MENTAL CRUELTY RELEASE NEW VERSION OF "SYMPHONY OF A DYING STAR"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

MENTAL CRUELTY have released a new reimaged single taken from their upcoming digital deluxe edition of the album Zwielicht out December 13th. Fans can now stream and watch the visualizer for “Symphony of a Dying Star” (Piano Version) feat. Misstiq”.

Mental Cruelty comments on the new song: We are thrilled to unveil the re-imagined piano version of SYMPHONY OF A DYING STAR, beautifully arranged by the talented MISSTIQ. This rendition brings the song full circle, returning it to its origins as a piano melody, yet with a renewed sense of depth and emotion. The uplifting and cinematic qualities of the original track shine through in this arrangement, showcasing the song’s ability to connect with listeners on a more intimate level. Misstiq's masterful touch breathes new life into the composition, allowing the piano to carry the weight of the melody and reveal nuances that may have been hidden before. This version offers a fresh perspective while staying true to the heart and soul of the song.

STREAM AND WATCH THE REIMAGED SINGLE

“SYMPHONY OF A DYING STAR” (PIANO VERSION) FEAT. MISSTIQ” HERE

Featuring 22 tracks, including all the original, instrumentals and beautifully reimagined orchestral and piano versions, Zwielicht (Deluxe Edition), is the perfect addition fans have been waiting for.

Artwork by Lewandowski with alternative deluxe logo

After a very successful North American run, MENTAL CRUELTY joins now forces with Cradle of Filth, Butcher Babies and Black Satellite for some last dates across Europe this 2024, hitting cities in Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Switzerland and more. The tour “BY THE ORDER OF DRAGON” is kicking off November 11th in Cologne, Germany and wrapping up December 8th in Tilburg, Netherlands.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW

EU Tour (w/ Cradle of Filth, Butcher Babies, Black Satellite):

Zwielicht (Deluxe Edition) will be available via Century Media Records on December 13!

Across four releases, beginning with 2016's Pereat Mundus EP, Mental Cruelty has woven together a violent tapestry of black metal, death metal, deathcore, and a madness of their very own. With 2021's landmark LP, A Hill To Die Upon(Unique Leader), the German quintet not only set a new standard for themselves, but also the genre as a whole.

Rising from the ashes of personal and professional chaos, Mental Cruelty spent the first half of 2021 seeking out a voice to continue to cement them as an uncompromising force in the German metal scene. After locking in Lukas, the band (rounded out by guitarists Nahuel Lozano and Marvin Kessler, bassist Viktor Dick and drummer Danny Straßer) reemerged bloodied but unbowed, ready to continue their path to becoming an international force.

Armed with new vocalist Lukas Nicolai, Mental Cruelty usher in a new epoch of unlight and grim determination that's at the heart of their album, Zwielicht (translated in English as "Twilight"). Once again working with producer and mixer Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Ov Sulfur, Signs of the Swarm, The Browning), they've pushed their sound to new blacker intensities forged in emotional riffing, heavy "back to the roots" breakdowns, and epic orchestral arrangements that surpass the already elite standards that have become synonymous with their name.

MENTAL CRUELTY line-up:

Lukas Nicolai – Vocals

Nahuel Lozano – Guitars

Marvin Kessler – Guitars

Viktor Dick – Bass

Danny Straßer – Drums

Follow MENTAL CRUELTY:

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/mental_cruelty/

Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/artist/2iE1NqruxoSxTvOpTCLkE9

TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@mentalcrueltyofficial

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@mentalcrueltyofficial

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MentalCruelty/

Website  https://www.mentalcrueltyofficial.com/

SARCATOR RELEASE NEW SINGLE: "COMET OF END TIMES"

 

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Prepare to be plunged into a maelstrom of aggression and dark energy with Sarcator’s latest single, “Comet of End Times”. Released alongside a lyric video that brings the album artwork to life, “Comet of End Times” is a harrowing journey through apocalyptic imagery and the relentless collapse of all worldly forms. The lyrics' bleak, poetic depiction of the earth's final days evokes a twisted serenity, capturing a haunting beauty in the end itself. Musically, the journey unfolds through diverse soundscapes, establishing “Comet of End Times” as a defining piece for the album. This single marks the second release from the band’s upcoming third record, Swarming Angels & Flies, set for release on January 17th, 2025, via Century Media Records.

