Month: June 2019

Heilung stream forthcoming album ‘Futha’ in full!

HEILUNG are now premiering their upcoming album in full!
HEILUNG comment: “‘felleg er fuþ sin bylli Fuþorglbasm’ 
Ofnir was a masculine album about combat, anger and rage, Futha is the counterpart, the balance point, the feminine side. The great healing power of sexual magic and female wild strength is evoked in Futha. Those who have been present at a birth or have seen lionesses hunting, know the spirit. Futha endeavors to connect to a time before the female was degraded to a birth-machine and carrier of eternal inherited guilt. Heilung has no political agenda whatsoever. Heilung also has no desire to contribute to gender mainstreaming or gender discussion with Futha. People are not equal, but of equal value, no matter where, as what, or as who they are born.”
On the meaning of the album title, HEILUNG comment: “The majority of full rune set inscriptions start with ‘Futha’, and is known to us as the first four letters in all runic alphabets. It is considered that our forefathers saw magic potential in engraving the full rune line, but there is also great significance in the beginnings. Science has no key for the meaning of only engraving the first couple of letters yet, but there is, of course, a surplus of theories. One of the theories we found inspiration in, is that ‘Futha’ holds the meaning of fertility and female gender. As ‘Ofnir’ focused on war and masculine notions, the great healing power of female wild strength is evoked in Futha. Those who have been present at a birth or have seen lionesses hunting know the spirit, and we welcome and embrace it in the sounds that were born during the creation of ‘Futha’.”

HEILUNG have previously announced a European tour in October and November this year. The tour will kick off on October 22nd in Warsaw (PL) and will end about a month later in Paris (FR). Find the full list of tour dates below.
HEILUNG festivals
29 Jun 19 Helsinki (FI) Tuska 2019
09 Aug 19 Jaromer (CZ) Brutal Assault
17 Aug 19 Borre (NO) Midgardsblot 2019
07 Sep 19 Selb (DE) Mediaval Festival 2019 
19 Oct 19 Hameln (DE) Autumn Moon Festival 2019 (Exact date TBA)
18 Feb 20 York (UK) Descended from Odin Festival (Exact date TBA)

HEILUNG European tour
22 Oct 19 Palladium (PL) Warschau (tickets)
24 Oct 19 Berlin (DE) Admiralspalast (tickets)
26 Oct 19 Essen (DE) Colosseum Theater (tickets)
28 Oct 19 Munich (DE) Circus Krone (tickets)
30 Oct 19 Prague (CZ) Hybernia (tickets)
01 Nov 19 Halle (DE) Händelhalle (tickets)
03 Nov 19 Vienna (AT) Der Globe (tickets)
05 Nov 19 Zurich (CH) Volkshaus (tickets)
07 Nov 19 Kiel (DE) Kieler Schloss (tickets)
10 Nov 19 London (UK) Roundhouse (tickets)
14 Nov 19 Utrecht (NL) Tivoli Vredenburg (tickets)
17 Nov 19 Brussels (BE) AB (tickets)
20 Nov 19 Paris (FR) Elysée Montmartre (tickets)
06 Dec 19 Lviv (UA) Lviv State Circus (tickets)
08 Dec 19 Kyiv (UA) Center of Culture and Arts NAU (tickets)
The cover artwork and album details of ‘Futha’ can be viewed below
Track-list
Galgaldr (10:22)
Norupo (4:18)
Othan  (10:19)
Traust (9:49)
Vapnatak (4:03)
Svanrand (3:36)
Elivagar (8:45)
Elddansurin (8:05)
Hamrer Hippyer (14:17)
Total playing time: 1:13:34
“Ofnir” was a very masculine album. To create it, HEILUNG took a big part of the lyrics from preserved rune inscriptions on weapons and armour. “Futha” is the counterpart, the balance point, the feminine side. Here, the lyrics originate from old Icelandic poetry, in which the holy women chant magic spells and offer their blessings. Hence, female voices are more prominent on “Futha”.

HEILUNG means “healing” in the German language and this also describes the core of the band’s sound. The listener is supposed to be left at ease and in a relaxed state after a magical musical journey that is at times turbulent.

