NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are
BLACK ALTAR, a killer Polish Terrorizing Black Metal band, respected and
worshiped on the underground of darkest metal forms! One of the best Polish examples of Black Metal and a reference in the genre!
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!
"Deus Inversus", to be released 30th of June on digi pack cd and Lp
(250 black vinyl and 50 as die hard copies - transparent orange black with patch
and sticker).
7 new songs of fucking Black metal.
Mauser was responsible for BLACK ALTAR's
production, Kirkebrann
belonged to Morfeus (ex Limbonic Art).
STUDIO LINE UP:
- Shadow –
vocals - T. R. –
guitars
- Mauser (ex Vader) –
bass
- Lars Broddesson (ex Marduk) –
drums
- Alexandros (Macabre Omen, I) –
choirs
- Lilly Kim – choirs, additional vocals
Anno Bastardi 1996
In the darkest abyss of chaos where time and space are impenetrable, Black
Altar came into existence. It took its earthly shape during blasphemous
Sabbath in the Night of Walpurgia Anno Bastardi 1996, when it was summoned by
the voice of Shadow. He, as the first guardian of Black Altar,
have started an unholy crusade, thus awaking fear and pain among the
hypocritical and hideous christian lambs.
1997
The first stroke into their rotten system of values was a demo entitled "Na
Uroczysku..." (On a secret place..) which gained a recognition among several
groups of listeners. It was recorded by Shadow in 1997 at Selani
Studio with the help of Doc (RIP), Vader's drummer, in the role of a
music engineer. Released under Shadow's own label - Odium Rec.,
the first issue of 500 copies was sold out rapidly, making the name of Black
Altar popular in Poland and in other countries as well.
2003/2004
In September 2003 at Selani Studio Black Altar recorded their debut album
entitled "Black Altar". It was a great improvement in the development of
the band. The new hymns are still more extreme and more technical. "Black
Altar" was mixed and mastered at Studio X. For the track "Fire ov
Immortal Self" a professional video was recorded. In April 2004 the material
is released in the form of CD and a gate-fold LP by the German Christhunt
Productions. Odium Rec released a limited to 666 copies hand-numbered with
corpse blood cassette version of "Black Altar".
2006
After releasing the debut album Shadow parts with his musicians and as of
that moment Black Altar became temporarily a one-man band. In 2006
WarKult Prod from Peru released remastered version of Black Altar "Wrath
ov the Gods" (with 4 bonus tracks) as split, slip case cd, with Nebular
Mystic (Nor).
In October 2006 Black Altar finished record session of their second
album called "Death Fanaticism".
2008
2nd album “Death Fanaticism” was released on cd by Odium Records.
2009
On 2009 Antichristian Front Rec (Spa) released “Death Fanaticism”
on vinyl, limited to 500 copies.
Night Birds Records (Ukr) released „Death Fanaticism” tape version
limited to 300 copies and Propaganda Records (Ukr) pro tape limited to
666 copies.
On October 2009 7 Gates Rec (Pol) released digi pack A5 version of „Death
Fanaticism” album, limited to 500 copies. First 100 with a t-shirt.
2010
On July 2010 Black Altar recorded tracks for mini album "Suicidal
Salvation" and for the split Black Altar/Varathron/Thornspawn during
the same session.
2013
On January 2013 Black Altar / Varathron / Thornspawn “Emissaries of the
Darkened Call” split was finally unleashed by Odium Records as a
jewel case cd version and as a deluxe gatefold vinyl limited to 350 copies on
black, and to 150 copies on clear vinyl by Floga Rec/Hellsfire Rec from
Greece. Moreover, the A5 digipack was released via Black Saw Prod (Mex) and
BlackDeath Coven (USA) and a tape version limited to 140 copies in cardboard
box via RawBlackKult Prod from Bolivia. There were 3 new tracks of
Black Altar + intro and outro.
Also mini album “Suicidal Salvation” was released by Darker Than Black
Records on digipack cd.
2017
Gefandi Ör Andlät and Daemonum Subeunt, both from Ondskapt, joined
Black Altar.
Split with Beastcraft was released by Odium Records on digipack cd,
Lp, wooden box (limit to 50) and by Blackwood Prod (Uk) on tape limited
to 100 copies. Videoclip for “Tophet” song was shot with the
participation of James Stewart (Vader), Acerbus (Ondskapt), V. Priest (Acherontas)
and Sorath Northgrove (Beastcraft).
2018
Gefandi Ör Andlät and Daemonum Subeunt left Black Altar.
2019
Compilation of “Suicidal Salvation” mini album and Black Altar
songs taken from the split with Varathron / Thornspawn was released by
Odium Records as digipack, Lp and wooden box. Also Legions ov Darkness
(UK) unleashed cdr wooden box limited to 66 copies and tape limited to 100.
Re-edition of the debut album “Black Altar” was released by Odium
Records on digipack and Wooden Box (limited to 20 copies) with new mastering
and layout.
2 songs for the split wth Kirkebrann was recorded.
2020
Black Altar is preparing for the first concerts in it’s history.
WORMWOOD
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
GENRE: MELODIC BLACK METAL
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are WORMWOOD.
This Swedish metal warriors explore different sounds within the genres
of Melodic Black Metal with a mix of Folk Metal. The band delivers a refined
Blend of Dark Melodies, Crushing Riffs, Technical Percussion, Dramatic Keys and
Ethereal Landscapes of sound in a unique mix.
Show your support and share this info with your metal brotherhood, this if you like what
you have heard!
WORMWOOD "ARKIVET" Tracklist: 1. The Archive 2. Overgrowth 3. End of Message 4. My Northern Heart 5. Ensamheten 6. The Slow Drown 7. The Gentle Touch of Humanity
Formed in 2014, Wormwood have had quite the musical journey. Starting off
as a black'n roll band, then turned into a melodic black metal band with folk
and rock influences. Now, they have advanced to their true form, which is an
unique take on Scandinavian black metal.
Lyrical themes goes from the vastness of the cosmos, northern lore, the
hardships of the 1800-hundreds and the fall of mankind.
