DEATH´S EMINENCE RELEASE "IN A HIDEOUS DREAM MADE TRUE"

 

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Formed in 2006, Death's Eminence has been on a journey to push the bounds of blackened technical death metal with a heavy progressive dose. The debut album, "Of Blood and Sacrifice," was released in 2015 and expressed the early blueprints of the musical madness that lived in the cranial caverns of the members.

In a Hideous Dream Made True, the third Death’s Eminence album, was recorded by James Knoerl and Chris Carlin, respectively tracking their own performances in 2020 and 2021.

It was mixed by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, California; and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland, Oregon.

All music and lyrics composed and written by Chris Carlin.

Guitars, bass, vocals - Chris Carlin

Drums - James Knoerl

Cover artwork by Moonroot.

https://youtu.be/_9utjBXd-nQ

Death's Eminence - Brief as Each Other's Thrall

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HEX A.D. RELEASE "FUNERAL TANGO FOR GODS AND MEN"

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Band: Hex A.D.

Album: Funeral Tango for Gods & Men

Country: Norway

Genre: Prog/Doom

Label: Fresh Tea

Release date: October 22, 2021

It takes more than a global pandemic and a lockdown to stop a band like Hex A.D.! Instead of going into hibernation and disappearing, they were well into writing and recording new songs only a few weeks after the release of “Astro Tongue in the Electric Garden” last February. As singer and guitarist Rick Hagan says: 

“It was easy to see how this whole thing would affect the music business, and we just went straight into this new project instead of hoping for a possible gig or two. Actually it was great to be able to focus all my attention on this new record and not have to worry about playing live while recording it.”

Musically this new album is a darker and deeper ride than the other records in the band’s catalogue. In addition to that, “Funeral Tango for Gods & Men” has turned out to be the band’s most varied work to date. Listeners may be surprised to discover Eagles inspired guitar and vocal harmonies; old school blues riffs and catchy hooks combined with the band’s ever present trademarks such as big epic passages, doomy riffs, vivid storytelling and mysterious atmospheres!

“This record includes my most personal and honest lyrics to date,” says singer and lyricist Hagan. “I love to write about horror movies and creepy stuff, and I have gone there on a few songs this time too, but I have for the first time included deeper and more personal themed lyrics.”

The band’s unofficial 5th member Rowan Robertson, of Dio-fame, contributes to two of the albums tracks. His leads are again a testimony to his outstanding abilities as a solo guitarist, and his melodic and creative solos on the songs “Hell Hath No Fury” and “All the Rage” show the same qualities that landed him the job with Dio back in 1989. The keen listener might be able to pick up a tip of the old hat to Blackmore, Beck and Gilmour in these amazing moments of world class fretwork. 

Rowan is not the only guest guitarist to add to this layered piece of work. Norway’s definitive guitar hero and hard rock icon Ronni Le Tekrö pushes the album’s closer “Positively Draconian” right over the edge with his classic and unmistakable runs. His artistic flare fits right in with Hex A.D.’s rather grand sound, and it is not by coincidence that he plays on the last track on the album. 

All in all “Funeral Tango for Gods & Men” is the undaunted work by a band that’s getting bolder and bolder with every release, a band that dares to use a familiar language to tell untold classic stories.

"Funeral Tango for Gods & Men" will be released October 22nd 2021 by Fresh Tea.

Pre-order a copy from Tiger record store or directly from the label Fresh Tea.

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SUPERSTATIC RELEASE "GLIMMERING VEIL"

 

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Band: Superstatic

Album: Glimmering Veil

Country: Ireland

Genre: Funeral doom metal

Label: Solitude Productions

Release date: October 15, 2021

The second album by the Irish band Superstatic founded by Rustam, the founding member of Rakoth and Umbral Presence, who also used to play bass in Cruachan. The name of the band is derived from the debut Rakoth album, "Superstatic Equilibrium", however this time Rustam (under the name of Alex) has turned to doom death metal. On "Glimmering Veil" the music leaned more towards funeral doom metal, became darker and more complex, incorporating elements of horror. At the same time lyrics are based on works by Harlan Ellison, Wilhelm Hauff, Stephen King and Arthur Machen, and videogames Morrowind and System Shock 2, which makes listening to "Glimmering Veil" even more interesting and unpredictable. Guitar parts were performed by Sergei Lazar (Arkona, Rossomahaar), who has also mixed the album. The album was mastered by Tom Waltz, known from his work with Venom, Annihilator, Dopethrone and many other artists.

