Topeka, Kansas brutal death metal horde UNMERCIFUL will support DECREPITBIRTH and PATHOLOGY on the Uncivilization of Creation US Tour. Death metallers STABBING (July 8 – 14 & July 16 – 26) and CONDEMNED (August 2 – 6) are on the bill for select dates. UNMERCIFUL will be on the tour from July 8 – 31.
UNMERCIFUL bassist/vocalist Jeremy Turner comments, “We’ve wanted to tour with Decrepit Birth again ever since we got to tour Europe with them in 2008. We’ve also been trying to get a tour going with Pathology for a couple of years now, and the sickos in Stabbing are killing it right now! Condemned has always been heavy as fuck. We are so looking forward to one of the sickest tour packages destroying the stage every night!! We will see you all in July!!!”
In 2020, UNMERCIFUL released their third full-length album WrathEncompassed on Willowtip Records. Purchase the album at: Willowtip – https://bit.ly/unmerciful-wrathwt
May 13th, 2022 will mark the release of DEMIRICOUS‘ third studio album III: ChaoticLethal. After an extended hiatus, the heavy quartet are preparing to unleash a brutal new record.
The band comments: “It’s been 15 years since we’ve released a record. We are so unbelievably proud of this one, and this is the DEMIRICOUS record we’ve always wanted to make. Prepare yourselves. It’s a fucking monster.”
Initially formed in early 2002, DEMIRICOUS released their debut album One (Hellbound) on Metal Blade Records in 2005 pushing them into early success with a global fanbase. Their follow-up album, Two (Poverty) also on Metal Blade Records, was released in 2007. Now, in 2022, DEMIRICOUS are returning even harder and heavier than before.
More information to follow soon.
Line-Up: NateOlp DustinBoltjes Scott Wilson Ben Parrish
Tour organizer The Flaming Arts issued the following:
Headlined by the mighty IAMMORBID, Morbidfest Tour 2022 is dedicated to the 30-year anniversary of the release of the ‘Blessed are the Sick’ album. Initially announced for 2021, the Morbidfest Tour had to be postponed due to the pandemic. But, it’s finally happening in 2022 with even higher anticipation!
Formed by DAVID VINCENT, the legendary, long-time frontman (vocalist & bassist) of the genre-defining extreme metal purveyors, MORBIDANGEL, IAMMORBID performs Vincent-era classics from Morbid Angel’s ‘Altars of Madness’, ‘Blessed Are The Sick’, ‘Covenant’ and ‘Domination’ albums.
Morbidfest Tour 2022 will include a touring package supported by two very special guests, Belphegor and HATE.
‘Morbidfest Tour 2022’ dates + support from Belphegor and HATE:
March 24th: Berlin 🇩🇪 @ ORWO Haus March 25th: Roskilde 🇩🇰 @ Gimle March 26th: Aalborg 🇩🇰 @ Streetfood March 27th: Bochum 🇩🇪 @ Matrix March 29th: Prague 🇨🇿 @ Futurum March 30th: Poznan 🇵🇱 @ Klub U Bazyla March 31st: Gdansk 🇵🇱 @ B90 April 1st: Katowice 🇵🇱 @ P23 April 2nd: Ostrava 🇨🇿 @ Barrack Club April 3rd: Bratislava 🇸🇰 @ MCC Majestic April 4th: Brussels 🇧🇪 @ Botanique April 6th: Hengelo 🇳🇱 @ Metropool April 7th: London 🇬🇧 @ Underworld April 8th: Cardiff 🇬🇧 @ Fuel April 9th: Manchester 🇬🇧 @ Rebellion April 10th: Rotterdam 🇳🇱 @ Baroeg April 12th: Nantes 🇫🇷 @ Le Warehouse April 13th: Paris 🇫🇷 @ L’Empreinte April 14th: Metz 🇫🇷 @ Le Geulard April 15th: Aaburg 🇨🇭 @ Musigburg April 16th: Munich 🇩🇪 @ Dark Easter Metal Meeting April 17: Leipzig 🇩🇪 @ Hellraiser April 18th: Kassel 🇩🇪 @ Goldgrube April 19th: Weiheim 🇩🇪 @ Cafe Central April 20th: Milan 🇮🇹 @ Slaughterclub April 21st: Rome 🇮🇹 @ Orion April 22nd: Venice 🇮🇹 @ Revolver
Colorado metal force ALLEGAEON will kick off their month-long North American tour supporting Omnium Gatherum this weekend! The journey begins on February 26th in Brooklyn, New York and runs through March 27th in Boston, Massachusetts. Additional support will be provided by BlackCrownInitiate. See all confirmed dates below.
ALLEGAEON w/ OmniumGatherum, BlackCrownInitiate: 2/26/2022 The Kingsland – Brooklyn, NY 2/27/2022 Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD 2/28/2022 Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC 3/01/2022 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 3/02/2022 The Haven – Orlando, FL 3/04/2022 Come And Take It Live! – Austin, TX 3/05/2022 Satellite Bar – Houston, TX 3/06/2022 Amplified Live – Dallas, TX 3/07/2022 BLVD – Kansas City, MO 3/08/2022 Oriental Theater – Denver, CO 3/09/2022 Rockhouse Bar & Grill – El Paso, TX 3/10/2022 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ 3/11/2022 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 3/12/2022 1720 – Los Angeles, CA 3/13/2022 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA 3/14/2022 Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR 3/15/2022 El Corazon – Seattle, WA 3/16/2022 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC 3/18/2022 Dickens – Calgary, AB 3/19/2022 The Exchange – Regina, SK 3/20/2022 Park Theater – Winnipeg, MB 3/21/2022 Amsterdam Bar & Hotel – Minneapolis 3/22/2022 The Crucible – Madison, WI 3/23/2022 Reggies – Chicago, IL 3/24/2022 Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON 3/25/2022 The Ritz – Montreal, QC 3/26/2022 Source de la Martinere – Quebec City 3/27/2022 Middle East Downstairs – Boston, MA
ALLEGAEON will be touring in support of their sixth studio album, DAMNUM, set for release on February 25th via Metal Blade Records. ALLEGAEON have built themselves a unique place in the musical landscape, forcing both technicality and melody to the forefront as they create tumultuous and riveting death metal. With DAMNUM, they push everything further into the extreme, and in the process deliver the definitive ALLEGAEON record. Preview and purchase DAMNUM at metalblade.com/allegaeon.
“ALLEGAEON’s metamorphosis from mechanical tech-deathheads to progressive wayfarers has been as smooth as it was unpredictable. They’ve avoided the period of stagnation that brings down so many great tech bands. We should have all guessed from those Rush and Yes covers which way the wind was blowing, but few would have predicted just how impressive DAMNUM would be.” — Metal Injection
WHITECHAPEL will return to the stage next week supporting labelmates Cannibal Corpse on a month-long US tour! A celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Metal Blade Records, the trek begins February 18th in Atlanta, Georgia and runs through March 26th in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Additional support will be provided by labelmates Revocation as well as Shadow Of Intent. See all confirmed dates below.
WHITECHAPEL w/ CannibalCorpse, Revocation, ShadowOfIntent: 2/18/2022 Center Stage – Atlanta, GA 2/19/2022 The Ramkat – Winston-Salem, NC 2/20/2022 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD 2/21/2022 Reverb – Reading, PA 2/22/2022 The Roxian – Pittsburgh, PA 2/24/2022 Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY 2/25/2022 The Palladium – Worcester, MA 2/26/2022 Anthology – Rochester, NY 2/28/2022 The Majestic – Detroit, MI 3/01/2022 The Vic – Chicago, IL 3/02/2022 Skyway Theater – Minneapolis, MN 3/04/2022 The Gothic – Denver, CO 3/05/2022 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT 3/07/2022 Showbox – Seattle, WA 3/08/2022 Hawthorne – Portland, OR 3/10/2022 Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA 3/11/2022 The UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA 3/12/2022 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA 3/13/2022 The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA 3/14/2022 The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ 3/15/2022 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM 3/17/2022 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX 3/18/2022 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX 3/19/2022 Amplified Live – Dallas, TX 3/21/2022 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO 3/22/2022 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY 3/23/2022 Iron City – Birmingham, AL 3/25/2022 Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL 3/26/2022 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
WHITECHAPEL will be touring in support of their eighth studio album, Kin, released last Fall via Metal Blade Records. Already sitting on one of the most enviable catalogs in contemporary metal, Kin, was produced once again by Mark Lewis with David Castillo at Ghostward Studios in Sweden handling the mixing, then Ted Jensen mastering it in Nashville, Tennessee. The resulting album is a dynamic and diverse collection, further advancing the band’s sound into new territory without losing sight of what brought them to this point. Kin has gone on to hit #24 on the Current Albums Chart, peaking at #3 on Hard Music Albums, and #6 on the Independent Albums Chart.
