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Noctambulist – Unveil “Gevoelsmens” Single Off Upcoming Album

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on January 20, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Streaming now via Veil of Sound!

New album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” to be released 7 February 2025 via These Hands Melt. Pre-order now!

Dutch blackgaze band Noctambulist have unveiled the third single, “Gevoelsmens”, off their upcoming album Noctambulist II: De Droom.

The track was premiered via Veil of Sound: https://veilofsound.com/2025/01/19/Song_Premiere-Noctambulist-Gevoelsmens.html

“Gevoelsmens is a song about nostalgia and living in the past. It invokes the fear of being past one’s prime while at the same time maintaining some hopeful optimism,” explained the band. 

“Gevoelsmens” will be available on all streaming services on 21 January 2025. Pre-save here. 

The new album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” will be released on 7 February 2025 in CD, vinyl and digital formats via These Hands Melt. Recorded in Tilburg between February and April 2023 at Catacomben Studios, De Droom sees Noctambulist diving deeper into post-punk and shoegaze influences while retaining the fierceness of their debut record Elegiëen.

“Gevoelsmens” single artwork

Noctambulist II: De Droom can be pre-ordered via These Hands Melt: https://lnk.to/noctambulist 

What sets De Droom apart from the first record is that the writing was done with the entire band on board whereas full song ideas used to be presented by a few members. The songs this time around are just that, songs.

While De Droom is not a concept album most songs reflect on the beauty of a mediocre co-habitual existence while also struggling with the seemingly impossible dream of home ownership. The album cover features a bedroom of a derelict villa, reflecting the themes of hope, failure and heartbreak present on the album.

Noctambulist are:
J.D. Kaye – Vocals & Guitar
Stef Heesakkers – Guitar
Tristan Tabbers – Guitar
Sam C.A. – Bass
Mitchell Scheerder – Drums

Noctambulist are an atmospheric post-black metal outfit from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Formed in 2015 between housemates J.D. Kaye, Sam C.A. and Mitchell Scheerder, they set out to create a hard-hitting, melancholic style of black metal that draws inspiration from other genres such as post-rock, shoegaze, new wave and post-punk. 

Noctambulist stand for contrasts. Serotonin summits and strung-out canyons. The empty and the grandiose. The beautiful and the appalling.

After defining their sound and completing the lineup with guitarists Tristan Tabbers and Stef Heesakkers they released their full-length debut Noctambulist I: Elegieën via Northern Silence Productions. Their second album Noctambulist II: De Droom will be released through These Hands Melt in February 2025.

The band previously released the singles “Lichteter” and “Aderlater” in support of their upcoming album.

Noctambulist online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Noctambulistband
Bandcamp: https://noctambulistofficial.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1k7JWDTAwZRGoGg9rCxU2o?si=OOXFdQs2SP-w1u4S4l2duA

These Hands Melt online:
Website / shop: https://thesehandsmelt.shop/

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HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY – Release New Single “Keep Me Longing” + European Tour Announced

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, Post Black Metal with tags , , , , , , on January 9, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

New Album, Scorched Earth, Out January 24th Via AOP Records

Austrian post-black metallers Harakiri for the Sky are back with a vengeance, unveiling an intense new music video for the new single “Keep Me Longing” that perfectly encapsulates their signature blend of raw emotion and dreamy soundscapes. The video, directed by Tim Hanke-Zilles, is premiering on Youtube at 18:00 CET today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psYrzpTWlFo

“With our latest video for the song “Keep Me Longing” we wanted to write a storyline that plays with two heavy contrasts: Two protagonists, which handle the feeling of loss and despair in two completely oppositional ways. One tries to get rid of his negative feelings by autoaggression in loneliness and the other one finds distraction in the vastness of the city and destructive behaviour. And I think that’s also what life is about: Antagonism and contrasts and how you handle them”, the band comments.

HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY are:
M.S. – guitar, bass, songwriting
J.J. – vocals, lyrics

In addition, Harakiri For The Sky just announced a full European Tour – tickets are already on sale and you can find the dates to all confirmed shows here:

Tickets are on sale now at: https://linktr.ee/shiningnorthamericatour.

HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY TOUR DATES:

Europe
Jan 24 – Hamburg, DE – Kultur Palast
Jan 25 – Burglengenfeld, DE – VAZ
Jan 26 – Lindau, DE – Club Vaudeville
April 2 – Budapest, HU – Barba Negra
April 3 – Vienna, AT – WUK
April 4 – Munich, DE – Backstage
April 5 – Warsaw, PL – Hybrydy
April 6 – Prague, CZ – Futurum Bar
April 7 – Leipzig, DE – UT Connewitz
April 8 – Berlin, DE – Lido
April 9 – Copenhagen, DK – Lille Vega
April 10 – Esjberg, DK – Tobakken
April 11 – Herford, DE – Kulturwerk
April 12 – Weiher, DE – Music Hall
April 13 – Cologne, DE – Kantine
April 14 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg
April 15 – Neunkirchen, DE – Geblasehalle
April 16 – Paris, FR – La Machine du Mouloin Rouge
April 17 – Zwolle, NL – Hedon
April 18 – Bruges, BE – Cactus Club
April 19 – Aarau, CH – Kiff
April 20 – Geneva, CH – L’Usine

