#9 Inside the Darkness

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HATE, VLTIMAS, SUFFOCATION IN MOSCOW DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT IN LONDON ASESINO IN BOGOTA MELECHESH IN MOSCOW BATUSHKA IN LONDON MGLA IN BOGOTA News•Reviews•Interviews•Exclusive

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CREW A special thanks to...

Mark Walsh for Batushka, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult in London reviews Diego Molina for Asesino and Mgla in Bogota reviews Alice Black and BLACK WINTER Production for Melechesh in Moscow photos Helmuth Lehner (Belphegor) for his TOTAL support Evgeny-Destroyer Editor-in-chief, design https://www.facebook.com/ evgeny.dubovskoy Mail: destroyerr78@mail.ru WhatsApp: +79180242178

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Editor’s brief

...and especially to these people for the interviews Tim Schmidt (Asenblut) Pavel Vakhlakov (Infiltration) Grinder Sick (Endeathed) Joakim Sterner (Necrophobic) Yathur-ea and Aghori (Fedra) Dessident (Aeternus Prophet)

Hails to everyone!

We’re going through dark times now, just let’s call things with their real names. Corona damaged world economics, and Metal music undustry in particular.

So this issue is kinda memory about better times. Nevertheless, we’re trying to stay positive and believe that this shit will go fukk itself soon.

Stay strong, dudes. Soon we’ll rise from this hell.

Always on fire, Olga Schneider, editor

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News from hell..........................................4

Asenblut Hate, Vltimas, Suffocation review........56 Interview with Melechesh in Moscow review..................60 Tim Schmidt..............10 Asesino in Bogota review..........................64 Mgla in Bogota review...............................67 Infiltration Batushka in London.................................72 Interview with Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult in London.....76 Pavel Vakhlakov ...........14 Endeathed Interview with Grinder Sick.....20 Necrophobic Interview with Joakim Sterner..........................24 Fedra Interview with Yathur-ea and Aghor.................28 Aeternus Prophet Interview with Dessident ....................................32

Best metal releases..............36

Metalheads are waiting for it............80

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World Metal News Nile and Ingested Australia & New Zealand tour!

There is death metal and then there is NILE.

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Devastatingly uncontestable, NILE’s technical ferocity shows utterly zero signs of diminishing with the new album Vile Nilotic Rites. Containing 11 songs that are as sharp as obsidian blades and as heavy as nine Nubian pyramids, the rulers have instilled a hammer blow of god-like heaviness. The time has surfaced to reacquaint diehard Australian fans with NILE’s saurian whirlwind and provocative funerary spells.

Emanating from the UK, selfproclaimed Kings of Slam INGESTED are forcing their way into Australia for the very first time. With raw & aggressive gutturals, grooveladen guitar work, blistering drums, and slamming hooks, INGESTED continues to push the boundaries of international dominance in every direction both on record and live.

April 22 – Perth, Badlands April 23 – Canberra, The Basement April 24 – Sydney, Crowbar April 25 – Brisbane, Woolly Mammoth April 26 – Melbourne, Max Watts April 28 – Wellington, San Fran April 29 – Auckland, Galatos

San Diego, CA based Cattle Decapitation have confirmed a headlining run over Europe, dubbed ‘The Europandemic Tour’.

Joining them on the road will be Disentomb, NYC’s Internal Bleeding and Washington, DC’s Gloom.

Cattle Decapitation will be touring in support of their latest album, Death Atlas.

Cattle Decapitation commented: «EUROPE! We will be infecting your lands once again and we’re bringing Australia’s Disentomb, NYC’s godfathers of slam Internal Bleeding and Washington DC’s Gloom with us for... THE EUROPANDEMIC TOUR! We will be kicking the tour off with our first ever show in Tel Aviv, Israel and closing the tour with our return to Reykjavik, Iceland as we continue the contamination of our species on our everdeveloping world-wide tour for our new album Death Atlas!»

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The Europandemic Tour: 25.03: Tel-Aviv, ISR / Bascula 27.03: Vienna, AUT / Escape Metalcorner 28.03: Annaberg-Buchholz, GER / Alte Brauerei 29.03: Warsaw, POL / Poglos 30.03: Gdansk, POL / B90 31.03: Kassel, GER / Goldgrube 01.04: Berlin, GER / Musik & Frieden 02.04: Hannover, GER / Chez Heinz 03.04: Hamburg, GER / Indra 04.04: Slagelse, DNK / Slagelse Musikhus 05.04: Rotterdam, NLD / Baroeg 06.04: Oberhausen, GER / Kulttempel 07.04: Mannheim, GER / MS Connexion 08.04: Nijmegen, NLD / Doornrossje

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Porto Alegre, Brazil based death metal veterans Krisiun are pleased to announce ‘Slaying Steel Over Europe Tour’, which will be executed in March & April, 2020. Joining them on their headlining run will be two American death metal groups Gruesome and Vitriol (USA).

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18.03.20 WROCLAW, PL - Pralnia 19.03.20 BERLIN, DE - Musik und Frieden 20.03.20 DRESDEN, DE - Loco 21.03.20 HEIDELBERG, DE Heidelberg Deathfest 22.03.20 SIEBEN, CH - District 28 23.03.20 SALZBURG, AT - Rockhouse 24.03.20 BUDAPEST, HU - Dürer 041 25.03.20 VIENA, AT - Viper Room 26.03.20 CHAM, DE - LA 27.03.20 JAROMER, CZ - Národní Dúm 28.03.20 HIRSCHAID, DE Braincrusher in Hell 29.03.20 NEUNKIRCHEN, CH Stummmsche Reithalle 30.03.20 REIMS, FR - Cartonnerie 31.03.20 MILANO, IT - Circolo Svolta 01.04.20 LJUBLJANA, SL - Orto Club 02.04.20 MÜNCHEN, DE - Backstage 03.04.20 BRNO, CZ - Melodka Club 04.04.20 MAGDEBURG, DE - Factory 05.04.20 HAMBURG, DE Kulturpalast 06.04.20 ERFURT, DE - From Hell 07.04.20 DORTMUND, DE - Junkyard 08.04.20 VOSSELAAR, BE Biebobclub 09.04.20 PARIS, FR - Backstage 10.04.20 TILBURG, NL - 013 11.04.20 HANNOVER, DE Musikzentrum 12.04.20 DRACHTEN, NL - Iduna 13.04.20 LONDON, UK - Boston Music Room 14.04.20 GLASGOW, UK - Audio 15.04.20 MANCHESTER, UK Rebellion 16.04.20 NEWCASTLE, UK - Cluny 2 17.04.20 LIMERICK, IE - Dolan’s Warehouse 18.04.20 DUBLIN, IE - Vodoo Lounge

14 years after their first European ‘Heathen Crusade’ and only 2 years after the second Crusade, PRIMORDIAL and MOONSORROW will invade Europe again, bringing their double coheadliner brand to another 6 European countries during 9 days.

As very special guest they will bring the neo-folk oneman act ROME to round up the tour package.

Metal Hammer, Deaf Forever, Guitar, Kulturnews, Metal.de, Tough Magazine, Firebird Industries & Dragon Productions present The Third Heathen Crusade PRIMORDIAL & MOONSORROW Double Headliner Tour Special guest: ROME Comments 18.04.2020 BE – Bomal, Durbuy Rock PRIMORDIAL singer A.A. Nemtheanga: Festival “With great pleasure we can announce 19.04.2020 FR – Paris, La Machine du a further chapter to the Heathen Moulin Rouge Crusade Legacy with our brothers from 20.04.2020 CH – Pratteln, Z7 Moonsorrow. Some different cities and 21.04.2020 DE – Mannheim, MS different countries we have never brought Connexion Complex the Crusaders to! We will be playing a set of 22.04.2020 DE – Berlin, Lido songs from the wilderness in our catalogue. 23.04.2020 DE – Bremen , Modernes Rarely heard and obscure songs that rarely 24.04.2020 DK – Copenhagen , get performed. We also add the neo-folk Pumpehuset musical cultural phenomenon of Rome to 25.04.2020 SE – Gothenburg, Valand SE – Stockholm, the bill as something unique and different. 26.04.2020 Slaktkyrkan See you all again soon“

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Helmuth states: «The whole EU tour was amazing with packed venues, but then the nightmare began after the excellent soldout ritual in Athens, Greece. Both Italy shows were canceled, April 3 – Kiev, UA \ Atlas followed by problems in Switzerland, Portugal, etc.

April 4 – Minsk, BY \ Re:Public At least we could shred 15 ceremoniesout of 29. Guess we April 5 – St. Petersburg, RU \ Opera were one of the last bands on the road that would have Club marched until the end, but we needed to stop in Switzerland April 7 – Moscow, RU \ 1930 Club and capitulate since all borders closed somehow. Anyways, hails to the horde and as always, BELPHEGOR will return stronger than ever before. See you all again on the road to hell.»

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2 giants of extreme metal have teamed up to lay waste to European shores in 2020.

Grammy nominated Richmond, VA metallers LAMB OF GOD and German thrash pioneers KREATOR will bring a «State of Unrest» across the continent in March and April. Support comes from the Dallas, TX wrecking crew POWER TRIP. Commented the bands: “It’s always a blast when you tour with someone for the first time, so we’re looking forward to hitting the road with KREATOR, as well as getting some more hang time with our maniac pals in POWER TRIP. See ya in March and April!”

- Randy Blythe, LAMB OF GOD. «Hordes of Europe! It is my pleasure to 2020-04-05 Wiesbaden (Schlachthof) DE introduce the ‘State of Unrest’ tour; for too 2020-04-07 Zurich (Samsung Hall) CH long European and American metal has been 2020-04-08 München (Zenith) DE divided and now it is time for unity! We are 2020-04-09 Ludwigsburg (MHP Arena) DE excited to be playing our only European shows 2020-04-11 Hamburg (Sporthalle) DE of 2020 with the mighty LAMB OF GOD and 2020-04-14 Barcelona (Razzmatazz) ES support from one of my favourite new thrash 2020-04-15 Madrid (La Riviera) ES bands, POWER TRIP. It’s going to be a wild 2020-04-17 Paris (L’Olympia) FR night of metal celebration – DO NOT MISS 2020-04-18 Saarbrücken (Saarlandhalle) DE OUT!» - Mille Petrozza, KREATOR. 2020-04-19 Brussels (Ancienne Belgique) BE 2020-04-21 Bristol (O2 Academy) GB 2020-03-27 Stockholm (Fryshuset Arenan) SE 2020-04-22 Manchester (Academy) GB 2020-03-28 Copenhagen (Forum Black Box) DK 2020-04-23 Glasgow (O2 Academy) GB 2020-03-30 Oulu (Teatria) FI 2020-04-24 Birmingham (O2 Academy) GB 2020-03-31 Helsinki (Ice Hall Black Box) FI 2020-04-25 London (O2 Academy Brixton) GB 2020-04-02 Krakow (Tauron Arena) PL 2020-04-03 Berlin (Columbiahalle) DE 2020-04-04 Oberhausen (Turbinenhalle) DE

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Asenblut • Viking\Black\Thrash\DeathMetal from Germany

Interview with Tim «Tetzel» Schmidt

Interview by Olga Schneider

- First of all, I must say thank you very much for the opportunity to

your new official video?

Hello!

It’s awesome for us, too.

The only sad thing is, that the Corona-Virus Crisis delays the release and

Have fun with the music during workouts, parties, sex or whatever you like do this interview! How is the band feeling now, considering the fact that you recently released 10

We are pretty happy about the reception of our new music videos. We even have one more coming up.

some shows are put on hold.

Aside from that we feel great about the new album since we know it is our strongest yet!

So your band was founded in 2007, and the first demo was released already in 2008. That’s incredible fast for a new

hearsals and write some songs and see where it goes... and here we are, almost 13 years later, still writing songs and playing music.

German as well. What is that connected to?

Honestly we try to keep things international but we know that so far our core

band! What inspired you most of all at that time and how did the history of Asenblut begin?

Actually I (Tetzel) just wanted to play some music.

I was a beginner guitarplayer and took some lessons with Claus Cleinkrieg... so we decided to do some re-

Inspiration always came from a lot of different styles of metal and lyricwise from very different topics like mythology, literature, video games, everyday life...

