BAZUndergroundUpdates CCXXIV
And we have entered the last month of summer! Of course, The Underground Updates can’t tell any difference between months!
So, let’s see what’s out there…
BEHEMOTH Surely it has passed no one unnoticed that the mighty Behemoth has been confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2025! Of course, more bands are to be announced for the festival but since we all love Behemoth, better head over here right now to secure your ticket!
SATANATH RECORDS The last band to be announced to perform on October 4th and 6th in Georgia on one hand and Armenia on the other is no other than Carnal Suffering! Keep an eye on those tickets when they go on sale (which is extremely soon) and make sure you’ll be there if you find yourself in the neighbourhood!
DUNKELHEIT PRODUKTIONEN As November 15th and 16th are drawing closer, Dunkelheit Produktionen is of course reminding us to secure those tickets to Rituals Over Limburg II as the two-day festival is packed with incredible artists from all over! Head over here right now to secure your ticket!
CYCLIC LAW It is time for the annual summer sale over at Cyclic Law which offers us a chance to enjoy 20% off all releases and merchandise! Simply head over here to check out the selection and use the code SUMMER24 before the month is up!
HYPNOTIC DIRGE RECORDS In order to clear out their old stock and put the stuff to use rather than let it sit and collect dust, Hypnotic Dirge Records is now offering a mystery bag where we can get 2 CDs, 1 shirt, 1 patch, 2 stickers and a guitar pick for just 20€ plus shipping! The items will be chosen at random from a selection of their older stock, which is everything from 2020 and before, although of course we get to pick out our own shirt size upon ordering! Head over here right now to take advantage of this amazing offer!
NEUROT RECORDINGS Of course we must not forget the classic weekly offer over at Neurot Recordings! This week’s album pick for their Pay What You Can segment is no other than In a Dark Tongue by Harvestman! Head over here right now to claim your copy and simply pay what you can!
FROSTMOON ECLIPSE Celebrating the label’s 15 year anniversary, Immortal Frost Productions have announced a series of releases to tie into another anniversary — that of Italian black metal group Frostmoon Eclipse. To celebrate the band’s 30 year history, the label is releasing remastered and repackaged versions of the band’s first four albums on a limited run. A CD set of all four albums can be pre-ordered here. You can check out the individual vinyl details and follow the links for pre-orders here.
ETERNAL STORM More finger-lickin extreme metal fromthe ever-reliable Transcending Obscurity Records. A Giant Bound to Fall from Spanish progressive death metal act Eternal Storm came out back in February. In case you missed it, there are special deals on right now with the album in all sorts of editions and a variety of merch. Check out the album in full here and all the related goodies.
PIG DESTROYER How about some lovely Pig Destroyer merch to brighten up your August? Head over to Indiemerchstore for many a t-shirt and more.
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)
As always the update is full of goodies this week from labels and artists out there, and of course we continue on to encourage all of you out there to get your paws on all of it!
By Julia Katrin and Tom Osman
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