Month: August 2020

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]
MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/MedievalDemonOfficial  
www.hellsheadbangers.com
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CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY reveal first track from new HELLS HEADBANGERS album

Today, wasteland speed metalpunks Children of Technology reveal the new track “The New Barbarians.” The track is the first to be revealed from the band’s long-awaited third album, Written Destiny, which will be released this November by Hells Headbangers on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. Complete with a gritty VHS-style video, hear Children of Technology‘s “The New Barbarians” in its entirety here:
It’s been six long years since Children of Technology released their now-classic second album, Future Decay, through Hells Headbangers. In that time, the Italian speed metalpunks have been busy cruising the post-apocalyptic wasteland, searching for ammo and gasoline. In the interim, they released a career-spanning collection of singles and splits, Apocalyptic Compendium – 10 Years in Chaos, Noise and Warfare, preparing for an even crueler future. Indeed, in these days of the Coronavirus pandemic, that future has arrived…

All the more fitting, then, that Children of Technology return to rule that wasteland with their third full-length, Written Destiny. The death squad firmly established by DeathLörd and Borys Crossburn (Barbarian) has seen the new entry of Dee Dee Altar (Bunker 66), thus shaping a power-trio in the most classic ’80s way. And compared to the COT’s already-considerable catalog, this Written Destiny dashingly and dangerously powers headlong into the ’80s underground, more resolutely upping the METAL in the crusty equation and spitting out eight new anthems that are equal parts gleam and grime. It’s almost as if the power-trio took their well-worn tank, scrubbed some of the rust off, and gave it an engine pumped full of nitrous; this album simply CHARGES! Not surprisingly, the band’s influences this time around are squarely focused on early Onslaught, Warfare, Venom, Anti-Cimex, Nuclear Assault, and Sacrilege UK – but what results is 666% Children of Technology, with a charisma that’s undeniable, and undeniably their own.

“Six years have passed since Future Decay,” says DeathLörd, “a long period of time busy with raids all across the wasteland to scrape fuel for our supplies and records for our collections. Still loyal to our roots, we keep walking the ridge between metal and punk, careless whether that’s trendy or not. With such a tight lineup, we have been able to deliver our most intense recordings ever. Harder. Faster. Stronger. Killer.”

Suiting for this occasion is absolutely godly cover art courtesy of Velio Josto (Riot, Enforcer, Cruel Force, Vulture, Ostrogoth). Likewise, the vinyl version will come with a bonus 7″ featuring an Onslaught cover and a reboot of an old demo song. If ever there was a time for Children of Technology to return to rule the wasteland (or whatever’s left of it), it’s NOW – because it’s Written Destiny!
 
A release date in November is expected, but will be confirmed shortly. Preorder info to also follow.

Aforementioned cover art and CORRECT tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Children of Technology’s Written Destiny
1. Soundtrack of No Future [4:52]
2. Creation Through Destruction [3:07]
3. Written Destiny [2:41]
4. The New Barbarians [5:39]
5. Desert City [4:12]
6. Warpainted Nightcreatures [3:08]
7. The Days of Future Past [4:46]
8. Wasteland Cratediggers [5:16]
 
MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/COTofficial
www.hellsheadbangers.com
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CULTUS PROFANO: LA-based Black Metal Duo Premiere Unholy New Album “Accursed Possession”

Los Angeles-based black metal duo CULTUS PROFANO is proud to announce the release of its second blasphemic offering Accursed Possession, out today via Debemur Morti Productions and streaming in entirety here:
Simultaneously starker and more atmospheric than their 2018 debut Sacramentum Obscurus, the band achieves malefic transcendence without the need for superficial adornments, through a stripped-back, pitch-black palette of elemental guitars, mesmeric percussion and vocal invocations of burning venom. 

With the band now a live entity, Accursed Possession invokes a tour-honed alchemy of purpose, vision, and execution. The arcane vibes of those Italian, Greek and other obscure occultists of the second wave are channeled in unison of magick and mysticism, invocation and ritual, and sulphur and mercury.

