Recenzja Blasphemous “To Lay Siege and Conquer”

 Blasphemous

“To Lay Siege and Conquer”

Adirondack Black Mass 2024

Jeśli kolesie pochodzą ze Stanów i nazywają się Blasphemous, to czego byście, tak na chłopski rozum, po nich oczekiwali? Solidnego wpierdolu, nie? Z takim właśnie podejściem zabierałem się za czwarty album nieznanego mi dotychczas zespołu. I wiecie co? Żałuję, iż ów zespół nadal nie jest mi nieznany, bo to, co usłyszałem dalece odbiegło od moich ekspektacji. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Furze „Cosmic Stimulation Of Dark Fantasies”

 Furze

„Cosmic Stimulation Of Dark Fantasies”

Devoted Art. Propaganda / Polytriad Fingerprints 2024

Długo nie trzeba było czekać na nowy album Furze, bo zaledwie po pięciu miesiącach od wydania poprzedniego „Caw Entrance”, piętnastego listopada na półkach znajdzie się już dziewiąta płyta tego norweskiego projektu „Cosmic Stimulation Of Dark Fantasies”. Woe J. Reaper kontynuuje na nim zamysł obrany na poprzednim krążku, jeszcze głębiej zanurzając się w psychodelicznych odmętach. (Czytaj dalej...)

Trzeci album URFEIND w styczniu

 

On January 10th, 2025 internationally, Nine to Zero Productions is proud to present Urfeind's highly anticipated third album, Dauþalaikaz, on CD format.

Founded in 2015 and led by vocalist / guitarist Skadwaz, Germany's Urfeind have studiously crafted a brutal style of black metal grounded in intense thematic exploration. First came 2018's Swartaz Dagana debut album and then Þurisabloþa two years later, both full-lengths establishing the band's signature intensity by blending rugged soundscapes with depth and darkness. Thematically, both albums ushered forth a unique mix of Thursian themes (dark Germanic heathenism), misanthropy, and Anti-Cosmic Philosophy. In 2021, Urfeind released the Wraiþaz demo EP, intensifying those themes further.

Now, Urfeind are set to unleash their grand culmination of sound and thought with Dauþalaikaz. Those already familiar with the band will recognize that the four tracks featured on Wraiþaz have been re-recorded here with enhanced aggression and power, comprising the second half of Dauþalaikaz. But more than re-establishing Urfeind's not-inconsiderable strengths so far, Dauþalaikaz creates an all-enveloping headspace rife with rising & falling riffing - martial yet melodic, mesmerizing in every way - and propulsive battery that establishes movement and malice without over-reliance on blastbeating speed. Not to say that Dauþalaikaz isn't without its up-tempo moments, but rather that Skadwaz's focus is on strident songwriting: introduction of theme, extension of theme, pulverization of theme. As such, it's not difficult to get caught within Urfeind's hypnotic slipstream; intensity is fully present, as equally as artistic growth. The album's simplicity is tastefully subtle and extremely nuanced, its inexorable brutality belying the deep exploration of anti-cosmic perspectives and the shadows within.

While much of the modern German black metal sound either gravitates toward Dark Funeral-influenced overdrive or a Finnish-inherited sense of melodicism, Urfeind's particular brand of black metal harkens to other brutal-but-subtle outliers like Hate Forest, Arckanum, and Triumph, Genus - but Dauþalaikaz is undeniably a steel-toed step in their own direction. Uncompromising and as philosophically grounded as ever, the new dawn belongs to Urfeind!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Thorns of Madness" HERE at Urfeind's Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Urfeind's Dauþalaikaz

1. Thorns of Madness

2. The Fallen

3. Serpent’s Flight

4. Weaving the Abyss

5. Hymn of Corruption

6. Nine to Zero

7. Void

8. Anthem of Decay

9. Inner Rampage

Debiut DRUPARIA w grudniu

 

Cleveland (OH) - Melodic Death Metal crew, Druparia, will release long-awaited debut full-length album, The River Above, on December 27!

The River Above is chock full of riff-heavy melodic death metal, similar to Character- era Dark Tranquillity and Mors Principium Est, with the atmosphere and emotion of Insomnium and Darkest Hour.

