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One-man black metal project from Hungary, led by Vágvölgyi "Arkhorrl" Viktor. Musically similar to the earliest releases of Burzum, Enslaved, Immortal and Taake. This midpaced to fast black metal in the Norse tradition. 'Freezing Embrace' opens with great clean guitar section before going into whirlwind mode. Unlike its Scandinavian counterparts Aetherius Obscuritas need not to play at...
This combo from Bristol, UK only call to fame is that they are featuring Desecration vocalist/guitarist Ollie Jones in their line-up. Amputated blast relentlessly through 8 tracks of rather uniform and frankly uninteresting slam-death. Vocalist Morbid Mark already guested on Desecration's 2005 record "Process Of Decay" and his frog-croaking and utterly undecipherable gurgles are as unint...
First of all, I listen to the sound. Then I have to analyze what kind of frequencies were used to create that sound. Secondly, I pay a lot of attention on the feelings and sensitivity of the musicians during the performing process. My biggest influences are changing constantly. I do research and experimenting in my home studio every day. If you are comparing our sound to Morbid Angel or Hate Eternal, etc, it's great. I did not expect to hear it anyway.
MAYHEM, NECROPHAGIST and THE OCEAN are the latest acts confirmed for this summer's Caos Emergente Open Air festival, being held July 16th - 18th in São Pedro do Sul, Vila Maior, Portugal.
The current line-up now features: MAYHEM, NECROPHAGIST, THE OCEAN, SECRETS OF THE MOON.
Complete festival details will be announced soon.
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Dutch death metallers SINISTER will enter Soundlodge studios in Rhauderfehn, Germany with producer Jörg Uken (GOD DETHRONED, OBSCENITY) on October 15 to begin recording their new album, tentatively titled "Legacy of Ashes". An early 2011 release is expected via Massacre Records. The band states, "Expect the most brutal and fast SINISTER album ever."
SINISTER's latest album, "The Silent Howling", was released in August 2008 via Massacre Records. The CD was also recorded at Soundlodge. SINISTER's current lineup includes Aad Kloosterwaard (vocals), Alex Paul (guitar), Bas van den Bogaard (bass) and Edwin Van Den Eeden (drums).
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Germany's Ván Records will release "Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite", the third full-length album from THE RUINS OF BEVERAST, in North America this spring. The CD was released in Europe mid-September 2009 and immediately became the most critically acclaimed THE RUINS OF BEVERAST album to date. Now with the help of Ván countrymen AFM Records' North American distribution, THE RUINS OF BEVERAST's devouring work will be properly distributed to North American audiences.
THE RUINS OF BEVERAST is the solo project of Alexander von Meilenwald, known as the ultra-fast, maniacally technical drummer of famed German horde NAGELFAR, as well as being a live and/or session member of TRUPPENSTURM, ABUSUS, VERDUNKELN and other "kult" acts. The band has constantly astounded audiences on every release — including 2004's "Unlock The Shrine", 2006's "Rain Upon The Impure", a split EP with URFAUST and a four-way split LP with DEATHGATE ARKANUM, NIHIL NOCTURNE and ANTI — each album showcasing more forward-thinking progression and more creatively constructed aggression than the last.
"Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite" track listing:
01. I Raised This Stone As A Ghastly Memorial (10:32)
02. Alu (0:51)
03. God's Ensanguined Bestiaries (8:33)
04. Mount Sinai Moloch (12:28)
05. Transcending Saturnine Iericho Skies (0:47)
06. Kain's Countenance Fell (8:38)
07. The Restless Mills (12:10)
08. Theriak - Baal - Theriak (1:22)
09. Blood Vaults (II - Our Despots Cleanse The Levant) (9:19)
10. Arcane Pharmakon Messiah (15:15)
For more information, visit www.van-gbr.de
German thrash legends DESTRUCTION have parted ways with drummer Marc Reign.
