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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
CABALLERO - Debut Album Release via Gates Of Hell Records in February 2025 - Single Premiere
 Gates Of Hell Records proudly announces the release of CABALLERO’s self-titled debut album on vinyl (ltd to 400) and tape (ltd to 100), set for release on February 21st 2025.
A soon-to-be underground classic, the album calls back to the glory days of early US Power Metal from the likes Jag Panzer, Omen, Brocas Helm, and Cirith Ungol! A perfect fit next to label mates Phaëthon.
The album’s seven cuts conceptually tie together the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, drawing from that exact point in history as well as Aztec mythology. Ultimately, though, the songs are about warfare, which can be seen as a divine calling and a route to immortality for the brutal warriors on both sides of the conflict. The central figure is Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec God of Death, looming over the two sides of the conflict, which captures an essential part of what the album is about. In the words of the band: “This album sounds like a battlefield, smells of blood and sweat and torments you with terrors both physical and metaphysical.
You can listen to the first single here: https://youtu.be/fjhhCo9GCXs
Pre-order options: https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/store
Tracklist:
1. The Moor-Slayer
2. Caballero
3. Sorcery Above the Lake of the Water Dog
4. Lightning Conquest
5. Mortally Wounded, Counting the Galaxies
6. La Noche Triste
7. The Lord of the Day and the Winds
https://www.facebook.com/gatesofhellrecords +++ https://caballerometal.bandcamp.com
SEVENTH STATION - New Single / Live Video "Tropical Limbo" - New EP "On Shoulders Of Giants" on Layered Reality Productions in February 2025
 Multinational avant/progressive metal troupe SEVENTH STATION presents "Tropical Limbo", the latest single from their impending "On Shoulders Of Giants" EP, scheduled for February 21st 2025 via Dutch label Layered Reality Productions.
Check out a multi-camera video of the band performing the song in Slovenia here: https://youtu.be/eiFVzEgiVwE
SEVENTH STATION was formed and is led by Slovenian guitarist Dimitri Alperovich, with Turkish keyboardist Eren Başbuğ (mostly known from his work with Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess), Israeli vocalist Davidavi Dolev (Subterranean Masquerade), Ukrainian-Israeli bass player Alexy Polyanski (Jerusalem Academy Of Music And Dance), and Slovenian drummer Grega Plumbeger (Cordura). Despite the global spread of the members, Alperovich successfully gathered the musicians he believes to be the exact suit for the band’s music, spanning through the USA, Slovenia, and the Middle East, and later, performed in Europe.
SEVENTH STATION’s latest single “Tropical Limbo” redefines the boundaries of progressive metal, featuring a groundbreaking performance by drummer and classically trained percussionist Grega Plamberger. Showcasing his unparalleled skill, Plamberger masterfully juggles between the marimba and drum set in a live setting, creating a captivating interplay of melodic warmth and rhythmic ferocity. This bold fusion of instruments delivers a sonic experience that is as innovative as it is powerful, setting a new standard for creativity in metal music.
The band states: “We are very proud of this track, in which lies a perfect opportunity to introduce to you our drummer Grega. His ability to seamlessly shift between the marimba and drum set live adds a dynamic energy to our music—it's a performance unlike anything you’ve heard in metal before."
Tracklist:
1. Three Days in Dresden
2. Seid nüchtern und wachet
3. Tropical Limbo
4. Melodia Sentimental
5. Nagasaki Kisses
Pre-orders: Bandcamp / Webshop
SEVENTH STATION is booking festival appearances and live events throughout 2025 in support of the EP.
4/13/2025 Art Rock Festival 2025 – Reichenbach, DE
4/29/2025 Waterfront – Norwich, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
4/30/2025 Rebellion – Manchester, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
5/01/2025 Ivory Blacks – Glasgow, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
5/02/2025 New Continental – Preston, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
5/03/2025 Asylum – Birmingham, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
5/04/2025 Underworld – London, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
11/13/2025 HRH Prog Festival 2025 – Great Yarmouth, UK
https://www.layered-reality.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/SeventhStation +++ https://www.instagram.com/seventhstationofficial
SCALPTURE - New Lyric Visualiser revealed - New Album "Landkrieg" via Testimony Records in March 2025
 German Death Metallers SCALPTURE have revealed a lyric visualiser for their new single 'Landsknecht' (German name for mercenaries of the Thirty Years' War), taken from the band’s upcoming fourth album "Landkrieg" which is scheduled for March 7th 2025 via Testimony Records.
