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Auðn premiere third track taken from new album

AUÐN have released the third stunning track taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Farvegir Fyrndar’, which is scheduled for release on November 10th.

The song “Veröld Hulin” is now streaming at the link below, which may be published immediately.

AUÐN comment: “The title of the opening track of our new album, ‘Veröld Hulin’ roughly translates as ‘Hidden World’. It marks the beginning of the journey that takes you through ‘Farvegir Fyrndar’. We welcome you to join on along the way as release of our album draws near.”

The artwork of ‘Farvegir Fyrndar’ was created by Víðir Mýrmann Þrastarson and can be viewed below.

Track list
1. Veröld Hulin (6:24)
2. Lífvana Jörð (4:06)
3. Haldreipi Hugans (8:04)
4. Prísund (4:03)
5. Ljósaslæður (6:37)
6. Blóðrauð Sól (4:27)
7. Eilífar Nætur (5:42)
8. Skuggar (5:14)
9. Í Hálmstráið Held (5:20)

Total playing time: 49:57

AUÐN have previously announced a European tour also joined by label mates THE GREAT OLD ONES in support of GHAALS WYRD. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.

AUÐN
+The Great Old Ones +Ghaals WYRD
01 Dec 17 Bochum (DE) Matrix
02 Dec 17 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob
03 Dec 17 Paris (FR) Petit Bain
04 Dec 17 Toulouse (FR) Metronum
05 Dec 17 Madrid (ES) Chango
06 Dec 17 Barcelona (ES) boveda
07 Dec 17 Marseille (FR) Jas Rod
08 Dec 17 Milan (IT) Circolo Svolta
09 Dec 17 Bologna (IT) Alcemica Music Club
10 Dec 17 Zürich (CH) Werk 21
12 Dec 17 München (DE) Backstage
13 Dec 17 Wroclaw (PL) Firlej
14 Dec 17 Erfurt (DE) From Hell
15 Dec 17 Berlin (DE) De Mortem Et Diabolum

AUÐN Festivals
16 Dec 17 Eindhoven (NL) Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2017
09 Mar 18 Reykjavík (IS) Gamla Bíó (Oration MMXVIII)
30 Mar 18 Oslo (NO) Inferno Festival 2018

For all its beauty, Iceland can be a sinister place where furious elements rage teaching fear but also inspiring human creativity. Hailing from the village of Hveragerði in the south of the volcanic island, AUÐN are the latest offspring from the burgeoning black metal scene in this land of ice and snow to set their dark sails for foreign shores.

With their second full-length, ‘Farvegir Fyrndar’ (literally meaning “Ancient Riverbeds” – with a long tail of untranslatable subtext), AUÐN continue their fast ascent. Unlike the majority of their blackened brethren from the country’s capital Reykjavik, this young band does not base its sound more or less on DEATHSPELL OMEGA worship, but rather reaches back to a more classic second generation black metal approach for inspiration.

AUÐN deliver haunting melodies and beautifully frozen atmospheres – as opposed to the jarring and caustic blunt force trauma that has brought this remote place in the Northern Atlantic to the black metal forefront of late

Founded in the bleak winter of 2010, AUÐN’s talent was quick to be recognised. The band got invited to Iceland’s main metal event, the Eistnaflug Festival and won the local Wacken Metal Battle contest in 2016, while making it to the top 3 at the main event. Performances at the prestigious Inferno and Roadburn Festivals followed in 2017.

With ‘Farvegir Fyrndar’, AUÐN not only demonstrate the impressive progress of their songwriting skills but also deliver a clear definition of their very own black sound. Warning: this album grows with every spin and will take a long time to even come close to any limit!

Line-up
Aðalsteinn Magnússon – guitar
Andri Björn Birgisson – guitar
Hjalti Sveinsson – vocals
Hjálmar Gylfason – bass
Sigurður Kjartan Pálsson – drums

www.facebook.com/audnofficial

Vreid sign to Season of Mist

Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of VREID. The Norwegian black’n’roll veterans will release their highly anticipated next album through Season of Mist.

