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CANTO: Lorna Shore, Ulcerate, The Hope Conspiracy, and More

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

And it’s officially hot out. Not quite too hot, but we’re getting close.

Here’s an intriguing tour. Lorna Shore are headlining a run in September and October, where they’ll be joined by Whitechapel, Kublai Khan TX, and Sanguisugabogg. Better still, they’ll be performing Pain Remains in its entirety.
New England Metal & Hardcore Festival announced a fresh batch of bands have been added to the bill, including Emmure, Xibalba, and Peeling Flesh. That event takes place on September 21 and 22 in Worcester, MA at The Palladium.
Next up, a new track from The Hope Conspiracy, titled “Live in Fear”. That beast of a single is taken from Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception, which is out on May 31 through Deathwish Inc.
Summoning The Lich announced a new album, Under The Reviled Throne, which arrives on July 26 through Prosthetic Records. Check out the leading single, “My Horrors Unending”, right now.
You know what we should all be getting ready for? Cutting the Throat of God, the new album from Ulcerate. It’s out on June 14 through Debemur Morti Productions, and it’s going to be incredible. For the latest dose of new material, check out the video for “To See Death Just Once” below. That’s the final installment of a video triptych from Dehn Sora.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Monument of Misanthropy, DVRK, Baest, and More

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

Looks like it will be a quieter start to this week. I’m not entirely complaining.

Brutal death metal sounds like a good way to kick off the new week. Monument of Misanthropy announced a new serial-killer themed album, Vile Postmortem Irrumatio, which is based on Ed Kemper. That will be out on August 9 through Transcending Obscurity Records, and a video for “A Nice Beheading For MoM” is available here.
Baest shared a new track with a video, titled “Imp of the Perverse”, which features footage from recent headlining shows in Aarhus and Copenhagen. They have a pretty dope European run with Benighted and Coffin Feeder lined up, but those dates aren’t until November.
German thrashers Battlecreek released an animated music video for “Granville’s Hammer”, which features Philly Byrne of Gama Bomb. That track is taken from Maze Of The Mind, which is out through MDD Records.
And next, a touch of doom. Patriarchs in Black revealed the first track from Visioning, titled “What Do They Know? (For The Champions)”. Their third album drops on July 19 through Metalville Records.
We’ll close this roundup with the new video from DVRK for “Breathless”. That’s the second single taken from their upcoming debut EP. Infinite Reminiscence arrives on June 7 through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Six Feet Under, Orange Goblin, Secrets, and More

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

Let’s see… how many new videos are out there from albums that dropped today? Ideally at least five.

Here’s one! Six Feet Under unveiled a lyric video for “When the Moon Goes Down in Blood”. Killing For Revenge, their 14th studio album, is out through Metal Blade.
And then out of Nuclear Blast, we have Crownshift. A clip for “Rule The Show”, also a lyric video, marked the release of their self-titled debut album.
Secrets shared their first new material since 2022. Listen to the new single “Despair” right here. They also have tour dates the rest of this month if you’re interested.
Italian doom act Di’Aul announced the new Ep II, a two-track release that’s set to emerge on June 7. It was produced and published by MooDDoom Records and precedes EvAAvE, a new album we can expect before the end of the year. Check out the video for “Azazel” here.
Alright, let’s wrap this up and get our weekend started. Orange Goblin dropped a lyric video for “Cemetary Rats”. That’s a track off of Science, Not Fiction, which arrives on July 19 through Peaceville Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: REZN, Holycide, Wraith, and More

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

Today sure has been… well, a day.

We’ll start with REZN. First, they announced a headlining run of shows in North America in August, which is obviously cool. But on top of that they also dropped a new track and video, titled “Collapse”. Burden is out on June 14 through Sargent House.
A few inbox items around this today, so I should probably mention it. Holycide unveiled a new single and lyric video, titled “Remote Control”. That’s the second offering from their upcoming new album, Towards Idiocracy, which is out on June 6 through Xtreem Music.
How about some blackened death? Turin dropped a new video today for “Hopeless Solutions”, an item from the forthcoming The Unforgiving Reality In Nothing. That full-length is out July 12 through MNRK Heavy.
Like Moths To Flames are releasing The Cycles Of Trying To Cope tomorrow through UNFD, so let’s ring that in with the video for “Over the Garden Wall”.
And we’ll end with blackened thrash outfit Wraith, who have inked a deal with Prosthetic Records. A new album, Fueled By Fear, is coming on June 18, and you can check out a video for “Heathen’s Touch” directly below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Concert Review: Creeping Death, Gatecreeper, and In Flames, 5.2.2024

May 9, 2024May 8, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

Remember back in December, on the heels of their tour with Meshuggah, when I asked for a headlining run from In Flames in the aftermath of Foregone? Well, shit, here we are! Less than half a year later they’re back in North America, supported by Creeping Death and Gatecreeper, and once again I was fortunate enough to be in attendance for one of the stops, camera in hand. Exactly a week ago today I made the trip down to Hampton Beach to document what was only the second stop on this current run. Unsurprisingly, this was an absolute blast of a night, start to finish. So let’s talk about it!

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