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Saturday, January 29th

New Cassette with EDM, DEATHCHURCH, KRATORNAS +MORE




V/A (Deathchurch, EDM, Kratornas, Troll Lullaby, Verlierer) "BURIED TERROR, Vol.1 (Japan import!)" CASSETTE

Import CASSETTE from Japan features DEATHCHURCH (forthcoming 7-INCH EP VINYL release coming from KLAXON soon!), EDM (Endless Dismal Moan), KRATORNAS (from Philippines), GHOUL, BLACK PAIN, TROLL LULLABY (see E.D.M. CD), and VERLIERER! Pro-printed cassette cover. Totally obscure compilation of cult Underground bands from Japan, and 1 from Philippines.

* TRACK-LIST:


~ Side A ~
A1. TROLL LULLABY (Japan) "Buried Terror"
A2. GHOUL (Japan) "Deadly Wings (Re-mix)"
A3. DEATHCHURCH (Japan) "Ritual of Bloodletting (Live)"
A4. VERLIERER (Japan) "Snow Danced in My Last Winter"

~ Side B ~
B1. BLACK PAIN (Japan) "Black Pain"
B2. KRATORNAS (Philippines) "Hollow Ground Destruction"
B3. ENDLESS DISMAL MOAN (aka E.D.M., Japan) "9 to Death" *(exclusive Non-album track!)

More info HERE

blackmetal on 01.29.05 @ 03:54 PM PST [link]


Thursday, January 27th

UVALL "Obsidian Torment" CD Released!



New Release In Stock NOW on Antinomian/BLACKMETAL.COM Records:




UVALL "Obsidian Torment" CD



BlackMetal.com is proud to unleash another killer new release on Antinomian Records: UVALL "Obsidian Torment" CD!


ABMU (American Black Metal Underground) full-length debut album from UVALL (previous split-cd with BARESARK was sold out a couple of years ago); cult Nordic-influenced darkness. Raw production, but not "primitive"; skillfully grim attack, with strong sharp edges of old-school Heavy Metal brutality in the vein of similar Underground bands found on Northern Heritage (CLANDESTINE BLAZE), Bestial Burst (BLOODHAMMER/INCRIMINATED), Breath of Night (JUDAS ISCARIOT, KRIEG), Regimental Records (HELLKULT, NACHTMYSTIUM), Asgard Musik (NUCLEAR WINTER, STRIBORG), etc.

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blackmetal on 01.27.05 @ 06:20 PM PST [link]


BLACK METAL NEWS January 27, 2005


~ CRADLE OF FILTH Part Ways With Bassist DAVE PYBUS ~
British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have parted ways with bassist Dave Pybus. The band's official statement on the matter reads as follows:

"We are sorry to say that as of [last Thursday, Jan. 20], Dave Pybus is no longer with CRADLE OF FILTH. Dave has decided, for personal reasons, that he is unable to continue with the band. This will not endanger the tour dates we currently have in place or future recording commitments, as a replacement will be found to complete these. We are all very sorry that Dave has made this decision and he will be missed."

CRADLE OF FILTH will be releasing "Nymphetamine: Special Edition" on March 1 via Roadrunner Records. The collection will feature two all-new tracks ("Prey" and "Soft White Throat"), covers of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Mr. Crowley", BATHORY's "Bestial Lust" and CLIFF RICHARD's 1976 hit "Devil Woman" (featuring King Diamond), two previously unreleased tracks, all-new and expanded artwork and the video for "Nymphetamine"

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~ ANAAL NATHRAKH To Be Joined By NAPALM DEATH, Ex-DIMMU BORGIR Members For BBC Appearance ~
British black metal act ANAAL NATHRAKH were recently asked by the BBC to perform a set to be aired on the Radio 1 "Rock Show". To make the occasion particularly interesting, ANAAL NATHRAKH will, for the first time ever, be performing as a full band. Currently planned to flesh out the lineup are drummer Nick Barker (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH) and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH), although precise details remain to be seen. An exact air date has yet to be announced.

ANAAL NATHRAKH's second full-length album, "Domine Non Es Dignus", was released last November through Season Of Mist. The follow-up to 2001's "The Codex Necro" was recorded at Necrodeath studios and contains no "keyboards, vocal distortion or harmonizers," according to a posting on the band's web site

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~ BLOODSTAINED DUSK Guitarist/Vocalist Dies In Car Crash ~
On the night of January 24, Anthony Patrick Panter (a.k.a. Daggeth), vocalist/guitarist of the Huntsville, AL-based black metal band BLOODSTAINED DUSK, was killed in a terrible car crash on his way home. He was 24 years of age.

BLOODSTAINED DUSK released two CDs on Baphomet Records: a reissue of their self-financed demo, "Thy Legions Reign Over Christendom", and the cult classic, "Dirge Of Death's Silence". They also released a number of self-financed cassette demos and appeared on numerous compilation albums. In 2003, they toured the U.S. as direct support for death metal legends MONSTROSITY. Their most recent release was 2004's "Continuance of Evil" on Black Flame Records.

A memorial for Panter was attended by his bandmates, family, friends, fans and members of acts such as FLESHTIZED, SPINECAST, CONVERGENCE FROM WITHIN, TEMPLE OF BLOOD and more. He will be missed.

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~ SEASON OF MIST Unable To Reach Agreement With GORGOROTH ~
The French record label Season of Mist has issued the following statement:

"Despite negotiating for several months and despite all the rumors, Season of Mist and [Norwegian black metallers] GORGOROTH could not find a final agreement on their cooperation, both on a contractual and personal level. We nonetheless sincerely wish the band the best."

As previously reported, GORGOROTH entered Lydriket Studios in Norway on January 14 to begin laying down drum tracks for their new album, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam".

"Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" will contain eight tracks and is tentatively expected late spring/early summer through an as-yet-undisclosed label.

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~ HOLY MOSES: New Album Details Revealed ~
HOLY MOSES, the long-running German thrash outfit fronted by Sabina Classen (sister of Black Metal producer Andy Classen), have set "Strange Power Will Passion" as the title of their 10th album, tentatively due on May 23 via Armageddon Music. 22 songs and over 80 minutes of music were reportedly laid down at the band's Absurd studio for the follow-up to 2002's "Disorder of the Order" (Century Media). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Symbol of Spirit", "Examination", "Lost Inside", "I Will", "Angel Cry", "Rebirthing", "Space Clearing" and "End of Time". Cover artwork will be handled Markus Mayer.

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~ DARKANE: New Album Update ~
Swedish thrashers DARKANE have set "Layers of Lies" as the working title of their new CD, tentatively due in May via Nuclear Blast Records. "So far six songs out of ten are done with vocals," drummer Peter Wildoer writes on the group's web site. "A bit more than half of the guitar solos are also to be recorded. Songtitles set to appear on "Layers of Lies" include "Secondary Effect", "Fading Dimensions", "Organic Canvas", "The Creation Insane" and the projected title track. A video for "Secondary Effect" will be filmed during the coming week.

Guitarist Christofer Malmström of the Swedish thrashers DARKANE has posted the following update on the recording sessions for the group's new album:

"OK, we are still recording the DARKANE album. Right now we have vocals to 5 songs, and 5 more songs to go. I've recorded a few of my solos too. I'm very eager to get this album ready because it's taken a lot of time. We started in October and it's taking so long because we are working our day jobs at the same time, and you can't be in the studio every day either. Got to take care of personal stuff too. Some days we enter the studio just to fix something that might have gone broken or just make backup copies of the hard drive, and such things takes a lot of time too. Anyway, the end result will be good I'm quite convinced. If you like our former albums you will probably like this too. On 'Expanding Senses' there were a lot of 'one-note vocal lines', and we have tried to avoid that this time by writing 'more-than-one-note vocal lines'! Get it? =) Anyway, today I think some new photos from the studio turned up at www.darkane.com .

"Today was a day off from the studio for me so I thought I would check in and at least give you something. And when I give something it's mostly video clips because I am the guy in the band that always runs the video camera when things are happening. I've taped a lot of all of our recordings and tours and someday parts of it will end up on a DVD. That's been the plan for a long time.

"This time however I won't put up anything that I've shot myself, but a small TV clip from December 2003 when DARKANE was on the national television program 'Musikbyrån'. The show was about the Sweden Rock festival earlier that year and we had the opportunity to be a part of it. It starts with an interview in Swedish with Mr. Wildoer, and after that is a small segment from 'Violence From Within' played live. Shots from that festival also ended up on the 'Chaos vs Order' video.

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~ OBITUARY To Begin Recording New Album Next Month ~
Legendary death metal band OBITUARY will enter Red Room studios in Tampa, Florida on February 17 to begin recording their new album, tentatively due this summer via Roadrunner Records.

The band's as-yet-untitled new CD will mark their first collection of new songs since 1997's "Back
From the Dead".

In related news, OBITUARY guitarist Trevor Peres' side project, CATASTROPHIC, will be teaming up with ABSCESS and DIVINE EMPIRE for a European tour between April 24 and May 5 (including an appearance at Germany's Fuck the Commerce festival). CATASTROPHIC will be touring in support of their newly recorded sophomore album, "Apathy's Warm Embrace", tentatively due later in the year through an as-yet-undetermined label.

CATASTROPHIC, who are currently unsigned, released their debut album, "The Cleansing", in 2001 via Metal Blade Record.

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~ AFTER FOREVER Announce New Album Title, Prepare To Hit The Studio ~
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal group /B>AFTER FOREVE have posted the following update on their official web site:

"At the end of February the recordings of the fourth album of AFTER FOREVER will start! AFTER FOREVER will record the drums, bass guitar and the guitars in the Excess Studio in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) again. The vocals, classical stuff and the mix will be done in the Gate Studio of Sascha Peath and Miro in Wolfsburg, Germany. The writing process has just finished and we are very happy about the results again! The songs are more compact, fresh, catchy and again; typically AFTER FOREVER. In melodic aspect, the album will be more simular to 'Decipher'.

"It will not become a concept album just like 'Invisible Circles'. The songs have several subjects, some about your imagined life when you dream, some about the reality of this world. The title will be 'Remagine'.

"'Remagine' means you can reflect on life and you imagine in. Both ingredients are there in the lyrics and in the music. The word is a combination between 'Reflection' and 'Imagination'. The album will be released in September 2005!!! We would love to see you on some of the summer festivals we are now planning to do to introduce some of the new songs there!!!"

AFTER FOREVER's latest album, "Invisible Circles", was released in March 2004 through Transmission Records. "Invisible Circles" is the follow-up to "Decipher", which was issued in 2001

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~ Reunited BLOODLUST Plan Festival Appearances, Album Reissue ~
BLOODLUST, one of the original California-based speed/power/thrash metal bands, will begin a series of reunion shows throughout the 2005/2006 festival season in the U.S. and Europe. In addition, the band will be remastering and reissuing all of their releases on one CD, with new recordings of old songs and even a couple of surprises thrown in. The re-recorded songs will be "Too Scared To Run" and "Guilty As Sin". Additional material will consist of the album "Guilty As Sin" (Metal Blade), the "Terminal Velocity" EP, and even something from the group's "Anti Life" demo tape. The package will include rare photos, and liner-notes from the members, past and present.

BLOODLUST's current lineup is:
Earl Mendenhall - Guitar
Sandy K. - Bass
Mark E Cuestas - Drums
John Lisi - Guitar
Steve Gaines - Vocals

Asked why the band chose to reunite at this time, Gaines (also in ABATTOIR, DREAMS OF DAMNATION, PAGAN WAR MACHINE, ANGER AS ART) cited the fact that fans on tour were asking him to sign their BLOODLUST LPs, t-shirts, and even bootleg CDs (of which there were many).

