[Label] Dying Victims Productions (Allemagne)

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DVP 306 Blackevil – Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present BLACKEVIL’s highly anticipated third album, Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Hailing from Bavaria, BLACKEVIL have been forging fire since 2013. Their first demo, appropriately titled Hail the Cult, emerged from the darkness in 2015, auspiciously revealing a razor-sharp and endlessly salacious style of blackthrash. Come BLACKEVIL’s debut album, 2017’s The Ceremonial Fire, the power-trio up-ratcheted everything: more speed, more hooks, more black, more evil, more of MORE! Still, their breakout moment was yet to come. Under the auspices of DYING VICTIMS, BLACKEVIL released their second album, Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire, in 2020. Here, the duo laid it all on the line, taking their noble roots – most obviously the German thrash Big Three of Sodom, Kreator, and Destruction as well as evil speed metal legends like Razor, Evil Angel, OZ, and Exciter – and assimilating them something that was uniquely their own and yet uniquely and purely HEAVY METAL.

Now, with third album Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament, BLACKEVIL take bolder steps into the epic that they only hinted at prior. If its predecessor began to transcend “blackthrash” categorization, Praise the Communion Fire wholly does so, canvassing a wider range of other stylistic sizes – late ‘90s melodic black metal, same-era blackened death, early ‘80s epic metal, and even a bit of NWOBHM that preceded that – that altogether result in something that’s more unique than ever. The album’s runtime of 46 minutes across seven tracks no doubt suggests that turn toward the epic, and the songwriting indeed goes everywhere but still with remarkable focus. Their chops, while thankfully evincing a human touch, support these daring constructs with finesse and a finely honed clarity. Leads and otherwise-more-melodic riffs lead the charge into the battlefield, buttressed by dynamics that are never boisterous for their own sake; rather, they’re reigned in, allowing those riffs and rhythms to breathe, thus making the surges of energy all the more exciting. Put another way, BLACKEVIL aren’t just another black(ened) metal band flying off the rails, imparting one extreme expression after another: there’s actual class and craft at work here, honoring the ancient lore of heavy metal whilst adding to its lexicon. In that sense, the ceremonial reverence they exude truly supports the title Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament.

Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire reaped acclaim, but still left BLACKEVIL as a well-kept secret. Again blessed with (un)godly art by the masterful Paolo Girardi, Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament should once and for all establish BLACKEVIL as top-tier heavy metal blacksmiths!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on halloween crush orange vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 25th October



DVP 307 Challenger – Force of Nature LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated debut album of Slovenia’s CHALLENGER, Force of Nature, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

The idea for Slovenia’s CHALLENGER started in the summer of 2016, when Jakob Rejec (ex-VIGILANCE, Ambra) was challenged to play a foodball game with Urban Železnik (SkyEye), and if Urban won, they would form a band together. Unfortunately, they never played the game, but still decided to form a band.

For the first lineup, they invited Blaž Tanšek (Mist, ex-Teleport) to play the bass guitar and Mihaela Žitko (Mist) to join on the drums. Through some jam sessions, the first riffs were made, and in November, the band had their first gig under the name Irön Breed, combining the surnames of Jakob and Urban, with Rejec meaning “breeder” and Železnik meaning “iron.” Soon after, they changed their name to CHALLENGER, and Mihaela left her drum duties to Toni Pleško (ex-Teleport, Natt, Đornata). In 2019, they released their first EP Turned to Dust to critical acclaim.

Corona times were not very fruitful for CHALLENGER, but in 2022, they came back with new blood on the bass guitar with Nika Krmelj (Eruption). With her, they finished their debut album and recorded a pre-production demo in the spring of 2023 but had to let her go soon after. The last lineup was formed with Samo Stopar picking up the bass guitar in the summer of 2023, with whom they finished recording their debut album in March 2024.

Now, at long last, that debut album is here: Force of Nature. Aptly titled, CHALLENGER’s first full-length draws from a deep well of heavy metal wisdom, and does so with gusto. Their stated influences include Saxon, Iron Maiden, Tank, Rainbow, Judas Priest, Venom, Mercyful Fate, Running Wild, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and the UK’s Satan, and verily do CHALLENGER siphon off both the best and most idiosyncratic strains of those legends’ DNA and reconfigure them into a travelogue of pathos and bravado. The songwriting across Force of Nature suitably gallops with energy, but the band patiently allow each construct to unfold, retaining a sense of austere grace in the process. The leads are majestic and many; most impart a melancholy seemingly at odds with the jaunty tempos explored, but the sum effect becomes one of steely-eyed stateliness perfectly in line with the album’s wider “doomed hero” drama. That CHALLENGER posses impeccable chops – to the man, with actual bass guitar prominent in the soundfield – only make these eight mini-epics gleam that much brighter.

CHALLENGER may unapologetically look the past, but their heavy metal heroism is truly timeless. Behold a true Force of Nature!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on red vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 25th October

Huge Distro update, lots of new and restock LPs, CDs and tapes added to the webshop!

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LP
Abadonna – Мертвый Гений Demo 1986
ABYSMAL WINDS – Magna Pestilencia
Acero Letal – Legiones
AIR RAID – Fatal Encounter
AMBUSH – Firestorm
AMBUSH – Infidel
AMBUSH – Desecrator
AMETHYST – Throw Down The Gauntlet
ANTICHRIST – Forbidden World
Antioch – Molten Rainbow  
Antioch – V
Ara – Blutroter Mond Black
Archangel – By Blood Be Birthed
Archangel – Nosferatu  
Aspid – Effusion of Blood  
Attic – Return Of The Witchfinder            
Attic – The Invocation
Beherit – The Oath of Black Blood
Beherit – At the Devil’s Studio  
BLACK CURSE – Endless Wound
Blasphemy – Gods of War
Blasphemy – Blood Upon the Altar
BLOOD FEAST – Face Fate
Chapel Of Disease – …And As We Have Seen The Storm, We Have Embraced The Eye
Chapel Of Disease – The Mysterious Ways Of Repetetive Art
Chapel Of Disease – Echoes Of Light
CLOVEN HOOF – The Opening Ritual
CLOVEN HOOF – s/t L
Credo (КРЕДО) – Paying for Everything (Платим За Все)
DEATHCHANT – Thrones
DEATHSTRIKE – Live at Thrash Nightmare vol. 10
Demon Flight – s/t
DESOLATION – Screams of the Undead  
DESASTER – Souls of Infernity (The Tyrants Rehearsal Sessions)  
EARLY MOODS – A Sinner’s Past
EARLY MOODS – Self-Titled
EKSTASIS – Paralyzing Impermanence
EXCORIATE – On Pestilent Winds
Gaskin – End Of The World
Generation Steel – Lionheart
GOTHAM CITY – The Early Years
GOTHAM CITY – The Early Years  
HEDONIST – Sepulchral Lacerations
HELL FIRE – Free Again
HELLISH CROSSFIRE – Slaves of the Burning Pentagram
Helms Deep – Treacherous Ways
Hellwitch – Syzygial Miscreancy
INTRANCED – Muerte y Metal   
INTRANCED – s/t ENHANCED
KERRIGAN – Bloodmoon   
Liquid Steel – Fire in the sky  
The Lord Weird Slough Feg – Radical Man
Lucifuge – Ride the Beast
Lucifuge – The Great Curse   
Lucifuge – Der Antichrist   
Magnit (Магнит) – Detective (Детектив)
Magnit (Магнит) – Dies Iraeа (День Гнев)
Malokarpatan – Vertumnus Caesar  
MANILLA ROAD – Crystal Logic    
MANILLA ROAD – Open the Gates
MANILLA ROAD – The Deluge   
MAYHEMIC – Toba          
MEDIEVAL STEEL – s/t MLP    
METALUCIFER – Bulldozing it True
METALUCIFER – Live at Thrash Nightmare vol. 10  
Molten Chains – Orisons of vengeance  
MORTUAIRE – S/t  
MYSTIK – Mystik  
NECRONOMICON – s/t
The Night Eternal – Fatale
The Night Eternal – Moonlit Cross
Nothing Sacred – Let Us Prey / Deathwish
Obscene – Agony & Wounds
OMEN – Battle Cry
Ordigort – Demo
PARADOXX – Plan of Attak – The Complete Worxx
PHANTOM – Transylvanian Nightmare
POWER FROM HELL – The True Metal  
RAZOR – Escape the Fire
RAZOR – Custom Killing
Roadwolf – Unchain The Wolf
SABBAT – Sabbaticult  
SCALD – Ancient Doom Metal  <
SCALD – Will of the Gods is Great Power
SCHIZOPHRENIA – Chants of the Abyss
SENTINEL BEAST – Depths of Death
SENTINEL BEAST – Depths of Death
SENTRY – s/t  
SERPENT CORPSE – S/t
Sex Messiah / Evil / Immortal Death – The Pact of Sex, Evil, and Death Split
SINTAGE – Paralyzing Chains
SKULLD – The Portal Is Open  
Skullwinx – The Relic
SLAUGHTER – Surrender or Die
SLAUGHTER – Strappado
SLAUGHTER – Not Dead Yet
SLAUGHTER MESSIAH – Exorcized to None   
Spectres & Teeth – No Magick Spawns!  
Sphinx – Leningrad  
Steel Inferno – Aesthetics of Decay   
Steel Inferno – …And the Earth Stood Still   
TORMENT – TORMENTATION  
TORMENT – EXPERIENCE A NEW DIMENSION OF FEAR  
TYRANT – Mean Machine
TYRANT – Ruling the World  
TYRANT – Running Hot
VIKING – Do or Die   
WARLORD – And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun …
WARLORD – Deliver Us

