MASTIPHAL - new album trailer available!

MASTIPHAL - new album trailer available!

"Parvzya", new studio album from Polish black metallers MASTIPHAL, will be released on May 15 via Witching Hour Productions. The CD was mixed and mastered with producer Sverker "Widda" Widgren at his Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden (WATAIN, FUNERAL MIST, DESTROYER 666).

MASTIPHAL, one of the most important Polish black metal bands of the '90s, recorded 10 new songs. However only 9 of them will be featured on CD version. In addition to the exclusive digibook CD as well as a limited LP version - 180-gram black grey vinyl with the full album on CD as bonus "Reclaming the Throne" song!


A short trailer for "Parvzya" can be viewed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xWigE8BKoQ&tracker=False&hd=1

Live premiere of the new tracks will take place June 3rd at the "Silesian Massacre" festival in Katowice, Poland, where MASTIPHAL will play with DODHEIMSGARD, URGEHAL, ENTOMBED and KATAKLYSM. MASTIPHAL have been confirmed also for "The Underground Unleashed 2011" festival (INCANTATION, DARZAMAT, DEMONICAL), set to take place September 30 - October 2, in Darjeeling, India.

"Parvzya" track listing:

1. Intro
2. The Wall of Phantom
3. Under The Sign of the Morning Star
4. May He Rot in Hell
5. Sovereign's Return
6. Man Strikes God Falls
7. Nihil Esse
8. Parvzya
9. Chosen Obituaries
10. Reclaming the Throne*
11. Triumph of Destruction

*only vinyl edition

A double-CD digipack from MASTIPHAL was made available on September 25, 2009 via Witching Hour Productions. Entitled "Damnatio Memoriae", the set contains the group's entire discography and, as a special bonus, footage of band performing live in 1994 as well as the remastered audio track from that concert.

Mastiphal current line-up
Flauros - vocal
Daamr - guitars, bass
Oppressor - guitars, bass
Cymeris - guitars
Senator - drums

Discography:

"Sowing Profane Seed" - (Baron Records 1994)
"For a Glory of All Evil Spirits, Rise for Victory" -
(Baron Records 1995 /Nocturn Records 1996)
"Seed of Victory" - (Vox Mortiis 1998)
"Czarne Zastępy - W hołdzie Kat" - compilation - (Pagan Records 1998)
"A Tribute to Hell" - compilation - (Full Moon Productions 1998)
"Damnatio Memoriae" - (Witching Hour Productions 2009)
"Parvzya" - (Witching Hour Productions 2011)

mastiphalofficial@gmail.com

Font: Michal Kapusciarz - www.witchinghour.pl

Mastiphal confirms release date of „Parvzya” and first live show in India!

Mastiphal confirms release date of „Parvzya” and first live show in India!

Musicians of black metal act Mastiphal set the release date of their new effort entitled "Parvzya" for 15th May 2011. In Sweden’s Necromorbus Studio (Watain, Funeral Mist, Destroyer 666) the band has just finished working on all new songs which will be featured on „Parvzya” The album was mixed by Sverker "Widda" Widgren.

„We were working for almost one year on the new songs. But we didn’t want to rush things up. „Widda” is a patient guy, who took our opinions into consideration during final mixing. Previously the album was to be released in autumn, but fortunately there was no pressure from the label’s site, which trusted and supported us. Thanks to those conditions we’re now for the first time fully satisfied with our work. In the 90’s we definitely didn’t have such comfortable conditions. This time the album sounds perfectly and reflects fully what we’re capable of” - comments Flauros, band’s singer.

„Parvzya” will be released by Witching Hour Productions on 15th May as exclusive digibook CD and gatefold LP.

Mastiphal also recently confirmed their appearance on "The Underground Unleashed" festival, which will take place in September in Darjeeling, India. During three days’ festival fans will have the chance to see another Polish band, dark metal Darzamat, one of the headliners together with American Incantation. The festival will take place between 30th September and 2nd October.

