Konqueror Records have just re-released the "Official Live Tape 1987" from Dutch Death / Thrash veterans THANATOS on CD (limited to 500 copies). The classic front cover and layout was re-designed by Benny Moberg at Sufficiently Studios. For more details, go to www.facebook.com/konquerorrecords or www.thanatos.info
Finland’s CRYPTBORN have been signed by Dark Descent Records. In early August "Into The Grasp Of The Starving Dead", a seven-song, 28-minute EP will be released, shortly after a Detest Records’ cassette release at the Hell’s Pleasure Festival on July 22 – 23, 2011. You can check out the title track from the EP at this location www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9FqHqVZ6Pk. The complete "Into The Grasp Of The Starving Dead" track listing reads like this: ‘A Feast For The Grave’ (Intro), ‘Gift Of Rotten Flesh’, ‘In The Grasp Of The Starving Dead’, ‘A Nebulous Parting’, ‘Rotten Gates Of Heaven’, ‘Never Perfect When You Die’ and ‘Atonement From Hell’. More info at www.myspace.com/cryptborn
ROOT will release their 9th full-length album "Heritage Of Satan" in Autmn via Agonia Records. The album will feature three special guests who have already recorded their parts: Erik Danielsson (WATAIN), Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen (ex – MAYHEM, AVA INFERI, AURA NOIR) and Adam "Nergal" Darski (BEHEMOTH). Erik’s and Nergal’s vocals are featured in two songs, while one song features Blasphemer’s guitar melodies. More info at www.rootan.net
The lately released "The Red Terror" 12" MLP of Danish Black / Horror Metal masters DENIAL OF GOD will be released on CD around August / September by Hungarian Stygian Shadows Productions. The release will be limited to 500 copies and the first 55 copies will be spreaded in special packaging with many extras. Detalis are coming after Hell’s Pleasure 2011. You can get infos or pre-order here: stygian@t-online.hu or vampyr@get2net.dk www.denialofgod.net www.myspace.com/denialofgod
Sweden’s BLOOD MORTIZED are currently in the studio recording the band’s new album "The Key To A Black Heart". The band has also checked in to make the following announcement: "We are really pleased to be able to reveal the name of our new bass player! Drum roll and here he is… Mattias Söderlund joins BLOOD MORTIZED! He will punish his bass on our upcoming album. He is mainly known for A: being a really nice guy B: playing bass with legendary Swedish Punk band CHARTA 77. It will be great to finally get to record proper bass lines and work on a crushing bass sound on the upcoming album "The Key To A Black Heart". We are very happy to have him on board and we welcome him to the band with a massive traktor bas and a bloody cheers!" Selected tracks from BLOOD MORTIZED’s 2009 self-titled debut and this year’s "Bestial" EP are currently streaming on the band’s official Myspace page www.myspace.com/bloodmortized. Earlier this year, Chaos Records announced the signing of BLOOD MORTIZED for their upcoming EP "Bestial". The EP was recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by drummer Mattias Borgh at Underworld Recording, Sweden. Featuring artwork from Thomas Kynst and Daniel Devilish the four track EP is slated for a June / July 2011 release on both CD and vinyl format. Here’s the "Bestial" tracklisting: ‘Bestial’, ‘Of Dust And Doom’, ‘Shadows Of The Quarter Sun’ and ‘Rekviem’.
