Sweden’s melodic gloom lords October Tide have officially inked a worldwide deal with Pulverised Records. Now featuring bassist Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia, ex-Interment, etc,) and vocalist Alexander Högbom (Volturyon, Spasmodic), who take the place of former members Pierre Stam and Tobias Netzell respectively, the morose collective are currently working on the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2010’s Candlelight-issued [...]
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Interview – Staalkracht : “I believe it’s in our nature to search for things that either test or harm us; noise music does both”
STAALKRACHT I like noise. I like to subject my ears and brain to it. I like to let it do nasty, unfriendly things to my imagination. Additionally, I like the collaborative nature of the ‘scene’, the way in which its artists will share and guide, the fact that its labels are often so dedicated and [...]
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Interview – Your Chance To Die : “Musicians should always be trying to be better musically and not stick themselves in a rut playing a million breakdowns just to get the kids to throw down”
Your Chance To Die, a death metal outfit from South Carolina, has been gathering momentum over the past couple of years with demo releases and a furious work ethic when it comes to life performances. Their dedication paid off last year with a signing to Red Cord Records and the release of their first official [...]
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News – Shining : Artwork And Details Of Upcoming Covers EP Revealed
Sweden’s Shining is set to release an EP of cover songs with a choice of material that will come as a surprise to many of the band’s fans. The four-track EP, titled “Lots of Girls Gonna Get Hurt”, includes tracks from Katatonia, Kent, Imperiet and Poets of the Fall, and is due for release on [...]
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News – Subterranean Disposition : Signs With Hypnotic Dirge Records
The Australian melodic doom/death metal recording project Subterranean Disposition has agreed to a deal with the Canadian underground label Hypnotic Dirge Records known for acts such as netra, Ekove Efrits, The Foetal Mind, and Exiled From Light among others to release the upcoming self-titled debut album in late summer 2012. Subterranean Disposition is a one [...]
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CD Review – Stroszek : Sound Graveyard Bound
STROSZEK : SOUND GRAVEYARD BOUND Hypnotic Dirge Records I’ve been following Stroszek since 2007’s beautiful “Songs of Remorse”, and was thrilled to receive the third instalment in Claudio, Davide and Richard’s whimsical, pensive, emotional ride along abandoned night-time highways, “Sound Graveyard Bound”. The aforementioned debut set the bar extremely high with its quiet power and ability [...]
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News – Byfrost : Announces New Drummer
Orkan drummer Rune Nesse has joined the ranks of Norwegian Blackened Metallers Byfrost as a permanent replacement for the recently departed “Alkolust”. Originally intending not to find a full-time replacement, but rather to use session drummers both for live performances and in the studio, the band quickly changed its mind after rehearsing with Nesse. Commented [...]
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News – Baroness : Third Album “Yellow & Green” Confirmed For July Release
Baroness, the Savannah-based quartet whose two prior releases (“Red Album” and “Blue Record”) were awarded record of the year honors from both Revolver and Decibel Magazines as well as repeatedly placing on year-end best of lists from Pitchfork and Village Voice, return with a new album titled “Yellow & Green” on July 17 via Relapse [...]
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News – Torturous Inception : Sign With Torture Music Records
The Staten Island-based brutal death metal quintet, Torturous Inception (ex-Vomitous Rectum), recently inked a deal with Torture Music Records for the release of their yet to be titled debut full-length album, tentatively scheduled to be released in the fall of 2012. Recordings for the album will start in the early summer at Full Force Studios [...]
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News – Ufomammut : Complete Five-Part Video Series Plus Full Album Stream Via Roadburn
Intent on stimulating your visual senses in addition to simply your auditory receptors with each release nowadays, today Ufomammut have released the final two installments completing the series of five visual accompaniments to each track from their “Oro: Opus Primum” full-length, as the album sees release in Europe this week, and will see release in [...]
