NEWS: ORATIONEM: “Pure Peace and Joy, Love and Kindness” released this month

Orationem is underground raw black metal that ranges from extremely fast to mid pace, focusing on very emotional melodies. The lyrics focus entirely on prayers to the Almighty God in Heaven and His Son, Jesus Christ.  Their 3rd full length release “Pure Peace and Joy, Love and Kindness” has just been released this month.

A US 2 panel DIY pressing is available for $7.50 USD.
A German 4 panel professional pressing with lyrics is available for $7 USD through No Sleep Till Megiddo Records.

You can listen their new album on band's official website: orationem.com.

NEWS: Ethereal Riffian: Pre-orders of "I AM. Deathless" EP now open!

Ukraine's premier psychedelic stoner act, ETHEREAL RIFFIAN, return with their new EP, "I AM. Deathless", set for release this May in association with Robustfellow Prods.

"I AM. Deathless" is the follow-up to ETHEREAL RIFFIAN's magical live experience "Youniversal Voice", which was released earlier this year.

This two-track conceptual EP will be released on CD, tape, vinyl and will be accompanied with a book. The artwork was created by Mila Hopeful and if you haven't done it already, you can listen to a preview of the track "Sword Of The Deatless" at this location: https://soundcloud.com/ultrajept/ethereal-riffian-sword-of-the-deathless-cut

Pre-order CDs (released in unique, unseen before format), tapes, bundles and new hand-made 5CD discographies here:
- https://etherealriffian.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-deathless-ep
- https://robustfellow.bandcamp.com/album/rbf-015-ethereal-riffian-2016-i-am-deathless

NEWS: WORSHIP OF KERES ON "DOOM NATION VOL. VI" [CVLT NATION COMPILATION]

US doomsters WORSHIP OF KERES were featured on CVLT Nation's 5th anniversary compilation, "Doom Nation Vol. VI".

Taken off the band's debut EP "Bloodhounds for Oblivion", the track "Book 1" is featured alongside heavy hitters WITH THE DEAD - the project's from Lee Dorrian (Cathedral, Napalm Death and CEO of Rise Above Records), BEASTMAKER (Rise Above Records), Graves At Sea, Dopethrone, Sea of Bones, and several other behemoths of the doom metal world!

NEWS: WORMWITCH Premiere Debut Video For ‘Coffin Birth’ via NoCleanSinging

Left to right: Colby Hink (guitar) Robin Harris (bass/vocals) and Max Vüst (drums) Photo Credit: Ed Abarca

Vancouver, BC’s newest Black Metal trio WORMWITCH premiere their debut music video for their single ‘Coffin Birth’ via NoCleanSinging, which has yet to be given an EP to reside through.

The stark film showcases the band’s infinite dedication to their dark, illustrious rendition of Black Metal tinged with elements of traditional hardcore.

To watch to ‘Coffin Birth’, please visit the following link on NoCleanSinging.com: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/03/18/an-ncs-video-premiere-wormwitch-coffin-birth/

NEWS: OUT NOW! Test Your Metal Records Unleash RAPHEUMETS WELL 'The Exile'

From the birth of organic matter to great wars that tear the fabric of space/time, the story of RAPHEUMETS WELL's music serves to immerse you into a world of oddities. Blending a sound that is a complex mix of classical orchestrations, cosmic synths, and extreme metal to portray the epics of parallel worlds, the Hickory, N.C. based band bring forth a voyage enriched with lore, fabricated from scratch to show the depth in which represents them as artists. Their sophomore release ‘The Exile’ is out now as of March 18th via Test Your Metal Records to follow their first self release full length ‘Dimensions’ unleashed in 2014 that progressively told a larger story portrayed in a complex saga of Atai (ancient architects) who aid in the propagation of sentient life throughout the multi-verse.

The Exile - Promo Video - Watch here

NEWS: OUT NOW! ÉOHUM (French Horn Black Metal) Unleash New EP ''Ealdfaeder''

Montreal black metallers Éohum (pronounced ee-o-um) unleash their new EP 'Ealdfaeder' out now as of March 18th via Mycelium Networks. Recorded at Chris Donaldson's (Cryptopsy) The Grid, Éohum blend the most gruesome with the cleanest of black and doom metal to create hypnotic riffs with seducing French Horn. The follow up to their debut “Revelations, Aurora Of An Epoch”, ‘Ealdfaeder’ features a line up of band founder Jeremy Perkins (guitar) who birthed the band from a poetic project, the return of Annie Perreault (French Horn/Flute), Sylvain Dumont (Guitar), Barrie Butler (Vocals) plus new comers Cesar Franco (bass) and Luca Belviso (drums) whom have made up the band up for a year now along with a special guest recording from drummer Simon Mackay (The Agonist) on tracks 2-4-5 for the release. All are focused on the distinct grassroots of old school, very heavy progression that has flourished since last year to give way to a distinct path, sound and image with each member sharing common ground on the message, beliefs and ideas behind Éohum.

NEWS: IGNEA - female-fronted oriental metal - new video

Originally, IGNEA was formed in early 2011 under the name Parallax, as the first Ukrainian band to play oriental metal. After active rehearsals in summer 2012, the band started working on the debut EP titled Sputnik. Its concept is based on space topics, in particular on Mars and first ever human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik-1, as well as John Carter movie and Pioneer One series.

February, 2013, the band entered Morton Studio to start recording Sputnik. Apart from engineering and producing, Max Morton has greatly contributed to Parallax debut EP, acting as session guitarist and singing backing vocals in 'Planet War' song. Sputnik was released on June 15th, 2013.
May 1st, 2014, Parallax released ‘Petrichor’, a joint single with Yossi Sassi, ex-guitarist of Orphaned Land band (founders of oriental metal).

NEWS: CHAOS MOON - AMISSUM DIGI CD

CHAOS MOON (US) - AMISSUM DIGIPAK CD Hellthrasher Productions is proud to present an extended digipak CD version of the latest Chaos Moon EP "Amissum" Composed and recorded between 2012 - 2016 by A. Poole (Krieg, Skáphe, Esoterica) with a little vocal contribution from E. Baker (Manetheren), this new EP captures the band's trademark, densely-layered black metal sound in its most ethereal form. Almost 45 minutes of monumental and evocative black metal soundscapes with touches of shoegaze and dark ambient. Absolutely cathartic experience, perfectly filling the gap between the band's previous album "Resurrection Extract" and the upcoming one, "Æschaton Mémoire". Compared to the original version, self-released digitally in September 2015, the CD edition contains two previously unpublished bonus tracks; one being from the same session as the rest (Resurrection III), the other brand new (Amissum). The cover photo was taken by H.V Lyngdal (Wormlust).

NEWS: Mercyful Fate spring clearance sale!

KING DIAMOND / MERCYFUL FATE OFFICIAL WEBSITE Mercyful Fate spring clearance sale!Mercyful Fate fans will have a chance to claim official merchandise at a reduced priced during the band's spring clearance sale. The sale is happening now at indiemerch.com/mercyfulfate. Grab your mugs, hats, hoodies, t-shirts and more before they are completely gone! T-Shirts: $11.99 Longsleeves: $19.99 Hoodies: $29.99 Beanies: $19.99 Trucker Hats: $11.99 Posters: $4.99 Pint Glass: $5.99 Mugs: $5.99 Stickers: $0.99 US Shop: http://www.indiemerch.com/mercyfulfate/clearance Europe Shop: http://www.emp.de/mercyfulfate

NEWS: AGONIA RECORDS - DECIBEL premiere new OCTOBER TIDE's song // pre-orders !

Follow the links below to listen to the new track and pre-order new album!

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