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From: Portugal
Last Known Status: Active

Latest Irae News

Below is our complete Irae news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.

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Unearthing The Metal Underground: Irae

Portugal’s Irae has been forwarding its raw, bizarre black metal for nearly 20 years. There isn’t much by way of originality considering the individual pieces of the puzzle at hand, whether it’s the stripped-down production, the tremolo picking, or the coarse vocals that sometimes devolve into deranged laughing, cackling and moaning. And the percussive work is noticeably elementary. But with all of that said, the manner in which the band assembles the disparate parts into a cohesive whole is quite unique, passionate and completely insane. More...

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Irae Debuts New Song "In the Name of Satan"

Portuguese black metal band Irae premieres a new song entitled "In the Name of Satan", taken from the upcoming new album "Crimes Against Humanity", which will arrive in stores on vinyl, CD, and cassette tape on May 12th via Altare Productions.

Check out now "In the Name of Satan" below.

Below we’ve also included a stream of the previously released track "Genocide Journey": More...

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Irae Releasing Split Tape With Moribund

War Arts Productions is proud to present a special split tape between Portugal's Irae and U.S. band Moribund entitled "Our Worship To Epidemic Suicide And Death Of The World."

This tape is a blast of the ancient past, sounding (and looking) like it could've come out in the darkest underground of the 1990s, back before black metal became debased by definition. Each band contributes three tracks, and both hordes are spiritually/sonically compatible.

1. o castigo de deus
2. como uma foice para vos ceifar
3. Warlord of Satanachia
4. I
5. II
6. III More...

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