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DESOLUS sign with HELLS HEADBANGERS, prepare debut album and reveal first track – features members of PIG DESTROYER, MISERY INDEX, NOISEM+++

Today, Hells Headbangers announces the signing of Desolus. The first fruit of this union shall be the band’s highly anticipated debut album, System Shock, which should release through the label early next year. In lieu of this announcement, Desolus reveal the brand-new title track “System Shock,” which can be heard here:

Hailing from the Mid-Atlantic United States, Desolus formed in 2019 at the beginning of the pandemic. Inspired by Sodom, Kreator, and Dark Angel, Jimmy Frost (guitars and vocals) and Vivek Rangarajan (bass and vocals) wrote songs as an outlet for the feeling of what seemed to be the end of times. As time went by and the dust settled, they traveled north to Baltimore, where they recorded a series of demos with Sebastian Phillips (Exhumed / Noisem / Castle Freak). Phillips engineered and tracked drums on these demos in hopes to release it for the DMV (DC, Maryland, and Virginia) metal scene. While recording these songs, they met Travis Stone (percussion), a former member of Noisem and current member of Pig Destroyer and Misery Index. Stone heard the songs and was on board as soon as the first riff played. Soon after, he began rehearsing with the band day in and day out until they were ready to take their music to the streets. Desolus gained traction within the DMV music scene over the span of a few years and began traveling across the United States to spread their love of old-school thrash.

About Desolus‘ signing with Hells Headbangers for their imminent debut album, a statement from the band reads: “This joining of Desolus and Hells Headbangers is something the Antichrist would dream of. We are massive fans of the HHR catalog and proud to be on the same label with Deathhammer and Nunslaughter. We are stoked to bring our form of thrash savagery to the ears of the metal underground!”

About Desolus‘ imminent debut album, System Shock consists of nine ripping songs featuring themes of horrors beyond this world, Satanic science fiction, and a dystopian future that is seemingly within arm’s reach. System Shock will reanimate the energy and aggression that came from bands in the ’80s such as Sodom, Kreator, and Dark Angel.

In the meantime, catch the band on their upcoming West Coast tour – dates below. For more info, consult the links further below.

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WINTER ETERNAL sign with HELLS HEADBANGERS, reveal first track from new album

Today, Hells Headbangers announces the signing of Winter Eternal. The first fruit of this union shall be the band’s highly anticipated third album, Land of Darkness, which will be released this spring on CD and vinyl LP formats. In lieu of this announcement, Winter Eternal reveal the brand-new title track “Land of Darkness” here:

Winter Eternal is the sole work of one Soulreaper, formed as a means to express his darkest side – indeed, a place where winter reigns eternal. It all started in 2002 in Athens, Greece where, under the name Unveiled Nightsky, the seeds for the Winter that was yet to come where planted. Nine years later, in 2011, Winter Eternal were officially formed, and a year later, the first demo was released. The band’s first full-length, simply self-titled, originally saw release in 2013 as a limited cassette and, three years later, finally as a CD version.

Eternal winter was raging throughout Soulreaper’s long journey. The multitude of feelings captured in his lyrics and especially his music made Winter Eternal a unique entity within the modern underground: influences ranged from the ’90s Swedish black metal scene (Dissection, Gates Of Ishtar, Vinterland etc) to both the early Hellenic and Norwegian scenes (Rotting Christ, Necromantia, Varathron, Ulver, Windir, Satyricon etc). Truly, this was the work of an old soul, and the results were but only building in strength and sweeping grandeur…

In 2018, a new chapter for Winter Eternal began, marked by Soulreaper’s relocating to Scotland and the release of the second full-length, Realms of the Bleeding Shadows, a year later. Whereas previous recordings suggested an obviousness of influence nobly executed, here did Winter Eternal begin to add to that rich heritage rather than merely replicate it. Everything across Realm of the Bleeding Shadows – songwriting, performance, production, even artwork – was taken up more than a few notches, rendering the record both remarkably fresh and timeless.

