Month: May 2019

BÜTCHER announce tour dates and festival appearances for the summer

Today, infernal blackened speed metal act Bütcher announce a stream of tour dates and festival appearances for the rest of the spring and this summer, and beyond. The Belgian band is currently preparing their new album, which will be their first with new label home Osmose Productions.

A statement from the band reads: “Pure, unpolished, fast, heavy, epic, blackened speed metal – Bütcher is stoked beyond belief to announce the signing of the band to Osmose Productions! A label we hold in the highest regard because of its vision and its integrity, two terms that we do not take lightly! We will work like maniacs to surpass our debut album, Bestial Fükkin’ Warmachine, and Osmose Productions will give us the chance to do just that. Join the Bütcher speed metal legion and hopefully see you guys on the road for a live metal meltdown!

Looking for a live metal meltdown? Current tour dates and festival appearances are as follows:
BÜTCHER – A Lesson in Steele & Sulphur 2019
10/May Strassbourg (FR) Molodoi
11/May Martigny (CH) Caves Du Manoir
25/May Drenthe (NL) Pitfest
30/May Alvesta (SE) Muskelrock
01/Jun Antwerp (BE) Antwerp Metal Fest
07/Jun Biskupice (PL) Black Silesia Open Air
08/Jun Berlin (DE) Cassiopeia
09/Jun Hamburg (DE) Bambi Galore 
15/Jun Daun-Rengen (DE) Der Detze Rockt Open Air
06/Jul Trutnov (CZ) Obscene Extreme Open Air
24/Aug Oberhausen (DE) Helvete
14/Dec Eindhoven (NL) Eindhoven Metal Meeting 
A burnt off’ring to the godz of speed metal – that is what Bütcher is all about. Well, we call it speed metal because it’s one of the few genres within the realm of metal might that hasn’t been contaminated by the need to sound polished as pop, the idea of fitting in on every bill, by being progressive or other overrated contemporary conceptions. As Bütcher, we present you a furious frenzy of speed, black & heavy metal – all brewed in a cauldron of analog & vintage recording material. An acquired taste in these modern times, but surely to be savored by metal maniacs that have an affection for Agent Steel, Celtic Frost, Nifelheim, Venom, Exciter, Darkthrone, Manowar, Deströyer 666, Slayer, and the likes. 

Let us not bore you too much with past details. Suffice to say that the reincarnation of the band started in 2014 after a long hiatus. We existed between 2002-2007 with a dedicated local following and crazy live shows to boot, yet nothing but two forgettable demo recordings to show for it. We simply disbanded, but every time we kept meeting each other, the metal hammer of old kept striking the anvil. 

Louder, harder, faster – and the backbone (R Hellshrieker, JA Pulsatör, PB Tormentor) gets back together with new shredmaster KK Ripper taking the lead, backed up by DB Deströyer. We really embraced our vision, stopped being content with just being local heroes, and we want to push through. Bring unadulterated metal pleasures to anyone that feels to crash, bang & wallop. The metal community is both united and fragmented, and while we have our convictions, we’ll let others be the judge of what’s what – but we know, feel, and see at live performances that Bütcher’s music and dedication to bringing the most energetic live show is sparking a fire in the audience. A fire that, more often than not, engulfs in a consuming blaze of metal mania.

Our first full-length album, Bestial Fükkin’ Warmachine, is aptly named when you consider the lack of edits, digital sound compression, or most modern recording techniques. Take a look at our stage wear, inspired on Hellhammer/Celtic Frost, Sarcofago, Sodom, Nifelheim, Living Death, Slayer… But above all, simply absorb the metal assault that we edged into black wax, burned into silvered jeweled discs as well as coded into streamable format. Yet, Bütcher is only getting started. By now being in the stable of worldwide force Osmose,we are eagerly writing material for our next album, and we keep trampling like a black steed straight from in our live performances… Onwards into battle, like Sentinels of Death!  

