News: Exdestrier stream song "To Glorious Oblivion" from upcoming EP

Blackened Sludge band Exdestrier are now streaming the song To Glorious Oblivion, from their upcoming EP Glorious Barbarism, and you can listen to it here:

The band comments: " 'To Glorious Oblivion' is a song which musically channels the sludge / punk crossover of Surrounded by Theives era High on Fire whilst taking inspiration from the progressive death metal arrangements of Blackwater Park era Opeth. Lyrically, To 'Glorious Oblivion' is about terrible warriors charging into certain death and exulting in the demise and the havoc they will wreak."

You can pre-order Glorious Barbarism here:

https://exdestrier.bandcamp.com/album/glorious-barbarism

Tracklist:

1. Widowmaker        

2. To Glorious Oblivion          

3. The King and the Void      

4. Mine Enemy the Sun     

5. The Place of Grim Reckoning

Credits:

Recorded by the band themselves in Edinburgh.

Mixed and mastered by Gwen Kerjan at Slab Sound Studio, France.

Formats:

Digital and CD digipak.

Lineup:

Chris Smith – Bass and Vocals

Tommy Concrete (ex-The Exploited) – Guitar and Vocals

Didier Almouzni (Dragonforce, ex-Razor of Occam) – Drums

 

News: ANZV are re-releasing album "Gallas"

Black Metal band from Portugal ANZV, are reissuing their album Gallas on the 10th of March, through Alone Records.

You may find, as well as the normal version, a special price pack of the album, which includes a t-shirt.

You can pre order Gallas on ANZV's page here:

www.anzv.pt

Or on the page of Alone Records here:

https://alonerecordsshop.com/

Read more in: 

https://www.facebook.com/ANZV.OFFICIAL

News: Corpus Christii soon on tour through Mexico and Colombia

Portuguese Black Metal band Corpus Christii will be touring through Mexico and Colombia very soon, starting on the 1st of February!

Check image below for dates and locations.

Read more in:

https://www.facebook.com/corpuschristii

News: ...and Oceans stream entire album "As in Gardens, so in Tombs" before release date

Symphonic Black Metal band ...and Oceans is releasing a new album called As in Gardens, so in Tombs on the 27h January through Season of Mist, and you can stream it already, here:

Vocalist Mathias comments on the stream: "Today …And Oceans will take you on journey through a kaleidoscope of means to the one and the same end. As above, so below. As in heavens, so on Earth. As in Gardens, so in Tombs."

(Cover artwork: Adrien Bousson)

Tracklist:        

1. As in Gardens, so in Tombs (4:17)

2. The Collector and His Construct (4:36)

3. Within Fire and Crystal (5:52) 

4. Carried on Lead Wings (5:14)

5. Likt Törnen Genom Kött (5:10) 

6. Cloud Heads (4:19) 

7. Wine into Water (3:57)

8. Inverse Magnification Matrix (4:50)

9. The Earth Canvas (4:11)

10. Ambivalent God (7:44)

Bonus:

11. Samlarens Valv (3:49)

12. Third Eye Catalyst (4:28)

Total: 58:27

You can order the album here, and you can stream/download it here.

Recording Studio: 

Drums & Bass at D-studio

Guitars & Vocals at SoundSpiral Audio

Keyboards & electronics at Ryijy’s cave

Producer/Sound engineer: Juho Räihä

Mix/Master: Necromorbus Studio / Tore Stjerna

Line-up:

Timo Kontio - Guitar

Mathias Lillmåns - Vocals

Teemu Saari - Guitar

Pyry Hanski - Bass

Kauko Kuusisalo - Drums

Antti Simonen - Keyboards

Review: Monachopsis Art's upcoming album "An Empty Existence"

Greetings!

Today, Lachryma Christi is reviewing an album of a not yet very known band (but which hopefully will be soon), Monachopsis Art.

Monachopsis Art formed last year, in Finland. It is a trio, and An Empty Existence is their first album, scheduled to come out on the 31st of March.

So what can you expect from An Empty Existence? It is Black Metal, but a very melodic and atmospheric one. Sometimes touching a more Blackened Death Metal style of music.

The album has 9 tracks, being the first one Thee Darkness Gathers... an intro. A very abstract and obscure song that prepares you for what's yet to come on the following ones.

But, the more obvious Black Metal influence, in my opinion, doesn't start before track 3, Silent Torture.

I can't compare Monachopsis Art to anything else. It gives me vibes from what was being done in the late 90s, beginning of 00s, but to be fair, it's not comparable to anything else properly. When you start thinking "this song reminds me of this other band...", a new detail comes up to show you that after all it doesn't. It is definitely different. There are also soft and haunting female voices that bring a original and fresh feel. Songs are catchy, melodic, but also powerful, strong, full, rich. And even on the slower parts, there is so much energy and anger. 

It is not the music I listen to on a daily basis (although I've heard this album a few times already, yesterday and today), but it fills a room. Brings a whole atmosphere, a brutal vibration, and it definitely gets you in a very interesting mood. If you're dealing with heavy emotions and you can't let them out, this album might even help you, bringing you a feeling of releasing all of that.