HEILUNG reach far back in time to the Northern European iron age and Viking period to create their sound experience. The band utilises many means in their songs: from running water via human bones, reconstructed swords and shields up to ancient frame drums as well as bronze rings.

When HEILUNG self-released ‘Ofnir’ in 2015, the Danish band could hardly have anticipated the breakthrough success of their debut album. Spectacular live shows, strong critical acclaim, and a massive underground buzz added to the constantly high demand for this full-length are the reason why their new label Season of Mist did not hesitate to re-issue ‘Ofnir’ in several collector’s edition formats. HEILUNG‘s live album, ‘LIFA’ (2017) was released in parallel.

The word “Futha” is taken from an artefact, that is still controversially discussed. Big names in runology like Düwel and Heizmann can agree neither on the deciphering nor the meaning of the description.…The word is engraved in a gold bracteate from Skåne (SE), which was produced around 500-530 AD. It was discovered in 1831 and these medals or coins were divided into different categories by the Swedish archaeologist Oscar Montelius. The bracteate in question is a so-called C-bracteate named Schonen II-C (Schonen is the German Name of Skåne) with a horse and a face. The rune inscription is between the hind-legs of the horse. Interesting to mention here is the fact that the majority of full rune set inscriptions start with “futh“, which also is the first three letters in all runic alphabets. It is considered that our forefathers saw magic potential in engraving the full rune line, but there is also great significance in the beginnings. Science has no key for the meaning of only engraving the first couple of letters yet, but there is a surplus of theories. This brings us to a runic staff found in Bergen, which was given the rather unpoetic archaeological classification B011. It carries the inscription: “felleg er fuþ sin bylli Fuþorglbasm”, which means: “Lovely is the cunt, may the cock fill it up”. Also interesting is that the Högstena amulet, which we use in the song “Galgaldr”, has an alternative deciphering of the word “futh“, which in this context means “cunt”. All this leaves us with two hints: magic potential and the female genitalia. The great healing power of the female wild strength is evoked in “Futha”. Those who have been present at a birth or seen a lioness hunting, know the spirit. The spirit of the “wilde Weiber” (German), the wild wise women. “Futha” endeavours to connect to a time before the female was degraded to a birth-machine and carrier of eternal inherited guilt. 

“Futha” was three years in the making and was finished for production and print at midwinter, the very darkest day of the solar year, the 21st in the 12th month at 21:00.

Any attempt to link the band with or bring their music into a modern political or religious context is pointless, since HEILUNG try to connect their listeners with a time before the coming of Christianity and modern political ideologies. 

Line-up
Kai Uwe Faust 
Christopher Juul
Maria Franz

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

Today, Iron Bonehead Productions sets September 6th as the international release date for Runespell‘s highly anticipated third album, Voice of Opprobrium, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Since this Australian entity’s public unveiling in 2017 with the Aeons of Ancient Blood demo (released by Iron Bonehead), Runespell has sharpened its sword and quickly, with two albums – 2017’s Unhallowed Blood Oath and last year’s Order of Vengeance – arriving less than a year apart. Now arrives the new full-length Voice of Opprobrium a year after the last, and the iron’s hotter than even. Here, Runespell consolidates its all-too-considerable strengths, suitably balancing the grandiose melancholy vs. bloodlust axis of Unhallowed Blood Oath and the urgency and unquenchable desperation of Order of Vengeance. Similarly, mainman Nightwolf maximizes the melancholy of his now-characteristic acoustic interludes, instilling Voice of Opprobrium with a somberness that chills to the fucking bone.

And once again, underpinning everything is an authentic and austere steeping in early ’90s black metal classicism. Be it from Scandinavia or France or particularly Poland, such source material has been so widely replicated year after year, and yet Runespell elusively continues to be able to both handily challenge those classics AND resound like an era-relevant relic. It’s not surprising, considering Nightwolf is one of the busiest men in the shit-hot Australian black metal scene, maintaining as he does the equally prolific Eternum and Blood Stronghold. While still bearing aesthetic similarities to those two bands – this is the purest, most mystical black metal after all – with Order of Opprobrium, Runespell further solidifies its majestic rumination on the mysteries of war and bloodshed, vengeance and valor, memory and destiny. Dedication and sacrifice – spiritually, above all, as well as physically – are once again the watchwords, and they’ve resulted in black metal wielded as weapon, totem, and portal simultaneously.

