2009 News:
31 December 2009: VERMIN ‘Define : Divine’ CD of the month at
Musikverrueckt.de.
German webzine Musikverrueckt
elected Vermin’s latest work to be Metal CD of the month. Thank you Dr. Music!
Check it out at http://www.musikverrueckt.de/html/top_cds_des_monats.html. The
review text can also be found at ‘Define : Divine’s review
page for future reference.
29 December 2009: DDR bands featured in LEGACY (DE) and TERRORIZER
(UK).
German magazine LEGACY features
interviews with both THANATOS as well as with DEVIOUS in its 64th
issue, which currently is on sale. You can read those stories by clicking here (Thanatos) and here (Devious).
UK based magazine TERRORIZER
published short features with VERMIN and MURDER THERAPY in issue 191 (December
2009). You can read those here.
28 December 2009: US station WCNI Yearlist.
It’s that time of the year
again. ‘Abide’ from the ‘Vision’ album by Devious (50) and ‘The Reality’ (35)
from the ‘In Blood And Heart’ album by Persistense are in the top 50 over at
The Asylum Metal Radio Show. Bob (aka The Godfather of Metal) and WCNI
(Connecticut, USA): Thanks! Check out the full list over at http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=44865916&blogId=523818555.
No doubt more yearlists will pop up. If we come across them, we’ll add them
here.
German magazine LEGACY features
interviews with both THANATOS as well as with DEVIOUS in its 64th
issue, which currently is on sale. You can read those stories by clicking (Thanatos) and (Devious).
14 December 2009: Thanatos announces new drummer.
Today Thanatos issued the
following statement:
‘Thanatos have parted ways with
drummer Yuri Rinkel, who will be concentrating on his other band Melechesh from
now on. He has been replaced by Marco de Groot (left in the picture), who's
also playing with Dutch death metal band Houwitser and who used to play in
various acts including Altar, Blind Justice and Ordo Draconis.
2010 will see the return of Thanatos
to the live front!’
The new line-up:
Marco de Groot (Drums), Paul Baayens (Guitars), Marco de
Bruin (Bass), Stephan Gebédi (Guitars, Vocals)
Welcome Marco, and in the
meantime Deity Down Records wishes Yuri and Melechesh all the best.
13 December 2009: General update.
My buddy Zoltán from the
Hungarian webzine Fémforgács and MURDER
THERAPY’s guitarist Francesco crossed pens and came up with a very
entertaining in-depth interview. It’s in English, and a lot easier to read than
it would be in Hungarian. Check it out at http://www.femforgacs.hu/interju/498/Murder_Therapy_interview"
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teaming up with them at http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2927350&blogId=505157973.
Fact is that Merauder is 100% right. I’d like to grasp the opportunity to
elaborate on that truth.
Month after month there are so
many albums being released that stores wouldn’t be able to stock them all even
if they wanted to. So they make a choice. Given the tendency that CD sales
drop, stores will only stock those items of which they are sure that they won’t
end up having to put them in the ‘cheap’ bin. As a fellow music buyer, I know
this from first hand experience. Whatever it is that I want has to be ordered
in from the distributors’ warehouses most of the time.
As owner of DEITY DOWN RECORDS I
also know that, in spite of all other promotional tools that are available to
any label, bands need to be out on the road nowadays more so than ever before
in order to bring their music to the attention of the fans, simply because if
the stores can’t keep up with the enormous amount of monthly new releases, then
fans (who can only spend their money once) sure as hell can’t keep up either.
Big tours, smaller tours, club shows, they all count for any band who wants
want to attract new fans and expand its following.
So indeed, if you can’t find the
album of your desire in your local store, ask for it, DEMAND it! It’s the only
way if you don’t want to buy it online. If this truth applies to Merauder’s
latest album than it sure as hell applies to 98% of anything else that is out
there.
DEITY DOWN RECORDS’ releases are
likely among those 98%. Don’t expect them to stare you in the face from every
store’s display window. But don’t shrug and walk away thinking that they’re not
available either, because they are. Go in, ask for them and they will be
ordered in for you. Granted, if you’re living in the Himalaya mountain area, it
might take a wee bit longer than average.
03 December 2009: New signing!
Nijmegen,
Netherlands based Death outfit VICTIMIZER (http://www.myspace.com/victimizernl)
have signed to DEITY DOWN RECORDS (http://www.deitydownrecords.com). The band’s
full-length ‘Tales Of Loss And New Found Serenity’ is slated for release around
July of 2010.
Currently
VICTIMIZER consists of:
Left to
right: CHRIS (Bass), ANDREW (Guitars), NIELS (Vocals, TOXOCARA), RICHARD (Guitars,
Backing Vocals, THE BULLHAMMERS), ROMEO (Drums, TOXOCARA).
Recording sessions will begin in April 2010 at Split
Second Sound (http://www.splitsecondsound.nl)
in Amsterdam, Netherlands; the outcome of which will be mixed and mastered by
Dan Swanö at Unisound (http://www.unisound.se)
in Örebro, Sweden.
The album’s artwork will be designed and created by filmmaker, photographer and graphic designer Richard Spierings (http://www.myspace.com/richardspierings).
