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• SAOR Release "Amidst the Ruins" Playthrough

  Dec 16, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  In the windswept grandeur of Scotland's towering peaks and mist-laden lochs, the mythic resonances of Saor's sound rise once again. Today, the band are sharing a masterful playthrough for the lead single and title track off their new album Amidst the Ruins.

  
  Watch the full band playthrough of "Amidst the Ruins".
  
  https://youtu.be/wugVW7uwQsU

  
  Amidst the Ruins is out February 7th, 2025 on Season of Mist.
  
  Pre-order & Pre-save: https://orcd.co/saoramidsttheruins
   

  Amidst the Ruins draws inspiration from a bygone era. On their fifth album, Saor merges black metal's raw intensity with Celtic folk’s heartfelt melodies. The title track weaves together melodic guitars, heavy bass lines and blast beats. As echoes of forgotten paths and crumbling relics of history unfold before your eyes, this song serves as a solemn reminder of a heritage lost amidst the modern world's clamor.

   

  Saor will embark on a journey across the UK and Europe next year. The band will share their majestic new serenades with fans far and wide during the Amidst the Ruins 2025 tour. 

  
  Get tickets
  https://www.saormusic.com/tour-dates

   

  As we stand on the cusp of this new era, Amidst the Ruins, the latest chronicle unfolds. SAOR's watchful eye turns to the horizon, the whispering woods, the twilight skies, and the sleeping stones bearing seers’ dreams, evoking the indomitable spirit of the realm. In their hands, the past is resurrected; its tales to be retold for those who would heed the call—SAOR, remain the ceaseless bards of Caledonia unbroken.

  
  Line-up:
  Andy Marshall - All Composition, Writing & Instrumentation
  
  Live Line-up:
  Andy Marshall - Vocals, Bass
  Nicolas Bise - Guitar
  Martin Rennie - Guitar
  Ella Zlotos - Tin whistle, Low whistle, Uilleann pipes, Vocals
  Carlos Vivas - Drums
  
  Guest Musicians:
  Ella Zlotos - Female Vocals, Tin Whistles, Low Whistles, Uilleann Pipes
  Carlos Vivas - Drums
  Jo Quail - Cello & FX on "The Sylvan Embrace"
  Àngela Moya Serrat - Violin on "Amidst the Ruins", "Echoes of the Ancient Land" & "Rebirth" Miguel Izquierdo - Viola on "Amidst the Ruins", "Echoes of the Ancient Land" & "Rebirth"
  Samuel C. Ledesma - Cello on "Amidst the Ruins", "Echoes of the Ancient Land" & "Rebirth
  Miguel Izquierdo - Viola on "Amidst the Ruins"
  
  Recording:
  Andy Marshall - Vocals, Guitars, Bass recorded at Fortriu Studios, Scotland
  Nikolaus Jira - Female Vocals, Tin Whistles, Low Whistles and Uilleann Pipes recorded at NikolausRecordings Studio, Germany
  Jose Garrido and Daniel Sabugal - Drums recorded at NewLife Studios, Spain
  Mattias Eklund - Violin, Viola and Cello recorded at Farkosten Studios, Spain
  Chris Fielding - Mixing and Guitar reamping at Penylan Studio, Wales
  Tony Lindgren - Mastering at Fascination Street Studios, Sweden
  
  Biography:
  Saor
  Edits by Sébastien Gamez
  
  Cover Art:
  Julian Bauer (@julianb_art)
  Website: https://julianbauer.com/
  Layout by Adrien Bousson

   

  
  
  Pre-order & Pre-save: https://orcd.co/saoramidsttheruins
  
  Follow Saor:
  Official Website: https://www.saormusic.com
  Official Store: https://store.saormusic.com
  Bandcamp: https://saor.bandcamp.com
  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saorofficial
  YouTube: https://youtube.com/saormusic
  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saormusic
  Bandsintown: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/4099241-saor
  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4rHMzJ1RKUMtid1K2QEYbr
  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/saor/879243889
  Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6768301
  TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/5653569
  
  Booking Contact:
  Redback Promotion
  Joe Macgregor - saorbooking@gmail.com
  
  Available Formats:
  Digital Download
  CD Digipak
  2x12" Vinyl Gatefold - Black
  2x12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold - Crystal Clear & Black Marbled
  2x12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold - Green, White & Black Marbled
  2x12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold - Crystal Clear, Red & Blue Marbled

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• Mörk Gryning Premiere Dystopian Symphony "Fasornas Tid"

  Dec 12, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  From out of the shadows once more, Mörk Gryning have returned with a newly blackened opus.
  
  These cultishly beloved lords of the Swedish black metal scene have been a blazing force in the underground since the early '90s. On their new album, Mörk Gryning refuse to yield to trends, honoring their feral countrymen by carving out raw, apocalyptic symphonies. Fasornas Tid is scrawled in the same sacred and bloody ink as their seminal debut, yet remains drenched in the visceral immediacy of the present.
  
