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Purity Through Fire announces Hjemsøkt's debut release: “…this is exclusively Æterisk Misantropisk Sort Metal!”
October 10, 2024
Purity Through Fire is proud to present Hjemsøkt’s highly anticipated debut album, ‘Om Vinteren, På En Sort Trone’, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Yet another creation of restless madman Peregrinus – under the banner of Purity Through Fire the past couple years, releasing records from his bands Solus Grief, Unholy Craft, Kvad, and Heraldic Blaze, but joined here by vocalist/lyricist Letaliis – Hjemsøkt is unapologetically the duo’s homage to early Nordic Black Metal, particularly the pagan-oriented iteration of it. From the earliest (and iciest) blasts from the likes of Enslaved, Ulver, Hades, Perished, Helheim, Taake, and even Satyricon, these descendants of Odin railed against modernity and, instead of waging war for Satan, sought to revive ancient energies through a solemnly melodic & mesmerizing style of Black Metal. Such was the sound of last year’s debut mini-album ‘Mystikk & Mørke’, and now Hjemsøkt punctually return with their full-length debut, ‘Om Vinteren, På En Sort Trone’.
The second wave still courses through Hjemsøkt’s veins, and thus does their debut album rip right past “nowadays Black Metal” and back to the darkest past. Wilder and wilier than the preceding MLP, perhaps due to the arrival of drumming madman M.W., ‘Om Vinteren, På En Sort Trone’ stacks riff upon riff upon RIFF, unleashing an arsenal of coldest fire; the sum effect is still mesmerizing, but there’s a berserker sensation that creates a unique counterpoint to the often-melancholic riffing. And while that high-speed attack goes many places across the duration of each of these eight songs, there’s an expanded portfolio of dynamics, including plaintive acoustics, spectral synth, and exceptionally tight downshifts in tempo. Invoking the ancients again but differently, one could liken Hjemsøkt here to the late/great Sorhin or modern torchbearer of the olde Grifteskymfning – but, of course, with Peregrinus’ ever-enveloping touch. Esteemed references, to be sure: this is exclusively Æterisk Misantropisk Sort Metal!
More info: Hjemsøkt; Purity Through Fire;Invictus Productions to release new Crucifixion Ritual's EP: "No technicality, no melody, no polish— only War Metal barbarity, blasphemy, and death"
October 9, 2024
On November 1st internationally – All Saints Day – Invictus Productions is proud to present a brand-new EP from Crucifixion Ritual, ‘Desecration of the Archangels’, on cassette tape format.
‘Desecration of the Archangels’ is Crucifixion Ritual’s second deathstrike to the skull of Nazarene. Soon to be unleashed by Invictus like the band’s debut ‘Gouging the Eyes of Angelic Purity’ EP, this second EP contains four hymns of profane savagery against the archangels of Jehovah, forged in the spirit of the old, true underground. No technicality, no melody, no polish— only War Metal barbarity, blasphemy, and death. BLUDGEON THE FUCKING NAZARENE!
More info: Crucifixion Ritual; Invictus Productions;New Death Metal act Entomophthora ready with debut full-length: "Ripping Death Metal to the bone!"
October 9, 2024
Soulseller Records proudly presents the debut album Norway’s Entomophthora. The band was formed during a conversation about zombie flies in 2022, and consists of Roger Isaksen (vocals, bass, guitar) and Tom Wahl (guitar), both veterans in the Norwegian Metal scene. Their earlier and current work includes bands like Vecordious, Nexorum, Maelström, Exeloume, Bethzaida, Killing for Company and Keep of Kalessin.
Entomophthora’s dark form of music is a natural combination of Tom Wahl’s old-school Death Metal approach and Roger Isaksen’s more modern Extreme Metal background. The result is their debut album ‘Instinctual Disease’, delivering eight tracks of powerful guitars, intense vocals and rapid rhythms. Ripping Death Metal to the bone!
More info: Entomophthora; Soulseller Records;Lycanthropic Chants, Rotted Life Records and War Anthem Records eager to release new Cryptic Brood: "...there’s still a lot of toxic sludge circulating in their veins to infect you with rotten Metal of Death!"
October 8, 2024
Three maniacs started the band Cryptic Brood because of their lust for rancid and rotten Death Metal in the year of 2013. After several physical regurgitations in form of a demo, an EP and multiple splits, their first full-length ‘Brain Eater’ was released in 2017 and gained positive reputation. Packed with this extraction of doomed out Death Metal, the trio spread its plague in the repulsive realm of the underground scene by intense morbid live rituals all over the globe.
In November 2019, the brood came back from a short slumber in its cave to unveil their new album entitled ‘Outcome Of Obnoxious Science’. Cryptic Brood’s second full-length is a sonic lobotomy that vaporizes your brain in a vortex of filth. Rotten metal of death to shatter your skull with ghastly grindcore and distasteful doom metal, (de-)composed in their dungeon in Wolfsburg/Germany.