The albums' first single, the title track, is streaming now on Bandcamp. Check it out at druparia.bandcamp.com/track/the-river-above

The word "Druparia" is a pseudo-synonym for the blackthorn plant that plays a part in some circles of occultism and witchcraft, and fits into the band's visual and lyrical themes of nature and mysticism. Other lyrical themes include sadness, regret, mythology, and perseverance through hardship.

FFO: Sylosis, The Absence, Light This City, Gates of Ishtar, and Skeletonwitch.

Pre-order:

druparia.bandcamp.com/album/the-river-above

Track Listing:

1. Voiceless Regret

2. Under the Shade of Sand

3. Bereavement

4. Kintsugi

5. In Repose, Descend

6. Sever the Roots

7. The River Above

8. Of Firmament... And the Renewal

9. Bled For Comfort

10. When Cranes Return

11. The Violet Hour [The Civil Wars]*

Nowy numer LURING

 

Today, American black metallers Luring premiere the new track "Born With the Devil's Marking" at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. The track is the second to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated third album, Malevolent Lycanthropic Heresy, set for international release on December 13th via Iron Bonehead Productions. Hear Luring's "Born With the Devil's Marking" in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Belonging to the Order of the Broken Sword circle which includes labelmates Azathoth's Dream and Wuldorgast, Luring made their public debut in 2018 with the Interitu Caret Devotione ad Coronam Satanas demo. From there, with the successive full-lengths Victory Fires Ablaze Under the Banner of Lucifer and the Iron Bonehead-released Triumphant Fall of the Malignant Christ last year, Luring have slowly-yet-assuredly become one of the most exciting developments in American black metal of recent years, effortlessly finessing a stridently classicist form that doesn't point toward preceding idioms too obviously nor overly.

Perhaps reaching their apotheosis of such, Luring now deliver Malevolent Lycanthropic Heresy. The trio's third album features much of the same foundation as its two LP predecessors - rippling physicality fused with otherworldly texture, inspired by contemporaneously early Abigor and Gorgoroth as equally as turn-of-the-millennium Nocternity and Lunar Aurora - but here do Luring intensify the extremes of their sound. On one hand, that physicality goes a more gutted direction, digging deep into sepulchral catacombs almost deathly. On another hand (and especially as the album plays on), their once-subtle melodicism goes to bolder lengths: some more melancholic, others more triumphant, but always with a fully developed narrative arc. Interestingly, half the album is given to instrumental tracks that aren't strictly "ambient" in the usual black metal sense(s), imparting haunting / alluring atmospheres that thread seamlessly into Malevolent Lycanthropic Heresy's overall sensory experience; however, there are touches of true ambient within the other four, otherwise-black-metal songs. Altogether, and armed with a cleaner and yet still-analog production, Luring render their third full-length a never-belabored masterclass in black metal both authentically ancient and refreshingly modern.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Born With the Devil's Marking" exclusively HERE, courtesy of NoCleanSinging.com. Also hear the previously revealed "Dying Wolf Beneath the Stars" HERE at Iron Bonehead's Soundcloud. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Luring's Malevolent Lycanthropic Heresy

1. Ravaged By the Teeth of a Feral God

2. Chalice of Splintered Dreams

3. Born With the Devil's Marking

4. Black Death Elixir

5. The Odious Gaze of Chronos

6. We Come From the Shadows at His Command

7. Dying Wolf Beneath the Stars

8. Burial Opus

MUTAGENIC HOST zapowiadają debiutancki album

 

On January 3rd, 2025 internationally, Mutagenic Host will release their highly anticipated debut album, The Diseased Machine. The album will be co-released by Gurgling Gore (vinyl, cassette), Dry Cough Records (vinyl, cassette), and Memento Mori (CD). The CD version will be released on January 20th, 2025.

Mutagenic Host are a five-piece band hailing from London, as part of the New Wave of British Death Metal (see also: Coffin Mulch, Celestial Sanctuary, Slimelord, Vacuous, Mortuary Spawn, etc.). The group comprises members from various parts of the UK and United States. With a diverse background spanning the hardcore, black metal, and death metal scenes, Mutagenic Host blend hardcore sensibilities and groove with the heavy, well-crafted sound reminiscent of '90s Floridian death metal.

