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Immortal Frost Productions signs Deadspace and Infinity: "The band needs no real introduction for those who dwell within the scene long enough."

February 15, 2023

First signing: Infinity.
“We’re glad to announce that Infinity has signed with Immortal Frost Productions. The band needs no real introduction for those who dwell within the scene long enough. However for those who don’t know, Infinity is one of the oldest Black Metal bands from the Netherlands created by Draconis and B.Xul back in 1995.”

While it is by giving themselves this name they are forever bound to the ancient Gods of Darkness and let “The Limitless Black Light of Lucifer” guide their path into the endless darkness. Enchanted by the magical sigil on their backs they stand forever proud and loyal and as of 2023 a new era has begun for the band as they’ve inked a deal with Immortal Frost Productions for their future album(s).

Second signing: Deadspace.

“We’re more than proud to announce that the destructive hateful depressive Black Metal band Deadspace from Australia has signed a contract with Immortal Frost Productions for the release of their upcoming album(s). After many years of close friendship between label and band it was only a matter of time to officially seal the deal and share the news with all of you.”

Crawling out of the cracks of the Australian musical landscape, Deadspace has long forged a chasm of its own within national and international circles. Amalgamating a unique atmosphere of anguish with a more orthodox black metal approach, Deadspace envisions a post-apocalyptic world governed by corporate greed and socio-political disconnect. Influenced heavily by English Literature and Occult narratives, the band is on a constant pursuit to document and extrapolate mankind’s darkest and palest truths, at whatever the required cost.

What has been is in the past and what lies ahead is the focus! 2023 is the year of a new era for Deadspace. After nearly 10 years of existence, a new direction has been chosen wisely, and with it, a contract has been signed with Immortal Frost Productions. A record label whom we think feels our passion and understands our needs as an international band, fitting perfectly with our vision and form of devastating art.

Expect nothing, receive everything!

More info: Deadspace; Infinity; Immortal Frost Productions;

Thysia to release debut album in cooperation with Chaos Records: "Dusty and dusky like so much Mediterranean Black Metal from the darkest past, these sonic bones and scrolls emit a blanching aspect that's simply impossible to find these days."

February 14, 2023

Chaos Records is proud to present Thysia’s striking debut album, ’Islands in Cosmic Darkness’, on CD format.

Translated from ancient Greek as “ritual sacrifice,” Thysia was spawned in 2019 in Cavaso del Tomba (Treviso, Italy) by Nefasto on guitar and vocals, Mistyr on drums, and Nihil on bass; Fenrir joins in 2021 and takes over vocals. The band’s collective experience includes the likes of Haemophagus, Messa, Undead Creep, Assumption, and Nox Interitus. After a couple of interruptions due to the outbreak of the pandemic, Thysia completed their first public work, the full-length ’Islands in Cosmic Darkness’.

Just as Thysia are aptly monikered, so, too, is ’Islands in Cosmic Darkness’ truly titled. Its Black Metal is deeply rooted in the ancients, but not just one corridor of this rich tradition; lurking within Thysia’s cauldron, one will find Craft, Varathron, Mayhem, Celtic Frost, Tangorodrim, and early Rotting Christ among others. With a suitably cavernous but fully physical sound, ’Islands in Cosmic Darkness’ sends out undulating sinewaves of spiritual negativity, its lyrical references rooted in Greek mythology and its inner cosmic landscapes expanding outward from an austere core. Put another way, Thysia in general and their debut album in particular sound astoundingly OLD – not simply “old” like ’90s Black Metal, but rather old as the earth itself. Dusty and dusky like so much Mediterranean Black Metal from the darkest past, these sonic bones and scrolls emit a blanching aspect that’s simply impossible to find these days. Modernity is left to rot in Thysia’s world.

For those who thrill to the equally eldritch likes of Negative Plane, Malokarpatan, Cultes des Ghoules, and Funereal Presence, prepare to have your coordinates rearranged by Thysia’s ’Islands in Cosmic Darkness’.

More info: Thysia; Chaos Records;

Iron Bonehead Productions to release debut EP of Kaal Nagini: "Cruel and martial and overwhelming, Kaal Nagini's Death Metal aims for oblivion and promptly delivers the listener there..."

February 14, 2023

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Kaal Nagini’s striking debut EP, ‘Refracted Lights of a Blind God’, on CD and 12″ vinyl formats.

Hailing from Kolkata, Kaal Nagini are a vital new entity among India’s ever-rising extreme metal underground, for which Iron Bonehead has helped foster through the likes of Tetragrammacide, Aparthiva Raktadhara, Brahmastrika, And Necrodeity. As such, Kaal Nagini are among the Kolkata Inner Order in a percussive alliance with MVOQH, an esteemed figure from the Siamese Underground.

Cruel and martial and overwhelming, Kaal Nagini’s Death Metal aims for oblivion and promptly delivers the listener there – if they can even withstand the immediate barrage of nuclear-warped decibels the power-trio so effortlessly unload. ‘Refracted Lights of a Blind God’, the band’s first public recording, comprises four massive tracks across 17 minutes of unchained & unrestrained ultraviolence. With universal adversarial syncretism as their lyrical muse, Kaal Nagini distort and disorient perceptions of what “Death Metal” is and can be. Never devolving into pure noise nor afraid to overload frequencies to their maximalist limit, these undulating vortexes reveal rude shapes and impossible angles, but ones not without purpose: the glorification of Kali, and the emergence and idiosyncratic sound of Kalikshetra.

