Polish black metal metallers, Blaze Of Perdition, are set to return with their sixth full-length, Upharsin. With the album due out on April 19th, via Metal Blade Records, the band have also shared its first single “W Kwiecie Rozłamu” (English translation: “In Rupture’s Prime”). Watch it below and read more from Blaze Of Perdition.
Pre-order Upharsin and stream “W Kwiecie Rozłamu” here.
“With Upharsin, we aimed to open the wounds of humanity as a collective,” the band notes. “The album reflects on how humans tend to gravitate towards conflict and strife. How religions and politics as well as other aspects of our everyday life are tainted and driven by our lower instincts as we willingly refuse to learn from our own history, as we choose to ignore and neglect the shadow aspect of our psychic reality, which in turn takes us further and further in the everlasting cycle of violence. It’s probably the most realistic concept we’ve taken on, with noticeably less spiritual leanings and a much more grounded approach.”
A step back from the somewhat unusual direction the band followed on their previous offering – 2020’s The Harrowing Of Hearts – Upharsin takes on a dark and pessimistic tone reflected by its appropriately oppressive music. Haunting and melancholic melodies rooted in traditional black metal meet unforgiving blastbeats and solemn marches, while emotional yet feral vocals aim to bring a proper sense of rage and disgust.
Opening track and first single, “W Kwiecie Rozłamu” hits hard from the very first second. “We wanted to begin the album with something striking and punishing, hence why there is no intro to set the mood first. However, most of our songs rarely keep the same mood for the entire duration and this one is no different. It’s probably the most varied composition on Upharsin and what starts with fury and flames, soon transcends into a somewhat sludgy, almost psychedelic abyss to shift once again into fiery blast-driven inferno. Lyrically, it talks about our struggle to keep up with the pace and temptations of our collective, destructive nature. To understand, accept and learn from it instead of suppressing it and allowing it to expand.”
Upharsin will be released on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
180g Black (EU)
Dark Charcoal Marbled (US + EU – Ltd. 500)
Crystal Clear w/ Black Dust( EU – Ltd. 300)
Upharsin Track Listing:
01 W kwiecie rozłamu
02 Przez rany
03 Niezmywalne
04 Architekt
05 Młot, miecz i bat
Blaze Of Perdition:
S. – vocals
XCIII – guitars
M.R. – guitars
VZN – drums
Wyrd – bass (session)
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