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Abyss Records have signed Swedish Black Metallers ASTROPHOBOS for the release of the band’s forthcoming debut full-length. The band will enter the studio this month with producer Erik Nilsson to record the album, with a release date scheduled for winter. ASTROPHOBOS have teamed-up with Fredrik Widigs (DEMONICAL, THE UGLY) as a session drummer for the recordings. The band has already posted a pre-production teaser of the as-of-yet-untitled album here. Abyss Records is currently selling copies of the band’s self-financed 2010 EP, "Arcane Secrets", via the label’s webstore at www.officialabyssrecords.com. For all further info check out www.astrophobos.com or www.facebook.com/astrophobos.
Century Media Records will be releasing a compilation of SONNE ADAM’s previous non-album recordings entitled “Messengers Of Desolate Ways” on October 22, 2012. Besides the tracks of the vinyl only MLP “Doctrines Of Dark Devotion” (out now on Imperium Productions), this compilation also includes all tracks of the extremely rare “Armed With Hammers” EP, all tracks of the “The Sun Is Dead” EP as well as three previously unreleased songs. www.facebook.com/sonneadam
On September 10, 2012 To The Death Records will release the two demos by Sweden’s CURSE on a limited edition 10" MLP, entitled "Ad Futuram Rei Memoriam" (100 copies on black vinyl, including patch and a regular grey vinyl edition). The tracklist reads like this: ‘Caede Porcos’, ‘Morbid Death’, ‘Inner Memoir’, ‘Forbidden Prophecy’, ‘Reign Of Regret’. You’ll find soundsamples here or here. More info at www.tothedeath.se
SINISTER have recorded their new album “The Carnage Ending” at Germany’s Soundlodge Studios with Jörg Uken. It will be released on September 28, 2012 via Massacre Records. A video with footage from the studio is available here. “The Carnage Ending” will also be available as limited 2 CD digipak with five exclusive bonus tracks. The song ‘Transylvania’ off the album is already available for pre-listening here.
Hammerheart Records will release a compilation CD of VILE, entitled “Rare Tracks”. It features the band’s demos "Unearthed" (1996), "Vile-ation" (1997), "Relapse" (1999) and "New Age Of Chaos" (2004), as well as live performances from 1999 and 2004. The entire material was remastered by guitar player Colin Davis at Imperial Mastering. It is a worldwide limited release to 500 copies only.
Century Media Records have signed VOIVOD. The band’s new album "Target Earth" will be released on January 21, 2013 in Europe and January 22, 2013 in North America. The band comments: “Our goal has been to find a partner for Iron Gang Factory to help get new VOIVOD music to the world and Century Media, we are proud to say, is the right company to do so globally. We can’t wait to release tour and promote "Target Earth".”
‘Static Involution’, the premiere track from DECLINE Of THE I‘s upcoming debut album "Inhibition", can be streamed at this location. The album will be out on September 25, 2012 in Europe and November 06, 2012 in North America via Agonia Records. More info at www.facebook.com/declineofthei
HORDE OF THE ECLIPSE drummer Lucas Sweger will help out Central Pennsylvania crust-infused, old school Black Metallers THE BEYOND for the band’s upcoming live dates and recording sessions. In the weeks to come, the band will enter Welfare Line Studio in West Chester, PA to record "Frostbitepanzerfuck", the full-length follow up to the "Gross Encounters Of The Sacrificial Rite" split 7" with THE LURKING CORPSES, which came out in early 2012 on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. "Frostbitepanzerfuck" is slated for release later this year. For more on THE BEYOND check out www.facebook.com/thebeyond666
"Scorned", the second studio full-length from Polish Death Metallers MASACHIST, is out now worldwide via Selfmadegod Records. The band features Thrufel (ex-AZARATH, ex-YATTERING), Daray (DIMMU BORGIR, ex-VADER, VESANIA), Heinrich (VESANIA, ex-DECAPITATED, ex-Unsun), Aro (SHADOWS LAND, TORQUEMADA) and Pig (ANAL STENCH, ex-DECAPITATED). The album was recorded at Monroe Sound Studio (VESANIA, DISLOYAL, SHADOWS LAND, MANSLAUGHTER) and mixed by guitarist Aro. You can listen to the entire album here. More info at www.masachist.pl or www.facebook.com/masachist
German Death Metallers OBSCENITY will release their eighth album "Atrophied In Anguish" on September 14, 2012 through Apostasy Records. The album was recorded at Soundlodge Studio (GOD DETHRONED, SINISTER, DEW-SCENTED) with producer Jörg Uken and you can already check out the title track at this location.
Montreal’s CRYPTOPSY will release their forthcoming self-titled album on November 20, 2012 in the U.S. through Cryptopsy / Defen Society in association with Revulotion Harmony / Candlelight Records. Pre-orders for the album are available through the band at www.Cryptopsy.ca or by visiting this location.
