Swedish melodic black metal icons MÖRK GRYNING are now streaming their entire new album ‘Hinsides Vrede’. Listen to it via the official Season of Mist Youtube ChannelHERE.
“We are proud to finally present our new album “Hinsides Vrede” in its entirety to you. It’s forged by the elements of our past which have matured during our 15 years break. It’s an opus of rage and fury of the world beyond,” comments Goth Gorgon.
‘Hinsides Vrede’ will be out on tomorrow, Friday 23rd October, and is available in various formats in the Season of Mist shop HERE.
The cover artwork was created by C-G.
Tracklist: 1. The Depths of Chinnereth (01:00) 2. Fältherren (03:37) 3. Existence in a Dream (03:12) 4. Infernal (03:41) 5. A Glimpse of the Sky (02:56) 6. Hinsides (01:25) 7. The Night (03:13) 8. Sleeping in the Embers (04:25) 9. For Those Departed (01:09) 10. Without Crown (04:29) 11. Black Spirit (04:36) 12. On the Elysian Fields (01:41)
BE THE WOLF, the original band of songwriter Federico Mondelli (Frozen Crown, Volturian), return three years after the latest ‘Empress’ with the fourth album which, starting from the title, marks a sort of return to the past for them: ‘Torino’.
Here is how the band commented: “When we started all this, to be the wolf meant turning our hunger into music, and not following anybody except our own style. Almost ten years later, while on the outside everything is different and unrecognizable, nothing has changed inside of us. Not even the permanent trace of the city where everything started. Torino is not an ordinary city. It sticks to you and marks you forever, leaving a black shade in your soul”.
The trio retraces their entire experience in an album that encompasses the pop frenzy of the debut album, the torrid blues of the enigmatic ‘Rouge’ and the hard rock attitude of the third album, offering their best release ever.
The tracklist is as follows:
01 Undefeated 02 April 03 Failures 04 Teenage Mutants 05 Stay Awake 06 Pretty Little Things 07 Cinnamon 08 Torino 09 Sorry Not Sorry 10 Dancing Rhinos
Produced once again by Andrea Fusini (also behind the soundboard for Frozen Crown and Volturian), ‘Torino’ will be released on January 15th, 2021, on Scarlet Records.
Blacklight Media Records / Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome WAR CURSE to its worldwide roster!
Formed in 2013 in Cincinnati, OH, War Curse unleashed their debut full-length Final Days (Static Tension Recordings / Iron Mouth) in 2015, with media hailing it as “catchy, quick to the point, precisely executed with plenty of shredding solos, and enough punk/hardcore grit to give it a snarling edge” (NineCircles.co). Their sophomore record – 2019′s Eradication (Svart Records) – saw the band “confidently mesh their old school values with modern sensibilities, addictively crunchy riffs and infectious song-writing” (TeethOfTheDivine.com). War Curse‘s upcoming album – and Blacklight Media Records / Metal Blade Records debut – will surely please fans and critics once again upon its release in 2021.
Guitarist Justin Roth comments: “It’s hard to believe that we made it from the basement to Metal Blade Records in 7 years, but it’s proof that hard work still pays off. Now with Blacklight Media and the entire Metal Blade crew behind us, we have an opportunity to capitalize on that effort and realize the full potential of War Curse. We couldn’t be more thankful or excited.”
Forged in tradition and unconcerned with industry trends, War Curse walks a path blazed by thrash metal titans of yesteryear while creating a distinct imprint of their own. High energy shows across the world garnered War Curse the reputation of being a must-see live act, captivating fans young and old with their thoughtfully written, no-holds-barred brand of metal. The band’s true-to-roots Bay Area sound has resonated with crowds and media alike, giving War Curse the ability to transcend genre lines and appeal to everyone from diehards to casuals. Simply put, War Curse is a sleeping giant ready to emerge as the next torchbearer.
Stay tuned for more news about War Curse coming soon!
War Curse line-up: Blaine Gordon – vocals Justin Roth – guitar Joshua Murphy – guitar James Goetz – drums Johnnie Wallace – bass
Renowned Egyptian-American artist, director, and death metal musician NADER SADEK has unleashed the single / video ‘The Serapeum: Polluted Waters’, taken from his four-track The Serapeum Extended Single, to be released 20th November. The offering serves as his first output since 2014’s critically-lauded The Malefic: Chapter III EP and a taste of his impending full-length, set to be released during the first half of 2021.
The Serapeum features principal members Karl Sanders (Nile), Derek Roddy (Serpents Rise), and Mahumud Gecekusu (Perversion), who visited Egypt in 2017 at the invitation of SADEK and Cairometal.net, alongside a host of equally notable guests. Marking Sanders’ and Roddy’s first ever visit to the ancient land, the EP is monikered after an ancient Egyptian subterranean burial chamber and reflects the collective’s deep inspiration by the grounds explored.
