Impureza Premiere New Album 'Alcázares'

Impureza first lit the torch for flamenco death metal more than a decade ago. But the band’s new album finds these conquistadors charging to the front line of extreme metal armed with crushing riffs, brutal growls, fiery acoustic flourishes and daring classical orchestra.

“These guys clearly know how to build upon each other’s strengths, and it has resulted in some spectacular music moments”, writes Kevy Metal, who named Alcázares their album of the week

Alcázares comes out tomorrow, Friday, July 11, but you can hear all 11 boundary-pushing tracks today by listening to the full album stream below.

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Conceptually rooted in the Spanish Reconquista, Alcázares unfolds as a fantastical and historic epic. The album channels the collapse of Islamic Iberia and the merciless rise of Christian dominion. Impureza fuse brutal death metal with flamenco guitar, orchestral arrangements and Spanish growls into a sonic Alcázar, where the sacred and savage co-exist.

Lead single “Pestilencia” zooms in on the Black Death’s march across Hispania. Riffing tremolos and hammer-blown blast beats lock horns with bulería-tinged acoustic guitar that flare upon castle stone. Amidst desert heat, “La Orden del Yelmo Negro” ignites in a blaze of riffs, flamenco flourishes and drum fill fury. Opener “Verdiales” pays a fleet-fingered tribute to the folk traditions of Málaga. Then with the draw of their axe blades, “Bajo las Tizonas de Toledo” sparks a blistering retelling of the legendary Spanish hero El Cid.

Recorded and mixed by Sébastien Camhi at Studio Artmusic  and mastered by Jacob Hansen, Alcázares is elevated by guest contributions from Xavier Hamon (percussion) and Louis Viallet (orchestration).

With Alcázares, Impureza have carved their boldest statement to date: an ode to a violent past, where the sword and cross meet in a storm of steel and ash.

IMPUREZA is a Hispanic metal band formed in 2004 by guitarist Lionel Cano Muñoz from Orléans. Their music is distinguished by a unique fusion of extreme metal and Spanish sounds inspired by Andalusian culture and flamenco, creating an atypical style known as Hispanic Metal. IMPUREZA remains an innovative project in the international metal scene, making it a pioneer of the genre.

The entire concept of the band revolves around the voluptuousness of Latin atmospheres, the ferocity of metal, and Spanish culture and history, explored through a fictional and esoteric aspect. Their compositions feature both clean and guttural vocals sung in the language of Cervantes, flamenco guitar, acoustic fretless bass, extreme metal, and orchestral arrangements that evoke the colors of Spain. The very essence of their music lies in the duality between two seemingly opposed musical genres, which, through clever composition, give birth to a new and avant-garde style. Their fiery music is literally the union of traditional Hispanic folklore and extreme metal. These metal warriors brandish their Iberian sounds as weapons with pride. This ingenious alliance is matched only by the singular and unprecedented creative originality of its founder Lionel Cano Muñoz and his compañero Esteban Martín, both of Spanish nationality. IMPUREZA’s conquistadors draw inspiration from their strong identity, which defines the band's very essence. IMPUREZA's members are also influenced by many Spanish artists such as flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía and gypsy singer Camarón de la Isla, as well as bands like Behemoth, Morbid Angel, Krisiun, and Fleshgod Apocalypse, among others.

Let the conquistadors of IMPUREZA lead you into their realm and immerse you in Spanish culture with a groundbreaking musical concept — the one and only fierce guardians of Hispanic Metal!

SOMOS IMPUREZA!

Line-up:
Esteban Martín – All Vocals
Lionel Cano Muñoz – Rhythm, Lead & Spanish Guitars
Florian Saillard – Fretless Bass
Guilhem Auge – Drums

Cryptopsy Premiere Short Film

Additional video credits

Cryptopsy
Matt McGachy
Flo Mounier
Christian Donaldson
Oli Pinard

Actress
Lisa McCormack

Steadycam
Franz Stapelberg

Lighting
Giuseppe Calvinisti

Makeup
Ruby Pearls

Recording, Mixing & Mastering
Christian Donaldson

Assistant Mixing
Dominic Grimard

Extras
Stéphane Dèls
Philippe Langelier
Odin Langelier
Paul Zinay
Jean-Francois Boivin
Jeff Mott
Naenia Lavoie
Philippe Brousseau
Liz Imperiale
Mihaela Petrescu
Christophe Gagné
Jason Greenberg
Martin Gendreau
Nicolas Lauzon
Philippe McGinnis
Timothy Liam Gallaher-Maselli
Tina Gallaher
Caleb Purtell
Maxime St-Pierre
Guillaume N.
Charly
Pras
Andrew Paré
Pierre-François Bouchard

With Cryptopsy’s latest career renaissance showing no signs of slowing down, the recent accolades are only the beginning. An Insatiable Violence reaches a new peak in a career loaded with them.

Lineup 
Flo Mounier - Drums
Matt McGachy - Vocals
Christian Donaldson - Guitar
Oli Pinard - Bass

Recording, Mixing & Mastering Studio
Christian Donaldson’s Studio

Production, Sound & Mixing Engineer
Christian Donaldson

Guest Musicians
Mike DiSalvo performs vocals on "Embrace the Nihility"

Cover Art
Martin Lacroix

Photography
Maciej Pieloch

Biography
Adrien Begrand

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USA - Continental Touring

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Europe - Avocado Booking
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While only a year removed from winning a JUNO Award, Cryptopsy are already outdoing themselves. The most vile band in death metal have graced the cover of Decibel and snatched Metal Injection's Artist of the Month, leading metal maniacs to quickly devour their latest offering. An Insatiable Violence has amassed more than one million streams while vaulting to #9 on the Billboard Current Hard Music Album chart in Canada. So of course, they still have another shocking treat hidden up their longsleeves.
 

Over the past four months, Cryptopsy have been revealing their new album's eerily prescient vision through a steady, albeit unsettling stream of cryptic video clips. "When we were thinking of a unique way to promote An Insatiable Violence, Flo came up with a killer concept of sharing one part from each song before the album came out", says the band's vocalist Matt McGachy. "We ended up expanding on that idea by using those pieces to create a short film". 

Today, in honor of their latest malicious mutation, the band are premiering the full short film for An Insatiable Violence with their fellow Canadian horror fiends at Rue Morgue.  


"The concept of the film for An Insatiable Violence is about a person that desperately wants to be a popular social media influencer", McGachy continues. "The scenes dance through the protagonist’s day-to-day relationship with content creation and how their audience reacts to it. It’s an insatiable violence and a truly saddening reality of humanity’s relationship with social media".


Watch the short film for An Insatiable Violence below.

An Insatiable Violence is out now on Season of Mist.

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The concept behind Cryptopsy's ninth album appeared to vocalist Matt McGachy in a dream. But An Insatiable Violence mirrors our all-too-real addiction to social media. The short film documents the blistering rise and brutal downfall of an influencer. As the band tear through a medley composed from the many headbanging grooves that highlight all eight new tracks, our heroine stomachs the rising cost of fame, only to end up paying the ultimate price.   

"The life of content creators can be far more detrimental compared to day-to-day social media users" McGachy says. "The short film weaves between the audience worshiping the protagonist, losing interest, turning against her and eventually just ignoring her efforts. In a last ditch effort for attention the protagonist takes her own life in the search of eternal fame". 


The short film for An Insatiable Violence was written and directed by Christopher Kells.

"Creating an 8-part mini series for Cryptopsy’s An Insatiable Violencewas no easy task", Kells says. "Matt and I cultivated stories based off of his lyrics and decided to give an awkward and uncomfortable view into a fictitious influencer's mind. 

"The videos explore the grotesque and isolating effects of digital culture, influencer obsession and the decay of self-worth in a hyper-connected world. Actress Lisa McCormack dove right into the character development and gave it her all as our influencer. The fast-paced imagery and visuals mirror the psychological descent of an online persona from idolized content creator to digital burnout and eventual madness.

"Everyone involved — from the crew to the cast — brought an incredible level of focus and professionalism to the shoot. There was a shared understanding that we were there and focused to create something truly strange, visceral and creatively unhinged. That energy was essential to me not only as a director but as a  fan of the band and it mirrored the chaotic intensity and experimental spirit of Cryptopsy’s music".

Green Carnation Announce New Album 'The Shores of Melancholia'

No matter how long or where the journey has taken them, Green Carnation have always sought to climb the highest mountains. While founded by Emperor's former bassist Tchort in the early '90s, the Norwegians quickly amassed a cult following while blazing their own trail through fields of symphonic doom, hard rock, acoustic plucking and progressive metal.

Had they never returned from hiatus during the mid-2000s, this band would've been remembered for completing one of the most ambitious individual epics in metal's vaunted archives. And yet, one mighty tale - or three, to be exact - continued to elude them. That is, until now. Two decades removed from its initial conception, Green Carnation have finally completed their masterpiece.

