Italian death-thrashers INFECTION CODE are pleased to announce their union with Time To Kill Records for the release of their ninth full-length studio album, “Sulphur”. The album is set to be released on November 17th 2023.
The band is back after one year from their previous effort, “Alea Iacta Est”, with a new sound and a new sonic landscape to explore. “Sulphur” is the first album with the new line-up and the first written by new guitarist Chris, who joined the band in 2021.
Today, INFECTION CODE focuses on manifesting crushing riffs laced with visceral grooves that echo somber melodies. Eschewing all trends, the album takes every disparate element that INFECTION CODE previously employed, such as industrial tones, more prominent death and thrash metal influences, and amplifies them, while juxtaposing each next to each other, with genuinely unpredictable and exciting consequences. The tracklist also includes a cover version of AT THE GATES’ masterpiece, “Blinded By Fear”.
Lyrically, the album is based on some sci-fi and horror novels, and stories used as allegories to introduce personal reflections on the decline of human civilization. The authors are Howard P. Lovecraft, Philip K. Dick, Ben Bova, Ray Bradbury, Dan Simmons and Valerio Evangelisti.
“Sulphur” was recorded, mixed and mastered at The Cat’s Cage Recording Studio by Francesco Salvadeo. The artwork and the cover have been created by Simone Strige of STRX Art.
Tracklist: 01. Maze Of Death 02. The Colour Out The Space 03. Evil Side Of Mercy 04. Deleted Error 05. Old Viral Order 06. Protoplasm Hope 07. Something Wicked This Way Comes 08. Blinded By Fear 09. Lurking Creepy Love
After releasing three albums in three years and then spending the next four years in the wilderness, Toronto, Ontario’s TOMB MOLD has been reborn on their fourth album, The EnduringSpirit, a thoroughly unabashed step into vast new territories. Yet for all its frenetic daring and audacious exploration, The Enduring Spirit is never anything other than unmistakably TOMBMOLD.
While the expanding TOMB MOLD architecture could be heard on last year’s self-released Aperture Of Body tape, particularly on final track “Prestige Of Rebirth,” it comes into clear focus throughout The Enduring Spirit. Certainly, Derrick Vella’s time creating within and expanding the doom genre in Dream Unending has seeped into the flesh of TOMB MOLD, not to mention Payson Power and Max Klebanoff’s explorations in their own Daydream Plus project.
With four years away, a band with boundless creative energy, as TOMB MOLD are, were certain to expand the scope of their vision, and on The Enduring Spirit they’ve shaped a record with a cinematic environment that offers unlimited avenues of exploration, both for themselves and the listener.
The Enduring Spirit Track Listing:
1. The Perfect Memory (Phantasm Of Aura)
2. Angelic Fabrications
3. Will Of Whispers
4. Fate’s Tangled Thread
5. Flesh As Armour
6. Servants Of Possibility
7. The Enduring Spirit Of Calamity
The Enduring Spirit was recorded at Boxcar Sound Recording by Sean Pearson (Tomb Mold, Dream Unending), and mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk (Tomb Mold, Dream Unending, Kommand, Gravesend, Power Trip). The album’s artwork was handled by Jesse Jacobi who was also responsible for the Planetary Clairvoyance artwork, with additional artwork by Karmazid, layout and design by Chimère Noire, and photography by Colin Medley.
The Enduring Spirit will be released on all digital platforms this Friday, September 15th. The physical release is confirmed for October 13th where it will be issued on CD, CS, and both LP and the label’s first picture disc LP ever, both vinyl versions including a four-panel insert and huge 36×24-inch poster.
TOMB MOLD: Max Klebanoff – drums, vocals Derrick Vella – guitar, bass Payson Power – guitar
The band writes with the news of the new album, “After three years spent spiraling in the cycle reincarnate necessity, a myriad of consciousness have now become one. Prolong the final death spiral of nature and dive into the gnashing current of The Enduring Spirit of Calamity.”
TOMB MOLD has booked two release shows for the new album, in Toronto September 15th and Montreal September 16th. Additional live activities will be announced in the months ahead.
TOMB MOLD The Enduring Spirit Release Shows:
9/15/2023 Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON w/ Undeath, Outer Heaven
Cleveland death metallers 200 STABWOUNDS have begun an epic run of live dates that will find the band rampaging their way across much of the US through the end of the year.
The band wraps up their four-day adventure supporting Gwar tonight, September 1st, in San Antonio, Texas. From there, the band will play a handful of headlining dates before supporting The Black Dahlia Murder from September 9th through September 15th. Additional support will be provided by Chelsea Grin and Gates To Hell.
200 STAB WOUNDS will make an appearance at this year’s edition of the New England Metal And Hardcore Fest in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 16th. That following evening, the band will begin a week-long headlining tour with support from Snuffed On Sight through September 23rd.
The onstage bedlam continues in November when 200 STAB WOUNDS serves as direct support to Frozen Soul on their North American tour from November 2nd in Atlanta, Georgia through December 2nd in Houston, Texas. Additional support will be provided by Judiciary and Tribal Gaze. Tickets are on sale now! See all confirmed dates below.
