SepticFlesh announce new album ‘Modern Primitive’
SEPTICFLESH have announced a new album!
Titled Modern Primitive, the upcoming album from the Greek symphonic death metal band is the long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s Codex Omega and is scheduled to be released in May this year, marking their label debut at new home Nuclear Blast Records.
Alongside the announcement of the new album, SEPTICFLESH have released a new music video for the first song lifted from the upcoming album; Hierophant. The new song ells the first part of story written by guitarist and clean vocalist Sotiris Anunnaki V titled Salvation. It depicts the experience of a high priest, acting as a human conduit between Heaven and Earth. Having never heard a single word from the mouth of god, he grows tired of preaching the preordained words of the clergy. He turns to performing primitive and powerful rituals that have been long forbidden, as he seeks the guidance of a chaotic elemental consciousness. The second part of the tale will be revealed with the track Self-Eater.
Speaking about the new song, vocalist/bassist Seth Siro Anton says, “Hierophant is the result of an experiment with ideas that have been haunting our minds for quite a long time. Eventually they matured, leading us to create one of our darkest compositions ever. It is a rhythmical song with profane heavy riffing, layered with melodies that bring to mind chants from mystical ancient civilizations like the Egyptians.”
Guitarist and orchestrator Christos Antoniou adds, “we found it appropriate to add an imposing ritualistic element to the song. So, from the first second until the end, the orchestration is focused 100% on its grim task, to create an awe-inspiring atmosphere and put the listener at the center of this forbidden ceremony.”
Watch the official music video for Hierophant here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. The Collector
2. Hierophant
3. Self-Eater
4. Neuromancer
5. Coming Storm
6. A Desert Throne
7. Modern Primitives
8. Psychohistory
9. A Dreadful Muse
Modern Primitive is set for release on May 20th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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