Dark ambient artist CORECASS has released a brand new music video for the track “Glijd Mee”, taken from her latest album, “TAR”, released via Moment of Collapse and Sacer Records (October 2024). “Glijd Mee” is the third single of CORECASS‘ latest album in which CORECASS’ expressive music gets complemented by the captivating lyrics of Colin H. Van Eeckhout (AMENRA, CHVE).
In unison, their artistry spans their wings wide over a myriad of emotional and spiritual movements. With “Glijd Mee” CORECASS and CHVE encircle past, present and future to reach over the distance and meet in eternity. The official music video for “Glijd Mee” offers an even deeper glance into the discarded feelings of the individual being and its crooked path in life.
With her latest album, CORECASS captures the true essence of an individual’s journey through existential despair to powerful restoration and growth. At times the instrumentation is minimalist in approach. At other times, sounds are bursting forth with an urgency that showcases the contrasting capabilities and compositional maturity present in the artful songwriting.
The solo project of musician and producer Elinor Lüdde continues to evolve, offering a rich and immersive auditory experience that challenges and captivates listeners. Rooted in a neo-classical approach, CORECASS transcends traditional boundaries by blending piano, organ, harp, drums, and electric guitar into a dark, atmospheric, and cinematic soundscape that defes creative limits.
“TAR” is out now via Moment of Collapse and Sacer Rec. and is available for purchase at THIS LOCATION
Motörhead unveils signature hot sauces that are “Born to Raise Hell!” Heat up your holidays with five “Over The Top” sauces from Jade City Foods, which can be ordered at THIS LOCATION.
This sauce has a blend of Habanero peppers, mangos, yellow bell pepper, onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, vinegar, lime, and salt. It is recommended to pair with seafood, grilled chicken, pork and vinaigrette salads.
100 Percent Heat is a tasty blend of aged red peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, and spices. This boasts as an excellent breakfast pairing as it goes well with scrambled eggs, omelets, taco salad, burrito and for those looking to spike their Hot Chocolate with something other than booze, this is the way to go!
For those who dare to turn up the heat, the Iron Fist Reaper Sauce has an extra spicy blend of habanero, ghost, and cayenne peppers with notes of paprika, garlic, distilled white vinegar, and salt. This pairs best with seafood, Brussel sprouts (great way to turn up your Thanksgiving sides this year!), tacos and poultry.
Ranked among the hotter blends, the Bomber sauce prominently features the hardcore Carolina reaper pepper along with piquillo and peri peri peppers, red wine vinegar, tomato, onion, garlic, distilled white wine vinegar and salt. This is a fantastic seasoning for salsa, chili, sautéed vegetables and tacos.
Killed by Death – Chili Extract Sauce – Heat Scale Rating: 11/10 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This one goes all the way to 11! The aptly named Killed by Death sauce is a concentrated and bold blend of aged red peppers, vinegar, chili extract and salt. You can really pair this with anything, if you dare! But best to start with very small doses as it can easily overpower a dish with its hardcore heat.
Barcelona-based power metal frontrunners KILMARA have unleashed the epic title track taken off their upcoming studio album ‘Journey to the Sun’, that is slated for a release on January 31, 2025 via ROAR! Comingas a CD jewel case, limited to 300 copies “Mediterranean Aura” marbled vinyl and digital streaming/download, the album pre-sale is now available at this location: https://kilmara.rpm.link/jttsalbum
About their first single release, guitarist John Portillo reveals: “This song was born when we started putting ideas together for this new album. Carles had just joined the band at that time and it was exciting to see that we were walking together in the same musical direction. It was a lot of fun creatively since it finally became a song that gives concept to the cover and is the title of the album.”
Carles Salse adds: “”Journey to the Sun”, preceded by its introduction, is probably the most epic song on the album and serves as a link to the fans who are familiar with the previous album “Across the Realm of Time”. In addition, it presents representative ingredients of this new stage such as the incorporation of many more orchestrations, retro synthesizers as well as more prog elements.”
“This story can relate to everyone in many different levels.” Says vocalist Daniel Ponce. “It can make you feel empowered to reach difficult goals in your life. It can take you on an intergalactic adventure. It can be a metaphor of the passing of life. It can be about friendship or your family… Whatever you wish to imagine, it’s all possible here!”