200 STAB WOUNDS w/ Gwar [remaining dates] 9/01/2023 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX
200 STAB WOUNDS: 9/03/2023 Vino’s – Little Rock, AR 9/06/2023 Mad Malts – Huntsville, AL 9/07/2023 New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC 9/08/2023 No Class – Cleveland, OH
200 STAB WOUNDS w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Chelsea Grin, Gates To Hell: 9/09/2023 The Concourse – Knoxville, TN 9/10/2023 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY 9/12/2023 The King of Clubs – Columbus, OH 9/14/2023 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ 9/15/2023 Reverb – Reading, PA 9/16/2023 New England Metal and Hardcore Fest – Worcester, MA
200 STAB WOUNDS w/ Snuffed On Sight: 9/17/2023 Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY 9/19/2023 The Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN 9/20/2023 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI 9/21/2023 The Forge – Joliet, IL 9/22/2023 Club Garibaldi – Milwaukee, WI 9/23/2023 Madison Live – Cincinnati, OH
200 STAB WOUNDS w/ Frozen Soul, Judiciary, Tribal Gaze: 11/02/2023 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 11/03/2023 Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC 11/04/2023 Canal Club – Richmond, VA 11/05/2023 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY 11/07/2023 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA 11/08/2023 Middle East – Boston, MA 11/09/2023 Studio TD – Montreal, QC 11/10/2023 Garrison – Toronto, ON 11/11/2023 El Club – Detroit, MI 11/13/2023 Ace of Cups – Columbus, OH 11/14/2023 Avondale Music Hall – Chicago, IL 11/15/2023 Amsterdam – St. Paul, MN 11/16/2023 Waiting Room – Omaha, NE 11/18/2023 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT 11/19/2023 The Shredder – Boise, ID 11/21/2023 Goldfields Roseville – Roseville, CA 11/22/2023 Cornerstone – Berkeley, CA 11/24/2023 Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA 11/25/2023 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ 11/26/2023 American Legion Post 8 – Las Vegas, NV 11/28/2023 Jake’s – Lubbock, TX 11/29/2023 Rockhouse – El Paso, TX 12/01/2023 Rock Box – San Antonio, TX 12/02/2023 Secret Group – Houston, TX
200 STAB WOUNDS released their two-track Masters Of Morbidity seven-inch in April via Metal Blade Records. The title track, which was initially released as a digital single in November 2022, and the new track, “Fatal Reality,” were both produced by Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Deicide, Krisiun, Whitechapel, Fallujah). Check out the release at: metalblade.com/200stabwounds.
Sweden-born death horde FARSOTH will crush skulls this fall with the release of their second full-length album Morbid Symphonies. FARSOTH puts their relentless brand of death metal on full display with the album’s first single, “Nothingness.”
Morbid Symphonies is simply 10 death metal songs done with a passion for music and the genre. As always, FARSOTH aims to make songs that will make you headbang, join a mosh pit, and chug a beer or two. If you are looking for music that will make you do the reptile dance, look no further.
FARSOTH invites all of you to join the madness and friendship of Death Metal. Morbid Symphonies is the album that everyone will soon be talking about.
Black Lion Records will release Morbid Symphonies on October 27. Pre-order the album atfarsothblacklion.bandcamp.com
FARSOTH was founded in Sala (Sweden) by Jari Kuusisto in 2020. Shortly thereafter JoakimMikiver on vocals, Jonas Magnusson on bass, and Kristofer Elemyr on guitar were contacted to join the band. The search for the right drummer turned out to be a more difficult task than expected. Several months later the place was still not filled so Jari decided to contact his good friend Chris Barkensjö (Lik) to help with the drum recording for the album. All said and done, FARSOTH had 9 songs recorded but still no permanent drummer.
FARSOTH: Jari Kuusisto – Guitar Joakim Mikiver – Vocals Jonas Magnusson – Bass Florian Rehn – Drums Johnny Nymark – Guitar
In early 2021 William Parkstam was recruited as the band’s permanent drummer. FARSOTH rehearsed for the first time as a full band in Williams’ hometown of Uppsala. Since then, they have released several videos, along with their debut album, The Plague, on all major streaming platforms.
Shortly after the album’s release in late 2022, William decided to leave the band due to other obligations, and Kristofer sadly passed away. William was quickly replaced by Florian Rehn on drums and in early 2023 Johnny Nymark joined the band as their new guitarist. At the beginning of 2023, Swedish record label Black Lion Records reached out to FARSOTH offering the band a record deal. So with a fresh record deal and more than 14 new songs, FARSOTH is looking forward to seeing what 2023 will bring.
Polish blackened death metal practitioners HATE will return to North America this September to take part in a portion of The Carnival Of DeathTour featuring Cryptopsy, Abysmal Dawn, Reaping Asmodeia, Warforged, and VisceralDisgorge on select dates. The full tour runs from September 7th through October 6th. HATE will terrorize stages from September 7th through September 19th. The band’s latest live endeavor follows the band’s successful North American run with Batushka last year as well as their recent tour through Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Tickets are on sale now! See all confirmed dates below.