Today, the prog auters are announcing the first part of A Dark Poem, a grand and gloomy album trilogy that was inspired by Arthur Rimbaud's dreamy ode to Shakespeare's Ophelia. The Shores of Melancholiaremains grounded in the band's newfound heavy hooks, but though heavenly to the ears, lead single "In Your Paradise" is awash with doubt over our distorted view of the world.

"We are so excited to announce our long-awaited album trilogy", Green Carnation says. "A Dark Poem promises to take listeners to the highest tops as well as their darkest inner rooms. Its opening chapter begins in a melancholic place that we have long associated with our music".     

Watch the video for "In Your Paradise" below:

A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia comes out September 5, 2025.

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Green Carnation will premiere all of The Shores of Melancholia live for the first time later this year at ProgPower USA.

The video for "In Your Paradise" was directed and edited by Rikard Amodei.

Additional video credits
Tor Sellevold Solbakken - Camera and color grading
Walter Cortes - Camera
Alexander De Senger - Grip
Stian Urdalen Jonson - Grip
Devin Michael Jonson - Grip
Bjornar Eidet Skutlaberg - Lights
Joakim Stien - Lights
Ruben Lervåg - Set sound
Lars Gunnar Liestøl - Still photos

Green Carnation would like to especially thank Cultiva and Kilden Performing Arts Centre, along with Mike Moen and the crew at LX Design.

Current line-up
Kjetil Nordhus - Vocals
Tchort - Guitar
Bjørn Harstad - Guitar
Stein Roger Sordal - Bass
Endre Kirkesola - Keyboards
Jonathan Alejandro Perez – Drums

Recording line-up
Kjetil Nordhus - Vocals
Bjørn Harstad - Guitar, Effects
Stein Roger Sordal - Bass, Guitars, Keyboards
Endre Kirkesola - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Organs, Effects
Jonathan Alejandro Perez – Drums

Guest Musicians
Ingrid Ose - Flute on “In Your Paradise” & “Me My Enemy”.
Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved) – Harsh Vocals on “The Slave That You Are”.
Henning Seldal – Percussion on “Too Close to the Flame”.
 
Production Credits
Recorded at DUB Studio in Kristiansand, Norway
Produced by Endre Kirkesola, Stein Roger Sordal & Kjetil Nordhus.
Sound Engineering by Endre Kirkesola.
Mixed by Endre Kirkesola
Mastered by Lawrence Mackrory 

Cover Art
Niklas Sundin (https://www.nsundin.com)
 
Photography
Lars Gunnar Liestøl

Bio
George Pacheco
 
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2vfEaTADayEniT7xbG-XCA
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZaJhNBAhJ3HjPsWiB9sDc
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/green-carnation/72866964
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Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/23079

Impureza Release Fiery Salute on "Reconquistar Al-Ándalus"

Impureza first lit the torch for flamenco death metal more than a decade ago. But the latest single from the Hispanic metal band’s upcoming third album Alcázares fans all the way back to the fall of Granada and the bloodstained ascension of the cross over the Islamic Iberia.  

Watch the lyric video for “Reconquistar Al-Ándalus” Below;

Alcázares comes out July 11 on Season of Mist.

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”Reconquistar Al-Ándalus” is a hymn of fire and faith, where the cross is used as a weapon of reckoning. Driven by relentless double-kick drums and tremolo-picked fury, the latest single from Alcázares evokes the spiritual violence of the Reconquista’s final hour. Flamenco-inflected passages and orchestral accents frame a scene of brutal redemption, as crusading forces advance on the last bastion of Al-Andalus. Guided by Impureza vocalist Esteban Martín, the listener is cast into the role of a Christian zealot who welcomes death and sets ablaze the very memory of the Caliphate—commanding submission, invoking annihilation and swearing dominion beneath the symbol of the cross.

IMPUREZA is a Hispanic metal band formed in 2004 by guitarist Lionel Cano Muñoz from Orléans. Their music is distinguished by a unique fusion of extreme metal and Spanish sounds inspired by Andalusian culture and flamenco, creating an atypical style known as Hispanic Metal. IMPUREZA remains an innovative project in the international metal scene, making it a pioneer of the genre.

The entire concept of the band revolves around the voluptuousness of Latin atmospheres, the ferocity of metal, and Spanish culture and history, explored through a fictional and esoteric aspect. Their compositions feature both clean and guttural vocals sung in the language of Cervantes, flamenco guitar, acoustic fretless bass, extreme metal, and orchestral arrangements that evoke the colors of Spain. The very essence of their music lies in the duality between two seemingly opposed musical genres, which, through clever composition, give birth to a new and avant-garde style. Their fiery music is literally the union of traditional Hispanic folklore and extreme metal. These metal warriors brandish their Iberian sounds as weapons with pride. This ingenious alliance is matched only by the singular and unprecedented creative originality of its founder Lionel Cano Muñoz and his compañero Esteban Martín, both of Spanish nationality. IMPUREZA’s conquistadors draw inspiration from their strong identity, which defines the band's very essence. IMPUREZA's members are also influenced by many Spanish artists such as flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía and gypsy singer Camarón de la Isla, as well as bands like Behemoth, Morbid Angel, Krisiun, and Fleshgod Apocalypse, among others.

Let the conquistadors of IMPUREZA lead you into their realm and immerse you in Spanish culture with a groundbreaking musical concept — the one and only fierce guardians of Hispanic Metal!

SOMOS IMPUREZA!

Line-up:
Esteban Martín – All Vocals
Lionel Cano Muñoz – Rhythm, Lead & Spanish Guitars
Florian Saillard – Fretless Bass
Guilhem Auge – Drums
 
Production Credits:
Recorded & mixed by Sébastien Camhi at Studio Artmusic, Les Arc-sur-Argens, France.
Mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark.

Guest Musicians:
Xavier Hamon – Percussion
Louis Viallet – Orchestration
 
Cover Art:
Johann Bodin & Xavier Ribeiro

Photography:
© Michel Canavaggia / Mr Cana Photography

Follow Impureza:
Website: http://www.impureza.eu/
Bandcamp: https://impureza.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Impurezaconquista
Instagram: https://instagram.com/impurezaofficial
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/ImpurezaBand
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkOMYXI-_teRnaDCs1ho8A
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1195314
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3YA9Uqs38ZD6Lg2q66PVw9
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/impureza/422671948

Der Weg Einer Freiheit Announce Sixth Album

Since forming in 2009, Der Weg Einer Freiheit have carved out a singular place in modern black metal. While rooted in the genre’s foundations, the German band are constantly evolving. On their upcoming sixth album, they look inward with devastating clarity. Having mined the liminal space between wakefulness and dreams on their last critically-acclaimed album, on Innern, Der Weg Einer Freiheir are tunneling even further inward, into collapse, silence and ultimately, transformation.

Innern comes out September 12 on Season of Mist.

“Since writing the very first song in 2007, Der Weg einer Freiheit has been a journey defined by passion, intensity, and a deep commitment to exploring the fragile thresholds of the human psyche through music,” says the band’s frontman and principal songwriter Nikita Kamprad.

“Over the past years, we’ve grown, evolved, and created something we’re incredibly proud of — and now, we’re excited to share the next step with you. Innern, the new album's title, means ‘inward’ in German and perfectly captures the essence of this record: a meditation on suffering, transformation, and the intimate process of personal reckoning and renewal.”

Tethered by visceral aggression and atmospheric grandeur, Innernbalances Der Weg Einer Freiheit’s post-metal restraint with the rawness of black metal’s core. The album was composed and produced by Kamprad, who captured the band’s blistering live show while maintaining their brooding weight.  Pulled between  Kamprad’s guitar interplay with Nicolas Rausch, Alan Noruspur’s grounding bass presence and Tobias Schuler’s precision drumming, it is as much about restraint as it is about release. Traversing isolation, memory, and the fragile thresholds between dissolution and renewal, Innern urges listeners to confront what lies beneath.

With Innern, Der Weg Einer Freiheit  move even deeper into the abyss. Produced, mixed, and mastered by Kamprad in his own studio, the album is an intensely focused work."Eos," the album’s lead single, contrasts war and renewal, imagining a post-human earth fertilized by sacrifice and reclaimed by nature."Marter" follows as a searing portrayal of inner torment and emotional release—suffering not only as a source of agony, but as a path toward transcendence. "Xibalba" then confronts the machinery of fear—media,propaganda, and spiritual fragmentation—urging a return to our collective essence through introspection and clarity. And with "Forlorn," the band delivers their most vulnerable statement yet: a delicate plea for emotional refuge, sung in English to underscore its universality. The album also marks the studio debut of bassist Alan Noruspur, whose presence brings anew emotional and personal depth to the band’s sound.

