thrash metal

BÜTCHER reveal first track from new OSMOSE album

Today, Belgian speed metallers Bütcher reveal the new track “Blessed by the Blade.” The track is the first to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated third album, On Fowl of Tyrant Wing, set for international release on October 25th via Osmose Productions. Hear Bütcher‘s “Blessed by the Blade” in its entirety here:

Bütcher have exploded onto the scene and have been making a name for themselves internationally. Their music caters to the blackened souls who love old-school speed, thrash, heavy, and black metals. Cuts such as “Iron Bitch,” “45 RPM Metal,” and “666 Goats Carry My Chariot” are now part of the canon of the old-school metal community.

After an avalanche of successful shows and festivals throughout Europe, Bütcher are proud to present their third album, On Fowl of Tyrant Wing. After the rabid debut Bestial Fükkin’ Warmachine (Babylon Doom Cult Records, 2017) and the heralded sophomore album 666 Goats Carry My Chariot (Osmose Productions, 2020), they delve deep into their specific mixture of the golden ’80s and extreme ’90s.

Bütcher have always mixed ancient speed and thrash metal with NWOBHM, classic hard rock and black metal. On side A of the new album, they continue their very own legacy. On side B, they double down on that premise. It’s a concept side with an overarching unique story (written by R Hellshrieker) and a fully composed tour de force (by KK Ripper) where tempo changes, interwoven melodies, sitars, organs, and various percussion instruments create an unexpected musical journey.

Heavy, death, and black metals counter the speed metal, and nobody will see it coming. Both progressive and very traditional, this album is sure to opiate fans and critics alike.

Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover artwork, courtesy of the legendary Kris Verwimp, and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Bütcher’s On Fowl of Tyrant Wing
1. A Divine Wind
2. Speed Metal Samurai
3. Blessed By The Blade
4. Koraktor’s Iron Rule
5. Keep The Steele (Flamin’ Hot)
6. A Sacrifice To Satan’s Spawn
7. A Gypsy’s Tale (Of Sex and Seance)
8. An Ending In Fyre

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/Butcherspeedmetal

www.osmoseproductions.com
www.facebook.com/osmoseproductions

DESOLUS stream HELLS HEADBANGERS debut at New Wave of Old School Thrash Metal

Today, DMV thrashers Desolus stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, System Shock. Set for international release on May 10th via Hells Headbangers, hear Desolus‘ System Shock in its entirety 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. 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.Now, at long last is Desolus‘ imminent debut album ready. Titled System Shock, the power-trio’s first full-length 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. While there’s no shortage of bands still thrashing like the 1980s never ended, Desolus immediately and irrevocably prove that they’re indeed the Real Deal: System Shock pumps adrenaline and stirs bloodlust with an energy and elan that are impossible to ignore – and even more impossible to deny. But beyond the band’s energy overload is a deeply ingrained understanding of what made those aforementioned legends of Sodom, Kreator, and Dark Angel so vital: strong songwriting, and the razor-sharp execution to back it up. Each member here is superlative with his given instrument, locating that elusive middle point between ultra-tight and ultraviolent, and the trade-off vocals between Rangarajan and Frost in particular impart a madman’s touch to this already overflowing buffet of high-speed metal. Add to this an absolutely devastating production courtesy of Phillips and System Shock becomes mandatory listening for those who fly high the flag of hate and still feel persecution mania. Desolus are here to reanimate the graves of the old gods!. Preorder info can be found HERE. Full list of current tour dates follows after the jump. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Desolus’ System Shock
1. System Shock
2. From Man to Machine
3. Curse Of The Technomancer
4. Metal Fetishist
5. The Arrival
6. The Invasion Begins
7. Interlude (Hidden Track)
8. Sea Of Fire
9. The Sigilite
10. Panopticon

