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Last updated on March 14, 2014 at 11:49 AM ET
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Hot Topics
- Hell And Heaven Festival Cancelled
- Helmsplitter Releasing Second Album
- Etherna To Release New LP "Forgotten Beholder"
- Invertia Releasing Debut Full-Length Album
- Kaotoxin Publishes First Toxic Kaos Magazine
- Exorcism Streaming New Track "Voodoo Jesus"
- Helstar Streaming New Song
- Vanishing Point Releases New Lyric Video
- Mausoleum Gate Signs To Cruz Del Sur Music
- Twitch Of The Death Nerve Signs To Comatose
17 news articles posted today (and counting...)
Old Lines Enters The Studio
Baltimore based punk band Old Lines has entered the studio to record a full-length album that’s scheduled for release later this year via No Sleep Records.
The band is currently recording in its hometown with Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations Studios (Mutilation Rites, Full of Hell, Magrudergrind).
“The direction of this record is an extension of our previous two both in content and sound, but with a more pronounced sense of urgency,” explains Matt Taylor. “Musically, The songs are a bit faster and more chaotic, and the lyrical content follows the same sense of frantic frustration.”
Old Lines formed in 2010 and is made up of Mitch Roemer, Jake Berry, Matt Taylor and Pat Martin. The band’s merciless sound is directly fueled by an outspoken political and social agenda and vehement disdain for corruption and injustices that plague society.
The forthcoming album follows the 2013 EP "If You See Something, Say Something." More...
Helstar Streaming New Song
Today the first song from the upcoming Helstar album "This Wicked Nest" has been released on the public. Check out "Fall Of Dominion" in the player below. "This Wicked Nest" is due for release on April 25th, 2014 and follow 2010's "Glory of Chaos."
PaalThal Anunnaki Streaming New Songs
Mexican progressive death metallers PaalThal Anunnaki have announced the release of their eight-song debut album "Paa Tal" this month on Concreto Records. A stream of one of the tracks from the album, "Eek Vega," is playing below. You can also hear the second track, "Anunnaki," over on the band's facebook news feed.
Illidiance Posts New Lyric Video
Illidiance has released a lyric video for the track "Urbanized," which can be seen below. "Urbanized" comes off the "Deformity" EP. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Deformity
2. Boiling Point
3. Urbanized
4. Let It Bleed
5. Moments of the Fall
Helmsplitter Releasing Second Album
Rock Island, Illinois' Helmsplitter has made their Horror Pain Gore Death Productions debut with the death metal beast known as "Enraptured By Suffering." Stream "Aura of Suicide" from that upcoming eleven-track album below.
Helmsplitter was born in the summer of 2008 when guitarist Ross Mallie and drummer Nate Boyd joined forces. After filling out the rest of the lineup the band spent the next few years playing shows around the Midwestern region of the United States as well as recording a demo.
Around this time it became apparent that the band would have to part ways with their original singer and bass player due to a combination of scheduling difficulties and musical differences. Vocalist Blakk and bassist Lyndon Ehlers were contacted in regards to filling the empty positions, and it was not long before both accepted the invitation.
This lineup overhaul was exactly what the band needed to become what it was intended to be from the beginning. The music became more dark and sinister, and the lyrics became more thought provoking and disturbing. The visual aspect of the band also evolved as a result of the band agreeing on a new logo and artwork direction.
"Storms of Genocide," the band's self-released debut album, began to circulate around the underground and eventually caught the attention of Mike Juliano, owner of Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. February 18th of 2014 saw the release of "Enraptured by Suffering," Helmsplitter's second album and HPGD debut.
The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Scott Creekmore (Broken Hope, Lupara, Num Skull) at Mercenary Digital Studios during the months of September and October of 2013.
Invertia Releasing Debut Full-Length Album
Ohm Resistance Records has set April 8th as the date on which "Another Scheme of the
Wicked" from industrialized black metallers Invertia will be released. Invertia is the New England duo of guitarist/vocalist Dave Coppola and drummer/programmer Tim Winson.
A mirror displaying some of the darkest paradoxes and truly terrifying segments of American society, Invertia's music ridicules the hypocrisy of cult-religious fervor with shred guitars and psycho-bombastic drum programming.