VREID comment: “We are extremely pleased to get signed by Season of Mist. Like us, they have been around for years, and we have a strong relationship to their people and admiration for their work. We are well on our way with our new album, and are very proud to have Season of Mist as a partner when we will launch the upcoming beast. Our march continues.”

VREID were formed in 2004. The Norwegian metal brigade rose from the ashes of WINDIR after the tragic perishing of the “Sognametal” legends with the declared mission of exploring new musical paths.

The Norsemen proved true to their words and have delivered 7 albums and one DVD, which each received high praise from critics and fans alike. VREID chose a course of constant evolution that is marked by thematically denoted phases regarding their often historically inspired lyrics.

This became particularly clear with albums number 3 and 4, ‘I Krig’ and ‘Milorg’, which both revolved around concepts dealing with resistance and liberation of Norway during World War II. With their following three records, VREID returned to their Norse roots, of which particularly their latest full-length, ‘Sólverv’ received highest critical acclaim.
VREID have hammered out their success partly by being a heavily touring band. The four-piece performed more than 500 shows in 25 countries so far. Their everlasting march to conquer new territories has led the Norwegians to headline tours in Europe, North America, Japan, and India.

Currently, the veterans are working on new material and will record their eighth opus this autumn. Composer and mastermind, Hváll has already announced that “…it will be one hell of an album. After more than 20 years of playing together our spirit is stronger than ever and we can hardly wait to get in studio again to give birth to our new creations”.

VREID’s style is often referred to as “black’n’roll” and Metal Hammer UK described their music as “a unique time travel in metal” as elements of 70’s rock, 80’s classic metal, and Norwegian black metal are all clearly audible.”

VREID will release their forthcoming album in 2018 via Season of Mist.

Line-up
Sture: vocals, guitars
Hváll: bass
Steingrim: drums
Strom: guitars

www.vreid.no
www.facebook.com/vreidofficial

Rotten Sound announce new shows

ROTTEN SOUND have been added on short notice to the billing of the upcoming premiere grind-event Bloodshed Fest at the Dynamo in Eindhoven, the Netherlands on October 27nd!

The Finnish grind-veterans will also perform at the Loches En Grind 8 the next day and have been confirmed for It’s A Gorgegrind Birthday Pt. III at the Kranhalle, Munich, Germany on December 8th.

27 Oct 17 Eindhoven (NL) Dynamo (Bloodshed Fest)
28 Oct 17 Loches (FR) Loches En Grind 8
08 Dec 17 München (DE) Kranhalle (Goregrind Birthday Pt. III)

ROTTEN SOUND have previously released a power-driven live video that shows the band tearing their stage apart and whipping the audience into a frenzy.

The track “Trashmonger” has been taken from the Finnish grind kings’ latest album ‘Abuse to Suffer’.

Artwork and track-list can be viewed below.

Tracklisting
1. Lazy Asses
2. Intellect
3. Fear of Shadows
4. Trashmonger
5. Crooked
6. Time for the Fix
7. Slave to the Rats
8. Brainwashed
9. Cannon Fodder
10. Yellow Pain
11. Machine
12. The Clerk
13. Caged
14. Retaliation
15. Inhumane Treatment
16. Extortion and Blackmail

ROTTEN SOUND are back and angrier than ever. Grindcore is not for the faint of heart and these Finns do not subscribe to the idea of compromise. ‘Abuse to Suffer’ remains true to the band’s resilient roots, while not falling into the traps of chewing endlessly on an old formula gone stale or not daring to add an element of surprise when fitting the style. What sets ROTTEN SOUND apart from other protagonists in the field is an obvious intelligence that shows in their to-the-point songwriting, arrangements, and subtle inclusion of choice death metal elements in their massive sound.

