Recenzja GELURE „Into the Chesfern Wood” „The Candlelight Tomes”

 GELURE

„Into the Chesfern Wood”

„The Candlelight Tomes”

Northern Silence Productions 2022

 

W przypadku australijskiego projektu Gelure zdecydowałem się na taki sam ruch jak w przypadku Au Clair De Lune. Postanowiłem mianowicie za jednym pociągnięciem pióra zrecenzować dwa albumy, za które odpowiada w całości Secluded Wizard. Przyczyny były takie same, jak w poprzednim wypadku, czyli ta sama wytwórnia odpowiada za ich wydanie, a i sama muzyka na nich zawarta niewiele się od siebie różni. (Czytaj dalej...)

MYSTIC CHARM to release special collection thru PERSONAL RECORDS featuring two cult EPs

 

On August 26th internationally, Personal Records is proud to present Mystic Charm's cult Hell Did Freeze Over EP in an expanded CD edition, including the full session from 1993's Lost Empire EP.

Founded in Olst, Overijssel, The Netherlands, Mystic Charm was formed in December 1989 by Herwing Schulling and Rini Lipman. Inspired by old Celtic Frost, Black Sabbath, and Trouble, the band started playing heavy doom riffs with many breaks and ultra-rough vocals from female vocalist Rini Lipman.

After some line-up changes, which brought Mystic Charm one-and-a-half year down, it was in January 1992 when they have completed their lineup again with Gerard van Assen on drums and Gerlach Timmer on bass. Due to this, Mystic Charm strongly improved in writing and arranging songs and matured a lot. They recorded a low-budget rehearsal tape to check out the interest in the band and discover that there indeed was a lot of interest in a band like them.

 

Mystic Charm then decided to record a real demo in a professional studio, and the result was the demo Endless Sickness. This demo got them a lot of interest from various people, magazines, and labels, and when the band got offered a 7" EP deal by Shiver Records, they decided to go with it. They entered the studio again to record a bunch of new tracks, from which two would end up on their debut 7" Lost Empire. The reactions towards the EP were really positive, praising the band for its talent and musical abilities. The EP showed that Mystic Charm was a very promising and talented band indeed.

 

After several negotiations between the band and Shiver Records, both parties decided to go for the big thing and Mystic Charm signed a three-album deal with Shiver Records. The band recorded eight new tracks plus an intro for their debut album. Some of the tracks were indeed brand-new, other were also on the demo and EP, but they were heavily changed because the band wrote new arrangements for all these tracks. Not only did this give a new edge to the music, it also made the songs even better than on any of the previous recordings. But not only was their songwriting really great, but Rini Lipman's vocals were devastating for most ears. That album, Shadows of the Unknown, was released in 1994, and sadly, afterwards did the band split.

In 1999, Herwig Schuiling and Gerlach Timmer tried to make a new start and recorded some of the songs that were written for the successor of Shadows of the Unknown with another lineup. There was interest by record companies and some festivals, so a resurrection seemed like a good idea… Hans Spijker and Rein Doze took care of the drums and vocals back then, and they did a hell of a job, but it never had the real Mystic Charm vibe to it, so Herwig and Gerlach decided to not release this Hell Did Freeze Over EP and call it quits again sometime in 2001.

 

In spring 2017, Mystic Charm re-recorded the Hell Did Freeze Over songs, but this time with Rini back on vocals - truly, Hell DID freeze over! And there again did that elusive Mystic Charm vibe return, in full force, and Personal Records stepped forward to release this cult EP on CD with the full sessions from the Lost Empire EP as bonus tracks, making for a 10-song/48-minute runtime. Ready at long last, this CD edition is a virtual time-warp to the mid '90s and essential listening for those into CULT doom and death metal!

In the meantime, hear the re-recorded Hell Did Freeze Over track HERE at Personal Records' Bandcamp. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Mystic Charm's Hell Did Freeze Over +bonus reissue
1. Hell Did Freeze Over (intro)
2. Beyond The Darkside
3. Bloodshot Eyes
4. Into Thy Hands
5. Recipe Of Fear
6. Lost Empire
7. Endless Sickness
8. Deadly Embrace
9. Crushed Virginity
10. Beyond Darkness

Nowy PERDITION TEMPLE do odsłuchu

 

On June 24th, Hells Headbangers will release a special new full-length from Perdition Temple, Merciless Upheaval, on CD and cassette tape formats (the vinyl version will follow later this year). And today, the Death Metal Promotion YouTube channel streams the special new full-length in its entirety. Hear Perdition Temple's Merciless Upheaval in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Perdition Temple thankfully continue to keep their irons in the fire, so plunge into Merciless Upheaval post-haste!

