BEHEMOTH Re-issues debut EP on vinyl and CD, THE OCEAN Premieres video for new single Pleistocene, SIX FEET UNDER Launch Lyric Video for new single “Zodiac”, ENSIFERUM launches lyric video for “Run from the Crushing Tide”.
On October 2nd, Six Feet Under will release their seventeenth full-length, Nightmares Of The Decomposed, via Metal Blade Records.
For a preview of Nightmares Of The Decomposed, a lyric video for the new single, “Zodiac”, can be viewed HERE.
The first single, “Amputator”, can be heard at: metalblade.com/sixfeetunder – where the record can also be pre-ordered in the following formats:
– jewelcase-CD
– digipak-CD (EU exclusive)
– ltd. box set (incl. digipak CD, bonus CD, flag, face mask)
– 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
– dark viole(n)t marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 500 copies)
– grey / blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
– blood red / white marbled vinyl (EMP exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
– bloody pale skin marbled vinyl (US exclusive)
– clear red / blue marbled vinyl (US exclusive)
Comprised of twelve tracks, Nightmares Of The Decomposed is a defining statement, making it very clear that more than twenty-five years into their career, Six Feet Under remain at the forefront of the genre. Dynamic, heavy as hell, catchy, and uncompromising, it is everything that the band’s longtime faithful have come to expect from the deadly unit, and is clearly the product of a lot of hard work by vocalist Chris Barnes, guitarists Jack Owen and Ray Suhy, bassist Jeff Hughell and drummer Marco Pitruzzella.
On September 18th, Behemoth will release CD and vinyl re-issues of their debut EP, And the Forests Dream Eternally, which can be pre-ordered now at: metalblade.com/behemoth
Available formats:
– digibook 2CD (hardcover digibook, 48-page booklet)
– 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
– white vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 666 copies)
– clear sepia marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
– forest green marbled vinyl (EMP exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
– silver / black splatter vinyl (Kings Road exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
– clear / black dust vinyl (Kings Road exclusive – limited to 100 copies)
– cool grey marbled vinyl (US exclusive)
Originally released in 1995, And the Forests Dream Eternally is available as a double LP or 2-CD Mediabook, both containing bonus vintage audio material and exclusive archival content. Please see below for details:
Gatefold 2LP
–Audio: Disc 1: And the Forests Dream Eternally; Disc 2: bonus vintage material
–24 page booklet includes: lyrics, old photos, old flyers, old interviews from magazines, liner notes from bands around the world, interviews with two Behemoth founding members (Nergal and Baal), interview with owner of Entropy Records (original label in 1995), J-cards of rare rehearsal from 1993 (given only to close friends at the time – features some songs from And the Forests Dream Eternally), scans of old signatures and descriptions from old photos
2-CD Mediabook
–Audio: Disc 1: And the Forests Dream Eternally; Disc 2: bonus vintage material
–40 page booklet includes: lyrics, old photos, old flyers, old interviews from magazines, liner notes from bands around the world, interviews with two Behemoth founding members (Nergal and Baal), interview with owner of Entropy Records (original label in 1995), J-cards of rare rehearsal from 1993 (given only to close friends at the time – features some songs from And the Forests Dream Eternally), scans of old signatures and descriptions from old photos
On September 25th, The Ocean will release their 8th full-length, Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic, via Metal Blade Records (CD / digital) and the band’s own Pelagic Records (vinyl).
In 2018, The Ocean released Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic – the first half of a sprawling but superbly cohesive paleontology concept album. Now, the group is ready to release the eagerly-awaited concluding parts of the Phanerozoic journey.
For a preview of Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic, a video for the new single “Pleistocene” (directed by Craig Murray) can be viewed HERE.
The previously released singles – “Jurassic | Cretaceous” (featuring Katatonia’s Jonas Renkse) and “Oligocene” – can be heard at: metalblade.com/theocean , where Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic can also be pre-ordered in the following formats:
– deluxe edition CD (tri-fold digipak)
– instrumental CD (remus spine digipak w/ UV gloss)
– box set completion bundle (tri-fold vocal version CD digipak, instrumental version CD digipak, 2 posters, pin, and sticker)
* exclusive bundles with shirts and merch items, plus digital options are also available!
This past July, Ensiferum released their critically acclaimed full-length, Thalassic, via Metal Blade Records – which landed on the worldwide charts:
–Finland: #1 – official albums chart
–Germany: #3 – official albums chart
–Switzerland: #5 – official albums chart
–USA: #10 – current hard music albums chart
–USA: #14 – top new artist albums chart
–USA: #26 – current rock albums chart
–USA: #94 – top current albums chart
–Canada: #7 – hard music albums chart
–UK: #11 – rock / metal album chart
–Belgium: #22 – official albums chart (Wallonia)
–Belgium: #83 – official albums chart (Flanders)
–Austria: #26 – official albums chart
For a preview of Thalassic, a new lyric video for the album track “Run from the Crushing Tide” can be viewed HERE.
Stream and purchase Thalassic now at: metalblade.com/ensiferum
