Mental Cruelty: annunciato il nuovo LP “Zwielicht”, primo singolo online
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I MENTAL CRUELTY pubblicheranno il 23 giugno 2023 il loro nuovo album “Zwielicht”. Disponibile il video del nuovo singolo “Forgotten Kings”, prodotto da Aurora Motion Pictures:
Il preorder è disponibile a questo link: https://mentalcruelty.
“Zwielicht” è stato prodotto e mixato da Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Ov Sulfur, Signs of the Swarm The Browning) mentre la copertina è stata realizzata da Lewandowski.
Midtvinter
Obsessis a Daemonio
Forgotten Kings
Pest
Nordlys
Mortal Shells
Zwielicht
Symphony of a Dying Star
The Arrogance of Agony
A Tale of Salt and Light
L’album sarà disponibile nei seguenti formati:
Ltd. CD 6-Panel Digipak
Ltd. Gatefold Black 1LP Vinyl
Ltd. Gatefold White 1LP Vinyl – Limited to only 500 copies worldwide
Ltd. Gatefold Bright Gold 1LP Vinyl – Limited to only 300 copies worldwide (Band Edition)
Digital Album
Across four releases, beginning with 2016’s Pereat Mundus EP, Mental Cruelty has woven together a violent tapestry of black metal, death metal, deathcore, and a madness of their very own. With 2021’s landmark LP, A Hill To Die Upon (Unique Leader), the German quintet not only set a new standard for themselves, but also the genre as a whole.
Armed with new vocalist Lukas Nicolai, Mental Cruelty usher in a new epoch of unlight and grim determination that’s at the heart of their upcoming album, Zwielicht (translated in English as “Twilight”). Once again working with producer and mixer Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Ov Sulfur, Signs of the Swarm The Browning), they’ve pushed their sound to new blacker intensities forged in emotional riffing, heavy “back to the roots” breakdowns, and epic orchestral arrangements that surpass the already elite standards that have become synonymous with their name.
Mental Cruelty comments on the new single: “This song is inspired by the Greek Prometheus saga or comparatively the story of the Lost Sinner from Dark Souls. It tells the story of a man that is shackled to a mountain summit. He stands for the feeling of being trapped and isolated and feeling guilty about it. The evil chord progressions combined with huge orchestral ornaments and fast-paced blast beats will give you a feeling of listening to almost old-schoolish Black Metal with a modern twist.”
They add on the album release: “Let us embrace a new era of darkness by bringing the “black” into blackened heavy music. Join us on the way down to infernal gates of hell to be rebirthed back to life. The album will contain the most mind-bending variety of different heavy musical influences and sounds. Epic symphonic orchestras accompanied by slam breakdowns; this will have it all. Inspired from metaphors written by nature, death, and inner demons.
We can´t put into words the level of excitement we feel by announcing this album to you. We hope you feel the same way! Thank you for being with us and stay tuned for upcoming news!”
MENTAL CRUELTY line-up:
Lukas Nicolai – vocals
Nahuel Lozano – guitars
Marvin Kessler – guitars
Viktor Dick – bass
Danny Straßer – drums
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