Anyone who has already dealt with the formation around frontman Szivilizs in recent years knows that CHOTZÄ have developed over their previous three albums from an initially rumbly-aggressive black metal band with punk influences (""Plump u Primitiv"", 2014 and 2021) to a technically adept and consistently complex structured band (""Tüüfuswärk"", 2020).Now, a good 4 years after ""Tüüfuswärk"", they are releasing their next piece of puke, which borrows heavily from the song structures of ""Plump u Primitiv"", the re-recorded version of which was also released by Folter Records in 2021.
Fans of the band can therefore look forward to seeing what roar-along anthems CHOTZÄ have in store for them on their new album. But CHOTZÄ wouldn't be the band they are if ""Pächschwarz"" didn't also document an impressive development of their music … If you want to be transported back to the dark corners of Bern and have Szivilizs spit in your face in his usual Bernese dialect, you should definitely make a note of the release date in your diary. The album was mixed and mastered at Iguana Studios by Christoph Brandes, who gave the band a thoroughly fitting sound for their latest album.
Alas, 2024 has proven to be predictably bountiful for ORDER OF NOSFERAT, as The Absence of Grace arrived as the snows began to melt - and now, as those snows soon take hold, so does yet another full-length.
The first official proper LP reissue of the classic Hecate Enthroned full-length from 1998, Dark Requiems…And Unsilent Massacre. Considered as one of the pillars of the Symphonic Black Metal scene, this album is finally available with remastered audio and a fully restored layout with lyrics presented in a special gatefold LP with big poster.
Hailing from Belgium, SERPENTS OATH is one of the best new black metal bands. They bring a fresh wind whilst capturing the spirit of 90's Black Metal. Their third album will see them taking this to the next level.