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WATAIN Release ‘Death Transmission’ Statement


Notorious black metal collective WATAIN has issued the following statement:

Ladies and gentlemen, followers, allies and supporters,
this is a solemn transmission from the Temple of Watain.
 
We hereby announce that in III years’ time – upon our 30th anniversary –
Watain’s eighth and final full-length album will be released.
 
The album will mark the closure of a thirty-year-long magical Work, the last crossroad of Watain, after which the band will cease to exist. The ending of a triad of decades during which we have shared our sacred path through this strange world with you, our loyal audience, on a steady course towards the beckoning darkness of The End.

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Legendary Swedish Band Refused Officially Call It Quits


From 1991 to 1998, Swedish hardcore punk band Refused revolutionized the genre and inspired legions of hardcore, alt-rock and metal bands to push the boundaries of their artistic expression and political awareness. After reuniting in 2012, today they officially announce the end of their influential run and share plans for a farewell tour that will mark the band’s final performances in the United States. You can see the full list of U.S. tour dates HERE.
 

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NECRODEATH: Italian black-thrash metal trailblazers announce breakup, final album and farewell tour


Italian black-thrash metal trailblazers NECRODEATH have today announced their intention to break up after one final album and a farewell tour in 2025.

Throughout the next 18 months the band will celebrate 40 years of existence by releasing a new full-length album via Time To Kill Records and by heading out on a tour that’s purported to be their last one ever.

Frontman Flegias commented: “Following a prolific career and hundreds of concerts, we decided to stop here to make room for new up and coming acts and enjoy a well-deserved rest. We are aware that we are delivering bad news to our most loyal fans, but this should also please those who always said we should have broken up after the first demo tape. We will say goodbye with one last album and a series of concerts that will last from January to December 2025”.

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Bartłomiej Krysiuk VERSION OF BATUSHKA returns with first live record ‘Black Liturgy’


On the October night of Samhain, the band presented an atmospheric live stream prepared for the Colombian “Rock al Parque Festival” – one of the largest music festivals in South America. The broadcast itself took place in the form of a freely available stream.
After its success, the band decided to release the recorded performance entitled: “ЧЕРНАЯ ЛИТУРГИЯ / BLACK LITURGY / CZERNAYA LITURGIYA – A MONASTIC LIVE”.

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EXCLUSIVE UPDATE INTERVIEW – KRZYSZTOF DRABIKOWSKI OF BATUSHKA 


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Interview by Carina Lawrence / Dark Art Conspiracy

We have been covering the shocking split of Polish black metal act BATUSHKA and we were fortunate enough to get an exclusive interview with founder/creator/guitarist and songwriter Krzysztof Drabikowski back in April last year after events unfolded with vocalist Krysiuk going behind Krzysztof’s back and essentially stealing his own band from him which has led to two versions of the band BATUSHKA.

You can read the original interview from April 2019 here: https://darkartconspiracy.com/2019/04/12/exclusive-interview-krzysztof-drabikowski-of-batushka/

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Batushka Lawsuit Update & One Side Releases New Music


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The bizarre split of two sides claiming to be the real Batushka continues and we have another update about the situation. Batushka guitarist Krzysztof Drabikowski (the founder and creator who we did an exclusive interview with here: https://darkartconspiracy.com/2019/04/12/exclusive-interview-krzysztof-drabikowski-of-batushka/) and vocalist Bartłomiej Krysiuk both claim to be the real Batushka.

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