Chilean OCULTUM Release “Residue” on Vinyl

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Chilean stoner/ doom act OCULTUM team up with Interstellar Smoke Records to release their blistering 2019 international debut album “Residue” on vinyl. The album will be available in marble green / purple and for purchase on January 7th 2022 and pre-orders will go live on December 17th 2021.

OCULTUM started on 2009, since then the band has been solving different line-up changes, redefining their sound and musical approach. During 2013, OCULTUM decided to enter the studio to record their debut album entitled, “Ceremonia Oculta Primitiva”, this material was reworked and after many hours, it was finally self released on 2015 in a deluxe Digipack CD edition (500 sold out copies) and in Pro Tape by Manifectation Records (100 sold out copies).

Currently, OCULTUM have finished his second album “Residue”, 4 concise and extremely heavy songs that reach the 50 minutes blasting the silence, psychedelic and valvular production, this album takes you to their own carachteristic sound, a harsh vision of how Doom, Stoner and Sludge must sound at the end of the planet. Ocultum sound create a lysergic journey, a portal to the human inferno, trying to fuse the listener mind under the magic of the old 70`s sabbathic sound, blended with bone-crushing riffing and drumming, fiercely lobotomizing the senses.

Recorded from November 2018 to May 2019 in Plexstudios, Santiago, Chile (www.facebook.com/PlexStudios).

RESIDUE was performed, recorded and abused by:
Ricardo Robles – Drums
Pablo Kataldo – Bass
Sebastián Bruna – Guitars and vocals
Recording, mixing and mastering by Juan Pablo Canoles at Plexstudios.
Cover artwork by Exequiel Bruna (www.facebook.com/carbuncloolcnubrac)
Band Photo by Sepulcésar Maureira.
Layout by Sebastian Bruna.
Ocultum Logo by Anastasia Karelia.

POWERWOLF Announce 10th Anniversary Reissue Edition of “Blood of the Saints” Album

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On December 17th, 2021, Metal titans POWERWOLF will release Blood of the Saints (10th Anniversary Edition), a special re-issue of their acclaimed 2011 album in celebration of its first decade of existence!

The special Anniversary reissue edition of Blood of the Saints comes with a stunning new frontcover artwork by Zsofia Dankova, extended design as well as plenty of bonus material (demo, live and orchestral tracks) across several limited deluxe formats as follows:

• 3-LP Box Set: A total of 34 tracks, including demo & live bonus LPs, flag and a 64-page booklet. Available in 3 coloured variants of 500 copies each: Transparent Curacao vinyl (EMP), viole(n)t vinyl (Napalm Records) and crystal clear vinyl (Bandshop/Metal Blade USA)

• 3-CD Earbook: A total of 34 tracks, including demo & live bonus CDs and a 64-page booklet. Limited to 2.000 copies

• 2-CD Digibook: A total of 24 tracks, including demo bonus CD and a 36-page booklet

• Gatefold LP with A1 Poster and Insert Sheet: Available in the following vinyl variants and limitations: 180g black, orange red marbled (500 copies), silver black marbled (500 copies), white red marbled (300 copies), clear sunshine yellow vinyl (200 copies, UK exclusive), white silver blue marbled (200 copies, MB Shop exclusive), “flame” marbled (US exclusive) and white black marbled (US exclusive)

The pre-order for this special reissue is starting today at: metalblade.com/powerwolf

Blood of the Saints, Powerwolf‘s 4th studio album, was recorded with Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Upon initial release in July 2011, the album managed to land on a back-then impressing # 23 position in the official German charts and ultimately kicked off the global phenomenon that are Powerwolf and the group’s unstoppable and still ongoing as one of the leading Heavy Metal acts of our times…

“Looking back at the era of ‘Blood of the Saints’ it was an intense and wonderful time in which we learned a lot, had the chance to expand our touring activities and indeed found a lot of new listeners both with the release of the album as well as on tour“, commented Powerwolf‘s Matthew Greywolf as part of the liner notes for Blood of the Saints (10th Anniversary Edition).

LORD OF THE LOST Announce Livestream BluRay/DVD/CD “The Sacrament of Judas”

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After dropping their most successful record to date, entitled JUDAS, (#2 German album charts) this summer, genrefluid visionaries LORD OF THE LOST are back with another treat to underline its inimitable live presence:  the almost two-hour streaming concert known as Sinister Summer Stream will be released under the name The Sacrament of Judas on BluRay, DVD and CD on December 10, 2021 via Napalm Records.
 
On July 3, 2021, fans of the band were able to experience some brand new songs from the recently released chart-topping record JUDAS live as a streaming event for the first time. The Sacrament of Judas transports this enormous live energy, which tracks like “Priest“, “For They Know Not What They Do” and “The Gospel of Judas” prove.

Pre-Order The Sacrament of Judas NOW!

The dark guitar riffs and fierce drum solos from “Six Feet Underground” show the extraordinary musical skills of each band member. Besides the explosive musical outbursts, there are also quiet moments, such as the elegiac “Euphoria” or the soulful ballad “My Constellation“, which is carried by Chris Harms’ versatile and touching voice. Amid the first performance of the new songs, there is also enough room for classics from the multi-faceted discography of LORD OF THE LOST such as “Loreley“, “La Bomba” and “Die Tomorrow“. The show closes with a final highlight – the Duran Duran cover “Ordinary World“, which brings the grandiose arc of tension to its glorious end.
 