Mutagenic Host dive into a technological apocalypse, examining a world overshadowed by hypocritical, insidious, and murderous global powers. The band is deeply disillusioned with the traditional themes of death metal and hardcore, feeling that these subjects no longer capture the urgency of the present. Instead, Mutagenic Host tackle the modern-day specters of complacency, apathy, and the looming threat of AI. Their work is an allegory for the systematic industrialization of humanity’s eradication — whether by human hands or by the machines we create to snuff out life. In this narrative, the instruments of the state use AI to monitor, control, and suppress the population, sounding a warning of impending doom through a fresh, intense lens in the death metal genre.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Incomprehensible Methods of Slaughter" HERE at Gurgling Gore's official YouTube channel. Preorders will begin on November 22nd. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Mutagenic Host's The Diseased Machine

1. Neurological Necrosis

2. Genestealer

3. The Twisted Helix

4. Artificial Harvest of the Obscene

5. Organometallic Assimilation

6. DIRECTIVE:: [kill_on_sight]

7. Incomprehensible Methods of Slaughter

8. S.W.A.R.M. (Systematic War Against Restless Machines)

9. Promethean Dusk

10. Rivers of Grief

HOSTIA zapowiada w marcu trzy koncerty

 

Nowy GRYLLE do odsłuchu

 

Today, French medieval black metallers Grylle stream the entirety of their highly anticipated second album, Egrotants, Souffreteux, Cacochymes, Covidards, at the Atmospheric Black Metal Albums YouTube channel. Set for international release on November 10th via Antiq, hear Grylle's Egrotants, Souffreteux, Cacochymes, Covidards in its entirety HERE.

Recenzja Shambles / Encoffination “Underneath the Great Abyss”

 Shambles / Encoffination

“Underneath the Great Abyss”

Selfmadegod Rec. 2024

No to jeszcze jeden zaległy split z Selfmadegod Records. Krótko i bez owijania w bawełnę. Dwa zespoły dzielące to wydawnictwo, to nazwy już raczej znane, przynajmniej tym, którzy w miarę trzymają rękę na pulsie. Przedstawiać jegomości zatem nie będę, tylko przejdę do sedna, czyli muzyki. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Time Lurker „Emprise”

 Time Lurker

„Emprise”

Les Acteurs De L’Ombre Productions 2024

Time Lurker to jednoosobowy projekt, który powstał w 2014 roku w Sztrasburgu. Siedem lat po wydaniu debiutanckiego krążka wraca z kolejnym, który ukarze się piętnastego listopada. Tym razem będzie to pięć numerów, które dadzą nieco ponad pół godziny atmosferycznego black metalu. Twórczość tego Francuza to nic odkrywczego, ale jest to umiejętnie skomponowany klimatyczny bleczur, który perfekcyjnie hipnotyzuje płynącymi w średnim i wolnym tempie tremolo. (Czytaj dalej...)

FIASKO prezentują nowy album

 

New album AMOK ꓘOMA streaming now ahead of 15 November 2024 release

Pre-order now via Bandcamp, Malignant Voices & Godz ov War

Polish blackened sludge act FIASKO unveiled the full stream of their upcoming album “AMOK ꓘOMA”.

The full album has been made available for exclusive streaming at No Clean Singing and MetalNews.pl.

“AMOK ꓘOMA” will be released on 15 November 2024 in jewelcase CD format and via all major streaming platforms. Comprising eight songs, the tracks on “AMOK ꓘOMA” are about death and love, love for death and the death of love.

Pre-order “AMOK ꓘOMA” via Bandcamp, Godz ov War Productions and Malignant Voices.

The band released two singles in support of the new album: “Sztuczne kwiaty” and “Wniwecz”.

“AMOK ꓘOMA” tracklist:

1. Spod spodu

2. Wniwecz

3. Tarantyzm

4. VII krąg

5. Sztuczne kwiaty

6. Śmierć krzywdziciela

7. Ciało obce

8. Maligna

Recenzja Sickrecy / Barren „Sickrecy / Barren”

 Sickrecy / Barren

„Sickrecy / Barren”