01 December 2009: New website.
In an
age where most websites are becoming fancier than fancy, we’ve decided to
revert back to ‘simple’ mode. From now on this will be it (until we change our
minds again, that is…). Some pages are still under construction, but the
general idea should be pretty clear for everyone. More news soon!
25 November 2009: Distributor change!
Starting
01 December, 7Hard (a division of 7us Media Group GmbH) will replace
our current distributor Radar Music in the German speaking
territories exclusively.
08 November 2009: Persistense interviewed on Boschtion Radio.
Next
tuesday November 10th Persistense's vocalist Stefan will be interviewed on Den
Bosch, NL radio! From Ron Coolen’s (the show's host) blog http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=450782458&blogId=517030679:
Interview
vocalist Persistense November 10th @ Let There Be Rock!
LET
THERE BE ROCK:
Our show
of Tuesday NOVEMBER 10, will feature an interview with Stefan van Vugt,
leadsinger of PERSISTENSE. Stefan will reveal all the secrets of their new
release 'In Blood And Heart'. Of course lots of other great music as well.
The
2-hour show starts at 9PM CET (Amsterdam time) on November 10. In other time
zones start time is:
- London
8PM
- New
York 3PM
- Los
Angeles Noon
- Rio de
Janeiro 5PM
- Moscow
11PM
- Tokyo
5AM (Wednesday November 11)
- Sydney
7AM (Wednesday November 11)
Keep
rockin'
Ron
Live
internet stream: http://w4.boschtion.nl/index.php?pageid=21
Podcasts:
http://w4.boschtion.nl/index.php?pageid=135&id_programma=199
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/Lettherebe_rock
19 October 2009: Dark Intentions quits.
Dark
Intentions will disband. Their last show will be at Avenue in Breda,
Netherlands on Nov 15 2009. In hindsight Dark Intentions' epitaph is the 2008
album 'Destined To Burn'. The band issued the following statement today:
In
Memoriam: Dark Intentions
Many
bands are quit when leaves fall. Dark Intentions is, unfortunately, no
exception to that trend. After more than 7 years we've decided to stop. When
the right motivation is no longer there, it is time to move on. A difficult,
but necessary decision. We'll finish off in style with a small tour through
Austria and a final show in our hometown of Breda, The Netherlands, on the 15th
of November.We'd like to specially thank Gerard of Deity Down Records &
Rick of Pure and Simple Records for believing in us; Stefan van Neerven for
being an excellent producer and friend; Harald for selling merch, hauling gear
and driving us around; Thed and Gerda for providing us with a practice space
plus all too many others that helped us to play our music. Last but certainly
not least we'd like to thank everyone that appreciated our music and came out
to our shows to enjoy themselves. It's been quite a ride, thanks a lot!
Jakob,
Martijn, Theo & Victor
October
2009
02 October 2009: Persistense interview online at 3voor12.
Sander
Tonino interviews Persistense’s band members Stefan (Vocals) and Jacques
(Guitars) for VPRO’s 3voo12: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel/42555283.
Read the full story. Dutch only!
18 September 2009: MORTON BLACK project canceled.
We’re
sad to announce that unfortunately the MORTON BLACK project no longer is with
Deity Down Records.
17 September 2009: PERSISTENSE New tracks online, websites
revamped.
English:
Coinciding
with the release dates of 'IN BLOOD AND HEART', the debut full-length by
Holland's intense, dynamic, groovy yet brutal metal band PERSISTENSE (not a
spelling error but a contraction of 'to persist' and 'intense'), the band has
completely revamped their websites.
On
PERSISTENSE's myspace http://www.myspace.com/persistensemetal,
three fresh album tracks 'The Reality', 'Overcome' and 'Sick World' are
available for streaming. The band's official home http://www.persistense.nl
features 'The Reality' and 'Further'.
Nederlands:
In het
kader van de release datums van 'IN BLOOD AND HEART', het debutalbum van de
Bossche formatie PERSISTENSE (intense, dynamische, brute, maar ook groovende
metal) heeft de band haar websites in een nieuw jasje gestoken.
Op
PERSISTENSE's myspace http://www.myspace.com/persistensemetal
zijn de kakelverse albumtracks 'The Reality', 'Overcome' en 'Sick World' te
beluisteren. Daarnaast kan op http://www.persistense.nl behalve
naaar 'The Reality' ook nog geluisterd worden naar nog een andere albumtrack:
'Further'.
08 September 2009: VERMIN finishes recording sessions.
English:
Holland's
brutal Death Metal outfit VERMIN, consisting of RON VERMUNT (guitars, backing
vocals), PASCAL PAYENS (drums), WOLF JOSTEN (guitars), LAURENS OERLEMANS
(vocals) and ROB DE WAARDT (bass, backing vocals) finished the work on their
second full-length 'DEFINE : DIVINE'.
The
record, mixed and mastered by Robbert Kok at AudioVisualz in Amsterdam and
successor to the band's 2006 debut CD 'A NIHILISTIC SWARM' will be available on
October 19th 2009 (World), November 2nd 2009 (UK/Eire). The artwork for 'DEFINE
: DIVINE' was created by Daniel Fernandes (Razorshark Productions).