On “Journey to the Sun”, KILMARA sound more current, more powerful and heavier than ever, thanks to an excellent and careful production. With the aim set on finding the best and most fresh sound possible, KILMARA put the recording of their new album in the hands of Carles Salse in his Sureau Studio, and the also teamed up with world-renowned and award-winning producer Seeb Levermann (Orden Ogan, Angus MCSIX, Rhapsody Of Fire, Riot V). Conceptually, ‘Journey to the Sun’ is set in the Arcade halls of the late 80’s, where first loves, unbreakable friendships, rivalries, defeats and victory celebrations took place. KILMARA, pick up the baton as heirs of the heroes of Power Metal and bring back the singer of the legendary and sorely missed swedish band Lost Horizon, Daniel Heiman, one of the best voices that the genre has given and who will undoubtedly overwhelm you with his performance as a special guest in “Take me Back”.
After the additions of Eric Killer, a real steamroller on the Drums, and the guitarist, producer and composer Carles Salse, the band is renewed in every way and presents their new work ‘Journey to the Sun’, an adventure of epic proportions that transcends the limits explored up to this point by the band from Barcelona. With this new chapter in their career, KILMARA tells us about the power and strength that all human beings are capable of gathering when we are united by the same purpose. They also tell us about the struggle to discover the path to truth and freedom. All of this in a journey to the impossible, crossing borders beyond this very dimension to finally reach contact with the Sun.
Swedish Progressive Heavy Metallers HOLLOW have released the exclusive remastered vinyl releases for “Modern Cathedral” and “Architect Of The Mind”, out now via Doc Gator Records!
Scandinavian top talents HOLLOW are undoubtedly one of the most underrated bands in the history of Progressive Heavy Metal.
Their two impressive albums „Modern Cathedral“ and „Architect Of The Mind“ never received the attention they deserved despite excellent reviews.
Completely remastered, Doc Gator Records are now bringing back these precious Swedish gems as exclusive vinyl first releases.
The impressive vocals of Andreas Stoltz are particularly outstanding. While 1997’s „Modern Cathedral“ already featured excellent songs, HOLLOW reached their full potential in 1999 with the epic „Architect Of The Mind“ – one of the best Metal concept albums of all time … [ learn more here ]
TRACKS: 1. Trademark (04:47) 2. Can You Hear Me (03:32) ➤ 📺 3. Speak to Me (04:02) 4. Bagatell 3 (00:50) 5. Crusaders (03:43) 6. Lies (04:11) 7. Wounds (03:15) 8. In Your Arms (04:30) 9. Whispers (04:07) 10. Hold Your Banners High (03:42) 11. What I Can Be (04:08) 12. Waiting (04:53)
Finnish metalheads Arched Fire return with a new single! Following their two acclaimed albums Remote Control (2021) and Trust Betrayal (2024), “Northbound Train” is a tribute to their roots and their journey… and also a mark for an end of an era. The single is released in cooperation with Finnish Inverse Records on November 27th 2024.
Aggressive, old school and borderline chaotic, “Northbound Train” is a thrashy heavy metal song to bang your head and break your neck to.
“It’s an old song resurrected and running onward like an unstoppable train, much like Arched Fire”, says Kristian Herkman, the singer. “A train to the north of Finland, back to where Arched Fire started.”
“And what a train it is”, rejoices Ari Väntänen, the rhythm guitarist. “I love the cover art by Umar Setiawan, it’s like Thomas the Tank Engine from hell! We also have a beautiful lyric video by Jussi Hevander that fits the mood perfectly.”
Originally formed in the Finnish Lapland in 1989, the band hibernated for thirty years until reforming in the late 2019 and starting to work on new music. Now, a five-year phase seems to be nearing its end.
“Things are about to change,” says Ari. “It may be that Northbound Train is the very last release with this Arched Fire line-up. Who knows what the future holds, but for now, it is what it is. As a song, it is a fitting conclusion to this era in the band’s story. It’s about the journey we’ve taken while making two albums in the 2020s. For us, it’s been both a strong progression in this current time we live in, and also a return to where we’ve come from. There’s something very beautiful and raw in it all.”
And that’s how the song goes. “Spend a night in a northbound train… Spend your life in a northbound train”.
