DREAD SOVEREIGN RELEASE VIDEO FOR "HER MASTER´S VOICE"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Earlier this year, Dread Sovereign released their third full-length, Alchemical Warfare - which received top marks from Deaf Forever Magazine (#1 soundcheck!), Rock Hard Germany (#2 soundcheck), Legacy Magazine (#2 soundcheck), and Metal Hammer Germany (#5 soundcheck). For a preview of the record, a new video for the album track, "Her Master's Voice", can be viewed at: youtu.be/mFSnssNCuQo

Additionally, Dread Sovereign merchandise is now available via: dreadsovereign.bandcamp.com 

Dread Sovereign was formed in Dublin, Ireland in 2013 by Primordial vocalist Nemtheanga to give praise to filthy cult old doom, black and heavy metal. Their first EP - 2013's Pray to the Devil in Man - came out on Roadburn/Burning World Records to coincide with the band's live debut. Soon after, two full-lengths were released by Van Records: All Hell's Martyrs (2014) and For Doom the Bell Tolls (2017). And now, the band has released their new album, Alchemical Warfare, through Metal Blade Records. Purchase and stream Alchemical Warfare at: metalblade.com/dreadsovereign

European fans can catch Dread Sovereign on tour this fall, co-headlining with The Flight of Sleipnir. See below for all dates! Tickets are on-sale now.

Dread Sovereign & The Flight of Sleipnir "Pilgrimage to Doomsday" 2021 tour dates

Presented by Doomstar Bookings

Oct. 22 - Rostock (Germany) - Bunker

Oct. 23 - Berlin (Germany) - Werk 9

Oct. 24 - Kiel (Germany) - Alte Meierei

Oct. 25 - Malmo (Sweden) - TBA

Oct. 26 - Aarhus (Denmark) - HQ

Oct. 27 - Oslo (Norway) - Radar

Oct. 28 - Gothenburg (Sweden) - The Abyss

Oct. 29 - Copenhagen (Denmark) - Beta

Oct. 30 - Hamburg (Germany) - Hamburg Bambi Galore

Oct. 31 - Hasselt (Germany) - Samhain Festival

Nov. 1 - London (UK) - Black Heart

Nov. 2 - Antwerp (Belgium) - Het Bos

Nov. 3 - Montbeliard (France) - L'Atelier Des Moles

Nov. 4 - Trier (Germany) - Mergener Hof

Nov. 5 - Oberhausen (Germany) - Helvete

Nov. 6 - Arnhem (Netherlands) - Willemeen

Dread Sovereign line-up:

Nemtheanga - vocals/bass

Bones - guitars

JK - drums

Since the pandemic began, Alan/Nemtheanga has also started a podcast, entitled Agitators Anonymous. Well over 30 episodes with almost 75 000 listens, Agitators Anonymous is a mixture of tour stories, politics, the occult, culture, history, travel, black humour, special guests, deep dives into books, events, writers, and characters from the past - and of course, metal. Fans can listen at the below links and across all podcast platforms:

--open.spotify.com

--shows.acast.com

--youtube.com/channel/UCH-BtARZJ6ZgzQeqiWK3diw

Dread Sovereign online:

https://dreadsovereign.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/DreadSovereign

https://www.instagram.com/dreadsovereign

SACRIFIX RELEASE "LIVING HELL" LYRIC VIDEO

 

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One of the newest representatives of Brazilian Old School Thrash Metal, from Sao Paulo, SACRIFIX, have released their chaotic and visceral second single, "Living Hell", in lyric video format. Present on their recent debut album "World Decay 19", released through Thrash Or Death Records and Rapture Records, the chosen track could not have been better chosen to account for everything that human beings have been going through over the last decades, a true hell in all senses.

The environment, "breathing" through devices due to rampant pollution, wars, viruses, bacteria and devastating diseases killing billions of people, rulers who only care about their own enrichment and the frustration of the suffering people who see an ever more perverse, gloomy, alarming and hopeless future.