HATE w/ Cryptopsy, Abysmal Dawn, Reaping Asmodeia, Warforged – The Carnival Of Death Tour 2023:
9/07/2023 Jewel Nightclub – Manchester, NH 9/08/2023 Meadows – Brooklyn, NY 9/09/2023 Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ 9/10/2023 Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA 9/11/2023 The Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA 9/12/2023 The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL 9/14/2023 Scout Bar – Houston, TX 9/15/2023 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX 9/16/2023 TBA – Dallas, TX 9/17/2023 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM 9/18/2023 Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV 9/19/2023 Nile Underground – Mesa, AZ
No one combines death and black metal quite like Poland’s HATE. With unflinching viciousness and a sense of atmosphere unique to the band, Rugia, the band’s twelfth and most recent full-length released via Metal Blade Records, pushes the boundaries of their craft even further.
Rugia, which earned the #30 spot on Billboard’s Current Hard Music Albums chart and #33 on Billboard’s Top New Artists Albums chart in the US as well as the #25 on Billboard’s Current Hard Music Albums chart in Canada upon its first week of release, is currently available on CD, LP, and digital formats.
Hailing from the original era that spawned Death Metal, Sadistic Vision has spanned over three decades with their brand of “Traditional” style of Death Metal. Destroyer of All Dreams consists of five brutal tracks that represent a true homage to the roots of the sound that makes them SadisticVision.
The goal of this new EP is to give an insight of imaginative mental progressions that speak to the violent dispositions that come with murder, destruction, depressed and revengefully liberating musicality while maintaining true to the original sound of the band’s persona.
“We are truly grateful and excited to be working with our friends at Boris Records on this one. We’re looking forward to being a part of the Boris Records family.” — Sadistic Vision
“We feel that with today’s death metal consisting of so many bands that are quick to be trendy and stake a claim on the phrase “old-school” death metal that we would like to set ourselves apart from that. In saying that we are ‘traditional’ death metal, we are from the originating times of the style, and are still influenced and inspired by it both as individual and collective musicians.”
Track Listing:
Intro
Unremorsed Killing
Repressed Mind
Destroyer of All Dreams
J.C.
Line-up:
Beau C – guitars and vocals Brian Reed – bass Justin Kitzmiller – drums
BIO: Originally starting in the southern regions just outside of New Orleans Louisiana, the band relocated to Hanover Pennsylvania in 1989. After a hiatus and a few lineup changes, SadisticVision evolved into a 3-piece line up in 2017, with founding members Beau and Brian still at the helm.
Santa Fe death metal practitioners STREETTOMBS today unleash their new video for “Diseased Existence.” The track comes by way of their debut full-length, Reclusive Decay, released early this year via Carbonized Records.
Forged in the flames of the legendary underground venue, The Cave, in 2017 where they hosted numerous shows for the DIY punk/metal community of Santa Fe and surrounding cities, the STREET TOMBS collective has released three demos since 2018. Combining the death metal grit of early Sepultura and Bolt Thrower with the rabid d-beat/street punk of Discharge and G.B.H., Reclusive Decay presents a unified vision for all that is dark, heavy, and fast. As death and disease rage through our modern world, STREET TOMBS rip the abyss of suffering.
Watch STREET TOMBS’ “Diseased Existence” video at THIS LOCATION.
STREET TOMBS will kick off an eleven-date tour next month which will take them through the US and Canada. The North American Decay run begins on August 11th in St. Louis, Missouri and runs through August 25thin Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.
STREET TOMBS: 8/11/2023 CBGB – St. Louis, MO 8/12/2023 Black Circle Brewing – Indianapolis, IN 8/13/2023 Reggie’s Music Joint – Chicago, IL 8/14/2023 No Class – Cleveland, OH 8/15/2023 See Scape – Toronto, ON 8/17/2023 The Broadway – Brooklyn, NY 8/18/2023 Century – Philadelphia, PA 8/19/2023 The Junkyard – Richmond, VA 8/20/2023 Bogg’s Social & Supply – Atlanta, GA 8/22/2023 The Whittier Bar – Tulsa, OK 8/25/2023 Sister – Albuquerque, NM
STREET TOMBS’ Reclusive Decay was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Augustine Ortiz at The Decibel Foundry with additional recording by Galen Baudhuin, cover art by Todd White, additional interior artwork by Lucas B, and logo by Ben Brodsky.
Reclusive Decay is out now on CD, LP, cassette, and digitally. Find ordering options at the Carbonized webshop HERE or Bandcamp HERE where the record can be streamed.
STREET TOMBS: Damian Jacoby – guitar, vocals David McMaster – guitar, vocals Ben Brodsky – drums Galen Baudhuin – bass
Every path encounters a river too arduous to cross. Its flowing water wash away the burden and cleanses what cannot be carried away. What secrets could be unlocked, what could possible be discovered when one encounters the source?”