5/24 Fri – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
5/25 Sat – Cambridge, MA – Middle East / Upstairs
5/26 Sun Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar 
5/28 Tue Ottawa, ON @ Dominion Tavern 
5/29 Wed Toronto, ON @ Bar Orwell
5/30 Thu – Cleveland, OH @ No Class 
5/31 Fri – Detroit, MI @ Outer Limits Lounge 
6/1 Sat – Chicago, IL @ Reggies / Music Joint 
6/2 Sun – Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade 
6/3 Mon – Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel 
6/5 Wed – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive 
6/6 Thu – Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon 
6/7 Fri – Boise, ID @ The Shredder 
6/8 Sat – Portland, OR @ The High Water Mark
6/9 Sun – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt 
6/10 Mon – Seattle, WA @ Belltown Yacht Club 
6/11 Tue – Olympia, WA @ Cryptatropa Bar 
6/12 Wed – Eureka, CA @ Savage Henry Comedy Club 
6/13 Thu – Oakland, CA @ Stork Club 
6/14 Fri – Los Angeles, CA @ Knucklehead Bar 
6/15 Sat – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
6/16 Sun – Las Vegas, NV @ The Griffin 
6/17 Mon – Tempe, AZ @ The Beast 
6/19 Wed – El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse 
6/20 Thu – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger 
6/21 Fri – Austin, TX @ The Lost Well 
6/22 Sat – Dallas, TX @ Double Wide 
6/23 Sun – Tulsa, OK @ Whittier Bar
6/25 Tue – St Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
6/26 Wed – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle 
6/27 Thu – Pittsburgh, PA @ Shred Shed
6/28 Fri – Washington, D.C. @ Pie Shop 
6/29 Sat – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/DesolusDM
www.instagram.com/desolus_dmv

www.hellsheadbangers.com
www.facebook.com/hellsheadbangers 

ABREAKTION set release date for CHAOS RECORDS debut EP, reveal first track

Today, Chaos Records announces May 31st as the international release date for Abreaktion‘s striking debut EP, Bornhatred, on CD format.

Hailing from the cult-metal hotbed of Chile, Santiago’s Abreaktion are a thrash metal band founded in mid-2023 in by guitarists Roran Fatehatred and Javier Salgado and bassist Sebastián Logan. After only a few months of rehearsing, the band began recording their first EP at Lion’s Roar studio, which would be titled Bornhatred. At the end of the same year, the band released the first single from this EP, titled “Pyromaniac,” opening the way for some live performances that are still ongoing. 

As a first strike, Bornhatred is deadly. Red-eyed and rabid with just a tinge of ’80s-style death metal, Abreaktion‘s first EP flies fast and free and fiercely, largely eschewing the usual Bay Area or German tropes for the culter likes of Sacrifice, Artillery, Holy Terror, and Atrophy. That they conclude Bornhatred with a cover of Dark Angel’s “Welcome to the Slaughterhouse” simply underlines their devotion to classic ’80s thrash and even its deathrash variants: no more but definitely no less, Abreaktion are thrash metal maniacs making thrash metal for other thrash metal maniacs.

After a series of lineup changes, the Abreaktion lineup is finally established with Roran Fatehatred (guitar/vocals), Javier Salgado (guitar), Edu (bass), and Andrés “Ratanás” Vega (drums). Already, with this already with stability in the lineup, they’ve begun working on demos of new songs for what will be their first full-length. In the meantime, fucking THRASH with Bornhatred!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track “Empty Promises” here:

Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover artwork, courtesy of Alex Aguayo, and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Abreaktion’s Bornhatred

1. Empty Promises
2. Pyromaniac
3. Amnesia Chronicle
4. Mental Torture
5. Welcome to the Slaughterhouse [Dark Angel cover]

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/abreaktion 

www.chaos-records.com
www.facebook.com/chaosrecords
www.chaos-records.bandcamp.com

DESOLUS set release date for HELLS HEADBANGERS debut album

Today, Hells Headbangers announces May 10th as the international release date for Desolus‘ highly anticipated debut album, System Shock, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

In lieu of this announcement, Desolus will embark upon a month-long North American tour with labelmates Spiter starting in late May. Full list of confirmed dates & venues as well as tour poster are as follows:

5/24 Fri – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
5/25 Sat – Cambridge, MA – Middle East / Upstairs
5/26 Sun Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar 
5/28 Tue Ottawa, ON @ Dominion Tavern 
5/29 Wed Toronto, ON @ Bar Orwell
5/30 Thu – Cleveland, OH @ No Class 
5/31 Fri – Detroit, MI @ Outer Limits Lounge 
6/1 Sat – Chicago, IL @ Reggies / Music Joint 
6/2 Sun – Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade 
6/3 Mon – Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel 
6/5 Wed – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive 
6/6 Thu – Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon 
6/7 Fri – Boise, ID @ The Shredder 
6/8 Sat – Portland, OR @ The High Water Mark
6/9 Sun – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt 
6/10 Mon – Seattle, WA @ Belltown Yacht Club 
6/11 Tue – Olympia, WA @ Cryptatropa Bar 
6/12 Wed – Eureka, CA @ Savage Henry Comedy Club 
6/13 Thu – Oakland, CA @ Stork Club 
6/14 Fri – Los Angeles, CA @ Knucklehead Bar 
6/15 Sat – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
6/16 Sun – Las Vegas, NV @ The Griffin 
6/17 Mon – Tempe, AZ @ The Beast 
6/19 Wed – El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse 
6/20 Thu – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger 
6/21 Fri – Austin, TX @ The Lost Well 
6/22 Sat – Dallas, TX @ Double Wide 
6/23 Sun – Tulsa, OK @ Whittier Bar
6/25 Tue – St Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
6/26 Wed – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle 
6/27 Thu – Pittsburgh, PA @ Shred Shed
6/28 Fri – Washington, D.C. @ Pie Shop 
6/29 Sat – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA

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. 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.

Now, at long last is Desolus‘ imminent debut album ready. Titled System Shock, the power-trio’s first full-length 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. While there’s no shortage of bands still thrashing like the 1980s never ended, Desolus immediately and irrevocably prove that they’re indeed the Real Deal: System Shock pumps adrenaline and stirs bloodlust with an energy and elan that are impossible to ignore – and even more impossible to deny. But beyond the band’s energy overload is a deeply ingrained understanding of what made those aforementioned legends of Sodom, Kreator, and Dark Angel so vital: strong songwriting, and the razor-sharp execution to back it up. Each member here is superlative with his given instrument, locating that elusive middle point between ultra-tight and ultraviolent, and the trade-off vocals between Rangarajan and Frost in particular impart a madman’s touch to this already overflowing buffet of high-speed metal. Add to this an absolutely devastating production courtesy of Phillips and System Shock becomes mandatory listening for those who fly high the flag of hate and still feel persecution mania. Desolus are here to reanimate the graves of the old gods!

In the meantime, hear the previously revealed title track “System Shock” HERE at Hells Headbangers. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:HERE‘ official YouTube channel.

Tracklisting for Desolus’ System Shock
1. System Shock
2. From Man to Machine
3. Curse Of The Technomancer
4. Metal Fetishist
5. The Arrival
6. The Invasion Begins
7. Interlude (Hidden Track)
8. Sea Of Fire
9. The Sigilite
10. Panopticon

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/DesolusDM
www.instagram.com/desolus_dmv

www.hellsheadbangers.com
www.facebook.com/hellsheadbangers 

BOUNDLESS CHAOS stream DYING VICTIMS debut 

Today, ancient deathrashers Boundless Chaos stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Sinister Upheaval. Set for international release on January 19th via Dying Victims Productions, hear Boundless Chaos’ Sinister Upheaval in its entirety here:

Hailing from Germany, the land ever brimming with ancient thrash metals, Boundless Chaos was begotten in the year of 2017 when M.F., P.K, T.B., and M.J. heaved bloody deathrash straight up from the ashes of hellfire. With a brutal barrage of drums, slashing guitars, and throbbing bass-lines, they unapologetically worship the sound of the old. In 2019, E.M. completed the force. Now whole, Boundless Chaos have been spitting the hellish gospel of chaos, upheaval, fire, and antifascism across an EP in 2020 and then two splits in 2020 – one with Idle Ruin, the second with fellow Germans Reign in Blood.

Still, the best was yet to come, and it’s now arrived in Boundless Chaos’ debut album, Sinister Upheaval. Aptly titled, Sinister Upheaval is a ravaging onslaught of deathened thrash built upon a blazing foundation of early Dark Angel, Possessed, Texas’ Devastation, Sepultura’s Schizophrenia, and of course, Sodom’s Persecution Mania (and even Agent Orange!). Here, Boundless Chaos stick to their tried ‘n’ true formula, but simply maximize the muscle and tighten the execution; when graced with a well-rounded (yet requisitely dirty) production, the result is nothing short of powerful. And adding to the Chaos is Malte Gericke (Sijjin, ex-Necros Christos), who does guest vocals on “Guillotine.” No gimmicks, no modernity, no non-metal influences – just straightforward & straight-ahead THRASH METAL from the unholy years of 1986 and ’87, torched to a crisp, and set to conflagrate YOU!

