NULLIFICIATON set release date for PERSONAL RECORDS debut, reveal first track – features members of DESOLATOR, FORMLESS ODEON+++

On January 14th, 2022 internationally, Personal Records is proud to present Nullification‘s striking debut album, Kingdoms to Hovel.

Formed in May 2021, Nullification‘s brand of death metal is sure to bring destructive breakneck music to old-school listeners with their exciting debut album. Founded by Jayson Gonzales in his hometown of Bay, Laguna, Philippines, he initially wrote the materials for the album before he was later joined by Andrei Alemania on drums, Rozel Leaño on vocals and bass, and Jonathan Miranda on lead guitars — all current members of Desolator (Philippines) and Formless Oedon. The band finished writing, recording, and production of their debut album in June of the same year.

After its ominous intro, immediately upon pressing “play” to Kingdoms to Hovel, the listener will be transported back to glorious times — ancient days done with ancient ways. Nullification‘s attack is pure and true Metal of Death brewed in the cauldron of olde, with their foremost influences of Mercyless, Benediction, Demolition Hammer, Ripping Corpse, Morbid Angel, early Cynic, and Asphyx ringing loud and clear. However, the quartet are no mere plagiarists, and proudly contribute to this hallowed lineage with righteously ripping songwriting that’s straightforward and fucking EVIL and a possessed & poisoned style of execution that literally sounds DANGEROUS. Everything comes at you at once, and there’s NO ESCAPE. Sealing the coffin is the devastating production: palpably physical, and the perfect balance between clear ‘n’ cutting and raw ‘n’ bloody.

Mark our words: one will not find a death metal record in 2022 that sounds as authentically 1992 as Nullification‘s Kingdoms to Hovel.

Hear for yourself with the brand-new track “Deliverance from Chaos” here:

. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Nullification’s Kingdoms to Hovel
1. Intro to Annihilation
2. The Sledgehammer
3. Calamity from the Skies
4. Kingdoms Reduced to Hovel
5. Deliverance from Chaos
6. Negated Fields
7. Inside the Surreal
8. Everything… and Everyone (Nullified)
9. I, the Nullifier

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/nullificationdeathmetal

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The UK’s NECROMANIAC to have first demo reissued by INVICTUS, prepare debut album for the label

Today, Invictus Productions announces November 26th as the international release date for a reissue of the debut demo of the UK’s Necromaniac, Morbid Metal, on cassette tape format.

Formed in 2011, London’s Necromaniac at last emerged from the slime of time eternal in 2015 with the five-song Morbid Metal demo. With members possessing a wealth of underground experience spanning the last couple decades – not to mention that those members hail from such countries as Spain, Greece, Poland, and most recently Sweden, altogether adding a more exotic flavor elusive to most UK bands – it’s not surprising that the band’s first recording was such a firestorm of ancient energy. Very much “old” but very much far from trite “retro” posturing, Morbid Metal was – and still is – everything its title promises, whipping forth a fury faintly/variously reminiscent of classic Nifelheim, Germany’s Poison, Hungary’s Tormentor, Root, and Invictus alumni Vomitor. Hideous, haunting, and most definitely fucking METAL!

As such, Necromaniac will be delivering their debut album through Invictus in the coming year, and this new edition of Morbid Metal serves as a (re)introduction to their sinister ways. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED!

In the meantime, stream Morbid Metal in its entirety here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Necromaniac (UK)’s Morbid Metal
1. Into the Darkest of Realms
2. Cosmic Onslaught
3. Armies of Concrete Rot
4. Underneath the Crucifix
5. Cursed by the Revenant

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/necromaniacUK

www.invictusproductions.net

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Canada’s OSSUAIRE set release date for new SEPULCHRAL mini-album

Today, Sepulchral Productions announces December 2nd as the international release date for the highly anticipated new mini-album of Canada’s Ossuaire, Triumvirat. 