The positive reception of their debut serves as an impetus for the southern European group to continue to improve and present an even stronger sophomore album. AETHERIAN do not rest on their laurels. No sooner said than done.
In 2016 they recorded a new single alongside a video clip called “The Rain” which drew attention and signified the beginning of their journey. ”The Rain” made a huge impact in a very short time on social media and the underground scene, currently reaching 3.5 million views on YouTube.
Listening to “At Storm’s Edge”, one notices several things: the musicians individually act both more precisely and more playfully. At the same time, the group play sounds even more exciting and distinctive. Especially the majestic melodic guitar leads, the driving drumming and the throaty growls stand out.
In the compositional area AETHERIAN apply their storyteller approach variable and song-serving. Despite considerable playing times, the album’s eight tracks come across as focused and urgent. Acoustic accents and a fine feeling for special atmospheres additionally distinguish the playing of the five Greeks.
NEW ALBUM AT STORM’S EDGE JULY 14TH
The second full length of the band from Athens is called “At Storm’s Edge” and was recorded at Devasoundz studios and produced by Fotis Benardo (Nightfall, ex- Septic Flesh). AETHERIAN are not content with a spectator role on the sidelines, but pushes forward into the center in every respect and goes into full swing. Melo-Death fans beware – don’t be caught off guard again!
TRACK LIST:
Forgotten Oaths Army of Gaia ΠΥΡ ΑΕΝΑΟΝ At Storm’s Edge Advent Dreams Astral Breath Soulriver Starlit Shores
Hailing from the original era that spawned Death Metal, Sadistic Vision has spanned over three decades with their brand of “Traditional” style of Death Metal. New EP Destroyer of all Dreams will be released on CD and vinyl formats July 28 through Boris Records.
Destroyer of all Dreams consists of five brutal tracks that represent a true homage to the roots of the sound that makes them Sadistic Vision.
The goal of this new EP is to give an insight of imaginative mental progressions that speak to the violent dispositions that come with murder, destruction, depressed and revengefully liberating musicality while maintaining true to the original sound of the band’s persona.
“We are truly grateful and excited to be working with our friends at Boris Records on this one. We’re looking forward to being a part of the Boris Records family.” — Sadistic Vision
“We feel that with today’s death metal consisting of so many bands that are quick to be trendy and stake a claim on the phrase “old-school” death metal that we would like to set ourselves apart from that. In saying that we are ‘traditional’ death metal, we are from the originating times of the style, and are still influenced and inspired by it both as individual and collective musicians.”
Beau C – guitars and vocals Brian Reed – bass Justin Kitzmiller – drums
Track Listing:
Intro
Unremorsed Killing
Repressed Mind
Destroyer of All Dreams
J.C.
BIO: Originally starting in the southern regions just outside of New Orleans Louisiana, the band relocated to Hanover Pennsylvania in 1989. After a hiatus and a few lineup changes, Sadistic Vision evolved into a 3-piece line up in 2017, with founding members Beau and Brian still at the helm.
Brazilian/Finnish death metal unit 3rd WAR COLLAPSE have announced the upcoming release of their sophomore album, “Catastrophic Epicenter”, on August 24th, 2023 via Lethal Scissor Records. The first single from the album, “The Last Hecatomb”, is out today. Stream it HERE.
“Catastrophic Epicenter” tracklist: 01 – Catastrophic Epicenter 02 – Legion Of The Infested 03 – Coffin Shortage 04 – Terror Diffusion 05 – Fomites 06 – Asphyxiating Tyranny 07 – Lacerate The Rival 08 – Heresy Behind The Lies 09 – Killing Each Other 10 – The Last Hecatomb
3rd WAR COLLAPSE is a Brazilian / Finnish violent hate-filled brutal death-grind project featuring veteran musicians of the underground scene as Cristiano Martinez (ex-Vomepotro) andKalle Lindfors (Inferia).
The band, which also features new bassist/vocalist Juan Azevedo, have steered their music through different shades of death metal and grindcore, from the technical to the plain, groovy and ignorant. Their most blisteringly furious, ambitious, and eclectic record to date, “Catastrophic Epicenter” is a much-needed hammer to the face, a riff-driven assault which delivers ten tracks of brutal death metal mixed with elements of grindcore, thrash and old school heaviness.
The suffocating atmosphere carries through to the lyrics that detail the myriad ways that human beings waste, destroy or devalue what’s in front of them. This is a multi-layered, metallic offer proving 3rd WAR COLLAPSE’s standing in the scene!
For fans of: Dying Fetus, Misery Index, Skinless, Criminal Element
Line-up: Cris Martinez – Guitar & Vocals Juan Azevedo – Bass & Vocals Kalle Lindfors – Drums
Midwest death machine CASKET ROBBERY is once again hitting the road in support of their latest album, Rituals of Death.
