Inspired by Germanic, Norse and Slavic mythology from pre-Christian times, Polish Death Metal act Shine have written a debut album in “Wrathcult” for our listening pleasure. The project is the brainchild of Hazael guitarist Tomasz Dobrzeniecki who also created the cover artwork. A third advanced listen in “Kneel Before the Serpent” is now streaming with
Born from the grips of the pandemic, Shine are the latest brainchild of former Hazael, Empheris and Blind Beyond guitarist Tomasz Dobrzeniecki, a new force in Polish Extreme Metal. They have inked a deal in blood with Dark Descent Records to release their debut album “Wrathcult” on 30th January having recorded it at Heinrich House
“Gateway stands as an unrelenting and eldritch death metal opus that seals one chapter while unveiling the next. The album includes material from every songwriting period of the band, some of it dating back to the Deprived and Bringer of Drought eras, as well as Foreordained, of course. We view it as the closing of
Continuing their collaboration with artist Lauri Laaksonen (Desolate Shrine, Convocation, Pestilent Hex) and producer Xavier Berthiaume (Gevurah, Sanctvs) who recorded, mixed and mastered, “Gateway” from Montréal Death Metal force Phobocosm will land on 28th November via Dark Descent Records. Following first single “Sempiternal Penance“, “Unbound” has been unveiled to reinforce the promise of the record.
Set to headline the Metal and Beer Pre-Fest event in Denver, Colorado on 4th December are Terror Corpse, a band who describe their sound simply and perhaps ominously as “Low tuned, dark and violent Texas death metal“. They’re preparing for the imminent arrival of their debut album “Ash Eclipses Flesh” via Dark Descent Records on
Three years after their crushing debut “Defiled in Oblivion” a sophomore album in “Coronation of the Grotesque” from Castrator explores a range of historical and societal themes that reflect on injustice, victimization and human suffering. Confronting topics like the tragic killing of Mahsa Amini, the ancient Sumerian practice of eunuchization and seething condemnation of predator
Cementing their reputation as a commanding live force by opening for the likes of Immolation, Exhumed and Cattle Decapitation, Death Metal quartet Castrator now have a sophomore album waiting in the wings. “Coronation of the Grotesque” will see the cold light of day on 15th August via Dark Descent Records, marking the recording debut of
“Writing music for the sake of music is not enough. It is the expression of what lies hidden beyond the frames of what we call reality. The great Unknown emanated from the foremost symbol of power, the Red Dragon. What we were aiming to achieve was the creation of a purely black Magical death/thrash/black metal
From the Greek Black Metal bastion of Athens emerges Eleventh Ray with lamentations that have lain dormant for the best part of a decade. A project brought to prominence by Serpent Noir guitarist Y.K. in whose personal archives the riffs were left to rot, a 2022 demo from a full line up catching the attention
“It’s a frantic death metal assault! Violent, and unrelenting. The fast parts are faster, the slow parts are slower, and everything is just plain nastier. It’s like we made an album that sounds like it came out even before our first album! The album was recorded and mixed with engineer Greg Wilkinson at the infamous
