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Finnish Thrashers MIEHALA have just revealed a second single from their upcoming EP “Sons Of Alaheim”. You can check out ‘Into The Void’ at this location. The EP will be released on March 14, 2024 via Inverse Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Torch The Children’, ‘War’, ‘Into The Void’, ‘Altar’ and ‘Vision Of Violent Death’. www.facebook.com/miehala
Romanian Death Metallers VORUS will release their third full-length “Desolate Eternities” on March 01, 2024 on CD format via Loud Rage Music. A new single from the album, ‘Dormant Malignancy’, can be streamed over here now. www.facebook.com/vorusdeath
Chile based Death Mtallers UNAUSSPRECHLICHEN KULTEN are streaming their upcoming sixth full-length “Häxan Sabaoth” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on February 02, 2024 via Iron Bonehead Productions. www.facebook.com/ukulten
A full album stream of “Unveiling The Brac’thal”, the debut full-length of Irish epic Black Metal two-piece HASTURIAN VIGIL, is available over here now. The album will be released on February 02, 2024 via Invictus Productions. www.facebook.com/hasturianvigil
On May 10, 2024 Back On Black will release a compilation from UK’s Crust Punk Metal act SACRILEGE entitled “The Closing Irony”. It will be available on vinyl (red with black splatter) and CD. It features tracks from the early demos and the studio albums “Behind The Realms Of Madness”, “Within The Prophecy” and “Turn Back Trilobite”. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Dig Your Own Grave’ (from “Demo I”, 1984), ‘A Violation Of Something Sacred’ (from “Demo II”, 1985), ‘At Death’s Door’, ‘The Closing Irony’ (both from “Behind The Realms Of Madness”, 1985), ‘The Captive’, ‘Flight Of The Nazgul’ (both from “Within The Prophecy”, 1987), ‘Key To Nirvana’ and ‘Equinox’ (both from “Turn Back Trilobite”, 1989). www.facebook.com/sacrilegeofficial
Finnish Black Metallers HOLLOW WOODS are streaming their sophomore full-length “Like Twisted Bones Of Fallen Giants” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on February 02, 2024 via Signal Rex. https://hollowwoods.bandcamp.com
Polish Black / Doom Metal duo ABOVE AURORA has just released a first track from their upcoming third full-length “Myriad Woes”. You can check out ‘Spark’ over here. The album will be released on March 29, 2024 on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions via War Anthem Records. It was recorded at Antisound Studio with Michał “Neithan” Kiełbasa and mixed and mastered by Filip Hałucha at Heinrich House Studio. The cover artwork was created by Dominika Pera. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Inner Whispers’, ‘Spark’, ‘Efforts To Fail’, ‘Horns Of Dread’ and ‘No More Shall The Boulder Descend’. www.facebook.com/aboveaurorapl
Pennsylvania based brutal Death Metallers GORE MACHINE will release their debut full-length “Macerated & Liquified” on February 23, 2024 on CD and digital formats via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. The project is led by Druesome, who performs all instruments, vocals and sampling duties. “Macerated & Liquified” was recorded and mastered do it yourself and its complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Barbequed’, ‘Bullseye’, ‘Chainsaw Juggler’, ‘Unclogging Pipes’, ‘Rodeo Clown’, ‘What Happens In The Forest’, ‘Electric Slide Part 2’, ‘Lunker’, ‘Trioxin’ and ‘Workplace Safety’. The album’s first single ‘Lunker’ can already be checked out at this location. For more info please visit www.facebook.com/horrorpaingoredeath
On March 20, 2024 Amor Fati Productions, in co-operation with Extraconscious Records, will release “Immerse”, the sophomore full-length from intercontinental atmospheric Black Metallers ACATHEXIS, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It was produced in three studios in Argentina, USA and Belgium. The following four lengthy tracks will be featured on the album: ‘Dreams Of Scorched Mirrors’, ‘Adrift In Endless Tides’, ‘The Other’ and ‘A Slow, Weary Wind’. You can already check out ‘The Other’ over here. All additional ACATHEXIS info you will find at www.facebook.com/acathexisband
Ukrainian / Polish Black Metal project MORBONOCT has just released a first single from their upcoming album “The Highest Purpose”, which will be released digitally on February 19, 2024. You can listen to ‘Mortal Shell’ at this location. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Alexander Medvedev and the cover artwork was created by Svitlana Medvedieva. https://morbonoct.bandcamp.com
