31 March 2017

UNAUSSPRECHLICHEN KULTEN “Keziah Lilith Medea (Chapter X)”



Chilean dark entity named UNAUSSPRECHLICHEN KULTEN will release the new album “Keziah Lilith Medea (Chapter X)” on June 2nd through Iron Bonehead Productions.

Regarding the concept and lyrical themes on this album, here´s an interesting excerpt from the official press release…

"This Chapter is inspired by women, the persecution against them by the Holy Office Sacred Congregation (The Inquisition), their essential role in the myth and legend, their place at the witches’ Sabbath, and the profound fear they spread - and still do - in mankind under the concept of Witch." Further, as the band explains, "The ancient pagan cults awarded a leading role to the woman inside the spiritual. However, in medieval Europe, among other things, the exaggeration of the divinity and chastity of the feminine, the exaltation of virginity and motherhood as unique roles for women - the image of the Virgin Mary - create a shadow, a mirror image, an opposite principle. The repression of sexuality and denial of the Soror Mystica incubated a mysterious, dark, and evil female image."

The album will include a 12-page booklet, with liner notes painstakingly crafted by the band. If you are like me among the ones who enjoyed the great "Baphomet Pan Shub-Nigguratht" released in 2014, you will surely admit that expectations are high, and if yout want to taste a bit of what´s about to come listen to the advance track "Sabbatical Offering"...




Tracklisting:
Unholy Abjuration of Faith
The Woman, The Devil and God's Permit
Dentro Del Círculo
Firma El Libro De La  Muerte
Sacrificio Infanticida
Sabbatical Offering
The Mark Of The Devil
Lujuria Carnal Con Incubos



SOUNDS FROM THE DARK PAST...






NECROMANTIA
“Unchaining The Wolf (At War…)”
Crossing The Fiery Path
1993 Osmose Productions



28 March 2017

NECROBLOOD "Collapse Of The Human Race"



Next Friday, March 31st, Iron Bonehead productions in collaboration with Amor Fati productions will release the debut full-length of NECROBLOOD entitled “Collapse Of The Human Race”.

French Black/Death metallers NECROBLOOD started in 2010 and after the debut demo (“The Rite Of Evil” 2011), two EPs (“Necroblood” 2011 and “Second Blood” 2013) and a split album (Jesus Fucking Wept Vol I, 2015) the band is ready to unleash hell with this 10 tracks debut album.

Vinyl version will be handled by Iron Bonehead while Amor Fati will handle the CD version. Check out the advance track “Glorification Through Destruction” and full tracklist… 



Tracklisting
Intro
Through Limitless Abysses
Evil Against Evil
Sons of Genocide
Glorification Through Destruction
Essential Collaspe
Baptised by Devil's Cum
Sadistik Hunt
Operation Gomorrah
The Omen



SOUNDS FROM THE DARK PAST...





MASSACRE
“Cryptic Realms"
From Beyond
1991 Earache Records

27 March 2017

24 March 2017

ESCARNIUM "While The Furnace Burns" Official Lyric Video



“Interitus” the second full-length of Brazilian death metallers ESCARNIUM released last year will be released on vinyl on April 04th through Testimony Records. The album will be limited to 300 copies only.

Additionally ESCARNIUM launched a new lyric video for the track “While The Furnace Burns”






SOUNDS FROM THE DARK PAST...





BEHERIT
“Lord Of Shadows And Goldenwood”
Drawing Down The Moon
1993 Spinefarm Records

23 March 2017

SKELETHAL "Chaotic Deviance" Video Teaser



As we previously posted here a few weeks ago French Death Metallers SKELETHAL will release the debut full-length entitled “Of The Depths…”

Today, Hells Headbangers sets June 23rd as the international release date for Skelethal's debut album and revealed a teaser video for the new track "Chaotic Deviance".  Besides, the song can be heard at Hells Headbangers' Bandcamp where the album can be preordered here.






APOSENTO "Bleed To Death"



APOSENTO from Spain revealed the cover artwork for their forthcoming second album, “Bleed To Death”, set for international release on June 12th via Xtreem Music.

“Bleed To Death” was again recorded in Haro, Spain at Rocklab Studios by Dan Díez and mixed and mastered in Germany at Soundlodge Studios by Jörg Uken, (who's previously worked with bands like Sinister, God Dethroned) and Suicidal Angels among others)

The band shows a new line-up, introducing new vocalist Mark, while Gabry is the band´s new drummer.
Check out the great cover artwork by Igor Mugerza while we wait for a preview track to be revealed soon, stay tuned!



SOUNDS FROM THE DARK PAST...





