Belgian ambient act Misantronics has revealed a new video, which is the first one in the brand new 'Drama Per Musica' series by author Tamara Williams. In these, Williams scrolls a short story over music to please both your listening and reading needs. In this story, titled '3D Haunted House', Williams explores the suddenly erupting madness of a husband and father while Misantronics'  'They Crawl, Serpentine' plays in the background. The song comes from the upcoming album 'InnerGazer' which will be released by Sombre Soniks in November.

Fuzz-yeah, news from the people from Desertfest about their upcoming Berlin edition:

DESERTFEST BERLIN 2017 - APRIL 28-29-30
Last year’s Desertfest Berlin was a great success with people taking part from almost 40 countries all over the globe. You came, you saw, you conquered! Now it’s about time for all you riff-rockers, doom and psych-heads to pump up the volume in your earchannel, because here is the first band announcement!!

 
LOWRIDER (SWE)
We are stoked to have Lowrider back for our 6th edition of the Desertfest. The band hasn't play any shows since 2014 and so it´s greater to welcome them back at our festival in Berlin. Even if it’s not about cars, this combo is as powerful as a Chevy 356 engine and will surely tear down the walls of Astra.
 
TOUNDRA (SP)
Clear your mind for a musical journey with the beautiful soundscapes form the Spanish capital. This exclusive show will end up as one of those you’ll remember for years to come.
 
SATAN'S SATYRS (US)
Hot rocking Virginia quartet Satan’s Satyrs is releasing a new album in spring and they asked themselves; “Is there any better way to celebrate this than doing it at Desertfest Berlin?” Of course not, so here they come.
 
COSMIC DEAD (UK)
Trippy sounds from Glasgow will emerge when these four guys hit the stage. With a menu raging from psych to powerful cosmic rock, so let's just pretend we are the space cadets.
 
ECSTATIC VISION (US)
Bring back the 70’s would be a tempting phrase to use on Ecstatic Vision if you remember bands like Amon Düül II and Hawkwind. Forget all chemical substances, this music is a trip itself.
 
 
Stay tuned, by mid-November we’ll be back with a new announcement where some headliners will be unfolded. Last year’s 3-day festival tickets were sold out already early February, so don’t wait too long if you want to come along and experience some of the best acts in the genres of doom, sludge, psych, desert and stoner rock. Check out our Website to get your tickets, or the links below in this release!

Belgian stoner rockers King Hiss have just unveiled a new song from their forthcoming second full-length album, “Mastosaurus”. You can also stream “We Live In Shadows” and “Mastosaurus”, the first two singles from this new album on soundcloud. Recorded at Oceanside Studio by producer/drummer Ace Zec (Death Before Disco, Customs & Nailpin), mixed in Austin (USA) by Machine (Clutch, Crobot, Fall Out Boy, Lamb Of God) and mastered by Paul Logus (Anthrax, Clutch, Steel Panther), “Mastosaurus” follows up the band’s 2014 debut album “Sadlands” and is set for release on October 31st.

Pre-orders are now available at this location.

Australian female fronted symphonic/cinematic metal band Darkyra signed deal with Sliptrick records!

The band states:
"It's always hard to take that first step of signing with a label, uncertain at times if you're making the right decision but at some point you have to stop saying no and take a risk. So here we go. We've just signed with Sliptrick records. They'll be re releasing Fool and we'll see how we go with them from there."

Four years following the release of their critically-lauded fifth album “The Beauty of Chaos”, Polish genre benders ETERNAL DEFORMITY have are back with a new full-length titled “No Way Out”, which is set for release on November 18th via Temple of Torturous Records. The band also released a first single from the album, titled 'Reinvented'.

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Produced by Tomasz Zalewski at Zed Studio in Poland, “No Way Out” sees Eternal Deformity incorporating all the diverse elements of the band’s previous efforts, but also witness the band evolving into other directions, resulting in their most dynamic and accomplished album to date. Pre-orders are now available at this location.

