Death To Music are proud to present the forthcoming debut
CD album from minstrel metallers JALDABOATH - titled
'The Rise of the Heraldic Beasts' - this release is available
to order exclusively from www.deathtomusic.com.
The album will be officially released on the glorious day of St.
George (23/04/10) - all orders will be dispatched in
time for you to rejoice and toast to the health of Grand Master Jaldaboath
on this dragon-slaying festival !
Featuring 10 tracks of ludicrously pompous tales of high
adventures from the times of chilvary and hand-to-hand combat - this release
will be unlike ANY metal release yet heard by beast or
man !
Be sure to lend your sword to the continuing campaign of Death
To Music and support this CD release ! (and help us pay back
the mastering and manufacturing costs !)
The new release for you to day are both from different extremes of the
Black Metal genre ;
ORCRYPT - The Mirkwood Massacre DTM053
These self-described "Pue Goblin Black Metal" musicians hail
from Spain / UK / Sweden. With a raw and orthodox mid-paced Black Metal
sound residing somewhere in the files between early Darkthrone, Entombed
and Burzum. This is truly old-school anti-commercial Black Metal inspired
by the darker aspects of Tolkien mythology.
This is highly proficient stuff and reeks of a classic - previously released
last year as a demo tape (rememebr those things ?) - all 66 copies are
now true underground collectors items !
NUTRITION - Eye of the Annunaki DTM052
Inter-dimensional metallers Nutrition bring us the second installment
of their reptilian brand of sci-fi Black Metal. Gearing up for a full
CD release on an as-yet undisclosed record label, you can get a taster
now for free. There is also a link to a free poster HERE
(70mb) and vocalist / graphic artist Jeremy also has a "conspiracy
blog" HERE.
JALDABOATH NEWS ;
A full-length album is in the final stages of production and will be available
to pre-order through Death To Music
exclusively sometime in the next month ; Expect ludicrously pompous tales
of high adventures from the times of chilvary and hand-to-hand combat
!
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
LONG OVER-DUE VACATION
(13/12/09)
This is to notify you that in the unlikely event of you making any webshop
orders after today (13/12/09), these are unlikely to be processed
until mid-January. We'll be scratching opur heads wondering how to make
payment for all website bills - feel free to make a donation (button
on the left...).
We are avoiding yet another wet, miserable and cold Brighton xmas by escaping
to equatorial climes.
HAPPY XMAS AND HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
(21/11/09)
Today we have two releases for you that take
industrial metal to the frontiers. These releases serve
as reminders to everyone that there are many bands who are willing to
push through the boundaries of what is acceptable within the shrinking
field of possibility that is captured under the outdated term “metal”
;
THE BOMBS OF ENDURING FREEDOM
‘Kalashnikovs & Car Bombs’ (Unlimited download
edition re-release)
DTM051
Quite a departure from the relatively amicable self-titled 2007 debut
CD which took a snap-shot of the modern world in the age of terror, 2008’s
Kalashnikovs & Car Bombs was written
at the height of the Iraqi insurgency. Originally released
as a 6 track mini CD, the themes explored are the destruction of Baghdad,
mass religious indoctrination, improvised explosive devices, nuclear proliferation,
and the overall collapse of the post Cold-War global status quo.
The music is a joining of death metal riffs and deconstructed
drum’n’bass drums all packaged into the catastrophic
sound-scape of the world at war with itself. Accompanied by witty and
thought-provoking vocal and music sampling, the music of Kalashnikovs
& Car Bombs is unparalleled in either the Extreme Metal scene
or the extreme end of D’n’B.
It all begs the question, why the f**k are we giving it away for
nothing ? Well, there are only a handful of CDs left, and it
is time to unleash the beat-ridden beast before it’s thematic content
is lost in the sands of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Support DTM and order one of the CD copys from the webshop (as a bonus, features a remix as featured on SOLEFALD’s
‘The Circular Drain’)
F**K EM ALL ; Vol. 5 Industrial Metal Compilation
DTM050
Death To Music and Dutch
webzine Industrialized Metal bring you the 5th
(yes – the 5th !) compilation of modern Industrial Metal from literally
all over the globe in this 8 track exposé of what
the industrial underground scene has to offer.
01. KHADAVER (svk) "Nuclear Fields"
02. ILLIDIANCE (rus) "Infected"
03. LAHO (fin) "The World in Flames"
04. OMEGA FLARE (ita) "Endorphine Abuse"
05. KRELL (spa) "Girl You're Getting Older"
06. PSYBER (rom) "Idoru"
07. RAT KING (ind) "Hour Of The Wolf"
08. SWITCH (phi) "The New Messiah"
This much maligned and strangely goth-aligned genre of music has been
rather out of favour of late, but the progressive digitalisation and modernisation
of metal is possibly the only way the scene as a whole
can progress beyond recent forays into resurrecting corpses such as Thrash
(complete with it’s armies of hi-top trainer boots, cheesy second-rate
guitar solos and pretencious encyclopaedic knowledge of over-rated bands
which were essentially Punk for middle-of-the-road middle-class white
kids 10 years too late)
Rant over.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
MARCH ON DTM DOWNLOADERS
(17/10/09)
NUTRITION - Hyperdimensional Awakening
DTM049
Nutrition is a trans-continental Blackened Metal duo
who, instead of obsessing over the horrors of medieval ideas of satanism,
are inspired by the theoretical demons from another dimension.
Yes - the reptilians.
This is sci-fi extreme metal with very original
touches and instead of "satan", the bad guys are the
4th dimensional reptoids as written of by David Icke.
Cross that with the reptilians from "V" (which
has been re-made and is currently airing on US TV - lucky bastards !)
and you will be able to start to get the picture. Recomended reading is
"The David Icke guide to the GLOBAL CONSPIRACY"
- which you can buy HERE.