BÜTCHER lineup:
R Hellshrieker – screams, invocations & astral planes (vocals)
KK Ripper – morbid visions of 6-string elektrik kraft (lead guitar)
JA Pulsatör – bulldozing bass mayhem (bass)
PB Tormentor – apocalyptic drum raids (drums)
DB Deströyer – hellstorm of speed and vengeance (rhythm guitar)
MORE INFO:
www.butcherspeedmetal.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/B%C3%BCtcher-Speed-Metal-225752547610482

HOLOCAUSTO set release date for new NUCLEAR WAR NOW! album, reveal first track

Today, Nuclear War Now! Productions sets July 31st as the international release date for the highly anticipated sixth album of Brazil’s Holocausto, Diário de Guerra, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Holocausto were among the very first extreme metal bands to form in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, a city now recognized for spawning one of the most crucial regional styles of extreme metal. Along with Sepultura, Sarcófago, Mutilator, and a handful of other bands, Holocausto played a particularly sinister-sounding strain of deathrash (or deathcore, as they used to call it in 1987), which, owing to the evil edge it exhibited, is now regarded as an early expression of the then-emerging black metal movement. Holocausto was arguably the most primal of the group, with reckless riffs balanced on the brink of abandon, held together by sheer feral intensity. Holocausto stood out from their peers due to the band’s fascination with themes related to the atrocities of war and a sound perfectly suited to the subject matter.

After releasing their classic debut full-length, Campo de Extermínio, Holocausto’s sound changed drastically. Led by Rodrigo Führer, and no longer playing the same frenzied and primitive style, Holocausto shifted toward a conventional thrash metal sound for its sophomore album before veering into more polished, technical, and even industrial-influenced metal in the early 1990s. Holocausto’s output since that time has been sporadic, but through the years, Campo de Extermínio has retained its power, assuming a rightful place in the canon of Brazilian extreme metal.

In 2016, the original Warfare Noise lineup of the band reunited to resurrect its old sound for the unanticipated and superb War Metal Massacre album. Last year’s Guerra Total demo, featuring the same lineup as Campo de Extermínio, was nothing short of astonishing. Holocausto proved that it is possible for a band to reclaim the youthful intensity of its earlier recordings after straying far from the original sound, a feat that almost no band has successfully accomplished.

With Diário de Guerra, Holocausto has arguably produced the finest Brazilian deathcore/black metal album in about 30 years. It is a vengeful and violent exploration of human horror. The raw, razor-wire sound of Valério Exterminator’s guitar is wound around the pummeling fury of the bass and drums, delivered by Anderson Guerrilheiro (Insulter) and Armando Nuclear Soldier (Insulter, Mutilator, and Sarcófago). The album is relentless, each riff a savage outburst, each song an unyielding attack. Directing the assault are the vocals of Rodrigo Führer, whose snarling, dictatorial growls accentuate the band’s misanthropic tendencies. In keeping with the classic Holocausto sound, the songs here are unrestrained, and, at times, appear to be capable of flying off the rails, but the band always manages to harness the chaos and cacophony in a way that is quintessentially Brazilian. 

For any fans of the early Brazilian pioneers, Diário de Guerra will sound almost like an unearthed lost recording from that era featuring all the hallmarks that defined the genre. Hear for yourself with the new title track “Diário de Guerra”
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Holocausto (Brazil)’s Diário de Guerra
1. Intro
2. Holocausto
3. Refugiados / Solução Final
4. Zona de Conflito (Faixa de Gaza)
5. Guerra Total Apocalipse
6. Símbolos da Discórdia
7. Intro
8. Diário de Guerra
9. Prisioneiro
10. Ocupação Hostil
11. Pelotão da Morte
12. Outro


MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/Holocaustowarmetaloficial-286356221705593

Gaahls Wyrd announce tour with Mayhem and GosT and release album trailer

Norwegian extreme metal formation GAAHLS WYRD have announced the “GastiR – Ghosts Invited European Tour 2019”. The band will play a selected number of festivals during the Summer, before embarking on a European tour with MAYHEM and synthwave act GOST.

The journey will start on October 31st, in Nijmegen (NL) and continues through France, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, before the final curtain on November 30th in Stockholm (SE). The full list of tour dates can be found below.
The band has furthermore released an album teaser for their upcoming record, ‘GastiR – Ghosts Invited’.
GAAHLS WYRD – Festival dates
18 May 19 Hyvinkaa (FI) Steelfest
23 Jun 19 Varnai (LT) Kilkim Zaibu Festival
25 Jul 19 Tolmin (SL) Metaldays Tolmin
16 Aug 19 St Nolff (FR) Motocultor Festival
17 Aug 19 Dinkelsbuhl (DE) Summer Breeze Open Air

