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SICULICIDIUM - "A hal​á​l tengely" LP/CD 2024 // SICULICIDIUM - "Az elidegened​é​s melank​ó​li​á​ja" LP/CD 2024

20 unconventional recordings from the 20 years of existence, a look behind the curtain, a glance into the forbidden crypt.

Sun & Moon Records will release 3 new, important black metal albums by Hungarian bands in March 2024!

Old Grave Fest, the 10th Anniversary, expanded edition! 13-15 October, Bucharest, club Quantic, Romania

The 2nd Siculicidium album first time ever on glorious vinyl - transparent red & black vinyl

Sun & Moon Records will release the US epic doom metal Briton Rites albums on limited vinyl this end of summer

It's been a long wait, but Old Grave Fest is officially back.

Get your 2-day passes here: https://www.rtmc.ro/ticketsor here: https://www.iabilet.ro/bilete-old-grave-fest-9-77129/

BRUTAL ASSAULT #25August 9-13, 2022 | fortress Josefov, CZ5 days – 5 stages – 150 bands – horrorcinema – exhibitions

Brutal Assault will feature a record number of 151 bands in five days

It’s with great pleasure that Killtown Bookings can finally present the routing for this great tour taking place from 8th - 24th April 2022 with 16 performances across the European continent!

Here are the official dates for the European Tour. More dates:

Italian epic doom metal maniacs signed a new record deal with Sun & Moon Records.

BRUTAL ASSAULT 2022 | 9 - 13 August 2022 | fortress Josefov | 5 days - 5 stages - 150 bands - horror cinema - exhibitionsBrutal Assault has 70% of the lineup, current tickets end

One of the best secret weapons from the Slovakian black metal underground, after their debut mini-album now returns with the first full-length album!

The long awaited 6th full length album from the masters of Italian Dark Doom!

exclusive new official video

Etrurian Legion Promotion presents:Profund Evil Presence Over Europe!! It starts this week!!POWER FROM HELL alongside the Brazilian mates from Outlaw will set Europe ablaze.

Insane line-up update on the 10th year anniversary!

Anguish formed in 2007 in Uppsala, Sweden and released 3 full length albums and some splits and Eps. The first 2 albums were released by the American Dark Descent Records, the 3rd came out through the German High Roller. Now they found a new home at Sun & Moon Records, the first collaboration will be the band's 4th album "Doomkvadet"!

LUCIFER'S FALL - "III - From the Deep" LP / CD 2021

Album will be out on CD (August) and vinyl LP (November)

One week in Europe with Night Demon, concert in Budapest!

For the second year now, due to well known circumstances, Brutal Assault cannot take place in its usual form, but we are not giving up! Just like last year we are coming up with a smaller version of the festival. Brutal Assault is unique for its atmosphere, dramaturgy and location. Our main goal for JOSEFSTADT is to give you the same special experience as with the full edition, with no difference in the services provided.

Gargoyle signed with Sun & Moon Records, details:

Amorite signed with Sun & Moon Records, details:

Sun & Moon Records in conspiracy with the German'sWitching Hour is proud to to announce the upcoming release of "Where Pale Winds Take Them High​.​.​." CD 2021.

out now, new cassette release by Mirgilus Siculorum:

out now, new cassette release by Mirgilus Siculorum:

You can see now 3 new videos made for 3 new Siculicidium songs from the upcoming new album "Az alámerülés lárvái", which will be out this fall!

New Black Metal project by the mastermind of the Hungarian Leiru!

Limited tape box including 3 cassettes in November by the occult Italian doom metal masters!

From Skåne, Sweden, here you are marvelous epic heavy / doom band Void Moon, with an astounding song off their upcoming full-length "The Autumn Throne", out November 26th via Sun & Moon Records! "The New Age of Swedish Doom Has Arrived!"

After 7 years from the magical "Hosszú út az örökkévalóságba" album, Siculicidium announcing brand new studio album!

Dead Bronco from Spain/USA signed to Sun & Moon Records!