Watch "Living In Hell" (Lyric Video) here:

https://youtu.be/rFX7-sUPSMg

Lyric Video by Raoni Joseph (Raoni Joseph Multimidia @raonijosephmulti)

More Informations:

SACRIFIX do not intend to be just "one more" band among thousands of others in the Thrash Metal segment in our country, but rather to show how to do it in the most intense, vigorous and violent way possible while staying true and respecting their origins, no frills or stardom. Still as a trio, Frank Gasparotto (vocals/guitars), Kexo (bass, Infamous Glory, Death By Starvation) and Gustavo Piza (drums, Infamous Glory), are looking for a second guitarist to complete their ideal formation.

Debut album "World Decay 19" presents a sound based entirely on the rawness and harshness of the more classic side of Thrash Metal with no messing around and strongly influenced by the early works of bands such as Megadeth, Annihilator, Slayer, Sodom and Kreator, and lyrics inspired by war, occultism, social criticism, existential issues, religion and violence.

"World Decay 19" Tracklist: 

Intro

Let Him Die

Living In Hell

Sacrifix

Pain

Escape

Evil Games (Angel Witch Cover)

World Decay 19

Produced by Frank Gasparotto

Mixed by Marco Nunes (@marconunestoristudios)

Artwork by Marcio Aranha (@marcioaranha83)

Check out  2nd single “Escape” at:

https://youtu.be/OAWTCg2-8y0

Watch the collab video and 1st single "Sacrifix" at:

https://youtu.be/dEzGPfnsLdU

In addition to the usual streaming platforms, "World Decay 19" can be purchased in physical CD format in stores at Galeria do Rock, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Bandcamp and through SACRIFIX's or Frank Gasparotto's (@f_gasparotto) social media profiles.

Line-Up:

Frank Gasparotto – Vocals/Guitars

Kexo – Bass

Gustavo Piza – Drums

Discography:

"Sacrifix" (Single/2020)

"Escape" (Single/2021)

"World Decay 19" (Album/2021)

"Living In Hell" (Single/2021)

Listen to SACRIFIX:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2cQfrvhid8rkZfuY21UU55

Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/sacrifixofficial

Bandcamp: https://sacrifix.bandcamp.com

Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/br/artist/115387752

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08P665R41/sacrifix

Social Media:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/sacrifixofficial

Facebook: www.facebook.com/sacrifixofficial

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC5W2er0ttoIDf4K-V0k30DA

Photos by Rhadas Camponato

Press Agency: JZ PRESS

Email: jzpress@metalnalata.com.br

www.facebook.com/jzpressassessoria

www.instagram.com/jzpressassessoria

THE ABSENCE RELEASE "COFFINIZED"

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Band: The Absence

Album: Coffinized

Country: USA

Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Label: M-Theory Audio

Release date: June 25, 2021

Pre-order link: http://smarturl.com/coffinized

“Coffinized” is THE ABSENCE's follow-up to their 2018 comeback record, “A Gift For The Obsessed.” That album was the band's first in eight years, as well as their first for new label home M-Theory Audio. The time period between that album's release and the COVID outbreak saw the band stay busy by taking their new songs to the road, touring alongside acts such as Deicide, Origin, Jungle Rot, Exmortus and Hatchet. The group’s members also stayed busy with outside endeavors, with drummer Jeramie Kling manning the kit for Venom Inc., bassist Mike Leon gigging with Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy and guitarist Taylor Nordberg playing with Massacre, in addition to multiple quarantine collaborations and side-projects. Those three band members took the experiences from their touring gigs and reconvened in the studio with Stewart – who has also been busy with his other project, Hot Graves -- to put together the 11 tracks of pummeling death metal that compose “Coffinized.”

