Russian black-metal band SERPENS has just released their debut album “Nox Irae” (Night of Rage, Latin) via MUSICA Production. The group from Saint-Petersburg was formed in 1996. New album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Black Studio, Saint-Petersburg with engineer Denis Devichenskiy. Track-list:

1. V Vechnost (Into the Eternity) 04:57 
2. Initsiatsiya Smertyu (Initiation by Death) 05:23 
3. Namestnik Vselennoy (Deputy of Universe) 04:29 
4. Nox Irae 05:13 
5. Sumerki (Twilight) 04:21 
6. Na Koster (To the Fire) 04:00 
7. Proklinayuschiy (Damnator) 04:30 
8. V Obraze Zmeya (In Image of Serpent) 06:54

Two songs may be downloaded from Musica.mustdie.ru: http://musica.mustdie.ru/ru/band/serpens/15249/

From press-release: “You can hear natural-born true black-metal performing all horrors of our life”.

Apokefale & Devoid Of Grace split-album online release

"Where Devil Will Seem Saintly" is a joint release by APOKEFALE and DEVOID OF GRACE. 8 tracks by two of the brightest bands on the Russian extreme metal scene will stun even hardened listeners, let alone their unsuspecting neighbours.

APOKEFALE blow up all stereotypes with their original style called blackcore by many. Their music combines furious black/death and metalcore with depression of sludge, ambience of post-metal and experiments of progressive rock.

DEVOID OF GRACE play murderous death metal that blends old-school traditions with modern approach to sound. Staying true to their roots, the band enriches their music with a large dose of fresh ideas that will be loved by fans of Decapitated, Gojira, Chimaira.

You can download the split and order the CD on the official websites of the bands:

http://apokefale.com
http://devoidofgrace.ru

Musica.mustdie.ru has arranged an interview with Siberian black-metal band THEOSOPHY. The band has stated that they will not release debut longplay til' 2010. "We will record all new songs for our debut album", - said The Phantom, leader of the band. "Tracks from our recent split with BIZARREKULT will not appear on a new CD. We will record both fast and groove songs for this album, but don't afraid, there will be old school black-metal on this CD". 

MUSICA PRODUCTION presents:

Long-awaited debut album "Mir V Ogne (World in Flames)" of heavy-metal band TROYA.

Excellent melodic material in a vein of the best bands of Russian heavy-metal like CATHARSIS, ARIYA and EPIDEMIYA. TROYA's debut album is for all fans of this style. Breathtaking melodies, heartfelt ballads, heaviness of material. "World in Flames" had to release half year ago, but despite of delay, labum's music didn't suffer. The band give many gigs, they achieved final of russian "To Launch!" contest last year. Group already work on new CD. Track-list:

1. Mir V Ogne (World in Flames)
2. Zvezda Nadezhdy (Star of Hope)
3. Posle Nas (After us)
4. Imperiya (Empire)
5. Krivoe Ozero (Crooked Lake)
6. Prizrak v Pustote (Ghost in the Emptiness)
7. Protiv Gordyh Bogov (Against the Proud Gods)
8. Vspominay Obo Mne (Remeber Me)
9. Troya (Troy)

Labelsite: http://mp.musica.mustdie.ru

Bandsite: http://troy-band.ru

MP3: http://musica.mustdie.ru/en/band/troja/14158/

Southrussian black-metal band RAGOR are working on a new album. The CD was recorded in Grindhous Studio (St. Peterburg). Workname of this album "Za Gran'yu Sveta" (After Edge of the Light). Track-list (no particular order):

1. Krugom Lish' Mrak (Only Dark is Around)
2. Sgoraet Vremya (The Time is Burning)
3. Otchaenie (Despairation)
4. Za Gran'yu Sveta (After the Edge of the Light)
5. Zima Idyot (The Winter is Going)
6. Pogrebal'nym Kostrom (Of Funeral Fire)
7. Stonet Pechal' (The Grief is Groaning)
8. Prosnuvshis' v nedrah iskoriozhennoy zemli (Awaked in the Depths of Broken Earth)

Actual Line-Up:

GOR - bass, vocal
HAVROG - guitar
AFTER DEATH - guitar
STYM - drums

The debut CD of RAGOR "Zakat Krovavym Mechom" was released in 2006 via MUSICA Production. Members of highly acclaimed black-metal band DRAMA were in the line-up, recording first CD.

More information and MP3 here: http://musica.mustdie.ru/ru/band/ragor/13005/

Turkmenian RELICTS has just released their third album via MUSICA Production. That is first pro-released CD of this talented oriental techno-death-metal band. Oriental motives meet with difficult progressive techno-death-metal in their music. Hardly to remember one more metal band from Turkmenistan, one of Middle Asia countryies of ex-USSR. Track-list:

1. Vendidad
2. Anthill
3. Desert
4. Haoma
5. Sacred Fire
6. Underside of Truth
7. Stratosphere
8. Asphyxy
9. End of Times
10. 12 on the Richter Scale

Bandsite: http://www.relicts.org

MP3 (2 full songs): http://musica.mustdie.ru/ru/band/relicts/14023/

MUSICA Production has just released first Split-CD in their history. There are two original black-metal bands from Siberia on this album. THEOSOPHY - black-metal band in a vein of IMMORTAL. They perfectly combined nordic black-metal sound with interesting melodies and harmonies. BIZARREKULT - this project of main DRYADOS member Roman. This original piece of ancient black-thrash-metal. The first time in black-metal music lyrics was written in Tatar language. Words in this strange language give to the music shamaniac touches. Track-list:

THEOSOPHY
1. Damnation Of Northern Lands
2. For Cold
3. Forest Legion
4. Our Dark Fears
5. Fight In Darkness Sky

BIZARREKULT
1. Гынаhале
2. Кыяфатсыз
3. Озылеп
4. Кыл Ыстенде
5. Телсез Бушлык
6. Матырлык Кулэгэдэ

MP3: http://musica.mustdie.ru/ru/band/theosophy_bizarrekult/14024/

On this Friday 29th of August IMMORTAL played in 'Shadow' club in Moscow. Our photo-gallery can be viewed here: http://musica.mustdie.ru/ru/galleries/1/244/

Russian Black-metal bands RAGOR and DRAMA to support GORGOROTH in St. Petersburg, Russia on 20th of October. GORGOROTH will play two shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg in October.

In other news, DRAMA have posted new live-video "Assault by Chaos Hysteria" from Minsk, Belarus on their MySpace page.

Link: http://www.myspace.com/dramastorm

Kiev christian black-death-metal band HOLY BLOOD has changed their line-up. All musicians except band's mastermind Fedor Buzilevich left the group. HOLY BLOOD already has new instrumentalists: Vera on keyboard (has participated in recordings of two first albums "Waves Are Dancing" and "Wanderer"), Irina Klesh on bass and Olexander Omelchenko on drums.

HOLY BLOOD's new album "Patriot" has just released via American label Bombworks. Agreement about releasing this album in Russia and CIS is in the works. First two albums of Ukrainian band was released in Russia by MUSICA Production.