Commented Steve Gaines, "The seed was firmly planted in Cleveland, Ohio at the BW&BK Six Pack Weekend 2004. Brad Youngblood, the founder and promoter of the Metal Music Foundation and Classic Metal Festival was witnessing this outpouring of love for BLOODLUST, and he took me aside. He said, 'If you can put it back together, I'll have you headline Classic Metal Festival 5 in Chicago.' Upon returning home, I contacted the guys, and we set up a rehearsal to see if we still had it - and it sounded amazing - like we had a week off.

"The cool thing is that there is demand for it - it isn't a bunch of old geezers trying to relive their teens. We have all stayed in contact with each other over the years, and it was very easy to get back together and play. We don't know how long it will last - ideally as long as there is demand. And offers have rolled in through 2006, so… who knows?"

BLOODLUST's appearance at the Classic Metal Festival in Chicago is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. The band are also expected to appear at the 2006 edition of Germany's Headbanger's Open Air festival.
For more information, visit www.bloodlust.tv .

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~ Founding Member Dino Cazares Quits Brujeria ~
Former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has quit BRUJERIA, the extreme metal project he co-founded 16 years ago. According to Dino, he made the decision to leave the group in order to spend more time working on a new band he recently formed with ex-DIMMU BORGIR / CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Nick Barker. "Sometimes you have too many projects and one always suffers," Dino explained.

Although BRUJERIA's most recent touring lineup included Barker and bassist Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH), neither musician will continue to perform with the group, according to Cazares. It is not presently clear if singer John Lepe (a.k.a. Juan Brujo) - the band's sole remaining member - will attempt to carry on with BRUJERIA using replacement musicians.

Formed in 1989, BRUJERIA released four full-length albums through the Roadrunner label and boasted a revolving lineup of high-profile musicians, including former FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould and FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera. Despite his split with BRUJERIA, Cazares will continue his
involvement with ASESINO, the BRUJERIA off-shoot project that also features in its ranks STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos on bass/vocals and SADISTIC INTENT drummer Emilio Marquez. Dino's as-yet-unnamed collaboration with Barker recently recorded a two-song instrumental demo with producer James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) and is currently seeking a bassist and singer.

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~ EXODUS Announce New Singer ~
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have announced the addition of singer Rob Dukes (recently pictured with EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt) to the group's ranks. "[Rob] has been absolutely crushing in practice and only gets stronger every day," guitarist Gary Holt writes in the group's official forum.

"I know some of you will want details, i.e. what bands has he been in, etc., but I'll have to get back to you on that one," Holt added. "I've heard some of his old demo stuff, but he is a virtual unknown. But he is going to blow people's minds. He does incredible justice to both Paul [Baloff] and Zetro's [Souza] material, but when you hear the new shit you won't believe your ears. Totally crushing!

"To all who sent in their demos and such, I'd like to thank each and every one of you for taking the time. But now our search is over.

"Rob just happened to end up my guitar tech for the MEGADETH tour after things didn't work out with my first tech.

"Rob was referred to me by a friend at the Hollywood show and the rest is history. Divine intervention, if you will!

"We will be recording some demos of a few new songs next week and if everything stays on track we will be in the studio recording the next album in April." *(Thanks: Kenneth Biby, Jr.)

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~ THE HIDDEN HAND Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement ~
THE HIDDEN HAND, the band featuring hard rock guitar legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN), have parted ways with drummer Dave Hennesey.

"The PENTAGRAM show was Dave's last show," Wino writes on the group's web site. "This was voluntary, amicable, and expected.

"We love Dave, and he will be missed, but being in two bands, and having to travel long distances to practice, and hold down a full-time job was too much. We all agreed it was for the best, and the next night we auditioned, and confirmed his replacement, Evan Tanner. Evan came out with a good command of four or five songs, and we took it from there.

"I think one could expect a pretty seamless transition. I foresee a furious blast soon to come, with the emphasis, once again, on the new, and the uncharted. Our next show will be a free show, pretty much in our backyard (Gaithersburg, MD) on February 12, and a NYC show with OM on March 26 at the Knitting Factory."

THE HIDDEN HAND's latest album, "Mother Teacher Destroyer", was released last year through Southern Lord Records. *(Thanks: StonerRock.com)

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~ SUMMON Confirmed For MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 2 Festival -
Michigan-based black metallers SUMMON have been confirmed for this year's Minneapolis Mayhem 2 festival, set to take place on May 6-7 at Star Central in Columbia Heights, Minnesota Also scheduled to appear at the festival are German thrash pioneers SODOM, long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers SADUS, and Las Vegas, Nevada thrashers AVENGER OF BLOOD.

As previously reported, SUMMON recently finished recording their their sixth album, "Fallen", at Flatline Audio Studios (formerly Hellion Studios) in Denver, Colorado with producer Dave Otero (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, SERBERUS). The follow-up to 2002's "And the Blood Runs Black" is "ungodly - the best thing that has been recorded so far," stated bassist/vocalist Chas Schoals.

SUMMON will be embarking on a West Coast tour in February/March and hitting Europe in April. A headlining appearance at the SWR VIII Fest in Portugal is also planned. Other groups set to appear at the festival include GOREROTTED, DESECRATION, MERRIMACK, PANCHRYSIA, IN THA UMBRA, INTHYFLESH, EMPTY, THE ART OF BUTCHERY and GODÜS.

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~ Killer Who Cited METALLICA Lyrics Executed -
A Texas death row inmate who chanted the chorus to METALLICA's "No Remorse" after fatally shooting a man in the head in Corpus Christi and robbing him of $13 twenty years ago was executed Tuesday (Jan. 25), according to The Associated Press.

The execution came after the U.S. Supreme Court refused on a narrow 5-4 vote to block Troy Kunkle's execution.

Kunkle was contrite as he looked toward the daughter and son-in-law of his victim, Stephen Horton, and sought their forgiveness.

"I would like to ask you to forgive me," he said. "I made a mistake and I am sorry for what I did. All I can do is ask you to forgive me."

Kunkle then turned his head toward an adjacent window in the death house and expressed love to witnesses he selected to watch him die, including his mother and his wife.

"I love you and I will see all of you in heaven," he said. "I love you very much. Praise Jesus."

Kunkle recited the Lord's Prayer and then indicated to the warden he had finished. In the seconds before the lethal drugs began taking effect, he repeatedly mouthed "I love you" to his friends and relatives. He exhaled slightly and gasped before he slipped into unconsciousness. Eight minutes later, at 8:12 p.m. CST, he was pronounced dead.

"Shame to Texas," his wife, Christa Heber, said as she watched him die.

Kunkle, 38, spent more than half of his life on death row for the death of Horton, 31, who was fatally shot and robbed of $13. Twice last year, Kunkle was spared from the Texas death chamber by court rulings on the day he was scheduled to die. The most recent halt came Nov. 18, when the U.S. Supreme Court stopped the execution about 40 minutes after Kunkle could have been strapped to the death chamber gurney for injection.

The 1984 shooting gained notoriety with disclosures that Kunkle quoted lyrics from METALLICA's song "No Remorse", from the album "Kill 'em All" ("Another day, another death, another sorrow, another breath") after Horton was gunned down. Prosecutors also remembered him at one point during his trial playing an air guitar in the courtroom as lawyers discussed whether the METALLICA song could be admitted into evidence.

blackmetal on 01.27.05 @ 06:19 PM PST [link]


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VERMINOUS (ex-DELVE) "Impious Sacrilege" CD
VIOLENT ATTACK "Demo Rehearsal" CASSETTE
ZAVORASH "In Odium Veritas" WHITE COLOURED-VINYL LP

For more New Arrivals go to:
http://www.blackmetal.com/new.html

====================================================
RESTOCKS NOW AVAILABLE at BLACKMETAL.COM for 1/28/05:
(check http://www.blackmetal.com for up-to-the-minute availability)

Many featured RESTOCKS have very special LOWERED PRICES but are available in LIMITED QUANTITES - so hurry!

* HIRILORN (pre-Deathspell Omega) / NASAV "(split) re-issue LTD.# 200" [PRO] CDR
* V/A (Chakal, Mutilator, Holocausto, Sarcofago) "Warfare Noise" CASSETTE
* MOONTOWER "In the shadow of the wolf *(NSBM)" CD
* V/A (Absu, Behemoth, Carpathian Forest, Dark Funeral, Emperor, Gorgoroth, Immortal, Limbonic Art, Vader) "A MAYHEM TRIBUTE: Originators of Northern Darkness" CD
* ASTROFAES (Nokturnal Mortum Ukraine) "Dying Emotions Domain" CD
* STRIBORG "Misanthropic isolation / in the Heart of the Rainforest" CD
* SIRRAH "Acme / Did Tomorrow Come" DOUBLE CD BOX SET
* SIRIUS "Spectral Transition" CD
* GENOCIDE KOMMANDO (Celestia, Corpus Christii) "Black Metal Supremacy" CD
* VALAR (Azaghal) "Magic & Wyrmfire *(Tolkien!)" CD
* ANNIHILATUS "Blood & War" CD
* VOND (Mortiis) "The Dark River" CD
* CATACOMBS "Echoes Through the Catacombs" CD
* SHINING (Mayhem) "III - Angst" CD
* ANGEL CORPSE "The Inexorable" CD
* DIMMU BORGIR "World Misanthropy (NTSC Version for USA)" DOUBLE-DVD
* CELESTIA "Dead Insekta Sequestration + BONUS Trx.!" CD
* RUNES OF DIANCEHT (Nokturnal Mortum) "Eternal Call of Darkness" CD
* BATHORY "The Return..." CD
* DARKTHRONE "Hate Them" CD
* CANDLEMASS "Tales of Creation +Bonus Trx!" DOUBLE-CD
* V/A (Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Daemonarch / Moonspell, Liv Kristine, Anathema, My Dying Bride) "BEAUTY IN DARKNESS VOL.3" CD
* THE CHASM "Conjuration of the Spectral Empire" CD
* ANWYL "Postmortem Apocalypse (NS ABMU)" CD
* ILLNATH (Denmark) "Cast into Fields of Evil Pleasure" CD
* LUCIFUGUM (Ukraine) "Instinct Prevelance" CD
* LUCIFUGUM "Stigma Egoism" CD


Also In Stock Now:

ABORTUS "Process of Elimination" DIGIPAK CD
AETERNUS "Ascension of Terror" CD
ALTAR "Youth Against Christ" CD
AMMIT "Mass Suicide / Steel Inferno + 3 Bonus Trx!" CD
ANAAL NATHRAKH "Codex Necro, The" CD
ARMAGEDDA "Only True Believers" CD
ASUNDER (Amber Asylum, Weakling, Dystopia) "A Clarion Call" DOUBLE-LP VINYLS
BENEDICTION "Transcend the Rubicon" DIGIPAK-CD
BLACK WITCHERY / CONQUEROR (Blasphemy) "Hellstorm of Evil Vengeance" CD
BLASPHEMY "Gods Of War + Blood Upon the Altar" DIGIPAK CD
BLASPHEMY "Live Ritual - Friday the 13th (plus 15 Bonus Trx!)" CD
BLOODHAMMER "Abbedissan Saatanalliset Houreet" CD
BLOODHAMMER / INCRIMINATED "(split)" CD
CARPATHIAN FOREST "Skjend Hans Lik +Bonus video-clip(!)" DIGIPAK CD
CARPATHIAN FOREST (Emperor, Satyricon, In the Woods) "Strange Old Brew" CD
CERNUNNOS! "The Beast" CD
CLANDESTINE BLAZE / SATANIC WARMASTER "(split)" CD
CRADLE OF FILTH "Cruelty & the Beast (LTD. USA-only version with Bonus-Disc!)" DOUBLE-CD
CULT OF DAATH "Razor War (LTD. 'DIEHARD' Edition +PATCH, STICKER & POSTER!)" VINYL PIC-DISC EP
CULT OF DAATH "Razor War" VINYL EP
CULT OF DAATH "Under the Cover of Darkness (original 1st-Edition demo!)" CASSETTE
DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT "Follow the Calls For Battle" CASSETTE
DAWN "Slaughtersun + Naer Solen Gar Niber For Evogher +Bonus Trx!" DOUBLE-CD
DEKAPITATOR "We Will Destroy... You Will Obey!!!" CD
DIABOLICUM (Dissection, Setherial, Enslaved) "Dark Blood Rising, The" CD
DRAGONLORD (Testament Sadus Death) "Rapture" DIGIPAK-CD
ECLIPTIC SUNSET "...From These Dried Lands" CD
EXSANGUINATE "Black Arts, The" CD
FATES WARNING "Night On Brocken" CD
FATES WARNING "The Spectre Within" CD
GODLESS NORTH "Tyrants of Black Sorcery (Live Unholy)" CASSETTE
HELLHAMMER "Apocalyptic Raids 1990 *(Noise Records' new version!)" CD
HELLVETO (Poland) "In Arms of Kurpian Phantom" CD
HIRAX "Blasted In Bangkok" VINYL LP
IRM "Oedipus Dethroned" CD
KRABATHOR "Mortal Memories +Bonus Track" CD+
KUTABARE (ex- Bestial Warlust, Corpse Molestation) "Finger Food Fetish for the Morbidly Abnormal" CD
MANOWAR "Warriors of the World" CD
MASACRE "Colombia... Imperio del terror / Cancer De Nuestros Dias" CD
MASKIM "Battlestorm" CD
MASSEMORD (Norway) "Skogen Kaller" CD
MEPHISTOPHELES "Songs of the Desolate Ones" CD
MYSTICUM (Norway) "In the Streams of Inferno (re-issue) +Bonus Track" DIGIPAK CD
NOX MORTIS (Germany) "7 Lies" DIGIPAK-CD
PENTAGRAM "A Keg Full Of Dynamite *(import!)" CD
PENTAGRAM (Chile) "Reborn 2001 +Bonus Videoclip!" DIGIPAK CD
PROFANE GRACE "Serenity of the Endless Graves (German import)" CD
PROFANUM "Musaeum Esotericum" CD
PROFANUM "Profanum Aeturnum" CD
REVENGE (Conqueror) "Attack, Blood, Revenge" MCD
SABBAT (Japan) "Hamaguri Resurrection" VINYL EP
SALTUS (Poland) "Slavonic Pride" VINYL LP
SAMAEL/XYTRAS "Passage + Symph Arrangements" DOUBLE-CD
SARCOFAGO "I.N.R.I. Set of 4 (full-color pinbacks)" LARGE PHOTO-BUTTONS
SATANIC WARMASTER (Blutrache, Horna, Pest) "Strength & Honour * (Ltd. Re-issue)" CD
SATARIAL (Russia) "Heidenlarm" CD
SATHANAS "Black Earth (1996)" CD
SATHANAS "Cruentos Diabolos" CD
SIN ORIGIN "Night Aeternal" CD
SINERGY "Beware the Heavens" DOUBLE CD
SOPHIA "Aus Der Welt (10-inch vinyl)" COLOURED-VINYL 10-INCH MLP
SOURVEIN (13, Electric Wizard) "Will to Mangle" CD
SUICIDAL WINDS "Victims In Blood" CD
THE THIRD AND THE MORTAL "Memoirs" CD
TIDFALL "Circular Supremacy" CD
UNEARTHLY TRANCE "Season of Seance, Science of Silence + Bonus Track!" DOUBLE-LP VINYLS
UNPURE "Trinity In Black" CD
V/A "World Domination III" CD
V/A (Annihilatus, Bloodhammer, Clandestine Blaze, Incriminated) "Primitive Finland" CD (Flat)
V/A (Forlorn, Mayhem, Ragnarok, Perdition Hearse) "Saerpe Metal Union (Norway!)" DIGIPAK-CD
VERMINOUS (ex-DELVE) "Smell the Birth of Death" VINYL EP
VON "Satanic Blood Angel" POSTER
WASTEOID (Agents of Satan, Deadbodieseverywhere) "Total Pukeoid" VINYL LP

For more Restocked Items go to:
http://www.blackmetal.com/restocks.html


====================================================
VINTAGE ANNEX:
Don't forget to check our VINTAGE ANNEX for hard to find & OOP NWOBHM,
Heavy Metal, Death Metal and more vintage metal-related items! Looking
for a specific out of print album? Try our VINTAGE ANNEX today!
(check http://www.blackmetal.com/vintage/ for up-to-the-minute availability)

NEWEST ADDITIONS to VINTAGE ANNEX for 1/28/05:

* HEXX (Abscess, Ravenous) "Under the Spell (Used)" VINYL LP
* V/A (Deceased, Gonkulator, Malicious Hate, Bastard Noise, etc.) "Audio Espionage" COLOURED VINYL 8-INCH MLP EP
* MERCYFUL FATE (King Diamond) "Don't Break the Oath *(Used: EXC.) with POSTER!" VINYL LP
* TYSONDOG "Eat the Rich *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
* TYSONDOG "School's Out *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
* V/A (Avatar, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, Demon Flight, METALLICA, Malice, etc.) "METAL MASSACRE Vol.1" CD
* V/A (3rd Stage Alert, Aloha, Armored Saint, Savage Grace, Trauma, Warlord, Overkill, etc.) "Metal Massacre Vol 2" CD
* V/A (Bitch, Slayer, Tyrant, Black Widow, Virgin Steele, Warlord, etc.) "METAL MASSACRE Vol.3" CD
* V/A (Abattoir, Death Dealer, Medieval, Sceptre, Trouble, War Cry, Witchslayer, etc.) "METAL MASSACRE, Vol.4" CD
* CANDLEMASS "Live (reissue)" CD
* S.A.D.O. "Dirty Fantasy *(Used: VG / EXC.) Gold Promo" VINYL LP
* GBH "No Need To Panic" CD
* V/A "Metal Massacre 2" CASSETTE
* V/A (Hellhammer, Voivod, Attacker, Overkill, Metal Church, Mace, Fates Warning) "Metal Massacre Vol.5" CD
* SCORPIONS "Blackout" CD
* HEATHEN "Recovered" CD
* XYSTER "In Good Faith" LP
* VIVA "Dealers of the Night" CD
* MAD MAX "Rolling Thunder" CD
* BRUTALITY "When the Sky Turns Black" CD
* RAVEN "Crash, Bang, Wallop / Rock Hard *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
* RAVEN + UDO (Accept) "Born To Be Wild *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
* WARFARE "Two Tribes *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL LP
* G.B.H. "Midnight Madness And Beyond" CD
* VERBAL ABUSE (Sick Pleasure) "Just An American Band" VINYL LP
* DYOXEN "First Among Equals *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL LP


Also In Stock Now:

220 VOLT "Electric Messengers (Gold promo; Used: EXC+)" VINYL LP
220 VOLT "Eye To Eye (Used: EXC / NM) Gold Promo" VINYL LP
ACROPHET "Corrupt Minds" VINYL LP
AGNOSTIC FRONT "Last Warning Live" VINYL LP
ANGKOR WAT "When Obscenity Becomes The Norm" VINYL LP
ANVIL "Backwaxed" VINYL LP
ANVIL "Metal On Metal" VINYL LP
ANVIL "Strength Of Steel" VINYL LP
ARTILLERY "Fear of Tomorrow *(NEW / SEALED!) UK import" VINYL LP
AVENGER (NWOBHM) "Blood Sports" VINYL LP
AXE VICTIMS "Another Victim" VINYL LP
BENEDICTION "Experimental Stage" VINYL EP
BLACK FLAG "First Four Years *(NEW / Sealed)" VINYL LP
CHASTAIN "The 7th Of Never" VINYL LP
CHROME MOLLY "Angst" VINYL LP
CIA (Nuclear Assault's Glenn Evans) "In The Red" LP
COVEN "Boneless christian" CD
CRIMSON GLORY "Strange and Beautiful" VINYL LP
CRIMSON GLORY "Transcendence" VINYL LP
CRUCIFER "Pray For the Dead" Blue Coloured-VINYL EP
DEADRINGER (Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, Victory) "Electrocution Of The Heart" VINYL LP
DED ENGINE "Ded Engine (NEW, Sealed: punched)" VINYL LP
DEFIANCE "Product of Society (Used: EXC+) white-label promo" VINYL LP
DETRITUS "Perpetual Defiance" LP
DISHARMONY (Greece) "Gate of Deeper Sleep" VINYL EP
DOKKEN "Back For The Attack" CD
DOKKEN "Beast From The East" CD
ELIXIR (iron Maiden) "Lethal Potion *(NEW / Sealed)" VINYL LP
EXCEL "The Joke's On You" VINYL LP
FORCED ENTRY "Uncertain Future (NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL LP
G.B.H. "No Need To Panic *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL LP
GIRL "Sheer Greed" VINYL LP +7-INCH
HAVE MERCY "Armageddon Descends (Combat Boot Camp)" VINYL MLP
HEADSHOT (ex-Protector!) "Emotional Overload" CD
IRON MAIDEN "Roskilde 2003" VINYL LP
JUDAS PRIEST "Demolition" DOUBLE-LP VINYLS
LEWD, The (Metal Church, Sick Pleasure, Code of Honor) "Lewd Conduct in a Public Place" VINYL LP
LITA FORD "Out For Blood" VINYL LP
LIZZY BORDEN "Menace To Society *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL LP
M.O.D. "Surfin' M.O.D" VIINYL LP
MALLET-HEAD "Mallet-Head" VINYL LP
MANDATOR "Initial Velocity" CD
MELIAH RAGE "Kill To Survive *(Used: VG+ / EXC.) Gold promo" VINYL LP
METAL CHURCH "The Dark" VINYL LP
METALLICA (Flotsam & Jetsam, Ozzy, Voivod) "And Justice for All *(original Vertigo UK import!)" DOUBLE-LP VINYLS
MORTA SKULD "For All Eternity (UK import!)" CD
MOTORHEAD "No Remorse (LTD. LEATHER Edition!)" 180gm DOUBLE-LP VINYLS
NEMBRIONIC HAMMERDEATH "Themes On An Occult Theory" VINYL EP
NERGAL / PSF "(split)" VINYL EP
OBSESSION (Loudness) "Marshall Law *(Used)" VINYL LP
OZZY OSBOURNE "RANDY RHOADS TRIBUTE (used: EXC.)" DOUBLE-LP VINYLS
OZZY OSBOURNE "Speak Of The Devil *(Used: NM!)" DOUBLE-LP VINYLS; Gatefold cover
OZZY OSBOURNE "The Ultimate Sin (used: EXC/NM!)" VINYL LP
POWERSURGE "Snowgod" VINYL LP
RATT "(self-titled)" VINYL LP
RIISTETYT "As Prisoner Of State" VINYL LP
RIISTETYT "Skitsofrenia" VINYL LP
ROGUE MALE (NWOBHM) "First Visit *(Used: EXC.) Gold Promo / White Labels!" VINYL LP
S.O.B. "Symphonies of Brutality" VINYL LP
SAXON "Crusader" VINYL LP
SCORPIONS "Virgin Killer" VINYL LP
SKYCLAD (Sabbat UK, Satan) "Vintage Whine (import Jewel-Case edition)" CD
TESTAMENT "Live At the Filmore" CD
THUNDERHEAD "Behind the Eightball" VINYL LP
TIEK BANE "Every Parent's Nightmare" VINYL EP
TORTURE (USA) "Terror Kingdom" VINYL LP
TT QUICK "Metal Of Honor *(New / Sealed) Gold promo" VINYL LP
TYGERS OF PAN-TANG "Cage, The *(Used: VG / EXC-)" VINYL LP
TYGERS OF THE PAN TANG "The Wreck-Age" CD
TYRANT (Australia) "Freaks of Nature + 4 Bonus Trx!" CD
V/A (Bronz, Hawkwind, Motorhead, Venom, Tysondog, Rox) "BRITISH STEEL - England's Latest Heavy Metal Invasion (NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL LP
V/A (Motorhead, Thunderhead, Deathwish, Fastway, Girlschool, etc.) "IRON BREW - Legacy/GWR sampler Vol.1" VINYL LP
VILLAIN "Time Machine (Heavyweight Burgundy Red-Coloured)" DOUBLE-LP VINYLS
WITCHES HAMMER (pre- Blasphemy) "Canadian Speed Metal" POSTER

