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PYRACANDA - Comeback Studio Album "Losing Faith“ via FHM Records - New Track revealed
 German Metallers PYRACANDA have revealed a second track from their comeback album "Losing Faith", set for release on Octobber 10th 2024 via FHM Records.
Check out "Hellfire" here: https://youtu.be/k4Z5aDNaPps
Originally founded in 1987, PYRACANDA hit the scene with their debut album "Two Sides Of A Coin" in 1990 – an explosive mix of high density speed metal & strong melodies. Produced by Armin Sabol (i.a. Rage and Sinner). Influenced by the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and early Metallica, singer Hansi Nefen, the guitarists Sven Fischer & Dennis Vaupel, bassist Dieter Wittbecker and drummer Elmar Gehenzig created a unique blend of furious riffs & lush chord progressions that set them apart from their competitors. Along with labelmates Blind Guardian, PYRACANDA was another treasure coming out of the No Remorse Records camp.
The follow up album „Thorns“ – released in 1992 – was produced with Mekong Delta mastermind Ralph Hubert and saw PYRACANDA adding some progressive rock elements. Both albums feature exceptional cover artwork by renowned artist Joachim Luetke (Kreator, Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy, Marilyn Manson, Destruction i.a.). With Gehenzig leaving the band (who was then replaced by Patrick Grün – now also with Caliban) and Fischer joining the metal institution Rage a year later, things were paused. For a long time. And they came together again.
In 2020, PYRACANDA announced their reunion, playing the old hits for their loyal fans after all these years and working on new music at the same time. On 10 October 2024, the time has come. After 32 years, the new album „Losing Faith“ comes in good old PYRACANDA style. It is 100% oldschool composed and recorded. No frills, no drum computers. Everything was composed in the rehearsal room and recorded by hand in the studio. But it doesn’t come across as old-fashioned. It’s real, true and new heavy metal.
Pre-order options: https://fhmrecords.bigcartel.com
Tracklist:
01. Don‘t Wait For
02. Hellfire
03. Mouth Warrior
04. Losing Faith
05. Misanthrope
06. History Twister
07. We Are More
08. Spoke In The Wheel
09. What Builds My Pride
10. Hold On!
Line-up:
Dennis Vaupel - Guitars
Dieter Wittbecker - Bass
Johannes "Hansi" Muhs - Vocals
Patrick Grün - Drums
Frank Pelkowski - Guitars
https://www.facebook.com/FHMetal +++ https://www.facebook.com/Pyracanda1990
ABRAMELIN - New Album "Sins Of The Father" via Hammerheart Records - Title Track revealed
 ABRAMELIN and Hammerheart Records proudly present the title track for the upcoming new album "Sins of the Father" on all streaming platforms!
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/1uTkou64oac
"Sins of the Father" is set for release on October 4th on CD, LP and digital" - an all-out brutal Death Metal assault on the senses; while lyrically, it continues to push the boundaries of horror and depravity.
Pre-order: https://abramelin.lnk.to/sinsofthefather
Tracklist:
01. Conflagration of the Dreamers
02. The Gory Hole
03. Sins of the Father
04. Man’s Best Friend
05. Last Rite
06. Shell of a Man
07. Deceased Estate
08. Meet the Meat
09. Street Art
10. You Bleed, I Feed
https://www.hammerheart.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100048666557237
APEP - Full Album Stream - Record Release Show - "Before Whom Evil Trembles" out soon on War Anthem Records
 Shortly before the official release on September 13th 2024 via War Anthem Records, German Death Metallers APEP will premiere their new full-length "Before Whom Evil Trembles" in its entirety.
Keep an eye on it and listen to full album here: https://youtu.be/sdCfMl3xvDc
The record release show will take place at Club Seilerstrasse / Zwickau on September 14th together with Sinister & more: https://www.facebook.com/events/375890468841027
Founded in 2016, APEP deliver technical yet undeniably catchy Death Metal tunes. Thematically based in Egyptian mythology and Lovecraftism, their sophomore full-length "Before Whom Evil Trembles" persuades with hammering drums, cutting guitars and multifaceted vocals. It features a cover artwork by renowned Italian artist Paolo Girardi and was mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios.
This is a must-have for fans of Nile, Immolation and Vital Remains!
