Monday 28 August 2023

Band of the NeKroWEEK - NOCTEM - Spain - Black Death Metal

NOCTEM
COUNTRY: SPAIN
GENRE: BLACK DEATH METAL




NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are NOCTEM (Black Death Metal) an amazing band from Spanish lands with a mature and elite Extreme Metal sound. Acclaimed by the media and respected for their constant sound evolution. Brutal, Epic, Melodic... yet with their own Latin essence and identity.
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!

Check the music video for the "Credo Certe Ne Cras" from the same titled latest album
released via MNRK Heavy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKhu3pHmg24





"CREDO CERTE NE CRAS" DETAILS:

Spain's black death metallers NOCTEM have revealed details on the bands sixth full-length album entitled "Credo Certe Ne Cras" to be released via MNRK Heavy on 28th of October 2022.

The blood and fire spewed forth onstage by NOCTEM is a visceral, fitting companion to their unrivaled sound, a vicious black metal assault enhanced with a signature Iberian flourish.

NOCTEM follows that career landmark with a new, definitive masterpiece, merging the crushing cacophony of angry, adrenaline-fueled lust with newfound sorrows and mournful melodic might. "Credo Certe Ne Cras" ("Believe With Certainty That There is No Tomorrow") is a work of art. The album demands to be experienced as much as listened to, invoking ritualistic examination.

The band comments: "It gives us divine pleasure, and great delight to finally be able to present the first single from our next full-length album to our faithful horde of devils. "We Are Omega" represents a new dawn, and the oncoming album - a new era."

ORDER NOW:
"Credo Certe Ne Cras" can be found at the link below:
https://ffm.to/noctem-ccnc

Tracklist:
1) I AM ALPHA
2) SOVEREIGN PROVIDENCE
3) SANCTUM OF ANGUISH
4) CREDO CERTE NE CRAS
5) HOMILY OF PUNISHMENT
6) THE PALE MOON RITE
7) THE TOLLING OF THE NINE BELLS
8) CHALICE OF TURPITUDE
9) CEREMONIAL MIASMA
10) WE ARE OMEGA


NOCTEM BIOGRAPHY

Iberian black metal from Valencia, Spain.

Founded in 2001, NOCTEM have released 5 full-length albums with the latest arriving in 2019 titled “The Black Consecration”.

Notorious for their extreme live sound and stage show consisting of blood and fire, NOCTEM have toured across Europe, Asia, Russia, and Latin America with some of the biggest names in extreme metal including the likes of Marduk, Napalm Death, Gorgoroth, Samael, Batushka and many more.

With a wide fan base of faithful followers, the band continues to march on and in 2022 will deliver a new album that is set to become one of their most extreme yet…




NOCTEM are:
Beleth - Vocals
Varu - Bass
Moss - Guitars
Tobal - Guitars
Voor - Drums


MORE ABOUT THE BANDS @ LINKS:
OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.NOCTEMOFFICIAL.COM
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NOCTEMOFFICIAL 
OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM: HTTP://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/NOCTEMOFFICIAL
OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NOCTEMBAND 
OFFICIAL TWITTER: HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NOCTEMOFFICIAL 

GENERAL CONTACT: NOCTEMBAND@GMAIL.COM

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Thursday 24 August 2023

NOCTEM - "Credo Certe Ne Cras" Live Rituals Updated!

NOCTEM
COUNTRY: SPAIN
GENRE: BLACK METAL




NOCTEM - "CREDO CERTE NE CRAS" LIVE RITUALS UPDATED!
[2023.08.24]

Spain's black metallers NOCTEM have announced their next live rituals presenting their latest album "Credo Certe Ne Cras" - released via MNRK Heavy (Black Label Society / Judas Priest / Sodom / Avatar).

The band comments: "Hail blasphemers! We are back on the road continuing our presentation of “Credo Certe Ne Cras” with impious rituals throughout European lands.
See you on the road maniacs!!!"

01.SEP - Wroclaw - Siekera Fest - Poland
02.SEP - Szczecin - Black Metal Night - Poland
03.SEP - Dresden - Chemiefrabrik - Germany
06.SEP - Utrecht - DBS - Netherlands
07.SEP - Kortrijk - DVG CLUB - Belgium
08.SEP - Blizen - South of Heaven - Belgium
09.SEP - Ulm - CAT - Germany
30.SEP - Bilbao - Azkena - Spain
05.OCT - Barcelona - Sala Bóveda - Spain
07.OCT - València - Black Orange Fest - Spaint
08.OCT - Madrid - Sala Silikona - Spain
11.NOV - Alicante - Mortis fest - Spain
02.DEC - Murcia - Kpitall Extreme Metal Fest - Spain
08.DEC - Faro - Al Metal Fest - Portugal

More dates TBA!
Flyer designs:
@alkoholterus



"Cerdo Certe Ne Cras" was released by MNRK Heavy in October 2022.

