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Finnish technical blackened Death Metallers ULTERROR have just released a second single from their upcoming debut full-length “Transcendent Origins”. You can check out ‘Beyond The Blackened Veil Of Magellan’ over here. The album will be released on March 29, 2024 via Inverse Records. For more ULTERROR info please visit www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076379805963
German Death / Thrashers BOUNDLESS CHAOS are streaming their upcoming debut full-length “Sinister Upheaval” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on January 19, 2024 via Dying Victims Productions. www.facebook.com/boundlesschaos
VLTIMAS have just released a visualizer video for ‘Scorcher’, the second single from their upcoming sophomore full-length “Epic”, over here. The album will be released on March 15, 2024 via Season Of Mist. More about VLTIMAS at www.facebook.com/vltimas
International Black Metal act ARAN ANGMAR has inked a deal with Soulseller Records. The band has just finished the Black Metal Revelation European Tour, supporting GORGOROTH, AETERNUS and IMPALEMENT, and is currently working on their third full-length, which will be recorded later this year. In celebration of the new record deal, ARAN ANGMAR have just premiered a new single track, entitled ‘Mors Vincit Omnia’, at this location. For regular updates please follow ARAN ANGMAR at www.facebook.com/aranangmar
On February 23, 2024 BMG will release a 5 CD live box from MOTÖRHEAD entitled “The Löst Tapes”. It will feature old analogue tape recordings of the following shows: “Volume 1: Live At Sala Aqualung, Madrid – 1st June 1995”, “Volume 2: Live At University Of East Anglia, Norwich – 18th October 1998”, “Volume 3: Live At KB Hallen, Malmö – 17th November 2000”, “Volume 4: Live At Sporthalle, Heilbronn – 29th December 1984” and “Volume 5: Live At Download Festival, Donington, England – June 13, 2008”. Volume 1 to Volume 4 previously had already been released digitally and on limited vinyl editions, Volume 5 will additionally also be available as a double vinyl edition now. More info you will find at www.imotorhead.com
Chile based Death / Thrashers PENTAGRAM will release their sophomore full-length “Eternal Life Of Madness” on April 26, 2024 via Listenable Records. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘El Imbunche’, ‘Possessor’, ‘Omniscient Tyrant’, ‘The Portal’, ‘Eternal Life Of Madness’, ‘Icons Of Decay’, ‘Devourer Of Life’, ‘State Of Grace’, ‘The Seeds Of The Deed’, ‘Deus Est Machina’ and ‘No One Shall Survive’. For regular updates make sure to follow PENTAGRAM at www.facebook.com/pentagramchile1985
Romanian Death Metallers NECROTUM are streaming their upcoming third full-length “Defleshed Exhumation” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on January 22, 2024 via Memento Mori. www.facebook.com/necrotumdm
Knoxville, Tennessee based brutal Death Metallers BRODEQUIN will release their fourth full-length “Harbinger Of Woe” on March 22, 2024 via Season Of Mist. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Diabolical Edict’, ‘Fall Of The Leaf’, ‘Theresiana’, ‘Of Pillars And Trees’, ‘Tenaillement’, ‘Maleficium’, ‘VII Nails’, ‘Vredens Dag’, ‘Suffocation In Ash’ and ‘Harbinger Of Woe’. A video for the album track ‘Of Pillars And Trees’, which was created by Matti Way of From The North Films, can already be watched over here. “Harbinger Of Woe” was produced and engineered by Mike Bailey, mixed by Josh Welshman and mastered by Brad Boatwright. The drums were recorded at Brennan’s Drum Room in Dallas, Texas, guitar, bass and vocals were recorded at Navarre 24 in Harriman, Tennessee. The artwork was created by Jose de Brito, with additional elements by Jamie Bailey. www.facebook.com/brodequintn
Australian Death Metallers CONTAMINATED have just premiered the track ‘Suffer Minutiae’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Celebratory Beheading”, which will be released on February 09, 2024 via Blood Harvest Records. The previously revealed album track ‘An Unnatural End’ can additionally still be streamed over here. The complete “Celebratory Beheading” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Suffer Minutiae’, ‘Cosmic Shit Show’, ‘Feral Demise’, ‘Beneath Empty Sockets’, ‘An Unnatural End’, ‘Final Hours’, ‘…At The End Of A Shank’, ‘Apex C.H.U.D.’, ‘Desire For Agony’ and ‘Junkyard Warfare: Celebratory Beheading’. www.facebook.com/pestilentialdecay
German Black Metallers SERVANT have just released a video for ‘Empire Of Madness’ right here. The song is taken from the band’s latest album “Aetas Ascensus”, which was released last year via MDD Records. The video was filmed and produced by Matthias Engst in Berlin, Germany at the end of 2023. SERVANT will be touring Europe with GROZA and ELLENDE in October 2024. The tour will run through twelve countries. Regular updates you will find at www.facebook.com/servantmagick
