 Crypts of Despair from Lithuania are playing an evolved form of death metal that's rooted in the old school style but are surprisingly dark, dissonant and blackened sounding on this one. The way they went about incorporating these elements is astounding and it's seamlessly done. Sink your teeth into this fantastic slab of death metal that's likely to be a contender for the best death metal album this year. Two songs are currently streaming that you can check out on Bandcamp and YouTube.
Death metal band Crypts of Despair have made a quantum leap from their well-received debut full length to the new one. The progression is not merely aesthetic but intrinsic; it's as if they've unlocked some inner beast by channelling diabolical forces through them. The music is at once ferocious, rife with unearthly and dissonant sounds, punctuated by hair-raising, eerie ambience. It embodies the perfect combination of face-melting aggression and electrifying atmosphere, with song structures remaining unpredictable and yet strangely coherent. The sound is absolutely pristine, able to express the band's penchant for playing fast, devastating music as well as doing justice to the myriad variations that they incorporate. This is the perfect death metal album of the times, without any dilution of the raw appeal of the genre. The execution is next level and it's an album that you will keep coming back to just because it has so much to offer in a refreshing manner. Delve deep into this one and the experience will be unforgettable. Band line-up -
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 After one month of voting, nearly 6,000 votes cast and countless sharing across all social media platforms by us and nominees alike, the time has come to announce the winners of the GMA Awards 2019. But before that happens, there will be a change to how the nominees are cast. For 10 months of the year we will be running a series of rounds from which the 10 finalists will be recognised for the annual event. The system will work as thus: nominees elected in the month of January are voted for in February... February nominees voted in March, etc and finishes with nominees in October being voted for in November - the finalists will then be voted for across the month of December and into early January 2021; finishing 8th January 2021. Now that's put out into the open, we can finally reveal the winners of the GMA Awards 2019.  Release Of The Year
 Best Live Act
 Breakthrough African Metal Band
 Breakthrough Asian Metal Band
 Breakthrough European Metal Band
 Breakthrough UK Metal Band
 Breakthrough North & Central American Metal Band
 Breakthrough Oceanian Metal Band
 Breakthrough South American Metal Band
 Breakthrough International Metal Band
 Festival Of The Year
Music Video Of The Year
 Global Metal Ambassador 2019
* Later withdrawn by request of nominee.  Photo Credit: Jan Mrlík Finnish Folk Metal Superstars Korpiklaani don't seem to need any rest! After playing an extensive European tour with Turisas and Trollfest in support of their latest studio album 'Kulkija' ('Wanderer'), the band is about to kick off an 8-show Australian & New Zealand run (w/ Troldhaugen) tomorrow. But before the sextet continues their current touring cycle with a North American co-headline tour with their label mates in Eluveitie in September/October, Korpiklaani will perform a string of European festival gigs. In anticipation of these upcoming summer dates - starting at Metalfest Open Air, Pilsen (CZ) on June 2nd - the band has unleashed a brand new lyric video for the Czech version of their all-time favourite 'Beer Beer', which can also be found on the tour edition of 'Kulkija'. Check out 'Bír Bír' [ft. Fleret] over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drIAMzV7qg Fleret comments:- "The cooperation with Korpiklaani on the Czech version of their hit song 'Beer Beer (Bír Bír)' convinced us that even folk metal superstars like them can be nice guys with stellar manners. Not only did they prove this during the rehearsal at the Masters Of Rock Café in Zlín but also on the Masters Of Rock 2018 festival stage where we played with them after only one rehearsal of their song 'Vodka', our song 'Vizovice' and then - we believe we can say - our common song 'Beer Beer (Bír Bír)' with the Czech lyrics of our lyricist Jan Mrlík. That was a remarkable and exciting experience for us and hopefully for Korpiklaani as well. Korpiklaani, thanks to