Extreme death metallers KORPSE have released a stark new video for their new single 'Molestation Condonation', taken from forthcoming third full-length album, Insufferable Violence, out 26th February via Unique Leader Records.

Premiered via Knotfest, watch 'Molestation Condonation' here: https://youtu.be/ByilGDoVGes

Pre-order Insufferable Violence LP here: https://orcd.co/insufferableviolence

KORPSE comments: “We proudly present to you the third song taken from our upcoming album Insufferable Violence. It’s titled ‘Molestation Condonation’ and it’s about yet another attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up numerous sex abuse cases by their priests with pre teen boys and girls. We did our absolute best to capture our anger on this topic in the official music video accompanying the track. Let’s make sure this doesn’t go unheard!”

By far the most brutal and dark album KORPSE have produced yet, the band deliver ten tracks of jaw dropping death metal carnage. During Insufferable Violence’s thirty eight minutes of chaotic punishment and depravity, the band seem on a mission to turn their listener to dust beneath a perpetual deluge of immensely heavy slam breakdowns, inhuman vocals, grinding speed and aggression. KORPSE once again bring their no-nonsense approach to the slamming death genre with no compromise or false overstatements in what promises to be one of 2021's heaviest releases. The result is a deeply uncomfortable listen.

Founded by drummer Marten van Kruijssen in 2013 together with vocalist Sven van Dijk, guitarist Floor van Kuijk and bassist Robin van Rijswijk, KORPSE are widely regarded for their savage and uncompromising live shows. Previous albums including the self-titled Korpse debut (2014) and Unethical (2016) grabbed the immediate attention of fans and press worldwide, allowing the band to tour throughout Europe and the USA playing many summer festivals including Deathfeast, Neurotic Deathfest, Obscene Extreme, Stonehenge, Berlin Deathfest, Nice To Eat You Deathfest, UK Slamfest, Slamming Brutality, Fall in the Brawl, Chicago Domination Fest, New York Deathfest, Heidelberg Deathfest and touring with bands such as Scordatura, and Extermination Dismemberment.

Pre-order Insufferable Violence here: https://orcd.co/insufferableviolence

KORPSE are:

Vocals: Sven van Dijk
Guitars: Floor van Kuijk
Bass: Robin van Rijswijk
Drums: Marten van Kruijssen

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Californian genre-benders HAIL THE SUN return with new single 'Parasitic Cleanse' and accompanying music video, taken from new album, New Age Filth, out 16th April via Rude Records (UK/EU) Equal Vision (NA).

Watch the video to 'Parasitic Cleanse' here: https://youtu.be/OrufVbZEOIc

'Parasitic Cleanse' is an expressive blast of energy, winding through rapid guitar lines and bombarding drums. Frontman Donovan Melero gives a serious vocal attack right off the bat, perfecting his mix of screaming and singing akin to greats like Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw) and Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die).

Melero describes the story behind the track: “Humans have been so terrible to each other throughout history. One way this is justified is by one side feeling that the other side aren’t really human. If the attacking party can convince its followers that their enemy is less than human, it becomes easier to do horrific things as a larger group. The first atom bomb came with unthinkable carnage, but it was sold to the public as necessary, and the after effects hidden from the general population for many years.”

When HAIL THE SUN entered the studio to record what would become New Age Filth, they knew they were setting out to make their most collaborative and diverse album yet. The band, consisting of Donovan Melero (vocals/drums), Aric Garcia (guitar), John Stirrat (bass) and Shane Gann (guitar), spent a month living in an apartment attached to producer Kris Crummett’s studio which provided a much different experience from the creation of prior albums. The result is ten songs that find the band pushing their creative boundaries in every way. They’re heavier and poppier at the same time, proving their ability to be extremely technical in instrumentation while also unleashing some of the catchiest hooks they’ve ever created. The influence from genre-melding predecessors like Coheed and Cambria, At The Drive-In, and even Yes is apparent, but the sound is still very much a natural evolution from HAIL THE SUN’s past work.