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Boundless Chaos’ Sinister Upheaval
1. Down
2. High Tension
3. Arson from Beyond
4. Kromer’s Whistle
5. Guillotine
6. Tyrant’s Call
7. Blasphemous Rupture
8. Rip out the Roots
9. Demons Unchained

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/boundlesschaos

www.dying-victims.de 
www.facebook.com/dyingvictimsproductions 

ARMAGH premiere new track, set release date for new DYING VICTIMS album

On March 15th internationally, Dying Victims Productions will release Armagh‘s highly anticipated third album, Exclamation Po!nt, on CD and vinyl LP formats. And today, We premiere the new track “Masters of Time.” Hear Armagh‘s “Masters of Time” in its entirety here:

Formed in 2012, Armagh are a heavy metal force based in Satanic City Warsaw and Necropolis Navis. Mixing classic heavy metal from the ’70s and ’80s with proto-black metal, Armagh are the creators of First Wave Only movement, which unites several Polish bands delivering old-school metal – among them, labelmates Gallower and Sexmag but also Torpor, Wielki Mrok, and R.I.P. – with primal severity in their sound and message.

Truly, Armagh are a maniac maniac’s band, idiosyncratic mainlining such noble influences as Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, KISS, Manilla Road, early Slayer and Megadeth, W.A.S.P, Bathory, Dissection, Running Wild, KAT, and the NWOBHM in general into something authentically rustic and effortlessly unique. But it was their second album, Serpent Storm – originally self-released in 2022, but then released on vinyl the next year by Dying Victims – where they had their breakout moment. A true record collector’s record, Serpent Storm displayed its power and personality at every turn, coming from an alien place – one where Battle Cry, Another Perfect Day, Haunting the Chapel, Chinatown, Under the Sign of the Black Mark, and Born Again all simultaneously play in perfect, hellish harmony – but evincing a wild and weird but never belabored alchemy that was simply peerless.

Now, two years later, Armagh stir up their cauldron once again with their third album, Exclamation Po!nt. This record features a wholly reconstructed lineup, with founding frontman/guitarist Galin Soulreaper now joined by fellow guitarist Vikk Vandall, bassist Tom CultCommander, and drummer Al Atom Smasher. As such, it’s a far more collaborative effort than the largely Soulripper-written Serpent Storm, with each new member adding their own fiery flair to an altogether less-immediate but much-more-mysterious album: Tom CultCommander’s spacey & hypnotic bass work (a Hawkwind influence is detectable across the record, as is a faint whiff of Rush), Vandall’s impulsive & spring-loaded leads, and the jazzy, Bill Ward-esque drumming of Atom Smasher. Less is indeed MORE here!

Just as wild and weird as its mighty predecessor but perhaps eating subtler, sweeter fruits, the deliberately demonstrative Exclamation Po!nt dives deeply into moodier and mustier waters, sounding impossibly older than even Serpent Storm. It’s all unmistakably Armagh, but if LP#3 proves anything (and loudly), it’s that these Polish maniacs are operating at the height of their powers – and, again, as a full band this time. No dynamic is too severe, no construct too off-kilter, no speed shunned: with greater emphasis on harmony vocals and Soulreaper’s lonely-warlock tones guiding the listener into a misty, mystical wonder-world, Exclamation Po!nt weaves a plaintive-yet-powerful spell that traverses the whole spectrum of human experience. And perhaps it’s there that Armagh in general and Exclamation Po!nt in particular excels – that it’s undeniably human in construction and execution, but its journey (and destination) is otherworldly to the splendorous extreme. Or, cutting out the fancy words, what we have here is heartfelt, handmade heavy metal: no modern, no trends, no way!

No longer the “sleeper hit of the year,” Armagh are prepared to punctuate “best of 2024” conversations already with Exclamation Po!nt!

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Armagh’s Exclamation Po!nt
1. Rough Edges
2. Masters of Time
3. Aftermath
4. Between the Sides
5. The Portal
6. Rapid Str!de
7. This !s New A
8. Enough for Now

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/armagh.band

www.dying-victims.de 
www.facebook.com/dyingvictimsproductions 

Ancient deathrashers Boundless Chaos premiere new track “Rip Out the Roots”

Today, ancient deathrashers Boundless Chaos premiere the new track “Rip Out the Roots”. The track is the third to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Sinister Upheaval, set for international release on January 19th, 2024 via Dying Victims Productions. Hear Boundless Chaos’ “Rip Out the Roots” in its entirety here:

Hailing from Germany, the land ever brimming with ancient thrash metals, Boundless Chaos was begotten in the year of 2017 when M.F., P.K, T.B., and M.J. heaved bloody deathrash straight up from the ashes of hellfire. With a brutal barrage of drums, slashing guitars, and throbbing bass-lines, they unapologetically worship the sound of the old. In 2019, E.M. completed the force. Now whole, Boundless Chaos have been spitting the hellish gospel of chaos, upheaval, fire, and antifascism across an EP in 2020 and then two splits in 2020 – one with Idle Ruin, the second with fellow Germans Reign in Blood.

