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GERMAN HEAVY/SPEED METAL PIONEER FROM THE 80S! MAD BUTCHER is from Essen, Germany, and the story began in January 1981. Harry Elbracht and 3 of his buddies (Guggi Schirrmacher, Sydney Keller, and Manni Salhöfer) have been the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal freaks for years. Grown-up with their heroes from JUDAS PRIEST, Ted Nugent, and other bands from the USA (RIOT, MOLLY HATCHET, Y&T) or England (MOTÖRHEAD, SAXON, IRON MAIDEN), they want to show the world that cool music is also possible in Germany. So, MAD BUTCHER was born! MAD BUTCHER's debut full-length album "Metal Lightning Attack" was originally released in 1985 and remastered in 2020 by the great Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony. Awakening Records is proud to officially reissue this masterpiece, including bonus tracks, numerous early photos, flyers, as well as band biography and interviews.

RUTHLESS CHILEAN BLACKENED THRASH AGGRESSION! Based in Santiago, Chile, MAYHEMIC was founded in 2018 and is dedicated to creating blackened and aggressive thrash metal. Highly influenced by old glories like KREATOR, SODOM, MORBID SAINT, TORMENTOR, etc. Titled "The Darkest Age", the compilation features all of MAYHEMIC's studio work to date, 12 relentless tracks that will immerse you in speed and darkness. It closes the first great stage of the band and will give a way to a new phase of their history. The age of light is over... Welcome to the darkest age!

Muskeg Charnel are a death obsessed USBM project founded by Wretch of Pact back in 2015. Heavily influenced by second wave Black Metal and old school Death Metal, "Decomposition Part 3: Rigor Mortis" is the third in a series of seven albums, each titled after a different stage of human decomposition. A morbid journey into darkness, death and disease for fans Of Carpathian Forest, Clandestine Blaze, Dark Funeral, Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Grave, Hate Forest, Horna, Inquisition, Judas Iscariot, Sargeist and Unleashed.

AN AGGRESSIVE EXTREME METAL BAND FROM SOUTH AMERICA! Hailing from Eastern Antioquia (Colombia), OSSUARY was born driven by a passion for death metal in 2012. In the almost ten years since the band was founded, they have released two full-length albums and now a new album with 11 tracks has been created. The album has both classic and traditional elements of the North American style without neglecting the European scene, with lyrics based on the themes of death, horror, and lust. Dedicated to all fans of old-school death metal!

ULTIMATE DEATH METAL PATHOLOGY FROM THE POMERANIA! Death/Thrash metal band PANDEMIC OUTBREAK was formed in Gdansk, Poland at the end of 2014. The band launched two killer EPs, "Rise of the Damned" and "Collecting the Trophies" in 2016 and 2018. Now, it took almost two years to create their debut full-length album "Skulls Beneath the Cross" in the basement of the Industrial Building. Also, the album is a tribute to Florida's old-school death metal and Polish extreme metal scenes. One of the underground extreme metal masterpieces not to be missed in 2021!

US Funeral Doom/Death Metal! 7th full length album after an 11 year hiatus! The long-awaited 7th full-length by this U.S. band. True purveyors of aural torment, Rigor Sardonicous are one of the cultest bands of the American extreme Metal underground. Formed in 1988, the long-standing duo of bassist Glenn Hampton and vocalist/guitarist Joseph Fogarazzo remain one of the darkest and creepiest bands calling "Death Metal" home. Aided by their ever-trustworthy drum machine, Rigor Sardonicous are utterly lifeless and excruciatingly slow, almost daring the listener to find any "fun" in their all-devouring void of inertia. You could almost qualify their music(k) as Doom/Death Metal, but not in the traditional sense; existing for as long as (and even longer) than aesthetic forebears like Unholy and Evoken, Rigor Sardonicous´ slo-mo sizzle equally bears a future-primitive texture not unlike earliest Godflesh or especially the cult Skin Chamber. And so it goes with "Praeparet Bellum", the band´s first full-length recording in over a decade. Immediately and ruinously recognizable as Rigor Sardonicous, "Praeparet Bellum" thankfully features all the duo´s signature elements: crushing heaviness, beyond-guttural vocals and the very slowest of songwriting movement, but devolves them to a frightening degree. Perhaps because of their eerie absence since 2012´s Memento Mori-released "Ego Diligio Vos", Rigor Sardonicous sound more unique than ever on "Praeparet Bellum": the sub-genres of Doom/Death Metal and Funeral Doom are definitely in full swing, but there´s little to nothing around as unremittingly empty and hopeless as this. You don´t "listen" to this album, and you most definitely don´t "endure" it, for its ominous corpulence is only experienced. Bleak? That´s simply too fun. Here stands the End of all Ends. Be warned: you will not return from "Praeparet Bellum"!