Now, stronger than ever, Winter Eternal rampage through the Land of Darkness on their third album, and first for Hells Headbangers. “We are very proud to announce that the hordes of Hells join forces with Winter Eternal to release our most cold and emotional work so far,” says Soulreaper. “Being part of the HHR family opens up an exciting new chapter for Winter Eternal, and we are filled with anticipation for the future.”

Release date, cover, tracklisting, and preorder info to be announced shortly. For more info, consult the links below.

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KROSSFYRE reveal first track from long-awaited HELLS HEADBANGERS debut album

Today, black heavy metal cult Krossfyre reveal the new track “Infernal War.“ The track is the first to be revealed from the band’s long-awaited debut album, Rites of Extermination, which will be released this summer via Hells Headbangers on CD and vinyl LP formats. Hear Krossfyre‘s “Infernal War” in its entirety here:

It was but 2017 when a humble mini-album titled Burning Torches emerged from a then-unknown Krossfyre. A swift detonation of deadly decibels and surprise hit all around, Krossfyre‘s first recorded statement for Hells Headbangers proved absolutely addicting: berzerker intensity and timeless METAL songcraft colliding head-on for 20 utterly exciting ‘n’ electric minutes. Of course, perhaps this auspicious start wasn’t all that surprising given that the Spaniards’ ranks included members who do or have done time in such bands as Sheidim, Spain’s Graveyard, Körgull the Exterminator, Insulters, Morbid Flesh, and Suspiral…

And while all’s been quiet on the Krossfyre front since then, at long last do they release their first full-length: Rites of Extermination. Thankfully, no great changes have been made to their iron-fisted attack; passion and poison have been mixed into their cauldron again for a longer ‘n’ stronger result. In a taut ‘n’ tight 38 minutes, Rites of Extermination whips forth a fury that’s strangely familiar yet simultaneously refreshing – just like Burning Torches in that regard, but both more unhinged and finessed here. Call it black metal, death metal, thrash, or just HEAVY METAL, the album spills forth a go-for-the-throat hellishness that’s timeless to the very end: infectious songwriting is the order of the day here, just as it was way back in the day. And while references to classic Nifelheim and Vomitor can still be made, Krossfyre can now handily count themselves among those hallowed ranks, so devout is their devotion to the original EVIL essence of metal itself, genre delineations and divisions be damned.

Wrapped in clearer and more cutting production that somehow manages to be even more devastating than their nuclear-assaulting debut EP, Rites of Extermination is everything – and more, MUCH MORE – a first Krossfyre album should be. Hear the roar of war and feel the Devil’s force, fiercer and fresher than ever!

Release date, cover, tracklisting, and preorder info to be announced shortly.

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SKELETHAL set release date for new HELLS HEADBANGERS album, reveal first track

Today, Hells Headbangers sets November 20th as the international release date for Skelethal‘s highly anticipated second album, Unveiling the Threshold on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. “Sidereal Lifespan,” the first track to be revealed from Unveiling the Threshold, can be heard here:
It’s been like an ever-flowing stream for Skelethal, ever since that very first fateful spontaneous rehearsal occurring between Gui Haunting (vocals & guitar) and Jon Whiplash (drums & bass) back in 2012. While the pair initially both played with Bay Area-like devotees Infinite Translation, they instantly bonded not only over classic death metal but its Swedish late ’80s/early ’90s counterpart, back when that subgenre was still in its infancy yet still did reek of that unmistakable stench, away from modern trickery and trends.

Eight years later, their (malicious) intent is not only intact but stronger than ever. Yet, besides an impressive outlet of various splits and demos completed by a first proper full-length (Of The Depths…), what once was a studio-only side-project has now turned into a powerful and fully-fledged band. Skelethal first recruited live session members in 2014 to respond to the live demand, while Jon ended up leaving the band in November 2018 for personal reasons. Assisted by Lucas from Mortal Scepter, who became an official member after serving for over five years as lead guitarist, Gui vowed to recruit a whole lineup, recruiting first Julien on bass and then Lorenzo Vissol from Schizophrenia on drums. By January 2019, the “new” Skelethal started working on the forthcoming second album.