North America
Feb 20 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary
Feb 21 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
Feb 22 – Montreal, QC – Fouf’s
Feb 23 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Feb 24 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
Feb 25 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
Feb 26 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
Feb 27 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Feb 28 – Orlando, FL – Conduit
Mar 1 – Pensacola, FL – Handlebar
Mar 2 – Houston, TX – Bronze Peacock @ House of Blues
Mar 3 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
Mar 4 – Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
Mar 5 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel
Mar 6 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Mar 7 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
Mar 8 – San Francisco, CA – Neck of the Woods
Mar 9 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
Mar 10 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Mar 12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
Mar 13 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
Mar 14 – Omaha, NE – Reverb
Mar 15 – Chicago, IL – Reggies

Pre-order the new album “Scorched Earth” here: https://shop.aoprecords.de/

Scorched Earth – Track List:

  1. Heal Me (feat. Tim Yatras / Austere)
  2. Keep Me Longing
  3. Without You I’m Just A Sad Song
  4. No Graves But The Sea
  5. With Autumn I’ll Surrender
  6. I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep
  7. Too Late For Goodbyes (feat. Serena Cherry / Svalbarduk)

Bonus tracks available on special Editions:
Street Spirit (Fade Out) (feat. P.G. of GROZA) – Radiohead Cover
Elysian Fields (feat. Daniel Lang / Backwards Charm)

More info on HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY:
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SARKOM – Norwegian Black Metallers To Release New Album “Exceed In2 Chaos” In February

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , , on January 9, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Exceed In2 Chaos” will be released on February 21st 2025 via Dusktone.

Marking two decades of darkness in the underground, SARKOM returns with their highly anticipated fifth album,“Exceed In2 Chaos”! With four critically acclaimed albums and several EPs to their name, this trailblazing band – led by songwriter and vocalist Erik Unsgaard -continues to deliver top-tier Norwegian black metal.

A furious masterpiece, “Exceed In2 Chaos” stands as a seamless follow-up to their 2016 release, “Anti-Cosmic Art”. While many bands adhere strictly to their roots and traditions, SARKOM boldly pushes boundaries, thriving on innovation. The result? A truly unique and intricate album from start to finish.

Building on their legacy, “Exceed In2 Chaos”masterfully blends the glorious traditions of Norwegian black metal with bold new elements. The album explores dissonances, piercing grooves, varied rhythmic structures, and unexpected twists, delivering a rich and dynamic tracklist. Always forward-thinking, SARKOM redefines their sound with this release, proving that their innovative spirit remains as fierce as ever. Each track reflects the band’s commitment to artistic growth, ensuring a listening experience that is both intense and refreshing.

Prepare for chaos… Prepare for SARKOM!

Tracklist:

  1. Exceed In2 Chaos
  2. Enter As Fool, Exit As Beast
  3. Prime Time Suicide
  4. Spectral Prophet In A Demonized Dream
  5. Be[lie]ve
  6. Bottofeeders
  7. Chasing Ghosts
  8. Commit To Total Genocide (LP exclusive)
  9. Nemesis

Line-up:
Unsgaard – Vocals
Galaaen – Lead guitars
Somby – Rhythm guitars / bass
Dominator – Drums

SARKOM online:

https://sarkom.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/sarkom

Dusktone online:

https://dusktone.bandcamp.com/

https://www.dusktone.it/

Source: Anubi Press

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DARK FUNERAL – Let The Devil In Latin America Tour 2025 | Dates, Cities & Venues Listed

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , on December 23, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

From Dark Funeral Facebook:

Latin America! It’s been 6 long years since we last had the great pleasure of bringing our black magic to you and it is time for our return. Get your tickets and we’ll see you in March!

07.03 Limeira – Mirage, BRAZIL
08.03 Sao Paulo – VIP Station, BRAZIL
09.03 Curitiba – CWB Hall, BRAZIL
11.03 Buenos Aires – El Teatrito, ARGENTINA
13.03 Valparaiso – Espacio Segundo Piso, CHILE
14.03 Concepcion – Havana Club, CHILE
15.03 Santiago – Teatro Cariola, CHILE
16.03 La Serena – Teatro Centenario, CHILE
18.03 Bogota – Ace of Spades, COLOMBIA
20.03 San Salvador – Gimnasio Adolfo Pineda, EL SALVADOR
23.03 Mexico City – Circo Volador, MEXICO

Tickets: https://ckconcerts.com/es/tours-y-shows/dark-funeral-2025
More info: https://www.darkfuneral.se

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ANTE-INFERNO To Tour Europe This December With Imha Tarikat

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on November 27, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Full Moon Haiku tour to visit Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands

Tour follows the release of new Ante-Inferno album Death’s Soliloquy

Album release show this Saturday in Manchester

In support of their latest album Death’s Soliloquy, UK black metal band Ante-Inferno will return to central Europe this December on a 10-date tour which will see them perform to audiences across five countries. 