The
track list is as follows:
Inferiorganism
Define :
Divine
Imminent
Perfection
Synthetic
Reality
I Walk
Among You
Idolize
The Poisonous
Nucleus
Surrounded
By The Silent
The
Inner Anomaly
Supremechanism
The band
has put the song NUCLEUS online for streaming at http://www.myspace.com/VERMINnl.
Nederlands:
VERMIN,
het Brabantse brute Death Metal kwintet bestaande uit RON VERMUNT (gitaar,
backing vocals), PASCAL PAYENS (drums), WOLF JOSTEN (gitaar), LAURENS OERLEMANS
(zang) en ROB DE WAARDT (bas, backing vocals) is klaar met de opnamen van hun
tweede full-length, die de titel 'DEFINE : DIVINE' draagt.
Deze
plaat, de opvolger van 'A NIHILISTIC SWARM' uit 2006 zal verkrijgbaar zijn
vanaf 19 oktober (wereld) en 02 november (UK/Ierland) Mix en mastering was in
handen van Robbert Kok (AudioVisualz) te Amsterdam. Daniel Fernandes
(Razorshark Productions) tekende voor het artwork
Op de
schijf zullen de volgende nummers te vinden zijn:
Inferiorganism
Define :
Divine
Imminent
Perfection
Synthetic
Reality
I Walk
Among You
Idolize The
Poisonous
Nucleus
Surrounded
By The Silent
The
Inner Anomaly
Supremechanism
Het
nummer NUCLEUS is inmiddels te beluisteren op http://www.myspace.com/VERMINnl.
01 September 2009: MORTON BLACK release date, tracklist, artwork
revealed.
English:
The
'CONFUSION OF EXISTENCE' EP by MORTON BLACK, the melodic metal project
masterminded by the multi-talented youngster JOEY FERWERDA (19) from Hoorn,
Netherlands, will be released through DEITY DOWN RECORDS on October 5th
(world), November 2nd (UK/Eire). Its release party will be held at MANIFESTO in
Hoorn, Netherlands on September 27th.
Along
with the previously announced appearances by English guitar hero PAUL CLARK
(DAVID CROSS BAND, CURSE OF THE 9TH, PAUL CLARK BAND) and MADICKEN DE VRIES
(ex-ANNATAR), MORTON BLACK now also features vocalists KOEN ROMEIJN
(DETONATION, CARDAMON, ENGORGE) and hard rock veteran STAN VERBRAAK (HIGHWAY
CHILE, ex-HELLOISE).
GEO
GRAFFELMAN of GRAFFELMEDIA created the record's artwork. The track list is as
follows:
01. Drown My Darling
02. Falling Tears
03. Rejected
04. Message From Above
05. Confusion Of Existence
06. Bless Yourself
A little
unmastered preview can be streamed from MORTON BLACK's MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/mortonblack.
Nederlands:
De EP
'CONFUSION OF EXISTENCE' van het door het 19 jaar jonge multi-talent JOEY
FERWERDA opgezette melodieuze metal project MORTON BLACK zal vanaf 5 oktober
2009 (wereld) en 2 november 2009 (UK/Ierland) in de winkels verkrijgbaar zijn.
Op 27 september zal in MANIFESTO in Hoorn het door DEITY DOWN RECORDS uit te
brengen schijfje feestelijk ten doop gehouden worden.
Naast de
al eerder aangekondigde bijdragen van de Engelse gitaarheld PAUL CLARK (DAVID
CROSS BAND, CURSE OF THE 9TH, PAUL CLARK BAND) en zangeres MADICKEN DE VRIES
(ex-ANNATAR) heeft MORTON BLACK ook vocalisten KOEN ROMEIJN (DETONATION,
CARDAMON, ENGORGE) en hard rock veteraan STAN VERBRAAK (HIGHWAY CHILE,
ex-HELLOISE) weten te strikken.
Het
artwork werd vormgegeven door GEO GRAFFELMAN van GRAFFELMEDIA. De volgende
titels zullen op 'CONFUSION OF EXISTENCE' te vinden zijn:
01. Drown My Darling
02. Falling Tears
03. Rejected
04. Message From Above
05. Confusion Of Existence
06. Bless Yourself
Een nog
ongemastered voorproefje van wat de luisteraar kan verwachten is vanaf heden te
horen op http://www.myspace.com/mortonblack.
28 August 2009: MURDER THERAPY: New song and video diary from the studio
online.
English:
Along
with a video studio report, Italian technical Death Metallers MURDER THERAPY
have posted 'STARING AT THE ZODIAC', another new track off of their debut album
'SYMMETRY OF DELIRIUM online at their MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/murdertherapy.
'SYMMETRY
OF DELIRIUM' is scheduled for release by DEITY DOWN RECORDS on September 07th
2009 (World) and October 5th 2009 (UK/Eire).
Nederlands:
De
Italianen van het technische Death Metal-gezelschap MURDER THERAPY hebben naast
een videodagboek van hun tijd in de studio ook 'STARING AT THE ZODIAC', een
nieuw nummer van het aankomende debuut 'SYMMETRY OF DELIRIUM' op hun MySpace http://www.myspace.com/murdertherapy gezet.
