Death Metallers XUL Offer free download Of Debut Album 'Malignance'

Brutal Western Canadian death metallers XUL are offering their debut full length 'Malignance' released earlier this year as a FREE DOWNLOAD as the band currently works on their follow up EP. If you're a fan of Behemoth, Dissection and Immortal this is one album not to be missed as the band forges their brand of Blackened Death Metal. Malignance features eight tracks of crushing rhythms seamlessly coalescing into atmospheric passages, accompanied by punishing percussion waves and subtle vocal harmonies.

Free download at the following link here:
http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com/album/malignance

XUL vocalist Levi Meyers comments:
“We are excited to offer our debut album, “Malignance” for free (or by pay what you want donation) to our fans as a token of our appreciation for the endless support they offer us. We are currently writing an EP, which will be due out sometime in 2013.”

Track Listing – Malignance
1. Battlestorm 04:27
2. Mastication of Putrescent Empyrean Remains 05:14
3. Porta Noctis 05:08
4. Vengeance 03:28
5. Winters Reign 04:26
6. Hordes of Black 05:29
7. Incinerate the Earth 04:17
8. Tomb of Tyrants 05:54

About:
A five piece group based out of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, following in the footsteps of bands such as: Behemoth, Dissection, and Immortal, XUL have left the beaten path and set out to forge their own brand of Blackened Death Metal.

An energetic and interactive live performance with crushing rhythms seamlessly coalescing into atmospheric passages, accompanied by punishing percussion waves and subtle vocal harmonies expands upon the previously established essence of the sub-genre. With songs reminiscent of war-torn landscapes, destructive human nature and evil intent, XUL has captivated audiences and garnered positive reviews, and on June 16, 2012, released their first full length album, entitled Malignance.

Driven by determination and a diverse accumulation of musical comprehension, XUL has toured Western Canada, as well as proven themselves worthy to share the stage with bands such as: Obscura, Exhumed, Vreid, Kampfar, Woods of Ypres, Macabre, Withered, Cephalic Carnage, Archspire and 3 Inches of Blood. With a spring 2013 tour looming, XUL is determined to build on an impressive local following by infecting Western Canada with hopes of Canada in its entirety in the near future. XULs focus for winter 2012 is to meticulously craft new material for another release in 2013.

Malignance, the first record from unsigned Canadian blackened death act Xul, is one of the most impressive debuts Ive heard in a very long time. Rarely are the similar artists mentioned in press kits an entirely accurate estimation of the soundscapes to be found within an album proper, but I find the examples of Behemoth and Dissection are quite fitting in this case, as the band excels at weaving the brutality of the former with the epic melodious propensity of the latter, not to mention the grandiosity inherent to both, into a rich and exciting tapestry of extremity. Metal-Archives.com

This blackened death quintet from Vernon, British Columbia does not dissapoint with thier first release, Malignance. The first track sets the pace for the whole album; hard hitting, ear splitting, skull crushing brutality. Battlestorm, indeed! Strong black influences shine through, especially in tracks like Porta Nocis, and Vengeance, while the instrumental Winters Reign leaves you spellbound. I have to admit to being really impressed with the amount of work these northern bastards have put into this, and I highly recommend it. Canadian Black Metal

The perfect combination of black and death metal, even with a particularly thrashy sounding guitar line in places on Mastication of Putrescent Empyrean Remains really comes together on this album BigMetalBastard

Album Credits

Release Date: June 16, 2012
LABEL: Self Release
DISTRIBUTION: Independent
All songs performed by: XUL
All songs written by: XUL
Produced by: XUL and Jeff Bryan
Mixed by: Jeff Bryan and Mike Taylor
Mastered by: Jeff Bryan and Mike Taylor
Single released: Porta Noctis
Available on: CD + Digital
CD Cover, Album Artwork: Eric Hilton
Layout by: Steve Kwasniewski

Discography
2012 Malignance
2010 EP Beyond Darkened Mountains

Tours and Festivals
2012 Armstrong Metal Fest
2012 Western Canadian Tour

Shared Stage w/
Obscura
Exhumed
Vreid
Kampfar
Woods of Ypres
3 Inches of Blood
Macabre
Withered
Cephalic Carnage
Archspire

For more info on XUL, please visit these links:

www.xulofficial.ca
http://www.facebook.com/Xulband
Tweets by xulofficial
http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com/