The Death metal entity known as NOMINON was formed back in 1993. In the following years several demo tapes were released and spread within the underground. The first show took place in February 1996 when they supported DISSECTION and DISMEMBER. After the “Promo 1997” cassette, the band ended up signing with the underground label X-TREME RDS. which later on resulted in the debut album “Diabolical Bloodshed”, an album that was recorded at the classic SUNLIGHT STUDIO in Stockholm, Sweden during 1998.

In the coming years, lots of turbulence and sickness tormented NOMINON and it took quite some time to stabilize things. A Mini-CD/12″ vinyl entitled “The True Face Of Death” was taped in 2003, and released by the labels NUCLEAR WINTER RDS (CD) and TPL RDS (Vinyl) during 2004. A new line-up, new recording agreement with KONQUEROR RDS and BLOOD HARVEST RDS were signed 2004, and the first proper European tour took place during the autumn as support to the UK Death Metal pioneers BENEDICTION. The band recorded their second album “Recremation” at NECROMORBUS STUDIO with Tore Stjerna in early 2005. The album was a huge success throughout the international underground upon its release. In May NOMINON performed at the festival Fuck The Commerce in Luckau, Germany in May, and later in the year, they went out on their second European tour, this time together with the US icons VITAL REMAINS.

In Early 2006, NOMINON made their first promotional video, for the track “Hordes Of Flies” from the album “Recremation”. In the summer, an official US release also saw the light of day when DEATHGASM RDS and the band hooked up for the first time. Another CD release worth mentioning is the “Remnants Of A Diabolical History”, a collection of rare recordings, it was released during the same year as well. 2007 the guys returned to NECROMORBUS STUDIO to record their third opus “Terra Necrosis”. Throughout the summer, NOMINON joined forces with NUNSLAUGHTER to tour Europe.

Another chapter of success was written in the summer of 2008 when NOMINON did a co-headlining North American tour together with Alabama’s QUINTA ESSENTIA. Assorted dates were played in support of the masters INCANTATION. The guys also managed to perform at the highly acclaimed festival CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST. The following autumn, DEATHGASM RDS re-released the debut album “Diabolical Bloodshed”. NOMINON also made a long European tour during October ’08 with the Germans HOLY MOSES and the longtime UK mates BENEDICTION. 26 shows in four weeks.

The recording of album #4 took place in September ’09 at the now re-located NECROMORBUS STUDIO in Stockholm, Sweden, with producer Tore Stjerna. The album we’re talking about; “Monumentomb”, was released in March 2010 on CD and LP. After the release, the guys went over to USA and toured there over the summer. Later in the year, NOMINON co-headlined the extreme Metal festival KILL-TOWN in Copenhagen, Denmark together with DEAD CONGREGATION. In early 2011 the band played several shows in Poland, Denmark and Sweden as well as released a brand new 7″ EP entitled “Manifestation Of Black”.

October 2012 DEATHGASM RECORDS released the fifth NOMINON album; “The Cleansing” on LP/CD. The album was recorded at STUDIO HELL by Robert Ericsson and mixed/mastered by Javi Feléz and drummer Perra Karlsson at MOONTOWER STUDIOS, Barcelona, Spain. In 2013 the band also celebrated twenty years of existence by releasing a collection album entitled “Decaydes Of Abomination” including songs from the very early demo days, the albums and EP’s up till today. As a bonus, the CD also comes with the “Hordes Of Flies” promotion video from 2006.

Early 2014 there was also a split 7″ EP with MORBOSIDAD released, featuring a brand new NOMINON song; “Of Ancient Craft”. They also kickstarted the year by playing two gigs in Sweden with the mighty NIFELHEIM. In June the same year, they were invited to do a mini-tour of Spain together with the old school maniacs GRAVEYARD, including a killer performance in front of a thousand freaks at Move Your fucking Brain Festival in Barcelona, together with good friends INCANTATION as well. In September the guys also performed at Mörkaste Småland Festival in Hultsfred, Sweden together with PRIMORDIAL and TRIPTYKON among others. In November the label Doomentia Rds released a split 7″ EP with NOMINON and GRAVEYARD including two MOTÖRHEAD covers, to pay a little tribute to Lemmy and the boys. That EP was released just in time before the European tour supporting the Black Metal monglers VALKYRJA. Another kick-ass split 7″ EP with a brand new NOMINON song “Rigor Mortis” was also released by Empire Rds before the end of 2014, this time sharing the black gold with the legends of Death; NUNSLAUGHTER! Probably one of THE most brutal EP’s ever released.

