THE LORD RELEASE "FOREST NOCTURNE"

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Forest Nocturne

by The Lord

Tracklist:

1.THEME 03:52

2.Church of Herrmann 05:19

3.Lefthand Lullaby I 02:53

4.Lefthand Lullaby II 07:06

5.Forest Wake 03:36

6.Deciduous 04:12

7.Old Growth 07:47

8.Triumph of the Oak 05:51

About

On 23rd April, Southern Lord shall release the debut full-length album from The Lord, Forest Nocturne, first as a special LP Record Store Day release!

Forest Nocturne sees Anderson taking cues from legendary film composers: John Carpenter and Bernard Hermann, in order to create cinematic landscapes which are heavy with tension, and offset by the injection of lethal doses of early 90s Scandinavian Death Metal - with Attila Csihar (of notorious Norwegian black metal band Mayhem) lending his putrid vocals to final track ‘Triumph of the Oak’.

For Forest Nocturne, Anderson worked with renowned producer Brad Wood. Dan Seagrave's epic and fantastical style is instantly recognizable on the album's stunning artwork, something which seems to depict an ancient and unknowable force in the woodlands. Forest Nocturne is described by Anderson as “the music of the night”, but inspired by imagery conjured on daytime hikes, and majestic and beautiful trees, which he sees as survivors - and perhaps the last known connection that we have to an ancient world, and acting as a connector between past, present and future of the human race and of our time on this planet.

recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/14645

https://www.instagram.com/southernlordrecords/

https://thelordsl.bandcamp.com/

TZOMPANTLI RELEASE "TLAZCALTILIZTLI"

 

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Tlazcaltiliztli

by Tzompantli

Tracklist:

1.Yaohuehuetl 01:18

2.Tlatzintilli 04:33

3.Tlazcaltiliztli 04:29

4.Eltequi 04:40

5.Ohtlatocopailcahualuztli 04:17

6.Tlamanalli 05:52

7.Yaotiacahuanetzli 07:37

A Tzompantli, in bygone days, was a rack used to display human skulls, often of enemies or sacrifices, in several Mesoamerican civilizations. In 2022, Tzompantli is a beyond crushing Death Doom war march built on a bedrock of Native / Indigenous themes, rituals and history, illuminating the splendor, brutality and despair within.

Nearly three years after the band’s self-released EP, Tzompantli’s debut full length presents the first smoke-conjured specter to manifest materially. ‘Tlazcaltiliztli’, a ritual ceremony that translates to; ‘nourishing the fire and sun with blood’, is imbued with the spirit of Native inspiration that dwells deep within the heart and soul of the project and is skillfully weaved into a traditional bludgeoning framework of spine-severing savagery and melancholic anguish. On the ritualistic ‘Eltequi’ (to cut the chest open and extract the heart as an offering) the band’s unification of native / folk instrumentation and heaviness becomes one in the same, opening vast new horizons for where this sound can go.

‘Tlazcaltiliztli’ is dedicated, and an offering, to the indigenous peoples, nations & tribes of the North, South, East & West of the American continents. It marks a fearsome and spirited new vision for the Death Metal underground.

releases May 6, 2022

All music and words by Huey Itztekwanotl o)))

Huey Itztekwanotl o))) - Vocals / Guitars

G-Bone - Bass

Erol Ulug - Session Drums

Drums on “Eltequi” performed by Huey Itztekwanotl o)))

Huehuetl drum circle, teponaztli drum, death whistles, shells and shakers were performed by Mateotl Gonzalez, G-bone & Huey Itztekwanotl o)))

Tlazcaltiliztli was produced by Erol Ulug and Huey Itztekwanotl o))) & recorded, mixed & mastered by Erol Ulug at Bright Light Studios

Cover art by Andi from AVS Ravenheart

Layout by Dan Fried

https://tzompantlidoom.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/tzompantlidoom/

https://www.instagram.com/tzompantlidoom/

CHAOTIAN RELEASE "EFFIGIES OF OBSOLESCENCE"

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Effigies of Obsolescence

by Chaotian

Tracklist:

1.Gangrene Dream

2.Into Megatopheth 05:37

3.Effigies of Obsolescence

4.Adipocere Feast

5.Etched Shadows

6.Fustuarium

7.Festering Carcinolith

About

Following up their hugely respected 2 demos (also available as a compilation) and fairly recent 7”, CHAOTIAN are back to release ultimate Death Metal barbarity into the underground in the form of their debut full length. Storming into life with a rotten amalgamation of putrescent riffing and blastbeats, the instrumental unity of this Danish titan is a juggernaut of pure filth. It is telling when a band can have those super groovy pinch harmonic laden riffs and not making them sound like all the others. This may seem a weirdly specific observation (perhaps a guitarist just being a guitarist) but it makes all the difference with heaviness, intensity and also the catchiness on the records. When met with the sewer-spewing vocals and weird dissonant spasms in the music, it doesn’t take long to recognise this will be a truly warped and maniacally brutal experience of Death Metal might.

