Carnifex have announced the release of their ninth studio record, Necromanteum, to be released October 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. The title is a riff on the term “Psychomanteum,” a paranormal technique in which a secret room is set up filled with mirrors, or a single mirror, in complete darkness, to speak to the dead in other dimensions and gain their knowledge.
What if you could speak with death, itself? Not a monster, per se, but a true intellect and servant of the universe, namely, The Grim Reaper. That’s the existential question Necromanteum asks. The video for the title track was directed by Jim Louvau and Tony Aguilera.
Scott Ian Lewis comments,
“Necromanteum is a truly special album that all of us in the band already love. Spend some time in conversation with the other side of life, enter the Necromanteum…”
The album was co-produced by vocalist Scott Ian Lewis and drummer Shawn Cameron. The cover artwork, designed by comic book artist E.M. Gist, depicts an eerie scene in a cemetery glowing with an emerald and lavender fog.
Pre-order/pre-save Necromanteum here.
Photo courtesy of Carnifex
