Cult Of Lilith announce debut album ‘Mara’

CULT OF LILITH have announced their debut album!

Titled Mara, the upcoming album from the Icelandic progressive death metal band is their debut full-length effort and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Metal Blade Records.

Founded in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2015 by guitarist Daniel Þór Hannesson as the sole member, he hired a session drummer and singer to create the Arkanum EP in 2016, going on to put together a full band that was cemented in 2018 with the addition of vocalist Mario Infantes Ávalos. “Stylistically, Mara is way more diverse and refined than Arkanum, but still retains some of the essential ideas of composition. There was another vocalist at the time and since their styles are so different, it has made a big impact on the progression of the band. Mario has great range, so he fits very well with our diverse music. There is also a big difference in sound: Mara is much heavier, in your face and beefier than Arkanum, thanks to the amazing Dave Otero, who mixed and mastered the album.”

Tracking was done at two studios: drums laid down at Dutch Ice Productions with renowned engineer Chris van der Valk [HAIL OF BULLETS] with everything else recorded at guitarist Kristján Jóhann Júlíusson‘s Krummafótur Studio. “Tracking guitars was gruelling, as it always is for this type of music. Both of our guitarists are perfectionists and achieving a perfect result requires going overboard with tracking until execution is flawless. The whole process was challenging and difficult, but that is kind of the whole point. It makes it more gratifying when it all comes together,” says Júlíusson.

Alongside the announcement of the debut album, the band have released the first song from the upcoming album; titled Cosmic Maelstrom.

Listen to Cosmic Maelstrom here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming debut album below:

Track List: 

1. Cosmic Maelstrom
2. Purple Tide
3. Enter the Mancubus
4. Atlas
5. Comatose
6. Profeta Paloma
7. Zangano
8. Le Soupir du Fantome

Mara is set for release on September 4th via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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