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6/29/2023

Death Metal Legends Incantation New Album "Unholy Deification" to Be Released on August 25th by Relapse Records (Pre-Orders Available), Plus New Video "Concordat (The Pact) I"

Photo by Scott Kinkade

"Another twisted helping of subterranean old-school doomy death metal." - Decibel   
Death metal icons INCANTATION will unleash their new album, Unholy Deification, via Relapse Records on August 25th, today revealing the record’s artwork, track listing, preorders, and first single/video!
 
INCANTATION frontman John McEntee comments, "I'm not interested in playing it safe. I think other people feel that there are limits to what we do. However, I don't see it that way. If it feels right, then it's INCANTATION. The songs we write are an honest expression of ourselves. When people hear the new album, I hope they think, ‘Why are these guys so pissed off?!’ Rage gives focus, which is why this album turned out the way it did."


Watch INCANTATION’s “Concordat (The Pact) I” music video, directed by The C.O.I.N., at THIS LOCATION.

Physical Unholy Deification preorders are available via Relapse.com HERE. Digital downloads/streaming are available HERE.
 
Unholy Deification Track Listing:
1. Offerings (The Swarm) IV
2. Concordat (The Pact) I
3. Chalice (Vessel Consanguineous) VIII
4. Homunculus (Spirit Made Flesh) IX
5. Invocation (Chthonic Merge) X
6. Megaron (Sunken Chamber) VI
7. Convulse (Words Of Power) III
8. Altar (Unify In Carnage) V
9. Exile (Defy The False) II
10. Circle (Eye of Ascension) VII
 
INCANTATION will be on tour throughout Europe and Australia this Summer. See all confirmed dates below.
 
INCANTATION Live:
6/30/2023 Pitfest – Emmen, NL
7/01/2023 Kavka Oudaan – Antwerp, BE
7/02/2023 Boston Music Room – London, UK
7/03/2023 Rebellion – Manchester, UK
7/04/2023 Exchange – Bristol, UK
7/06/2023 Le Belvédère – Namur, BE
7/07/2023 Bambi Galore – Hamburg, DE
7/08/2023 Metal Magic Festival – Fredericia, DK
7/09/2023 The Abyss – Gothenburg, SE
7/11/2023 Debaser – Stockholm, SE
7/14/2023 In Flammen Open Air – Torgau, DE
7/15/2023 Forest Fest – Chevenez, CH
7/16/2023 Slaughter Club – Milan, IT
7/17/2023 Bridge Klub - Ilirska Bistrica, SL
7/18/2023 Fuga – Bratislava, SK
7/20/2023 Hydrozagadka – Warsaw, PL
7/21/2023 Injure Grind Attack Fest – Zawiercie, PL
7/22/2023 Enter The Eternal Fire – Volyně, CZ
7/25/2023 EL Barrio Club – Dubai, UAE
7/27/2023 Crown And Anchor Hotel – Adelaide, AU
7/28/2023 The Bridge Hotel – Sydney, AU
7/29/2023 Max Watts Vic – Melbourne, AU
7/30/2023 The Basement – Canberra, AU
 
Edified over three-plus decades of experience, Unholy Deification is INCANTATION’s thirteenth full-length album. Validated by peers seasoned and new, INCANTATION is more vital than ever. The lineup, featuring founding guitarist/vocalist John McEntee, drummer Kyle Severn, bassist Chuck Sherwood, and guitarist Luke Shively, displays death metal know-how and the power of determination.
 
Lyrically, Unholy Deification originates with Sherwood. An avid reader and occult logician, the INCANTATION bassist wanted to capture a fully realized concept of evolution through enlightenment. Expect thought-provoking, historically derived intellection. The mortal-to-deity narrative interacts with the merciless musical conflagration of hard-hitting tracks such as "Concordat (The Pact) I," "Homunculus (Spirit Made Flesh) IX," and "Invocation (Chthonic Merge) X". Make no mistake - the ferocious new album, featuring guests Jeff Beccera (Possessed), Henry Veggian (ex-Revenant), and Dan Vadim Von (Morbid Angel), is pure death metal.
 
INCANTATION's sepulchral pandemonium is visually enhanced by award-winning artist and longstanding collaborator Eliran Kantor (Immolation, Kreator, Cavalera, and more.) The end result is an interpretation of Italian Renaissance masters but thrust into INCANTATION's cauldron of chromatic malice.




6/27/2023

Diamond Select for this Week (6/28/23): Star Wars, D&D, and Darkwing Duck!


