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HECATE ENTHRONED
HECATE ENTHRONED Unveils New Song From Upcoming Album ‘Embrace Of The Godless Aeon’
UK Black/Death Metal Act HECATE ENTHRONED Unveils New Song ‘Temples That Breathe’Long-awaited new album ‘Embrace Of The Godless Aeon’ coming January 25, 2019, their first album in five years.
Says bassist Dylan Hughes, “The track is a critique of the Catholic Church for centuries of abuse. It paints the church as a kind of virulent entity that spreads pain and horror, almost as if the church itself is alive – hence, temples that breathe. The stark, menacing stills and imagery within the video create this unnerving miasma, an uneasy feeling like cold, stale secular breath on the back of your neck. The song features epic and sweeping orchestrations, heavy aggressive riffing, breakneck speeds and harmonies with a brutal vocal delivery – all the elements you’d expect from HECATE ENTHRONED, which are contained in abundance on this album, making this track the perfect first release to give you a flavor of what’s to come.”
“Embrace Of The Godless Aeon” – which features cover artwork by Nestor Avalos (Bloodbath, Rotting Christ, The Black Dahlia Murder) can be pre-ordered now on CD and red splatter vinyl at www.m-theoryaudio.com/store. A limited-edition deluxe box set that includes exclusive purple vinyl and cassette editions of the album, a signed photo card and other collectibles is also available. Digital pre-orders on Bandcamp and other platforms include “Temples That Breathe” as an instant download.
One of the UK underground’s longest-running and most respected acts, HECATE ENTHRONED has been praised by the likes of Terrorizer for their “mixture of death metal aggression with black metal atmosphere.” “Embrace Of The Godless Aeon” – their first recording with vocalist Joe Stamps, who joined the band in 2015 – sees the group continue to deftly mix black with death, modern with classic and extreme with symphonic. The album, which features guest vocals on three songs by Sarah Jezebel Deva (Cradle of Filth, Therion, Mortiis), was co-produced by Dan Abela (Voices, The Antichrist Imperium).
Norwegian musician writes a song about Trve Kvlt Coffee (Listen here)
English-Norwegian dude, Kyle Sevenoaks of I The Betrayer loves our coffee so much he became possessed and wrote a song for us! Sweet!
BLVCK CVFEE MVSTER WRITTEN FOR TRVE KVLT COFFEE
lyrics
The black liquid, runs down my throat
As I gulp from the black chalice
As I gulp from the black chalice
it gives me
no end
of carnal pleasure
Bring me
the burnt offerings
of the trve kvlt coffee
In darkest Hell
to the coldest storm
only the strongest
survive
nothing is equal
not the wrath of the gods
to the darkest blackest liquids
from hell
it gives me
no end
of caffeine power
Bring me
the burnt offerings
of the trve kvlt coffee
Credits
Written and recorded by Kyle Sevenoaks
Released July 29, 2018
Written, recorded, mixed and mastered at The Riffinery, Oslo.
Released July 29, 2018
Written, recorded, mixed and mastered at The Riffinery, Oslo.
COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Invocation Spell sets release date for fourth album, Spread Cruelty in the Abyss
Invocation Spell sets release date for fourth album
On Friday, Hells Headbangers sets July 27th as the international release date for Invocation Spells‘ highly anticipated fourth album, Spread Cruelty in the Abyss, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.
There’s simply no stopping Invocation Spells. One of the hottest bands in the shit-hot Chilean black/death scene, this diabolical duo continues to unleash one punishing slab of filth ‘n’ fury after another, each one more concise and crushing than the next. Spread Cruelty in the Abyss follows hot on the heels of the critically acclaimed The Flame of Hate, released internationally last year by Hells Headbangers. Like that predecessor, Spread Cruelty in the Abyss wastes absolutely no time in igniting a sulfurous conflagration from the first few notes…except this time, it’s more quickly apparent how daresay catchy Invocation Spells have become.
