34 YEARS AGO: IRON MAIDEN RELEASE "SOMEWHERE IN TIME"

 

On September 29th, 1986, metal masters IRON MAIDEN released their classic album "Somewhere in Time". The album was Maiden´s sixth studio album and the successor to their masterpiece "Powerslave" from 1984 and the esential live album "Live After Death" from 1985. "Somewhere in Time" contains essential Iron Maiden tracks like "Wasted Years", "Heaven Can Wait" or "Caught Somewhere in Time". Every tune here has the mid eighties sound that the band had developed at the time, including guitar synth, with the fast "Deja- Vu" and the long "Alexander The Great". The cover art features one of the most complex and detailed cover arts in IRON MAIDEN´s career, courtesy of the amazing Derek Riggs.

 

THIS DAY, IN 1992: MANOWAR RELEASE "THE TRIUMPH OF STEEL"

 

On September 29th 1992, heavy metal masters MANOWAR released their album "The Triumph of Steel". Four years after "Kings of Metal", this album is the first and only studio album to feature David Shankle on guitars who replaced Ross the Boss. Shankle was replaced on the next studio album, "Louder than Hell" from 1996, by Karl Logan. This album features the over 28 minutes epic composition "Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts" which is a re-telling of Homer's Iliad, with the focus on Achilles. The composition has 8 parts: Prelude; I. Hector Storms the Wall; II. The Death of Patroclus; III. Funeral March; IV. Armor of the Gods; V. Hector's Final Hour; VI. Death Hector's Reward; VII. The Desecration of Hector's Body (Parts 1 & 2); VIII. The Glory of Achilles. The album was recorded at Haus Wanfried, NY, mixed at C.R.C., Chicago, IL and mastered at Masterdisk, New York, NY.

KROPOS RELEASE "WORLDLY DEPRAVED"

 

Indonesian brutal death metal band KROPOS will release their new EP "Worldly Depraved" on September 30th. The new EP is KROPOS´second release and the successor to their "Promo 2017". "Worldly Depraved" will be released through Miasma Records and will feature the following tracks: 1.Intro; 2.The Satisfaction of Torturing; 3.Social Contraception; 4.Catastrophe; 5.Rise Against. More info on:

https://www.facebook.com/KroposBrutalDeathMetal/

https://www.instagram.com/kropos_official/

https://miasmarecords.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/miasmarecords

https://www.instagram.com/miasmarecords/

https://twitter.com/miasmarecords

UNDEATH RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR "ACIDIC TWILIGHT VISIONS"

 

Rochester, New York death metal band UNDEATH has released a video for the track "Acidic Twilight Visions". The tune is part of the band´s new album "Lesions of a Different Kind" that will be released on October 23rd through Prosthetic Records.

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"Skull crushing death metal reigns supreme; if the blood-spattered glory of Carcass is your (body) bag, if the headbang-inducing brutality of Cannibal Corpse is too much for you to resist, then UNDEATH have served up a feast for you. Lesions Of A Different Kind is the sound of three lifetimes of subterranean sickness and death metal worship coalescing in a severe brain-bludgeoning unlike anything you've heard before".

Video created by @ChariotofBlackMoth

https://www.facebook.com/fundeath

https://twitter.com/undeathNY

https://www.instagram.com/undeathrochester/

ACCUSER RELEASE "PHANTOM GRAVES" VIDEO

 

German thrash groove metal masters ACCUSER have released a video for the tune "Phantom Graves". the track is part of the band´s new album, entitled simply "Accuser", that will be released on November 13th through Metal Blade Records. "Accuser" can be preordered here: https://www.metalblade.com/accuser . "Accuser" is the successor to the band´s "The Mastery" album from 2018. More info on:

https://www.facebook.com/accuser2008

https://accuser.bandcamp.com/

http://www.accuserdomination.com/

LORD ALMIGHTY RELEASE "WITHER"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

LORD ALMIGHTY

Wither

Self-Released

16 October 2020

Hard-to-pigeonhole black metal-centered outfit Lord Almighty is proud to announce their upcoming second album, Wither. Set for release on Friday, October 16th. It is the follow up to the group's 2015 debut album, Paths. The Boston-based group has been active since 2013 and continues to craft a unique crushing mix of black metal blasts and rock and roll melodics that is stylistically ever-evolving into the present. Cover art for Lord Almighty - Wither was handled by Adam O' Day. 