Photographer: Jani Kormu (Photo editing: Esa Hallanoro)
Helsinki based 5-piece Death Metal band OvDeth brings their unique touch to the Nordic extreme metal scene. Since 2016, the band has forged their solid Death Metal rooted music into a recognizable style that conveys a deep and gloomy atmosphere. “From darkness to despair, and ultimately to integrity”. The band voyages boldly into these stands, both on the record and live.
MortalBurden showcases Death Metal songs from an epic atmosphere to kick-ass headbanging. Each piece paints its own world, tells its own story, and adds to the entire four-part EP. Blasts, grooves, heavy riffs, melodic surprises and slicing growls. With these, Mortal Burden takes it’s audience from the historical battle to the mouth of the demon.
Bigfoot-inspired death metal band TROGLODYTE has re-emerged from the Missouri wilderness with their newest bloody slab of brutality, The Hierarchical Ecological Succession: WelcometotheFoodChain.
The album’s first single comes in the form of an 8-bit lyric video for the song “Meat Your Maker,” featuring guest vocals by RossSewage (EXHUMED, GHOUL, IMPALED). Ross had this to say about his contribution: “I was pleased as punch when the mutants in Troglodyte asked me to be a part of their music track, ‘Meat Your Maker.’ This was in fact because they punched me, repeatedly, until I meekly gurgled out my parts. Don’t fuck with Troglodyte.”
“Meat Your Maker” is also available on all streaming platforms.
The band’s long-awaited fourth album features a rouge’s gallery of names from the metal community. ORIGIN bassist Mike Flores, who has taken part in numerous live shows with the band for years, is making his first studio appearance, writing and recording bass on the new album. BrentPurgason (aka PustulusMaximus of GWAR), ShwanKnight (CHILD BITE), and RossSewage (EXHUMED, GHOUL, IMPALED) also make guest appearances.
BloodBlastDistribution will release TheHierarchicalEcologicalSuccession: WelcometotheFoodChain on all streaming platforms on 3/5/22.
TheHierarchicalEcologicalSuccession: WelcometotheFoodChain was recorded and mixed by Ryan Vincent/Apollo Audio Alt (Misery Index, Scour). Album artwork by Dusty Peterson (Cattle Decapitation, Six Feet Under, Lamb of God).
TROGLODYTE has been battering audiences with their unique brand of knuckle-dragging metal for well over a decade. Created by special effect artist and music video director Jeff Sisson as an homage to all things Bigfoot, the “creature-features” of the ’70s-’80s and classic death metal.
With titles like “Bring Me the Head of Bigfoot,” “Mummified Yeti Hand,” “Murderous Bi-Pedal Hominid Rampage (Where are My Legs?)” and “Entrails Torn from a Cryptid’s Gut,” these songs are not for the faint of heart or those without a sense of humor.
Appearances at the annual Gwar BQ, Detroit’s Berserker, Las Vegas Death Fest, and Denver’s Black Sky festival, as well as hundreds of shows supporting touring acts such as HATEBREED, ROB ZOMBIE, and GWAR, have made them crowd favorites.
The current line-up features Mike Flores from ORIGIN, as well as Michael Langner and Brandon Mitchell from TORNTHEFUCKAPART.
TROGLODYTE: Chris Wilson Mike Flores Brandon Mitchell Michael Langner Jeff Sisson
The newest offering from California blackened death lords GORESKINCOFFIN is out now on all streaming platforms. ReleaseMySuffering is the band’s third full-length album and is also available as a digital download via FuneralGoatRecords.
The album comes following a brutal year of writing, rehearsing, recording and shows, and features seven furious tracks of blackened death/grind.
Check out the lyric video for album track “Elegy for Mankind’s Failings” below and at youtu.be/dCCcrL3JoaY.
TRACK LISTING: The Plague Father Wrath and Ruin Release My Suffering It Will Not Die Elegy for Mankind’s Failings Defiant Misanthropy Lamentations for a Broken Angel
Keyboards and Orchestra performed by Lou Kelley. ReleaseMySuffering was recorded and mixed by Hunter Peterson at Desidarius Recordings. Album artwork by Chadwick St. John.