Mesmerizing, majestic, iron-girded and iron-willed Runespell‘s Voice of Opprobrium is the torch to burn modernity down to the ground. Begin burning with the new title track “Voice of Opprobrium” here:

Cover art and tracklisting as follows:

Tracklisting for Runespell’s Voice of Opprobrium
1. Firmament in Blood
2. Voice of Opprobrium 
3. Wraithwoods
4. All Thrones Perish II
5. Wings of Fate
6. Ascendant
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Instrumental progressive metal band ESSENCE OF DATUM premier new video

Instrumental progressive metal band ESSENCE OF DATUM premiere the music video for the song “Pendulum”. The track has been taken from the band’s upcoming record “Spellcrying Machine”, to be released via Season of Mist on August 30th.

Check out the video here:
ESSENCE OF DATUM comment: “One of the favorite buildings in our hometown is Minsk city crematorium! The comprehension of the fact that there’s a very high probability that our physical presence in this world will end up there and the bodies will be committed to flames, puts a veil of peculiar magic on this place. Walking in the halls of crematorium you cannot but notice giant pendulums that stand still symbolizing frozen time. It is the pendulum that gives more emphasis to the present before the inevitable end to come thus leaving us greedily gasping for the moments remaining. The pendulum in ‘Spellcrying Machine’ holds a special place and we’d like to set off a story with this composition. Until then, let the Pendulum swing!”
ESSENCE OF DATUM have furthermore revealed the cover artwork and tracklist of ‘Spellcrying Machine’. Both can be found below
Tracklist:
1. Synthetic Soul Extractor (06:05)
2. Shikari Algorithm (05:00)
3. Pendulum (05:56)
4. Vitality (04:00)
5. Spellcryer (06:32)
6. Binar (4:28)
7. Cavum Atrum (08:12)
One does not always need words to convey a story. If there’s anything that instrumental progressive metal duo ESSENCE OF DATUM proves, it’s that the power of music can do just that. ‘Spellcrying Machine’, the band’s third full-length, is set for an August release on Season of Mist and is bound to open up their creation to a wider audience.

ESSENCE OF DATUM was formed by guitarist Dmitry Ramanouski in 2011 in Minsk, Belarus. After recording the first demos, the musician was joined by drummer Pavel Vilchytski who quickly became an irreplaceable part of the band as the man behind the machine-gun rhythm section.
 
From the very beginning, the project was meant to be purely instrumental, thus not giving the listener verbal or lexical means to comprehend or interpret the conceptual universe of the music. Providing fans with mere hints hidden in the artwork and track titles, the musicians challenge the listener to use their own imagination to explore the universe that ESSENCE OF DATUM created.  Each album is part of a larger, fictional universe and ultimately, everything is bound together in one single story.
 
In 2013, the journey set off with the release of debut album ‘Event Horizon.’  the duo paint there a picture of a surrealistic world by means of soaring guitar melodies and groovy rhythms with an unbelievable technical precision. The second full-length ‘Nevermore’ (2017) opened a new chapter in which the ESSENCE OF DATUM universe was tainted by war, struggle, and fear, transformed by the band into powerful songs with melodic grace.
 
Set against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic world, the band’s third record, ‘Spellcrying Machine’, synthesizes the best of extreme, modern metal into an elegant and articulate whole. ESSENCE OF DATUM invites you to explore their universe. 