“Coffinized” was produced and engineered by Kling and Nordberg and mixed by Kling. The album was mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (Immortal, Overkill, Scar Symmetry) at Sweden’s Black Lounge Studios. Its track listing is as follows:

Coffinized

Future Terminal

Choirs of Sickness

Radiant Devestation

Cathedral Dawn

Black Providence

Discordia

Treacherous

This Consuming Nocturne

Aperture Expands

Faith in Uncreation

THE ABSENCE first burst onto the scene in 2005 with their crushing, Erik Rutan-produced Metal Blade debut “From Your Grave.” That album and its two follow-ups, 2007’s “Riders of the Plague” and 2010’s “Enemy Unbound,” showcased a perfect mixture of heart-wrenching melodies and skull-pounding aggression, truly making them one of the premiere bands of the melodic death metal scene. THE ABSENCE further cemented their reputation via numerous tours supporting some of the biggest names in metal, including Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Amon Amarth, Sabaton, Goatwhore, Evergrey, Malevolent Creation, Kataklysm and Destruction. Following a lengthy hiatus, the band regrouped in 2016 with a new lineup uniting founding members Stewart and Kling with longtime bassist Leon and guitarists Nordberg and Joey Concepcion for "A Gift for The Obsessed." (Concepcion appears on four tracks on “Coffinized.”)

THE ABSENCE is:

Jamie Stewart (vocals)

Jeramie Kling (drums)

Mike Leon (bass)

Taylor Nordberg (guitars)

www.m-theoryaudio.com

www.facebook.com/theabsenceofficial

www.instagram.com/theabsenceofficial

https://theabsenceofficial.bandcamp.com

DARKFALL RELEASE VIDEO FOR "HAIL TO THE WARRIORS"

 

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After the release of the split album "Thrashing Death Squad" by the Austrians Darkfall and Mortal Strike, Darkfall releases a new video for the track song "Hail To The Warriors", a medley of Manowar's "Hail And Kill" and "Warriors Of The World".

You can watch and listen at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNNbgalbCg4

You can order "Thrashing Death Squad" here:

MDD Shop: http://mdd-records.de/tds

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3e48n9Z

Follow DARKFALL:

http://www.darkfall.at

http://www.facebook.com/DarkfallMetal

Follow MORTAL STRIKE:

http://mortal-strike.com

https://www.facebook.com/MortalStrikeOfficial

FEAR FACTORY RELEASE VISUALIZER VIDEO FOR "FUEL INJECTED SUICIDE MACHINE"

 

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Industrial-tinged extreme metal pioneers, FEAR FACTORY will release their tenth studio album Aggression Continuum on June 18th via Nuclear Blast, just in time for the band's 30th anniversary. Today, the band releases the visualizer video for the second single, "Fuel Injected Suicide Machine" which can be seen here: https://nblast.de/FearFactory-FISM-YT

Dino Cazares comments, "I can’t wait for everyone to hear this high octane ripping song, it’s based on a character called the Nightrider from one of my all-time favorite movies 'Mad Max'.

Born with a steering wheel in his hand and lead in his foot, he is the Nightrider, the Fuel Injected Suicide Machine. Remember him when you look at the night sky."

Pre-order Aggression Continuum here: http://www.fearfactory.com

Pre-save the album on Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer here: https://nblast.de/FearFactory-AC

Aggression Continuum features guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder Dino Cazares; drummer Mike Heller; and former vocalist, lyricist, and co-founder Burton C. Bell. It was produced and engineered by Damien Rainaud (DRAGONFORCE, ONCE HUMAN), with keyboards by Igor Khoroshev (ex-YES), and programming on two songs from longtime collaborator Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY). The album also featured additional keyboards handled by Max Karon and Giuseppe Bassi. Aggression Continuum was mixed by A-list rock and metal producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM), who also mixed the album’s critically-acclaimed predecessor, Genexus. The artwork for the album was created by Francesco Artusato.

CARNIFEX RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR "SEVEN SOULS"

 

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San Diego deathcore pioneers, CARNIFEX, are proud to release a lyric video for their new single, "Seven Souls". Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/Bw0fmLbVKec

CARNIFEX comments, “'Seven Souls' is a continuation in the reintroduction of CARNIFEX to the world. The first steps on a journey into the interior.”