The shifting musical compositions on New Age Filth perfectly accompany the emotive lyrical outpour found across the album. Continuing along the theme of reflection, Melero weaves through painful and emotional experiences of love, cynicism, and touches on how awful humans can be to one another. Set for release on 16th April, New Age Filth is sure to appease HAIL THE SUN’s powerful fanbase, who have been clamouring for more from the band since the release of 2018’s Mental Knife, and newcomers alike.

The album is available for pre-order now at https://hts.lnk.to/newagefilth

HAIL THE SUN online:

https://www.facebook.com/hailthesun
https://twitter.com/hailthesun
https://www.instagram.com/hailthesun

Track listing:

1. Domino
2. Slander
3. Solipsism
4. Misfire
5. Made Your Mark
6. Slipped My Mind
7. Parasitic Cleanse
8. Hysteriantics
9. Devaluation
10. Punch Drunk

Mexican darkwave duo EGGVN have released their new single 'La Era de la Bestia', and announced their signing with German label Out Of Line Music.

Watch the lyric video for 'La Era de la Bestia' here: https://youtu.be/9TAkcX4Rnzg 

Stream here: https://eggvn.lnk.to/LaEradelaBestia

EGGVN (named after the cult of the dead) fully demonstrate with their mesmeric sound how fragile our concept of 'reality' is. The new track conceptually deals with the obscure celebration of a war ritual: “in which the coming is announced, conquers, submits the enemy, and then the victory is glorified over the conquered land“, explain EGGVN.

'La Era de la Bestia' will decisively define dark electronic dance with EGGVN's satanic, ritualistic hard industrial wave.

Forming in 2019, the duo have already showed what power and incredible presence exists within them and their music. Despite all their electronic subtleties, 'La Era de la Bestia' has inherent originality that EGGVN carry on like the proud heirs of the Aztecs. Just as the band's forebears once combined their mystical mathematical knowledge with their animalistic rawness, EGGVN also see it as their task to carry on the “light of knowledge” – as the artists themselves emphasize – like a Lucifer on the dancefloor, with fervent brutality.

Evoking an ineffable blend of the savagery of Combichrist, the infectious beats of Front Line Assembly, and the positive aggression of Hocico, EGGVN are a new act fully demanding your attention.

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Danish technical metalcore quartet GHOST IRIS have released their new single / video 'desert dread' featuring Chimaira's Mark Hunter on guest vocals. This the second track released from their new album, Comatose, out 7th May via Long Branch Records.

Watch the video to 'desert dread' here: https://youtu.be/mnkYZmgsYtI

Pre-order Comatose and listen to 'desert dread' here: https://smarturl.it/ghostiris_comatose

GHOST IRIS comment on 'desert dread': "Choice is something we can all agree on, in most instances, should be granted to anyone. Or is it? Having the ability to choose sometimes leads to undesirable outcomes. It’s a song that delves into the topic of anti-natalism and the choices thereof. Undesirable outcomes that have severe consequences. Choice is desert of dread, one where we must choose wisely."

Since the release of their critically acclaimed album, Apple of Discord, the band have made a name for themselves with relentless touring throughout Europe, the UK and Japan - touring with the likes of Dream Theater, Jinjer, After The Burial and Soen, and playing renowned festivals such as Copenhell, Rockstadt Extreme Fest and Euroblast. Winning over new fans every night with their intense and energetic performance, audiences around the world are hungry for the band’s return.

Gearing up for the release of their awaited fourth full length album, Comatose, GHOST IRIS are building upon the sound explored on their previous album. Pulverising instrumentals, bleak lyrics, catchy and hard-hitting - Comatose is no exception to these descriptors, being their most visceral material yet. 

