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Formed in 2009 by guitarist/vocalist Matt Knox, his elder brother, drummer Jamie Knox, and guitarist/co-vocalist Damian Herring, the trio of university students decided to reinvigorate the Death Metal scene by taking elements of the differing US and European styles and fusing them together. Writing and recording the Sweet Blasphemies demo the same year, the band took their time, got themselves a record deal, and in 2012 released their full-length debut The Chills (Dark Descent).Continue reading


Ghoulgotha Streaming The Deathmass Cloak


ghoulgotha the deathmass cloak

San Diego death metallers Ghoulgotha is streaming their debut full length album The Deathmass Cloak, out now via Dark Descent Records, here.

After a demo, EP and a split, GHOULGOTHA emphatically announces their presence in the metal realm with the 53-minute The Deathmass Cloak. The album is the product of the very warped and prolific W. Sarantopoulos (AKA Elektrokutioner), so expect some of the most outside the box brutality the underground has to offer. Produced by Damian Herring (HORRENDOUS) at Subterranean Watchtower Studio, The Deathmass Cloak is a weird and winding death metal album destined to satisfy even the harshest critics. Cover art for the album comes courtesy of Mattias Frisk (Vanhelgd).

Solar Awakening (Intro)
Gazing into Melted Night
A Neck for the Nameless Noose
Austere Urns
Saturnal Rites
Prophetic Oration of Self
Arteries Unblest
Citadel of Heathen Flesh
Cartilage Imperfect
Levitate Within the Curse

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