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News – Alaric/Atriarch : Record Release Tour Begins Today
In support of the previously announced forthcoming split LP between Oakland’s anarcho death rock outfit Alaric and Portland’s blackened death/doom unit Atriarch, both bands will kick off a pre-release tour tonight in Seattle. Following tonight’s kickoff performance the two acts will then traverse south down the West Coast performing together over the next five days. [...]
News – October Tide : Swedish Melodic Gloom Lords Sign To Pulverised Records
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News – Catheter : New Album From Denver Grindcore Terrorists Nears Release
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After years of angst-ridden anticipation from a ravenous fanbase, Denver’s grindcore gargantuans Catheter are preparing to unleash their first full-length album since 2005, celebrating 15 years of perpetuating their brutal 303-style grind. The follow-up to their 2005-released sophomore album, “Dimension 303″, amidst an incredible arsenal of split releases, EPs and demos over the years, Catheter’s [...]
News – Furze : Work On Fifth Album Completed
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Norwegian black metal deconstructivist cell Furze has completed the fifth chapter in the band’s curious discography, and are prepared to release their most psychedelically-inclined blackened rock spectacle to date, in the form of “Psych Minus Space Control”. Those who have studied previous releases cultivated by the Furzement are aware how each album this rogue outfit [...]
CD Review – Frostwork : Lore Of Winter – Ealdspell
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FROSTWORK : LORE OF WINTER – EALDSPELL Unreleased My view of Frostwork’s initial demo, “The Rites of Winter – The First Storm”, which spewed forth ice from speakers in 2008, was that with this solo project, Dagon had created a tantalising mixture of raw, classic black metal and authentic atmosphere, and that I would be [...]
CD Review – Kadaver/Djinn : Anti-Human Life
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KADAVER/DJINN : ANTI-HUMAN LIFE Old Europa Cafe I have, more than likely, developed some measure of Stockholm syndrome towards Michael Zolotov’s torturous noise outlet Kadaver by now, having spent a week indoors with a collection of its releases for company. Certainly my power of expression and rational thought are waning. Still… “Anti-Human Life” is a [...]
CD Review – Uluun : The Eternal Winter
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ULUUN : THE ETERNAL WINTER Mortis Humanae Productions “The Eternal Winter” is the debut release from Uluun, a French black metal act formed in 2009 in Paris. This demo comprises of three studio recordings and two captured live rituals, a fitting introduction given that Uluun have already put in a lot of hard work on [...]
News – Bethlehem, Secrets of the Moon & Doreduh : Tour Dates Confirmed
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Prophecy Productions have posted the following update: The tour dates of the joint tour of Bethlehem, Secrets of the Moon and Dordeduh are confirmed now! Here you go: Bethlehem / Secrets of the moon / Dordeduh (presented by Prophecy and ICS) 27.9.2012 D – Berlin – K17 28.9.2012 NL – Arnheim – Willemeen 29.9.2012 D [...]
News – Sleep : Dopesmoker Deluxe Reissue Cover Art Revealed
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Southern Lord Recordings will release a deluxe reissue of one the most essential albums of modern times – “Dopesmoker” from stoner metal icons, Sleep. This reissue is entirely remastered from the original smoke-encrusted Ampex reels, and features an unreleased live recording of one their greatest live performances — “Holy Mountain” from San Francisco’s I-Beam in [...]
CD Review – Dhishti : Decease/Meditation of Death
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Dhishti : Decease Depressive Illusions Records We’ve featured Sri Lankan black metal projects in the past, namely in the form of Raaksha and Plecto Aliquem Capite; Dhishti is a further project drawing on the membership of both of these acts, and led by formidable frontman Jayakody. “Decease” was the debut release from this unmerry band [...]
CD Review – Blood Red Water : Tales Of Addiction And Despair
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BLOOD RED WATER : TALES OF ADDICTION AND DESPAIR Self-released “Tales of Addiction and Despair” is the debut EP from Italian heavyweights Blood Red Water, a five-track adventure recorded at Flameout Studios at the tail end of last year and released by the band themselves as a download and a ‘pure spirit of DIY’ physical [...]