Musically, Innern leans into contrast and contradiction. Kamprad and Rausch’s guitar interplay oscillates between searing aggression and elegiac restraint. Noruspur’s basslines pulse with warmth and gravity, while Schuler’s drumming remains as meticulous as ever-bridging technicality with emotional nuance. The album's production captures a sense of immediacy and live energy, yet remains rich in detail and atmosphere. It is not merely a refinement of past styles, but are invention—one that places the listener in direct confrontation with the void.

Der Weg Einer Freiheit stand now at the peak of a fifteen-year evolution.Their music is as concerned with silence as it is with sound, as shaped by introspection as by fury. As they prepare to bring Innern to European stages in autumn 2025, they do so not as provocateurs of extremity, but as artists navigating the fragile space between collapse and clarity. In a genre often defined by spectacle, Der Weg Einer Freiheit remain committed to vulnerability, transformation, and truth.

Lineup:

Nikita Kamprad – Vocals, Guitars

Nicolas Rausch – Guitars

Alan Noruspur – Bass

Tobias Schuler – Drums

Production Credits:
Recorded, mixed & mastered in Würzburg, Germany by Nikita Kamprad.
Drums recorded separately at Studio Weißmann, Würzburg, Germany.

Cover Art:
Design & layout by Max Löffler (https://maxloeffler.com/)

Follow Der Weg Einer Freiheit:

Official Website: https://derwegeinerfreiheit.de/

Bandcamp: https://derwegeinerfreiheit.bandcamp.com/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/derwegeinerfreiheit

Instagram: http://instagram.com/derwegeinerfreiheit

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/derwegeinerfreiheit

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7e823b0KQoVtLG86Ui5xGD

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/der-weg-einer-freiheit/363526020

Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1386896

Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/4479035

Sowulo Embrace the Night on New Album 'NIHT'

For the past 15 years, Faber Horbach has traced our connection with the sun through the music of Sowulo, but his upcoming concept album, NIHT,  journeys into darkness. Written while grieving the loss of both his father and stepfather, lead single "Āsteorfan" ("To Die") is a meditation that, while filled with sorrow, finds that death is not a final resting place, but a portal into spiritual awakening.    

Watch the video for "Āsteorfan" Below:


NIHT comes out August 29 on Season of Mist.
 

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“Āsteorfan” marks a threshold in NIHT's conceptual journey through the subconscious, cycles of decay and spiritual teachings of the Moon. The song is grounded in ancient instrumentation and ritualistic textures. Nyckelharpa and carnyx merge with deep percussion and throat singing, creating a sonic terrain that feels both ancestral and sacred. The minimal yet immersive arrangement evokes the inner descent into silence and stillness, offering a moment of surrender that echoes far beyond the self.

The music video for “Āsteorfan” was filmed and directed by Jasper van Gheluwe. Color grading was done by Micky Huijsmans

Sowulo is the evocative musical work of Faber Horbach, blending the spiritual philosophy of ancient Northern Europe with the continuous cycles of the universe.
 

Through the use of a wide array of historical instruments, melancholic melodies, and philosophical lyrics in Anglo-Saxon, Sowulo crafts an immersive sonic landscape that invites listeners to embark on an inner journey.
 

Weaving together the sounds of instruments like the Carnyx, Nyckelharpa, Celtic Harp, Shaman drums, Blow horns, Irish Bouzouki, Taglharpa, Lyre, Viola and various traditional vocal techniques, Sowulo shapes its distinctive sound.
 

The name "Sowulo," meaning "Sun" in Proto-Germanic, reflects the essence of the music. As we circle the sun, we feel the cyclical nature of life: day and night, the four seasons, birth and death, and the eternal dance between decay and renewal.


᛫ ᛇ ᚩ ᚹ ᚢ ᛚ ᚩ ᛫

Line-up:
Faber Horbach| Vocals, Throat singing, Nyckelharpa, Carnyx, Irish bouzouki, Percussion, Synths & VST
Micky Huijsmans| Vocals
Chloe Bakker| Celtic triplett harp
Maria Angeles Chaparro Fuentes| Viola
Rikke Linssen| Violin
Heleen de Jonge| Cello
Tessa van Genderen| Carnyx, Bukkehorn, Blowhorns
Bart van den Brink| Taglharpa
Tim Elfring| Small percussion

Production Credits:
Recorded at Lil’ Heaven Studios, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Produced by Faber Horbach
Recorded by Faver Horbach & Alain Kalender
Mixed by Fieke van den Hurk & Marie de Koning at DearWorld Studio and Studio MDK
Mastered by Erwin Maas at eMastering

Cover Art:
Album & artwork concept |Faber Horbach
Line artwork and graphic design development |Micky Huijsmans
Graphic design |Travis Smith

Photography:
Sannamari Sallmén
Aldwin Lehr

Pre-save & Pre-order: https://orcd.co/sowuloniht
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Follow Sowulo:
Official website:https://www.sowulo.nl/home
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/sowulo.music
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Sowulo
Bandcamp:https://sowulo.bandcamp.com/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/sowuloofficial
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BkdqpIEhl0tKZ5xpAo5pR
Songkick:https://www.songkick.com/artists/9118989-sowulo/calendar
DoomStar roster:https://doomstarbookings.com/artists/sowulo/

Mawiza Release Unplugged Version of "Mamüll Reke"

Summoning thunderous tribal rhythms and indigenous instruments within the fields of modern metal has earned Mawiza recognition from the Chilean Grammys and respected elders like Mercyful Fate, Mastodon and Slipknot. But this band of modern day warriors are still a force of nature when paired down to their rawest form. 

Today, Mawiza are releasing an unplugged version of the latest single off the band's upcoming third album ÜL. Though stripped bare, "Mamüll Reke" still stands in towering defense of their ancestral land.   

"Like other songs from ÜL, 'Mamüll Reke' was written in a way that everything could be reduced to melody and kültxung, the Mapuche drum", says Mawiza's vocalist and guitarist Awka. "The melody and lyrics are strong enough to guide the song on their own".      

Watch the video for the unplugged version of "Mamüll Reke" below:

ÜL comes out July 18 on Season of Mist.

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Hear Mawiza perform "Mamüll Reke" and other defiant anthems from ÜLthis summer when they tour Europe this summer alongside fellow Chilean metalheads Ater. 

Can't wait to chant along to ÜL? Hear the whole album a week before it comes out by RSVPing for the band's upcoming Bandcamp Listening Party

ÜL Bandcamp Listening Party
Thursday, July 10 @ 1 pm Eastern Time

RSVP
https://mawizakvlt.bandcamp.com/live/l-listening-party

Lineup
Awka - Lead vocals & rhythm guitar
Karü - Lead guitar & backing vocals
Zewü - Bass & backing vocals
Txalkan - Drums & percussion

Guest musicians
Fabiola Hidalgo (Liquen) contributes vocals to "Wingkawnoam", "Pinhza Ñi pewma", "Ngulutu" and "Mamüll reke"

Joe Duplantier (Gojira) contributes vocals to "Ti Inan Paw-Pawkan"

Recording Studio
Estudio del Sur in Chile

Producer
Pancho Arenas

Sound & Mixing Engineer
Pancho Arenas

Mastering Studio
West West Side Music

Mastering Engineer
Alan Douches

Cover Art
Kata Ulloa
 

Booking information
 Europe: juan@thatmusicagency.com
 Rest of the World: unai@cowboymusic.agency

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Follow Mawiza
Bandcamp: https://mawizakvlt.bandcamp.com
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mawizakvlt
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mawizakvlt
TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@mawizakvlt
Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oJP24bXA2fbdVmNGNmCtt
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mawizakvlt
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mawiza/1653435953

Cryptopsy Release Filthy Bass Playthrough

Just one year after winning a Canadian Grammy, this week, Cryptopsyare officially back with their eerily prescient ninth album. As the most vile band in death metal prepare to tear into An Insatiable Violence, today, their filthy bass player Oli Pinard is releasing a sharp and shiny new playthrough for lead single "Until There's Nothing Left".

Armed with his trusty Spector 5-string, the fleet-fingered Pinard slaps, slides and smacks through the brutal groove of this delicious earworm from An Insatiable Violence. Feast your eyes on his deadly fretwork by peeping the playthrough over at Metal Injection, who recently named Cryptopsy their Artist of the Month.


"It's a tribute to my bass heroes: Steve Harris, Geddy Lee and Steve DiGiorgio", Pinard says about his playing on "Until There's Nothing Left". "I had the idea for the middle part of the song for a long time now. I wrote it during the pandemic without knowing if it would make the cut somewhere. But when I showed my ideas to the guys during one of our writing sessions out on the road, [Christian] Donaldson put his filter on my riffs and made the magic happen!"