The long awaited new DENIAL FIEND album "Horror Holocaust", the follow-up release to 2007’s "They Rise", is scheduled for a US release date of August 02, 2011 through Ibex Moon Records. The current line-up of the band features drummer Rob Rampy (DRI, THE SPEARS), vocalist Blaine Cook (THE ACCUSED, THE FARTZ), bassist Terry Butler (DEATH, SIX FEET UNDER, MASSACRE, OBITUARY) and guitarist Sam Williams (DOWN BY LAW, THE SPEARS). "Horror Holocaust" was recorded at Mana Studios and also features guest appearances from Steve Swanson (SIX FEET UNDER), Ralph Santolla (DEICIDE, OBITUARY) and James Murphy (OBITUARY, TESTAMENT). DENIAL FIEND has posted a video preview featuring a clip of the first song on "Horror Holocaust" called ‘Corrupted Flesh’ at this location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2djzefW1afI. Additionally, the band is currently streaming several tracks from the album on their ReverbNation page, located at www.reverbnation.com/denialfiend. Bassist Terry Butler comments on the album: "Horror Holocaust" is quite simply one of the best records I’ve played on. It’s an perfect mix of Thrash, Punk and Death Metal. The songs are aggressive, tight and heavy. I’m very proud of this one." To celebrate the release of "Horror Holocaust", DENIAL FIEND has teamed up with HorrorMerch.com, Plan 916 Guitars, Ibex Moon Records and the makers of Afterparty Massacre to give away a Sam Williams custom guitar featuring artwork from the album. Also available in the giveaway is an autographed copy of the "Afterparty Massacre" movie CD soundtrack, 7" and also a weapon prop of your choice from the movie. Plus 10 runners up will be getting a copy of the "Horror Holocaust" CD and a pack of CDs from Ibex Moon Records. Head over to www.HorrorMerch.com for details.
ABORYM have inked a worlwide deal with Agonia Records. Here’s a statement of singer / bass player Fabban: "I know this label very well. We decided to sing up with Agonia Records exactly because we need to be followed and supported in a more careful and precise way, something that is sometimes quite hard to have if you’re part of a major label with hundreds of other bands. There’s a crisis in the air, especially in the music industry, reason why we’re betting everything on quality. What we will release in 2012 will be a very particular album and it will be required a great commitment from our label, a great commitment, not only from the economic point of view. We chose Agonia because is able to give us everything we ask for in order to achieve something very very important, something that people don’t really expect. This is the biggest deal of the entire Aborym’s career. We have a very high budget, we have confidence and a massive deployment of energies and resources from Agonia’s side. Through these premises we should and we must do only great things." The sixth ABORYM’s album will be released in 2012 and it will celebrate the 20th anniversary of activity of the Italian combo. "We’ll celebrate 20 years of ABORYM through a series of surprises for our fans. The album we’re working on will be something extremely astonishing, something that nobody can even remotely imagine. ABORYM has always been like that, but this time we’ll walk beyond the lines. Our new album will be also a reward to all our fans: our own way to say thank you for 20 years of support and passion for our music." "It’s great to be working again with Agonia Records", adds guitarist Hell.IO.Kabbalus. "We’re already sticking down with Fabban some new material for the next album. If you think "Psychogrotesque" was crazy, this next one is going to fuck your synapses from behind." In July 2011 the new t-shirt celebrating the 20th year of the band, will be available and one of the song from the next album will be used to record the first official video clip of ABORYM. For more information www.myspace.com/aborym666
Scottsdale, AZ brutalists REIGN OF VENGEANCE have just released their debut full-length "Disemboweling Swine" through Brain Damage Music. The band already has had guest appearances from members of JOB FOR A COWBOY, DYING FETUS, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, VEHEMENCE and ABORTED. More info at www.myspace.com/reignofvengeance
IMPIOUS BAPTISM have recorded material for two 7" EPs that will be released in the coming months. You can already check out a rough mix version of ‘Iron Doctrine Of The Antichrist’ from the "Path Of The Inverted Trinity" EP (to be released through Hells Headbangers Records) and ‘Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus Deus Aderit’ from the "V.A.N.V.D.A." EP (which will be out on Ordo MCM Productions) on the band’s myspace page www.myspace.com/impiousbaptism