With supreme focus — and in presence of the serpent — CULTUS PROFANO has conjured an infernal path to perpetual darkness. Mixed and mastered by Rune of StavMix Studios (Whoredom Rife), the album’s cover was painted by Serbian artist Khaos Diktator (Devourment, Saor).

Hidden deep within the darkness, CULTUS PROFANO was formed by Advorsus and Strzyga in 2016 with the impious vision to fulfill a sacrilegious oath in the form of unholy compositions. Now, the devoted heretics ready their second arsenal of sinful chants once again under the banner of Debemur Morti Productions. 

Accursed Possession is out now on CD, 12″ LP, exclusive DMP edition 12″ LP, cassette, and digital.

Pick up your copy via the label’s EU shop, Bandcamp, or US shop.

CULTUS PROFANO is:

Strzyga – vocals, guitars
Advorsus – drums, vocals

Web Links:

https://cultusprofano.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/CULTUS.PROFANO

https://www.debemur-morti.com
https://dmp666.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/debemurmorti
https://twitter.com/debemurmorti
https://www.youtube.com/user/debemurmortiprod

“…this pitch-black palette of tremolo picking and blast beats cuts such a sinister atmosphere…” – Decibel Magazine

“Pure, cold and blackened evil…” – New Noise Magazine

“This traditionalist approach to extreme music is delivered in wonderfully volatile fashion…” – Nattskog

“…increasingly intense…” – NO CLEAN SINGING

“Accursed Possession is perfect evil, pure black metal from the old guard but made in the 21st century.” – Metal Hammer Portugal 

Finnish black metal mystics Sammas’ Equinox premiere new track

Today, Finnish black metal mystics Sammas’ Equinox premiere the new track “Fire”. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Tulikehrät, set for international release on September 28th via Signal Rex on vinyl LP format. Hear Sammas’ Equinox‘s “Fire” in its entirety here:
Although their date of origin remains a mystery, the first public recording of Sammas’ Equinox arrived in 2016, with the ever-so-apt title of Pilgrimage. That demo was followed a year later by another demo, titled Boahjenásti. Between the two, the duo exhibited the stultifying rawness that has come to mark much Finnish black metal in the post-Strength & Honour landscape, but more importantly did Sammas’ Equinox evince a uniquely atmospheric aspect, both in the band’s bittersweet melodicism and their deftly subtle approach to sound layering. Later compiled together onto CD by Signal Rex in 2019, those seven songs comprising their oeuvre to date burned with a filthy intensity in the best Finnish tradition, yet just as equally exuded a somber, even tender quality that suggested their journey to the stars has just started.
 
However, at the dawn of 2020 did Sammas’ Equinox join comrades Emanating Void for a special split 7″ released by Signal Rex. Although just one composition, the also-aptly-titled “Glaciers in Somber Night” signaled a slight stylistic shift for the duo, and one which has coalesced into their monumentally glacial/somber debut album, Tulikehrät.

The gorgeous cover art alone should provide some visual cues as to the spectral majesty that awaits the listener with Sammas’ Equinox‘s long-awaited first full-length. Raw as ever but lucidly played, Tulikehrät immediately engages with its stained-glass synths prominently pushed forward in the mix. More than just mere window-dressing, these synths both play crucial counterpart to the altogether-more-downered riffing and also textural lead; they float with an air of mysticism that’s never malign, but rather beckoning one to open the portals to their imagination and dive into dreams beyond. And that dream-timing aspect extends to the larger songwriting arc, as well: exquisitely grim but moving within a mostly down-tempo march, there’s an icily iridescent aura to everything here, an inexorable ascent into realms beyond the earthly and human, whose sum effect could be likened to the dreamiest ’90s Polish black metal record ever recorded.
 
Not surprisingly, the conceptual framework of Tulikehrät circulates around the distinctual manifestations of Fire & Will as they present themselves almost in a dreamy, pre-historical context and working on both micro- and macrocosmical levels of existence. And, despite being proudly and purely black metal, the sonic frontiers Sammas’ Equinox here are exploring similarly transcend those of the mongrel hordes harboring under the wider “black metal” umbrella. The mastering job courtesy of Moonsorrow’s Henri Sorvali heightens this dynamic with no small amount of magick.
 
