SUFFOCATION RELEASE "LIVE IN NORTH AMERICA" LIVE ALBUM

 

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New York death metal pioneers SUFFOCATION have announced their new live album, Live In North America, which will be released on November 12th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band releases the track video for the first single, "Funeral Inception". Watch the video featuring photographs taken by Jason Carlson, here: https://youtu.be/sS6QIrM-CRc

Terrance Hobbs comments, "We couldn't be more excited to bring our fans our new live CD 'Live In North America' featuring Frank Mullen's last performances with SUFFOCATION. We couldn't think of a better way to wish Frank a fantastic farewell into retirement for all his contributions to this band as a great frontman, influence, and friend - and to also share this farewell with the fans, new and old, who have been there for us over the decades. We hope the fans will hold Frank's last recorded live tour with us close to your hearts as we do. As another chapter from SUFFOCATION closes, we are more than ready and anxious to bring you more new music and classic death metal in the upcoming months and years. So keep your eyes and ears open, stay heavy and play it loud.... see you all on the road!"

PRE-ORDER your copy of Live In North America here: https://suffocationofficial.com/live-in-north-america

PRE-SAVE the album and listen here: https://suffocation.bfan.link/live-in-north-america

SUFFOCATION created the template for the brutal death metal genre in the early 90s. Landmark albums such as Effigy Of The Forgotten and Pierced From Within also went on to inspire the birth of the tech-death and slam death metal genres. With the departure of original vocalist Frank Mullen, the band marks an end of an era with a live album recorded live during his last North American tour. Mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (BEYOND CREATION, CRYPTOPSY) this release plays like a “best of”, and is the perfect farewell to one of the most influential singers in extreme music. The artwork for the album was created by Jon Zig.

Below is the "Live In North America" tracklist:

Thrones Of Blood

Effigy Of The Forgotten

Funeral Inception

Pierced From Within

Surgery Of Impalement

Dismal Dream

Jesus Wept

As Grace Descends

Liege Of Inveracity

Breeding The Spawn

Catatonia

Souls To Deny

Infecting The Crypts

PROVECTUS SIGNS WITH NECKTWISTER FOR NEW ALBUM

 

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Necktwister is stoked to announce the signing of Belgian black metal band Provectus. Necktwister will be supporting the band with booking and will release the upcoming album.

Provectus is and Old School Black Metal band, founded in Vosselaar, Belgium in 2015. Rooted from the minds of Tempore Anomalia and Obitus, the band tends to revive the spirit of Old School Black Metal, distancing itself from the modern fusions and endless subgenres.

Provectus plays a raw style of black metal, brutal, yet melancholic and not often fueled by sorrow. The band was inspired by early black metal pioneers, like early Immortal and Dissection. Humanity’s existential conditions and questions nurture the lyrical themes, merged with a multitude of philosophical excursions.

Their live performance tends to send chills down the listeners spine. This is an act that stands out at every metal party. Be sure to catch them live when you get the chance. Or book them for your event!

Subscribe to the Necktwister mailing list to be the first to know when preorders of the album are going up.

Want to book this band? Get in touch with Necktwister!

Would you like to know more about Necktwister? Make sure to visit their website or contact them through one of these links:

www.necktwister.com

www.facebook.com/necktwisteragency

www.instagram.com/necktwisteragency

www.twitter.com/necktwisteragnc

https://www.facebook.com/ProvectusOfficial/

https://www.instagram.com/provectus_official/

SILENCE EQUALS DEATH RELEASE "I´LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE"

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Silence Equals Death

I’ll See You On The Other Side

Upstate Records

10 September 2021

NJ hardcore veterans, SILENCE EQUALS DEATH, are back with their new studio release, I’ll See You On The Other Side - six fresh new tracks combined with re-mixed/re-mastered version of their 2020 release, Revolution Rising!

SILENCE EQUALS DEATH have pushed themselves forward again, drawing from their signature sound and energy while adding new elements that is sure to please their loyal fanbase while appealing to fans of metallic hardcore style.  I’ll See You On The Other Side is 12 songs that unrelentlessly takes you from hard-hitting crossover metal to punk.  Imagine if NUCLEAR ASSAULT and JUDGE were to produce an offspring.

I’ll See You On The Other Side will be released on September 10th, 2021, digitally and on CD through Upstate Records.  

