Gonzo Catatonic Doomhead (via Tiger Television)
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GONZO CATATONIC DOOMHEAD
A heretic capture of Copnehganen’s HEAVY DAYS IN DOOMTOWN
02.05.2013-05.05.2013
København, DENMARK
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Several years ago a few friends associated with Dephosphorus and Blastbeat Mailmurder/Productions started a music/tech blogzine which didn’t work out like we would have hoped to (most of the team faded at some point into silence and demotivation). As of today, one of the contributors and longtime comrade/friend, Pascal Cretain decided to post again! Read this fest report and share! Gonzo journalism at its finest!
3-page feature @ Metal Daze
Those of you who understand spanish should get their copy of Metal Daze magazine issue#4 (March 2013) right about now! It features a comprehensive 3-page feature with Dephosphorus.
The interview has been conducted by longtime supporter Mart Le Die from Modreg Records. All hails to him and to Walter, the mag’s chief editor!
Record Store Day Special Offer @ Hell Comes Home.
Hell Comes Home, the excellent Irish label which has released our split-7″EP with Great Falls as a part of their split series volume 1, has two great offers in order to celebrate the Record Store day.
Record Store Day Special Offer – 20% Off in our Online Shop
I don’t have any new or exclusive releases to offer for this year’s Record Store Day, but this shouldn’t hold us back from celebrating. So I’m more than happy to offer a 20% discount for all purchases in the online shop. This offer starts now and will last until the week-end is over. This is your chance to get a good deal on the Volume 1 Boxset.
Use the following coupon code at checkout : RCRD-STR-DY-13
Free Digital Download on Bandcamp
While I am at it I thought I may as well throw in a free download of the whole Volume 1 box set. That’s 24 bands, 24 songs of some the best loud and heavy music out there (according to me).
This offer will take place from now on until the week-end is over or the free downloads limit has been reached. Please, feel free to let your friends know. The more, the merrier!
Free digital download of Hell Comes Home Volume 1 Boxset
Enjoy!
Dephosphorus participating in forthcoming Monomaniac vol.2/3 comp.12″EP!!!
Monomaniac vol.2/3 is currently under the final phase of preparation. As we speak, mastering is being done by C.Sinclair of Diocletian/Witchrist fame, and Viral Graphics is designing the artwork and layout.
Brace yourselves by streaming right now the opening track, “Transmuting Rituals Of The Absolute” by WITCHRIST, introducing the band’s new vocalist!!!
There’s also been a change of plans concerning the format of the series. Still sticking to the original ~1 minute of music per band concept which is what the Monomaniac series are all about, we felt limited by seveninchers this time, and have therefore decided to opt for the appropriate format according to the needs and shape of each volume. So, instead of a double gatefold 7″, vol.2/3 will be a 12″EP spinning at 45 RPM.
Please find below the full line-up:
Witchrist (New Zealand),
Weregoat (US),
Mutant Supremacy (USA),
Dephosphorus (Greece),
Gods Of Chaos (Croatia),
End (Greece),
Burial Hordes (Greece),
Ravencult (Greece),
Progress Of Inhumanity (Greece),
Black Hole Of Calcutta (USA),
Dødsferd (Greece),
Nadiwrath (Greece),
Wake (Canada),
Nocturnal Vomit (Greece),
Νecrosadist (Cyprus/UK),
Omega Monolith (Greece),
Skullshitter (USA),
Haapoja (Finland),
Monomakh (Australia).
`Hell Comes Home split series Vol.1, playlist @ Spotify.
Listen to this whole excellent series that we’ve been part of with the split-7″ with Great Falls.
N.S.T. #4 at Deformed Linears of Dissimilar Reputations’ The Best Albums of 2012 (10-01)
Deformed Linears of Dissimilar Reputations’ The Best Albums of 2012 (10-01)
N.S.T. @ Necroslaughter.de’s top of 2012
N.S.T., both the album and the self-titled song, are featured in Necroslaughter.de’s top of 2012.
N.S.T. @ Ayin’s Razor’s 2012 in Music
Ayin’s Razor’s 2012 in Music
I’ve surprised myself by getting into extreme metal again. Well, for the first time really – apart from a teenage interest in Napalm Death and the rest of the Earache roster, I could never really dig the lack of emotional breadth or melody in much grindcore, and hated the overstatement of death metal. All that teenage phase left me with was a deep love for Mick Harris and James Plotkin, as well as a high respect for Godflesh. Really, two bands have sealed my embrace of the dark side this year: Dephosphorus - a Greek “astrogrind” band whose second full-length has garnered rave reviews from around the web. It’s beautiful, both physically for its art and presentation, and aurally. Brutal, abrasive but intelligent; psychedelic and furious, but controlled. There’s been a massive proliferation of screamy, sophisticated-ish black metal awash with blastbeats and all those same chords and sounds – Dephosphorus do something beyond that, and hopefully will continue to push the sound beyond the very narrow furrow it now inhabits.
N.S.T. #6 @ Casting Stone’s Best.of.2012.
The Casting Stone: Best.of.2012.
Εσωστρεφές, περιπετειώδες, διαστημικό grindcore. Κι όμως γίνεται. Δίσκος πρωτοποριακός, όχι μόνο για τα ελληνικά δεδομένα, αλλά γενικώς για τα extreme metal standards. Η ανάγκη για ζωντανές εμφανίσεις είναι πλέον επιτακτική.
N.S.T. review @ theKvlt (greek)
http://www.the-kvlt.com/2012/12/dephosphorus-night-sky-transform.html
N.S.T. is #1 on Grind and Punishment’s top-10 for 2012!
