Alex Bruder Des Lichts

Interview with Serge from Selfgod (Automb, Necrophagia)

This week we spoke to Serge from Automb – 2020 – 2021 has been a weird time for all of us but as some of us imploded through the shut downs or too much food and booze others of us kept busy and creative during the down time, Serge from Automb is one of those – starting a side project called Selfgod – here is our first interview with him on Selfgod.
New music for us to check out to come soon

Life’s been very hard and weird for me through the pandemic.
Probably the worst year of my life

How have you been holding up during this crazy pandemic?

Life’s been very hard and weird for me through the pandemic.
Probably the worst year of my life. Due to health issues last year (non covid)
and of course the darkness of the pandemic and lock downs. Cancelling tours etc.

I would say this is the best material I’ve ever written.

I have heard one demo from Self God what can we expect for the album?
The debut Selfgod album will feature material I wrote for Necrophagia and Automb.
A good combination of Black and Death Metal. More emphasis on the death metal.
A lot more catchy riffs and more symphonic elements.
I would say this is the best material I’ve ever written.

How did you come up with the name Self God?
It was very hard to come up with a name that wasn’t taken.
Everything I thought of was already a band.
I came up with the title Selbtsgott in German for an Automb song which translates to “Selfgod”.
It represents the whole Pagan vibe I was trying to go for and there was another band with that name but it wasn’t very big and wasn’t active so I figured I can take that name.

Musically is the band going to be a drastic departure from Automb or just an extension of that band?
Probably an extension with more flavors so to speak. I was going to use this material for the 3rd Automb album originally.

Lyrically what are the themes for self god going to be about? More paganism stuff or self empowering stuff or?
Lyrically it’s mostly about Slavic paganism, self spiritually and just about the pagan age in Europe.
Still have some lyrics to finish. But that’s what I got so far.

I follow mostly Slavic Paganism since I’m Slavic and I’m from Ukraine

Speaking of Paganism what path do you follow?
I follow mostly Slavic Paganism since I’m Slavic and I’m from Ukraine
and I also follow my own path which is a mixture of everything.

Gear wise do you plan on using any different gear from your Automb days?
Gear wise it’s gonna be all completely different.
I recently became endorsed by Dean guitars so I’m going to be using strictly deans.
Also I got an endorsement from a very well known amp company.
Can’t say yet who it is since there hasn’t been an announcement but ya I won’t be using my old amp rig again.
Very excited to use this new gear

What can we expect next from Self God?
You can expect a total Blackened Death metal sonic pagan assault

Any final words?
I want to thank all the fans who supported me in Necrophagia and Automb.
You’re support is everything to me and without you I wouldn’t be anywhere but my bedroom.
So thank you all so much!
Stay positive and stay metal.
Also huge thanks to Alex from Brudders. Cheers.

Go follow Selfgod here : https://www.instagram.com/selfgodband/

Swedish thrash cult Insane premiere new track

Today, Swedish thrash cult Insane premiere the new track “At Dawn They Die”. The track is the third to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album, Victims, set for international release on April 30th via Dying Victims Productions. Hear Insane‘s “At Dawn They Die” in its entirety here:

For over a decade now, Sweden’s Insane have inconspicuously built a catalog of dark ‘n’ dirty thrash metal worth reckoning. That they’ve gone largely unnoticed by all but diehard thrashers is a crime, and attributable more to the sheer abundance of metallic options still coming out of their homeland rather than any lack of quality. In fact, across Insane’s two EPs, three demos, one split, one compilation, and especially 2017’s Evil debut album, one will be hard pressed to find a more strident iteration of ripping ancient thrash.

And Insane continue sticking to their (strident, ripping) guns with their second full-length, Victims. Lyrically focused on the dark world of Swedish murderers, Victims indeed evokes a darker aspect than the already-dark Evil predecessor; the harmonic dual-guitar action sends well-timed shivers down the listener’s spine. But just like that preceding LP, here do Insane show their mastery of epic songcraft, as the majority of the tracks again top five minutes whilst exhibiting that exhilarating rush so crucial to thrash, winding along wildly and ever so slightly touching upon more “tech” textures. If anything, the band engage and challenge in equal measure here, feeding manna to musos and rivetheads alike. Likewise, their iteration of thrash is a multilingual one, varyingly nodding to classic Canadian and German tropes and especially those that have been budding in the wider Scandinavian region more recently and also more “back in the day.”

