Norwegian Black Metal band Satyricon had a big announcement to make this week – their first studio record in four years. Following their Norwegian Charts topping self-titled 2013 record Satyricon, the band now presents Deep calleth upon Deep, set for a September 22nd release on Napalm Records. Satyricon rejoined a former collaborator, Canadian producer Mike Fraser, for the recording and mixing of Deep calleth upon Deep earlier this year. Fraser also worked with the band on their 2006 record, Now, Diabolical. If there’s one thing that Deep calleth upon Deep promises to be, it’s a renewal of the Satyricon sound. According to frontman Satyr, “Approaching this release, what I always kept in mind is that either this is the beginning of something new or it’s gonna be my last record.  If this is going to be the last, then it needs to be something special.  If there are more records, then I’d better make sure that this is so different from the last one that it feels like a new beginning.  I think it’s really, really dark, very spiritual and filled with confidence and energy”.

Samples or singles from the record have yet to be released, as the most we’ve been told so far are some of the album details. The cover art has also been revealed, consisting of a little-known drawing by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (see below). On the meaning of the title, Satry says: “The way that I see it is that for any art, be it Satyricon or any other form of art with substance, in order for you to be able to inhale and completely understand it, it will take a little bit of you as well.  If you get it all after a couple of listens, you know that it probably won’t stay with you.  So the title is saying, ‘From the depth of the people making this record to the depth of the listener…’  If you want to take part in this journey, you should be prepared to dig deep down in the darkest corner of your soul with us”. Satyricon will make quite a few festival appearances this summer, then set out on a European run of dates throughout the Fall, following the release. Keep up on all the info at https://www.facebook.com/SatyriconOfficial/.

If you’re in search of some new brutal death metal from a self-made self-released band, Scalpel might have just what you’re looking for. The New Englanders are well on their way to the release of their fourth album, Methods to Delusion, and the latest single “The Woodsman (Part II)” has been revealed via an exclusive stream on No Clean Singing: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2017/07/10/an-ncs-premiere-scalpel-the-woodsman-part-2/. This track is a follow up to “The Woodsman”, a high-speed pounding track that appeared on the band’s last record, Sorrow and Skin. Scalpel brings some brutal imagery to the table, both in their lyrics and cover art, and it’s clear they’ve got the music to back up all the gore. Methods to Delusion is out on July 25th, and you can pre-order the record via Scalpel’s own site here. For more of a taste of what you’ll be getting, Scalpel’s Bandcamp has some other singles off the new album available for streaming, as well as the rest of their discography, for streaming and for purchase. Follow Scalpel via their Facebook page here.

DevilDriver’s hitting the road, or will be soon anyway – a tour spanning late summer into fall has recently been announced for the groove metal group supporting their latest acclaimed effort, Trust No One. Chicago Open Air Festival awaits them first, before bringing along 36 Crazyfists, Cane Hill, Uncured and Tetrarch for their stretch of US dates that kick off August 18th. DevilDriver Frontman Dez Fafara says, “I am proud to announce the next DevilDriver headlining through the United States.  We are bringing Our GREAT FRIENDS 36 CrazyFists who we haven’t toured with in years as well as Cane Hill, Uncured and Tetrarch! – Come out to a show and GET IN THE PIT!  See ya there!”. All the details can be found at: http://www.devildriver.com.

Venom Prison is a band out of the UK who recently grabbed the title of “Best New Band” from the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The group is now bringing a hardcore hometown house show to their growing fanbase in a new clip for the track “Perpetrator Emasculation”. You can see the exclusive premiere via Decibel Magazine. This track is off Venom Prison’s debut Animus, the Prosthetic Records album that they’ve been touring in support of for close to a year now since its release. According to frontwoman Larisa Stupar, “Venom Prison grew from a grass roots hardcore scene, and have no intention of forgetting where we have come from. VP recently decided to do a home town show at a secret location and as you can see, it was intense. Living in a time where music venues close down or just aren’t affordable for underground promoters and bands, supporting your local scene is very important as it helps expanding musical boundaries and help to evolve the bands involved in it. Hopefully this footage from “Perpetrator Emasculation” spreads word that shows like this are going on all over the world in DIY spaces.”