Free your mind and the spirit will follow. Sammas’ Equinox open the portals for you, and one needs only step inside Tulikehrät to experience splendors beyond compare…

Experience the first splendors with the previously revealed “The Staunching” HERE at Signal Rex‘s Bandcamp.

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Sammas’ Equinox’s Tulikehrät
1. Fire
2. The Staunching
3. Northern Gate of the Sun
4. Carved in Stone
5. Mustat Vedet
6. High Seat of the Pain Mountain
MORE INFO:
www.sammasequinox.bandcamp.com
www.signalrex.com
www.facebook.com/signalrex
www.signalrex.bandcamp.com

Germany’s RUMOURS reveal new track from LUPERCALIA debut mini-album

Today, German nihilistic rock upstarts Rumours reveal the new track “Sunny Days, Dark Souls.” The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut mini-album, Neither Innocent Nor Wavering, set for international release on September 25th via Lupercalia Records, a new division of Sepulchral Voice, on 12″ vinyl and cassette tape formats. Hear Rumours‘ “Sunny Days, Dark Souls” here:
A new promising light-dome of grand heavy rock and the sharpshooter of dirty nihilistic energy, Neither Innocent Nor Wavering marks the first sign of life of this emerging German band, containing the first four songs ever written & recorded by them. Rumours consists of young and experienced members, a band that has the guts and might to start a career. Their sound hits the target without any forced extras or any bullshit.
 
All tracks here follow the simple rules and formulas of the Devil’s beloved music. On Neither Innocent Nor Wavering, you get bitter disillusion and cynical bleakness packed into four grandly blistering smashers. A colorful blackness in savage major and blood minor: pumping, driving, and focused rock music with a point-blank hatred and sometimes even an apathy for this world. Far away from proggy meandering, tense vintage nostalgia, and today’s “occult” razzle-dazzle, Rumours just walk the path of simple-but-urgent ROCK history. They deliver a perfect symbiosis between classic and fully straight-ahead heaviness, a somehow punkish rawness combined with an urban street poetry.
 
Lyric-wise, they destroy every glimpse of hope for a better world without hailing a dystopia for the sake of being “anti,” a weltanschauung seen through glasses of pure disappointment and cynicism. Rumours reflect a mindset somewhere in between resignation, lust, and vomit. Because really, optimism and pessimism only differ in the date of Armageddon.
 
Thus, Rumours succeed in finding an electrifying tension between permanent temptation music-wise and imminent depression lyric-wise. Brilliant musical skills and performance plus a top-notch production bolster airy and catchy verses and choruses, which all effectively screw into your mind and definitely kick ass.
 
For all those who ran dry since the rawness of Climax, the darkness of Sister, and the magick of Come Reap and yearn for something special…Rumours bring sour rain and fuel the fire. In the end, just grab this record, turn up the volume, let loose, take the diamonds for glass splinters, and break your spine! Over & OUT.

Begin dropping out with the previously revealed “Grinder” HERE at Rumours‘ Bandcamp.
Preorder info can be found HERE.
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Rumours (Germany)’s Neither Innocent Nor Wavering
1. Grinder
2. Meat
3. Black Milk
4. Sunny Days, Dark Souls
MORE INFO:
www.sruomur.com
www.sruomur.bandcamp.com 
www.facebook.com/lupercaliarecords
www.lupercaliarecords.bigcartel.com 

Kontinuum release stunning video for ‘Two Moons’

