Recenzja Old Skull „The Cult”

 Old Skull

„The Cult”

Putrid Cult 2022

Niecałe dwa lata temu pisałem w tym miejscu na temat debiutanckiej EP-ki Old Skull, konkludując, iż chętnie usłyszałbym więcej od tej załogi. Moje bezbożne życzenia zostały wysłuchane, gdyż trzymam właśnie w dłoni duży debiutancki album zespołu o jakże wymownym tytule. I kiedy słucham go po raz kolejny, do głowy  przychodzi mi właściwie jedna myśl. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja FATHER BEFOULED „Crowned In Veneficum”

 FATHER BEFOULED

„Crowned In Veneficum”

Everlasting Spew Records 2022

Nie będę ukrywał, że przez kilkanaście lat swojej działalności nie zdobył w moich oczach i uszach większego uznania. Zawsze uważałem ich co najwyżej za solidny klon Incantation, ale jednak tylko klon. Ekipa z Atlanty właśnie nagrała swój piąty pełny album i ku mojemu zaskoczeniu coś w muzyce Amerykanów drgnęło. (Czytaj dalej...)

APARTHIVA RAKTADHARA zapowiadają debiutancki album na marzec

 

Today, Iron Bonehead Productions announces May 20th as the international release date for Aparthiva Raktadhara's highly anticipated debut album, Adyapeeth Maranasamhita (আদ্যাপীঠ মরণসংহিতা), on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

 

সত্য সর্ব ধৰ্মাতিত এবং তাহা সর্বদা অনির্বচনীয় ও পারমার্থিকরূপে শূন্য !

There is no Religion higher than The Truth which is NOT.

Hailing from Kalikshetra (or colloquially known as Kolkata), India's Aparthiva Raktadhara burst into ultraviolent being with their debut demo, Agyat Ishvar, in 2018 under the auspices of Iron Bonehead. Surely a surprise given the band's unique geography, the power-trio nevertheless destroyed all doubters with a swift 13-minute nuclear warhead of dread frequencies that somehow managed to sound hallucinatory. As the years passed, anticipation for an Aparthiva Raktadhara full-length compounded.

At last, it arrives, bearing the title Adyapeeth Maranasamhita (আদ্যাপীঠ মরণসংহিতা). Although the album is seeing release in 2022, as the band explains, "Adyapeeth Maranasamhita was received as a burning revelation of riktata, realized within our hearts as we meditated under a Bodhi tree by the Ganges in Chanak, Uttar Kalikshetra, in fall 2019." Regardless of its origins, Aparthiva Raktadhara's first full-length fulfills the massive promise shown by its predecessor and then reaches far into realms previously unfathomed. What's strikingly, immediately apparent is the album's clean 'n' clear production, which nevertheless works in the band's favor, sharpening their martial-and-mesmerizing attack to a katana-like degree. That their songwriting has become ever more dizzying whilst evincing a remarkable sense of focus makes Adyapeeth Maranasamhita an even-more-diabolical display of occult mathematics than its brash predecessor.

Aparthiva Raktadhara state that the lyrical themes explored on Adyapeeth Maranasamhita include Sunyata, impermanence, and Apophatic Theology. Indeed, the power-trio bring those heady topics to bear across the album's six-song/35-minute runtime, twisting and turning a near-overwhelming amount of information into something that's paradoxically single-minded and trance-inducing. Stultifyingly feral, absurdly complex: truly, there will be no other death metal record quite like this, this year or any other. Adyapeeth Maranasamhita is the grand celebration of Aparthiva Raktadhara's beginning...and your end.

