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Portugal’s Burning Light Fest Day One HUGE Photo Essay!

This past weekend, a festival of epic proportions went down in Portugal – the Burning Light Fest! Today CVLT Nation has a huge photo essay from Day One of the fest via Pedro Roque…

http://www.cvltnation.com/portugals-burning-light-fest-day-one-huge-photo-essay/

Manchester hardcore band Old Skin are streaming their brand new EP 'Like Crows' on bandcamp.

The EP consists of three demo tracks recorded and mixed by Joe Clayton in the band’s rehearsal room, with mastering by Brad Boatright. It features Nic Watmough of Esoteric Youth filling in on drums. The release will be available on cassette next week on the 15th December via COF Records and Smithsfoodgroup DIY.

Old Skin are also currently on tour; you can catch them at the remaining shows.

December 12th Affillion Studios, Glasgow w/ Voe + Endless Swarm 14th Ducie Bridge, Manchester w/ Big Machine

Click read more to indulge in this heavy new EP!

The ABSTRACTER - Wound Empire CD is now available to pre-order, and you can stream a track from it at CVLT Nation. This is the first original CD album released by COF Records, and will be limited to 100 copies and will come in a card fold-out case, to be shipped in March.

More than excited to announce the launch of the new OLD SKIN tapes. 100 copies available in total, 40 exclusively on black through us. Listen to the three songs here and order the tape through smithsfoodgroup.storenvy.com as always.

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Old Skin - Like Crows CS is now available to buy.

Limited to 100 copies on clear cassettes with Side A/B labels. 

Artwork by Dia Artio and Ghost Dagger. 

Recorded and mixed by Joe Clayton at No Studio. 

Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.

Exclusive CVLT Nation Streaming: Caïna “Vowbound” + Footage

2014 saw Caïna celebrate ten years of existence, and while founder Andrew Curtis-Brignell had, at one point, laid the band aside, the call of musical catharsis was too much and the band began to create once more. A few small cassette releases were put out, and January 2015 …

http://www.cvltnation.com/exclusive-cvlt-nation-streaming-caina-vowbound-footage/

Manchester black metallers Caïna are streaming their brand new song 'Vowbound'.

This comes from their upcoming fourth LP ‘Setter of Unseen Snares’. Produced co-operatively between frontman Andy Curtis-Brignell, No Studio (Old Skin, Trudger) and Brad Boatright (Oathbreaker, Wolves in the Throne Room), it comes out on the 20th January 2015 via COF Records. You can pre-order the LP here!

You can hear this hardcore/post metal influenced beast by clicking read more!

Harrowed Metallic hardcore from Kent featuring members of Santa Karla. After their debut album Into Inferno that showcased angry relentless buzzsaw tones. With this being their first ever outing up north it’s due to be a memorable one. FFO: Trap Them, Entombed, Nails http://harrowed.bandcamp.com/ Old Skin Post metal influenced hardcore from Manchester featuring members of Knife Crimes and Esoteric Youth. With a brief hold on shows their finally back accompanied by Derrick of Centuries (Southern Lord) on drums. Ready to unleash all that pent up aggression. FFO: Botch, Old Man Gloom, Breather Resist http://old-skin.bandcamp.com/ Big Machine Crust influenced sludge from Manchester featuring members of Hammers. One of the most recent duo’s to come out of the north but they are surely no strangers to dishing out rapid crushing soundscapes.  FFO: Torche, Curl Up and Die, Kylesa  Plus one more act to be announced/confirmed. This will be the last date of HARROWED/OLD SKIN UK Weekender Tour.