 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* Later withdrawn by request of nominee.
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 More than five years since the release of their debut EP, Basa, Basi, Busuk, Indonesia’s Fetal Bleeding have returned with their first full length album; a collection of songs steeped in darkness and drenched in direst cruelty. The Quest Of Immortality summons up images of secret cults, rituals of blood and flesh and ancient knowledge both arcane and obscene, all bound within the framework of some of the most chilling, inhuman brutal death metal imaginable. From the seething, slithering riff that heralds the arrival of The Quest Of Immortality’s opening track, ‘…As Torture Become Lust’, the listener is wrenched from reality and flung headlong into a shadow world of inconceivable horrors. The utterly inhuman vocals of Yogga Beges speak from within the maelstrom, the voice of a devil from beyond the brink of madness, while the blast beats rain down like a torrent of fire. While there are countless bands that have the ability to impress with their speed, power and savagery, there are few who combine that sonic attack with an atmosphere that chills the blood. Fetal Bleeding will haunt your dreams with their visions of the forbidden and the insidious sense of evil that pervades their caustic creations.  An array of renowned talent from the Indonesian underground has been summoned to contribute their hellish talents to The Quest Of Immortality and the unmistakable sounds of Syn (Undead Daredevil), Panyawat (Intricated), Aditya (Gerogot, Raw, Brain Damage) and Ridho (Gubouckgor Rec, Infitar, Choria) can be heard on horrific hymns like ‘The Useless One Bleeds’. Available now through the depraved machinations of the endlessly evil Brute! Productions, Fetal Bleeding’s The Quest Of Immortality awaits discovery by the brave; those to whom the darkness calls, those who walk with monsters and to whom the conventions of society mean nothing. For more information on Fetal Bleeding click here Visit Fetal Bleeding on Facebook For more information on Brute Productions click here Visit Brute Productions on Facebook  Followers of the Indonesian brutal death metal scene have been waiting impatiently for the debut full length album from Jakarta’s Osmed. Their first EP, Ultimate Realms Of Ruination, hit like a nuclear warhead when it landed in 2015 – blasting its way straight into No Clean Singing’s top 15 EP releases of the year. The band teased fans with a two track promo CD in 2017 that hinted at even more unbridled savagery to come and now, at long last, the wait is finally over...Territory Of Warfare has arrived! Released in the dying days of 2018, but only now receiving a full promotional push,Territory Of Warfare is a rabid, unforgiving creation. A hymn to the ferocity of battle, a soundtrack to the lawless fight for survival on the field of conflict, this album drags you into the raging chaos and leaves you standing knee deep in blood. With your comrades’ broken bodies at your feet and your enemies advancing, steel in hand, this is your final stand, your fight ‘til death. The sheer bludgeoning force of massive sonic assaults like ‘Bloodshed’ and ‘Sanctity Of The Norm’ is staggering and the crushing, grinding weight of ‘Warfare The Punishment’ will leave you gasping for breath.  The Indonesian scene is notorious for its barbarity and brutality, but Osmed are setting new standards amongst their peers. With Territory Of Warfare they have armed that skull fracturing, full frontal assault with a truly individual arsenal of riffs; wrapped each song in a bloodstained shroud of desperate, suffocating, panic –infected atmosphere and delivered their payload with fearsome focus and cohesion. Available now from Brute! Productions, Osmed’s Territory Of Warfare is an essential addition to the armoury of any death metal fan, dedicated to the discovery of the ultimate expressions of total annihilation. For more information on Osmed click here Visit Osmed on Facebook Order Territory Of Warfare now Visit Brute! Productions on Facebook  Indonesian metalcore band Cloudburst are currently streaming the entirety of their self-titled new album at Decibel Magazine. The album will be released tomorrow via Samstrong Records. Stream the album in full here: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2019/01/03/full-album-stream-cloudburst-cloudburst/ Cloudburst is back with self-titled album, coming out January 4 2019. The nine tracks embody a metallic hardcore aesthetic, full of discord and brutality yet still melodic and charming. The chaotic influences of bands like Converge and Botch mix seamlessly with shredding guitar solos from Slayer, Keith Moon-ish pounding drums, and maniac vocals reminiscent of Pig Destroyer and Cattle Decapitation.
