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
old-school band for fans of traditional metal, a reference of quality Heavy
Metal to many Norwegian bands on todays days!
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!
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
century Check out our CD's merch and other strange things here:
http://shop.witchhammer.com
O evento será realizado no dia 16 de Fevereiro 2019, no nosso sitio de
eleição que é o RCA CLUB. Teremos no elenco da noite 5 bandas em que duas
serão estrangeiras e a sonoridade que vos iremos apresentar, será inteiramente
direccionada para o Black Metal.
DATA:
Dia 16 de Fevereiro 2019
(Sábado)
LOCAL: RCA
CLUB / Lisboa Morada: Rua João Saraiva, nº 18
Bairro De Alvalade, 1700-250
Lisboa, Portugal
DEMONICAL
ON CARNAGE MANIFESTO TOUR 2018! [2018.10.08]
Swedish HM-2 annihilation awaits in November with brutal, melodic, old-school death metal tyrants
DEMONICALand their comrades in
LIK and
OF FIRE.
Come taste the carnage with them! Prepare for chaos and carnage over Poland, Czech Republic and
Germany during November.
Mighty death / black metal commando HATE Eastern Crusade
has come to an end, hence a few words to sum it up! Starting in Kiev
(Ukraine), the band have toured through Russia, visiting St.
Petersburg, Moscow, Jaroslavl, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk on the
first part of the tour named „Battering the East 2018”. Afterwards, the
band toured further East (Asia Under Siege Tour), arriving in Mongolia(Metal Noise Festival), China (Beijin, Shanghai), and finally
Japan for three shows in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo.
"It was a fantastic tour; truly inspiring and eye opening experience. HATE would like to
thank all the audiences that showed up during this tour. You ppl rule!!! We
would also like to thank Vader and Thy Disease for being best companions ever!
Thanks to Tomasz Zed Zalewski, the soungduy for truly great job. Special
thanks go to Creative Music agency for making this bold undertaking
possible. Yanuary, Artyom and Andrzej, you are the best gypsies on the
planet! Till next time!"HATE comments
SWR
BARROSELAS METALFEST XXII
26 TO 28 APRIL 2019 | BARROSELAS | PORTUGAL |
www.swr-fest.com
SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST 22
The small village of Barroselas (Viana do Castelo) in Portugal will welcome once again extreme music lovers
from the four corners of the world for three days of the best metal has to offer
in another edition of SWR
barroselas metalfest.
Dear Steel Warriors, the first shots have been fired in the battle for
SWR FEST 22! The festival will take place from 26-28 April 2019, and there
are already fifteen very strong reasons to get the famous X-MAS PACK (3-day
ticket + special t-shirt + cup + 3 steels + bag) at swrfest.bigcartel.com and soon at
the Official Stores. Share your opinions with us, tell us which of these bands
are getting you more excited and don't forget... all of this, and over two
thirds of the lineup yet to be revealed. Keep your eyes peeled!
ORPHANED LAND + SUBTERRANEAN MASQUERADE + SYSTEMHOUSE 33 @ PORTO E LISBOA
A fim de comemorar o sucesso do seu oitavo
álbum de estúdio intitulado "Unsung Prophets and Dead Messiah", a maior e
mais influente banda de metal do médio oriente estará de volta a Portugal com
dois concertos agendados para Lisboa e Porto:
Orphaned Land com a sua sonoridade única, uma combinação de raiva,
tragédia, protesto, alegria e ir além, além da divisão racial, cultural e
religiosa.
Todos aqueles que estão familiarizados com a banda sabem que os seus concertos
ao vivo não são apenas um concerto mas sim uma experiência única.
Uma digressão Europeia intitulada como “We do not resist” que traz também
os Israelitas Subterranean Masquerade de sonoridade Psychodelic rock e
metal avant-garde, e os SystemHouse 33 da Índia
DATA:
Dia 17 de Abril
(Quarta-Feira)
LOCAL: Hard
Club / Porto Morada: Praça do Infante D. Henrique
Porto, Portugal
DATA:
Dia 18 de Abril
(Quinta-Feira)
LOCAL: RCA
CLUB / Lisboa Morada: Rua João Saraiva, nº 18
Bairro De Alvalade, 1700-250
Lisboa, Portugal
PORTAS:
19:00 //
INÍCIO:
19:30
BILHETES: Bilhetes já à venda // Venda Online:
(Concerto do Porto)
Bilhetes físicos e personalizados disponíveis também nos seguintes locais:
Carbono Amadora
Glam-O-Rama Rock Shop - Lisboa
Loja Fnac Colombo
Loja Fnac V.Gama
Loja Fnac Almada
Side B Rocks - Alenquer
O célebre disco DarkSide dos Sacred Sin
celebra 25 anos da sua edição.
