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AN NCS PREMIERE: WHORID — “HARBINGER OF FALSE PROMISES”

Jan 212016

For the second day in a row, we’re bringing you a premiere that’s well off our usual beaten paths. This time the artist is Whorid, the solo project of Philadelphia’s Daniel Suffering (who is also a member of Theologian, a band we’ve mentioned here before in the distant past and who just released a new album called Dregs late last year). The track is named “Harbinger of False Promises” and it appears on Whorid’s new album, Bloated Pig Carcasses In A Shallow Wake.

Perhaps you are now guessing that the music isn’t friendly, and if so, give yourself a pat on the head. We are told that the concept of the album is based on “obsession turned to reality, then demise, with themes of stalking, BDSM, social anxiety, substance abuse, and eventually murder, where no one wins.” Continue reading »

AN NCS PREMIERE: WIDOWER — “THE UNHOLY OATH”

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Jan 212016

There’s not much left of the mangled carcasses on the cover of Widower’s new EP, The Unholy Oath, and it looks like what’s left is about to be trampled again by those demonic steeds and their spiky driver. Having heard the EP, I’d say that’s fair warning of what you’re in for as a listener.

The Unholy Oath is the second EP by this foursome from my old hometown of Austin, Texas, and we’ve got a full stream of it for you down below — one day before its official release. Although the cover itself foretells the carnage that awaits you, I’ll add a few more words of introduction. Continue reading »

AN NCS ALBUM PREMIERE: TRUE CROSS — “PURE DIVORCE”

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Jan 202016

Pure Divorce is the name of the new album by the multi-state band True Cross, set for release on January 22 by Seeing Red Records. In some striking ways, it’s quite different from much of the music to which we devote attention at this site. But we’re featuring a full stream of the album here for good reasons, despite the fact that it’s off our usual beaten paths.

The music on Pure Divorce is difficult to sum up in simple terms, which is precisely part of its attraction. It’s heavy and hammering, it’s moody and mystical, it’s drenched in grief and it’s exultant. There are mesmerizing passages of great beauty, where chiming guitars and reverberating clean vocals cascade like a sonic aurora borealis, with flowing melodies that are moving and memorable. And there are places — often within the same song — where huge riffs hit with staggering force. Continue reading »

AN NCS PREMIERE: ALMYRKVI — “SHROUDED IN BLINDING LIGHT”

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Jan 202016

Almyrkvi is the name of a new Icelandic black metal project — the solo work of musician Garðar S Jónsson, who is also a member of the great Icelandic band Sinmara. The debut EP of this new project is entitled Pupil Of The Searing Maelstrom and it will be released in February on CD and 12″ vinyl by Ván Records. Today we bring you the premiere of a song from the EP named “Shrouded In Blinding Light“.

Despite its relatively small population, Iceland is already home to many excellent black metal bands, and this song proves that we must now add one more to that already impressive list. In Icelandic, “Almyrkvi” refers to a solar eclipse, but can also be understood as referring to utter darkness. The title of “Shrouded In Blinding Light” might seem to foreshadow a divergence from the concept embodied in Almyrkvi’s name, and it is indeed a multi-textured song, one that seems to hint at shining alien vistas lying in wait beyond the crushing darkness of a black hole. Continue reading »

AN NCS PREMIERE: URGEHAL (WITH DARKTHRONE’S NOCTURNO CULTO) — “THE IRON CHILDREN”

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Jan 202016

The Norwegian black metal institution Urgehal came into existence in the early ’90s, formed by vocalist/guitarist Trondr Nefas and guitarist Enzifer. Beginning in 1997 Urgehal released six full-length albums as well as assorted shorter releases and compilations. But in May 2012, Trondr Nefas passed away at the age of 34. To honor his memory, Urgehal have prepared one final, remarkable album — Aeons In Sodom.

