ENSLAVED RELEASE LIVE VIDEO FOR "THE CROSSING"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Blackened avant-gardists ENSLAVED have revealed the next passage in their 30th anniversary voyage. To celebrate the launch of their Cinematic Tour 2020 live album digital pre-orders, the band has premiered a live video for their single 'The Crossing', which captures an otherworldly performance of their classic song through a new modern lens.

Recorded on a dark day in summer 2020 at USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway, the performance is taken from their upcoming live release Below The Lights (Cinematic Tour 2020), which sees ENSLAVED play their acclaimed opus Below the Lights in its entirety. It is one part of their four new live album/DVD Cinematic Tour 2020 collection due to be released on June 25th.

ENSLAVED's Grutle Kjellson commented: "The online performance of Below The Lights was indeed a trip. There has been a huge demand for us to perform that album for some years now. Ironically, because there was very little buzz around it in the days of its initial release back in 2003. I guess we fell into the good ol’ pit in-between the chairs back then, and we got pretty puzzled when people started to shout out for those songs 10 years later!

Anyway, we are psyched and proud to present to you a special performance of the whole album, also including a sixth member, Inge Rypdal! Rypdal is a long time friend of the band and has been collaborating with ENSLAVED on several occasions over the years, including a stunning performance on the recordings of Below The Lights, adding a beautiful contribution on 'A Darker Place'.

Here’s a little sneak peak! Enjoy 'The Crossing' and have a heavy weekend”

Watch 'The Crossing' (live) video here: https://youtu.be/-lijd3UF2Ec

Live Albums/DVDs:

ENSLAVED will be releasing four new live albums/DVDs on June 25th, with audio and visuals taken from their highly revered digital performances in 2020.

- The Rise of Ymir (Verftet Online Festival 2020)

- Chronicles of the Northbound (Cinematic Tour 2020)

- Below The Lights (Cinematic Tour 2020)

- Utgard - The Journey Within (Cinematic Tour 2020)

The releases will be available via the following formats:

- Splatter Vinyl (ltd. edition 300 copies)

- 4 x CD/DVD boxset (ltd. edition 1000 copies)

- 4 x DVD (ltd. edition 1000 copies)

- Digital albums

For more information on physical formats head to the By Norse Store!

Physical pre-order available here: http://www.bynorsestore.com

Digital pre-order now available here: http://nblast.de/Enslaved-CinematicTour

DECOHERENCE RELEASE "SYSTEM I"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Sentient Ruin is proud and excited to announce a new chapter in our long lasting partnership with UK/US industrial black metal void-sculptors Decoherence, as we ready the release of their imposing third album “System I”, to be released officially on LP/MC/digital formats worldwide on May 21 2021. All formats are now pre-ordeable on our Bandcamp and web shop.

Because most of the tracks that comprise  “System I”  date back to 2020 the album has been made available in full today in occasion of Bandcamp Friday, and the entire album was reveled by Pop Matters in an exclusive premiere, where they explain that these tracks “showcase a further evolution on the Decoherence sound, a pristine and poignant unraveling of their identity. While retaining much of their black metal core, Decoherence would strive towards a disfigured post-punk direction, at the same time boosting their industrial influence.“ - you can read the full feature and listen to the album HERE.

"System I" is a 12" vinyl, digital and cassette tape full-length album/”compilation” of all the band's recent digital only singles and EPs, remastered to their final and ultimate form along with a glorious and previously unreleased cover rendition of Killing Joke's classic cut "The Wait". While these tracks were previously already digitally (self)released, don't be fooled or misled to think you're hearing any "b-sides" or otherwise "left over" material, rather, consider "System I" not only the righteous third official full-length album from the band, but also by far Decoherence's most visionary, cohesive, and imposing songs to date. 

Awe-inducing and ghastly in its enveloping immensity, the tracks on "System I" see the enigmatic multinational black metal band morph into their most defiant and commanding form yet, as they construct an impenetrable mechanized swarm of liquefying industrial hallucinations and swirling dissonance that eradicates the listener from their corporeal and terrestrial self to cast them at the edge of a light-devouring void. Stylistically "System I" sees Decoherence's sound still thrive and evolve within the familiar synthetic black metal deconstructionist framework of progenitors like Blut Aus Nord and Darkspace, but as the Killing Joke cover included unmistakably hints at, these tracks also reveal a marked shift for the band toward a more unintelligible, unpredictable, and ominous immateriality, as elements incorporated from post-punk and experimental industrial assume stronger delineations adding ulterior dimensions and identities to the band's already alien and otherworldly sound.

https://decoherence-uk.bandcamp.com/releases

https://www.facebook.com/SentientRuin

https://www.instagram.com/sentientruin/

https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/

MAYHEM RELEASE "ATAVISTIC BLACK DISORDER / KOMMANDO" EP

PRESS RELEASE:

The infamous MAYHEM return this year with an outstanding EP called “Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando” with additional material from the “Daemon” session, including a homage to bands that laid the foundation for what was to come! The EP will be released on July 9th. 

