Pre-Orders Open for Spiritual Deception EP 'Oxymoron'

 Italian death metal quartet SPIRITUAL DECEPTION will release the Oxymoron EP on October 8.

Following EP releases in 2018 (self-titled) and 2019 (Etemenanki), Oxymoron showcases the band's highest level of compositional strength and technical prowess to date. A most apt summation of the sound heard on Oxymoron is introspective death metal infused with technical riffs and obscure atmospheres.

The band released the following statement concerning the finer points of the forthcoming EP:

"Oxymoron is born as a concept about light and darkness’ dualism. It takes inspiration from myths, Talmud, and works of literature. In the heart of the EP we placed a 3-part endeavour, composed by the triptych Captatio Benevolentiae’, ‘Oxymoron,' and ‘Damnatio Memoriae,’ as inspired by John Milton’s Paradise Lost. This mini-concept deals with the relationship between God and Lucifer, their conflict and how each character is depicted by the original author, focusing on the anti-hero concept.

The track ‘Oxymoron’ is actually the antipodes’ meeting point: God and Lucifer, Light and Darkness, Hero and Anti-Hero.

From a musical point of view the three-part concept can be experienced as a standalone and unique song, composed as a three-part climax, with the track ‘Oxymoron’ as a joining link, both musically and conceptually.

'Hidden in Consciousness' is a reflection about an alternative origin of mankind, inspired by Mesopotamian mythology.

‘Serpent’s speech’ concerns Lucifer’s thoughts about his and mankind's condition, how they are deeply linked, one with the other, and actually being the same."

PRE-ORDER:

https://spiritualdeception.bandcamp.com/album/oxymoron 

Track Listing:

1. Hidden in Consciousness
2. Captatio Benevolentiae
3. Oxymoron
4. Damnatio Memoriae
5. Serpent’s Speech

Credits:

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Andrea Oriani at Blue House Studio.
Orchestration by Giacomo Savina at Black Alley Studios.
Produced by Spiritual Deception.

Artwork by Luca Zanlorenzi at ZZ Logos.
T-shirts’ graphics by Andreas Christanetoff at Armaada Art.
Band photos by Francesca Mancini.
Videos and graphic videos by Luca Zanlorenzi.

Line-up:

Mirko Frontini - Vocals, Guitar
Riccardo Maccarana - Guitar
Billy Repalam - Bass
Manuel Del Giudice - Drums

Bio:

Spiritual Deception was born in June 2016 from an idea of Mirko Frontini (guitar) and Luca Zanlorenzi (vocal) after the breakup of their previous band Humans Ablaze.

In a short time Gabriele Della Stua (bass) and Manuel Del Giudice (drums) joined the band to complete the line-up.

In 2019 Gabriele parted ways with the band and Riccardo Maccarana joined the line-up as an additional guitarist.

In 2020 Billy Repalam joined the band as a new bass player and Mirko Frontini became the main vocalist of the band, while keeping playing guitar, after Luca’s departure the same year.

https://spiritualdeception.bandcamp.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/SpiritualDeception/ 

https://www.instagram.com/spiritual.deception/ 

FATE'S HAND stream DYING VICTIMS debut EP at "Decibel" magazine's website - features members of STARGAZER, IMPETUOUS RITUAL, MONGREL'S CROSS

 

Today, epic heavy metal upstarts Fate's Hand stream the entirety of their highly anticipated self-titled debut EP at Decibel magazine's website. Set for international release on July 30th via Dying Victims Productions, hear Fate's Hand's Fate's Hand in its entirety exclusively HERE.
 
With the roar of parting waves and the call of a thousand ravens, Australian heavy metal thunders into new being, bearing the ever-ominous moniker Fate's Hand. Reverberating opuses, wrought straight from tales lost in time but ever-present in the blood of fellow men, across the band’s self-titled debut EP does visceral melody grasp tightly on the spear of classic heavy metal, hearkening to the genre’s progenitors and in the same breath taunting, daring the very same gods. In a word, Fate’s Hand is both old and new, surprising and unsurpassed.

Perhaps not surprising is the fact that Fate's Hand comprises various members from Australia’s esteemed extreme metal scene, such heavyweights as Mongrel’s Cross, Impetuous Ritual, and Stargazer. While the same peerless standards of quality run rampant across the band’s debut statement, this formation are their own masters, and empowered as such, Fate's Hand deftly draw from the primordial well of Northern lore and attack in a savage foray of traditionalist heavy metal. And this is but the mere start of battles to be waged…

Expect less and your life is forfeit. Fate's Hand draw first sword!

Fully face that sword exclusively HERE, courtesy of Decibel, North America's only monthly metal magazine. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Fate's Hand's Fate's Hand
1. Fascination [6:11]
2. Fate's Hand [5:15]
3. What's Been Will Be Again [3:50]
4. When the Wolf Comes [4:30]


www.dying-victims.de 
www.facebook.com/dyingvictimsproductions

CINEMA CINEMA: New Noise Magazine Premieres “Cloud 2” By Brooklyn Avant-Punk Duo; Sixth Album, CCXMDII, Nears August Release Through Nefarious Industries

 

photo by Alex Bershaw

Stream CINEMA CINEMA’s “Cloud 2” HERE.   “Cloud 2” is the new single from New York City-based experimental art punk duo CINEMA CINEMA, now playing exclusively at New Noise Magazine. The song precedes the band’s sixth album, CCXMDII, nearing release in August through Nefarious Industries.   CINEMA CINEMA was established in 2008 by Brooklyn-born cousins, vocalist/guitarist Ev Gold and drummer Paul Claro. They’ve been described as “experi-metal punks” by the Village Voice, a “jolt of adrenaline” by BrooklynVegan, and “feral and unrelenting” by Big Takeover.   In 2019, the duo joined with Nefarious Industries to release their fifth album, CCXMD. Taking a stylistic left turn from any previously recorded output, they found themselves delving into ambient and atmospheric free-jazz territories. CINEMA CINEMA invited reed aficionado Matt Darriau – best known for his work with Grammy award-winning world-music ensemble The Klezmatics – to join the group for the collaborative, entirely improvised affair. Darriau had been a guest on the band’s 2017 LP Man Bites Dog, providing saxophone on a handful of tracks. The album was described as, “no-holds-barred punk-jazz,” by Brooklyn Rail, and, “as intelligent as it is unintelligible,” by Invisible Oranges.   CINEMA CINEMA now presents their sixth full-length, CCXMDII, which serves as companion and conclusion to 2019’s CCXMD. Woodwind expert Matt Darriau returns, bringing along more tools from his repertoire as the trio submerge themselves in the strange beauty of chaotic sound, found together in the moment. CCXMDII was engineered, mixed, and mastered by Vin Cin at Electric Plant Studios in Brooklyn, New York, with artwork, design, and layout by Lauren A. Kelley.   With the premiere of “Cloud 2,” Ev Gold writes, “We took an entirely improvised approach in the studio for this album. Not much literal conversation at the start of recording, only speaking with our instruments during the first hour or two. During a break, we decided the remainder of the session should have some focused pieces. Matt (Darriau) suggested that we try to play something weightless and buoyant. We felt our way through a series of jams in that fashion, ‘Cloud 2’ came about attempting to achieve that theme.”   CINEMA CINEMA’s “Cloud 2” is now playing exclusively at New Noise Magazine RIGHT HERE.   Nefarious Industries will release CCXMDII on CD and all digital platforms on August 20th. Find preorders including merch bundles HERE and watch for additional audio previews and more to post over the weeks ahead.   CINEMA CINEMA is currently booking Fall tour dates surrounding the release of their new record. Expect updates to be posted shortly.   Touring extensively through the past decade, CINEMA CINEMA has performed over four hundred fifty shows across eleven countries. The duo has toured numerous times alongside SST Records founder Greg Ginn, including a fifty-plus-date 2014 North American tour opening for Black Flag, select dates supporting Black Flag in 2013, and shared dates in 2010, 2011, and 2012 with Ginn’s other outfits The Royal We and The Taylor Texas Corrugators. In addition, the band has half a dozen European tours to their credit, including a 2013 stint in support of Martin Bisi Band and a run of Summer festivals in 2016.   CINEMA CINEMA appears in and has contributed music to the critically acclaimed 2014 documentary Sound And Chaos: The Story Of BC Studio. The band was also included on BC35, a celebration of the 35th anniversary of BC Studio – alongside members of Swans, Sonic Youth and other studio alumni, released via Bronson Recordings in 2018.   Review copies of CCXMDII and interviews with CINEMA CINEMA are now available. For all Nefarious Industries coverage worldwide contact dave@earsplitcompound.com   https://www.cinemacinemaband.com https://cinemacinema.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/cinemacinemaband https://www.instagram.com/cinemacinemaband https://twitter.com/cinemacinema http://nefariousindustries.com http://www.facebook.com/nefariousIndustries http://www.twitter.com/nefariousInd https://nefariousindustries.bandcamp.com

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