This new work assembles Trondr Nefas’ final material — a collection of 12 songs that include his performances as lead guitarist and soloist, with Enzifer on rhythm guitar and bass and Uruz on drums. In place of Nefas‘ now-missing voice, the band enlisted vocal contributions from an array of notable Scandinavian artists, including Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone), Nattefrost (Carpathian Forest), Nag (Tsjuder), Niklas Kvarforth (Shining), Hoest (Taake), and Mannevond (Koldbrann).

We are honored to bring you today the premiere of the new album’s first advance track, a song called “The Iron Children” — which features the unique vocals of Nocturne Culto. Continue reading »

AN NCS ALBUM PREMIERE: FALL — “THE INSATIABLE WEAKNESS”

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Jan 192016

(TheMadIsraeli introduces our premiere of the new album by Fall from Corpus Christi, Texas.)

So here we are. We debuted a song from Fall a couple weeks back. I really like these guys, and this record, and there’s a stream at the bottom of the post so let’s get to the nitty gritty here.

Fall play a brand of pretty modern-minded, slightly progressive melodic death metal that invokes the best aspects of Soilwork, with ambience and syncopated grooves that call Textures to mind. It’s a cool sound, especially for a first full-length effort by a young band. And given the excellence of The Insatiable Weakness, this band deserves the exposure and recognition. Continue reading »

AN NCS PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): PRIMEVAL MASS — “TO EMPYREAN THRONES”

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Jan 192016

Tomorrow (January 20) is the release date for To Empyrean Thrones, the remarkable new album by the Greek black metal band Primeval Mass. This is the band’s third full-length and the first on which the musician known as Orth handles all instruments and vocals.

The first song I heard from the album, “For Astral Triumphs”, was released for listening well in advance of the album last spring. It made an immediate and powerful impact; if it weren’t attached to a 2016 album, it would easily have made my list of 2015’s “Most Infectious Extreme Metal Songs”. And it turns out that the song has strong competition from seven other excellent tracks. Continue reading »

AN NCS PREMIERE: EVER-FROST — “PHOENIX RISING”

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Jan 182016

Ever-Frost are a five-man band who make their home in Modena, Italy. Their debut album Departing of Time appeared in 2013, and just days ago they released a new EP entitled Undefined Colors. To help spread the word about this new five-track creation, we’re premiering the EP’s final song, “Phoenix Rising“.

This phoenix rises in a burst of flame — fast, furious, and frenetic. Driven by compulsive grooves and pulsing stop-start rhythms, and laced with some very catchy melodic hooks, the song will get your head nodding for sure. While Ever-Frost’s vocalist howls like a maniac, the guitarists accent the song with skittering arpeggios and a pair of divergent guitar solos, one of them an eruption of adrenalized shred and the other sinuous and mournful. Continue reading »

NEW MUSIC FROM THY DARKENED SHADE

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Jan 172016

2014’s Liber Lvcifer I: Khem Sedjet was my introduction to the Greek black metal band Thy Darkened Shade, and that album, which was one of the year’s best, made me an immediate fan. Within the last hour, Thy Darkened Shade has released an excerpt from a new song for streaming on Soundcloud, and I decided not to wait to include it in our next new-music round-up tomorrow.

The name of the song hasn’t been disclosed, and the release on which it will appear is equally mysterious. Once details have been publicly divulged, I’m sure we’ll help spread the word. For now, the song sample was accompanied only by this message, which hints at the participation of others in this forthcoming release: Continue reading »

AN NCS PREMIERE: LATITUDES — “ALTARPIECES”

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Jan 142016

As last year gasped its final breaths we had the pleasure of premiering an amazing song called “Body Within A Body” from Old Sunlight, the new album by the UK’s Latitudes, which will be released by Debemur Morti Productions on January 22. Today we bring you another track from the album, this one named “Altarpieces“.

When I introduced the last premiere, I seem to have simply fountained forth a series of mental images that sprang to mind as I heard the song. It’s hard not to do that in listening to this music. It fires the imagination in a way that makes conventional descriptions of styles and sounds too mundane. “Altarpieces” produces the same effect. Continue reading »

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