  Fasornas Tid comes out December 13th on Season of Mist, but you can hear all 12 savage songs today by listening to the full album stream on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
  
  Listen
  https://youtu.be/WvZ8JAvGMD4
  
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  https://orcd.co/morkgryningfasornastid
  
  Formed in the chilling embrace of '90s black metal, Mörk Gryning has always carved their own path, paying homage to their forebears while relentlessly pushing forward. Fasornas Tid - which in English means "The Time of Horrors" - dive bombs into a void inner turmoil, full of the insatiable hunger for self-destruction.  "Tornet" storms ahead with unbridled fury, featuring the savage vocals of C from AVSLUT, while the title track marks a return to the band's melodic roots in its relentless harmonies and breakneck tempos.  
  
  Both haunting and ferocious, Fasornas Tid paints a dystopian symphony reminiscent of Mörk Gryning's iconic debut Tusen år har gått…, yet is still unmistakably a product of the now. Mörk Gryning was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1993 by Goth Gorgon and Draakh Kimera. Two years later they released their debut album “Tusen År Har Gått” (1995), recorded and mixed at Unisound Studios, by legendary producer Dan Swanö and released by No Fashion. The album is one of the milestones of the ‘90s Swedish Black Metal scene.

  
  The group returned to action in November 1996, working at Sunlight Studios together with Tomas Skogsberg and Dismember’s Fred Estby to craft the “Return Fire” album. Over the following years, three more albums were released, for example “Maelstrom Chaos” with new guitarist Avathar, a scene veteran, recorded at the legendary Grieghallen Studios Bergen, Norway.
  
  Ever since the debut album, “Tusen år har gått…”, Mörk Gryning has refused to follow in the footsteps of others and walked their own paths – something which is made very clear on the 2003 release “Pieces of Primal Expressionism”, an experimental and heavy progressive release recorded at Dug Out, produced by Daniel Bergstrand. After a couple of years of touring and festival performances, the band was put on hold.
  
  Returning to the scene again in 2017, the band performed an exclusive live show in Stockholm playing all the songs from the debut album and some other songs from the back catalogue. This ended in releasing the 4-song live record called “Live at Kraken”. During the pandemic the comeback album “Hinsides Vrede” was released to much critical acclaim with many of the songs today being the backbone of their live shows. A new album is scheduled for release in 2024 and the band is more active than ever.
  
  Line-up:
  DRAAKH KIMERA – Lead Vocals, Guitar
  GOTH GORGON – Bass, Backing vocals, Lead Vocals on “Det Svarta”
  S-L – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
  C-G – Drums
  AEON – Keyboards, Backing Vocals
  
  Recording Studio:
  Wing Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
  
  Production Credits:
  Produced by Sverker Widgren & Mörk Gryning
  Mixed & Mastered at Wing Studios, Stockholm by Sverker Widgren
  
  Guest Musician:
  C of AVSLUT on "Tornet" & "An Ancient Ancestor Of The Autumn Moon"
  
  Cover Art:
  C-G
  
  Pre-save & Pre-order: https://orcd.co/morkgryningfasornastid
  
  Follow Mörk Gryning:
  Bandcamp: https://morkgryning.bandcamp.com/
  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morkgryningband/
  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morkgryning/
  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/135tanf7FBI7ozrU3RelCX
  Apple Music: http://music.apple.com/artist/m%C3%B6rk-gryning/75786010
  TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/3616372
  Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/es/artist/62666

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• Lord Of The Lost Join Savage Lands on Breathtaking New Single

  Dec 10, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  As Savage Lands prove on their breathtaking new single,  metalheads aren't ones to back down from a fight. After witnessing how land developers are tearing down Costa Rica's rain forest, Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren and his old guitarist Sylvain Demercastel decided they weren't going to sit around and rust in peace. In 2022, they started Savage Lands, the music industry's first artist-run environmental non-profit.
  
  Using the money that's generated by their music, Savage Lands has preserved 100,000 square feet of Costa Rican rain forest. 100% of the royalties from the organization's star-studded album, Army of the Trees, support their ongoing preservation projects in Costa Rica and other countries. But as they warn on their crushing new single with Lord Of The Lost and Chloe Trujillo, if we don't act fast and protect our ecosystems, then pretty soon, we won't just be out of time. We'll be out of breath. 
  
  Watch the video for "Out of Breath" featuring Lord of the Lost and Chloe Trujillo. 
  
  https://youtu.be/Qb9S_JeNwd4
  
  Army of the Trees comes out February 15, 2025 on Season of Mist.
  
