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 The long-awaited debut Silent Path album, 'Mourner Portraits' is now officially released! You can order the CD for $10.00 (plus shipping) from the Hypnotic Dirge Records website or download the digital album for $5.00 from bandcamp where it is also available for free streaming in its entirety! For those who are unfamiliar with the project, it is the other major project from Saman N., the Iranian musician behind the atmospheric black metal project Ekove Efrits, who released 'Conceptual Horizon' last summer on Hypnotic Dirge.
While with Ekove Efrits, Saman creates a rich and textured atmospheric sound which is filled with soaring melodies, doom-laden ambience, and deep melancholy, Silent Path however is a completely different beast altogether. The sound is grittier, darker, and much less optimistic and brings together elements of down-tempo depressive black metal, funeral doom, and ambience. with a strong emphasis on soaring melancholic riffs. This album is a bleak hour-long journey into the depravity that humanity is capable of, and should appeal to all fans of depressive black metal, in particular those who enjoy Exiled From Light, and Ekove Efrits. This album was originally completed in 2009 and now finally gets an official release, complete with a 16 page booklet including lyrics, notes, and more.
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The9thCell is back to the originals! The first single from "Galga de Zebra Ilesa", "Cavaleão" is now unleashed.
Featuring special guest vocals by Cláudio Brandão (a.k.a. Jeff), this song stands as an anthem against 'close-minded-metalhead-elitists'.
According to David, and on his own words: "I really get pissed whenever someone trips out just to prove that what they listen is the kick-ass bullshit and their artists are the technical-masters of all time. Please, we're talkin'about music, not about public masturbation here."
This new fierce and heavy song is now available to listen on The9thCell's soundcamp and can be bought only through iTunes.
This opens up the apetite for the new record, scheduled to be released on September, 9th.
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Art Gates Records announced the inclusion of the band Dabelyu to their family.
 This five pieced combo from Bilbao practice a very strong metal, including thrash and melodic death metal influences and an energetic and personal sound.
The band was formed in 2007 and since that moment Dabelyu have been showing their talent on stage to the audience.
After releasing an EP in 2009, entitled “Efímero”,the band received an excellent feedback from the spanish rock and metal press. Until the date, Dabelyu have shared stage with well known metal acts, such as “Lacrimas Profundere”, “Shinova” or “Hamlet”, also receiving several awards, for example; “Barakaldo Special Award” and the “Special Award from the Audience”.
Their expected debut “11″, will be released through Art Gates Records after this summer.
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''Hands of despair'' started as a solo project back in 2008. It took 3 years and 2 solo albums to finally find the real sound of what HoD was meant to be; a mixture of the heaviness of death metal, the intensity of black metal, the ambiance of doom metal and the complex structures of progressive metal. The end result is a unique blend of all these elements creating a sound that Hands of Despair definitely make their own.  The album features guest appearances by The Faceless’ Lyle Cooper on drums and Daylight Dies’ Egan O’Rourke on vocal duties on two tracks.
''Hereafter'', will be available for the first time on CD later this year and will feature a Bonus Track.
In the meantime, you can:
Check out this interview featured on decibel magazine’s Deciblog.