DEMIGOD
“Fear Obscures From Within”
Slumber of Sullen Eyes
1992 Drowned Productions

17 March 2017

VAMPIRE "Revenants" New Album Track



“Rvenants” is the third advance track from VAMPIRE´s upcoming album “With Primeval Force”, to be released on April 21st via Century Media Records.







SOUNDS FROM THE DARK PAST...





MYSTIFIER
“An Elizabethan Devil Worshipper's Prayer
Book”
Göetia
1993 Osmose Productions

14 March 2017

SOUNDS FROM THE DARK PAST...




MORBID SAINT
“Beyond The Gates of Hell”
Spectrum of Death
1990 Avanzada Metálica

13 March 2017

SCHIZOPHRENIC DEATH "Demo I"




Yeaaaarrrgggh, South American Death-Thrash as it best! SCHIZOPHRENIC DEATH from Canelones Uruguay, featuring members of Pheretrum have just released the debut recording "Demo I" via Extreme Resurrection Records.

Here is a brief bio of the band:  "Schizophrenic Death co-existed with Pheretrum as side project from Vik and schizophedeath (Federico) in late 2013 ceasing its activity at the end of 2014. Meanwhile in late 2016 plague lord created a band named Nuclear Hell with Schizophedeath, both producing Extreme Resurrecion zine and also running Extreme Resurrection Records. While working in Nuclear Hell the need of a bassist was imminent so Vik took that place, already working with her in Pheretrum the convergence was direct. Then... Vik and Federico thought that could be a good moment to play the three tracks they had from Schizophrenic Death adding plague lord as bassist. That's when the Schizophrenic Death demo started being recorded. Schizophrenic Death performed in two concerts where "Mí testamento" track was played, a track from Sádica also from Uruguay. The future of this band is uncertain but one thing is certain, three maniacs with only one purpose, death!"

Line-up: Vik - drums / Schizophedeath - guitars/vox / Plague Lord - bass.

Old School Metal Maniacs, label and distros, check this band out and contact ERR for more info…extremeresurrection@gmail.com




Tracklist:
Arrogance of Arrogance
Stillborn
Schizophrenic Death


SOUNDS FROM THE DARK PAST...





SADISTIC INTENT
“Second Coming”
A Calm Before the Storm…
1991 Independent

10 March 2017

SCÁTH NA DÉITHE "Pledge Nothing But Flesh"



Another obscure band emerging from the Irish Scene, SCÁTH NA DÉITHE based in Dublin started in 2015, releasing the same year the demo “The Horrors Of Old” and the band have just recently  released their first full length album “Pledge Nothing But Flesh”  last January 13th.

SCÁTH NA DÉITHE (The Shadow of The Gods) performs dark, morbid music with elements of black and death metal, even with somber slow passages yet melodic (like early My Dying bride), as at the beginning of “Bloodless”, and great quiet acoustic moments like at the end of “Search Unending” or the 01:50 minutes of Fáilte Na Marbh.
The duration of the songs is about 10 minutes length, with the exception of the first track “Si Gaoithe” and Fáilte Na Marbh, and every track is well structured so monotony doesn’t set in, offering dark heavy music, sometimes aggresive, but above all...atmospheric.

“Pledge Nothing But Flesh” is a highly recommended album, and is available on CD and digitally from the bandcamp page, and a limited cassette edition will be available from Metal Defiance Productions this month





SOUNDS FROM THE DARK PAST...





TREBLINKA
“Necrophagous Shadows”
The Sign of The Pentagram
1989 Demo

9 March 2017

SOULROT "Nameless Hideous Manifestations"



Memento Mori records sets April 24th as release date for SOULROT´s debut full-length “Nameless Hideous Manifestations”.
This Old school death metal band from Valparaiso, Chile started in 2013 and released their debut recording “Horror From Beyond” demo in 2014 and the EP “Revelations” released last year.
Recently the band launched a digital single entitled “From My Grave” Featuring the title track and two rehearsal tracks, including a Nirvana 2002 cover.
The band is inspired by classic acts such as Nihilist/Entombed, Carnage, Autopsy, Grave, Demigod, Nirvana 2002, Asphyx among others. Lyrically the band is inspired by “H.P. Lovecraft's cosmogony and the preternatural
Here´s the advance track “From My Grave”




Tracklisting
1. Desde el Arrecife del Diablo...
2. Those Who Dwell in the Abyss
3. From My Grave
4. Ectoplasmic Revelations
5. Infertile Anti-Womb
6. This Putrid Canvas
7. Majestic Rot
8. Incorporeal Autopsy
9. Blackstone
10. Transfigured Through the Void



SOUNDS FROM THE DARK PAST...





PROTECTOR
“Scliced, Hacked And Grinded”
Urm The Mad
1989 Atom H