It’s (almost) Wednesday, which means it’s time for a new shipment of goodies to your local comic shop! This week, Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant LTD are sending SIX new items to stores, including four from Star Wars, one from Dungeons & Dragons and one from Darkwing Duck! It’s the Best of All Worlds! Find a store near you at 
comicshoplocator.com, or order online at diamondselecttoys.com and gentlegiantltd.com!
 

Darkwing Duck Gallery Darkwing Duck PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! He is the terror that flaps in the night! The Darkwing Duck line of products kicks off with this dynamic Gallery Diorama of Darkwing himself! Made out of high-quality PVC and standing approximately 9 inches tall, this sculpture depicts the purple-clad vigilante on a rooftop, cape and grappling gun in hand. It comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Barry Bradfield, sculpted by Varner Studios! SRP: $59.99

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/darkwing-duck-gallery-diorama/



Dungeons & Dragons Minimates Animated Heroes Deluxe Box Set

A Diamond Select Toys release! Enter the Dragons! Diamond Select Toys’ first product from Dungeons & Dragons comes to you from the animated world of the D&D cartoon of the 1980s! This deluxe box set of six 2-inch Minimates includes the entire team of heroes: Bobby the Barbarian, Diana the Acrobat, Eric the Cavalier, Hank the Ranger, Presto the Magician and Sheila the Thief! Plus, get a tiny figurine of Uni the Unicorn! Each Minimate features multiple points or articulation and character-specific accessories, and all parts are fully interchangeable! They come packaged in a full-color, book-styled window box with a fifth-panel cover. Designed and illustrated by Barry Bradfield! Coming Soon: The Villains! SRP: $50.00

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/dungeons-and-dragons-series-1-deluxe-minimates-box-set/


Star Wars Rebels Ahsoka Tano 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust

A Gentle Giant LTD release! The Togruta returns! As seen in Star Wars: Rebels, Ahsoka Tano appears, dressed in a white robe and holding a staff with her friend Morai on her shoulder. This 1/6 scale, approximately 6-inch resin mini-bust features detailed sculpting and paint applications, and is limited to only 3000 pieces. It comes packaged with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. SRP: $129.99

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-rebels-ahsoka-tano-mini-bust/


Star Wars Rebels Ezra Bridger 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust

A Gentle Giant Ltd. release! The newest member of the Ghost crew, Jedi-in-training Ezra Bridger wields his green lightsaber in this newest mini-bust based on Star Wars: Rebels! Measuring approximately 6 inches tall, this 1/6 scale bust features detailed sculpting and paint applications and sits atop a pedestal base. Limited to only 2000 pieces, it comes packaged in a full-color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity. SRP: $120.00

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-rebels-ezra-bridger-mini-bust/


Star Wars Return of the Jedi Leia in Boushh Disguise Premier Collection 1/7 Scale Statue

A Gentle Giant LTD release! Princess no more, Leia Organa goes undercover to rescue her true love in this all-new Star Wars statue by Gentle Giant Ltd. Disguised as Boushh, a bounty hunter, Leia holds a electro-shock lance and features an interchangeable head so she can wear or hold her helmet, and if you change out her right arm she’s holding a thermal detonator! Standing approximately 10 inches tall and limited to only 3000 pieces, she comes packaged with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. SRP: $200.00

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-leia-organa-in-boushh-disguise-premier-collection-statue/

 

Star Wars The Mandalorian Ahsoka Tano Premier Collection 1/7 Scale Statue

A Gentle Giant Ltd. release! Watch out, Thrawn! Ahsoka Tano is here, and she’s the next 1/7 scale statue in the Star Wars Premier Collection! Based on her appearance in The Mandalorian Season 2, Ahsoka stands with her dual lightsabers at the ready in this approximately 10-inch sculpture. Limited to only 3,000 pieces, this edition comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Designed by Brian Rood and sculpted by the talented team of artisans at Gentle Giant Ltd.! SRP: $175.00

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-the-mandalorian-ahsoka-tano-premier-collection-statue/

6/24/2023

Coming in 2024 from Diamond Select: AEW, TMNT, Darkwing Duck, & More!

It’s almost July, which means it’s time to order the newest collectibles from Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant LTD! In addition to the usual exquisite offerings from Marvel and Star Wars, there are also items from AEW, Willy Wonka, Darkwing Duck, Game of Thrones and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! It’s the best of all worlds! Find a store near you at comicshoplocator.com, or pre-order at diamondselecttoys.com and gentlegiantltd.com!



