2017 news from Imperative PR
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Dreamfire join Imperative Management
December 19, 2017
When Imperative PR began trading in the Spring of 2014 the very first album we worked on was Dreamfire's epic exploration of ancient mysteries and magic, the rich neoclassical ambient work, Atlantean Symphony. Released independently in a strictly limited, lavish antique book style pressing, Atlantean Symphony garnered critical acclaim from across the music press...
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De Profundis sign deal with Transcending Obscurity
December 15, 2017
Imperative PR are delighted to announce that De Profundis have signed a worldwide deal with Transcending Obscurity Records. Based in India, Transcending Obscurity is one of the fastest growing and most well respected labels in the world of underground music and De Profundis will be joining a roster than can already boast the likes of Paganizer, Officium Triste, Echelon and other renowned extreme metal names from around the globe...
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Dornenreich perform exclusive UK gig at St. Pancras Old Church
December 12, 2017
We are extremely proud to be assisting Arcane Productions to spread the word of their next London event. Arcane are known for bringing truly special shows to the capital, from across the genres of underground music and you'd be hard pressed to find a show more fitting to that reputation than Austrian neo-folk legends Dornenreich, giving one of their renowned, acoustic Mystic Places performances, in the wonderful setting of St. Pancras Old Church...
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Final Coil join Imperative Management
December 09, 2017
Imperative PR are delighted to announce the return of Final Coil to our roster - this time for a long term management and consultancy deal. We were first given the opportunity to work with the incredibly talented, Leicester-based band on the promotion of their stunning debut album, Persistence Of Memory...
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Formicarius join forces with Dani Filth's Devilment
November 10, 2017
We are thrilled to announce that the fiends of Formicarius have been invited to join Dani Filth's Devilment for an evening of quintessentially English black metal at the Camden Underworld on Sunday December 10th...
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Curse The Fall prepare to release Symbiosis
October 24, 2017
Today we are delighted to announce that we will be working with Oklahoma City's Curse The Fall on the promotion of their new EP, Symbiosis. Formed in 2013, Curse The Fall are a unit of experienced musicians drawn together by the shared desire and drive to create exciting music, combining metallic muscle with superb melody and lyrical sincerity.
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In-Defilade prepare to release Elude
October 17, 2017
Imperative PR are immensely proud to announce that we will be working with In-Defilade, to promote their breathtaking maelstrom of a second album, Elude. This album delivers sheer, heart-shaking power from the first note to the last. As the music moves through an array of moods and tempos, from the insidious slithering dread of 'The Collapse' to the tumultuous torrent of riffs..?
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Smothered Bowels prepare to release Dead Cunt Dance
October 13, 2017
Today we bring you a challenge...how far can you stretch your sanity? How strong is your stomach? Where do your personal boundaries of good taste lie? And just how heavy can you handle your grind? When one of death metal's premier bands uttered the words "too extreme" were they in fact foretelling the arrival of the new album from Russia's Smothered Bowels?
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Flames Of Genesis prepare to release debut album
September 25, 2017
We are pleased to be able to announce that the debut album from Flames Of Genesis, Interstellar Transmigration Part I: A Bridge To Further Realms, will be released by Minotauro Records on November 10th. Flames Of Genesis is the creative chalice in which the mysterious entity, known only as The Voyager, distils his blend of music and knowledge and threads through the elixir the quicksilver of secrets brought from beyond the farthest stars...
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De Profundis announce 10 year anniversary show
September 24, 2017
Throughout 2017 De Profundis have been celebrating ten years as a recording band, a decade since the release of their first album, Beyond Redemption. The celebrations began with a UK tour with Taake and Fen, followed by a full European jaunt alongside David Vincent's I Am Morbid. Next was the release of Decayed: 2007 - 2017, a career retrospective collection - and what better way to bring down the curtain on their anniversary celebrations than with a special gig, back at the venue where the whole De Profundis story began...?
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Frozen Ocean release Transience
September 19, 2017
Vaarwel, the creative enigma behind Frozen Ocean, has decided to fling wide the gates of his kingdom and invite everyone to explore, to discover, to immerse themselves in his world. The Frozen Ocean back catalogue can seem a vast and complex place, difficult to navigate for the uninitiated, but now Vaarwel has produced a guide to these seemingly forbidding territories...
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Nihil Eyes announce debut album Black Path!
September 14, 2017
Today we are proud to be able to announce that death metal war machine Nihil Eyes are joining Imperative PR for the promotion of their stunning debut album, Black Path. The Nihil Eyes line-up was only completed earlier this year, but the band have delivered an opening salvo of breathtaking power and potency, marrying dark atmosphere with unstoppable drive and force...
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Forged In Black announce new EP!
