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26. September 2014

ALGOMA - "Reclaimed By The Forest" | Sludge | 9/10



ALGOMA
"Reclaimed by the Forest"
Doom/Sludge
Dead Beat Media
October 8th, 2014

"Wenn du das nochmal machst, dann latsche ich dir sowas von in den Allerwertesten!", keifte der kanadische Holzfäller wütend, nachdem ihm sein Kollege versehentlich ein Bein abhackte. Dieser rief nicht die SMH an, sondern holte noch einmal mit der Axt aus. - Dieses Szenario beschreibt in etwa, mit welcher Kompromisslosigkeit ALGOMA aus den nordamerikanischen Wäldern auf ihrem Album "Reclaimed by the Forest" vorgehen.
Im Gegensatz zu anderen Sludge-Kollegen holt die Band nicht nur gewaltig aus, sondern trifft mit jedem Riff und jeder Distortion millimetergenau in die Magengrube, um anschließend mit der Bassdrum ordentlich nachzutreten. Im Gegensatz zu den Genre-üblichen Screams schnauzt Darby Wiigwaas dermaßen angewiedert und Whisky-geschwängert herum, dass einem nur eins im Kopf herum schwirrt: "Wie komme ich bloß hier weg, bevor mich der finstere Typ platt macht?!" Alle Genießer lassen sich einfach von der Sludge/Doom-Walze in den Waldboden pressen, nachdem das zweite Bein tschüß gesagt hat. Der hinterlassenen Sauerei nehmen sich das Moos und die Tiere an. Da bleibt nichts übrig! Sogar WEEDEATER dürfte bei den Klängen die Kinnlade nach unten klappen! (SM)


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ENGLISH

Following a refreshing theme matched competently by excellent artwork inside and outside, ALGOMA from Canada churns out some bowel-disinterring rhythms with emphasis on heaviness. This band is relentless in its expression, dumping one slab upon the other of skull-smashing riffs, pounding beats and a routine-debilitating tempo. This is comparable to the music of ELECTRIC WIZARD, EYEHATEGOD, SLEEP, FISTULA, THE DEAD, WEEDEATER, BONGZILLA and HOODED MENACE and ACID WITCH. Just heavy, heavy doom that's thick and sludgy, also mesmerizing!!!



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2. Juli 2014

YOB: Veröffentlichen zweiten Video-Trailer für das neue Album "Clearing The Path To Ascend" | Reveal Second Video Trailer For Their Upcoming Album, "Clearing The Path To Ascend"



Oregon doomsmiths, Yob, will release their long-awaited full-length, the aptly titled Clearing The Path To Ascend, via Neurot Recordings this Autumn. Recorded at Gung Ho Studio in Eugene, notorious for its reserve of vintage equipment, alongside longtime collaborator/iconic sound-sage Billy Barnett, and mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Beastmilk, Nails) at Audiosiege Engineering, Clearing The Path To Ascend is undoubtedly the crowning achievement for a band whose journey now nears two decades of creating music as commanding as it is cathartic.

  As is the Yob way, the tracks here don’t simply offer a vacuous glimpse into the already riff-soaked doom genre. These songs demand the tandem attention of mind, body, and soul – etching a mark across a sound that finds Yob as formidable and unequaled as they’ve ever been. The path to ascend is clearly an arduous one, fraught with the peril of mediocrity. Thankfully, Yob pummels that path, climbing upward into a realm that sets the band in a heavy metal place that has been and will always remain wholly their own.

 As a precursor to the release, Yob is offering up a second Clearing The Path To Ascend video teaser, produced by William F. Haldane of Solder House.

Lose yourself!



 In related news, Yob will bring their otherworldly riff rituals to stages across the UK and Europe this Autumn, commencing on September 3rd, 2014 in Utrecht, Netherlands, the band will play in twenty-eight cities, the tour coming to a close on October 11th, 2014 at Desertfest in Antwerp, Belgium. Yob will be joined by Pallbearer.

YOB UK/EU Tour 2014 w/ Pallbearer
9/03/2014 Tivoli de helling – Utrecht, NL
9/04/2014 The Fleece – Bristol, UK
9/05/2014 Roadhouse – Manchester, UK
9/06/2014 Audio- Glasgow, UK
9/07/2014 Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
9/08/2014 The Underworld – London, UK
9/10/2014 FZW – Dortmund, DE
9/11/2014 Vera  - Groningen, NL
9/12/2014 Atlas – Aarhus, DK
9/13/2014 Truckstop Alaska – Gothenburg, SE
9/14/2014 Hostsabbat @ Betong – Oslo, NO
9/16/2014 Tavastia – Helsinki, FI
9/17/2014 Slakthuset – Stockholm, SE
9/18/2014 Loppen – Copenhagen, DK
9/19/2014 Connewitz – Leipzig, DE
9/20/2014 Firlej – Wroclaw, PL
9/21/2014 Bi Nuu – Berlin, DE
9/23/2014 Klub 007 – Prague, CZ
9/24/2014 Arena – Vienna, AT
9/25/2014 PMK – Unnsbruck, AT
9/26/2014 Gaswerk – Winterthur, CH
9/29/2014 Le Romandie – Lausanne, CH
10/02/2014 Razzmatazz3 – Barcelona, ES
10/03/2014 Villamanuela – Madrid, ES
10/04/2014 Amplifest – Porto, PT
10/05/2014 ES ESonora – Erandio, ES
10/10/2014 Kyttaro Club – Athens, GR
10/11/2014 Desertfest – Antwerp, BE

Clearing The Path To Ascend will be released on September 1st, 2014 in the UK and Europe and in the US on September 2nd, 2014 via Neurot Recordings.

