Sacramento technical death metal militia, ALTERBEAST, are pleased to unleash their full-length debut via Unique Leader this Spring! Titled Immortal, the eight track monster offering was meticulously assembled in several locals throughout 2013. With guitars and bass recorded at Augmented Audio in Los Angeles with former The Black Dahlia Murder bassist Ryan “Bart” Williams, vocals arranged at Mayhemeness Studios in Sacramento by Bob Swanson (Rings Of Saturn, Plague Window et al) and drums tracked at Castle Ultimate Studios with Zack Ohren (Light This City, All Shall Perish, First Blood, Cattle Decapitation, Warbringer et al), who also mixed and mastered the release, Immortal promises to deliver some of the most dynamic, instrumentally adept and plainly crushing material of the year.

Elaborates vocalist Cam Rogers of the outcome: “Immortal is what was spawned from hard work, dedication, and downright brutal musicianship. It has intricate solos, absolutely crushing interludes and brutal circle-pit anthems. ALTERBEAST sets the scene with grievous piano preceding the onset of ‘Flesh Bound Text’ which comes in with blistering drums and guitars effortlessly making their way around the fret board. Every piece truly has its own personality on this record, whether it’s the apocalyptic soundscapes of ‘Ancient’s Retribution,’ the devastating aggression of ‘Vile Remnants’ or the unmerciful grooves in ‘Throne of Maggots.’ This album has something for every listener and comes together seamlessly to form as a breathtaking whole. Immortal is  exactly what we intended it to be: a gripping and intense death metal album.”

Immortal Track Listing:
1. Flesh Bound Text
2. Of Decimus Divine
3. Vile Remnants
4. Ancient’s Retribution
5. Mutilated Marvel
6. Into Oblivion
7. Serpentspire
8. Throne of Maggots

Formed in 2011 under the working title Gary Busey Amber Alert (GBAA), ALTERBEAST combines the teachings of The Black Dahlia Murder, Necrophagist and Spawn of Possession with the classic death metal mastery of band’s like Dissection and Morbid Angel into an irate expulsion of sonic deviance. After a year of dedicated song-crafting, ALTERBEAST unleashed their first demo in 2012 and officially waged war on the populace with numerous shows opening for Deicide, Dying Fetus, Testament, Revocation, Exhumed, Severed Savior and many others. Their crushing live assaults combined with a DIY ethos quickly earned them a revered place within the local death metal community.

Immortal will rear its head upon the masses on March 18, 2014 via Unique Leader. Further intel, including preorder links, to be announced in the coming days.

ALTERBEAST Personnel:

Cam Rogers – Vocals
Rusty Cornell – Guitar
Andrew Lamb – Guitar
Michael Zamora – Bass
Gabe Seeber (The Kennedy Veil, Decrepit Birth, Abysmal Dawn et al) – Drums

https://www.facebook.com/ALTERBEASTofficial
http://www.youtube.com/ALTERBEASTofficial
http://uniqueleader.com

ALTERBEAST - "Mutilated Marvel"

Son of Aurelius premiere a new track today on Heavy Blog Is Heavy: http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2014/05/20/exclusive-premiere-listen-to-son-of-aureliuss-long-ago

Son Of Aurelius - Long Ago

To Become Fully Hollow will be the bonus track of Truth, first upcoming album of Inania, a experimental Metal band. Recorded between late 2013 and early 2014 independently, it was mixed and masterized by producer/guitarrist Juninho Silva (Mazze). 

To Become Fully Hollow será a faixa bônus de Truth, primeiro álbum do Norns, banda de Metal experimental. Gravada entre o final de 2013 e o começo de 2014 de forma independente, foi mixada e masterizada pelo produtor/guitarrista Juninho Silva (Mazze).

lyrics

You, 
Pay atention 
Life is a two sided coin 

You, 
Listen to me 
I'm not screaming at you 

In this deformed world 
Nothing as a natural disorder 
To put order and to guide you 
Through this maze and disturbance 

Believe me, it's the best way 
Out or in, does it matter? 
Not really at the end 
We are just energy and worm food 

Not really that 
I mean something 
But I feel anything 

Come and go in my mind 
TV and computer on 

Turn off, life and generation 
It's not worth a candy 

I'm allright 
Don't loose the time 
Sure I'm fine 
Kill me now 
The other side is expensive 
No it's no defense 

I want my vengance 
Vengance for what? 
I'll destroy me 
For what I have thought 

I am crumbling again 
Nothing fades as me 

Out of my mind 
Taste now my blood 

I am here again 
I will convince you 
You inside of me 
To let all the things go 
In these crazy times 
Of humanity

released 30 October 2014 

Artwork photo credits to Joel Robison (joelrobison.com Instagram: @findjoel) 
Mixed and Mastered by Juninho Silva.

To Become Fully Hollow (2014 Single)

Taken from the debut album "The Malkuth Grimoire".

Music by Morean & Hannes Grossmann, Lyrics by Morean
Mixed and Mastered by V.Santura at Woodshed Studio, Germany. 

Performed by Alkaloid, 

Morean - Guitars, Vocals
Christian Muenzner - Guitars
Danny Tunker - Guitars
Linus Klausenitzer - Bass
Hannes Grossmann - Drums



Cthulhu

"All Mercy Denied"
An unrelenting assault of death metal fury from Sounds of Chaos Below. Crushing riffs, guttural intensity, and precision drumming collide in this brutal offering.

Credits:
🎤 Vocals: Redouane Aouameur (Lelahell, Neurotic Machinery)
🥁 Drums: Mike West
🎸 Guitar: Warren Fox
🎸 Guitar & Bass: Clint Luttjohann 

Mixed & Mastered by Clint Luttjohann (Sounds of Chaos Below)

All Mercy Denied | Feat. Redouane Aouameur

"The Last With Pagan Blood" from "The Avenger".

Amon Amarth "The Last With Pagan Blood"

"Ride For Vengeance" from "Once Sent from the Golden Hall" (Bonus Edition).

Amon Amarth "Ride For Vengeance"

"Versus The World" from the "Versus The World" (Bonus Edition).

Amon Amarth "Versus The World"

The Empire

Prayer To The God Of War

Get the album here!

Vader - Prayer To The God Of War

From the upcoming album "Monolith" - out 5th October 2012 (EU), 9th October 2012 (USA).

More info at http://www.nuclearblast.de/sylosis

Born Anew

SYLOSIS - Born Anew

"Man Of Stone" from the album "Pursuit of Honor".

Battlecross "Man Of Stone"

Metal Blade Records history by Dan Slessor:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel's enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it strides into its fourth decade.

What perhaps makes this achievement all the more notable is the fact that Slagel never even intended to start a label. Working in an LA record store and writing for various publications, Slagel was acutely aware that many great bands in the local metal scene were being ignored, and he decided to release a compilation of tracks drawn from these ranks. "There were a lot of really good bands and I was just bummed out that nobody could hear them. It just seemed like I could help them out and have some fun at the same time, and that compilation was the first Metal Massacre," he states. Collating tracks from then unknown bands including Ratt, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, and Metallica amongst others, the compilation sold out immediately. "How important is Metal Blade to our career? They're only the reason we are enjoying the worldwide success we have today," states Metallica's James Hetfield. "Without Brian's openness to some raunchy teens with a crap sounding cassette tape we would be who knows where, and playing who knows what!" With the popularity of the tape spurring Slagel on, the first seeds of Metal Blade were sown. "After the success of those compilations I just started putting out records of bands that I was friends with, but without ever really intending it to be a label at all," he explains. "After I put out four or five releases I started to feel like something was happening, and I decided to quit the record store and quit college and see where it went."

Battling through the first few lean years, when the label consisted solely of Slagel working out of his mom's poorly ventilated garage in the San Fernando Valley, it gradually grew in both revenue and stature. Within a few years Metal Blade would go on to release the debuts of Slayer, Armored Saint, Trouble, and Corrosion Of Conformity amongst others, fanning the flames of the burgeoning metal scene and launching careers of bands that would go onto reap global success. "Without Metal Blade, there is a damn good chance we never would've made it out of L.A," says Slayer's Kerry King. "That was the one bit of luck we needed. You can be the most awesome band on the scene, and if no one notices you, you don't catch on. And Brian Slagel is still one of the biggest metalheads I know!" This genuine love and devotion to metal is central to the relationship many of the artists have with Metal Blade, and King Diamond credits much of its relevance and strength to this passion. "I refer to it as having 'boots on the ground'," the mighty Dane states. "It's not like a major label where some people might be into what you're doing but a lot of them just see it as a job – there's a genuine love for metal there. Through staying true to that and doing their own thing they've carved out a very specific niche that they control, and as an artist it's wonderful to be a part of that."over the years. Clearly without those people we couldn't do what we do, and to everyone out there who has helped us along by being a fan we are so very grateful to you."

Read more: http://www.metalblade.com/us/about-us/