El Salvador's CONCEIVED BY HATE Debut New Track

El Salvadoran Death Thrashers CONCEIVED BY HATE have debuted a new track from Coalition of Death at MetalUnderground.com. Stream 'Hypocritical Sense of Ego" exclusively at this location.

On March 10 Morbid Skull Records will release a double dose of destruction entitled
Coalition of Death, a split release featuring El Salvador's CONCEIVED BY HATE and Colombia's AKHERON.  The album will be limited 500 hand-numbered copies, including 50 diehard versions with extras. Stream "Devotees of Death" from CONCEIVED BY HATE at this location and "Estigma" from AKHERON right here.

Death Thrashers CONCEIVED BY HATE begins the sinister proceedings with three original slash 'n burners and an incendiary rendition of DISSECTION's "Thorns of Crimson Death." Formed in 2002 by Morbid Skull Records owner and guitarrist/vocalist Jorge Montesino (DISORDER, MORBID STENCH) with co-founders Carlos Basagoitia and Rene Vega, the El Salvadoran unit leaves behind nothing but scorched earth with their contribution. CONCEIVED BY HATE is currently working on its next full-length album and is in the midst of planning a European invasion.

The second half of the split features the sonic mayhem and savagery for AKERHON's Violent Thrash! Featuring four tracks, including a wicked cover of MISFIT's "Where Eagles Dare," AKHERON continues their eardrum shattering assault with lyrical themes on the originals of existentialism, mental degradation, mankind's warring territorial obsessions, and the continual downward spiral of what others might call daily life. Launched in 2003, AKHERON is led by founder/composer/vocalist/guitarist Juan Guerra who along with bassist Julie Gomez, drummer Luis Galeano, and guitarist Jonathan Jimenez seeks only to destroy.

Track List:

1.Devotees of Death [Conceived by Hate]

2.Hypocritical Sense of Ego [Conceived by Hate]

3.Embrace the Absurd [Conceived by Hate]

4.Thorns of Crimson Death (Dissection cover) [Conceived by Hate]

5.Estigma [Akheron]

6.Chemtrail [Akheron]

7.In-conformista [Akheron]

8.Where Eagles Dare (Misfits cover) [Akheron]

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Edenkaiser Exclusive Interview

It is with great pleasure to introduce our readers to Edenkaiser.

1) Hello and welcome, please tell our readers a little about band? Where are you from? How did this group come to be?

Lianne Krossburner: Hi, Frank. First of all, thank you for this interview; it's a pleasure for us to be here. So EDENKAISER was born is Barcelona (Spain) in 2009; it was founded by Häwkmoon, the guitarist, who at the beginning was the vocalist as well. When I got in the band, I was the bass player and we had a drummer, Khorum, a friend of us from years ago... 

Häwkmoon: Few time passed until Lianne started to sing; I always preferred to be focused only in the guitar, and when she did for the first time -it was a day that my throat was fucked up-, and we all said: "wow, she must do the vocals in EDENKAISER!". We needed a bass player, so then it was when we found Vherveroth. With him, we recorded our first official recording: Inferno, a cover of swedish Death Metal legends Vomitory. A few days after, we recorded and released Doomsday Jugernaut, a five song EP, and we were honoured to count with Secthdamon -from Emperor, Zyklon, Odium or Myrkskog- as backing vocals in the song Enter Mephisto. A huge honour for us.

Lianne Krossburner: Well, I have to say that we didn't record this EP with Khorum; he left the country and the music, so we hired Striker, our second drummer... but not the last one.

2) The band released a two song demo "Into The Eternal War" back in 2009, how has the writing process progressed since that time? Is it easier to compose music with the current line up? Who writes the material?

Häwkmoon: Well, it is the same because I always wrote the music -as the same way Lianne writes the lyrics, and then we get together to expose everything to create the final ideas and compositions. It's a very organic process; we really have a great bond, good vibes, and we are focused to the same kind of music, Celtic Frost, Darkthrone, Voivod, Venom, Mayhem or Desaster.

3) The previous album Juggernaut was an independent release, the new album Dominum Ex Mortis will be released through Blacksteel Music, how did the band get signed to this label? did they approach the band or did the band approach the label?

