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On August 25, 2023 Purity Through Fire will release the debut full-length from Finnish Black Metallers AGANTHROS, “Syntiset Saatanat Kurjat”, on CD format. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Ruttolapsi’, ‘Sodoman Valssi’, ‘Veljet, Kantakaa Minut Hautaan’, ‘Avaruuden Nurja Puoli’, ‘Ana’, ‘Vieraiden Askeleet’ and ‘Seitsemän Miehen Voima’. You can already check out ‘Avaruuden Nurja Puoli’ over here. Fore more AGANTHROS please visit https://aganthros.bandcamp.com
“Death Of Sorrow”, the sophomore full-length from US Doom / Death Metallers SORROW, has just been released via Xtreem Music on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape. The album was already written way back in 1993, but only recorded in 2023. A full stream is available at this location. All further SORROW info is available at www.facebook.com/sorrowny
Hanover, Pennsylvania based old school Death Metal trio SADISTIC VISION has just released a video for the title track of their new EP “Destroyer Of All Dreams” at this location. The EP was released via Boris Records at the end of July on CD, vinyl and digital formats. It features the following tracks: ‘Intro’, ‘Unremorsed Killing’, ‘Repressed Mind’, ‘Destroyer Of All Dreams’ and ‘J.C.’. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/svforlife
On September 22, 2023 Dying Victims Productions will release “Sharp Magick Steel”, the debut album of Colombia’s Speed Metallers RECKLESS, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Kneel Before The Gods’, ‘Crimson Obsession’, ‘Glittering Death’, ‘Sharp Magik Steel’, ‘Behind The Mist’, ‘Neutralized’, ‘Wake Up Screaming’ and ‘Unholy Odyssey’. You can already stream ‘Glittering Death’ over here. For all additional RECKLESS information please visit www.facebook.com/recklessspeedmetal
Portland, Oregon based Death Metallers EXCARNATED ENTITY have just premiered the track ‘Corridor Of Flame’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Mass Grave Horizon”, which will be released on September 08, 2023 via Nuclear Winter Records. The previously revealed album track ‘Irradiated Shadows’ is still available for streaming over here. The complete “Mass Grave Horizon” tracklist reads like this: ‘Abjection’, ‘Carcinogen Shroud’, ‘Irradiated Shadows’, ‘Corridor Of Flame’, ‘Paralytic Reverie’, ‘Mass Grave Horizon’, ‘The Butcher’s Pulpit’ and ‘Gallery Of Defeat’. For more EXCARNATED ENTITY music please visit https://excarnatedentity.bandcamp.com
German old school Death Metallers CARNAL TOMB will release their third full-length “Embalmed In Decay” on November 03, 2023 via Testimony Records on CD, LP and digitally. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Intro’, ‘The Putridarium’, ‘Cataclysmic Maze’, ‘Defiled Flesh’, ‘Draped In Disgust’, ‘Cerebral Ingestion’, ‘Morgue Usurper’, ‘Embalmed In Decay’ and ‘Eyes Of The Chasm’. The album was recorded and mixed by Tobias Engl at Englsound in Berlin, Germany and mastered by Sverker Widgren at Wing Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. The artwork was created by Skaðvaldur. A lyric video for the first single ‘The Putridarium’ can already be watched over here. Guests on the album are Serkan Niron (ENGULFED) and Leonhard Link (MORBID PANZER, PUTRESCINE, SPEEDWHORE). You can follow CARNAL TOMB at www.facebook.com/carnaltombdeathmetal
Greek Black Metallers TEMPLE OF KATHARSIS have just released a video for ‘Inside The Medieval Crypt’ at this location. The track appears on the band’s debut full-length “Macabre Ritual”, which was released on CD last week via Theogonia Records. A full album stream is available over here. More about TEMPLE OF KATHARSIS at www.facebook.com/templeofkatharsis
On October 06, 2023 Chaos Records will release “The Locust Mantra”, the second album from Uppsala, Sweden based Black Metallers THIRD STORM, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The cover artwork was created by Raul Gonzales. It will feature the following tracks: ‘The Clandestine Gospel’, ‘Mater Pest’, ‘Demigod Doctrine’, ‘World Infernal’, ‘When Noble Hearts Failed’, ‘Inescapable Echoes Of War’, ‘Alter Omega’, ‘In The Garden Of Crystallized Souls’ and ‘Dawn Of The Fearmongers’. You can already stream ‘World Infernal’ over here. For more THIRD STORM information check out www.facebook.com/thirdstorm