Ordering options : Cudgel + War Anthem Records / Bandcamp + Apep / Bandcamp
Tracklist:
1. Enslaving the Putrefied Remnants of the Deceased
2. The Pillars of Betrayal
3. Tombs of Eternity
4. Wanderers in the Waste
5. Before Whom Evil Trembles (Goddess of Carnage)
6. The Breath of Kheti
7. Swallowed by Silent Sands
https://www.war-anthem.de +++ https://www.facebook.com/ApepBand
CHAOS INVOCATION - New Album "Wherever We Roam..." via AOP Records - Track Premiere
 German Black Metallers CHAOS INVOCATION have premiered a first song from their upcoming new album "Wherever We Roam...", coming on November 8th 2024 via AOP Records.
You can listen to "Ideal Sodom" here: https://youtu.be/Vmnj80SEpM4
The journey of CHAOS INVOCATION started in the fourth year of this Millennium. Ever since the beginning it has been the intention to manifest the members beliefs and experiences in satanic music. As a trident line-up CHAOS INVOCATION released three full-length records; "In Bloodline With The Snake" (2009), "Black Mirror Hours" (2013) and "Reaping Season, Bloodshed Beyond" (2018). Shortly before the release of the latter, Omega (drums) and Tumulash (bass guitar) joined the founding members A. (guitars) and M. (vocals) and enriched the band with another spearhead. As a four-piece CHAOS INVOCATION recorded "Devil, Stone & Man" (2022); a wild, fierce an challenging ride into the more sepulchral and dangerous realms of the genre and a sonic monument of satanic worship and sheer metallic fury. "Devil, Stone & Man" also marked the first collaboration with V. Santura at Woodshed Studio, with whom the band also recorded the latest output entitled "Wherever We Roam...".
Tracklist:
1. Wherever We Roam
2. Ideal Sodom
3. Golden Gates And Terrene Light
4. Bridges Aflame
5. No Throne Withstands
6. This World Wants Us Dead
7. Only In Darkness
8. Engravings Of The Quivering Pedestal
https://shop.aoprecords.de +++ https://www.facebook.com/ChaosInvocation
OBNOXIOUS YOUTH - Second Single Premiere - New Album "Burning Savage" coming through Svart Records
 The new album of Swedish-Finnish speed and thrash metal quintet OBNOXIOUS YOUTH, entitled "Burning Savage", will be out on October 18th 2024 via Svart Records and today marks the day of its second single release accompanied by a video.
"'Ethereal Termination' is an anti-Christian heavy metal switchblade. A 4-minute journey through all the disgusting sounds and weirded out minds of the OBNOXIOUS YOUTH.... UH!", declares vocalist Affe ”Phantasma” Piran.
Behold the divine destruction and witness the brand-new video here: https://youtu.be/jr_z3BMzctg
Digital release: https://orcd.co/etherealtermination
Tracklist:
01. Alpha Diabolos
02. Imminent Evil
03. Burning Savage
04. Lethal Revenge
05. Black Magic Whore
06. Torrents of Black Blood
07. Ultra Death
08. Bitchkrieg
09. Ethereal Termination
10. Phantasma
11. Tornado of Blades
12. Omega Therion
Line-up:
Affe ”Phantasma” Piran - Vocals
John ”Zeke” Finne - Guitar
Frans ”Cult” Utterström - Drums
Edde ”Shit” Aftonfalk - Bass
Lukas ”Spine” Häger - Guitar
https://www.svartrecords.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/obnoxiousyouth
CASTLE - New Video Premiere - European Tour 2024
 Bay Area occult doom trio CASTLE proudly presents the new video clip for the track "Nosferatu Nights" - taken from the upcoming album "Evil Remains", out on September 6th 2024 via Hammerheart Records.
https://www.deaf-forever.de/videopremiere-castle-2 +++ https://youtu.be/mW7YtK0TVhs
Singer and bassist Liz Blackwell comments: "We are very excited to share our new song and video for 'Nosferatu Nights'. It was one of the first songs written after the last round of touring wrapped up in 2019 and serves as a cornerstone of the album, accommodating our sound from years on the road while forging a new direction on 'Evil Remains'. The video was a fun collaboration shot in San Francisco and Toronto by two long time members of the CASTLE collective, our band photographer Eric Haines and director Jaan Silmberg, who really nailed bringing the mood of the song into a complete visual experience. And we're looking forward to playing this banger live on the upcoming Europe Tour, so don't miss it!"
