Doom

A DEAD POEM stream PERSONAL RECORDS debut album

Today, dark metallers A Dead Poem stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Abstract Existence. Set for international release on December 13th via Personal Records, hear A Dead Poem‘s Abstract Existence in its entirety here:

Hailing from Brazil, A Dead Poem was formed in 2023 by Marlon Combat, with the aim of rescuing the essence and atmosphere of doom / black metal as practiced by Katatonia, October Tide, Finland’s Rapture, and especially Paradise Lost and Rotting Christ during the early ’90s. Starting the compositions for the first record, he invited the experienced multi-instrumentalist Carlos Misanthropic to take over the vocals and other instruments, thus forming a duo with the same goals and with extreme musical harmony.

With that, A Dead Poem gathered enough material to produce the funereal and macabre debut single “Until the Seventh Day,” which is part of their debut EP Absence of Life, first released on digital platforms in November 2023 and then as a limited CD edition in early 2024 via Cold Art Industry Records. Thereafter, the band’s music gained interest from the eclectic Personal Records, who’s now set to release their debut album.

Aptly titled Abstract Existence, A Dead Poem‘s debut album is a tour de force of vintage vibes – the velvety, incense-choked essence of 1993, when gothic doom, black metal, and melodeath briefly comingled and crossed DNA. One could point to such classics as Paradise Lost’s Gothic, Katatonia’s Dance of December Souls, or indeed Rotting Christ’s later dark-horse A Dead Poem as the firm aesthetic foundation on which the duo build their darkly emotive anthems, but A Dead Poem the band keenly understand subtlety and restraint, allowing each of these seven hypnotic songs to slowly work their spell and drown the listener in a sorrow so deep, you can practically feel the era-authentic black turtleneck closing around you. No more but definitely no less, Abstract Existence is an exercise in purity, of offering tribute to and tastefully embellishing an exclusive canon: mighty times when the subgenre was experiencing the paths to choose, establishing its own dos and don’ts. Sealing that authenticity is the exquisitely mossy ‘n’ dingey production, wringing every last dour note for all its worth.

Personal Records stands for Darkening Metal, and none’s more “darkening” than A Dead Poem‘s Abstract Existence!

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

Tracklisting for A Dead Poem’s Abstract Existence

1. In Forgotten Dimensions
2. Abstract Existence
3. Before The Rising Sun
4. Dressed In Black
5. Obedience
6. Prayers To The Void
7. Silent Tears Fall

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/adeadpoem.doom

www.personal-records.com
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TROLLCAVE stream new ME SACO UN OJO / BLACKSEED mini-album

Today, funereal death-doomers Trollcave stream the entirety of their highly anticipated new mini-album, Adoration of the Abyssal Trespasser. Set for international release on November 15th – Me Saco Un Ojo Records will release the 12″ vinyl version while BlackSeed Productions will handle the CD version – hear Trollcave‘s Adoration of the Abyssal Trespasser in its entirety here:

Trollcave, Spain’s funereal death-doom titans, are back with a new record. Following their 2021 EP, 2022 debut LP, and recent split with Putridarium, here comes another crowing opus of decay.

Brooding atmospherics begin with some unnerving synths – this record promises a descent into the crypts. After these tense few minutes, monolithic guitars and thunderous drums reanimate a slew of fetid compositions. Gurgling vocals blend into hypnotic rhythmic sludge to convey a drudging sense of dread. This is one of those records that will make you feel entombed from the start to the end with its convulsive swaying gloom, mesmerizing you with its grotesque atmosphere and crushing delivery. Ever wondered what it would feel like to have your head pulverized by a sledgehammer of death-doom perfection? Then stick around – your answer lies in this record!

