niedziela, 19 maja 2024

Recenzja Dusk „Industrie”

 Dusk

„Industrie”

Independent 2024

Dziś zaglądamy na Kostaryke, i to w bardzo nietypowym temacie. Przyznam bowiem, że jak żyję, nie trafiło mi się spotkanie z graniem industrialnym z tamtego zakątka świata. A z takowym w tym przypadku mamy do czynienia, co zresztą bardzo dobitnie sugeruje tytuł płyty. Co mnie zaskoczyło najbardziej, to fakt, iż „Industrie” to już czwarty album zespołu. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Vredehammer „God Slayer”

 Vredehammer

„God Slayer”

Indie Recordings 2024

Lubicie efektowne granie? Takie, gdzie produkcja jest czyściutka, selektywność ostra niczym telewizyjny obraz w 5K? Kiedy gitary zapodają dynamiczne riffy, które swą dobitnością i melodyjnością chwytają za gardło i powodują, że serce rośnie? Wszystko podbija rewelacyjnie pracująca perkusja, dobitne linie basu, a klimatu dopełniają monumentalne wstawki na klawiszach i buńczuczne wokale? (Czytaj dalej...)

Nowy numer od MALIGNANCY

 


Yonkers (NY) - Brutal Tech-Death stalwarts Malignancy have released "Biological Absurdity," the second single from forthcoming album, ...Discontinued. Check it out at youtu.be/xNQR8GZUPRM.

 

The single is also available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp.

 

Malignancy are set to unleash ...Discontinued, their first full-length album in five years!

 

"Malignancy's new album, ...Discontinued, is a post-apocalyptic auditory assault on the listener from beginning to end. ...Discontinued captures all the ingredients of what makes a great extreme metal album. It's Thrashy, Grindy, Techy, and Brutal, all in one! Mixed and mastered by one of the best, Lasse Lammert (Abigail Williams, Raven, Alestorm, Acranius, among others), this is one for the books!"

- Malignancy

 

...Discontinued will be released on CD, vinyl, and digital forms on June 14 via Willowtip Records.

HYPERDONTIA wracają z nowym albumem

 


Danish / Turkish Death Metallers Hyperdontia are back with their third album, Harvest of Malevolence. As one of the forerunners in keeping old-school extremity alive, this promises to be a savage listen.

 

The band has unleashed a stream of the album's opening track, "Death's Embrace." Listen now at youtu.be/nUeBGcYPcYo?si=UdzKrhTX_uG-wobI.

 

Harvest of Malevolence is set for release on June 21 via Dark Descent Records and Me Saco Un Ojo Records. The album will be available on vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital formats.

Firing on all cylinders from the get-go, their relentless brand of pulverizing guitars and punishing drums with intricate bass lines cut only by monstrous vocals spew forth. Monolithically mixed to grant us the most viscerally lacerating blows of Death Metal might, those who salivate for true morbidity will revel in the ecstatic putridity that immediately grips you. From the gut-wrenching rhythmic torment to the phenomenal soloing, aside from sheer brutality, Hyperdontia have technical abilities that far surpass most of their contemporaries while never feeling obnoxious with their utilization. Some utterly mad bass guitar moments or ripping solos show a band who clearly know their way around a fretboard while the consistently savage drumming doesn’t let the rhythmic battery relent. As we heard on their prior works; Hyperdontia are a confident and unforgiving entity and that continues here.

 

Although they are inarguably merciless and intense, there is such dynamic strength on this new record from the maelstroms of grooves to the more otherworldly sections, all tied together to plunge headlong into abhorrent chaos. Barbaric and yet precise, each blow lands with ferocity and yet a cleverness to every moment is present too. If you value Death Metal being of the highest quality but without sacrificing the true macabre spirit of old, Hyperdontia is the perfect middle ground and their new album showcases that formidably. Promising a harvest of malevolence and ultimately delivering much more, Hyperdontia decimate all in their pathway with some of their most violently intense and cyclonic Death Metal to date.




sobota, 18 maja 2024

Recenzja Abominablood „Darkness In Planetary Transmutation”

 Abominablood

„Darkness In Planetary Transmutation”

Putrid Cult 2024

Abominablood w stajni Putrid Cult już się wcześniej pojawił za sprawą wznowienia kompilacji demówek kilka lat wstecz. Najwyraźniej współpraca się obu stronom spodobała, dzięki czemu możemy dziś cieszyć się nowym albumem tego projektu, wydawanym pod szyldem krajowego labelu. Jest to już trzeci album muzyka kryjącego się pod pseudonimem L. Warpig Venemous, a odpowiadającego tutaj za całokształt. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja MOISSON LIVIDE „Sent Empèri Gascon”

 MOISSON LIVIDE

„Sent Empèri Gascon”

Antiq Records 2024

Moisson Livide to projekt, którego ojcem, założycielem jest Baptiste Labenne znany również (przynajmniej niektórym) z Folk Metalowego Boisson Divine. Człek ten od lat już eksploruje historię, mity i legendy Gaskonii (czyli obszaru, który obejmował ongiś Oksytanię oraz Nową Akwitanię) i stara się je przybliżyć odbiorcom swojej muzyki. (Czytaj dalej...)