STRIPEBOUND - Mental Chains
DTM048
Stripebound are a 5 piece from Sweden, and yet another
example of how they seem to be able to do heavy music better than the
brits (and pretty much everyone else). It must be something in the water.
The music is a mix of classic hardcore and 90s
metal with a strong Death Metal influence. This
should not be confused with Deathcore - this has more of a classic
edge to it.
With band members being veterans of various bands, this is the first release
of Stripebound, who are a hard-working live
band - playing regularly in and around their native Sweden.
Both releases come with artwork
and are accompanied by interviews. See the releases
page.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
REBOOT - THE KVLT REVOLUTION
(28/08/09)
OLD FOREST - The Kingdom Of Darkness
(unreleased demo 1999)
DTM047
After initially releasing their demo 'Of Mists And Graves'
(also available to download at Death To Music),
they signed to Mordgrimm Records and released their debut album 'Into
The Old Forest'. The remaining demo recordings of the aborted demo 'The
Kingdom Of Darkness' have never before been available to
hear. Until Now.
Unless you are a seasoned connoisseur of truly grim Black Metal,
this demo recording is likely to cause offence due to it's blizzard
guitars, clunky bass, cardboard-box drum sound and overall total disregard
for audio aesthetics and comerciality.
This is K V L T.
A stop-gap release inbetween parts 2 & 3 of their Sussex Weald
trilogy, this demo shows Old Forest in their most Darkthrone-esque
moments. The band are also said to be working on further material beyond
their trilogy - and one day will finish the video to accompany Part 2.
VANHELGA - Enslaved by God (demo 2009)
DTM046
VANHELGA is a fairly new Black Metal
solo project from Sweden, writing and recording melancholic
and raw black metal more in keeping with the early
90's scene with the occasional Dissection-ism
here and there, rather than the current day pop-star satanists of the
genre.
The solo project of the musician who goes by the numerological number
of '218' decided to throw his
weight behind the most anti-commercial metal label in existence
- Death To Music - with Vanhelga's debut
release 'Enslaved by God'.
IMPORTANT UPDATES ;
There have been some changes at www.DeathToMusic.com ;
Firstly, we have taken the decision to make all
downloads open to anyone and everyonewithout
the need for membership or passwords, but continue to encourage more people
to join the growing mailing list. No passwords are neccesary from
this point on. You can now also access all interviews from the
releases page.
Secondly, we have added a chat-room facility
to the website (see the CHAT page). This does not require any
registering and anyone can jump in, unless you
want to add an avatar / profile of some kind (which in itself is incredibly
straight forward). We will be encouraging all artists released to
check in to the chat room and take abuse from people listening to their
music directly, rather than sending abuse to us. Weekend (Saturday) days
spent nursing hangovers are probably best, but for the growing numbers
of unemployed, you can stake out the place if you like (rent is free
– adverse possession not frowned upon)
Thirdly, we cant stress enough how important
it is for you to pass the message on about Death
To Music to people you know and people you dont. With a
lot of our releases (though admittedly not all), we have adequately
proven that free music can often be as good as - if not better
- than music being peddled by the metal "industry".
Now that all our releases are open to everyone / anyone, start
getting the word out in any way you can (flyers and banners
available on the "take action" page). If you have downloaded
and enjoyed any of our releases, but not told someone else about it, that
is a real dis-service to the artists !
If you know any bands that are doing heavy and cool stuff who
are hanging around waiting to be discovered by Roadrunner or Century Media,
then put them in touch with Death To Music where they can get heard in
the meantime ;
The internet is playing a massive part in the destruction
of the established and corrupt music "industry", so if you want
to lay the boot in along with all the artists and netlabels
that are turning their backs on capitalist greed and corruption, then
spread the word. Music magazines will never report on
the activities of labels such as Death To Music
because they have nothing to gain, but the times they are a'changin -
there is a growing 'evil' tide of fans and musicians opting for the
legal and "free" route to the kind
of music they like without the trappings of a money-driven environment.
Net-Labels (of which D.T.M is one of the very few credible ones releasing
"metal") are THE most important development in
DIY grass-roots music culture since Punk tore up the rule book
in the 70s. This is THE new underground scene - whether
or not the media reports it as such.
Join the revoltuion and f**k the industry !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
TURN AGAIN WHITTINGTON...
(10/07/09)
The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom
have finally given us the files for the much anticipated free EP 'Bomb
The Bank' for y'all to download. They want you to smash up your
nearest and dearest ATM machine for the general good of mankind and to
teach those banker rotters a needed lesson. Okay - it wont actually be
the bankers cleaning it up - but you get the message. Start a riot or
something. Just make sure you listen to the absolute classic Industrial
/ Dubstep track "Civil Unrest' first !
Energy Level Low bring a follow up to their great EP
'Han.nah' in the form of the mysteriously titled '634'.
We werent actually given any information whatsoever about what this is
about, let alone any artwork - save for a white picture with the title
on it. This goes to add to the weirdness that is 303
(a.k.a Wojtek) who is the brains behind E.L.L (E2L). You will enjoy this
if you like experimental heavy industrial metal.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
WHAT TIME IS ART ? (update)
(23/05/09) The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom's free download single
WHAT TIME IS ART ? (DTM043) is out now - see the previous
post for more information.
The music of 'What Time Is Art ?' has absolutely
nothing to do with previous or future work by The Bombs Of
Enduring Freedom. It is a deviation from the path of the
righteous, but essential none-the-less for all fans and followers of the
underground music train-wreck that is the work of James Foagrty..
This is released in conjunction with the download proliferators at the
quintessential KLF / Cauty / Drummond fansite
www.KLF.de
- therefore, you can download directly from the link below.;
Also, here is a bizarre and time consuming, yet not entirely pointless
video documenting the de / re / construction of the "piece"
;
Futhermore, THE BOMBS OF ENDURING FREEDOM
are preparing a new EP which should be available very soon ! As the theme
is the ever-present 'Credit Crunch', the EP
will be totally FREE to all the penniless downloaders
who want to declare war on the City of London and Wall Street bankers.
