Enthralled In Stasis

Almost six years ago Dethroned Emperor came into being. Born from the desire to create the most violent music we could, we spend the years honing an approach that was as disorienting as it was devastating. In the past five years, Dethroned Emperor released one demo, two E.P.s, two splits. one compilation, and one full length CD. Dethroned Emperor played 42 shows in basements, clubs, bars, and warehouses. We delivered our own brand of extreme war grind chaos. Some people were indifferent, others were obsessed.

But now, Dethroned Emperor has fulfilled its mission and now it is time for a new beginning.

J and I have decided that it is time to put Dethroned Emperor to rest. This is simply because the mindset and approach we now take to songwriting is different. Thus this message acts as both obituary and birth announcement. Our new band, MASSIVE RETALIATION, will inherit the orthodox worship of speed and death that Dethroned Emperor embodied. MASSIVE RETALIATION acts as both a progression and a regression from Dethroned Emperor: to put it succinctly, less grind and more war. J will have promotional copies of our demo at MDF this weekend--track him down if you'd like a copy (look for a Death Fortress backpatch, the only one in existence). The promo copies are first come-first serve and we will not hold any. The demo will be formally released again on cassette later this year.

We are also planning to release a Dethroned Emperor discography CD. Look for more information on that front in the coming months.

In any case, it has been a fun and  productive six years. Throughout our time we have been aided by a number of irreplaceable allies and we must pay respect where it is due. We would like to send HEAVY thanks to our close friends and stalwart allies in: Pete, Matt, Greg, and Pete of DYSTROPHY (whose new album Wretched Host is insane--grab a copy ASAP); Shawn and Fleshtemple; Vinny Bo and Signature Riff; Tommy Baumann (Buck, Neur), Rich and Pharaoh; Team Aquarium (Sean, Nick, Andy, Brian, Tim); Team Alamo (Kyle, Luke, Mike, Matt, Colin, JP, Dan); Mike and Luc Kriebel; Steve and Bill from Wreckless Press; Alex "Black Lung" Sadat; Alex from Lurker's Path; and all our friends who have supported us through the years.

FROM OUR HOUSE ON STILTS
THROUGH THE TEPID WATER
WE CAN SEE A CITY
UNDERWATER GRAVE

- T & J

AMONG THE RANKS OF THE UNCONQUERABLE OUT NOW!

For those of you who might not have heard...

Yesterday marked the digital release of the DEATH FORTRESS album Among the Ranks of the Unconquerable. It has been available on LP via Fallen Empire Records since 11/17. It will soon be available in the EU via Iron Bonehead Productions.

In other news: more details on the upcoming DETHRONED EMPEROR EP Invocation of the Profane are forthcoming. IOTP will be released on cassette format by Endless Path Productions. Listen to the title track at the bandcamp.

Some other fun projects are in the works as well. Relevant details as they come.

-T

New Song Revealed

The bandcamp is now up and running again.

You will find there a track from our upcoming EP Invocation of the Profane, set to be released late this year on cassette format by Endless Path Productions. Five tracks of pummeling, bestial black/death metal in a slightly different vein than our prior releases. An official release date will be revealed when the time comes.



In other news, the Death Fortress LP Among the Ranks of the Unconquerable is set to be released by the end of the Month via Fallen Empire Records. There are also a few side projects in the work. As always, all pertinent information will be posted on our blog.

-T

Bandcamp temporarily down...

Hello internet,

Some of you may have noted that the bandcamp is currently unreachable. This is intentional--it has been closed temporarily pending some changes and an exciting announcement. Stay tuned.

-T

EMPEROR'S RETURN

After prolonged slumber in the depths of R'lyeh, Dethroned Emperor has returned to the studio to record a new EP. Set to be titled "Invocation of the Profane," this release features a somewhat different approach than the one presented on Moral Nihility. This approach is both progression and regression--a hearkening back to and yet a re-imagining of elements of our older sound. We anticipate its release will take place by the end of the year on cassette format.