"CREDO CERTE NE CRAS" ORDERS:
https://ffm.to/noctem-ccnc

Tracklist:
1) I AM ALPHA
2) SOVEREIGN PROVIDENCE
3) SANCTUM OF ANGUISH
4) CREDO CERTE NE CRAS
5) HOMILY OF PUNISHMENT
6) THE PALE MOON RITE
7) THE TOLLING OF THE NINE BELLS
8) CHALICE OF TURPITUDE
9) CEREMONIAL MIASMA
10) WE ARE OMEGA




NOCTEM are:
Beleth - vocals
Varu - bass
Voor - drums
Moss - guitars
Tobal - guitars

VIDEO:

"Credo Certo Ne Cras" : Videoclip :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKhu3pHmg24




More info about NOCTEM band at the following Links:

OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.NOCTEMOFFICIAL.COM
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NOCTEMOFFICIAL 
OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NOCTEMBAND 
OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM:
HTTP://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/NOCTEMOFFICIAL
OFFICIAL TWITTER: HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NOCTEMOFFICIAL
LINKS: http://www.linktr.ee/noctemofficial  

GENERAL CONTACT: NOCTEMBAND@GMAIL.COM
BOOKING: onfirepromo@gmail.com


ABYSSIC - New lyric video "Djevelens Lys" revealed!

ABYSSIC
COUNTRY: NORWAY
GENRE: DOOM DEATH METAL



ABYSSIC - NEW LYRIC VIDEO FOR "DJEVELENS LYS" REVEALED!
[2023.07.23]

Extreme Doom Metallers ABYSSIC have revealed their new lyric video for "Djevelens Lys", the track is part of the bands third album, "Brought Forth in Iniquity", released via Osmose Productions on CD format; the vinyl 

The band comments: "Huge thanks to Christian Kdrumworm of K-drumworm-media who made this for us!"

"Djevelens Lys" Lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZPWn9UoZCc





[ Cover artwork, courtesy of Mitchell Nolte:]

ORDER:

Order info can be found at this link:
https://osmoseproductions-label.com/abyssic-brought-forth-in-iniquity/


Tracklisting for ABYSSIC's "Brought Forth in Iniquity"
1. Cold as Winter Storm [9:43]
2. Chronicle of the Dead [8:49]
3. Mirror of Sorrow [6:33]
4. Djevelens Lys [7:06]
5. Brought Forth in Iniquity [18:33]



ABYSSIC
are:
Memnock –
lead vocal, contrabass
Makhashanah –
bass, vocal
Tjodalv –
drums
Elvorn –
guitar
André Aaslie –
keys


MORE INFORMATION ON ABYSSIC AT:
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.abyssic.com/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/abyssicofficial
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: [ LINK ]

BOOKING/CONTACT: abyssicofficial@gmail.com


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Monday 21 August 2023

Band of the NeKroWEEK - NIRNAETH - France - Black Death Metal

NIRNAETH
COUNTRY: FRANCE
GENRE: BLACK DEATH METAL




NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are NIRNAETH. An awesome band born in 2001 on French soils who combine black and death metal with all the right dose of darkness and aggression! Their music is organic, morbid and intense!
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!

The new videoclip for "The Crater" from the latest album "From Shadow to Flesh" :
https://youtu.be/og4HfMa9r0o




Artwork done by Vincent Fouquet / Above Chaos

"From Shadow to Flesh" tracklist
1. Dying of the Day
2. Been There Before
3. The Crater
4. Cursed
5. In Nomine Ego
6. Nihil in Me
7. Once a Shadow
8. Possession
9. Forgotten and Chained

ORDER NOW:
ORDER THE
CD AT THIS LINK: HERE :
DIGITAL: https://malpermesita.bandcamp.com/album/from-shadow-to-flesh



MORE ABOUT NIRNAETH AT THIS LINKS:
OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.NIRNAETH.COM
FACEBOOK PROFILE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/OFFICIALNIRNAETH
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/NirnaethOfficial
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nirnaethofficial/ 
BOOKING / CONTACT : MUTILL@NIRNAETH.COM 

NIRNAETH BIOGRAPHY

2001 : I Am Nothing But A Cry In A Chaotic Torment
Mutill (guitars) and Malaria (bass) decided to create a Metal band with their most extreme influences : Morbid Angel, Immortal, Lord Belial, Dissection, etc.