The follow up album to 2013's self-titled debut, "Another Scheme of the Wicked" combines a blistering five-track assault with five remixes from musical backgrounds, including Ohm Resistance veterans Justin K. Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu), End.user (The Blood Of Heroes), and Submerged (Method Of Definance, The Blood Of Heroes).
One of the strangest moments ever recorded on Ohm Resistance occurs during the R3TRD remix of "They're Everywhere," with a Pentecostal preacher vampirishly admonishing children to visit with him as he speaks in tongues. Stream "The Sidewinding" below, which will be the first track on the upcoming album. More...
Twitch Of The Death Nerve Signs To Comatose
Comatose Music will release "A New Code of Morality" from UK brutalists Twitch Of The Death Nerve on April 29th. The band was formed in 2004 as a side project of Tom Bradfield and Tom Carter from Infected Disarray and Beef Conspiracy.
After releasing a split CD, the pair continued with their other projects (including Grindethic Records and Repulsive Dissection) while at the same time working on tracks for a full length release. The line-up was later completed by recruiting Defeated Sanity drummer Lille Gruber, and the band began working on their debut.
"A New Code of Morality" is now finally complete and is presented along with some gruesomely epic Marco Hasmann artwork. Album track "Peculiar Perversions Particular to the Piquerist" is now streaming below.
Hidden Intent Signs With Punishment 18 Records
Australian thrash act Hidden Intent has signed on with Punishment 18 Records. The debut album "Walking Through Hell," originally self-released, will be released through the label on April 28th.
The band is:
Phil Bennet – Guitar, backing vocals
Jay Rahaley – Lead drums
Chris McEwen – Lead bass, lead vocals
The track list for the album is:
1. Confession
2. Walking Through Hell
3. Through Your Eyes
4. Betrayed
5. Die Inside
6. Good Friday Thrash
7. Get What You Can Get
8. Face Your Demon
9. Creature of Habit
10. Bass Wankage
11. Black Hole More...
Magnum Posts Samples Of New Album
Legendary UK progressive rock act Magnum posted samples of the upcoming new album "Escape From the Shadow Garden." The album is set for release on March 19, 2014 (Scandinavia), March 21st (Germany), March 24th (EU) and April 1st (North America) via Steamhammer/SPV Records.
The track list is:
1. Live ‘Til You Die
2. Unwritten Sacrifice
3. Falling For The Big Plan
4. Crying In The Rain
5. Too Many Clowns
6. Midnight Angel
7. The Art Of Compromise
8. Don’t Fall Asleep
9. Wisdom’s Had Its Day
10. Burning River
11. The Valley Of Tears
Check out the samples here: More...
Kaotoxin Publishes First Toxic Kaos Magazine
The first issue of Toxic Kaos Magazine is here, a gratuitous, quarterly-issued hard-copy periodical that Kaotoxin records has started issuing along with its CD compilations and orders starting in January.
Featuring 44 full-color pages, the (French written) debut issue #1 of the label's magazine features interviews with the likes of Benighted, Master, Brutal Truth, Gorod, Eye Of Solitude, We All Die (laughing), Exivious, Tides From Nebula, Mercyless, Bliss Of Flesh, Insain, Reptilian Death, The Lumberjack Feedback, Izegrim, Miserable Failure, Nephren-Ka, Total Fucking Destruction and many more as well as reviews and features.
Toxic Kaos comes free of charge and will ship with all orders at the Kaotoxin Shop or Kaotoxin Digital Shop. Copies will soon be available through our partners - Apathia Records, Bones Brigade Records, Dooweet Records, Listenable Records, Osmose Productions, PRC Music, Season Of Mist Records, Trendkill Records as well as at various gigs and shops around France, Belgium, (French-speaking) Canada, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Get more information over at this site. More...
Mausoleum Gate Signs To Cruz Del Sur Music
Cruz Del Sur music is welcoming Finnish sensational newcomers Mausoleum Gate to its roster. The band is retro hard rock/heavy metal, deeply rooted in a late 70's/early 80's atmosphere, forged in the blood of Saxon, in the power and rudeness of the NWOBHM movement, in the spritual, epic nature of Cirith Ungol but even in the elegance of Uriah Heep.
