PRE-ORDER!!!! Out 18th of September 2020

PRE-ORDER!!!! Out 18th of September 2020

The quartet from Hesse, Germany starts off with a raw, powerful sound. The roots of DEPRAVATION lie between crust, sludge and hardcore. You can still feel and hear that today. The LIFEFORCE RECORDS debut "III: ODOR MORTIS" presents a band whose interests have meanwhile shifted further towards Death and Black Metal. DEPRAVATION's second album sounds incomparably more aggressive and fierce than the Giessen-based band's previous releases - most recently a split with label mates ANCST.Since is forming in late 2011, DEPRAVATION have played more than 300 concerts across Europe - meeting the musical needs of metal heads as well as the crust and hardcore punk audiences alike. Their never tiring DIY spirit helps the band spread their music across genre borders. And "III: ODOR MORTIS" is nothing different. The successor of "II:MALEDICTVM" (2013) has been recorded by and with Nikita Kamprad (Der Weg Einer Freiheit). What you hear are impetuous, unfiltered emotions and sudden brutality. But DEPRAVATION do not blast and shred alone. The musicians put just as much emphasis on striking grooves and eerie melodies."III: ODOR MORTIS" is both an extreme and multi-layered album, which hits musically violently and strives for relentless lyrics.

Walk Through Fire 'Vår Avgrund' preorder starts now! Listen to the first track 'Den Utan Botten' via Invisible OrangesHailing from Gothenburg, Sweden sludge doom quintet WALK THROUGH FIRE returns with their third studio opus entitled VÅR AVGRUND (Our Abyss). With 7 tracks and a total time of 75 minutes recorded this record is meant to be listened to in one piece – dragging you deeper into the abyss. Every chord, every snare hits the spot and is as important as the space in between. 6 years after ‘Hope is Misery’ WALK THROUGH FIRE prove they have found their own unique style of writing slow and extreme music. The album is the first with lyrics in Swedish, with themes mainly about the inevitability of tragedy and suffering in life – both as individuals, and as a collective. And these themes are perfectly visualized by long-time friend of the band, Göran Nilsson (Hydra Illustration). VÅR AVGRUND will be released on March 27, 2020 via Wolves And Vibrancy Records and Bloated Veins - label/distro in a limited edition of 500 copies double 12” heavyweight vinyl packed in a heavy gatefold sleeve.

This release is a collaboration between the Portland/Olympia based DarkFolk band Vradiazei and the spread all over Europe music collective Las Casas Viejas. The whole record is chracterized by mostly unplugged instruments, quiet and intimate sounds creating a mystical experience. Las Casas Viejas: We´d like to share two songs „Während des Tages“ and „...... und während der Nacht“ (During the day ...... and during the night) on this Split Record. These two songs are connected musically and in content, telling the story of experiencing a period of 24 hours using various instruments such as: organ, a microtonal tuned piano played with eight electro magnets, e-bows, percussion, micro tonal tuned hammered dulcimer and xyleophone next to guitars, bass drums and vocals. „Während desTages“ was recorded live at a friends house in the Austrian Alps, „...und während der Nacht“ was recorded a couple of weeks later at East End Studio in Berlin. Vradiazei: The tracks we are sharing on this release form a bridge from our earlier work to the present. Falling Water was recorded in a living room in 2013 in Olympia while Christine and Lilia were still fully in the band. It is the last song we wrote with that lineup and is previously unreleased. In 2016 we became a two piece and Ximeronei and Nychtonei emerged as our first compositions while we adjusted to our new configuration. We recorded these during winter 2019 in Olympia at a recording studio called the Owl Lodge. They can be considered two movements of the same piece, with Ximeronei representing new beginnings and Nychtonei, the inevitable end.

Pressing Details: 150x limited color + 350x black 180gram Vinyl, Gatefoldcover, Download CodeDefining a new sense of heaviness and musical introspection with their sound, the czech doom/crust metal band have created another work of epic wonders. Darker and more bleak than anything the band have previously released, BAESTIEN strip their sound down a bit, while at the same time building on something atmospherically colossal and vast. The sounds of barren, desolate wastelands where the search for hope lies distant… but not entirely non-existent.On one side its dark and atmospheric but on the other, the brutal d-beat riffs crush you into a pulp! Amazing album!

repress of the long time sold out Morne songs from their Split with Warprayer on side A and on side B you will find the Songs from their sold out 7inch. All Songs are remastered.

Pressing Details:200x color + 300x black, all in 180gram, gatefoldcover, LP-sized inserts, poster, Download Card, Artwork by Alex CF3rd record by ARCHIVIST from the UK, DE and AT.