ROTTEN SOUND were conceived in the city of Vaasa, Finland by guitarist Mika Aalto in 1993, who was soon joined by vocalist Keijo Niinimaa. This duo remains in place as the only original members – yet drummer Sami Latva and Kristian Toivainen on bass have meanwhile been steady members for many years as well. The Finns can proudly look back at an impressive catalogue of six highly acclaimed studio albums, seven EPs, three split singles, a single and a live DVD. Furthermore ROTTEN SOUND hit the stages of major metal and hardcore oriented festivals and toured in regular intervals alongside such renowned acts as NASUM, PHOBIA, DISFEAR, CARCASS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, EXHUMED, NAPALM DEATH, and PIG DESTROYER among many others.

With ‘Abuse to Suffer’, ROTTEN SOUND are hammering out an album that equally acknowledges the band’s celebrated past as well as breaking into some new harsh ground that keeps the fire burning.

Line-up
Mika Aalto: guitars
Sami Latva: drums
Kristian Toivainen: bass
Keijo Niinimaa: vocals

www.rottensound.com
www.facebook.com/RottenSoundOfficial

ACID WITCH reveal first track from new HELLS HEADBANGERS album

Today, the ever-singular Acid Witch reveal the new song “Mutilation Mansion.” The song hails from the band’s massively anticipated third album, Evil Sound Screamers, which will see digital release on Halloween via Hells Headbangers; the CD and vinyl LP formats shall be released by Hells Headbangers in the new year.

Although their catalog is relatively sparse, Acid Witch should need no introduction. It’s been seven long years since the release of their classic second album, Stoned. That album, released to overwhelming international acclaim by Hells Headbangers, saw Acid Witch take the bewitching formula of their Witchtanic Hallucinations debut to greater, more entrancing lengths, swirling about a heady (and headfucking) brew of gutted doom-death riffage and spooky synth embellishments. And most of all, Stoned was as catchy as it was crushing. The attitude and charisma of founders Slasher Dave and Shagrat simply could not be denied: Stoned was simply something special.

Unmindful of “pressure” and other external forces, Acid Witch stayed busy enough in the interim, teasing out a split 7″ with the legendary Nunslaughter and a special covers EP where they gave their own, inimitable renditions of hair metal classics from ’80s horror movies. That latter element, in an evilly crowd-pleasing way, can be immediately felt on Evil Sound Screamers – or, perhaps, Acid Witch had always had their own starpower all along. Either way, one listen through Evil Sound Screamers and it’s awesomely apparent that the band have raised the stakes yet again. Essentially, this is the sound of Acid Witch mastering their own, unique brand of metal and delivering a landmark record for the ages.

The foremost manifestation of that mastery is the truly mindfucking layering of synth here. Slasher Dave has always possessed an authentically classic-horror approach to synths, but through his own selfsame solo-project, he’s developed that aspect in a manner truly befitting the beloved horror canon of the ’70s and ’80s. Here on Evil Sound Screamers, those synths don’t so much take a lead role as unite every thread across the record, flitting in and out of perception like a fever dream (or an LSD nightmare) and otherwise torquing all the gutsfucking riffs that now stomp ‘n’ sway with a rousingly anthemic quality. They are authentically analog synthesizers, too, just like the beloved sound design of those classic horror movies. Additionally, the acute placement of samples further threads everything together in a manner most filmic. And that’s to say nothing of the production here, which finds a hazy, crazy balance between murky and 3D.

Before you know it, the 38 minutes of Evil Sound Screamers is up and you’re immediately pressing “play” again and again. Now more than ever, there’s really no other band out there quite like Acid Witch: Evil Sound Screamers is their magnum opus, and long may their reign continue. This is the season of the Witch!

Release date for the CD and vinyl formats to be announced shortly, as well as preorder info. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Acid Witch’s Evil Sound Screamers
1. Scare Tape
2. Mr. Beistle
3. I Hate Halloween
4. Cheap Gore
5. Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
6. Enter At Your Own Risk
7. Mutilation Mansion
8. Hardrock Halloween
9. Nightmares In A Damaged Brain
10. An Evil Sound Screaming

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/Acid-Witch-146053698843172

Finnish black metal veterans Baptism announce new live dates

BAPTISM have announced a string of new shows in Europe and North America.

The Finnish black metal veterans will even cross the Atlantic again to perform at the prestigious Messe Des Morts VII Festival in Montreal, Canada on November 24th. In the year of the band’s 20th anniversary (1998-2018), BAPTISM will perform at the iconic Maryland Deathfest next May.

In Europe, the Finns will wreck pitch-black havoc on stages in four countries during December. For a list of all currently confirmed shows, please see below.

BAPTISM comment: “We are excited to hit the road again at the end of this year with The Devil Fire Tour. We will return to many places where we have not been in many years. We are also very glad to come to Canada again to an amazing festival with a great line-up. This is your opportunity to see us in great shape, in a proper dark place in front of an excellent crowd and perfect atmosphere. Don’t miss our show as we are not touring often, which makes all our live shows a quite unique experience. See you on the road!”

BAPTISM
24 Nov 17 Montreal (CA) Messe Des Morts VII Festival
13 Dec 17 Paris (FR) Glazart
14 Dec 17 Roeselare (BE) De Verlichte Geest
15 Dec 17 Eindhoven (NL) Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2017
16 Dec 17 Berlin (DE) Nuke Club (De Mortem Et Diabolum)
17 Dec 17 Erfurt (DE) Club From Hell
26 May 18 Baltimore (US) Maryland Deathfest

BAPTISM will be performing in support of their latest full-length ‘V: The Devil’s Fire’.

Artwork and track-list of ‘V: The Devil’s Fire’ can be viewed below.

1. Natus Ex Ignis
2. Satananda
3. The Sacrament Of Blood And Ash
4. Devil’s Fire
5. Abyss
6. Cold Eternity
7. Malignant Shadows
8. Buried With Him

What you hear is what you get. BAPTISM deliver another album that is firmly rooted in Finnish black metal orthodoxy. Again their raw and unbound musical fierceness is counterbalanced by epic melodies buried underneath a shredding onslaught and majestic atmospheres. Yet despite staying true to course there is neither a feeling of stagnation nor of senseless nostalgia. BAPTISM excel in keeping true to their course, while appearing fresh and raising the stakes with their fifth full-length.

‘V: The Devil’s Fire’ is the result of a long evolution and the acquired craftsmanship of veterans in the field. Needless to mention that the visual trappings of their genre are not being neglected either as expressed by corpsepaint, hoods, and spikes. Nor has the Satanic mysticism on the lyrical side gone missing. The development of BAPTISM can be best explained through different periods:

Era I: BAPTISM were formed by vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Lord S. and Demoniun on drums in the Finnish town of Ylöjärvi in 1998. As early as the summer of the same year, the first and now extremely rare demo ‘Satanic Rituals’ was released. A second demo entitled ‘Sons of Ruin & Terror’ followed in the year 2000. The band was joined by Slaughterer on bass in 2001 and this line-up unleashed first full-length ‘The Beherial Midnight’ (2002), as well as sophomore album ‘Wisdom & Hate’ (2003). Afterwards, Lord S. relocated his centre of activity to Kuopio and his former allies left the band.

Era II: BAPTISM quickly reformed in Kuopio, when Lord S. met Spellgoth and SG.7 joined the band before taking on duties as live guitarist and singing clean vocals. The EP ‘Black Ceremony’ as well as a split 7″ with Uncreation’s Dawn followed in 2004. Local musicians Kobalt on drums as well as SDS and Cinatas were added to the group, which performed their first live ritual in Kouvola, Finland. More live appearances materialised in their home country after the release of a third full-length entitled ‘Morbid Wings of Sathanas’ (2005). On the following EP ‘Evil Mysteries’ (2006), Lord . was responsible for playing all instruments.

