Pitchfork top metal of 2011
Pitchfork's best metal albums of 2011 list includes selections from Vanhelgd (#34), In Solitude (#9) and Circle of Ouroborus (#7): http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/8717-best-albums-of-2011/
Artist: Vanhelgd
Viewing posts 1-14 out of 14Vanhelgd - Mänsklighetens finala ruin
Swedish death metallers Vanhelgd have a new track posted for free download: http://www.myspace.com/vanhelgd/blog/542207805
Look for the band's new album "Church of death" to be released in April.
Maim album gets title, samples now posted
Swedish death metallers Maim have confirmed that their new album "Deceased to exist" will be released in early 2011 via and are now streaming three new sample tunes at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/maimdeathmetal
You can peep the new cover art from Mattias Frisk (Vanhelgd) over there as well.
New Vanhelgd EP coming soon
Vanhelgd's new 12" EP "Praise the serpent" will be released in time for the , happening in Berlin on November 19 and will include two exclusive tracks recorded during the same sessions the band recorded their upcoming full-length "Church of death".
Vanhelgd complete album + live preview
Vanhelgd's new album "Church of death" is now 100% finished and being sent to the label for pressing. No official release date yet, but you can preview a live version of the track "Total apokalyps" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzJIXWNmlL0
Various Artists
Invocation of death vol. 1
Death Invocation Records
10 tracks of raw (fucking) death metal, committed to cassette tape, the flimsiest of formats and the perfect medium to showcase the New Wave of Old Swedish Death (NWOSD??). Just as it should be, because fidelity is far from the point in this horrorshow. Of the 10 acts featured on the tracklist, Vanhelgd was the only name I immediately recognized, though Gravehammer does (justifiably) seem to be making waves of their own with their recently released 7" on . Somewhat unsurprisingly, those two are also two of the immediate standouts, but that doesn't mean the rest of the acts are slackers; far from it in fact, all are solid, satisfying listens, from the German thrash-influenced battery of Decapitation to the rawer, more Repulsion-ified attack of both Zombiefied and Reincarnage. However, my favorite discovery of this collection has got to be "Funeral plague" by Abduction, the heaviest cut of the lot by far and a song that would not be at all out of place on ' seminal "Grindcrusher" compilation from 1989. Växjö's Eviscerated rank #2 with an epic number, full of twisted riffs and a well-developed sense of melody. Definitely looking forward to hearing more from both those guys, definitely keeping a close eye on .
- Avi Roig
New Vanhelgd gets title
The new Vanhelgd album will be called "Church of death". Tracklist details at myspace: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=316883180&blogId=538352754
Death Invocation unveils "Invocation of death"
Swedish cassette-only underground metal label has confirmed the lineup for their upcoming compilation "Invocation of death vol.1": Gravehammer, Eviscerated, Mass Death, Vanhelgd, Entrapment, Manipulator, Decapitation, Reincarnage, Abduction, Zombiefied. No official release date, but they say it should be available in June or July.
Vanhelgd to record new album this month
Vanhelgd will be going into the studio on March 19 to record 10 songs for their sophomore album. Says the band, "Hopfully we will get a crappier sound than on our hifi nu-metal album Cult of Lazarus."
Vanhelgd, Miasmal and Faustcoven to play NWN Fest
Scandinavian acts Vanhelgd, Miasmal and Faustcoven will play the Nuclear War Now! Fest II in Berlin this November: http://www.nwnprod.com/?p=797
Two new Vanhelgd tracks now streaming
Swedish old-school death metal revivalists Vanhelgd just added two new tracks to their myspace player, including a cut from the new album "Cult of Lazarus" and a new demo track: http://www.myspace.com/vanhelgd
Decibel feature on old-school death
The latest Decibel Magazine has a feature on old-school death metal, a genre I dearly love, which features interview content with Swedish act Vanhelgd (and others): http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=314485
Vanhelgd to get vinyl release via Nuclear War Now
US label Nuclear War Now will be releasing Vanhelgd's (remember?) album "Cult of Lazarus" on vinyl in the near future. More details to come.
Metal Nightmare interviews Vanhelgd, Tribulation
Recently spotlighted Swedish metal act Vanhelgd and the also-excellent up-and-coming youngsters Tribulation (their new album "The horror" is 100% killer) are both interviews in the latest issue of online fanzine Metal Nightmare: http://www.metalnightmare.com/issue_twenty_six/issuetwentysix.html