BLAZE OF PERDITION
"UPHARSIN"
Black Metal
Year:19.04.2024
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

A step back from the somewhat unusual direction the band followed on their previous offering, -- 2020's The Harrowing Of Hearts -- Upharsin takes on a dark and pessimistic tone reflected by its appropriately oppressive music. Haunting and melancholic melodies rooted in traditional black metal meet unforgiving blastbeats and solemn marches, while emotional yet feral vocals aim to bring a proper sense of rage and disgust.

CD/ LP:

1. W Kwiecie Rozłamu
2. Przez Rany
3. Niezmywalne
4. Architekt
5. Młot, Miecz I Bat

DVNE
"VOIDKIND"
Epic Progressive Metal
Year:12.04.2024
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Formed in Edinburgh in 2013 by displaced Frenchman Victor Vicart and native Scot Dudley Tait, progressive post-metal/sludge artisans DVNE have been building a powerful head of steam since their second album, 2021’s kaleidoscopically mesmerizing Etemen Ænka. Their first release for the legendary Metal Blade Records label, the LP was a concerted hike up the greasy pole for this enigmatic outfit, enabling DVNE to embark on UK and European headline tours and win spots at such discerning festivals as Hellfest, ArcTanGent, Desertfest, Damnation, and Resurrection.Now in 2024, stunning third album Voidkind looks set to propel this expanded five-piece line-up (welcoming Maxime Keller on keyboards) to the top of their game.Voidkind succeeds in finding new modes of expression for DVNE. Th...

INGESTED
"THE TIDE OF DEATH AND FRACTURED DREAMS"
Death Metal
Year:05.04.2024
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

The band's latest output, The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams, is not only as innovative and brutal as their last disc -- the bleak, firestorm Ashes Lie Still -- it showcases a band willing to expand its creativity without sacrificing the ferocity that made it one of the most impressively destructive, technical death metal bands on the scene. The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams is proof that once INGESTED sniffs out a trail of musical blood, they ravenously follow it until they've uncovered a festering feast.Produced by the band with the guidance of recording engineer Nico Beninato, the record includes a guest appearance by Chimaira's Mark Hunter who provides guest vocals for the track "In Nothingness" and Sylosis singer Josh Middleton who contributes to "Expect To Fai...

ILLDISPOSED
"IN CHAMBERS OF SONIC DISGUST"
Death Metal
Year:28.06.2024
(MASSACRE RECORDS)

- Recorded and produced by Illdisposed- Mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studio- Synth by Jonas Friis Andersen, additional synth by Rasmus Schmidt- Cover artwork by Timon Kokott, layout by CobraILLDISPOSED's new album "In Chambers Of Sonic Disgust" is full of anger and frustration, making it the band's most ambitious and creative album to date!Sandie The Lilith of Defacing God has contributed guest vocals to two songs on this album. "In Chambers Of Sonic Disgust", the new album from ILLDISPOSED, is full of anger and frustration, making it the band's most ambitious and creative album to date!Sandie The Lilith from Defacing God has contributed guest vocals to two songs on the album.Guest-Musicians:Sandie The Lilith (Defacing God): Guest vocals on "Lay Low" and "I Su...

ANVIL
"ONE AND ONLY"
True Heavy Metal
Year:28.06.2024
(AFM RECORDS)

- The mighty new, 20th(!) studio album by the Canadian heavy metal cult band!- Mix and mastering by Jörg Uken (Soundlodge Studio; e.g. Stormwarrior, Dew-Scented).- Produced by Martin 'Mattes' Pfeiffer (e.g. U.D.O.) & Jörg Uken.Prepare to experience the relentless force of metal legends Anvil with their latest album, "One and Only." As pioneers of the genre, Anvil has forged a path of uncompromising metal excellence for over four decades, and "One and Only" is a testament to their enduring power and influence. Their 20th studio album (!) showcases Anvil at their finest, delivering a relentless onslaught of blistering riffs, thunderous drums, and anthemic choruses that will leave you electrified. With tracks that resonate with the raw energy and passion that d...

