I am getting so close to vacation I can smell the sand and surf. But, for now, we’ve got another long list of new metal releases to push out that kicks off with my favorite local band Olkoth who kick out the jams death metal style, then we’ve got black / death metal debauchery from Hate Manifesto, more death metal from Vomitory, another somewhat local band that’s risen in the black metal ranks: Cloak, and a shit ton more hanging out just below these four. Happy hunting and we’ll see you here throughout the week…
The inbox was a little shy today, but let’s see if I can find a few things worth sharing…
RUÏM unveiled “The Triumph (Of Night & Fire)”, the first track taken from Black Royal Spiritism – I.O Sino Da Igreja. Give that a listen, and lock in your pre-order, here. The debut album from the new project from Blasphemer, former guitarist of Mayhem and founder of Vltimas, is out on May 26 through Peaceville.
German brutal tech death metal collective Orphalis are releasing their new album, As The Ashes Settle, on July 25 through Transcending Obscurity. They’re currently streaming a few tracks from that collection over on Bandcamp in case you want to get a taste of what’s to come.
Cloak have added a few U.S. shows to their calendar, including an appearance at Oblivion Access Festival and their first ever show in New Orleans. Here is the updated schedule. As a reminder, their new album, Black Eternal Flame, is out on May 26 through Season of Mist.
And we’ll wrap up our Monday with a little nu-deathcore, which is a subgenre that I now know exists. Below is the new video from Left to Suffer for “Artificial Anatomy”. Their new album, Feral, is set for a May 12 release. The links you need for that one can be found here.
I’ve been knee-deep in devouring the new album by The Damned, and yes: I am going to subject you to their latest video. How many other original punk bands from the 70s are still kicking it cool 50 years later? But I’ll get the party started proper with the latest from Enforced off their new album War Remains just to keep my metals credentials active for another week. Fair?
Elsewhere there’s a lot of music to be had. We’ve got tracks from Thron, Cloak, Tanith, Wallowing, Pronostic, and a bunch of other one-word bands. On the complete opposite side of the spectrum we also have tracks from The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, so uh, I guess that’s a thing? I don’t know – we have music from all over the spectrum so just dig in and have a good weekend, everyone. And check out the insane short film from Portrayal of Guilt at the end of the playlist…it’s a doozy.
And now that things have settled down, the Ireland countdown is officially on.
Following the announcement and release of Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate, Bell Witch broke the news that they would be touring that massive 83-minute piece pretty much throughout the Summer and Fall. The full schedule, including Europe and North America dates, along with ticket links, can be found here.
Sure, let’s go with a second tour. Kamelot have North American dates in August and September, and they’ll be joined by Battle Beast and Xandria. Presales start tomorrow, with sales to the general public opening Friday. They’ll be touring in support of The Awakening, out through Napalm Records… but be careful if you feel like sharing any opinions about it.
Cloak dropped a bloody new music video for “The Holy Dark”, which you can check out below. That track is taken from their upcoming new album, Black Flame Eternal, which is set for a May 26 release through Season of Mist.
I toyed with the idea of just making this the 277th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist a Rick Roll and leave it at that, but damn if Metallica didn’t release their fourth single (and the title track) to the forthcoming 72 Seasons so we’ll just keep on keeping’ on, and give you some of the blasted tunes we’ve been spinning the past week. I’ve had the new remastered vinyl of Cave In’sUntil Your Heart Stops on repeat ever since it hit the house (thank you Josh!) so we’re throwing that in as well as a track from the new Sermon, which is really scratching the Ulver/Junius itch I’ve been feeling lately.
Elsewhere the crew has you covered with all manner of blasphemous hymns. We’ve got new tracks from Calligram and Henget, killer cuts from The Hanging Garden, VOLA, and Kontinuum, not to mention some blasting heaviness from a resurgent Cloak, a revamped Nervosa, the nu-groove of OTTTO and the welcome return of Allfather. But wait! There’s also Soundgarden, Blaze of Sorrow, Arcturus, and a final dose of the metal from the likes of Gorguts, Sigh, and more. And since we welcome closure here, why not another dose of classic Metallica to close things off, huh?
Nine Circles 