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CANTO: October Tide, Full of Hell, Deicide, and More

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

Remember when we used to call these “quickies”? Well, I have places to be so that kind of applies today.

We’ll start with October Tide who premiered the video for “Unprecedented Aggression”. That track is taken from the band’s seventh studio album, The Cancer Pledge, which is available through Agonia Records.
Deicide dropped their 13th album today, Banished by Sin, which is out through Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM)… and somehow I missed that one. No matter. To celebrate, a video for the opening track, “From Unknown Heights You Shall Fall”, can be seen here.
Of Virtue unveiled some North American headlining dates throughout 2024, which follows a run supporting Imminence. Check out their full touring plans here.
Thy Will Be Done released a beast of a new track today titled “Prelude To Apostasy“, and a video for that premiered over at Metal Injection. That’s their first new material in four years so… that’s awesome. Let’s see what comes next.
Full of Hell released Coagulated Bliss to the masses today, through Closed Casket Activities, and they marked the occasion with a video for “Fractured Bonds to Mecca”. Give that a watch below and catch them somewhere on the road over the next few weeks.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Zeal & Ardor, Hail Spirit Noir, Unleash The Archers, and More

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

Today was a nice reminder that running in the woods is a whole lot harder than running on the roads. Oh, and in other news, there were A LOT of announcements today. Let’s hammer out a few of them…

First, Zeal & Ardor have a new album coming on August 23 titled Grief. Preorders kick off this coming Friday, but give “to my ilk” a listen now.
Next, Hail Spirit Noir are returning with their fifth album on June 28. Fossil Gardens will be out through Agonia Records and the first single, “The Temple Of Curved Space”, premiered today.
I’m starting to get excited about the new Unleash The Archers, so let’s check out the third single taken from Phantoma. A video for “Seeking Vengeance” is available here, and that album drops on May 10 through Napalm Records.
While I wasn’t crazy about “The Witch”, I’m still excited about new Four Stroke Baron more generally. As a reminder, Data Diamond is out May 31 through Prosthetic Records, and the latest new single, “Cyborg Pt. 3 (Because I’m God)”, is available now.
Alright let’s start winding this down. Tech death crew Cognitive are releasing Abhorrence next month through Metal Blade… and I can’t remember if we’ve mentioned that before. Either way, check out “A Pact Unholy” right here.
Finally, Rotting Christ continue to unveil more material as the release of Pro Xristou draws closer. Check out the animated video for “The Apostate” below. Their 14th studio album is out May 24 through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Initial Descent: March 31 – April 06, 2024

April 1, 2024March 31, 2024Josh1 Comment

Hour of Penance – image courtesy of Massimiliano Rocchi

I had this big long thing I was going to lead with but the more I thought about it, the more I decided that this week’s new releases couldn’t wait. So, here we go… I have said this recently and I’m saying it again now because the sweet ass death metal from Hour Of Penance kicks off us off in style. Then we move to one of my favorite sludge metal bands, Iron Monkey, who are still one of the nastiest to ever do it, next up we’ve got a beautiful rock / metal outing from Dool (this one hangs around until EOY time, trust me), and last up top this week is The Neptune Power Federation who Chris was super high on so it should be one hell of a good time. And, of course, we’ve got a full listing elsewhere so dig in to those and we’ll be seeing you here throughout the week.

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CANTO: Dark Tranquillity, Seven Spires, Funeral Leech, and More

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

Coming in late tonight because, well, it’s Thursday and these things happen.

Dark Tranquillity are still doing what they do, and have revealed details around their next album. Endtime Signals will be out on August 16 through Century Media, and today they shared a clip for the first single from that effort, “The Last Imagination”.
Seven Spires also announced a new album, A Fortress Called Home. The one arrives on June 21 through Frontiers Music. And yes, we do have the first single from that as well, a video for “Almosttown” that can be seen here.
Italian electronic project Master Boot Record has a North American run coming up, covering most of early May. Here’s the ticket link. And if you aren’t caught up, 2022’s Personal Computer (Metal Blade) can be picked up here.
New York death/doom outfit Funeral Leech are releasing The Illusion Of Time on April 5 through Carbonized Records, and today they shared “Ceaseless Wheel Of Becoming” from that effort.
Closing out, we have the new video from Hour of Penance for “Devotion for Tyranny”. That’s taken from their forthcoming album, Devotion, which is set for an April 5 release through Agonia Records.

And now I need to go pack. Until next time!

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: If These Trees Could Talk, Shadohm, Enforced, and More

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

I have a feeling this coming weekend is going to get pretty aggressive.

One of my favorite post-anything projects, If These Trees Could Talk released their first material in eight years, the new single titled “Trail Of Whispering Giants”. It’s out today through Metal Blade, and you can stream it here.
Death To All announced a North American tour with Cryptopsy, and it’s gonna be a good one. This run will feature two-night stops in many of the cities, with specially curated sets for each. Old school and new school, if you will.
Enforced dropped a cover of the Obituary track “Deadly Intentions”, taken from Slowly We Rot, which you can watch and listen to here. Their latest record, War Remains, is available through Century Media.
Hour Of Penance detailed their next album, Devotion, set for an April 5 release. Their ninth studio album will be available through Agonia Records, and we’ll share out new material once it emerges.
New project Shadohm, featuring current and former members of Vader, Decapitated, Hate, and more, are releasing their debut on March 8 through Selfmadegod Records, titled Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment. Check out the new video for “Blurred” below.