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Buck Tow Truck - Death Wields A Six String Genre: Power Metal/ Hard rock Label: Self-Released Buck Tow Truck is a one-man band from Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, founded by Andrew Dona. Dona's influences are "Van Halen," "Dokken" (more specifically George Lynch) and "Bathory." The name for the band was conceived by combining a typical 80's tough guy name "Buck" with what George Carlin considered to be a man's word. To him, man words have 2 syllables such as shotgun or tow-truck. While saying these words be sure to pump one's fist forward and back in a horizontal line as if cocking a shotgun, as George did. Tracklist: 1: The Battle Cry 2: Death Wields A Six String 3: The Freedom Cult 4: Anarchy Metal 5: Gunts 6: The Heavy Metal Warrior 7: The Nihilist And The Moralist 8: Warlock 9: 80's Televangelist All instruments and vocals: Andrew Dona

 CULTUS PROFANO - "Sacramentum Obscurus" This is a message that I received from Phil of Debemur Morti Productions. Enjoy ! Hello ! I'd like to take this opportunity, as this is the first newsletter I send in 2018, to express our gratitude to all of you who support us. Without you, none of this would be able to continue ! It's been 15 years of deviant musick and we hope it will go on for many more !!! THANK YOU ! Having said that, I'd like to introduce you to a pure Black Metal band we signed by the end of 2017 : CULTUS PROFANO. This American duo is nothing more than THE pure Black Metal holocaust revival ! If you like Black Metal, you will like "Sacramentum Obscurus". Today we're streaming a first song off the album. Take a break and listen to this !black As I said : authentic Black Metal Art ! This black jewel is scheduled for release on February 23rd and can be preordered right now on Digipack CD, 12" LP and Digital. Thanks for your

MaidaVale - Madness Is Too Pure The Sign Records 23 March 2018 Since the release of their debut album "Tales of the Wicked West" in August 2016,  MaidaVale has toured Europe extensively.The live sound of MaidaVale has always leaned towards the experimental scene of the ’60s and ’70s, but with this new album, the band have worked with producer Jari Haapalainen which has led them further down the kraut and experimental path. The music on ”Madness Is Too Pure" is deeply rooted in the monotone union between the rhythm section of Johanna Hansson and Linn Johannesson and the hypnotizing vocals of Matilda Roth. Adding Sofia Ströms dazzling guitar playing gives depth to the musical landscape of MaidaVale. ’Madness Is Too Pure’ moves MaidaVale closer to bands such as NEU!, Amon Düül II, Public Image Ltd and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The album was produced and mixed by Jari Haapalainen who has previously worked with artists such as Ed Harcourt, Camera Obscura, Johnossi,

THE RAZ Posts New Lyric Video "No One To Blame" Self-Titled Debut Album Out Feb 9th via Rockshots Records Rockshots Records is thrilled to announce the release of Columbia, SC rock n' rollers THE RAZ‘s debut self-titled album on February 9, 2018. The four-piece rock is comprised of four individuals from four different decades who love music, and more importantly, love to play music together. As The Raz, they bring their diverse backgrounds together and make it into what they like to call Raz-N-Roll. Taking their name from bass player Dale Raszewski’s nickname, “The Raz” is also comprised of Adam Shealy (Drums), David Scott Mcbee (Lead Vocals), and Nick “Kuma” Meehan (Guitar). Their nine track debut self-titled album is a song and groove oriented rock record for fans who appreciate the sounds of classic rock with blues groove in the veins of Led Zeppelin, Badlands, Joe Bonamassa and Rival Sons. Their first single and lyric video "No One To Blame" can n

Lamiräl premiered first song "Words I say" Belgian post-hardcore/rock newcomer : Lamiräl is a new band formed by well-known musicians of the local alternative/hardcore scene : Gil (Jesusproject, Thot), Jean-Pierre (El Comer Ocho, Volver...), Tino (Channel Zero) and Vincent (Lethvm, Old Wvrms). After some months of hard working @ Noise Factory Studio, the band currently planned to release a debut EP called 'This EP has no name and it’s alright' for LP & Digital formats through I FOR US Records / GRIZZLY INC but in the meantime, Lamiräl just premiered a first song with "Words I Say" available right now on YouTube. Have a look on the official music video on YouTube For Fans of Beecher, Converge, Every Time I Die, ATDI, Refused,..