GAAHLS WYRD
With MAYHEM and GOST
31 Oct 19 Nijmegen (NL) Doornroosje
01 Nov 19 Leiden (NL) Gebr de Nobel
05 Nov 19 Paris (FR) La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
06 Nov 19 Rennes (FR) L’etage
07 Nov 19 Toulouse (FR) Metronum
10 Nov 19 Lyon (FR) CCO
12 Nov 19 Milan (IT) Magazzini Generali
14 Nov 19 Vienna (AT) Szene
15 Nov 19 Prague (CZ) Meet Factory
16 Nov 19 Berlin (DE) Astrat
17 Nov 19 France (FR) Tyrant Fest
19 Nov 19 Kassel (DE) Musik Theater 130 BPM
21 Nov 19 Mannheim (DE) MS Connextion Complex
22 Nov 19 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob
23 Nov 19 Oberhausen (DE) Turbinehalle
24 Nov 19 Copenhagen (DK) Pumpehuset
26 Nov 19 Tampere (FI) Pakkahuone
27 Nov 19 Helsinki (FI) Tavastia
29 Nov 19 Stockholm (SE) Fryshuset Klubben
30 Nov 19 Gothenburg (SE) Pustervik

The cover artwork and tracklist of ‘GastiR – Ghosts Invited’ can be found below.
Tracklist:
1. Ek Erilar (05:34)
2. From The Spear (04:37)
3. Ghosts Invited (04:23)
4. Carving The Voices (07:26)
5. Veiztu Hve (06:41)
6. The Speech And The Self (05:02)
7. Through And Past And Past  (02:59)
8. Within The Voice Of Existence (05:25)
Total: 0:42:07
Since rising to prominence with his first band Trelldom, legendary singer, front man, artist and composer, Gaahl, has been one of Norway’s most talked about and respected extreme metal musicians. His work with Trelldom, Gorgoroth and God Seed has been widely regarded as some of the best the black metal scene has had to offer.

Gaahls passion and dedication to his art has earned him followers far and beyond the realms of the metal community, becoming a household name in the art scene and a he has become a well-respected alternative thinker.

In 2015 the charismatic singer assembled some of Norway’s finest metal musicians under the new moniker Gaahls WYRD. The band consisted of Ole Walaunet (The Batallion, God Seed, Grimfist), Frode Kilvik (Krakow, Aeternus), Sir (Trelldom, Djerv, God Seed) and Bård Kolstad (Leprous, Borknagar).

The band’s first show was an appearance at the one-off festival BlekkMetal, held in Bergen, Norway the same year. The show was recorded for the live EP “Nov. 15”, released by the band in 2017. The EP was celebrated during the bands two European runs “Vardøger 2017” and “Vardøger” 2018. Bård Kolstad was replaced by Kevin Kvåle (Horizon Ablaze) in the 2nd half of 2017 and Kårstad stepped out of the band after the first leg of the “Vardøger” tour.

In mid 2018 the band teamed up with producer Iver Sandøy (Enslaved, Emmerhoff & the Melancholy Babies) to record their first full-length album “GastiR – Ghosts Invited”, set to be released by Season of Mist (World) and Indie Recordings (Norway) on May 31st.  

The highly anticipated debut album from Gaahls WYRD will see the band chart territories within the extreme metal genre no one has ever walked before.
http://gaahlswyrd.com
https://www.facebook.com/gaahlswyrd
https://www.instagram.com/gaahlswyrd

Tour artwork / merch design: Vatavu Victor 

Line-up
Gaahl (Kristian Espedal)  – vocals
Lust Kilman (Ole Walaunet) – guitars
Eld (Frode Kilvik) – Bass
Spektre (Kevin Kvåle) – Drums

HELLVETRON set release date for new IRON BONEHEAD album, reveal first track

Today, Iron Bonehead Productions sets August 16th as the international release date for Hellvetron‘s massively anticipated second album, Trident of Tartarean Gateways, on CD and double-LP vinyl formats.

Hell’s serpentine maw unhinges and its venom-drenched jaws spew forth Hellvetron‘s long-awaited second full-length offering titled Trident of Tartarean Gateways – a baneful opuscule of ceremonial black metal ensorcelled by nine accursed spells formulated to awaken the primal current and rouse the chthonic Witch-Gods of the Tartarean Realms. Pay tribute to the Trident of the Left Hand; burn in sulfurous fire of the Torchbearer’s Witchflame, drink the holy poisons of the Scorpion Lord, and enter the ancient doorway to the Nightside Realm of Hell’s Queen. Nine sonic keys to unlock the gateways of Infernal Alkhemy await those who dare infuse their essence with the poisoned blood and magickal fire of Three Great Crowns.