'SYMMETRY
OF DELIRIUM' zal op 07 september 2009 (wereld) en op 05 oktober 2009
(UK/Ierland) verschijnen via DEITY DOWN RECORDS. Eind September komt de band
voor een kort bezoekje naar Nederland.
03 August 2009: DEVIOUS Website restyled, new track online, tour
with Entombed and Merauder confirmed.
English:
Death
Metal quintet DEVIOUS (Netherlands) posted the song 'FALSE IDENTITY' from their
forthcoming third full-length 'VISION' online at http://www.myspace.com/DEVIOUSdomain. The band also launches
their completely revamped official home http://www.DEVIOUS.nl. 'VISION'
was mixed and mastered by JOCHEM JACOBS (TEXTURES) at SPLIT SECOND SOUND (http://www.splitsecondsound.nl)
in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The album release party will take place at ELSROCK
(Rijssen, Netherlands, http://www.elsrock.nl) on August 29 alongside the likes of
FLOTSAM & JETSAM, TANKARD, MUCKY PUP and SODOM. 'VISION' will be in stores
on August 31 2009 (world), October 5 (UK/Eire). DEITY DOWN RECORDS (http://www.deitydownrecords.com)
is taking pre-orders.
On the
following dates DEVIOUS will tour Europe with ENTOMBED and MERAUDER:
December
09 Turock Essen DE
December
10 Romein Leeuwarden NL
December
11 Jolly Joker
(Blitz und Donner Fest)
Braunschweig
DE
December
12 T.b.c. CZ
December
13 Szene Vienna AT
December
14 T.b.c. SK
December
15 Durer
Kert Budapest HU
December
16
Backstage
Munchen DE
December
17 Transilvania
Live Club Erstfeld CH
December
18 Live
Factory Adelsheim DE
December
19 Effenaar
(Eindhoven Metal Meeting) Eindhoven NL
Nederlands:
DEVIOUS
heeft het nummer 'FALSE IDENTITY' van hun aankomende full-length 'VISION'
online gezet op http://www.myspace.com/DEVIOUSdomain.
Daarnaast is de band's officiele website http://www.DEVIOUS.nl geheel
vernieuwd. 'VISION' zal op 29 augustus gepresenteerd worden tijdens Elsrock (http://www.elsrock.nl)
in Rijssen, waar DEVIOUS geprogrammeerd is met onder andere FLOTSAM &
JETSAM, TANKARD, MUCKY PUP en SODOM. DEVIOUS betreedt het podium omstreeks 14:10
uur. Het album werd gemixt en gemasterd door JOCHEM JACOBS (TEXTURES) in de
SPLIT SECOND SOUND (http://www.splitsecondsound.nl)
studio te Amsterdam. Vanaf 31 augustus (wereld), 5 oktober (UK/Ierland) zal
'VISION' in de winkels verkrijgbaar zijn. Heden is de voorverkoop bij DEITY
DOWN RECORDS (http://www.deitydownrecords.com)
gestart.
Op de
onderstaande datums trekt DEVIOUS met ENTOMBED en MERAUDER door Europa:
December
09 Turock Essen DE
December
10 Romein Leeuwarden NL
December
11 Jolly Joker
(Blitz und Donner Fest)
Braunschweig DE
December
12 T.b.c. CZ
December
13 Szene Vienna AT
December
14 T.b.c. SK
December
15 Durer
Kert Budapest HU
December
16
Backstage
Munchen DE
December
17 Transilvania
Live Club
Erstfeld CH
December
18 Live
Factory Adelsheim DE
December
19 Effenaar
(Eindhoven Metal Meeting) Eindhoven NL
28 July 2009: MURDER THERAPY finish recording ‘SYMMETRY OF
DELIRIUM’.
English:
The
recordings of 'SYMMETRY OF DELIRIUM', the debut full-length by Italian Death
Metal quintet MURDER THERAPY, produced, mixed and mastered by STEFANO MORABITO
(HOUR OF PENANCE, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE) at 16TH CELLAR STUDIO in Rome, have
finished. 'SYMMETRY OF DELIRIUM' is scheduled for release by DEITY DOWN RECORDS
in September of 2009 (World), October 2009 (UK/Eire).
Designer
ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN (PSYOPUS, CROWPATH, SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE
SKY, AS EDEN BURNS) took care of the art.
MURDER
THERAPY, influenced by acts such as CEPHALIC CARNAGE, IMMOLATION, CANNIBAL
CORPSE, MESHUGGAH, MORBID ANGEL, GOJIRA, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, will have the
following tracks to offer:
The
Scourge
Extra-Ordinary
Perfect Machine
Staring
At The Zodiac
Tales Of
The Bizarre
Equilibrium
Two
Shots In Colebrook
Hidden
In Lies
Asymmetry
Delirium
The band
uploaded the track 'EXTRA-ORDINARY PERFECT MACHINE' to their MySpace http://www.myspace.com/murdertherapy.