Selfmadegod Rec. 2024

Debiutancki album szwedzkiego Sickrecy rozpierdolił mnie w drobny mak. Dwa lata temu, obok Kill Division, był to dla mnie najlepszy grindowy materiał, jaki się w tamtym roku ukazał. Jakiś czas temu, dzięki naszemu flagowemu wydawcy podobnych wpierdoli, ukazał się split rzeczonego bandu z bliżej mi dotychczas nieznanym Barren. Oczywiście nietrudno się domyśleć, że wydawnictwo to niesie ze sobą jedynie dźwięki ekstremalne. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Hexmyr „Öde Verser”

 Hexmyr

„Öde Verser”

Fluttering Dragon Records 2024

„Öde Verser” jest debiutem płytowym szwedzkiego, postindustrialnego projektu Hexmyr, który wpadł w łapy reaktywowanego Fluttering Dragon Records. Inspiracją dla tego twórcy są zniszczenia tych terenów Szwecji, na których wielkie korporacje napędzane chęcią zysku wydobywały uran, nie bacząc jak wpływa to na środowisko naturalne i psychikę ludności zamieszkującej te ziemie. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Iniquitous Savagery „Edifice Of Vicissitudes”

 Iniquitous Savagery

„Edifice Of Vicissitudes”

Willowtip Records (2024)

 

Gdy wpadło m do recenzji najnowsze, drugie już dzieło szkockiego Inquitous Savagery myślałem tylko o tym, żeby to odfajkować. Nazwa z generatora rodem, logo typowe dla brutalnego death metalu, okładka pstrokata – wszystkie znaki na niebie wskazywały, że to nie może być dobre. No, ale z kronikarskiego obowiązku włączyłem, przesłuchałem. (Czytaj dalej...)

Nowy numer od DESERT NEAR THE END

 

Watch Now: DESERT NEAR THE END Unleashes Epic Lyric Video for “Oceans of Time”!

Step into the haunting world of “Oceans of Time“, the first single from DESERT NEAR THE END’s upcoming album, “Tides of Time“, set for release on December 6th, 2024.

This powerful track unfolds a timeless journey through fire and ruin, love and longing, as one soul searches across endless lifetimes and beyond shattered realms to reunite with the light it once knew.

Driven by epic melodies and crushing riffs, “Oceans of Time “encapsulates DESERT NEAR THE END’s fusion of Epic Power Metal with intense Thrash Metal.

Nowy ERSHETU do odsłuchu

 

"It flickers.

Last glimmer,

Ultimate light.

Then nothing

...

So many questions,

So few answers.

It all ends tonight." ('Nenokatasukuni')

Building upon their opulent and darkly captivating debut "Xibalba", cinematic Black Metal ensemble ERSHETU – featuring composer Sacr, conceptualist Void (DMP), and lead vocalist Vindsval (BLUT AUS NORD, FORHIST) – officially release an intense and mesmerizing successor: "Yomi".

Centred around the concept of 'kami', the divine beings in Japan's Shinto tradition, the album is a rich tapestry of ritual percussion, orchestration and atmospherics. It interweaves the evocative sounds of traditional Japanese instruments such as the Koto and Shamisen with relentless, cerebral Black Metal.

Immerse yourself in the six haunting tracks below or via Bandcamp:

Jest już nowy ISLEPTONTHEMOON

 

Atlanta (GA) - Anonymous Atmospheric Black Metal solo entity, ISLEPTONTHEMOON has released new album, Only The Stars Know of My Misfortune, on digital format via Bindrune Recordings! The vinyl LP version should be available the week of November 11. Purchase/stream the album at the following links:

bindrunerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/only-the-stars-know-of-my-misfortune

shop.bindrunerecordings.com/products/isleptonthemoon-only-the-stars-know-of-my-sorrow-lp-pre-order

Track Listing:

1. Safety

2. Dimming Light

3. Maybe I Don't Know It Yet, But Good Things Are Coming Soon

4. I Belong To The Void

5. Like Dying

6. Keep Hidden

Only The Stars Know of My Misfortune was written, recorded, and mixed by ISLEPTONTHEMOON. The album was mastered by Spenser Morris at SM Audio. Cover photo courtesy of Jesse Sewell via Unsplash.

Singiel z nowego NECRODEATH

 

"Storytellers of Lies" is the new single from Italian black-thrash metal trailblazers NECRODEATH. Now streaming everywhere, the track is the first harbinger preceding the band's final album, "Arimortis", due out January 17th 2025 via Time To Kill Records.

