"Birth Of Damnation", the debut album by Kentucky’s GORGY has just been released through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. The tracklist reads like this: ‘Welcoming The Gore’, ‘Retaliation Of Your Disease’, ‘3rd Degree Sodomy’, ‘May Cause Birth Defects’, ‘Battered Bruised Raped & Torn’, ‘Disgorge The Child’, ‘Induce The Inutile’ and ‘Birth Of Damnation’. More info at www.myspace.com/gorgyband
With the CD reissue of DEATH STRIKE‘s classic "Fuckin’ Death" already available, Dark Descent Records is now taking pre-orders for the vinyl version. It will be available as a limited edition of 100 gold colored vinyl with matching gold pantone LP jackets and LP labels (only available through the Dark Descent Records web store) and a imited edition of 100 silver colored vinyl with matching silver pantone LP jackets and LP labels (only available through Me Saco Un Ojo Records web store at www.mesacounojo.com). The remaining vinyl will be black colored vinyl; half with gold pantone LP jackets / labels while the other half come with silver pantone LP jackets / labels. The LP reissue contains the original eight tracks offered by the 1991 Nuclear Blast edition and a bonus 7" with four rehearsal tracks that were released with the reissued CD version by Dark Descent in mid-2011. The layout features new liner notes from Paul Speckmann and a foreword by "Zoltar" from Terrorizer Magazine. More details at www.darkdescent.net
During the years before the resurrection FESTER’s Bjørn "Tiger" Mathisen and Thomas Andresen played in a band called SINCERA. Formed in 2002, the band was meant as a side project with members from local Metal bands such as DECIPHER, FESTER, WITHER, PSYCHOTIC PAIN and ALGOL. Playing a more furious, more aggressive style of Black / Death, SINCERA tapped into some of the more aggressive feelings that the members had, yet some FESTER-ish and slow moments are kept as well. Abyss Records will release a very special album from SINCERA later this autumn. The first recorded release that FESTER’s Bjørn "Tiger" Mathisen Fester was involved in 17 years will be called "Cursed And Proud" and will include a remastered version of the unreleased "Tall And Proud" demo and four live tracks. Artwork comes courtesy of Luciferian War Graphics. Tracklist (Studio): ‘Tall And Proud’, ‘A Griever’s Soul’, ‘Cursed (Could Have Been Such A Beautiful Word If Not Thrown Upon By Others)’ and ‘Blinded’. "Live In The Essence…": ‘Die Like Jesus Christ’, ‘Where Am I !?!’, ‘Move’, ‘Smell Of Fear’ and ‘Byron Lawless’ (the latter being a bonus track, made as an entrance song for Norwegian wrestler Byron Lawless). www.myspace.com/sinceranorway
FESTER has just completed the recording of their first studio album in 17 years, entitled "A Celebration Of Death". The album is targeted for a late 2011 / early 2012 release through Abyss Records. Original member Bjørn "Tiger" Mathisen has recruited Thomas Andresen (ALGOL) on vocals, Jon Bakker (KAMPFAR) on bass and Grammy nominated Jazz drummer Audun Kleive for session drums. Mortiis has made a hellish and dark remix of one of the songs and there are contributions from Mr. Kyrck and Guido of YSENGRIN. The art is done by Alex Brown of Bad News Brown. Bjørn "Tiger" Mathisen commented on the album: "FESTER has kept their old school feel, and maybe even taking it back to the Stone Age. No effect boxes are used on the guitars; just the basic and sick sounds of old guitars, amps and racks from the late 60s and early 70s, produced in the most dark and wicked way you can imagine. The influence of old school Metal acts like CELTIC FROST, BATHORY etc. can be heard on this release too. FESTER has kept its identity from the past. This is surely an atypical Metal sound, but cold as ice and mean as hell!" www.myspace.com/festernorway
The second issue of Chile’s COMPILATION OF DEATH ‘ZINE is finally done. On over 225 pages you’ll get extensive and in depth classic interviews with SEPTICEMIA, THERION (from HAMMER OF DAMNATION ‘ZINE), PESTILENCE (from BLACKTHORN No.5), MORTA SKULD (from MUTILATED ‘ZINE No.2), AUTOPSY (from METAL MELTDOWN No.9), CADAVER, BOLT THROWER (from SADISTIC NOISE ‘ZINE No.2), HADES, MESTEMA (from UNDER METAL No.1) and many more. New interviews with: AFFLICTION GATES, AFTER DEATH, ANGEL CORPSE / APOCALYPSE COMMAND / BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY / PERDITION TEMPLE, Alan Moses (BUTTFACE ’ZINE / GLORIOUS TIMES BOOK), CARNAL DISSECTION / PUTREFEST / TIRANT SIN / LEVIATHAN / MAYHEMESIS, COFFINS TEXT, DERKETA, Detest Records, DETHRONER ’ZINE, ENCOFFINATION / FATHER BEFOULED, GODLESS, GOREAPHOBIA, an IMMOLATION special + poster (original line-up, 60x45cm), KINGDOM, Kyle Severn & INCANTATION, MACHETAZO, MALFEITOR (USA), MERCILESS DEATH (POL), METAL MELTDOWN ’ZINE, NECROS CHRISTOS, Perra Karlsson (WORTOX / ALTAR / SUFFER / NOMINON), PENTACLE, PUTRID (SWE), SAVAGE DEATH, STENCH OF DECAY, THANATOS (HOL), THRONEUM / MORBID EXECUTION, TRECHOMA ’ZINE, UNDER METAL’ZINE, UNDERGANG, VERMINOUS and a lot more… A review section, ram Metal section by Laurent Ramadier (NYC MAYHEM, DARK LEGION / HOLOCAUST / DEATH MILITIA). Contact them at one of the following email addresses: compilationofdeath@hotmail.com, joseph_curwen@hotmail.com or nathanieldeathmetal@hotmail.com. Website: www.compilationofdeath.cl
