BLACK ROYAL: Finnish Death/Sludge Unit To Release Debut Full-Length This March Via Suicide Records; New Video Now Playing
View / Share BLACK ROYAL's "Cryo-Volcanic" Video HERE.
"Three hundred thousand years man has roamed the earth,
losing every chance to
prosper, grow and learn."
Finnish death/sludge unit BLACK ROYAL will unleash their
debut album, Lightbringer, this March via Suicide Records.
A truly dense and obliterating offering both musically and
thematically, the ten-track Lightbringer centers itself on mankind's utter
failure in finding inner strength and the meaningless trust in fake ideologies.
"Faith is, more or less, a consequence of fear and ignorance,"
elaborates the band. "Mankind's quest for meaning is greater than their
ability to understand that we hold the key to our own potential and inner
strength. This act against the original plan of The Elders and The Wise has led
mankind to the brink of their own intellectual extinction. To survive, mankind
must abandon the power of religious dogmas and evolve by the strength from
one's inner self. Time has come for the Lightbringer to enthrone and steer man
back to the path of free thought and prove wrong their false choices (the
reason for current global chaos). Now is time for the new world order. It won't
be divine."
BLACK ROYAL's thundering Lightbringer will see release on
CD, LP, and digital formats via Swedish-Finnish label Suicide Records on March
9th with preorders to be announced in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, sample the band's new video for opening
album bruiser, "Cryo-Volcanic," at THIS LOCATION.
Lightbringer Track Listing:
1. Cryo-Volcanic
2. Self-Worship
3. Salvation
4. Denial
5. Pentagram Doctrine
6. Lightbringer
7. The Chosen
8. Dying Star
9. New World Order
10. Ou[t]roboros
Hailing from Tampere,
Finland, BLACK
ROYAL was forged in 2013. The quartet's music combines modern sludge with '90s
death metal, classic seventies influences, epic choruses and unconventional
arrangements, resulting in a distinctly alluring sound often and accurately
described as "death blues." Inspired by beer and occult teachings,
their music is laced with distortion and growls proclaiming various themes from
free thought to the perils of organized religion.
Following two critically-lauded EPs -- The Summoning Pt.1
and Pt.2, released in 2015 and 2016 respectively -- the band was signed by
Swedish-Finnish label Suicide Records and unleashed the Dying Star
seven-inch/digital single, serving as the first taste of BLACK ROYAL's imminent
Lightbringer debut, coming at you this Spring.
BLACK ROYAL:
Jukka - drums, percussion
Pete - bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Riku - vocals
Toni - guitars, backing vocals
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