From Naples,California King Conquer has officially joined the Mediaskare Records family. The band’s new album will be recorded in April 2010 at Undercity Reordings in California and will be released in fall of 2010.
Turkish death metal band Decimation officially announced :
"We are very pleased to announce signing a deal with the U.S.A. based label Comatose Music. Our long-waited 2nd album "Anthems of an Empyreal Dominion" will be released through Comatose in early summer and we are really excited to be working with them and becoming label mates of brutal bands such as Lust of Decay, Blasphemer, Cerebral Effusion, Atrocious Abnormality, Being Killed, Aversion to Life, Disfigured, Sik Fuk and so on...
French black metallers HELL MILITIA, will release their new album,
entitled Last Station On The Road To Death, on April 30th via Debemur
Morti Productions. Tracklist: 01.Always The
Same 02.Born Without Light 03.Unshakable
Faith 04.Et Inferno Ego 05.The Ultimate
Deception 06.Fili Diaboli 07.Shoot Knife Strangle
Beat & Crucify 08.The Pig That Became A
God 09.Last Station On The Road To Death
Three songs from "Ex Inferi", the forthcoming fifth album from Norwegian black metal veterans SVARTAHRID, are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Check out the tracks "March With Us", "Veil Of Lies" and "Scale Of Worth" at myspace :
Turkish death metal band DECAYING PURITY announced that they agreed with Sevared Records. Their first album "Phases of Dimensional Torture" is going to be re-released with 3 new recorded songs plus new layout and new artwork which is going to be done by Jon Zig.
They are working on the second album and planning to record at the end of this year. You can check back for updates on bands Myspace page: www.myspace.com/decayingpuritytur
New York underground death metal specialist label Sevared
Records has announced the signing of Ankara, Turkey-based brutal death
metal band CENOTAPH for the release of the band's fifth CD "Putrescent
Infectious Rabidity".
Comments the label: "Sevared
Records is very proud to announce the signing of Turkey's most brutal
death metal band, Cenotaph!! In early 2010 they will record their highy
anticipated 5th full length album. Incredible Ultra Guttural Brutality
at it's finest!! You are warned!!"
The cover artwork
for "Putrescent Infectious Rabidity" has been done by Studio Sho and is
by the label described as "Fucking sick!!!". The album will be out
somewhere in Summer 2010.
Ibex Moon Records has announced the signing of Chicago's CARDIAC ARREST. The band's third full-length album, "Haven For The Insane", was recorded in the winter of 2008/2009 at Kai Kauffman's Polymorph Media Studio and is scheduled for release on May 25.
A video trailer for "Haven For The Insane" can be viewed below.
A track from the album, entitled "The Blade That Reaps", is available for streaming on the CARDIAC ARREST MySpace page : www.myspace.com/deathrot
The album contains 7 new Ezayah songs. In this project Ezayah also has a guest musician on Melih Pekinbaş playing keyboards from GARGOYLE for 2 tracks on this project.
Swedish black-death heathens TRIDENT will release their debut album, World Destruction, on March 22, 2010 via Regain Records. Three blistering new tracks from the album – “Slaves To Anguish,” “World Destruction” and “Jaws of Satan” – are currently streaming on the band’s official MySpace page.
Norway’s 1349 will be releasing
their new album, Demonoir, on April 27th. The band’s fifth full-length
album will also be their first for Prosthetic Records, who will be
releasing the effort in North America (Indie Recordings will be issuing
the album in Europe). The North American release will be available as a
digipack CD and a limited edition 12″ picture disc
LP.
The Phoenix-based death/grind quintet LANDMINE MARATHON, whose three-release Level Plane Records discography has drawn frequent comparisons to Napalm Death, Carcass and Bolt Thrower, will be releasing SOVEREIGN DESCENT on March 16, 2010.
Greek death metallers GOD.FEAR.NONE will release their new album, "Over
Black Clouds", later in the year. The CD contains 11 new songs of
technical and melodic death metal, plus three re-recordings of songs
taken from the "Vultures" album, which was released in 2007 (available
only through iTunes and Uppercut Music).
"Over Black
Clouds" features international guest musicians such as Ahrue Luster
(guitar; ILL NINO, ex-MACHINE HEAD), Steve Smyth (guitar; FORBIDDEN,
ex-NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT), Rob Arnold (guitar; CHIMAIRA) and Thomas
Englund (vocals; EVERGREY). The CD's cover artwork is inspired by the
classic death metal releases of the '80s and '90s and is a creation of
the Canadian artist Neal Blevins from the Miramax company, which has
released such animated movies as "Toy Story", "Finding Nemo" and
"Ratatuille".
Songtitles set to appear on "Over Black Clouds", among
others:
- Becoming Nothing - Ghost Of A
Chance - Half A Man - War Lost - The
Devour
Pennsylvania-based black/death metallers SATHANAS will enter 905 Studios in Ambridge, Pensylvania in April to begin recording their new album, "La Hora De Lucifer", for a tentative late 2010 release. The CD artwork will be created by acclaimed Belgian artist Kris Verwimp (ABSU, BLACKGUARD, DESASTER, LORD BELIAL, MOONSORROW, THYRFING). According to SATHANAS guitarist/vocalist Paul Tucker, the forthcoming album will be the band's most aggressive and best release to date.
Tracklist: 01.Angels Forsaken 02.La Hora De Lucifer 03.Forged In Eternal Fire 04.Engraved In The Book Of Death 05.Battle Of Bewitchment 06.Darkconjurings 07.Hammer Of Demons 08.Nocturnal Reign 09.Blackest Hate
SATHANAS is seeking suitable labels to release "La Hora De Lucifer" in Europe, Asia and South America.
Italian horror-inspired extreme metal act STIGMA has unveiled its first single, “Prove You Are a Man!” Coming off of the band’s sophomore effort Concerto for the Undead, the track features a guest appearance by Jon Hunt (ex-DEAD TO FALL). “Prove You Are a Man!” is available at the band’s MySpace where Concerto for the Undead is available for pre-order.
Tracklist: 01.Chop His Head Off! 02.Prove You Are a Man! 03.…And They Died Happily Ever After! 04.A Monstrous Feeling 05.The Undertaker 06.What About a Terror Ride 07.3000 Years and Still Keeping it Real 08.A Grave Situation 09.Beat Me Maestro, Eight to the Dead! 10.Doctor Skeleton
Concerto for the Undead was produced at Fear Studio by ex-BLEEDING THROUGH and current BRING ME THE HORIZON guitarist Jona Weinhofen and was mixed & mastered by Scott Atkins (BEHEMOTH, CRADLE OF FILTH, SYLOSIS). This sophomore effort is due out April 30th in Europe, May 3rd in the UK and May 4th in North America via Pivotal Rockordings. The album features lyrics centered on the cult-classic comic book series Tales from the Crypt and includes guest vocal appearances by Jamie Hope (ex-THE RED SHORE) and Jon Hunt (ex-DEAD TO FALL). Artwork for the album features stunning comic illustrations of the band’s now patent horror themed lyrics and was created by Andrea Berton of Corefolio Design (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WINDS OF PLAGUE).
Now available is the official new video for “El Rostro de la Muerte” from
longstanding thrash warriors HIRAX. Translated to "the face of death"
“El Rostro de la Muerte” is the title track to the band's 2010 release on
Selfmadegod Records.