Willowtip | Releases

Harakiri - Twilight Of The Idols

Fri, 13 Jun 2003 00:11:22 EST

God damn… Willowtip is just digging out all of the good death metal bands lately. It's no wonder a lot of other labels are mostly releasing total shit. This one's a real winner across the board. The music is fucking complete and total death metal just how it should be done: A sense of contemporary flare with old school roots, great changes (and tons of 'em), just the right amount of technicality, a wide range of tempos, solid musicianship and songwriting, and so on. And all of this compressed into songs that almost never stretch past the three-minute mark. The vocals are incredibly forceful low growls with some slightly higher screams on occasion. And if you want to talk contrast, take the fucking stellar "Hungry American" - one minute sounding not unlike early Deicide at their best, the next dropping a slick acoustic melody, then breaking into some chugging rhythms with fucked up time signatures and nice dual guitar interaction. Also evident on occasion are brief yet blazing solos, light instances of perfect dissonance, or carefully tucked away melodies. Fucking great stuff. The recording is awesome. I don't have any real complaints. The drums sound great and highlight a tight performance, the guitar tone is loud and heavy, but not messy, the bass tone is well defined and adds great low-end density, and the vocals are perfectly placed right at the heart of it. There are a few breaks where the bass takes control and it sounds fucking amazing, so I'd definitely like to hear the basslines take hold a little bit more, but it's not a big deal. This sounds better than most any death metal release that's come out on far larger labels lately. Also far above average are the lyrics, which encompass an intelligence almost unheard of within such genres. "The shirt of the nation is still stained with the gravy. A whole generation now knows no fear for life or prosperity. Awaiting a time, awaiting a chance to put their ass on the line. The loyal and vicious gather arms and begin to shine. Hunger pain in the homes of average men hails the twilight of altruism's orgies once again. Inspiration comes when looking out for number one…" The layout uses a minimal color scheme of browns with tons of metallic gold ink printed above. It can make the lyrics hard to read at certain angles, but it's worth it in the end because it looks slick. This is another one of the best death metal records I've heard in years, and it's the second of which coming compliments of Willowtip. Highly recommended. 9/10

Alarum - Eventuality

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:26:35 EST

Back in the early 90's, which were undoubtedly the glory days of death metal, there were bands like Cynic, Atheist, and Pestilence that were far ahead of their time playing a style of jazzy progressive death metal that set the standard for the genre. Years have past and still these bands are considered to be the tops in the genre and few bands have ever come close to recording albums as great as the pioneers, UNTIL NOW. Eventuality is quite simply as good as progressive jazz infused death metal can get, and will prove to be a classic release. This is an album that any fan of forward thinking and progressive music cannot pass up.

Arsis - A Celebration Of Guilt

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:29:29 EST

After Slaughter of the Soul, melodic death metal essentially went straight down the tubes and exchanged its onetime in-your-face attitude and unparalleled aggression with powderpuff posturing and highly generic, cliched songwriting…. until now! Arsis' A Celebration of Guilt is the perfect marriage of shimmery snakecharming melody, efficient, jam-packed songwriting, and a harnessed virtuosity so infectious you'll have to wear condoms over your eardrums to avoid its entrancing spell! Spreading its wings over and above the narrow confines of black metal, thrash, and death metal, Arsis has ripened a sound that owes as much to Dissection and recent Immortal as it does to Heartwork-era Carcass and the finger-cramping fretboard heroism of vintage Yngwie Malmsteen. If you've been searching for a metal album that can truly molest you with its melody, A Celebration of Guilt is the absolute frontrunner.

Capharnaum - Fractured

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:33:32 EST

Outshining the countless bands desperately attempting to out-Dillinger each other, Capharnaum (featuring members of Martyr, Monstrosity, and Trivium) delivers Fractured, a technical death metal tour de force that showcases kaleidoscopic guitar heroics and whirling wildcat rhythms filtered through a focused songwriting technique so potently memorable it'll cure Alzheimer's. Fractured --- 30 minutes of fingers scurrying like startled cockroaches under florescent lights in an invaded meth lab. A new classic in technical/progressive death metal has arrived.

Cephalic Carnage - Halls Of Amenti

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:43:48 EST

Halls of Amenti is a 19min long epic doom track proving there are no limitations to what Cephalic Carnage can do musically. Heavier than Heavy, with ultra sick vocals. The first of 3 clear discs to be released by Cephalic, and the artwork goes across all 3 releases, remaining releases in this series forthcoming. One of the best doom releases in recent years.

Circle Of Dead Children - Starving The Vultures

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:45:36 EST

The debut full length from Pittsburgh, PA's Circle of Dead Children. This debut made quite a dent in the underground and put CODC on the map quickly. Extremely brutal in all regards. A must have for all fans of grind.

Circle Of Dead Children - Exotic Sense Decay

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:46:37 EST

their second release, 7 blistering songs with even sicker vocals. extremely focused and a favorite among fans.

Circle Of Dead Children - The Genocide Machine

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:47:41 EST

Vinyl Version of the 2nd full length release from Circle of Dead Children. Comes in a silver transparent metallic bag. Extremely limited, less then 40 copies left never to be repressed.

Commit Suicide - Human Larvae [Earthly Cleansing]

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:50:00 EST

quite simply one of the best deathgrind cd's to come out in year, critics and fans agree. just check out the reviews for this disc. catchy songwringting, amazing unreal drumming, songs that will punish you to no end. brand new second special edition pressing includes a full live show in mpg format playable on your PC. their debut full length.

Commit Suicide - Synthetics

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:50:58 EST

Commit Suicide have absolutely reinvented themselves. While their debut album for Willowtip, Human Larvae [Earthly Cleansing] caused a huge stir in the metal community, was regarded as one of 2002's best releases, and was no slouch in terms of infectious songwriting and in maintaining infinite intensity, it is on 2004's Synthetics that they've truly transcended the often restrictive confines of the overpolluted "deathgrind" subgenre. Armed with jumping jackrabbit fretboard contractions, asymmetric percussion concussions, and deep-seeded vocal punctuations, Synthetics showcases a reborn Commit Suicide engaged in the most rigorous technical death metal workout around. This ain't no vintage Napalm Death or Terrorizer; Commit Suicide is lock and loaded into a songwriting regimen as fluid and clever as pioneering death metal acts Suffocation and Gorguts. Engineered in Rochester, NY by Doug White (Kalibas, Sulaco, Lethargy), Synthetics boasts a recording quality so pristine and rarely seen in todays world of overtriggered drums and vocal driven metal recordings. The instrumental skills aren't the only aspects of the band's sound that have been refined. In terms of arrangement ideas, the band is increasingly progressive, throwing in unexpected left turns and long-winded guitar passages that seamlessly interlace with drum patterns so erratic they'll make your wristwatch do backflips. This ain't no clip-on tie, folks. It comes down to this: if you're a fan of thinking man's death metal that pushes boundries and *don't* buy this record, you might has well take the advice of the band name.

Creation Is Crucifixion - Splits Discography

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:52:00 EST

rerecorded tracks from the vinyl splits. contains the songs from their split 7"s with Unruh, fate of icarus, and suicide nation. Completely rerecorded and packaged in a clam shell. These are 3 of their best songs for sure.

Creation Is Crucifixion - Automata

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:54:08 EST

their follow up to In_Silico, 4 songs plus noise tracks, enhanced cd.

pressing information for vinyl

first pressing of 1050, 100 on clear blue vinyl

second pressing of 550 with alternate covers

there are around 100 copies of the 2nd pressing with tour edition covers for CIC's first european tour

Creation Is Crucifixion | Unruh - Split

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:56:16 EST

the 2nd
pressing of this record on baby blue vinyl, comes in a clear thick plastic sleeve with clear insert

pressing info:

first press of 2,100 in sealed cardboard sleeves, 210 on grey marble vinyl

second press of 500 on baby blue vinyl

Crotchduster - Big Fat Box Of Shit

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:02:28 EST

From the mastermind behind Capharnaum, Jason Suecof, comes Crotchduster. Quite simply unlike anything you have ever heard.

"Have you ever had listening experiences that have caused you to undergo such a magnificent spiritual revelation? Okay, so I have those every five minutes, but this time, THIS TIME, it's sincere and honest. Trust me! Would I mislead you? (Don't answer that, it's rhetorical.) Anyways this is the spiritual enlightenment of a lifetime! This is the metal band to end all metal wars and crusades! This is THE band you need to hear. This . . . is . . . Crotchduster?

THAT'S RIGHT! Crotchduster. To explain the history of this band would take hours and ultimately perplex you so I'll take the liberty of summing it up in two words: tax evasion. Don't worry if it doesn't make sense to you now, just give it some time and it will slowly seep into your puny little minds.

Not convinced just based on that information alone? Let's go to the selling points. Are you one of those schmucks who hate Suffoclones and every new melodic metalcore band that has no iota of diversity in their music whatsoever? Well have no fear! Because Crotchduster effectively pulls off the exhausting task of including EVERY GENRE of music there is possible! You've got thrash, death metal, power metal, glam! You've got vocoders! You've got Glen Danzig impersonations! You've got Slayer covers! You have improvisational jazz! All of this performed with such crafty musicianship that you won't believe your very ears! Still not sold? You've even got a special guest vocal appearance from RICHARD CHRISTY!!! STILL not sold??? THEY HAVE A DOG AS A DRUMMER. You don't get much more BR00TAL than that, man!

But why talk more about this than I have to? Just download the MP3's from the website and get a taste of the supremacy that is Crotchduster. This has already won my vote as album of the year. In fact, this may very well win my vote as album of FOREVER! This is the greatest metal album you will ever hear! Listen to Crotchduster or DIE! Support Williamsburgland and buy plenty of Mammal Sauce! Buy this album! Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy!!!

TEN MILLION FUCKING SKULLS. BAM!" - MetalJudgement.com

Crowpath - Red On Chrome

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:03:24 EST

Born and raised in a country whose metal bands shamelessly shoplift enough Iron Maiden to warrant musical plagiarism suits to be filed, Sweden's Crowpath outshine the hamfisted hordes of hackneyed copycats with their debut masterpiece of abrasive anti-melody, Red On Chrome. The 13-track, 30-minute mammoth was recorded by Fredrik Reinedahl (In Flames, Burst, Gadget, Dimension Zero) and wields an absolute air of clarity and nucklebusting crunch rarely heard in a time of tin can production values. Fusing the drunken, staggered grooves of latter-day Coalesce with Immolation's trance-inducing sense of rhythm and dynamics, Crowpath triumphs in carving out an album that extracts the most violent, technically-obsessed aspects from modern death metal and intrinsically filters them through the urgent unpredictability of grindcore.

Fate Of Icarus - Suffocate The Angels

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:04:18 EST

this release is a discography of sorts and contains all the material written by their old guitarist. Includes the split 7"s with Drogheda and Creation is Crucifixion and 4 unreleased tracks. In addition to this there are 3 newly recorded tracks that are were written but left unrecorded. Joe Horvath (codc) appears as a guest second vocalist on these 3 songs.

Fate Of Icarus - Cut Your Throat Before They Do

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:05:27 EST

the debut release with their all new lineup. brutal death metal comparable to Deeds of Flesh, Suffocation, Bolt Thrower... they left us with this amazing disc.

Goatsblood - Drull

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:06:28 EST

Goatsblood's Drull is music to be seen through rat's eyes, to be heard through the cracks of sewer lids in your most drug-addled neighborhood. These Canadian juggernauts of bloated, blackened sludge have stirred their cauldron of creativity summoning nine new hymns of tortured, tyrannical trudgery akin to vintage Melvins, Eyehategod, and Burning Witch. At their slowest, most oppressive and ominous, Goatblood feels like a rusty corkscrew gradually being coiled up your urethra. At their most harmonious and chord-broken, Goatsblood is the toothpick-in-mouth Southern Cross outlaw walking behind the rows with the blackbird perched on his left shoulder. Like slurping sweet molasses off a popsicle stick, Drull's insular hatred and detuned diabolical depression yields a cathartic, yet snide smile on the face of the listener. With production values handled by Mr. Steve Austin of Today Is The Day, rest assured that every morsel of bombastic nihilistic negativity Goatsblood spews is articulately captured. Drull leaves you feeling judged and violated, but you'll love it because this is a soundtrack to expose the kicking and screaming victim in all of us. Not for the weak of heart, stomach, or soul…

Ion Dissonance - Breathing Is Irrelevant

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:08:40 EST

While never losing sight of the looming Grand Canyon-styled grooves, Canadian newcomers Ion Dissonance have surgically forged a debut album fit to mystify the mind through a dizzying disharmonic orchestra of technical proficiency and unabashed abrasion. Squawking and squirming like R2D2 and C3PO in a cockfight to the death, Breathing Is Irrelevant asphyxiates even the most assertive of listeners. Undoubedly one of 2003's best releases.

Kalibas - Product Of Hard Living

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:09:36 EST

The debut full length from this Rochester, NY tech grind powerhouse. Ex members of Lethargy, Agiel, As the World Burns, etc. Flawless songwriting, amazing production, and an all around masterpiece of an album. Check out the mp3's to get an idea of what you are in form, be prepared to be pummeled.

Only 21 copies and counting left!

Kalibas - Enthusiastic Corruption Of The Common Good

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:10:26 EST

Surging and swelling like a teenage brain tumor going through puberty, alchemetalists Kalibas rise out from the entangling clutches of Rochester's gutter and infects the listening public with their most eccentric yet mature musical statement to date, Enthusiastic Corruption Of The Common Good. Flirting equally with puncturing pirate melody and caustic discordance over the course of the EP's five songs, twin guitars nurture a tremendously technical and distinct spirographic style of stress-addled riffery set to boggle and toggle the controls for the heart of the sun. Featuring an updated lineup, Kalibas has shed the more overt and haphazard "grind" influence apparent on their first full-length, Product Of Hard Living, in favor of superimposed layering and orchestrated maze-like mantras of melody --- techniques which have more in common with recent Gorguts and labelmates Rune as opposed to the gamut of one-dimensional death/grind acts polluting unenlightened eardrums. These five "lessons" seem to romantically crawl down the back of one's neck and settle at the base of the skull, expanding and contracting like an undecided erection patiently waiting to discharge its payload. Enthusiastic Corruption Of The Common Good is a zigzagging showcase of Bermuda triangle mysticism and clown juggling dexterity laughing in your ears, reminding you of the boisterous tickle of shimmering dolphin squeals or of toy soldiers burrowing in your brain matter, obtrusively poking and prodding with their lead bayonets. Integrated, organized, starry-eyed, and misty care of Tinkerbell's sprinkles of pixie dust, the brazen Kalibas have become a clover-leafed magic metal band able to transcend any of the restrictive trappings of extreme music's subgenres, consequently setting them head and shoulders above their contemporaries.

Leng Tch'e - Man Made Predator

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:11:24 EST

From the mean ghetto of Belgium come's the razor-grind fury that is Leng T'che! For fans of Nasum, Pig Destroyer, and Rotten Sound.

Necrophagist - Onset Of Putrefaction

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:12:28 EST

Necrophagist's debut album from 1999 that's been out of print for
years and desperately wanted by so many. This is no simple re-print,
it's a completely new edition. The band was waiting for this day to
unleash the complete fury of the compositions, which the band believed
to be lost to some extent due to technical restrictions in terms of
gear back in 1999. The new edition includes:

- Completely new drum samples recorded piece by piece by Necrophagist's
Hannes Grossmann. The samples were then used to feed the drum computer.

- The old guitar, bass and vocal tracks being reincarnated and joined
with the freshly fed drum-computer, all mixed down into a powerful,
crisp and clear stereo track.

- 2 previously unreleased songs from the self-titled 1995
demo tape being added as bonus tracks.

- A powerful mastering by the Necrophagist "in-house" engineer
and producer Christoph Brandes at The Iguana Studios.

- A whole new artwork by long-time Necrophagist designer Sascha Ehrich.

Neuraxis - Truth | Imagery | Passage

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:13:21 EST

Yet another absolutely amazing band from montreal. this release is basically a complete discography of all Neuraxis material. Includes their two full lengths Truth Beyond and the long out of print classic first full length Imagery as well as their mcd A Passage Into Forlorn in a 2 cd set. Also included are bonus tracks and multimedia video footage. Musically, imagine a combination of Suffocation, At The Gates, and Cryptopsy. Seriously one of the best technical metal bands in the world today and this double disc package serves as a testament to their greatness.

Rotten Sound - Exit

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:16:09 EST

You thought Rotten Sound couldn't top their genre-defining Murderworks album? Think again, and think fast. After the freight-train coming off rails that is Exit has ran over you and your sorry preconceptions about just how far grindcore (or extreme metal for that matter) can be taken, you might not be able to put a sentence together. Legends like Extreme Noise Terror and Napalm Death have paved the way for bands like Rotten Sound. With the release of Exit, there should be no doubt who will be leading the next generation! A modern day grindcore classic that will be extremely hard to top.

Rune - The End Of Nothing (Special Edition)

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:17:48 EST

Far and away one of 2003's best albums. Unfortunately, Rune broke up in 2004 about a year after the end of nothing's initial release. This special edition version of the end of nothing contains a bonus full live set which includes the last 2 songs Rune had written (two brand new unreleased songs). The live set was mastered by scott hull and comes from a show on 4.29.04 in cleveland, oh where rune played the following tracks 1. worship with silence (unreleased, new) 2. opium for my soul 3. by the errors we exceed (unreleased, new) 4. this sorrow. This will go down in history as a classic, an absolute most own. There are few albums as perfect as this.

Sadis Euphoria - Instinct | Obsession

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:19:09 EST

After the acclaimed mini cd release Frigid Silence Spilling in 2001, Pittsburgh's Sadie Euphoria emerge again unleashing their debut full length "Instinct & Obsession". "Instinct & Obesession" contains 13 tracks of extremely brutal and technical forward thinking death metal featuring songs that are complicated and intricate yet undeniably memorable and well written. Sadis Euphoria have unleashed an album that pushes the boundaries of the genre in heaviness, originality, and approach. Mixed and Mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Nile) "Instinct & Obsession" will undoubtedly be heralded as one of the best and most devastating releases in 2003.

Sadis Euphoria - Frigid Silence Spilling

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:19:51 EST

Here is the debut recording from Sadis Euphoria. These Pittsburgh natives play grind influenced death that is absolutely crushing. Insanely technical yet sort of melodic with the occasional mosh part and some of the sickest vocals I've ever heard. Six tracks clocking in at sixteen minutes

The Year Of Our Lord - The Year Of Our Lord

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:20:51 EST

*BACK IN STOCK IN LIMITED SUPPLY. IF YOU WANT ONE, BETTER GET IT QUICK.*

the long awaited full length from this boston based band has finally arrived. 13 tracks of triumphant thrashing melodic death metal. fans of in flames, at the gates, arch enemy, etc will love this! filled with tons of amazing and catchy riffs this is a release you won't soon forget. check out the mp3's for a sample!

Upheaval - Testimony To The Atrocities

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:21:52 EST

The first, and ultimately, the last full length from this Indianapolis bases five piece. Combine Cannibal Corse with Suffocation, add a bit more speed, and a high pitched screaming vocalist ala Carcass... this album is a masterpiece.