Fresh off the release of their critically acclaimed album, Ante-Inferno will descend upon Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, and the Netherlands, spreading their sonic darkness across the continent. Joining them on most dates is the German act Imha Tarikat, while select appearances will feature support from Ultima Necat.

The tour kicks off with a special UK album release show in Manchester on November 30th alongside Hulder. The Central European leg officially commences on 4th December in Munich, Germany, and continues through European cities until its conclusion on December 14th at Eindhoven Metal Meeting in the Netherlands.

ANTE-INFERNO FULL MOON HAIKU TOUR 2024
In Conspiracy with Imha Tarikat (*) & Ultima Necat (**)

Nov 30 – Manchester, UK (w/ Hulder) **
Dec 4 – Munich, Germany **
Dec 5 – Nuremberg, Germany **
Dec 6 – De Mortem Et Diabolum; Berlin, Germany *
Dec 7 – Wintermelodei; Münster, Germany *
Dec 8 – Erfurt, Germany *
Dec 9 – Prague, Czech Republic – * **
Dec 10 – Vienna, Austria *
Dec 11 – Wrocław, Poland *
Dec 12 – Chemnitz, Germany * **
Dec 13 – Göttingen, Germany *
Dec 14 – Eindhoven, Netherlands *

With Death’s Soliloquy, Ante-Inferno have delivered a malevolent hammer strike to the face of all who thought they would continue to mellow after the success of the atmospheric and otherworldly “Antediluvian Dreamscapes”. The album’s nightmarish cover art (from the masterful mind of Khaos Diktator Design), perfectly sums up the album’s sonic approach.

An ode to madness, mental illness, death obsession and unfettered suicidal despair, Death’s Soliloquy harnesses the bestial might of traditional black metal and intricately weaves it with the haunting majesty of the atmospheric sound the band is known for, and in doing so takes the listener on an anguished, hysterical descent into the blackened emptiness of the grave.

Death’s Soliloquy is available to order in physical formats from the band’s Bandcamp and Vendetta Records. 

Onism Productions, Matriarch Records and Forbidden Keep Records have also prepared three special edition cassette versions of Death’s Soliloquy, which is available to order and will start shipping this week.  

Listen to the album via streaming services: https://RecordU.lnk.to/Deaths_Soliloquy

In the run-up to the album’s release, the band unveiled an artwork video for the opening track “The Cavernous Blackness of Night” and a “Cold. Tenebrous. Evil” music video.

Ante-Inferno online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anteinferno/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ANTEINFERNO/
Bandcamp: https://ante-inferno.bandcamp.com/

Vendetta Records online
Website: https://vendetta-records.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vendettacult
Bandcamp: https://vendetta-records.bandcamp.com/

Source: 3nation / Dominic Athanassiou

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SAKAHITER – Italian Black Metal Act Signs To Time To Kill Records

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , on November 16, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Today, Time To Kill Records is pleased to announce the addition of Italian black metal act SAKAHITER to its evergrowing and varied roster. The band will release their new album in the coming months.

Stay tuned for more details, the first single and pre-orders, which will launch soon!

Biography:

The band was formed in Campobasso in 2002 under the name SAKAHITER, which in the Oscan language means “let it be sacrificed.”

More specifically, it referred to the sacrifices of men and animals to propitiate the gods before a battle, a ceremony deeply rooted among the Samnites. Oscan was chosen because it is the ancient language spoken by the Samnites, a warrior people originally from a restricted area of southern Italy centered in Molise, Campania, and Basilicata.

From the very beginning, SAKAHITERidentified their genre as Samnite Black Metal, as both the lyrics and iconography reflect Samnite history.

In 2003, they released their first demo, “Lex Sacrata,” recorded in Rome at the Temple Of Noise Studios, using as the cover an 1879 engraving depicting the defeat of the Romans at the hands of the Samnites and the humiliation of the Caudine Forks.

After several live performances and some lineup changes, SAKAHITER recorded “Omnes Eiura Deos,” a 7-inch vinyl, again in Rome but this time at the 16th Cellar Studios, released in early 2005.

With a new lineup, in 2021, SAKAHITER signed a contract with Nova Era Records to release a new EP, “Legio Linteata,” and to reissue “Lex Sacrata.”

The band boasts numerous performances supporting acts such as Sodom, Dismember, Onslaught, Belphegor, Master and Necrodeath.

Line-up:

Hirpus – Vocals
Flauros – Guitars
Mamerte – Guitars
Hrim – Bass
Alastor – Drums

SAKAHITER

https://www.facebook.com/sakahiter/

https://www.instagram.com/sakahiter/

https://www.youtube.com/c/SakahiterSamniteBlackMetal

Time To Kill Records

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

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The Return of Ahamkara!

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on November 9, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Following ten years of silence after the release of their debut album The Embers of the Stars and the untimely death of vocalist Steven, Ahamkara return with a new lineup and new album The Harrow of the Lost, an unflinching exploration of the transformative nature of grief.

An emotionally charged and fiercely personal record, “The Harrow of the Lost” takes the Ahamkara sound in a more complex and tormented direction, encompassing existential rage, nihilistic despair and all in between. Both rawer and more organic in sound, intensified by the electrifying drum work of new member Austin Lunn (Panopticon).