2002 : I Become Flesh
Yamaël (drums) joined the band, followed by Zig (screams) a few time later. The band choose the name ‘Nirnaeth’ for its epic and poetic dimensions : ‘Nirnaeth Arnoediad’ is the name of a battle in Tolkien’s universe and means ‘eternal tears’.

2004 : Nothing But Ashes
After some first gigs 'Nothing But Ashes' emerged. This self produced demo contains 4 titles which already carry with them what characterizes the music of Nirnaeth : an organic structure articulated around devastating riffs with dark melodies and themes dealing with pain and madness.

2006 : May Their Martyrs Suffer Once And For All
‘Thrown Athwart The Darkness’ has been released on label Great Dane Records. Recorded at Midnight Studio, this first album exposed the horde to the extreme metal scene. The album title was taken from a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

2008 : The Horns Resound
Laboga Amps endorsed Mutill, alongside musicians from bands like Motorhead, Behemoth, Annihilator, Hate Eternal, etc.

2009 : It Lieth, Gazing On Midnight’s Sky
‘Splendour Of The Abyss’ was released on label Great Dane Records. Recorded once more at Midnight Studio, this album met very good reviews and allowed the band to multiply gigs.

2015 : Fire Gave Me A New Face
Vagorn replaced Yamaël on drums. The year ended with a participation at the second edition of the Gohelle Fest (Obituary, Rotting Christ, ...).

2016 : None Can Control It
The label Kaotoxin released 'Dramatis Personae', a split 7"EP with bands Azziard and Nirnaeth. A video clip produced by BullDogProd has been made for 'Nihil In Me'.

2017 : None Can Possess It
Marbas joined the band as second guitar player, allowing the band to explore new ways of creation. The third album, entitled 'From Shadow To Flesh', was produced in 3 studios : drums were recorded at Psykron studio by Phil Reinhalter, guitars and screams at Aeternal Studio by Mutill and finally mixing and mastering were done by Deha at Forbidden Frequencies Studio.

2018 : From Shadow To Flesh
A deal is signed with Malpermesita Records. 'From Shadow To Flesh' will be released in september 7th 2018. It's a concept album dealing with possession, from 2 perspectives. Cover was made by Above Chaos. First 500 copies are limited hand numbered digipack.
 

NeKro Presentation

Monday 14 August 2023

Band of the NeKroWEEK - HATE - Poland - Death Black Metal

HATE
COUNTRY: POLAND
GENRE: DEATH BLACK METAL




NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are HATE (Death Black Metal), without a doubt one of the best expressions within their musical genre! This band had a tremendous influence over forming Polish metal scene in the nineties!
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!

Check the videoclip "Resurgence" from the album "Rugia" out
via Metal Blade Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvHPGPSbq5I




MORE ABOUT HATE AT THIS LINKS:
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PROFILE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HATEOFFICIAL 
INSTAGRAM: HTTP://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/HATEOFFICIAL
TWITTER: HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/HATEBAND
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/HATEPOLAND 

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

OFFICIAL MERCH STORE:
https://hate.animate-records.com/


"RUGIA" DETAILS:



[Album artwork by: Daniel Rusilowicz]

Rugia track-listing
1. Rugia
2. The Wolf Queen
3. Exiles of Pantheon
4. Saturnus
5. Awakening the Gods Within
6. Resurgence
7. Velesian Guard
8. Sun of Extinction
9. Sacred Dnieper

ORDER "RUGIA":
www.metalblade.com/hate



No one combines death and black metal quite like Poland’s HATE. With unflinching viciousness and a sense of atmosphere unique to the band, on Rugia, their twelfth full-length, they push the boundaries of their craft even further. “It was clear to me that it should build upon and evolve from our previous record, ‘Auric Gates Of Veles’ (2019), both musically and lyrically. However, every Hate record stands as a separate journey, and never twice to the same place. You never know exactly where it will lead you,” states vocalist/guitarist ATF Sinner, who has led the band since 1991. Fresh blood in the band’s line-up also helped contribute to Rugia‘s unique sound. Pavulon (drums), who had played with the band since 2014, was forced to step down from the band due to serious health issues. The band tapped Nar-Sil (Neolith, Virgin Snatch, Embrional) to take his place. “Working with a new drummer this time around was a fascinating experience for me. Nar-Sil’s technique and presence are quite different from Pavulon’s, and that definitely comes across. I believe we managed to construct a refreshing new chapter to our discography, composing nine truly sinister onslaughts of pure rage.”