Nate Bohnet - Therapeutic Destruction Self-Release - 16 February 2018 Nate Bohnet is unleashing a very heartfelt 14 track debut solo album entitled "Therapeutic Destruction" on February 16th, all recorded, mixed and mastered with his producer touch at his Medicine Hat, AB based Octave Studios. Sharing with the world his emotional, groovy, melodic, organic, and therapeutic sounds, this is music cut from the very heart, a sonic sampling of a man’s soul, and while such cuts are deep and painful, the art created thereof is that of pain purged, for creator and listener alike, a symbiotic salvation if you will. Having lost his parents as a very young child; Nate has truly experienced what he writes about. “This album is centred around the concept that music is therapy. We all go through times in our lives where nothing seems to make sense, everything is on the edge, and you don’t know what will happen next. We have all loved, laughed, lost, and experienced tremendou

SPARTAN WARRIOR „Hell To Pay" - Cover, Tracklist, Release Date: 23rd February 2018 Pure Steel Records The release date of the of the new album „Hell To Pay“ by the british Heavy Metal Band SPARTAN WARRIOR on CD is February 23rd, 2018. The pre-order phase will start on February 9th, 2018 in our webshop. SPARTAN WARRIOR, who are a hugely prestigious signing at Pure Steel, are one of the hottest bands of the NWOBHM movement. The bands debut album “Steel n‘ Chains“ and their self-titled second album which were released during 1983 and 1984 to critical acclaim were albums of great quality and continue to attract a deserved cult status among Heavy Metal aficionados. In 2009 the band reunited and subsequently released the “Behind Closed Eyes” album which also heralded the bands return to the live circuit both at home in the UK and abroad. “Hell To Pay” is the bands fourth album and the 10 featured songs and the bands performances on this album provide firm evidence, if ever that we

Golgothan Remains to release debut full-length album in February; album details announced Australia's death metallers Golgothan Remains have just announced the release of their first full length album, entitled 'Perverse Offerings To The Void', to be released independently on February 8. They have released the first preview track from the album, 'Timeless Eradicator', which can be found at the following link: https://golgothanremains.bandcamp.com/album/perverse-offerings-to-the-void Perverse Offerings To The Void by Golgothan Remains LINKS: Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GolgothanRemains/ E-mail: golgothanremains@gmail.com

The prog metal band New Horizons, have released the first videoclip for the song "Born in the Future", the song taken from the upcoming album "Inner Dislocation" ready to release on 23rd February 2018 via Revalve Records. "Inner Disclocation" is also now available for pre-order on CD/DIGITAL at https://player.believe.fr/v2/3614979678169 https://www.facebook.com/newhorizonsprogband/ https://www.facebook.com/revalverecords/ http://www.revalverecords.com/NewHorizons.html

Here are two records from the band which were released at the same time from the Experimental Black Metal band Jumalhämärä : Label: Triumphant Transgressions Country: Finland Jumalhämärä - La Strada (LP-2017) > 30 minutes of soft rock music. 1. Initiated Into Trivialities 2. Ecstacy In Blood - A Ballad 3. A Deluge (IV) 4. Of Enlightment And Righteousness Pt. II Jumalhämärä - The Black Coming (digipak mcd-2017) > To celebrate Orion´s celibacy Jumalhämärä presents a 22-minute musical hibernation.

