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Årabrot surprise release new EP, announce forthcoming album on Pelagic Records

Stream The World Must Be Destroyed 5-song EP at The OrchardOr on YouTube Norwegian Grammy Award winning band ÅRABROT announce their return today with a surprise release 5-song EP The World Must Be Destroyed. The band also announces their forthcoming epic 2xLP album Norwegian Gothic, due out in April on Pelagic Records. Norwegian Gothic will be available for pre-order beginning on January 28th. Hear & share The World Must Be Destroyed EP via The Orchard and YouTube. Kjetl Nernes, vocalist/guitarist of ÅRABROT explains the EP thusly: “Originally recorded during the Who Do You Love album sessions back in 2017 — […]

Danish Death Metal Trio DEIQUISITOR to Release New EP, Humanoid

Denmark’s DEIQUISITOR will unleash a fury of death metal with the release of their newest EP, Humanoid. The trio attacks your perception of reality on this six-track assault. Humanoid features raw and spiteful productions, and lyrics that portray the state of ignorance in which world leaders have trapped the masses. Fusing old-school death with unearthly aggression, Humanoid is best described with one word – relentless. Get your first taste of the EP with ‘Empyrean Lifeform’, streaming now. Humanoid is set for release on February 5. Dark Descent Records is handling the digital and CD versions of Humanoid, with vinyl coming […]

Irish doom/sludge band SOOTHSAYER return with debut full-length, Echoes Of The Earth

Irish atmospheric doom/sludge band SOOTHSAYER have come up with a majestic album that takes the best elements of doom and sludge metal and creates something truly impactful and moving. There’s a kind of intensity in their generally soothing music that’s rare in the style, echoing the sentiment of mother nature finally lashing back at us all after being subjected to the ill-treatment doled out by the humans for years and years. The official video can be streamed on both Bandcamp and YouTube, with another one poised to come out soon. Irish doom/sludge band SOOTHSAYER released a gem of an EP […]

THUNDER HORSE: metal up with new video ‘Let Them Bleed’

Texas-based heavy mongers THUNDER HORSE announce the release of their new album Chosen One, to be issued on March 12th through Ripple Music, and share their rocking video for ‘Let Them Bleed’ today. The sound of San Antonio’s THUNDER HORSE doesn’t quite fit into one box, but they are built thick with doom, psych, occult, and classic rock and blues influences. Close your eyes and imagine the brooding sounds of early Sabbath, the massive wall of guitars made famous by bands like Deep Purple and Mountain, on a sonically mesmerizing Pink Floyd trip, and you will have a taste of […]

DEAD EXALTATION: Indian prog/tech death metal band shares new track + album details via Toilet ov Hell

Indian technical/progressive death metal trio DEAD EXALTATION releases the 2nd single from their upcoming album, alongside disclosing the artwork, tracklist, and release date. The single is accompanied by a lyric video that showcases specific elements of the artwork. The album, Despondent, features the absolute finest of South Asian extreme metal musicianship and songwriting, balancing a progressive approach with old school atmosphere. Toilet ov Hell debuts the track, ‘The Transformation’, from the album. Read + Stream full feature HERE Previously released single ‘Coerced Sewer Ingest’ got its premiere at Everything Is Noise last month. The album Despondent releases February 05th. Pre-order […]

Bolt Thrower: Mercenary, Honour-Valour-Pride and Those Once Loyal LP re-issues now available via Metal Blade Records

On January 22nd, BOLT THROWER will release LP re-issues of their classic albums Mercenary, Honour-Valour-Pride, and Those Once Loyal via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order your copies now at: USA EU UK See below for an overview of available Formats/Tracklistings: Mercenary formats: 180g black vinyl snow slush white marbled vinyl (limited to 1100 copies) autumn orange marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 500 copies) white w/ blue splatter vinyl (Kings Road exclusive – limited to 200 copies) white / grey melt vinyl (Kings Road exclusive – limited to 100 copies) mustard / olive marbled vinyl (Eyesore exclusive – limited to […]

NICK HANS: New Mexico-Based Folk Soloist Releases New Live Recording Through Anti-Corporate Music’s The Magnolia Sessions; ‘I Ride Junk’ Playing Exclusively At The Sleeping Shaman

Stream NICK HANS’ ‘I Ride Junk’ HERE Anti-Corporate Music presents the fifth title in their acclaimed singer/songwriter series, The Magnolia Sessions, releasing a new performance by Taos, New Mexico-based folk artist NICK HANS. As the album sees digital release today, The Sleeping Shaman is hosting an exclusive stream of the track ‘I Ride Junk’. The Magnolia Sessions, which launched in September 2020, is a series which sees a new album released the first week of each month. Showcasing bluegrass, dark country, and folk singer/songwriter acts in an intimate outdoor setting at the Anti-Corporate Music/Black Matter Mastering headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, […]

AGE OF WOE premier new single and album preorder start

‘A Feral Swarm’, the first single from the upcoming AGE OF WOE album Envenom up now! The sound of the quintet includes elements between doom, sludge, death and post metal. AGE OF WOE are already musically broadly positioned. But the band also breaks boundaries with its line-up, as members come from Sweden, Finland, and Germany. With the addition of Keijo Niinimaa (Rotten Sound, Morbid Evils, Goatburner) the line-up has been completed prominently not too long ago. Formed in the Gothenburg underground scene in the summer of 2010, the creative goal has remained the same over the past decade: AGE OF […]

KAUPE RELEASE NEW SONG

Prog metal band KAUPE have released their song ‘Death Rattle’ via Ghost Cult Magazine. The track is from their album Cognitive Dissonance which will be released on Feb 19th. Listen HERE Pre-Order at THIS LOCATION It is indisputable that the best start to any band is “Holy shit, I got this riff.” In this way KAUPE, an ambitious band with influences spanning decades, was born in 2016. The Florida-based project started life between two eclectic individuals whose propensity to riff off each other knew no bounds. Two years later, with two other equally talented members onboard, the group went on […]

BLACK TARPOON TO RELEASE The Thad EP ON VINYL

BLACK TARPOON are pleased to announce they will be releasing The Thad EP on vinyl on February 5th, 2021. A family band hailing from Corpus Christi, Texas, BLACK TARPOON serves up brutally honest American roots music inspired by Goddamn Gallows, Clutch, early Misfits, and more. With Jesse James (acoustic guitar/lead vocals) and Oatmeal Reed (bass/dirty vocals) at the helm, BLACK TARPOON tells tales of loss, addiction, and so-called hillbilly life in 2020. Jesse and Oatmeal are joined by Jesse’s wife and Oatmeal’s sister Tashia The Don on washboard/backing vocals, Jesse’s father Billy Mo on lead guitar/backing vox, and family friend […]