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Germany’s HORN set release date for new IRON BONEHEAD album, reveal new video

Iron Bonehead Productions sets May 15th as the international release date for the highly anticipated eighth album of Germany’s HORN, Mohngang, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Since 2017, with the release of the album Turm am Gang and then the Retrograd mini-album a year later, HORN have aligned forces with Iron Bonehead, resulting in a refreshed taste of German steel. The Horn saga began in 2002, and throughout those many years, mainman Nerrath has been steadily perfecting a classicist, almost-medieval style of black metal bound to pagan roots. Staunchly solitary to the present day, the initial drive behind HORN […]

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PLAGUE YEARS: Michigan Crossover Death Thrashers To Unleash Circle Of Darkness Full-Length Via Entertainment One May 22nd

View / Share PLAGUE YEARS’ ‘Play The Victim’ Video At THIS LOCATION Michigan-based crossover death thrashers PLAGUE YEARS will unleash their punishing Circle Of Darkness full-length via Entertainment One on May 22nd. Like an icepick to the face, PLAGUE YEARS arrives with an electric surge of sudden pain. An unrelenting end of the world assault of the cataclysmic convergence of thrash and hardcore, with bits of blackened death and midtempo madness to spare, the Detroit master blasters are here to crash the crossover party. Summoning the primitive spirit of the singular moment when the heaviest of metal first smashed into […]

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Monolord singer/guitarist Thomas V. Jäger announces solo debut, shares title track via Consequence of Sound

“The hazy atmosphere and production echo MONOLORD’s aesthetics, with Jäger applying the underlying sonic principles of the band to his solo material. Consider the track ‘A Solitary Plan’ to be Jäger’s ‘Planet Caravan’ – even the heaviest and doomiest need to keep it chill sometime.” – Consequence Of Sound MONOLORD singer/guitarist Thomas V. Jäger announces his debut solo album, sharing the title track, ‘A Solitary Plan’ via Consequence Of Sound. Hear and share ‘A Solitary Plan’ HERE Thomas V. Jäger is best known as the vocalist/guitarist in MONOLORD, the hottest, most crushing melodic doom band in the world. So, releasing […]

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UK True Metallers DARK FOREST Return in April with Oak, Ash & Thorn / New Single Streaming

Venerable British true metallers DARK FOREST return with nine songs of epic metal heroics and monumental storytelling on Oak, Ash & Thorn. The album will be released on CD, Vinyl, and Digital formats April 24 on Cruz Del Sur Music. New song ‘The Midnight Folk’ is streaming now HERE With their first studio offering in four years, DARK FOREST marries traditional metal glory with tales from the heart of England’s long and storied past. DARK FOREST founding member, guitarist and songwriter Christian Horton was halfway through the creation of the band’s fifth studio album when he came across a copy […]

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HAIL SPIRIT NOIR sign with Agonia Records

Greek psychodelic prog metal band HAIL SPIRIT NOIR have signed a record deal with Agonia Records. The sextet’s new album is complete and has been slated for a tentative release in June 2020. HAIL SPIRIT NOIR is an intriguing psychedelic prog metal band, with strong experimental and prog rock influences, recommended for fans of Oranssi Pazuzu, Ulver, Borknagar, or Ghost, yet with an identity of its own. Their third and last album, Mayhem In Blue, was released to critical acclaim in 2016, and was followed by several festival appearances, including a thundering performance at Roadburn (which simultaneously marked the first-ever […]

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LUSTRE – THEY AWOKE TO THE SCENT OF SPRING (LP REPRINT) DUE SOON

Dated 2012, a piece of history of the Atmospheric Black Metal wave will be finally pressed on a gatefold LP format. Through the year LUSTRE has been rightfully recognized by most of the followers as a point of reference in shaping the guidelines of a majestic vision inspired by the northern nature. Crystalized beauty, intense and frail background atmospheres create dense layers of powerful visions. By the meany considered as a classic for the band ATMF & De Tenebrarum Principio are proud to repress, for the first time on this format, a piece of their past roster’s release history. SIDE […]

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BLACK CURSE set release date for SEPULCHRAL VOICE debut

Sepulchral Voice Records sets April 24th as the North American release date for BLACK CURSE’s highly anticipated debut album, Endless Wound, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Formed in 2015, BLACK CURSE is the focused will of death-obsessed fanatics. Physically residing in Denver, Colorado, the band is comprised of various members of other cults responsible for the outside attention the city has gained in recent years. BLACK CURSE has grown slowly over the years, changing form several times. The band has a meticulous writing process, wrought with intention and focus, that demands reflection. With this in mind, they chose to […]

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ULVER release new single & video ‘Russian Doll’ – Album due later this year

Oslo, Norway: Prolific experimental music collective ULVER, return with an intelligent, dark and dancey new track, ‘Russian Doll’. The single sees its release via House of Mythology with an accompanying video. Watch & Share: ‘Russian Doll’ (Official Music Video) HERE Available Now on All Streaming Platforms Of the single, ULVER’s Kristoffer Rygg explains, “Although this is pop music in our heads, the images and connotations in the lyrics are probably far away from what one usually associates with this genre. It actually began with some images and memories from the movie Lilja 4-Ever by Lukas Moodysson; a dark and disillusioning […]

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Dawn of Ouroboros to release new album in March

California blackened progressive metal band DAWN OF OUROBOROS are pleased to announce that they will release their album The Art Of Morphology via Rain Without End Records, a sublabel of Naturmacht Productions. The album will be released on March 30th 2020 and pre-orders will be available on March 2nd. The band commented: “Our Goal for this album was to find our voice and experiment openly with sound, emotion and chemistry as a whole. Lyrically, we chose to be free with our ideas and not stick to a single concept. Song inspirations ranging from our favorite horror manga series to the […]

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