Lest anyone accuse the band of softening or selling out, be aware that Spread Cruelty in the Abyssis simply and 100% Invocation Spells through and through: no compromise, and no quarter. Like The Flame of Hate before it and Descendent the Black Throne before that, Spreads Cruelty in the Abyss possesses a special magick that eludes easy “blackthrash” categorization – namely, through an acute balance between the bestial and more classically speed metal tropes – but the molten, even martial pulse the duo develop further here turns these more deliberately hypnotic spells of possession into veritable anthems of minimalism, spilling poison and black blood in equal measure, and even more endlessly headbanging than before. And with this unselfconscious, even-more-pronounced emphasis on “catchiness” comes an even swifter and stricter sense of economy: Spread Cruelty in the Abyss clangs ‘n’ bangs with absolute authority in a mere 26 minutes. Get in, get out, get fucked.
And just like they have with their songwriting nous, Invocation Spells have all about perfected their production style, once again locating that ever-so-sweet middle-ground between fuck-off raw and clear/cutting, with each incensed-yet-impassioned note ringing out through the humid haze before mangling the mind with quintessentially Chilean diabolism. And now, North America will be able to witness that diabolism in the flesh, as Invocation Spells will be heading out on an 11-date tour alongside fellow Hells Headbangers speed metallers Outline; the CD and tape versions of Spread Cruelty in the Abyss will be available for early sale during the tour (dates after the jump). This summer’s gonna be a hot one, then, so no better time to Spread Cruelty in the Abyss!
Hear for yourself with the album’s opening track, “Ruins of Cemetery,”
Check out Hells Headbangers‘ Bandcamp, where the album can be preordered. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
1. Ruins Of Cemetery
2. Rotting Sacrifice
3. Victims Of Doom
4. Torment Of Obssessor
5. Old Rites
6. Spread Cruelty
7. Obscure And Evil
8. From The Graves
INVOCATION SPELLS / OUTLINE USA tour 2018
June 22 – San Diego, CA
June 23 – Los Angeles, CA – L.A. StrikeFest @ Regent Theatre
June 24 – San Francisco, CA
June 25 – Reno, NV @ Shea’s Tavern
June 28 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
June 29 – Baltimore, MD @ Wheaton Lounge
June 30 – Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
July 4 – New York, NY @ Pista Bandas Unidas
July 6 – Houston, TX @ The Concert Pub North
July 7 – San Antonio, TX
July 8 – New Orleans, LA @ Santos Bar
WATCH HELLFROST LIVE on TRVE KVLT COFFEE
IMMORTAL Releases single from upcoming album, Northern Chaos Gods
VESSEL OF LIGHT – Son of Man single release (with video)
Last year we caught wind that Nathan Opposition of Ancient VVisdom (and formerly of Integrity) would be working with Dan Lorenzo of Non-Fiction and Hades. We were then pleasantly surprised with their first release, the self titled Vessel of Light EP in November. (click link to check out)
Now we hear there is going to be a new album called Woodshed.
This is their first single for it, which can be purchased by CLICKING HERE
FINIS set release date for IRON BONEHEAD debut
Iron Bonehead Productions has set July 6th as the international release date for Finis‘ striking debut EP, Visions of Doom, on CD and 12″ vinyl format. The CD version shall include the band’s sold-out debut demo, At One With Nothing, as bonus tracks.
An otherwise-mysterious trio from Germany, Finis are aptly monikered: their ghostly and gangrenous creations lead to the very literal END. As such, Visions of Doom is also aptly titled. Finis‘ ably flex no small amount of death metalled muscle, and yet it’s somehow stretched apart in a most desiccated manner, hauntingly revealing black metalled tissue within. Their compositions patiently build, swirling about the listener in an entrancing haze, and then layers fall off while others are built back upon, creating further trance – and even more tension. It’s subtly bewitching, and more so uniquely done when placed within the wider context of the modern black/death underground. Atmosphere undoubtedly is a primary tool, but it’s not the ultimate end, nor is it a mere smokescreen for lack of actual songwriting. No, Finis indeed are skilled craftsmen, the three weighty songs comprising Visions of Doom all exuding a wealth of texture, dynamics, and nuance in addition to paramount evil and grim aggression.