Era III: BAPTISM experienced another change of line-up when their mastermind returned to western Finland by moving to Tampere. Cinatas handed his duties over to M, who became the band’s third bassist. The black metal outfit began to perform internationally in 2007. LRH became session drummer for the next album ‘Grim Arts Of Melancholy’ (2008), while TG took over as lead guitarist from SDS. The EP ‘Chalice of Death’ (2010) was recorded and released amidst rituals all over Europe and led to a mini tour in Russia. In the meantime Syphon became the fourth bass player for the Finns.

Era IV: BAPTISM unleashed their next full-length ‘As the Darkness Enters’ in 2012 for which the men from the north toured during the following year including a first ritual in the USA. A number of reissues of earlier material followed in 2014 as demand for these cult releases had reached new heights. This was emphasised by the rarities compilation album ‘Gloria Tibi Satana’, which was released early 2015.

Era V: BAPTISM sign a new record deal with Season of Mist. The new album ‘V: The Devil’s Fire’ is finished and ready to be released on the 22nd of July 2016.

The new era for BAPTISM is now beginning. Get ready for a black blizzard from the north to bring frost and darkness in the middle of this summer!

Line-up
Lord S.: vocals, guitar, songwriting
SG.7: guitar
TG: lead guitar
Syphon: bass
LRH: drums

Guest appearances
Antti Boman (DEMILICH) on “Buried With Him”
Mikko Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN) on “The Sacrament Of Blood And Ash”
Mynni Luukkainen (HORNA) on “Satananda”

www.facebook.com/baptismofficial

DROPZONE set release date for long-awaited OSMOSE debut – features members of HIM, Gandalf and Divine Decay

Osmose Productions announces December 29th as the international release date for Dropzone’s LONG-awaited debut album, Rape Killing Murder.

Some morning in the summer of 1996, Björn was sitting at the restaurant Roskapankki in Kallio, Helsinki with Mr. Jukka Suksi, the guitar-playing guru from The Flaming Sideburns. They had enjoyed a hard day’s night in Kallio with some other members from The Flaming Sideburns as well as members from the eternally wonderful Thee Ultra Bimboos.

Björn had played a show the night before with Gandalf at the legendary Tavastia Club for a Finnish beverages company called Koff, so the beer was surely flowing on behalf of the major Finnish brewery. After Tavastia, Björn had ran into the aforementioned rockers at a now-defunct dive bar called Rock Café Maestro with whom he ended up after all bars had closed in the city at a rowdy apartment in Kallio Rock City.

And you might know – or hopefully not – how these mornings are after some marathon drinking shite session: you just need to follow it up somewhere to keep the madness going – or keep the demons away from crawling under your skin. It was one such night.

And then at Roskapankki, Björn got this sudden urge to play some good old D-beat hardcore metal punk rock. So what can one do when an urge like this occurs? Of course, to call MD-Studio in Munkkiniemi to reserve time to record some shit with legendary Finnish producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, most notably known for his work with The 69 Eyes, Apocalyptica, HIM, Lordi, Moonspell, and Sentenced among others. What a great idea! Let’s have another beer!

One problem, though: there’s no members in the band! And no songs! But why let minor hiccups such as these hinder Björn from booking a few days of studio time a few weeks ahead. What a great idea! Let us have another beer!

On the spot, Björn decides to call a few old friends of his who he thought could pull this off: namely Gas (also known from Kyyria, HIM, Valvontakomissio, Hallatar, and Ääritila among others), Jari (Gandalf, The Scourger, Demonztrator) and Pale (Hybrid Children, Divine Decay, Alaska Evil). So after a few beers at Roskapankki, Björn had a band! Let’s drink another!

The name Dropzone came from some American action movie full of clichés. Well, screw the film, but the name felt good for a band. Cheers for that! Dropzone has one or two rehearsals where these songs about to be recorded are born before going into studio.