AEW Gallery Bryan Danielson PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! Enter the American Dragon! Wrestling legend Bryan Danielson joins DST’s line of Gallery Dioramas based on the roster of All Elite Wrestling! Standing on the ropes with his arms raised in triumph, you can practically hear his entrance music and the roar of the crowd. Standing approximately 10 inches tall, this sculpture is made of high-quality PVC and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Gabriel Cassata, sculpted by Patrick Pigott! SRP: $59.99

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/bryan-danielson-gallery-diorama/



Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Gallery PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! Enter a world of pure imagination! Travel back in time to 1971, when Willy Wonka took five children on a tour of his magical candy manufacturing facility. This approximately 10-inch diorama depicts Mr. Wonka in his edible candy garden, perched on a mushroom with umbrella in hand. Made of high-quality PVC, this sculpture comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Nelson X. Asencio, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella! SRP: $80.00

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/willy-wonka-gallery-diorama/


Darkwing Duck & Negaduck Deluxe AF Box Set

A Diamond Select Toys release! When there’s trouble, you call D.W.! The Marauding Mallard swoops into action figure form courtesy of DST, along with his evil opposite, Negaduck! Each standing approximately 5 inches tall, these fully poseable action figures feature removable hats, interchangeable heads, and a variety of hands and accessories. They come packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by David Forrest of Kinetic Underground, sculpted by Varner Studios! SRP: $49.99

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/darkwing-duck-negaduck-deluxe-action-figure-box-set/


Game of Thrones Gallery Tyrion Lannister PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! DST returns to the world of Game of Thrones with an all-new Gallery Diorama of Tyrion Lannister! The former Hand of the King holds a torch aloft in the dragonpit, standing near a massive dragon shackle. Measuring approximately 9 inches tall, this sculpture is made of high-quality PVC and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. Designed by Nelson X. Asencio, sculpted by Ed Trujillo! SRP: $59.99

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/tyrion-lannister-gallery-diorama/


Marvel Gallery Comic Rogue PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! Hold still, shugah! The X-Men’s Southern belle has her sights on someone, and they’re gonna get it, but good! Speeding over a rocky landscape with fist cocked and arm outstretched, Rogue is ready to land a punch in the latest Marvel Gallery Diorama! Measuring approximately 8 inches tall, this sculpture is made of high-quality PVC and comes packaged in a full color window box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Varner Studios! SRP: $59.99

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/rogue-comic-gallery-diorama/


Marvel Gallery Comic Rogue PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! Hold still, shugah! The X-Men’s Southern belle has her sights on someone, and they’re gonna get it, but good! Speeding over a rocky landscape with fist cocked and arm outstretched, Rogue is ready to land a punch in the latest Marvel Gallery Diorama! Measuring approximately 8 inches tall, this sculpture is made of high-quality PVC and comes packaged in a full color window box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Varner Studios! SRP: $59.99

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/rogue-comic-gallery-diorama/


Marvel GOTG Star-Lord 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust

A Gentle Giant LTD release! You’re welcome! The leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy is here, the newest 1/6 scale movie-based mini-bust in the Marvel line! Star-Lord brandishes his twin smoking element guns, wearing his famous red coat and movie-accurate mask, in this approximately 9-inch tall resin mini-bust. Limited to only 3,000 pieces, it comes packaged in a full-color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity. Designed by Nelson X. Asencio, sculpted by Juan Ramos! SRP: $130.00

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-star-lord-mini-bust/


Marvel Select Red Hulk Collector's Action Figure

A Diamond Select Toys release! He’s big and he’s back! The Red Hulk, one of last year’s most popular Marvel Select releases, is coming back for another round, at a towering 9-inch height and featuring a whopping 16 points of articulation. With interchangeable closed and open fists, he comes in display-ready Select action figure packaging, with side panel artwork for shelf reference. Designed by Yuri Timg, sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios!

