Oriental Beat by Hanoi Rocks gets the redux treatment, officially mixed and revived from the original sessions, and released on March 17th on deluxe vinyl, CD and digital formats. Dubbed the “re(al)mix”, this 40th-anniversary edition was mixed by Petri Majuri at E-Studios in Finland in collaboration with the band. Vocalist Michael Monroe calls this release “the longest and …
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THROAT release their third album, ‘Smile Less’ on Friday 14 May 2021 and release the offical video for Vanilla Cuts Throat’s third album, ”Smile Less” carries a significantly darker tone compared to the band’s previous output albeit the light at the end of the tunnel has always been dim. While …
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There’s light at the end of the dim tunnel as THROAT announce their third album, ‘Smile Less’ due for release 14 May 2021 Smiles are contagious, so in these troubled times, Throat urges you to smile less. Throat’s third album, ‘Smile Less’ carries a significantly darker tone compared to the …
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THE LIMIT release “Black Sea” music video from their new album “Caveman Logic” out April 9th 2021 via Svart Records Svart Records is proud to present The Limit. Punk & Doom originators go straight to the soul of heavy rock on their new album Caveman Logic to be released via Svart Records on the 9th of April …
Read More »Hamburg- based Stoner Metal / Sludge outfit HIGH FIGHTER have just hit the studio to record their first full length album, now the band announced that they have signed a worldwide deal with Finland’s cult label SVART RECORDS! Born in the summer of 2014 by former band members of A …
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The Deathtrip stream the entirety of their debut album, Deep Drone Master – set for international release on November 14th via Svart Records – at Metal Hammer magazine’s website. Early ’90s-era cold Norwegian-style minimalist black metal mixed and brought back from the dead by scene originator Snorre Ruch, from the …
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Come with me now on a journey into the dark side of the blues! Self described by the band as “Doom/Metal/Blues”, ‘Witch Mountain‘ go to the places other bands tremble to set a foot. With a mix of genres they really have this style of music not just pinned down, …
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Jess and the Ancient Ones, while preparing to join King Diamond on his October/November North American tour as special guests, present a new recording of two exclusive songs to be released on 10″ vinyl only. The title track “Castaneda” is available for streaming here: The band’s comments: “”A path is …
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SVART RECORDS announces the signing of MORBID EVILS. Formed by Keijo Niinimaa (Rotten Sound), the sludgy Finnish four-piece MORBID EVILS crawled out from the sewers in early 2014, and are already, after months of arduous work, putting the finishing touches to their debut album, which the group recorded and produced themselves …
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SVART RECORDS announces the signing of LOTUS THIEF. A San Francisco-based duo, LOTUS THIEF will release their debut album, Rervm, this coming autumn on CD, double-vinyl, and digital formats through SVART. Comprising the immense talents of Bezaelith (Botanist, Mina Loy, The Night Falls) and Otrebor (Botanist, Ordo Obsidium), LOTUS THIEF weave …
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Doom-death upstarts VAINAJA stream the entirety of their forthcoming debut album, Kadotetut, at heavily trafficked tastemakers MetalSucks.net. Set for international release on May 23rd through SVART RECORDS, Kadotetut is being called “the heaviest thing you’ll hear all year” by MetalSucks. Taking influences from early ’90s death metal and doom, VAINAJA …
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Doom/psych alchemists OPIUM WARLORDS premiere the new track “The Self-Made Man” at Metal Hammer magazine’s website. The song hails from OPIUM WARLORDS’ forthcoming Taste My Sword of Understanding, set for international release May 30th via SVART RECORDS. Set to be released on CD and double-LP formats, Taste My Sword Of …
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Today, SVART RECORDS sets May 30th as the release date for OPIUM WARLORDS’ Taste My Sword Of Understanding. Set to be release on CD and double-LP formats, Taste My Sword Of Understanding is the third offering of OPIUM WARLORDS, the final project of Sami Albert Hynninen (REVEREND BIZARRE, THE PURITAN, …
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SVART RECORDS announces May 23rd as the release date of VAINAJA’s debut album, Kadotetut. Taking influences from early ’90s death metal and doom, VAINAJA is a three-headed beast from Finland, and their Kadotetut debut is one of the heaviest records ever made in the Finnish language. Besides the crushing riffs …
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SVART RECORDS announces May 16th as the international release date for TUSMÖRKE’s ‘Riset Bak Speilet’. A Norwegian group, TUSMÖRKE (”Twilight”) is a strange beast. With roots stretching deep into the Scandinavian neo-progressive rock underground of the early ’90s, the identical Momrak twins recorded a TUSMÖRKE demo in 1997 but soon …
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Magical and psychedelic UK group POMBAGIRA will be returning this fall with a new album to be released by SVART RECORDS. Titled Flesh Throne Press, the work will be available on CD, double-vinyl LP, and digital. POMBAGIRA was formed in 2008 by Peter Hamilton-Giles and Carolyn Hamilton-Giles out of a …
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A record of stunning, perennial beauty as elegant and lucid as it is powerful and cinematic. It sets the benchmark for Floydism of the modern age, with an eagle eyed vision for wavering dynamics and avalanching crescendos, the London five-piece have, in Illusory Blues, a slab of progressive excellence. To …
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Retro revivalism is a movement very much in full flow. With Scandinavian acts the likes of Graveyard, Witchcraft and Blues Pills leading the way, the sound of the late 60s and early 70s, with all its hazy vibes and values are being resurrected and dressed with a modern edge. Yet …
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Finnish doom psych rock beat combo offer a treat
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Finnish doom merchants offer taste of things to come
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