Author: Fernando

With “Maleficium Part 2”, PANZERCHRIST complete their ambitious double-album concept with a blistering new chapter of blackened death metal brutality. Released digitally by Emanzipation Productions, this follow-up to “Maleficium Part 1” (December 2024) shows the Danish cult band in top form, delivering their most intense and emotionally charged material to date.

Rooted in the legacy of the 1990s Scandinavian death metal underground, Panzerchrist continue to push boundaries, for one last time under the direction of founding member and songwriter Michael Enevoldsen, who has since stepped down from the band. With his blessing, the remaining members carry forward his legacy, forging ahead with renewed purpose and fire. On “Maleficium Part 2”, the band expand their sonic palette with explosive tempos, melodic synth textures and apocalyptic doom passages, forging a sound that is both savage and cinematic.

The album’s lyrical concept once again centers around the theme of witchcraft – this time diving deeper into narratives of persecution, grief, moral corruption, and their reflection in today’s world. Vocalist Sonja Rosenlund Ahl delivers a powerful and visceral performance that balances aggression and poetic nuance, further evolving her presence since her debut with the band.

Produced, mixed and mastered by renowned metal producer Tue Madsen (At The Gates, Illdisposed, Behemoth) at Antfarm Studios, the result is a raw and punishing sonic landscape that elevates the album’s dramatic weight. Guitarists Frederik O’Carroll and Danny Bo unleash complex riff work and harmonized melodies, while drummer Ove Lungskov channels the spirit of extreme metal legends like Reno Kiilerich with blast beats and footwork bordering on the inhuman.

With “Maleficium Part 2”, Panzerchrist deliver one of the most extreme and refined statements of their career – a release that marks a new high point for one of Denmark’s most enduring names in death metal.

Sonja says: “The songs on “Maleficium” reach a new level of depth and rawness, which has given me the opportunity to experiment with both lyrics, wordflow and vocal techniques. I am honestly so proud of the result!”

Frederik concurs: ““Maleficium pt 2” completes the work that was started with part 1. Together, perhaps the best collection of songs from the band”.

“Maleficium Part 2” is out now digitally, via Emanzipation Productions. 

Lineup:
Frederik O’Carroll – guitars
Sonja Rosenlund Ahl – vocals
Danny Bo – guitars
Ove Lungskov – drums
Rune B. Wasmer – bass

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Brazilian black/death/thrash metal legends VULCANO is now a part of the Emanzipation cult crew. The band from São Paulo released their latest album “Eye In Hell” in early 2020 worldwide on the Danish label Mighty Music and is now working on a worthy successor. 

“Stone Orange brings the early ‘80s atmosphere closer to the band’s maturing without being bored or seasick”, Zhema declares. “It’s really a storm of common riffs laid out in a brilliant way”, Zhema states. Vulcano is a band that, by now, doesn’t need any introductions to any metal fan. It’s enough to say they got together in a middle of a turbulent socio-economical turmoil in Brazil, in 1982, in the city of Santos. Thus it’s a 40-year career, 13 studio albums, four live records, and two 7” EPs, that just couldn’t be summed up in a few lines. 

Line-up
Zhema Rodero: guitars
Luiz Carlos Louzada: vocals
Carlos Diaz: bass
Gerson Fajardo: guitars
Bruno: drums

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Fed-up with the entire trend flooding the scene, Nervochaos was born in São Paulo – Brazil in the spring of 1996, with the idea of creating aggressive and chaotic extreme music.

Nervochaos gained cult status in the music scene due to their hard work over the past 25 years, offering a sonic extravaganza in their unique way. The group has eight full-length studio albums out and is constantly touring worldwide to support their releases, doing around 100 concerts per year – from clubs to festivals.

In 2021 the band signed a record deal with EMZ and announced a new studio album, titled “All Colours Of Darkness”, which was released on February 11th, 2022.

As soon as the world opened up from Covid-19 restrictions, NervoChaos jumped to the road again, touring extensively in Europe, North and South America. Still, the band had time to write and record a new full-length album, titled “Chthonic Wrath”, produced by Addasi Adassi and Adriano Daga (Angra, Almah, Torture Squad, etc) and mixed/mastered by Brendan Duffey, which worked previously with Nervosa, Angra and Andre Matos – to name just a few. “Chthonic Wrath” was released on March 31st 2023.

Line-up:
Vic Ferreira – vocal
Hareton Salvanini – baixo
Allan Marcus – guitarra
Rodrigo Augusto – guitarra
Edu Lane – bateria

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Paul Speckmann has been synonymous for “Metal” ever since 1982, since helping put together his first professional Doom Metal band War Cry. In 1983 he started Master as a thrash metal band. Due to internal problems, it was put on hold and Speckmann started another band, called Death Strike in 1984 for which he recorded one demo, which was later released on Nuclear Blast with different tracks recorded later in 1991, as an album.

After obtaining a deal for Abomination in 1989 on Nuclear Blast, Master was approached a week later, and Master re-surfaced to record a full-length album as well. The band subsequently broke up in its original form two days after the recording.

The previous two original members were replaced shortly afterward by Aaron Nickeas, from Abomination on drums, and Jim Martinelli from Burnt Offering on guitars. This period was followed by the Fleische tour with Master as headliner, Abomination as support, and Pungent Stench in the middle of both acts. Nickeas and Speckmann played in both groups for 26 dates on this tour.

Speckmann also re-recorded the self-titled debut album with some different track as well, which was really some of the Master songs re-recorded with Martinelli and Nickeas. Nuclear Blast turned this down, and decided to remix the original previous recording with Schmidt and Mittelbrun. The recording with Martinelli and Nickeas was then released as the Speckmann Project. Speckmann also played, and wrote all the songs for Abomination and recorded two albums with them.

He also played in the Master-Krabathor side-project Martyr and released one album with the troops! Speckmann and the band Krabathor, with which he played four years also recorded two albums together. In 2013, the American musician (currently living in the Czech Republic) also started a death metal project with hyperactive Swedish guitar player Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Ribsbreader, Down Among The Dead Men, etc).

Now, the Speckmann Project resurfaces to continue the legend. A new album, titled “Fiends Of Emptiness”, was recorded in 2021, with the aid of longtime partner Rogga Johansson, as well as guitar player Kjetil Lynghaug (Paganizer, Ribspreader, Stass, Those Who Bring The Torture) and drummer Jon Rudin (Those Who Bring The Torture, Just Before The Dawn). The album was released on April 22nd, 2022, via Emanzipation. Expect nothing but old-school death metal, the way it was meant to be made, by one of its original purveyors.

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