ENTRAILS
"RISE OF THE REAPER"
Death Metal
Year:11.10.2019
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

On October 11th, Entrails will release their new album, Rise of the Reaper, Entrails formed in 1990/91. Their goal was to follow the scene that Stockholm brought to light around the time with bands like Dismember, Entombed, Grave and many more that cemented the brilliant Swedish death metal sound from T. Skogsberg's Sunlight studio.For their latest opus, Rise Of The Reaper, Marc from Art Wars media design created the cover art and layout, while Dan Swanö handled mixing and mastering duties. Dan brought back the massive wall of sound that Entrails is known for. Fans can expect another classic album from the group, with touring to follow in late 2019 and beyond!TRACKLIST CD/ LP:1. Rise of the Reaper (Intro)2. For Hell3. Miscreation...

CATTLE DECAPITATION
"DEATH ATLAS"
Death Metal
Year:22.11.2019
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Cattle Decapitation have never shied away from confronting the awfulness wrought upon the natural world by the human race, and Death Atlas is their bleakest offering to date. The cover art says it all: a stooped, skeletal Grim Reaper carrying the burnt-out husk of our planet on his back. "The core concept of this record is humanity's insignificance despite what we've convinced ourselves," explains vocalist Travis Ryan. "That's kind of why this album cover takes place in space, to remind you that 'the universe always finds a way to purge'. In the grand scheme of things, our species is merely a fleeting thought." This imagery is backed up with a ferocious soundtrack, which includes elements of death metal, grindcore, black metal, sludge, doom, drone - with Ryan&ap...

RUNNING WILD
"CROSSING THE BLADES"
Heavy Metal
Year:06.12.2019
(SPV)

It’s been three years since Running Wild wowed their fans with their (still) current album Rapid Foray. Three years in which a lot of water has passed under the metal galleys of time and the fans’ requests for new songs have become more and more vociferous. To ease the wait so that his supporters won’t have to hold out until early summer 2020, Running Wild captain Rock´n`Rolf Kasparek has come up with a real masterstroke: on 6 December 2019 – Saint Nicholas Day! – the band have a special little gift for their fans and will release the EP Crossing The Blades on Steamhammer/SPV, featuring four brand-new tracks, including an exciting cover of the Kiss classic, ‘Strutter.’ The Crossing The Blades EP will be available on CD, 12&rdqu...

ANGEL WITCH
"ANGEL OF LIGHT"
NWOBHM
Year:01.11.2019
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Angel Witch's 1980 eponymous debut on Bronze records created shockwaves that would resonate throughout the nascent realm of thrash, doom and death metal. Now, nearly four decades later, the band remain custodians of a style that transcends era and archetype.Angel Witch's current line-up is comprised of Kevin Heybourne (vocals, lead guitar), Jimmy Martin (rhythm guitar), Will Palmer (bass), Fredrik Jansson Punkka (drums) - the nucleus of which (Heybourne & Palmer) first formed eleven years ago, delivering 2012's critically acclaimed album, As Above, So Below.The long-awaited follow-up to this record will finally arrive on November 1st via Metal Blade Records. Angel Witch comments: "It's hard to believe it's been almost a decade s...

SLAYER
"THE REPENTLESS KILLOGY"
Thrash Metal
Year:08.11.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Formed in 1981, SLAYER are one of the most respected and well-known metal bands on the planet. With a dozen proper full lengths under their belt, including 2015's Nuclear Blast debut "Repentless", SLAYER's catalog remains an unfathomably important installment in music's history. The 2-CD digipak release contains a full live show from The Forum during their Repentless tour in 2017 with tracks spanning the bands career.“The Repentless Killogy” features SLAYER’s entire live set performed at the Los Angeles Forum on August 5, 2017, and was directed by Wayne Isham who has directed videos for artists including METALLICA, FOO FIGHTERS, Michael Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, and Britney Spears. Presented in front of one of the most striking stage productio...

SODOM
"OUT OF THE FRONTLINE TRENCH"
Thrash Metal
Year:25.11.2019
(SPV)

- 3 more new songs with the amazing new line-up. Incl. 1 live song plus 1 re-recorded classic!In addition to ‘Genesis 19’, ‘Out Of The Frontline Trench’ features two more new tracks, namely the title song and ‘Down On Your Knees’. Both are about the horrors of World War I. Tom: “Postcards and letters from my granddad, which I discovered among the things he left behind when he died, and some TV documentaries have given me a vague idea of what it must have been like for soldiers back in those days to leave their trenches and face those life-threatening battles.”‘Out Of The Frontline Trench’ is rounded off by a re-recorded version of the Sodom classic ‘Agent Orange’ (the s...

BLIND GUARDIANs TWILIGHT ORCHESTRA
"LEGACY OF THE DARK LANDS"
Symphonic Melodic Metal
Year:08.11.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Some things just need time. Rome, for example, wasn’t built in a day. Also a certain professor Tolkien didn’t write »The Lord Of The Rings« over a weekend in Oxford. BLIND GUARDIAN are very well aware of this fact. Known for their tendency to brood over their refined concept albums like a dragon over its treasure, they manage to surpass themselves in terms of bombast, depth and grandeur every single time. Thus, if such a fantasy metal icon is announcing a gargantuan project of unseen proportions, we had better be ready for a storm.Finally, »Legacy Of The Dark Lands« has arrived, and is rendering the world utterly speechless. Recorded with the unleashed omnipotence of the soundtrack-experienced Prague Filmharmonic in Prague’s Rudolfin...

DIE KRUPPS
"VISION 2020 VISION"
Industrial EBM
Year:15.11.2019
(SPV)

"Vision 2020 Vision" is the latest masterpiece from Die Krupps, a concept album: music, artwork and lyrics are inextricably linked, they fuel and cross-fertilize each other. The world of Engler and Dörper is monochromatic and grim, but the imminent world they see through their lens, ought to, and indeed must, frighten you.TRACKLIST CD/ 2LP:1     - Vision 2020 Vision     4:23     2     - Welcome To The Blackout     3:59     3     - Trigger Warning     3:48     4     - Wolfen (Her Pack)     4:21     5     - Extinction Time     4:1...

VICTORIUS
"SPACE NINJAS FROM HELL"
Heavy Metal
Year:17.01.2020
(NAPALM RECORDS)

The Space Ninjas attack! VICTORIUS take you to a world of myths, tales and the long forgotten space ninjas: one evil ninja clan, called the Sunbladers, joined forces with the dragon god Ling Long to enslave the world! And in the very last moment, when the sunbladers were about to attack with the power of the dragon god, some super-sensei-Wu-Shu-wizard-master appeared, stopped the ninjas, cursed and banned them from earth forever... what an asshole-wizard! One thought the danger was banned. And in fact, mankind lived on for many centuries in peace, not knowing the ninjas survived. In space! For the past ages they hid in their secret headquarter, the Cosmic Space Commando Base, on the dark side of the sun regaining their power! Fueled by hatred, stronger and more evil than eve...

LORDI
"KILL ECTION"
Heavy Metal
Year:31.01.2020
(AFM RECORDS)

- Tenth studio album by finish monster-rockers LORDI. he previous album “Sexorcism” (2018) was one of the most successful albums in the band’s history with several chart entries (DE #20, FI #19, CH #64, AT #74).Officially the Rock/Heavy Metal monsters LORDI were founded in 1992 by lead singer, songwriter, and designer Mr. Lordi. The band has deep Finnish roots, originating from the city of Rovaniemi, in Lapland. In 2006 they celebrated their international breakthrough by winning the Eurovision Song Contest (“Hard Rock Hallelujah”). But is it possible that this is only a pale misperception of our poor, small, pathetic reality? What if LORDI would have already been making usic since the early 70's? And what if they have been ...

ANNIHILATOR
"BALLISTIC, SADISTIC"
Thrash Metal
Year:24.01.2020
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

The legendary Canadian metal band ANNIHILATOR: Jeff Waters (vocals and guitar) Rich Hinks (bass), Aaaron Homma (guitar) and Fabio Alessandrini (Drums) will deliver their 17th studio album on January 24th 2020 via Neverland Music/Silver Lining. "Ballistic, sadistic" promises to deliver a full speed-metal aural assault that would have even the most fearless thrasher quaking in their white high tops. The album is comprised of ten tracks of pure AANNIHILATing metal, produced, engineered, edited and mixed by Jeff Waters himself in his recording studio, Watersound Studios UK.