Interlinking primitive hooks that grasp you by the throat then transcend into these weird effects or spacious riffs, there’s nothing predictable about the album yet it has that familiar feeling that all good Death Metal has where it feels a bit daunting, unnerving and yet you cannot escape it. Obviously Denmark and this trio does not let the scene down. Amazingly this small country seems to have so much diversity in their rotten underground movement and CHAOTIAN are a shining example who embody the grotesqueries, masterful songwriting and tight musicianship that has become associated with this otherwise pretty and peaceful nation. It explains that mysterious gurgling from the sewers at least!

Bludgeoning, cavernous and ultimately otherworldly, CHAOTIAN masterfully combine the cerebral and cosmic with brutish, old school music that is damned heavy and doesn’t feel pretentious nor directionless. Their debut LP is not just as strong as their previous works, but a more refined and complete vision, showcasing the bands full potential (so far)… 

releases June 24, 2022

Guitars/Vocals: Søren Willatzen

Bass: Jonas Grønborg

Drums/Vocals: Andreas Nordgreen

-All music written by Chaotian. All lyrics written by Søren Willatzen.

-Recorded at Ballade Studios from October 4th to October 12th in 2021.

-Recorded by Lasse Ballade.

-Mixed/Mastered by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios.

-Cover art by Alexander Gjerdevik Skjøtt.

-Logo and layout by David Mikkelsen/Ink Lesions.

-Photos by Christina Carlsen.

https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/effigies-of-obsolescence

https://www.facebook.com/Chaotian-2067034590234328/

https://instagram.com/chaotian_official

SHROUDED INFINITY RELEASE "THROUGH CAVERNS UNKNOWN"

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THROUGH CAVERNS UNKNOWN

by SHROUDED INFINITY

Tracklist:

1.Depths of Kur 04:38

2.Equivocal Life Forms 03:40

3.Through Caverns Unknown 04:38

4.Cloud of Souls 04:20

5.Innermost of Being 06:07

About

Crushing Death Metal from the mastermind behind Torture Tomb

Influenced by Ancient Sumerian Lore

Highly recommended for fans of bands like Vastum, Incantation & Hooded Menace

Credits

released April 1, 2022

Written/Recorded by Cole Crutchfield

Mixed by Brandan Lopez and Hunter Young at The Swamp Sound

Mastered by Brandan Lopez

Vocals/All Instruments by Cole Crutchfield

Additional Vocals by Zack Hay

Logo/artwork by John Reimer

Photos by Seth Crutchfield

https://transylvaniantapes.bandcamp.com/album/shrouded-infinity-through-caverns-unknown

THLURM RELEASE "THE THLURM MUST DIE & DUNGEON SCUM"

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Thlurm

The Thlurm Must Die & Dungeon Scum

Wise Blood Records

29 April 2022

What in the hellish fuck is THLURM? The word almost gets stuck on your tongue like a stubborn acid tab. THLURM is the curious moniker of the black/punk/death/grind solo project created in the crypts of Indiana by Austin Sipes.

You can padlock your doors and bar your basement windows, but THLURM will still infiltrate your consciousness when Wise Blood Records releases the project’s first two demos on April 29th. The Thlurm Must Die is the band’s initial snarl of activity. Picture DEVIL MASTER’s slaytanic surf mutated with RUDIMENTARY PENI’s DNA and the septic splatter from ‘80s Troma movies. The most recent demo Dungeon Scum submerges their sound in even more blackened slime. But the raw recordings reveal a project in evolutionary growth; a formidable foe growing stronger.

THLURM’s demo release is part of Wise Blood’s demo series to support up and coming regional artists. Get toxic wasted with THLURM and infect your friends with some lethal blackened punk.

Pre-order: https://thlurm.bandcamp.com/album/the-thlurm-must-die-dungeon-scum

ANVILHAMMER RELEASE "IMPRESSION OF CHAOS"

 

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Release Date: May 1, 2022

FFO: Sepultura, Pantera, Exodus

Location: New Zealand

ANVILHAMMER Is a New Zealand Thrash Metal band from Auckland, formed in 2021 by ex-Subtract Front Man Joel Facon, a legit old school thrasher! This brand of entertainment fuses a great metal voice and brutal guitars and pounding drums with dynamics and intensity and great production! All music is produced, arranged, composed and performed by ANVILHAMMER! If you like Sepultura, Pantera, Exodus, you will like ANVILHAMMER!