All your lyrics are made in German, and even posting some news on social media you mostly use

audience is from Germany or German speaking countries. The lyrics are in our native tongue because of the obvious strong connection to that and the aspiration to write good stories.

It kind of feels a little more disconnected in English and in that way almost easier.

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- You’re very often com- Your album named Berpared to Amon Amarth. How serker was released back do you take it? Cause, you in 2016. Last year, they reknow, sometimes it should leased their last album with be pleasant to be compared the same name, almost the to such a known band... At same cover etc. Do you see the very beginning proba- any connection here or you bly, but when you get known think it’s just an “accident”? yourself, it’s probably kinda pissing off, isn’t it?

W e l l , it’s kinda mixed. At first you are flattered, later a bit annoyed but we just said, fuck it!

Lets embrace the comparison.

It’s a similar style of music, it’s the music we make, we love I personally think the cover and want to share. I have nev- artist got a little inspiration but er heard anyone criticizing the band was not aware of that the thousands of powermetal and the title is not something bands that sound pretty much noone else could come up with. alike (and noone should!) be- So yes in my humble opinion cause every band has unique it was a bit of a coincidence aspects and ways of inter- ... and great promotion for us. preting the music. For any- - You’re currently workone reading this, if you like ing on the new album. Will Amon Amarth, give our mu- it bring anything new to sic a shot, you might like it ;). your creativity in general - In continuation about or you just wanna continAmon Amarth by the way... ue what you’ve been do12

ing all this time? I mean sound, atmosphere, any concept and stuff like that.

We talked about making it a concept album when we were very early in the process but in the end it did not become a coherent concept album. You just have some connecting elements for example in “Berserker” it was all about vindication/ self-assertion.

“Die wilde Jagd” (The wild Hunt) is more about sharing stories and looking at the world a r o u n d , so it’s less selfcontained.

The sound is a little different since we recorded with Jörg Uken (Suicidal Angels, God Dethroned...) this time instead of Seeb Levermann (Orden Ogan). We have heavy emphasize on the guitars and the vocals got stronger as well.

- As the genre, you chose Blackened Thrash Metal...

A wild and a little bit unusual mix. What bands inspired and still inspire you mostly?

We called our music blackened thrash in the very early days of the band but we feel we have evolved into Melodic Death Metal (with some thrash and black influences still). Even on the very first album we did not sound much like Destroyer666 or early Sodom... but certainly had more t h i n g s in common with modern Kreator and Iron Maiden and Annihilator.

Nowadays we just try to advance the style of music we have and make people feel our vision of the songs.

- Do you see any connection between Metal and sports? Can you assure that these two things give you some strengh for... Each other or something like that?

Music gives you strength.

It helps your through any emotional turmoil and especially if you want to lift heavy weights. Also sports

and lifting weights is good for you! Metalheads tend to let themselves go a lot... drink a lot of alcohol and don’t care much about their body. Partying of course is important and we don’t say noone should have a beer or seven

but there should be balance.

- What would you decide if you should choose between Metal and sports? Or you’re one of those people for which these two things are impossible without each other?

On a professional level I got to say I’d go for the music. For example, if I have a competition and a show to play I would usually go for the show ... but of course it’s not always that straight. I am

a professional athlete as well, so if the competition is very important (like a German or international championship) I would try to fit it in the schedule. In the end its just about planning ahead and really things don’t cancel each other out.

- Do you plan any tours already to promote the new album?

Yes! We will tour this autumn with Nachtblut in GER/AUT/Switzerland and have shows in Czech and Germany throughout the summer. (You can find the dates on our facebook.com/ asenblutband or www.asenblut.de) - Our last and traditional question. What would you like to say to those who’s reading this interview right now and to our edition crew?

First of all, thank you for the interview! Thank you for reading it! Let’s meet at a show and make sure to follow our band on Instagram and Facebook to stay updated. Have fun with the music during workouts, parties, sex or whatever you like ;)

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Infiltration• Death Metal from Saint-Petersburg•Russia

Interview with Pavel Vakhlakov

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Interview by Evgeny Destroyer

- Infiltration is quite a young band, but while listening to ya tracks, it seems like you’ve already got some experience in Extreme Metal before. Tell us a little about each of the members: who is who, in what projects did you okay before and how did you end up all together in one band?

Hey, bro! First of all, thanks for having me, it’s always an honor to be able to talk about what we do, to describe us basically, plus of course I’m very grateful to you for the given opportunity. So, here we go, yeah, like you’ve just said we are relatively new band, but everyone of us had been

playing in various bands prior the formation of Infiltration.

The band itself was started by these two, immensely talented dudes, Andrew and Eugene, formerly of local Groove metal band “Free at Last”, so it makes sense to start

smart, very funny too! But also – he is one hell of a guitar player, very well rounded! Not only is he technically prominent, but also he is a true composer, who absolutely knows what he does when he grabs his guitar, who can make his instrument really shine, when it comes to riffing or soloing, his phonation is a top notch. I can’t stress enough just how freaken talented he is!

Guys, just listen to this dude, really! And I always smile when I hear him playing! Prior to starting Infiltration, he was a guitarist for Free at Last.

r u o in s s u c is d e w s g The thin ality. e r in d e t o o r e r a s g n so with introducing them first!

Our guitarist, Eugene – Well, I just love that guy!))) He is super nice, absolutely cool cat, he just has got that great vibe about him, that makes you want to be around. He is very

Beside our band he also played in Hellbomb (great black metal band) Our bass guitarist, Andrew – Whatever I have just said about Eugene I can repeat here, as it is absolutely fits with Andrew! The way he plays, the way he writes songs, the way he arranges riffs and rhythm patterns, you can tell he is a 100% pro. He just knows how to groove. I don’t think you can mimic it, it’s either in you or it is not. That guy has it and then some!!! But there is one very cool thing about Andrew, it is some kind of an instinct, he just knows what fits best for the song. When we were recording our new album, I noticed, how I would think like: “hmmm… ok I’m not sure if I nailed the part, should I try once more?” and the next thing I know Andrew goes: “I think we should try once again, you can do better than that…” He just has this “special ear”, you know?!

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ented bass and guitar player, super smart dude, has an incredible sense of humor, very cool to be around! Played bass in Free at Last and also sang there for quite sometime. Plus, he’s got a long hair, which automatically makes his stage presence hella known and, well, dominating!!!)))

Our drummer, Alex Semenov – Well, some fellas need little presentation, as their impressive amount of works speak for themselves… It’s safe to say that Alex is one of the best drummers in Russia, very accurate, very precise, very hard hitting drummer, with just an incredible stage presence. I first saw and met Alex as early as 2006, when we (with my then band Abnormal) went to Moscow where we played with his then band Katalepsy! (Tolya if you happen to read these lines, then Hi, Cheers and Respect) love me some Katalepsy… but I digress...

So back to Alex, he is experienced in both studio and live situations, played with bunch of bands such as aforementioned

Katalepsy (as a drummer), Perimeter (as a vocalist) – yeah, not only is he a splendid drummer, but also one hell of a vocalist too! He constantly involved with bunch of bands as a session musician, so guys keep in mind that! If you need a drummer, producer, vocal coach – contact Alex then! Naturally I love his playing as it sounds very catchy and he never let’s go of groove, even when he goes super-fast!

He is just a joy to watch!!! By the way, check out his main band HELLBOMB these are some relentless dudes who play ferocious black metal!!!

I just love to be around these mofos!!!)

I also feel blessed to be able to play with them, it’s an honor and well, pure joy, really!!!

Love these guys!

All in all, all of us had known of each other a long before we started the band, as we would see every one of us playing here and there over the course of many years. We started playing in various local bands around the same time I suppose, circa the beginning of 2000s that is, but somehow we never had a chance to play together up until 2017!!!

On how we got together: It actually happened during an odd show I did for a local band, where I was playing temporarily, and quite frankly wasn’t going to stay with them and it was my last show, which took place in one of our local clubs.

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For whatever reason, Andrew and Eugene visited that gig and obviously saw me on the stage.

After that show we had a very brief conversation, and I didn’t even think I’d see the guys for a n o t h er 5 or 6 years, you know?! ha ha… however, few weeks later, I received a phone call and a message from Andrew where he pretty much asked if I was interested in recording several songs with them… To be honest I was skeptical at first, as I had just quit that band and wanted to concentrate on my main band at the time (Chamber of torture that is) because it was the band that i started as early as 2004 and was sole original member and I always felt a huge responsibility for it, however as of 2020 we are disbanded, to my chagrin… but I digress as usual. So I originally didn’t plan to have another band, but I agreed to listen to what the guys had written, for I’d known that they had a lot of talent!

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then… HOLY FUCK!!!! I remember playing what eventually became our title song “nuclear strike warning” and

immediately thought: “this is the best shit I’d heard in ages” barrage of killer riffs, fat as fuck grooves… needless to say I was hooked. I pretty much started to write lyrics to those four tunes instantly. Funny thing is that lyrically I wanted to cover the whole range of social topics from wars to any other form of social injustice… and when I was about to say that it wasn’t going to be “your typical, gore and Satan kind of stuff” Andrew beat me to a minute when he called and said, that lyrically, they didn’t t want typical brutal content… talking about instincts...

Now don’t get me wrong it doesn’t mean that social ills ar-

en’t brutal or anything, in fact I opine it’s quite opposite, cos the things we discuss in our songs are rooted in reality unlike superficial and grotesque brutal stories, which are cool as well of c o u r s e .

So to cut a long story short, the straight standing hair on my hands was a good enough indicator, that we should give it a go!

-It’s very remarkable that Death Metal from 90’s influenced you very much. What can you say about this?

What Death monsters had the strongest impact on you?

Oh it easy! We all grew up on western heavy music and I believe that 90 was the pinnacle of musical prosperity! everything from Thrash, to Death, to newer genres such as groove, then punk, hard core.

Here I can speak for myself but I grew up mainly on New York Hard Core, Hip-Hop and first wave of New metal, then I added a vast portion of Death Metal. As for the other guys it is everything from Black metal to

classic hard n heavy stuff. This is what I assume, influenced everyone of us and that what everyone of us brings to the table, when it comes to writing.

As for the band, well in general, I think its Napalm Death (especially Colin Richardson phase as I call it) 90-98, Pantera (of course), Bolt Thrower and Obituary (cos nobody grooves like these two bands do), Slayer (because they are the best band ever, period) Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under, Vomitory, and just about anything that s catchy, groovy and has a memorable riffs in it. Yeah, these are our main influences -Are there several variations to translate the name of the band? How do you see it and what does it mean for you?

It was Andrew who found that term in one those books dedicated to military operations and warfare or something. So he knows the true meaning behind the moniker ha ha... But I would say this, as we are grown enough and I hope sufficiently experienced to make it big, so to me Infiltration bears somewhat prophetic meaning as we basi-

cally ready to INFILTRATE the bigger stages, and not only within our own country but also beyond! The way I see it, is that these guys Alex, Eugene, Andrew they deserve to be heard, they are hella talented and we work our asses off just to be worth of listening, refer-

ring to, being a fan of, kind of a band. Also we always respect people who come out and support us during our life shows, so you can say that we also INFILTRATE your minds and hearts with our charm, ha ha!)

-At the end of January, you shared the stage with the British band Ingested, which performed in St. Petersburg as part of a world tour. What was it like to share a scene with such band?

It was great, really! First of all, I’d like to thank Ilya Rytov

who offered us a gig. But mostly we just love playing live, I don’t think you can ever substitute this feeling when you see a crowd going insane, in front of you, it’s so cool to see how your song sends a spark of electricity into the crowd and how this very energy goes back at you!!! Man it was awesome!

Then of course, Ingested, super nice fellas, very laid back, very cool. Kudos to Jason for the CD))) -I would also like to dwell on your performance with Napalm Death at the end of September last year.

I think that it was unrealistic to play on the same stage with such monsters.

Share your impressions.

Precisely! This is one of those bands, one of a kind really! I fail to name any extreme band who wasn’t influenced by these forefathers of extreme metal. Yeah it was great! But also, again, because we are all fairly seasoned musicians if I may say so, we didn’t exactly loose our heads, acting out on emotions (you know, cos you’re standing 10 meters away from the legends, it’s such a major wow effect), but rather took matters seriously cos we knew that the band 17

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we are honest, it’s kinda felt I guess, and all these guys and girls weren’t let down with us as an opening act -You’ve played lots of concerts for so many

that I can’t even tell you which one of my performances sucks more, ha ha… I just can’t sit and relax and pick the good one, I’m way too biased when it comes to my part…))

- You didn’t release any full-length album yet. Are there any plans about it?