The lords of darkness have dug deep and reflected their influences to create a musical odyssey that shows them multifaceted in several ways.

For this goal, cover versions of bands like DISCHARGE, DEAD KENNEDYS, RUDIMENTARY PENI and RAMONES were chosen, which in typical MAYHEM manner impressively fit into their bursting and darkened sound.

The band also recruited BILLY MESSIAH and MANIAC, who took over vocal performances on two songs!

In addition to the named cover versions, a previously unreleased track called “Voces Ab Alta” is featured on the EP, which continues the musical journey alongside “Black Glass Communion” and “Everlasting Dying Flame”, which were used as bonus tracks for the 2019 album “Daemon”.

The EP thus closes the capital, which was opened with the release of “Daemon” back in 2019 and illuminates the band once again in typical unusual and surprising-sounding way.

The visual concept was once again handled by Italian designer Daniele Valeriani (Lucifer’s Child, Dark Funeral) who already took care of the artwork for their previous long player “Daemon”.

The band comments:

“I always had some punk influences,” says Attila. “I guess it comes from my childhood when we were constantly looking for more extreme music. That’s how I discovered Dead Kennedys, GBH, The Exploited, Sex Pistols, U.K. Subs, Discharge, Rudimentary Peni and so on, in the early 80’s, alongside heavy metal. But then I discovered Venom, that was a game changer!”

Necrobutcher further adds.

“We got some extra time in the studio recording the Daemon album two years ago, all band members were asked to punch in two cover tracks for some extra material. I chose songs by Deathstrike (The Truth) and Death (Evil Dead) which were both used as the bonus tracks on the album. My other contribution was to bring in two old members because of their obvious connection with punk: Maniac on the Dead Kennedys track and Billy (Messiah) on the Discharge track and some of the others.”

Tracklisting:

SIDE A

Voces Ab Alta

Black Glass Communion

Everlasting Dying Flame

SIDE B

In Defense Of Our Future (Discharge Cover)

Hellnation (Dead Kennedys Cover)

Only Death (Rudimentary Peni Cover)

Commando (Ramones Cover)

“Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando” EP is available in the following formats:

Deluxe silver 180g LP + CD Box Set (incl. 3 Art Prints + Slipmat)

The 3 available graphics make up the overall concept from the already released visuals of the “Daemon” Box Set. The total of 6 graphics were considered as an alternative cover versions of the “Daemon” album and will not be reproduced after this limited edition run.

 

The Slipmat contains a special print of the back cover (Punk-Head) of this EP!

Limited to 1.000 units

(500 CM Distro Wholesale & CM EU Shop / 300 Band Shop / 200 CM US Shop)

CD DIGIPAK

180g LP (double sided album cover!)

Black LP (all outlets)

Grey LP – 300 units (CM Distro Wholesale & CM EU Shop)

Tangerine LP – 200 units (CM US Shop)

Creamy white LP – 300 units (EMP)

Dark Green LP – 300 units (Nuclear Blast)

Deep Blood Red LP – 300 units (Mayhem Webshop)

Aqua LP – 500 units (US Indie Stores)

DIGITAL EP

Pre-Order for all formats starts today and can be made HERE!

MAYHEM is:

Necrobutcher – Bass

Hellhammer – Drums

Attila – Vocals

Teloch – Guitar

Ghul – Guitar

MAYHEM online:

www.thetruemayhem.com

www.youtube.com/user/MayhemOfficialVideo

www.instagram.com/thetruemayhem

www.facebook.com/mayhemofficial

twitter.com/mayhemnorway

ENDLESS CHAIN RELEASE "FORTHCOMING PAST"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Finnish songwriter Timo Mölsä will be releasing his studio project Endless Chain's debut album "Forthcoming Past" via Rockshots Records on June 25th, 2021.

