In their decade of existence , SATURNALIA TEMPLE have created their own niche of occult doom metal with their unique brand of psychedelia. Constantly challenging their musical progression from the revolutionary and hypnotizing 'Aion of Drakon'... More

In their decade of existence , SATURNALIA TEMPLE have created their own niche of occult doom metal with their unique brand of psychedelia. Constantly challenging their musical progression from the revolutionary and hypnotizing 'Aion of Drakon' (2011) which one track was chosen by Fenriz (Darkthrone) as one of the only 7 tracks for his 40th birthday mix tape for Vice Magazine – to the unique Bluesy Black Doom Metal of 'To The Other’ (2015) which won them a Swedish Manifest Award.Band founder Tommie Eriksson gives details about the making of the new album ‘Gravity' :" We reached a more organic sound from using only my old vintage equipment . I used my old Laney Klipp amps from 1971 (same as Iommi used on the old albums) and my 1977 Mockingbird guitar, as well as my unique old Keio Fuzz Wah from 1970. All signal paths went through my TLA Valve Preamps and compressor. Vocals was made with an old Ribbon microphone. this is the best album we’ve ever made. »‘Gravity’ digital single has been released on Jan 10 and can be listened on all digital platforms worldwide.SATURNALIA TEMPLE ‘Gravity’ album and special bundles can be pre ordered HERE SATURNALIA TEMPLE are embarking on a European tour with WOLVENNEST and DREAD SOVEREIGN.21/2 - Rotterdam - Baroeg 22/2 - London - The Dome 23/2 - Paris - Gibus24/2 - Aarburg - Musigburg 25/2 - Vienna - Escape 26/2 - Krakow - Zet Pe Te 27/2 - Berlin - Nuke Club 28/2 - Oberhausen - Helvete29/2 - Brussels - Ancienne Belgique21/2 - Rotterdam - Baroeg - https://www.facebook.com/events/831715503967535/Spinozaweg 300, 3076 ET Rotterdam, Netherlands22/2 - London - The Dome - https://www.facebook.com/events/210315353228140/2a Dartmouth Park Hill, NW5 1HL London, United Kingdom23/2 - Paris - Gibus - https://www.facebook.com/events/489624364969309/18, Rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75011 Paris, France24/2 - Aarburg - Musigburg - https://www.facebook.com/events/481200835823582/Bahnhofstrasse 50, 4663 Aarburg, Switzerland25/2 - Vienna - Escape - https://www.facebook.com/events/2177758559198070/Neustiftgasse 116-118, 1070 Vienna, Austria 26/2 - Krakow - Zet Pe Te - https://www.facebook.com/events/475327903074708/Dolnych Młynów 10, 31-124 Kraków, Poland27/2 - Berlin - Nuke Club - https://www.facebook.com/events/535731657215318/Pettenkoferstr. 17a, 10247 Friedrichshain28/2 - Oberhausen - Helvete - https://www.facebook.com/events/501054923822681/Friedrich-Karl-Str. 63, 46045 Oberhausen, Germany29/2 - Brussels - Ancienne Belgique - https://www.facebook.com/events/354097798804588/Anspachlaan 110, 1000 Brussels, Belgium  Less

European death metal gods PESTILENCE join forces with death metal inventors POSSESSED in an epic North American East Coast tour: "Revelations of the Ancients". The tour will include very special guests, The Black Moriah, and will run from March... More

