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Stygian Shadows Productions have just released "Mutilation Ritual", the first 3-track demo by Hungarian Death Metallers GRAVECRUSHER (featuring members of MÖRBID CARNAGE, NECROSODOMY, NEBRON and JACK). The professionally manufactured tape comes with a black and white old school cover (incl. lyrics) and a waterproof logo-sticker. The first edition is limited to 99 copies only and half of the quantity already sold-out during pre-orders. The artwork and logo was created by Mark Riddick. More info at www.facebook.com/gravecrusherofficial. Sound samples can be heard at www.gravecrusher.bandcamp.com
The fourth BLODARV full-length “Gâst” will be released by Self Mutilation Services in early December 2012. It will be available in two versions: regular CD format and a limited edition in A5 format which will feature different artwork. Both versions come with a 16 page booklet which includes lyrics. The recording, mixing and engineering were all done by Hugin at his HammerArt and Studios. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Indelukket’, ‘A Snowy Night In November’, ‘I Blaek Og Blod’, ‘Korset Paa Baalet’, ‘The Heart Of Art’, ‘Lonely Journey’, ‘Surrounded By Dust’ and ‘Into The Halls Of Orion’. All further details at www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
Since I can’t incorporate all topics of your questions in the liner notes of the upcoming Voices From The Darkside book edition, I figured I’d just answer some of them in our forum. You can check out the first bunch here. Thanks a lot to all those who already sent in their questions.
Turkey-based Death Metal trio ENGULFED (featuring members of DECAYING PURITY, DEGGIAL and BURIAL INVOCATION) will release the CD version of their debut EP "Through The Eternal Damnation" on November 05, 2012 via Hellthrasher Productions. The vinyl treatment will be handled by Me Saco Un Ojo Records. It will contain 4 brand new tracks with a total playing time of 25 minutes. 2 songs are already available for streaming at this location. "Through The Eternal Damnation" features cover artwork by David Torturdød of UNDERGANG and the tracklist reads like this: ‘Triumph Of The Impious’, ‘Summoned’, ‘Supreme Lord Of Blasphemy’ and ‘Inseminated With Demon Seed’. The CD can be pre-ordered here.
Blackened Death Metallers INFERION have inked a deal with badGod Music. INFERION’s badGod debut, "This Will Decay", will be released in early 2013. Earlier this year, INFERION self-released their album "The Desolate", as well as the EPs "Aborted By The Sun" (which was originally recorded by band mastermind Nick Reyes in 2003) and "Palingenesis", which dates back to 2004. All three titles and more are available at inferion.bandcamp.com. For all further info go to www.facebook.com/pages/Inferion/121467614565453
Norwegian Black Metallers CREST OF DARKNESS will release their sixth full-length album “In The Presence Of Death” on February 11, 2013 through My Kingdom Music. The band recently added DJEVELKULT guitarist Jan Fredrik Solheim (aka Dødsherre Xarim) to their line-up. He replaces Kjell Arne Hubred, who was leaving to devote more time to his family For further information about CREST OF DARKNESS check out www.crestofdarkness.com.
Singer Björn Gooßes leaves NIGHT IN GALES. Here’s his official statement: “1996 – 2012. 16 years NIGHT IN GALES, during which I have experienced some of the most intense moments as a musician – positive as well as negative ones. Well, Heavy Metal ain’t no picnic. I don’t wanna miss these memories whatsoever and I’ll always be proud of what we have done as a band! After four albums, some great and memorable tours, many festivals and numerous shows across all Europe as well as a crazy trip to Japan, there was more or less silence for quite a while. But ten years after "Necrodynamic“ we didn’t only give a sign life with our fifth record "Five Scars“, we rather returned with a bang! Yet this album is my swansong for NIGHT IN GALES. Since the release of "Five Scars“ we earned overwhelming response on the album and played some awesome shows. I will gratefully treasure the memory of my very last two shows with NIGHT IN GALES, which took place in Romania last weekend – but still time has come for me to close this chapter. With "Five Scars“ things have come full circle for me. I want to thank Jens, Tobbe, Frank and Adriano, our former drummer Christian and interim drummer Hartmut as well as all supporters, partners and friends of NIGHT IN GALES for pulling their weight on making this band become part of my DNA. 1996-2012. 16 years NIGHT IN GALES. I’ll miss you, but it’s time to move on. Cheers!“ More news and updates at www.facebook.com/nightingalesmusic
Dutch Death Metallers ANTROPOMORPHIA have released a video for the song ‘Psuchagogia’ at this location. The song comes off the band’s upcoming new album "Evangelivm Nekromantia", which will be released tomorrow on CD and LP. The clip was directed by Maurice Swinkels and shot on location in Leipzig, Germany. More at www.antropomorphia-official.com.