Vulgar Pigeons - Imperialism

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:22:39 EST

Following their much heralded release of Summary Execution on Necropolis Records in 2001, San Francisco's Vulgar Pigeons have returned delivering one of the best grindcore albums in years with Imperialism. Filled with catchy, blazingly fast and well written songs, Imperialism blends elements of thrash, grindcore, and death metal to yield Vulgar Pigeons' best album to date. Quite simply, this album is everything that is great about grindcore.

Watchmaker - Kill.Fucking.Everyone.

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:23:38 EST

After being named one of Terrorizer Magazine's Best Bands of 2002, Boston's Watchmaker have returned with their sophomore release Kill.Fucking.Everyone. Using their instruments to take on all opposition, Watchmaker obliterate everyone in their path churing out 19 tracks of the most violent metal ever unleashed upon the world. This is pure destruction put to music. Kill.Fucking.Everyone leaves no survivors.

Creation Is Crucifixion | Fate Of Icarus - Split

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:26:35 EST

pressing info:

1st pressing of 1000 all on black

2nd pressing of 500 (250 of which come hand numbered in silver bag)

Misery Index | Commit Suicide - Split

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:28:43 EST

This 6 track MCD features three brand new exclusive songs from two of deathgrind's biggest up and coming bands: Misery Index and Commit Suicide. Misery Index plays a lethal form of deathgrind filled with pulverizing riffs and blasts with intelligent political/social layers. Members have played in such bands as Dying Fetus, Suffocation, MOD, and Pessimist. Commit Suicide shares this split and are equally as lethal. This split release sees Commit Suicide getting even faster and more brutal, and their cover of the Death classic 'Open Casket' has to be heard to be believed.

Gorod - Neurotripsicks

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 17:12:03 EST

If you want to hear slithery, arthritis-inducing riffs and spirally, harmony-rich arpeggios that truly rape the Rubix cube, Neurotripsicks from France's Gorod is your culprit. This North American release includes two brand new songs recorded specifically for Willowtip. This is extremely technical death metal at its absolute finest.

The Dying Light - The Killing Plan

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 17:15:24 EST

Boasting past members of Cattlepress, Ripping Corpse, and Dim Mak, The Dying Light slaughter all pretenders to the throne with their sophomore album and Willowtip debut, The Killing Plan. The Killing Plan showcases intricate three-dimensional guitar interplay and chemical burn blasterbatory percussion filtered through concise, to-the-point songwriting. Masterfully produced by Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel, Ripping Corpse), the frantic thrash of The Killing Plan climbs and shimmers like towers of dark quartz rising out of the desert floor.

Circle Of Dead Children - Zero Comfort Margin

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 17:21:51 EST

With Zero Comfort Margin, Circle of Dead Children further establish themselves as one of the best and most important grindcore bands in the world. Recorded with Steve Austin (TITD, Lamb of God) ZCM is a brand new MCD with over 20 minutes of new music and 15 new tracks. One of the most focused and brutal releases in CODC's history the band continues to push grindcore and extreme music to its limits.

Crowpath - Red On Chrome Lp - Ltd Edition Vinyl

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:23:22 EST

The vinyl version of Red on Chrome. 200 gram gatefold black vinyl only 300 copies pressed.

Neuraxis - Trilateral Progression

Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:25:22 EST

Montreal, Canada's Neuraxis remain as progressive and vital as ever with their brand new full length, Trilateral Progression. Since Truth Beyond, the band's songwriting has matured to the point of Atheist-like complexity while maintaining a triumphant melodic edge that baffles and lays waste to most of their contemporaries. Recorded with Yannick St. Amand (Ion Dissonance, Despised Icon, Martyr), mixed by Jason Suecof (Capharnaum, Trivium, God Forbid, Cannae) and mastered by Scott Hull (Nile, Pig Destroyer), Trilateral Progression stands tall as an articulate model for challenging technical death/thrash metal that rejects commercial trends and successfully balances a majestic sense of melody with go-for-the-throat aggression. In stores September 13, shipping to preorders mid/late August.

Watchmaker - Erased From The Memory Of Man

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:52:34 EST

The killing machine is back ! Boston's Watchmaker return with their brand new full length Erased From the Memory of Man. Ultra pissed , insanely violent and brutal, this is the bands most focused and lethal release to date. Includes a large 12 panel foldout booklet/poster with amazing artwork courtesy of vocalist Brian Livoti. Recorded at the famed New Alliance studios.

Arsis - A Diamond For Disease

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:53:53 EST

Hot on the heels from their critically acclaimed debut, A Celebration of Guilt, the unstoppable Arsis continue to fry minds and melt frets with their brand new 3-song EP, A Diamond For Disease. Featuring the 13-minute title track originally composed as a score for NYC's Ballet Deviare , A Diamond For Disease is an ultimate magnum opus of epic melodic death metal that explores layer upon layer of romantic lead guitar that effortlessly manages to swim and dart between spidery mazes of mutating rhythms that recall the very best of ...And Justice For All and Heartwork. This is by far the band's most advanced material to date as it was written from a standpoint of orchestral-like complexity, and as such, embraces a painstaking degree of detail in both harmony arrangement and melodic counterpoint. Look no further… A Diamond For Disease is an absolute swirling vortex of symphonic riff-o-rama destined to be 2005's most powerful sonic orgasm.

Crowpath - Son Of Sulphur

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:38:14 EST

Crowpath sharpens their knives and continues their blazing path of aural destruction with their sophomore album, Son Of Sulphur. Sacrificing none of the jagged technicality of their debut, Red On Chrome, the band has evolved into a versatile machine that seamlessly marries the grating, trainwreck chaos factor of modern death and grind with lumbering doom metal contractions that inhale the clouds and melt your kneecaps. Son Of Sulphur emphasizes Crowpath's enthusiasm for dynamic musical growth without compromising their abrasive intensity or scab-coated attraction to perverse complexity.

Kill The Client - Escalation Of Hostility

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:58:59 EST

Kill The Client is one of the few bands left playing grindcore who have a firm grasp on what made the genre classic in the first place. Having no fear of breaking land speed records with their eyepopping, cocaine-riddled intensity, Escalation Of Hostility continues where Wage Slave left off in delivering a Brutal Truth on fast-forward musclemash of hard boiled cheetah violence, and explores the band's penchant for dirgey battlehymns. Socially aware, ultra pissed, brutal grindcore.

Arsis - A Celebration Of Guilt Deluxe Limited Gatefold Lp + Bonus 7"

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:21:02 EST

Finally, the vinyl version of the the amazing debut full length from Arsis. This exclusive limited vinyl release includes all new cover artwork, the A Celebration of Guilt debut, plus a bonus 7" which contains 2 songs recorded in the ACOG sessions that were not used on the cd release: "Painted Eyes" and " Veil of Mourning Black ". Getting the vinyl is the only way to hear these bonus songs at this time, they may be released on cd in the future but not for quite awhile. Total pressing of 1000 copies. 300 copies on red/yellow, 700 copies on blue/white.

Phobia - Cruel

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:38:50 EST

One of the biggest and most popular grindcore bands in the world with previous releases on Relapse, Slap a Ham, and Deep Six, Cruel is the bands debut for Willowtip and their best album in years. Featuring an amazing production job courtesy of Scot Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed), this is the best sounding PHOBIA record to date. With Cruel, PHOBIA has returned and proved once again why they are one of the most revered grindcore bands on the planet, and why they have reached legendary status worldwide.

Dim Mak - Knives Of Ice

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:34:42 EST

Straight from the mean streets of New Jersey emerges a truly titanic force of unparalleled aggression and intricacy that began nearly 20 years ago. Featuring ex-members of legendary psycho-thrashers RIPPING CORPSE, DIM MAK delivers a twisted cyclone of warp-speed technical death metal with their third album and Willowtip debut, Knives of Ice. Armed and dangerous with John Longstreth (ANGELCORPSE, ORIGIN, SKINLESS) on drums, Knives of Ice sets a new standard for unrestrained musicianship that exposes the listener to a myriad of slithery Tetris-defeating rhythms, violent flurries of spitfire blast-beats, exotic, pyramid-melting leads, and infectious vocal lacerations. These elements combine to create an original, fluid songwriting style that actually means something and isn't afraid to flirt with some seriously skullcrushing slap-dash grooves. These men were the spearheads behind the scene that spawned HUMAN REMAINS, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, and BURNT BY THE SUN, and Knives of Ice proves to be more relevant and ambitious than ever.

Gorod - Leading Vision

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:14:58 EST

With the follow up to Neurotripsicks, Gorod have once again hit the jackpot for the ultimate number-crunching spider-fingered death metal sweepstakes with Leading Vision, their sophomore effort for Willowtip. These Frenchmen have cleverly spiced their diamond-cutting technicality with supercharged pinball machine melodies and fluttering sting ray guitar solos against a backdrop of grooves and bonkers bass playing, not to mention tighter, radioactive songwriting sure to burrow its way into permanent memory. Considering how slippery and complicated Gorod sounds on paper, it's immediately refreshing to be reminded that death metal can be catchy, brainy, and fun all at the same time with Leading Vision. Sure to be one of the best technical death metal albums you've heard in quite some time.

Sulaco - Tearing Through The Roots

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:31:11 EST

Collectively accounting for over 30 years of experience playing in Rochester, NY's underground music scene, the three members of Sulaco have perfected a uniquely schizoid vision of how music should be played with their Willowtip debut, Tearing Through The Roots. Fronted by guitarist Erik Burke, one of the true godfathers of technical metal and mastermind behind zany carnival-grinders Lethargy, Sulaco fuels its fractured, inverted rhythms with a twittering riffing style that squirms and tinkles like an orchestra of deranged dolphins in heat, squealing and writhing rabidly between volcanic bass thrusts and runaway blast-beat crescendos. Inspired by the likes of Breadwinner and Human Remains, Tearing Through The Roots is an emblem for creative, bonecrushing complexity that refuses to sacrifice the groove or become declawed like so many in the post-Dillinger tech metal landscape.

Electro Quarterstaff - Gretzky

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:47:39 EST

Gretzky strives to marry the insectoid riffing of modern technical death metal with mutant starfish rhythms that swell and contract like reptilian break-dancing on a hijacked pirate cruise ship. Having no patience for a vocalist, these self-proclaimed titans of progressive instrumental thrash metal dedicate themselves to the exploration and deconstruction of harmonious, romantic melody, slippery squid stringwork, and swashbuckling grooves. Inspired by the sprawling rhythmic tension of early Metallica and the nimble-witted punchline hijinx of Lethargy and Ripping Corpse, Gr etzky embodies the sound of three riff assassins embarking on an intergalactic adventure showered with bacon sizzling blastbeats, latin hulahoop shake-downs, and a seemingly never-ending supply of supersonic titanium chestnut rhythms. A total lunar eclipse of snake-charming riffs from the planet's mightiest triple-axe quartet.

Arsis - United In Regret

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:47:56 EST

Following the enormous success of their debut album, 2004's A Celebration Of Guilt, and 2005's epic A Diamond For Disease , ARSIS have returned with their brand new full length, United In Regret . With United In Regret , ARSIS have once again raised the bar and breathe new life into the overpopulated world known as "Melodic Death Metal". Recorded at Max Tax Studios (Skinless, Stigmata) in Albany , NY and Hairy Breakfast Productions (Misery Index) in Atlanta , GA , and mastered by Scott Hull (Phobia, Pig Destroyer). The nine tracks contained on United In Regret showcase ARSIS' strongest and most well-written material to date.

Odious Mortem - Cryptic Implosion

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:06:43 EST

After a previously released full length on Unique Leader Records, touring the US with elite death metal acts, and being heralded as one of the genre's biggest up-and-coming bands, ODIOUS MORTEM return with their new album and Willowtip debut, Cryptic Implosion. Pummeling, extremely technical, and vicious, Cryptic Implosion is an album that will take the scene by storm and establish the band as one of the best technical death metal bands in the world.

Illogicist - The Insight Eye

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:45:03 EST

Continuing where they left off on their critically acclaimed debut Subjected , Italy's ILLOGICIST are ready to unleash their new masterpiece, The Insight Eye. Drawing influence from the likes of Death, Atheist, and Cynic, ILLOGICIST have raised the bar and have created a highly technical and progressive metal album that few in the history of metal have achieved. The Insight Eye also features the amazing drumming of world renowned drum god Marco Minnemann.

Sickening Horror - When Landscapes Bled Backwards

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:31:22 EST

The first release from Willowtip/Neurotic...

The band was formed on January 2002 by George Antipatis (guitars, vocals), Ilias Daras (bass) and George Kollias (drums, Nightfall). After a very short time the band started completing its first songs which were floating around technical Death Metal forms in the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Death and Atheist. After a year-and-a-half of non-stop rehearsing and killer live shows, the band recorded the demo "Promo 2003" in the Fall of 2003 which received great reviews worldwide for its innovative and precise sound. At the time, the band had George Bokos (Rotting Christ/ex-Nightfall) on the second guitar, who left after a while due to increased obligations. In the summer of 2004 George Kollias joined the US death metal band Nile and recorded "Annihilation of the Wicked" album. By 2005 Sickening Horror had completed the song-writing of their first album. Meanwhile the band's influences had expanded in a wide spectrum which included experimental black metal bands like Ved Buens Ende, Dodheimsgard, Virus and jazz-fusion artists like Charlie Parker, Dave Weckl, Virgil Donati. All these elements filtered by their unique "Sickening Horror" point of view, in a Death Metal basis, plus many industrial samples and loops created what is now called "When Landscapes Bled Backwards". The band's debut album was recorded in Athens and mixed by mastermind Neil Kernon. As for the lyrics, they have to do with quite simple - often personal - subjects, regarded from a completely strange and surrealistic aspect. Eventually the band reached to an agreement with Neurotic Records to unleash "When Landscapes Bled Backwards" in Spring 2007 and everyone involved in this recording has very high expectations, as the album's sound is really fresh and has a vast variety of the deepest, strongest and darkest emotions..

Disavowed - Stagnated Existence

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:51:32 EST

Inspired by bands like Suffocation, Pyrexia, Vader and Dying Fetus, Disavowed was formed in 2000 from the remnants of Nocturnal Silence. With the goal to write music that is brutal, yet well structured, technical and catchy, 3 songs were written and recorded soon after Disavowed formed. The demo CD entitled 'Point of Few' resulted in good responses from all over the deathmetal scene and finally led to a recording agreement with the American label Unique Leader Records. In 2001 the first full length CD entitled 'Perceptive Deception' was released, followed by a 5-week tour in the United States and Canada in 2002 and a 4-week European tour in 2003. After a long period of wrist injuries of the drummer, Robbe V, a temporary replacement was found in Dirk Janssen of German death metal band Despondency in mid 2005. After doing numerous regional shows Disavowed headed to Japan for their first time ever in April 2006. After that Disavowed, who found a new permanent drummer in Romain Goulon, performed on several festivals such as Brutal Assault (CZ) and Mountains Of Death (CH). Soon after the band started to record their sophomore album entitled "Stagnated Existence" which is scheduled for a late winter/early spring release through Neurotic Records. The new album will show the growth of Disavowed musically, without compromising brutality and aggressiveness.

Visceral Bleeding - Absorbing The Disarray

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:53:26 EST

Founded in the late nineties by Peter Persson on Guitar and Niklas Dewerud behind the Drums to perform what they thought was lacking in the Swedish death scene. A mixture of raw brutality and technical skill. With Calle Löfgren on Bass, Dennis Röndum on vocals and Marcus Nilsson joining in as a solo guitarist they had found the right mixture to play their extreme metal. The first demo "Internal decomposition" was recorded at studio Moonshine fall 2000 and received only good reviews. Chris at Retribute Records picked up on this and decided to sign the band and release a full-length album with Visceral Bleeding. The album was called Remnants of Deprivation and was recorded during three weeks of Nov-Dec 2001 in Pama Studio in Kristianopel and Salt Island studio in Karlskrona and was released in March 2002. Shortly after the CD was recorded Niklas unfortunately had to depart from the band. He didn't feel he had the time and commitment it took to continue as drummer and wanted to dedicate his time and full attention to job as bass player in Spawn of Possession.

Tobias "Rottenboy" Persson joined in as drummer shortly after Niklas departure. After trying out for a wile V.B. decided to take him in as a permanent member and there by making Visceral Bleeding a complete band once again.

Remnants of Deprivation received great response from all over the world and the reviews were overwhelming. Visceral Bleeding was at this time picked up by Record label Neurotic Records and immediately started to write, arrange and complete songs for what was going to be the album "Transcend into Ferocity". Recorded, mixed and mastered by Visceral Bleeding and Robert Ahrling in studio Flat-pig - Malmö/Sweden during 3 weeks of Dec-Jan. Released through Neurotic Records in May 2004.

Once again the reviews were overwhelming and Transcend into Ferocity made sure to establish Visceral Bleeding as one of the most extreme death metal bands out there. Following the release, Dennis Röndum decided he could not continue focusing on two bands without one of them being left behind. Realizing he could not give 100% to both, he decided to leave Visceral Bleeding to focus on his main obsession - extreme drumming in one of the most extreme bands ever to play Death metal: Spawn of Possession.

A replacement was found in Martin Pedersen who immediately joined in and gave the band a breath of fresh air with his 120% commitment, ambition and focus on the one goal: to further establish the name Visceral Bleeding in the scene of extreme death metal.

Touring all across Europe as support band to Re-united Obituary and as main support to Death metal legends Deicide made sure to spread the madness and create a devoted fan base. To further strengthen their position in the genre, the band also did a headlining tour throughout the UK during spring 2005.

During writing process of album number three Absorbing the Disarray, lead guitarist Marcus Nilsson decided to take a step back from the scene and in his place Martin "Germ" Bermheden was introduced to the band. The album was recorded in June 2006, once again using Studio FlatPig with Robert Ahrling as technician/producer.

Directly following the recording Calle got married and had a daughter, he therefore had to take a step back from the band for a undetermined amount of time, filling his shoes in the band and helping out with the recording of Absorbing the Disarray was Martin "Body" Eklöv.

Visceral Bleeding kicked of the new line-up and Album release with a five week European tour with Skinless / Cryptopsy directly followed by a four week European tour with Deicide.

Ulcerate - Of Fracture And Failure

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:55:22 EST

Ulcerate's debut full-length 'Of Fracture and Failure' is available now for the first time in North America through the Willowtip/Neurotic records partnership. The album comprises 9 tracks of crushing dark death metal, with more than a few surprises in store. The culmination of 2 years of writing, 'Of Fracture...' brings new meaning to the phrase 'linear song-writing', mixing pure rhythmic and dissonant extremity with an unnerving sense of melody and atmosphere...

Spawn Of Possession - Noctambulant

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:56:30 EST

Widely considered and worshiped as one of the greatest technical death metal bands in the world Spawn of Possession's brilliant 2nd album Noctambulant has been unavailable in the US until now. Noctambulant is considered a masterpiece in tech death by bands and fans alike. With a previous full length on Unique Leader records this is the newest and greatest Spawn of Possession album to date and its finally available in North America.

Psycroptic - Symbols Of Failure Reissue

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:44:45 EST

Without an alignment to a particular style, scene or sound, Psycroptic incorporate many elements of music to capture a sound that is uniquely their own. With three albums of unique and technical metal released and extensive international touring with some of the biggest bands in extreme metal, the Tasmanian quartet are beginning to make their mark on the worldwide metal community. With a previous full length on Unique Leader, Symbols of Failure is Psycroptic's newest release and available in North America for the first time. This North American version contains bonus audio and video tracks.

