A lot fo News!

STENCH OF DECAY's "Where Death And Decay Reign" demo, that got released on tape by Detest Records and that now is sold out will be available again on 12" in September through Detest Records. Detest Records will release the band's first 7" EP in April - June 2010 as well.

A limited tape version of ASCENDED's new "Temple Of Dark Offerings" EP will be released by Detest Records in September. CD and 12" versions shall be available from Enucleation Records.

ABHORROT and PUTRID second demos will both be released on tapes by Detest Records, respectively in October and December.

MIASMAL's first 7" EP will be released by Detest Records in early 2010. At this occasion, a limited re-release of the band's first demo on tape shall be available, the first tape issue and the 12" reissue being both sold out.

KRYPTS has recently joint the Detest Records roster. The band plays a very heavy form of Metal of Death. The band's first 7" EP shall be released in April - June 2010. More info on Detest Records' future plans are to be found on www.detestrecords.com

The following sad news was just posted by Blabbermouth.net: Ian Jones, original guitarist for New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) legends BLITZKRIEG, passed away on August 10 after a long illness.
Jones was in BLITZKRIEG in 1980-1981 and played rhythm guitar on BLITZKRIEG's 1981 7" EP "Buried Alive", which was released by Neat Records. He also co-wrote the classic track 'Blitzkrieg' (made famous by METALLICA on their "Creeping Death" EP), which was on the B-side. Ian's funeral will be held in Leicester, England on August 19. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/ianjonesguitar. Rest in peace Ian!

NECROWRETCH's first demo "Rising From Purulence" will be re-released as a tape version limited to 200 copies by Skeleton Plague Records. For more info contact necrowretch@gmail.com.

MASTER have announced their upcoming tenth full-length album as “The Human Machine”. The band has also tapped in Israeli artist Eliran Kantor to work on the visual aspects of “The Human Machine”, whom was also recently responsible for TESTAMENT’s “Formation Of Damnation” album cover. MASTER are scheduled to start working on the new album after completing a series of upcoming Mexican and South American tours and the band will be expected to enter the studio in December 2009.

INCANTATION will be headlining Manizales Grita Rock ‘09 in Manizales, Columbia on August 16. Guitarist / vocalist John McEntee had this to say about it: “A few days ago I got a call from my long time friend Andres Castro (Hateworks Records). He told me that one of the headliners for the Manizales Grita Rock '09 canceled. So Andres offered INCANTATION the slot. So now we are headlining the Manizales Grita Rock '09! Like always it’s a great honor to return to Colombia. Andres was the promoter that brought us to Colombia back in 1996 as the first major international Death Metal band to ever play the country. We look forward to a killer fest and a great time seeing our long time friends and supporters. We want to thank everyone at Hateworks, the Manizales Grita Rock fest and everyone that helped make this happen.” For more information on the festival visit www.myspace.com/manizalesgritarock

From October 16 to October 18 this year's NEW JERSEY DEATH FEST will take place in North Arlington and Clifton, New Jersey - featuring more than 30 bands, such as MORTICIAN, GOREAPHOBIA, PHLEGM, INCANTATION, EVOKEN, DISMA, ACHERON and MALIGNANCY. For the complete billing check out our tourdates section or go to www.myspace.com/njdeathfest or www.newjerseydeathfest.com.