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SKELETHAL reveal second track from new HELLS HEADBANGERS album

Today, French death metallers Skelethal reveal the new track “Spectrum of Morbidity.” The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated third album, Within Corrosive Continuums, set for international release on July 12th via Hells Headbangers. Hear Skelethal‘s “Spectrum of Morbidity” in its entirety here:

Additionally, Skelethal will be touring Canada following the release of Within Corrosive Continuums. Full list of confirmed dates & venues as well as poster art are as follows:

July 18 – Montreal, QC @ la Soterennea
July 19 – Ottawa, ON @ House of Targ
July 20 – Toronto, ON @ Baby G
July 25 – Trois-Rivières, QC @ le Zénob
July 26 – Quebec, QC @ la Source
July 27 – Rimouski, QC @ Bain Public

Formed in 2012, Skelethal have been at the forefront of the now-fertile French death metal scene. While many of the band’s primary influences have been Swedish – Entombed, Carnage, and Dismember – over the past decade, the quartet have finessed that style of death metal into one that feels classic rather than simply “old.” Call it intrinsically understanding what makes death metal DEATH METAL or simply possessing the songwriting nous to add to such a hallowed canon rather than merely milking, but Skelethal have proven to be contenders to the throne. First full-length evidence was 2017’s Of the Depths…, followed by 2020’s Unveiling the Threshold, which saw a lineup change and bold steps beyond Swedeath (and both released by Hells Headbangers), and now arrives LP#3 to all but assure that ascent to the throne.

Tellingly titled Within Corrosive Continuums, Skelethal‘s third album equally encapsulates their past and builds upon it in noble ways. While it’s predecessor saw a slight uptick in clarity, here do Skelethal carry forward that clarity with a conspicuous dirtying-up of tone. The production’s as powerful as ever, so it could be argued that that rediscovered grit & grime come more in the band’s execution – or, more accurately, the songwriting itself. Within Corrosive Continuums immediately sounds like the same band who unleashed those prior two (celebrated) LPs, but Skelethal flex a bit differently here, opening up a number of (still-death metal) influences and transforming them into riffs and rhythms that ever so slightly more adventurous, all without (crucially) losing their characteristic directness. As such, the bulk of these largely-five-minute-long songs feel twice as fast, so feverish is the band’s intensity, but dread-draped hooks and CRUSHING heaviness still rule the day. Put another way, Skelethal take on textures that are more personal and somber, but keep the expression resolutely death metal. Simply witness the 13-minute closing juggernaut, appropriately enough the title track: hearing is believing, and Skelethal will make believers out of even the crankiest “old school” diehards.

Third albums are always a gamble when it comes to death metal; you either sell out, or get stuck in inertia for the rest of your days. Skelethal defy this convention and continue to push their limits, culminating in a deep trip Within Corrosive Continuums.

Also hear the previously revealed “Fatal Abstraction” HERE, also at Hells Headbangers‘ official YouTube channel. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Skelethal’s Within Corrosive Continuums
1. Creation
2. Spectrum of Morbidity
3. Mesmerizing Flies at the Doors of Death
4. Eyes Sewn Mouth Full
5. Upon the Immemorial Ziggurat
6. Fatal Abstraction
7. Within Corrosive Continuums

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SKELETHAL set release date for new HELLS HEADBANGERS album, reveal first track

Today, Hells Headbangers sets November 20th as the international release date for Skelethal‘s highly anticipated second album, Unveiling the Threshold on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. “Sidereal Lifespan,” the first track to be revealed from Unveiling the Threshold, can be heard here:
It’s been like an ever-flowing stream for Skelethal, ever since that very first fateful spontaneous rehearsal occurring between Gui Haunting (vocals & guitar) and Jon Whiplash (drums & bass) back in 2012. While the pair initially both played with Bay Area-like devotees Infinite Translation, they instantly bonded not only over classic death metal but its Swedish late ’80s/early ’90s counterpart, back when that subgenre was still in its infancy yet still did reek of that unmistakable stench, away from modern trickery and trends.