DISCOGRAPHY: 2015: The Void: Stories from the Whispering Well
2017: Ghostlands: Wounds From A Bleeding Earth
2019: Nattarvet
2021: Arkivet * #
LINEUP: Nine -
Vocals Tobias Rydsheim - Lead Guitar/Keys/BackUp Vocals Daniel Johansson - Drums Jerry Engström - Rhythm Guitar Oskar Tornborg - Bass/Vocals
WORMWOOD
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
GENRE: MELODIC BLACK METAL WORMWOOD - REVEAL NEW VIDEOCLIP "THE ARCHIVE"!
[2021.05.21] The Swedish melodic folk/black metal-band WORMWOOD presents
"The Archive", a cinematic music video that follows the desperation after
an unprecedented catastrophe in 2023. Filmed in Norrtälje Municipality and
Stockholm, Sweden.
This is the last story written by the few survivors of the apocalypse and deals
with what man didn't do to preserve what we had.
The plot in the music video is based on the book "The Archive" by the
Swedish author Mikael Strömberg. A book which comes in a 32 page 12”
booklet with the first edition of the vinyl versions of WORMWOOD's
upcoming album "Arkivet". The book depicts what happens in the music
video and what happens afterwards.
The album title, "Arkivet" ("The Archive"), is a document you write for
your close ones after your passing where you describe all your funeral
arrangements, where important documents are located, last wishes, etc. WORMWOOD
uses this as a metaphor for the whole world. The last words to an already dead
planet.
"Arkivet" will be released on CD, vinyl and digital, July 16th, 2021.
WORMWOOD COUNTRY:
SWEDEN GENRE: MELODIC BLACK METAL
ALBUM REVIEW: ARKIVET [2021]
LABEL:
BLACK LODGE
RECORDS WORMWOOD
- "ARKIVET"
- 2021 | Tracklist: 1. The Archive 2. Overgrowth 3. End of Message 4. My Northern Heart 5. Ensamheten 6. The Slow Drown 7. The Gentle Touch of Humanity [Release Date: 2021-07-16]
"(...) Crack the ribcage of Gaia
Expose the rot which is us
We poisoned the well a millennia ago And forced everyone to drink
Now let us drown
Breath in and forget
The fault that which is us
We are the ghosts of the past Remembered by the few who last
Man deserves to die.... (...)" | WORMWOOD | The Archive | Arkivet*
|
*
Arkivet (The Archive) is a document you write for those who want to make it
easier for their close ones after their passing where you can tell how you
want to have your funeral arranged, where important documents are located,
last wishes, etc.. | WORMWOOD uses this as a metaphor for the whole world. The last words to an
already dead planet.
THE BAND AND THE NEW ALBUM:
Inspired by the troubled times we all live in through COVID-19 pandemics comes the third
album of Swedish sensation band WORMWOOD. "Arkivet" is the band
new conceptual album that comes with a severe warning towards Mankind as we
devour Nature resources in a vertiginous way, which in time shall be our own
downfall into extinction. The album concept serves as awareness and
ecological conscience to all Humanity, who constantly keeps on draining
Earth resources, paving in this way our path to self-destruction and the end
of another era on this exhausted planet, mistake after mistake, this is how
we all shall fall!
WORMWOOD is a band forged in the heathen flames of Rydsheim
(Sweden) in 2014. Musically speaking WORMWOOD is a band hard to
categorize, they play melodic black metal with allot of folk, atmospheric
and even experimental elements that could fit on some 70's 80's heavy / rock
bands. All of this scorching musical blend together creates an unpredictable and unexpected mix that has
defined WORMWOOD
identity through the years, allowing the band to get allot of attention from
the media and metal adepts in general, no wonder they have participated
already in some great tours and festivals. With this ascension thought the years
WORMWOOD have become one of the leading bands on Swedish metal scene,
but yet allot more is to come in their promising career!
"Arkivet" new album, first meant to be entitled "Vita Arkivet" (English
=
The white archive), then changed due to legal problems, is the follow up
creation to "Nattarvet" (English = The Night's Heritage) a highly acclaimed
album which ascended to the Swedish charts and was nominated for several
awards. The new album, doesn't limit to follow its predecessor footsteps
into success,
in fact there are several developments and new elements added to this new
amazing piece. Some are easier to notice than others like the whole new sound
production, mainly the drums!
Daniel drums on this piece sound rawer than ever, rougher in a
primordial old-fashioned way, giving the whole sound a different dynamics and
old-school organic
sound, if that wasn't enough, here and there you may notice the incursion of some traditional
heavy metal oriented elements, sometimes the drums may
even remind you Nicko McBrainIron Maiden'ish style of percussion, giving with it an even wider range of expansion to
the bands own
typical sound! Yet WORMWOOD still sound like themselves, and yes, you
can identify their sound easily, so don't fear! Another thing you may notice
is that WORMWOOD have included more of their amazing
atmospheric/experimental, almost transcendental moments, if you listened to
"Nattarvet" you will know what I mean. On the new and outstanding
opus of melodic black metal you can experience these special moments in
almost each and every track.
Also something to be noticed on the new album is the fact that the guest vocal appearances are way more
discrete and merge perfectly with Nine main vocals and Oscar
and Tobias
backing vocals. On the other hand, remaining constant as on previous albums, the violin
parts played by Martin Björklund
are as always, a pleasant presence wherever they can be heard on any of WORMWOOD
creations. In my opinion this is also an identity enhancer for the band
quintessence, keeping in this way their Scandinavian folk distinctiveness, something that the
band already got us used since their very first release until the current times.
Another constant on this album is the guitar brilliance and daring sound,
something that we have been used also since previous albums, from harsh
black metal, catchy melodic, head-banging heavy metal riffage to
experimental or atmospheric heavy/rock, we have it all on this amazing
guitar work done by Tobias and Jerry. "Arkivet" recording and production by
renowned pop/dance producer Jonathan
Ojeda might be the most significant change and surprise of them all on
the usual WORMWOOD sound as I mentioned before. "Arkivet" sounds way different from
any of its predecessors, hard to believe that Metal music isn't the producer
usual comfort zone, this since the new album sounds quite Metal'ish in an
old-fashioned way, keeping
each musical elements with their most primordial and old-school vibe.