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BOOK ANNEX:
Don't forget to check our BOOK ANNEX for hard-to-find occult classics new and
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RECENT ADDITIONS to the BOOK ANNEX for 1/28/05:

* Blanche Barton (Anton Lavey) "The Secret Life of a Satanist" Paperback Book
* Anton LaVey "The Devil's Notebook" Paperback BOOK
* LIGUORI, MICHAEL (VELONNIC SIN) "Thrones of Magic: Nightmoor Fantasy" Paperback BOOK
* DuQuette, Lon Milo "MAGICK OF ALEISTER CROWLEY - A Handbook of the Rituals of Thelema" Paperback BOOK
* Pat & Chris Zalewski "Z-5 Secret Teachings of the Golden Dawn" Paperback Book
* Cicero, Chic & Sandra Tabatha Cicero "MAGICIAN'S ART - RITUAL USE OF MAGICAL TOOLS" Paperback Book
* Ed Fitch "A GRIMOIRE OF SHADOWS - Witchcraft, Paganism & Magick" Paperback BOOK
* Denning, Melita & Phillips, Osbourne "FOUNDATIONS OF HIGH MAGICK" Hardback BOOK
* Konstantinos "GOTHIC GRIMOIRE *(DISCOUNT SALE!)" Paperback BOOK
* Arthur Edward Waite "The Pictorial Key to the Tarot" Paperback Book

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blackmetal on 01.27.05 @ 06:17 PM PST [link]


Wednesday, January 26th

NEW FREE MP3s added!!


New free MP3 clips have been added for these releases!

* DREAM EVIL "Children of the Night" CD
* DEW OF NOTHING "Hatehunger +Bonus Tracks!" CD
* SALTUS / LEGACY OF BLOOD, Poland "(split)" CD
* BOLT THROWER / PARADISE LOST "Demolishing England (split)" CD
blackmetal on 01.26.05 @ 11:59 PM PST [link]


Tuesday, January 25th

NACHTMYSTIUM "Demise" VINYL LP Out Now!




  • NACHTMYSTIUM (Cult of Daath) "Demise" VINYL LP

    blackmetal on 01.25.05 @ 05:16 PM PST [link]


    • Monday, January 24th

    Metal Massacre & Candelmass CDs In Stock!




    CANDLEMASS "Live (reissue)" CD
    V/A "Metal Massacre Vol 1" CD
    V/A "Metal Massacre Vol 2" CD
    V/A "Metal Massacre Vol 3" CD
    V/A "Metal Massacre Vol 4" CD
    V/A (Hellhammer, Voivod, Attacker, Overkill, Metal Church, Mace, Fates Warning) "Metal Massacre Vol.5" CD
    blackmetal on 01.24.05 @ 09:52 PM PST [link]


    NSBM Now In Stock!




    * WYRD "Wrath & Revenge - Demos 1998 - 2001" CD in SLIMLINE
    * TEMNOZOR "Sorcery of Fragments" CD
    * SALTUS / LEGACY OF BLOOD "(split)" CD
    * HONOR "The Fire of the Final Battle" DIGIPAK CD
    * OHTAR "Woodland Desolation" CD

    blackmetal on 01.24.05 @ 09:46 PM PST [link]


    Friday, January 21st

    New Arrivals at BLACKMETAL.COM Newsletter


    Hails BLACKMETAL.COM List Member!

    As always, lots of KILLER METAL arrived at blackmetal.com this week!



    HOT NEW ARRIVALS IN STOCK:
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    NEW & IN STOCK FROM DARK HORIZON RECORDS:






    NEAT RECORDS UK ORIGINALS NEW & SEALED - RARE!!
    Only a few copies are in stock then they will be GONE:






      • RAVEN "Crash, Bang, Wallop / Rock Hard *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
      • ARTILLERY "Fear of Tomorrow *(NEW / SEALED!) UK import" VINYL LP
      • RAVEN + UDO (Accept) "Born To Be Wild *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
      • TYSONDOG "Eat the Rich *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
      • TYSONDOG "School's Out *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
      • TYSONDOG "Skools Out *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL MLP
      • WARFARE "Two Tribes *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL LP



    Select Elite NSBM In Stock Now:







    New Release In Stock NOW on BLACKMETAL.COM Records:



    EDM (E.D.M. Japan) "Endless Dismal Moan" CD

    Mesmerizing Necro Black Metal from Japan.
    Raw (but not "primitive") blend of grim Nordic-influenced darkness mixed with Alternative Japanese Undergound aesthetics.
    Listen to FREE MP3 sample clips here.



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    MORE NEW ARRIVALS NOW AVAILABLE
    at BLACKMETAL.COM for the week of 1/21/05:
    (check here for up-to-the-minute availability)

    MORE RECOMMENDED KILLER NEW RELEASES IN STOCK:

      ABHOR "Vocat Spiritum Morti" CD
      ABIGAIL / KORIHOR "Alkoholik Metal Blasphemers (split)" VINYL LP
      ABIGOR "Shockwave 666" VINYL EP
      ABSCESS "Damned & Mummified Grind" CD
      AFTER FOREVER "Exordium (+Bonus NTSC DVD video-clips for USA audiences!)" DOUBLE-DISC (CD+DVD)
      ANAAL NATHRAKH (Aborym, Mayhem, Tormentor) "Domine Non Es Dignus" CD
      ARCH ENEMY "Dead Eyes See No Future" CD
      ASMODEUS "Phalanx Inferna" CD
      ATOMICIDE "Total Atomicide" CASSETTE
      ATOMIZER "The Only Weapon Of Choice" VINYL LP
      AVENGER (Czech) "Live at Open Hell Fest 2003" CD
      BEHEMOTH "Conjuration" VINYL LP
      BESATT "Sacrifice For Satan" CD
      BLACK ANGEL (Goat Semen , Levifer) "Demos" CD
      BLACK FLAME (Mortuary Drape) "Torment & Glory + Bonus track" CD
      BLACK MASS "Voices Of Hate" CD
      BLACK SABBATH "Paranoid ('Nice Price')" CLEAR VINYL LP
      BLACK SABBATH "Vol 4 ('Nice Price')" CLEAR VINYL LP
      BLACKDEATH (Draugwath) "Satan macht frei" CD
      BLOODTHRONE "Shield Of Hate" CD
      BOLT THROWER / PARADISE LOST "Demolishing England (split)" CD
      CANCER "Corporation$" MCD
      CARNAL FORGE "Aren't You Dead Yet? +2 BONUS LIVE VID CLIPS" CD
      CARPATHIAN FOREST "Skjend Hans Lik" VINYL LP
      CATHEDRAL (Napalm Death, Pentagram, Repulsion) "Serpent's Gold, The" DOUBLE CD
      CHAINSAW (Holland) "Smell the Saw" CD
      CRYPTIC "Once Holy Realm" CD
      CULT OF DAATH (Krieg, Nachtmystium) "Under the Cover of the Triumphant Holocaust (remastered!)" CD
      DAMNATION "Insulter of jesus christ" VINYL EP
      DARK FORTRESS "Stab Wounds" CD
      DARK SANCTUARY "Les Memoires Blessees" CD
      DARKTHRONE "Sardonic Wrath" CD
      DEATHSPAWNED DESTROYER (Bloodthirst, Impious Havoc) "First Bestial Butchery" CD
      DECEASED "Return To The Evil Side +Bonus Live Trx!" CD
      DESTRUKTOR (Australia) "Nuclear Storm" CD
      DRUNKARD (Greece) "Hellish Metal Dominate + POSTER!" CD
      DRUNKARD (Greece) "Hellish Metal Dominate" POSTER
      EDM (E.D.M. Japan) "Endless Dismal Moan" CD
      ENTHRONED "Xes Haereticum (LTD) +3 Bonus Trx!" DIGIPAK CD
      ETERNITY (Germany) "...and the Gruesome returns with every Night" CD
      EWIGES REICH "Thron aus Eis" CD
      FROZEN SHADOWS "Empire de glaces" CD
      GLORIA MORTI (Finland) "Lifestream Corrosion" CD
      GRAVE DIGGER "Last Supper (Ltd.) +2 Bonus Trx!" DIGIPAK CD
      GRAVES AT SEA "Documents of Grief" CD
      HATE (Poland) "Awakening of the Liar" CD
      HAUNTED, THE "rEVOLVEr" VINYL LP
      HELHEIM "Av Norrøn Ætt (reissue)" VINYL LP
      HIRAX "New Age of Terror" CD
      HORDES OF THE LUNAR ECLIPSE (Fog) "Dancing Demons In the Grey-Lit Glade" VINYL LP +EP
      IMPIETY (Disgorge, Ravager) "Paramount Evil" CD
      IMPURITY "Guests of the Infernal Pit" VINYL EP
      INFERNAL WAR / WARHEAD (Poland) "Explosion (split)" CD
      LABATUT (Brazil) "Yeomanly (import from Australia!)" CD
      LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR "Carnage" CD
      LEVIATHAN CLOCK "Baphomet w/Roman Numerals" WALL CLOCK
      LOS ASESINOS DEL PENTAGRAMA "Duenos del Universo" CD
      LUCIFUGUM (Ukraine) "...Back to Chopped Down Roots" CD
      MALIGNANCE "Regina Umbrae Mortis" CD
      MANIAC BUTCHER "Live In Open Hell +Bonus Track!" VINYL LP
      MARTIRE / THRONEUM "United In Hell (split)" CD
      MASSEMORD "Obscura Symphonia" CD
      MASSEMORD / SVARTSKOGG "(split)" CD
      MASSIVE POWER "Breaking Your Head" CASSETTE
      MIDWINTER "Astral Mirrors" CD
      MORT (Ungod) "godless Dominion" CD
      MYSTIC FOREST (aka EIKENSKADEN, France) "Romances" CD
      Michael Moynihan / Didrik Søderlind "LORDS OF CHAOS - Bloody Rise of Satanic Metal Underground (NEW expanded edition!)" Paperback BOOK
      NAPALM DEATH "Leaders Not Followers: Part 2" VINYL LP
      NECROPHAGIA "Nightmare Scenarios *(NTSC format for USA audiences!)" DVD
      NOCTE OBDUCTA "Stille Das Nagende Schweigen" CD
      OBEISANCE "Lucifer Master" CD
      OPHIOLATRY "Misanchristianthropy (size L)" T-SHIRT
      PENTAGRAM "Sub-Basement (import!)" DOUBLE VINYL LPs
      PROCREATION "Incantations of Demonic Lust for Corpses of the Fallen" CD
      REALM OF CARNIVORA "Verised Kelvad + (hidden) Bonus Track!" CD
      REVENGE "Victory. Intolerance. Mastery." CD
      RIGOR SARDONICOUS "Principia Sardonica" CD
      ROTTING CHRIST "Sanctus Diavolos" CD
      RUNES ORDER "The Hopeless Days" CD
      RUPTURE "Cunt of God" VINYL LP
      SABRAX "Devilsspear" CD
      SAMAEL "Reign of Light" PIC DISC VINYL LP
      SCARR, THE (Norway) "Animalenemy + Bonus videoclip" DIGIPAK CD
      SETHIAN "Into the Silence" CD
      SIN ORIGIN / VELONNIC SIN "Beyond the Cemetery Gates / Daemonized Dreams (split)" CD
      SKULL "Beer, Metal, Spikes" CASSETTE
      SLAYER "Still Reigning... *(NTSC Format for USA audiences!)" DVD
      SPIRITUAL BEGGARS / GRAND MAGUS "(split)" VINYL EP
      STORMWITCH "Witchcraft + Bonus Track" CD
      THRONEUM (Poland) "The Underground Storms Eternally" CD
      THUNDERBOLT (Poland) "Inhuman Ritual Massmurder" CD
      TSJUDER "Desert Northern Hell" DIGIPAK CD
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    ~ ACHERON Working On New Album, DVD ~
    Columbus, Ohio-based black/death metal cult band ACHERON have posted the following message on their web site:

    "Let it been know that ACHERON is not a Church of Satan-linked band anymore. Vincent Crowley, who formerly was a Magister/Priest for their organization, resigned back in 2000. ACHERON in no way indorses any type of organized religious groups. The band stands for the dark side of life and resonates to a Predator-like kinship with nature. If anything, the modern-day ACHERON is a horde of heathens, spreading their unholy music to the hellions of mankind. Fuck ALL religions! They are the roots to all our problems. The Archetype of Satan = The Self… Heathen = Our True Self. We are the Devils of this world!

    "Heathen - One regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened!

    "ACHERON has been working to get their new music down solid for their next full-length album 'Sanctum Regnum: The Predator Manifesto', which will hopefully be recorded sometime in 2005. It will be a very apocalyptic concept album. Some of the song titles are 'Godless (We Are Gods)', 'The Apocalypse', 'Might Is Right', 'Rise Of Rebellion', 'I Am Heathen', 'Millennium's End', 'The New Age' and 'Anno Armageddon'. The band has not signed a contract with any label yet, so more details about this upcoming album will be given in the future.

    "The band is also putting together an upcoming DVD which will be called 'Acheron - 17 Years Of Pure Hell', documenting the band's 17-year history within the underground scene. The DVD plans to feature commentary from band's founder Vincent Crowley, along with live performances and interviews with members and ex-members, fans and supporters of the band. Work on this project will start in early February. No tentative release date."

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    ~ DRAGONLORD To Enter Studio In February ~
    DRAGONLORD    , the San Francisco Bay Area "black" metal band featuring current and former members of TESTAMENT, will finally hit the studio in February to record their long-awaited second album, entitled "Black Wings of Destiny".

    Recording will take place in at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer/mixer Fredrik Nordström. Nordström is known for his work with bands such as IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, DIMMU BORGIR, THE HAUNTED and OLD MAN'S CHILD, among many others. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "The Becoming Of", "Until The End", "Mark Of Damnation", "The Curse Of Woe", "Blood Voyeur" and "The Requiem".

    Commented DRAGONLORD guitarist/vocalist Eric Peterson: "We've been working hard off and on with these new tracks for a while now, and I think Fredrik is the perfect choice to help birth these dark new gems. We are also the first American band to record with him, which is very cool!"

    DRAGONLORD's debut album, "Rapture", was released in 2001 through Spitfire Records.

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    ~ SACRIFICE: Early Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks ~
    Brazil's Marquee Records has signed a deal with the legendary Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE for the re-release of their first three albums (1986's "Torment In Fire", 1987's "Forward to Termination" and 1990's "Soldiers of Misfortune") plus a live album with a complete show from 1989. All CDs will be double-CDs, special editions full of bonus tracks. The live one will probably be released as a CD/DVD set. The distribution in the U.S. and Japan will be handled by Khaosmaster Records and Disk Heaven, respectively.

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    ~ GEHENNA Complete Work On New Album ~
    After a few years of silence, Norwegian metallers GEHENNA, featuring original members Sanrabb (guitar/vocals) and Dolgar (guitar), are ready to unleash yet another slice of extreme madness. Going back to their roots, their brand new album, "WW", discharges the raw and primitive forces of early black metal. The track listing for the album is as follows:

    01. Grenade Prayer
    02. Death to Them All
    03. New Blood
    04. Flames of the Pit
    05. Silence the Earth
    06. Werewolf
    07. Abattoir
    08. Pallbearer

    "WW" is due before the spring through Moonfog Records.

    In other news, GEHENNA will be showcasing their brand new chillingly grim material at by:Larm, Norway's yearly music convention, this year held in Stavanger. The live performances will take place at the SAS Garage on Friday, February 11 beginning at 10:30 p.m.

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    ~ KEEP OF KALESSIN Sign With TABU RECORDINGS ~
    Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, have signed a new record deal with the Norwegian label Tabu Recordings, a division of Tuba Records.

    "We have great belief in this label and they also have great belief in the band!" stated Obsidian. "Together we'll make sure that the new KEEP OF KALESSIN album won't go into the stores unnoticed!"

    In addition to the new record deal, KEEP OF KALESSIN have a new agreement with R:evolver Booking. "The band is pleased that someone finally see the potential in their live performances and hopefully this will result in that fans all over the world can experience KEEP OF KALESSIN live!" the group said in a statement.

    KEEP OF KALESSIN's new full-length album is scheduled to be recorded this summer for a fall release.

    KEEP OF KALESSIN recently parted ways with drummer Frost (a.k.a. Kjetil Haraldstad, SATYRICON) due to the long distance between him and Obsidian. Replacing him in the group's lineup is the band's old drummer Vyl.

    KEEP OF KALESSIN's most recent mini-album, "Reclaim", was released in December 2003 through FaceFront Records. The group's first release since 1999's "Agnen: A Journey through the Dark" (Avantgarde), "Reclaim" has been described as a new milestone in Norwegian black metal by the Norwegian press. "Reclaim" is available in the U.S. through The End mail-order.

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    ~ YYRKOON To Be Joined By SCARVE Drummer For European Tour ~
    French thrash/death metallers YYRKOON will be joined by SCARVE drummer Dirk Verbeuren when they hit the road in Europe with IMPALED NAZARENE and PHAZM beginning at the end of January.

    As previously reported, YYRKOON have booked three weeks at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark in October 2005 for the recording of their fourth album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Osmose Productions.

    YYRKOON released their third album, "Occult Medicine", this past October through Osmose. The band will be teaming up with IMPALED NAZARENE and PHAZM for a European tour beginning at the end of January

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    ~ IN BATTLE And BEHEMOTH To Team Up For HATE MEANS HATE Tour ~
    Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE will be supporting Poland's BEHEMOTH on the "Hate Means Hate Tour 2005" beginning in late March.

    In other news, IN BATTLE have issued the following statement regarding their current label situation:
    "We have been told that Cold Records is no longer under Metal Blade's wings. We would thank Michael and Andreas for a great job and a lot of good support. It was a great time to be on Metal Blade team. The next IN BATTLE album, we have been told that we are going to work with Regain Records, and I think it will suit us perfect!

    "Next IN BATTLE album will be a lot of variation and heavy parts but still brutal and fast as ever before. IN BATTLE will work exclusive with Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, MORBID ANGEL) on the upcoming album. We will try even to record everything in Mana recording studio [Erik's studio in Florida]. Only the cash will tell if it's possible or not."

    IN BATTLE have set "Terrorkings" as the tentative title of their next album. A late 2005 release is expected.

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    ~ UNDERCURRENT: Former MORBID ANGEL Frontman Launches New Project ~
    UNDERCURRENT    , the new band featuring former MORBID ANGEL frontman Steven Tucker on guitar/vocals, have posted three demo songs and an interview online at MySpace.com.

    The band, which is rounded out by Tomaz (also of the band DISENTER) on drums, Anthony Gentry (Steve Tucker's brother from the band SUBVINYL) on bass, and Greg Reed (CEREMONY, DISASTERNAUT) on guitar, is described as a departure from the death metal roots of most of the group's bandmembers, focusing instead on "a very passionate blend of many styles of music that people from various genres can enjoy."

    "I have always listened to a variety of music my entire life and was influenced by all of it, everything from THE CURE to SLAYER and everything in between," Tucker stated when asked about his influences.

    "Music, to me, is about emotion and emotional state of mind, it has to touch your soul in some way or it is irrelevant. Regardless of the style of music, it has to be real."

    "I have played a lot of different stuff, from death metal to acoustic stuff. I have always felt like I needed to play what fit my needs emotionally. That is why I formed this band, to release what needed to be released from inside of me. Everything in this band is real, emotionally."

    Asked for his opinion on what the people who know him from MORBID ANGEL will think about UNDERCURRENT, Tucker said, "I think some will like it, and understand it. Those that know me personally will definitely get it.

    "Death metal is a very passionate kind of music; you don't play it to get girls, or money or fame because none of those things happen playing that kind of music. It is about the music. Personally I think some of the best musicians in the world play or have played death metal. But it is very limited emotionally, and I feel that I have gone beyond that emotional level.

    "By no means is UNDERCURRENT anything near death metal. Now I want to do something that is real to me, something that is far more personal and UNDERCURRENT is definitely that. It is about me and my life and everyone else in the band's life. It is great to play with my brother as well, because he has lived through these times with me."

    "We were doing a different version of this band before I joined MORBID ANGEL and I am excited to be back playing with him again. It is great to play with people that you get along with and respect."

    UNDERCURRENT are currently in talks with record labels for a full-length release.

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    ~ SUSPERIA Nominated For Norway's ALARM Award ~
    Norwegian metallers SUSPERIA have received a nomination for best album in the "Metal" category of the respected Norwegian Alarm Awards, which will take place in Oslo on Saturday, February 5. The band have been recognized for their acclaimed "Unlimited" album, which was released last year through the Tabu label in Europe and Candlelight in the USA. The recording became a firm favorite with both media and fans around the world. SUSPERIA are one of five nominees for the "Metal" award alongside MAYHEM, ENSLAVED, RED HARVEST and KHOLD. Voting is open to the public and votes can be made at this location.

