#BAZUndergroundUpdates CXLIV
Once again, our writers Julia Katrin and Tom Osman are back at it again with a brand new instalment of the Underground Updates!
So, let’s see what’s out there…
VELNIAS Now available live on Eisenwald´s channel is the new song and video from Velnias right over here, and in addition Velnias has started their West Coast Tour Dates set for January 2023, so make sure you keep your eye open for the tickets!
EYES New single and video Generation L is out now by Eyes anf of course you can watch the video over here! In addition, a new album Congratulations will be released on February 3rd and so physical pre-orders are available over here, as well as you can pre-order the digital album here.
CENTURY Now available for streaming is the track Master Of Hell from Century´s upcoming debut record The Conquest Of Time. The album is set to be released on cassette by Headsplit Records, CD by No Remorse Records and LP by Electric Assault Records and as well as a bonus there will be copies of the record on limited colour vinyl which will only be available at their shows in March and April this year. Keep in mind the album will be released on April 21st, so if you want to get first dibs we encourage you to keep an eye open for tickets and show dates in order to get your hands on one of the vinyl!
TRIDENT OF DEATH This march Trident of Death will be on their European Tour 2023 with Azaghal, Corpus Christii, Liber Null and SIDIOUS! For more information regarding events and tickets you can head over here!
REPOSE RECORDS Short and simple update from Repose Records with message about their January sale, so head over here to check out the selection and use the code 2023 to receive 50% off all orders!
VENDETTA RECORDS Running a sale until the 20th of January, you can now get 25% of everything over at Vendetta Records, including Bandcamp downloads by using the codes nofuture over here and NOFUTURE over here.
BLACK LION RECORDS To wish us a very happy 2023, Black Lion Records started their January sale already with 50% off everything, by simply using the code blacklion50! In addition, there is a Name Your Price on digital, and of course they will be soon revealing new releases! Head over here to check out all of this!
WITCHING HOUR PRODUCTIONS Another new year sale is going on over at Witching Hour Productions which offers 25% off on anything from their Bandcamp! Including both physical merchandise and digital, the offer is valid until January 15th by using the code jan666 right over here!
JUNE 1974 Featuring a ton of guests from Extreme Metal bands like Death, Suffocation and Pestilence, Please Destroy Me is the second album by Italy’s June 1974. An instrumental Extreme Metal solo act of Federico Romano, the album is out now on Romano’s own Visionaire Records. He did the cover art too. What a busy young man. Listen to the album in full here.
NEIGE & NOIRCEUR Les Brumes Éternelles is the new album from Canadian Atmospheric Black Metal act Neige & Noirceur. Released through Italy’s Avantgarde Records, you can listen to the album in full here and buy a copy on CD.
JÖJJÖN Symphonic Avantgarde Black Metal coming via Hungary’s Jöjjön on China’s Extreme Metal label Pest Productions, in the form of Faust’s Grave. You can listen to the album in full here, with a link to buy the album on limited edition CD.
Having to pay gigantic sums for international postage is a real gear grinder.
While it’s our default setting to link Bandcamp pages in the case of new and pre-releases, we thought it would be helpful to add some online stores that might provide a useful alternative.
So if you see a release you fancy, but it’s being sold in a far off land and you don’t want to fork out on exorbitant shipping, see if any of the links below can remedy the situation.
Dark Essence (Norway) Dark Essence (US)
Direct Merch (Australia)
eOne Heavy (EU) eOne Heavy (UK) eOne Heavy (US)
Metal Odyssey (EU) Metal Odyssey (US)
Napalm Records (Germany)
Prophecy Productions (Germany) Prophecy Productions (US)
Rough Trade (UK) Rough Trade (US)
Season of Mist (EU) Season of Mist (US)
Southern Lord (EU) Southern Lord (US)
Throne Records (World)
Transcending Obscurity (EU) Transcending Obscurity (US)
One thing is for sure; the year 2023 is starting with a bang for sure! New releases, tour announcements and merch offers are at a high point and of course we encourage you all to take advantage of everything that is being offered to us!
By Julia Katrin and Tom Osman
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