The album features guests Mikko Heikkilä (Kaunis Kuolematon, Dawn Of Solace, Black Aeon Sun), Ville Hovi (Blackstar Halo), Aki Salonen (Nemecic), Sami Yli-Sirniö (Kreator, Waltari), Antti Kolehmainen, (Waltari), and Samuli Mikkonen (Korpiklaani). The full length was recorded, mixed, and produced by Aleksanteri Kuosa (Before the Dawn, Wolfheart, Waltari) along with mastering done by Juho Räihä (guitarist of Swallow the Sun).

Today, Endless Chain is now ready to unveil the next single "All of The Above" with guest vocals from Ville Hovi (Blackstar Halo), Aki Salonen (Nemecic).

Mölsä comments:

"The second last song I composed for the album. The song was built around a chorus lead guitar melody. After all, a pretty straight striking metal song with clean and growling vocals as well as a big chorus."

Lyric Video - https://youtu.be/b9nbm_euL9U 

Digital - https://backl.ink/146711362 

A late bloomer to being a musician, Endless Chain's Timo Mölsä had his musical awakening in 2016, however, he has been listening and influenced by various genres of metal music for over 30 years. It took re-introducing himself to guitar with long-time friend Ari Hokkanen as a fun pastime that drove Mölsä to create his own songs. What would soon follow is a new project with contributions from Hokkanen for writing and lyrics.

Soon after, Mölsä shared his demos with drummer Samuli Mikkonen (Korpiklaani), who, after listening, joined the project and performed all the drums on the debut record.

Step by step things fell into place, through Mikkonen, Mölsä became acquainted with producer Aleksanteri Kuosa who had a big impact on the completion of the debut album.

"Aleksanteri is an imaginative producer and he was also very patient with a perfectionist like me. He knew how to weed out extra notes from my compositions and finally got the most out of my songs. There were maybe a total of 20 songs in the beginning, of which we went through less than 15 in the preliminary production. Finally, 10 songs had been selected for the album. Through Aleksanteri, I also got many other great musicians involved in the project."

The end result is Mölsä's dark and melancholic sound premiered through Endless Chain's first offering "Forthcoming Past".

Album pre-order - http://bit.ly/ForthcomingPastCD 

Lyric Video - Nothing More - https://youtu.be/3ZeUhMPttYM 

Track Listing:

1. Forthcoming Past (6:41)

2. They’re The Ones To Fall (4:31)

3. Hold Out Hope (5:30)

4. All of The Above (3:45)

5. A Letter (4:31)

6. Nothing More (3:53)

7. Feel (3:38)

8. The Wild One (3:53)

9. Scars On Me (3:18)

10. The Memories (4:33)

Album Length: 44:19

Album Credits:

Endless Chain:

Timo Mölsä, Guitar

Special guests on the album:

Mikko Heikkilä, Vocals on no. 2, 3, 5, 7 ,10

Ville Hovi, Vocals on no. 1, 4, 6, 8 and 9

Aki Salonen, Rough Vocals on no. 1, 4 and 6

Salla Sundberg, Vocals on no. 7

Aleksanteri Kuosa, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards

Samuli Mikkonen, Drums

Sami Yli-Sirniö, Guitar Solo on ”Hold Out Hope” and "Scars on me"

Antti Kolehmainen, cello on ”Hold Out Hope” and "The Wild One”

John Egerton, opening speech on "Forthcoming Past"  

For more info:

Rockshots.eu

Facebook.com/endlesschainband 

Instagram.com/endlesschainband

ARSEBREED RELEASE GUITAR PLAYTHROUGH VIDEO FOR "MANIFEST"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

The Netherlands' resident death merchants ARSEBREED have released a guitar playthrough video for "Manifest," a track from new album BUTOH. Experience the shred at youtu.be/3h4eFXgcBx4

BUTOH, the long-awaited new album from ARSEBREED, was released October 13, 2020 on Brutal Mind. Visit the links below to stream and purchase.

Purchase/Stream BUTOH:

Bandcamp:

brutalmind.bandcamp.com/album/butoh

Brutal Mind:

tinyurl.com/y3myw7mh

YouTube:

youtu.be/sxjMAGY6NyA

"This is a fantastic record." (10/10)

- Metal Temple

"Great return for this brutal band!" (10/10)

- Dargedik Rock Metal Webzine

"Excellent album!"

- Jupiter Variation

"Ten songs of uninterrupted violence."

- Acta Infernalis

"It's really a massacre!"

- Deadly Storm

"Arsebreed are really hammering on it!"

- FFM-Rock

"Arsebreed manages to walk the fine line between outright brutality and memorability. It brings plenty of both to the table, resulting in a listen that occasionally feels just as playful as it is visceral."

