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Death - Remastered Track Streaming Online

The remixed and remastered version of the track "Lack Of Comprehension" from Death's fourth album, Human, is available for streaming at Facebook (you'll have to let everybody know you "like" Death in order to stream the track).

The Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition of Human will be released on June 21th in North America (June 27th internationally) through Relapse Records. The album was entirely remixed by longtime Death producer Jim Morris and remastered by Alan Douches (Mastodon, Converge).

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Death
Posted: 27.05.2011 by K✞ulu | Comments (15)


SSS - Napalm Death Frontman To Guest On New Album

In case a new SSS album wasn't enough reason to wet your pants, none other than the legendary Mark "Barney" Greenway (if you don't know what band Barney Greenway plays in, then gtfo) will appear as a guest vocalist on the band's forthcoming new album, entitled Problems To The Answer. Greenway performs guest vocals on the tracks "The Kill Floor", "Here Comes The Neighbourhood" and "Roar".

Commented Barney Greenway on his guest appearance: "Foxy really knows his musical onions and when he had some parts for me to do, I knew it was going to be a gas. The main part had a Discharge-y feel to it, so I was sold on that instantly. Went in, shouted, went home. No fucking about. Good stuff."

SSS frontman Foxy comments: "Barney was on a shortlist of one - it was him or no one. Knew he'd be into the direction of our latest musical outing and the stance the songs take were right up his street. Some serious barking was required and his dulcet tones didn't disappoint."

Problems To The Answer will be released in Europe on June 6th and in North America on July 12th through Earache Records.

The album was recorded at Whitewood Studios in the band's hometown of Liverpool and was produced by Rob Whiteley along with SSS bassist Mark Magill.

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Source: earachenews.blogspot.com
Band profile: SSS
Posted: 21.05.2011 by Thryce | Comments (2)


The Monolith Deathcult - New Song Online

"Aslimu!!! - All Slain Those Who Brought Down Our Highly Respected Symbols To The Lower Status Of The Barren Earth", a brand-new track from Dutch death metal band The Monolith Deathcult, has been made available for streaming over at Soundcloud.

Comments guitarist/vocalist Michiel Dekker: "The lyrical theme of this track is mainly based on Lawrence Wright's book The Looming Tower. Besides that I was inspired by the Dua-e-Sanam-e-Quraish curse and the events around the Muslim Brotherhood." More info can be read here.

"Aslimu!!! - All Slain Those Who Brought Down Our Highly Respected Symbols To The Lower Status Of The Barren Earth" comes off the band's upcoming new, still-untitled album, which is tentatively due before the end of the year.

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Source: monolith-deathcult.com
Band profile: The Monolith Deathcult
Posted: 27.02.2011 by BudDa | Comments (3)


Backyard Burial - Vocalist Stabbed To Death

Matthew "Blaps Warmonger" Hall, lead singer of New Zealand death metal band Backyard Burial, was murdered earlier this week.

A massive police hunt has been launched for the killer of a man who was the victim of a "ferocious" stabbing attack at his Wellington home. The body of Matthew John Hall, 35, was found in his Johnsonville flat about 6.15pm on Tuesday.

Police said that an autopsy showed he died of multiple stab wounds following a "ferocious" attack while he was in bed.

Tributes to Mr Hall have been left on the band's Facebook page, with one saying he was "head brewer, scholar, vocalist and best friend to many".

Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thornton said he had "no doubt" someone had seen a person or people either enter or leave Mr Hall's property and called for any witnesses to come forward. Police were in the early stages of their enquiries and spent much of today speaking to Mr Hall's friends, family and associates, Mr Thornton said. He added: "As part of the investigation we have profiled Matthew's background, where he worked, all his friends and associates and we are taking that into consideration."

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Source: nzherald.co.nz
Posted: 18.02.2011 by Thryce | Comments (31)


Death - "The Sound Of Perseverance" Three-Disc Reissue Streaming Online For A Limited Time

Death's seventh and final album The Sound Of Perseverance will see its official reissue on February 15th in North America (February 21 internationally) via Relapse Records and is available for pre-order now at this location.