all of you!" The track will be available digitally from Friday, May 24! KORPIKLAANI live: 'The Wayfarers Australia & New Zealand Tour 2019' w/ TROLDHAUGEN 18.05. NZ Wellington - Valhalla *SOLD OUT* 19.05. NZ Auckland - Whammy Bar 21.05. AUS Brisbane - The Triffid 22.05. AUS Sydney - Manning Bar 23.05. AUS Canberra - The Basement 24.05. AUS Melbourne - Max Watt's 25.05. AUS Adelaide - Enigma Bar 26.05. AUS Perth - Amplifier 02.06. CZ Pilsen - Metalfest Open Air 21. - 23.06. LT Varniai - Kilkim Žaibu 05.07. F Colombier-Saugnieu - Plane ‘R Fest 06.07. D Ballenstedt - Rockharz Open Air 12.07. UA Kiev - Atlas Weekend 26.07. SLO Tolmin - MetalDays 01. - 04.08. RO Rasnov - Rockstadt Extreme Fest 02. - 03.08. FIN Tampere - SaariHelvetti 17.08. F St. Nolff - Motocultor Festival 'Wanderers Towards Rebirth - Kulkija Ad Ategnatos' w/ ELUVEITIE, GONE IN APRIL 19.09. USA Tampa, FL - The Orpheum 20.09. USA Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade 21.09. USA New Orleans, LA - House of Blues 22.09. USA Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall 23.09. USA Austin, TX - Come and Take It Live 24.09. USA Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill 26.09. USA Mesa, AZ - Club Red 27.09. USA Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater 28.09. USA Oakland, CA - Metro Operahouse 29.09. USA Portland, OR - The Bossanova Ballroom 30.09. CDN Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre 01.10. USA Seattle, WA - El Corazon 03.10. USA Denver, CO - Summit 04.10. USA Lincoln, NE - The Royal Grove 05.10. USA Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze 06.10. USA Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall 07.10. CDN Toronto, ON - The Opera House 08.10. CDN Ottawa, ON - Brass Monkey 09.10. CDN Montréal, QC - Théâtre Corona 10.10. CDN Québec, QC - Impérial Bell 11.10. USA Worcester, MA - Palladium 12.10. USA Reading, PA - Reverb 13.10. USA Baltimore, MD - Soundstage 14.10. USA New York, NY - PlayStation Theater Are you a traveller or a wanderer? Be part of Korpiklaani's journey around the world! Use the hashtag #KorpiklaaniWayfarers on Twitter and Instagram, and your photos will appear here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniWayfarers www.korpiklaani.com www.facebook.com/korpiklaani www.nuclearblast.de/korpiklaani
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions have signed Lithuanian Death / Doom brutal beasts Stranguliatorius and are set to release their new album entitled "Rope, Soap, Tabouret" December 28th on CD and Digital formats. Below is the official description: "Stranguliatorius make their Horror Pain Gore Death Productions debut with the filthy album "Rope, Soap, Tabouret"! Born in the stinking primordial land of Lithuania, Stranguliatorius present a raw old school blend of Deathgrinding Doom madness. "Rope, Soap, Tabouret" is loaded with cut-throat crusty riffs, head smashing blastbeats and face-melting growls of torment. Stranguliatorius are thirsty for blood, and hungry for flesh... ready to bash your brains in, then deliver your corpse to the surgeons of the morgue, to be gutted and buried in an unmarked grave! A must have release for fans of early Carcass, Coffins, Anatomia, Haemorrhage, Impetigo, Asphyx, Unleashed, Autopsy and Bolt Thrower" Pre-order the CD for only $10 with free shipping at http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/store/hpgd185.html Pre-order the Digital Download for only $6.66 at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/rope-soap-tabouret Pre-order the T-Shirt for only $15 at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/merch/stranguliatorius-rope-soap-tabouret-t-shirt Listen to the track "Morgue Surgeons" at https://youtu.be/hv10GaRj_Cw HPGD Official Website: http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/ HPGD on BandCamp: http://hpgd.bandcamp.com/ HPGD on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/horrorpaingoredeath/posts/ HPGD on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/horrorpaingoredeath HPGD on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hpgd666 HPGD on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/horrorpaingoredeath/videos  Romanian new age melodic metal group Scarlet Aura have been forced to re-organize their proposed tour of the US due to visa issues out of their control (read more on their Facebook page …here). Not to let a bad situation get them down, the band have managed to secure dates in Eastern Europe running from September 22nd to October 25th, so the US loss becomes Europe’s gain. Scarlet Aura will play numerous dates covering Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania featuring tracks from their forthcoming album Hot’n’Heavy to be released via Sliptrick Records on December 11th. Lucky punters attending the show will have an opportunity to buy the album prior to the official release date direct from the bands merchandise stand.  