Kiev's progressive psych band Ethereal Riffian proudly present the video for their new single "Drum of the Deathless". The song is taken off their latest EP "I AM. Deathless". “I AM. Deathless” was released on a unique gatefold CD format for collectors as well as on tape, in association with Kiev-based label Robustfellow Prods. 

The video was created in collaboration with iconic Ukrainian director Victor Priduvalov and Re:Evolution Film team at Mental Drive Studio. This was a new experience for Ethereal Riffian , opening the path for the next stage in their career. For the viewer, "Drum Of The Deathless" represents an opportunity to reach the Light, expand their consciousness and move to the fourth dimension. "No matter priests bawl, No matter eras fall, No matter mind's noise, Tune into drum's voice."

A few weeks after a first excerpt with the lyrics-video of "Vultures", French Hardcore/Metal/Thrash act Eight Sins just premiered a brand new official music video illustrating the song "Ten Years", celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the band and planned to feature on it's upcoming album 'Serpents', coming out on November for CD and Digital formats.

Progressive Metal band THE RETICENT have released "The Story of Funeral for a Firefly," a behind-the-scenes video concerning the song "Funeral for a Firefly" from new album On The Eve of a Goodbye. The video documents the first time front man Chris Hathcock has talked about it on camera. Producer Jamie King also describes the experience of recording the track. The video was filmed in The Basement Studios on the final day of recording. Heaven & Hell Records released On The Eve Of A Goodbye on October 5. Purchase and/or streaming the album in its entiretyon bandcamp

Ottawa, ON symphonic black / death metal band ENDEMISE are streaming their latest track 'Come Serene Dark' from their upcoming album 'Anathema' due out on October 28th. The album follows their 2013 debut album 'Far From The Light' released on Maple Metal Records and their 2012 self-titled EP. The album was produced by ENDEMISE guitarist Dale Sauve along with Ken Sorceron (Abigail Williams) and features eight blistering tracks to burst your eardrums. 

French occult rockers AKASAVA are streaming the track "Assembly Of Fools", the second single to be taken off their upcoming album "Nothing At Dawn", out on November 11th via Triton's Orbit.

Finnish melancholic melodic death metallers, Shadecrown have released new lyric video for the track "The Ruins Of Me". The song comes off the album "Agonia", which was released by Inverse Records

Mexico's Chaos Records has released a new song from forthcoming album 'Visions from Beyond' by Russian Death Metal Band Old Chapel. Listen to the opening track "Disastrous Rite" below. They will release 'Visions from Beyond' November 7.

You can pre-order the album here

Florida Doom Behemoth Northern Crown have released a lyric video for "Surreality (The Tell-Tale Mind)," a song from new album 'The Others', released on October 14. Stream it in its entirety here. The video was created by Wayne Joyner.

Main songwriter and guitarist Zachary Randall notes that "this is easily the most personal art I've ever created, both musically and lyrically." Vocalist/guitarist Frank Serafine states, "we know what we're good at now, and focused more on bringing out those performances from each other."

The band has also released a remix/remaster of the title track from debut EP In The Hands of the Betrayer, inclusive of newly recorded rhythm guitars and bass. The song is available to stream and purchase (name your price)at this location.

German thrashers Wild Zombie Blast Guide have released a new single on Bandcamp featuring three songs along with the premiere of their brand new lyric video for the track "Looking Back".
Entitled "The Singles", you can get this release in digital format for 1 euro only, which also contains a special lyric sheet in PDF format. In addition, there is the possibility to buy a physical copy of the complete album. All that, you can find on bandcamp.

Portuguese death metal outfit Colosso has announced a North American Pressing and Distribution deal with Apewhale Entertainment. Guitarist Max Tomé comments “After five years of working strictly DIY, we sign our first contract with the upcoming (but very promising) indie label Apewhale Entertainment, for the release of our second album Obnoxious in the North American territory. We’re both honoured and proud to do it! From now on, we’ll have a better and more proficient way to connect with our North American fans - something we’ve always longed for.”

COLOSSO’S latest offering “Obnoxious” will be available in North America via APEWHALE on December 2nd, 2016. Pre-Orders for CDs and Merch Packages are available here.