Preceded by the demo-cum-proper-EP Antropomorphia, whose title track has actually been rerecorded here, Unveiling the Threshold succeeds in both staying true to its historical roots – you’ll be easily forgiven if you first think you’ve stumbled into an unreleased Hetsheads or Carnage demo – while going beyond the simple and now too-limited Swedeath tag. Way beyond.
  Wasting very little time with its opening salvo “Sidereal Lifespan,” the album first grabs you by the throat before circling the listener like a vulture. They may still tread on the left-hand path, but besides resurrecting a certain idea of the underground – some may say “true” – that seemingly disappeared back in 1991, it’s actually how genuinely evil and undiluted their death metal is that’s most striking about Unveiling the Threshold.

Mostly written by Gui, with contribution by Lucas – who came up with all the music for “Adorned With The Black Vertebra” and helped co-write “Repulsive Recollections” – yet with all four members pitching in for arrangements, the whole album was ironed out throughout 2019. To keep it raw, they opted to record everything by themselves in their rehearsal room in Tourcoing, nearby Lille, in France before handing the result over to Greg Wilkinson from the now-(in)famous Earhammer studios (Necrot, Undergang, Acephalix, etc.) for the mix last June.

Indecent and obscene, rounded by a colorful yet on-purpose cryptic and ominous artwork perfectly illustrating its title by the one and only Eliran Kantor (Bloodbath, Hate Eternal, Athiest, etc.), Unveiling the Threshold is the proof that Skelethal are not here to crawl, but to climb to the very top of the Swedeath food chain. Beware! (text by Olivier Zoltar Badin)

SKELETHAL set release date for new HELLS HEADBANGERS album, reveal first track

A statement from the band reads: “We are very thrilled to present our second full-length, Unveiling the Threshold, which holds the most brutal and in-your-face material composed by Skelethal to this day. On this second album, we were able to develop our death metal in a more efficient way, incorporating a second soloist, faster relentless drums, and allowing the songs to reach the ferocious grounds of early grindcore while still in the realm of Swedish death metal. Overall, the songwriting process has been more personal and included a greater number of influences.”

Continuing, they say, “Actual OSDM thrives worldwide with a very unique sound, behind which we can often find Greg Wilkinson from Earhammer Studios (Undergang, Necrot, Mortuous). This is the reason why we wanted Skelethal to collaborate with him for the mixing and mastering of the album. This, in addition to a new recording process and a still-fresh lineup, enabled us to achieve the heaviest sound we ever had – deep vocals, chainsaw-buzzing guitars, a crushing bass, and an explosive snare drum. The production might be cleaner than our previous releases, but still has its important share of filth and aggressiveness that defines death metal to its core.”

Concluding, “Finally, we asked the talented Eliran Kantor to bring Unveiling the Threshold to life throughout hisvery singular and remarkable paintng. The final result fits perfectly the identity of the band and the album, where monoliths rise from the sea and portals open up to a tormented sky.”

Preorder info can be found HERE.
Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Skelethal’s Unveiling the Threshold
1. Sidereal Lifespan
2. Antropomorphia
3. Emerging From the Ethereal Threshold
4. Repulsive Recollections
5. Cave Dwellers
6. On Somber Soil
7. Adorned with the Black Vetebra
8. Abyssal Church… The Portal Revealed
SKELETHAL is:
Guillaume Zeller – guitars / vocals
Lucas Scellier – guitars
Julien Bouly – bass
Lorenzo Vissol – drums

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MEDIEVAL DEMON reveal first track from new HELLS HEADBANGERS album – features founding ROTTING CHRIST member

Today, ancient Greek black metal cult Medieval Demon reveal the new track “Meet Her Majesty.” The track is the first to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated third album, Arcadian Witchcraft, which will be released this November by Hells Headbangers on CD and vinyl LP formats. Hear Medieval Demon‘s “Meet Her Majesty” in its entirety here:
It was but 2018 when Medieval Demon rose from the crypt of time eternal to release their comeback album, Medieval Necromancy, through longtime fans Hells Headbangers. The alliance was fortuitous, as Hells Headbangers have helped foster a new crop of ancient-style Greek black metal with the likes of Funeral Storm and Synteleia as well as join together two of Hellenic black metal’s most influential bands, Rotting Christ and Varathron, for a special split 7″ just last year. And, as Medieval Demon began stirring in that crypt, Hells Headbangers was the label they sought – and on evidence of Medieval Necromancy, indeed was the past alive!