Still, the best was yet to come, and it’s now arrived in Boundless Chaos’ debut album, Sinister Upheaval. Aptly titled, Sinister Upheaval is a ravaging onslaught of deathened thrash built upon a blazing foundation of early Dark Angel, Possessed, Texas’ Devastation, Sepultura’s Schizophrenia, and of course, Sodom’s Persecution Mania (and even Agent Orange!). Here, Boundless Chaos stick to their tried ‘n’ true formula, but simply maximize the muscle and tighten the execution; when graced with a well-rounded (yet requisitely dirty) production, the result is nothing short of powerful. And adding to the Chaos is Malte Gericke (Sijjin, ex-Necros Christos), who does guest vocals on “Guillotine.” No gimmicks, no modernity, no non-metal influences – just straightforward & straight-ahead THRASH METAL from the unholy years of 1986 and ’87, torched to a crisp, and set to conflagrate YOU!

Also conflagrate with the previously revealed “Guillotine” exclusively HERE, courtesy of MetalBite.com, as well asthe previously revealed “Down” exclusively HERE, courtesy of Deaf Forever magazine. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Boundless Chaos’ Sinister Upheaval
1. Down
2. High Tension
3. Arson from Beyond
4. Kromer’s Whistle
5. Guillotine
6. Tyrant’s Call
7. Blasphemous Rupture
8. Rip out the Roots
9. Demons Unchained

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/boundlesschaos

www.dying-victims.de 

KONTACT reveal new video from upcoming DYING VICTIMS debut – features members of BLACKRAT, TRAVELER+++

Today, sci-fi sleaze/tech-thrashers Kontact reveal the new video “Doppelgänger.” The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Full Contact, set for international release on January 19th, 2024 via Dying Victims Productions. See & hear Kontact’s “Doppelgänger” video in its entirety here:

Borne out of metal and bred for the purpose of learning, The Alien (ex-Blackrat) conceived of Kontact with then-bandmate Sven Nilson (Antichrist [Sweden], ex-Mystik). A surrogate cult of memberz was necessitated by the great dying of 2020AD, during which The Alien was imprisoned in its home continent of “Canada,” where the group yet persistz. Joined by Matt B1257+12Z (Traveler) and Morh Morf Xela (Hrom) on guitarz, as well as a yet-unidentified force “Unknown” (Chieftain) on drumz, Kontact began broadcasting obscure and ancient signalz throughout the underground, influenced by the mythic teachingz of Manilla Road, Accept, Master’s Hammer, and otherz. 

Now finally ready for transmission, Full Contact is Kontact’s primum opus, a compendium of stellar hymnz meant to hasten the arrival of the world beyond. Bent backwardz yet strangely (or eerily) approachable, Full Contact inhabits a neon-hazed utopia/dystopia where sleaze metal fuses DNA with tech-thrash – where busyness and commerce collide in resplendent sci-fi dayglo. “Weird” and “wild” are merely human wordz to describe Kontact’s highly idiosyncratic approach, but to them, such loaded terms exist in star-planes far, far from their orbit. Rather, the eight clusters of crushing & collapsing tonez and robot/reptilian vocalz – in other words, eight “songs” – flow with a finesse that seems second nature; hookz are thus immediate, but not always easy. Kontact make this metal for themselvez, and you listen. You might then take on a transformation: an astral vampire, an emperor of dreams, a bloodchild, a watcher at the edge of time, or simply one into heavy leather. All is possible here, as infinite as the stained-glass synthz percolating across the album. Either way, you WILL feel the force of Full Contact head on…or head off!

