ARTIST: SOLSTITIUM
TITLE: "Morgoth"
GENRE: Epic Heavy/Doom/Death Metal
RELEASE DATE: July 25th, 2024
LABEL: Metal On Metal Records
CATALOG ID: MOMR24112
BARCODE: 80221670911129
FORMAT: CD in jewel case • 12 tracks (approx. 61 min.) • 16 pages stapled booklet with lyrics, band photos and info • All full-color
TRACK LISTING:
1. Solstitium
2. Frozen Gate
3. The Cimmerian
4. Rise of the Dead
5. Sparta
6. Anathema of the Templar
7. Winter Solstice
8. Doomriders
9. Immortal Pride
10. Morgoth
11. Pharaoh's Curse
12. Long Live the King
Total playing time: 60:51
YOUTUBE:
• "The Cimmerian" music video
• "Doomriders" music video
• "Immortal Pride" static promo clip
• "Rise of the Dead" music video
OVERVIEW:
From northeastern France comes a new band, born from one man's idea but brought to life through the collective effort of experienced musicians. SOLSTITIUM play a riveting mix of '90s death/doom and epic heavy metal, with each song standing out thanks to varying proportions of each style, a wide range of tempos, moods and arrangements. Terms like "epic" and "crushing" get thrown around a lot, but here, it's difficult to find more fitting ones. Only "bone-grinding" might be more accurate for their riffs and sound as their debut album is the musical equivalent of a steamroller. The sound is so thick, you could cut through it with a knife. Yet, thanks to excellent recording and production, every instrument breathes and shines. The vocals are equally impressive, offering both deep, beasty growls, sinister-sounding harsh parts and imposing clean singing. The lyrics, steeped in the worlds of Robert E. Howard and Tolkien, bring heroes, mighty rulers and warriors from ages past back to life. Imagine an unexpected encounter between old PARADISE LOST, BOLT THROWER, CELTIC FROST and GRAND MAGUS on a battlefield, while Basil Poledouris' music resounds through the plains! And we're sure you can spot also RUNEMAGICK, IRONSWORD, old MY DYING BRIDE, NECROS CHRISTOS, epic era BATHORY and DOOMSWORD on the flanks. Sounds intriguing? It sure is!
SELLING POINTS:
• Debut album of this new French epic heavy/death/doom metal band consisting of musicians with extensive experience from other bands.
• Engineered, recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Déhà (a member/ex-member of nearly 60 bands, who's worked with too-many-to-mention mostly extreme metal acts as an audio engineer and producer) in his Opus Magnum Studios.
• Outstanding production that gives the album a massive yet very clear and natural sound.
• Professionally filmed and edited music video for "The Cimmerian" song, which gained a great deal of views and thumbs up on YouTube already in the first days and two more video clips to follow.
• Cover art by Sébastien Grenier, a renowned comic book author, painter and illustrator.
• For fans of: (old) Paradise Lost, Bolt Thrower, Celtic Frost, Grand Magus, Runemagick, Ironsword, (old) My Dying Bride, Necros Christos, (epic era) Bathory, Doomsword...
Cover art by Sébastien Grenier (www.sebastien-grenier.com).