 Indonesian metallic hardcore band Cloudburst have released their stunning new track "Crimson Mask" via Svbterranean. The song is taken from their upcoming self-titled album which will be released in January via Samstrong Records. Listen to the song here: https://svbterranean.net/2018/12/06/svb-exclusive-cloudburst-debut-chaotic-new-single-crimson-mask/#more-33980 Cloudburst is a metallic hardcore band from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Formed in 2011, they released both a demo and a split album (with home-town friends Warmouth) in 2014. Their first full length, 2016's Crying of Broken Beauty, was critically acclaimed by the Indonesian metal/hardcore press and included in The Metal Rebel's 20 Best Indonesian Metal Albums 2016. The band toured Indonesia in support of this album, also making stops in Malaysia and Singapore. Now Cloudburst is back with self-titled album, coming out January 4 2019. The nine tracks embody a metallic hardcore aesthetic, full of discord and brutality yet still melodic and charming. The chaotic influences of bands like Converge and Botch mix seamlessly with shredding guitar solos from Slayer, Keith Moon-ish pounding drums, and maniac vocals reminiscent of Pig Destroyer and Cattle Decapitation. https://www.facebook.com/burstingcloud/ https://twitter.com/klotberst https://burstingcloud.bandcamp.com/  Indonesian progressive death metal band Goddess Of Fate are streaming their new album Spiral Orchard Part 1 at Echoes and Dust. The album will be released this Friday. Listen to the album here: https://www.echoesanddust.com/2018/05/exclusive-album-stream-goddess-of-fate-spiral-orchard-pt-1/ Pre-order the album here: https://goddessoffate.bandcamp.com/album/spiral-orchard-pt-1 Goddess of Fate is a Prog / Melodic Death Metal band from Yogyakarta, Indonesia that initially formed in 2009 as a Technical Death Metal band. The band released their first EP A Reversal of Civilization in 2012 and were instantly met with critical acclaim by the Indonesian press due to its combination of brutality and adventurous arrangements in the vein of Nobuo Uematsu and Yoko Shimamura. Now in 2018, they are back with the first part of the Spiral Orchard saga, called Spiral Orchard pt. 1 which takes Influences from Opeth, Steven Wilson, Between The Buried and Me and Japanese composers. Tracklisting: AROMANTIC PT.1 BIPOLAR ELIXIR THE STRING'S ECLIPSE AROMANTIC PT.2 LIMBO DISCOVERY ENSHROUDED IN CRYSTALS PILLAR OF AUTUMN  Indonesian progressive death metal band Goddess Of Fate have revealed their new song "The String's Eclipse" over at Indy Metal Vault. The song is taken from their upcoming album Spiral Orchard pt. 1 which will be released on May 31st. The site commented "With “The String’s Eclipse,” Goddess of Fate have unleashed their full musical capabilities in all of their glory, implementing the classical technical death metal traits that they’ve already known to have mastered along with elements not only foreign in musical geography, but in composition." Listen to the song here: https://www.indymetalvault.com/2018/05/08/track-premiere-goddess-of-fate-the-strings-eclipse/ About Goddess of Fate Goddess of Fate is a Prog / Melodic Death Metal band from Yogyakarta, Indonesia that initially formed in 2009 as a Technical Death Metal band. The band released their first EP A Reversal of Civilization in 2012 and were instantly met with critical acclaim by the Indonesian press due to its combination of brutality and adventurous arrangements in the vein of Nobuo Uematsu and Yoko Shimamura. Now in 2018, they are back with the first part of the Spiral Orchard saga, called Spiral Orchard pt. 1 which takes Influences from Opeth, Steven Wilson, Between The Buried and Me and Japanese composers. Tracklisting: AROMANTIC PT.1 BIPOLAR ELIXIR THE STRING'S ECLIPSE AROMANTIC PT.2 LIMBO DISCOVERY ENSHROUDED IN CRYSTALS PILLAR OF AUTUMN 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)
 Nervochaos’ most recent Asian tour - co-headlined with Krisiun and presented by Alpha Omega Management‘s Alpha Omega Tours - was a success and has received a mini-documentary. In the video we will see the band’s passage through Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Indonesia. Watch it here! https://www.facebook.com/NervoChaos/videos/10155486328839645/ or via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Dq87mOqX-9M Documentaries for Brazil and Latin America have also been made available, be sure to check out: Latin America - https://www.facebook.com/NervoChaos/videos/10155462243224645/ Brazil https://www.facebook.com/NervoChaos/videos/10155438464439645/ All concerts are part of the promotion tour of the recently released ‘Nyctophilia’. The album can already be bought at the main specialized stores of the market, either directly with the band, by email, Facebook or in the official store: https://goo.gl/aF7Xkx. Nervochaos released their new album ‘Nyctophilia’ on March 10th in Brazil via Cogumelo Records. The art of both the cover and the booklet was created the talented Brazilian artist Alcides Burn (Blood Red Throne, Acheron, Iconoclasm, Malefactor, Queiron, Headhunter DC, etc). ‘Nyctophilia’ was recorded in Italy at Alpha Omega Studio, along with producer Alex Azzali, who is also responsible for mixing and mastering the work. Check out the outstanding 360° live studio video for the song “Total Satan”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AntmUMeGQY www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement NERVOCHAOS: www.nervochaos.net - www.facebook.com/NervoChaos
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