On March 21, 2024 Dutch Black Metallers DUINDWALER will release their debut full-length “In Het Heemskerks Duin”. Void Wanderer Productions and War Productions will handle the digipak CD and digital versions, while Zwaertgevegt will handle the cassette tape version. The album’s title track can already be checked out at this location. The “In Het Heemskerks Duin” cover artwork was created by A.A.W.R. and the complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Vaderlands Vuur’, ‘Razende Wind’, ‘In Het Heemskerks Duin’, ‘Het Duister Bestormd’, ‘Alle Rust Verdwenen’ and ‘Schim In De Duinen’. www.facebook.com/duindwaler
Santa Cruz, California based Death Metallers DIPYGUS are streaming their upcoming, self-titled third full-length in its entirety over here now. It will be released on January 22, 2024. Memento Mori will handle the CD version, while Crypt Of The Wizard will handle the vinyl LP version. www.facebook.com/dipygus
Denver, Colorado based Doom / Deathers SPECTRAL VOICE have just released a third track from their upcoming sophomore full-length “Sparagmos”. You can check out ‘Sinew Censer’ at this location now. The album features the following four lengthy tracks: ‘Be Cadaver’, ‘Red Feasts Condensed Into One’, ‘Sinew Censer’ and ‘Death’s Knell Rings In Eternity’. A video for ‘Red Feasts Condensed Into One’ can be watched over here. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk at Redwood Studio and the artwork was created by Manifester. Dark Descent Records will release “Sparagmos” on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats on February 09, 2024. www.facebook.com/necroticdoom
“My Plateau”, the sophomore full-length from Norwegian Black Metallers PROFANE BURIAL, will be released on March 01, 2024 via Crime Records on CD, LP and digitally. It was mixed and mastered by Børge Finstad at Toproom Studio and the cover artwork was created by Sondre Tajet Søbyskogen. The following tracks will be featured on the album: ‘My Plateau’, ‘Moribund’, ‘Fragments Of Dirge’, ‘Righteous Indoctrination’, ‘Disambiguate Eradication’ and ‘Horror Code’. A video for the title track can already be watched out at this location. All further PROFANE BURIAL info you will find at www.facebook.com/profaneburial
U.S. technical Death Metallers ORIGIN will be touring Europe in April / May 2024 as direct support to Sweden’s Black Metallers MARDUK. The tour will run through Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Holland, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria. DOODSWENS and guests will be opening the bill. More information you will find at www.facebook.com/origin
In April 2024 US Death / Thrashers DECEASED will embark upon an eight-date tour supporting VIO-LENCE, who’ll be playing their classic “Eternal Nightmare” debut in its entirety. DECEASED frontman King Fowley commented on it as follows: “Looking forward to a week-long touring jaunt in April. Getting out for a handful of shows before we go in to record the new record “Children Of The Morgue”, a one-hour journey into the world of the dying! These shows looking like our only ones till summer, so if you wanna come out and rock, by all means do so.” www.facebook.com/deceasedofficial
Freiburg, Germany based Hardcore Punk influenced Thrashers DRAIN DOWN have inked a deal with Black Sunset / MDD for the release of their sophomore full-length “Toxic Society”, which will be released on February 29, 2024. The album was produced at Iguana Studios with Christoph Brandes. www.facebook.com/draindown
Norwegian Death Metallers BLOOD RED THRONE have just revealed the third and final single from their upcoming eleventh full-length “Nonagon”. You can stream ‘Seeking To Pierce’ at this location now. The previously revealed album tracks ‘Tempest Sculptor’ and ‘Blade Eulogy’ can still be checked out here and here. The complete “Nonagon” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Epitaph Inscribed’, ‘Ode To The Obscene’, ‘Seeking To Pierce’, ‘Tempest Sculptor’, ‘Every Silent Plea’, ‘Nonagon’, ‘Split Tongue Sermon’, ‘Blade Eulogy’ and ‘Fleshrend’. The album was mixed and mastered by Ronnie Björnström at Bjornstromsound and features cover artwork by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design. It will be released on January 26, 2024 via Soulseller Records. www.facebook.com/bloodredthroneofficial
Leeds, UK based Death Metal quintet COGNIZANCE has just premiered ‘A Brain Dead Memoir’, a new single from their upcoming third full-length “Phantazein”, at this location. The album will be released on January 26, 2024 via Willowtip Records on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Ceremonial Vigour’, ‘A Brain Dead Memoir’, ‘Chiselled In Stone’, ‘Introspection’, ‘Futureless Horizon’, ‘The Towering Monument’, ‘Alferov’, ‘Shock Heuristics’, ‘Broadcast Of The Gods’, ‘In Verses Unspoken’ and ‘Shadowgraph’. “Phantazein” was produced by Alex Baillie and Apostolis Karydis, mixed and mastered by Ronnie Björnström (AEON, BLOOD RED THRONE) and the artwork was created by Dan P Carter (BEHEMOTH, EMPIRE STATE BASTARD). www.facebook.com/cognizanceband