The Canadian beast of riot is back with their third full-length! 11 maniacal black/thrashing items in the vein of DESASTER, NOCTURNAL, WITCHBURNER or SACRIFICE.

A ROTTEN AND SICK DEATH METAL BAND FROM BRAZIL! Born from the sickest and purest thoughts of a headbanger, ROTTENBROTH, located in the historic city of Salvador, Brazil, was founded in 2014. A dead, rotten, sick death metal has always been the soul of this band. Five years ago, an EP called "Visions of Autopsy" was released. Now, their debut full-length album "Necroceremony Vomitorum" will rot from June 26th! For fans of IMPETIGO, AUTOPSY, and ASPHYX.

30 YEARS OF VEDIC METAL!!! ASIA'S EXTREME METAL LEGEND! THE PIONEER OF VEDIC METAL! RUDRA, the name of the Indian deity of Destruction; conjures the scene of death and destruction. Just like the deity, RUDRA, the band, was named so to symbolize the aggressive character of its music. A legend in the Asian Metal scene, RUDRA was established in 1992. Since its humble beginning as a Death Metal band, the band went on to pioneer the evolution of a new genre of Death-Black Metal music called VEDIC METAL. The music of RUDRA, Vedic metal, can be characterized as a bridge between the east and the west: incorporating Indian traditional music, Sanskrit chants, and mantras into Death/Black Metal. This unique musical creation is what is known to the world as Vedic Metal. Awakening Records is proud to reissue RUDRA's Brahmavidya trilogy! All albums feature new hand-painted covers and layouts. The stories behind the albums written by the producer of the trilogy, as well as prefaces for each album and notes for each track written by RUDRA, are presented in both English and Chinese.

30 YEARS OF VEDIC METAL!!! ASIA'S EXTREME METAL LEGEND! THE PIONEER OF VEDIC METAL! RUDRA, the name of the Indian deity of Destruction; conjures the scene of death and destruction. Just like the deity, RUDRA, the band, was named so to symbolize the aggressive character of its music. A legend in the Asian Metal scene, RUDRA was established in 1992. Since its humble beginning as a Death Metal band, the band went on to pioneer the evolution of a new genre of Death-Black Metal music called VEDIC METAL. The music of RUDRA, Vedic metal, can be characterized as a bridge between the east and the west: incorporating Indian traditional music, Sanskrit chants, and mantras into Death/Black Metal. This unique musical creation is what is known to the world as Vedic Metal. Awakening Records is proud to reissue RUDRA's Brahmavidya trilogy! All albums feature new hand-painted covers and layouts. The stories behind the albums written by the producer of the trilogy, as well as prefaces for each album and notes for each track written by RUDRA, are presented in both English and Chinese.

A MAJESTIC VEDIC METAL CONCEPTUAL EPIC! RUDRA, the name of the Indian deity of Destruction; conjures the scene of death and destruction. Just like the deity, RUDRA, the band, was named so to symbolize the aggressive character of its music. Formed in 1992, Asia's extreme metal legend RUDRA returns with its 10th album "Eight Mahavidyas", another concept album. This time the album explores eight female characters extending from ancient times till the 18th century who broke stereotypes and ended up being outstanding teachers of wisdom. Each song presents the wisdom of each woman through extreme metal textures. The CD cover features the artwork of Viktoria Polikarpova (of Visionis Phosphorescent) and the booklet will feature eight specially created portraits by Ashley Christudason (of Jungle Eye).

