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The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 353 (9.14.2024)

September 14, 2024September 13, 2024ChrisLeave a comment

You guys hear this new Blitzkrieg? Damn. Brian Ross sounded great on the new Satan but he’s positively possessed on this new album. Beyond that I’m kinda surprised how much I’m digging the new Oceans of Slumber and – of course – the new collaboration between Mastodon and Lamb of God, not to mention the (I can’t believe I’m saying this) killer new Smashing Pumpkins album?! Verily, the 353rd edition of the Nine Circles Playlist is working out just for me, thank you.

Fret not, the rest of the 9C crew are bringing the thunder with tracks from Iotunn, Defeated Sanity, Marrow of Man, Vorga, more Midwife, some old Obscura and new music from .clipping. There’s a lot more, but I’m most excited for the last one, because FKA twigs is finally releasing a new album after almost six years and the first tracks is VERY much both in her style and in my wheelhouse…

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.

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– Chris

CANTO: Harm’s Way, Skálmöld, Deicide, and More

July 18, 2023July 18, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

I just went for a run in what felt like the worst conditions possible. Time for a beer.

Icelandic viking metal crew Skálmöld are releasing Ýdalir on August 18 through Napalm Records, and today they revealed the second single from that effort. Give “Verðandi” a listen and watch here.
Ice Nine Kills and In This Moment announced a co-headlining tour later this year. They’ll be supported by Avatar and New Years Day, with the party kicking off on November 3 in Gary, Indiana. Tickets go on sale Friday through Live Nation.
Nu-deathcore collective Left to Suffer unveiled a video for “Consistent Suffering”, material from their latest album, Feral. They’re on the road in August and September with Distant, Justice For The Damned, and Cabal.
Death metal legends Deicide have signed on with the newly formed Reigning Phoenix Music for the release of their 13th album. The release date for Banished By Sin is still to come, so we’ll keep our eyes out as more details emerge.
Harm’s Way have an upcoming new album. Common Suffering drops on September 29 through Metal Blade, and with the announcement they released a video for the lead single, “Silent Wolf”. Give it a watch below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 270 (2.11.2023)

February 11, 2023February 11, 2023ChrisLeave a comment

Sometimes it takes something simple like, say…bullshitting with your friends over (virtual) drinks about a record to reignite your passion for something. Since starting these Album RAMBLES I’ve been listening to more metal than I have in ages, and In Flames in particular, so since I’m still so hot on new album Forgone we’re gonna bookend the 270th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist with the two parts of the title track.

But that’s not all (it never is, is it?): we’ve got some classic All Out War and Turbonegro (we don’t talk enough about Turbonegro) and then the walls come down with new cuts from Dawn of Ouroboros, Wallowing, Dying Fetus, Distant, Torn in Half, Insomnium, Stormo, Blaze of Sorrow, some old and cold Sacramentum, and more. We’ve also sprinkled in some lighter fare with cuts from Elliot Smith, Channing Wilson and midwife to give your nerves a small break.

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week…

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– Chris

CANTO: Suicide Silence, Distant, Unfelled, and More

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Why hasn’t my copy of Foregone shipped yet?

I’m bookending this list with Century Media happenings. First, we have a new track from Distant which features Will Ramos of Lorna Shore. Give “Heritage” a listen here. That’s the title track from their new album, which is officially released this coming Friday.
Out of the Season of Mist camp, we have a new track from Unfelled, the black metal project featuring members of Woods of Desolation, Drudkh, and Austere. Give “Veil of Perdition” a listen here. Their debut full-length, Pall of Endless Perdition, is out on March 10.
French technical death metallers Gorod are releasing The Orb on March 7, right ahead of a North American tour featuring the likes of Cognitive, Summoning The Lich, and Flub.
Veil of Maya dropped a new track today through Sumerian Records titled “Godhead”. Give the video for that a watch here. They’ve got some tour dates in the near-ish future as well.
Let’s close out with the new video from Suicide Silence for “Dying Life”. That track is taken from Remember… You Must Die, which is set for a March 10 release through Century Media. But I’m sure you already knew that.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Distant, Revocation, Prong, and More

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Lots of big announcements yesterday, so I wonder what the inbox holds this evening…

Leading off, we have new stuff from Sólstafir to share. A new video for “Dionysus” can be seen here, a track taken from 2020’s Endless Twilight of Codependent Love. That album is available through Season of Mist, should you be a couple years late in giving it a listen.
Next up, we have the latest from Distant. The deathcore juggernauts are releasing their third full-length, Heritage, on February 10th through Century Media. Today, they unveiled a video for a new track titled “Argent Justice”. Give it a watch, and be sure to catch them on tour this March with Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, and Paleface.
Heavy metal veterans Prong have returned with a new single titled “Breaking Point”. Give the video for that a watch here. Sounds like there might be more new stuff coming in 2023, so we’ll keep an eye out.
California psychedelic metallers Owl are releasing Geomancy on February 17th through Lummox Records, and today you can stream the first single, “Minion Of The Amethyst Cave”, and grab your pre-orders through Bandcamp.
Closing out our Wednesday, we have a new video from Revocation for “Godforsaken”, which you can view below. That song, of course, is taken from Netherheaven, which is out now through Metal Blade.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Boris, Katatonia, Distant, and More

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

WordPress is asking me what my two favorite things to wear are. Huh. Never thought about it before.

Boris dropped a surprise new album today, titled fade, as a way to wrap up their 30th anniversary year. Of course, this follows W and Heavy Rocks, so a 2022 trilogy is complete. Check out the video for “prologue sansaro” here, and be sure to pick up that album for Bandcamp Friday.
Dutch blackened death metal crew God Dethroned unveiled a new music video for the digital single, “Asmodevs”. This falls right in line with the 30th anniversary of their debut album, The Christhunt. Not a bad way to mark the ocassion.
Distant revealed details surrounding their third album. Heritage will be out on February 10 through Century Media Records, and a video for a new single, titled “Orphan Of Blight”, is available here.
The third album from Abysmal Lord is also on the horizon. That one is set for a December 30 drop through Hells Headbangers, and it will be titled Bestiary of Immortal Hunger. Give “Ultra Expulser” a listen here.
Katatonia revealed a second single from Sky Void of Stars, titled “Austerity”. It’s incredible. Give the video a watch below. As a reminder, that album is set for a January 20 release through Napalm Records. And you can bet that was pre-ordered some time ago.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

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