Originally formed in 2011 from the ashes of other local death metal groups, GORESKINCOFFIN started as a three-piece featuring Dean Rice (drums), Dustin Stark (guitar/vocals), and Justice Reckis (bass). The trio wrote and released their debut album, Corpse Filled Caskets, that same year. The album drew influences from black and death metal bands, both classic and modern.
Following a six-year hiatus, GORESKINCOFFIN returned with the addition of Cody Winter on vocals. The band released their second full-length, ShatteredConceptionsOvReality, in 2017. Guitarist Randy Hoofard joined the fold shortly thereafter. In 2018, the band released the CursedPaths EP.
GORESKINCOFFIN then amicably parted ways with Hoofard, a move that saw Reckis pick up guitar duties and the addition of new bassist Edgar Castro-Salazar. The newly invigorated lineup released the “Wrath and Ruin” single in 2021 before going to work on their newest burnt offering, Release My Suffering.
GORESKINCOFFIN: DustinStark – guitar JusticeReckis – guitar Dean Rice – drums Edgar Castro-Salazar – bass CodyWinter – vocals
Bilbao (ES) – SoulsellerRecords proudly presents FromBeyondTheBurialMound, the full-length debut album from Spanish death metal maggots SEPULCHRAL! The album will be released February 25 on CD, vinyl LP, and digital formats.
The album’s first single, “Harbor of Drifting Souls,” is available on all digital platforms, including youtu.be/dLyjBrFb3gw.
SEPULCHRAL crawled out of the coffin when main composer Dusk wanted to release some old school death metal in the vein hof the old European bands. He composed four songs in 2015, but it was not until 2016 that he and the guitarist Wolf recorded a demo with two of those tracks called Rest In Sepulchral Darkness. After the nice reception the duo recorded a second demo the following year, Dust Of The Rotting Dead, but this time accompanied by new member Gaueko, who was in charge of the guitars and some vocals.
In 2018, Wolf left the band, and Dusk and Gaueko continued with the recording of an EP (Graveyard Repugnance) that they released in 2019. In 2020 Dusk recruited a new member to take care of the guitars and drums, leaving Gaueko in charge of vocals only.
Now, SEPULCHRAL arise from the tomb with their first full-length album, packed with catchy, putrid, crusty death metal that will make you jump from your coffin! FromBeyondTheBurialMound was recorded by the band members themselves, mixed and mastered by Gorka Pérez, and features cover art by Jaime P.S.
Polish death metal legends VADER have updated their “United Titans Tour 2022” dates with MARDUK and announced “The Awakening of Tyrants” tour in Poland!
VADERMANIAX !!!! “The Awakening of Tyrants” tour in Poland is announced and prepared jointly by Massive Music, Left Hand Sounds and Knock Out Productions. Details are below. We will visit 10 cities where we will play for you a special set of songs prepared for this very occasion, which include a lot of our beginnings when Vader sang in Polish. Y’all hear me out. In. “Tyranow Hell”, “Necropolis”, “Die Dog! “, “Ever Cursed” or “Truffy Poison”. As this year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Revelations, we’ll remind you of hits like Epitaph, never played Whisper or the mighty Revelations of Black Moses. And it’s not all of surprises. Of course, we always remember about the “Vader classics” which will also be there. WE ARE INVOLVED !!!!
Tickets went on sale Friday, January 14th. Guest information at individual concerts coming soon.
Furthermore VADER have updated the “United Titans Tour 2022” with MARDUK.
VADERMANIAX !!! Here are all dates for the upcoming promised postponed “United Titans Tour 2022” with Marduk organized by Massive Music \m/ Because of term changes we lost some places. However we added some new cities in Germany and France tho. Pandemia unleash chaos – as You all know – but we keep trying to realize the tour plans. We WILL come back to the missed shows as soon as we can.