The first leg of the tour kicks off in July, followed by a string of dates with St. Louis-based symphonic deathcore band ABADDONIA. Tour dates are as follows:
July 6th – Detroit, MI at Sanctuary Detroit July 7th – Lakewood, OH at The Foundry Concert Club July 8th – Menomonie, WI at The Mabel Tainter
CASKET ROBBERY/ABADDONIA SUMMER TOUR August 10th – Portage, WI* at Studio 301 August 11th – Rhinelander, WI* at Project Mayhem August 12th – Rhinelander, WI* at Project Mayhem – Patreon Member Meet August 13th – Chicago, IL at Cobra Lounge August 14th – Louisville, KY at Mag Bar August 15th – Chesapeake, VA at Riffhouse Pub August 16th – Harrisburg, PA at JB Lovedraft’s Micro Pub August 17th – Dayton, OH at Blind Bobs August 18th – Indianapolis, IN at Black Circle August 19th – Battle Creek, MI* at Michigan Metal Fest *No Abaddonia
This tour comes on the heels of CASKETROBBERY‘s blistering performance at the reincarnated Milwaukee Metal Fest. Check out video footage from their set below.
Emerging from the darkest and most desolate areas of the Midwest, CASKET ROBBERY creates its own signature style of death metal by infusing horror and occult themes. Their trademark huge riffs and unstoppable grooves create the unrelenting, brutally catchy, and eerie sound that only CASKET ROBBERY is known for. Death metal with a wink.
CASKET ROBBERY’s intense, high-energy shows have quickly surfaced a die-hard following. They continue to show a relentless work ethic and dedication to their fanbase. After the release of their debut album CASKET ROBBERY has toured the United States continually, hitting large festivals like Full Terror Assault and Milwaukee Summerfest. CASKET ROBBERY has shared the stage with Cannibal Corpse, Jungle Rot, Psycroptic, Immolation, and more. Your unrelenting nightmare has just begun.
The new sonic chapter for MUTUAL HOSTILITY continues, with the US death metallers today unveiling the brutal new single “Lie In Wait”. Stream it HERE.
MUTUAL HOSTILITY will be releasing their new album, “Inhuman Anguish”, on June 28th 2023 via Lethal Scissor Records, making it the band’s debut to the label. Toilet Ov Hell premiered the first single “Faces in the Walls” at THIS LOCATION.
Following the good feedback received for the “Sacred Propaganda” EP, MUTUAL HOSTILITY waste no time continuing their attack and return with their first full-length. The band have thankfully made no great changes to their juggernaut sound. Dynamic, utterly crushing, immediately memorable, the band’s death metal stick to its guns without de-escalating the branded frenetic motion and interminable aggression.
Drawing inspiration from bands such as Suffocation, Deicide and Gorguts, MUTUAL HOSTILITY create a sound distinctly modern but with an appreciation for the old school death metal legends, all executed with near surgical meticulousness.
Line-up: Dan Gates – Guitars, Bass Adam Rogers – Vocals Eric Frabotta – drums
MUTUAL HOSTILITY is a death metal band formed in January of 2020 in Northeast Ohio, USA. Merging many metal genres into the fold, Adam Rogers (vocals), Dan Gates (guitars & bass) and Eric Frabotta (drums) offer a blend of hostility and intensity. Most of 2020 was spent writing and recording at each others home during the pandemic shutdown. Soon after the band released a lyric video for the song “Pyramid of Hate” which gained some momentum and eventually led up to the EP titled “Sacred Propaganda” being released in November 2020 on the Cult of Parthenope record label. In 2022 nine new tracks were written and recorded for the first full-length album.
Veteran harbingers of technical death metal CRYPTOPSY have officially signed with Nuclear Blast Records! The world’s heaviest label welcomes one of Canada’s most ferocious bands with plans to release their first album in over a decade later this year.
Commenting on the the signing, vocalist Matt McGachy states: “We are truly excited to have joined Nuclear Blast’s roster. Many of the bands we love and a bunch of our friends have released killer albums via Nuclear Blast. Back in 2012, we became an independent band. Now in 2023, we have decided to team up with one of the most influential metal labels. We are eager to be showcased alongside the world’s best metal acts and can’t wait to unveil the next era of Cryptopsy as a Nuclear Blast artist.”
Details of the CRYPTOPSY’s long-awaited 8th album and return to the forefront of death metal will be revealed in the coming months. Follow the band for additional updates.
Originally hailing from Montreal, CRYPTOPSY officially formed in 1992 and has since been anchored by long-time drummer extraordinaire Flo Mounier. Over the last 3 decades the band has become a revered and influential pinion in North America’s underground metal scene.
Groundbreaking albums like Blashphemy Made Flesh (1994), None So Vile (1996) and Once Was Not (2005), helped define the genre of technical death metal, while the band’s intense, earthshaking live shows garnered them a rapid following around the world. Now signed with Nuclear Blast, the band begins the next chapter of their legendary career, ready once again the break necks and pierce the eardrums of metal fans everywhere.
Due to originally announced headliners OCEANO along with VCTMS and INCITE unable to perform at this year’s 2023 TOLEDO DEATH FEST, the festival is proud to announce their replacements will be SIGNS OF THE SWARM as the new headliner along with CASKET ROBBERY and SUMMONER’S CIRCLE.
