ENDSEEKER RELEASE VIDEO FOR "ESCAPE FORM NEW YORK"

 

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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"

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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

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instagram.com/noctambulist_death

noctambulist1.bandcamp.com

willowtip.com

willowtip.bandcamp.com

facebook.com/willowtip

instagram.com/willowtiprecords

twitter.com/willowtip

ENTORX RELEASE VIDEO FOR "MORBID RAGE"

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German Death/Thrash band Entorx released official music video for "Morbid Rage" (taken from album "Faceless Insanity", released May 29th, 2020) - https://youtu.be/1wZXErW1zn8

Band says: "We felt very early that "Morbid Rage" had to be equipped with a video.

The song is in stark contrast to itself and the lyrics.

So what could be more obvious than creating a special video for it?

Have fun and always stay sane! :)"

Since 2009, ENTORX provide rough, athmospheric and complex Death / Thrash Metal, with a blend of Progressive music. Pushing and playful drums collide with mighty walls of guitars, which are underpinned by driving and highly variable bass compositions. René’s bloodcurdling vocals cap it all, while seamlessly changing to impressive clean vocals.

In 2020, ENTORX plans to increase their range massively. Their previously released EP „Theta Waves“ and LP „Broken Ways“ are highly praised: a more than solid foundation is already pounded. Also, they are known for their energetic and precise live performances.

After tightening the screws creating a new album for a few years, ENTORX are ready for the next level(s).

Their new and highly anticipated album "Faceless Insanity" is a very dark and aggressive brew; simultaneously more playful than its highly praised predecessor „Broken Ways“. The band's more demanding technical and bleak arrangements are a real pleasure for fans of bands like DARKANE, REVOCATION, OPETH, GOJIRA and HATE!

Highlights:

September 2009 - band founded by Bogdan Brygadin and Ilja Prinz

August 2010 - first gig on "Metallergrillen Open Air"

15/10/2011 - release of 4 Track EP "Theta Waves"

2012/2013 - various concerts and writing / composing of songs for first album

15/06/2013 - band's own festival "Kill Your Brain Fest" arose

15/11/2013 - release of our first album "Broken Ways"

2014/2015 - various concerts, amongst others as support for DISBELIEF, LAY DOWN ROTTEN, CYPECORE, PROPHECY23, INTO DARKNESS and BITTERNESS

September to December 2015 - First tour (mostly selforganized) in Germany (15 club concerts ins south and west Germany)

2016 to 2018 - various concerts and composing of songs for second album

06/04/2018 - supportgig for VADER in Mannheim

29/05/2020 – release of „Faceless Insanity“

ENTORX continuously is active as a live act and looks back on more than 140 concerts.

We succesfully had the chance to demonstrate our musicianship at various festivals, like Metallergrillen, Knüppelnacht, Waldpark Open Air, Rhein Neckar Metal Festival and Metal Infection.

https://www.facebook.com/Entorx/

http://entorx.de/

GULGUTA RELEASE "ANDZIA"

PRESS RELEASE:

Gulguta

Andzia

Self-released

29 May 2021 | Digital

Genre: Black metal, grindcore | Country: Switzerland

Tracklist:

Fille du vent

Oiseau noir

Trahison

Fils de putain

Dans son bas-ventre

Traqués

Lèse-majesté

A mort

Tout s'efface

The album is based on a Polish folk tale, "Andzia", but is modified in a way that fits with the Gulguta lyrics style. The story is about a girl called Andzia, living alone in the forest, but a fool king falls in love with her. He will soon discover that she is engaged with his son, so his vengeance will be terrible.

Line-up:

Roby: vocals

Raúl: drums

Stéphane: guitars

Panda: guitars

Antonio: bass

Laura: female vocals

Recorded by Raúl Fernandez - studio Kira

Follow Gulguta:

https://gulguta.bandcamp.com/album/andzia

https://www.facebook.com/gulgutagrindcore

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3DZ23q0ngdLEWzXUjoA6t8

FLESHBORE RELEASE "EMBERS GATHERING" VIDEO AND ALBUM

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Tech-Death crew FLESHBORE will release full-length debut album Embers Gathering August 13 on Innerstrength Records. The official video for the title track is available now at youtu.be/Q2OtNXpIYHY

Embers Gathering is a redefining of the band's sound, with years of calculated work put into refining the songs. The result is an album filled with ear catching riffs, accompanied with lyrics that relate to personal life events, meeting and overcoming obstacles, and the perspective earned through these experiences.

FLESHBORE recorded the album with Jackson Ward at Strata Recording. Luciferium War Graphics was also recruited to create the visual representation of the album artwork, as well as a new logo that has evolved with the new sound.

Track Listing:

1. Momentum

2. Careless Preacher

3. Cynicism

4. The Scourge

5. Embers Gathering

6. Revivified

7. One Thousand Hands

FFO: The Black Dahlia Murder, The Faceless, Sylosis, Cattle Decapitation, and Revocation.

Line-up

Michael O'Hara - Vocals

Michael McGinley - Guitar

Cole Chavez - Guitar

Cole Daniels - Bass

Tyler Mulkey - Drums

BIO

Making their debut in 2017, FLESHBORE independently released two EPs, including the latest installment. Malignancy, in 2018.