The heirs of the world’s Origin’s venom resurface with a concept glorifying the journey of the “Chantre Ardent,” the golden-faced idol who guided a hundred chosen ones to the gates of the Great Rome so they could purge the holy land of its Christianity. With Triumvirat, Ossuaire heralds the supremacy of the Snake and its victory through tragedy during 30 minutes of pure intensity and vehemence. With triumphant melodies supported by commanding chants and a high-caliber, impactful production, Ossuaire steps up to a new level and consolidates its place among the scene while issuing a serious warning about the undeniable quality of Québécois black metal.

Ossuaire will be performing at this year’s Messe Des Morts festival, set to take place November 25-27 in Montreal. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Ossuaire (Canada)’s Triumvirat
1. À l’Aube de l’Impur
2. La Sainte Purge
3. Triumvirat
4. Ignipotentis
5. Cénotaphe

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/ossuaire.qc

www.sepulchralproductions.com

GOAT TORMENT release drum play-through for ‘Disorder And Disruption’

The Belgian blackened death metal stalwarts of GOAT TORMENT are now premiering a a new drum play-through for the track ‘Disorder And Disruption’. The song is taken from their freshly released full length ‘Forked Tongues‘, which was released on October 29, 2021. Check out drummer Torturer’s take on the track here:

Pre-order info here:

https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/GoatTorment

‘Forked Tongues’ can be listened to in full HERE. The cover artwork, which was created by Olivier Lomer (EMPTINESS), and further album details can be found below.

Track list: 
1. Pantheon Of Devourment (5:21)
2. Disorder And Disruption (4:12) (LISTEN)
3. Cursed (5:29) (LISTEN)
4. Forked Tongues (4:46) (LISTEN)
5. The Road To Oblivion (2:08)
6. Profanation (5:13)
7. Deceitful Faith (5:38)
8. Ravenous Ghouls (5:41)
9. Charnel Houses (4:46)
Total: 43:14

The black metal crusaders in GOAT TORMENT return with ‘Forked Tongues,’ their first new album/release in over 6 years. A blast furnace of primal satanic fury, delivering a savage onslaught!

GOAT TORMENT was formed in 2008 by Kwel and K.J. with the intention to create music as a weapon of mass destruction and to annihilate everything which the so-called society stands for. For a start Kwel was supposed to play bass and K.J. would handle the vocals. But they didn’t find a guitarist who fitted with the ideology on a serious level. Thus Kwel decided to handle all the guitar parts and K.J.. started to play bass. After some months of research, the band recruited drummer Perversor. Then the band released a 4-track demo tape, released in 2009 through Terrorghoul Productions from Austria. The reactions were tremendous and bigger labels contacted the band interested to release the future offerings of GOAT TORMENT.

At this point, the band shared stages all over Europe with bands such as Grave Miasma, Hell Militia, Enthroned, Black Crucifixion, Black Witchery, The Devil’s blood…to name but a few. At the beginning of 2010 GOAT TORMENT had to part ways with drummer Perversor due to musical differences. During the early days of April 2010 a new burning entity was found: S. claimed the throne behind the battery. The Death wielding Trinity of GOAT TORMENT was complete. New songs were written, gigs were played and blood was shed.

Exactly one year later, the band entered the infamous Blackout Studio in Brussels (BE) to record some tracks for two upcoming releases: A 7” split EP with The Beast which was released at the beginning of 2012 and later that year another 7” EP , called “Into The Mouth of the Serpent”. Directly after the split EP was released, Kwel an S. decided to part ways with K.J.. due to different views about their future. In that moment GT decided to go on as a duet recruiting session members for live-shows.

The band returned to Blackout Studio in the fall of 2012 to record their first full-length album ‘Dominande Tenebrae’ ,which was released in February 2013 by Amor Fati Productions from Germany. After a year of a few European shows, the band had their first live appearance on American soil (Maryland Deathfest XII). The band had plans to go on as a four piece, but that didn’t work out because of different views. A South American tour was planned for August 2014 with the Belgian maniacs of ENTHRONED, but the two bands were forced to cancel one month before due to the irresponsible promoter.