Romanian Death’n’Rollers BLACKSHEEP will release their second full-length “Bloodties” on August 16, 2023 via Loud Rage Music on jewel case CD. The artwork was created by Costin Chioreanu (OPETH, GHOST, VOIVOD, EMPEROR, ULVER). A first song of the album (‘Unleash The Beast’) can already be streamed at this location. All additional BLACKSHEEP info is available at www.facebook.com/blacksheeproll
Greek Black Metallers TEMPLE OF KATHARSIS have just released their debut full-length “Macabre Ritual” via Theogonia Records on jewel case CD, which features a 12-page booklet. A full album stream you will find at this location. For all further band information please visit www.facebook.com/templeofkatharsis
International Death Metallers HEADS FOR THE DEAD have just premiered a second track from their upcoming new EP “In The Absence Of Faith”. You can check out ‘Taste Of Terror’ over here. The EP will be released on September 01, 2023 via Pulverised Records on LP, CD and digital formats. The cassette tape edition will be available via War Anthem Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonny Pettersson (WOMBBATH, MASSACRE) at Studio Unbound and the artwork was created by Indonesian artist Dedy aka The Art Of Badic. SENTIENT HORROR frontman Matt Moliti once again contributed lead guitars. More about HEADS FOR THE DEAD at www.facebook.com/headsforthedead
Finnish Black Metallers VALRAVN have just revealed the track ‘Liekki Tiemme Valaisee’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “The Awakening”, which will be released on September 08, 2023 via Primitive Reaction. The previously revealed album track ‘Charge Of The Last Cavalry’ can still be streamed over here. The complete tracklist of “The Awakening” reads like this: ‘The Black Flame’, ‘Kehän Murtama’, ‘Liekki Tiemme Valaisee’, ‘The Great Deceit’, ‘The Insolent’, ‘Sisyphean Torment’, ‘A Symphony Of Horror’ and ‘Charge Of The Last Cavalry’. All additional VALRAVN info you will find at www.facebook.com/valravnfin
On September 08, 2023 Signal Rex will release “Trident And Vision”, a Black Metal split album of Finnish HAIL CONJURER and ABSOLUTE KEY, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Both bands are featured with their own track, while the other three are collaborative works. You can check out one of them at this location. In September 2023 HAIL CONJURER and ABSOLUTE KEY will also play four shows together in Finland. For more information please visit www.signalrex.com or www.facebook.com/signalrec
Long Island, New York based progressive / brutal Death Metallers AFTERBIRTH will release their third full-length “In But Not Of” on CD, gatefold vinyl and digital formats on October 20, 2023 via Willowtip Records. The album’s first single ‘Tightening The Screws’ is already available over here. The complete “In But Not Of” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Tightening The Screws’, ‘Devils With Dead Eyes’, ‘Vomit On Humanity’, ‘Autoerotic Amputation’, ‘Vivisected Psychopomp’, ‘Hovering Human Head Drones’, ‘In But Not Of’, ‘Angels Feast On Flies’, ‘Time Enough Tomorrow’, ‘Death Invents Itself’ and ‘Succumb To Life’. The entire material was written and arranged by AFTERBIRTH between 2020 and 2023 and recorded live in the studio by Colin Marston from April to June 2023. It was also mixed and mastered by Colin Marston and the artwork was supplied by Alex Eckman-Lawn. More about AFTERBIRTH at www.facebook.com/afterbirthnydeathmetal
“Plight Of Acceptance”, the debut full-length of melodic Death / Black Metal solo project THE MOSAIC WINDOW, will be re-issued via Willowtip Records on CD and vinyl formats on November 10, 2023. It was originally self-released digitally in June of this year. “Plight Of Acceptance” was mixed and mastered by Damien Herring. A full album stream is available at this location https://themosaicwindow.bandcamp.com
Ireland based Black Metallers BELIAL’S THRONE have just premiered the title track of their upcoming debut full-length “Forgotten Land Of The Lost Souls” over here. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Forgotten Land Of The Lost Souls’, ‘Void’, ‘Ascension Ritual’, ‘Pit Of Dead Realm’, ‘Halls Of Silent Kingdom’, ‘Rejoin At Dusk’, ‘Last Time We Meet’ and ‘Outro’. The previously revealed ‘Void’ can still be streamed at this location. “Forgotten Land Of The Lost Souls” will be released on September 01, 2023 via Spread Evil Productions. For more BELIAL’S THRONE info check out www.facebook.com/belials-throne-107104880966688
