Torpedo Promotion presents: KARLOFF // WITCHING HOUR // MORBYDA // UNARMORED
KARLOFF:
Hailing from Germany, KARLOFF formed in 2018 initially as a means for erstwhile Graveyard
Ghoul member Tom Horri ed to blow off some punk-oriented steam with a couple close
comrades. While their rst Demo ’18 and then subsequent Raw Nights mini-album presented
them as a more gutter-level Midnight, it was 2022’s debut album, The Appearing, where the
true form of KARLOFF took shape. Recasting the band in a totally new, altogether more
unique light, The Appearing strutted forth to a rich, robust, and rippingly muscular sound not
unlike ancient-days metalpunk; think Carnivore, Best Wishes-era Cro-Mags, or even early
Nasty Savage, and you’re in KARLOFF’s wheelhouse.
Turning that wheel yet further, KARLOFF return with their second full-length, Revered by
Death. For sure, Revered by Death follows logically from The Appearing. That same lead-
heavy stomp is present and accounted for here, but the paces KARLOFF go through are
undeniably moodier and murkier; if there wasn’t a sense of sti ed violence here, it would
almost be accurate to call LP#2 “sludgy.” No amount of energy is sacri ced, thankfully, as
KARLOFF’s olde-worlde evil goes in an even-darker direction while the tempos, in kind, feel
slightly more reined in. Fleshing out that darkness further are chorus FX, once again tastefully
applied and suggesting still a post-punk in uence that could blossom in the future; just witness
the deathrock-in-glue instrumental “On Weathered Altar” for poignant proof. As the present
stands, Revered by Death more than lives up to its lofty title, with KARLOFF’s heaviness
coming not so much from the volume or distortion they employ but, rather, from the overall feel
of their songwriting: punchier, but portending a deeper doom & gloom.
Ghouls and ghosts, thugs and thieves: KARLOFF are back and calling upon you to be
Revered by Death!
MORBYDA:
Hailing from Leipzig, Germany’s MORBYDA was founded in 2022 by vocalist / guitarist Chris (INDIAN NIGHTMARE) and drummer Joris (BOUNDLESS CHAOS, LEMONGRAB) with the intention to shred some skull-crushing blackened speed/heavy metal. Early on, their influences were drawn from the more traditional but equally fast bands of the New Wave of Heavy Metal movement like Skull Fist, Evil Invaders, and Stallion. Thus armed, the duo wrote their first songs, which tended to have a darker and more evil approach than said bands. After the joining of second guitarist Julez (SINTAGE) and bassist Antonio (Ex-PURSUIT, GOELTZSCH), MORBYDA completed and recorded their first Demo(n) Tape in 2023, followed by the full length bastard entitled “Under Her Spell” (2025). Get ready to lose your mind and be drawn into a realm full of dark and murderous HEAVY METAL! The Gates of fire will be opened…
UNARMORED:
It takes bravery to go into battle without any piece of protective armor. The same bravery is needed to forge a sonic arsenal like Unarmored do. Their collection of weapons combines all kinds of Metal: Harsh Black Metal, sharp Thrash Metal, stomping Death Metal, crushing Doom Metal and every other kind of steel you can think of. Hailing from Regensburg, these warriors are looking forward to conquer the stage!