GHOST IRIS are:
Jesper Vicencio Gün - Vocals
Nicklas Grønlund Thomsen - Guitar
Daniel Leszkowicz - Guitar
Sebastian Linnet - Drums

For more information:
https://www.instagram.com/ghostirisdk
https://www.facebook.com/GHOSTIRIS

Track-listing:

01. (3815935)
02. desert dread feat. Mark Hunter
03. paper tiger
04. cult
05. former self
06. coda
07. ebb//flow
08. cold sweat
09. coma
10. power schism

Stylish German metal quintet THE OKLAHOMA KID have released an alternative version of 'Shaking Off The Disease', out now via Arising Empire. The track originally features on the band's 2019 debut album Solarray.

Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/s-eRY0MyQN0

Purchase/stream 'Shaking Off The Disease (Alternative Version)' here: https://TheOklahomaKid.lnk.to/shakingalternative

The band comment:

"This one is for everyone patiently waiting for our second album cycle to begin - we have some more re-arranged songs off Solarray to be released soon! Stay tuned and thanks to all our fans."

Purchase/stream Solarray here: https://TheOklahomaKid.lnk.to/Solarray

Formed in 2012, THE OKLAHOMA KID have consistently pushed boundaries with their breathtaking modern metal, bridging the gap between technical intricacy and energising rhythms. The band's 2014 debut EP Fortuneteller established their position within the German metal scene with their signature blend of genres.

In 2015 they revealed their sophomore EP Doppelganger, working with renowned producer Aljoscha Sieg (Eskimo Callboy, We Butter The Bread With Butter, Nasty) to deliver their signature bouncing grooves and futuristic synthesisers, complete with catchy hooks and singalongs. The band's unique video for 'Scharlatan', which was directed by Pavel Trebukhin (Alazka, Stick To Your Guns, Annisokay), also won the national PopFish Music Video Award.

2017 saw THE OKLAHOMA KID enter the studio to work on their debut album Solarray, a release that displayed the band's full sonic scope and capabilities - ranging from huge wall-of-sound arrangements to fragile melodies.

THE OKLAHOMA KID have electrified crowds with their passionate, relentless performance, touring with Stick To Your Guns, Carnifex, Evergreen Terrace and Hatebreed.

The quintet are no long an insider tip, they are a force to be reckoned with. Whether you experience them live at a festival or on record in your living room, THE OKLAHOMA KID will change your perception of what metal is capable of.

See THE OKLAHOMA KID on The Good Fellas Tour 2021:

02.12.21 DE-Berlin, Badehaus
03.12.21 DE-Rostock, Peter-Weiss-Haus
04.12.21 DE-Leipzig, Bandhaus
05.12.21 DE-München, Backstage
09.12.21 DE-Frankfurt, ELFER
10.12.21 DE-Köln, MTC
11.12.21 DE-Hamburg, headCRASH

Tickets on sale here: https://www.eventim.de/artist/the-oklahoma-kid/

THE OKLAHOMA KID are:
Tomm Brümmer | Vocals
Fred Stölzel | Guitar
Andreas Reinhard | Guitar
Robert Elfenbein | Bass
David J. Burtscher | Drums

For more information:
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https://twitter.com/tok_official
https://www.instagram.com/theoklahomakidband

Sydney, AUS deathcore quintet TO THE GRAVE have announced the release of new album, Epilogue, out 16th April via Unique Leader Records, and have unveiled single / video '[•REC].

Watch the video for '[•REC]' here: https://youtu.be/q4KYbLUmH7s

Pre-order Epilogue here: https://orcd.co/epilogue

TO THE GRAVE's objective has always been to create sonically and thematically heavy music, charged with a grim, confronting message. Featuring their entire self-released debut album Global Warning, plus seven new songs, Epilogue is a huge 19 tracks of intense brutality.

Vocalist Dane Evans comments: “Epilogue is a culmination and celebration of the all we've achieved and been through together. It features a remixed, remastered version of our complete 2019 record Global Warning with a bunch of good friends lending their voices, as well as 7 new songs that we created in 2020. These new songs are by far our most malevolent offerings to date and this release stands as a form of appreciation to our fans, friends and those who've supported us through hell and back. Epilogue may be the final chapter to Global Warning but rest assured, this is just the beginning.”