Download/Stream "Seven Souls" here: https://bfan.link/seven-souls

"Seven Souls" was recorded earlier this year at Back Lounge Studios in San Diego, CA. It was produced by the band & Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, BLEEDING THROUGH) who along with Shawn Cameron engineered the single. Mick was also responsible for mixing and mastering. The artwork for the single was created by Alexandre Goulet.

Order your copy of the latest Carnifex full length album, World War X here: http://www.nuclearblast.com/carnifex-wwx

PARADISE LOST RELEASE "AT THE MILL" LIVE ALBUM

 

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Remember, remember, the Fifth Of November? Last autumn, British metal legends PARADISE LOST exorcised the demons and ghosts of a dreary dry spell without concerts and thrilled the world with their stunning livestream "At The Mill". Today, the band is proud to announce the captured testimony of this special night to be relaeased as live album on July 16th!

Captured at The Mill Nightclub near the band’s hometown in Yorkshire, England, the recording of the BluRay was directed by Ash Pears, who previously worked with the band on their music videos for ‘Medusa’ and ‘Obsidian’. Mixed by Les Smith and mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano, the audio version of the show will be available in various formats including CD, Blu-Ray and different vinyl colours.

Pre-save or pre-order the album here: https://bfan.link/paradiselost-atthemill

To bring back first bittersweet memories from better days when concerts were still a thing, the band releases a haunting yet beautiful live version from "Darker Thoughts" that you can watch here: https://youtu.be/A7KNP78xiMY

"Due to the ban on live music, we, like many other bands, have had to adapt and do something we never thought we'd have to do”, reflects guitarist and songwriter Greg Mackintosh on the release. “No, not stacking shelves in Aldi like Metallica, but playing a show at a disused mill in Yorkshire with no one else there. We decided against trying to pretend there was an audience in the room with us, opting instead for a rather moribund version of a live lounge show. Whilst never being pleased with anything, we were however slightly less miserable at the result. It was also almost fun playing some of our new album Obsidian within the set for the first time too. We can now announce that we will be releasing this show as an official CD/Blu-Ray and vinyl imaginatively entitled At the Mill.”

PARADISE LOST will tour next February together with MOONSPELL in the United Kingdom.

You can buy tickets here: http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/tour/

COFFIN LURKER RELEASE "FOUL AND DEFILED"

 

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Sentient Ruin is taking part in the abominable birth of dutch extreme doom experiment Coffin Lurker, whose overwhelmingly crushing debut LP "Foul and Defiled" is set to be released in June on LP/MC and digital formats worldwide.

Formed by Maurice De Jong AKA Mories (Gnaw Their Tongues, Cloak of Altering, De Magia Veterum, Dodenbezweerder etc.), and Rene Aquarius (Cryptae, Dead Neanderthals, Imperial Cult, Plague Organ etc.), Coffin Lurker is a repulsive experiment begotten unto a perverse delusion of ushering doom metal beyond extremes of heaviness and horror it has never before seen or fathomed. Overwhelming and abominable in its every aspect, on their hideous debut LP "Foul and Defiled" the dutch terror-doom duo set out on a mission of terrifying extremism to take doom metal to its most harrowing consequences, crossing every threshold of extreme known, to materialize a humongous slow moving nightmare of paralyzing and horrific doom metal horror that will flatten the listener and devour them inside a nauseating void. Emanating with a monstrous and oppressive aura of total death and decay, "Foul and Defiled" is a gargantuan sepulchral abomination of subterranean megaton doom rising from an underworld of ageless and unnameable death and suffering that sonically aims to re-evoke the hideous and death-obsessed immensity of other undreground extreme/experimental doom abominations like Moss and Grave Upheaval, while taking the heinous formula, if possible, even beyond its own already incomprehensible and remote confines of sanity.

