FORBIDDEN RE-RELEASE "FORBIDDEN EVIL" AND "TWISTED INTO FORM" ON VINYL

 

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FORBIDDEN EVIL:

You can pre-order here: https://centurymedia.store/product/Y4LPCE373/forbidden-forbidden-evil-red-vinyl-lp

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Forbidden Evil is the debut album from American thrash metal band from San Francisco, California. The album was released in 1988. The title of this album refers to their original name before shortening it to Forbidden in 1987. The album was well received by both critics and fans and eventually became a cult classic.

Tracklist:

Chalice Of Blood

Off The Edge

Through Eyes of Glass

Forbidden Evil

March Into Fire

Feel No Pain

As Good As Dead

Follow Me

TWISTED INTO FORM:

You can pre-order here: https://centurymedia.store/product/Y4LPCE374/forbidden-twisted-into-form-green-vinyl-lp

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This is a Century Media Exclusive item limited to 200 units.

Twisted into Form is the second album from San Francisco, California thrash metal band, Forbidden. It features one line-up change from their debut – 1988's Forbidden Evil – with Tim Calvert replacing Glen Alvelais on guitar. The result is a more melodic and progressive affair with many acoustic interludes and clearer production, but less of a raw edge than its predecessor. It is their last album with drummer Paul Bostaph before he joined Slayer in 1992 when Forbidden was on hiatus.

Tracklist:

Parting Of the Ways

Infinite

Out of Body (Out of Mind)

Step By Step

Twisted Into Form

R.I.P.

Spiral Depression

Tossed Away

One Foot In Hell

NUCLEAR ASSAULT RE-RELEASE "GAME OVER" ON VINYL

 

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Leaving Anthrax to their destiny, bassist (and co-founder) Dan Lilker formed another east coast group Nuclear Assault, taking 'Thrax roadie John Connelly with him on vocals and guitar. On Game Over, whilst drawing from Lilker's contributions to Fistful of Metal and Speak English or Die, Nuclear Assault debuts a delightfully ugly thrash, crossover and speed metal hybrid dripping with humour and 80s paranoia.

The majority of the songs here are uncomplicated and uncompromising thrashers. Despite the reliance on speed and simplicity of songwriting, the album has a lot going for it, where similar attempts by other bands usually falter. Considering the unlikely appointment of Connelly, his pipes are memorable; made-up of guttural but melodic yells and screams, and mixed with a clarity you wouldn't expect. Secondly, besides the lengthy "Brain Death", each track is below the four minutes mark, without running the risk of overstretching material or overindulgence. Musicianship is of high quality, keeping things relatively tight considering the average tempo, and the frenzied soloing cuts like a knife. The album is also neatly broken up by the S.O.D.-esque crossover skits "Hang the Pope" and "My America", the mid-tempo bouncer "Nuclear War" and the aforementioned closing epic "Brain Death". Oh, and don't forget "Mr. Softee Theme", their rendition of which closes side "A" on a cheeky note.

Faults are few and far between; the skits are amusing but hardly essential, and the otherwise brilliant "After the Holocaust" briefly makes use of the painfully generic (E-G-A-Bb) riff sequence which was surely overused even by '86. You can knock a few points off for interchangeable lyrical content; there are few stand outs (the single verse of "Betrayal" and the cannibalistic surgeons of "Brain Death"), but the album succeeds thematically on the whole.

As far as debuts in thrash go, Game Over is a classic: plenty of room for the band to develop their sound and ideas, but a consistent and entertaining addition to the burgeoning scene.

You can pre-order here: https://centurymedia.store/product/Y4LPCE375/nuclear-assault-game-over-red-yellow-splatter-vinyl-lp

Limited to 160 units.

Tracklist:

Live, Suffer, Die

Sin

Cold Steel

Betrayal

Radiation Sickness

Hang the Pope

After the Holocaust

Mr. Softee Theme

Stranded in Hell

Nuclear War

My America

Vengeance

Brain Death

CONAN RELEASE "LIVE AT FREAK VALLEY" LIVE ALBUM

 

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Caveman Battle Doom Masters CONAN to Release New Live Album, Live At Freak Valley, on March 12 | Pre-Order NOW

First Single and Video “Satsumo” Out Now | Watch HERE

Hail Supreme Doom! Live At Freak Valley!

Heavily distorted and down-tuned sounds turn the legendary fields of the German Freak Valley Festival into madness. The undisputed masters of fantastical otherworldly sludgy doom, CONAN, will cast a spell on the listener and propel them straight into the crowd, captured in dust.

Three years after the release of the ferocious caveman battle doom masterpiece Existential Void Guardian, CONAN waves the flag of Pain again and releases Live At Freak Valley on March 12, 2021 via Napalm Records. After their 2013 live album, recorded at Roadburn festival, and the self-released Live At Bannermans, their third live album could not be recorded at a better place than Freak Valley Festival.

“Satsumo” is oppression, massiveness and rage. The first single and video breaks out as a harbinger of the devastation that CONAN brought at their massive show at Freak Valley Festival. With mechanical wizardry heaped upon their pure-hearted compositions, they cement their colossal and brutish live ascendancy! HAIL CONAN!

