Candlelight Records
today launches a free label sampler available exclusively from
Amazon.com. The
8-song sampler includes previously unreleased material from FALLOCH,
THE ROTTED, WODENSTHRONE, SEAR
BLISS, WOE, WINTERFYLLETH, RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER and includes
the first single from IHSAHN’s new
album Eremita.
“The Paranoid” is
taken from IHSAHN’s anticipated
fourth solo album. Set for release June 19, Eremita was mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth)
and features performances from
drummer Tobias Ornes Andersen (Leprous), saxophonist Jorgen Munkeby
(Shining-Norway), guitarist Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore), and vocalists
Devin
Townsend, Einar Solberg (Leprous), and Heidi S. Tveitan (StarofAsh).
MetalSucks
editor Vince Neilstein says, "The Paranoid" is a perfect
introduction to
Eremita. It's heavy, expansive, and it's complex without being an
asshole
about it. Not that any of this should be surprising; IHSAHN’s
been developing his own
singularly definable sound for three albums now, so fans should know
what to
expect.”
The
inclusion of an early production mix of RUMPELSTILTSKIN
GRINDER’s “Fucking
Wild” follows the recent announcement of the band’s forthcoming new
album,
Ghostmaker. The Philadelphia-based quartet recently completed a
string of
regional performances and are now gearing up for dates to support the
new album
once it hits stores nationwide on June 19. Guitarist Ryan Moll says,
"the
title of this track says it all. It’s a rather suiting description of
its
relentlessness. The lyrics were written by Shawn (Riley) and the title
was
inspired by some old live Venom recordings."
FALLOCH’s
“The Ghosts That Haunts This Path” is a new song for American audiences.
Previously available as a b-side to a European-only single, the song
showcases
the impressive stylings of the Scottish post-black metal duo. MSN Metal
called
the band’s debut Where Distant Spirits
Remain, “a drop-dead gorgeous, haunting piece of work.” Kerrang
called it,
“intoxicating, haunting, beautiful.” Brooklyn Vegan adds, “it's clear
that FALLOCH aims to walk along the
righteous path of adventurous black metal bands like Alcest. Where
Distant
Spirits Remain is a great first step in that direction.”
Planning
to hit the studio in early June to lay down tracks for their third
album, WOE’s reworked “Quietly,
Undramatically” opens a new door on the title track from the band’s
popular 2010
release of the same name. Vocalist/guitarist Chris Grigg notes, "the
remixed version
of 'Quietly, Undramatically' is a more accurate representation of what
was hoped
to achieve with the material and offers a different perspective into the
album."
Decibel Magazine said, “Woe strive for
sophistication without falling into the usual pitfalls of
pretentiousness,
cartoonish-ness or undue gloss. Essential aggression is maintained,
while the
atmospheric and emotional depth envelopes are pushed with a bold
fearlessness.”
To
listen/download
the sampler visit HERE.
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