A taste of the destabilizing album has been brought to us via an exclusive premiere of the track “Of Suffering” at iconic underground metal blog Last Rites, who in reflecting on the albums absurd heaviness and ugliness have aptly remarked that “‘Foul And Defiled’ stylistically nests itself snugly between the juggernaut crawl of death/doom, the ritualistic atmosphere of primitive black metal, and the dirging, somber tones of funeral doom. This skeleton is fully cloaked in static nightmares, lacing the claustrophobic soundscape with subtle pops and etchings that will have the listener jumping at shadows for its full duration.“ - you can read the full feature and stream the track HERE.

"Foul and Defiled" is set to be released June 7 2021 on LP/MC and digital formats worldwide, and all products are now available for pre-order on Sentient Ruin´s Bandcamp and webshop.

http://sentientruin.com/releases/coffin-lurker-foul-and-defiled

https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/album/foul-and-defiled

DJEVEL RELEASE "TANKER SOM RIR NATTEN"

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Djevel

Tanker Som Rir Natten

Release date: Friday, May 14th 2021

 1. Englene Som Falt Ned I Min Seng, Skal Jeg Sette Fri Med Brukne Vinger Og Torneglorier

 2. Maanen Skal Være Mine Øine, Den Skinnende Stierne Mine Ben, Og Her Skal Jeg Vandre Til Evig Tid

 3. En Krone For Et Øie Som Ser Alt, Tusind Torner For En Sønn Som Var Alt

 4. Tanker Som Rir Natten

 5. Naar Maanen Formørker Solen I En Dødelig Dans, Ber Jeg Moder Jord Opp Til En Siste Vals

 6. Vinger Som Tok Oss Over En Brennende Himmel, Vinger Som Tok Oss Hjem

Label: Aftermath Music

Format: Digital | CD | LP

Genre: Black Metal

Country: Norway

A new era, the third if you'd like, is here.

Ten years ago, Djevel burst into the Black Metal scene with the debut "Dødssanger". With a fierce, raw energy and a breathtaking, ominous melodic touch, the trademark sound of the band had been placed.

Now ten years into the story, the band have kept the sound and spirit, but evolved through three stages of new musicians being added to the signature riffs of main composer Ciekals, developing the music to new heights, while still maintaining the sonic outlet that identifies Djevel.

So here we enter the third era, where Ciekals and Faust (ex-Emperor, Blood Tsunami) have been joined by new vocalist/bassist Kvitrim (Vemod). This new constellation of the band have built the bands 7th album "Tanker Som Rir Natten", an album surpassing all what they've done before, and opening some new ideas within  both production and composition. The raw feeling is still intact, and the acoustic elements have returned. But the eerie, haunting atmosphere have grown stronger, making it the most varied output from the band thus far.

"Tanker Som Rir Natten" will be unleashed for the public in spring 2021.

Recording info Drums recorded in Caliban Studios, September 14- 2020.

Guitars recorded at Natt og Taake Lydsentral, September 22 - 2020.

Vocals and bass recorded at Myrbraaten Lydkammer, Oct/Nov 2020.

Tracklist:

1. Englene Som Falt Ned I Min Seng, Skal Jeg Sette Fri Med Brukne Vinger Og Torneglorier

2. Maanen Skal Være Mine Øine, Den Skinnende Stierne Mine Ben, Og Her Skal Jeg Vandre Til Evig Tid  

3. En Krone For Et Øie Som Ser Alt, Tusind Torner For En Sønn Som Var Alt  

4. Tanker Som Rir Natten    

5. Naar Maanen Formørker Solen I En Dødelig Dans, Ber Jeg Moder Jord Opp Til En Siste Vals  

6. Vinger Som Tok Oss Over En Brennende Himmel, Vinger Som Tok Oss Hjem

   

Line-up:

Ciekals - Guitar

Faust - Drums

Kvitrim - Vocals & Bass

Mixed and Mastered by Ruben Willem.

