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Pit Stories: An Odd Place To Find Your Vocalist

You might have noticed there wasn't a regularly scheduled Pit Story yesterday... sorry about that folks, but everyone in America was getting drunk all day, and yours truly was no exception.

We're making it up to you with a day late story, this time taken from an Australian stoner metal group that takes classic hard rock and ups it a notch on the heavy scale.

Emmett Young of Melbourne-based outfit Desert Kingdom today shares a tale of when he and the band's vocalist were involved with a different group that was prone to some serious drunken hijinks. Emmet coments:

I remember one time when Ritch and I were playing in another band in Melbourne, I'd gone in to load up on the 3rd level and come back down to find that he had climbed a thin tree out the front (he may have been a tad pissed), but once he'd got 15 foot up, it had bent across the laneway so he was about 10 ft in the air hanging above everyone going inside.

People were giving him drinks and he was trying to scull em upside down. To top it off he may or may not have fallen backwards off a decent sized stage later on that night! Needless to say we both don't play in that band anymore!

Desert Kingdom's self-titled album dropped at the end of 2016 and can be heard in full below or picked up at Bandcammp here. More...

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Tales Of Gaia Posts Lyric Video

Spanish power metal sensation Tales Of Gaia just launched a second advance single for upcoming debut album "Hypernova" in form of a lyric video for the song "Flamma Ardet."

The new Tales Of Gaia album “Hypernova" is scheduled for release onthe 4th of September through Fighter Records. If you missed it, previous single "Keep The Dream Alive" can also still be heard at this location.

1. Prelude to Salvation
2. Keep the Dream Alive
3. Soldiers of Light
4. Hyperspace
5. City of Dreams
6. My Right to Live
7. Knights of Heidelberg
8. Wings of Fire
9. A Thousand Miles Away
10. Flamma Ardet
11. Black Symphony (Bonus Track)
12. Black Standards (Bonus Track)

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Cradle Of Filth Teases Video, Changes Single Date

Cradle Of Filth has changed the release date for the first single off upcoming 12th album, "Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness Of Decay."

Debut single "Heartbreak And Seance" will now be released on July 11th, and the pre-orders for the album will go live on the same day.

The band also recently shot a music video for "Heartbreak And Séance," which will also come online July 11th. Check out some photos from the shoot below.

Commented Dani Filth: "Working with such an artistic director as Arturs Berzinš was indeed an honour, as the video shoot was very extensively planned, involving a myriad of extras and crew, make-up girls and set builders, a crow, some well-behaved snakes and a considerable amount of snow, candles, water, trees, naked bodies, lamentable mourners, as well as all being submerged in suitably gothic landscapes and vistas.

"And the fact that we traveled to Riga in Latvia to film it was also very unique and interesting. The video itself is fantastic, drawing from the darkly erotic imagery of the album artwork and bringing it to richly technicoloured classical life. We had such a blast shooting it, as the accompanying photos attest to..." More...

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Mordenial Premieres "Daylight Is Gone"

Mordenial was formed in early 2000 before recording an initial two track demo titled "From Ashes Risen" back in 2002. It wouldn't be until '08 that Mordenial went from a project to a full band as Fiebig and Kjetil started to write material for the debut album.

Completing the lineup in 2011, Mordenial began recording in the spring of the next year. After various issues retaining a vocalist, Fiebig decided to write the lyrics and took over the front man position. Finally, debut album " Where the Angels Fall" was released in early 2015.

Now, the group's upcoming new album "The Plague" is due to drop on July 31st and features 10 songs revolving around the concept of plagues, from an ancient to a futuristic perspective.

Check out our exclusive premiere of new song "Daylight Is Gone" below, and you can also pre-order the album at Bandcamp here. More info on Mordenial is available via Facebook.

The band comments on this new track: "'Daylight Is Gone' is a song about a great battle in the dark years. The world is corrupted with kings that want to conquer the world. A great war rages for months. Dead bodies fill the shores and the war seems endless. The ones that survive gets terrible diseases spread from all the decomposed dead bodies." More...

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NYN Streams New Song

As progressive/technical death metal project NYN moves closer towards the August 11th release date set for "Entropy: Of Chaos and Salt," the time has come for another song from the release to be made public.

Check out "Maelstrom II: The Ignorance of the Gatekeeper" in the player below, which is the second part of a dynamic four-part song on the album.

This track, like the rest of the release, features performances from new members Tom "Fountainhead" Geldschläger (ex-Obscura) on fretless guitar and key/synth musician Jimmy Pitts (Pitts Minneman Project, Eternity's End alongside NYN founding member and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Noyan Tokgozoglu.

Of special note in "Maelstrom II: The Ignorance of the Gatekeeper" is the inclusion of a guest spot from Brandon Morris, a member of renowned prog metal act A Sense Of Gravity. More...

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Blaze Of Perdition Releasing New Album

Polish black metal crew Blaze Of Perdition will release new album "Conscious Darkness" on the 3rd of November via Agonia Records. Crowning a decade of romancing darkness and death, the successor to "Near Death Revelatons" (2015) will feature four new songs with a playing time of approximately 45 minutes.

