Hailing from Adelaide, Australia's CHARNEL ALTAR formed in late 2018 and after band's self-titled debut demo and split EP with fellow Aussies Carcinoid, CHARNEL ALTAR make their full-length debut with the slimy 'n' stultifying Abatement Of The Sun. Horrific and harrowing, churning and gestating with utter dread and doom, CHARNEL ALTAR's death metal is like a slo-mo melting of mind and matter. One could arguably qualify it as death-doom, but the band's version of such evades easy categorization and aims more for hovering tension and paradoxically spacious density - indeed, like old(er)-school death metal dragged through tar but trudging forward like a tank.

Today, together with Blood Harvest Records, we are proud to premiere a new track, 'Malefic Blessings' from CHARNEL ALTAR's highly anticipated debut album, Abatement Of The Sun, that will come out on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. The CD and tape versions will be released on December 17th while the vinyl version will follow next year.

CHARNEL ALTAR is:

DB - Guitars
VO - Drums, Vocals
DM – Bass, Vocals

MORE INFO AND PRE-ORDERS:

https://www.facebook.com/charnelaltar
https://charnelaltar.bandcamp.com/
https://www.bloodharvest.se/
https://www.facebook.com/BloodHarvestRecords/
https://bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com/

Creepy black/doom metal from Mexico; damn I'm having flashbacks of Mystifier and Necromantia. Though not as potent as records put out by the night-time legends but I can appreciate what HAGEL is doing on their first full-length offering, "Veneration of the Black Light".

Their preview track 'Blindness' belongs to 1992-1996. The synth!!!, damn it they nailed the sound I was hoping they would have and the vocals don't get in the way. Good pacing, momentum shifts, and an atmosphere dripping with dread. It's looking to be a must own for the year and hopefully it comes out on vinyl soon.

HAGEL's long-awaited debut album, "Veneration of the Black Light", will be released by Personal Records on May 21st, 2021.

HAGEL is:

Carlos Velázquez - guitar
Juan Reyes - drums
Elizabeth Castillo - bass
Ivan Saldaña - guitar/vocals
Luis Galindo - keyboards

MORE INFO AND PRE-ORDERS:

https://www.facebook.com/Hagel
http://www.personal-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/personalrecords666/
https://personal-records.bandcamp.com