The music so far could be described as a mix of The Prodigy, Meat Beat
Manifesto and Ministry. The working title is 'BOMB THE BANK'.
Mervyn King, you have been warned...
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
WHAT TIME IS ART ?
(20/05/09)
As if to prove that THE BOMBS OF ENDURING FREEDOM are
not all about paranoia, doom, gloom and the stark realities of living
in the modern age, James Fogarty has put together this bizarre and intruiging
'art' project centering around a 'found' piece of work by a former collaborator
James Cauty ;
WHAT TIME IS ART ?
(DTM043) FREE 'download' single - released 23/05/09
Once upon a time, James Fogarty started 'The
Blacksmoke Organisation' (a.k.a 'Blacksmoke')
with notorious art prankster and musical visionary James Cauty
(formerly of The KLF, The Orb,
The K Foundation, Space
and The CNPD)
One day in April 2009, James F. decided to visit James C. at his workshop
to ask for some informal legal advice relating to copyright. When he arrived,
it was deserted - save for a "calling card" in the form of a
totally trashed photostat from the music video 'America -
What Time Is Love' (measuring 4ft x 5.8ft).
This object was previously a constant companion to James C., and James
F. was dismayed to see it in such a poor state. It had always had a huge
scratch over it, but now it had been covered in chinese take-away food
and beer by some of the local Portslade Massive crew who had seemingly
broken in and trashed the place.
This situation just would not do, so James F. took it home to The
Council Flat of Mass Destruction (HQ of The Bombs Of Enduring
Freedom, www.DeathToMusic.com and infrequently doubling as the 'Blacksmoke
Workshop'). Sadly, the walls of such a proletariat dwelling do not cater
for the size of art as produced by James C. Something had to be done ;
.
The picture (already a piece of artwork on multiple levels) would
now be cut into 140 12cm squares (a completely unoriginal yet inspired
idea copied from Bill Drummond), and would be commemorated by the
accompanying download single 'What Time Is Art ?' by
James F's new music project The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom.
As well as various music projects, James F. is usually a full-time
'Not Artist'. The success of such a passtime involves thinking and doing
as little about art as humanly possible. In this, he is a great practicioner.
In fact, sometimes he can go for as long as up to 4 months without contemplating
'Art' (save for the frequent forrays into the world of 'audio terrorism').
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
F**K THE (PUBLISHING)
INDUSTRY
(14/04/09) Highly individual Cult Black Metal band OLD
FOREST have yet again provided us with another release that proves
they do things a little differently from most other bands of
their ilk.
When we released the limited edition part 1 of their 'Tales
Of The Sussex Weald' trilogy (The Legend of the Devil's
Dyke), the first 100 lucky orders came with a small booklet detailing
the local legend. As far as we know, they are the only Black Metal band
ever to have undertaken such an extravagant item.
So here we are, nearly a year later, and the long-out of print booklet
has been recreated (with it's original KVLT unreadable font)
as an unlimited digital edition (view now on the 'releases' page). When
loaded you turn through the pages just like a real book by clicking /
dragging.
There is an extremely limited amount of Part 1 CDs left, and a depleted
amount of Part 2. Old Forest will soon be bringing us another music video
of Weladen blackness...
Punk Industrial Thrash Metal - sounding like the Chinese million man army
pounding the earth with their steel boots from Dutch veterans Haeckeflosse.
The re-release of their self-released debut. Download, and also pick up
one of the few remaining copies direct from the band at our webshop !
ENERGY LEVEL LOW - 'Han.naH' (DTM041)
Wrist-slitting ambient industrial death-core from Poland's solo artist
"303". A great mix of mature sounding music with a raft of contemporary
influences, with a need for Citalopram or some other SSRI - otherwise,
you may just commit suicide.
More news as and when it becomes available - keep the faith !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
WEBSHOP UPDATE
(07/03/09) Just to let you know that all technical issues
with the webshop have now been resolved - you can now
easily order everything from the webshop via paypal - all you need is
a VISA debit card, or (better still) a full Paypal account.
Fans of Cult Balck Metal band Old Forest will be over
the (full) moon to see that you can now pre-order your Tales Of
The Sussex Weald limited edition t-shirt in sized Medium
(6.66% evil), Large (66.6% evil) and
X Large (666% evil).
All funds go directly into the campaign for artistic freedom,
which ensures that Death To Music can keep running and brining you all
this great free stuff and limited edition items !.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
HOW TO F**K 'EM ALL AND STILL
BE A HIPPY
(06/03/09) Two very different releases for you today ;
DYSPHORIA - 'LIsten To The Smoke' (DTM036)
Ambient stoner death metal - 3 genres that shouldnt mix (but somehow
do) on this rare demo release from Dysphoria, which sowed the seeds
of inspiration for Ewigkeit albums 'Land Of
Fog' and 'Radio Ixtlan'.
Under the guidance or suburban shaman Dr John (bass,
vox and bong), Neil (guitars) and James
(drums / keys) have since been members of the global deep-thought
fraternity. This is a bit raw, but dont get caught up on the sound quality,
or you'll miss the whole point...
F**K 'EM ALL Vol. 4 - Industrial Metal Compilation (DTM037)
Part 4 in this series of compilations brought to you by the partnership
of www.DeathToMusic.com and our freinds, dutch industrial metal fanatics
www.IndustrializedMetal.com.
Featuring 8 bands from around the world, yet again proving that there
are people all over the world still pushing forwards (in their own
ways) what is potentially the only genre providing hope for heavy
music in 2009 ; Hæckefløsse (Holland), The
Bombs of Enduring Freedom (UK), Chrisallys (Argentina),
Blood Out' (Spain), Drones (USA), Notes
From Underground (Spain), Onirica (Spain) and
Beneath Eden (USA).
