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CANTO: Darkest Hour, Accept, Depths Of Hatred, and More

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021CoreyLeave a comment

I feel like this week didn’t really happen… is that healthy?

Darkest Hour are distributing Live in Lockdown – The Complete Collection in the near future via their Patreon. There will be audio and video formats of their online performance from last September, including limited colored vinyl.
Accept went ahead and shared a new single with us today, which is fun. This one is called “Zombie Apocalypse”, taken from Too Mean To Die. That album, their 16th studio album, drops on January 29th through Nuclear Blast.
Canadian death metal crew Depths Of Hatred, with new vocalist William Arseneau, have a new album dropping on March 19th. Inheritance will be available through Prosthetic Records, and you can listen to the second single from that album, “Sadistic Trials”, right now.
We’ll close today with one of my favorite projects coming out of Iceland. This is the new video for “Hvítamyrkur” from Katla. That track is taken from their second full-length album, Allt þetta helvítis myrkur, available through Prophecy.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Völur, Ilsa, Amon Amarth, and More

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

Not really sure what to say here today. Where even am I?

Völur have released a new video single for “Inviolate Grove”, taken from Death Cult. That album drops on November 13th through Prophecy Productions and can be pre-ordered at this link.
Ilsa have announced their sixth full-length album will be titled Preyer, and it’s slated for a November 20th release through Relapse Records. The first single from that album, “Poor Devil”, is available for streaming now.
The music world has lost an absolute legend. Revolutionary guitarist Eddie Van Halen passed away at 65, after a battle with cancer. He’s one of the reasons I, and so many others I’m sure, ever picked up the instrument. He will be missed, and our thoughts are with those close to him.
Amon Amarth are celebrating gold certification for 2016’s Jomsviking in Germany with a new video for “Fafner’s Gold”, a track taken from 2019’s Berserker. Give it a watch below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Behemoth, Katla, Enslaved, and More

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

I just emerged from the woods, therefore I have no idea why I’m writing this. Have we been here before?

Behemoth is re-issuing their debut EP, And the Forests Dream Eternally, on vinyl and CD. Pre-orders are available now, and I’m fairly certain I’m claiming one of the vinyls as my own.
Katla have announced their sophomore effort, Allt þetta helvítis myrkur, will be out on November 13th through Prophecy . Pre-orders are available here, and I encourage you to check out the first single, titled “Villuljós”, immediately. I’m a big fan of this project, so this excites me.
I’m going to keep talking about Enslaved, and you’re going to keep dealing with it. Utgard is out October 2nd through Nuclear Blast (if you’ve been living under a rock), and in this latest trailer, Ivar discusses some of the themes on the new album.
Nightfall shared a live performance of “Ishtar (Celebrate your Beauty)”, with footage taken from the Sierra studios in Athens. Give it a watch. Worth noting, that track is taken from 1995’s Athenian Echoes, which is getting the reissue treatment from Season of Mist at some point in the near future. Dope.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Initial Descent: April 5 – 11, 2020

April 6, 2020JoshLeave a comment

DOOL — Dool (photo courtesy of Nona Limmen)

Well, well, well. We’re all still in this crap. But, at least we’ve got good tunes to ride it out with and this week, there’s no shortage of good to be found. So, let’s do this. Dark metallers Dool return with an absolute stunner (no surprise here, amazing band and amazing music), Akurion uncover all the dark corners in their love letter to death metal and all its wares, Benighted continue their reign of all things insane via grinding death metal, and High Priestess turn doom on its ear with some Pink Floydish twists. Four albums up top and many, many more to go so get to it! Continue reading →

Album Review: Lotus Thief – “Oresteia”

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020Chris1 Comment

Lotus Thief - Oresteia

San Francisco’s Lotus Thief have been bringing their particular brand of mystical, historical melange of doom, space, prog and post rock for a while now, with each release further settling into a dark corner of atmospheric post rock and metal. With Oresteia, the band feels more expansive than ever, even as that expansiveness leads to the songs losing some impact along the way. Continue reading →

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