The festival organizer Keith Wampler issued the following statement:
“We have good news and we have bad news. The bad news is that Oceano and VCTMS are no longer able to perform at TOLEDO DEATHFEST 2023, This was very unexpected and is something that is out of our control. We ask that you please respect the Bands, Organizers, and Venue and understand that we are all still working to bring you a great day of heavy music. That being said, We do have some good news… We were able to get two amazing artists to replace Oceano and VCTMS at this year’s event! They are Signs of the Swarm and Casket Robbery. We really appreciate these bands jumping in on such short notice and are looking forward to seeing them perform! Thank you to everyone who has supported Toledo Deathfest and we will see you all June 3rd!”
Along with a statement from OCEANO:
“We deeply regret to inform you that we will be unable to perform at Toledo Deathfest. The band is currently undergoing personal and internal changes that have unfortunately hindered our ability to proceed with our plans. However, we are pleased to announce that the festival organizers have secured another exceptional band to take our place. We encourage you to continue supporting your local music scene and show your enthusiasm for all the talented bands performing. The lineup promises to be outstanding! We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding. We hope to connect with you again in the near future!”
SIGNS OF THE SWARM
TOLEDO DEATH FEST will be stirring up the most extreme mosh pit to ever tornado Ohio and its surrounding states. This year’s event is being hosted on June 3rd in Toledo at Mainstreet Bar and will feature headliners, Signs of the Swarm alongside The Convalescence, Casket Robbery, Summoner’s Circle, and many more (full lineup below).
CASKET ROBBERY
Since its inception in 2009 by Keith Wampler, the frontman of The Convalescence and owner of The Legend Agency, the festival has showcased the talents of some of the American Midwest’s best up-and-coming metal bands. Past editions have seen past support from well-known artists such as Jungle Rot, Malevolent Creation, and The Breathing Process among many more. The festival has been an extreme metal pilgrimage for fans living in the surrounding states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
THE CONVALESCENCE
“I am very happy to be able to bring Toledo Deathfest back in 2023 with one of the most insane lineups we’ve ever had. This festival has come from being local bands at small venues to a two-stage festival featuring bands from around the country thanks to the incredible support of everyone who attends each year. Thank you to everyone who has supported Toledo Deathfest and I look forward to seeing everyone again on June 3rd!” adds Keith Wampler.
Highlights of the confirmed bands include headliners Signs of the Swarm with their slamming brutal chugs, to black metal-tinged frenzies and groove-driven downtempo bursts of aggression, the band cohesively captures a vile sound spreading across the genre’s various styles. The Convalescence is one of the USA’s unstoppable tour de force, touring Europe in 2022 with Chelsea Grin, and Carnifex plus an upcoming tour in Japan in 2023 with Exhumed and Defiled along with their latest single “No Survivors” ft. Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex, that has fans demanding more and more.
Emerging from the darkest and most desolate areas of the Midwest, Casket Robbery creates its own signature style of death metal by infusing horror and occult themes. Their trademark huge riffs and unstoppable grooves create the unrelenting, brutally catchy, and eerie sound that only Casket Robbery is known for. Summoner’sCircle, hailing from Dandridge, TN, is a six-piece theatrical metal band that blends elements of doom, death, black and progressive metal into what they refer to as simply Epic Metal.
Toledo Death Fest 2023 Full Lineup: Signs of the Swarm (Pittsburgh, PA) The Convalescence (Toledo, OH) Casket Robbery (Madison, WI) Summoner’s Circle (Dandridge, TN) Hive (Chicago, IL) Carrion Vael (Richmond, IN) WoR (Raleigh, NC) Within Chaos (Fort Worth, TX) The D.O.O.D (Sarasota, FL) Squidhammer (Watertown, WI) Filth Spewer (South Bend, IN) Ignominious (Norwalk, OH) Cephlic (Toledo, OH) Death Hex (Toledo, OH) Pharohound (Fort Wayne, IN) Extinction Agenda (Ohio)
Polish death metal legends VADER – fresh from their successful “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour – have announced three more dates to the “An Act Of Darkness In Asia: 40th Years Anniversary Tour”, supported by HATE and THY DISEASE!
The added shows are in Kathmandu (Nepal) and Bengaluru & Mumbai in India close the list! This monster of a tour will start to roll in about two weeks!
Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek shared: “VADERMANIAX !!! We are so happy to announce more shows on the upcoming “An Act Of Darkness” tour in Far East – organized in cooperation with Creative Music and Massive Music. We will visit Nepal and India at the end ot the trip.”