German Lo-Fi Astro-Metaller GALVORNHATHOL will self-release a new EP entitled “H-Alpha” on February 21, 2024. It is the third part in a trilogy of albums that started with “I” and “II”. “H-Alpha” was written, recorded, mixed and mastered by C and the artwork was also created by C. You can already stream the first single ‘Virga’ over here. More about GALVORNHATHOL at www.facebook.com/galvornhathol
Japanese melodic Death Metallers ALPHOENIX have just released a video for their new single ‘The Jester Bird’ at this location. The song features a guest solo by Kouta of THOUSAND EYES. The single was produced by Jonas Kjellgren (SABATON, AMORPHIS, HYPOCRISY) and the cover artwork was created by the band’s vocalist / guitarist Shimpei. www.facebook.com/alphoenix
On February 02, 2024 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Orations”, a new mini album from Minnesota based Death Metallers HOUSE OF ATREUS, on CD and 12″ vinyl formats. A full stream of it is available at this location. More HOUSE OF ATREUS information you will find at www.facebook.com/acclimatedbyforce
American brutal Death Metallers PATHOLOGY will embark on a headlining North American tour this Spring, with Canadian Death Metallers NECROTICGOREBEAST and Tacoma, Washington based technical Death Metallers AETHEREUS as support. The trek will run from April 17 through early May 2024, with more dates to be announced soon. PATHOLOGY has finished work on their new studio album, the successor to “The Everlasting Plague” (2021), whose details are soon to be revealed. www.facebook.com/pathologymusic
“The First Ten Years”, the new compilation by Detroit, Michigan based melodic Death / Doom Metallers TEMPLE OF VOID, is out now on digi CD (limited to 500 copies) and double vinyl LP (limited to 300 copies, available in two colors) via Hammerheart Records. It features all of the band’s non album tracks from 2013 to 2023, including the CELTIC FROST cover ‘Os Abysmi Vel Daath’. A full album stream is available over here. The cover artwork was created by Toderico Art. www.facebook.com/templeofvoid
San Fransisco, California based Hardcore Thrashers ALMOST DEAD have just released a lyric video for ‘Agent Of Chaos’ at this location. The song is featured on the band’s new album “Destruction Is All We Know”, which was released on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats via Innerstrength Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Zac Orhen at Sharkbite Studios Oakland, California and the cover artwork was supplied by Gragoth of Luciferium War Graphics. www.facebook.com/bayareahardcoremetal
Austin, Texas based symphonic Black Metallers VESPERIAN SORROW will release their fifth full-length “Awaken The Greylight” on April 26, 2024 via Black Lion Records. You can stream the album tracks ‘A Dire Flight For The Black Fragment’ and ‘An Epistle To The Prime Vivified’ here, respectively here. The complete “Awaken The Greylight” tracklist reads like this: ‘As The Pillars Were Raised’, ‘Antediluvian – Proceeding The Unshaping’, ‘An Epistle To The Prime Vivified’, ‘Traverse The Vorthonian Passage’, ‘A Dire Flight For The Black Fragment’, ‘Seek The Last Priestess Of Tyyk’, ‘They Beheld The Chainbreaker’s Crowning Defiance’, ‘Who Dwells Whithin The Blight Moon’, ‘The Excillion Ontogenesis’ and ‘Awaken The Greylight’. www.facebook.com/vesperian
Dutch Death / Thrashers DEAD HEAD will celebrate their 35th anniversary with their eighth full-length “Shadow Soul”, which will be released via Hammerheart Records on March 29, 2024. A first single entitled ‘The Age Of Hype’ can already be streamed over here. The complete “Shadow Soul” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Any Of The Weak’, ‘Serpents Of Fame’, ‘Caverns Of Fate’, ‘Defiance’, ‘The Age Of Hype’, ‘The Run’, ‘Oppulent Disruption’ and ‘Dark Emptiness’. The album was produced by Erwin Hermsen at Toneshed Studio and the cover artwork was created by Vladimir Chebakov. www.facebook.com/deadheadthrash
The results of our BEST OF 2023 readers poll are a month old already by now, but we still would like to share with you what John McEntee of INCANTATION just sent in, regarding the fact that their latest album “Unholy Deification” made it to number four in the list: “We are honored to be in the Voices From The Darkside Top 10 Readers Poll. This means a lot to us because we know the readers of VFTDS are genuine underground deathbangers, and that’s where INCANTATION’s heart is at. Thank you very much, and we look forward to seeing everyone out on the road in 2024!” www.facebook.com/incantationofficial