- Dead Rhetoric

BUTOH is ultra brutal, technical metal that hits you from every direction! After successfully demolishing the ears of the brutalheads with the catchy album Munching The Rotten, which was released in 2005 by Neurotic Records, ARSEBREED are now ready to release BUTOH, an album featuring a variety of surprising musical concepts.

ARSEBREED is built up as a brotherhood clash between members from Pyaemia and Disavowed, with the almighty Romain Goulon on drums. This collaboration carries characteristics that are strongly attached to these two bands and it is clearly felt in their compositions, along with the two-vocalist approach, which is quite unique for a brutal Death Metal band. Although their music may feel different in the riff department and also contains a very pronounced bass shredding that truly stands out on this album, the overall feel is ridden with the dominant colors from Pyaemia and Disavowed.

Check out the new album from ARSEBREED and prepare your ears for the weight of classy, brutal music.

Track Listing:

1. Obliteration

2. Manifest

3. Disintegration

4. Tether

5. Equilibrate

6. Recomposed

7. Malevolence

8. Emergence

9. Sanity

10. Insanity

Line-up

Robbe K and Joel Sta - Vocals

Pranger – Guitars (Lead)

Daniel – Guitar/Bass

Romain Goulon - Drums

Arsebreed on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Arsebreed-155456037799381

Brutal-Mind.com

BrutalMind.Bandcamp.com

facebook.com/brutalmindjakarta

instagram.com/brutalmind.idn

ORBSTRUCT RELEASE NEW SINGLE "MERCURY TURN"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

New ORBSTRUCT single called “Mercury Turn” released today!

Watch “Mercury Turn” Single/Lyric Video on band's official Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/aBzowk_R_Jo

Bandcamp: https://orbstructofficial.bandcamp.com/track/mercury-turn-single

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4zrytB9eEpb66xImFHSV8M

Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/219870432

Itunes: https://music.apple.com/au/album/mercury-turn-single/1561935326

Lyrics of the single tell about a mentally disturbed man, who has lost control over himself under the influence of retrograde Mercury, and about how his inflamed mind conceives the reality in the moment of impaired judgment. Besides the new song this lyric video includes design of the upcoming full-length album that will also comprise “Mercury Turn” song. Still there are no details of the upcoming full-length release, but one thing is for sure that the official release is scheduled to take place in autumn this year.

ORBSTRUCT is a band from Kharkiv, Ukraine playing death metal in the best traditions of the genre successfully combining powerful guitar riffs and high-speed blast beats with subjects of atheism, agnosticism, self-knowledge and self-development. The band was formed in 2016 by the musicians spotted at different times as live and in-studio members of mainly black metal formations, part of which has become iconic in Ukraine and well-known abroad. The band’s first album known as “Phobos Rising” was released in spring 2020 on CD by two labels: Envenomed Music in Europe and Paragon Records in USA.

Line-up:

Goreon - guitars, bass, vocals, lyrics

Fok Lok - drums

Redied - guitars

Samurai - bass

Follow ORBSTRUCT:

https://www.facebook.com/orbstructofficial

https://orbstructofficial.bandcamp.com

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4csuw414qlYK7eA7E3CdEI?si=5jRzZWynRimv8bvZsjxI4g

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAHnrifiT9DxRfiKVkB0ldQ

https://fanlink.to/orbstruct

https://www.instagram.com/orbstruct_official/

ARHAT RELEASE VIDEO FOR "FREEDOM"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Ukraine's Ethnic Groove/Death Metal band ARHAT have released official music video for Freedom! The song was taken from the band's powerful debut full-length album Dead Life, released last year.

Watch Freedom here: https://youtu.be/drRA8_bjVic

Order Dead Life here: https://arhat.hearnow.com/

Band comments on Freedom: "We are the band Arhat and we present a music video for the song Freedom from our debut album Dead Life, which was released in December 2020. We chose it not by chance, we consider this song iconic. Freedom is the most valuable thing. This is what we have at the genetic level. Without freedom, any thing is worthless. But at the same time, freedom is everything. Freedom to choose, to be who you are, to live by your own rules. Many thanks to everyone who took part in the creation process! Special thanks to Sergei Subbotin for professionalism, Ruslan Seferov for sincere emotions and positivity, Dmitry Kim for drive drums!"

https://www.facebook.com/arhatgroove

https://www.instagram.com/arhatgroove/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGyGqjFMDc6odCv_VfAQJg

https://bandzone.cz/_114287?at=info

https://arhat2.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/arhatgroove

NEPHILIM RELEASE "NEOBLASPHEMER"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Nephilim is a German metal band from Düsseldorf. Formed in the fall of 2008, their blend of uncompromising death metal riffs and atmospheric black metal harmonies is inspired by extreme metal bands such as Behemoth, Belphegor and Keep of Kalessin. Nephilim is currently finishing their next full-length and they plan to release new singles every month.