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Candlelight Records confirmed October 9 as the North American release date for DAYLIGHT DIES’ new album, A Frail Becoming. Mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Katatonia, Devin Townsend), the album features photography from award-winning Jonathan Mehring and packaging design by Agni Kaster. The release of A Frail Becoming silences a nearly four-year writing gap from the quintet. “A Frail Becoming is an album which, at many times during its creation, felt as if it may never be realized,” states drummer Jesse Haff. “As each of our lives proceeded down different paths, the challenges and obstacles we faced felt daunting and at times impassible. Out of this struggle we forged ahead, determined to write the best collection of music we've ever created. Thankfully our perseverance prevailed and A Frail Becoming stands as the most accomplished and varied album of our career.” Recording of A Frail Becoming commenced late 2011. Bassist/vocalist Egan O’Rourke coordinated capturing individual performances of Haff, guitarists Barre Gambling and Charley Shackelford, and vocalist Nathan Ellis. By year’s end, the raw tracks were ready for Bogren’s impressive and critical touches. Haff notes, “While still sounding distinctly DAYLIGHT DIES, each songs stands independently on its own, uncompromisingly representing a reflection of the moment in time they were each born in. Expect beautiful and haunting guitar-driven dark metal, enveloped by a wall of rhythms and textures one minute, and deeply expressive guitar leads, solos and acoustic passages the next.” Formed in Asheville, North Carolina circa 1996, DAYLIGHT DIES found an immediate and continually growing fanbase starting with the release of their debut EP Idle (2000). Decibel Magazine describes the band’s musical offering as, “a lot like spinning Anathema’s The Silent Enigma, Katatonia’s Discouraged Ones and The Cure’s Pornography at the same time.” Blabbermouth notes, “their switch from harsh and anguished vocals to airy, Opeth-esque clean vocal works magnificently to grab the listener’s attention and give one pause for reflection on the beauty within.” After releasing one album for Relapse Records (No Reply, 2002), DAYLIGHT DIES signed to England’s Candlelight Records in late 2005. The band has since released two acclaimed recordings (Dismantling Devotion, Lost To The Living), performed with labelmates Emperor to two capacity New York City shows, toured North America twice (alongside Moonspell and Katatonia 2006 and direct support to Candlemass 2008), and now ready for the autumn release and anticipated early 2013 tour.  Tracklist:01. Infidel 02. The Pale Approach 03. Sunset 04. Dreaming of Breathing 05. A Final Vestige 06. Ghosting 07. Hold On To Nothing 08. Water’s Edge 09. An Heir to Emptiness
DAYLIGHT DIES is currently working on a video for the song "Dreaming of Breathing." The clip is being filmed by Ramon Boutviseth, who also directed "Lies That Bind,” a video filmed shortly after the release of 2006’s Dismantling Devotion.
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As Silence Breaks: new video with live footage from the band supporting ARCH ENEMY in Sydney
Australia's AS SILENCE BREAKS uploaded a new video with live footage from the band supporting ARCH ENEMY in Sydney, in April.
The video is a collection of clips from the night, including a final clip of Arch Enemy.
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 In September 2012 IUBARIS will release a compilation album called Magnum Coeptum Satanicum on the Polish metal label Black Death Production, containing the two previously self-released Ars Sathanae I and Ars Sathanae II mini-albums on one CD. Aside from the songs from the two Ep's, the album will contain additional versions as a bonus.
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 Hellthrasher Productions have just announced another release for this summer – MCD split of two polish extreme metal acts Deception and Demonic Slaughter entitled „Worshippers of the Darkness”. The album will contain around 25 minutes of music packed in a limited edition digipak.
According to a press release, Deception's side features 3 brand new tracks saturated with a sinister old school Black Metal, while Demonic Slaughter's stuff combines raw Black Metal with some Death Metal elements and a guest apperance of Gonthi from Soul Snatcher, Moon or Abusiveness.
The album is due out in August.
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The Brazilian band of doom metal Helllight announces your new drummer, After of many tests, Evandro Camellini is announced the new drummer of the band.
 Evandro is a figure known in the brazilian scene, he is chief redactor in the site Portal do Inferno and of the magazine Rock Brigade.
Starting his career in 1994, Evandro knowledge gained in lessons with great drummers: Mike Terrana, Mauricio Leite, Aquiles Priester, Ivan Busic.
Evandro played with the bands Evil Lord, Nepenthe, Hadamma, Mister Superstar, Das Leben and Ravenland.
Evandro Camellini is drum teacher since 1999 and created his own method 'Course Free Battery Evandro Camellini' (more information by e-mail: ecamellini@hotmail.com).