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19. Juni 2014

SERVANTS OF THE MIST: Floridian Sludge Metallers to self-release "Gross Knowledge of Genital Mutilation" on June 24th!!!


Tampa merchants of misery SERVANTS OF THE MIST will self-release Gross Knowledge of Genital Mutilation on June 24. Unlike most doom metal and sludge from the American South, the usual bluesy "stoner" trappings are virtually non-existent in the depressive, depraved and terrifyingly abrasive brand of funeral sludge/doom. The new digital EP is the follow-up to last year's well received Suicide Sex Pact EP.

Proudly following in the giant footsteps of Suicide Sex Pact, the new material punishes the listener with devastating sonic results. In support of Gross Knowledge of Genital Mutilation the sextet will be embarking on its first tour this August, spreading their bitterness and misery throughout the East coast of the United States. Details and tour dates coming soon.


Sadism & Suffering
Undeserving
Commit Suicide
Gross Knowledge of Genital Mutilation



Praise for Suicide Sex Pact:

"This stuff has more in common both spiritually and harmonically with the bottom-feeding negativity of bands like Coffinworm and Lord Mantis, though Servantsof the Mist ditch the dense death/black metal rhythms in favor of endless slow-motion chugs. Spot-on sounds for cold weather and dark skies." - Invisible Oranges

"Highly recommended if you like your doom despondent, and your samples unsettling." - The Sleeping Shaman

"A group who embody the spirit of all that is doom, I cannot wait to hear more from these gentlemen in the future." - Two Guys Metal

"With audio collage work reminiscent of Eyehategod's more experimental passages and a muscular, bass-heavy attack that invokes Primitive Man and Conan, Suicide Sex Pact should interest fans of the loud, mean, and ugly." - Mister Growl


From the muggy, death metal drenched wetlands of Tampa, Florida comes a band with a sound not generally associated with this particular region- Servants of the Mist. Unlike most doom metal and sludge from the American South, the usual bluesy "stoner" trappings are virtually non-existent in their depressive, melancholic brand of funeral doom. Formed in 2010 by guitarist and chief songwriter Ed Tobar, Servants shuffled through several line-up changes before the entry of vocalist Richard Smyth Jr. Still trying to find their own unique sound, the group initially embraced the more traditional doom sounds of Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus, flirting with elements of gothic rock for enhanced melody and atmosphere. After several months of inner turmoil in the ranks, Smyth also assumed the role of drummer, in addition to his duties as a vocalist. For the next couple of years Servants would carry on as a three-piece, with Tim Straubb, Tobar's childhood friend, as bassist. During this period the group would distribute several self-financed demos throughout the Florida underground and share the stage with Jucifer as well as Tampa Bay death metal heroes Ulcer, After Death, and the Tardy Brothers (of Obituary fame).

Fast forward to the end of 2012. The world may not have ended, but the first era of Servants of the Mist certainly had. After parting ways with bassist Straubb, a new lineup was being constructed. Smyth enlisted several friends to round out the group's latest roster- RJ Howley on drums, Kenny Nguyen on bass and Jason Kleim on keyboards. Now a five-piece, Tobar's dissonant riffs became heavier and darker, while Smyth's vocals ceased to include the moments of melodic crooning he had incorporated since the beginning, now favoring an anguished blend of screams and guttural growls. This new incarnation would record and distribute the Daydreamer demo and begin creating a buzz throughout the Florida metal community. However, 2013 would see yet another change in the Servants of the Mist camp.

In the interest of creating a thicker, heavier drone, Kenny shifted his role to second guitar. In addition, Jason assumed the more fitting position of bassist. This line-up would record the Suicide Sex Pact EP, released in an exclusively digital format through Bandcamp.com. Eschewing the melodic sensibilities of the group's earlier work, the 28-minute opus consisted of the band's darkest, heaviest material to date- three speaker shattering hymns of self-hatred, addiction and depravity. Following the release of Suicide Sex Pact, the band would round out its lineup with the addition of Brian Schille on keyboards.  

SERVANTS OF THE MIST are:
Ed Tobar - Guitar
Richard Smyth, Jr. - Vocals
Kenny Nguyen - Guitar
Jason Kleim - Bass
RJ Howley - Drums
Brian Schille - Keyboards

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2. April 2014

BRUNT: Hypnotic experimental Doom from Guernsey (UK). Get your digital copy now!



"You'll definitely feel the full force of this new Guernsey trio. The absence of a vocalist draws plenty of attention to their hypnotic experimental music which ebbs and flows like a strong swamp tide.The music is lead by classic stoner rock riffs, dripping with thick overdrive to create a sludgy fuzzy bluesy sound backed by the solid doom drums/bass grooves of the Mariess brothers." - Vale Earth


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FROGSKIN: Finnisches Sludge-Monster hat Split-7-Inch mit den Doomcrustern LÄHDÖN AIKA veröffentlicht! | Finnish sludge monsters released a Split 7-Inch with Doomcrusters LÄHDÖN AIKA!


