kataklysm – Nine Circles

CANTO: Knocked Loose, Arð, Darkspace, and More

Today… was a long one. But the good news is that I’m about to lock in my first show of 2024.

We shared recently that Allegaeon are joining Decapitated, Septicflesh, and Kataklysm for a North American run in a few months, and today they shared a studio update with original vocalist Ezra Haynes. Busy start to the new year apparently.
Knocked Loose announced a headlining North American run with Show Me The Body, Loathe, and Speed. The party starts in late April and runs into early June. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday.
Doom practitioner Arð returns with the sophomore full-length Untouched by Fire, arriving on April 26 through Prophecy Productions. The first single was released as a lyric video, “Cursed to Nothing But Patience”.
Salt Lake City psych rock trio Iota are releasing Pentasomnia on March 22 through Small Stone Recordings. Preorders are up, and “The Returner” can be heard here.
Should we close with the latest transmission from Darkspace? Yes. Yes we should. “Dark -2.-2” is available below, the third offering from Dark Space -II. That one is officially out on February 16 through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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Hey, we did it! …What did we do? …I have no idea!

As the release of Clear Cold Beyond approaches, Sonata Arctica shared a new single titled “Dark Empath”. Apparently that serves as a sequel to the 2004 track “Don’t Say A Word”. So that’s pretty cool. Anyway, that album is out March 8 through Atomic Fire.
Whitechapel released Live In The Valley today through Metal Blade, and to mark the occasion they unveiled a live video for “This is Exile”.
Witch Vomit is embarking on a run of shows this coming April into May, supporting their upcoming album Funeral Sanctum. They’ll be joined by Phobophilic and Mortal Wound on select dates, and that album will eventually be out through 20 Buck Spin.
Deathcore outfit DVRK have inked a deal with Season of Mist, where they’ll release their first EP at some point later this year. We’ll stay tuned.
The tour was announced yesterday, so let’s follow up with the new music video from Kataklysm for “Goliath”. That’s the title-track from their most recent album, which was released last August through Nuclear Blast.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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I… am ready for a whisky.

Decapitated and Septicflesh announced a fairly extensive co-headlining run across North America in April and May. Kataklysm and Allegaeon will be joining them as well.
Extreme metal crew Atoll revealed a new single and visualizer, titled “Autonomic Autosarcophagy“. That one is taken from their forthcoming new album, Inhuman Implants, which is set for a February 23 release through Unique Leader.
Switching gears a bit, GosT unveiled a new track titled “Widow Song”. That’s the latest single from that project’s upcoming new album, Prophecy, which arrives a little later on March 8 through Metal Blade.
I’m feeling the need to wrap in some black metal tonight, so here’s some new stuff from Cantique Lépreux. “Consécration” is the first single pulled from Le bannissement, their third full-length album which drops on March 29 through Eisenwald.
Let’s close out with the new video from Carnifex. “Torn In Two” can be seen and heard below, a track from the album Necromanteum, which was released last October through Nuclear Blast. You can catch them on the road in a few months as well.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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At last, we’ve finally made it. I think.

Kataklysm announced a new album today, titled Goliath. Their 15th studio album will be out on August 11 through Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the first material from that, “Bringer of Vengeance”, right here.
Thulcandra is a thing that I like, and since their new album is out today we’ll jump to the clip for “On The Wings Of Cosmic Fire” next. Hail The Abyss is out through Napalm Records.
California grindcore group Elder Devil shared a video for their latest single, “Burning Forest”. That’s taken from their upcoming sophomore album, Everything Worth Loving, which is out through Prosthetic Records on June 16.
Voivod are releasing a special 40th anniversary studio album on July 21, titled Morgöth Tales, which will be out through Century Media. Today they launched the first single and video from that, a 2023 version of “Nuage Fractal”.
Within Temptation dropped a new single and visualizer today, so I’ll close on that note before heading out for a pint. Check out “Wireless” below. That track starts the countdown to a new album that should emerge later this year.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Go to a wedding, come back sick, get better, go to another wedding, come back sick, get better…

Cattle Decapitation have announced the “Death… At Last” tour with The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Extinction A.D., and Creeping Death. Those are U.S. dates beginning January 18th and running through February 20th. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday at this location.
And then we’ll jump over to Pelagic Records, where Som has announced the upcoming release of The Shape Of Everything. That drops on January 21st, and is available for preorder here. Check out the first track, “Animals”, right now at the previous link.
Cynic shared a preview of an upcoming new track, titled “Diamond Light Body”, through Season of Mist. That one is taken from Ascension Codes, which is out on November 26th and can be purchased here.
This came through yesterday but whatever. Dark Tranquillity are making their return to North America early next year with Kataklysm and Nailed To Obscurity. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday. They’ll be supporting Moment, a very good album… in case you needed a reminder.
We’re closing with the first single from The Halo Effect, and it’s titled “Shadowminds”. And I’m not gonna lie, I am really, really happy about it. That project recently inked a deal with Nuclear Blast, but album details haven’t quite emerged yet. We’ll keep you posted.