Centuries ago, in the land of Prydain, a young man named, Taran is given the task of protecting Hen Wen, a magical oracular pig, who knows the location of the mystical black cauldron. This is not an easy task fot The Evil Horned King will stop at nothing to get the cauldron.
Norways masters of blackened sonic evil, 1349, are finally back with a deadly vengeance. Four long years after the release of the masterpiece Demonoir, the band returns with a new full-length album this fall. Massive Cauldron of Chaos is set to be released on September 29 through Indie Recordings worldwide, except for North America, where Season of Mist will be handling the album.
The band Inquisition was formed in 1988 in Cali, Colombia by Dagon. The band started as a thrash metal act, and in 1994 evolved into raw black metal.In 1996, Dagon left Colombia and moved back to the United States to continue Inquisition and search for a new drummer. This line-up has remained stable for more than fifteen years and is now seen as the classic Inquisition line-up. INQUISITION style of black metal involves slow, deep and dark riffing combined with sudden tempo changes to faster sections based around blast beats and high-speed riffing; at times adding melodic solos.
Canadian metallers CAULDRON are set to release their 5th album "New Gods". For the new album the trio returned to work with producer Chris Stringer at Union Sound in Toronto. The record once again promises a strong emphasis on songwriting and melody, complete with high-end organic production to match! Born from the ashes of genre-defining, critically-lauded GOAT HORN, the band known for being heavily influenced by Black Sabbath, Venom, and Judas Priest called it a day in 2006, and front man Jason Decay wasted no time in putting together CAULDRON to continue with his heavy metal vision.