Prepare to be bound to the spot by a spectral apparition of death metal much darker and more despairing than most. This Spanish horde craft a duo of spellbinding and dynamic songs which fill the air with a sepulchral stench yet manage to retain an interesting range of ideas. For those seeking the most doomed realm of death metal, this is the final destination: no hope, only crawling rot and restless melancholy. Every sound seems to roar from the deepest abyss, and with each passing moment, you will find yourself pulled further into it… [text by Jørgen Sven Kirby, Nattskog webzine]

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Trollcave’s Adoration of the Abyssal Trespasser
1. Intro / Grotesque Abyssal Trespasser [15:06]
2. Abominator’s Diseased Carrion [16:20]

MORE INFO:
trollcave666.bandcamp.com 

www.mesacounojo.com
www.mesacounojo.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/mesacounojo

www.blackseedprod.com
blackseedprod.bandcamp.com

Australian black-doom deviants Tyrannic premiere the new track “Tyrannic Desolation”

Today, Australian black-doom deviants Tyrannic premiere the new track “Tyrannic Desolation”. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated third album, Tyrannic Desolation, set for international release on November 22nd via Iron Bonehead Productions. Hear Tyrannic‘s title track “Tyrannic Desolation” in its entirety here:

Since their formation in 2010, Australia’s Tyrannic have been a steady study in sonic defiance. The band’s earliest demo and split recordings were largely the work of one Tyrannic Deluge, but by the time of their debut album, 2018’s Ethereal Sepulchre, Tyrannic expanded their lineup and also expounded upon the primitivist origins of their sound. Aptly titled, Ethereal Sepulchre was a foggy ‘n’ frightening statement of eerie blackened doom – or perhaps DOOMED BLACK? Either way, the trio tread upon the slimy foundation laid out by their forebears but also evinced a red-eyed personality all their own. That identity has fully come to fruition with Tyrannic‘s second album, Mortuus Decadence, released in 2021 by Iron Bonehead. Somehow more immediate and distant simultaneously, the Aussies’ second full-length flayed sanity with its ever-tumultuous and -twisting songwriting, instilling utter unease in even the hardiest listener.

Now back to a power-trio, Tyrannic continue the chaos-harnessed trajectory of its predecessor with their third album, Tyrannic Desolation. Aptly titled, there are indeed many moments of desolation across the eight-song / 48-minute record; while one could liken them to “doom” in its most skeletal sense, those moments stomp down and ring out with seemingly random rancor, as if the players had pushed their primitive pulse to its limit and then tumble to a rumbling plod. But, such usage simply underlines the very madness running rampant across Tyrannic Desolation. Taking treacherous turns as often as they left a bestial burst run uncomfortably long, Tyrannic take demonic pleasure in the seemingly scattershot songwriting they employ. And just like Mortuus Decadence, A LOT happens across Tyrannic Desolation – and those endlessly rolling / roiling screeds of physicality continue to mutate in a manner most bizarre. If anything, Tyrannic Desolation by comparison imparts a greater sense of space and then hammers away any last vestige of “hook” or riff or whatever…and somehow, it eerily beckons further investigation, especially when faced with the vampiric-castle soloing found on “Dance On Graves Chained to the Labyrinth.” Again, MADNESS.

With their third full-length, Tyrannic prove that these idiosyncrasies are no mere fluke, and the wild & weird terrain trod by the likes of old Samael, early Celtic Frost / Hellhammer, Hungary’s Tormentor, Beherit, Brazilian iconoclasts like Impurity and Sextrash, or even very earliest Mayhem is very much also theirs. More cracked, more broken, more thirsty & miserable: this is Tyrannic Desolation!

Also hear the previously revealed “Prophetic Eyes of Glass” HERE at Iron Bonehead‘s Soundcloud. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Tyrannic’s Tyrannic Desolation
1. Prophetic Eyes of Glass
2. Tyrannic Desolation
3. Only Death Can Speak My Name
4. Impaled Before Your Mirror of Fate
5. Stillbirth In Still Life
6. Dance On Graves Chained To the Labyrinth
7. Incubus Incarnate
8. Morbid Sanctum

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/Tyrannic-413672648839389


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INVERNOIR stream new CODE666 album