Tour dates: 22.09 | Ruse, BG 28.09 | Kiev, UA 29.09 | Zhelty Vody, UA 30.09 | Zaporozhe, UA 01.10 | Krivoy Rig, UA 02.10 | Kharkov, UA 03.10 | Elec, RUS 04.10 | Voronezh, RUS 05.10 | Bryansk, RUS 06.10 | Ivanovo, RUS 07.10 | Kolomna, RUS 08.10 | Obninsk, RUS 09.10 | Moscow, RUS 11.10 | Riga, LV 12.10 | Liepaja, LV 13.10 | Alytus, LT 25.10 | Suceava, RO Hot’n’Heavy | Released Dec 11th, 2018 on Sliptrick Records Hot’n’Heavy Scarlet Aura are: Aura Danciulescu – Lead Vocals Mihai Danciulescu – Lead guitar/Vocals Rene Nistor – Bass Sorin Ristea – Drums Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | VK | On Sliptrick The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, 'Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided).
 Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of Erdve. The freshly conceived Lithuanian experimental hardcore collective will release their debut full-length, 'Vaitojimas' through Season of Mist. The band comments: "Since Erdve is a very young name, this collaboration is proof that it is all about what matters the most - the music itself. We certainly did not have any expectations that the record could be presented to a wider audience, yet we are extremely proud and happy that our desire to create something meaningful for ourselves has procured a relationship with a record label which believes in artistic value. This partnership is a huge achievement in our creative lives and will set a strong basis for us to communicate our music, ideas, and artistic identity further on. We are incredibly thankful to Season of Mist for this opportunity.'' When Erdve formed in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in 2016, the band had a clear aesthetic vision of creating a unique heavy sound that experimented with elements from hardcore, sludge, and black metal, yet was not bound by any unwritten "rules" surrounding those genres. Erdve's members had already been active in their local scene and performed in various acts such as NYKSTA, SRAIGĖS EFEKTAS, and SPIRALE. The core ideas of Erdve are translated into lyrics, visuals, and sound by in-depth reflection on concepts such as domestic violence, utmost disgusting behaviour, crimes against humanity, and extremism. Erdve will release their debut album, 'Vaitojimas'' on Season Of Mist in 2018. Line-up Vaidotas: guitar, vocals Kristijonas: guitar, soundscapes Krizas: bass Valdas: drums www.facebook.com/erdvelt Finland's Re-Armed to drop new album in September with a portion of sales going to charity31/8/2016  On September 30, 2016, Finnish Metallers Re-Armed will release The Era of Precarity will be released internationally via Finland's Saarni Records. The physical core of the album is packed into a stylish digipak, which is made from ecological materials. The band has pledged to donate 50 cents from the sale of every copy to Karma Ry (organisation), which supports elder people and young adults in band's home-town area with their activities to prevent disenfranchisement. Check out The Era of Precarity album teaser at this location. The band has released the following statement about the new album: "The Era of Precarity is fully conceptual album where each track dives into a dystopian-world that you would never want to live in. The album reflects decadent elements of our society and challenges the listener to think what kind of world we want to live in now and in the future . All the major conflicts of the 21st century are still solved with warfare and the interesting question is; 'Do we really want to leave this perishing world as a legacy to our descendants?' Therefore the message is current and very serious. While you're listening to the record we recommend you to leave larping clothes, drinking horns and mythological characters into the depths of your imagination. The world is here and right now."
The band's previous release, Total Lack of Communication was released in 2015, and followed with tours of China and Baltic countries.
