THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have revealed their new video for “Gold Teeth on a Bum”, a track that originally featured on last year’s “Option Paralysis”. Recorded live in Italy in autumn 2010, the video was directed by Salvatore Perrone and perfectly captures the band’s intense, wild and visceral skills as well as their musical diversity and Puciato’s near legendary vocals.
Season of Mist just inked a European deal with Texan lunatics FAIR TO MIDLAND! The whole label staff is thrilled to welcome one of the most daring and original bands of the 21st century to the roster.
Finland’s new heroes GHOST BRIGADE are hard at work on their upcoming third album, which is nearly completed! The band issued the following statement:
Finally, as we have reached the month of the release of SEPTICFLESH’s new masterpiece “The Great Mass”, it is time for revelation. You can now witness the Suicidal God statue in all its gruesome glory, the final part that completes the cover artwork of the CD+DVD digipak, the gatefold LP and the dust jacket of the artbook edition.
DOCTOR MIDNIGHT & THE MERCY CULT, the super group born from the union of Hank von Helvete (ex TURBONEGRO), Tim Skold (ex MARILYN MANSON, KMFDM, SHOTGUN MESSIAH), Anders Odden (ex CELTIC FROST, SATYRICON, APOPTYGMA BERZERK), Audun Stengel (ex APOPTYGMA BERZERK) and David Husvik (ex EXTOL), has set June 6th as the release date of their debut album. The North American release will follow one day later.
MORBID ANGEL have set “Illud Divinum Insanus” as the title of their eagerly awaited forthcoming album, which has been scheduled for a June 6th release (one day later in North America). Here is the complete tracklisting of “Illud Divinum Insanus”:
ELITIST, the latest addition to Season of Mist’s Underground Activist roster, will see the release of their debut album on June 20th (one day later in North America). This wild piece of old school Death Metal mixed with sludgecore influences is entitled “Fear in a Handful of Dust”. More news soon!
Swiss dark metallers S A M A E L posted a brand new song online. “In the Deep” is taken from upcoming album “Lux Mundi”, to be released in North America on May 3rd. Download the song for free here!
Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of OLD SILVER KEY, a brand new band born from the hyperactive mind of DRUDKH mainman Roman Saenko and consisting of four DRUDKH members plus French artist Neige (ALCEST, AMESOEURS) on vocals. The aim of this new project is to create nostalgic, romantic and light atmosphere of solitude, beholding, childhood and warmth. The first album is already in recording process.
As previously announced, the main artwork of SEPTICFLESH’s forthcoming album “The Great Mass” will appear on the CD + DVD Digipak edition, the gatefold LP and the dust jacket of the collector’s artbook. A hidden part is unveiled every week, gradually forming the nightmarish full scale artwork of Seth Siro Anton. The transformation will be completed on April 18th, the day on which the Mass will be unleashed upon mankind… Check out www.septicflesh.com to see the fifth step of the unveiling!
Seminally influential Extreme Metal act MORBID ANGEL have set “Illud Divinum Insanus” as the title of their eagerly awaited forthcoming album, which has been scheduled for a June 6th release (one day later in North America). “Illud Divinum Insanus” will be MORBID ANGEL’s eighth studio album, and the first since legendary frontman David Vincent rejoined the fold. Here is the cover artwork of this new opus, designed by Gustavo Sazes:
As previously announced, the main artwork of SEPTICFLESH’s forthcoming album “The Great Mass” will appear on the CD + DVD Digipak edition, the gatefold LP and the dust jacket of the collector’s artbook. Every week, a hidden part will be unveiled, gradually forming the nightmarish full scale artwork of Seth Siro Anton. The transformation will be completed on April 18th, the day on which the Mass will be unleashed upon mankind? Check out www.septicflesh.com to see the latest step of the unveiling!
DOCTOR MIDNIGHT & THE MERCY CULT, the super group born from the union of Hank von Helvete (ex TURBONEGRO), Tim Skold (ex MARILYN MANSON, KMFDM, SHOTGUN MESSIAH), Anders Odden (ex CELTIC FROST, SATYRICON, APOPTYGMA BERZERK), Audun Stengel (ex APOPTYGMA BERZERK) and David Husvik (ex EXTOL), has set June 6th as the release date of their debut album. The North American release will follow one day later.
Slight change of plans for French metallers MINUSHUMAN: contrary to what was previously announced, their sophomore album, initially scheduled for a June 20th release in Europe, will actually hit European stores on August 19th …and American stores on August 23rd! The delay is due to the album turning out to be so good that it had to be released internationally. You will understand it’s worth the wait when you hear it!
As previously announced, stormtroopers of German Black Metal ENDSTILLE will invade your local CD shop on May 16th (one day later in North America) with their seventh massive assault. Here are the cover artwork and tracklisting of “Infektion 1813”:
ARKAN’s sophomore album “Salam” will hit the stores on April 18th. You can now download “Origins”, the opening track of this genuine gem of Oriental Death Metal.
Legendary Gore Metal pioneers NECROPHAGIA will be back with a new album on May 16th (one day later in North America). The band’s fifth official full-length was recorded at Last House On The Left Studios in Ohio, USA. The recording was produced by Killjoy and guitarist Boris Randall. The cover concept and title track are based on the “Manson Family” ordeal of the late 1960’s. The painting for the cover artwork was done by renowned tattoo artist “Jake Arnette” and the album features guest appearances by Maniac (SKITLIV, ex MAYHEM) and Casey Chaos (AMEN). Here are the cover artwork and tracklisting of “Deathtrip 69”:
On next May 16th (one day later in North America), Season of Mist will release the debut album of NADER SADEK in collaboration with Greyhaze Records. So far Egyptian-born artist Nader Sadek was mostly known as the designer responsible for the stage imagery on MAYHEM’s 2009 US tour, but he decided to delve deeper into the Metal world by forming his own project. He thus teamed up with Rune Eriksen (AVA INFERI, AURA NOIR, ex MAYHEM), Steve Tucker (ex MORBID ANGEL) and Flo Mounier (CRYPTOPSY) to create a Death Metal project under his own name.
As previously announced, the main artwork of SEPTICFLESH’s forthcoming album “The Great Mass” will appear on the CD + DVD Digipak edition, the gatefold LP and the dust jacket of the collector’s artbook. Every week, a hidden part will be unveiled, gradually forming the nightmarish full scale artwork of Seth Siro Anton. The transformation will be completed on April 18th, the day on which the Mass will be unleashed upon mankind? Check out www.septicflesh.com to see the latest step of the unveiling, and go watch a video trailer on YouTube!
KLONE’s tour in support of last year’s “Black Days” album continues. The next leg will take the band across Europe during three weeks in April, as opening act for US veterans KING’S X! The tour schedule is as follows: