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BELPHEGOR
COUNTRY: AUSTRIA
GENRE: SUPREME DEATH BLACK METAL ART



BELPHEGOR REVEAL FIRST CHAPTER OF DATES FOR THE »TOTENRITUAL« CRUSADE!
[2017.06.29]

Diabolical Death/ Black Metal giants BELPHEGOR will headline European territory once again, this time in support of the new album entitled »TOTENRITUAL«. The first dates revelated for this tour can be checked below!

28.09.2017 - DEN - Copenhagen, Pumpuheset
04.10.2017 - GER - Weinheim, Café Central
05.10.2017 - GER - Oberhausen, Helvete
06.10.2017 - BEL - Bruges, Het Entrepot
07.10.2017 - BEL - Marbehan, Salle du Bois Isles
08.10.2017 - UK - London, The Dome
10.10.2017 - UK - Glasgow, Audio
12.10.2017 - IRE - Belfast, Limelight 2
13.10.2017 - IRE - Dublin, Voodoo Lounge
17.10.2017 - FR - Marseille, Jas' Rod
18.10.2017 - CH - Lucurne, Schuur
20.10.2017 - AUT - Graz, Xplosiv

BELPHEGOR will soon announce the remaining Rituals and cities!! Supporting bands on this festival tour will be a billing of dangerous and true acts from the current death/ black metal scene such as ENTHRONED, DESTRÖYER 666, NERVOCHAOS and NORDJEVEL. The raid will kick off September 28th in Copenhagen, Denmark at Pumpehuset and conclude October 22nd.

»TOTENRITUAL« RELEASE DATE WORLDWIDE!
Mark the 15th September 2017 and be prepared for the new diabolical album from BELPHEGOR that will be released via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Pre-orders start July, 14th 2017. The cover artwork will be unleashed that day as well!!

Booking information: www.belphegor.at/contact.htm


NEW ALBUM »TOTENRITUAL« 15TH SEPTEMBER 2017!



BELPHEGOR – FESTIVAL LIVE RITUALS 2017!

16.06.2017 - FR - Clisson, Hellfest
17.06.2017 - GER - Uttenhofen, Aaargh Festival
07.07.2017 - GER - Ballenstedt, Rockharz Festival
23.07.2017 - IT - Brescia, Colony Open Air
02.08.2017 - AT - Vienna, Jolly Roger Festival
18.08.2017 - GER - Dinkelsbühl, Summer Breeze Open Air
24.08.2017 - GER - Crispendorf, Wolfszeit Festival
26.08.2017 - CZ - Brezova u Sokolova, Brezovska Metalova Noc X
15.-16.12.2017 - SWE - Norrköping, Black Christmass

Many more activities to be announced soon!

Booking information: www.belphegor.at/contact.htm




BELPHEGOR - TRACKLIST, PRODUCER AND COVERARTIST OF »TOTENRITUAL« UNVEILED!
[2017.06.08]

Diabolical Death/ Black Metal giants BELPHEGOR have just released the tracklist for their forthcoming album »TOTENRITUAL«. Release date worldwide: 15th September 2017. Pre-orders start July, 14th 2017.

The track list for the new album reads as follows:

I BAPHOMET
II THE DEVIL´S SON
III SWINEFEVER - REGENT OF PIGS
IV APOPHIS - BLACK DRAGON
V TOTENKULT - EXEGESIS OF DETERIORATION
VI TOTENBESCHWÖRER [Instrumental]
VII SPELL OF REFLECTION
VIII EMBRACING A STAR
IX TOTENRITUAL

»TOTENRITUAL« was recorded at Stage One Studios in Germany and Studio Mischmaschine in Austria. Over three years have passed since the »CONJURING THE DEAD« album was released. »TOTENRITUAL« is now in mixing process by Jason Suecof and is being mastered by Mark Lewis in Florida at Audio Hammer studios.

The artwork will be created once again by Greek artist, Seth Siro Anton who also painted the cover of »PESTAPOKALYPSE VI« in 2006 and »CONJURING THE DEAD« in 2014.