In September 2014, S. decided to leave the band, due to other personal priorities and having no time anymore for drumming. It didn’t take long for Kwel to find somebody to take over the hammers. A new era began and Torturer (Mor Dagor, Bethlehem, ex-Belphegor) joined GOAT TORMENT as a new full member, so the duo was complete again. The band returned to Blackout Multimedia Studio in the beginning of 2015 to record their second full-length album.

In the summer of 2015, ‘Sermons To Death’ was released by Amor Fati Productions. The band toured the US West Coast in October 2015, accompanied by Saroth and Vagus Nox as live members. Shortly after, Vagus Nox joined forces to write new material. At the end of 2020, the third studio album ‘Forked Tongues’ had been completed.

The new offering delivers ultraheavy darkening passages that only serve to temper the relentless blasting speed. ‘Forked Tongues’ is musical punishment writ large, and sounds as if forged in the crucible of hell!

www.goattorment.com 
www.facebook.com/Goattorment 
www.instagram.com/goattorment

Lineup: 
Kwel: Guitars, Bass & Vocals
Torturer: Drums

Recording Studio:
Drums at MMP Studio, Duisburg (DE). 
Vocals at Blackout Studio, Brussel (BE).
Guitars and Bass at Goat Torment’s Lair (BE)
Mixing and Mastering: Jérémie Bézier (EMPTINESS) at Blackout Studio, Brussel (BE)

ÚLFARR set release date for new PURITY THROUGH FIRE mini-album, reveal first track – features members of THY DYING LIGHT, NEFARIOUS DUSK, MORTE LUNE

Purity ThroughFire is proud to present Úlfarr‘s highly anticipated second mini-album, The Ruins of Human Failure, on CD, A5 digipack, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. The CD and tape versions shall be released on December 12th while the vinyl will follow in summer 2022.

Since 2011, Úlfarr have stood for uncompromising, antisocial UK black metal – or, under their own banner of Cumbrian Black Metal. Helmed by Dominus, AKA Hrafn – who counts the equally prolific Thy Dying Light amongst his activities, as well as fellow labelmates Nefarious Dusk and Morte Lune – Úlfarr released a couple demos its first few years and then a split album with comrades Hrafnblóð. Another demo followed in 2014, followed by, uniquely, two live albums. Then, in 2019 did the band’s debut mini-album at last arrive, bearing the all-too-fitting title Hate & Terror – The Rise Of Pure Evil. Swift and scything, Úlfarr stoked the flames of traditional black metal in the vein of classic Craft, Darkthrone, Mayhem, One Head One Tail, and Death Cult.

Now, after two more years of silence, Úlfarr return to stoke those flames again with The Ruins of Human Failure. Another apt title, The Ruins of Human Failure encompasses a four-part title track that spits venom and vitriol for miles around, dumping further fuel on the bonfire of humanity. No more and no less, Úlfarr hold tight to their sound and hone in one dark, dismal energies inspired by the desolate landscapes of their homeland, the unrelentingly bleak climate, and a shared disdain towards humanity in the overpopulated wastelands of modern Britain. At times more primitive than its predecessor and more headbanging at others, you don’t so much as listen to The Ruins of Human Failure as FEEL it – and it still hates you, too.

DIY as always, The Ruins of Human Failure was recorded entirely by Dominus, with drums programmed by Azrael, who also handles mixing & mastering here. No hope, and NO CONTACT! Úlfarr plays CUMBRIAN BLACK METAL exclusively!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track “The Ruins of Human Failure Pt. 1” here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Úlfarr’s The Ruins of Human Failure
1. The Ruins of Human Failure pt. 1
2. The Ruins of Human Failure pt. 2
3. The Ruins of Human Failure pt. 3
4. The Ruins of Human Failure pt. 4
5. Forgotten By Time
6. Cold in Death

MORE INFO:
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HOLLOW WOODS set release date for SIGNAL REX debut, reveal first track

On December 21st internationally, Signal Rex is proud to present Hollow Woods‘ highly anticipated debut album, Cold Winds Cleave the Earth, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

After 2019’s well-received Endless Trails demo via Signal Rex, Hollow Woods strike with a full-length debut fittingly titled Cold Winds Cleave the Earth. While hailing from Finland, this mysterious entity largely eschew their homeland’s reigning black metal idiom, instead taking influence from Ukraine (Roman Saenko’s projects), Norway (early Ulver, equally early Gorgoroth), and especially Russia (the Blazebirth Hall collective). In other words, pure & proud BLACK METAL, nevertheless done with personality and charisma.

