WORMWOOD
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
GENRE: MELODIC BLACK METAL
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are WORMWOOD.
A Swedish metal band who explore different sounds within the genres
of Melodic Black Metal with a mix of Folk Metal. WORMWOOD
delivers a refined
Blend of Dark Melodies, Crushing Riffs, Technical Percussion over
Ethereal Landscapes of sound in a unique mix of puissant heartfelt melancholie
and melodie.
Show your support and share this info with your metal brotherhood, this if you like what
you have heard!
WORMWOOD
returns with the follow up to it's highly praised predecessors "Nattarvet"
and "Arkivet". There is no doubt that
WORMWOOD
musically has taken another big step forward, both in terms of songwriting
and performance. Nothing is left to chance, and everything is refined down
to the smallest detail, and this without sacrificing the bands unmistakable
raw sound. A must for fans of blackened metal with a craze for folk music.
ORDER "THE STAR":
Click:
https://orcd.co/the-star "The Star" Tracklist: 1. STJARNFALL 2. A DISTANT GLOW 3. LIMINAL 4. GALACTIC BLOOD 5. THOUSAND DOORLESS ROOMS 6. SUFFER EXISTENCE 7. RO
BIOGRAPHY:
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*
2024 : The Star
2026 : Å [EP]
* [ Read theNekronos
Promotion HellReview ::
HERE :: Rate
9,5/10 ]
WORMWOOD
lineup: Nine -
Vocals Tobias Rydsheim - Guitar Jerry Engstrom - Guitar Oskar Tornborg - Bass Simon Samuelsson - Drums
CONQUEST ICON COUNTRY: POLAND
GENRE: BLACKENED DEATH METAL
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek CONQUEST
ICON (Polish Blackened Death Metal), they are another impressive band for
adepts of an old fashioned death black metal combo. Demolishing and powerful
their sound is causing already impact in local metal scene!
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!
"Empire of the Worm" Tracklist:
1. Vermin
2. Sacrifical Circle
3. Deathlike Shadows Rising
4. Unholy Death Metal
5. Empire of the Worm
6. Toward Darkness
7. Behold the Flames of Hell
8. Pilgrim of Doom
9. Crown the Beast
10. Here and Beyond
Conquest Icon was found in late 2009 by Andy Blakk (ex-Pyorrhoea,
Suicide Circle) and Empherion (Empheris, Hellish).
Band, supported by Imp from Saltus, started to work on debut album
in November 2009 and in April 2010 “Hellspire” was finished. Album was
mixed and produced by Andy Blakk (drums and vocals were recorded in
KPD Studio; guitars and bass were recorded in ABH Studio).
Music on “Hellspire” is an old school blackened death metal.
Album was released by 16th of July 2010. CDs are available through band's site
http://conquesticon.org/
After releasing debut album "Hellspire", band takes no rest. In August
2010 the lineup was completed and band started to work on the material for the
split "We Are The Ancients" (split is shared with Empheris, Wraith,
Necroist and Purifier). Split is soon to be released.
In May 2012 co-founder and band's vocalist, Empherion, decided to leave
the band due to personal reasons. He was replaced by Ronve. Current
lineup is following.
Andy Blakk - guitar, vocals Blast! - bass Ronve - vocals Major - guitar Imp - drums
BELPHEGOR COUNTRY: AUSTRIA
GENRE: DIABOLICAL DEATH BLACK METAL
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are BELPHEGOR (Diabolical Death
Black Metal), one of the most extreme and blaspheme bands ever to come from Austrian lands. Belphegor are one of the most respected bands in their musical 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!
SCARLET BEAST - LEVIATHAN DETAILS: Diabolical death black metal titans BELPHEGORhave
released a new single titled "Scarlet Beast - Leviathan" via Reigning Phoenix
Music.
With the release of "Scarlet Beast“ Leviathan", BELPHEGOR return at
their most menacing and deliberate, delivering a track that moves with the force
of an advancing colossus. Built upon lumbering, monolithic riffs and a
suffocating sense of inevitability, the single embodies a towering presence,
vast, unrelenting, and absolute.
"Scarlet Beast - Leviathan" does not chase speed; it commands submission.