August 04, 2017
Today we are pleased to announce the imminent release of the brand new EP from heavy metal stalwarts Forged In Black. A year on from their successful Fear Reflecting Fear EP the band are back with a new collection of songs that epitomise the spirit of heavy metal and encapsulate the heart and soul of the genre. Sinner Sanctorum will be officially unveiled on September 2nd and Forged In Black will be playing a launch gig that night, at the Camden Underworld as special guests of Canadian hard rockers Diemonds.
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Meat Train announce new album!
July 17, 2017
We are thrilled to announce that the barbarous butchers of Meat Train have signed a new deal with Contagion Records. A new album of gut-wrenching savagery has been recorded, full of tales of nefarious murder and dark deeds from the other side of madness. Entitled Random Acts Of Carnage, this merciless vessel of atrocities will step from the shadows...
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Flames Of Genesis join Imperative Management
July 12, 2017
We are very pleased to be able to announce a new addition to the Imperative Management ranks - Flames Of Genesis. This cinematic, dark ambient project is all the work of one man, known simply as The Voyager and his purposes run deeper than just musical expression. Deep within the enthralling waves of sound lies a pathway to self knowledge, a chart to worlds beyond the stars and a key to unlock the shackles that hold the mind in chains...
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De Profundis release Decayed: 2007-2017 through Zero Tolerance Magazine
July 07, 2017
It's been ten years now since De Profundis released their debut album, Beyond Redemption and milestones like that are worth celebrating. The band knew they wanted a release to mark this achievement, but they also knew they wanted to go about it in a different way. Zero Tolerance Magazine have always been big supporters of De Profundis and so the band decided to give something back to their loyal fans and the avid readers of the magazine...
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Tele.S.Therion prepare to release Luzifers Abschied
June 19, 2017
We are deeply honoured to be able to announce that Imperative PR will be working alongside Minotauro Records, to provide promotional support for the release of the latest incredible piece of work by Tele.S.Therion - Luzifers Abschied. Performing a truly unique style of music that they refer to as 'acousmatic black metal', the artists responsible for Luzifers Abschied (Lucifer's Farewell) have created something dark, terrifying and unlike anything most listeners will have encountered before...
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Forged In Black join Imperative Management
June 14, 2017
We are delighted to welcome back to the Imperative fold, Forged In Black. Imperative PR worked with the band on the promotion of their excellent 2016 EP, Fear Reflecting Fear and now they have rejoined us for long term management. In the months since we last worked together Forged In Black have played a number of excellent live shows, with the likes of Tim 'Ripper' Owens ...
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Fire & Forge Festival 2017
June 13, 2017
We are delighted to announce that Imperative PR will be working with Fire & Forge festival, to help promote the 2017 edition of this fantastic event. Fire & Forge began life as Rock Diabetes in 2012, before being rebranded in 2015 and has grown each year, supporting underground rock and metal while at the same time raising funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation...
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Dreamfire unveil epic version of The Rains Of Castamere
June 11, 2017
Today we bring you news that the visionary Osirion, creator of the ambient, neoclassical, otherworldly sounds of Dreamfire has stirred from his slumber. With season seven of Game Of Thrones fast approaching, Dreamfire have released a new video to accompany their majestic interpretation of the track 'The Rains Of Castamere'...
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Wolvenguard prepare to release Elemental Reclamation
May 25, 2017
Today we are delighted to welcome to the Imperative ranks the warriors of Wolvenguard, for the promotion of their magnificent debut EP, Elemental Reclamation. Wolvenguard came into being beneath the intense glare of the Texas sun, but they have created music that will call out a summoning to metalheads from around the globe...
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Final Coil prepare to release Persistence Of Memory
May 24, 2017
We are thrilled to be able to announce that Imperative PR will be working with progressive metal visionaries Final Coil, on the promotion of their debut full length album, Persistence Of Memory. Final Coil have transformed themselves over the course of three preceding EPs, Live With Doubt, Somnambulant and Closed To The Light, developing into a band of superlative class and skill...
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Formicarius announce details of debut album
May 19, 2017
The spells have been cast, the planets have aligned and the date has been set! On July 21st, Schwarzdorn Production will unleash Black Mass Ritual, the full length debut album from the corpsepainted fiends of Formicarius. Along with the hugely popular single, 'Lake Of The Dead', which featured on the Sony/Music For Nations compilation album, Speed Kills VII, the album contains seven other magnificent, malignant incantations.
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Thus Defiled line up alongside major artists for Sweet Relief charity
May 17, 2017
It's not often that one of the most extreme, blasphemous black metal bands the UK has ever produced is talked about in the same breath as some of the biggest selling bands of rock, pop and rap in the world...but today Thus Defiled's music is being played alongside the likes of Nicki Minaj and U2! The musicians' charity, Sweet Relief have published what they are calling "Sweet Relief's Most Eclectic Playlist Ever"...