Check out the video!

https://youtu.be/Rl9lRkxC_qg

State of Mind ANVILHAMMER

Check them out on Spotify and add them to your playlists!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3jYUuMGNlokWvXQAZnl5bS

Also available on iTunes!

https://music.apple.com/us/album/impression-of-chaos/1613169477

Follow the band at these links:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2yh7hh8372Ke0w9UcYhX_Q

https://music.apple.com/album/1613169477?app=itunes&ls=1

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3jYUuMGNlokWvXQAZnl5bS

https://www.instagram.com/anvil.hammer21/

DENFIRE RELEASE "RIDING THE WINDS OF DEATH"

 

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Release Date: December 2021

FFO: Venom, Cro-Mags, Sepultura, Mercyful Fate, Motörhead

Location: Brazil

Short Bio: After 30 years playing and writing music in bands in Brazil and in the UK (where he lived for a decade), Denfire went solo to deliver his unique blend of heavy music. Being responsible for all instruments and vocals, as well as production, the musician takes no prisoners with his acid lyrics on social and philosophical matters. 

Riding the Winds of Death was recorded at Dual Noise Studios in São Paulo/Brazil. 

Songs for the debut full length are currently being written. 

Check out the video!

https://youtu.be/2qSb1ZscJxI

DENFIRE "Break Out"

Follow the artist at these links:

https://www.facebook.com/Denfire-111202454707665/

https://denfire.bandcamp.com/album/riding-the-winds-of-death

https://denfire.com.br/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWLozmID4M37IjZDwZwhfg

INFAMY RELEASE "UNDERGROUND ´TILL DEATH"

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Underground 'till Death

by INFAMY

Country: France

Genre: Black thrash metal

Tracklist:

1.Sick Mind 02:51

2.The Curtain is Drawn 03:44

3.Obdurated 03:02

4.Nausea 04:22

5.The Guardian 02:52

6.Die Carrions 04:43

About

All music & lyrics by INFAMY (Black/Thrash, France).

Recording, mix & mastering by SteelGrinder at Miskine Studio, Alsace, 08.2020.

Released by Epictural Production & Black Pandemie Prod.

Comes in a jewel case. limited to 180 copies.

released July 28, 2021

https://infamy3.bandcamp.com/

https://blackpandemieprod.bandcamp.com/

WILT RELEASE "THE PHILOSOPHY OF COSMICISM"

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THE PHILOSOPHY OF COSMICISM

by WILT

Tracklist:

1.THE FIRST ORDER OF CHAOS 07:48

2.The Solar Winds 03:26

3.Cracking the Bones of the Dead 04:39

4.Invocation Ritual 08:20

5.The Second Order of Chaos 03:57

6.The Philosophy of Cosmicism 10:38

About

Earthen Textures x Depression Ambient x Scarecrow Electronics

Wilt extol the invisible corners of a thirsty earth with an exaltation of decay and reclamation. Best described as Noise Ambient, Wilt is an aural quagmire of dusky vapors and ivy draped relics, grating erosions and the thorny shadows that rise and fall across dying landscapes. - Scott Candey {Crionic Mind}

all proceeds go to the Ukranian Relief Effort.

Credits

released April 23, 2022

Album recorded 2021 to 2022. USED: field recordings, object manipulation, sculpture sound sampling/physical object transference of sound, synths, vocals, loops and samples.

https://wilt314.bandcamp.com/

OVERTHRUST RE-RELEASE "DESECRATED DEEDS TO DECEASE"

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DESECRATED DEEDS TO DECEASE

by OVERTHRUST

Genre: Death metal

Format: digital

Tracklist:

1.Bogus vicus 01:18

2.Desecrated deeds 01:42

3.Poltergiest of torment 01:54

4.Psychosomatic torture 02:20

5.Slay the spactator 03:06

6.Soul to feed 02:14

7.villian see no future 01:38

8.Vultures dont die 01:56

9.Welcome to the mortuary 01:58

About

Dececrated deeds to decease album talks about the evil that man do leading to death

Credits

Originally released January 1, 2014

brutal old school death metal from Africa

https://overthrust3.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Overthrust-Deathmetal-band/111341558893743

https://twitter.com/overthrustm