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Brazil’s GRAVE DESECRATOR is now officially part of the Pulverised Records roster. The band is now focused and geared up for the next full-length effort, which will see the light of day with a possible 2012 release. In an official statement by GRAVE DESECRATOR bass-player Necrogoat: "We’re really ravished to be signed with Pulverised Records, a label that really fits to our music in terms of ideological aspects and works professionally. We are sure that this partnership will result in a tormenting sonic deliverance that will lead you all to a thunderous and malignant holocaust!!! The new album shall come in 2012, and we promise that it will not disappoint anybody! It will contain lots of (good) surprises on it, but with the same infamous essence we’ve been made of! Oh fuck! We are really eager for this release! A new European tour is already planned for early 2012, so all Europeans are welcome to taste our live channeling of chaos. Keep us up in your minds and souls!! We are the BRAZILIAN BLACKEST METAL MASSACRE!" GRAVE DESECRATOR is currently preparing for their next massacre tour in European borders once again, in co-operation with Roadmaster Booking Agency. The GRAVE DESECRATOR "Desecrating Europe Tour 2012" will commence from March 2012 till April 2012, with the band trekking across several European regions during the month-long tour. The promotion video clip for the GRAVE DESECRATOR "Desecrating Europe Tour 2012" is available at this location www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeOkJ0jBWRk
Relapse Records have released a compilation of MORTA SKULD recordings from olden times called "Through The Eyes Of Death: The Early Demos". The album combines the band’s two 1990 demos, "Gory Departure" and "Prolong The Agony", on one disc. Both demos were remastered for the collection by Chris Wisco at Belle City Sound. Tracklist: ‘Intro’, ‘Sacrificial Rite’, ‘Gory Departure’, ‘Preacher Of Lies’, ‘Senseless Killing’, ‘Through The Eyes Of Death’, ‘Feast From Within’, ‘Prolong The Agony’, ‘…Of Evil’, ‘Eternal Suffering’ and ‘Metal Church’ (Metal Church cover). More info at www.facebook.com/mortaskuld
Swedish Death Metal act, DEAD AWAKEN, featuring former members of ABHOTH, has signed with Abyss Records for the release of their full-length debut, "Where Hope Turns Dripping Red". The album’s track listing has been revealed and reads like this: ‘Carnivore’, ‘Kingdom Of Damnation (Where Hope Turns Drippig Red)’, ‘Deutsches Afrika Corpse’, ‘Rocket Symphony’, ‘Mudhell’, ‘Manic Destructive’, ‘Envy The Dead’, ‘Venom Of The Population’ and ‘State Of Corrosion’. DEAD AWAKEN has posted selections from "Where Hope Turns Dripping Red" on their ReverbNation page www.reverbnation.com/deadawaken and live footage of the band performing the song ‘Mudhell’, shot in September by Mikael Löfstedt, at Galaxy Rock Club in Västerås, Sweden has been posted here www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxJ2r9JvPEo. More info at www.dead-awaken.com
Pennsylvania / New York based Death Metallers FUNERUS will release their second full-length album "Reduced To Sludge" on November 22, 2011 through Ibex Moon Records. The band features INCANTATION guitarist John McEntee, bassist / vocalist Jill McEntee and drummer Sam Inzerra (MORTICIAN, MORPHEUS DESCENDS). The album was engineered by Sam Inzerra, Jim Roe and John McEntee. Drums and guitars were recorded at Neanderthal Studios in Plainfield, New Jersey and the bass and vocals were recorded at Aries Studio in Johnstown, PA. "Reduced To Sludge" was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö (BLOODBATH, DARK FUNERAL, DISSECTION, HAIL OF BULLETS, OPETH). The cover artwork was done by Dusty Peterson (SIX FEET UNDER, CATTLE DECAPITATION, BLOODBATH). The track ‘Sound Of Oil’ is available for streaming on the band’s Facebook page. Jill McEntee comments on the album, "I feel we were able to capture the natural FUNERUS essence on this album. It continues in the same vein of the first album "Festering Earth", in heaviness and songwriting. I think it will be well received." Jill also had this to say about the band’s upcoming performance at the Goregrowler’s Ball in November where they will share the stage with the likes of EXHUMED, GOATWHORE, SUFFOCATION and many more, "FUNERUS is happy to announce we will be playing the Goregrowler’s Ball In San Antonio TX, which runs from November 18th to November 20th. This will be our first time playing Texas since we played in Austin back in about 2003. It’s great to be part of such a killer line-up of bands this year. See you all there!" For more information on the fest, visit www.goregrowlersballfest.com
The following bands recently teamed up with Detest Records: ENCOFFINATION (USA), NECROCCULTUS (Mexico) and UNAUSSPRECHLICHEN KULTEN (Chile). In each case, a 7" featuring new material will be released within the next months.