Medieval Demon were formed in Greece in 1993 by brothers Lord Apollyon and Sirokous. Necrochrist and Muerte joined the band and entered the glorious Storm Studio to record their first demo tape, Night of The Infernal Lords. After releasing some more demos, they recorded their debut album, Demonolatria, in 1995 and released it on Unisound in 1998.

Following that lost classic, Medieval Demon ceased activity, but in 2018 did they rise from the time and dust of the mystical ’90s to unleash spells, prayers, and glorify the gods of the underworld and mighty Lucifer, the ruler of the Earth. Medieval Necromancy was the full-length spell they conjured, and truly did it sound like those ’90s never ended. Nor will they ever end with the imminent release of Arcadian Witchcraft.

Truly, Medieval Demon‘s third album is a wellspring of noble ’90s spirits, not just in their native Hellenic scene but further afield: from old Samael to equally old Master’s Hammer, from Necromantia’s pioneering early work to the cult Italian prog band Jacula from the early ’70s, most especially with their haunting church organ. Upon its first dramatic notes, Arcadian Witchcraft is immediately, excitingly Medieval Demon and pulses further into the velvety abyss with each of these seven spells. The poise, nuance, and sheer craft of their songwriting here reaches a masterful level, and one that’s authentically ancient in its splendor – which is perhaps not surprising given that their lineup now includes one Mutilator, original bassist of Rotting Christ. Here, he brings along a number of ideas he hadn’t used during the ’90s, and likewise does Lord Apollyon unearth a number of old unreleased songs from those days. Which brings everything full circle, as Mutilator helped record Medieval Demon‘s first demo at Storm Studio…

Creepier and more glorious, more proudly heavy metal whilst taking the listener deeper into the black, Arcadian Witchcraft is an impossibly essential album from an old band who sound more vital than ever. Long may Medieval Demon reign!

A release date in November is expected, but will be confirmed shortly. Preorder info to also follow.
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Medieval Demon’s Arcadian Witchcraft
1. Meet Her Majesty, The Black Queen [5:05]
2. Mystics of Ritual Madness [5:20]
3. Mundus Est Diaboli [6:12]
4. The Grand Archon [5:16]
5. Nocturnal Gates Through the Night [5:49]
6. Seeking Blood in the Blackness [5:05]
7. Arcadian Witchcraft [5:01]
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SHITFUCKER set release date for new HELLS HEADBANGERS album, reveal new track

Today, Hells Headbangers sets April 20th as the international release date for Shitfucker‘s highly anticipated second album, Sex With Dead Body, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Once one of the metal underground’s best-kept secrets, Detroit scum-crew Shitfucker burst into the public’s consciousness with utter and unrelenting rudeness with their now-classic debut album, Suck Cocks in Hell, in 2013 courtesy of Hells Headbangers. Prolific before that album and prolific after, the power-trio kept apace with salacious split recordings with the considerable likes of Bonehunter, Midnight, and Japan’s Abigail. But, it was later during the summer of 2019 when Shitfucker alluded to something truly nasty brewing, with the four-song Ricky’s Dead demo…

At long last, it’s arrived: Shitfucker‘s second full-length, Sex With Dead Body. Characteristically OTT as its title and comprising re-recorded versions of those four demo songs, Sex With Dead Body is an altogether sleazier and more haunting iteration of Shitfucker‘s by-now-characteristic aesthetic. Mainlining G.I.S.M. and the Japanese Ghoul into earliest Bathory and Sodom – so, basically think 1984 – what spews forth is a swirling and oft-disorienting fever dream of ancient blackthrash and toxic hardcore-punk, pumped full of disease, degradation, and devil worship. Yet, Shitfucker more than ever prove here that they’re astute songwriters, ably channeling the most ragged spirits of HARD rock ‘n’ roll and kicking out anthems that hail all sorts of unsavory things (hint: re-read that album title).

