The legendary Dutch Death Doom Elite ASPHYX have just released their 10th full studio album “Necroceros” via Century Media Records, achieving the highest sales chart entries results in the group’s history as follows:
Official Album Charts:
# 3 Germany
# 1 Germany (Vinyl Charts)
# 51 The Netherlands
# 11 Switzerland
# 18 Austria
# 66 Finland
# 7 Finland (Physical Charts)
# 52 Spain (Vinyl Charts)
# 149 Belgium
USA Charts:
# 9 Current Hard Music Albums
# 12 Top New Artist Albums
# 27 Current Rock Albums
# 80 Current Digital Albums
# 98 Top Current Albums
Congratulations!
ASPHYX checked in with the following comment:
“After just hearing the news that we entered the German charts on number 3, we all thought we didn’t get it correctly. Like, they forgot the 0 of 30. But after a double confirmation it appeared to be bloody true! So, from the bottom of our death doom metal hearts, a massive THANKS to everybody for making “Necroceros” such an amazing success!
Words cannot describe how pleased we are that after all the hard work of us as ASPHYX, everybody involved in creating the album and all at Century Media/Sony, you, our highly appreciated and loyal fans gave us the biggest reward possible! We cross our fingers that we can celebrate this with you all very soon in the near future!
For now, from Martin, Paul, Alwin and Husky; a thunderous and grand CHEERZ!”
Check out “Necroceros” via the following clips:
Botox Implosion (video): https://youtu.be/9zw241m3JRQ
Knights Templar Stand (lyric-video): https://youtu.be/grkuAMJYv0M
The Nameless Elite (video): https://youtu.be/RnlmBNeopmE
Deluxe Vinyl (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuVE9Jf7bYg
Bonus DVD (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9FgeqGhYIY
Unboxing (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0-w_0OTdvM
ASPHYX recently performed a special and highly successful live-stream release show for “Necroceros” on January 23rd, 2021 at the “Metropool” venue in Hengelo, The Netherlands. A brief recap video of the event featuring the new songs “Necroceros”, “In Blazing Oceans” and the classic “Deathhammer” can be now seen here on the CM YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/OBpnmQviAIU
“Necroceros” was recorded at Tom Meier’s Tom Meier Studio as well as at Paul Baayens’ The Mörserstudio and then finally mixed/mastered by Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann at Greenman Studios. The album once again features front cover artwork by Axel Hermann and contains the following tracklisting:
ASPHYX – “Necroceros” (50:23)
- The Sole Cure is Death (04:04)
- Molten Black Earth (05:06)
- Mount Skull (06:02)
- Knights Templar Stand (03:35)
- Three Years of Famine (07:38)
- Botox Implosion (03:15)
- In Blazing Oceans (05:06)
- The Nameless Elite (03:56)
- Yield or Die (04:28)
- Necroceros (07:06)
“Necroceros” is available in the following formats:
– Standard Jewelcase CD
– Digital Album
– 180g LP
– Limited Mediabook CD+DVD
– Strictly limited Deluxe Gatefold 2LP+DVD
The limited Mediabook CD edition comes with an expanded booklet of 40 pages as well as the Bonus DVD “30 Years of Death Doom Domination”, with over 2 hours of playing time. The DVD contains 2017’s special ASPHYX live-show for their 30th band-anniversary with raw and pure camera-sound, as well as rehearsal footage and interviews with all current and former band members who attended this remarkable event.
The strictly limited Deluxe 2LP version of “Necroceros” is available either as dark green-yellow-white splattered vinyl (Limited to 500x copies, already sold out apart from a few copies to be available from the band at shows in the future!) or as white-black marbled vinyl (Limited to 500x copies via Nuclear Blast – Sold out!). Next to the “30 Years of Death Doom Domination” Bonus DVD, this Deluxe format of the album comes in Gatefold packaging with a bonus 12” vinyl, featuring the 2 bonus-tracks “Full Death Metal Scenario” (03:01) and “Triple D” (02:02) on side C as well as an Etching on side D. This edition also includes the double-sided A2 poster, an exclusive LP booklet of 24 pages as well as an originally signed ASPHYX photocard.
The album’s LP version comes on 180g vinyl and with a double-sided A2 poster in the following variations and limitations:
– Black LP: Unlimited
– Clear LP: 200x copies (via CM Webshop Europe) – Sold out!
– Dark green LP: 400x copies (via CM Distro Europe) – Sold out!
– Transparent petrol green LP: 200x copies (via District 19)
– Deep blood red LP: 200x copies (via EMP) – Sold out!
– Grey LP: 200x copies (via High Roller)
– Mint colored LP: 200x copies (via Supreme Chaos)
– Transparent blue LP: 200x copies (via Sound Of Records)
– Olive green LP: 500x copies (via CM USA / All Outlets) *
– Brick red LP: 500x copies (via CM USA / Indie Outlets) *
– White LP: 200x copies (via CM USA / Revolver) *
– Transparent orange LP: 200x copies (via CM USA Webshop) *
* Please note that the US versions of the LP will be available as of February 12th, 2021.
Order “Necroceros” in all its various formats here: https://asphyx.lnk.to/NecrocerosPR
Here is an overview for all ASPHYX live appearances announced so far:
ASPHYX – Live 2021/2022:
03.04.2021 Oslo (Norway) – Inferno Metal Festival
24.04.2021 Amersfoort (The Netherlands) – Headbangers Bash
07.05.2021 Plozévet (France) – Courts of Chaos Festival
22.05.2021 Vienna (Austria) – Vienna Metal Meeting
29.05.2021 Charkiv (Ukraine) – Metal East Festival
12.06.2021 Hauptmannsgrün (Germany) – Chronical Moshers Open Air
29.07.2021 Tolmin (Slovenia) – MetalDays
30.07.2021 Vagos (Portugal) – Vagos Metal Fest
12.08.2021 Jaromer (Czech Republic) – Brutal Assault
13.08.2021 Schlotheim (Germany) – Party.San Open Air
28.08.2021 Wörrstadt (Germany) – Neuborn Open Air
04.09.2021 Copenhagen (Denmark) – Kill-Town Deathfest
10.09.2021 Hüttikon (Switzerland) – Meh Suff Fest
16.10.2021 London (UK) – Sublime Terror Fest
20.11.2021 Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) – Mass Deathruction
29.01.2022 Rostock (Germany) – Mau Club
12.03.2022 Zaragoza (Spain) – C. C. Valdefierro
And many more shows and further ASPHYX news to follow soon…
ASPHYX line-up:
Alwin Zuur – Bass
Martin van Drunen – Vocals
Paul Baayens – Guitars
Stefan “Husky” Hüskens – Drums
ASPHYX online:
www.facebook.com/officialasphyx