Nederlands:
Het
Italiaanse Death Metal kwintet MURDER THERAPY is klaar met het inblikken van
hun debuut full-length 'SYMMETRY OF DELIRIUM'. STEFANO MORABITO (HOUR OF
PENANCE, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE) tekende voor zowel de productie als de mix en de
mastering in zijn 16TH CELLAR STUDIO in Rome. 'SYMMETRY OF DELIRIUM' zal in
September 2009 (wereld), oktober 2009 (UK/Ierland) verschijnen via DEITY DOWN
RECORDS.
ALEX
ECKMAN-LAWN (PSYOPUS, CROWPATH, SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY,
AS EDEN BURNS) ontwiep het artwork.
MURDER
THERAPY's muziek herbergt invloeden van bands als CEPHALIC CARNAGE, IMMOLATION,
CANNIBAL CORPSE, MESHUGGAH, MORBID ANGEL, GOJIRA, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN. De
track list is als volgt:
The
Scourge
Extra-Ordinary
Perfect Machine
Staring
At The Zodiac
Tales Of
The Bizarre
Equilibrium
Two
Shots In Colebrook
Hidden
In Lies
Asymmetry
Delirium
De band
heeft als smaakmaker het nummer 'EXTRA-ORDINARY PERFECT MACHINE' online gezet
op http://www.myspace.com/murdertherapy.
26 July 2009: PERSISTENSE ‘IN BLOOD AND HEART’ release dates
announced.
English:
'IN
BLOOD AND HEART', debut full-length by groove metal band PERSISTENSE (not a spelling
error but a contraction of 'to persist' and 'intense'), scheduled to be
released by DEITY DOWN RECORDS in September of 2009 (World), October 2009
(UK/Eire) currently is being mixed and mastered at EXCESS Studio in Rotterdam,
Netherlands.
Artist
RONALD VISSER was responsible for the album's graphical representation.
PERSISTENSE
draws inspiration from the likes of MACHINE HEAD, LAMB OF GOD and PANTERA. The
record's track list is as follows:
Intro
Further
The
Reality
Infinite
Madness
Overcome
Progress
Doomsday
In Blood
And Heart
Sick
World
Further
information can be found on PERSISTENSE's MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/persistensemetal. Album tracks will
be posted there in the near future.
Nederlands:
Aan de
mix en mastering van 'IN BLOOD AND HEART', de eerste full-length van de groove
metal band PERSISTENSE (een samentrekking van de woorden 'to persist' en
'intense') die in september 2009 (wereld) en oktober 2009 (UK/Ierland) zal
verschijnen via DEITY DOWN RECORDS, wordt momenteel in EXCESS te Rotterdam
gewerkt.
Ontwerper
RONALD VISSER tekende voor de grafische vormgeving.
PERSISTENSE
put inspiratie uit het werk van onder andere MACHINE HEAD, LAMB OF GOD en
PANTERA. Op de plaat zullen de volgende nummers te vinden zijn:
Intro
Further
The
Reality
Infinite
Madness
Overcome
Progress
Doomsday
In Blood
And Heart
Sick
World
Meer
informatie is te vinden op http://www.myspace.com/persistensemetal
waar binnenkort ook enkele albumtracks te beluisteren zullen zijn.
14 July 2009: DEVIOUS: Album and release update.
English:
‘VISION’,
the forthcoming album by Death/Thrash band DEVIOUS (Hengelo, Netherlands)
currently is in the capable hands of JOCHEM JACOBS (TEXTURES) at the SPLIT
SECOND SOUND studio (Amsterdam, Netherlands) in order to be mixed and mastered.
DEVIOUS’
appearance at ELSROCK (August 29 2009 in Rijssen, Netherlands) alongside the
likes of FLOTSAM & JETSAM, TANKARD, MUCKY PUP and SODOM will also be
‘VISION’ ’s release party. DEITY DOWN RECORDS will have the CD in stores on
August 31 2009 (world) and September 7 (UK/Eire). Audio samples as well as the
complete track list will be made public at a later time. For minor updates
please visit http://www.myspace.com/DEVIOUSdomain.
Nederlands:
‘VISION’,
het nieuwe album van het Hengelose Death/Thrash kwintet DEVIOUS is aanbeland in
de SPLIT SECOND SOUND studio waar JOCHEM JACOBS (TEXTURES) de mix en de
mastering zal verzorgen.
Tijdens
ELSROCK op 29 augustus 2009 aanstaande in Rijssen, waar DEVIOUS samen met namen
als FLOTSAM & JETSAM, TANKARD, MUCKY PUP en SODOM aantreedt zal ‘VISION’
officiëel gepresenteerd worden. DEITY DOWN RECORDS brengt vervolgens de plaat
uit op 31 augustus (wereld) en 7 september (UK/Ierland). De tracklist en een
voorproefje van de nieuwe nummers zullen op een later tijdstip naar buiten
gebracht worden. Houd http://www.myspace.com/DEVIOUSdomain
in de gaten voor kleinere updates.
10 July 2009: Italian Death Metal band MURDER THERAPY hit the
studio.
