Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH played their first show in over a year this past Saturday, October 8 in Poznan, Poland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski, who was diagnosed with leukemia in August 2010, stated: "Magick is back, my friends! We have our first 'rebirth shows ...
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Polish blackened death metallers BEHEMOTH recently filmed a video for the song "Lucifer" off the band's current album, "Evangelion". The Grupa 13-directed clip, which can be seen below, features Polish singer, guitarist, and poet Maciej Malenczuk, who also contributed guest vocals to the track. Also available is behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the video. ...
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Moribund Records has announced the signing of Pennsylvanian black metallers PACT. The band's debut album, "The Dragon Lineage Of Satan", will be released early next year. Harsh and harrowing and yet with a mystical atmosphere, PACT has been perfecting its dark craft in the shadows for the past six years. The band says, "Our music ...
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Polish blackened death metallers BEHEMOTH recently filmed a video for the song "Lucifer" off the band's current album, "Evangelion". The clip, which will make its online debut later this month, was once again directed by Grupa 13, which features Polish singer, guitarist, and poet Maciej Malenczuk, who also contributed guest vocals to the track. A ...
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"They Call Me Black Devil", the new video from French black metallers GLORIOR BELLI, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "The Great Southern Darkness", which will be released in North America on September 27. Commented the band on the new release: "'The Great Southern Darkness' has been recorded over ...
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Polish blackened death metallers BEHEMOTH recently filmed a video for the song "Lucifer" off the band's current album, "Evangelion". The clip, which will make its online debut in September, was once again directed by Grupa 13, which features Polish singer, guitarist, and poet Maciej Malenczuk, who also contributed guest vocals to the track. Behind-the-scenes footage ...
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CANNIBAL CORPSE, BEHEMOTH, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, MISERY INDEX, SUICIDAL ANGELS and a to-be-announced "special guest" will join forces the "Full Of Hate 2012" European tour. The dates are as follows: Feb. 09 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Feb. 10 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle Feb. 11 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA Longhorn Feb. 12 ...
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Polish blackened death metallers BEHEMOTH recently filmed a video for the song "Lucifer" off the band's current album, "Evangelion". The clip was once again directed by Grupa 13, which features Polish singer, guitarist, and poet Maciej Malenczuk, who also contributed guest vocals to the track. Commented BEHEMOTH guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski: "I'm speechless. We have ...
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Polish blackened death metallers BEHEMOTH recently filmed a video for the song "Lucifer" off the band's current album, "Evangelion". The clip was once again directed by Grupa 13, which features Polish singer, guitarist, and poet Maciej Malenczuk, who also contributed guest vocals to the track. Commented BEHEMOTH guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski: "I'm speechless. We have ...
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French black metallers GLORIOR BELLI have revealed the cover art and track listing for their new album, "The Great Southern Darkness", to be released in North America on September 27. Commented the band on the new release: "'The Great Southern Darkness' has been recorded over a few months period and is comprised of 11 tracks ...
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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH recently rehearsed for the first time since the band's guitarist/vocalist, Adam "Nergal" Darski, was diagnosed with leukemia last August. Nergal, who underwent a bone marrow transplant procedure in December, said, "Sooo, first rehearsals after the transplant are under our belts! I didn't want to get overexcited at first, just wanted to ...
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ASESINO the death metal/grindcore project featuring FEAR FACTORY/DIVINE HERESY guitarist Dino Cazares and ex-STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) is working on material for its third album for a 2012 release. "On the new record, it's going to be a continuation from the second record [2006's 'Cristo Satanico']," Cazares told AOL's Noisecreep. "On ...
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Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of France's GLORIOR BELLI. The band's new album, "The Great Southern Darkness", will be released in the fall. Comments the group: "We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with the folks of Metal Blade Records, who put out some of the best metal in the ...
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Guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE makes a guest appearance on vocals on the song "Shunq (To The Despaired…King Of Darkness)" from Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based death/thrash metallers NERVECELL. The track will appear on NERVECELL's new album, "Psychogenocide", which is scheduled for release on March 31 in the Middle East ...
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Pennsylvania-based black/death metallers SATHANAS are currently mixing their new album, "La Hora De Lucifer", at 905 Studios in Ambridge, Pennsylvania for a late 2011 release via via Pagan in Europe, Astral Holocaust in South America, Evil Dead in Asia and an as-yet-unannounced label in North America. Each version of the effort will contain different cover ...
