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CANTO: Nixil, Tsjuder, Scream Maker, and More

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

It’s a two week stretch of chaos and then I think things become more tolerable?

Maryland black metal act Nixil have signed on with Prosthetic Records and are releasing a new album, From The Wound Spilled Forth Fire, on August 25. Check out “Collapsing The Poles”, which is premiering over at Knotfest.
Polish heavy metal crew Scream Maker announced details surrounding their fourth studio album. Land of Fire is slated for a July 14 release through Frontiers Music, and today they dropped a clip for “Can’t Stop The Rain”.
There’s a new album out from Jaye Jayle on July 14 as well, titled Don’t Let Your Love Life Get You Down, and the second single from that effort emerged today. Give “The Party of Redemption” a listen here. That album will be out through Pelagic Records.
How about something from the underground? Formless Oedon set the release date for their debut. Streams of Rot will be out on July 24 through Memento Mori. Check out “Heavenly Abomination” at the label’s YouTube channel.
Last, but certainly not least, we have more new material from Tsjuder. The third new single from Helvegr, titled “Prestehammeren”, is available below. As a reminder, their new album is out June 23 through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Mizmor, Kreator, Eternal Rot, and More

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Well this week started off with a freaking blitz.

Let’s lead off with Kreator. They’re currently on tour in North America, and today they dropped a video for “Conquer and Destroy”. That, of course, is taken from their latest album, Hate Über Alles, which is available through Nuclear Blast.
Apparently it’s World Goth Day. So to mark the occasion we have an A.I. generated Type O Negative video for “Halloween In Heaven”. It certainly is something. Anyway, the Dead Again reissue can be acquired here, also a Nuclear Blast thing.
New York City progressive metal outfit Ice Age released a video for the impressive “Riverflow”. Their third album, Waves Of Loss And Power, is out through Sensory Records.
Eternal Rot have revealed details surrounding their third full-length. Moribound will be unveiled July 24 through Memento Mori, alongside Godz Of War Productions. Give “Desecrated Guts” a listen over at the former’s YouTube channel.
The most significant announcement of the day probably came from Mizmor (alright, that’s a little subjective). A new full-length titled Prosaic, and the debut through Profound Lore, will be out on July 21. Check out the clip for “No Place To Arrive” below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Initial Descent: April 23 – 29, 2023

April 24, 2023April 22, 2023JoshLeave a comment

Pro tip: if you’re sending promos and don’t get to the point right off the bat (band, album, label, and genre) don’t expect a deep dive seeing as most blogs get between 50 and 100 a day. Just sayin’. Alright then, we’ve got a new week and fresh new batch of killer to get to. Death doomsters Pestilence kick things off this week in the sickest way possible and that’s a good thing, Enforced give a class on how to do death infused thrash properly, Vadiat get in the death metal feels, and Tunic offer up some exquisite noise which we don’t have enough of these days. So, dig in and find your new favorite. See you here throughout the week.

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Album Review: Hail the Void — “Memento Mori”

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023Angela Block1 Comment

Taking inspiration from the land of which they hail and bringing the dark forestial allure into their doom laced with sludge, classic rock, and psych, British Columbia trio Hail the Void have returned with their second full length release Memento Mori. Following their 2020 self-titled self-released debut, the band is now under Ripple Music after being hand picked by current Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rob “Blasko” Nicholson. Pushing their boundaries and expanding on their already established sound, these eight tracks are full of atmospheric passages, hazy doom riffs, wailing vocals, crashing drums, and killer guitar solos. The consistent flow of each makes for a mellow and expertly crafted album.

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Initial Descent: January 22 – 28, 2023

January 23, 2023January 21, 2023JoshLeave a comment

Just as is always the case and as I predicted here a few weeks back: all the resolution type gym goers are starting to whittle down to pre-January numbers. The cycle is unbroken. Now, I’m not judging…just situational awareness and circling back on my prediction is all. Let’s do the thing you all came for and that’s this week’s new release list. Bay Area deathdealers Conjureth offer up their sophomore effort of classic leaning, but oh so deadly death metal, Seven Doors which is a one man horror obsessed death machine is up next with an album loaded to the cerebral cortex with both of those things, black metal gets a swift kick in the pants from Ashen Horde, and Cancervo serve up some damn tasty doom with a side of fuzz. But, there’s a smorgasbord of albums in the list below that are worth seeking out so use that copy / paste feature and happy hunting. See you here throughout the week.

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