Favoring tension, density, and sheer authority over velocity, the song fuses
ritualistic black metal atmosphere with the crushing weight of death metal. The
result is a sonic behemoth, oppressive, deliberate, and unstoppable, advancing
through scorched terrain with death trailing in its wake.
The single arrives as BELPHEGOR kick off
their North American "Praise The Beast" tour, carrying this new chapter
directly onto the stage. The track's immense weight and deliberate pacing
translate into a live experience built on tension and command, setting the tone
for a run that promises ritual intensity across the continent. STREAM, GET IT HERE:
https://belphegor.rpm.link/leviathanYT
Accompanying the single is a stark and uncompromising music video that
captures the essence of true darkness. Gritty and raw in execution, the visual
counterpart strips away artifice and embraces ritualistic imagery, shadow, and
decay. It is not spectacle, but invocation.
With "Scarlet Beast - Leviathan", BELPHEGOR once again
prove their mastery of controlled devastation. The beast does not rush. It
advances. And nothing stands in its path. Mixed & mastered by Tue Madsen, Antfarm Studio
All guitars, vocals & bass recorded at Studio Mischmaschine Oberalm,
Austria with Jake K.
Drums recorded in Michael Zech's Church Of Sound Studio Munich, Ger.
BELPHEGOR
recording line-up: Helmuth: Guitars, heretic grunts, bass Wolfgang "Wolf" R.: Guitars James S.: Drums
Music & Lyrics: Helmuth
"THE DEVILS" DETAILS!
Diabolical death metal squadron BELPHEGOR have
released their new album "The Devils" out via Nuclear Blast Records.
Once
again their trademark sounding "Diabolical Death Metal" will be brought
to the world. The outstanding
artwork was created by Greek artist Seth Siro Anton, with exalted design
elements influenced by renaissance and middle age paintings.
With "The Devils", long-running diabolical black death metal titans BELPHEGOR unleash
their twelfth studio album upon the masses, which proves to be one of the
strongest and most elaborate records in the groups career. Mixed & mastered at
renowned Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren (Kreator, Dimmu Borgir, At
The Gates), "The Devils" sounds absolutely crushing and dynamic, sonically
pushing the immense variety of the eight tracks to new heights.
The band comments: "Hail! Today we are finally unleashing our new
album "THE DEVILS" in its entirety!
I think the greatest strength of this twelfth BELPHEGOR album are the
many new elements incorporated into our unrelenting soundwall, which illuminates
the offering shine with an evil ritualistic light. We tried to push the
boundaries as musicians and as a band to bring the eight soundcollages to a new
level of “Diabolical Black Death Metal†extremity. An intense atmosphere
was our goal. "THE DEVILS" is the perfect demonstration of how we wanted to sound in
the year 2022, every aspect expressing what we seek within BELPHEGOR!"In Musick, Helmuth
The track list for the new album is as follows: I. THE DEVILS II. TOTENTANZ - DANCE MACABRE III. GLORIFIZIERUNG DES TEUFELS IV. DAMNATION - HOLLENSTURZ V. VIRTUS ASINARIA - PRAYER VI. KINGDOM OF COLD FLESH VII. RITUS INCENDIUM DIABOLUS VIII. CREATURE OF FIRE IX. BLACKEST SABBATH 1997 [Digipak bonus track]
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!
WORMWOOD
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
GENRE: MELODIC BLACK METAL
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are WORMWOOD.
A Swedish metal band who explore different sounds within the genres
of Melodic Black Metal with a mix of Folk Metal. WORMWOOD
delivers a refined
Blend of Dark Melodies, Crushing Riffs, Technical Percussion over
Ethereal Landscapes of sound in a unique mix of puissant heartfelt melancholie
and melodie.
Show your support and share this info with your metal brotherhood, this if you like what
you have heard!
WORMWOOD
returns with the follow up to it's highly praised predecessors "Nattarvet"
and "Arkivet". There is no doubt that
WORMWOOD
musically has taken another big step forward, both in terms of songwriting
and performance. Nothing is left to chance, and everything is refined down
to the smallest detail, and this without sacrificing the bands unmistakable
raw sound. A must for fans of blackened metal with a craze for folk music.
