blackened hardcore

Ripping forth like a dagger from the flesh of Austin, Texas comes the self-titled debut LP from the Lone Star State’s new wreckers of civilization, Skeleton. Having plied their black-market trade for several years in grime infested underground dungeons and sub-basements, 20 Buck Spin was called forth to issue Skeleton’s first LP, a cataclysmic expansion of the band’s unhallowed vision venturing well beyond its earlier borders.
 

Okkultokrati are keeping their fire alive with their new album “La Ilden Lyse”, which translates rougly as “Keep the Fire Burning”, on May 15th, 2020 via Southern Lord.

Italian Black Metal Hardcore act laCasta have revealed the details of their upcoming album, set for a release on February 28th, 2020, with powerhouse label Argonauta Records.

Titled In “Æternvm”, the band’s first full-length unites the darkest art in metal with the traditions of all that is extreme in a furious way: Bleak, dissonant and black-eyed sounds filled with rage and disgust.

Japan’s grinding hardcore unit Friendship are tearing across the UK in March 2020 for a run of dates in support of their latest, merciless album “Undercurrent”. Support comes from Kurokuma.

For a taste of the brutality to come, we have a recording of their recent live show in Tokyo available to view in full here.
 

New York’s Raspberry Bulbs - featuring members of Bone Awl and Rorschach - makes their Relapse Records debut with their highly anticipated new album, “Before the Age of Mirrors”.
 
Raspberry Bulbs emphasizes the volatile, confrontational attitudes of punk with the discordant sounds of lo-fi black metal and inspirational fever dreams found only in weird fiction.

Monopoli, Italy, rising Black Metal Hardcore act laCasta has announced the worldwide signing with Argonauta Records, who will release the band’s sophomore album in early 2020.

Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals will continue their 2019 worldwide live takeover with a month-long European tour. Set to commence on June 20th and run through July 20th, the journey includes a host of prestigious festival appearances including Graspop Metal Meeting, Hellfest, Roskilde Festival, and Dynamo Metal Fest. The band’s latest journey follows their recent Australian tour with Housecore labelmates King Parrot. See all confirmed dates below.
 

Italian post-metal six-piece, La Fin, have inked a worldwide deal with the ever-growing label Argonauta Records! Perfect in time, as the band is about to crash the studio to record their first full-length album by next month.

Japan’s biggest metal export in years, Crystal Lake, has dropped a visually stunning new video for their latest single “Hail to the Fire” today.

The song is featured on the band’s newly released album, “Helix”, that’s available everywhere now from SharpTone Records.

Watch the music video for “Hail to the Fire” below.

Japan’s heavyweight metalcore export Crystal Lake have announced that they will be playing two UK headline shows in June 2019 following their appearance on The Dogtooth Stage on the Sunday of this years Download Festival.

See all dates below.

UK Live Dates 2019:
16.06 - Download Festival, Donnington
18.06 - Star And Garter, Manchester*
19.06 - Boston Music Room, London*
* (just announced)