Taste that poisoned blood and feel that magickal fire with the new track “Rite – Tartarean Gateways” here :
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Hellvetron’s Trident of Tartarean Gateways
I. Opening – Queen of the Void
II. Initiation – Lustful Witchcraft
III. Blessing – Anointed Under a Burning Throne
IV. Evocation – King of Thaumiel
V. Prayer – Draconian Witchblood
VI. Offering – Solar Dark God
VII. Rite – Tartarean Gateways
VIII. Conjuration- Blood of Ancients
IX. Transformation – Altar of Scorpions

More info :

www.facebook.com/IronBoneheadProductions

HEXENBRETT to have debut demo re-released by CALIGARI – streaming in full

Today, Caligari Records sets May 30th as the international release date for Hexenbrett‘s debut demo, Erste Beschwörung, on cassette tape format. Originally self-released at the end of 2018, this first summoning of the macabre Hexenbrett will surely be one of 2019’s most nefarious recordings.

Hexenbrett is an entity that provides cemetery sounds exclusively. The first invocation, fittingly entitled Erste Beschwörung, is a sample of what will follow in the future. Roaming ancient dungeons with sword in one hand and torch in the other, Hexenbrett conjures the madness and mysticism of olde-worlde black metal, when unorthodoxy was celebrated and no blueprints yet existed – only paths to be blazed! Indeed does Hexenbrett blaze across this six-song/26-minute offering, remaining firmly rooted in the purest metals but fanning those flames with a creepy, coffin-dwelling atmosphere that puts Erste Beschwörung in a league all its own, also incorporating eldritch doom and deathrock into this wildly bubbling cauldron. And it’s early days still…

No boundaries, no limitations: Hexenbrett digs its own unique grave with Erste Beschwörung, and the cemetery is wide-fucking-open. The spell was cast, the demons are here – let the haunting begin! The full haunting can be heard here:
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Hexenbrett’s Erste Beschwörung
1. Hexen (Bis Aufs Blut Gequält)
2. Toter Schrei
3. Farben der Nacht
4. Sie Fliegen!
MORE INFO:
www.caligarirecords.com
www.facebook.com/caligarirecords
www.caligarirecords.bandcamp.com 

Black Tusk embark on European tour

BLACK TUSK are about to embark on their previously announced European tour dates in support of their, in 2018 released, album ‘TCBT’. The tour will kick off at both Deserfests 2019 in London and Germany and sees the band traveling throughout 11 more countries until a final curtain at the D.K. Luksus in Wrocklaw (PL). A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
BLACK TUSK comments on the tour: “It’s been a few years since we have been able to travel across Europe playing shows and a lot has happened in that time. We’ve released a new album and added a second guitar player. We are very excited to come play and show y’all all the new stuff we’ve been working on as well as old material with a new spin!”
BLACK TUSK
04 May 19 London (UK) Desertfest 2019 (Tickets)
05 May 19 Berlin (DE) Desertfest 2019 (Tickets)
06 May 19 Hamburg (DE) Hafenklang
07 May 19 Kopenhagen (DK) Loppen
08 May 19 Oslo (NO) Revolver (Tickets)
09 May 19 Gothenburg (SE) Musikens Hus (Tickets) 
10 May 19 Borlange (SE) Broken Dreams (Tickets)
12 May 19 Athens (GR) An Club (Tickets)
13 May 19 Wiesbaden (DE) Schlachthof (Tickets)
14 May 19 Osnabrück (DE) Bastard Club (Tickets)
15 May 19 Köln (DE) MTC (Tickets)
16 May 19 Brussel (BE) Magasin 4 (Tickets)
17 May 19 Mannheim (DE) 7er Club (Tickets)
18 May 19 Martigny (CH) Les Caves du Manoir (Tickets)
19 May 19 Savigliano (IT) Circolo Arci Mazcal
21 May 19 Rome (IT) Evol Live (Tickets)
22 May 19 Bologna (IT) Freak Out Club (Tickets)
23 May 19 Milano (IT) Ligera (Tickets)
24 May 19 Zagerb (HR) Mochvara (Tickets)
25 May 19 Budapest (HU) Dürer Kert (Tickets)
26 May 19 Vienna (AT) Viper Room (Tickets)
28 May 19 Wroclaw (PL) D.K. Luksus (Tickets)

BLACK TUSK will be playing in support of their latest release ‘TCBT’ which was released in August 2018 and is streaming in full here!