Lianne Krossburner: It's a curious thing. We are the label. Blacksteel Music was created by Häwkmoon and I a few months ago. It just started as an underground metal promotion and booking agency, but we are working hard to do more things into the scene, we are preparing two compilation albums with thirteen national and international extreme metal bands, such as Odium, M-Pire of Evil, Crucified Mortals or Throne of Malediction, and also we are working in a tribute to Slayer with worldwide bands-. After that, we thought: "why not edit our next EDENKAISER work?". Also there are plans about a future re-edition with another label, so it's fine.

4) The band is very active performing live shows, how is the audience reception to your live performances? Any memorable experiences on the show circuit?

Häwkmoon: We had received several offers to play, but to be honest we had to cancel few spanish dates due the continuous drummer replacements. We had five drummers in one year. We played in France and eastern Europe for now, but we are looking forward to start with this 2015 tour! The crowd is very receptive and we keep great experiences before the show, during the show, and of course after the show.

Lianne Krossburner: In eastern europe we were touring some dates in Romania and Moldova with two huge bands: Casus and Coldwar. Three different genres bands, but during these days we became a big family.

5) How is the Black metal scene in Barcelona? Is there big support for black metal in your area?

Häwkmoon: Well, there are many great Black Metal bands in Barcelona, and in general in Spain, like Abrahel, Cauldron, Conjuro Nuclear, Aiumeen Basoa, Owl's Blood and many legends as Ouija or Asgaroth. Also, Spain has been the cradle of another great Death and Thrash Metal bands, like Aposento, Angelus Apatrida, Opposer, Ktulu, or old formations like Legion or Fuck Off.

Lianne Krossburner: There are very good bands here, and in the same way there are many people supporting the scene specially since few years ago, underground press and radios for example, but it cannot be compared with another countries. Black Metal scene here must grow up.

Häwkmoon: This is the main reason why EDENKAISER is focused to outwards.

6) Dominum Ex Mortis is an interesting title, is there a story behind the name? how did it come about?

Lianne Krossburner: Dominum Ex Mortis means "lord of death", and it's a kind of conceptual album. Every song talks about death, in one way or another, and we thought it was the right title to contextualize the work.

7) Name some of  your most notable accomplishments? Any big bands that have shared the stage with you?

Häwkmoon: In the eastern Europe tour, we played at November to Dismember Metal Fest, beside bands as Asphyx or Tankard... we were like "Fuck, man, our idols!". In addition of the shows stuff, we are really proud because in this new album, Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan (ex Venom, Atomkraft, M-Pire of Evil) put backing vocals in one of the songs: Hail to the Godslayer. As huge Venom fans, this was a gift from the Gods!

8) Having been independent since 2009, how difficult was it to get the band's music noticed?

Lianne Krossburner: To clarify, Frank, Doomsday Juggernaut was self-released at the beginning, but one month later, the british label Cold Raw records was interested to re-edit the work. It was fine, we were just starting and we had a label interested in our music, so we were glad. Later the same EP was re-edited by the spanish label Morbid Shrine in tape format. Pretty old-school, isn't it? We are really proud of these two editions. We are very hard workers with EDENKAISER, taking care of all details -merch, artwork, promo, etc-. we even have our own artist, Madness, who works on our covers and shirts designs... our Derek Riggs! Hehehe..

9) With the release of the new album are there any tours or major shows in the works for 2015?

Häwkmoon: Yes, we have a German tour in October with the thrashers Heresy and some touring plans in China, Finland, Italy and some spanish dates. There are few summer fests too, but we are just confirming dates at this moment. It seems it will be a busy year.

10) Are there any plans to play shows in USA?

Lianne Krossburner: We would love it because we have many friends there! I hope we can do it next year. We are looking to play in South America, Norway, Sweden and UK for 2016 too, so we will see how it goes then.

11) If booking agents/news/press want to get in contact with you, what is the best way to reach the band?

Lianne Krossburner: At the moment I am the "manager" of EDENKAISER -we also have a co-manager, Alex-, so they can contact me through official facebook page -www.facebook.com/edenkaiserband- or even my personal profile, and sending an email to edenkaiser@hotmail.com, of course!

12) Thanks so much for participating in my zine, the last lines are for you, any final thoughts?