Tracklist:

1. I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream

2. Mutabor

3. House Dagoth

4. Edge

5. I Am The Doorway

6. The Rose Garden

7. Remember Citadel

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CROWORD RELEASE "CRIMSON GAZE" EP

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Band: Croword

Album: Crimson Gaze

Country: Austria

Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Label: NRT-Records

Release date: September 3, 2021

CROWORD is an emerging Austrian Metal band around mastermind and bass player Lukas Rappitsch which lets resound a great and massive Melodic Death Metal symphony with their new 4 track EP “Crimson Gaze”. The new opus will be released on September 3, 2021, via NRT Records and additionally contains the live session “Live Is More Than Just Breathing” as bonus material.

This concert features eleven songs from their two previous releases, perfectly reflecting the band’s intense sound, which was strongly inspired by the Gothenburg Death Metal scene of the 1990s, merging with influences from Rock, Jazz and Classical music to create a unique blend. The harbinger of the second album planned for 2022 has been recorded at the Austrian Kochplatte Studio and Elophos Hill Studios.

Andreas Koch has been responsible for the mix of the EP and none other than Jens Bogren (Fascination Street Studios), who already worked with Opeth, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy and many others, has been won over for the mastering. The songs are inspired by painters such as Egon Schiele and Arnold Böcklin, who dealt with the abysses and peaks of human nature about 100 years ago. Fans of musically and lyrically sophisticated Melodic Death Metal should definitely risk more than a listen!

Founded in 2012 in Styria, CROWORD put themselves in the public spotlight for the first time in 2016 with their demo EP “Manifest Of Mortal Sickness” and the lyric video for the title track, which was recognized with great appreciation in the international Metal scene.

About a year later, CROWORD released their first album “The Great Beyond”, which presented a band that proved even more authenticity, technical finesse, power and depth compared to their debut. With their new EP and the accompanying live session, the Austrians will once again show the world what good Melodic Death Metal sounds like. The talented and charismatic bass player and bandleader Lukas Rappitsch, as well as the experienced drummer Johannes Eder, set a complex and catchy rhythm with their bass and drum line, which underscores the rough vocals of CROWORD’s new shouter Adrian Schattovits appealingly.

With their unique solos, masterfully performed by their guitarist duo Julian Schattovits and Dino Sulic, the young band makes powerful statements. Backed by melodic and precisely placed guitars, the opener and title track “Crimson Gaze”, which will be released as the first single, describes with harsh vocals how fear and hatred give way to sheer brutality and the border to sanity tears. The following two tracks “Isle Of The Dead” and “Death And The Maiden” are poetic as well as contrasting in content and sound, presenting a symphony of passing innocence, love and a death that always finds who it is looking for.

The grand finale of the 4 track EP and at the same time the second single is a statement for the freedom of art and creativity, wonderfully depicted in the sociocritical track “Secession (Where All The Reasons Are Lost)”, where heavy riffs meet quiet acoustics. The cover artwork, designed by Irrwisch Artdesign (Mudhoney, Sólstafir, Dool), gives the whole thing a fitting touch, along with red glowing eyes drilling into the depths of the soul. The additional live session “Live Is More Than Just Breathing”, which can be accessed exclusively via a link in the CD booklet, will be a special treat for CROWORD’s fan community. Besides the live versions of the four new songs, it also comes with the last years’ best-of tracks, performed with raw emotion and a lot of sweaty passion in the premises of the Austrian University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.

The songs of CROWORD convince with diverse compositions, a proper portion of heaviness and clear melodies, which in their foundations carry the sound of great bands such as In Flames, At The Gates or Dark Tranquillity. With “Crimson Gaze” the band moves one step closer to the center of the European Melodic Death Metal scene.

Web: https://www.croword.com

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

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

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ARTACH RELEASE VIDEO FOR "ICE THRONE"

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Canada, St. John’s, Newfoundland's black metal duo Artach unleashed their latest album “Sworn to Avenge” this past June via Depressive Illusions Records. Heavily influenced by nature and the bleak climate they are surrounded by in the cold frozen north, the band is also inspired by sci-fi fiction, one series, in particular, is Stargate SG-1, which inspired their latest lyric video for the chilling “Ice Throne”.

"This one is inspired by the technologies of the ancients left behind in the Arctic and discovered by the Stargate SG-1 team. It's fairly self-descriptive and a fan of the show would recognize some of the ideas." adds the band.

Watch and listen to the lyric video “Ice Throne” - https://youtu.be/jJmKNXIKkXg 

“Sworn to Avenge” is the second album from Artach, following up 2020’s “Chronicles of a Black Winter”. Fans can expect more of the same compared to the first, but it pushes the envelope a little bit. Artach embraces evolution and aspire to play tighter, and have a more professional sound, but never sound overly polished. 

Artach’s process is a collaborative one between the duo, the genesis of the songs are arranged on guitar by Sruthán and very roughly recorded at home. After getting together, they record drums and flesh out the song in an afternoon and by then the song is pretty much ready for the studio recording of guitars, then bass, and lastly vocals. 

Artach is recommended listening for anyone interested in raw black metal and those with an interest in Celtic Frost, Darkthrone, and Satyricon.

“Sworn to Avenge” is available via Depressive Illusions Records at the following links: DepressiveIllusions.com, Artach.bandcamp.com, Amazon, Spotify.

Previous Videos:

Shimmer - https://youtu.be/JyJ2xW2oquM

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

She Gathers Leaves - https://youtu.be/g0nahpQ6O6s 

Tuiteam an Duine - https://youtu.be/qt98RuT4Opg 

Part 1 - Track By Track - Sworn to Avenge - https://youtu.be/MsJPj_oz54w 

Part 2 - Track By Track - Sworn to Avenge - https://youtu.be/a4qLyZCQ1XY

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:

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REN MARABOU "ALL HAIL ODIN" SINGLE

 

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Ren Marabou is a multi-instrumentalists Norse Pagan Rock/ Viking solo artist who hails from the Emerald Isle of Ireland. He is signed to Misanthropik Records and has released 5 albums to date. Most recent album ‘ Way Finder ’ was released on the 1st of March and is available on all major platforms. He has gigged extensively around Ireland, UK and Europe. When playing live, he has a four piece band of seasoned musicians behind him with whom he performs a high energy, intense live show. Riffs, melodies and grooves. Currently he is endorsed by Cassidy Guitars, Skull Strings, and Dirtbag USA. Album number 5 is in the works and there are loads of music videos and behind the scenes studio videos on the way.

Album number 6 ‘SAGAS’ is in the works and there are loads of music videos and behind the scenes studio videos on the way.

‘All Hail Odin’ is the first single taken from my upcoming album ‘SAGAS’ and it’s out now on all major platforms including Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music. 

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THUNDERMAKER RELEASE "THE ROAD"

 

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Band: THUNDERMAKER

Album: The Road

Country: Sweden

Genre: Heavy Metal

Label: Sliptrick Records

Release date: September 14th

Swedish project Thundermaker are ready to unleash the new album, The Road, worldwide via Sliptrick Records on September 14th. The album contains 10 tracks of the purest heavy metal with various songs featuring special guest vocalists such as Ronny Munroe (Metal Church), Tim “Ripper” Owens (Judas Priest/Iced Earth), Rille Larsson and L-G Petrov (Entombed).

Here’s the ofiicial press release from Thundermaker; “The Road is an album that’s very personal and deals with our mental journeys and the awakening of our souls. It’s also a story about how we treat each other and react to the circumstances surrounding us. Every song has a story to tell and there’s a red line between them all, as it all comes down to how we deal with relationships in every form.

The album is mostly written about the spiritual journey and the road with your mirror twin. If you listen carefully to the lyrics, I hope you’ll find them meaningful and inspirational. How it all began, the road we travel together, how we see each other and what our goals are. These journeys really can make you grow as a person and achieve wonders where you once doubted yourself.

These songs can also be interpreted in a different way. You can see them as how you can grow as a person and help others, not following the norm, standing up for yourself, to see the light when there’s only darkness and how to come to that point in life. The Road is where we are headed, not dwelling in the past and looking to the future ahead.

The topic above raises some deep questions and its up to the listener to connect the music and lyrics to the kind of journey that they are on. Whether the relationships in itself are physical or spiritual, they all can be demanding, joyful, filled with laughter, tears and have their ups and downs. All in all, it’s a story about life ….your journey, and to follow your heart, dreams and goals.”