ORDEN OGAN
"THE ORDER OF FEAR"
Dark Power Heavy Metal
Year:05.07.2024
(ATOMIC FIRE)

ORDEN OGAN is an absolute highlight of the power metal scene and is indispensable from the international metal scene. This is no coincidence, but the result of the rare convergence of quality and diligence. Since their debut "Vale" (2008), ORDEN OGAN has risen from insider tip to undisputed greatness. With their latest album "Final Days", the band managed to climb to number 3 (!) on the official German album charts in 2021, and on Spotify they count over half a million monthly listeners. A new milestone, but for the band just another consistent step. Now their latest, quasi self-titled epic "The Order of Fear" is here - and continues the saga of ORDEN OGAN with a particularly triumphant lesson in Dark Power Metal.The seventh album of the band from Germany, led by mastermind Sebastian "Seeb...

BLUES PILLS
"BIRTHDAY"
Blues/ Classic Rock
Year:02.08.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Blues Pills unveils their fourth studio album, 'Birthday'. Marked by the lead singer Elin Larsson's discovery of her pregnancy during the recordings and journey to motherhood, infusing the music with profound emotion. Written in just a few weeks in Sweden's serene countryside and produced by Grammy-nominated Freddy Alexander, the album captures Blues Pills' raw energy and magnetic charisma in its purest and most honest form. 'Birthday' symbolizes not just musical evolution but also the deep bond between bandmates, evident in their unwavering support for Elin during this transformative time.CD/ LP:        1. Birthday        2. Don't You Love It     &...

ACCEPT
"HUMANOID"
Heavy Metal
Year:26.04.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Founded in 1976, ACCEPT, the long-standing legendary German titans of heavy metal, are back with a fiercely awaited and highly acclaimed new studio album, entitled Humanoid, to be released on the 26th of April, 2024 via Napalm Records. Once again finalized by leading metal producer Andy Sneap (Judas Priest, Amon Amarth, Testament, Saxon, etc.) at his Backstage Recording Studios Ltd. in Derbyshire, UK, Humanoid is a towering musical achievement and another world class entry in the ACCEPT catalog, certain to rally fans from around the world. Humanoid will be available in various formats worldwide, some of them strictly limited.Humanoid joins absolute genre classics like Balls To The Wall, certified Gold in USA and Canada, Metal Heart, and newer masterpieces like Blood of the Nations or the #...

SIG:AR:TYR
"CITADEL OF STARS"
Folk Metal/ Viking Metal
Year:31.05.2024
(HAMMERHEART RECORDS)

“Citadel of Stars” is a landmark album. It is an experience you have never heard before, a journey to the stars!A unique blend of epic pagan metal and blackened traditional metal, “Citadel of Stars” is both a mournful dirge for a dying age, and a hopeful glimpseinto a rebirth among the stars. Canadian one-man act SIG:AR:TYR is back with “Citadel of Stars”. The first new album since 2016’s “Northen” sees a return to the dark atmospheres of previous works, weaving the past, present, and future into a landmark release that echoes the epic themes spanning 20 years ofCD 1/LP 1: Citadel of Stars1. Awaiting the Last Dawn2. Beyond the Stars Unknown3. The Blood That Came Before You4. Citadel of Stars5. Ascending the Stellar Throne6. I Sail on, E...

DEICIDE
"BANISHED BY SIN"
Death Metal
Year:26.04.2024
(ATOMIC FIRE)

Death metal legends Deicide mark their devilish return with their new album, Banished by Sin, through Reigning Phoenix Music. Provacateurs by trade and dominant by nature, the Floridians, featuring founders Glen Benton (bass/lead vocals) and Steve Asheim (drums), as well as notables Kevin Quirion (guitars) and Taylor Nordberg (guitars), have yet again uncompromisingly splayed and slayed the genre's holy trinity of brutality, intensity, and aggression for the world to witness. Just as classic cuts like "Sacrificial Suicide" (Deicide), "Once Upon the Cross" (Once Upon the Cross), and "Homage for Satan" (The Stench of Redemption) elevated the firebrands to death's metal's apex, new songs "Bury The Cross...With Your Christ," "From Unknown Heights You Shall Fall," and "Sever the ...