Although it’s been six long years between albums, Sex With Dead Body proves that Shitfucker are still charismatic masters of apocalyptic witching metal of the highest order/odor. Get fucking, or get fucked!

Begin getting fucked by the brand-new track “Serial Killer,” which can be heard here:
Censored cover art and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Shitfucker’s Sex With Dead Body 1. Naked Came The Strangler (intro) 2. Stab the Head
3. Ricky’s Dead
4. Sex With Dead Bodies
5. Leather Lady Lover
6. Serial Killer
7. Skitzoid
8. Divinating Death
9. Splatter Master
10. Touch Me I’ll Scream
11. Naked Came The Strangler (outro)
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HAVOHEJ stream long-awaited new HELLS HEADBANGERS album

Today, legendary iconoclast Havohej stream its long-awaited third album, Table of Uncreation. Set for international release on November 15th via Hells Headbangers, hear Havohej‘s Table of Uncreation in its entirety HERE:
There has never been another artist quite like Havohej. Perhaps Beherit, but whereas that band’s Holocausto Vengeance reveled in primitivism and eventually flipped the script with little to no warning, sole Havohej visionary Paul Ledney has studiously pursued the outer limits of BEYOND-black metal, patiently utilizing primitivism as a foundation to explore esoteric vibrations ‘n’ undercurrents only the most tweaked of ears are in tune to. Of course, the name Paul Ledney should be well known in the underground from his preceding Profanatica, but Havohejis the man’s vision alone, and it is a vision that’s massive and miasmic to behold.

Each Havohej release has been a world unto itself, even when those worlds fall within the remit of an EP release. The band’s earliest releases – the Unholy Darkness and Impurity EP and Dethrone the Son of God full-length, both from 1993 – essentially took the characteristic Profanatica template and proceeded to make it even more primitive. But, it was 1994’s landmark Black Perversion EP where Havohej took black metal to the hinterlands of unorthodoxy, sublimating conventional “black metal” instrumentation into a suffocating slab of transcendental foulness. That same year, Ledney released the Black Mist EP, which further separated itself from black metal convention by being an eerily minimalist expression of electronic ritualism.

Although a period of quiet mystery followed, in 2000 did Havohej release the volcanic Man and Jinn EP, which feature a brand-new track and intro alongside totally revolutionized covers of Venom and Impaled Nazarene, in essence reclaiming the source material and making it undeniably Ledney-esque. Following that EP, a revitalized Profanatica became Ledney’s focus for the next number of years, until 2007 and 2008 revealed a pair of EPs – Tungkat Blood Wand and Hornbrook Seytan, respectively, both released by Hells Headbangers – which showed Havohej stripping down the Black Perversion aesthetic to a crude ‘n’ crushing sort of black-doom drone. In 2009 did Kembatinan Premaster arrive courtesy of Hells Headbangers; across this stratifying full-length did Ledney largely recombine the previous Havohej records into an utterly devastating form of bestial black metal far, far removed from (and superior to) the “bestial metal” resurgence that was just taking shape.

Ever the iconoclast, Ledney brings back Havohej a whole ten years later with yet another defiant, shapeshifting form: Table of Uncreation, his third album under the banner. Exploring the seemingly wide divide between space and suffocation, here does Ledney draw the two together into a mesmerizing, monged-out subversion of black metal into simply BLACK. Traces of the entire Havohej aesthetic are well represented here on Table of Uncreation, and then spliced ‘n’ diced into juddering panoramas of primitive sonic filth. Truly, Ledney pierces the veil of forbidden forces only revealed to the blackest and most depraved of minds, as Table of Uncreation indeed lives up to its namesake and aborts “black metal” convention and instead vomits forth a crude, caustic, yet exceptionally nuanced type of undead birth. It’s as blasphemous as Ledney’s legendary work in Profanatica, but defiles tradition with an evil avant-garde touch that is Havohej‘s alone.