Preorder Link - https://www.upstaterecordsny.com/silence-equals-death

Save 10% during the preorder with code "SED10"

Scott Earth - Vocals

Freddy Delacruz – Guitar

Wade Culleny – Guitar

Shawn Urscheler – Bass

Ryan Bertone – Drums

Bio

SILENCE EQUALS DEATH is a hardcore band hailing from the Garden State of New Jersey. The band brings a unique blend of aggression and melody and never shy’s away from pushing the boundaries of what’s expected out of a hardcore band in 2021.

You can count on an intense live show every time out while their distinct message creates a strong sense of community. The band has an unwavering work ethic geared towards putting out the most creative and emotional music possible. Through hard work and determination they have become a force in the tri-state scene as well as reaching fans all over the world.

 

I’ll See You On The Other Side Track Listing

1.    Switch

2.    Sometimes Dead Is Better

3.    Our Place In Time

4.    Revolution Rising

5.    No More Ashes

6.    Signals

7.    Pass The Torch

8.    Killing Floor

9.    Plague

10.    Ghost

11.    Traitor

12.    Keep Trying

INFERNAL STORM RELEASE "ON THORNS OV HELL" EP

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"On Τhorns Οv Ηell" is the new EP from the Greek Symphonic Black Metal band Infernal Storm. The band is working on a new album.

Tracklist:

Last Moment

On Thorns Ov Hell

Threnos

Line-up:

Tzoukopoulos.A

Johny Sevi

Makis kav

Release date: 17-08-2021 | Askio Productions

FFO Emperor, Rotting Christ and Dissection

Follow Infernal Storm:

Bandcamp: https://infernalstorm.bandcamp.com/releases

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infernal-Storm-112055120989241

Youtube: https://youtu.be/wPYXSn22dZ8

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

HARRIDAN RE-RELEASE "RETURN GOD OF THE DARK" EP

 

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Inspired by demons and primordial chaos, Harridan's cruelty merges with ceremonial moments starred by melodic riffs that don't completely discard the coldness and coarseness of a black metal that breathes underground. Conceptually, alongside the occult, we find references to Winter and HP Lovecraft, as well as a hefty dose of all those elements required to create an excellent and chaotic black metal environment.

«The 'Return God of the Dark' EP was recorded and mixed for the Shub-Niggurath season. It contains 4 pieces of music from the period 1997-1999. It's very old material, my first guitar hymns», comments H-H. «This is an introduction to the climate and musical path that Harridan took. I can't honestly and openly say it's black metal, but I can definitely call my music demon metal. Both lyrically and musically, it refers to the practices of Demonism, Primordial Chaos, and worship of the Great Ancients Azathoth, Cthulhu, Hastur, Shub-Niggurath, Nyarlathotep and Yog-Sothoth. There are also excerpts from the Roman Ritual, which is commonly known as the exorcism of a possessed soul. I acquired this ritual in the original Latin, processed the entire text, reversed its meaning and performed it myself, while recording everything on tape.»

Tracklist:

01. Deamonomania

02. Winter Sabbath

03. Desroy Fucking Tiamat

04.Harridan

Line-up:

Shamad - all instruments & vocals, lyrics

Follow Harridan:

Website: https://www.miratfortin.com

Bandcamp: https://chaosharridan.bandcamp.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Harridan-109071148055091

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thetrueshamad

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shamad12713975?s=03

VANDALLUS RELEASE "4"

 

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Vandallus release today their new album "4". 

You can listen at this location  https://vandallus.com/album/4

Tracklist:

1.Short Fuse Groove 02:48

2.Brainwashed 04:16

3.Motor High City (Album Version) 04:16

4.Livin For The Season 03:20

5.Radio Love Train 04:07

6.Parasite 03:29

7.Drowning 03:49

8.Nobody's Safe 04:38

9.Slave 03:38

PRODUCED BY: CrazyV

Recorded at: Mercinary Studios (Avon, OH)

Mixed by: CrazyV

Mastered by: Roger Bergsten (NEVO - Sweden)

Engineering: Noah C Buchanan

released September 13, 2021

VANDALLUS IS:

CrazyV: Vocals, Guitars

Vanik: Guitars, Piano, Keys

Jesse Stown: Drums

Tim Frederick: Bass

https://www.facebook.com/vandallus/

https://twitter.com/vandallus

https://vandallus.bandcamp.com/

CONCRETE RELEASE "ETHEREAL ATROCITIES"

 

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Concrete release of their 4th album "Ethereal Atrocities" on September 25th via RTM Productions.