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The latest album from the three piece atmospheric black metal/post-rock band from Epitimia is now officially released and available to order from their label Hypnotic Dirge Records. In addition to the CD version which is available for the label's website, the full album, entitled Faces of Insanity has also been made available for free streaming in its entirety at Hypnotic Dirge's bandcamp page where you can also purchase the digital download for $5.00.
Combining an intriguing blend of atmospheric post-rock, and depressive black metal, this is a well-written, unique and innovative album which definitely sees a strong progression from past Epitimia albums - To the non-exisiting shades, and Four Truths of the Noble Ones. Throughout the album, the songwriting shows a band with a strong capability for providing heavy doom metal, experimental ambience, raw black metal catchiness, and a deep melancholy which plods along with purpose throughout the album's duration added onto by a cacophonous wall of harsh vocals courtesy of vocalist, K. and occasional female vocals from M. Band members say: “With the every new album we try to improve the sound quality, to add new fresh tunes to our music, to improvise with the atmosphere. In our music we do like quotation from classical masterpieces, so if you are careful listener, you will find many interesting bright moments in our works”.
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Death metal band Hell United announced the premiere of their new album Aura Damage is to come on September 11th, 2012. It was produced by a dynamically developing label Hellthrasher Productions.  The album has been recorded in spring this year in Roslyn Studio under the supervision of Krzysztof Godycki in band’s strongest and original composition with Dügy on drums and returning on guitar vacancy Rzulty (Stillborn, ex-Deception). Aura Damage is composed of 9 murderous compositions covered with nihilistic somnambulism. It is a mix of a band new approach to a black death metal brutality with tested for years dingy patents known from previous albums HornoKracy and Applause: JHVH Elohim Met. In opinion of those who had a chance to get to know the inside of new record current face of Hell United can be described with a meaningful term of Sadistic Intent meets Arkhon Infaustus. You can judge the heaviness of this words by referring to reveled preview of a single Deathlike Cold: http://soundcloud.com/hellthrasher-productions/hell-united Here is how Bartek Kosiński, chief of Hellthrasher Productions comments the fact of signing a pledge with Polish quartet:  "We’ve decided to cooperate with the band because Hell United has a huge unbridled potential and amounts of evil energy, not completely presented over the early vale of tears. The negotiations weren’t the easiest. It took quite some time but finally we’ve managed to convince the team to work with us which we are damn happy about. After hearing the first few sounds of Aura Damage we are more than sure that the Polish fans of metal will be battered. I truly believe that the album will be heard about abroad too especially that a limited vinyl version will come up next year to help that happen." Hell United was coming into existence in 1997 - then named Eclypse - in the composition of - Void - guitars, vocals, Rzulty - guitars, Bartollo - bass and Dügy - drums. In 1999 the band recorded the never released album The Human Abstract, from which two songs in 2000 came to light as a demo Omen. After the change in composition in 2004 the formation due to seems Redrum666 issue the album Applause: JHVH Elohim Met with a brand new tracks, very well-received by fans and the press The following years, in addition to numerous concerts bring a lot of personal problems, resulting in the reorganization and change the name to Hell United. Reborn from the ashes the band is working on new material, resulting in 2007 in the circulation occurs demo Extra-Strength Of The Obscure (Gorification Musix), and a year later full-length HornoKracy (Lilith Prod.). Hell United promotes album, among two others editions of United Death Armageddon tour in 2008 and 2009 in the company MasseMord, Blaze Of Perdition or Mord'A'Stigmata and record material for their mini album, which is published in two editions: a cassette as The Third Sigil of Destruction (Maltkross Prod., 2009) and record under the title Abhorrence Majesty (Butchered Rec., 2011). The first half of 2012, is marked by concerts at the side of Ulcerate, Furia and Intestinal and work on newest album Aura Damage.