As a first, longer-length statement, Visions of Doom announces Finis‘ arrival with absolute authority and almost-certain DOOM. Do you hear the bells tolling the end? Hear the first bell-toll HERE at Iron Bonehead‘s Soundcloud with the new track “11 Temple Stones.” Cover and track-listing are as follows:
FINIS – Visions of Doom
1. 11 Temple Stones
2. Visions of Doom
3. Fosforos
DJEVELKULT Reveal First Track for new album Når Avgrunnen Åpnes
Yesterday, Saturnal Records sets May 25th as the international release date for Djevelkult‘s highly anticipated second album, Når Avgrunnen Åpnes. A work of traditional black metal savagery that nevertheless retains a timeless freshness, Når Avgrunnen Åpnes ushers forth Djevelkult‘s long-awaited return after their bold ‘n’ brash debut album, 2014’s I Djevelens Tegn.
Hailing from Gjøvik, Djevelkult is a Norwegian black metal cult brought out of void in 2009 by Dødsherre Xarim, with a vision of darkness and chaos, and to spread a message of blasphemy against man and God. Xarim first started with a different set of members than the current lineup, but due to differences, imprisonments, and other situations, the lineup for the first year went into oblivion. Xarim then got together with the drummer Ond of Liktjern in 2010, and thus work of the evil chants started.
With Xarim and Ond as the primary lineup, Djevelkult recorded and released the demo Skapt av Helvetesild in the summer of 2011. At the same time, Beleth joined in band, and shortly after, Skabb did, as well. With the lineup now a four-piece, Djevelkult then wrote and recorded their debut album, I Djevelens Tegn, which was subsequently released by Morbid Shrine Productions in September 2014.
Ond left the cult in the summer 2014 due personal reasons and T.K. joined in as a live session drummer for the upcoming tour together with Kirkebrann. The next year was focused on playing at various festivals and concerts before Djevelkult entered a studio again. Xarim, Skabb, and Beleth started the recording of the guitars of the second full-length in the winter of 2014/15 at Gravkors Studios, and during the summer, the guitars and bass were completed. The year passed by and the studio sessions were set on a short break, for the band to focus on the IXXI tour of 2016 and festivals around the summer.
Former drummer Ond then decided to return to the band again, and Djevelkult bid farewell to their session drummer T.K. in the late summer of 2016. Then the band started to record the drums at the beginning of 2017 in the Kirkebrann studio, followed up by the recording of the vocals. Thus titled Når Avgrunnen Åpnes (“As the Abyss Opens” in English), recording for the second album was completed in the summer of 2017. Kark of Dødsengel handled the album’s mixing and mastering the album.
Built upon a foundation of cold ‘n’ filthy riffing laced with an atmosphere that’s both desperate and triumphant, Djevelkult‘s Når Avgrunnen Åpnes is some of the purest Norwegian black metal you will be able to find in modern times. The passion bleeds through every performance here; the ensuing songs stick in the listener’s head without relying on saccharine catchiness. But as with everything in the band’s restless ways, Djevelkult here chose to shape the new album with additional inspiration from guest artists: Draug of Kirkebrann sang and wrote the lyrics of “Vredeskvad”; Invisius of Blodhemn played the drums and sang and wrote the lyrics of “An Evil Unheard Of”; Ånneland played the second solo on “Apocalypse (Hellspawn)”; and Kleven plays additional guitar on “En Ny Tid.”
With more touring and live performances slated for later in the year, Når Avgrunnen Åpnes marks a momentous moment for Djevelkult. True Norwegian black metal is undead! Hear for yourself with the aforementioned new track “Apocalypse (Hellspawn)” HERE at Saturnal‘s official YouTube channel, as well as at Djevelkult‘s Bandcamp HERE. Preorder info to be announced shortly. Cover art, courtesy of Jose Gabriel Sabogal (Inferno, Whoredom Rife), and tracklisting are as follows:
1. Atomic Holocaust
2. Condemned Into Eternal Void
3. Når Avgrunnen Åpnes
4. En Ny Tid
5. Døpt I Helvetesild
6. An Evil Unheard Of
7. Apocalypse (Hellspawn)
8. Vredeskvad
DJEVELKULT lineup 2018
Dødsherre Xarim – guitar/vocal
Skabb – bass/vocal
Ond – drums
Beleth – guitar