Scaling greater peaks of Emperial ambition than ever before, the album integrates the expansive reach of the Cascadian black metal sound with the densely detailed savagery of classic Emperor and the aching melancholy of early Anathema to produce a deeply involving journey of genre-transcending atmospheric metal.

Completed by a heartfelt and uncompromising vocal performance from founding member Michael and the nuanced, evocative synth work of Alexandra (also of label mates Nemorous), this is a journey into the scorched earth landscapes of bereavement that no follower of the Bindrune family should miss.

Track debut and album information coming soon!

https://shop.bindrunerecordings.com

Source: Bindrune Recordings

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Canis Dirus And Bindrune Recordings Are Proud To Announce The Bands’ 4th Full-Length Album: By the Grace of Death

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , on November 8, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

It has been 4 years since the release of Independence to the Beast (2020) and during this time, Canis Dirus have been refining their savage, yet atmospheric black metal during what has been the most prolific era of their career. 2021 found the split release A Harmonious Union of Vibration to surface with the project Crown of Asteria, where Canis Dirus contributed 2 new tracks that blended their own unique form of twisted blackness, along with an ambient influence. Was this a sign of things to come?

Armed with the fantastic drum work of CJ Yacoub (Escaping Aghartha, Neverdawn, ex-Amun), TMP (Guitars, bass, Synth) and RH (Vocals) have been hard at work on what has become the the bands finest work, By the Grace of Death. Atmosphere still reigns in the dark sonic sphere of Canis Dirus, but on this impending new album, the bands black metal essence is at the forefront of this nocturnal hunt. 

TMP’s riff/playing style remains truly his own with atypical phrasing that co-exists with a more orthodox BM style. The BM side can make one feel isolated and attacked one moment, then calm and nurtured the next with colorful folk music that has become a vibrant element of CD’s sound. RH’s vocals contribute to the adventurous nature of By The Grace of Death with his most feral performance to date.

By the Grace of Death will be unleashed in the months to come on LP by Bindrune Recordings and on CD (containing a bonus track) by Canis Dirus themselves. 

PRE-ORDER Available at the links below!

https://shop.bindrunerecordings.com

https://canisdirus.bandcamp.com/music

Canis Dirus are from Minnesota, USA.

Source: Bindrune Recordings

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PONTE DEL DIAVOLO – Italian Doom / Black Metal Brigade Drops “Scintilla” Single, New Compilation Tre – The EP Collection Out In December

Posted in Black Metal, doom metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on November 6, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Celebrated Italian doom / black metal brigade PONTE DEL DIAVOLO unleash a powerful single from their forthcoming compilation Tre – The EP Collection. Stream “Scintilla” HERE.

The band commented: “‘Scintilla’ (transl. ‘Spark’) is a rough and violent track in which love is action, movement, Freedom. The ‘Spark’ is the Devil and the ceaseless movement of nature”.

Following on from the release of their acclaimed debut album Fire Blades from the Tomb (Season Of Mist), PONTE DEL DIAVOLO will re-issue their now hard to come by first three EPs in the form of Tre – The EP Collection. The compilation will be available in CD, LP, tape and digital formats on December 9th 2024 via Time To Kill Records.

Track-list:

01 – Mystery of Mystery
02 – I
03 – The Wickedest Woman In The World
04 – 13
05 – The Unborn
06 – Un Bacio a Mezzanotte
07 – III
08 – Scintilla
09 – AVE

Preorder:

https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/ponte-del-diavolo-tre-the-ep-collection

https://pontedeldiavolo666.bandcamp.com/album/tre-the-ep-collection

PONTE DEL DIAVOLO bridges the gap between two separate worlds. The Italian band proposes a doom / black metal sound with old-school roots, adding a modern and outside the box background. The female voice – with strong dark wave influences – is the lyric cor pus of this strongly esoteric project. The solid presence of two bassists creates the massive foundation for the rhythmic guitar, everything marked by a raw and dynamic drumming.

Mystery of Mystery / Secret Live Session marked the quintet’s debut EP. It was recorded live and without editing at Dracma Studio with the producer L’Ossario in their home base of Turin in March 2020. “I” was released on the web by Iopan Records. It was soon followed by their second single, “The Wickedest Woman In the World”.

At the end of 2021, PONTE DEL DIAVOLO recorded their second EP, Sancta Menstruis at Deepest Sea Studio in Turin with Danilo Battocchio. The first single, “The Unborn”, arrived in February 2022.

The band’s third EP, Ave Scintilla! was also recorded in Turin. This time around, they reconvened at Dracma Studio with L’Ossario. Prepare to cross over into the Italian dark arts.

PONTE DEL DIAVOLO

https://www.facebook.com/PontedelDiavolo/

https://www.instagram.com/Pontedeldiavoloband

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Blackened Death Metal Storytellers AOIDOS Present “Trauma” With Video, Ahead Of Forthcoming Album: Oizys

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , , on October 30, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Blackened death metal quintet AOIDOS carve out a fusion of haunting melodies and atmospheres from the realms of black metal in conjunction with the power and groove of death. Storytelling is core to the band, whose name AOIDOS means bard in Ancient Greek. Light your fire, pour yourself a drink and prepare for dark and shadowy tales as the band present their new offering, “Trauma”. The single is the first to emerge ahead of the forthcoming album Oizys that is set for release on November 29th, 2024, via Nox Liberatio Records. Watch “Trauma” HERE. 