Booking information: www.belphegor.at/contact.htm

»TOTENKULT - EXEGESIS OF DETERIORATION« [REHEARSAL LIVE FOOTAGE]!!
Crank it to the max: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMT9xxBpFK4




MORE ABOUT THE BAND AT THIS LINKS:
OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.BELPHEGOR.AT 
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/BELPHEGORBAND 
FACEBOOK PROFILE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BELPHEGOR 

BAND CONTACT: BELPHEGOR@AON.AT 
BOOKING CONTACT [EU]: BELPHEGOR@AON.AT 
BOOKING CONTACT [NORTH AMERICA]: STEPH@CONTINENTAL-CONCERTS.US

DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS
COUNTRY: POLAND
GENRE: BLACK DEATH METAL



DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS’ “THE I” ALBUM TO FEATURE SPECIAL GUESTS APPEARANCES BY MERCYFUL FATE / KING DIAMOND’S MIKE WEAD AND BY ARES OF AETERNUS. ALBUM’S COVER ART AND TRACKLIST REVEALED.
[2017.06.29]

Hailing from Poland, the epic black / death metallers of DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS will release their new album, “The I” on September 22nd, 2017 via Lifeforce Records. The album will be available as CD digipak, limited vinyl LP and digital download.

Recorded at various studios, including Dobra 12 Studio (drums) and Icaros Studio (guitars) the disc was mixed and mastered at Impressive-Art Studio by Przemyslaw Nowak who also handled vocals recording sessions and guitars’ re-amping. The album’s artwork, design and layout were created by Infected Minds. Photo session by Robert Zembrzycki and Pawel Kowalski of BandPhoto

The album features special guest appearances by MERCYFUL FATE / KING DIAMOND’s guitarist Mike Wead and by Norway’s dark metal masters AETERNUS’ vocalist / guitarist Ares. Other artists who also contributed to the record are shamanic ritual meditative experimental act BÖN and Impressive-Art Studio’s owner PRZEMYSLAW NOWAK who came up with interludes, additional background tunes and effects.

“It’s been a really long way to be finally able to wrap it all up, countless nights spent on writing the music and lyrics first, then working on the album’s pre-production, followed by what seemed to be never-ending, proper recording sessions, and tones of work that had to be done for the band afterwards. We really wanted this new album to become something really special and therefore, to avoid any haphazard decisions, we let them come out of us smoothly, without putting ourselves under any external tension and stuff. Did it pay off? Well, we’ll see… We surely worked our asses off, pushed things back and forth to get the best out of it. As a result we’ve got something we are damn proud of, something that we believe surpasses on all possible levels everything we’ve done in the past. I simply believe we’d outdone ourselves and recorded something that will cause your hearts beat faster…” – comments Quazarre, the band’s composer, vocalist and guitarist.

The title chosen, “The I”, for the record is not only a phonetic acronym of the band’s name, but above all it reflects the manifesto they stand for since the Horde’s inception in the year 2000 – the notion of freedom of choice and will. A supremacy of an individual over any external factors being imposed on us by others, with special emphasis on religion and its convictions, dogmas and paradigms. “The I” is a rebellious manifesto targeted against all those who stand opposed to anything that drives us towards individual perfection.



CD digipak tracklisting:
01. The I
02. The Dove and the Serpent
03. Eosphoros
04. Blood Imprinted Stigma
05. Ipse philosophvs, daemon, Devs et omnia
06. Czern i Biel
07. The Fatal Messiah

Vinyl tracklisting:
01. The I
02. The Dove and the Serpent
03. Blood Imprinted Stigma
04. Eosphoros
05. Ipse philosophvs, daemon, Devs et omnia
06. The Fatal Messiah

DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS “THE I” - Out September 22 on Lifeforce Records.




DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS RETURN TO LIFEFORCE RECORDS. NEW ALBUM IN SEPTEMBER 2017.
[2017.06.12]

Formed in the year 2000 as a studio project and then as a regular live-band six years later, DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS from Poland is a dominant Black Death metal band that’s quickly pummeling through the genre and making their way to fans and media around the globe.