And this is but the opening arsenal of Kaal Nagini. Offer obeisance or prepare to be mowed down by these ‘Refracted Lights of a Blind God’.

More info: Kaal Nagini; Iron Bonehead Productions;

Intestine Baalism's first two albums to be re-released: "We’re also happy to announce a reissue of the much sought-after second album by Intestine Baalism, including the first time the release has EVER been pressed on tape."

February 13, 2023

Sewer Rot Records mentions the following news on their social media channels:

Our next two releases are official reissues of the first two masterpieces by Intestine Baalism from Japan. This reissue of ‘An Anatomy of the Beast’ is different from our first press in that it has a color scheme reminiscent of the original 1997 pressing and it’s the first time that a reissue of the album has ever included the interior artworks from the original press. This press will also be a co-release with our good friends at Sevared Records.

We’re also happy to announce a reissue of the much sought-after second album by Intestine Baalism, including the first time the release has EVER been pressed on tape. You won’t want to miss these! It all goes down March 3rd!

We have reviewed the re-release of ‘Anatomy of the Beast’ and considered it as; “A perfect mix of both otherworldly melodies and sheer brutality wrapped in the great buzzsaw sound. The vocals are as low as my urge not to take a beer at a craft beer-fest and the quality of the leads and solos are as high as…well, my urge to take a beer at a craft beer-fest.”

More info: Intestine Baalism; Sevared Records; Sewer Rot Records;

Bastard Grave to release new album via Pulverised Records: "With their bewitching and elegant sense of absolute rotten Death Metal..."

January 9, 2023

Pulverised Records proudly announces the third full-length release of Swedish Deathers Bastard Grave! ‘Vortex Of Disgust’ will be unleashed on March 10th 2023.

With their bewitching and elegant sense of absolute rotten Death Metal, “Vortex Of Disgust” is remarkably the band’s zenith; shaping the old form of tried-and-true Scandinavian Death Metal and coalescing into an unmerciful clobber of swamp-soaked riffs truly unique to Bastard Grave.

The album was recorded by the band themselves with the exception of drums recording handled by Ulf Blomberg at The End Studios (Exhale, Crawl, Age Of Woe, Inevitable End, etc). The mixing and mastering was overseen and helmed by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studio (Autopsy, Chaotian, High On Fire, Atrament, etc), and the cover artwork was illustrated by German artist Thomas ”Necromaniac” Westphal (Cryptic Brood, Morbific, Deserted Fear, etc). The tracklist contains titles as ‘Sunder The Earth’, ‘Consumed And Forgotten’ and ‘Eternal Decomposition’.

We desecribed the last effort of Bastard Grave, the split with Graveyard Ghoul, as: “A sort of Death Metal that has a certain Swedish edge to it, but doesn’t come as the next Entombed stand-in. Instead Bastard Grave blends in some classic Dutch Death Metal and a even a bit of early British Death Metal too, making it appealing to fans of either Sinister, Benediction or Grave – but most likely, these are the same people anyway.”

More info: Bastard Grave; Pulverised Records;

Memento Mori signs Obscurial: "Obscurial´s approach to timeless Death Metal includes gut-wrenching riffs, somber melodies and a dismal atmosphere..."

January 2, 2023

In our endless quest to push and support current underground acts that perpetuate the odor of vintage Death Metal, we´re extremely thrilled to announce a new signing: Obscurial, from Malaysia.

Obscurial is one of the most promising, up and coming Death Metal bands from Asia, being spawned in the sewers of K-Hell (Kuala Lumpur) back in 2019 and breaking into the local underground scene with “Exaltation”, their debut 2020 demo. “Funeral, Burial and Rites”, the band´s opera prima in full-length format, was self-released in December 2021, helping them obtain more recognition and following in the underground Death Metal community. Obscurial´s approach to timeless Death Metal includes gut-wrenching riffs, somber melodies and a dismal atmosphere influenced by the likes of Brain Dead, Grave Miasma, Morbid Angel, Bloodbath, Incantation, Dismember, Deicide, Grave and Darkthrone (“Soulside Journey” era).

Memento Mori will unleash the CD version of their 2nd full-length in the first half of 2024.

More info: Obscurial; Memento Mori;

Angerot ready with new release: "Their 3rd opus, 'The Profound Recreant', ascends even deeper into the abyss and sees the band continue to evolve (or devolve depending how you look at it)."

January 2, 2023

Since their heavy leaning Swedish Death Metal debut, ‘The Splendid Iniquity’ in 2018, to their more mature Blackened Death evolution on 2020’s ‘The Divine Apostate’, Angerot have been a beacon of darkness for the US extreme metal scene.