A series of studio clips from AEON‘s "Aeons Black" recording session has been posted at this location. "Aeons Black" was recorded at Empire Studio in Östersund, Sweden, engineered, mixed and mastered by Ronnie Björnström at Garageland Studios and features cover art by Kristian “Necrolord” Wåhlin. It will be released on November 16, 2012. All further information at www.aeon666.com
Dark Descent Records will release the self-titled debut from Toronto-based blackened Death Metal four-piece PAROXSIHZEM on October 30, 2012. The band has posted the track ‘Nausea’ from their 2010 demo at this location.
The forthcoming new KOLBRANN album “Vertigo” has been set for a January 25, 2013 release (January 22, 2013 in North America). On November 16, 2012 KOLDBRANN will release “Totalt Sjelelig Bankerott”, a 7” single strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide, including a song from “Vertigo” and an exclusive B side entitled ‘Kasjtjeijs Svøpe’. The single will also be available digitally.
THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT recently started recording their upcoming studio album and issued the following update: “Last month, THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT have entered the studio to record their fourth full-length album “Tetragrammaton”, the successor to the immensely popular “Trivmvirate”. Since 2008 – when we redefined art, music and human civilisation – we’ve been milking “Trivmvirate” until it’s cheese, so we decided to make a new album and see if we can milk that even further. Song titles set to appear on the new album include ‘Human Wave Attack’, ‘Drugs, Thugs & Machetes’, ‘Todesnacht von Stammheim’, ‘Quasr Al-Nihaya’ and ‘Aslimu!!! – All Slain Those Who Brought Down Our Highly Respected Symbols To The Lower Status Of The Barren Earth’. The overall lyrical theme will be roughly the same as on “Trivmvirate” and “The White Crematorium” (2005); but then again, who cares about lyrical themes in Death Metal? Also, hailing back from an unsurprisingly failed attempt to make ‘proper grown-up music’, synthmeister Carsten Altena has sheepishly returned to the Deathcult flock as a full band member and will contribute much wailing and gnashing of teeth both on “Tetragrammaton” and live on-stage.” Mixing duties will once again be handled by Guido Aalbers and the album is set to be released in the first half of 2013.
Season of Mist will soon re-release SEPTICFLESH’s first five albums "Mystic Places Of Dawn", “Esoptron”, "Ophidian Wheel", "A Fallen Temple" and "Revolution DNA". Each reissue will come as a digipak with brand new cover artwork designed by Seth Siro Anton and bonus material. A vinyl edition will also be released for all five albums. The first of the series, 1994’s “Mystic Places Of Dawn”, has been scheduled for a January 25, 2013 release (January 22, 2013 in North America).
Norwegian Extreme Metallers PANTHEON I, have entered Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim to begin recording their fourth full-length album. The drum tracks have already been laid down, with Vegar “Vyl” Larsen (KEEP OF KALESSIN, CHTON, live session drums for GORGOROTH) behind the kit in place of the band’s drummer Mads G (THE ALL SEEING I, ZEENON) who is currently unwell. PANTHEON I recently went “old school” and released a tape version of their very first album “Atrocity Divine” through Silent Scream Records, limited to 150 copies. The artwork for the tape was created by the Norwegian artist Kjell Åge Meland who has worked with the band on all their releases. More information about PANTHEON I can be found at www.facebook.com/pantheoni. Eight tracks by PANTHEON I can be heard on the band’s SoundCloud player which can be found at this location.
Danish Death Metallers FEROCITY have signed a deal with Deepsend Records in association with Carsten Brogaard (Revolution Music Booking & Management). The following months FEROCITY will record their new full-length album, which will be released in 2013. More at www.facebook.com/ferocity666
DarkZone Productions in co-operation with The End Of Time Records have just released the second full-length album of Polish DEEP DESOLATION. It is entitled "Rites Of Blasphemy" and available as a 3-panel digipak, in a limited number of 666 copies. You can check out the song ‘Searching For Yesterday’ on the DarkZone Productions MySpace site www.myspace.com/darkzonepl.