The first in a series of official Death re-issues slated for 2011, The Sound Of Perseverance has been remastered from the original studio tapes and expanded to include a second disc of previously unreleased demo material. The re-issue will also include enhanced artwork (viewable below) and liner notes from the original cover artist Travis Smith as well as liner notes from Death guitarist Shannon Hamm and never-before-seen photographs from The Sound Of Perseverance era.

The Sound Of Perseverance is streaming online now at the official Death Facebook page.

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Source: emptywords.org
Band profile: Death
Posted: 11.02.2011 by Unknown user | Comments (15)


Revocation - Working On New Album, Death Cover Online

US thrash/tech death metal band Revocation are currently recording their new as-yet-untitled full-length album at Damage Studios in Southbridge, Massachusetts with engineer Pete Rutcho. The follow-up to the band's break-through Relapse debut Existence Is Futile is expected to see its release in summer 2011.

Guitarist/vocalist David Davidson recently checked in from Damage Studios with the following: "We are currently wrapping up the recording process for our third studio album and we firmly believe that this is our strongest material to date. The songs on the new release are incredibly varied and all have the own character. They range from technical thrash to groove laden death metal, there's even a song with a full horn section this time around. We can't wait for people to check it out!"

Additionally, Revocation has recorded a cover of Death's classic "Pull the Plug" track for Decibel Magazine's monthly Flexi Series. Revocation's take on "Pull the Plug" will be included in the March 2011 issue of Decibel, on sale in early February, and is streaming online at this location.

Davidson commented as follows: "We are extremely honored to be a part of the Decibel tribute to Death. Anyone who knows us is well aware that we're huge Death fans and we're very pleased with the way the song came out."

In other news, Revocation has recently announced that they will join legendary technical metal band Atheist for a handful of US tour dates in March. Revocation will also be performing regionally in the northeast surrounding their dates with Atheist. A listing of confirmed tour dates can be found here.

Continues Davidson: "We're also very excited to hit the road with another legendary death metal band, Atheist. Growing up I never thought I'd actually see them play, let alone tour with them. We can't wait to share the stage with them as well as A Life Once Lost and Last Chance To Reason. It's gonna be a killer tour indeed!"

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Revocation
Posted: 28.01.2011 by Thryce | Comments (3)


Death Angel - New Video Online

"River Of Rapture", the new video from US metallers Death Angel, can be viewed at this location. The footage was shot and edited by director Tommy Jones during the band's summer 2010 tour with Soilwork.

"River Of Rapture" comes off the band's latest album, Relentless Retribution, which was released on September 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records.


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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: Death Angel
Posted: 24.01.2011 by White Winter Sun | Comments (2)


Neurotic Deathfest - Hate Eternal, Obscura And More Confirmed

On April 29th & April 30th, 2011 the leading death metal festival of Europe will once again come to the 013 venue in Tilburg, Netherlands. The Neurotic Deathfest organization earlier confirmed heavywheight acts such as Autopsy, At The Gates, Exhumed, Misery Index and Decapitated. This time there are seven more names, including exclusive performances by Hate Eternal, Obscura, Magrudergrind and Beheaded.

Hate Eternal, the American hyper-death metal formation of Erik Rutan will be present again on the Neurotic Deathfest, ever since their crushing performance on the festival in 2008. The German technical death metal ensemble Obscura, who were seen as one of the best newcomers on Neurotic Deathfest 2009 will return in 2011 as well. Other bands to be confirmed are: Beheaded from Malta, who will perform a special 20th anniversary set, slam-death machine Vulvectomy from Italy, the grind hit of the moment Magrudergrind from the US, the Canadian deathsters of Beneath The Massacre and the Dutch band Antropomorphia. This last act might be unknown to many younger fans, but this band received quite some praise in the nineties with their album Necromantic Love Songs and are recently reformed.

There are a total of 26 acts confirmed. This means that there are yet 16 acts to be announced to get to the grand total of 42 performing bands. An overview of bands confirmed to this date can be found here.

A one-day ticket will cost ?40, a weekend ticket ?75 and a weekend ticket including camping ?125. Click here for all ticket info.

