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SAVIORSKIN sign to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions; Omnipotence Of The Absolute set for release on December 18th

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions have signed Houston Texas’ industrialized Gothic Doom/Death Metal act SAVIORSKIN. The new album Omnipotence Of The Absolute is up now for pre-order and will be released December 18th on CD and Digital formats, along with merchandise and bundles. Omnipotence Of The Absolute features guest appearances by Kam Lee (Massacre / Death) and Rogga Johansson (Paganizer / Ribspreader / Ghoulhouse). SAVIORSKIN return to HPGD with the new album Omnipotence Of The Absolute! Hailing from Houston Texas, SAVIORSKIN formed in 2018 and perform Industrialized Gothic Doom/Death Metal. Omnipotence Of The Absolute showcases eight morose hymns, each one […]

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Album Review: Starcrazy – Played For Suckers [EP]

Sydney, Australia’s STARCRAZY make their play for the spotlight early next year with this EP, Played For Suckers but, what with the promo sheet espousing such legendary influences as HANOI ROCKS, BOWIE and MOTHER LOVE BONE, I felt we were setting the bar a bit high, perhaps. The just shy of 2-minutes opener, ‘Rise’, wasn’t that great of an idea as a lead-off, as it’s basically an instrumental build to what would, in other times, have been that moment when the backlit stage bathes ‘n’ blinds legions of die-hard fans, the band kicking off their show in grand style. As […]

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Portuguese grind maniacs BESTA return with new single, ‘Dissector’

Times are tough and strange, and we decided within the band to give our contribution to whom most need more than ourselves, so we decided to donate THIS SONG for Hardcore Help Foundation alongside our label Lifeforce Records. ‘Dissector’ is a brand new unreleased song, post-Eterno Rancor from 2019. The song was mixed and mastered by Argentinian/Belgian producer Martin Furia (Nervosa, Evil Invaders) for Somma Prods at LoudBeast Studio, Antwerp, Belgium and recorded by FOH engineer and producer Nuno Loureiro, cover artwork was design by renowned artist José Mendes. In the meantime, the band is working on a new full […]

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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 […]

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Album Review: Mors Principium Est – Seven

I’ve always had a soft spot for melodic death metal, especially that of the Scandinavian/Teutonic variety, so Finland’s MORS PRINCIPIUM EST fit easily into my listening choices when NIGHT IN GALES took a hiatus for the ‘10s, when we didn’t know if AT THE GATES was going to be a thing anymore, and when IN FLAMES disappeared up its own ass starting with 1999’s Colony, incidentally the year of MPE’s founding. Now on its appropriately-titled 7th album, the duo has largely been reliable, not having released an outright clunker during its two decades. Certainly, there are some standouts as well […]

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Album Review: Hatebreed – Weight Of The False Self

I just can’t get behind Jamey Jasta & co. One could make the case that HATEBREED’s frontman/heart and soul of the band has done much for hardcore, as far as bringing it into the spotlight. Whoever said that’s where hardcore wanted to be is my thought. Anyway, the band’s never impressed me, but I can’t seem to help giving each new album a listen. Not sure exactly what I’m hoping for, but I know I haven’t found it yet. And so it remains with Weight Of The False Self, HATEBREED’s eighth. I couldn’t help but wince at the rhyme of […]

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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’ […]

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Album Review: Zebadiah Crowe – The Cloven Hand [EP]

Remember when bands like DIE KRUPPS, the mighty GODFLESH and PITCH SHIFTER used to take on remixes of straightforward metal bands and mangle the songs, turning them inside out, so that what came forth from your speakers was nothing whatsoever like the original? It was liberating to hear, at least to these ears. But when those aforementioned would allow the scalpel to be taken to their own tracks, all bets were off, and what often happened was no less than a dissection and a piecing back together, an electronic Frankenstein’s monster with a result no less bleak than Shelley’s doomed […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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