Website: www.djevel.net

Facebook: www.facebook.com/djevelmakt

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2eEuZMHC3LdWsxogUqlI3y?si=LMctGxMUSfKCNNfrDsJ9gw

Instagram: www.instagram.com/djevel_norge

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Y2cA6n

Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/album/168202205

YouTube: https://youtu.be/n0vXncfgogk

VALLENDUSK RELEASE "HERALDS OF STRIFE"

 

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Vallendusk is a melodic/ Epic Black Metal band hailing from Jakarta, Indonesia. The band was formed in 2011 and consists of vocalist & lyricist Rizky (ex-Valefor), lead guitarist/main songwriter Valendino Mithos (ex- Bloody Gore, ex- Funeral Inception), rhythm guitarist/songwriter Danang Sugianto (ex-Valefor) and drummer Derrick Prawira (FromHell, Proceus).

The band cites the mid-90s wave of Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal and doom as their main source of inspiration, both musically and aesthetically. They also draw influences from classical, ambient, martial hymns and folk music of all kinds.

Since Indonesia is still considered by many to be the most low-key country and geographically disadvantaged on the global Black Metal map, as anyone can imagine, there aren't many (maybe any?) independent metal record labels in their home country that market/distribute their releases overseas. Therefore, shortly after completing their self-titled debut EP in late 2011, the band realized how important it was to sign with a well-known label in the genre, as it would help them so much in making people aware of who they are and what they do. The band was actively self-promoting their music during this time, which led to a deal with the Chinese label Pest Productions.

In 2012, the EP was released and received good responses from listeners and critics alike. A year later, the critically acclaimed debut album "Black Clouds Gathering" was released, leading to huge feedback and interest from all over the world. Two years after the highly acclaimed "Black Clouds Gathering" the band signed a contract with Northern Silence Productions. The band's second album "Homeward Path" was then released in June 2015, delivering a more complex and dynamic album that still retains soul and character like its predecessors. It's about daring to push things a little further than people expect without losing yourself.

It has always seen the nature of the band to take things a step further with each album. They want to see every album as an individual point of musical evolution, a link in a chain that hopefully leads to new ideas later on. Thus, the third album “Fortress of Primal Grace” turned out as the band’s strongest output so far. Listening to this 60 minutes-album felt like running ten kilometers but with the excitement of pure joy. There are many remarkable passages on the album which lift the songs to a completely different level. All the riffs and melodies are flowing, extrapolated from each other, building and releasing their energy, moving through ups and downs with smooth joints & breaks in between, and climaxing several times.

With the latest, their 4th album, entitled "Heralds Of Strife", Vallendusk once again created a triumphant and uplifting album that is more optimistic in approach and delivery than your average Black Metal release. The songs are classic-styled Melodic Black Metal, but with a modern, somewhat brighter sheen than normal, allowing the band to bring in their own personality and individuality, distinct from so many others.

The first press of the CD comes as Collector’s Edition in digipack with 8-page booklet, limited to 1000 copies. The cassette tape is limited to 100 copies.

 

Line-up:

Rizky – Vocals, Lyrics

Valendino Mithos – Lead Guitar, Songwriter, Composer

Danang Sugianto – Rhythm Guitar, Songwriter, Composer

Derick Prawira – Drums, Arrangement

 

Follow Vallendusk:

Bandcamp: vallenduskmusic.bandcamp.com

Facebook: facebook.com/vallendusk

 

 

Vallendusk

Heralds of Strife

 

Northern Silence Productions

14 May 2021

 

Tracklist:

1. The Last Soar As The Feathers Fall (9:27)

2. Towards The Shimmering Dawn (9:31)

3. Ethereal Echoes Of Devotion (9:16)

4. Solivagant Heart (7:35)

5. Marching Ballad Of The Unsung Ones (8:31)

6. Immemorials In Eternal Slumber (7:40)

7. The Sovereign (11:25)