We are stoked and honoured that Grind and Punishment, a mighty blog that has supported us from the beginning, has put “Night Sky Transform” on top of their list for 2012! Our split with Wake is also on top of their 2012 list of splits…
Grind in Rewind 2012
1. Dephosphorus
Night Sky Transform
7 Degrees
Dephosphorus transformed more than the night sky with their sophomore effort; the Hellenic trio upended many of my preconceptions about what grindcore could be and convey. Night Sky Transform has evolved so far beyond mere grindcore that even trying to squeeze them into that label feels like a gross disservice to what they’ve brewed up as they musically venture into the empty(?) spaces between the stars. The first time I heard Axiom in 2011, this immediately became my most anticipated album of 2012, and Dephosphorus did not fail to deliver, even if they charted a course I didn’t expect. Axiom was more immediate and visceral, but Night Sky Transform is ultimately the more rewarding musical experience if you take the time to invest yourself in its otherworldly meditations on the cosmic irrelevance of humanity and the splendor that is the universe at large. All hail aurora.
Grind in Rewind 2012: It Takes Two to Tango
1. Dephosphorus/Wake
Split
7 Degrees
Sometimes the most brilliant gambits are the most obvious. Case in point, the excellent and ascendant 7 Degrees Records grabbed its two foremost bands – Wake and Dephospohorus – and told them to each record enough music to fill one side of a 7-inch. The result was an absolutely scintillating pairing that proved to be a pivot from Wake’s Leeches (which graced last year’s list) to Deposphorus’ dominating Night Sky Transform. Dephosphorus had backed off the artistry of Axiom for something more primal and vicious, which put them firmly in Wake’s realm, giving the pairing a wonderful balance from side to side. This is absolutely everything you want in a split experience: two bands at the top of their game that clearly enjoyed the idea of working together.
N.S.T. review @ Rice Factory
http://www.ricefactoryzine.com/2012/12/dephosphorus-night-sky-transform-lp.html
Very good first LP release from this new band Dephosphorus. They have black, death, crust, grind and they mix perfectly altogether to come out with Night Sky Transform. I must admit I really felt in love with this band with just by first spinning. The vocal scream like there is no more tomorrow which I can give a, no, two thumb ups. The music is very solid with rustic guitar and perfect balance bass but the drum kick is kinda low to my preference. Even the debut LP, the dynamic and maturity was there and I cannot wait for their next documentation.
Available from 7 Degrees Records
N.S.T. @ PopMatters’ Ragnarök: 2012 Gloomy Awards
We’re stoked that N.S.T. has made it into PopMatters’ Ragnarök: 2012 Gloomy Awards!
It always feels great when we find out that fellow music lovers are carried away and inspired by our music and concept. Thanks Craig!
Dephosphorus: Night Sky Transform
Greek trio Dephosphorus’s second full-length Night Sky Transform contains elements of grindcore, death metal, black metal, sludge, noise rock and post-hardcore—the blending of all being highly dexterous and original. The album’s conceptual arc tackled big ideas. Gazing into the cosmos, Dephosphorus asked deep questions about our place in the universe, wrapping that inquiry around grinding, angular and aggressive tunes that rapidly shifted tempo and veered off to encompass those myriad metallic styles. Underpinning all was an evolving search for meaning that fearlessly ignored genre and defied categorization, with the band harnessing whatever tools it required to investigate the unknowable. Innovation and introspection were the keys to Night Sky Transform‘s attraction. Dephosphorus had impressed with,Axiom, its astro-grinding debut, but Night Sky Transformwasn’t so much a ‘one small step’ forward, more a ‘giant leap’. From production, arrangement and delivery to its meteoric impact, Night Sky Transform was imaginative and intelligent, melding philosophic and scientific uncertainties into formidable and inventive action.
See also: Cosmos & Culture, Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context by Steven J Dick and Mark L Lupisella (a free NASA e-book that inspired the band), Cold Womb Descent ( Rise of Ldaovh, an ambient project crafted by two astronomers, and influenced by “astral creations and clouds of cosmic dust”) and VagusNerve, with its kosmische, feedbacking interstellar jaunt (Go Back to the Sirius).
N.S.T. @ La Fille Du Rock’s Top 10 for 2012!
http://www.lafilledurock.com/2012/12/18/bilan-top-10-des-disques-2012-le-bilan-dune-annee-metallique-bien-chargee/
Dephosphorus – Night sky transform
Pendant que la Grèce croule sous les dettes, les musiciens de Dephosphorus tirent de cette frustration un mélange entre black metal, grindcore et sludge corrosif qui en appelle à la fois à Darkthrone et à Unearthly Trance. En deux disques, l’évolution de ce trio en a fait l’une des valeurs montante à surveiller de très prêt quand on en juge par les qualités hypnotique d’Aurora, le morceau de conclusion. Parmi tout les groupes rétro, la voix de Dephosphorus s’élève bien haut comme une clameur de contestation en allant vers un avenir inclassable mais toujours extrême.
N.S.T. #1 at Perpetual Strife’s top 2012!!!
We are extremely honored of your support and appreciation guys…
The End Time: Best Albums of 2012
Dephosphorus -
Night Sky TransformWhoa baby. While everyone’s been oo’ing and ah’ing over last year’sAxiom it wasn’t until Night Sky Transform that I became absolutely OBSESSED with this band. Grindcore without any boundaries, Night Sky Transform showcases immense songwriting, great lyrics, and an awesome mood. P//S Review
