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Behemoth announce new album 'Opvs Contra Natvram'; first single unveiled

12/5/2022

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     Behemoth, the high priests of extreme metal have announced their 12th studio album, Opvs Contra Natvram, their most thought-provoking and arresting collection to date, set for release on September 16th, via Nuclear Blast. The album's first single, 'Ov My Herculean Exile' arrives today, alongside a cinematic official video, directed by Zuzanna Plisz.


     The 10 chapters of fury that make up Opvs Contra Natvram were written and recorded over the course of a very strange year for the globe - a situation which only heightened the level of craft seen in these 43 minutes and 15 seconds of searing wrath. As with previous studio outings,  Opvs… was produced by Behemoth, with mixing by studio legend Joe Barresi (Nine Inch Nails, Tool, QOTSA, Alice in Chains).
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  • Pre-order or pre-save the album here


     Renowned for his meticulous attention to detail and absolute creative control of Behemoth’s world, frontman and band visionary, Adam 'Nergal' Darski revelled in the depressurised environment afforded by the pandemic. It meant that for nearly the first time since the band’s inception over 30 years ago, there was no deadline to observe, allowing for a nearly unprecedented level of attention to the process of writing and recording. Beyond any confines of genre, Behemoth have grown to become nothing less than the personification of rebellion, individuality and unflinching self-expression informed by a literate worldview and worldliness that’s resulted in a locking of horns with everything from the mainstream press to the Polish Catholic church – most notably manifesting in Nergal’s trial for blasphemy in 2010 that only served to expose the deep-seated hypocrisies that his music seeks to challenge. 


Nergal states:

     “The album title means going against the current. It’s the negative of the values and morals and ethics that I stand against. I’ve seriously been wrestling with destructive tendencies in pop culture - cancel culture, social media, and tools which I feel are very dangerous weapons in the hands of people who are not competent to judge others. That’s something which I find very destructive and disturbing - and extremely limiting coming from an artists’ perspective. This is my middle finger to that. There’s a song on the record called 'Neo-Spartacvs'. Spartacus was one of the most iconic rebels in history who went against the most powerful empire of all time. In the end, it’s me screaming, ‘I Am Spartacus, and so are you!’ I want to spark that flame of rebellion. If something seems wrong then stand up to it!”

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Album artwork: Anton 'Strss893' Pavsyuk

Opvs Contra Natvram tracklist:


POST-GOD NIRVANA
MALARIA VVLGATA
THE DEATHLESS SUN
OV MY HERCULEAN EXILE
NEO-SPARTACVS
DISINHERITANCE
OFF TO WAR!
ONCE UPON A PALE HORSE
THY BECOMING ETERNAL
VERSVS CHRISTVS

     Opvs Contra Natvram features twin cover art available in both black and white and will be released in the following array of physical formats, certain to thrill collectors of limited editions:

  • Jewelcase CD (Black Cover)
  • Digibook (Black Cover) [limited to 8500 pieces]
  • Digibook (White Cover) [limited to 8500 pieces]
  • Earbook Black/Gold Inkspot Vinyl (White Cover) [limited to 500 pieces]
  • Earbook Gold/Black Corona Vinyl (White Cover) [limited to 500 pieces]
 
  • Black Vinyl (Black Cover) 
  • Picture Vinyl (Black Cover) [limited to 3500 pieces]
  • White/Gold Split Vinyl (White Cover) [limited to 650 pieces]
  • Vinylbox Mailorder Edition (White Cover) [limited to 1000 pieces]
  • Earbook (Black Cover) [band exclusive, limited to 1167 pieces]
 
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  • Gold Vinyl (Black Cover) [US Indie exclusive, limited to 350 pieces]
  • Crystal Clear/Silver/Gold Inkspot Vinyl (White Cover) [band exclusive, limited to 666 pieces]
  • White/Black/Gold Splatter Vinyl (White Cover) [band exclusive, limited to 1167 pieces]
  • Transparent Red Vinyl (Black Cover) [EMP exclusive, limited to 300 pieces]
  • White Vinyl (White Cover) [Nordics exclusive, limited to 300 pieces]
 
