‘SUN GOD‘, the debut release from prog death metallers PARACRONA, is an abrasive and dark album but one with a fresh perspective on death metal. The dark and blackened music is straightforward in its desire to fry the senses but unpredictable in the approach it takes; each song offers something different, adding up to a twisted but worthwhile journey. The album has been brought to life mixing and mastering by the legendary Fredrik Nordstrom, who produced albums from the original Gothenburg death metal scene, among many, many others!
PARACRONA was formed by Ringo Christiaan Van Droffelaar and Oystein Hansen, from the Netherlands and Norway, respectively. After meeting at the 2007 edition of Wacken Open Air, the two formed a musical bond and began recording ‘SUN GOD’ IN 2016. After many delays, including the pandemic and Ringo’s battle with cancer, lead to the album being released this year.
‘Sun God,’ explores themes of ancient, old belief systems with the idea that the ‘Sun God,’ is within you. Fighting against the powers of greed, ego, pseudo science and misinformation, the album is about breaking free from these dark, even Satanic, forces and finding the strength within oneself.
Mixed and mastered bye Fredrik Nordström and re-amped by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman, Drums recorded at Strand Studio Strand by Marius Strand. Drums played by Baard Kolstad on tracks Carry The Cross and Thriller. - kronosmortusnews
NUCLEAR WINTER is gearing up to unveil the new album Seagrave on July 21st. Fusing thundering heavy rhythms with haunting choirs and dynamic electronic textures, the new offering unleashes a powerful wall of sound.
"Get ready for my latest NUCLEAR WINTER album - Seagrave. With a deliberate focus on heavier sounds and a simpler approach to songwriting, Seagrave isn't just about pure aggression. This album also showcases a bigger incorporation of choir elements that help add an epic dimension to the sound. The result I feel is a step forward from my previous work." - Gary Stautmeister
Seagrave is a voyage through darkening realms, carrying a sombre mood across the album. Opening with "The Glimmering Landscape", this track is about leaving a hopeless place, but will the new place be any better? "Starward Longing" explores how things in life don’t work out as one had hoped while "Fates Mysteries" focuses on the frustrations of trying to achieve something but bad luck keeps getting in the way. The following track "Thy Shadows Fall" shows how trying times can eventually wear a person down and "The Grave is Wide" uses imagery of an ocean storm that represents difficult and trying times in life. "The Dusk and the Song" sees a shift in the mood, with a contradictory notion of feeling a sense of peace surrounded by a dark desolate place. Nostalgia over an old memory is the meaning behind the penultimate "Pale Memories", before the concluding "Black Waters" ends on the dark news of a loved one being lost at sea.
About NUCLEAR WINTER
Hailing from Zimbabwe, Gary Stautmeister began NUCLEAR WINTER in 2013 and released their debut EP The Void in the same year. The melodic/industrial death metal project takes inspiration from an array of bands including the likes of FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, WINTERSUN, RAMMSTEIN and LORNA SHORE, to name a few. NUCLEAR WINTER thrives on producing hard hitting metal with a well-balanced fusion of electronics. The new album sees the project's sound develop venturing into more cinematic realms.
NUCLEAR WINTER is:
Gary Stautmeister (Music/Vocals/Production/Artwork)
Just in time for the release of their highly anticipated upcoming album, The Poison Chalice, Dutch death thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED unleash their third brutally infectious single, “Contamination”, together with a hauntingly oppressive official music video, produced by frontman Maurice Swinkels himself! The new full-length, The Poison Chalice, drops today, June 9, 2023 via Napalm Records.
“Contamination” takes no prisoners – the track attacks mercilessly and kills everything in its path. With this release, the band once again proves that they are at the top of the scene. As shown during the live premiere of the song at Rock Hard festival, fans can look forward to their furious sets at the biggest metal festivals this summer, such as Wacken, Summer Breeze and Graspop.
LEGION OF THE DAMNED on “Contamination”:
“Contamination deals with the appearance of a new plague, a manifestation of one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. A rapidly spreading, horribly lethal disease causes dilemmas and ruthless restrictions. Mass death occurs and societies collapse, deprived from their commodities. The title for this song was already floating around for previous albums, but never made it, so it was not directly inspired by the Corona pandemic. It is fair to assume more and perhaps more gruesome plagues will come and cause havoc on mankind. Remember the mass death during the ages of the black plague.”
Founded in 1990 as Occult, the thrash machine around founding members Maurice Swinkels and Erik Fleuren was reborn as LEGION OF THE DAMNED in 2005. Conquering the European charts for decades, the LEGION crowned itself at #17 in the Official German Album Charts with predecessor Slaves Of The Shadow Realms (2019). For almost 35 years, they have formed their aggressive signature sound from the most horrific ingredients of thrash and death metal, combined with brutal blackened influences, resulting in one of the most defined and unique sounds in the scene. On The Poison Chalice, the band unites with Fabian Verweij as second guitarist beside Twan van Geel, and conquers hell together with bassist Harold Gielen.
1 Werewolf Corpse - Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
2 Pray and Suffer - Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
3 Diabolist - Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
4 Bleed for Me - Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
5 Legion of the Damned - Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
6 Intro/Slaughtering the Pigs - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
7 Doom Priest - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020’
8 Place of Sin - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
9 Undead Stillborn - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
10 Intermezzo - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
11 Taste of the Whip - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
12 Slaves of the Southern Cross - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
13 The Widow's Breed - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
14 Legion of the Damned - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
15 Dark Coronation/Outro - Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
The Poison Chalice will be available in the following formats:
1 LP Gatefold Glow In The Dark Vinyl with Slipmat - strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide. Napalm Records Shop exclusive
1 LP Gatefold Light Green Transparent - strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide. EMP exclusive
1 LP Gatefold Black
2 CD Digipak incl Bonus CD containing live recordings from Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022 and Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
Music Cassette Green (strictly limited to 100 copies worldwide) – SOLD OUT!