A list of shows in March and an official poster below:
09.03.2022 (D) – Würzburg / Posthalle 10.03.2022 (NL) – Helmond / Cacao Fabriek 11.03.2022 (D) – Bochum / Matrix 12.03.2022 (D) – Weinheim / Central Cafe 13.03.2022 (B) – Aarlon / L’Entrepod 14.03.2022 (UK) – London / The Garage 15.03.2022 (SCT) – Glasgow / Slay 16.03.2022 (UK) – Birmingham / Castle&Falcon 17.03.2022 (UK) – Manchester / Rebellion 18.03.2022 (F) – Lille / The Black Lab 20.03.2022 (F) – Paris / La Machine duMoulin Rouge 21.03.2022 (NL) – Rotterdam / Baroeg 22.03.2022 (D) – Osnabruck / Bastard 23.03.2022 (D) – Flensburg / Roxy 24.03.2022 (D) – Kassel / Goldgrube 25.03.2022 (D) – Glauchau / Alte Spinnerei 26.03.2022 (D) – Berlin / ORWO Haus Stay safe and SEE YOU SOON \m/ \m/
VADER released their 16th studio album “Solitude In Madness” on May 1st 2020 via Nuclear Blast. Get your copy of ‘Solitude in Madness’ here and enjoy the madness: https://nblast.de/VaderSolitudeMadness
Finnish death metal trio DESOLATE SHRINE will reemerge from the crypts with their newest offering, FiresoftheDyingWorld. DarkDescentRecords will release the album on CD, cassette, and digital formats on March 25. Vinyl treatment coming later this year.
At long last the successor to 2017’s Deliverance from the Godless Void has been unconfined from the clandestine vaults of Dark Descent Records. Aptly titled Fires of the Dying World, Finland’s DESOLATE SHRINE delivers 46 minutes of their unique death metal possession. The masterful craftsmanship on DESOLATE SHRINE’s fifth album is unmistakable; a true portrait of a band at their absolute peak.
Yet be forewarned before indulging from the poison chalice of Fires of the Dying World for it ensnares its victims in an inescapable maelstrom of death and futility. Absolute surrender is the recommended response, as you descend into a claustrophobic trance that erases the world around and reaches into your very soul. When you awaken… nothing will be quite the same again… Let the fires burn.
San Francisco (CA) – Brutal Death/Industrial Metal healers MÆNTRA have released a Drum/Guitar Playthrough Video for “Svadhisthana,” the first single from forthcoming debut album Kundalini Rising. Featuring Adam Houmam (drums) and Rudy Pina (guitar), the video is available at the following link: youtu.be/kW1rjY88pPg and below:
MÆNTRA will release Kundalini Rising on February 18.
A lyric video for “Svadhisthana” is also available at youtu.be/4bOyD6SQZYc. The single is streaming on Bandcamp as well.
13.8 billion years ago, the universe was born from a big bang and consciousness was created through the sound of OM. From the journey of billions of years of evolution, survival, death, rebirth, wars, peace, and music emerges MÆNTRA, a quartet committed to helping their listeners find their own personal light by playing in the darkness and embracing aggression. MÆNTRA lays their meditative lyrics on top of a unique blend of brutal death metal, industrial sounds, atmospheric tones, and intentional healing energy.
It is said that by simply playing the debut album, Kundalini Rising, the listener is brought to a state of euphoria and dissolution of the ego. Time no longer has meaning and the past and present don’t exist. Layering a sonically aggressive sound with intentional healing and empowering lyrics, this journey of releasing demons and rejuvenating the soul is grounded in a tour of the seven chakras, guiding listeners through the healing process to release tension, erase limited beliefs, and improve overall physical and mental clarity. Fans can expect in person healing through MÆNTRA’s unique live experience shortly thereafter.
MÆNTRA was formed in 2017 through the current third dimensional incarnations of guitarist and vocalist Rudy Pina and drummer Adam Houmam (Cartilage, Ghoul, Terrorizer L.A.). The universe then brought Paul Ryan (Origin) on bass/vocals and keyboardist Martin Boynton (Short Fuse) to complete the team.
Finnish melodic death metal one-man-band SHADE OF SORROW released a new song named METEOR. The song and the video is produced by all-around metal heavyweight Tuomas Saukkonen (Wolfheart, Dawn of Solace, Before the Dawn etc). METEOR is is described as cold beautiness as the northern blizzard.
Composer MIKA KANKAINEN comments:”METEOR is a product of black, destroyed heart filled with emotions. Heavy, straight forward and raw. The strongest song I have ever written.”