English:
Death
Metal outfit MURDER THERAPY (Bologna, Italy, http://www.myspace.com/murdertherapy) have moved into the
16TH CELLAR STUDIO (HOUR OF PENANCE, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE) in Rome, Italy to
begin recording their full-length debut 'SYMMETRY OF DELIRIUM', slated to be
released by Netherlands-based label DEITY DOWN RECORDS later this year.
The
album, successor to the mini ‘THE THERAPY’ (self-released, 2007) will be the
first recording with a new line-up, one that moves MURDER THERAPY towards a
more violent, more modern and more schizophrenic sound. Song titles include THE
SCOURGE, EXTRA-ORDINARY MACHINE and ASYMMETRY.
Line-up:
RICCARDO
MESCHIARI (Vocals)
FRANCESCO
D'ADAMO (guitars, CRYPTIC THEORY)
SEAN
WORRELL (Guitars, CHAOS AMONG NAMELESS)
SIMONE
ESPERTI (Bass)
MARCO
'SAMU' BOLOGNINI (Drums, CHAOS AMONG NAMELESS)
The art
for 'SYMMETRY OF DELIRIUM' is under development by ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN, known for
his work for the likes of PSYOPUS, AS EDEN BURNS, SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE
ACROSS THE SKY, HACRICIDE.
Nederlands:
De uit
het Italiaanse Bologna afkomstige Death Metal band MURDER THERAPY (http://www.myspace.com/murdertherapy) is de 16TH CELLAR
STUDIO (HOUR OF PENANCE, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE) in Rome ingetrokken om er te
werken aan de opnamen van hun debuut full-length 'SYMMERTY OF DELIRIUM'. DEITY
DOWN RECORDS zal de schijf later dit jaar op de markt brengen.
Het
album, de opvolger van de in 2007 in eigen beheer verschenen mini ‘THE THERAPY’
zal het eerste wapenfeit zijn van de nieuwe line-up, waarmee de sound van
MURDER THERAPY nog bruter, moderner en schizofrener geworden is. Enkele titels
die een plaats op de CD vinden zijn THE SCOURGE, EXTRA-ORDINARY MACHINE and
ASYMMETRY.
Line-up:
RICCARDO
MESCHIARI (Vocalen)
FRANCESCO
D'ADAMO (Gitaar, CRYPTIC THEORY)
SEAN
WORRELL (Gitaar, CHAOS AMONG NAMELESS)
SIMONE
ESPERTI (Bas)
MARCO
'SAMU' BOLOGNINI (Drums, CHAOS AMONG NAMELESS)
Het artwork
voor ‘SYMMETRY OF DELIRIUM’ wordt gemaakt door ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN, die ook al
werkte voor namen als PSYOPUS, AS EDEN BURNS, SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE
ACROSS THE SKY en HACRICIDE.
02 July 2009: Metal project MORTON BLACK (NL) post full track online.
English:
JOEY
FERWERDA, instigator and mastermind of melodic metal project MORTON BLACK has
posted the track ‘World Is Closing In’ on the project’s MySpace http://www.myspace.com/mortonblack.
‘World Is Closing in’, featuring vocals by guest musician MARCEL OERLEMANS
(CEREMONY OF OPPOSITES) is a roughly mixed and unmastered non-CD track and fow
now, a MySpace exclusive. A preview of the songs on the upcoming mini
‘CONFUSION OF EXISTENCE’, due out later this year on Netherlands-based label
DEITY DOWN RECORDS will follow shortly.
Nederlands:
JOEY
FERWERDA, oprichter van en meesterbrein achter het melodieuze metalproject
MORTON BLACK heeft het nummer ‘World Is Closing In’ op http://www.myspace.com/mortonblack
gezet. Deze ruwe, niet gemasterde mix werd vocal ingevuld door gastzanger
MARCEL OERLEMANS (CEREMONY OF OPPOSITES). Het nummer verschijnt niet op de
aankomende mini ‘CONFUSION OF EXISTENCE’ en is vooralsnog enkel te horen op
MySpace. Een voorproefje van wat er later dit jaar dan wel op de door DEITY
DOWN RECORDS uit te brengen mini te horen is, zal binnen afzienbare tijd
onthuld worden.
28 June 2009: Review update and other news.
Finally,
some new bits and pieces in the news section. First and foremost, there has
been a massive update in the reviews section: 19 new THANATOS reviews and a new
one dealing with Dark Intentions' 'Destined To Burn' album. Out of the nearly
90 reviews we've acquired so far, only a handful describe THANATOS' 'Justified
Genocide' as a less than good album. This means that the majority of the
reviewers loves it. These numbers can't be wrong, so go to your nearest record
store and have them order the album in!! Some more news concerning other
upcoming Deity Down Records' releases...
DEVIOUS'
new work 'Vision', due in stores on August 31st is neatly on schedule. It'll be
an impossible album, in such a way that it'll top the critically acclaimed
preceding album 'Domain". Mix and mastering will be in the capable hands
of Jochem Jacobs (Textures). So keep your vision on 'Vision', trust me!
VERMIN
have completed recording the drums at Excess Studio in Rotterdam for their
second (yet untitled) album. One clearly will notice that the band has evolved
greatly since debuting with 'A Nihilistic Swarm'.
MORTON
BLACK' s project, originally scheduled to be released just about now, has been
postponed until September due to all kinds of delays.