Cold Winds Cleave the Earth boldly and brazenly displays Hollow Woods‘ full potential across its six-song/39-minute duration. Epic but never belabored, physical but finessed, straightforward but never simplistic: no gimmicks, just hateful black metal. Hollow Woods are always working within the framework of devotion to the primal world and nature mysticism; both can be felt, subtly but assured, across the entirety of Cold Winds Cleave the Earth. The artwork and inspiration for the album’s theme stems from Finnish linguist and ethnographer Kai Donner (1888-1935), taken during his expeditions to Siberia.

So pure, so cold, so boundless within its boundaries: Hollow Woods present a new grim majesty with Cold Winds Cleave the Earth.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track “Evergreen Vigil” here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Hollow Woods’ Cold Winds Cleave the Earth
1. Cold Winds Cleave the Earth
2. A Frozen Glance
3. Evergreen Vigil
4. Transcendent Echoes
5. Glacial Hell
6. To the Shrouded Shores

MORE INFO:
www.hollowwoods.bandcamp.com

www.signalrex.com
www.facebook.com/signalrex

LAMENT IN WINTER’S NIGHT sign with HELLS HEADBANGERS, prepare release of two albums – features members of SOLIPSISM Australia+++

Today, Hells Headbangers announces the signing of  Lament in Winter’s Night. The first fruit of this union shall be the band’s striking debut album, At the Gates of the Eternal Storm, on CD format – the vinyl LP version will be reissued by Altare Productions – which will see release in early 2022.

Hailing from the ever-fertile Australian black metal underground, Lament in Winter’s Night is the work of one The Seer, who has a vast array of other projects lurking in his cobwebbed soul. Of them, Lament in Winter’s Night is the most prominent and prolific and, since the beginning of 2019, has seen feverish activity from The Seer, culminating in the debut album At the Gates of the Eternal Storm in 2020.

Originally released by Drowning the Light’s esteemed Dark Adversary label, At the Gates of the Eternal Storm is a grand and grim summation of the noble Lament in Winter’s Night aesthetic thus far. Scurrying and scrying, The Seer’s attack here is hideous yet human, betraying a wounded-soul sensibility that explodes to the fore from his achingly sad riffing. From the nearly bass-less recording to his ghoulish echoes into the abyss, Lament in Winter’s Night create a unique disconnect here – strangely ethereal on one hand, vicious and violent on the other, with elements deployed in perversely inverse manners – but it bears underlining that this is all done in the name of proud ‘n’ pure BLACK METAL. At the Gates of the Eternal Storm is nothing if not a black metal record could’ve hailed from the darkest recesses of the ’90s.

Now widely available again on CD,  At the Gates of the Eternal Storm precedes a brand-new Lament in Winter’s Night album forthcoming from Hells Headbangers on CD and vinyl (the cassette version will be handled by The Seer’s Atrocity Altar label). The dungeons are calling! 

Release date for At the Gates of the Eternal Storm will be announced shortly. The album can be streamed in its entirety here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Lament in Winter’s Night’s At the Gates of the Eternal Storm
1. What Hatred Stirs On These Nights [8:48]
2. The Pale Yoke Of Bravery [7:58]
3. As The Ages Fade Before Me [7:22]
4. Winternight’s Yearning [8:36]
5. As Creation Reclaims My Blood [8:43]
6. Dreams Of Those Passing Nights [2:22]

MORE INFO:
www.lamentinwintersnight.bandcamp.com

www.hellsheadbangers.com

Norway’s ABHORRATION set release date for INVICTUS debut EP, reveal first track – features members of CONDOR, OBLITERATION, NEKROMANTHEON+++

Today, Invictus Productions announces November 26th as the international release date for the striking debut EP of Norway’s Abhorration, After Winter Comes War, on cassette tape format. The CD and 12″ vinyl versions will follow next year.

