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[Dying Victims Productions]

Dying Victims Productions is proud to announce the following new Pre-orders:




DVP 387 Iron Kobra – Eternal Dagger LP/CD/MC
DVP 26 Iron Kobra – Dungeon Master LP/CD
DVP 57 Iron Kobra – Might & Magic LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present IRON KOBRA's highly anticipated third album, Eternal Dagger, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Additionally their two previous albums will be re-released at the same time.

Formed in 2008, Germany's IRON KOBRA began with a noble mission: to bring heavy metal back to its unpolished, rough, and weird roots. Influenced by heroes of old like Iron Maiden, Cirith Ungol, Living Death, Manowar, and Tank with a sprinkle of punk, the band brewed up a venomous concoction of catchy-yet-speedy heavy metal with maximum potential for engagement – whether it was singing along to, banging your head, and / or raising your fist! Their first few years were busy, releasing the Cult of the Snake demo in 2009 and the Battlesword EP the year after. After playing extensively all throughout Europe and earning a reputation for being a force to be reckoned with live, IRON KOBRA teamed up with DYING VICTIMS in 2012 for the release of their momentous debut album, Dungeon Masters, and three years later for their more refined second album, Might & Magic. The years after – especially those around the pandemic – brought the band's external momentum to a crawl. But behind the scenes, they were still writing and playing select shows, even venturing as far as Japan.

Now, at very long last, IRON KOBRA return to stake their claim as kings of swords & sorcery metal with Eternal Dagger! Granted, the characteristically amazing cover artwork suggests a sci-fi bent, but the timeless HEAVY METAL the Germans unleash here is vintage IRON KOBRA: immediately recognizable as them, but still reflecting on (and refining) their past, incorporating influences from their favorite bands to result in something that will be YOUR favorite soon enough! Aided by the gleaming & glorious production of Stefan Castevet (Vulture, Luzifer), Eternal Dagger explodes with excitement at every turn, its nine songs ranging speed metal tracks like "Trembling Dungeons" to NWOBHM-fueled rockers like "Shibuya Nights" and epics like "Mountains of Madness." It goes without saying that IRON KOBRA's arsenal here offers a wide variety of pure metal gold, evoking the likes of Exciter, Brocas Helm, Diamond Head, and early Running Wild but, of course, with their undeniable personality and panache.

So strap yourselves to your seats, maniacs: the Cult of the Snake is back, bringing you heavy hymns that will pierce your eardrums like a heavy metal drill!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on purple vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– Limited Box set on blue/silver galaxy vinyl, with insert, A1 sized poster, sticker, post card, woven patch, silkscreened backpatch, metal pin, posterflag, vinyl slipmat and download code.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.
– MC edition with sticker, button, download code
– T-Shirt

Dungeon Masters:
– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on ultra clear vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Might & Magic:
– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on bone colored vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 19th June



DVP 388 Cutthroat – Invoking Terror MLP/MCD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present Invoking Terror, the highly anticipated debut mini-album of Ireland's CUTTHROAT, on CD and 12" vinyl formats.

The island of Ireland may not appear often when it comes to underground bands...yet when it does, it strikes hard and swift! Witness CUTTHROAT, the goriest addition yet, who are now delivering their debut mini-album following two demos in 2023 and 2025, respectively. Aptly titled Invoking Terror, this five-song / 25-minute blast of filth & fury delivers violent, thrashing DEATH METAL that worships the underground's forgotten days of old. For sure, CUTTHROAT may be "new," but they definitely sound OLD here: think early / best Possessed, Morbid Angel, Merciless, and Necrovore and you're within the power-trio's wheelhouse. And no, they don't intend to reinvent that wheel any time soon; the wheel that is Invoking Terror simply rolls over you – FAST – and the only recourse is to submit and headbang like a fucking maniac or summarily get flattened like the wimp that you are.

The modern underground has yet to see such unbridled violence since the glory days of the aforementioned bands, and indeed is that CUTTHROAT's aim on Invoking Terror. There is no story, no fashion, no trends – this is simply audial torture sent to invoke terror over all who listen!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on transparent red vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 19th June



DVP 389 Hyena/Risingfall – Heavy Metal Heroes MLP/MCD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present Heavy Metal Heroes, a special split EP between Peru's HYENA and Japan's RISINGFALL, on CD and 12" vinyl formats.

Heavy metal is living a global explosion, driven by underground bands that keep alive the legacy of those Heavy Metal Heroes who created eternal anthems. This titular mini-album brings together two bands separated by a great distance but united in an undying thirst for true metal.

From Cajamarca, Peru's HYENA return after touring worldwide in support of their DYING VICTIMS debut album, About Rock and Roll. Carrying forward the spirit that defined their first record, the Peruvians deliver two brand-new tracks as the first strike from their forthcoming second album. Raw and bloodthirsty, the band bring their turn-of-the-'80s style to a boil here, more anthemic and charismatic than ever.