Swedish Doom / Deathers SKELETAL SPECTRE will be releasing their second album "Occult Spawned Premonitions" through Selfmadegod Records in Europe on July 08, 2011. The band’s line-up features Vanessa Nocera (SCAREMAKER, WOODEN STAKE) on vocals, Behold the Pentagram (BONEGNAWER, PUTREVORE, DEMIURG, RIBSPREADER, SWARMING, THE GROTESQUERY) on guitar, bass and vocals and Haunting the Beyond on drums. The European version of "Occult Spawned Premonitions" will include an additional bonus track not to be found on the US version. More info at www.myspace.com/skeletalspectre
The first 7” of US REPULSION / MASTER / AUTOPSY worshippers BONE SICKNESS was recently released by Detest Records. Other upcoming Detest Records releases include BEYOND‘s first demo tape (early July), NECROWRETCH‘s first 12” MLP (early July), CRYPTBORN‘s first demo tape (to be released at the Hell’s Pleasure Festival) and BOMBS OF HADES‘ new 7” EP (August / September 2011). More info at www.detestrecords.com
Palermo’s old school Death Metal squad UNDEAD CREEP will be releasing their debut full-length album "The Ever-Burning Torch" through Dark Descent Records on June 24, 2011. The CD comes with five bonus demo cuts. The complete "The Ever-Burning Torch" tracklist reads like this: ‘Immolation For Reincarnation’, ‘God’s Disdain’, ‘Surrounded By Tombs’, ‘Eternal Rest’, ‘Frozen Asphyxiation’, ‘Interlude – On Blackened Mountains’, ‘Eradicated Memories’, ‘Swallowed By The Chasm’, ‘Survive The Aftermath’, ‘Forbidden Cult’, ‘Intro – Darkest Slumber’ (Demo), ‘Final Demise’ (Demo), ‘Ritual Slaughter’ (Demo), ‘Summoning The Abyss Lord’ (Demo) and ‘Undead Creep’ (Demo). The band has posted a video teaser for the album at www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DY0nOrdKg4. For additional info or order details check out www.myspace.com/undeadcreep666, www.darkdescent.net
Putrescense Records have two releases coming up on June 28, 2011. First up the 2nd demo of Peruvian Death Metallers PROFANER called "Morbid Posession". The tape features 4 tracks of pure cavernous and cryptic Death Metal from beyond the tomb – according to the flyer – influenced by MASSACRE, old NECROPHAGIA and DEATH. It sells for US$ 6 + shipping (professional printed tape). The 2nd release is a 7"EP from Peruvian Death Thrashers INSANER which features 4 tracks of violence and hatred. This 7"EP is nothing else than their demo "Ignorancia Y Decadencia" from 1989 pressed on vinyl. Those interested in bands as HOLOCAUSTO, MUTILATOR and SLAUGHTER LORD might be interested. Get in touch with the label at www.myspace.com/putrescenserecords or via email at vomits@hotmail.com.
Greek Death Metallers NECROVOROUS have just released their debut "Funeral For The Sane" through Pulverised Records. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Feedback Studios by Harry Zourelides and the album cover artwork was done by Danille Gauvin of Cranium Illustrations. One of the tracks (‘The Vilest Of All Dreams’) is now available for streaming at the Pulverised Records SoundCloud Page http://soundcloud.com/pulverised/necrovorous-the-vilest-of-all
German Thrashers ASSASSIN will be re-releasing their first two albums "The Upcoming Terror" and "Interstellar Experience" via Steamhammer / SPV on June 17, 2011. Both albums will be part of a double digipak CD / double gatefold vinyl in orange vinyl entitled "Chronicles Of Resistance". The whole package will include 4 bonus tracks and a 24 pages booklet with all album related info and previously unreleased pictures. The bonustracks are: ‘Assassin’, ‘Baka’ (both recorded live in Osaka 2010), ‘Strange World’ and ‘Low Intensity Warfare’ (CASBAH cover). For more info go to www.assassin-online.de
Canada’s Metal legend ANVIL have been signed by Steamhammer / SPV and will be releasing their new album "Juggernaut Of Justice" in Europe on June 17, 2011. The limited edition digipak CD will feature two bonus tracks (‘The Station’ and ‘Tonight Is Coming’ ). More info at www.anvilmetal.com
Peruvian’s ROTTEN EVISCERATION‘s recently released their first demotape "Raped And Headless" (colored cover and professional tape in limited copies). According to the official flyer the demo offers 4 tracks of brutal necrophilic Death Metal in its purest form and is meant for those who are looking out for bands like early CARCASS, NECROPHILIAC (Spain), TRAUMATIC or early CANNIBAL CORPSE. Pure gore worshipping old school Death Metal from Perú. Contact corpse_decrepit@hotmail.com and check out www.myspace.com/rottenevisceration.
Rawblackult from Bolivia have released a tape edition of the POISONOUS album "Perdition’s Den", limited to 333 copies. It contains 2 bonus tracks (‘Poisonous’ and ‘The Black Vomit’ from the band’s demo). More information via www.rawblackult.com. The LP version will be released by Blood Harvest Records soon.