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One of South America's shortest-lived yet undeniably potent cults, Peru's LEVIFER formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2004, leaving behind but a demo and a split with a then-young GOAT SEMEN. Nevertheless, the sulfurous spirit of those nine primary tracks remains timeless to this day, and it's with great honor that WEREWOLF compiles LEVIFER's entire recorded work on one convenient format.

LEVIFER released their lone demo, Tribute to the Supreme Beast, in 2000. For all intents and purposes, though, that demo could've been released in 1992, exhibiting a bestial death metal sound comparable to early Mystifier, Naked Whipper, Finland's Belial, Germany's Blood, and Brazil's Impurity. Hulking and at times clanging and atonal but always with utterly gutted savagery, LEVIFER's first seven songs retain a remarkable sense of ritualistic flow. In 2003, LEVIFER released a two-song split 7" with GOAT SEMEN. Here, their bestiality took on a much-more-blackened aspect, and cavernous atmosphere was compounded tenfold. Sharper songwriting-wise and tighter in execution, these two songs teased at how mesmerizingly awesome LEVIFER could've become had they continued. A couple tracks from that very same session were released as bonus tracks on a picture-disc reissue of the demo in 2006, and they're now collected here on Southern Bestial Storms, bringing together everything mainman Levifer and crew recorded. From the past come the Southern Bestial Storms!

SIGNAL REX is proud to present a brand-new EP from Portugal's IRAE, Promiscuous Fire, on CD and cassette tape formats. By now, IRAE should require little introduction. Since the dawn of this cursed millennium, mainman Vulturius has prolifically pursued a singular vision of BLACK METAL that includes a vast discography. As such, IRAE have almost singlehandedly invigorated Portugal's black metal scene, particularly the rawer iteration of it. And since the band's blood pact with SIGNAL REX deepened in 2020 with the release of the landmark Lurking in the Depths LP that summer, five short-lengths followed in rapid succession as well as the full-length anniversary record Assim na Terra como no Inferno most recently.

Baltic Black Metal, for fans of Vreid, Windir, Burzum...

numbered digipak / 300 copies

VENTR hail from Portugal, the reigning hotbed of raw black metal. However, with their Numinous Negativity debut mini-album in 2020, the mysterious entity soundly proved their strident black metal was of a palatably professional constitution: fully formed, expertly executed, "orthodox" in the classic sense, and emitting a bewitching melodicism that hauntingly recalled the mid '90s.

Now VENTR unveil the full fathom of their powers with Ubique Diaboli Voluntas, their long-awaited first full-length. Released in conjunction with their live performance at this year's Howls of Winter fest, Ubique Diaboli Voluntas retains the noble foundation of its shorter-length predecessor - grim & ghastly intensity, haunting lead-lines, cobwebbed atmosphere - but the duo step up their songwriting to an even-higher plateau. Across the album's six-song / 42-minute duration,

After a couple of silent years, MORAST are back with their third album called “FENTANYL”. Carried by grief, loss and the abyss of emotional pain, they have managed to turn this energy into a celebrating resurrection. Their urge to create a dark and sinister atmosphere is still inherent, but this time their approach seems more aggressive, ecstatic and raw. A six song trip to the bleakest corners of human existence. A monolith of abhorrence and filth.

After the 2023 debut album “Hiding Amongst Humans” ArsGoatia pursue their chaotic and psychedelic musical agenda. "Agitators Of Hysteria" is a stirring black metal expression where you can find something infectious in every track. An uncompromising attack that leaves you shivering in anticipation of what's next. A sonic nightmare with unimaginably beautiful guitars, imbued with the furious call from the hottest point of Hell…“

„Agitators Of Hysteria“ is ArsGoatias second album. Furious outbursts, emerging from the bottom of an impenetrable abyss, preaching Luciferian truths, imbued with perversion, sinister malice, unrelenting violence and death.

Necrogod is the perfect expression of atavistic death metal brutality spearheaded by none other than Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Revolting, Eye of Purgatory) who has teamed up with the revered The Master Butcher (Morbid Stench, Insepulto) to make this feat possible. It's a product of careful deliberation and years of experience, with Rogga Johansson laying down the heaviest music of possibly his entire career and The Master Butcher just taking things to another level with his barrage of unearthly roars. This is the culmination of death metal mastery, a groovy, pummelling record that imbibes the best elements of Swedish and American death metal  scenes to create a truly fearsome record without parallel. What's surprising is that despite the face-blasting aggression and unbridled vocal delivery, the music is well-rounded with thought-out structures, tempo changes, build-ups, solos and even traces of sick melodies. Clearly a marked deviation from the usual Rogga Johansson fare that one is acquainted with, this is some next level old school brutality that will knock you flat and will have you crawling back for more.  

For fans of - Undeath, Grave, Paganizer, Cannibal Corpse, Broken Hope, Baphomet, Of Feather and Bone, Malignant Altar

Cutterred Flesh have evolved to play what’s beginning to resemble a progressive form of brutal death metal. Without reducing the wholesome girth, they are able to pull off amazing feats that will stop the listener in his tracks and have him mentally slot them in a higher category than what he had originally pegged them at. While not as slick as some of their contemporaries skittishly moving about with hardly any impact, Cutterred Flesh’s music carries real weight and boasts of similar diversity if not more and is littered with unpredictable parts. Each of the songs on their sixth full length have a special thing going on and close listens only reveal the intricate structuring and even traces of emotive facets. It’s rare to come across a brutal death metal album that scratches the bludgeoning heaviness itch and also leaves a lasting impact that’s not purely external. Cutterred Flesh have clearly mastered their craft at this stage and come up with an album that is unfathomably heavy yet versatile and engaging which easily stands out from the one-dimensional ones languishing in the narrow confines of the brutal death metal realm.

For fans of: Benighted, Aborted, Cattle Decapitation, Monument of Misanthropy, Devourment, Enragement

Jonathan comments: The working title for this song was “90's movie soundtrack” and somehow I still think that says a lot about the atmosphere of the track. The instrumentation features a classic singer-songwriter setup, blending a blues and rock-infused vocal-style with a vintage electric piano. Midway through the track, drums and bass inspired by oldschool hip hop beats, a choir and a screeching organ join in, adding layers of depth and rhythm to the otherwise minimalistic approach. While some things seem to be so durable and unwavering that it will last forever, even the most steadfast things could end sooner than expected and without warning. The pain many of us feel at some point in our lives—experiencing the finality of existence through loss and instability—can be disheartening, sometimes even robbing us of confidence and hope. Nothing escapes the transience of all things and the relentless flow of the river of time. “Riverflame” is the little flame inside our chest that ever burns with the fervor of inspiration through the tides of time and space, nurtured by the very same realization that everything will end all too soon. Yet, rather than drawing a somber conclusion, the fire urges you to release your soul—dance, express yourself, and live fully while you still can, alive and full of dreams. May we all find peace with the impermanence of all things.