Releases – October 2021

I bet you guys will walk the ceiling while wetting your pants when you listen to the first songs “Set ForDeath“ and “Nowhere Is Here“. These punk-rock songs are like having ants in your pants or as the mighty DZ Deathrays say: “It’s as close as you can get to taking amphetamines audibly.”But only “punkrock”? Nah, it’s not so easy with The Death Set – is it Electro, Noise, Punk or Artifartishit?You better go watch a show of these maniacs, then ...

I bet you guys will walk the ceiling while wetting your pants when you listen to the first songs “Set ForDeath“ and “Nowhere Is Here“. These punk-rock songs are like having ants in your pants or as the mighty DZ Deathrays say: “It’s as close as you can get to taking amphetamines audibly.”But only “punkrock”? Nah, it’s not so easy with The Death Set – is it Electro, Noise, Punk or Artifartishit?You better go watch a show of these maniacs, then ...

CATALEPTIC was formed 2003 and contains members from well known acts like Gorephilia, Corpsessed or Solothus. F.f.o. Temple Of Void, Saturnus, Insomnium, Wine From Tears or early Tiamat.„The Tragedy“ was produced/engineered and recorded by Matti Mäkelä (Corpsessed, Profetus, Tyranny) at Furnace 5034 during June’20 and January’21 and mastered by Henri „Trollhorn“ Sorvali at Trollhouse Audio. Responsible for the great artwork is Lauri Laaksonen (Desolate Shrine, Convocation).Track listing:01. Alpha Strike02. Disarmed. Disowned. Betrayed03. Whipped To Drudgery04. Lost05. Recompense In Death06. To Burn This World ...

LIH was created in 2001 by Stefano G. and Nicola D.A. and nowadays plays a technical form of extrememetal with heavy influences from black metal. During this 20 years, LIH spent the first 10 as a duo, withvery turbulent and avant-garde releases; after a long pause of 6 years, LIH returned as a band andembraced the actual artistic direction. “Laetitia” means happiness, “holocaust” means sacrifice: so themonicker stands for “happiness in sacrifice”.TRACK LISTING1. Riflesso d’autunno2. Luce Algida3. The Pale Illusion4 ...

Day Of Atonement was the creation of drummer Phil Gibson (ex-Mortification), guitarist Lincoln Bowen (still in Mortification at the time) and bassist/vocalist Dave. Their objective was to bring together death/grind metal and hardcore in as brutal manner as possible. This mission was successful – their one-and-only album “Cremation Of The Guilty” was delivered up in 1998. Originally released on an obscure British label, this album is so brutal that it could be the soundtrack to the apocalypse! The sound of this Aussie band is ...

Continuing with our chronological release of Mortification albums on VINYL, Soundmass are happy to announce the LP release of their 8th studio album Hammer Of God.Mortification are the undisputed pioneers of Christian death/thrash metal and Australia’s most successful metal band. With releases on label giants like Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade, albums like “Scrolls Of The Megilloth” and “Post Momentary Affliction” which are considered classics, world tours and a sound that is constantly being reinvented – having delved into death ...

You may, or may not, need to be introduced to the THRASH PUPPIES. They originate from Melbourne, Australia, and the days of fanzines and trading cassettes in the underground metal subculture. The band played Aussie and New Zealand festivals and had songs on various compilation CDs. Ring any bells yet?Soundmass is happy to be re-issuing “Unleashed!” on CD – the one-and-only (cassette-only) Thrash Puppies release from 1993. They were a crossover band, of sorts, who very much had their own ...

RAGEFLOWER… interesting name for a thrash band, but that’s how it began for this band from Perth, Western Australia. Thrash that was aggressive, yet full of melody, regular tempo changes and mellow interludes. This sound was captured on their debut (cassette-only) 6-song EP “Awaiting” in 1995. The vocal variation on this recording – clean, yelled, growled – matched the diversity of the music perfectly and they were economical with the lyrics, making every word count. We would call this “clever” ...

CD 4-PANEL DIGIFILE(ECOPACK)+4-PAGE BOOKLET.JÄRNBÖRD was formed in 2015.In 2017 they release a split album (LP/CD/DIGITAL) with swedish grinders Resonace Cascade.Now in 2021, they are back with a new fullength album AND a new line-up!The new album -“Gör Om, Gör Fel”, consist of 11 tracks, where the first 10 tracks are fast&heavy GRINDCORE/PUNK and the other tracks is alternative/remixes (Harsh electronics and synth-filled landscapes of noise) of the other 10 songs! this one is called – “gör om, gör fel – alternativ sanning” ...

KOLOSSUS born in 2014 and, after a split CD with another band (Manon) in 2018, in 2020 Helliminator, mastermind of the project, gives voice to his most obscure tunes into Atmospheric Black Metal with a new incarnation named “The Line Of The Border” released through Satanath Records. The album, which had the presence of E. Prandoni (Ancient live session) at the drums and Vicotnik (DØDHEIMSGARD) as special guest vocals on one song, received very good feedbacks, great reviews and it is one of ...

1982 this very young Band from Bolzano (Italy) was formed.1984 The Band sign a deal with the major Label CGD M.Milano.1986 the first album DIRTY ARMADA. Their concerts in Italy and Austria received numerous positive reactions from audience and critics. 1988 with their second album “PICTURES OF WAR” the Skanners reached the peak of popularity by playing as Special Guest for Motörhead ‐ Twisted Sister‐ R.J. Dio Helloween ‐ Saxon‐ Girlschool and many others. The Band showed their talent and ...

EvilSpell’s story begins in the spring of 2006. At the time, Filo (guitar), Igor (drums) and Fra (bass) play in the Templars, but after finding themselves performing without the vocalist and the second guitarist when these decide not to show up at a concert at the last minute, that night on stage EvilSpell is born. At first they manage as a threesome, composing and holding some concerts. After finding a guitarist and singer in Salvo, in the winter of the ...