European death metal gods PESTILENCE join forces with death metal inventors POSSESSED in an epic North American East Coast tour: "Revelations of the Ancients". The tour will include very special guests, The Black Moriah, and will run from March through April 2020. The tour was brought together by Asteri Agency and Eternal Rock Agency. For booking inquiries, email: jamil@asteriagency.com.Tour dates:17.03.2020: Houston TX @ TX White Oak Music Hall18.03.2020: Austin TX @ Come and Take it Live19.03.2020: Dallas TX @ Gas Monkey20.03.2020: Chicago IL @ Reggies21.03.2020: Detroit MI @ Harpos Concert Theatre22.03.2020: Toronto ON @ Velvet Underground23.03.2020: Ottawa ON @ The Brass Monkey24.03.2020: Quebec City QC @ Le D'Auteuil25.03.2020: Montreal QC @ Cafe' Campus26.03.2020: Providence RI @ Alchemy27.03.2020: Brooklyn NY @ Market Motel28.03.2020: Amityville NY @ Amityville Music Hall29.03.2020: Albany NY @ Upstate Concert Hall31.03.2020: Manchester NH @ Jewell01.04.2020: Richmond VA @ Broadberry Theatre02.04.2020: Atlanta GA @ 52903.04.2020: Tampa FL @ Brass MugLegendary, genre-defying and long-running progressive death metallers PESTILENCE, originally established in the Netherlands in 1986, have announced a worldwide record deal with Agonia Records (by the courtesy of Hadeon Records) in August of 2019. The band is currently working on their new album titled "Exitivm".  From auspicious thrash metal beginnings, which earned them a deal with Roadrunner Records, to a spot-on death metal transformation, which turned them into a genre pioneering phenom, PESTILENCE is alive and kicking after decades since its fateful inception in 1986. Labeled on the same genre-defying scale as Death, Cynic and Atheist, but also Obituary and Deicide, with whom the band shared the same label-home throughout the 90s, PESTILENCE exists as an influential, innovative and distinctive player, despite a turbulent history featuring two breakups (in 1994 and 2014) and reunions (in 2008 and 2016, respectively). The band's binding factor and leading creative force throughout all cycles has always been founder and guitarist Patrick Mameli. The latter had this to say about the signing:"Pestilence and Hadeon Records [the band's own imprint] are very excited to be joining forces with Agonia Records in an exclusive, worldwide agreement to explore new pathways in writing history together".Mameli is currently the sole original member of PESTILENCE, whose input blazed the trail for generations of progressive death metal. But he wasn't alone at that. The band started as trio comprising Mameli, Randy Meinhard (guitars) and Marco Foddis (drums), later joined by another death metal legend, Martin van Drunen (similarly to Mameli, currently the sole original member of Apshyx). This line-up continued through two full-length albums (with the exception of Meinhard, who was replaced by Patrick Uterwijk shortly after the band's first album, "Malleus Maleficarum", in 1988). Out of the two, the second album, "Consuming Impulse" (1889), was the beginning of all things great for PESTILENCE. Introduced into Decibel Magazine's hall of fame in 2013, the album marked PESTILENCE' shift from intense and raw-sounding thrash to heavier, more haunting and then-buzzing death metal. Not only Martin van Drunen's vocals turned to acidic growl; PESTILENCE was boosted into international recognition, being at the forefront of the scene with Death, Obituary, Sepultura, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower and Autopsy.Faced with the necessity of replacing a member, after van Drunen's departure to pursue a career with Asphyx, Mameli enlisted another famed musician, bassist Tony Choy (of Cyinc at that time), and took over vocal duties for good. Together, they recorded "Testimony Of The Ancients" (1991), nowadays regarded as a death metal classic. The material wasn't as abrasive as previous works, and the musicianship clearly matured, while the album boasted refined production thanks to Scott Burns of renowned Morrissound Studios, Florida. The demand for PESTILENCE elevated as never before, and was followed by massive touring and a legendary performance at Dynamo Open Air.Eventually, Choy, who wasn't a permanent member, left the band and returned to Florida to play with Atheist. He was replaced by Jeroen Paul Thesseling (later a member of Obscura). With this addition to the line-up, PESTILENCE released "Spheres" in 1993. It was their last album for Roadrunner Records, yet first to incorporate jazz fusion elements into their death metal landscape. Needless to say, the album was ahead of its time. Underestimated at first, the bold conjunction of genres presented on "Spheres" paved the way, and later on influenced a lot of bands, including Gorguts, Necrophaigst and Obscura. At the same time, the album divided the band's fans, with some recognizing it for the stroke of genius it was.After "Spheres", tensions within PESTILENCE started growing and led to the band's first split up in 1994. This left PESTILENCE dormant for over ten years, if not to count a "best off" album issued by Roadrunner Records as well as several other re-releases, many of which were issued without the band's awareness or consent.Mameli revived PESTILENCE for the first time in 2008, bringing bassist Tony Choy, drummer Peter Wildoer, and later also guitarist Patrick Uterwijk to the table. He began writing music for an early 2009 release for Mascot Records, perversely titled "Resurrection Macabre". Alongside a summer North American tour which followed, these were the band's first activities in fifteen years. Together with Candlelight-era releases, "Doctrine" (2011) and "Obsideo" (2013), which both saw further line-up revisions, these "first reunion" albums differed in sound, boldly exploring and pushing the boundaries of death metal's brutality and technicality. Always a restless soul, Mameli surprisingly put PESTILENCE on permanent hold in 2014, aiming to fully concentrate on his side project, Neuromorph, and willing to explore other forms of metal. Fortunately enough, in comparison with the first breakup, this one lasted only two years, and saw the band reunite under Mameli's lead in 2016. The re-established PESTILENCE (featuring, except Mameli, bassist Tilen Hudrap of Testament, guitarist Santiago Dobles of Cynic and drummer Septimiu Harsan) pursued a contract with the band's native Hammerheart Records, after several constructive meetings (which also encompassed the re-release of PESTILENCE' early works). At the same time, Eternal Rock Music Agency became the bands booking agent.  PESTLIENCE' last album, "Hadeon", was released to acclaim in 2018, taking everyone by surprise with a nod towards the band's early death metal years, yet still nourishing their experimental expression. The album was released in sync with an extensive European trek, followed a South American run and many other shows throughout 2018, only to begin 2019 with even more touring across UK and Europe. This passed year, among many other shows, PESTILENCE played at Netherlands Deathfest 2019 (NL), Maryland Deathfest 2019 (USA), Metal East Fest 2019 (UA), Dokk'em Open Air 2019 (NL), Goathell Fest 2019 (HU), In Flammen 2019 (GER), Leyendas Del Rock 2019 (ESP), Iberian Warriors Metal Fest 2019 (ES), Kaltenbach Open Air 2019 (AT) alongside exclusive concerts in Singapore and Japan.The next PESTILENCE album is always a mystery, in a good way, so keep a lookout for more news surrounding their debut release for Agonia Records, titled "Exitivm".Line-up:Patrick Mameli: vocals, lead guitarRutger van Noordenburg: lead guitarJoost van der Graaf: bass guitarSeptimiu Harsan: drumsPESTILENCE on-line:Website: http://www.pestilence.nlFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pestilenceofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pestilenceofficial/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6JcFn4PlXFuXmhRXpOpsanAgonia Records:Website: http://agoniarecords.comWebshop: http://tinyurl.com/agoniashopFacebook: https://facebook.com/agoniarecordsTwitter: https://twitter.com/agoniarecordsBandcamp: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/agoniarecordsofficialYouTube: http://youtube.com/AgoniaRec Less