Watch the live video for “Satsumo“ HERE: https://youtu.be/mV25IPMoWDU

Tracklist Live At Freak Valley:

1. Gravity Chasm

2. Throne of Fire

3. Thunderhoof

4. Battle in the Swamp

5. Hawk as Weapon

6. Satsumo

7. Foehammer

8. Total Conquest

9. Revengeance

 

Live At Freak Valley will be available in the following formats:

- 2 LP Gatefold Vinyl White / Black Marble (Napalm Records mailorder only) - strictly limited to 200

- 2 LP Gatefold Vinyl Grey

- 1 CD Jewelcase

- Digital album

[2 LP Gatefold Vinyl White / Black Marble (Napalm Records mailorder only) - strictly limited to 200]

Line up:

Jon Davis - vocals, guitar (2006-present)

Chris Fielding - bass (2013–present)

Johnny King - drums (2017–present)

 

For More Info Visit:

HOMEPAGE https://hailconan.com/

FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/hailconan/

INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/hailconan/

TWITTER https://twitter.com/hailconan

NAPALM RECORDS https://label.napalmrecords.com/conan

DEMON KING RELEASE "THE FINAL TYRANNY"

 

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Demon King

The Final Tyranny

The Artisan Era

12 February 2021

Newly formed blackened technical death metal trio Demon King is eager to unleash their explosive debut EP, The Final Tyranny. Set for release on February 12th, 2021 via The Artisan Era. The otherworldly cover art for The Final Tyranny was created by Justin si-Set Abraham known for his work with Equipoise, Inanimate Existence, Singularity, etc.

Formed in 2019, Demon King is the comeback project of prominent original Enfold Darkness guitarist Matt Brown after stepping away from playing music for a number of years. He is joined by technical wizards Malcolm Pugh (Inferi, ex-Enfold Darkness) on Bass and Jack Blackburn (ex-Inferi, ex-Vital Remains, ex-Enfold Darkness) on Drums. Together the incredibly talented trio aims to be one of the reigning champs of the death metal world.

Demon King's multi-faceted musical foundation is built upon each member's high level of skill along with their combined chemistry forged from playing in various bands together over the years. Both of those crucial factors intertwine to allow the group to create some truly masterful and ruthless music on The Final Tyranny. Across four dense tracks, The Final Tyranny deftly combines and shifts on a dime between technical death metal, black metal, and melodic death metal in order to create a sound all their own.

Demon King - The Final Tyranny is strongly recommended for fans of Abigor, Arsis, Dimmu Borgir, Enfold Darkness, Inferi, Naglfar, Necrophagist, Obscura, Old Man’s Child.

Demon King's Matt Brown comments on the release of The Final Tyranny

"For this initial release, I wanted to showcase what I felt were the best elements of my writing during my time with Enfold Darkness...but stepped up and refined. In many ways, it’s a continuation of that early sound. It’s all fast and thrashy, yet lush with melody. Lyrically it’s similar too, with end-times eschatology being a major focus."

Pre-order Links

Label Store: https://tinyurl.com/DK-Tyranny 

Bandcamp: https://tinyurl.com/DK-Bandcamp 

Demon King is:

Matt Brown - All Guitars | Vocals (ex-Enfold Darkness)

Malcolm Pugh - Bass (Inferi, A Loathing Requiem, ex-Entheos)

Jack Blackburn - Drums (ex-Inferi, ex-Enfold Darkness, ex-Vital Remains)

Social Media Links

https://www.facebook.com/kingovdemons/

https://www.facebook.com/TheArtisanEra/ 

The Artisan Era YouTube Channel

http://www.theartisanera.com/

https://theartisanera.bandcamp.com/

ABIOTIC PREMIERE "GRIEF EATER, TEAR DRINKER" SINGLE

 

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Recently re-emerged technical death metal outfit Abiotic are back with their third full-length, Ikigai. Set for release on Friday, February 12th, 2021 via The Artisan Era. 

While going on hiatus does not necessarily mean a group's best days are behind them, often this rings true, yet Abiotic eagerly buck that trend with their finest effort yet on Ikigai. Abiotic states, "We also leaned on some classical and eastern style instrumentation, along with some progressive and jazzy elements."

Ikigai also boasts numerous killer guest spots from musicians such as Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder), Chaney Crabb (Entheos), Brandon Ellis (The Black Dahlia Murder), Scott Carstairs (Fallujah), Jared Smith (Archspire), and Jonathan Carpenter (ex-The Contortionist). Abiotic have dug deep and hit a new apex and the end result of their evolution is astounding on Ikigai.

Today the band partnered with Toilet Ov Hell to premiere "Grief Eater, Tear Drinker" which features guest vocals from former The Contortionist vocalist Jonathan Carpenter. The launch of today's single is paired with an eye-popping music video that is bound to blow you away. 

You can check out Abiotic - "Grief Eater, Tear Drinker" HERE

Pre-orders for Abiotic - Ikigai are now live

Label Store: https://www.theartisanerastore.com/category/abiotic

Bandcamp:  smarturl.it/Abiotic-Bandcamp

Abiotic - Ikigai Line-Up

Travis Bartosek - Vocals (ex-Vale of Pnath live)

John Matos - Guitar

Matt Mendez - Guitar

Killian Duarte - Bass (Scale the Summit, ex-Felix Martin)

Tony Lusk-Simone - Drums, Backup Vocals (Pathogenic, Mimesis)

Social Media Links

https://www.facebook.com/Abioticfl

https://www.instagram.com/abioticfl

https://twitter.com/abioticfl

https://www.facebook.com/TheArtisanEra/ 

http://www.theartisanera.com/

https://theartisanera.bandcamp.com/