Chaos Records have signed Swedish Death Metallers MALFEITOR. The band will release the vinyl LP version of their new full-length album "Dum Morior Orior" during the first quarter of 2012. A video teaser featuring the demo version of the track ‘To Hell, Farewell’ has been posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4J0QWFs8yw. More info at www.myspace.com/malfeitorswe
"Archaeaeon", the debut full-length by Canada’s MITOCHONDRION, originally issued as a self-released CD and limited to 666 copies in 2008, will officially be reissued through Dark Descent Records. The album is now presented with a fuller sound thanks to a remaster by Colin Marston and comes complete with an eight-page layout on heavy duty matte stock to further enhance the archaic-like artwork. More info at www.darkdescentrecords.com
Swedish Death Metallers VOLTURYON have officially announced Alexander Högbom as the band’s new vocalist. Replacing Olle Ekman, Högbom is in for a baptism by fire as VOLTURYON performs with DEMONICAL on the Eastern Death Infernal Tour. Says VOLTURYON guitarist Andreas Olander about the new addition, "We’ve known Alexander for a while through his band SPASMODIC and his occasional guest appearances with us. His vocals impressed us from day one. It’s with great anticipation we look into the future." "I first made contact with VOLTURYON when they mailed me their promo-CD, "Blood Cure"," says Högbom. I was running a rock club in Ludvika by the name Cavum back then, and they wanted me to book a gig for them at the club. I listened to their promo and was really impressed, so I arranged a gig for them in August of 2008 in Ludvika. Ever since I have been a fan of VOLTURYON. After a few years with no further contact I received a text message from [drummer] Christian Netzell, wondering if I wanted to join the band and do the east-Europe/Baltic tour with them, and I said yes. It is quite an honor to have been chosen to do the vocals in Volturyon and to play with such skilled musicians." The Eastern Death Infernal Tour 2011 will run from October 26 to November 12, focusing mainly on Baltic and Eastern European territories. Shows in Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest and Berlin have been booked with the rest of the dates to be confirmed soon. Additional support will come from Hungary’s SLYTRACT. More info at www.volturyon.net
The fourth album by Polish Black / Death Metallers STILLBORN will be released on September 01, 2011 through Ataman Productions (with exclusive worldwide distribution by Pagan Records). The album is entitled "Los Asesinos Del Sur" (spanish for "Murderers from the South") and contains the following 10 songs: ‘Overture .966’, ‘Hymn Of Destruction’, ‘Diamonds Of The Last Water’, ‘Antonym’, ‘Son Of The Holy Motherfucker’, ‘Blood And Dust’, ‘Kot Wolanda’, ‘Los Asesinos Del Sur’, ‘Stillborn Ii (Singularities Of The Ordinary Vulgar Boor)’ and ‘Whore Of The Whores’. The recordings took place in Winter 2011 in Bochnia at Kwart Studio with Piotr Lekki as the sound engineer. You can already check out 2 new songs on the band’s official myspace page www.myspace.com/naturalborndestroyers
Luxinframundis Productions has announced the release of the new SHUB NIGGURATH album "A Deadly Call From The Stars" as well as the CD reissue of the first THE CHASM album "Procreation Of The Inner Temple" for late September. A small preview for SHUB NIGGURATH can be viewed at www.luxinframundis.com, more info coming soon.
The new BOMBS OF HADES 7" EP "Into The Infernal Pit Of Fire" will be released on Sunday through Detest Records. It features 4 trax including a cover of CARNAGE’s ‘The Day Man Lost’ and is available in a regular black wax version and a limited white wax version. More info and pre-orders at www.detestrecords.com
Both NECROWRETCH "Rising From Purulence" and "Necrollections" demos will be made available again by Detest Records on a 2 on 1 tape, to be released soon.
Detest Records will furthermore release ASCENDED‘s "Temple Of Dark Offerings" 12" EP and DISMA‘s "The Vault Of Membros" 2009 demo on 12" EP, the latter being scheduled for a late September / October release.
Artists needed! Since we’re currently re-creating the entire VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE website we’re in need of some cool old school underground artwork for the new layout. So, if you think you have something to offer in that department, don’t hesitate to contact us with more details and / or artwork samples at artwork@voicesfromthedarkside.de.
Artists needed! Since we’re currently re-creating the entire VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE website we’re in need of some cool old school underground artwork for the new layout. So, if you think you have something to offer in that department, don’t hesitate to contact us with more details and / or artwork samples at artwork@voicesfromthedarkside.de.
Polish Black Metallers CHRIST AGONY have completed work on their ninth album, "NocturN", for a fall release via Mystic Production. The CD was recorded over a two-week period at Studio X in Olsztyn, Poland with engineer Szymon Czech. The cover artwork and the graphic design for the follow-up to 2008’s "Condemnation" were handled by BlackTeamMedia. Session drums on the effort were performed by Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Prominski (BEHEMOTH, AZARATH). According to a press release, "NocturN" will consist of "one long suite, divided into eight heavy-as-hell opuses." You can check out an official "NocturN" trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8xIWzrdXWg