FROGSKIN / LÄHDÖN AIKA 7” EP Release date 4.4. 2014 
(82-Records / Rusto-Osiris / Rämekuukkeli)

Bands which have played already ten years have experienced quite a lot already. But I bet also this release has a special kind of significance for both groups. At least one reason might be the fact, that these bands are not exactly well known for making plenty of releases. A kind of slowness comes naturally with the style they play, producing sludge and doom takes time. Although these genres bound to be very dark, heavy and sorrowful, at least with this release you don't have to mourn because of the failure.




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26. März 2014

AMENRA collaborate with Willy Vanderperre for humbling video | UK shows, European tour dates and new releases announced




What happens when AMENRA, extreme music's most guarded and secretive unit, relinquish control? Top fashion photographer Willy Vanderperre and director of photography Nicolas Karakatsanisare are behind the reins of a video which features the band stripped of all that we know of them, and you can watch it first at Nowness...


Vanderperre has worked with a startling array of individuals, from Kate Moss to Kanye West, but his encounter with AMENRA sees both parties break formation to form a hesitant, powerful and revealing union. The video, set to À Mon Âme from their most recent album, MASS V, may not be what you have come to expect from the cult crafters of discordance - but what are AMENRA if not masters of defying expectation?

Says CHVE of the collaboration; "It is not at all like the sort of visuals we usually present, it is more a case study, or a visual interpretation of the band, a little piece of concept art, if you will. The idea they [Willy Vanderperre and director of photography Nicolas Karakatsanisare] had was stripping us of everything we had – ‘what if we took it all away from them?’, ‘what if we took them from their comfort zone?’. No shadows or darkness to hide in, dark imagery, props or metaphors or symbols to use."...

He continues..."Compare it to what we sometimes or mostly do with our music - stick to the mere necessary, take a minimalistic approach of a whole. What do we really need? To create a certain 'feeling' of emotion. For us, it was an extremely interesting cooperation. We normally keep our guard extremely high, never give something out of our hands, to keep it as close to our skin as humanly possible - that's exactly what they did as well, literally...It was awkward, uneasy, and very confronting for us to see, yet one of the most interesting things we did lately, and an honour for us to be working with such talented and inspiring people. ‘Under a watchtower of punishing light.’” 


AMENRA will be hitting the road again, beginning next month and including plenty of festivals; including Bristol's Temples and London's Beyond the Redshift festivals in the UK. Watch the trailer for the Church of Ra European tour here.

LIVE DATES
FRI 11/04: 106 CLUB, ROUEN FR
SAT 12/04: JUBEZ, KARLSRUHE DE
SUN 13/04: LA MAROQUINERIE, PARIS FR
MON 14/04: CONFORT MODERNE, POITIERS FR
TUE 15/04: LA DYNAMO, TOULOUSE FR
WED 16/04: SONORA, BILBAO ES
THU 17/04: HARD CLUB, PORTO PT
FRI 18/04: SHOKO, MADRID ES
SAT 19/04: RAZZ3, BARCELONA ES
SUN 20/04: IMPETUS FEST, BELFORT FR
MON 21/04: P.M.K., INNSBRUCK AT
TUE 22/04: POSTHOF, LINZ AT
WED 23/04: LIDO, BERLIN DE
THU 24/04: PROXIMA, WARSAW PL
FRI 25/04: UT CONNEWITZ, LEIPZIG DE
SAT 26/04: YOUNG TEAM FEST, METZ FR
SAT 3/05: TEMPLES FESTIVAL, BRISTOL UK w/ Neurosis
SAT 10/05: BTR FESTIVAL, LONDON UK w/ Cult of luna
SUN 8/06: VOORUIT, GENT BE w/ COR
THU 19/06: EKKO, UTRECHT NL
FRI 20/06: NIEUWE NOR, HEERLEN NL
SAT 21/06: NEUDEGG ALM, ABTENAU AT
SUN 22/06: FEIERWERK, MUNCHEN DE
SAT 28/06: GRASPOP, DESSEL BE
SAT 27/09: AB, BRUSSELS BE - AFTERLIFE ACOUSTIC


AMENRA are also gearing up for two split releases on Consouling Sound, due for release in summer of this year. Each of the split albums will present an incarnation of AMENRA, together with a sometimes surprising, but always compelling counterpart band - for the split 10" album with Eleanora, AMENRA is offering À mon Âme (live) and for the split 10" album with Treha Sektori, AMENRA decided to re-interpret À mon Âme and create an atmospheric ambient piece called Trahn.

The Eleanora track introduces an eager young Belgian sludge/doom outfit with a truly captivating sound that'll surely keep the audience yearning for their debut EP to be released later on in 2014.  Treha Sektori's French master soundscaper Dehn Sora surely is no stranger to fan of dark ambient music and drones.

In other AMENRA release news, My Proud Mountain are gearing up to release LIVE II, their second live cd, and first live 2xLP - the recording is the live audio from their MASS V release show of last year, mixed and mastered by Billy Anderson.