3rd record from archivist

The third full length album by Göteborg's Grrrl-Käng outfit "Vicious Irene" is finally here and contains eleven storming tracks of shredding and bellicose feminist infused Grrrlcrust-Punk! Expect some more relentless swedish "kang-punk" and L7'esque grunge with heaps of scandinavian-black metal guitars in league with the unstoppable "full throttle human d-beat machine" behind the drum kit. Includes digital download! First 300 copies in limited orange vinyl. Any additional pressings are on black vinyl.

The follow up to 2018's debut album "First Demons" with two long crushing and roaring old school psychedelic metal-CRUST anthems from outta space. A heavy weight AMEBIX meets HELLHAMMER with KILLING JOKE in company and those comparisons are for real and not just some soulless marketing stunt. AKRASIA rule a crossover reality painted with the colors of decadence, cosmic horror, post-apocalyptic and sci-fi pantheons as well as a strong anti-religious and anti-authoritarian life approach. 

Pressing Details: 100x limited colored + 400x black Vinyl, 180gram Vinyl, LP-sized insert, Download Code, Artwork by Alex CFHailing from London via Spain and Germany, Arboricidio play raging emo crust, a visceral pandemonium of weaving guitars over heavy d-beat, bringing to mind the legends of A Coruña, Ekkaia, Madame Germen and Ictus -  with vocalist Amy’s venomous scream howling across desolate landscapes of collapsing pylons, bitter winds and withered trees. Featuring a member of Morrow, Guest vocals by Alex CF, for fans of Ekkaia, Madame Germen, Gattaca, Landbridge and Hyena

MARTYRDÖD hail from Sweden and originally formed back in 2001. While keeping true to the d-beat driven “Käng” crustpunk style-origins, MARTYRDÖD have quickly managed to develop their unique sound by adding a relentless edge of metal and a pivotal touch of Nordic melodies into the mix. “Hexhammaren” is MARTYRDÖD’s seventh studio album and was once again recorded with Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman (At The Gates, Arch Enemy, In Flames) in Gothenburg, Sweden. It will be available May 10th, 2019 as CD or LP with A2 poster.

Texas based elemental dark metal ensemble DEAD TO A DYING WORLD have completed work on their poignant new epoch “Elegy” set for release on CD/2LP/Digital on April 19th. Following up 2015’s ambitious “Litany” endeavor, “Elegy” sees the septet take their creative spirit to a new apotheosis resulting in the collective’s most focused and moving opus yet. With “Elegy”, DEAD TO A DYING WORLD craft their vast aural landscape in such flourish, one consisting of seamless of sonic textures guided by the likes of apocalyptic dark metal, doom metal, and epic cinematic post rock. With a musical structure that consists of three monolithic central tracks reinforced by three stirring interval segments, “Elegy” presents a new grandiosity in DEAD TO A DYING WORLD’s audial palette. One of the key musical components in “Elegy” are the monolithic melodic surges that thrive throughout “Elegy’s” discourse, whether it’s through the more aggressive post-black metal-ish flourishes that counter with the more melancholic yet immense melodic components that truly begin to define the band’s sound. The dual vocal projection of Mike Yeager and Heidi Moore continues to serve as a defining staple while the band also continue to expand their instrumentation, solidified even more through Eva Vonne’s viola which continues to bridge and become a central element in DEAD TO A DYING WORLD’s sound as well as including outer-sound instruments like expanded experimental percussion, hurdy gurdy, hammond organ/piano, and concert bass.Once again produced by Billy Anderson, “Elegy” being one of the acclaimed producer’s most riveting productions he’s done in recent times, “Elegy” once again sees the band welcoming a small cast of guest musicians. Featuring guest appearances by Thor Harris (ex-Swans) on four tracks alone, along with guest vocals by Jarboe (ex-Swans), Dylan Desmond (Bell Witch), and Emil Rapstine (The Angelus), along with contributions from Pablo C. Urusson (Sangre de Muerdago) and cello contributions from Tim Duffield (ex-Sans Soleil), the new contingent of guests helps elevate the narrative of “Elegy” to a new plateau. “Elegy”, a foretelling of a post-human world, explores themes of loss, grief, and the dawn of a new ecology through the eyes of a lone wanderer. The last human grieves the end of humanity, reflecting on the temporal insignificance of man and the sixth extinction caused by the Anthropocene – the end of our kind brought about by our own hubris, greed, and desire for power over one another. “Elegy” marks the third chapter in the trilogy, which explores our relationship to our world by reflecting on our past, present, and impending future.