Announcement from Sun & Moon Records:

"KING DUDE is going back to his roots. To a time when he first picked up an acoustic guitar to croon over haunting, dark folk melodies. In a prolific two weeks of 2020, he’s put together a full album entitled Full Virgo Moon, which comes out via Not Just Religious Music and Van Records on March 13th 2020"

BRUTAL ASSAULT #25August 5-8, 2020 | fortress Josefov4 days – 5 stages – 130 bands - horror cinema – exhibitions

Bands in this update #7: Darkest Hour, Denial Of God, Exhumed, Fleshgod Apocalypse, M.O.D., Municipal Waste, Necrot, Pentagram, Red Fang, Soreption, Valkyrja

Of Blade and Fire Tour with Rites Of Thy Degringolade. Europe. May 2020. Diocletian on tour with Rites Of Thy Degringolade May 19 in Cluj & May 20 in Bucharest, for other dates check the poster! 

One of the oldest Hungarian Black Metal band, Sear Bliss will perform 3 concerts in Romania in February! Throughout the years evolved from pure classic black metal into more atmospheric and progressive style. Formed in 1993 and still active!

Pirkan from Hungary signed to Sun & Moon Records!

BRUTAL ASSAULT #25August 5-8, 2020 | fortress Josefov4 days – 5 stages – 130 bands - horror cinema – exhibitions

Satan's Cross from Mexico signed to Sun & Moon Records!

Solipsism from Slovakia signed to Sun & Moon Records!

Leiru from Hungary signed to Sun & Moon Records

Michael Gira & Norman Westberg (LIVE) + 'Where Does A Body End?'2019. october 26., Saturday, 18:00–23:30

OLD GRAVE FEST 8, 11-12 October 2019, club Fabrica. Line-up:

On the 20th of September 2019, Tormentor will play an exclusive club show in Debrecen's Roncsbár along with Perihelion!

8 Years Metal Force HMC

Manticore/Kill/Hellgoat/Decay live in Zipp It, 24th May, Cluj

in shadow of the equinox rises something old in a new age...absurd twilight and bristling tunes as obscure oddities comes alive..Hideous music of the dark!........ANNO DAEMONI

Metal Bunker VIII - Craiova (Vomitor, Perfidious and more!)May 10 - 12, 2019, Craiova

Tales From The Crypt - A collection of split tracks, rehearsals and live recordings. All tracks either unreleased or previously released in limited numbers.

Due to the fact that in social media appeared some rumours in regards to this year edition, we can confirm you that the festival will take place as scheduled and also that this will be the last edition of the festival. So, in the period 18th – 20th of October we will meet in Bucharest with bands like Candlemass, Marduk, Tiamat, Melechesh, Ragnarok, Secrets of the Moon etc.

Never Surrender Fest Volume I. November 1-3, 2018 | Berlin Germany. Continuation of the semi legendary Nuclear War Now! Festival with a new name!

Etrurian Legion Promotion presents:ABYSMAL GRIEF // Light of the Morning Star European tour

Blasphema Secta Chapter II

Few dates are still open.info e booking: etrurianlegion@live.it

We are thrilled to announce that Svoid's new EP titled "Spiral Dance" arrives on the 16th August.

Graveland first time in Romania!

In 2017, Martin Eric Ain, bassist of the pioneer bands Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, joined Swiss avant-garde / classical composer Balz Trümpy and his son Samuel Trümpy to contribute to a record.

BRUTAL ASSAULT 2018 RUNNING ORDER. Many of you have been asking for a presice time schedule. Finaly here we go! Check the poster below for info! WARM UP PARTY! FULL LINEUP REVEALED!

Arkhon Infaustus and Ranger at Old Grave Fest VII, 2018 and other important news about this old school festival!

This update of the festival line-up is made not just of your meat and potatoes bands you would generally expect from established metal festival as we were focusing on bringing in more exotic flavours that are not usually consumed by large crowds of metalheads. However we know that BA fans are special and hence deserve some special spice! Enjoy!

Mabbul - first official release out now on Mirgilus Siculorum Records!

Tormentor’s experimental classic Recipe Ferrum! (2000) available on vinyl for the first time.

In May 2018 will be out a very special Selbst release under the Sun & Moon Records banner.

This year, Glenn Danzig will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the formation of his namesake band after involvement with horror-punks the MISFITS and gothic hard rockers SAMHAIN. The celebration will take form of a limited number of special shows including debut performance of DANZIG at Brutal Assault!