Meanwhile, MASS V can be ordered at the following link:

More news from AMENRA shall emerge in the coming months so do stay tuned.

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25. März 2014

PRIMITIVE MAN: Officially announce European tour! | Kündigen offiziell Europa Tour an!



PRIMITIVE MAN have confirmed that they will be heading to Europe this summer. The blackened sludge trio will hit the road with WAKE in mainland Europe before continuing on to the UK to tour with Opium Lord. The band will also play a handful of dates with fellow Relapse label mates, WEEKEND NACHOS. The band commented: "We are looking forward to spreading our seed far and wide across the pond. See you there."

PRIMITIVE MAN have spent much of this month on the road in the US, including shows at SXSW, in support of their latest album Scorn. Recorded by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio (Cephalic Carnage, Catheter, Cobalt, etc.), Scorn was initially unleashed early last year via a collaboration between Throatruiner and Mordgrimm Records before being reissued by Relapse in August. The album was applauded for being a, "totally malignant sounding record ... that will consume you whole if you're not careful," by Cvlt Nation, "the best worst thing that has ever happened to you," by Metal Hammer, and "one of the most brutal, unsettling and uncompromising albums you will hear all year," by About.com.

Scorn can be streamed in its entirety via PRIMITIVE MAN's bandcamp here: primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com. Copies of the album, on both CD and vinyl can be purchased here www.relapse.com/primitiveman.

Tour mates WAKE hail from Alberta, Canada and will bring their grind and death roadshow to Europe in support of their split 7" with Theories released via Handshake, Inc. and 7Degrees records. A film version of their second album False is also due in the summer. Opium Lord are a heavy doom band hailing from the Midlands in the UK who have just completed work on their debut full length album .

PRIMITIVE MAN FULL EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

***With WAKE***
Jun 06 - Dijon FR - Maloka Festival
Jun 07 - Wetzikon CH - Kulturfabrik
Jun 09 - Wien - Arena
Jun 11 - Leipzig GER - Venue TBA
Jun 12 - Berlin GER - Koma F
Jun 13 - Aarhus DEN - Venue TBA
Jun 15 - Rostock  GER - Jaz (Matinee) w/ Weekend Nachos
Jun 16 - Kassel GER - Secret Show
Jun 17 - Eindhoven NL - Dynamo w/ Weekend Nachos
Jun 18 - Antwerpen BEL - Kavka w/ Weekend Nachos
Jun 19 - Hannover GER - Stumpf
Jun 20 - Torgau GER - Grind The Nazi Scum Fest
Jun 21 - Kiel Ger - Kiel Explode Festival @ Alte Meierei w/ ◯ , Svffer,
Jun 22 - Köln GER - Venue TBC

***With Opium Lord***
Jun 24 - Brighton UK - Green Door Store
Jun 25 - London UK - The Unicorn
Jun 26 - Bristol UK - St John The Baptist Crypt
Jun 27 - Nottingham - Stuck On A Name Studios
Jun 28 - Edinburgh - Bannermans

Jun 29 - Birmingham UK - Wagon and Horses


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20. März 2014

STONEBURNER: Neuen Song auf Portland Mercury anhören! "Life Drawings"-Release rückt näher! | Premieres new psalm via Portland Mercury. Release Of "Life Drawing" draws near!



Today, the sludge conjurors in STONEBURNER are pleased to slash your face with their newest psalm of sonic severity, “Some Can.” The menacing new number, now streaming at The Portland Mercury, comes by way of the band’s forthcoming new full-length, Life Drawing.

Elaborates drummer/vocalist Jesse McKinnon, “‘Some Can’ is the first song on the album and a pretty fair hint of what’s to come later. The song is about being completely aware of what you need to do in order to better your life and yourself, but sometimes that’s just not in the cards you’re dealt. To push the feel of raging frustration to an even higher level we were thrilled to have our sister Krysta [Martinez], from Transient and Landmine Marathon come in and throw the fuck down on the heavy vocals. It’s not nihilism, it’s realism. Eeyore knows what’s up…”

Adds The Portland Mercury simply:
“It's a bottom-heavy, cracked, ground-crawling rager dipped in mire and slime.”

Feel the burn, courtesy of The Portland Mercury, at THIS LOCATION.

The follow-up to their 2012 debut, Sickness Will Pass, which The Sludgelord appropriately crowned “an ugly, visceral and truly terrifying beast of an album,” features nine rumbling odes of bottom-heavy hostility, diseased rhythms and emotional decay as well as an array of talented guest vocalists including Krysta Martinez (Transient/Landmine Marathon), Benjamin Caragol (Burials/Hang the Old Year) and Joshua Greene (Bastard Feast, Ephemeros). Recorded, mixed and produced by Fester at Haywire Studios, mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering – both in Portland — and swathed in the visually abrasive cover art of J.J. Shirey, Life Drawing promises to hurl STONEBURNER’s habitually chest-caving sludge mantras to entirely new realms of earth-deteriorating heaviness.

