December 2019 – METAL PURGATORY MEDIA

BLACK BREATH Bassist Elijah Nelson Has Passed Away

December 31, 2019 0

We have sad news from Black Breath as it has been made known that their bassist Elijah Nelson has passed away at the age of 40. The cause of death has not yet been revealed. May he rest in peace. Southern Lord Recordings posted on Instagram: “Extremely saddened to hear about the passing of Black Breath bassist: Elijah Nelson. Elijah was a very kind, gentle dude who completely ripped it up every time he played. He was also a legendary […]

HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY Announce First Ever U.S. Show

December 30, 2019 0

Post-black metal outfit Harakiri for the Sky have been announced to play Northwest Terror Fest, the band’s first show in the United States. The festival will take place the weekend of May 28th in Seattle. Other notable acts this year include Ringworm, Suffocation, and Cloak. The full lineup will be revealed on Thursday.

CARACH ANGREN Finish Mixing New Album

December 30, 2019 0

In a brief update on their Facebook page, black metal outfit Carach Angren have confirmed that mixing of the band’s upcoming studio album has been completed. No other details about the release have been revealed, but it can be assumed that I’ll be out in the first half of 2020. The album will be the follow up to 2017’s “Dance and Laugh Amongst the Rotten”, which was released via Season of Mist.

ENTHEOS To Release New Music In 2020

December 29, 2019 0

Progressive death metal outfit Entheos have announced that they will be releasing new music in 2020. Whether or not this is a single/EP, or a full length album is yet to be determined, but anything new from the band is definitely welcome. The band’s last release was the album “Dark Future”, which released in 2017 via Spinefarm Records.

MARDUK Part Ways With Bassist Dan Andersson

December 29, 2019 0

Marduk bassist Dan Andersson has announced that he will be leaving the band, of which he had been apart of since 2004. The reason given by Andersson is that he intends on focusing more on studio work. No word on his replacement has been given as of yet. His full statement reads: “After a total of 17 years, 70 countries, and almost 900 gigs, I have decided to leave the band. I intend to focus more on the studio. I […]

GHOST BATH Begin Recording New Album

December 28, 2019 0

Depressive/Suicidal black metal outfit Ghost Bath have begun recording their fourth full-length album. The announcement comes as a post on their social media, a caption-less image of the the drum-set being used on this record. This will be the band’s first album since 2017’s Starmourner. The as of yet untitled album will be out sometime in 2020 via Nuclear Blast Records.

ORIGIN To Tour North America This Spring

December 27, 2019 0

Technical death metal heavyweights Origin have announced their plans to tour North America this March/April. No dates have been revealed, but Beneath the Massacre and Defeated Sanity are set to support, with more unannounced bands also joining the bill. Origin’s announcement reads: “North America! This March/April Origin returns for the second edition of the Occupation Domination tour! This time we are happy to announce we are bringing with us Beneath the Massacre from Quebec and Defeated Sanity from Germany, with […]

TAAKE To Co-Headline European Tour With KAMPFAR

December 27, 2019 0

Black metal bands Taake and Kampfar have announced a European co-headline tour, set to kick off in early March. Necrowretch are billed as support. Dates are as follows: 19/03/20 Kwadrat Krakow (PL) 20/03/20 Nova Chmelnice Prague (CZ) 21/03/20 Hellraiser Leipzig (DE) 22/03/20 Viper Room Vienna (AT) 23/03/20 Dürer Kert Budapest (HU) 24/03/20 Orto Bar Ljubljana (SI) 25/03/20 Legend Milano (IT) 26/03/20 Alchemica Music Club Bologna (IT) 27/03/20 Hall of Fame Zürich (CH) 28/03/20 Gebr de Nobel Leiden (NL) 29/03/20 L’Entrepot […]

THE ACACIA STRAIN Release New Album

December 26, 2019 0

Metalcore band The Acacia Strain have released a brand new album, titled “It Comes In Waves”. The album was a surprise release, barring rumors of its existence that popped up a week ago. The full album is available to stream, or can be preordered here: The Acacia Strain

OPETH Bassist Launches New Death Metal Band Named WHITE STONES

December 25, 2019 0

From Opeth’s bassist Martin Mendez comes White Stones, a new death metal project. The band has announced the signing with Nuclear Blast and revealed that their debut album named Kuarahy (pronounced Kwa-Ra-Hee) will be released early next year, on March 20th. It was recorded at the Farm Of Sounds studios in Barcelona and produced by Martin Mendez himself, while Jaime Gomez at the Orgone Studios in the UK was responsible for mixing and mastering. Martin Mendez commented about the signing: […]