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LIMITED BOXSET!
- printed TinBox in special design
- limited 6pgd DigiPak in special design
- stainless steel Bottle opener
- printed patch (10x10cm)
+ suprise gimmick 1 (tba)
+ suprise gimmick 2 (tba)
+ suprise gimmick 3 (tba)
+ ???
High Speed Power Metal!
When seasoned musicians has cabin fever during the lockdown, they come up with the strangest things and sometimes even grandiose ideas. In the case of Sculforge, both is the case, because Polly McSculwood (vox, guit.) and Fabz McBlackscul (guitars) came up with the idea of forming the band in 2020 and starting a new musical adventure. Everything that happened then was out of love for music and pure boredom - and the two were really very bored.
Since Nerd King Polly loves everything that smells like sci-fi and fantasy RPGs, PC games and literature, it was very quickly clear that he wanted to create an epic sci-fi story that was -maybe- a little bit influenced by Warhammer 40k. A world in which there is no progress except on the battlefield seemed to him to be the perfect setting for high speed power metal songs!
So on this "Intergalactic Battle Tunes (Stories from Behind The Dark Side Of The Moon To The Milky Way And Beyond) titled debut, there are not only Metal Hymns between Power and Thrash, but also a complete story with radio play-like interludes which complete the concept. The result is a fresh, virtuoso and wacky masterpiece!
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With “Rebirthless”, the quartet now present their 13th studio album, picking up stylistically from their previous albums “Dependent Domination” and “Diabolic”, while also incorporating elements from the band's earlier albums. Overall, “Rebirthless” is exactly what the band envisioned: a powerful and thoughtful album that perfectly realizes their musical vision while containing everything that has always defined the band: powerful melodies, aggressive rhythms and profound lyrics that captivate listeners and make them think.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Martin Buchwalter at Gernhart Studio in Troisdorf. The cover artwork is based on the painting “La révolte des Enfers contre le Ciel (The revolt of the hell against the heaven)” by Antoine Joseph Wiertz.
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limited Digipak! Brutal & Epic Blackened Death Metal!The Dutch band Slechtvalk have been making their mark on the European metal scene since 1999 and have been delighting fans of symphonic, folk, black and Viking death metal for the past 25 years. While some bands lose their bite over the years, Slechtvalk present themselves more extreme and brutal than ever before on their sixth longplayer “At Death's Gate”.
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12 songs, on which Grewe with the full vocal range of his skills and the most diverse vocal performance of his career puts the black-golden crown of a poison and bile-spewing king of the underworld, are waiting to blow a fresh wind of devastation through your brain. The band's great joy in playing makes it unmistakably clear that Deimos' Dawn are something special. So special, in fact, that former Sodom guitarist and jack-of-all-trades Andy Brings had to write (nearly) all lyrics and produce Grewe's vocals out of sheer enthusiasm for the concept and songs. Yes, had to!
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DEIMOS' DAWN - Anthem Of The Lost - CD
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Marc Grewe goes THRASH METAL!
When Germany's flagship-growler Marc Grewe (ex-Morgoth, Insidious Disease) gets ready to step behind a microphone, you can be sure to be bombarded with pure Death Metal ... until now! Because with Deimos' Dawn the scene veteran stands for the first time in front of a THRASH METAL band of pure and classical coinage. Bands like Kreator, Slayer, Sodom and Sepultura have obviously left deep marks on the band's founders Andy Doé (guitar), Matthias Lange (bass) and Mathias Schmidt (drums), so that the three, who have known each other since early childhood, didn't have to spend a long time looking for ideas when they launched Deimos Dawn in 2017 and soon recruited the perfect frontman in Marc.
12 songs, on which Grewe with the full vocal range of his skills and the most diverse vocal performance of his career puts the black-golden crown of a poison and bile-spewing king of the underworld, are waiting to blow a fresh wind of devastation through your brain. The band's great joy in playing makes it unmistakably clear that Deimos' Dawn are something special. So special, in fact, that former Sodom guitarist and jack-of-all-trades Andy Brings had to write (nearly) all lyrics and produce Grewe's vocals out of sheer enthusiasm for the concept and songs. Yes, had to!