Ordering options: https://castlesf.lnk.to/evilremains +++ https://castlesf.bandcamp.com
Tracklist:
1. Queen of Death
2. Nosferatu Nights
3. Deja Voodoo
4. Evil Remains
5. Black Spell
6. 100 Eyes
7. She
8. Cold Grave
European Tourdates 2024:
09/09 – Bamberg, DE – Live Club
10/09 – Karlsruhe, DE – Kohi
11/09 – Freiburg, DE – Slow Club
12/09 – Marburg, DE – Knubbel
13/09 – Weikersheim, DE – club W71
14/09 – Leipzig, DE – Black Label
15/09 – München, DE – Backstage
16/09 – Goppingen, DE — Zille
17/09 – Düsseldorf, DE – Pitcher
18/09 – Hildesheim, DE – Club VEB
19/09 – Oslo, NO – Vaterland
20/09 – Gothenburg, SE – The Abyss
21/09 – Malmo, SE – Plan B
22/09 – Copenhagen, DK – Rahuset
23/09 – Berlin, DE – Reset
24/09 – Prague, CZ – Modrá Vopice
25/09 – Vienna, AT – Viper Room
26/09 – Ljubljana, SI – Channel Zero
27/09 – Mozzo (BG), IT – UFO Rock Club
28/09 – Basel, CH – Hirscheneck
29/09 – Amsterdam, NL – De Tanker
30/09 – Aachen, DE – Wild Rover
https://www.hammerheart.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/CastleSF
MAUL - New Track Premiere - Second Abum "In The Jaws Of Bereavement" through 20 Buck Spin
 Fargo / North Dakota based Death Metallers MAUL have revealed another song from their upcoming new album "In The Jaws Of Bereavement", set for release on October 4th 2024 through 20 Buck Spin on LP, CD, MC, and digital formats.
"Spontaneous Stigmata" is streaming now at this location: https://youtu.be/RGKK7CMM95I
While the rotten death metal heart at the core of MAUL is without question, the band have no shame in their game when it comes to embracing a penchant for the heavier side of hardcore with mosh-ready riffs and crowd-killing breaks. "In The Jaws Of Bereavement" manages to so skillfully fuse the eerie apparitions and melodic lead work of death metal’s greats with the punishing rhythms of hardcore’s violent power it feels completely organic. It’s all tied together by the unhinged vocal prowess of the human wrecking ball Garrett Alvarado, fueled by the triple guitar attack of Anthony Lamb, Josh Sanborn, and Alex Nikolas, and rhythm section of bassist/vocalist Mike Griggs and drummer Robby Anderson.
At its putrescent core, MAUL is a live band, and the songs on "In The Jaws Of Bereavement" are adeptly tailored to the environs of a dank club sweltering from the energy created through this music and a crowd living for nothing but the moment and the swell of bodies on bodies. The production here is clear and in-your-face and allows the band to expand their unique blend of old and new to become Midwest death incarnate. If you frequent the works of Sanguisugabogg, Phobophilic, Fulci, Scorched, Warflurch, Kruelty, Terminal Nation, Obituary, and Gatecreeper, MAUL is for you.
"In The Jaws Of Bereavement" was tracked, mixed, and mastered by Adam Tucker at Signaturetone Recordings at in Minneapolis (Ulthar, Obsequiae, Sunless, Thou), and completed with cover art by Wyrmwalk (Iron Age, Terminal Nation, Sentenced 2 Die, Fulci, Noxis) and photography by Kary Janousek of Old School Collodion. The album includes guest appearances from Hugh Danger, who provides synth and sample work to the album, and Vincent Bennett (The Acacia Strain) who provides additional vocals on the title track.
Tracklist:
1. In The Jaws Of Bereavement
2. Blood Quantum
3. Weaving Cerebral Horrors
4. Spontaneous Stigmata
5. An Alluring Deceit
6. Midwest Death
7. Unbridled Delusions
8. Stuck Stomped And Smeared
9. With Each Voracious Lick
10. Drawn To Drowning
https://www.20buckspin.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/MAULND
HELVETETS PORT - New Album "Warlords" via High Roller Records - Full Album Stream
 "Warlords", the new full-length of Gothenburg’s Heavy Metallers HELVETETS PORT, has been premiered now in its entirety.
You can listen to the full album at this location: https://youtu.be/7QSKnDlSUjU
Officially out on September 6th 2024 via High Roller Records! Ordering options: https://www.hrrecords.de/HELVETETS-PORT
"Warlords" is a clear progression in comparison to the first two albums of the Swedes. Vocalist Witchfinder states: "With the release of 'From Life To Death' (2019) we exhausted most of the material we had written up until then, which included a lot of older stuff. This time around basically every part is newly written, save for the fact that it is five years between the albums, so not all super new in that sense. But like I often say, we’re not a band that needs to be in with the times. If a song takes zero or five years to come out, it would be just as dated."