The third full-length stroke ‘Necrotic Flesh Bacteria’ will be released in November 2024; the brood stating: Keep away! The brood crawls out of its thermonuclear contaminated tomb and getting your hands on their new full-length effort, turning your flesh into a foul stinking and dripping mass of rotting decay. They extended their unique formular for how to collar the drill to lobotomize you and present themselves on their third album ‘Necrotic Flesh Bacteria’ in their best shape to date.
Taking the spread of musical influences of Cryptic Brood to a new level, this Wolfsburg/Germany based trio proves, that even after more than ten years of existence in a constant line-up, there’s still a lot of toxic sludge circulating in their veins to infect you with rotten Metal of Death!
More info: Cryptic Brood; Lycanthropic Chants; Rotted Life Records; War Anthem Records;Soulseller set to release 4th album of Death Metal sickos Repuked: "...a thick chunky soundscape of body fluids gone bad"
October 7, 2024
Soulseller Records proudly presents the new ful-length of Swedish Death Metal sickos Repuked.
Join the Club! This 4th album of Repuked serves as your personal premium membership allowing you full access to ‘Club Squirting Blood’. Every room designed to bring extreme pleasure and hard on pain. Sensually orchestrated Death Metal filth, smeared with sleazy grease.
Mixed by Nico Elgstrand (Entombed AD, Murder Squad etc.) into a thick chunky soundscape of body fluids gone bad. Voyeur through the stunning artwork made from the photographic memory of Necromaniac. As the guest conferenziere, Steve “Dr. Heathen Scum” Broy of The Mentors, says it on the title track of the album: Welcome in, welcome f*cking nude, let´s feast!
Helldprod set to release some Teutonic Thrash: "Inverted Cross have it all and they are committed to keep the extreme classic flame of steel alive."
October 5, 2024
Helldprod Records marks November 29th as the release date for Inverted Cross’s debut album, ‘Eternal Flames of Hell’, in CD format.
Steel Passion & Burning Leather
Another nail in the cross is what we have for your banging neck. Yes, hailing from Catalonia, Barcelona, since 2017 that these maniacs spread their hammering madness into our ears. Inverted Cross have it all and they are committed to keep the extreme classic flame of steel alive.
After two demos and two splits, it’s about time to reveal their first full length untitled ‘Eternal Flames of Hell’. Cruising at the speed of darkness and conjuring the nether arts, these four roaring apocalyptic horsemen present themselves in the form of armoured evil Thrashers deeply rooted by the classic Teutonic metal mastering, like the ones created by Destruction, Sodom, Kreator, Deathrow and Violent Force. That’s the Inverted Cross way to raise their horns unto the underground.
Like the unholy inquisition, ‘Eternal Flames of Hell’ is a lesson of how to smash purity without repent. These nine new songs invoke a riot of violence with spell bonding melodies, aggressive vocal thorns and raging fiery solos that will rust your bones and twist your flesh like never before. Also, be sure to feel this hellish, powerful, and violent production, undoubtedly, mandatory to provide the necessary eternal unrest for the faintest.
Believe us, ‘Eternal Flames of Hell’, from Inverted Cross, has less than half an hour, but it’s a destructive whirlwind with the perfect time to raise turmoil and insanity among all raging horned ones. As a sharped whiplash, the bullet belt headbangers troops surely will embrace this call with rejoice. Open the Pit!
More info: Inverted Cross [ESP]; Helldprod Records;Extremely Rotten Productions and Me Saco Un Ojo Records team up to release Stenched's debut album: "If you like slow-dragging Death Metal, D-beating fury, or simple old-school malevolence, then this record will please you..."
October 4, 2024
Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Extremely Rotten Productions are proud to present Stenched’s highly anticipated debut album, ‘Purulence Gushing From the Coffin’. Me Saco Un Ojo will handle the vinyl LP version while Extremely Rotten will handle the CD version.
Following a single demo in 2023, Mexican Death Metal soloist Stenched vomits forth their debut album, ‘Purulence Gushing From the Coffin’! Punching into life with an avalanche of pulsating drums and oozing riffs, lovers of the abominable and disgusting will be ecstatically pulled into the abyssal sounds of Stenched. This ruthless and gargantuan Death Metal not only has twisted instrumentals, but some of the most fetid vocal spewing you will hear, perfect to vomit your guts up with. Those first moments will having you swaying like a corpse in concrete slippers stood in the sea. If you like slow-dragging Death Metal, D-beating fury, or simple old-school malevolence, then this record will please you, as there is plentiful savagery in every form while keeping it true. Barbarically charging onward, expect no mercy, because none will be shown.
As the half-hour of pugnacious torment continues to pummel and putrefy, there is no respite from the hammering decay and delightful gore of this album. Its blend of doomy atmospherics and mangled grooves are tied together by lacerating bouts of grinding extremity to give a diverse range to its methods of inflicting pain. Your bloated corpse will be mutilated and violated if you get close to Stenched, so be careful: this is a hideous deformity you are going to encounter. But you’re still here? Good, so let’s delve into the underground’s filthiest offering: ‘Purulence Gushing From the Coffin’, an album that sounds as its title describes.