ORDER "THE STAR":
Click:
https://orcd.co/the-star "The Star" Tracklist: 1. STJARNFALL 2. A DISTANT GLOW 3. LIMINAL 4. GALACTIC BLOOD 5. THOUSAND DOORLESS ROOMS 6. SUFFER EXISTENCE 7. RO
BIOGRAPHY:
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*
2024 : The Star
2026 : Å [EP]
* [ Read theNekronos
Promotion HellReview ::
HERE :: Rate
9,5/10 ]
WORMWOOD
lineup: Nine -
Vocals Tobias Rydsheim - Guitar Jerry Engstrom - Guitar Oskar Tornborg - Bass Simon Samuelsson - Drums
BELPHEGOR COUNTRY: AUSTRIA
GENRE: DIABOLICAL DEATH BLACK METAL
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are BELPHEGOR (Diabolical Death
Black Metal), one of the most extreme and blaspheme bands ever to come from Austrian lands. Belphegor are one of the most respected bands in their musical 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!
SCARLET BEAST - LEVIATHAN DETAILS: Diabolical death black metal titans BELPHEGORhave
released a new single titled "Scarlet Beast - Leviathan" via Reigning Phoenix
Music.
With the release of "Scarlet Beast“ Leviathan", BELPHEGOR return at
their most menacing and deliberate, delivering a track that moves with the force
of an advancing colossus. Built upon lumbering, monolithic riffs and a
suffocating sense of inevitability, the single embodies a towering presence,
vast, unrelenting, and absolute.
"Scarlet Beast - Leviathan" does not chase speed; it commands submission.
Favoring tension, density, and sheer authority over velocity, the song fuses
ritualistic black metal atmosphere with the crushing weight of death metal. The
result is a sonic behemoth, oppressive, deliberate, and unstoppable, advancing
through scorched terrain with death trailing in its wake.
The single arrives as BELPHEGOR kick off
their North American "Praise The Beast" tour, carrying this new chapter
directly onto the stage. The track's immense weight and deliberate pacing
translate into a live experience built on tension and command, setting the tone
for a run that promises ritual intensity across the continent. STREAM, GET IT HERE:
https://belphegor.rpm.link/leviathanYT
Accompanying the single is a stark and uncompromising music video that
captures the essence of true darkness. Gritty and raw in execution, the visual
counterpart strips away artifice and embraces ritualistic imagery, shadow, and
decay. It is not spectacle, but invocation.
With "Scarlet Beast - Leviathan", BELPHEGOR once again
prove their mastery of controlled devastation. The beast does not rush. It
advances. And nothing stands in its path. Mixed & mastered by Tue Madsen, Antfarm Studio
All guitars, vocals & bass recorded at Studio Mischmaschine Oberalm,
Austria with Jake K.
Drums recorded in Michael Zech's Church Of Sound Studio Munich, Ger.
BELPHEGOR
recording line-up: Helmuth: Guitars, heretic grunts, bass Wolfgang "Wolf" R.: Guitars James S.: Drums
Music & Lyrics: Helmuth
"THE DEVILS" DETAILS!
Diabolical death metal squadron BELPHEGOR have
released their new album "The Devils" out via Nuclear Blast Records.
Once
again their trademark sounding "Diabolical Death Metal" will be brought
to the world. The outstanding
artwork was created by Greek artist Seth Siro Anton, with exalted design
elements influenced by renaissance and middle age paintings.
With "The Devils", long-running diabolical black death metal titans BELPHEGOR unleash
their twelfth studio album upon the masses, which proves to be one of the
strongest and most elaborate records in the groups career. Mixed & mastered at
renowned Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren (Kreator, Dimmu Borgir, At
The Gates), "The Devils" sounds absolutely crushing and dynamic, sonically
pushing the immense variety of the eight tracks to new heights.
The band comments: "Hail! Today we are finally unleashing our new
album "THE DEVILS" in its entirety!