A unique aspect to Insane that the quartet continue on Victims is the full-bodied, almost rock ‘n’ roll-ish production: warmly analog but not faked, gritty and dirty but never belabored, and thankfully, nothing ear-piercingly overdriven like so much pizza thrash. Essentially, Victims is for those who like their thrash dank and pure and, above all, well-crafted.

If thrash as a whole has its waves of popularity/oversaturation, depending on the year, Insane remain resolute as perpendicular maverick ready to challenge the passé and played-out. If you’re ready for their bandwagon to start rolling, become one of their Victims NOW!

Jump on that bandwagon with the previously revealed  “The Sword” exclusively HERE, courtesy of Zero Tolerance magazine, and the previously revealed “Sinister Night” exclusively HERE, courtesy of Deaf Forever magazine. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Insane (Sweden)’s Victims
1. Maximum Force
2. The Sword
3. Cruel Command
4. The Theme (Victims)
5. Sinister Night
6. At Dawn They Die
7. Sanitarium
8. Skullcrusher
9. Oblivious Void
10. Tormented Breath


MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/insanesweden

www.dying-victims.de 

LORD MORTVM set release date for HELTER SKELTER debut – streaming in full now

Today, Helter Skelter Productions (distributed & marketed by Regain Records) announces June 22nd as the international release date for Lord Mortvm’s striking debut album, Diabolical Omen of Hell, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Hailing from Norway, Lord Mortvm is a mysterious new entity that plays unapologetically dark, drugged-out, and Satanic black-DOOM. The band’s debut album, Diabolical Omen of Hell is aptly titled, for it is indeed both totem and portal, journey and also destination. This beginning is your END.

Over Diabolical Omen of Hell’s 40-minute runtime, many moods and nuances become apparent as the album rides inexorably through that atmospheric vastness. The Lord is very experienced and a master of his craft; not a moment is wasted, and each note is carefully placed and assembled for maximum impact and invites the deepest contemplation. Yes, these are songs for thinkers, whether they are catalysts for internal introspection or external philosophical reflections. They are almost phrases, and they are delivered holistically to sculpt not just a collection of songs, but an immersive proof of an entire album, ebbing and flowing and taking us through the cerebral seas of misery and death.

“I’m not going to apologize for what you’re about to hear,” says the selfsame mainman of Lord Mortvm, “you’ve already been warned. All that’s left now is to wallow in this high-quality expression of tribulation and torment, and try to pick up the pieces…all hope is gone.”

Hope for the sweet salvation of the deliverance of death, then, and be swallowed by the black (w)hole of Lord Mortvm’s Diabolical Omen of Hell!

Get swallowed (w)hole by streaming the album in its entirety here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Lord Mortvm’s Diabolical Omen of Hell 1. Altar Obscene [7:34]
2. Devil Doll [3:44]
3. Omega XII [7:17]
4. Children of Haze [5:29]
5. Sodomizing with Satan [6:22]
6. Merciful Lord [10:06]

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/lordmortvm

www.helterskelterproductions.se
www.facebook.com/helterskelterproductions

Culted share official video for new track ‘Black Bird’

Blackened Industrial doom machine CULTED are now streaming the second track of their new full-length album ‘Nous’. The new offering will be released on February 26, 2021 and the song ‘Black Bird’ can now be viewed in the form of a music video here:

The band comments on the video: “‘Black Bird’ is about enduring the hardships of existence with a core that’s been forged by fire,” says the band. “Culted sift through the psychological noise of existentialism with a sound that hints at merging the primal essence of two iconic albums, namely, Darkthrone’s ‘Panzerfaust’ and SWANS’ ‘The Great Annihilator.’ Culted, as both individuals and collective, symbolically sacrifice the ego to experience rebirth, and from those ashes arise with ‘Black Bird’.”

