SKELETONWITCH UNVEILS SEVEN-MINUTE EPIC 'RED DEATH, WHITE LIGHT'

New EP 'The Apothic Gloom' due Aug. 19 and available for pre-order now; band's tour kicks off Aug. 2 SKELETONWITCH have transcended genre boundaries over the past decade with their trademark mixture of blackened thrash, death and heavy metal. It should therefore come as no surprise that their new EP, "The Apothic Gloom" (due Aug. 19), features some of their catchiest riffs and most pummeling rhythms to date, as well as more shredding than ever before. For proof, check out the seven-minute "Red Death, White Light," which is now available for instant download along with any digital pre-order of "The Apothic Gloom." Stream the epic track below via YouTube. SKELETONWITCH - "Red Death, White Light" Official Stream Channeling new energy via the addition of Adam Clemans (Wolvhammer) on vocals, the Ohio-based quintet headed to Baltimore's Developing Nations Studio earlier this year to record "The Apothic Gloom" with producer Kevin Bernstein (Noisem, Mutilation Rites). Eager to showcase their new sound, the band released the new song "Well of Despair," described by Noisey as "a cold blast of icy, melodic black metal," in advance of their appearance on this year's Decibel Magazine Tour alongside Abbath, High on Fire and Tribulation. The complete track listing for "The Apothic Gloom" is as follows: 1. The Apothic Gloom (5:58) 2. Well of Despair (3:54) (watch) 3. Black Waters (3:47) 4. Red Death, White Light (7:12) (watch) Digital pre-orders are available now at the following locations: Bandcamp iTunes Amazon Physical pre-orders are now available at store.prostheticrecords.com/bands/skeletonwitch. Options include: - 180-gram black vinyl (1000 copies) - White/yellow marble vinyl (800 copies) - Clear vinyl (100 copies) - Light Grey Cassette Tape (125 copies) - Metallic Gold Cassette Tape (125 copies) - Digipak CD All of the above options can be paired with a t-shirt or raglan featuring the intense album artwork completed by Sin Eater Illustrations. SKELETONWITCH have cemented their reputation as one of metal’s hardest-working acts, whether on high-visibility tours with the likes of Danzig, Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest, Arch Enemy, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Ghost and The Black Dahlia Murder or on their own headlining treks, such as their run of 63 shows in 65 days to wrap up the touring cycle for 2011's "Forever Abomination." The group will make their way across Canada this August surrounding the release of "The Apothic Gloom." See below for additional information. A full U.S. tour is also currently in the works; stay tuned for further details. SKELETONWITCH "NO SLEEP 'TIL VANCOUVER" TOUR DATES: 8/2 Boston, MA - Once Ballroom 8/3 Burlington, VT - Nectar’s 8/4 Quebec City, QC - L’Anti Bar (Official Heavy Montreal Pre-Party) 8/5 Ottawa, ON - Ritual (Official Heavy Montreal Pre-Party) 8/6 Montreal, QC - Katacombes (Official Heavy Montreal After-Party) 8/8 London, ON - Rum Runners 8/9 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace 8/11 Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks 8/13 Winnipeg, MB - Windsor Hotel 8/15 Saskatoon, SK - Amigos Cantina 8/16 Edmonton, AB - Mercury Room 8/17 Calgary, AB - Dickens Pub 8/19 Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theater 8/20 Victoria, BC - Logan’s Pub 8/22 Spokane, WA - The Pin 8/25 Madison, WI - The Frequency 8/26 St. Louis, MO - Firebird 8/27 Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups For tickets and further information, please visti: skeletonwitch.com facebook.com/skeletonwitch twitter.com/skeletonwitch instagram.com/skeletonwitch Back to Mondo Metal STL

BLOOD INCANTATION's Full-Length Debut - Starspawn - Out 8.19.16

Colorado death metal band BLOOD INCANTATION will release its debut full-length album this summer on Dark Descent Records.

After signing with the label just prior to the August 2015 release of the Interdimensional Extinction EP, BLOOD INCANTATION returns with a 30-minute cerebral whirlwind of powerful atmospheric death metal. The intense and otherworldly technical/ambient/funeral death metal of Starspawn leaves the listener feeling transcendentally disembodied at the end of an unknown dimension.


Dark Descent Records included album track "Choaplasm" on its most recent digital sampler. Stream the song here.


Produced entirely in analog, the energy and magnetism of live BLOOD INCANTATION is tangibly melting through the speakers, and the songwriting, production and performance constellations have all fully aligned.


With appearances at California Death Fest and Covenant Festival (Canada) already on the horizon, and an even more extensive US tour this September, the worldwide spread of the BLOOD INCANTATION tentacles into all orbits is as inevitable as your own death and this galaxy's violent collapse.


Dark Descent Records will release the album on CD, vinyl, cassette and digital formats.


The Stargate opens 8.19.16

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GATECREEPER Sign To Relapse; Prepare New Album

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Relapse Records is excited to announce the signing of Arizona's death metal newcomers GATECREEPER. Formed in mid-2013 based on their mutual love for bands like Dismember, Entombed, Bolt Thrower and Obituary, GATECREEPER play monstrous, low-end, old-school death metal for a new generation.