Playing shows extensively was a focus. Seeds were planted in the Midwest and along the New England area playing with bands such as Dying Fetus, Rings of Saturn, and Equipoise in support of their debut live performance.

After recruiting Tyler Mulkey on drums and Michael O'Hara on vocals, they released their latest single "Cynicism," which was recorded along with the rest of their debut full-length album Embers Gathering. Their goal from the band's formation was to break barriers both musically and mentally, while encouraging others to push themselves to do the same.

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instagram.com/fleshbore

fleshbore.bandcamp.com

innerstrengthmusic.com

innerstrengthrecords.bandcamp.com

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FULCI RELEASE "EXHUMED INFORMATION"

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Acclaimed Italian death metal force FULCI once again conspires with Time To Kill Records to release the band’s third full-length album, on July 23rd 2021.

The new FULCI album, entitled "Exhumed Information", continues the paradigmatic experience of the band as a tribute to (cult Italian film director) Lucio Fulci’s filmography. The album is a concept based on the film "Voices from Beyond” (1991). This is not one of the most established and praised Fulci’s works, having actually been made in the final (low budget) phase of his career, yet it is still a very interesting giallo / horror enhanced by a peculiar dark aura.

Once again, FULCI draws inspiration not only from the death metal genre and greats like early Cannibal Corpse, Obituary and Bolt Thrower, but the macabre thrills of 80's horror soundtracks as well (Fabio Frizzi, John Carpenter, Goblin).

"Exhumed Information" is a very intriguing chapter in FULCI’s discography, as the album has been structured in two parts that explore all the facets of the FULCI sound. The A-side is purely death metal while the B-side has been conceived as a movie soundtrack. All the synth parts were written and performed specifically for FULCI by the electro / soundtrack project TV-CRIMES. This side in particular embodies a reverberating sense of eeriness, danger and fear: the brooding sound feels dangerously unsettling, lacing its churning atmosphere with catchy melodies that travel right through your ears to your central nervous system.

"Exhumed Information" was recorded at Till Deaf Recording Studios by Ando Ferraiuolo. Mastering was entrusted to Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Cirith Ungol, Tomb Mold). The cover artwork was designed by SoloMacello (Sadist, Elvenking, Black Rainbows). Layout and packaging design by Ascionemagro studios.

The single "Glass" is the first taste of the collaboration between TV-CRIMES and FULCI. The track was inspired by one of the key elements of the film "Voices From Beyond".

For now, the mastermind behind TV-CRIMES wishes to remain anonymous.

Check out "Glass" at THIS LOCATION.

"Exhumed Information" tracklist:

01. Autopsy

02. Voices

03. Nightmare

04. Evil

05. Funeral

06. Tomb

07. Glass

08. Child

09. Fantasma

10. Cemetery

FULCI

https://www.facebook.com/fulciband/

https://instagram.com/fulcicult

Time To Kill Records

https://www.instagram.com/timetokillrecords/

https://www.facebook.com/timetokillrecords/

https://www.timetokill-records.com/

ARTACH RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR "SHE GATHERS LEAVES"

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St. John's Newfoundland is home to some of the most unforgiving, bleak, and snowiest weather in the country and local black metal act Artach uses that grey atmosphere as an inspiration for their raw and epic music.

Last year, Artach released a debut album “Chronicles of a Black Winter'' and this year, will follow it up with “Sworn to Avenge''. The second single from the upcoming release is “She Gathers Leaves”, being presented in a lyric video. The single is more mystical and pagan than the other tracks on the album, as they explain:

“The music has a bit of a gothy feel in places and that leads to having some lyrics about witchy subject matter.” 

They go on, to comment on the album:

“The music on the album is a frigid mixture of topics about nature and how it meets and interacts with the darkness of humankind. The desolation of the world, the planet, and the repeated failure of society to evolve to a place where we are a part of nature and not brutish subjugators of everything in our path.”

Coming from the coldest, windiest, snowiest, foggiest city in Canada, Artach’s music is heavily influenced by nature and even takes after the bleak climate they are surrounded by. “Sworn to Avenge” is an inescapable, cold and at times unhinged grimness. Raw aggression tempered with bouts of melody evoking the grandmasters of the genre while incorporating first and second wave black metal influences.

Raw and epic black metal, Artach is recommended listening for fans of Immortal, Celtic Frost, and Darkthrone. 

The lyric video for “She Gathers Leaves” can be seen and heard via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.

“Sworn to Avenge” is being released on June 25th via Depressive Illusions and is available for pre-order / save at the following links: DepressiveIllusions.com, Artach.bandcamp.com, Amazon, Spotify.

Previous single:

“Into the Frozen Woodlands” - https://youtu.be/FtfosCUA7iw 

Track Listing:

1. Tuiteam an Duine (7:08)

2. Ice Throne (5:09)

3. Shimmer (6:35)

4. Endless Tundra (21:35)

5. Into the Frozen Woodlands (4:49)

6. She Gathers Leaves (5:25)

7. Mistress of Black Thorns (6:24)

8. Winter’s End (8:14)

Album Length: 1:05:23

Album Band Line Up:

Fíochmhar: Vocals, Drums, Keyboards

Sruthán: Guitar, Bass

For more info:

Facebook.com/ArtachBlackMetal

Instagram.com/ArtachBlackMetal