Keep an eye on the newcomers’ future endeavors at: https://www.facebook.com/venomprison.

Paradise Lost has some new Doom in store to unleash on the world as they bring “The Longest Winter” right to us in the middle of summer. This new track comes to us off of the band’s upcoming record Medusa, which is set for a September 1st Nuclear Blast Records release. The first single from Paradise Lost’s fifteenth studio album has been released as a lyric video today, and you can stream “The Longest Winter” on the Nuclear Blast Records YouTube Channel. Here’s what frontman Nick Holmes has to say about the meaning behind the track: “I read a story about how wildlife was once beginning to flourish in the 30-mile exclusion zone after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 – particularly the wolf population. It was nice to think that that no matter how much mankind tried to fuck the planet up directly or indirectly, life carries on in some shape or form. But humans are humans and I recently heard that there is already now ‘timed’ hunting trips organised into the exclusion zone…”

The band will also have an exclusive release show on September 1st for which fans are currently able to have a say in the setlist by voting here. They’ll then head out on the road with Pallbearer and Sinistro for a European tour. For more on Paradise Lost, including the exclusive release show and tour to follow, visit: http://www.paradiselost.co.uk.

Broken Hope’s latest album is also their first in several years – Mutilated and Assimilated was released just a few weeks ago and was met with many great reviews all around. Now, the band plans to bring Hell On Earth as they head to join in with several other heavy death metal bands on a UK tour in support of the record. Death Metal, Deathgrind and more await those who head to this gory scene kicking off in the month of September. You can get the digital download of Broken Hope’s latest record on iTunes here (affiliate link). More on the tour, plus further details on the Mutilated and Assimilated record, can be found on Broken Hope’s page here: https://facebook.com/brokenhopeofficial/.

Nightwish has a special tour and a record in the works – March of 2018 will mark the start of the band’s 9-month long Decades: World Tour 2018, beginning with a North American tour spanning 34 shows. The band plans to revisit early material, playing tracks that are rarely heard as well as putting a new spin on some classics. Decades, a 2-CD compilation, will be released on March 9th, 2018 via Nuclear Blast to accompany and commemorate the tour. Though this world tour is still a bit far off, pre-sales will begin as early as next week, and all the dates (including for the rest of this year) can be found here: http://www.enterthevault.com.

Experimental Prog-Metallers In The Presence of Wolves has a new EP, produced by Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Kevin Antreassian, out later this month, entitled Of Two Minds, Stages 1-2: The Ape and The Cage. The band’s lead guitarist, Chris Capitanio, has made a guitar playthrough video, giving an inside look into some of the multi-genre-influenced musical techniques infused into the 5-track EP – MusicRadar has the exclusive. The record’s first single, “The One Who Fell To Earth”, can be found on the band’s own YouTube Channel here, and for more on In The Presence of Wolves, visit their Official Facebook page

Belgium-born-and-bred Thrashers Evil Invaders have recently revealed some details for their upcoming second album. Feed Me Violence is the title of the follow-up to debut record Pulses of Pleasure and their first full-length since the EP In For The Kill. Feed Me Violence is set for a fall release, with a street date of September 29th on Napalm Records, and the album art can be seen below. According to frontman Joe and guitarist Max, “We went through hell for this record but I think we really nailed it on this one. We spat out all our frustrations into this album which will be quite noticeable when you listen to it. This is quite angry shit and out of control. Feed Me Violence will be a whole new chapter for Evil Invaders as it unveils new and quite unexpected sides of our music. Going from fast brain-bashing riffs to slow and clean, almost theatrical compositions. This album will take you on a dark trip through pain, vengeance and insanity!” Evil Invaders has plenty of European touring coming up, including festivals and a support slot with Sepultura. Further details at: https://www.facebook.com/evilinvaders.