VOMITOR‘s third album, "The Escalation", will be released in North America and South America through Hells Headbangers on January 22, 2013. In Europe and the UK it will be out through Invictus Productions. Here’s the tracklist: ‘Pits Of Nightmare / Pitch Black’, ‘Prayer Of Nightmare’, ‘Salem Witches Grave’, ‘Hellburst To Fight’, ‘The Escalation’, ‘Metal Or Die’ and ‘Horrors Of Black Earth’. An exclusive pre-release stream of the album can be heard here. To celebrate their highly anticipated return, VOMITOR will be embarking on their first-ever American tour in December, playing six exclusive dates together with NEGATIVE PLANE. Early copies of the CD and LP version of "The Escalation" will be for sale at all dates of the tour. More info can be found at www.bbqbooking.blogspot.com
CRYPTOPSY will release a 2 CD / digital download "best of" collection, entitled "The Best Of Us Bleed", via Century Media Records on November 12, 2012 in Europe and November 19, 2012 in North America. It features 32 songs in a playing time of approximately 140 minutes, including 3 exclusive, newer studio songs, several rare live / demo / cover / bonus tracks as well as selected cuts from the first 6 studio albums. The cover artwork of this compilation was designed by Toshihiro Egawa (SUICIDE SILENCE, KRISIUN, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, etc.) and the booklet contains extensive biographical liner notes by Adrien Begrand (Decibel Magazine). More info at www.cryptopsy.ca or www.facebook.com/cryptopsymetal
ENTHRONED and FORGOTTEN TOMB are due to kick off a European tour on November 28, 2012 at Le Korigan in Luynes / Aix (France). Both bands are touring in support of their latest full-length albums "Obsidium" (by ENTHRONED) released in March via Agonia Records and "…And Don’t Deliver Us From Evil…" (by FORGOTTEN TOMB) that is due to be released a month before the initial tour date. Tracks from both albums can be checked out here and here.
Canada’s 2 piece Black Metal project WILT are about to release their self-titled debut EP in late October / early November. It features the tracks ‘Autumn Veil’, ‘Empyrean’, ‘Cold Misfortune’ and ‘Pale Consternation’, with a total playing time of approximately 30 minutes. The artwork comes courtesy of Sam Nelson and the logo was created by Christophe Szpajdel. Dan Lowndes will handle mastering duties. The band has posted a sampler of the EP at this location. For more information visit www.facebook.com/wiltmb.
The new album by Poland’s symphonic Black Metallers LUNA AD NOCTUM is entitled "Hypnotic Inferno" and will be released by Massacre Records in February 2013. For all further information and updates check out www.lunaadnoctum.com or www.facebook.com/lan.official
On November 16, 2012 Cyclone Empire Records will release "Carnage Slaughter And Death", the second album of Swedish Crust / Death Metallers ZOMBIFIED. It was mixed and mastered by Ronnie Björnström from Enhanced Audio Productions at Garageland Studios (THE GROTESQUERY, THE 11TH HOUR, BONE GNAWER, BLODSRIT) and features cover artwork and booklet layout by Costin Chioreanu (Twilight13Media.com). The vinyl version will be strictly limited to 500 copies on heavy vinyl and include an artwork poster Members of ZOMBIFIED have been or still are active in bands like FACEBREAKER, BLODSRIT, PAGANIZER, TORMENTED, SCAR SYMMETRY, AKTIV DÖDSHJÄLP or SINNERS BURN. The tracklist of "Carnage Slaughter And Death" reads like this: ‘Carnage Slaughter And Death’, ‘Pull The Trigger’, ‘Withering Souls’, ‘Suffering Ascends’, ‘Clenched Fist Vengeance’, ‘Endless Days Of Wrath’, ‘Reborn In Sin’, ‘Corrosive Spiral’, ‘The Flesh Of The Living’, ‘The Last Stand’, ‘Slayer Fashion’ and ‘Reign Of Terror’ More info at www.facebook.com/zombifiedswe
Swedish Death Metallers DAEMONICUS have have just released their second full-length, "Deadwork", via Abyss Records. GunShyAssassin.com has posted an exclusive premier of the album track ‘The Hymn Of Ubo Sathla’ at this location. The album was recorded at Fenix Recording Studios (drums) and the band’s own C.C.H.B. Studios (guitars, bass and vocals) and was produced by DAEMONICUS in conjunction with Krille Englund. Mixing and mastering came courtesy of Ronnie Björnström of Enhanced Audio Productions at Garageland Studios in Umeå. More info at www.facebook.com/daemonicus.nu
"In The Grip Of Chaos", the debut full-length from Sweden’s ERUPTED is out now on Abyss Records. It was recorded at Kloster Productions by Robin ”Rojne” Svensson, who already worked with the band on their sold-out 2010 "Faces Of Death" EP. Check the song ‘Salvation From Below’ at this location. For all further information go to www.facebook.com/eruptedofficial
Listenable Records have signed ACHERON. Band founder and frontman Vincent Crowley commented on the band’s signing by saying: “ACHERON has been a thriving entity for many years now. We never got a proper push from any of our past labels to get to the next level. The band has received a lot of interest within the last year. When Listenable Records talked with me about signing ACHERON, I was indeed interested. The reason being is that he was a fan of ACHERON a long time ago. He believes in our music and wants to finally give ACHERON the push we deserve. We are not just a band, we’re a fucking diabolic War Machine!” The new ACHERON album "Kult Des Hasses" is scheduled for Spring 2013.
