Mixed by vocalist Kevin Quilligan and mastered by Stefano Morabito at 16th Cellar Studio (Fleshgod Apocalypse,Hour Of Penance etc.), the record boasts nine vicious hymns of Sci-Fi-tinged death metal centered on themes ranging from transcendental travel, rapid evolutionary progression, and global epidemics, to artificial intelligence in all-out war with their maker.
Swedish epic doom metallers Sorcerer is streaming “The Gates Of Hell,” off their new albumIn The Shadow Of The Inverted Cross, out March 24, 2015 via Metal Blade Recordshere.
Sorcerer was formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 but disbanded after two demos in 1992. Both demos are considered true Doom Metal classics and have been released on CD in 1995. In 2010 the band came back together to play the Hammer of Doom Festival in Germany and a year later the Up The Hammers Festival in Athens, Greece. Both shows were received extremely well and the thoughts of putting together a new album started to take form. In the end it took over two years to write, arrange and record it but the result is nothing but pure, heavy epic doom metal. The process of putting all bits and pieces together and making it ready for mix and mastering was the work of drummer Robert Iversen, also a very fine recording engineer, who was acting as the spider in the recording web. The album was mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Devin Townsend).
Track Listing:
1. The Dark Tower of the Sorcerer
2. Sumerian Script
3. Lake of the Lost Souls
4. Excorcise the Demon
5. In the Shadow of the Inverted Cross
6. Prayers for a King
7. The Gates of Hell
8. Pagans Dance
SORCERER is: Anders Engberg – vocals Kristian Niemann – guitars Peter Hallgren – guitars Johnny Hagel – bass
Robert Iversen – drums
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Polish extreme black/death metallers Infernal War is streaming “Transfigure”, off of Axiom, out April 17, 2015 in Europe and April 21, 2015 in North America via Agonia Records below.
Axiom was recorded, mixed and mastered in No Solace Studio with M. (Mgła/Kriegsmaschine), who also guest appears on the album on vocals. The 11 new songs on Axiom clock in at around 42 minutes. The album cover was created by Mentalporn.
Tracklist:
I. Coronation
II. Militant Hate Church
III. Into Dead Soil
IV. Paradygmat
V. Nihil Prayer
VI. The Parallel Darkness
VII. Transfigure
VIII. Eater Of Hope
IX. Camp 22
X. No Forgiveness
XI. Axiom
On the new material, the band commented:
“Axiom is the essence of Infernal War. At the same time, it’s not a copy of our previous works. The new material is more mature, diversified and bloody uncompromising. It’s very grim, both musically and lyrically. We have no doubt, that Axiom is our crowning achievement”.
Thrashened Black metallers Frosthelmis streaming “Forlorn Tides,” from their forthcoming albumThe Endless Winter, out March 22, 2015 via Matt Hyde’s Black Work (Alkemy Brothers) label, here.
A vile brew of black/thrash metal, The Endless Winteris abundant with punishingly memorable riffs, melodic frostbitten savagery, and plague infused revulsion down to it’s frozen core. Guitarist Dakota L. Irwin describes the album as “bitter, dark, angry and disgusted.” Tracked at Clear Lake Recording Studios in Los Angeles during July 2014, The Endless Winter was produced and engineered by Eric Milos and Alec Schneider. Drum engineering was handled by Sir Robert Kramer at Mekoche Studios in Bismarck, ND. Mixing and mastering duties were helmed by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Skeletonwitch, Kreator). Artwork by Raymond Swanland.
Glacial Eon
A Storm of Teeth
Forlorn Tides
Tomb of Sordid Ruin
Beneath Dead Horizons
Endless Winter
Hell Between Us
The Dragon
Silent and Dark, The Everlasting Sky
French noise/dark hardcore outfit Death Engine has a string of upcoming European tour dates, supporting their new album Mud out now via Throatruiner Records and Apocaplexy Records. Stream “Still” below.
Mud tracklist :
1. Medusa
2. Organs
3. Cure
4. Zero
5. Still
6. Entertain
7. Negative
Mar 13: Scène Michelet – Nantes (FR)(w/ Dirge & Machete)
Mar 14: Chapeau Rouge – Troyes (FR)(w/ Valve)
Mar 15: No Man’s Land – Volmerange-Les-Mines (FR) (w/ Valve)
Mar 16: Molodoï – Strasbourg (FR)
Mar 17: L’Usine – Genève (CH)
Mar 18: Klubi – Zurich (CH)
Mar 19: Kapu – Linz (AT)
Mar 20: Azyl Pivni – Liberec (CZ)
Mar 21: Piekarnia – Opole (PL)
Mar 22: Alive – Wroclaw (PL)
Mar 23: Cassiopeia w/ Easy Lover – Berlin (DE)
Mar 24: Reil78 – Halle (DE) (w/ Ckomono)
Mar 25: Black Hammer – Leipzig (DE)
Mar 26: Bunker – Bruxelles (BE) (w/ Crowd Behavior, Lotus)
Mar 27: Le Bateau Ivre – Mons (BE)
Mar 28: Emporium Galorium – Rouen (FR) (w/ Anna Sage, Like Pigs On Embers, Tromblon)
Apr 18: Le Manège – Lorient (FR) (w/ Godflesh)
At first blush, it might seem easy to dismiss The Beautiful Ones as yet another in a long line of current hardcore bands aping late ’80s NYHC conventions. Upon further investigation, a deeper and more genuine aesthetic becomes apparent, as evidenced on their new full length, Jaded Love. The NYHC elements are undeniably present, yet a broader spectrum of influences stand out as well. Clearly the band has been listening to everything from Alice In Chains to Slowdive and have impressively melding them into one cohesive sound all their own. Unafraid to explore their mellower side, The Beautiful Ones recruited Pity Sex vocalist Britty Drake to sing on two of their new songs, including “The Morning” which features Drake handling lead vocal duties. The result is unlike anything heard on records from their contemporaries and nods towards a certain progression for the band. The Beautiful Ones are not the sort of band that sets out to turn things on their head, but with Jaded Love they may be naturally stepping in that direction, and the results are striking.
