BAZUndergroundUpdates CCXLIX

Aaaaand you guessed it! The Underground Update is here!
So, let’s see what’s out there…

LIFESICK Danish death metal/metallic hardcore outfit Lifesick is pleased to kick off the year with a new video for the track Peace Through Superior Firepower, taken from the group´s critically lauded Loved by None, Hated by All full-length album released just last fall on Metal Blade Records! Head over here right now to watch the video and of course over here to preview and purchase the album!

PONTE DEL DIAVOLO Turin´s maestros of esoteric, doom-laden alchemy Ponte Del Diavolo are set to cast their infernal spell across Europe in 2025! Following the colossal wave of support for their haunting debut, Fire Blades from the Tomb, the band is primed to ignite the continent’s most revered metal festivals with their unrivaled brand of black and doom metal! So not only can you order Fire Blades from the Tomb over here and stream it over here, but you also need to keep an eye on their touring and shows, starting as soon as April, to make sure you don’t miss out!

BLACK LION RECORDS As of two days ago, the new web store over at Black Lion Records has been life for testing and you definitely should head over here now to check out the selection, and make sure you let them know if you encounter any issues!
NEUROT RECORDINGS Our favorite! This week’s album pick for the weekly Pay What You Can segment over at Neurot Recordings is I-Vii by Vitriol! Head over here right now and simply pay what you can!

CONVERGE Metalcore legends Converge have just reissued their 2009 album Axe to Fall on two new, limited vinyl pressings (gold and yellow). If you’re quick you can snap one of them up here before they’re all sold out and you cry tears of grief into your pillow.


AMENRA Belgian black metal infused, post-metal unit Amenra have announced their latest release, two in fact, a pair of EPs titled De Toorn and With Fang and Claw—following their last studio album De Doorn from 2021. Check out the music video from the track “Heden” here and you can pre-order the EPs from the links above on vinyl, CD and cassette.

SIVYJ YAR Russianpost-black-metal project Sivyj Yar see their latest album A Scarlet Sunset over the Horrid Abyss released on the 28th of February on Italy’s Avantgarde Music. The brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Vladimir Vishniakov, Sivyj Yar released their first of several albums back in 2009. You can listen to a preview track from the latest album here, where you can preorder the album on CD or vinyl.

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)
The time continues to turn as always, but at least we can make things a little easier by indulging in the mentally goodness out there with our horns high!
By Julia Katrin and Tom Osman
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