Says the band in a statement: "Now it's official, the DVD A Savage Symphony, is the farewell gift from drummer Marc Reign for the Destruction fans. Tour-stress caused personal and musical differences, so both parties decided to go separate ways in the future. Marc will concentrate on his rock-project VOLCANO and wants to keep himself open for other musical styles. He wants to thank all the Destruction maniacs worldwide and the band for all the great fun and support over all those years!
Mike and Schmier wish him all the best and much success for his future projects.
All announced shows will of course go ahead!
Destruction are currently writing new material that will 'go more back to the roots', referring to a statement from frontman Schmier."
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Black metal ensemble NEFARIUM will release their new album, Ad Discipullum, on May 7th via Agonia Records.
The album features the following tracklisting:
'Tongue Of The First Pope (Simon Peter)'
'Hands Bleeding Fear (Pontius Pilate)'
'The Bastard Son Of Satan (Jesus Christ)'
'Shepherd For Dead Lambs (Johan The Baptist)'
'Sharpening The Spear Of Longinus (Cassius Longinus)'
'Servus Servorum Satanae (Benedictus XVI)'
'Seven Whores Of Magdala (Mary Magdaleine)'
'Mass Infanticide By The King Of Judea (Herod The Great)
Catch Nefarium on tour with DARK FUNERAL on the A Declaration Of Hate Europen Tour 2010. Dates include:
March
9 - Hannover, Germany - Musikzentrum
10 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche
11 - Dordrecht, Netherlands - Bibelot
12 - Leeds, UK - Rios
13 - North Wales, UK - Hammerfest
14 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
15 - London, UK - Underworld
16 - Zwolle, Netherlands - Hedon
17 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik
18 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
19 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
20 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
21 - Limoges, France - CC John Lennon
23 - Madrid, Spain - Penelope
24 - Murcia, Spain - Nuevo Garaje
25 - Barcelona, Spain - Salamandra 1
26 - Marseille, France - Le Jas Rod
27 - Annecy, France - Le Brise Glace
28 - Paris, France - L'Elysee Montmartre
30 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus
31 - Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali
April
1 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Solkan/Nova Gorica
2 - Zagreb, Croatia - Bogaloo Club
3 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randal
4 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Masters Of Rock Cafe
5 - München, Germany - Backstage
6 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
7 - Mühltal bei Darmstadt, Germany - Steinbruch Theater
9 - Jena, Germany - F-Haus
10 - Berlin, Germany - H-O-F- 23
11 - Katowice, Poland - Mega Club
12 - Gdansk, Poland - Parlament
13 - Vilnius, Lithuania - New York
14 - Riga, Latvia - Melna Piektdiena
15 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia Klubi
16 - Turku, Finland - Klubi
17 - Oulu, Finland - Club Teatria
19 - Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben
According to Interia.pl and GazetaPrawna.pl, vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH was formally charged on Monday (March 8) for insulting Roman Catholics.
Darski made headlines in his native country in September 2007 when he reportedly called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" during a BEHEMOTH performance in Gdynia and tore up a copy of the Bible onstage.
After the incident, Ryszard Nowak, head of the All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects sued BEHEMOTH for promoting Satanism. Although a court expert witness on religious matters said that the act of destroying the Holy Bible could offend somebody's religious feelings (a criminal offense under Polish law), the case was discontinued because no one except Nowak accused BEHEMOTH of insulting their religious beliefs. (Under Polish law, there must be at least two formal complaints before a charge is laid. The previous complaint was made in 2008, and recently an unspecified number of other complaints had been filed.)
Nergal is pleading not guilty to the charge.
In the first hearing, under cross examination, Darski stated what he does on stage is part of artistic license and it wasn't supposed to offend religious feelings. However, an expert on religious history and studies from Jagellonian University in Krakow stated that every copy of a bible could be considered a religious icon.
There was no judgment ruled against Darski in the first hearing, but now that a second complaint has been filed, the matter will be heard by the courts.