Lançado em meados de 1993 em CD e o primeiro de alguma banda de metal Portuguesa
neste formato. Darkside foi alvo de boa crítica na Europa entre as
melhores avaliações de revistas especializadas nacionais e internacionais.
O tema titulo do disco dá origem ao também célebre teledisco que foi emitido na
MTV no programa Headbanger’s ball, nem mais nem menos que a
primeira banda nacional a conseguir este destaque nesta estação televisiva.
Passaram 25 anos e os Sacred Sin
celebram com todos nós este grandioso marco da história do Heavy metal nacional
com um especial concerto em Lisboa no RCA Club dia 31 Outubro.
Um concerto com vários convidados especiais e muitas surpresas, motivo mais que
suficiente para não faltar!
DATA:
Dia 31 de Outubro
(Quarta-Feira) / Noite de Halloween LOCAL: RCA
CLUB / Lisboa Morada: Rua João Saraiva, nº 18
Bairro De Alvalade, 1700-250
Lisboa, Portugal
PORTAS: 21:30
INICIO: 22:30
BILHETES:
Os bilhetes custam 8€ na entrada, ou 15€ (Bilhete + t-shirt Darkside) O pack Bilhete + t-shirt está já disponível em pré-reserva:
ZORNHEYM COUNTRY:
SWEDEN GENRE: SYMPHONIC EXTREME METAL
ZORNHEYM ANNOUNCE NEW DATES FOR EUROPEAN TOUR! [2018.10.16]
ZORNHEYM Swedish Symphonic extreme metal horror addicts are coming to
Germany, Austria and Czech Republic in November. Be ready and be sure not to
miss them in a town nearby!
"WHERE HATRED DWELLS AND DARKNESS REIGNS"
EUROPEAN TOUR EUROPEAN TOUR PART 2 2018
02 november -TBA 03 november - United Forces Festival XVIII, Osterode Am Harz [Germany] 04 november - Oldenburg [Germany] 06 november - Graz [Austria] 07 november - Leipzig [Germany] 08 november - Magdeburg [Germany] 09 november - Mladá Bolesla [Czech Republic] 10 november - TBA
EUROPEAN TOUR EUROPEAN TOUR PART 2 2019
30 march -
MOA fest warm up [Germany] 05 april - Lübbenau [Germany] 06 april - Dresden [Germany]
BELPHEGOR
COUNTRY: AUSTRIA GENRE: DIABOLICAL DEATH BLACK METAL ART
BELPHEGOR TRIPLE CD RELEASE DELAYED UNTIL EARLY
2019! [2018.10.08]
In celebration of 25 years of "Musick-Sathan-Art", a special
anniversary boxed collection of BELPHEGOR's first
three albums will be re-released for loyal supporters who have long desired
these rare items: »THE LAST SUPPER« [1994], »BLUTSABBATH« [1997], and »NECRODAEMON
TERRORSATHAN« [2000]. There will also be limited edition gatefold vinyl for
collectors. Record label and exact dates the box sets will be released to be
announced soon.
[Photo by Jean Jacques Martinjak, 25th July 2018, Tolmin, Slovenia.]
“SIGILLUM BLASFEMIAM DIVINA“ PENDANT!
The infamous BELPHEGOR sigil is now
available as an intricate 5cm pendant necklace. To order: email your name and
address to Mr. Espen Dyngen at
dyngen@gmail.comand you will receive a PayPal invoice for payment.
Price is 15 Euros +3€ for shipping worldwide.
[Photo by Gosia Budig.]
BELPHEGOR RETURN TO PORTUGAL! BELPHEGOR are proud to
finally announce their return to Portugal in December.
BELPHEGOR | AO VIVO NO PORTO
E LISBOA
CONVIDADOS PORTO: HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL + WEB
CONVIDADOS LISBOA: THERIOMORPHIC + SKINNING
BELPHEGOR
[Áustria]
Quase três décadas a trilhar os caminhos do Black Death mais obscuro e blasfemo,
fazem dos
BELPHEGOR uma banda que torna redundante qualquer apresentação
adicional!
Caso único de compromisso com os seus ideais desde a sua génese, nunca
comprometendo o legado musical alicerçado em 11 álbuns de estúdio com temas de
cariz incontornável e lançados por editoras de referencia como a Nuclear
Blast ou Napalm Records. Materializaram actuações marcantes no nosso
país, destacando-se as passagens por duas edições do Caos Emergente [2007 /
2008] e por Barroselas [2013], dando-se agora o esperado regresso
nacional e pela primeira vez em Lisboa e no centro do Porto.
