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CANTO: Cloak, Ingested, Sunrot, and More

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Thanks to this wonderful team and their coverage, I have been on a serious Enslaved kick all day.

Cloak is popular around this corner of the internet, so let’s start there. Their third full-length album, Black Eternal Flame, is scheduled for a May 26 release through Season of Mist. Give the music video for “Invictus” a peak here, the first material off the forthcoming album, of course.
Next up, we have New Jersey’s Sunrot. Their sophomore album, The Unfailing Rope, is out on April 7 through Prosthetic Records, and today they shared a new track with video, titled “Patricide”.
Cradle of Filth shared a new track and video, titled “She Is A Fire”. Their first live album in 20 years, Trouble and Their Double Lives, is set for an April 28 release through Napalm Records. That collection will feature classics as well as a couple of new studio tracks. Fun!
Macabre are celebrating 30 years of Sinister Slaughter with an April 14 vinyl, CD, and tape reissue through Nuclear Blast. Get the full scoop, and purchase details (obviously), right here.
Ingested feels like the right way to close out. Taken from last year’s Metal Blade release in Ashes Lie Still, they dropped a new video for “Echoes Of Hate”. Give it a watch below. This comes on the cusp of their upcoming European tour with Cannibal Corpse, a run that kicks off on the 10th.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Morbid Angel, Thy Catafalque, Anti-Flag, and More

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Things I didn’t realize I still owned until I started packing… two guitars. Who knew?

Morbid Angel are back, and are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a massive headlining tour next March and April. They’ll be joined by Revocation, Crypta, and either Skeletal Remains or Vitriol. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday.
Next we have Anti-Flag, and their video for “NVREVR”, a track that features Stacey Dee of Bad Cop/Bad Cop. Their new album, Lies They Tell Our Children, drops on January 6 through Spinefarm.
And then we have a couple early full album streams. First up, Mord’A’Stigmata, who unveiled Like Ants and Snakes ahead of it’s November 4 release through Pagan Records.
And secondly we have Black Anvil with Regenesis. Also a November 4 release, through Season of Mist. Additionally, their tour with Cannibal Corpse, Dark Funeral, and Immolation kicks off tomorrow.
Closing out we have a new live video from Thy Catafalque for “Fekete Mezők”. That clip is taken from Mezolit – Live at Fekete Zaj, which will be out on November 25 through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Black Anvil, Lorna Shore, Ingested, and More

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Yep, it’s official. My head and heart are still very much in Wyoming.

Leading off with some live dates, we have Lorna Shore hitting the road for the “The Pain Remains Tour” with support from Aborted, Ingested, and more. Those dates are in October and November, with VIP packages going on sale tomorrow, and the usual general admission stuff on Friday.
Speaking of Ingested, they also have a new album dropping on November 4th through Metal Blade titled Ashes Lie Still. Check out the music video for “Shadows in Time” right here.
Belphegor videos are usually something to behold, and this new one for “The Devils” certainly falls into that category. That is, of course, the title-track from their latest album, which is out now through Nuclear Blast.
We’ve waited quite some time for new stuff from Black Anvil, and today we finally have it. So that’s how we’ll end our day. Check out the clip for “Castrum Doloris” below, the first sampling from Regenesis. That album is slated for a November 4th through Season of Mist. They’re also joining Cannibal Corpse, Immolation, and Dark Funeral on the road towards the end of the year, so those dates are worth checking out as well.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Desaster, Shape of Despair, Arch Enemy, and More

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Yep, another day just like yesterday! At least there’s a blizzard coming.

Starting with some Finnish funeral doom, Shape of Despair premiered a new track titled “Forfeit”. Return to the Void, their new full-length, will be out on February 25th through Season of Mist.
Arch Enemy finally unveiled details surrounding their new album. Deceivers is set for a July 29th release through Century Media, so we still have some time to kill. The good news is that we’re getting another new track next week. Obviously we’ll revisit all this then.
Ahead of their upcoming U.S. tour with Cannibal Corpse, Revocation, and Shadow of Intent, Whitechapel have released a performance video for “Anticure”. That’s the fourth video taken from Kin, their latest album which dropped through Metal Blade at the end of last year.
Medieval black metallers (a genre the world needs more of, FYI) Heltekvad have released a new track from their Eisenwald debut, titled “Eder og Hæder”. Morgenrødens Helvedesherre is out on March 25th, and can be purchased here.
And we shall transition into Friday with the new video Desaster for “Learn To Love The Void” because, well, the title of that song is my spirit animal. Give it a watch below. Churches Without Saints dropped last June through Metal Blade.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Best of 2021: Chris’s Honorable Mentions

December 21, 2021December 15, 2022Chris1 Comment

It’s the first year I’m at a loss for words. I think I said everything I had to say about lists, and honorable mentions in my 2020 post. It’s really about finding those albums that affected and impacted you, and sharing some sense of why in the hopes they might do the same for someone else. Arguing about what’s missing makes no sense; it wouldn’t change the fact that these 15 records all did something to me to make me include them on this list. Sure, maybe I forgot something, but the fact I forgot it also says something (though it could very likely be saying that my memory is going) – but I tell you what; I’ll make the same agreement with you I always do. Anything you think I might have missed I will listen to again – it might not make my End of Year lists, but it can still make an impact on me, and in the end that’s what’s always the most important.

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