The album is available for pre-order. https://sarcator.lnk.to/SwarmingAngelsandFliesEU

The lyric video for “Comet of End Times” was created by Cloud Music Typography.

Listen to the single on your favorite DSP here https://sarcator.lnk.to/CometofEndTimes

and watch the video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jk4NK_DrVY

Vocalist Mateo Tervonen shares about the single:

“Comet of End Times is where the dynamics we like to work with become the most present, especially within a song itself. It throws you around between different soundscapes, shifting from total death metal worship to Sabbath-grooves while maintaining a unique flow to it that ties everything together and makes it work very well. A strong pillar of the album.”  

Tracklist:

1. Burning Choir

2. Comet of End Times

3. Swarming Angels & Flies

4. The Deep Ends

5. Where the Void Begins

6. The Undercurrent

7. Closure

8. Unto Sepulchres

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9. Dogfight (cover version - originally by Anti Cimex)*

10. The Black Vomit (cover version - originally by Sarcófago)*

11. Torture (cover version - originally by Sadus)*

*Bonus track on Ltd. CD Jewelcase in O-Card only

“Swarming Angels & Flies” is available for pre-order in the following formats:

CD Jewelcase (in O-Card) w/ 11 tracks

Ltd. Purple LP (300x copies!) w/ 8 tracks & 2-page LP insert

Black LP w/ 8 tracks & 2-page LP insert

 CD Jewelcase (US Version) w/ 8 tracks

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Sarcator LIVE

Sarcator are currently out on the road in Sweden for the “The Rising Four” tour alongside Eradikated, Eternal Evil, and Bloodstain.

More information and tickets can be found here:

https://luger.se/the-rising-four/

“The Rising Four” Tour 2024

w/ Eradikated, Eternal Evil, Sarcator, Bloodstain

15-Nov-24 - Intiman, Västerås / Sweden

16-Nov-24 - Frimis, Örebro / Sweden

21-Nov-24 - Debaser, Stockholm / Sweden

22-Nov-24 - Surr Arena, Göteborg / Sweden

30-Nov-24 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg / Sweden

06-Dec-24 - Platens Bar, Linköping / Sweden

07-Dec-24 - Nöjesfabriken, Karlstad / Sweden

Additionally, Sarcator have already announced two festival appearances in Germany for 2025, with more dates to follow soon.

Live 2025

25.-26.07.2025 Freißenbüttel (Germany) - Burning Q Festival

18.-20.09.2025 Schrobenhausen (Germany) - Metal im Woid 

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About Sarcator

At a juvenile age of 14-20, Sarcator released their first demo tape, “Visions of Purgatory”, via the American label Redefining Darkness Records in 2019. Just two years later the quadrumvirate got nominated for best rock/metal album for the Swedish music award P3 Guld with their 2020’s self-titled debut release for the same label. After releasing their 2nd album, “Alkahest”, via Black Lion Records in 2022, Sarcator finally got a proper chance to play live, captivating crowds with their intense, blackened live shows. With their current line-up fully committed to the band despite their young age (all members are between 19 and 25) it was time for them to record their 3rd album, which still features previous guitarist Emil Eriksson. Shortly after signing a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records and heading out on a debut European tour supporting Hellripper and Cloak, Sarcator will be releasing “Swarming Angels & Flies” on January 17th, 2025. With plenty of live activity in support of the upcoming album, Sarcator are already at the forefront of an emergent, highly determined new generation of Scandinavian extreme metal bands and ready to take the rest of the world by storm soon too...

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Sarcator 2024 are:

Mateo Tervonen – Vocals, Guitar

Felix Lindkvist – Bass

Leo Buchalle – Guitar

Jesper Rosén – Drums

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Sarcator online

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

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

Webshop: https://www.tnor.se/sarcator/

Bandcamp: https://sarcator.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/78tS2rMs81fH13rbaw4sT0

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sarcator/1456292763

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@centurymedia

IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT RELEASE NEW TRACK: "HOTEL SPHYNX"

 

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Avantgarde metal trio Imperial Triumphant has released a new single with an accompanying video: "Hotel Sphinx". Taken from their upcoming sixth full-length, Goldstar (set for a 2025 release via Century Media Records), "Hotel Sphinx" can be streamed now here; watch the video (directed by the band's own Steve Blanco) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnNHaH2kfkE

Imperial Triumphant comments: "The 'Entertainer extraordinaire' leads a gullible audience through the sinister halls of the 'Hotel Sphinx'. Behind the lights, cameras, and endless action lies a disturbing undercurrent—where power is fed by the innocence of youth. The lines between entertainment, initiation, and exploitation blur as a conspiracy of silence reigns in the 'Illuminated Valley of the Kings', where political celebrity celebrates death. Rites of passage too dark to speak, promising false salvation in a world where the show never ends."