“Grand forger of cold and melodic metal Shade of Sorrow is back with a new single “Meteor”. This one of the most promising new flag-bearers of Finnish metal scene is ready to take the world by storm and that storm is coming from the North!”
UK death metal behemoths and recent Metal Blade Records signees, INGESTED, will kick off 2022 supporting Fit For An Autopsy on an extensive US Winter tour. The journey begins January 5th in Columbus, Ohio and winds through nearly three dozen cities, coming to a close on February 12th in New York City. Additional support will be provided by Enterprise Earth, Signs Of The Swarm, and Great American Ghost. See all confirmed dates below.
INGESTED w/ Fit For An Autopsy, Enterprise Earth, Signs Of The Swarm, Great American Ghost:
1/05/2022 Skully’s Music Diner – Columbus, OH 1/06/2022 The Sanctuary– Hamtramck, MI 1/07/2022 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL 1/08/2022 Turf Club – St. Paul, MN 1/09/2022 Wildwood – Iowa City, IA 1/10/2022 The Royal Grove – Lincoln, NC 1/11/2022 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO 1/12/2022 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT 1/14/2022 Dante’s – Portland, OR 1/15/2022 El Corazon – Seattle, WA 1/17/2022 Goldfield Trading Post – Sacramento, CA 1/18/2022 The Phoenix Theater – Petaluma, CA 1/19/2022 1720 – Los Angeles, CA 1/20/2022 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 1/22/2022 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ 1/24/2022 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX 1/25/2022 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX 1/26/2022 Gas Monkey Bar & Grill – Dallas, TX 1/27/2022 Oklahoma City Limits – Oklahoma City 1/28/2022 Growlers – Memphis, TN 1/29/2022 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO 1/30/2022 The Basement East – Nashville, TN 2/01/2022 Crowbar – Tampa, FL 2/02/2022 Respectables – West Palm Beach, FL 2/03/2022 The Haven – Winterpark, FL 2/04/2022 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 2/05/2022 Blind Tiger – Greensboro, NC 2/07/2022 Crafthouse – Pittsburgh, PA 2/08/2022 Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD 2/09/2022 The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA 2/10/2022 The Palladium – Worcester, MA 2/11/2022 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT 2/12/2022 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
INGESTED was founded in 2006 in Manchester, England and has since toured extensively with Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Carnifex, Revocation, and more. The band earned Billboard chart entries in 2018 with their album The Level Above Human, including #35 Independent Albums, #16 Hard Rock Albums, and #135 on the Top 200.
The band saw chart action again with their 2020 release Where Only Gods May Tread including #4 Current Hard Music Albums, #10 Top New Artist Albums, #139 Billboard Top Albums, #15 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums, and #50 UK Independent Albums chart. With an already extensive release and touring history, INGESTED are eagerly anticipating an exciting new era as part of the Metal Blade Records roster.
HELLBORE, the death metal outfit striding both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, have announced their upcoming sophomore album Panopticon. Releasing in March 2022, the new record sees influences from a variety of modern death metal subgenres including technical death metal, progressive death metal, and deathcore.
“This album is a big step for us, and we are really excited for people to hear what we have put together. This has been a difficult couple of years for many people. “Panopticon” takes aim at many of these struggles, and we hope it can provide a degree of catharsis. We hope you enjoy your time listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.”
More information to follow soon.
HELLBORE: Charlie Munro, based in the UK, all guitars, bass, mixing and production Chris Whitby, based in New York, vocals
Madison (WI) – Midwest Death Machine CASKETROBBERY have officially released their newest single, “Bone Mother.” The song is now available on Spotify and all other streaming platforms.
“Bone Mother” is dedicated to the memory of Eric Orvold, father of CASKET ROBBERY vocalist Megan Orvold.
CASKET ROBBERY recently released a video for “Bone Mother.” HorrorPatch.com called the video “a claymation masterpiece of darkness and horror that you’re going to want to check out.”
The video was directed and created by Shayne Minott of Budget Blood Productions. “Bone Mother” was produced and engineered by Troy Powell at Unintended Studios, and mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson.
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.