    The band are currently working on a new video for the song "Devil May Care". The video is set to incorporate live footage from their recent tours and is expected to be completed shortly.

    SUSPERIA have lined up their first live shows of 2005, at the Hamar Metal Festival, which takes place at the Hydranten in Hamar, Norway on Friday, February 25 and at Horten Scene 37 on Friday, April 1. The Horten show has been arranged to make up for the band's non-appearance at the venue on last year's "Unlimited Grudge" tour. They had to cancel their performance at the time due to vocalist Athera losing his voice.

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    ~ MINE[THORN] Sign With CODE666 RECORDS ~
    U.K.-based brutal black/death metallers MINE[THORN] have inked a deal with Code666 Records.

    Formed in 1999 as a THE AXIS OF PERDITION side-project, MINE[THORN] call what they create "bio mechanical disturbance metal" - "the sound of city sized slabs of living ancient alien machinery descending from the sky and grinding across the face of the planet consuming all life to replace it with more of their own," according to a press release.

    MINE[THORN] draw their main inspiration from "the industrial sprawl and urban deterioration of their native Teeside in northeast England as well as a plethora of writers and films harbor no particular spiritual, political or musical alliances. MINE[THORN] simply wish to create music that is both crushingly heavy and rich with visual identity," the press release adds.

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    ~ Pentagram Singer Overdoses, Shows Cancelled ~
    US doom metalers Pentagram have cancelled their UK gigs, due to happen in March. Apparently mainman Bobby Liebling shot up [on heroin] before the Washington, DC show and had to be revived from an overdose just to get him to the stage. The paramedics had taken him to the hospital, and nobody seemed to know how he was doing. Fortunately, he has survived, but the future of the band now hangs in the balance. One of the dates in Britain was supposed to be at The Peel in KIngston on March 26. The date, an all-day event, will now be headlined by Orange Goblin. Also on the bill are Pig Iron, End Of Level Boss, Centurions Ghost, The River and Sada. *(Thanks: Total Rock)

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    ~ PENTAGRAM Frontman Hospitalized Following Aborted D.C. Concert ~
    PENTAGRAM     frontman Bobby Liebling was reportedly hospitalized Saturday night (Jan. 15) after failing to perform as scheduled at the band's show at the Black Cat club in Washington D.C. Also appearing on the bill were ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY and THE HIDDEN HAND. One person who attended the show, "supernerd23", has posted the following report on the ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY message board:

    "For me, the show at the Black Cat last night was just as awesome of a way to kick off the New Year as I had hoped it would be. Two of my favorite current bands to see live on the same bill was pretty much all I needed to satisfy me.

    "In my mind there was never that much of an emphasis on the whole PENTAGRAM aspect of the show because I figured there wasn't more than a 50-50 chance that Bobby would make it. I've seen him out and about over the past few months while in D.C. for different shows. I saw him hop up on stage with PLACE OF SKULLS back in July and do a few songs and he seemed fairly together - at least while performing. I've been close enough to reach out and touch the man (not that I would want to) so I've seen with my own eyes the overall wretched condition he is in. I also know that he had been putting a lot of stock into this big PENTAGRAM debut having turned down other opportunities to perform in recent months when the band wouldn't have been the headliner.

    "The new PENTAGRAM album with Bobby on vocals and Kelly, Adam and Mike from INTERNAL VOID as the band is pretty killer - I've really enjoyed listening to it. So I was psyched that there was a chance to see this material (and older stuff) performed live - but again, I knew better than to pin all of my hopes for happiness and satisfaction on the reliability of a junkie who's penchant for disappointing fans and bandmates is legendary.

    "So apparently Bobby locked himself in a backstage bathroom, did whatever damage to himself he did, collapsed, revived and wanted to get on stage, got on stage with some help and by crawling, collapsed again, convulsed, was carried off stage, loaded into an ambulance and sent to the hospital. As Gomer Pyle would say, 'Surpise, surprise, surprise!'

    "I really dug the set that the guys from INTERNAL VOID went ahead and charged into. I've caught these guys a couple of times in the last few months and have been really impressed by Kelly Carmichael's guitar playing. He (with Adam on bass and Mike on drums) really threw down some cool instrumental jams of some PENTAGRAM songs that even without vocals showed why this music has been worshipped by so many people for so many years. Eventually they were joined on stage by the INTERNAL VOID vocalist J.D. and Dave Sherman who sang a couple of songs, including 'Forever My Queen'. Joe Hasselvander (formerly of PENTAGRAM) came up and sang '20 Buck Spin' and the always entertaining Skull of BLACK MANTA was there to sing a few songs also.

    "So the set pretty much turned into a PENTAGRAM tribute of sorts. I stuck with it and enjoyed it for what it was."

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    ~ Members Of Italian Satanic Heavy Metal Sect Ordered To Stand Trial ~
    Danielle Demetriou of The Independent is reporting that eight members of an alleged Satanic black metal sect, "Beasts of Satan", were ordered to stand trial in an Italian court Thursday (Jan. 13) in relation to three supposed ritual killings.

    The eight suspects, four of whom are members of "Beasts of Satan" from Busto Arsizio near Milan, are facing charges in relation to the murder of three companions.

    The discovery of the body of Mariangela Pezzotta, who was buried in a shallow grave after being shot, in January last year led police to the gang, and to the discovery that two other members, Fabio Tollis and Chiara Marino, had been killed in 1998.

    Chiara Marino, a 19-year-old girl, was reportedly killed under a full moon by a knife plunged into her heart in 1998. Her companion, Fabio Tollis, a 16-year-old singer, was allegedly killed at the same time by a hammer blow to the head and buried alongside her in woods near Milan after he tried to stop the other band members carrying out the murder.

    On Thursday, a judge in Busto Arsizio ordered three of the suspects to face charges in a fast-track trial starting on February 21. The fast-track system will allow only a limited amount of evidence to be introduced in a closed-door hearing and will result in a reduced sentence if a defendant is convicted. The remaining suspects will stand trial in June. Italian authorities have been investigating whether the alleged killers were part of a wider network of Satanists, according to Antonio Pizzi, who is appearing for the prosecution. Among those standing trial in the fast-track system will be Andrea Volpe, one of the alleged leaders of the group and the former boyfriend of Pezzotta.

    After turning state's evidence, Volpe revealed the grisly details surrounding the alleged murders. He claimed that, after the first two victims were murdered, another sect member, a 26-year-old woman, danced on their graves shouting: "Zombies, now you are only zombies."

    Describing Pezzotta's death, Volpe detailed a bizarre meeting at a chalet. Pezzotta, who was thought to have threatened to make public the previous alleged murders, met with her former boyfriend and his current girlfriend. After toasting one another with champagne, Ms Pezzotta was reportedly shot in the face by Volpe, who then contacted another alleged group leader to help bury her.

    Last October, a leaked notebook appeared to link the young suspects to devil worship. It contained grisly entries such as "blood and death, blood raining down, blood bathing all my body, blood thirsty for blood" and "crush those who are our friends, or who would like to be but aren't up to it, crush them then laugh".

    There were also pages of instructions on conducting Satanic rites and the dangers involved. "Madness is always one of the risks," the notes warn. "It's necessary to maintain concentration on hatred."

    blackmetal on 01.21.05 @ 03:02 AM PST [link]


    Tuesday, January 18th

    THRONEUM/MARTIRE (Poland) "United In Hell (split)" CD MP3 added!


    THRONEUM/MARTIRE (Poland) "United In Hell (split)" CD

    "Hellstorm" - [LISTEN] [MORE INFO]



    Cult underground Australian Black/Death vs. killer Polish Death Metal brutality!
    13 Tracks; 33 minutes of insane, utterly furious Blackened darkness and grinding rage! MARTIRE tracks 1 - 2 were recorded in 1997 (taken from split-EP with ANGELCORPSE), and tracks 3 - 6 taken from "previously-unreleased" 1999 demo. THRONEUM tracks 7 - 13 recorded in December of 2003, and features a blistering cover-version of an immortal TERRORIZER classic! Import CD from Apocalyptor Records, Australia.
    blackmetal on 01.18.05 @ 06:55 PM PST [link]


    THRONEUM (Poland) "The Underground Storms Eternally" CD MP3 added!


    THRONEUM (Poland) "The Underground Storms Eternally" CD

    "Reborn to Stars" - [LISTEN] [MORE INFO]



    Totally 'pure' Black Death from Poland, influenced by HELLHAMMER, VENOM, SATHANAS, SLAUGHTER, MASTER, ORDER FROM CHAOS, SARCOFAGO... 10 Songs; 42 minutes. Featuring 3 bonus-tracks taken from their "Burn Holy Image" 1998 rehearsal tape! Hand-numbered (inside booklet) to only 500 made! Import CD from Australia-- with previous CD releases on Polish and Japanese labels, this will surely prove to be one of THRONEUM's hardest to find, yet essential albums, so get 'em while you can!
    blackmetal on 01.18.05 @ 06:55 PM PST [link]


    DESTRUKTOR (Australia) "Nuclear Storm" CD


    DESTRUKTOR (Australia) "Nuclear Storm" CD

    "Fight Like The Devil" - [LISTEN] [MORE INFO]



    Brutal and raw, yet technically skilled Blackened Thrash Death from Australia! Impressive CD released by the Horval brothers, aka Hell's Headbangers.
    blackmetal on 01.18.05 @ 06:55 PM PST [link]


    BLACK ANGEL (Goat Semen , Levifer) "Demos" CD MP3 added!


    BLACK ANGEL (Goat Semen , Levifer) "Demos" CD

    "Harlots of Satan" - [LISTEN] [MORE INFO]



    Brutal, raw, yet atmospheric primitive Black Metal from Lima, Peru-- formerly known as ABADDON. Ex-members are now in GOAT SEMEN and LEVIFER. 12 tracks (55+ minutes); in the vein of SARCOFAGO / HOLOCAUSTO plus BEHERIT / HELLHAMMER mix; recorded with real drums, too! This 12-song anthology compiles tracks from 3 different demos, with the oldest songs appearing first. CD booklet features printed lyrics (sung in English) and extensive biography. Surprisingly impressive stuff from guys associated with The Temple of the Damned. Yes, Temple of the Damned are still listed on our "Asshole/Rip-Off Page" for fraudulent credit-card orders 6 or 7 years ago, when we were just starting out. Import CD from Exterminio Producciones, Bolivia.
    blackmetal on 01.18.05 @ 06:54 PM PST [link]


    VERMINOUS (ex-DELVE) "Impious Sacrilege" CD MP3 added


    VERMINOUS (ex-DELVE) "Impious Sacrilege" CD

    "Spawn of Satan's Curse" - [LISTEN] [MORE INFO]



    Sweden's VERMINOUS (formerly known as DELVE) plays total old-school Death Metal! This is fucking fast-- as the tempo(s) are reminiscent of MERCILESS' first album "The Awakening", but the style is (also) more along the putrid lines of Necro Death Metal: REPUGNANT, KAAMOS, POSSESSED (old), UNLEASHED (old), SEPULTURA (very old) with some touches of BESTIAL WARLUST, SARCOFAGO, DETERIORATE (1st Lp) and old ANGEL CORPSE!

    blackmetal on 01.18.05 @ 06:54 PM PST [link]


    Saturday, January 15th

    ENSLAVED BEHEMOTH BLOODBATH NIGHTWISH BESATT +MORE





    blackmetal on 01.15.05 @ 02:09 AM PST [link]


    BURZUM, MYSTICUM, IMMORTAL, DAWN, DARKTHRONE +MORE


    Restocks Back in at BLACKMETAL.COM:




    blackmetal on 01.15.05 @ 01:36 AM PST [link]


    Friday, January 14th

    REVENGE BLACK ANGEL THRONEUM DESTRUKTOR +MORE


    KILLER Releases In Stock Now:





    blackmetal on 01.14.05 @ 01:12 AM PST [link]


    NSBM In Stock Now


    Select Elite NSBM In Stock Now:




    *RUNES OF DIANCEHT (Nokturnal Mortum) "Eternal Call of Darkness" CD
    *IMMORTAL HAMMER "V Znameni Perunovho Kruhu" CD
    *ANWYL "Postmortem Apocalypse (NS ABMU)" CD
    *GODLESS NORTH "Tyrants of Black Sorcery (Live Unholy)" CASSETTE
    *BLACKDEATH (Draugwath) "Satan macht frei" CD
    *THUNDERBOLT "Inhuman Ritual Massmurder" CD LICENSED FROM AGONIA RECORDS, Poland!
    *DARKTHULE / HAGALAZ "(split)" CD
    *INFERNAL WAR / WARHEAD (Poland) "Explosion (split)" CD
    *PANTHEON "Draugrs Daug" CD

    blackmetal on 01.14.05 @ 01:09 AM PST [link]


    ORIGINAL NEAT RECORDS New & Sealed VINYL In Stock Now!! LIMITED!!