The band elected to once again track the album in the Hertz Recording Studio in Poland, and it was recorded, mixed and mastered by the Wiesłaski Brothers (Behemoth, Decapitated). Everything was laid down over about two to three weeks, with longtime collaborator Michał Staczkun providing the ambient elements of the band’s sound. The only struggle came about at the mixing stage, where the final character of the record emerges. “Here we encountered many problems, contradictory visions too. The producers had their own idea for the overall sound, which differed from what I had in mind, so we were trying to find a good compromise and it took us a few months.” Given how strongly the personality of the record shines through, it is safe to say that the compromise reached was definitely in its best interest, standing as perhaps the best sounding record in the band’s long career. Hate is also celebrating thirty years of activity with Rugia, Sinner affirming he is as driven as ever. “Well, the fire is still burning! I’m proud that I have built a band with such strong energy, that’s lasted for a long time in spite of numerous line-up changes and obstacles in our way. We are still here and we create with ever growing consciousness and dedication. The energy speaks through us. Honestly, I think of the band as something much bigger and more profound than the individual people involved in it over any given period of time. I believe we create a channel for energies that surpass us.”




HATE BIOGRAPHY

No one combines death and black metal quite like Poland's Hate. With unflinching viciousness and a sense of atmosphere unique to the band, on Rugia, their twelfth full-length, they push the boundaries of their craft even further. "It was clear to me that it should build upon and evolve from our previous record 'Auric Gates Of Veles' (2019) both musically and lyrically. However, every Hate record stands as a separate journey, and never twice to the same place. You never know exactly where it will lead you" states vocalist/guitarist ATF Sinner, who has led the band since 1991. Fresh blood in the band's lineup also helped contribute to Rugia's unique sound. Pavulon (drums), who had played with the band since 2014, was forced to step down from the band due to serious health issues. The band tapped Nar-Sil (Neolith, Virgin Snatch, Embrional) to take his place. "Working with a new drummer this time around was a fascinating experience for me. Nar-Sil's technique and presence are quite different from Pavulon's and that definitely comes across. I believe we managed to construct a refreshing new chapter to our discography, composing nine truly sinister onslaughts of pure rage."

Writing for Rugia commenced shortly after Auric Gates of Veles was released. However, Hate soon began to tour extensively in support of their then new opus, and the production of new music was put on the back burner. But come 2020 and the COVID pandemic, the band's touring plans with Belphegor and Suffocation were abruptly cut short. With this unexpected infusion of free time, the band decided to buckle down and finish writing the material they were working on.

Sinner and Nar-Sil were joined by Domin on lead guitar and Tiermes on bass, who played with the band live since 2018, to complete the lineup. "Although I wrote the riffs, main arrangements and lyrics, we all worked on what you hear on Rugia. We put the pieces together and re-arranged fragments as a team. Our albums are always a collective effort and Rugia was no different," asserts Sinner. Sound-wise, they were mainly inspired by nineties extreme metal, both black and death, and they wanted to keep their sound as organic as possible. Warts and all. "It sounds quite harsh, very dynamic and unrestrained. It also has a strong ambient element to it that emphasizes the material's tone and dark atmosphere. The rhythm section is more death metal influenced this time around, which harkens back to our roots. You could say that most of the songs on this album are 'pagan death metal' - a combination of epic riffs and ferocious blasting rhythms." One thing that might come as a surprise to fans is the manner in which Sinner uses his voice, which is a lot more sophisticated than on previous records. "I tried to make my voice sound at three different timbres, or even different people behind the microphone. Sometimes the voices are combined together, sometimes they are more like separate vocal lines. I wanted to build this enriched narrative, and at our shows, I think Tiermes will help me with some of the vocal lines to bring that effect to a live surrounding."

Lyrically, the album sees the band continue to delve into the depths of Slavonic mysticism. "Generally, all the songs on the album are dedicated to the ancient Slavic world - great migrations, wars, battles, and the struggle for survival. But there is also a philosophical level to it, which is very important. Slavic mythology is a collection of universal stories touching upon fundamental issues that we all encounter in our lives. Therefore it is a frame that allows me to write about contemporary problems that I encounter myself from a different perspective. Along the way, I discovered my pagan soul and I encourage people to do the same. I think everybody has this deeper, more profound identity based on understanding our unity with nature, something that goes beyond all the civilizations we have built." The album title is taken from the archaic name of a German island on the Baltic Sea now called Rügen. In ancient times, Rügen or Rugia, was a site of holy pilgrimage to the pagan Slavic people. It was the very heart of the western Slavic faith, housing the fabled stronghold of Arkona. The album is at its core a tribute to Rugia and its tribes and the culture they created.