On signing to Unique Leader Records, Dane continues: "We couldn't be more stoked to announce our new record Epilogue and signing with Unique Leader Records. This changes the game for us and lifts us to new heights. We're going full speed into the year with an amazing team behind us and are pleased to show you the first single '[•REC]' from Epilogue'".

After releasing the No Lives Matter extended play and touring Australia relentlessly with the likes of Alpha Wolf, Justice For The Damned and Gravemind, TO THE GRAVE put themselves firmly on the global metal map in 2019 with Global Warning. Closing 2019 as main support for Vulvodynia on their Australian run and opening a show for Cattle Decapitation elevated them further, earning them sold out headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney.

2021 is the year TO THE GRAVE take to the global stage. Be ready.

TO THE GRAVE online:
https://www.facebook.com/tothegraveau
https://twitter.com/tothegraveau
https://www.instagram.com/tothegraveau
https://tothegraveau.bandcamp.com

Track-listing:

01 Holocaustralia : Global Warning
02 Ecocide
03 Pest Control
04 Hell Hole
05 Slaughter Forever
06 Gristle Blower
07 The Devil in Sheepskin
08 Wastage
09 Skin Like Pigs
10 Lips & Assholes
11 Seven Billion Reasons Why
12 Hear Evil, See Evil (The Haunting of 2624 Dog Trap Rd)
13 Miserable Summer
14 [•REC]
15 Terrorist Threat
16 Kill Shelter
17 Deat By A Thousand Cuts
18 Recoil in Horror (活き締め)

Photo Credit: Defocus

German metalcore quartet DEFOCUS have announced their signing to Arising Empire.

Founded by Simon Müller, Jeffrey Uhlmann, Jonas Mahler and Marcel "Bambam" Heberling, DEFOCUS spent time making music together before coming to light in early 2019, instantly proving their worth in the scene with their energetic live shows.

Exceedingly low guitars and driving rhythms are paired with dark and ambient melodies, to create a melancholic atmosphere for their thrilling sound, offering a taste of what’s to come from this promising four-piece.

Faced with the global COVID-19 pandemic, DEFOCUS got to work on their material through countless extensive late-night online sessions, allowing every member to contribute their individual ideas and emotions.

Guitarist Jeffrey Uhlmann comments:

"I remember that when we started to write all this material, everyone was on the same page from the beginning and we knew exactly which direction we wanted to go, but at the same time everyone took inspiration from different sources. Seeing all this material finally come together in the end makes me super happy, because the writing process and everything around it really defined who we are as a band and resulted in a pure milestone everyone in the band can 100% identify with."

Stay tuned for more details.

DEFOCUS are:
Simon Müller | Vocals
Jeffrey Uhlmann | Guitar
Marcel "Bambam" Heberling | Bass
Jonas Mahler | Drums

For more information:
http://defocusband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/defocus/
https://www.instagram.com/defocus.band/

Kirk Windstein

The legendary masters of NOLA sludge, CROWBAR, will return to your screen with an exclusive livestream this weekend.

Set to commence Saturday, 20th February at 9:00pm GMT with on-demand replays available until 22nd February, the multi-camera event will feature an updated setlist of CROWBAR bruisers and serves as a precursor to the band's eagerly anticipated, as-yet-untitled full-length, set for release later this year via Entertainment One (eOne).

Founding guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein commented: "We're getting ready for our third CROWBAR livestream! We have a few surprises in the setlist for everyone, and we're upping our production by bringing in Mike Holderbeast as the director! This show is gonna be great, so tune in Saturday February 20th and watch CROWBAR level New Orleans!"

