Sepulchral Curse bring a signature brand of death metal into their music, and if you have been matching your music to fit the mood of things around, ‘Church of Loss’ that premiered on No Clean Singing definitely underscores impending destruction, doom and despair like few other tracks in recent times. You can check the premiere AT THIS LINK. Excerpt-
“…begins in utterly dismal, diseased, and doomed fashion, and `then takes the core of that bleak opening riff and mutates it into increasingly desperate and demented sensations. “
REVIEWS –
– “certainly the best death metal of 2020” – Wormwood Chronicles (US)
– “achieves a level of bombast and overwhelming that envelops you in that spiral of sonorous violence.” – Necromance (Spain) 8.5/10
– “a great purchase for any lover of good metal music” – Metal Liluola (Finland) 9+/10
– “a fantastic Death Metal record” – Nattskog (UK) 9/10
– “Huge debut. Simply awesome” – Queens of Steel (Spain) 9/10
– “achieves a level of bombast and overwhelming that envelops you in that spiral of sonorous violence ” – Necromance (Spain) 8.5/10
– “is a crushing Death Metal release at its core” – Swallowed In Black (555/666)
– “a record that is truly exciting” – Two Guys Metal Reviews (US)
– “Highly recommended for loyal Death Metal fans” – Dioses Del Metal (Spain)
– “unequivocally stands above the rest” – Head-banger Reviews (US)
Sepulchral Curse (Finland) – Only Ashes Remain (July 31st, 2020)
Genre – Death Metal
Release Date – July 31st, 2020
Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of – Demilich, Convulse, Imperialist, Adramelech, Hateful, Lurk, Necrophobic, Demigod, Solothus
Sepulchral Curse are Finland’s best kept secret. They’ve retained the classic Finnish death metal traits of bands such as Demilich, Adramelech, Convulse, Demigod and expanded upon it in a way that’s never been done before. The songs are meticulously composed, making them intricate and even unpredictable, but despite the vagaries there is an underlying groove that keeps everything together. Black metal influences seep through to add flavour to the proceedings as the songs keep undulating and showcasing different facets each time. The music ebbs and flows and the pace is always varying, as the vocalist barks and roars in tandem, depending on the mood. The album settles into murkier, doomier territories towards the end, not too dissimilar to Finnish label mates Lurk and Altar of Betelgeuze, but keeping its freshly forged sound intact through it all. This is an engrossing, fascinating album from Sepulchral Curse, one that gets better with each listen. It definitely counts as one of the best Finnish death metal albums ever produced.
Band lineup –
Tommi Ilmanen (Yawning Void) – Drums & Vocals
Kari Kankaanpää (Solothus, Yawning Void) – Vocals
Jaakko Riihimäki – Guitars
Aleksi Luukka (Solothus, Yawning Void) – Guitars
Niilas Nissilä – Bass
Artwork by Alex Tartsus (Depravity, De Profundis)
Layout by TG Rantanen (Paganizer, Henry Kane)
Mastered by Dan Lowndes (Blood Incantation)
Logo by David Mikkelsen (Undergang)
Track listing –
1. From Within the Bowels of the Earth
2. Swarming Blackness
3. Into the Depths Unknown
4. Eyes Inside
5. Church of Loss
6. Dead Stars Drawing Spirals
7. Maan Tuhkien Uneen
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