Upcoming Tour Dates: 2/9 @ Blackpool, Järvenpää FIN 3/9 @ 15bar, Seinäjoki FIN 9/9 @ Bar Rock Bear, Vantaa FIN 16/9 @ Lepakkomies, Helsinki FIN 23/9 @ Katse, Jyväskylä FIN 24/9 @ Vernissa, Tikkurila FIN 6/10 @ Sala Rocksound, Barcelona ES 8/10 @ C.C. Valdefierro, Zaragoza ES 9/10 @ Sala Matisse, Valencia ES 11/10 @ Sala Metalarium, Badajoz ES 12/10 @ Sala Silikona, Madrid ES 14/10 @ Pikne Baar, Tallinn EE 15/10 @ Lemmys, Kaunas LT 16/10 @ Metro Club, Vilnius LT http://www.re-armed.net http://www.facebook.com/rearmed http://twitter.com/ReArmedOfficial http://www.youtube.com/user/ReArmedOfficial  The Dutch symphonic metal stars EPICA are ready to release the second studio trailer for their upcoming masterpiece The Holographic Principle. In this new clip, the band shows its work and experimentation with many new instruments and how it affected the depth and diversity of their new sound: https://youtu.be/HzqHyRu1oSc "Recording this album felt like being a kid in a candystore", states Keyboarder Coen Janssen. "Never before have we used more live-instruments. Recording them ourselves and hearing the music come 'alive' like that is an indescribable feeling! I'm sure these efforts make this album our best yet!" In case you missed the first trailer, where EPICA spoke about their songwriting process and revealed their first song snippets, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/LSlEVPjG7rg EPICA's new masterpiece The Holographic Principle will be released via Nuclear Blast on September 30th, but you can already see the track-list here:
Don't miss EPICA on tour! 06.08. LT Zarasai City - Roko Naktys The band's own EPIC METAL FEST: 01.10. NL Tilburg - Epic Metal Fest Netherlands 15.10. BR Sao Paulo - Epic Metal Fest Brazil EPICA + POWERWOLF 12.01. D Wiesbaden - Schlachthof 13.01. D Cologne - Palladium 14.01. D Ludwigsburg - MHP Arena 16.01. CH Geneve - Salle Des Fetes De Thonex 17.01. CH Zurich - Volkshaus 18.01. IT Milan - Live Club 20.01. D Munich - Tonhalle 21.01. A Vienna - Gasometer 24.01. PL Warsaw - Progresja 25.01. D Berlin - Huxley's 27.01. D Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle 28.01. CZ Prague - Forum Karlin 01.02. BE Brussels- Ancienne Belgique 03.02. UK London - o2 Shepherd's Bush Empire 04.02. F Paris - Le Zénith More dates coming soon...! Get your tickets here: www.epica.nl/tour EPICA VIP upgrades are available here: www.epica.soundrink.com www.epica.nl www.facebook.com/epica www.nuclearblast.de/epica  Season Of Mist are proud to announce the signing of Kontinuum. The Icelandic-wave influenced ambient rockers will release their next full-length on this label. Regarding their signing, Kontinuum confessed that they: "are very pleased to announce our signing with Season of Mist. To us it is important to work with people that we connect with. People that relate to our creative output and vision. This is why we look forward to our future cooperation with Season of Mist." Kontinuum were conceived with the aim to create hypnotic and spiritual musical noise in Reykjavik, Iceland in the year 2010. After sending demo tracks of their debut album 'Earth Blood Magic' to a few labels, a first deal was quickly struck. Kontinuum wasted no time and entered Sigur Rós' Sundlaugin Studio in the Icelandic town Mosfellsbær in order to begin record their first full length, which was released in 2012. 'Earth Blood Magic' received rave reviews across the board and was voted rock album of the year in Morgunblaðið, Iceland. The band played numerous shows in 2013 and established a reputation as a powerful live band. Kontinuum started working on their sophomore album in 2014. A first single titled "I Huldusal" was released the same year and received substantial radio play in Iceland, while even topping the charts of the island's largest alternative rock radio station. 'Kyrr' hit the stores in April 2015 alongside the brand new single "Breathe". Following the release of their second album, Kontinuum embarked on two tours in Germany and performed at several festivals including the prestigious Roadburn Festival (Netherlands), Eurosonic Festival (Netherlands), Icelandic Airwaves and Eistnaflug Festival at home, and Lithuania's Devilstone Festival. www.facebook.com/KontinuumICE www.instagram.com/KontinuumCult www.twitter.com/Kontinuum_ICE |
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