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Donuts & CANTO: Spirit Adrift, Thy Art Is Murder, Sunrot, and More

March 25, 2023March 24, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Yeah, I did that thing again where I went from work to beer and now this is a Saturday morning post.

So let’s lead in with the new track from Spirit Adrift that I happen to enjoy quite a bit. Check out the lyric video for “Death Won’t Stop Me” here. We’ll need to wait a bit for the new album, however. Ghost at the Gallows is set for an August 18 release through Century Media.
Next up, we have fresh stuff from Thy Art Is Murder. Give the visualizer for “Until There Is No Longer” a watch. That track will be featured on the upcoming Nuclear Blast mini-album titled The Aggression Sessions, which also features the likes of Malevolence and Fit For An Autopsy, and is set for an April 7 release.
Ov Sulfur revealed a new track that features Howard Jones, titled “Wide Open”. Check out the AI-generated video for it here. Their debut album, The Burden Ov Faith, is out today through Century Media.
Ihsahn just dropped the Fascination Street Sessions EP, so let’s check out some stuff from that. Give “The Observer” a listen, a track that features Øystein H. Aadland. That collection, by the way, is out through Candlelight.
Just in time for their European tour, Warbringer dropped a music video for “Unraveling”. That track is taken from 2020’s Weapons of Tomorrow, which is available through Napalm Records.
And I will leave you on this fine Saturday with new stuff from Sunrot. The New Jersey sludge group is dropping The Unfailing Rope on April 7 through Prosthetic Records. Check out the video for the new track “Trepanation” below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Immortal, Ne Obliviscaris, Marianas Rest, and More

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

My to-do list is getting aggressive, yet here I am doing hobby things.

Immortal (which is basically a Demonaz solo project these days) released a new single titled “War Against All”. That’s the title-track from the new album, set for a May 26 release through Nuclear Blast.
From there we’ll jump to Ne Obliviscaris and their new song and live video for “Misericorde I – As The Flesh Falls”. Somehow the release of Exul is only a couple of days away now, out through Season of Mist.
Dorthia Cottrell of Windhand is releasing her new solo album, Death Folk Country, on April 21 through Relapse Records, and today “Harvester” was unveiled. Give the new single a listen here.
Finnish melodic death and doom project Marianas Rest are releasing Auer on March 24 through Napalm Records. Today they revealed a video for a new single titled “Light Reveals Our Wounds”. This album is on my list for Friday. Casual FYI.
We’ll close with Lo! and the new video for “Rat King”. The Gleaners is officially out on April 7, only a couple of weeks away now, through Pelagic Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Obsequiae, Overkill, Machine Head, and More

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Life is chaos, so these may not come around as frequently as they used to.

I was psyched to see this emerge today. Check out this multi-camera video of the Obsequiae Fire In The Mountains set. If you look closely enough, you may see some of 9C’s own in the audience and/or photo pit. I personally haven’t looked close enough to confirm or deny.
New Jersey progressive outfit East of the Wall are releasing their sixth full-length, A Natural Second, on June 30 through Translation Loss Records. Give “Detonator Gauntlet” a listen over at Decibel.
Machine Head announced some upcoming U.S. dates. Public tickets sales for their Electric Happy Hour (Live) tour go on sale this coming Friday. Those links, along with the schedule and any other details you may need, can be found here.
Thrash legends Overkill are releasing Scorched on April 14 through Nuclear Blast, and today they unveiled a visualizer for the second single from that collection. Give “Wicked Place” a listen, and watch, right here.
Helloween are returning to North America for a handful of dates in May and June, and they’ll be joined by special guest HammerFall. Tickets are on sale now at this location.
It’s time for me to move on with my evening, so we’ll wrap up with the latest from Sortilège. Check out the new music video for “Vampire” below. Their recently released new album, Apocalypso, is available through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Unearth, Hangman’s Chair, Veil Of Maya, and More

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

This Tottenham/Milan Champions League finish is bananas.

Unearth have announced some North American dates with Upon A Burning Body and 156/Silence, kicking off May 4 in Lubbock, Texas. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday. That run, of course, will be in support of The Wretched; The Ruinous, which drops on May 5 through Century Media.
French doom metal project Hangman’s Chair revealed a previously unreleased track from Loner, and as a result it’s now a new single, titled “Spleenwise”. Give it a listen here. That album dropped early in 2022 through Nuclear Blast. Finally, if you happen to be across the Atlantic, they’re on tour with Amenra, Der Weg einer Freiheit, and Igorrr. Which is, frankly, incredible.
Veil Of Maya announced details surrounding their first album in over half a decade. That effort, [m]other, will be out through Sumerian Records on May 12. Check out the brand new track, “Red Fur”, here. They’re also on tour in April and May with Avatar and Orbit Culture.
Let’s make tours a theme today. Currents are on the road with Like Moths to Flames and a few other bands I’m too lazy to type out this coming May and June. Tickets go on sale, you guessed it, this coming Friday. Oh, and The Death We Seek is out May 5 through SharpTone Records.
Alright, it’s time to wrap this up. Here’s some folk metal for ya. Valensorow have a new video for “The Bird and The Bear”, which you can watch below. It’s got puppets. Shorestank is out on April 7.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Cloak, Ingested, Sunrot, and More

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Thanks to this wonderful team and their coverage, I have been on a serious Enslaved kick all day.

Cloak is popular around this corner of the internet, so let’s start there. Their third full-length album, Black Eternal Flame, is scheduled for a May 26 release through Season of Mist. Give the music video for “Invictus” a peak here, the first material off the forthcoming album, of course.
Next up, we have New Jersey’s Sunrot. Their sophomore album, The Unfailing Rope, is out on April 7 through Prosthetic Records, and today they shared a new track with video, titled “Patricide”.
Cradle of Filth shared a new track and video, titled “She Is A Fire”. Their first live album in 20 years, Trouble and Their Double Lives, is set for an April 28 release through Napalm Records. That collection will feature classics as well as a couple of new studio tracks. Fun!
Macabre are celebrating 30 years of Sinister Slaughter with an April 14 vinyl, CD, and tape reissue through Nuclear Blast. Get the full scoop, and purchase details (obviously), right here.
Ingested feels like the right way to close out. Taken from last year’s Metal Blade release in Ashes Lie Still, they dropped a new video for “Echoes Of Hate”. Give it a watch below. This comes on the cusp of their upcoming European tour with Cannibal Corpse, a run that kicks off on the 10th.