Pre-orders are now available HERE!

CULTED have previously revealed the artwork and album details for ‘Nous’ which can both be viewed below.

Track List:
1: Lowest Class [7:47] 
2: Lifers [4:59]
3: One Last Smoke [4:45]
4: Ankle Deep [5:29]
5: Black Bird [5:28]
6: Opiate the Hounds [4:14]
7: Maze [8:07]
8: Crown of Lies [6:40] 
9: The Grid [7:36]
10: Crush My Soul (Godflesh cover) [8:41]
Total: 63:00

From the icy expanse of the Canadian prairies to the Nordic coast of Sweden, industrial blackened doom collective CULTED have long been innovators of creating music remotely, transcending both literal and metaphorical boundaries for over a decade. Michael Klassen and Matthew Friesen were first approached by Daniel Jansson to collaborate on an international project and come 2008, these ideas began to coalesce, with fellow Canadian Kevin Stevenson joining the cult. The band soon recorded and unveiled their first LP, Below the Thunders of the Upper Deep (2009), as well as the EP Of Death and Ritual (2010.)

In 2013, sophomore full-length Oblique to All Paths was released upon being written, recorded, and produced in various closets, basements, dens, and domiciles. After forming a union with Season of Mist,  CULTED continued their down-tempo exploration of blackened and industrial soundscapes with 2019’s mini-album, Vespertina Synaxis; A Prayer for Union and Emptiness, which was inspired by the isolation, alienation, and damnation that dominates the rime-encrusted lands CULTED inhabit. Now, the band is ready to unleash their most devastating and personal opus yet, Nous.

Nous was born in turmoil after members of the band endured a period of extreme personal experiences, both psychological and physical. The creation process was informed by disease, death, and the resulting existential crises. Instead of predetermining the direction CULTED would take with their third full-length, the band allowed the music to speak for itself as it came together organically. Nous was a result of its creators attempting to destroy or ignore the egoic (that chatter and everything outside of pure consciousness that attempts to sabotage you of peace and rob you of the moment) and instead, opening themselves up to the unidentifiable and nameless muse of sound.

CULTED further explores their relationship with doom, black metal, and industrial on yet another experimental effort in which the band’s collective agony is translated into something both nihilistic and tangible through dissonant soundscapes. Each song is a nightmare in the abyss, dragging the listener through caverns of inexplicable darkness and suffering.

Exemplifying the themes, meditations, and diatribes of the human condition, Nous, which roughly translates to “common sense” or “practical intelligence,” explores both the religious and conspiratorial processes of the mind within the framework of critical thought. According to biblical scripture, Satan convinced Eve that the most powerful of conspirators – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – were secretly trying to keep the first humans shrouded in a veil of ignorance, preventing them from becoming “like God” and “knowing good and evil.” Eve became the first in a long line, from Gnostics to flat-earthers, to believe powerful forces were withholding secret information. Nous attempts to know God or the inner essence or principles of created things by means of direct perception. Nous must be carefully distinguished from reason as it does not formulate abstract concepts or argue them using deductive reasoning, but rather, it understands divine truth by means of immediate experience. Thelema of the gods.

To further solidify these introspective concepts, the cover art is an interpretation of the Temptation of St. Anthony who was one of the first monks to retire to the desert to devote himself to fasting and prayer, which is an often-repeated subject in the history of art and literature, especially concerning the supernatural temptation reportedly faced by Saint Anthony during his sojourn in the Egyptian desert. The art encapsulates both the music and lyrical concept, visually.

CULTED is now inviting you to open your mind, abandon your religion, and to join the cult on this existential and devastating journey.

Links:
www.facebook.com/Culted
www.instagram.com/culted_official
www.culted.bandcamp.com

Lineup:
Matthew Friesen – guitar, bass, keyboards, noise and percussion
Michael Klassen – guitar, bass keyboards, noise and percussion
Kevin Stevenson – drums and percussion
Daniel Jansson – Vocals and noise

NIGHTFALL release brand new track of forthcoming album

Greek metal masters NIGHTFALL are now unleashing the first track of their brand new opus ‘At Night We Prey’. The new offering is set for release on March 05, 2021. ‘Darkness Forever’ can now be viewed here:

The new album is now available for pre-orders HERE.