Old School Death Metal from Bulgaria in the styles of Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Exhumed...

The first single is available here. Check "Thinning the Veil"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuEi5bbuSrg

Pre-Order here:

https://rebirththemetalproductions.bandcamp.com/album/concrete-ethereal-atrocities

Follow:

www.rebirththemetal.de

https://www.facebook.com/RTM-Productions

https://rebirththemetalproductions.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/ConcreteDeathMetal

GAYLORD RELEASE "CROWN OF JOY (A SUBLIME SUN THRIVING AMONGST DYING STARS)"

 

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Best known for their divisive debut, 2018's "THE BLACK METAL SCENE NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED", the band have decided to continue their assault on black metal as a scene and genre this time by merging black metal with many genres of "non-kvlt" music.

Frontman RICHARD WEEKS explains: "With THE BLACK METAL SCENE NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED we used genre trappings to assault black metal with its own aural aesthetics. Raw guitars, sloppy riffs, gurgled vocals, and the bass turned way down. This time around we wanted to 'pervert' this 'sacred' music by pairing it alongside genres that most 'true' fans hate."

CROWN OF JOY (A SUBLIME SUN THRIVING AMONGST DYING STARS) has all the anger and ferocity of previous albums THE BLACK METAL SCENE NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED and WINGS OF THE JOYFUL but merges that fury with genres like trap, RnB, jazz, j-pop, hip-hop, and hyper pop to create a unique experience that old school black metal fans will absolutely abhor.

"I basically took two months off writing metal to write an FM synth-led old school video game soundtrack and ended up listening to a lot of genres I had only /kinda/ listened to before." WEEKS further explains. "I found myself listening to experimental rapper MARIO JUDAH, Ukrainian Eurovision electro-folk act Go_A, Vtuber rapper MORI CALLIOPE, and lots more crazy non-metal stuff. I felt inspired to try my hand at some of these genres... and thusly, CROWN OF JOY was born."

"Also for this album I wanted to channel my inner ARJEN LUCASSEN." WEEKS continues: "I've always been a fan of AYREON and STAR ONE and all of LUCASSEN's other projects for years. And I always try to use as many voices as I can muster when recording, but I can't do /everything/, so I recruited no less than 17 guests to appear on CROWN OF JOY. Mostly vocalists, but some lead guitarists, and narrators as well."

Guests:

Sally - Freelance R&B Vocalist

Alena Yashkina - Vocalist for Wicked Cat, Splitmind

Junayed Hossain Rayhan - Lead guitarist for Metal Fakir

thetrashyourmomthrewout - Freelance Voice Actress

Sevlier - Freelance Jazz Vocalist

Olga Nuit - Vocalist for Ara'Kus

Kieran Scott - Vocalist for Ashen Crown

Ember O'Woody - Freelance Metal Vocalist

Karl Willetts - Memoriam, Ex-Bolt Thrower

Aaron Marko - Frontman for The Swine

Rodrigo C Giacon - Lead guitarist for Sorrow In Vain

Nate Lewis - Bassist for Ante-Inferno, Bassist and Vocalist for Petrichor

Amara Wears - Vocalist for Aubzagl, Guitarist for Petrichor

Marc Hood - Vocalist for Cadaver Soiree

Baradiel - Freelance Metal Musician

Tracklist:

01) Lay Down

02) Ghost Me

03) Dread

04) Shit Scene, Shit Bands

05) White Night Gaslight

06) High and Mighty

07) Grey Rainbow

08) Coiled in Dust

09) Obfuscation of Intent

10) Ten Wing Angel

11) Nailed Deity

12) Again and Again

13) None / Nothing

14) Judgement and Justice

15) Slitting Their Throats

16) Kvlt After School Xbox Kommando

17) Sublime Sunshine

CROWN OF JOY (A SUBLIME SUN THRIVING AMONGST SUICIDAL STARS) is available on 30/09/2021 from GAYLORD's and BLACKENED DEATH's Bandcamp and streaming on Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Google, and just about everywhere else.

Follow:

Bandcamp: gaylord.bandcamp.com

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

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigitalPoutine

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4xRLL3kkpvCfJwdnamywBB

Other: https://www.patreon.com/donair

WITHERING SOUL RELEASE VIDEO FOR "CARRION REFLECTION"

 

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Blackened Melodic Death Metal veterans WITHERING SOUL have released the official video for "Carrion Reflection," a song from forthcoming album Last Contact. View it at youtu.be/INkskUDv5fM.