Dynamically, AOIDOS sculpt a thrilling soundscape across “Trauma” which encounters high intensity with brief moments that are almost serene. Delicate piano melodies enthrall among the weight of the heavy instrumentation. “Trauma” includes lyrics in the band’s native language – Portuguese. “The chorus is totally in Portuguese”, the band explain, “and it sings the plea of ‘Trauma’, a force that sees itself not as an oppressor, but as a protector, a shield between the victim and the true extent of the tragedies they went through.” 

Tracklist + Running Times:

  1. Dieaed – 01:29
  2. Thrall – 05:56
  3. Fire – 06:26
  4. Oizys – 06:28
  5. Trauma – 05:50
  6. Old Ballad – 01:48
  7. The Wheels – 04:03
  8. Black Swan – 06:06
  9. From the Surface Grate – 05:10
  10. Slumber – 01:53
  11. All! Wherever! Always! – 04:27

Full Album Running Time: 49:26

About AOIDOS:
AOIDOS came to be following a night of mead at the iconic Taberna 58, in Coimbra, Portugal, in 2019. Inspired by storytelling and the Aoidos, who were the bards and minstrels of Ancient Greece, the band bring this element into their heavy and ambient style.

Influenced musically by the likes of GOJIRA, BEHEMOTH and WATAIN, alongside classical piano compositions, AOIDOS strive to create a rich and textural soundscape that embraces the fierce energy of death and ethereality of black metal. To date, the band have taken to stages around South West Europe, including festival appearances at Bajonca Rock Fest, Rock dos Romanos, Mosher Fest, Melena Fest. 

Most recently, AOIDOS shared the bill with VADER, SEPTICFLESH and MOONSPELL at Laurus Nobilis Music Festival 2024. With a number of single releases behind them, AOIDOS are now set to unveil their debut album Oizys this November. 

AOIDOS:
João “Freitanás” Freitas (Vocals / Guitars)
Ekid Marques (Vocals / Bass)
Pedro Miguel (Drums)
Ivo Resende (Guitars / Backing Vocals)
Erlkönig (Piano)

Special Guests: Chris Barber (Drums)

Credits:
Producer: João “Freitanás” Freitas
Recording Studio: All tracks recorded at Home and our Rehearsal Space in Coimbra except Drums, which were recorded at Golden Jack Studios, Coimbra.
Engineer: João “Freitanás” Freitas and João Dourado
Mastering: João Dourado
Mixing: João “Freitanás” Freitas
Album Cover Artist: Sofya Alves
Band Photos by: Ruben Lopo

Source: C Squared Music

Links: 
Official Website: https://aoidosband.wixsite.com/aoidosband
Bandcamp: https://aoidos.bandcamp.com/
E-Shop: https://aoidos.bigcartel.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aoidosband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aoidosband/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aoidosband

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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/

https://www.instagram.com/dusktone

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Dutch Blackgaze Act Noctambulist Signs To These Hands Melt; Releases New Single

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music with tags , , , on October 16, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

“Aderlater”, first single off upcoming album, streaming now

Rome, Italy; 16 October 2024: Dutch blackgaze band Noctambulist have signed to These Hands Melt for the release of their second full-length album. To get a first taste of the upcoming album, the band released the first single entitled “Aderlater”. 

Listen to “Aderlater” here: https://song.link/aderlater

“We wrote the track Aderlater with the full band after J.D. and Stef came up with some chords that went nowhere,” said the band. “We were all listening to a lot of post-punk and new wave and most of us attended concerts by The Cure around the time.”

“If I recall correctly Mitch came up with the intro drum pattern and we changed the 6/8 we had to a 4/4 beat and wrote basically the entire song on the spot. The lead in the chorus came from Tristan from another old composition we never finished. It all fell into place, so to speak.”

“Lyrically the song deals with laying bare uncomfortable and personal feelings for the sake of music. It is, in a way, an ode to insecurity.”

“Aderlater” single artwork by Sandro Dal-Magro

Noctambulist are an atmospheric post-black metal outfit from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Formed in 2015 between housemates J.D. Kaye, Sam C.A. and Mitchell Scheerder, they set out to create a hard-hitting, melancholic style of black metal that draws inspiration from other genres such as post-rock, shoegaze, new wave and post-punk. 

Noctambulist stand for contrasts. Serotonin summits and strung-out canyons. The empty and the grandiose. The beautiful and the appalling.

After defining their sound and completing the lineup with guitarists Tristan Tabbers and Stef Heesakkers they released their full-length debut Noctambulist I: Elegieën via Northern Silence Productions. Their second album will be released through These Hands Melt, with more information to be unveiled soon.  