Begin that end with the brand-new track "Gnostic Arousal of Shava Lingam" HERE at Iron Bonehead's official YouTube channel. Cover artwork, courtesy of Qayin Mandala Graphex, and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Aparthiva Raktadhara's Adyapeeth Maranasamhita (আদ্যাপীঠ মরণসংহিতা)
1. Noumenal Wings Of Uncreation Hover Over The Excrements of Sunyata [5:59]
2. Obsidian Noose Of Naag-Paash: Ominous Ophidian Astra [5:50]
3. Gnostic Arousal Of Shava Lingam [6:17]
4. Omnicidal Samshan-Pyre Of Kaalkutha [4:40]
5. Drowning Into The Vitriolic Waters Of Atavistic Nidra [5:24]
6. Nada of Creation Collapses Onto Primal Bindu [5:58]

Debiut NECROM w marcu

 

Today, Osmose Productions announces March 25th as the international release date for Necrom's highly anticipated debut album, All Paths Are Left Here..., on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will be released later this year.

Necrom emerged in 2018 as a tribute to the grandeur of old-school death metal from the veterans of Ukrainian metal scene. After the demo record released in 2019 and some line-up changes the company of Visions at Radiant Galactic Gates of Torturous Harmonies (Nokturnal Mortum), Apocalyptic Riders’ Trumpets Hailing Undead Resurrection (Mutanter) and Ancient Starlit Tombs and Raging Ghoulish Hordes (Elderblood) supported by skilled session drummers presents the debut full-length album entitled All Paths Are Left Here…. Ten undead death metal anthems marked by songwriting excellence and diversity, which the best Ukrainian bands are known for, with lyrics largely inspired by literary and cinematic masterpieces of horror. All Paths Are Left Here… by Necrom is a powerful and addictive record that ignites the impulse to turn it on again after each experience of listening to it.

Full stream at Osmose Productions' official YouTube channel on March 22nd. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Necrom's All Paths Are Left Here...

1. Dagon [6:14]

2. Fathers Will Feast [4:26]

3. Food For Worms [3:28]

4. The City the Old Ones Built [4:14]

5. The Oldest Horror [4:14]

6. Walls Have Hands [5:28]

7. The Light Has Never Been Here [4:00]

8. Templars Are Coming [4:58]

9. Tomahawk of Bone [3:06]

10. The Woods of Weird West [4:48]

Recenzja Ultra Silvam „The Sanctity Of Death”

 Ultra Silvam

„The Sanctity Of Death”

ShadowRecords / RegainRecords 2022

No i powrócił szwedzki Ultra Silvam. Co prawda nie miałem okazji słyszeć ich pierwszego albumu, ale po szybkiej lekcji mogę stwierdzić, że wraz ze  swoim drugim krążkiem kontynuuje on obrany przez siebie na poprzednim wydawnictwie kierunek. Na wstępie wita nas brudny bas w akompaniamencie dzwonów, ale to tylko chwilka, po której zaczyna wiać chłodem. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja SATURNIAN MIST „Shamatanic”

 SATURNIAN MIST

„Shamatanic”

Petrichor 2021

Bardzo cenię sobie fińską scenę Black Metalową, czego wyraz dawałem w niejednej już recenzji, a jednak płytki Saturnian Mist jakoś nie mogą na dłużej zagościć pod moim dachem, mimo że to przecież zespół zrzeszający w swoich szeregach byłych lub obecnych muzyków Azazel, Pantheon of Blood, Ordinance, czy też Sargeist. „Shamatanic”, czyli wydany w drugiej połowie zeszłego roku, trzeci album długogrający Mgły Saturna tego stanu rzeczy niestety nie zmieni. (Czytaj dalej...)

Video od HEXIS

 

On March 3rd, HEXIS will embark on a tour through 17 European countries which will finish in Denmark, on April 9th. To properly announce these shows, the Blackened Hardcore band unveils their new song 'Divinitas' in form of a video. Listen and watch here:

"Divinitas' stems from the coming album "Aeternum" which will be released via Debemur Morti Productions on August 26th. Further information about the long player will be unveiled in due time. The song 'Divinitas' can bought from Bandcamp. A fitting t-shirt design is available from the label's EU as well as Bandcamp store.