Chaos Records has officially released "Christ Zero", the second offering from Swedish TURBOCHARGED. It was mastered by Rikard Lofgren at Leon Music Studios (VOMITORY, ENFORCER). A limited edition (500 copies) four-panel digipak will also be available. Chaos Records is currently streaming the track ‘G-Virus’ at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/pages/Turbocharged/76137909752
"Scorn Aesthetics", the debut from French Death Metallers AD PATRES is now available via Kaotoxin Records (shop.kaotoxin.com). All further info you may find at www.facebook.com/adpatres
After an 18-year break Finnish Death Metallers CONVULSE have returned and already played a few comeback shows in Finland this year. The band has also been confirmed to play Maryland Deathfest 2013, with more live appearances in the works for the near future. A new CONVULSE vinyl EP, with two brand-new tracks, is scheduled for a November release, and a new full-length album can be expected in 2013. The band has signed to Svart Records, who will handle both the EP and the album worldwide. "Our new material has a strong old school Death Metal feel to it, and the band is tighter than ever before", says lead guitarist / vocalist Rami Jämsä. "When recording, we plan to concentrate on the energy brought on by playing everything live – no triggers or ProTools. Nothing beats a well-rehearsed band playing live, be it on stage or in the studio." Recent CONVULSE rehearsal footage can be viewed here. For all further info go to www.facebook.com/convulse or www.svartrecords.com
Costa Rica’s Death Metallers INSEPULTO have inked a distribution deal with Wydawnictwo Psycho Records from Poland (www.wydawnictwopsycho.com). The label will release a CD version of the band’s “Morbid Spawn of Resurrection” debut exclusively for Europe. The album cover was created by Daniel “SelfDesecrator" and you can check out two of the songs (‘Misanthropic’ and ‘Epitome Of Rigor Mortis’) here and here. All further info at www.facebook.com/pages/insepulto/314871011905018
"Perihelion, the third album of NEOKHROME, will be released on October 27, 2012. A promotional video with exclusive samples from the new album has been posted here. The album will also be released as a very limited digipak edition. You can pre-order your copy at www.neokhrome.hu or www.facebook.com/neokhrome
‘As Shadows Cover’, a track from Pennsylvania’s Black Metallers SHADOWS IN THE CRYPT‘s second full-length release "Cryptic Communications", is currently streaming at this location. All further band info at www.facebook.com/shadowsinthecrypt
"The Gloomy Reflections Of Our Hidden Sorrows", the hard to find debut album of Mexican Death Metallers CENOTAPH, will be re-released on September 24, 2012 via Chaos Records. The album was remastered, includes original artwork by Polish artist Ryszard Wojtynski and features the "Tenebrous Apparitions" and "The Eternal Disgrace" 7" EPs as bonus. This one time pressing comes as a double vinyl (180gram), gatefold jacket (350gram), printed innersleeves with embossed CENOTAPH logo and an exclusive A2 poster. It is limited to 500 copies worldwide (100 brown, 100 orange and 300 classic black). You can pre-order your copy at this location.
Dead Center Productions from the Ukraine in cooperation with Parkour Zombie Records will release a tribute to HELLHAMMER / CELTIC FROST compilation later this year. The following bands / songs will be featured: EMPHERIS – ‘Maniac’, KULT OV AZAZEL – ‘The Third Of The Storms (Evoked Damnation)’, STILLBORN – ‘The Third Of The Storms (Evoked Damnation)’, BERSATOTT – ‘Revelations Of Doom’, MASSENHINRICHTUNG – ‘Jewel Throne’, SAURON – ‘Innocence And Wrath / The Usurper’, THEUDHO – ‘Dethroned Emperor’, TONDRA – ‘Reaper’, EMMOS – ‘Return To The Eve’, EVIL WARRIORS – ‘Third Of The Storms (Evoked Damnation)’, HEREAFTER – ‘A Kiss Or A Whisper’, NO EMPATHY – ‘Circle Of The Tyrants’, PAGANFIRE – ‘Inner Sanctum’, THANATHRON – ‘Into The Crypts Of Rays’, TENGWAR – ‘Visions Of Mortality’, THE DEAD MUSICIAN / THE AUSTRASIAN GOAT – ‘Sorrow Of The Moon’, CALES – ‘A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh’, IRAN – ‘Mexican Radio’, AU REVOIR – ‘Buried And Forgotten’ and FOUL STENCH – ‘Dethroned Emperor’. More information and updates at www.deadcenter666.com
Malaysia’s HUMILIATION have signed a deal with Deepsend Records. Their as-of-yet untitled fourth album will be released in early 2013. www.humiliation.my
Deepsend Records have also signed Brisbane, Australia’s ETERNAL REST. The label will release the band’s debut album, "Prophetic", in early 2013. It was recorded and mixed by Joe Haley (PSYCROPTIC). A pre-production recording of the track ‘Preaching The Decimation Of Spheres’ has been posted at this location. More info at www.facebook.com/eternalrestband
