ROTTEN UK reveal first track from new HHR album ... When Rotten UK made their long-awaited full-length debut, That Is Not Dead, in 2016, it seemed like quite the surprise coming from HELLS HEADBANGERS. Although pure punk rock is a rarity the label, the form Rotten UK played on that celebrated debut - and proceeded to uniquely twist to their own design, with power and personality, across its 14 anthemic tracks - is actually a variety that inspired many early speed metal and thrash bands: commonly known as UK82, this subgenre was indeed a strain of early '80s UK punk that synthesized the anthemic Oi! style before it with the nascent harder/faster style pioneered by the likes of Discharge, The Exploited, and GBH. But UK82 wasn't the only thing lurking in Rotten UK's cauldron; other stated influences included early Finnish legends like Kaaos and Riistetyt as well as England's Disorder and Broken Bones. Of course, trainspotters will know frontman James von Sinn from Japanese-style metalpunks Blüdwülf....read more>> CEMETERY URN reveal first track from new album... Once again, Cemetery Urn exude their trademark poise and, yes, CLASS; pulverizing and often operating at unsafe speeds, the quintet still put proper songwriting at the forefront, and color it with a payload of devilish details and deft shifts in tempo and texture. To the uninitiated, Suffer the Fallen will stun and likely sound overwhelming, but those who already drink deeply of the extreme arts will perhaps be surprised at how lithe Cemetery Urn's characteristic barbarism has become. Sharpening that attack to an enviable degree is the clear 'n' cutting production courtesy of Adam Calaitzis at Toyland Studio, resulting in a fortuitous first partnership. Same goes for the stark cover artwork courtesy of scene legend Mark Riddick - Suffer the Fallen indeed!...read more>> HEXELLA IN CONSPIRACY WITH HELLS HEADBANGERS... A statement from Hexella reads as thus: "It is with extreme infernal indulgence that we announce the unleashing of Hexella's first album, an offering charged in unholy blood and hellraising black fire. In conspiracy with Hells Headbangers, the chaos unfolds on all physical formats in 2024."...read more>>
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MANTICORE - Endless Scourge of Torment (LP) LAST DAYS OF HUMANITY - Hymns of Indigestible Suppuration (LP) NUNSLAUGHTER / CRUCIFIER - Split (Pic Disc) NECROPHAGIA - Holocausto de la Morte (LP) VARGRAV - Reign in Supreme Darkness (LP repress) WARMOON LORD - Burning Banners (Digipak CD) WARMOON LORD / VULTYRIUM - Split (Digipak CD) SATANIC WARMASTER - Aamongandr (Digipak CD)