It is already, recorded, mixed and mastered! It will be out this year, this much I can tell you!!!

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tdiena club alongside Deformity, Iron Wings and Heaven Grey.

KILLER time, awesome people, great venue, hands down one of our best gigs. On noticed. And I think the fact the other hand - I am VERY that we play from our hearts, critical of myself, to the point

that we put all of our hearts, souls, blood, sweat and tears into it, and trust me, what we came up with is just the finest piece of death metal from Russia! Just give it a listen when it comes out! We took all of our influences, added our own talents and ideas put it all through blender and cast out a sound equivalent of the slab of concrete - What are your plans for the future? Will it be possible to participate in open air next summer, performances

was quite tired from then prolonged touring and we acted accordingly, you know, like: “Ok, we gotta play to our best capabilities, so that we could warm up the crowd in a proper way” …

I believe we did just that. Again thanks a lot to promoters and people who actually came to see us too! Because it’s so important to the opening band to get

years. Which one do you consider the best and which one the worst?

Oh… hmmm.

Well I absolutely loved our gig in Riga last may at Melna Piek-

in clubs with someone brutal, or conclude a contract with a record company (label) to promote your future album?

Well, we’re pretty much working on just about everything you have just recapitulated ha ha! Yeah, you said it best man!

- How do you see the development of extreme metal scenes in our country? Now the alternative movement and metalcore movement is gaining popularity and the situation is not only in our country, but throughout the world. What should such brutal teams like Infiltration do to keep it all and continue to delight fans of Death metal?

I think that Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash metal, Hard core, crossover, punk rock, doom metal, sludge… are here to stay no matter what! I also think that it is to our advantage that we are in a minority, cos I think these aforementioned pure styles of extreme music are only for those of pure views if you will. That actually makes these genres and bands more valuable. Besides, today when everybody so “modern, proggy, djent oriented, core this-core that” it is US old school metal bands who actually stand

out! Musicians and fans alike are allergic to anything water downed and that keeps these styles very raw and very pure but with fewer listeners.

While I’m at it, I must add that I’ve nothing against Metalcore, alternative metal and the likes, in fact I’m a big fan of these more modern styles of music, and I listen to it a lot, it’s just that I love to express myself

through a rawer music I guess.

-Which of the Russian bands are worth to pay attention?

Who do you think is worthy of the attention of both local and foreign metalheads?

There are so many, man!

Right of the bat: my bros in PYRE, HELLBOMB, BUICIDE, GRAVE DISGRACE, STUBBORN, WOMBRIPPER, GROND… man there’s a lot of more obscure but as awesome bands as well, DAMP-

NESS for example or NEVA -From the editorial board of Inside the Darkness magazine, I wish your band success and more good, brutal albums. Be aggressive and evil, and carry metal to the masses. At the end of our interview, our traditional question is your wishes to those who are reading this interview.

Guys n Girls if you read this: We thank YOU for YOUR time, thank YOU for YOUR support, and we absolutely do it for YOU. Music has always been that magical instrument that could bring people together, that could get you through the tough times and essentially be a soundtrack to your life. I remember how every time when my favorite band released an album be it Cannibal Corpse, Slayer or whatever – I d always felt HAPPY despite the fact that it is some heavy and aggressive sounding music, I believe it bears such a strong positive energy! I wish you guys to be happy and with that in mind we dedicated our new album to YOU!!!

Cheers Paul and INFILTRATION

Endeathed - Black Metal from Colombia

Interview with Grinder Sick

Interview by Evgeny Destroyer

- Endeathed formed only a couple of years ago, but looks quite professional, both in terms of music and band’s members.

There’s very little information about your band. Tell our readers about Endeathed: when and where was formed, who is who in the band, what goals you pursue, and so on.

Endeathed is an idea that has been going around my head for a long time, but that only two years ago became reality. I found by chance the right people to form the band: Cr6ne the Bass, Podrum the drummer and “Y” the vocals.

Both had been making metal in our country for years. Endeathed is exclusively Black metal, our lyrics talk about the occult, blasphemy, hate, misanthropy. Although it started in Bogotá, we are now in Europe.

- You ‘ve already released one an EP “A Deafening Void” in 2018 and a single “Seven” in 2019.

When is the release of the debut fulllength album planned?

We have been working in the EP for a long time.

It will be finished at the end of this 2020, there are 9 songs, recorded, mixed and mastered in Europe, in this moment we are just looking for a European label to print.

- For the short history, Endeathed performed on the same stage with many bands both local and foreign bands. Your band had quite a few live shows in general, from which I can conclude that you like to perform on stage in front of a crowd of metalheads. Tell us about your feelings during such performances.

Long live for Black Metal and his people around the world

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Disclose the details of the forthcoming album, If it possible.

That is our really passion.

Each show is unique for us, the experience also, when you can play with great bands your live change, your point of view change. I can tell you some names like ACHERONTAS, it was a great experience, it is an honor to play for those who take the time to listen to our music and Black Metal.

- And which of your shows you could highlight among others, and why exactly this or these concerts do you consider the best in your career?

The most important show was our debut for the launch of our EP “A deafening void”,

we were eager to give everything on the stage and get each note to each of the attendees, it was a great night, we managed to expose with height our music.

- What affects you like a musician?

What is your favourite bands, your hobby?

Black metal is the most honest way to express myself. And many of those bands have been a voice that accompanies me, I could tell you to name you Immolation, D i s s e c t i o n , Dawn (Sweden), Impetigo, Namelles (col), YGG (Ukraine), S a c r a m e n t u m , Infernal Dominion...

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About my hobbies there is nothing weird, meet new places, watch a S o c c e r game, drink a couple beer, share with my girl and with my friends.

What helps you get distracted when you ‘re in a bad mood?

I would really find an answer for that. Lol. I get angry easily, I was previously distracted by fighting or doing some physical activity, I haven’t done it for a long time. Now I prefer to play the guitar.

- What is your favorite instrument and why your choice fell on it?

Well. I always liked the Guitar, I chose it because in 94 or 95 I spent nights listening to a great friend playing, He can say incredible things with this instrument, we lived special moments ... it is also a good instrument to compose, I manage to take my feelings to the strings and turn

it music, I do it in the most visceral way, I don’t think about techniques.

- As I know, extreme metal is very developed in Latin America. Colombia is no exception, on the

contrary, there is a huge number of fests and open airs. Tell me, why in your regions is such an interest to brutal bands?

W e l l , Colombia is one of the countries with the best audiences in Latin America, in addition there are many bands and more are still being born. I think that metal tradition speaks of our rage for so much violence, inequality,

chaos, daily deaths, tea makes you have enough reasons to express hate. Today there is a different sense. There is a lot of crap in the head and the new bands don’t broadcast much, they just want to compete.

They are not all but the majority. And that competitive feeling makes more “musicians” than public.

- Which of the local bands in your opinion are worthy of respect and which of them can be distinguished among others?

Colombia has many bands, many. I know all off them because I have dedicated myself to it. My cult bands are ...

NAMELESS, MASACRE, G U T G R I N D E R , B L O O D H Y M N S , DEEP SILENCE, SUPPURATION, INFO, LAMENTACIONES, DANTALIAN, INFERNAL, ESBBAT, ASBEL, ENTER HELL, GUERRA TOTAL, NONSENSE P R E M O N I T I O N , INTERNAL SUFFERING, GOC lots more...

- I would like to wish Endeathed and you personally creative longevity, many good albums and more devoted fans. And at the end of our conversation the traditional question: what is your wishes to all those who read this interview right now.

Our Band gives deep thanks to you and the Darkness for giving for give us this space. It is an honor for us. For those who read this interview, I hope they can listen to our music and follow us on our social networks; there we post everything

about our events.

Long live for Black Metal and his people around the world.

Grindersick (guitar).

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Necrophobic - Death/Black Metal from Sweden

Interview with Joakim Sterner

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Interview by Olga Schneider

First of all, we’d like to say thank you for the opportunity to do this interview with you! How is the band feeling at the moment?

Joakim: Hi! We are rehearsing for upcoming shows and the nearest show right now is in London (UK) in two weeks from now.

Necrophobic was founded 3 decades ago, and of course you’ve grown up incredibly much musical-

ly, but at the same time, atmosphere of your music doesn’t change from album to album,

Joakim: We, to start with, other bands maybe want to experiment more or make a bigger progression.

It can also be so that they can’t or are able to keep the high level of creating music. I can only speak for us. We are all fanatic metal people, that started to listen to heavy metal in the very early 80’s.

s, g n o s w e n is m u A new alb at it is h t r a e h l il w u o y but Necrophobic. it’s still cold and full of hate.

Not many bands can keep like this actually...

What’s your main secret?

We were very young and got a lot of impressions from the magazines and TVshows that wrote about metal or included metal in their TVshows.

We were a bunch of people that wanted to do it ourselves and later on in the 80’s started to play the instruments.

With this shortly explained, we were quite early determined on how we wanted to look, image wise and how we wanted to sound. From the very beginning we, of course, gory as Iron Maiden or let’s wasn’t near that vision, but say W.A.S.P., we are sort of with every song and record- those bands but in Black/ ing, we took steps in the Death Metal. Our music is direction we wanted to go. always keeping the same baWe improved on our in- sic ingredients, that we find struments and got better at what is typical for Necrowriting songs. Even though phobic, that has to be in our we’re not in the same cate- music. We like that. Our

fans know what to get.

A new album is new songs, but you will hear that it is Necrop h o b i c .

What has changed m o s t l y since the band was founded, in your opinion?

Besides your members of course...

Joakim: Our live p e r f o r mances. We work hard to improve our performances and are very self critical. We watch ourselves on video clips that fans put online and discuss what we did great and what we can improve or just get new ideas to improve.

We just don’t want to go up on stage and play. We want the audience to get more out of our shows. Involve them as much as possible.

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Along the way, we have also joined otherwise, haha. It got a better self confidence. may sound hard or that I am We have been doing this for a total dictator, but that’s not many many years now and really the case. I want every we know how we want it. member in this band to be as As for members by the dedicated as I am. And those way... Yeah, you’re one of are the ones that is a memthose bands who changed ber of this band today. Othlots of members, what, however, didn’t destroy Necrophobic as it happens to many bands nowadays. What are the most important things for you as for the founder in your potential members, besides their skills?

Joakim: I think another member of the band should answer that question, but I guess I’m really stubborn and purposeful. I go into the smallest details that can make the difference from being just ”OK” to be the ”best solution” instead. The members that has come into the band as ”new” has to ”learn” this mindset and fully want it to become a member. Lazy fucks will be out quicker than they

er members that have been in this band before have also been like that. They have had to leave because of other stuff.

The name of your band is inspired by the Slayer’s song with the same name. Why did you choose this one?

Some personal meaning or maybe an epic story connected to that?

Joakim: There is no epic story behind it. The person I formed this band with (David Parland) came up with the name one day in the late 80’s and the other of us agreed.

Your band had been born just before the time when such a phenomenon as Swedish Melodic Death Metal was born as well and started developing so actively. On the other hand, that time brought us so many great Old School Death Metal bands. What was the main power then and what is the main power nowadays when it’s about Swedish Metal scene in your opinion?

Joakim: When we formed I guess the Swedish scene is this band, this genre (Death still like that, but with difMetal) was something real- ferent tools and ways to do ly new. There was so much it. You can say what you happening and developing w a n t , with bands and und e r ground f a n zines that was p o p ping up all over the world and especially here in Stockholm and Sweden in general. There but Sweden has was gigs quite often and you quite many bands that met a lot of new friends and is on a high level, for bewe all traded our music (like ing such a small country. demo tapes) on those shows. What bands inspire you I can only speak for myself, personally never to give up but I put a lot of time order- and never to stop creating? ing demos, trading demos, Joakim: My earliest influbuying underground fan- ences were bands like Iron zines, sent our music to those Maiden, Judas Priest, Acfanzines to start spread our cept and W.A.S.P. Then name and music. Back then, came bands like Metallica, there was no internet and Venom and Bathory and e-mail, so it was very differ- then me and my friends ent compared to today. That started to fantasize about was a power and strong will starting our own band, with for people like myself and an image that was dark and the others that was like evil and the music should me, back then. We are still be grand and atmospheraround, after 30 years while ic, with rawness and meloothers left after just a few dies to combine all of that. years to do something else. Are you planning any

new material at the moment? Maybe working on something already?