Tethra will release their new album Empire of the Void on 20th March via Black Lion Records. The concept around this new work focuses on the duality between what is hidden inside the depths of the human soul and the vastness sidereal space — both... More

Tethra will release their new album Empire of the Void on 20th March via Black Lion Records. The concept around this new work focuses on the duality between what is hidden inside the depths of the human soul and the vastness sidereal space — both empires of the void. Recorded and mixed from August to November 2019 by Matt Stancioiu at Elnor Studios and mastered by Greg Chandler (Esoteric) at Priory Recordings Studios, this album contains nine original numbers of elegant melodies and a dismal, doomy cover of David Bowie’s timeless masterpiece “Space Oddity” (available only on the CD version).   Through the personal blend of progressive doom, death metal, and the most evocative gothic metal, Tethra strung along with a very dynamic songwriting process on this album while remaining faithful to the sound built for more than ten years of activity. You can now watch the first music video Cold Blue Nebula present the music video of the second track ‘Cold Blue Nebula,’ the song it’s a threnody that faces feelings of detachment and loneliness passing through a painful and necessary transition to get to know our inner self.” You can pre-order the album Empire of the Void on Black Lion Records   Watch the video at this location: [jrEmbed module="jrYouTube" youtube_id="t1UK9McgmRA"]   Links: https://www.facebook.com/TethraHell/ https://www.instagram.com/tethra_official/ https://twitter.com/Blacklionrecswe https://www.facebook.com/blacklionrecordsswe https://tethrablacklion.bandcamp.com/album/empire-of-the-void Less

