Hailing from USA, ULVEN debuts under the wings of Morbid Chapel Records. Black Metal in its performance is an atmosphere of death given both in strongly brutal riffs, but also showing the second face of the band - the melodics covered in a murky shroud. The musical annihilation was captured here on an unholy portrait, and the canvas was stained with blood in euphoria full of icy coldness.
DIABHAL is an American death metal band from New York that started in 2019, started by vocalist and guitarist Tameem Shaker of the technical death metal band Necropia and guitarist Miguel Rodriguez of the crossover thrash band Enemy of the State, soon recruiting bassist Jonathan Rizzo also of Enemy of the State and drummer Ricky Rizzo of blackened punk band Zombie Culture, grindcore band No More Victims and Enemy of the State to complete the line up. Diabhal’s music is a blend of uncompromisingly ignorant old school death metal, blackened death metal, and deathgrind with horror themed lyrics all with a New York death metal attitude. DIABHAL’s first album M M X X was written and recorded between May 2019 and June 2020 at Tameem’s home studio in New York and was first intended to be a 4 song demo. However during the writing process, it was clear that the songs deserved more backing, thus M M X X was conceived. DIABHAL are currently working on new songs for their sophomore release due next year.
CHANCROID – BESTIAL PERVERSE OF THE ANOMALIES PSYCHONEUROTIC
LABEL: BRUTE! PRODUCTIONS
RELEASE DATE: JULY 2020
Dark cellars and darker intent, the smell of rot so thick it coats your tongue. Lost hope and the residue of agony hang heavy in the air, entwining in the putrid atmosphere with the ghosts of blood, sweat and excrement. In the warped mind of its predatory inhabitant the shadows cloak a glorious kingdom of power and domination, where the downtrodden and abused is now overlord supreme; in reality those shadows hide a shameful, sordid pit of cruelty and inadequacy, of directionless vengeance for a thousand childhood tortures borne in tearstained silence. And soon the broken beast will return, with another receptacle for his rage and in the twinned realms of reality and dream the killing will continue...
Hailing from Indonesia, where the underground music scene teems with sounds of insane brutality and extremity past the point of reason, CHANCROID’s deviant death metal stands out for its blood curdling bludgeoning - even amongst those rabid, gore hungry hordes. A miasma of filth and horror hangs over their music, tainting the listener with its poisonous, perverted touch. To listen to their full length debut album, Bestial Perverse Of The Anomalies Psychoneurotic is to be absorbed into a nightmare of violence and terror so overwhelming that it’s only with repeated listening that the mind is able to appreciate the wicked precision of the tumultuous riffs, the furious bombardment of the drums and the guttural grotesquery of the vocals. Beneath the scabrous, infection ridden outer skin lies a death machine of formidable power and dexterity. CHANCROID’s sickening debut makes the majority of brutal death metal simply redundant. If you’re looking for the ultimate in disturbing, violent heaviness why would you accept anything but the most extreme expression of those twisted qualities?
Brute! Productions welcomed CHANCROID into their sanctuary for deviant souls and are now sending the elixir of fear that is Bestial Perverse Of The Anomalies Psychoneurotic out into the world; to hunt, to rage, to torture and kill. This album will infect your soul and pollute your senses with an oppressive darkness that will leave you gasping for air and begging for release.