Today, gothic-doom metallers Invernoir steam the entirety of their highly anticipated second album, Aimin’ For Oblivion. Set for European release on September 27th (October 4th for North America / rest of the world) via code666, hear Invernoir‘s Aimin’ For Oblivion in its entirety here:

Formed in 2016 by members of Rome’s flourishing local scene, Invernoir have shown a special talent right from the beginning with their striking debut EP, 2018’s Mourn, combining the cherished atmospheres of ’90s British doom with the more recent Scandinavian scene, managing the difficult feat of not sounding derivative at all. With their debut album in 2020, The Void and the Unbearable Loss, Invernoir received enthusiastic reviews from all over the world, building a loyal fanbase eagerly awaiting their new album, titled Aimin’ for Oblivion, for cult label code666.

Invernoir literally bring back to life the best ’90s gothic doom with this stellar new album. Aimin’ for Oblivion comprises seven tracks that will make dark metal hearts bleed with that irresistible balance between light and shadows. Invernoir‘s Aimin’ for Oblivion is unmissable for fans of old-school Anathema, Katatonia, and My Dying Bride.

Preorder info can be found HERE at Aural Music‘s Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Invernoir’s Aimin’ for Oblivion
1. Shadow Slave [6:20]
2. Doomed [5:29]
3. Desperate Days [4:50]
4. Forgotten in Time [6:02]
5. Broken [5:16]
6. Few Minutes [7:12]
7. Unworthy [6:06]
8. Useless [6:31]

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/invernoir 

www.code666.net 
www.facebook.com/code666.label 

INVERNOIR set release date for new CODE666 album

On September 27th in Europe (October 4th for North America / rest of the world), code666 is proud to present Invernoir‘s highly anticipated second album, Aimin’ For Oblivion.

Formed in 2016 by members of Rome’s flourishing local scene, Invernoir have shown a special talent right from the beginning with their striking debut EP, 2018’s Mourn, combining the cherished atmospheres of ’90s British doom with the more recent Scandinavian scene, managing the difficult feat of not sounding derivative at all. With their debut album in 2020, The Void and the Unbearable Loss, Invernoir received enthusiastic reviews from all over the world, building a loyal fanbase eagerly awaiting their new album, titled Aimin’ for Oblivion, for cult label code666.

Invernoir literally bring back to life the best ’90s gothic doom with this stellar new album. Aimin’ for Oblivion comprises seven tracks that will make dark metal hearts bleed with that irresistible balance between light and shadows. Invernoir‘s Aimin’ for Oblivion is unmissable for fans of old-school Anathema, Katatonia, and My Dying Bride.

First track to be revealed on August 30th. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Invernoir’s Aimin’ for Oblivion
1. Shadow Slave [6:20]
2. Doomed [5:29]
3. Desperate Days [4:50]
4. Forgotten in Time [6:02]
5. Broken [5:16]
6. Few Minutes [7:12]
7. Unworthy [6:06]
8. Useless [6:31]

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/invernoir 

www.code666.net 
www.facebook.com/code666.label 

MOURNERS LAMENT stream new PERSONAL RECORDS album

Today, doom-death titans Mourners Lament stream the entirety of their band’s highly anticipated second album, A Grey Farewell. Set for international release on August 2nd via Personal Records, hear Mourners Lament‘s A Grey Farewell in its entirety here:

Formed in 2004, Mourners Lament are a doom-death metal band hailing from Viña del Mar, Chile. During their first years, they released a demo in 2004 and then an EP, Unbroken Solemnity, in 2008. Those two recordings launched the quintet onto numerous gigs within the Chilean doom scene, some of them with classic bands like Poema Arcanus and Mar de Grises. 

Lineup changes followed during the next handful of years, as Mourners Lament underwent a minor period of silence while preparing what would be their debut album. Titled We All Be Given, the band’s first full-length would first be released in 2016 by esteemed national label Canometal Records, and then later the next year internationally through Hammerheart Records. Between the two editions, Mourners Lament established themselves as a considerable new(er) name in the wider doom-death scene.