Quite simply, there’s very little, past and especially present, that can be compared to Havohej. While Ledney could’ve certainly left his legacy intact and left the name in permanent hiatus, with Table of Uncreation does he continue to challenge even the hardiest and hardened ears – and defiles them forevermore. Long live Havohej, and may it continue to die exquisite deaths.

Preorder info can be found HERE at Hells Headbangers‘ Bandcamp.

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Havohej’s Table of Uncreation
1. God of All Constellaion
2. Holy Blood, Holy Grail
3. The Black King
4. Seven Jinn
5. Impossible Force
6. Table of Uncreation
7. All Time Is Now
8. Before Them and Behind Them
9. Fatir
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HAVOHEJ set release date for long-awaited new HELLS HEADBANGERS album, reveal first track

Today, Hells Headbangers sets November 15th as the international release date for Havohej‘s long-awaited third album, Table of Uncreation, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

There has never been another artist quite like Havohej. Perhaps Beherit, but whereas that band’s Holocausto Vengeance reveled in primitivism and eventually flipped the script with little to no warning, sole Havohej visionary Paul Ledney has studiously pursued the outer limits of BEYOND-black metal, patiently utilizing primitivism as a foundation to explore esoteric vibrations ‘n’ undercurrents only the most tweaked of ears are in tune to. Of course, the name Paul Ledney should be well known in the underground from his preceding Profanatica, but Havohejis the man’s vision alone, and it is a vision that’s massive and miasmic to behold.

Each Havohej release has been a world unto itself, even when those worlds fall within the remit of an EP release. The band’s earliest releases – the Unholy Darkness and Impurity EP and Dethrone the Son of God full-length, both from 1993 – essentially took the characteristic Profanatica template and proceeded to make it even more primitive. But, it was 1994’s landmark Black Perversion EP where Havohej took black metal to the hinterlands of unorthodoxy, sublimating conventional “black metal” instrumentation into a suffocating slab of transcendental foulness. That same year, Ledney released the Black Mist EP, which further separated itself from black metal convention by being an eerily minimalist expression of electronic ritualism.

Although a period of quiet mystery followed, in 2000 did Havohej release the volcanic Man and Jinn EP, which feature a brand-new track and intro alongside totally revolutionized covers of Venom and Impaled Nazarene, in essence reclaiming the source material and making it undeniably Ledney-esque. Following that EP, a revitalized Profanatica became Ledney’s focus for the next number of years, until 2007 and 2008 revealed a pair of EPs – Tungkat Blood Wand and Hornbrook Seytan, respectively, both released by Hells Headbangers – which showed Havohej stripping down the Black Perversion aesthetic to a crude ‘n’ crushing sort of black-doom drone. In 2009 did Kembatinan Premaster arrive courtesy of Hells Headbangers; across this stratifying full-length did Ledney largely recombine the previous Havohej records into an utterly devastating form of bestial black metal far, far removed from (and superior to) the “bestial metal” resurgence that was just taking shape.

Ever the iconoclast, Ledney brings back Havohej a whole ten years later with yet another defiant, shapeshifting form: Table of Uncreation, his third album under the banner. Exploring the seemingly wide divide between space and suffocation, here does Ledney draw the two together into a mesmerizing, monged-out subversion of black metal into simply BLACK. Traces of the entire Havohej aesthetic are well represented here on Table of Uncreation, and then spliced ‘n’ diced into juddering panoramas of primitive sonic filth. Truly, Ledney pierces the veil of forbidden forces only revealed to the blackest and most depraved of minds, as Table of Uncreation indeed lives up to its namesake and aborts “black metal” convention and instead vomits forth a crude, caustic, yet exceptionally nuanced type of undead birth. It’s as blasphemous as Ledney’s legendary work in Profanatica, but defiles tradition with an evil avant-garde touch that is Havohej‘s alone.

