Xtreem Music Announces Release Of Incantation “Demo #1” Via 10 Inches of Deathcult

Xtreem Music continues to unearth the past via their 10 Inches of Deathcult Series, and has announced plans to re-release the 1990 demo entitled Demo #1 by longstanding death metal veterans Incantation. Demo #1 features early versions of classic tracks that would eventually find their way onto Onward to Golgotha and features Mortician founder and vocalist Will Rahmer on vocals.

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That Glorious “I Believe In The Dark Lord” Sample From Necrophobic “Unholy Prophecies” (The Nocturnal Silence)

Every now and then, someone says (or writes) something so inane that the only proper response seems to be to quote the archly disturbing rant sampled in Necrophobic “Unholy Prophecies” from their 1993 melodic Swedish death metal album The Nocturnal Silence which goes something like this:

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Analysis of Beethoven’s Symphony No.9

Even if the main part of the work was composed between 1822 and 1824, the Symphony n°9 is the fruit of a long maturation which lasted more than thirty years. Thirty years for the idea of ​​a symphony with choir to progressively take hold in the mind of Beethoven. Thirty years during which the music and the text of the “Ode to Joy” will evolve in parallel, each one gradually taking shape over the course of Beethoven’s compositions, before finally being reunited in their last symphony.

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Century Media Records Hosts Isolation Festival Live Stream On May 14, 2020

As the civilized world dithers over whether to open back up and suffer some ‘rona casualties or stay closed for a prolonged sequel to the Great Depression, business including the music business goes on where it can, even if it must be done from home, which is where you can stream Voivod, Borknagar, Insomnium and a bunch of random bands on May 14th.

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Profanatica Attacks Nu-Black Poseurs For Fear Of COVID-19

Paul Ledney of Profanatica/Havohej presents one of those personalities who navigate the world by gut instinct but generally uncover more than they know at the time. Much as in his black metal career, in his role as cultural critic of the black metal scene, Ledney put his finger on the rot at the heart of the community with recent comments on the COVID-19 panic or pandemic.

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