Joakim: At the moment, we’re focused and thrilled about being in the studio for the creation of our 9th full length studio album.

T h e l a s t and our traditional question.

What would you like to say to our readers and our editorial board in the end of this interview?

Joakim: Thank you for the interview. We hope you buy our music and merchandise and of course that you support the scene. Come to our shows!

Web: www.necrophobic.net Webstore: shop.necrophobic.net Facebook: www.facebook. com/necrophobic.official Instagram: @necrophobic.official

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Fedra - Black Metal from Colombia

Interview with Yathur-ea and Aghori

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Interview by Evgeny Destroyer

- Fedra it’s the first black metal band from Colombia and South America formed only by women and it’s honor for me to make the interview with you.

Let’s talk about it.

When and how did you decide to create the band and why did you choose Black Metal? Meanwhile you knew that you were gonna créate something

special and it was gonna be the first all-female Black Metal band in the whole continent.

named Andrea and myself. We decide on black metal as a source of inspiration for both of us, we were immersed into black metal, we liked m a n y black metal bands and identified with it.

- In Greek legend, Fedra was daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.

ough r h t n e m shes i n u p a r d e nd a F p u m e h ps t a r w , s m a e dr m. tortures the Yathurea/ Aghori: Hi, the honor is for us, well, The band was created in 2006, under the idea of an old friend

Fedra in Greek meant “bright”.

Is the name of the band inspired by this story? Why did you choose this name?

Yathur-ea/ Aghori: In greek mythology means that, but, our Fedra comes from demonology.

She is a sucubu, She punishes men through dreams, wraps them up and tortures them.

The name was the idea in the beginning of a friend named Dario.

- The Topics of FEDRA are occultism, profanity, death and black magic. Are you just following Black Metal traditions or you have any personal reasons for that?

Yathur-ea/ Aghori: Of course, our lyrics are based on everything you say, but also on your own experiences, everything that is part of our feelings and lives. length album was re- The band has existed leased in 2015, called for 14 years and during The Gates of Hell. It was this time only one full- preceded by two demos.

Why so little in such a long time?

Yathur-ea/ Aghori: Well, times are altered by changes in lineup, personal issues and let’s be honest, releasing a record is not economical, we already have new material, we hope to press soon and bring this new production to all of you.

- I would like to talk on The Gates of Hell.

I noticed one interesting detail: the tracks alternate in English and Spanish. Why did you decide to record the album in this vein?

Yathur-ea/ Aghori: We don’t leave the spanish aside as it is a way of connecting with the spanish speaking public, interpreting songs in English allows the band to expand internationally, opens horizons but spanish is equally important.

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- What about the new Yathur-ea/ Aghori: Acalbum? When should tually, there were many you expect the second bands that inspired us full-length? If possi- among them: Immortal, ble, reveal the details Silencer, Nocturnal deof the upcoming album. pression etc. Some inYathur-ea/ Aghori: We fluences have changed, are in process of record- bu tour goal has aling, soon we will release a single accompanied by a video, so stay tune on our social networks.

- Have you already found your special sound or you’re still doing some experiments for that?

Yathur-ea/ Aghori: We are still working on it, although we have already made considerable progress in characterizing our sound, it is an arduous task for any artist.

- What or who is the source of inspiration for your group and has it changed over time, from the w a y s been to find formation of Fe- our musical composidra to the present? tion, our own essence.

- You had many appearances both in Bogota and in other cities of Colombia and even in other countries. Which of your speeches you can distinguish among all the others? And where do you most like to perform?

Yathur-ea/ Aghori: In each one different experiences have been lived, each one of them has been gratifying both for the band and on a personal level, it would be impossible to say that one city we liked more than another since each one left us an experience of personal growth and musical.

- What do your friends and family think about your activity?

Don’t they mean it’s a bit non-typical for women?

Y a t h u r - e a (drummer): At the beginning it was no very easy since my family is quite Catholic and it was something that they did not see with good eyes, some close friends did not believe that I was capable of

founding a band and even with many of them the love less of getting to where for music, for which I did we have managed to get not receive any negative until now due to the ma- criticism in this regard. chismo that even still ex- - What do you think, ists within the genre, but is there any difference with effort and dedica- between male and fetion it has been posible male Black Metal bands? to change that thought Yathur-ea/ Aghori: I don’t that they initially had. think there is any differAghori (guitarist): Family ence, each bands has its own support has been import- characteristic and in terms ant to my musical devel- of musicality, we try to opment, I grew up in an have the same strenght and environment where heavy passion for musical taste. music was heard, and clas- - Thank you for the insic rock since my parents teresting conversation enjoy this music, which is and I want to wish your why when I joined Fedra group not to stop there they received their full sup- and keep on the path to port. As for friends, I share improvement and let the

spark of hell flame burn in your hearts! And finally, our traditional question - what would you like to wish to all those who are currently reading this interview?

Yathur-ea/ Aghori: We hope that our music reaches all of you, we are very happy to be part of this edition, and we invite all of you to enter our social networks: https://www. facebook.com/fedrafemaleblackmetaloficial/ Thanks for reading our interview Friends, we hope to be with you soon.

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Aeternus Prophet - Death/Black/Metal from Ukraine

Interview with Dessident

Interview by Evgeny Destroyer

- Aeternus Prophet is ers - Dessident (drums) and a representative of the Oberon (guitar). Our beUkrainian Extreme Metal ginning was not easy, everyscene. Tell us briefly about thing is not very simple as it your band: what are you s e e m s like, who is who in Aeternus Prophet, what are your goals and what are you bringing to this world.

Our bans to was founded in 2010 many fans and listeners who in the small Ukrainian city follow our activity on social of Fastov. I can rightfully networks. The first sessions be considered the found- in garages, and only then

began to play in various underground clubs in the city of Kiev. Over time, we released autonomously without a label our first album “Bezzhalіst”.

At the moment, the composition of the band is: Abaddon - vocal Oberon - guitar Veren - back vocal Dessident - drums

al i c o s y n a e t a elebr c o t t o n y r t is. h We t m o r f y a aw y a t s e w , s y a holid

But it was not always so. al, and was inspired by the Many of our former members respective bands, my drum were excluded from the band parts have lots from it, but for various reasons. Some still I switched to Black Metal simply lost interest, others bands - and at the moment we we kicked out ourselves. As play such an aggressive mix. a band, we bring one goal to - You have already released this world, but which one? two full-length albums, and You can find this answer in the now the third is being prelyrics of our songs, we carry a pared for release. Between certain philosophy for people, the releases of the albums, it is a mixture of Nietzsche- I counted 4 years, is it a coanism \ la Veism \ and even incidence or are you concertain philosophical move- sciously trying to release ments, we are trying to under- an album every 4 years? stand how world civilization We don’t try to release alworks, where we came from, bums every 4 years, certain and where we are going, how circumstances just happen, the we are developing and society constant change of the musiis degrading, in what aspects it cal band gives the band ceris moving towards its end, how tain dead ends, but constantly the paradigm of world chaos we leave them and move on, will develop, which takes place it turns out that the writing in this not simple millennium. of the material and the band’s - You create music which progress are hindered by varis something between ious factors, for that you Black and Death Methave to postpone or postal. Why was this pone something, particular diso it turns out rection chothat we just sen and what now started or who incomposing. spired you - In 2020, to make the band this deturns 10 cision? years old.

Oberon Are you has alplanning w a y s to celeb e e n brate this Black Metal, anniversaand I was into ry somehow?

Death MetWe will not cel-

ebrate the anniversary, in the concept of this word, we try not to celebrate anything as is customary in the CIS average resident, the new vocalist Abbadon was not always in Black Metal’s full theme, but after talking with us (Dessident and Oberon) - became a tough sociopath and misanthrope. We try not to celebrate any social holidays there, etc. we stay away from this, but all the same, if there is an invitation to some kind of metal festival on more or less adequate conditions, we can speak for our anniversary, but we really do not plan this. The only thing we can say about the 3 albums is that the publication will be on CD and on cassettes, there will be limited editions, especially cassette ones, for those who get into trouble on a hard underground, like us.

- The band had many performances and tours, including Europe. I think this is a decent level for an underground band. Tell us some story from past concerts.

Yes, we had performances in the EU - Romania - Rites of the Black Mass (2016), Poland -?Lack Abyss Tour (2018), Poland \ Czech Republic Antagonistic tour (2019), interesting stories were in Ukraine, yes and our whole band is one hell of a story that you’ll tell a damn about it, but there were a lot of interesting moments, I’ll tell a

Aeternus Prophet - Death/Black/Metal from Ukraine

couple of them.

When we had a tour in Ukraine in 2013, the organizer from Donetsk fried potatoes in our inscribed apartment when we performed in Kryvoi Rog - one guy threw the girl onto the stage by transferring him to the fan zone when they performed at the Piv- was shocked by this fact as the denny Storm festival for the Day drummer of the band, I breathed Independence of Ukraine - we cement at a construction site drank vodka in cups, since there a month ago, and here I drink were no other containers in our beer with the promoter with hands, and there were also many Live Nation Promotion, whose stories in Ukraine, but I’ll say headquarters are in Beverly about the EU. In 2019, after the Hills. Life is a theater of the abtour, we got into the top 130 best surd, it is one of my theories in metal bands in Europe, this vid- terms of worldview. By the way, eo is on YouTube on the channel the organizer himself was a local - Dessident Drums. The story reader of Romania, but he is an from Romania, when we drank beer in the dressing room, then we learned that we drink beer with the organizer from Live Nation Promotion, and this company is the organizer of festivals for such monsters of the metal industry as Slipknot and Rammstein - I

employee of this organizing concert multinational company. Something like this.

- After the release of the third album, you will probably go on a tour to promote the new album. Are there any thoughts where to go, or will the album be sold first, and only then will the time come to think about how to promote it?

We don’t know anything about the tours of supporting 3 albums, since work on the material of 3 albums will be more difficult, and we won’t be in a hurry to release it anyhow, recording + publishing an album is hellish and huge work, many people don’t to understand, besides all that we do it without producers and labels, but autonomously, we are not a pop project but we are making a product of European quality, because of this there are many, even very many difficulties, including economic ones, but when we release it, it will be killer material, with doom \ black

\ death \ tech metal elements. - Give an example of worWhat bands influ- thy in your opinion bands enced you mostly? from your country who are Bands - Xasthur \ Svartidaudi worthy of the attention of \ Burzum \ Portal \ Deathspell metalheads? Except AeterOmega \ Anti \ Absurd \ Funeral nus Prophet, of course.

- How is the process of Well, Ukrainian bands already your music appearing in know those who have already the form in which it can left the underground, otherwise be heard on your albums? I don’t really listen to bands I didn’t understand the question, well, we write music like this - the guitarist thinks up riffs, I pick up the rhythm, then the lyrics are written, everything is standard, we record at the Top Sound Records studio in Kiev.

- I was always interested to know why bands put on masks, put on various robes and so on. In your case, there are also mantles and masks.

Tell your story, why do you have such an outfit? from Ukraine, our guitarist lisWe have such an image since it tens, but to burn the interview, complements our music, and the he doesn’t give an interview). I plus - our image is the evil of our listen more to the scene of Eusociety in which we live. Most rope and the USA. There were people are hypocritical, they many teams from which we persmile in the face, but they sharp- formed and did joint festivals, en a knife behind their backs. but many of them fell apart.

Our robes - the face of today’s so- - As an advertisement, I ciety - the mob, darkness, anger. would like to ask you to give I am a drummer - I wear a buff, links where you can get acby the way, my fans from Odessa quainted with your work and gave it to me, well, I wear it be- purchase CDs to all those who cause I want to be an anonymous are interested in your band. musician, I have such a style. You can get acquainted

with our creativity here https://www.facebook.com/ groups/444160169638176/ https://vk.com/antichrist666 https://www.instagram.com/dessident6666 There is also a channel on youtube - Oberon Prophet and Dessident Drums - there you can watch our videos from festivals and sessions, as well as for those who want to order merchandise or CD - write in personal messages to group members in social networks, for residents of the EU and USA can order our merch at Etsy Shop - https:// www.etsy.com/shop/ Aeternusprophet.