  • Gold/Black Marbled Vinyl (Black Cover) [UK Eyesore exclusive, limited to 300 pieces]
  • White/Gold Marbled Vinyl (White Cover) [UK Recordstore exclusive, limited to 300 pieces]
  • Clear/Black Marbled Vinyl (Black Cover) [HMV exclusive, limited to 450 exclusive]
  • Clear/Black Splatter Vinyl (Black Cover) [Kings Road Management exclusive, limited to 500 pieces]
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Korn shares video for "Worst Is On Its Way" and global tour dates

23/4/2022

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     Following the release of their highly anticipated studio album Requiem via Loma Vista Recordings in February, Korn shares a new video for the next single "Worst Is on Its Way". The Craig Bernard and Culley Bunker-directed visual shows the band's high energy performance of the song in greyscale as individual members of the band are decomposed into animated particles with a series of visual effects. The 9-track album features the hit single "Start the Healing," which  peaked at #1 on the Active Rock chart, in addition to the previously released tracks "Forgotten," which Rolling Stone described as "explosive" and "Lost In The Grandeur," which dropped as a final taste of Requiem just a few days before the record's release.
 

     Recently described by GQ as "bold and iconoclastic" and released to high acclaim including recent features on the covers of Revolver and King Kong magazines, Requiem is produced by Korn and Chris Collier. Energized by a new creative process free of time constraints, the band was able to do things with Requiem that the past two decades haven't always afforded them, such as taking additional time to experiment together or diligently recording to analogue tape - processes which unearthed newfound sonic dimension and texture in their music.


     Additionally, Korn is slated to take their live show across a worldwide run of headline festival and amphitheater tour dates kicking off this summer and running into the fall. The extensive tour begins with a headline performance at Daytona Beach's Welcome To Rockville festival before kicking off EU/UK dates in Amsterdam on May 25th. The tour will see stops in Berlin, London, Stockholm, Budapest and more before returning stateside for dates in Denver, Charlotte, Dallas, Boise and others. Tickets are currently available for purchase HERE.
 
     Watch "Worst Is On Its Way" and listen to Requiem above, see full tour routing, album details and information on the band below and stay tuned for more Korn coming soon.


​Upcoming Live Dates

EU/UK

  • 5/25 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
  • 5/27 - Prague, Czechia @ Tipsport Arena
  • 5/28 - Bratislava, Slovakia @ Aegon Arena
  • 5/31 - Warszawa, Poland @ Arena Cos Torwar
  • 6/1 - Berlin, Germany @ Verti Music Hall

  • 6/3 - 5 - Nürnberg, Germany @ Rock IM Park 2022
  • 6/3 - 5 - Nürnberg, Germany @ Rock AM Ring 2022
  • 6/7 - Milano, Italy @ Ippodromo Del Galoppo Di San Siro
  • 6/9 - Interlaken, Switzerland @ Greenfield festival 2022
  • 6/10 - Nickelsdorf, Austria @ Nova Rock 2022

  • 6/12 - Derby, United kingdom @ Download Festival 2022
  • 6/13 - London, United Kingdom @ An Evening With Korn
  • 6/15 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Grona Lund
  • 6/16 - København, Denmark @ Copenhell 2022
  • 6/18 - Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting 2022

  • 6/19 - Clisson, France @ Hellfest 2022
  • 6/21 - Budapest, Hungary @ Budapest Arena
  • 6/24 - Oslo, Norway @ Tons Of Rock 2022
  • 6/26 - Goteborg, Sweden @ Gothenburg Studios
  • 6/27 - Aarhus, Denmark @ Aarhus Congress Center

  • 6/30 - Seinajoki, Finland @ Provinssi Festival 2022
  • 7/1 - Helsinki, Finland @ Tuska Festival 2022
  • 7/3 - Viveiro, Spain @ Resurrection Fest 2022


United States

  • 5/20 - 22 - Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome To Rockville 2022
  • 7/15 - 17 - Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration Festival 2022
  • 8/16 - Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
  • 8/18 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
  • 8/20 - Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

  • 8/21 - Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
  • 8/23 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
  • 8/24 - Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
  • 8/26 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
  • 8/27 - Camden, NJ @ Waterfront Music Pavilion

  • 8/28 - Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
  • 8/31 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
  • 9/1 - Pelham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
  • 9/4 - The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 9/6 - Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion

  • 9/9 - West Valley City, UT @ Usana Amphitheatre
  • 9/10 - Boise, ID @ Ford Idaho Amphitheatre
  • 9/13 - Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
  • 9/15 - Auburn, WA @ White River
  • 9/16 - Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

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Connect with Korn:

Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Website

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Polish extreme metallers Entropia sign with Agonia Records

12/4/2022

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     Poland's multifaceted, extreme metal band Entropia (originating from Oleśnica in Lower Silesia) has signed a record deal with Agonia Records.