The official bass playthrough for "Until There's Nothing Left" was filmed by Emmanuel Pronovost (@Neokosmos) with assistance from audio engineer Dominic Grimard. 

Oli Pinard uses Spector Bass, EMG Pickups, Darkglass Electronics, Neural DSP and Ernie Ball strings.  

An Insatiable Violence comes out this Friday, June 20 on Season of Mist.

Pre-order

https://orcd.co/cryptopsyaninsatiableviolence

Pre-save on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/68bFcUq3E7rilegbUCwexu?si=56ImYUobTLe2WyguJnMEFQ

Can't wait to devour Cryptopsy's new album? RSVP for this week's Bandcamp Listening Party and hear all eight brutally technical tracks before it comes out.

An Insatiable Violence Bandcamp Listening Party
Thursday, June 17 @ 1:30 pm ET

RSVP
https://cryptopsyofficial.bandcamp.com/merch/an-insatiable-violence-listening-party

In the wake of spreading bloodshed all over Europe with Decapitated, Cryptopsy are now fiending to feast on the new cuts from An Insatiable Violence with their ravenous fans across the U.S.

This fall, the band are joining brutal technical death metal pharaohs Nile on a 25-date tour of the East Coast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Joining them on this run are The Last Ten Seconds of Life and Cognitive. 

"We are so excited to bring An Insatiable Violence to the United States. It's a pleasure to tour amongst friends and this lineup is incredibly stacked!", Cryptopsy says. "Our new album was written for a live setting. The songs are more brutal and grooving so that people can really latch on and bang their heads". 

Cryptopsy's setlist for this tour will pull from the band's latest albums while mixing in revered classics. 

The Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025 
September 12 - Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones [TICKETS]
September 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts [TICKETS]
September 14 - Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho [TICKETS]
September 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch [TICKETS]
September 17 - Hampton, NH @ Wally's [TICKETS]
September 18 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Hall [TICKETS]
September 19 - Lititz, PA @ Mickey's Black Box [TICKETS]
September 20 - Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz [TICKETS]
September 21 - Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall [TICKETS]
September 22 - Cleveland, OH @ Mercury [TICKETS]
September 24 - Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary [TICKETS]
September 25 - Hobart, IN @ Hobart Art Theatre [TICKETS]
September 26 - Madison, WI @ The Annex [TICKETS]
September 27 - Minneapolis, MN @ Studio B Skyway [TICKETS]
September 28 - Belvidere, IL @ Apollo Theater [TICKETS]
September 29 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar [TICKETS]
October 1 - Billings, MT @ Pub Station [TICKETS]
October 3 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon [TICKETS]
October 4 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory [TICKETS]
October 5 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory [TICKETS]
October 6 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge [TICKETS]
October 7 - Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater [TICKETS]
October 9 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's* [TICKETS]
October 10 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's* [TICKETS]
October 11 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex* [TICKETS]
*Nile, Cryptopsy and Cognitive only

With Cryptopsy’s latest career renaissance showing no signs of slowing down, the recent accolades are only the beginning. An Insatiable Violence reaches a new peak in a career loaded with them.

Lineup 
Flo Mounier - Drums
Matt McGachy - Vocals
Christian Donaldson - Guitar
Oli Pinard - Bass

Recording, Mixing & Mastering Studio
Christian Donaldson’s Studio

Production, Sound & Mixing Engineer
Christian Donaldson

Guest Musicians
Mike DiSalvo performs vocals on "Embrace the Nihility"

Cover Art
Martin Lacroix

Photography
Maciej Pieloch

Biography
Adrien Begrand

Pre-order & Pre-save
https://orcd.co/cryptopsyaninsatiableviolence


Booking agents
USA - Continental Touring

www.continentaltouring.us 


Europe - Avocado Booking
http://www.avocadobooking.com/

Follow Cryptopsy
Bandcamp:https://cryptopsyofficial.bandcamp.com/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/cryptopsyofficial
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cryptopsyofficial/
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/29PgYwTelpNl6370XLqFtN
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@CryptopsyDeathMetal
BandsInTown:https://www.bandsintown.com/a/2941-cryptopsy

Impureza Pay Fierce Tribute to Reconquistador on New Two-Part Single

IMPUREZA are unveiling the latest slice of history off their upcoming third album Alcázares. Structured as a two-part composition, the Hispanic metal band’s new single opens with “Verdiales”, which pays a fleet-fingered tribute to the folk traditions of Málaga. Then with the draw of their axe blades, “Bajo las Tizonas de Toledo” charges into a blistering retelling of the legendary Spanish hero El Cid.

Watch the music video for “Verdiales & Bajo las Tizonas de Toledo” below:

Alcázares comes out July 11 on Season of Mist.

Pre-order & Pre-save

https://orcd.co/impurezaalcazares

Blending Andalusian melodies with the unrelenting force of brutal death metal, Impureza’s latest single serves as a sonic invocation of a legendary Reconquistador. El Cid emerges not just as a historical figure but as a spectral archetype of vengeance and valor, with his mythical sword Tizona at the heart of the song’s ferocity. Carried by flamenco-rooted guitar lines, guttural incantations in raw Castilian, and orchestral swells that frame the narrative with grandeur, the dueling songs set the tone for the album’s exploration of history, faith, and fatalism, where desecrated monasteries, spectral warriors and cursed steel haunt the blood-soaked landscapes of medieval Iberia.

Let the conquistadors of IMPUREZA lead you into their realm and immerse you in Spanish culture with a groundbreaking musical concept — the one and only fierce guardians of Hispanic Metal!

SOMOS IMPUREZA!

Line-up:
Esteban Martín – All Vocals
Lionel Cano Muñoz – Rhythm, Lead & Spanish Guitars
Florian Saillard – Fretless Bass
Guilhem Auge – Drums
 
Production Credits:
Recorded & mixed by Sébastien Camhi at Studio Artmusic, Les Arc-sur-Argens, France.
Mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark.

Guest Musicians:
Xavier Hamon – Percussion
Louis Viallet – Orchestration
 
Cover Art:
Johann Bodin & Xavier Ribeiro

Photography:
© Michel Canavaggia / Mr Cana Photography

Follow Impureza:
Website: http://www.impureza.eu/
Bandcamp: https://impureza.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Impurezaconquista
Instagram: https://instagram.com/impurezaofficial
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/ImpurezaBand
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkOMYXI-_teRnaDCs1ho8A
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1195314
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3YA9Uqs38ZD6Lg2q66PVw9
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/impureza/422671948

Eihwar Announces Tour with The Hu

This summer, Eihwar are joining forces with The Hu! The shamanic techno vikings will support the Mongolian rock giants on six electrifying dates across France and Germany. The duo will perform viral hits off their debut album Viking War Trance.  

Get tickets

https://www.thehuofficial.com/tour-1

Eihwar have quickly carved out a worldwide reputation thanks to their viral debut and sold-out ritual appearances. Their performances fuse seiðr magic, trance-inducing machines and Nordic percussion into an ecstatic war cry against modern rigidity.

Viking War Trance is out now on Season of Mist

Order & Stream

https://orcd.co/eihwarvikingwartrance

Many bands have explored the Pagan & Norse worlds over the last 15 years seeking atmospheric, acoustic and ritual sounds with great seriousness. This is not the path EIHWAR chose.

Although the musicians of Eihwar are virtuosos in their acoustic traditional instruments, their goal is to bring some fun… and as much chaos as possible during their concerts, provoking the craziest trance on dancefloors. They bring a festive and furious neo-viking music whose primal force is based on technoid machines, mixed with trance vocals, shamanic drums and traditional Nordic sounds. Electronics are a ‘new steel’ for those modern warriors, cold and powerful. As the web already says, the duo is a kind of new ‘Viking Carpenter Brut’.

Thus, Eihwar named the single, the album but also their style of music ‘Viking War Trance’.

“We are heavy drops of rain announcing lightning.
We call for war:  
A war waged against our judgments,  
Our inner demons, our limits,  
Our stiffness of body and mind.  
We don’t want our best enemies to spare us  
Nor to be spared by those we love.  
We invoke a war for our thoughts,  
A flamboyant chaos of fire & ice,  
Cradle of creation.”

Lineup:

Asrunn: Vocals, Traditional Percussions
Mark - Vocals, Machines

Follow Eihwar:
Website: http://www.eihwar.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eihwar.music
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/eihwar.music
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@eihwar
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eihwar

Savage Lands Partners with ESP Guitars

Just like the trees they're protecting, Savage Lands have roots that run deep. Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren and guitarist-turned-activist Sylvain Demercastel first joined forces in France during the late '90s before reuniting two decades later to form the world's first metal non-profit for biodiversity. Since 2022, their organization has protected more than 100 acres of endangered forest with help from environmentalists and metalheads.