In February 2015 NOMINON headlined the extreme Metal festival DEATH KILLS in Stockholm, as well as tourturing Russia for a couple of shows in March. The guys also headed out on the road in Central Europe together with the American old-schoolers CARDIAC ARREST in April under the banner of “European Death Toll”, performing as the last band ever on the highly acclaimed and classic Death Metal festival Neurotic Deathfest in Tillburg, Holland, even after cult acts such as IMMOLATION and OBITUARY. After the band’s performance at IN FLAMMEN FESTIVAL in Germany, they decided to take a break.

That break seems to be over now during 2020, as a new agreement with Denmark’s finest MIGHTY MUSIC/EMANZIPATION PRODUCTIONS has been sorted out. To start up this new collaboration, the band and label will bring you a compilation of 7″ EP releases entitled “Yesterdeath”, that will be released later in 2020, including all original NOMINON titles ever released on seven-inches. This amount of 13 songs will be released on the LP and CD format, as well as on all relevant digital platforms.

The funeral march goes on…

Line-up:
Henke Skoog: vokills
Perra Karlsson: drums of death
Juha Sulasalmi: guitar & backing vokills
Kraen Meier: lead guitar

Web:
https://www.facebook.com/nominon666

Scandinavian death metal band THORIUM strikes back with a vengeance. The new album “The Bastard” is to be unleashed in September. Their sixth album since the formation in 1997 “It wasn’t in the cards, but in Spring this year I felt incredibly inspired to write an album that would go back to the very beginning of Thorium. Make the album that was the natural follow-up from our debut album – or actually go even further back and make an album that was supposed to be our actual debut album. At least in my head. When we played in South America at Septembro Negro Festival in September last year I meet up with my old friend Martin Schulmann (Centinex and Demonical) and that sort of triggered something in me. Martin was a part of the original Thorium line-up. And so was Jonas Lindblood from Taetre (now Puteraeon) who I have kept in touch with during the years. So I was like. Fuck it. Let’s make “The Bastard” album – the original debut album from Thorium”, Thorium-founding MHA says. 

“Somehow it felt like hooking up with a new girl who looks and acts like your old girlfriend and make it turn into a creative relationship that – this time – actually works out and everything turns out exactly how you want it to be – because you are in complete control and you know which mistakes not to make. Does this make sense?”, MHA continues. 

Well, the songwriting tag team with Rogga Johansson (Paganizer), Thomas Olsson (Blackscape) and MHA began work and the operation was quick and dirty, capturing the old vibe of writing Scandinavian death metal. 

The whole process of the album ended up taking less than six months, from the beginning of the songwriting in March, to the recording in April, the mix and mastering in May to the release of the album in September. 

Thorium bass player Jesper Nielsen added the bass and Thorium guitar players JP Storm and Jose Cruz are both featured with guitar solos on the album alongside Jonas Lindblood. 

“Sometimes you end of waiting and waiting and waiting for an album to be released. Some songs are written years ago, recordings done years ago, the album is postponed by the label, all band members have 100 opinions about everything from artwork to the smallest details in the mix. With this album everything feels fresh, energetic and like one big erection”, MHA laughs. 

The mixing and mastering of the album was taken care of Marco Angioni at Angioni Studios and key words were “loud”, “wall out sound”, “massive” with a modern take on old school. 

“This time around we wanted the sound to come of the speakers. Some death metal bands aim for an old school sound like 1991, with “The Bastard” we aimed for a fresh sound anno 2024 that should be massive and with no compromise”, MHA nods. 

“Originally the idea for the album title was “Sverige” (Swedish for… Sweden), as a follow-up to the last album entitled “Danmark” (Danish for… Denmark), so the actual front cover symbolizes the map of Sweden – if you look deep into it. As with the last two albums the Italian master Roberto Toderico was chosen to do the artwork. In the end “The Bastard” was a better fitted titled, though, as this album really was done in a different way, in a bastard way you can only do when you think of the box, have full focus and take full control and probably something you can only do once?”. 

“Vocal-wise this is without a doubt the most varied and most well performed Thorium album ever done. On this album I really felt on top of my game and some of the choruses are the strongest I ever did – in any of the bands I’ve been recording with”, MHA ends.

Confused? Excited?

“The Bastard” will be released on CD, LP (black and red vinyl versions available, each limited to 200 copies) and digital on September 20th, 2024 via Emanzipation Productions. 

