Punishment 18 Records announces the reissue of “Project One”, the sole and iconic full-length released under the Mondocane (Schizo & Necrodeath) banner, a cult project that brought together some of the most uncompromising figures of the early ’90s Italian extreme metal scene. Long considered a rare gem for collectors and fans of thrash/death metal with a distinctive experimental edge, the album now returns in a new edition that preserves the raw impact of the original material.
The reissue will be available starting November 28.
Italian black-thrash metal agitators NECRODEATH have released the new single “Arimortis”. This is the title track and second single from their highly anticipated final album, “Arimortis”, due out January 17th 2025 via Time To Kill Records.
The band commented:
“The title track ‘Arimortis’ is a song that speaks of the end of war, when survivors take the time to bury their fallen and honor them by raising the altars of death. Metaphorically, we wanted to compare our forty-year musical career to a long battle from which we emerge with our heads held high, without any regrets. The song is dedicated to everyone who has contributed to making Necrodeath what it is today, for better or for worse. This will be our testament, left to the new generations, in the hope that they can continue to make music in a world without wars”.
As previously stated, NECRODEATH have announced their intention to disband after one last album and a farewell tour in 2025.
The album will be the last recorded testimony before the definitive dissolution of the band. The release will be followed by a farewell tour, which will last throughout 2025. After which the curtain will fall.
Frontman Flegias commented: “’Arimortis’ is a term of Latin origin which indicates the end of a war, the moment in which the fallen are honoured and altars are erected in their name (‘arae mortis’, the altars of death). Even today in some parts of Italy the term ‘arimo’ is used to declare the end of the games. We wanted to use this allegory to seal a path that lasted forty years, full of satisfactions, disappointments and revenge. The songs that make up the album contain several references to our long career”.
Tracklist:
01. Storytellers of Lies 02. New God 03. Necrosadist 04. Arimortis 05. Near-Death Experience 06. Alien 07. No More Regrets 08. μετεμψύχωσις (Part two) 09. Hangover
The moment you hear it, you know it’s NECRODEATH. Formed back in 1984, the Italian act is one of the real iconic black-thrash metal bands. With a career of 40 years, the band has helped to shape the Italian metal scene and the international underground as it is today. In 1985 NECRODEATH released a cult-demo tape titled “The Shining Pentagram” and obtained an incredible success in the underground. The demo is still considered a real gem in the thrash and black metal history. Tons of tributes in major magazines, fanzines and other underground outlets highlighted the release of the first two legendary albums “Into The Macabre” (1987) and “Fragments Of Insanity” (1989). New records and international and national tours followed one another non-stop until 2020. Like many other acts, the band was forced to interrupt a workaholic path in the underground metal scene. During that period the band reached out to Time to Kill Records for the release of the last two albums, starting with “Singin’ in the Pain” in 2023. One final record will kick off a farewell tour which will conclude at the end of 2025.
“Storytellers of Lies” is the new single from Italian black-thrash metal trailblazers NECRODEATH. Now streaming everywhere, the track is the first harbinger preceding the band’s final album, “Arimortis”, due out January 17th 2025 via Time To Kill Records.
The band commented: “‘Storytellers of Lies’ is a pure thrash track, fast and immediate, reminiscent of the classic Necrodeath sound from the very first note. The lyrics, highly provocative, are a clear denunciation of the music business world. These storytellers, in exchange for money, offer you nothing but the false hope of stepping onto a stage you will never see…”.
As previously stated, NECRODEATH have announced their intention to disband after one last album and a farewell tour in 2025.
The album will be the last recorded testimony before the definitive dissolution of the band. The release will be followed by a farewell tour, which will last throughout 2025. After which the curtain will fall.
Frontman Flegias commented: “’Arimortis’ is a term of Latin origin which indicates the end of a war, the moment in which the fallen are honoured and altars are erected in their name (‘arae mortis’, the altars of death). Even today in some parts of Italy the term ‘arimo’ is used to declare the end of the games. We wanted to use this allegory to seal a path that lasted forty years, full of satisfactions, disappointments and revenge. The songs that make up the album contain several references to our long career”.
