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Bay Area Deathers LACERATION will release their sophomore full-length “I Erode” via 20 Buck Spin on July 26, 2024 on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digitally. It was recorded by Matt Harvey of EXHUMED / GRUESOME and mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios (UNDERGANG, VASTUM, ULTHAR, HIGH ON FIRE). The artwork was created by James Bousema (FROZEN SOUL, KERRY KING, CELESTIAL SANCTUARY, MORGUL BLADE). Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Degradation (Intro)’, ‘Excised’, ‘Sadistic Enthrallment’, ‘Vile Incarnate’, ‘Dreams Of The Formless’, ‘Carcerality’, ‘Strangled By Hatred’, ‘Impaling Sorrow’ and ‘I Erode’. You can already check out ‘Excised’ over here. More about LACERATION at www.facebook.com/lacerationofficial
On July 26, 2024 Chile based Thrashers MAYHEMIC will release their debut full-length “Toba” via Sepulchral Voice Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Kollarbone Crushed Neanderthal’, ‘Extintion & Mystery’, ‘Valley Of The Thundra’, ‘Triumph Portrait’, ‘Eschatological Symphony’, ‘Hazardous Prowler’, ‘Olduvai’s Lullaby’ and ‘Toba’. You can already check out the album track ‘Triumph Portrait’ at this location. For more MAYHEMIC info please visit www.facebook.com/p/mayhemic-100036174441864
“Raw Materials Of Decay”, the debut full-length from Portland’s Death / Grinders HEMORRHOID, which was originally released in March of this year, will be released via Extremely Rotten Productions, in co-operation with Headsplit Records, on June 28, 2024 on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. It was recorded and mixed by Charlie Koryn at Underworld Studios and mastered by Noah Buchanan. The cover artwork was created by Filtheffigy. A full album stream is available at https://hemorrhoid666.bandcamp.com
Bangladesh based Death Metallers WARHOUND have just self-released a new EP entitled “1857: The Rebellion” on digital format. The following tracks are featured on it: ‘Lest We Forget’, ‘Bone Chilling Gust’, ‘Unbent Until Death’ and ‘Last Stand of the Old Order’. It was recorded at Noizemine Studio and Bumblebee Productions in Dhaka, mixed and mastered by Dewan Anamul Hasan and the cover artwork was created by Aryan Shrestha. A full EP stream is available over here now. For all further WARHOUND information, please visit www.facebook.com/warhoundbd
Greek psychedelic progressive Black Metallers HAIL SPIRIT NOIR will release their sixth full-length “Fossil Gardens” on June 28, 2024 via Agonia Records on CD, cassette tape, colored vinyl LP and digitally. You can already check out a lyric video for the song ‘Curse You, Entropia’ at this location. “Fossil Gardens” was produced by Dimitris Douvras (ROTTING CHRIST, NIGHTSTALKER) and Magnus Lindberg (member of CULT OF LUNA and mastering engineer) and the cover artwork was created by George Baramatis. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Starfront Promenade’, ‘The Temple Of Curved Space’, ‘Curse You, Entropia’, ‘The Blue Dot’, ‘The Road To Awe’, ‘Ludwig In Orbit’ and ‘Fossil Gardens’. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063941775960
Finnish melodic Death Metallers NUMENTO have just self-released their third full “The Antimatter Fantasy”. The album was produced and mixed by Chris Herrle. The artwork was again created by the band’s guitarist Aleksi Vehmassalo. A full album stream is available over here. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/numentofin
San Antonio, Texas based melodic blackened Death Metallers MYTHOLOGIK have just released a lyric video for ‘Satanael’ at this location. The track will be featured on their upcoming album “Blood In The Sky”, which will be self-released on June 14, 2024. It was recorded, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered by Bryan Eckermann at Bonespill Studios. www.facebook.com/mythologiktx