The band comments on the album: “We decided to entitle this record ‘TCBT.’ Its a play on TCB, taking care of business, add a T to the end and its Taking Care of Black Tusk. Its an idea, a slogan if you will that James and Athon came up with some years ago, and since his passing and essentially the reformation of this band we found it fitting for a title. We turned inward after Pillars of Ash. Corey came on board and we did the tours to support that record playing the songs that we had written with Athon, Then we took some time off and learned how to write with a new member, we took our time and worked out our ideas, we brought new ideas and talents into the fold. This record is something that we are truly proud of, its the culmination of two years of reworking ourselves as a band. We’ve closed one chapter of this band are starting anew, we are Taking Care of Black Tusk. We recorded this record as a three piece and are going to tour to perform it as a four piece. With a nod to our past and with the knowledge of lessons learned and experience gained, we are heading back out full throttle with a new energy and a new band. When you listen, you will hear Black Tusk, not the old as was, but a new Black Tusk keeping tour roots and carving a new path.”

The cover art of ‘TCBT’ can be viewed together with the album details below.

Track-list
1. A Perfect View of Absolutely Nothing (1:22)
2. Closed Eye (2:28)
3. Agali (3:47)
4. Lab Rat (4:10)
5. Scalped (4:47)
6. Ghosts Roam (4:10)
7. Ill At Ease (4:03)
8. Rest With the Dead (4:55)
9. Never Ending Daymare (2:57)
10. Orange Red Dead (2:06)
11. Whispers (3:29)
12. Burn the Stars (4:14)
Total 42:28

There was blood, maybe a few tears too, but more than anything, it was sweat that marks this brand new release of BLACK TUSK called ‘TCBT’.

When BLACK TUSK first hit the streets with their debut EP, ‘When Kingdoms Fall’ in the year 2005, the band had grown out of the Savannah scene but right from the start with their own twist. The three-piece consisting of guitarist Andrew, Athon on bass, and drummer James with all sharing vocal duties added a dash of punk as well as a viscous heaviness and groove to the Savannah school of rock that some critics compared with various stoner and sludge outfits.

Flanked by further EPs, split-singles, and demos, BLACK TUSK steadily expanded both in reach and number of die-hard followers with each successive album, ‘The Fallen Kingdom’ (2007), ‘Passage Through Purgatory’ (2008), ‘Taste the Sin’ (2010), ‘Set the Dial’ (2011), and ‘Pillars of Ash’ (2016). Partly responsible for their success, are the strong live shows of the trio, which garnered early attention on tour with such heavy-weights as BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DOWN, WEEDEATER, and EYEHATEGOD. Meanwhile the band has toured and performed at most major metal festivals both at home and overseas.

Their latest full-length, ‘Pillars of Ash’ sadly had to appear posthumously for one member as the band had tragically lost their charismatic bass-player Athon through a motorcycle accident. With a heavy heart, BLACK TUSK decided to honour Athon’s memory by carrying on and recruited veteran musician and already long-time friend Corey Barhorst (EX-KYLESA) to take over his duties on the low end.

Now with the 6th studio album ‘TCBT’, which was recorded at The Garage Savannah and mixed by engineer and long-time collaborator Chris “Scary” Adams, BLACK TUSK show the world they lived through the kind of hardship and heartbreak that would cripple a lesser band, but it’s that dedication, gumption, and pure bullheaded stubbornness that took care of business, keeps taking care of business – and Taking Care of Black Tusk.