Noctambulist are:
J.D. Kaye – Vocals & Guitar
Stef Heesakkers – Guitar
Tristan Tabbers – Guitar
Sam C.A. – Bass
Mitchell Scheerder – Drums

Noctambulist online:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noctambulistofficial/
Bandcamp: https://noctambulistofficial.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1k7JWDTAwZRGoGg9rCxU2o?si=OOXFdQs2SP-w1u4S4l2duA

These Hands Melt online:
Website / shop: https://thesehandsmelt.shop/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/these.hands.melt
Bandcamp: https://thesehandsmelt.bandcamp.com/music
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheseHandsMeltOfficial

Source: 3nation / Dominic Athanassiou

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Introducing ALTE SEELEN – New Extreme Music Label Announces First Set Of Releases

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , on September 9, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

The spiritual successor to God is Myth and Ars Magna Recordings, Alte Seelen is a new US-based label supporting the extreme metal underground and adjacent subgenres.

Founded by the heads of God is Myth and Ars Magna Recordings, Alte Seelen aims to produce high-quality releases while illuminating the bands, artists, and individuals who contribute to the music that is our life’s blood. In time the label hopes to expand its reach to provide unique items, ranging from prints to wood carvings and leatherwork.

While the label acknowledges and draws upon the experiences of the past, Alte Seelen represents a conscious decision to leave those ventures dormant and dreaming.

A new banner has been raised… Halloween 2024 will see the release of the first two Alte Seelen titles.

Ringare – Sorrow Befell (majestic black metal / dark synth), CD and digital (originally released on vinyl by Iron Bonehead).

Kveldstimer – Scripture of the Woods (primitive, yet majestic Black Metal), CD and digital (limited-edition cassette released by Altare Productions).

In late fall/early winter, Alte Seelen will release By The Grace of Death from atmospheric black metal band Canis Dirus. Bindrune Recordings will handle vinyl treatment.

alteseelen.com

instagram.com/alte.seelen

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Source: ClawHammer PR

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DARK FUNERAL – 2024 USA Tour Dates and Info

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , on August 17, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Tickets & Tourdates: https://bnds.us/iexs8t
Meet & Greet: https://darkfuneralmerch.com/collections/vip-packages
https://www.darkfuneral.se

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PANOPTICON To Tour U.S. and Canada This October – With Exulansis and Primeval Well 

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , on August 5, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Announcing Panopticon‘s Autumnal Oration tour, presented by Hierophant Booking.

US black metal legends Panopticon will embark on an unprecedented string of intimate and powerful shows in the US and Canada this fall alongside dear friends and talented contemporaries Exulansis and Primeval Well – prepare accordingly!

Tickets to all shows here: https://linktr.ee/panotour24

Source: Bindrune Recordings | Website

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THE DEPRESSICK – Mexican Post-Black Metal Act To Release Sophomore Album Faded.exe In July

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , on June 30, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Mexican post-black metal act THE DEPRESSICK are finally back with their brand new, second full-length album titled Faded.exe, a gut-wrenching musical journey. The album will be released on July 19th 2024 via Tragedy Productions/End My Life Records.

The record shows a broadening in the scope in their sound, packing in even more brooding melodies, eerie howls, whirlwind drumming, and a tightening of the band’s signature songwriting chops. Constantly maintaining the subtle balance between light and melancholy, soaring atmospherics and granite riffs, THE DESPRESSICK deliver their sonic rebirth in fifty minutes of a grippingly emotional experience.

The first single “Greywave” is now streaming HERE.

Faded.exe definitely marks another step forward for the band, incorporating new suggestions into their visceral sound that bleeds raw emotion.

Track-list:

1. Shattered Heart 
2. Greywave
3. HCI
4. Indlandsis 
5. Papillon (Part I) 
6. Papillon (Part II)
7. Gray Ocean (Piano Version) 

THE DEPRESSICK is a Mexican Post-DSBM band formed in 2013. Based in Nezahualcoyotl a densely populated and historically impoverished suburb of Mexico City with considerable stigma attached to it. The “negativity, misery, poverty, sickness and filth” of their environment contributes to their music’s bleakness. For fans of: Lantlos, Lifelover, Amesoeurs and White Ward.

THE DEPRESSICK:

https://thedepressick.bandcamp.com/

End My Life Records:

https://endmyliferecords.bandcamp.com/

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BATHORY – Biography Book To Be Published For The First Time In English!

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, books, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on May 6, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Pagan Records and Monomaniax announce the English-language edition of “From Hades to Valhalla… BATHORY – The Epic Story” by José Luis Cano Barron

Pre-order via Pagan Records now!

Pagan Records and Monomaniax will release the English-language edition of “From Hades to Valhalla… BATHORY – The Epic Story”, the unofficial but definitive biography of one of the most influential metal bands of all time. Written by renowned metal journalist José Luis Cano Barron, this comprehensive tome delves into the band’s illustrious career, offering an uncensored and carefully researched account of its groundbreaking music and enduring legacy.