Corpus Mortale - A New Species Of Deviant

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:58:22 EST

Corpus Mortale was founded in early 1993 by Nicholas Maschøln(drums) and Søren Jensen(guitar). After some line-up changes Martin Rosendahl(vocals & bass) joined in Spring 1994. At the time the band was kind of a hobby band, nevertheless, a demo-tape was recorded in May 1995. The tape received positive reactions in the underground press, and the band went on with more serious intentions! After playing a couple of shows, the band recruited a fourth member. Morten Jensen joined the band early in 1996. Only three months later the band went to the studio, to record their second demo, the mcd "Integration". This time the band got even better recognition, and the full pressing of 800 copies was sold out in 7 months.

The following years (1997-1999) was spent playing shows both in Denmark and Germany, and composing new material. Søren and Morten grew tired of Corpus Mortale, and after the crashed album attempt "Spiritism", they decided to leave! While searching for replacements, Martin and Nicholas continued to write new songs, and when Brian Eriksen (guitar & vocals) and Jens Lee (guitar) joined in September, it didn´t take long before the band was ready for the recording of their final official demo. The mcd "Succumb To The Superior" was recorded and released, and once again the critics were overwhelming! Loads of good reviews, interviews and a couple of (unfortunately bad!?!) contract offers.

In the summer of 2001 Jens Lee left the band due to lack of time and dedication. Just a few months later Roar Christoffersen (guitar) joins in and in December the label-only "Sombre And Vile"mcd, was conceived! Once more, only bad contract offers occurred!

In the summer of 2003 Brian was no longer into playing metal no more, he left a few months later. The year of 2003 was spent shopping the album "With Lewd Demeanor"! A couple of quite interesting offers slipped right through, but in the end… in October 2003 the bands signed a contract with Dutch label Neurotic Records ! The album was released on 23rd of November, just 10 days after the band had returned from a 12 date European tour.

Impaled - The Last Gasp

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:40:40 EST

Internationally infamous and a name in the metal underground for over 10 years, Impaled returns with their fourth full-length recording. Bound to please their loyal following and completely disgust the unwary, "The Last Gasp" is an album wrapped in wit and guts with scalpel-sharp riffs sure to slice and dice.

Prostitute Disfigurement - Descendants Of Depravity

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:39:58 EST

The fourth overall full length from PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT is chock full of burly, lumberjack like riffs that chop and smack and thrash all the way until the very end. Descendants Of Depravity is an exercise in brutality, speed, and aggression, sure to please fans of Impaled, Decapitated, and Suffocation.

Phobia - 22 Random Acts Of Violence

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:29:35 EST

What can be said about Phobia that has not already been said? After 18 years of touring, partying, and releasing some of the sickest punk infused grind to ever come out of California, they are once again ready to unleash their latest and greatest. 22 Random Acts Of Violence is a grindcore lover’s dream come true. Phobia’s specialty of blending the ferocity of metal with the attitude of punk is in full-force on this new album.

Maruta - In Narcosis

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:31:24 EST

Maruta (1945): code name for a special project during World War II in which the Imperial Japanese Army used human beings for torturous scientific experiments.
Maruta (2008): 3 dudes from Miami who want to grind your fucking head in. And grind your head in they will with In Narcosis, their debut full-length. Grimy and soiled with a surprising element of groove and head-bopping rhythms, coupled with blasts with such strength and precision you would think Robocop is behind the kit, In Narcosis is a rock solid debut from this promising young trio.

Terminal Function - Measuring The Abstract

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:33:06 EST

Evoking the best elements of Meshuggah, Theory in Practice, Cynic and Dream Theater, Terminal Function create a mishmash of chunky chugging rhythms, progressive melodic leads, and Outer Space-like synth passages on their debut, Measuring The Abstract. Sure to please fans of all forms of technical metal.

Severed Savior - Servile Insurrection

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:35:12 EST

Severed Savior have made a most-triumphant return after a 5 year break between albums. Servile Insurrection, an 11 track whirlwind of precise and tight technical death metal, see the band pick up right where they left off, delivering some of the most brutal, yet musically adept metal on the face of the planet.

Crowpath - One With Filth

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:32:34 EST

Crowpath is a complicated beast. Their A.D.D. style of playing somehow meshes perfectly, combining mile-a-minute shredding with hulking doom and heavy-ass riffs that slow things down a bit and clobber your dome into rubble. Completely original and one of the more creative bands in metal today, Crowpath’s One With Filth is one of the most twisted and intriguing albums of the year.

As Eden Burns - The Great Celestial Delusion

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:35:47 EST

Listening to As Eden Burns makes you feel as if Marty McFly took you back to the mid 90’s and had you listening to some of the greatest melodic death metal ever put to tape. Taking cues from forefathers At The Gates, Carcass, and Dissection, As Eden Burns play their brand of melodic metal with finesse, aggressiveness, and non stop ferocity while never forgetting the importance of song writing.

Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:54:18 EST

Ulcerate's second full-length album further refines and expands their work on 2008's Of Fracture and Failure. Punishing, churning dissonance mixed with their trademarked sense of melody and textured rhythm work, coupled with a greater foray into mood and atmosphere. An entirely bleaker effort than anything ever realised by the band, guitar lines swirl and evolve into one another, percussive patterns work in and around the melody lines while the band further develops the linear style of writing they've come to be known for. Frantic, desolate and emotive, Everything is Fire straddles the divide between pure chaotic density and raw, natural tones, marking a breath of fresh air in the climate of over-produced, stagnant and clinical metal. Everything is Fire represents a band with a wholly unified musical and aesthetic direction.

Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:58:40 EST

Fierce anti-sophistic sermons, sharp strings laments, unmerciful skin shredding and refined orchestral interludes, in a unique opera for the celebration of ratio and and positivist thought, honoring the fathers of classical music!

Afgrund - Vid Helvetets Grindar

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:16:59 EST

AFGRUND come from the Swedish School Of Grindcore: relentless blasts, beefy guitars, snarling vocals, and plenty of groove. Influenced heavily by the likes of Nasum and Rotten Sound, AFGRUND is another reason to love grind.

Defeatist - Sharp Blade Sinks Deep Into Dull Minds

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:34:00 EST

Featuring former members of Anodyne and Kalibas, DEFEATIST is a 3-man grind outfit from New York City. No gimmicks, no posing, no bullshit...DEFEATIST play straight up grindcore the way it was envisioned when Napalm Death and Repulsion started the whole scene way back when. Short, fast, loud, and gritty. This release combines all of the previous Defeatist vinyl/ep releases onto one cd for the first time.

Magrudergrind - Magrudergrind

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:51:47 EST

One of the hardest working and determined bands in the underground today, Magrudergrind is primed to kick ass and take names on their sophomore full-length release. Combining elements of grind, crust, and thrash, the raw energy and violent emotion contained within the 16 tracks is overpowering.

Gorod - Process Of A New Decline

Thu, 07 May 2009 15:24:01 EST

Process of a New Decline is the 3rd full length from Gorod and somehow the band have managed to top themselves yet again. Of all the amazing technical death metal bands out there, very few can write memorable catchy songs with extreme technicality like Gorod.

Prostitute Disfigurement - Left In Grisly Fashion

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:41:17 EST

Prostitute Disfigurement’s 2005 release “Left In Grisly Fashion” is a shmorgus board of death metal treats: pounding brutality, schredding solos, machine-gun drums, and fierce riffs. A text-book death metal release

Visceral Bleeding - Transcend Into Ferocity

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:47:32 EST

The title says it all. Visceral Bleeding are hell-bent on taking the listener into a violent realm of musical chaos. One of the more overlooked and underrated technical death metal bands in the scene today, this is one fierce album for fans of the genre to check out.

Visceral Bleeding - Remnants Revived

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:52:47 EST

Remnants Revived contains the entire Remnants Of Deprivation debut (completely remastered), plus bonus cover tracks, and one remake. A great look at the band in the early stages of its career. Contains bonus tracks and bonus video cdrom material.

The Year Of Our Lord - Dead To You

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:51:37 EST

Ten years ago, with the release of their 1999 EP "The Frozen Divide," The Year of Our Lord helped to pave the way for melodic metal in the United States. They drew influences from a european style but also maintained their american metal and hardcore roots. Their sound had melody, darkness, speed, and brutality. These qualities brought a level of excitement and intrigue about the potential TYOOL had for the future.

Striving to progress and take their sound to new heights, they worked tirelessly on material and headed into the studio for an entire month in 2001. The end product was the LP "The Year of Our Lord." While pleased with the material on the LP, many people thought the production was missing something. Although it sounded raw, almost like it was recorded in the 80's or 90's, it lacked a polished quality that the band deserved.

After the release of the LP, TYOOL started to plateau. Career aspirations, member changes, and the lack of a proper touring schedule had put a strain on the band. They had begun writing material for a new record and the songs, even in their infancy, showed vast progression and improvement in skill. This release was to be even faster, darker, more brutal, and still have the signature melodies that fans had come to expect from them.

In the years after, the idea to remix and remaster the LP had been brought up many times. When the decision was finally made to go ahead with it, the band decided to go all out and remix the EP and record that new material that never had been heard or released. After a long and trying process, The Year of Our Lord completed their definitive collection of work that shows the progression of the band and gives a taste of where the band was headed if they had remained intact.

Although their potential was never realized completely, The Year of Our Lord is confident in what they have created over the years and the mark they left on heavy music. Remaining members Nick & Scott Heigelmann, Colin Conway, and producer Peter Rutcho of Damage Studios have outdone themselves on this extensive effort to provide TYOOL fans with their requiem, "Dead To You."

Squash Bowels - Grindvirus

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:53:11 EST

Squash Bowels are back again with another album of guttural grindcore! Brutal beyond belief, but sprinkled with groove and memorability, Grindvirus is one tasty grind treat with plenty of gory panache.

Defeatist - Sixth Extinction

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:52:18 EST

Two-thirds Anodyne plus one-third Kalibas equals 666% killer grind action. Like a runaway train that's thrown its gearbox, this relentlessly fires out salvo after salvo of maniac riffs, screams and time changes, clanking along machine-like until things grind (ha!) to a sudden halt. Here is a band that will not take it anymore. A band that stands up against the scum, the dogs, the filth, the shit. Defeatist just don’t care. All they want to do is grind.

Infanticide - From Our Cold Dead Hands

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:10:57 EST

After a slew of releases on the legendary 625 Thrash Records and critical praise worldwide, Sweden's INFANTICIDE return with a truly tremendous grindcore release.
From Our Cold, Dead Hands is a brilliant old school grindcore album in the vein of classic Napalm Death, Nasum, Assuck, and Terrorizer. This is an album that embodies everything that is loved about the genre: extreme passion, politically and socially charged lyrics, and fast,
catchy, crushing grind.

Defeated Sanity - Chapters Of Repugnance

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:28:22 EST

Quite simply a brutal death metal masterpiece. So much more than just brutality this is a release destined to become a classic, but it is undoubtedly...

THE.MOST.BRUTAL.RELEASE.OF.2010.

AJ Magana - vocals
Christian Kuhn - guitars
Jacob Schmidt - bass
Lille Gruber - drums

Defeated Sanity - Chapters Of Repugnance 12" Gatefold Lp

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:06:28 EST

LIMITED GATEFOLD VINYL - limited to 500 copies, 180 gram vinyl. All copies of this album are on colored vinyl 200 clear 300 orange.

Quite simply a brutal death metal masterpiece. So much more than just brutality this is a release destined to become a classic, but it is undoubtedly...

THE.MOST.BRUTAL.RELEASE.OF.2010.

AJ Magana - vocals
Christian Kuhn - guitars
Jacob Schmidt - bass
Lille Gruber - drums

Fleshgod Apocalypse - Mafia

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:53:11 EST

Building off of the groundwork they laid on the realm-shattering debut Oracles, FLESHGOD have honed their style and technique, and have crafted a monstrous offering of blazing technical death metal on this EP.

Circle Of Dead Children - Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:49:02 EST

After a five year absence the mighty and legendary Circle has reemerged from the sewers of Pittsburgh. They bring with them a more focused and refined approach on their signature grindcore sound while still keeping the brutality and violence at the forefront. With a solid and complete line-up in tow, and with production from the masterful Scott Hull, Circle Of Dead Children have never sounded or played better than this. All hail the CIRCLE!

Circle Of Dead Children - Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer 12" Gatefold Lp

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:18:35 EST

180 gram, gatefold vinyl, limited to 500 copies.

After a five year absence the mighty and legendary Circle has reemerged from the sewers of Pittsburgh. They bring with them a more focused and refined approach on their signature grindcore sound while still keeping the brutality and violence at the forefront. With a solid and complete line-up in tow, and with production from the masterful Scott Hull, Circle Of Dead Children have never sounded or played better than this. All hail the CIRCLE!

Grief - Come To Grief (Reissue)

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:19:11 EST

Willowtip is very pleased to announce the licensing and reissuing of Grief's classic sludge/doom release, Come To Grief. Originally released in 1994 on Century Media records this reissue features expanded artwork and an unreleased track the band recorded for a horror movie.

Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:47:48 EST

Ambitious, oppressive and expansive, with a strict adherence to the tradition of total bleakness the band is becoming known for, The Destroyers of All presents the most atmospheric and challenging listen from the band to date.

"Come dawn, no light will be thrown on them
This vermin, these ingrates
Us of the earth
The destroyers of all"

Maruta - Forward Into Regression

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:54:17 EST

Taking grindcore to the next level, Maruta returns with their sophomore release. Forward into Regression contains 16 tracks of deep seeded misanthropy that are armed to the teeth with an overabundance of surgically precise riffs, relentless speed, and volatile dissonance. Equally emotional as it is abrasive, this is truly an essential listen for ANY extreme music aficionado.

Macabre - Grim Scary Tales

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:58:47 EST

Celebrarating their 25th Anniversary of all original members Chicago’s murder metal pioneers MACABRE unleash their brand new studio album entitled "Grim Scary Tales" on February 8th, 2011 by Willowtip Records. The album explores the history of murder from the earliest times and proceeds forward through the ages. Stylistically it is MACABRE in nature, yet very diverse musically. Sure to cause you nightmares for years on end!

Blood Freak - Mindscraper

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:55:17 EST

Mindscraper, the Willowtip debut album from Blood Freak, offers 12 tracks of relentless, gore splattered, horror inspired death grind!

Putridity - Degenerating Anthropophagical Euphoria

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:31:11 EST

People can quickly add PUTRIDITY to the list of bands coming out of Italy who are creating some of the fastest, hardest, and crushing brutal death metal in recent years. The follow up to their 2007 debut, the second overall album from PUTRIDITY is 24 minutes of continuous auditory punishment (or delight as some might see it) sure to please fans of Suffocation, Defeated Sanity, Disgorge, and early Decrepit Birth.

Gigan - Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:34:10 EST

The brainchild of left handed lead guitarist and founding member Eric Hersemann, GIGAN has been challenging the mortal laws of extreme music and creativity since early 2006. Forged around the simple notion that the imagination should be art's only limit, GIGAN's style of creative delivery has simultaneously invoked reactions of amazement, disbelief, shock, awe and ultimately- respect. Featuring the same boundary-pushing extremity but also some new elements, instruments and approaches to delivery, "Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes" will surprise and delight both new and original GIGAN devotees...and the legacy continues...

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Baring Teeth - Atrophy

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:39:15 EST

On their debut album, Baring Teeth offer a dizzying, angular, off-the-wall take on extreme metal, highlighting the creativity and open-mindedness that is often overlooked in the genre. The organized chaos that is the Baring Teeth sound is a shining example of the forward-thinking approach to extreme metal.

Arsis - A Celebration Of Guilt (Slipcase Reissue)

Mon, 23 May 2011 14:17:17 EST

A remastered, deluxe reissue of Arsis' debut full-length, A Celebration Of Guilt. Packaged in a slipcase with expanded artwork and the two bonus tracks previously only available on the vinyl version of the album.

Vale Of Pnath - The Prodigal Empire

Mon, 23 May 2011 14:43:55 EST

The follow-up to their 2009 self-titled debut EP, The Prodigal Empire sees Vale Of Pnath step up their game for their first ever full-length. Melodic and technical death metal played correctly and ferociously.

Severe Torture - Feasting On Blood (Reissue)

Mon, 23 May 2011 15:04:44 EST

Originally released in 2000 to critical and fan acclaim, Feasting On Blood is the debut full-length from Severe Torture. Highly influenced by Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation at the time, Severe Torture's introductory album is one of the best of it's class. No frills, just straight forward brutal death metal! Feasting On Blood is considered by many to be the band's best album and this reissue contains bonus tracks.

Severe Torture - Misanthropic Carnage (Reissue)

Mon, 23 May 2011 15:06:51 EST

Picking up right where they left off with their devastating debut Feasting On Blood, Severe Torture returned with a fury on their second album, Misanthropic Carnage. Out of print and unavailable for years, this reissue finally sees the light of day with bonus tracks!

Alarum - Natural Causes

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:45:34 EST

Heavily influenced by pioneers Cynic and Atheist, Australia’s ALARUM are one of the very bands in today’s metal scene wrirting jazz-infused, progressive, technical death metal. Their newest album, Natural Causes, is their first new release in seven years and as fans will find out, it is well worth wait.

Electro Quarterstaff - Aykroyd

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:50:27 EST

Truly a one-of-a-kind monster, ELECTRO QUARTERSTAFF is a 5-piece instrumental band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Since their full-length debut in 2006 the band has added a bass player to go along with the triple guitar harmonies and romantic melodies. This album firmly establishes ELECTRO QUARTERSTAFF as one of the premier instrumental metal band in the world.

Vile - Metamorphosis

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:29:09 EST

San Francisco's VILE have clearly created the best album of their career with Metamorphosis. The core foundation is that of the classic early 90's Floridian death metal scene, but Vile are unafraid to throw in elements of melodic death metal, progressive arrangements, and eerie, ambient interludes. Stellar musicianship, songwriting, production, and atmosphere coalesce into a shining example of modern day death metal.

Illogicist - The Unconsciousness Of Living

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:32:49 EST

ILLOGICIST return with another album of quality progressive, technical thrash metal in the DEATH vein. The follow up album to their critically acclaimed The Insight Eye features artwork from Travis Smith (Amorphis, CKY, Opeth, Death).

Dim Mak - The Emergence Of Reptillian Altars

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:14:18 EST

Named after the deadliest form of martial art, otherwise known as the “death point strike” & “poison hands” DIM MAK attack the listener with pinpoint precision and light-speed velocity. The Emergence of Reptilian Altars features DIM MAK’s trademark intricate multi-speed song structures played with high-velocity aggression. Features former members of Hate Eternal, Origin, The Red Chord, Ripping Corpse, and The Dying Light. This album features Joey Capizzi's Dim Mak debut on vocals.

Desecravity - Implicit Obedience

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:30:46 EST

From the "Land of the Rising Sun" comes DESECRAVITY, a whirlwind of musical ferocity and auditory savagery. Inspired by fellow speed-freaks Hate Eternal, Origin, and Krisiun, DESECRAVITY's debut album Implicit Obedience is a pulverizing exercise in extremity.