Equally rooted in eclectic black metal, the most claustrophobic notions of free jazz, and the concept of urban cityscapes as canyons of horror, Imperial Triumphant's signature sound has set a new standard for the possibilities of extreme music. Fans can expect Goldstar to continue down this sonic path next year, with media already hailing first single "Eye of Mars" as "chaotic, eerily-atmospheric" (Metal Injection). Stay tuned for more details to come soon...

Imperial Triumphant line-up:

Zachary Ezrin - Vocals, Guitar

Steve Blanco - Bass, Keyboards

Kenny Grohowski - Drums

Imperial Triumphant online:

http://www.imperial-triumphant.com/

https://www.facebook.com/imperialtriumphant

https://www.instagram.com/imperialtriumphant/

https://twitter.com/imperialnyc

SCOUR TO RELEASE "GOLD"

 

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SCOUR, the extreme metal collective featuring an impressive lineup of heavy music veterans, including Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals), John Jarvis (Nest, Agoraphobic Nosebleed), Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index), and Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, Lock Up), will release their long awaited full-length, Gold, on February 21st, 2025 via Housecore Records in North America and Nuclear Blast in Europe.

Deepening the experience set forth on SCOUR’s previously released EP trilogy, Gold pulls the listener through a blistering vortex of speed, aggression, and, above all, absolute horror. Drawing from a deep framework of literary horror masterworks, Gold guides the listener beyond the realm of death and through the metaphysical anomalies of a disheveled and decaying mind. In-so-which the pall of a savage universe is lifted, an inconceivable puppet master revealed, the remaining self of the listener excruciatingly dissolved, and left asking, “who is it that pulls the strings?”

Musically, SCOUR fuses the raw aggression of black metal with grindcore, punk, and thrash influences, manifesting a sound that honors extreme metal’s roots while pushing it into modern territory. Their minimalist approach is relentless and brutal, perfectly embodying this vision.

In advance of the release of Gold, today the band unveils first single, “Infusorium,” and its accompanying video, filmed and edited by Malcolm Pugh.

Comments Engemann, “SCOUR is storming back onto the scene with our new single, ‘Infusorium,’ a relentless blend of intricate guitar work and raw, unforgiving intensity. This track raises the bar, with more intricate guitar work, and featuring a searing solo by Mark Kloeppel, undoubtedly some of his finest work that cuts straight to the core. 

“Inspired by Jon Padgett’s haunting short novel, Infusorium, the lyrics channel the story's eerie depth and darkness, bringing a literary edge to the metal mayhem. As the lead single and first music video from our upcoming full length album, Gold, ‘Infusorium’ proves the SCOUR is fiercer and more dynamic. The SCOUR boys are back, more ripping than ever!”

Watch SCOUR’s “Infusorium” video here: https://youtu.be/kppI8ZZi4ng

Stream/purchase the track here: https://scour.bfan.link/ifsg

Pre-order Gold here: https://scour.bfan.link/gold

Gold Track Listing:

Cross

Blades

Infusorium

Ornaments

Coin

Evil

Devil

Contaminated

Hell

Invoke

Gold

Angels

Serve

Forged in 2015, SCOUR quickly made their mark with the blistering debut single "Dispatched." Their first release, The Grey EP (2016), came via Anselmo's own Housecore Records, followed by The Red EP in 2017. In 2020, SCOUR unleashed their most aggressive effort yet, The Black EP, released under Housecore and Nuclear Blast Records and featuring guest appearances from notable figures like Erik Rutan, Pat O’Brien, and actor Jason Momoa.

And now SCOUR elevates their intensity with the announcement of their first full-length album, Gold, which includes a guest solo by Gary Holt (Slayer, Exodus). Recording for Gold began in February 2023 at Nodferatu’s Lair -- Philip Anselmo’s personal studio and rehearsal space -- which saw the band highly engaged in a concentrated effort toward a truly diabolical composition, with Anselmo leading the charge at every turn. One would often find the entire band in the control room in ecstatic debate, meticulously mulling over every blast beat and divebomb. The album was intermittently refined, and lyrical concepts finalized, over the course of 2023 as touring schedules would allow.