While the first album "Ghostlands..." was inspired by the admiration
of the cosmos and Scandinavian wonders and the second album "Nattarvet"
was inspired by the famine and harsh times in Swedish past, the new album
gets its inspiration from the book "Arkivet/The Archive" from the
very talented Swedish author Mikael Strömberg, and it deals with the
last days of Mankind on this Earth, the ultimate end of the Human kind who exhausted
their planet resources. We simply can't co-exist with the surrounding Nature
without draining it completely for our own good and wickedness. Humanity is sure to
fail and there is nothing we can do to avoid our self-destruction, our
inability to adapt in a to this world and live sustainably
will be our ultimate doom! Mother-Nature will take what is Hers and we shall fade
into oblivion! "Arkivet" comes without any doubts with a strong
environmental awareness and warning!
The new and audacious conceptual album is quite emotive and strong, carrying
with it a strong message to its listeners, teasing them to act before it's
too late... but as the album reaches to its end you will understand that we
are already too late to redeem the harm we have created on this wounded and
bleeding
Earth, scarred from all our actions and evil deeds! ... in the end, we
deserve to die!
TRACK-BY-TRACK:
"Arkivet" is above all a mature melodic black metal experience, a
journey across Mankind fails on this Earth! WORMWOOD has always been
a band attached to Nature and ecology since their beginning, so it's without surprise
that we have such a
strong enlightening creation. The new album brings forwards a rawer and
ferocious sound full of hatred and awareness towards Humanity past, present
and future faults on this World that we've been destroying since the birth
of our times. "Arkivet" new album is as usual quite uniform in quality and rises
in tension till its end, track-by-track you can feel it while you are
absorbed by such surrounding sound which carries such a strong message that
you can't simply be indifferent to. The more you listen to "Arkivet"
the more details you will find and, in this way, you will enjoy it more and
more on each listening, first you may find it strange but once you go deeper you will be
amazed with it! So, sit down and listen to the sound of the coming Apocalypse!
"The Archive"
introduces us to this great conceptual album and it tells us about the last
story written by the few hopeless human survivors of this self-inflicted
Apocalypse, it tells us about our Mankind faults on preserving Mother-Nature
most valuable elements which are indispensable for us to live our lives. One
by one, we are certain to die and pay for the evil than Man has done to this
Earth!
This is a fast song with a captivating melody that shall be stuck to
your ears since first listening, an easy to follow, well balanced song with a catchy melody
in a melancholic atmosphere. "The Archive" song has all that
essential sound that defines WORMWOOD
as a band! Including a great fitting experimental rock moment, some renewed old-school
drumming sound and ferocious blast-beats. No wonder this is one of my favourite tracks
of the album!
"Overgrowth" is the following track and it represents the
ill-natured Human behaviour as it constantly overcomes of all possible
limits and warning sings given by Mother-Nature, we simply gone one step
too far and She shall take back what is hers! We are doomed to end
our own kind in a self-inflicted extinction, killing the few who have yet
survived!
This is another catchy and melodic song that will easily get stuck
on your ears, at least it got on mine as it's also one of my favourite songs
of the album! A natural head-banging song with a smashing heavy metal
oriented solo, you can also notice the incursion of some unusual musical
elements on WORMWOOD typical sound that constantly grows and
reinvents itself in this way!
"End of Message" is the final message from the last of our
kind, a testament send towards the black cosmos just before we fade out and
disappear from this World! Hoping that someone will listen to this final
message in the
future so that they don't repeat same mistakes again on this Earth.
This is a melancholic
song charged with a strong feeling of despair, hate and regret. An amazing
combination of aggression and sorrowful moments condense into another
outstanding and well-balanced melodic song! This is another track which
defines WORMWOOD sound at best!
"My Northern Heart" is a brilliant hymn to WORMWOOD
Northern ancestors and unspoiled lands. A song with a very powerful folk
vibe and atmosphere, revealing the band roots at best and with it creating
an anthem of pure Scandinavian quintessence! No wonder this is my favourite
track of this whole album, and one of the best WORMWOOD tracks ever
created in my opinion,
I simply love it! It reminds me of some timeless heavy metal classics combined
with WORMWOOD strong Scandinavian folk and melodic black metal
identity. On this track the heartfelt choirs and strong folk vibe elevate this heathen
monolith into high grounds of Epic grandeur!
"Ensamheten" which ended up being the only song sung in
Swedish is a romantic and sentimental view of Northern lands as they
collapse into ruin. This is a song that expresses loads of different
emotional states, all charged with a huge melancholic feeling.
"Ensamheten" is another song where the whole folk elements,
mainly the violin by Martin Björklund
make all the difference, carving in this way the deep mark of WORMWOOD
strong Scandinavian identity and roots! Go deeper into the song and surround
yourself of a heathen surrounding atmosphere of primordial splendour!
"The Slow Drown"
is a hopeless journey upon this ruined and condemned planet Earth. There
are many meanings to "The End of the World", but in this case, it deals with the downfall of
a demented old lady who lives alone and can't remember why the whole World
around her is collapsing. This is probably the most "outsider" track of this
"Arkivet" album. Be sure to experience an emotional journey across
musical landscapes of sound, crossing fields of mid-tempo post rock,
blackened heavy metal, among others. This is a slower and daring song that
testify WORMWOOD own unpredictable sound definition, proving that
they are a band always evolving and refusing to do the expected!
"The Gentle Touch of Humanity"
is the perfect apocalyptic ending track that concludes this epic piece!
As Humanity ravishes this planet, we are sure to fall into ruin, witness the
afterbirth of Man's downfall. This is a song with a very strong emotional charge and a
deep melancholic feeling of hopelessness. We are Mother-Nature disease, we
are the destroyers of all around us, Humanity aims only for profit above
anything else. In the end and since we can't eat money, we shall only dig our
own graves. Doomsday prophecies are upon us... this is our final chapter on
this Earth!
