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CANTO: The Devil’s Trade, Burning Witches, Sanguisugabogg, and More

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Canto after dark: still a thing sometimes! Gonna keep it quick though.

Leading off, we have Burning Witches. They released the third single, “World On Fire”, from their upcoming new album. Their fifth studio album, The Dark Tower, is out this Friday through Napalm Records.
And an upcoming North American tour! Sanguisugabogg dates with Kruelty, Vomit Forth, and more. Those dates are in July and August, and tickets go on sale this Friday.
Chthonic is a callback to my formative metal years, so let’s see what they’re up to. Here’s a new video of them performing “Pattonkan” at Megaport Festival in Takao City, Taiwan.
The Devil’s Trade is a thing that I like, so let’s end on that note. A new album, Vidékek vannak idebenn, is slated for a July 14 release through Season of Mist. Check out the video for the brand new track, “Flashing Through the Lack of Light” directly below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Initial Descent: January 29 – February 4, 2023

January 30, 2023January 26, 2023JoshLeave a comment

It seems like just yesterday we were regaling our favorites from 2022…maybe because we just finished BUT that’s not the point. The point is, it’s nearly February already. Where the hell did January go? Doesn’t matter, but you know what does matter? This week’s batch of new metal and we’ll kick that off with one of my most anticipated albums from Sanguisugabogg who have indeed matured just a bit (context) but are still heavily brutal and still the ‘bogg I know and love, you will too. Then we’ve got the always reliable death metal powerhouse of Memoriam, doom and post-metallers WuW return, and Endorphins Lost trip the powerviolence trigger and once again prove their namesake. That’s a slappin’ top four but as always, we’re not even close to done so jump in and happy hunting. See you back here throughout the week.

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Nine Circles ov… 2023 Albums the Top Brass are Excited About

January 17, 2023January 16, 2023ninecirclesadmin1 Comment

Since we somehow managed to complete another trip around the sun recently, I’ve seen a lot of those anticipatory posts flying around where people share what albums they’re looking forward to in the year ahead. And I get it. Lists are clickbait-y, and there actually is a lot of stuff to look forward to in Metal: 2023. Being one to regularly cave to peer pressure, I figured we could jump on that train as well. And by “we”, I mean your Nine Circles editing staff, also known as the Top Brass, and also known as the Benevolent Overlords to at least one person. See, I personally didn’t want to write up on nine different albums that don’t even exist yet. It’s hard for me to explain why I’m looking forward to something beyond simply saying “I like that band, so I hope the new album doesn’t suck”. But two or three albums? I can bullshit my way through that, no problem. And wouldn’t you know it? Other members of the editing team were willing to drop some words on a couple albums of their choosing, as well. That, my friends, is how we got here. So without further delay, starting with my picks, here are nine albums the Nine Circles Top Brass are looking forward to in the year ahead.

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The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 266 (1.14.2023)

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023ChrisLeave a comment

The beginning of the year always rekindles the flame of metal for me. Excitement for what’s coming, for what already has been comes faster, easier. I’m still going through the latest CD and vinyl acquisitions and it’s been pretty much non-stop Celtic Frost (seriously that Danse Macabre box set is killer), Wayfarer, and – thanks to Fearless Editor™ Josh – the new Misþyrming, so let’s kick off the 266th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist with what you can hear if you pass by my place right now.

As per usual the rest of the gang has plenty of the tunes pouring through their speakers for you to get down to (in a total, like, metal way of course). So let music from the likes of Sanhedrin, Black Magnet, Ulthar, Days of Desolation, Moonlight Sorcery, Inherits the Void, Periphery, Night Demon, Sanguisugabogg as well as cuts from Nile, Rotten Sound, Big Black, and a small tribute to guitar legend Jeff Beck (RIP) take you away for the week.

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week…

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– Chris

CANTO: Sanguisugabogg, Cattle Decapitation, Dryad, and More

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

I can’t wait to watch my favorite hockey team lose again tonight.

I haven’t heard from Heaven Shall Burn in awhile, so let’s start there. Their new digital single, “Pillars of Serpents”, will be featured on a 7″ split with Trivium. If you happen to be across the pond, you’ll be able to scoop that up during their upcoming tour.
Horrendous have completed work on their new album, which we should expect later this year from Season of Mist. While we await more details on that, they also have a couple of live dates next month, one in Brooklyn and one at Subterranean Dissonance Fest in Philly. Let’s not forget they’ll also be at Northwest Terror Fest in May. Killer.
Cattle Decapitation have revealed details surrounding their new album. Terrasite is set for a May 12th release through Metal Blade. We won’t get a new track until next month from the sounds of it, since this announcement wasn’t exactly, um, planned… get the full scoop here. Either way, I’m excited.
Sliding in some black metal, we have new stuff from Dryad to share. The title-track from their new album, The Abyssal Plain, was released today with an accompanying visualizer. Give that a watch here. That album drops on January 20th through Prosthetic Records.
Wrapping up, we have a gnarly new, very NSFW, video from Sanguisugabogg for “Face Ripped Off”. Homicidal Ecstasy is out on February 3rd through Century Media, and I know we’re all looking forward to it. More sentiments along those lines in the days ahead. For now… give the new flick a watch below.