Watch the official video at THIS LOCATION.

The band commented: "'Storytellers of Lies' is a pure thrash track, fast and immediate, reminiscent of the classic Necrodeath sound from the very first note.

The lyrics, highly provocative, are a clear denunciation of the music business world. These storytellers, in exchange for money, offer you nothing but the false hope of stepping onto a stage you will never see...".

As previously stated, NECRODEATH have announced their intention to disband after one last album and a farewell tour in 2025.

The album will be the last recorded testimony before the definitive dissolution of the band. The release will be followed by a farewell tour, which will last throughout 2025. After which the curtain will fall.

Tracklist:

01. Storytellers of Lies

02. New God

03. Necrosadist

04. Arimortis

05. Near-Death Experience

06. Alien

07. No More Regrets

08. μετεμψύχωσις (Part two)

09. Hangover

Recenzja / A review of Putridarium “Necrología Del Sadismo: Excerpts From A Deranged Mind”

 Putridarium

“Necrología Del Sadismo: Excerpts From A Deranged Mind”

Night Terror Records 2024

W pierwszej chwili, kiedy spojrzałem na okładkę debiutanckiego krążka Putridarium, to pomyślałem o „Holocausto de la Muerte”. Nie sądzicie, że koncept graficzny podobny? Bo według mnie niemal bliźniaczo. A ja sobie ekipę Killjoy’a mocno cenię.  Ale nie dlatego sprawdziłem pierwszy pełnometrażowy wykwit Niemców. Uczyniłem to pod wpływem zachwytu nad drugim albumem Nekus, którego to skład mocno pokrywa się także z Putrudarium. (Czytaj dalej... / Read here)

Recenzja Perfidious „Savouring His Flesh”

 Perfidious

„Savouring His Flesh”

Time To Kill Records 2024

Włosi po siedmioletniej przerwie powracają z drugim albumem. Swoją drogą to dwa krążki w dziesięć lat istnienia? No dobra rozumiem… „la dolce vita italiana”, niech im będzie. Było nie było Perfidious na „Savouring His Flesh” nadał hołdują oldschoolowemu death metalowi i przez ponad czterdzieści minut katują swym gęstym brzmieniem i głębokimi growlami. Ich wyrastający z tradycji europejskiej i amerykańskiej decior sunie w średnich i wolnych tempach niczym buldożer. (Czytaj dalej...)

LIQUID FLESH anonsują wydawnictwo na dziesięciolecie

 

Hot on the heels of last year’s brand new brooding full-length “Dolores”, French death metallers LIQUID FLESH will release a new EP, "Vestiges Abrutissants” (mind-numbing vestiges), in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of their formation. The EP is due out on December 13th 2024.

The first single "Tenafly Viper" is now streaming HERE.

“Unchallenging music for drunk musicians”

This was the driving force behind the creation of LIQUID FLESH 10 years ago, In 2024. The band was tired of the long rehearsals and tedious composition sessions with their other bands, which made progress feel slow and monotonous. They wanted something raw, direct—a sound that embraced simplicity without pretension, perfect for the energy they were craving. This was the background to the band's debut album “Spontaneous Liquefaction”, released in 2016.

The band formula has been tightened up with the arrival of Putrid Bruce on bass and vocals, who has given the band a new lease of life: while retaining its original impact, the band offers more convoluted structures on “Chair Liquide” (2020, Metal is the Law Records) before moving on to a concept album with “Dolores” (2023, Time to Kill Records). Nonetheless, some tracks from the first album, like “Tenafly Viper” and “Human Soup”, have never left the band's setlist. For the band's 10th anniversary, LIQUID FLESH have chosen to re-record these tracks.

This anniversary is the occasion for an update. French lyrics having taken their place with the arrival of Putrid Bruce, the songs have been completely translated and reworked. The music has also been rearranged, but the biggest improvement lies in the mixing work of Gastric Luke, the band's jack-of-all-trades (that takes care of the composition, mixing, artwork…), who has gained 10 years of experience: the sound is more powerful, incisive and perfectly honoring the old-school death metal sound.

A celebration is never without its share of surprises: this is the opportunity to introduce the band's new drummer, Acid Bapt, with his precise and dynamic playing, who joined the band barely a year ago. It is also the occasion to pay tribute, with a cover of the classic Entombed track “Eyemaster”—also translated in French—and a new version of “Police Python 666”, originally recorded during the COVID period and released on the “We Are French Fuck You n°3” compilation.

