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CANTO: Svalbard, Tankard, Legion of the Damned, and More

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

The start of another week, and I have nothing new to offer the world. Oh well!

Let’s open up with something fun. Tankard released a new animated music video for “Beerbarians”, which you can view here. That track is taken from their 18th(!!!) studio album, Pavlov’s Dogs, which dropped back last September through Reaper Entertainment.
West Coast deathgrind collective Deathgrave are releasing It’s Only Midnight on April 14 through Tankcrimes. Today they unveiled all the details including the tracklist, cover art, and most importantly, the first single. Give “Your Rulers Are Here” a watch and listen over at Decibel.
Dutch death thrash veterans Legion of the Damned are releasing their new album, The Poison Chalice, on May 26 through Napalm Records. Give the video for the first single, “Beheading of the Godhead”, a watch here.
The 2023 edition of ProgPower USA is pretty damn stacked, and today they announced that Elvenking will be performing on the first day of the festival, September 6. Ticket options, including single day, can be found here.
We’ll wrap up Monday with a new single from Svalbard. The performance video for “Eternal Spirits” can be seen below, and is available through Nuclear Blast. Sounds like they’re at work on a new studio album, so it’s safe to say more updates will be coming in the future.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Phil “Landphil” Hall of Morbikon on their new album “Ov Mournful Twilight” and much more!

November 30, 2022November 27, 2022opethbodomLeave a comment

Supergroups in extreme metal take on a whole other meaning when it’s comprised of Dave Witte, Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns, and Phil Hall. Those names are synonymous with some of the best offerings extreme metal has to offer. And now with Morbikon, this supergroup crosses the threshold of 90s era Scandinavian black metal and melodic death metal on their debut Ov Mournful Twilight. To say this album rips would be a gross understatement, but with its membership this should surprise no one. Buke recently spoke to Phil “Landphil” Hall, who handles guitar and bass here, for a wide ranging chat about the band, the album, how it all came to be, and so much more. We now bring you this conversation in its entirety so grab your beverage of choice and enjoy.

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Receiving the Evcharist: Fucked Up and Hop Tub

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022IanLeave a comment

Let me tell you folks, it’s been a WEEK. I need this more than you know. Today’s pairing is Fucked Up’s Oberon and Whiner Beer Company’s Hop Tub. Drink from the cup of heresy, indeed.

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CANTO: Tribulation, Morbikon, Allegaeon, and More

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Champions League… Work… Champions League… Work…

Morbikon, the blackened death metal trio featuring members of Municipal Waste and Finntroll, are releasing Ov Mournful Twilight through Tankcrimes on October 28th. Give “Cursed to March on Shattered Limbs” over at Decibel.
Allegaeon have announced their new (old) vocalist, welcoming Ezra Haynes back to the group. Since Elements of the Infinite is still my favorite Allegaeon record, I’m fine with this. Catch them on the European road this coming November with Rivers of Nihil, Fallujah, and more.
Power metallers Unleash The Archers are releasing a fifth anniversary edition of Apex on November 18th, which will feature reimagined versions of tracks like “Falls Walls”, which you can hear transformed into “Falsewave” here.
Tribulation unveiled a new standalone single, “Hamartia”, the video for which can be seen below. That’s their first new material since last year’s Where The Gloom Becomes Sound, and precedes their upcoming European tour with Abbath and Watain.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Warbringer, Artificial Brain, Bizarrekult, and More

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Monday tends to be a slow one. Let’s see if that remains a trend.

Black metal entity Bizarrekult revealed a new single titled “Kongen”, taken from their upcoming new album, Den Tapte Krigen. That one will be out through Season of Mist sometime next year. Additionally, they’ll be supporting Der Weg einer Freiheit on a brief European tour this month.
Pivoting to a little hardcore, Fucked Up released a video for “Oberon”, the title track from their new EP. That one drops on October 7th through Tankcrimes, if you weren’t previously aware.
Couple quick tours to touch on. First, Artificial Brain has a few dates up here in the Northeast with Succomb and Luminous Vault this coming November. In case you missed it, their self-titled third album dropped in July through Profound Lore.
And we’ll wrap up Monday with a little thrash. Warbringer hit the road tomorrow for a run of shows with Heathen and Misfire, and to celebrate the occasion they dropped a new music video for “Crushed Beneath The Tracks”, a track taken from Weapons of Tomorrow, available through Napalm Records. Give it a watch below.