Today, Armageddon Label announces March 20th as the international release date for Escuela Grind's highly anticipated debut album, Indoctrination. The album will be released on vinyl LP and digital across all platforms, in co-operation with To... More

Today, Armageddon Label announces March 20th as the international release date for Escuela Grind's highly anticipated debut album, Indoctrination. The album will be released on vinyl LP and digital across all platforms, in co-operation with To Live A Lie (USA) and RSR (Europe).Through punishingly short and dynamic songs, Escuela Grind delivers politically charged lyrics inspired by modern anxieties, unrest, and the roots of hardcore punk, grindcore, and powerviolence. While members Katerina Economou, Jesse Fuentes (Kill the Client, Creator|Destroyer), Jason Balthazar Eldridge (Hearse), and Kris Morash (Your Brain on Drugs) span from different parts of the United States, the band has been based in upstate New York and western Massachusetts since its first shows in 2016. [photo: Colin Kmiecik] "Following the forward-thinking path of bands like Terrorizer, these Ithaca, New York-based grinders offer variance to the tired blast-blast-blast trope, mixing in elements of death metal, doom, noise, and more into their nitro cocktail. Featuring former members of Kill the Client, Monolith, and more, Escuela are fronted by Katerina Economou, whose ferocious vocals provide an excellent guide into the group's depravity, one littered with hidden hooks, incredible riffs and brutality layered on brutality..." - Revolver "5 Artists You Need to Know: October 2018" by Fred PessaroIn the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Inspirational Significance" HERE at Armageddon Label's Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows: Tracklisting for Escuela Grind's Indoctrination1. Inspirational Significance2. Hyper-Victim3. Private Vice Public Benefit4. Zalongo5. Incel Circle Jerk6. A Ladder of Seven Rounds7. These Leeches8. Indoctrinate (Interlude)9. Your Beneficial Hate10. Lines in Sand11. In a Locked Room12. Farinha13. To Live and Die in Shittsfield14. Million Year Picnic (M.O.S.H.)15. These Insects Lived Like Men16. Indoctrinated (Outro)17. Honorkilling (Bonus Track)MORE INFO:www.facebook.com/escuelagrindwww.escuelagrind.bandcamp.comhttp://armageddonshop.comhttp://armageddonlabel.bigcartel.comhttp://armageddonlabel.bandcamp.com Indoctrination by Escuela Grind Less

Stream "Progeny of the Singularity" HERE.   Metal Hammer is hosting an exclusive stream of "Progeny of the Singularity," by UK-based progressive black/doom metal outfit LYCHGATE. The song serves as the first single to be issued from the band's... More