So sometime in late summer or early autumn of 1996, Dropzone enters MD-Studio to record these eight songs in eight hours. As fate would have it, the band got to use only five-and-a-half hours of those, as Gas was late – or was it because the band had to do two trips to their rehearsal place instead of one to fit all their equipment in Gas’ tiny red VW Golf? Normally, the studio sessions at MD-Studio would take place in two continuous days, but this time, they had some other bookings, so the band had to postpone their work for next week. That was a relief because that would give the band more time to write lyrics – or drink more beer.

So, the songs on Rape Killing Murder were recorded straight live on tape, except for the lead guitars and vocal overdubs. It’s straight, no-frills metal-influenced hardcore punk rock in the vein of Discharge, Extreme Noise Terror, The Exploited, Varukers, G.B.H., Riistetyt, and Anti Cimex as well as other punk-influenced musically violent acts such as Slayer, Entombed, Carnage, and Wolfpack.

Some copies of this recording were sent out to various magazines in late 1996, it getting some rave reviews and some other interesting offers, but as the band consists of a lazy and whimsical cunt such as Björn, nothing else really happened after the recording but a TV recording of the song “Enslaved Forever” as well as a gig at the now-defunct night club Teatro later on in the evening.

This recording would probably have never seen the light of day officially if it hadn’t been for Pale, who in other matters provided Herve at Osmose Productions a link to Dropzone’s Soundcloud page, urging his old label boss with Divine Decay to check it out. In just a matter of days – if not hours – Pale got some truly ecstatic messages from France: let’s release Rape Killing Murder on physical vinyl and CD!

So here we are, Dropzone soon releasing a recording made already 21 years ago – finally. But as they say, better late than never…

There have been talks about doing new songs and also gigging with the official release of Rape Killing Murder happening, but so far, nothing has been put into fruition just yet. Only that it won’t take another 21 years from now to see that eventually happening. This is just the calm before the storm…

That aforementioned TV recording of “Enslaved Forever” can be viewed HERE.

First track to be announced shortly, but Dropzone takes no responsibility of any harm that might occur to your stereo system with Rape Killing Murder!

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Dropzone’s Rape Killing Murder
1. Persecuted in Existence
2. Enslaved Forever
3. The Bloodbath of Innocence
4. The Blood Runs in Streams
5. Testify The Misery
6. Manhunt
7. War’s no Fairytale
8. Grande Finale

DROPZONE are:
Pale – bass
Jaska – vocals
Björn – guitars, drums
Gas – vocals, guitars, drums

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/dropzonehc

Sólstafir release video for “Hula” in advance of European autumn tour

SÓLSTAFIR are premiering a new video in advance of the second leg of their 2017 European tour in support of their latest full-length ‘Berdreyminn’.

The clip features impressive Ingmar Bergman aesthetics for the track “Hula” and telling a deep story. Check it below

SÓLSTAFIR comment: “When we were on the road in 2013, we came across this place, Hill of Crosses in Lithuania. At the time, we just knew that we would have to shoot a video there one day. We developed a good working relationship with Vesa and Harri back in 2015 with the ‘Miðaftann’ video, and since they are both living in Finland, it seemed a good idea to send them over with the boat from Finland with the camera and help us fulfill this dream of ours.”

Video director Harri Haataja adds: “This time we set out to do video for SÓLSTAFIR outside of Iceland. Aðalbjörn Tryggvason had this beautiful location at Hill of Crosses in mind and we thought that it would fit perfectly for this clip. We also found a couple of other great locations suitable for the story and aesthetic that we had in mind for our video.”