Vocalist Efthimis comments on the track: “This song was originally inspired by Isaac Asimov’s nouvelle Nightfall. It is called ‘Darkness Forever’ because of its analogy to what one experiences when in deep depression. Hope seems to be nowhere near and help from others is never enough to bridge the gap between shattered psyche and real world. Incapacity to communicate this harsh condition, to explain what all is about, is suffocating. And as all beings struggling to breathe, reactions are neurotic and violent.”

NIGHTFALL have previously announced new European tour dates together with Draconian in March 2021! A full list of confirmed shows can be found below.

NIGHTFALL
+Draconian
11 Mar 21 Warsaw (PL) Hydrozagadka
12 Mar 21 Gdansk (PL) Drizzly Grizzly
13 Mar 21 Berlin (DE) Nuke
14 Mar 21 Leipzig (DE) Hellraiser
15 Mar 21 Prague (CZ) Black Pes
16 Mar 21 Regensburg (DE) Eventhall Airport
17 Mar 21 Mannheim (DE) MS Connexion Complex
18 Mar 21 Dortmund (DE) Junkyard
19 Mar 21 Hamburg (DE) Kronensaal
20 Mar 21 Enschede (NL) Metropool
21 Mar 21 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg
22 Mar 21 Antwerpen (BE) Zappa
23 Mar 21 Rennes (FR) Ubu
24 Mar 21 Paris (FR) Petit Bain
25 Mar 21 Wetzikon (CH) Hall of Fame
26 Mar 21 Paderno (IT) Slaughter Club
27 Mar 21 San Donà di Piave (IT) Revolver
28 Mar 21 Vienna (AT) Viper Room
  NIGHTFALL have furthermore revealed the cover artwork and album details of ‘At Night We Prey’.

Track-list
1. She Loved the Twilight
2. Killing Moon
3. Darkness Forever
4. Witches
5. Giants of Anger
6. Temenos
7. Meteor Gods
8. Martyrs of the Cult of the Dead (Agita)
9. At Night We Prey           
10. Wolves in Thy Head
Total: 46:10

It has been seven long years since the world was last blessed with new music from the melodic blackened death metal stalwarts of NIGHTFALL. While the band has been absent from the scene since the release of 2013’s Cassiopeia, their legacy has not been forgotten. Comprising the holy trinity of Greek metal – along with ROTTING CHRIST and SEPTICFLESH – NIGHTFALL was the first extreme act in the country to sign an international deal, introducing the world to the burgeoning Mediterranean scene in the early 90s. Now, the band is plotting a triumphant return with At Night We Prey, the darkest and latest chapter of NIGHTFALL’s already storied career.

During the first decade of NIGHTFALL’s lifespan, the band headlined stages across Europe. Thereafter, went on to dominate international festivals such as Brutal Assault, Sonisphere, and Wacken, the latter of which the band solidified their legacy as the first ever Greek band to earn an envied spot at the renowned festival. The band eventually made the decision to switch to a studio act before they went completely silent. When reflecting upon the sudden disappearance after a steady rise from the underground, vocalist and founding member Efthimis Karadimas explained that it was due to an all too familiar beast – depression. “It’s because of depression that kicked in as early as mid-00s. I can write for hours and get into details about stuff gone wrong or mistreated situations, but the basis of all discouragement to move on has been depression and the effort required to get over it.” Despite the dark days, Karadimas did not abandon music entirely, moving on to form THE SLAYERKING, a gothic doom metal band that has released two agonizing full-length records between 2016-2019.

Alas, the abrupt departure of the band was not the final “goodbye” as NIGHTFALL has been reinvigorated with a new lineup and coveted deal with Season of Mist. Karadimas has reunited with original NIGHTFALL guitarist Mike Galiatsos, who helped define the band’s sound during the early years. With the addition of drummer and producer Fotis Benardo (ex-SEPTICFLESH) as well as guitarist Kostas Kyriakopoulos (THE SLAYERKING), the band is finally ready to release the tenth studio album At Night We Prey. In addition to the long-awaited new music, Season of Mist will also be re-issuing the band’s original albums that were produced by Holy Records back in the 90s. This is not the only news the band has to share as NIGHTFALL has also vowed to finally perform again. “We are gonna play these live, including stuff never played live before,” says Karadimas.