7”
Deceased – The Triangle               
HIRAX – Faster Than Death
MALOKARPATAN / NECROMANTE – split
TORMENT – SIE KAM ZU MIR AM MORGEN
TORMENT – DAS NEUE
TORMENT – BESTIAL SEX
TRIUMPHANT – CHANT OF LOST SOULS
TWISTED TOWER DIRE – AXES & HONOR

CD
ABYSMAL WINDS – Magna Pestilencia
ACID – Engine Beast
ACID – Maniac
ACID – s/t
The Aggressor – Excesos / Demo
AMBUSH – Firestorm
AMBUSH – Infidel
AMETHYST – Throw Down The Gauntlet
Anal Destructor – Black Souls of Death
ANTICHRIST – Sinful Birth
ANTICHRIST – Crushing Metal Death
Antioch – Molten Rainbow  
ASHBURY – Endless Skies
Attic – Return Of The Witchfinder
Attic- Sanctimonious
Bafomet – Baptized in Goat blood
Bafomet – F.O.A.D.I.F
BERGFRIED – Romantik I & II
BLACK OATH – Behold the Abyss
BLAZON STONE – No Sign of Glory
Bloody Vengeance – Ruido de Guerra
Brocas Helm – Defender of the Crown
Burnt Offering – Frightmare (Demo 1985)
Butchery – Rites of Unholy Might
Catbreath – Slice ’em All
CEMETERY DWELL – Towards a Dreadful Cosmos
Chainsaw – Permanent Menace
CRIONIC – Different/Allegoric Tableau
CRIONIC – Trvala nesvoboda / SAILOR-Awakening from Narcosis
Critical Defiance – Misconception
Critical Defiance – No life forms
DEATHSTORM – Storming the Gallows
Deconsekrated – Ascension in the Altar of Condemned
Demoniac – Intemperance
DESASTER – Souls of Infernity (The Tyrants Rehearsal Sessions)
DEVASTACIÓN – Atrocidad
Diabol – Betial Horrors
Diabolical Messiah – Satanic Alpha-Omega     
DOFKA – Toxic Wasteland + Demos & Rarities
EARLY MOODS – A Sinner’s Past
Eaten Alive – Spawned by Gore   
EMERALD EYE – Night Without Day
ENFORCER – Rumors of My Demise
ENFORCER – Classic Chicago Metal
Envenomed – Manifest of the Primordial Essence
ETERNAL CHAMPION – The Armor of Ire
ETERNAL CHAMPION – Ravening Iron
EURYNOMOS – From the Valleys of Hades
EUTHANAUSEA – Deep Cuts and MeloDIES fron the Past
Evil – Possessed By Evil
Evil Offering – Ofrenda Maligna  
FLIGHT – A Leap Through Matter
FORCE OF DARKNESS – Twilight of Dark Illumination
Generation Steel – Lionheart        
Glacier – spears of the empire
GOATEN – Midnight Conjuring
Goat Explosion – Threatening Skies
GOTHAM CITY – The Early Years               
Grimoire – Threats
Hands of Goro – Hands of Goro
HEAVY LOAD – Death or Glory
HEAVY LOAD – Metal Conquest
HEAVY LOAD – Stronger Than Evil
Helms Deep – Treacherous Ways
HIGHWAYS – Never Die
Hirax – Faster Than Death – The Demo
HOBBS’ ANGEL OF DEATH – s/t
IDOL THRONE – A Clarion Call
Indulgence – Grim Times
INSANE – Wait and Pray
Insecurity – Intruder of Reality     
INVICTA – Axeman’s Altar
KERRIGAN – Bloodmoon
Kilthrash – Kiltro
KRYPTOR – Septical Anaesthesia /The Requiem of The Rogues / In Memory of Tomas Rohacek
Lacktor – Legado
LEADBREAKER – Overdrive
The Lord Weird Slough Feg – Radical Man
MAD BUTCHER – Eat The Rat (Demos ’83)
MAD BUTCHER – Metal Meat
MAD BUTCHER – For Adults Only + Demo’87
Master of cruelty – The last vomits  
MAYHEMIC – Toba
MAZE OF TERROR – Evoked Black Souls/Death Worshipers  
MEDIEVAL STEEL – s/t
METALUCIFER – Heavy Metal Drill
MUNICIÓN – Fukk Off in Hell!
MYSTIK – Mystik
NECRONOMICON – CONSTRUCTION OF EVIL
Nightbound – Howling of the Night
The Night Eternal – Fatale
Nigromancia – Hidden Rituals
Obscene – Agony & Wounds
PANZER – TIERRA DE METALES
PENTACLE – Under the Black Cross
PENTAGRAM CHILE – THE MALEFICE
PHERETRUM – Inwards Lunacy/No Human Heritage
Prehistoric War Cult – Seven Rituals of Unhallowed Primitivity  
Prehistoric War Cult – Barbaric Metal
Prison Hell – The Dark Science
Professed – Professed
Putrid Evocation – Eternal Gloom
Reputdeath – Endless Decay
Reverend Hound – Deal in Steel
ROADWOLF – Unchain The Wolf
Sabbat – Sabbaticult
SABBAT – Envenom
SABBAT – Sabbaticult
SAX – Zóna Strachu/Moravské Nárez
SAX – Death Steel
SEAX – Speed Inferno
Secret Tongues – Ancient Hexcraft Evoked
SENTRY – s/t
Sepulcrum – Lamentations of Immolated Souls  
SIAX – Inquisition
SIAX – Progeria/Land of Stones
Sign of Evil – Psychodelic Death
Sin Starlett – Solid Source Of Steel
SINTAGE – Paralyzing Chains
Spectral Dance – Not of This Cold World
Sphinx – Leningrad
SPIRAL WHEEL – REVENGE FOR RESURRECTION
Steel Inferno – …And the Earth Stood Still   
Sulphuric Death – Beyond the Void of Doom
SURGERY – Living Dead
TORTHARRY – The Executor Is Coming  – Demo Anthology 1991-1993
TORMENT – TORMENTATION
TORMENT – SPERMATIZED
TORMENT – TORMENTIZER
TRAVELER – Prequel to Madness
TRIUMPHANT – HERALD THE UNSUNG
TWISTED TOWER DIRE – NETHERWORLDS
Tyran – Tyran’s Oath
Vandal – Obertura
VIRGIN STEELE – Guardians of the Flame
VOMIT OF DOOM – Tormento Delirium
WARRIOR PATH – Warrior Path
WARRIOR PATH – The Mad King
WARLORD – And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun …
WARLORD – Deliver Us
Waxlegs – Horny Tears From Hell
XIRROSSIX – Tren de la sombra interior
ZVRATOR – The Complete Asphyxiation

MC
Angel Sword – World Fighter
Armagh – cold wrath
Behead – Choose Your Death
Black Mask – Queen of the Beasts
Blood Loss – Rehearsal Demo 2023
Bloody Vengeance – Ruido de Guerra
Boundless Chaos – Sinister Upheaval
Coltre – Under the Influence
Coven Japan – Earthlings
Crank – s/t
Evilcult – At The Darkest Night
Frightful – Spectral Creator
Gatekeeper – From Western Shores  
Glacier – Spears of the empire
Goaten – Midnight Conjuring
INSECURITY – Intruder of Reality
Internal Decay – Malignant
Legendry – The Wizard and the tower Keep
Manilla Road – crystal logic
Molten Chains – in the antechamber below
Pandemic Outbreak – Collecting the Trophies
Sphinx – Leningrad
Strong – Damned in Hell
Sulphuric Death – Beyond the Void of Doom
Torpor – The Ancient Tales
Total Slaughter – We Are the Violence
Trance – The loser strikes back
Violent Hex – Black Mass at the Attic

Dying Victims Productions is proud to announce the following new Pre-orders:




DVP 308 Sign of the Jackal – Heavy Metal Survivors LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present SIGN OF THE JACKAL’s highly anticipated third album, Heavy Metal Survivors, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Since 2007, Italy’s SIGN OF THE JACKAL have been carrying the torch for traditional, female-fronted HEAVY METAL of an authentically mid ‘80s vintage. Over the past 15 years, they’ve played stages all over Europe and delivered two full-lengths – 2013’s Mark of the Beast and 2018’s DYING VICTIMS-released Breaking the Spell – along with a preceding demo and EP: not too shabby for a band who began, humbly enough, with covers of obscure underground metal songs from the ‘80s! Naturally, the electric vocals of Laura DemonsQueen are front and center, but SIGN OF THE JACKAL’s gleaming chrome pulses with pure mid-‘80s speed metal energy, all injected with a heaping helping of classic ‘70s Italian horror atmosphere.