After the debut album’s initial release, Mourners Lament continued playing live shows in their native Chile, climbing to a higher position in the national doom scene. Later on, two new members took over drums and vocal duties, and a new lineup was established in 2019, which continues to this day. This new-look Mourners Lament brought fresh sounds and spirit to the band, resulting in the new EP Grieving at a Distance in 2022 and their first adventure in European territory that same year. 

After the Euro tour, which included an appearance at the renowned Dutch Doom Days festival, the band started the process of a new album. At last here, A Grey Farewell easily eclipses its not-inconsiderable full-length predecessor. Here, Mourners Lament erect a towering monument to misery: six songs in nearly 65 minutes, the album is an emotional and DARK journey across a majestic & melancholic landscape. Undoubtedly, it’s pure DOOM-DEATH by definition – riffs crush and then reverberate, rhythms lumber before nearly disappearing into darkness, guttural vocals either meld with both or play counterpart, and icy, almost-sensual synths flow with subtlety and a quiet power – but Mourners Lament prove to be masterful songwriters, patiently building arcs that unfold dark drama and bittersweet emotion, and then seamlessly threading the whole experience together as one unified work that’s equally spacious and suffocating. That there’s a bit more polish here only makes A Grey Farewell that much better, particularly given the band’s penchant for dynamic quietude.

The raw-yet-rich emotion of the earliest days of the Peaceville Three – Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, and Anathema, altogether THE eternal template for doom-death metal – can still be a fertile field for inspiration. It would not be hyperbole to suggest that A Grey Farewell is perhaps one of the best modern examples of pure doom-death that imparts its own personality. Some 20 years after their formation, Mourners Lament have truly arrived!

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

Tracklisting for Mourners Lament’s A Grey Farewell

1. Towards Abandonment [10:58]
2. Changes [13:27]
3. Ocaso [7:26]
4. The Clear Distance [12:29]
5. In A White Room [9:18]
6. Mass Eulogy [10:22]

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/mournerslament.official 

www.personal-records.com
personal-records.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/personalrecords666
Instagram.com/personalrecords666

Black Totem release ten tracks of pure vintage audio horror, new album III: Sacrifice Tonite out now!

Imagine the scene: you’ve passed out in a graveyard because you had one too many shots of bourbon last night, and you wake up to a world where every day is literally Halloween… Do those slow-moving figures in the corner of your eye remind you a bit of the fiends from that black-and-white Romero movie you’ve watched too many times?

Under the light of a full moon, you head back home only to realize your old friendly neighborhood is now swarming with witches, and there’s a sacrifice going on behind every window. Finally, back in your own bed, you can’t sleep because the flapping sounds of batwings keep you awake, and you still can’t get rid of that image of the totem in the shadows that wasn’t there yesterday…

For some, this could be the most nightmarish scenario to witness, but to the death rockers of Black Totem, it’s the very (un)life they live and breathe every single day with their third full-length album, “III: Sacrifice Tonite.”

Take a horrific trip through the ten tracks of pure vintage audio horror, guaranteed 100% free from modern-day CGI and cheap jump scares. “III: Sacrifice Tonite” brings back the good old days of rocking and catchy as hell blues punk, where Screamin’ Jay Hawkins shakes hands with old-school doom metal, and Samhain and The Misfits. Guitarist and vocalist Spit Poison and bassist Vera Wolf preach these unholy sermons together, never forgetting just the right amount of “WOOOO’OS,” while Tony Cash assaults the drums with human bones and lead guitarist Sam Hate channels the very best of John Christ‘s rocking solos.

Black Totem’s new album “III: Sacrifice Tonite” is out today digitally and on 300 copies of limited black vinyl.

7.6. Black Totem: III: Sacrifice Tonite (digital)

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Black Totem: The Witch (Official Video)

Black Totem: Sacrifice Tonite (Official Visualizer)

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MOURNERS LAMENT set release date for new PERSONAL RECORDS album, reveal first track

On August 2nd internationally, Personal Records is proud to present Mourners Lament‘s highly anticipated second album, A Grey Farewell, on CD format.

