Archive for September 12, 2025

VICTIM OF FIRE – Kick Off North American Tour In Support Of Their New Album The Old Lie

Posted in crust, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on September 12, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Denver, Colorado’s stadium crust act VICTIM OF FIRE kick off their North American tour today in their home city at the Seventh Circle. Throughout September, stages across North America and Canada will be set ablaze in support of their newly released album, The Old Lie, out via Human Future Records/Return Trip Records.

2025 Tour Dates:
9/12 – Denver, CO – Seventh Circle
9/13 – Colorado Springs, CO – Vultures (What’s Left Fest 2025)
9/17 – Cheyenne, WY – Thrashzone
9/18 – Bozeman, MT – Gallatin Labor Temple
9/19 – TBD
9/20 – Calgary, AB – The MLB
9/21 – Saskatoon, SK – RCAF Hall
9/22 – Winnipeg, MB – Handsome Daughter
9/23 – Fargo, ND – Aquarium
9/24 – Minneapolis, MN – Flying V Music
9/25 – Milwaukee, WI – MKE Ultra
9/26 – Chicago, IL – West Town Bikes
9/27 – Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle
9/28 – Springfield, IL – Dumb Records
9/29 – St Louis, MO – Sinkhole
9/30 – Kansas City, MO – Howdy

The Old Lie – Track Listing: 
1. The Old Lie 04:27
2. Apocalyptic Inclination 03:20
3. Wayward Light 02:21
4. Nightmares of Ceasefire 03:43
5. Soldiers Dream 04:03
6. Discordance 03:21
7. Barren Path 02:36
8. Front Towards Enemy 02:40
9. Disharmonist 07:04
10. Aces High (Iron Maiden) 04:13

VICTIM OF FIRE:
Austin (Guitar/Vocals)
Dustin (Bass)
Emily (Guitar)
Marc (Drums)

About VICTIM OF FIRE:
Initially formed in 2016, the Denver hailing blackened crust ensemble began as a side project filling in a creative gap and available studio time. Now, almost a decade later, the quartet are preparing to unearth their third studio album, The Old Lie, and bring their explosive sound to the masses around the US and Canada.

Inspired by the likes of TRAGEDY, DISFEAR, IN FLAMES, DISMEMBER and IRON MAIDEN, Austin reveals his creative influences: “harmonized guitars have always been my favorite part of music ever since I discovered IRON MAIDEN at the age of 16, and I’ve just been trying to recreate it in my bands wherever I can. Also not being afraid to take a risk with a song of musical style to see if it connects. We aren’t trying to be the crustiest crust band, we want to blend a bunch of styles together to make something fun and energetic to play live.”

Album Credits:
Producer: Austin Minney
Recording Studio: All Aces Studios, Evergroove
Engineer: Austin Minney
Mastering: Brad Boatright (Audiosiege)
Mixing: Austin Minney
Album Cover Artist: Dan Bones

Links:
Bandcamp: https://victimoffire.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victimovfire/
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@victimoffire2499

Source: C Squared Music

CEMETERY MOON – Set To Unleash Dominion Of Ashes On An Unsuspecting World

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on September 12, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Order Dominion Of Ashes HERE: 

https://cemeterymoon.bandcamp.com/album/dominion-of-ashes

The gates of the dark kingdom have swung open, and the haunting has commenced once again. CEMETERY MOON has returned with a new album, a culmination of intensive composing, rehearsing, and performing its singular style of black metal art. Apparition’s vocals have coalesced into a ghostly voice of terror, while Langeloth joins the fray on “Smoke Trails at Vespers” to display his own call from the grave.

Likewise, the two guitarists attack the sonic landscape like two dragons, one baring its teeth in a ferocious growl, the other scorching the listener in waves of fire. Meanwhile, Astoroth’s bass lines quake the earth below, reinforced by the thunderstorm of Usurper’s merciless drumming. 

The album displays the band’s ability to capture a variety of moods and motifs: from the soaring and heroic melodies on “Triumphant Spirit,” to the death metal-infused brutality of “Cultus Mortem.” Fans of pure, straightforward black metal will find much to praise on “Lunar Grave,” “House of Usher,” and “Boundless Heresy,” while fans of more progressive and unorthodox approaches have room to explore on “Temporal Bloodletting” and “The Wretched City.” Finally, there is the song that brings it all together, the band’s ultimate statement of purpose: “The Black Keep.”