Można odsłuchać album ILLUMINATION

 

Today, uprising Brazilian black metallers Illumination stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut mini-album, Worship Death More Than Life, at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. Set for international release on March 4th via Personal Records, hear Illumination's Worship Death More Than Life in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Fully worship exclusively HERE, courtesy of NoCleanSinging.com. Preorder info can be found HERE. Aforementioned cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Illumination (Brazil)'s Worship Death More Than Life
1. Ngh W Srr
2. Lux Ferre Gnosis
3. Occult Science
4. UY Scuti
5. Thy Darkness
6. Venus Shukra
7. Dead Photons

Australijski REAPER prezentuje nowy track

 

Today, Australian metalpunks Reaper premiere the new track "Drop of the Blade" at heavily trafficked web-portal MetalBite.com. The track is the second to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated debut album, Viridian Inferno, set for international release on April 22nd via Dying Victims Productions. Hear Reaper's "Drop of the Blade" in its entirety exclusively HERE. 

Hear for yourself with the brand-new track "Drop of the Blade" exclusively HERE, courtesy of MetalBite.com. Also hear the previously revealed "Decay" exclusively HERE, courtesy of Deaf Forever magazine. Cover and and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Reaper (Australia)'s Viridian Inferno
1. Shadow Of The Crucifix
2. Satanic Panic
3. Taste The Blood
4. Drop Of The Blade
5. The Reaper
6. Nothing Left To Waste
7. Decay
8. Sentinels Of Heresy
9. Mass Grave
10. Internal Torment

Wznowienie EP-ki ZEMIAL na czydziestolecie

 

On March 31st internationally, The Sinister Flame and Dark Descent Records are proud to present the 30th anniversary edition of Zemial's legendary Sleeping Under Tartarus on CD and 12” vinyl EP formats.

Whenever the golden trinity of Necromantia, Rotting Christ, and Varathron of the early Greek black metal scene is brought up, one should add one more name… and that is Zemial. Whereas the meandering path of the band has encompassed diverse styles during the last few decades, ranging from raw black/thrash metal and epic heavy metal to progressive rock and avant-garde art music, Zemial's early beginnings were about black metal exclusively - and indeed, Sleeping Under Tartarus, the band's very first release dating back to 1992, is the prime testimony of that.

With Sauron (Rotting Christ) on drums, Magus (Necromantia) on keyboards, and the mastermind Vorskaath being largely responsible for Varathron's His Majesty at the Swamp released a year later, it is only fair to say that Sleeping Under Tartarus emerged from the very core of the aforementioned golden trinity.

Originally released as a 7” EP by obscure labels Torched Records and Gothic Records, the EP was reissued in 1994 by Gothic Records, then run by brothers Rick and Bay Cortez of Sadistic Intent. Since then, both versions have become collector's items and the recording has not been reissued thereafter.

To correct this grave injustice, Sleeping Under Tartarus is now brought to life again, precisely 30 years after its birth. Featuring the original 1992 intro, with the sound restored and remastered from the original tapes, this definitive edition of Sleeping Under Tartarus is pressed on single-sided 180g 12” vinyl while the B-side is etched with the original Zemial logo, making it an absolute must for every black metal collection.

May the ancient gods of the night reign again! Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Zemial's Sleeping Under Tartarus
1. Intro [1:16]
2. Sleeping Under Tartarus [4:53]
3. Falling Into the Absu [3:36]
4. The Scourge of the Kingdom [2:33]

Recenzja Persecutory „Summoning the Lawless Legions”

 Persecutory

„Summoning the Lawless Legions”

Godz ov War 2022

Aż pięć lat kazali sobie czekać Turcy na następcę bardzo obiecującego debiutu. Nie wiem jak wy, ale mi już się zaczynało dłużyć, choć doskonale wiem, że lepiej aby coś odpowiednio dojrzało  niż wystrzelić kapiszonem. A „Summoning the Lawless Legions” faktycznie dojrzewał i co do tego, że stanowi kolejny spory krok w rozwoju zespołu nie mam nawet cienia wątpliwości. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja XALPEN „Sawken Xo’on”