With its EP “Vestiges Abrutissants” (mind-numbing vestiges), LIQUID FLESH offers us a link between its past and present history like vivid and meaningful memories observed in the rear view mirror. Take a seat, It’s time to open one again!

Tracklist:

I. Tenafly Viper

II. Police Python 666

III. Torture

IV. Soupe Humaine

V. L'Oeil du Maître (Entombed Cover)

ATAUDES szykują drugi album dla Memento Mori

 

In their endless quest to push and support current underground acts that perpetuate the odor of vintage death metal, Memento Mori are extremely thrilled to announce a new signing: Ataudes, from Argentina.

The entity known as Ataudes was called forth in Buenos Aires back in 2019, out of a rabid desire to play blackened death metal pervaded by destructive riffs, blastbeats, and gut-wrenching vocals, and exhibiting a dazzling taste for haunting sections that create an eerie atmosphere that spreads through their music like a malevolent blend of all things morbid. From the high-speed rampages to the creepier slower parts, Ataudes have a brilliantly grim and defiling sound that hits all the right spots for old-school extreme metal diehards to feast upon. The band are recommended for fans Morbid Angel, Blood Incantation, Spectral Voice, Immolation, Dead Congregation, Krypts, and Incantation.

Ataudes' second full-length is due out on April 21st, 2025. Memento Mori will release the CD version, and Obscure Disharmony Records will take care of the tape version. Further details to follow in the coming months.

TENEBRIS "The Odious Progress" NA WINYLU

 

Data wydania: 22.11.2024

Przedsprzedaż startuje dzisiaj o 18:00 na stronie www.deformeathing.com

Kolejna perła polskiego undergroundu po raz pierwszy w wersji vinylowej w barwach Deformeathing Prod. Potężny materiał Tenebris "The Odious Progress" oryginalnie wydany w 1994 roku. Dokładnie na 30-lecie limitowana wersja deluxe w trzech wariantach kolorystycznych. Ciężka, 180 gr. płyta spakowana w solidny gatefold + 4-stronicowa wkładka z tekstami oraz autorskimi grafikami przygotowanymi specjalnie na to wydawnictwo. Szymon przygotował również wyjątkowy, okolicznościowy liner notes zamieszczony we wkładce do płyty.

Mastering pod vinyl wykonany tradycyjnie w Satanic Audio.

- 12" 180 gr. vinyl

- solidna okładka typu gatefold (350 gsm)

- 4-stronicowa wkładka 30 x 30 cm zawierająca teksty, zdjęcia, grafiki oraz liner notes

- biała koperta na vinyl z antystatyczną folią w środku

- hypesticker

- gruby, zewnętrzny rękaw PVC

Singiel od TIME RIFT

 

On January 24th, 2025 internationally, Dying Victims Productions will release Time Rift’s highly anticipated second album, In Flight, on CD and vinyl LP formats. And today, Deaf Forever magazine's website premieres the new track "The Hunter." Hear Time Rift’s "In Flight" in its entirety exclusively HERE.

With minds towards the future and souls rooted in the history of rock, Time Rift is the rock ‘n’ roll time machine the world needs. Formed by Justin Kaye in 2014, with various line ups through the years, the band currently counts in its roster Terrica Catwood on drums (circa 2017) and Domino Monet on vocals (circa 2023). That doomed year of 2020 saw the Dying Victims release of their debut album, Eternal Rock, and after the world re-opened, a plethora of dynamite shows in the American Northwest helped them hone their craft further.