Enjoy yourself silly.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
A MASSIVE DOSE OF MASS IN COMATOSE
(30/01/09) Today sees the release for the download EP
'Sempiternal Nightmare Industry', from Estonia's
Mass In Comatose. Let us guess - you have never heard
of them ? That is because they are new. But It doesnt stop there ;
We seriously reckon that this is genuinely some of the best death metal
to be recorded since the mighty Carcass recorded
the classic 'Necrotism' album. Mass
In Comatose isnt a homage to Carcass at all, but just check out
the lead guitar at the 2 minute mark on the track 'Control The Masses',
and we think you'll agree that it is of equal standard to anything Amott
or Steer put down onto tape.
So combine the awesome technicality of the band members, with a healthy
respect for Carcass, Entombed, Morbid Angel
and At The Gates and add a topping of socially
critical themes to get your mind working - and you pretty much are starting
to have a good idea of what Mass In Comatose are about.
For more information, you can read an interview we did with guitarist
Riho HERE.
So - in a nut shell - if you are on the mailing list and dont download
this, then you need your head testing.
If you arent on the mailing list, all you have to do is email submit@deathtomusic.com
and we'll send you the details to download this and many other great releases,
and only use your email address to tell you about new ones. Sound like
a bargain ? You f**kin' bet !.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
ANOTHER YEAR OF YET MORE NOISE
!
(19/01/09) We're never gonna give you up, nor let you
down, let alone run around and hurt you ! No, you've not been Rick-rolled
- this is simply to tell you we are back for another year of delivering
some awesome noise converted into 100% legal downloads straight through
your internet connection to your CD burner to blast out your neighbour's
arguing / shagging (delete as appropriate).
Whislt there are a growing number of Death To Music artists all over the
globe currently beavering away in their studios to bring you a taste of
their creative juices, we can first and formostly bring you the excellent
news that our brothers in arms at www.industrializedmetal.com
have put together some live dates for the discerning ducth industrial
fans of 3 cool bands - Golem101, Deathgression and Haeckeflosse - if you
live in the coffee-shop capital of Europe, then we urge you to check it
out on January the 29th and the 30th ;-)
ALL IS NOT YET LOST
(22/12/08) Only previously available for the die-hard fans
(and long since sold out) - we have decided to give you beautiful
folks the ultra rare / raw collected recordings by EWIGKEIT
- known as 'Lost Yet Not Forgotten'.
Having officially halted all works for Ewigkeit
in 2006, we are now wondering as to wether or not Mr Fogarty shall return
with some new material - owing to the climb-down in military manoevres
of 'Operation 'Enduring Freedom', the seeming (hopefull) death of US agression
and it's subsequent knock-on effect on his current project 'The
Bombs of Enduring Freedom'. The official EWIGKEIT
myspace page was never closed - it resides HERE...
Also today - this Winter's solstice for those pagans out there - we see
the release of Part 2 of Old Forest's
'Tales of the Sussex Weald' trilogy (available
exclusively from our 'webshop' or HERE).
Old Forest are a credit to the Weald - we look forwards to them blessing
us with their presence / presents at this years DTM xmas / solstice /
hanukah party !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
OLD FOREST - DOMAIN OF THE
LONG MAN..
(06/12/08) OLD FOREST have posted a new
track entitled 'The Black Priory' at their myspace
page HERE.
The track is taken from their new EP 'Tales of the Sussex Weald
; Part 2 (Domain of the Long Man)', which is again strictly limited
to 222 copies (with free limited edition pin badge).
Part 2 delves into the myths and legends surrounding Europe’s largest
representation of the human form, The Long Man of Wilmington
(a 227 foot high figure carved into the chalk at Windover Hill, midway
between Lewes and Eastbourne).
You can pre-order your copy HERE
- All orders will be sent out Saturday the 20th of December.
...Archaeology has never been so KVLT...
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
F**K F**K F**K F**K F**K (squeak...)
(15/11/08) Today we bring you the 3rd edition of the 'F**k
'Em All' series (uncensored for the banal reason that basically,
the font we used didnt have special charectars !) . This features
Cynergy 67 (usa), The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom
(bedsit land), ANTI (swe), Attractor
(romania), Tenebrarum Infanteus (france), Backdoor
Syndicate (moldova - yes really...), Fluid (usa)
and ZS Concept (usa).
Also, we are pleased to bring you a full-length, titled 'Outspoken
Goodbye', from Italy's Symptoms, who had
previously featured on F.E.A Vol 2 with their unique mixed bag of Death
/ Industrial / black / Techno metal from hell with bells on !
Go to the "releases" page to get your
audio fix - and if you arent on the mailing list then you should be.
For the paranoid ; the only reason we ask for your email address is so
that we can tell you about future releases !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
KVLT BLACK METAL vs THE S.I.D
CHIP
(29/10/08) This Friday is Halloween, and we have two releases
that will be able to help you usher in the full-moon mysticism of the
witching hour (available on Friday) ;
8 BIT CANNIBAL - '8 Bit Cannibalism' (DTM029)
The 8 Bit Cannibal produces a fusion of his heavy metal
collection and his obsession with retro gaming.
Iron Maiden are replaced by the 'Guantlet' team, Euronymous and Grishnackh
are replaced by the 'Mario Bros.' and Lemmy Kilminster becomes the little
guy in 'Ghosts and Goblins'. This is the perfect addition to emulator
gaming - retro fun for the aging metaller. Read a very short interview
HERE.
OLD FOREST - 'Of Mists and Graves' (DTM030)
Old Forest make available their long out-of-print debut
demo recording on the 10th anniversary since it's first release. This
is KVLT black metal without the frilly production of the genre as it exists
now. This was due for tape release only, and we have provided it here
with the original (and updated) artwork for your black souls to endure.
Read an exclusive interview with vocalist / keyboardist Kobold HERE.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
CRUISING THE CREDIT CRUNCH
(20/10/08) Due to realising that everyone is as skint as
we are, we decided that it was time to make some of the products in our
shop even cheaper than they were already.