DATA:
Dia 21 de Dezembro
(Sexta-Feira)
LOCAL: Hard
Club / Porto Morada: Praça do Infante D. Henrique
Porto, Portugal DATA:
Dia 22 de Dezembro
(Sábado)
LOCAL: RCA
CLUB / Lisboa Morada: Rua João Saraiva, nº 18
Bairro De Alvalade, 1700-250
Lisboa, Portugal
PORTAS: 21:00
INICIO: 21:30
BILHETES:
18€ / Promocional – Limitado a 50 bilhetes (via e-mail – já disponíveis)
20€ / Pré-venda - Disponível dia 22 Out.
23€ / Próprio dia
Os bilhetes promocionais (18€) já estão disponíveis via e-mail, e são
limitados a 50 unidades.
E-mail: Data de Lisboa - Notredame.promo@gmail.com
Data do Porto - info@larvae.pt
Na próxima semana serão anunciados os locais de venda a valor normal de
pré-venda (20€)
[Concept art by
Bharaduur]
ON TOUR WITH JUPITERIAN IN APRIL 2019! [2018.10.08]
In April next year the Portuguese disturbing black metal entities GAEREAwill Unleash the
Vortex all over Europe for UNSETTLING WHISPERS. The band will be in noble
company their label mates and co-ambassadors of the dark arts Jupiterian
as well as some very special guests to be announced later.
.:THE SVM OF ALL STORMS - EUROPEAN TOUR 2019:. Interested promoters please get in touch: contact@roadmasterbooking.com
EXTENSION TO NOTHINGNESS TOUR 2018! [2018.10.11]
Dark entities
GAEREA's
Extension to
Nothingness Tour 2018 kicks off in a few weeks. O A K will
be their special guests.
Dates are as follow:
ORDER "UNSETTLING WHISPERS":
You can now Order for Gatefold LP / Box Set / Digipak CD / T-shirt /
Digital. Follow the links: Transcending Obscurity Records -
http://tometal.com
Bandcamp -
https://gaerea.bandcamp.com
WORMWOOD
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
GENRE: ATMOSPHERIC MELODIC BLACK METAL
WORMWOOD
RECORDING THE NEW ALBUM
[2018.10.14]
The Swedish Atmospheric melodic black metal force of nature WORMWOOD
have started recordings for the new album over the famous Wing Studios
(Diabolical, Demonical, Zornheym,etc...) where the band has recorded the
first impressive full length "Ghostlands..."!
The band recently announced the departure ofBorka, one of the founding members of
WORMWOOD
and they also parted ways with their friend Jonny who helped the
band with the bass spot.
Meanwhile waiting for the new piece of primordial black metal art check out the small clip about Seiðr that the band unleashed last month:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETIS-ZVU8Gc
In Old Norse, seiðr was a type of sorcery practiced in Norse society
during the Late Scandinavian Iron Age. Connected with Norse religion, its
origins are largely unknown, although it gradually eroded following the
Christianization of Scandinavia.
WORMWOOD IN VAGOS METAL FEST IN PORTUGAL!
[2018.10.10]
SUSPERIA COUNTRY: NORWAY
GENRE: BLACKENED THRASH / HEAVY METAL
NeKronos Promotion is proud to present the band of the NeKroWeek, they are
SUSPERIA (Blackened Thrash / Heavy Metal)! One of the best Norwegian bands in their
genre. Having a strong identity and attitude allowed the band to set a fresh
mark of quality on the metal scene! This band features former members
of Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child and Satyricon. The Videoclip for "My Darkest Moment" from their new album
"The Lyricist":
https://youtu.be/oW00nyP9JTo
Susperia
may have their roots in Norway’s black metal scene, but it is merely a starting
point for a band that describes their music as “extreme metal with melodic
twists”. A simple philosophy of “no boundaries” demonstrates that the band have
no hesitation in embracing and exploring a variety of musical avenues with ease.
The origins of the Oslo based band can be traced back to 1998 when
Tjodalv, then occupying the drum seat with
Dimmu Borgir, and long-time friend Cyrus (Satyricon,
Old Man´s Child) got together to share ideas and
write songs. This developed rapidly into the foundations of what eventually
became the band Susperia. By March 1999
Tjodalv had left Dimmu Borgir
to concentrate fully on building a band that was
capable of sharing one vision and performing a challenging style of music. A
chance meeting between Athera and
Tjodalv at 1999’s Wacken Festival
in Germany would lead to the completion of the Susperia
line up. Having been handed a CD of ideas, Athera
was suitably impressed by what he heard and
wasted no time in agreeing to join the fledgling band, bringing with him from
his own band, bass guitarist Memnock and
guitarist Elvorn.
