MR. MAGGOT RELEASE "BEFORE THE DAWN"

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Before the new Dawn is a suffering story of people who struggle to survive in these day’s digital world. 

Story:

When computers were born, all the gods died. Machines took control and no one was prepared. Flatline. No satisfaction, what has happened? Discussion boards and social media has given voice to the village fools and mentally insane. Has the world gone mad? Neighbor is suspicious, cats are suspicious, dogs are suspicious, corona virus is a conspiracy, everything is suspicious! Lock yourself in, close the blinds and become the red king! Moment of clearness, eyes are open. Enough with this craziness! This is it! Raise yourself just to crash down. To get sucked in to the abyss. Paralyzed and motionless. Welcome emptiness. Helping hand enters. Time to wake up. Time to relax and take back the control in the new dawn.

Follow him on Spotify and add him to your playlists!

https://open.spotify.com/album/4bDps2D6YtXLMYWxlDrLI3?si=yKosW3s2TrKEq4GI3ePdrA

Biography:

Mr.Maggot is a nu/industrial metal project of a self-taught musician and a diehard horror fan. After previous band projects dried up. It was time for something else. First there was photographing, then video making and then back to music. But this time as a solo project, Mr. Maggot. Mr. Maggot's goal is to make everything himself from composing to music videos.

Track list:

All the Gods are dead

Flatline

(I can’t get no) Satisfaction

Has the World Gone Mad?

The Red King

This is IT!

Crashing Down

The Abyss

Wake me up

Relaxation

Follow him on:

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8vQZYFOjJZx9_Qrobtg5cA

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xbhgAnfJQCWI5iCFZlDUl?si=ev_OoN84RD2b80JKh5qbQQ

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mr.maggot10/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/MR.MAGGOT10

Apple Music:

https://music.apple.com/fi/album/before-the-new-dawn/1564566481?l=fi

KALMO RELEASE "GEHINNOM"

 

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Band name and origin: Kalmo | Kerava | Finland

Style: Doom Metal | Black Metal | Heavy Metal

Influences: Celtic Frost | Triptykon | Slayer | King Diamond | Candlemass | Black Sabbath | Gallhammer | Death Breath | Hellhammer | Vorum | Master

Discography:

Demoni (EP)| Kalmo Doom | 2019

Hell Awaits Ye Rotten Servants (Single) | Kalmo Doom | 2019

Twinkle (Single) | Kalmo Doom | 2020

Gehinnom | Sliptrick Records |2021

Check Kalmo out on Spotify and add to your playlists!

https://open.spotify.com/album/1Ip26ivmzLceXOTqDsewE0?si=sIODClEiQfGQaPG-3jPRCg

Current Line up: Mika, the main cadaver

Kalmo Band Links:

Homepage: https://kalmo.fi

Twitter - https://twitter.com/KalmoDoom

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kalmodoom/

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

Vk: https://vk.com/kalmodoom

Bandcamp: https://doom.kalmo.fi/music

Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/kalmo

DeadPulse: https://deadpulse.com/product/kalmo-gehinnom/

Kalmo Merch store: https://store.kalmo.fi/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmHZ-ik8iwJwMVzs_ml8sgA

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1mJlyzIuXBOjfbfmwt1q9s?si=DvzsaoTwQb6QxcU0ZGoKjA 

Artist description:

Kalmo (cadaver in English) is a one-man metal band from Finland. Kalmo’s music is raw and dark doom metal spiced with a fistful of black metal. Lyrics written in Finnish tell tales and visions about the inevitable end of this all. Kalmo feasts on influences from old school metal bands like Celtic Frost, Slayer, Death Breath, Black Sabbath, and Master. Debut EP Demoni was released May 2019.

Before the dawn of Kalmo loomed in the horizon of the damned sky, Mika was a bass player in a blues band, writing lyrics to the band’s songs. About a decade ago an introit was sung and the seed of Kalmo was laid. The first song was ready. Several years passed with a flame steadily smouldering, scorching the darkened heart to vision a plan for more.