Now, a too-long six years since their last full-length, SIGN OF THE JACKAL are about to unleash their ultimate statement: Heavy Metal Survivors. The title itself is both a perfect summation of their sound and a loose thematic for the album’s post-apocalyptic atmosphere…total ‘80s-style, of course! Each song is gassed up with enough energy to roam the wasteland for days on end, but what sets SIGN OF THE JACKAL’s third album apart from its predecessors is its HOOKS; be it because the more-patient pacing or the space between notes ringing more richly, Heavy Metal Survivors’ eight vocal-led tracks retain a catchiness that’s so engaging and engrossing, it’s not impertinent to suggest that they could’ve landed on the radio circa 1986…late night, of course! And while SIGN OF THE JACKAL’s aesthetic signposts haven’t changed all that much since the last album – or the beginning, for that matter, as Warlock’s True as Steel remains a huge influence – LP#3 moves the Italians even closer to classic Dokken at their speediest as well as Tokyo Blade, Virgin Steele, Finland’s OZ, America’s Abattoir and Chastain or even W.A.S.P. at the leanest and meanest. Through it all, though, there’s that FEELING: of fun, of glory, of eternal obeisance to the electrical currents of classic metal that remain etched in stone to a specific era in a specific way, raised up and reborn with vitality and vigor. Those who know, know, and they’re among the Heavy Metal Survivors!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on creme colored vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 22nd November



DVP 309 Raptore – Renaissance LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present RAPTORE’s highly anticipated third album, Renaissance, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

From their humble beginnings in 2012, RAPTORE have risen to the top of the true metal pack in the intervening decade. The band’s roots started with vocalist/guitarist Nico Cattoni, originally hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and his first lineup released their first demo in 2014 and then the debut album Rage N’ Fever in 2016, which allowed RAPTORE to tour South America and open for such bands as Exciter and Enforcer. Then, not being able to find suitable musicians for a steady lineup, Nico decides in 2018 to move to Europe in order to give his band better opportunities and recognition. He set base in Barcelona and completed the lineup with three of the most talented musicians in the scene. While they were booked for festivals such as Pyrenean and Trveheim, unfortunately, the pandemic delayed those concerts until 2022. Meanwhile, RAPTORE were brewing their breakthrough record, the full-length Blackfire.  Eventually released during the summer of 2022 through DYING VICTIMS, Blackfire literally EXPLODED with an excitement that simply could not be contained – and the international metal scene took notice.

With the stage thus set, RAPTORE manage to magickally eclipse that feat with their third album, Renaissance. Truly titled, Renaissance is a tour-de-force of classic & classy HEAVY METAL steeped in all the black velvet and neon-lit chrome of the mythical ‘80s. So authentically rendered and passionately played, so rapturously engaging and dreamily transcendental, so simply AWESOME (and – again – explosive), it would not be remiss to suggest that RAPTORE somehow travelled through time and returned with a lost sacred scroll from 1986 or even 1989. Across its whip-tight nine tracks in 34 minutes, Renaissance spans a wealth of vintage metallic styles – smoothly cruising speed metal, Sunset Strip darkness, hard rock mysticism, juiced-up hair metal – and weaves them into a rich tapestry of moody & melodic metal that’s so silky and elegant at every turn, simple aesthetic pigeonholing doesn’t apply.

Granted, RAPTORE are very much (and always will be) a metal band above all, but their songwriting and textural coloring have grown impossibly more on Renaissance: by turns, a more “mature” and yet also more “fun” version of themselves. The stained-glass organ & synth intro opens the headspace for the focused eclecticism to follow; there’s a brightness to their attack that soon submits to the shadows – not straight-to-the-abyss “darkness,” but not peering away from it, either – and the deftly layered, powerfully HUGE production allows RAPTORE’s musings to take on an even greater and more personal emotional heft. So, while Renaissance could be likened to the underdog metal that clawed its way onto the radio during the latter half of the ‘80s, Nico & crew exude a daresay smarter sensibility to their catchier-than-ever anthems.

From masterclass to world class, RAPTORE are breaking the chains of their breakthrough record with that ever-crucial third album. How far Renaissance will go, we can only speculate, but it’s not unjust to suggest it stacks alongside other velvet metal classics like Don Dokken’s Up From the Ashes, W.A.S.P.’s Inside the Electric Circus, Whitesnake’s Slip of the Tongue, Warlock’s Triumph and Agony, the more serious moments to Slaughter’s Stick It to Ya, or even ‘80s KISS during theirs – as well as, of course, such cold-steel killers like Judas Priest’s Defenders of the Faith and Scorpions’ Blackout. Ready for this Renaissance?

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on red/black marbled vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 22nd November



DVP 310 High Warden – Astral Iron LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present HIGH WARDEN’s highly anticipated debut album, Astral Iron, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Hailing from Münster, Germany’s HIGH WARDEN was founded by vocalist / guitarist Alastair van Morgue-Gûl and drummer Sadistic Hammer in 2022. The first sign of life from this self-proclaimed “Morgul Doom Commando” was the demo Land of Stone, released in early 2023 by DYING VICTIMS. Initially hired as a live bassist, Lord Perish joined the band as a full-time member that year.

With their lineup thus set, HIGH WARDEN prepare to ride into battle with their full-length debut, Astral Iron. The title serves as an aesthetic springboard for their idiosyncratic sound. Granted, HIGH WARDEN are influenced by legendary bands like Reverend Bizarre, Doomsword, Bathory, Manilla Road, Pagan Altar, Trouble, and Mercyful Fate, but their version of epic heavy / doom metal is as foreign as it is familiar: Slow Heavy Metal, as they accurately refer to it.

Recorded live, Astral Iron pounds and pulses vibrantly, deploying riffs coursing and crushing barbarically before leaving wide-open spaces in anticipation of that next addicting slash of ancient steel. HIGH WARDEN’s tones match their execution – earthen and mossy, grit encasing clarity – and each of the album’s five primary tracks (“Burgfrieden” is a hauntingly serene synth interlude that gives way to feedback) lumber forward with epic aplomb and high adventure. The vocals of A. v. Morgue-Gûl are plaintive and poignant, illustrating tales mainly based on individual thoughts but suitably packaged as analogies to various fantasy works (like those of J.R.R. Tolkien), historical events, and legends & myths. Unbelievers only need to hear Astral Iron’s closing epic “We Shall Burn at Foreign Shores (The Choice of Achilles)” to witness the blanching power of HIGH WARDEN!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on transparent violett vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 22nd November

