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22/07/2025

Coming soon: SLANDER - Take it to the Grave CD

The post-NWOBHM combo from Lancashire stirred the underground in 1991 with their debut "Careless Talk Costs Lives" which by now is considered a seminal classic. 16 years later we released their sophomore effort - "Resolution Defiance," which was a strong and solid follow up to the debut.

Fast forward another 8 years, and the band is back with a revamped line-up, featuring both original guitar players from 1991, and a brand new album entitled "Take it to the Grave" slated to be released this summer.

Audio samples and release info to follow shortly.

21/07/2025

Coming Soon: TABERNACLE - The Iron Tabernacle CD

Tabernacle emerged in 2019, with Rayner on guitars and vocals, Jasper on bass, and Shawn on drums. Initially playing a style in the vein of JUDAS PRIEST and ACCEPT, they soon evolved into a darker and heavier machine. Inspired by the mastery of legends like MANILLA ROAD, OMEN, and Viking era BATHORY, the band carved out a sound that was both hauntingly melodic yet crushingly epic.

Their 3-track demo, Terror in Thrace, dropped in 2021, and immediately made waves in the underground. Using this momentum, they began playing live shows and working on new songs that would eventually find their way into the first album, The Iron Tabernacle.

This album built upon the demo’s foundation, layering in the complexities of progressive titans like FATES WARNING (The Spectre Within) and ADRAMELCH (Irae Melanox). It’s a journey through forgotten wars and ancient bloodshed, where lyrical themes echo with the clash of steel, fallen heroes, and the specter of historical tragedy.

Audio samples and release info coming soon.

21/07/2025

Coming soon: BLACK WYTCHE - Demo Anthology (1985-1987) CD

Arcane thrash metal from Hamden Connecticut, influenced by Exciter, Venom, Slayer, Celtic Frost, and Metallica.

An anthology release, featuring the band's two demos, both recorded during 1986, remastered from the original 1/4-inch master reels, plus two rehearsal bonus tracks from 1985, and the intro to what would have been their debut album "Meet Your Maker" 1987 but sadly never completed or released.

Accompanied with a booklet with info, archive photos, flyers, and band story by Ron Vanacore.

Vol.15 of our Beyond the Arcane 80's demo collectors series

04/06/2025

Soon...

Thank you, THE NWOTHM for sharing this amazing news! ⚔
Link is in the comments!

04/06/2025

An arcane 80's gem for the initiated:

They’re here! Wow, talk about a shadow out of time …at Stormspell Records
# #1986 #1985

02/06/2025

A small update of what's forthcoming. We've got two releases that have been brewing silently for a while now, but the wait is slowly coming to an end:

First one is the upcoming album by the post-NWOBHM British fellows SLANDER. It's been a while since their last album "Resolution Defiance" released in 2017, but that’s about to change. With the twin guitar attack of Andy & Andy from the "Careless..." era back in action, the band have crafted a brand new opus entitled "Take It to the Grave" which shall be unleashed upon the world this summer. Coverart and audio samples to be revealed shortly.

The second project is the debut album by the epic heavy metal newcomers EXECUTIONER STEEL from Bangladesh. The band unleashed their pilot single in 2023 and have been working quietly on their upcoming debut album ever since, aptly entitled ''Rage Of The Thunderstorm” which will contain 10 epic metal hymns and will be out later in the year.

BEWARE! The Bengal wrath has awakened – the new Age of Steel is upon us! More info to follow once available.

track by Executioner Steel

19/05/2025

Hello,

Just a short note to let anyone interested that the webstore has been updated. Apologies for the slight delay.

2 new releases are now available to order, some old OOP titles excavated from the old storage and added to the "ENDANGERED SPECIES" section, and bunch of new distro stock from FHM, NW Metalworx, Heaven & Hell, Criminal Records.

Link in the first comment.

Cheers and thank you for the support, appreciated very much!
Iordan / Stormspell Records