     Entropia combines a number of genres, from krautrock and electronic music, to sludge and black metal, filtered through a prism of metallic extremity. With three studio albums to its name - "Vesper" (2013), "Ufonaut" (2016) and "Vacuum" (2018) - the five-piece pushed and evolved its base sound to develop a unique sonic perspective, drenched in psychedelia. The latter plays a major part in the band's image and conceptual approach.


     Entropia's output is met with growing interest from metal and non-metal community, having the group play Roadburn Festival, Primavera Sound, OFF Festival, Mystic Festival and a European tour supporting US black / folk act Wayfarer. The band contributed to the video game Cyberpunk 2077, by having their song "Future Drugs" appear on the official soundtrack.

     Entropia's members perform under a joint moniker ULTRA. Their sight is set on releasing their fourth album titled "Total" on Agonia Records.


"We have the pleasure to announce that our new album 'Total' will be released later this year via Agonia," comments Entropia. "With a hint of irony, the album was announced as the soundtrack to the end of the world. Now it's clear, that our announcement should have been taken literally."

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  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mourningentropia
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mourning_entropia/
  • Bandcamp: https://bandcamp.com/entropia
  • Bigcartel: https://entropiapoland.bigcartel.com/
 
  • 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: https://youtube.com/AgoniaRec
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Polish death metallers Catharsis release music video for "Your Truth"

14/1/2022

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     Polish death metallers Catharsis have released the first music video from their latest album Human Failures released mid 2021 via Mad Lion Records. The aesthetics of the video reflects the band's fascinations with old black & white horror movies and was shot in the original ruins of the mausoleum nearby the palace in Sławików (Poland).

Watch "Your Truth" HERE.


     The video was directed by Marcin Pawłowski, who is also the author of the script. Movie editing and digital processing was done by Endorfina Artmedia.
 
Adam Mamok comments:

     "We are very pleased with the end result. This time it took us a long time to get the whole thing completed. The plot is divided into two parts. A story, which is a metaphore for the lyrics of "Your Truth" and shots of the band. I admit, that it was great fun for us and we discovered each other in new roles. The convention of an old movie from the 1930s adds to the dark atmosphere of this video.”

https://www.facebook.com/catharsispl/
https://www.instagram.com/catharsis_official/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4AqykaCLr6B4KHdOFSBDBN
https://www.facebook.com/madlionrecords

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Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) Awards 2021 - Metal Release Of The Year (by country / territory)

8/1/2022

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     So we now know who the winners of the GMA Awards 2021 were, but to wrap up the event in it's entirety and bid farewell to 2021 and usher in 2022, we must turn to the last bunch of awards - 'Metal Release By Country / Area'.

     Usually these would include the flag of the band's nation, but given the events in Afghanistan this year among other political turmoil, I felt it would be prudent to forgo any flags and just list the winners.... so without further ado here are the....


'METAL RELEASE OF THE YEAR'
BY COUNTRY / AREA
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AFGHANISTAN
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Almach 
"Dream Elegy"
ALBANIA

Bloody Skies
​"2021 Demo"
​ALGERIA​

Jugulator
​"Under The Verdict"

ANDORRA

Dilaghran
​"The Search For
​The Dark Star"
ANGOLA

Dor Fantasma
"Ovimbundu"

ARGENTINA

Cernunnos
"Capricornvs"
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ARMENIA

Ildaruni
"Beyond Unseen Gateways"
AUSTRALIA

ENDVS
"Cessation"
AUSTRIA

Nemoreus
"Arnea"

AZERBAIJAN

Hoar Demigod
"Drѐma"
BANGLADESH

​Kaal Akuma
"In The Mouth Of Madness"