STONEBURNER’s musical ancestry winds through Buried At Sea, Buried Blood, Heathen Shrine and others. Named after a subterranean weapon from the novel Dune, STONEBURNER deliver a wholly organic orchestration of captivating, crustified doom metal, their torrid hymns bathed in internal agony, anguish and despair. To define STONEBURNER, one need only look to the list of bands with whom they’ve shared the stage: Yob, Sleep, Eyehategod, Neurosis, Buzzov-en, Weedeater, Saint Vitus, Watain, Tragedy, Noothgrush, Graves At Sea, Lord Dying, Drop Dead, Whitehorse, Wind Hand, Bastard Noise…

Life Drawing will be unveiled
via Neurot Recordings on April 11, 2014.

“At times quite spooky, at others downright teeth-grinding, Life Drawing is rough and seething. Repeated thrusts of your face into the soft moss of a dying log somehow protect you from the obvious: Hope and promise aren't merely stained. They've been properly diluted and washed out with thick piss. The truest of sludge deliveries opens a rusty door, but STONEBURNER have invited us into our own nightmare. The deceptive lounges hardly provide comfort, and you're better off just cooperating when the rhythms crash. Get in the van and stop with the fucking questions. Yes, there IS a world this ugly.” -- HeavyPlanet

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17. März 2014

SUNNATA - "Climbing The Colossus": Jetzt Probe hören und vorbestellen! | Pre-listen and pre-order now!



Founded in 2008 as formerly Satellite Beaver, Warsaw doomsters SUNNATA will be finally releasing their debut album "Climbing The Colossus" on March 24th 2014
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2008 urprünglich unter dem Namen Satellite Beaver gegründet, werden die Warschauer Doomster SUNNATA ihr Debütalbum "Climbing The Colossus" am 24. März 2014 veröffentlichen.


"Climbing The Colossus" - the highly acclaimed debut album by SUNNATA is also now available to purchase, pre-order your copy here:
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"Climbing The Colossus" - das lang erwartete Debütalbum von SUNNATA kann hier vorbestellt werden:



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28. Februar 2014

IRON WULRUS: Debut album to be released April 11th | Debütalbum erscheint am 11. April



IRON WALRUS
Insidious Black Sea

Redfield Records
Release: 11 April 2014


Pre-Order: www.merchshop.de

IRON WALRUS live:
04.04. - Berlin, SO36 (w/ Crowbar)
15.04. - Osnabrück, Bastard Club, Releaseparty (w/ Crowbar)
13.06. - Eisenberg, Slaughterhouse
14.06. - Lobbese/Winterberg, Rotormania Festival

Fresh but Hearty!

On their debut-album “Insidious Black Sea” IRON WALRUS present themselves as an incarnated Doom-/Sludge-/Noise-/Rock-Monster that can’t and doesn’t want deny its musical foster-fathers ST. VITUS, UNSANE, EYEHATEGOD, GOATSNAKE, HELMET and QUICKSAND. But at the same time the band shows proof that music “that raises hell” not necessarily has to originate from America or Scandinavia. Brutal riffing, banging bass-hooks, driving drums and aggressive shouting – that is IRON WALRUS.

Only started in May 2013, it was not the plan of the young team of old professionals to approach things in a calm and relaxed way. After just a short time, two demos appeared on Reverbnation, getting a considerable amount of clicks and when the band shared the stage with TORCHE on their first show, it had everything except a small and intimate atmosphere.

In October 2013 IRON WALRUS had already enough songs written and arranged to be able to enter the studio with Robin Völkert (DEAN DIRG, UNION OF SLEEP, THE NOW DENIAL) and record “Insidious Black Sea”. A couple of weeks and one album-recording later in November, the band was back on stage with PENTAGRAM and UNION OF SLEEP to play a couple of shows.

It doesn’t have to be mentioned that such a racy and confident appearance remains hidden for long and so it’s no wonder that M.A.D. Tourbooking (NAPALM DEATH, CROWBAR), a reliable partner for the live-sector, was as quickly found as the established label Redfield Records.

On this fundament, the story of IRON WALRUS can be continued in 2014, like it has begun in 2013: The debut-album “Insidious Black Sea” will be released on April 11 and shows with CROWBAR are booked along with an appearance on the legendary Rotormania Festival. No one should miss this, because you can be assured: “Everyone who has seen us live, definitely left the show with a diabolical smile on his face.”

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Frisch aber Deftig!

IRON WALRUS präsentieren sich auf ihrem Debüt-Album „Insidious Black Sea“ als fleischgewordenes Doom-/Sludge-/Noise-/Rock-Monster, das musikalische Ziehväter wie ST. VITUS, UNSANE, EYEHATEGOD, GOATSNAKE, HELMET und QUICKSAND auf keinen Fall verleugnen kann - und will! Zugleich tritt die Band aber auch den Beweis an, dass alles was „derbe auf die Glocke geht“ nicht zwingend aus Amerika oder Skandinavien stammen muss. Brutales Riffing, krachende Basshooks, treibendes Drumming, wütendes Shouting - genau das sind IRON WALRUS.

Erst im Mai 2013 formierten sich IRON WALRUS. Ruhig und entspannt wollte es das junge Team alteingesessener Profis aber nicht angehen lassen und so gab es bereits nach kürzester Zeit zwei Demo-Tracks und eine beachtliche Zahl an Klicks auf Reverbnation. Auch die erste Show fand zwei Monate nach Bandgründung entsprechend nicht im kleinen und intimen Rahmen statt, sondern man teilte sich auf Anhieb die Bühne mit TORCHE.