Meanwhile, the band revealed a video for the song 'A Noxious Reflection'. Check it out below.

New England Industrial Metal Duo Invertia will release new album The 'Biddings of Tyrants' on December 9. Following 2014's sophomore tour de force 'Another Scheme of the Wicked (Ohm Resistance)', the forthcoming self-release sees Invertia taking its oppressive industrial metal to harsh new heights. 

Stream new song "Dystopia," featuring drummer Aaron Rossi Ministry, Prong) below

One of Belgium's finest brutal death metal bands Fractured Insanity have released a lyric-video of the song "One Shot Salvation" taken from their recently released 3rd album "Man Made Hell". "Man Made Hell" was released back in April 2016 through Xtreem Music. 

After a first track on our compilation and another one on Soundcloud, Belgian experimental ambient act Misantronics has premiered a new track from the upcoming album 'InnerGazer'. 'Furia' is the opening track for the album, representing hidden angers and dark fears. Along with this new track, Misantronics also revealed the complete album details, including the cover and eight photographs accompanying the different tracks. 

About the new album, Misantronics comments: "After Contraformance, I wanted to do something completely different, so I started creating electronic percussion sequences and using those as a foundation for downtempo electronic ambient music. In the past, I've already recorded some tracks in this style, but never a whole album. I don't know if 'Inner Gazer' is the new Misantronics sound, but it sure was interesting to experiment with these sounds."

'InnerGazer' will be released by Sombre Soniks in November.

American post-rock legends Caspian have just released two new songs. ​“Castles High, Marble Bright” has been released with a short film that documents Caspian’s recent European tour. There is also a limited edition 8" vinyl pressing of the single (1k pressed) pre-order one now and get an instant download, single will be shipping first week of November. You can order the 8" single here. 

About the new songs, Philip Jamieson comments:

"Castles High, Marble Bright" was conceived, written and recorded alongside the collection of songs that would become Dust and Disquiet, an album that sought to capture the dialogue between a newly found, furrow browed cynicism and a fractured but unbroken sense of stubbornly epic, dramatically determined  optimism that we've been trying to emulate with our music for 12 years. The 60 minutes of Dust and Disquiet ended up speaking a bit to both; Castles..." speaks exclusively and entirely to the latter. We find ourselves over a year later touring behind this collection of songs still, with over 150 shows in 30 countries across 3 continents in the can. With the end finally in sight as we look to close out this 4 year chapter together, "Castles High, Marble Bright" is our North Star, our way home, and our celebration of that decision to fully embrace the above dialogue head on, all the while finding that, indeed still, hope lies within. 
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"127 North" is the sound of 6 guys playing in a room together on a Friday afternoon, and is in some ways the least ambitious thing we've ever committed to tape. Free from the grip of over arrangement, overdubs, click tracks, excessive chin stroking and the like, "127 North" is what a Caspian song sometimes sounds like in its infancy. It's a vulnerable moment for us to introduce people to a song that exists in this kind of limbo, somewhere between improvisation and a fully composed piece of music. It's an honest moment and all a part of the process, of course. Maybe it's time to invite people behind the curtain a little... there's some old couches, a few beers and maybe a few high fives back here waiting for you. Some days are less serious than others, and that's quite alright with us.

'Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground', a book by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind about the early Norwegian black metal scene, will apparently be turned into a movie. The film, will be directed by Jonas Åkerlund,who actually drummed for Bathory between 1983 and 1984 (and directed videos for Beyonce, Rolling Stones and Madonna).

The film will star Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer and Sky Ferreira, Rory Culkin (Signs and Scream 4) and will be a cooperation between Vice Films, Insurgent Media, Chimney Pot and 20th Century Fox. Of course, it will be based on true events and include church burnings, murders and absolute chaos, as it will follow the life or Euronymous, member of Mayhem and murder victim of Varg Vikernes (Burzum)

Aftera first video and US tourdates some time ago, Belgian hardcore horde Oathbreaker have revealed another video, one for the harsh and intense song 'Immortals'. The song from their newest album 'Rheia', which was released last month viaDeathwish Inc

vocalist Caro Tanghe explains: "The song is about emotional betrayal and how that numbed me for a long time. Being apathetic to any form of social and emotional engagement. In the video we wanted to push the viewer in a voyeuristic position. Looking at scenes you're not allowed to see. It's a weird, awkward sexual setting and the lead person is not part of it. It's about being numb to your surroundings, apathy in an extreme situation as this."