Line-up: Kristian Herkman (vocals) Aslak Purojärvi (drums) Mika Rytilahti (bass) Janne Särkelä (lead and rhythm guitars) Ari Väntänen (rhythm guitar)
After carving out three albums in almost as many years, even the band’s most disciplined disciples can be forgiven for believing that Defiled had reached the highest level of old school death metal. But on their new album, the Japanese samurai wield deadly lessons that only a true legend can master.
“‘Horror Beyond Horror’ again finds Defiled stuck on the upswing”, Decibelwrote in their 8/10 review.
In customary fashion, this fall, Defiled have been ushering in Horror Beyond Horror with a lengthy tour of Japan. This Friday, the band will bang heads with their fans in Bangkok alongside Batushka and Malevolent Creation.
“Malevolent Creation are death metal pioneers”, says Yusuke Sumita, who’s been Defiled’s guitarist since the band started in 1992. “In the late ’80s and early ’90s, they gave us an idea for how to smoothly transition from thrash metal to death metal. We’re excited to meet our maker soon”.
Following two added dates in Cambodia and Vietnam, Defiled will return home to Tokyo for a second round with Malevolent Creation before capping off another gloriously hellish year in their 30-year history alongside Hellchild and Satanic Hell Slaughter.
“As a Japanese death metal band, we wanted to reflect on where our scene started”, Sumita says. “Hellchild and Satanic Hell Slaughter are legends who built the Japanese death metal scene in the early ’90s. We are honored to have them return to share the stage with us. We want the young Japanese metalheads to come to this show. Don’t miss it”.
Horror Beyond Horror Asia Tour 2024 November 29 – Bangkok, Thailand @ Mr. Fox Livehouse w/ Batushka + Malevolent Creation November 30 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia @ Cloud Bar December 1 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam @ Saigonkick Bar December 6 – Tokyo, Japan @ Garrett w/ Malevolent Creation December 8 – Tokyo, Japan @ Earthdom w/ Hellchild + Satanic Hell Slaughter
Horror Beyond Horror will ring in metalheads’ ears deep into the new year. Defiled will kick off 2025 with a rip-roaring date with their fans in Machida. Then come March, the band will host Left to Die for back-to-back sick and screaming tributes to Death’s first two classic albums.
“Of course we are inspired by the masterpiece ‘Leprosy'” says Sumita. “Rick Rozz taught us ‘evil dive bomb arming’ through this album. Because of Rick, both guitarists in Defiled worship Kahlers. We’re very honored to support Left to Die’s show in Tokyo”.
Horror Beyond HorrorJapan Tour 2025 January, 26 – Machida, Japan @ Classixx March 13 – Tokyo, Japan @ Space Odd w/ Left to Die + The Convalescence March 14 – Tokyo, Japan @ Space Odd w/ Left to Die + The Convalescence
Tracklist1. Smoke and Mirrors (2:35) [WATCH] 2. Horror Beyond Horror (4:01) [WATCH] 3. Syndicate (3:59) 4. The Alchemy (2:47) 5. Demagogue (2:13) 6. The Terminal Phase (2:18) 7. Trojan Horse (2:35) 8. Spectrum of Fear (2:30) 9. The Crook and Flail (3:08) 10. Replicator Dynamics (2:42) 11. Equinox (3:04) 12. The Chains (3:16) 13. Psychopomp (3:14) 14. To See Behind The Wall (2:45) [WATCH]
Cover Art by Wes Benscoter
After they first took to the stage in 1995, Defiled needed nearly a decade before finally erupting with wrath on their debut album. But ever since the band’s lineup solidified around original member Yusuke Sumita, they haven’t stopped to look back and admire all the ugliness they’ve revealed. Horror Beyond Horror comes hot on the heels of the album they released just last year, which Metal Injection listed as one of the can’t-miss releases of 2023.
Like a poisonous dart, Defiled come shooting out of the shadows on Horror Beyond Horror. Blast beats pummel at unforeseen angles amidst “Smoke and Mirrors”. “Every lie has been revealed”, fearless frontman Shinichiro Hamada shouts, taking aim at perpetual frauds and tyrannical technocrats. The band charges into the pit behind bassist Takachika Nakajima’s greasy groove, which is snapping plenty of necks on their current Japanese tour.
“We wanted this album to be natural and realistic”, Sumita told New Noise. “We did not use any editing or artificial techniques in the recording process”.