Century Media Records have signed reformed Chicago Death Metallers BROKEN HOPE. The band’s founder, Jeremy Wagner, comments: “For years, I wanted to write a new BROKEN HOPE album and see BROKEN HOPE firmly placed with a new home. My dream came true as BROKEN HOPE just signed a worldwide deal with Century Media. I’ve harbored great appreciation for CM and its stellar roster of artists since ’88 and I’m extremely happy and grateful to see BROKEN HOPE become part of the CM family. My sincere thanks to Robert Kampf and Maurizio Iacono for embracing our musical art. Watch for a new, sick and über-ferocious BROKEN HOPE album to hit the globe in 2013!” For more information please visit www.brokenhope.com
The next chapter in Relapse’s DEATH reissue campaign is the band’s 1990 "Spiritual Healing" album. The reissue comes as a double CD in super deluxe packaging and features brand new liner notes from James Murphy and Terry Butler, Chuck’s sister Beth Schuldiner and VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen. Disc 1 features a completely new remaster of the original album and disc 2 contains 16 previously unreleased rehearsal, outtakes and studio instrumentals. In addition to the 2-Disc edition, a limited edition (2000 machine numbered copies) triple CD digipak will be available exclusively from www.relapse.com. The third CD features a never before released live set recorded in 1990 featuring the "Spiritual Healing" line-up. An iTunes deluxe edition will also be released containing 5 additional previously unreleased pre – "Human" rehearsal tracks not available on either of the CD versions.
Iron Bonehead Productions have just released two new 7" EPs: "Enter Transcendence" by Germany’s BEYOND (with gatefold cover, limited to 500 copies) and "Under The Shadow Of Death" by Denmark’s PUSTULATION (with insert, also limited to 500 copies). More info and ordering details at www.ironbonehead.de
U.S. Death Metallers ABYSME are currently streaming their entire 10-track debut album "Strange Rites" at this location. The band released the CD version on September 24, 2012 via Hellthrasher Productions and the vinyl treatment is due out by the end of 2012 through Blood Harvest Records. ABYSME was formed in 2006 in Pittsburg by ex – FUNERUS member, Brad Heiple. More information at www.facebook.com/abysme
Selfmadegod Records have just released a DECREPITAPH compilation CD entitled "Forgotten Scriptures". It includes the previously unreleased track ‘Vengeance Of The Abyss’, songs from the split 7"es with ANATOMIA, ETERNAL SOLSTICE, ERODED, MEATHOLE INFECTION, FATHER BEFOULED, the split 12" MLP with OFFAL, the "Resurrected And Rotting" 7" EP and a live version of ‘Unholy Crucifixion’. DECREPITAPH features current members of ENCOFFINATION, FATHER BEFOULED, SCAREMAKER, TOMBSTONES, LOATHSOME, BEYOND HELL etc. More info at www.decrepitaph.com
INCANTATION have finished the recordings of their new album ”Vanquish In Vengeance“ at Mars Studio with Bill Korecky. The mixing was done by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios and the cover art comes courtesy of Worthless (www.worthlessendeavors.com). Here’s the tracklist: ‘Invoked Infinity’, ‘Ascend Into The Eternal’, ‘Progeny Of Tyranny’, ‘Transcend Into Absolute Dissolution’, ‘Haruspex’, ‘Vanquish In Vengeance’, ‘Profound Loathing’, ‘The Hellions Genesis’, ‘From Hollow Sands’ and ‘Legion Of Dis’. An exclusive track for Decibel Magazine’s Flexi Disc series will be available only to subscribers (www.DecibelMagazine.com). For this INCANTATION founder John McEntee dug into his vault and pulled up the tune ‘Degeneration’, off the self-titled 1989 demo from his pre – INCANTATION tech Thrash band, REVENANT. INCANTATION gave the song a proper reworking and the deathed-up, newly-recorded version of the song will appear inside the December 2012 issue of Decibel.
Former BLOODY SIGN members Kalevi and Ilmar Uibo have founded a new band called CHAOS ECHOES. The line-up gets completed by Etienne Testart and Stefan Thanneur (on guitar and bass respectively). Their first 6 track CD "Tone Of Things To Come" was recorded in April 2012 and mixed and mastered by Patrick W. Engel (KATHARSIS, ASCENSION). It is out now as a limited gatefold digi-sleeve CD via the band’s web store chaosechoes.bigcartel.com. The song ‘The Innermost Depths Of Knowledge’ is streaming at this location. More info at www.chaosechoes.org or www.facebook.com/chaosechoes
Spanish Death Grinders GRUESOME STUFF RELISH have signed with F.D.A. Records. A new album entitled "Sempiternal Death Grind" will be released January 25, 2013. Here’s the tracklist already: ‘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 info at www.facebook.com/gruesomestuffrelish