NECROWRETCH will soon record their first 7" EP which will be released on Detest Records in February 2012. Before that new offering, Detest Records will release a tape compiling both sold out band’s early demos. A repress of the "Putrefactive Infestation" 12" MLP will also occur in early 2012.
ENTRAPMENT are about to complete all aspects of their first 7" EP which will be released on Detest Records at the end of October / early November 2012.
SWALLOWED is about to record its first full-length album. The vinyl version will be handled by Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Detest Records while the CD version will be released through Dark Descent Records.
Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Detest Records will send the 12" version of MORBUS CHRON‘s "Sleepers In The Rift" album to the pressing plant within a month.
Ola Larsson, who’s responsible for the DISMA "Towards The Megalith" album cover, recently started working on the cover artwork of the 12" version of DISMA’S "The Vault Of Membros" demo to be released on Detest Records within 2 or 3 months.
The cover artwork of ASCENDED‘s "Temple Of Dark Offerings" 12" MLP to be released on Detest Records is now in the works. The release is set to the first months of 2012. For more details check out www.detestrecords.com.
DESASTER have announced to enter Toxomusic Studios in Koblenz, Germany the 20th of October with Wally Walldorf behind the helm. The fourpiece has revealed "The Arts Of Destruction" as the title of their seventh studio album to be released in February of 2012. The album will feature nine new songs as well as an intro and outro. "The Arts Of Destruction" will get the final mix and mastering at Temple Of Disharmony Studio by Patrick W. Engel. Comments DESASTER: "The album will be full of Metal to bang your head to, to raise your fist at and to worship Heavy Metal music in general! Fuck off trends, hail the cult of Heavy Metal!" Stay tuned for more information on "The Arts Of Destruction" and watch out for the new album in early 2012! www.total-desaster.com
On September 30, 2011 Ireland’s Invictus Productions will release "In Glory We March Towards Our Doom", the debut full-length by Californian quartet SANGUIS IMPEREM. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Nil Igitur Est Mors Ad Nos’, ‘The Scourge Of Men’, ‘Possessed By Violence’, ‘Strapped To The Crank Wheel’, ‘Inherit Decay’, ‘Praeternatural Order’, ‘Heralds Of Triumph’, ‘Pathetic Obsecrations’ and ‘The Crucifilth’. The track ‘The Scourge Of Men’ can be heard at the label’s website www.invictusproductions.net
On October 25, 2011 Iron Pegasus Records (www.iron-pegasus.com) will release MPIRE OF EVIL‘s "Creatures Of The Black" MLP on gatefold vinyl. The band consists of the three former VENOM members Jeff Mantas, Antton and Demolition Man. The MLP will feature own compositions as well as coversongs of bands that influenced the bandmembers during their career,
Pulverised Records have signed Swedish Death Metallers NECROCURSE. The band consists of members from NIFELHEIM, NECRONAUT, RUNEMAGICK, ex – DEATHWITCH and ex – SWORDMASTER to name a few. The upcoming debut full-length album is supposed to be released in 2012. Here’s an official statement from the band: "The time has come for the Death Metal rebels to rise from the grave, and forge a full album release of the Metal of Death! Necrocurse are proud to announce the collaboration with Pulverised Records for the upcoming yet untitled album. The upcoming release will be recorded during the coming winter and include at least 9 tracks of insane morbid death…" In other NECROCURSE-related news, the band recently unleashed a brand new 7" EP entitled "Insane Curse Of Morbidity" in September 2011 through Aftermath Music. Go here www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEY3ncPXvM0 to have a taster of the side A track entitled ‘Insane Curse Of Morbidity’. NECROCURSE is: Hellbutcher – vocals, Stefan Rodin – guitar, Martin "Märda" Andersson – guitar, Johan Bäckman – bass and Nicklas Rudolfsson – drums.
Hells Headbangers have announced a bunch of releases for the next couple of months. In October: VOID MEDITATION CULT – "Sulfurous Prayers" (demo cassette), HIC IACET – "Hedonist Of The Death" (12" MLP, limited to 333 copies, pressed on brown vinyl), NOCTURNAL BLOOD – "True Spirit Of Old… (their 2008 demo on 12" MLP) and CULTES DES GHOULES – "Spectres Over Transylvania" (12" MLP). On November 08, 2011 MIDNIGHT – "Satanic Royalty" (LP, Pic LP, CD w/ DVD, tape) and the US version of SANGUIS IMPEREM – "In Glory We March Towards Our Doom" (CD) will follow. And on November 22, 2011 EMBALMED (Mexico) – "Exalt The Imperial Beast" (CD, LP), SPEEDWOLF – "Ride With Death" (CD, LP) and "The Late Hours" (CD) by Horror Punk Rockers THE VLADIMIRS will see the light of day. More info at www.hellsheadbangers.com
Swedish Death Metallers MORDBRAND have signed a deal with Chaos Records for the vinyl release of "Necropsychotic". The album was originally released by Deathgasm Records in September and features GOD MACABRE vocalist P. Boder. Here’s the tracklist: ‘Eaters Of The Void’, ‘Graveyard Revisited’, ‘Skärseld (Return To The Unholy)’, ‘The Fall Of Flesh’, ‘Deathbound’ and ‘Deliverance’. More info at www.myspace.com/mordbranddeath
Century Media Records have renewed their deal with NAPALM DEATH who has wrapped up the recordings of their yet untitled 14th studio album earlier this year at Parlour Studio in Kettering, UK with longtime producer Russ Russell.
