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TOWER - New Album "Let There Be Dark" via Cruz Del Sur Music - Video Clip Premiere - Tourdates 2025
 Cruz Del Sur Music proudly announces "Let There Be Dark": The long-awaited new studio album from New York City’s TOWER finds the band digging into dark metallic territory for a powerful journey across ten songs!
"Let There Be Dark" was recorded from October to December 2024 with acclaimed producer and engineer Arthur Rizk (Blood Incantation, Cavalera Conspiracy, King Diamond) and features an amazing cover artwork created by Jared Fleming. It is set for release on March 21st 2025.
Get ready for TOWER’s darkest, heaviest offering to date!
A video clip for the first single and album opener "Under The Chapel" can be checked out here: https://youtu.be/9XhpKTlA6So
First pressing of the vinyl version will come in a gold embossed "leather" textured jacket! Pre-order options: https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/store
"Let There Be Dark" - Tracklist:
01. Under The Chapel
02. Let There Be Dark
03. Holy Water
04. And I Cry
05. The Well Of Souls
06. Book Of The Hidden
07. Legio X Fretensis
08. Iron Clad
09. Don’t You Say
10. The Hammer
TOWER - European Tour 2025:
27.02.25 - Berlin (DE) - Reset Club
28.02.25 - Hamburg (DE) - Hell Over Hammaburg
04.03.25 - Nova Gorica (SI) - Mostovna
06.03.25 - Bologna (IT) - Freakout Club
07.03.25 - Bergamo (IT) - Dedolor Music HQ
08.03.25 - Athens (GR) - Up the Hammers Festival
10.03.25 - Goppingen (DE) - Zille
11.03.25 - Osnabruck (DE) - Bastard Club
12.03.25 - Kassel (DE) - Goldgrubbe
13.03.25 - Weimar (DE) - Kasseturm
15.03.25 - Pisek (CZ) - Heavy Metal Thunder Festival
https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/TOWERnyc
ISTAPP - New Lyric Video - New Album "Sól Tér Sortna" coming in March 2025 through Trollzorn Records
 Swedish Melodic Black Metallers ISTAPP have premiered another song from their upcoming new album "Sól Tér Sortna", set for release on March 6th 2025 through Trollzorn Records on CD, LP and in digital formats.
A lyric video for the track "Grýla" is available here: https://youtu.be/nWz2b8QuyGo
"Sól Tér Sortna" marks the epic landmark of 20 years of battle against the sun and its foul worshippers. Expect the band’s strongest battle hymns so far with spellbinding melodies, atmospheric soundscapes and haunting chantings.
This is the soundtrack of freezing victory and life as we know it will end!
Pre-order options: https://www.trollzorn.de
Cover artwork by Ivan Bragin Design.
Tracklist:
01. Under Jökelisen
02. Nifelheim
03. Grýla
04. Storm Av Is
05. Frostdraken
06. Sól Tér Sortna
07. Ragnarök
08. Istronens Furste
09. Kallbrand
10. Vinterkrig
https://www.facebook.com/trollzorn +++ https://www.facebook.com/IstappOfficial
WOMBBATH - New Album "Beyond The Abyss" via Pulverised Records - Track Premiere
 Swedish death metallers WOMBBATH have announced their new and seventh overall studio album "Beyond The Abyss", set for release on March 14th 2025 via Pulverised Records on CD, LP and in digital formats.
It was recorded, mixed & mastered at Studio Unbound by Jonny Pettersson and features a cover artwork by Julian Felipe Mora Ibañez (Consumption, Molder, Witchtrap, etc).
Get ready for the band’s most aggressive material to date. It pushes the progressive elements first displayed on the predecessor "Agma" (2021), but at the same time results in the most old school sounding album since the early days of WOMBBATH. Where "Agma" was fairly clean, "Beyond The Abyss" is dark, filthy and, in a way, more organic. With one foot in the early days of death metal and one foot in the future.
The album’s title track has been premiered at this location: https://youtu.be/Exl-oTJRlsk
Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. Words Unspoken
03. A Symphony Of Dread
04. Discord Of Doom
05. Beyond The Abyss
06. Malevolent
07. Faces Of Tragedy
08. Deep Hunger
09. The Damned And The Slain
10. Consumed By Fire
Line-up:
Håkan Stuvemark - Guitars
Jonny Pettersson - Vocals, Guitars
Thomas von Wachenfeldt - Guitars
Matt Davidson - Bass
Antti Silventoinen - Drums
https://www.pulverised.net +++ https://www.facebook.com/wombbathofficial
THE BATALLION - New Single "Lick The Blade" via Soulseller Records - Track Premiere
 THE BATALLION proudly present "Lick The Blade" - the title track from their new 2-track EP coming on February 28th 2025 via Soulseller Records.
Be ready for a blast of thrashing old school metal: https://youtu.be/mXjnuR0ATHI
With "Lick The Blade" and "Directly To Hell" the Norwegian veterans are releasing 2 brand new tracks on vinyl and digitally. Coming from bands such as Old Funeral, Bömbers, Gaahls Wyrd, Magic Touch and Borknagar, these guys know how stir things up. The band will be recording a full-length LP during 2025 with more new material and old mentality.
