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CANTO: Voivod, Teloch Vovin, Demon Head, and More

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

Holidays are dumb. I’m stressed.

Voivod have released another video from their Lost Machine – Live album. This one is for “Overreaction”. That album is out now through Century Media and you can scoop it up here if you’re interested.
Teloch Vovin are back we a revamped lineup, and have announced new music and a livestream event. That event is scheduled for December 12th (check out the preview), and you can hear some pre-production singles over on their Bandcamp page.
Sagenland have set the released date for their Heidens Hart debut, Oale groond. That will drop on January 15th, and a new track titled “‘t Leste gedicht (Twentse earde)” is available for your listening pleasure right now.
Lastly, we have Demon Head, who have also unveiled new album details, as well as a new video. Viscera is out on January 29th through Metal Blade, and the video for “The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony” is immediately below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: System Of A Down, Blind Guardian, Schammasch, and More

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

What a strange week! It’s been entertaining, if nothing else.

So this was unexpected. System Of A Down have momentarily put aside any internal issues to release two new tracks: “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz”. The new material is meant to raise awareness regarding the situation in Artsakh.
Blind Guardian, a name I don’t hear nearly enough, have released a live video for “Bright Eyes”. That clip is taken from the 25th anniversary of Imaginations From The Other Side, which drops on December 11th.
More videos to round out Friday. The next is from Asphyx, for “Botox Implosion”, taken from Necroceros. That album drops on January 22nd through Century Media.
Absolutely no idea how I missed this last week, but Schammasch released a new music video for “Ego Sum Omega”, taken from last year’s Hearts Of No Light. Let’s close with that.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Benediction, Terror, Tallah, and More

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

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There is much to share today and I’m still only going to hook you up with four links.

Starting with Benediction, who have announced their next album (and first in like forever), will be out on October 16th through Nuclear Blast. It will be titled Scriptures, and you can listen to a new track called “Rabid Carnality” right now.
Terror have announced a 10th anniversary reissue of Keepers of the Faith. That will be available on October 2nd through Century Media Records and is available for pre-order right here.
Atmospheric metal collective Briqueville are releasing Quelle on October 2nd through Pelagic Records. You can pre-order that here, and check out a new track called “Akte XIII” here.
And we’ll close with a new video from Tallah for “Placenta”. Matriphagy is also out on October 2nd through Earache Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Album Review: Black Crown Initiate — “Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape”

August 6, 2020August 5, 2020Hera1 Comment

Black Crown Initiate - Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape

Black Crown Initiate made a splash with Song of the Crippled Bull, an EP that crawled deep into my skin and never left. On Selves We Cannot Forgive, they had struck gold with the balance of death metal and progressive tendencies that many would compare to the sound Gojira explored on Magma, albeit with a more melodic dissonance that made the album a delight to listen to. With this in tow, Black Crown Initiate managed to avoid the second album pitfall and now had a new direction to explore: whether their progressive tendencies could bloom into full technical mastery with an experimental edge. With the release of Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape, Black Crown Initiate has succeeded in this regard, creating an album that shows adept mastery into their craft while also revealing just how deeply emotional they can be. Continue reading →

CANTO: In Flames, Static-X, Oceans of Slumber, and More

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

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“Spend some quality time with the demon of mine. I like the way you struggle, but you know I’m here to win.”

Abscess Time drops on June 26th through Willowtip Records, but Pyrrhon was kind enough to unveil a new track called “Rat King Lifecycle” today. They’re donating proceeds to good stuff today as well, so go spend some money.
Oceans of Slumber have announced a new self-titled album. In conjunction with the news, they also released a video for new track “A Return to the Earth Below”. That album will be out on September 4th through Century Media.
Static-X have dropped the album art and track listing for Project Regeneration Vol. 1, which drops on July 10th. If you pre-order now, you get access to a couple tracks early. So, there’s that.
In Flames have announced an August 28th release of a 20th anniversary edition of Clayman, which is available for pre-order here. They also dropped a lyric video for the title-track, if you want give that a watch as well. I’m excited.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

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