Cruz Del Sur Music

13/01/2026

Available now! ASTAROTH - “The Long Loud Silence”. First official reissue of this cult Italian Speed Metal EP. Vinyl and CD include 3 bonus demo tracks!

Get your copy here:
LP: https://tinyurl.com/4t8ccakj
CD: https://tinyurl.com/kfy6cphn
BANDCAMP: https://tinyurl.com/2yfjar7z

08/01/2026

Can you feel the power?? Watch the new video for Ascension now!

"Warriors of Greyhawk" is out February 13th! Pre-order here:

CD: https://tinyurl.com/38e89aaj
LP BLACK: https://tinyurl.com/3eyd49fz
LP BLUE: https://tinyurl.com/mpzmnk4s
TAPE: https://tinyurl.com/y7jn6xn7
BANDCAMP: https://greyhawkmetal.bandcamp.com/album/warriors-of-greyhawk

Taken from "Warriors of Greyhawk", release date: FEB 13, 2026Fusing classic US power metal, AOR and all things epic metal; Greyhawk returns with their third ...

05/01/2026

"To revive the golden era of '70s rock and give it a touch of modern magic is something very few bands around can achieve at such a level of greatness."

Another glowing review for Phantom Spell's Heather & Hearth!

The Phantom Spell casts another magical spell that merges the '70s with the modern day, so get ready to embark on another spellbinding adventure in progressive hard rock through Heather & Hearth.

02/01/2026

Happy new year everyone!

We’ve got got a bunch of exciting releases lined up this year already, but first we’ve done another run of Grendels Syster’s ”The Squirrel’s Call” T-Shirt! This time on ORGANIC COTTEN “Used Black” T-shirts with a white print.

Available now :
Webshop: https://tinyurl.com/3ays3cfn
Bandcamp: https://tinyurl.com/3ejafyya

30/12/2025

Hope you are all having some nice holiday time! Things have been a little quiet over here as we wrap up the year and prepare for 2026.

During our downtime, we came across another "Best of 2025" list, this one featuring Fer de Lance, TOWER, Phantom Spell, AND Zeircrydeus!

What was your favourite Cruz Del Sur/Gate Of Hell release of 2025?

In these end-of-year recaps, I try to wrap up with an overarching takeaway that extends beyond just music. Last year, I parodied the idea of extraterrestrial life because it was dominating headlines. This year, I guess my takeaway is a little more serious. I’ll just dive into it. I’m not sure wh...

15/12/2025

It’s “Top Albums Of The Year” season once again, and are we were very pleased to find not one, but three Cruz releases on Brandon Corsair’s list this year. Christian Mistress, Slough Feg, and Fer de Lance all make an appearance! Head over to Invisible Oranges to read the whole article:

https://www.invisibleoranges.com/brandon-corsairs-top-albums-of-2025/

14/12/2025

Despite it being Sunday and my absolute lack of photographic skills, it’s worth seeing how this new pressing of SMOULDER's “Violent Creed of Vengeance” turned out. It’s wonderful!

Thanks .official for the wonderful result!

05/12/2025

Cruz Del Sur Music proudly presents the third Greyhawk album, “Warriors of Greyhawk”. Get ready for eleven tracks of marvellous Epic Heavy/Power Metal with anthemic AOR tendencies!

“Warriors of Greyhawk” marks the debut of the new singer Anthony Corso, who also took on the role of recording engineer for the entire album at Peppermill Studios.

“This album is a return to the epic metal roots that we had on our debut album Keepers of the Flame”, says founding member Darin Wall, “it also features some faster songs where we explore our love for power metal, as well as some of the 80s AOR vibes we had on the last album “Thunderheart”.”

Coming February 13, 2026. Head over to Bandcamp and listen to the opening track "Ascension" now!

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11 track album

04/12/2025

"The use of lots of unorthodox keyboards/organs, psychedelic elements, spacey electronics, heavy riffing and splendid vocals truly makes this one of the most unique bands ever to emerge in the last two decades or so. It’s incredibly catchy, and every track on the album is equally good. These six guys, more than ever the odd one out in the contemporary Heavy Metal scene, have delivered a magnificent record."

WOW!
Thanks so much The Whispering Darkness - Tales from the Underground!

https://mausoleumgatemetal.bandcamp.com/album/space-rituals-and-magick

ClawHammer PR

Review of ‘Space, Rituals And Magick’, the latest album by Mausoleum Gate released on Cruz Del Sur Music

“For those who are not yet familiar with Mausoleum Gate, imagine yourself to take a rather rehearsal room with musicians from a wide range of different bands. Think of Jethro Tull, Pagan Altar, Count Raven, Burning Saviours, Warlord, Black Magick SS/Tarot and a lot of the more obscure bands from the NWOBHM movement like Legend, Dark Star or Quartz and more specifically Saracen, Sanctus and Marquis De Sade. The use of lots of unorthodox keyboards/organs, psychedelic elements, spacey electronics, heavy riffing and splendid vocals truly makes this one of the most unique bands ever to emerge in the last two decades or so”

Link to the full stories in the comments





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Mausoleum Gate

03/12/2025

"A way to describe Mausoleum Gate would be to say that its Emerson, Lake & Palmer meets Black Sabbath. Or Deep Purple with Rick Wakeman on keyboards and Ozzy on vocals."

Thanks to Harbinger of D.O.O.M. for including Mausoleum Gate in their "Killer Picks" of November!!

Harbinger of D.O.O.M. is a music blog focusing on Doom, Trad Metal, and other similar music genres. Audiobook Showcases and Sword & Sorcery fiction.

02/12/2025

"What makes “Into the Golden Halls” stand out is that it’s not trying to be anyone’s soundtrack to a fantasy world. It’s not dressed up. It’s not sanitized. It’s a band working through their own sound in real time, letting the rough edges stay rough and the heavy moments stay heavy without polishing them into oblivion."

Another solid review for Æternia's debut album "Into The Golden Halls"! Cheers to Black Angel Promotions. Grab a copy here: https://tinyurl.com/4aymu7wk

Aeternia’s “Into the Golden Halls” doesn’t feel like some big grand statement, it feels like a band locking the doors, turning the lights down, and playing the way they’ve wanted to play for years. There’s no shine here, no high-gloss attempt to chase trends. This record lives in the ten...

28/11/2025

As our 2025 release schedule comes to an end, we want to thank all the fans and metal media for the constant support and trust in Cruz Del Sur and Gatesofhellrecords.
Also thanks to all the bands for making such great
music!
And finally thanks for our all partners, especially UGH !, SureShot Promotions and
ClawHammer PR

- Coming Jan 23, 20226:
V/A "METAL LOURD" LP (Gates of Hell Records)
the very first "NEW WAVE OF FRENCH HEAVY METAL" compilation !
Featuring nine of the most exciting, and still active, bands from the Hexagon.

- First 2026's release on CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC will be announced very soon!






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