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Shadowflag to release The Delusion Machine
May 15, 2017
We are honoured to announce that the dark poets of Shadowflag have chosen to work with Imperative PR on the release of their latest album, The Delusion Machine. Since their earliest beginnings Shadowflag have used storytelling and imagination to craft their own individual blend of the blackest of metals and The Delusion Machine represents their finest creative achievement to date...
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Thus Defiled to release A Return To The Shadows
May 09, 2017
Archdemons of British black metal, Thus Defiled have returned, bringing with them a new EP to celebrate their 25 year anniversary - A Return To The Shadows. Featuring one previously unheard original track and four vicious cover versions, the band are joined by two special guests have contributed their talents to the recordings; first, Donn Donni (ex-Vesperian Sorrow) adds his wicked backing vocals to Metallica's 'Creeping Death' and Mike Browning (Nocturnus, ex-Morbid Angel) takes over vocal duties and lends his caustic presence to a brutal recreation of Morbid Angel's classic 'Demon Seed'...
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De Profundis join forces with I Am Morbid, Necrophagia & Helsott
May 08, 2017
When we announced De Profundis'' UK tour with Taake we promised you that there would be more big news to come soon - and it doesn't get much bigger than this! The band will be joining I Am Morbid, Necrophagia and Helsott for eleven European tour dates, as this super heavyweight package hits Italy, Switzerland, Germany and The Netherlands...
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X.Kernel to release Face The Truth
March 29, 2017
We're very pleased to announce that the latest arrival to the Imperative PR roster is Ukrainian melodic death metal band X.Kernel. The band began life in 2009, brought together by a mutual love for the sounds of the Gothenburg metal scene; the fluid guitar lines, strong melodies and powerful riffs of bands like Dark Tranquillity, In Flames and Soilwork. However as their talents expanded, so did their musical vision...
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The Drowning join with Vader and Immolation
March 21, 2017
The Drowning have been announced as part of perhaps the heavyweight touring package of the year so far. The Welsh kings of majestic doom/death metal will be joining up with two of the greatest death metal bands of all time, Vader and Immolation as well as Monument Of Misanthropy as they lay waste to the UK as part of the Rise Of The Empire tour...
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Maxdmyz prepare to release Alchemical Metal
March 17, 2017
Imperative PR are proud to announce the incredible new EP from Maxdmyz - Alchemical Metal. This most eclectic and adventurous of bands have never sounded more potent and powerful. This labyrinthine journey across the metal map fuses the industrial with the intuitive, the electronic with the emotional and entices one minute, crushing like a steam hammer the next.
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Formicarius sign deal with Schwarzdorn Production
March 12, 2017
We are absolutely delighted to be able to announce that today Formicarius have signed a deal with established German label Schwarzdorn Production. Since 1994 Schwarzdorn have been building a formidable roster of international black metal talent which Formicarius are proud to become part of. The first Formicarius release on Schwarzdorn will be...
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Lunatic Hooker prepare to release debut album
March 10, 2017
At the moment we're keeping things heavy here at Imperative PR - and bands don't get much heavier than Lunatic Hooker. We're proud to have been asked to promote the band's debut album, Embracing The Filth, which is an absolute master class in death metal, grindcore and sludge. Band members George, Ross, Tim, Duncan and Rafael have all more than paid their dues in the metal scene, being part of bands like Pythia, Descent, Abgott and Head On...
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Basement Torture Killings prepare to release new album
March 03, 2017
Imperative PR are pleased, if slightly disturbed, to be welcoming Basement Torture Killings to the roster, for the promotion of their frankly horrific third album, There's Something About Beryl. What these deranged souls have conjured up is an album of dangerous, disturbing sickness...
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My Silent Wake prepare to release new album
February 27, 2017
We are delighted to announce that Imperative PR will once again be working with our friends in My Silent Wake, this time on the promotion of their latest album, Invitation To Imperfection which will be released by Opa Loka Records on March 20th. The band have long been noted for the diversity of their releases, as acclaimed for their ambient and acoustic work as for their majestic, melancholic doom metal... READ FULL ARTICLE »
De Profundis tour with Taake and Fen
February 14, 2017
De Profundis have been confirmed as part of an exciting touring package that will be traversing the UK this April. Along with atmospheric black metallers Fen and headliners, the legendary Norwegian kings of darkness Taake, De Profundis will be bringing merciless death to Bristol, London, Manchester and Glasgow. Full dates and details are... READ FULL ARTICLE »
Solitary prepare to release new album!
January 23, 2017
Solitary have long been renowned for their unflinching dedication to the cause of pure, undiluted thrash metal, but even their most ardent of supporters are going to be blown away on March 3rd. On that date the new full length album from the band will be unveiled by UKEM Records and it eclipses anything Solitary have released before; but more than that, The Diseased Heart Of Society threatens to overshadow anything released in the thrash metal genre in recent years... READ FULL ARTICLE »
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