Bereits im Oktober 2013 hatten IRON WALRUS genug Songs geschrieben und arrangiert, so dass sie das Studio mit Robin Völkert (DEAN DIRG, UNION OF SLEEP, THE NOW DENIAL) entern konnten, um „Insidious Black Sea“ aufzunehmen. Eine Albumaufnahme später, stand man im November schon wieder für einzelne Shows mit PENTAGRAM und UNION OF SLEEP auf der Bühne.

Dass ein solch rasantes und selbstsicheres Auftreten namhafter Musiker nicht lange unentdeckt bleibt, ist kein Wunder und so war mit M.A.D. Tourbooking (NAPALM DEATH, CROWBAR, SICK OF IT ALL) schnell ein namhafter Partner für den Live-Sektor am Start und mit Redfield Records ebenso schnell ein etabliertes Label gefunden.

Somit kann die Geschichte von IRON WALRUS 2014 genau so weiter gehen, wie sie 2013 begonnen hat: Am 11. April erscheint das Debüt-Album „Insidious Black Sea“ und Shows mit CROWBAR stehen ebenfalls bereits auf dem Tourplan, genau wie eine Show auf dem legendären Rotormania Festival. Verpassen sollte man das auf keinen Fall, denn es sei versichert: „Wer uns live erlebt hat, geht in jedem Fall mit einem diabolischen Grinsen im Gesicht nach Hause!“


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22. Februar 2014

SLOW MOVER say "Move Slower" on their 2nd album / Das zweite Album von SLOW MOVER lädt zur Langsamkeit ein!



Trotzdem sind SLOW MOVER ... anders! Denn "Move Slower" ist kein typisches Stoner- oder Doom-Release, weil "es wie verträumter TORCHE-Sludge mit RED FANG-Drive, wie QUEEN auf Speed oder MOTÖRHEAD ohne Lemmy - und dann wieder ganz anders klingt."

SLOW MOVER ist eine Heavy Rock'n'Roll-Band aus Boston, Massachusetts, und wurde 2001 von zwei Freunden gegründet, um heavy Musik zu schreiben. Mittlwerweile haben sie einen soliden Stoner/Posthardcore/Rock'n'Roll-Sound entwickelt, dem es nicht an heavy Riffs und Themen, kaputter Industrie, oder lange gehegtem Groll fehlt.


SLOW MOVER is a heavy rock 'n' roll band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2011 by two friends who wanted to write some heavy music. Since then, they've developed a solid stoner/post-hardcore/rock 'n' roll sound that's got no shortage of riffs and themes reminiscent of heavy machinery, broken industry, and long-held grudges.
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"Slow Mover sound like Torche with less dreamy brown sludge replaced with slam dunk dropped D fuzz of Red Fang. Like Queen on speed without being apartheid breaking scum. Motörhead without Lemmy or any other member and sounding nothing like them."

released 24 January 2014
Recorded and produced in November 2013 by Keith Gentile at Labyrinth Audio, Billerica, MA

Mastered by James Plotkin

Art by Tom Toye

Lyrics for Home, Crane Collapse, SFCA, Chainsaw Crew, and Bomb Shelter Eviction by Alex Butzbach

SLOW MOVER is:
Andy - guitar, vocals
Ollie - guitar, vocals
Matty - bass
Stevey - drums

http://slowmover.bandcamp.com/


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Aesthetic Death Records released ESOTERIC's "The Maniacal Vale" on 3LP ### WALK THROUGH FIRE "Hope Is Misery" CD coming up in March!



ESOTERIC
"The Maniacal Vale" 3LP

Finally released as a beautiful triple vinyl release – the 2008 album from UK doom act ESOTERIC. One of Esoteric’s finest albums given the vinyl treatment it deserves! Comes in heavy duty triple gatefold, with heavy duty 200g black vinyl and inner sheet biography;

- re-mastered especially for this vinyl release

- excellent sound replication with professional vinyl mastering and cut



WALK THROUGH FIRE
"Hope Is Misery" CD

Second album from the extreme depressive and punishing Swedish sludge act – WALK THROUGH FIRE. After the well-received 2011 debut album – WTF are back with “Hope Is Misery” which is to be released on 27th March 2014. A depressive melancholic sludge overture – a grim and brutal reminder of the abomination of mankind!

www.aestheticdeath.com

Out NOW:
Esoteric – "The Maniacal Vale" 3LP

Later trips:
Esoteric - "Pernicious Enigma" 3LP (later...)
Whelm – "A Gaze Blank" CD (early 2014)
Walk Through Fire – "Hope Through Misery" CD (Feb 2014)
Ortega – EPs on CD (2014)
Dictator - "Dysangelist" 2LP (2014)
MurkRat - "Drudging The Mire" 2LP (2014)
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15. Februar 2014

CONAN: "Foehammer" Videopremiere - JETZT!!! NOW!!!

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CONAN: Der "Blood Eagle" startet Ende Februar!!! / "Blood Eagle" takes off late February!!!



