Deströyer 666

Renegade black/thrash maniacs DESTRÖYER 666 return with their long-awaited new manifesto, "Wildfire", due on February 26 via Season Of Mist. With "Wildfire", the band delivers one of 2016's most forceful heavy metal albums. The original ink drawing for "Wildfire" was created by Zbigniew M. Bielak. The Polish artist and architect has won applause and recognition in the metal scene through his works for bands such as GHOST, MAYHEM and WATAIN.

Formed in 1994, Abominator is a long running black/death metal act from Melbourne, Australia. Featuring veteran members from legendary Australian metal bands Bestial Warlust and Deströyer 666, Abominator currently exists as a two piece, with Chris Volcano on drums and vocals and Andrew Undertaker handling guitars. ABOMINATOR display no signs of softening nor compromise; if anything, they're more committed than ever to harnessing the powers of chaos and unleashing them back as a maelstrom of blackened Metal of Death. Rounded off by the band's best, burliest production ever, "Evil Proclaimed" is the victorious return everyone's been awaiting of ABOMINATOR. Onward they march…

Masters of negativity return!The new album is a "mix of melancholy, groove and pure malignancy" - as put by band's leader, Ferdinando "Herr Morbid" Marchisio. "We kept the sound very organic and natural, kinda old-fashioned but still very fresh. The new songs are heavy as fuck and they feature our classic trademark plus some new elements. I can't wait for people to listen to it, 'cause it's a really special album for us and probably the most extreme we did in quite a while, both musically and conceptually"."Hurt Yourself and The Ones You Love" was recorded and mixed in Sound Suite Studios (Marseille, France) with Terje Refsnes (Carpathian Forest, Novembre, Gehenna, Destroyer 666) behind the knobs. Brad Boatright of Audiosiege Studio (Corrosion Of Conformity, Nails, Vallenfyre, Beastmilk, High On Fire) took care of the mastering in Portland (Oregon, USA).

DEMONICAL, the Swedish death metal band featuring past and present members from CENTINEX, GRAVE, REGURGITATE, INTERMENT, AMARAN, WORLD BELOW and DELLAMORTE, will release its third album, "Death Infernal", on April 15 via Germany's Cyclone Empire Records. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, UNANIMATED, DESTRÖYER 666) in Alvik, Sweden under the watchful eye of DEMONICAL frontman Sverker Widgren. According to a press release, "Death Infernal" will be "a lethal dose of fast Stockholm-style old-school death metal mixed with more epic and cold elements, hence creating the most deadly and victorious soundtrack for the upcoming downfall of Mother Earth."

Formed in 1994, Danish militant blackened death metal combo Panzerchrist has released its sixth album, this time through French-based Listenable Records. The album is entitled Regiment Ragnarok and it contains 12 tracks in the best ‘Panzerchrist style’.Their sound is hard-hitting, fast and brutal death metal with additional blackish influences.One thing is certain; Panzerchrist puts again in front of you, devastating sonic artillery that is ready to punch you right in the face. Recommended for full-fledged fans of Panzerchrist and devoted followers of Goatwhore, Deströyer 666, Immoral, and similar extreme acts.

CHARNIER represents a Death Metal of extreme violence, where brutality reigns without respite. War, eradication and horror are the themes of their lyrics written entirely in French. No place for the salvation of humanity! Their influences come from bands such as IMMOLATION, KRISIUN, MORBID ANGEL, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEATH, SUFFOCATION, SINISTER, ABHORRENCE, LUCIFERION… Recorded at SoundSuite Studio (DESTRÖYER 666, CARPATHIAN FOREST…) and mastered at Drudenhaus Studio (ANNTHENNATH…), for a relentless and devastating sound. The "mass grave" was discovered in November 2000 on the cursed lands of Provence… Now, let the pestilential miasmas of putrefaction fill the battlefield!

Polish death metal veterans VADER will release their new album, "Welcome To The Morbid Reich", on August 12 in Europe and September 13 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland and features the cover artwork of Zbigniew Bielak (DESTRÖYER 666, WATAIN)

Germany's self-proclaimed "Kings of Beer," Tankard are one of the few thrash metal bands that never took themselves too seriously, pouring a lengthy discography down listeners' gullets over the years, filled with furious moshing and a barrel of laughs…