Eight years later, their (malicious) intent is not only intact but stronger than ever. Yet, besides an impressive outlet of various splits and demos completed by a first proper full-length (Of The Depths…), what once was a studio-only side-project has now turned into a powerful and fully-fledged band. Skelethal first recruited live session members in 2014 to respond to the live demand, while Jon ended up leaving the band in November 2018 for personal reasons. Assisted by Lucas from Mortal Scepter, who became an official member after serving for over five years as lead guitarist, Gui vowed to recruit a whole lineup, recruiting first Julien on bass and then Lorenzo Vissol from Schizophrenia on drums. By January 2019, the “new” Skelethal started working on the forthcoming second album.

Preceded by the demo-cum-proper-EP Antropomorphia, whose title track has actually been rerecorded here, Unveiling the Threshold succeeds in both staying true to its historical roots – you’ll be easily forgiven if you first think you’ve stumbled into an unreleased Hetsheads or Carnage demo – while going beyond the simple and now too-limited Swedeath tag. Way beyond.
  Wasting very little time with its opening salvo “Sidereal Lifespan,” the album first grabs you by the throat before circling the listener like a vulture. They may still tread on the left-hand path, but besides resurrecting a certain idea of the underground – some may say “true” – that seemingly disappeared back in 1991, it’s actually how genuinely evil and undiluted their death metal is that’s most striking about Unveiling the Threshold.

Mostly written by Gui, with contribution by Lucas – who came up with all the music for “Adorned With The Black Vertebra” and helped co-write “Repulsive Recollections” – yet with all four members pitching in for arrangements, the whole album was ironed out throughout 2019. To keep it raw, they opted to record everything by themselves in their rehearsal room in Tourcoing, nearby Lille, in France before handing the result over to Greg Wilkinson from the now-(in)famous Earhammer studios (Necrot, Undergang, Acephalix, etc.) for the mix last June.

Indecent and obscene, rounded by a colorful yet on-purpose cryptic and ominous artwork perfectly illustrating its title by the one and only Eliran Kantor (Bloodbath, Hate Eternal, Athiest, etc.), Unveiling the Threshold is the proof that Skelethal are not here to crawl, but to climb to the very top of the Swedeath food chain. Beware! (text by Olivier Zoltar Badin)

SKELETHAL set release date for new HELLS HEADBANGERS album, reveal first track

A statement from the band reads: “We are very thrilled to present our second full-length, Unveiling the Threshold, which holds the most brutal and in-your-face material composed by Skelethal to this day. On this second album, we were able to develop our death metal in a more efficient way, incorporating a second soloist, faster relentless drums, and allowing the songs to reach the ferocious grounds of early grindcore while still in the realm of Swedish death metal. Overall, the songwriting process has been more personal and included a greater number of influences.”

Continuing, they say, “Actual OSDM thrives worldwide with a very unique sound, behind which we can often find Greg Wilkinson from Earhammer Studios (Undergang, Necrot, Mortuous). This is the reason why we wanted Skelethal to collaborate with him for the mixing and mastering of the album. This, in addition to a new recording process and a still-fresh lineup, enabled us to achieve the heaviest sound we ever had – deep vocals, chainsaw-buzzing guitars, a crushing bass, and an explosive snare drum. The production might be cleaner than our previous releases, but still has its important share of filth and aggressiveness that defines death metal to its core.”

Concluding, “Finally, we asked the talented Eliran Kantor to bring Unveiling the Threshold to life throughout hisvery singular and remarkable paintng. The final result fits perfectly the identity of the band and the album, where monoliths rise from the sea and portals open up to a tormented sky.”

Preorder info can be found HERE.
Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Skelethal’s Unveiling the Threshold
1. Sidereal Lifespan
2. Antropomorphia
3. Emerging From the Ethereal Threshold
4. Repulsive Recollections
5. Cave Dwellers
6. On Somber Soil
7. Adorned with the Black Vetebra
8. Abyssal Church… The Portal Revealed
SKELETHAL is:
Guillaume Zeller – guitars / vocals
Lucas Scellier – guitars
Julien Bouly – bass
Lorenzo Vissol – drums

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SKELETHAL reveal new video from forthcoming split 7″ with CADAVERIC FUMES on HELLS HEADBANGERS

Today, French death metal upstarts Skelethal reveal a video for the new track “Torrents of Putrid Viscosity.” The track hails from the band’s forthcoming split 7″ with comrades Cadaveric Fumes, which will see international release on November 23rd via Hells Headbangers.