Tracklist:
01. Storytellers of Lies 02. New God 03. Necrosadist 04. Arimortis 05. Near-Death Experience 06. Alien 07. No More Regrets 08. μετεμψύχωσις (Part two) 09. Hangover
The moment you hear it, you know it’s NECRODEATH. Formed back in 1984, the Italian act is one of the real iconic black-thrash metal bands. With a career of 40 years, the band has helped to shape the Italian metal scene and the international underground as it is today. In 1985 NECRODEATH released a cult-demo tape titled “The Shining Pentagram” and obtained an incredible success in the underground. The demo is still considered a real gem in the thrash and black metal history. Tons of tributes in major magazines, fanzines and other underground outlets highlighted the release of the first two legendary albums “Into The Macabre” (1987) and “Fragments Of Insanity” (1989). New records and international and national tours followed one another non-stop until 2020. Like many other acts, the band was forced to interrupt a workaholic path in the underground metal scene. During that period the band reached out to Time to Kill Records for the release of the last two albums, starting with “Singin’ in the Pain” in 2023. One final record will kick off a farewell tour which will conclude at the end of 2025.
As previously stated, legendary Italian black-thrashers NECRODEATH have announced their intention to disband after one last album and a farewell tour in 2025.
Today the band reveals the first details of this farewell album: the record will be titled “Arimortis” and will be released on Time To Kill Records in January 2025.
The album will be the last recorded testimony before the definitive dissolution of the band. The release will be followed by a farewell tour, which will last throughout 2025. After which the curtain will fall.
Frontman Flegias commented: “’Arimortis’ is a term of Latin origin which indicates the end of a war, the moment in which the fallen are honoured and altars are erected in their name (‘arae mortis’, the altars of death). Even today in some parts of Italy the term ‘arimo’ is used to declare the end of the games. We wanted to use this allegory to seal a path that lasted forty years, full of satisfactions, disappointments and revenge. The songs that make up the album contain several references to our long career”.
Tracklist:
01. Storytellers of Lies 02. New God 03. Necrosadist 04. Arimortis 05. Near-Death Experience 06. Alien 07. No More Regrets 08. μετεμψύχωσις (Part two) 09. Hangover
The moment you hear it, you know it’s NECRODEATH. Formed back in 1984, the Italian act is one of the real iconic black-thrash metal bands. With a career of 40 years, the band has helped to shape the Italian metal scene and the international underground as it is today. In 1985 NECRODEATH released a cult-demo tape titled “The Shining Pentagram” and obtained an incredible success in the underground. The demo is still considered a real gem in the thrash and black metal history. Tons of tributes in major magazines, fanzines and other underground outlets highlighted the release of the first two legendary albums “Into The Macabre” (1987) and “Fragments Of Insanity” (1989). New records and international and national tours followed one another non-stop until 2020. Like many other acts, the band was forced to interrupt a workaholic path in the underground metal scene. During that period the band reached out to Time to Kill Records for the release of the last two albums, starting with “Singin’ in the Pain” in 2023. One final record will kick off a farewell tour which will conclude at the end of 2025.
Italian label Time To Kill Records will release “Mesmerized – A Tribute to Celtic Frost” on January 26th 2024. “Mesmerized” features various Italian metal bands presenting their interpretation of songs written by Switzerland’s most iconic metal band ever.
Today, NECRODEATH share their cover of “Necromantical Screams”. Stream it HERE.
“When we play a song by another band, we always try to put our own twist to it. While respecting the structure of the song, we like to experiment with the arrangements in order to bring the music closer to our style. Of course Celtic Frost always had a unique sound so this job was not so simple and obvious. The pre-production phase was very intense and first involved Peso and then both Pier and GL, before giving Flegias the freedom to express himself as he wanted. We are very happy with the final result and hopefully our fans will love it too”.
After the release of “Discharged vol. 2- A tribute to Discharge”, Time To Kill Records is now ready to bring the curtain down on another murdersome tribute compilation curated once again by Alberto Penzin (SCHIZO original founding member and prime mover for the whole Italian extreme metal scene). To quote him, “Celtic Frost was simply the epitome of everything the metal genre had set to demolish. Only Death is real.”
All bands involved have become notorious as some of the hardest working acts around, bringing their volcanic, high energy metal to every corner of the world. Now, as all these bands reach some other crucial milestones, they are taking a moment to look back to one of their main sources of inspiration.