“This stuff is really crazy. It’s like death metal and twisted, insane shit; if I had to compare it to something, [I'd say it's] in the vein of Origin as far as really technical kind of stuff.” -- Erik Rutan

Beyond Terror Beyond Grace - Nadir

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:56:54 EST

Nadir captures BEYOND TERROR BEYOND GRACE completely in its natural element, defying genre categorization and ignoring all current musical trends. The end result is the bands most ambitious, atmospheric and realized effort yet. Cold, climactic and expansive, Nadir is a consuming experience of monolithic bleakness and dense majesty.

Phobia - Remnants Of Filth

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:08:26 EST

Legendary grind merchants PHOBIA are set to scathe the masses with their fifth studio offering, Remnants of Filth, this June. Produced and mixed by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed) at Visceral Sound Studios in Bethesda, Maryland and engineered by Mike Harrison at Winter Skies Productions in San Antonio, Texas, Remnants Of Filth offers up 18 pile-driving, socio-political grind hymns in 19 minutes. Vocalist Shane "The Pain" Mclachlan comments of the offering: "Remnants Of Filth is a brutal, in-depth grind record that I feel represents what this band is all about, from past to present. This is total brutal grindcore at its best with nothing less than the 100% punk-as-fuck attitude to compliment what this band is all about!

Dismember - Like An Everflowing Stream (Reissue)

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:17:17 EST

Willowtip is extremely honored to reissue Dismember's classic album, Like An Everflowing Stream. This reissue includes 4 bonus tracks.

Dismember's debut album is one of the crucial documents of the early-'90s Swedish death metal scene. Along with Unleashed's Where No Life Dwells, Grave's Into the Grave, and Entombed's Left Hand Path, this disc established a sonic template that retro acts like Bloodbath and Death Breath, and young bands like Fatalist, are still adhering to today. Every song on this classic album is a killer, and all make the case for the Swedish variety of death metal -- grinding, less fixated on technical achievement than in getting heads banging and mosh pits exploding -- being superior to the Floridian scene with which it coexisted.
-- Allmusic.com

Wormed - Quasineutrality (Reissue Digipak)

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:21:38 EST

Reissued digipak with two bonus tracks!

Track 3 – “Vortex Mitosis”
Remix based on the original song “Voxel Mitosis” by Wormed
Recorded and mixed by Wormed vocalist Phlegeton in January 2012

Track 4 – “Tunnel Of Ions” (live)
Recorded at “Mountains Of Death” Switzerland 2011
Remastered by DP Rey at Delta314 Sound Studio

Wormed - Planisphærium (Reissue)

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:22:31 EST

Quite simply this is a brutal death metal masterpiece so far ahead of its time. Completely remastered and its never sounded better.

Includes the following bonus material:

Voxel Mitosis Promo 2001
Floating Cadaver In the Monochrome Demo 1999

Afgrund - The Age Of Dumb

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:29:43 EST

Coming off the success of their 2009 album Vid Helvetets Grindar, AFGRUND return with their scorching new album The Age Of Dumb. Afgrund make an explosive mix of d-beat, punk, and grindcore that is on par with genre heavyweights Rotten Sound, Nasum, and Napalm Death.

Sophicide - Perdition Of The Sublime

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:53:07 EST

Over the years Willowtip has become known for releasing albums for some of the top technical death metal bands in the world. The debut album from Sophcide, Perdition of the Sublime, will soon be counted amongst these classic releases. SOPHICIDE fuses elaborate melodies with battering technical brutality into a sound that’s as malicious as it is memorable.This is an absolutely brilliant technical death metal masterpiece that can’t be missed!

Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All Gatefold 2Xlp

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:31:20 EST

3rd press 150 on splatter 150 on merge 2nd press - ships in late April 100 on opaque red 400 on black 1st press Dark Red limited to 120 Clear limited to 170 Black limited to 210

Noisear - Turbulent Resurgence

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:18:09 EST

One of the most forward-thinking grind acts in extreme metal today are returning with another album of spontaneous, off-the-wall, grindcore pandemonium! Completely written in one day and recorded in the span of 48 hours, NOISEAR’s Turbulent Resurgence is full-on grind disharmony to the max.

Malignancy - Eugenics

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:44:01 EST

In the near future humans will face the very real threat of extinction. Either natural or man-made it will come to pass. This is an account of what may happen.

Forced to dwell hundreds of miles underground, in an abandoned U.S. archive, they fight to live. This installation still contains all the necessary previsions needed for survival. A self sufficient complex, far removed from the vigor of life topside. It is equipped with generators, a constant replenishing air supply, even waste management. A perfect habitat for the evolution of the last species on Earth, Man?

Defeated Sanity - Passages Into Deformity

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:53:26 EST

With Passages Into Deformity, fans can expect another quality release from DEFEATED SANITY. Without compromising the brutality of their sound, the band has stepped it up in terms of the overall production. The album has a more old-school vibe to it, with a lot of early ‘90s inspired riffs and slams, but DEFEATED SANITY made it a point to not get away from the technical and progressive stylings they are known for. Be prepared for the best DEFEATED SANITY album yet!

**CD comes bundled with a bonus DVD that features a making-of documentary of Passages Into Deformity, plus studio performance videos, and interviews.**

Wormed - Exodromos

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:43:01 EST

Sophisticated, sharp and meticulously calculated, with Exodromos WORMED delivers an unhinged onslaught of concentrated brutality. Made of dissonant yet dynamic guitar work traveling at breakneck speeds, the record offers up some of the band’s most technical and plainly obliterating material to date. Exodromos is a prequel to Planisphaerium -- originally released in 2003 via Macabre Mementos Records in Japan then given the remastered treatment by Willowtip -- a story which speaks of futuristic science concepts and chaotic visions of the last human left in the cosmos.

Saprogenic - Expanding Toward Collapsed Lungs

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:16:50 EST

It's been 7 years since the last SAPROGENIC album, and it's about goddamn time for a new slab of Detroit spawned death metal. Expanding Toward Collapsed Lungs is American made death metal thru-and-thru; nods to Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, and Morbid Angel can be heard throughout the meaty riffs and head-nodding grooves.

Infanticide - Misconception Of Hope

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:46:33 EST

INFANTICIDE is back to add another gem to the Swedish Grindcore crown. Misconception Of Hope is 18 minutes of pure savage grindcore. The patented Entombed buzz-saw guitar tone is there, with d-beat and blast-beats keeping the pace on the back end. Another solid, genre-defining album from Infanticide.

Mephistopheles - Sounds Of The End

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:51:25 EST

Featuring former members of Spawn of Possession, Psycroptic and Space Raven among others, MEPHISTOPHELES is a four-piece technical metal band from Hobart, Tasmania drawing inspiration from the likes of bands like Athiest, Deeds of Flesh, Opeth, Cynic, Deicide etc. Originally formed by four high school friends in 2004, MEPHISTOPHELES fuses black and death metal with occasional jazz elements, with a focus on composing challenging but memorable music, The band has continually thrived on fashioning fresh sounds that purposely step well beyond conventional genre structures, but have also maintained a firm footing within traditional death metal realms.

“While Tasmania is known for scary shit like poisonous snakes, Tasmanian cave spiders, and Jack Jumper ants, it’s time they put their best foot forward with MEPHISTOPHELES. At the very least, MEPHISTOPHELES can make you deaf.” — Decibel

In Stores Oct 1st. Check the Clothing Section of the Store for Special CD/Tshirt COMBOS!!!

Gigan - Multi-Dimensional Fractal-Sorcery And Super Science

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:55:24 EST

One of the most original, innovative, and futuristic death metal bands in the world has returned with a brand full length. A kaleidoscopic sound voyage that is at once musically complex and meticulously concise, Multi-Dimensional Fractal Sorcery And Super-Science dishes up eight hymns of cranium-twisting, hallucinatory brutality.

Impaled - The Dead Still Dead Remain

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:04:16 EST

BANNED IN 672 COUNTRIES!!!

Relive their first magnum o-pus...

An all new wreckording of the class-sick first album by IMPALED, along with original dis-member Leon Del Muerte on vokills. Every note, every belch, redone in Ear-Bleed-O-Rama sound!!

IMPALED cannot die, not when The Dead Still Dead Remain!

On the 13 year anniversary of Impaled's first album, “The Dead Shall Dead Remain,” the group will be releasing a re-recording entitled “The Dead Still Dead Remain.” Long mired in a legal limbo between Impaled and a record label, the music from “The Dead Shall Dead Remain” has been unavailable on CD for over a decade. The re-recording dodges those legal hurdles and puts the music back in print.

The stakes were raised as Impaled sought to best the production of the original. “The Dead Still Dead Remain” features recording and mixing by Vinnie Wojno, famous for his work with Testament. Impaled and Vinnie worked for three years to get the recording they wanted. “It simply sounds better, no matter how you slice it. And we surely do slice it!” says guitarist Jason Kocol.

Impaled assures fans that the music on “The Dead Still Dead Remain” is faithful to the original. It features the return of vocalist Leon del Muerte, who says, “It was like the last 13 years of backstabbing and spitefulness never happened!” Even the artwork harkens back to their first release. The cover is the same mess that hasn't been cleaned up in 13 years and is, arguably, even more disgusting. The band insist it has already been banned in 672 countries.

The shit will hit the fans when Willowtip Records releases “The Dead Still Dead Remain” on October 29.

Nausea - Condemned To The System

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:15:20 EST

Los Angeles' Nausea, spearheaded by guitarist / vocalist Oscar Garcia, along with their sister band, Terrorizer (which also featured Garcia) helped define the Grindcore genre in the late 1980s. Now Garcia, along with long-time partner in crime Eric Castro (Majesty) have been joined by two new members: Bassist Alejandro CB (Pounder, Chemical Bitches) and guitarist Leon del Muerte (Murder Construct, ex-Exhumed, Phobia, Impaled, Intronaut) to unleash a ferocious new full-length album via Willowtip Records: “Condemned To The System”. The album was recorded by Sean Vahle, (DIS, Phobia, Exhumed, Murder Construct, Intronaut) and mixed/mastered by Alejandro Corredor (Inquisition, Exhumed, Enslaved). The new album will feature a slew of new grinders like “…And We Suffer” and “Hate and Deception”, alongside vintage and unreleased tracks like “Falsely Accused” and “Does God Need Help?”. The band has been very active in the live arena for the past 3 years, performing at the Maryland Death Fest, Power of the Riff Fest, shows alongside Repulsion, Nails, Nasum, and most recently a European Tour that included a headlining spot at Bloodshed Fest in Holland, Hell Inside Fest, and Dresden Metal Fest in Germany. Next year the band is scheduled to play Mexico and Europe again. With their strongest line-up to date and proper label support, Nausea are ready to reclaim the legendary status that is rightfully theirs.

Prostitute Disfigurement - From Crotch To Crown

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:22:57 EST

Their first full-length proper since 2008’s mauling Descendants Of Depravity,From Crotch To Crown delivers a devious fusion of old-school death metal brawn with modern, technical riff incursions and enough debauched lyrical twists to make even the most deviant of serial killers blush. Metal Injection boasts, “PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT aren’t the kind of band where you’re left wondering what type of music they’ll be playing. As the name heavily insinuates, it’s gory, brutal death metal in the vein of Carcass that will kick your ass up and down the morgue,” while HeavyBlogIsHeavy crowns the record, “a hefty 40 minute slice of honest, no frills aural violence.” Adds Sea Of Tranquility in a 4/5 score, “From Crotch to Crown just crushes from start to finish, and the lyrical content even more grotesque this time around… a no-brainer for anyone into gore soaked technical death metal.”

Arsis - United In Regret Reissue

Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:48:45 EST

After being out-of-print for a few years, Willowtip is proud to reissue Arsis' "United In Regret" in early 2014. Packaged in a slipcase featuring new artwork by Mark Riddick and featuring three live performance videos. Recorded at Max Tax Studios (Skinless, Stigmata) in Albany , NY and Hairy Breakfast Productions (Misery Index) in Atlanta , GA , and mastered by Scott Hull (Phobia, Pig Destroyer).

Abysmal Torment - Cultivate The Apostate

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:27:45 EST

From the quiet town of St Julians, Malta comes ABYSMAL TORMENT, a 6-piece tech-death army brimming with speed and brutality. Fans of Deeds Of Flesh, Origin, and Suffocation are in for a real treat with Cultivate The Apostate, 13 songs of masterful brutal tech-death metal!

Defeated Sanity - Passages Into Deformity Lp

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:39:03 EST

150 gram vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. Limited to 500 copies. 200 green colored and 300 mixed - these are random colors mixed together. With Passages Into Deformity, fans can expect another quality release from DEFEATED SANITY. Without compromising the brutality of their sound, the band has stepped it up in terms of the overall production. The album has a more old-school vibe to it, with a lot of early ‘90s inspired riffs and slams, but DEFEATED SANITY made it a point to not get away from the technical and progressive stylings they are known for. Be prepared for the best DEFEATED SANITY album yet!

Ingurgitating Oblivion - Continuum Of Absence

Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:41:40 EST

10 years after their full-length debut, Germany's Ingurgitating Oblivion are set to unleash their more-than-worthy follow-up. Continuum Of Absence sees the band build off the foundation that was set on 2005's Voyage Towards Abhorrence. Dark, brooding atmospherics mix with chaotic blasts and riffs that will easily appeal to fans of Gorguts, Immolation, and Morbid Angel.

Phobia - Grind Core

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:17:52 EST

Old and new Phobia collide on this new disc from the Orange County grinders. 8 brand new tracks, plus reissues of the classic Means Of Existence (1998) full-length and the Destroying The Masses ep all on one disc!

Blood Freak - Squalor

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:09:21 EST

Returning yet again..... The disgusting monster that won't stay dead... BLOOD FREAK! Hear sounds that even Lucifer himself would not subject himself to. An album so nefarious and diabolical it could onset the destruction of mankind. You have been warned. BLOOD FREAK! "Squalor"...it's coming for you!!!

Desecravity - Orphic Signs

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:03:07 EST

The 2nd full length from Japan's fastest and most brutal export. Extremely fast and technical but with awesome groove parts this is a release not to be missed as Desecravity have somehow managed to improve on their amazing debut.

Baring Teeth - Ghost Chorus Among Old Ruins

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:06:07 EST

Immersive, hypnotic, and haunting, the album melds seemingly opposing characteristics -- streamlined songwriting and dizzying technicality, ambience and brute force, density and angularity, order and chaos -- into a fully realized, cohesive listening experience. Ghost Chorus Among Old Ruins takes the extremes of their debut to new levels while showcasing a singular vision: no compromise, no respite.

Arsis - A Diamond For Disease Reissue

Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:27:47 EST

After being out-of-print for years, Willowtip is extremely happy to finally reissue Arsis' "A Diamond For Disease" EP. Originally released in 2005, the 13-minute title track was originally composed as a score for NYC's Ballet Deviare. A Diamond For Disease is an ultimate magnum opus of epic melodic death metal that explores layer upon layer of romantic lead guitar that effortlessly manages to swim and dart between spidery mazes of mutating rhythms that recall the very best of ...And Justice For All and Heartwork. Packaged in a slipcase featuring new artwork by Mark Riddick and featuring four live performance videos.

Sarpanitum - Blessed Be My Brothers

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:51:16 EST

"Blessed Be My Brothers" is the remarkable new full-length from Birmingham, UK's Sarpanitum. A glorious blend of traditional death metal, blackened guitar riffs, and melodic atmospheres. For fans of Gorguts, Nile, and Morbid Angel.

Wormed - Exodromos Gatefold Lp

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:46:35 EST

SOLD OUT Exodromos, Wormed's amazing second full-length release, finally available on wax! 12-inch gatefold LP on 2 different colors. Limited pressing of 500 copies: 200 blue, 300 mixed.

Impaled - The Dead Still Dead Remain Gatefold Lp

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:53:34 EST

12-inch gatefold, green colored LP! Limited to 500 copies: 200 green, 300 mixed. ships in late June/early July BANNED IN 672 COUNTRIES!!! Relive their first magnum o-pus... An all new wreckording of the class-sick first album by IMPALED, along with original dis-member Leon Del Muerte on vokills. Every note, every belch, redone in Ear-Bleed-O-Rama sound!! IMPALED cannot die, not when The Dead Still Dead Remain! On the 13 year anniversary of Impaled's first album, “The Dead Shall Dead Remain,” the group will be releasing a re-recording entitled “The Dead Still Dead Remain.” Long mired in a legal limbo between Impaled and a record label, the music from “The Dead Shall Dead Remain” has been unavailable on CD for over a decade. The re-recording dodges those legal hurdles and puts the music back in print. The stakes were raised as Impaled sought to best the production of the original. “The Dead Still Dead Remain” features recording and mixing by Vinnie Wojno, famous for his work with Testament. Impaled and Vinnie worked for three years to get the recording they wanted. “It simply sounds better, no matter how you slice it. And we surely do slice it!” says guitarist Jason Kocol. Impaled assures fans that the music on “The Dead Still Dead Remain” is faithful to the original. It features the return of vocalist Leon del Muerte, who says, “It was like the last 13 years of backstabbing and spitefulness never happened!” Even the artwork harkens back to their first release. The cover is the same mess that hasn't been cleaned up in 13 years and is, arguably, even more disgusting. The band insist it has already been banned in 672 countries.

Putridity - Ignominious Atonement

Thu, 21 May 2015 10:57:59 EST

One of Italy's most destructive and devastating death metal bands is back with an album that is sure to destroy. Putridity return with "Ignominious Atonement", an 8-song whirlwind of brutal death metal of the highest order. "Ignominious Atonement" is the third overall full-length from Putridity and is the follow-up to 2011's "Degenerating Anthropophagical Euphoria", also released via Willowtip. Putridity bassist Alessandro Cravero comments on the bands creative vision for "Ignominious Atonement": "It's a concept album about the ill of procreation. It's a regurgitation of black filthy water, immortalized in 4 scenarios and freely inspired by David Lynch's "Eraserhead"."

Terminal Function - Clockwork Sky

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:47:34 EST

Terminal Function's "Clockwork Sky" is the follow-up album to 2008's Measuring The Abstract. Progressive technical metal of the highest magnitude. Influenced by Meshuggah, Cynic, Gorguts, and more.

Extreme Noise Terror - Extreme Noise Terror

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:42:26 EST

U.K.'s legendary crust-punk grind legends Extreme Noise Terror return with a new full-length! Heavy-as-fuck and pissed off grind is what defines the ENT sound, and this album further cements their status as the reigning kings of the crust-punk world.

Abhorrent - Intransigence

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:15:38 EST

Abhorrent's wealth of riff-variations and athletic rhythmic assault surge constantly forwards, as brief glimpses into parallel dimensions that pass by with a deathlike unstoppable certainty. Abhorrent is like the amoral and violent force of nature, realizing itself through pure will and power both in spite of death and echoing it vitriolically all the way to its end.

Contrarian - Polemic

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:24:41 EST

Polemic is the debut full-length album from progressive death metal band, Contrarian. Featuring George Kollias on drums and Leon Macey (Mithras) on solo guitar, Polemic is guaranteed to please fans of Cynic, Atheist, and late-era Death.

Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire Gatefold 2Xlp

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:44:42 EST

2nd Pressing: 200 Orange Ghostly 200 Orange/Red Merge 600 Orange Merge First Pressing: Limited edition 12-inch gatefold double LP. Artwork/lyrics printed on both LP jackets. Limited to 500 copies: 200 Orange, 300 Black.