This song is a huge environmentalist shout towards our conscience,
the longest and natural ending track for this conceptual piece, it has a bit
of everything from catchy "ear-sticking" melodies, chaotic anger and
ravenous blast beats, some very direct rock sound with some blues influenced
guitar solos and even a very emotional collage of news reports about severe
nature warnings we stubbornly ignore and that culminate in our own World
collapse! An interesting detail was the use of the SOS distress signal in
Morse code on some drum beats!
Without a doubt this had to be also one of my
favourite tracks of this amazing new WORMWOOD album, proving that the
band musical horizons go way beyond any possible definition, something only
possible once you have such amazingly talented musicians onboard!
THE CONCLUSION:
"Arkivet" is without a doubt WORMWOODs most daring and
old-fashioned
melodic black metal creation to the date. Amazingly this is only the third chapter of this
Swedish sensation band most promising career! On this chapter, which is a
conceptual piece the band got inspired by the current pandemics situation
and describe the last days of Humanity on this
dying world. Our incapability of sharing this planet with others
shall be our own path to self-destruction, ultimately Nature shall take back
what is hers and with it the natural balance shall be re-established. This
post-apocalyptic journey shall take you deep into Mankind failures and faults
that shall lead us to our ultimate End, all of this based on Mikael Strömberg
book "Arkivet / The Archive" a testament to our presence on this
Earth! As a fan of previous WORMWOOD albums expect some significant
changes, mostly concerning the album production. On this chapter the album
detaches a quite allot from its predecessors, but don't fear, once it comes
to the band identity and essence you still have it all there and easily you can
say this is another great WORMWOOD melodic black metal album with
a great folk, atmospheric and experimental touch.
"Arkivet" has a strong bound with both of the previous albums
and that
bound is the massive importance that Nature has on our lives, easy to notice
that this is a band with a high concern towards the environment and they
express it though all their creations, each of them comes with a high
conscience that whatever we give to Nature we will get back and in the end
of all things She shall claim what is Hers!
Some may call WORMWOOD an
environmentalist
black metal band... I never liked labels so say what you will, I rather say
that this is an amazing metal band from Sweden that doesn't stop impressing
us, the listeners, release after release!
All that matters is that "Arkivet"
has all to become one of the best melodic black metal albums of 2021
year!
Formados em 1991 nos arredores de Lisboa, os SACRED SIN
constituem um dos nomes de culto da cena Metal nacional. Este ano, celebrando 3
decadas de aventuras musicais, preparam um concerto especial com convidados e
apresentando o mais recente disco "Born Suffer Die" de 2019.
DATA:
28 de Maio 2021 (Sexta-Feira)
LOCAL:
RCA CLUB - Alvalade - Lisboa
Morada: Rua João Saraiva, nº 18
Bairro De Alvalade 1700-250 Lisboa, Portugal
HORÁRIO:
19h45 - Abertura de portas
21h00 - Início da atuação
BELPHEGOR COUNTRY: AUSTRIA
GENRE: DIABOLICAL DEATH BLACK METAL ART
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are BELPHEGOR (Diabolical Death Black Metal Art), one of the most extreme brutal bands
ever to come from Austrian lands. One of the most respected bands in their genre
and a reference of excellence in extreme metal itself!
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!
Diabolical Black Death Metal troop BELPHEGOR re-release
their 2000's album "Necrodaemon Terrorsathan". Twenty years after
its first appearance the third studio album of the European black death metal
force comes to new life as remastered version - available as CD and LP.
Helmuth states:"It's great to re-release this offering after twenty
years.The demons get what they deserve, and many have asked throughout the years.
The album holds the flag high in the form of a raw atmosphere for blasphemous
Black Death Metal."
BELPHEGOR´s “Necrodaemon
Terrorsathan” [2000] album has been remastered with original booklet
available on jewel case CD and Gatefold LP formats. Helmuth and Sigurd
[former axeman 1993-2006] composed the album 1998-2000. Session drums were
handled by Manfred “Man” Gandler, and Bass by Mario Klausner. "Necrodaemon
Terrorsathan" was recorded in early 2000 with producer Boban Milunovic
in Wels/ Austria.
"NECRODAEMON TERRORSATHAN" Tracklist: 1 - Necrodaemon Terrorsathan [Part 1] 2 - Vomit upon the cross 3 - Diabolical possession 4 - Lust perishes in a thirst for blood 5 - S.B.S.R. 6 - Sadism unbound 7 - Tanzwut - Totengesänge 8 - Cremation of holiness 9 -
Necrodaemon Terrorsathan [Part 2] / Outro: Analjesus (Medley)
BELPHEGOR BIOGRAPHY
DIABOLICAL DEATH/ BLACK METAL ART SINCE 1993
The dark days of autumn and winter are approaching as European troop
BELPHEGOR plant another signpost to Hell upon the Earth's surface. One of
the most consistently extreme bands on the Death/Black scene crest their throne
built of bones once again to uncompromisingly attack humanity, three years after
their 2014 demonstration of brutality, »CONJURING THE DEAD«. »TOTENRITUAL«
consists of nine compositions which, blow-by-blow, silence any doubts about
the supremacy of these icons of the European scene. Merciless riff force,
crunchy blasts in a dark setting – 24 years after their foundation, BELPHEGOR’s
inventive creativity places them head and shoulders above the rest. Anyone
looking for silence, beautiful melodies and a life-affirming aura will suffocate
under the power of »TOTENRITUAL.«
Even small interludes takes the listener to a safe place only for a short period,
before the next brutal attack follows. The eleventh studio album of the
undisputed Death/Black Metal scene conductors follows the sophisticated path of
its precursors and will have their followers kneeling down in humility. The
commander of death-sounds does not use a blunt corset of henchmen for his
attacks on society's conventions, but demonstrates his skills as a high-class
songwriter. From determined songs, embossed by an obsessed directness, to
majestic ritualistic hymns - followers of darkest sermons will be led directly
into the abyss. »TOTENRITUAL« enters mercilessly into the procession of
BELPHEGOR's works of art: another thorn in the eye of every upholder of
moral standards – the end is heralded.
For the recordings of »TOTENRITUAL«, the squad retired to Stage One
Studios in Germany and Studio Mischmaschine in Austria.
