PREDATORY VOID RELEASE "A PORTRAIT" DOCUMENTARY

 

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”Predatory Void feels like something totally new, it’s like learning to walk again and of course there’s ups and downs”, says Lennart Lennart Bossu (guitar). “It‘s important for people to realize that we’re really just a group of individuals who have the irresistible urge to play music, and that we’ll inevitably fuck up now and then, but that’s how it is.”

PREDATORY VOID have just released “A Portrait”, a short, but intimate documentary by Diana Lungu about the people and the dynamics in the band that you can find here: https://youtu.be/hcbxk1Og_2s

“Making music with Lennart, Thijs, Tim and Vincent had really taught me to focus and let go in equal parts”, says Lina R. (vocals). “To appreciate being pushed to do things you‘d normally be afraid of doing – just because someone else believes in your ability.”

PREDATORY VOID came to be when guitarist Lennart Bossu (Amenra, Oathbreaker) found himself writing material that wasn't really suited for Amenra. Lennart gathered a group of likeminded people living in the area of Ghent (BE): the versatile vocalist and tattoo artist Lina R, Tim De Gieter (bass; Amenra, Doodseskader, Much Luv Studio), Thijs De Cloedt (guitar; Cobra The Impaler), and Vincent Verstrepen (drums; Carnation). The band released their debut album, “Seven Keys to the Discomfort of Being”, in April of this year.

 

PREDATORY VOID live:

11/08/23 (BE) Kortrijk - Alcatraz Festival

30.09.23 (BE) Namur - Belvedere

07.10.23 (DE) Emsdetten - Treffpunkt 13drei

29.10.23 (NL) Maastricht - Samhain Festival @ Muziekgieterij

12.11.23 (BE) Eeklo - N9

15.11.23 (DE) Hamburg - Headcrash

16.11.23 (DE) Bochum - Die Trompete

17.11.23 (DE) Halle / Saale - Deep Sound City Fest

18.11.23 (CZ) Prague - Strahov 007

20.11.23 (DE) Karlsruhe - Jubez

21.11.23 (CH) Düdingen - Bad Bonn

22.11.23 (CH) Aarau - KIFF

23.11.23 (DE) Neunkirchen - Stummsche Reithalle

01.12.23 (BE) Charleroi - Rockerill

07.12.23 (NL) Den Haag - Paard

18.01.24 (NL) Eindhoven - Blue Collar Hotel

 

Photo Credit: Tetiana Malezhyk / Yoss Photography

 

PREDATORY VOID line-up:

Lina R - vocals

Lennart Bossu - guitar

Tim De Gieter - bass

Thijs De Cloedt - guitar

Vincent Verstrepen - drums

 

PREDATORY VOID online:

www.instagram.com/predatoryvoid

www.facebook.com/PredatoryVoid/

BLACK BIRCH RELEASE "BLACK BIRCH"

 

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Artist: BLACK BIRCH

Release title: BLACK BIRCH

Label: Vita Destatabilis Records & Fiadh Productions

Release Date: 01-09-2023

Format: LP

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal

Country: Sweden

Line up:

Gina Wiklund - Vocals, Guitar, & Bass Ulf Blomberg - Drums, Guitar, Bass, & Backup Vocals

Tracklist:

1-Fallen 

2-Death 

3-Soil 

4-Birth

Immerse yourself in the electrifying world of atmospheric Black Metal with BLACK BIRCH's upcoming 12" EP, featuring captivating music on one side and a handcrafted screen print on the other - an artwork in itself, meticulously created by Black Birch. This one-of-a-kind collector's edition is encased in a heavy plastic sleeve with a flap and sticker, hand-numbered, and limited to just 250 copies (125 gold / 125 black). 

"Our music often circles around the topic of human nature and humans place and effect on earth. This EP, containing the songs Fallen - Death - Soil - Birth, is sort of an expression of the stream of life, a never-ending circle. As we fall and die so we can return to the soil, from where we were given, who can in return give birth to new life. A constant limbo between life and death. And by enabling new human life, also causing the destruction of earth itself."

Your options include the mesmerizing Gold with black screen print or the intense Black with gold screen print. Each version includes two previously released powerhouses 'Fallen' and 'Soil', as well as the highly anticipated upcoming releases 'Death' and 'Birth'.

The much-awaited release date is September 1st, 2023, and the clock is ticking on the pre-sale, which ends on July 23rd. 

