Mesopotamian balck metal band Melechesh have revealed their 5th full album ‘The Epigenesis’s cover art handled by John Coulthart. The album will be released on October 1st in Europe and on October 26th in North America under Nuclear Blast label.
Tracklist: 01. Ghouls of Nineveh 02. Grand Gathas of Baal Sin 03. Sacred Geometry 04. The Magickan and the Drones 05. Mystics of the Pillar 06. When Halos of Candles Collide (Instrumental) 07. Defeating the Giants 08. Illumination - The Face of Shamash 09. Negative Theology 10. The Greater Chain of Being 11. The Epigenesis
Colombian black metallers Inquisition are scheduled to be in the studio on March 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, Ca. to begin the recording of their 5th full-length studio album. The title has been released, and will be "Ominous Doctrines of The Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm". More information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Finnish modern thrash/death-influenced metal band DEAD SHAPE FIGURE will release its second full-length, "The Disease Of St. Vitus", in October via Dynamic Arts Records.
The "Face On The Nails" video can be viewed below.
Finland based black metal band Behexen started to prepare for the fourth album. Almost all music for yet untitled full-length, is now composed, and the writing of the lyrical worship has begun.
Co-operating with Hammer of Hate will continue and the album release is set in winter 2011.
Danish Death/Thrash metal band The Burning will release their third album Hail the Horde, in Europe on October 22nd via Massacre Records. An album trailer can be viewed below.
The new album was produced by Jacob Bredahl (HATESPHERE, PURIFIED IN BLOOD) and drum recording and mastering was handled by Tue Madsen (SUICIDE SILENCE, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SICK OF IT ALL).
Canada's Kuldakaust has issued the following update about posting a new song titled "Autumn's Envy, Summer's Death" online:
"We have almost finished a couple demo's up, they just need vocals. We've uploaded a new song. The quality is a little bit crappy because of myspace, and compression, etc. There are no vocals to the track because they aren't quite finished yet but we thought we'd let everyone know we're still alive and writing material.
"We will be playing a show in Brandon MB this Saturday with ANMN, Willow and Illusive Mind Gypsy Crew. If you're in the area or want to take a road trip, c'mon down and watch us! Show starts at 9pm. Also we will be playing a show on September 14th in Winnipeg at The Zoo with Split Lip Grin, We Found the Body (AB) and Silence For The Fallen."
Algerian black metal band Barbaros has issued the following announcement about streaming a remastered version of the song "We are Barbaros" online, which is from the band's demo "Godoff:"
"New track remastered. Azul Hailz hey! We just put up old one of the songs on our new last demo Godoff that we made with the new mastering materials. The album will hopefully be available online in the future."
French brutal death grind band Benighted is currently recording their new and fifth album in Germany at the Kohlekeller Studio. This new album contains 12 new tracks and will be mixed next week. The album features guest appearances from Sven of Aborted and Mike of Devourment.
Turkish black metal band THE SARCOPHAGUS have issued the following update:
"THE SARCOPHAGUS would like to announce that a new drummer (Oktay; ex-RAVENWOODS) and a second guitarist (Ömer; ex-PHRONESIS) joined THE SARCOPHAGUS horde two weeks ago and the band have started working for the upcoming album with five band members. Band is planning to record the new album at the end of 2010 autumn.
"The new album vocal will [feature] Niklas Kvarforth [of Swedish extreme metallers SHINING] again and the new work will be as killer as the old ones. Also there will be a MOTÖRHEAD cover — 'March or Die' — on the album."
Folk Black Metal band Satanized (Turkey) and Black Metal band Ancient Malus(U.S.A) have released a split album together via Egyptian label SET Productions. Two songs from Satanized and two songs from Ancient Malus are in the album. The album cover is designed by Pinar Tuncer. Limited CDs have been published by SET Productions and ready for online ordering.
Tracklist :
Satanized : 01. Infernal
Torment 02. Terror Prophecies Ancient Malus :
03. Unyieding Warth 04. Malefic of
Perverse
Nuclear Blast Records has set a January 14,
2011 European release date for the as-yet-untitled ninth full-length
studio album from the Austrian blackened death metal outfit BELPHEGOR.
"The Seed Of Annihilation", a brand new song from Australian extreme metallers THE RED SHORE, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "The Avarice Of Man", which was recorded at Complex Studios in Melbourne, Australia by guitarist/producer Roman Koester and was mixed by TEXTURES mastermind Jochem Jacobs at Split Second Studios in The Netherlands.
"The Avarice Of Man" will be released in Australia on September 3 via Roadrunner Records. The album will be made available in Europe (via Listenable) and the U.S. (Mediaskare) shortly thereafter.
Behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "Genesis To Nemesis", the new album from Floridian extreme metallers INFERNAEON, can be viewed below. Due on August 31 via Prosthetic Records, the CD was recorded at Erik Rutan's Mana Recording Studios (GOATWHORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL) in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer Brian Elliott. The cover artwork, was created by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco.
Tracklist: 01. Into The N.O.X. 02. First of the Fallen 03. Lilith Ave. Satanas (feat. Bill Hudson, guest guitar solo) 04. Legacy of Kane (feat. Erik Rutan, guest vocals) 05. Ziasudra 06. Creeping Death (feat. Oderus Urungus, guest vocals) 07. The Scar of David 08. Immaculate Deception 09. Graven Image (feat. John Slaughter, guest guitar solo) 10. Revelations