Line-up:
Dmitry Ramanouski (guitars)
Pavel Vilchytski (drums)
 
Recording line-up:
Dmitry Ramanouski (guitars)
Pavel Vilchytski (drums)
Peter Marakov (bass)

Cover artwork: Uladzimir Gross
 
Recording studio: FORZ studio
 
Producer / sound engineer: Dmitry Ramanouski
 
Mixing studio and engineer: Dmitry Haladko
 
Mastering studio and engineer: Dmitry Haladko

Links:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EssenceOfDatum 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/essenceofdatum/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EssenceOfDatum 
VK: https://vk.com/essenceofdatum 
Bandcamp: https://essenceofdatum.bandcamp.com/ 

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

Today, Iron Bonehead Productions sets September 6th as the international release date for Black Cilice‘s highly anticipated fifth album, Transfixion of Spirits, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

By now, Black Cilice should need no introduction. For at least a decade (or perhaps longer), this ever-shadowy Portuguese enigma has built a monolithic body of work that has come to define and also defy the modern raw black metal idiom. And while he’s gained a surprising amount of traction with a wide variety of listeners thanks to his most recent two albums with Iron Bonehead, 2015’s Mysteries and 2017’s Banished From Time, Black Cilice‘s vision has remained forever resolute.

In 2019, that vision – idiosyncratic, insatiable, intractable – is more resolute than ever. Witness the aptly titled Transfixion of Spirits. Once again, Black Cilice wields sound as its own weapon, but in a daresay elegant manner seemingly at odds with the stratifying frequencies that bombard and blanket the listener. Indeed, this is in-the-red rawness to a superlative degree, surging second-wave black metal to the bone, but underneath those layers of filth ‘n’ fatalism lies a melancholic majesty that’s truly a splendor to behold. And whereas the preceding Banished From Time(intentionally) broke from the mold and portrayed a thicker, more strident violence, here on Transfixion of Spirits does Black Cilice fittingly find a more spectral expression: no less hysteric or harrowing, its melodic misery springs forth like a geyser of grey, oppressive in its omnipresence and older than many generations of black metal itself.

Above all, Black Cilice proves once again that “purism” need not be shorthand for a dearth of ideas: he twists the anachronisms of classic black metal into ageless, endlessly spellbinding forms, each undulating wave lapping back against the other to utterly hypnotizing effect. Entrance thyself to this Transifixion of Spirits.

Begin entrancing thyself with the new track “Outerbody Incarnation” here:

Cover and tracklisting follows:

Tracklisting for Black Cilice’s Transfixion of Spirits
1. Darkness and Fog
2. Maze of Spirits
3. Outerbody Incarnation
4. Revelations
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PESTIS INFEROS Debut EP ‘Beyond The Veil of Light’ Out Now and Streaming!

Beyond The Veil of Light, the ferocious debut EP from USBM trio PESTIS INFEROS is out now and streaming in its entirety! Visit the link below to stream and/or purchase the EP below.

Beyond the Veil of Light contains five furious statements of blasphemous intent. The approach is relentless, the atmosphere fetid, and the attitude fueled by the fires below. PESTIS INFEROS give new meaning to “scorched earth,” as the audio violence on the band’s debut EP is intended to leave a lasting, albeit scarred, impression on those listeners brave enough to withstand the onslaught. No fixes, no edits. Pure fury and pain
“Beyond the hidden doors. We are Hell’s plague.”
 Track Listing
1. From Throne To Funeral
2. Within the Darkness, I Dwell
3. Invoking The Sigil
4. Fine Line Of Salvation  
5. Poison Falling Star

Credits :
Cover art by Nanda Dika Key and Crown Artworks by Francesca Howard Chalice art by Elizabeth Gafrancesco Logo, layout & logos by Kimberly DuBois of Jane Doe Graphics
All music and lyrics by Pestis Inferos

Recorded live and risen from the black lungs of Hell in the year of the Lord 2019
“A ruthless statement of intent by this hellish trio.” – No Clean Singing
“A five track EP of gurgling horrors and heavy bleakness wrapped up in exciting black metal riffs and a desire to leave no one standing.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
“A great debut EP. This is a very solid, gnarled, straight forward blackened release that will steal your soul.” – Cadaver Garden
“When you want necro black metal and no apologies. Just fast black metal the way that Fenriz ordered!” – Metal Bulletin
 “A great old school black metal band!” – Occult Black Metal Zine
PESTIS INFEROS is:
Llord Diabolus – Bass, Invocations
The Pale Horse – Artillery, Voices
Svartherre – Guitar, Chants
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BIO
One year ago in April drummer Pale Horse (Disfigured Dead/NilExistence) was looking to start another band, and reached out to people who might be interested. Among the parties was Llord Diabolus (ex Violent Fury/Infernal Thorn, Maantrix) who joked of starting a Darkthrone worship band. The two have known of another through shows in the past but never really talked too much. They met to jam and see if anything took root a week or so after the initial talk, and that day wrote the first track on the EP: “From Throne to Funeral”. The title for that song summoned up a lot of key musical fusing and the initial Darkthrone worship joke was spun into “more Dark Funeral than Throne!” After that day The Pale Horse contacted Svartherre (Disfigured Dead/NilExistence) who plays in NilExistence to join the new band. After that the group quickly composed the five tracks over the next months, and entered the studio to record live the debut EP entitled Beyond the Veil of Light.