Casket Robbery is: Megan Orvold – VocalsCory Scheider – GuitarsTroy Powell – GuitarsEli Pete – Bass
Sponsors: Dean Markley Strings, Vader Cabinets, Pig Hog Cables, Dirtbag Clothing, Gravewitch Goods, Grindcore Coffee
The new single from Canadian death metal horror freaks VHS is ready to impale you like Vlad. “Horror of Dracula” is a bloody death ‘n’ roll basher featuring guest vocals from Trevor Strnad of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. The song was premiered exclusively at Decibel Magazine ahead of the December release of the band’s upcoming vampire-themed record I Heard They Suck… Blood. With songs based on vamp classics like The Lost Boys and Near Dark, the album will thrill death metal and horror fanatics alike.
Decibel Magazine writes:
“Fans of EXHUMED, IMPETIGO, CARCASS, MORTICIAN and fake blood will go nuts for “Horror of Dracula,” which hits all the pleasure spots in the brain: ominous riffs, fast-paced mosh parts, guttural grooves and a Simpsons sample. Strnad’s vocals add another layer of depth, in addition to a familiar voice.”
Texas death bringers I AM will kick off 2022 supporting death metal veterans Nile on their Age Of Vile Divinities US Tour. The trek begins on February 3rd in Nashville, Tennessee and makes its way through over two dozen cities, coming to a close on March 12th in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Additional support will be provided by Incantation and Sanguisugabogg.
Comments the band: “We’re incredibly excited to smash over a month of dates with some monsters of bands. With new music hidden away, it’s swelled up and ready to burst. Be prepared to enter into our domain. See y’all in February!” See all confirmed dates below.
I AM have come to embody the subgenre known as “Texas death.” While the band takes influence from “The Big Four,” their homage to artists like Pantera, Power Trip, and Cro-Mags is undeniable. Their signature style of dive-bomb guitars and guitar-driven riffs has come to define the genre.
Formed by vocalist AndrewHileman in 2011, I AM quickly gained recognition in the great state of Texas as being a band meant for bigger things. After paying their proverbial dues and touring relentlessly, solidifying Texas death across North America on tour with bands like The Acacia Strain, For The Fallen Dreams, and Kublai Khan, I AM released their debut album, Life Through Torment, in February of 2017.
By 2018, the band began recording a new album with Randy Lebeouf at Graphic Nature Audio (Kublai Khan, Left Behind, Great American Ghost) with a vision of capturing their chaotic live performance and power they’d become known for. Hard 2 Kill was released in November of that year to serious critical acclaim. Decibel Magazine declared, “I AM know how to write songs that make you want to move,” Kerrang! noted, “Devoid of pretension and brimming with tangible anger, the band’s music is an angry headbanger’s dream.”
I AM will release their next full-length via MNRKHeavy with details to be unveiled in the months to come.
Finland’s InbornTendency brings their particular brand of groove-oriented death metal to the world via TheCharonCollective. The trio’s new EP, “GodKiller,” features four songs exhibiting their fusion of punishing metal, hardcore principles, and splendid melody. Aside from delivering pummeling guitar riffs, you can expect lyrics that delve into matters of the heart like faith, life, and death.
You can buy Inborn Tendency’s “Godkiller” on CD or Digital now right here. It’s also available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and other streaming outlets.
You can get more info about Inborn Tendency on their Facebook page.
See what other bands and projects are available from The Charon Collective here.
Madrid (SP) – Spanish Death Metal horde THIRTEEN BLED PROMISES will release Foundation this October 22 on Lacerated Enemy Records. The EP’s first single, “A Humanless War,” is available now at youtu.be/BMFDeoTly08.
Visit this location for single availability on other digital platforms.
On the Foundation EP, THIRTEEN BLED PROMISES play dissonant blackened technical death metal in the vein of Obscura, Der Weg einer Freiheit and Abhorrent.
Comments Lacerated Enemy: “We are very pleased to announce that THIRTEEN BLED PROMISES has joined Lacerated Enemy family. Hailing from Madrid, Spain, THIRTEEN BLED PROMISES formed in 2006 creating their brand of technical Brutal Death Metal. After releasing two successful albums, Heliopause Fleets (2012) and The Black Legend (2015), the band established a strong fan base in Europe and received great reviews for both.”
While supporting numerous well known acts since the creation of the band, THIRTEEN BLED PROMISES was ready to enter the studio again to record another masterpiece of blackened technical death metal. The record brings its influences from progressive and technical songwriting, while still accompanied by a blackened atmospheric quality that keeps the listener intrigued about what will come next.
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