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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burstingcloud/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/klotberst
• Bandcamp: https://burstingcloud.bandcamp.com/
  

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/
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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

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NERVOCHAOS: www.nervochaos.net - www.facebook.com/NervoChaos

And so the fabled Bloodstock Open Air Festival is once again upon us, with just over a month to go and buzzing fans planning out their days takings, we at Global Metal Apocalypse thought about giving you all a helping hand with that with a handful of bands we have got our sights on - from the New Blood to the Ronnie James Dio stage, we have got you covered.

Giving each band a unique analysis on the style they play, what feats they've already achieved (some crazier than at first thought) and why you should check them out at Bloodstock, whilst linking you to their latest albums for purchase (for pre-listening and potential band-signing).

Metal is truly global and we are proud to be the forerunners of giving global metal the ultimate exposure, let the Bloodstock apocalypse begin...

1. Jasad & Burgerkill

This is a bit of a cheeky selection, by having two bands who both hail from Indonesia, it's like killing two birds with one stone. Both bands have been tearing down their native Indonesia for the last 2 decades, with Jasad forming around 1990 and Burgerkill in 1995. For the vastness of the scene, the sub-genres that dominate seem to be Thrash Metal and Death Metal, and these two bands are no exception, having recently picked up the Metal Hammer Golden God award for "Metal As Fuck" in 2013, Burgerkill will no doubt bring their gritty style of Indonesian Death Metal and westernized Metalcore. Jasad in contrast go a notch heavier with their own form of Brutal Death Metal and correlates with their band name meaning ('Corpse' in Indonesian; 'Soul' in Malay). Both bands will be performing on the Sophie Lancaster stage on the Saturday.

This is perhaps the first time any Indonesian Metal band has set foot ashore on British soil and so this will mark a hugely historic moment not only for said metal scene, but Bloodstock itself as the festival prides itself in giving international metal a platform to bring the party from the most far flung nations.

Jasad's latest album: "Rebirth of Jatisunda" - get this from Severed Records here
Burgerkill's latest album: "Venomous" - get this from eBay international here


2. Hexis

Black Metal vs. Hardcore? We know Deathcore caused a stir when it emerged but can 'Blackcore' avoid that fate? Hexis believe so, and going on the strength of their music video "Tenebris", this eccentric Danish unit have record-label-signing stamped right across their faces. Not much is known about this lot and so the thought of said genre combination making an appearance on the Friday on the Hobgoblin New Blood Stage will surely attract a sizable crowd. Combining Bloodstock with a short UK tour (5th-8th August - Bournemouth, Bristol, Bloodstock & Hull with Oblivionized; except Bloodstock), you would not want to miss this genre-bending bunch.

Hexis' latest album: "Abalam" - limited to a 1000 so be quick to get one from Musicfearsatan here


3. Scarred

The Luxembourg Metal scene finally makes its mark on British soul with this Death Metal unit raring to unleash themselves upon the masses. Having made themselves a pedigree on the festival circuit via performances at Wacken Open Air and Metalcamp, they will surely not disappoint this time. Further to their Bloodstock appearance, they will be performing at Sonic Visions on 12th November with a host of other fantastic bands including fellow countrymen Retrace My Fragments of whom we reviewed their latest album. As for Scarred, this will be a historic moment too for the Luxembourg Metal scene, given it's small size. Be sure to make a note in your diary: Scarred @ Bloodstock, Sunday 9th August on the Hobgoblin New Blood Stage.

Scarred's latest album: "Gaia - Medea" - get this from Season of Mist here


4. Dead Label!

We've been championing this Irish trio for a long time now (see our post in 2013 here; and here) and we believed in them, low and behold they play in Japan and return to sharpen themselves for Bloodstock. Oh and Claire Percival used to be our Irish correspondent, small world eh? Having paid attention to this group for a good 2 years now, we are pleased to see them being selected to unleash their infectious Thrash Metal amongst the Bloodstock horde. The trio used to be signed to the now defunct Rising Records, and now are signed to Nuerra Records. Thus they released their debut album through the latter record label and their follow-up album is due soon, you ought to check this Irish group out seeing as they are going places. They will not disappoint you. Confirm this statement on Sunday 9th August on the Sophie Lancaster stage.

Dead Label!'s debut album: "Sense Of Slaughter" - get this from the band here directly.


5. Winter Storm

Another successful partnership, we had the pleasure of featuring this West Midlands Gothic Metal band on our 'Tea, Crumpets & English Metal' compilation in aid of raising funds for the Animal Health Trust (https://globalmetalapocalypse.bandcamp.com/track/worcestershire-winter-storm-dark-awakening) and now they are set to play Bloodstock. So we can assure festival goers that if they check this band out, they will be truly treated to. Bringing an icy blast from their native Kidderminster, this female-fronted quintet will ensure the Bloodstock grounds turn into a huge ice rink for all moshers to freeze at the sheer force this band musters. We dare you to prove us wrong by checking the band out on Friday 7th August at the Jagermeister Stage; perhaps their serving the ice for the Jager shots?

Winter Storm's latest album: "Within The Frozen Design" - get this from the band here directly.


6. Within Temptation

Of course we could not exclude perhaps the most exciting headliner this time round, for one reason only. Xzibit. Come on, when WT released the song 'And We Run' it garnered so much attention, positive and negative, it positioned itself as probably the most controversial song ever done by the Dutch symphonic veterans. Speaking of Dutch bands, do check out Delain who will be playing the headline slot on Friday on the Sophie Lancaster Stage. This is a real treat for two reasons, one there seems to be a healthy aroma of Gothic Metal going about this year and also this is a UK exclusive, which means that this is the only show they will be playing in the UK this year, oh do we hope they've managed to sneak Xzibit in, that will be one historic moment not only for metal music, but for Bloodstock Festival... in da hood brutha. Be entranced by the Dutch veterans on Saturday 8th August as they tear down the Ronnie James Dio stage.

Within Temptation's latest album: "Hydra" - get this from Amazon UK here


Now let the metal do the talking and watch out for more coverage from the GMA team as we lead up to the UK's best ever metal festival.