Fast-rising black metal classicists Asagraum premiere new video

Today, fast-rising black metal classicists Asagraum premiere the new video “Abomination’s Altar. The track hails from the band’s highly anticipated second album, Dawn of Infinite Fire, set for international release on September 13th via Edged Circle Productions. See & hear Asagraum‘s “Abomination’s Altar” video in its entirety here:
A cross-continental entity, Asagraum was founded in the autumn of 2015 by vocalist/guitarist Obscura, who was joined by drummer T. Kolsvart, to create pure Satanic black metal with the old-school feeling of the eternal ’90s greats and with dark psychedelic influences. A three-track promo recording was released in early 2017, laying bare Asagraum‘s aims and sound. Wasting no time, debut album Potestas Magicum Diaboli was recorded, mixed at the esteemed Necromorbus Studio, and released by KVLT Records in September 2017. Upon its release, the album reaped widespread acclaim across the world, garnering attention largely because it was the work of two women – a rarity in black metal, both past and especially present – who quickly rendered gender an irrelevant argument, so strong was the towering power of Potestas Magicum Diaboli.

At the end of 2017, T. Kolsvart was replaced and drummer A. took part in the coven. Many live performances commenced with this new lineup, and Asagraum‘s black flame burned brighter than ever, as they spread that flame across Europe, Canada, and Latin America, aided in these live performances by Mortifero or Makhashanah and additional guitarist V-Kaos. Soon enough, the band garnered a recording contract with instant fans Edged Circle Productions – whose owner, Iscariah, played in Immortal during the late ’90s and early 2000s – and anticipation has reached a fever pitch for their imminent sophomore album.

Alas, it has arrived under the ominous (and prescient) title Dawn of Infinite Fire. Quite accurately, Dawn of Infinite Fire sees Asagraum burning with equally intensity in songwriting, execution, and atmosphere, staying true to their original aims whilst pushing their classicist sound further into the present. Granted, that blast-from-the-past classicism is inescapable – this is pure, traditional BLACK METAL above all – but not once across Dawn of Infinite Fire does that hinder their timeless expression. If anything, this is the sound of Asagraum at their most anthemic and triumphant, marching forward with obsidian austerity, reflecting their prolific presence on the live front: tangibly physical black metal, played with passion and authenticity and not augmented by cheap studio trickery. Brazen that expression might be – not to overstate the fact, but most nowadays black metal hides in the shadows – but Asagraum continue to sound fresh among that modern BM landscape, outstripping the prevailing trends and the pretenders who enable them.

If Potestas Magicum Diaboli walked a delicate-but-bold balance between aggression and atmosphere, both unapologetically modern and authentically ’90s in its sterling black metal, then Dawn of Infinite Fire is the sound of Asagraum perfecting that balance, spellbinding the listener across a deceptively vast nine-song/47-minute journey. With mixing & mastering once again courtesy of Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio and literally incendiary cover artwork courtesy of Bahrull Marta, the time is nigh for Asagraum‘s Dawn of Infinite Fire!

Preorder info can be found HERE for North America, HERE for Europe, and HERE for Europe. Upcoming live dates after the jump.

Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Asagraum’s Dawn of Infinite Fire
1. They Crawl from the Broken Circle
2. The Lightless Inferno
3. Abomination’s Altar
4. Guahaihoque
5. Dawn of Infinite Fire
6. Dochters van de Zwarte Vlam
7. Beyond the Black Vortex
8. Hate of Satan’s Hammer
9 .Waar ik ben komt de dood

    upcoming ASAGRAUM live dates
26.07 Boarstream Open Air, Germany
15.08 Barther Metal Open Air, Germany
04.10 Hard Rock Fest, Belgium
02.11 Cult of Barthenope Black Metal Fest, Italy
13.12 Eindhoven Metal Meeting, Netherlands
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Necronomicon unveil new album details and share album teaser

Canadian extreme metal veterans NECRONOMICON have announced the release of their new full-length ‘UNUS’. The cover artwork and album details are also revealed. The record will be released via Season of Mist on October 18. Pre-orders will be available soon. The band has furthermore shared a teaser, which can be viewed here:
Vocalist Rob the Witch comments: “When all is said and done, one most return to the start and begin a new life. ‘UNUS’ is the first major Arcana that start a new cycle in the evolution of any living things. Welcome to our new incarnation.”
The band has furthermore revealed the album cover of ‘UNUS’, together with the tracklist. Both can be found below. The cover art has been created by Simon Bossert.
Tracklist
1. From Ashes into Flesh  (04:23)
2. Infinitum Continuum (05:27)
3. Paradise Lost (04:55)
4. The Price of a Soul (01:56)
5. Singularis Dominus (04:50)
6. The Thousand Masks (03:20)
7. Ascending The throne of Baator (04:54)
8. Fhtagn (01:59)
9. Cursed MMXIX  (04:13)
10. Vox Draconis (04:13)
Total playing time: 0:40:10
With ‘Advent Of The Human God,’ NECRONOMICON presented themselves at a new height in their long lasting career, which began as early as 1988 with the founding of the band by guitarist and singer Rob “The Witch” in the deep northern part of Canadian province Quebec, called the “Fjord of Saguenay.” Now, they continue to push the envelope with their sixth studio album, ‘UNUS.’

‘UNUS’ is a searing cacophony that blends blistering riffs, machine-like drums, and a symphonic ambience, culminating in a sound that calls to various metal icons such as DIMMU BORGIR, SEPTICFLESH, BEHEMOTH, and DEICIDE. The record combines the furious elements of death metal with the symphonic prowess of black metal, creating the perfect synthesis of both genres and ultimately

NECRONOMICON have a well-earned reputation for quality by releasing material only when ready and satisfied with the outcome ever since their demo entitled ‘Morbid Ritual’ (1992) firmly established their name within the underground. ‘The Silver Key”EP (1996) led to mainstream recognition on a national level, but their debut album ‘Pharaoh Of Gods” (1999) and the sophomore ‘The Sacred Medicines’ (2003) did even more to establish the band as a household name in Canada.

‘Return Of The Witch’ (2010) marked the international break-through for NECRONOMICON, and saw them performing at prestigious festivals such as Inferno (Norway), Ragnarok (Germany), and the Barge To Hell metal cruise among others, while sharing stages with acts such as CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, BEHEMOTH, and MORBID ANGEL, to name but a few. Their steady advance around the globe grew considerably in impact by their next full-length “Rise Of The Elder Ones” (2013). By the time the band released ‘Advent Of The Human Gods’ (2016), they were met with international critical acclaim. Now, with ‘Unus,’ the band show that they aren’t slowing down and are ready to deliver another vicious strike! Prepare for the darkness to envelop you…

Line-up
Rob the Witch: Guitar/vocals
Divider: drums

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Recorded at Sliver Wings studio, produced by Rob The Witch
  Mixed and mastered at Darth Mader music studio by Logan Mader (Machinehead)
Recording line-up:
Rob the Witch: Guitar/vocals/bass
Divider: drums

Special feature: Geirlioz (Dimmu Borgir) on Piano in ”From Ashes Into Flesh”.

Artwork: Dragon caducea design by Nestor Avalos, layout and artwork by Simon Bossert

Der Weg Einer Freiheit announce new European tourdates

DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  have announced a European tour in September with DOWNFALL OF GAIA. The tour kicks off on September 10 in Warsaw, Poland and sees the band playing in Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Italy and Slovenia, before the final curtain drops in Germany on September 21st. A full list of tour dates can be found below.

