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Dutch old school Death Metal maniacs PENTACLE recorded their upcoming new full-length in late September. In the session a NECROVORE cover track was included, to be used on the NECROVORE tribute LP exclusively.
OFFICIUM TRISTE re-recorded one of their earlier tracks, ‘Mountains Of depressiveness’, which got recently released on the "Slowmomusic Vol. 1" compilation, limited to 500 copies.
Deathstrike Records, owned by NOCTURNAL guitar player Evil Avenger, licensed the upcoming NOCTURNAL full-length "Arrival Of The Carnivore" on LP from From Beyond Productions. Copies will be made available from December 2004, from both Deathstrike Records and Displeased Records.
From Beyond Productions will issue a limited split 7" with MORBOSIDAD and SURRENDER OF DIVINITY in early 2005 with all exclusive material.
KRIEG and From Beyond Productions agreed on a limited LP version of the recent "Patrick Bateman" recordings, with live bonus material, originally meant to be included on the now cancelled split LP with HORNA.
The new full-length of GORETRADE will be called "Percetion Of Hate". With a renewed line-up the band will start recording in the coming months, in Colombia where the band currently resides.
The ANAL VOMIT album cover artwork will be provided by artist Juanjo Castellano (known for his work for INCANTATION and ABSCESS a.o.).
AMMIT will enter the Alfastudios in Chile on October 24th, to record their new full-length, "Hammer Of Darkness".
The new horror videoclip for the song ‘Under The Boards’ from STORMLORD‘s album "The Gorgon Cult" is available for download at www.stormlord.net/video2004.html. The video has been directed by Brigida Costa (the same director of the ‘I Am Legend’ videoclip), starring David Bracci from the Sergio Stivaletti team (Dario Argento and more) for the amazing special FX, Giuseppe Oppedisano ("The English Patient", "Cari Fottutissimi Amici", "Demonium" and more…) as the insane psycho killer and Irene Turati (previously seen on Pupi Avati’s set and in "Gangs Of New York"). Once again the videoclip is filled with gore and splatter atmosphere, in the vein of legends like Lucio Fulci and John Carpenter. The story is about a psycho surgeon serial killer who comes out at night to stalk his victims to trap them in his clinic of horror.
AMOK VEDAR‘s new album will be released this winter. The last two copies of the "Wurzelgeister" DLP are available at their online-shop now. For further info, check out www.amokvedar.de
According to a recent update at THE CHASM‘s website, all upcoming live attacks with MORTICIAN, bass duties will be courtesy of Ivan Galdamez of Chicago’s WHORRID. As previously reported, the band’s upcoming album, "The Spell Of Retribution", has a new street date of November 16th. The band have been informed that the vinyl edition will be released on a single disc, no gatefold and the first 250 copies ("Death & Retribution" Edition) will include a limited edition poster.
Holland’s PENTACLE have posted the following update at their official website (www.metalprovider.com/pentacle) from vocalist / bassist Wannes: "We’ve done it! After a very intense week of recording we made it home. And proud we are! The result is better than we had expected it to be. In about two weeks we’re going to mix the album, but this rough mix sounds already very promising. The songs are full of aggression and power. The essence of the material truly comes to life now. No shitty tapes anymore… this is the real thing!" The new PENTACLE album will be entitled "Under The Black Cross" and is going to be released via Iron Pegasus Records.
SUN DESCENDS drummer Javier Medina has left the band because of life changes, but remains a close friend of the band. SUN DESCENDS is currently auditioning drummers and will announce Javier’s replacement soon. www.sundescends.com
The new GOREZONE CD will be out on October 04, 2004. Available from the band, CF Records (www.cf-records.de) or Twilight Distribution (www.twilight-vertrieb.com). The release party together with LAY DOWN ROTTEN, MORTAL AGONY, INFECDEAD and DISRUPTED will take place on October 29, 2004 at the Alhambra in Oldenburg, Germany. More info at www.gore-zone.de
Original EXCITER members Dan Beehler (drums) and Allan Johnson (bass) have announced they have come to an agreement with Megaforce Records to re-release the first six Exciter albums. ANNIHILATOR guitarist / founder Jeff Waters has already remastered the albums. They include: "Heavy Metal Maniac" (1983), "Violence And Force" (1984), "Long Live The Loud" (1985), "Better Live Than Dead" (1990), "Unveiling The Wicked" (1986) and "O.T.T." (1988). These re-releases will include bonus material such as video footage, rare interviews and pictures from that era. In addition, the "Feel The Knife" EP (1985) and ‘World War III’ (US Metal Volume 2 / Shrapnel Records compilation track from 1982) will be re-issued, also with bonus material. "Violence And Force" will be re-released internationally on November 9th. The rest of the catalogue will appear on the shelves in early 2005.