For the diabolic wall of sound, the explosive material was sent across the pond
and was refined in the Audiohammer Studios in Florida by Jason Suecof
[Mix] and Mark Lewis [Mastering]. The impressive cover artwork was again
created by the Greek artist Seth Siro Anton, who has also created the
striking visual countenance for »PESTAPOCALYPSE VI« [2006] and »CONJURING
THE DEAD« [2014].
BELPHEGOR was founded in 1993 and spread like a virus within the
underground. Meanwhile, their »BLOODBATH IN PARADISE« demo has become
legendary and paved the baleful path into the souls of thousands of listeners.
Anti-religious with nihilistic tendencies as well as provocative topics,
BELPHEGOR moved on. The debut album »The Last Supper« [1995] let the
community of followers and opponents grow. Inexorably, the band pushes their
destructive ways forward in the following years. BELPHEGOR become louder,
more obsessed and more dynamic, and their albums now have cult status. To think
about the scene doesn't work without thinking of BELPHEGOR. In 2008, the
band sent their followers to the edge of hell with »Bondage Goat Zombie«
and sparked an all-consuming Death Metal fire with blasting black metal
influences. This masterpiece, inspired by the Marquis de Sade, is one of the
most demanding works the genre has offered to this day. BELPHEGOR showed
themselves equally brutal and baleful on the successors »WALPURGIS RITES -
HEXENWAHN« [2009] and »BLOOD MAGICK NECROMANCE« [2011]. The band
received a lot of great feedback for their intense live performances as well,
and reached out to a big and loyal fan base. Their obscure rituals full of
diabolical magick have haunted the world several times – next to extensive tours
through Asia and Europe, BELPHEGOR have also completed ten tours through
North America. No matter where BELPHEGOR march forth on this planet, be
it on your stereo or live on stage, one thing is for sure: after the crest of
their devilish death ceremony, there will only be a heap of ruins remaining!
BALFOR COUNTRY: UKRAINE
GENRE: BARBARIC BLACK METAL
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are
BALFOR(Ukraine) and they play barbaric black metal, one of the
most successful representatives of their national metal scene by now. Explosive
mixture of black and death metal, flavored with epic melodic brought BALFOR
fame not only at home, but also far beyond its borders.
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!
The videoclip for "Serpents of the Black Sun" from their new album
"Black Serpents Rising":
https://youtu.be/NPphT2skiws
BALFOR BIOGRAPHY Balfor is a Ukrainian Black Metal band from Kyiv featuring Khors,
Raventale and ex-Hate Forest members. The band plays a style that can
be to define as Barbaric Black Metal, a name that only partly explains
the kind of dark, dramatic music they play. Music that is an epic, melodic and a
blastingly fast mixture of Black and Death Metal.
Band's frontman, continuously since its founding, is Anton Thorgeir Prymak
- lead vocals, guitars and as well as main composer.
The first album “Volki Severa” was released by German label E.O.L.P.
Production and received many good reviews. Meantime, band completed their
first Ukrainian tour.
Next release “Pure Barbaric” in a move calculated to bring Balfor
to the attention of a much larger audience was released for free download via a
net-label. It was a move that was extremely successful in terms of increasing
interest to the band. Using the resources and capabilities of social media
Balfor manages to attract new listeners worldwide.
Writing a new album “Barbaric Blood” Balfor signed a contract and
publishes it on Pulverised Records. European tour in support of the album
was very successful. The band played shows in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands,
France, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland. Balfor
also take a part on such well-known European metal festivals like: Eindhoven
Metal Meeting (NL), Rockmaraton (HU), Dong Open Air (DE), Global East (UA),
Metal Heads Mission (UA), Kilkim Zaibu (LT), Gothoom (SK), Carpathian Alliance (UA),
Metal Crowd (BEL), etc.
After that “Barbaric Blood” was released by CD-Maximum Records for
CIS and Baltic countries under the license of Pulverised Records.
Second European tour Balfor shared in the company of black metal bands
Emptiness and Christ Agony.
Without dwelling on the achievements Balfor returned to Kyiv and recorded
the EP “Heralds Of The Fall”.
And new album “Black Serpent Rising” will be released in January 2017 by
French label Drakkar Productions. Album interprets dark, barbaric past of
humanity and ancient cults.
GAEREA + APOTHEUS @ MERCADO MUNICIPAL DE PAÇOS DE FERREIRA
GAEREA
+ APOTHEUS
em apresentação dos seus novos álbuns ao vivo, dia 22 de Maio em Paços de
Ferreira.
DATA:
22 de Maio 2021 (Sábado)
LOCAL:
Mercado Municipal (Parque Urbano de Paços de Ferreira)
Capacidade: 172 lugares
Segurança: o evento realizar-se-á de acordo com todas as normas de segurança da
DGS
NOTAS IMPORTANTES:
- Recomendamos a chegada antecipada para cumprimento atempado de todas as
diretrizes em vigor.
Recomendamos a vossa atenção sobre atualizações quanto ao evento. BILHETES: www.redboxstudios.pt
HATE ON EUROPEAN TOUR WITH BELPHEGOR AND SUFFOCATION! [2021.05.06]
Mighty Polish blackened death cultists HATE announces
European tour with BELPHEGOR
and
Suffocation!!!