If found guilty, Darski faces up to 2 years in prison.
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HELL MILITIA, the band from SECRETS OF THE MOON bassist LSK, will release their new album, entitled Last Station On The Road To Death, on April 30th via Debemur Morti Productions.
The album tracklisting:
'Always The Same'
'Born Without Light'
'Unshakable Faith'
'Et Inferno Ego'
'The Ultimate Deception'
'Fili Diaboli'
'Shoot Knife Strangle Beat & Crucify'
'The Pig That Became A God'
'Last Station On The Road To Death'
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SUICIDAL ANGELS and LOST SOUL are the latest acts confirmed for the 2010 edition of the Brutal Assault Festival, taking place August 12th - 14th in Josefov, Czech Republic.
Acts on the bill now include: ARSIS, AURA NOIR, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, BLEED FROM WITHIN, CANDLEMASS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, CATAMENIA, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CONVERGE, DEMONIC RESURRECTION, DESPISED ICON, DEVIN TOWNSEND, DEVOURMENT, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, DYING FETUS, ENSIFERUM, FEAR FACTORY, GOJIRA, GORGOROTH, GRAVEWORM, GWAR, HYPNOS, HYPOCRISY, IHSAHN, ILL NIÑO, KYLESA, KYPCK, LOCK UP, LOST SOUL, MACABRE, MNEMIC, MONSTROSITY, MOONSORROW, MY DYING BRIDE, NAPALM DEATH, NECROPHAGIST, ORIGIN, RAGNAROK, ROTTEN SOUND, SARKE, SEPULTURA, SIGH, SUICIDAL ANGELS, SYBREED, TANKARD, TRAIL OF TEARS.
For more info visit Brutalassault.cz .
ARCH ENEMY have confirmed their first ever show in Poland for May 16th at Klub Stodola in Warsawa. Ticket information is available at this location ( http://www.ticketonline.com/pl/pl/eventid/854427-ARCH+ENEMY/ ) .
The band's tour schedule is now as follows:
March
27 - Aeronef - Lille, France
28 - Elysee Montmartre Fest - Paris, France
30 - Ninkasi Kao - Lyon, France
31 - La Laiterie - Strasbourg, France
April
1 - Rockhal Club - Luxemburg, Luxemburg
3 - Noisegate Festival 3 - Langen, Germany
4 - Paaspop 2010 - Schijndel, The Netherlands
23 - Karmøygeddon Metal Festival - Haugensund, Norway
24 - Glassheim - Jevnaker, Norway
27 - Wulfren Hall - Wolverhampton, UK
28 - O2 Academy - Glasgow, UK
29 - Academy - Manchester, UK
30 - HMV Forum - London, UK
May
14 - Long'I'Rock Festival - Longirod, Switzerland
16 - Klub Stodola - Warszawa, Poland
June
18 - Hellfest - Clisson, France
July
31- Rockarea Festival - Loreley, Germany
August
6 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
October
23 - Metal Female Voices Fest VIII - Wieze, Belgium
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Dutch extreme metallers DETONATION has issued the following update:
"Finally! The new album is finished! We have set Reprisal as the title for our fourth full length album. We're very pleased with the outcome of this CD, it's heavier than anything we've done in the past, and the songs also feel more personal and in your face. Our new band mates Michiel and Danny also put their mark on it, and both did an excellent job on Reprisal. We have uploaded the song 'There Is No Turning Back' for you guys to check out. But as always, it's difficult to capture the whole albums' vibe with just one song. But anyway, check it out and let us know what you think!
Here's the tracklist of the whole CD:
'Enslavement'
'There Is No turning Back'
'Feeding On The Madness'
'Ruptured'
'Absentia Mentis'
'Washing Away The Blood'
'Falling Prey'
'Insults To My Heritage'
Right now, our top priority is to find a new record deal to release this monster. These are difficult times though, so we can use all the support we can get. Please get in touch via info.detonation [at] gmail.com if you can help us out in any way."
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