More info: Stenched; Extremely Rotten Productions; Me Saco un Ojo Records;Morbosidad's vocalist Tomas Stench presents Mercenario's debut EP via Hells Headbangers: "...a finely honed warhead of Blackened Death metal bestiality, surging with old-school Grindcore fervor and a griminess steeped in three decades of underground extremity"
October 3, 2024
Hells Headbangers is proud to present Mercenario’s striking debut EP, ‘Tormented Souls’, on cassette tape format.
Mercenario is a cross-country team-up between vocalist Tomas Stench of underground legends Morbosidad and multi-instrumentalist Erikk Stroude (AKA Belial Infernum), a scene veteran currently in The Black Temple and Terror By Night, among others.
Short but most definitely sweet, ‘Tormented Souls’ is the duo’s debut recording, featuring four songs in 16 minutes. Not surprisingly, the EP is a finely honed warhead of Blackened Death Metal bestiality, surging with old-school Grindcore fervor and a griminess steeped in three decades of underground extremity.
Mercenario keep proceedings concise and catchy, above all, with Stench in particular plumbing the ritualistic depths of his throat, bringing a unique aspect to this sepulchral style.
As such, ‘Tormented Souls’ should find favor with maniacs of Finland’s Belial, Brazil’s Impurity, Canada’s Necroholocaust, and of course Morbosidad.
More info: Mercenario; Hells Headbangers Records;Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Blackseed Productions team up to release Trollcave's new EP: "This Spanish horde craft a duo of spellbinding and dynamic songs which fill the air with a sepulchral stench..."
October 2, 2024
Me Saco Un Ojo Records, in conspiracy with BlackSeed Productions, is proud to present a brand-new mini-album from Trollcave, ‘Adoration of the Abyssal Trespasser’. Me Saco Un Ojo will release the 12″ vinyl version while BlackSeed will handle the CD version.
Trollcave, Spain’s funereal death-doom titans, are back with a new record. Following their 2021 EP, 2022 debut LP, and recent split with Putridarium, here comes another crowing opus of decay.
Brooding atmospherics begin with some unnerving synths – this record promises a descent into the crypts. After these tense few minutes, monolithic guitars and thunderous drums reanimate a slew of fetid compositions. Gurgling vocals blend into hypnotic rhythmic sludge to convey a drudging sense of dread. This is one of those records that will make you feel entombed from the start to the end with its convulsive swaying gloom, mesmerizing you with its grotesque atmosphere and crushing delivery. Ever wondered what it would feel like to have your head pulverized by a sledgehammer of Death-Doom perfection? Then stick around – your answer lies in this record!
Prepare to be bound to the spot by a spectral apparition of Death Metal much darker and more despairing than most. This Spanish horde craft a duo of spellbinding and dynamic songs which fill the air with a sepulchral stench yet manage to retain an interesting range of ideas. For those seeking the most doomed realm of Death Metal, this is the final destination: no hope, only crawling rot and restless melancholy. Every sound seems to roar from the deepest abyss, and with each passing moment, you will find yourself pulled further into it…
More info: Trollcave; Blackseed Productions; Me Saco un Ojo Records;Abhorration and Invictus Productions announces new album: "...invoking and rearranging trace elements of classic Sadistic Intent, Morbid Angel, Possessed, and early Vader into something uniquely labyrinthine"
September 28, 2024
Invictus Productions is proud to present the highly anticipated debut album of Norway’s Abhorration, ‘Demonolatry’, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The CD version will be released on October 4th while the vinyl LP version will follow on November 1st.
Formed in early 2020 in Oslo, Norway’s Abhorration feature members hailing from such bands as Condor, Nekromantheon, Hecatomb, Resonaut, Purple Hill Witch, and Obliteration. While one could reasonably expect what sound might result from such a conglomeration, the power-trio’s first public recording, 2021’s ‘After Winter Comes War’ EP, aimed for an olde-world Metal of Death that abounded with a refreshing sense of the “new”. Now, Abhorration are prepared to go deeper into the olde vs. “new” with their first full-length.
Simply and elegantly titled ‘Demonolatry’, Abhorration’s debut album immediately sets forth the same foundation as its short-length predecessor, invoking and rearranging trace elements of classic Sadistic Intent, Morbid Angel, Possessed, and early Vader into something uniquely labyrinthine. But the execution here is impossibly sharper and, frankly, blanching: you literally FEEL each note and drum hit as the quartet bleed for the Devil before their own altars of madness. That the production’s suitably rough ‘n’ raw but clear(ly analog) ably benefits the band’s bursting-at-the-seams attack, which also sees an infusion of Vomitor-esque solo-squall. If one difference is to be made to ‘After Winter Comes War’, save for the slow-burn stomp of “The Grace of Immolation,” it’s that ‘Demonolatry’ excises anything haunting in favor of an equally epic but far-more-coiling style of songwriting that’s always moving, moving, MOVING. The wicked angularity of prime Axis of Advance is still in there, but Abhorration leave no breath for pause; an inexorable descent into oblivion is sought, and achieved – quickly. Will you be able to keep up? AAARRRGGGHHH!
More info: Abhorration; Invictus Productions;