(written by Islander)
Today we have for you the second song released so far from Contra Hominem, the debut album from the Italian duo Affliction Vector that’s now set for release by Iron Bonehead Productions on June 6th.
But before we get to today’s song premiere, let’s consider the first song from the album that has already exploded into the surface world — “Ephemeral Lifeless“. Continue reading »
Sigh. Yet another week when I didn’t have enough time, or didn’t set aside enough, to do even one round-up of new music. I did do a lot of listening last night and this morning, and found enough promising new black metal to fill a two-part SHADES OF BLACK post tomorrow, and then narrowed down other things I found into this post. As the title suggests, it leans mainly into death metal or blackened death of various kinds.
There are four complete releases in the following collection, which I book-ended with singles from forthcoming records.
JUST BEFORE DAWN
One of my favorite practitioners of Swedish death metal, Just Before Dawn, will be returning on September 25th with a new 45-minute soundtrack from the warzones of the last global conflict. The title is An Army At Dawn, and Raw Skull Recordz will handle the release. Once again, JBD riff-meister Anders Biazzi has enlisted a platoon of guests — 10 guest vocalists and three guest guitar soloists, if my count is correct — along with his steadfast JBD allies Gustav Myrin (guitar/bass) and Jon Rudin (drums). Continue reading »