"As you can imagine, the pandemic left us very hungry to tour once more. So
with that in mind, we are pleased and proud to announce our return to European
stages. We will join Belphegor and Suffocation to finish what we
started all the way back in 2020. This tour will also serve as the inaugural run
for our new album, “Rugia,” coming October 2021 via Metal Blade
Records. We will be bringing brand new scenography and a revamped stage to
help you explore the forgotten places from which “Rugia” was born."- the band's leader Atf Sinner comments
BELPHEGOR +
SUFFOCATION +
HATE
EUROPE UNDER DEATH BLACK METAL FIRE II - 2022 NECROSY / SKAPHOS / DEVILS RAGE / BLASPHEMOUS CREATION 23.02 - Vienna (AUT) "Arena" * 24.02 - Salzburg (AUT) "Rockhouse" * 25.02 - Leipzig (GER) “Hellraiser” * 26.02 - Hengelo (NLD) "Metropool" * 27.02 - Rotterdam (NLD) “Baroeg” * 03.03 - Kassel (GER) "Goldgrube" * 04.03 - Berlin (GER) "ORWO Haus" * 05.03 - Helmond (NLD) "Cacao Fabriek" * 06.03 - Osnabrück (GER) "Bastard Club" * 08.03 - Hamburg (GER) "Bahnhof Pauli" * 09.03 - Copenhagen (DEN) "Lille Vega" * 10.03 - Essen (GER) "Turock" * 11.03 - Lyss (SUI) "Kufa" + 12.03 - Wil (SUI) "Gare de Lion" + 13.03 - Marseille (FRA) "Jas Rod" + 15.03 - Barcelona (SPA) "Apolo 2" + 16.03 - Madrid (SPA) "Mon" + 17.03 - Lisbon (POR) "Lav" + 18.03 - Porto (POR) "Hard Club" + 19.03 - Santiago (SPA) "Malatesta" + 20.03 - Bilbao (SPA) "Stage Live" + 22.03 - Bordeaux (FRA) “TBA” + 23.03 - Colmar (FRA) "Le Grillen" + 24.03 - Weinheim (GER) "Cafe Central" + 25.03 - Ubach-Palenberg (GER) “Rockfabrik” + 26.03 - Antwerp (BEL) "Thunder Metal Fest" + 27.03 - London (UK) "Underworld" + * with Necrosy and Skaphos
+ with Devils Rage and Blasphemous Creation
BELPHEGOR
COUNTRY: AUSTRIA GENRE: DIABOLICAL DEATH BLACK METAL ART
BELPHEGOR AND SUFFOCATION ANNOUNCE RESCHEDULED DATES FOR CO-HEADLINING TOUR! [2021.05.06]
As promised, Diabolical Black Death Metal troop BELPHEGOR and one of
Death Metal's greatest pioneers, SUFFOCATION,
will march throughout Europe once again and stop in ten countries, including
France, Spain and Portugal. With support from HATE,
NECROSY, SKAPHOS, DEVILS RAGE, and BLASPHEMOUS CREATION.
Serpenth states: "Don’t miss this massive line up forged for extreme
Musick supporters. Which ceremony are you going to join?"
BELPHEGOR +
SUFFOCATION +
HATE
EUROPE UNDER DEATH BLACK METAL FIRE II - 2022 NECROSY / SKAPHOS / DEVILS RAGE / BLASPHEMOUS CREATION 23.02.2022 - Vienna [AUT], Arena 24.02.2022 - Salzburg [AUT], Rockhouse 25.02.2022 - Leipzig [GER], Hellraiser 26.02.2022 - Hengelo [NLD], Metropool 27.02.2022 - Rotterdam [NLD], Baroeg 03.03.2022 - Kassel [GER], Goldgrube 04.03.2022 - Berlin [GER], ORWO Haus 05.03.2022 - Helmond [NLD], Cacao Fabriek 06.03.2022 - Osnabrück [GER], Bastard Club 08.03.2022 - Hamburg [GER], Bahnhof Pauli 09.03.2022 - Copenhagen [DEN], Lille Vega 10.03.2022 - Essen [GER], Turock 11.03.2022 - Lyss [SUI], Kufa 12.03.2022 - Wil [SUI], Gare de Lion 13.03.2022 - Marseille [FRA], Jas Rod 15.03.2022 - Barcelona [SPA], Apolo 2 16.03.2022 - Madrid [SPA], Mon 17.03.2022 - Lisbon [POR], LAV - Lisboa ao Vivo 18.03.2022 - Porto [POR], Hard Club 19.03.2022 - Santiago [SPA], Malatesta 20.03.2022 - Bilbao [SPA], Stage Live 22.03.2022 - Bordeaux [FRA], TBA 23.03.2022 - Colmar [FRA], Le Grillen 24.03.2022 - Weinheim [GER], Cafe Central 25.03.2022 - Ubach-Palenberg [GER], Rockfabrik 26.03.2022 - Antwerp [BEL], Thunder Metal Fest 27.03.2022 - London [UK], Underworld
BELPHEGOR´s new
currently-untitled album will be released late November 2021 via Nuclear
Blast records. The band will premier II or III tracks from the upcoming
offering during this crusade.
BLACK ALTAR CELEBRATE THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY! [2021.04.12]
Black Metal demonical forceBLACK ALTAR
celebrate today their 25th anniversary!
On this occasion, the founder of the band - Shadow - published a small statement: "25 years have passed since I recorded my debut demo. I didn’t think this
adventure would last that long. I would like to thank everyone who supported my
activities during this quarter of a century, as well as those who criticized
them, because perhaps this perversely encouraged me to continue my activities.
During this long period, I had great moments with the band, which brought me
great satisfaction and confirmed that what I do makes sense, as well as bad
moments, problems with the line-up, criticism or the death of ex-guitarist
Lord von Skaven during the last New Year's Eve. It all shaped me as a man
and a performer. Black Altar's biography is not very rich for such a long period of
activity, but this will change in the upcoming years. We have 17 new songs ready.
It's been 13 years since the last album, and slowly it's time for its successor,
but before that... there will be 3 more splits. First with Norwegian Vulture
Lord in October, 2 more the following year. I cannot announce the names yet,
I can only say that they are well known and respected bands with a long history.
The band also plans to start concert activities. So this journey continues and I
am curious where it will lead ... "
Anno Bastardi 1996
In the darkest abyss of chaos where time and space are impenetrable, Black
Altar came into existence. It took its earthly shape during blasphemous
Sabbath in the Night of Walpurgia Anno Bastardi 1996, when it was summoned by
the voice of Shadow. He, as the first guardian of Black Altar,
have started an unholy crusade, thus awaking fear and pain among the
hypocritical and hideous christian lambs.
1997
The first stroke into their rotten system of values was a demo entitled "Na
Uroczysku..." (On a secret place..) which gained a recognition among several
groups of listeners. It was recorded by Shadow in 1997 at Selani
Studio with the help of Doc (RIP), Vader's drummer, in the role of a
music engineer. Released under Shadow's own label - Odium Rec.,
the first issue of 500 copies was sold out rapidly, making the name of Black
Altar popular in Poland and in other countries as well.