Recording lineup:

MHA (Michael Hvolgaard Andersen) – Vokills
Jesper Nielsen – Bass
Rogga Johansson – Guitars
Thomas Ohlsson – Drums
Except “Mesmerize” – all strings and drums by Henrik “Heinz” Bastrup Jacobsen

Guitar solos on tracks 2, 5, 9 & 10 by Jens Peter Storm
Guitar Solos on tracks 4, 7 & 8 by Jose Cruz
Guitar Solos on tracks 1 & 3 by Jonas Lindblood
Keys by Marco Angioni

All songs written by Rogga Johansson & Thomas Ohlsson & Michael Hvolgaard Andersen except “Mesmerize” by Henrik “Heinz” Bastrup Jacobsen

All lyrics by Michael Hvolgaard Andersen

Mixed and mastered by Marco Angioni at Angioni Studios

Artwork by Roberto Toderico

Thorium lineup:

MHA (Michael Hvolgaard Andersen) – Vokills
Jens Peter Storm – Guitars
Jose Cruz – Guitars
Jesper Nielsen – Bass
Daniel Preisler-Larsen – Drums

Forged in the desolate lands of Cumbria in the North West of England, Repulsive Vision sought to inject the relentless energy of punk into the merciless musicianship of OSDM to create a cacophonous amalgamation of Entombed, Carcass and Death with Discharge, Nausea and DRI.

Following the release of their debut album (“Look Past The Gore and See The Art”, Mighty Music) in 2017, the band have been prominently active on the underground extreme metal circuit performing all over mainland Europe and the United States (including performances at the following festivals: Hammerfest, Vagos Metal Fest, The Siege of Limerick, Las Vegas Death Fest, Goathell Metal Festival, etc), receiving positive reviews in several worldwide publications, garnering over 68k plays on Spotify and gathering a global fanbase.

In 2020, the band intend to provide 13 more tracks of unbridled aggression with their sophomore release, “Necrovictology” on Emanzipation Productions. Once again, composed and compiled by Matt Davidson (Guitars), Dan McEwan (Vocals), Mark Kirby (Bass) and Gary Young (Drums), Necrovictology builds upon the punk fueled foundations of the debut, progressing their material both sonically and musically, advancing in speed, clarity and technicality. A vicious 40-minute presentation of Old School Death featuring special guest performances from Phil “LandPhil” Hall (Municipal Waste/Iron Reagan), Max Otero (Mercyless), and more.

With performances planned throughout the continent (including slots in Germany, Portugal, Czech Republic, etc), Repulsive Vision are planning to branch out further into the global extreme metal scene throughout 2020/21. 

Line-up:
Matt Davidson: guitars, vocals
Danny McEwan: vocals
Gary Young: drums
Mark Kirby: bass

Web:
www.facebook.com/RepulsiveVision
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Instagram

Swedish old-school death metal band PUTERAEON was spawned in Alingsås, Sweden 2008 by guitarist & vocalist Jonas Lindblood (Taetre). “I started doing some oldschool riffs that took me back to my roots in death metal“, he stated. Some songs were posted on the internet and there was a big demand for demos. Jonas did all in all three demos during the time of 2008-2009. All demos were very well received within the underground. The demos got really good reviews and loads of interviews were made.

At the same time, he had contacted both Anders Malmström, drums (ex-Nominon, Prophanity, Immemoreal, ex-Inverted), and Daniel Vandija, bass (13itch). And they were persuaded to join. But all took some time.

When the band finally got together and started rehearsing, the contract with Cyclone Empire was already inked. Hasse Sörensen who was in the band a short while on guitar was replaced by Rune Foss (Exempt, Reclusion, Aggro). Finally, in early 2011, the band is all set and ready to go. “The Esoteric Order” (T.E.O) mixed and mastered by Andy LaRocque @ Sonic Train studios, was an old-school Swedish death metal album, blasting with rot and phlegm.

Following the success of “T.E.O”, Puteraeon hit the stage for the first time at Överrocken in Alingsås, Sweden. During the same year, the Swedish cities Gothenburg (twice) and Finspång got haunted by the group and also the highlight Party San Open Air.

Early 2012, after a period of writing songs, Puteraeon hit the stage in Västervik (SE) in between recordings of the follow up to “T.E.O”, entitled “Cult Cthulhu” (C.C). The album was recorded with technician/producer/engineer/sound tech Kristian RZA Isaksson. The final mix and master again at Sonic Train Studios and Andy LaRoque. The album was released on June via Cyclone Empire. With the arrival of the autumn, Puteraeon made yet another visit to Gothenburg and for the first time a gig in Denmark – Aalborg metal festival. To end the year 2012 Puteraeon played (and also shoot part of the “The Azatoth Cycle” video) at the R.I.P gig at one of their hometown’s primary venues (the local governments in Sweden do not understand true culture as it was them who shut the venue down). A week later they went down to Berlin for the Nocturnus Festival vol.II.