CONAN

"Blood Eagle"

Napalm Records
Release: 28 February 2014

Die Engländer CONAN machen es dem namensgebenden Helden gleich und folgen ihrem eingeschlagenen Pfad ohne Kompromisse. Ihr zweites Album "Blood Eagle" ist ein Doom Drone Metal Monument voller monolithischer Riffs, hypnotischen Melodien, brutales Drumming und einer archaischen Atmosphäre. Ausufernde Hymnen (z.B. "Crown of Talons" oder "Gravity Chasm") transportieren den Zuhörer auf ein blutgetränktes Schlachtfeld. "Blood Eagle" ist ein Album mit einem unwiderstehlich rauen Charakter, das Fans von AHAB, EYEHATEGOD oder SUNN O))) sofort in seinen Bann ziehen wird! DOOM METAL FRONT hat mit Jon über "Blood Eagle" gesprochen, das Interview erscheint in der April/Mai-Ausgabe!!!
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The English CONAN follow the ideals of their namesake and continue their path without compromises. The second album "Blood Eagle" is a Doom Drone Metal monument filled with monolithic riffs, hypnotic melodies, brutal drumming and an archaic atmosphere. Epic hymns (e.g. "Crown of Talons" or "Gravity Chasm") transport the listener directly onto blood-soaked battlefields. "Blood Eagle" has a unique and raw character that will enthrall fans of AHAB, EYEHATEGOD or SUNN O))) with the very first note. DOOM METAL FRONT talked to Jon about "Blood Eagle", the interview can be read in the April/May issue!!!


Photo by Matt Thomas - www.mattthomas.co.uk

http://www.hailconan.com/
https://www.facebook.com/conandoom

Release Dates:
28.02.2014 GAS/FIN & BENELUX
03.03.2014 UK/Rest of Europe
05.03.2014 ESP/SWE/NOR
11.03.2014 USA/CAN

On Tour:
14.03.14 UK - Nottingham / Stuck On A Name Studio
15.03.14 UK - Bournemouth / The Anvil
16.03.14 UK - Birmingham / The Asylum 2
17.03.14 UK - Glasgow / Audio
19.03.14 UK - Manchester / Kraak Gallery
20.03.14 UK - Cardiff / Full Moon
21.03.14 UK - Brighton / The Prince Albert
22.03.14 UK - London / Electrowerkz

09.04.14 BE - Liège / le Hangar
10.04.14 NL - Tilburg / Roadburn Festival
11.04.14 DE - Würzburg / Cafe Cairo
12.04.14 DE - Leipzig / Doom Over Leipzig
13.04.14 DK - Copenhagen / KB18
14.04.14 NO - Oslo / Revolver
16.04.14 FI - Jÿvaskÿla / Lutakko
17.04.14 FI - Helsinki / Kuudes Linja
18.04.14 FI - Tampere / Klubi
19.04.14 FI - Oulu / Nuclear NightClub
21.04.14 SE - Stockholm / tba
22.04.14 SE - Lund / Hemgarden
23.04.14 DE - Berlin / Jaegerklause
24.04.14 DE - Wiesbaden / Kulturpalast
25.04.14 NL - Groningen / Vera
26.04.14 DE - Hamburg / Droneburg Festival
27.04.14 DE - Cologne / Underground
21.06.14 FR - Clisson / Hellfest

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12. Februar 2014

TELEPATHY’s debut album "12 Areas" out on May 5th - First track released now!



Devouter Records are pleased to release the first track ‘Cystine Knot’ taken from TELEPATHY’s debut album "12 Areas" out on May 5th.



Eschewing genre guidelines and traditional song structures whilst blending elements of Progressive Sludge and Post-Metal, TELEPATHY have been causing a stir on the UK and European underground circuit since 2011.

The new album from progressive sludge behemoths TELEPATHY will be arriving on "insert release date" 2014 on UK based label Devouter Records. Available on 12" LP, CD, Digital & through Bandcamp, the album sees TELEPATHY expanding on their all compassing, technically proficient sludge/ post-metal sound whilst adding elements of noise, ambient and drone to their already crushing sonic palette.

Beginning with the slow and uneasy fall into unconsciousness, the record explores the subject of lucid dreaming and dream phenomena, charting the progression of a lucid dream and the many sleep states of the human mind involved in the experience.

Pre-order the vinyl or CD at http://devouterrecords.bigcartel.com/

The vinyl copy comes on transparent sea-foam green vinyl, with textured reverse stock packaging and additional art work on an art card inner sleeve.

Mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate, Old Man Gloom, Isis, Cave-In etc) and with artwork by Alex CF (Light Bearer, Fall of Efrafa, etc)
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5. Februar 2014

ALLOCHIRIA from Greece have released "Omonoia", serving elements of everything from Psychedelic Rock to Sludge-seeping Doom



ALLOCHIRIA

"Omonoia"

Released: 28 January 2014

Following a well-received self-titled EP released in 2010, Allochiria finally bring forth their debut full-length and sees the five-piece further exploring the style they set out to create since forming in 2008, which incorporates elements of everything from Psychedelic Rock to Sludge-seeping Doom.
 