After already having released their 2012 third studio album “Simulacra” with Lifeforce Records we are very happy to welcome back DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS to the Lifeforce Records roster for the release of their new album “The I”, which is set to come out in late September.

“I’m thrilled to work with Devilish Impressions again to hopefully push the band to the next level. The guys in the band are dedicated hard workers. They know exactly what they want, what is needed to reach their goal and their new album is very big step forward musically. I truly believe we can turn some heads with “The I”! - comments Lifeforce Records owner Stefan Lüedicke.

The title chosen, “The I”, for the record is not only a phonetic acronym of the band’s name, but above all it reflects the manifesto they stand for since the Horde’s inception in the year 2000 – the notion of freedom of choice and will. A supremacy of an individual over any external factors being imposed on us by others, with special emphasis on religion and its convictions, dogmas and paradigms. “The I” is a rebellious manifesto targeted against all those who stand opposed to anything that drives us towards individual perfection.

In 2016, DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS joins the elite roster of New York based EXTREME MANAGEMENT GROUP alongside notable bands such as SUFFOCATION, CATTLE DECAPITATION, ORIGIN, CRYPTOPSY, ATHEIST, RINGS OF SATURN, KING PARROT, INTERNAL BLEEDING and many more. With the newfound partnership, both sides will work together in making the band’s future endeavors the most prominent and impactful with their fans respectively and the rest of the metal genre.


MORE ABOUT THE BAND @ THIS LINKS:
OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.DEVILISH-IMPRESSIONS.COM 
FACEBOOK PROFILE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DEVILISHIMPRESSIONS
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/DEVILISHIMPRESSIONS 

CONTACT / BOOKING:
MANAGEMENT:
MATT YOUNG FOR EXTREME MANAGEMENT GROUP
E-MAIL: EMG.MATTYOUNG@GMAIL.COM

BOOKING
NORTH AMERICA | AARON GRAY
E-MAIL: AARON@HEAVYTALENT.COM

EUROPE AND ROW | MATT YOUNG / EXTREME MANAGEMENT GROUP
E-MAIL: EMG.MATTYOUNG@GMAIL.COM

BAND | QUAZARRE
E-MAIL: QUAZARRE@WP.PL

HATE
COUNTRY: POLAND
GENRE: DEATH BLACK METAL



HATE UNLEASH NEW DRUM PLAYTHROUGH VIDEOCLIP FROM "NUMINOSUM"!
[2017.06.08]

Polish extreme metallers HATE, have just released two Pavulon Drum Playthrough videoclip from "Numinosum" new track! Check it out below:
https://youtu.be/ORmg6emOzvs



Check out the previous Drum Playthrough clips at the links below:

"Into Burning Gehenna" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT2QatZVGvE

"Indestructible Pillar" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo_wEMQ2xyQ


"Tremendum" available as CD Digipak and LP Gatefold. Buy it :: HERE ::

Track listing:
1 Asuric Being
2 Indestructible Pillar
3 Svarog's Mountain
4 Numinosum
5 Fidelis Ad Mortem
6 Into Burning Gehenna
7 Sea of Rubble
8 Ghostforce
9 Walk Through Fire
10 Hearts of Steel (Bonus Track)


More info about the band at the following Links:
OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.HATE-METAL.COM 
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/HATEPOLAND 
FACEBOOK PROFILE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HATEOFFICIAL 
OFFICIAL HATE STORE : HTTP://WWW.HATESTORE.PL

PRESS CONTACT:
CLAUDIA STEINLECHNER (NAPALM RECORDS):
CLAUDIA.STEINLECHNER@NAPALMRECORDS.COM

BOOKING / CONTACT:
THE FLAMING ARTS AGENCY
info@theflamingarts.eu

SUSPERIA
COUNTRY: NORWAY
GENRE: HEAVY / THRASH METAL


Photo | Espen Bakken Photography

SUSPERIA SIGN WITH AGONIA RECORDS!
[2017.06.29]

Norway's melodic extreme metallers SUSPERIA, comprising former members of Dimmu Borgir and Satyricon , have inked a record deal with Agonia Records, with plans to release their long-awaited new album, "The Lyricist". By the same token, SUSPERIA will close the eight-year gap that separates their last opus, "Attitude"" (2009).