For instance ; you can now get 2 Ewigkeit CDs (in
the 2 for 1 offer) for only£7
/ €9 / $12 - and that actually includes postage
worldwide !
Mental ? A little, but remember - it aint about the money.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
THE BOMBS OF ENDURING FREDOM
to give away their ltd edition debut as a free download !
(16/10/08) In a surprise move, only 12 months since it's
release, THE BOMBS OF ENDURING FREEDOM are to give away
their debut album (limited to 665 slightly less evil CD copies)
as a free-high quality unlimited download edition. This will include new
artwork, and a remix of "The Rapture"
by Zardonic as a bonus track. The release will be available on Friday
17/10/08. For those interested in supporting Death To Music,
there are a limited amount of limited edition CDs still available (soon
to become collector's items only !).
The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom mainman (and Death To Music founder) James
Fogarty has given a full interview to accompany this release,
which covers everything you need to know about audio insurgency.
You can read that HERE.
Also, a review of their new ltd. edition EP CD 'KALASHNIKOVS AND
CAR BOMBS" has been posted at www.industrializedmetal.com
HERE
- The CD is available to order now in the webshop.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
BACK ON THE STREETS
(14/10/08)
Do you remember the days of opening envelopes filled with flyers of totally
underground stuff ?
Do you rememeber the days of fans promoting music and labels that they
think are great ?
Well - if the answer to both them questions is yes then please read on...
As you know, Death To Music is more-or-less confined
to the virtual woirld of the internet - no bad thing in 2008, but - in
an age where skin-tight jeans, Kajagoogoo hair cuts and ultra cheesy thrash
metal is back in a big way, it's time to hit the streets.
To start the ball rolling, we have uploaded a PDF file HERE
of 16 small credit-card sized flyers laid out onto an A4
page. You can download this and (for the price of a half a pint of
beer) you can get 300 black & white flyers printed / photocopied,
which you can then pass onto your fellow man at relevant gigs, clubs,
bars etc etc to let them know about the wonderfull delights of audio antagonism
that they are missing out on here at www.DeathToMusic.com
!
Also, you will find PDF's for the more street-credible
'stencil graffiti' on the "take action" page. These
come in 2 sizes ; "my bag's not big enough" A4
(click) and "i've got balls" A3
(click) . This involves printing, cutting out, spray-painting
and possiblly facing a fine for defacing of public / private property.
With these you can decorate the bland walls and bus-stops around the local
university, rock venue and trendy music stores - suck it to 'em and be
better than Banksy ! - and dont forget to send any photos of your lovely
work ;-)
These are a much more effective way of helping us out, rather than sending
us an email telling us how great we are (though we love that too !)
Keep spreading the word about free music !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
AN ITALIAN IDIOM
(08/10/08)
Some may find our releases brutish and course. To be honest, We dont care.
However, if you are of this mindset, you may well appreciate these two
totally FREE releases (out on 10/10/08)
from 2 different Italian bands bringing their own brand of sometimes distrubing
progressive rock / alternative metal ;
ARPIA - Retrospective (DTM026)
Formed in 1984, this roman group of professors and ponderers bring you
a selection of choice cuts from their previous releases (including their
rare demos) - they will soon be bringing a new full release on an as-yet-undisclosed
record label. However, you can enjoy this EP for free.
To read more, about ARPIA, click HERE.
John Doe - Osmoplasy (DTM027)
Comprising of 3 musicians who shun the traditional core-band instrument
the guitar, this is an original and challenging ambient / prog release.
Also, soon to record a full album for their new "legitimate"
record label, they have donated this free release for
you, via Death To Music. To read an interview with Nino from JOHN
DOE, click HERE.
Ifyou havent yet joined the mailing list, just send a blank email to submit@deathtomusic.com
- this is only to ensure that we can tell you about new releases as they
are available.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
THIS IS NOT 'RADIO FREEEDOM'
(24/09/08) The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom recorded a session for
Dark Wax Radio
- which was labelled as THIS IS RADIO FREEDOM - "DnB
Metal Audio Insurgency". This was to celebrate the
release of their new Ltd. edition EP "Kalashnikovs and
Car Bombs".
This was sadly sabotaged !!!
The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom would like to publicly state that THEIR
SESSION WAS NOT BROADCAST. If you were listening, that was definately
NOT The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom.
You can instead hear the session now on the Releases
page as a streamed MP3. Buy the CD HERE,
support the continuing cause !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
THIS IS 'RADIO FREEEDOM'
(16/09/08) The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom will be "in session"
on Dark Wax Radio
www.darkwaxradio.com to celebrate the release date of their
new EP 'Kalashnikovs and Car Bombs' - which is a mix
of industrial metal and drum'n'bass.....
! CANCELLED ! - ! CANCELLED ! - ! CANCELLED ! - ! CANCELLED ! - ! CANCELLED
! - ! CANCELLED !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
AUDIO NOISE ATTACK
(11/09/08)
Today is the 11th of September, and sees the release of KUNSTTERRORIST's
first album 'The Next War' - which is totally
free to all DTM subscribers, and is described as a mash-up of
electronica / alternative / punk.
K.T.O was founded by multimedia art terrorist Filip
Filkovic in Zagreb, Croatia, and is a loose collective
of zenarchist musicians and artists who have been spreading graffiti all
over the suburbs and basically making the place look a bit untidy since
2005. Also, Fil went on to design stampage for the now defunct C.N.P.D
(Cautese National Postage Disservice) which was founded by J.
Cauty after he ceased activity for The Blacksmoke
Organisation whic he co-founded with J.
Fogarty(also of The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom)
- The plot thickens...