    We are truly excited to be able to offer you some very VERY rare original VINYL EP & LP releases on NEAT RECORDS, UK from the 80s! Original UK imports are new and still sealed! VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES! Complete you Neat Records collection now!

    NEAT RECORDS UK ORIGINALS NEW & SEALED - RARE!!

    Only a few copies are in stock then they will be GONE:





    ARTILLERY "Fear of Tomorrow *(NEW / SEALED!) UK import" VINYL LP
    * RAVEN "Crash, Bang, Wallop / Rock Hard *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
    * RAVEN + UDO (Accept) "Born To Be Wild *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
    * TYSONDOG "Eat the Rich *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
    * TYSONDOG "School's Out *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL EP
    * TYSONDOG "Skools Out *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL MLP
    * WARFARE "Two Tribes *(NEW / Sealed!)" VINYL LP


    blackmetal on 01.14.05 @ 01:04 AM PST [link]


    Wednesday, January 12th

    ETERNITY ABIGAIL BLACKDEATH & REVENGE MP3 added!


    NEW MP3 Clips Added! Click to hear!



  • ABIGAIL "Forever Street Metal Bitch" CD
  • REVENGE "Victory. Intolerance. Mastery." CD
  • BLACKDEATH (Draugwath) "Satan macht frei" CD
  • ETERNITY (Germany) "...and the Gruesome returns with every Night" CD

    blackmetal on 01.12.05 @ 11:27 PM PST [link]


    • Tuesday, January 11th

    REVENGE, DARK FORTRESS, NECROPHAGIA +MORE


    New Arrivals & Restocks from Red Stream arrive today!



  • REVENGE "Victory. Intolerance. Mastery." CD
  • NECROPHAGIA "Nightmare Scenarios *(NTSC format for USA audiences!)" DVD
  • DARK FORTRESS "Stab Wounds" CD
  • BLOODTHORN (Mayhem, Manes) "Under the Reign of Terror" CD

  • LUGUBRUM "De Vette Cuecken" CD

  • HIMINBJORG "In the Raven's Shadow" DIGIPAK CD

  • BETHLEHEM "Dictius Te Necare +Bonus Disc (Reissue)" DOUBLE CD

    blackmetal on 01.11.05 @ 08:44 PM PST [link]


    • BLACKDEATH, ETERNITY, ANWYL, ABIGAIL, CELESTIA +MORE


    New Arrivals & Restocks from Drakkar Productions / Ajna Records!



  • BLACKDEATH (Draugwath) "Satan macht frei" CD
  • ABIGAIL "Forever Street Metal Bitch" CD
  • ETERNITY "...and the Gruesome returns with every Night" CD


    Restocks from Drakkar, France/Ajna:

  • V/A (Blood Axis, Blood Conspiracy, Con-Dom, Dream Into Dust, Predominance, Orphx, Propergol) "Widerstand (in DVD Case)" DOUBLE-CD +A4 BOOKLET
  • V/A (Allerseelen, Blood Axis) "Wir Rufen Deine Wolfe" DIGIPAK CD
  • LUCIFUGUM "Stigma Egoism" CD
  • PRIMIGENIUM "Intolerance (+ Vinyl-Only BONUS TRACK!)" VINYL LP
  • CELESTIA (Genocide Kommando) "Apparitia - Sumptuous Spectre" CD
  • CELESTIA "Dead Insekta Sequestration + BONUS Trx.!" CD
  • ARMAGEDDA "Only True Believers" CD
  • ANWYL "Postmortem Apocalypse (NS ABMU)" CD
  • ATOMIZER "Death Mutilation Disease Annihilation" CD
  • SATHANAS "Cruentos Diabolos" CD

    blackmetal on 01.11.05 @ 08:38 PM PST [link]


    • METAL NEWS (from the first week of January 2005)


    METAL NEWS of interest from last week!


    ~ DIMMU BORGIR's HESTNAES To Sing For ARCTURUS At London Gig ~
    Several sources are reporting that Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex, DIMMU BORGIR, ex-BORKNAGAR, LAMENTED SOULS) will be singing for ARCTURUS at the Inferno Festival kick-off event at the Underworld in London on January 27. It is not presently clear if Hestnaes' involvement with ARCTURUS will continue beyond this gig.  Hestnaes had previously performed vocals on three tracks and written the lyrics for one song on ARCTURUS' 1997 album, "La Masquerade Infernale".

    ~ ARCTURUS Part Ways With Singer ~
    Vocalist Øystein Hægeland has left ARCTURUS, according to a posting on the group's official web site. No reason was given for his departure. *(Thanks: Lars Lolk / Antenna)

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    ~ CHTON To Open For MAYHEM In Norway ~
    CHTON    , the Norwegian death metal band featuring Kenneth of KEEP OF KALESSIN and Torstein of MANES, will open for MAYHEM on January 15 at Studentersamfundet in Trondheim, Norway. Also set to appear are MINAS TIRITH and THE APPARATUS. Harald of BLOODTHORN will replace Kenneth on bass during CHTON's performance since it is "impossible for Kenneth to play this gig with us," the band write on their web site.

    CHTON's debut album, "Chtonian Lifecode", was recorded, mixed and mastered at Godt Selskap Studio between April and June 2004 and was released last August through Retribute Records. The album includes guest vocals by Attila Csihar (MAYHEM, ex-TORMENTOR) and Frediablo (NECROPHAGIA, GRIMFIST).

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    ~ LORD BELIAL: In Writing Mode ~
    Sweden's LORD BELIAL are currently writing material for their new, as-yet-untitled album, which is set to be released later this year on Regain Records. The CD's musical direction will be "a natural developed continuation of [last year's] 'The Seal of Belial'," according to a posting on the group's web site.

    The recording sessions for the upcoming album will once again take place at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Los Angered Recording studios in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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    ~ GORGOROTH To Headline Finland's SIRKKELIROCK METAL WEEKEND ~
    Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH will headline the Sirkkelirock Metal Weekend on Friday, January 7 at the Tavastia club in Helsinki, Finland. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are SOULGRIND, CARPATHIAN FOREST, BEHEXEN and HORNA.

    GORGOROTH entered Grieghallen studio on Wednesday (Jan. 5) to begin recording their new album, entitled "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". The CD will contain eight tracks and is tentatively expected late spring/early summer through an as-yet-undisclosed label.

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    ~ MORTAL SIN To Be Inducted Into Australian Metal 'Hall Of Fame' ~
    Australia's Kerrang! magazine is holding its first ever Australian Heavy Metal Awards on February 4 in conjunction with the country's premier metal festival, Metal from the Brain.

    The ceremony, which is expected to become an annual fixture in the Australian metal calendar, celebrating the best the local scene has to offer, will feature the induction of MORTAL SIN into the "Hall of Fame". MORTAL SIN will also perform a special live set on the night. Vocalist Mat Maurer says they will be performing several new songs from the upcoming release "Far from Extinction" for the first time, as well as a medley that includes "Blood Death Hatred", "Women in Leather", "Into the Fire", "Liar" and "Mortal Slaughter" — songs from "Mayhemic Destruction" that were last played in the set back in 1988.

    The band, who are celebrating their 20th anniversary since they began in 1985, are looking forward to a big year which should see the band back in Europe.

    On January 15, MORTAL SIN begin recording demos for the album with engineer Greg Clarke and will also record their first-ever video clip for release to music networks.

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    ~ DISMEMBER Sign With REGAIN RECORDS ~
    Long-running Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER have inked a new record deal with Regain Records. The band, who were previously signed to Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records) and Nuclear Blast, are expected to begin recording the follow-up to 2004's "Where Ironcrosses Grow" later in the year.

    As previously reported, DISMEMBER are among the acts competing for the "Best Hard Rock" honor at the Swedish "Grammis" awards, which are set to be held February 7, 2005 at China Teatern in Stockholm. DISMEMBER are also among the bands battling it out for a Manifest award in the "Best Hard Rock/Punk" category.

    The Manifest Awards are held by SOM (Svenska Oberoende Musikproducenter) (Swedish Independent Musicproducers), an organization that consists of over 100 record labels. This year's awards ceremony will take place on February 1 at Nalen in Stockholm

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    ~ THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Announce New Album Title ~
    THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDE     have set "Miasma" as the title of their new album, tentatively due next summer via Metal Blade Records.

    "The new album is now halfway written, and completely destroys anything we've done prior," vocalist Trevor Strnad writes. "We are very proud of the new songs, and are sure that our fans will not be disappointed. The direction of the new shit is noticeably heavier and far more intricate than our previous work. The album will be recorded in a dark scary basement of Richmond, VA, beginning March 10th with Andreas Magnusson (of SCARLET fame) at the helm. The album will then be mixed in April with the infamous Eric Rachel at Trax East studios, NJ. If all goes as planned 'Miasma' will be available in the early summer months. We'll be out with KING DIAMOND and NILE before the disc drops, kicking off another year of perpetual touring by your favorite road warriors.

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    ~ LECHEROUS NOCTURNE To Enter Studio In Late April/Early May ~
    LECHEROUS NOCTURNE, the Greenville, SC-based extreme metal band featuring NILE guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade on drums, are finishing up the writing of their next CD. The album, which will include eight new tracks and two songs off the group's previously released EP, will be recorded at Sound Lab studios in Colombia, SC beginning in late April/early May. "LECHEROUS won't be playing any shows until the CD is finished and/or when Dallas gets of tour with NILE and has some down time," the band write in a press release. "After the recording is pressed, we will be shopping it for label support."

    LECHEROUS NOCTURNE recently announced the addition of bassist Joe Payne (ex-LUST OF DECAY) to the group's ranks. Rounding out the group's lineup are Kreishloff (guitars), Chris Lollis (guitars) and Hohenstein (vocals). More information is available at LecherousNocturne.com .

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    ~ TERROR 2000 To Release New Album In June ~
    TERROR 2000    , the Swedish thrash metal band featuring Björn "Speed" Strid (SOILWORK), Klas Ideberg (DARKANE), Nick Sword (EL MAGO), Erik Thyselius (CONSTRUCDEAD) and Dan Svensson (HATELIGHT), will enter the studio in March to record their third album, tentatively due in June via Italy's Scarlet Records.