Not even the pandemic can stop this band – LORD OF THE LOST impressively proves that! The Sacrament of Judas is an intense live experience that, even without an audience, stirs up joyful anticipation for the band’s next show – then WITH an audience!

The Sacrament of Judas track listing:

  1. Priest
  2. For They Know Not What They Do
  3. Born With a Broken Heart
  4. 2000 Years a Pyre
  5. Viva Vendetta
  6. The Heartbeat of the Devil
  7. The Gospel of Judas
  8. Euphoria
  9. A World Where We Belong
  10. Your Star Has Led You Astray
  11. In the Field of Blood
  12. And It Was Night
  13. My Constellation
  14. Loreley
  15. Morgana
  16. Drag Me to Hell
  17. Die Tomorrow
  18. One Day Everything Will Be Okay
  19. Dry the Rain
  20. Prison
  21. Six Feet Underground
  22. Sex on Legs
  23. La Bomba
  24. Ordinary World

The Sacrament of Judas will be available in a limited edition format exclusively via Napalm Records Mailorder, as well as the band’s store as a digipack including BluRay, DVD and 2 CDs.

OPUS (Drummer of Dead By Wednesday, Hail the Horns, Ellefson & Earth) Re-releases Solo Acoustic EP “Best Creation”

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OPUS, drummer of Dead By Wednesday, Hail the Horns, Ellefson and Earth re-released his solo acoustic EP Best Creation via his own label Mindsnap Music, a subsidiary of Von Artist and distributed by The Orchard/Sony.

Mindsnap Music put out the successful new sleaze hard rock band Bomber Alley (featuring members of Dee Snider’s solo band) recently with more great releases coming soon, including brand new Dead By Wednesday, Howland’s Hyatt (Drummer of Metal Church), Joey Concepcion, Soldiers of Solace, and more.

“This solo acoustic album is near and dear to my heart. It’s about the whole experience of becoming a father in a rock-n-roll life style. My son Orion is my “best creation” to date and its awesome that this album is getting released coincidentally on Oct. 2nd, being that his birthday is the next day Oct. 3rd!! Now that’s pretty awesome!” says Opus.

“Here to Stay (Sometimes)”:

“Itsy Bitsy Spider”:

“Shadow of an Angel”:

Tracklisting:

  1. Best Creation (Orion’s Song)
  2. Down
  3. Jess
  4. Here to Stay (Sometimes)
  5. Shadow of an Angel
  6. Realize
  7. Itsy Bitsy Spider

Best Creation Buy/Stream Link: https://orcd.co/opus-best-creation

COCHISE Reveal Three Songs from Forthcoming Album “The World Upside Down”

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COCHISE, a grunge rock band from Poland, return this Autumn with a brand new studio album entitled “The World Upside Down”. The follow-up to the album “ Exit: A Good Day To Die” is their seventh full-length release.

Today the band reveal three tracks taken from the album. Check them here: https://youtu.be/oSTLSkXouA8

The album will be released worldwide on November, 5th 2021.

Tracklist:

1. The World Upside Down
2. All The Things
3. Look Through The Leaves
4. Gimme Danger
5. Czarne serca
6. Correct Me
7. Black Flag
8. Wish
9. Higher Love
10. Zing
11. Z Nieba W Niebo

Line-up:
Paweł Małaszyński – vocals
Wojtek Napora – guitar
Radek Jasiński – bass guitar
Adam ‘Argon’ Galewski – drums

The band was formed in 2004 in Białystok, Poland. The current line-up includes: Paweł Małaszyński on vocals (he is also a very successful movie actor in Poland), Wojtek Napora on the guitar, Radek Jasiński on the bass guitar and Adam ‘Argon’ Galewski on the drums.

So far, they have released a demo “9” plus six full-length releases – „Still Alive” (2010), „Back to Beginning” (2012), „118” (2014), “The Sun Also Rises For Unicorns” (2015), “Swans And Lions” (2018) and “Exit: A Good Day To Die” (2019). Their forthcoming seventh studio album entitled “The World Upside Down” is scheduled for release on November, 5th 2021. Musically, new material is a continuation of what the band recorded so far. On their studio albums, Cochise perfectly blend energetic songs enriched with heavy, almost metal sounds with more delicate, atmospheric ones.

MONUMENTS Release New Single ‘Lavos’ Feat. Mick Gordon

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As the official kick off for their upcoming studio album, that is planned for a release in the 1st half of 2022, transatlantic progressive metal outfit MONUMENTS are happy to present their new single, “Lavos” feat. Mick Gordon.

Check out the official Video HERE

Stream here.

“Planet Earth, we’re happy to grace you with the first single from M4, ‘Lavos’ feat. Mick Gordon.The artwork depicts a mass of metaphors. The Stonehenge Chronograph – acts as a time portal between the world of man and the unseen other side. Within the portal is an angry raging pangolin; a cage traded animal, barely kept alive. Within its grasp – the power of time. The pangolin is a true representation of how the beauty of nature has been abused by our species. That time is running out.One day – nature will fight back. Death towers overhead.All that was holy has now been made wretched.”