From Tokyo, Japan's RISINGFALL continue their ascent with new material following 2022's DYING VICTIMS debut album Rise or Fall and last year's self-released EP Dungeon's Call. After their performance at Germany's Keep It True Rising Festival, the band has established itself among today's true torchbearers of heavy metal. Their two brand-new tracks here bring a dazzling display of old-metal values filtered through that uniquely Eastern lens.

Heavy Metal Heroes stands as a statement of real underground heavy metal: forged in tradition, carried across continents, and kept alive by those who remain faithful to its sound and spirit. In support of the release, HYENA and RISINGFALL will join forces for a co-headlining triple strike of shows in Tokyo in June.

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on oxblood vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 19th June



DVP 390 Witching Hour –  Past Midnight... LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the much-needed reissue of WITCHING HOUR'S sophomore album, Past Midnight..., on vinyl LP and CD formats. Under license from Evil Spell Records.

Originally released in 2011, as well as on tape through Dying Victims in 2012, this album introduced the evolvement of the band's sound from rough and straight forward black thrash to a more varied, multilayered approach to the genre. The fast and evil aspects are still present, yet the band managed to weave in the early version of their yearning, melancholic and ancient heavy metal atmosphere. Ancient heavy metal black thrash!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on green/black galaxy vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 19th June



DVP 391 Baphomet's Blood – Second Strike LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the much-needed reissue of BAPTHOMET'S BLOOD's sophomore album, Second Strike, on vinyl LP and – for the first time – CD formats.

Originally released in 2008, the Italians definitely continued in the same vein: rough speeding heavy metal hailing the old goods of NWOBHM and 80s speed metal. Beer drinkers and hell raisers though and through, this one is for the backwards leaning blue-collar metal maniacs.8 tracks + a cover of German heavy metal cult act Tyrant finished of this Second Strike.

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on clear/black splatter vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 19th June

[Dying Victims Productions]

Dying Victims Productions is proud to announce the following new Pre-orders:




DVP 392 INTO DARKNESS – Route to the Other Side LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the long-awaited debut album of Italy's INTO DARKNESS, Route to the Other Side, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Italy's INTODARKNESS have been a work in progress since their formation in 2011. Led by vocalist / guitarist Doomed Warrior from the very beginning, the band released a handful of demos, a couple splits, and a couple EPs during their first decade of existence. While all short-lengths, they certainly did not lack in quality. As time (and lineups) went on, INTO DARKNESS' primary influences – equally early Asphyx and Soulburn, Pentacle, Sinister, Gorefest, Dead Head, Phlebotomized, Acrostichon, and Thanatos among others – came more sharply into focus, aligning reverently within old-school Dutch death metal in style but with a unique lyrical focus: divulgative astronomy. Not astrology, not sci-fi, no Lovecraft – only and specifically divulgative astronomy, maybe poetically but definitely realistically.

Now, at long last, INTO DARKNESS are prepared to unleash their debut album. Tellingly titled Route to the Outer Side, the Italians' first full-length is a concept record about the outer solar system, which still considers Pluto as a planet and also includes Halley's Comet. As a power-trio, they unload a twisted, hulking mass of DEATH METAL – dark, doomed, but not without a special spark of astral atmosphere. Mind you, INTO DARKNESS still don't do "sci-fi" or "spacey" death metal; rather, the sweeping songwriting that overtakes the listener with an energetic-yet-patient pace spells out in subtler terms the band's lyrical conceits. Put another way, they show you rather than tell you about the vast, ominous majesty of space, leaving behind cliché sonic signifiers in favor of timeless death metal songcraft. Nevertheless, the trio possess prodigious chops, and are unafraid to often put them in service of the song – but when framed within the album's powerful & professional production, it all feels exceptionally organic and far from flashy.

A creative, passionate vision that's bloomed beyond their trademark tribute to classic Dutch death metal, INTO DARKNESS have finally arrived. Prepare for the Route to the Other Side!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on blue/white galaxy vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 24th July



DVP 393 JORDSJØ – Pestkrønikene LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present JORDSJØ's highly anticipated new album, Pestkrønikene, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

JORDSJØ released their first tape in 2015. With the fourth tape, 2017's Jord, the band got a wider audience outside their native Norway and subsequently released full-lengths on such labels as Karisma, Pancromatic, and Apollon. The band works as a duo in the studio, but for the last eight years, they have played live as a quintet. JORDSJØ are led by multi-instrumentalist Håkon Oftung, who has been a part of Oslo's psychedelic, progressive, and heavy rock undergrounds for many years, and has played in Black Magic, Tusmørke, The Chronicles of Father Robin, Wobbler, Zenon, and labelmates FLIGHT to mention but a few. He's joined by longtime companion and childhood friend Kristian Frøland, who plays drums and percussion, and also produced and mixed Pestkrønikene.