LP
ABIGAIL – Evil metal massacre  
ABIGAIL – Intercourse and lust
ABIGAIL – Forever street metal bitch
ABIGAIL – Welcome all hell fuckers
ABSU – … And shineth unto the cold cometh
ABSU – The third storm of cythraul
Acero Letal – Legiones
Acid Blade – Power Dive
Amethyst – Rock Knights
Amon – Sacrificial / Feasting The Beast
Archangel – Total Dark Sublime
Archangel – Nosferatu      
ASSASSIN – Interstellar Experience
ASSASSIN – The Upcoming Terror
ATTACKER – THE GOD PARTICLE
AT WAR – Retaliatory Strike
AT WAR – Ordered to Kill
AT WAR – Infidel
BERGFRIED – Romantik I & II
BEWITCHED – PENTAGRAM PRAYER
BLAZON RITE – ENDLESS HALLS OF GOLDEN TOTEM
BLAZON RITE – DULCE BELLUM INEXPERTIS
BLOOD SPORT – HOT BLOOD AND COLD STEEL
BUTCHER – Bestial fukking warmachine
BUTCHER – 666 Goats carry my chariot
BUTCHER – On fowl of tyrant wing
CHAINED LACE – Morbid Fascination
CONCRETE WINDS – Nerve Butcherer
CONCRETE WINDS – Primitive Force
Deathcult – Of Soil Unearthed  
DEATHHAMMER – Electric warfare
DEATH MILITIA – Onslaught of Death – Demo & live 1985
DENIAL OF GOD – The shapeless mass
DENIAL OF GOD – Death and the beyond
EXUMER – Possessed by Fire
Desultory – Darkness Falls (The Early Years)
FER DE LANCE – THE HYPERBOREAN
Flamekeeper – Flamekeeper
FRIGHTFUL – Spectral Creator
GATEKEEPER – EAST OF SUN
GEHENNAH – Decibel rebel
GEHENNAH – Metal police
GEHENNAH – Too loud to live, too drunk to die
GRENDEL’S SYSTER – KATABASIS INTO THE ABATON
HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE – THE LOCUST YEARS
HELLBRINGER – Awakened from the Abyss
HELLBURST – Chomolungma
HELLIAS – Closed in the fate coffin 1991
HELLIAS – Blind Destiny1993
INCEST- Mortiar/Release Spell
IRONFLAME – Kingdom Torn Asunder    
Impalers – God From The Machine       
IRON ANGEL – Winds of War
Ironsword – Underground
KERRIGAN – Heavy Metal 2020
Mages Terror – Damnation’s Sight
Malokarpatan – Nordkarpatenland         
Malokarpatan – Stridzie Dni
MAYHEMIC – The Darkest Age
MEDIEVAL STEEL – Gods Of Steel
MEGACOLOSSUS – SHOWDOWN
MENTAL DECAY – The final scar discography
MERCILESS – Merciless
MERCILESS – The awakening
MEURTRIERES – RONDE DE NUIT
MORAX – Rites and Curses
MORBID SAINT – Swallowed by Hell
Mystic Storm – From The Ancient Chaos
Natthammer – The Hammer of the Witch
NECROPHAGIA – THE DEVINE ART OF TORTURE
OBSESSION – Scarred for Life
OBLIVEON – FICTION OF VERACITY
Okrütnik – Legion Antychrysta
Okrütnik – Krwawy Pontyfikat
OPPROBRIUM (Incubus) – Serpent Temptation
PANDEMIC OUTBREAK – Skulls Beneath the Cross
PHAETHON – SACRIFICE DOTH CALL
PHAETHON – WIELDER OF THE STEEL
PHANTOM SPELL – IMMORTAL’S REQUIEM
POISON – Sons of Evil
POISON – Bestial Death
POISON – Awakening of the Dead
PREHISTORIC WAR CULT – Barbaric Metal
PULVER – KINGS UNDER THE SAND
RATOS DE PORAO – C.D.M.S.E.A. / Dirty and aggressive
RATOS DE PORAO – Sistemados pelo crucifa
RAZOR WHITE – Razor White
RAZOR WHITE – Just What The Doctor Ordered
REGURGITATION – Bathrooms rule! Complete recordings 1986/1987
Reversed – Wildly Possessed
Roadhog – The Oppressors
SACRIFIZER – Le diamant de lucifer
SADISTIK EXEKUTION – We are death fuck you
SADISTIK EXEKUTION – The magus
SADISTIK EXEKUTION – Fukk
SADISTIK EXEKUTION – K.A.O.S
SANHEDRIN – The Poisoner
SEXTRASH – Funeral Serenade LP
SMOULDER – TIMES OF OBSCENE EVIL AND WILD DARING
SMOULDER – DREAM QUEST ENDS      
SMOULDER – VIOLENT CREED OF VENGEANCE   
SORTILÈGE – Métamorphose     
SORTILÈGE – Larmes de héros
STORMHUNTER – Best Before: Death
Subterraneo – Toledo
TENTATION – LE BERCEAU DES DIEUX    
TERRORIZER – Before the downfall
THRILLER – Street Metal
Thulsa Doom – A Fate Worse Than Death
TONNERRE – LA NUIT SAUVAGE
TORPEDO – MECHANIC TYRANTS             
TOWER – SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM
TRAITOR – Shot Down
Transilvania – Of Sleep and Death
TRAVELER – TRAVELER  
TRAVELER – TRAVELER
TYTAN – Rough Justice
VIETNAM – Bad symptom – Discography Pt. 1
VIETNAM – Full of mistake world – Discography Pt. 2
Vomitor – Prayers to Hell             
Witchnight – Old Steel Breath
Zerre – Scorched Souls

7”
ATOM SMASHER – THE AGE OF ICE
BUTCHER – Speed metal Samourai
CHEVALIER – DEATHSTALKER / LIFEGIVER           
MAYHEMIC – Mortuary Feast of Skeletons

CD
Abhorration – After Winter Comes War
Abyecta – s/t
AFTERSHOCK – 1988 – 1991
AMULANCE – The Rage Within… The Aftermath
Aquilla – Mankind’s Odyssey
ARLEQUIN – DEMO 1989
AXEL – The Savage Axe Demos 83∕86
AXEL – Visions of Tomorrow – 89∕90 Demos & Unreleased
BLAZON RITE -ENDLESS HALLS OF GOLDEN TOTEM           
Bulldozer – Neurodliri
BUTCHER 666 – Goats carry my chariot
BUTCHER 666 – On fowl of tyrant wing
CHAINSAW – SATAN
CHEVALIER – DESTINY CALLS
Cisma – Anti Feudal Total Crisis
CONVENT GUILT – DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND
Deathcult – Of Soil Unearthed
DEATHWITCH – MONUMENTAL MUTILATIONS
DEATHWITCH – DAWN OF ARMAGEDDON
Deiphage – Nuclear Cavalry
Denigh – Fire From the Sky 40th Anniversary
Desultory – Darkness Falls (The Early Years)
DOLMEN – Demos 1988-1990
Dungeon Keeper – Chaos Sorcery Strike at Midnight
Elazar de Wörms – El Ritual – (Demo 1985+live 87-88)
ENGLISH DOGS – forward into battle
EVANGELIST- Deus Vult
FER DE LANCE – COLOSSUS
FIRST ORDER – Demos: First Four, Life Isn’t Fair & III
Flamekeeper – Flamekeeper
FN GUNS – Wild Child
FN GUNS – Nightmare
GEHENNAH – Metal police
GEHENNAH – King of the sidewalk
GEHENNAH – Decibel rebel
GRENDEL’S SYSTER – KATABASIS INTO THE ABATON / ABSTIEG IN DIE TRAUMKAMMER
HELLIAS- Closed in the fate coffin/Noc potępienia
HELLIAS – Revenge of Hellias 1988
HELLION – Rebel’s Curse
Holocross – Hypercaust
Hrob – Demo 2023
ICARUS – ALAS DE METAL – DEMOS 1989 – 1991
Impalers – The Celestial Dictator  
Impalers – Power Behind the Throne     
Impalers – Styx Demon – The Master of Death  
Impalers – Prepare For War       
IMPERATOR- Ceremonies from Beyond Time
IRON GRIFFIN – CURSE OF THE SKY
JUPITER – 30 años
KREATOR/ TORMENTOR – Bonecrushing Demos & Rehearsals ’84-’85
LEGION – Lethal Liberty
Luzbel – s/t CD
Mages Terror – Damnation’s Sight
Malokarpatan – Stridzie Dni
Malokarpatan – Vertumnus Caesar
MAYHEMIC – The Darkest Age
MEDIEVAL STEEL – Gods Of Steel
MEDUSA – Clash of the tytans
MEGACOLOSSUS – SHOWDOWN
METAL MILITIA – Rising from the Dark
Metalucifer – Heavy Metal Malaysian Chainsaw
Metalucifer – Heavy Metal Hunting Mutilator – Immortal Force
Natthammer – The Hammer of the Witch CD
Necrodeath – Fragments of Insanity
Nifelheim – Unholy Death
Nifelheim – Nifelheim
Nifelheim – Envoy Of Lucifer
NIGHTMARE – Misterium Przekleństw
NIGHTMARE – Cryptic Songs 1993
OMISSION – WORSHIP WHAT YOU FEAR
OSSUARY – Addicted to Human Flesh
PANDEMIA – Personal Demon
PANDEMIA – Dance in Vicious Circle
PANDEMIA – Spreading the Message
PARADOX – The Demo Collection Vol.2 1988-1990
PHARAOH – THE POWERS THAT BE
PHAETHON – WIELDER OF THE STEEL  
POISON – Into the abyss – resurrected
PRIME EVIL – UNDERGROUND ORIGINS
RECEIVER – WHISPERS OF LORE
Reversed – Wildly Possessed
RICOCHET – Midas Light: Anthology 1980-2015
Sabbat – Desecration
SACRIFIZER – Le diamant de lucifer
Sadistic Goatmessiah – Evil Witchcraft & Sado Magic
SANHEDRIN – A Funeral For The World
SCABBARD – Extended Mirror
SCABBARD – Nonsense War
SCABBARD – Beginning of Extinction
Seventh Son – Singles & Demo Anthology
SMOULDER – TIMES OF OBSCENE EVIL AND WILD DARING
SMOULDER – DREAM QUEST ENDS
SODOM – DEMONIZED
SOLICITOR – SPECTRAL DEVASTATION   
SONJA – LOUD ARRIVER  
SPARTO – 30th Anniversary
Steel Inferno –  …And the Earth Stood Still  
Subterráneo – Toledo
TENTATION – LE BERCEAU DES DIEUX  
TERRORIZER – Before the downfall 1987-1989
THRILLER – Street Metal
TONNERRE – LA NUIT SAUVAGE
Transilvania – Of Sleep and Death
THE TROOPS OF DOOM – the rise of heresy
THE TROOPS OF DOOM – The Absence Of Light
V.A. – CONDENADOS AL OLVIDO X – Especial Zaragoza
Violent Force – MAOT Nifelheim – Devil’s Force
WHITE MAGICIAN – DEALERS OF DIVINITY
Writhen Hilt – Ancient Sword Cult

