Brazilian metal masters SEPULTURA have released on their YouTube channel a live quarantine video for their classic "Territory" (check below). The tune is part of their masterpiece "Chaos A.D." from 1993. The video features MEGADETH´s David Ellefson on bass. SEPULTURA´s latest album "Quadra" was released last February through Nuclear Blast Records.
Belgian brutal death metal /slam band HUMAN BERBECUE, featuring members of IMPURE VIOLATION and DEFENESTRATION, will release their new album "Bloodstained Altars" on September 12th. The new album will be released through Realityfade Records and is the second full length release in HUMAN BARBECUE´s history. "Bloodstained Altars" is the successor to their debut album "Cannibalistic Flesh Harvest" from 2018 and their "Infinite Terror" single from 2019. More info on:
Costarrican heavy thrash metal band HÖWLER will release their new album "No More Circus!" on September 14th. The new album is the band´s third full length release and the succesor to their "Fallen but Not Forgotten" album from 2018. "No More Circus!" will be released in a limited edition on CD of 500 copies through Ragnarök Records. More info on:
Since the release of their first EP “Distance” in 2017, Hamburg's Myosotis have not slowed down and created an atmosphere that is truly unique, where the goal is to help people overcome depression and anxiety.
Coming from a background filled with individual difficulties, Myosotis are a band that understands the increasing fear of being isolated. Their fans travel from all over the country to spend time with them and exchange thoughts that no one else would like to listen to. "No one is alone - No one is forgotten"
Combining Progressive Metal with Metalcore-elements and dark, almost goth-melodies to create a dialogue with their listeners, Myosotis have emerged with a refreshing, diverse and thoughtful songwriting and continue to surprise their fans with every new release.
After breathtaking live performances, Tours throughout Europe, support slots alongside heavyweights including First Blood, Wolf Down, Tell You What Now, Awake The Dreamer, etc. and the mind-blowing reception to their 2018 EP “Evosia”, the six-piece bunkered down to craft new material and define an entirely new concept to the Heavy community and the expectant local scene.
2020 sees the band returning stronger, heavier and even more diverse than ever before to mark their next assault on the scene.
DIAMOND CHAZER are a Heavy Metal band from the city of Medellín (Colombia) born in October 2017 who manage to execute a traditional sound loaded with melodies and faithful to the style of the 80s, which stands out within the local and national scene due to the implementation of keyboards and the nostalgic atmosphere they emanate.
Now, the Colombian heavy metallers have inked a deal with Fighter Records for the release of "Chasing Diamonds", which includes all the material recorded by the band to date. This new release is set to see daylight on November 3rd, 2020 on CD.
DIAMOND CHAZER recorded their first single and an EP entitled "Chained in Tokyo" in 2018. The following year, they released a 2-track single titled "Diamond Chazer/ Poltergeist", and in this current year the band recorded two new tracks plus a cover of Sweden's GOTHAM CITY, which will be included on this new "Chasing Diamonds".
DIAMOND CHAZER's sound is the classic 80s Heavy Metal that takes influences from NWOBHM, Hard Rock, AOR, French 80s Heavy Metal and even Speed Metal. "Chasing Diamonds" will serve as a presentation towards the debut full-length album that the band plans to record during 2021 and that will mean a qualitative leap in all aspects for this promising band.
Santiago (Chile) - Five years after their debut album, INVINCIBLE FORCE are back with their new, destructive full-length Decomposed Sacramentum. The album will be released October 22 on Dark Descent Records.
Formed in 2008, INVINCIBLE FORCE initially played a black/thrash sound more typical of bands like Destruction, even borrowing their name from the German band’s debut album opener. As the band grew, their sound evolved. 2015’s Satan Rebellion Metal was already verging on far more extreme and aggressive shores, Decomposed Sacramentum goes one step even further, leaving behind their early, more scholarly aspirations in favor of something far more sinister.
While the album only lasts 27 minutes, it’s a relentless whirlwind of proto-death, hysterical thrash and demonic atmosphere full of riffs and blast beats worthy of MORBID ANGEL ‘Abomination Of Desolation’-era or INCUBUS.
INVINCIBLE FORCE have come of age, blasting heaven’s gates wide open in the process…and there shall be no prisoners.
Decomposed Sacramentum is perfectly illustrated by the bleak B&W cover artwork designed by David Jorquera.
Swedish melodic death metal crusher THE UNGUIDED awaits with the successor of their latest offering and presents their second single, “Never Yield”, off their upcoming full-length, Father Shadow, to be released on October 9 via Napalm Records.
Along with a fantasy-inspired and rousing official lyric video, the four-piece presents a fast-paced banger that will pierce straight into your eardrums. A clean chorus exploding in deep, menacing shouts characterizes the new hard-hitting offering.