Swedish atmospheric Black Metal duo BLACK BIRCH, consisting of Gina Wiklund (vocals, guitar & bass) and Ulf Blomberg (drums, guitar, bass & backup vocals), are making waves in the music industry. With influences from crust, post-metal, and black metal, they've created a sound that's both classic and contemporary, fusing atmospheric harmonies with heavy midsections and an intensely passionate vocal attack. Their innovative approach to creating music from their home studio in rural Sweden has already won them international recognition, with regular airplay on BBC 1 and Australia's Triple J.

This release has brought together two labels, Vita Detestabilis from Spain and Fiadh from the U.S., creating a harmonious blend of the old school and modern Black Metal, with touches of other extreme genres including hardcore.

Links:

https://vitadetestabilisrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/blackbirch.band/

https://blackbirch.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/blackbirch.bm/

https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/artist/2fdhLHRLcMoD64xmX0Vd4d

INPATHOS RELEASE "ASCENSION"

 

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Band: Inpathos

Album (EP): Ascension

Country: USA

Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Release date: August 1, 2023

Inpathos, a melodeath band hailing from Washington State, is thrilled to announce the international release date of their highly anticipated EP, "Ascension." The EP is set to captivate listeners worldwide on August 1, 2023.

Inpathos draws inspiration from the natural beauty that surrounds them, where evergreen forests and snow-capped peaks harmoniously coexist with the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. With a core foundation rooted in melodic death metal, the band fearlessly incorporates elements from various music genres, both within and outside the metal spectrum, to craft a truly unique sound that is unmistakably their own.

"Ascension" is a musical journey that pays homage to their beloved home, featuring three tracks dedicated to the elements that characterize its breathtaking landscapes. The first track, "Forsaken Shores," embodies the raw power and might of the ocean. "Frostweald," the second track, transports listeners through the mysteries of the vibrant, evergreen forests. Finally, "Ascension," the third track, takes listeners on a transcendent climb to the majestic peaks of the Cascade Mountains.

"This EP not only represents our musical exploration, but it also symbolizes the beginning of a new chapter for us," says Inpathos. "After years of global isolation, we now embrace a new era and look forward with unwavering determination. As we 'ascend,' our music reflects the spirit of growth, resilience, and the beauty of our surroundings."

The tracklisting for "Ascension" is as follows:

1. Forsaken Shores

2. Frostweald

3. Ascension

Accompanying the announcement is the EP's striking cover art, which visually captures the essence and themes embodied in the music.

Inpathos traces its humble origins to the early days when brothers Adonis (guitar) and Nabil (drums) Reed-Boulos found a sense of expression and inspiration through music, writing and playing songs together in their childhood home. Over time, they honed their skills and united with like-minded musicians. The band officially adopted the name Inpathos in 2018, and saw the addition of Anthony Nelson (guitar), Jordan Siu (vocals), and Brendan Brendible (bass) over the next few years. Together, they released their debut album, "Divinity," marking a significant milestone in their journey as a serious musical entity.

In 2022, Inpathos bid farewell to vocalist Jordan shortly after the release of their second full-length album, and Patrick Bradford stepped in as their newest member. Now, with a complete lineup and newfound energy, Inpathos is poised to conquer new frontiers. In addition to the upcoming EP release, the band is diligently working on their third full-length album.

Stay tuned for Inpathos' "Ascension" EP, available worldwide on August 1, 2023, and join them as they embark on an exhilarating musical expedition that merges melodic death metal with the awe-inspiring natural wonders of their Washington State home.

For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/InpathosBand/

https://www.instagram.com/inpathosband/

https://inpathos.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4yXVncx80RZyLQJrgGC8gD

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQTFyuDuhjp9BQWlkMqXocQ

COLOSSO RELEASE "ZERO"

 

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Immerse in the profound depths of Ambient Death Metal as Portuguese artist Colosso releases "Zero". This impactful work is a must-listen, casting a deep black hue over the genre and resonating with fans of Hate Eternal, Ulcerate, Meshuggah, and Strapping Young Lad.

Artist: Colosso

Album Title: Zero

Label: Prophetical Productions

Release Date: June 11, 2023

Format: Digital, CD

Genre: Ambient Death Metal

Country: Portugal

Line-up:

Max Tomé

Tracklist:

O nada

000

Repulsa

A arte do não ser

De-existir I

De-existir II

Auto-rejeição

Zero (CD bonus)*

Prepare for an immersion into the profound depths of Ambient Death Metal as Portuguese artist Colosso unveils his latest work, "Zero". Released on June 11, 2023, through Prophetical Productions, this album signifies a new chapter in Colosso's musical journey.