“From Hades to Valhalla… BATHORY – The Epic Story” will be available from 29 May 2024, and can be pre-ordered via Pagan Records here: https://tinyurl.com/24puj3ft

Originally published in Spanish, “From Hades to Valhalla… BATHORY – The Epic Story” has been translated into English, making this essential work accessible to a wider audience. With 156 vibrant pages packed with rare photographs, illustrations, and reproductions, the book chronicles Bathory’s journey from their early black metal roots to their Viking metal mastery, painting a vivid portrait of a band that defied categorisation and shaped the very sound of black and extreme metal.

“From Hades to Valhalla… BATHORY – The Epic Story” goes beyond mere biography, offering a deep analysis of Bathory’s music and its impact on the metal scene. Cano Barron draws upon his extensive knowledge and insider access to provide insights into the creative genius of Bathory’s enigmatic leader, Quorthon.

“From Hades to Valhalla… BATHORY – The Epic Story” is an essential addition to the library of any metal fan. With its captivating narrative, wealth of historical detail, and stunning visuals, this book offers a unique and immersive exploration of one of metal’s most revered bands.

Book Details:

  • Title: From Hades to Valhalla… BATHORY – The Epic Story
  • Author: José Luis Cano Barron
  • Publisher: Pagan Records / Monomaniax
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Pages: 156
  • Language: English
  • Release Date: 29 May 2024
  • Pre-order Link: https://tinyurl.com/24puj3ft

Pagan Records online:
Website / Shop: https://www.pagan-records.com

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DARKTHRONE – Release Video For “The Bird People Of Nordland”

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on April 25, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

New Album ‘It Beckons Us All’ Released Tomorrow, Friday April 26

Ahead of the eagerly awaited new album It Beckons Us All from Darkthrone, the band give fans a final tease of what is awaiting them with the release of the official video for “The Bird People Of Nordland”. Video created by Matthew Vickerstaff .

WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “THE BIRD PEOPLE OF NORDLAND” HERE
(https://youtu.be/0Zjmk-POXyo)

Whilst freely admitting the concept for the song “Not a very metal subject, sorry!” Fenriz explains “ it’s about the EIDER bird and Nordland. Many years ago I saw a Norwegian documentary with the symbiotic relationship the coast people of Nordland had with the bird. They watched over the nests and in return could pick the eider for pillows clothing, warmth etc. So that is what the lyrics are about.” But, he continues “again, this is Ted’s song so a bit hard for me to comment on it musically but I will tell you all what I think when I hear it:

First of we have a typical grim Ted riff for the verse, then he surprises with a catchy riff for the refrain AND THEN comes my fave part of the album; the post-refrain riff which sounds like Queensryche 1984 style and you can also hear how much we enjoy to play it! EXACTLY where I want to be! Could have played that riff for 8 minutes straight, haha! This loops again with the refrain again without singing and then back to Queensryche ’84. Then first riff again with my added harmony guitar playing on it, what our studio man Ole Øvstedal called “the Corleone part.

A break arrives and then things are sped up (not faster than Yardbirds in 64, we are not an extreme metal band, more like MODERAT EPIC) which corresponds with a slower heavy metal riff where we also brought out the mellotrone if I remember correctly. 

Then Ted bombs you with a final part, primitive d-beat thrash with a riff that sounds like Tom G Warrior made it and I also ordered Ted to lay on some hellish guitars. Anyway, I LIVE for that queensryche 84 riff, Ted!”

photo courtesy of Peer Olav Kittilsen

Humble as ever Nocturno Culto states“Well, AGAIN, talking about our music really blows or is very difficult, at least for me. Personally, music is a floating thing, and I am having a hard time to try to break it down. It´s metal, a bit of heavy/doom/black/thrash, that is Darkthrone now, mixing genres has been something we have done since A Blaze, and especially since 2005. And I am just looking forward on new material, new riffs and ideas.”

Just one more sleep until It Beckons Us All, Darkthrone’s new masterpiece, is unleashed in full!

It Beckons Us All – track listing:

  1. Howling Primitive Colonies [06:30]
  2. Eon 3 [05:43]
  3. Black Dawn Affiliation [06:11] WATCH VIDEO
  4. And In That Moment I Knew The Answer [03:17]
  5. The Bird People Of Nordland [07:27]
  6. The Heavy Hand [04:18]
  7. The Lone Pines Of The Lost Planet [10:03]
  1. Howling Primitive Colonies [06:30]
  2. Eon 3 [05:43]
  3. Black Dawn Affiliation [06:11] WATCH VIDEO
  4. And In That Moment I Knew The Answer [03:17]
  5. The Bird People Of Nordland [07:27]
  6. The Heavy Hand [04:18]
  7. The Lone Pines Of The Lost Planet [10:03]

It Beckons Us All is available on the following formats available to order here!  https://darkthrone.lnk.to/beckons

  • Limited Edition Deluxe boxed edition: includes It Beckons Us All on CD, an exclusive corona vinyl LP & cassette and art prints all housed in a heavy duty lift off lid box
  • Limited edition ‘Fenriz’ edition LP on blue marble coloured vinyl– exclusively available through the Peaceville stores – VERY FEW COPIES LEFT!!
  • Limited edition ‘Nocturno Culto’ edition LP on grey marble coloured vinyl–available through the Peaceville stores
  • CD
  • LP
  • Digital Pre-save/Pre-add including Bandcamp available here
  • Plus other limited edition coloured vinyl LPs are available in stores across the world – cream white, crystal clear, petrol and .. a collectors dream .. if you can find them!