‘At Night We Pre’y is a very dark and personal effort, tackling the topic of Karadimas’s battle with depression. “A beast I have experienced its teeth deep into my soul, I decided to come out and share that experience with metalheads,” Karadimas laments. “This is the least I can offer now to the big fight against depression. If we do not stop this, it will eat us all alive. Share your pain, speak openly about it. This is the only way to kill the demons in your mind.”

https://www.instagram.com/nightfallband
https://www.facebook.com/nightfallbandofficial

Line-up
Efthimis Karadimas : Bass, vocals
Mike Galiatsos : Guitar
Kostas Kyriakopoulos : Guitar
Fotis Benardo : Drum

Recording studios: Devasoundz studios and Soundflakes studios (Athens)
Producers: Efthimis Karadimas and Fotis Benardo 
Engineers: Fotis Benardo, Thimios Krikos, Aggelos Karatzas
Mixing studio and engineer: Orgone studios, London, by Jaime Gomez Arellano
Mastering: Maor Appelbaum Mastering, Los Angeles, by Maor Appelbaum
Guest musician: Female vocals by Eleni and Souzana Vougioukli

Cover art: Travis Smith

SACROCURSE reveal first track from new SHADOW EP

Today, Mexican black/death cult Sacrocurse reveal the new track “Herethical Catharsis.” The track is the first to be revealed from the band’s forthcoming new EP,  Supreme Terror, set for international release on January 20th, 2021 via Shadow Records (distributed & marketed by Regain Records). Hear Sacrocurse‘s “Herethical Catharsis” in its entirety here:

One of the underground’s best-kept secrets, Sacrocurse have been sticking to their nuclear-powered guns since 2012. The band, which has spanned continents in the past, is led by scene veteran ZK, who began his prolific career in Mexico’s Unholier in the early ’90s and has played in such south-of-the-border bands as Nodens and Morbosidad and has recently joined Russia’s Pseudogod as tour session bass-player. However, it is Sacrocurse where ZK has made his name in recent years, and the band have delivered two foul full-lengths of warring black/death that retain the rich lifeblood of quintessential South American madness. 

Supreme Terror is a quick-hitting four-song/17-minute warhead of that madness, and it’s arguably this short-length format where Sacrocurse most excel. Armed with a production that’s cutting ‘n’ clear yet ripping with a razorbladed rawness all the same, Supreme Terror lives up to its title and then some, with one martial torrent after another tearing apart the helpless listener. But let it be known that Sacrocurse drink deeply the black blood of METAL, and never forget the importance of actual songwriting; while Supreme Terror is no doubt unhinged and urgent, chaos never overtakes proceedings, and ZK’s barbed-wire throat and guitar give the record a strident simplicity of design that one could actually qualify as “catchy.” Still, no safe spaces here – only ugliness, and unremittingly so! 

As society sinks deeper into darkness, herald Supreme Terror with Sacrocurse!

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Sacrocurse’s Supreme Terror
1. Herethical Catharsis
2. Man Became Cursed
3. Temple is Open
4. From Genesis to Revelations

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/sacrocurse

Throane new EP “Une balle dans le pied” reviewed

I just got done listening to the new ep by French Black Metal act “Throane” released digitally, on cd and as 7″ this one 13 minute track is a masterpiece of emotion.

I have often said that different countries bring their own flavor (or slant) to Black Metal and where as the French were hard pressed to produce more than a handful of world class Death metal bands they have produced no enf of World Class BM acts (Alcest, Nocturnal Depression, Mutiltaion, Deathespell Omega etc) that never fail to blow you away, not sure why that is but who cares – I for one ain’t complaining!

This ep is more of a roller coaster of emotions or an aural nightmare masterpiece than a traditional verse chorus chorus structure. Even though Throane’s roots are firmly in black metal there is enough here for industrial music fans to also get excited about.