Lianne Krossburner: Thank you for your time, Frank, and thanks to the readers of this webzine. Stay in blackness!
Häwkmoon: Thank you very much for the support. It's a great pleasure for us to be interviewed in ARTEMORTIFICA. You all rules!

Read the review for their new album- click here Edenkaiser-Dominum Ex Mortis Review

Edenkaiser - Dominum Ex Mortis

Edenkaiser is a four piece band from Barcelona. Members are Lianne Krossburner - Vocals, Häwkmoon - Guitars, Vherveroth - Bass, Wraith - Drums. Genre is described as Black Metal.

Dominum Ex Mortis album to be released on February 20th 2015 through Blacksteel Music. The album is comprised of eight tracks in true BM form. A haunting and captivating guitar melody with a creepy solo attached to it, introduces us to the dark road ahead. Having been exposed to Lianne's vocals from another band (Itnuveth). I had a good idea of what was in store when they finally materialized in the song "Eternal Martyrium", demonic and intense singing, with blistering blast beats and raging guitar riffs, this track is mesmerizing. The Witch and The Beast, this song starts out with a catchy guitar melody and builds into a thunderous manifestation of brutality. The Nekrozone reminds me of the early black metal era like early Emperor or Samael. Well executed and there is a memorable melodic part in the middle of this song that really sticks in my mind. The Blademaster conjures up many imagery of battle in a distant time. The guitar riffs are well executed and fit the overall atmosphere. 

In conclusion, the band delivers a raw, relentless and fierce Black metal attack. Building upon their previous releases, this one raises the bar and should be part of any true BM die hard fans collection. I recommended for listeners of Bathory, Demonic Christ, Black Witchery, Satyricon, Mayhem and others from the early era of BM. ~Artemortifica


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Graveyard After Graveyard - Hellhound On My Trail

Graveyard After Graveyard is a three piece band from Vastervik Finspang Gamleby. Members include Jocke Ringdhal :Drums, Mika Lagreen : Solo Guitar, Rogga Johansson: Guitar,Voc,Bass. Genre is described as speed, death, thrash, black metal.

Hellhound On My Trail EP released on Chaos Records on February 23rd 2015. Consisting of six tracks. My first impression is, old school dm to the bone. The vocals are highly influenced by Venom, Sacred Reich or early Overkill. Nothing complex, just raw and gritty rhythms. Songs like Learn To Burn capture the essence of the early years of death metal. I enjoyed listening to this entire EP. It brought back memories of the old tape trading days. One of my favorite tracks would be "Out To Feed", I found myself playing it several times, the thrash metal roots are clear and its an easy song to mosh to. 

The production is certainly not the best but it adds to the raw aggressive quality of the music. I recommended for fans of old school death metal. ~Artemortifica

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Ravager Artworks - Exclusive interview

It is a pleasure to introduce our readers to artist Joe Ravager Romero of Ravager Artworks.

1) Hello and welcome, please tell our readers a little about yourself? Where are you from? What is your current occupation?

My name is Joe Ravager Romero. I was born and raised in southern California, currently living in Northern Utah. Aside from my art and shirts I have a job at a warehouse in general production.

2) When did your interest in drawing begin?

I'm not sure exactly when, but I think I was 3 or 4, I'm kinda blurry on it but I remember watching others do it mainly my sister just doodled toons and I followed after my mom handed me some random pens and paper I did the rest and well I never stopped 
after that it was too much fun.

3) What where some of your favorite comic books as a child?

In my early years it was Superman because we happened to have a few lying around in the house, but definitely Spiderman and Batman. Then, as the years went by, it was more the Punisher, Ghostrider, Spawn and Lobo, stuff like that.

4) You sell your prints at Gweedo's Comics, how did all that come about?

I happened to support the main owner a lot when he started, we became good friends then we realized we both would do the Salt lake city Comicons and the subject of my art came up. He asked if I would be interested in showing him my stuff and then he would buy some prints of the art I would make and sell them.

5) How has the creation of Ravager Artworks Facebook page helped in getting your artwork noticed?

In a lot of ways really. I didn't think it would but after a while Myspace had died for a lot of us and the facebook thing seemed a great leap forward. So far, it has gained me a lot of support through friends of friends and I kind of like it that way. The underground keeps it alive. Without them I'd be no one at all. The bands are another great part of the growth over the years, that and spreading flyers when I could. The flyers were a bigger impact, a friend of mine encouraged me to get them going and pass them out at events, its been a great response.