Vocalist Nikita Kamprad says: “Once again we’re teaming up for a joint tour with our friends Downfall of Gaia! This time we’re exploring some places in the East we have never been before or rarely visited including Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Italy. We also can’t wait to return to one of our favourite cities to play that is beautiful Budapest and eventually end this run at Deaf Row Fest in Jena. Get your tickets and see you this September!”
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT
with DOWNFALL OF GAIA *
07 Jul 19 Ieper (BE) Ieperfest
10 Sep 19 Warsaw (PL) Poglos *
11 Sep 19 Brno (CZ) Melodka *
12 Sep 19 Timisoara (RO) Club Capcana *
14 Sep 19 Brasov (RO) Rockstadt *
15 Sep 19 Kosice (SK) Collosseum *
16 Sep 19 Budapest (HU) Dürer Kert *
17 Sep 19 Wroclaw (PL) Luksus *
18 Sep 19 Salzburg (AT) Rockhouse *
19 Sep 19 Milano (IT) Legend Club *
20 Sep 19 Kranj (SL) Trainstation Subart *
21 Sep 19 Jena (DE) Deaf Row Fest
14 Dec 19 Manchester (UK) Rebellion (UK exclusive) DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT recently released their new live album ‘Live in Berlin’. The show was recorded in the venue Lido, Berlin (DE) on October 14, 2017. Listen to the album here:
The cover artwork and tracklist of ‘Live in Berlin’ can be found here.
Tracklist:
1. Einkehr – Live in Berlin (06:17)
2. Der stille Fluss ‐ Live in Berlin (08:05)
3. Repulsion ‐ Live in Berlin (08:59)
4. Skepsis Part I ‐ Live in Berlin (05:08)
5. Skepsis Part II ‐ Live in Berlin (06:07)
6. Ewigkeit ‐ Live in Berlin (07:09)
7. Zeichen ‐ Live in Berlin (13:15)
8. Aufbruch ‐ Live in Berlin (11:58)
9. Lichtmensch ‐ Live in Berlin (05:30)
10. Ruhe ‐ Live in Berlin (06:13)
Having reaped critical acclaim for their latest album ‘Finisterre’ (2017) and solidifying their position as one of the best live bands out there, DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT are about to release their first ever live album, recorded in Lido, Berlin (Germany) on October 14, 2017. The set, featuring songs from the band’s entire discography, is a testimony to the technical prowess of these musicians and the fine craftmanship in songwriting that the German band is widely known for. 
 
Over the relatively short period of 10 years, the sound of DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT has clearly progressed, making each piece fit more seamlessly. ‘Finisterre’ flows together into a coherent picture that stresses the Germans’ unique approach and sound. This album marks the point where DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT turn their various influences into a work entirely of their own expression despite never trying to cover up their roots. This impressive maturity has been reached through several stages.
 
Founded in 2009 by guitarist Nikita Kamprad and vocalist Tobias Jaschinsky, DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT garnered early attention with their self-released debut ‘Der Weg einer Freiheit’ (2009), which quickly sold out and was re-issued with new drum tracks a year later. Following the ‘Agonie’ EP (2011), their second album ‘Unstille’ (2012) already cored international acclaim. In the aftermath of this record, co-founding member Tobias left and main songwriter Nikita Kamprad took over his vocal duties.
 
The frontman was first heard on third full-length ‘Stellar’ (2015), which saw DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT gaining traction across the pond as well as expanding their European base. Having performed along such diverse acts as WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, NEAERA, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, AMENRA, CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX, and DOWNFALL OF GAIA as well as playing prestigious festivals such as Graspop, Hellfest, Resurrection, Roadburn, Summer Breeze, and Wacken has honed the band’s songwriting skills to razor-sharp precision.