Pestkrønikene is a part of JORDSJØ's 10-year anniversary, and their ninth release overall. The record started out as a compilation of studio outtakes from 2020-2025, but then took on a form of its own, with the songs linked together thematically. Lyrically, those themes reflect war, upheaval, the fall of kings and the rise of a new dawn, and cults and sects. Sonically, Pestkrønikene encapsulates the JORDSJØ experience as well as extends beyond it. Mythical and magickal, the album honors the band's background in hard rock and heavy metal, and combines this with their own analog and organic blend of progressive / psychedelic folk rock. To say that band and record, both in general, blend '70s heavy rock like Deep Purple, Rush, and Ashbury with the progressive landscapes of Gentle Giant, Høst, and Landberk somewhat undersells JORDSJØ's particular headspace. The soothingly otherworldly atmosphere sounds incredibly era-authentic but, more so, exists in a parallel universe worth revisiting over and over again; truly, new details and vistas open up with each spin, even with the soundfield being lushly Spartan. To make that anniversary all the sweeter, JORDSJØ are here joined by a few amazing guests: Jon Henriksen from Black Magic, Kristian Valbo from Obliteration / Aura Noir, and Andreas Prestmo and Lars Fredrik Frøislie from Wobbler. Sonic alchemy, Pestkrønikene is.

Succinct yet deceptively expansive at just 36 minutes, Pestkrønikene is a generous feast of fantastical, extra-dimensional exploration. While not "heavy" in the usual DYING VICTIMS sense, JORDSJØ honor the old ways – handmade, honest, even heroic.

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on red vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 24th July



DVP 394 TORPOR – Ɖungeon Ɖescent LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated debut album of Poland's TORPOR, Ɖungeon Ɖescent, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

TORPOR were formed in Warsaw by three school friends and music fans under the huge influence of Bathory. While recording their first release, Burning Realms / Behold the Spell of Black Fortress, in dusk of 2017, the band were laying their music foundations inspired by the epic side of black and the haunted / melancholic side of early '80s heavy metal.

Since their last release – 2021's The Ancient Tales EP, which was actually recorded in 2019 – TORPOR parted ways with their drummer, who alongside Mike Magister I.V. and Franciszek Archont, was a founding member of the trio. Upon the arrival of a new drummer and long-time friend, Bloodhammer, they recorded their debut album. It marks the result of their work and path undertaken.

"We knew it was our direction to follow and polish, so now, after some time, we can happily present our debut album, Ɖungeon Ɖescent," the band state. "It is our first real record that pictures our vision exactly how we liked to. After years of wandering around basement rehearsal rooms and two self-released demos, we are finally coming out of our lairs with this LP under the banners of DYING VICTIMS."

Their past connections with fellow labelmates ARMAGH and FUKKIN' VENGEANCE somewhat explains TORPOR's link to the idiosyncratic side of ancient heavy metal, which has taken far more prominence on Ɖungeon Ɖescent over the first-wave black metal side – but that's only part of the picture. Some might call it "cleaning up," others might liken it to a harnessing of feral energies, but TORPOR's emphatic-yet-stoic strut conveys equal amounts of energy and mystery, finesse and fine-tuning. Of course, the power-trio can kick into high gear when they want to, be it heroic gallop or even hypnotic blast, but their sense of movement from one moody segment to the next imparts a narrative flow that's part and parcel of their lyrical imagery. Or, perhaps it's true swords & sorcery metal without belaboring the point – no "COOL IMAGERY DUDE" without the music & atmosphere to back it up, more specifically – that harkens to a glorious, sadly bygone era.

However you approach this Ɖungeon Ɖescent, TORPOR have surely delivered a cult classic in the making. Passion, authenticity, the reverberating ring of truth...ancient powers arise from time immemorial!

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on orange vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 24th July



DVP 395 Witching Hour –  Where Pale Winds Take Them high... MLP

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the much-needed reissue of WITCHING HOUR'S mini-album, Where Pale Winds Take Them High..., on vinyl LP format. Under license from Evil Spell Records.

Originally released in 2014, this 6-track mini-album continued the evolvement of the band's sound from rough and straight forward black thrash to a more varied, multilayered approach to the genre. On this record, Witching Hour still concentrated on shorter, more to the point song writing, whereas their following albums began to see more expansive and atmospheric tunes.

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on blue/white galaxy vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.

Out 24th July



DVP 396 Baphomet's Blood – Metal Damnation LP/CD

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the much-needed reissue of BAPTHOMET'S BLOOD's third album, Metal Damnation, on vinyl LP and – for the first time – CD formats.

Originally released in 2009, BAPHOMET'S BLOOD continues their roughneck approach to real underground heavy and speed metal. Their Italian Steel may not be sharp, but nonetheless hard hitting. 8 tracks + a cover of Belgian heavy metal cult act Killer can be found on this record.

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on clear/blue splatter vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.

Out 24th July