With "Anthem Of The Lost" Deimos' Dawn undoubtedly write a new, strong chapter in the big book of Thrash Metal!
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Von Sagen, Schlachten und Trinkgelagen !
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„Rex Silvarum“ bietet alles, was das Folk Metal Herz begehrt: Harte Gitarrenklänge gepaart mit volkstümlichen Instrumenten erzeugen eine mitreißende Stimmung zwischen brachialen, metallischen Parts und tanzbaren, treibenden Dudelsack- und Akkordeonmelodien. Abgerundet wird das Ganze mit epischen Keyboards, Chören oder Streichern, welche die Emotionen der Lieder tragen und Gänsehaut verbreiten. Das Album enthält 13 abwechslungsreiche Songs, die Geschichten aus alten Tagen erzählen, von Schlachten berichten oder zum Trinken einladen.
Setzt euch zu den Thüringern ans Lagerfeuer und lauscht ihren unwiederstehlichen Melodien. Aufgenommen in den Splendid Wave Studios von Dom R. Crey (Equilibrium, Nothgard) und gemastert von Andre Hofman (Varg, Wolfchant) gibts zudem noch Gastauftritte von Dom R. Crey und Robse Dahn. Rex Silvarum - der König des Waldes gewährt euch eine Audienz!
TRACKLIST01. Frühling02. Ausbruch'03. Falkenflug04. Kreaturen der Nacht05. Sunufatarungo06. Rex Silvarum07. Waldgeflüster08. Amygdala (feat. Dom R. Crey)09. Grünes Meer10. Kriegerbarden11. Trollmelodie12. Linde (feat. Robert 'Robse' Dahn)13. Herbst
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CASSIUS KING - Dread The Dawn - CD
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All Hail to the King!
Dan Lorenzo (ex-Hades, Non Fiction, Patriarchs In Black) ist eine fleischgewordene Riff Maschine, oder wie die Fachpresse ihm oft bescheinigte: Seine Meisterschaft in der Kunst echte, lebensnahe Riffs zu schreiben ist unübertroffen! Mit „Dread To Dawn“ treten Cassius King auf ihrem Zweitlingswerk erneut den Beweis dieser Aussage an.
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3. Back From The Dead
4. Genesis
5. Royal Blooded
6. Pariah To Messiah
7. Dread The Dawn
8. How The West Was Won
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10. Bad Man Down
11. Troubleshooter
running time: 49:41 min
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€32.99*
Limited Alubox/DigiPak Bundle, includes:
- Tin-Box Album Design- noble 6-pgd Digipak- 192 pcs PuzzlePoster (ca. 40x30cm)- Stainless Steel Bottle Opener- printed patch (10x10cm) - signed autograph postcard- Sticker
Von Sagen, Schlachten und Trinkgelagen !
Mit Mandragora Thuringia und ihrem zweiten Longplayer „Rex Silvarum“ schickt sich eine der vielversprechendsten deutschen Folk Metal Bands an, die Herzen von Fans mittelalterlicher Klänge im harten Metal Gewandt im Sturm zu erobern. Bereits der Vorgänger „Der Vagabund“ sorgte für einiges Aufsehen und bescherte der Band umfangreiche Präsenz auf Bühnen und Festivals.
„Rex Silvarum“ bietet alles, was das Folk Metal Herz begehrt: Harte Gitarrenklänge gepaart mit volkstümlichen Instrumenten erzeugen eine mitreißende Stimmung zwischen brachialen, metallischen Parts und tanzbaren, treibenden Dudelsack- und Akkordeonmelodien. Abgerundet wird das Ganze mit epischen Keyboards, Chören oder Streichern, welche die Emotionen der Lieder tragen und Gänsehaut verbreiten. Das Album enthält 13 abwechslungsreiche Songs, die Geschichten aus alten Tagen erzählen, von Schlachten berichten oder zum Trinken einladen.