KONTINUUM are now premiering a stunning new video for the track ‘Two Moons’, which is taken from the band’s 2018 album ‘No Need to Reason’. The Icelandic ambient rockers are streaming the video here:
The band comments: “Much like every other artist on the planet, we were faced with this new reality. Forced to think outside the box we decided to revisit this song from ‘No Need To Reason’, which we always thought deserved a visual artistic expression.”
The cover art of ‘No Need to Reason’, which has been created by Saga Sig, can be viewed together with the album details below.
Track-list
1. Shivers (4:20)
2. Lifelust (5:58)
3. Warm Blood (2:29)
4. Neuron (5:08)
5. No Need to Reason (4:14)
6. Low Road (5:02)
7. Erotica (3:43)
8. Stargaze (5:19)
9. Two Moons (5:44)
10. Black Feather (5:05)
Total playing time: 47:02
KONTINUUM have the rare ability to create dark music that at the same time comes with an embracing warmth and emotional appeal. The Icelanders’ forthcoming third album, ‘No Need to Reason’ continues the thread spun on previous full-length ‘Kyrr’, but expands the possibilities and range of the band’s musical horizon.

Ambient, rock, wave influences and other stylistic sources of inspiration melt into a melancholic yet glittering masterpiece. Like the blue ice, black beaches and other spectacular landscapes of their North Atlantic home, ‘No Need to Reason’ keeps changing and shifting, while KONTINUUM seem to keep an underlying epic and mythical theme.

KONTINUUM were conceived with the declared aim to create hypnotic and spiritual musical noise in Reykjavik, Iceland in the year 2010. After sending demo tracks of their debut album ‘Earth Blood Magic’ to a few labels, a first deal was quickly struck. KONTINUUM wasted no time and entered SIGUR RÓS’ Sundlaugin Studio in the town of Mosfellsbær close to the Icelandic capital to record their first full-length, which was released in 2012.

‘Earth Blood Magic’ received rave reviews across the board and was voted rock album of the year in Morgunblaðið, Iceland. KONTINUUM followed up on their quick success and played numerous shows in 2013, which established their reputation as a powerful live band. 

KONTINUUM released the first single of their next album, entitled “I Huldusal”, in 2014. This led to substantial radio play in Iceland and even topping the charts of the island’s largest alternative rock radio station.

Their sophomore full-length, ‘Kyrr’ hit the stores in April 2015 alongside new single, “Breathe”. Following the release of their second album, KONTINUUM embarked on two tours in Germany and performed at several festivals including the prestigious Roadburn Festival and Eurosonic Festival in the Netherlands, Germany’s Summer Breeze, Icelandic Airwaves and Eistnaflug Festival at home as well as Lithuania’s Devilstone Festival.

Now the Icelanders return with their amazing third album and the world firmly in their sight. ‘No Need to Reason’ is bound to turn KONTINUUM into a household name for friends of intelligent dark music. Press play, lean back, and enjoy!

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Line-up
Birgir Thorgeirsson: vocals, guitars, keyboard, synthesizer
Engilbert Hauksson: bass
Ingi Thor Pálsson: guitars
Kristján Einar Gudmundsson: drums
Thorlakur Thor Gudmundsson: guitars, piano, mellotron

Guest musicians
Axel “Flex” Árnason: additional synths, percussion
Arnar Guðjónsson: additional synths

Recording: Arnar Guðjónsson at Aeronaut Studios
Vocal recording: Axel “Flex” Árnason at Studio Sundlaugin
Bass recording: Silli Geirdal
Mixing: Arnar Guðjónsson at Aeronaut Studios
Mastering: Howie Weinberg at Howie Weinberg Mastering Studios

