With the recent pact that Southern Californian melodic death mongers Exmortus made with Nuclear Blast Records, good news arrives. The band are to release their long-awaited, sixth studio album, Necrophony, on August 25. The album is currently available for preorder.
Guitarist and vocalist Conan says shares his thoughts about the album:
“‘Necrophony’ was an album title idea for as long as I can remember. This Symphony of the Dead couldn’t be realized for a collection of songs until now. Finally, we have our darkest and most classically inspired work yet, with artwork by the great Toha Mashudi to match perfectly. We returned to Sharkbite Studios to have the mighty wizard that is Zack Ohren aid us again in forging our metal, and resulted in the finest steel we’re all proud to wield on the battlefield.”
Watch the recently released music video for “Mind Of Metal” on YouTube:
Conan also talks about the song:
“‘Mind of Metal’ is a great compliment to our previous single, ‘Oathbreaker,’ in that it has contrasting rhythms and structure, but shares lyrical inspiration by Tolkien. It’s a tribute to the wizard Saruman and other like characters in the legendarium, for their will to power and domination by crafty and industrial means. This song features groove, fast licks, and some of our favorite riffs ever written. Can’t wait to perform it live!”
Preorder Necrophony here.
Exmortus will be out on the road on a West Coast tour this month with Paladin and Graveshadow, starting tonight in Santa Cruz, CA. Catch the band live on the following dates:
Exmortus Tour Dates:
April 12 – Santa Cruz, CA – Blue Lagoon
April 13 – Eugene, OR – John Henry’s
April 14 – Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper
April 15 – Vancouver, BC – Hyperspace Festival
April 17 – Eureka, CA – Savage henry Comedy Club
April 18 – Sacramento, CA – Old Ironsides
April 19 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
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