Portuguese doomsters AVA INFERI’s new album “Onyx” is now available worldwide! Also released this week is the official video clip for new song “Majesty”, directed by Costin Chioreanu, who already did the video for “Last Sign of Summer” (off 2009’s “Blood of Bacchus” album). You can watch the “Majesty” video on YouTube.
ARKAN’s sophomore album will be out on April 18th. Here is the cover artwork and tracklisting of this genuine Oriental Death Metal gem:
The release of SEPTICFLESH’s new opus “The Great Mass” is now two months ahead! After the cover artwork of the jewel case edition last week, it is time to unveil the tracklisting of the Greek demons’ new masterpiece:
Six years after 2005’s “Harvest Ritual Volume I”, legendary Death Metal pioneer NECROPHAGIA is back with a new album! The band’s fifth official full-length is entitled “Deathtrip 69″and will hit the stores on next May 16th (one day later in North America).
Death metallers BENIGHTED’s new album is entitled “Asylum Cave” and will be released on March 21st (March 29th in North America). French fans will enjoy a special Digipak edition with exclusive artwork and a cover of NASUM’s “Wrath” as bonus track! Here is the cover artwork of this special French edition:
April 18th will see the release of ARKAN’s sophomore album “Salam”. This new gem of oriental metal will feature the vocal contribution of ORPHANED LAND’s mainman Kobi Farhi. Here is an exclusive interview with the Israeli musician:
As previously announced, SEPTICFLESH’s forthcoming album “The Great Mass” will hit the stores on April 18th (one day later in North America). It is time to unveil the cover artwork of the album’s jewel case edition, designed by Seth Siro Anton himself:
Season of Mist is proud to welcome GENERATION KILL, the new crossover metal outfit featuring EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes and Rob Moschetti (ex-PRO-PAIN/ ex-MOD)!
Southern metal act THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS are currently hard at work on the follow-up to 2009’s “Of Mountains & Moonshine”. To help you wait until the release of their sophomore album, the band decided to offer three songs recorded late 2010!
As previously announced, Swiss Dark metallers S A M A E L have chosen “Lux Mundi” (which translates in English as “Light of the World”) as the title for their upcoming album.
The time has come to let you get a grasp at the full writing and recording process of the upcoming SEPTICFLESH masterpiece, “The Great Mass”, scheduled for an April 18th (one day later in the US) release. This six-part studio story will be spread over the next weeks. All aspects of the new album will be detailed, from the first ideas back in 2009 to the final mastering stage. Thanks to Hard Rock Mag editor Sven Letourneur, who conducted this interview on last November 15th.
Season of Mist just inked a deal with US Grind / Death Metal act ELITIST from Portland, OR. The band’s debut album should hit the stores in June 2011, on Season of Mist’s Underground Activists division.
Season of Mist is proud to welcome innovative Egyptian-born artist Nader Sadek to the roster! Known as the designer responsible for the stage imagery on MAYHEM’s 2009 US tour, Nader decided to delve deeper into the Metal world by forming his own project in collaboration with Greyhaze Records. 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.
After 17 long years, the progressive metal forefathers return to the North American tour trail! ATHEIST are personally delivering the monumental sounds of the critically acclaimed new album “Jupiter” to seven lucky cities. Main support will come from Philadelphia’s metalcore champs and new fellow label mates A LIFE ONCE LOST, Relapse Records recording artists REVOCATION and Prosthetic recording artists LAST CHANCE TO REASON.
Razorgrind metallers LENG TCH’E will take their latest album “Hypomanic” to the road, touring Europe with KILLCHAIN.
Trivia: What do Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby [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] have in common? They recently teamed up to form DOCTOR MIDNIGHT & THE MERCY CULT, a band which Season of Mist just had the pleasure to ink a deal with!
Season of Mist is proud to welcome US groove metal prodigies A LIFE ONCE LOST to the roster!
Shouting stars WATAIN just won the national Grammy Award in the Hard Rock category! The ceremony was held at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, Sweden, last Monday. Congratulations, guys!
As previously announced, melodic dark metallers OMMATIDIA’s debut album has been scheduled for a March 21st release in France, Benelux and Switzerland. Here are the tracklisting and artwork of “In this Life, or the Next”:
To coincide with OF LEGENDS’ forthcoming US tour sharing stages with NORMA JEAN, the band’s debut “Stranded” will be available digitally one month prior to the physical release. Check out iTunes, Amazon MP3 or your usual legal download platform on February 21st!