2003/2004
In September 2003 at Selani Studio Black Altar recorded their debut album
entitled "Black Altar". It was a great improvement in the development of
the band. The new hymns are still more extreme and more technical. "Black
Altar" was mixed and mastered at Studio X. For the track "Fire ov
Immortal Self" a professional video was recorded. In April 2004 the material
is released in the form of CD and a gate-fold LP by the German Christhunt
Productions. Odium Rec released a limited to 666 copies hand-numbered with
corpse blood cassette version of "Black Altar".
2006
After releasing the debut album Shadow parts with his musicians and as of
that moment Black Altar became temporarily a one-man band. In 2006
WarKult Prod from Peru released remastered version of Black Altar "Wrath
ov the Gods" (with 4 bonus tracks) as split, slip case cd, with Nebular
Mystic (Nor).
In October 2006 Black Altar finished record session of their second
album called "Death Fanaticism".
2008
2nd album “Death Fanaticism” was released on cd by Odium Records.
2009
On 2009 Antichristian Front Rec (Spa) released “Death Fanaticism”
on vinyl, limited to 500 copies.
Night Birds Records (Ukr) released „Death Fanaticism” tape version
limited to 300 copies and Propaganda Records (Ukr) pro tape limited to
666 copies.
On October 2009 7 Gates Rec (Pol) released digi pack A5 version of „Death
Fanaticism” album, limited to 500 copies. First 100 with a t-shirt.
2010
On July 2010 Black Altar recorded tracks for mini album "Suicidal
Salvation" and for the split Black Altar/Varathron/Thornspawn during
the same session.
2013
On January 2013 Black Altar / Varathron / Thornspawn “Emissaries of the
Darkened Call” split was finally unleashed by Odium Records as a
jewel case cd version and as a deluxe gatefold vinyl limited to 350 copies on
black, and to 150 copies on clear vinyl by Floga Rec/Hellsfire Rec from
Greece. Moreover, the A5 digipack was released via Black Saw Prod (Mex) and
BlackDeath Coven (USA) and a tape version limited to 140 copies in cardboard
box via RawBlackKult Prod from Bolivia. There were 3 new tracks of
Black Altar + intro and outro.
Also mini album “Suicidal Salvation” was released by Darker Than Black
Records on digipack cd.
2017
Gefandi Ör Andlät and Daemonum Subeunt, both from Ondskapt, joined
Black Altar.
Split with Beastcraft was released by Odium Records on digipack cd,
Lp, wooden box (limit to 50) and by Blackwood Prod (Uk) on tape limited
to 100 copies. Videoclip for “Tophet” song was shot with the
participation of James Stewart (Vader), Acerbus (Ondskapt), V. Priest (Acherontas)
and Sorath Northgrove (Beastcraft).
2018
Gefandi Ör Andlät and Daemonum Subeunt left Black Altar.
2019
Compilation of “Suicidal Salvation” mini album and Black Altar
songs taken from the split with Varathron / Thornspawn was released by
Odium Records as digipack, Lp and wooden box. Also Legions ov Darkness
(UK) unleashed cdr wooden box limited to 66 copies and tape limited to 100.
Re-edition of the debut album “Black Altar” was released by Odium
Records on digipack and Wooden Box (limited to 20 copies) with new mastering
and layout.
2 songs for the split wth Kirkebrann was recorded.
2020
Split Black Altar / Kirkebrann “Deus Inversus” was released by Odium
Records as a digi pack and Lp (250 black vinyl and 50 as die hard copies -
marble orange black with patch and sticker).
Black Altar is preparing for the first concerts in it’s history.
BELPHEGOR
COUNTRY: AUSTRIA GENRE: DIABOLICAL DEATH BLACK METAL ART
BELPHEGOR AND BATUSHKA EMBARK ON EUROPEAN CO-HEADLINING TOUR! [2021.04.30]
Diabolical Black Death Metal troop BELPHEGOR will embark
on “Black Rituals” tour presented by The Flaming
Arts agency, which kicks off 10th November in Stockholm, Sweden at
Slaktkyrcan.
Belphegor comments:"Who wants to get back to extreme live musick and
which Ritual you attend?"
BELPHEGOR
(AT) + BATUSHKA
(PL) | BLACK RITUALS TOUR 2021 10.11.2021 - Stockholm [SWE], Slaktkyrkan 11.11.2021 - Gothenburg [SWE], Musikens Hus 12.11.2021 - Oslo [NOR], Parkteatret 13.11.2021 - Malmo [SWE], Plan B 14.11.2021 - Aarhus [DEN], Voxhall 16.11.2021 - London [UK], 229 17.11.2021 - Bredford [UK], Esquires 18.11.2021 - Manchester [UK], Bread Shed 19.11.2021 - Birmingham [UK], Castle and Falcon 20.11.2021 - Louvain-la-Neuve [BEL], Mass Deathruction Fest 21.11.2021 - Zaandam [NLD], De Flux 23.11.2021 - Übach - Palenberg [GER], Rockfabrik 24.11.2021 - Hamburg [GER], Headcrash 25.11.2021 - Dresden [GER], Puschkin 26.11.2021 - Prague [CZE], Futurum 27.11.2021 - Kosice [SVK], Collosseum 28.11.2021 - Ostrava [CZE], Barrack Club 30.11.2021 - Budapest [HUN], Barba Negra 01.12.2021 - Munich [GER], Backstage 03.12.2021 - Graz [AUT], Explosiv 04.12.2021 - Milan [ITA], Black Winter Fest 05.12.2021 - Monthey [SUI], City ...MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
BELPHEGOR´s new
currently-untitled album will be released late November 2021 via Nuclear
Blast records. The band will premier II or III tracks from the upcoming
offering during this crusade.