- Summing up the results of our interview, I would like to congratulate Aeternus Prophet on the anniversary and wish not to stop there and continue the creative process. And finally, our traditional question is your wishes to all those who are reading this interview now.

We wish each of the readers not to stop at nothing in achieving their goals, to listen to heavy music to maintain the underground, thank those who communicate with us through social networks, go the chosen road to the end, thank you for the interview, Stay Metal!!!

Latest releases

God Dethroned Blackened Death Metal band from Netherlands released the eleventh Fulllength album Illuminati released February 7, 2020.

God Dethroned never say die! The immutable power of the Netherlands greatest blackened death metal band rings true on new album, Illuminati. But this isn’t something new for the Dutch horde.

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Since forming in the village of Beilen in 1991, God Dethroned have amassed a sizable following through the release of 10 full-length albums.

Luckily, for headbangers and horn-throwers the world over, Illuminati continues God Dethroned’s immutable reign after a two-year gap.

Tracklist: 1. Illuminati 2. Broken Halo 3. Book of Lies 4. Spirit of Beelzebub 5. Satan Spawn 6. Gabriel 7. Eye of Horus 8. Dominus Muscarum 9. Blood Moon Eclipse Lineup Henri Sattler - Guitars, Vocals Michiel van der Plicht - Drums Jeroen Pomper - Bass Dave Meester - Guitars (lead)

Sepultura Groove/Thrash Metal band from Brazil released the fifteenth Fulllength album Quadra released February 7, 2020.

«Quadra» saw the band pushing their own mental and physical boundaries and has been one of their hardest albums to complete, as singer Derrick Green explains: «The experience was like no other time in the studio. I felt the preparation was key in making the recording process go as smooth as possible.

We were relentless each day giving everything that we had until complete exhaustion of the mind, body, and soul.

This album is a direct

result of the sign of times. The music is an evolution needed to push ourselves to go further than we ever have.»

Lineup Paulo Jr. - Bass Andreas Kisser - Guitars Derrick Green - Vocals Eloy Casagrande - Drums, Percussion

Tracklist 1. Isolation 2. Means to an End 3. Last Time 4. Capital Enslavement 5. Ali 6. Raging Void 7.

Guardians of Earth 8. The Pentagram 9. Autem 10. Quadra 11. Agony of Defeat 12. Fear, Pain, Chaos, Suffering

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Latest releases

On Thorns I Lay Death/Doom Metal band from Greece released the ninth Full-length album Threnos released February 21, 2020.

On Thorns I Lay started as a death metal band, under the name of Paralysis in the early 90’s in Greece.

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with other cult bands such as Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh, Necromantia, Nightfall started to spread their name in the local and global underground scene.

Their current music style is pure atmospheric doom death metal, back to the roots!

Tracklist 1. The Song of Sirens 2. Ouranio Deos 3. Cosmic Silence 4. Erynies 5. Misos 6. Threnos 7. Odysseia Line-up: Christos Dragamestianos Guitars Stefanos Kintzoglou - Vocals Antonis Venturis - Keyboards Jim Ramses - Bass Akis Pastras - Guitars Stelios Darakis - Drums

Blaze of Perdition Black Metal band from Poland released the fifth Full-length album The Harrowing of Hearts released February 14, 2020.

Blaze of Perdition was formed in 2007 by the guitarist XCIII. Existing at the forefront of the Polish black metal movement, Blaze Of Perdition return with their fifth fulllength, The Harrowing Of Hearts – their most urgent, refined, dynamic and accomplished work to date.

Richly layered, it is also their most textured release, and they dive ever deeper into the themes they have been

exploring since dropping their debut full-length in 2010, Towards The Blaze Of Perdition.

Lyrically, the record is at least in part a continuation of the topics explored on Conscious Darkness, taking the listener into dark and complex territory that is the equal of the musical accompaniment.

Tracklist 1. Suffering Made Bliss 2. With Madman’s Faith 3. Transmutation of Sins 4. Królestwo Niebieskie 5. What Christ Has Kept Apart 6. The Great Seducer 7. Moonchild (Fields of the Nephilim cover) Lineup XCIII - Guitars Sonneillon - Vocals DQ Drums M.R. Guitars

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My Dying Bride Doom Metal band from United Kingdom released the fourteenth Full-length album The Ghost of Orion released March 6, 2020.

Taking time away from My Dying Bride, Vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe retreated to be with his daughter stricken with cancer, who fortunately took a positive turn, thus resulting in his return.

Replete with an excellent Eliran Kantor (FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, EX DEO) cover art—commissioned by Stainthorpe—and sporting 11 tracks, The Ghost of Orion posits MY DYING BRIDE back on the proverbial doomdeath throne. In fact,

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they’ve never sounded better.

From the doleful lay in ‘Your Broken Shore’ and the deathly traditional ‘A Secret Kiss’ to the grim 10-minute epic ‘The Old Earth,’ »The Ghost of Orion« is the product of a vibrantly creative band unwilling to rest on their laurels or past glories.

“The Ghost of Orion” is a warmly welcomed addition to the band’s discography, since it considers every igredient that makes My Dying Bride such an epic band. Misery, sorrow, despair and some really memorable, heavy riffs are the stand-outs for “Ghost of Orion”.

Tracklist 1. Your Broken Shore 2. To Outlive the Gods 3. Tired of Tears 4. The Solace 5. The Long Black Land 6. The Ghost of Orion 7. The Old Earth 8. Your Woven Shore Lineup Andrew Craighan - Guitars Aaron Stainthorpe - Vocals Lena Abé - Bass Shaun Macgowan - Keyboards, Violin Jeff Singer - Drums Neil Blanchett - Guitars

Skyforest At m o s p h e r i c / Po s t - B l a c k Metal band from Russia released the third Fulllength album A New Dawn released February 20, 2020.

Lyrically, it is about the journey into a new chapter of one’s life. You never know what awaits you on a new day...but it’s worth checking out. Many questions are still left unanswered and yet it may lead to a positive change.

The artist’s continued growth into a powerful, life-affirming creator is also reflected metaphorically in all of Skyforest’s artworks after the debut, and culminates in the wonderful paintings which adorn the new album, again masterfully captured on canvas by Sergey Shenderovsky.

Tracklist 1. Along the Waves 2. The Night Is No More 3. Heart of the Forest 4. Rebirth 5. Wanderer 6. Scattered Ashes

Band’s links: h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / Skyforest.Official https://skyforest.bandcamp.com/ album/a-new-dawn https://vk.com/skyforest

Lineup B.M. - composing, guitar, bass, drums, lyrics, harsh vocals, other vocals (whisper, speech), various programming, mixing, mastering; Michael Rumple (Flood District, Súl ad Astral, Desiderium) - clean vocals Clare De Lune (Edenfall) additional clean vocals in ‘The Night is No More’ and ‘Scattered Ashes’.

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Burzum Black Metal, Ambient band from Norway released the thirteenth Fulllength album Thulêan Mysteries on March 13, 2020.

In 1991, when Satanel disbanded, Vikernes revived his solo project, changing the name to Burzum (which translates to «darkness» in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Black Speech, which is spoken by orcs and other creatures of Mordor).

Handling all instruments and vocals by himself, he recorded Burzum’s first four full-length albums in a span of just over one year. Although Vikernes officially ended Burzum in 2018, in October 2019 he announced that he will be releasing a new full-length album tentatively titled Thulean Mysteries at some point in the near future.

The release is intended to be used as background music while playing his MYFAROG tabletop role-playing game.

«Thulêan Mysteries was made passively, in the sense that I never intended to make a new album; I just made music

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every now and then and at one point realized that I actually had enough to release it all on an album. When asked to do so I figured: why not? It was a good idea. The music is a little bit of this and a little bit of that, transcending any genre, and perhaps belonging to many different genres. The intention with it was always to create a certain atmosphere, often related to an idea or a situation. Since my true passion has never been music, but actually tabletop roleplaying games, I figured I should make this an album intended for that use; as background music for my own MYFAROG (Mythic Fantasy Role-playing Game). Hopefully you will get a sense of Thulê when you listen to this, like always with Burzum, ideally when on your own. I hope you will enjoy this soundtrack to Thulê, to Mother Nature and life itself» – Varg Vikernes Lineup Varg Vikernes - Everything

Tracklist 1. The Sacred Well 2. The Loss of a Hero 3. ForeBears 4. A Thulêan

Perspective 5. Gathering of Herbs 6. Heill auk Sæll 7. Jötunnheimr 8. Spell-Lake Forest 9. The Ettin Stone Heart 10. The Great Sleep 11. The Land of Thulê 12. The Lord of the Dwarves 13. A Forgotten Realm 14. Heill Óðinn, Sire 15. The Ruins of Dwarfmount 16. The Road to Hel 17. Thulêan Sorcery Disc 2 1. Descent into Niflheimr 2. Skin Traveller 3. The Dream Land 4. Thulêan Mysteries 5. The Password 6. The Loss of Thulê

Scalpture Death Metal band from Germany released the second Full-length album Eisenzeit on February 21, 2020.

Emerging from the wider surrounding of death dealers Evoked in the industrial juggernaut of North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Scalpture turn out to be a surprisingly individual take on true-and-tested genre formulas.

While the members were doubtlessly raised on a diet of Bolt Thrower with two big spoons of Dutch and American fare respectively, it’s clear from the outset that Scalpture’s second full-length is its very own beast.

As a musical narrative unfolding during the ravages of World War I, “Eisenzeit” (“iron age”) does not once plumply glorify armed conflict and heroic violence but displays a peculiar depth.

Whereas compositionally, it focuses on atmosphere first and foremost with mini epics such as the two-partite ‘The Storm Ebbs into Stalemate’ or the chillingly

melodious ‘Yperite’, frontman Thorsten seems to tear his heart out as if during his history studies, he’d been forced to relive the soldiers’ pain.

At the very least, he makes his cautionary tales frightfully topical; just listen to the hymnic elegy that is ‘Hinterlandsymphonie’, the dramatic closer ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ and, in particular, the blasting inferno of ‘Und Ehre ist’s’ (“and it’s honour), which subtly questions the morals of yore – an era from which we apparently fail to lean to this very day.

Add to this highly emotional mix a monstrously powerful yet crystalline sound devoid of any shallow “vintage” references, and you can be sure that Scalpture are going to actively shape the future … however militant it might become.

Tracklist 1. The Storm...

2. ...Ebbs into Stalemate 3. Und Ehre ist’s 4. Fire Flies Through Empty Skies 5. Hinterlandsymphonie 6. Eisenzeit 7. Hell Is a Field in France 8. Yperite 9. Of Daredevils and Doughboys 10. All Quiet on the Western Front

Lineup Felix - Guitars Thorsten - Vocals Tobias - Guitars Moritz - Drums Niklas - Bass

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Dark Fortress Black Metal band from Germany released the eighth Full-length album Spectres from the Old World on February 28, 2020.

Venerated black metal specialists DARK FORTRESS return with a new album, “Spectres from the Old World”.

“Spectres from the Old World” is more direct, more aggressive than its predecessors. At no

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time in DARK FORTRESS’ history have they reached so far out into the darkness, only to find the domine of astronomy non-existent, the end merely an end.

Recorded, engineered, mixed, and mastered by V. Santura at Woodshed Studios throughout 2019, “Spectres from the Old World” marks an important milestone in DARK FORTRESS’ journey along actual and spiritual left-hand paths.

Tracklist: 1. Nascence (Intro) 2. Coalescence 3. The Spider in the Web 4. Spectres from the World 5. Pali Aike 6. Pazuzu 7. Isa 8. Pulling at Threads 9. In Deepest Time 10. Penrose Procession (Interlude) 11. Swan Song 12. Nox Irae Lineup Asvargr - guitar Morean - vocals Seraph - drums V. Santura - guitar Phenex - keyboards AR - live-bass

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Decaying Purity Brutal Death Metal band from Turkey released the fourth Full-length album Mass Extinction of the Providential Ones on March 31, 2020.