Digital Album
The Poison Chalice comes to life by spreading its eerily beautiful wings within the first few seconds, then dives headfirst into a hellishly furious storm. In classic LEGION OF THE DAMNED manner, there is no escape as the track relentlessly drives into the abyss.
The album spreads brutal and ice-cold thrash soundscapes through relentless, attacking drums and incredible guitar harmonies from both lead guitarists, underlined by angry bass lines. Infectious thrash treasures such as “Progressive Destructor”, and the almost seven-minute berserk “Behold The Beyond” break necks with hammering guitar riffs and bloody double bass infernos. “Beheading of The Godhead” delivers what the song title promises, before the past 48 minutes of hate closes with a final deep gulp from “The Poison Chalice” - leaving no one behind.
Together with producer Erwin Hermsen, the band closed the gates of the underworld in Toneshed Studio and demonstrate that they remain the unchallenged masters of brute and unrelenting death-thrash metal in 2023!
Karpathian Relict from Poland & Ukraine is revealing the details of it’s third studio work ! Album title is Never Be After and includes eight tracks of high level and complex technical death metal. Available as a digipak with a eight pages booklet this record will be released on September 9th, 2023 by French MusikÖ_Eye and Metal Exhumator (distribution by Season Of Mist).
Collaborating with the band since 2017 and having released the two previous efforts of the band (Forever Not Yet & Beyond The Over), the MusikÖ_Eye team is really proud of this gem !
Artwork by the mighty Michal Xaay Loranc (Nile, Nomad, Pestilence, Trauma…)
Two video clips will hit the road in July and August !
Please notice that the item will be shipped with Priority (NOT TRACKED)
shipping out on or around July 28, 2023
••• Jewel Case CD •••
Jewel Case CD with 8 pages booklet.
Please notice that the item will be shipped with Priority (NOT TRACKED)
shipping out on or around July 28, 2023
Tracklist:
1.Expiration
2.Stale Heat And Blood
3.Panoramic 00:44
4.Solitude Is Death 01:18
5.White-Hot Noise
6.Seemingly Futile
7.Blue Terror
8.Misdirected Suffering
9.Sheltered Privilege
10.Daily Existence
11.Endless Despondence
12.Division Is Rooted
13.Ignite Everything
14.Gluttonous Abundance
15.Truth Blinders
16.Stagnant Reality
17.No Reprieve
18.Manic Delusion
19.Make Room
20.Recurrence Of Nightmares
21.Catastrophic Misadventure
New Jerseys's vicious and aggressive grindcore marauders joined forces with Kevin Bernsten (Misery Index, Full Of Hell, Noisem) to record their new full length ’The Weight of Being’, 21 tracks laced with razor sharp riffs and a shower of blast beats! ORGAN DEALER continue to solidify themselves as an unstoppable force in the world of grindcore!
"This album was long in the making for us. It was written during a time of extreme uncertainties. First we were down a guitar player and shortly after we began the writing process, Covid hit and the world shut down.
We had about half the album done by then but the rest of the process proved difficult with just Eric and Jeff meeting up and sneaking into the practice space whenever possible. On top of this, in the middle of the pandemic, Jeff and Eric’s apartment burned down in June.
However, this only made us more determined than ever with nothing to look forward to other than finishing this record. It really was our only outlet and escape from the collapsing world around us. As one Tom Maher pointed out “no great art ever came from a place of comfort” and we hope that shows through on ‘The Weight of Being’. Laced with razor sharp riffs and a shower of blast beats. Kevin Bernstein was at the helm We’re relieved it’s finally finished and happy to share with everyone what we’ve been working on."
Since their inception, the band has done a few U.S. tours, played numerous fests, completed a European Tour and shared the stage with the likes of Noisem, Birdflesh, Rotten Sound, Wormrot, Gadget, Primitive Man, Exhumed and many others.
The band has also continued to craft their sound through various releases over the years, including a debut full album, a split w/ Birdflesh and a 3-way split.
For fans of Nasum, Napalm Death, Wormrot, Nails.
releases July 28, 2023
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Recorded and mixed in September 2021 by Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations (Baltimore, MD)
Mastered by James Plotkin
Artwork by Arif Rot/Rotworks
Layout by Jeffrey V. Daniels
Additional Vocals on 'Solitude is Death' by Lex (Sunrot)
Guitar Solo on 'Endless Despondence' by Sebastian Phillips (Exhumed/Noisem)
Additional Vocals on 'Endless Despondence' by Ben Anft (Noisem)
Additional Vocals on 'Stagnant Reality' by Jocke Svensson & Elis Edin Markskog (Birdflesh)
4-Track EP includes: Rising Again, Forever Immortal, Lady Bathory, Alone.
released August 13, 2021
Voices Of The Damned is a metal band based out of Cleveland, OH formed in September of 2019. Comprised of seasoned and respected musicians, J.C.B (Vocals), Daniel Niederkorn (Lead/Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals), Andy Hanna (Lead/Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals), Alejandro Giraldo (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals), and Rob Minton (Drums, Samples).
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