Quite simply, there’s very little, past and especially present, that can be compared to Havohej. While Ledney could’ve certainly left his legacy intact and left the name in permanent hiatus, with Table of Uncreation does he continue to challenge even the hardiest and hardened ears – and defiles them forevermore. Long live Havohej, and may it continue to die exquisite deaths.

In the meantime, in the leadup to this momentous event, hear the brand-new track “Seven Jinn here:
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Havohej’s Table of Uncreation
1. God of All Constellaion
2. Holy Blood, Holy Grail
3. The Black King
4. Seven Jinn
5. Impossible Force
6. Table of Uncreation
7. All Time Is Now
8. Before Them and Behind Them
9. Fatir
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DENIAL OF GOD set release date for new OSMOSE / HELLS HEADBANGERS album – reveal cover, tracklisting

At long last, legendary black metallers Denial of God return with their LONG-awaited third album, The Hallow Mass! Set to be jointly released by Osmose Productions and Hells Headbangers on October 25th, The Hallow Mass was preceded by the short ‘n’ sweet The Shapeless Mass EP in June, which stoked the fires for yet more new recordings since 2012’s Death and the Beyond. To say that this album is massively anticipated and very long overdue would be quite the understatement! 

By now, Denial of God should need little introduction. Since that fateful year of 1991, the brothers Azter and Ustumallagam have perfected an idiosyncratic style of black metal that’s positively drenched in the supernatural and remains firm in their conviction of more classicist-styled songwriting. In fact, “black metal” might even be a misnomer; rather, BLACK HORROR METAL would be more accurate. 

This past June, Denial of God – utilizing the same lineup that’s been firm since 2005, with Azter and Ustumallagam joined by Galheim – released the critically acclaimed The Shapeless Mass EP, which served as a special teaser for the full-length The Hallow Mass. With that EP’s title track intended as a springboard for LP#3’s themes and aesthetics, Denial of God proceed to return in grand, GRAND form with The Hallow Mass, reminding those legions just why their brand of Black Horror Metal is so special whilst uncovering new, undead ground. 

Recorded once again at Berno Studio, where the previous two albums and several EPs were recorded, The Hallow Mass is indeed a MASSIVE experience, comprising seven epic-length tracks in an incredibly visual 63 minutes – or put more accurately, six central songs and one intermezzo, underlining Denial of God‘s undeniably cinematic approach to metal. Indeed, within that cinematic experience lays the band’s most varied and diverse album to date, and boldly do they begin with the 15-minute sorta-title track “Hallowmas,” which includes a compelling middle section consisting solely of keyboards – even more bold for Denial of God, as they generally end their albums with the longest track. Nevertheless, The Hallow Mass ends on a high note with the straightforward-yet-twisted “The Transylvanian Dream,” and in between those two tracks do the trio somewhat subvert their trademark melancholy: more aggressive overall than, say, the solemn Death and the Beyond, but dive deeper into the material and discover that same strong sense of melancholy, built upon their characteristic horror aesthetic and theatrical performance. Of course, backed by outstanding drumming from Galheim, frontman Ustumallagam gives another commanding performance which further underlines Denial of God‘s ever-unique nature: raw, blackened vocals that never become senseless screaming, but which actually make the lyrics relatively easy to understand and penetrate the listener’s consciousness. 

Topped off by stunningly atmospheric full-gatefold artwork by Markus Vesper, who delivered the unforgettable art for Death and the Beyond, Denial of God‘s The Hallow Mass is the timely return of true BLACK HORROR METAL! 

First track premiere to be revealed shortly. Preorder info can be found HERE at Hells Headbangers‘ Bandcamp as well as at Osmose‘s Bandcamp HERE.
Aforementioned cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Denial of God’s The Hallow Mass
1. Hallowmas
2. Undead Hunger
3. The Shapeless Mass
4. The Lake In The Woods
5. Hour Of The Worm
6. A Thousand Funerals
7. The Transylvanian Dream
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APOKALYPTIC RAIDS set release date for new HELLS HEADBANGERS album – streaming now

Today, Hells Headbangers sets October 11th as the international release date for Apokalyptic Raids‘ highly anticipated fifth album, The Pentagram, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

A veritable underground institution, Apokalyptic Raids have become a hallowed name among diehards the world over for one simple-but-special fact: they started as an unapologetic Hellhammer-worship band (and very early Celtic Frost, too) but have transcended their obvious influences into something that actually adds to that legendary canon rather than merely ripping it off. And, as of this year, they’ve been gloriously succeeding for 20 years now.