Sonic alchemists Aleynmord stream the entirety of their new album

Today, sonic alchemists Aleynmord stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, The Blinding Light. Set for international release on August 28th via AOP Records, hear Aleynmord’s The Blinding Light in its entirety here:
One of the most powerful things about the landscape of Oregon is the Columbia Gorge: enveloped on both sides by two major mountains, barred from each other by a mighty river and a vast expanse of virtually overgrown wilderness. Finding solace from this landscape away from the metropolitan world, Aleynmord set out to explain the many different feelings one can experience in a self-imposed isolation.
With a range of vocals from a shrill cry, yells, cleans, and even Americana-esque whistles enshrouded by a fog of thick guitars and a walking bass, The Blinding Light is a concise collection of tracks which convey this powerful emotion that can only be attempted to describe. Across its four-song/36-minute runtime, peaks of concentrated musicianship are then cut apart by various valleys of acoustic works resembling Death in June nostalgia and forest worship, culminating in a crescendo of domineering solos. The duo of Aleynmord know no boundaries in their enigmatic expression.   A contrast of pain and beauty, Aleynmord makes use of every way to describe the emotional poetry of isolation in the wilderness. What results is a plaintive, poignant journey ably bearing the title The Blinding Light, and beautifully adorned with cover art courtesy of the esteemed Jef Whitehead (Leviathan, Lurker of Chalice).  
Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Aleynmord’s The Blinding Light
1. Spores of Possession [8:01]
2. Wounded Monolith [10:22]
3. The Blinding Light [6:08]
4. Poetry of Marrow and Rot [10:55]
MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/aleynmord
www.aoprecords.de
www.facebook.com/aoprecs

Italy’s FATE set release date for new CALIGARI EP, reveal first track

Today, Caligari Records sets September 30th as the international release date for the second EP of Italy’s Fate, II, on cassette tape format.

Hailing from Padua and formed in 2018, the four members of Italy’s Fate have a rich and varied background in numerous metal and punk bands the past decade-plus. Coming together under the simple-yet-stately moniker of Fate, their intention from the beginning has been to honor ancient-yet-eclectic cults under that wider umbrella of heavy metal and punk rock. Thus, the influences of Celtic Frost, GISM, and Cirith Ungol all bear equal importance upon their unique aesthetic.

The first fruits of that aesthetic came with Fate‘s first EP, I, which was released in a super-limited cassette version of just 33 copies. The cover art, skewing the classic speed metal slogan of Banzai Records, was indicative of Fate‘s faithful-yet-idiosyncratic approach to metalpunk, and they’ve eclipsed that feat with the even-stronger II.

Featuring three tracks in a swift-yet-satisfying 11 minutes, Fate‘s second strike manages to engage in a narrative way despite its short length. Opener “Where the Gods Go to Die” has a crypt-lurking stomp that’s eerily mournful; then “Mask of Silver Death” fluidly shifts tempos and back – and often – whipping forth a fury one minute, readying for battle the next; and closer “Demiurge” brings the EP to a dramatic end, literally ripping across the battlefield with a triumphant gallop and capped by a spectral synth outro. Through it all, the quartet ooze attitude and charisma, evincing a sound and style that seems aeons-old but simultaneously strangely fresh. Recorded and mixed by Alex Rossi and mastered by Arthur Rizk, one could successfully argue that the production is utilized as a second instrument here, but Fate have the songwriting chops in spades – and they’re just getting started!

Get started with the brand-new track “Mask of the Silver Death” here:
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Fate (Italy)’s II
1. Where the Gods Go to Die
2. Mask of the Silver Death
3. Demiurge 


MORE INFO:
www.facethefate.bandcamp.com
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www.caligarirecords.com
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www.caligarirecords.bandcamp.com 

Bestial Chilean cult Indoctrinate premiere new track

Today, bestial Chilean cult Indoctrinate premiere the new track “Forbidden Rites of Fertility”. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh, set for international release on September 25th via Unholy Prophecies. Hear Indoctrinate’s “Forbidden Rites of Fertility” in its entirety here:
While it would seem that Chile’s Indoctrinate is a brand-new entity, having no prior public recordings, this power-trio actually rose from the ashes of Sadistik Goathammer, who were founded in 2006 by vocalist/bassist H.O.E.V, the sole original member now active in Indoctrinate. The intention with Sadistik Goathammer was not to innovate, but rather to go back to the primitive, bestial sounds of such bands as Sarcofago, Mystifier, Abhorer, Parabellum, Blasphemy, and Conqueror among others. After years of war and lineup changes, Sadistik Goathammer released some demos and splits – among them, 2008’s Goatical Nuclear Order is still considered a very relevant work in the so-called war metal scene, giving the band a renowned reputation in the underground. They opened for legendary bands like Impurity in 2014 and Profanatica in 2017, while the members were also active with other projects in the shadows, like Henosis and Interitvm.
 