TRACKLIST CD/ LP:

1. Armed To The Teeth
2. The Attitude
3. Psycho Ward
4. I Am Warfare
5. Out With The Garbage

6. Dressed Up For Evil
7. Riot
8. One Wrong Move
9. Lip Service
10. The End Of The Lie

1349
"THE INFERNAL PATHWAY"
Black Metal
Year:18.10.2019
(SEASON OF MIST)

- Seventh studio album by the Norwegian black metal titans. Recorded at the Amper Tone Studio (KVELERTAK, ENSLAVED, AURA NOIR) and Studio Nyhagen (DARKTHRONE, ENSLAVED, MAYHEM). Produced, mixed and mastered by Jarrett Pritchard (GOATWHORE, EXHUMED, NOCTURNUS). Cover by Jordan Barlow (GOATWHORE, HIGH ON FIRE, SAINT VITUS).Norwegian black metal titans 1349 have returned with their long awaited seventh full-length, ‘The Infernal Pathway’. The album promises a journey through chaos and madness, darkness and peril, terror and annihilation. Recommended if you like: MARDUK, TSJUDER, MAYHEM, GORGOROTH, DARK FUNERAL ...TRACKLIST CD/ 2LP:1)    Abyssos Antithesis2)    Through Eyes of St...

AGNOSTIC FRONT
"GET LOUD!"
HY Hardcore
Year:08.11.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

»Get Loud!« is compiled of 14 tracks that are nothing short of classic, home grown, New York Hardcore, but still includes some thrashy and punky variety. The title track carries a common message for the entire album. It’s a moody and riveting version of “speak up, aren’t you sick of the same day to day routine? It’s time to make that change and stop climbing up that same exact wall. That’s what »Get Loud!« is all about.” says Miret. Songs like ‘I Remember’ are important glimpses into the lives of the men of AGNOSTIC FRONT and thus tie in strongly with their recent release of Ian McFarland’s Documentary: “The Godfathers Of Hardcore” (2017). Although it was written after the release of the film, the ...

CYNIC
"TRACED IN AIR [REMIXED]"
Progressive Metal
Year:27.09.2019
(SEASON OF MIST)

Re-edition of the masterpiece ‘Traced in Air’ by the American progressive metal pioneers.'Traced in Air' remixed, remastered and with updated bass tracks.Re-mastered by Ermin Hamidovic (PERIPHERY, ARCHITECS, HAKEN)To re-mix the album, CYNIC partnered with renowned engineer Adam “Nolly” Getgood (PERIPHERY).Produced by Grammy Award winning producer, Warren Riker (DOWN, SANTANA).Featuring new bass tracking by virtuoso bassist Sean Malone.Cover artwork by Robert Venosa.CYNIC usher forth a renewed edition 'Traced in Air'. Featuring new tracking by virtuoso bassist Sean Malone and a vibrant new mix by PERIPHERY’s Adam “Nolly” Getgood (ANIMALS AS LEADERS, DEVIN TOWNSEND, HAKEN), ...

ESOTERIC
"A PYRRHIC EXISTENCE"
Funeral Doom
Year:08.11.2019
(SEASON OF MIST)

- Brand-new seventh album by ESOTERIC made of 98 minutes of aural mayhem. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Priory Recording Studios (FEN, WODENSTHRONE, MOURNING BELOVETH). Cover art by Lisa Schubert alias Vinsterwân (KALETOD, KRATER, WOLVES DEN).For nearly thirty years ESOTERIC have been pushing the limits of sonic intensity. From the mind-bending darkness of their 90’s double albums to the expansive epics found on their recent opuses, they have never compromised their initial aim; to unleash aural mayhem on unsuspecting listeners. Late 2019 sees the release of their most accomplished work to date, ‘A Pyrrhic Existence’. It is 98 minutes of new material, detailed and layered compositions and a high level of musicianship, foreboding pro...