Decaying Purity are part of the TRDM movement.

Decaying Purity formed in 2005 in Istanbul/Turkey by Mustafa Gürcalioğlu (guitar) and Onur Gazioğlu (drums).

Lineup Malik - Bass Onur - Drums Mustafa - Guitars Serkan - Vocals

Tracklist 1. Darkness Falling Down Through the Skies 2. Streams of Fire and Blood 3. Exhuming Ancient Species 4. Storms of Chaos 5. The Depths of Mass Graves 6. Summoning the Creatures of Doom 7. The Vicious Circle of Punishment 8. Eternal Wish of Death 9. Arrival of the Merciless Destryer

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Serpent Noir Black Metal band from Greece released the third Full-length album Death Clan OD released February 7, 2020.

One of modern black metal’s best-kept secrets, SERPENT NOIR have been a study in patience and perseverance.

Now, striding forth from the waking-dream ether, SERPENT NOIR emerge once again with a challenging new configuration bearing the ominous title Death C l a n OD. An iron-

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fisted expression of their past, present, and future, here with Death Clan OD does SERPENT NOIR create a poignant panorama of scintillating death energies, ranging the rich history of black metal in addition to the darkest expanses of traditional heavy metal. It’s a taut ‘n’ strident 37 minutes, feeling far vaster than that succinct runtime suggests, as each of the album’s seven component tracks wind and wend down shadowy paths and serpentine sensations.

Tracklist 1. The Black Knighthood of OD 2. Cutting the Umbilical Cord of Hel 3. Hexcraft 4. Asmodeus: The Sword of Golachab 5. Astaroth: The Jaws of Gha’Agsheblah 6. Necrobiological Chant of Talas 7. Goeh Ra Reah: Garm Unchained Lineup Yiannis K. - Guitars, Bass Kostas K. - Vocals J. K. - Bass G. C - Drums

Trauma Death Metal band from Poland released the eighth Full-length album Ominous Black on March 6, 2020.

TRAUMA is one of Poland’s oldest and most experienced death metal bands. Trauma is back with its eighth album «Ominous Black,» a shredding, textured CD of Polish death metal.

«Ominous Black» is the anxiously anticipated fulllength on SELFMADEGOD RECORDS from this long running death metal band from Poland. Recorded at the band’s very own Traumatic Sound Studio in Elblag, Poland. Mixed and mastered in the world

famous Hertz Studio.

Cover art by renowned Polish artist Mariusz Lewandowski.

Tracklist 1. Inside the Devil’s Heart 2. Insanity of Holiness 3. Astral Misanthropy 4. Soul Devourer 5. Among the Lies 6. I Am Universe 7.

The Black Maggots 8. The Godless Abyss 9. Colossus

Lineup Artur «Chudy» Chudewniak - Vocals Arkadiusz «Mały» Sinica - Drums Jarosław «Mister» Misterkiewicz - Guitars, Bass, Vocals (backing), Samples

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Ygg Black Metal band from Ukraine released the second Full-length album The Last Scald released February 5, 2020.

New album from cult ukrainian black metal horde!

Line-up Odalv - Drums Vrolok - Vocals, Bass, Vargan, Shakuhachi Helg - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards Tracklist 1. Мёртвые топи 2. Последний cкальд 3. В надежде о Вечном 4. Віса пробудження

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Svart Crown Black/Death Metal band from France released the fifth Full-length album Wolves Among the Ashes released February 7, 2020.

Spawned in France by guitarist/vocalist J.B Le bail, SVART CROWN was born in 2005 with the idea to push the boundaries of extreme music, and create a new dimension of brutality and blackness.

Tracklist 1. They Will Not Take Our Death in Vain 2. Thermageddon 3. Art of Obedience 4. Blessed Be the Fools 5. At the Altar of Beauty 6. Down to Nowhere 7. Exoria 8. Living with the Enemy

The Spirit Black/Death Metal band from Germany released the second Full-length album Cosmic Terror released February 7, 2020.

Formed 2015 in Saarbrücken, THE SPIRIT have emerged from the depth of the German extreme metal void to breathe new life into the black/death metal genre. “Cosmic Terror” it’s a misanthropic work with seven raging anthems, consisting of a unique blend of black and death metal, extensive instrumental passages and genuine guitar craft.

Tracklist 1. Serpent as Time Reveals 2. Strive For Salvation 3. Repugnant Human Scum 4. The Path of Solitude 5. Pillars of Doom 6. The Wide Emptiness 7. Cosmic Terror Lineup MS - Drums MT - Guitars, Vocals AT - Bass

Karg Post-Black Metal band from Austria released the seventh Full-length album Traktat released February 7, 2020.

The band name means «barren» in German.

Karg was founded by J.J. (Harakiri for the Sky) as a one-man Black Metal project in august 2006, what was common at this time. Since the beginning KARG always worked with clean delay guitars like early Post Rock bands do.

Tracklist 1.Irgendjemand wartet immer 2. Jahr ohne Sommer 3. Stolperkenotaphe 4. Alaska 5. Abgrunddialektik 6. Alles was wir geben mussten 7. Grabcholerik 8. Tod, wo bleibt dein Frieden?

Lineup V. Wahntraum - Vocals, Guitars, All instruments

Horresque Blackened Death Metal band from Germany released the first Full-length album Chasms Pt. I – Avarice and Retribution released February 7, 2020.

Horresque is a portmanteau word blending «horrific» and «grotesque».

Tracklist 1. Intro (Präludium) 2. Guts of the Fallun Gong 3. Gary Heidnik 4. Intro (Interludium I) 5. Murder Castle 6. Collateral Murder 7. MQ1 Predator 8. Of Pride and Kazim 9. Intro (Interludium II) 10. Deepwater Horizon 11. My Lai Lineup S.D. - Guitars R.P. - Guitars M.R. - Vocals T.S. - Bass

Haemic Symphonic Blackened Death Metal band from Hungary / Germany released the third Fulllength album Forum Galactica released February 12, 2020.

The third full-length album from the 2-man symphonic death/ black metal project, Haemic, taking you through an apocalyptic story across 43 minutes of pure, monumental and majestic METAL. They have never actually met.

Tracklist 1. All Rise 2. Swallowed by the Ocean 3. Laid to Rest 4. Forum Galactica 5. Behold, Sycroburion 6. Intermission 7.

Planetary Annihilation 8. Alpha & Omega 9. In My Way 10. Consensus Lineup Adam Farkas (Hungary) Programming, Songwriting, Guitars Marco Arndt (Germany) - Vocals, Lyrics, mixing

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Necrowretch Death/Black Metal band from France released the fourth Full-length album The Ones from Hell released February 14, 2020.

France based sadistic sinners Necrowretch was formed in 2008 and quickly emerged as one of the leading black / death underground formation in France and beyond.

Tracklist 1. Pure Hellfire 2. Luciferian Sovranty 3. The Ones from Hell 4. Absolute Evil 5. Codex Obscuritas 6. Darkness Supreme 7. Through the Black Abyss 8. Necrowretch Lineup Vlad - Vocals, Guitars Ilmar - Drums Wence - Bass, Guitars

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Immorgon Melodic Death/Viking Metal band from Spain released the second Fulllength album As Shadows Fall released February 14, 2020.

Tracklist 1. Pale Beams of Light 2. The Last Heights 3. Ocells de foc 4. The Raven 5. The Bloodthirster 6. The Fall 7.

Walk Among the Forest 8. Chants of War 9. Per mon escut no hi ha flors 10. Written in Snow Lineup Steavy Gamester Drums Axel Jordana - Guitars, Vocals (backing) Charlie Trinkhorn Vocals (lead), Guitars Joan de Ros - Bass

Nawaharjan Black Metal band from Germany released the first Full-length album Lokabrenna released February 20, 2020.

Lokabrenna is a conceptual work based around the Thursian Brandawegiz system, which is built upon the nine locks of Sinmara’s chest within the dark, liberating side of Germanic mythology.

Each of the songs on the album symbolizes one of these locks and acts as a devotional hymn to Loki and a way to unlock his potential within oneself.

Tracklist 1. Warassuz 2. Maino 3. Skuwwe 4. Ūtfurskō 5. Sunjo 6. Thwerhanassuz 7. Umbibrautiniz 8. Thrawo 9. Hradjungo Lineup Wodanaridan - Bass Nawabrandaz - Drums Skadulikam - Guitars Skandaz - Vocals, Guitars

Nemesis Melodic Death Metal band from Serbia released the first Full-length album The War Is On released February 13, 2020.

Nemesis is an all-female melodic death metal band from Serbia.

The band was formed in late 2013 in Belgrade, influenced by non-other than Arch Enemy.

During the first meet-up the band though it would be great to be an all-girl band. Band was originally creating their style by playing covers of their favorite bands but shortly started working on their own material. Band played a lot of concerts and bigger happenings in Serbia. Their lyrics are inspired by problems of the 21st century, such as capitalism and globalization, but also the philosophical themes.

Tracklist 1. Wake Up 2. Uprising 3. Oppression 4. Divine Retribution 5. Living Dead People 6. Savages 7. Dead End 8. Pandemonium 9. Born Wothless 10. The War Is On Lineup Biljana Sovilj - Bass Selena Simić - Drums Aleksandra Petrović - Guitars (lead) Tijana Milivojević - Guitars (rhythm) Sanja Drča - Vocals

Heathen Foray Melodic Death Metal band from Austria released the fifth Full-length album Weltenwandel on 21, 2020.

Melodic Death Metal straight from the verdant green heart of Austria! Their heavy melodies and enthralling performance on stage will drag you into the world of myth! They sing of freedom, loyalty, friendship - of the golden spark carried within all those people who keep on fighting against vagaries of fate and the world’s injustices, which won’t ever let them falter! Their music unites the mysterious grace of the realm of gods, the impulsiveness of the human race and the immortality of nature by way of enthralling riffs and virtuosic guitar solos!

Tracklist 1. Schicksalsknecht 2. Essenz 3. Tanz 4. Verfall 5. Weg 6. Monolith 7. Soldat 8. Schlangengrube Lineup Jürgen Brüder - Guitars Robert Schroll - Vocals Markus Wildinger - Bass Alex Wildinger - Guitars Markus Kügerl - Drums

Slaughter Messiah Black/Death/Thrash Metal band from Belgium released the first Fulllength album Cursed to the Pyre on February 21, 2020.

The band was initially founded in October 2008 by Rod «Iron Bitch Desecrator» and Elliot «Sodomaniak» Spencer.

Slaughter Messiah sounds peculiarly sophisticated on their first album while maintaining every bit of their trademark aggression and Belgian blackness.

Tracklist 1. From the Tomb into the Void 2. Mutilated by Depths 3. Pouring Chaos 4. Hideous Afflicition 5. Descending to Black Fire 6. Pyre 7. The Hammer of Ghouls 8. Fog of the Malevolent Sore Lineup Rod «Iron Bitch Desecrator» - Guitars Lord Sabathan - Vocals, Bass Thomas «Exhumator» - Guitars John Berry - Drums

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Exhumation Death Metal band from Indonesia released the third Fulllength album Eleventh Formulae on 28, 2020 Tracklist 1. Mors Gloria Est 2. Inferno Dwellers 3.

Formulae I: Malediction Bells 4. Grandeur Dawn 5. Vicious Ecstasy 6. Arcane Dance 7. Formulae II: Ironheart Rapture 8. Ominous Chants 9. Blood Trails 10. Perdition Spells 11.

Formulae III: Eleventh Ves Lineup Ghoul - Guitars Bones - Vocals

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XIV Dark Centuries Pagan Metal band from Germany released the fourth Full-length album Waldvolk on February 28, 2020.

Tracklist 1. Heimwärts (Intro) 2. Skogafulka 3. Svava 4. Firratan 5. Atme den Wald 6. Ich bin das Feuer 7. Sunna 8. Julenzeit 9. Runibergun 10. Bragarful 11. Nott (Outro) Lineup Tobalt - Guitars Marley - Bass Tobi - Keyboards Michel - Vocals Uwe - Guitars Manu - Drums

Your Last Wish Melodic Death Metal band from Canada released the third Full-length album Eradicate on February 23, 2020.

