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Watch: ‘The Awakening’ by Bliss of Flesh

Posted: 6 September 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
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French black/death metal entity Bliss of Flesh has dropped the ‘The Awakening,’ accompanied by a gripping music video, as the first preview from their forthcoming fifth record, Metempsychosis — Life or the Pact with Death (EN). The most introspective entry in Bliss of Flesh’s discography, this album, scheduled for 17 October 2025  via Black Lion Records on CD, vinyl, and digital, continues the band’s tradition of weaving music into vast conceptual frameworks. Metempsychosis is defined as the transmigration of the soul after death from one body to another.

Of ‘The Awakening,’ Bliss of Flesh explains: “This piece expresses the moment when the individual becomes aware of their state and the new environment revealed to them, imbued with decrepitude and fatalism. ‘The Awakening’ is an introspective monologue between the individual and the inner forces that drive and consume them, allowing them to transcend themselves and finally overcome the fatality that gnaws at them, to bargain and seal the pact that will allow them to regain control of their existence at the twilight of this new life.”

UPCOMING LIVE APPEARANCES
Gorgoroth “33-Year Anniversary Tour 2025 Part II” – Northern Europe
w/ Carved Memories, Shemhamforash
16.10.2025 – Roskilde, DEN / Gimle
17.10.2025 – Flensburg, GER / Roxy Concerts
18.10.2025 – Malmö, SWE / Plan B
19.10.2025 – Göteborg, SWE / Monument
20.10.2025 – Stockholm, SWE / Kollektivet Livet
22.10.2025 – Jyväskylä, FIN / Lutakko
23.10.2025 – Helsinki, FIN / Anniwalli
25.10.2025 – Tallinn, EST / Tapper Club
26.10.2025 – Riga, LAT / Melna Piektdiena

Festival Appearances:
14.11.2025 – Metal Earth Fest, Brest, FR
07.02.2026 – Douceur Noire Fest, Crosne, FR

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Bliss of Flesh / Eukene Photography

Watch: ‘As You Die’ by Centinex

Posted: 30 October 2024 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
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Legendary Swedish death metallers Centinex unleashed their ‘As You Die’ single, accompanied by a music video. Featuring two brand-new tracks, the single carves out a fresh path for the band, infusing death ‘n’ roll fury while retaining their signature raw, aggressive extremity. These songs provide a glimpse into their highly anticipated 2025 album, set for release via Black Lion Records.

States Centinex bassist Martin Schulman: “Times change and so do Centinex. Our ‘As You Die’ single in a way represents a new beginning for the band, not only by working with new business partners but also by exploring a somewhat new musical direction.

“As previously mentioned, we have always been about not setting boundaries or limiting ourselves, and these two new tracks might be the clearest example of that. Maybe we are getting old or something, dunno… Anyway, let’s fu**ing rock!”

Watch the Video for ‘As You Die,’ here:

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Centinex originated in 1990 as a riff-oriented part of the classic Swedish death metal movement and disbanded in 2005 after releasing eight full-length albums. In 2014, they resurfaced, quite surprisingly, and with a refreshed line-up, delivered their celebrated come-back record, Redeeming Filth. The next album was inevitable and didn’t take another decade to assemble. Having released Doomsday Rituals in 2016, the band played a run of shows in Europe and North America, before encapsulating their sheer Swedish brutality on a new offering. Death In Pieces, the long-runner’s third reunion album, brims with a powerful dose of old-school, Stockholm-style death metal, pushing their signature heavy riffing to a new level of intensity. The Pestilence EP followed, representing a slight shift by incorporating old-school thrash influences and marking a new chapter in the band’s history.

Centinex embarked on a headlining European tour from May to July 2024. With their double-track single ‘As You Die’ released digitally on October 25 (and a physical release set for November 8), Centinex is gearing up to release their 12th full-length album in 2025 via Black Lion Records. Catch them live at Athens Extreme Festival on 15 December 2024.

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