A brand-new formation begun in early 2020, Norway’s Abhorration nevertheless feature members hailing from such bands as Condor, Nekromantheon, Hecatomb, Resonaut, Purple Hill Witch, and Obliteration. While one could reasonably expect what sound might result from such a conglomeration, the power-trio’s first public recording, After Winter Comes War, aims for an olde-world Metal of Death that abounds with a refreshing sense of the “new.” Here, Abhorration invoke and re-arrange trace elements of classic Sadistic Intent, Morbid Angel, Possessed, and early Vader into something uniquely labyrinthine – epic, haunting, and most devotedly METAL above all – with the wicked angularity of prime Axis of Advance to make proceedings that much more twisted & pissed. The recording across After Winter Comes War is suitably raw, but the execution is deadly tight, and the four component compositions thus ripple with an intensity that’s scabrous. And thankfully, not once is there a cloying sense of “retro” here. Truly, an auspicious first start for this formation!

What comes after After Winter Comes War? Only Abhorration know at this moment – the band has since expanded to a quartet, and a full-length is rumored to be in the works – but Invictus is ready for whatever arsenal is provided next!

The first arsenal can be found with the brand-new title track “After Winter Comes War”

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Abhorration (Norway)’s After Winter Comes War
1. After Winter Comes War [5:03]
2. Ten Trenches of Malebolge [6:22]
3. Desecrate the Exploits of God [5:39]
4. The Great Storm of Putrefaction [4:28]

ABHORRATION lineup on this EP
Andreas – bass
Magnus – guitars & vox
Øyvind – drums

Current ABHORRATION lineup
Andreas – bass
Arild – rhythm/lead guitars
Magnus – rhythm guitars & vox
Øyvind – drums

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NOCTURNAL GRAVES share new song “Death to Pigs”

The blackened death metal stalwarts of NOCTURNAL GRAVES are now unveiling the second newsong ‘Death to Pigs‘, which is taken from the band’s upcoming album ‘An Outlaw’s Stand‘. The new offering is scheduled for world-wide release on January 07, 2022 via Season of Mist Underground Activists.

The new track can now be viewed here:

Presale information here:

https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/NocturnalGravesShop

NOCTURNAL GRAVES have previously unveiled the artwork for An Outlaw’s Stand’, which has been created by Simon Turner. The cover can now be viewed together with the album details below.

Track-list
1. Death to Pigs (5:30) (WATCH)
2. Command For Conflict (4:32) (WATCH)
3. Ruthless Fight (3:46)
4. Across the Acheron (4:05)
5. No Mercy For Weakness (4:01)
6. Law of the Blade (5:13)
7. Beyond the Flesh (4:56)
8. An Outlaw’s Stand (4:28)
Total: 36:31

NOCTURNAL GRAVES sound the charge with their venomous new offering, ‘An Outlaw’s Stand.’ Coalescing the nastiest and rawest elements of death, thrash, and black metal, the Australian outlaws’ brand of apocalyptic metal explodes like an atom bomb, leaving utter devastation in its path. The relentless onslaught of pure brutality makes one thing clear – Long live death!

NOCTURNAL GRAVES were originally formed in Victoria, Australia in 2004. Two well received demos, ‘Profanation of Innocence’ and ‘Deathstorm,’ followed in the same year. Quickly securing a deal, the band officially released the ‘Necromancer’ 7″ vinyl in 2006 before unleashing their cult debut full-length, ‘Satan’s Cross,’ the following year. The iconic album was later re-issued with the stunning cover art by renowned painter Paolo Girardi (INQUISITION, MANILLA ROAD, HIEROPHANT) in 2017.

