MARATON Release “The Meta Experience” Live Stream Video

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Norwegian Prog Rockers MARATON did a stunning live stream show in the summer of 2020! After releasing the trilogy of fan-selected live videos, the band finally releases “The Meta Experience” in its entirety!

Watch the video here:

Maraton’s critically acclaimed debut album “Meta”, which is now available as extended edition on all digital services as “Meta +”, including the two extra tracks “Almost Human” and “Fringe Logic”. Listen to the album HERE.

In collaboration with Vi Er Live, Oslo Audio and Under My Wing, the brilliant prog rockers Maraton did their first ever full production live concert online. And it turned out massive! It was a vibrant live show, professionally executed leaving no fan bored. The live stream “The Meta Experience” managed to capture Maraton’s catchy prog topped by Fredrik’s impressive vocals perfectly.

The live stream was recorded live @ Oslo Audio June 6, 2020

Fredrik Bergersen Klemp – Vocal
Simen Hundere Ruud – Guitar
Magnus Johansen – Keyboards
Frank Nordeng Røe – Drums
Ruben Aksnes – Bass

Production: Tom Roger Veslum
Lights and Visuals: Joffe Myrvold
Camera and Live Production: Harald A. Sundby / Henrik H. Andresen / Alexander R. Pabsdorff
Live Sound: Tom Roger Veslum
Audio Mix and Master: Simen Hundere Ruud
Video Post Production: Magnus Johansen
Original stream hosted by VIERLIVE

Described as “shamelessly melodic”, Maraton pushes the boundaries and mixes styles of prog, rock and pop into an utterly mesmerising sound of their own. With more than 1,5 million streams across all platforms, Maraton was Norway’s most streamed prog debut in 2018 and 2019!

CARCOLH Share Apocalyptic New Single “The Blind Goddess”

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With their epic 2018- debut, “Rising Sons Of Saturn”, French doom metal collective CARCOLH burst into the heavy music world like a steamroller, shaking stages with their monolithic sound of heavy slowness, traditional doom and blackened metal. Featuring former members of bands alike Sweven, Pozor, Sun Preacher, Dead Toys or Bruit, CARCOLH may not be strangers to the scene, but with their upcoming album they will most likely step out from being one of Europe’s best kept doom secrets. In only two weeks, on February 19th 2021, “The Life And Works Of Death” will be coming out on Sleeping Church Records.

Just recently, the Bordeaux / Saint-Nazaire- based band shared a first single to the doom epos “Works of Death” ( listen HERE! ), today CARCOLH has unleashed another apocalyptic track from their upcoming and sophomore album! Listen to “The Blind Goddess” right here:

Says the band: “The Blind Goddess is a doom hymn of the apocalypse, death is here dispensed by the vengeful anger of an ancient goddess towards guilty humanity. Let there be doom!“

CARCOLH’s new album “The Life And Works Of Death” was recorded and mixed by Raph Henry at the Heldskalla Studio, and was mastered by Benoît Roux at Drudenhaus Studio (Anorexia Nervosa, Witchthroat Serpent). It will be coming out as LP, CD and Digital formats on February 19th 2021 via Sleeping Church Records, the pre-sale is available HERE!

Album Tracklist:
1.From Dark Ages They Came
2. Works Of Death
3. The Blind Goddess
4. When The Embers Light The Way
5. Aftermath
6. Sepulchre

WEREWOLVES Release New Video ‘Sublime Wartime Voyeurism’, New Album Out Now

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On January 29th, Australian death metal three-piece, WEREWOLVES released their second album, What A Time To Be Alive via Prosthetic Records. Accompanying the release day celebrations, the band also unleashed a music video for Sublime Wartime Voyeurism. What A Time To Be Alive follows their 2020 release, The Dead Are Screaming, and steps boldly deeper into the mix of black and death metal and showcases  WEREWOLVES at their most extreme. 

Stream Sublime Wartime Voyeurism on Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

What A Time To Be Alive is available to stream and purchase here.

Speaking on What A Time To Be Alive‘s release,the band comments: “Look at what you made us do. We could have released our debut and rode off into the sunset a year ago but there you all were, hashtagging each other, yelling at each other, sneezing on each other, you worthless sack of assholes. We simply cannot – WILL NOT – contain our loathing for everyone, and because dropping a bomb on all you pricks is against the law we’ve released What A Time To Be Alive instead. Buy our album and give us your money or we’ll kick in your front fucking door and play our music at you.”

The three piece, featuring Dave Haley (Psycroptic, Ruins, King), Matt Wilcock, and Sam Bean (both of The Berzerker, The Antichrist Imperium), makes plenty good on their threat to leave uninhabitable salted earth in the extreme metal scene with What A Time To Be Alive and then some. 

DAMNATION DEFACED’s New Song Featuring On Grotesque ‘Sky Sharks’ -Movie

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With the new single release “Dead Flesh Four” DAMNATION DEFACED starts into the anniversary year of the now 15 years band history. The latest death roller from the pen of the SciFi-Deather is part of the official soundtrack of the long-awaited trash blockbuster SKY SHARKS, which in short is about Nazi zombies who want to seize world domination on flying shark.

Peppered with wonderfully grotesque scenes from SKY SHARKS, David Hambach (BilDHauer) was once again responsible for the production of the music video, which was already made in 2018 in the original film sets in Braunschweig.ks. Whoever thinks of a low budget production à la “Sharknado” is far from the truth. “Hollywood” made in Germany is the appropriate description here. The film project, which was initially launched via crowdfunding, has grown over the years into a genre gem. Classic status is guaranteed here. In addition to a small cameo by Kim and Philipp from DAMNATION DEFACED, various appearances by international cult stars such as Tony Tod, Naomi Grossmann, Robert LaSardo or Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as well as national actors* such as Eva Habermann, Manuela Schaffrath, Oliver Kalkofe or Ralf Richter can be seen. The producers of Marctropolis have realized this mammoth project with an insane amount of bloody attention to detail. Definitely a must-see for any fan of the macabre-humorous horror film. In some parts of the world, trash fans can already admire this bitterly evil masterpiece on Blu ray. The regular theatrical release had to be postponed in various countries due to Corona. Watch out and don’t miss SKY SHARKS.

Throughout the year, friends of extreme metal can continue to look forward to new songs from the North Germans in the familiar and further developed SciFi garb, as well as one or two other musical surprises.

Movie Trailer “SKY SHARKS”:

ANCIENT SETTLERS Release First Single ‘Diamond Eyes’ From Upcoming Debut EP “Autumnus”

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Spain/France -based Melodic Death Metallers ANCIENT SETTLERS have unleashed their first blasting single ‘Diamond Eyes’, taken from the band’s debut EP “Autumnus”, coming out in February 2021.

Stream and buy ‘Diamond Eyes’ on

ANCIENT SETTLERS was formed in 2020 by Rex Chiesa & Herman Riera (Ex-Haboryn), Rene González (Ex-Aesthesis), Emmy Reyes and Antony Hamäläinen (Meridian Dawn, Former Nightrage & Armageddon). The band tries to explore the frontiers of modern death metal, including some melodic and atmospheric tones. Regarding lyrics, the band found the inspiration in the recent tragedies that affects the earth and the human race, trying to encourage all those who are looking for something more.

ANCIENT SETTLERS line-up:
Rex Chiesa: Guitar.
Herman Riera: Drums.
Antony Hamäläinen: Voice.
Rene González: Keyboards & Synth.
Emmy Reyes: Bass.

Crew:
Audio Engineer: Daniel Cardoso – Ohme Studios (Lisbon, Portugal).
Artwork: Gustavo Sazes

More information at
Twitter: @ancientsettlers
Instagram: @ancientsettlers
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFjLIVTh4IBRFbnNzbuTdg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ancient-Settlers-111866597383499/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ancient-settlers
Bandcamp: https://ancientsettlers.bandcamp.com/releases

COUSIN BETTY Release New Single & Video ‘Tape Hiss’

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COUSIN BETTY are the brainchild of Australia’s Damien Stofka a guitarist/songwriter, who has created riffs and written songs for Molten Universe, Death Mattel, LITTER and various other projects for the last 15 years.

Cousin Betty today release their 2nd single, Tape Hiss, via Golden Robot Records.

“When we were jamming this one, I just remember the energy it had. It really needed to be celebratory and communal – something that people would want to sing out load together. I thought of examples like Kiss ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll All Night’, Queen ‘We Will Rock You’ and Twisted Sister ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’. While we discussed those and other examples, it occurred to me that I couldn’t think of anything contemporary – since ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ perhaps, that was as much of an anthem. That’s when I decided to just make it about a period of anthems in general.”  – Damien Stofka 

First single Drone, is the debut single from the upcoming EP Left. Drone is a meaty slab of distorted, psychedelic, influenced indie desert rock, and the official video is equally impressive.

Stream/buy Tape Hiss HERE

Watch the official video for Tape Hiss HERE

ABOUT COUSIN BETTYDamien Stofka is a renowned guitarist and songwriter who has created riffs and written songs for Molten Universe, Death Mattel, LITTER and various other projects for the last 15 years. Less interested in a standard line-up and the logistics required to be in a functioning band and also inspired by the  Desert Sessions, he spent his downtime compiling albums worth of material with contributing artists and performers he liked. 

From these sessions micro-bands would form to present these songs live; touring with such bands as The Psychotic Turnbuckles, Doc Neeson and The Lime Spiders – having also used their rhythm section to record with. While the recordings have featured several musicians, the core live line-up has comprised of Frontman Matt Downey (Death Mattel) and rhythm sections comprised of Pat Walker  (Ohms, Methusela),  Tony Bambach (Lime Spiders, Aberration), Ged & Tom Corben (Lime Spiders) and Chris Drane (Cash Savage, Cherrywood). The line ups and shows have varied for each tour to include a DJ, visuals and themed stage sets.