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Northwest death metal band DRAWN AND QUARTERED has issued the following update: "The principal recording for the [sixth full-length DRAWN AND QUARTERED] album has been completed! Aside from a few additions or last-minute tweaks , we will schedule time to start the mixing process. And for those of you that really want to know, we've ...
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Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS will celebrate their 25-year anniversary by performing an extra-long, two-and-a-half-hour set at Debaser Medis in Stockholm on December 18. The band's classic debut album, "Epicus Doomicus Metalicus", will be played in its entirety for the first time with the original singer Johan Längqvist. In addition, the group has been in the ...
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"Evangelia Heretika", the new DVD from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on the Top Music Videos chart. As previously reported, "Evangelia Heretika" was certified platinum in the band's home country for sales in excess of 10,000 ...
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"Evangelia Heretika", the new DVD from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, has reportedly already been certified platinum in the band's home country for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. "Evangelia Heretika" DVD content: Three discs featuring two full shows ("Live In Paris 2008" and "Live In Warsaw 2009"); every BEHEMOTH music video ever made; "Evangelion" tour ...
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The third trailer for "Evangelia Heretika", the new DVD from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, can be viewed below. Metal Blade Records has created a landing page for the set, featuring a pre-order for the release, bundle offers — including the limited-edition pressing of the band's highly successful album "Evangelion" on vinyl — and ...
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Mike Carey, a British writer of comic books, novels and films who wrote several independent comic book series featuring Ozzy Osbourne and PANTERA before writing Lucifer for Vertigo Comics, told the Birmingham Mail that Ozzy helped him to kickstart his career. Mike said: "I did Ozzy and PANTERA, not because I was particularly ...
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The second trailer for "Evangelia Heretika", the new DVD from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, can be viewed below. Metal Blade Records has created a landing page for the set, featuring a pre-order for the release, bundle offers — including the limited-edition pressing of the band's highly successful album "Evangelion" on vinyl — and ...
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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will release their second DVD, "Evangelia Heretika", on November 9. Metal Blade Records has created a landing page for the set, featuring a pre-order for the release, bundle offers — including the limited-edition pressing of the band's highly successful album "Evangelion" on vinyl — and the first video clip ...
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Matt Garfield is a man of many hats. A by-product of the Philly punk scene, Garfield takes on many a role in the synth/stoner/punk/metal hybrid known as MOSE GIGANTICUS. Listed as songwriter, drummer, keyboardist, programmer and drummer, it's safe to say this cat is the brains behind the operation. Hell, he even re-tooled the band's ...
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HORTUS ANIMAE vocalist Martyr Lucifer has commenced work on his debut solo album, tentatitively titled "Farewell To Graveland". an "Farewell To Graveland" recording lineup (more guests to be announced later): * Martyr Lucifer - Vocals, Synth, Programming * Arke (OPPOSITE SIDES) - Guitar * Evgeniy "Vrolok" Antonenko (NOKTURNAL MORTUM) - Bass * Bless (HORTUS ANIMAE) ...
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Pennsylvania-based black/death metallers SATHANAS will enter 905 Studios in Ambridge, Pennsylvania this month to begin recording their new album, "La Hora De Lucifer", for a tentative late 2010 release via Pagan in Europe, Astral Holocaust in South America, Evil Dead in Asia and an as-yet-unannounced label in North America. The CD artwork was created by ...
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The psychedelic doom trio RAMESSES was spawned in the woodland of Dorset, England in 2003, and has been brutalizing its devoted fanbase ever since, unleashing a rash of EPs and demos, one full-length release, splits with NEGATIVE REACTION and UNEARTHLY TRANCE and more over the past seven years. They've ripped a wound in the U.K. ...
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"The Pulse Of Awakening", the third album from Swiss metallers SYBREED, will be released in North America on July 13 via Listenable Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, FEAR FACTORY, PARADISE LOST), and it is said to sound "immense." The vocals and the drums for the follow-up to ...
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Swedish metallers HYPOCRISY have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Elsrock festival, set to take place August 28, 2010 in Rijssen, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT DEW-SCENTED DREAM EVIL HAIL OF BULLETS HYPOCRISY LIZZY BORDEN NAPALM DEATH ONSLAUGHT PESTILENCE STATE:CHAOS THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE For more information, visit ...
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Dutch death metallers THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE are preparing to enter the studio to record pre-production versions of some of their new songs, including "The Loss", "King Of None" and "Megaton". The band says, "The first new songs sound like a freight train on the loose, heavy and unstoppable!" THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE recently parted ways with ...
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