Belgian jazz/rock combo TaxiWars, featuring dEUS frontman Tom Barman and giften saxophonist Robin Verheyen, have released a video for the track 'Bridges'. The song is an uplifting piece of jazz rock, reminding me a bit of acts like Red Snapper or Herbie Hancock meets Nick Cave meets Herbaliser, or something like that. Anyway, the song comes from the new album 'Fever', which is planned to be released on November 18th via Universal Jazz

Universal via Concord are pleased to announce Evanescence’s first ever career spanning vinyl box set encompassing their studio albums, Fallen, The Open Door and Evanescence and for the first time ever, the commercial debut for the previously unreleased demo album Origin. The bonus LP, Lost Whispers, collects all the official b-sides and features the studio version of the sought after tour intro 'Lost Whispers' and the first new Evanescence studio recording in years, 'Even In Death (2016)' - release date for single is yet to be confirmed.

Tracklists:

​Origin (1 LP)
A1. Origin
A2. Whisper
A3. Imaginary
A4. My Immortal
A5. Where Will You Go
A6. Field Of Innocence
B1. Even In Death
B2. Anywhere
B3. Lies
B4. Away From Me
B5. Eternal

Well, we might come over as being quite patriotic today but here's another brilliant act from Belgium. Dark ambient and industrial project Ah Cama-Sotz has released a number of sound snippets from his new album 'Murder Themes III'. The album is available on Hands. 

After the sensual downbeat fantasy “State of Mind”, Ah Cama-Sotz releases a full dark ambient album that’s widely devoid of rhythm: A meticulously crafted hour of music that may well serve as an exorcism. Electronic sounds and synthetic strings paint a sonorous background, cryptic samples and angelic choirs conjure up the enigmatic. For the dark-minded, this promises highly cinematic entertainment, purification in eleven movements.

Belgian dark metal combo Emptiness have revealed a track from their upcoming album 'Not For Music'. The song, titled 'Meat Heart' shows an interesting new sound from a band that never seems to stop evolving. You can pre-order the album on Season Of Mist. 

Are you a metalhead and a gamer? Well, then this gem should be something right up your alley. What began as a graduation assignment in September 2013, has become an ambitious, full-fledged and multidisciplinary cross-over, combining both gaming, music and theatre. Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame is the world’s first rock opera videogame, scheduled to be released on 25 November through Graviton. 

Karmaflow is the result of years of hard work by composer Ivo van Dijk (Xystus, Equilibrio) and his team. Completely self-financed, self-produced and self-released, van Dijk and his team created a beast of a musical album alongside a full-fledged videogame. The Karmaflow team has finally found the time to start collaborating with Graviton Music Services and make the physical version of the album available to the audience.

The album features ​an all-star cast consisting of members from Cradle of Filth, Epica, Sonata Arctica, Arch Enemy, Delain, Dragonforce, Amaranthe and many more, but also the Grammy Award winning Metropole Orchestra adding a symphonic layer on top of heavy guitars and other electronic and ethnic instruments.