Over the last twelve years, Colosso, led by the multifaceted Max Tomé, has navigated through extreme music, gathering influences from bands like Hate Eternal and Ulcerate, to Meshuggah and Strapping Young Lad. With the intermittent participation of Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth) on drums, Colosso has successfully carved its unique path.

"Zero" embodies the heaviest and darkest aspects of Colosso's music and lyrics, enhancing the project's (un)usual ambient death metal with a deep black hue. With songs that resonate the essence of its influences, "Zero" is an absolute must-listen for fans of ambient and progressive landscapes wrapped in death metal.

Follow:

Website: https://propheticalproductions.com/

Bandcamp: https://colossopt.bandcamp.com/album/zero

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

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IJgJ97Vaas

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/album/1X1Rnk5uQVB8JgelgTA8R7

LEFT TO ROT RELEASE "BREATH OF THE TOMB"

 

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Left To Rot

Breath of the Tomb

6 October 2023

“We wanna make music that people can feel,” the group says of the EP. “They will hopefully translate that into headbanging, moshing, or starting their own band.” Fans can experience the chaotic energy that defines LEFT TO ROT when the Breath of the Tomb EP is released this fall.

About LEFT TO ROT:

LEFT TO ROT is an Austin, Texas-based death metal band founded in 2021. Started by vocalist Jason Dahlke and drummer Justin Olejnik, the project was begun as a means to push musical boundaries. Inspired by the likes of GRAVE, ENTOMBED, BLOODBATH, and DEATH, the founding members sought a way to bring more groove and structural sensibility to modern death metal. However, in order to do any of that, Dahlke and Olejnik first needed a bassist. Soon after, they found their perfect match in bassist Aryan Nawim. 

In June 2021, LEFT TO ROT released their first recorded material in the form of a four song demo EP. With track names such as the self-titled “Left To Rot” and the bleak “Forced To Exist,” the band quickly set a precedent for the profoundly dark material they would create. Then, in April 2022, the trio followed up their debut EP with a single, titled “Requiem”. The track served as a grim reminder of the fallacies of man and the ways in which they will be our undoing. 

Now, LEFT TO ROT trudges further into the dark recesses of the human condition as they prepare to release their sophomore EP, Breath of the Tomb.

LEFT TO ROT is:

Guitar, Vocals - Jason Dahlke

Bass - Aryan Nawim

Drums - Justin Olejnik

Credits:

Guitar, Vocals - Jason Dahlke

Bass - Aryan Nawim

Drums, Synthesizers - Justin Olejnik

Mixing, Mastering - Nick Forkel

https://lefttorot.bandcamp.com/

SHADOW LEGION RELEASE "SHADOW LEGION"

 

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Artist: Shadow Legion

Album: Shadow Legion

Release Date: August 9th 2023

Genres: Progressive Death/Black/Heavy Metal

Formats: Digital, CD

Label: Independent

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Length: 1:07:31

Price:  Name Your Price Digital, $14.99 CD

Album Credits:

Produced by Brian Malone

Mixed by Sanford Parker at Hypercube

Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room

Cover art by Adam Burke

Logo design by Christophe Szpajdel

Scythe illustration by Erik Pertl

Eric Hersemann’s guitar leads (Breaking The Circle, The Distortion of Valhalla, Inevitable Ascension) recorded at Hypercube

All other guitars performed by Brian Malone and recorded at

Intense Music Studios

All vocals performed by Kyle Healy

Kyle’s vocals recorded and album pre-mix engineered by Shane Mayer at Cerebral Audio Productions

Drums recorded and performed by Alex Cohen at Solitude Studios

Track Listing:

1. Chiroptera Evolution

2. Collective Insanity

3. Gleam Of The Scythe

4. Shadow Legion

5. Stalked By Asterion

6. Breaking The Circle

7. Etherial Winds Of Immortality

8. Heart Eater

9. Buried Under A Thousand Fathoms

10. The Distortion Of Valhalla

11. Inevitable Ascension

Message From the Band:

Rising from the smoldering ashes of some of Metal's fiercest flames, SHADOW LEGION ascends to claim their inevitable destiny amongst the Metal elite!