LIMBONIC ART
"OPUS DAEMONICAL"
Black Metal
Year:28.06.2024
(PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS)

LIMBONIC ART are back! Their ninth full-length "Opus Daemoniacal" is black as a raven, fierce as a wolf, majestic as an eagle, and mighty as the legendary Norwegian black metal pioneers that mastermind, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Vidar "Daemon" Jensen founded in 1993 have always been. "Opus Daemoniacal" continues along the more straightforward black metal path that the Norwegian has chosen for his last releases yet this album also deliberately harks back to the dense atmospheric and cinematic feel of LIMBONIC ART's groundbreaking early works. After having turned into a duo, the debut album "Moon in the Scorpio" was released in 1996 via Nocturnal Art Productions – the label of EMPEROR guitarist Samoth aka Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen. Their at the time quite unique co...

ALCEST
"LES CHANTS DE L AURORE"
Black Metal
Year:21.06.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Five years after their last album, Alcest have reconvened with a refreshed perspective on their epoch-altering musical endeavours. Les Chants de l’Aurore arrives at a tumultuous point in human history, laden with gentle charm and ferocious conviction, and doggedly determined to push Neige’s musical identity ever further into an expansive future. More importantly, perhaps, Les Chants de l’Aurore gives Neige a fresh opportunity to connect with his adoring fan base, armed with some of the most beautiful and mesmerising music that he has ever written.

CD/ LP/ 2LP:

01. Komorebi
02. L'Envol
03. Améthyste
04. Flamme Jumelle
05. Réminiscence

06. L'Enfant de la Lune
07. L'Adieu

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS
"PIRATES II – ARMADA"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:05.07.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

The pirates of VISIONS OF ATLANTIS are about to take listeners on their heaviest symphonic adventure yet with their new studio album, titled "Pirates II – Armada", set for release on July 5, 2024 via Napalm Records. The new successor to their high-charting previous release, "Pirates" (2022),is set as high as the waves cresting the Jolly Roger — taking everything that has been achieved to date to another level. With the second chapter of the pirates' saga, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS prove that they are more than ready to claim the crown of symphonic metal.CD:01    To Those Who Choose to Fight02    The Land of the Free03    Monsters04    Tonight I’m Alive05    Armada06    The Dead of the...

EMBRYONIC AUTOPSY
"ORIGINS OF THE DEFORMED"
Death Metal
Year:14.06.2024
(MASSACRE RECORDS)

"Origins Of The Deformed" by EMBRYONIC AUTOPSY is an album for fans of brutal death metal the way it is meant to be: Sick, heavy, and relentless! Guest musicians on the album include James Murphy (ex-Death, ex-Obituary, ex-Testament), Jack Owen (Six Feet Under, ex-Cannibal Corpse, ex-Deicide), and Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation).Guest-musicians:- James Murphy (ex-Death, ex-Obituary, ex-Testament): Guest guitar solos on "Orgies Of The Inseminated", "Cleopatra's Spawn" and "Carnivorous Abortion"- Jack Owen (Six Feet Under, ex-Cannibal Corpse, ex-Deicide): Guest guitar solos on "Dissolving In Acidic Afterbirth" and "Dripping In The Vaginal Nectar"- Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation): Guest guitar solo on "Carnivorous Abortion".CD/ LP:1. Dripping In The Vaginal Nectar2. Orgies Of The Inseminated3....

SNOWY WHITE
"UNFINISHED BUSINESS"
Blues/ Classic Rock
Year:14.06.2024
(SOULFOOD MUSIC)

The British guitar legend SNOWY WHITE releases a brand new album with "Unfinished Business". In 2022 he achieved the first German chart position in his career with "Driving on the 44" (#27 in the official German album charts). With his previous albums, 'The Situation' and 'Driving On The 44', the former Thin Lizzy guitarist and Pink Floyd and Roger Waters touring guitarist has shown that he is one of the greats when it comes to soulful, nuanced Blues Rock. On the nine tracks of his new album we once again experience the blues master in great shape. The lively opener and namesake of the album offers a promising invitation, and also makes it clear that Snowy White has once again done a great job - contrary to what the title suggests. In his inimitably reserved "understate...