Fast forward to today, and Time Rift is poised to kill. Witness their second album, In Flight. Taking influence from not just the greats of Motörhead, Led Zeppelin, The MC5, and Scorpions, but also stalwart singers such as Sinéad O'Connor, Grace Slick, and Doro Pesch, Time Rift deftly blend the power of heavy metal with the groove of rock. In Flight sounds so old and fresh simultaneously, you’ll continually be checking your calendar for which year it is – in either direction – throughout the album’s punchy & powerful 31-minute duration. The arrival of Domino Monet as frontwoman is momentous, as her tough-yet-tender vocals give the band an entirely new dynamic: a swirling cauldron of emotive mid-‘70s hard rock and early ‘80s metal, lean and mean and minimalist but BIGGER than ever. Be warned - Time Rift is In Flight!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "The Hunter" exclusively HERE, courtesy of Deaf Forever, Germany's defenders of the true. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Time Rift's In Flight

1. I Am (The Spear)

2. Follow Tomorrow

3. Coyote Queen

4. Into The Stillness

5. Thunder Calling

6. The Hunter

7. In Flight

8. Dancing With The Sun

9. Hellbound

Trzeci album OTHISMOS w grudniu

 

Four years after their last release and six years since their last full-length, OTHISMOS announce the arrival of their new album, "Sottrazione", available on December 16th, 2024. This marks the band's third album since their inception in 2009, following "L’odio necessario" (2015) and "Separazione" (2018), and it’s their first album entirely in English.

The first single "Cops Are not People" is now streaming HERE.

"Sottrazione" comprises eight tracks that defy genre boundaries: OTHISMOS continue on their unique musical journey, bridging crust, black metal, post-hardcore, sludge, and other metallic elements. Over the years, their sound has drawn comparisons to an array of bands, from Nasum to High on Fire, capturing the vast scope of their influences.

The new album was recorded with longtime friend and collaborator Emanuele “Bio” Ferrari, and then mixed and mastered by Danilo Battocchio (Ponte del Diavolo, Hierophant, Tons, and more).

Tracklist:

01. I Will Fade Away

02. Cops Are not People

03.Burn the Flags

04.The Mirror

05. Pars Destruens

06. They Declared War on Us

07. The Shape of Pain to Come

08. Death Forever

Recenzja Thaw „Falling Backwards”

 Thaw

„Falling Backwards”

Agonia Rec. 2024

Trochę nam przyszło poczekać na kolejny album Thaw. O ile wcześniej chłopaki dość regularnie wypuszczali w świat swoje kolejne pomysły, tak tym razem zrobili sobie dłuższą, bo trwającą aż siedem lat przerwę. Z drugiej jednak strony, biorąc pod uwagę nawał obowiązków związanych z zespołami w których muzycy się udzielają, żeby wspomnieć jedynie o Mentor, Furia, Gruzja czy debiutującym ostatnio Untervoid, dziwić się nie ma czemu. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Ditch State „Purge”

 Ditch State

„Purge”

Fluttering Dragon Records 2024

 

Z tego co udało mi się znaleźć w internetach wynika, że Ditch State to pod względem personalnym jak i pochodzeniowym anonimowy projekt. Wiadomo jednak, że „Purge” to debiutancki krążek tego industrialnego tworu, który bezpośrednio nawiązuje do produkcji z lat dziewięćdziesiątych i początków XXI wieku, sygnowanych przez Cold Meat Industry. (Czytaj dalej...)

Można odsłuchać nowy album MASSACRE

 

American death metal legends MASSACRE are streaming their long-awaited fifth studio album "Necrolution" in full. The release drops on November 8th via Agonia Records in CD/LP/MC/Digital. Listen to the album, here:

"Necrolution" is a retrospective, nostalgic album, that turns back time to the late 80s and early 90s era of death metal. Recapturing the essence and style of death metal that was the original formula. Recreating the aesthetic feeling of something from the original style and sound to represent to these modern times. It’s purposefully meant to sound dated as it represents an era of early death metal music. It purposefully does not mimic the band's own original style but rather reflects the styles of many early era bands that influenced generations in death metal music.

Nowy CMPT w grudniu

 

Today, Osmose Productions announces December 27th as the international release date for CMPT's highly anticipated second album, Na utrini, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

The second in the ambitious Balkan black metal trilogy, started with the debut album Na utrini, offers a conceptual prequel set before the events of the previous album begin to unfold. Utrina comes from the local vocabulary usually meaning a neglected, uncultivated land that no one pays attention to anymore. It is a desolate piece of land at the end of villages, between fields and forests, roads and marshlands, alienated and abandoned by common folk.

