Spiralsea is a Dutch Thrash Metal band from Groningen, founded in 1989. The guys released a 3-track demo in 1991. At that time, they had already begun to challenge more technical and progressive music. In 1993, Spiralsea finally released their debut full-length album Essence. The album contained some amazing riffs and more diverse arrangements, the uniqueness of the band is fully demonstrated. The album has also been well received by magazines such as Aardschok, Watt, and Rockhard.
Nearly 30 years later, Awakening Records will officially reissue this great album for the first time, including a lot of unpublished band photos, posters, lyrics, and liner notes by an original band member. Dedicated to all maniacs obsessed with Old School Thrash Metal.
01 Through the Night 02 Passed Away 03 Clear Brightness 04 Earth’s Downfall 05 Misère 06 Overflow 07 A Voice Within 08 The Sea Floods 09 Balance DEMO ’91 [BONUS TRACKS] 10 Pain Chasms 11 Redemption 12 Precious Evil
Brisbane Progressive Metallers Therein released a visualiser video for the latest single ALH84001 from their recently released album Aramitama.
Talking about the video, singer Cameron states:”ALH84001 tells the (technically true) story of a meteorite’s journey to Earth from the perspective of the meteorite. Torn from its home on Mars, thrown into space for millions of years, and ultimately colliding with Earth. This song was composed by band guitarist Ryan Boyd, inspired by the events surrounding the real-life meteorite known as ALH84001. The Martian meteorite was the centre of controversy when it was discovered as it was initially believed to contain signs of extraterrestrial life – however, the song focuses on its last moments hurtling through space, burning up in the atmosphere, and finally smashing into the ground.”
The painting, titled Four Souls by Nagashima, also holds the inspiration for the name of the album – Aramitama – which loosely translates to ‘rude soul’ and is part of the ‘Mitama’ or four souls.
Line-up: Cameron Whelan – Guitar, Vocals Ryan Boyd – Guitar Ned Gulliford – Drums, Vocals Charlie Limpus – Bass
Alternative Metallers Ouroboric have recently self-released DeAd-BoY: Zero. Following their debut View from Hell which was released in 2018, DeAd-BoY: Zero is now their newest offering. The long-awaited album has been 3 years in the making. Ouroboric is part of the Adelaide metal scene of Australia. Adelaide has a small but strong community and Heavy SA is a standout event in the annual metal calendar. DeAd-BoY: Zero was launched at this year’s Heavy SA.
Recorded and Produced by Ian Miller at Melville Recording Studio
Artwork: Silver Seraphim Design
Line-up: Crowley – Vocals Mitchell Cooper – Guitar Mike Simmonds – Guitar Tom Kenworthy – Drums Ryan Brock – Bass
Formed in early 2014, Ouroboric are a 5 piece Alternative Metal Band hailing from Adelaide, South Australia. The band prefer to think of their sound as an Audio Rorschach Test. Ignoring genre and cliché the band attempts to paint a portrait of the human psyche through their evolving sound. Capturing everything from a whisper to a scream and every sound that’s in between…
Tracklist
1. Rave on (To Become Content)
2. Da Monay: Patron $aint of Ca$h
3. Dr3g-$tar
4. Electric Pantomime
5. Lonely Pornography
6. Skin of Grief
7. Darker by 6.6.6. Degrees
8. Skyfalldown…
9. The Lord of Perversion and The Angles of Withering
10. Don Quixote vs The Windmill
11. DeAd-BoY: Zero
A CLASSIC MASTERPIECE OF EAST-EUROPEAN VIOLENCE, POWER, AND AGGRESSION!
Magnus is one of the pioneers of the Death/Thrash wave in Poland. In the 80s, when Death Metal was born, Magnus blazed a trail of an innovative style of fast and heavy play. The first in Poland and one of the first bands in the world highlighting with music a controversial and rare image.
Scarlet Slaughterer was Magnus’ debut album, originally released in 1989. The killer album will be officially reissued on CD by Awakening Records on 25 December 2020. The reissue will include a lot of band photos, bonus tracks, and even 3 unpublished tracks, as well as the band biography.
This is a real immortal poem that transcends the times. No mercy. No trends. Only hellish voice and twisted riffs. Sharply, directly, brutally, fast, and uncompromisingly!
Depopulate is the new 5 track EP from Ewigkeit. DEPOPULATE was written & recorded during the lockdown period of the Covid19 Pandemic of 2019-to-20…
Timed to coincide with the global roll-out of the vaccine, DEPOPULATE looks at the paranoia surrounding the virus, its social effects and the power wielded by the influential biotech industry.