After finding a true name in Kalmo (cadaver in English), ominous visions of the inescapable doom have been falling into place in the darkness. There is only one mind, one lost soul in the core of Kalmo. The axes of doom guitars and bass are played and the dark cries are bawled by this man. The beat of doom is conjured up with the black magic of state-of-the-art, technical drumslade witchery.

The Debut EP Demoni was unleashed May 10th 2019. Demoni summarizes and concludes an episode in the Kalmo chronicles. Some of the EP’s songs are from very early years and some have been written within two years before the release. With this release, as a demonic rite of passage, Kalmo is hungry for more. New dark verses are being written. New evil psalms are being silently chanted in the darkness. The sinews of the sinister are gaining power. The doom will be inevitable.

In addition to the EP Demoni, Kalmo has released some singles and music videos. The videos are available at Kalmo’s YouTube channel.

Kalmo feasts on influences from true old school metal masters like Celtic Frost, Slayer, Death Breath, Black Sabbath, and Master. To add some more to the list, which could almost be endless, at least the names of Triptykon, King Diamond, Gallhammer, Hellhammer, Vorum, and Immortal must be spoken aloud.

At the moment the axes of doom spark the flames in the dark while the growling voice echoes from the walls of the deep dungeons. A new chapter of the book is soon ready. New songs are to be released soon.

The black crystal ball whispers of the tales of far future where there may be a slight possibility to complete the line up with fellow exhumated cadavers. That vision is still covered in dark mist and 6 feet of dirt. Should that hallucination incarnate, there may also be possibility to see Kalmo live.

Links to Sliptrick press releases:

https://sliptrickrecords.com/kalmo-preaches-the-fables-of-gehinnom/

https://sliptrickrecords.com/finnish-project-kalmo-new-official-video-kuolleen-linnun-laulu/

https://sliptrickrecords.com/kalmo-release-new-lyrics-video-for-marjaana/

https://sliptrickrecords.com/finnish-doom-metal-project-kalmo-joins-sliptrick/

VRYKOLAKAS RELEASE "AND VRYKOLAKAS BRINGS CHAOS & DESTRUCTION"

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Band: VRYKOLAKAS

Country : Singapore

Album Title: And Vrykolakas Brings Chaos & Destruction

Format: Audio CD, Vinyl, Tape

Date of Release: 01/07/21

Label: Dark Blasphemies Records (CD worldwide)

Sadist Records ( Tapes and CD south east Asia Release)

Vrykolakas has returned!

Entering into an ominous thirteenth release, the Singaporean Death Metal warriors prove the caliber of compositions once again. This eight tracker is to be put on CD by Dark Blasphemies Records (Spain and also other formats released by other labels). Considering that Vrykolakas is a three piece, that as the band puts it, is a trinity of death metal, rolling slowly over many of their contemporary counterparts within the realm our beloved Death Metal scene. - Antichrist Magazine

Label website:

Dark Blasphemies Records

http://www.darkblasphemiesrecords.com

Sadist Records:

https://sadistrecords.bandcamp.com/

Band Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/vrykobrutaldeath

AN UNCTION IN BRAILLE TO RELEASE "OF THE DEAD" SINGLE

 

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In 2012, the epic journey into the “new” world of Metal began. Starting off as just a guitar player (Robert Meroski a.k.a. Rage), a vocalist (Josh Veck a.k.a. Death), a seemingly endless search for other musicians, and many auditions. There was finally the addition of rhythm guitar player (Kieran Beaty a.k.a. Fire) in 2016. Through more networking bassist (Wesley Welch a.k.a. Death Beard), and drummer (Jacob Lindquist a.k.a. DiCaprio) completed the line-up the same year to give the band the dynamically well-rounded and melodically ear-pleasing sound along with the extremely energetic shows that An Unction In Braille is known for. "The blessing of a dying person, that one must feel to understand." -An Unction iN Braille

"Of The Dead", The first single off of the "The Wordless Whisper" E.P. due out in 2021.

Produced by CW Recordings.

Drums engineered by Greg Thomas and Chris Teti at Silver Bullet Studios.