BELARUS

Massen
"Contraesthetic"

BELGIUM

Kerbeross
"Servants"

BELIZE

Black Serpent Ritual
"Bestial Incantations"

BOLIVIA

Indignacion
"Amuyta Lakharu"

BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA

Necrophilisma
"Underground Celebration"
BRAZIL
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Cerberus Attack
"Abyss Of Lost Souls"

BULGARIA

Metalwings
"A Whole New Land"



CHINA

Twilight Blooming
"暮色绽放 Twilight Blooming"


CROATIA

Act Of Denial
"Negative"


CZECHIA

Cycles Of Revocation
"Predestination"





​ECUADOR

Genoxida
"Capítulo 1: Repugnante Negocio Del Terror"


ENGLAND

Ghosts Of Atlantis
"3/6/2/4"


FALKLAND ISLANDS

​Bloodrust
"A Legacy Of Vengeance"


GEORGIA

Warsarius
"Lullabies Of Mountain Beasts"



GREECE

Silent Winter
"Empire Of Sins"


HONDURAS
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Abaddon
"Regnum"


ICELAND

Mannveira
"Vítahringur"


IRAN


Thy Dispraise
"Lost Era"


ISLE OF MAN

Aeons
"Consequences"


JAPAN


Serenity In Murder
"Reborn"


KYRGYZSTAN

Icewind
"Midnight Bloody Dances"


LIECHTENSTEIN

Flashtrack
"Deluson"


MADAGASCAR

Ortho'doxs
"Te Ho Ngeza"


MALDIVES

Fini
"Cold In Our Hearts"


MOLDOVA

Cerebral Attack
"Sub Cultura Urii"




​MOROCCO

All
"Mørk Voix"



​NEW ZEALAND

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Scorn Of Creation
"Annihilation Cult"


NORTH MACEDONIA

Drioma
"Plethora"


PAKISTAN

Blackhour
"Woh Jahan"

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PERU

Indoraza
"Todas Las Sangres"


PORTUGAL

Inhuman Architects
"Paradoxus"



RUSSIA

In Vision
"In Vision"



SERBIA

Claymorean
"Eulogy For The Gods"




SLOVENIA

Dethrone The Corrupted
"The Amygdaloid Decay"


SPAIN

Violblast
"Lazarus Abandoned"



SWEDEN

Orecus
"The Obliterationist"




TAIWAN

Dharma
"Bhaisajyaguru"



​TUNISIA

Nawather
"Kenz Illusion"

 
UGANDA 

Mehul Kanani
"Legacy"



UNITED STATES

Seraph In Travail
"A Black Death Incense"

CANADA

Concrete Funeral
"Covered in Concrete"



COLOMBIA

Snowblind
"Breakin' Out"

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CUBA

From The Abyss
"Chaos Supremacy"


DENMARK


Nothing Noble
"Modern Dismay"


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​EGYPT


Crescent
"Carving The Fires Of Akhet"


ESTONIA

Kõdu
"Unusta Kõik"


​FINLAND


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Korpiklaani
"Jylhä"


​​​GERMANY


Daily Insanity
"Chronicles Of War"

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GUATEMALA

Deipnosophist
"The Utopian"


HONG KONG

CharmCharmChu (慘慘豬)
"Last Breath"


INDIA

Bloodkill
"Throne Of Control"


IRAQ

Rabeen
"Ereshkigal"


ISRAEL

Her Last Sight
"Mirrors"


JORDAN

Bouq
"Monument Of Reclamation"



LATVIA

Varang Nord
"Pārķiuņa Uomurs"


LITHUANIA


Magyla
"Tebūnie Tamsa"


MALAWI

Blessings Chisama
"Universe"


MALTA


Carnivorous Horde
"Slaughtered Uprising"



MONGOLIA

Karmantic
"Lethality"



​NETHERLANDS


Epica
"Omega"



NICARAGUA

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Vomitosis
"Necrosadismo"





​NORWAY

Nordjevel 
"Fenriir"



​PANAMA

Myria
"Mankind / Obsolete"


PHILIPPINES

Cerebral Depravity
"Decades Of Suffering"


PUERTO RICO

Kranio
"Revolutionary Sacrifices"


