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After several years in the making, Ne Obliviscaris’ debut album has finally been completed. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Ne Obliviscaris include a vast array of influences within their sound for progressive to black, thrash, death and melodic metal, and even western art music, jazz and flamenco. “Portal of I” is released in Australia by Welkin Records on May 7th, but the band also signed with Aural Music / Code666 and their album will be released worldwide in June Read more…

The track “Epikrisis VI: Leucotomy” from the upcoming Epitimia album “Faces of Insanity” has now been made available for streaming and free download here. This is the third and final track to made available from the upcoming third full-length album and first release on the Canadian label Hypnotic Dirge Records also known for acts such as netra, Ekove Efrits, stroszek, Subterranean Disposition, and The Foetal Mind. The “Faces of Insanity” album is scheduled Read more…

AHAB braves the seas for a third time to deliver their unique brand of “nautik” doom metal to their fans and draw them down into the depths of the ocean and the human psyche. Their new album is entitled “The Giant” and will be released by Napalm Records on May 25 2012. While the band’s previous releases took on Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, as well as the tragic fate of the crew on the whaling vessel “Essex”, they Read more…

Ancient Egypt-themed death metal band Nile have just revealed the cover artwork of their upcoming album “At the Gate of Sethu“, their seventh full-length. Artwork was handled this time by a true genius of darkened visuals, Seth Siro Anton (Soilwork, Paradise Lost, Septic Flesh). “At the Gate of Sethu” will be released via Nuclear Blast on June 29, 2012 .

Band mastermind Karl Sanders commented:
“Seth Siro Anton has designed the cover. I have been a Read more…

Belarussian Pagan Folk Metal band Drygva presents artwork of their second album “Ланцугі мінулых стагоддзяў“. It will be released worldwide by SoundAge Productions at the end of the summer 2012. Drygva follow their own theme of history of pre-christian Belarus. Lyrics and music based on patriotism, love to nature, pride and respect to heroic ancestors.

Links:
http://vk.com/drygvband
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Дрыгва
http://www.myspace.com/drygva Read more…

The French Ambient / Post Black Metal band THE GREAT OLD ONES will release its incredible debut album “Al Azif” on 27th April 2012 on Les Acteurs De L’Ombre productions. Expect a ritualistic, slow-paced black metal in the vein of Altar of Plagues, Wolves in the Throne Room, Fen, etc. Recorded and mixed by Cyrille Gachet from France (Year of No Light) and mastered by Alan Douches from New York (Tombs, Dillinger Escape Plan).

THE GREAT OLD ONES Read more…

Back in 1998, Season of Mist released French black metallers SETH’ debut, “Les Blessures de l’Ame“. The album was greeted with enthusiasm by reviewers and fans alike, as the band combined harsh but melodic Black Metal with a well thought out concept on vampirism. Brutal, dark and surprisingly catchy, “Les Blessures de l’Ame” creates gothic atmospheres supported by intelligent keyboard textures. The album quickly gained the status of a cult classic that is hard to find Read more…