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/oCetyab0p74
SCALPTURE comment: "Mercenaries from across Europe were enlisted by the highest bidding nobles to fight in what we now call the Thirty Years' War", vocalist and history buff Thorsten Pieper explains. "These were called 'Landsknechte' in German, which means literally 'servants of the land'. They were typically battle-hardened veterans, known for their colourful and flamboyant apparel as well as the horrors, which they brought to the towns and regions that they ravaged on behalf of their masters. 'Landsknecht' is a straight forward death metal gut punch that portrays the brutality, chaos, and hopelessness that marked their often short lives during these seemingly endless decades of destruction."
SCALPTURE deliver their fourth album "Landkrieg", which means 'land warfare' in German, with deadly precision and an ambitious mission statement: to conquer the world.
This time, it is not just one of the usual war themes, but each song on "Landkrieg" revolves around the 30 Year War that devastated the German lands from 1618 until 1648. On "Landkrieg", SCALPTURE stay true to their deadly roots, but their sound has been refined by endless hours on the road, playing more shows, and many days and nights well spent in the rehearsing space and at Hellforge Studio. The new songs are brutal, hard-hitting, and 100 % death metal, but they also leave room for variety and cool twists. When SCALPTURE came into being in the German city of Bielefeld in 2009, founding guitarist Felix Marbach already had a clear vision: The musical direction was to be death metal without any compromise regarding its roots and values, but at the same time the band aimed to evolve into a singular musical entity with a unique style very much their own right from the start. It is hardly surprising that all SCALPTURE's album titles refer to the topic of 'war' that the band has decided to adopt as their prime lyrical theme. Staying away from glorifying stereotypes, their texts are built on detailed historical research and portray the horrors that the abyss of war has caused in some of the darkest hours of humankind. Although the Germans have chosen war as their main subject, SCALPTURE embrace modern values such as tolerance, peace, and reason.
SCALPTURE unleash a new "Landkrieg" and that leaves the world with only two choices: run for cover or bang that death metal head hard!
Cover artwork by Eliran Kantor.
Tracklist:
01. The Fall …
02. Into Catastrophe
03. Til Jeret Undergang
04. Landsknecht
05. Wallenstein
06. Den Mörka Nattens Lejon
07. Of Siege And Besieged
08. Schwedentrunk
09. Hell's Choirs Chant
10. Bellum Se Ipsum Alet
http://lnk.spkr.media/scalpture-landkrieg +++ https://www.scalpture-official.com
RATS OF GOMORRAH - New Video Clip - Debut Album "Infectious Vermin" out on January 31st via Testimony Records
 German Death Metallers RATS OF GOMORRAH have revealed the third single from their upcoming debut album "Infectious Vermin", coming on January 31st 2025 via Testimony Records on all formats.
Check out the video clip for "Narcissus" here: https://youtu.be/l2MREGjjYqA
The band comments: "This track re-imagines the ancient Greek tale of the handsome Narcissus", frontman Daniel Stelling explains. "In our version, Narcissus becomes a malevolent force rather than transforming into a flower, who torments others by putting himself above all else. This song combines our signature sound with an homage to one of the most influential acts in death metal – can you guess which band we are talking about? Follow us into this dark ancient tale and experience the haunting force of self-obsession turned evil."
Guitarist and vocalist Daniel Stelling and Moritz Paulsen on drums had already been a part of the internationally active Northern German death metal trio DIVIDE since 2009, which had become a duo in 2016. In this formation the musicians that have claimed Bolt Thrower, Carcass and Vader as major sources of influence managed to establish an excellent name in the death metal underground. In fact their standing in this scene grew to such an extent that DIVIDE was able to tour not only throughout all of Europe, but also in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, and even in India. In 2022, they even won the German competition of the Wacken Metal Battle and were awarded a slot at the largest and most famous metal festival of this planet.
Despite their legacy and all the hard work that it took to establish their name, the duo was not content to remain within the limitations of their stylistic mould. Although they stayed true to death metal, they already started to make their music more rough and dirty, expanded their horizon with elements from black, thrash and other influences from extreme music, and even added a healthy dose of weirdness. Out of respect for their previous works and acknowledging the changes, the two Germans decided to change the band name to RATS OF GOMORRAH.
And although RATS OF GOMORRAH are averse to simply regurgitating all the tired clichés of an average death metal album, they have not completely abandoned that ship. They just took some detours into heavy and speed metal territory, kept vocal pitching varied, and added some hot spices such as crust-infused riffs and catchy choruses.
Artwork by Roberto Toderico.
Tracklist:
01. Swarming Death
02. Face No Consequence
03. Tails Unknown
04. Narcissus
05. Rise from the Abyss
06. https://youtu.be/790TeGPMNzU
07. Night Orbit
08. Asleep on a Dagger
09. Strychnos
10. Towers, Ropes and Knives
11. Judas Goat
12. Cosmicide
13. Vat of Acid
http://lnk.spkr.media/rats-of-gomorrah-vermin +++ https://www.facebook.com/ratsofgomorrah
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