“Ocean” is a track taken from UNBORN PROPHECY‘s upcoming album “Waking Our Ancient Memories”, due for release on April, 28th, 2023 via Wormholedeath.
Inspired by the apocalyptic prophecies of ancient cultures and their ancestral wisdom, as well as the aboriginal roots of the band members, “Waking Our Ancient Memories” is a conceptual album that features Unborn Prophecy’s original sound. With a sound heavily influenced by Technical and Groove metal bands like Opeth, Obscura, Gojira, and Decapitated, the band aims to capture the fury of nature and their ancient roots.
Unborn Prophecy was founded in 2018 by lead guitarist David González and drummer Juan Carlos Suárez, both from a previous project that played covers from several metal bands. After that period they began working on their own material. Their unique sound has made them one of the most anticipated bands in the Costa Rica metal scene.
The lineup for Unborn Prophecy consists of David Gonzalez on lead guitar, Juan Carlos Suarez on drums, Paulo Matarrita on bass guitar, Jeancarlo Murillo on rhythm guitar, and Sley Martinez on vocals.
Fans can keep up with the latest news and updates from the band by following them on their social media pages:
Finnish Helsinki-based Drama Metal band GOTHONY released their first official single and music video Patient 2442 via Inverse Records. The band is founded in 1993 so it’s about time don’t you think? The track is taken from the upcoming debut album which is set to be released later in 2023.
Bass player Väiski Syväoja comments the single: “PATIENT 2442 is a masterpiece of drama metal composed by Mika Uusitalo. When perfect drama and metal combine, the result is this. When I heard the song for the first time, I immediately knew that I had to get my very good friend Kata Samula to sing on this. The song screamed for Kata’s beautiful voice and the end result is like a perfect musical that you don’t want to end.
The initial idea of the song starts in 2021 and is the first composition after Gothony’s Reunion (2019). After the joint arrangement work, the song was ready in 2022. For me, this is one of my favorite songs, Why, of course, because of the happy bass at the end of the song. After all, the bass is the most important thing in music, or maybe just after the bass player”
Väiski continues about the music video: “When we decided to continue Gothony ́s journey in 2020, that’s when I decided that at least one music video should be made. When we chose the first single song to be Patient 2442, I created a synopsis based on it. I didn’t want to make a music video of just the band playing, but for the video to have story and leave the conclusions to the viewer. I am very grateful that Kimmo Jaatinen came along and we finished the script together. Kimmo also took over the directing, filming and editing of the music video. Many thanks go to the entire professional music video crew who joined this project…”
Guitarist Miika Peräkangas comments: “Rough grinding in beautiful madness. Beautiful as Dawn, treacherous as The sea. A gemstone of Drama metal…”
Vocalist Wuohi concludes: “Beautiful melancholic and melodic riffs that create a soundscape of sorrow supported by drums that push the momentum forward. Vocals reflect the eternal sruggle between the light and the Dark. A journey into a mind that has lost its soundness.”
This line-up released two demos in the 90s in 1995 (Gothony) and 1997 (Hidden thoughts). Gigs mostly in the capital region, e.g. Oranssi klubi, Semifinal and at the legendary Thunder Road House.
In 1999, the band broke up. There was no drama in the breakup, but everyone went toward different directions in life. In 2019, it was decided to reassemble Gothony to revive the past and play old songs. Mikko, who handled the vocals in the original line-up, gave the vocal responsibilities to Wuohi of the 90s group’s Bleed me tears and Katharsis.
In 2020, Gothony went to Tuska-Torstai and Emergenza to get a feel for live show’s. After the gigs, a decision was made to start working on new songs and continue Gothony’s story.
In April 2023, it’s time to release a new song as a single and a music video . The full-length album will be released in autumn 2023.
Texan black metal outlaws NECROFIER are now premiering the brand new single, “To The Wolves,” along with a bewitching music video! The clip can be seen at THIS LOCATION.
The song is taken from NECROFIER‘s second full-length, ‘Burning Shadows in the Southern Night,’ which will be released on on June 2, 2023 via Season of Mist Underground Activists! The record was recorded at legendary Studio G in Brooklyn, NY by 6xGrammy nominated and 1xLatin Grammy nominated engineer, producer, and musician Joel Hamilton (UNSANE, IGGY POP, TOM WAITS).
In addition, the band will be touring Western North America in support of MIDNIGHT! NECROFIER will join the trek on June 1 in Denver, CO until the tour’s conclusion on June 16 in Tucson, AZ. The full run can be found below!
‘Burning Shadows in the Southern Night’ is now available for pre-order HERE and can be pre-saved on streaming services HERE.
NECROFIER (w/ MIDNIGHT + EARLY MOODS): 06/01: Denver, CO @ HQ [TICKETS] 06/04: Vancouver, BC @ The Red Room [TICKETS] 06/05: Portland, OR @ Dante’s [TICKETS] 06/06: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon [TICKETS] 06/07: Boise, ID @ The Shredder 06/09: Reno, NV @ The Cypress [TICKETS] 06/10: Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial [TICKETS] 06/11: Oakland, CA @ Eli’s Mile High Club 06/13: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst 06/14: Bakersfield, CA @ Temblor Brew 06/15: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar [TICKETS] 06/16: Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
The cover artwork for ‘Burning Shadows in the Southern Night’ was created by Burney.
Tracklist: 01. The Fall from Heaven (03:24) 02. Total Southern Darkness (05:43) 03. To the Wolves (03:54) [WATCH] 04. Forbidden Light of the Black Moon (05:20) 05. Destroying Angels (05:09) 06. Whispers That Burn in the Dark (04:40) 07. The All Seeing shadows (04:44) 08. On Wings of Death We Burn the Sky (03:50) 09. Call to the Beyond (04:29) 10. Burnt by the Sacred Flame (06:00) [WATCH] Total Running Time- 00:47:12
Finnish Seinäjoki-based metal band MORTYFEAR released a new single and music video Kaunankantaja. The track is taken from yet unnamed upcoming studio album.