Brutus - Murwgebeukt

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:06:02 EST

Over 10 years have passed since Brutus' debut album "Slachtbeest" was released and much has happened inside the Brutus camp. As fans of the band already know, the driving force behind Brutus, Maarten "Ploegbaas" Luysterburg, tragically took his own life in 2006. Since then the band has had a hard time coming to grips with the fact that the fuel had gushed from the machine. But after taking some time off, the remaining members of Brutus decided to continue on, building off the blueprint that Ploegbaas started for a new Brutus album. "Murwgebeukt", the band's first release since 2004, is a triumphant feat in death metal, a 54 minute overwhelming force dealing with the life and misery of an entity that is cheated into mortal existence… burdened, afflicted and finally martyred by it. Ploegbaas was fully responsible for the lyrics and artistic concept of "Murwgebeukt". The furious vocals are delivered atop an intense slab of double bass driven death metal of the heaviest kind, grooving its way through one classic riff after another. Ferocious bottom end brutality not easily compared to any other act in the genre. Distilling diversity from monotony.

Gloria Morti - Kuebiko

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:10:05 EST

Gloria Morti are back with another solid slice of delicious Finnish death metal! Kuebiko is an in-your-face, death metal assault. The band expertly blends elements of thrash, death, melodic, atmospheric, and black metal into a wrecking-ball sound that is reminiscent of such bands as At The Gates, Carcass and Fleshgod Apocalypse.

Vale Of Pnath - I I

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:07:04 EST

Vale Of Pnath, one of the best under-the-radar tech death groups going today, have returned with a blistering sophomore album. Tracked at Flatline audio by engineer Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage, Allegaeon), “II” is a perfect amalgamation of complex riff writing, calculated chaos, and Lovecraftian worship. This is Vale of Pnath fully leveled up, and pushing themselves to new boundaries of tech death precision. "We're extremely excited to release our 2nd album "II". Its been 4 years since the release of The Prodigal Empire, and we have progressed exponentially with this bands sound. We believe it is only the beginning to something great. This is our most dynamic, technical and mature material to date, that's certain to turn heads.” comments guitar player Vance Valenzuela.

Defeated Sanity - Disposal Of The Dead // Dharmata

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:27:16 EST

Defying convention, Germany's Defeated Sanity have spawned "Disposal Of The Dead // Dharmata", an 11-track full-length that is essentially a split release with themselves. ‘Disposal Of The Dead’ is Defeated Sanity in their most primal form: a caveman-esque display of audio barbarity, that is stripped down, raw, and unrelenting. Whereas ‘Dharmata’ is an homage to old school progressive death metal: jazzy guitar runs, flip-flopping time signatures, and songs that stretch past the 5-minute mark. The band recruited vocalist Max Phelps (Exist, Cynic, Death To All) for the 'Dharmata' side of this release, better serving the avant garde style the band was going for. IN STORES JULY 22ND PLEASE SEE THE CLOTHING SECTION FOR ALL MERCHANDISE. All clothing is available at reduced prices during the preorder period so you can build your own combo. Tshirts/Long Sleeves/Hoodies and a slipmat are all available for preorder.

Defeated Sanity - Disposal Of The Dead // Dharmata (2Xlp)

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:30:45 EST

DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD // DHARMATA 2ND PRESSING 150 copies on Splatter 150 copies on Ghostly 200 copies on Random Eco Mix A limited slipmat is also available see the clothing section of the store. 2xLP gatefold vinyl. 100 copies on White/Blue Splatter - the site tracks inventory and inventory is allocated between this site/bandcamp/and the slipmat combos when a color sells out it will be listed as such automatically. 150 copies on White (SOLD OUT) 250 copies on Black (SOLD OUT) A limited slipmat is also available see the clothing section of the store. PLEASE SEE THE CLOTHING SECTION FOR ALL MERCHANDISE. All clothing is available at reduced prices during the preorder period so you can build your own combo. Tshirts/Long Sleeves/Hoodies and a slipmat are all available for preorder.

Mephistopheles - In Reverence Of Forever

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:55:04 EST

Following up on their 2013 full-length release, "Sounds Of The End", Mephistopheles have put forth their most intriguing material to date on the new EP "In Reverence Of Forever". The band hosts former members of Psycroptic and Spawn Of Possession, so one can definitely expect the highest quality of technical death metal. The sci-fi, parallel-universe-hopping lyrics and the contrasting cover art round out this short but sweet EP from Mephistopheles.

Mithras - On Strange Loops

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:08:24 EST

Their first full length in 9 years, and the follow up to the critically acclaimed 'Behind The Shadows Lie Madness’, U.K. death metal cosmonauts MITHRAS return with ‘ON STRANGE LOOPS’. Fusing maze like compositions with celestial atmospherics, the end result is a take on death metal that is original to the fullest degree. A sonic aesthetic that is truly other-dimensional, and submerges the listener into a bleak void of blast beats, savage frequencies and shattering vocal expulsions. Enter the domain of Mithras, one of the UK's most uncompromising and extreme bands to date! IN STORES OCTOBER 21! PLEASE SEE THE CLOTHING SECTION FOR ALL MERCHANDISE. All clothing is available at reduced prices during the preorder period so you can build your own combo. Tshirts/Long Sleeves/Hoodies and a slipmat are all available for preorder.

Mithras - On Strange Loops Limited Edition Gatefold (2Xlp)

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 20:07:29 EST

double LP vinyl in a 350gsm gatefold sleeve Sourced from a dedicated vinyl master 100 on clear with red/blue splatter 150 on purple with white splatter 250 on blood red Slipmat - limited to 100 available The website will track inventory sold on bandcamp and this site as each format and site sells out that color will be removed and not available to purchase. PLEASE SEE THE CLOTHING SECTION FOR ALL MERCHANDISE. All clothing is available at reduced prices during the preorder period so you can build your own combo. Tshirts/Long Sleeves/Hoodies and a slipmat are all available for preorder.

Slugdge - The Cosmic Cornucopia

Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:53:46 EST

Behold! The age of the slug is upon you. After consulting the lords of Slish, UK based experimental death metal duo Slugdge have decreed that the testament of Mollusca shall be known once again, and have returned with resplendent trinkets from the abysses beyond space and slime. Bathe in the lurid repugnance that is Mollusca and purchase the physical manifestation of his word; the Cosmic Cornucopia! Comprised of the highly lauded “Dim And Slimeridden Kingdoms”, “Gastronomicon” and “Born Of Slime” as a 3 disc digipack set. Journey through the decrepitude of Slugdge's first three years, translating the terrible portents of the netherslugs who permeate the fabric of our very reality, and spare yourself total metaphysical annihilation at the slimy feelers of our new gastropod overlords. Wrap your dry, desiccated cadavers in slime imbued fineries, and attempt to achieve transcendental levels of repulsiveness, while simultaneously showing your devotion to the lord of all reality. Praise Mollusca.

Slugdge - Dim And Slimeridden Kingdoms

Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:58:02 EST

250 Copies on Random Eco Mix (usually a marble effect. Each copy will be different)

Looking For An Answer - Dios Carne

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:06:03 EST

Spanish Grindcore veterans LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER return with their first full length in 6 years. "DIOS CARNE” is a visceral sonic descent into the deepest layers of carnism and human depravity. Ethically aware, yet fucking pissed and ready to devour the opposition, LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER have unleashed their most focused collection of anti-harmonic orchestrations to date. Straight to the throat grindcore with a heavy old school death metal influence, that promises to unrelentingly punish the listener. “DIOS CARNE” is not just a concept album, but a musical statement abundant in blast beat precision that will simultaneously satisfy speed freaks and obliterate brain matter. Special lower price during the preorder period. Make your own low priced combo checkout the clothing section for shirt designs In Stores April 28th

Looking For An Answer - Dios Carne Limited Edition Lp

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:07:13 EST

Spanish Grindcore veterans LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER return with their first full length in 6 years. "DIOS CARNE” is a visceral sonic descent into the deepest layers of carnism and human depravity. Ethically aware, yet fucking pissed and ready to devour the opposition, LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER have unleashed their most focused collection of anti-harmonic orchestrations to date. Straight to the throat grindcore with a heavy old school death metal influence, that promises to unrelentingly punish the listener. “DIOS CARNE” is not just a concept album, but a musical statement abundant in blast beat precision that will simultaneously satisfy speed freaks and obliterate brain matter. ONLY 250 COPIES PRESSED CLEAR VINYL WITH BLACK SPLATTER: limited to 100 copies SILVER VINYL : limited to 150 copies In Stores April 28th Make your own combo and pickup a discounted tshirt during the preorder period check the clothing section of the store.

Ingurgitating Oblivion - Vision Wallows In Symphonies Of Light

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 22:36:02 EST

Emerging from the bleakest corners of the abyss, INGURGITATING OBLIVION return with their 3rd album "Vision Wallows In Symphonies of Light". Abundant in unexpected turns and shifts in direction that explore elements that are obscure, brutal and complex, as well as progressive and genre defying, "Vision Wallows In Symphonies Of Light" is the embodiment of an auditory labyrinth. With the recruitment of Lille Gruber from Defeated Sanity on drums, INGURGITATING OBLIVION have brought forth thought provoking audio works that are drenched in soul crushing dissonance, and merged with a variety of atypical elements such as pianos, vibraphones, and jazz guitars. The end result is one of the most sensible and challenging death metal releases to date! For fans of : DeathSpell Omega, Gorguts, Ulcerate. See the clothing section of the store for discounted tshirts during the preorder period In Stores April 21, 2017

Phobia - Lifeless God

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 01:05:58 EST

Solidifying themselves as the undisputed kings of the grindcore underworld, PHOBIA return with their 6th full length album: Lifeless God. Not straying far from the formula that they have been crafting for over 26 years, this is another chapter in Phobia's legacy of unrelenting speed. Tracked at Trench studios with engineer John Haddad, Lifeless God is 20 tracks of no bullshit, pure fucking grind that is punk as fuck, and never slows down! Out from the ashes, and ready to annihilate, Phobia have set their iron sights on the entire planet… and they are fucking pissed! IN STORES JUNE 2ND PLEASE SEE THE CLOTHING SECTION FOR DISCOUNTED TSHIRTS DURING THE PREORDER PERIOD

Contrarian - To Perceive Is To Suffer

Wed, 03 May 2017 22:55:37 EST

Rooted in early 90’s progressive death metal, but with an unrelenting forward thinking approach, Contrarian return with their second full length album,’To Perceive Is To Suffer'! Spearheaded by guitar player and tech death mastermind Jim Tasikas, alongside George Kollias (Nile) simultaneously handling drum and vocal duties, Contrarian is not a super group, but a unit of like-minded musicians that coincidentally converged on a vision of what a metal band should sound like. Organic sounding, yet agressive and melodically complex, ‘To Perceive Is To Suffer’ is packed to the gills with Schuldinerian-style riffage and atmospheric variations that will provide a wholly enticing listen to all those willing to take in its eccentricity.

Pyrrhon - Abscess Time

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:57:35 EST

Pyrrhon - Abscess Time Comes in digipack ships in standard mailer

Pyrrhon - What Passes For Survival

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:43:20 EST

Continuing to shapeshift and unravel, while using unorthodox songwriting techniques that border on the incomprehensible, avant-garde extreme metal quartet PYRRHON return with What Passes For Survival. Dense, volatile, and drenched in manic ferocity, What Passes For Survival is an aural challenge that refuses to adhere to genre conventions, merging strategic orchestrated bursts of death metal chaos with expanses of unhinged improvisation. The latest stage of PYRRHON’s metamorphosis is one that demands repeated audio submersion from the listener, and satisfies those craving sonic extremity that pushes limits.

Gigan - Unadulating Waves Of Rainbiotic Iridescence

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:46:33 EST

Gigan emerges once again, with their fourth full length‘UNDULATING WAVES OF RAINBIOTIC IRIDESCENSE’, another monolithic sci-fi death metal release that pushes the genre forward with planet shattering ferocity! Intelligently constructed it’s entirety by founding member Eric Herseman, ‘UNDULATING WAVES OF RAINBIOTIC IRIDESCENSE’ is a psychadelic sonic voyage that embodies trans dimensional chaos, and is drenched in frantic fretboard pyrotechnics that bend time and space. This is the next evolutionary step towards heavy music's inevitable future, encompassing a full palette of mind-bending musical extremism. Open your minds and experience wherever GIGAN may take you!

Daemusinem - Thy Ungodly Defiance

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:53:06 EST

Acting as the more mature, yet slightly more depraved sibling of Italy’s finest brutal death metal purveyors Putridity, DAEMUSINEM have spawned an album that is Barbaric and unrelentingly powerful. Staying true to the foundation of extreme metal, while providing compositions that are catchy and teeming with technical flare. Thy Ungodly Defiance is a true testament of all things death metal, and an album that will stand the test of time after humanity’s inevitable extinction.

Vimana - The Collapse

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:54:43 EST

Vimana. Engineered by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio in Denver, CO. credits released January 12, 2018

Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:57:53 EST

Delve into the the mephitic melodies of Molluscas malodorous minions once more with Esoteric Malacology, the latest gastropodean gospel from Slugdge. Journey through the annuls of Slishic history; through the death and rebirth of the supreme cosmic overlord, and unlock mental gateways to even more horrendous and nonsensical realities than ever before

Defeated Sanity - Chapters Of Repugnance (Deluxe Reissue)

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:03:05 EST

Progressive brutal death metal outfit Defeated Sanity will be re-releasing their highly praised Willowtip debut ‘Chapters Of Repugnance’ in deluxe digipack and limited edition LP with 3 bonus tracks. Included is the new track “Insecta Incendium”, which is a proper return to form for the band that showcases their signature blend of technical viciousness, alongside re-recorded tracks off “Psalms Of The Moribund” and “Passages Into Deformity” that feature their current vocalist Josh Welshman.

Desecravity - Anathema

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:12:12 EST

From the "Land of the Rising Sun" Japanese technical brutal death metal DESECRAVITY have returned with their newest and arguably most devastating album ANATHEMA. The record was mixed and mastered at Unisound Studio by the mighty Dan Swanö and shows the band returning to their filthy, pulverizing, classic and ultra technical sound; a pure whirlwind of musical ferocity and auditory savagery that cannot be missed!

Relics Of Humanity - Obscuration

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:14:57 EST

Belarus based Brutal Death Metal monsters Relics of Humanity are ready to unleash their last effort called OBSCURATION featuring six tracks of absolutely outstanding brutal death metal. For “Obscuration” Relics Of Humanity erased distances, united generations and statuses to create the darkest of the heaviest release ever to shudder the air. Mastered by Joseph Cincotta (Suffocation, Internal Bleeding, The Black Dahlia Murder) and featuring AJ Magana (ex- Disgorge (USA), Defeated Sanity) on vocals plus exclusive guest bass performance by Derek Boyer (Suffocation, Decrepit Birth), this EP lifts death metal to a higher level of intensity, atmosphere and brutality. Artwork handled by Dan Seagrave (Suffocation, Decrepit Birth, Morbid Angel). credits released February 22, 2019

Contrarian - Their Worm Never Dies

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:17:34 EST

A new school of old school death metal. Creating death metal that is authentically new while have a natural memory and understanding of the old. Rooted in early 90’s progressive death metal, but with an unrelenting forward thinking approach, Contrarian return with their third full length release "Their Worm Never Dies". A concept album. A fantasy based upon a man and his curse from the Evil Eye. Alongside the legendary dragon Whiteworm as his savior or his tormentor? That is for you to decide.

Gomorrah - Gomorrah

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:23:31 EST

Second Full-Length Release credits released March 22, 2019 Produced by Gomorrah and Hannes Grossmann Mixing, Mastering, and Drum Engineering by Hannes Grossmann of Mordor Sounds Lyrics Written and Performed by Jeff Bryan, Robin Harris (The Carnage Wrought), and Jeff Radomsky (The Blade Itself) Guitars by Bowen Matheson Drums by Hannes Grossmann Engineered by Bowen Matheson Album Design and Layout by Kevin Moore of Soft Surrogate Photography by Sheldon Dent Photography Makeup Artistry by Tovey Demman Modelling by M. Wyse Executively Produced by Matthew Campbell No Light Records

Defeated Sanity - The Sanguinary Impetus

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:34:10 EST

Defeated Sanity - The Sanguinary Impetus Ships in standard mailer with Jewel case

Devangelic - Ersetu

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:45:37 EST

DEVANGELIC are back with their 3rd full-length “ERSETU”. The band worked hard during the past 2 years to create their best songs and the new effort is certainly their most brutal and mature material to date. Concept, music and lyrics represent a new chapter of the band's career and on what Devangelic will move on with the future releases. ERSETU (Akkadian language for "Mesopotamian Underworld / Realm of the Dead") is a concept release based on the Annunaki’s myth (“Those Who from Heaven to Earth Came”), the theory of creation through the alien DNA, human slavery and the legend of the great serpent (the Knower) as the emblem of Enki and of two of his sons, Ningishzidda and Marduk. A journey through the ancient land of Mesopotamia all combined with the darkest elements of the Sumerian's religion and deities.

Defeated Sanity - The Sanguinary Impetus Gatefold Lp

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:46:29 EST

Sourced from a dedicated vinyl master. red ghostly (2nd pressing) - 125 red black merge (2nd pressing) - 125 copies random mixed - 450 copies

Pyrrhon - Abscess Time Gatefold 2Xlp

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:49:57 EST

The vinyl version of Abscess Time includes the exclusive bonus track "Eternity" which takes up the entire side D of the second LP. This track is ONLY available on vinyl and is not currently found on any other formats or downloads it is exclusive to the physical vinyl only. SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER Pressing Info: 1st Press 180 copies on Yellow and Purple Merge ------ SOLD OUT 320 copies on Random Mixed 2nd Press 125 copies on blue/purple merge 125 copies on purple/orange merge 250 copies on random mixed

Unmerciful - Wrath Encompassed

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:03:30 EST

Topeka, Kansas-based brutal death metal horde UNMERCIFUL are set to unleash Wrath Encompassed, their angriest and most destructive album to date. Wrath Encompassed is the band’s third full-length, and first since signing with Willowtip. UNMERCIFUL takes brutality to new levels on Wrath Encompassed, delivering an intense and relentless assault on the senses.

Unmerciful - Wrath Encompassed 12" Vinyl

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:09:30 EST

Pressing Info: 170 Copies on Clear with Silver Splatter 330 Copies on Random Mixed Color

Devangelic - Ersetu 12" Vinyl

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:13:36 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER Limited to 300 copies 100 copies Green With black spatter 200 copies on Random Mixed

Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology 2X12" Gatefold Lp

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:26:21 EST

4th Pressing 300 Copies on Clear with Purple Splatter - SOLD OUT 700 copies on Random Mixed

Slugdge - Born Of Slime Gatefold 2X12" Lp

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:01:47 EST

Born of Slime 2X12 LP on Random

Hath - Of Rot And Ruin

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:19:07 EST

released April 12, 2019 Frank Albanese - Guitar & Vocals Peter Brown - Guitar Greg Nottis - Bass & Vocals AJ Viana - Drums Recorded and mixed by AJ Viana at AJ Viana Productions Mastered by Alan Douches at West Westside Mastering Album Art by Adam Burke for Nightjar Illustration Guest vocals on "To Atone" by Shane Jost

Hath - Of Rot And Ruin Lp

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:31:50 EST

Hath LP. 2nd press swamp ghostly 250 pressed

Hath - Hive

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:11:26 EST

Reissue of the debut e.p. from Hive, Remastered with a bonus track.