MC
Acero Letal – Legiones
AIR RAID – Fatal Encounter
Amethyst – Rock Knights
APOLLO RA – Ra Pariah
ASHBURY – Endless Skies
ASSASSIN – Interstellar Experience
ASSASSIN – The Upcoming Terror
AT WAR – Infidel
AT WAR – Ordered to Kill
AT WAR – Retaliatory Strike
DARKNESS – Death Squad
DARKNESS – Defenders of Justice
DESTRUCTOR – Maximum Destruction
DIABOLIC NIGHT – Beneath the Crimson Prophecy
EXUMER – Rising from the Sea
HIGH SPIRITS – Safe on the Other Side
Impending Triumph – Impending Triumph
INSECURITY – Intruder of Reality
KERRIGAN – Bloodmoon
LIVING DEATH – Metal Revolution
LUZIFER – Iron Shackles
Mindless Sinner – Turn On The Power
Mindless Sinner – The New Messiah
Mindless Sinner – Keeping it True
Mindless Sinner – Poltergeist
MORBID SAINT – Spectrum of Death
Mustang – Beyond Raging Thunder
NECRONOMICON – Apocalyptic Nightmare
NECRONOMICON – Escalation
NECRONOMICON – s/t
OPPROBRIUM (Incubus) – Serpent Temptation  
Sijjin – Angel Of The Eastern Gate
Sijjin – Sumerian Promises
SLAUGHTER – Strappado
Venenum – Trance Of Death
WARLORD – And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun   
WARLORD – Free Spirit Soar
WARLORD – Rising Out of the Ashes
WARLORD – The Holy Empire

Misc
Killer Magazine
Nightcrawler Compilation
Nuclear Winter Zine 5
Sabbat – San Franciscoonslaught
Sabbat – Sabbaticult
Tyrann – Djävulens Musik

DVP 303 Midnight Force – Severan LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present MIDNIGHT FORCE’s highly anticipated third album, Severan, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Formed in 2016, Glasgow’s MIDNIGHT FORCE are a heavy metal band that set out to follow in the footsteps of their heroes of old – US heavy metal, the NWOBHM movement, and ‘70s rock – as well as inject some fresh blood into the genre they love so much.
MIDNIGHT FORCE released their full-length debut, Dunsinane, in 2018 to much critical acclaim. DYING VICTIMS would release the cassette version later that year, and the band went on to play Brofest in Newcastle as well as support slots for the likes of High Spirits, Riot, and Ross the Boss in Glasgow and Angel Witch, Savage Master, and Riot City in Germany. Continuing that momentum, MIDNIGHT FORCE performed at other such notable festivals as Harder Than Steel Festival, Hell over Hammaburg, and Echoes from the Labyrinth in Crete as well as tours in Germany, Ireland, and the UK and shows in Paris, Athens, Marseille, and Madrid.

In October 2019, MIDNIGHT FORCE released their second album, Gododdin. Taking the elements of Dunsinane further – songwriting both heroic and melancholic (and even a bit folksy at times), hot-rockin’ execution to push that bravado further, and a rustic atmosphere equally 1970s and medieval – Gododdin was exactly the sophomore record MIDNIGHT FORCE needed to both expand and focus their ancient aesthetic. Olde Worlde Heavy Metal this was, based on historical lore and myth: in many ways, the band had arrived.
After a two-year hiatus induced by restrictions on international travel and live shows, MIDNIGHT FORCE released a new single in September 2022 and returned to the stage. Meanwhile, the seeds of their third album were being planted – and at long last, they’ve blossomed into Severan. Bristling with energy somehow stoic and patient, fit to burst but brewing dark thoughts, Severan sees MIDNIGHT FORCE truly taking their influences into a realm entirely their own. Totaling nine songs across 46 minutes, Severan sounds HUGE yet intimate. Its scope is again historical, the songwriting hits frantic peaks and stern valleys, the execution is even sharper whilst evincing old-school grit, and their characteristic atmosphere is OLDER than ever. Indeed, MIDNIGHT FORCE are engagingly earnest in their sonic campaign – true metal never dies and lives eternally, unfazed by time and trends, and its champions carry a great weight upon their shoulders of leather & steel – but above all, the aesthetic signposts is superlative songwriting, and this Scottish-German band have delivered their most refined set of songs to date. Severan is transportive to the extreme!

Five years in the making, MIDNIGHT FORCE’s Severan has arrived bearing banners of ancient metal myth & magick. Raise your swords and shields, those whose hearts beat True!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on purple vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi



DVP 304 Warlust – Sol Invictvs In Vmbrae Satanae LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated third album of Germany’s WARLUST, Sol Invictus In Umbrae Satanae, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Once one of the metal underground’s best-kept secrets, WARLUST began their assault on the false in 2012. The title of their debut demo, 2014’s Unholy Attack, said everything it needed to: here was blackthrashing METAL, steeped in the spirits of old and with genuinely evil blood coursing through its veins. However, it was 2017’s Morbid Execution debut album where WARLUST first truly took flight – on burning wings of flame! More intense, more epic, more heavy fucking metal, Morbid Execution carried on the noble work started by founding fathers Desaster in their homeland and Deströyer 666, Zemial, and Aura Noir abroad. Still, more swords were to be sharpened, and they were held aloft in glorious might on WARLUST’s second album (and first for DYING VICTIMS), 2020’s Unearthing Shattered Philosophies. Unshackling themselves from a strict(er) blackthrash template, the band’s songwriting blossomed on their sophomore assault alongside an increased understanding (and usage) of dynamics. Meanwhile, WARLUST’s simultaneously cryogenic / burning-hot melodicism heighten comparisons to classic Dissection and Necrophobic and justifiably garnered a wealth of acclaim upon its release.

That noble trajectory continues, four years later, on WARLUST’s Sol Invictus In Umbrae Satanae. That title serves as a clarion call for those who heed the call of Hell’s heavy metal – eternal, unyielding, suffused with strength and vigor in times of terror and triumph, melancholy and malevolence. Taking a wider view of WARLUST’s discography, this third album follows logically from its predecessor, making for an equally-cutting counterpart compared to the rougher outlier of the debut. Thankfully, then, little has changed in the band’s arsenal – the narratives are epic but always urgent, the melodicism still surges and sways with maximum evil, muscular chops melded with blackest atmosphere – but if there’s one uptick to be said for Sol Invictus In Umbrae Satanae, it’s how HUGE the whole record sounds. Much of that can be attributed to the pronounced integration of marching mid-tempos as well as some tasteful clean tones, but from the brief intro to bristling opener “Serpent Crown” onward, WARLUST exude both a tightness and clarity of execution that altogether spell “classy,” and all without any sacrifice of their original black/death fire. Put another way, with the palatably professional production pushing the album atop the uppermost echelon of nowadays evil metal, the Germans sound like they could command the biggest of stages, wielding their weapons of sonic sin with the composure and charisma befitting of total legends. But that legendry is still being written, and Sol Invictus In Umbrae Satanae is no doubt WARLUST’s biggest & boldest script yet!

– Regular gatefold edition on black vinyl, with poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special gatefold edition on black/golden vinyl, with poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.



DVP 305 Bottomless/Witching Altar – Graveyard Thunder LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present Graveyard Thunder, a special split album between BOTTOMLESS and WITCHING ALTAR, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Graveyard Thunder is aptly titled, for it brings together two cult doom metal bands, each offering three exclusive new tracks for a total of 40 minutes of bewitching, bottom-heavy sound. BOTTOMLESS are likely familiar to those following the dark deeds of DYING VICTIMS, for the Italians released their second album, The Banishing, through the label last summer. While they largely stick to their tried & true template of classic Candlemass, Trouble, and Solitude Aeternus, there’s a certain silkiness to their entry here. “Soothing” is a strange misnomer, but not entirely inaccurate; slicked-up doom this is definitely NOT. Rather, one could maybe point to the almost-hushed haunting tones of Blue Öyster Cult’s “Burning for You” and indeed even “Don’t Fear the Reaper” as extrapolated touchstones for BOTTOMLESS’ velvety rumble on their three tracks – a unique and ultimately awesome development from this increasingly potent bunch.

WITCHING ALTAR complement their split-mates well, for they’re just as – if not more! – entrenched in the ‘70s and early ‘80s. And while the Brazilians had been on something of a hiatus until last year’s surprise release of the Morningstar EP, any new WITCHING ALTAR material is cause for celebration. Thankfully, no great changes have been made to their sound: always and forever, Ozzy-era Black Sabbath and oldest Pentagram form their foundation, fleshed out by the likes of Witchfinder General, Pagan Altar, and Count Raven. Maniacal DOOM METAL traditionalism for traditional doom metal maniacs, WITCHING ALTAR nevertheless inject their own spooky personality to proceedings, particularly on the titanic “The Crypts Below.” Graveyard Thunder rolls!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on purple vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

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DVP 311 Hexenbrett – Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter LP/CD/MC

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present HEXENBRETT’s highly anticipated second album, Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

It was but May of the cursed year of 2020 when HEXENBRETT truly came into their own with their shockingly masterful debut album, Zweite Beschwörung: Ein Kind zu töten, courtesy of DYING VICTIMS. While the enigmatic duo of Josto Feratu and Scarlettina Bolétte had definitely turned heads with the Erste Beschwörung demo in 2019, their debut album’s idiosyncratic kaleidoscope of Varathron, Jean Rollin, Danzig, Goblin, and Van Halen emerged as completely unique and unlike little else around.

