THE LORD RELEASE "FOREST NOCTURNE"

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Forest Nocturne

by The Lord

Tracklist:

1.THEME 03:52

2.Church of Herrmann 05:19

3.Lefthand Lullaby I 02:53

4.Lefthand Lullaby II 07:06

5.Forest Wake 03:36

6.Deciduous 04:12

7.Old Growth 07:47

8.Triumph of the Oak 05:51

About

On 23rd April, Southern Lord shall release the debut full-length album from The Lord, Forest Nocturne, first as a special LP Record Store Day release!

Forest Nocturne sees Anderson taking cues from legendary film composers: John Carpenter and Bernard Hermann, in order to create cinematic landscapes which are heavy with tension, and offset by the injection of lethal doses of early 90s Scandinavian Death Metal - with Attila Csihar (of notorious Norwegian black metal band Mayhem) lending his putrid vocals to final track ‘Triumph of the Oak’.

For Forest Nocturne, Anderson worked with renowned producer Brad Wood. Dan Seagrave's epic and fantastical style is instantly recognizable on the album's stunning artwork, something which seems to depict an ancient and unknowable force in the woodlands. Forest Nocturne is described by Anderson as “the music of the night”, but inspired by imagery conjured on daytime hikes, and majestic and beautiful trees, which he sees as survivors - and perhaps the last known connection that we have to an ancient world, and acting as a connector between past, present and future of the human race and of our time on this planet.

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TZOMPANTLI RELEASE "TLAZCALTILIZTLI"

 

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Tlazcaltiliztli

by Tzompantli

Tracklist:

1.Yaohuehuetl 01:18

2.Tlatzintilli 04:33

3.Tlazcaltiliztli 04:29

4.Eltequi 04:40

5.Ohtlatocopailcahualuztli 04:17

6.Tlamanalli 05:52

7.Yaotiacahuanetzli 07:37

A Tzompantli, in bygone days, was a rack used to display human skulls, often of enemies or sacrifices, in several Mesoamerican civilizations. In 2022, Tzompantli is a beyond crushing Death Doom war march built on a bedrock of Native / Indigenous themes, rituals and history, illuminating the splendor, brutality and despair within.

Nearly three years after the band’s self-released EP, Tzompantli’s debut full length presents the first smoke-conjured specter to manifest materially. ‘Tlazcaltiliztli’, a ritual ceremony that translates to; ‘nourishing the fire and sun with blood’, is imbued with the spirit of Native inspiration that dwells deep within the heart and soul of the project and is skillfully weaved into a traditional bludgeoning framework of spine-severing savagery and melancholic anguish. On the ritualistic ‘Eltequi’ (to cut the chest open and extract the heart as an offering) the band’s unification of native / folk instrumentation and heaviness becomes one in the same, opening vast new horizons for where this sound can go.

‘Tlazcaltiliztli’ is dedicated, and an offering, to the indigenous peoples, nations & tribes of the North, South, East & West of the American continents. It marks a fearsome and spirited new vision for the Death Metal underground.

releases May 6, 2022

All music and words by Huey Itztekwanotl o)))

Huey Itztekwanotl o))) - Vocals / Guitars

G-Bone - Bass

Erol Ulug - Session Drums

Drums on “Eltequi” performed by Huey Itztekwanotl o)))

Huehuetl drum circle, teponaztli drum, death whistles, shells and shakers were performed by Mateotl Gonzalez, G-bone & Huey Itztekwanotl o)))

Tlazcaltiliztli was produced by Erol Ulug and Huey Itztekwanotl o))) & recorded, mixed & mastered by Erol Ulug at Bright Light Studios

Cover art by Andi from AVS Ravenheart

Layout by Dan Fried

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