PURPLE DAWN "PEACE & DOOM SESSION VOL II"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Purple Dawn presents their second record, Peace & Doom Session Vol. II, comes 11 March 2022 digitally and on multiple variations of vinyl via Electric Valley Records.

Cologne-based Purple Dawn has always been the balance between things: hard riffing energy and heart-hitting melody, good and bad, high and low, future and past, and sometimes far and beyond. And that’s why the three-piece calls their music “Peace & Doom.” Heavily rooted in the psychedelic hard rock saturated doom metal, Purple Dawn offers an enthralling blend of both classic and modern sounding bands. While their devotion towards Sabbath, Pentagram, and Zeppelin is conspicuous, their love for bands like Mastodon, Rezn, Windhand, or Orange Goblin should not be overlooked. In contrast to the majority of bands in the genre, Purple Dawn is not shy away from having a variety of styles in their songs: it’s like putting on a Led Zeppelin record where no track sounds like the other.

The power trio emerged in early-2020, and a few months after their formation, they offered the Peace & Doom Session Vol. I. The A-Side of the album contains the complete Peace & Doom Session, recorded live in the band’s rehearsal room in Cologne, whereas the B-Side comprises three studio tracks. 

The first Peace & Doom Session was well received by the community, and Purple Dawn kept the torch lit and continued writing songs, even though there was no chance for a live show due to the lockdown. “..So as we couldn’t get our music out to the people and public stages, there really was no other way than playing a gig to the cameras again. So we did...” The doom-power-trio hit a great studio in Oberhausen and recorded the second chapter of their live sessions: Peace & Doom Session Vol. II. Every song aims for a non-identical direction, but all have some elements in common: massive riffs, powerful vocals, and a very own atmosphere. PDS Vol. II starts and ends with an instrumental (almost) piece called “Bonganchamun.” The five songs in between are tales from nomad rituals in the desert to the oppressiveness of the depths of the sea — revolution, misguided minds, and the intrinsic evil of human beings. The record captures an unfaltering high-energy set of Purple Dawn’s doom rock and brings upon PEACE & DOOM.

Track Listing:

1. Bonganchamun

2. 100 Years a Day

3. Old Fashioned Black Madness

4. Power to the People

5. The Moon Song

6. Death to a Dying World

7. Bonganchamun Part II

Credits:

Timo Fritz: Guitars

Patrick Rose: Bass & Vocals

Florian Geiling: Drums

 

All songs written and performed by Purple Dawn.

Recorded live by Goldie at dialogstudios.

Mixed by Timo Fritz at Peace & Doom Studios.

Mastered by Thomas Ölscher at Railroad Tracks Studios.

 

Available Formats:

— 4x Test Press Vinyl

— 250x Transparent Green Vinyl

— 220x Transparent Orange Splatter Purple Vinyl

— 30x Ultra LTD “Peace Edition” Vinyl 

— Digital

 

Pre-Order:

https://www.electricvalleyrecords.com/products (Vinyl + T-Shirt + Hoodie)

https://evrecords.bandcamp.com/album/purple-dawn-peace-doom-session-vol-ii (Vinyl + T-Shirt + Hoodie + Digital)

 

Purple Dawn:

https://purpledawn.eu 

https://www.facebook.com/PurpleDawnDoom

https://www.instagram.com/purpledawndoom

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_P1RfgVz31aY6vLCFFjm0Q

https://purpledawndoom.bandcamp.com   

Electric Valley Records:

https://www.electricvalleyrecords.com

https://evrecords.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/electricvalleyrecords 

https://twitter.com/electric_valley 

https://www.instagram.com/electricvalleyrecords 

PURE WRATH RELEASE "HYMN TO THE WOEFUL HEARTS"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Hymn To The Woeful Hearts

by Pure Wrath

Tracklist:

1.The Cloak Of Disquiet 08:31

2.Years Of Silence 06:09

3.Presages From A Restless Soul 07:48

4.Footprints Of The Lost Child 09:32

5.Those Who Stand Still 08:23

6.Hymn To The Woeful Hearts 03:40

PURE WRATH - formed 2014 in West Java, Indonesia - is the soul-stirring atmospheric Black Metal project of multi-instrumentalist Januaryo Hardy.

A continuation of preceding EP "The Forlorn Soldier", 3rd full-length "Hymn to the Woeful Hearts" is a wounded, epically emotive exploration of timeless grief which ascends to the next level - simmering down past symphonics and ramping up the bitterness, aggression, textural dynamism and melancholic conviction.

Again featuring skilled and energetic guest drumwork from Yurii Kononov (ex-WHITE WARD), PURE WRATH have here produced their deepest, darkest, most organic and engaging work to date: perfectly balancing howls of primal rage with tear-stained, hymnal sung passages, simultaneously vicious and yearning guitar-work, poignant synth, evocative acoustics and heartfelt thematic realism.

In the words of Hardy:

"The record serves as a dedication to a mother and survivor of the 1965 Indonesian genocide whose son was kidnapped, tortured and brutally beheaded. For more than fifty years she had to pretend everything was normal through every second of her sorrow, living under the shadow of the still-powerful perpetrators."

released February 18, 2022

Januaryo Hardy - Vocals, guitars, bass, synth, songwriting and lyrics

Guest musicians:

Yurii Kononov - Drums

Dice Midyanti - Piano, cello and additional elements

Nick Kushnir - Additional guitar elements on track "Hymn to the Woeful Hearts"

https://purewrath.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/purewrath

http://www.instagram.com/purewrathofficial