With their new full-length, these Nordic heavyweights prove that they can’t be pigeonholed. Eleven quick-tempered, high-voltage pieces indicate that THE UNGUIDED have liberated themselves from the shadows of the past but are still aware of their manifold roots. The intoxicating mixture of clean hooklines and powerful screams lead up to a unique symbiosis of pure harshness.
With Father Shadow, THE UNGUIDED – comprised of the brothers and founders of SONIC SYNDICATE – break down the barriers between melodic death metal, metalcore and fitting electronic sounds. With brutal shouts, an unmistakably catchy chorus and a huge chunk of honest words, “Crown Prince Syndrome'' unveils the burden of an innate identity. The perfect symbiosis of Richard Sjunnesson’s forceful vocal pitch and Jonathan Thorpenberg’s clean vocals convinces to the fullest extent. Tracks like the banger “Never Yield” and “War of Oceans” pierce straight into your eardrums. Let yourself be drawn into the deep, dark underbelly of “Stand Alone Complex”, capturing your mind with ruthlessly harsh drums. “Gaia”, featuring Erik Engstrand, marks a new chapter in the era of THE UNGUIDED: harder, faster but always on point. With heavy handed cover versions of their own classic SONIC SYNDICATE tracks “Jailbreak”, “Denied” and “Jack of Diamonds”, the four piece also thrives in reminiscence – and reveals a new musical entity. Follow THE UNGUIDED into the deep shadows of the past and the abyss of the future!
THE UNGUIDED on the new album:
“We started to work on the follow up to And the Battle Royale by the end of 2018 after the tour was done. I think that particular album was a lot about figuring out the band’s new identity and writing together after boarding a new member and undeniably it was well received. Father Shadow is all about taking that experience, refining the process and push it to the next level. We have grown together solidly as a band and I think it shows a lot on this album. The songwriters in the band all comes from different schools and write a bit differently musically, on this album everyone got equal airtime just to pump the diversity without losing the feel of the band. Lyrically it pushes the story and concept forward and finally ties up some ends that have been loose since Fragile Immortality (2014), something I think the hardcore fans will appreciate. It was also fun to go back and revisit those old SONIC SYNDICATE tracks for the bonus material and I think we managed to do our own thing to honor the songs with a mint 2020 production. Utterly we created the songs and album we’d love to listen to ourselves and we succeeded with that and hope you’ll like it as much as we do!”
Father Shadow will be available in the following formats:
- 1 CD Digipak
- 1 CD Digipak + Shirt Bundle
- 2 LP Vinyl Gatefold Black
Father Shadow Tracklisting:
1. Childhood’s End
2. Never Yield
3. War Of Oceans
4. Breach
5. Where Love Comes to Die
6. Crown Prince Syndrome
7. Fate’s Hand
8. Stand Alone Complex
9. Lance of Longinus
10. Seth
11. Gaia feat. Erik Engstrand
12. Jailbreak (Bonus Track / Sonic Syndicate Cover)
13. Denied (Bonus Track / Sonic Syndicate Cover)
14. Jack Of Diamonds (Bonus Track / Sonic Syndicate Cover)
Watch: GRAVE DESECRATOR evoke old school vibrancy on “Temple Of Abominations” video
Long-serving black/death metal group Grave Desecrator has recently released a video for the track “Temple of Abominations” from their latest album, Dust to Lust. The video contains footages from the “20 Years Of Desecration Tour.”
With this video, the Brazilian group puts an end to the Dust to Lust era. The quartet is currently working on the new album that is likely to appear in the first half of 2021.
The band states: “We are ending a cycle and starting a new chapter in the history of Grave Desecrator. We are finalizing the new compositions, and very soon, we will enter the studio to start the recording process.
“Until the new material arrives, check out the new video and subscribe to the YouTube channel.”
Watch “Temple Of Abominations” below
Formed in 1998, Grave Desecrator is a Brazilian Black/Death Metal band from Rio de Janeiro. Since the inception, the band has released three studio albums, a live album, and a couple of EPs and splits. Their latest opus, Dust To Lust, came in 2016 under the flag of Season Of Mist (France).
Grave Desecrator’s raw and aggressive form of sound made them an influential name in the current South American extreme metal scene. Their music and live shows conjure satanism, perdition, chaos, and funerary sacrilege, surrounded by a mundane and nasty atmosphere.
The Brazilian group has conquered more than 50 cities across 15 countries, appeared at prestigious festivals like Live Evil, and shared stages with the likes of Ghost, Angel Witch, Vulcano, Deströyer 666, Archgoat, Black Witchery, Hirax, Sadistic Intent, Bölzer, and more.
In 2018, Grave Desecrator began their 20th-anniversary tour that lasted until 2019. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the band had to postpone their shows in Europe, the USA, and South America. 2021 is likely to be a busy year for the band as a new album and many local and overseas shows (including a few festivals) are on schedule. And the madness continues ...