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Current line-up
Nikita Kamprad: guitars, vocals
Tobias Schuler: drums
Nico Rausch: guitars
Nico Ziska: bass

Recorded: Lido, Berlin (DE) – October 14, 2017

Scottish black metal cult Valaraukar stream their Iron Bonehead Debut

Today, Scottish black metal cult Valaraukar stream the entirety of their striking debut album, Demonian Abyssal Visions. Set for international release on June 21st via Iron Bonehead Productions, hear Valaraukar‘s Demonian Abyssal Visions in its entirety here:
Hailing from Edinburgh, Valaraukar are a formidable black metal duo whose sound encapsulates very real, potent visions of dark supremacy and empowerment. Their first full-length recording following a two-song demo in 2018, Demonian Abyssal Visions is a wealth of hostile, masterful black metal aggression which carries introspective and abyssal undertones. Hovering and heaving and yet emitting a palpable lawlessness, Valaraukar‘s debut LP is black metal by old souls, for old souls, but by no means is tethered to try-hard “retro” tropes.

Valaraukar‘s impenetrable vision comes from the mind of guitarist/vocalist Vagath, whose enduring dedication to his dark arts are driven by inner demons and primal aspects of the subconscious. Vagath’s guitar work is fused together with the driven and powerful drumming of Sovereign, an individual committed to relentless extremity and force. Together, a swirling, sometimes-smothering/sometimes-spacious vortex of cosmic filth is created, palpably physical (and headbangingly so) despite the more spiritual parameters Valaraukar aim. Across its rich ‘n’ dynamic 43-minute runtime, the six component “visions” comprising Demonian Abyssal Visions draw the listener in with a subtly spell-like appeal. Or, put another way, visualize the music much like the album’s cover art.

New old portals have been opened by Valaraukar, and they beseech you to witness their Demonian Abyssal Visions.

Aforementioned cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Valaraukar’s Demonian Abyssal Visions
1. Harnessing of Hostile Forces
2. The Unassailable Throne
3. Red Eyes Behold the Heart of Ruin
4. Visions of Truth Amidst Black Fume
5. Servants of the Nameless
6. Conquering the Void
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ALCOHOLOCAUST set release date for HELLDPROD debut album, reveal first track

Today, Helldprod Records sets September 5th as the international release date for Alcholocaust‘s highly anticipated debut album, Necro Apocalipse Bestial, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Expursed from the vast and highest Portuguese mountains, the underground genes run ruthless and cold in the arms of those that aim the poisonous path of metal, unless you use those same features to warm yourself along with the night fiery ghouls. Speaking of which, what better way to do that than get shitfaced forever? It seems a curse, but in this case, it gave birth to Alcholocaust back in 2006: The Thrashing Demons of Speed Chaos Beverage!

After getting their banging heads hydrated with all sorts of alcohol, Alcholocaust always showed their musical abilities to the extreme and believe that no raw demo recording could stop them a bit. Instead, and after a successive outburst in their prime times, they have built a legion of maniacs that party hard and unleash the metal fumes like no other. Highly inflamed by the old masters of the Teutonic school of metal, they present themselves armed to the teeth and ready to indulge you neck-breaking aches in honor of their loyal inspirations such as Destruction, Sodom, Kreator, and Germany’s Poison.

“Show No Mercy” is Alcholocaust‘s theme since they care not about the scene or any kind of trendy, poser-like mainstream attitude. These guys are metal PUNKS and provide the necessary SCUM into your ears. So welcome to this diabolical gathering and embrace their first full-length in 13 years (random but appropriate lucky number), Necro Apocalipse Bestial, at its fullest haste.  

Relentless to the bone and iron to the core, these 10 songs will tight you in chains and unleash your fury upon the ordinary metallic traditions. Fully sung in the native language, there’s not one single moment of fragility or chastity in sight. On the other (left) hand, you can raise your horned fist and hellbang to this powerful, impious, and obsessive rocking madness. Mandatory for backpatches, bulletbelts, spiked leather wristbands, heavy metal worshipers, and worldwide desecrating drinkers!

Begin the worldwide desecrating with the new track “Assalto Metalico,”
Cover art, courtesy of Victor Costa, and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Alcoholocaust’s Necro Apocalipse Bestial
1. Genocidas
2. Angústia sem Fim
3. Determinismo é Real
4. A Tomada do Paraíso
5. Anátema
6. Sonho Abismal
7. Império do Terror
8. Açoite
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