A powerful live act, the band has consistently remained focused on the live
arena. With numerous high profile supports to bands including W.A.S.P.,
In Flames, Destruction and Dimmu Borgir
as well as headline and festival appearances, one
of the band’s most cherished experiences thus far remains the invitation to be
the main support to the newly reformed Testament
in late 2005.
In early 2009 Susperia released their
acclaimed “Attitude” album. Just before
the launch of a UK tour Athera had a
severe heart attack. The band wanted to cancel the tour but Athera
wouldn’t let them and instead use a replacement vocalist. After auditions of
several vocalists the choice fell on heavy metal singer Bernt Fjellestad
(Dagon). Although he had little experience with
harsh vocals at the time he nonetheless learned several new vocal techniques and
preformed the tour with them with minimal rehearsals and preparations.
Dagon went to perform on several other occasions
with Susperia at times when Athera
had other engagements.
After being in a hiatus for a while Athera
chose to depart from the band in 2015 due to other commitments. Dagon
was asked soon after and joined the band permanently late 2015. His first
official concert with Susperia were on the
“70000 tons of metal” cruise.
There is new found confidence and determination running through the
Susperia camp these days. They have been working
on and off the last couple of years with a new album. The fans have been waiting,
and finally, the new album is ready for the masses. Susperia
describe that they have gone back to the roots in many ways, with a more
“grimmer” expression on their new album, but still with the melodic twist they
are well known for. Their black metal roots are more predominant than ever and
“The Lyricist” will be a good old fashion kick in
the head for both new and old fans!!
The new album entitled “The Lyricist” are
now ready, and they are now in negotiations with the record companies for a
release this spring/summer.
This is their long-awaited comeback album, and they are so excited to finally
show you their new music they have been working on for years.
NIRNAETH COUNTRY:
FRANCE
GENRE: BLACK DEATH METAL
Cover
design and artwork was prepared by
Above Chaos. NIRNAETH- "FROM SHADOW TO FLESH"
- CD - 2018
Tracklist: 01. Dying of the day The entity describes its genesis and its expectations within the
Crater. It sets out its intentions.
02.Been There Before The protagonist always makes the same dream where he wanders in the
labyrinth of his memories. Through the cracks of one of the walls of the
labyrinth he sees a well or hole - the Crater. Someone calls him for help.
But when he finally reaches the Crater he sees nobody.
03. The Crater The entity describes the Crater and the fascination it exercises over
the protagonist, who can no longer dispense with contemplation. The Crater
obsesses the protagonist.
04. Cursed The protagonist begins to feel harassed by the entity. He no longer
feels "master in its own house".
05. In Nomine Ego The protagonist struggles to maintain control of his body. He no
longer recognizes the echoes of his own voice.
06. Nihil In Me Following the repeated assaults of the entity the protagonist decides
to abandon his body. He prefers to die rather than let the entity control
it.
07. Once A Shadow The protagonist thought he was going to die: he now finds himself a
prisoner in the depths of the Crater. The entity reveals itself, it was its
reflection, its shadow. The final part is a palindrome for one of the
guitars, symbolizing the transition between the protagonist and the entity.
08. Possession The entity expresses its exaltation to take possession of a body.
09. Forgotten and chained The protagonist describes his ordeal, chained to the bottom of the
Crater.
RECORDING LINEUP: ZIG - Screams MUTILL - Guitars MALARIA - Bass MARBAS- Guitars VAGORN - Drums
PRODUCTION/RECORDING: Drums recorded by Phil Reinhalter at Psykron Studio
Guitars and screams recorded by Mutill at Aeternal Studio
Mixed and mastered by Deha at
Forbidden Frequencies Studio
NIRNAETH - From Shadow to Flesh - 2018 -
Malpermesita Records Genre: Black Death Metal
"(...) I confess I summoned you
Your presence comforted me at the start
Near the Crater I was so terrified
Now I am forgotten and chained inside" Forgotten and Chained | From
Shadow to Flesh
THE BAND AND NEW ALBUM:
Nirnaeth French black death metal daemons have been haunting the
underground extreme metal scene since 2002, conquering adepts with their
black death metal creations ever since!