The following update has been issued via the official WATCHTOWER website (www.marathoncd.com/watchtower): Monster Underground (formerly Monster Records) will be releasing the first (and very hard to find) CD, "Energetic Disassembly", and it will be available on October 5, 2004. It will contain a 10 page booklet, featuring lyrics, photos, liner notes from Doug and Jason and a collage of 80s magazine quotes / articles. The song order is as on the original vinyl release.
KRISIUN has posted the following update on their official website, www.krisiun.com.br: Krisiun have been a trademark for musical violence and a steady nominee for the title of the globe’s fastest Death Metal act throughout their 12 years of existence. Still, it is high time to reconsider your preconceived notions about the band! "Bloodshed" (recorded 100% analog) may not be a full new studio-album, but it’s no less than 8 brand-new tracks (incl. 3 intros / outros) that show a different side of the band. It also includes four re-mastered tracks of their rare, "Unmerciful Order" MCD, which was originally released in 1993 and today is being hailed as a cult underground release. "Bloodshed" grinds — but not solely in the sense of sonic assaults crafted out of insane speed. Without losing any of their intensity, Krisiun went for some mid-paced songs that will surely surprise anybody who thought the band wouldn’t be capable of combining raw brutality with an ultimate technical edge and pounding groove riffs. Those who are worried about one of the last advocates of the extreme selling-out can be relieved: Unholy compositions like ‘Slain Fate’, ‘Ominous’ and ‘Visions Beyond’ are underlined by the raw fury of the early tracks from "Unmerciful Order". Tracks eight through eleven bear witness that Krisiun have been and will always be a guarantee for ultra-violence. The 7-minute outro ‘MMIV’ shows another side of the band with its spooky, almost ’80s horror-film feel. Just make sure not to hit the repeat-button too early on this track. Despite a total playing-time of 40 minutes, "Bloodshed" will be available for the fan-friendly price of a mid-priced CD. About the time "Bloodshed" is released, Krisiun will go out for another round of the relentless live shows for which they are so famous. They will embark on the European Clash Of Demigods tour with co-headliners BEHEMOTH and with support from INCANTATION and RAGNAROK.
KREATOR have named their new album "Enemy Of God", and will release the effort through SPV Records on January 10th, 2005 in Europe / South America and on January 11th in North America. The limited edition version of the release will come with a bonus DVD which contains a "making of" segment and video clips. The album’s release will be followed by an extensive world tour, including massive sound and lights plus a killer stage design in the style of the new cover artwork, which will be made by Austrian artist Jochim Luetke (www.luetke.com). Before the album is released, Kreator will issue a specially priced 4 track EP, including previously unreleased live material and non album tracks. Tracks to appear on "Enemy Of God" include: ‘Enemy Of God’, ‘Impossible Brutality’, ‘Suicide Terrorist’, ‘Murder Fantasies’, ‘Dying Race Apocalypse’, ‘One Evil Comes – A Million Follow’, ‘Dystopia’, ‘World Anarchy’, ‘Voices’, ‘Under A Blackened Sky’, ‘When Death Takes It’s Dominion’ and ‘The Ancient Plague’. Kreator’s Mille Petrozza recently commented on the new material, stating, "The style of the songs is pure brutal Thrash! Tons of fast shit, sick solos, aggro riffing. I am really psyched about the new shit, can’t wait to hear what you think about it. Looking foreward to get back on the road again, to play for you all!" In related news, Kreator’s home page, www.kreator-terrorzone.de, will soon be updated with a brand new design.