Predictably unpredictable, HEXENBRETT returned the following year with Intermezzo dei quattro coltelli nudi, a crazed ‘n’ crazy EP that was the result of canceled concerts and tours. As suggested by its title, the record was no “beschwörung” but, rather, an intermezzo: for the first time in the then-brief history of HEXENBRETT, this EP did not feature performances by the duo but, instead, the live line-up for 2020 – of course, under the watchful eyes and ears of the clandestine couple. A split EP with fellow Austrian eccentrics Hagzissa followed in 2022, with the duo returning to recorded format.

Josto and Scarlettina continued to refuse playing live but managed to recruit musicians to perform their music on live stages. Their recruits recently finished the IN CONCERTZIONE 2024 European club tour with labelmates DEATHSTORM. During that time, Josto and Scarlettina laid the finishing touches on what would become HEXENBRETT’s second album.

Now, at long last, comes that second full-length to eclipse all that came before. Titled Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter, HEXENBRETT’s second album is a devilish and drama-filled rollercoaster ride through cult metal and cult cinema alike. Arguably more so than their previous recordings, Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter truly encapsulates their demi-tag of “The Sound of the Bloody Iris,” for a wide panoply of sounds and sensations swarm the listener, wrapping them in a wild and bewildering but above all kaleidoscopic headspace that easily avoids simple categorization.


While other bands are usually influenced by heavyweights of heavy metal music like Judas Priest or Bathory, HEXENBRETT take their main inspiration from Euro cult cinema and soundtracks; some of the most important names are Sergio Martino, Jess Franco, Jean Rollin, Bruno Nicolai, and Alessandro Alessandroni. One will readily hear that influence here in the prominent usage of vintage synths as well as chimes – the latter both beautiful and ominous – as readily as one will hear guitar leads that are alternately haunting / heroic. But the salient point is that Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter moves in a most filmic fashion – metallic, sure, but this is far, FAR from your Normal Metal Music.

As such, Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter is an amalgamation of love and hate, and represents the duality of birth and death. Its purpose is to enable listeners to escape; it strangles and stabs the status quo of normality. Normality is surrender – escape with HEXENBRETT!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on transparent lime colored vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.
– MC edition with sticker, button and download code.

Out 20th December



DVP 312 Pandemic – Phantoms LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated second album of Poland’s PANDEMIC, Phantoms, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Born from the cold, concrete streets of Krakow, Poland’s PANDEMIC are an old-school thrash/speed metal band that have been a rising force in the underground scene since their formation in 2015. Despite facing a rocky start with frequent lineup changes, a founder’s death, and periods of inactivity, PANDEMIC found their footing in 2018 with a solid lineup.
Their debut EP, Deaf Nite, dropped in September 2018, serving up four blistering tracks that showcased PANDEMIC’s raw power and aggression. Staying true to their roots, they followed up with the single Where The Devil Says Goodnite in 2020, a two-track release. By 2023, the band had finally released their first full-length, Crooked Mirror. PANDEMIC’s relentless pace continued with the recording of their second album, Phantoms, in early 2024.

Pushing the boundaries of their sound and further establishing their place in the Polish metal underground, PANDEMIC’s second album should surely spread their name across the international metal map. Neither too conveniently classified as thrash nor as speed metal, Phantoms marries thrashing riffs to a dynamic style of metal that indeed speeds from time to time but, more often than not, has the gleaming contours and drama of paradigmatic ‘80s power-thrash. The deeper one goes into Phantoms, the more he will find PANDEMIC’s mastery spread across differing styles of songcraft; while everything coalesces into a unified album experience, each song here maintains its own unique character rather than simply repeating the same formula for eight-plus tracks. Credit for that comes through each member bringing a distinct pedigree to the table, with guitarist Wiktor Łobarzewski also shredding for GALLOWER, fellow six-stringer Marcin Konieczny laying down the riffs for Roadhog, and drummer Filip Worek beating the skins for Horned Cült. Completed by bassist Gniewko Jelski’s rough and rowdy but articulate vocals, PANDEMIC are the proverbial well-oiled machine – with oil of ‘80s vintage, of course!

Primed to take that machine further, be it the underground festivals they’ve been tearing up or shows on domestic soil, PANDEMIC hereby unleash Phantoms!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on bone colored vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 20th December



DVP 313 Deadly Magic – …As Nightmares Gorged The Earth MLP/MCD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present DEADLY MAGIC’s striking debut mini-album, …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Welcome to DEADLY MAGIC, a new project by Messerschmitt vocalist / guitarist Maik Jegszenties. While Messerschmitt reside on the classic thrash and speed metal spectrum, there is another musical passion for Maik: old US metal, particuarly the more progressive end of it. Think early Queensrÿche, Sanctuary, Crimson Glory, Fates Warning, and Powerslave-era Iron Maiden…sound tempting? If so, then you need to hear …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth ASAP!

For years, Maik was writing music that was different from Messerschmitt, but never attempted to bring it to life. As the world shut down in 2020, locations were forced to close and bands were forced to take a break; during this, Maik came up with an idea to start a little project. Some songs and many ideas lay around for several years, and finally the time had come to finish those pieces. Several circumstances delayed the whole project, and it took around a year to complete four songs and another year to record it. While Maik handled all songwriting as well as guitar and leads, joining him in DEADLY MAGIC are Thorben Schulz on lead guitar, Yannic Zwinscher on bass, Daniel Behle on drums, and the extraordinary vocals of one Alexis Roy-Petit.

Totaling 24 incredibly epic minutes, …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth is an infinitely ascending spire of dark, alluring energy – and, indeed, DEADLY MAGIC! With absurdly sharp execution, the quintet proceed to weave tales of high fantasy and grim allegory; you can nearly see the wizards and warriors across this sonic landscape. Each track is always moving, ever shifting, but with a path as crystal-clear as the production. Even when the chops reach a fever pitch of dazzling dizziness, there’s bountiful motifs and hooks to hang on to; the dynamic shading both provides breathing room and a deeper emotional center. Atop it all are the sorcerous vocals of Alexis Roy-Petit, who could be a dead ringer for both Bruce Dickinson and Geoff Tate circa 1984!

From bursting beginning to climatic conclusion, …As Nightmares Gorged the Earth remains a wholly engrossing journey, rendered with the passion & precision of classic progressive power metal. DEADLY MAGIC has been cast!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on deep purple vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– MCD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 20th December





DVP 314 Kvicksilver – Lady Unknown MC

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present KVICKSILVER’s striking debut demo, Lady Unknown, on music cassette format.

KVICKSILVER is a Heavy Rock band from Stockholm, Sweden that was formed by guitarist Filip Herder, drummer Benjamin Curman and bassist Mille Lundström in the summer of 2023. In January 2024 singer Martin Klingvall joined the band on vocals and thus KVICKSILVER was complete. Drawing heavily from god-like influences such as Deep Purple, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and many more, the three-track demo evokes an incredibly OLD sounding 70s rock/proto metal vibe which is rarely this authentic. Big things ahead for these four young Swedes!

– MC comes with sticker, button, download code.

Out 22nd November

Distro update, lots of new and restock LPs, CDs and tapes added to the webshop!