Line-up
Andrew Fidler – guitar, vocals
Corey Barhorst – bass, vocals
James May – drums, vocals
Chris “Scary” Adams – guitar, vocals

Recording Line-up:
Andrew Fidler – guitar, vocals
Corey Barhorst – bass, vocals
James May – drums, vocals

www.blacktuskterror.com
www.facebook.com/BlackTusk
www.instagram.com/tcbt
www.twitter.com/blacktuskS

Venomous Concept embark on European tour with Brujeria

VENOMOUS CONCEPT, featuring current and ex-members of NAPALM DEATH, BRUTAL TRUTH, CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR will embark on their previously announced European tour supporting BRUJERIA. The tour will kick off on Saturday, May 4 at Gebr. de Nobel in Leiden (NL) and will conclude on May 26 in Essen (DE). The full list of dates can be found below.
VENOMOUS CONCEPT
with BRUJERIA
04 May 19 Leiden (NL) Gebr De Nobel (tickets)
05 May 19 Rostock (DE) Mau Club (tickets)
06 May 19 Hannover (DE) MusikZentrum Hannover (tickets)
07 May 19 Bremen (DE) Tower Musikclub (tickets)
08 May 19 Berlin (DE) Bi Nuu  (tickets)
09 May 19 Uherste Hradiste (CZ) Klub Mír  (tickets)
10 May 19 Pilsen  (CZ) Divadlo pod lampou  (tickets)
11 May 19 Munich (DE) Feierwerk (tickets)
12 May 19 Dornbirn (AT) Schlachthaus (tickets)
13 May 19 Zion (CH) Le Port Franc (tickets)
14 May 19 Rome (IT) Traffic Live Club (tickets)
15 May 19 Retorbido  (IT) DAGDA Live Club (tickets)
16 May 19 Wil (CH) Gare de Lion (tickets)
17 May 19 Liege  (BE) La Zone  (tickets)
18 May 19 Paris (FR) Petit Bain (tickets)
20 May 19 London (UK) The Underworld Camden (tickets)
21 May 19 Manchester (UK) Rebellion Manchester (tickets)
22 May 19 Glasgow (UK) Cathouse Rock Club (tickets)
23 May 19 Birmingham (UK) Mama Rouxs (tickets)
24 May 19 Dommarien (FR) La Niche (Outch! Festival) (tickets)
25 May 19 Mannheim (DE) MS Connexion Complex (tickets)
26 May 19 Essen (DE) Turock (tickets)

VENOMOUS CONCEPT will be touring in support of their last album, ‘Kick Me Silly; VC 3. The cover artwork and tracklist can be viewed below.

01. Rise02. Bust With You Debt
03. Anthem
04. The Potters Ground
05. Human Waste
06. Leper Dog
07. Farm Boy
08. Head On A Stick
09. Pretend
10. Johnny Cheeseburger
11. Forever War
12. Good Times
13. Pretty On The Inside
14. Holiday In Switzerland
15. Fucked In The Czech Repub
16. Neck Tie
17. Frontal Lobe Disorder
18. Daycare
19. Quazimodo
20. Burning Fatigue
21. Rocket Science
22. Pissing Match [LP bonus track]
“Come on and do the toxic waltz. Kick your friend in the head and have a ball.” These words by EXODUS fully apply to ‘Kick Me Silly – VC III’ – the third full-length frontal assault by VENOMOUS CONCEPT. 

The band was conceived as something like a grind punk supergroup – if that term can even be applied to a bunch of people with clear counter culture preferences. The name was quite obviously chosen to pay homage to the legendary POISON IDEA. At the core of VENOMOUS CONCEPT you will find BRUTAL TRUTH vocalist Kevin Sharp and Shane Embury, the iconic bass guitarist of NAPALM DEATH. The two musicians had bonded over beer and pizza as well as their mutual love of such punk heroes such as BLACK FLAG, SYSTEMATIC DEATH, GBH, SIEGE, and of course the aforementioned POISON IDEA.

The duo soon set about plotting its own assault on the style. Armed with bucket loads of coffee, the pair roped in Danny Herrera of NAPALM DEATH on drums as well as MELVINS guitarist Buzz Osborne. A record deal was signed with Mike Patton and VENOMOUS CONCEPT‘s first album, ‘Retroactive Abortion’ (2004) was followed by a split-CD with Japanese grind band 324 (2006) and another in 2008 with BLÖOD DÜSTER.

Buzz Osborne eventually went on a hiatus, but he never really left and there is always a chance for his return – schedules permitting. Shane switched to guitar, when longtime friend Dan Lilker (BRUTAL TRUTH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, ex-ANTHRAX) joined on bass. Next, VENOMOUS CONCEPT brought in John Cooke of CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR on second guitar for touring. A second full-length titled ‘Poisoned Apple’ was also released in 2008.