Check it out on Spotify and add to your playlists!

https://open.spotify.com/album/5lojXTn3AWGiz2UA3EvBkN?si=ma9q3oneT4C9JYIrDzxqHw

Follow the band on social media and these links:

HearNow- anunctioninbraille.hearnow.com

https://music.apple.com/us/album/of-the-dead-single/1549389415

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T7SBTGD

https://open.spotify.com/album/5lojXTn3AWGiz2UA3EvBkN

Website- https://anunctioninbraille.com

YouTube- https://youtube.com/channel/UC1lYyMMtePSIt4pEyCMlyzA

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/AUiBmusic/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/an_unction_in_braille/

Twitter- https://www.twitter.com/auibmusic

SEA MOSQUITO RELEASE "FIRE, MAGIC & VENOM"

 

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SEA MOSQUITO – FIRE, MAGIC & VENOM

LABEL: ONISM PRODUCTIONS

RELEASE DATE: JULY 02nd 2021

In the lonely hours of night, at the end of the darkest of days, they came for him again. With the world in silent slumber it seemed he was the only soul awake; no-one to hear his cries, no-one to hold him close in comfort or shield him from their broken faces, fetid breath and wicked glee. With despair lapping at his feet like a hungry tide and his mind begging for the relief of madness he began to cry out to the antithesis of these cruel intruders. He knew not their names but surely they must be there? Surely there was a balance to these shades of soulless sadism? So he sang through the cold hours of the sun’s absence, when each moment seemed to stretch into lifetimes. He chanted his rhythmic pleas and supplications, whispered his love for the light, weaving a barricade born of a desperate need to believe in a sword against the night. He battled through the slowly shifting shadows against the malice and the spite that rained about him like a plague of locusts...

That imagined chant against destruction became a spark of inspiration to the unorthodox black metal travellers of Sea Mosquito. The spark became a blaze and the blaze became an unpredictable, hypnotic journey through a dark night of the soul; a vivid, visceral experience, abundant with questions and suggestions of transformation. Fire, Magic & Venom is one long, enthralling piece of music that captures that sense of elongated time and yet still manages to finish too soon and leave you searching for a way back into the dream. A glorious saxophone solo summons in the dawn, rising as the most perfect, natural addition to the snakes’ hiss guitars and wandering bass line – its absolute rightness within the breathtakingly powerful black metal that surrounds and precedes it a perfect example of Sea Mosquito’s mastery of sonic sorcery. This band manage to epitomise the creative, rebellious strength of black metal while standing apart from its edicts and the hordes of its practitioners. Few albums can consume a listener like Fire, Magic & Venom and there are no bands that shine with quite the same lustre as Sea Mosquito.

Sea Mosquito have found their perfect home on the roster of Onism Productions – a label which is becoming a byword for unique, creative talent within the black metal scene. The label will initially release Fire, Magic & Venom on digital and limited cassette format on July 2nd, with a deluxe vinyl edition to follow later in 2021. Mastered by Simón Alvar (Hacavitz, Selbst, Resin Tomb etc) this album delivers an all-encompassing listening experience no matter how you choose to approach its imposing portal. Sea Mosquito are bringing you something unforgettable, something to be cherished. Grasp it in both hands and do not let go...

Line-up:

Fas - Spirit

Nuun - Voice

Guest saxophone by Kevon Scott

Genre: Unorthodox Black Metal

For fans of: Blut Aus Nord |Acherontas |Blood Of Kingu | Esoctrilihum

Further Information:

www.facebook.com/seamosquitoband

https://onism.productions

ENDSEEKER RELEASE VIDEO FOR "ESCAPE FORM NEW YORK"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

This past April, Endseeker released their new full-length, Mount Carcass, via Metal Blade Records - which debuted at #22 on the German charts! Today, the band has launched a video for the album track, "Escape From New York" - a cover version of the John Carpenter classic! Stream it now here: youtu.be/_adkQnbjkvY

Endseeker comments: "We have a long tradition of cover songs, but this is the first time we chose an instrumental track, and even a main theme from a movie, but 2021 is the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter's masterpiece, which just never gets old. The main theme has this iconic beat and mesmerizing melodies that sound so creepy and haunting in their original synth sound that we thought this would be the perfect template for a massive metal version. When we started to play around with it and try out different things for the arrangement, it was clear very fast that this works out absolutely great. We tried to stick quite close to the original and keep that eerie feeling over the song as a deeply respectful homage to this awesome movie and composition."

