 After three years of deathlike silence, Québécois death metal adepts Outre-Tombe return with Nécrovortex, their second album of grotesque graveyard anthems, through Temple of Mystery Records. The CD version shall be released internationally on October 17th, while the vinyl version shall follow in early December. And today, Decibel magazine streams the whole album in its entirety. Hear Outre-Tombe's Nécrovortex in its entirety exclusively HERE. To the band’s credit, Outre-Tombe have not attempted to flood the underground with useless releases; over the course of their eight-year existence, the band has released a single demo and two albums, all of which are meticulously written, performed, and recorded. This methodical approach to their work is part of what sets Outre-Tombe apart from the majority of their peers. With this album, Outre-Tombe continue to sharpen their sound, which faithfully captures the essence of late '80s and early '90s death metal. Outre-Tombe’s influences are no secret—they clearly draw inspiration from bands such as Grave, Nihilist, Asphyx, and Pestilence—but rattling off a list of classic death metal influences doesn’t do justice to the impact that Outre-Tombe achieve with their music, a sound that is as relentless as it is morbid. The songs on Nécrovortex are generally aggressive and pummelling, leaving the listener with little or no respite from the assault, but even at breakneck speed, there’s a compositional intricacy on display. These songs reveal the aural machinations of horror and death through riffs that are coordinated, precisely carved and chiselled, and surgically sutured together, tightly, with no room for error. The production is just crisp enough to allow the instrumentation to stand out, permitting the listener to grasp the many memorable riffs around which each track is constructed. The vocals are also unique. Bassist and vocalist Crachat captures the guttural essence of the French language with his vocals, disgorged and spewed across the tracks. Like every element of the band’s sound, the vocals are insistent, commanding attention. Lyrically, the band focuses on horror and the macabre, but with a rare degree of sophistication. For those capable of deciphering French, the imagery conjured by the lyrics is extraordinarily vivid and perfectly suited for the music. Completing the overall presentation of Nécrovortex is cover art masterfully created by Matt “Putrid” Carr. It is, therefore, with tremendous honour that Temple of Mystery Records presents Outre-Tombe’s second offering on black vinyl, as well as a limited die-hard coloured vinyl edition. (description by Jason Campbell)
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 Towards Eternity, the forthcoming album from Quebec Black Metal Scourge Ordoxe, is streaming in its entirety. Get your fix at hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/towards-eternity Ordoxe will release new album Towards Eternity March 31 on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. A lyric video for new song "We Are Eternal" is available at this location. Ordoxe make their Horror Pain Gore Death Productions debut with new album Towards Eternity. Formed in 1989, Ordoxe perform melodic Black Metal with elements of Thrash, Death and Doom Metal. Towards Eternity is the fourth album in the Ordoxe catalogue and delivers a fierce, judicious mix of dark arts, bliss, grim moods and evil ambience. CD: http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/store/hpgd141.html Digital: https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/towards-eternity
Line-up: Deco - Vocals JF - Vocals & Guitars Sam - Guitars JD - Bass Doum - Drums https://ordoxe.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/Ordoxe/ https://twitter.com/Ordoxe http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/ https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/ https://twitter.com/HPGD666  Quebec Black Metal Scourge Oroxe will release new album Towards Eternity March 31 on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. The lyric video for the new song "We Are Eternal" is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FLf2w7RdcE Ordoxe make their Horror Pain Gore Death Productions debut with new album Towards Eternity. Formed in 1989, Ordoxe perform melodic Black Metal with elements of Thrash, Death and Doom Metal. Towards Eternity is the fourth album in the Ordoxe catalogue and delivers a fierce, judicious mix of dark arts, bliss, grim moods and evil ambience. CD: http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/store/hpgd141.html Digital: https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/towards-eternity
 Valfreya, the Viking Metal sextet from Quebec have just announced their album release dates and are streaming a montage video for 'Confront Immensity'. Valfreya's debut album ‘Path To Eternity’ will be released in North America on May 22nd via Maple Metal Records. The official worldwide release date will be on July 4th.
Formed in February 2009, Valfreya is a sextet from Montreal, Canada. The vocalist, Crook, has a vocal range of symphonic clean vocals to that of guttural growls. Crook is the main composer of ‘Path to Eternity’ along with key contributions from guitarist Graz’zt, keyboardist Shark, and all the band members. Influenced by the likes of Moonsorrow, Equilibrium, Arkona and Wintersun, the band portrays a more aggressive and energetic take on the folk metal genre. ‘Path to Eternity’ was produced by the band, and was recorded, mixed and mastered in the Autumn 2011 at Silver Wings Studio in Montreal, Canada. Thus, Bookaking Productions in Montreal have produced an Epic Movie Battles Montage to highlight Valfreya’s song “Confront Immensity” which is viewable here. The band will play at Hellfst Lanaudiere 2012 on July 21st, the three day Metalfest north of Montreal, Canada. They will also co-headline a Folk Metal Show in Toronto, Canada on Friday June 15th along with Nordheim, Vesperia, and Protocult. Track listing for ‘Path to Eternity’
Valfreya is: Crook – Lead Vocals Graz’zt – Guitars, Vocals Karhu – Guitars Pinch – Bass Shark – Keyboards Mawhjey – Drums, Vocals http://www.valfreyametal.com/ www.maplemetalrecords.com RHYS STEVENSON |
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