Founded in 2003, Your Last Wish is a progressive death metal band based in Montréal, Canada, with their roots in classical death & thrash metal.

Tracklist 1. Eradicate 2. Exile 3. Monarque 4. Décimé 5. Lost 6. Pursuit 7. Pandore 8. Prestige 9. Le cri du Monde Lineup Roxana Bouchard - Vocals David Gagné - Guitars (lead) Blake Lemieux - Drums Michael Cope - Guitars Peter Hamm - Bass

Earth Rot Death/Black Metal band from Australia released the third Full-length album Black Tides of Obscurity released March 6, 2020.

Australia’s EARTH ROT smash and stomp through ‘Black Tides of Obscurity,’ their latest album of dark and ominous extremity.

Demented vocals and haunting breaks give breadth to the destructive rhythmic onslaught, as they let loose a brutal display of world-class death metal.

Tracklist 1. Dread Rebirth 2. New Horns 3.

Towards a Godless Shrine 4. Unparalleled Gateways to Higher Obliteration 5. Ancestral Vengeance 6. The Cape of Storms 7. Serpent’s Ocean 8. Mind Killer 9. Unravelling Vapour of Sanity 10. Out in the Cold Lineup Tom Slaughterhouse Guitars, Vocals (backing) Jared Bridgeman - Vocals (lead), Bass Colin Dickie - Guitars Daniel Maloney - Drums

Tulus Black Metal band from Norway released the sixth Full-length album Old Old Death on March 6, 2020.

Members of Tulus later went and formed the band Khold. After Khold went on hold in 2006, Blodstrup and Sarke resurrected Tulus.

The new studio album of the early Norwegian black metal band Tulus!

The 3-piece, consisting of members of Sarke and Khold, has created a masterpiece in their own inimitable style.

Eerie & unique, come old old death.

Tracklist 1. Hel 2. Jord 3. I havet hos Rån 4. Flukt 5. Folkefall 6. I hinmannens hånd 7. Grunn grav 8. Ild til mørkning 9. Villkjeft 10. In Memoriam Lineup Sarke - Drums Blodstrup - Vocals, Guitars Crowbel - Bass

Infernal Angels Melodic Black Metal band from Italy released the fifth Full-length album Devourer of God from the Void on February 28, 2020.

INFERNAL ANGELS is without any doubt one of most intransigent Black Metal bands.

Tracklist 1. The Light of Lucifer 2. The Eternal Fire of Golachab 3. From the Throne of Thaumiel 4. Those Who Go Forth into the Empty Place of God 5. Ancient Serpent of Chaos 6. Thagirion - Sol Niger 7. Devourer of God from the Void 8. The Corrosive One 9. Far from the Light of God 10. Empress of Sitra Achra 11. The Foremost Among the Eleven Lineup Xes - Vocals Nekroshadow Guitars, Vocals Apsychos - Guitars, Bass, Vocals

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Infirmum Doom/Death Metal band from Finland released the first Fulllength album Walls of Sorrow on February 28, 2020.

Tracklist 1. To Darkness 2.

Cause of Sorrow 3. Shadows of the Past 4. Silence 5. Doomed 6. Wake Me 7. Autumn Breeze 8. Sail Away 9. Fearless 10. Trust Lineup Timo Solonen - Guitars, Vocals

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Clouds Atmospheric Doom/ Death Metal band from United Kingdom/Romania released the fifth Full-length album Durere on March 2, 2020.

Tracklist 1. Cold Guiding Light 2. Empty Hearts 3. Images and Memories 4. Above the Sea 5.

The Sailor Waves Goodbye 6. A Father’s Death 7. The End of Hope

Vredehammer Black/Death Metal band from Norway released the third Fulllength album Viperous on March 6, 2020.

Vredehammer’s combination of aggressive guitars and Norse melodies has already rewarded the band with a loyal fanbase around the world, which grows bigger and stronger every day.

Tracklist 1. Winds of Dysphoria 2. Aggressor 3. Suffocate All Light 4. Viperous 5. Skinwalker Lineup 6. In Shadow Daniel Neagoe - Vocals 7. Wounds Alex Costin - Bass 8. Any Place but Home Luca Breaza - Drums 9. From a Spark to a Withering Mihai Dinuta - Guitars Flame Indee Rehal-Sagoo - Guitars Lineup Irina Movileanu - Violin, Per Valla - Vocals, Guitars Vocals (female) (lead), Keyboards, Bass Kristoffer Hansen - Guitars Kai Speidel - Drums

Necrophiliac Death Metal band from Spain released the second Full-length album No Living Man Is Innocent on March 12, 2020.

2nd album, 28 years after their debut, by the most legendary Spanish Death Metal band. Only for lovers of old school sounding Death Metal!

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Piper Leading Innocents 2. Hunting Humans 3. Magma of Flesh (Beasts of the Earth) 4. When Mother Ate Son 5. Horseaters 6. Inhabitants of the Red Forest 7. Kill All, Burn All, Loot All 8. GodBundy 9. No Living Man Is Innocent Lineup Sweick - Drums Ery - Guitars Miguel - Guitars Bongo - Vocals Ramón - Bass

Soliloquium Doom/Death Metal band from Sweden released the third Full-length album Things We Leave Behind on March 16, 2020.

Swedish progressive death/doom metal influenced by Katatonia, Anathema, Paradise Lost, Slumber and many more.

Things We Leave Behind is an account of personal hardships, alienation and dark Stockholm nights.

The album has some of the most extreme moments in the band’s history, as well as some of the most lush and beautiful. The point is to tell a story that’s both introspective and relatable at the same time. It’s both an account of personal issues and a commentary on the growing mental health epidemic.

Tracklist 1. Dead Ends 2. The Discarded 3. Reminiscence 4. Existential Misshape 5. Nocturne 6. It Was All Taken Away 7. A Fleeting Moment 8. The Recluse Lineup Jonas Bergkvist - Bass Stefan Nordström Vocals, Guitars

Invoker Melodic Black/Death Metal band from Germany released the third Fulllength album Towards the Pantheon of the Nameless on March 27, 2020.

Tracklist 1. Crumbling Sky 2. Towards the Pantheon of the Nameless 3. Journey to Darkness 4. Dark 5. Devils Door 6. Fall into the Void 7. Breathless 8. The Veils of Golden Light 9. Above the Stars Lineup Tino Schumann - Drums Tino Büttner - Vocals, Guitars

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† Hellfest † Wacken Open Air † Tuska † Brutal Assault † Summer Breeze † Rock Fest † Rock Am Ring † Rockest † Download Festival † Resurrection Fest †

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Hate, Vltimas and Suffocation live at Pravda club, Moscow, Russia. 20 February 2019.

Review and photos by Olga Schneider

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since 2016 after that incident with Nile and Belphegor, so it was kinda unexpected that

they were reborn and gonna bring 3 killer bands: Hate, Vltimas and Suffocation.

The ticket was bought very much in advance, w i t h hope that this time everything would go w i t h o u t any fukken accidents.

Honestly, I heard lots of negative t h i n g s a b o u t Pravda club where the festival was gonna take place, so I expected that sound was gonna sukk, and...

Now I’m really glad to confess that I was completly wrong!

So, the festival started with HATE. I wouldn’t say that I listened to them incredibly much before, however I got kinda aesthetic orgasm from the last album.

That was the light (I mean when you’re just enjoying the show without getting hits with crowdsurfers’ boots to ya head) and the

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drummer is a beast, that’s an a x i o m which is not to be discussed.

Now we’re w a i t i n g for him in April, with Belphegor this time.

That’s a pity, of c o u r s e , that the set turned out to be quite short and the dudes w h i c h aren’t really «smaller» than the other bands turned out to be kinda most atmospheric band. part of the evening. warm-up Kinda hypnotic Nevertheless, they absolutely atmosphere which were brings you to some great. underworld... The

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Talking a b o u t VLTIMAS... Well, first I was really skeptical about the mighty David Vincent’s project. Morbid Angel will definitely live deep inside of him forever.

But as for his project, I was completely wrong again! The oldies just came to kikk some ass, and they fukken did it! Setlist contained from their own tracks only, and it kinda disappointed those ones who expected to hear anything from Morbid Angel, but...

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the past return. New era and all you know...

And the last ones...

SUFFOCATION. It was just a fukken grinder containing of moshers, crowdsurfers and us, people dying in the front row. And of course Brutal Death with INCREDIBLY. HARSH. BASS. Also great respect to the new singer for his skills and absolutely incredible communication with

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the crowd.

Now I can say without any doubts that Russian Flaming Arts have got their reputation back. Waiting for the continuation...

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Live on stage Reviews Melechesh live at Rock House, Moscow, Russia. 29 February 2019.

Review by Olga Schneider.

Photography by Alice Black. https://vk.com/blackwinterproduction

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Nowadays, when damn corona talks and of course it touches our community as well, it feels like it was so long ago, even if just one month has passed since that day... It was last day of February 2020 when Melechesh played their very first concert in Russia for all the time of their existence.

They planned to come here back in 2016 with Nile and Belphegor, bur due to the circumstances, their plan was broken. And

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from Melechesh that it felt like the promoters just took some random bands and put them into the lineup just to create some action.

However, that’s not the most important

moment, so... Who gives a fukk actually?

So... Melechesh took the stage 100% at the scheduled time, and that was kinda pleasant bonus, knowing what usually happens with show timing here. It felt at once like the audience kinda resurrected, so hell began. Yeah, the dudes didn’t need any special time to make the audience alive, they have absolutely great contact with ut and keep it during

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the whole set. Despite the fact that Ashmedi turned out to be sick, it didn’t interrupt him to put all his energy into this process.

And, maybe that’s my personal fetish, but kinda mathematical order in music is some special kind of art.

Everything is clearly built and defined, no deviations.

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Following the good old tradition, the musicians left backstage area after the show and came to the audience.

Great people without attempts to seem to be some «rock stars».

Now, looking forward to the moment when all this situation with corona goes and fukks itself. Keep strong out there!

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Many photos from this event you can see here: https://vk.com/album-79144884_269415819

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Live on stage Reviews Review from Asesino “La fiesta de los hogares metales – The party of metal Homes” in Bogota that passed in Bogota Colombia on December 27. The author is Julian Pinzon of Colonia Records f r o m Bogota, Colombia.

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Event organized by: Broken Tattoo & Music Venue: Ace of Spades Date: December 27th, 2019 Review & Pictures by Colonia Records (Julian Pinzon)

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Friday, Dec 27/ 2019, we attended which would be the last 2019’s appointment: Asesino’s returning to Colombia (for the first time in Bogota), in the middle a party plenty of brutal sounds, guttural voices, friends, and lots of beer.

This was likely to be a a luxury party which started with Holy Shit B.S.E (Bogotá-Colombia) performance.

Raw and explicit grindcore. High strenght and power live.

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. It was then the time to receive Cuentos de los Hermanos Grind (Bogotá-Colombia), a band that just arrived from a succesful tour in Mexico including their presentation at the Mexico Metal Fest 2019 tol Ace of Spades stage with their satiric and enjoyable, colorful and explosive onstage performance. The next turn was to the trio led by the metal legend Dino Cazares (El Asesino) who, together with Tony Campos (Maldito X) and Emilio Márquez (El Sadístico) conform the band Asesino. What we saw onstage was an energic presentation led by the deep voice of Maldito, which, added to the powerful bass sound of Cazares and the drums of Sadístico bring an explosive mix of dark lyrics to enjoy la chingada.

Closing this tremendous portfolio of bands, we had the presentation of Visceral 666 (Bogota – Colombia) who continued the brutal discharge of death and grindcore that we enjoyed that Friday’s night.

The one last thing to say to Broken Tattoo Music staff is congrats and thanks again for being confident in what we do.

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Mgla Age of Excuse 2020 Tour, March 15, 2020 Review from “Age of Excuse 2020 Tour – Bogota” of Mgla that passed in Bogota Colombia on March 15. The author - Diego Molina of Colonia Records from Bogota, Colombia.

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Event organized by: Colombian Shows / Shos Extremos Place: Ace of Spades Club Date: March 15, 2020 Review & Pictures by Colonia Records (Diego A Molina)

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After some very difficult days globally and in a very tense environment due to some restrictive measures that were revealed at the weekend, faceless men appeared for the first time in our country.

