Sepulchral Curse "Deathbed Sessions" CD

After the release of the highly acclaimed debut album, Only Ashes Remain, the world was ravaged by the plague. As always, SEPULCHRAL CURSE did not find it suitable to stand still and instead headed into the studio to record a new EP, titled Deathbed Sessions. Featuring three previously unreleased songs and one cover track as a tribute to legendary Finnish death metal, their latest offering shows that SEPULCHRAL CURSE is here to take the scene by storm!
Here, furious and relentless death metal is combined with twisted and ominous brutality. From the more atmospheric “Circular Aeons” to the wrathful attack of “Dystheist,” Deathbed Sessions shows that SEPULCHRAL CURSE is not afraid to blaze their own trail. In particular, "Dystheist” pushes the boundaries and sound of the band to their extremes.
Deathbed Sessions will see the light of day on May 6th, 2022. PERSONAL RECORDS will handle the CD version of the EP, Lycanthropic Chants will release it on vinyl and digital, and Transylvanian Recordings is handling the tape.

Finnish black / death metallers Sepulchral Curse are back with a brand new EP.
Atmospheric guitars cascade into life with excellent melodies and soulful leads atop rocky drums. Bringing the more death metal side is the vocal performance with Kari’s low register growls that are interspersed with harrowing screams, the diversity suiting the brutal yet haunting instrumentals. Through the walls of extremity that the drums and guitars provided, the warm and clear bass guitar emanates with a clarity one might not associate with black / death metal yet alas elevates the sound beautifully. Flared with dissonance to contrast the melodious, this EP is packed with dynamics and exciting twists to keep the attention focussed solely on the intense music at hand. Spectral, inhuman and tastefully weird, Sepulchral Curse’s return is one of great triumph.
Deeper we sink into the cacophonous sound of horror and otherworldliness, as the music warps more into strange contortions of extreme metal magnificence, both malicious and stunning to witness. Amidst the darkness and mysterious, there are plenty of moments of pure headbanging rage and ferocious musical thrashing that ramps up the mood into a feral call to arms for carnage. The band has clearly found a balance that works exceedingly well for them, from their brutal EP’s to the more expansive full length, there is plenty from all of their past here, while moving ever forward with proud strides further into charnel metallic heaviness. With the 1st and 3rd tracks more blackened and expansive while the 2nd and 4th more firmly rooted in death metal, the split seems very even and well-executed. All of their 3 new tracks offer something different and yet singular in their sepulchral vision that is worth listening to. Closing the EP is a cover of Finnish death metal legends Demigod. Paying respect to such a titanic band is no small feat, but naturally these seasoned musicians pull it off excellently while adding their own stamp to the wonderful track.
“Deathbed Sessions” is definitely a successful new chapter for the band to keep us satiated until the next full-length and equally serves as a brilliant introduction to new fans.

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