CATHARTIC DEMISE RELEASE "IN ABSENCE"

 

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Kitchener (ON) - Progressive Death/Thrash Metal quarter CATHARTIC DEMISE will release full-length album In Absence on April 9. The official video for new single, "For Power," is available at youtu.be/kaKhJL509gA. The single is also available on Bandcamp.

In comparison to the band's self-titled EP, In Absence still consists of the Melo/Prog/Death Thrash Metal elements, but with a more "mature" approach. The overall musicianship within the band improved, as well as the overall songwriting capabilities. In Absence features the same aggression as the self-titled EP, but brings an intense atmosphere with extreme tempos, and brisk riffs. This release heavily carries on the epic melodic sections heard previously, and even going further with more complex song structuring and longer tracks. Aside from the aggressive side of things, hints of experimentation can be heard, showing slower sections, and clean parts as well.

Pre-order:

catharticdemise.bandcamp.com/album/in-absence

Track Listing

1. With Lust

2. For Power

3. Blade in the Dark

4. Silence Within

5. Pale Imitations

6. Disparity

7. In Absence

8. Waves

9. Desire

Album Credits:

Album Art by Ioannis Vassilopoulas

Recorded and mixed by Jonah Kay at HM Studio, Waterloo ON

Mastered by Jamie King

Line-up:

Bennett Smith - Vocals/Guitars

Aaron Tanner - Bass

Taylor Wroblewski - Lead Guitars

Angus Pike - Drums

BIO:

The thought of Cathartic Demise came into fruition on October 8, 2017, after high school friends Angus Pike (drums) and Bennett Smith (guitar/vocals) jammed for the first time, and immediately decided to form a group. Bennett had demos previously prepared, (two of the EP songs) and the week after Aaron Tanner would join the lineup, following a few weeks with Taylor Wrobkewski (guitar) quickly completing the quartet. The four rehearsed immensely over a eight-month period landing their first show September 16, 2016. In December of 2018, the band entered into HM Studio, to record the self titled three-track EP Cathartic Demise, released April 26, 2019. For the rest of the year, the band played around Ontario, and in January 2020, Cathartic Demise would begin the recording sessions of In Absence.

facebook.com/catharticdemise

instagram.com/catharticdemise

catharticdemise.bandcamp.com

GHOSTBOUND RELEASE "EXTENDED PLAY FOR MY SWEET MARY THYME"

 

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Ghostbound

Extended Play For My Sweet Mary Thyme

Red Nebula Records

Release: 26 March 2021

Ghostbound was founded as the long-gestating vehicle for the songwriting of Brooklyn-based musician/actor Alec A. Head (ex-Kosmodemonic). Founded when he was still in his teens under the name of Timshel, Ghostbound did not truly take form until 2013, at which point he began to seek like-minded musicians in an effort to complete what he had started over a decade prior, with the goal of creating expansive, cinematic music that drew holistically from all genres.  In its formative years, the band was a duo consisting solely of Head and bassist Noah Shaul with the help of session musicians. Ghostbound would expand its ranks in early 2018 to include guitarist Talha Alvie (Skeletonflowers_, The DA Method), and drummer David E. Richman (End of Hope, St. Bastard, Witch Taint) in an effort to play live and solidify its line-up.

Their debut record, All is Phantom, was released to worldwide critical acclaim in June of 2018.  At once lush, verdant, haunting, and ethereal, that album represented Ghostbound’s arrival to the greater underground music scene; replete with Head’s soaring, Scott Walker-derived vocals and a cinematic instrumental under-pinning that drew from the wells of both black metal and post-punk, among many other genres.  The command of expansive atmospherics and dynamic songwriting continues with the upcoming release of Extended Play For My Sweet Mary Thyme, a mini-LP consisting of a “suite” of songs that are all tied together via an oceanic, maritime theme. Whereas All is Phantom took place firmly on land, “Mary Thyme” is decidedly at sea, by design.  Additionally, the EP sees a “loosening of the reins”, as it were; while Head wrote the bedrock of the material, every member had a hand in the arrangement thereof, resulting in a concise, moving, and altogether other-worldly experience.  

Extended Play For My Sweet Mary Thyme will be released digitally on March 26, with a vinyl release being put out by Red Nebula on the same date.  