Line-up:
Wira - Vocals
Hendri - Guitar
Arief - Drums
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
For fans of: DEVOURMENT, SKINLESS, GORGASM, DISGORGE
ANGEL RISING is a melodic death metal project initiated in 2018 by guitar player Listenangel. He was originally invested in his youtube channel « listenangel » born in 2010 and specialized in guitar shredding, virtuosos guitar solos, tutorials and heavy metal original instrumentals. Thanks to the success of the channel (more than one million views and thousands of subscribers) famous drummer Kevin Talley (who played for Dying Fetus, Suffocation and many more) contacted him and offered his services. Years later it gave birth to the song « From the Grave To The Light », track number three on the album. Between 2018 and 2020, Listenangel composed and recorded seven more tracks, playing all instruments and vocal parts with the help of two talented and experienced metal vocalists : Hermyth and M Fox singing additional vocals on tracks two, three and five. On april 18th ANGEL RISING’s self titled first album was released on all online legal platforms. It is to be noted that this is not Listenangel’s first album, he was already lead guitarist and composer of the french heavy metal band « Blind roller » whom first album « God sun » was released in 1998 produced and distributed by the label Brennus Night and Day. The press reception was very positive at the time, « Hard Rock Magasine » which was number one paper magazine in France even wrote about him that « his solos followed the steps of the greatest virtuosos ». After ten years of existence and hundred of shows in France the band split up and Listenangel focused on composing and recording for his youtube channel. Since 2018, he put the channel on the side and gave all his musical energy in creating the sound of ANGEL RISING, wanting it to be a mixture between primal brutality and technical melodicity. The best is yet to come.
Chilean blackened thrash metal band MAYHEMIC will re-release their EP "Mortuary Feast of Skeletons" on August 28th. The EP, originally released in 2019 will be launched on vinyl format through Awakening Records. "Mortuary Feast of Skeletons" will be released in 3 different vinyl colors and will feature the tracks: "Shaking Ground", "Mortuary Feast of Skeletons", "Death Spawn" and "Mayhemic". More info on:
Chilean doom death metal band POEMA ARCANVS will release their new album "Stardust Solitude" on August 28th. The new album is the successor to their "Transient Chronicles" album from 2012. "Stardust Solitude" will be released on digipack and limited box set through Transcending Obscurity Records. More info on:
Portland, Oregon death metal band VITRIOL has just released a video for the track "Hive Lungs" (check below). The tune is part of the band´s new album "To Bathe from the Throat of Cowardice" that will be released on September 6th. "To Bathe..." is VITRIOL´s debut album and will be released through Century Media Records. More info on:
New Zealand`s speed metal band STÄLKER has released a video for the track "Of Steel and Fire" (check it below). The tune is part of the band´s new album "Black Majik Terror" that will be released on October 30th through Napalm Records. The video was directed and edited by Hamish Waterhouse with camera work by Bill Bycroft and lights by Ryan Heayns. You can Pre-Order "Black Majik Terror" here: https://smarturl.it/BlackMajikTerror
Iceland's progressive post black metal band KONTINUUM have released a new music video for the track "Two Moons", from their 2018 "No Need To Reason" album. The album was released through Season of Mist. You can check the video below.
THANATOPSIS Announce New Album "Initiation" + Streaming Single "Embodiment"
Extreme Metal Music is proud to announce their latest signing of California's THANATOPSIS for the release of their debut album "Initiation" due out October 23, 2020 to follow their four independently released demos between 1993-1997.
After a hiatus, 3/4 of the band has reunited along with the new addition of drummer Jason Borton (Jungle Rot, Arkaik) to offer their debut full-length, which features past recordings that are given a second life and a chance to be heard by a broader audience along with new unheard material. The album was recorded at Trident Studios with renowned producer Juan Urteaga (Exodus, Testament, Machine Head).
The overall album experience shares eight old school thrash/death metal influenced tracks that are an emotionally twisted ride of violently catchy brutality. With themes that include corruption, occultism, murder, revolt, and loss of faith, Thanatopsis delivers an album that keeps the listener engaged from start to finish, with a sound unlike any other.
The album's first single "Embodiment" is a heavy groove song with the chorus featuring an interesting interplay between the guitar and bass as Thom Hall and David A. Couch utilize counterpoint to create a sonic element designed to put the listener into a state of vertigo. The lyrics are based on a personal account of vocalist John Bishop, as he searches for faith and comes up empty.
The band comments: "It has been a long time in the making and we are very excited to present to the world the first official full-length Thanatopsis album “Initiation”. This album contains timeless songs that fans, both old and new, will appreciate. Bringing our sound to the masses has been a collective dream of ours for a long time. In a scene that is saturated with bands, we are proud to release something that is unique in character to the metal world at large."