Listen to “Boundless Heresy” on Bandcamp HERE: https://cemeterymoon.bandcamp.com/album/dominion-of-ashes

Track Listing: 
1. The Wretched City
2. Boundless Heresy
3. House of Usher
4. Temporal Bloodletting
5. The Sorting of Souls
6. Cultus Mortem
7. Lunar Grave
8. Triumphant Spirit
9. Smoke Trails at Vespers
10. The Black Keep

About CEMETERY MOON
CEMETERY MOON began as a Connecticut based one-man project, dedicated to raw, blistering black metal. Over the ensuing years of stylistic development, CEMETERY MOON would expand into a fully formed band with a self-titled debut album in 2023.

The band’s live performances are known to overwhelm audiences with the sheer ferocity and musicianship on display, from Apparition’s scorching vocal delivery and his dual guitar riff barrage with Langeloth, to Astoroth and Usurper’s expert-level displays of rhythmic punishment. Now with a second full-length on the way, the band stands to continue its conquests and expand its dark kingdom’s borders ever further!

Source – C Squared Music

COGNITIVE To Release Cover Of Slipknot’s “People=Shit” On September 15th | Tour Supporting Nile To Begin Today

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on September 12, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Kurtis Fowles

Stream COGNITIVE’s “People=Shit” cover HERE.

Technical death metal architects COGNITIVE are pleased to unveil their outstanding cover of Slipknot classic, “People=Shit.”

The stand-alone single comes in conjunction with the band’s upcoming US tour supporting Nile. The Underground Awaits Tour 2025 begins on September 12th in Raleigh, North Carolina and runs through October 11th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Additional support will be provided by Cryptopsy and labelmates, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life.

In a collective statement, COGNITIVE comments, “Here we go again mother fuckers! We have been hard at work writing our next album and prepping for tour but decided to spend some time having fun and recorded a cover of ‘People=Shit’ by the almighty Slipknot! We wanted to have fun with something that wasn’t exactly death metal, but still in the extreme realm! The world is an awful place, and humanity doesn’t make it any better, so to us the Slipknot math and song title added up correctly! We hope you enjoy and see you on the road with Nile, Cryptopsy, and The Last Ten Seconds Of Life.”

The digital single will be available for purchase on Monday, September 15th at:  metalblade.com/cognitive.

Stream COGNITIVE’s “People=Shit” cover HERE.

COGNITIVE w/ Nile, Cryptopsy, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life:
9/12/2025 Chapel of Bones – Raleigh, NC
9/13/2025 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
9/14/2025 Tally Ho – Leesburg, VA
9/16/2025 Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
9/17/2025 Wally’s – Hampton, NH
9/18/2025 Webster Hall – Hartford, CT
9/19/2025 Mickey’s Black Box – Lititz, PA
9/20/2025 Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ
9/21/2025 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
9/22/2025 Mercury – Cleveland, OH
9/24/2025 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
9/25/2025 Hobart Art Theatre – Hobart, IN
9/26/2025 The Annex – Madison, WI
9/27/2025 Studio B @ Skyway – Minneapolis, MN
9/28/2025 Apollo Theater – Belvidere, IL
9/29/2025 Bigs Bar – Sioux Falls, SD
10/01/2025 Pub Station – Billings, MT
10/03/2025 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
10/04/2025 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
10/05/2025 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
10/06/2025 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
10/07/2025 Oriental Theater – Denver, CO
10/09/2025 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA **
10/10/2025 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL **
10/11/2025 Hi-Fi Annex – Indianapolis, IN **
** No The Last Ten Seconds Of Life

COGNITIVE will be touring in support of their most recent full-length, Abhorrence, released last Spring via Metal Blade Records. The record finds the New Jersey powerhouse quintet at their brutal best. Abhorrence carries on band tradition with its a maniacal fusion of relentless riffs and thoughtful, devastating lyrics making for a raging, draining, and ultimately fulfilling experience.

COGNITIVE:
Rob Wharton – guitars
Harry Lannon – guitars
Shane Jost – vocals
Tyler Capone-Vitale – bass
AJ Viana – drums

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Source: EARSPLIT PR