Last but
not least: both PERSISTENSE and MURDER THERAPY will enter the studio soon to
begin recording sessions for their upcoming debut albums. We promise that it'll
turn out to be a rather hot fall. You're advised to come back from your
vacation destinations well rested. And finally, we've found a new distributor
in France. As of September Socadisc will replace our former partner Hurricane
Entertainment. That's all for now folks!
05 June 2009: DEVIOUS reveal new album artwork.
While
Death/Thrash band DEVIOUS (Hengelo, Netherlands) still is in the studio,
graphic artist Hrodger has finished the artwork for the quintet's upcoming
full-length 'VISION'.
'VISION',
the band's third album and successor to 2007's critically acclaimed 'DOMAIN' is
scheduled to be released by DEITY DOWN RECORDS on August 31 of 2009.
The
record will feature 8 brand new tracks, among which 'RESPIRATION OF FEAR' and
'HERITAGE OF THE RECKLESS'. Some pictures taken during the recording process
can be seen on http://www.myspace.com/DEVIOUSdomain.
09 April 2009: Metal project MORTON BLACK (NL) to debut on DEITY
DOWN RECORDS!
English:
'CONFUSION
OF EXISTENCE', the debut EP by MORTON BLACK, a project by 19 year-old
multi-talent JOEY FERWERDA from Hoorn, Netherlands, will be released by DEITY
DOWN RECORDS around June of 2009. MORTON BLACK is a project dedicated to
creating and recording melodic metal based on the paths that were set by acts
such as AYREON and AVANTASIA. The project is studio bound primarily, but will
also make live appearances.
Next to
JOEY (vocals, drums, guitars) contributions by guest and session musicians like
MADICKEN DE VRIES (vocals, ex-ANATAR), JIM VAN DE KERKHOF (drums, MORNING,
ex-UPLIFTED), BAS RENSEN (guitars, MORNING), MICHIEL VAN VEEN (guitars,
TRISOMY) and English shredder PAUL CLARK (DAVID CROSS BAND, CURSE OF THE 9TH,
PAUL CLARK BAND). More guest artists will contribute.
GEO of GRAFFELMEDIA
will be responsible for the artwork design. JOEY FERWERDA is endorsed by TK
CUSTOM Guitars and PAT STICKS (AMEDIA cymbals and BALBEX sticks). A video of
JIM VAN DE KERKHOF laying down drum tracks can be watched on MORTON BLACK's My
Space page http://www.myspace.com/mortonblack.
Dutch:
De
debuut EP 'CONFUSION OF EXISTENCE' van MORTON BLACK, een project van het uit
Hoorn afkomstige 19 jaar jonge multitalent JOEY FERWERDA zal rond juni 2009
uitkomen via DEITY DOWN RECORDS. MORTON BLACK is voornamelijk een studioproject
wat zich toespitst op het schrijven en opnemen van melodieuze metal, gebaseerd
op de werkwijze van AYREON en AVANTASIA, maar er zal ook live gespeeld gaan
worden.
Naast
JOEY (zang, drums, gitaar) werken gast- en studiomusici van allerlei pluimage
mee, zoals MADICKEN DE VRIES (zang, ex-ANATAR), Jim van de Kerkhof (drums,
MORNING, ex-UPLIFTED), Bas Rensen (gitaar, MORNING), MICHIEL VAN VEEN (gitaar,
TRISOMY) en de Engelse gitaarheld PAUL CLARK (DAVID CROSS BAND, CURSE OF THE
9TH, PAUL CLARK BAND). Meer namen zullen aan het rijtje worden toegevoegd.
GEO van
GRAFFELMEDIA zal verantwoordelijk zijn voor het ontwerpen van het artwork. JOEY
FERWERDA wordt via endorsement deals ondersteund door TK CUSTOM guitars en PAT
STICKS (AMEDIA cymbals en BALBEX sticks). Op MORTON BLACK's My Space pagina http://www.myspace.com/mortonblack
is inmiddels een video te zien waarop JIM VAN DE KERKHOF drumpartijen aan het
inspelen is.
23 March 2009: PERSISTENSE to open for TESTAMENT.
Tomorrow
Persistense will open for Thrash heroes TESTAMENT in the renowned Dynamo club
in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Meanwhile,
Metalrage webzine published an intie with Persistense conducted by CarpeSiem.
It's in English. Read all about it here.
VERMIN
have booked studio time in order to start the recordings of their follow-up to
"A Nihilistic Swarm". Details will follow.
Last but
not least, Mr. Terry Butler (Six Feet Under, Massacre) commented on THANATOS'
version of the Massacre song "Dawn Of Eternity" (from the recently
released album "Justified Genocide" (Quoted from Terry
Butler's personal MySpace page):
Massacre
cover by THANATOS!!!!!
Dutch
Legends THANATOS have done an amazing cover of DAWN OF ETERNITY from Massacre.
( A band I'm still in) It's Brutal!!! Check it out for
yourself
at www.myspace.com/THANATOS666 . It's off their new cd that will be out on
March 15th through Deity Down Records.
12 March 2009: First THANATOS reviews are in, first airplay
reported.