As they prepare once again to bring the metal forest to Hellfest, today, Savage Lands is proud to announce its partnership with ESP Guitars. The two will work together to raise awareness about biodiversity and help fund the preservation projects that Savage Lands is directing in Costa Rica, Europe and Africa.    

"Savage Lands is so happy to partner with a great guitar company in ESP. We are looking forward to preparing some nice events and artist collaborations together", Sylvain says. "I was endorsed by ESP when Dirk and I were playing in a band together back in the '90s. I always loved their guitars, so it feels natural for Savage Lands to connect with my instrumental roots!"

To ring in their new partnership, Savage Lands are giving away their very own custom ESP EC Series Guitar. Painted forest green and carved with the Army of the Trees logo, this guitar is the only one of its kind.

For a chance to win this exclusive merch item, purchase a ticket for HellRaffle 2025. Savage Lands will use 100% of the money collected from this raffle to finance another land acquisition like the one they recently purchased in Touraine, France.

Enter HellRaffle 2025
https://pages.gotombola.co/g/GTSQ249?locale=en_US

Other raffle prizes include a NOTOX surfboard and skateboard, drumsticks signed by Dirk Verbeuren and 2 full 4 day passes to Hellfest 2026.

Hellfest is donating one million Euro to Savage Lands after Sylvain and company performed on the main stage at last year's festival.   

Savage Lands debut album is out now on Season of Mist. Army of the Trees features members of Arch Enemy, Obituary, Sepultura, Lord of the Lost, Heilung + more! 

Order & Stream
https://orcd.co/savagelandsarmyofthetrees

Just listening to Army of the Trees helps support Savage Lands. 100% of the song’s royalties fund the organization's preservation efforts.

The CD Digisleeve for Army of the Trees is made from eco paper, while the LP is pressed on BioVinyl.

Learn more about Savage Lands
https://savagelands.org/  

Donate 
https://savagelands.org/donation/

Cryptopsy Release Eye-Popping New Single

After 30 years, Cryptopsy are no strangers to the spotlight. Since their ungentle exhumation from the Canadian underground in 1993, the Montreal natives have worn the horned crown as the most vile band in death metal. Their upcoming ninth album and first since winning a JUNO Award embodies the many malicious mutations that have defined their Hall of Fame discography. But while infectious, the latest single from An Insatiable Violence brutally illustrates that society's viral takeover isn't all it's cracked up to be.

"'Dead Eyes Replete' is one of the most brutal songs on our new album", vocalist Matt McGachy says. "It reaches into the depths of the sordid world of YouTube child stars and how parents rob them of their youth and innocence all in the name of greed".    

Watch the lyric video for "Dead Eyes Replete" below:

An Insatiable Violence comes out June 20 on Season of Mist.

Pre-order

https://orcd.co/cryptopsyaninsatiableviolence

Pre-save on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/68bFcUq3E7rilegbUCwexu?si=56ImYUobTLe2WyguJnMEFQ

RSVP for the Bandcamp Listening Party and chat with Cryptopsy about their new album before it comes out.

An Insatiable Violence Bandcamp Listening Party
Thursday, June 17 @ 1:30 pm ET

RSVP
https://cryptopsyofficial.bandcamp.com/merch/an-insatiable-violence-listening-party

The concept for Cryptopsy's upcoming new album appeared to vocalist Matt McGachy in an eerily prescient dream. But the latest single from An Insatiable Violence was inspired by the real life horrors of kidfluencing. "Nurture the chosen one", McGachy barks, opening "Dead Eyes Replete" with his freshly groomed death growls.

"We've played at least 140 shows since our last album", he says, "and all those reps have helped me deepen and darken my false chord screams".   

Just like a doe-eyed YouTuber is pounced upon by wolves waiting hungrily in the comment section, "Dead Eyes Replete" opens in unfiltered, all caps, attack mode. As Christian Donaldson bends his frets like a spotlight operator who's gone haywire, Flo Mounier rolls out carpet-bombing blasts beats with blinding precision. "Since our last album, I've developed new techniques that allow us to go even faster", says Mounier. His controlled chaos is still the force that binds Cryptopsy's bloodlust, though he managed to raise the eyebrows of their in-house producer. Blink and you may miss it, but lurking within the song's stuffed sockets is a trampling fill that resembles another powerhouse.

"I love John Bonham's playing", Mounier says. "I told Chris that we were leaving that part in there. It's the closest we're ever going to come to sounding like Led Zeppelin".

During death metal's initial spike in popularity, Cryptopsy quickly staked their claim as the scene's most brutal band of technicians. They never stop knifing between surgical tempo changes and filthy hooks, but An Insatiable Violence gouges deeper into the lascivious grooves that won them last year's Canadian Grammy for best Metal/Hard Music Album. "Beware the spotlight" McGachy flashes with his signature bat-like shriek just before bassist Oli Pinnard slams "Dead Eyes Replete" shut with a career-best breakdown.

The video for "Dead Eyes Replete" was created by B2crea.

In the wake of spreading bloodshed all over Europe with Decapitated, Cryptopsy are now fiending to feast on the new cuts from An Insatiable Violence with their ravenous fans across the U.S.

This fall, the band are joining brutal technical death metal pharaohs Nile on a 25-date tour of the East Coast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Joining them on this run are The Last Ten Seconds of Life and Cognitive. 

"We are so excited to bring An Insatiable Violence to the United States. It's a pleasure to tour amongst friends and this lineup is incredibly stacked!", Cryptopsy says. "Our new album was written for a live setting. The songs are more brutal and grooving so that people can really latch on and bang their heads". 

Cryptopsy's setlist for this tour will pull from the band's latest albums while mixing in revered classics. 

The Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025 
September 12 - Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones [TICKETS]
September 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts [TICKETS]
September 14 - Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho [TICKETS]
September 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch [TICKETS]
September 17 - Hampton, NH @ Wally's [TICKETS]
September 18 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Hall [TICKETS]
September 19 - Lititz, PA @ Mickey's Black Box [TICKETS]
September 20 - Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz [TICKETS]
September 21 - Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall [TICKETS]
September 22 - Cleveland, OH @ Mercury [TICKETS]
September 24 - Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary [TICKETS]
September 25 - Hobart, IN @ Hobart Art Theatre [TICKETS]
September 26 - Madison, WI @ The Annex [TICKETS]
September 27 - Minneapolis, MN @ Studio B Skyway [TICKETS]
September 28 - Belvidere, IL @ Apollo Theater [TICKETS]
September 29 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar [TICKETS]
October 1 - Billings, MT @ Pub Station [TICKETS]
October 3 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon [TICKETS]
October 4 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory [TICKETS]
October 5 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory [TICKETS]
October 6 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge [TICKETS]
October 7 - Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater [TICKETS]
October 9 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's* [TICKETS]
October 10 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's* [TICKETS]
October 11 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex* [TICKETS]
*Nile, Cryptopsy and Cognitive only

With Cryptopsy’s latest career renaissance showing no signs of slowing down, the recent accolades are only the beginning. An Insatiable Violence reaches a new peak in a career loaded with them.

Lineup 
Flo Mounier - Drums
Matt McGachy - Vocals
Christian Donaldson - Guitar
Oli Pinard - Bass

Recording, Mixing & Mastering Studio
Christian Donaldson’s Studio

Production, Sound & Mixing Engineer
Christian Donaldson

Guest Musicians
Mike DiSalvo performs vocals on "Embrace the Nihility"

Cover Art
Martin Lacroix

Photography
Maciej Pieloch

Biography
Adrien Begrand

Pre-order & Pre-save
https://orcd.co/cryptopsyaninsatiableviolence


Booking agents
USA - Continental Touring

www.continentaltouring.us 


Europe - Avocado Booking
http://www.avocadobooking.com/

Follow Cryptopsy
Bandcamp:https://cryptopsyofficial.bandcamp.com/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/cryptopsyofficial
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cryptopsyofficial/
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/29PgYwTelpNl6370XLqFtN
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@CryptopsyDeathMetal
BandsInTown:https://www.bandsintown.com/a/2941-cryptopsy

Vestige Release Heavy New Single Ahead of Hellfest Debut

Ahead of their first-ever performance at Hellfest, today, Vestige are releasing a heavy new single. “Envy” is shaped by the scars of childhood trauma. The way the song flips between haunting post-metal atmosphere and hard melodic edge captures the volatile state between fragility and fury.  

Watch the blazing video for “Envy” below:

Stream

https://orcd.co/vestigeenvy

Vestige burst onto the modern metal landscape last year with their debut album Janis, but the band’s new single is rooted in deep psychological trauma. “Envy” finds vocalist and guitarist Théodore Rondeau returning to a cycle of domestic abuse, only to confront a parental figure’s jealous partner. “You never broke me / You tried”, he shouts, before pleading “Let me shine away from your controlling games”. Slowly and with deliberation, clean, sorrowful shoegaze gives way to eruptions of razor-sharp distortion and pummeling drums.

“Envy is always seen / It hides from your words”, Rondeau roars, naming and reclaiming what was almost lost.    

Vestige will perform “Envy” as well as songs from  Janis during their performance at Hellfest on Saturday, June 21.

Janis is now available on Season of Mist

Order & Stream

https://orcd.co/vestigejanis

The signing with Season of Mist brings the band’s first milestone, allowing VESTIGE to share their journey in the form of their debut album, Janis. Poised for release in late 2024, the album is a culmination of their collective efforts and a statement of the band’s arrival in the heavy music scene. Weaving through atmospheric shoegaze textures, melodic landscapes and intense, tormented moments that reflects the emotional spectrum of the human experience, the band established a foothold into the genre of modern metal.
 

Beyond the studio, VESTIGEis gearing up for a series of live performance in 2024, setting the stage for an introspective musical experience that brings raw and authentic energy. A cathartic release that pulls in the listener into the emotional depths the band has to bring.


Lineup:
Théo dore Rondeau - Vocals, Guitar

Thomas Petit - Guitar

Pierre-André Krauzer - Bass
Quentin Regnault - Drums

Photography & Video Production:
Mathieu Ezan

Stream & Order debut album ‘Janis’: https://orcd.co/vestigejanis

Follow Vestige:
https://linktr.ee/vestigemusic

Gaahls Wyrd Premiere New Album 'Braiding the Stories'

Norwegian Grammy winners Gaahls WYRD are returning with their long-awaited second album. Braiding the Stories journeys inward, between the riverbeds of consciousness and dreams. With each cosmic chord, each cold and haunting beat, Kristian "Gaahl" Espedal and his mystical band untell the stories, and in the process, braid the roots that cradle the unseen.    

Braiding the Stories comes out tomorrow, Friday, June 6, but you can hear all nine haunting songs today by listening to the full album stream below.

Pre-order

https://orcd.co/gaahlswyrdbraidinggthestories

Pre-save the album on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4I53EB1oGccSZcVJfro3yn

If their 2019 debut GastiR – Ghosts Invited conjured ghosts and 2021's The Humming Mountain lingered in twilight realms, Braiding the Stories rises from beyond what Gaahl himself describes as “The White Lodge”. Drawing from the subconscious, the band’s new album threads together dream fragments and inner voices with unheard reverberations.

Guitarist Lust Kilman’s solos—melodic fragments carved like totems into each composition—carry much of the emotional weight, supported by Nekroman’s immersive bass and Spektre’s meticulous drumming. From the vulnerable grandeur of the title track to the ritualistic drive of “Time and Timeless Timeline” and the cinematic dissonance of “And the Now” the album is unbound by genre yet anchored by purpose.

“I always work with the subconscious,” Gaahl says. “This time, I wanted the listener to fall into the album.”

The striking cover art by visual artist Øivind Myksvoll (Wardruna, Trelldom) is just as mysterious and arresting as his work for The Humming Mountain. Look closely and you’ll find what appears to be hair (aka the veil) and the cosmos (crystallized wine from Gaahl’s collection). Indeed, the group’s signature horned figure lurks between the layers. For Gaahls WYRD, music, lyrics, concept, and art are synonymous. They’re designed to be experienced in their entirety and in unison. Braiding the Stories isn’t an obvious listen, but it gently (and sometimes maniacally) pulls at the listener. The sensation of the journey from opener “The Dream” to closing epic “Flowing Starlight” is quite unlike anything before. All hail Braiding the Stories!


Lineup:
Kristian Espedal «Gaahl» - All Voices
Ole Walaunet «Lust Kilman» - All Guitars
Andreas Salbu «Nekroman» - Bass
Kevin Kvåle «Spektre» - Drums

Production Credits:
Recorded at Solslottet Studio, Bergen, Norway.
Produced by Iver Sandøy & Gaahls WYRD.
Mixed & mastered by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio, Bergen, Norway.

Cover Art:
Øivind Myksvoll

Biography:
Chris Dick


Pre-order & Pre-save: https://orcd.co/gaahlswyrdbraidinggthestories

Follow Gaahl's Wyrd:
Bandcamp: https://gaahlswyrd.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaahlswyrd/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaahlswyrd
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7h8V7XHdJ3akShW3uFaZyn
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/gaahls-wyrd/1451373309
TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/10911081
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/58388182

Mawiza Release Towering New Single

To the broad world of metal, Mawiza are still an ascendant new force, but these modern day Mapuche warriors have always stood fiercely by their indeginous roots. The band's upcoming third album and first since winning a Chilean Grammy calls for us to restore our balance with nature. While the latest single from ÜL warns that the apocalypse is fast approaching, "Mamüll Reke" proudly demonstrates Mawiza's staying power by relying on all they've learned from their ancestral land.

"This song is devoted to nature" Mawiza says. "If necessary, we will die to defend our land".

Watch the video for "Mamüll Reke" below.

ÜL comes out July 18 on Season of Mist.

Pre-order & Pre-save

https://orcd.co/mawizaul

"This is one of the most melodic songs on ÜL", the band says. "We wanted it to bring the same energy that you carry into battle. We will die like a burning tree standing. Because nature has taught us everything we are".

The other half of the "Mamüll Reke" video was filmed amidst a native forest in the nearby Kalfvgen Community that's overseen by local Machi Paola Aroca Cayunao. This medicine woman invited Mawiza after accompanying them to their set at Fluvial 2024. "We have come to share a great relationship with her", Awka says. "There is a great energy amongst the land where she lives. The environment is great for soaking in the spirituality of the Mapuche".

It's only during this portion of the video that Awka dances the Pürun, mirroring the ostriches that are often spotted around his home city of Temuco. With their feet now back on native ground, "Mamüll Reke" ends with images of native plants returning to the barren soil, as if awakened by the band's heavy, grooving, ancestral rhythm.           

"The Mapuche are still standing", says Mawiza. "You can cut us down, but if one falls, ten shall rise".                

The video for “Mamüll Reke” was directed and edited by  Andrés Hetzler (@andreshetzler).

Additional video credits
Camera & Drone Operator - Roberto Urzúa
Colorist - Soledad Gatica
Executive Producer - Unai Garcia
Producer/Art Director - Awka Nawel

Lineup
Awka - Lead vocals & rhythm guitar
Karü - Lead guitar & backing vocals
Zewü - Bass & backing vocals
Txalkan - Drums & percussion

Guest musicians
Fabiola Hidalgo (Liquen) contributes vocals to "Wingkawnoam", "Pinhza Ñi pewma", "Ngulutu" and "Mamüll reke"

Joe Duplantier (Gojira) contributes vocals to "Ti Inan Paw-Pawkan"

Recording Studio
Estudio del Sur in Chile

Producer
Pancho Arenas

Sound & Mixing Engineer
Pancho Arenas

Mastering Studio
West West Side Music

Mastering Engineer
Alan Douches

Cover Art
Kata Ulloa
 

Booking information
 Europe: juan@thatmusicagency.com
 Rest of the World: unai@cowboymusic.agency

Pre-order & Pre-save
https://orcd.co/mawizaul
 
Follow Mawiza
Bandcamp: https://mawizakvlt.bandcamp.com
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mawizakvlt
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mawizakvlt
TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@mawizakvlt
Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oJP24bXA2fbdVmNGNmCtt
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mawizakvlt
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mawiza/1653435953

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Funeral Release Surprise New EP

Fresh on the crushing heels of their ninth album Gospel of Bone, today, Funeral are returning with a new companion EP. The Funereal displays all the markings that made this band pioneers of funeral doom: glacial riffs, poisoned harmonies, slow-burning solos and deep, pained growls. At its cold heart lies “Gamalt ljós”, a towering 18-minute centerpiece that digs deep into the psychological toll of emotional entrapment.  

The Funereal EP comes out today and is available on all digital platforms.

Stream: https://funeral.fanlink.tv/TheFunerealEP

Listen to “Gamalt ljós” below:

“Gamalt ljós” is one of the most introspective and heavy songs in Funeral’s decades-long career. Sung entirely in Faroese, the song translates in English as “Old Light,” a poetic reference to the fading glow of past hopes and unreachable absolutes. As its triptych structure unfolds, the emotional intensity escalates, navigating Kantian philosophy, spiritual longing, violent imagery and personal grief. "Rópi á gamalt ljós" (“I cry for old light”) emerges as its aching refrain.

The Funereal EP also includes an acoustic reinterpretation of “Når Kisten Senkes,” a standout track from Gospel of Bones. Stripped of the original’s orchestral weight, this new version lays bare the song’s stark mourning and lyrical gravitas. The result is a subdued yet devastating lamentation—an intimate reflection on death, grief, and finality, rendered in delicate acoustics and hushed despair.

