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ALBUM REVIEW: Defacing God – The Resurrection of Lilith
Hailing from the land of Hans Christian Andersen, Vikings and Lego, Danish melodic death metal act Defacing God exist in the world of witchcraft and the occult, their debut album The Resurrection of Lilith (Napalm Records) a monstrous slab of European extremity with a heavily symphonic touch.
Chthonic Was Featured in An Episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
Taiwan’s incredible Symphonic Death Metal band Chthonic was featured in an episode of HBO’s humorous political news show Last Week Tonight With John Oliver in a segment discussing Taiwan and China’s worsening relations. A clip was played featuring the band and frontman Freddy Lim addressing the crowd discussing the situation where China does not recognize Taiwan as a nation by name so they must be referred to as Chinese Taipei. Watch the clip below. Lim was elected as a member of Taiwanese Parliament in 2016. The band performed in front of 90,000 fans earlier in the year for the Chthonic Megaport 2021 concert,. which became a live album and DVD. Available Digitally + Physical Limited Edition “Anti-Epidemic Bundle”
Watch CHTHONIC Perform Live in Taiwan
CHTHONIC has shared a video of the band performing some tracks from an epic full production show recently in their home of Taiwan, depside the pandemic conditions to an audience of masked up fans, somewhat socially distanced. They performed “Millennia’s Faith Undone” and “TAKAO”. Check it out!Continue reading
CHTHONIC Shares New Live Video for “Millennia’s Faith Undone”
CHTHONIC recently performed its 2019 Taiwain Victory Live Concert in their homeland of Taiwan, with full production and an orchestra. The bands’ latest album is 2018’s Battlefields Of Asura. Watch this live video of their single ‘Millennia’s Faith Undone’ right now!Continue reading
Chthonic Shares New Lyric Video For “One Thousand Eyes”, Tour of Japan Next Month
Symphonic leaning black metallers Chthonic have released a new lyric video for their song ‘One Thousand Eyes’. The track comes from their recent album, Battlefields of Asura, out now.Continue reading
Chthonic Shares New Lyric Video For “Taste the Black Tears”
Epic symphonic black metallers Chthonic have released a new lyric video for their song “Taste the Black Tears”. The track comes from their recent album, Battlefields of Asura, out now. Continue reading
Chthonic Shares New Behind The Scenes Video
Epic extreme metal band Chthonic have shared a new behind the scenes video, detailing when the band played a surprise show in a tiny venue for their fans. The band recently released their exceptional new album, Battlefields of Asura. Watch the clip below. Continue reading
October 12th 2018 New Music Releases
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Chthonic – Battlefields Of Asura
In their time away from the music scene, life has been busy for Taiwanese act Chthonic. Five years have passed since their last studio album Bú-Tik (Spinefarm), and family has played a large part, most notably with married couple, bassist Doris Yeh and vocalist Freddy Lim, having a baby last year. Having also taken up politics, Lim swapped his stage make-up and black leather for a nice clean suit and tie, his progressive New Power Party, formed in 2015, becoming elected into the Taiwanese Parliament in January this year.Continue reading