Tracklist:
Barbarian – A Kiss or a Whisper Bunker 66 – Juices Like Wine CO2 – I Won’t Dance Doomraiser – Procreation of the Wicked Kryptonomicon – Morbid Tales Necrodeath – Necromantical Screams
CAMERA OBSCURA TWO [CO2] [CO2] is a new extreme musical project conceived by Alberto Penzin [ex-Schizo] on 09/09/07 and ultimately brought to life on 10/10/10. A one-way pathway to spiritual elevation filtered through a lifetime worth of obsession with metallic transgression. BUNKER 66 Bunker 66 is an Evil Metal power trio formed in 2007 under the sign of the black mark.
DOOMRAISER Formed in 2004, the Rome-based band have evolved into an instantly recognisable figurehead for those pushing doom metal into crushing new directions. Through the years the band have shared the stage with acts such as Electric Wizard, Reverend Bizarre, The Gates of Slumber and Orange Goblin and have been experimenting and contaminating their music with raw heavy metal, psychedelia and other influences.
NECRODEATH The moment you hear it, you know it’s Necrodeath. Formed back in 1984, the Italian act is one of the real iconic black-thrash metal bands. With an ongoing career of almost 40 years, the band has helped to shape the Italian metal scene and the international underground as it is today.
KRYPTONOMICON Kryptonomicon have been a plague on this Earth since 2019, composing fierce old school metal of death deeply influenced by Celtic Frost and Hellhammer.
BARBARIAN Barbarian’s approach to metal is regressive. By means of Metal retrogardism they interrogate the present: do we really need so many sheep and shepherds today? Heavy Metal is the whip, and you bleed.
Italianblack-thrash metal trailblazers NECRODEATH have shared the new single “Oomny Ones”. Watch the video HERE.
The clip was produced by Time To Kill Records/Morbid Vision Italy and directed by the band’s frontman Flegias with the assistance of Merlin Music Management, BlåKläDer, Midnight Club.
The song is inspired by Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” – the scene in which Alex, the protagonist, is seen regaining his leadership among his “droogs”. In the video, the director (and singer of the band) elaborates this concept through the rivalry between two motorcycle gangs who meet to discuss the ownership of a territory. Those who are able to showcase a little (un)healthy ultra-violence will prevail. The video also shows the whole band drinking milk plus inside a replica of the famous Korova Milk Bar.
The band’s new record “Singin’ in the Pain” will be released via Time To Kill Records on November 28th 2022.
“Singin ‘in the Pain” is a concept based on the movie “A Clockwork Orange” by Stanley Kubrick, where the band takes us on a one-way black-thrash journey, soaked in immorality and violence, and back to a vain attempt at redemption and normality.
The album is conceived in 9 tracks linked together by the narrating voice of Tony Dolan of VENOM INC. and supported in the finale by the presence of Eric Forrest of E-FORCE (ex-VOIVOD).
Ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence?
Tracklist:
01 Gang Fight 02 Transformer Treatment 03 The Sweet Up and Down 04 Redemperdition 05 Delicious Milk Plus 06 655321 07 The (In)sane Ultraviolence 08 Oomny-Ones 09 Anti-Hero
Check out the band’s latest single, “Transformer Treatment”, at THIS LOCATION.
“Transformer Treatment” is a song written in collaboration with S.B. Reder (SCHIZO).
The moment you hear it, you know it’s NECRODEATH. Formed back in 1984, the Italian act is one of the real iconic black-thrash metal bands. With an ongoing career of almost 40 years, the band has helped to shape the Italian metal scene and the international underground as it is today. NECRODEATH released a cult-demo tape titled “The Shining Pentagram” and obtained an incredible success in the underground. The demo is still considered a real gem in the thrash and black metal history. Tons of tributes in major magazines, fanzines and other underground outlets highlighted the release of the first two legendary albums “Into The Macabre” (1987) and “Fragments Of Insanity” (1989). And today after many full-lengths, EPs and side projects the long voyage to hell is not over yet.
Album discography:
Into the Macabre (1987) Fragments of Insanity (1989; re-recorded in 2019) Mater of All Evil (1999) Black as Pitch (2001) Ton(e)s of Hate (2003) 100% Hell (2006) Draculea (2007) Phylogenesis (2009) Old Skull (2010) The Age of Fear (2011) Idiosyncrasy (2011) The 7 Deadly Sins (2014) The Age of Dead Christ (2018) Defragments of Insanity (2019)
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