Since the album was completed, the now septet has welcomed for the first time ever a full-time violin player “to perform live most of the strings you can hear on our albums as soon as we’ll be able to go back on stage.” In the meantime, Anders confesses the next album is more or less “finished. ‘Praesentialis’ could have been released earlier if we hadn’t to face all those COVID-related problems. We couldn’t meet in person, let alone rehearse or even just take promo pictures… But now we have a new label, a new line-up and a totally renewed sense of energy so why stop there? FUNERAL started thirty years ago be truth be told, it’s never been stronger. So, doom on!”

Recording Lineup:
Jon Aldara
Anders Eek
Morten Søbyskogen
Ingvild Anett Strønen Johannessen / Sareeta
Anders Langberg

Production Credits:
Recorded at Strand Studio, Stabbek, Norway.
Produced, mixed & mastered by Marius Strand at Strand Studio.
 
Guest Musicians:
Jon Aldara – Vocals
Stian Kråbøl - Classical Guitars

Cover Art:
Tristan D.

Stream: https://funeral.fanlink.tv/TheFunerealEP
 

Follow Funeral:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funeralnorway/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/funeralnorway
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DirgeofMourning
Bandcamp: https://funeraldoom.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0q3guqlmd8oVaz5v2Fqy3q
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/funeral/208973684
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/194130
TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/23777

Changeling Release Stop Motion Video for "World? What World?"

CHANGELING, the progressive death metal project led by fretless guitar luminary Tom "Fountainhead" Geldschläger, are unveiling a stunning stop motion animation video for “World? What World?”. The song is one of the many highlights from the band’s critically acclaimed, self-titled debut album.

Bridging chaotic intensity with theatrical grandeur, “World? What World?” captures a pivotal moment in the album’s psychedelic journey. Repressed fears and horrors of the subconscious are confronted amidst a thunderous Wagnerian brass ensemble, a gospel choir that recalls Dark Side of the Moon, the whirlwind drums of Mike Heller (Malignancy, Raven, ex-Fear Factory) and a guest guitar solo from legendary axeman Andy LaRocque.

Watch the music video for “World? What World?” below:

Changeling is out now via Season of Mist.

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The video for “World? What World?” was created using stop motion animation, bringing the song’s nightmarish vision to life.

New Dolby Atmos Version

Following the success of Changeling’s self-titled debut, the Dolby Atmos mix of the album will arrive this week. Mixed with immersive spatial depth and precision, this version offers a fully enveloping listening experience. It places listeners directly inside the intricate orchestral arrangements, swirling fretless guitars and psychedelic soundscapes. Engineered by Tom himself and Atmos-mixing veteran Eric Horstmann, the Atmos release brings a new dimension to this genre-defying work.

The Dolby Atmos version was released May 30th.

In a significant development in early 2024, Fountainhead, now branded under the name CHANGELING for his new project and album, signed with the label Season of Mist. This venture marks a new chapter in Tom’s career, amplifying his visionary approach to music. Accompanied by an all-star band featuring members from Fear Factory, Alkaloid, and Virvum, the project CHANGELING showcases a 60-minute concept album that takes all aspects of Tom’s artistry to new heights.

The album, sharing its name with the project, blends progressive metal, death metal, jazz/fusion, and world music, enriched with complex orchestrations by a 50-piece ensemble of guest musicians. It includes the eagerly anticipated “Part 2” to his renowned composition “Weltseele,” an orchestral metal epic from Obscura’s billboard-chart-entering “Akroasis” album, which broadly introduced Fountainhead to the metal community in 2016.

Core Lineup:
Tom Fountainhead (ex-Obscura, Amogh Symphony, Belphegor, Defeated Sanity) - Fretted & fretless electric & acoustic guitars, oud, keyboards, composition and arrangements.
Mike Heller (ex-Fear Factory, Malignancy, Raven) - Drums.
Arran McSporran (Vipassi, Virvum) -  Fretless bass.
Morean (Alkaloid, Dark Fortress) - Lead vocals & lyrics.

Guest Musicians:
Bill Hudson (Trans-siberian Orchestra, Doro, I am Morbid) - Guest guitar solo
Jason Gobel (ex-Cynic, ex-Monstrosity)- Guest guitar solo
Andy Laroque (ex-Death, King Diamond) - Guest guitar solo
Yatziv Caspi (ex-Orphaned Land) - Tabla, hangdrum, dabouka, riq & shakers
Ally Storch (Subway To Sally)- Violins, viola & cello
James Dorton (The Faceless, NeObliviscaris, Black Crown Initate) - Spoken words
Alexander Kerski (Vianova)- Backing & harmony vocals
Matthias Alexander Preisinger - Piano and glockenspiel, violins & viola
Martin Matiasovic - Horns & Wagnerian Tube
Jan Ferdinand - Vibraphone & marimba
Chris Rützel - Flutes
Ivar Ludvig Nitzler - Cello
Shiho Murano - Tuba
Juliane Erding - Wagnerian tube & horn
Eduard Cortez - Wagnerian tube & horn
Tillmann Schulz  - Wagnerian tube & horn
Ava Bonam - Female vocals
Moran Magal - Piano
Cydney McQuillan-Grace, Lauren Gill, Shannon Bedford, Sara Robalo; Tenor and Bari - Ben Francis, John Schaffer,  Alice Williams, Cyd McQuillan-Grace; Alto - Lauren Gill, Sara Robalo; Tenor and Bass - James Schouten & John Schaffer - Choir vocals
Krassimir Jossifov - Trumpet
Brandt Attema - Trombones & bass trombones
Kristian Petkov - Bassoon
Stefan Prost - Church organ
Seonghyeon Park - Clarinet
Arnfried Falk - Oboe
Rouven Haliti - Upright bass
Dalai Cellai - Cello

Recording Studio:
FountainheadHQ, Hellersounds, Saforill, Klanghafen, Landesmusikakademie Berlin, Musikhochschule Carl-Maria-Von-Weber, Muziek Studio Beeld, Sonictrain.

Production Credits:
Produced & Engineered by Tom Fountainhead.
Mixed by Tom Fountainhead at FountainheadHQ.
Mastered by Leon Schmidt at his home studio & FountainheadHQ.

Cover Art:
Aaron Pinto (Gutslit) / KidSquidy
 
Photography:
Alexander Kerski / Comicsans_ultra

Stream & Order: https://orcd.co/changelingchangeling
 

Follow Fountainhead & Changeling:
Website: http://www.thefountainhead.de
Facebook: http://facebook.com/tomfountainheadgeldschlaeger
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/changeling.official
Bandcamp: https://changelingofficial.bandcamp.com/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/fountainheadtv
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/changeling/294821510
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4MbRUvwQcEBzryOhWMHkvV

Impureza Honor Fallen Warriors with Brutal Flamenco

IMPUREZA are not stopping their Hispanic metal conquest anytime soon. Today, the band are releasing “La Orden del Yelmo Negro” as the second single off their upcoming Reconquista-themed third album Alcázares.

With “La Orden del Yelmo Negro”, Impureza pay homage to a sacred brotherhood of warrior monks with their signature offering of brutal flamenco death metal. Steeped in mysticism, sacrifice and unwavering devotion, the song crusades across the desert in search of the Holy Land during a time of war that spanned more than seven centuries of Iberian history.  

Watch the lyric video for “La Orden del Yelmo Negro” below:

Alcázares comes out July 11, 2025.

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Amidst the desert heat of “La Orden del Yelmo Negro”, Impureza ignite in a blaze of riffs, flamenco flourishes and blast-beat fury. Orchestral arrangements, fretless bass and guttural vocals bring to life a vision both ancient and transcendent. Like all of Alcázares, the song’s lyrics are entirely in Spanish, invoking a vivid world where myth and martyrdom intertwine.

IMPUREZA is a Spanish metal band formed in 2004 by guitarist Lionel Cano Muñoz from Orléans. Their music is distinguished by a unique fusion of extreme metal and Spanish sounds inspired by Andalusian culture and flamenco, creating an atypical style known as Hispanic Metal. Impureza remains an innovative project in the international metal scene, making it a pioneer of the genre.