New vinyl colors of Mount Carcass, plus band merch, are now available at: eu.kingsroadmerch.com and indiemerch.com

Purchase and stream Mount Carcass worldwide at: metalblade.com/endseeker

Having become one of the premier German death metal bands - and rapidly rising the ranks of the genre as a whole - Endseeker storm back into the fray with Mount Carcass. Building on the groundwork laid down on 2017's Flesh Hammer Prophecy and having the difficult task of besting 2019's stunning The Harvest, they have returned with a streamlined, powerful collection that further raises the bar.

Like both of its predecessors, Mount Carcass was recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Eike Freese at Chameleon Studios in Hamburg, Germany. Going into the record, Endseeker knew they wanted something rawer and more organic than The Harvest, and while Covid was causing global havoc, the band embraced the time they would have otherwise spent touring, using it to rehearse and discuss what they wanted the record to be. From this process they knew they wanted the songs to be quite straightforward and even have something of a "punkish / crust feel, so to speak. The songs are pretty reduced to the core with all the ballast removed. Every part and every riff has a meaning and isn't just there for no other reason than extending the song. The album is also very melodic. There are a bunch of very strong guitar hooks and vocal compositions that really stick in your ears for days. It's way simpler and probably more easy to listen to compared to 'The Harvest' or 'Flesh Hammer Prophecy', but at the same time, it has a very spontaneous and lively attitude with a big chunk of personality." To keep the genre sounding fresh in 2021, they focused on the production, having just a touch of the old school vibe to remain rooted, and they did not limit themselves too hard to the Swedish death metal style of songwriting they previously embraced, but also let other influences into their songs. "You can hear all kinds of stuff that is inspired by bands like Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Slayer, Dissection, Gorefest, etc. We listen to so many different bands, and somehow, a bit from all of this keeps adding to our music."

Endseeker line-up:

Lenny - vocals

Jury - guitars

Ben - guitars

Eggert - bass

Kummer - drums

Endseeker online:

https://www.facebook.com/endseekermusic

https://www.instagram.com/endseeker_official

http://endseeker.de

https://endseeker.bandcamp.com

OXYGEN DESTROYER RELEASE "SINISTER MONSTROSITIES SPAWNED BY THE UNFATHOMABLE IGNORANCE OF HUMANKIND"

 

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Oxygen Destroyer

Sinister Monstrosities Spawned By the Unfathomable Ignorance of Humankind

Redefining Darkness Records

27 August 2021

Oxygen Destroyer has proven once again that they’re not slowing down and their dedication to Giant Monster Movies is far from over...

The Kaiju worshipping Pacific North West horde are back with an absolute non-stop frenzy of city smashing Death Thrash!! OXYGEN DESTROYER don't know the meaning of sophomore slump and have upped the ante in every way, going for an even more organic sonic offering that truly showcases the bands raw energy and fervor.

This album is meant to be played on 10, so roll down the windows, put your foot to the floor, and let OXYGEN DESTROYER feed your need for speed!

For fans of Vader, Absu, and Sodom

PREORDER Vinyl / CD or https://shop.redefiningdarkness.com/

CASSETTES PREORDERS coming soon by way of Headsplit Records

OXYGEN DESTROYER is

Lord Kaiju – Guitar/Vocals

Joey Walker – Guitar

Chris Craven – Drums

Paul Wright – Bass

LYCANTHRO STREAM "MARK OF THE WOLF"

PRESS RELEASE:

Lycanthro has been hard at work on their new album “Mark of the Wolf”, which releases on Friday, June 4th via Alone Records to follow their 2018 EP “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”.

Before “Mark of the Wolf” officially drops, Lycanthro has teamed with MetalInsider.net for its full stream HERE.

On this new LP, Lycanthro has been drawing more influences from European and US power metal to the point where they decided to make it a mainstay in their overall sound.

