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Summer draws nigh, bearing gifts of black metal. Metal release dates are notoriously moving targets, but here are some educated guesses. (These are mostly US release dates.)
This week brings new records from 1349, Glorior Belli, Necrophobic, Kult ov Azazel (with their best album yet), and Hiems. The latter, titled Worship or Die, may be the top black metal album this year. It is really something special. Moribund lists today as the release date, but Amazon says June 30.
Kult ov Azazel – Storm the Gates
A new Shining record is due out on June 15. Goatwhore and Foscor have new ones out on June 23 and 28, respectively. The Goatwhore one is smoking. Klabautamann has a new record out on June 23. Hells Headbangers lists new full-lengths from Havohej and Destruktor this month. The AJNA Offensive has the new Katharsis CD soon (the LP is already out), with the new Weapon on the way.
Lithuania’s Argharus have a new record out on July 6 (so says the label; band says 6/6). July 14 is a big day, with new releases by Drudkh, Destroyer 666, Bethlehem, Anaal Nathrakh, and a live CD/DVD from Carpathian Forest. On July 21, Metal Blade reissues Valkyrja’s fine full-length from two years ago.
And that’s just June and July. August’s crystal ball remains cloudy, though a new full-length from Imperium Dekadenz is imminent. Feel free to post updates and corrections in the comments. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? It’s grim and hell is hot.
not saying the kult is the most original or best black metal band, but i do think they get overlooked. the word, the flesh and the devil was quite good and am looking forward to the new one.
Oh, man, a new Shining. Gotta look out for that, thanks for the post!
Really looking forward to the new one from Anaal Nathrakh. Hell is Empty… was mind-warping!
Hopefully Shining can keep it rollin’ with the new album after The Eerie Cold and Halmstad which were just amazing, also it’s cool that Destroyer 666 has something new coming out I’ve almost erased my Terror Abraxas EP from playing it so much. And man a new Bethlehem, I’ve been listening to “Schuld Unseres Kn
Actually, the Bethlehem release isn’t completely “new” in that it’s a re-recording of Sardonischer Untergang songs with Kvarforth on vocals.
Perfect listening material for the next time that you're out here for El Porto.
Yeah I noticed that after going to their myspace page, well… I have to say that Dictius is my favorite Bethlehem album but SUIZID is really good, Du sollst dich toten and nexus are two of the strongest songs of their entire catalog, but a re-recording… Don't know really. Kvarforth's vocals are great and I mean basically Shining is to Bethlehem what Impaled is to Carcass even if they have a few trademarks of their own, but I guess we'll see, judging by the two songs in myspace it should be interesting at least.
http://www.myspace.com/vorumdeath
That Vorum is some bad-ass s*** – looking forward to the MCD!