The band elected to once again track the album in the Hertz Recording Studio in Poland, and it was recorded, mixed and mastered by the Wiesłaski Brothers (Behemoth, Decapitated). Everything was laid down over about two to three weeks, with longtime collaborator Michał Staczkun providing the ambient elements of the band's sound. The only struggle came about at the mixing stage, where the final character of the record emerges. "Here we encountered many problems, contradictory visions too. The producers had their own idea for the overall sound, which differed from what I had in mind, so we were trying to find a good compromise and it took us a few months." Given how strongly the personality of the record shines through it is safe to say that the compromise reached was definitely in its best interest, standing as perhaps the best sounding record in the band's long career. Hate is also celebrating thirty years of activity with Rugia, Sinner affirming he is as driven as ever. "Well, the fire is still burning! I'm proud that I have built a band with such strong energy, that's lasted for a long time in spite of numerous lineup changes and obstacles in our way. We are still here and we create with ever growing consciousness and dedication. The energy speaks through us. Honestly, I think of the band as something much bigger and more profound than the individual people involved in it over any given period of time. I believe we create a channel for energies that surpass us."


Photo credit: Daniel Rusilowicz


Hate line-up:
ATF Sinner – vocals, guitars
Domin – guitars
Nar-Sil – drums
Tiermes – bass


COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY

ALBUMS:
Deamon Qui Fecit Terram,
1996
Lord is Avenger,
1998
Cain's Way,
2001
Awakening of the Liar,
2003
Anaclasis – A Haunting Gospel of Malice & Hatred,
2005
Morphosis,
2008
Erebos,
2010
Solarflesh – A Gospel of Radiant Divinity,
2013
Crusade:Zero,
2015
Tremendum,
2017
Auric Gates of Veles,
2019
Rugia,
2021


VIDEO ALBUM:
the Litanies of Satan, 2004


COMPILATIONS:
Evil Decade of Hate,
2000
Gateways To Hell: Tribute To Slayer,
2000
Holy Dead Trinity,
2001


DEMOS:
Abhorrence,
1992
Evil Art,
1994
The Unwritten Law, 1995


EPS:
Victims,
1999

NeKro Presentation

Wednesday 9 August 2023

GAEREA - Returns to North America!

GAEREA
COUNTRY: PORTUGAL
GENRE: BLACK METAL




GAEREA - RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA!
[2023.08.02]

Cathartic black metal outfit GAEREA have announced new North American tour dates!
This Fall the band returns to support its incendiary 2022 release, "Mirage", debuting a brand new, never-before-seen live aesthetic! "Mirage" was ranked among the best records of last year by Decibel Magazine, A&P Reacts, Ghost Cult Magazine, Sick Drummer, and more!

The band comments: "Creatures fro the Vortex World... It is with great honour to announce that GAEREA will be returning to the United States and Canada supporting Wolves In The Throne Room for the "Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge North American Tour 2023". We are extremely pleased to take part of this outstanding line up alongside Blackbraid and Hoaxed . Expect the Vortex's Biggest production ever. We are really looking forward to seeing you all once again! "



WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
BLACKBRAID + GAEREA + HOAXED

Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge North American Tour

09/29: St Louis, MO @ Red Flag [TICKETS]
09/30: Chicago, IL @ Metro [TICKETS]
10/01: St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall [TICKETS]
10/03: Detroit, MI @ El Club [TICKETS]
10/04: Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace [TICKETS]
10/05: Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount [TICKETS]
10/06: Boston, MA @ Big Night Live [TICKETS]
10/07: Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom [TICKETS]
10/08: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch [TICKETS]
10/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts [TICKETS]
10/11: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage [TICKETS]
10/12: Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club [TICKETS]
10/13: Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819 [TICKETS]
10/14: Atlanta, GA @ The Loft [TICKETS]
10/15: Tampa, FL @ Orpheum [TICKETS]
10/17: Dallas, TX @ Echo Lounge & Music Hall [TICKETS]
10/18: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live [TICKETS]
10/20: Albuquerque, NM @ Sister [TICKETS]
10/21: Tucson, AZ @ Encore [TICKETS]
10/23: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
10/24: Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater [TICKETS]



