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PRESS RELEASE:
Watershed Between Firmament And The Realm of Hyperborea
by THE CLEARING PATH
Tracklist:
1.Ankhtkheperura In Thee (A Mystical Enlightenment) 06:56
2.The Pillars Of Creation 05:21
3.Stargazer Monolith 07:56
4.This Starway Will Carry Me Towards The Grandest Light 11:55
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4-Panel Digipack CD, 8-page booklet complete with lyrics and track-by-track commentaries.
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Gabriele Gramaglia, the young Italian artist behind SUMMIT - which debuted on I, Voidhanger Records in 2016 - is back on the scene with his oldest project, THE CLEARING PATH and with a pivotal release enclosing the circle of the otherworldly concept begun with the previous full-length, “Watershed Between Earth and Firmament” (2015).
This time the music evolves in a way more complex opus which ranges from hellacious riffs and tremendous shrieks to atmospheric and meticulous progressions and passages of lucid insanity, exploring the most distant landscapes of the unknown cosmos and the most benighted and metaphysical aspects of the Universe, imprinting into the listener a profound sense of dismay and contemplation.
The result is “Watershed Between Firmament And The Realm of Hyperborea”, a powerful and relentless album, variegated and eclectic yet organic and solid. A stellar work of extreme, dissonant metal madness, with ambient drifts and thoughtful soundscapes.
released December 8, 2017
THE CLEARING PATH is:
Gabriele Gramaglia - all instruments and vocals
Recorded during winter 2016/2017 by Gabriele Gramaglia
Main Guitars reamped by Colin Marston in Thousand Caves Studio
Mixed by Stefano Lattanzio and Gabriele Gramaglia
Mastered at Sweetspot Studio in Athens
Parts of lyrics readapted from Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy
Cover art by Altar of Sorrow
Layout bt Francesco Gemelli
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/
PRESS RELEASE:
Hreilia
by TONGUES
Tracklist:
1.Perennial Waves 07:17
2.Theophagus Wounds Of Earth 06:49
3.Interlude 01:10
4....And The Ever Watchful Clouds 05:55
5.Grove Of Mithridate 07:43
6.Acumen Numinous 09:22
7.Hreilia 03:29
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Jewelcase CD, 12-page booklet with lyrics
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• Limited to 200 copies worldwide
• 140gr. vinyl
• 350gr. sleeve
• Lyrics insert
• Outer plastic sleeve
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Denmark's TONGUES debuted in 2014 under the flag of I, Voidhanger Records with “Thelésis Ignis”, a portentous 35-minute long EP which earned them the praises from the underground metal aficionados. Apparently swallowed by the shadows right after that promising release, TONGUES have simply kept a low profile and concentrated for 3 long years on the second chapter of their doomed spiritual journey. A journey that now spawns “Hreilia”, a new and exciting example of TONGUES' audacious synthesis of black, death and doom metal, propelled by fiery riffs, magnetic melodies and mystical atmospheres.
Enshrouded like its predecessor in an esoteric dark aura and graced by an apocalyptic cover painting by vocalist A. Lovmand, “Hreilia” delves even deeper into the realms of subconscious. “The underlying concept of the album was inspired by a dream; that's where the word Hreilia comes from,” confirms drummer and lyricist C. Qvortrup. “That word held a significant spiritual value within the context of that dream. It symbolised a profound spiritual disappointment... a nightmare.”
TONGUES' pessimistic approach to the new album is quite evident even during its most aggressive moments, when the inner fire that characterized the previous EP bursts out nervously from the articulated structures of “Grove Of Mithridate” and “Theophagous Wounds Of Earth”, two examples of the band's trademark style, hanging in the balance between utmost aggression and psychedelic meditation. As the album progresses, the melodies become slowly - yet steadily - more depressive and defeated, till when TONGUES' ferocious inner struggle concludes and gives way to sadness and disillusionment.
released December 8, 2017
TONGUES is:
T. Lovmand - Guitars and bass
A. Lovmand - Vocals, additional guitars, synth, and saranji
C. Qvortrup - Drums, lyrics, and backing vocals
Additional guitars on tracks 1, 2 and 5 by E. Nyboe
Recording, mixing and mastering by A. Lovmand
Cover painting by A. Lovmand
Art direction and design by Francesco Gemelli
https://tungerne.bandcamp.com/