The new BARBATOS album "Fury And Fear, Flesh And Bone" with five tracks featuring vocals and leads courtesy of ex-ORDER FROM CHAOS / ARES KINGDOM’s Chuck Keller will be released by Agonia in the coming weeks. In related new, ARES KINGDOM are currently working in the studio on their album.
The recently reformed US Death Metal legend GOREAPHOBIA will be entering the studio in about two weeks to start recording 2 new songs, entitled ‘Wraith Reaper And Creator Chaos’ and ‘Cremate In Hate And A Chronic Blood Larvae’. We’ll keep you posted!
Germany’s BEHIND THE SCENERY have been signed by Supreme Chaos Records. The new album "Rétroviseur" will be released on December 13, 2004. Here’s the complete tracklist already: ‘Rétroviseur’, ‘Me And The Sun’, ‘Journey’, ‘Silence Within’, ‘No Second Silence’, ‘De-revelation’, ‘Human 2.0’, ‘Response To Solitude’, ‘Elevation’, ‘Fassadenspiel’, ‘The Architect’ and ‘Late Night’. For more info check out www.behindthescenery.com
The debut full-length of the German Black Metal horde SONIC REIGN, "The Decline Portrait", will be released next monday, September 26, 2004. It will be available for 9,90 Euro only directly from Supreme Chaos Records at: www.s-c-r.de
FALLEN YGGDRASIL will be supporting one gig on the BENEDICTION Tour (October) and the German part of the DISMEMBER Tour (November). www.fallen-yggdrasil.de
NOCTE OBDUCTA‘s keyboard player and Death Metal vocalist Stefan:Emanon has left the band in order to be able to concentrate completely on MISANTHROPIC where he is doing the vocals. He got replaced by Flange who might be known to some of those who followed NOCTE OBDUCTA for a long time. He’s not playing on "Nektar Teil 2" yet, because both parts were recorded at the same time in March 2004 already. The release date of "Nektar Teil 2" is set for January 10, 2005 and there’s also plans for a small European tour together with AEBA and SANGUIS in February 2005. www.nocte-obducta.de
SANGUIS will be supporting DISSECTION on some of their upcoming shows. www.sanguis.at
The release of the MORRIGAN / NOCTERNITY split 7" is delayed even further, but should finally be available within the next two weeks.
New on the 10th BANG YOUR HEAD FESTIVAL billing is SAXON. Once again, the open air is going to take place on June 24 & 25, 2005 in Balingen, Germany. Find out more under: www.bang-your-head.de
AMON AMARTH‘s new album, "Fate Of Norns", has stormed the Media Control Charts in Germany (#31) and Austria (#56).
On December 3rd, ILLDISPOSED will embark on a 14 day European tour with DEATH ANGEL and SCARVE. Dates for the trek have not yet been confirmed but will be announced as they become available.
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area Thrashers HEATHEN have made their entire "Breaking The Silence" (1987) and "Victims Of Deception" (1989) albums available for free download in the media section via their new official web site www.heathenmetal.com
Dutch melodic Death / Thrash Metal band DETONATION is currently working on the pre-production of their 2nd full-length album. The follow up to last years’ "An Epic Defiance" is due to be recorded in December this year at studio Excess, Rotterdam. 11 new songs have been created, to which singer / guitarplayer Koen Romeijn made the following statement: "Expect nothing less than pure melodic Death / Thrash, in the vein of our debut album… but this time the songs are more intense, more technical and better structured than before! There’s also more variation to be found among the songs, it’s going to be a killer!" No official album title has been revealed yet, but the following songs will appear on the new album: ‘Beyond The Margin’, ‘Chaos Banished’, ‘Structural Deceit’, ‘End Of Sight – End Of Fears’, ‘Clinically Dead’, ‘The Source To Delve’, ‘Solitude Reflected’, ‘Lost Euphoria Part III’, ‘The Loss Of Motion Control’, ‘Into Sulfur I Descend’ and ‘The Discharge Of Isolation’.
The Grindcore legend REPULSION will play a show in Europe after all. The band is about to headline the "Tattoo Your Mind" festival in France on October 30, 2004. For more info and the festival’s line-up, check out our tourdates section.