In other, semi-related news, Death Fortress' debut LP "Among the Ranks of the Unconquerable" is set to be released later this summer on vinyl format by Fallen Empire Records. Preview tracks can be heard on the FE Bandcamp, and updates can be found on the FE Facebook page as they are revealed.

For those of you (read: probably none of you) who heard, Killing Technology is on hiatus for now. The project will be resurrected when the time comes. Currently I am wading more into Black Metal territory for a new musical venture. More info on that front as it arrives.

In the meantime, do yourself a fucking favor and listen to Haethen or the new Coffin Dust record, okay?

-T

if you're lookin for some DE merch...

look no further.

that copy of undermine still has the patch and button, it looks like. if you missed out on getting any of this before here's a good opportunity.

-TG

NOT DEAD

Just saw this hasn't been updated in almost 2 months. Though we have been relatively inactive as of late, we have not thrown in the towel in any capacity. Work continues on learning the songs for the next LP. We are in the planning stages of releasing a short EP containing some of the new songs and a cover. More news will become available on that as we work it out.

In other news: we are also hard at work on the new DEATH FORTRESS LP. Everything is tracked and mixing commences.

KILLING TECHNOLOGY is also working on new material, for anyone who cares (or even knows the band exists). I am thinking things will slowly proceed in a more grind direction than what they have been.

In any case, we will keep you posted on new stuff as it develops.

-TG

More side project-related news

Over the past few months I've been working on a demo for my new project KILLING TECHNOLOGY. Just a few days ago I finally released the demo streaming on bandcamp. The music is some sort of dbeat/crust (though I still don't know exactly what crust is) with a pronounced metal edge. Moreover, the lyrics/artwork/themes/etc. will be built around a science-fiction inspired world that I have created and continue to develop. You can listen to the demo, entitled PASSAGE BEYOND, below:

http://killingtechnology.bandcamp.com

I also made a dumb facebook page for the band here: https://www.facebook.com/misanthropecommand. For more info: contact misanthropecommand@gmail.com or hit up the fb page..

In any case, check it out if you're into that sort of thing.
-TG

A few updates

Some new things have come to pass today regarding DEATH FORTRESS that bear repeating. Fallen Empire records have announced the imminent release of the new MIRROR INTO ETERNITY EP on cassette tape and digitally via bandcamp. The EP features six tracks of ripping, trance-inducing black metal that, if you've been paying attention, you've probably come to expect from that project now. The EP can be previewed on the Fallen Empire bandcamp page. 

Moreover, it has also been announced that DEATH FORTRESS will no longer be a solo effort. J will be joined by S. ELDRIGE (DISMA/FUNEBRARUM) on drums and yours truly (T. WARRIOR) on bass and vocals. With a full length release on vinyl slated for 2014, expect something even more devastating than what has come before. 

In other news, we continue to rehearse the songs for the next DETHRONED EMPEROR LP. Expect more news on that front as it arrives.

-TG

MORAL NIHILITY AVAILABLE FOR ORDER

Moral Nihility is available now through Endless Path Productions! Thanks to everyone who came out to the release show last night and thanks to Ed for being the only person to pick up a copy of MORAL NIHILITY! GRIND ON!

No shows for a while, but keep posted for news about the upcoming preview single and the forthcoming follow up full-length.

MORAL NIHILITY RECORD RELEASE SHOW ANNOUNCED!!!

The MORAL NIHILITY CD will be available at our upcoming performance supporting ABAZAGORATH. SEE YOU THERE!

Updates for September

Though DETHRONED EMPEROR does not perform as frequently as we once used to, we have been fully active in working to finish the first full-length and in coordinating our next attack.

MORAL NIHILITY is done and in duplication. We are waiting on a test press of the CD and the final version is scheduled to be released through ENDLESS PATH PRODUCTIONS roughly by the beginning of October (supposing no further delays).