Anselmo began vocal recordings in the Fall of 2023 at The Lair. Backup vocal recordings were then executed by the rest of the band in arena backstage rooms over the course of Pantera’s February 2024 tour, where the full band would also thoroughly review the instrumentation mixes. Once the tracks were finalized by SCOUR and mixing engineer Dennis Israel, they were then passed to Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden for mastering by Jens Bogren. 

Despite their relatively short career, SCOUR has performed at some of the world’s most prominent festivals, including Roskilde, Hellfest, Tecate Metal Fest, and Maryland Deathfest. With such a powerful pedigree, SCOUR remains a dominant force in both live performances and studio recordings, and fans can expect even more from them in the future.

OBSCURA ANNOUNCE "A SONICATION"

 

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With A Sonication, Germany-based metal band OBSCURA launch the second of their trilogy concept, set to be released on February 7th, 2025 via Nuclear Blast.

The group’s second (seventh overall) album for Nuclear Blast pivots on many fronts. Advanced, elegant, and yet refreshing, A Sonication sums up past endeavors effortlessly as it gazes with purpose and conviction into the future. OBSCURA are fan-renowned and critically acclaimed for challenging and then expanding upon norms. From Retribution (2004) through A Valediction (2021), the band flourished and made significant progress in a musical genre unprepared for a creative shot of German invention. A Sonication spearheads OBSCURA into a new era of extreme metal.

Check out the video for the first single 'Silver Linings' . The opening track of the album is a powerful and melodic song, offering a glimpse into the next chapter of OBSCURA´s ever-evolving musical journey.

Watch the video for 'Silver Linings' here: https://youtu.be/hZmnO5VlPO8

Play 'Silver Linings' on all platforms: https://obscura.bfan.link/slsg

Pre-order the album here: https://obscura.bfan.link/aslp

Mastermind Steffen Kummerer comments: "With 'Silver Linings' we present you the first track of our brand new album A Sonication, which sees the light of day in early 2025. Supporting the new record, Obscura will embark on the first leg of a world tour in February next year. Lend your ear to the music, and see you at a venue near you!“

Tracklist:

01. Silver Linings

02. Evenfall

03. In Solitude

04. The Prolonging

05. Beyond The Seventh Sun

06. Stardust

07. The Sun Eater

08. A Sonication

A European tour is set to kick off in February 2025. Joining OBSCURA on tour will be American progressive deathcore outfit RINGS OF SATURN, and GOROD, the technical death metal force from France. With this international lineup, fans can expect a night of diverse and electrifying performances.

OBSCURA

support: RINGS OF SATURN , GOROD

04.02. GER Stuttgart - Im Wizemann

05.02. IT Milan - Legend

06.02. CH Aarau - Kiff

07.02. FR Lyon - MJC O Totem

08.02. ES Barcelona - Wolf

09.02. ES Madrid - Sala Mon

10.02. PT Lisbon - Lav Lisboa

11.02. ES Portugalete - Groove

12.02. FR Toulouse - Le Rex

13.02. FR Rennes - L‘ubu

15.02. UK Birmingham - Asylum

16.02. UK Manchester - Rebellion

17.02. IRE Dublin - Whelans

18.02. UK Bristol - Thekla

19.02. UK London - O2 Academy Islington

20.02. FR Paris - Petit Bain

21.02. NL Eindhoven - Effenaar

22.02. GER Hamburg - Headcrash

23.02. GER Köln - Gebäude 9

24.02. GER Berlin - Lido

25.02. PL Wroclaw - Klub Lacznik

26.02. CZ Prague - Futurum

27.02. GER München - Hansa39

Ticketlink: https://realmofobscura.com/live/

NACHASH RELEASE "ESCHATON MAGICKS"

 

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Eschaton Magicks

by Nachash

In conspiracy with Signal Rex, Nachash has summoned forth the follow-up album to 2018's Phantasmal Triunity. Eschaton Magicks consists of seven track of brooding, aggressive and triumphant black metal, with elements of death, thrash and doom interwined. Seven sonick manifestations of the darkness beyond and the end of days.

Recorded and mixed by Arild M. Torp at City of Dis during November and February 2023/2024.

Mastered at Trollhouse Audio

Layout: Heresie Studio

To be released on CD/LP/Digital under the banner of Signal Rex early 2025.

releases January 31, 2025

http://nachashband.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/nachashnorway/