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Louisiana Blackened Doom Unit KAVYK Announce Debut Album Radiant Abyss + Stream First Single ‘Civilized’

Louisiana blackened doom four-piece KAVYK has risen from the swamp to unveil its long-awaited debut album, Radiant Abyss, Dec. 18 via Caustic Hollow. LISTEN TO THE HYPNOTIC STRAINS OF ‘CIVILIZED’ HERE Recorded and mixed by James Whitten (Thou, High On Fire) and mastered by Brad Boatright (Gatecreeper, Full Of Hell), Radiant Abyss is over 40 minutes of blackened sludge and pitiless death-doom, complete with excruciating tremolo, blast beats, and an ominous atmosphere. Guitarist/vocalist Troy Bennett says, “The point of Radiant Abyss was to be non-yielding to specific genres and just write heavy, experimental music. Each song is meant to contain […]

DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM release new single, ‘Pater’

DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM is proud to present the new single ‘Pater’ out on digital stores via Club Inferno Ent. and presented with a lyric video edited by Marcelo Silva (Ms Motion Graphics) STREAM HERE The new song, ‘Pater’, is the most direct and powerful that the band has ever created and represents the beginning of a renewed style that leads the band towards a new musical identity and new album.Fans of DEATH, PESTILENCE, the fury of BEHEMOTH, and the Progressive elements of OPETH and EDGE OF SANITY – here is a band to keep absolutely an eye on. ORDER/STREAM ‘Pater’ […]

KATLA release sophomore album, Allt þetta helvítis myrkur

KATLA release their sophomore full-length Allt þetta helvítis myrkur. The album is now streaming in full at the links below: Bandcamp Youtube Order HERE KATLA comment: “We are stoked to tell you that Allt þetta helvítis myrkur finally hits the shop after long period of hard work”, says drummer Guðmundsson Óli Pálmason. “Our sophomore album is a labour of love. We have crafted and desiged every aspect of this release, from music and lyrics via recording and production, mixing and mastering, layout and visual art, down to the handwriting and even the colour of the vinyls. Nothing has been left […]

CARDINAL WYRM: Oakland Doom Metal Trio With Members Of Vastum, Terebellum, And More To Release Fourth Album, Devotionals; ‘Nightmarchers’ Streaming + Preorders Posted

Long-running Oakland, California-based doom metal band CARDINAL WYRM is preparing to release their fourth album, Devotionals, on December 11th. Alongside the album’s details, cover art, and preorders, the song ‘Nightmarchers’ has been made available for streaming. CARDINAL WYRM’s Devotionals can be described as heavy, intricate, driving, progressive, and genre bending music that seeks to tell a story. The album features Pranjal Tiwari (S.C.R.A.M.) on drums and lead vocals, Nathan A. Verrill (Terebellum, Fyrhtu) on guitars and backing vocals, and Leila Abdul-Rauf (Vastum, Terebellum, Hammers Of Misfortune, Fyrhtu) playing bass and providing additional vocals. The follow-up to their Svart Records-released 2016 […]

THE GLASSPACK: Louisville Psychedelic Punk Unit Releases Free Misfits/Samhain Covers EP; New Full-Length Set For 2021 Unveiling Via Small Stone

Louisville, Kentucky-based psychedelic punk unit, THE GLASSPACK, has unleashed their first recorded material in over a decade in the form of their Candy Apples And Razor Blades EP. Featuring various Misfits and Samhain covers, the eight-track offering is available for free via Bandcamp and serves as a teaser to the band’s forthcoming new full-length, Moon Patrol, set for release in 2021 via Small Stone Records. Comments vocalist “Dirty” Dave Johnson, “I asked the guys if we could record something special this year to give away for free. So, we quickly recorded some punk rock and metal favorites with a dash […]

FULLMINATOR RELEASE VIDEO OF BEASTIE BOYS COVER

Space thrashers FULLMINATOR have released a video of their cover of the Beastie Boys ‘Fight For Your Right To Party’. The song is from their upcoming EP Omniplasm which will be released on December 12th. Watch the video HERE Omniplasm Track Listing: Artificial Immolator (AI) Checking Accunt$ Omniplasm Perihelion Fight For Your Right (Beastie Boys Cover) Line-up:Reptilian Deluxe (Vocals)Lord Gartallaz (Drums, Backing vocals)Enforcer Blowmiux (Bass)Cyber Zurrfex (Lead Guitar)Master Kiununtriux (Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals) FULLMINATOR Online:Facebook

Mexico’s Progressive Metal Masters THE ADVENT EQUATION Return with Remnants of Oblivion in December

Monterey (Mex) – After eight years, progressive metal quartet THE ADVENT EQUATION return with sophomore full-length album Remnants Of Oblivion on December 4. A teaser video is available HERE On the follow-up to 2012’s critically acclaimed Limitless Life Reflections, THE ADVENT EQUATION makes a leap forward in terms of compelling composition, melodic songcraft, and a production that packs one hell of a punch! Remnants Of Oblivion is a duality between heaviness and melody that translates into a complete musical and emotional experience. Progressive Metal that reflects the collective work of memorable riffs and iconic choruses taking you to a transitory […]

Druon Antigon to release Desontstijging on December 4th

“Observe ye everything that takes place in the heaven, how they do not change their orbits, and the luminaries which are in the heaven, how they all rise and set in order each in its season, and transgress not against their appointed order.Behold ye the earth, and give heed to the things which take place upon it from first to last, how steadfast they are…” – The Book Of Enoch Stream ‘Zinloos’ HERE So convinced are we of our superiority and importance; so sure that we stand but one step from godhood. We build our towering monuments in a futile […]

MASSIMO PUPILLO: stream dark drone debut album of ZU’s bassist in full

Jazz metal trio ZU’s bassist and occult experimentalist MASSIMO PUPILLO presents his first solo album in its entirety. The unsettling ambient drone album The Black Iron Prison will drive you to the abysses of mankind. “You’ll find yourself drifting through each track, enveloped by the well-positioned mix that swallows you whole. As you reach the final, titular track, Pupillo cranks up the experimentation more, with some unique bass sounds created and utilised in the song.” — Everything Is Noise Matching live instruments and machines to perfection MASSIMO PUPILLO’s debut solo album, The Black Iron Prison, is remarkably obscure and mystic: […]

CHILD BITE Teams Up With Black Tusk To Cover Prong’s ‘Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck’

Detroit punk/metal unit CHILD BITE has teamed up with Georgia sludge metallers BLACK TUSK for a collaborative quarantine cover of Prong’s 1994 classic ‘Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck’. Notes vocalist Shawn Knight, “I can’t speak for BLACK TUSK, but us CHILD BITE guys have been laying low for the past several months, focusing on other aspects of our lives as opposed to forcing band productivity when we honestly just weren’t feeling it, or even worse, cluttering up the social landscape when the world has had much more pressing matters to focus on than demented rock music… Not that shit […]