Canada-Import!!!Texas based elemental dark metal ensemble DEAD TO A DYING WORLD have completed work on their poignant new epoch “Elegy” set for release on CD/2LP/Digital on April 19th. Following up 2015’s ambitious “Litany” endeavor, “Elegy” sees the septet take their creative spirit to a new apotheosis resulting in the collective’s most focused and moving opus yet. With “Elegy”, DEAD TO A DYING WORLD craft their vast aural landscape in such flourish, one consisting of seamless of sonic textures guided by the likes of apocalyptic dark metal, doom metal, and epic cinematic post rock. With a musical structure that consists of three monolithic central tracks reinforced by three stirring interval segments, “Elegy” presents a new grandiosity in DEAD TO A DYING WORLD’s audial palette. One of the key musical components in “Elegy” are the monolithic melodic surges that thrive throughout “Elegy’s” discourse, whether it’s through the more aggressive post-black metal-ish flourishes that counter with the more melancholic yet immense melodic components that truly begin to define the band’s sound. The dual vocal projection of Mike Yeager and Heidi Moore continues to serve as a defining staple while the band also continue to expand their instrumentation, solidified even more through Eva Vonne’s viola which continues to bridge and become a central element in DEAD TO A DYING WORLD’s sound as well as including outer-sound instruments like expanded experimental percussion, hurdy gurdy, hammond organ/piano, and concert bass.Once again produced by Billy Anderson, “Elegy” being one of the acclaimed producer’s most riveting productions he’s done in recent times, “Elegy” once again sees the band welcoming a small cast of guest musicians. Featuring guest appearances by Thor Harris (ex-Swans) on four tracks alone, along with guest vocals by Jarboe (ex-Swans), Dylan Desmond (Bell Witch), and Emil Rapstine (The Angelus), along with contributions from Pablo C. Urusson (Sangre de Muerdago) and cello contributions from Tim Duffield (ex-Sans Soleil), the new contingent of guests helps elevate the narrative of “Elegy” to a new plateau. “Elegy”, a foretelling of a post-human world, explores themes of loss, grief, and the dawn of a new ecology through the eyes of a lone wanderer. The last human grieves the end of humanity, reflecting on the temporal insignificance of man and the sixth extinction caused by the Anthropocene – the end of our kind brought about by our own hubris, greed, and desire for power over one another. “Elegy” marks the third chapter in the trilogy, which explores our relationship to our world by reflecting on our past, present, and impending future.

Pressing Details: 150x limited colored + 350x black Vinyl, 180gram Vinyl, Gatefoldcover, LP-sized insert, Double-LP-Sized 4c poster, Silkscreened on the B-Side, Download Code, Artwork by Alex CFSwedens MYTERI team up with PROCRASTINATE from Greece for a Split LP release. 

After four years of meticulous songwriting, Radare return with their fourth album titled Der Endless Dream. In contrast to their previous, self-recorded album Im Argen, the Wiesbaden and Leipzig-based band chose to record Der Endless Dream with Lari Eiden at Lunar City Studio in Darmstadt. The result is a sonic journey characterised by droning synths, soothing woodwind, and wailing guitars, for fans of Slint, Bohren & Der Club of Gore, and the soundtrack of Twin Peaks.Der Endless Dream explores the confusion of adolescent desires in a collage of warm greys and dark earth tones, retaining the cinematic aspects of previous records, but exchanges the narrative focus for one more diverse and scenic.Whilst the band’s debut album, Infinite Regress (2010), was an affair of heavy riffing and abrasive textures—a sound they moved away from on 2011’s Hyrule—it was their 2015 album, Im Argen (also released by Golden Antenna Records), which marked the fruition of a more ontemplative sound dominated by Rhodes piano and brushed drums. Der Endless Dream is a further progression from that sound, being more guitar and synth-driven, and features an updated line-up of Fabian Bremer (guitars, synths), Henrik Eichmann (drums, clarinet), Jobst M. Feit (guitars, synths), and Dominik Fink. Fink replaces longtime band member Matthias Jurisch on bass and adds a different tonal color to the album with his saxophone.Der Endless Dream was mixed by Henrik Eichmann and mastered by Harris Newman, the latter of whom has previously worked with bands such as Timber Timbre and Arcade Fire. The album features cover art and packaging designed by Fabian Bremer

Pressing Details: 150x limited colored + 350x black Vinyl, 180gram Vinyl, Gatefoldcover, Download Code, Artwork by Alex CFTerra Mater from australia is playing an unrelenting, down-tuned, strings-driven melodic d-beat hardcore with a neo crust-edge and outstanding brutal female and male dual vocals. Extremely powerful lyrics, artwork and presentation. Taking right where SCHIFOSI, EKKAIA, ASHKARA, MADAME GERMEN...  left off. This release is very dark, heavy and melody driven.