The band hopes that this upcoming full length will have a positive impact on the listeners and that the songs will be memorable and stuck in the listener’s mind after they’ve finished the album. Along with the two singles “Evangelion” and “Crucible” that have already been released, the album flaunts a diverse range of songs including the sing-along crowd-pleaser  “In Metal We Trust”; the epic retelling of Hunchback of Notre Dame with “Fallen Angels Prayer” and the harmonic “Enchantress”. Vocalist/guitarist James Delbridge gives insight into the album: 

“This album has taken a while to forge, and we hope that fans will marvel in the peaks and valleys that this album has to offer, and leave with having a positive experience! Some songs are an homage to different stories from pop culture and media and we hold near and dear to our hearts, other songs are meant to bring the listener on a journey through the worlds within the song, and others are just so the listener can marvel in the epicness of metal!”

“Mark of the Wolf” is eight tracks of diverse listening that offer something for everyone while still staying under the power metal umbrella. High soaring vocals, harmonized guitars, heavy chugging riffs, odd, but cool instruments, and even a breakdown or 2, all metalheads have something they can take from this album and walk away with a positive experience.

This album as well as the previous EP was recorded at Wolf Lake Studios in Lac-des-Loups, Quebec and the mastering was done by Jack Kosto who is most well-known for being the lead guitarist in power metal band Seven Spires.

Lycanthro is recommended listening for power metal fans everywhere especially those who enjoy Helloween, Manowar and Judas Priest.

“Mark of the Wolf”  releases on June 4, 2021 via Alone Records and available on the following platforms.

Album pre-order available on Bandcamp and Big Cartel.

Digital pre-save (Spotify) here.

Music Video - Evangelion - https://youtu.be/e5TqZeLjNtY 

Track Listing:

1. Crucible (7:17)

2. Fallen Angels Prayer (4:47)

3. Mark of The Wolf (5:02)

4. Enchantress (6:53)

5. In Metal We Trust (5:07)

6. Into Oblivion (3:24)

7. Ride the Dragon (4:03)

8. Evangelion (6:25)

Album Length: 43:02

For more info:

Facebook.com/Lycanthrokills

Instagram.com/lycanthro_metal

TOXIC RUIN RELEASE VIDEO FOR "NIGHTMARE ECLIPSE"

 

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Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s TOXIC RUIN have unleashed the music video for “Divine Acclimation,” the third preview track from their forthcoming sophomore album (and M-Theory Audio debut) “Nightmare Eclipse.” The song shows off the combination of energetic thrash metal, death metal brutality and clinical technicality that propelled the band to the final round of the 2019 Wacken Metal Battle. The play-through video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/3Dy00ra0Aak, while the song itself is now available for streaming/download through all major digital music platforms.

“Nightmare Eclipse” – which features artwork by Mark Richards (Revocation, The Black Dahlia Murder, Municipal Waste) – will be released by M-Theory Audio on August 27. Pre-orders are now available for CD, digital, and limited-edition maroon-colored vinyl editions of the album at smarturl.com/toxicruin.

Says TOXIC RUIN rhythm guitarist Blake Toltzmann, “We made this evil-ass song about Mayan sacrifice called 'Divine Acclimation.' While we were still in the studio, we decided to do a play-through video for it because it turned out to be a short ripper that shows some technicality and kills our forearms! This new track comes at you with so much blistering speed and riffs that it will have you wanting to sacrifice your firstborn just to hear the rest of the album! Huge shout out to Nick and Marc at Carptown Studios for letting us film it there.”

TOXIC RUIN is also set to resume unleashing their metallic onslaught on live audiences with a show at the Terminus Theatre in Lake Villa, Ill. this Saturday alongside fellow Wisconsin death metallers Micawber.