Album Tracklist:
01. Jaded
02. Preface (Take It All Away)
03. Exhale (Room 312)
04. Transcend
05. The Morning (featuring guest vocals by Britty Drake)
06. Flowercrown
07. Lovers Stomp
08. Bloom & Destroy
09. Stay (featuring guest vocals by Britty Drake)
10. Heart in a Jar
11. Nothing. Existing. Missing.
Byzantine is streaming new music since their recent return. Check out “A Curious Lot,” off of To Release Is To Resolve, out April 7, 2015 via Snakepit (CEN/RED Distribution).here. They will be making an appearance at South By Southwest in Austin, TX.
Mar 18: Dirty Dog – Austin, TX (Metal Injections South by SouthDEATH Showcase 9:30pm)
Minnesota death metallers Incinerate is streaming “From Distant Worlds,” off of Eradicating Terrestrial Special, out April 21, 2015 via Comatose Music, here.
After the departure of founding member and songwriter Scott Ellingboe, many were skeptical of what the future would hold for this veteran outfit. However, the current lineup – featuring guitarist Ted Isac and bassist Sasha Wilczynski, along with original member Jesse Watson and returning drummer Darren Cesca – has laid to waste any doubts lingering over the band’s re-emergence.
Eradicating Terrestrial Species will push the boundaries set by 2008’s Anatomize, yet stay true to their traditional sound with mind-bending ferocity. Conceptually the album is science fiction meets the absence of faith in religion and will prove to be Incinerate’s most involved and accomplished musical endeavor to date.
The Prophecy: Inhuman Inoculation
The Arrival: From Distant Worlds
Travelers of Space: Eliminating the Indigenous
Loss of Faith: Unable to Ascend
Infinite Power: Cultivation of Human Offspring
Rise of the Humans: The Berserker
Fucking the Rotting Nun
The album now comes raging back to life on 180-gram translucent green vinyl with orange and black splatters, housed in a deluxe gatefold package and bearing the new LP-only track, “Highish Noon,” along with a download of the record.
POWERED WIG MACHINE Live:
Mar 17: JR’s Bar – Sierra Vista, AZ (w/ Ape Machine, Ghetto Blaster)
Now in their eighth year as a band, Powered Wig Machine’s ever-evolving, entertaining brew of fuzzed-out, southern fried blues-boogie and righteous jams merging classic rock/blues influences with that of top-tier modern rock acts, the Tombstone, Arizona-based “Tombstoners” have issued several recorded works since inception, including their 2009 debut full-length, Bearded Goddess. In March of 2014 the band delivered the fantastic jams of their sophomore album, Supa-Collider, their dexterous diversity and empowering tactics shining brighter than the blazing sun which ignites their desert surroundings on the album, putting the listener on cruise control into the furthest reaches of the planet and beyond, the tunes infiltrated with a slight flux of sci-fi otherworldliness. Self-recorded by the band and mixed by Brian Gold at Primrose Studio in Sierra Vista, mastered by Chris Goosman at Baseline Audio, the artwork was crafted by Joseph Rudell and Rudy Flores. Fans of Clutch, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, Queens Of The Stone Age and Fu Manchu, tune in.
Northern German two piece monster Mantar is releasing their debut album Death By Burning on May 19, 2015 via Brutal Panda Records. The LP versions will include a full download of Death By Burning along with an exclusive 8 track live set from the band’s German St. Pauli Sessions. Footage from those sessions can be viewed below.
Recorded in 2013 and titled Death By Burning, the album was originally released to immense critical acclaim in Europe in 2014 by Svart Records, and is a raw, self-produced, and 100% DIY display of power. Managing to sound even heavier than most five-piece bands, in spite of the fact that no bass guitar was used on the record, Death by Burning channels early Melvins, Motorhead, and Darkthrone, to deliver a deliciously evil blend of blackened punk. A music video for the song “March of the Crows” can be viewed below.
The half-German/half-Turkish duo, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Hanno Klaenhardt and drummer Erinc Sakarya, are currently on their first US tour with American black metallers Mutilation Rites.
Mantar Tour Dates:
Mar 15: The Sandbox – El Paso, TX (with Mutilation Rites)
Mar 16: The Korova – San Antonio, TX (with Mutilation Rites)
Mar 18: Club Metropolis – Austin, TX (SXSW Heavy Metal Pool Party)
Mar 19: Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX (Metal Injection Showcase) (with Veil Of Maya, Cancer Bats, KEN Mode, Full of Hell & more)
Mar 21: Yellow Jacket Social Club – Austin, TX (Rock Of Ages Tattooing Party)( with Goatsnake, Eagle Twin, Coliseum and more)
Mar 23: Gasa Gasa – New Orleans, LA (with Mutilation Rites)
Mar 24: Pug’s Live – Tallahassee, FL (with Mutilation Rites)
Mar 25: Local 662 – St. Petersburg, FL (with Mutilation Rites)
Mar 26: Churchill’s Pub – Miami, FL (with Mutilation Rites)
Mar 27: Hourglass Brewery – Orlando, FL (with Mutilation Rites)
May 21: Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, MD