30 YEARS OF VEDIC METAL!!! ASIA'S EXTREME METAL LEGEND! THE PIONEER OF VEDIC METAL! RUDRA, the name of the Indian deity of Destruction; conjures the scene of death and destruction. Just like the deity, RUDRA, the band, was named so to symbolize the aggressive character of its music. A legend in the Asian Metal scene, RUDRA was established in 1992. Since its humble beginning as a Death Metal band, the band went on to pioneer the evolution of a new genre of Death-Black Metal music called VEDIC METAL. The music of RUDRA, Vedic metal, can be characterized as a bridge between the east and the west: incorporating Indian traditional music, Sanskrit chants, and mantras into Death/Black Metal. This unique musical creation is what is known to the world as Vedic Metal. RUDRA's first three masterpieces will be reissued via Awakening Records! All albums will feature new hand-painted covers and layouts, and the stories behind the albums, written by the founding members of RUDRA, will be available in the booklets!

30 YEARS OF VEDIC METAL!!! ASIA'S EXTREME METAL LEGEND! THE PIONEER OF VEDIC METAL! RUDRA, the name of the Indian deity of Destruction; conjures the scene of death and destruction. Just like the deity, RUDRA, the band, was named so to symbolize the aggressive character of its music. A legend in the Asian Metal scene, RUDRA was established in 1992. Since its humble beginning as a Death Metal band, the band went on to pioneer the evolution of a new genre of Death-Black Metal music called VEDIC METAL. The music of RUDRA, Vedic metal, can be characterized as a bridge between the east and the west: incorporating Indian traditional music, Sanskrit chants, and mantras into Death/Black Metal. This unique musical creation is what is known to the world as Vedic Metal. RUDRA's first three masterpieces will be reissued via Awakening Records! All albums will feature new hand-painted covers and layouts, and the stories behind the albums, written by the founding members of RUDRA, will be available in the booklets!

30 YEARS OF VEDIC METAL!!! ASIA'S EXTREME METAL LEGEND! THE PIONEER OF VEDIC METAL! RUDRA, the name of the Indian deity of Destruction; conjures the scene of death and destruction. Just like the deity, RUDRA, the band, was named so to symbolize the aggressive character of its music. A legend in the Asian Metal scene, RUDRA was established in 1992. Since its humble beginning as a Death Metal band, the band went on to pioneer the evolution of a new genre of Death-Black Metal music called VEDIC METAL. The music of RUDRA, Vedic metal, can be characterized as a bridge between the east and the west: incorporating Indian traditional music, Sanskrit chants, and mantras into Death/Black Metal. This unique musical creation is what is known to the world as Vedic Metal. RUDRA's first three masterpieces will be reissued via Awakening Records! All albums will feature new hand-painted covers and layouts, and the stories behind the albums, written by the founding members of RUDRA, will be available in the booklets!

SPACE HEADBANGERS is a new project of Yasuyuki Suzuki (ABIGAIL, BARBATOS. TIGER JUNKIES, BITCHEATER, etc.), influenced by MISFITS, RAMONES, SEX PISTOLS, BAD RELIGION, HELLHAMMER, BEHERIT, etc.). The debut album contains 14 Black Garage Punk Rock anthems.

POLISH TECHNICAL THRASH METAL TRIO! Hailing from Warsaw, Poland, thrash metal trio SPECIES was formed in 2018. After a couple of months of rehearsals, the band recorded their debut EP, entitled "The Monument of Envy", which was then self-released on May 31st, 2019. On the very same day, SPECIES played their first-ever show in their hometown. Drawing inspiration from cult thrash metal acts like CORONER, TOXIK, or XENTRIX and prog rock legends like KING CRIMSON, RUSH, and YES, SPECIES have created their first full-length album, entitled "To Find Deliverance".

Debut album for the demonic dark Black Metal trio from Czech Republic, fronted by a wicked witch! limited to 300 copie on Bestial Invasion / Negrido Records

Compilation of both demos DARK AUTUMN NIGHTS (1995) and FONS ACHERONIS (1996), as well as the unreleased CAVE OF EPHYRAS... TO THE INFERNAL FIELDS EP (1996) of this occult Hellenic Black Metal band !!! In the total same vein as Rotting Christ, Varathron and Kawir from the same era, this band rules !!!!