In other words: HELVETETS PORT’s style is timeless, sticking to the strict paradigm of traditional heavy metal music, but always trying to retain its individuality. Witchfinder continues: "We delved deep into the dungeons of melancholic obscurity with 'From Life To Death' and now we felt like a change of pace. The sound on 'Warlords' is more towards 1984 than 1981. It generally has a post-apocalyptic theme and the songs are a bit more straight forward. Although straight forward when it comes to HELVETETS PORT might still be considered progressive by someone else...”
Tracklist:
01. Black Knight
02. Wasteland Warriors
03. Mutant March
04. Hårdför Överman
05. Tyrants in Tokyo
06. Legions Running Wild
07. Cry of the Night
08. Helvete På Larvfötter
09. Key to the Future
10. Golden Axe
11. 2049
Line-up:
Witchfinder - Lead Vocals
K. Lightning - Lead Guitar
Virgin Killer - Lead Guitar
Earthquake - Bass Guitar
O. Thunder - Drums
https://www.hrrecords.de +++ https://www.facebook.com/HelvetetsPort
TRIUMPHER - Sophomore Album "Spirit Invictus" via No Remorse Records - New Lyric Video revealed
 Greece’s TRIUMPHER have revealed another song from their sophomore full-length "Spirit Invictus", set for release on October 25th 2024 via No Remorse Records.
Check out the lyric video for the album’s title track here: https://youtu.be/SE2grzSZLxY
Striking while the iron is still hot, TRIUMPHER already started planning their second album by the time their highly-acclaimed debut "Storming the Walls" was released in March 2023. Bringing their power on stages, TRIUMPHER also performed at Up The Hammers and Keep It True Rising festivals, while they also supported Tom Gabriel Warrior's Triumph of Death and Primordial. "Spirit Invictus" consists of 8 songs of unbound, furious and dramatic epic metal that will lay its mark on the scene of today and will lead the future.
"Spirit Invictus" was recorded, mixed and mastered by George Emmanuel at Pentagram Studio. Produced by George Emmanuel and TRIUMPHER. Cover art by Mars Triumph.
Pre-order options: https://www.noremorse.gr
Tracklist:
1. Overture to Elysian
2. Arrival Of The Avenger
3. Athena (1st Chapter)
4. Spirit Invictus
5. Alexander
6. Shores Of Marathon
7. Triumpher
8. Hall Of A Thousand Storms
https://www.facebook.com/NoRemorseRecordsGreece +++ https://www.facebook.com/Triumpher.official
AGRYPNIE - New Album "erg" via AOP Records - Final Single revealed
 German Post Black Metallers AGRYPNIE have premiered the final single for their new and seventh overall full-length album "erg", set for release on September 13th 2024 via AOP Records.
Check out "Unter Sand" here: https://youtu.be/sLw7hFERhFk
Founded in 2004 by songwriter Torsten H., who is also active in the bands Nocte Obducta, Theotoxin, and Suel, as well as other musical projects, AGRYPNIE has developed into a significant force in the black metal scene over the years. What began as a solo project was expanded into a full band to enable live performances in 2007, a year after the release of the debut album "F51.4".
With nine releases, including six full-length albums, AGRYPNIE has created an extensive discography that reflects the variety and depth of their musical universe.
Over time, AGRYPNIE has completed numerous tours and festival as well as club performances, captivating their audience with their intense stage presence and powerful performances. The album "Metamorphosis", released in 2021, was their first under the renowned label AOP Records and reached number 29 on the official German album charts. Additionally, it was named one of the top 5 black metal releases of 2021 by German Metal Hammer. These recent successes, along with past achievements, highlight the band's continuous development.
Flo (drums), songwriter for the band Theotoxin, drummer for Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench, and live drummer for bands such as Benighted and Schammasch, is, along with Torsten, the only permanent studio musician. The live musicians Lykanthrop (Batushka, guitar), Chris (Perchta, guitar), and Andi (ex-Paul Di'Anno Band, bass) complete AGRYPNIE.
Tracklist:
1. Aus rauchlosem Feuer (feat. Phil // Secrets of the Moon, Crone)
2. Meer ohne Wasser
3. Sturm (feat. Hupogrammos // Dordeduh)
4. Blut (feat. P.G. // Groza)
5. Entität
6. Stunde des Wolfes
7. Geister
8. Unter Sand
Line-up (Studio):
Torsten - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keys, Programming
Flo - Drums
https://shop.aoprecords.de +++ https://www.facebook.com/agrypnie.official
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