Their 3rd opus, ‘The Profound Recreant’, ascends even deeper into the abyss and sees the band continue to evolve (or devolve depending how you look at it). The band’s consummate professionalism and meticulous attention to every detail is on full display here, which has certainly set them apart from nearly any other act on the continent.

More European in presentation and overall sound, Angerot’s midwest roots provide more heft in the backbone of their riffs than their Eastern counterparts, and while the band continue to flirt with more Black Metal aesthetics, the foundation is certainly grounded in Death Metal.

More info: Angerot; Redefining Darkness Records;

Act of Impalement and Caligari Records unite for new album: "Perhaps best yet, the album doesn't overstay its welcome: Act of Impalement get in and slaughter in a mere 29 minutes."

December 27, 2022

Caligari Records is proud to present Act of Impalement’s highly anticipated second album, ‘Infernal Ordinance’, on CD and cassette tape formats.

Formed in 2012, Nashville’s Act of Impalement steadily sharpened their sound over a handful of demos and EPs, culminating in the 2018 debut album, Perdition Cult. Always a power-trio, Act of Impalement’s sound has never been easy to categorize; galloping, oft-doomy death metal and blackened crust are always at the fore, but Perdition Cult showed ever more sides to the band, including moshable thrash and blown-out sludge. This relative variety should’ve proved a boon, but Act of Impalement went on a recording hiatus thereafter.

Work began on Act of Impalement’s second album in February 2020, when all instruments were recorded; vocals were then done in March 2021, with everything recorded & mixed by Yautja’s Shibby Poole. The wait was definitely worth it, for ‘Infernal Ordinance’ is a monstrous work, with Act of Impalement at their gutsfucking and most focused best. Eschewing some of the variety of its full-length predecessor, Act of Impalement’s second album surges forward with more songwriting finesse; every riff is given maximal room to inflict damage, every segment carried forward to its conclusion, and every transition seamless. That the power-trio can still show traces of Cianide, Bolt Thrower, Prophecy of Doom, and even Archgoat – often, all in the same song – and make it meld together consistently and compellingly is no small feat. Add to that their characteristically GUTTED guitar & bass tone and ‘Infernal Ordinance’ verily becomes its namesake. Perhaps best yet, the album doesn’t overstay its welcome: Act of Impalement get in and slaughter in a mere 29 minutes.

With world-eating mastering courtesy of Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios and stark cover artwork by Diablo Macabre, Act of Impalement have undeniably delivered their best record yet in ‘Infernal Ordinance’.

More info: Act of Impalement; Caligari Records;

Xtreem Music signs Catacomb and will release new album: "An exceptional work that will undoubtedly meet the expectations of all the fans of the band."

December 27, 2022

The legendary French Death Metal band Catacomb, has just signed a contract with Xtreem Music for the release of their long-awaited 1st full album entitled “When the Stars Are Right” and which closes a 30-year circle in which they return to the label that, under the name Drowned Prod., released their mythical 7″EP “In the Maze of Kadath” in 1993. The new album, with a date yet to be determined, is expected for spring 2023 in CD, 12″LP, Cassette and Digital formats.

Catacomb was formed in 1990, the year in which they already included a song on a compilation cassette, being followed by four demos and a 7″EP until 1994 when they disbanded and reformed again in ’97, recording a 6-song mini CD in 2001 and splitting up a couple of years later. In 2010 and 2015, a couple of compilations were released with their old recordings until in 2018 they reunited again, recording a series of singles prior to their latest work, an EP entitled “Back to Unknown Kadath” which was followed by their signing by Xtreem Music for what will be his first complete album “When the Stars Are Right”, an exceptional work that will undoubtedly meet the expectations of all the fans of the band.

More info: Catacomb; Xtreem Music;

An unholy alliance between Ofermod, Black Altar and Acherontas: "X new anthems of Orthodox Black Metal"

December 23, 2022

Οn this sacred Yule, Odium Records proudly announces ‘Draconian Elitism’ by Ofermod / Black Altar / Acherontas, the newly crafted split-release that will be released next year. A glorious covenant, exalted to the eyes of the Old Gods, taking spirit, flesh and bones, to seal a congregation regressing back in the victorious days of the genre, while thrusting forth to the victories to come.

The spawn of this insatiable gathering will be unleashed upon the mundane plains on 21st of June, on the blessed day of the Summer Solstice, as a digipack CD, LP, limited wooden box, digital, t-shirts and longsleeve garments, to fulfil and quench the thirsts and needs by every aspect, no less than the quality that such an offering deserves. Glimpses to the formats will be soon revealed to the masses.

It shall be a very special opus in the form of a split release, dedicated to the untold Mysteries of the Draconian Path, consisting of X new anthems of Orthodox Black Metal and lasting approximately 53 minutes. Thus, severing every tie the participants have set until forth, to form a deified monstrosity of terrors as well as an offering to the Victory of the Draconian Ways, above, beyond and astride Life and Death, a journey within theurgy and deification alike begins.

The cover artwork to enclose this opus into mortal shell was crafted and created by the infamous Daniele Valeriani, known for his formidable work with several powerful artists and individuals of the genre.

More info: Acherontas (Αχέροντας); Black Altar; Ofermod; Odium Records;