Tracklist & cast

​01 Karmaflow Main Theme
02 The Essence Of Grief
      Vocals: Charlotte Wessels [Delain]
03 The Muse And The Conductor
      Vocals:
      Marc Hudson [Dragonforce]
      Alissa White-Gluz [Arch Enemy]
04 The Essence Of Burden
      Vocals: Charlotte Wessels [Delain]
05 The Guide
      Vocals:
      Mark Jansen [Epica]
      Lindsay Schoolcraft [Cradle Of Filth]
06 The Essence To Jealousy
      Vocals: Charlotte Wessels [Delain]
07 The Bird Goddess
      Vocals:
      Mariangela Demurtas [Tristania]
      Guitars:
      Sander Gommans [After Forever]
      Bass:
      Johan v Stratum [Stream Of Passion]
08 The Twins
      Vocals:
      Tony Kakko [Sonata Arctica]
      Elize Ryd [Amaranthe]
      Guitars:
      Sander Gommans [After Forever]
      Bass:
      Johan v Stratum [Stream Of Passion]
09 The Essence Of Greed
      Vocals: Charlotte Wessels [Delain]
10 The Heart
      Vocals:
      Daniel de Jongh [Textures]
      Henning Basse [Firewind, Mayan]
      Guitars:
      Ruud Jolie [Within Temptation]
      Bass:
      Jan Bijlsma [Vengeance]
11 The Creator And The Destroyer
      Vocals:
      Dani Filth [Cradle Of Filth]
      Simone Simons [Epica]
12 The Sacrifice
      Vocals:
      Lisette vd Bergh [Scarlet Stories]

Belgian drone-ambient guru Dirk Serries is back with the latest and final incarnation of his Microphonics project. Today, an album teaser was revealed, along with a pre-order campaign. You can pre-order the album here, or if you want the special edition box with 180 grams audiophile vinyl, a t-shirt, plus the original album presentation concert poster (limited to 50), you can click here

“Microphonics XXVI-XXX : Resolution Heart” is a breathtaking farewell to a remarkable series of releases (studio and live) for Tonefloat Records. An album that captures the essence of his music. Harmonic, emotionally charged, dynamic and minimal at the same time.

Legendary Death Metal powerhouse MASTER have announced their headlining tour in Eastern Europe, kicking off February 8th in Cluj Napoca. The support comes from DIVINE CHAOS, PUTSOLNTCA and ATONISMEN.
MASTER‘s latest effort “An Epiphany Of Hate” was released on January 29th 2016 via the German cult label FDA Rekotz / Soulfood Music, as CD/Digi/Digital and February 26th as LP version.

February 08 - Cluj Napoca at Hard Club
February 09 - Craiova at CCS
February 10 - Sofia at Live&Loud Club
February 11 - Bucuresti at Fabbrica

MERCYLESS and PUTRID OFFAL have just announced a new European tour titled "Suffering Divinity". The nine days trek is set to start on November 8th and will see both bands crushing cities across France and Spain.
Old-school unholy Death Metal legends MERCYLESS will present the already highly-acclaimed new album "Pathetic Divinity", while cult seminal gory Death / Grind providers PUTRID OFFAL will tour in support of their brutal comeback album "Mature Necropsy".

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of AVULSED, the band decided to commit a very ambitious project which is no other than recording a double album including 18 of their best songs from all their albums, EP’s and demos.

Instead of just doing a dull compilation with original songs, the band wants to do a “no fillers, just killers” release showing the evolution that the songs have suffered during all these years where the band’s sound has been getting heavier and songs have got slight mutations through the times.

​AVULSED is going to do three special 25th anniversary shows in Madrid (19.11), Barcelona (26.11) & Sevilla (03.12) where they'll record both sound & video for an upcoming 2-CD+DVD live album to be released in spring 2017 as part of the commemoration of their 25th anniversary.

Tracklist

01. Amidst the Macabre (instr.)
02. Stabwound Orgasm
03. Breaking Hymens
          guest: Per Boder (God Macabre/Mordbrand)
04. Sweet Lobotomy
          guest: Chris Reifert (Autopsy)
05. Burnt But Not Carbonized
          guest: Antti Boman (Demilich)
06. Daddy Stew
          guest: Snencho (Aborted)
07. Addicted to Carrion
          guest: Will Rahmer (Mortician)
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08. Dead Flesh Awakened
          guest: Rogga Johansson (Paganizer)
09. Powdered Flesh
          guest: Ludo Loez (Supuration/S.U.P)
10. Gorespattered Suicide
          guest: Mike Van Mastrigt (ex-Sinister/Neocaesar)
11. Nullo (The Pleasure of Self-mutilation)
          guest: Johan Jansson (Interment/Moondark)
12. Exorcismo Vaginal
          guest: Paul Zavaleta (Deteriorot)
13. Carnivoracity
          guest: Anton Reisenegger (Pentagram Chile/Criminal)
14. Sick Sick Sex
          guest: Ville Koskela (Purtenance)
15. Devourer of the Dead
          guest: Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates)
16. Horrified by Repulsion
          guest: Kam Lee (ex-Massacre)
17. Blessed by Gore
          guest: Bongo (Necrophiliac)
18. Red Viscera Serology
          guest: John McEntee (Incantation)

Veteran Danish Power Metallers IRON FIRE have released a new single "Iron Eagle", a track taken from new album "Among the Dead". The album was released on September 16 through Crime Records. The album is available on CD, cassette, and vinyl LP formats. Order here

French death metal hordeERADIKAL INSANE are set to kick off their "Contagion Europa" tour on November 5th! See the tour dates and details on the poster. Today the band announces their session bassist for the tour:
"Here we go ! We're really happy to welcome Charles (ex-The Walking Dead Orchestra, session bassist for Benighted) to our team for the 'Contagion Europa' tour.
It starts soon, we're coming to destroy!"

German deathcore horde SCIENCE OF SLEEP are proud to announce the release of the official lyric video for "Fed to Pigs," a track from forthcoming album Hellmouth.

​"Fed to Pigs" takes the listener on a dark journey. The lyrics are sinister and discuss the mind of a mentally ill person who is only able to escape his misery by committing suicide.
The song also features guest vocals by Nico Webers (WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH). The music moves between modern, crushing Death Metal and hard-hitting Deathcore. Blastbeats and breakdowns are a big part of the track. 

Blackened doom metal band JAGGED MOUTH will release their debut album Louring on limited edition cassette on October 28th 2016. The band will also embark on a short tour of the Western United States next month.
​The band is a project that was formed by Bon Fry (Lamentations of the Ashen) and Roman Barham (Black Maria, Torture Victim, Impaled Offering) to create slow and heavy music.

Tourdates

​October 27th-  Launchpad - Albuquerque
October 28th-  The Flux - Colorado Spr
October 29th-  3 Kings Tavern-  Denver 
October 30th-  TBA
October 31st-  TBA
November 1st-  The Kraken-  Seattle
November 2nd-  BloodShed- Portland 
November 3rd-  TBA
November 4th-  TBA
November 5th- Golden Bull-  Oakland
November 6th-  The Blvd- LA
November 7th- The Complex- LA
November 8th-Sweet Springs Saloon CA
November 9th-Amigos Cantina-Ventura
November 10th-Timeout Lounge-Phoenix
November 11th-Sandbox-EL Paso
November 12th-The Underground- Santa Fe

Theocracy just released a music video for the title track from their highly anticipated new album "Ghost Ship". The album will be released on October 28th in Europe and North America through Ulterium Records. ​"Ghost Ship" will be available on CD, 2LP and digital. The 2LP edition is strictly limited to 1001 copies worldwide. 750 copies comes with black vinyl discs and 251 copies comes with white vinyl discs.

When you think of India, you think colours. Not only has special care been taken to ensure that the same sentiment is reflected with regards to the band's two album artworks, but it's only fitting for Grossty's music which is an unpredictable maelstrom of grind, punk, crust and death. It's one of a kind and it's insane. 

Heavy metal monsters Helstar have announced the US tour with Flotsam & Jetsam  and Hatchet, kicking off November 4th in Tucson, AZ and running until December 9th. The tour is presented by Bravewords.com.

James Rivera of Helstar comments: "So as the world turns. Here you go my friends. The kind of tour I have been waiting for a life time for! Funny thing is it couldn't get any closer to home since I once filled in and sang with Flotsam myself. Wow! This is going to be one hell of a full on metal show. So for all of you who are into the real shit! This is the tour you do not want to miss! Vampiro is very happy and looking forward to transforming as many souls possible!!!"