Action Figure     SRP: $29.99

 

TMNT Minimates Technodrome Deluxe Box Set

A Diamond Select Toys release! Krang attacks! Straight out of the original 1980s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, the alien Krang from Dimension X is ready to conquer, assisted by the mutant rhino Rocksteady and a faceless Foot Soldier. Here to protect the Earth are Ninja Turtle Leonardo and his master, Splinter! Each 2-inch Minimate features multiple points of articulation and fully interchangeable parts. All five come packaged in a full-color slipcase made to look like Krang’s Technodrome! Designed and illustrated by Barry Bradfield! SRP: $39.99

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/technodrome-deluxe-minimates-box-set/


Star Wars Obi Wan Kenobi Darth Vader Damaged Helmet Legends in 3D 1/2 Scale Bust

A Gentle Giant LTD release! You are not ready, my young padawan! Darth Vader takes a loss against Obi-Wan Kenobi in this Legends in 3D bust featuring his split helmet and the burned face underneath. With a torn cape and a lightsaber-inspired base, this approximately 11-inch resin bust is limited to only 1,000 pieces, and comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. SRP: $225.00

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-darth-vader-damaged-helmet-legends-in-3-dimensions-bust/


Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Purge Trooper Commander 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust

A Gentle Giant LTD release! Let the Purge commence! The Commander of the Purge Troopers, who leads the hunt for the remaining Jedi, is now the latest 1/6 Scale resin mini-bust. Measuring approximately 6 inches tall, this meticulously crafted sculpture is limited to only 2,000 pieces and comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. SRP: $130.00

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-purge-trooper-commander-mini-bust/


Star Wars Rebels Thrawn on Throne Premier Collection 1/7 Scale Statue

A Gentle Giant LTD release! Where’s Thrawn? He’s sitting in his command chair, preparing to issue an order that will take care of those rebels once and for all. Measuring approximately 9 inches tall, this Premier Collection 1/7 scale statue is based on Grand Admiral Thrawn’s animated appearance, and is limited to only 1,000 pieces. It comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. SRP: $250.00

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-rebels-grand-admiral-thrawn-on-throne-premier-collection-statue/

6/23/2023

Cannibal Corpse's 16th Studio Album "Chaos Horrific" to be Released Sept. 22nd via Metal Blade, New/ Video Single Released, & North American Tour Mayhem Announced!

Photo by Alex Morgan


Death metal icons CANNIBAL CORPSE will unleash their sixteenth studio album, Chaos Horrific, on September 22nd via Metal Blade Records, today revealing the record’s artwork, pulverizing first single, and preorders!

Since 1988, CANNIBAL CORPSE have been at the forefront of death metal, shaping and defining the genre. In 2021, they raised the stakes again with Violence Unimagined. And in 2023, the band’s thirty-fifth anniversary, they return with its successor, the equally monstrous Chaos Horrific, starting a new chapter in their storied legacy.

Written shortly after the conclusion of the Violence Unimagined sessions, echoes of that album exist in Chaos Horrific. “To me, this album feels sort of like a continuation of Violence Unimagined,” says bassist Alex Webster. 

The band have always been noted for technicality and complex songwriting, but that doesn’t define where the writing process takes them. “I believe that our songwriting has progressed in a manner where every song paves its own path, whether it’s a straightforward or technical song,” notes guitarist Rob Barrett. “Sometimes it’s a mix of both, so there’s no preconceived idea that we want to be more technical. The music just sort of takes its own course.”

Webster concurs, “I don’t think there was any conscious effort to make things more technical, so if it wound up that way it would just be a natural result of us trying to write the heaviest songs we could.”
CANNIBAL CORPSE had no master plan, approaching each track with an open mind. “I never go into a record thinking about anything, I just let the writing flow freely with no limitations,” says guitarist/producer Erik Rutan. “But this time, I knew I wanted to push the envelope a bit in a different direction than Violence Unimagined; expand the dynamics, explore new territory without departing from what CANNIBAL CORPSE is and always shall be.”

Rutan has now produced six CANNIBAL CORPSE albums, starting with 2006’s Kill, and this is Rutan’s second release as a full-fledged member, since officially joining in 2020. Tracking at Rutan’s Mana Studio in Florida, the band’s home state, was comfortable for all involved, who were at the top of their game and ready to give it their all. Things went smoother than ever, particularly on the guitar front thanks to Barrett and Rutan having “custom guitars built with longer scale necks to hold the proper intonation necessary for lower tunings,” says Barrett.

Drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz named the record and his cohorts felt it was a great representation of the band. Subjects covered include fighting off hordes of zombies (“Chaos Horrific”), the selection of a random individual to be dismembered and sacrificed (“Summoned For Sacrifice”), and the violent revenge of victims of human trafficking (“Vengeful Invasion”). The album artwork by longtime collaborator Vince Locke is also suitably CANNIBAL CORPSE-esque, featuring a chaotic tangle of the living and the undead, evoking the lyrics of the title track.