“Fortified With Ashes”, the debut EP from UK based old school Thrashers CHUPACABRA, can be streamed in its entirety over here now. It was mixed and mastered by Wynter Prior at Sphynx Studios in Brighton, UK. More about CHUPACABRA at www.facebook.com/official.chupacabra.uk
Chile’s depressive Black Metal project MY DEAREST WOUND will release its debut full-length “The Burial” on September 15, 2023 via Tragedy Productions. It will feature the following tracks: ‘When Did I Die?’, ‘End It All’, ‘Annihilator’, ‘A Thousand Goodbyes’, ‘We Don’t Believe in Happiness’, ‘Dreams’ and ‘Life Was Pain’. A video for the album opener ‘When Did I Die?’ can already be watched at this location. For more MY DEAREST WOUND information please visit https://mydearestwound.bandcamp.com
German Post Black Metallers FINSTERFORST have just revealed the track ‘Kapitel II: Dualität’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming mini album “Jenseits”, which will be released on September 08, 2023 via AOP Records. The previously revealed ‘Kapitel I: Freiheit’ can still be checked out over here. More FINSTERFORST information you will find at www.finsterforst.de
Brazilian Death Metallers REBAELLIUN have just revealed a first song from their upcoming new album “Under The Sign Of Rebellion”. You can watch a lyric video for ‘In Heresy We Trust’ at this location. The album will be released via Agonia Records on September 22, 2023. It was recorded during summer 2021 at RR44 Studio by Rafael Siqueira and mastered by Jander Antunes. The cover artwork was created by Sebastian Suarez. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Intro’, ‘All Hail The Regicide’, ‘The Gods Manace’, ‘Fear The Infidel’, ‘Insurgent Fire’, ‘Light Eater’, ‘The Decimating Opposition’, ‘In Heresy We Trust’, ‘Hostile Presence’, ‘Antagonize’ and ‘The Ultimate War’. You can follow REBAELLIUN at www.facebook.com/rebaelliun
“Conjuration Of Flesh”, the debut EP from German Death Metallers EYEMASTER, is out now via Lycanthropic Chants (150 copies on black and 150 copies on pink 12″ vinyl). You can listen to one of the songs at this location. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068303077683
On August 25, 2023 Purity Through Fire will release “Eternal Wanderer Of The Night Sky”, the second album from Finnish blackened Doom Metallers WOODEN THRONE, on deluxe digipak CD, featuring embossed gold-printing. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Eternal Wanderer Of The Night Sky’, ‘Forward Into Starless Abyss’, ‘The Autumnal Frost’, ‘The Earthly Womb’, ‘Firm Roots Of The Scarred North’ and ‘Talvikki’. You can already stream the title track over here. More more info please visit www.purity-through-fire.com
Finnish Black Metallers SIELUNVIHOLLINEN have just revealed the title track of their upcoming fifth full-length “Helvetinkone” at this location. The previously revealed ‘Alkemisti Ja Tuhoaja’ can still be streamed over here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Sinetti Ja Symboli’, ‘Raivoni Astalo’, ‘Alkemisti Ja Tuhoaja’, ‘Veitsenterällä’, ‘Matkani Päässä’, ‘Helvetinkone’, ‘Kun Kaikki Vihdoin Kuihtuu Pois’ and ‘Läpi Harmaan Kiven’. The album will be released on September 08, 2023 via Hammer Of Hate. All additional SIELUNVIHOLLINEN info you will find at www.facebook.com/sielunvihollinen
São Paulo, Brazil based Doom / Deathers FOSSILIZATION have just revealed a track from their upcoming debut full-length “Leprous Daylight”. You can listen to ‘Oracle Of Reversion’ at this location. The album will be released via Everlasting Spew Records on September 08, 2023 on CD, cassette tape and digitally (the vinyl edition will follow in late autumn 2023). More about FOSSILIZATION at www.facebook.com/fossilization
Australian Grindcore three-piece SUPPRESSANT has just released their debut 7″ “Designed Obsolescence” via Grindhead Records and Psychocontrol Records. It was recorded by Jay Whalley at The Pet Food Factory, mixed by Clem Bennett and mastered by Jake Randall at Sol Audio. A full EP stream is available at the band’s Bandcamp site https://suppressant-grind.bandcamp.com.