Blaspherion - Restus Corpus Label: Self-Released Genre: Death Metal Old School Lineup: Guitars : Danilo Macedo de Lima Vocals : Victor Marroquim Bass : Odailton de Araujo Drums : Rafael Thédiga "Restus Corpus" is the debut EP from Brazil's old-school death metal unit Blaspherion. Presenting four tracks of pure death metal venom, Blaspherion's debut in the extreme metal scene offers a vile, corrosive and raw sound, filled with violence and where minimal equipment was used. If you're ok in reviewing older releases, then give these guys a chance! EP " Restos Corpus" lançado em maio de 2017 após nova formação, o mesmo foi lançado de forma totalmente independente . Restus Corpus by Blaspherion Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Blasp herionsatanico/

VANTABLACK WARSHIP Premiere Video "Blood On The Mat" via The Sludgelord (A Graphic Account From A Female MMA Fighter) New Album "Abrasive Pulmonic Speak" Due Out Jan 26th Montreal CD Launch Show Feb 10th @ Katacombes Once again, Canada’s molten cauldron of metal, its crucible of carnage, spews forth a new release from one of its fine bands, the splendidly named VANTABLACK WARSHIP. Formed by veterans of the Quebec metal scene (Arseniq33, Ghoulunatics, Brutal Chérie, Foreshadow, Les Ékorchés, Buffalo Theory Mtl), this Montreal quintet conjures up images of a neon black pirate ship come to wage a metal storm on an unsuspecting Earth. Metal legend Tony Dolan, AKA The Demolition Man of Venom Inc. recently described VANTABLACK WARSHIP as a “Cool Slayer”. The band's new album "Abrasive Pulmoic Speak" due out on January 26th, 2018 features eight tracks of just solid riffage from heavy hardcore speed demon ripping to sludgy down tunes all applied wit

Eternal Torment -  "Blind to Reality" (Self-Released | December 22nd, 2017 ) GENRE: Death Metal ORIGIN: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Eternal Torment's brand of brutal death metal consists of weaving technical guitar riffs, relentless drumming, pounding bass lines and truly ferocious vocals to create a devastating fully automatic assault reminiscent of many influences ranging from classic 80’s to current death metal bands. Eternal Torment's unique combination of raw unprocessed sounds, unrelenting rhythms and instrumental attack appeases the stringent demands of heaviness, originality, complexity, speed and precision insisted upon by avid death metal lovers, yet catchy memorable songs that intrigue the listeners of all metal genres. The band's live show is authentic and engaging, their recordings are technically rich and their live sound is captured brilliantly in extreme hi-fi, almost as if your standing right at the front of the stage, defying t

Exarsis -  "New War Order” (out via MDD Records | October 20th 2017) Genre: Thrash Metal Classic Old School Thrash Metal seems to be experiencing its renaissance these days. The Greeks of Exarsis, however, are among the representatives of the genre who have kept the flag of Thrash Metal up even in times when it seemed far less popular in public perception. Since their 2010 demo, the guys are on the road and have released two highly-acclaimed albums with "The Brutal State" and "The Human Project" in 2013 and 2015. These have led to concerts and tours with bands such as Suicide Silence, Fuel By Fire, Anthrax, Judas Priest,- or as now on the occasion of the release of the new album with Onslaught and Artillery brought. With "New War Order", Exarsis release an album which lets every Thrash Metal Maniac click his tongue. These Greeks do not stingy with neckbreaker riffs and dizzying solos, which should lead every fan of this genre to create some

Grate -  "You Should Be" (out via Social Blasphemy Records | June 6th, 2017) Genre: metal, sludge, noiserock, doom "...it’s very difficult to find a band like GRATE in the piles of stinking excrements. GRATE masters to a great extent the art of putting a proper weight in the bottom way instead of staring ones self blind at catchy choruses and guitar solos." (Ronnie Schmidt, Slavestate Magazine) "GRATE is the kind of band that tries to act normal but fail in a wonderful way. If I have to invent a new genre it would be "weirdcore", but I'd rather stick to interesting metal." (Peter Magnusson, Uppsalatidningen) "Beautyfully disturbing music. A metaforical description of  the metal bastard Godflesh, early Prong and some Killing Joke and with a little imagination you can sense reverence for Lemmy. All this results in a loud and intense half hour." (7/10, Obliveon Magazine)

