At present, BABYLON DOOM CULT RECORDS is thrilled to announce the brand new full-length album ‘WEEMOEDSKLANKEN’ by the Dutch unorthodox black metal ensemble MESLAMTAEA!!
A release date is set for February 25th, 2022 and shall come in the following formats: CD / DIGITAL / LP
A second track, “Uiteengevallen”, featuring Fraukje van Burg (Doodswens) on guest vocals, can now be heard on the website of Germany’s finest printed magazines: DEAF FOREVER!!
‘WEEMOEDSKLANKEN’ (Dutch for sounds of melancholy) deals with the struggle of time and impermanence:
“Again…. yet again I awake in the dead of night, drenched in sweat. Woken by an atrocious autumn storm, pounding on the windows, begging for attention. Gloom…. The changing of the seasons seems to have become a fast repeating ritual. Irreversible. With dazzling speed we’re heading for the inevitable black beacon that marks the end of life. While my hair is gradually turning gray, the color of the world I’m immersed in. The heart transforms into the shape of cracked ground. The growing realization that there’s no grasp… No grasp on time, that’s been cruel of the ever increasing menacing world. Mother Earth’s antics indicate she’s fed up with it all. And so am I. Meanwhile, time passes by, like the parched leaves blowing against the window. The night is black and I try to fall asleep again. Tomorrow is another day…”
Time to reveal the title, cover,track-listing, and new video for the debut release of Greek death blacksters MIND ERASURE! The new album will be titled “Connive” and is going to be released on February 13, 2022.
Short Biografy: Mind Erasure formed back in 2007, they have released one demo and one promo before The album “CONNIVE”. Through the years many members came and left with more noticeable the founder member Dimitris Garnelis who left the band for personal reasons right after the recording of “CONNIVE” have finished. We have shared the stage with many bands, such as, Rotting Christ, Planet Of Zeus & Temperance.
All preproduction recordings and mixing where done by Vasilis at KOSKI studio. Mastering by George Neratzis, Logo by Dod K, Artwork By Gogo Melone, blindfolds were made by Penelope Mamalou.
Track list.
1: Proem, 2: Pray For Salvation, 3: Azrael, 4: Mind Erasure 5: Connive, 6: Cataphasia, 7: Sore Eyes, 8: Last Stand, 9: As First Light never Comes Part I : Seal’s Break, 10: As First Light never Comes Part II : Apocalypse, 11: As First Light never Comes Part III : Life’s Epilogue.
Icelandic Tech Death outfit OPHIDIAN I are now unveiling a brand new drum play-through for the track ‘Dominion Eyes’, which is taken from the band’s latest release ‘Desolate’. The video can be viewed via the official Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE. The link may be freely spread throughout your channels.
Drummer Ragnar Sverrisson comments on the video: “Written by my best bro Simon, this song is straight to the point and demands endurance. It’s a really solid death metal song and the breakdown riff in the middle is tasty as hell.” OPHIDIAN I are available for interviews by mail or Zoom/Skype. For more info or to book a slot, please get in touch with Jessica Otten via jessica@season-of-mist.com. Hi-res materials, such as photo’s, can be found HERE.
‘Desolate’ was released on July 16, 2021 and can be listened to in full HERE. The artwork, which has been created by Eliran Kantor, and further album details can be viewed below.
Track-list 1. Diamonds (4:35) (WATCH) 2. Spiral To Oblivion (3:31) (WATCH) 3. Storm Aglow (4:12) (WATCH) 4. Unfurling The Crescent Moon (2:53) 5. Sequential Descent (4:31) 6. Captive Infinity (3:43) 7. Enslaved In A Desolate Swarm (4:05) 8. Dominion Eyes (3:13) 9. Jupiter (4:01) 10. Wither On The Vine (4:07) Total: 38:51
With a clear goal of reaching the apex of technical metal in terms of proficiency, arrangements and sound, OPHIDIAN I has produced the destructive full-length album ‘Desolate’.
Emerging from Iceland; the barren island in the north, home to apocalyptic weather, eruptions, and storms. The breeding intensity, blazing speed, and ferocity of OPHIDIAN I reflects the chaos it hails from as well as the inherent beauty and complex harmony. Consisting of familiar faces within the Icelandic scene as members of bands such as Helfró, Beneath, Une Misère and Atrum; OPHIDIAN I set forth with the intent of testing the boundaries of the extreme, while retaining focus on composition and arrangements.
After getting together and realizing the goal was within reach, the band spent days upon days in the rehearsal space expanding and calibrating their physical and mental abilities in order to actualize the envisioned form of OPHIDIAN I. Bound and determined to create an absolute no-compromise piece of work, OPHIDIAN I headed to the studio after having honed in on the direction and arrangements of the 10 songs that were to become ‘Desolate’. Remaining extremely meticulous throughout the process, the methodically performed tracks were handed over to Christian Donaldson (THE GRID) for mixing and mastering. To finalize the vision, Eliran Kantor took to creating artwork fitting the forementioned direction and soundscape. With the completion of ‘Desolate’ the raison d’être of OPHIDIAN I had been established and partially fulfilled. Bringing the ferocity to the masses is now a central objective.
Incessantly at work, OPHIDIAN I is a monumental brute-force to be reckoned with. Amidst the dominant roster at Season of Mist, OPHIDIAN I will be unyielding in their claim to be amongst the titans of the industry. With various influences ranging from all styles, the unique melt of technical death metal – with immersive melody and hooks at every corner – ‘Desolate’ will appeal to all those who seek peak militant musicianship on all fronts.
Line-up Ragnar Sverrisson – Drums Daníel Máni Konráðsson – Guitar Simon Thorolfsson – Guitar Þórður Hermannsson – Bass John Olgeirsson – Vocals Recording studio: Sundlaugin Studio
Sound engineer: Stephen Lockhart (drums) Daníel Máni Konráðsson & Ophidian I (guitars, bass, vocals)
Produced by: Daníel Máni Konráðsson Mixing studio and engineer: The Grid, Christian Donaldson Mastering studio and engineer: The Grid, Christian Donaldson
Guest musicians: Julian Parry – vocals on ‘Dominion Eyes’
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