Malaysian old school Death Metallers LAVATORY have been signed by Pulverised Records. The band recently released a five song EP entitled "Transgression" and plans are already underway to work on the debut full-length. Here’s a statement from vocalist Muntah Ke Darah on the signing: "Well it’s a dream come true for LAVATORY to sign with Pulverised as we are the first Malaysian band offered with this opportunity. Our next step after releasing a full-length with Pulverised Record is to plant the Malaysia and the Asia map into Europe and America territories. We hope our debut will open up the worldwide Metalheads’ eyes on Asia." More info at www.facebook.com/lavatory.bandpage
"Antichrist", the new EP from Sweden’s Thrash Metallers DIE HARD, is available for a free stream and download at this location. The EP will officially be released as a vinyl 7" on August 31, 2012 and features the two tracks ‘Antichrist’ (an alternative version) and ‘Bloodlust’ (VENOM cover). DIE HARD’s upcoming full-length album, "Conjure The Legions" will be out on September 25, 2012 in Europe and November 06, 2012 in North America. A promotional video for the album can be viewed here. More DIE HARD info at www.facebook.com/pages/die-hard/148666655155328
On October 08, 2012 Yonkers, New York based technical Death / Grinders MALIGNANCY will release their new full-length album "Eugenics" through Willowtip / Hammerheart Records. The album was recorded throughout 2010 – 2011 by Eliot Gellar at Gellar Cellar Studio in Mahopac, New York, mixed and mastered by Luca Minieri at Dissonant Studio in Aosta, Italy and features cover art of Justin Osbourn of Slasher Designs. Here’s an official statement from the band: "Eugenics" is a culmination of MALIGNANCY past and present with a hint of what’s to come in the future. Recording the new tunes with a click track was a totally new experience." You can check out the cover art as well as the album’s opening track ‘Type Zero Civilization’ at this location. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Type Zero Civilization’, ‘Eugenics’, ‘Extinction Event’, ‘Global Systemic Collapse’, ‘Cataclysmic Euphoria’, ‘Separatists’, ‘Monstrous Indifference’, ‘Cryptobiosis’, ‘Creatures Of Conformity’ and ‘The Breach’. More info at www.malignancy.com
EXUMER have premiered the video to the title track of their last album "Fire & Damnation" at this location. It’s the band’s first ever official video clip in their 27 year-long history and was entirely filmed and edited in Sao Paulo / Brazil, during EXUMER’s South American Damnation tour earlier this summer. The footage combines the band’s live performance with the harsh conditions prevalent in some of Sao Paulo’s less affluent and privileged neighborhoods. Comments vocalist Mem V. Stein: "The idea behind the clip was to showcase the band’s intense relationship with our Brazilian fans in a live situation and the disparities that are still present in one of the fastest growing economies in the world. We chose the song ‘Fire & Damnation’ because its vibe is quite universal, where you don’t have look to religion or elsewhere to find damnation here on earth. Ultimately, the clip is a "thank you" to all our fans in South America and around the world as we always try to relate to them in an honest and very real way." More info at www.exumer.de or www.facebook.com/exumerofficial
To The Death Records have uploaded a "pre-taster" of the upcoming third TERRORAMA full-length "Genocide" at this location. The album is supposed to be released in October 2012. For more information check out www.myspace.com/terrorama or http://terrorama.bandcamp.com
Swedish Death Metallers SORCERY have inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the release of their second full-length album. The band split up in 1997 and reformed in 2009, recording two demos before signing to Xtreem Music. SORCERY is currently working on their new album, over 20 years after their debut. Still untitled, it’s being partly recorded with Tomas Skogsberg at Sunlight Studios, the same studio used in 1991 for "Bloodchilling Tales". Seven out of the nine songs on the album are brand new, written with the latest line-up, consisting of original members Ola Malmström (vocals), Paul Johansson (guitar) and the two new members, John Falk (drums) and Mikael Carlsson (bass). The other two songs, ‘Master Of The Chains’ and ‘Maculated Life’ were written during the bands earlier days and will perfectly link the old material with the new. The cover artwork is being drawn by Daniel Devilish, while the recordings will be finished around November for an expected release in January 2013 on CD with a vinyl version later on. In the meantime listen to the two new songs ‘Warbringer‘ and ‘Created From Darkness And Rage‘ featured on the band’s "Warbringer" pre-production demo 2012 which are being re-recorded for the album with better sound, production and arrangements.