You can read an interview with Filkovic HERE
and download the album totally free from our "releases" (if
you arent yet registered, just send a blank email to submit@deathtomusic.com)
In other releated news, The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom
also today have announced the delayed release of their 6-track EP 'Kalashnikovs
And Car Bombs' - which is now set for the 23rd
of September, directly and exclusively from us here at Death To Music
productions. The CD EP can be pre-ordered
now from this location with more information to follow..
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
AN INVASION FROM OUTER-SPACE
(via Spain...)
(02/09/08)
We've been terribly busy / on holiday
etc etc - you know, usual summer crap, and you thought we had dissappeared...
THEN - all of a sudden we bring you 2 totally FREE releases
from two completely diffferent Spanish projects - who experienced a nicer
summer than we had here at the Council Flat of Mass Destruction (did it
really rain every day ?). Log-in information will be sent out on Friday
the 5th, here is some breif info on these two releases ;
KRELL (es) - 'Media Is A God To Rec-Over' (DTM021)
You may have heard intergalactic trio KRELL's brand of tastefull industrial
on "F**k 'em all ; Vol. 1' - and here is
a follow up in the shape of a totally FREE 5 track EP of quality KMFDM
meets DEPECHE MODE type weirdness called 'Media Is A God To Rec-Over'.
Read a short interview HERE.
Onirica (es) - 'Antimatter' (DTM022)
Onirica are a relatively new project, formed by J. Aguila - exploring
the esoteric, the future and the past with a blend of dark electronica
and ambience. You will recognise "The Embrace Of Shamballah"
from 'F**k 'em all ; Vol 2'. Here is their debut
EP 'Antimatter'. Read an interview
HERE.
Here are some points to remember about the mailing list ;
# - We only need your email so we can keep you updated
with new releases # - Once you have registered, you dont need to do so
again # - Username & Password are CaSe SeNsItIvE
.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
HOME-GROWN TERROR
(25/07/08)
The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom
(the new project formed by James Fogarty - formerly of EWIGKEIT)
have just uploaded a new bomb-astic track of destructive DnB industrial
metal for you to piss off your neighbours with.
Check out the myspace edit of 'Home Grown Terror'
HERE.
Although they have stated that 'Phase 1 of the DnB / Metal experimentation
is over' - Stage 2 is underway. Expect old-skool Death Metal with Broken-beat
backing to bring you more tales of destruction in the near future..
"...we're doing things with a more punk attitude now
- fuck it all, we just want to make a f**king horrible noise to go with
the horrible times we're living in..."
says James (who has only been sereved with 1 noise abbaitment order
and 2 official warnings at the Council Flat of Mass Destruction since
construction on their next release started ).
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
NORM REJECTION - Definitely
NOT for Sale
(19/07/08)
After a short break, we're back to
fight the good fight. Today we have made available a FREE
5-track EP from Malta's Norm Rejection via the "releases"
page (with the usual downloadable artwork included).
'Malta Not For Sale' is a varied, mature and
tasteful take on politicised hardcore metal - bringing to mind many artists
in the wide genre of rock / metal (from Black Sabbath and Deep Purple
through to Prong and Sepultura).
Please remember that although Death To Music productions
is 'not for profit', costs are unfortunately
incured. The best possible way you can help us to keep on keepin on
is to make a donation via paypal using the 'make a donation''
button on the left of the screen !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
THE BOMBS (Of Enduring Freedom)
detonate on Myspace
(19/06/08)
Noisy bastards THE BOMBS OF
ENDURING FREEDOM have uplaoded another track (Free
? For How Long ?) from their upcoming as-yet-untitled EP
- which is due for completion and release sometime in the next few months
- exclusively through DEATH TO MUSIC Productions.
Displaying another track fusing ambient industrial metal to the rhythms
of the urban sprawl themed on the predicament of the international proletariat,
the bombing campaign is due to re-start in earnest in the second half
of 2008 - perhaps even taking in some limited live terror campaigns..
IMPORTANT NOTE - Due to forseen circumstances, all orders
made from the 21st of June to the 5th of July
will not be dispatched until the 7th of July. We apologise
for any (in)convinience.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
ZARDONIC destroys Black Metal
(14/06/08)
Equatorial abuser of beats & breaks
ZARDONIC has offered up some tracks of his early work
that was found recently at the depths of his hard-drive. 'Chaotic
Serenity' is a 7 track EP of ultra raw DnB meets ultra raw
Black Metal.
With MP3s of 320 kbps, this is perfect for those dark & extreme DnB
DJs who love to destroy dance floors with decibel destruction (Dark
Ness - this means YOU).
For the rest of us, you can just burn it as usual and make a CD with the
complimentary artwok.
Saturday the 31st of May will see the
release of the FREE digital ep from Swedish Death Metallers
Bring Your Own Knife exclusively from us here at Death
To Music prod..
As we'd like you to know a little more about the seemingly faceless downloads
you get here, we have interviewed Jake (guitars) on behalf of the band,
to get a little more info about them.
You can read the interview HERE
- the download information will be sent out to to all on the mailing-list
on the day of release - so if you already recieve our emails, you DONT
need to add yourself again !.
As reported tday on Blabbermouth (click
to see the article), Black Smoke have
remixed the legendary Black Metal anthemn "I Am The Black
Wizards" by the legendary EMPEROR.
Important corrections ; J. Fogarty is not 24 (though he would like
to be). Since 2005, J. Cauty has not been a part of Black Smoke -
he has most recently been spotted abusing advertising boards in the London
area.
This was done a few months ago (during those cheezy cold winter months
when the urge to listen to black metal arises), but those Norwegians
are slow to move - due to the ice in their underpants.
The version that Emperor have uploaded sounds to us like an early version,
so check it our HERE
instead (along with The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom's remix
of Solefald too)
We're glad to see that most people on the EMPEROR
myspace page hate it !
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
Voices from a BLACKHOLEPIT
(14/05/08)
Saturday the 17th of May sees the release
of the 'Portals' album by Blackholepit,
which is an ambient industrial metal side-project of underground DnB producer
Federico Agreda (a.k.a Zardonic,
Gorepriest etc etc..).
