Cemetery Lament

WEREWOLF RECORDS is proud to present FAUSTIAN PACT's highly anticipated debut album, Outojen Tornien Varjoissa, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Since 2007, FAUSTIAN PACT have been one of Finnish black metal's best-kept secrets: "those who know, know." Their first three demos, one following the other between 2008-2010, poignantly presented a magickal, folkloric aspect long missing from serious black metal. They were a band out of time, seemingly - "born too late," not fit for these increasingly modern times. Now, nearly a decade after FAUSTIAN PACT's last demo, this trio of sorcerers bring the past into the present with their LONG-awaited debut album. Outojen Tornien Varjoissa by FAUSTIAN PACT Titled Outojen Tornien Varjoissa, FAUSTIAN PACT's full-length debut is the grand culmination of all the gloriously bewitching work they brewed across that trio of demos. Exploding with an effervescence that's addicting and undeniable, their swor...

**************** I get a shit ton of promo stuff emailed to me every day... Most of it never makes it on the blog because honestly... well it's fucking garbage... But every now and then I find something in the mail bag that really stands out from the rest. Now before anyone freaks out I know this isn't black metal or even death metal... This is old school classic metal from a group that really understands how to put out a quality retro sound. As soon as I heard Midas I knew I had to share them because this is classic rock from an era when aviator sun glasses, white high top sneakers and denim jackets were fucking boss. So dust off your battle jacket because this is the real deal kids!   **************** DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the first two demos of MIDAS on vinyl LP, CD and digital formats under the title Demo Tapes.  Hailing from the mean streets of Detroit, MIDAS are a four-piece band of hard rock warriors. Theirs is an ancient, time...

Maybe I'm just a sucker for folk/Nordic inspired black metal, but when it's done as well as what Haljōrūna is offering who can argue with it. An interesting mix of clean and black metal vocals with a slow driving beat to the music really sets the mood for their entire Midvinterblot album.  Midtvinterblot by Haljōrūna By far my favorite track on the album is Urds Kjelde but the rest of the album isn't lacking in any regard. The marching beat of this track blended with the keyboards and drums is a perfect merger of folk and metal that few bands nail as successfully as  Haljōrūna. Head over to their Bandcamp page and give them a listen... The entire digital download is only around $6.00 (50 Sek) so be sure to Follow  Haljōrūna  and support them in any way you can!  www.haljoruna.bandcamp.com

666 Goats Carry My Chariot -  Osmose Productions, 31 January 2020 The question is not “can it be done?” The question is: “what happens when you forge classic speed metal on the anvil of wild thrash metal, and hammer it down with reckless abandon?” And the most important question is: “What happens when you take that particular piece of glowing Steele and melt it into the same massive warhead where a mixture of occult and epic heavy metal, first-wave black metal, and guitar leads of hard-rocking magnificence are already nucleating to the point of destructive atomical power?” The answer to these questions is BÜTCHER, and BÜTCHER is about one thing. One thing only. To define Metal in the way the band sees fit. Metal in the sense of the absolute riffing madness that ruled both the airwaves and the underground tape-trading scene during the late '70s, through the genre-defining '80s, and well into the early '90s. BÜTCHER’s unique blend of metal music is certainl...