Human Serpent are a new act from Greece (consisting of two guys who call themselves I. and X.), which self-released the demo-MCD The Eternal Loyalty To Misanthropy last year. One of the tracks from that demonstrational recording made it to the Spiritual Flesh Around The Cycles Of Inexistence sampler, a tape released via Abyssic Black Cult Records with six Greek bands, amongst whom, as you can guess, Human Serpent.
Embalmer were a sweet combo during the nineties, formed in 1989 and creators of a hand full of demonstrational sonic un-beauty. At the end of 1995, they released a 7”EP, There Was Blood Everywhere via Relapse. The very same label re-issued this stuff in June 1997 with inclusion of the Rotting Remains demo (1993). Then Embalmer did split up.
Dead Becomes The Sun are a solo-outfit by Frenchman Nahash, brought to life in 2012. His sole creation (until now) under this project-moniker is The Last Eclipse, an EP / MCD with a total running time of nineteen minutes. It was released via one of Belgium’s most notorious (Black Metal) labels, Immortal Frost Productions, and it is limited to an edition of three hundred copies only.
Black Cult were formed at the end of last year when two guys with quite an impressive reputation within the Croatian Extreme Metal scene decided to join forces: multi-instrumentalist Dalibor ‘Insanus’ Franjkic (think: Castrum, Unholy Inquisition, Ashes You Leave, Gorthaur’s Wrath, Hibernum a.m.o.) and lyricist / vocalist Igor ‘Morbid’ (of Unholy Inquisition / Gorthaur’s Wrath / Mysterium-fame).
Abomnium are the main project of a guy called Sapient, who originates from the United Kingdom, but who lives in the Netherlands right now. With Abomnium, he recorded two albums in the past, the self-released Rites Like Chains (2011) and Coffinships in 2013, the debut for UKEM Records.
Zephyra are a Swedish act that released two EP’s in the past, if I’m not mistaken (First Blood and Kämpaglöd, in 2012 and 2013 respectively).
René Thomsen is not only the leader of this band, but also the guitarist and composer. This CD ‘Unbroken’ marks his second release, after their 2009 debut album ‘Let’s Get Ruthless’. Most of the twelve songs on this album were composed together with Fair Warning producer and guitarist Helge Engelke.
Italian trio Sterbenzeit (little confusing, for their moniker is German; it means ‘moment of dying’ or ‘time to die’) returns with their sophomore full length, this time on Belgium’s Underground-label Immortal Frost Productions.
Polish one-man army Primal (run by a guy who calls himself PrimalOne; you might remember his name from his collaboration with Iugulatus and Deep Desolation) was formed in 2008, and as from the beginning of this decade, Primal have been pretty productive. With both bands mentioned above there was a split in 2011 (called Chapel Of Fear), and besides a couple of demonstrational recordings, Primal recorded and released several EP’s and full lengths in mean time.
Thuringian act Nocturnal Witch were formed five years ago, but this isn’t but this band’s first full length. After two demos in the early years, Nocturnal Witch released the 7”EP Into Dungeons via Evil Spell Records (a sub-division of Undercover Records), and via the very same label one can now enjoy the debut.