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Source: neuroticdeathfest.com
Event: Neurotic Deathfest
Posted: 27.12.2010 by Thryce | Comments (6)


Ghostrider - Pre-Necrodeath Band Returns With New Album

The ghost is back to spread his unholy shadow of horror and darkness! Ghostrider, the infernal horde that generated the Italian metal legend Necrodeath over 25 years ago has returned back to life with a new desecrating assault of old school Black/Thrash filled with rawness and intensity.

11 new studio songs including revisited versions of their 1984 classics like "The Exorcist", "Doomed To Serve The Devil", "Victims of Necromancy" etc as well as some brand new tunes of thrashing ferocity and an Onslaught cover. This album's line-up features former drummer Mark Peso (Necrodeath, ex-Sadist) and some current/older Necrodeath members. Face the true impact of 1984's Italian raw Black/Thrash fierceness!

Ghostrider was one of the first and most primitive incarnations of Italian black/thrash metal evil in 1984. Like a shooting star of death, Ghostrider made the Italian metal history back in 1984/85, before disbanding and transforming into an even more famous and influential Italian thrash metal monster... Necrodeath.

You can already stream the album's title track (and two older tracks) on MySpace.

The Return Of The Ghost cover art] tracklist:

01. The Exorcist
02. Valley of Valle Christi
03. The Return Of The Ghost
04. Perkele666
05. Victim of Necromancy
06. Ride for Your Life
07. Doomed To Serve the Devil
08. Black Archangel
09. Hell Is the Place I'm Gonna Die
10. Deep in Blood
11. Power From Hell

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Necrodeath
Posted: 18.12.2010 by Thryce | Comments (0)


Neurotic Deathfest - At The Gates And More Confirmed

Neurotic Deathfest, Europe's biggest death metal festival, will once again be hosted at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Netherlands. Next edition will be held on April 29 & 30.

Not only will there be over 40 bands climbing the stages of Tilburg again, but there will be even more attention for side programming to make the festival experience more than complete. After confirming genre heavyweights such as Autopsy, Atheist, Exhumed and more, the organization now confirms Swedish veterans At The Gates.

The organization commented to be truly honored to have legenday At The Gates committed to return to Dutch soil for an exclusive performance. At The Gates haven't performed within the Netherlands ever since their touring cycle of the infamous Slaughter Of The Soul album in 1995.

Other new confirmed acts to perform on Neurotic Deathfest are US based Sarcolytic (formed around Disgorge drummer Ricky Myers and legendary tattoo artist Jon Zig), Septycal Gorge and Logic Of Denial.

Tickets are on sale since October 30th 2010, 2-day tickets will cost ?75,00, while 1-day tickets will cost ?40,00. There will be a total of 42 bands set to appear on Neurotic Deathfest 2011. The total list of confirmed acts thus far (in alphabetical order) is:

Atheist, At The Gates, Autopsy, Carnivore Diprosopus, Cripple Bastards, Decapitated, Exhumed, General Surgery, Grave (with aspecial Into The Grave set), Kraanium, Logic Of Denial, Macabre, Misery Index, Nox, Prostitute Disfigurement, Rompeprop, Sarcolytic, Septycal Gorge, Wormed

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Source: neuroticdeathfest.com
Event: Neurotic Deathfest
Posted: 14.12.2010 by Thryce | Comments (2)


Marduk - Asian Black Death Redemption Tour

Marduk are proud to anounce the Asian Black Death Redemption Tour 2010. The Swedish black metal band will be reaching the far east for a crusade; territories to be reached are China, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. Asian Black Death Redemption live dates are as follows:

04 Dec - Beijing, China - Mao Livehouse
06 Dec - Bangkok, Thailand - Rock Pub
07 Dec - Singapore, Singapore - Substation Theatre
09 Dec - TBA
10 Dec - Surabaya, Indonesia - Graha Pemuda
11 Dec - Semarang, Indonesia - Gor Tri Lomba Juang
12 Dec - Jakarta, Indonesia - Bulungan Outdoor

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Source: marduk.nu
Band profile: Marduk
Event: Marduk: Asian Black Death Redemption Tour
Posted: 21.10.2010 by Abattoir | Comments (8)


Deathspell Omega - Download A New Track

Paracletus, the fifth full-length by French black metallers Deathspell Omega, will be out on November 9th. Paracletus is the last chapter of a trilogy which took nine years to complete, a musical and spiritual quest during which everything was put at risk. The record closes the circle to the hallucinated sound of dissonant violence and menacing splendour, exploring the depths of abjection and the corruption of the other worlds on high.