Setzt euch zu den Thüringern ans Lagerfeuer und lauscht ihren unwiederstehlichen Melodien. Aufgenommen in den Splendid Wave Studios von Dom R. Crey (Equilibrium, Nothgard) und gemastert von Andre Hofman (Varg, Wolfchant) gibts zudem noch Gastauftritte von Dom R. Crey und Robse Dahn. Rex Silvarum - der König des Waldes gewährt euch eine Audienz!
TRACKLIST01. Frühling02. Ausbruch03. Falkenflug04. Kreaturen der Nacht05. Sunufatarungo06. Rex Silvarum07. Waldgeflüster08. Amygdala (feat. Dom R. Crey)09. Grünes Meer10. Kriegerbarden11. Trollmelodie2. Linde (feat. Robert 'Robse' Dahn)13. Herbst
MASTIC SCUM - Icon limited DigiPak Boxset
€29.99*
The new MASTIC SCUM album as a limited DigiPak Boxset!
contains:
- high quality printed aluminium box in "Icon" design
- limited 6pg DigiPak (only available in this box)
- 16pg Booklet
- A1 poster "Icon
- woven patch with logo, ca 12x4cm
- sticker "Icon
- stainless steel bottle opener with logo
Merciless Death Metal Steamhammer!
Mastic Scum are undoubtedly one of Austria's best-known metal exports. Since the early 90s, the band has been ravaging the international metal scene, delivering brute and technically high-quality death anthems that couldn't sound more crushing. Striking guitar riffs, merciless drums and massive grooves define the band's sound.
Even though the last album was released a few years ago, the band has not been idle in the meantime and has released various (split) EPs and tapes and has graced the stages of Europe time and again.
With "Icon", the band now presents their sixth longplayer, which comes up with the typical band trademarks and aims exactly where it hurts: on the face!
The new death metal steamhammer was recorded in Vienna's Grindlab Studio, produced, mixed and mastered in Metalforge Studio under the care of Mike Kronstorfer. Be prepared, because Mastic Scum anno 2022 are a force!
TRACKLIST
01. Digital Dementia
02. Room 23
03. Slavebreed
04. Front Toward Enemy
05. Doomsayer
06. Virtual Irreality 3.0
07. Twice The Pain
08. Negation
09. Create And Destroy
10. Retribution
VERMOCRACY - Age Of Dysphoria - Limited BOX
€26.99*
LIMITED BOX SET contains
- printed aluminium box
- CD "Age Of Dysphoria" JewelCase
- printed patch 10x10cm
- signed autograph card
- 3x Stickers
Dark melodic death metal !
Vermocracy from Vienna, founded in 2017, already caused quite a stir in the underground with their self-titled debut, released in 2020. The band has undoubtedly dedicated itself to dark melodic death metal, as a nod to the genre greats of the 90s. Stylistically and in terms of content, the band draws a dystopian picture of the failure and decay of modern society with powerful riffs, earthy grooves and bestial vocals.
With "Age Of Dysphoria", the band consistently continues the path they have taken since their foundation and delivers an album that sets new standards in the band's history, both technically and compositionally. Aggressiveness paired with the necessary groove, playful melodies combined with powerful harshness and all that, despite a clear homage to the melodic death metal of the nineties, with a contemporary freshness and great joy of playing characterises the album, which lyrically deals with the desolation and hopelessness of today.
Age Of Dysphoria" was recorded, produced and mastered in Norbert Leitner's studio in Vienna, which gives the band a more than powerful sound, which is further enhanced by the artwork by Armin Stocker, who also gives the whole thing a fitting visual framework. Vermocracy will definitely be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come!
TRACKLIST
01. Intro
02. Necrocracy
03. World Of Wounds
04. The Void's Embrace
05. Opposed Evolution
06. Grace Of Hypnos
07. Perpetual Flood
08. The Pyre
09. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
HEADSHOT- Eyes Of The Guardians lim.DigiPak Boxset
€29.99*
Limited Alubox/DigiPak Bundle, includes: - Tin-Box Album Design
- noble 6-pgd Digipak
- 192 pcs PuzzlePoster (ca. 40x30cm)
- Stainless Steel Bottle Opener „Eyes Of The Guardians“
- signed autograph postcard
- Sticker, Buttons
Rude Thrash Metal Neckbreaker!
