Dawnbreed Records in collaboration with Vigor Deconstruct is pleased to finally announce a new official release in CD format of “Inanition” and “Mntu”, the acclaimed demo and debut album of Native American black metal act USHANGVAGUSH. The demo was originally released in 2019, while the first full-length came out in 2021. This new highly anticipated CD edition will be available from March 22nd 2024.
Quickly rising to become of the hottest names in the entire underground, USHANGVAGUSH is one of those names that simply cannot be denied.
One of the hottest and most eviscerating Native American black metal acts that have come about in recent years, it was single-handedly with the release of 2021’s “Mntu” that the stage was set for an assault upon the senses whose ferocity and markings would not be forgotten even years later. Black metal that’s just as raw as it can be melodic with more than a little bit of punk peppered in for a particularly unrelenting blend that grabs you by the throat at every given opportunity, it’s no wonder that USHANGVAGUSH is still hailed as downright essential in the modern landscape of the underground.
Now, for the first time on CD, it is in union with the preceding demo, “Inanition”, originally released in 2019, that we get to see USHANGVAGUSH‘s rise to power in magnificent form for all the unrelenting power that is to be found within the collective twelve tracks offered here.
USHANGVAGUSH has crafted a singularly devastating sound that is as dynamic and it is unforgiving from the very beginning, haunting every step along the way, and no less than terrifying to witness for all that it dares to rend asunder. Be it flesh, bone, or spirit, nothing can escape the unyielding fury which gives both “Inanition” and “Mntu” such life and suffering that is nigh-on compelling.
The power of USHANGVAGUSH has proven to be tenacious over time, and, given the madness in its entirety, that simple truth not looking to be likely to change any time soon.
In addition to BraveWordsRadio.com BraveWords Radio is now streaming on the Live365 and TuneIn apps on your Apple and Android smartphone as well as Apple TV. Take BraveWords Radio with you wherever you go.
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Talking about what is coming down the road for BraveWords Radios Brian added, “We’re always looking for exclusive content for our listeners. We’re working on a couple shows right now including one with Tom Mathers and Perris Records we hope to debut in late Spring.”
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Richmond war metal duo ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE will release their third full-length, ‘Vengeance of Eternal Fire,’ on April 19, 2024 via Profound Lore Records! The band is now unleashing the second single from the offering, “Vanquishing Spirit,” along with a vicious performance video! The clip was directed and edited by Dan Wagner and can be found at THIS LOCATION.
The band comments, ““The Antichrist Siege Machine reveals our next single from ‘Vengeance of Eternal Fire,’ “Vanquishing Spirit.” We are thankful to have worked with our longtime co-conspirator, Daniel Wagner to create the music video also presented with the single. An assault upon the believers, forced to bear witness to the power of hateful spirit!”
Pre-orders are now live for ‘Vengeance of Eternal Fire’ HERE.
n addition, ASM will be laying waste to North America on a spring run in support of 1349 and label-mates SPECTRAL WOUND along with SPIRIT POSSESSION. The trek will kick off on May 20 in Toronto, ON and will conclude on May 30 in Grand Rapids, MI. The full itinerary can be found below and tickets are now on sale!
Prior to the tour, ASM will be performing in Portland, OR on April 19 and Seattle, WA on April 20.
The band also recently announced a headlining record release show in their hometown of Richmond, VA on May 18, 2024 at The Warehouse.
The artwork for ‘Vengeance of Eternal Fire’ was created by Burney.
ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE North American Tour Dates: 04/19: Portland, OR @ High Water Mark (w/ Spite, Porphyion, Cystic) 04/20: Seattle, WA @ Clock Out Lounge (w/ Spite, Enthronement, Cystic) 05/18: Richmond, VA @ The Warehouse Record Release Show
(w/ 1349, SPECTRAL WOUND, SPIRIT POSSESSION): 05/20: Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace 05/21: Montreal, QC @ Le Studio TD 05/22: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East / Downstairs 05/23: Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows 05/25: Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819 05/26: Atlanta, GA @ Boggs Social & Supply ** 05/28: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 05/29: Cincinnati, OH @ Legends Bar & Venue 05/30: Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
**No Spirit Possession
As the mighty Evil has come to man, so has ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE summoning the darkness with their third LP, ‘Vengeance Of Eternal Fire,’ set for release on April 19. Expanding upon the latent evil in their hearts and inspired by the prophecies of Old, ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE cast their lot with the demons of Hell. Each track on ‘Vengeance Of Eternal Fire’ bears the banner of violence and chaos, furthering the duo’s commitment to utter brutality.
ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE have solidified support within the underground and after a highly successful touring cycle in support of their previous LP ‘Purifying Blade,’ the band will focus on the live assaults in co-ordinance with ‘Vengeance Of Eternal Fire.’ Following many sold out shows in the US and Europe, including multiple runs in the US on their own with multiple fest appearances (MDF, Psycho Las Vegas, NWTF, Mass Destruction, Destroying Texas to name some), several dates as direct support to Emperor, and US tour runs with bands such bands as Demilich and Miasmatic Necrosis. Also part of the ‘Purifying Blade’ campaign the band have conquered Europe on a UK/IRE tour with Full Of Hell, and a full European tour with labelmates Spirit Possession.
‘Vengeance Of Eternal Fire’ was recorded and mixed by Matt Michel at Viva Studio with vocal recording by Bob Quirk and mastering by Arthur Rizk. Album art by Burney.
ASM Lineup: SB: Drums, Vocals RZ: Guitars
Recording & Mixing: Matt Michel at Viva Studio with vocal recording by Bob Quirk Mastering: Arthur Rizk
Reno, NV’s FOUR STROKE BARON has today announced their fourth album, Data Diamond, set for release via Prosthetic Records on May 31. Alongside the announcement the progressive metal duo has also shared the lead single and music video, titled The Witch, the first part of a planned four videos that will eventually unravel Data Diamond‘s bloodthirsty anthology series.
Speaking on the album announcement, FOUR STROKE BARON comments: “When we get together, our entire writing process is to scream at each other and tap into a wavelength that we have no control over. Before anything is actually recorded, it has been sung, shouted, hummed, or beatboxed into existence.
“With Data Diamond, we have officially created the most efficient path from our mouths to an actual recorded body of work. There is no dumbing down, no overthinking, no compromising, no restrictions, and no rules, except for one. That rule is if you can’t hum a part you just heard after listening to it once, it’s no good.”
Of The Witch, the band adds: “When it comes to progressive music, there seems to be a fear of being too basic or digestible. If a song doesn’t have 20 different ideas and beat switches, it won’t make the cut. We took the opposite approach for The Witch and created a simple two riff song. That forced us to be creative and see how we could manipulate only two ideas to form something interesting that doesn’t sound too repetitive.”
The pair continue, on the music video: “Robert has discovered something ghastly in the deserts of Reno, Nevada. His business partner, William, is shocked to hear about this artifact and its implications. The Witch–an introduction to a four part series that will unfold each month–will leave you with more questions than answers. Who is Robert? Who is William? What did they find? Why is it casting such a dark shadow over humanity? And most importantly–why is it honking?”
Data Diamond is the sound of FOUR STROKE BARON at their most confidently unhinged. Originally conceived as two separate EPs (one purely electronic – Data, one heavy – Diamond) that would then meld together on one full length release, the idea morphed into what is now the succinct sucker punch of an album that is heading our way at speed.
Heavily inspired by their own work on Data Diamond’s predecessor, Classics, Witt and Vallarino got to work in their laboratory creating the most potent, concentrated form of FOUR STROKE BARON possible. “We love Classics, we think it’s one of the coolest albums ever”, the pair state unequivocally. If they have any criticism of their previous work it is simply that they didn’t push their own boundaries far enough, feeling like they took just a little too long to get to the point.
No such claim could be laid against Data Diamond – a dizzying sub-40 minute dive into the deranged psyches of its creators. The tracks on Data Diamond are lithe yet still allow enough room for idiosyncratic flourishes that mark this out as a true FOUR STROKE BARON opus. If Classics was a Man vs. Food belly busting plate of indulgence, Data Diamond is an upmarket Gordon Ramsay dish, served with a side of insanity. Finding a co-conspirator in Cynic’s Paul Masvidal, the trio get somewhat psychedelic on the album’s eponymous closing – and most expansive – track, which also features Vola’s Adam Janzi on drums.
