lacuna coil – Nine Circles

CANTO: Metallica, Destruction, Lacuna Coil, and More

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Whoa, Metallica gave us something new today…

But we’re kicking our week off with some German thrash. Destruction released a brand new music video for “Tormented Soul”, a track taken from Diabolical. That album dropped earlier this year through Napalm Records, and you can scoop it up here if you feel so inclined.
Lacuna Coil has announced a relatively brief run of shows on the West Coast with The Birthday Massacre, Blind Channel, and Edge of Paradise. Those dates are all in May, and tickets go on sale this coming Friday.
Satanic Warmaster has set December 30th as the international release date for Aamongandr, which will be out through Werewolf Records. Give “Bafomet” a listen here. Black metal… in all its glory.
Like I was saying, Metallica revealed a new track today titled “Lux Æterna”, the video of which is below. A new album, 72 Seasons, is slated for an April 14th release. I’m not sure if I was the only one completely caught off guard by this first track, but I definitely dig it. Fingers crossed for more good shit to come.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 256 (11.5.2022)

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022ChrisLeave a comment

It haunts me. Teases me with brief glimpses and subtle hints of the delight to come. My every waking minute tears my attention in two directions: what is the present will become the past. But for how long? The clock only moves one hour, but what time will this all too-solid flesh remember?

(Yeah…I really am looking forward getting that extra hour of sleep)

Anyway, let’s get going with the 256th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist. I’m not going to burden you with more Darkthrone even though all I’ve been playing is Astral Fortress since it arrived on vinyl here at the compound. Instead we’re going to kick off with some new older school metal, starting with a 1-2 kick to the balls courtesy of Skull Fist and Riot City. Elsewhere we’re rocking with the tangy taste of Dead and Dreaming, …And Oceans, Devil’s Witches, Type O Negative, Mord ‘A’ Stigmata, a massive dose of death courtesy of a 3-way split between Lipoma, Trocar, and Fluids, some Trash Panda, Eyes of Eden, Lacuna Coil, and a host of music at the close to get to know our new writer Dan M. who just joined the 9C ranks.

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.

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– Chris

CANTO: In Flames, Lacuna Coil, Defleshed, and More

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

In a complete RKO outta nowhere, the album I most anticipate this year might be Lorna Shore’s Pain Remains? Anyway…

Starting with In Flames, who have officially announced details surrounding their 14th album. Foregone is out on February 10th through Nuclear Blast. A third track from that album was revealed today as well, “Foregone Pt. 1”, and it’s awesome.
Swedish death metal to Swedish death metal. Defleshed have set October 28th as the release date for Grind Over Matter. That will be out through Metal Blade, and the title-track, along with pre-order details, can be found here.
Moving in a different direction, dark neo-folk collective Vévaki shared a new music video for “Heimdalagaldr”. Their sophomore full-length, Fórnspeki, drops on October 28th through Season of Mist, their debut with the label.
Closing out, we have the next offering from Comalies XX. Lacuna Coil shared a new video for “Swamped XX”, which you can view below. As a reminder, that reimagined classic will be out on October 14th through Century Media.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Stormruler, Lacuna Coil, Clutch, and More

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

The new Soilwork is awesome. Chris wrote a whole review about it. Read it.

Lacuna Coil are releasing Comalies XX, a remade version of their iconic 2002 album marking its anniversary. That will be out on October 14th through Century Media, and a clip for “Tight Rope XX” is available here.
Clutch is popular, so we’ll jump there next. They unveiled a new single and video, titled “Slaughter Beach”, which can be viewed here. That track, naturally, is taken from Sunrise On Slaughter Beach, which drops one month from today through Weathermaker.
Labyrinth of Stars, the new project featuring members of Valborg and Lantlôs, are streaming a new track over at Brooklyn Vegan titled “Dissolving Into The Eternal Nothingness”. That’s the latest from their debut album, Spectrum Xenomorph, which drops on September 30th through Translation Loss.
We’re going to close with something I’ve been anticipating for a bit now, and that is the latest from Stormruler. Their new album, Sacred Rites & Black Magick is set for an October 14th release through Napalm Records. Check out the video for the title track here. It rules.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Krigsgrav, Lacuna Coil, Hooded Menace, and More

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021Corey1 Comment

Alright, let’s see if things normalize a bit this week. Not likely.

I’m going to kick things off with a personal favorite. Krigsgrav, the blackened doom project out of Dallas, have revealed the first single from The Sundering, titled “The Sun No Longer Reaches Here”. And it is absolutely vicious. That album drops on August 6th through Wise Blood Records. Pre-order it here.
And then we’ll jump over to Hooded Menace, who shared “Chime Diabolicus”, a new track taken from their upcoming new album, The Tritonus Bell. That one is set for an August 27th release through Season of Mist.
Halestorm have added some summer and fall headlining and festival dates, which coincide with that massive tour with Evanescence. Those start in July and run into December. Get the full schedule, and tickets, here.
Netherbird will release their sixth full-length album, titled Arete, on August 6th through Eisenwald (a label I’ve become a huge fan of recently). Check out the new track, “Towers of the Night” right here.
We’ll close with Lacuna Coil, who released another new live track and video. This one is for “Veneficium”. That is, of course, taken from Live From The Apocalypse, which drops this coming Friday through Century Media.