Out of Norway's grim black metal pits climbs SVARTTJERN with their latest insolence titled "Shame is Just a Word". Sharing members of Carpathian Forest, Svarttjern combine blood stained fists to clobber the feeble and unworthy. Their smack dab and sincere approach to the sub genre has earned them some renown thus casting them aside from the obloquy of mediocre black metal bands.

Now under Soulseller Records comes 8 tracks drenched in the pride of late 1st wave black metal. If you're looking to roll in the trenches of opprobrium, take a dive in SVARTTJERN's pool with 'Melodies of Lust' before it opens to the public January 17th, 2020 via Soulseller Records.

Being able to appropriately mix thrash metal and heavy metal with black metal is one of the formulas responsible for Svarttjern's success; 'Prince of Disgust', 'Bonded by Blood' and 'Shame is Just a Word' key-in on what makes the album (by what I would consider a veteran band given the members involvement with Carpathian Forest and Ragnarok) so fun to listen to. The vocals are excellent, the riffs especially on 'Melodies of Lust' and 'Frost Embalmed Abyss' are phenomenal; the drumming gives you that early thrash metal feel of fury on instances, while the production helps out through its clarity.

Just a handful of bands could reach such a defining point in their musical journey and still remain relevant in a scene that consists of exorbitant amounts of banality, some of which need to hide behind edgy theatrics to even get a glance in their direction, thanks to the saturated mess of a genre. However, Svarttjern are a dependable breed far from the leeching hordes carrying the tag of self-proclamation, a reoccurring thing I see now.

Full review of the Svarttjern's "Shame is Just a Word" can be found here.

SVARTTJERN is:

HansFyrste - Vocals
HaaN - Lead Guitar
Grimdun - Drums
Fjellnord - Guitar
Malphas - Bass

MORE INFO AND PRE-ORDERS:

https://www.facebook.com/svarttjern/
http://www.soulsellerrecords.com/
https://soulsellerrecords.aisamerch.com/
https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/SOULSELLERRECORDS/

Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE, reveal the first single 'Flames Of Merciless Gods', from their upcoming studio album Misotheism, due out on October 25th, 2019 via Agonia Records. The song is available in the form of a lyric video created by Stefano Mastronicola, below.

The band commented on the new single: "'Flames of Merciless Gods' is a song about a new empire built on the illuministic values of reason and equality, who wages war against the wealthy ones hidden in their ivory towers, worshipping their only god: Money. They are the 'bastard race', because they have no fatherland and no motherland: their loyalty stands to no one but themselves. Their way of life is a blasphemy to everyone who is exploited by the inequalities created by their greed and is starving because of that. They are so afraid to atone for their crimes that they choose to commit mass suicide rather than face justice".

Hour Of Penance - Misotheism
	1. Mass Crucifixion Of Kings 2. Blight And Conquer 3. Fallen From Ivory Towers 4. The Second Babel 5. Lamb Of The Seven Sins 6. Flames Of Merciless Gods 7. Sovereign Nation 8. Dura Lex Sed Lex 9. Iudex 10. Occult Den Of Snakes 11. Misconception (Bonus Track) 12. Slavery In A Deaf Decay (Bonus Track) 13. Hierarchy Of The Fools (Bonus Track)