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THE GATES OF SLUMBER – Indiana Doom Trio To Release First New Full-Length In Thirteen Years On November 29th, Via Svart Records

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on October 18, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

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“Embrace The Lie” Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

“I never intended to pick up with THE GATES OF SLUMBER ever again in 2014. While I did start the band and wrote most of the first album it was never intended to be a one man show.” 

— Karl Simon, 2024

Indiana-based doom metal behemoths THE GATES OF SLUMBER return with their self-titled new full-length, set for release on November 29th via Svart Records. The record serves as the band’s first new output since 2011’s The Wretch and their sixth overall.

In advance of the record’s release, the band has unveiled a video for “Embrace The Lie,” an ode to lying news media outlets and political talking heads.

Watch THE GATES OF SLUMBER’s “Embrace The Lie” video at THIS LOCATION. Stream the track at THIS LOCATION.

The Gates Of Slumber will be available on CD and digitally as well as vinyl in the following color variants: Black/White Marble, Transparent Blue (limited), and Black. Find physical preorders HERE and digital preorders HERE.  

THE GATES OF SLUMBER was formed by Karl Simon in 1998 and underwent various lineup incarnations between 1998 and 2001, when the Blood Encrusted Deth Axe demo was recorded with Jamie Walters aka Dr. Phibes/Athenar (Boulder, Midnight) on drums and bass. In 2003, Jason McCash took over all bass duties and was a long-time member of the band until his untimely passing in 2014, after which Simon decided it was time to call it quits.

That was until 2019 when renowned metal festival Hell Over Hammaburg wanted to bring the band back to the stage to perform at the festival’s 2020 edition. Simon reformed the band with its original drummer Chuck Brown and bassist Steve Janiak. “We’d been asked several times to play Hell Over Hammaburg. But there was no ‘we’ to play,” said Simon. “The germ of the idea started. We started re-learning songs from the first LP. It wasn’t too long into the rehearsals that we started coming up with new songs.”

Following a short reunion tour, the COVID pandemic decelerated the band’s writing process. Half of the album was written; however, the remaining half was left to stew in its juices. But they toiled on ultimately composing six wholly engrossing new hymns of true doom metal excellence. With chest quaking songs honoring such greats as Saint Vitus and Penance, straight forward bangers, lyrics inspired by the Black Death and John Carpenter’s The Fog, The Gates Of Slumber is a truly crushing work to behold.

The Gates Of Slumber – Track Listing:

  1. Embrace The Lie
  2. We Are Perdition
  3. Full Moon Fever
  4. At Dawn
  5. The Fog
  6. The Plague

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OBEYER Release Debut Album, Chemical Well, On November 15, Via 3DOT

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , on October 18, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

PRE-SAVE THE ALBUM: https://go.mhe.fm/obeyer_witness

ALBUM NEWS ARRIVES WITH PREMIERE OF “WITNESS” VIDEO

Oct. 18, Northampton, U.K. – OBEYER, who recently announced their signing to 3DOT Recordings, have set a Nov. 15 release date for their debut album, Chemical Well.

News of the album comes alongside the third preview of the forthcoming album, with today’s release of “Witness” and its accompanying video: https://go.mhe.fm/obeyer_witness.

“Witness is a song that was incredibly important for us during the writing of this album, representing both an evolution in our sound and a shift in approach to songwriting,” the band shared, referencing their previous work as Lay Siege. “The song single-handedly laid the foundation for the rest of the album and has always felt like the natural choice to open Chemical Well with.”

The British band previously released a two-song digital single, featuring “Second Sun” and “Radiant,” as well as a clip for “Second Sun.”

Chemical Well was recorded at Lower Lane Studios with producer Sam Bloor (Graphic Nature, Black Coast). The band praised Bloor’s “innate ability to draw the very best from a performance created an environment that allowed us to achieve a sound that felt both authentic and true to our vision. We wanted to ensure the album acknowledged our influences but also pushed our own boundaries both musically and lyrically. Chemical Well explores the impact technology has on our day to day lives, having the world at your fingertips is both a blessing and a curse.”

3DOT Recordings co-founder and Periphery guitarist Misha Mansoor expressed his excitement for the album, saying: “The early support for OBEYER has been amazing and we want to thank everyone for checking them out. We think fans will only be further impressed as they hear more.”

Chemical Well cover

Chemical Well – track list:

1.    Witness

2.    A Momentary Death

3.    Second Sun

4.    Radiant

5.    With Nothing

6.    All Sullen

7.    Immaculate

8.    Dripfed

9.    Brand New Damage

10. A Slow Shift to a Cold Shiver

Photo credit: Kieran Gallop

OBEYER is Carl Brown (vocals), Jamie Steadman (guitar), David Bartlett (bass), and Lewis Niven (drums). The Northampton, U.K. foursome previously recorded under the name Lay Siege, releasing an EP and a full-length album that garnered praise from The Guardian and other notable British media. Newly re-formed as OBEYER, the group is set to release their debut album, Chemical Well, on Nov. 15 through 3DOT Recordings.

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ALTAR OV ASTERIA – German Black Metal Duo To Release Debut Album Éna

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , on October 18, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Dusktone welcomes Germany’s ALTAR OV ASTERIA to the label’s roster, announcing their entrancing debut album Éna for November release.

The first single, “Kataklysm”, is now streaming at THIS LOCATION.

Established by two girls from the Dresden area, Satyra and Melpomene, both heavily involved in the rich local underground, ALTAR OV ASTERIA was envisioned and formed through its members’ shared influence of black metal. The goal of the band’s material, embodied in their Éna debut, is to balance visceral energy with enveloping atmosphere and dark melody, creating a sound both rooted in black metal tradition and expansive new avantgarde sounds.

“Imagine you would wake up in a world full of mysteries and realities woven into each other, like in a story book of the past centuries of Dante Alighieri or Homer. Two black-robed mysteries in gold-snake masks wake you up from the heavy dorm with blackened sirens crushing your ears, mesmerizing your mind to sense the allegories of humankind existence. You’ve got an invitation to a storybook of hellish Sodom, chapter by chapter illustrating thy and foreign dystopia”.

Dusktone will release Éna on CD and all digital platforms on November 25th, 2024.

Tracklist:

01. Arroganz
02. Fegefeuer
03. Hesperus
04. Kataklysm
05. Pilatus

Preorders:

https://dusktone.bandcamp.com/album/na

https://www.dusktone.org/band/altar-ov-asteria/

Watch for updates on the vinyl, as well as news on other activities to post over the weeks ahead.

ALTAR OV ASTERIA:

https://www.instagram.com/altar_ov_asteria/

https://altarovasteria.bandcamp.com

Dusktone:

https://dusktone.bandcamp.com/

https://www.dusktone.it/

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