I think the greatest strength of this twelfth BELPHEGOR album are the
many new elements incorporated into our unrelenting soundwall, which illuminates
the offering shine with an evil ritualistic light. We tried to push the
boundaries as musicians and as a band to bring the eight soundcollages to a new
level of “Diabolical Black Death Metal†extremity. An intense atmosphere
was our goal. "THE DEVILS" is the perfect demonstration of how we wanted to sound in
the year 2022, every aspect expressing what we seek within BELPHEGOR!"In Musick, Helmuth
The track list for the new album is as follows: I. THE DEVILS II. TOTENTANZ - DANCE MACABRE III. GLORIFIZIERUNG DES TEUFELS IV. DAMNATION - HOLLENSTURZ V. VIRTUS ASINARIA - PRAYER VI. KINGDOM OF COLD FLESH VII. RITUS INCENDIUM DIABOLUS VIII. CREATURE OF FIRE IX. BLACKEST SABBATH 1997 [Digipak bonus track]
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,
what better choice than our Ukrainian brothers
BALFOR who deserve all our support over this hard times! 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 on this hard times and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!
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.
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are
ABYSSIC (Norway)
Orchestral Doom / Death metal dark entities from Norway. Formed by veteran Norwegian extreme
metallers known for their work with bands such as Susperia, Dimmu Borgir, Old
Man's Child, Asagraum, Sirenia, etc.
ABYSSIC sound is astonishing symphonic experience of obscure
funeral doom and death metal combined with some old-fashioned Norwegian black
metal and a touch of sophisticated progressive rock from the 70's.
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like
what you have heard!
ABYSSIC
is a unique symbiosis of atmospheric approaches in funeral death/doom, with
black and prog influences. The signature is enhanced by orchestrations with
Mellotron, Minimoog and Upright Bass.
ABYSSIC
is a result of a collaboration between Memnock (Susperia), Elvorn (Susperia)
and André Aaslie (Funeral, Images At Twilight, Gromth & Profane Burial)
and together with Asgeir Mickelson (Ex-Borknagar, Ihsahn) they recorded
the debut album 'A Winter's Tale' in February 2016 (Osmose Productions).
Later 2016 Tjodalv (Susperia, Ex-Dimmu Borgir, Old Man`s Child) and
Makhashanah (Henriette Bordvik) (Asagraum (Live), Ex-Sirenia) joined
ABYSSIC,
and together with Memnock, Elvorn and Aaslie they bring you the
ABYSSIC darkness with album nr 2, "High The Memory".
"BROUGHT FORTH IN INIQUITY"DETAILS: Orchestral Doom / Death metal dark entities ABYSSIC have released
their 3rd album entitled "Brought Forth In Iniquity" on
October 28th
2022 through Osmose
Productions.
Finally, ABYSSIC's third opus
is here, and the long wait is over... The music is much more violent, faster,
and the lyrics are even more haunting than on the last two albums. The
orchestration is beyond everything they have done so far and is even more
beautiful than ever. So, in other words, "Brought Forth in Iniquity"
is faster and more brutal and more beautiful than ever. All we can say is:
Expect the unexpected.
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]
WORMWOOD
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
GENRE: MELODIC BLACK METAL
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are WORMWOOD.
A Swedish metal band who explore different sounds within the genres
of Melodic Black Metal with a mix of Folk Metal. WORMWOOD
delivers a refined
Blend of Dark Melodies, Crushing Riffs, Technical Percussion over
Ethereal Landscapes of sound in a unique mix of puissant heartfelt melancholie
and melodie.
Show your support and share this info with your metal brotherhood, this if you like what
you have heard!
WORMWOOD
returns with the follow up to it's highly praised predecessors "Nattarvet"
and "Arkivet". There is no doubt that
WORMWOOD
musically has taken another big step forward, both in terms of songwriting
and performance. Nothing is left to chance, and everything is refined down
to the smallest detail, and this without sacrificing the bands unmistakable
raw sound. A must for fans of blackened metal with a craze for folk music.
