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MB Premiere: DUNGEON - 'Put Them In Their Graves'
Today, in cooperation with Dying Victims Productions, we are proud to present the new track 'Put Them In Their Graves' from DUNGEON' second mini-album, Into The Ruins.
Originally formed in London, DUNGEON began their speed-thrash D-beat conquest with an aptly titled demo, Unholy Speed Attack, in 2015. A year later came the English Hell demo, and first mini-album Purifying Fire in 2018, released by the respected Me Saco Un Ojo Records.
Now, a long five years after that last record, the hellions of DUNGEON return with another mini-album, and their most defining statement of metalpunk aggression: Into The Ruins. This MLP was recorded live over a sordid weekend in a damp Berlin bunker by engineer Max Hillebrand (Vasseur, Children) in September 2022. Featuring five filthy tracks across 22 minutes, Into the Ruins sees DUNGEON dig deeper into destruction, with evermore extreme influences bleeding into their sound. Their berserker energies summon Sodom and violent '80s thrash as well as Morbid Angel, Mercyful Fate, and Raped Ass-era Anti Cimex among other aural terrors, all merging into DUNGEON's signature explosive sound. The Venom/Discharge/Priest foundation is still present, but warped and perverted to an even greater degree.
Into the Ruins s no doubt the work of one, all-pistons-pumping unit, but individual performances are worth noting for their contribution to the black (w)hole. DUNGEON master Luke Drew (ex-Ekrixi) has become an unstoppable force of demented musical wizardy, his songwriting reaching new heights over 2020's lockdown. Six-string sadist Daragh Markham (Inhuman Nature, Who Cares?) brings his most spiteful guitar attacks to date. Olivia Airey (Maggot Heart, Raze) proves why she is one of the most sought-after players in the underground, with a filthy and undeniable presence throughout the MLP. And skin-smasher Chris Parker (Venomwolf) holds these shreds of sanity together with his uncanny instinct for barbaric flair. With Hillebrand at the helm, the full spectrum assault of DUNGEON's chaotic, destructive, and notorious live shows has been fully harnessed and unleashed across this recording, resulting in five raw blasts of heavy D-beat metal savagery. A fitting score for the imminent collapse of civilization, DUNGEON give you a glimpse Into The Ruins.
Into The Ruins will be released by Dying Victims Productions on September 22nd, 2023 on CD, 12" vinyl, and cassette tape formats.
DUNGEON is:
Luke Drew - Guitar/Vocals
Daragh Markham - Guitar/Additional Vocals
Olivia Airey - Bass
Chris Parker - Drums
MORE INFO AND PRE-ORDERS:
https://www.facebook.com/DungeonLondon
https://dungeon2.bandcamp.com/
https://www.dying-victims.de/
https://www.facebook.com/dyingvictimsproductions/
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/
MB on Spotify - June summary
Greetings, fellow metalheads!
Here's another summary, irregular like Meshuggah's (or Carbomb's) tempo. May went by way too fast for my typing skills, my concentration levels and basically the amount of free time slots to fit any commentary. Anyways, the essence is the music and my short commentaries are not really reviews, so you probably haven't missed anything if you kept an eye on our profile on Spotify which was updated a bit more regularly. You've got Nate fortunately to give you the highlights from May, I would probably add Dååth (I'm a huge fan of Krimh's drumming, so when there's no follow-up to amazing Eboncrown at least this side-project soothes my cravings, plus this album has quite a few interesting guest guitarists, to name Dean Lamb and Jeff Loomis at least), also let's not forget about the fact that May was the month when new releases came from Six Feet Under, Necrophagia, Crownshift, PAIN, Marty Friedman, Kerry King, Vredehammer, Wormwood, Tsatthoggua, The Troops of Doom, Myronath (this one caught my attention really quick) and my favourite - Cobra the Impaler.
So, my conscience is clear, your backlog for May has been completed, now let's move on to June. Unique Leader Records has got the new Vomit the Soul album. New full lengths also came out from heavy metal veterans Holy Mother, we also have new Evergrey and Apocalyptica decided they're not done with Metallica yet. Another heavy metal legend Sabbat released new material and you should check out the latest Embryonic Autopsy with guest performances from James Murphy, Jack Owen and Terrance Hobbs. If some of you remember Kittie, you should be happy to hear that they released another album after 13 years. I am definitely happy to see the new Limbonic Art release, I can listen to their back catalogue over and over and never get bored. Other notable releases came from Illdisposed, Crystal Viper, Hail Spirit Noir and 200 Stab Wounds. Enjoy!
EPs from June include Moon Reaper, DVRK, Celestial Sanctuary, Charcuterie, Graveslave, Windswept, QAALM, Lucifericon, El Profanador, Nytt Land (Pt. III of their long tale) and Slugcrust. Slightly over 3 hours of music and you'll be up to date on EPs I've found in June:
Now for the bands keeping us in suspense before we can hear the full releases - we've got Sinnrs, Wormed, Plaguewielder, Hammerfall, Category 7, In Aphelion, Oceano, Wolfheart, Heaven-Gemini ("Vangin Dilemma" was one of my favourite earworms in June), Eye of the Enemy, Seth, Consumption, Armored Saint, Vulvodynia, The Black Dahlia Murder, Toward the Throne, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Alunah, All That Remains, Summoning the Lich, Oceans of Slumber, Extinction A.D. (with guest appearance of Matt Heafy), Michael Schenker Group, Wormwitch, Powerwolf, Ghost, Genus Ordinis Dei, Einherjer, Dark Tranquillity, Tribulation and Defiled. Also, what makes me the most excited - the new single from God Dethroned, I really can't wait for another album. Obviously there are many, many more, so get in a discovery mode and press play:
I've got only one split for you from June, Nebula/Black Rainbows:
The list of live releases has gone a bit smaller, probably will get longer after all festivals during summer, but June brought us Amorphis, Angra, Jinjer, Metal Church and Terrorizer, so still quite solid line-up for a good show:
The month of June brought us refreshed old material from 96 Bitter Beings, Cavalera Conspiracy (after recording "Morbid Visions" for the second time, we've got "Schizophrenia" re-recorded), Concrete, Dark Funeral (two re-recorded tracks from the upcoming re-release of their debut EP, often called "Open the Gates"). Dan Swanö has re-released both "Until Eternity Ends" EP and "Purgatory Afterglow" album, and both have been re-released twice, one version is "Remix" and the other is "Remaster". I've always been a huge fan of any release where Dan is doing vocals or playing any instrument, so I strongly suggest you should listen to both (or I should rather say all four), frequently, on repeat. And then check out his back catalogue.
Don't forget to follow Metalbite's profile on Spotify for more frequent updates, keep on checking all new releases in never-ending quest of finding the metal gem, share your findings with anyone you meet, let the artists know you like their creations and support them in any other way you can.
And since we're approaching the festival season - have fun but never forget to mosh responsibly \m/
Your fellow metalhead,
Maciek
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