Formed in 2004, Mourners Lament are a doom-death metal band hailing from Viña del Mar, Chile. During their first years, they released a demo in 2004 and then an EP, Unbroken Solemnity, in 2008. Those two recordings launched the quintet onto numerous gigs within the Chilean doom scene, some of them with classic bands like Poema Arcanus and Mar de Grises. 

Lineup changes followed during the next handful of years, as Mourners Lament underwent a minor period of silence while preparing what would be their debut album. Titled We All Be Given, the band’s first full-length would first be released in 2016 by esteemed national label Canometal Records, and then later the next year internationally through Hammerheart Records. Between the two editions, Mourners Lament established themselves as a considerable new(er) name in the wider doom-death scene.

After the debut album’s initial release, Mourners Lament continued playing live shows in their native Chile, climbing to a higher position in the national doom scene. Later on, two new members took over drums and vocal duties, and a new lineup was established in 2019, which continues to this day. This new-look Mourners Lament brought fresh sounds and spirit to the band, resulting in the new EP Grieving at a Distance in 2022 and their first adventure in European territory that same year. 

After the Euro tour, which included an appearance at the renowned Dutch Doom Days festival, the band started the process of a new album. At last here, A Grey Farewell easily eclipses its not-inconsiderable full-length predecessor. Here, Mourners Lament erect a towering monument to misery: six songs in nearly 65 minutes, the album is an emotional and DARK journey across a majestic & melancholic landscape. Undoubtedly, it’s pure DOOM-DEATH by definition – riffs crush and then reverberate, rhythms lumber before nearly disappearing into darkness, guttural vocals either meld with both or play counterpart, and icy, almost-sensual synths flow with subtlety and a quiet power – but Mourners Lament prove to be masterful songwriters, patiently building arcs that unfold dark drama and bittersweet emotion, and then seamlessly threading the whole experience together as one unified work that’s equally spacious and suffocating. That there’s a bit more polish here only makes A Grey Farewell that much better, particularly given the band’s penchant for dynamic quietude.

The raw-yet-rich emotion of the earliest days of the Peaceville Three – Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, and Anathema, altogether THE eternal template for doom-death metal – can still be a fertile field for inspiration. It would not be hyperbole to suggest that A Grey Farewell is perhaps one of the best modern examples of pure doom-death that imparts its own personality. Some 20 years after their formation, Mourners Lament have truly arrived!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track “Towards Abandonment” here:

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

Tracklisting for Mourners Lament’s A Grey Farewell

1. Towards Abandonment [10:58]
2. Changes [13:27]
3. Ocaso [7:26]
4. The Clear Distance [12:29]
5. In A White Room [9:18]
6. Mass Eulogy [10:22]

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/mournerslament.official 

www.personal-records.com
personal-records.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/personalrecords666
Instagram.com/personalrecords666

DESERTS OF MARS Reveal New Single “Crimson Mountain” Ahead Of Forthcoming Album Dead Planet Exodus

Heavily inspired by sci-fi and Tabletop RPGs, DESERTS OF MARS deliver a dynamic sonic mixture of stoner rock, grunge, metal, and doom/industrial. The new single “Crimson Mountain” is out now, and lands ahead of the forthcoming album Dead Planet Exodus to be released later this year.

The band comments on “Crimson Mountain”:

“An anthem and rallying cry for the Crashtronauts and the band as our heroes hop into a battle vehicle and head to take the rocket base atop the Crimson Mountain (you can see the rocket taking off on the album cover). I channeled all the anime/action visuals in my head for this one, as I wanted to evoke the feeling of a band going for broke with weapons shaped like instruments, slaying their enemies, and reaching their ultimate goal.

Thinly veiled, but the last lyric: ‘This flight, our final fight To seize our place Among the stars’ is how I feel this album and its strange winding production has been for the band. This is our final make or break during this time period, and a call to action that we have to make things happen.”

