A storm is popping out of Texas. Lengthy-running Dallas-based blackened doom quartet Krigsgrav has introduced their eighth full-length album, Stormcaller, set for launch on September 19 by way of Willowtip Data. Marking their first providing for the label, Stormcaller guarantees to be the band’s most full and highly effective assertion thus far — a fusion of black metallic fury, doom-laden ambiance, and sweeping melodic leads.
Shaped in 2004, Krigsgrav has spent the final 20 years honing a sound that straddles the chilly grandeur of Scandinavian black metallic and the introspective weight of melodic doom. With Stormcaller, the band got down to synthesize all the pieces they’ve completed throughout their catalog whereas elevating their songwriting to new heights.
“Once we began writing the songs that might make up Stormcaller, our intention was to create probably the most full Krigsgrav album that took one thing from each period of the band, whereas nonetheless pushing our sound ahead,” mentioned Krigsgrav. “A fruits of the blackest hues, doomiest of dirges, and most hovering of lead guitars. We predict we achieved that, however we additionally wrote one of the best album of our profession so far. We belief that while you hear it, you will agree.”
The primary single, “Huntress of the Hearth Moon,” which options visitor vocals from Jens Rydén (Thyrfing, ex-Naglfar), units the tone for the album’s sweeping dynamics—raging one second and melancholic the following, with Rydén‘s iconic rasp including a harsh, celestial dimension to the band’s already huge sonic panorama.
Stormcaller was blended and mastered by Owe Inborr at Wolfthrone Studios, with drums recorded by Sam Paquette at S.A.M. Studios and extra engineering from Cody Daniels. The beautiful cowl paintings was created by Adam Burke (Nightjar Illustration), whose evocative type completely captures the fundamental energy of Krigsgrav‘s music. Album structure and design have been dealt with by Randi Matejowsky.
Pre-orders for Stormcaller can be found here via Willowtip and here on Bandcamp.
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