Vocalist Janne Keskitalo comments: “After our latest album the fire for making new music was strong in us all the time. We took a breath and thought what we would like to do. We considered between making more new music and live shows and it did not take too long when we found ourselves making new sounds and ideas for new songs. This time the process was way different than when making ‘My Dystopia‘ because nowadays we live close to each other. It brought a new, kind of easiness and naturality, to the composing process.
Kaunankantaja (which means grudge bearer in english, by the way) had its birth when me and our guitarrist Jorma sat in front of a synth and wanted to make something raw and primal. After this we relied to the same process as on the last album, which gives the opportunity for everyone in our band to give their own and unique touch to the music as a whole. Finnish language was a natural choice to the song and I could not think of a better way to express the atmosphere in the lyrics and in the song. Finnish language has always been a part of Mortyfear and the time was right to bring it more strongly – even to the songs still in process. As in this song, the future songs will have the presence of death and deathwish in lyrics as the soundscapes and composing are part of our own unique way to express us. Like it has always been and will be”
Mortyfear was founded already in the late 90’s in Ostrobothnia, the rugged heart of Finland by Tapio Laitila. On the year 2018 Mortyfear renewed it’s line-up and began to work passionately on their second full-length album ”My dystopia” wich was released on summer 2021 by Inverse records. On ”My dystopia” the band developed the unique Mortyfear sound to even more chaotic and haunting direction and the album was praised in music medias around the world. After that Mortyfear has been actively practicing and composing new material. New single ”Kaunankantaja” will be released on 13.4.2023 by Inverse records. This song will once again introduce a new side of Mortyfear with it’s oppressive mood and finnish, death embracing, lyrics that make the songs atmosphere even more hopeless. Stay tuned!
Line-up:
Janne Keskitalo – Vocals Ville Kivimäki – Drums Tapio Laitila – Bass Riku Metsä-Ketelä – Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals Jorma Muhonen – Guitars, Vocals
Progressive doom rock new-comers THE ABBEY, ft. Natalie Koskinen (SHAPE OF DESPAIR), Jesse Heikkinen (HENGET, ITERUM NATA, etc), Vesa Ranta (SENTENCED, THE MAN-EATING TREE), and Janne Markus (THE MAN-EATING TREE), are now launching the long-awaited sales start for the vinyl format of their debut album, ‘Word of Sin.’ The LP is due on July 7, 2023 via Season of Mist and can be pre-ordered at THIS LOCATION.
To celebrate, the band is now sharing the live version of the song, “Old Ones,” which was filmed during THE ABBEY‘s first ever gig in Kantakrouvi, Oulu (FI) on February 22, 2023. Watch at THIS LOCATION.
The CD and digital formats for ‘Word of Sin’ were previously releases on February 17 and can be found HERE.
The artwork for ‘Word of Sin’ was created by Alexander Reisfar.
Tracklist: 1. Rat King (4:43) 2. A Thousand Dead Witches (04:35) [WATCH] 3. Crystallion (06:16) 4. Starless (07:53) [WATCH] 5. Desert Temple (04:31) 6. Widow’s Will (04:23) [WATCH] 7. Queen of Pain (05:22) 8. Old Ones (Prequel) (02:35) 9. Old Ones (12:48) [WATCH] Total: 53:06
Lineup: Jesse Heikkinen – Guitar, keyboard, percussions, vocals Natalie Koskinen – Vocals Janne Markus – Guitar Vesa Ranta – Drums Henri Arvola – Bass
Time To Kill Records is proud to announce the signing of Italian black metallers DEATH DIES! The band will release their brand new album, “Stregoneria”, in the Summer of 2023.
With their roots firmly planted in the scene that has supported them from the word go, DEATH DIES are ready to branch out and show the rest of the globe exactly what they’re made of.
Watch for more details on the new album release, new tour updates, and more news on other upcoming DEATH DIES activities to be posted shortly.
The band was born in 1995 from an idea of Demian De Saba and Samael Von Martin respectively drummer and guitarist/founder of the legendary Italian black metal band EVOL. The intention was to revisit the sound of the main band in order to offer something more violent, although combined with prog and folk influences. In parallel with the activity of EVOL, in 1998 DEATH DIES released a split CD with Satanel entitled “When Death Died” via Maggot Records, and in 1997 a 7″ called “The Art of Domination”. At the end of 1999 EVOL called it a day, so the musicians decided to focus on the composition of the first full-length album. Initially produced by Northern Darkness Records, “The Sound of Demons” was eventually released via “Black Tears Of Death” in 2002. The band (which meanwhile had become a trio with the addition of Rex Tenebrae, ex EVOL) began playing live both in Italy and France, supporting acts such as Impaled Nazarene, Behemoth and Prejudice among others. In the years that followed, the band recorded two more albums: “Product of Hate” (in 2003) and “Pseudochristos” (in 2006), for BTOD and for the French label Adipocere. In 2011, with the side-project NEGATRON, the Samael and Demian released the album “Tenebre”, which displayed a more ossianic and atmospheric musical direction. In 2015 DEATH DIES came back with the album “Legione” where several songs from both their own catalogue and from EVOL‘s discography were duly re-recorded. In 2022 the band switched to a five-piece line-up and began the recordings of a new full-length album entitled “Stregoneria”.
Line-up:
Demian De Saba – Drums Samael Von Martin – Guitars and backing vocals Danjal – Bass Der Todesking – Rhythm Guitars Viktor Flamel – Vocals and screams
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