The album's 9 tracks are totally depressing,
and have a very strange and original sound that will have you reaching
for the valium. Imagine, if you will, the lost album of the project by
Varg Vikernes and Trent Reznor
from 1992 that (for many obvious reasons) would never have been
recorded...
You can check out an interview with Federico HERE
and download the release at the 'releases' page
from Saturday onwards..
If you are on the mailing list, you will be automatically sent the log-in
info - if you are not on the list already, then simply send a blank email
to submit@deathtomusic.com
and gain access to a growing list of really cool free stuff.
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
F**K EM ALL - VOLUME 2 !
(03/05/08)
Together with Industrialized
Metal webzine, DEATH TO MUSIC Productions
bring you part 2 in the "F**k 'Em All" ™
series of industrial metal compilations - yes, and it's FREE.
Volume 2 is supported by an exlusive new track from reformed dutch exerimetalist
KONG, a brand new track from UK polical-industrailsts
The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom, a rare non DnB track from
Venezuelan producer Zardonic, a first track debut from
Onirica as well as some interesting additions from Golden
Age (rus), Techny-Cal X (fra),
Plutonium (swe), Kryptyk Plaque
(usa), Heritech (usa) and (what
is possibly the world premiere of an industrial band from Pakistan)
- Burzukh.
All the above confirms that anti-record label Death To Music
is Underground Music's answer to the United Nations (complete with
mandatory unfair advantage to the USA).
You can downlaod it for FREE on the "releases"
page, where you will find all 10 tracks, accompanied by artwork and links
to a short interview with each artist... ...unless, of course, you arent
on the mailing list ?
The DTM Forward Attack Sqaudron.
! HARK THE HERALD !
(23/04/08)
Today is Saint Geroge's Day ! Huzzah
! - and also the day that the dark order of Battle Metal knights 'JALDABOATH'
ride forth and unleash the first of their new scribed battle-metal hymns
in the form of the 6-track Mini CD EP "Hark
The Herald".
The EP details the high adventures of this templar trio of minstrel metallers
through the realms of medieval metal, crusader core and eventually landing
on the shores to claim their very own territory of Tulmultuous
Teutonic Templar Thrash ™
They have uploaded the title track 'Hark the Herald' to their
myspace, which is maintained by these troubadours via an inter-dimensional
internet connection, passed through a time-hole to the Castle of Rhydian.
The computer is actually powered by horses on a treadmill.
Check the track at their myspace HERE
- and order your CD from us at the "shop" exclusively ! (all
orders supplied with a goatskin parchment detailing the principal Knights
present at the Battle of Hastings, 1066)
The DTM Forward Attack Squadron
UNLEASHED UPON THE WEALD
(23/03/08)
For those of you not aware, today (Easter
Sunday) marks the first release of reformed Cult Black Metallers
OLD FOREST in over 7 years ; Tales of the Sussex
Weald ; Part 1 (The Legend of the Devil's Dyke)
It is available EXCLUSIVELY in the webshop NOW
!
As previously reported, the release is the first part of a trilogy
dedicated to the pre-christian myths from the Sussex Weald (a.k.a
Andredsweald OR The Forest of Anderida) which in ancient times was
a vast impenetrable forest running along the Sussex Downs.
To mark the release (and as a continuing theme from burying the master-tapes
to their ill-fated and unreleased second album in 2000) OLD
FOREST have buried a signed and sealed copy of this release somewhere
in the vicinity of the Devil's Dyke (just north of
Brighton). Those wishing to seek out this hidden treasure, may apply
to DEATH TO MUSIC at the usual address for a map...
The DTM Forward Attack Squadron
! ! ! THE GREAT MUSIC CULL
OF 2008 ! ! !
(09/03/08)
It has been decided that to ensure
we keep going forwards and being creative with new and interesting projects
/ prospects, rather than dwelling in the past (a major mistake of
more than a few people we can think of), there will be a major cull
of releases with immediate effect ! We must make room for the new bastard
breed of DTM releases...
We hope to continue our new-founded tradition of releasing new material
on the 23rd of each month for the foreseeable future. Mark you diarys
/ calendars !
The DTM Forward Attack Squadron
THE REFORMATION
(08/03/08)
OLD FOREST (a
virtually unknown cult black metal band from the UK), reformed mid
2007 to once again create some anti-commercial Cult Black Metal, inspired
by the early 90's scene as portrayed in the press at the time (church
burnings and all that stuff). The band has retained it's original line-up
of Kobold (vox & synths), Beleth
(4 & 6 strings) and Grond (drums).
They previously released their debut album "Into the Old Forest"
in 2000, which was universally ignored - recieving the much-coveted 1/10
from Terrorizer magazine. It has become a cult classic.
March the 23rd sees the release of the first of an EP trilogy, inspired
by the myths and legends of the Sussex Weald. The first installment is
titled "Tales of the Sussex Weald ; Part 1 (The Legend
of the Devil's Dyke)" and will come in the form of
a 5 track Mini CD limited to 222 copies only. The first
100 copies will come with a 22 page booklet detaling the Legend of the
Devil's Dyke.
By request of the band, "...Part 1" will be made available exclusively
from DTM Productions.
The band celebrated the completion of "Part 1", by attending
the 'Sussex Beer and Cider festival' at Hove Town Hall, along with the
DTM Forward Attack Squadron.
It has been decided that the release will receive no promotion at all.
A cult classic, not a best seller.
You can currently hear samples of their previous material at the band's
MYSPACE
profile. More news to follow.
The DTM Forward Attack Squadron
CANVASES OF MASS DESTRUCTION
(27/02/08)
THE BOMBS OF ENDURING FREEDOM
re-present the artwork envisaged as accompanying the CD - had
there been the funds to do so.