Finally, in 2019, and after recording the same material three times over, resulting in years of delay for the band, Indoctrinate’s debut recording session was completed. Bearing the title Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh, this first work resulted in an eight-song/29-minute album that’s utterly gnarly ‘n’ gnashing in its intensity – indeed, bearing some bestial primitivism of the preceding Sadistik Goathammer – but imbued with a more ominous ‘n’ occultic aspect. That name change was significant, as the three members of Indoctrinate have grown and deepened in the intervening years, and now endeavor to unleash an equally savage yet more sophisticated style of ravenous black/death metal. And likewise, a title like Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh portends a lyricism rife with otherworldly horror and supernatural questing: a transcendence from a primitive state to an elevated one, all coursing through unremitting ugliness that’s quintessential Chilean.

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

Enter that temple with the previously revealed “Savagery” both HERE at Unholy Prophecies‘ YouTube channel as well as HERE at the label’s Bandcamp. 
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Indoctrinate’s Antilogos: Arcane Transmutation in the Temple of Flesh
1. N.A.G.I.T.H.A.
2. Arcane Ectasis
3. Barbaric Asencion
4. Sacred Brew of Perdition
5. Forbidden Rites of Fertility
6. Savagery
7. Antediluvian experiencia (Celebrate in Profane Exaltation)
8. Phalocentric Goatidolatry
INDOCTRINATE lineup
H.O.E.V.: vocals/bass (Interitvm, ex-Henosis, ex-Hellbutcher)
Grunenwald: guitars (Henosis)
C.R.: drums (Cannon Fodder, Qebeth)
www.unholyprophecies.com
www.facebook.com/unholyprophecies666

Finland’s MALICIOUS set release date for INVICTUS debut, reveal first track

Today, Invictus Productions sets October 30th as the international release date for the long-awaited debut album of Finland’s Malicious, Deranged Hexes, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Simply but aptly monikered, Malicious are everything their name promises: savage, barbaric, unrelenting, and utterly BERZERK. Formed in 2011 as a four-piece, the band made an auspicious start with the four-song Mental Illness demo. But the band’s next strike put the name Malicious on the international metal map: Black Fumes, another four-song recording, which received vinyl, CD, and two different cassette pressings over the next couple years. While those subsequent pressings kept the name in the minds of diehards the world over, Malicious’ most malicious strike was still to come…

At last, it arrives in full-length form bearing the all-too-accurate title Deranged Hexes. No more but definitely no less, Deranged Hexes is everything their previous Malicious recordings delivered – from cobwebbed evil to gibbering intensity, ranging the likes of Necrovore, ‘80s Possessed, and especially Mike Browning-era Morbid Angel to the earliest (and best) works of Sarcofago and Sepultura – but upratchets them to a beyond-OTT level. There’s no half measures here, nor quarter given; Deranged Hexes is full-on blackened Metal of Death insanity given flight on leathery wings. Teeth-gnashing riffery, dangerously unhinged drumming, and feral howls from the abyss…everything comes spilling out their sepulchral cauldron, and FAST, leaving no room for breath nor safety in its eight-song/25-minute pillage of impurity. Malicious taunt you to keep up, to resist…to survive. This is true power from Hell!

Again, it cannot be overstated enough: Malicious are ever-fucking-aptly monikered, and these are their Deranged Hexes!

Derange yourself with the first hex “Hideous Transformations,” which can be heard here:

Cover and tracklisting as follows :

Tracklisting for Malicious (Finland)’s Deranged Hexes
1. Infinite Perdition
2. Ecstasis
3. Hideous Transformations
4. Perpetual Paranoia
5. Death Embalmed
6. Nefarious Mutations
7. Impurity’s Total Downfall
8. Deranged Hexes

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/MaliciousFin
www.maliciousfin.bandcamp.com
www.invictusproductions.net www.facebook.com/invictusproductions