CHIAROSCURO Announce Debut EP; Share New Song

Melodic death band CHIAROSCURO is set to unleash their self-titled debut EP this Spring. The EP showcases this young, Baltimore-based band’s ability to weave complexity, melody, and extremity into a cohesive, immersive experience.

“Chiaroscuro is a converging point of careful study and artistic impulse, conducted through an interpretation of melodic extreme metal forms”

– Cassiopeia, vocalist/lyricist

Chiaroscuro is due out March 28 on digital and limited-edition CD via Unholy Anarchy Records. Pre-order the EP and stream the first single, “A Song for Ghosts” at unholyanarchyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chiaroscuro

Tracklisting:

1. Sunbeat

2. Hekatomb of Malevolence

3. Unbridled Darkness

4. A Song for Ghosts

The band is set to hit the road in support of the EP. Tour dates are as follows:

4/03 @ Bonk’s Bar – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Bastard Cross & Frog Myst)

4/04 @ Ralph’s Rock Diner – Worcester, MA (w/ Caregiver & The Outlourdes)

4/05 @ El Bunker Del Diablo – Queens, NY (Del Diablo Fest)

4/06 @ Quinnz Pinz – Middletown, NY (w/ Grave Heist & Ape Metro)

4/07 @ Wax Atlas – Baltimore, MD (w/ Fear Agent & Julia Set)

Vocalist/lyricist Cassiopeia and guitarist/songwriter Nick Temoshok met during their brief stint in a local Baltimore band. The two soon pulled away from that project in a vie for a firm establishment of their collective creative endeavors.

Thus came CHIAROSCURO, by way of a self-produced demo quietly released in 2024. A full live ensemble was arranged shortly thereafter, playing multiple shows in and around the Baltimore area.

Drums for Chiaroscuro were recorded at The Sludge Factory in Baltimore, MD, with vocal tracking done at Eternal Rapture Studio. The EP was produced by Wes Walker at Eternal Rapture Studio in Aberdeen, MD.

Art by George Cruikshank, of “The Drunkard’s Children” series, Plate VIII (1848) “The Maniac Father and the Convict Brother are Gone — The Poor Girl, Homeless, Friendless, Deserted, Destitute, and Gin Mad, Commits Self Murder.”