The recordings of "Conscious Darkness" were completed this June, with final mixes and mastering done at Satanic Audio Studio, and cover artwork drawn by Karmazid. The layout was prepared by Kontamination Design and the track listing is as follows:

1. A Glimpse of God
2. Ashes Remain
3. Weight of the Shadow
4. Detachment Brings Serenity More...

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Barbaric Horde Streaming New Track

Today the Barbaric Horde premieres new track "Bestial Offender," which can be heard in the SoundCloud player below. The track hails from upcoming strike "Tainted Impurity," set for international release on August 4th via War Art Productions. The full track listing is as follows:

1. Bestial Offender
2. Death the First Option
3. Impulse to Attack
4. SDD (Sulfuric Death Demons)
5. Morbid Rape More...

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Archspire Reveals "Relentless Mutation" Album

Archspire today announces details on new album "Relentless Mutation," which will see a worldwide release on September 22nd. "Relentless Mutation" was recorded and engineered by Dave Otero at Flatline Studios and features artwork from Eliran Kantor.

The band is also now streaming a first new track off "Relentless Mutation" - check out the explosive first track of hyper-technical death metal, "Involuntary Doppelganger," in the player below.

Regarding the new track, Archspire comments: "'Involuntary Doppelgänger' is the first track from our upcoming release 'Relentless Mutation.' We are extremely proud of what we were able to accomplish with Dave Otero. Dave was able to keep the production clear enough for every instrument to be heard, even at such a fast tempo. We hope you enjoy this first track, and we'll be releasing more of 'Relentless Mutation' soon. Stay tech!"

1. Involuntary Doppelgänger
2. Human Murmuration
3. Remote Tumour Seeker
4. Relentless Mutation
5. The Mimic Well
6. Calamus Will Animate
7. A Dark Horizontal More...

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Inferum Announces EP Release

Inferum has already conquered the Netherlands with a unique mechanical death metal and is no aiming sights at the rest of the world.

After winning the Dutch Metal Battle and the Wacken Open Air Battle, the debut EP from Inferum, titled "Modern Massacre," will be released on August 18th, 2017. A release show will take place at Patronaat Haarlem.

The band states: "We are really excited to finally announce one of our biggest shows yet. Not only will this be our official EP release show, but we’ll release it alongside the Canadian death metal giants from Cryptopsy!! Make sure you are there because this will definitely promise to be one hell of an evening."

1. Modern Massacre
2. Blinding Supremacy
3. Rotten King
4. Incineration More...

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Havok Gearing Up For Heavy Summer / Fall Touring

Modern thrash metal crew Havok will return to the states with a pair of U.S. tours in the summer and fall.

The band joins metalcore titans Darkest Hour on the "Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora" tour in July. Following this run, Havok is thrilled to be a part of the seventh annual "Metal Alliance" tour, which is led this year by thrash legends Overkill and Crowbar.

Speaking about the band's upcoming shows, Havok lead vocalist/guitarist David Sanchez states, "After two months off, we're excited to get back on the road to play some new songs! Expect to hear some fresh material from 'Conformicide' this summer. Start stretching out those necks..." More...

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Powerwolf Re-Issuing Albums On Vinyl

Powerwolf has a deep bond with Metal Blade Records, who helped the power metal werewolves over the period of four albums to become the dominating force they are today.

Metal Blade will now re-issue the first three full-lengths in the history of the band - "Return In Bloodred," "Lupus Dei," and "Bible Of The Beast" - this coming August 11th on vinyl. This is the first time these albums will be available on vinyl as stand-alone releases.

All three albums will receive the "MB Originals" treatment: 400g heavy cardboard spine sleeves (inside out print), big posters, 250g inserts, plus a special vinyl re-mastering from Patrick W. Engel. More...

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Bloodhunter Unveils Album Artwork

Spanish death metal band Bloodhunter today reveals the cover artwork for sophomore album "The End of Faith," with a release date scheduled for October 16th through Xtreem Music.

The label comments: "Just imagine if Arch Enemy would play death metal (yes, death metal, not aggressive modern heavy metal, haha!!) with a much more brutal approach."

01. The Forbidden Zone
02. The End of Faith
03. Eyes Wide Open
04. Still Standing Up
05. Death & Rebirth
06. The Queen Beast
07. All these Souls Shall Serve Forever
08. Spirits of Sin
09. Let the Storm Come
10. Possesed by Myself
11. Crystal Mountain (Death) More...

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Neck Of The Woods Releasing Debut Album

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Neck Of The Woods has completed debut album, "The Passenger," capturing the band's crushing blend of progressive, death-inspired, technical, and groove-laden metal through nine tracks.

"The Passenger" will see release through Basick Records on September 15th, and an early dose of the record has been issued through lead track, "Bottom Feeder."

Delivered through an animated art video, the band describes the premise of "Bottom Feeder" as "recognizing recurring patterns in relationships that lead to imminent failure and learning to break free from these tropes."

1. Bottom Feeder
2. Nailbiter
3. White Coats
4. Open Water
5. You'll Always Look The Same To Me
6. Face Of The Villain
7. Drift
8. Foothills
9. Before I Rest More...

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Horseburner Premieres New Music Video "Eleleth"

Parkersburg, West Virginia based stoner metal band Horseburner premieres a new music video for "Eleleth". The clip was shot and directed by Eric Merrow of Merrow Visuals.

Check it out below.

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Blood Of The Prophets Debuts New Song "Megalithic"

Blood Of The Prophets debuts a new song entitled "Megalithic", taken from the upcoming new album "The Stars Of The Sky Hid From Me", which will be released on July 27th.

Check out now "Megalithic" below.

We're including also a link to a video for another track from the album called "The Confrontation And The Resistance". More...

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Paganizer Premieres New Song "Forlorn Dreams"

Sweden's death metal outfit Paganizer premieres a new song entitled "Forlorn Dreams", taken from the upcoming new album "Land of Weeping Souls", which will be out in stores August 5th via Transcending Obscurity Records.

Check out now "Forlorn Dreams" below.

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