Die bereits 1993 gegründeten (seit 2008 mit Daniela Karrer female fronted) Braunschweiger Headshot sind seit Jahren eine Bank wenn es um deftigen, aggressiven, SF Bay Area inspirierten, Thrash Metal aus deutschen Landen geht. Auch wenn das letzte Studioalbum schon einige Jahre zurück liegt, war das Quintett nie von der Bildfläche verschwunden, sondern berackerte unermüdlich deutsche und internationale Bühnen.
Anno 2022 meldet sich die Band mit „Eyes of the Guardians“ endlich auch an der Tonträgerfront zurück und stellt unter Beweis, dass man noch lange nicht zum alten Eisen gehört und in Sachen Brutalität und Härte nichts verlernt hat. Im Gegenteil: Die vorliegenden 10 Songs sind geradezu eine Lehrstunde in Sachen nackenbrecherischen Thrash, wobei es der Band gelingt, ohne mit ihrem Stil zu brechen, darauf durchaus auch neue Töne anzuschlagen und das Album so zum zweifellosen Höhepunkt ihres bisherigen Schaffens zu machen. Gerade Frontfrau Daniela Karrer überrascht, neben ihren brutalen Shouts und vereinzelten Grunts, mit ungewohnten melodische Passagen. Und so mancher Schrei aus ihrem Munde dürfte Rob Halford wehmütig an alte Zeiten denken lassen.Aufgenommen und produziert haben die Niedersachsen die Scheibe zwischen Juli 2019 und Februar 2022 im PureSonic Studio, Langelsheim unter den Fittichen von Jost Schlüter (u.a. Final Cry, Deny The Urge, Iron Fate). Be aware - this is a monster!
TRACKLIST
01 Burned (One by one)02 Eyes Of The Guardians03 Scars Of Damnation04 Ground Zero
05 Tentacular (Part 1)
06 Divide Et Impera
07 Under A Blood Red Sky
08 The Impenetrable Maze
09 Veins Of The Earth
10 Invisible
BATTLESWORD - Towards The Unknown Limited BOX CD
€29.99*
Limited Aluminium-box/DigiPak Bundle, contains:
- Thin Box in „Towards The Unknown“ Design
- noble 4-pg Digipak with high quality Design
- stainless Steel Bottle Opener „Battlesword“
- Battlesword Patch, silver ca 15x4cm
- signed Autogramm Postcard
- Sticker, silverfoil
Melodic Old School Death Metal strikes back !
With "Towards The Unknown", the German melodic death metal institution Battlesword returns with new material in the twenty-third year of its existence and proves that they are far from being old hat and certainly not willing to think about retirement. On the contrary - on the new material the concentrated load of experience breaks through in the form of an energetic steamroller that threatens to bury everything in its path.
With their distinctive mix of melodic death and Scandinavian old school, the band manages to write songs that have classic potential from the very first riff, seemingly effortlessly even in 2022.
"Towards The Unknown" was recorded and produced by Michael "Freio" Haas in April/May at Big Easy Studio in Hennef. For the mastering, the band turned to a master of the genre this time and so none other than Dan Swanö refined the album. In addition to new material, "Towards The Unknown" contains the songs from the "The 13th Black Crusade" maxi, which has been out of print for many years, as a bonus which als also been remastered for this purpose!
TRACKLIST
1. Departure
2. The Awakening
3. To Become The Wolf
4. Terra Combusta
5. The Shores Of I
6. Hound Of Hades
7. Backstabber
- Bonus Tracks -
8. There Will Be Blood
9. Fire And Storm
10. The 13th Black Crusade
running time: 44:30 min
Servant - Blessed By The Light Of A Thousand Stars CD LIMITED BOX-SET
€24.99*
Content:
Jewelcase-CD Servant
Luxury Tin-Box
Stainless Steele Bottle Opener Band-Logo
Jig-Saw Puzzle approx 30x40cm / 192 parts
A revelation between rawness and atmosphere !
