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Atrox unravels details of upcoming album “Monocle”

Atrox unravels details of upcoming album “Monocle”

Atrox revealed the details of their upcoming 6th full-length album. “Monocle” is to be released on September 8th, 2017 via their label Dark Essence Records.  After an extensive hiatus of 9 years, the Norwegian experimental metallers Atrox are finally back to release their 6th album. The information disclosed by the label about “Monocle” claims the album [...]

June 20, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Atrox unravels details of upcoming album “Monocle”

Belphegor reveal details from new album Totenritual

Belphegor reveal details from new album Totenritual

BELPHEGOR unveils upcoming album “Totenritual” tracklist, producer and artwork artist. They also revealed a new track in the format of live recording from a rehearsal session. Over three years have passed since Belphegor’s last full length release “Conjuring the Dead”. The black metallers giants Belphegor have just released the tracklist for their forthcoming album “Totenritual”. [...]

June 19, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Belphegor reveal details from new album Totenritual

Hallatar premieres single Mirrors

Hallatar premieres single Mirrors

Hallatar is the new Finnish band formed by Juha Ravio. This is a tribute project to Aleah Liane Starbridge work and life, which unfortunately succumbed to cancer last year after the recording of Trees Of Eternity debut album. With the intention to immortalise her work, “Carry the flame of Aleah”, her partner Juha invited  Tomi Joutsen [...]

June 13, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Hallatar premieres single Mirrors

Circus Maximus “Havoc In Oslo”

Circus Maximus “Havoc In Oslo”

Frontiers Music Srl announced the release of Circus Maximus “Havoc In Oslo”. The hotly anticipated live album is due to be released on August 4, 2017 and it will be available on 2CD/DVD and 2CD/BluRay. Ever since Circus Maximus released “Live In Japan” via YouTube, and have been eager to make a proper live release in a physical format. [...]

June 8, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Circus Maximus “Havoc In Oslo”

XXXicken Party festival closes band billing for 2017 edition

XXXicken Party festival closes band billing for 2017 edition

The portuguese death/grind XXXicken Party festival has closed it’s band billing for their 2017 edition. The event will take place at Rex Bowling Club in Cantanhede. French death/grindcore band Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition (S.C.D.) are returning to Portugal and they are part of the latest confirmations for this year’s XXXicken Party festival billing. The Spanish bands Gruesome [...]

June 1, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on XXXicken Party festival closes band billing for 2017 edition

White Skull announce new album “Will Of The Strong”

White Skull announce new album “Will Of The Strong”

White Skull will celebrate 30 years of activity next year . The Italian power metal band White Skull will soon turn 30. To celebrate this landmark in the band’s existence, White Skull announced a new album, its tenth original album. It will be released on June 9th through Dragonheart Records. Five years after the last album “Under [...]

May 22, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on White Skull announce new album “Will Of The Strong”

Crushing the North Tour – May 16 at Nosturi, Helsinki

Crushing the North Tour – May 16 at Nosturi, Helsinki

Vader and Decapitated deal death upon Finland! Their the “Crushing the north” Tour will be in Helsinki on May 16th. They will be accompanied by Thy Disease, Thrashred and Nox Vorago. Polish death metal commanders VADER are returning to Finland this May with brothers-in-arms Decapitated and Thy Disease, for three nights of merciless onslaught. Opening [...]

May 11, 2017 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on Crushing the North Tour – May 16 at Nosturi, Helsinki

Preview: Hardline + Intuitive @ Paradise Garage

Preview: Hardline + Intuitive @ Paradise Garage

Hardline + Intuitive – May 28th at Paradise Garage, Lisbon Hardline, one of the biggest and most influent hard rock bands from the 90’s, are visiting Portugal for the first time! They come to present their most recent record “Human Nature” with their most recent formation (from 2011 onwards). Hardline is known for big hits [...]

May 10, 2017 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on Preview: Hardline + Intuitive @ Paradise Garage

Preview: Asphyx + The Ominous Circle + Besta – May 27th at RCA Lisboa

Preview: Asphyx + The Ominous Circle + Besta – May 27th at RCA Lisboa

Asphyx + The Ominous Circle + Besta – May 27th at RCA Lisboa Asphyxia, masters of death metal with a touch of doom, created a genre that only they can perfectly perform. After 5 years they return to Portugal to bring the death hammer over Lisboa, along with their last high acclaimed album “Incoming Death”. [...]

May 9, 2017 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on Preview: Asphyx + The Ominous Circle + Besta – May 27th at RCA Lisboa

Carach Angren premieres new song ”Charlie”

Carach Angren premieres new song ”Charlie”

Dutch symphonic extreme metal band Carach Angren release the new single ”Charlie”. The song is part of the upcoming album ”Dance and Laugh Amongst the Rotten”. The band comments on the single “Charlie”: It will draw you right into the first chapter of an unsettling journey, setting an ominous dark paranormal tone. ”Charlie” has everything and [...]

April 27, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Carach Angren premieres new song ”Charlie”

Preview: Persefone + Poem + Loch Vostok – Stockholm

Preview: Persefone + Poem + Loch Vostok – Stockholm

Persefone has been currently touring with Poem in order to introduce their latest release “Aathma” The “Aathma” tour started on April 7th in Barcelona and will end on April 22 in Stockholm at the Kraken Sthlm venue. For the special end of tour date they invited the band Loch Vostok as opening band. Originally from Uppsala (Sweden) their latest [...]

April 20, 2017 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on Preview: Persefone + Poem + Loch Vostok – Stockholm

Novembers Doom announces new album “Hamartia”

Novembers Doom announces new album “Hamartia”

Novembers Doom news studio album “HAMARTIA” will be released on April 14 via The End Records. Novembers Doom is set to release their tenth full-length album entitled “Hamartia”, which the band considers their best work to date. Harmartia’s mastery is due in part to the synergy of its lineup, who constituted their previous album Bled White: Paul Kuhr (founder/vocalist), Larry Roberts [...]

April 11, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Novembers Doom announces new album “Hamartia”

Below premieres new song “1000 Broken Bones”

Below premieres new song “1000 Broken Bones”

The swedish band Below premiered “1000 Broken Bones” track from upcoming album. “Upon a Pale Horse” album will be released on May 19th via Metal Blade Records. Below was formed in Nyköping (Sweden) back in 2011. They are by default a doom metal band, but they also explore the more epic, heavy and dark side of the style. Their [...]

April 5, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Below premieres new song “1000 Broken Bones”

Hexed released “Exhaling Life” EP

Hexed released “Exhaling Life” EP

The three released singles from the upcoming full-length album “Netherworld”, form the content of the EP “Exhaling Life”, digitally released on all major platforms on the past March 31st. Hexed is a new Melodic Metal Band from Uppsala (Sweden). They were formed in the winter of 2015 by Tina Gunnarsson (vocals) and Stellan Gunnarsson (Guitars, Vocals, Keys). Their goal was to create [...]

April 5, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Hexed released “Exhaling Life” EP