Previously shown last year at the 'Exhibition of Mass Destruction'
at a Bombs Shelter in Brixton, these strictly limited edition canvases
are now available for you to adorn your dwelling with.
You can view the works HERE
as a slideshow, and then place your order in the new webshop (link on
your left).
Canvases of Mass Destruction are NOT recomended for patriotic
rednecks. We are not responsible for any adverse reactions.
The DTM Forward Attack Squadron
F**K EM ALL - OUT NOW !
(23/02/08)
Death To Music prod. in
collaboration with
Industrialized Metal zine bring you a free
10 track downloadable compilation of Industrial Metal featuring 10
artists ;
Availbale now from the "releases" page - What
? not a member ? tsk tsk...
The DTM Forward Attack Squadron
EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS
(22/02/08)
Death To Music prod. are
incredibly pleased to announce that we now are able to bring you all our
physical releases in digital format also. Starting with The Bombs
Of Enduring Freedom - their limited edition debut CD is still
available, but is now also available in the more transportable extremely
unlimited edition 192 kbps MP3s via our new webstore for the paltry sum
of £0.65 / $1.25 / €0.86 each.
Mr Mander - you are a legend.
Aslo at the webstore are the new limited edition DTM t-shirts, various
artworks and the remaining copies of the physical releases of our free
albums.
Very shortly, we will also be presenting the extremely limited edition
canvasses from The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom's 'Exhibition of
Mass Destruction' - held last October in a bomb-shelter in Brixton.
The DTM Forward Attack Squadron
! BOMBS AWAY !
(16/02/08)
METAL HAMMER UK have
helped breach the barricades by featuring your favourite audio terrorists
The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom in their March 08 issue
(on sale now).
You can check out a scan of the article here,
but as it comes with a free CD and shit-loads of other bands, you should
really go buy it.
We are also happy to announce the release of the Solefald
remix ('survival of the outlaw') which is featured on their new release
"The Circular Drain". It is limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies,
but we will have a limited amount for sale in the new webshop (when it
is up and running). Check it out on their official myspace page here.
The DTM Forward Attack Squadron
THE QUEST HAS MOST DEFINITELY
BEGUN
(26/01/08)
Preperations are in full swing for
the emergence of the world's premiere album of "Tumultuous Teutonic
Templar Thrash" album - penned in the crypts of the Castle of Rhydian
by the order of theknights of Jaldaboath.
The second official demo track by these medieval metal minstrels, title
"Seek The Grail" has been posted on their myspace
page here.
Grand Master Jaldaboath entrusted this communication via scroll ;
"Our quest is at hand - we shall ride forth and scribe the hymns
foretold in my previous parchment.
To our brothers in arms, we salute your bravery and chivalry on the field
of battle ! Thine enemis shall drown in their own piss and the grail shall
be ours !
To our foes, resistance is futile - we shall lay siege to your fortress
and starve you into self-flagelation - such are your crimes against the
order. Prepare to do battle !"
For those who dont undertand middle-english, basically a full release
is due sometime 2008 (as previously reported).
The DTM Forward Attack Squadron
! THE BATTLES OF YESTER-YEAR
!
(21/01/08)
A "Battle Metal" album with
songs about blood-slaked pagan battle-fields, the destruction of christianity
and even some Tolkien inspired moments may bring to mind bands such as
Ensiferum or Turisas - but No !
Ewigkeit's debut album 'Battle Furies' (originally released
in 1997) explored these paths before Battle Metal became a sub-genre bastard-child
of Black Metal and Manowar.
A year later, Ewigkeit recorded what can be described as the first "Black
Space Metal" album, or perhaps "symphonic ambient avant guarde
black metal" (for thos of you who still read Terrorizer magazine)
- 'Starscape' was eventually released in 1999 - around
the same time as similar themes were explored by The Kovenant, Arcturus
and the god-awfully boring Benighted Leams.
We have the last 100 original copies of each of these releases (only 2000
were ever pressed of each) - and they are available in an unopened condition
from the shop now - TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE ! (just
order one, and you'll get the other automatically with it)
Here are some reviews from the original releases
;
7.5/10 - TERRORIZER (UK)
8/10 - METAL HAMMER (UK)
9/10 - PLANET METAL (Brazil)
4/5 - METAL HAMMER (Germany)
LAND OF FOG ;
7/10 - TERRORIZER (UK)
4/5 - KERRANG! (UK)
70/100 - TRUE METAL (ITALY)
4.5/5 - ARS METALLIA (BEL)
Forward Attack squadron leader J. Fogarty
! TUMULTUOUS TEUTONIC TEMPLAR
THRASH !
(15/01/08)
After 5 years of inactivity, Jaldaboath
(former founding member of UK black metal band 'The Meads Of Asphodel')
returns from excommunication and, indeed, death to bring you his new project
titled simply "Jaldaboath".
Along with collaborators "The Mad Mullah" (drums)
and "Sir Bodrick" (bass guitar), a new dark
order has been founded somewhere in the crypts below The Castle
of Rhydian - somewhere in the mists of East Sussex, England.
The first outing of their newly scribed hymns (titled Bring
me the head of Metatron) can be found at the myspace page
- which had a healthy 400 plays within 48 hours of being uploaded - some
may describe it as Medieval Masonic Metal, some
as Crusader Core - but we prefer Tumultuous
Tuetonic Templar Thrash !
Your favourite anti-record label Death
To Music productions and
Industrialized Metal zine are pleased to announce the forthcoming
collaborative effort ;
'F**K 'EM ALL' (DTM015) - a free downloadable
compilation featuring 10 bands / projects / artists specialising in the
industrial side of metal. The download also includes downloadable artwork
so you can burn & print to make your own physical CD.
Each of the artists will be interviewed by Industrialized Metal zine,
and the release will be available to download here (www.deathtomusic.com)
from a tentatively scheduled 23rd of February.
We are accepting submissions from bands / artists / projects for future
releases, so get in touch !
