For His Satanic Majesty’s Glory, the latest full-length from Indiana black metal duo PTAHIL is currently streaming in it’s gruesome entirety via the all-ruling folks at Cvlt Nation. For His Satanic Majesty’s Glory is a transmigration through chaotic boundaries never before unveiled and an imposing assault of Satanic doom/punk/black metal on the senses, composed and recorded in complete adversarial ritual. The record was released to North American hordes on November 14, 2011 and will make its way to Europe on January 16, 2012 via Wraith Productions. 

Commented multi instrumentalist Mhaghnuis of the stream: “PTAHIL channels the chaotic & antagonistic forces swirling like a storm in today’s times of civil unrest. HAIL THE CHAOTIC FORCE OF REVOLUTION!”

Check out the album HERE.

Words from the converted:

“These two creatures of the dark universe have conjured up nine songs that will sting you like the lash of the whip of your underworld master.” — Cvlt Nation

“PTAHIL appreciate how to disturb the listener to good effect.” — Alternative Matter
 
“…be prepared for a violently blissful ascension toward their goal of annihilation.” — Forbidden

“Lightly melodic black metal which from time to time is reminiscent of Watain…The more you listen to the album the more captivating and stronger it becomes… PTAHIL is a band to keep an eye on.” — Lords of Metal

“…if you like your metal dirty, with a punk attitude and aesthetic that often shifts into more traditional metal leanings, and are gung-ho for some “hail satan!” shenanigans, then this record is probably going to satisfy you…” — Music Emissions 

http://www.myspace.com/ptahil

http://www.wraithproductions.net

In conjunction with the release of their self-released On The Wings Of Time full-length, North Carolina bottom-heavy power trio, BLACK SKIES, will play a special record release show tomorrow, November 9, 2011 at King’s in Raleigh, North Carolina. The show will serve as a warm-up for their upcoming tour set to kick off November 14 in Asheville. More info available HERE.

 On The Wings Of Time is currently available at BLACK SKIES shows on digital download cards included with the purchase of a limited edition, silk-screened poster. A CD version with alternate cover art will also be available at shows throughout the tour. The album will be available in downloadable format through various online outlets beginning TODAY. You can also check out On The Wings Of Time in its entirety at the band’s official BandCamp page.”

BLACK SKIES – Fall Tour 2011:
11/09/2011 Kings – Raleigh, NC (special CD release show)
11/14/2011 The Get Down – Asheville, NC*
11/15/2011 Caledonia Lounge – Athens, GA*
11/16/2011 The Pilot Light – Knoxville, TN*
11/17/2011 Crayola House  - Harrisonburg, VA*
11/18/2011 31st St Pub – Pittsburgh, PA*
11/19/2011 The Comet – Cincinnati, OH*
11/20/2011 Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
11/21/2011 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH
11/22/2011 Carabar – Columbus, OH
11/23/2011 Hard Luck Bar - Toronto, ON
11/24/2011 Casa Del Popolo – Montreal QC**
11/25/2011 The Arm Factory – Portland, ME**
11/26/2011 Flywheel Arts Collective – Easthampton, MA**
11/27/2011 St. Vitus – Brooklyn, NY**
11/28/2011 JRs – Philly, PA**
11/29/2011 Cellar Door – Annandale, VA
* w/ MAKE http://www.thebandmake.bandcamp.com
** w/ Vaz  http://www.vazmusic.bandcamp.com
http://www.blackskies.us

http://www.facebook.com/blackskiesnc

http://www.myspace.com/losblackskies
 
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Video Contest Winners Posted

 
CHTHONIC’s latest album, Takasago Army, has triggered a wave of Taiwanese-learning among fans around the world. So much so, the band recently hosted an online “singing video contest” where fans were asked to submit videos of themselves singing the chorus to “Takao.” The two best submissions — judged on talent, creativity, etc. — would win round trip airfare and tickets to Taiwan to take part in the Sing-Ling Temple outdoor concert this Saturday, October 22, 2011 where more than a thousand people from around the country are expected to gather. Sing-Ling Temple is an ancient battlefield and a historical landmark of Puli town and the most essential scene in CHTHONIC’s trilogy story.  

Nearly one-hundred fans from around the globe sent their entries almost immediately! “I was shocked to find some foreign fans singing with better Taiwanese than I do,” said band leader and bassist Doris Yeh. Fans were creative in their attempts to win the tickets. One fan incorporated animation into the video, one did a skit and another did the song with traditional Polish instruments.
 
In the end, one fan from Germany and one in Japan won the tickets. Said the band in their final vote: “The German fan won the ticket both for her singing skill and good pronunciation of the lyrics in Taiwanese; while the girl from Japan won the ticket for her talented animation work. Both are very excited about winning!”

To check out a collection of entries, as well as the band’s top picks, point your browser HERE:

View individual videos HERE.