[ Cover artwork for "Mirage" created by the SAROS Collective ]

Track-list
1. Memoir (8:17)
2. Salve (5:26) [WATCH]
3. Deluge (6:31)
4. Arson (8:54)
5. Ebb (5:32)
6. Mirage (6:38) [WATCH]
7. Mantle (5:17) [WATCH]
8. Laude (6:26) [WATCH]
9. Dormant (Bonus track) (7:46)
Total: 1:00:47

ORDER:
https://www.gaerea.com/ or
https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/GaereaMirage

Recording Studio: Demigod Recordings
Producer/Sound engineer: Miguel Tereso
Mix/Master: Miguel Tereso (Demigod Recordings)


VIDEO:

"Laude" : Music Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flZP1Qk4pcE



MORE INFORMATION ON GAEREA AT:
OFFICIAL PAGE: HTTP://WWW.GAEREA.COM
Facebook Page: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GAEREA
INSTAGRAM: HTTP: https://www.instagram.com/gaerea_
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/GAEREAOFFICIAL
BANDCAMP Site: HTTP://WWW.GAEREA.BANDCAMP.COM

Contact: AGENT.GAEREA@GMAIL.COM
BOOKING:
DOOMSTAR BOOKINGS [Europe & Russia]: alexander@doomstarbookings.com
PORTUGAL:
carlos.marreiros@primeartists.eu

Monday 7 August 2023

Band of the NeKroWEEK - GAEREA - Portugal - Black Metal

GAEREA
COUNTRY: PORTUGAL
GENRE: BLACK METAL




NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are GAEREA (Portugal) an authentic cathartic black metal experience. This is an impressive and one of the most promising recent bands that unleashes some of the most sickening dark and sinister black metal we have heard in years! A mind-blowing band that crafts mysterious and rebellious black metal art!
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!

Check out "Laude" the latest videoclip from the latest album "Mirage":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flZP1Qk4pcE




[ Cover artwork for "Mirage" created by the SAROS Collective ]

Track-list
1.
Memoir (8:17)
2. Salve (5:26) [WATCH]
3. Deluge (6:31)
4. Arson (8:54)
5. Ebb (5:32)
6. Mirage (6:38) [WATCH]
7. Mantle (5:17) [WATCH]
8. Laude (6:26) [WATCH]
9. Dormant (Bonus track) (7:46)
Total: 1:00:47

ORDER:
https://www.gaerea.com/ or
https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/GaereaMirage

Formats:
CD Digipak
CD Digibook
2x 12" Gatefold
(Black)
2x 12" Gatefold (Dracula / limited to 300)
2x 12" Gatefold (White / limited to 500)
2x 12" Gatefold (Gold / limited to 700)

GAEREA BIOGRAPHY:
Style: Cathartic Black Metal

Something rises in the bleak and blackened skies of society as we know it. Vortex community GAEREA are about to bestow their Undying Sigil to the masses, with their brand-new full length ‘Limbo’!

GAEREA is a black metal quintet from Portugal. Emerging in the beginning of 2016, the band released their first (self-titled) EP on November 11, 2016 through Everlasting Spew Records. The EP received many praises from the worldwide press, and it was not long before the first full length "Unsettling Whispers" (2018) was presented.

With that, GAEREA had the pleasure to perform and tour festivals in Europe and China, including performances with Jupiterian in April 2019 and a headlining Chinese tour in May 2019. The band already performed at festivals like SWR Barroselas Metalfest (PT), De Mortem et Diabolum (DE), Throne Fest (BE), Frantic Fest (IT), Eresia Metal Fest (IT), Amplifest (PT) and many more. During the fall of 2019, the band did an extensive tour with label mates NUMENOREAN under the Doomstar Bookings wing throughout Europe.

Are you finally ready for the tale of the Fallen Society and the journey to the vast Void, the only good in Life? Let us begin then. In the first hopeless circle, on too great and Undeniable Nothingness. WE ARE GAEREA.

- - -

"MIRAGE":


Style: Cathartic Black Metal

Behind black shrouds of obscurity and desolation, the men of GAEREA deliver their odes in cascading maelstroms of aggression and beauty. Emerging from the age of pandemic to whatever awaits humanity next, the Portuguese horde remains on the frontlines of the next generation of extreme metal. With an EP and two albums to their name, GAEREA has rapidly distinguished themselves from the thousands of bands toiling away in the underground. Brewing their cauldron of sound from a recipe of pounding black-metal blast mixed with a touch of harrowed, reflective longing, many devotees of the darkened arts have flocked to their banner. With the emergence of third full-length album Mirage, those numbers are sure to grow.