I like it very much, I can't select a favourite track, because it is like a continuous thing, and Flame of Night was perfectly chosen to end it, brining you back to reality after such a beautiful journey.

So, if you're into melodic, dragged, full, majestic and atmospheric Black Metal, go for it!

You may pre-save An Empty Existence here:

https://tinyurl.com/an-empty-existence

And you may pre-order it here:

https://nordvis.com/silent-future-recordings-m-17/

News: Mork is releasing a new album called "Dypet" on the 24th of March

Norwegian Black Metal one-man band Mork is releasing a new album called Dypet. Dypet is scheduled to be released on the 24th of March through Peaceville Records.

Thomas Eriksen returns for the sixth studio album of Mork, which includes the guest appearance of Hjelvik (ex-Kvelertak).

You may find Dypet in limited silver vinyl with gatefold sleeve, black vinyl with gatefold sleeve, and CD.

Dypet was performed, recorded and mixed by Eriksen himself, with engineering assisted by Freddy Holm, and with mastering carried out by Jack Control at Enormous Door (Darkthrone). The track Høye Murer is the one that features a guest vocal appearance by Hjelvik (ex-Kvelertak).

French artist David Thiérrée is the responsible for the masterpiece that is the artwork.

You may pre-order Dypet here 

Read more in:

https://www.facebook.com/MORKOFFICIAL

News: Regarde Les Hommes Tomber releases video interview and shares tour dates

French Post Black Metal band Regarde Les Hommes Tomber just released a video interview recorded during the Noktvrn tour in September 2022, with Der Weg Einer Freiheit and Bizarrekult. 

Simultaneously, the band just shared tour dates, for the first half of 2023, through France and Netherlands.

You may watch the video interview here:

As for the tour, you can find the dates below:

09/02/2023 - La Vapeur, Dijon (FR)

10/02/2023 – Echo System, Scey Sur Saone (FR)

11/02/2023 – Contre Courant, Belleville sur Meuse (FR)

06/04/2023 – Le Chabada, Angers (FR)

07/04/2023 – Quai M, La Roche sur Yon (FR)

08/04/2023 - L'Echonova, Saint-Ave (FR)

11/05/2023 – Krakatoa, Bordeaux (FR)

12/05/2023 – Le Marché Gare, Lyon (FR)

13/05/2023 - La Coopérative De Mai, Clermont-Ferrand (FR)

25/05/2023 – Le Tetris, Le Havre (FR)

26/05/2023 – Graveland Festival, Hollandscheveld (NL)

Lineup:
Vocals : T.C
Guitar : J.J.S
Guitar : A.M
Bass : A.B
Drums : R.R

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News: AENAON Shares "Psyche" Guitar Playthrough Video

Hellenic Black Metal band AENAON just shared a video of Achilleas C. running through the song Psyche on guitar. The song is from the album Mnemosyne, which was released last October through Agonia Records.

You can watch the video here:

Lineup:
Astrous - vocals
Achilleas C. - guitars, bass
Orestis Zyrinis - saxophone
Haris - drums

You can watch the official music video for Psyche here:

And you can purchase Mnemosyne here:

http://aenaon-mnemosyne.com/

AENAON on-line:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/aenaonofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aenaon_official/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/Aenaonofficial
Bandcamp: www.aenaon.bandcamp.com

Agonia Records:
Website: https://agoniarecords.com
Webshop: https://agoniarecords.com/store
Facebook: https://facebook.com/agoniarecords
Twitter: https://twitter.com/agoniarecords
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/agoniarecords
Bandcamp: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/agoniarecordsofficial
YouTube: http://youtube.com/AgoniaRec

News: Omega Infinity just released their second single "To The Stars" from upcoming album

Void/Black Metal band Omega Infinity are now releasing the second single To The Stars, from their upcoming album The Anticurrent.

You may listen to it here:

The album The Anticurrent should come out on the 24th of February, through Season of Mist.

Omega Infinity comment on To The Stars: "This song represents the only chance for survival humanity has, as resources run low and the ever-decaying universe has exceeded its half-life. A desperate race for survival as the inevitable end of everything is looming over all our fates."

You can pre-save The Anticurrent here , or pre-order it here .

Track List:

1. The Alpha (07:40)

2. Creation (05:11)

3. Iron Age (07:11) feat. Adrienne Cowan [WATCH HERE]

4. Banish Us From Eden (04:42)

5. To The Stars (05:16) WATCH HERE

6. Death Rays (06:18) feat. Lindsay Schoolcraft

7. Voices From The End Of Time (12:19) feat. András Nagy

Bonus

8. Night Journey (Sear Bliss cover) (Bonus) feat. András Nagy

9. Ye Entrancemperium (Emperor cover) (Bonus) feat. MJ Braun

Cover art: Adrien Bousson

Line-up:
Xenoyr
Tentakel P.