Fully plunge exclusively HERE, courtesy of the Death Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Perdition Temple's Merciless Upheaval
1. Merciless Upheaval
2. Execution Swarm
3. Redemption Abattoir
4. In Thrall of Malevolence
5. Skeletons in the Closet [Infernal Majesty cover]
6. From The Stars, Nyarlathotep [Shub Niggurath cover
7. Blood on My Hands [Morbid Angel cover]
8. Parricide [Pestilence cover]

Nowy MANTICORE za niecały miesiąc

 

Today, Hells Headbangers announces July 15th as the international release date for the long-awaited fourth album of Ohio's Manticore, Endless Scourge of Torment, on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow later this year.

Formed at the dawn of the new millennium, Manticore have been a persistent and prolific force in the black/death underground, always sticking to their guns and defying convention with quality over quantity. That they released their pivotal Ritual Cleansing of the Whore EP through Judas Iscariot's late/great Breath of Night label in 2002 should not go understated: from the very beginning, Manticore managed to create a wild 'n' warring sound that marries the muscularity of death metal with the graven aura of black metal, all performed with possessed and ritualistic execution. And although they're just now set to release their fourth full-length, the power-trio have released a treasure trove of splits with the likes of Morbosidad, Bestial Mockery, Grave Upheaval, Sweden's Kill, Canada's Necroholocaust, and Obeisance among others, underlining their dedication to the true underground, when tape-trading, zines, and fliers were still king. 

Still, a Manticore album is always a momentous event, and especially more so for the forthcoming Endless Scourge of Torment - the band's first full-length in ten interminably long years. Indeed, while they did release a split 7" with the aforementioned Kill last year, Manticore here sound filthier and more refreshed than ever, their pulsing 'n' pustulent sound sharper than ever. And therein lies the magic of Manticore in general and Endless Scourge of Torment in particular: for such a gnarly 'n' gnawing sound, one inherently drowned deep in the primordial muck, the trio evince a startling clarity, which only serves to make their ever-sturdy songwriting that much stronger. To that, Manticore's songwriting here efficiently straddles the line between bursts of angular bestiality and slow 'n' swirling doom, the latter perhaps strangely crystalized by a surprise cover of Twisted Sister's "Captain Howdy." Elsewhere, Markus Kolar (ex-Kommandant, Forest of Impaled, Sarcophagus etc) provides the album's intro and subtle orchestration on various songs, and it's all topped off by nightmarishly detailed cover art courtesy of NetherTemple Design and interior art for each song by Dahmer Art.

"The more things change, the more they stay the same," or so the cliche goes. That "black/death" underground has undoubtedly changed since the year 2000, but Manticore are still here - still potent, still feral, still very much Manticore. This is the Endless Scourge of Torment the faithful deserve!

In the meantime, hear the recently revealed track "Empty Eyes, Hollow Temples" HERE at Hells Headbangers' official YouTube channel. Preorder info can be found HERE. Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Manticore (Ohio)'s Endless Scourge of Torment
1. The Fields of Torment
2. Thy Seed through the Fire
3. Breath of Plague
4. Empty Eyes, Hollow Temples
5. Halo of Vermin
6. Defiled by Supremecy
7. In Dark We are Enslaved
8. Captain Howdy [Twisted Sister cover]
9. Enveloped In Hatred
10. Requiem for a Worm
11. Abrahamic Obliteration

Holy Death i Pathogen nowe premiery w Old Temple!

HOLY DEATH

"Abraxas"

2CD / limit 2CD / t-shirt / girlie

Re-edition of cult demo from 1994. First time on CD !

Classic Black Metal

ORDER / LISTEN

PATHOGEN

"Moribund Manifesto"

CD / limit CD / tapes / t-shirt / girlie

Eight Death Metal songs scourge dripping with black blood and the lament of angels.

Old-school Ancient Death Metal

ORDER / LISTEN

Taśmy INFESTER "To the Depths, In Degradation" i AUTOKRATOR "Persecution" w Krucyator Productions

INFESTER

"To The Depths, In Degradation"

CASSETTE

-Pro Tape with J-Card

-Original Audio

-Officially licensed from Moribund Records

AUTOKRATOR

"Persecution"

CASSETTE

-Pro Tape with J-Card

-Original Audio

Kawałek Katapult do odsłuchu

Melodeath-charged thrashers Katapult has dropped the video for the “Nihilism for the Gods” single. The track serves as the first preview of the Basel/Umeå outfit’s debut album, Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes, which arrives on 25 November 2022 digitally and on digipak CD via Discouraged Records [Pre-Orders Available AT THIS LOCATION].

“Nihilism for the Gods” is available on DSPs RIGHT HERE.