Catch polish death metal commando wreaking havoc at: 20.05 🇦🇪 DUBAI / EL Barrio 30.05 🇵🇭 Manila / Ynares Sports Arena Pasig 02.06 🇹🇭 Bangkok / MrFOX Live House 03.06 🇸🇬 Singapore / GR.iD 04.06 🇮🇩 Bekasi / NOXA Fest 09.06 🇯🇵 Tokyo / Shibuya WWW 10.06 🇯🇵 Nagoya / Holiday Next 11.06 🇯🇵 Osaka / Zeela 14.06 🇳🇵 Kathmandu / Purple Haze Rock 17.06 🇮🇳 Bengaluru / Fandom 18.06 🇮🇳 Mumbai / Anti-Social
In between the tour in Asia, VADER will hit Australia and New Zealand, adding even more diversity and dark, sinister atmosphere to these very special events.
OSDM beast THE GLORIOUS DEAD is set to release its second full-length, Cemetery Paths. The follow-up to 2020’s Into Lifeless Shrines sees THE GLORIOUS DEAD continue to dole out lethal amounts of unapologetically brutal, yet compositionally-minded death metal.
Bindrune Recordings will release Cemetery Paths on July 28.
Track-list: 1) Semita Cineris 2) Horizons of Ash 3) Gag on Viscera 4) Purulent Forms 5) Daylight Graves 6) Cadaver Within 7) Malefic Sepsis 8) Dragging the Dead 9) Living Rot 10) Corpse of the King 11) Cemetery Path 12) Semita Pulveris
THE GLORIOUS DEAD is a Northern Michigan band that consists of members of other such notable acts as Pan, Feast Eternal, and Reasonable Deception. The members have gathered to revel in the cathartic release of creating death metal in the old spirit and after the positive acclaim surrounding their Into Lifeless Shrines debut full-length on Bindrune Recordings, the band spent the entirety of the pandemic creating another album worth of material with the intention of moving forward creatively, without losing sight of their core sound.
With their second full-length, Cemetery Paths, time, evolution and dedication to their old death metal influences have found the band building upon the foundation set by their debut, with more speed, doom, and melodic elements that feel like a progression while never losing sight of memorable riffs and songwriting. A lot of thought and care have gone into these songs and the band is thrilled to share their brand of filthy Northern Death Metal with those who heed the mortal yearning for the grave.
Cemetery Paths was recorded in 2022 at AV Studios in Traverse City, Michigan by Andy Vanguilder, mixed by Spenser Morris, and Mastered by Andrew DeCagna (Ironflame/Nechochwen) at Sacred Sound Studios.
THE GLORIOUS DEAD: TJ Humlinski – Vocals/Lead Guitar Chris Boris – Bass/Vocals Chris Fulton – Drums Marty Rytkonen – Guitar
TOLEDO DEATH FEST is ready to stir up the most extreme mosh pit to ever tornado Ohio and its surrounding states. This year’s event is being hosted on June 3rd in Toledo, OH at Mainstreet Bar and will feature headliners, OCEANO alongside The Convalescence, VCTMS, Incite, and many more (full lineup below).
Since its inception in 2009 by Keith Wampler, the frontman of The Convalescence and owner of The Legend Agency, the festival has showcased the talents of some of the American Midwest’s best up-and-coming metal bands. Past editions have seen past support from well-known artists such as Jungle Rot, Malevolent Creation, The Breathing Process, and Casket Robbery among many more. The festival has been an extreme metal pilgrimage for fans living in the surrounding states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
“I am very happy to be able to bring Toledo Deathfest back in 2023 with one of the most insane lineups we’ve ever had. This festival has come from being local bands at small venues to a two-stage festival featuring bands from around the country thanks to the incredible support of everyone who attends each year. Thank you to everyone who has supported Toledo Deathfest and I look forward to seeing everyone again on June 3rd!” adds festival organizer Keith Wampler.
Highlights of the confirmed bands include headliners Oceano with their blast beats, sonic double bass, slow heavy breakdowns, low death metal growls, and shrieking metalcore vocals ready to annihilate the pit with their discography since 2009.
THE CONVALESCENCE
The Convalescence is one of the USA’s unstoppable tour de force, touring Europe in 2022 with Chelsea Grin, and Carnifex plus an upcoming tour in Japan in 2023 with Exhumed and Defiled along with their latest single “No Survivors” ft. Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex, that has fans demanding more and more.
VCTMS
A versatile metalcore group based out of Illinois, VCTMS employs an ambitious blend of punishing breakdowns, catchy melodies, and crushing riffs that draw from post-hardcore, hip-hop, industrial and alternative metal. They have released three full-length albums to date. Their third album Vol. III Halfway Happy was released on August 31, 2018, and reached #25 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart during its first week of release.
INCITE
Phoenix, AZ’s INCITE, now close to 20 years into a career where everything was earned and nothing was taken for granted, the band bridges the gap between multiple crowds across various metal sub-genres. As renegade disciples of trailblazing architects like Pantera, Slayer, Sepultura, and Machine Head, INCITE raise the torch for trend-killing and hipster-smashing metal. Incite is as much a part of the fabric of the style championed by Lamb Of God as the surge of newer bands like Power Trip. The band’s fifth album, Built to Destroy released in 2019 (Minus Head Records), is a visceral, urgent, voracious distillation of modern metal, with reverence for the past, produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence) and mastered by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed).