2011 will see XENOMORPH‘s 1995 out-of-print "Empyreal Regimes" resurrected, complete with the band’s 1993 "Subspecies" demo on Dark Descent Records. www.darkdescent.net
Northern California’s BLESSED CURSE (formerly DEVASTATOR) have completed recording their debut full-length. Currently artist Marc Sasso (DIO, HALFORD) is working on the cover artwork. The band is still seeking a North American licensing / label deal, while the album will be released via Cyclone Empire on the rest of the planet. In the meantime check out the brandnew track ‘Bleeding Cross’ from the upcoming, still untitled new album on www.facebook.com/blessedcurseofficial
In "celebration" of the World Peace day Morbid Metal Records will release the "No Fuckin’ World Peace" split 7" EP by Peruvian deathdealers RECRUCIFY and U.S. war mongers OBEISANCE in late November. Interested parties should contact morbidmetalrecords@hotmail.com
"Clairvoyance", the third demo of HAZAEL, was just re-released on CD by Polish Psycho Records. The material was extremely inspired by old NIHILIST, GRAVE, NIRVAVA 2002 or ENTOMBED. The founder and leader of the band – Tomek Dobrzeniecki, is responsible for the graphic design. The twelve page booklet includes full lyrics, photos and interviews with HAZAEL. The CD also contains a multimedia section with a 1992 concert (the only recorded four piece performance with Wojtek Stasiak on bass). The first 100 copies come with a band poster and pin. You can order your copy from robert@wydawnictwopsycho.com
The following statement has been issued by Norwegian Black Metallers RAGNAROK: “We confirm that RAGNAROK is ending its collaboration with Regain Records and no further albums will be released on the label. We are currently in the process of looking at various offers from labels, but no decision has yet been taken, and if any labels are interested in working with the band they are more than welcome to contact us via our management at patriciathomas@btinternet.com” RAGNAROK is currently coming to the end of a very successful 14 date tour of Brazil and Mexico, and on their return the band will continue working on what will be their seventh full-length album. Formed in 1994, the last album, “Collectors of the King”, was released in 2010 after a six-year hiatus, during which time RAGNAROK underwent an almost total line up change, with drummer and founder member Jontho being the only original member left. Aside from Jontho on drums, the line up today consists of Hans Fyrste (vocals), DezeptiCunt (bass and backing vox) and Bolverk (guitars). More information about the band can be found on their website at www.ragnarokhorde.com
ABORTED have just wrapped up all work on the band’s upcoming seventh studio album ”Global Flatline”. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, PESTILENCE, HATESPHERE) at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark this summer. The album will contain 12 tracks for the regular jewel case edition and 14 tracks on the limited edition digipak, both to be released on Century Media Records in January 2012. Artwork has once again been handled by Justin Osbourn from Slasher Design. Century Media will release a digital single of the title track ‘Global Flatline’ on October 15, 2011. Here’s the complete tracklisting of the album: ‘Omega Mortis’, ‘Global Flatline’, ‘The Origin Of Disease’, ‘Coronary Reconstruction’, ‘Fecal Forgery’, ‘Of Scabs And Boils’, ‘Vermicular, Obscene, Obese’, ‘Expurgation Euphoria’, ‘From A Tepid Whiff’, ‘The Kallinger Theory’, ‘Our Father, Who Art Of Feces’, ‘Grime’ and ‘Endstille’. Furthermore, "Global Flatline" features several guest vocalists: Trevor Strnad from THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, Julien Truchan of BENIGHTED, Jason Netherton of MISERY INDEX and Keiijo Niinima from ROTTEN SOUND. A video for the track ‘Origin Of Disease’ has been shot in the UK this summer with director Phil Berridge (CEREBRAL BORE, etc). After playing such renowned festivals as Party San Open Air, Summer Breeze etc. this summer, ABORTED will be touring Europe this November/December with DECAPITATED, DECREPIT BIRTH, CYANIDE SERENITY, ARCHSPIRE to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the band’s classic "Engineering The Dead" album.