Begin feeling that force with the previously revealed “Blood Child” exclusively HERE, courtesy of Deaf Forever magazine. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Kontact’s Full Contact
1. Emperor of Dreams
2. Doppelgänger
3. Heavy Leather
4. (Return of the) Astral Vampire
5. Ixaxar
6. Watcher at the Edge of Time
7. Bloodchild
8. Spectral Fire

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/Kontact.Heavy.Metal

www.dying-victims.de 
www.facebook.com/dyingvictimsproductions 

BOUNDLESS CHAOS premiere new track, set release date for DYING VICTIMS debut

On January 19th, 2024 internationally, Dying Victims Productions will release Boundless Chaos’ highly anticipated debut album, Sinister Upheaval, on CD and vinyl LP formats. And today, we premiere the new track “Guillotine.“ Hear Boundless Chaos’ “Guillotine” in its entirety here:

Hailing from Germany, the land ever brimming with ancient thrash metals, Boundless Chaos was begotten in the year of 2017 when M.F., P.K, T.B., and M.J. heaved bloody deathrash straight up from the ashes of hellfire. With a brutal barrage of drums, slashing guitars, and throbbing bass-lines, they unapologetically worship the sound of the old. In 2019, E.M. completed the force. Now whole, Boundless Chaos have been spitting the hellish gospel of chaos, upheaval, fire, and antifascism across an EP in 2020 and then two splits in 2020 – one with Idle Ruin, the second with fellow Germans Reign in Blood.

Still, the best was yet to come, and it’s now arrived in Boundless Chaos’ debut album, Sinister Upheaval. Aptly titled, Sinister Upheaval is a ravaging onslaught of deathened thrash built upon a blazing foundation of early Dark Angel, Possessed, Texas’ Devastation, Sepultura’s Schizophrenia, and of course, Sodom’s Persecution Mania (and even Agent Orange!). Here, Boundless Chaos stick to their tried ‘n’ true formula, but simply maximize the muscle and tighten the execution; when graced with a well-rounded (yet requisitely dirty) production, the result is nothing short of powerful. And adding to the Chaos is Malte Gericke (Sijjin, ex-Necros Christos), who does guest vocals on “Guillotine.” No gimmicks, no modernity, no non-metal influences – just straightforward & straight-ahead THRASH METAL from the unholy years of 1986 and ’87, torched to a crisp, and set to conflagrate YOU!

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Boundless Chaos’ Sinister Upheaval
1. Down
2. High Tension
3. Arson from Beyond
4. Kromer’s Whistle
5. Guillotine
6. Tyrant’s Call
7. Blasphemous Rupture
8. Rip out the Roots
9. Demons Unchained

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/boundlesschaos

www.dying-victims.de 

CRYPTIC SHIFT to have early EP and debut album reissued by BLOOD HARVEST

On May 4th internationally, Blood Harvest Records is proud to reissue Cryptic Shift’s Beyond the Celestial Realms, now retitled as Return to Realms, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Originally released in 2016, the original 23-minute Beyond the Celestial Realms largely introduced Cryptic Shift to the wider metal underground. While a couple demos and EPs preceded the record, Beyond the Celestial Realms was the UK quartet’s first major recording, revealing the mesmerizing mastery of their vintage-yet-fresh tech-thrash. And while the 2020 debut album Visitations from Enceladus blew minds far and wide and truly put Cryptic Shift’s name on the metal map, Beyond the Celestial Realms has been sought after as a crucial puzzle-piece for their ever-growing legions of fans.

Allied again with Blood Harvest, who released that momentous debut album, Cryptic Shift now offer Return to Realms – a unique configuration of Beyond the Celestial Realms. The vinyl version includes the bonus track “Entombed in Flesh,” from the 2016 demo recording session, but previously unreleased on physical format. Included with the vinyl will be a download card which includes a total of 10 songs: all the songs appearing on the vinyl as well as the rest of the 2016 demo recording session. The CD and tape versions include all 10 songs. To coincide with the release of Return to Realms, Blood Harvest will be doing a vinyl re-press of Visitations from Enceladus, now featuring different cover artwork, on the same date. Space is the place, so no better time to Return to Realms with Cryptic Shift!

In the meantime, Return to Realms with the original Beyond the Celestial Realms here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Cryptic Shift’s Return to Realms
1. Beyond The Celestial Realms
2. Voyage Through Dimensions
3. Deathcrusher
4. Spore
5. Glacial Reclamation
6. Entombed In Flesh
7. Voyage Through Dimensions [Demo]
8. Deathcrusher [Demo]
9. Spore [Demo]
10. Cosmic Dreams [Demo]

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