Find tickets and exclusive merch items here: https://livefrom.events/collections/crowbar

For nearly three decades, the name CROWBAR has been synonymous with the word "HEAVY." Since rising ominously from the swamplands of New Orleans in 1990, they've been hailed internationally as one of the world's foremost purveyors of crushing, melodic sludge. The band's most recent release, The Serpent Only Lies, issued in 2016 via Entertainment One (eOne) in North America and SPV overseas, is both an affirmation of the group's staying power and a nod to their legacy. It's an album that stands toe-to-toe with those early CROWBAR classics while maintaining the lumbering hooks of mid-period standouts like 1998s Odd Fellows Rest and 2000s Equilibrium. Metal Injection said: "With CROWBAR being part of the great foundation that makes sludge metal, The Serpent Only Lies encompasses so much of the sound we love of sludge, while finding itself in a place where it is at once heavy, but has room for opportunity." Blabbermouth added: "Windstein was born to write crushing riffs. He continues to churn out riffs that will likely make two Hessians driving around blasting the album simultaneously look at one another in acknowledgment of 'that riff!' Which one? Those amazing riffs are peppered throughout the album..."

Already listed among the most anticipated records of 2021 by esteemed metal outlets like Revolver, Decibel, BrooklynVegan, MetalSucks, and so many others, CROWBAR's forthcoming new LP promises a sonic bone crush like no other. Stay tuned.

CROWBAR online:

https://livefrom.events/collections/crowbar
http://www.twitter.com/crowbarrules
http://www.instagram.com/crowbarmusic
http://www.martyrstore.net

eOne online:

http://eoneheavy.com
http://www.facebook.com/eOneHeavy
http://twitter.com/eOneHeavy
http://www.instagram.com/eone_heavy

The relentlessly prolific slam-hybrid deathcore six-piece Distant have released another new single 'Cryogenesis', featuring the beastly guest vocals of Lochie Keogh of Alpha Wolf. The track comes ahead of their new EP Dusk of Anguish which is set for release via Unique Leader on 19th March.

Check out 'Cryogenesis' here: https://youtu.be/qTTFIbw7RDE

Add to your Spotify playlists here: https://spoti.fi/3pwfcVy

Pre-orders: https://orcd.co/duskofanguish

The band howled into the void: "'Cryogenesis' is the second single coming from our upcoming EP Dusk Of Anguish. It encapsulates a dreadful atmosphere perfectly with fierce guest vocals courtesy of Lochie Keogh; one of the sickest metalcore vocalist out there from Alpha Wolf. This fusion of new age deathcore and metalcore brings a heavy mix to the scene and won’t leave listeners able to catch their breath."

Hailing from Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Bratislava, Slovakia, Distant have produced some of their most devastating work to date with the announcement of their third release for Unique Leader, featuring guest appearances from members of The Last Ten Seconds of Life and Alpha Wolf.

Following on from 2020's critically acclaimed Dawn Of Corruption EP, Dusk Of Anguish is the second instalment of the dreadful story of Tyrannotophia - the realm of the doomed and the sound of the world's damnation. Dusk of Anguish picks up where Dawn of Corruption left off, as dusk shines down and an age of pain is ushered through the ashes of the fallen kingdom. With the establishment of a new ruler of Tyrannotophia a cacophonic madness is unleashed and waves of torment and purgatory stalk its lands.

Distant attempt to portray this ongoing carnage, dragging the listener straight to the depths of hell and depravity via their atmospheric, downtempo, deathcore juggernaut.

Featuring cover artwork by Calean Stokkermans (The Acacia Strain, Lorna Shore, Misery Index), Distant perform the dark hymns of the fallen kingdom for listeners to experience the atmospheric despair and the grotesque void to come.

Since 2014 the band have bludgeoned their way across Europe, with the release of their first two EPs Slither (2015) and Tsukuyomi (2017). Recently the band joined forces with Unique Leader to release their debut full-length album Tyrannotophia (June 2019) and Dawn of Corruption EP (2020).

Pre-orders: https://orcd.co/duskofanguish

For more Distant info:
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Tracklisting

1. The Offering
2. Dusk Of Anguish ft. John Robert C. (The Last Ten Seconds Of Life)
3. The Eternal Lament
4. Cryogenesis ft. Lochie Keogh (Alpha Wolf)
5. Graveborn
6. Rakva