On April 28th, 2023, Swedish supergroup Ironmaster will release their new studio album “Weapons of Spiritual Carnage” via Black Lion Records, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut “Thy Ancient Fire” (February 2022).
Featuring current and ex-members of Dark Funeral, Scar Symmetry, Raubtier, Carnal Forge, and Facebreaker, this strong follow up album is a natural continuation of the path taken on the band’s debut album.
This time there is even more death, more black and more thrash, the performance level from all the band members has risen a notch compared to the previous album. More powerful and faster than ever at times but the flow of the album has been the focal point of the whole writing and recording process. Everything has been done with the album format in mind so that the experience when you listen thru the album from front to back will be a good and memorable one.
Edvin Skårud has written all the lyrics (except for one song) on this album, his dark and masterful lyrics deal with death, cruelty and the dark side of life, and the blackness of one’s soul.
With the lyric video for “Bringer of Deception” the band has released its first single today! Watch the video and listen to the track below.
Ironmaster on “Bringer of Deception”:
“This song is basically a continuation of the song before this one, building on a mix of Black and Death Metal with an 90s Fear Factory-style chorus. The bridge part was also graced with a solo from the utterly talented guitarist Bill Hudson (I Am Morbid, Doro, Northtale + many more)”.
“Weapons of Spiritual Carnage” was recorded, mixed and mastered at Blacklounge Studios between May 2021 and October 2022 by Jonas Kjellgren. The album is now available for pre-order here.
Tracklist:
01. Solemn Pestilence
02. Ocean of Searing Hatred
03. Weapons of Spiritual Carnage
04. Infinite Virulent
05. Monolithic Suppressor Engaged
06. Cast Into the Hollow
07. Implications of Sacral Time
08. Lies of Apathy
09. Bringer of Deception
10. Dismantling Eternit
Line-up:
Roberth Karlsson – Vocals
Jonas Kjellgren – Guitars
Janne Jaloma – Drums
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/ironmaster666
www.instagram.com/ironmaster666