While Krv i pepeo carries the symbol of bloodlust, Na utrini paves its way in symbols of land, mud, and dirt and, as such, explores the world located on the northern wing of the Danube bank in the lower part of the Pannonian basin. These wet and muddy lands at the foot of the Carpathians were, for centuries, both home and the grave for numerous empires and civilizations, many of which still have their mark in local folklore, beliefs, and toponyms. It was here that the ancestors of the southern Slavs made their last stop before definitively settling on the Balkan Peninsula.

Once again following the night and the local "demon hour" (Serbian: "gluvo doba"), Na utrini is a record about the darkness of abandoned places, old ruins, cemeteries, wastelands, and liminal spaces that time has forgotten.

First track premiere to be revealed on December 2nd. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

     

Tracklisting for CMPT's Na utrini

1. Na utrini [9:30]

2. Oppidum Panuka [4:57]

3. Mesečina [5:37]

4. Campus de Maxond [1:59]

5. Crna voda [3:47]

6. U raljama košave [5:35]

7. Kao srp u noći [9:26]

8. Δ ΙΣΤΡΟΥ [7:27]

SOULSKINNER zapowiadają nowy album

 

The veteran Greek epic and melodic Death Metal band SOULSKINNER, have just launched a lyric-video of the song "Kingdom of the Deceased" as a 2nd advance single from their upcoming 6th album entitled "Gloryfied by the Light" which will see the light next November 26th through Xtreem Music on CD & Diigital formats.

You can watch the video here:

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4x6hEvesomUUth1cwrlGQD

Other ditigal platforms:

https://music.imusician.pro/a/JSDGJgYH

Formed in the year '00 and having released 5 albums to date, SOULSKINNER has made a name for themselves within the Greek scene in their nearly 25 years of history. "Gloryfied by the Light' will be their 6th opus and the 4th for Xtreem Music. Throughout their extensive career, SOULSKINNER has managed to keep their essence intact, where brutality, heaviness, and epic melodies shape a personal style that defines the spirit of the band. Without a doubt, this new album will not disappoint any of their followers and will gain many new ones!

Tracklist for "Gloryfied by the Light" is as follows:

01. Intro

02. The Wanderer

03. Kingdom of the Deceased

04. Glorified by the Light

05. Mighty Titans

06. The Freedom of Truth

07. The Arrows of my Desire

08. Sacred Temple of Mystery

09. To the Moon

10. To Aurora

Nowy kawałek od ASENHEIM

 

Today, pagan black metallers Asenheim premiere the new track "Im Zwielicht (Der Mantel der Dämmerung)" at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. The track is the second to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated ninth album, Wolkenbrecher, set for international release on December 10th via Dominance of Darkness Records. Hear Asenheim's "Im Zwielicht (Der Mantel der Dämmerung)" in its entirety exclusively HERE.

From oldest Teutonic steel to the pagan vastlands of Eastern Europe and even south of Helvete in ancient Hellas, Asenheim's black metal is rich in its splendor and multifaceted in its approach. Wolkenbrecher is a 52-minute journey into their rarefied realm, and one you'll want to remain in for time eternal.

Enter that realm again with the brand-new track "Im Zwielicht (Der Mantel der Dämmerung)" exclusively HERE, courtesy of NoCleanSinging.com. First enter that realm with the previously revealed "Der Harnischmacher" HERE at Dominance of Darkness' official YouTube channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Asenheim's Wolkenbrecher

1. Einklang - Blut und Eisen
2. Der Harnischmacher
3. Im Zwielicht (Der Mantel der Dämmerung)
4. Mein Königreich
5. Ein letzter Gruß
6. Zu den Waffen
7. An der Tafel der Toten
8. Wolkenbrecher
9. Die kalte Festung
10. Himmelfahrtskommando
11. Räuberlied

Recenzja Anialator „Death Is Calling”

 Anialator

„Death Is Calling”

Xtreem Music 2024

Jak myślicie, ile można czekać na wydanie debiutu? Dwa lata? Pięć? Piętnaście? O Sadistic Intent nie będę nawet wspominał. Choć w zasadzie muszę, bo tak się akurat składa, że Anialator wystartowali dokładnie w tym samym czasie co ekipa braci Cortez. Co prawda po drodze mieli kilka przetasowań składu, batalie sądowe między członkami zespołu o prawa do nazwy i kilka przerw w działalności, ale w końcu doczekali się debiutanckiego krążka, pod banderą Xtreem Music. (Czytaj dalej...)