Hath - Hive Lp

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:20:15 EST

*200 copies on black/clear ghostly effect vinyl *300 copies on random mixed vinyl (we don'mt know the color of the vinyl, it is random and usually involves 2-3 colors to form a marble effect)

Nug - Alter Ego

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:24:58 EST

Brand new nug album Alter Ego.

Ominous Scriptures - The Fall Of The Celestial Throne

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:34:14 EST

Brand new Ominous Scriptures album The Fall of the Celestial Throne.

Unfathomable Ruination - Enraged And Unbound

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:02:55 EST

Enraged and Unbound delves into the darker side of the human psyche. Each song plumbing the depths of the deepest mental illness and exploring the primitive violence that lies within us all. Musically, each instrument has been pushed to its limit: breaking barriers to create something emotive, unique, and above all else one of the most significant death metal releases of 2019. Eliran Kantor captures the feel of Enraged and Unbound perfectly. A solemn solitary figure stands surrounded by demonic deformities which represent the inner turmoil that torments those with mental illness. Screams of anguish and vicious voices whispering of fear, violence and self-loathing. The art in itself is a true masterpiece and completes the experience that is Enraged and Unbound. Three years in the making, Enraged and Unbound promises to be Unfathomable Ruination's best work yet. credits released November 22, 2019 Recorded at Ritual Sound Studio by Sam Turbitt Guitars re-amped at Deadlight Studio by Lars Lüttge Mixed at OTB by Neil Kernon for Auslander Mastered by Alan Douches for West West Side Music Unfathomable Ruination logo by Christopher Horst Guest Appearances: "Occulta Violentiam" ft Sven de Caluwé of Aborted- Courtesy of Century Media Records "Defy the Architect" ft Julien Truchan of Benighted- Courtesy of Season of Mist Records

Unfathomable Ruination - Enraged And Unbound Lp

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:04:39 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER 300 Copies Pressed: 100 Beer with Blood Splatter 200 Random Mixed All Copies are mailed in heavyweight mailers with the record outside the jacket

No One Knows What The Dead Think - No One Knows What The Dead Think

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:43:50 EST

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE DEAD THINK: Rob Marton - Guitars, Bass (ex Discordance Axis) Kyosuke Nakano - Drums (ex Cohol) Jon Chang - Vocals (ex Discordance Axis) The definitive ending to the piloted bullet hell grind album series started in 1992, No One Knows What the Dead Think documents eight original stages plus a hard reboot of the Discordance Axis stage Dominion

Odious Mortem - Synesthesia

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:03:06 EST

released January 17, 2020 Guest guitar solos on “Condemnation Foretold” performed by Cary Geare. All music and lyrics written by Odious Mortem. David Siskin (former guitarist) was also a musical contributor to the album. Recorded at Electric Orange Studios in San Diego, CA. Engineered by Jon Green, mixed and mastered by Richard Houghten. Artwork by Adam Friedman Line-up Dan Eggers - Guitar KC Howard - Drums / Guitar Joel Horner - Bass Anthony Trapani - Vocals

Odious Mortem - Synesthesia Lp

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:18:52 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER Pressing Info: 170 Copies on Clear with Neon Green Splatter 330 Copies on Random Mixed Color ALL COPIES SENT IN HEAVYWEIGHT MAILERS WITH VINYL OUTSIDE THE JACKET

Schizogen - Spawn Of Almighty Essence

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:31:12 EST

Brand new album from Schizogen entitled "Spawn of Almighty Essence". released February 21, 2020 Reamped, mixed and mastered by Sasha Borovykh at TsunTsun Productions (www.tsuntsunproductions.com) featuring amazing cover artwork by Italian master Marco Hasmann.

Aodon - 11069

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:43:12 EST

released March 27, 2020 11069 was written between 2016 and 2019 All music composed by M-Kha Lyrics by Alix R. Screams by M-Kha Additional screams by Laurent C. Mix and mastering by Vamacara Studio (Clisson, France) Artwork painted by Ludovic Robin

Aodon - 11069 Lp

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:47:48 EST

170 copies on Tan with Black Splatter 330 copies on Random Mixed

Bufihimat - I

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:08:56 EST

We are proud to show you the results of quite long and hard jorney throught 6 years of madness during which we searched our own form of expressing things we wanted to say to this world. credits released November 9, 2018 Ivan Voitov - vocals Maxim Gorbunov - guitars Sergey Nikolaev - drums Cover art by Paolo Girardi Photos by Maxim Kalinin Desing by Diedemor Studio Mastered and mixed by Eugeniy Livada at TRUNAR Mixing Studio

Bufihimat - I Lp

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:10:24 EST

available on vinyl for the first time 100 copies on clear red SOLD OUT 200 copies on random color

No One Knows What The Dead Think - No One Knows What The Dead Think Gatefold Lp

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:22:38 EST

No One Knows What The Dead Think self-titled LP. 2nd press 250 copies on green ghostly 250 copies on random

Phobia - Generation Coward

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:26:44 EST

Undisputed kings of the grindcore underworld, PHOBIA return with their devastating new EP Generation Coward. After nearly 30 years of grinding skulls into dust, PHOBIA are still as pissed-off and lethal as ever.

Phobia - Generation Coward Lp

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:28:31 EST

170 copies on Blue with White Splatter (SOLD OUT) 330 copies on Random All orders shipped with the vinyl outside the jacket

Putridity - Mental Prolapse Induced Necrophilism

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:35:05 EST

Putridity's long out of print barbaric debut album finally in print again! Includes new cover artwork and bonus tracks.

Putridity - Mental Prolapse Induced Necrophilism Lp

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:36:00 EST

Putridity Mental Prolapse Induced Necrophilism reissue. 12" LP with insert 300 copies total 100 copies on Red/Bone 200 copies on Random color

Contrarian - Their Worm Never Dies Lp

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:39:32 EST

300 copies total 100 copies on Silver (SOLD OUT) 200 copies on Random Colored

Vale Of Pnath - Accursed

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:42:50 EST

The band's second EP following two acclaimed full-lengths (2011's The Prodigal Empire and 2016's II), Accursed is fueled with Tech Death adrenaline and shrouded in black metal's iniquitous aura. Those complementary qualities enhance what is unequivocally another giant step forward in penetrating songwriting dynamics. Concision with depth describes the five proper compositions, while the cold, mechanistic opening soundscape "Shadow and Agony" and chilling interlude "Audient Void," are equally vital in completing an EP that is best absorbed as a holistic musical experience, albeit one that is the stuff of nightmares. The picture painted is a bleak one, the intensity unleashed nothing short of devastating to the nervous system and traumatic to the psyche.

Vale Of Pnath - Accursed Lp

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:45:25 EST

Ceremony Of Silence - Outis

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:49:20 EST

released April 5, 2019 Vilozof – Guitars, Bass, Vocals Svjatogor – Drums Lyrics by Svjatogor Guitar arrangement and mix of Track 4 by Adam Micinec Ambient parts on Track 4 by V. of Tujarot Recorded in 2017 in Badín, Slovakia Recording, mix and master by Miroslav Spevák – SPK Audio Band photography by Samayel

Ceremony Of Silence - Outis Lp

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:50:47 EST

Relics Of Humanity - Obscuration Lp

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:53:31 EST

Vinyl version of Obscruation which includes a bonus re-recorded track”... Of Mutilated truth” from their first album, performed by AJ. PRESSING INFO: 100 copies on Orange/Red 150 copies on Random Mixed Color

Daemusinem - Thy Ungoldy Defiance Lp

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:30:37 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER 150 on white with blood red splatter 350 on black

Gigan - Unadulating Waves Of Rainbiotic Iridescence Lp

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:41:48 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER Limited to 500 copies 150 copies on black/green 350 copies on green

Defeated Sanity - Chapters Of Repugnance (Deluxe Reissue) Lp

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:45:17 EST

Defeated Sanity - Chapters of Repugnance (deluxe reissue) album. 2nd press info: 125 Black/Tan merge 125 Red/Tan merge 250 Random Mixed

Lecherous Nocturne - Occultaclysmic

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:54:22 EST

The long waited return of Lecherous Nocturne is dawning. Occultaclysmic is darker, more chaotic, and much more brutal, drawing more influence from blackened and atmospheric masterpieces than previous releases. The structured evolution of musicianship is at an all time high, resulting in a torturous opus that will leave death metal fans craving more.

Lecherous Nocturne - Occultaclysmic Lp

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:07:44 EST

The entire pressing is ONLY 100 copies all on Bone White. This is an extremely limited edition one time vinyl pressing so get one while you can.

Contrarian - To Perceive Is To Suffer Lp

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:12:26 EST

Abysmal Torment - The Misanthrope

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:24:29 EST

Abysmal Torment - The Misanthrope The long awaited new full length from these brutal technical death metal masters.

Gomorrah - Gomorrah Gatefold Lp

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:41:38 EST

All Gold and Black splatter copies are shipped outside the jacket in heavyweight vinyl mailers. Gold with black splatter - 170 copies Random Mixed - 330 copies

Behold The Arctopus - Hapeleptic Overtrove Lp

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:56:39 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER Pressing Info: 2nd press 150 copies on Orange and Yellow Merge 350 copies on Random Mixed Color

Countless Skies - Glow

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:31:36 EST

The follow-up to 2016’s full-length debut New Dawn, Glow takes the band’s progressive brand of melodeth to new heights with richly-layered instrumentation, superb musicianship and raw emotion. Thematically, Glow is based on the album’s epic title track, a 20-minute opus split into three parts.

Countless Skies - Glow Gatefold Lp

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:38:48 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER Gatefold Jacket 150 Copies on Zephyr Variant 150 Copies on Glow Variant 150 Copies on Moon Variant 150 Copies on Zephyr Variant 400 copies on Random Mixed

Defeated Sanity - Passages Into Deformity Limited Edition Picture Disc Lp

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:27:48 EST

Picture Disc vinyl limited to 500 copies Comes packaged in a clear poly picture disc sleeve

Contrarian - Only Time Will Tell

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:36:29 EST

Only Time Will Tell is CONTRARIAN's fourth studio album. Once again, a concept album that deals with the band's familiar topics of philosophy and theology. This time, the band's mascot ' the cloaked contrarian" endeavors on an adventure of time travel for redemption and love.

Contrarian - Only Time Will Tell Lp

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:43:46 EST

Available in a combo with their debut Polemic or individually on random mixed vinyl The vinyl combo of new Contrarian album "Only Time Will Tell" as well as their debut release "Polemic". This is the first time Polemic has been available on vinyl. Purchasing this combo is currently the only way to get the limited colors for both of these albums, and purchasing them as a combo also saves you a few dollars. All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the albums outside of the jacket. Only Time Will Tell Pressing Info: (Sourced From a Dedicated Vinyl Master) 200 copies on Pink and Purple Merge 300 copies on Random Mixed Color Polemic Pressing Info: 100 copies on Red and Yellow Merge 200 copies on Random Mixed Color

Eximperitus - Šahrartu

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:44:35 EST

EXIMPERITUS (shortened from Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxulum) invoke the magic of ancient gods for six rituals of complex, forward-thinking brutality. Šahrartu not only brings EXIMPERITUS to a new level, but pushes boundaries of death metal beyond imagination. The conceptual constituent, it is an representing a side analysis of Existence phenomenology as well as a gradual cycle of Birth – Death... credits

Eximperitus - Šahrartu Lp

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:46:38 EST

Pressing Info: 200 Copies on Yellow ghostly colored vinyl 300 copies on Random Mixed

Ominous Ruin - Amidst Voices That Echo In Stone Lp

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:09:33 EST

200 copies on Orange and Blue Galaxy colored vinyl 300 copies on Random/Mystery colored vinyl Comes in a standard jacket with insert All copies are shipped in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the vinyl outside the jacket.

Ominous Ruin - Amidst Voices That Echo In Stone

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:31:17 EST

On Amidst Voices that Echo in Stone, OMINOUS RUIN brings a breath of fresh air to the Technical Death Metal world. With intense, fast and dissonant 8-string guitars, dynamic 6-string fretted and fretless basses, punishing drums and incredibly dynamic and unique vocals. Each song is unique, yet the cumulative effect is one guaranteed to keep the listener interested from beginning to end!

Intonate - Severed Within Lp

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:31:33 EST

Pressing Info: 200 Copies on Gold with Black Splatter 300 Copies on Random Mixed

Intonate - Severed Within

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:36:01 EST

Following the 2016 debut, The Swerve, the new album presents the band’s personal catharsis and reflections on life’s dual offerings constantly struggled with. Musically, the band delivers a more uncompromisingly aggressive and honest sound, while keeping true to its roots. credits

Seputus - Phantom Indigo Lp

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:00:05 EST

Pressing Info: 200 Copies on Blue and White Merge 300 Copies on Random Mixed

Seputus - Phantom Indigo

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:02:58 EST

Compact Disc in Digipak

Unfathomable Ruination - Decennium Ruinae

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:18:44 EST

To celebrate their tenth year of existence, Unfathomable Ruination are not only unleashing three brand new tracks, each yet again delving into the experimental diversity that they have become renowned for, but also a revitalised and re-recorded version of one of their most successful early releases; Suspended in Entropic Dissipation. Since 2010 the band has gone from strength to strength. With each line-up a new skin was shed, revealing a fresh new insight into perfecting the ultimate death metal experience. With the band producing top tier death metal with every release an evolution from its predecessor, Decennium Ruinae is no different. Presenting three tracks of eclectic, intricate and downright fierce technical death, Unfathomable Ruination raise the bar once again. Not only has the music taken another exciting turn, lyrically the release has taken a step away from Enraged and Unbound and takes you to a dark, infectious and callous alternate reality. Three scriptures written from the perspective of a vile, wretched cult sworn to infect and eliminate anything pure set the scene for a thematic journey into Ruination.

Unfathomable Ruination - Decennium Ruinae Lp

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:24:42 EST

Pressing Info: 200 Copies on Yellow and Green Merge 300 Copies on Random Mixed

Cathexis - Untethered Abyss

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:52:35 EST

Cathexis has partnered with Willowtip Records to present Untethered Abyss; The culmination of 6 years of painstaking songwriting and a carefully selected cast of international talent amassed to bring forward a finely tuned and unrelenting piece of modern death metal. Untethered Abyss is eight tracks of tightly focused death metal with production which captures the humanity and unfiltered energy each musician displays in every performance. The band’s focus on holistic songwriting seeks to create naturally flowing and memorable tracks where every riff’s place within the song is carefully considered to maintain internal consistency and create meaningful arcs within the music rather than meander through detached ideas. Cathexis strives to make unique and forward thinking death metal that pays tribute to the genres basest and most satisfying elements.

Cathexis - Untethered Abyss Lp

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:54:46 EST

Pressing Info: 200 Copies on Red and Black Merge 300 Copies on Random Mixed

Noctambulist - The Barren Form

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:03:25 EST

The Barren Form is a relentless and unforgiving exhibition of misery and despair. The technicality and weight of the prior album, Atmospheres of Desolation, remain persistent on this subsequent release. But, through an elevated form of songwriting and introspective lyrical content, “The Barren Form” creates a more suffocating and bleak aura. Each track embodies a manifestation of depression, grief, anxiety, and fear - a fitting theme for present day. The intent of the album is to unsettle and consume the listener.

Noctambulist - The Barren Form Lp

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:04:41 EST

Pressing Info: 200 Copies on Orange with Black Splatter 300 Copies on Random Mixed

Cognos - Cognos

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:28:24 EST

Progressive metal project COGNOS will release their self-titled debut this fall on Willowtip Records. Recorded under the veil of anonymity, Cognos fuses elements of extreme metal, new age, and prog for a 10-track journey that breeches the dimensional threshold. credits

Sunless - Ylem

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:30:46 EST

Part two of a trilogy, Ylem builds upon the concept and lyrical theme of the band's independently released debut album, Urraca, by reinforcing the mysticism of the previous album while exploring new themes of displacement, fear, wonder, and transcendence. With the addition of a new drummer and an evolving approach to songwriting, SUNLESS further develops their signature sound with increasingly diverse, dense, and technical offerings. Best consumed whole, the experience of Ylem is as harrowing as it is satisfying, one rife with dissonant melodies and complex rhythmic structures, certain to leave an indelible mark on the listener's psyche. credits releases October 29, 2021

Sunless - Ylem Gatefold 12" Lp

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:33:48 EST

Pressing Info: 200 copies - Coke Bottle Green Transparent with Black Splatter 300 copies - Bone colored Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket

Discordance Axis - The Inalienable Dreamless (Reissue)

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 14:16:41 EST

CD packaged in a DVD case with 12 page booklet just like the original release. Includes 3 bonus tracks.

Discordance Axis - The Inalienable Dreamless (Reissue) Gatefold 12" + 7" Lp

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 14:19:48 EST

Packaged as a gatefold 12”, with never before seen artwork by vocalist eva05/Jon Chang Includes bonus 7” featuring tracks never before released on the format—"Sega Bass Fishing", "Ikaruga" and "Berserk" and 12 page booklet 2nd Press Pressing Info: 150 copies on Splatter 150 copies on marble 200 Copies on Random Eco 1st Press Pressing Info: 200 copies Clear vinyl with Blue/White Splatter - SOLD OUT 200 copies on Ghostly - SOLD OUT 200 copies on blue/white merge with splatter - SOLD OUT 400 copies on White SOLD OUT 400 copies on Sky Blue SOLD OUT 200 copies on Blue with Baby Blue Splatter SOLD OUT 200 copies on Blue with Black Splatter SOLD OUT 200 copies on Color In Color (light blue inside blue 12" with blue/white merge 7") SOLD OUT Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket

Seven Nines And Tens - Over Opiated In A Forest Of Whispering Speakers

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 14:35:58 EST

Over Opiated in a Forest of Whispering Speakers still features the sounds on which the band made their name (Post Hardcore, Shoegaze, Progressive Rock, and Math Metal), but features some new stylistic touchstones, such as 70's hard rock, classic rock, and more traditional metal styles.

Hath - All That Was Promised

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:32:36 EST

New Jersey blackened death metal band Hath unveil the new track "KENOSIS" taken from their new full-length "All That Was Promised" coming 4th March 2022 via Willowtip Records on CD Digipack/LP/Digital. Band comment: "All That Was Promised" was our first time writing as a 4-piece, and we feel like we've further developed who we are as a band. We set out to expand on what we did on our previous releases, experimenting with more varied sounds and new ideas, but we wanted this record to be more direct and cohesive. In the end, we ended up with an album that's darker and more punishing than we expected. It's important to us to grow and learn, but without losing sight of what we do best. The content on this album is more personal and introspective, with songs about enduring change and all the promises made to us in life, broken and otherwise."