Although these Brazilian bastards have released a half-dozen EPs the last five years, it’s been a far-too-long eight years since the last Apokalyptic Raids album, Vol. 4 – Phonocopia, so to say that The Pentagram is long overdue is quite the understatement. And of course, they DELIVER, which is not surprising given that they’ve gone back to the classic 2004-2007 lineup of Leon Manssur “Necromaniac” on guitars and vocals, Vinicius Canabarro “Hellpreacher” on the bass, and Pedro Moraes Rocha “Skullkrusher” on the drums.

“The last 10 years have been a blast here,” explains Manssur. “We did extensive touring -Brazil three times, Europe twice, South America also twice, many one-off gigs – yet we stayed behind in renewing our discography. Don’t get me wrong – composition went on frantically. We took notes and demoed many ideas. Sincerely, this album is just a (new) beginning, and the next one is already on the make…”

Adorned with characteristically iconic artwork courtesy of close comrade Umberto, The Pentagram is indeed a new beginning, but one that reverently adheres to Apokalyptic Raids‘ iron-clad past. Perhaps not surprisingly, the album’s compositions span a good decade and a half – “There are songs from last year, and there are songs that were composed 10+ years ago,” Manssur reveals – but as always, it sounds 666% like Apokalyptic Raids. Tons of galloping hard-chargers, lots of dirtiness, more metal attitude than is healthy, and even a moody epic in closer “The Story of Pope Joan”: no fucking sellout, and no quarter given.

“With all the things that happened inside and outside the band, the idea of starting anew has grown up,” Manssur continues. “We hate those albums when the band thinks they have become more ‘mature’ and then…wimp out. Wimping out is a consequence of ego shit. No, not again in this scene today, not in 2018. Meanwhile, many bands of the 2000s generation went on to greatness, and that raised the ante in a way that pushed us forward.”

Within their now-sizable catalog, especially one so rich with rottenness, it’s both comforting and freshing that Apokalyptic Raids would make their long-awaited return to the full-length front one that’s purely “back to basics.” And it’s not just idly titled, either, as Manssur explains: “The new album being simply called The Pentagram is a statement of simplicity, less is more, keep it simple, rustic – whatever you call it. And yes, still tuned to E flat, so it’s safe to hear and being able to get the riffs. It’s all about the riff – old as fuck and fresh as fuck!”

He adds, “Of course we have took risks. There is an epic heavy metal song, like some pieces we did before, but with new twists. The planning was long, the execution was quick, and that’s it. We always try to get a good balance of ‘quick gratification,’ though not instant, and ‘risk.'”

Lastly, there are the lyrics to The Pentagram. Concludes Manssur, “Fenriz [Darkthrone etc] once wrote we were doing more personal lyrics. And that is true, given we are old metalheads full of shit, except that we don’t want to get stuck there and to preach too much. So, on this album, you will find statement after statement of ‘upward’ feelings – the words ‘victory’ and ‘triumph’ are recurring. Not that it could ever spoil the anger! Strange in a Hellhammer-worshiping band? Maybe, maybe not. And I love/hate playing a nameless style. It is and it is not black, death, heavy, speed, thrash, etc. It’s HELL. It’s HELL Music. Find that out, love it or hate it – danger is a good part of the fun.”

In the meantime, the entirety of The Pentagram is streaming
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Apokalyptic Raids’ The Pentagram
1. Necromaniac (is Back)
2. Satan Laughs
3. Victory Beyond Imagination
4. The Ghost of the Hammer
5. My Triumph
6. Occult & Real
7. Letter From Lucifer
8. Keep My Grave Open
9. The Story of Pope Joan
MORE INFO:
www.apokalypticraids.com