CLASSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY: HOLY MOSES "PANIC"

Taken from their classic 1989 album "The New Machine of Liechtenstein" relesed through WEA Records. Basic tracks were recorded at Horus Sound Studio Hannover, West Germany

Mixed at Pyramid Sound Studio, Ithaca, New York, USA.

DESPAIR RE-RELEASES "DECAY OF HUMANITY"

Punishment 18 Records will re-release the classic album from German technical thras speed masters Despair. The album was the band´s second full length album, originally released in 1990 and the follow up to their debut "History of Hate" released in 1988. Despair was active from 1986 to 1993 and featured famous producer and Grip Inc, Therion and Enemy of the Sun guitarist Waldemar Sorychta in its line-up. The "Decay of Humanity" re-release features the following tracks:

1.     Decay of Humanity    
2.     Cry for Liberty    
3.     Delusion    
4.     Victims of Vanity    
5.     A Distant Territory
6.     Silent Screaming    
7.     Radiated    
8.     Satanic Verses

WARSENAL RELEASES "BARN BURNER"

Canadian thrash speed metal band Warsenal will release their debut album, entitled "Barn Burner" on September 27th. The new album is the follow up to their "Demo" released in 2012. "Barn Burner" will be released through Punishment 18 Records and will feature the following tracklist:

1.     Dying on Stage    
2.     Let Me Out    
3.     Hit 'n' Run    
4.     Conquer    
5.     Stab You One By One    
6.     Unstoppable    
7.     Wars    
8.     NightStalker
9.     Minefield Game

VALKENKRAG RELEASES "TWILIGHT OF BLOOD AND FLESH"

Polish melodic death metal band Valkenkrag will release their new album, entitled "Twilight of Blood and Flesh" on September 27th. The new album is the band´s debut full length release and the follow up to their "Valkenkrag" EP released in 2012. "Twilight of Blood and Flesh" will be released through Art of the Night Productions and will feature the following tracks:

1.     Intro   
2.     Halls of the Brave     
3.     Belongings of Thor   
4.     Bolthorn   
5.     Twilight of Blood and Flesh     
6.     Waves of Coming Future     
7.     The Price of Wisdom     
8.     Redemption Time     
9.     The Ultimate Prize   
10.     Wild Hunt 

ARKAIK RELEASES "AWAKEN THE I" LYRIC VIDEO

Technical death metal band Arkaik has just released a lyric video for the track "Awaken the I". The tune comes from the band´s forthcoming full-length "Lucid Dawn" that will be released on October 30th via Unique Leader Records. "Lucid Dawn" is the second installment in a series of concept albums revolving around Cyrix, a disillusioned character in a dystopian society. In Cyrix's world, dreaming is systematically controlled by a tyrannical ruler named Khaal-Li-Phar and his army of dark shamans, where people are forced to build monuments to the tyrant to stifle their imaginations and inhibit their ability to achieve a multi-dimensional existence. Lucid Dawn is a death metal take on American mythologist, writer and lecturer, Joseph Campbell's monomyth, and the beginning of Cyrix's "Hero's Journey". You can check the "Awaken the I" video below:

MARE COGNITUM RE-RELEASES "AN EXTRACONSCIOUS LUCIDITY"

One man atmospheric black metal project Mare Cognitum will rerelease their album, entitled "An Extraconscious Lucidity". The album, originally released in 2012 was the band second full length release and the follow up to their debut album "The Sea Which Has Become Known". The re-release will be done through I, Voidhanger Records and will feature the following tracklist:

1. Collapse into Essence

2. Pyre of Ascendance

3. Degeneracy Pressure

4. Nascency

5. Ergosphere

6. Pulses in Extraconscious Lucidity

CLASSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY: HELLOWEEN "I WANT OUT"

Taken from their 1988 classic "Keeper of the 7 Keys Part II" released through RCA Records. Recorded and mixed at Horus Sound Studio (Hannover), May-June 1988.

SPEEDTRAP RELEASES "STRAIGHT SHOOTER"

Finnish heavy speed metal band Speedtrap will release their new album entitled "Straight Shooter" on September 25th. The new album is the band´s second full length release and the follow up to their "Powerdose" album released in 2013. "Straight Shooter" will be released through Svart Records and will feature the following tracklist:

1. No Glory Found

2. Torches Ablaze

3. Running Rampant

4. Eyes for Conquest

5. Serve Your Masters

6. Straight Shooter

7. Heavy Armor

8. Savage the Prey

VAMPIRE RELEASES "CIMMERIAN SHADE" EP

Swedish death thrash metal band Vampire will release their new EP entitled "Cimmerian Shade" on September 25th. The new EP is the band´s fourth release and the follow up to their "Vampire" full length released in 2014 and their split with Miasmal released the seame year. "Cimmerian Shade" will be released on 10" vinyl through Century Media Records on a limited edition that includes gold and silver vinyl limited to 100 copies only and available at CM Distro Europe (golden vinyl) and CM Distro US (silver vinyl) exclusively. "Cimmerian Shade" will feature the following tracklist:

Side A
1.     Pyre of the Harvest Queen        
2.     Sleeper in the Deep    

Side B
3.     Night Hunter        
4.     Hexahedron

BLACK BREATH RELEASES "SLAVES BEYOND DEATH"

Seattle, Washington death thrash metal crossover band Black Breath will release their new album "Slaves Beyond Death" on September 25th. The new album is the band´s third full length release and the follow up to their "Sentenced to Life" album released in 2012. "Slaves Beyond Death" will be released through Southern Lord Recordings and will feature the following tracks:

1.     Pleasure, Pain, Disease
2.     Slaves Beyond Death 
3.     Reaping Flesh
4.     Seed of Cain    
5.     Arc of Violence
6.     A Place of Insane Brutality    
7.     Burning Hate    
8.     Chains of the Afterlife