With the new and devastating album
"From Shadow to Flesh", the bands 3rd full-length piece, the band
aims for a even better exposure across this extreme metal universe,
delivering an organic and aggressive conceptual piece of art!
France has already provided the Extreme Metal World with some of the best black
metal sound since many years now, Nirnaeth are without a doubt
another fine
example of such competence but yet, sadly, too underrated!
The new opus "From Shadow to Flesh" is probably the most solid and
mature piece by the band to the date, a turning point in the bands career
and a ear catching piece of black metal art with the add of the right dose of death
metal aggression and fearsomeness. Something that will please adepts of
bands such as Lord Belial, Belphegor, Necrophobic, Dissection, Satyricon or even Immortal!
Nirnaeth sound is like the good
wines, perfecting their blend and taste with the aging process, this
French band is no different to that and the new album proves this theory right!
The bands previous obscure works of excellence by the title of "Thrown
Athwart The Darkness" [2006] and "Splendour of the Abyss" [2009]
have allowed the band to grow as well as to conquer and share stages with
bands such as Obituary, Inquisition, Rotting Christ, Arkona, Nunslaughter,
and more.
"From Shadow to Flesh" presents to us an obscure and twisted tale of
depression, lack of control and possession. Here the protagonist aims to know the meaning of his life
and his own quest while living it. The sense of higher entities beyond what
the eye can reach is well present at this story, as well as the sense of
what one should value while living his own life and which path he should
take to achieve his greater goals. Good or Bad, his fate soon shall be
sealed!
A quite interesting story to follow through the album lyrics that take this
exquisite conceptual album to the next level. Holding the limited digipack
with all the great art by
Above Chaos (Inquisition, Susperia, Tjuder, etc.),reading the
lyrics and the added quotes from remarkable notable like Edgar Allan Poe,
Sigmund Freud, Barry Pain, etc. while listening to
each song takes you deeper into this horrid eerie scenario where darkness reigns!
This is the bands first conceptual release and it brings out some of the
bands best and most organic sound to the date, both aggressive and clear,
here everything sounds
right on each musical structure, the dark melodies fit perfectly on each decadent
musical creation, a tormenting delight to ones ears!
TRACK-BY-TRACK:
Nirnaeth
strong black death
metal essence combined with death metal scorching elements should keep you captive since the beginning to the end of
"From Shadow to Flesh", thanks to that uniform quality it's hard to pick
up one or two best songs, so I decided to
describe a bit of each track and how they caught my attention. "Dying of the day"
ignites the flames that will burn all across this piece of darkest art,
a track of crescent tension that starts at best this conceptual piece.
"Been There Before" is a disturbing fast track upon a dark nightmarish
atmosphere, this is a damn sick and twisted smashing track! "The Crater"
takes the listener into
a frenetic wild ride in the darkest pits of hell... a twisted delicacy!
"Cursed" is a well balanced deviance that finds equilibrium on
it's dark melodic variance, love this track dynamism! "In Nomine Ego" is probably one of the albums best and most
direct tracks of the whole piece, this, with some of the most ear catching frenetic extreme metal
sound.
"Nihil In Me" track follows, and this is another fine example
of the incredible balance between death and black metal elements combined in
perfection.
"Once A Shadow" track sounds like a violent lash from the demons whip on your
back, probably one of the best, most fierce and intense tracks of the
whole album. The track ends with a delightful acoustic guitar "outro" that
will take you into another realm of conscience... a moment of clarity!
"Possessed" is
another demonical creation with a intense fatal formula.
"Forgotten and chained"
which ends up this album is an epilogue that carries within it's length a
very strong dark melancholic feeling, the ordeal of life's fragile art of
existence. The track ends with an inspired as well as intense guitar solo
that ends up this album in a delightful and impressive way!
THE CONCLUSION:
"From Shadow to Flesh" is without a doubt a step forwards on Nirnaeth
path to recognition, with this new opus the band has set a mark of
remarkable quality on French black death metal underground. No doubt the
band had enriched their music with new elements and sound better than ever,
more mature, organic and above all... solid as hell! This is a must check
out album with a solid identity, where the modern extreme metal meets old fashioned sound, a
delicacy for every black metal adept that wants the add of some death metal
aggressiveness and strength to their music, an enriching extreme metal experience to all
those who dare to check this Nirnaeth latest offer!
This is the first conceptual creation of the band and it ended up just
sounding great, proving with it all the bands "savoir faire" (Know-how)!
"From Shadow to Flesh" is one of the best black death metal
albums of 2018 to emerge from French soils! RüPä - NeKronos Promotion HELL
RATE: 9/10