SAN MARINO

Hybrid Practice
"Realignment"


SINGAPORE

Krusnix
"The Constitutional Sacrifice"



​SOUTH AFRICA

The Iridium Experiment
"Hero​.​Villain​.​Victim"


SRI LANKA

Luciferianometh
"The Order Of Satan's Rage"


SWITZERLAND

Excoriated
"Violent Reality"




TAJIKISTAN

Deep Inside Us
"Untitled 2021 Demo"



​TURKEY

Sabhankra
"Death To Traitors"



UKRAINE

Brilliant Coldness
"The Ultimate Dream. Plan B: Disposal Of Humanity"


URUGUAY


Kreeper
"Belong To Hell"

CHILE

In Asymmetry
"Ashes Of Dead Worlds"



COSTA RICA

Coveted
"
Annihilation Of Mankind"


CYPRUS

Dragonbreath
"The Awakening"

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​DOMINICAN
​REPUBLIC


Batu
"Vol. 4: Toxicolandia"

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EL SALVADOR

Apes Of God
"En El Recinto De La Tempestad"


​ETHIOPIA


Nishaiar
"Nahaxar"


FRANCE


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Sol Draconi Septem
"Hyperion"


GIBRALTAR

Angelwings
"Primordium"



GUERNSEY

From Darkness
"From Darkness"


HUNGARY

Beneath The Void
".​.​.​into Oblivion"


INDONESIA

Orbital Element
"Celestials Damage"


IRELAND

Hashmaker
"Attack Of The 50ft Lobsters"


ITALY

Winterage
"The Inheritance Of Beauty"


KAZAKHSTAN

Nuclear Angels
"Gurus Of Destruction"


LEBANON


Turbulence
"Frontal"


LUXEMBOURG

Scarred
"Scarred"


MALAYSIA

Thrashit
"Chaos Of Fear"


MEXICO

Becoming The Entity
"Beyond Cygnus"


MONTENEGRO

Violent Drunks
"Alkobot"


NEW CALEDONIA

Pascal Allaigre
"On Fire"


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NORTHERN IRELAND

Ravenlight
"Intermission"


ORKNEY ISLANDS

Electric Mother
"II"



PARAGUAY

Lucifer's Children
"Signs Of Saturn"


POLAND

Moanaa
"Embers"



ROMANIA

Flaming Skies
"Empire Of Glass"



SCOTLAND

Robot Death Monkey
"Druid Odyssey"



SLOVAKIA

Machina Baphometa
"Shame Of The Proud Angel"



SOUTH KOREA

Epicsode
"A Common Theories"


SURINAME

Brutal Black
"Prelude To The Apocalypse"



SYRIA

Maysaloon
"A Lip To Earth, A Lip To Heaven & A Tongue To The Stars"


THAILAND

Black 'Ciety
"Punishment In The World To Come"

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TURKMENISTAN

Duvel
"..."


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Tabernacle
"Terror in Thrace"


UZBEKISTAN

The Only Survivor
"The Birth Of Anger"



VENEZUELA

Living Decomposition
"Internal Defragmentation"


WALES

Kong Lives
"Thy Kingdom Kong"



VIETNAM

God Father
"Lột Xác"


ZIMBABWE

Nuclear Winter
"Greystone"

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Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) Awards 2021 - The Results

8/1/2022

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The votes are in, have been counted, vetted and verified.
So without further ado, we present the winners of the
2021 Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) awards.
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All categories except "Release Of The Year"
came with an 'other' option.

See you in December 2022


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Release Of The Year
IRON MAIDEN - SENJUTSU
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​Global Metal Release Of The Year

SOULMASTER (NICARAGUA)
WARRIOR OF LIGHT
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​Breakthrough African Band
CATHARSIS (EGYPT)
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Breakthrough Asian Band
OVERLORD (BANGLADESH)
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Breakthrough European Band
GHOSTS OF ATLANTIS (ENGLAND)
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Breakthrough North & Central American Band
FLESHTORTURE (NICARAGUA)​
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Breakthrough Oceanian Band
ABYSMIA (HAWAII)
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​Breakthrough South American Band
ALTARS OF REBELLION (COLOMBIA)
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Breakthrough UK Band

​BEYOND EXTINCTION (ESSEX)
&​
​GHOSTS OF ATLANTIS (ESSEX / SUFFOLK)
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Breakthrough International Band
BLIND CHANNEL (FINLAND)
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Music Video Of The Year

Cradle Of Filth - Necromantic Fantasies

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Polish dark metallers Asgaard sign with Wormholedeath & announce new album "What if…"

22/12/2021

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     Hailing from Poland, transgressive dark rock / metal band Asgaard are glad to announce the signing with Wormholedeath for their new album "What if…" due for release in 2022.