BANDS UPDATE WITH CANNIBAL CORPSE, MYRKUR, HELMET OR PALLBEARER

”Den Förstfödde” is Arckanum’s 9th studio album after 25 years of existence, and this will be Arckanum’s final album.

BLACKENED FRIDAY UPDATE!

HEGEMONIA IV:

Message from Sun & Moon Records:

GOJIRA, TESTAMENT, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, GRAVEYARD AND MANY MORE!

Tormentor exclusive club show in Budapest!

NEW BANDS WITH PARADISE LOST, NOCTURNUS AD, UNLEASHED OR FULL OF HELL!

The new album of the masters of Italian Dark Doom entitled "Blasphema Secta".

NEW BANDS ANNOUNCEMENT! WARDRUNA, TORMENTOR, CONVERGE!

TORMENTOR reunites at Beyond the Gates!!

Sometimes you just have to pinch yourself. The band you thought you’d never see live has just decided to return from the dead. And even better - they're playing Beyond the Gates next year!

THE KEEP - AMBIENT LODGE. Our noise ambient scene:

We now bring you our running order, we’ve just made it available in the SCHEDULE section on our web.

the most evil and primitive track from the last mini-album "Land Beyond The Forest", released last December on 12" vinyl LP.

LINEUP UPDATE: We now bring you the final update for this year. This time we bring you some of the most interesting underground bands of their respective genres out there.

The final album of the NWOBHM/Doom legends PAGAN ALTAR called "The Room of Shadows" will be out on August 24th, 2017.

Hungary’s only open air underground Death/Black/Thrash Metal festival will be organized again in Körmend, in a cosy environment on the bank of the river Rába, with possibility for camping and bathing!

The madness continues... MMXVII. Augusztus 18-19.

Without any big words, this is one of the best black metal albums of 2017!

LINE-UP UPDATE WITH BORIS, WOLVES IN THE THRONEROOM AND CROWBAR

After 4 years from the first album "Transylvanian Plaguespreader Committee" the Transylvanian hooligan black metallers streaming on Mirgilus Siculorum exclusively a new song from the upcoming second album "You Don't Hurt Me".

19 - 21.10.2017, Bucharest (Romania)

ZILTOID WANTS YOU! NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH DEVIN TOWNSEND, TIAMAT AND WALLS OF JERICHO!

This album mark the milestone of Northern Heritage label, being catalogue number NH-100.

Barathrum is truly BACK!

"Deathcade" the anniversary album of the French suicide combo, Nocturnal Depression celebrating the band's 10 years of live activities, will be out in March 2017 through  Sun & Moon Records!

NEW BANDS UP: The legendary DEMOLITION HAMMER from New York!

The impossible became reality and 25 years after their last show, the legendary MASTER'S HAMMER will do an exclusive summer festival show at Brutal Assault 2017!

Live in Bucharest, 2017.04.08

The farewell tour of the legendary Swans will arrive in Romania next year!

Morbid Angel, Swans, Electric Wizard & Mayhem with "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" full set!

Swedish cult act DOM DRACUL is back with not one, but two albums!

Second Death Nöize album will be out really soon!

Return to the Solar Temple is one of the first new Siculicidium songs after 3 years of total silence!

Brand new song streaming exclusively from the long awaited new album!

Trailer for the upcoming SICULICIDIUM 12" ep "Land Beyond The Forest"

Nuclear War Now! Fest Volume V | Nov. 4th & 5th 2016 | BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Organized in conspiracy with the Iron Bonehead clan…

THE LINE-UP IS COMPLETE for the 21th edition!

Vulgar display of camaraderie, the unholy trinity of Urfaust, Ghoul Cult and Terratur Possessions joining forces for this split release after years of talking about it, 12 years after GC last release. 

Century Media Records & Prowling Death Records are proud to announce the joint release of the Hellhammer Blood Insanity 7" vinyl single, originally conceived by the band in 1984.

Abysmal Grief & Svoid two concerts in Romania this Autumn!

17 protracted years after their last fantastic full lenght, "Strange In Stereo", the Norwegian legend IN THE WOODS... rise from its own ashes to deliver a stunningly focused new record soberly entitled, "Pure".