The band recently completed their debut full-length entitled Sonoran Depravation, which will see its release via Relapse this fall. The album was recorded at Homewrecker Studios in Tucson, Arizona by Ryan Bram and mixed by Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studios.

GATECREEPER commented on the signing and their new album:

"We are very excited to be working with Relapse, a label that we have all been following for many years. It is a dream come true to release our first full-length on such a legendary and trustworthy label."

GATECREEPER have previously released a self-titled EP (2014) and a split with Take Over and Destroy (2015) in addition to a split with Young and In The Way and a four way split with Homewrecker, Outer Heaven and Scorched earlier this year. All of their titles are available for streaming via Bandcamp HERE. Watch their previously released music videos for "Poisoned Mind" HERE & "Force Fed" HERE.

Stay tuned for more info on Gatecreeper and check out a list of upcoming tour dates below.

Gatecreeper Live:

July 17 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress w/ Dragged Into Sunlight, Primitive Man and Cult Leader

July 19 - Phoenix, AZ - Masters Chambers w/ Undergang, Spectral Voice, and Freedom

Oct 29 - Mesa, AZ - Within These Walls Fest w/ American Nightmare, Judge, Tony Molina, etc.


GATECREEPER was formed in September of 2013 with members originating from both Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. Bonded together over a mutual love of old-school death metal, GATECREEPER set out to write classic yet memorable songs for a new generation. The band recorded and released a self-titled 4 song EP digitally in April of 2014 which quickly garnered the attention of Pitchfork, CVLT Nation, and other notable music blogs. A music video for the song “Force Fed” was premiered on Invisible Oranges and the EP was soon released on 12” vinyl by King Of The Monsters and Protagonist Music in October of 2014. This short but satisfying release gained the band a large following of fans from both the hardcore and metal communities.

2015 saw GATECREEPER embark on their first tour of the West Coast, soon followed by the release of a split 7” with fellow Arizonans Take Over And Destroy. The song “Poisoned Mind” continued to propel GATECREEPER, who Noisey called the “one of the genre’s fresher, younger voices,” further into the spotlight. The band spent the second half of 2015 touring the East Coast, cultivating their rapidly growing local and national following, and recording more new material to be released on several different split releases throughout early 2016.

After returning from another West Coast tour, this time with Colorado’s Of Feather and Bone, GATECREEPER returned to Homewrecker Studios to record their debut full-length album with Ryan Bram in Tucson, Arizona. Sonoran Depravation was mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Nails, Black Breath) and mastered by Brad Boatright (Obituary, Sleep, Magrudergrind), both of whom are known for their unparalleled work in the extreme metal world. The resulting record, a 9-song offering of monstrous death metal, is without a doubt GATECREEPER’s finest work yet.

Gatecreeper are:
Sean Mears - Bass
Metal Matt - Drums
Eric Wagner - Guitars
Chase H. Mason - Vocals



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GHOULGOTHA's To Starve the Cross Out Now and Streaming in Full

Southern California's Ghoulgotha have unleashed their second full-length album,To Starve the Cross. The 10-track beast stands as a masterpiece of atonal and dissonant death metal delivered straight from the warped mind of Wayne Sarantopoulos (Decrepitaph, Encoffination, et. al).

Angry Metal Guy befittingly called the album "ugly music for ugly times," that's "intentionally hard on the ears."

Find out how ugly this bastard is at darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/to-starve-the-cross. 

To Starve the Cross was mixed and mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios with artwork by Mattias Frisk. Dark Descent will unleash this monster June 13 on CD and digital formats with vinyl treatment coming soon after. 

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NOISEM Sign to Relapse; Prepare New Album

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Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Baltimore, MD's NOISEM! Formed in 2013 as teenagers, NOISEM quickly established themselves as the most promising young band in extreme metal and have already graced the cover of Decibel Magazine in addition to having toured with countless heavyweights such as Carcass, Obituary, Nails, Dropdead, The Black Dahlia Murder, Gorguts, Iron Reagan and many more during their short time as a band. NOISEM bring an incredible energy to their mix of death metal, thrash, grindcore and hardcore and have released two full-lengths and an EP via A389 Recordings. Their most recent album, Blossoming Decay, can be streamed in full HERE.

NOISEM will enter the studio this summer to begin recording their third full-length. The band commented on the signing and the new material,

"We’re very excited to be able to work with everyone at Relapse. We look forward to what we’ll be able to do in the future and am glad they decided to add us to their already incredible line-up of bands. Without giving too much away, Noisem record C so far has come to be about the sense of memory in loss, and gain. How everything before you pass could have a never ending impact on how you are seen, but within yourself will be forgotten in an instant. You can live a dream walker, but ultimately it's all just a Cancered Delusion."

Stay tuned for more info on NOISEM and further details on the new album TBA in the coming months.
Noisem is:

Tyler - Vocals
Sebastian - Guitar
Billy - Bass
Yago - Guitar
Harley - Drums


Stream Noisem's 'Blossoming Decay' via Bandcamp HERE

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