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CANTO: Stormruler, Behemoth, Exhumed, and More

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Last Canto until October? Last Canto until October (probably).

Gonna bookend this with a couple videos today, since you’ll miss me on Friday. First, we have the clip for “Versvs Christvs” from Behemoth. Opvs Contra Natvram is out now through Nuclear Blast, and I am officially late in listening to it. Maybe on my flight tomorrow night…
Exhumed are releasing To The Dead on October 21st through Relapse Records, and today they shared the latest offering from that album. Give “Carbonized” a watch and listen here, while you’re putting in those preorders of course.
Gospelheim shared the third and final single from Ritual & Repetition, ahead of its release on October 21st through Prophecy. Give “The Hall of the Unconsumed” a listen here.
I’m excited about the new Stormruler, so that’s the note I’ll leave you on for the next week and change. The video for “Internal Fulmination Of The Grand Deceivers” is below, the second single taken from Sacred Rites & Black Magic. That album drops on October 14th through Napalm Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 249 (9.17.2022)

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022ChrisLeave a comment

You know what it is. I’m too tired and too hung over to get a more pithy introduction out for the 249th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist, so let’s just get to the music, huh?

A lot of new music out this week, but I keep finding myself drawn back to the latest from Mork, who kill it with their raw, atmospheric black metal. We also have the debut from Sonja finally in our hands, and I may have more to say about that next week, pairing them off with the wicked retro thrash of Transgressive. We also have new music from Lorna Shore, Wolfheart, Trocar, the Anitchrist Imperium, Dream Unending, Woods of Desolation, AWS, Behemoth, and Psychonaut, not to mention a killer classic of post punk from Pink Turns Blue.

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.

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– Chris

Album Review: Behemoth — “Opvs Contra Natvram”

September 15, 2022September 14, 2022Angela BlockLeave a comment

Sensational satanists and extreme metal trailblazers, Behemoth, are back with their twelfth studio release Opvs Contra Natvram. Each of the ten tracks brings hellfire with face melting riffs, abrasive vocals, killer drumming, and all the energy and attitude of a live performance. The album title meaning “going against the current” perfectly summarizes the intent of this release which is to give a big “fuck you” to the destructive propensities in popular culture and social media. It would not be a Behemoth album if it didn’t raise a few eyebrows from passersby and act as an righteous piece of rebellion. This release is something only Behemoth could have created and it is not to be missed.

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CANTO: Wolfheart, Autopsy, Behemoth, and More

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

I’m running behind tonight, so let’s see how efficient we can be.

Leading off with something gnarly, we have the latest from Autopsy. The lyric video for “Skin By Skin” is available here, taken from their upcoming new album, Morbidity Triumphant. That’ll be out on September 30th through Peaceville.
More Behemoth emerged today, yet another new video we’ll include here. Check out the video for “Thy Becoming Eternal”. I haven’t listened to it yet, but I suppose I will tomorrow. Opvs Contra Natvram is out on September 16th through Nuclear Blast.
From there, we have “Soul Furnace” from Black Lava, the title-track from their upcoming new album. That debut full-length effort from the blackened death metal crew will be out on November 25th through Season of Mist.
There’s some cool stuff coming out of Napalm Records these days, so we’ll wrap up with another new track and video from that label. Wolfheart is releasing King of the North on September 16th, and the second single, titled “The King”, is available below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Behemoth, Tombs, Clutch, and More

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

This weird week is only getting weirder!

Let’s start off with a Tombs cover of the GG Allin track, “Commit Suicide”. That single is taken from their upcoming new digital EP titled Ex-Oblivion, with the final single becoming available about a month from now.
This came in yesterday, but I still feel obligated to share it. New Clutch! Check out “We Strive for Excellence”, and jump on one of their recently announced North America dates in September and October.
Gothic metal legends Crematory revealed a new music video for “Trümmerwelten”. That track is taken from their recently released latest album, Inglorious Darkness, which is out now through Napalm Records.
And closing out our day, we have the latest new tunes from Behemoth, this one titled “Off To War!”. As a reminder, Opvs Contra Natvram is set for a September 16th release through Nuclear Blast. Pre-order that here.