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On the cold morning of November 22nd, Strigoi shall rise from its crypt to unleash its debut album upon the world. With an approach that was as nihilistic and crusty as it was cinematically grand, Paradise Lost’s Greg Mackintosh teamed up with former Extreme Noise Terror and Vallenfyre bass player Chris Casket to record a truly bonecrushing beast of old-school death metal, titled “Abandon All Faith”.

As “Misotheism”, the new studio from Italy’s death metal force Hour Of Penance, draws near to its October 25th release date on Agonia Records, the band reveal a new single titled “Blight and Conquer”.

The song is accompanied by a pixel art music video created by the skilled Bristol artist Harry Sussams, and is based on a concept by Paolo Pieri. Watch the video below.

Norwegian Black Metal veterans Crest Of Darkness premiere new song titled “The Child with No Head”. This is the first track from band’s new full-length “The God of Flesh”, which will land in stores on December 6th, 2019. Listen to the new track below.

Blackened death grind practitioners Immortal Bird will close out the year with a stretch of North American headlining dates. The two-week journey will commence December 7th in Dayton, Ohio and close December 20th in their home city of Chicago, Illinois. The band will be touring in support of their latest release, “Thrive on Neglect”.
 

Shaped In Dreams have released a new picture video and single incl. 1 more track for “A Giant to Face”, the song is taken from “Echoes Of Eldren Deeds”, their debut album, which will be released on November 1st, 2019 via Vmbrella.

Shaped In Dreams featuring Members Of Black Crown, Initiate, Obscura, Obscurity, Alkaloid and more.

The video can be viewed below.

Single tracklist:
1. A Giant To Face 06:21
2. As Life Awakens 04:28

Finnish dark metal band Kaamos Warriors released a second single “Chaos & Mayhem” from their upcoming second album “Shadows of Northern Chaos”, which is set to be released on November 1st, 2019, by Inverse Records.

Shaped In Dreams have released a new playthrough video and single for “Mere Illusion” incl. one more track “At the Cavern of Sleep”, the songs are taken from “Echoes of Eldren Deeds”, their debut album, which will be released in November 2019 via Vmbrella.

Shaped In Dreams featuring Members Of Black Crown Initiate, Obscura, Obscurity, Alkaloid and more.

Only few days after Paradise Lost guitarist Greg Mackintosh put to rest his side project Vallenfyre, that helped him to overcome the death of his father John, a new ghost appeared in the fog and Strigoi was born. With an approach that was as nihilistic and crusty as it was cinematically grand, this dire spirit rises from it’s crypt and prepares to unleash its debut album to the world on November 22nd, 2019.

The sadistic musical beast known as Lord Mantis discloses the details of their impending fourth full-length, “Universal Death Church”. The album has been finalized for November release through Profound Lore Records, who this week unveils the record’s cover art and other details, including preorders for the album, and the advance single, “Damocles Falls”.
 
Hear the scathing advance “Universal Death Church” single “Damocles Falls” below.
 

The black sheep of the black metal scene, Abigail Williams, returns with their boldest and most diverse offering to date, “Walk Beyond the Dark”, available on November 15th, 2019, via Blood Music.

The band recently revealed the first single from the album, “I Will Depart”, whetting fans’ appetites for Abigail Williams’ highly-anticipated fifth album. Watch the lyric video for “I Will Depart” below.