Tag: Dark Descent Records

NEWS: Vanhelgd await the angel of death…

While pre-orders may not quite yet be available, the six year wait for new material from Swedish masters of darkness Vanhelgd is finally over. Dark Descent Records are streaming “Kom dödens tysta ängel” or “Come silent angel of death” from a new album titled “Atropos Doctrina” which they are set to distribute on 12th July.

NEWS: Hyperdontia embrace death…

Dark Descent Records have announced they will be joining Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Desiccated Records in offering alternative versions of “Harvest of Malevolence“, the upcoming third album from Danish / Turkish Death Metal savages Hyperdontia. That means the record will be available on vinyl, compact disc and cassette tape as well as the

Review: “Armageddon Patronage” by Strychnos

“This release will showcase a natural continuation of what A Mother’s Curse began. The band seeks to refine and push further key elements from the debut – in ways of both aggressiveness and the more atmospheric parts. This follow-up also showcases an array of new details like alternative instrumentation, vocal variations, intros, outros, and a

NEWS: Strychnos declare war!

A second assault on the senses from “Armageddon Patronage” by Copenhagen purveyors of ‘accursed death’ Strychnos has surfaced in the title track as the band look to follow up 2022’s critically acclaimed debut “A Mother’s Curse” in uncompromising fashion. Featuring a guest appearance by Michael Poulsen (Volbeat, Dominus) on “Endless Void Dimension” the album was recorded and

NEWS: Adversarial fight the destroyer!

Dark Descent Records have chosen “Merging Within the Destroyer” as a single to accompany the announcement that on 31st May they will be distributing a third album from Canadian blistering, serpentine three-piece Adversarial. Almost a decade since the bands last commitment to tape the record is titled “Solitude with the Eternal…” and was recorded and

NEWS: Strychnos warn of a plague on the horizon…

Dark Descent Records have announced their secret society will be distributing a second album from Copenhagen’s purveyors of ‘accursed death’ Strychnos on 17th May. The follow-up to 2022’s critically acclaimed debut “A Mother’s Curse” promises a second wave of uncompromising Blackened Death Metal and is as such, fittingly titled “Armageddon Patronage“. Fans will note that the

Review: “Altered Realities” by Sovereign

“Altered Realities is a product of an ever-evolving journey we have taken as a band, from our start in 2018 and culminating in the album’s recording in early 2022. We strive to push ourselves, both in terms of speed and technicality, whilst still keeping a groove and dynamic. Our approach to death/thrash is an interplay

Review: “Diabolica Blasphemiae” by Demoncy

One of the oldest Black Metal outfits in the history of the genre in the US, the thirty four long year reign of terror that Demoncy began in 1989 has continued in eerie silence over the eleven years since their last confession in 2012’s “Enthroned Is the Night”. How long they have been working in

Review: “Foreordained” by Phobocosm

“When we wrote Deprived, we decided that our first three albums would be a trilogy, so Foreordained is the last chapter of that trilogy. We made a conscious effort to pace all three albums in a similar manner since we wanted them to be linked – starting with a slow, crushing doom song and concluding

Review: “Black Star Gnosis” by Demoncy

It has been eleven years since “Enthroned Is the Night” the last confession of Demoncy but one should never mistake silence for weakness as multi instrumentalist, founder and mastermind Ixithra has been plotting their return to the throne ever since. He is joined by guitarist and drummer VJS (Adaestuo, Nightbringer, Sargeist) who recorded and mixed