The current lineup of TOXIC RUIN began writing and recording “Nightmare Eclipse” while relentlessly touring the United States in 2019 alongside bands such as Lich King and Stonecutters and playing multiple festivals including Full Terror Assault and Slam Dakota, plus winning 2nd Place in the 2019 edition of Wacken Metal Battle USA. The result is the band's most mature and complex material to date, while also being their heaviest display of metallic force so far. Guest appearances from guitarists Glen Drover (Eidolon/ex-Megadeth), Derek DeBruin (Micawber) and Nick Weyers (Aronious) provide additional ear candy for aficionados of guitar wizardry. The first taste of the metallic mayhem to come was revealed through the music video for “Ritual Rebirth,” which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Ny1iFI-tE30. The group followed that up by unveiling a music video for the title track of “Nightmare Eclipse” at https://youtu.be/7pH5YZ2f3xk.

TOXIC RUIN was formed in 2014 with a mission of blending classic thrash metal, old-school death metal and modern technicality and tones into a wicked headbanging brew. Operating out of their collective hometown of Sheboygan, the band released their debut album, “Subterranean Terror,” in 2016. This opening serve showcased the group's already-burgeoning barrage of furious riffs and lyrical content ranging from the sociopolitical commentary of tracks such as “Seat of Corruption” to the beloved craving of a good drink on songs such as “Alcoholocaust.”

The group followed up that debut record with the release of their 2018 EP, “Mortal Insolence.” The effort saw the current lineup of TOXIC RUIN take shape with Behrendt stepping into the vocalist position and the debut of rhythm guitarist Blake Toltzmann alongside lead guitarist Jacob Baneck and drummer David Miller. The effort saw the group further evolve their sound, leading to praise from Dead Rhetoric for showcasing “a stronger level of confidence and insight into dynamic songwriting for a thrash band not content to rest on recycling the past, but rather creating a bright future."

“Nightmare Eclipse” is the next evolution in blending the heavier sounds of metal's past with the modern musicianship of metal's present. More information on the record will be revealed in the weeks to come by M-Theory Audio and at facebook.com/toxicruin.metal.

TOXIC RUIN is:

Stephen Behrendt (vocals/bass)

Jacob Baneck (lead guitar)

Blake Toltzmann (rhythm guitar)

David Miller (drums)

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/toxicruin.metal

www.instagram/toxicruin

www.toxicruin.bandcamp.com

www.m-theoryaudio.com

NOCTAMBULIST RELEASE NEW TRACK "ENGULFED"

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Blackened Death Metal quartet NOCTAMBULIST, in collaboration with No Clean Singing, has premiered "Engulfed," a track from forthcoming album The Barren Form. Stream it now at this location.

NOCTAMBULIST will release sophomore album The Barren Form July 2 on CD, vinyl, cassette, and digital formats via Willowtip Records. The album's first single, "Depletion," is streaming now on YouTube and Bandcamp.

NOCTAMBULIST issued the statement below regarding The Barren Form:

"The Barren Form is a relentless and unforgiving exhibition of misery and despair. The technicality and weight of the prior album, Atmospheres of Desolation, remain persistent on this subsequent release. But, through an elevated form of songwriting and introspective lyrical content, “The Barren Form” creates a more suffocating and bleak aura. Each track embodies a manifestation of depression, grief, anxiety, and fear - a fitting theme for present day. The intent of the album is to unsettle and consume the listener. "

Pre-order:

Bandcamp: noctambulist1.bandcamp.com/album/the-barren-form

Willowtip Store:  http://bit.ly/barren-willowtip

"The musicianship on The Barren Form is top-notch, as is expected from a Willowtip Records release, but what is striking about Noctambulist is how much emotion they can inject into a suffocating, abstruse template."

- No Clean Singing

Track Listing:

1) Exordium

2) Depletion

3) Infinitesimal

4) Engulfed

5) Contrivance

6) Dissolution

Album Credits:

Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Juggernaut Audio in Denver Colorado (Summer 2020)

Artwork by Nadim Zaidi and Gostworks

Guest vocals on “Engulfed” by Kelly Schilling

Line-up

S.M. - Vocals

A.T. - Guitar/Ambience

M.N. - Drums

R.H. - Bass

facebook.com/noctambulist303

instagram.com/noctambulist_death

noctambulist1.bandcamp.com

willowtip.com

willowtip.bandcamp.com

facebook.com/willowtip

instagram.com/willowtiprecords

twitter.com/willowtip