As part of the “Age of Excuses 2020” tour, Mgła made a short tour of Colombia, including shows in Cali,

Medellín and its closure in Bogotá on March 15 at Ace of Spades, a show that without thinking at the time, both band and assistants, would become their last concert in a few months, while the measures of confinement by the #CoronaVirus globally end.

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The Chilean Sol Sistere, accompanied Mgła during their passage in the country. They took the stage minutes ahead of schedule and it would be «Death Knell» from their work «Unfading Incorpoporeal Vacuum» the introduction to about 40 minutes of atmospheric black metal; Sol Sistere would have prepared a setlist with 6 tracks, among them «Sight of the Oracle», «The Faceless», «Swallow The Misery» and «Relentless Ascension» with which they would give way to Mgła.

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Mgła reached to touch in Brazil Argentina, Chile and Ecuador; however, the closure of the tour in Mexico had to be postponed due to the border closure decreed hours before its presentation in Bogotá.

Due to the above, Bogotá has been the last place in which the Polish black metal group was present. The show, about an hour and a half long, included nine tracks emphasizing the 2015 LP «Exercises in Futility» with «Exercises in Futility I» and «Exercises in Futility IV» introducing this rite. We listen to songs like «Mdłości II» or the most recent production «Age of Excuse II» and «Age of Excuse III». would end his visit to South America with the themes «Exercises in Futility VI» and «Exercises in Futility V» and would give way to an «epic» return to their country of origin, since at that time, most European countries had with high restrictive measures for the movement of people and containment at its air and land borders.

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An event that was held thanks to the organizers Colombian Shows, perhaps the last great metal event in the capital and why not in the world for some months, time still uncertain for all, since with the intention of mitigating the impact on the contagion of COVID-19, has given way to restrictive measures such as the limitation of people conglomerated or gathered in the same place or the closure of bars, cinemas and other places of social group, quarantines, curfews, dry or liquor-free law, among many other measures…. Finally, it only remains to say: #FuckCoronaVirus # FuckCovid19.

Mgla setlist: 1. Exercises in Futility I 2. Exercises in Futility IV 3. Mdłości II 4. Exercises in Futility II 5. Age of Excuse II 6. Age of Excuse III 7. With Hearts Toward None VII 8. Exercises in Futility VI 9. Exercises in Futility V

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paintings on stands covered in silk cloths, and a full size coffin. The stage wasn’t that big and I was genuinely wondering where on earth the band members were going to stand.

As the lights went down we firstly witness the candle lighting ceremony and eventually all the band members crept onto the stage and found their allotted spot to stand, albeit some of them almost standing in the wings or hidden at the back. Eventually we got to hear the pretty amazing sound that Batushka create.

Batushka : The Dome – London, 3 March 2020 Having already seen Krysiuk’s Batushka at last summer’s festivals, I has been very much looking forward to seeing the Krzysztof Drabikowski Batushka and deliberately hadn’t done any research into what I might expect from their stage performance so to keep alive the element of surprise and excitement. I was specifically interested in seeing how similar or different they might be to Krysiuk’s version.

The Dome was sold out which was encouraging. Normally there is a bit of a boring wait in-between bands but tonight it was like watching someone move house as all sorts of artefacts were carried onto the stage and carefully positioned. In addition to all the usual kit, I counted 3 stands full of long thin candles,

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The set-list is predominantly from the Panihida album. The vocals are specifically prominent as we have lead vocals and I counted 3 backing vocalists (with h y m n books) adding a choir effect to emphasise the lead v o c a l s . W i t h all lyrics sung in the Old Church Slavonic language there is little point in trying to listen to understand any words but more a case (as with most Black Metal) of absorbing them as you take in the whole feel of the music.

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I noticed the 7 and 8 stringed guitars and they do make a fantastic sound and blend in well with all the different high pitched vocal ranges. I’d love to comment on the

drummer but he was stuck at the back in darkness which is a shame as being a drummer myself I like to be able to watch them play, but tonight, with s o many people on stage and all the props, he appeared a l m o s t irrelevant.

It is quite a spectacle watching Batushka perform.

All band members are dressed in hooded religious Habits, faces covered, and no spoken word other than the vocals.

Although they are pretty motionless on stage, it sort of adds to the mysterious feel of it all.

With all the candles flickering, a dark spindly tree backdrop and of course the big coffin in amongst it all, you do genuinely feel part of this ceremony that is being performed in front of you. I do have to add though that there were times when I would lose concentration as the moshers who were clearly there for support

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band Malevonent Creation were intent on continuing with the moshing even though there was barely anything from Batuska to really drive this.

So after an hour the set closes, the band bow their heads and they slowly make their way from stage. All except one, who had the lengthy job of putting out all the candles one by one and then handed them out to the audience, which makes a difference from plectrums and drumsticks I guess.

So going back to my original thoughts and expectations of Drabikowski’s B a t u s h k a .

Well the whole performance, or should I say

ceremony was almost identical to when I saw Krysiuk’s Batushka. I originally thought this to be a bit disappointing but when I reflect back on it I guess why should Drabikowski change things to be different when it was concept in the first place. A shame we only had an hour of Batushka, but then again, their album catalogue is small and not particularly diverse so it probably wasn’t necessary to have it drawn out just to fill in time.

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Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult & Stahlsarg: Nambucca

London – 14 March 2020 English band Stahlsarg caught my eye last year when supporting Djevel so it was great to see them added to the bill.

Stahlsarg play Blackend Death

Metal and their set-list comprised mostly of tracks from their most recent album ‘Mechanisms o f Misanthropy’.

Their music is influenced by World War II and you will have occasions where the vocals briefly change to spoken word to help tell a battle story.

New bassist Kevin on his first gig with the band was very lively, playing with energy and p a s s i o n .

It’s been three years now since any new music was released

by Stahlsarg so I’m hoping we get to see some new material soon, and with that, plenty more gigs.

Nambucca was sold out for the UK exclusive of

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult and many people had

travelled a significant distance to be at the venue tonight to witness this anticipated ritual.

Dressed from head to toe in white and carrying a large inverted cross, lead vocalist and guitarist

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O n i e l a r slowly steps onto the stage, raises the cross in the air and bows down in front of it.

With this, we get a snare drum roll and the band launch into ‘Mardom - Echo Zmory’ from their recent album ‘Mardom’.

After a couple more tracks, Onielar removes her white headdress to reveal her corpse-painted face and long blond hair that stretches way down her back.

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consists of tracks from ‘Mardom’ and the previous 2013 album ‘Necrovision’.

In-between each track the band members fill their mouths with pigs blood, which subsequently seeps out while they play and Onielar sings.

The thick red blood covers their chins and

drips onto the floor. I now know why the monitors had been covered in clingfilm.

Gradually Onielar’s long dress changes from stark white to different shades of red as it becomes more and more stained in blood.

There’s something about Darkened N o c t u r n Slaughtercult live that really draws you in. It’s difficult to take your eyes off of Onielar who is so visually engaging and the intense sound they make is totally

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absorbing.

What also helped was a full venue, and with the knowledge that this could be one of the last London gigs for quite a while due to the Corvoid-19 virus I think everyone was a little more determined to make the most of it tonight.

Finishing the set with ‘Bearer of the Blackest Might’, Onielar closes the ritual by once again raising the inverted cross into the air and bowing before it. The band leave a blood stained stage and it’s quite a sombre thought that we all really have no idea when any bands from abroad will be able to come and play in London again.

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More than ten years have passed since Asenblut came together.

Asenblut are now presenting their fourth epos called “Die Wilde Jagd” (The Wild Hunt), which is full of epic battle songs and tales of merciless heroes. This time the band put special effort in telling tales to give the fans an even more immersive and enduring opus, designed to even withstand the end of the world.

Beware - for the wild hunt is flying tonight!

Line-up: Tetzel - Vocals Sash - Bass Balrogh - Drums Stan Ro - Guitars Claus Cleinkrieg - Guitars (lead) The new album «Die wilde Jagd» will be release April 17, 2020

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It has been a long eight year stretch between releases for Umeå, Sweden’s black metal nihilists NAGLFAR, but despite the eight year wait, the band hasn’t been resting on their laurels. Like any slumbering beast, NAGLFAR have returned from their respite ferocious and hungry with their seventh full length album “Cerecloth” which is due for a worldwide release on May 8th, 2020. Recorded and mixed by NAGLFAR guitarist Marcus Norman at Wolf ’s Lair Studio, and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound, the underlying musical and lyrical themes of “Cerecloth” were succinctly and confidently described by guitarist Andreas Nilsson: “The usual death and destruction.”

Lineup Kristoffer W. Olivius - Vocals Andreas Nilsson - Guitars Marcus E. Norman - Guitars «Cerecloth» will be released on May 8, 2020.

«Solitude In Madness», the 16th album by polands death metal legends VADER is out May 1st, 2020 Piotr Wiwczarek commented about the album and its title: «Humanity never learns from its lessons. I feel tensions continuing to rise around the world. People have forgotten about true pain, from a bigger picture standpoint. Generationally, the new generation doesn’t respect the old, and I’d challenge they don’t even respect themselves. Our everyday lives are on TV, so there’s no soul left.

Everything’s empty. I think technology is also sucking the human out of us.

There are more lonely people now than ever before, and yet we’re supposed to be connected together by technology.

It’s madness! That’s where the title, ‘Solitude In Madness’, came from, actually. Of course, I approach these topics in a very VADER way. I love telling stories and expressing myself through those stories.“ Lineup Peter - Bass, Guitars, Vocals Spider - Guitars Hal - Bass James Stewart - Drums Will be released on May 1, 2020.

Amalgamating a wide range of musical forms and concepts, on their third studio album Sojourner outlines a captivating soundscape, gradually unfolding into a musically unpredictable ode to the unknown. Premonitions is in this sense not only a masterfully told story, but much more a milestone confirming the group’s unique approach towards the genre!

Lineup: Emilio Crespo - Vocals Mike Lamb - Guitars, Piano, Synth/Keyboards Chloe Bray - Guitars, Tin Whistle, Vocals Mike Wilson - Bass Scotty Lodge - Bass (Live) Riccardo Floridia - Drums “Premonitions” will be released on May 8, 2020.

In a comment that encompasses everything from working on the album, to musical expectations and lyrical themes, the band had this to say: «Nihilistic Estrangement is our tenth album and it opens a new chapter of the band and possibly a new trilogy, therefore it sounds different from our previous release, which closed the past trilogy. The whole idea and concept behind the album was to make something detached from all the current trends in terms of style and production so that it would feel timeless and not chained to a particular frame in time. I chose specific vintage microphones from the 60s/70s for the studio sessions and mostly played on early 80s instruments, as well as using both analog tapes and mixing desk. It was pretty much recorded like an old album from 40 years ago or such. I pretty much wanted to make something that was removed from the current state of music and the standardized productions that get churned out daily.

Musically speaking there are references to all of the band’s eras but it sounds very refreshing and extremely personal; it’s 100% Forgotten Tomb. The lyrics deal with several different themes but the main focus is about reaching a mental estrangement from the modern world; it’s about refusing to partake in the current state of things and finding solace in a inner world of my own where no one can enter. I’d say the lyrics and concepts on this album are extremely misanthropic, even if it’s a term that got thrown around so much over the years that it kinda lost its real meaning».

Nihilistic Estrangement will be released on May 8, 2020.

The time has arrived for TESTAMENT to unleash new thunder to the masses and reveal their thirteenth studio album: Titans Of Creation. Just as the elements of this planet thrive within all living creatures, each musician in TESTAMENT represents a necessary component of this latest musical endeavour. Still filled with a massive and unstoppable energy since their last release, TESTAMENT has taken their style to the next level and present an album that is loyal to the roots of traditional thrash metal while still bringing alluring, brilliant, and progressive ingredients to the table. Bass is showcased, new vocals are introduced, and as expected, the guitarwork of Peterson and Skolnick is greatly complex and mesmerizing.

TESTAMENT’s process of creation has evolved and progressed yet they’ve remained steadfast over the course of literal decades. While always managing to present the genuine aspects of thrash metal that solidify their existence, they spread into unique horizons through developing crisp and fascinating sounds.

Titans Of Creation will be released on April 3, 2020.

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