The Road | Released September 14th, 2021 via Sliptrick Records

Track Listing:

01. The Road (ft. Ronny Munroe) | 02. Fire Burns Forever (ft. Tim “Ripper” Owens) | 03. Broken Promises (ft. Ronny Munroe) | 04. A Twin Flame Journey (ft. Ronny Munroe) | 05. Fake (ft. L-G Petrov) | 06. Symbiosis (ft. Rille Larsson) | 07. The Runner & The Chaser (ft. Tim “Ripper” Owens) | 08. Where Sorrow Dwells (ft. Rille Larsson) | 09. 1111 (ft. Ronny Munroe) | 10. Mi-Ya (Instrumental)

All music & lyrics by Marty Gummesson

Produced & recorded by Marty Gummesson at Opossum Studios, Sweden

Mixed by Mikko Karmila/ Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland

Thundermaker is:

Martin Gummesson – Rhythm & Lead Guitars/Bass/Keyboards

Band links: 

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

Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYAukSQiySg0uTRqKYec1Vg

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

On Sliptrick   https://sliptrickrecords.com/thundermaker

SULLEN GUEST RELEASE "COME WITH ME" VIDEO

 

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There are 5 stages of grief. Sullen Guest presents the first part of the triptych!

Lithuanian Death/Doom metal band Sullen Guest presents a music video "Come with Me" from the coming EP Album which is yet to be released. It's a conceptual album about 5 emotional stages of grief. The song "Come With Me" represents the first two - rejection and anger. Song name itself is a gloomy invitation to a journey of pain by these undefeatable emotions.

Check out the video!

https://youtu.be/z6CtaghRuks

Sullen Guest - Come With Me

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COGAS PREMIER NEW SINGLE "ETTAGRAMMA"

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London (UK) based extreme metal stalwarts COGAS announced their debut album, entitled “Unconscious Sons of the Reptile God”. The album will be released on September 17th 2021.

With the album due to hit in a couple of weeks, Machine Music is hosting the exclusive premiere of the new single "Ettagramma". Check it out HERE!

The lyric video for the first single "Sulfur" can be viewed at THIS LOCATION.

Spewed from a place of utter anxiety, extreme metal harbingers COGAS impose a new strain of dark death-black metal annihilation entirely their own, stitching together the timeless brutality of old school death metal and the transformative sonic bedlam of the current visionary black metal crop, to create a majestic and emotive extreme metal behemoth of epic magnitude.

Weaving together layers of dense textures, ceremonial rhythms and looming atmospheres, COGAS excels at the art of organized chaos through sound. Across this new material the London-based band blends elements of extreme metal and macabre stories of Sardinian witchcraft (the Italian island is the homeland of two of the band members - frontman Piero Mura and guitarist Davide Ambu) with ambient explorations, epic sensibilities and grinding walls of sound that defy categorization.

After releasing a couple of very well received EPs, COGAS have come up with their debut full-length which sets new standards for the band. Everything is immaculately executed, right from the artwork to the production, ensuring that their much awaited release doesn't leave anything to be desired.

“Unconscious Sons of the Reptile God” is a journey through the flesh that turns into spirit.

A metaphor about how little earthly power can do compared to the fate that rule our universe.

Despite this, the album is a glorification of both as the tracklist is in fact divided into two narrative parts.

The first part of the concept sees a material being allowed to enter and enjoy such universe, unaware of the consequences of the actions. The second part revolves around the being’s realisation of their inferiority in front of the entity from which they have drawn their power, accepting the destiny aware of having been deceived, but nevertheless not regretting having walked this path.

“Unconscious Sons of the Reptile God” could be sum up as a story about a case of Stockholm Syndrome’s condition with the Devil and our Coga (Sardinian witch) as key players.

Tracklist:

01. Mistress Of The Damned

02. Unconscious Sons Of The Reptile God

03. Sulfur

04. A Dying Sun

05. A Deceiving Light Through The Mist

06. Coffin Mandatory

07. Ettagramma

Line-up:

Piero Mura - Vocals

Davide Ambu - Guitar

Francis Ball - Drums

Michal Popławski - Bass

COGAS

https://cogas.bandcamp.com/

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https://www.instagram.com/cogas_official/

SILENCED MINSTREL TO RELEASE "VOLUME 666"

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Silenced Minstrel (age 44 years, born Saiful Nizam Shukor, 28th March 1976) is a full time singer, songwriter musician from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Been playing music since 1991 he co-founded HALUN, a gothic black metal band back in 1996, produced several demos, one EP and one LP before the badly deformed monstrosity was laid to rest in 2015. Writing and producing mostly in his bedroom studio nicknamed “Sky Panacea Enterprise” he spent the entire 2016 gathering writing and recording materials for his debut album “Volume 1” choosing to name it as such as to not make it sounds too rockstar-ish.

The sixth album “Volume 666” is an album that came out in August 2021 and is a continuation of the artist’s previous musical inclination, direction and concept but with an addition of a new band logo and a slightly different album cover art.

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https://youtu.be/M4wWDJVnIcI

08) Spawn Of The Abyss (Official Lyrics Video)

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