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ABYSMAL GRIEF to have classic debut EP reissued by SUN & MOON

Today, Sun & Moon Records sets June 25th as the international release date for a long-overdue reisue of ABYSMAL GRIEF’s classic debut EP, Mors Eleison, on CD format for the first time ever. By now, ABYSMAL GRIEF should require little introduction. Since 1996, the band have prolifically maintained their position as Italy’s foremost purveyors of traditional doom. Originally released in 2006 on vinyl, Mors Eleison followed a handful of demos and split releases; as such, it was ABYSMAL GRIEF’s first stand-alone pro recording just prior to their classic self-titled album in 2007. Even this early on, their sulfurous magick was […]

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CHERUBS: Announce 5th Full-Length Album Immaculada High; Share New Song ‘Sooey Pig’

Rightfully hailed as “the noisiest pop music on the planet” by Pitchfork, Austin, TX’s cult noise rock trio CHERUBS have been purveyors of sonic bedlam since their inception in 1991. Today, CHERUBS announce their Relapse debut and new full-length album Immaculada High, coming July 26. Listen to the first single ‘Sooey Pig’ now on YouTube HERE and all streaming services HERE. CHERUBS comments on Immaculada High:“This recording feels like the soundtrack to a movie about Mother Nature exacting dark revenge on the nasty homo sapiens. There’s tigers and pigs and wolves crying out of eyes – oh my.” Immaculada High […]

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WAIT: Progressive Metal Supergroup Featuring Members of DEFEATED SANITY, EXIST & JEFF LOOMIS To Release Debut EP, We Are In Transit, July 12 via The Artisan Era

Sometime around 2011, guitarist and composer Charlie Eron burned a CD with a couple demo tracks on it and handed it to Max Phelps and Alex Weber at a metal show in Frederick, Maryland. The bandmates thought it was pretty cool, and that was that. Video Teaser HERE Many song iterations, revisions and years later, the concept that time is starkly linear and unrecoverable came to Charlie while working at a desk job staring vacantly into computer screen. And thus, WAIT was born. While on tour with their respective projects, the band completed its debut EP We Are In Transit, […]

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DEATHSPELL OMEGA set release date for new NOEVDIA album – reveal special video

Today, Norma Evangelium Diaboli announces May 24th as the international release date for Deathspell Omega’s highly anticipated seventh album, The Furnaces Of Palingenesia. The Furnaces Of Palingenesia is Janus in the midst of the 9th circle of Hell; a prophetic abomination recorded on gear ante anno 1984 vomiting 2084 in the shadows of the horns. A special video for ‘Ad Arma! Ad Arma!’ can be seen & heard HERE at Norma Evangelium Diaboli’s official YouTube channel. Preorder info can be found on NoEvDia’s webshop and also HERE at Norma Evangelium Diaboli’s Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows: Tracklisting for […]

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GLASSING: New Album, Spotted Horse, Out Now, Tour Dates Announced

Listen to Spotted Horse HERE Buy on Limited Edition LP HERE GLASSING’s sophomore album Spotted Horse is available today on LP/Digital. See below for a list of upcoming GLASSING tour dates. “a unique amalgam of suffocating textures, crushing blast beats and black metal-inspired atmosphere” – Decibel “From their wailing guitars to their staccato rhythms to their hollered vocals, GLASSING find the sweet spot between Deftones, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Big Black, and drive a spike deep into it so that fans can hear the raw sonic substance that bubbles forth.” — Kerrang “…an emotional journey through dense textures and the […]

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HOLY TIDE present the first guest on debut album Aquila: Don Airey from DEEP PURPLE

The first guest to take part to the recordings of Aquila, HOLY TIDE debut album, is the great Don Airey, today keyboards player of the legendary Deep Purple. For over 30 years, Don Airey has undoubtedly been one of the most inspirational Heavy Metal keyboard players. Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Rainbow are just some of the names he offered his services to, marking their music with his imprint.The British composer played his unmistakable Hammond on the song ‘The Shepherd’s Stone’, giving us a truly unique performance. Aquila will be released on June 28th, 2019 […]

Album Reviews

Album Review: Warmrain – Here Comes The Rain Again

Britain’s WARMRAIN moves in like its namesake, the title track (yes, it’s the EURYTHMICS cover) showering down, tasteful leads and downtempo taking the place of the original version’s synth-laden throb. It takes confidence to title a release after a cover, much less to transform someone else’s work with what seems like effortlessness to make it your own…and WARMRAIN does here. ‘Shadowline Paradigm’ follows, plaintive, yet seductively so, wandering in the realms of GREEN CARNATION’s The Acoustic Verses or early BLACKFIELD, while ‘Keep Going’ is driven along by understated, yet persistent rhythm patterns. The one fault that I can find within […]

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Album Review: Nocturnus AD – Paradox

There has been an avalanche of really cool releases in the last month…the first new POSSESSED in more than 30 years, the latest from SUNN 0))), new ARCH/MATHEOS, many interesting works from lesser known bands. Well, this might just be the best out of all of them. Never have I heard such a perfect sequel to a classic almost 30 years old. The Key by NOCTURNUS (no A.D. back then) was released in 1990 and really changed the death metal paradigm. It was the first work that showed synthesizers and keyboards could be integrated into extreme death metal successfully. The […]

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THONIAN HORDE: Maryland Blackened Doom Act Debuts ‘Brickstorm’ Through Decibel Magazine; Downfall Album To See Release Late This Month Via Grimoire Records

Decibel Magazine is now streaming ‘Brickstorm’, the latest single by Maryland-based blackened doom rock outfit THONIAN HORDE and their impending Downfall album, nearing late May release through Grimoire Records. Downfall is the third album in as many years from the productive band, comprised of scene veterans who play with the likes of Admiral Browning, Pale Divine, Faith In Jane, Weed Is Weed, Bailjack, and other known acts throughout the region. The band’s Ron “Fez” McGinnis offers of the ‘Brickstorm’ single, “This song was written by Dan and Tyler while I was on call for work (interrupted practice). When I got […]

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GOMORRAH Signs With Willowtip Records

Willowtip Record welcomes Canadian tech-death band GOMORRAH to its roster. The deal will see Willowtip re-issue the band’s highly-acclaimed self-titled album on vinyl, CD and digital formats. Released March 22, 2019, Gomorrah is the band’s second full-length album and was produced by Hannes Grossmann (Hate Eternal, Blotted Science). Check out the video for album track ‘Frailty’ HERE. GOMORRAH is a death metal project founded in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The project’s two official members are vocalist Jeff Bryan and guitarist Bowen Matheson. GOMORRAH have released two full-length releases and are in the writing process of their third […]

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