Mausoleum Gate will release its self-titled debut album in mid-October under the sign of Cruz Del Sur Music, on compact disc, vinyl and digital formats. Their sold-out cassette EP "Gateways For the Wicked" will be soon re-pressed by the band itself on compact disc, to be distributed at the next Keep It True festival. Listen to a couple studio selections from Mausoleum Gate over at this location. More...
Etherna To Release New LP "Forgotten Beholder"
Italian melodic power metal act Etherna, featuring Vision Divine's Alessio "Tom" Lucatti (keyboards), will release the sophomore album "Forgotten Beholder" on March 24th via Valery Records. The album marks the first release from the band since the 2008 self-titled debut release. The album is also the first to feature vocalist Andrea Racco (Opening Scenery), who joined the band in 2012.
Check out a teaser clip for the album here: More...
Revelation Album Being Reissued
Shadow Kingdom Records will reissue a Doom Metal classic called "Salvation's Answer" from Baltimore's Revelation on April 29th. Check out the album stream over at the label's bandcamp page and below in the player. Shadow Kingdom's Tim McGrogan gives us the rundown:
"Shadow Kingdom Records is thrilled to finally re-issue a groundbreaking 90's doom metal classic - Revelation - 'Salvation's Answer.' This was originally released on the classic Rise Above Records all the way back in 1991. It was one of their first releases when they started the label.
Even today, there's nothing quite like this album, a lost gem stuck in the sands of time. Very few bands have been influenced by Revelation's unique brand of progressive doom metal. This is a special album that will only attract people who are really looking for sub-basement classics."
Evenoire Announces New Album; Streams New Song
Italian symphonic metal act Evenoire announced that the sophomore full length LP will be entitled "Herons." The album is set for release on April 15th via Scarlet Records. The first single "Drops of Amber" is streaming in the player below.
The album's track list is:
1. Herons
2. Drops of Amber
3. Seasons of Decay
4. Love Enslaves
5. The Newborn Spring
6. When the Sun Sets
7. Tears of Medusa
8. Devil’s Signs
9. The Lady of the Game
10. Wild Females More...
Shadow Kingdom Reissuing Manilla Road Release
Shadow Kingdom Records has announced the latest in a string of Manilla Road reissues with the Wichita, KS band's sixth album, "Mystification." Manilla Road's official sixth full-length is the last of what many longtime fans consider as their most classic 'golden years' period. "Mystification" will be officially re-released via the label on April 29th.
"Mystification" marked Manilla Road's first foray into the realm of thrash metal. The band had played with faster tempos on previous albums, but this is a record that delivered an intensity comparable to early Slayer. Manilla Road mainman Mark Shelton proved himself to be one of heavy metal's most skilled songwriters with this flawless mix of classic and thrash metal.
This reissue is noteworthy for being the first edition of "Mystification" to be released on CD in the original song order along with the original mixing and mastering. This will be a huge treat for fans that have never heard the album this way because the re-issue done in the year 2000, was mixed and mastered differently along with the track order switched around. You'll finally be able to hear the way it was originally was back in 1987.
Vanishing Point Releases New Lyric Video
Vanishing Point released a new lyric video for the new track "Circle of Fire." The song appears on the latest release "Distant Is The Sun," which was just released in North America 10 days ago.
The track listing for the album is as follows:
1. Beyond Redemption (Intro)
2. King Of Empty Promises
3. Distant Is The Sun (streaming here)
4. When Truth Lies (see music video here)
5. Circle Of Fire
6. Let The River Run
7. Denied Deliverance
8. Story Of Misery
9. Era Zero
10. Pillars Of Sand
11. As December Fades
12. Handful Of Hope
13. Walls Of Silence
14. April (Instrumental)
Check out the lyric video here: More...
Exorcism Streaming New Track "Voodoo Jesus"
Exorcism, the doom metal band comprised of Raven Lord members Csaba Zvekan (Vocals), Joe Stump (Guitars), Lucio Manca (Bass) along with drummer Garry King, is streaming the new track "Voodoo Jesus." The song is the first full track stream from the debut album "I Am God," which drops on April 25th via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music.
The album was produced by Csaba Zvekan and contains the following track list:
1. End Of Days
2. I Am God
3. Voodoo Jesus
4. Last Rock'N Roll
5. Master Of Evil
6. Exorcism
7. Higher
8. Stay In Hell
9. Fade The Day
10. Zero G
Check out "Voodoo Jesus" here: More...
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