Toledo Death Fest 2023 Full Lineup: Oceano (Chicago, IL) The Convalescence (Toledo, OH) VCTMS (Streamwood, IL) Incite (Phoenix, AZ) Hive (Chicago, IL) Carrion Vael (Richmond, IN) WoR (Raleigh, NC) Within Chaos (Fort Worth, TX) The D.O.O.D (Sarasota, FL) Squidhammer (Watertown, WI) Filth Spewer (South Bend, IN) Ignominious (Norwalk, OH) Cephlic (Toledo, OH) Death Hex (Toledo, OH) Pharohound (Fort Wayne, IN) Extinction Agenda (Ohio)
Sponsors: Fultztron Entertainment, Bloodlust Media, Dedfish Productions, Inverted Realm Designs, and Lost In The Dark Podcast
Vendors Onsite: Peril Hot Sauce, Creature Feature Spoo-Tique, and Hostile Creations
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If you are a death metal fan, GRACELESS shouldn’t need an introduction. Three full lengths and two split EPs have granted the Dutch ensemble a respectable reputation across the globe. Closer to home, the four piece has played countless live shows since their 2016 inception. The rock solid line up -unchanged since day one- has delivered ferocious, high energy live performances at Eindhoven Metal Meeting, Into the Grave, Party San Metal Open Air, Ruhrpott Metal Meeting, Stonehenge, SDF2021 and many more festivals and clubs.
Joining forces with LISTENABLE RECORDS in 2023 is the next thundering milestone for GRACELESS. Tirelessly working on their fourth full-length, the next chapter for GRACELESS will be another step deeper into the abyss that started with Shadowlands (2018), via Where Vultures Know Your Name (2020), to Chants from Purgatory (2022).
The band comments: «The forthcoming album will add yet another layer to what some reviewers have called ‘the Graceless sound’: guiding the listener through ever darker catacombs of doomed melancholia while proudly striking a blunt death metal hammer. We are ready to descend further down. Are you coming with us?”
Listenable records will also reissue the band’s first three albums in all formats!
GRACELESS line up : Remco Kreft: Guitar, Vocals Marc Verhaar: Drums Jasper Aptroot: Bass Björn Brusse: Lead Guitar
Bay Area death metallers NECROT will return to stages this May on a Western US headlining tour! The journey begins May 12th in Los Angeles, California and runs through May 20th in Oakland, California. Support will be provided by Mortiferum and labelmates Deathgrave. On May 26th, the band will make an appearance at this year’s Northwest Terror Fest.
Comments NECROT bassist/vocalist Luca Indrio, “We are excited to be hitting the road again with a bunch of friends like Mortiferum and Deathgrave. I know people have been waiting to hear us play the songs from Mortal live and it’s time for that wait to be over. We have been working on a new album that is being recorded very soon so it feels good to be back both in the studio and back on stage playing live shows. We hope to see lots of people attending. We are going to to do our best to make every night of this tour a night to remember. So make sure you don’t miss it and to come prepared for one of the deadliest, heaviest nights of your miserable existence. See you there!”
See all confirmed dates below.
NECROT w/ Mortiferum, Deathgrave: 5/12/2023 Teregram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA 5/13/2023 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 5/14/2023 Nile Underground – Mesa, AZ 5/15/2023 Sister – Albuquerque, NM 5/16/2023 Hi Dive – Denver, CO 5/17/2023 Ace’s High Saloon – Salt Lake City, UT 5/19/2023 Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA 5/20/2023 Eli’s Mile High Club – Oakland, CA 5/26/2023 Northwest Terror Fest @ Neumos – Seattle, WA. * NECROT only
NECROT released their Mortal full-length in 2020 via Tankcrimes. The crushing output earned the #2 spot on Billboard’s Top New Artist chart, #30 on the Top Current Albums chart, #4 on the Current Hard Music, and #10 on the Heatseeker Albums chart upon its first week of release.
Mortal was recorded by Grammy-award-winning engineer Greg Wilkinson (High On Fire, Autopsy) and mastered by Alan Douches (Cannibal Corpse, Cattle Decapitation, Mastodon) at West West Side. The record features cover art by Marald Van Haasteren (Baroness, Mortuous) and is available on CD, LP, cassette, and digital formats.
For physical orders, visit the Tankcrimes Merch Table at THIS LOCATION. Visit the NECROT Bandcamp page HERE for digital orders and more.
Vancouver (BC) – Dissonant Death Metal duo CROWN OF MADNESS are set to release their sophomore EP, Elemental Binding, on February 23, 2023.
The EP’s first single and opening track, “Immortal Eyes” (featuring a guest guitar solo from Matthew Pancoust of Truent) is available now at the following links:
With their second EP, CROWN OF MADNESS brings you a penetrating mix of the technical and the dissonant, as well as devastating lyrical themes that will leave you sorrowful. Elemental Binding is the second and final EP on the road to the duo’s full-length debut album. The EP serves as a representative sample of the direction CROWN OF MADNESS will take on their future full-length release. Their debut EP The Void released on March 25, 2022.
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