High Roller Records OUT NOW: LUZIFER - Black Knight 7” RELEASE SCHEDULE JANUARY: WARLORD - Live in Athens 2013  TLP/ DCD SWEET SAVAGE - Killing Time  LP BLITZKRIEG - Unholy Trinity  DLP  (January 19th) ANGUISH - Magna Est Vis Siugnah  LP/ CD DEADHEADS - This Is Deadheads First Album (It Includes Electric Guitars)  LP DEADHEADS - This One Goes To 11  LP/ CD  (January 26th) RELEASE SCHEDULE FEBRUARY: HOBBS' ANGEL OF DEATH - Hobbs' Satan's Crusade  LP/ CD  (February 9th) RITUAL - Widow  LP+7” BASHFUL ALLEY - It`s About Time  LP/ DCD MESSIAH - Hymn to Abramelin  CD MESSIAH - Extreme Cold Weather  DLP/ CD  (February 16th) DESTRUCTION - Sentence of Death  CD DESTRUCTION - Infernal Overkill  CD DESTRUCTION - Eternal Devastation  CD DESTRUCTION - Mad Butcher  CD DESTRUCTION - Release from Agony  CD DESTRUCTION - Live Without Sense  CD DESTRUCTION - Cracked Brain  CD VOJD - The Outer Ocean  LP/ CD  (February 23rd) SOUNDCLOUD HRR DEAF FOREVER #2

Trigger -  "Cryogenesis" (out via Hellfire Records on January 5th, 2018) Melbourne metal five-piece Trigger have set January 5th 2018 as the release date for Cryogenesis, to be released now globally through Hellfire Records Australia (The album was released on July 18th 2017 for the Australian market only). Recorded by Chris Themelco at Monolith Studios and mastered by Thomas ‘Plec’ Johanssen at Panic Room Studios, Cryogenesis is a sci-fi influenced concept album spanning 10 tracks at 53 minutes. As stated by Trigger guitarist Luke Ashley; “Cryogenesis is a science-fiction narrative that addresses the struggle of gods and man. These historical demigods are all too real and not of this world; constantly vying for cultural control and dominion over humanity. Upon the Forge of Hephaestus, Tethered to the Tide and Veins of Ambrosia are excerpts of alien forces exercising their will, whilst Dead Sun and Dysphoria focus on the human psyche. We have created a world akin

  CORROSIVE: Watch the lyric video for "Lucifer Gave The Faith" German death metallers Corrosive start 2018 with their brand new lyric video for the track "Lucifer Gave The Faith", the title-track of the band's latest effort released last December via MDD Records. Watch the lyric video here: "Lucifer Gave The Faith" is first-class death metal, featuring influences from both Scandinavian and American style with a dash of melody and brutality. In addition, the work for the official videoclip of the song "Taste The Pain" is nearly finished, with its release scheduled for the upcoming weeks.

German Riffonauts BLACK SPACE RIDERS have partnered with The Obelisk for the premiere of "Lovely Lovelie," a song from forthcoming new album Amoretum Vol. 1.  Check it out at this location : http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2018/01/05/black-space-riders-amoretum-vol-1-review-premiere/ Amoretum Vol. 1 will be released on vinyl, CD, and digital formats on January 26. The single can be purchased and the album pre-ordered on all digital platforms, including Bandcamp , as well as at the band shop: www.blackspaceriders.com/shop The band previously released the official video for "Another Sort of Homecoming." Dive in at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfDjtId4-k&feature=youtu.be The internationally acclaimed predecessor Refugeeum brought BLACK SPACE RIDERS renown with its mixture of thoughtful, sensitive themes and hard, atmospheric rock. Two years have passed since then, two years in which the world has not necessarily become a better place in the eyes of mo