Last Contact will be released September 24 on Mortal Music. Pre-orders available at witheringsoul.bandcamp.com/album/last-contact.

The band released the following statement concerning Last Contact:

"WITHERING SOUL continues with their fourth installment of blackened melodic death metal, dramatic mood swings and eerie atmospheres. Last Contact is an anthology of stories that blur the line between the living and deceased and elaborates on the idea of receiving a communication from someone or something that no longer exists. Anything from a voice recording, a distress signal, to a star flickering in the night sky. The observer is left only to their interpretation, unsuspecting of what could potentially be something far more sinister than what appears. Reality is sometimes the scariest narrative of all!"

WITHERING SOUL's album release show, which also features MORTA SKULD and DISMALIMERENCE, will take place on September 24 in Chicago at The Cobra Lounge.

Track Listing:

1. Visitation

2. Allegory of the Void

3. Carrion Reflection

4. Of Blackened Pillars

5. Ascent to Madness

6. Into the Harrowing Expanse

7. The Transcendence of Night

8. Uncharted Course

Album Credits:

Mixed and mastered by Dennis Israel at Clintworks Audio

Cover artwork by Pierre-Alain D. of 3mmi Design (www.3mmi.org)

Drums recorded at Belle City Sound

Guitar and Vocal recording engineered by Exhul from Ossilegium

Bass Guitar recorded at Studio 1134

Line-Up:

Wilder - Guitar

Christopher - Vocals and Guitar

Rick - Drums

witheringsoul.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/witheringsoulband

OBSCURA QALMA RELEASE "APOTHEOSIS"

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Obscura Qalma

Apotheosis

Rising Nemesis Records

12 November 2021

Recent Rising Nemesis Records signees Obscura Qalma are excited to announce their upcoming debut album, Apotheosis. Set for release on November 12th via Rising Nemesis Records.

Active since 2018, Venice, Italy natives Obscura Qalma formed from connections built in their local scene while performing within their prior projects. Upon forming, the band immediately began playing live and released their first effort, an EP in 2019 entitled From the Sheol to the Apeiron. Self-described as "blackened heavily orchestrated death metal" that is "influenced by Behemoth and Septicflesh", Obscura Qalma also incorporates influences from Death, Dissection, Hypocrisy, and classical/film score music among others to create epic and dark death metal that exists in its own philosophically inspired realm. From a lyrical and thematic angle, Apotheosis draws additional fire and fuel from the likes of Nietzsche, Freud, and additional modern astrophysical theories according to the band.

The end result on Apotheosis may draw comparisons to some of their fellow peers who have helped create the renowned symphonic death metal wave within Italy, but the music itself here carves out a path that is purely their own. Obscura Qalma comments, "From the nihilistic foundations of European culture and epistemological solipsism to astrophysics and psychoanalysis, ‘Apotheosis' dwells on the limits of human knowledge and the impassable boundaries of its own existence."

Devotion to bleakness takes many forms in metal music, and in spite of the possibility of jumping the shark when it is done without passion, a passionate take such as that which is delivered on Apotheosis carries its own weight and worth. This release sees Obscura Qalma's intense and mercurial dissection of varied musical and literary influences fused together into a new path that defies conventional norms.

Obscura Qalma - Apotheosis band statement

"Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud, as well as by contemporary figures such as Massimo Recalcati and James Owen Weatherall,  Apotheosis (from the Greek meaning, "To Deify") explores human existence in an epistemological solipsistic view. Elevated to divine status, from a higher point we can look at the external world as an unresolvable question rather than actually false.

Musically, the album is inspired by Dissection, Emperor and Death as well as by classical music and film composers such as Alexandre Desplat."

*Pre-orders will be announced soon.

Obscura Qalma - Apotheosis Line-Up

Sirius – Vocals, Guitar (live for Necrosy, ex-Supremacy)

Sartorius – Guitar (ex-As Memory Dies)

Theo – Bass, Backing Vocals (From the Shores)

Res - Drums, Additional Percussion (ex-Supremacy)

Social Media Links

obscuraqalma.com

facebook.com/obscuraqalma

instagram.com/obscuraqalma

twitter.com/obscuraq

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDg8tv6ylJacbD6gNeUMgLQ

obscuraqalma.bandcamp.com

Obscuraqalma.bigcartel.com