The entire concept of the band revolves around the voluptuousness of Latin atmospheres, the ferocity of metal, and Spanish culture and history, explored through a fictional and esoteric aspect. Their compositions feature both clean and guttural vocals sung in the language of Cervantes, flamenco guitar, acoustic fretless bass, extreme metal, and orchestral arrangements that evoke the colors of Spain. The very essence of their music lies in the duality between two seemingly opposed musical genres, which, through clever composition, give birth to a new and avant-garde style. Their fiery music is literally the union of traditional Hispanic folklore and extreme metal. These metal warriors brandish their Iberian sounds as weapons with pride. This ingenious alliance is matched only by the singular and unprecedented creative originality of its founder Lionel Cano Muñoz and his compañero Esteban Martín, both of Spanish nationality. Impureza’s conquistadors draw inspiration from their strong identity, which defines the band's very essence. Impureza's members are also influenced by many Spanish artists such as flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía and gypsy singer Camarón de la Isla, as well as bands like Behemoth, Morbid Angel, Krisiun, and Fleshgod Apocalypse, among others.

Let the conquistadors of Impureza lead you into their realm and immerse you in Spanish culture with a groundbreaking musical concept — the one and only fierce guardians of Hispanic Metal!

SOMOS IMPUREZA!

Line-up:
Esteban Martín – All Vocals
Lionel Cano Muñoz – Rhythm, Lead & Spanish Guitars
Florian Saillard – Fretless Bass
Guilhem Auge – Drums

…AND OCEANS Premiere 'The Regeneration Itinerary'

Season of Mist is proud to announce the release of the expansive seventh album from …and Oceans. While they’ve always ebbed and flowed between different extremes, The Regeneration Itinerarysurges onto the scene as the symphonic black metal band’s most expansive experiment yet. Both darkly cinematic and shockingly cerebral, the album is a lesson in contrasts - between chaos and order, dissolution and regeneration.  

The Regeneration Itinerary come out  Friday, May 23 on Season of Mist, but you can hear all 10 unpredictable songs today by listening to the full album stream below.

Thirty years into their ebullient career, …and Oceans have now assembled a body of work that absorbs the band’s entire lineage. The Regeneration Itinerary synthesizes the Finnish band’s disparate identities into a two-sided whole. From the trance-inducing intensity of opener and lead single “Inertiae” and maze-like riffs of “Prophetical Mercury Implement” to the sharper death metal edge of “Förnyelse i Tre Akter”, the album is a dance with duality: body and spirit, destruction and rebirth, copper and mercury.

Vocalist Mathias Lillmåns draws inspiration from alchemical symbolism and the interplay between light and shadow. Guitarists Timo Kontio and Teemu Saari, bassist Pyry Hanski, keyboardist Antti Simonen, and drummer Kauko Kuusisalo flesh out his visions with layered textures and a frenetic precision that’s anchored by both the visceral production of Juho Räihä and the finishing touch of Tore Stjerna’s mix and master at Necromorbus Studio.

Rebirth is never static. This itinerary is ever-evolving.

“The Regeneration Itinerary explores the interplay between darkness and light, chaos and order, spiritual and material realms, with each song embodying an experience for the mind and body, navigating a passage to the present moment,” explains Lillmåns.

“The album works like a guide,” he continues. “Teaching us that not everything can be defined as simply being ‘good’ or ‘bad’, ‘light’ or ‘dark’, ‘copper’ or mercury’, underscoring the perpetual dance of dualities in the human experience.”

Line-up:
Mathias Lillmåns - Vocals
Teemu Saari - Guitar
Timo Kontio - Guitar
Pyry Hanski - Bass
Antti Simonen - Keyboards
Kauko Kuusisalo - Drums

Production Credits:
Recorded at Inka Studio / SoundSpiral Audio, Orimattila, Finland.
Producer & Engineered by Juho Räihä.
Mixed & Mastered by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio,  Söderfors, Sweden.

Cover Art:
Adrien Bousson

Biography:
Spencer Grady

Pre-order & Pre-save

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Follow ...and Oceans:
Bandcamp: https://andoceans.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/andoceans/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andoceans_official/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0rWmH68lIyVOGYhhvayFzu
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/and-oceans/32204550
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/11172
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/3565685

Thy Catafalque Release Live Video Ahead of Hellfest

Though never intended to leave the studio, Thy Catafalque has grown into a soaring - and roaring - live act. Tamás Kátai and his ever-expanding cast of collaborators are performing at Hellfest, Rockstadt Extreme, Alcatraz and other European festivals this summer before embarking on their first-ever tour of Latin America.

"This is a massive step-up for Thy Catafalque", Kátai says. "We are very excited to play for our fans in places where we've never gone before".

As they prepare to light up the world stage, today, Thy Catafalque are releasing a live video from last year's hometown performance of the heaviest song off their dreamy twelfth album.

Watch Thy Catafalque perform "Vasgyár" live at Dürer Kert - Below:

XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek (The Beautiful Dreams Are Yet to Come) is out now on Season of Mist. 

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As the main conductor behind Thy Catafalque, Tamás Kátai has journeyed far beyond his humble beginnings during the late '90s. But "Vasgyár" ties to his past in more ways than one. Not only does the song gets its name from the rusted-out ironworks that once fueled the Hungarian economy. Its steaming blast beats and blackened chug call back to the ashen pyres that forged Thy Catafalque's initial offerings.         

And yet - Thy Catafalque's twelfth album only goes to show how far this one-time studio project has come. Joined by the fearsome growls of Zoltán Kónya, along with many other familiar faces from across his avant-garde discography, last year, Kátai performed "Vasgyár" for a sold-out crowd at Dürer Kert, which remains one of Hungary's most influential underground venues. As spacey synth and a stirring violin solo weave as one with the track's heavy bass line, it's clear to everyone watching that Thy Catafalque are still progressing to new heights.

Get tickets: https://thy-catafalque.hu/live.html 

The video for "Vasgyár"was recorded on November 23, 2024 at Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary.

Additional video credits
Audio mixed and mastered by Gábor Vári at Miracle Sound Szeged.
Live sound and recording by Péter Csobánczi.
Video recorded by Carbon Head Production.
Video edited and post-production by Péter Lerch / Carbon Head Production.

Zoltán Kónya - vocals
Krisztián Varga - guitar
Zoltán Vigh - guitar
Tamás Kátai - bass, vocals
Bálint Bokodi - violin
Árpád Szenti - drums

New fans and long-time appreciators can now rediscover just how much Thy Catafalque has grown.

This month, Season of Mist is repressing Rengeteg. Thy Catafalque's fifth album is the first to fully expand far beyond black metal with proggy keyboard, clean vocals and death metal riffing.

The fourth repressing includes four bonus tracks and is available on black and forest green vinyl.    

Season of Mist will reissue Rengeteg on May 30, 2025.


Pre-order:https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/ThyCatafalqueReissues

Thy Catafalque's twelfth album looks back longingly at the past, Tamás Kátai isn't stopping to smell the roses. With A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek, he shows that the beautiful dreams are yet to come.

Recording Lineup
Tamás Kátai – guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards, programming

Guest musicians
Martina Veronika Horváth – vocals on Track 1, 6
Ivett Dudás – vocals on Track 8
Helga Kreiter – vocals on Track 4, 10
Gábor Dudás – vocals on Track 2, 5, 6, 10
Bálint Bokodi – vocals on Track 2, 4, 9
Gábor Veres – vocals on Track 3, 8
Attila Bakos – vocals on Track 1
Zoltán Kónya – vocals on Track 3
András Vörös – vocals on Track 4
Breno Machado – lead guitar on Track 2
Zoltán Vigh – lead guitar on Track 3
Krisztián Varga – lead guitar on Track 4
Daniele Belli – acoustic guitar on Track 2
Miguel Velasquez Matija – fretless bass on Track 2, 6
Edu Giró – oud, bouzouki, baglama on Track 2,7
Grigoris Mitropoulos – bouzouki, mpaglamas on Track 7
Sanja Smileska – violin on Track 3
Jo Quail – electric cello on Track 8
Issar Shulman – contrabass on Track 2
Cal Rustad – French horn on Track 2, 8
Manuel Domenech – cor anglais on Track 8
Khachatrian Lernik – clarinet on Track 2
Gergő Bille – flugelhorn, trumpet on Track 7
Joakim Toftgaard – trombone, trumpet on Track 7
Fabian Hernandez – saxophone on Track 5
Viktória Varga – narration on Track 3
Annamari Sánta – narration on Track 7, 8

Recording
Recorded in various countries: Hungary, United Kingdom, Romania, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Greece, North Macedonia, Israel, U.S.A., Colombia, Brazil.

Producer & Sound Engineer
Tamás Kátai, Gábor Vári

Mixing & Mastering
Miracle Sound Szeged, Hungary. Mixed and mastered by Gábor Vári.

Artwork
Front cover by Dániel Szécsényi and Tamás Kátai
Illustrations by Orsolya Pintér.

Follow Thy Catafalque
https://thy-catafalque.hu
https://www.facebook.com/thycatafalque
https://www.instagram.com/thy_catafalque
https://www.youtube.com/user/kataitamas
https://thycatafalque.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4sgTqbA7htxYkRRJBPZIom
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/thy-catafalque/372164196

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