‘The Serapeum: Polluted Waters’ features Sanders’ signature tone on rhythm guitar yet offers a different angle of experimentation, with the inclusion of eastern harmonies and drones provided by Alex Zubair (Nephelium), and instead of chants, Nancy Mounir, one of Egypt’s top musical talents, adds the ever haunting theremin to the mix. Dominic “Forest” Lapointe plays the low end, and Mahumud Gecukusu performs the guitar solo. The track also features Roddy‘s staggering drum work along with SADEK’s ferocious vocal delivery. To complete this musical encounter with the archaeological wonders of Egypt, SADEK recorded the vocals inside the inner chamber of Giza’s “Red Pyramid.”
Thematically, NADER SADEK’s The Serapeum draws inspiration from the contrast between the wondrous mystery of the Serapeum and its undervalued status today as simply a tomb for bulls. As an underground complex of twenty-four eighty-ton sarcophagi, many archaeologists consider it a stranger and more complicated legacy than the pyramids.
SADEK comments: “By recording in the Serapeum and the Red Pyramid, not only did we want to take advantage of the amazing acoustic effects of these ancient structures, we wanted to explore how the powers that be arrogantly dismiss that which they don’t understand.”
SADEK explores this theme and draws parallels in the lyrics like, “Bull tomb uncovered, fallacy discovered / The reign of lambs begotten,” and, “Dead Serapis’ decay, sands triggered, shall pay / Serapeum! Rise! and confront us with the truth’s majesty.” These lyrics symbolically portray the relationship of modern to ancient Egypt, once the greatest civilization, now a cesspool of poverty and dilapidation. The Serapeum, like the musical performances on this single, will find its admirers in those who reject the shallow and superficial comforts of the familiar.
Melodic dark metal outfit GHOST BRIGADE will be releasing ‘MMV – MMXX,’ a specially priced box set that will feature CD versions of the band’s four Season of Mist full-length releases. The limited collection will be released on December 4 and can be pre-ordered HERE. The set will feature the following titles:
Guided By Fire (2007)
Isolation Songs (2009) – including bonus track “Liar”
Until Fear No Longer Defines Us (2011) – with bonus tracks “In The Woods” (Jonny Wanha Remix) and “Soulcarvers” (Acoustic)
IV: One With The Storm (2014) – with bonus tracks “Disembodied Voices” (Jonny Wanha Remix) and “Long Way to the Graves” (Jonny Wanha Remix)
Finnish melodic dark metal outfit GHOST BRIGADE have proven themselves masters of delivering melancholy darkness and heart wrenching pain, as is evident with their four full-length releases. Over the years, GHOST BRIGADE remained in essence true to the formula they established with their acclaimed debut “Guided By Fire” (2007), consistently delivering devastating and emotional musical experiences. Now, fans can experience the band’s raw and agonizingly beautiful collection with this specially priced CD box set, which also includes a wealth of bonus tracks and remixes.
In anticipation of tomorrow’s release date of DEMONICAL‘s sixth studio album “World Domination”, the Swedish death metallers unveil a brand new video for the song “Slipping Apart”, featuring guest vocals from heavy metal singer Nils Patrik Johansson (Astral Doors, ex-Civil War). Watch the video here:
The new album “World Domination” will be available on October 23rd via Agonia Records. The record is available in physical and digital formats at this location.
“World Domination” is a gateway to old and new DEMONICAL. The band’s sixth album marks the debut for vocalist Christofer Sätderdal and the return for original drummer Ronnie Bergerstål (2006-2011, 2019-present). There are no major changes to the band’s proven formula of brutal, melodic and insolently Swedish death metal. “World Domination” picks up where 2018’s “Chaos Manifesto” left off, with a touch of extra dynamics and vibrancy that enrich the band’s sound.
DEMONICAL commented: “So here we have it, World Domination; our sixth full-length album and the first one to feature new vocalist. Christofer Sätderdal and new-old drummer Ronnie Bergerstål. World Domination continues the same path as our previous Chaos Manifesto slap, in other words, fierce HM-2 driven Swedish death metal, a ravage combination of brutality, melody and darkness. As always on every album, even this time we tried out some new traces and elements we haven’t explored before and have to say that we are stoked about the final outcome. When it comes to the production, this is clearly our most dynamic and vivid album so far. Not only did we use a different way of recording everything, we went also for a much more energetic and breathing sound closer to how albums were produced in the late 80’s and early 90’s. World Domination was recorded at a few different studios around Sweden, then mixed & mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén – a victorious collaboration we started with on our previous album.”
“World Domination” was recorded in June 2020 at Glashuset and Sellnoise studios by Johan Hjelm and Jonas Arnberg, with production by DEMONICAL. Mixing and mastering were handled by award winning producer Karl Daniel Lidén (Bloodbath, Katatonia) at Tri-Lamb Studios. The cover artwork was created by Susan Wicher.New band photos were taken by Jens Ryden.
Tracklist: 1. My Kingdom Done 2. Hellfire Rain 3. Aeons of Death 4. The Thin Darkness 5. We Stand as One 6. Victorious 7. Slipping Apart 8. Calescent Punishment
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