On March 29, 2024 Osmose Productions will release “Nomad”, the seventh full-length from Black Metallers DARKESTRAH, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. Here’s the complete tracklist already: ‘Journey Through Blue Nothingness’, ‘Kök-Oy’, ‘Nomad’, ‘Destroyer Of Obstacles’, ‘Quest For The Soul’, ‘The Dream Of Kojojash’ and ‘A Dream That Omens Death’. A first track will have its streaming premiere on February 26, 2024. www.facebook.com/darkestrahofficial
Guitarist and founding member André has returned to German Death Metallers EMBEDDED for the band’s 30th anniversary. As a result, former guitarist Christian (also with HIRAES) has now taken over the four strings, as bassist Daniel had already left the band last year. The first live performance in the new line-up recently took place at the Alter Schlachthof in Lingen, Germany, where EMBEDDED played to a full house together with TERRA BUILDER, HOME REARED MEAT and APALLIC. www.facebook.com/embeddeddeathmetal
“Nebulas Of Self-Desecration”, the debut full-length of Chilean Death Metallers UTTERTOMB, will be released on April 19, 2024 via Pulverised Records, on CD, vinyl LP and digitally. It was recorded at several locations by Pablo Clares (PROCESSION, ABREKADAVER, SLAUGHTBBATH), mixed by Claudio Salinas at Maestro 3 Studio and mastered by Patrick Engel at Temple Of Disharmony. The cover artwork was created by Khaos Diktator (DEVOURMENT, FUMING MOUTH, GAEREA). Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Nec Spe Nec Metu’, ‘Exhumation Of The Womb’s Splendour’, ‘Graceless Thaumaturgy’, ‘Opisthotonic Funerals’, ‘Aurora Cruoris’, ‘Seraphobia’, ‘Ominous Flesh Relinquishment’ and ‘Nebulas Of Self-Desecration’. You can already check out ‘Exhumation Of The Womb’s Splendour’ right here. More UTTERTOMB information you will find at www.facebook.com/uttertomb
“Beneath”, the sophomore full-length from Belgian Black Metallers LHAÄD, will be released on March 20, 2024 via Amor Fati Productions, in co-operation with Extraconscious Records, on CD and vinyl LP format. It will feature the following six tracks: ‘Beneath I’, ‘Beneath II’, ‘Beneath III’, ‘Beneath IV’, ‘Beneath V’ and ‘Beneath VI’. You can already check out ‘Beneath V’ at this location. More info about LHAÄD at The Nox Entity: www.facebook.com/thenoxentity
Polish atmospheric progressive Black Metallers KALT VINDUR are streaming their new album “Magna Mater” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape on January 26, 2023 via The Circle Music. www.facebook.com/kaltvindurband
On March 15, 2024 Eternal Death will release “The Final Level Of Consciousness”, the debut mini album from Massachusetts based Black Metallers COMPRESS, on cassette tape format. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Fissured Cosmos’, ‘The Final Level Of Consciousness’, ‘Formosus’ and ‘Damnatio Memoriae’. The opener can already be streamed over here. For more COMPRESS please visit https://compress.bandcamp.com
Leeds, UK based Death Metal quintet COGNIZANCE is streaming their upcoming concept album “Phantazein” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on January 26, 2024 via Willowtip Records on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. www.facebook.com/cognizanceband
San Fransisco, California based Hardcore Thrashers ALMOST DEAD are streaming their upcoming sixth full-length “Destruction Is All We Know” over here now. It will be released on January 26, 2024 via Innerstrength Records. www.facebook.com/bayareahardcoremetal
A full album stream of “333”, the eighth full-length of Dutch Black Metallers FUNERAL WINDS, is available at this location now. It will be released on January 26, 2024 via Osmose Productions. For all additional FUNERAL WINDS information please visit www.facebook.com/funeralwindsbm
“Du Dømmes Til Død”, the eighth full-length from Norwegian Black Metallers KHOLD, will be released on March 22, 2024 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Andy La Rocque at Sonic Train Studios, Sweden. The following tracks will be featured on the album: ‘Myrdynk’, ‘Vanviddfaren’, ‘Heks (Du Dømmes Til Død)’, ‘Skoggangsmann’, ‘Misgrep’, ‘Trolldomsdømt’, ‘Lædel’, ‘Galgeberg Og Retterbakke’ and ‘Dølgsmål’. You can already stream ‘Vanviddfaren’ at this location. More about KHOLD at www.facebook.com/khold.official
On April 30, 2024 German Black Metallers BAXAXAXA will release “Spells From The Crypt”, a compilation of their early recordings, via Dusktone on CD and cassette tape. It will feature the “Hellfire” demo from 1992, “The Old Evil” demo and the “Devoted to HIM” 7″ EP. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063697660921