Based in Athens, Greece, Allochiria have drawn from influences as diverse as NEUROSIS, AMENRA, PELICAN and EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY to sculpt their sound, crafting swirling and evolving songs that express a wide range feelings and emotions. There are crushing, powerful moments of aggression contrasting with vast, gentle passages that allow a certain softness and vulnerability to permeate their sound.

"Omonoia" is a fantastic record filled with captivating subtleties and nuances but also with a crushing angst-ridden tension that will surely impress fans of both NEUROSIS and PELICAN.

Info:
https://www.facebook.com/Allochiriatheband
http://allochiriatheband.tumblr.com
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3. Februar 2014

Swedish Doom/Noise act SUMA will embark on a European Tour in March 2014 in support of Swedish Sludge/Doomsters PYRAMIDO.




SUMA / PYRAMIDO

HUNTING DOWN THE GUILTY!

European Tour March 2014

21/03/014 - BERLIN(de) - jägerklause
22/03/014 - LEIPZIG(de) - check local press
23/03/014 - FELDKIRCH(aut) - graf hugo
24/03/014 - WIEN(aut) - arena
25/03/014 - JENA(de) - rosenkeller
26/03/014 - BRUXELLES(be) - magasin4
27/03/014 - LIEGE(be) - insideout
28/03/014 - LEIDEN(nl) - multiplex/sub071
29/03/014 - HAMBURG(de) - rote flora


SUMA / 2014 / building up to violent turmoils collapsing into hypnotic atmospheres...

Hailing from Malmö, Sweden and formed in 2001 : SUMA has been spreading the plague of their sonic weight, noise-ridden hallucinatory doom metal on the world for the past decade and have lured hordes of humans into the lair with their devastatingly heavy, one way trip into the vortex live performances and crushing delivery on their recorded matter.

The past year has seen some changes to the entity that is SUMA. After more than a year's hiatus and decimated to a four-piece with the departure of DR.J's vocals in the winter of 2011/12 there was no hesitation in figuring out how to move forward. Vocals kept within the reborn entity and an additional depth to the maelstorm added by the introduction of the taurus. Regenerated to enable unexplored structures of their sphere... there is vast darkness on the horizon.

They are currently working on material for their fourth album - THE ORDER OF THINGS - to be recorded in the fall of 2014. This brings on the third occation withlegendary engine-ear BILLY ANDERSON (Melvins, Neurosis, Sleep, Eyehategod) at the helm of the recording. This is the imminent evolution from the past's behemoths of albums, LET THE CHURCHES BURN and ASHES.

http://sumanoise.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/SUMA/122272097788708



PYRAMIDO hails from the south of Sweden.

In 2009 their first album Sand was released and since then they have been pretty busy. Two more full-length albums, called Salt and Sagahave seen the daylight, as well as five split releases with different bands on different formats. Their latest album Saga was released in September 2013 and have since then gotten some great reviews and was voted album of the month in Swedens biggest metal-magazine, Close-Up.

http://www.pyramido.org
http://pyramido.bandcamp.com
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New releases on Cimmerian Shades Recordings: DUSKBURN (Death/Doom Metal from Croatia) & ATACAMA DEATH EXPERIENCE (Nihilistic Blues/Sludge from the US)


Sometime in 2006 four guys met in a bar, got plastered in hard liquor and then wondered how would Death Metal sound if you lowered the strings to the lowest tuning possible - DUSKBURN was born, celebrating darkness, desolation, irreverence & Suffering. DUSKBURN's new EP, "Atum", will be released on Cimmerian Shade Recordings on the 19th February.

DUSKBURN's Bandcamp



ATACAMA DEATH EXPERIENCE play Sludge/Crust but they like to call themselves a group of Nihilistic Blues from the middle of nowhere. The lyrics tell stories of decay, anarchy and drug experiences. "Wasted Time And Broken Bones" will be released on Cimmerian Shade Recordings on the 26th February.



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23. Januar 2014

YOB: Doom metal classic "Catharsis" to see deluxe vinyl reissue



Relapse Records is proud to announce the re-release of YOB's psyche-doom metal classic Catharsis on vinyl. After being out of print on vinyl for over six years, Catharsis has been given the deluxe re-issue treatment and will be released the way it was meant to be presented. Re-mastered from the original tapes by Tad Doyle, the reissue features stunning new artwork by Aaron Edge, and brand new liner notes from Guitarist / Vocalist Mike Scheidt.

Catharsis will see it's official vinyl re-release on March 4th in North America, March 3rd in the UK/World and February 28th in Germany/Benelux/Finland. The vinyl includes a digital download of the full album and is being pressed on four limited colour variations including gold, gold with black splatter (available exclusively at Roadburn), clear with black, bone white & gold splatter, and a special swamp green with purple & yellow splatter version that includes a blacklight poster available exclusively at Relapse.com. Pre-orders are currently available via this location while a trailer with detailed pictures of vinyl colors is available via this location. The full album can be streamed here

Additionally, YOB will be headlining Roadburn Festival's official Afterburner party on April 13th in Tilburg, NL alongside Triptykon, Avatarium, Morne, Bolzer and many others. Details are available here.

www.facebook.com/pages/Yob/36708497970
www.yobislove.com
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