new LP by King Apathy (Former THRAENENKIND)the music is a mixture of crustcore, post rock, post black metal and hardcore punk. The earlier recordings had more black metal and shoegaze influences, while the “The Elk” album contains a lot more crust and hardcore punk and offers also five completely instrumental post rock songs. The focus lies on creating atmosphere and melancholy.Thränenkind was founded in 2007 by Nathanael and Pesten. 2008 the first demo-cd was recorded, which got mainly positive reviews. 2009 the first live show was played. In 2010 the demo CD was re-released as an EP and shortly afterwards the split-CD with post black metal/post rock band Heretoir followed. In 2012 the first full-length album “The Elk” was recorded, which will be released in summer 2013 via Lifeforce Records.Most of the band members are vegan and/or straight edge and they share interests in the ideas of green anarchism, civilization critical thoughts and left-wing politics. The lyrics focus on issues like interpersonal relations, human society, anarchism or the relationship between humanity and nature.The band name could be translated to something like “child of tears”. It was chosen as a contrast to all the “grim” and “cliché” black metal band names. It hints at Thränenkind’s emotional side. The band members are fascinated of the name’s ambiguity and they also like the fact, that the name leaves room for a lot of different interpretations.

At every stage of their career, Downfall Of Gaia’s output has been critically lauded and has garnered fevered responses from their devout fan-base, and their fifth album is primed to push things to the next level. Comprised of 6 tracks, Ethic Of Radical Finitude is the international quartet’s most melodic, most structured and most dynamic release to date, once more building upon the epic and unique sludgy, crusty, exploratory metallic sound that has organically evolved with every release. “It combines elements from our earlier releases with the path we took on Atrophy (2016),” states guitarist/vocalist Dominik Goncalves dos Reis. “There are long atmospheric parts with enough time to breathe, enough time to unfold, and on the other side there are harsh and melodic blastbeats. Each song is some kind of journey, with emotional ups and downs.”Tracklist:01. Seduced By... 02. The Grotesque Illusion Of Being 03. We Pursue The Serpent Of Time 04. Guided Through A Starless Night 05. As Our Bones Break To The Dance 06. Of Withering Violet Leaves

Pressing Details: European Pressing: clear with golden swirl and black splatter, black vinyl, download codeWe are pleased to re-introduce "Reprise" - a remix, remaster, and reimagining of our 2011 self-titled album, featuring remix by Billy Anderson and additional unreleased cover of Leonard Cohen's "Dance Me To the End of Love". Rather than simply repress the long out-of-print self-titled album, they wanted to revisit the material and present it in a way the band believes it was meant to be. With Billy Anderson at the helm once more, these songs breathe new life into the original material just as they had when they were written. Many thanks to their friends who made this record such a meaningful origin in so many ways.

PRE-ORDER!!! To be released by the 9th of october 2018Pressing Details: 150x pink + 350x black Vinyl, 180gram, bright yellow silkscreen print on side B, Logo Patch, LP-sized Insert, Download Code, Artwork by Alex CF8 tracks of pissed off hardcore punk from Bristol, UK. In the vein of LIMP WRIST, DROPDEAD and GLOSS. With lyrics dealing with social anxiety, bullying, self confidence and identity, TOIL AND TROUBLE is about finding solace in sharing difficulties, ideas, punk and friendship.

With just two concept albums, 2015’s “Pain Cleanses Every Doubt” and its 2016 follow-up “Converging Sins”, and some splits and EPs, Cologne-based black metal outfit ULTHA have managed to conquer the scene by storm. With the will to differ and the vision to create, the four-piece band has achieved a goal that hardly any band from the at times stubborn (black) metal scene will ever achieve: Conceiving unique, fresh and at the same time harsh but beautiful sweeping black metal art. Now ULTHA have delivered their third concept album, the aptly named “The Inextricable Wandering”, perfectioning their mix of black metal fury, doom heaviness and dark wave gloom. This third album is yet another big step up the ladder to contemporary extreme metal's pantheon and at the same time an unstoppable mahlstrom into the darkness of the human mind: A haunting ride into a void conceived through omnipresent fear, ongoing disappointment and overwhelming melancholia. With six tracks and a total playing time of over 66 minutes, “The Inextricable Wandering” is the perfect soundtrack for dark days and losts souls. Get “The Inextricable Wandering” on Digiapk CD, gatefold 2LP and digitally