Norwegian Metallers SARKE, featuring Nocturno Culto from DARKTHRONE on vocals, have just revealed another track from their upcoming eighth full-length “Endo Feight”. You can check out ‘In Total Allegiance’ over here. The album will be released on June 21, 2024 via Soulseller Records. It was recorded and mixed at H10 Productions by Lars-Erik Westby and mastered by Sofia von Hage and Thomas Eberger at Stockholm Mastering. The cover illustration was created by Kjetil Nystuen. www.facebook.com/sarkeofficial
Dutch Death Metallers SEVERE TORTURE are streaming their upcoming sixth full-length “Torn From The Jaws Of Death” in its entirety at this location now. The album was recorded at Torture Compound Studios with Damiën Kerpentier and mixed and mastered by Mendel bij de Leij of MbdL Productions. The cover artwork was created by Pär Olofsson. “Torn From The Jaws Of Death” will be released on June 07, 2024 via Season Of Mist. www.facebook.com/severetorture
Finnish Folk / Black Metallers WOLFHORDE will release their third full-length “Bloodmoon Symphonies” on August 30, 2024 via Inverse Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Killer Rabbit Of Caerbannog’, ‘Forsaken Shrine’, ‘Tormented (Beyond Apprehension)’, ‘Kuoleman Mustat Siivet’, ‘Anubis’, ‘Phantom Queen’, ‘Last Good Fight’ and ‘Bloodmoon Symphony’. A video for the first single ‘Tormented (Beyond Apprehension)’ can already be watched over here. The “Bloodmoon Symphonies” cover artwork was created by Juha-Matti Koppelomäki. www.facebook.com/wolfhordebandofficial
Polish Death Metallers ESCALATION have just released a first song from their upcoming debut full-length “Ruins Of The Falling World”. You can check out ‘Beyond The Veil Of Fear’ over here. The album will be released on June 21, 2024 on jewelcase CD and digitally through Polish label Via Nocturna. It was recorded at HUGEstudio (GRIEF CIRCLE, FORMIS, CZORT) and mixed and mastered by Piotr Zubko. The cover artwork was created by Katarzyna Jakubska from Dark Descent Design. The complete “Ruins Of The Falling World” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Intro’, ‘Beyond The Veil Of Fear’, ‘No Turning Back’, ‘Symphony Of Despair’, ‘United Forces’, ‘Human Tomb’, ‘Embrace Of Darkness’, ‘Rise Before We Fall’ and ‘Worthless Promises’. www.facebook.com/escalationofficial
Spanish Death Metallers APOSENTO have just released the title track of their upcoming fourth full-length “No Safe Haven” at this location. The album will be released on July 02, 2024 via Xtreem Music on CD and digital formats (the vinyl edition will follow later on). It was recorded at Rock Lab Studios with Dan Díez from TIERRA SANTA and mixed by Davide Billia (BEHEADED, ANTROPOPHAGUS, ex – HOUR OF PENANCE) at MK2 Studios in Italy. The album cover has once again been created by Naroa Etxebarría. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘No Safe Haven’, ‘Tortured And Abused’, ‘Uncertain Death’, ‘A Texas Funeral’, ‘The Bad Seed’, ‘Where Darkness Reigns’, ‘Let It Bleed’, ‘The Devil’s Bargain’, ‘As Your Life Ends’ and ‘Parásitos’. Since the release of their previous album, APOSENTO has undergone some line-up changes. One of their former vocalists, Carlos García, has returned to the band. He was already part of APOSENTO from 1993 to 1997 and recorded the EP “Welcome To Darkness” with them in 1997. Also Manu Reyes, who already played bass and recorded two albums and an EP since their re-formation in 2012 until 2020, now converted to guitar. The current line-up is completed by bassist Pablo Vázquez, who joined in 2021 and Raúl Ceballos, who recently became the band’s new drummer. www.facebook.com/aposentodeath
On June 07, 2024 Personal Records will release “Detrimental Paratomy”, the debut EP from Tuscan Death Metallers NECROCENE, on transparent CD format. A full EP stream is available over here now. The EP was recorded and mixed at Hill Valley Studio between December 2022 and March 2023, and then mastered at Sügis Productions in April 2023. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091964531943