ORDER "THE STAR":
Click:
https://orcd.co/the-star "The Star" Tracklist: 1. STJARNFALL 2. A DISTANT GLOW 3. LIMINAL 4. GALACTIC BLOOD 5. THOUSAND DOORLESS ROOMS 6. SUFFER EXISTENCE 7. RO
BIOGRAPHY:
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*
2024 : The Star [ Released on the 31st of May via
Black Lodge Records]
WITCHHAMMER COUNTRY: NORWAY
GENRE: HEAVY / THRASH METAL
NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are
WITCHHAMMER (Norway - Heavy/Thrash Metal) a kick ass
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Germany, 1486: The Dominican inquisitors Kramer and Sprenger publish "MALLEUS
MALEFICARUM" "The Hammer of the Witches", the most important book on the
Headhunt and execution of witches and heretics in medieval Europe. The book
features detailed information on how to recognize, judge and execute the
witches. MALLEUS MALEFICARUM was approved by the Catholic Church in the year of
1487.
Norway, 1986: Five guys from the Sarpsborg area in southeast Norway get together
to form Withchammer, playing compromiseless thrashy HM with melodic
overtones and drawing inspiration to many of their lyrical concepts from the
MALLEUS MALEFICARUM, from which the name also is derived. Only this time,
the hammer is here to stay... With the classic release of 1487 (vinyl now
a sold-out item CD available) and the The Lost Tapes, the book of
Witchhammer is continuously in creation..
Norway, 2011: A new Chapter, new vocalist, a keyboardplayer and 9 new songs .
Based on a true story of a woman which head was put on a stake in the 1500
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NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are HATE(Black
Death 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! Combining slavic and other ancient myths and lore with the mightiest black death metal they are one of a kind!
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"Bellum Regiis" Track Listing:
01.Bellum Regiis 02.
Iphigenia 03.The Vanguard 04. A Ghost of Lost Delight 05. Rite of Triglav 06. Perun Rising 07. Alfa Inferi Goddess of War 08. Prophet of Arkhen 09. Ageless Harp of Devilry
"Bellum Regiis" has been released on CD and digital formats as well as LP
in the following color variants:
180g Black
Grey Marble
Silver Blackdust (Ltd. 300)
Gold Blackdust (Ltd. 200)
Black/White Splatter (US Exclusive Ltd. 350)
“HATE is back with another masterpiece! A crushing new opus of dark
and epic anthems!” – Serpenth, Belphegor
“Captivating, brutal, and honest. HATE has truly found something extra
special to share with us on this album and I can’t recommend it enough! It’s
made with passion, with a crisp sound that really embraces you as a listener and
allows you to lose yourself into a world of loving HATE!” –
Madeleine Liljestam, Eleine
HATE BIOGRAPHY
With a dozen ferocious and lauded albums since 1996's Daemon Qui Fecit Terram,
Hate's lucky thirteenth album, Bellum Regiis, sees the unrelenting
Polish quartet forging a bolder and more aggressive style than ever. Bellum
Regiis' nine songs see vocalist/guitarist ATF Sinner, guitarist
Domin, drummer Nar-Sil, and bassist Tiermes honing a modern
sound rife with eerie atmosphere and depth. Produced by David Castillo (Candlemass,
Carcass, Dark Tranquility, Katatonia) at Stockholm's Grondahl Studio,
Bellum Regiis is lyrically a more "humanity focused and personal"
album than Rugia. Bellum Regiis' songs, explains founder Sinner,
are a timely aural and visual exploration of "a struggle for power and
everything that comes with it."
Hate, who formed in Warsaw in 1990, have been hailed as a "hallmark of
consistency," and praised as a "sleek and tight death metal monster."
Since 2017's Tremendum, Hate has focused on nature and its mysteries as a
main source of inspiration. As Sinner explains, "Whether that's the
nature within us, around us or that we see from afar, the perspectives gained
and how they relate to different overarching themes have driven each album."
For instance, 2019's Auric Gates of Veles focused on death, the Slavic
perception of death in particular. Six years later, Bellum Regiis finds
Hate delving into "humanity and why are we, as creatures, so deeply
motivated by concepts like power, wealth, glory and faith. The main theme is a
struggle for power and everything that comes with it."