Finally and after too long of a quiet spell, the band decided that it was time for more pizza and beer (cue the A.O.D classic). They got together with a bunch of ideas they had recorded in demo form here and there on tour, and in various smelly rehearsal studios…

VENOMOUS CONCEPT recorded their new forthcoming album during 2014, which sees the band continue in their trademark hardcore punk styles – with the added bonus of compositions by Lilker and Cooke. You will find these fire-starters branching out dynamically in order to perfect their art of grinding rock!

Like a coiled punk rock porcupine OOK is fully charged and ready for attack with ‘Kick Me Silly – VC III’! Kick ass!
 
Line-up 
Kevin Sharp: vocals
Dan Lilker: bass guitar
Danny Herrera: drums
John Cooke: guitar & backing vocals
Shane Embury: guitar & backing vocals

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialVenomousConcept/

MISÞYRMING set release date for new NOEVDIA album

Today, Norma Evangelium Diaboli announces May 24th as the international release date for Misþyrming‘s highly anticipated second album, Algleymi.

Misþyrming hail from Reykjavík, Iceland. Since their formation in 2013, the band have put the Icelandic black metal scene on the international metal map, both with the sterling quality of their sparse-yet-momentous discography thus far as well as their spellbinding live performances across numerous festivals and tours of Europe. Although certain bands within that Icelandic black metal scene have been around slightly longer or have more prolific catalogs, it could be easily argued that Misþyrming are seen as Icelandic black metal’s leading light – or bringers of light, a veritable Lucifer made manifest in white-hot black metal flesh.

Much of this can be attributed to Misþyrming‘s debut album, Söngvar elds og óreiðu. Translated in English as “Songs of fire and chaos,” their debut album was aptly titled, and soon became a modern classic in the worldwide black metal scene, with its tentacles of influence eventually stretching beyond the underground. And understandably so, for its punishing and wrathful sound betrayed a uniquely melodic aspect that sacrificed no amount of infernal power so intrinsic to true black metal. As such, Söngvar elds og óreiðu landed 9th place on Noisey’s Top 100 albums of the year, outranking artists like their fellow Icelander Björk. The vinyl edition of Söngvar elds og óreiðusold out within two days and has been highly demanded by fans ever since, regardless of numerous repressings. In 2016, Metal Hammer – Europe’s biggest metal magazine – named Misþyrming as one of the Top 10 Icelandic bands.
But these accolades matter little, if at all, to Misþyrming. Ever restless but wisely patient in their creations, the full fruit of their artistic labor has now arrived with the stark and startlingly accomplished Algleymi. At once logically following from Söngvar elds og óreiðu whilst treading brave new paths, Misþyrming’s sophomore album is a kaleidoscopic worldwide of maverick black metal, Icelandic or otherwise. It retains for the relentless brutality of its debut predecessor while exhibiting a simultaneously taut and free-flowing muscularity. Similarly, the band’s bold melodicism has reached a grandiose new level here, as haunting atmospheres meld with properly anthemic elements, exhibiting space and shade with equal rapture. And that’s all to say nothing of the album’s production; recorded & mixed by the band at the Icelandic Black Metal HQ and mastered by the esteemed Jamie Gomez Arellano at Orgone Studios, Misþyrming here exhibit a swaggering professionalism that’s undeniably powerful and frankly unchallenged. From blasphemous ceremonies to a total rejection of humanity, Algleymi above all displays a maturity that safely evades the negative connotations otherwise associated with that word, especially within a black metal context.

“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law,” and indeed do Misþyrming pursue that creed here – with a vengeance, unfettered and frightening. Adorned with cover art courtesy of the masterful Manuel Tinnemans,  Misþyrming have delivered another Great Work for the ages with Algleymi.

Full-album stream to be revealed during week of release. Preorder info can be found HERE at Norma Evangelium Diaboli‘s Bandcamp. 

Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Misþyrming’s Algleymi
1. Orgia
2. Með svipur á lofti
3. Ísland, steingelda krummaskuð
4. Hælið
5. Og er haustið líður undir lok
6. Allt sem eitt sinn blómstraði
7. Alsæla
8. Algleymi
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Abbath unleash second new track ‘Calm in Ire (of Hurricane)’

Norwegian black metal titans ABBATH are nowreleasing the second new track, taken from their upcoming full length ‘Outstrider’. The album is set for worldwide release on July 5, 2019. The new offering “Calm in Ire (of Hurricane)” is now streaming in the form of a lyric video
ABBATH tourdates
27 Jul 19 Steenwijk (NL) Stonehenge Festival 2019
24 Aug 19 Bergen (NO)  Beyond the Gates Festival
The coverartwork, which is created by Kim Holm and Olav Iversen, and the track-list for ‘Outstrider’ can be found below.
Track listing:
1. Calm in Ire (Of Hurricane) (04:32)
2. Bridge of Spasms (03:49)
3. The Artifex (04:09)
4. Harvest Pyre (04:12)
5. Land of Khem (04:08)
6. Outstrider (05:39)
7. Scythewinder (04:17)
8. Hecate (04:25)
9. Pace till Death (BATHORY cover) (03:41)
Total: 38:52
When Abbath announced that he had left IMMORTAL, it sent massive shockwaves through the metal scene. The iconic frontman had long become the “face” of the Norwegian black scene, his image synonymous with the genre. Upon releasing his debut album with his eponymous new band, ABBATH, in 2016, trve fans were satiated with a dose of icy, blackened fury.
 
Now, the Norwegian giant returns for round two, armed with a refined lineup and ready to strike with a sophomore effort that is sure to once again exceed the expectations of Abbath’s loyal fanbase. ‘Outstrider’ sees a maturation in sound, delivering a tighter, well-rounded offering from the band as they come into their own identity.
 
While there are moments that certainly channel the frosty hallmarks of IMMORTAL, there is no danger of ABBATH repeating that formula. ABBATH draws from NWOBM and melodic influences, adding a fresh new flavor to the sound that the band’s founder came to define.
 
‘Oustrider’ consists of eight, crushing original songs and concludes with a fiery BATHORY cover. The album promises a full-on aural assault from start to finish with frigid riffage and a robust pocket that are layered with vocals from one of the most identifiable voices in black metal. If you thought ABBATH came in hot with their last record, just wait until you hear this!

Line-up 
Abbath – Vocals & guitars
Ole Andre Farstad -Guitars
Ukri Suviletho – Drums
Mia Wallace – Bass

Colombian black metal cult Daemoni premiere new track

Today, Colombian black metal cult Daemoni premiere the new track
Abstersion’s Rite :
The track hails from the band’s long-awaited second album, Black Tyrant, set for international release on the symbolic date of June 6th via Goathorned Productions.

Hailing from Bogotá, Daemoni formed in 2009 and feature members who’ve cut a wide path in the Colombian extreme metal scene, including such bands as Horncrowned, Nosferatu, Divine Prophanity, Inoculation, and Disenterror among others. Biding their time patiently, the band made their first public recording with their debut album, Stillborn Redeemer, in 2011. No need for a demo, Daemoni burst into the underground with cold, iron-fisted malice here: Stillborn Redeemer tellingly featured a cover of Dark Funeral’s “Shadows Over Transylvania,” used with permission from Lord Ahriman, and suitably did the album brim with an ancient fire.

Years would pass, but Daemoni continued to be a force on the live front, supporting Colombian shows by such luminaries as Mayhem, Suffocation, Dark Funeral, Krisiun, and Vader among others, with 2018 bringing the band’s first European show in Madrid, Spain. Alas, the time to strike again is upon us and Daemoni eclipse the freezing fire of their debut with Black Tyrant. A more finessed ‘n’ focused work, Black Tyrant exudes an air of professionalism and daresay “maturity” that thankfully never threaten to neuter the primeval fury at the heart of Daemoni‘s aesthetic. Indeed, the album is aptly titled, for the band’s songwriting has reached a masterful level, wholly matching the more muscular aspect that guides these eight underworld hymns. Each instrument is clearly heard, robust but blood-red; the quintet are in the throes of demonical possession, but still retain a tightness of execution. And after 40 furious, fiery minutes, the listener shall likewise reach a state of demonical possession with Black Tyrant.

Graced with masterful artwork by Jenglot Hitam, at long last does Black Tyrant arrive, for black and tyrannical is Daemoni‘s reign!
Tracklisting for Daemoni’s Black Tyrant
1. Moriens Pulsatio
2. Abstersion’s Rite
3. Carnifex Christi
4. Plagues Embraced
5. Black Tyrant
6. Illucescente
7. Daemonios
8. Thirsty Underworld
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