A short snippet of "Phantom Antichrist", the title track of the new album from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track will be released April 20 on seven-inch colored vinyl (already sold out) and as a digital download via iTunes, Amazon and various other digital music providers. ...
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German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will release their new album, "Phantom Antichrist", on June 1 in Europe and June 5 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with renowned producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, SOILWORK, DEVIN TOWNSEND, AMON AMARTH). The cover artwork for the ...
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German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will release their new album, "Phantom Antichrist", on June 1 in Europe and June 5 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with renowned producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, SOILWORK, DEVIN TOWNSEND, AMON AMARTH). The cover artwork for the ...
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U.K. death/extreme metallers DEAD BEYOND BURIED have have completed work on their third album entitled, "The Dark Era", to be released later in the year. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland with the Weislawscy Brothers (VADER, BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, HATE). DEAD BEYOND BURIED's previous two efforts — 2010's "Inheritors ...
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German thrash metal veterans KREATOR revealed the cover artwork of the limited edition of the band's upcoming album, "Phantom Antichrist". The limited edition will be made available as two-disc digipack, including a bonus DVD. Commented KREATOR guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza: "Jan Meininghaus, who did this one, is a cover artist from my hometown, Essen, Germany. I ...
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Veteran female-fronted German thrashers HOLY MOSES will release the "30th Anniversary - In The Power Of Now" double album on April 30 in Germany, April 23 in the rest of Europe and early May in North America via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD contains re-recorded versions of 20 of the most important songs in HOLY MOSES' 30-year ...
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"Pest", the new video from Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED, can be seen below. The clip was filmed on February 10 with Grupa 13 (BEHEMOTH, ELUVEITIE, SONATA ARCTICA) in charge of production; Dariusz Szermanowicz is the director. Behind-the-scenes photos from the video shoot can be viewed at this location. "Pest" is the seventh ...
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A teaser clip for "Pest", the new video from Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED, can be seen below. The clip, which will make its online debut on March 20, was filmed on February 10 with Grupa 13 (BEHEMOTH, ELUVEITIE, SONATA ARCTICA) in charge of production; Dariusz Szermanowicz is the director. Behind-the-scenes photos from the video ...
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Veteran female-fronted German thrashers HOLY MOSES have parted ways with longtime guitarist Michael Hankel and have replaced him with Peter "Pete" Geltat (ex-DESILENCE). The band states, "This difficult decision is based on personal reasons and we please you to respect that this is a matter between the band and Michael, so we won't explain this ...
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On February 26, Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED prior to the band's performance in London as part of their U.K. tour. You can now watch the chat below. DECAPITATED filmed a video for the song "Pest" on February 10 with Grupa 13 (BEHEMOTH, ELUVEITIE, SONATA ARCTICA) in charge ...
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Long-running, female-fronted German thrashers HOLY MOSES will release the "30th Anniversary - In The Power Of Now" double album on April 30 in Germany, April 23 in the rest of Europe and early May in North America via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD contains re-recorded versions of 20 of the most important songs in HOLY MOSES' 30-year ...
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Swedish death metallers SYN:DROM will enter Nevo studios in Sundsvall, Sweden on March 26 to begin recording their sophomore album for a late 2012 release via ViciSolum Productions. The new CD will be recorded, mixed and mastered by SYN:DROM members Roger Bergsten (guitar) and Daniel Mikaelsson (drums). A new three-and-half-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage ...
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Swedish death metallers SYN:DROM will enter Nevo studios in Sundsvall, Sweden on March 26 to begin recording their sophomore album for a late 2012 release via ViciSolum Productions. The new CD will be recorded, mixed and mastered by SYN:DROM members Roger Bergsten (guitar) and Daniel Mikaelsson (drums). SYN:DROM previously stated that their forthcoming album would ...
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Long-running, female-fronted German thrashers HOLY MOSES will release the "30th Anniversary - In The Power Of Now" double album on April 30 in Germany, April 23 in the rest of Europe and early May in North America via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD contains re-recorded versions of 20 of the most important songs in HOLY MOSES' 30-year ...
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Acordes de Quinta Blog conducted an interview with Portuguese masters of gore HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL in December 2011 about their forthcoming third full-length album, "Gorefilia". You can now watch the chat below (in Portuguese, with English subtitles). HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL recently inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the worldwide release of "Gorefilia" (in Portugal, the CD ...
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German thrash metal veterans KREATOR have selected Poland's Grupa 13 (BEHEMOTH, ELUVEITIE, SONATA ARCTICA, DECAPITATED) to helm the video for the title track of their forthcoming album, "Phantom Antichrist". Commented KREATOR guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza: "The clips produced by Grupa 13 are groundbreaking visual trips that justify the existence of music videos in this day and ...
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On October 29, 2007, a tour bus accident claimed the life of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, and gravely injured the band's lead singer, Adrian "Covan" Kowanek, who has yet to make a full recovery. After he underwent what was deemed to be "successful" neurosurgery, a 36-hour pharmacological coma ended with Covan suffering a cardiac ...
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Behind-the-scenes photos from DECAPITATED's video shoot for the song "Pest" can be viewed at this location. The shoot took place on Friday, February 10 with Grupa 13 (BEHEMOTH, ELUVEITIE, SONATA ARCTICA) in charge of production; Dariusz Szermanowicz is the director. "Pest" is the seventh track on DECAPITATED's 2011 album, "Carnival Is Forever", which ...
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Portugal's most brutal, depraved and infamous band known as HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL has inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the worldwide release of its third full-length album, "Gorefilia" (in Portugal, the CD will be made available through Raging Planet Records and Raising Legends Productions). Due in April, the 18-song effort was recorded at 213 Studios ...
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Portugal's most brutal, depraved and infamous band known as HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL has inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the worldwide release of its third full-length album, "Gorefilia". Due in April, the 18-song CD was recorded at 213 Studios in Portugal and was mixed and mastered at Hertz Studio (BEHEMOTH, VADER, KRONOS, DECAPITATED, ABORTED) in ...
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South Florida-based female-fronted extreme metallers WYKKED WYTCH have released their cover version of the METALLICA classic "Fade To Black". You can listen to it using the SoundCloud player below. WYKKED WYTCH's version of "Fade To Black" comes off the band's fifth full-length album, "The Ultimate Deception", which will be released on February 14 via Goomba ...
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Swedish masters of the extreme MESHUGGAH will be taking their sonic arsenal on the road and detonating sound systems in cities across the U.S. and Canada on "The Ophidian Trek", which launches on April 29 in Houston. Direct support for all 19 shows will come from BARONESS; opening each night will be special guests and ...
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Drummer Tomas Haake and vocalist Jens Kidman of Swedish Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH took part in a video online chat via Ustream.tv earlier today (Tuesday, January 24). They answered fan-submitted questions about their new album, "Koloss", which will be released in Germany on March 23 and the rest of Europe on March 26 (March ...
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"Dark Domains", a collection of tracks recorded by long-defunct Swedish death metallers ALTAR during their six-year existence from 1989 to 1995, has been made available through Konqueror Records. The 17-track compilation was remastered by Swedish multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire Dan Swanö at Unisound Studio in Sweden and features a brand new exclusive album cover artwork ...
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"Despised Existence", a brand new song from South Florida-based female-fronted extreme metallers WYKKED WYTCH, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track comes off the band's fifth full-length album, "The Ultimate Deception", which will be released on February 14 via Goomba Music. The follow-up to 2008's "Memories Of A Dying Whore" "continues where ...
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33 bands from the Polish rock and metal scenes will take part in a charity tour, "Covan Wake The Fuck Up Tour 2012", to help former DECAPITATED singer Adrian "Covan" Kowanek. On October 29, 2007, a tour bus accident claimed the life of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, and gravely injured Covan, who has yet ...
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Polish tech-death masters DECAPITATED have canceled their performance at the U.K.'s Damnation Festival this weekend after surviving a crash landing (see video below). The musicians were flying back to their native country from the United States when the plane they were on landed on its belly at Warsaw airport after trouble opening its ...
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Char Tupper of MetalTitans.com conducted an interview with guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka of Polish technical death metallers DECAPITATED on October 15, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. DECAPITATED is currently taking part in a North American headlining tour with support from ...
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Drum-cam footage of DECAPITATED's Kerim "Krihm" Lechner performing the song "Pest" with his bandmates on October 11, 2011 at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California can be viewed below (courtesy of SickDrummerMagazine.com). In the August 2011 issue of DRUM! magazine, Lechner was described as "a basher worthy DECAPITATED's complex aggression." DECAPITATED is ...
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Sacramento, California's modern death metal titans THE KENNEDY VEIL have inked a deal with Unique Leader Records. The band's independently released full-length "The Sentence Of Their Conqueror" gave you an idea of what THE KENNEDY VEIL is capable of, and the recently released single, "Disciples Of Dead Aeons", allows an even better glimpse into the ...
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