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New in the line-up are second guitarist Daamr, with whom Flauros cooperated in Darzamat and InDread Cold, bass played Oppressor and drummer Senator.
Mastiphal recorded 11 new songs. However only 9 of them will be featured on CD version. One extra track was recorded exclusively for vinyl version, another one for special compilation entitled Silesian Black Attack. – This compilation features most important black metal bands from our region. For this album every band (among them as well Besatt, Furia, Massemord or Throneum) will record one new song. The release date is also set for 2011 – adds Flauros.
Mastiphal together with Christ Agony, Behemoth and Graveland, is one of the oldest black metal bands in Poland. In September 2009 Witching Hour Productions released retrospective double CD entitled „Damnatio Memoriae” which contained all recorded Mastiphal releases from the past. The band returned to stage activity this year playing two shows with Mayhem, first after over a 10-year break.

Current Mastiphal line-up:

Flauros - vocal
Daamr - guitars, bass
Oppressor - guitars, bass
Cymeris - guitars
Senator - drums

www.myspace.com/mastiphalofficial

Font: Michal Kapusciarz - www.witchinghour.pl/

Mastiphal finished recordings of new album entitled "Parvzya"!

Mastiphal finished recordings of new album entitled "Parvzya"!

One of the most important Polish black metal bands of the 90s – originated from Katowice, Mastiphal after reuniting for both live and studio activities has just finished recordings of their new, first in 15 years studio album. “Parvzya” was recorded in Maq Studio in Wojkowice. In November Mastiphal will fly to Stockholm to mix the album in famous Necromorbus Studio (Watain, Funeral Mist, Destroyer 666).

Recording session lasted almost whole September with sound engineer Jarosław Toifl. In the upcoming weeks Mastiphal travels to Sweden’s Necromorbus Studio to mix and master the album with Sverker Widgren - "Widda" is a singer of Swedish band Demonical who also finish recordings of their new album. We’re going to spend one week in Stockholm, however first part of mixing work will be done before we arrive, so we will have the first outcome just when we enter the studio”.– explains Flauros, singer of Mastiphal.

The title of new album means in Greek ‘presence, appearance’. “We’ve never been modest. Parvzya means for us the return of Mastiphal. However there’s of course the second meaning – on the religious level – ‘parvzya’ is the day of hell’s wrath which will be followed by all plagues and misery. Since most churches is still waiting for ‘parvzya’, the subject of Judgement Day still fires the minds of many. We of course have different opinion on that. Look at the cover of the album – rebellion and mutiny is the crucial aspect of Mastiphal music. So you can just expect the worst! „Man Strikes, God Falls” says the title of one new song – says Flauros promising the return to late 80’s/early 90’s – This sounds fast, very heavy and uncompromising. I have no doubts this is 100 percent of old school style of playing black metal music. When I listen to those songs I have the impression that we still live at the end of 80’s. You can be sure this will be irreligious” – underlines Flauros, who together with guitar player Cymeris, is the original member of Mastiphal.

New in the line-up are second guitarist Daamr, with whom Flauros cooperated in Darzamat and InDread Cold, bass played Oppressor and drummer Senator.

Mastiphal recorded 11 new songs. However only 9 of them will be featured on CD version. One extra track was recorded exclusively for vinyl version, another one for special compilation entitled Silesian Black Attack. – This compilation features most important black metal bands from our region. For this album every band (among them as well Besatt, Furia, Massemord or Throneum) will record one new song. The release date is also set for 2011 – adds Flauros.

Mastiphal together with Christ Agony, Behemoth and Graveland, is one of the oldest black metal bands in Poland. In September 2009 Witching Hour Productions released retrospective double CD entitled „Damnatio Memoriae” which contained all recorded Mastiphal releases from the past. New album will be released in early 2011. The band returned to stage activity this year playing two shows with Mayhem, first after over a 10-year break.

Current Mastiphal line-up:

Flauros - vocal
Daamr - guitars, bass
Oppressor - guitars, bass
Cymeris - guitars
Senator - drums

Links:

www.myspace.com/mastiphalofficial
www.witchinghour.pl/

Font: Michal Kapusciarz - www.witchinhour.pl