Batushka - Hospodi - Violet Vinyl - VINYL LP

Antropomorphia are back! Six years after their acclaimed studio full-length InchMerciless SavageryInch (2019), the Dutch death dealers return with their most brutal and dark record so far that is aptly entitled InchDevoid of LightInch. When Antropomorphia created InchDevoid of LightInch over a period of two and a half years, they never lost sight of their vision to combine a wide variety of harsh musical textures including fanatical, white-eyed aggression, misanthropic and nihilistic lyrics, and dark emotions such as anger, despair, and pain among many others into dark and oppressive soundscapes. Antropomorphia were originally spawned from the foul stench of death in the Dutch city of Tilburg in 1990. At the time, they were pioneers, which soon turned them into a corner stone of the brutal music scene in the Netherlands. Despite the occasional hiatus, Antropomorphia continuously cemented their status as underground icons with a string of acclaimed releases. Their uncompromising approach and ever expanding vortex of musical textures has brought a continuously growing influx of black metal elements into the musical and visual DNA of the Dutch. Now Antropomorphia are returning with InchDevoid of LightInch to show the world that they are still hungry to push the limits of the death metal scene to new frontiers. Crank the volume up to 10 and let this album rip!

Germany's Bethlehem have shaped extreme music for the last 28 years as one of the forerunners of so-called depressive or suicidal black metal. With their first three albums InchDark MetalInch (1994), InchDictius Te NecareInch (1996) and InchS.U.i.Z.i.D.Inch (1998), they spearheaded a movement with lasting impact on several genres. At each turn, Bethlehem has released albums which perplex and enthrall their ever-growing audience. After an experimental phase, the group continued on it's abrasive path with InchBethlehemInch (2016), introducing a new line-up with front woman Onielar (Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult), whose punishing performance have, by now, become another trademark next to founding member Jürgen Bartsch's unfailing inventiveness. InchLebe dich leerInch (Inchempty yourself by livingInch) bears witness to that Each song differs from the next, telling it's own story while weaving together a sonic cloth of sheer terror. Haunting banshee vocals mix with melody and heavy riffs; delving from low, soggy grooves to soaring and windswept plains of sound. The album blends Bethlehem's classic type of black and death metal with influences from early wave and industrial, not once sacrificing their well-loved aesthetic and sound. A work as unique as traditional, InchLebe dich leerInch will shock and awe listeners of all kinds of daring music and still ring true to the band's devoted fans of nearly three decades. Chaos is coming!

Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus [VINYL LP] date 10/14/2014