US black metal band Sarcoptes sign to Transcending Obscurity

Even though we included one of Sarcoptes‘ new songs on the previous label sampler, here’s more information on the band along with the official statement and information on the upcoming release. Label owner Kunal Choksi states, “I’m pleased to work with a band of the calibre of Sarcoptes. It was made clear from their debut […]
Czech death metal trailblazers CUTTERRED FLESH sign to Transcending Obscurity

It’s great that we’re getting fresh-sounding death metal bands even in this day and age that have the potential to surprise you. Earlier this year, it was Atrae Bilis and Coexistence, and we now have Cutterred Flesh from Czech Republic honing their sound to give us what’s easily the best album of their career. Label […]
Finnish death metal band REVULSION sign to Transcending Obscurity Records

Finland has been good to us as well – we’ve discovered many kinds of bands from that country, not just the death metal ones like Sepulchral Curse and Sadistik Forest, but also doom/sludge ones like Altar of Betelgeuze and Lurk, and even the black/thrash metal band Black Mass Pervertor. Now we’re thrilled to have another […]
Old School Death Metal band BIZARRE sign to Transcending Obscurity

Spain has been incredibly kind to us – bands like Come Back From The Dead, Bokluk, Hex, Eternal Storm, Lifelost, Onirophagus and now Bizarre have joined our roster. It’s a formidable lineup and here’s hoping we can continue to do more for the bands there. Label owner Kunal Choksi states, “I’m very glad things worked […]
French Sludge/Doom band SUBTERRAEN sign to Transcending Obscurity

We never thought that we would have to categorize sludge metal as a genre differently in our roster. I mean, it’s normally lumped together with doom metal because we thought that would suffice but it’s just fantastic that we’ve grown to include many such bands on our label that deserve their own distinction. One such […]
Scottish death metal band COFFIN MULCH sign to Transcending Obscurity Records

It’s not too often that we sign bands based on their demo material but we had to make an exception in the case of the Scottish death metal band Coffin Mulch because the material was just sublime. The demo songs can be heard below, while the band is gearing up to unleash their MLP around […]
Finnish black/thrash band BLACK MASS PERVERTOR sign to Transcending Obscurity Records

Black Mass Pervertor from Finland have been around since 1998, putting our a couple of demos and EPs and even a full length. We believe the band has tremendous potential and hope to give them a wider audience for their brand of unmitigated black metal/thrash/punk. Label owner Kunal Choksi states, “It’s a rare pleasure to […]
Canadian death metal band ATRAE BILIS sign to Transcending Obscurity Records

Just when you think you’ve seen and heard enough and settle to work with the experienced bands, you come across one like Atrae Bilis who blow you away with their approach to the genre on their debut itself. It’s surprising how they’ve got everything right the first time – from the music to the production […]
German black metal band VORGA sign to Transcending Obscurity Records

We’ve got an excellent selection of black metal bands on the label and the latest to join the roster is the promising band Vorga from Germany. They’ve released a stunner of an EP in ‘Radiant Gloom’ and the new material is bound to take them places. The band had this to say about the signing […]