Black Funeral - "Ankou and the Death Fire"

Ancient Meat Revived - A Tribute to Cold Meat Industry!

Finally something great will happen this August in Transylvania, Romania. 18, 19, 20 August 2016 / Alba Iulia Fortress, Transylvania, Romania

Frantisek Štorm (of Master's Hammer fame) with his Mortal Cabinet, avantgarde proiect will play on Brutal Assault Festival this year!

May 30. 2016: Releasing the seventh regular album.

Wovenhand will tour this Fall in support of their 9th album "Star Treatment" to be released worldwide via Sargent House and by Glitterhouse Records in Europe in early September.

One of the greatest video in the history of metal!

Svartidauði - Hideous Silhouettes of Lynched Gods 7" Ep out now via Terratur Possessions

Coming soon, the new Xasthur cd "subject to change"

King Dude at Brutal Assault 2016! 

The Glowing Man, announced as the last album release of Swans’ current incarnation, will be followed by an extensive tour. The tour will unfold with dates beginning in North America in the summer followed by Swans first ever South American shows, before returning to Europe in the autumn. 

CHELSEA WOLFE, IN THE WOODS…, MASTODON, YEAR OF NO LIGHT, etc

The Fall of Summer team is proud to reveal two more acts to be added to its 2016 line-up.

Void Moon - Out Of The Well, exclusive new album's track available for streaming!

Svoid - Eternal, exclusive new album's track available for streaming!

Neurosis again, for the second time on Brutal Assault!

The Fall of Summer team is proud to unveil part of its 2016 line-up including:

Brutal Assault festival has announced new bands with BEHEMOTH, CATTLE DECAPITATION and MGŁA!

Frost And Fire II. October 7-9, 2016 - Beautiful Beachside Downtown Ventura, California.

Angelcorpse, Immolation, Vektor, Conan, Eyehategod, Shining, Slagmaur, Voivod, etc. what's next?

Barathrum's new album in 2016

02.03 Budapest (H) - A38

A MASSIVE LINEUP UPDATE IS HERE!

OBITUARY, ARCH ENEMY, SATYRICON performing 20th Anniversary Nemesis Divina set and many more!

First Graveland concert ever!

Mgla & Procession first time in Romania presented by Live Nation Promotions

Official Mütiilation reissues 2015 through Osmose Productions

One of the greatest bands to come out of the L.A. underground had to be The Gun Club.

The original twin-axes of the legendary Mercyful Fate are back!

AUTOPSY is set to return with a double bill of unbridled horror this year on Peaceville Records.

The French suicide black metal kommando Nocturnal Depression will perform 2 concerts in Romania in October together with the Italian Forgotten Tomb.

Romanian Thrash Metal Club is proud to present OLD GRAVE FEST 2015, the 4th edition of the only metal festival in Romania organized by a fan club, for fans, the festival where your money helps us fund the next edition

EXERCISES IN FUTILITY

Latest news. LINE-UP CHANGES AND TIME TABLE ANNOUNCED

The 2015 studio album from US legends Pentagram (official), reuniting the band with Peaceville Records once more.

Svart Records announces September 18th as the international release date for Skepticism's highly anticipated new album, Ordeal.

We're proud to announce that elusive black metal cult known as Cult Of Fire will play our fest once again!

Line-up changes!

Malign unveils new song, line-up and webpage on the summer solstice.

Master's Hammer new 7" Ep "Kult Mládí a Mrazu" out now on Jihosound Records

Laibach is Laibach, the joke of this year! From NORTH AMERICA TO NORTH KOREA

Cult of Fire added to the Brutal Assault 2015 line-up!

Attic (German Occult Heavy Metal), 2 concerts in Romania!

New confirmed bands with Mayhem, Perturbator, Arcturus and DHG

Ross Bay Cult and Nuclear War Now! are proud to announce the official reissue of one of the most important Black Metal recordings ever captured…

The legendary Black Metal trio from New York 1st time in Transylvania, Romania

RIP, 1971-2015, no words no thoughts

2 new tracks are available for streaming from the upcoming Peste Noire album "La Chaise-Dyable" 

CLANDESTINE BLAZE "New Golgotha Rising" out now!