High Priests - Spinning Triple Eye Industries 23 March 2018 Triple Eye Industries will release Spinning the stunning new record by Chicago's HIGH PRIESTS on March 23rd 2018. Coming together in the fall of 2013 with former and current members of The Brokedowns, Wide Angles and Post Child, the members of High Priests bonded over their mutual love of bad jokes, blunts and frequent viewings of the Karp documentary. With no immediate goals in mind, the band set out to simply play noisy and discordant music that was far removed from their current projects. Their forthcoming LP Spinning was engineered at Kildare Studios by Joe Gac (of Meat Wave). The album boasts a bombastic production value, showcasing the songs with a spaciousness that perfectly fits their arrangements. Spinning accomplishes the rare feat of finding a balance between a lo-fi basement recording and something on the more professional end of the sonic spectrum, resulting in an album filled with equal parts grit and

[B.ABUSE] - Memories Of Better Days Are Gone WOOAAARGH 23 February 2018 German post-crust experimental veterans [B.ABUSE] return with their fifth full-length release; 'Memories Of Better Days Are Gone'. Right from the opening track there is something unusual about this band, immediately blending rolling post-rock atmosphere with a cross between Neurosis' hoarse bellow and clean, Cure-like vocal inflections and punching, punk-touched drums. They seek to push the listener with tracks walking the mid-tempo tension line, building from the simplest foundations (in the case of the opener just two chords), and advancing in movements to a point of critical mass, sometimes a brief blastbeat, often a crescendo of noise. This is a band that manage to summon sounds such as classic Godflesh, Voivod, The Jesus Lizard, Discharge etc and fuse it into dream-like chryssalis of noise. The refusal to disappear into self-congratulatory pretension is something that sets [B.ABUSE]

Corbian - "Supremacy of Fire" Machine-gun doublebass, devil-like growls and screams, a powerful wall of sound along with epic melodies distinguishes the melodic death metal band Corbian from a lot of other bands. The 2014 founded 5-man formation from Offenbach knows how to interact with their fans. An interactive stage show, paired with a threatening light mood and genre-varied songs, lead even the most skeptical guests up to headbanging and moshing. Their upcoming album "Supremacy of Fire" contains hymns to sing along, brutal headbang riffs and a shuddering atmosphere. Lyrics about loss, hatred and pain round off the atmosphere of their new album. Through the influences of Hardcore, Thrash-Black and Death Metal, Corbian are often compared with bands such as Amon Amarth, At The Gates Kataklysm and Heaven Shall Burn. LINKS: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Corbian/ BACKSTAGE PRO: https://www.backstagepro.de/corbian YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC

The Symphonic metal band Kantica, have released the lyric video for the song “Albatross”, from the debut album “Reborn in Aesthetics”, which will be released on February, 02 via Revalve records. The album is also now available for pre order on CD/DIGITAL at: https://player.believe.fr/v2/3614979429853 https://apple.co/2CIhnBv http://www.revalverecords.com https://www.facebook.com/kanticaofficial/

Canadian Group SHADES OF SORROW Join Sliptrick Records Shades Of Sorrow (CA) Metal | Rock Shades of Sorrow is a heavy metal band from Moncton, New Brunswick Canada. Their sound is a blend of old and new metal with a splash of European influence. Shades of Sorrow are an eclectic group that has spent the last 10 years honing their sound and are ready to expand their reach to the rest of the world. With influences ranging from all over the musical spectrum, they seamlessly blend multiple genres into their signature heavy sound. The group hasm had the pleasure to perform with some of the best bands from the East Coast and the rest of Canada as well as international touring acts. Their fourth release and second album, Ascension was initially released independently on their own label, Chester Records, and will now be released worldwide through Sliptrick Records in early 2018. The album has already received a nomination for the “Loud” categories in both the MusicNB Awards and East Coast Musi

Phendrana - Sanctum: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi Phendrana is a Post-Black Metal band from Mexico City. It was formed by Anuar Salum in 2012, when he was 12 years old. He recorded 2 demos and played some shows, sharing stages with bands like Alcest, Gehenna and Nader Sadek, before taking the project into a whole new direction in 2016 by changing the band's main focus and concept, incorporating atmospheric and progressive elements to his music, and eventually changing the name to “Phendrana”. In October 2016, Phendrana signed to Sickness Records for a one album deal and began recording the debut album “Sanctum: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi”, which was finished in December, 2017 and soon to be released in January 8, 2018. Album Background: It is a conceptual album about a Sanctum, an ethereal place where lost souls find shelter. The album is divided in 7 parts: A description of the Sanctum, 3 transitions from different souls to it, 2 stories about the past lives of Sanctum inhabi