We are nearly done composing DETHRONED EMPEROR'S second full-length which we have been rehearsing since early 2013. This material is even more vulgar than what we have done in the past, expect more blasting and more septic guitar tone. A two-song sampler is planned for a release soon-after MORAL NIHILITY which will include material from the forthcoming release.

A live assault is scheduled for OCT. 12 at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ with Abazagorath and Bible Thumper. Stay posted for more details.

-J.

Vid from the show the other night

Just the other night, we played at the Meatlocker in Montclair (which I just realized we completely forgot to write about on the blog...sorry!). Here's a lovely video of us playing it. Thanks to meatlocker tv for filming!

DEIPHAGO - TONIGHT

https://www.facebook.com/events/418141571618218/?ref=22

THIS IS TONIGHT! In a surprising turn of events, we have been invited to play with the mighty Filipino Antichrists DEIPHAGO at the Paper Box in Brooklyn. Lineup/details can be found at the facebook page, linked above.

COME AND RAGE FOR SATAN

Not Dead (Yet)

Photo taken by May Lee, Living Void's tour manager at our recent show in New Brunswick

I was reminded today that we have not posted any updates in some time. Allow me to fill you in on our recent activities.

The search for a label to release MORAL NIHILITY upon the world continues. We have pretty much decided to go for a limited self-release at this point. Expect more details in the coming weeks.

We recently played a show with our good friends Biblethumper, Fleshtemple, and Living Void from Boston at Ray Cappo's Cantina in New Brunswick. The night was a lot of fun: solid hangs and awesome people meant a good time was had by all. However, this show was very likely one of the last times DE will ever grace a basement stage. This does not mean we're through playing live, but that we will be playing fewer shows in the future.

Amidst all of this, we have slowly been working on new material. The next batch of songs mark a bit of a departure from the style exhibited on MORAL NIHILITY, so be on the lookout for something a little different from us in the time to come. J and I are also going to embark on two new side projects much more on the punk side of the spectrum in the near future, something we are both rather excited about.

In any case, be on the lookout for some updates in the coming weeks.

OBSESSED BY SPEED AND DEATH

MORAL NIHILITY Press

It has now been about a week since we unleashed MORAL NIHILITY upon the world, and I thought it would be good to share some of the recent press we've been getting about it.

First is another stellar writeup by our longtime ally Alex at Lurker's Path. This post was actually made just before the album was streaming, summarizing what we had been up to before we released it.

Next is an interview conducted by splodo, another longtime supporter, on his blog redoubt.

Our friend Tom (whose band Capacities is about to release a new EP) wrote a review on his blog One Path For Me.

VII Caso (who previously reviewed our War Grind Hell EP) from Operation Grindcore also wrote us a brief review in which he called us "Incantation meets Assuck." I think that's a pretty accurate characterization...

Matt from the blog Blood Noose also wrote us a review. Be sure to check out his podcast!

Thanks to all who have listened to the album so far, and special thanks to those who have taken the time to write about it. Hopefully we will soon find a way to have it released physically.

-TG

MORAL NIHILITY NOW STREAMING

MORAL NIHILITY IS NOW STREAMING!
Tremendous thanks go out to our friend Pete Lloyd (of Dystrophy and One Stone Recording) for enduring the recording process and for his expertise during the mixining process! Physical release date pending, details TBA.

Jan 2013 Updates

Jan 2013 update transmission:
>>We have finished tracking our first full length MORAL NIHILITY with Pete Lloyd of One-Stone Recording. We are forever indebted to him for his patience and endurance. Note that 75% of the recording process for MORAL NIHILITY took place in below-freezing temperatures.
>>We are currently seeking terrorist organizations/record labels interested in releasing this album and are no longer in a no-performance hiatus. Interested factions can email us at scumrock666@gmail.com for details about the album and samples.
>>Tapes, CDs, and shirts stilll available from endlesspathproductions.bigcartel.com.
>>No current assaults scheduled, updates as they come.

-J