Hath - All That Was Promised Gatefold 2Xlp

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:35:49 EST

2x12" 200 copies on Green Ghostly SOLD OUT 200 copies on Red/Yellow Merge with White Splatter SOLD OUT 200 copies on Red with Black Splatter SOLD OUT 400 copies on Random Mixed SOLD OUT expected to ship in late June of 2022

Katharos - Of Lineages Long Forgotten

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:33:07 EST

KATHAROS' sophomore album Of Lineages Long Forgotten offers a fresh take on the symphonic black metal genre with complex yet unrelenting arrangements recorded in the legendary Necromorbus Studio (Mayhem, Watain et al.). The album rewards multiple listens without compromising energy or flow (in the vein of Emperor). It is an album that easily flows from epic majestic pieces to blasting infernos. It will draw the listener in with harmony and then deep dive into intriguing dissonance.

Katharos - Of Lineages Long Forgotten 12" Lp

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:35:17 EST

Pressing Info: 150 on Tan Ghostly 150 on White with Black Splatter 200 Black

Liminal Shroud - All Virtues Ablaze

Fri, 27 May 2022 01:01:12 EST

LIMINAL SHROUD prepared the following statement concerning the album: "Our second album, All Virtues Ablaze, takes the vision set forth on our debut and executes with greater intensity, song craft and performance. Written and recorded between 2019 and 2021, this album represents and captures a process of rejection, annihilation and regeneration of the self and contemplates the cyclical forces of futility that shape our condition. Musically, All Virtues Ablaze is a major development on our previous album, taking the emotive atmospherics, searing melodicism and bitter fury found on Through the False Narrows to new heights. We are very proud of the compositional strength and impact of these four songs. Lyrically, we delve deeper into the themes of hopelessness and despair, resolve and transformation present on our previous release, sharpened in the perception of emptiness yet with an eye to the vast reaches and sources of solace to be found above, below and around us. Again, the unyielding tides and otherworldly expanses of the coast provide much inspiration. This release is our next statement and beginning. We find our virtue in the blaze."

Liminal Shroud - All Virtues Ablaze 12" Lp

Fri, 27 May 2022 01:03:29 EST

Sourced From A Dedicated Vinyl Master Pressing Info: 100 grey/blue merge 200 random mixed Expected to ship October 2022

An Abstract Illusion - Woe

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:39:42 EST

Six years after a highly praised full-length debut album (Illuminate The Path), AN ABSTRACT ILLUSION return with their second album Woe. A giant and intricate slab of atmospheric death metal inspired by black metal, progressive rock and electronica, Woe offers up some of AN ABSTRACT ILLUSION's most accomplished melodies and riffs to date. A 60-minute song divided into seven pieces, combining beauty and brutality in a unique way, the album's musical depth is a feat to behold, one that will remain lodged in the psyche long after the final note is heard. Let the waves wash over you, the behemoth has awoken...

An Abstract Illusion - Woe Gatefold 2Xlp

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:43:19 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER 3rd Pressing 300 copies total 140 copies brown marble 160 copies random

Parius - The Eldritch Realm

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:18:24 EST

finally avaiable on CD again this is a 4 panel digipak with booklet released July 20, 2018 Vocals by Louis Thierry Guitars by Ryan Rauch & George Fenton Bass by Kenny Rentz Drums by Dan Silver Produced by Parius & Chris Kelly Engineered, Mixed, & Mastered by Chris Kelly Additional vocals by Chris Kelly & Ryan Rauch Programming by Chris Kelly, Ryan Rauch, & Dan Silver Artwork painted by Stephen Andrade Art concepts by Louis Thierry & Stephen Andrade Voice-over on tracks 2 & 7 by Jefferson Black Graphic design by Stephen Andrade Additional design & layout by Alex Eckman-Lawn

Parius - The Eldritch Realm 12" Lp

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:24:41 EST

The Eldritch Realm Pressing Info: 100 copies on Ghostly (This variant is only available in a combo with the new Parius album The Signal Heard Throughout Space) 150 copies on Merge 250 copies on Random Mixed PLEASE READ: We are hoping these ship to us by late December 2022/Jan 2023 These are the expected ship dates of when the plant will ship the vinyl to us. We will post updates as the expected dates become more clear in the Willowtip community willowtip.bandcamp.com/community. PLEASE be sure to subscribe and/or read in the community section as expected ship dates approach.

Parius - The Signal Heard Throughout Space

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:31:34 EST

The Signal Heard Throughout Space will be the full-length debut for drummer Dan Silver, and the band's first release with keyboardist Sean Gallagher. On the new album, PARIUS deftly combines the cohesive songwriting of bands like Mastodon and Opeth with the eccentricities of bands like Mr. Bungle and The Mars Volta. Produced with the illustrious and Grammy-nominated Jamie King, the record is a bona fide 60-minute rock opera more than twice as lengthy as 2018’s The Eldritch Realm. credits releases October 7, 2022 Vocals by Louis Thierry Guitars by Ryan Rauch Bass by Kenny Rentz Keyboards by Sean Gallagher Drums by Dan Silver Produced by Parius & Jamie King Engineered, Mixed, & Mastered by Jamie King Assistant editing by Kevin King Artwork painted by Stephen Andrade Art direction by Louis Thierry & Stephen Andrade Graphic design by Stephen Andrade Additional design & layout by Alex Eckman-Lawn Recorded during January & February 2021 at The Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, NC

Parius - The Signal Heard Throughout Space Gatefold 2Xlp

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:37:40 EST

All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket. The Signal Heard Throughout Space Pressing Info: 500 Copies Total 100 copies on Ghostly (this variant is only available in a combo with The Eldritch Realm) 150 copies on Merge 250 copies on Random Mixed

Discordance Axis - Jouhou Gatefold 2Xlp

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:52:54 EST

Silver Splatter 200 Clear Splatter 200 White/Black Marble 200 Grey 400

Discordance Axis - Jouhou

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:03:59 EST

For the first time on CD and LP in more than a decade, the Discordance Axis album "JouHou" is presented in its original format with multiple bonus tracks from their split with Plutocracy, Melt Banana, and an excerpt from a live show in Tokyo, 1997. Recorded by Bill T Miller, Jouhou is lean and relentless, with every bit of fat trimmed out of an 18 minute run time. Where other "grind" bands throttled back and settled into the scene niche, Discordance Axis continued in their own direction...as fast as humanly possible. Not for fans of anyone who thinks Dark Souls is too hard or has not been able to one-credit Radiant Silvergun.

Lamentations - Passion Of Depression

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:22:00 EST

Passion Of Depression is a cinematic concept album that portrays the pain, pleasure, joy and sorrow that encompass one's life journey. Razor sharp, methodical riffs drive complex, serpentine compositions supported by a myriad of keyboards, and other classical instrumentation. The music on the album is supported by various guest musicians, who add a sense of mysticism to an already otherworldly journey, including guitarists Jason Gobel (ex-Cynic), Santiago Dobles (ex-Cynic), Ole Borud (Extol), Ethan Mckenna (Black Crown Initiate), Max Phelps (ex-Cynic, Exist), which are sure to elevate the album’s already multi-layered, grandiose and emotional sound even further.

Ominous Scriptures - Rituals Of Mass Self-Ignition

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:12:48 EST

Belarus brutal death metallers OMINOUS SCRIPTURES will unleash their third full-length album early next year on Willowtip Records. Rituals of Mass Self-Ignition features 8 relentless tracks of straightforward and blasphemous brutality rooted in the aural violence of early 2000s extreme death metal.

Ominous Scriptures - Rituals Of Mass Self-Ignition Lp

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:15:23 EST

Pressing Info: 250 Copies on Red with Black Splatter

Mithridatum - Harrowing

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:17:42 EST

Featuring former members of Abhorrent and The Faceless Through mercurial waves beneath the moon's mournful glow, a trinity of incarnate beings that embody Mithridatum have conjured forth the entity known as Harrowing, an auditory pilgrimage traversing a gloomscape leaden with dissonance, despondency, isolation, entropy... into the abyss. The name Mithridatum refers to the practice of achieving immunity against poisoning through self-administered, sub-lethal doses. The allegory is inescapable in its illustration of the unrelenting immiseration all incarnate beings must endure, willing or unwilling.

Mithridatum - Harrowing 12" Lp

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:19:02 EST

Pressing Info: 250 Copies on Green/Black merge 300 Copies on Random Mixed

7 H.Target - Yantra Creating

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:46:44 EST

7 H.Target is a band that breaks the standard BDM formula, creating something unique, all-out aggression combined with abstract and atmospheric forms. The "Yantra Creating" album is a conceptually new stage in the development of the band, both musically and lyrically, performing a mixture of Brutal/Slam/Tech DM with Indian influences.

Contrarian - Sage Of Shekhinah

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 10:20:43 EST

True to their namesake, CONTRARIAN continue to defy the odds and steer the head of progressive/technical death metal towards a more organic approach. On Sage of Shekhinah, the band counteracts genre norms with nuanced composition and subtle production. credits releases March 17, 2023

Contrarian - Sage Of Shekhinah Gatefold Vinyl Lp

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 10:23:53 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER Pressing Info: 250 copies on white with orange splatter 300 copies on random mixed

Devangelic - Xul

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:59:10 EST

Xul CD in jewel case

Devangelic - Xul 12" Lp

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:01:32 EST

Pressing Info: 75 copies on Gold/Black Merge 150 copies on Gold/Black Marble 150 copies on Tangerine w/Black Splatter (SOLD OUT) 250 copies on Random Eco Mix - these colors usually are a few different colors mixed together to form a cool marble effect. These will not be bright colors. The colors used by the plant are random.

Countless Skies - Resonance – Live From The Studio

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:25:55 EST

'Resonance' is a selection of tracks from the first two Countless Skies albums, performed 'live from the studio' with cellist Arianna Mahsayeh (who also featured on Glow). Each track has unique parts written specifically for the cello, adding extra melodies and layers that help the songs to reach new heights. After playing several shows and festival slots across the country, and in preparation for their set at MetalDays 2022, the band decided to capture the sound they'd created with Arianna by recording a live set at Gusto Studios in Luton, Bedfordshire. credits releases May 2, 2023

Countless Skies - Resonance – Live From The Studio Gatefold Vinyl Lp

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:29:53 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER 150 copies on coke bottle clear with 3 color splatter 200 copies on light blue/sea blue merge 250 copies on random mixed

Kostnatení - Úpal

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:34:09 EST

The sophomore Kostnatení album ÚPAL ("heatstroke") is a story of the human condition as a function of heat. The rise of consciousness in warm-blooded creatures has given rise to impossibly dense, illogical webs of thought that can completely divorce our lived experience from the physical world around us. Anxiety, fixations, and hallucinations can appear without material basis, setting our overactive neurons on fire. To bring this vivid scene to life, Kostnatení has become both more meditative and more chaotic, introducing influences from sources as varied as African folk and noise rock into its technical black metal basis. Evoking both the searing rays of the desert sun and the melting of one's sanity, ÚPAL walks the fine line between burning up and burning out.

Kostnatení - Úpal 12" Lp

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:45:34 EST

Pressing Info 150 Úpal Tan w/Sky Blue Splatter 150 Úpal Blue/Black Merge 200 Úpal Random Mixed

Aodon - Portraits

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:25:47 EST

The new opus is a harrowing journey into the depths of human nature. On Portraits, AODON introduces us to nine individuals, one for each track on the album; fictitious or real, guided towards their fall by a different element: misery, ego, addiction, belief, violence, obedience, abuse, destruction or love. The work of Alex Eckman Law perfectly represents this reflection on the unsuspected elements present in each one of us beyond appearances, leading us to nothingness. credits releases June 9, 2023

Aodon - Portraits 12" Lp

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:33:07 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket 100 copies of clear with orchid splatter 150 copies on Random Eco Mix - these colors usually are a few different colors mixed together to form a cool marble effect. These will not be bright colors. The colors used by the plant are random.

The Anchoret - It All Began With Loneliness

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:49:16 EST

releases June 23, 2023 Vocals by Sylvain Auclair Drums by James Christopher Knoerl Keyboards and Synthesizers by Andy Tillison Guitar and Lead Guitar by Leo Estalles Bass by Eduard Levitsky --- Music composed and produced by Eduard Levitsky Lyrics and vocal arrangements by Sylvain Auclair Album Recorded all over the world between August 2020 and March 2022 --- Album mixed by David Lizotte Vocals produced and mixed by Sylvain Auclair Album Mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios --- Gospel and additional vocals by Nimiwari Alto Saxophone by Juan Ignacio Varela Espinoza Flute by Carina Bruwer except on “A Dead Man” by Paulo Oliveira Clarinet by Artem Koryapin Percussions by Reinaldo Ocando --- Artwork by Joseba Elorza (MiraRuido) Graphic Design by Eduard Levitsky

The Anchoret - It All Began With Loneliness Gatefold 2Xlp

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:53:01 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket 150 copies on Orchid/Bone merge 150 copies on Blue with Custard Splatter 250 copies on Random Eco Mix - these colors usually are a few different colors mixed together to form a cool marble effect. These will not be bright colors. The colors used by the plant are random.

Putridity - Greedy Gory Gluttony

Thu, 04 May 2023 14:00:07 EST

releases July 7th, 2023 The band released the following statement concerning the forthcoming EP: "Greedy Gory Gluttony is a perspective on the Putridity evolution through the years since 2005 till now. We revisited old material paying tribute to inspirational death metal roots and the two new songs are an anticipation for our upcoming album Morbid Ataraxia." credits EP recorded 2022-2023 at Cave23 in the band's practice room by L'ossario Studio. Drum session tracks by Nikhil Talwalkar at his home studio. Engineered, recorded, mixed and mastered by Andrea PutridCiccio and Rob-S.

Putridity - Greedy Gory Gluttony 7"

Thu, 04 May 2023 14:16:03 EST

Vinyl combo for the new EP "Greedy Gory Gluttony" on 7" as well as "Degenerating Anthropophagical Euphoria" and "Ignominious Atonement" pressed for the first time on 12" All of these release are only available on clear with splatter if you order them together in this special combo 125 copies of each on clear with blood red splatter 175 copies on random eco mix - usually a two color swirl effect Purchasing this combo is currently the only way to get the limited splatter color for all of these releases. All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket. We are hoping these ship to us by mid August 2023 at the lastest

Putridity - Degenerating Anthropophagical Euphoria 12" Lp

Thu, 04 May 2023 14:29:32 EST

Random Eco Mix - usually gives a marble/swirl effect with random colors 125 copies on clear splatter 200 copies on random eco mix Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket The Splatter variant of Degenerating Anthropophagical Euphoria is only available in the Greedy Gory Gluttony 7" combo We are hoping these ship to us by mid August 2023 at the latest

Putridity - Ignominious Atonement 12" Lp

Thu, 04 May 2023 15:08:25 EST

Random Eco Mix - usually gives a marble/swirl effect with random colors 200 copies on random eco mix 125 copies on splatter Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket The Splatter variant of Ignominious Atonement is only available in the Greedy Gory Gluttony 7" combo We are hoping these ship to us by mid August 2023 at the latest Only splatter copies remain that are only available in the splatter combo http://willowtip.com/releases/details/putridity-greedy-gory-gluttony-7-lp.aspx

Rannoch - Conflagrations

Thu, 04 May 2023 21:21:42 EST

releases July 21, 2023 Rannoch unveil their new opus, “Conflagrations”, a 52 minute cut of untamed evolution. Accompanied by Australian drumming legend, Dan Presland (Ne Obliviscaris, Black Lava) the seven tracks contained within open up new levels of musicality, punishing aggression, melancholic refrains and winding aural avenues of dark depths and complexity. Produced by Ian Gillings and mixed by James Stephenson (Cradle of Filth, Onslaught, Ghosts of Atlantis) “Conflagrations” represents a new hybrid of progressive death metal. Ian Gillings - Guitars, vocals, synths and electronics Richard Page - Guitars Paul Lloyd - Bass Dan Presland - Drums Recorded and produced by Ian Gillings at the Rannoch studios, Warwickshire, England, between January and October 2022 Drums engineered and recorded by Troy Mccosker at Bushido Studios, Melton, Australia during January 2022 bushidostudios.com.au Mix and master by James Stephenson for Stymphalian Productions, York, England Artwork by Kishor Haulenbeek - Lowell, Massachusetts kishorhaulenbeek.com

Rannoch - Conflagrations Gatefold 2Xlp

Thu, 04 May 2023 21:32:22 EST

All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket. We are hoping these ship to us by mid August 2023 150 copies on splatter 150 copies on merge 200 copies on random

Gridlink - Coronet Juniper

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:23:25 EST

4 panel digipak CD with booklet Releases September 15th

Gridlink - Coronet Juniper Gatefold Lp

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:33:58 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER 45 RPM 12" vinyl LP in a gatefold jacket pressing info: 150 copies on Transparent Black Ice w/White and Neon Pink Splatter --- SOLD OUT 150 copies on Sea Blue / Hot Pink Merge w/Custard Splatter 150 copies on Pink Merge w/Electric Blue Splatter 250 copies on Purple Ghostly 250 copies on Neon Pink w/Black Splatter 300 copies on Orchid/Black Merge 350 copies on Neon Pink 400 copies on Random Eco Mix - usually gives a marble/swirl effect with random colors Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket

Afterbirth - In But Not Of

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 23:06:03 EST

Afterbirth show they are here to stay with their 2023 release of In But Not Of. Afterbirth have been demonstrating to audiences that there are no boundaries in death metal for 30 years now. The riffs found on In But Not Of are still just as mind bending as their initial releases.

Afterbirth - In But Not Of Lp

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 23:10:51 EST

SOURCED FROM A DEDICATED VINYL MASTER 33 RPM 12" Gatefold LP Pressing Info: 2nd Press 150 Copies Splatter 150 copies on Merge with Splatter/Ghostly effect Tangerine/Blood Red type color 200 Copies Random Eco Mix Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket Random Eco Mix ships shrink wrapped

The Mosaic Window - Plight Of Acceptance

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 23:23:30 EST

In memory of those we have lost. Written and Recorded throughout 2022. credits Andrew Steven Brown - Everything Damian Herring - Mixing and Mastering

The Mosaic Window - Plight Of Acceptance 12" Lp

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 23:27:28 EST

Pressing Info: 100 copies Ghostly 100 copies Splatter 200 copies Random Eco Mix Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket

Cognizance - Phantazein

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:04:38 EST

Cognizance is proud to introduce Phantazein, a concept album that transcends the band's previous boundaries and delves into the intricate interplay between art, obsession, and the profound influence of one's environment. Following their acclaimed 2021 sophomore release, the enigmatic creators behind Phantazein return with their highly-anticipated third full-length album, which serves to further solidify their mark as a musical force in the underground metal scene. Phantazein weaves a captivating sonic tapestry, providing a delicate balance between haunting melodies, chest-pounding grooves, and relentless sonic assault. It will take listeners on an unforgettable journey in a world that is simultaneously as far and as close to our own.

