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Die! Once more, Die!

Our friends Die, from Denmark, are planning to hit the studio for their second album in fall of 2011. If you ask me, this is absolutely great news. Their debut album, Rise Of The Rotten, didn’t just get a very positive review from me, it was definitely one of the greatest Death Metal albums of 2010.

To quote myself from that very review, I said that “I can’t wait to hear what these guys have planned for their second album” and it seems like I’m about to find out next year. Read this following press-release for more info:

“DIE is currently working on their second album which has yet to be named.
They are planning on entering the studio in the fall of 2011 and are aiming for a spring/summer 2012 release.
Just as their last effort ‘Rise of the Rotten’ the album will be released by legendary brutal death metal label Unique Leader Records.
The band will be handling all recording themselves and a producer is yet to be decided upon.

As recordings begin a video diary will be filmed so stay tuned for more brutality.”

Sounds great to me. Now, if you tell me that you aren’t familiar with Die, shame on you! Read our interview with Die’s vocalist Søren Christensen, get Rise Of The Rotten, bang your fucking head and prepare to look forward to this upcoming, second album as much as I do.

Review: Masada – Suffer Mental Decay

It’s been a while since we’ve last posted a review, so I decided to tackle a really long album this time. I’m only kidding. Masada’s first demo, Suffer Mental Decay, only has two songs but why would that hold me back from reviewing it? Two awesome songs can be better than twenty awful songs, right? Is this the case with this demo? Make the jump to find out.

(And don’t bitch. Short intros for short demos. That’s how it works.)

Video of the Week: Hate Eternal

This week’s Video of the Week is the new music video for Hate Eternal’s ‘Lake Ablaze,’ off their new album Phoenix Amongst The Ashes.

You know, I would like to get into detail what this video is all about but I can’t view it because YouTube is being a bitch in my country and doesn’t let me view videos by SME artists. In fact, YouTube isn’t the bitch in this case, the GEMA is but this is not the time, nor the place, to talk about this.

If I didn’t get to watch the video, why did it make Video of the Week, you might ask. Well, simply because the song kicks massive amounts of ass.

There you have it. Now, if you’re not living in a country that forbids you to watch certain metal videos, enjoy the video above. I’m sure it’s well worth it. We’re talking about Hate Eternal afterall.

Witchery are cursed

Swedish Death Metal supergroup Bloodbath Witchery have parted ways with vocalist Legion (formerly of Marduk) and announced their new vocalist: Emperor Magus Caligula (Masse Broberg), formerly of Dark Funeral and early Hypocrisy.

Legion only sang on the latest Witchery album, Witchkrieg. You can view the video of the titlesong above. Before Legion took over in 2010, the band was fronted by Seance guitarist Tony Kampner for 13 years. That makes Emperor their third singer. Oh, I’m a math genius.

According to Witchery guitarist Patrik Jensen, the band is “saddened to announce the departure of Legion, singer of last year’s Witchery ear-crusher Witchkrieg. Unfortunately, conflicting schedules made a continued collaboration impossible. We are very thankful for Legion’s input and work on our latest album, and we wish him only the very best for the future.” He goes on to add that “Witchery will, however, not remain without a leader to take them through the netherworlds and beyond. None other than Emperor Magus Caligula has decided to once again adorn his armor, and go off to battle for the better of darkness and evil.”

Sounds like a plan. Emperor Magus Caligula makes his live debut with Witchery later today at the Hultsfred Festival.

Metal Kino: Black Metal – A Documentary

In the last edition of Metal Kino, I’ve gone to great lenghts to explain my “morbid” interest in the Black Metal genre and the happenings around this scene. So there is no need to explain it again for this edition. If you really are interested, click the link above to read my intro to the last edition. Also, I would like to point out that I’ve made a mistake last time. The first video I’ve posted actually wasn’t taken from the documentary that I wrote about but from Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey. Shit happens. Now you know.

But anyhow, this edition, again, is all about Black Metal. Black Metal – A Documentary features interviews with members of Venom, Gorgoroth, Mortiis, Dark Funeral, Enslaved and more. For a full list, check out the tags.

Now make the jump to watch the 13-part documentary Black Metal – A Documentary.