VIPASSI unveil first single “Phainesthai” off new album
Posted on November 15, 2023VIPASSI laid their foundation on their debut album ‘Śūnyatā’ in 2017. Originally formed as a project between Daniel Presland (Drums – Ne Obliviscaris, Black Lava, Virvum) & Ben Boyle (Guitars – Black Lava, Hadal Maw, AMDBL) to explore new concepts and sounds not currently engaged by their projects, the band has since grown to add Arran McSporran (Fretless Bass – Virvum, Seven7, Cosmitorium) & Benjamin Baret (Guitars – Ne Obliviscaris, Maer).
HELFRÓ Release ‘Traðkandi Blómin í eigin Hjartagarði’
Posted on November 14, 2023Icelandic black metal ensemble HELFRÓ are back with their sophomore album Tálgröf – a project inspired by the dark manifestations of the human mind. The sickness of humankind is explored through intense rhythmic passages, fusing the extremities of traditional death metal together with sombre, introspective lyrical convictions.
Season of Mist Partner With Savage Lands
Posted on November 14, 2023Season of Mist is partnering with the musicians of SAVAGE LANDS. Through this partnership, we’ll bang our heads together with members of Megadeath, Sepultura, Obituary and other legendary metalheads to support forests in Costa Rica. This is the first time a record label is partnering & releasing the music of a non-profit organization.
THE ABBEY New music video + Tour announcement
Posted on November 13, 2023Earlier this year, the progressive doom metal ensemble THE ABBEY marked their presence in the musical realm with the release of their debut album ‘Word of Sin’ on Season of Mist.
Wrath of Logarius Release Second Single
Posted on November 13, 2023On Halloween, Wrath of Logarius gave metalheads a taste of Formless Black Metal. Today, the skeletal Northern California trio are releasing the second single off their upcoming EP. And while just as fiery as the first, “Soul Ascension” starts out as more of a slow burn before bursting into flames.
CARNATION Announces European Tour w/ Pestilence & Bodyfarm
Posted on November 13, 2023
Darkspace Playing Czar Fest
Posted on November 10, 2023[10.11.2023, 18:00] Incoming transmission: Darkspace are beaming into Czar Fest Saturday, November 11.
Christian Death Touring West Coast
Posted on November 9, 2023Thank god that Christian Death will never die. Their debut album is still held up as the Holy Grail of death rock, though their doomy riffs and sinisterly slow synths have made them the rotten apple of every goth’s made-up eye. Heck, name another band that could ride “Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ” to the top of MTV, VH1 and the UK charts.
HELGA Reminisce on Dark Memories with “Alive Again”
Posted on November 9, 2023A vast exploration of sonic textures present themselves on HELGA‘s premier album ‘Wrapped in Mist’, as chugging riffs, spectral strings and imposing drums converge into one.
Autarkh Streaming New Album
Posted on November 8, 2023Autarkh already sounded like the future on their debut. But the Dutch contemporary metal band have pushed their distended view of the digital age to further extremes on their new album.
CYNIC Announce European Tour
Posted on November 7, 2023This year, Cynic celebrated the 30th anniversary of their landmark debut album. Interstellar shredder Paul Masvidal and his band of aliens played ‘Focus’ in all its mind-bending intensity, while also paying tribute to late drummer Sean Reinert and bassist Sean Malone, on a special headlining tour of North America.
Autarkh Hosting Bandcamp Listening Party
Posted on November 7, 2023Autarkh already sounded like the future on their debut. But the Dutch contemporary metal band have pushed their distended view of the digital age to further extremes on their new album.
Carnation Streaming ‘Cursed Mortality’
Posted on November 2, 2023‘Cursed Mortality’ isn’t a revival. It’s a bold step into the future for one of the most brutally innovative bands in all of death metal.
Exocrine Blast Off On “Legend”
Posted on November 1, 2023EXOCRINE have blending ultra technical and extraordinarily rapid death metal with philosophical musings for quite some time now. The French band released their first album back in 2015. But their new album marks a new chapter. While still choked-full of eerie, dissonant finger-taps and enough blast beats to blow out your eardrums, ‘Legend’ rages from within.
Wrath of Logarius Release First Single off Upcoming EP
Posted on October 31, 2023Wrath of Logarius come crawling out from the misty forests of Northern California. In their wake, fans a dark, flaming and eerily melodic new subgenre: Formless Black Metal.
Strigoi Streaming ‘Bathed In A Black Sun’
Posted on October 31, 2023STRIGOI were already plenty unsettling on their debut album. After all, this band includes current and former members of Paradise Lose, Extreme Noise Terror, Satyricon and Carcass. But the UK death-doom band’s follow-up pushed their grinding asphyxiations to such vile extremes, that it produced an abundance of putridity.
Horrendous Announce Record Release Shows
Posted on October 28, 2023Horrendous just put out one of the best albums of the year according to Metal Sucks, Metal Injection and Decibel.
Watch Heilung Perform “Anoana” Live at the Apollo Theatre
Posted on October 27, 2023HEILUNG don’t play shows. They perform a ritual. Every performance begins with Kai Uwe Faust leading Christopher Juul, Maria Franz and their ritual collective in an ancient prayer. Soon after, the audience is swept into rapture, swayed by incense and throat singing, primordial rhythms, subtle electronic textures, a mesmerizing light show, an army of warriors and bursts of fire; a ritual.
HELFRÓ Release Soul-Stirring Second Single ‘Ildi Óhreins Anda’
Posted on October 25, 2023Icelandic black metal ensemble HELFRÓ are back with their sophomore album Tálgröf – a project inspired by the dark manifestations of the human mind. The sickness of humankind is explored through intense rhythmic passages, fusing the extremities of traditional death metal together with sombre, introspective lyrical convictions.