Stream "Progeny of the Singularity" HERE.   Metal Hammer is hosting an exclusive stream of "Progeny of the Singularity," by UK-based progressive black/doom metal outfit LYCHGATE. The song serves as the first single to be issued from the band's impending Also sprach Futura, due in March through Debemur Morti Productions.   LYCHGATE's Also sprach Futura was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Greg Chandler of Esoteric at Priory Recording Studios (Esoteric, Fen), who also provides vocals to the album. The album's cover art painting, illustrations, design, and layout were handled by Khaos Diktator Design.   Metal Hammer writes in part with their premiere of the song, "'Progeny of the Singularity' itself begins on a lysergic swirl of organs, hits a beat that tips your heart into panic-stricken overdrive and tips into the churning bowels of Hades, passing through its jazz lounge where lost souls smoke sulphurous cigarettes and glimpse riff-driven rays of tantalizing light. 'Progeny of the Singularity' needs to be heard to be believed, and even then, probably won't be believed. Nevertheless, test your hold on the rational world and dive into the baleful currents of 'Progeny of the Singularity' below!"   Hear LYCHGATE's "Progeny of the Singularity" only through Metal Hammer at THIS LOCATION.   Also sprach Futura will see release on digipack MCD, 10" vinyl, special edition 10" vinyl, and all digital platforms via Debemur Morti Productions on March 13th. Find preorders at Bandcamp HERE, the US label shop HERE, and the Euro webshop HERE.   Watch for additional audio premieres and more to be issued in the weeks ahead.   The follow-up of their critically acclaimed The Contagion in Nine Steps album, LYCHGATE's Also sprach Futura is the latest work of dystopian singularity from a band engaged in an intense process of evolution and refinement since their eponymous 2013 debut. Melding the swarming, stained-glass complexity of 20th Century classical, the phantasmagoric, intertwining riffage of progressive death metal, the heft and texture of funeral doom and the conceptual density of forward-thinking black metal into four of the most addictive, propulsive, and potent compositions the band has created to date.   Thematically, Also sprach Futura examines nightmarish, all-too-real concepts which include transhumanism, simulacra and simulation, post-humanity, the uncanny valley, Pygmalionism and the fictional machine Golem XIV, which exceeds human intelligence. The record is a sui generis juxtaposition of the transcendental and the guttural, myth and metropolis, the weird and the eerie, fin-de-siècle aestheticism and a startling vision of a deeper, darker future indeed...   https://www.facebook.com/Lychgatehttps://lychgate.bandcamp.comhttp://www.debemur-morti.comhttp://www.facebook.com/debemurmortihttp://www.instagram.com/debemurmortihttp://dmp666.bandcamp.com Less

'Accent the Change' Coming in 2020! The multi-talented and long time musician PJ FARLEY (TRIXTER, RA), has signed a worldwide deal with HighVolMusic and HVM Entertainment for the release of his next solo project 'Accent the Change'. PJ's... More

'Accent the Change' Coming in 2020! The multi-talented and long time musician PJ FARLEY (TRIXTER, RA), has signed a worldwide deal with HighVolMusic and HVM Entertainment for the release of his next solo project 'Accent the Change'. PJ's professional career as a musician began at the age of 16 as the bass player for TRIXTER. TRIXTER signed its first major label record deal with MCA Records in 1989. TRIXTER went on to sell well over 1 million records and had 3 #1 videos on MTV and toured with bands like KISS, POISON, SCORPIONS, WARRANT and more. In 2002 P.J joined up with active rock chart toppers RA (Universal/Republic) in which he embarked on the 2nd chapter of his recording and touring career. Sneaking into the modern/alternative hard rock genre and touring with bands like STAIND, SEETHER, and SEVENDUST, PJ was able to remain relevant and creative in the music business. In 2009 PJ was asked to join up with Grammy nominated female artist Lita Ford and toured the world with Lita for four years. 2016 saw the solo release of 'Boutique Sound Frames'  in which PJ wrote, produced and played all instruments himself. PJ also teamed up with Eric Martin (MR. BIG) in 2017 touring throughout the U.S. and Japan.PJ Farley says; "I’m so stoked to become part of the HVM Family with my new solo record. Bill and Lori have been on an upward trajectory and I’m glad to hitch my wagon to them. It’s great to see them fearless and determined. It’s a breath of fresh air!! Look out spring 2020!!" Label CEO Bill Chavis explains; "I've known PJ for several years now and of course a TRIXTER fan as well as RA both great bands. It is awesome to see artists change and maneuver their career to stay creative and relevant. PJ has done just that and more. He is an uber talented artist. His first solo project was so good but 'Accent the Change' is going to be absolutely amazing! When PJ called and asked me if I would be interested in listening to some of his new material I obliged. He sent me several songs to listen to, WOW! Really solid material. I'm honored to have PJ join the family, super nice guy, and very talented musician." As of press time, PJ is currently rockin' the high seas on the 'Chris Jericho' cruise and is slated to head back to the studio in February to finish recording the remaining tracks on 'Accent the Change'. Release details will be forthcoming. [jrEmbed module="jrYouTube" youtube_id="Id4wkLakvH0"] Less