All great works of art need time to gestate and emerge fully formed, an ethos the mercurial musicians in Lord Almighty are guided by and which helped shape Wither into the impressive work of art that it is over several years of development.

Although the band's base inclination is rooted in black metal past and present, their love for NWOBHM, sludge, hardcore, blues rock, and more elevates Wither far beyond being merely another black metal release with nothing new to offer. If you could fathom Darkthrone, Kvelertak, and Trash Talk joining forces with Mastodon, ZZ Top, and Thin Lizzy, you'd arrive at the expansive and fluid approach to cross-genre pollination Lord Almighty is incredibly adept at. On Wither, Lord Almighty has transcended genre norms and created an epic world all their own that will surely be loved by many metalheads. 

Lord Almighty statement regarding Wither

"Wither is an album that really was written over a few years. There were plenty of experiences along the way that continued our descent into madness. 

It was a hazy time looking through smoke and double vision. Conceptually we had a lot of different emotions and life experiences that culminated to what you hear. 

If you listen hard enough, you might even hear the crackle of the fire in our building where we lived or the cops pounding on the doors. Or maybe even the dreams in which we envisioned when we found ourselves without homes."

Lord Almighty - Wither Line-Up

Keenan Carroll - Vox/Guitars

Samuel "Goose" Willgoose - Lead Guitars

Phill Gelinas - Bass Guitar

Christopher Narainen - Drums

Social Media Links:

https://www.facebook.com/lordalmightymetal/

www.instagram.com/lordalmightymetal

https://twitter.com/LordAlmighty666

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUN6jsDPLZ995bxgyj2E5MQ

ZHAKIAH RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR "WHERE THE LIGHT WILL THREAD"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Official music video for Where The Light Will Thread by Zhakiah of their album Where The Light Will Thread.

ZHAKIAH is a new melodic death metal band featuring members from Solution.45, Miseration. Releasing the title track from the debut Where The Light Will Thread.

ZHAKIAH’s album is produced and mixed by Jani Stefanovic, the drums are performed by Alfred Fridhagen.

Mastered by Multi Grammy, Gold & Platinum Award winning Thomas Plec Johansson at Panic Room Studios, Sweden (Soilwork, Nocturnal Rites, Gathering Of Kings, Solution 45 and many more) and distributed by Sound Pollution.

Video production by Jani Stefanovic @Dreamdecipher Productions

Buy the album: https://orcd.co/where-the-light-will-thread

Follow Zhakiah on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cTWnoR

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zhakiahofficial

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zhakiahofficial

EVULSE RELEASE "PUSTULANT SPAWN" DEMO

 

Oakland, California death metal band EVULSE will release their new demo "Pustulant Spawn" on September 30th. The new demo is EVULSE´s second release, and the successor to the "Call of the Void" demo from 2018. "Pustulant Spawn" will be released through Transilvanian Tapes in digital and cassette formats. The demo will feature these tracks: 1.Repulsive Infestation; 2.Pustulant Spawn; 3.Depraved Sanctity; 4.Worms Made Flesh. More info on:

https://www.facebook.com/Evulsingdeath/

https://www.instagram.com/evulseache/

https://transylvaniantapes.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TransylvanianTapes/

KOMBAT RELEASE "NEW DIMENSIONS OF PAIN"

 

Denton, Texas death metal / crossover band KOMBAT will release their new EP "New Dimensions of Pain" on September 30th. The new EP is KOMBAT´s third release. They have recorded previously the "The Monument of Flesh" demo from 2017 and the live album "Alive at Andy´s" from 2019. The EP will be released in different colours versions through Transylvanian Tapes. More info on:

https://kombatdeathmetal.bandcamp.com/releases

https://www.facebook.com/KombatDeathMetal/

https://www.instagram.com/kombatdeathmetal/