In January 2024, the Athenian-based extreme act WOTHROSCH will present their latest release “Odium” through the medium of photography!

In collaboration with photographer Jane Fotou, WOTHROSCH will host an exhibition entitled “Odium Magno”, where each track of the record is represented by a single photograph, encapturing its lyrical themes.

Furthermore, the exhibition is accompanied by a newly-composed musical piece, once again entitled, “Odium Magno” which acts as the album’s alter-ego and stands as a reflection of how “Odium” would sound, if it existed in a parallel universe. Thus, transforming the whole photographic exhibition, into a multi-media art installation.

Like the album, “Odium Magno” aims to explore the darkest facets of the human condition and to take those who experience it, through the shadows and farthest depths of their inmost abyss.

“Odium Magno”, will be hosted by the Art Zone 42 Gallery in Athens (GR), from the 18th – 27th of January 2024 and is free to visit.

WOTHROSCH recently released a twisted new music video for the track ‘Tumor’, which is taken from their latest masterpiece “Odium”. The new offering was directed by the acclaimed Claudio Marino (SHINING, BEHEMOTH, TRIBULATION).

Up for a challenge? Gather in masses and watch ‘Tumor’ now via the official Hammerheart Records YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/PGrYgLV5esU.

Emerging from the gutters of Athens, Greece and inspired by extreme soundscapes, WOTHROSCH have embarked on a path to create their inmost sinister art, that explores the darkest facets of the human condition.

WOTHROSCH are a new band from the ever creative Greek scene and created something fresh and new, filled with darkness, a monster of an album that is a Sonic attack unlike you have ever heard. The artwork and the recording strongly contribute to an overall overwhelming experience when listen to “Odium”. Imagine the soundscape experience of SepticFlesh clashing into the furiosity of Anaal Nathrakh: that is what WOTHROSCH sounds like.

“Odium” means: “the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance”!

WOTHROSCH are not a band. They are a collective, a movement. They are an idea, a dogma. Amongst the contraries they revel. Midst the opposites they dwell. Where all is one and one is all. They are not a band. They are you. They are WOTHROSCH. Welcome to their world.

Style: Blackened Death Metal

Line up:

Philip Dellas – Vocals

Nassos Defiant Stergiou – Guitars

Recorded and produced: by George Emmanuel (SepticFlesh, Rotting Christ, Lucifer’s Child) at Pentagram studio, Athens

Mix & master: George Emmanuel

Cover: Seth Siro Anton

Follow WOTHROSCH

www.wothrosch.bandcamp.com

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www.instagram.com/wothrosch

BASINFIRE FEST 2024

26. – 29. 6. 2024 // SPÁLENÉ POŘÍČÍ

After a sold-out show at Meetfactory, FEAR FACTORY will return to the Czech Republic for Basinfire on Wednesday 26th June – thus we are extending the festival by one night!

The change of key member and vocalist Burton C. Bell has been one of the most discussed topics in the metal scene in recent years. But the answer to the question of how the band has coped with the change is already known to the fans – perfectly! Milo Silvestro symbolically represents the new leadership of the band and is not only the rebirth of the iconic voice of C. Bell, but literally the ‘New Messiah’ of this musical factory, from which emerges another set of industrial components full of modern extremes, bringing to life the soundtrack of a dystopian post-apocalyptic future.

Also joining them on Wednesday will be Toronto deathcore quintet BRAND OF SACRIFICE. They’ve taken their next EP “Between Death and Dreams” a step further again. With an even more cinematic production, highlighted by massive choruses and brutal breakdowns, the EP is an exceptional evolution of their sound. With the new EP and other fresh singles – “Awaken in Ashes” and “Erease You” – it’s clear that the band has launched another, even fresher era from which there is no turning back.

Current line-up: BLIND GUARDIAN, BRAND OF SACRIFICE, FEAR FACTORY, IN EXTREMO, INSOMNIUM, KATAKLYSM, HALOCENE, SKÁLMÖLD, SUFFOCATION, SUICIDAL ANGELS

Website: https://basin.cz/en

We are thrilled to announce the union of forces between the formidable US extreme metal powerhouse Mass Punishment and Wormholedeath. This collaboration sets the stage for the release of Mass Punishment’s masterpiece album, “Proving Grounds, Vol.1.”

Mass Punishment is a 4 piece Metalcore/Extreme Metal band based out of New Jersey music designed to inform as well as hit as hard as the facts and events the songs are written about. Current events on a social, political, environmental, and economic scale. Of government corruption and depopulation with a population facing death by design.

A unique fusion of influences from iconic bands like Pantera, Slayer, Fear Factory, Megadeth, Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Korn, Misery Signals, Emmure, Slipknot, Rush, and Soulfly, Mass Punishment delivers a sound that is both powerful and evocative.Having shared the stage with world-renowned acts such as Emmure, Acacia Strain, Upon A Burning Body, Texas In July, Unearth, Mucky Pup, Decapitation, Agnostic Front, Motionless In White, and GWAR, Mass Punishment has solidified its presence in the metal realm.The name Mass Punishment itself carries a profound meaning—a form of retaliation where a punished group may have no direct association with the actions they are penalized for. Reflecting on the military term, guitarist/founder Chris Milos emphasizes unity: “If one of us fails, we all fail. If one of us is to be punished, we all get punished.”The genesis of Mass Punishment’s concept traces back to Chris Milos’s firsthand experience of the horrors of war during Operation Iraqi Freedom. This message resonates loudly on their debut album, “Proving Grounds Vol. 1.”

To mark this momentous occasion, Mass Punishment presents the release of their first single, “Worldwide Genocide.”

The track, recorded and mixed at The Bomb Shelter Recording Studio in NJ with producer George Pond and mastered by Charlie Berezansky at Rivalsound Studio, delves into the depopulation agenda enforced by world governments. It explores various methods and courses of action, from false-flag terror plots to mass shootings, creating a heightened level of panic that pushes society to the brink of mass hysteria.

Mass Punishment is:Erick Laurino (Vocals) Christopher Milos (Guitars) Scott Ferguson (Bass) Brian Donat (Drums)

Connect with Mass Punishment:www.masspunishment.com www.instagram.com/masspunishment www.tiktok.com/@masspunishment www.facebook.com/Mass-Punishment youtube.com/@masspunishmentofficial6740 mpnation.bandcamp.com/track/god-less-america www.reverbnation.com/masspunishment