November
4 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Expo Center
5 – Hollywood, CA – The Whisky (Hatchet joins the tour)
6 – Las Vegas, NV – LVCS (Helstar joins the tour)
7 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theatre
9 – Omaha, NE – Lookout Lounge
10 – Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
12 – Cudahy, WI – The Metal Grill
13 – Indianapolis, IN – The Headquarters
15 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s Rock Club
16 – Chesterfield, MI – Club Diesel
17 – Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel
18 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
19 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Club
20 – Baltimore, MD – Holiday House
22 – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus

December
2 – Ft Worth, TX – Tomcats West
3 – San Leon, TX – 18th St. Pier
4 – Austin, TX – Dirty Dog
9 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red

From the label that gave you Hordak, comes Crystalmoors, the latest folk/black metal revelation. This is the Spanish band's most ambitious effort, a double CD affair where the first part is rooted in celtic/pagan black metal whereas the second part is a folkish interpretation given to the band's old and new exclusive material. The band recently released a video for the song 'Over The Same Land'

International project VIOLENT MAGIC ORCHESTRA - comprised of dark techno producer Paul Régimbeau (Mondkopf, Extreme Precautions, Autrenoir), Japanese experimental black metal collective Vampillia and Pete Swanson (ex-Yellow Swans) will release their debut album "Catastrophic Anonymous" on December 2nd via Throatruiner Records. Featuring vocal contributions from Attila Csihar (Sunn o))), Mayhem) and Chip King (The Body), the record was mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate, Atomsmasher) and illustrated by french artist Metastazis. Pre-orders are up now via the Throatruiner Records webstore.

Tracklist

01. The Beginning Of Fortune 
02. Acts Of Charity 
03. In Favor Of Cruelty 
04. Divorcer 
05. Halved 
06. One Day Less 
07. At The Bank 
08. Brick Wall 
09. Pursuit Of Dignity 
10. Out Of Orbit

LA Thrashers CHEMICAL BURN are joining the "Hit The Pavement West Coast" tour, alongside PERPETUAL DEMENTIA and KIRRA. Check out the tour dates below.

CHEMICAL BURN commented:
"Metal Heads Unite! Our Excitement and Fire have reached Nuclear Bomb Levels as we prepare to hit the Road on our maiden voyage breaking into new Live territory! It's been long time coming, and with the help from our Alpha Omega team, we are ready to Crush the West Coast and Slice through the Rockies with some searing Metal!! And what better time to Pound the Pavement than Halloween season! Grab your Costume and See you in the Pit"

​October 20 - North Hollywood, CA - The Federal Bar (*only KIRRA)
October 21 - Long Beach, CA - Blacklight District
October 22 - Reno, NV - Rhe Rock Bar
October 23 - Grants Pass, OR - The Sound Lounge
October 25 - Everett, WA - Tony V's Garage
October 26 - Spokane, WA - The Big Dipper
October 27 - Garden City, ID - The Eclypse Bar
October 28 - Oakland, CA - MC Studios
October 29 - Las Vegas, NV - OMD Theater
October 30 - Scottsdale, AZ - The Rogue Bar

Swiss Dark Metal band XAON have released the official music video for "When the Everlasting Gardens Die Away," a song from EP 'Face of Balaam' (read our review). 

​In other news, XAON be touring Europe with SIRENIA, TYR, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, and RELICSEED in November. Tour dates below:

Tomorrow the third edition of Desertfest Belgium kicks off, but today, the people from the travelling stoner circus have announced a first batch of names for their upcoming London edition. 
From the facebook-page:

Here it is, the first of a batch of bands and first headliner is announced, the mighty Turbonegro will headline 2017s Desertfest London. Joining them in Camden in 2017 are Samsara Blues Experiment, The Picturebooks, Satan's Satyrs, Yuri Gagarin, Vodun, Mammoth Storm and Elephant Tree.
For the extensive write ups on all the acts we've just announced please head over to our new, very snazzy website.
http://www.desertfest.co.uk/
Weekend tickets are now on sale at £100 for the 3 day pass so don't delay friends..Plenty more exciting bands to be announced in the coming months! Go here for tickets and here for all the info you need