The first single "Neoblasphemer" is already out.

 

Line-up:

João Miguel - Lead Guitar

Ahmed Tarabih - Guitar

Sascha Sand - Composer /Vocals

Hagen Weiss - Bass

Daniel Torgal - Drums

Session Bass - Antti Horttana

Session Vocals - César Moreira

 

Follow Nephilim:

Bandcamp: https://nephilimarise.bandcamp.com/

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

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC1CazpicHZrMcyllt_l2Gw

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5rFNLg7kmgoMacfiPk2E42?si=gl7_rTO2QVO_Isysv5JdkQ

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NephilimArise

TORMENTOR BESTIAL RELEASE VIDEO FOR "TORMENTOR BESTIAL"

PRESS RELEASE:

 Tormentor Bestial presented their album "Supplicium Plus Quam Bestia" in April 2019, signed and published by Music-Records.

An album well received by the press and by fans of Heavy Metal and Thrash Metal.

For the occasion of the new album, marking the band's birthday, album scheduled for October 2021, Tormentor Bestial presents a new video clip; from the album "Supplicium Plus Quam Bestia".

"Bestial Tormentor" (Official video): https://youtu.be/1pUdQkCFKRU

The Brazilian band Tormentor Bestial, after 2 albums and 1 EP, returns with a new album "Supplicum Plus Quam Bestia". This album was recorded, mixed and mastered in the studio.

"Audiolab Vintage Studio", by Niko Teixeira,

Brazil presents us, once again, a motivated and passionate band by mixing Heavy Metal and Thrash Metal.

With this album, fans of Thrash Metal and Heavy Metal will find themselves, easily.

This new opus plunges us into the 90's - 20's. Tormentor Bestial know how to mix Brazilian ferocity, European melody and American production!

"Supplicium Plus Quam Bestia" was released in April 2019. There is a great promotional.

After this album, in tandem with M.U.S.I.C. Records, Tormentor Bestial is working on an album to celebrate the band's birthday by re-recording old songs.

Video content will be produced to accompany the release of this new album. Mixing and mastering will be done at Track Down Music, M.U.S.I.C. Records' recording studio.

This new album will relate the mastery of Tormentor Bestial and its quality of compositions.

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

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

CD: http://bit.ly/2jYOU2h

Player: https://imusiciandigital.lnk.to/pwGgi

BURIED RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR "TORNADO OF BLOOD"

PRESS RELEASE:

Dutch Death Metal Crew BURIED have released a lyric video for "Tornado of Blood," a track from debut album Oculus Rot. Check it out at this location.

Featuring former members of PYAEMIA, BURIED pays tribute to old school Death Metal, but with a unique, modern twist. Oculus Rot was released February 14 on Brutal Mind. Visit the links below to stream and/or purchase.

YouTube: youtu.be/9AH1PdEwa18

Bandcamp: brutalmind.bandcamp.com/album/oculus-rot

Brutal Mind Store: https://tinyurl.com/yb4vj59l

BURIED released the following statement concerning the band's style and the debut album:

"You may remember the brutal vocals of Joel Sta and the insane drumming of Robbe V, as they were part of the brutal death metal band PYAEMIA. Now they’re up for something new: together with Worm on bass – 

who also played in PYAEMIA - they have teamed up with Steve on guitars who adds a lot of groove in his songwriting."

"Bands like Suffocation, Revocation and Decapitated are big influences on our sound, and even Pantera comes to mind. We like it heavy, sometimes with odd time signatures and at the same time we want the audience to bang their heads," says Steve. "The lyrical theme is about all dark things we call upon ourselves," Joel adds. "Nothing new on that part, just brutal stuff!"

Track Listing:

1. Retribution

2. Anti Body

3. Tornado of Blood

4. Buried

5. Oculus Rot

6. Leech

7. Splintered

8. Paradise

9. Tenebrous Worm

Line-up

Joel Sta - Vocals

Robbe V - Drums

Steve - Guitars

Worm - Bass

facebook.com/buriedmetal

Brutal-Mind.com

BrutalMind.Bandcamp.com

facebook.com/brutalmindjakarta

instagram.com/brutalmind.idn