Russian Black Metallers DRAKON will release a new album entitled “Thunderdome” via Sleaszy Rider on January 18, 2023. It was mixed and mastered by Theodor Borovsky (ALKONOST, DISSECTOR) and the cover artwork was created by Valentina Mustajarvi. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Gold’, ‘Filth’, ‘Falsity’, ‘Abomination Of Desolation’, ‘Salt And Blood’, ‘Gog And Magog’, ‘Image Of Agni’ and ‘Foreverness’. You can already listen to the first single ‘Abomination Of Desolation’ over here. More band information you will find at https://drakon.band
On February 02, 2024 Horror Pain Gore Death Productions will release “Feed The Plague”, the debut full-length from France’s grinding Death Metallers CORPSEVORE, on CD and digital formats. You can already listen to the single ‘Science Without Conscience’ at this location. The complete “Feed The Plague” tracklist reads as follows: ‘If Slaughterhouses Had Glass Walls…’, ‘Feed The Plague’, ‘Cognitive Dissonance’, ‘Fur Bitch’, ‘Horn Impaled’, ‘Meat Is Murder, Milk Is Rape’, ‘Greedhouse Effect’, ‘A.H.A.B. (All Hunters Are Bastards)’, ‘Just Another Stun Gun Failure’ and ‘Science Without Conscience’. www.facebook.com/corpsevore
French Black Metallers MERRIMACK will release their new album “Of Grace And Gravity” on March 08, 2024 via Season Of Mist: Underground Activists. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Sulphurean Synods’, ‘Sublunar Despondency’, ‘Dead And Distant Clamors’, ‘Wounds That Heal’, ‘Starving Crowns’, ‘Under The Aimless Spheres’ and ‘Embalmer’s Wine’. The new single ‘Dead And Distant Clamors’ can now be streamed over here. More about MERRIMACK at www.facebook.com/merrimackofficial
On March 08, 2024 Armageddon Label will release “Grey And Dry”, the debut full-length from San Diego, California based Hardcore Punks AGONISTA, on vinyl LP format. It was recorded and mixed by Patrick Alexander at Cacho Estudio in Tijuana (HABAK, VIOLENCIA, ABYSSAL) and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (CONVERGE, DROPDEAD, TRAGEDY). The cover artwork was created by Adrian Balderrama. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Larvas’, ‘Grey And Dry’, ‘Abuse / Diffuse’, ‘Eyes Of Despair’, ‘Bazofia’, ‘MMXXIII’, ‘Medication’, ‘In Haste’, ‘Muertos’, ‘Wrecked Inside’ and ‘MMXLlII’. You can already check out ‘Abuse / Diffuse’ over here. For more AGONISTA please visit https://agonistarips.bandcamp.com
“Instrumentality”, the debut full-length from New Jersey based technical Death Metal trio CHAOS SANCTUARY, can be streamed in its entirety at this location now. It was self-released by the band on December 29, 2023. www.facebook.com/chaosanctuary
Polish Black Metallers THROAT have just revealed the track ‘Klatwa’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming EP “Blood Exaltation”, which will be released on February 09, 2024 via Primitive Reaction on CD format. The previously released demo track ‘New Flesh Nectar I’ can still be streamed at this location. More about THROAT at https://throatoftheantichrist.bandcamp.com
Australian Black Metallers KRVNA are streaming their upcoming new mini album “The Rythmus Of Death Eternal” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on January 10, 2024. Zazen Sounds will release the digipak CD, Third Eye Temple will be releasing the cassette tape version and Brilliant Emperor the vinyl version. https://krvna.bandcamp.com
The very first Romanian Death Metal album, ULTIMATUM‘s “Among Potential States”, is now out in a re-mastered version via Loud Rage Music. You can check out the title-track at this location. The album was originally released in 1996 via East & Art on cassette tape. www.facebook.com/vltimatvm
Hungarian Death Metal five piece DAMNATION has just released a first single from their upcoming debut full-length “Fátum”. You can check out ‘Belső Kapuk A Világűrbe’ at this location. The album will be released on February 18, 2024 via Pest Records. It was recorded and mixed / mastered at Obsidian Sound Studio by Árpád Szenti and the cover artwork was created by Stan Ivan. www.facebook.com/damnationhun
Italian Death Metal quartet SPIRITUAL DECEPTION has just released a video for ‘Atavic Future (Decadence Pt.II)’ over here. The song will be featured on their upcoming new album “Semitae Mentis”, which will be out on February 09, 2024. Amputated Vein Records will release the album on physical formats, with Earache Records handling digital distribution. www.facebook.com/spiritualdeception