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CANTO: Trivium, Naut, Vomit Forth, and More

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

My dog has been stoned all day, which has been moderately amusing.

May as well lead in with another tour. Beartooth and Trivium are co-headlining a North American run in the coming months, covering a good chunk of April through June. They’ll be joined by Malevolence and Archetypes Collide on those dates. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday.
Next, we have some blackened sludge to add to the pile. Lo! shared a video for “Salting The Earth”, a track taken from The Gleaners, which is out on April 7 through Pelagic Records.
One more tour to drop in today. Vomit Forth are headlining a tour in the U.S. with Upon Stone as support. Those dates are in March, but they’re also on the road on either side of that… so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to catch them over the next few months.
Out of Napalm Records, we have a new track and video from Xandria, titled “Two Worlds”. The Wonders Still Awaiting is out this coming Friday, in case you needed a reminder.
And the video we’ll wrap up with today comes from Naut. The post punk outfit are releasing Hunt on February 24 through Season of Mist, and the clip for “Damocles” can be seen below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Ne Obliviscaris, Imperium Dekadenz, Fit For a King, and More

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Ahhhhh, so it’s going to be one of THOSE weeks. Coolcoolcool.

Let’s open up with one of my favorite German black metal projects in Imperium Dekadenz. They have a new album out on January 20 through Napalm Records titled Evermore, and today they revealed “November Monument”. It rules. Everything they do rules. Can’t wait for this release.
Fit For a King have announced a North American tour with Northlane, Alpha Wolf, and Kingdom of Giants. Those dates run from February 16 through March 19, and tickets go on sale this coming Friday at this location.
Xandria gave us a video for the The Wonders Still Awaiting title-track, which you can check out here. That new album is out on February 3 through Napalm Records.
Conjureth set January 23 as the release date for The Parasitic Chambers, which will be available through Memento Mori. Check out “Smothering Psalms” here.
Ne Obliviscaris unveiled their first new track in over five years. The music video for “Equus” is available below, the first sampling taken from Exul. That new album is set for a March 23 release through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Unleash The Archers, Misery Index, Xandria, and More

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Let’s see how quickly I can find four or five items to share from our inbox…

We’ll start with Unleash The Archers, who revealed “Acoustipex”, a reimagined version of the Apex title-track. A playthrough video is available here. The 5th anniversary edition of that album drops on November 18 through Napalm Records.
Symphonic metallers Xandria are releasing a new album, The Wonders Still Waiting, on February 3. That will also be out through Napalm Records, and a new single titled “Ghosts” can be seen and heard here.
Roadburn 2023 announced the first wave of artists, and it is expectedly impressive. Deafheaven, David Eugene Edwards, and Wolves In The Throne Room are among the names. I’m going to get to this some year, I promise.
Closing out, we have a new video from Misery Index. Give the clip for “Rites of Cruelty” a watch below. That track is taken from Complete Control, which dropped earlier this year through Century Media.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 91 (8.10.2019)

August 10, 2019August 9, 2019VincentLeave a comment

playlist - mixtape

Hello once again, fellow travellers. We’re gonna keep this short and sweet today. We’re back at you once again with another edition of our handcrafted playlist. This week, I’m back on my Peter Gabriel bullshit, Russian Circles gets some nice representation, and Josh has rounded up the best track premiers from this week and beyond. What else is in there? Only one way to find out.

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– Vincent

Column: The Path to Paradise Begins In Hell – Symphonic Metal

March 22, 2018July 25, 2018Hera1 Comment

The Path to Paradise Begins In Hell

Last month, I discussed the three albums that led me on the way to become a metalhead after I decided to find the heaviest matter of the universe. Those three albums became the springboard that would eventually lead me to the kind of music I would enjoy now as an adult. Because my subgenre of choice was symphonic metal for a good portion of my teenage years, it became a springboard of sorts into other genres that I would end up enjoying as well. However, before we get there, I decided to backtrack into this subgenre that I have revisited with caution since I stopped being involved in its fandom in 2014. Continue reading →

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