And the best thing is, you can now download a full song off Paracletus for free. Click here to check out the track "Devouring Famine".

Paracletus cover art] tracklist:

01. Epiklesis I
02. Wings Of Predation
03. Abscission
04. Dearth
05. Phosphene
06. Epiklesis II
07. Malconfort
08. Have You Beheld The Fevers?
09. Devouring Famine .mp3]
10. Apokatastasis Pantôn

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Source: season-of-mist.com
Band profile: Deathspell Omega
Posted: 14.10.2010 by Thryce | Comments (13)


Vomitory - Napalm Death Cover Online

Just in case you missed this, Swedish death metallers Vomitory have recently uploaded their cover version of the Napalm Death song "Mass Appeal Madness". You can check it out at this location.

Commented Vomitory: "Since spring 2005 we have had this little piece of brutality laying in our digital drawer, and we admit it's a shame it hasn't seen the light of day until now!"

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Vomitory
Posted: 30.09.2010 by Unknown user | Comments (0)


Deathspell Omega - New Album To Be Released In November

Short statement from news section of Norma Evangelium Diaboli website:
"Paracletus, the last record of the trilogy, will be released November 8th in Europe."

Furthermore there is an image displayed on the website which seems to be an album cover.

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Source: noevdia.com
Band profile: Deathspell Omega
Posted: 23.09.2010 by Black_Handed | Comments (18)


Napalm Death - European Tour With Immolation And Macabre

Official press release

After releasing the stunning Time Waits For No Slave album via Century Media Records in 2009, British grindcore gods Napalm Death have been busy travelling around the globe to massively promote the album live. So the band has announced that they will be embarking on a headlining tour of Europe this November, along with Macabre, Immolation and Waking The Cadaver.

Vocalist Barney Greenway checks in with the following update: "Having just returned from a string of dates in Thailand, Australia and Japan, it's a great feeling to know that Napalm is able to get out far and wide. Despite the fact that Napalm has trail-blazed across the world, I still hope next year there will be a few new places that we can set foot in where other bands just don't go. That's still a great source of excitement.

Back in Europe, we're pleased to be coming back on tour again in November. There are old mates in Macabre and Immolation especially, and so it'll be good to round off the touring for Time Waits... with a real blowout amongst friends. We'll be turning the setlist on it's head, I think, so expect a few things you haven't heard perhaps from the mists of time. Hopefully we'll know what the fuck we are doing when we come to play all that stuff.

Which leads us into a new album, which we'll begin to piece together in January next year. Expect even more short, sharp shocks from what Shane and Mitch have told me so far on the music front, and lots of stop-start spontaneity. No finished lyrics as yet - I'm waiting with baited breath on the first nasty-sounding MP3 roughs so I can lock myself away and get going."

Napalm Death

30.09. Thessaloniki - Block 33 (Greece)
01.10. Athens - Ann Club (Greece)
02.10. Lichtenfels - Way of Darkness Festival (Germany)
03.10. Essen - Death Feast Ultimate @ Turock (Germany)
22.10. Birmingham - Supersonic Festival (Great Britain)

Napalm Death with Immolation, Macabre, Waking The Cadaver

05.11. Aalborg - Metal Fest (Denmark)
06.11. Berlin - SO36 (Germany)
07.11. Drachten - Iduna (Netherlands)
08.11. Hannover - Bei Chez Heinz (Germany)
09.11. Köln - Underground (Germany)
10.11. Lille - L'Aeronef (France)
11.11. Vaureal - Le Forum (France)
12.11. Rennes - Antipode (France)
13.11. Pamplona - Sala Totem (Spain)
14.11. Santiago Di Compostela - Sala Capitol (Spain)
15.11. Madrid - Sala Live (Spain)
16.11. Badalona - Estraperlo Club (Spain)
18.11. Bologna - Estragon (Italy)

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Source: centurymedia.com
Band profile: Napalm Death
Event: Napalm Death + Immolation: Campaign For Musical Destruction 2010
Posted: 16.09.2010 by Abattoir | Comments (11)