Cleveland’s legendary kings of metallic hardcore RINGWORM released their latest album, and debut for Relapse Records, Hammer of the Witch this past March on Relapse Records. The album can be ordered at http://bit.ly/RingwormHammer and the deluxe iTunes edition is available for purchase HERE. After touring North America relentlessly this Spring …
Read More »MYRKUR sign with Relapse Records + announce Debut EP
Emerging from the darkness of Scandinavia comes onewoman black metal project, MYRKUR. Combining the rawness of second wave black metal bands like Ulver and Darkthrone with a natural sonic, ethereal beauty, MYRKUR has created a wholly unique perspective on the genre. Hailing from Denmark, MYRKUR signed to Relapse Records earlier this year and will release …
Read More »God Macabre classic ‘The Winterlong’ to be re-issued
Relapse Records are to re-issue God Macabre‘s long deleted Swedish death metal classic ‘The Winterlong’ this June. Originally released in 1993,’The Winterlong’ was recorded at Stockholm’s legendary Sunlight Studios in 1991 and engineered by Tomas Skogsberg (Amorphis, At The Gates, Entombed). Now fully remastered and available for the first time in more …
Read More »Death – Leprosy (reissue)
@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews ‘Leprosy’ reissue set by .@DeathOfficial released via .@RelapseRecords This band needs no introduction. As death metal pioneers, they grew with each of their albums and formed a huge base of fans that endures even after their leader’s death. Yes, I am talking about Chuck Schuldiner and Death. …
Read More »TOMBS reveal new album title, artwork and track listing
Brooklyn, New York’s TOMBS’ have confirmed Savage Gold as the title of the band’s third album on Relapse Records. The album is set for a June 10th release (North America), June 9th (UK/Europe/World), and June 6th (Germany/Benelux/Finland) and today the artwork and track listing have been revealed. The stunning artwork …
Read More »BLACK ANVIL to release long-anticipated new full-length; teaser posted + preorders available
New York-based black metal crew, BLACK ANVIL, is pleased to announce the long-anticipated release of their third full-length. Blowing minds and eardrums since forming in 2007, BLACK ANVIL’s aptly titled Hail Death is their most epic and fully realized album to date. It’s one of those rare releases that not …
Read More »Indian – ‘From All Purity’
"...you cannot help but be captivated by the ugliness of what unfolds before you."
Read More »Culted – ‘Oblique To All Paths’
"Bleak atmospherics [take] the cacophonous darkness to an even more Dante-esque level..."
Read More »Red Fang – ‘Whales And Leeches’
Having only completed the mammoth touring cycle in support of their ‘Murder The Mountains’ album at the beginning of the summer, Oregon quartet Red Fang have wasted very little time indeed in recording and releasing this follow up, their third full lengther. The one thing that comes across with this …
Read More »Coffins – The Fleshland
So far this year, I have come across quite a few excellent doom albums which show that the genre is well and truly alive and kicking butt in all corners of the planet we call Mosh – from the epic Greek godliness of Mahakala to the dark Swiss denseness of …
Read More »Red Fang – The Speakeasy, Belfast – Monday June 17th 2013
Oregon quartet Red Fang have been undertaking quite a gruelling European trek, with something like 40 dates, made up of a mixture of festival slots and intimate headlining shows, and including visits to a number of places where they have never played before, such as Belfast (one of only two …
Read More »Red Fang – Interview with Aaron Beam
Oregon quartet Red Fang certainly have a prodigious work ethic. They are currently around halfway through an epic European tour, which takes in something like 40+ dates everywhere from Russia to Ireland, Iceland to Greece. PlanetMosh caught up with bassist/vocalist Aaron Beam during their stop off in Belfast – where …
Read More »Howl – Bloodlines
Howl are an extreme metal quartet from Providence, Rhode Island. The band formed in 2006, so they are fairly ‘new’ or ‘young’. Howl signed with Relapse Records in 2009, releasing their first full-length effort, Full of Hell, in 2010. Their second album, Bloodlines, is slated for release by Relapse Records …
Read More »Hooded Menace – Effigies of Evil
Hooded Menace hail from Finland the home of other Doom stalwarts such as Reverend Bizarre, Lord Vicar, Shape of Despair and Unholy. The line up consists of two people but for live appearances there are a series of live musicians. The band released their first demo in 2007 and since …
Read More »DripBack, Black Breath and Nasum photos at Underworld, London 25/9/12
Photos of DripBack, Black Breath and Nasum taken at the Underworld, London 25/9/12
Read More »Murder Construct – ‘Results’
Originally founded back in 2001 when guitarist Leon del Muerte left Impaled – and subsequently put on hold when he went on to join Exhumed – MC have been kicking around in one form or another ever since, first making their mark with their self-titled debut EP two years ago, …
Read More »Baroness – Yellow & Green (CD)
It has transpired through the years that a band’s breakthrough album is often their third. Number of the Beast, Reign in Blood, Master of Puppets – I could go on. And now, American rockers Baroness have released THEIR third album, ‘Yellow & Green’, an album that can, and in my …
Read More »General Surgery – A Collection of Depravation
Legendary Swedish goregrind outfit General Surgery have recently re-signed to Relapse Records and their first offering is this compilation featuring a uber 30 tracks titled ‘A Collection Of Depravation’ which was released on the 27 March 2012 ‘A Collection Of Depravation’ a collection that assembles nearly two decade’s worth of …
Read More »Spawn Of Possession – Incurso
Spawn Of Possession’s third album ‘Incurso’, their Relapse debut as well as first new record in over five years has a lot to prove. It was released on 13th March 2012 via Relapse Records. ‘Incurso’ starts off to the sounds of ‘Abodement’ and short sweet instrumental opener that lead us straight …
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