Pre-order options: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com (World) +++ https://soulsellerrecords.aisamerch.com (Americas)
Line-up:
Stud Bronson - Vocals / Guitar
Colt Kane - Bass
Lust Kilman - Guitar
Brünst Warning - Drums
https://www.facebook.com/SOULSELLERRECORDS +++ https://www.facebook.com/TheBatallion
MORAX - New Track Premiere - Debut Album "The Amulet" via High Roller Records
 Norway’s MORAX have revealed another song from the upcoming debut album "The Amulet", coming on February 21st 2025 via High Roller Records on all formats.
You can listen to "Inverted Church" here: https://youtu.be/Ci0Zp68gcS4
MORAX is the brainchild of Remi A. Nygård, also known from thrashers INCULTER, who is handling all the instruments himself and writes all the songs.On the follow-up to 2023’s mini album "Rites And Curses", Remi brings in everything from 70s rock to thrash metal, with Mercyful Fate/King Diamond, early Judas Priest and Black Sabbath (mostly Dio-era) as the main inspirations.
"The Amulet" has become a top-notch heavy metal album that explores many different corners of the genre, always with a kind of evil or dark edge.
Pre-order options: https://www.hrrecords.de/MORAX
Artwork by SoloMacello.
Tracklist:
1. The Amulet
2. Belial Rising
3. A Thousand Names
4. Seven Pierced Hearts
5. Inverted Church
6. The Snake
7. Phantom Sleeper
8. The Descent
The CD version will feature all 5 songs from the "Rites and Curses" EP as bonustracks.
https://www.facebook.com/hrrecords +++ https://morax.bandcamp.com
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS - New Track Premiere - New Studio Album "Children Of The Earth" coming via Cruz Del Sur Music
 CHRISTIAN MISTRESS have premiered another song from their first studio album in ten years, "Children Of The Earth", coming on February 28th 2025 through Cruz Del Sur Music on CD, LP and in digital versions.
You can listen to "Lake of Memory" here: https://youtu.be/DiFxEqxZH08
"Children Of The Earth" blends traditional metal glory with pure, old-school conviction. It was recorded as a four-piece in the band's native Olympia, Washington on 4-track half-inch reel-to-reel at High Command Studio.
The album finds CHRISTIAN MISTRESS reaffirming their position as one of North America’s finest traditional metal bands - a unique combination of the old-school paired with energetic, dueling guitar work and the imitable vocals of Davis. Davis feels "Children O The Earth" is now the “line in the sand” that separates it from previous efforts. As a result, the album sounds like the band’s classic setup, yet the guitars and vocals have more in common this time around.
The "Children of the Earth" title ties to the thread of the lyrics throughout the rest of the songs. The idea for the album came from ancient writings found on a gold tablet or orphic inscription in an unmarked grave within a large necropolis in southern Italy. It is thought to be one of the oldest items of writing ever found.
Cover artwork by Lauren O’Conner.
Tracklist:
1. City of Gold
2. Voiceless
3. Demon’s Night
4. Love of the World
5. Mythmaker
6. Death Blade
7. Lake of Memory
8. Shadow
Line-up:
Christine Davis - Vocals
Jonny Wulf - Guitar / Bass
Tim Diedrich - Guitar
Reuben Storey - Drums
https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com +++ https://www.instagram.com/christianmistress
MINDWARS - New Video Clip - New Album "V" coming in March 2025 via High Roller Records
 Los Angeles based thrashers MINDWARS have revealed another song from their fifth studio album, entitled "V", set for release on March 7th 2025 via High Roller Records on all formats.
A video clip premiere for the track "Beneath the Trees" is set here: https://youtu.be/n5l2sIRTl5A
The trio, led by Mike Alvord, guitarist and co-founder of the legendary HOLY TERROR, along with Italian drummer Roby Vitari and bassist Rick Zaccaro, showcases a blend of classic thrash with a wealth of killer riffs and lyrical depth.
Originally self-released by the band in early 2024, "V" now gets its well-deserved international exposure.
Pre-order options: https://www.hrrecords.de/MINDWARS
Tracklist:
01. Stand Guard at the Gates of Your Mind
02. West of Nowhere
03. The Road to Madagascar
04. Chasing the Wind
05. Beneath the Trees
06. Live to Die
07. Crusaders
08. Source of Destruction
09. Into the Known
10. Vultures of the Eighth Wonder
11. The Logical Song (Supertramp Cover)
https://www.hrrecords.de +++ https://www.facebook.com/mindwarsband
VULTURES VENGEANCE - Final Single Release - Sophomore Album "Dust Age" out soon on High Roller Records
 Italy's VULTURES VENGEANCE have revealed the final single from their sophomore full-length "Dust Age", coming on February 21st 2025 via High Roller Records on all formats.
Here's the lyric video for the album's title track: https://youtu.be/jyPUsU63_JA
VULTURES VENGEANCE were formed in 2009 and are heavily influenced by the sound of Warlord, Brocas Helm, Cirith Ungol, early Manowar or The Lord Weird Slough Feg. The follow-up to the highly acclaimed debut "The Knightlore" (2019) was recorded at 16 Cellar Studio in Rome and mixed by Marco S. Vermiglio at The Forge Studio / Sweden.