  Pre-order & Pre-save
  
  https://orcd.co/savagelandsarmyofthetrees

  Savage Lands' debut album introduces several new species of metalhead to their ecosystem. Eurovision’s darlings Lord Of The Lost spill their blood and glitter over the spiky riffs that puncture “Out of Breath”. Holding court over lead single “Ruling Queen” with her serpentine cleans and lioness roar is none other than Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz. “Now is the time to take a stand”, the band roar in a fierce rallying cry during the album’s climactic title track, backed by Julien Truchan from Benighted and other pillars from the French metal community.    

  
  “Our goals are attainable,” Sylvain and Dirk say. “By converting the land that we purchase into nature sanctuaries, Savage Lands will help set a precedent for environmental activism. But we must work together and quickly. Ecosystems are still under attack. If we don’t, then there won’t be any wildlife left to save”.
  
  Raise your horns and join the Army of the Trees in support of the metal  non-profit.  
   

  Learn more about Savage Lands
  https://savagelands.org/  
  
  Donate 
  https://savagelands.org/donation/
  
  Core lineup
  Poun - vocals  
  Sylvain Demercastel - guitars
  Etienne Treton - Bass
  Florian Pons - drums
  
  Special member 
  Dirk Verbeuren (Drums on "Black Rock Heart", "The Last Howl" and "Out of Breath)
  
  Collaborators
  Stephane Buriez
  Ardag Basmadjian
  HK Nico + James at Vamacara
  
  Guest features
  Kai Uwe Faust - Vocals (Black Rock Heart)
  Chloe Trujillo - Vocals (Black Rock Heart, Out of Breath)
  Alissa White-Gluz - Vocals (Ruling Queen)
  Kenneth Andrews - Guitar (Ruling Queen)
  Andreas Kisser - Guitar (The Last Howl)
  John Tardy - Vocals (The Last Howl)
  Maria Franz - Vocals (No Remedy)
  Lord Of The Lost - Vocals, Guitars (Out of Breath)
  
  *Army of Trees features Steeven Corsini (Loco Muerte), Auré Jäger (Akiavel), David & Viber (Sidilarsen), Niko Jones (Tagada Jones), Julien Truchan (Benighted), Stéphane Buriez (Loudblast, Sinsaenum), Nils Courbaron (Bloodorn, Sirenia, DDC) and Aurelien Ouzoulias (The Beat Factory, Mörglbl).
  
  Production
  Recorded, mixed and mastered by Adair Daufembach at Daufembach Studio in Los Angeles.
  
  Cover artist
  Brewster Agency  
  
  Photographer
  Gornos
  
  Pre-order & Pre-save
  https://orcd.co/savagelandsarmyofthetrees
  
  Available Formats
  Digital Download
  CD Digisleeve
  12" BioVinyl (Gatefold)
  
  Follow Savage Lands
  Official Website: https://savagelands.org/  
  Bandcamp: https://savagelands.bandcamp.com/album/army-of-the-trees
  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/savage-lands/1712738479
  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fft5SyNYhNar3PdYtKQSF
  Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/p/Savage-Lands-100081754354224/
  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savagelands_project/
  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@savagelands9644

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• CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX Premier New Cover Album

  Nov 27, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  In light of the band's 20th anniversary, Crippled Black Phoenix are continuing their tradition of haunting homages. Horrific Honorifics Number Two (2) includes dark new covers that range from a faithfully fierce rendition of Fugazi's "Blueprint" to NoMeansNo, Deep Purple and Laura Branigan's Top 10 hit "Self Control".  
  
  Horrific Honorifics Number Two (2) comes out this Friday, November 29 on Season of Mist, but you can hear all eight haunting covers today by listening to the full album stream on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.  
  
  Listen 
  
  https://youtu.be/NFpAMIOCptw?si=-3jygRRR6ord3kb1
  
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  https://orcd.co/cbpwolf
  
  https://orcd.co/cbphonorifics

  
  Horrific Honorifics Number Two (2) is the second side of a new two-part compilation. The first revisits many of Crippled Black Phoenix's beloved endtime ballads. The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature  proves that this band stand the test of time. From the extended odyssey "Song For The Unloved" to lost classic "Whissendine", Justin Greaves (ex Iron Monkey and Electric Wizard), long-time vocalist Belinda Kordic and their trusted collaborators re-imagine their earliest introductions to the world.
  
  "It's unfortunate that many bands put out comps as stop-gap releases between albums", wrote Blabbermouth in their 8/10 review. "This is far from the case with this double-album compilation. The covers are enjoyable and marked by Crippled Black Phoenix's singular stamp. But there is no doubt that the revitalized re-recordings on The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature are the comp's focal point, expressions that are so distinct from the originals that it's almost like new music altogether".