Signing statement:

     "Ladies and gents, we’re proud to announce that we’ve teamed up with Szataniec and Wormholedeath for the release of Asgaard’s newest, 7th full-length record titled “What if…”. While Szataniec is taking care of the album’s physical formats, Wormholdeath will be marketing the album worldwide and will handle its digital release via The Orchard Inc. / Sony Music Ent.
We are so much looking forward to working with both labels on the release of "What if..." album. It's been a really loooong, bumpy road not only for all of us in the band but also for all the people engaged into this project in this way or another, and despite the fact that we've been forced to keep on postponing many issues related with this new record, we are truly happy to be able to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. We can't wait to bring it up to you!"


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Carlo / WHD statement:

     “I am proud to be able to work with such a cult band with long term experience and career. Since the release of their beautiful album "Stairs to nowhere" the band has been working hard for their epic comeback. Here we are with this new masterpiece ready for release via Wormholedeath
(Digital) and available in other formats thanx to our collegues at Szataniec Records. Publishing will be handled by Wormholedeath via Warner Chappell Music as usual. We can't wait to spread their music all over the world working with this amazing team."

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1. Sisyphus
2. Creeping Miss Lunacy
3. Sny na jawie
4. Horizon upside down
5. What if…
6. Blind man's buff
7. W sercu nieswiata
8. Not ever again!

Bonus tracks:
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9. Sny na jawie (radio cut)
10. W sercu nieświata (radio cut)

     Metamorphosis, constant evolution and stylistic unpredictability – amalgamation of these three phrases has become signature quality of Asgaard’s body of work. The band exists and has been present in the scene for 25 years. Due to bold and widely controversial records the band is often considered as one of the most visionary in Poland’s entire gothic / rock / metal genre.

     “What if…” is the brand new, seventh album in the band’s career and a follow-up to a critically acclaimed “Stairs To Nowhere”. This time around, Asgaard reinvents its formula and the album is the first ever of their releases to feature more rock-oriented sound, rather that straight-up metal one. “What if…” is the very first record in band’s discography with songs composed in more traditional way, full of beautiful melodies and grand, epic choruses.

     Band enters another novel territory – two out of eight songs on the album are sung in Polish, which language native to the members of the group. Additionally, Asgaard included stylistic features of the broad genre of electronic music in the intricately structured new songs. New album still retains characteristic sense of romance and nostalgia, present in the band’s outputs since the beginning. Such emotional load brings to mind bands like Katatonia, Amorphis, Moonspell, Opeth, Anathema. “What if…” is a triumphant return of Poland’s rock / metal avant-garde.


  • Przemysław ‘Quazarre’ Olbryt – Vocals
  • Bartłomiej ‘Hetzer’ Kostrzewa – Rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars
  • Wojciech ‘Flumen’ Kostrzewa – Synth, samples, fx; additional drum programming

www.facebook.com/AsgaardOfficial

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Behemoth drop spectacular 'Prometherion' video from their 'In Absentia Dei' live album

20/11/2021

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     At the peak of the pandemic lockdown last year, Behemoth set the world on fire when they took over an abandoned church in rural Poland, bringing their truly spectacular production for a worldwide streaming event, which was lauded by rock media as one of the very best livestream events to date. After just over a year since the show’s premiere, ‘In Absentia Dei’ returns in a range of deluxe formats for fans to relive the drama that took place on that fateful night in 2020. The live release is set to hit retailers on December 17th via Nuclear Blast.

     Now, we witness another incendiary excerpt of the show, their classic 2007 anthem, 
'Prometherion'. Follow Behemoth into the old ruins of the hidden church by watching the clip below.