See & hear Skelethal’s video for “Torrents of Putrid Viscosity” HERE.

Aptly titled Heirs of Hideous Secrecies, this split 7″ brings together two of France’s most uprising death metal hordes. Cadaveric Fumes are up first, and offer two utterly twisted tracks of death metal dread. Soundly grounded in archetypal late ’80s / early ’90s death, these feverish mavericks take the form down routes both cosmic and swampy, adventurous and classicist. And with a debut album still on the horizon, Cadaveric Fumes continue to tease with these short-length attacks – and all are uniformly godly. Skelethal are not to be outdone, of course, and offer their first new recordings since Of the Depths…, their massively critically acclaimed debut album for Hells Headbangers last year. Both tracks are 100% Skelethal, and prove that no matter how familiar the early ’90s Swedeath sound is, it takes a certain, extremely elusive X-factor to elevate oneself beyond the thousands of pretenders – and once again, they accomplish that here, and quickly. Curious to who the Heirs of Hideous Secrecies are? Look no further than Skelethal and Cadaveric Fumes!

A video for Skelethal’s “Torrents of Putrid Viscosity” can be seen & heard HERE

Preorder info to be announced shortly.

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Heirs of Hideous Secrecies
1. Cadaveric Fumes – The Spectral Parade
2. Cadaveric Fumes – Necromancy Sublime
3. Skelethal – Emerging From the Ethereal Threshold
4. Skelethal – Torrents Of Putrefying Viscosity

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French Death Metal Duo SKELETHAL premier new track

Today, death metal diehards Skelethal premiere the new track “Scaly Smelly Flesh”. The track hails from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Of the Depths…, set for international release on June 23rd via Hells Headbangers. Hear Skelethal’s “Scaly Smelly Flesh” in its entirety below.

Hailing from the now-fertile French death metal scene, Skelethal comprise two diehard death metal addicts, Gui Haunting and Jon Whiplash, who decided in early 2012 to form a band mainly influenced by the genre’s classics: Entombed, Carnage, Morbid Angel, Pestilence, Autopsy, and Death among others. With that foundation firmly in place, Skelethal unleashed the Morbid Ovation demo in 2012 and then two critically acclaimed EPs in 2014, Deathmanicvs Revelation and Interstellar Knowledge of the Purple Entity, which were later compiled onto CD in 2015 as Morbid Revelations.

Having played many gigs and spread their name in several countries, Skelethal are now about to reveal their first full-length, Of the Depths…, for new label home Hells Headbangers. The duo’s aim is plainly stated – absolute DEATH WORSHIP – and once again, they will wield the Metal of Death like a scythe, an axe, and blunt hammer simultaneously, all in obeisance to occult forces beyond the mien of man. Being diehard death metal addicts themselves, Hells Headbangers couldn’t be more pleased to have Skelethal among its roster, and are anxiously anticipating unleashing the band’s rumbling, roiling tank-tread of a sound.

Indeed, the immediately tangible heft and just utterly CRUSHING weight of Skelethal is felt upon the first few seconds into Of the Depths…. It is familiar, for sure, for the duo proudly wear the aforementioned influences, but just like their opening clutch of EPs, Skelethal manage to authentically extract the essence of said influences rather than ripping them off wholesale (or worse). In that sense, Of the Depths… verily becomes a proud ‘n’ potent entry into the classic death metal canon, being no more but certainly no less than actual DEATH fucking METAL done by two diehards who live (and die) for this form of filth. And yet, with nine tracks spanning a total of 40 minutes, Skelethal here display some subtle twists to their timeless sound, branching out but barely, never betraying themselves or their chosen metal; it simply becomes a longer, stronger display of all that made the band tick and kick before, a deeper and darker plunge into cosmic horrors and boundless morbidity. Will you join them and become Of the Depths…?

Cover art and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Skelethal’s Of the Depths…
1. Sons of Zann
2. Spectral Cemetery
3. Chaotic Deviance
4. Glimpse of the Great Purpose
5. Catharsis
6. Pantheon of the Abyss
7. Scaly Smelly Flesh
8. Outer Conviction
9. Morbid Ovation
10. Soon to be Dead (CD bonus)
11. Macabre Oblivion (CD bonus)

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