Attempting to improve on 2014’s The Satanist (review here) was always going to be a near impossible task but with I Loved You At Your Darkest (review here), Polish blackened death metal act Behemoth very nearly succeeded. A robust and forward-thinking follow-up held in high regard by many, the only thing which appeared to hold it back for some was the enormous shadow cast by its predecessor.
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Nightrage is streaming their sixth studio album The Puritan in its entirety, out April 24, 2015 via Despotz Records here. The album was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden.
Nightrage is…
Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar
Ronnie Nyman – Vocals
Anders Hammer – Bass
Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers Nightrage is streaming the music video for “Stare Into Infinity,” off of their upcoming sixth studio album The Puritan, out April 24, 2015 via Despotz Records. Stream it below.
Album number six was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden.
01: The Puritan
02: With a Blade of a Knife
03: Desperate Vows
04: Endless Night
05: Foul Vile Life
06: Stare into Infinity
07: Lone Lake (Instrumental)
08: Son of Sorrow
09: When Gold Turns to Rust
10: Fathomless
11: Kiss of a Sycophant
Nightrage is…
Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar
Ronnie Nyman – Vocals
Anders Hammer – Bass
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Nightrage. Photo Credit: Magnus Ewald
Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers Nightrage is streaming “Desperate Vows,” with guest vocals by Lawrence Mackrory (Darkane, F.K.Ü.), off their upcoming sixth album The Puritan, out April 24, 2015 via Despotz Records, here.
The Puritan – an uncompromising, eerie, dramatic and melodic death metal journey in its purest essence – welcomes new Nightrage vocalist, Ronnie Nyman, to the mix. Nyman joins founding member, guitarist Marios Iliopoulos, and bassist, Anders Hammer, after performing with the band last year on its Japanese and Russian tours.
Album number six was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden.
01. The Puritan
02. With a Blade of a Knife
03. Desperate Vows
04. Endless Night
05. Foul Vile Life
06. Stare into Infinity
07. Lone Lake (Instrumental)
08. Son of Sorrow
09. When Gold Turns to Rust
10. Fathomless
11. Kiss of a Sycophant
Nightrage is…
Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar
Ronnie Nyman – Vocals
Anders Hammer – Bass
Nightrage on Facebook
Nightrage on Twitter
Nightrage on YouTube
Nightrage on Instagram
Nightrage on Tictail
Despotz Records on Facebook
Despotz Records on YouTube
Nightrage. Photo Credit: Magnus Ewald
Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers Nightrage will be releasing their sixth studio album The Puritan on April 24, 2015 via Despotz Records. Watch their music video for “Kiss of a Sycophant” here.
The Puritan – an uncompromising, eerie, dramatic and melodic death metal journey in its purest essence – welcomes new Nightrage vocalist, Ronnie Nyman, to the mix. Nyman joins founding member, guitarist Marios Iliopoulos, and bassist, Anders Hammer, after performing with the band last year on its Japanese and Russian tours.
Album number six was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden.
01. The Puritan
02. With a Blade of a Knife
03. Desperate Vows
04. Endless Night
05. Foul Vile Life
06. Stare into Infinity
07. Lone Lake (Instrumental)
08. Son of Sorrow
09. When Gold Turns to Rust
10. Fathomless
11. Kiss of a Sycophant
Nightrage is…
Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar
Ronnie Nyman – Vocals
Anders Hammer – Bass
Nightrage on Facebook
Nightrage on Twitter
Nightrage on YouTube
Nightrage on Instagram
Nightrage on Tictail
Despotz on Facebook
Despotz Records on YouTube
Dark Funeral is streaming a new song “Nail Them To The Cross” here and here, out via Century Media Records. “Nail Them To The Cross” was recorded at Dugout Studios in Uppsala/Sweden and was mixed and mastered by Daniel Bergstrand. The video clip was directed by Owe Lingvall.
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