Thematically, this is their most murderous anthology to date. Those who find themselves embroiled in these tales include a Radio Shack CEO, an internationally acclaimed cyborg, an accidental trafficker of human body parts, and the leader of a death cult located in a convenience store. FOUR STROKE BARON’s anomalous view of the world takes a particularly dark turn across the songs on Data Diamond, yet, as ever the macabre tragedies are dressed up with catchy melodies, pop hooks for days and a big shimmering bow of positivity.
Synths are a leading element across the length of the album, with more dark electronics seeping into the sound of the band than ever before – marking this out as the most experimental and intensely crazed the band have sounded to date. Samples recorded out in the wilds of Reno, Nevada weave their own kind of horror throughout the deliriously anthemic tunes laid down at FSB HQ, paving the way towards an incalculable future with limitless possibilities of where their minds will lead them next. It sure seems that they’re reaching a boiling point that will eventually tear a hole through spacetime. With this, their fourth full length, FOUR STROKE BARON has blossomed into the self-absorbed, wildly confident, musically deranged partnership that they were always destined to be – and it sounds incredible.
Data Diamond track list:
1. On Mute 2. Monday 3. The Witch 4. Cyborg Pt. 3 (Because I’m God) 5. VALLTT 6. Open The World 7. People In My Image 8. 1000 Threads 9. Data Diamond (Paul Masvidal and Adam Janzi)
FOUR STROKE BARON is: Kirk Witt – guitar and vocals Matt Vallarino – drums
Lauded progressive death metal outfit DÅÅTH has emerged from its thirteen-year hiatus with a new album, The Deceivers, set for release May 3rd via Metal Blade Records.
The Deceivers is at once a devastating reminder and giant leap forward that showcases the technical wizardry and brutal intensity that the Atlanta, Georgia-bred band is capable of. Band founder/guitarist Eyal Levi has overseen an overhaul of the lineup, though importantly DÅÅTH still features force-of-nature vocalist Sean Zatorsky, who has fronted the band since 2007. Together they are now joined by Kerim “Krimh” Lechner on drums, Jesse Zuretti on orchestration and guitar, Rafael Trujillo on lead guitar, and David Marvuglio on bass.
“Now DÅÅTH is more orchestrated, more over the top. We have more melodies and they’re beautiful,” Levi says. That’s what The Deceivers is: Monstrously heavy but beautifully orchestrated, blessed with melodies that will haunt anybody fortunate enough to hear it. The nine tracks were produced by Levi, with Andrew Wade doing vocal production, John Douglass engineering, Jens Bogren mixing, and Tony Lindgren mastering.
Guest guitar solos are contributed across numerous tracks by Jeff Loomis (Nevermore, Arch Enemy), Mark Holcomb (Periphery), Dean Lamb (Archspire), Per Nilsson, (Scar Symmetry, Meshuggah), Spiro Dussias (Platonist), and Dan Sugarman (Ice Nine Kills), with renowned video game composer Mick Gordon (Doom Eternal) contributing sound design and synth to “Purified By Vengeance.”
The album title is the continuation of a theme that began with 2007’s The Hinderers and continued with 2009’s The Concealers. “Those titles are about the outside world,” Levi says. “They’re not about us. While they touch on the self-destruction and self-deception, we all occasionally fall victim to, this album is a scathing critique and exploration of certain societal elements. The deceivers and obstructers in life. Those who impede your progress through subterfuge and manipulation.“
That critique of the modern world is on full display in the single and video “Hex Unending,” which features the lyrics, “Cleanse me, Rid the malignancy, Commence deliverance, Severance, From this wretched hex unending.” “It’s about shedding skin, cleansing the old me; reinventing, and carving a new path vocally, physically, and mentally,” explains Zatorsky. “This song needed to be front and center on the record.”
Zuretti further elaborates, “‘Hex Unending’ is a track that combines all of the many eras of metal music at its peak — there’s catchiness, groove, power, virtuosity, and uncommon creativity coursing through its veins. It’s the sound of 2024 — it’s perfectly polished yet organic, it’s modern arrangement and composition leads you on unexpected paths – if we were to bet, this track will propel true metal back into the forefront of heavy music.“
Watch DÅÅTH‘s “Hex Unending” video, directed by David Brodsky and produced by Allison Woest for My Good Eye: Music Visuals, at THIS LOCATION.
