Set to release their new album, Fear Itself, next week (March 11th) via Metal Blade Records worldwide, Anglo-Chilean thrashers CRIMINAL have now launched a lyric video for the track 'Animals To Gods'.

Criminal's Anton Reisenegger (vocals/guitar) comments: "This song has been one of our favourites since we wrote it. It's got many different sections, yet it flows like a stream of lava. The lyrics are about the human species reaching the pinnacle of evolution and what a one-way street that means in terms of the environment and other species. It's based on the book 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind' by Yuval Noah Harari, and I do realize it is unusual to base a song on a scientific book, but it was a real eye-opener for me when I read it, and I can only recommend it to anyone remotely concerned about the future of life on our planet. Despite the heavy subject matter, I don't think the lyrics are too heady or pretentious, but rather menacing and apocalyptic.
Costin [Chioreanu, the artist also responsible for the album cover] did an absolutely fantastic job in translating the words and vibe of the song into images. He did it in record time as well, and we didn't ask him to change anything when we first saw it, as we thought it was absolutely perfect."

Criminal - Fear Itself
	1. Intro 2. Down Driven 3. False Flag Attack 4. Shock Doctrine 5. The Needle And Knife 6. Scream Of Consciousness 7. Summoning The Apocalypse 8. The One Who Speaks At Night 9. Animals To Gods 10. Deep In The Rot 11. Wasted Youth 12. Carne Molida

Nyogthaeblisz - Abrahamic Godhead Manifested By Adversarial Usurpation

NYOGTHAEBLISZ has been a well-known act in black metal underground circles, and yet since their first demo in 2003; December 27th, 2019 marks the release of their first massively anticipated debut album, "Abrahamic Godhead Besieged by Adversarial Usurpation". 'Unremittingly violent, deliriously feral, hypnotically dense, overwhelming in every sense and against all senses' - that's how promo describes the album. All I can add is that it will polarize the audience with its offensive, intolerant and savage sound that oscillates on the edge of humans' threshold of sanity and pain. Absolute evil!

NYOGTHAEBLISZ will finally unleash "Abrahamic Godhead Besieged by Adversarial Usurpation" on December 27th, 2019 via Hells Headbangers Records.

Infernal Angels - Devourer Of God From The Void

Sonic vortex of black metal displayed by INFERNAL ANGELS on "Devourer Of God From The Void" is the most imposing and spellbinding manifestation from the band thus far. Profoundly mystical and dark, raging with blistering drumming and ferocious tremolo riffing it showcases the band at its most devastating and aggressive point of their career. Charged with hellish melodies generates plenty of intensity that will satisfy black metal purists as well as bring new fans to their diabolical craft.

"Devourer Of God From The Void" is set for international release on February 28th, 2020 via My Kingdom Music.

Psychotic Waltz - The God-Shaped Void

And finally, let's switch gears to completely different music spectrum and direct your attention to US progressive metal pioneers and innovators PSYCHOTIC WALTZ. "The God-Shaped Void" is band's 5th studio album and first new music in 23 years in full original line-up! Criminally ignored and underrated outside of most devoted and loyal fans, their musicianship and experimental merge of styles was highly original and unique back in the day and still stands tall almost 30 years later. Will "The God-Shaped Void" change the fortunes of this highly talented and accomplished musicians? One can only hope.

PSYCHOTIC WALTZ' "The God-Shaped Void" will hit the stores on February 14th, 2020 via InsideOut Music.