With "Blessed By The Light Of A Thousand Stars", the German black metallers Servant present an impressive and incredibly mature debut album, which stylistically undoubtedly stands on the shoulders of the great Scandinavian black metal bands. On closer inspection, this is hardly surprising, as the band is basically based on the remains, btw with main songwriter Farago a protagonist of Ancient Wargod, who were already active in the 90s. For whose reunion, never came to pass, the first rough song ideas were intended.
In the course of the last 5 years, these ideas matured, also thanks to new comrades-in-arms, into the present album, which has a sound outfit in which the compositions unfold their full effect. The band uses the full range of stylistic means available in the genre and does also not renounce bombastic passages with choirs, keyboards and orchestral support, as well as parts that are deliberately kept raw and "monotonous".
Contentwise the 9 tracks are not only inspired by modern Satanism, but also by the human emotional world and the longings associated with it. The longing for death, the desire for transience, elevation of the self, as well as the search for the meaning of life with the help of various religious and occult teachings are just a few examples to describe the approach of the lyrical part.
The opulent work was recorded and produced by mastermind Farago himself, while the sound was given the finishing touches by Guano Apes drummer Dennis Poschatta during mastering at the Katzbach Studio in Göttingen.
TRACKLIST
1. Negate The I
2. Death Meditation
3. The Ultimate Occult Worship
4. Foreshadowing Rite
5. Hymn To The Latest Days
6. Incantation Of The Old Ones
7. Destruction And Recreation
8. Ecclesia Obscuri
9. Blessed By The Light Of A Thousand Stars
running time: 43:18 min
SUIDAKRA - Wolfbite LIMITED MEGA-BUNDLE with exclusive Wine and Box and Digipak CD (Release: 25.06.) SHIPMENT ONLY WITHIN THE EU
€66.99*
The Bundle contains:
Tin-Box in Wolfbite Design
Softcover-Book Comic with the concept-Story of the Album
Jigsaw Puzzle with 192 parts
4 coasters (material: wood fibre, very high quality, washable)
1 bottle of velvet red wine from the private winery Rolf Willy (award-winning) in Suidakra Wolfbite design in the luxery wooden box in Wolfbite design
Suidakra 2.0? 1000 percent Suidakra!
After more than 25 years of history and more than 13 studio albums as well as worldwide tours, can a band reinvent itself or even release the unexpected? Well, Suidakra may not reinvent themselves completely in 2021, but on their new album "Wolfbite" they create a mixture of all their past musical work and a fresh breeze, which gives the impression that the band has risen from a fountain of youth.
"Wolfbite" is bursting with power, uncompromisingness and joy of playing. The collaboration with Aljoscha Sieg (Eskimo Callboy, Vitja, Gestört aber GeiL), which is certainly untypical for die-hard fans, results in a breathtaking, lively sound, which from the very first note makes any scepticism about whether Suidakra still sound like Suidakra in 2021 evaporate. With the proven concept story from the "Realms Of Odoric" cosmos, lyrically and visually realised by Kris Verwimp, of course, "Suidakra 2.0" presents itself in a form that even old fans probably wouldn't have dreamed of.
With "Wolfbite", Suidakra succeed in travelling from the past into the future and surely present one of THE albums of the year 2021.
"As a fanboy since the debut, I am of course proud to be able to release the band's most mature work. Check out all the old albums and you will hear 100% Suidakra. But what is Wolfbite then? One thousand percent Suidakra? Album of the year - basta! Nothing beats that."
- Markus Roesner / CEO, MDD Records
TRACKLIST
01. A Life In Chains
02. The Inner Wolf
03. Darcanian Slave
04. Faoladh
05. Crossing Over
06. Vortex Of Carnage
07. Resurgence
08. Redemption
09. A Shrine For The Ages
running time: 45:32
SUIDAKRA - Wolfbite LIMITED BUNDLE Digipak CD (Release: 25.06.)
