"FIRST SINGLE AND VIDEO RELEASE OF "STORMCROW"
AND PRE-ORDER OF THE NEW ALBUM "IN THE TWILIGHT GREY" IS NOW OPEN!
With their 10th studio album, “In the Twilight Grey” that is scheduled for a release on March 15th, 2024 via Century Media Records, Swedish blackened death metal masters NECROPHOBIC are taking an even deeper plunge into pitch black shadows. Today marks the release of the first song and video, “Stormcrow”. Make sure to watch the video that was directed by Claudio Marino for Artax Film:
https://youtu.be/_cOV56pWuEM
The band comments: “’Stormcrow’ was one of the first songs written for the new album. The idea was to take the very classic NECROPHOBIC elements and blend them with a slow paced bridge with a strong heavy metal feel. The lyrical theme is about a wounded beast rising from the depths who lays his trust in a winged so called ‘truth sayer’. Maybe we should be careful about letting the stormcrows carry our words to the world…”
First pre-orders for “In the Twilight Grey” can be found under the following link:
https://necrophobic.lnk.to/InTheTwilightGrey
The album will be available in the following formats:
• Ltd. Deluxe Gatefold combat green 2LP & LP-Booklet & Poster incl. 2 bonus tracks (1.000x)
• Gatefold dark green LP (300x)
• Gatefold black LP
• Ltd. CD Mediabook (comes with a special, extended booklet and 2 bonus tracks)
• Standard CD Jewelcase
• Digital album
With over thirty years of active, nefarious service under their spikes and bulletbelts, NECROPHOBIC are undisputed legends of the death and black metal scene. Formed in 1989 by drummer Joakim Sterner, the Stockholm blackhearts propagated a singular and fearless vision from the very start. Eschewing the self-conscious amateurism and primitive sonics that many of their peers held dear, NECROPHOBIC established a bold and vivid identity of their own, conjuring a densely melodic, but endlessly wicked take on macabre extreme metal that countless lesser bands have since emulated.
Yet again “In the Twilight Grey” was produced, mixed and mastered by Fredrik Folkare (of death metal icons Unleashed) at Chrome Studios, Stockholm and engineered in close collaboration by Folkare and the band themselves. For the artwork they teamed up with Jens Rydén, another likeminded institution from the Swedish scene.
Catch NECROPHOBIC live on the following dates:
08.12.23 (NL) Eindhoven - Eindhoven Metal Meeting
03.-04.05.24 (SK) Žemberovce - Gothoom
07.-09.06.24 (DE) Hauptmannsgrün - Chronical Moshers Open Air
21.-23.06.24 (LT) Ukmerge - Kilkim Žaibu
28.7.-04.08.24 (SLO) Velenje - Metaldays Festival
29.-31.08.24 (DK) Naestved - Naestved Metalfest
And more dates still to be announced…
Line-Up:
Anders Strokirk - Vocals
Sebastian Ramstedt - Lead & Rhythm guitar
Johan Bergebäck - Rhythm guitar
Tobias Cristiansson - Bass
Joakim Sterner - Drums"
Quelle: Facebook.
Vorbestellungen sind seit heute Morgen bei CM Distro möglich. Preise völlig over the top. Die schwarze LP für 26 Euro? Und die Deluxe 2LP-Version 46 Euro. Für zwei (!) Bonustracks wird die Veröffentlichung ätzend aufgeblasen. Da reicht mir Streaming bis ich die LP mal günstiger irgendwo abgreifen kann.