete morbid side of DECEASED. If we do what we are setting out to do, it will ooze of dark melody without forgetting the rough aggressive edges and catchiness in the songwriting that we’ve kept in our sound since day one. There will be a complete haunting aura throughout the record! A few songs will be lengthy tracks, including a 15-minute ride. Fitting interludes will lock in the actual tracks, and little jolts of madness will also rear their ugly heads from time to time. This is a musical adventure we’ve been waiting to take, and now’s the time. Get out your woolen overcoats, the funeral is about to begin…." Hells Headbangers recently also reissued DECEASED’s "Supernatural Addiction" on CD, with an LP version coming on January 23, 2013, featuring five bonus demo tracks (‘Dark Chilling Heartbeat’, ‘Frozen Screams’, ‘A Very Familiar Stranger’, ‘The Premonition’ and ‘The Hanging Soldier’) and extensive liner notes from King Fowley. For more DECEASED info, go to www.upthetombstones.net.
As a brief introduction of what is to come old school Black / Death Metallers KING CARNAGE have just released a one song demo track called ‘Slashing In The Black’ at this location. A full-length album entitled "Ounce Of Mercy, Pound Of Flesh" will be released in early 2013 through badGod Music. More info at www.facebook.com/kingcarnage.deathmetal
BrooklynVegan.com has posted ‘Sating Erictho’, a new track off "Coils Of The Black Earth", the forthcoming debut from Finnish blackened Death Metallers MAVETH at this location. The album will be available on CD and double-LP (black & grey splatter) on December 15, 2012 through Dark Descent Records. All further information at www.maveth.com or www.facebook.com/maveth666
LOCK UP, featuring Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR), Anton Reisenegger (PENTAGRAM CHILE, CRIMINAL), Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA,VENOMOUS CONCEPT) and Nick Barker (ex – CRADLE OF FILTH, ex – DIMMU BORGIR) will be playing a couple of European club shows in Febuary 2013 in support of their lastest album “Necropolis Transparent”. Drummer Nick Barker commented: “We’re really excited and looking forward to blasting our way across Europe in Febuary 2013. LOCK UP on the whole, don’t really get to do club tours very often so this is a great opportunity for us do what we do, get up close and in your face with the fans, in a more intimate setting as opposed to playing the bigger open air festival stages we’re accustomed to. Don’t get me wrong we love playing the big festivals, but with the brutal and savage nature of our music, its very well suited in a club enviroment and we feel both the band and fans vibe on that a lot more”.
NoiseArt Records have signed SVARTTJERN from Oslo, Norway. Their debut “Misanthropic Path Of Madness” was released in 2009 and the second album “Towards The Ultimate” in 2011. The band is currently busy working in the studio, with a release of the new album scheduled for early 2013. The band comments: “The dawn of the Snake is near, and so is an new era of SVARTTJERN, as future releases will be trough NoiseArt Records. Our next full-length is in the final phase of recording, and is due to release first half of 2013 – Year of the Snake. Gather the sinners! Alongside we have also joined forces with Rock The Nation, who will take care of booking and management in the future.” SVARTTJERN is comfirmed for EXTREMEFEST 2013 which takes place in Hünxe Germany from May 23 – May 25 2013. More info about the festival at www.extremefest.eu. All further info at www.facebook.com/svarttjern
Nuclear Winter Records in co-operation with Floga Records have just re-released the classic THOU ART LORD demo "The Cult Of The Horned One" as a limited vinyl mini LP (500 copies). A clear vinyl version is also available exclusively from Nuclear Winter and Floga Records, limited to 166 copies.
Nuclear Winter Records also released a limited edition of 200 professionally manufactured tapes of SUN’S BLOOD‘s "Obscurations To Zos" demo (originally recorded 8 years ago). The band features an ex – DESTROYER 666 member and current PENTACLE guitarist.
COFFIN TEXTS‘ debut album "Gods Of Creation, Death & Afterlife", originally released on CD by Dwell Records in 2000, has now been re-released by Nuclear Winter Records as well with new artwork / design and a 12 pages booklet. The album features 6 tracks of devastating Death Metal. The cover songs featured in the Dwell Records version have been discarded in favour of preserving the consistency and sonic purity of the original compositions. Limited to 500 copies.
Also available now from Nuclear Winter Records is "Viscera Terrae", the MCD by Germany’s DROWNED. For more info and ordering details check out www.nuclearwinterrecords.com
"The Northwinds Rend Flesh", the self-released EP from Minot, ND’s FROSTHELM, is now available for purchase as a digital download at www.cdbaby.com/cd/frosthelm2. The CD version will be available in the coming weeks. More info at www.facebook.com/frosthelmband
Canadian Black Metal duo WILT has just released their self-titled four track EP. The artwork comes courtesy of Sam Nelson and the logo was done by Christophe Szpajdel. Dan Lowndes handled the mastering duties. The EP is available as a digital download at wiltmanitoba.bandcamp.com. Physical copies are coming soon. For more updates and information visit www.facebook.com/wiltmb.
Additionally to the nine songs on the new album "From My Cold Dead Hands" Sweden’s NONEXIST also recorded five cover songs that Pivotal Rockordings are currently releasing for free at various social media websites and media outlets. Voices From The Darkside was chosen to be one of them, so we can exclusively offer you the band’s unique version of ATOMIC ROOSTER’s ‘Death Walks Behind You’ right here. NONEXIST will make its first live appearance at Scorched Tundra Festival on December 28, 2012 at Sticky Fingers in Sweden, playing alongside ZOMBIEKRIG, SWITCH OPENS, NO HAWAII and label mates ELDRIMNER. The band features former CARNAGE / ARCH ENEMY and current HEARSE vocalist Johan Liiva and ANDROMEDA / SKYFIRE guitarist Johan Reinholdz. The live line-up will be completed by Linus Abrahamsson (ANDROMEDA) on bass, Johan Ålgard (FAITHFUL DARKNESS) on guitars and Joakim Strandberg-Nilsson (FAITHFUL DARKNESS) on drums. For all further information check out www.johanreinholdz.com, www.johanliiva.se or www.pivotalalliance.com
American Thrashers ANGER AS ART will be headlining a festival-style show in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 15, 2012 that will be broadcasted on the TV show "Rock Spot Plus". The gig will be recorded / videotaped for possible future release by ANGER AS ART. In addition to performing ANGER AS ART material the band will close out the performance with a short set of ABATTOIR songs. A promotional video for the Rock Spot Plus show can be viewed here.