The Ep image btw is Throane main man’s Dehn Sora’s sister who is a nurse. Says Dehn “Working as a nurse in different services, her daily routine makes her face death, addicted personalities, terminally ill people. Walking through their homes, their souls. Walking on broken glass. But forced to get rid of it, at the end of every day. To stand still. And keep walking.”

“Une balle dans le pied“ was written, performed and recorded by Dehn Sora at the end of 2019. Julien T. who also plays the drums in live settings is responsible for recording the drums together with Francis Caste (KICKBACK, ARKHON INFAUSTUS, …) at the Studio Sainte-Marthe. Production and mixing were done by Tim De Gieter (AMENRA, …) at MuchLuv Studio, while famous Magnus Lindberg (CULT OF LUNA) took care of the mastering in Sweden.

Une balle dans le pied“ is available to order via the label’s EU shop, Bandcamp and US shop

Bestial Chilean cult Indoctrinate stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album

Today, bestial Chilean cult Indoctrinate stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh. Set for international release on September 25th via Unholy Prophecies, hear Indoctrinate’s Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh in its entirety here:

While it would seem that Chile’s Indoctrinate is a brand-new entity, having no prior public recordings, this power-trio actually rose from the ashes of Sadistik Goathammer, who were founded in 2006 by vocalist/bassist H.O.E.V, the sole original member now active in Indoctrinate. The intention with Sadistik Goathammer was not to innovate, but rather to go back to the primitive, bestial sounds of such bands as Sarcofago, Mystifier, Abhorer, Parabellum, Blasphemy, and Conqueror among others. After years of war and lineup changes, Sadistik Goathammer released some demos and splits – among them, 2008’s Goatical Nuclear Order is still considered a very relevant work in the so-called war metal scene, giving the band a renowned reputation in the underground. They opened for legendary bands like Impurity in 2014 and Profanatica in 2017, while the members were also active with other projects in the shadows, like Henosis and Interitvm.

Finally, in 2019, and after recording the same material three times over, resulting in years of delay for the band, Indoctrinate’s debut recording session was completed. Bearing the title Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh, this first work resulted in an eight-song/29-minute album that’s utterly gnarly ‘n’ gnashing in its intensity – indeed, bearing some bestial primitivism of the preceding Sadistik Goathammer – but imbued with a more ominous ‘n’ occultic aspect. That name change was significant, as the three members of Indoctrinate have grown and deepened in the intervening years, and now endeavor to unleash an equally savage yet more sophisticated style of ravenous black/death metal. And likewise, a title like Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh portends a lyricism rife with otherworldly horror and supernatural questing: a transcendence from a primitive state to an elevated one, all coursing through unremitting ugliness that’s quintessential Chilean.

Sadistik Goathammer is dead. Long live Indoctrinate, and herald their arrival with Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh!

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Indoctrinate’s Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh
1. N.A.G.I.T.H.A.
2. Arcane Ectasis
3. Barbaric Asencion
4. Sacred Brew of Perdition
5. Forbidden Rites of Fertility
6. Savagery
7. Antediluvian experiencia (Celebrate in Profane Exaltation)
8. Phalocentric Goatidolatry

INDOCTRINATE lineup
H.O.E.V.: vocals/bass (Interitvm, ex-Henosis, ex-Hellbutcher)
Grunenwald: guitars (Henosis)
C.R.: drums (Cannon Fodder, Qebeth)

www.unholyprophecies.com
www.facebook.com/unholyprophecies666

Evil-metal vanguard Blackevil premiere the new track “Lucifer’s Supremacy”

Today, evil-metal vanguard Blackevil premiere the new track “Lucifer’s Supremacy”. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album, Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire, set for international release on September 25th via Dying Victims Productions.
Hear Blackevil‘s “Lucifer’s Supremacy” in its entirety exclusively here:
Hailing from Bavaria, Blackevil have been forging fire since 2013. Their first demo, appropriately titled Hail the Cult, emerged from the darkness in 2015, auspiciously revealing a razor-sharp and endlessly salacious style of blackthrash. Come Blackevil‘s debut album, 2017’s The Ceremonial Fire, the power-trio up-ratcheted everything: more speed, more hooks, more black, more evil, more of MORE! Diehards took notice, thankfully, and the band furthered the momentum the next year with a split LP with Italy’s esteemed Witchunter. Still, the best was yet to come…
 