   

  Follow Crippled Black Phoenix:

  Official Website: https://www.crippledblackphoenix.net/
  Bandcamp: https://crippledblackphoenixsom.bandcamp.com
  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBP444/
  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbp_444/
  Twitter (X): https://x.com/cbp_official/
  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WEyPcf9ezhNLm1xOBjbwH
  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/crippled-black-phoenix/251718934
  Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/391823
  TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/3607159

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• Retromorphosis Announce New Album 'Psalmus Mortis'

  Nov 26, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  True legends never die, especially in death metal.
  
  Having already reached unholy nirvana by their third album, in 2017, Spawn of Possession was put to rest. But like an especially pungent spore, the seeds of those most accursed influencers have been festering in their hallowed crypt, waiting to come alive and haunt the earth once again. 
  
  Such is the sordid backstory behind Retromorphosis. Jonas Bryssling and his Spawn of Possession bandmates have once again joined forces with ex-Obscura and Necrophagist guitarist Christian Muenzner. Only now, their proven chemistry explodes with even more deadly proficiency. They've added former Decrepit Birth drummer KC Howard to the equation, along with a few new, old-school bells and whistles.    
  
  With their first album, Retromorphosis emerge with the missing link in tech-death's evolutionary chain. Psalmus Mortis is almost a decade in the making, but its lead single "Vanished" shows that this band of fearsome players loom over metalheads' imaginations larger than ever. 
  
  Watch the haunting visualizer for "Vanished".
  
  https://youtu.be/m67EwWFp0GE
  
  Psalmus Mortis comes out February 21 on Season of Mist.
  
  Pre-order & Pre-save
  
  https://orcd.co/retromorphosispsalmusmortis 
  
  Spawn of Possession had the final nail hammered into its coffin nearly a decade ago, but time has only accelerated the mutation of Retromorphosis. The first offering from Psalmus Mortis comes screaming out of the shadows before quickly settling in to a bone-crunching riff that reeks of the old school. "I prefer my death metal to sound ugly and mean", Bryssling says with a satisfied grin. "Vanished" was one of the first songs that Bryssling wrote after he hopped back on the death metal songwriting minotaur, but the band continued to tinker with album's lead single after the other eight tracks were smashed into shape. 
  
  "There was no hesitation", Bryssling says about respawning with his old bandmates as Retromorphosis. With "Vanished", it's not hard to see why. Muenzner's freakishly fast solos are not for the squeamish. At one point, Casperon's bass line breaks into a ghoulish bounce, whisking the songs cosmic body horror into the light. "Fading flesh, his skin turning translucent", Röndum roars with laughter. All of the tales on Psalmus Mortis will test your sanity, though this song officially opens the album with a tale that reads like a twisted mirror image of Dorian Gray.  
  
  "I don't have to tell them much", Bryssling continues. "They know how it's done".
  
  So does their new drummer. "Everyone knows KC Howard is an insane talent", Bryssling says. Howard first etched his mark on the underground as the blistering heartbeat of Decrepit Birth. His non-stop pounding is the radioactive ooze that feeds Retromorphosis' frenzied nucleus. Even when "Vanished" slows to a crawl, his cymbal crashes and thunderous fills spell doom.
  
  But Howard isn't the only new blood injected into Retromorphosis. Psalmus Mortis was produced by Magnus Sedenberg, who's been their Swedish engineer du jour dating back to SoP's first two demos. But while the band opted for more raw production, they fleshed out their technical arsenal with some unusual instruments of torture. Amidst all its unflinching punishment, "Vanished" is backlit by a ghostly choir and synths that glow like a portal into hell.   
  
  "We had rules in Spawn of Possession", Bryssling explains when asked what separates Retromorphosis from their first mutation. "Everything had to always be so intense. Retromorphosis is more free. Psalmus Mortis can be eerie, doomy, or even quite simple".
  
  With "Vanished", one of the great legends of modern death metal reveal their gloriously grotesque new form. 
  
  The visualizer for "Vanished" was created by Riivata Visuals.Recording Studio:

  Pama Records AB, Kristianopel, Sweden
  Sharkbite Studios, Oakland, CA, United States
  
  Production Credits:
  Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Magnus Sedenberg at Pama Records AB, Kristianopel, Sweden
  
  Cover Art:
  Arif Septian (Poisondust)
  
  Booking information
  retromorphosis.contact@gmail.com
  
  Pre-save & Pre-order
  https://orcd.co/retromorphosispsalmusmortis 

   

  Available Formats

  Digital Download
  CD Digipack
  12" Vinyl (Black)
  12" Vinyl (Red and Black Marble)
  
  Follow Retromorphosis
  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0fBVXSuBO4MlVPMmugfW7L?si=pzjuRGxDRCWvlSZtAETA-Q
  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ua/artist/retromorphosis/1503268871
  Bandcamp: https://retromorphosisofficial.bandcamp.com
  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retromorphosis.swe
  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retromorphosis_official/
  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Retromorphosis_Official

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