GAEREA - RELEASE DRUM PLAYTHROUGH FOR "CONSPIRANOIA"! [2021.04.15]
Cathartic black
metal outfit
GAEREA
are now releasing a brand new drum playthrough for the track 'Conspiranoia'
in celebration of the official drum endorsers who have supported
GAEREA
over the past years. The track is taken from the Portuguese's latest album
'Limbo'. The video can now be viewed HERE
and may be freely spread throughout your channels.
GAEREA
drummer comment: "I've been with these brands for a couple of years now
and couldn't be more satisfied! All the amazing and hard working people who do
the best they can to get you what you need, when you need it. A huge thanks to
all the brands that support me and the band's work, I couldn't have done it
without you. I can't wait to get on the road as soon as possible."
GAEREA
uses Czarcie Kopyto, Vratim, Murat Diril Cymbals, Raj Drumsticks, Mapex Drums
and Cympad.
GAEREA
have previoulsy announced their very first arrival in Ireland, in September
2021. Together with WINTERFYLLETH,
the band will bring their Vortex Performance to Limerick, Dublin and Belfast.
GAEREA +WINTERFYLLETH
+ THE
CRAWLING
10.09.2021 - Limerick - Dolan’s Warehouse 11.09.2021 - Dublin - Grand Social 12.09.2021 - Belfast - Voodoo
Cover artwork:
painted by Eliran
Kantor (Testament, Iced Earth, Sodom) "LIMBO" Track-list 1. To Ain (11:15) (HERE) 2. Null (6:01) (HERE) 3. Glare (7:16) 4. Conspiranoia (9:15) (HERE) 5. Urge (4:50) (HERE) 6. Mare (13:11) Total playing time: 51:48
WORMWOOD
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
GENRE: MELODIC BLACK METAL WORMWOOD - "ARKIVET" PRE-ORDERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
[2021.04.01] The Swedish melodic folk/black metal-band WORMWOOD have
announced that their highly anticipated new album "ARKIVET", is now up
for pre-order!
"ARKIVET" IS AVAILABLE IN 5 DIFFERENT FORMATS:
-CD
-Signed CD
-Black Vinyl
-Transparent White Vinyl
-Marble Silver/White Vinyl
Also, the vinyls includes a novel for "The Archive" written by Swedish author Mikael Strömberg Författare
, both in Swedish and English
The album is now set for release on July 16th 2021.
WORMWOOD
have shared some thoughts and info regarding each of the 7 tracks on the new
album.
[ CLICK ON EACH PICTURE TO ENLARGE ]
(EDIT | The song "The White Arkive" name changed to "The
Archive" due to legal issues)
The band comments about the new album details and concept: "In an
early stage of planning for the new album we wanted to expand our creative world
further outside of the music and the videos.
We came up with the idea to release something in a written form that was set in
the same fictional universe as our lyrical concept. And we knew just the right
guy that could take our visions and make it to something of his own, something
that we now are about to release together.
The first edition of the vinyl versions includes the novel “ARKIVET/ THE
ARCHIVE”, A book written by Swedish author Mikael Strömberg, it comes
in a 32 page 12” booklet. Both in Swedish and English. Mikael Strömberg is a very talented multi published author in the horror
genre.
Check him out, follow him at social media and have a look at his previous work.
FB
- Mikael Strömberg Författare | IG -
@mikaelstromberg_"
Tracklist: 1. The Archive 2. Overgrowth 3. End of Message 4. My Northern Heart 5. Ensamheten 6. The Slow Drown 7. The Gentle Touch of Humanity
Polish death metal maniacs
DISLOYAL have finished recording their forthcoming 5th full-length album
“Divine Miasmata”!
The Band comments: "We have some great news!!
First of all we just came back from Monroe Sound Studio where we’ve
recorded all the vocal tracks on the upcoming album "Divine Miasmata", so
at the moment we have everything 100% recorded and waiting for the mixing. Just
like it was with “Godless” album, the person responsible for the
production, mixing and mastering stays Arkadiusz Aro Jablonski. As we
mentioned before the 5th album will consist of 8 new tracks and two covers: Death –
“Altering The Future” and Immolation –
“Father, You’re Not A Father”. We are absolutely stoked with the sound we’ve
managed to achieve with Aro and we think you are going to be impressed with the
final results!
The second announcement is even more important to us. We have parted ways with
Kriss, who recorded vocals for “Godless”, thank you so much for
your great work and endless support bro, we wish you only the best in all your
future endeavors.
And please welcome Konstantin Kolesnikov (Constantine
Kocyt) as our new vocalist, who also performs in his bands Kocytos and
Straylant. Konstantin has joined Disloyal as a session
vocalist even before the recording, and some of you could witness him on stage
with us during Godless Infamia Tour 2019-2020, but now we officially confirm him
as a full-time member of the band. He is an extremely talented and charismatic
singer on stage and he’s done a great work in studio. Welcome on board, brother!
So, that’s it for now. We are presenting to you some new photos from the studio
and we will keep you updated on everything related to the upcoming album. Cheers!"
The artwork was created by NaphulaArt.
"Divine Miasmata" tracklist: 1. Silent Revolution 2. The Black Pope 3. 1347-1352 4. Stella Peccatorum 5. Betrayed Faith 6. Religion Of Warfare 7. Ravens Of Starvation 8. The Ascension Of Abaddon 9. Altering The Future (Bonus - Death cover) 10. Father, You’re Not A Father (Bonus - Immolation cover)
All the lyrics were written by Wojciech Mytnik, who wrote for Disloyal
before and who has contributed his words to some of the songs in “The Kingdom
Of Plague” and “Godless” albums.
All the music was written by the band's guitarist and musical mastermind
Artyom Serdyuk (Deathbringer, Woe Unto Me, Amentia, Thy Disease).
Disloyal is planning to finish the mixing of the album in Monroe Sound Studio
(Poland) during the first half of 2021.
SUSPERIA
(Norway)
Blackened Thrash/Heavy Metal
ALBUM: The Lyricist [2018]
Label: Agonia Records
[
READ HERE ] BLACK ALTAR /
BEASTCRAFT (Poland / Norway)
Black Metal
SPLIT: "Winds ov Decay" / "Occult Ceremonial Rites" [2017]
Label: Odium Records
[
READ HERE ]