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LP
AFSKY – om hundred ear
AMEBIX – MONOLITH
ANTI CIMEX – ABSOLUT COUNTRY OF SWEDEN
ANTI CIMEX – SCANDINAVIAN JAWBREAKER
ANTI CIMEX – VICTIMS OF A BOMB RAID:1982-1984
ASCENDENCY – A Manifest of Imperious Destiny
ASHBURY – Eye of the Stygian Witches
ASSASSIN – The Saga of Nemesis
ATOMKRAFT – CONDUCTORS OF NOIZE
BENEDICTION – SUBCONSCIOUS TERROR
BENEDICTION – THE GRAND LEVELLER
BLACK HOLE – Land of Mystery
BLOOD CEREMONY – THE OLD WAYS REMAIN
BLOOD FEAST – Face Fate                           
BLOOD FEAST – Kill for Pleasure
Blood Money – Red Raw and Bleeding
Blood Money – Battlescarred
BOLT THROWER – IN BATTLE THERE IS NO LAW
BULLDOZER – The Final Separation
CARCINOID – Encomium to Extinction
Century – The Conquest of Time
Cerberus – Trojska Vojna
CHAINBREAKER – LETHAL DESIRE
CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY – WRITTEN DESTINY
CORPSESSED – Succumb To Rot
COVEN JAPAN – Earthlings
CRIONIC – Different
DESTRUCTOR – Sonic Bullet
DEVASTACION – Decadencia
DEVASTACION – Maquinarias del Poder
DOOMSWORD – Same
ELIMINATOR – ANCIENT LIGHT
ENGULFED – Vengeance of the Fallen
EVIL ARMY – VIOLENCE AND WAR
EVOKE – SEEDS OF DEATH
EXHUMATION – ELEVENTH FORMULAE
EXHUMATION – MASTER’S PERSONAE
EXTREME NOISE TERROR – BURLADINGEN 1988
EXTREME NOISE TERROR – HOLOCAUST IN YOUR HEAD – THE ORIGINAL HOLOCAUST
EXTREME NOISE TERROR – PHONOPHOBIA
FACELESS BURIAL – Foothills of Deliration
GHOST – OPUS EPONYMOUS
GORGUTS – Considered Dead
GORGUTS – The Erosion Of Sanity
GOTHAM CITY – Black Writs
HARTER ATTACK – HUMAN HELL
HAVOC – The Grip
HAVOC – The Demos
HELLISH CROSSFIRE – Slaves of the Burning Pentagram
HYPERDONTIA – Harvest Of Malevolence
IMMOLATION – Dawn Of Possession
INCINERATED – Lobotomise
INFERNAL MAJESTY – None Shall Defy   
JAG PANZER – Ample Destruction
KERRIGAN – Bloodmoon
Krypta – Outo laakso
LOUDBLAST – Sensorial Treatment
LUZIFER – Iron Shackles
LYNX – Watcher of Skies
Maggot Heart – Hunger
MALIGNANT ALTAR – Retribution Of Jealous Gods
MANILLA ROAD – Atlantis Rising
MANOWAR – Fighting The World
MANOWAR – Kings Of Metal
MAYHEM – DE MYSTERIIS DOM SATHANAS
MAYHEM – DEATHCRUSH
Messa – Live at Roadburn
Messa – Close
MORBIFIC – Ominous Seep of Putridity
MORGUL BLADE – Fell Sorcery Abound
MORTAL SIN – FACE OF DESPAIR
MORTAL SIN – MAYHEMIC DESTRUCTION
MORTAL WOUND – The Anus of the World
NASTY SAVAGE – s/t
NIFELHEIM – SERVANTS OF DARKNESS
Nifelheim – Envoy Of Lucifer
Nifelheim – Devil’s Force
Nifelheim – Nifelheim
NIGHT COBRA – Dawn of the Serpent
OBITUARY – Slowly we Rot
Obnoxious Youth – Burning Savage
OMEN – Battle Cry
ONSLAUGHT – Power from Hell
ONSLAUGHT – IN SEARCH OF SANITY
OSSUARY – Supreme degradation
OVERLORDE – Same
PAUL DI’ANNO’S BATTLEZONE – CHILDREN OF MADNESS
PAUL DI’ANNO’S BATTLEZONE – FIGHTING BACK
Phantom – Handed to Execution
Quintessenz – To the Gallows
RED SHARK – Digital Race
Reverend Bizarre – II: Crush The Insects
RIOT CITY – Electric Elite
SACRIFICE – Forward to Termination
SACRIFICE – Soldiers of Misfortune
SACRIFICE – Torment in Fire
SABÏRE – Jätt
SADUS – Chemical Exposure
SADUS – Swallowed in Black
SANCTUARIUM – Melted and Decomposed
SACRILEGE – LIVE LEEDS 1986
SACRILEGE – TURN BACK TRILOBITE
SACRILEGE – WITHIN THE PROPHECY
SATAN – Court in the Act
SATAN – Court In The Act Picture
SATAN’S SATYRS – DON’T DELIVER US
SATAN’S SATYRS – THE LUCKY ONES
Savage Master – Those Who Hunt At Midnight
SCABBARD – Beginning of Extinction
SEPTAGE – Septic Worship
SEPULCHER – PANOPTIC HORROR
SEVEN SISTERS – SHADOW OF A FALLING STAR PT 1
SHITFUCKER – SUCK COCKS IN HELL
SILVER TALON – DECADENCE AND DECAY
Slaughtered Priest – Bang Your Head For Satan  
SOHO – De Profundis
STALLION – Mounting the World
Strike – Break The Chains
SUFFOCATION – Breeding The Spawn
TANK – Honour & Blood
TANK – Power of the Hunter
TANK – This Means War
THOR – El Pacto
TITANIC – On
TOLEDO STEEL – HEADING FOR THE FIRE
TOXIC HOLOCAUST – PRIMAL FUTURE: 2019
TOXIK – DYNAMO OPEN AIR 1988
TRAVELER – Prequel To Madness
TRENCH HELL – Southern Cross Ripper  
TWISTED TOWER DIRE – Wars In The Unknown
Tyrann – Besatt
ULTHA – all that has never been true!
ULTHA – converging sins
ULTHA – the inextricable wandering
ULTHA – pain cleanses every doubt
ULTHA – belong
UNDERGANG – Indhentet af døden
UNDERGANG – Til Døden Os Skiller
UNDERGANG – Aldrig I Livet
UNDERGANG – De syv stadier af fordærv
UNDER THE CHURCH – TOTAL BURIAL
UNDER THE CHURCH- UNDER THE CHURCH
UNDER THE CHURCH- SUPERNATURAL PUNISHMENT
Unholy – Demology
Vaultwraith – Decomposing Spells
VENENUM – s/t
VIRCOLAC – The Cursed Travails of the Demeter
VIRCOLAC – Masque
VIRUS – FORCE RECON
VIRUS – LUNACY
VIRUS – PRAY FOR WAR
WARFARE – A CONFLICT OF HATRED
WARFARE – PURE FILTH
Warlust – Morbid Execution
Winter – Into Darkness
WINTERHAWK – Revival
WITCHFINDER GENERAL – DEATH PENALTY
WITCHFINDER GENERAL – FRIENDS OF HELL
WOLFRAM – Sal casu
WYTCH HAZEL – II: SOJOURN
WYTCH HAZEL – III: PENTECOST
WYTCH HAZEL – IV: SACRAMENT
ZELEZNA NEDELE – Fernet
ZELEZNA NEDELE – Namesti Beeru

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ATROCIOUS DEVASTATION – Way to Perfection
SCALARE / SADISTIC GOATMESSIAH – Split