"The Lyricist" will be the first studio album to showcase new vocalist, Bernt Fjellestad (a.k.a. Dagon, central figure in the picture), whose official stage debut with the band was made at last year's 70000tons Of Metal Festival at sea.

The band commented on the signing and upcoming material: "Susperia is proud to announce the signing with Agonia Records for our upcoming album "The Lyricist". It’s going to be a harder and more grim album, going back to Susperia’s black roots!".

SUSPERIA may have their roots in the Norwegian black metal scene, but it is merely a starting point for a band that describes their music as "extreme metal with melodic twists". A simple philosophy of "no boundaries" demonstrates that the band has no hesitation in embracing and exploring a variety of musical avenues with ease.

The origins of the Oslo based group can be traced back to 1998 when Tjodalv, then occupying the drum seat with Dimmu Borgir, and long-time friend Cyrus (ex-Satyricon, Old Man's Child) got together to share ideas and write songs. A chance meeting between vocalist Athera and Tjodalv at 1999’s Wacken Festival in Germany would lead to the completion of the SUSPERIA line-up, as Athera brought in also two other members - bass guitarist Memnock and guitarist Elvorn.

The band's line-up can easily be described as a long-lasting one, with all original members in place since its inception, and the exception of Dagon filling in Athera's boots, after the latter's departure in 2015. But even Dagon isn't new to SUSPERIA. He performed with it on several occasions as a live mussician, at times Athera had other engagements. Primarily a heavy metal signer, Dagon has mastered also other vocal techincs, performing with the band. Nowadays, there's new found confidence and determination running through the SUSPERIA camp.

With five studo albums under the belt and an etiquette of a powerful live act, SUSPERIA has consistently remained focused on the live area. The band's numerous high profile shows include supports to W.A.S.P., In Flames, Destruction and Dimmu Borgir, as well as headline and festival appearances. One of the group’s most cherished experiences thus far, remains the invitation to be the main support to the newly reformed Testament, in late 2005.

More news on SUSPERIA's sixth full-length album "The Lyricist" will follow soon.

Line-up:
Dagon - vocals
Tjodalv - drums
Memnock - bass
Cyrus - guitar
Elvorn - guitar

Read more here: http://tinyurl.com/suspa


More info about the band at the following Links:
OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.SUSPERIA.NET
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/SUSPERIAOFFICIAL 
OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/SUSPERIAOFFICIAL 
OFFICIAL TWITTER: HTTP://WW.TWITTER.COM/SUSPERIABAND
OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM: HTTP://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/SUSPERIAOFFICIAL

GENERAL CONTACT: SUSPERIA.BAND@GMAIL.COM 

ZORNHEYM
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
GENRE: SYMPHONIC EXTREME METAL



ZORNHEYM FIRST GIG CONFIRMED!
[2017.06.13]

Swedish symphonic extreme metal masters ZORNHEYM confirmed their first gig, check out the words from the band below:

"First gig confirmed! INMATES, we're coming to the MOTOCULTOR FESTIVAL Open Air in France... and we will be there with fine company!"

The band will play on the 18th of August! Be sure not to miss this show!




NEW ALBUM OUT IN SEPTEMBER!



ZORNHEYM - “Where Hatred Dwells and Darkness Reigns”
Tracklist
1. The Opposed
2. Subjugation of the Cellist
3. A Silent God
4. Prologue to a Hypnosis
5. Trifecta of Horrors
6. ...and the Darkness Came Swiftly
7. Whom the Night Brings…
8. Decessit Vita Patris
9. Hestia

"The Opposed" : Official Videoclip :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wySP2q2jpQs



MORE INFO ON ZORNHEYM ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS:
FACEBOOK: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ZORNHEYM
YOUTUBE: [ LINK ]
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/zornheym_official
TWITTER: HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/ZORNHEYM
INSTAGRAM: HTTP://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/ZORNHEYM_OFFICIAL

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