In advance of the record’s release, today the band unleashes their first single and accompanying video for “Blood Blind.” Elaborates Mazurkiewicz, “‘Blood Blind’ is about mass mutilations to reset the human race in a genocide that was embraced by the masses.”

Adds Rutan, ‘Blood Blind’ was the first song musically that I wrote for Chaos Horrific. It all started with that funeral march of a first riff floating around in my head and it took off from there. Heavy and disturbing, it worked its way into an aggressive smorgasbord of depth and swirling darkness! I thought it would be great to collaborate so I had Paul add his lyrical stamp to it…”


Watch CANNIBAL CORPSE’s “Blood Blind” video, directed by David Brodsky of My Good Eye, at THIS LOCATION.

Chaos Horrific will be available on digipak CD, deluxe box set (Dried Blood Marbled vinyl, 24p 12" booklet, puzzle, pin, poster and art print - limited to 1500 copies), cassette (limited to 500 copies), digitally, and on vinyl in the following variants:

- 180g Black (EU exclusive)
- Burned Flesh Marble (EU exclusive)
- Slate Blue Marble (PIAS exclusive - limited to 600 copies)
- Charcoal Brown Marble (Sound Polution exclusive - limited to 500 copies)
- Pearl Violet Marble (EU exclusive - ltd. 500 copies)
- Bloodsun Marble (EU exclusive - ltd. 500 copies)
- Clear Red & Yellow Splatter (EMP exclusive - ltd. to 300 copies)
- Clear & White/Blue Splatter (EU exclusive - ltd. to 300 copies)
- Turquoise & White Splatter (Napalm exclusive - ltd. 300 copies)
- Clear Orange & Red Splatter (Nuclear Blast exclusive - ltd. 300 copies)
- Clear Blackdust (Eyesore exclusive - ltd. 300 copies)
- Red Blackdust (Metal Blade Shop exclusive - ltd. 300 copies)
- Fog Marbled (US exclusive)
- “Charred Remains” (US exclusive)
- Orange/Red Inkspots (US exclusive)
- Black & Brown Marble (US Band store exclusive)
- Silver w/ Red Streaks (US Band store exclusive)
- Electric Smoke (US tour exclusive)

Find preorders at the CANNIBAL CORPSE store at: cannibalcorpse.store and Metal Blade at: metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse.

Chaos Horrific Track Listing:
1. Overlords Of Violence
2. Frenzied Feeding
3. Summoned For Sacrifice
4. Blood Blind
5. Vengeful Invasion
6. Chaos Horrific
7. Fracture And Refracture
8. Pitchfork Impalement
9. Pestilential Rictus
10. Drain You Empty
 
Coinciding with the release of Chaos HorrificCANNIBAL CORPSE will embark on a month-long North American co-headlining tour with Mayhem. The journey begins September 22nd in Nashville, Tennessee and runs through October 21st in Louisville, Kentucky. Support will be provided by special guests, Gorguts and Blood Incantation! Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 23rd at 10:00am local time. See all confirmed dates below.
 
CANNIBAL CORPSE w/ Mayhem, Gorguts, Blood Incantation:
9/22/2023 Marathon Music Hall - Nashville, TN 
9/23/2023 The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC 
9/24/2023 The Mill & Mine - Knoxville, TN 
9/26/2023 Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA 
9/27/2023 Rebel - Toronto, ON 
9/28/2023 L'Olympia - Montreal, QC 
9/29/2023 The Palladium - Worcester, MA 
9/30/2023 Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY 
10/02/2023 The Royal Oak - Detroit, MI 
10/03/2023 Hard Rock Live - Gary, IN 
10/04/2023 The Fillmore - Minneapolis, MN 
10/06/2023 Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO 
10/07/2023 The Depot - Lake City, UT 
10/09/2023 Temple Theatre - Tacoma, WA 
10/10/2023 Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA 
10/11/2023 Knitting Factory - Boise, ID 
10/13/2023 The Warfield - San Francisco, CA 
10/14/2023 SOMA - San Diego, CA 
10/17/2023 The Aztec Theatre - San Antonio, TX 
10/18/2023 The Factory - Dallas, TX 
10/20/2023 The Eastern - Atlanta, GA 
10/21/2023 Paristown Hall - Louisville, KY
 
CANNIBAL CORPSE:
George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals
Erik Rutan – guitar
Rob Barrett – guitar
Alex Webster – bass
Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums

For CANNIBAL CORPSE coverage contact liz@earsplitcompound.com.