€39.99*
The Bundle contains:
Tin-Box in Wolfbite Design
Softcover-Book Comic with the concept-Story of the Album
Jigsaw Puzzle with 192 parts
4 coasters (material: wood fibre, very high quality, washable)
Suidakra 2.0? 1000 percent Suidakra!
After more than 25 years of history and more than 13 studio albums as well as worldwide tours, can a band reinvent itself or even release the unexpected? Well, Suidakra may not reinvent themselves completely in 2021, but on their new album "Wolfbite" they create a mixture of all their past musical work and a fresh breeze, which gives the impression that the band has risen from a fountain of youth.
"Wolfbite" is bursting with power, uncompromisingness and joy of playing. The collaboration with Aljoscha Sieg (Eskimo Callboy, Vitja, Gestört aber GeiL), which is certainly untypical for die-hard fans, results in a breathtaking, lively sound, which from the very first note makes any scepticism about whether Suidakra still sound like Suidakra in 2021 evaporate. With the proven concept story from the "Realms Of Odoric" cosmos, lyrically and visually realised by Kris Verwimp, of course, "Suidakra 2.0" presents itself in a form that even old fans probably wouldn't have dreamed of.
With "Wolfbite", Suidakra succeed in travelling from the past into the future and surely present one of THE albums of the year 2021.
"As a fanboy since the debut, I am of course proud to be able to release the band's most mature work. Check out all the old albums and you will hear 100% Suidakra. But what is Wolfbite then? One thousand percent Suidakra? Album of the year - basta! Nothing beats that."
- Markus Roesner / CEO, MDD Records
TRACKLIST
01. A Life In Chains
02. The Inner Wolf
03. Darcanian Slave
04. Faoladh
05. Crossing Over
06. Vortex Of Carnage
07. Resurgence
08. Redemption
09. A Shrine For The Ages
running time: 45:32
SOUL GRINDER - Anthems From The Abyss - limited BOX
€29.99*
Limitiertes Alubox/DigiPak Bundle, bestehend aus: - Alu-Box im Album Design
- Edles 4-teiliges Digipak im hochwertigen Design
- Edelstahl Flaschenöffner
- gewebter Patch
- Bierdeckel
A lesson in extreme!
Seit ihrer Debut EP 2018 haben es Soul Grinder in schierer Windeseile geschafft ein Aushängeschild in Sachen exteme Metal aus deutschen Landen zu werden. Die Bremer Deather sind mittlerweile kein Geheimtipp mehr, dafür ist die Schneise der Verwüstung die sie mit ihren bisher 3 Veröffentlichungen und ihren Liveshows hinterlassen zu offensichtlich. Anno 2022 liegt nun, nach der letztjährigen 5-Track EP „Lifeless Obsession“ mit „Anthems From The Abyss“ der zweite Longplayer des Trios vor, auf welchem sie ihren Weg konsequent fortsetzen und dabei ein ums andere mal Maßstäbe in Sachen Brutalität setzen.
Feinster Death Metal, von Blast Speed Attacken, über groovige Dampfwalzen bis hin zu mystischen Hymnen. Auch auf ihrem neuen Output bietet die Band eine enorme Bandbreite ohne dabei vom Kern des brutalen Death Metals abzukommen.
Für die Produktion zeigt sich die Band erneut in Form von Maté "Balrogh" Balogh - Balrogh Recordings und Jan Resmer - Silenced Soul Records selbst verantwortlich und sorgt damit erneut für eine alles niederwalzende Soundwand, die ihrem Stil mehr als gerecht wird. Das Artwork von Misanthropic Art rundet diesen Longplayer, auf dem auch sonst keine Wünsche von Genrefreunden unerfüllt bleiben, angemessen ab.
Tracklist
01. Anthems from the Abyss
02. Insidious Resurrection
03. The Soul's Mirror
04. Supreme Enemy
05. I am the Silencer
06. Blood Harvest
07. From the Nether Realm
08. The last Supper
09. Spirit's Asylum
10. Warcurse
running time: 42:19