Cognizance - Phantazein 12" Lp

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:09:52 EST

Pressing Info: Splatter 150 copies Marble 150 copies Random Eco Mix 200 copies

Slugdge - The Cosmic Cornucopia Vinyl Boxset

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:25:26 EST

3x double LP 12"s in a slipcase boxset, all have gatefold sleeves Slugdge - Born of Slime Slugdge - Gastronomicon Slugdge - Dim and Slimeridden Kingdoms Edition of 100 on Ghostly colored vinyl SOLD OUT Edition of 150 on Clear with Splatter individual non boxset copies of each title available on random mixed All vinyl is packaged outside the jacket. Expected to Ship in Feb 2024

Slugdge - Gastronomicon Gatefold 2Xlp

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:47:49 EST

250 Copies on Random Eco Mix (usually a marble effect. Each copy will be different)

Ingurgitating Oblivion - Vision Wallows In Symphonies Of Light 2Xlp

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:12:41 EST

350 Copies on opaque gray

Ghost On Mars - Out Of Time And Space

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:35:37 EST

Ghost on Mars combines dark and melancholic atmospheres with metal traditions, recreating their personal approach to prog metal. The songs are inspired by films, books and stories belonging to the science fiction and horror cultures: The Mist, They Live, The Revenant, I Robot, Dylan Dog, Rec, Arrival...

Carnosus - Visions Of Infinihility

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:51:01 EST

Based upon the same universe explored in the bands previous album, VISIONS OF INFINIHILITY breathes new vigour into the bands style of Thrashing Death Metal and the stories once told. Staying true to their ideals the band continues to slurp the veins of different genres and drool the writhing mixture into their mold of metal.

Carnosus - Visions Of Infinihility Gatefold Lp

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:53:05 EST

Pressing Info: 150 on Green Ghostly 150 on Merge 200 on Random Mixed

Vale Of Pnath - Between The Worlds Of Life And Death

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:47:26 EST

Line-up: Ken Scorceron - Vocals / Guitar Vance Valenzuela - Guitar Gabe Seeber - Drums Austin Rolla - Bass Guest Appearances: Michael Wilson - Guest solo in “No Return, No Regret.” Donny Burbage (Cradle of Filth, Aether Realm) - Guest solo (#2) in “Shadow” and in “Soul Offering.” Miles Dimitri Baker (Interloper) - Guest solo in “Beneath Ashen Skies.” Matthew Brown (Demon King) - Guest solo (#1) in “Shadow.” Album Credits: Bass on all tracks performed by Ken Scorceron. “The Forgotten Path” & “Echoes of the Past” composed by by Wayne Ingram (Wilderun). Cello performed by Christopher Edward Brown, Drum tracking By Robert Velazquez Swanson / Mayhemness Recording Studio. All music composed by Vance Valenzuela, Ken Sarafin and Ken Scorceron. Produced by Ken Scorceron. Mixed and Mastered by Ken Scorceron. Additional editing: Samuel Bassani, Tom Connolly.

Vale Of Pnath - Between The Worlds Of Life And Death Lp

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:53:36 EST

Pressing Info 150 pressed on Ghostly (this variant is only available in a combo with The Prodigal Empire) 200 pressed on Merge 250 pressed on Splatter 400 pressed on Random Eco Mix - the colors are completely random and mixed together to what forms a marble effect in most cases

Vale Of Pnath - The Prodigal Empire Lp

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:11:10 EST

Pressing info: 150 pressed on Ghostly 150 pressed on Splatter 200 pressed on Random Eco Mix - the colors are completely random and mixed together to what forms a marble effect in most cases

Malignancy - Discontinued

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:28:06 EST

Drums/Bass Tracking: Heaven and Heller Studios Guitars Tracking: Tom Tulotta/Coney Productions Vocals Tracking: Mike Usifer/Aural Assault Studio Mixed/Mastered: Lasse Lammert/LSD-Studio/lasselammert.com Music: Malignancy Lyrics: Danny Nelson Bass duties on Discontinued are by Jacob Schmidt of Defeated Sanity.

Malignancy - Discontinued Lp

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:32:12 EST

PRESSING INFO 150 Copies on Ghostly 150 copies on Black Ice Splatter 200 copies on Random Mixed - Usually consists of several different colors merged together to create a marble effect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

Liminal Shroud - Visions Of Collapse

Thu, 02 May 2024 14:28:48 EST

Cleansing in collapse, solace in emergence from tunnels of psychic distortion, sanctuary in the dissolution of the spirit, and a salute once again to the worthlessness of it all, Visions of Collapse is Liminal Shroud's new offering of surging, evocative, and forward-thinking black metal.

Liminal Shroud - Visions Of Collapse Gatefold Lp

Thu, 02 May 2024 14:41:13 EST

PRESSING INFO 150 Copies on Merge 150 copies on Splatter 200 copies on Random Mixed - Usually consists of several different colors merged together to create a marble effect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

Ceremony Of Silence - Hálios

Thu, 02 May 2024 14:46:54 EST

“Hálios” represents the unborn luminous radiance, the all-pervading immutable light of the Universe, and our fundamental inherent nature. It is the thousand-rayed Sun, always in motion, but unchangeable, the axis mundi manifesting the sacred within our temporal world and serving as a bridge to the mythical time. The album sets forth on an eerie journey to this sacred dimension, reenacting the old stories inspired by the essence of the ancient Indo-European mythology, entwined in the obscure visions and dreams. credits releases July 19, 2024 N. — Vocals Viliam Pilarcík — Guitars, Bass, Vocals Matúš S. Durcík — Drums Lyrics & Commentary by Matúš S. Durcík Artwork & Design by Matúš S. Durcík Band Photo by Štefan Šimuni Recorded in 2023 at SPK Audio — Badín, Slovakia Engineered & Mixed by Miroslav Spevák Produced by Miroslav Spevák & Viliam Pilarcík Mastered by Colin Marston at Menegroth, the Thousand Caves Studio — Queens, NY Released by Willowtip Records in 2024

Ceremony Of Silence - Hálios Gatefold Lp

Thu, 02 May 2024 14:48:26 EST

PRESSING INFO 150 Copies on Marble 150 copies on Black Ice Splatter 200 copies on Random Mixed - Usually consists of several different colors merged together to create a marble effect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

Ingurgitating Oblivion - Ontology Of Nought

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:03:53 EST

Unsurprisingly, considering the band's acclaimed body of work to date, this is no run-of-the-mill Tech-Death album. The talented duo of guitarist and engineer Norbert Müller and vocalist, guitarist, and composer Florian Engelke have outdone themselves again on Ontology of Nought! Epic-length tracks ranging from 10 to 18 minutes fuse into a cohesive whole that awes with the band's characteristic technical flare and progressive, compositional brilliance. The impressive cast of session and guest musicians adds even more vibrancy. credits releases September 27, 2024 Sound engineering, mastering and production by Norbert Müller. Album cover by Dmitriy Egorov. Guest appearances / Session musicians: Lille Gruber (Defeated Sanity) - Drums Ava Bonam - Vocals Chris Zoukas (Mentally Defiled, Sacral Rage, Violent Definition) - Bass Céline Voccia - Piano Daniel Agi - Recorder, Flutes Jan Ferdinand - Vibraphone, Guitars Tom Fountainhead Geldschläger - Guitar Solos Line-up: Norbert Müller - rhythm and lead guitars, sound engineering, mastering, all recording logistics Florian Engelke - lead composition, rhythm and lead guitars, vocals, Tibetan singing bowls

Ingurgitating Oblivion - Ontology Of Nought Gatefold 2Xlp

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:13:15 EST

Pressing info: Gatefold vinyl jacket 100 copies on White/Black Merge SOLD OUT 200 copies on Random Eco Mix

Ions - Counterintuitive

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:52:14 EST

Digipak

Carnosus - Wormtales

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:54:30 EST

Heavier and darker, slithering its way from Sweden, comes Wormtales, a prequel to the critically acclaimed 2023 album, Visions of Infinihility. Wormtales contains some of the band's most impressive riffs thus far and once again lures the listener into the realm of infinihility.

Carnosus - Wormtales Gatefold Lp

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:00:51 EST

150 copies on Black Ice Splatter 200 copies on Marble 300 copies on Random Eco Mix

Ions - Counterintuitive 2Xlp

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:09:42 EST

150 copies on Smog - A black and white mixture to create a smog effect 150 copies on splatter 200 copies on Random Eco Mix

Gigan - Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:30:00 EST

Since 2005, GIGAN has been an unsung vanguard of abstract and creatively dissonant extreme metal. Pushing boundaries and never compromising the artistic vision throughout the debut EP and subsequent four full-length albums has led GIGAN to be considered an unwavering force of both innovation and extremity. It has been almost seven years since GIGAN has released new music and the time spent away has only honed and sharpened the still-deadly blades of creativity for which GIGAN has always been known; while also infusing fresh elements not yet heard within the GIGAN Universe. The results of GIGAN’s current hard work is the new beast of an album entitled Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus.

Gigan - Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus Gatefold 2Xlp

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:33:52 EST

100 copies on Splatter SOLD OUT 200 copies on Random Eco Mix - Usually consists of several different colors merged together to create a marble effect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

Iniquitous Savagery - Edifice Of Vicissitudes

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:01:52 EST

Iniquitous Savagery - Edifice Of Vicissitudes Lp

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:06:01 EST

100 Copies on Splatter 150 copies on Random Eco Mix - Usually consists of several different colors merged together to create a marble effect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

The Mosaic Window - Hemasanctum

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:14:40 EST

The Mosaic Window - Hemasanctum Lp

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:22:20 EST

100 Copies on Splatter 200 Copies on Random Eco Mix - Usually consists of several different colors merged together to create a marble effect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

Pyrrhon - Exhaust

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:10:01 EST

New York City experimental metal band Pyrrhon release today 6th September their album "Exhaust" in its entirety via Willowtip Records. The band has chosen to forego the standard pre-release press cycle so that fans can experience the full recording immediately upon announcement, as it is intended to be heard.

Pyrrhon - Exhaust Gatefold Lp

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:12:37 EST

Gatefold LP. 1st Pressing Info: 100 on Ghostly SOLD OUT 150 on Merge SOLD OUT 150 on Splatter SOLD OUT 250 on Random Eco SOLD OUT Gatefold LP. 2nd Pressing Info 100 on Black Ice Splatter 100 on Marble 150 on Random Eco

Relics Of Humanity - Absolute Dismal Domain

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 21:58:48 EST

Absolute Dismal Domain is a nine-act conceptual record. The story told across these nine tracks is about absolute ubiquitous annihilation of light, both spiritually (god) and physically (sun and stars). This is the most brutal stuff about blackness and ungodliness ever created. Absolute Dismal Domain is Relics of Humanity's first collection of original material since 2019's Obscuration EP (Willowtip) and the band's first full-length album (and third overall) since 2014's Ominously Reigning upon the Intangible (Amputated Vein).

Relics Of Humanity - Absolute Dismal Domain Lp

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 22:01:58 EST

VINYL CONTAINS AN EXCLUSIVE VINYL ONLY BONUS TRACK Contains a bonus Deprecated cover which is only available on the vinyl release 50 copies on Splatter 50 copies on Ghostly 150 copies on Random Eco

Dessiderium - Keys To The Palace

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:02:39 EST

Sole member and founder, Alex Haddad, shared his thoughts about Keys to the Palace: "This album was ten plus years in the making. A lot of the material here actually precedes that of the two previous releases. Completing this record means giving closure to this era of Dessiderium that has spanned across my twenties, and I see it as a well suited final chapter to this period. The two previous albums, Shadow Burn and Aria, provided no happy ending. They were both about defeat in their own way. Keys to the Palace reaches for triumph. This is an album about time travel that explores the polarity between past and future, innocence and disillusion, faith and despair, and adolescence and adulthood. "

Dessiderium - Keys To The Palace 2Xlp

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:12:32 EST

125 copies on Splatter 175 copies on Random Eco Mix- Usually consists of several different colors merged together to create a marble effect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers

Dissocia - To Lift The Veil

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:19:55 EST

DISSOCIA enters the mind of multi-instrumentalist Daniel R. Flys (Persefone, Eternal Storm) as the sonic landscape between two realms: the conscious and the unconscious. With ferocious and convoluted riffs, dreamy synths, extreme and subtle clean vocals, we enter this in-between world backed by Gabriel Valcázar's (Wormed, Cancer) chaotic and groove drumming and Paul R. Flys' cinematic violin layers.

Dissocia - To Lift The Veil Lp

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:38:28 EST

125 copies on Splatter 175 copies on Random Eco Mix - these are usually a number of different colors mixed together to create a marble effect Gatefold Jacket Ships in heavyweight vinyl mailer with vinyl outside of the sleeve

Dormant Ordeal - Tooth And Nail

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:34:28 EST

Digipak CD

Dormant Ordeal - Tooth And Nail Gatefold Lp

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:42:57 EST

2nd Press - Ships Late Jan 2026 100 Copies on Merge 100 Copies on Splatter 100 Copies on Random Eco 100 copies on 3 color Merge 175 copies on Splatter 225 copies on Random Eco Mix - these are usually a number of different colors mixed together to create a marble effect. Please look at other recent Willowtip releases for examples of what to expect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

Ominous Ruin - Requiem

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:03:17 EST

Jewel Case CD

Ominous Ruin - Requiem Lp

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:05:31 EST

50 copies on Purple Merge 50 copies on Gold Merge 150 copies on Random Eco Mix- these are usually a number of different colors mixed together to create a marble effect. Please look at other recent Willowtip releases for examples of what to expect

Unmerciful - Devouring Darkness

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:43:39 EST

Jewel Case CD Topeka, KS-based brutal death metal horde UNMERCIFUL is set to unleash their highly anticipated fourth album, Devouring Darkness. The album marks a new era of relentless violence and sonic brutality! With ten tracks of scorching intensity and distorted vengeance, Devouring Darkness is filled with blistering blast beats, intricate kick drum patterns, and destructive riffing.

Unmerciful - Devouring Darkness Lp

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:47:20 EST

125 copies on Multicolor Merge 175 copies on Random Eco Mix - these are usually a number of different colors mixed together to create a marble effect. Please look at other recent Willowtip releases for examples of what to expect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

Patristic - Catechesis

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:50:11 EST

Born of the ashes of Roman Empire, pagan lust for life and philosophical opulence, then demeaned and mortified by the fathers of the one true god. Centuries lasting like the last dream before awakening. PATRISTIC is the soundtrack of the age of quiet chaos between the classic world, paganism and the impending shadow of the cross.

Patristic - Catechesis Lp

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:53:47 EST

PRESSING INFO: 40 copies on Splatter 60 copies on Color in Color 150 copies on Random Eco Mix - these are usually a number of different colors mixed together to create a marble effect. Please look at other recent Willowtip releases for examples of what to expect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

Putridity - Morbid Ataraxia

Thu, 01 May 2025 12:53:14 EST

Jewel Case CD

Putridity - Morbid Ataraxia Lp

Thu, 01 May 2025 12:57:22 EST

PRESSING INFO 125 Copies on Merge 175 Copies on Random Eco Mix - these are usually a number of different colors mixed together to create a marble effect. Please look at other recent Willowtip releases for examples of what to expect All orders ship in heavyweight vinyl mailers with the album outside of the jacket.

Krigsgrav - Stormcaller

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:09:34 EST

Jewel Case CD

Krigsgrav - Stormcaller 2Xlp

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:42:44 EST

PRESSING INFO: 85 copies on splatter 100 copies on merge 115 copies on random eco mix - usually gives a marble/swirl effect with random colors Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket

Gridlink - Perfect Amber

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:25:06 EST

Perfect Amber is a retracked/remixed version of Amber Grey and Orphan. Featuring additional guitar tracks by Takafumi Matsubara and bass by Mauro Cordoba, Perfect Amber presents an entirely different feel to the original GridLink albums, previously impossible, given the limitations of the original 16-track recordings. Now in line with Matsubara's vision, Perfect Amber represents the intended sound and state of these two albums.

Gridlink - Perfect Amber Gatefold Lp

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:33:49 EST

Gridlink - Perfect Amber 350 copies gatefold sleeves 100 special color 100 special color 150 random

An Abstract Illusion - The Sleeping City

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:17:25 EST

available on Jewel Case and LONGBOX CD LIMITED TO 150 COPIES TOTAL Remember when CDs first came out they came packaged in a full color 12" tall cardboard box? No? Well, they did and they were really cool. There is a Jewel Case CD inside a beautiful 12" tall outer longbox. If you are too young to remember what a longbox CD is you should watch this great youtube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZV5aiJDAxI

An Abstract Illusion - The Sleeping City 2Xlp

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:44:57 EST

Ships in a heavyweight vinyl mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket Pressing info: 135 copies special color - splatter (only available as a combo with Illuminate the Path) 165 copies special color - marble 200 copies special color - ghostly 200 copies random

An Abstract Illusion - Illuminate The Path Gatefold 2Xlp

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:15:30 EST

165 copies on Random Eco Mix. 135 copies on splatter - splatter copies are only available in a combo with the new album so please check The Sleeping City LP listing to select the combo if you want it

Barren Path - Grieving

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:51:24 EST

After completing the final objective and rising from the ashes of the recently self-immolated GRIDLINK, Takafumi Matsubara and Bryan Fajardo now set mission coordinates towards BARREN PATH. Recruiting Maruta/Shock Withdrawal vocalist Mitchell Luna and re-enlisting grindcore commandos Mauro Cordoba and Rory Kobzina from the Coronet Juniper sessions, this operation requires relinquishing high tech weaponry. Only use of rudimentary blades, precision blast strikes, and amplified guttural attacks is allowed. BARREN PATH elevate the flailing savagery of their genre through mincing, precise volleys of melodic and dissonant passages that rip and tear like a swarm of shurikens. By turns cruelly effective and strangely vulnerable, Grieving is a statement release by a new standard-bearer in grindcore. This is music for a vicious, unforgiving world.

Barren Path - Grieving Lp

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:54:06 EST

Single sided 12" with custom b-side etching Pressing info: 2nd pressing 100 copies on Split Splatter 100 copies on Merge 100 copies on Random Eco Mix - usually gives a marble/swirl effect with random colors. You can check past releases that have pictures to get an idea of what you may get. In most cases we get a variety of different colors and designs.

Kostnatení - Prílišnost (Excess)

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:15:49 EST

Jewel Case CD

Kostnatení - Prílišnost (Excess) Lp

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:27:19 EST

PRESSING INFO: 85 copies on Splatter 100 copies on Marble 115 copies on Random Eco Mix

Eximperitus - Meritoriousness Of Equanimity

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:41:48 EST

Eximperitus' forthcoming third album, Meritoriousness of Equanimity, contains nine independent compositions united by the idea of ??searching for inner support in an era of turbulence. Exposure and scourging of social dogmas and morbid tendencies on the ruins of the old world...

Eximperitus - Meritoriousness Of Equanimity Lp

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:53:13 EST

Pressing Info: 85 copies on Splatter 100 copies on Eclypse 115 copies on Random Eco

Cognizance - In Light, No Shape

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:08:16 EST

In Light, No Shape is a masterful Progressive Death Metal opus, rich in texture and atmospheric detail, delivering everything long-time listeners crave while channeling the mid-90s technical extremity of Death, Extol, and Meshuggah. This time, the band deliberately fractures the conventions of modern extreme production, opting instead for a more organic and visceral mix that sharpens the defining traits of their work. In Light, No Shape marks the first lineup shift in a decade, as the band sharpen from a quintet to a quartet with founding guitarist Alex Baillie stepping forward as vocalist while retaining guitar duties, following the 2023 departure of founding vocalist Henry “Big Mac” Pryce.

Cognizance - In Light, No Shape Lp

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:12:20 EST

Pressing Info: 65 copies on splatter 85 copies on marble 105 copies on random eco