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ULTHAR: Blackened Death Metal Trio Announces First US Tour In Five Years

Blackened death metal trio ULTHAR will return to stages this Spring on an eleven-date US tour. The journey commences in Oakland, California on April 26th and concludes with a performance at Norwest Terror Fest in Seattle, Washington on May 9th. The tour marks the band’s first tour since 2019! Tickets are on sale now. See confirmed dates below. ULTHAR will be touring in support of their critically adored Anthronomicon and Helionomicon full lengths, release last year via 20 Buck Spin. Anthronomicon embodies the continued progression of ULTHAR’s mastery over its art. From the opening blasts and twisting mania of ‘Cephalophore’, […]

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ULTHAR: Blackened Death Metal Trio To Release Two New Full-Lengths On February 17th Via 20 Buck Spin; New Track Streaming + Preorders Available

Over the course of their first two albums, Cosmovore and Providence, ULTHAR carved out a unique niche on the spectrum of underground metal, forging a grotesquely elegant hybrid of technical death metal alchemy and black metal’s stinging blizzard winds, all with the acerbic color of the absurdist’s brush. Nearly three years on from Providence, a burst of deadly creativity has resulted in TWO new albums, to be released simultaneously on February 17th via 20 Buck Spin. Anthronomicon embodies the continued progression of ULTHAR’s mastery over its art – always evolving, refining, and pushing forward. From the opening blasts and twisting […]

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Album Review: Ulthar – Providence

ULTHAR proves their 2018 debut Cosmovore was no fluke or one-and-done episode. They return to the fray with Providence (the hometown of H. P. Lovecraft…coincidence?) and they are back to mangle minds and reap souls with a whirlwind of fierce and technical death metal. There’s very little primitive gloom here. This is the fast and nasty side of the beast, touching on such primal sources as MORBID ANGEL, PESTILENCE, IMMOLATION and lesser known entities like ANATA and MERCYLESS. There’s also a touch of blackness to the affair, especially in the ripped throat vocals. Highlights are many, but I would bring […]

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ULTHAR: Bay Area Death Cult Announces Fall US Headlining Tour; Cosmovore Debut Out Now On 20 Buck Spin

Bay area death cult ULTHAR will take to the streets again this fall on a near-two-week US headlining tour. The journey will commence on November 7th in Los Osos, California and punish ten cities upon its conclusion November 16th in Portland, Oregon. See all confirmed dates below: ULTHAR: 11/07/2019 Sweet Springs – Los Osos, CA 11/08/2019 Lexington – Los Angeles, CA 11/09/2019 Yucca Tap Room – Phoenix, AZ 11/10/2019 Sister Bar – Albuquerque, NM w/ Oryx 11/11/2019 Hi-Dive – Denver, CO w/ Nightfell 11/12/2019 Diabolical Records – Salt Lake City, UT 11/13/2019 The Shredder – Boise, ID 11/14/2019 Old Nick’s […]