On June 21, 2024 Invictus Productions will release “Sabatraxas”, a special anniversary EP from Netherlands based Black / Deathers LUCIFERICON, on 12″ vinyl format. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Alogos Vel Sethos’, ‘Paradoxicon Lucifericon’, ‘Sabatraxas’, ‘Khidir’s Urn’, ‘Qliphotic Trance’ and ‘Sevenfold’. The first three songs are leftover tracks from “The Warlock Of Da’ath” sessions, the three tracks that follow are live versions. You can check out ‘Sabatraxas’ at this location. More about LUCIFERICON at www.facebook.com/lucifericon
Minneapolis, Minnesota based blackened Death Metallers GRAND DEMISE OF CIVILIZATION have just released their fourth full-length “The Blaze Of Abaddon” via Ordovician Records on CD, cassette tape and digital formats. It was recorded from September 2021 to March 2024 at Silent Water Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, engineered, mixed and mastered by Dan Lerach and the cover art was created by Belial Necroarts. A full album stream is available over here. You can follow the band at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063570482754
Dutch atmospheric Black Metal project WURGILNÕ has just released the single ‘De Pest’ at this location. The track is taken from the upcoming new album “Krijtland”, which will be released on June 11, 2024 via Fetzner Death Records on CD, cassette tape and digitally. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Kop Op Het Blok’, ‘De Lijdensweg Van Entgen Luijten’, ‘Voor De Eeuwigheid Gehangen’, ‘1928’, ‘De Nachtdwaalster’, ‘Het Wilde Heir’, ‘De Pest’ and ‘Krijtland’. The album was recorded at “Het Galgenveld” in Sittard, The Netherlands from October 2023 to April 2024, mixed by WURGILNÕ and mastered by Jon Sjolin of Experitone in Sweden. The artwork was created by Merg&Been. www.facebook.com/wurgilno
Darkness Shall Rise Productions will release a compilation from German Occult Folk / Doom Metallers AIVVASS, entitled “Spiritual Archives (Occult Rites I+II)”, on CD and cassette tape formats. Both EPs, “Occult Rites I” and “Occult Rites II” will be released separately on 12″ vinyl. The CD and tape versions will be released on July 18, 2024, while the two vinyl EPs will be released on August 15, 2024. A full album stream is already available over here. More AIVVASS info you will find at www.facebook.com/officialaivvass
“Retaliation”, the debut full-length from Norwegian Black / Deathers / ULVEHUNGER, will be released via Darkness Shall Rise Productions on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The CD and tape versions will be released on July 18, 2024, while the vinyl version will follow on August 15, 2024. The album was recorded at Tomb Studio (ORDER, WITCH CLUB SATAN) and produced by Anders Odden, with mastering by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony. You can already stream “Retaliation” in its entirety at this location. ULVEHUNGER consists of L.J. Balvaz (BALVAZ, CADAVER, DISGUSTING), K.B. Fletcher (DISGUSTING), Frost (SATYRICON, 1349) and Anders Odden (CADAVER, ORDER, SATYRICON live). www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089656459184
Norwegian Black Metallers YR have just released a new single entitled ‘Doed Og Begravet’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming EP “Maanelyst”, which will be released on June 21, 2024 via Hellstain Productions on digipak CD and digitally. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Doed Og Begravet’, ‘Kvessa Tunger’, ‘Nidhogg’, ‘Stormtatt’ and ‘Offernatt’. The material was mixed and mastered by Hugo Alvarstein (GOD DETHRONED, NOCTURNAL BREED, CHROME DIVISION) and the cover artwork was created by Necrolust Productions (KAMPFAR, WHOREDOM RIFE, BLACK ALTAR). www.facebook.com/yrband666
Canada’s Black / Death Metal three-piece ADVERSARIAL has just released their third full-length “Solitude With The Eternal” via Dark Descent Records on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. The album was recorded and mixed by Vadim Balanyuk and mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios. The artwork was created by Nekronikon. A full album stream is available at this location. More about ADVERSARIAL at www.facebook.com/adversarialofficial
“The Feast Of Human Vices”, the new EP from Chicago’s Doom / Deathers CARRION THRONE, is streaming in its entirety over here now. It was just released via Lacerated Enemy Records. www.facebook.com/carrionthronedeath
“The Star”, the fourth full-length from Swedish melodic Black Metallers WORMWOOD, has been released via Black Lodge Records today. An oficial lyric video for the album track ‘Stjärnfall’ can be watched over here. More about WORMWOOD at www.facebook.com/wormwoodswe
On August 02, 2024 Personal Records will release “A Grey Farewell”, the sophomore full-length from Chile based Doom / Deathers MOURNERS LAMENT, on CD format. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Towards Abandonment’, ‘Changes’, ‘Ocaso’, ‘The Clear Distance’, ‘In A White Room’ und ‘Mass Eulogy’. The album opener ‘Towards Abandonment’ can already be streamed at this location. For more MOURNERS LAMENT music please visit https://mournerslament.bandcamp.com
“Angstridden”, the fourth full-length from German Death Metallers COMMANDER, will be released on June 27, 2024 via MDD Records on CD and limited digipak CD, as well as on vinyl directly from the band. It was recorded and produced at Sick Of Sound Studio with Michael Kraxenberger. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Dawn Of Fear’, ‘Angstridden’, ‘Astrayed’, ‘Deviate From Our Vision’, ‘Not My War’, ‘Worlds Upon Worlds’, ‘Scaremongers’, ‘Scorched Earth’, ‘Vanity Is The Death Of Decency’ and ‘No Compulsion To Live’. You can already check out a lyric video for the title-track over here. All additional COMMANDER information you will find at www.facebook.com/commandermetalmunich
Helsinki based Death Metallers POST PULSE have just released their second full-length “Return To The Halls” via Inverse Records. A full album stream you will find at this location. The band has also released a video for the album track ‘My Testament’, which you can watch over here. More POST PULSE info you will find at www.facebook.com/postpulse
“Industrie”, the new album from Costa Rican atmospheric industrial Black Metal project DUSK, is now streaming in its entirety at this location. It will be released today. www.facebook.com/duskvt
US Death Metallers GRUESOME have just released their first new song in four years. You can check out ‘Frailty’ at this location now. More GRUESOME music you will find at https://gruesomedeathmetal.bandcamp.com, a collection of videos is additionally available over here. The band will begin recording their new full-length, the follow-up to 2018’s “Twisted Prayers”, this Summer. The album will continue GRUESOME’s descent through DEATH’s catalog with their take on the “Human” full-length. It marks a special moment in the band’s catalog as drummer Gus Rios and “Human” drummer Sean Reinert were extremely close friends. GRUESOME will be on tour in Europe next month, supporting SABBAT from June 27, 2024 to July 13, 2024. www.facebook.com/gruesomedeathmetal
On May 31, 2024 Chaos Records will release “Warping Structure”, the debut full-length from Swedish Death Metallers BLACK WOUND, on CD format. A full album stream is available at this location now. More BLACK WOUND info you will find at www.facebook.com/blackwound
New Jersey based Thrashers BLOOD FEAST will release their fourth full-length “Infinite Evolution” via Hells Headbangers on July 12, 2024 on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Crafting Carnage’, ‘Ravaging The Loins Of Mary’, ‘Never Will I Die’, ‘Of Hell’, ‘Eye Of Glass’, ‘Outbreak’, ‘The Preacher’, ‘Evilution’ and ‘The Chosen’. You can already watch a video for ‘Outbreak’ over here. The current BLOOD FEAST line-up features guitarist / vocalist Adam Tranquilli, guitarist CJ Scioscia, drummer Adam Kieffer and bass player Dave Kramer. www.facebook.com/bloodfeastlegions