Unlike the recent 70’s rock-styled EP XXIII, the new EP DEPOPULATE is a unique composite of melodic Death Metal and post-Covid19 conspiracy theories with blackened touches.
Ewigkeit is the long-running experimental Metal band of James Fogarty, who also performs Vocals / Guitars / Keys for Norwegian Progressive Metallers IN THE WOODS, vocals and keys for English Cult Black Metal band OLD FOREST, and is the main-brain behind dormant Heraldic Templar Metal band JALDABOATH (amongst other projects).
The EP is released on all streaming platforms on 23/01/21, via Death To Music productions (www.DeathToMusic.com) – an antidote is not assured.
Tracklist:
1. Patent of Death
2. Biosafety Level 4
3. Plandemic
4. Depopulate
5. The Great Reset
Brisbane Progressive Metallers Therein has self-released their second album Aramitama. Further, the band has also released the music video for the latest single Through The Threshold. The video has been animated and produced by singer/ guitarist Cameron Whelan.
Following a successful run at Woodford Folk Festival 2018/2019, Progfest 2019, and a debut tour to Japan, 2020 saw the release of Therein’s second full-length album Aramitama. Aramitama showcases material from the very beginning of Therein‘s lifetime (2012), all the way through to songs written after the release of their first album, Nobelium. Combined with the first album, Aramitama marks the recorded release of every original song in Therein‘s live repertoire between the years of 2012-2019. The album artwork is from a painting by Japanese artist Fuyou Nagashima entitled Four Souls. This piece was painted live during a set at Tokyo Beyond festival – the last show of the Japanese tour. The album was self-released in October 31st 2020.
Talking about the video now released, singer Cameron states:“‘Through The Threshold’ is about the moment between dreaming and waking up, that strange moment where you are simultaneously aware of reality and whatever it is you are dreaming about. I like to try and hold onto that moment as much as I can, and this song is musing on that. The film clip was animated by me using traditional animation techniques (as will the next two film clips). This song is probably the closest thing we have to a “modern prog metal” sounding song.”
The painting, titled Four Souls by Nagashima, also holds the inspiration for the name of the album – Aramitama – which loosely translates to ‘rude soul’ and is part of the ‘Mitama’ or four souls.
1 To Better Times
2 Abeyance
3 Furry Lil Demons
4 The Crawling Chaos
5 Spock
6 Through The Threshold
7 Divide
8 Slainte
9 Brunhilde
10 ALH84001
11 Wrong Dunn Blues
12 Piece of Shit
Line-up: Cameron Whelan – Guitar, Vocals Ryan Boyd – Guitar Ned Gulliford – Drums, Vocals Charlie Limpus – Bass
Brisbane Progressive Metallers Therein throw all convention out of the window, brazenly infusing Celtic undertones with Jazz, Blues, Death Metal, and 70s Progressive Rock to create a uniquely infectious sound that is undeniably their own. No restrictions, no expectations, and no inhibitions provide the nucleus of Therein’s eclectic sound, blending and twisting genres into a malleable force that knows no boundaries.
“Today, Australian death/thrash metal newcomers Idle Ruin release their self-titled debut. Get the EP here: https://idleruin.bandcamp.com/
Singer Liam states about the EP: “This is just a four-song, bite-sized collection of Idle Ruin’s music. With Idle Ruin being an all-new project I didn’t want to dive into a full-length album straight away. People have responded really well to our pre-release single “The Devil’s Trade”, which has been given a lot of airplay and some flattering reviews. So I hope these remaining three songs don’t disappoint.”
Idle Ruin plays aggressive and hard-hitting music that could be best described as death metal crossed with blackened thrash. That explains their choice of the recording studio: “We recorded the Idle Ruin EP at Black Blood Audio with Descent guitarist Brendan “Pip” Auld. They’re a relatively new studio in Brisbane who specialise in a lot of death metal and hardcore punk, which seemed fitting for us. Brendan was very active in helping get a great sound out of us. I can’t recommend him enough”
Excerpts from media feedback:
” There’s no real point searching further for improvement points because this thing rips.”85/100 Skull Fracturing Metal
“ this band is ready to be Australian next finest!”Patchman Marco – Headbangers Zine, Gigs & Records
” The future of Idle Ruin is written in blood and carved in stone. They are set to break out and plague the Globe” [8/10] DJ Vapour – Metal Noise
” Idle Ruin make war, not love and across its brief run-time, the neck muscles will be sent into overdrive. “ Carl ‘The Disc’ Fisher – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
TRACKLIST
1.Whipped to Death
2.Spiritual Contagion
3.The Devil’s Trade
4.Gods of Glass