The Deceivers Track Listing: 01. No Rest No End 02. Hex Unending 03. Ascension 04. With Ill Desire 05. The Silent Foray 06. Unwelcome Return 07. Purified by Vengeance 08. Deserving of the Grave 09. Into Forgotten Dirt
DÅÅTH began their journey in 1999 and stayed busy for just over a decade before its 2011 hiatus. In that time, the band released four studio albums – Futility in 2004, The Hinderers in 2007, The Concealers in 2009, and their self-titled LP in 2010. Tours with Cattle Decapitation, Dark Funeral, Cynic, Nile, Slayer, Dragonforce, Goatwhore, Chimaira, Dying Fetus, and Devildriver followed. DÅÅTH also landed a coveted spot on Ozzfest playing before tens of thousands of fans in outdoor amphitheaters across the US, in addition to the infamous and long-running metal tour Summer Slaughter.
After twelve years on hiatus, DÅÅTH found their ideal new home at Metal Blade, signing to the label and wasting no time creating new music, cover songs (Death‘s “The Philosopher” and Morbid Angel‘s “Where the Slime Live“) and reissuing previous albums. The first new song from the revitalized DÅÅTH, “No Rest No End” (released ahead of the album in February 2023), features guest solos by Spiro Dussias and now-DÅÅTH member Trujillo, who impressed Levi so much while guesting on the track that he was invited to join the band.
DÅÅTH: Eyal Levi – guitar Sean Z – vocals Krimh – drums Jesse Zuretti – orchestration, synth, guitar Rafael Trujillo – lead guitar Davis Marvuglio – bass
Polish guitarist and composer ANDRZEJ CITOWICZ, a former recording artist for the legendary Down Boys Records founded by Erik Turner and Jerry Dixon of Warrant, unveils the final mesmerizing chapter of his CITOVITZ AND THE FIREFLIES OF FEBRUARY‘s “Hive of Weirdness” album with the premiere of a stunning new visualiser for the title track.
This release marks the culmination of a remarkable instrumental trilogy, a testament to Citowicz’s lifelong dedication to the guitar. “I am incredibly happy and grateful to finally bring this album to life,” Citowicz expresses. “It’s been a journey filled with passion, exploration, and the pure joy of creating music.”
The “Hive of Weirdness” title itself holds a profound meaning for Citowicz. As an autistic adult, the world can often present itself as a complex and overwhelming place. Through his music, particularly the instrumental guitar stories that comprise this album, Citowicz finds a unique way to navigate and express his experiences. The “Hive of Weirdness” becomes a metaphor for the world around him, a world brimming with both beauty and challenges, which he translates into captivating soundscapes.
The “Hive of Weirdness” visualiser is a captivating display of modern artistry, crafted with the gentle touch of cutting-edge AI video editors. This innovative approach adds a unique layer of depth to the visual narrative, perfectly complementing the song’s evocative soundscapes.
Citowicz’s self-taught mastery of the guitar shines throughout the “Hive of Weirdness” album. His music transcends technical prowess, prioritizing melody and emotional connection. As he describes, “My ‘guitar sacred trio’ – Richie Sambora, Steve Clark, Jan Borysewicz, and Eddie Van Halen – have all profoundly influenced my style. But for me, it’s always been about creating music that resonates, that speaks from the heart.”
The propulsive bass work of Patryk Szymanski further elevates the music, weaving a seamless tapestry of rhythm and melody that underpins Citowicz’s soaring guitar lines.
Dive into the world of “Hive of Weirdness” with the official visualiser:
Citovitz and The Fireflies of February are: Andrzej Citowicz: music, guitars, drums programming, keys /FX Patryk Szymanski: Bass
About Andrzej Citowicz Andrzej Citowicz is a Cairo-based Polish guitarist, songwriter, and author, known for his unique blend of genres and influences. Born in 1976, Citowicz started his musical journey at a young age, drawing inspiration from renowned artists such as Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Joe Satriani, and Van Halen. His musical project, Citovitz and The Fireflies of February, is a testament to his creative prowess and versatility as a composer and performer. Citowicz is also a former recording artist for Down Boys Records, the label owned by Erik Turner and Jerry Dixon from Warrant.
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