Italian Thrashers IREFUL will release their debut full-length “Agents Of Doom” via Xtreem Music on July 16, 2024 on CD and digital formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘I, Caligula’, ‘…And God Will Take Its Ones’, ‘Agents Of Doom’, ‘Ireful’, ‘Blackhearted Master’, ‘Exiles For Metal’, ‘A.B.Normal’ and ‘Evil Genius’. You can already listen to the first advance single, the album opener ‘I, Caligula’, at this location. More about IREFUL at www.facebook.com/irefulthrash
“Atropos Doctrina”, the sixth full-length from Swedish Black / Death Metallers VANHELGD, will be released via Dark Descent Records on July 12, 2024 on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. It was recorded with Magnus “Devo” Andersson at Norrköping’s Endarker Studios. A first track, ‘Kom Dödens Tysta Ängel’, can already be checked out at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Saliga Äro De Dödfödda’, ‘Kom Dödens Tysta Ängel’, ‘Ofredsår’, ‘I Ovigd Jord’, ‘Atropos Hymnarium’, ‘Galgdanstid’, ‘Kerernas Törst’ and ‘Gravjordsfrid’. www.facebook.com/vanhelgd
On July 12, 2024 Hells Headbangers will release “Within Corrosive Continuums”, the third full-length from French Death Metallers SKELETHAL, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Creation’, ‘Spectrum Of Morbidity’, ‘Mesmerizing Flies At The Doors Of Death’, ‘Eyes Sewn Mouth Full’, ‘Upon The Immemorial Ziggurat’, ‘Fatal Abstraction’ and ‘Within Corrosive Continuums’. You can already stream ‘Fatal Abstraction’ over here. In support of the album release SKELETHAL will be touring in Canada with OUTRE TOMBE in July. www.facebook.com/skelethal
German Thrashers EXTINCT have just released a video for the titletrack of their latest full-length “Incitement Of Violence” at this location. The album was released in April this year via MDD Records. www.facebook.com/extinctmetal
On May 31, 2024 Chaos Records will release “Bornhatred”, the debut EP from Chile based Thrashers ABREAKTION, on CD format. It features four original songs and a cover of the DARK ANGEL classic ‘Welcome To The Slaughterhouse’. A full stream of it is available over here now. The cover artwork was created by Alex Aguayo. www.facebook.com/abreaktion
On July 26, 2024 Hells Headbangers will release “Fuck Christ”, the new EP from South American Black / Deathers GOAT SEMEN, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘ Midnight Worship’, ‘Los Ojos De Judas’, ‘Fuck Christ’, ‘Heed The Call’ and ‘Prophets Of Hell’. You can already stream the EP opener at this location. More GOAT SEMEN info you will find at www.facebook.com/goatsemen
Norwegian Black Metallers KIRKEBRANN will release their sophomore full-length “Mot Trellenes Forfall…” on June 28, 2024 via Hellstain Productions on vinyl LP, digipak CD and all streaming services. It was recorded between 2015 – 2016 at SBC Studio and mastered by Colin E. Davis at Imperial Mastering Studio (ABORTED, MORS PRINCIPIUM EST, THY CATAFALQUE). Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Offer’, ‘En Slaves Frihet’, ‘Englemaker’, ‘Manifest By Murder’, ‘Tårer Av Sand, Et Liv I Grus’, ‘Malstrøm’, ‘Nattevred’, ‘Den Som Hater’ (CD version bonus track), ‘Parasittenes Planet’, ‘Vandringa’, ‘Narkose Psykose’, ‘Jakten På Visdom’ and ‘Vi Går Med Stormskritt…’. You can already listen to the album tracks ‘Jakten På Visdom’ and ‘Englemaker’ here and here. “Mot Trellenes Forfall…” features guest vocals by Dødsherre (DJEVELKULT), Nasreten (CARPATHIAN FORREST), Cornu (SVIKT), Lianne Krossburner (ex – EDENKAISER) and Skrotmunn Blåskrott (LIKFUNN). For all additional KIRKEBRANN info please visit www.facebook.com/kirkebrann
Trondheim, Norway based Black Metallers GJENDØD have just revealed the track ‘Skumringsliv’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fifth full-length “Livskramper”, which will be released on June 28, 2024 via Osmose Productions. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Å Ule Mot Feil Måne’, ‘Livskramper’, ‘Gendød’, ‘Skumringsliv’, ‘Byttingen’, ‘Under Dekke’, ‘Død Manns Skygge’ and ‘I Nattens Land’. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100032359227090