Shrike announce debut album ‘The Divine And The Serpentine’

SHRIKE have announced their debut album!

Titled The Divine And The Serpentine, the upcoming album from the Preston-based melodic death metal band is their debut full-length album, and is scheduled to be released in February next year, via self-release.

Produced in collaboration with Lucas Fletcher of BLANKET, who contributed to the vocals and mixing, and Connor Sweeney, formerly of LOATHE, The Divine And The Serpentine intends to reflect a four-year journey of resilience and artistic evolution. The recording was mastered by Grant Berry [EMPLOYED TO SERVE, DEAF HAVANA], with final mixes completed at Shell City Studios.

Speaking about the upcoming debut album, vocalist/guitarist Liam Shaw shares, “this album was the end product of four years. Sleepless nights, anxiety attacks, and a million other roadblocks along the way. Memories: pristine and tarnished. Lost connections along with gained ones. Struggling through a global pandemic as well as emotionally developing as a human to the best of our abilities. This, is where all of these things have been channeled emotionally. A ‘semi’ concept album, split in two parts. it discusses themes and the effects of abusive forms of all relationships (romantic, friends, business partners, parent/child, kinship etc.) all the emotions linked to being on the receiving end but also the self reflection of our own behaviours and how we may perhaps be ones whom also need to atone for the way we treat people.”

Alongside the announcement of the debut album, SHRIKE have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming debut; The Riverbank.

Watch the official music video for The Riverbank here: 

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

Track List: 

1. Divine
2. Ebb and Flow (This Will Never End)
3. Reconstruction
4. CXVIII
5. An Infinite Debt
6. The Sinner In Saint’s Regalia
7. Divine, Pt. II
8. Serpentine
9. The Riverbank
10. Plagues Confide Through Masquerade
11. O’ Father Time
12. In Pursuit Of The Witch
13. No One Knows (QOTSA Cover)

The Divine And The Serpentine is set for release on February 21st via self-release. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on SHRIKE like their official page on Facebook.