Deep Dark River (side project of Morgan Rider of Vesperia) (single) - Allure of The Earth (Woods of Ypress cover) Self-Release Just wanted to send a reminder on this tribute video to David Gold of Woods of Ypres by close friend Morgan Rider of Vesperia whom covered the the track in memory of Gold and the recent 6th anniversary of this death. The track was released under Rider's acoustic doom, folk, blues, ambient and soul side project DEEP DARK RIVER. The video was shot in Whitby, UK, Sherwood Forest, UK and Clarington, ON. Morgan Rider comments: “I have recorded, filmed and edited a cover of the song I performed at his memorial (Allure of the Earth). A lot of this project has been inspired by David and his works, so I feel like this is an appropriate time to announce this project.” DEEP DARK RIVER‘s self-titled debut album is currently being recorded and is planned for a 2018 release. For more info: http://deepdarkriver.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC

Calgary's DECIMATE METALFEST Announces First Round of Bands For 2018 Line-Up Calgary, Alberta - Distortion - Live Music Venue - June 7-9, 2018 Gearing up for their first annual year of brutality, DECIMATE METALFEST announces Chaos Being, Accostal, Hazzerd, Widow's Peak, From The Wolves and  Hammerdrone as the first batch of local bands to be added to the 2018 line up for the three night festival descending on Calgary, AB from June 7th - 9th at Distortion Live Venue. DMF organizer Sloan Voxx comments: "There is so much incredible talent in our city and we are very fortunate to have the pleasure of working with so many of them. We feel that the locals we have included on the first annual DECIMATE METALFEST are a wonderful asset to our fest and will round this bill out perfectly!" Weekend Passes available at the following link (single tickets to be sold at a later date): https://www.showpass.com/decimate-metalfest-2018/ More info: Website: https://deci

This record is a selection of songs that MANZER performed during a Japanese tour in May 2017 (Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama, Sapporo). 18 tracks, 76 minutes of ancient Black Metal with raw sound. It includes a KILLERS cover song. The 12 pages booklet shows many photos from the trip and gigs. The cover has been designed by Renaud B., showing Ebalus (the evil donkey, MANZER's mascot) riding a koi carp, invading Japan with the help of ghosts and demons, while some samurai warriors are defending the coast. All this for the special price of 6 Euros, like a 7"EP or mini-CD! Limited to 300 copies. ADLM-CD-37. Pictavian Invasion in Japan by MANZER LEGION OF DEATH / ARMEE DE LA MORT Records: www.legionofdeathrecords.com Bandcamp: legionofdeathrecords.bandcamp.com MANZER Pictavian Black Metal: www.manzer.fr Snail Mail: LOD Records / BP 21 / 86210 Bonneuil-Matours / France

VIOLENT OPPOSITION Utopia/Dystopia out now on Horror Pain Gore Death; Full album streaming via the HPGD Bandcamp Horror Pain Gore Death Productions have released the new album from California's Violent Opposition entitled Utopia/Dystopia today as a digital album for only $1.00!  The full album is streaming via the HPGD Bandcamp and below is the official description: Violent Opposition return to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions with the new album Utopia/Dystopia. A vicious mix of Grind, Death Metal, Hardcore, Punk, Rock and Jazz minced into a pungent gruel. Tons and tons of riffs, Violent Opposition have created music that takes you on a psychological journey and rewires the brain! For fans of Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Atrocity, Avulsion, Noisear, Parlamentarisk Sodomi, Pig Destroyer, Psudoku and Suffocation. Listen to the entire release for FREE, then purchase the Digital Download for only $1.00 at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/utopia-dystopia Album Artwork: https