6) Death and Doom metal are listed as an influence in your work, name some of the most notable bands that helped shape your visions on paper?

As far as both Doom and Deathmetal...DEMILICH, Morgion, (Early) Symptom, Goatlord, Rottrevore, Adramelech, Phantasm, 13, Lord Of Putrefaction, Anatomia, Coffins...a lot more but I'd go on forever, hahaha..

But I love all kinds of older stuff mainly like Carcass, Broken Hope, Cartilage, Xysma, Crematory, Gorguts, Death, Mucupurulent, Blood(Ger), Hellhammer, Motorhead, Autopsy...lots more.

7) How many bands have you done t-shirt art for?

That I know of, Ghoulgotha, Mortuous, Hellcannon, Grave Ritual and Drowning in the Platte...I'm sure there  has been more but the bands forget to fill me in or they never end up using the artwork for a shirt, some are yet to be made but the arts out there.

8) Name some of your biggest accomplishments?

All of the art I've sold in my life mainly, but to be honest, (and I know this is going to sound weird, but) Learning to love myself is the biggest accomplishment as of late. As an artist well knows we can be our own harshest critics and I as an artist have come to know that well. Also Making people happy with my art, seeing a kids reaction in awe and smiles as they look at my art is what motivates me to NEVER quit Art, plus its all I know and am good at, I think. 

9) Name some of the Zines or E-zines that have featured your artwork?

Aside from this...Reborn in Ashes, Aquelarre Zine, Hellish Propaganda...I think there was more too, but I'm not sure if the Arts were ever posted. Embriotomia Zine is still in the works from what I heard last.

10) What are your aspiration and goals 2015? What are your current projects?

My main yearly goal is as always to push myself to my limits but more in my paintings. I haven't painted in quite a few years actually. Just haven't had the time or drive but I will do that and release more shirts with my art. Aside from that, just larger sized projects and hopefully a few collaborations with some artists. I'm always looking to do anything I can in the Artworld.

11) If any bands/labels/zines etc.. want to get in contact with you what is the best way to reach you?

My facebook is my main page so far:
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and for those that do not have a facebook for whatever reason my email:
joeravagerwolfman@yahoo.com

12) Thanks so much for participating in my zine, the last lines are for you, any final thoughts?


only one...NUKE EM ALL!!!

Cemetery Filth - Screams From The Catacombs

Cemetery Filth is a four piece death metal band from Johnson City TN. Members are Jacob Curwen (Vocals), Neal Williams (Bass), Ryan Guinn (Lead Guitar), Jonah Turner (Drums/Percussion).

Screams from The Catacombs EP released as a cassette Unspeakable Axe Records in September 2014. This is a quick overview of this release. At only three tracks, it goes by rather quickly. My first impression is, this is a old school sounding music. Like the bands of the early 90s. Grave, Sinister, Hypocrisy and Monstrosity early albums come to mind. Production is ok. The drums are intense, guitars have a gritty and dirty distortion which add to the overall old school sound.

In conclusion, the release is good but not groundbreaking, if you like the sounds of the early era of death metal, than add this EP to the collection. ~Artemortifica

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Atrum Tempestas - Neant

Atrum Tempestas is a two member band from Oulu, Finland. It is a project by Perttunen -Vocals/instruments and Kylmäaho -Vocals, instruments. Genre described as Atmospheric Black Metal.

Neant album released on October 13th 2014 Nordavind Records. At only three compositions, this release is very impressive. It starts with the song "Quitter ceux qui étaient déjà partis", the dark melodies quickly grab my attention. Think of it as a dark journey through desperate roads. A strumming guitar with a short sample begins the track S'éclipser, the black metal roots are clearly evident and are expressed in each song. A good solid bass tone permeates through out keeping each rhythm interesting and catchy. The final track is "Et après... le néant", a faster paced drum verse comes in and takes us through this torturous labyrinth. A slightly distorted guitar creates some interesting and memorable riffs and are fitting with the rest of the instruments. My only compliant is that it all feels a bit short after listening to it. But overall an enjoyable listening experience and it worth checking out. ~Artemortifica 

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