“This should certainly challenge all competition for metal album of the year.” — Popdose
 
 ”CHTHONIC have made metal that’s traditional in so many ways, but finally provides a breath of fresh air from your normal death metal stomp-fest.” — Revolver
 
“CHTHONIC’s distinctive style is fascinating. They have found a way to draw the audience into their world, the soundtrack to which is a sound unequaled.” — Blistering
 
“Infusing ethnic elements into metal is a recurring sound in the global scene, yet Chthonic cross boundaries with their Zen-like heaviness…” — Exclaim
 
“CHTHONIC have undoubtedly raised their level of musicianship with this release, and it comes as highly recommended from me to any heavy metal fan.” — Metal Assault

http://www.chthonic.tw
http://www.spinefarm.fi
 
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FREE Give Praise Sampler Unleashed (featuring extremely radical artwork from Frank Oblak):  

Download Sampler #2 from the Free Digital Sampler page:
http://tinyurl.com/GPRSampler  

Black Hole of Calcutta – “Total Collapse”
Black Market Fetus – “Eat Led”
Brodys Militia – “Bite The Bottle”
Bruce Campbell – “Murder Ink”
Failure Face – “All Pain, No Gain”
Hummingbird of Death – “The World Needs This”
Kouleman Nyplaajat – “Rummisarkkusi on Wessani”
Line Up Your Lies – “Collapse of Faith”
Lycanthrophy – “Don’t Trust Them, Trust Yourself”
Masochrist – “Human Scum”
Ratbag – “Sick”
Skull Collector – “Mildewed Minds”
Thrak – “Untitled”
Titanarum – “Too Old to Live, Too Weak to Die”  

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BACKSLIDER / CHAINSAW TO THE FACE Artwork Unveiled   BACKSLIDER and CHAINSAW TO THE FACE come together on one 7″ to destroy all in their path. This is a repress with brand new artwork (the first pressing wasn’t around for very long at all) and the same bulldozing grindcore! 

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BURIED AT BIRTH Join The Give Praise Roster:   Give Praise recently joined forces with San Jose, California thrashers BURIED AT BIRTH for a new full-length in the coming months. They band just returned from a near month-long tour of the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and Southwestern United states. Across 11 states and nearly 9000 miles logged on their ‘Creature Cruiser,’ they spread the gospel of SJ power-violence through wildly fluctuating temperatures of 50 to 118 degrees. Throughout the sweltering heat and summer storms, Veronica, Donovan, Jerry, and Ryan raged alongside bands such as The Cast Pattern, Apathy Towards Flies, Trash Talk, JCVTW, Xibalba, Drag Me Under, and Burn Your World! With an upcoming full-length release in the Fall and a Western U.S. Winter tour, this latest addition to the Give Praise family will prove to be a solid force on the Barnstable, Mass’ current roster of bands! For fans of: Spazz, Fall Silent, The Accused, Black Flag, ANb, and 97a.  

In addition, BURIED AT BIRTH just laid out some brutal examples of their talent on local radio station KFJC – Download the entire set: http://www.mediafire.com/?6kwwe84gqvd39q5  

Set List: Piss Is Not A Natural Resource / Kill Yourself / Pavor Nocturnis / Bucket Of Boat Trash / Chainsodomy / Dumpster Diving At Planned Parenthood / Tear My Face Off  

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NOHARI Release Slated For December:   Brutal and punishing grindcore that will slay the eardrums! Look for am EP release in December from the ‘Praise family! Check out “Ol’ Painless” by NOHARI HERE.  

Ol’ Painless by Nohari

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nohari.bandcamp.com  

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Warehouse Find:   Give Praise Records came across a warehouse find – and we are now distributing it to the masses!   

HEWHOCORRUPTS / FKS – Split 7″

HEWHOCORRUPTS play fast grindcore with a strong stockmarket influence and feature members of Kungfu Rick. FKS play very heavy hardcore with an Iron Maiden influence.
“A split 7” from a couple of Illinois grindcore/crust/noise/punk bands. Christ, I didn’t know bands like this even considered the 7” as a viable format. I got to say thank god they do ‘cuz this slab o’ wax hit me like the proverbial ton of bricks (back side of the head, never saw it coming) and twisted my zine reviewin’ realm all upside down and inside and out. I reckon these lads have some Arab on Radar records in the house and know what words like HydraHead and Relapse mean in the grand scope of mindfuck rock’n’roll. I’ve got to wipe that drool off my lip now as I ponder the age-old question: Should I have played that at 33 rpms or 45 rpms? Like a Butthole Surfers record, it worked both ways. ” – Razorcake 

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 http://www.givepraiserecords.com

Long running Maryland biker doom masters, EARTHRIDE,  will be performing at the legendary Stoner Hands of Doom 12 Festival in Frederick, Maryland on August 13th, 2011. This is the third time the band will be playing the fest f and the first with new bassist Josh Hart (ex Unorthodox and Revelation). Said vocalist Dave Sherman, “We played  SHoD in 1999 when Earthride first formed and it was great; it was actually  the pre-SHoD festival, and it was held in downtown DC. Some of the same bands that played that first year, like Las Cruces, will be playing again, and I think this time around will be one of the most brutal SHoDs ever. If you want to see some of the best bands this genre has to offer, don’t miss it!”

For more info, point your browser HERE.

Last year, EARTHRIDE released their Something Wicked full-length. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Chris Kozlowski (Blue Cheer, Pentagram, Melvins, Trouble et al) at the Polar Bear Lair, the record features a guest appearances by Scott “Wino” Weinrich (Saint Vitus, Shrinebuilder, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan) on the track “Supernatural Illusion,” as well as actual X-rays and MRIs from various injuries sustained by the members of EARTHRIDE over the years throughout the layout. Something Wicked is available via the band’s own Earth Brain Records.

http://www.myspace.com/earthridedoom