Video credits
Director: Harri Haataja
Cinematography: Vesa Ranta, Harri Haataja
Editing: Aapo Lahtela, Harri Haataja, Vesa Ranta
Camera assistant: Aapo Lahtela
Lighting: Aapo Lahtela
Actors: Eeva-Maria Kauniskangas, Aðalbjörn Tryggvason, and Rauli Marjala

SÓLSTAFIR are roughly a month away from embarking on the second leg of their 2017 European tour. The enigmatic Icelandic rockers will be joined by MYRKUR and Icelandic label mates ÁRSTÍÐIR.

SÓLSTAFIR
13 Nov 17 Helsinki (FI) Tavastia Bar
14 Nov 17 Moscow (RU) Volta
15 Nov 17 St. Peterburg (RU) Club Zal

SÓLSTAFIR tour
+MYRKUR +ÁRSTÍÐIR
17 Nov 17 London (UK) Heaven
18 Nov 17 Leeuwarden (NL) Neushoorn
19 Nov 17 Lille (FR) Maison Folie Beaulieu
20 Nov 17 Paris (FR) Alhambra
21 Nov 17 Rennes (FR) Antipode MJC
23 Nov 17 Bilbao (ES) Santana27
24 Nov 17 Madrid (ES) Caracol
25 Nov 17 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz2
26 Nov 17 Marseille (FR) Jas Rod (without Myrkur)
27 Nov 17 Aarau (CH) Kiff
28 Nov 17 Milano (IT) Circolo Magnolia
29 Nov 17 München (DE) Theaterfabrik
30 Nov 17 Salzburg (AT) Rockhouse
01 Dec 17 Bologna (IT) Locomotiv
02 Dec 17 Zagreb (HR) Cultura Factory
04 Dec 17 Belgrade (RS) Dom Omladine
05 Dec 17 Bucuresti (RO) Quantic Club
06 Dec 17 Cluj-Napoca (RO) Form Space
07 Dec 17 Budapest (HU) A38
08 Dec 17 Wien (AT) Arena
10 Dec 17 Krakow (PL) Kwadrat
11 Dec 17 Praha (CZ) Roxy
12 Dec 17 Berlin (DE) Heimathafen
13 Dec 17 Köln (DE) Kantine
14 Dec 17 Osnabrück (DE) Rosenhof (without Myrkur)
15 Dec 17 Rotterdam (NL) maasSilo
16 Dec 17 Bruxelles (BE) VK
17 Dec 17 Hamburg (DE) Gruenspan
18 Dec 17 København (DK) Pumpehuset
19 Dec 17 Oslo (NO) Parkteateret
20 Dec 17 Stockholm (SE) Debaser Strand

www.solstafir.net
www.facebook.com/solstafirice

BUTCHER sign with OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS, prepare label debut

Osmose Productions is very proud to announce the signature of the infernal blackened speed metal act Bütcher from Belgium!

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!

official BÜTCHER biography
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)

All Pigs Must Die share the title track from Hostage Animal

All Pigs Must Die share the title track from their upcoming album Hostage Animal (Southern Lord) as the release date nears on the 27th October. Hostage Animal is a 10-song album that distills aggressive music to its purest tenets. The band, now a 5-piece with the addition of Brian Izzi (Trap Them) on guitar, is comprised of some of the most well-seasoned musicians on the eastern seaboard — Kevin Baker (The Hope Conspiracy), Ben Koller (Converge), Matt Woods, and Adam Wentworth (both of Bloodhorse). Hostage Animal is their most dynamic collection of work thus far; concise, intense, aggressive and carrying a bleak world view.

APMD unleashed their first full length in 2011 with God Is War, and the 30-minute rip was a nod to primeval disdain and anger. Exploring facets of human conflict one track at a time, God Is War introduced the world to a whole new spectrum of rage. In 2013, APMD upped the ante with Nothing Violates This Nature. Honing their craft with more speed and filth, APMD pushed their sound closer to the edge of the cliff. Now, in 2017, the band is gearing up for the release of Hostage Animal which, like its predecessors, was recorded at Kurt Ballou’s GodCity Studio. But that is where the similarities end; Hostage Animal ushers in 10 new songs that pulverise, gnash, and whirl with the band’s most punishing delivery yet.