Switzerland’s Black Metallers VIGLJOS will release their debut full-length “Tome I: Apidae” on May 11, 2024 via Dusktone. It will be available on digipak CD, vinyl LP (three colors) and cassette tape. The release party of the album will be held at Tales Of Wrath Festival in Humbug, Basel. www.facebook.com/vigljos
On May 24, 2024 Greek ROTTING CHRIST will release their 14th full-length ‘Pro Xristoy (Προ Χριστού)’ via Season Of Mist. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Pro Xristoy (Προ Χριστού)’, ‘The Apostate’, ‘Like Father, Like Son’, ‘The Sixth Day’, ‘La Letra Del Diavolo’, ‘The Farewell’, ‘Pix Lax Dax’, ‘Pretty World, Pretty Dies’, ‘ᛦᚵᛑᚱᛆᛋᛁᛚ’, ‘Saoirse’, ‘Primal Resurrection’ and ‘All For One’. The album was recorded at Deva Sounds Studios in Athens, Greece and produced by Sakis Tolis, with sound engineers Fotis Bernando and Aggelos Karatzas. It was mixed by Jens Borgen and mastered by Tony Lidgren at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden. The artwork was created by Thomas Cole. www.facebook.com/rottingchristofficial
“Dismal Spells From The Dragonrealm – Part 2”, the fifth full-length from Finnish Black Metallers DRUADAN FOREST, will be released on February 23, 2024 via Werewolf Records on CD format. The vinyl LP version will follow later this year. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Born From The Unholy Fire (Part II)’, ‘Iconoclast’, ‘Aal Apam Li Aamnuk’, ‘Strife For Blood’, ‘Life In Death’, ‘To Die A Thousand Times’, ‘Summum Bestiae’, ‘Phosphoros’, ‘Concerto Of Sodomy’ and ‘Celestial’. The cover artwork was created by Misa Horkio. www.facebook.com/druadanforest
Oslo, Norway based Death / Thrashers SOVEREIGN have just released their debut full-length “Altered Realities” via Dark Descent Records on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. A full album stream you will find at darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com. More about SOVEREIGN at: www.facebook.com/sovereignnorway
Italian Black / Death Metallers VOLTUMNA have just self-released their new EP “For Death Is Fate” today. It features the following tracks: ‘Black Science’, ‘Vanth’, ‘Sette Contro Tebe’ and ‘All’Infinito’. A visualizer video for ‘Vanth’ can be watched at this location. More about VOLTUMNA at www.facebook.com/voltumna
Italian Black / Death Metallers KERES will release their new album “Homo Homini Lupus” on February 23, 2024 via Gruesome Records. It was recorded by KERES and mixed and mastered by Stefano Morabito at 16th Cellar Studio. The cover artwork was created by Cristian Giacomuzzi. A video for ‘Eradicate The Infected Seed’ can already be watched over here. The complete “Homo Homini Lupus” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Exist For War’, ‘Immaculate Incarnation Of Darkness’, ‘Oblivion’, ‘Pale Horse Of Extinction’, ‘Until Everythings’s Burned’, ‘Leviathan’, ‘Eradicate The Infected Seed’ and ‘Void And Silence’. www.facebook.com/keresband
“Chytridiomycosis Relinquished”, the debut full-length from UK based Death Metallers SLIMELORD, will be released on March 08, 2024 on vinyl LP, CD, cassette tape and digital formats via 20 Buck Spin. It was recorded by Adam Rogers (PitLab) at Millwright Studio in Boom, Leeds / England and mixed and mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower. The cover artwork was created by Brad Moore (TOMB MOLD, WORM). Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘The Beckoning Bell’, ‘Gut-Brain Axis’, ‘Splayed Mudscape’, ‘Batrachomorpha Resurrections Chamber’, ‘The Hissing Moor’, ‘Tidal Slaughtermarsh’ and ‘Heroic Demise’. You can already check out the album opener ‘The Beckoning Bell’ at this location. More about SLIMELORD at www.facebook.com/horriblebog
German melodic Death / Thrashers FINAL CRY are celebrating their 35th anniversary with a few selected festival shows this summer (Metal Frenzy, Wipfelbeben, MUR) and some club shows before inviting to their own “Anniversary Fest” in Hannover on October 26, 2024. The band has just released a video for ‘The Beckoning Silence’ at this location. The song is taken from their current album “The Ever-Rest”, which was released in 2022 via MDD Records. www.facebook.com/finalcryofficial
French blackened Death Metallers NECROWRETCH have just released a video for ‘Dii Mauri’ over here. The song will be featured on the band’s upcoming new album “Swords Of Dajjal”, which will be released on February 02, 2024 via Season Of Mist. The video was filmed on location in Spain and Kyrgyzstan and directed, filmed and edited by Mounir Chraibi. www.facebook.com/necrowretch