Ghostbound is:

Alec A. Head: Voices, Guitars, Orchestrations and Atmospherics

Talha Alvie: Guitars, Synthesizers, Orchestrations and Atmospherics

Noah Shaul: Bass, Orchestrations and Atmospherics

David E. Richman: Drums

Produced by Ghostbound and Nolan Voss

Drums recorded at ACME Studios by Rich Bennett

Guitars, Bass, Voices, and Atmospherics recorded by Nolan Voss at Spectral Sounds in Brooklyn, New York

Additional Orchestrations and Sounds captured by Talha Alvie via Ghostbound’s Roving Interdimensional HQ

Mixed and Mastered by Nolan Voss

Artwork by Agam Neiman

Layout by David E. Richman

https://www.facebook.com/GhostboundThrone

https://ghostbound.bandcamp.com/album/all-is-phantom

https://www.instagram.com/ghostbound84/

https://twitter.com/Ghostbound_NYC

ORNIMENTAL RELEASE "RED, WHITE... AND WRATH"

 

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Miami 's premier Hard Rock / Metal band. Ornimental has shared the stage with some of the biggest acts in Hard Rock , and Metal such as Children of Bodom, Death Angel, TYR,  Overkill, Sid of Slipknot, Nonpoint, Butcher Babies, OTEP, Jeff Scott Soto of Yngwie Malmsteen, Eye Empire, and many more.​

On behalf of the band, Danny Perry (Lead Singer/Lead Guitarist) had the opportunity to perform with the world famous "Miami-Dade Film Orchestra" which won not one, but two Emmy Awards for their now famous "VGC" or "Video Game Concert" which has gone viral multiple times on social media for their "Naruto Medley". Also, Danny's incredible performance on their adaptation of the "Halo Theme" which showcased his well know guitar skills.​

In just the first record, Ornimental's first single "Encage" has become a favorite, and has been streamed on YouTube over a quarter million times. Just recently, Ornimental released their second single "Love Thy Enemy" to promote the highly fan anticipated follow up record "Red, White, ...and Wrath", and was played on the radio in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. 

With a band that's toured, been interviewed on online magazines, and consistently professional, Ornimental will no doubt be a house hold name in the near future. 

Follow the band at these links:

https://www.ornimental.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Ornimental/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISF51-bRIqlaEnAd1o4dJg?reload=9

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1aoDMDzKhdSRbfxpXgTaIE?si=uNfFPGO9SBOI8bG6M8T4Rw

https://www.patreon.com/ornimental

https://ornimentalshop.com/

WULFGAR RELEASE "FROM THE ASHES" SINGLE

 

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Band: WULFGAR

Title: From the Ashes

Type: Single

Release date: February 26th, 2021

Catalog ID: FALLDS051

Label: DOWNFALL RECORDS

Melodic death metal from Sweden

band links:

https://www.facebook.com/wulfgarband

Label links

www.downfallrecords.com

webshop:

https://downfallrecords.8merch.com/

merch store:

https://stores.merchprint.se/produkter/downfall-records/

AVERSED RELEASE NEW SINGLE: "ABANDONED"

 

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Boston, Massachusetts-based progressive melodic death metallers Aversed are back after its members spent the last few years focusing primarily on their other projects and high profile live opportunities. The breadth of which includes Seven Spires, a member playing live for Begat The Nephilim and another for Allegaeon/Continuum, and spending time as members of Solium Fatalis and Unflesh previously. The band's debut album, Impermanent, is due out on March 19, 2021.

With the release of Impermanent, Aversed presents a hard-to-categorize metal experience cultivated of unprecedented beauty and torment. The third release following 2011’s self-titled EP and 2016’s Renewal EP, Impermanent marks a turning point for the New England scene veterans as they pivot from melodic death metal towards a nuanced balance of blackened and orchestral melodic metal. Mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy, The Agonist, Shadow Of Intent), Impermanent illustrates Aversed’s unique approach to songwriting with nine diverse compositions full of catchy hooks and vast melodies.

Aversed - Impermanent will appeal to fans of bands that have influenced the release which includes Arch Enemy, Soilwork, Nightwish, Allegaeon, Ne Obliviscaris, The Gathering, In Flames, and many more!

Today the band partnered with No Clean Singing to premiere the third single from Impermanent, "Abandoned".

You can check out Aversed - "Abandoned" HERE

No Clean Singing comments

"The dynamism of Haydee Irizarry‘s voice — which ranges from sultry to soaring (and snarling) — makes a big impact in this song, and is a well-earned exception to the “rule” in our site’s title. But everything going on around her vocal melodies (and aggressive growls) is equally riveting. “Abandoned” begins with a scintillating, dancing, jazz-influenced guitar duet, and then a fever rises. The guitars swirl above vibrant bass tones and neck-snapping beats. The effect is mesmerizing but also right on the edge of insanity.

When Haydee Irizarry begins to sing, the riffing jabs and squeals, and when she switches to a wolfish howl the song goes into a head-long gallop accented by rapidly darting fretwork. As the song continues to fly ahead, the vocals continues to trade off, as do the riffs and rhythms, which create sensations of viciousness, ebullience, and moodiness (thanks to a beautifully fluid guitar solo)."

Aversed - Abandoned Pre-order Link

https://aversed.bandcamp.com/album/impermanent

Aversed is:

Haydee Irizarry - vocals ( Carnivora, Widows Rite, Zahra Lux)

Sungwoo Jeong - guitars (ex-live for Begat the Nephilim)

Alden Marchand - guitars

Peter Albert de Reyna - bass (Seven Spires, ex-Unflesh)

Jeff Saltzman - drums (Unflesh, Allegaeon (live), Continuum (live), ex-Solium Fatalis)

Social Media Links

https://www.facebook.com/AVERSEDmetal

https://aversed.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/aversedmetal/?hl=en

https://www.youtube.com/user/AVERSEDma

BLACK PYRAMID RE-RELEASE "BLACK PYRAMID" ALBUM

 

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Band: Black Pyramid

Album: Black Pyramid (re-issue)

Country: USA

Genre: Stoner/Doom Metal

Label: Labyrinth of Thoughts records

Release date: February 12th, 2021

Black Pyramid play doom with the rumbling down-tuned tones of stoner metal gods, but with the epic arrangements of old school metal and doom acts. Add to the sonic brew perfectly executed forays into vintage psych and progressive rock, along with the apocalyptic lyrical ravings about war, the occult, and general alienation, and you've got an accurate picture of what the band is all about. 

Labyrinth of Thoughts records are reissuing the band’s self-titled album, a true gem of the metal scene which has been out of print and unavailable for many years now. It was originally released via MeteorCity in 2009.

In 2 limited vinyl editions:

100 neon orange copies. (Exclusively available via  Labyrinth of Thoughts Store & Black Pyramid’s Bandcamp page).

200 brown copies.

Both editions are numbered and include vinyl bonus track “Macedonia”.

Tracklist:

1....And The Gods Made War

2. Visions of Gehenna

3. Mirror Messiah  

4. No Life King

5. Celephais  

6. Macedonia (Vinyl bonus track)

7. Twilight Grave

8. The Worm Ouroboros

9. The Cauldron Born

10. Wintermute

Listen to “Visions of Gehenna”: https://youtu.be/XQ0TGELjV2E

Orders via Labyrinth of Thoughts Store: https://labyrinthofthoughts.gr/mailorder/

Label Site & Social Media

 https://labyrinthofthoughts.gr/

 https://www.facebook.com/Labyrinthofthoughts/

 https://www.instagram.com/labyrinthofthoughtsrecords/

Band Social Media

https://blackpyramid.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Black-Pyramid-49292323952/

https://www.instagram.com/blackpyramidband/

EYE OF THE DESTROYER RELEASE "RETINAL DEPRIVATION" SINGLE

 

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Eye of the Destroyer

Retinal Deprivation

High Potency

26 February 2021

Eye of the Destroyer is an American death metal band from Union County, New Jersey, United States. Formed in 2013, the group is known for their consistently hook-laden song structures, characterized by mixing hardcore with death metal, slam riffs and heavy breakdowns. To date the band has released two full length albums and 5 ep's.

Their latest offering "Retinal Deprivation" is a high energy riff fest that deals with the harsh realities of not recognizing the person you've become. "Self reflection has been a focal point during the Covid 19 pandemic" says vocalist Joe Randazza. "It has enabled me to slow down and really take a look at the man that I had become. This self reflection birthed a new attitude. I am focused on bettering myself as a person and as a writer."

This is the first single of 2021 and the band has set out to release new music once a month for the foreseeable future. Merch can be found at www.highpotencyproductions.com 

https://www.facebook.com/eyeofthedestroyer

PSYCHO VISIONS RELEASE "OUR OWN"

 

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Hailing from Poland, metal combo PSYCHO VISIONS is a band playing metal in a wide sense. Defined by the audience in various ways - ranging from melodic death metal to universal music. Focused on creating diverse, attention-grabbing music. Founded in 2015 in Rzeszów, with three studio materials to this date: EP "further, darker, deeper ..." from 2015, album "Inflect" from 2018 and album "Our Own" from 2020.