Hostage Animal showcases that All Pigs Must Die are far more than the sum of their parts, and their fusion of crust punk, hardcore and metal is more ferocious than ever before.
Live dates:
October 19 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus
October 20 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
October 21 Providence, RI @ AS220

ALL PIGS MUST DIE IS:
Kevin Baker (vocals)
Brian Izzi (guitar)
Ben Koller (drums)
Adam Wentworth (guitar)
Matt Woods (bass)

Hostage Animal, Track Listing:
1. Hostage Animal
2. A Caustic Vision
3. Meditation of Violence
4. Slave Morality
5. End Without End
6. Blood Wet Teeth
7. Moral Purge
8. Cruelty Incarnate
9. The Whip
10. Heathen Reign

further info:
apmd.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/apmdcult
http://www.facebook.com/apmdband
http://www.twitter.com/allpigsmustdie

BEASTIALITY set release date for INVICTUS debut, reveal first track

Invictus Productions sets December 15th as the international release date for Beastiality’s highly anticipated debut, Worshippers of Unearthly Perversions.

Although their moniker might suggest bestial metal in the mold of Beherit and other elder gods, Beastiality instead brim with the sulfurous sensation of classic blackthrashing METAL. Indeed, they rise from the sewers of Stockholm and become the very bastard sons of plutonium anthropology, whiplashing a filth and fury that can only be harnessed through sheer iron will. Not to mention copious amounts of alcohol, and else… For verily, Worshippers of Unearthly Perversions is aptly fucking titled: Beastiality explode with unremitting violence and force as well as pure Piledriving perversity, ancient servants of darkness to the very, vomitous end.

Beastiality was formed in Göteborg, Sweden in 2011 by Heinrich and E.von (guitar and bass, respectively) with the aim to shake the dead corpse of extreme metal and provide a dignified final chapter to the already dead scene in Sweden. In 2012, they recorded their debut demo, Ancient Bell Chimes, and relocated to Stockholm, where other members joined the band: Axxxelerator on drums, Funeral Führer on guitar, and M. Molester on vocals.

The Ancient Bell Chimes demo was released in the spring of 2013. Some new songs – “Shadowside Path,” “Sadistic Fornication,” and “Apocalyptic Storm” – were recorded later that summer. “Apocalyptic Storm” was included on the compilation Evil Spells vol. 1, released by Electric Assault Records and Stygian Black Hand in 2014. The same year, the band was unveiled for a couple of public manifestations onstage and also recorded their upcoming debut album, Worshippers of Unearthly Perversions.

Says the band, “After some curses and struggles which struck upon us during the recording of the album, we are now ready to reap the foundation of the earth!”

Too fucking right. Comprising newly recorded versions of “Apocalyptic Storm,” “Stanken av uråldrig död,” and “Shadowside Path,” five more brand-new tracks buttress the record to poison the mind with utterly RIPPING classic ’80s black/speed metal mutated in decaying city ruins. Worshippers of Unearthly Perversions will be the lethal forcefuck on mankind and stand out from other contributions of the hipster scene of today! DRA ÅT HELVETE!!

In the meantime, hear the new, album version of “Apocalyptic Storm”

Please note that the band’s logo shall be embossed on the cover art.
That cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Beastiality’s Worshippers of Unearthly Perversions
1. The Mist of Mayhem
2. Witchblood
3. Sadistic Fornication
4. Riders of Imminent Death
5. Apocalyptic Storm
6. Hill of Crucifixion
7. Stanken av Uråldrig Död
8. Shadowside Path

BEASTIALITY lineup 2017:
E.von – blitzkrieg bass
Heinrich – holocaust guitars
E.Jaculator – genocide guitar
Axxxelerator – extermination drums

MORE INFO:
www.beastiality.bandcamp.com