Recenzja ZOS „The Whole Of The Body I Call ZOS”

 ZOS

„The Whole Of The Body I Call ZOS”

I, Voidhanger Records 2022

Niewiele o nich wiadomo, ale pewnym jest to, że odpowiedzialnym za powstanie tego projektu jest niejaki Rah z narkotyczno – doomowego Doomster Reich. Ta łódzka kapela znana jest ze swego specyficznego podejścia do muzyki metalowej. Nic więc dziwnego, że jej członek pokusił się o pójście nieco dalej i założył ZOS. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja ATOMIC AGGRESSOR „Invoking the Primal Chaos”

 ATOMIC AGGRESSOR

„Invoking the Primal Chaos” (12”Mlp)

Hells Headbangers Records 2021

Horda Atomic Aggressor to członkowie szacownej, starej gwardii Death Metalowego dziedzictwa Chile. Zawsze wierni obranej dawno temu drodze, zawsze szczerzy, niezłomni i bezkompromisowi w głoszeniu śmiertelnego przesłania. Ten krótki wstęp przeznaczony jest dla młodszych rocznikowo adeptów metalowego szaleństwa (bez urazy), gdyż starym wyjadaczom sylwetki tego zespołu przedstawiać raczej nie trzeba (a przynajmniej taką mam nadzieję). (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Akathartos “Enlightement by Darkness (Black Catharsis)”

 Akathartos

“Enlightement by Darkness (Black Catharsis)”

Under the Sign of Garazel 2022

Job twoju mać! Po wydanej rok temu, całkiem obiecującej nawiasem mówiąc, EP-ce „Baptised by Darkness” rosyjski Akathartos poszedł zupełnie odmienną ścieżką niż podejrzewałem. Zamiast kontynuować penetrację surowych rewirów black metalu, odpowiedzialny za ten projekt pan Akathartos zanurzył się w mroku zupełnie innej maści. (Czytaj dalej...)

Klip od INFERNO

 

"Each subjective existence is absolute to itself. For this reason, each man lives as if he were the center of the universe or the center of history. Then how could his suffering fail to be absolute? I cannot understand another's suffering in order to diminish my own. There is no salvation through madness, because no man with a premonition of madness can overcome his fear of possible moments of lucidity. One would welcome chaos if one were not afraid of lights in it." (Emil Cioran)

Experimental and progressive-spherical sounds mark the beginning of 'Ekstasis Of The Continuum', before the seven-minute-long song slowly evolves into a hypnotic Black Metal composition. Enriched by eerie melodies and ghostly vocals, Czech Black Metal band INFERNO gave life to an unorthodox, yet especially sinister work of Art. Doing justice to this sonic journey, visual artist Chariot Of Black Moth created a haunting video for the track. Watch the clip below:

INFESTER "To the Depths, In Degradation" / AUTOKRATOR "Persecution" na taśmach w Krucyator Productions

 

INFESTER

"To The Depths, In Degradation"

CASSETTE

-Pro Tape with J-Card

-Original Audio

-Officially licensed from Moribund Records

AUTOKRATOR

"Persecution"

CASSETTE

-Pro Tape with J-Card
-Original Audio

Nowy numer CEREMONIAL WORSHIP

 

Today, Greek black metallers Ceremonial Worship premiere the new track "Vomitous Moon" at Legacy magazine's website. The track is the second to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated second album, Seven Gateways to Eternal Misanthropy, set for international release on July 22nd via Eternal Death on vinyl LP format. Hear Ceremonial Worship's "Vomitous Moon" in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Transform or ruin with the brand-new track "Vomitous Moon" exclusively HERE, courtesy of Legacy, Germany's premier extreme metal authority. Further transform (or ruin) with the previously revealed "Opus Blood" HERE at Eternal Death's Bandcamp, where the album can also be preordered. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Ceremonial Worship's Seven Gateways to Eternal Misanthropy
1. Intro
2. True Evil in Me
3. Death From Mountain Hills
4. Opus Blood
5. Orders Beyond Horizon
6. Vomitous Moon
7. Path of Burning Ambitions
8. Vanishing Heaven

Można odsłuchać debiut SCUMSLAUGHT

 

Today, filth-mongering upstarts Scumslaught stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut mini-album, Knives and Amphetamines, at Deaf Forever magazine's website. Set for international release on June 23rd via Caligari Records on CD and cassette tape formats, hear Scumslaught's Knives and Amphetamines in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Fully feel bad exclusively HERE, courtesy of Deaf Forever, Germany's defenders of the true. Preorder info can be found HERE at Caligari's Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Scumslaught's Knives and Amphetamines
1. Knives and Amphetamines
2. Degenerate Fiends
3. Die You Subhuman Cunt
4. Baptized in Piss
5. Dirty Whore 666
6. Aching Jaw
7. Emesis Bile
8. Born in a Sewer
9. Unholy Feast for Flies

EP-ka SERPENT SPAWN do odsłuchu

 

Today, new old-school death metallers Serpent Spawn stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut EP, Crypt of Torment, at the Death Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Set for international release on June 24th via Iron Bonehead Productions, hear Serpent Spawn's Crypt of Torment in its entirety exclusively HERE.

In the leadup to its international release this Friday, hear Crypt of Torment in its entirety exclusively HERE, courtesy of the Death Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Cover artwork, courtesy of the legendary Chris Moyen, and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Serpent Spawn's Crypt of Torment
1. Crypt Of Torment
2. Conquering The Trinity
3. Carnage Divine
4. Skinned And Gutted