With 30 years and eight albums under their belt, Defiled know where to stick the blade on Horror Beyond Horror. The album’s title track shreds through the corrupted torment of mind control with riffs that are honed from the jagged influence of ’80s thrash and hardcore. “The time has come”, the band spit at their captors with utter disgust. “Death strikes you with derision”.
Defiled aren’t afraid to crack open people’s skulls, either. Horror Beyond Horror descends deeper and deeper into the psychological shadows the further you go down the track list. “Syndicate” conspires around a greasy, pit-dwelling breakdown but drummer Keisuke Hamada never stops chopping up the tempo. “The path to your elimination”, Shinichiro Hamada cries, digging in amidst a flurry of blast beats during the album’s final boss “To See Behind the Wall”. Whether they’re slicing, dicing or leaping into a furiously fast solo, the band’s riffs take no prisoners.
“We still love death metal and are very proud to be recognized as a death metal band”, Sumita tells Antichrist Magazine. “At the same time, it’s clear from our songs that we do not follow trends. Who would be interested in a Japanese bands that follows Western trends? We have our own perspective, and we have been going our own way for many years now, and we are convinced that we are on the right path”.
On Horror Beyond Horror, Defiled unleash the kind of old-school ass-kicking that only true masters can deliver.
More praise for Horror Beyond Horror
“The one-two punch of tight musicianship and an inclination to pummel into submission without the need for flashy antics makes for a dazzling experience” – Ghost Cult
“It’s phenomenal what they’ve done and can do in the realm of death metal” – Distorted Sound
“Encapsulates both the oldschool familiarity and the modern aesthetics of death metal” – Metal Trenches
“By the time you’ve become deep within the album, you’ll be wondering just what else they can possibly jut up when they’ve already hit you ten or eleven times already with completely unique songwriting” – Razors Edge
From the depths of Tokyo’s darkest alleys, Defiled have emerged once again, claws sharpened, eyes bloodshot, ready to unleash a fresh dose of unadulterated savagery with their latest full-length studio album, Horror Beyond Horror. Marrying the grotesque with technical prowess, these samurais of sickness are poised to carve another notch into the archives of death metal’s sordid history.
Since crawling from the primordial soup of the underground scene in the early ’90s, Defiled have forged a path littered with broken souls. Their journey of destruction first sank its teeth into the international jugular with Erupted Wrath, mixed by the masterful Jim Morris in Tampa, Florida. This brutal assault opened gates to a global bloodletting, from leveling stages in South Korea to crushing skulls at the Milwaukee Metalfest, and not even the November to Dismember fest could foresee the carnage they’d bring.
Commandeering the technical tightrope between anarchy and precision, Defiled evolved, much like an aberrant spawn isolated on the Galapagos, grotesque yet ultimately superior. Their subsequent onslaughts — Ugliness Revealed, Divination, and the sheer violence of In Crisis — built a monument to atrocity that ascends to new heights with Horror Beyond Horror.
Taking no prisoners in their three-decades-long campaign of terror, Defiled have become the indestructible behemoth of Asia’s death metal scene, powered by the relentless engine of their oldschool roots and the twisted wreckage of technical thrash and progressive rock innovation.
But enough with the history lesson, you came here for the carnage, didn’t you? Horror Beyond Horror is a 14-track massacre, riddled with riffs sharp enough to slit your throat and a rhythmic onslaught that’ll pulverize your pathetic bones. Each track, from the visceral “Smoke and Mirrors” to the haunting “To See Behind the Wall”, is a calculated strike, precision-engineered to leave no survivors. Let’s not forget the eponymous “Horror Beyond Horror”, a track that cements Defiled’s legacy as harbingers of the apocalypse.
With a sound as raw as exposed nerve endings and as unrefined as a mass grave, Defiled stands defiantly apart from the polished poseurs and shameless sellouts. They don’t peddle in cheap gimmickry or nostalgia; they deal in the currency of pure, unfiltered destruction. As they look out upon the charred landscape of the genre they’ve helped to define, Defiled is not content to rest on their laurels. Horror Beyond Horror sees them, once again, ascending to the blood-soaked throne of death metal sovereignty.
Production Credits Sound Engineers – Shinichiro Hamada & Keisuke Hamada Produced by Yusuke Sumita Mixed & Mastered by Kenji Kikuchi at Studio Nest, Chiba, Japan
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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