German Black Metallers BAXAXAXA have just premiered the track ‘Kiss Of Shame’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “De Vermis Mysteriis”, which will be released on September 01, 2023 via The Sinister Flame. You can still check out the previously revealed album track ‘Above The Stellar Gateway’ at this location. The complete “De Vermis Mysteriis” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Seed Of Golgotha’, ‘De Vermis Mysteriis’, ‘Kiss Of Shame’, ‘Awaken, The Old Thing In The Ground’, ‘Above The Stellar Gateway’, ‘Decarnation Monument’ and ‘Necrolatry Libation’. For more BAXAXAXA information please visit at www.facebook.com/ungod-baxaxaxa-1037290856315377
Romanian Death Metallers VORUS are currently working on the songs for their third full-length “Desolate Eternities”, which is scheduled to be recorded in Fall of 2023 and released in Spring of 2024 via Rage Music on CD format. You can check out a demo version of ‘Aether Of The Abyss’ (a track that will be featured on the new album) at this location. For regular updates please follow VORUS at www.facebook.com/vorusdeath
German Art Metal three-piece THE CIRCLE has just revealed the new track ‘Afflux’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Of Awakening”, which will be released on August 18, 2023 via AOP Records. A recently revealed video for the title track ‘Of Awakening’ can be watched at this location and the previously revealed album track ‘Ashes And Fading Tides’ can still be streamed over here. More about THE CIRCLE at www.facebook.com/thecircle.metal
German Death Metallers HALLUCINATE are streaming their upcoming debut full-length “From The Bowels Of The Earth” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on August 04, 2023 via Caligari Records. All additional band information you will find at www.facebook.com/hallucinatedeath
On August 04, 2023 Eternal Death will release “The Howling Gale”, a split album between US Black Metallers ANCIENT TORMENT and HAXEN, on CD format (Timeworn Records will be releasing the cassette tape version). A full stream of it is available over here now. For more information please visit www.eternal-death.com or www.facebook.com/eternaldeathusa
German melodic Death Metallers BOSPARANS FALL have just released a video for ‘Dunkle Zeiten’ at this location. The song is taken from their new album “Götterspiel: Dunkle Zeiten”, which was released earlier this year via MDD. For all additional BOSPARANS FALL info check out www.facebook.com/bosparans.fall
New Jersey based Grinders GRIDLINK have just premiered ‘Coronet Juniper’, a track from their upcoming full-length “Silk Ash Cascade”, over here. The album will be released on CD, gatefold vinyl LP and digital formats on September 15, 2023 via Willowtip Records. More about GRIDLINK at www.facebook.com/gridlink512
On August 25, 2023 Slovenian Black Metallers CVINGER will release their third full-length “Doctrines By The Figures Of Crnobog” on jewel case CD and digitally via Polish label Via Nocturna Records. The cover artwork was created by Mitchel Nolte. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Meditations At The World’s Demise’, ‘Revelation Of The Three Headed One’, ‘Fury Born Out Of Bones And Fire’, ‘Blood Catharsis And The Mantra Of Depravity’, ‘The Winter Night Of The Funeral Pyres’, ‘Slava’, ‘Totemism’, ‘Cosmic Realm’, ‘Doctrines By The Figures Of Crnbog’ and ‘Chants And Canticle’. You can already watch a video for ‘Doctrines By The Figures Of Crnbog’ at this location. More CVINGER info you will find at www.facebook.com/cvinger666
In early July 2023 Haloran Records released “From Hell”, a lost studio recording from Portuguese Black Metallers DECAYED, which was recorded back in 2008 at Brugo Studio. It features band classics, re-recorded by the “Hexagram” line-up, plus ‘Infernal Waves’ (an exclusive track that only appears on this CD – you can check it out here) and the SODOM cover ‘Blasphemer’. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘From Hell’, ‘Black Metal Onslaught’, ‘Spikes Leather Bullets’, ‘HellWitch’, ‘Blasphemer’ (SODOM cover), ‘Prologue-Moonrise’, ‘Drums Of Valhalla’, ‘Fuck Your God’, ‘Infernal Waves’ and ‘Evil Incantations’. The jewel case CD is limited to 200 copies and available through www.facebook.com/haloranrecords. More about DECAYED at www.facebook.com/dkd666