Apart from the musical aspect, the band pays a lot of attention to the visual aspect of their art. The scenic presence, combined with the scenery, creates the complete world that the band shows to its audience.

"Our Own" is Available on SPOTIFY

Tracklist:

Mirrors

Two Sides

Everywhere yet Nowhere

Hectic Gallop

Conjurer

Inertia

Place to Crawl

Feed Me

About the album:

Lyrically, the album is a commentary to the phenomena that everyone encounters in life. It is the name and definition of situations in which we come to function. Difficult social relationships, internal experiences, toxic interactions with the environment. Naming them, taming them, is to help all the people involved in it find themselves in it.

"Psycho Visions" philosophy

The band follows the idea of creative freedom, breaking old patterns. Musically, we create what is natural for us, which creates a mix of four people making a band. We don't want to limit ourselves by any genre. Our goal is to create varied, unique music to give the listener something to identify with that reflects the complexity of the personality as such. Life and people are not one-dimensional, and this is what we want to convey in music. We believe that audience deserve to devote ourselves, our time and creativity to create something that will not be secondary, monotonous and boring.

In the lyrical layer, we name phenomena from the surrounding reality. We avoid abstract topics, we look in directions that are familiar to everyone. We focus on what is happening inside and outside of a person - in his psyche and in relations with others and the surrounding world. We want to show that many people go through similar things, and by naming them, we make it easier to deal with what is often difficult.

Psycho Visions are:

Łukasz Wolak – vocal, guitar

Maciej Pelc – guitar, vocal

Kacper Sitarz – backing vocal, bass

Bartłomiej Pelc- backing vocal, drums

https://www.facebook.com/psychovisionsofficial

https://www.instagram.com/psychovisionsofficial

https://www.psycho-visions.com/

VARANG NORD RELEASE NEW SINGLE "CINIS GORS"

 

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Latvian group Varang Nord release their new single Cinis Gors taken from their forthcoming album Pārķiuņa Uomurs, set for release via Sliptrick Records on February 11th. Cinis Gors is a battle anthem capturing the spirit of a hard long sea travels and conquests Northmen have been involved in.

https://youtu.be/ndpCIjd6gTo

Varang Nord are a folk/pagan metal band from the cold woodlands of Latvia. Their songs praise mighty battles, bloody sacrifices to the Old Gods and joyful northern feasts with endless mugs of ale.

Pārķiuņa Uomurs | Released February 23rd 2021 via Sliptrick Records

Varang Nord are:

Maksims “Wolf” Popovs – Vocals/Guitar | Jelena Kalniša – Vocals/Accordion | Danila Lopuha – Bass/Vocals | Javgenijs Selivanovs – Guitar | Aigars Zeiza – Drums | Vjačeslavs Janens – Percussion/Vocals

Band links: 

Official Website | http://varangnord.com/

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/varangnord

Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/VarangNord

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/varangnordofficial

VK | https://vk.com/varangnord

On Sliptrick https://sliptrickrecords.com/varang-nord/

DETRITUS RELEASE VIDEO FOR "BLOODSTAINED GLASS"

 

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Last month we announced that, after decades of silence, renowned Bristol-based thrashers Detritus were returning to the fray with a new album - Myths. That announcement was accompanied by the release of a video for the track 'Bright Black' and now that we are just days away from the release of Myths, Detritus have unveiled a second taster of their amazing new material. Today we bring you 'Bloodstained Glass', one of the standout tracks from Myths, complete with a superbly constructed video. The video is available now at the Embryo Industries YouTube channel...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7sXVknbnfg&feature=youtu.be

Myths will be released next Friday, February 19th, on vinyl and CD from Embryo Industries and digitally from all major streaming services. Detritus have been welcomed back with open arms by the metal world and early reviews of their third album have been excellent.

" This is accomplished, confident stuff from a band that really sounds close to the top of it’s game." - SENTINEL DAILY

"...skull crushing riffs..." - UK THRASHERS

"...I know that I have found a record that I am likely to keep spinning for some time to come." - MUSIPEDIA OF METAL

So remember, on February 19th Myths will be revealed in all its glory and a new generation of metal fans will have the chance to experience the unique power of Detritus. Prepare yourself for its arrival by watching the world through 'Bloodstained Glass'!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7sXVknbnfg&feature=youtu.be

For more information on Detritus click here http://imperativepr.co.uk/artist-detritus.html

Visit Detritus on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/detritusofficial

Follow Detritus on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/detritusofficial/

Order Myths from Embryo Industries  https://embryoindustries.com/