Hence the album title Bellum Regiis, which translates to "A War of
Royalty" or "A War of Kings."Sinner looks at the hard
questions surrounding power-does its attainment make us aberrant or are we
aberrant to begin with? The title track encompasses the LP's leitmotif. "As a
song, 'Bellum Regiis' has both a deep melancholy and a sense of grandeur,"
says Sinner. "The vocals laid down by Eliza Sacharczuk (a
renowned singer and voice teacher who runs a holistic arts center in Bialystok)
give the song a strong sense of time. Whether that's nostalgia,
reminiscence, regret, or preparation for the future is in the eye of the
beholder. These wars, these struggles, have been ongoing since the dawn of our
existence," the frontman notes. "Whether they are futile or not, they are
scars on our very nature."
While Hate used "Bellum Regiis" as a guiding phrase since an early
point in the songwriting, the first song worked up was "Alfa Inferi Goddess
of War." The last written was "Ageless Harp of Devilry," which both
sums up what the album is about but also sheds new light on some of the record's
strongest themes. "It's the track that most reminds me of our 2010 record
Erebos. It's like a perfect combination of 'mechanical' riffs and
atmospheric black metal tunes." In the compositions, Hate also drew
inspiration from Ancient Greek literature in general, and the Iliad in
particular.
Sinner's philosophical side prospered during long conversations and
musings in walks around Warsaw with his friend Benek Babalon, who drew
the frontman's attention to the tale of Iphigenia. In fact, Bellum Regiis'
first single is "Iphigenia" who, in Greek mythology, was a daughter of
King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. Music was written first, and Sinner
found her story connected beautifully with it. "It's about sacrificing your
life for a greater cause. The example of Iphigenia is striking because she is
given a choice to save her own life, yet she decides to be put to death, and in
this way help support the Greek side in the Trojan War."
Sinner's initial concept for the cover art was fantastically executed by
Daniel Rusiłowicz. The strong and profound visual piece of art portrays a
king who has clearly endured hardship and struggles. "He's like someone
standing in front of a precipice, on the brink of collapse,"
Sinner says. "He's lost everything except the crown - the only visible
mark of his former greatness. Yet, he still holds some dignity, some spark of
that 'Stirps Regia' - the law that comes from his ancestry. He holds onto it
against all odds."
Fans may notice some commonality between Erebos and Bellum Regiis
in the character of the compositions and overall sound, with Bellum Regiis
being richer in style and with more black-metal elements to it. "Between
female vocals, orchestration, samples, acoustic guitars, there are a lot of
moving pieces that help set this album apart," says Sinner about
Hate's latest. "My vocals have also changed quite a bit over the years.
They're more nuanced and wider-ranging, able to portray emotions and meanings in
a more powerful way."
"The Vanguard" is one of the most epic tracks on the album and also the
fastest. "It was quite a challenge to record the drums, but Nar-Sil
did a great job. The song has a bellicose character and follows the literal
definition of 'vanguard,' meaning a frontmost part of an advancing army,"Sinner explains, "mercilessly destroying the land of an enemy.
Lyrically, I use the Scythian conquests as an example of a brutal, ferocious
invasion force, but it's a ritual of pretty much every war we observe today as
well."
Helping Hate to achieve their aggressive but humananistic sonic goals
were, in addition to Sacharczuk ("the album could not have sounded the
same without her"), composer Michał Staczkun. The longtime collaborator,
who has worked with the band on every Hate album since Erebos,
contributes sound design across various tracks. Producer David Castillo
harnesses Hate's pure metal power on Bellum Regiis, hitting hard
without sacrificing equally powerful traces of the song's humanity. "It's not
an easy tightrope to walk," notes Sinner, "but David
achieved it beautifully. It was a real pleasure working with him on this
record."
More than three decades into a stellar career, Bellum Regiis finds
Sinner as profound and poetic than ever, if not more so. To wit, "A Ghost
of Lost Delight," a song possessed of a strange melancholy and meditation.
Delving into the cycles of life and death, Hate ultimatley offer a
powerful and positive entreaty for hope in dark times, as pertinent in 2025 as
in eons past. As Sinner sings: "In darkness we crawl toward the
starlight / In a race against the flow / We saved our world from oblivion /
Ghosts of lost delight… now live!"
Photo by Mariusz Kowal
HATE:
Perun V. (AKA ATF Sinner) – rhythm/acoustic guitars, vocals Domin – lead 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
Bellum Regiis 2025
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