 XALPEN

„Sawken Xo’on” (Re-Issue)

Black Lodge Records 2021

A teraz moi drodzy parafianie bierzemy na warsztat pierwszy, pełny album długogrający Chilijskiej hordy Xalpen. Ta bluźniercza grupa istnieje już jakiś czas, gdyż powstała w 2014 roku, ale dopiero sześć lat później powstał ich debiutancki długograj, którego pierwsze wydanie ukazało się we wrześniu 2020 roku w barwach Morbid Skull Records w limitowanej ilości 500 kopii. (Czytaj dalej...)

Nowy utwór CHTHONIC CULT

 

Today, pan-international death metallers Chthonic Cult premiere the new track "In the Seventh Hour" at heavily trafficked web-portal MetalBite.com. The track is the second to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated second album, Become Seekers for Death, set for international release on March 28th via Putrid Cult. Hear Chthonic Cult's "In the Seventh Hour" in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Continue seeking with the brand-new track "In the Seventh Hour" exclusively HERE, courtesy of MetalBite.com. Begin seeking with the previously revealed "Ironclad Nemesis" HERE at Putrid Cult's official YouTube channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Chthonic Cult's Become Seekers for Death
1. Ironclad Nemesis
2. On the Wings of Drought
3. The Thunder Spoke to the Spirit
4. When the Ancients Speak
5. Become Seekers for Death
6. In the Seventh Hour
7. Crimson Streams of Sacrifice
8. The Hunt of the Light-Bearer

Garść informacji z Everlasting Spew Records

 

We can finally present the vinyl editions of our releases BECERUS "Homo Homini Brutus" (180 grams - 12") and DISEMBODIMENT "Mutated Chaos" (10"). Both the releases will be available in 200 regular Black copies and 100 colored copies.

Inserts and Download Codes included.

Street date for both is set for April 22th and the pre-orders are open NOW!

CD / Digital versions for both the titles still available.

BECERUS FFO Cannibal Corpse, Monstrosity, Broken Hope

DISEMBODIMENT FFO Undergang, Rottrevore, Grotesque Infection

FATHER BEFOULED

"KATABATIC DELIVERANCE"

NEW TRACK PREMIERE!

US/Georgia Death Metal blasphemers FATHER BEFOULED with KATABATIC DELIVERANCE, a new track off their upcoming 5th full length!

The album CROWNED IN VENEFICUM will comprise 9 hymns of pure, relentless and obscure Death Metal destruction with which the band will bring its formula of darkness into new threatening territories: more abrasive, more riff driven, more brutal!

FFO Incantation, Immolation, Drawn and Quartered, Dead Congregation

Available March 25th in CD / TAPE / DIGITAL (VINYL later in 2022)

RITUAL NECROMANCY / FOSSILIZATION
AVAILABLE NOW!

The most unholy and filthy communion of 2022!
US demons RITUAL NECROMANCY return after 5 years joining forces with upcoming death metal titans FOSSILIZATION for 28 minutes of Death Metal darkness!
We also have brand new merch design for both the bands!

FFO Incantation, Dead Congregation, Cruciamentum, Krypts
Available NOW in MCD / TAPE / DIGITAL (VINYL later in 2022)
TORMENTOR TYRANT
ALL-SEEING EYE VIDEO!

B I G   S U N G L A S S E S!

TORMENTOR TYRANT are back with a new videoclip for the track ALL-SEEING EYE!
Featuring members from Corpsessed, Solothus, Tyranny, Profetus and Cataleptic, the finnish trio debuts with a thrashing and grinding EP of furious and primordial Death Metal.
ALL-SEEING EYE is the first video from their debut Self Titled Ep.

FFO Malevolent Creation, Deicide, Cancer, Skeletal Remains
Available NOW in MCD / TAPE / DIGITAL