Underground metal itself is a strange and cyclical beast. Trends come and trends go. But at no point in the genre’s history have we borne witness to what happened to the world in 2020. GAEREA met this challenge by releasing their second album, the aptly titled "Limbo", to excellent world reception. In the meantime, they found the total suspension of interactive life as it was previously known to be the perfect breeding ground for further creation and making. As the troupe’s main songwriter elaborates, "I lost two precious years of my life, years that I would rather have spent touring and growing as an artist. But they were crucial for us, these years, because not too many bands stayed relevant and productive. The pandemic gave us the time to make the best release we could. All the promo-shoots, interviews, videos, we all had time to prepare for everything. Mirage was the product of a sudden inspiration. The basic parts were written over about two weeks."

Such a stunning admission goes to show that art is fickle, and the artist is merely a vessel through which the sweet sorcery we call music may flow. It can mute itself to frustrating silence – or it can explode into being regardless of all consideration. For this band on the rise, it is most certainly the latter. Sizzling with ambition from day one, GAEREA may present one unique face to their audience, masked and enshrouded, but the truth is they have not remained changeless. "We are not the same band who recorded Limbo," he insists. "We are more eager to take on the world. If the pandemic taught us anything it is that nothing is certain."

This lack of certainty plays heavily into newest creation Mirage. As its name suggests, the inability to trust what our senses are telling us could be construed as one of the album’s central themes. Rather than constrict their art to mythological references or anti-religious tropes, GAEREA instead plumb the depths of the human experiences of isolation and suffering. "The concept, the subject, of each song is everyone, you, me . . . if people were alone together in Limbo, in Mirage they are truly alone. Nobody is truly real until they are alone."

If existential dread could be turned into sound, GAEREA have carved their own philosophical path through its stygian tunnels. It isn’t Satan, demons, death, or even suicide that is waiting for us there. "What if people finally reached their goal," he posits, "to end their suffering, and instead of dying they find themselves in a new reality, lost in a big city they were once a part of – they don’t know if anyone else is still alive. They are alone inside their own world." This theme of being alone in a world full of familiar scenes, unable to end things and unable to reach anyone else, might well terrify the listener more effectively than any glimpse into the imagined hellscapes of our nightmares. Being isolated in your own world is the real nightmare, and GAEREA strum the chords of this horror with nuance and a miserable grace.

Boasting a superior production that threads the needle between clarity and causticness, GAEREA unwaveringly admit their loyalty to countryman and producer Miguel Tereso of Demigod Recordings. "Miguel is fantastic," enthuses the band’s primary composer. "He comes from a brutal death metal background. I thought if this guy can pull off a punchy, modern, but still authentic production with a slam / death metal band, I wonder what he can do with a band like Demigod Recordings. He has a vision for a sound, and that is what I really like. He is not a black metal fan, but it’s this very external set of ears and eyes from a guy who really knows his craft, and he brings all of that to our sound." The fruits of this union are quite evident, as the turbulent moods of the title track are so wonderfully tossed between tension-building moments, and the explosive payoffs which set GAEREA apart from so many who try but come up short.

Tormented leads and building riffs sit atop some seriously explosive drumming, waxing and waning, on "Arson," a tempest of moods and one of the album’s centrepieces. Emotion, at times sounding triumphant in brilliantly wrought guitar leads, is skewered by vocals that bustle with shattering despair. The dichotomy is magnificent to behold. GAEREA’s composer makes no mistake. "I want to hear the throat on the album, and if we are a vocals-driven band, I don’t want to over-process them during the recording. Striking that balance is one of the beauties for me in this record."

In a world that increasingly elevates the shallow and the narcissistic, GAEREA pursues an artistic struggle of inward isolation, honest self-examination, and a dogged refusal to bow to the void that awaits. Thus, the persistence of their shadowed visages, draped in the masks which codify their anonymity while also creating a reliable extreme metal brand that fans can appreciate, especially in the live setting. "GAEREA are truly ourselves when we put these masks on, and we transcend into something different, and primitive," he asserts. "It still makes total sense, and this band would not be a band anymore if we ever dropped the masks."