2013 was a busy year but not releasing nor doing too many live shows. However, a small really successful mini-tour with fellow deathsters Revel In Flesh took place during early summer ending with Protzen Open Air.

2014 took a turn for the better and they part-took the infamous “Imperial Anthems” series, the number 13 in the suite. A 7″ split with Revel In Flesh (tough Puteraeon songs were recorded during 2013 by RZA as engineer). The band also recorded the “The Crawling Chaos” album at their newly created Studio Hatecraft. Mixing and mastering were again done by Andy La Rocque at Sonic Train Studios. The album was released by Cyclone Empire Records. Various gigs were done as well with the highlight of the year; Stockholm Death Fest!

2015 didn’t pass too quiet but was mainly focused on creating a better studio and doing a few select gigs such as opening for The Crown before they headed off to Japan and opening for Cut Up for their release fest.

2016 and no longer under the banner of a record label the group decided to finish up the creation of Studio Hatecraft. During the fall of 2016, they started recording  the “The Empires Of Death” EP. Mixing and mastering were taken care by Dan Svanö. The EP was released as a 7″ by Swedish label Growls from the Underground. During late 2017 and early 2018, five new songs were written and recorded. Same procedure; Studio Hatecraft, Dan Swanö, and Growls from the Underground. This time the format was 12″ and it was released digitally in April 2018.

In 2020 it was time to delve deeper into the mountains of madness. Puteraeon signed a deal with Emanzipation Productions and released their latest opus “The Cthulhian Pulse: Call from the Dead City”. It was a mark in the band’s discography: mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö (Bloodbath, Edge Of Sanity) and cover artwork done by Juanjo Castellano (Avulsed, Order Ogan, Gates Of Ishtar), it contained ten tracks of pure Lovecraftian horror Swedish death metal.

Now in 2024, celebrating their 15th anniversary as a band, the Swedish extreme stalwarts don’t show any signs of slowing down or exploring new musical paths. Instead, they remain firmly in their bonecrushing Lovecraft-inspired death metal approach. 

Coherent with this vision, the quartet looked back at their demos and debut album and re-recorded some of their old songs for this digital EP that celebrates a decade and a half of Chtulhian terror music, with the sound being mixed and mastered once again by Dan Swanö. Five songs were chosen, from the first one Puteraeon ever wrote (“The Plague”, from their 2008 demo “Fascination For Mutilation” demo), until “Storm Over Devil’s Reef”, the opening track from the band’s 2011 debut album, with its rumbling intro and blasting velocity. “Whispers Of The Dead”, “Graverobber” (both from the second demo “The Requiem, released back in 2008), as well as “Dead Once More” (from the Re-Animator-inspired 2009 demo “The Extraordinary Work Of Herbert West”) complete “Quindecennial Horror”, with Puteraeon staring firmly at the abyss, while the abyss stares back at them.

“Quindecennial Horror” is out now on all streaming services via Emanzipation Productions. 

Line up:
Jonas Lindblood: guitar & vocals
Anders Gs Malmström: drums
Daniel Vandija: bass
Rune Foss: guitar & vocals

Web:
https://www.facebook.com/PUTERAEON

Pitchblack was born in Denmark in 2002 and, after a couple of demos well-received by the underground, released their debut album “Designed To Dislike” in 2007. In that same year the band was awarded with the Metal debut album of the year by MTV’s Danish Metal Awards.

Fast forward to 2010. The sophomore album “The Devilty” – their first for Mighty Music – was released, with Mercyful Fate’s HankSherman as guest playing a solo one of the tracks. The cover of the record was considered too bloody for the German authorities and was banned in that country. The attention brought by all this, together with the dirty in-your-face death/thrash metal, with obvious references to Swedish death metal, made Pitchblack debut in one of the most important stages in Denmark: Copenhell. This debut as made in 2011.

In the following year, “The Download” EP was released, because the band go the chance to play in the mythical Download Festival.

2020 will be the year of the third Pitchblack album. Named “Death & Disbelief”, it should keep applying to all The Haunted, At The Gates, Entombed and Dismember fans with a soft spot for aggressive catchiness and surprising hooks.

Line-up:
Storm: guitars
Daniel: vocals
Schou: drums
Dag: bass

Web:
https://www.facebook.com/PitchBlackDenmark