Today, Metalville Records announces March 13th as the international release date for Formosa's highly anticipated second album, Danger Zone.Formosa - three young men onstage together since their Bodensee school days in Southern Germany, and now... More

Today, Metalville Records announces March 13th as the international release date for Formosa's highly anticipated second album, Danger Zone.Formosa - three young men onstage together since their Bodensee school days in Southern Germany, and now based in Essen in the Ruhr area - is a band that is not ashamed of nudity. Wait, say what?!That's right: Formosa have undressed their music, themselves calling it "Hard and Heavy." And while with similar groups, the motto is often "higher, more pompous, more garish," Formosa return to the state of nature, which is an electric guitar, a bass, a drum set - music in a loincloth, so to speak. On their first two albums, Tight & Sexy (2016) and Sorry for Being Sexy (2018), already Formosa showed that the reduction is the biggest thing about their songs: drums, riffs, and enough space for some unusual hooks. For 2020, Formosa have announced their third studio album, in collaboration with Metalville Records. Therefore, they barricaded themselves in a studio in Antwerp with Martin Furia (Vanderbuyst, Destruction) to record their best album so far, hereby titled Danger Zone, with the mission to revive the feeling of the '80s, which the three guys know only from legends and stories, and to transport it into the year 2020. Cover and tracklisting are as follows: Tracklisting for Formosa's Danger Zone1. Dynamite2. Masquerade3. Leader of the Pack4. Night of the Witch5. Manic Lover6. Sold My Soul7. Rakija Fever8. We Go Out Tonight9. Starry Eyes10. Light It Up  FORMOSA lineupNik Bird - bass/vocalsNik Beer - guitarsParis Jay - drums  MORE INFO:www.formosa-band.dewww.facebook.com/Formosa.Band www.metalville.dewww.facebook.com/metalville Less

Nefarious Industries proudly announces the signing of long-running Sacramento, California thrash assassins PSYCHOSOMATIC, and is lining up the band's rabid new LP, The Invisible Prison, for release this summer. A brief teaser video, the album's... More

Nefarious Industries proudly announces the signing of long-running Sacramento, California thrash assassins PSYCHOSOMATIC, and is lining up the band's rabid new LP, The Invisible Prison, for release this summer. A brief teaser video, the album's cover art, and more have been issued.   See a brief teaser for PSYCHOSOMATIC's impending The Invisible Prison RIGHT HERE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytxSTxVRCU&feature=youtu.be Formed in 1988, PSYCHOSOMATIC has released six studio albums, two EPs, and four music videos. With more than three decades of touring the US and Canada under their belt, the band has played over a thousand shows canvasing the North American tapestry with the likes of Exodus, Vio-Lence, Death Angel, M.O.D., Havok, D.R.I., Fear, Possessed, Arsis, Warbringer, Exmortus, Black Breath, Ghoul, Possessed, Phobia, The Accused, Eat The Turnbuckle, Hammer Fight, Deathwish, Wartorn, Dr. Know, Verbal Abuse, Attitude Adjustment, Hirax, and many more. PSYCHOSOMATIC's seventh full-length record The Invisible Prison features twelve tracks of modern thrash metal, crossing over with death metal and punk rock. The album was produced, engineered, and mixed by David Sanchez (Havok) at Riffs or Die Recordings, mastered by Mark Lewis (Chimaira, Trivium, The Black Dahlia Murder) at Audio Hammer Studios. Summer 2020 will see the release of The Invisible Prison on LP, CD, and all digital platforms via Nefarious Industries. Watch for an official street date, audio samples, tour dates, and more to post over the months ahead. PSYCHOSOMATIC:Jeff Salgado - bass, lead vocalsDaniel Mills - guitars, vocalsViktor Hansen - guitars, vocalsToby Swope - drums http://officialpsychosomatic.comhttps://www.instagram.com/psychosomatic_bandhttps://www.facebook.com/officialpsychosomatichttp://nefariousindustries.comhttp://www.facebook.com/NefariousIndustrieshttp://www.twitter.com/NefariousIndhttps://www.instagram.com/nefarious_industries Less