redefining darkness records

Full Album Stream: Karkosa – “Esoterrorcult”

February 19, 2024

Delve into the vast subconscious with the new album from the blackened-death metal masters in Karkosa, out this Friday!

Label Spotlight: Redefining Darkness Records

February 10, 2023

There’s so many outlets releasing extreme music today, but it takes a keen ear to seek out the ones emitting the most worthwhile noise. Redefining Darkness Records is one of those labels.

Full Album Stream: Consecration – ‘Cinis’

June 14, 2022

England death doomers Consecration stir the ashes on their new Redefining Darkness full-length.

Album Premiere: Sentient Horror – ‘Rites of Gore’

April 18, 2022

New Jersey Swedeath disciples Sentient Horror split skulls with their ferocious third LP, Rites of Gore.

Demo:listen: Rotborn

January 18, 2022

This week Demo:listen premieres the massively crushing debut EP from Brazilian death metal quartet Rotborn.

Track Premiere: Descent – “Fester”

December 15, 2021

Australian death metal hellbringers Descent unshroud their newest single, “Fester.” Their album Order of Chaos is due out January 14th.

Demo:listen: Vaticinal Rites

November 9, 2021

This week’s Demo:listen premieres the cerebral and crushing debut from UK-based next-level death rippers Vaticinal Rites.

Album Premiere: Mortal Vision – Mind Manipulation

October 26, 2021

Ukrainian nuclear thrash attack Mortal Vision launch their debut full-length this Friday, but bang your head to Mind Manipulation in its entirety right now via this exclusive premiere!

Demo Premiere: Concrete Icon – Rebirth

September 28, 2021

Finnish death metal quartet Concrete Icon return heavier and more inspired than ever with their aptly titled new demo Rebirth.

Album Premiere: Celestial Sanctuary – Soul Diminished

March 24, 2021

An exclusive and mandatory stream of the highly anticipated debut full-length from rising English death metal rulers Celestial Sanctuary. Hear Soul Diminished in its entirety right now before its release this Friday.

Album Premiere: Hanging Fortress – Darkness Devours

November 3, 2020

Morbid Midwest wrecking crew Hanging Fortress make their presence known, painfully loud and frighteningly clear, with their debut full-length Darkness Devours. Out Friday, stream it in its entirety right now.

Album Premiere: Tombstoner – ‘Descent to Madness’

April 27, 2020

Get the heads up early on one of the heaviest debuts of the season with this exclusive full premiere of Descent to Madness from NY-based brutal unit Tombstoner.

Video Premiere: Skam – “Prison of Skin”

April 24, 2020

Get a heavy dose of violence and rage from this video off the debut album Sounds of a Disease, from Swedish killers Skam.

Video Premiere: Angerot – “Coalesced With Wickedness”

April 23, 2020

One-time Mercyful Fate and King Diamond drummer Snowy Shaw contributes guest vocals to a new track from U.S. death dealers Angerot.

Album Stream: Akurion Mines Heart and Heartache on Come Forth to Me

April 9, 2020

Listen to the debut from Montreal’s Akurion, featuring present and ex members of Cryptopsy, Neuraxis and Cattle Decapitation

Album Premiere: Curse – ‘The Awakening… and the Old’

April 8, 2020

Resurrected Swedish black thrashers Curse tear from out of the shadows of obscurity with an absolute ripper. Hear their new EP in its entirety right now.

Track Premiere: Hot Graves – “Ruination Supremacy”

January 9, 2020

On their new EP Haunted Graves Floridian sonic extremists Hot Graves hit so hard it’s probably illegal in certain states. Hear what we mean on the exclusive premiere of this amalgamated grinder “Ruination Supremacy.”

Bloodstrike’s Holly Wedel on Putting a New Spin on Classic Death Metal

September 15, 2017

Death metal upstarts Bloodstrike issued an impressive debut. We discuss what to expect on the follow up, Execution of Violence.