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CODEX MORTIS Return with Tales of Woe | New Song Now Streaming

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on April 11, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Brace yourself for a chilling journey through an album that tells the harrowing story of demonic possession and mind control.

Tales of Woe, the album from Dutch black metal band CODEX MORTIS, tells about an evil spirit that tortures a man through demonic possession and mind control. With horrific visions of its previous victims, the evil spirit tries to turn the man into a murderer. The man escapes its hold by taking his own life, as a desperate attempt to end the circle of terror…

CODEX MORTIS has unveiled part of this chilling narrative with the album’s first single, “Capricious Disembodied Villain.” Watch the lyric video at youtu.be/gI4nDC1Y3F8?si=ESTXiu81IwZr6GSq

Black Lion Records will release Tales of Woe on June 21. Pre-order/pre-save the album at snd.click/Codexmortis

In Tales of Woe, a harrowing history filled with injustice, agony, violence, and death unfolds as a tortured soul, the antagonist of the story, finds itself in an undying state, compelled to inflict suffering and death upon others trying to undo its own misery. It describes the troubles of its latest victim, the protagonist, as he is possessed and haunted by horrid visions.

Track-list:

  1. Forsaken
  2. Capricious Disembodied Villain
  3. Chosen
  4. Trenched in Blood
  5. Fire Screams and Death
  6. It Dies with Me

The album was mixed and mastered by Björnström Ljud & Produktion. Artwork by Vladimir ‘Smerdulak’ Chebakov.

Stream CODEX MORTIS on Spotify and Apple Music.

CODEX MORTIS;
Vocals by Dirk Willems
Lyrics by Jos Schilder
Drums by Michiel van der Plicht
Guitars by Arjan van Dune
Bass by Mathieu Westerveld

CODEX MORTIS is a Dutch Black Death Metal band with explosive and hypnotic skull-crushing music that will haunt you into the afterlife. Incorporating the influences of the 90s, CODEX MORTIS crafts a sonic landscape characterized by ferocious speed and an abyssal depth, with each arrangement a relentless devouring sound.

blacklionrecords.bandcamp.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

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DEVASTATOR – “CONJURERS OF CRUELTY” Releases On March 1st

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , on January 22, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Formed in 2017, DEVASTATOR is a four-piece Black Thrash band from the county of Derbyshire in the United Kingdom . They released their debut album ‘Baptised in Blasphemy’ in 2019 on UK label Clobber records. The album was reissued remixed and remastered with 8 bonus tracks in November 2023 on Listenable. DEVASTATOR will release their brand new album ‘Conjurers of Cruelty’ on the 1st of March, 2024.

Expanding on the raucous Black ‘n’ Roll attitude of the band’s debut and turning up the Black Metal to cacophonous levels, DEVASTATOR‘s sophomore release ‘Conjurers of Cruelty’ differs in many aspects without losing the spirit and power of the band’s debut, harnessing other avenues in Extreme Metal and presenting a multilayered and expansive record which explores both Black Metal and Death Metal, whilst still delivering the furious Thrash Metal assault and NWOBHM drenched force that the band has become known for.

Ritual Abuse (Evil Never Dies) – Official Lyric Video watch HERE

The band comments on the new single : ‘Ritual Abuse (Evil Never Dies)’:

“We are proud to present the first offering from our long awaited new album ‘Conjurers of Cruelty’, when writing the material for this record we wanted to not only expand on the formula of our previous effort but also implement a stronger contemporary Black Metal approach which the first album only merely touched upon. This quickly became very natural to us and added to the new album’s overall themes of ritual sacrifice and ceremonial conjurations. ‘Ritual Abuse (Evil Never Dies)’ is a perfect example of our influences in complete and total display, from straight forward-no nonsense-Teutonic-styled Thrash, to pure Celtic Frost worship, topped off with a grim Black Metal outro”.

DEVASTATOR ’s new album ‘ Conjurers of Cruelty’ was recorded at Godhand Studios in Derbyshire with producer Ben ‘Audiomage’ Gaines who also remixed and remastered ‘Baptised in Blasphemy’.

DEVASTATOR – Conjurers of Cruelty’ Album track-listing:
1) Beyond the Gate. 1:06
2) Conjurers of Cruelty 5:01
3) Black Witchery. 5:02
4) Ritual Abuse (Evil Never Dies) 4:51
5) Walpurgisnacht 4:17
6) Necromantic Lust 3:13
7) Deathspell Defloration 5:58
8) Bestial Rites. 2:46
9) Sharpen the Blade. 4:10
10) Rabid Morbid Death 7:50
11) Liar in Wait 3:52 *
12) Death Forever 3:14 *
(*CD bonus tracks )

DEVASTATOR:
T. Nachtghul – Bass Guitar & Lead Vocals
R. Amun – Lead Guitar
C. W. Wolfgang – Rhythm Guitar
J. Scarlett – Drums

Source: Listenable Records

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