Know, oh prince, that in the years following their self-titled debut, there was an age undreamed of for Stygian Crown. Hither came ‘Funeral for a King’, their sophomore record, heavy riffed, soaringly vocaled. Fists in the air, with gigantic melodies and gigantic doom, to tread the beer-drenched stages of your summer festivals under their sandaled feet. Taken from the Cruz del Sur Chronicles.
The outdoor stage on the 3rd day of Steelfest XII was the place for explosive and often high velocity performances by Blasphemy, Dødheimsgard, Acherontas, Barathrum and Sarkrista!
Steelfest XII brought a great collection of stellar underground bands to the festival’s indoor stage with headliner Mysticum, the current iteration of Horna with vocalist Spellgoth, Denial of God, White Death, Diocletian and Ifernach on the first day of the 3-day fest
The Chilean death metal quartet Rotten Tomb returns with a stellar release ‘The Relief of Death’ invokes the ancient sound of atmospheric death and doom metal. The album comes highly recommended for fans of Grave Miasma and Krypts. Out on Death Division Rituals.
The outdoor stage on the 2nd day of Steelfest XII was the place for explosive and often high velocity performances by Kroda, Infernal War, Ved Buens Ende, Délétère, and Corpsessed!
The second day of Steelfest XI delivered another serving of proper dark underground and extreme metal on the indoors stage with performances from Horna with vocalist Corvus, Misþyrming, Krzysztof Drabikowski’s БАТЮШКА, Strid, and Inferno!
The first day of Steelfest XII also brought a series of explosive and high energy performances to the outdoor stage with Unleashed, Aeternus, Hellbutcher, Craft, and Deathchain!
Steelfest XII brought a great collection of stellar underground bands to the festival’s indoor stage with headliner Gorgoroth, the first iteration of Horna with vocalist Nazgul, Antimateria, Commander Agares, Aegrus and Black Altar on the first day of the 3-day fest!
Finnish melodeath band Numento released last single ‘Opilion’ before the official release of their 3rd album ‘The Antimatter Fantasy’, set for release via Inverse Records in a couple of weeks!
Seattle death metal squad Noroth issued ‘Adorned In Rotting Flesh’ video, a track from their upcoming ‘Sacrificial Solace’ album, set for release in a couple of weeks via Carbonized Records!
