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Thursday, January 13, 2022

Crossover Thrash/Folk Metal Newcomers PILLAGING VILLAGERS Releasing Debut Album in March


 

Milwaukee (WI) - Crossover Thrash/Folk Metal newcomers PILLAGING VILLAGERS will release their self-titled debut album on March 11.

The album's first single, "Wretched of the Earth," is available to stream at:

Merging the punk-influenced aggressiveness of crossover thrash with the Celtic melodies of folk metal, the 'peasant metal’ of Pillaging Villagers takes the listener on a journey to a medieval world of pitchfork-wielding rebellion where songs of victory and sorrow alike are belted out with tankards
raised high.

Whether described as "punk Ensiferum" or "thrash Dropkick Murphys," Pillaging Villagers is a raucous, high-energy debut that rampages into the town square from its opening bars, burning and looting without respite throughout its tight 39-minute runtime.

A concept album composed entirely by vocalist David Frazer, PILLAGING VILLAGERS features the session contributions of drummer Jason Hirt (Ghost Bath), guitarist Brian Koenig (Lords of the Trident) and bassist Adam Tucker (A Scanner Darkly).

Pre-order:


Track Listing:

2. We Remember
3. The Count
4. The Bishop
5. The Emperor
6. The Crisis
7. Voices in the Sky
8. Burn the Monastery
9. Smash the Factory
10. Ready to Die
11. Crush the Enemy
12. Freedom is Ours





PENTESILEA ROAD - Noble Art (feat. Ray Alder)


 

Noble Art 

(Watch video here)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seHGbrCImj4 


 

Vito F. Mainolfi - Guitars & Bass 

Ray Alder - Vocals 

Ezio Di Ieso - Piano & Keys 

Alfonso Mocerino - Drums 

 

“Pentesilea Road” is a progressive rock band, originally formed as a one-man solo project of the Italian guitarist Vito F. Mainolfi in 2014.

Until 2019, the band published several demos, mostly instrumental, over SoundCloud and BandCamp. 

The first full-length album “Pentesilea Road” was released on February, the 26th 2021. 

The band's name is a reference to Pentesilea, the diluted city described in Italo Calvino’s book “Invisible Cities”. 

The Album is available on all digital platforms and on Digipak on their BandCamp at the following addresses: 


BandCamp - Pentesilea Road 

https://dutchmusicworks.bandcamp.com/merch 

 


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Awakening The Collapse -Voids Legion


 The year starts off strong with the release of VOID’S LEGION's first full-length album. Madrid residents published AWAKENING THE COLLAPSE on January 7, 2022, produced at The Metal Factory Studios during February 2021.
VOID'S LEGION is a Madrid death metal band formed in 2017. During its first three years of life, its musicians devoted themselves fully to the composition of their debut album, releasing their first two singles in June 2019. This led them to make a first presentation, on December 14, 2019 together with Outreach and Deathsurrection in the Kithai room in Madrid. Since then, they have worked hand in hand with GREEN COMET MUSIC AGENCY, which organized a tour for 2020, which was postponed for reasons related to the Covid-19 health emergency.
The band is characterized by having a unique show for which they use their own set of lights, programmed by Mike (lead guitar), with the intention of filling the rooms not only with the crudest Death Metal, but with their own scenography.
During 2022, VOID'S LEGION and GREEN COMET MUSIC AGENCY will work together offering numerous shows throughout the national geography, in order to present their debut album, AWAKENING THE COLLAPSE.

AWAKENING THE COLLAPSE is now available on all streaming platforms, as well as for physical and digital sale. The first 50 copies have a reduced price of € 10, so don't miss out on yours!

 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0iWCTDc1LVqeUMd6dPx9m9?si=-_HUfOA8QUC7ZBGMdurlhQ
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/es/album/awakening-the-collapse/1599574239
Amazon Music: https://deezer.page.link/LTrJSVnvS9rXfFVo8
Deezerhttps://deezer.page.link/LTrJSVnvS9rXfFVo8

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   Void's Legion

FINAL CRY: "The Ever-Rest" will be released on 18 March!


With their mountaineering epic "The Ever-Rest", the Lower Saxons from Final Cry are preparing to release an absolute highlight of their musical output to date. The album contains 10 tracks of atmospheric-melodic and at the same time deadly-freezing thrash/death metal, which builds a bridge between the classic thrash of the 80s and the gloomy Scandinavian styles of the 90s and portrays this mixture in a contemporary guise. The exceptional concept of the longplayer, is rounded off by a 20-page storybook that tells the real-life stories underlying each individual song. "The Ever-Rest" will be released on 18 March via MDD as a CD in a jewel case and as a nobly designed DigiPak, which will be a strictly limited part of a box set. The album will also be released on vinyl.
For some backing vocals and choirs, which selectively support the epic depth of the theme and serve as points of contrast in the hard-hitting arrangements, Herbie Langhans (AVANTASIA a.o.) and Børd Wäsche (EYE SEE BLACK a.o.) could be won. "The Ever-Rest" was recorded, mixed and mastered at Soundlodge under the wing of Jörg Uken (a.o God Dethroned, Dew Scented), who gave the production a razor-sharp and neck-breaking sound. You can find a first glimpse of the cover artwork and the first teaser of the album enclosed! More infos and a first taster in advance soon!


// The Ever-Rest  Album Teaser //

 

 







SULLEN GUEST – PHASE ( Review by Varg The Mighty )

Today’s review is of Lithuanian Death Doom Metal band Sullen Guest’s upcoming new EP.

Consisting of 3 long tracks of despairing, cruel and wrathful Doom, the release absorbs the listener into a black world of pure angst. Combining a powerful yet elegant and classic sound in the likes of Aeternus with some added pain that reminds of certain Funeral Doom bands though never fully accessing the genre (somewhat similarly to Apathy Noir in this sense as well as in the general ambience), the songs create a dark atmosphere full of gloomy melodies over a soundscape that is no doubt product of veteran musicianship.

The release deals with the phases one passes after loss, and it is surely a good sonic representation of an unfruitful pursuit of solace. Fans of anything slow, depressive and mesmerizing should check this out. This is also an EP which grows in magnificence after each play, so listening to it multiple times is recommended.

I recommend this album to fans of Death Doom Metal and Melodic Doom Metal. My rating is of 9/10.

 VARG THE MIGHTY



 

HIERARCHICAL PUNISHMENT – PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (Review by Varg The Mighty)


 

Today’s review is of Brazilian Death Metal band Hierarchical Punishment’s new album.

This release delivers old-school aggressive Death Metal with some elements of Grindcore that don’t quite bring it totally towards Deathgrind, but that add new depths of sweet putridity while not interfering with the melodies.

If you want something violent, fast and merciless then look no further. This is an album of hard-hitting Death Metal performed with that easily identifiable pinch of darkness that is prevalent in classic Brazilian Extreme Metal, which is here honoured while also allowing space for freshness added in a way that doesn’t interfere with the malevolent intent of old-school fury. Fans of traditional and violent metal to break your neck at while also being able to appreciate nice touches of melody will enjoy the full-length. My personal highlights are “Escape The Fate” and “Turning Point”.

I recommend this album to fans of Death Metal and Deathgrind. My rating is of 8,5/10.

VARG THE MIGHTY