Behemoth frontman and visionary Nergal tells us:

     "Legions! For some of you, 'The Apostasy' is the ultimate Behemoth experience. Here, we present to you a song from that record which we filmed during 'In Absentia Dei'. Enjoy it!"


     The Polish heretics also recently announced they are to headline Friday night at Bloodstock 2022. Grab your tickets at Bloodstock.uk.com

     'In Absentia Dei' will be available as digital album, digi-book and 3LP Vinyl in various colours. All Nuclear Blast triple LPs come with a premium 20-page booklet and a cut-out, build-at-home model of the actual church that Behemoth performed in. Burn it down at your discretion! Pre-order / pre-save your choice of format here. Please note the video element of the show comes with the digi-book format only. The digital album and 3 x vinyl formats feature the live audio.
 

     The event was said to set the bar for streaming events moving forward, which was something
Behemoth set out to achieve from the start. Produced by Grupa 13, 'In Absentia Dei' was presented as a show of four parts, woven with high-production theatrics and flames emanating from all parts of the formerly sacred building.

     Behemoth released their most recent studio album, 'I Loved You At Your Darkest' in 2018 to vast critical acclaim. The album marked a milestone in the history of the band, being not only their most successful to date, but also an audio-visual masterpiece: from its incredibly detailed, blasphemous artwork, to the highly vicious, yet deeply emotional tracks, Behemoth once again played with fire. igniting an inferno to burn the narrow minded bigotry of Christianity down to the ground. Expect new music in 2022!


https://www.behemoth.pl/
https://www.facebook.com/behemoth
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Polish death thrashers Frightful to release new album "Spectral Creator" on October 31st via Awakening Records

5/10/2021

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     Polish death / thrash metallers Frightful formed in December 2016 in Gdansk, since then the  band has released several EPs and demos. Extensive touring has made the band stronger and stronger, and even COVID-19 couldn't stop the band from moving forward, and in the isolated state of 2020, the band created a new, more technical, and better material, and that is the debut full-length album, Spectral Creator!

     The album will be released on October 31st via Awakening Records. 

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01 Astral Freeze
02 Destructive Species
03 Abhorred
04 Soul Separate
05 Breaking the Twilight (Instrumental)
06 Crimson Dawn
07 Those Who Burns for Might
08 Angel Waste
09 Spectral Creator

GET YOUR COPY NOW!
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  • https://awakeningrecordscn.bandcamp.com/album/spectral-creator
  • https://awakeningrecordscn.bigcartel.com/product/frightful-spectral-creator


Frightful is:

  • Oskar Wańka - Bass & Vocals
  • Paweł Snarski - Guitars
  • Mateusz Mencel - Guitars
  • Krzysztof Pochranowicz - Drums
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Polish symphonic metallers Imaginature to release debut album

18/9/2021

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     Polish symphonic / power / prog metal band Imaginature have set October 2, 2021 as the international release date for their long-awaited debut full-length album Imaginature.

     Recently the band released their second single "Near the End"; which is available on band's official YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Bs3LSxujyXA

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01. Atonement
02. Edge
03. Imaginature
04. Shade Enchantress
05. Renegade
06. Through The Cellar Door
07. Near The End
08. Weather The Storm

Pre-order album here: https://imaginature.bandcamp.com/album/imaginature

     The music of Imaginature contains heavy guitar riffs and bombastic drum section, with keyboards, whistle & pipes in the style of symphonic / power / prog metal.

     The name Imaginature comes from mixing the words “imagination” and “nature”, which refers to composing style of the band. Despite of the keyboardist, the rest of its members has no musical education, but creativeness and imagination are something more desirable for them. Coming up with such band name they combined two opposite things, yet each of them bares great power. 

     The band worked with guest appearances of musicians from such renowned bands as Sunrise, Pathfinder, Thermit, Moyra. You can hear them on upcoming debut album Imaginature, which is set to be released 02.10.2021.

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https://imaginature.bandcamp.com/
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Imaginature/3540494617
https://facebook.com/imaginatureband
https://instagram.com/imaginature_band
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA1u6Bn16W9YrMVEVUo1Mew
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3iObmoJ3QHxVuOZGPUKH6D

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