    The follow-up to 2002's "Faster Disaster" will contain "the most neck-breakin', fast and aggressive" material ever recorded by the band, according to a press release.

    TERROR 2000 released their first-ever live album, titled "Slaughter In Japan-Live 2003", in December 2003. The 10-song album was recorded during the band's first-ever Japanese tour in support of DESTRUCTION. The tour, dubbed "Thrash Disaster", consisted of two shows at Shibuya Club Quattro in Tokyo.

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    ~ NAGLFAR Sign With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS ~
    Swedish death/black metallers NAGLFAR have signed a worldwide record deal with Century Media Records. Their new album, tentatively titled "Pariah", is currently being recorded at Ballerina Studios in the band's hometown of Umea. A spring release is expected.

    Although the track listing has not yet been finalized, "Pariah" will contain such tracks as "A Swarm Of Plagues", "Revelations Carved In Flesh", "And The World Shall Be Your Grave", "Suffering To The Conquered", "Carnal Scorn & Spiritual Malice" and "The Perpetual Horrors".

    In other news, NAGLFAR have undergone a lineup change. As singer Jens Rydén has to focus on his studies in the next two years, bass player Kristoffer Olivius will take care of vocal duties. To meet the requirements of a vocalist and front man, Kris will pass on his bass to Morgan Lie, a friend of the band, who will join the group for their upcoming tour with FINNTROLL. *(Thanks: Fredrik Kreem / SwedishMetal.net )

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    ~ ATROCITY Announce New Drummer ~
    Long-running German metallers ATROCITY have announced the addition of drummer Moritz Neuner (GRAVEWORM, DARKWELL, ABIGOR) to the group's ranks. The production of the new LEAVES' EYES record (featuring the ATROCITY musicians) has just started and the first drum takes are already done, according to a posting on the ATROCITY web site. In addition, ATROCITY have commenced work on material for their next studio album.

    ATROCITY's latest album, "Atlantis", was released in April 2004 through Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Mastersound Studio in Fellbach, Germany under the production guidance of the group's frontman (and Mastersound owner) Alexander Krull.

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    ~ Reunited HELLWITCH Schedule Live Performance ~
    Legendary death/thrash metal band HELLWITCH have scheduled a live performance with INCANTATION and MORTICIAN on Saturday, January 15 at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale. Also appearing on the bill are THE CHASM, ARSIS, FUNERIS and MATRIARCH. HELLWITCH's current lineup includes original member Pat Ranieri (guitar, vocals), longtime bassist Craig Shattuck, recently returned JP on rhythm guitar and Joe Schnessel (drums; who started playing in the band in 1989 and recorded their "Syzgial Miscreancy" LP and "Terrasymmetry" EP).

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    ~ GREEN CARNATION: Preparing For Upcoming Tour ~
    GREEN CARNATION     , the Norwegian band featuring Tchort (a.k.a. Terje Vik Schei, ex-EMPEROR, SATYRICON, EINHERJER), are currently "in a period of intense rehearsal of a new live set to be performed at festivals, gigs and tours in 2005," according to a posting on the group's web site. "The majority of work has been done on the songs from 'The Quiet Offspring', soon to be released worldwide."

    Vocalist Kjetil Nordhus is delighted with the live potential of the new material: "The songs] have got great energy about them, and if we manage to give them even more rehearsal, I think they will sound very cool."

    GREEN CARNATION will release their fourth studio album, "The Quiet Offspring", next month via Season of Mist.

    "The Quiet Offspring" was recorded at Sound Suite studio in Marseille, France and was produced by Terje Refsnes. The cover artwork was created by Niklas Sundin of Cabin Fever Media (IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY, DARK TRANQUILLITY). GREEN CARNATION recently parted ways with drummer Anders Kobro and replaced him with Tommy Jackson, a longtime fan and friend of the band.

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    ~ KULT OV AZAZEL Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Replacement ~
    Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have posted the following message on their official web site:

    "In one month we will enter Mana Studio in Tampa, FL to start recording the next album 'The World, The Flesh & The Devil'. Due to personal obligations, Nocturath [guitar, backing vocals] has decided to leave the band but will continue to work closely with us in the future doing covers/layouts as he has done in the past. His replacement is VJS from the hordes DEMONCY and INCURSUS, whose first official appearances will be on the split releases with VROLOK and HORN OF VALERE. As for the splits, the recording for both is complete. The only hold up right now is the art/layout for the 10" split with HORN OF VALERE and the enhanced video content for the split CD with VROLOK. The video portion will be completed within the next few days at which time everything will be turned over to Arctic Music for immediate release. No available information at the time about the release of the 10" through Abort The World Records."

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    ~ BEHEMOTH Frontman: We Are One Of The Most Hard-Working Bands On The Planet ~

    Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH have just returned from their first-ever South American tour and within a few days, will kick off a U.K. trek, to be followed by a North American tour.

    Commented frontman Nergal: "To be honest, we didn't feel that much energy for a long time. Maybe it's the new lineup, maybe a new, killer album, maybe new contracts...maybe part of each. But the shows we deliver these days are one of the best we played ever and that is the fact! We feel like we got something to say with 'Demigod' and we will push hard and will not give up! I don't wanna say that this album is our 'be or not to be' but yes, it's opening new doors and I'd like to believe it's some kind of pay-off to all the hard work and dedication. One thing is obvious, there is so much confidence in the band nowadays and we are on the right track to prove it!"

    Regarding their touring plans, Nergal said, "We are not gonna stop. On the 13th we are kicking off in Brighton and do the first headlining tour in Great Britain. I know it's very difficult market but 'Demigod' have a great press there and I really wanna give it a try. Right after the show we play in London we get ourselves on the plane to Atlanta to join SUFFOCATION and do one-month long tour in U.S. I can't wait to do it. We will be there right on time as 'Demigod' has its street date on the January 25th. It's gonna be amazing... New songs, new line up...it all works sooo perfect these days...I wanna show it to the American audience."

    Asked to look back on last year and comment on what the year 2004 has meant for BEHEMOTH, Nergal aggressively spat out, "I hate this kind of categories. What is 2004? For me there is no difference, no meaning really... I have worked hard for last 12 months and I'm gonna work even harder for the next 12 months. The funny thing is all that 'best for 2005' wishes we got from all pseudo friends, backstabbers... People who used to hurt or disturb us in this way or another. Keep these wishes for yourself. We need no hypocrisy here, no Santa Clauses, no Christmas, no New Year's wishes...we are FAR beyond all that catholic bullshit. BEHEMOTH is what it is. One of the most hard-working bands on the planet and we will win our happiness and tranquility with OUR determination and consequence."

    In other news, BEHEMOTH have scheduled dates for their long-awaited Polish tour organized in cooperation with their longtime Polish partners Michael and Mystic Productions.

    "I'm sooo happy bout playing in all those places again," said Nergal. "We wanna give you quality and killer set so...that is the reason why it took so long to complete this tour and decide about the lineup.

    "It's great to have our friends from FRONTSIDE on the bill. Their new album is one of recent highlights... and PANDEMONIUM. Man, it's thrilling ... I used to be their fan in early '80s...it feels like this tour is gonna be nothing but amazing event! See ya all soon brothers!!!"

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    antinome666 on 01.11.05 @ 12:45 AM PST [link]


    Saturday, January 8th

    DYOXEN, VERBAL ABUSE +MORE!


    New Arrivals for January 8, 2005:



  • PENTAGRAM "Sub-Basement (import!)" DOUBLE VINYL LPs
  • VERBAL ABUSE "Just An American Band" VINYL LP
  • DYOXEN "First Among Equals" VINYL LP

    blackmetal on 01.08.05 @ 10:23 PM PST [link]


    • Pentagram Iron Maiden Devil's Notebook


    New Restocks:



  • PENTAGRAM "Review Your Choices *(import!)" CD
  • PENTAGRAM "A Keg Full Of Dynamite" VINYL LP
  • PENTAGRAM "Review Your Choices" VINYL LP


    New Book Annex Restocks:

  • Blanche Barton (Anton Lavey) "The Secret Life of a Satanist" Paperback Book
  • Anton LaVey "The Devil's Notebook" Paperback BOOK


    New Vintage Annex Restocks:



  • IRON MAIDEN "Roskilde 2003" VINYL LP
  • IRON MAIDEN "Monsters of Rock" VINYL LP
  • S.O.B. "Symphonies of Brutality" VINYL LP

    blackmetal on 01.08.05 @ 10:09 PM PST [link]


    • Wednesday, January 5th

    VOND (Mortiis) "The Dark River" A FEW COPIES OF OUT OF PRINT CD Now Available!


    A Few Copies of OUT OF PRINT CD NOW AVAILABLE!



    VOND (Mortiis) "The Dark River" CD

    This CD is OUT OF PRINT, but we were able to get a few copies back in stock. These will be the LAST COPIES ever!! Get yours now.
    blackmetal on 01.05.05 @ 04:07 PM PST [link]


    Tuesday, January 4th

    EMPEROR VENOM BATHORY MAYHEM MORBID ANGEL POSSESSED +MORE!!





  • EMPEROR / MAYHEM "Demos (split)" VINYL LP
  • BATHORY / VENOM "Demos (split)" VINYL LP
  • MORBID ANGEL / POSSESSED "Demos (split)" VINYL LP
  • SAINT VITUS "Born Too Late (re-issue)" VINYL LP
  • ACID KING "(self-titled)" 10-INCH VINYL LP
  • ACID KING "Zoroaster" CD
  • BLACK SABBATH "Vol 4 ('Nice Price')" CLEAR VINYL LP
  • BLACK SABBATH "Paranoid ('Nice Price')" CLEAR VINYL LP
  • BLACK SABBATH "Master of Reality ('Nice Price')" CLEAR VINYL LP
  • BLACK SABBATH "Black Sabbath ('Nice Price')" CLEAR VINYL LP
  • LUDICRA "Another Great Love Song" CD
  • LUDICRA "Another Great Love Song" VINYL LP

    blackmetal on 01.04.05 @ 10:37 PM PST [link]


    • Monday, January 3rd

    HATE "Awakening of the Liar" CD


    NEW CD from MERCENARY Musik!



    HATE
    "Awakening of the Liar" CD

    * HATE "Awakening of the Liar" CD

    One of the best Extreme groups to ever emerge from Eastern Europe. 'Awakening of the Liar' is a weapon of mass destruction aimed straight at the feeble lambs of god. With this new blitzkrieg of Satanic death metal, Hate unleashes its legions to bring forth the all-out annihilation of Christianity.

    blackmetal on 01.03.05 @ 05:29 PM PST [link]


    THUNDERBOLT "Inhuman Ritual Massmurder" CD


    NEW CD from MERCENARY Musik/Agonia Records, Poland


    THUNDERBOLT "Inhuman Ritual Massmurder" CD

    * THUNDERBOLT "Inhuman Ritual Massmurder" CD
    Brand new, 3rd studio album from the Polish Black Metal War Machine! Over 50 minutes of Murderous, Satanic Black Fucking Metal; An Ultra-fast, Brutal and Intense record that will crush the weak. Inhuman Ritual Massmurder summons forth a triumph of cold, hateful & pure unholy Black Metal that will eliminate and exterminate.

    blackmetal on 01.03.05 @ 05:28 PM PST [link]




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