Stream “Crimson Mountain” here:

AboutDESERTS OF MARS: 
Austin, Texas, based DESERTS OF MARS was formed in 2006 by band leader and founder Tony Salvaggio. Salvaggio explains the ideology behind the band: “I came up with the name Deserts of Mars because I wanted to evoke the Desert Rock vibe. However, it also has a sci-fi slant; it can mean the God of War, so it has ties to mythology. I love letting the listener/viewer decide what it means to them.”

Salvaggio continues, “[DESERTS OF MARS runs off of] a steady diet of sci-fi movies, novels, manga, animation, RPGS, and metal fuels me and bleeds into the rest of the band. I’ve been a nerd first and a metalhead for a very long time, and I’ve never grown out of that quest for the next fun thing to watch/read/listen to half a century into life. I feel like if I lose that sense of wonder, it’s over. Always be learning/listening/creating.”

DESERTS OF MARS Is: 
Tony Salvaggio – Bass, Vocals
Morgan Faber – Drums
Kotah Mack – Guitar (2024) 

Dead Planet Exodus Guests:
Bradley Barnes – Guitar ((OG riffs on “Crashdown”, “Temple of the Rain”)
Jeff Henson – Rhythm and Lead Guitar Wizardry
Jeff Klein – Interstellar Rhythm and Lead Guitar

Dead Planet Exodus Art Credits:
Cover Art – Sana Freeman
Interior Art – Rolf Mohr
Additional Art – Joshua Dartez Art
Band Promo Photos – Erik Bredthauer – NecroBlanca Photography

Links:
Website: http://desertsofmars.com/

Track Listing: 
1. Crashdown 
2. Temple of the Rain 
3. Shilluminati
4. Dead Planet
5. Darkness
6. Midnight Comes
7. Never
8. Temporal Vampires
9. Crimson Mountain
10. The Fallen

Doomed death metallers Wrektomb premiere new track

Today, doomed death metallers Wrektomb premiere the new track “Unexpected Encounters With Nature”. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Bovine Mockeries of Human Posturing, set for international release on April 5th via Personal Records. Hear Wrektomb‘s “Unexpected Encounters With Nature” in its entirety  here:

The sarcophagus has cracked, releasing the sulfuric putrefaction of Wrektomb‘s first full-length recording after one EP, Bovine Mockeries of Human Posturing. Nick Krostoff and his faithful companion Vera Kätzin bring warnings from the next realm that oblivious and prideful humans must not overestimate their place in the cosmic hierarchy while Dieter Itis sets the cadence as this dire procession marches back into the earth from which it came.  

With Krostoff as crypt-keeper, each song tells a gory and depraved tale: human deviants engaged in self-mutilation to feel something other than apathy and disdain. With crushing force, the Red Heifer, the Divine bovine, tramples temples and pulverizes the pride of arrogant, unsuspecting victims for their misplaced worship. Time travel through the multiverse is exploited by an impulse to sire linage across time and space. Modernity’s zeitgeist ruled by indoctrination with vapid values of the psychopath’s all-consuming black hole of derangement – unable to satiate the hunger for carnage and the carnal – culminating in a reflection on defeat, finding the meaning of life in the decomposition of the flesh: the height of human achievement in transforming into feed for the corvids and carrion-eaters of the sky. 

At times an ornate marble mausoleum, at times a spartan gravel grave mound, meditate on the melodies of doom before they are once again lost to the underworld.

Hear the previously revealed “Gored Into Reality” HERE at Personal Records‘ Bandcamp. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover artwork, courtesy of Misanthropic-Art, and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Wrektomb’s Bovine Mockeries of Human Posturing

1. Gored Into Reality [7:29]
2. Unexpected Encounters with Nature [9:10]
3. Quantumcreep [9:01]
4. Society Supported Psychopaths [6:15]
5. This Decay of Me [10:35]

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/wrektomb 
wrektomb.bandcamp.com

www.personal-records.com
personal-records.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/personalrecords666
Instagram.com/personalrecords666