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AFSKY – om hundred ear
AGENT STEEL – MAD LOCUST RISING – LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON
AGGRESSION – FEELS LIKE PUNK, SOUNDS LIKE THRASH
ALTAR – DISPLEASED RECORDINGS
AMBUSH – Desecrator  
AMETHYST – Rock Knights 2024
ANTI CIMEX – VICTIMS OF A BOMB RAID – THE DISCOGRAPHY
ARBITRATER – BALANCE OF POWER / DARKENED REALITY
Arkham Witch – Legions of the Deeper Depths
ASHBURY – Endless Skies             
ASHBURY – Eye of the Stygian Witches
Asphyxia – Exit : Reality
Assorted Heap – The Experience of Horror
Assorted Heap – Mindwaves
ATOMKRAFT – CONDUCTORS OF NOISE
ATOMKRAFT – QUEEN OF DEATH
ATROPHY – SOCIALIZED HATE/VIOLENT BY NATURE
AVENGER – KILLER ELITE
BENEDICTION – SUBCONSCIOUS TERROR
BENEDICTION – THE GRAND LEVELLER
BENEDICTION – TRANSCEND THE RUBICON
BESTIAL MOCKERY – SLAYING THE LIFE
Blackevil – Hail the Cult
Black Shepherd – Immortal Aggression
BLADE KILLER – HIGH RISK
Blood – O Agios Pethane
Blood – Christbait
Blood – Impulse to Destroy
Blood – Complete 7″ & Live Discography 1990-2015
BULLDOZER – The Final Separation
Burstin Out – Outburst of Blasphemy  
CARNIVORE – CARNIVORE
CAULDRON – NEW GODS
CHATEAUX – SPIRIT OF CHATEAUX
CENTURY – The Conquest Of Time
Cerberus – Trojska Vojna
COVEN JAPAN – Earthlings
DEATHHAMMER – EVIL POWER
DEATHHAMMER – ONWARD TO THE PITS
DEATHWISH – AT THE EDGE OF DAMNATION
Destruction – The Butcher Strikes Back
Dread Ogre – Get Ready for the Storm
ELIMINATOR – LAST HORIZON
ELIMINATOR – LOST TO THE VOID
Eternal Dirge – Khaos Magik
ETERNAL EVIL – The Gates beyond Mortality
EVOKE – SEEDS OF DEATH
EXCALIBUR – The Bitter End
EXHORDER – SLAUGHTER IN THE VATICAN/THE LAW
EXHUMATION – ELEVENTH FORMULAE
EXHUMATION – MASTER’S PERSONAE
EXTREME NOISE TERROR – BURLADINGEN 1988
EXTREME NOISE TERROR – HOLOCAUST IN YOUR HEAD – THE ORIGINAL HOLOCAUST
Flotsam and Jetsam – Iron Tears & Metal Shock
FRIENDS OF HELL – GOD DAMNED YOU TO HELL
FUELED BY FIRE – PAST…PRESENT…NO FUTURE
Funeral Bitch – The 80’S Demos
The GATES OF SLUMBER – HYMNS OF BLOOD & THUNDER
The GATES OF SLUMBER – THE WRETCH
GHOST – OPUS EPONYMOUS
GLACIER – The Passing of Time
GOTHAM CITY – Black Writs
HAVOC – The Grip
HAVOC – The Demos  
Heir Apparent – Foundations II
Hellwitch – Omnipotent Convocation
Impetigo – Horrror of the Zombies
Impetigo – Ultimo Mondo Cannibale
In Aevum Agere – Darkness, Then Light
Incardine – Seeds of Doom
KERRIGAN – Bloodmoon              
Krypta – Outo laakso
LEGENDRY – Time Immortal Wept
Lobotomy – FINAL Wrath, Early Hymns of Lobotomy      
LUZIFER – Iron Shackles
Maggot Heart – Hunger
Malevolent Creation – The Demos
Mefisto – The Megalomania Puzzle
Messa – Close
Messa – Live at Roadburn
MIDNIGHT RACE – Heavy Metal Owls
MIRROR – PYRAMID OF TERROR
MORTAL SIN – FACE OF DESPAIR
Necronomicon – The Demos
NEMESIS – The Day Of Retribution – The Compilation
OBITUARY – The End Complete
Obnoxious Youth – Burning Savage
ONSLAUGHT – POWER FROM HELL
ONSLAUGHT – THE FORCE
OVERLORDE – Same
Paradox – Demo 1986 Deluxe edition
Paradox – Mystery Demo 1987 – Deluxe edition
Pentacle – Archic Undead Fury
Pentacle – ANCIENT DEATH PRIDE – Pride
Possessed – Live at Balboa Theatre, January 1986
Possessed – Death Metal Demo
REDRUM – Disarm And Survive / Power Corrupts
Recipients of Death – Final Flight & Recipients of Death
Retrofaith – The Horror Has Risen from the Tomb
RIOT CITY – Electric Elite
RIOT CITY – Burn the Night
SABÏRE – Jätt
Sacrilege B.C. – Party With God
Sacrilege B.C. – Too Cool To Pray
Sacrosanct – Tragic intense
Sacrosanct – Truth is What Is
Sacrosanct – Recesses for the Depraved
SEVEN SISTERS- SHADOW OF A FALLING STAR PT 1
SEVEN SISTERS – THE CAULDRON AND THE CROSS
Skeletal Earth – Eulogy of a Dying Fetus
Skeletal Earth – Deevolution
Slaughtered Priest – Bang Your Head For Satan  
SOHO – De Profundis
SOLITUDE AETURNUS – THROUGH THE DARKEST HOUR / DOWNFALL
STEEL ANGEL – Kiss Of Steel
STEEL ANGEL – …And The Angels Were Made Of Steel
Strike – Break The Chains  
TITANIC – Then There Was Rock
TOLEDO STEEL – HEADING FOR THE FIRE
TOLEDO STEEL – NO QUARTER
Torchure – Beyond The Veil
Torchure – The Essence TRAVELER – Prequel to Madness              
TRIUMPHER – Storming The Walls
TROJAN – THE COMPLETE TROJAN AND TALION RECORDINGS 84-90
ULTHA – forget everything and remember
UNDER THE CHURCH- SUPERNATURAL PUNISHMENT
UNDER THE CHURCH- TOTAL BURIAL
UNDER THE CHURCH- UNDER THE CHURCH
V.A. – In The Eyes Of Death
Vigilant Oppression – Dramatic Search
Vio-Lence – Kill On Command – The Vio-Lence Demos
VIRUS – SCARRED FOR LIFE
WARFARE – METAL ANARCHY
WARFARE – MAYHEM FUCKIN MAYHEM
Warlust – Morbid Execution  
WHIPLASH – THE ROADRUNNER YEARS
Witching Hour – Rise of the Desecrated
XENTRIX – FOR WHOSE ADVANTAGE?
XENTRIX – SHATTERED EXISTENCE

MC
Hellion – s/t
THOR – El Pacto

Dying Victims Productions is proud to announce the following new releases:



DVP 306 Blackevil – Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present BLACKEVIL’s highly anticipated third album, Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Hailing from Bavaria, BLACKEVIL have been forging fire since 2013. Their first demo, appropriately titled Hail the Cult, emerged from the darkness in 2015, auspiciously revealing a razor-sharp and endlessly salacious style of blackthrash. Come BLACKEVIL’s debut album, 2017’s The Ceremonial Fire, the power-trio up-ratcheted everything: more speed, more hooks, more black, more evil, more of MORE! Still, their breakout moment was yet to come. Under the auspices of DYING VICTIMS, BLACKEVIL released their second album, Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire, in 2020. Here, the duo laid it all on the line, taking their noble roots – most obviously the German thrash Big Three of Sodom, Kreator, and Destruction as well as evil speed metal legends like Razor, Evil Angel, OZ, and Exciter – and assimilating them something that was uniquely their own and yet uniquely and purely HEAVY METAL.

Now, with third album Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament, BLACKEVIL take bolder steps into the epic that they only hinted at prior. If its predecessor began to transcend “blackthrash” categorization, Praise the Communion Fire wholly does so, canvassing a wider range of other stylistic sizes – late ‘90s melodic black metal, same-era blackened death, early ‘80s epic metal, and even a bit of NWOBHM that preceded that – that altogether result in something that’s more unique than ever. The album’s runtime of 46 minutes across seven tracks no doubt suggests that turn toward the epic, and the songwriting indeed goes everywhere but still with remarkable focus. Their chops, while thankfully evincing a human touch, support these daring constructs with finesse and a finely honed clarity. Leads and otherwise-more-melodic riffs lead the charge into the battlefield, buttressed by dynamics that are never boisterous for their own sake; rather, they’re reigned in, allowing those riffs and rhythms to breathe, thus making the surges of energy all the more exciting. Put another way, BLACKEVIL aren’t just another black(ened) metal band flying off the rails, imparting one extreme expression after another: there’s actual class and craft at work here, honoring the ancient lore of heavy metal whilst adding to its lexicon. In that sense, the ceremonial reverence they exude truly supports the title Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament.

Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire reaped acclaim, but still left BLACKEVIL as a well-kept secret. Again blessed with (un)godly art by the masterful Paolo Girardi, Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament should once and for all establish BLACKEVIL as top-tier heavy metal blacksmiths!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on halloween crush orange vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.



DVP 307 Challenger – Force of Nature LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated debut album of Slovenia’s CHALLENGER, Force of Nature, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

The idea for Slovenia’s CHALLENGER started in the summer of 2016, when Jakob Rejec (ex-VIGILANCE, Ambra) was challenged to play a foodball game with Urban Železnik (SkyEye), and if Urban won, they would form a band together. Unfortunately, they never played the game, but still decided to form a band.

For the first lineup, they invited Blaž Tanšek (Mist, ex-Teleport) to play the bass guitar and Mihaela Žitko (Mist) to join on the drums. Through some jam sessions, the first riffs were made, and in November, the band had their first gig under the name Irön Breed, combining the surnames of Jakob and Urban, with Rejec meaning “breeder” and Železnik meaning “iron.” Soon after, they changed their name to CHALLENGER, and Mihaela left her drum duties to Toni Pleško (ex-Teleport, Natt, Đornata). In 2019, they released their first EP Turned to Dust to critical acclaim.

Corona times were not very fruitful for CHALLENGER, but in 2022, they came back with new blood on the bass guitar with Nika Krmelj (Eruption). With her, they finished their debut album and recorded a pre-production demo in the spring of 2023 but had to let her go soon after. The last lineup was formed with Samo Stopar picking up the bass guitar in the summer of 2023, with whom they finished recording their debut album in March 2024.

Now, at long last, that debut album is here: Force of Nature. Aptly titled, CHALLENGER’s first full-length draws from a deep well of heavy metal wisdom, and does so with gusto. Their stated influences include Saxon, Iron Maiden, Tank, Rainbow, Judas Priest, Venom, Mercyful Fate, Running Wild, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and the UK’s Satan, and verily do CHALLENGER siphon off both the best and most idiosyncratic strains of those legends’ DNA and reconfigure them into a travelogue of pathos and bravado. The songwriting across Force of Nature suitably gallops with energy, but the band patiently allow each construct to unfold, retaining a sense of austere grace in the process. The leads are majestic and many; most impart a melancholy seemingly at odds with the jaunty tempos explored, but the sum effect becomes one of steely-eyed stateliness perfectly in line with the album’s wider “doomed hero” drama. That CHALLENGER posses impeccable chops – to the man, with actual bass guitar prominent in the soundfield – only make these eight mini-epics gleam that much brighter.

CHALLENGER may unapologetically look the past, but their heavy metal heroism is truly timeless. Behold a true Force of Nature!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on red vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.