Nowy numer od BLÓÐ

 

"Mara", the third BLÓÐ's album (composed of Ulrich W. singer of Otargos and ex Regarde les Hommes Tomber) & Anna W. (Lynn) will be released on June 21 on Talheim Records Germany.

The first eponymous single inspired and dedicated to the couple's daughter named Mara has just been released on all digital platforms but also in the form of a very beautiful clip, directed by Anna W, available on the band's YouTube.


Born in 2018, in Paris from the minds of the couple Ulrich W (Otargos, ex-Regarde Les Hommes Tomber) & Anna W (Lynn), Blóð delivers blackened Doom/Sludge music combined with both charming and scortched female voices.

During 2019 Blóð released an eponym first album that placed the band within the landscape of the french metal scene.

Early 2021 a second Lp "Serpent" was spawned, a blacker & heavier opus full of Darkness and sorcery.

Now, a 3rd full lenght album titled "MARA" is about to be released which will invite its listener to plung deeper into black metal and sludge landscapes...

At the crossroads of Black and Doom metal, Blóð is for fans of CELESTE, DOLCH, YONL, MONARCH, WINDHAND, WOLVENNEST, AMENRA...

Video od ANTIFLESH

 

Prepare to descend into darkness as ANTIFLESH, the formidable black metal force from Wroclaw, Poland, releases the official lyric video for “Funeral Whore“, the second single from their forthcoming album “Hosanna“, set to release on June 14, 2024.
 

Watch the lyric video for “Funeral Whore
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDVc2Pf6CE

ANTIFLESH‘s discography stands as a testament to their relentless artistry, from their raw and unbridled demo “In Peccatis Nostris in Sanguine” in 2014 to their debut LP “Ashes” in 2020. With “Hosanna“, recorded amidst the shadows of Shaman’s RecordsANTIFLESH continues to push the boundaries of old-school nihilistic black metal, exploring themes of decay, desolation, and the futility of existence across 12 tracks totaling 52 minutes.

The album’s cover and booklet design by Temira De Temirin serve as a visual gateway to the haunting melodies and venomous lyrics within, drawing listeners deeper into a realm of unbridled darkness. Available digitally and in a jewel case CD format with a 12-page color booklet containing lyrics, “Hosanna” promises to be a chilling journey through the darkest recesses of the human psyche.

Mark your calendars for June 14, 2024, and prepare to embrace the inevitable decay of all existence as ANTIFLESH plunges you into the depths of despair with “Hosanna“!


COLDCELL zapowiadają piąty album

 

Today, AOP Records announces July 26th as the international release date for ColdCell's highly anticipated fifth album, Age of Unreason, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

ColdCell were founded in 2012 in Basel, Switzerland and released their first album, Generation Abomination, during the following year. ColdCell are rooted in the Swiss underground black metal scene and have always been eager to deliver dark and atmospheric live shows. And although drummer aW concurrently plays in Swiss icons Schammasch, ColdCell put forward their own unique approach that melds both old and new schools of black metal, making for a highly personal expression both timeless and modern.

The impressions of the dark, eerie, and extreme are expressed within ColdCell's successive albums like Lowlife (2015), Those (2017), and The Greater Evil (2021). With their latest album, Age of Unreason, ColdCell now align with AOP Records and furthermore venture deeper into social abysses and explore the (un)reason of being. Their sound remains as challenging and unsettling as ever here, with equal emphasis placed on abyssal heft and ethereal atmosphere, slipstreaming violence and ominous trudge. While so many extreme metal albums trail off in a tide of unwavering familiarity, Age of Unreason reaches a crescendo at about the halfway point with "Meaningless," which features bewitching guest vocals by Swiss chanteuse Ines Brodbeck (aka INEZONA), and continues to spiral into cathartic delirium with the closing combo of "Sink Our Souls" and "Discord." During these three tracks in particular, the emotional core of ColdCell is on dazzlingly display, darkly exploring those corridors of the soul few dare to tread. In 47 minutes, Age of Unreason rips asunder and rearranges the template of orthodox black metal.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Dead to the World" HERE at AOP Records' official YouTube channel. Cover artwork, courtesy of Gian Andrea Signorell, and tracklisting are as follows:


Tracklisting for ColdCell's Age of Unreason

1. Hope and Failure [7:32]

2. Dead to the World [8:04]

3. Left [5:56]

4. Solidarity or Solitude [5:46]

5. Meaningless feat. INEZONA [6:11]

6. Sink Our Souls [8:28]

7. Discord [4:52]

Singiel od VENDEL

 


Today, Dark Ages metallers Vendel premiere the new track "Out in the Fields" at heavily trafficked web-portal Metal.de. The track is the second to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated debut album, Out in the Fields, set for international release on June 14th via Dying Victims Productions. Hear Vendel's title track "Out in the Fields" in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Vendel are an epic heavy metal band hailing from Moscow, formed in 2015 by a group of friends who are all members of the local metal community. From the onset, their inspiration was taken from genuine NWOBHM and ‘80s doom metal as well as the history and archeology of the Dark Ages period, which serves as the strongest influence on the band's lore and their attendant lyrical and visual concepts. This combination – with a particular emphasis on the epic side of heavy metal ala classic Candlemass, Manilla Road, and Viking-era Bathory as equally as contemporary doom informed by the likes of the UK’s Solistice and Russian heroes Scald – manifested in Vendel’s self-titled debut EP in 2017. Lyrically and aesthetically, there was a deep appreciation of the late Iron Age, also known as the "Vendel Era," and hence the band’s moniker. They followed up that EP with another one, titled Dirge, in 2019, which included one new track as well as covers of Manilla Road and Saint Vitus. Also in 2019, Vendel made their first live appearance outside Russia at the Riddle of Steel Fest, which made a huge impact on the band’s next activity.

Fans of the aforementioned as well as Solitude Aeternus, Atlantean Kodex, labelmates Megaton Sword, and even Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath, you are hereby commanded to bend the knee before Vendel’s Out in the Fields. NEVER SURRENDER!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new title track "Out in the Fields" exclusively HERE, courtesy of Metal.de. Also hear the previously revealed "Never Surrender" exclusively HERE, courtesy of Deaf Forever magazine. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:



Tracklisting for Vendel's Out in the Fields
1. Intro [2:07]
2. Defender [8:06]
3. Never Surrender [7:25]
4. Dirge [8:43]
5. Vengeance [13:23]
6. Out in the Fields [11:46]

piątek, 17 maja 2024

Recenzja Dominance „In Ghoulish Cold”

Dominance

„In Ghoulish Cold”

Putrid Cult 2024

W opinii wielu, także mojej, zeszłoroczny “Slaughter of Human Offerings In the New Age of Pan” był nie tylko jednym z najlepszych debiutów na krajowej scenie, ale i jednym z najlepszych krążków w gatunku black metal. Miło mi zatem poinformować, że zespół nie zwalnia tempa i idzie za ciosem, serwując „In Ghoulish Cold”,  czternastominutową EP-kę na którą składają się trzy nowe utwory. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Venomous Echoes „Split Formations And Infinite Mania”

 Venomous Echoes

„Split Formations And Infinite Mania”

I, Voidhanger Records 2024

Venomous Echoes to jednoosobowy projekt ze Stanów Zjednoczonych założony przez Ben’a Vanweelden’a. Ten multiinstrumentalista, będąc skupionym na dysmorfii swojego ciała i związanych z tym zaburzeniem implikacjami psychologicznymi, postanowił ten problem przelać na pięciolinię. Zresztą już nie pierwszy raz, gdyż „Split Formations And Infinite Mania”, który ukazał się piątego kwietnia to już drugi album Amerykanina. (Czytaj dalej...)

Nowy ROPE SECT do odsłuchu

 


Today, German deathrockers Rope Sect stream the entirety of their highly anticipated second album, Estrangement, at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. Set for international release on May 17th via Iron Bonehead Productions, hear Rope Sect's Estrangement in its entirety exclusively HERE.

In the leadup to its international release tomorrow, hear Estrangement in its entirety exclusively HERE. Also see & hear the previously revealed video "Revel in Disguise" HERE at Iron Bonehead's official YouTube channel.

 




Singiel od FEED THEM DEATH

 


No Clean Singing is hosting the exclusive premiere of "Deleterious", a merciless track from FEED THEM DEATH's new album "The Malady". This latest preview from the band's new effort is now streaming HERE.