US Death Metallers INCANTATION will release their 13th full-length “Unholy Deification” via Relapse Records on August 25, 2023. It features guest contributions from Jeff Beccera (POSSESSED), Henry Veggian (ex – REVENANT) and Dan Vadim Von (MORBID ANGEL). The cover artwork was once again created by Eliran Kantor (IMMOLATION, KREATOR, CAVALERA). The following tracks will appear on it: ‘Offerings (The Swarm) IV’, ‘Concordat (The Pact) I’, ‘Chalice (Vessel Consanguineous) VIII’, ‘Homunculus (Spirit Made Flesh) IX’, ‘Invocation (Chthonic Merge) X’, ‘Megaron (Sunken Chamber) VI’, ‘Convulse (Words of Power) III’, ‘Altar (Unify in Carnage) V’, ‘Exile (Defy the False) II’ and ‘Circle (Eye of Ascension) VII’. A video for ‘Concordat (The Pact) I’ you will find at this location. You can follow INCANTATION at www.facebook.com/incantationofficial
EXHUMATION guitar player and VOICES staff writer Yoga Ghotama has just released an art book entitled “Under The Hands Of Destruction”, which features 13 underground artists from across Indonesia. The book as 109 pages and is entirely written in English. You can check out some pictures at his Facebook site www.facebook.com/yogaghotama. Yoga is currently looking for distributors, so if you can help him out, pleasecontact him at yogaghotama@gmail.com
“Sadistic Missionaries”, the third full-length from Israel based Death Metallers SPAWN OF EVIL, will be released via Pest Records this Autumn. You can already check out a video for the album track ‘Rhea Of The Gods’ over here. More about SPAWN OF EVIL at www.facebook.com/spawnofevil.il
International Death Metallers BERZERKER LEGION will release their sophomore full-length “Chaos Will Reign” on October 27, 2023 via Listenable Records. The artwork was created by Adi Dechristianize and the full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Chaos Will Reign’, ‘Choirs Of Anguish’, ‘Nihilism Over Empathy’, ‘Towards Oblivion’, ‘This Is The End’, ‘Damnation’, ‘Eternal Void’, ‘Worship All That Is Dead’, ‘Shepherds Of War’, ‘From The Darkness Inside’ (Bonus Track) and ‘War Chant’. BERZERKER LEGION consists of Tomas Elofsson (guitars, HYPOCRISY), Alwin Zuur (guitars, ASPHYX), James Stewart (drums, VADER), Jonny Pettersson (vocals, WOMBBATH) and Fredrik Isaksson (bass, DARK FUNERAL). All additional information is available at www.facebook.com/berzerkerlegion
“ephemer”, the third full-length of German Black Metallers NEBELKRÄHE, will be released on October 27, 2023 via Crawling Chaos Records on digipak CD, vinyl LP and digitally. It was produced by Victor Bullok at Woodshed Studio (ANOMALIE, DARK FORTRESS, FARSOT, SECRETS OF THE MOON) and the drums were recorded by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios (IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, THE SPIRIT, THRON). Guests on the album include Noise (KANONENFIEBER), sG (SECRETS OF THE MOON, CRONE) and Markus Stock (EMPYRIUM, THE VISION BLEAK). The following tracks will be featured on “ephemer”: ‘Tumult Auf Claim Abendland’, ‘Nielandsmann’, ‘ephemer’, ‘Dornbusch (Im Norden Kein Westen)’, ‘Über Menschen Unter Tage’, ‘Kranichträume’ and ‘Die Strandbar Von Scheria’. An album teaser can be watched at this location. For more band information check out www.facebook.com/nebelkraeheofficial
A full album stream of “Fervor”, the third full-length from Connecticut based atmospheric Post Black Metallers EAVE, can be found at this location. You can also watch a video for the album track ‘Mirroring’ over here. “Fervor” has just been released via Bindrune Recordings. More EAVE information you will find at www.facebook.com/eavemusic
Boris Records has just released a new EP entitled “Destroyer Of All Dreams” from Pennsylvania based Death Metal trio SADISTIC VISION on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. It features the following tracks: ‘Intro’, ‘Unremorsed Killing’, ‘Repressed Mind’, ‘Destroyer Of All Dreams’ and ‘J.C.’. You can stream the EP at this location. For all further SADISTIC VISION info check out www.facebook.com/svforlife