Founded by Brian Malone (original lead guitarist and songwriter of Tampa, Florida legends DIABOLIC), bassist Dan Venturino (ex-LETHAL PRAYER) and vocalist Kyle Healy (ex-DREADETH), compositions were completed, and the percussive talents of Alex Cohen** (current MALIGNANCY drummer, ex-PYRRHON) were employed to capture the relentless yet musically diverse creations. Guitarist Eric Hersemann* (founding and current sole songwriter of abstract extremists GIGAN, ex-DIABOLIC, ex-HATE ETERNAL) finalized the ensemble, infusing his insight and distinctive lead style. However, due to logistical impossibilities, Eric is no longer a member of SHADOW LEGION: he will be focusing his time and energy into the ongoing success of GIGAN.

SHADOW LEGION's debut album sees this formidable line-up maximizing their talents in ways yet unheard-of by the Metal masses; displaying epic song structures permeated with darkness, tasteful technical proficiency and an overall sense of foreboding and dread...punctuated by dizzying leads and a varied clean and aggressive vocal attack.

All of these seemingly at-odds approaches combine into one cohesive, unstoppable, memorable and engaging creative force!

Prepare yourself and pledge your allegiance to SHADOW LEGION!

- Shadow Legion

About the Album

Black metal has long been known as a genre that isn't afraid of innovation or experimentation, so it should come as no surprise when a band works it into death metal and throws in a bunch of progressive heavy metal elements. While not surprising, this type of genre bending doesn't always work and can come across as disjointed or forced, luckily for us Shadow Legion is essentially a supergroup and is made up of various industry legends with years of collective experience and they know what they are doing.

The band features ex members of Diabolic, Phyrron, Hate Eternal and Lethal Prayer, as well as current members of Malignancy and Gigan. Collectively there's more extreme metal experience and power here than many bands will ever achieve and they put it to good use with their debut.

Furious drum work, captivating leads, varied powerful vocals and masterful songwriting are all on full display throughout Shadow Legion. All of this is made that much more impactful by the dichotomy achieved between the epic clean vocals and the raw, biting harsh vocals. Each track shows diversity and range as it moves back and forth between extreme metal territory and heavy metal as if it isn't even a genre change.

So, listen to the album today because of the power of the names involved, but come back again and again for the stellar music. The band are also currently booking live shows to promote the album, so keep an eye out for your closest show and experience the power of Shadow Legion live.

https://shadowlegionmusic.com/store

https://www.instagram.com/shadowlegionusa

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083580457921

LUNA IN SANGUINEM RELEASE "FLU WORLD ORDER"

 

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Release Date: August 5, 2023

FFO: Unleashed, Fear Factory, Justice era Metallica

Location: Gore-ville, Illinois

Step by weary step, wading through the sluggish, lukewarm river of thick, coagulating blood. A thousand empty eye sockets stare down from the gnarled and leafless trees that line the muddy banks, skeletal remains impaled on twisted branches and embraced in coils of thorns. The wind sings mournfully through the broken ribcages and gently rattles the dangling, fleshless limbs; the soft music of the dead a panic-inducing accompaniment to your journey through this unending morbid nightmare, beneath a swollen, crimson moon...

Check them out on YouTube and subscribe!

https://youtu.be/rYzYvQj-zDk

Doomsday Network Lyric Video Remastered

Follow them on Spotify and add them to your playlists!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kEuZLbRQBgMwuWVT6KG5u

Available on Apple!

https://lunainsanguinem.bandcamp.com/album/flu-world-order

4 Musicians with a resume worthy of calling this a Super Group Death Thrash Line up. Luna In Sanguinem formed in 2018 with founding members Patt Maxwell (MINERS) Behind the drums and Michael Eisenhauer on Guitar ( Evil Incarnate). It wasn’t long until Rod Valdez Joined on Bass( Ex-Dementox) Micheal Handling Vocals til better came along. Enter Luna's current Vocalist Skip Mcgullam (Ex-Num Skull}

Follow the band at these links:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvVhcukKsW6wk16_33UTNw

https://www.facebook.com/LUNAINSANGUINEMoriginal/

https://www.instagram.com/luna_in_sanguinem_official/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kEuZLbRQBgMwuWVT6KG5u

https://www.instagram.com/luna_in_sanguinem_official/

www.music.amazon.com/artists/B08CCBV8ZY/luna-in-sanguinem