Pre-order options: https://www.hrrecords.de/VULTURES-VENGEANCE
Cover artwork by Lena Richter.
Tracklist:
1. Dust Age
2. Queen of the Last Light
3. Those Who Sold The World
4. Reign of Severance
5. City of a Thousand Blades
6. The Exiled
7. The Foul Mighty Temple of Men
8. It Holds
https://www.facebook.com/hrrecords +++ https://vulturesvengeance.bandcamp.com
SPIDERS - New Single & Video "Mess With My Emotions"
 The wait is almost over. Swedish retro rock sensation SPIDERS are back with a bang, releasing their latest single, "Mess With My Emotions," as the final teaser before their highly anticipated new album "Sharp Objects" sees the light of day on February 14th 2025 via Wild Kingdom Records. The icing on this musical cake is the colourful and vibrant video that is also released today.
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/JeM8j0-owGY +++ https://orcd.co/mess-with-my-emotions
True to the band’s signature style, "Mess With My Emotions" fuses nostalgic seventies vibes with a fresh, modern edge. The track showcases an electric interplay between John Hoyles' masterful guitar work and the powerhouse vocals of Ann-Sofie Hoyles. Together, they create a sound that’s both deeply rooted in classic rock and unmistakably relevant for today’s music scene.
Ann-Sofie Hoyles shares her thoughts on the single: “Our time is precious, our emotions are sacred, and there's a fine line between happiness and madness. No one is a total master of their own universe, so take care of your own mind and thoughts, and don't mess up anybody's emotions.”
"Mess With My Emotions" is available on all major streaming platforms starting today. Mark your calendars for the album release on the 14th of February, and prepare to experience Spiders like never before.
Tracklist:
01. Rock ´n´ Roll Band
02. Sweet Boy
03. What´s Your Game (Miss Insane)
04. Fun In The Sun
05. Schizoid
06. Mess With My Emotions
07. Too Hard For You
08. Valentines
09. Life Mission
10. Love Yourself To Death
11. Would You Miss Me?
https://wildkingdom.se +++ https://www.facebook.com/wearespiders
HAVUKRUUNU - New Visualiser/Single available - New Album "Tavastland" via Svart Records in February 2025
 HAVUKRUUNU darkens the path unto the steps of woodland ghost and horrible nightmares – the new single "Havukruunu ja Talvenvarjo" out now.
Take a head start into the unknown and behold the fiery visualizer here: https://youtu.be/XuB94zpEptU
"'Havukruunu ja Talvenvarjo (The Coniferous Crown and the Wintershadow)' is following you on the path of fierce and traditional Havukruunu, but the path is darkening unto the steps of woodland ghosts and horrible nightmares… Talvenvarjo is a grisly reminder of all you want to forget and all you refuse to believe. Welcome to the eye of ferocious wintry winds and don't let the shadows catch you.”, comments HAVUKRUUNU.
After three albums, the pieces of the puzzle fit, and HAVUKRUUNU, the favorite band of the sensitive and sorrowful returns with a vengeance to blur the line between the real and unreal. The sorrowful guitars of Stefa and Bootleg-Henkka draw threatening dark shadows on the wall, Kostajainen's drumming bombardement pulses like embers of a dying fire in the hearth. All the while, Humö's bass guitar is clanking and wailing like the icy wind rattling windows and banging walls, as Stefa roars and channels messages from the netherworld or preaches wisdom of ancient days, backed by a choir.
Lords of Hell smile approving as the flames of hatred and cunning of their beloved sons drowns a dying old world, and heart of the earth trembles the birth of new and weird. HAVUKRUUNU is the spirit of freedom, harbinger of oblivion, and it tells you: fly, you fools!
HAVUKRUUNU's new album "Tavastland" tells the story of a small, strange people.
”Tavastland tells how in 1237 the Tavastians rose in a rebellion against the church of Christ and drove the popes naked into the frost to die. Tavastland reveals our fathers’ centuries old sins and lies of consolation. Tavastland speaks of him, who has become a prisoner of his home, alienated from the land of the forest and is now afraid of the dark with all lights on, surrounded by his smart devices. Tavastland tells about the freedom we lost. Tavastland haunts its listener to the grave, and I will personally open that grave one bleak night and steal the fading light of your sempiternal soul.”, says Stefa.
"Tavastland" will be available on Svart Records exclusive ice & blood vinyl edition, limited to 666 copies. Also available on limited amber & black smoke vinyl, classic black vinyl, CD, cassette tape, and digital platforms. All vinyl editions of the first pressing include a booklet and poster. The release is set for February 28th 2025.
Pre-orders: CD/LP/MC + T-Shirt
Tracklist:
1. Kuolematon Laulunhenki
2. Yönsynty
3. Havukruunu ja Talvenvarjo
4. Tavastland
5. Kuoleman Oma
6. Unissakävijä
7. Kun veri sekoittuu lumeen
8. De Miseriis Fennorum
https://www.svartrecords.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/havukruunu
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