With thirty years of active, nefarious service under their bulletbelts, the Swedish NECROPHOBIC are undisputed legends of the death and black metal underground. "Dawn Of The Damned" is once again recorded in collaboration with Fredrik Folkare of death metal icons UNLEASHED. The album will be released on October 9th, 2020 via Century Media Records worldwide.
Formed in 1989 by drummer Joakim Sterner, the Stockholm blackhearts propagated a singular and fearless vision from the very start, confirming their prowess with the now legendary debut album "The Nocturnal Silence" in 1993. 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.
Over the course of their first two decades, the Swedes were not exactly prolific, but the records they did release left a permanent mark on the metal underground. From 1999’s viciously infernal The Third Antichrist to the grandiose conceptual splurge of 2006’s Hrimthursum and the cudgelling blasphemy of 2009’s "Death To All", NECROPHOBIC made every artistic statement count, dragging their loyal global fanbase ever further into the sonic black along the way.
Despite numerous line-up changes and moments of turmoil, NECROPHOBIC’s dark light has never dimmed. As a result, when the band’s most efficacious line-up reconvened for 2018’s "Mark Of The Necrogram", it was obvious to fans and critics alike that the Swedish quintet was back to the blistering form that first cemented their reputation. With guitarists Sebastian Ramstedt and Johan Bergeback back in the fold after a five-year hiatus, it was a self-evident career peak for all concerned. Not just the best sounding record of the band’s career, but one of the most monstrously dramatic and destructive records of the decade, it made the prospect of the next NECROPHOBIC album even more mouth-watering. Fast forward to 2020 and chief songwriter Ramstedt has summoned another breath-taking eruption of otherworldly malice, this time bearing the title "Dawn Of The Damned".
There is no doubt that "Mark Of The Necrogram" signified a new high for NECROPHOBIC in terms of sonic power. And what I can hear from the new single they are following that path on "Dawn Of The Damned", really looking forward to letting it loose on the Vinylplayer.
Line-Up:
Joakim Sterner - Drums
Anders Strokirk - Vocals
Sebastian Ramstedt - Guitars
Johan Bergebäck - Guitars
Allan Lundholm - Bass
Today's tune "The Infernal Depths of Eternity" is the first single out of the upcoming album "Dawn Of The Damned", enjoy!
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