King Dude's latest full length album, Songs of Flesh & Blood - In The Key of Light is the latest chapter in an ever unraveling songbook that captivates the listener from beginning to end.

Hidden and mysterious, Sect Pig return with a new MLP/MCD in May 2015

Finnish power electronics legend are back with a new album!

Dødheimsgard, Norway’s premier experimental extremists have completed work on their fifth album, titled ‘A Umbra Omega’, and set for release on March 16th on Peaceville Records.

The great escape!

Beastmilk transforms into Grave Pleasures. New album in the works!

New confirmed bands: Candlemass, Mastodon, Godflesh and more!!!

Italian Doom Metal Records is pleased and proud to announce the release of a split 12" LP between Abysmal Grief and Runes Order.

King Dude's latest offering is a 7" recording of two new songs from his forth coming full length album entitled, "Songs of Flesh & Blood - In The Key of Light".

After the last year hysteria about Ildjarn or not Ildjarn songs on the Ildjarn/Hate Forest Split http://mirgilus.com/ildjarn-or-not-ildjarn, here is a demo of Nidhogg from 1994! The story continue!

CLANDESTINE BLAZE first show ever! It's again with extreme honour we present a very special happening, a full set of Clandestine Blaze! Those who witnessed the three songs performed at last years Black Flames Of Blasphemy are still in awe of what happened that night.

Darvulia / Sektarism Split 12" LP Out Now

This batch of new confirmed bands

Wovenhand concert at the Silver Church Club, Bucharest on 26th April!

Svoid - Devil's Blood (Watain cover) new single!

Dämmerfarben / Blaze Of Sorrow - Geister des Winters split 12" LP will be out in February

Nychts / Mortualia - Nebelstern Des Nichts A5 digiCD available again at Sun & Moon Records!

Brutal Assault announces newly confirmed bands! BRUTAL ASSAULT confirms another load of bands for the 2015 edition!

Rome live in Bucharest 21/03/2015

Deathhammer / Axecutor / Damage Case concert in Question Mark, Bucharest, January 15th, 2015

Klinikk - Urban Disease, new tape release on Valse Sinistre, funeral punk on disco beats.

SICVLICIDIVM - Land Beyond the Forest MLP 2015

Mgła playing Clandestine Blaze songs live at Black Flames of Blasphemy in Helsinki

Ascension - Deathless Light & The Dead of the World

Satanic Warmaster - "Fimbulwinter" new album out on 29th November!

MORTUARY DRAPE “Spiritual Independence” LP/CD new album in November, 2014!

Varathron will release a brand new album entitled "Untrodden Corridors of Hades" on the 21st of November in Europe and 9th of December in rest of the world.

PROCESSION / DREAD SOVEREIGN European tour dates: November 10th, 2014, Bucharest - Music Club!

From Saturnal Records: "With distant rumble of bone drums we are proud to announce of our next releases to be completely unreleased recording from the forgotten archives of mighty Finnish black metal cult BARATHRUM titled ”Jetblack Warmetal” and first ever re-issue of the band’s infamous Jetblack EP from the year 1997.

Cult of Fire's 4th studio release entitled "Čtvrtá Symfonie Ohně" (The Fourth Symphony of Fire) was originally planned to be released after Triumvirát, but since the fascination with India was so strong, everything else was put aside.

From Sun & Moon Records: "We have the honor to sign the gloomy entity called OLD WITCH. 

7" EP and MCD that will be released via the Ajna Offensive during autumn 2014.

If somebody haven’t got it yet, DARKSPACE have announced a long-awaited event, actually an event-in-the-event.

After hiding in the depths of the underworld for a long period of time, the gates of Hades finally opened to unchain its untamed metallic beast, Okkulto is back!

In The Woods... are back!

Probably one of the best and most important news from this year from the music underground!

New KING DIAMOND Interview Suggests MERCYFUL FATE Shows On The Way

Eddie Trunk recently invited King Diamond and Metal Blade Records’ Brian Slagel on his podcast to discuss King's return. While pressed about the subject of Mercyful Fate, Brian Slagel says he will personally make sure Mercyful Fate shows will be on the way.

Complete timeschedule for this year's Brutal Assault Festival is here!

