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Album Review: Full Of Hell – Weeping Choir

Depending on whom you’re speaking to, FULL OF HELL is either a merchant of modern death/grind of the highest order, or a marketing-funded merch machine masquerading as a band on the level of JOB FOR A COWBOY. For myself, I’ve always thought the Maryland quartet passable, but no great shakes in the grand scheme of things. Just seemed a bit too groomed for the Summer Slaughter circuit for me.It’s comforting, strangely, to know that some things never change. While opener ‘Burning Myrrh’ is SSDD when it comes to FOH, ‘Haunted Arches’ ups the ante, a bit of the ol’ power-faux-lence […]

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Album Review: The Lord Weird Slough Feg – New Organon

What band has the balls to name their album after a book on scientific method written by Francis Bacon in 1620? Who else but THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG (also known as SLOUGH FEG, but now favoring the longer name again)? It’s a pleasure to see these eccentric masters of philosophical and literary metal in my inbox again! If you love metal in the classic style but with plenty of quirk, I can’t recommend these guys highly enough. And I’m happy to say that New Organon is their best work in quite a while. The recording is rougher, heavier and […]

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REIGN IN BLOOD set release date for comeback album on IRON BONEHEAD, reveal first track

Today, Iron Bonehead Productions sets August 16th as the international release date for REIGN IN BLOOD’s long-awaited comeback album, Missa Pro Defunctis, on CD and vinyl LP format. Staunchly German, REIGN IN BLOOD formed in Saxony in the dark days of 2004. Largely steered by founding vocalist/guitarist Demon Raise and drummer Athanasius, the band soon assaulted the black metal underground with a demo, a split, and an EP, all between 2006-2007. Then, in 2009, came REIGN IN BLOOD’s cult debut album, Diabolical Katharsis, and they then seemingly receded into the shadows, as violently as they originally burst forth from them. […]

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Album Review: Wormwitch – Heaven That Dwells Within

This is my first encounter with WORMWITCH. The band belongs to a kind of subgenre where gloom reigns and black metal is just one flavor in an overall tasting. It resembles the approach of another band I recently encountered, FROSTHELM. But there is an extra layering of melody and mood here that surpasses what FROSTHELM was able to achieve. This is a pretty sophisticated sound with a number of subtle layers. All the songs here are quite involved and have a root in black metal. Changes in riff and tempo are frequent but there are some catchy hooks that make […]

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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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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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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 […]

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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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ITHEIST Premiers New Track, Announces Album Release

UK Black/Death Metal Duo ITHEIST have partnered with Heaviest of Art for the premiere of ‘Neter Amon’, a track from the band’s forthcoming self-titled debut album. Stream the song and check out an insightful interview with the band below. ‘Neter Amon’ Formerly known as Aetherium Mors, UK extreme metal duo ITHEIST will self-release its self-titled debut album on June 21. Album track ‘Guardian Of Baphomet’ can be streamed on YouTube or at the Bandcamp link below. Pre-orders available now HERE Formed by multi-instrumentalist Dan Couch and vocalist / lyricist Kane Nelson, with roots tracing back to 2004, ITHEIST is ready […]

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