When the Australians first hit Europe in 2009, they celebrated the event with ‘The Gravespirit Sessions’ split. Former DESTRÖYER 666 and RAZOR OF OCCAM guitarist Shrapnel, as well as drummer L.W., joined in 2012. 

NOCTURNAL GRAVES widely extended their international fanbase with the release of sophomore album ‘…From the Bloodline of Cain’ (2014), which resulted in an invitation to the 2016 edition of Maryland Deathfest and more shows in the United States. The band supported the tour with a limited 7″ EP ‘Sharpen the Knives / Lead us to the Endless Fire.’  

Upon a line-up change in 2018 in which L.W. departed from the band and J. took his place back behind the drums, the band saw their third album, “Titan,” released through Season of Mist. An Australian/New Zealand tour with WATAIN followed in support of the album’s release.  

In 2019, NOCTURNAL GRAVES joined forces alongside DESTRÖYER 666, DEAD CONGREGATION, and INCONCESSUS LUX LUCIS and embarked upon the Sons of Rebellion tour throughout Europe.  

At the onset of the world plunging headfirst into the pandemic, the band locked themselves away to write and record their fourth assault, ‘An Outlaw’s Stand.’ Upon reflection, this new offering encompasses the entire history of NOCTURNAL GRAVES, compiling eight tracks of sheer ferocity and raw, untamed black and death metal.

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/nocturnalgraves
https://www.instagram.com/nocturnal_graves_official

Lineup:
J.R. : Drums, Rhythm Guitars, Bass, Lead Vocals
Decaylust: Lead Guitars, Vocals
Shrapnel: Lead Guitars
Prain: Vocals

Produced by: Nocturnal Graves, engineered by Jarro Raphael
Recording studio: I-HQ Recordings, Australia
Mixing: Jarro Raphael
Mastering: I-HQ Recordings, Jarro Raphael

Black/death monstrosity Concrete Winds premiere new track

Today, black/death monstrosity Concrete Winds premiere the new track “Demonic Truculence” . The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album, Nerve Butcherer, set for international release on November 26th via Sepulchral Voice Records. Hear Concrete Winds‘ “Demonic Truculence” in its entirety here:

After Primitive Force in 2019, Concrete Winds now deliver their second full-length, fittingly entitled Nerve Butcherer. The content is hard to believe yet even harder to describe, as words might simply fail regarding this vile eruption of utmost hatred. The record precisely continues where its predecessor left the listener shocked and terrified. Repulsion on 78rpm, Morbid Angel hunting in bloodlust, Terrorizer infected with rabies, or Funeral Mist’s most dreadful moments may be even understatements for this (surely) god-damned cacophony.

Concrete Winds don’t want to please anybody, nor do they want to be accepted. All they want is to spread disgust and confusion; their tongue is that of perversion, abhorrence, and wrath. Ever witnessed a biblical plague of locusts? Well, dare to listen to Nerve Butcherer and you might find the sonic equivalent. Slaughterhouse atmosphere and total destruction meet even nastier moments to bang your head.

Some folks might say it can’t get worse after Primitive Force, but better beware of listening to Nerve Butcherer…as this is truly damn fucking mentally disordered!!!

Hear the previously revealed “Noise Trepanation” exclusively HERE, courtesy of InvisibleOranges.com. Ambitiously recorded and mixed by Stefan Brändström at the Dustward Studio, and mastered by Phil Kusabs. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Concrete Winds’ Nerve Butcherer
1. Nerve Butcherer [2:25]
2. Chromium Jaws [3:07]
3. Demonic Truculence [1:57]
4. Industrial Mutilation [2:46]
5. Noise Trepanation [2:18]
6. Intravenous Doctrine [1:59]
7. Flaying Internecine [2:54]
8. Paroxystic Flagellator [2:01]
9. Dissolvent Baptism [4:48]
10. Astomatous Vomiting [2:44]

CONCRETE WINDS are:
Jonatan Johansson – vocals, guitars, bass
Mikko Josefsson – drums


MORE INFO:
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www.sepulchralvoice.de