At this
moment the first reviews dealing with THANATOS' new album 'Justified Genocide'
are dripping in. And they all look very good to us! If this keeps up then it's
safe to say that the response to 'Justified Genocide' will be overwhelming. Not
only in written word, but the first radio playlists have reached us as well. http://www.brutalism.com
did a cool double feature in show 10 of 2009 (downloadable at Brutalism) while
Justified Genocide was awarded the status 'Album of the Week (aka One For The
Roo'd) at http://www.metalwarehouse.nl. Other stations like http://www.headbangersfm.com
(formerly known as Power Metal Radio) also have the album on rotation. More to
come!
04 March
2009: THANATOS (NL) about lyrics on JUSTIFIED GENOCIDE, new track posted.
A new
track off of THANATOS' soon to be released album 'JUSTIFIED GENOCIDE' has been
posted on the band's myspace http://www.myspace.com/THANATOS666.
The band has expressed the desire to shed a light on the meaning of the lyrics that
are to be found on the CD, and about where inspiration was drawn from:
'To
avoid any unnecessary controversy we've chosen to explain some of the lyrics on
our upcoming new album 'Justified Genocide' to be released on Deity Down
Records (March 16th 2009 EU/world, April 8th Germany/Austria/Switzerland, April
6th 2009 UK/Ireland). Our lyrics simply deal with either historical events or
morbid fantasies but since touching upon certain topics already seems reason
enough for certain people to brand a band as Nazis (which we obviously are
not!) we have decided to do this, so here we go...
They
Feed On Fear
Our
leaders use people's fear for war and terrorist attacks to set more rules, so
they can control our lives even more. A total invasion of our privacy based on
fear. The chance of getting hit by a meteor is 1,000 times bigger than to fall
victim to a terrorist attack. Big
brother is watching you...
Destruction.
Chaos. Creation.
A little
fantasy/Sci-fi tale about an alien super race out to destroy humanity simply
because they feel superior. Sounds familiar? Hmmz, makes you wonder if aliens
are religious as well?!
The
Devil's Triangle
A song
about the alleged unholy alliance of Nazism, freemasonry and occultism during
WWII. The Third Reich's link to the occult is often overlooked, but was
definitely present. Castle Wewelsburg was said to be the unholy center of their
occult practices. We tried to express their sick and twisted views in this song
(which definitely are not our views!).
March Of
The Infidels
Religious
fundamentalists (no matter what religion they follow) are the real Nazis of
today. The fact alone that they consider non-religious people as worthless
pieces of shit and the constant rise of their power makes them more dangerous
than any other force in today's society.
Justified
Genocide
A short
portrait of four of history's most notorious mass murderers and their twisted
views on the world. Who will be the next one to follow in their footsteps?
The
Netherworld
A very accurate
yet very uncomfortable description of the atrocities that went on in the
concentration camps during WWII. The gas chambers, the fear, the misery.
Unbelievable yet true...
Apostles
Of Damnation
An
ironic story about being punished for you sins, lust and indulgence. There's no
one out there to punish you so make your own rules.
Upwards
Spiritual Evolution
This
song's theme basically ties in with the lyrics of 'The Devil’s
Triangle'...dealing with the belief-system of arcane rituals and potent symbols
of the Nazis in the 1930's and 40's, with the ancient swastika appropriated for
the Nazi cause. The word 'Upwards' in the title should be seen in a ironic
context as this new found 'religion' led to the murder and oppression of
millions during World War II.'
02 March 2009: DEVIOUS to play ELSROCK FEST.
DEVIOUS
and DISABUSE have been confirmed for this year's Elsrock festival, set to take
place August 29, 2009 in Rijssen, Netherlands.
The
festival billing is shaping up as follows:
ACTION
IN DC
DEVIOUS
DISABUSE
FLOTSAM
and JETSAM
GENERC
MARTYR
MUCKY
PUP (20th anniversary reunion show)
SODOM
TANKARD
THE
BUTCHER
20
February 2009: THANATOS available! DEVIOUS, MURDER THERAPY, PERSISTENSE, VERMIN
status update.
For those
who cannot wait: THANATOS' new album now is available from Deity Down Records'
shop section. Official storedates remain as stated earlier. There's more news…
DEVIOUS started the recording sessions for their new album. The CD will go by
the title 'VISION'. Release date: late August. VERMIN, MURDER THERAPY and
PERSISTENSE are close to making studio arrangements as well. Furthermore, we've
taken one extra project on. An official press statement will reveal details
within the next couple of weeks. Musically, think along the likes of Ayreon and
Avantasia.
07 February 2009: THANATOS artwork revealed.
The
artwork for 'JUSTIFIED GENOCIDE', the new full-length by Dutch veteran
Death/Thrash quartet THANATOS, created by the band's bass player MARCO DE
BRUIN, is done.
DEITY
DOWN RECORDS' release dates for this album, the fifth one in the band's 25 year
long career are now set to April 6 2009 (UK/Ireland) and March 16 (EU/World).
'JUSTIFIED GENOCIDE' will be the successor to 'Undead.Unholy.Divine' (Black
Lotus Records 2004).
Other news:
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