Recording line-up:
Xenoyr (NE OBLIVISCARIS, ANTIQVA, SPIINE): Vocals
Tentakel P (TODTGELICHTER, ENMERKAR a.m.m.) :  Everything else

Guest musicians:

Adrienne Cowan (SEVEN SPIRES) – Clean vocals and screams on „Iron Age“
Lindsay Schoolcraft (ANTIQVA, ex-CRADLE OF FILTH a.m.m.)– speech and screams on „Death Rays“
András Nagy (SEAR BLISS) – screams on „Voices From The End Of Time“ and „Night Journey“
Marta J. Braun (TODTGELICHTER, VYRE) – clean vocals and screams on „Ye Entranceemperium“

Recording studio: Deep Void Studio

Producer / Mixing engineer: Tentakel P. (Deep Void Studio)
Vocal Engineering For Xen By Xenoyr And Tentakel P. (Deep Void Studio)
Vocal Recordings By Adrienne Cowan herself
Adrienne Cowan Appears Courtesy Of Frontiers Music
Vocal Recordings For Lindsay Schoolcraft By Tyler Williams (Monolithic Prod.)
Vocal Recordings For András Nagy By Viktor Scheer (Intercellar Studio)
Vocal Recordings For Marta J. Braun By Tentakel P. (Deep Void Studio)
All Other Recordings, Engineering And Mix By Tentakel P. (Deep Void Studio)
 

Mastering studio and engineer: Markus Stock At Klangschmiede Studio E. Mellrichstadt

Available Formats:

CD digipak

Digital

12” vinyl in various colours

Merchandise

Read more in:

https://www.instagram.com/omegainfinity666/

https://www.facebook.com/thedeepdarkvoid

https://omegainfinity.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0oVA5bRVj84oyh3iT3111Z?si=KAXOjCfjR6qaKTs0CLR2rg&nd=1

News: Necromantia's first official biography book available for pre-order

Black Metal band from Greece Necromantia, are releasing their first official biography, which covers 32 years of music and unknown stories.

The book is called The Serpent and the Pentagram: The Official Chronicles of Necromantia, and it was written by The Magus (Necromantia’s co-founder) and Aris Shock (author of Rites of the Abyss).

It will be available through Pagan Records, in the following versions:

Die hard - 100 hand numbered copies

Limited - 400 copies

Regular book-only

You can pre-order your copy here.

Supported by Metal Hammer Greece, metal.de and Musick Magazine.

The Serpent and the Pentagram… also includes exclusive comments from musicians who collaborated with Necromantia and quotes by other esteemed people of the international extreme metal scene. The book starts with an insightful foreword by Kostas Chronopoulos, chief editor of Metal Hammer Greece.

The Magus of Necromantia said: “Time is ruthless and cruel. But is also healing and forgiving. Necromantia‘s time was not due, but it’s Time’s cousin, Death decided otherwise and moved Baron Blood to another plane a few years ago. Therefore Necromantia wrote their final chapter with the album “To the Depths We Descend”. So the book was completed….and now is available in printed form.

“This is our complete and official biography dating from our school years up to 2021. A full history including rare photo material documenting our journey through the realm of the extreme music, which you and us love, black metal. We always stayed true to our principles and you can read all about it. Not only that but we are offering you a very rare recording of our early days as a gift. Through you, the fans, we shall always be Eternal. Salutes”

Necromantia online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/necromantiaband

Bandcamp: https://necromantiaofficial.bandcamp.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/necromantia_band 

Pagan Records online:

Website / Shop: https://www.pagan-records.com 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paganrecords 

Bandcamp: https://paganrecords.bandcamp.com 

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/paganrecords 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaganRecords

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pagan.records/

News: Three Eyes of the Void release new single "Against the One" from upcoming album

Ukrainian-Polish Black Metal band Three Eyes of the Void released the song Against the One from upcoming album, through Black Metal Promotion, and you can listen to it here:

The date for the release of the album is not specified yet, but should happen sometime this year.

The single, however, will be available in all streaming platforms on the 20th of January.

For those who don't know, Three Eyes of the Void started in 2014 as a one-man studio project after Dmytro Kvashnin left Balfor. In 2021 Dmytro met Arkadiusz Niziołek (ex-Sacrilegium) in Gdansk (Poland) who convinced him to release new music. Quickly after that Marcin Urban (ex-Sacrilegium) took over on the guitars and Jakub Milszewski joined on bass. 

Song Credits:

Music by Dmytro Kvashnin
Drums recorded by Alexander Kasiarum
Bass recorded by Zlatoyar (Soen, BLAME)
Guitars & vocals recorded at Black Peak Records
Mixed by David Deutsch at 1408-Productions (Heretoir, Hirsch Effekt)
Mastered by Nikita Kamprad (Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Heretoir, The Ocean)
Cover artwork by Lidiia Shyshkina
Lyrics Video by Kateusz Moziorowski

Lineup:

Dmytro Kvashnin (ex-Anabios, ex-Balfor) - vocal, guitar

Arek Niziolek (Sacrilegium) - drums

Marcin Urban (Sacrilegium) - guitar

Jakub Milszewski (Perpetual) - bass

Read more in:

Website https://www.threeeyesofthevoid.com 
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/teovband 
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/threeeyesofthevoid 
Bandcamp https://threeeyesofthevoid.bandcamp.com/  
Spotify https://bit.ly/spotifyTEOTV  
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@threeeyesofthevoid