At last, Blackevil‘s breakout moment arrives with their long-awaited second album, Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire. Of course, ones for astute titles, Blackevil nevertheless lay it all on the line with Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire, bringing together their not-inconsiderable past with an envious present and doubtlessly damned future! Naturally, they’d never betray their roots – whether it’s the German thrash Big Three of Sodom, Kreator, and Destruction or evil speed metal legends like Razor, Evil Angel, OZ, and Exciter, and plenty of other classic points in between – but the way the trio assimilate them into something that’s so uniquely their own and yet so uniquely and purely HEAVY METAL, we can only guess there’s some black magick at play. Put another way, Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire is fucking EPIC from beginning to end, but it never sounds like it’s straining to sound “epic.” Likewise, one could charitably qualify Blackevil here as transcending blackthrash altogether, so creative is this idiosyncratic iteration of the idiom…but even then, that’s selling both band and record short.
 
All we can say is simply step into this eternal fire, feel the witching-metal leads course through your veins, the throttling yet tastefully nuanced drums guide your quest, and allow bassist Abyss’ commanding and increasingly charismatic vocals to lead the charge; try to resist ALL THAT, and try remaining metal to the bone. Won’t work! Suitably for such a classic-in-the-making, Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire is baptized with (un)godly cover art by the masterful Paolo Girardi. Make no mistake: Blackevil have ARRIVED!
 
Begin heralding that arrival with the previously revealed “Black Fire Tornado” exclusively HERE, courtesy of Deaf Forever magazine. 
Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Blackevil’s Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire
1. Come Forth [0:59]
2. Satan’s Crown [4:15]
3. The Disciple [4:24]
4. Black Fire Tornado [3:57]
5. Forever Baptised In Eternal Flames [8:20]
6. Lucifer’s Supremacy [6:08]
7. The Final Book [4:58]
8. Pestkarren [3:54]
9. 1943 [8:59]
MORE INFO:
www.blackevil.net
www.dying-victims.de 
www.facebook.com/dyingvictimsproductions 

Finland’s FRONT reveal first video for new IRON BONEHEAD mini-album

Today, Finnish war-machine Front reveal the new video “Venom & Salt.” The track hails from the band’s highly acclaimed new mini-album, Antichrist Militia, released June 5th via Iron Bonehead Productions. See & hear Front‘s “Venom & Salt” video in its entirety here:
Guitarist/songwriter Von Bastard states: “As we made the Antichrist Militia record by ourselves all the way – produced, engineered, recorded, mixed – we wanted to try if we could pull out a video also. We didn’t want to do another mindless and easy lyric video with few still images looping around mindlessly like the trend is today. We wanted to do the video in an old-school way, and I think we captured that spirit. The video was made with zero budget, DIY all the way. It really is an honest attempt, despite its warts and all. It was clear to us that the place where to shoot the video should be in the very same place where the record was created.”

“This song is an all-out attack on sheep mentality spread by Abrahamic religions. Their ignorance shall be reduced to ashes and scattered into the scorched ground with all the venom and salt!” vocalist/lyricist Kaosbringer rasps out.  

Listen to Antichrist Militia in its entirety HERE at Front‘s Bandcamp. CD and 12″ vinyl versions of Antichrist Militia are out now on Iron Bonehead. Tape versions coming later this summer/autumn via Von Wolfsblood and Funeral Hymns (exclusively in North America) and Davao Hellbangers (exclusively in Asia). Official T-shirts for a limited time only and exclusively from Saturnal Records HERE.

Cover art, courtesy of Jenglot Hitam, as well as tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Front (Finland)’s Antichrist Militia
1. Doom Cult Legion
2. Antichrist Militia
3. Iron Front
4. Venom & Salt
5. Mouths of War
6. Machinegun Blasphemy
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