“The Malady” is the fifth release by Death-Grind project FEED THEM DEATH, and it will be released via Brucia Records on June 20th, 2024 on digital and a special limited edition containing CD, Tape with low-fi one take rehearsals, a personalized notebook and a pin all placed inside a black mortuary bag.

3 years exactly after the critically acclaimed “Negative”FEED THEM DEATH are back with another slab of fast, dissonant and chaotic anti-music.

Eleven new tracks eccentrically fusing Grindcore, Death Metal, D-beat, Sludge, 80’s Crust-Punk / Thrashcore and Noise Rock with a deconstructed and improvisational jazz sensibility.

L.M.I. zapowiadają nowy materiał

 

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the new album from Pennsylvania's chaotic Punk/Hardcore act L.M.I.. Failed To Feel It is up now for pre-order and will be released June 21st on CD and Digital formats along with merch.

Hailing from Lansdale Pennsylvania, L.M.I. formed in 2010 and have been playing relentlessly across the US and internationally for over a decade. Forging a unique sound combining elements of Punk, Post Hardcore, and Stoner Metal to create a chaotic onslaught of riffs and harsh vocals to annihilate your eardrums. Failed To Feel It showcases nine tracks of pure anguish and groundbreaking Hardcore Punk unlike any other. Like a psychedelic breakdown destroying all your preconceived notions of what you think Punk/Hardcore can be.

For fans of Portrayal Of Guilt, Cloud Rat, Hot Snakes, Fight Amp, The Bronx, Unsane, Frail Body, early Mastodon, Drive Like Jehu and Kylesa.

Listen to the single "Dead Channel Thirst" at youtube.com/watch?v=lZ7rNRbuK_0


TRACKLISTING:

1. Isolation's Noose

2. Constant Reset

3. Climax Of Rejection

4. Living Through Distraction

5. Trippin' Off The Rhyme

6. Tool For Confusion

7. Damage Chain

8. Decaying Instinct

9. Dead Channel Thirst

czwartek, 16 maja 2024

Recenzja Necromoon „War With Tyranny”

 Necromoon

„War With Tyranny”

Putrid Cult 2024

No! Dokładnie o to chodziło panie Morgul! Właśnie dzięki takim wydawnictwom Putrid Cult jest przez niektórych nazywany polskim odpowiednikiem Iron Bonehead Productions. „War With Tyranny” to debiutancki album naszych krajanów, a jego zawartość to Szatan, syf, choróbska wszelakie, gnijące zwierzęce szczątki oraz dwie taczki gnoju i błota. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja JOURS PÂLES „Dissolution”

 JOURS PÂLES

„Dissolution”

Les Acteurs de L’Ombre Productions 2024

 


Bardzo ciekawe materiały spływają ostatnio do redakcji Apocalyptic Rites z francuskiej Les Acteurs de L’Ombre Productions. Spora część z nich wpada w moje łapy, co cieszy mnie niezmiernie, ale ja nie o tym teraz chciałem skreślić tu parę słów. W tej chwili mam zamiar choć trochę przybliżyć Wam sylwetkę zespołu Jours Pâles, a okazją ku temu jest przewidziana na 10 maja premiera ich trzeciego, pełnego longa zatytułowanego „Dissolution”. (Czytaj dalej...)

Zapowiedź debiutu MIASMIC SERUM

 

Moshpit Nation is hosting an exclusive premiere of "Infected Seed", the new single from Italian death metal trio MIASMIC SERUM. The song is the title track and latest preview of the band's massive debut album, out on June 14th 2024 on their new label homes of Night Terrors Records (tape) and Chaos Records (CD format).

Stream "Infected Seed" at THIS LOCATION.

The first single "Mortal Training", featuring Jason Netherton of MISERY INDEX, is also streaming HERE.

MIASMIC SERUM is an old-school death metal power trio born in late 2022, between Venice and Treviso, Italy. The band's style takes inspiration from early 90's American death metal, leading to a viperous sound that is conceptually related to poisoning, intoxication on the whole, toxic plants, animal venoms, and even personal previous psycho-nautical experiences. In fact, 'Miasmic Serum' stands for an unhealthy exhalation of a serum, which can be identified in the animal and plant kingdoms. Two entwined snakes in the band logo depict the Caduceus symbol, which represents a lethal dose, and the therapeutic one.

Tracklist:

01. Auditory Hallucinations
02. Near-Death Visions
03. Mortal Training (feat. Jason Netherton)
04. Immortal Entity
05. Neurotoxic Venom
06. Lethal Bite
07. Brain Walls
08. Lost Control
09. Ancient Initiation Rite
10. Infected Seed (feat. Fiore Stravino)