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Pulverised Records is proud to announce the brand new signing of American / Swedish Doom-laden Death Metal befoulers SKELETAL SPECTRE!
 Fronted by front-woman Vanessa Nocera (Wooden Stake, Scaremaker, etc), SKELETAL SPECTRE went on to release two full-length albums under the Razorback Records banner, and now with a brand new album entitled "Voodoo Dawn", the band is all geared up to showcase yet another colossal-riff fest done in the most extremely obscene way!
SKELETAL SPECTRE front-woman Vanessa Nocera commented: "We are proud and honored to be on Pulverised Records’ roster! Definitely a label that I find to be one of the coolest around! We put a great deal of hard work into this album so that it would stand out from anything we’ve ever done. I think it is a testament to the band’s future, and we are looking to play live, especially in Europe so watch out for us because we’re coming!
Pulverised Records A&R Manager Calvin further quoted: "The moment we heard the beginning riff off the first track from "Voodoo Dawn", it completely blew us away and somehow we already knew something filthy was brewing inside this album. There was a perfect balance of those trademark Swede-eerie melodies blending together some of the most fucking fat riffs that any Sludge / Doom maniacs would most certainly approve! It is always very satisfying to discover a great hidden gem in this business, and we are definitely proud to say that SKELETAL SPECTRE is indeed one of those moments. Keep your eyes and ears peeled open, the Voodoo Horror curse shall exhibit its ugly head soon!"
The brand new track "Bone Dust", taken off from the new album "Voodoo Dawn", is now available for streaming on YouTube at this location. |
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Portuguese extreme progressive metallers MALEVOLENCE advanced that the TEASER 2012 for their much anticipated 3rd full length album was exposed on a worldwide premiere today (the 17th of July 2012). Given that ANTITHETICAL is the very first studio work from the band in a period of thirteen (13) years, this will be the very first chance to sneak a quick look upon the new material. The final sound alignment upon ANTITHETICAL is represented as shown down below and the TEASER preview includes 4:20 minutes worth of musical passages from the vast assortment contained within.
The worldwide premiere of ANTITHETICAL is being broadcasted exclusively and shared globally through the courtesy of media partners METAL UNDERGROUND (USA) and INFEKTION MAGAZINE (Portugal). Both media vehicles in straight association with MALEVOLENCE have prepared some special features for this much anticipated occasion so the best choice might be to check to unveil thy inherent ANTITHETICAL extreme progressive metal sounds.
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Following their In Permanent Twilight MCD released this Spring, the crushing debut LP from cult Swedish death metal henchmen USURPRESS is out now via Selfmadegod. Trenches Of The Netherworld contains eleven soul-reaping circle-pit anthems utilizing the band's seemingly patented blend of death metal and d-beat/crust punk influences.  Stream Trenches Of The Netherworld in its entirety right now via STEREOKILLER. Uppsala-based USURPRESS features the steamrolling flair of four members of the Swedish punk/metal underworld including vocalist Stefan “Steffe” Pettersson (Diskonto, Uncurbed), bassist Daniel Ekeroth (ex-Tyrant, ex-Dellamorte, author of Swedish Death Metal book), drummer Calle Andersson and guitarist Påhl (ex-Blotseraph, ex-Shuriken). The cover art for Trenches Of The Netherworld was crafted by by Rafal Kruszyk (Interment, Hooded Menace, Deceased, Paganizer, etc.).
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Mythological occult metal discoverers ABSU announce the release of their new single, "Hall of the Masters" courtesy of this year's Adult Swim Singles Program. Once again, the band has showcased their signature style of occult black/thrash mythology to dark new calculating territories -- whirlwinds of razor-sharp guitar work and top-notch drumming. The track was recorded at Nomad Recording Studios in Carrollton, Texas and once again mixed by J.T. Longoria. (King Diamond, Solitude Aeternus) An official video to accompany the song will be released on September 10 directed by filmmaker Daniel Garcia.
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