As GAEREA prepares the release of Mirage, the world has resumed functioning, and as it lurches onward into its bleak future, one could stipulate that the pressure may be on to continue its rise amid the clamor of this renewal of activity. Does this challenge intimidate GAEREA? "We want to do better, but I don’t feel any pressure because we are in very good hands with the people we work with. We are building a strong team that really cares for us, stage-wise, promotional-wise, website and sales-wise. We are building a very structured confident teams that aims for the same goals we do. What I truly care about is continuing our ever-growing concept of the band GAEREA, and not becoming sterile, and I would not want people to be unaffected by our music. In the end we’re trying to express something within ourselves, and I don’t want it to be too complicated."

The beauty of GAEREA lies in the directness and simplicity found within their florid tapestry of extremity and aggression. Whether it is in the less-polished aural dynamite of their self-titled EP, or in the lustrous textures of Mirage, GAEREA is building a mighty edifice of underground metal. With talons dipped in the inky blood of black metal and scraped across the flesh of human suffering, GAEREA is leading a charge into the future of darkness, and all those who find beauty and power in the dark side of existence would do well to take heed.

WE ARE GAEREA.


DISCOGRAPHY:

2022: Mirage - Label:
Season Of Mist [Out 23rd of September]
2020: Limbo - Label:
Season Of Mist
2018: Unsettling Whispers - Label:
Transcending Obscurity Records
2016: GAEREA [EP] - Label: Everlasting Spew Records


MORE INFORMATION ON GAEREA AT:
OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.GAEREA.COM
Facebook Page: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GAEREA/
INSTAGRAM: HTTP: https://www.instagram.com/gaerea_/
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/GAEREAOFFICIAL
BANDCAMP Site: HTTP://WWW.GAEREA.BANDCAMP.COM/

Contact: AGENT.GAEREA@GMAIL.COM
BOOKING:
DOOMSTAR BOOKINGS [Europe & Russia]: alexander@doomstarbookings.com
PORTUGAL:
carlos.marreiros@primeartists.eu


Friday 4 August 2023

DEMONICAL - On Victorious Latin America Tour 2023!

DEMONICAL
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
GENRE: DEATH METAL



DEMONICAL
- ON VICTORIOUS LATIN AMERICAN TOUR 2023!
[2023.08.03]

Swedish death metal band DEMONICAL have announced their "Victorious Latin America Tour 2023" together with Greek black metallers Lucifers Child, Portuguese brutal death/grind band Holocausto Canibal and Brazilean death metallers Nervo Chaos.

The band comments: "We are thrilled to announce our first headlining tour through the southern part of the Western Hemisphere.
Our brothers in Lucifer’s Child, Nervochaos and Holocausto Canibal will join as supports, making this a true trip of death.
Difunde la propaganda!"


10.09 Brazil - Sao Paolo - Setembro Negro Festival
13.09 Uruguay - Montevideo - Club Live Era
14.09 Paraguay - Asuncion - PRF
15.09 Argentina - Buenos Aires - Gier Music Club
16.09 Chile - Santiago - Teatro Cariola
20.09 Colombia - Bogota - Garage Sala de Eventos
21.09 Costa Rica - San Jose - Pepper Club
22.09 Mexico - Mexico City - HDX
23.09 Guatemala - Guatemala City - TBA
24.09 El Salvador - San Salvador - TBA




"Into Victory" Tracklisting:
1. Into Victory
2.
Somebody Put Something In My Drink (Ramones cover)

Formats:
- CD
- Digital

Produced by DEMONICAL, Johan Hjelm and Jonas Arnberg
Recorded at Studio Glashuset and Sellnoise Studios
Mixed and mastered by Ronnie Bjornstrom at BLP Studios

ORDER: HERE
or: https://www.demonicalmerch.net/

Full Stream: https://youtu.be/Qu34oG8IAtc
Stream and Download: https://tr.ee/mjWH0A8nxY

VIDEO:

Lyric video "Into Victory": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwLhvAmRBFQ





[ Photo by Jens Ryden ]

DEMONICAL are:
Charlie Fryksell -
Vocals
Martin Schulman -
Bass
Johan Haglund -
Guitars
Eki Kumpulainen -
Guitars
Ronnie Bergerstal -
Drums


MORE ABOUT DEMONICAL AT THIS LINKS:
OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.DEMONICAL.NET
FACEBOOK PROFILE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DEMONICALOFFICIAL
TWITTER: HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/DEMONICALBAND
YOUTUBE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/DEMONICALOFFICIAL
INSTAGRAM: HTTP://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/DEMONICALOFFICIAL

MANAGEMENT AND BOOKING AGENCY:
DREAMTIDE MUSIC MANAGEMENT & BOOKING AGENCY
DREAMTIDEMUSIC@HOTMAIL.COM
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DREAMTIDEMUSIC