Brutal Assault #19, 2014 - the program

Brutal Assault 2014

THE DARKNESS BEFORE DAWNFIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM Back in the Studio

Fields of the Nephilim have been elusive on the live scene during 2014 with only a few exclusive appearances. They have been spending the time creating, writing and recording new material.

Wolfsgrey - Holnap elmegyek, the first official video from the Transylvanian Hooligan Black Metallers

Brutal Assault line-up is complete

Last bands for 19th volume of Brutal Assault festivals are here. Heading by Dutch cult apocalyptic black metal band DODECAHEDRON, French avantgard metallers CARNIVAL IN COAL, Russian thrash/HC band SIBERIAN MEAT GRINDER and INFERNAL TENEBRA from Croatia.

Meshing favorites like Bathory, Venom and Motorhead into one hard-charging sleaze-o-rama, Cleveland's Midnight are metal's undisputed badasses.

2014 - 10th Anniversary of Quorthon's Passing...

Newly confirmed bands are FLOTSAM & JETSAM, EXIVIOUS and HAMMERCULT

May - 27 - 2014New additions in mailorder:http://mirgilus.com/mailorder

Mayhem ‎- De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas: the 20th anniversary

Exactly 20th years ago was released one of the best (black) metal albums ever! A real masterpiece, a milestone in Black Metal history.

MANILLA ROAD at Old Grave Fest

Romanian Thrash Metal Club is honored to announce the presence, for the first time in Romania, of one of the eldest and most influential bands in American and world metal. An acknowledged inspiration source for countless traditional and extreme metal acts, from DARKTHRONE or MESSIAH to SLOUGH FEG or IRONSWORD, regarded as a true institution of classic metal and as the bringers of epic into heavy metal, MANILLA ROAD takes its place between the headliners of Romanian Thrash Metal Fest 3rd edition - Old Grave Fest, an event scheduled between 10-11 October 2014, in Club Fabrica, str. 11 Iunie nr. 50, Bucharest.

The wait is over!May 18. 2014: Releasing the sixth regular album.

One of the pioneers of late-20th century macabre surrealist art, H.R. Giger is no more, but his legacy will be eternal!

That's right! The first gig ever!

Sun & Moon Records from Transylvania presents:

Brutal Assault confirms HIGH ON FIRE, SKELETONWITCH, MODERN DAY BABYLON and MARTYRDOD

Saint Vitus 35th Anniversary Tour

W.A.I.L. - K.R.S.

I'm usually hate videoclips, but for some reasons I found this W.A.I.L. (Wisdom Through Agony into Illumination and Lunacy) video very interesting, try it:

New bands announced for the BLACK FLAMES OF BLASPHEMY V!

Mayhem, once again, stole the work of an artist who is really active inside the metal scene. Without neither asking shit nor of course, paying a dime.

Last time it was Justin Pope being ripped off, and now it's the turn of Daniel Corcuera.

Last two weeks for buying BA tickets for extra prices

SICULICIDIUM - "Hosszú út az örökkévalóságba" video for the 2nd album title track is online. "A song about the inevitable death, that awaits for us all." Long way to Eternity. 

The official La mesnie Herlequin facebook site announces new split release between the 2 notoriuos French acts!

Sun & Moon Records new releases 2014 March:

As former collaborator NiDHOGG recently revealed the original demo tape via his Youtube page, composed by him in 1994:

New bands are MGLA, DEW SCENTED and BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL

Brutal Assault announces three newly confirmed bands headed by legendary avantgarde black metal act MANES! Here is the message from the band:

New additions in Mailorder, 07/03/2014

"Selim Lemouchi, former frontman of The Devil's Blood, is deceased. 

Ladies and gentlemen, friends, supporters & enemies,after a long undead status as a webmagazine, we are reborn from the ashes with a totally new design and website for the new era.

SICULICIDIUM won the grand award in "modern arts" category, audio and visual."

New bands confirmed for Brutal Assault 2014

In every year’s end the best of lists just coming like mushrooms from everywhere, the best albums list, the best bands, the best concert, bla bla, here is my “The greatest shits list” from 2013,the Let downs list of 2013 in music industry and not only, read & enjoy: