11/07/2014 15:55

Soulburn

Soulburn return with 'The Suffocating Darkness'

The release date for the much anticipated sophomore album by Dutch blackened death doom metallers Soulburn is drawing closer. Entitled 'The Suffocating Darkness', here are the exact release dates for the record via Century Media Records by European country:

GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / FINLAND: Friday, November 14, 2014.
UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE / NORTH AMERICA: Monday, November 17, 2014.
ITALY / SPAIN / POLAND: Tuesday, November 18, 2014.
SWEDEN: Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, November 21, 2014.

Soulburn are now debuting the second promotional song off the album so check out the pulverizing title track, 'In Suffocating Darkness', here: www.soundcloud.com/centurymedia/soulburn

Soulburn's drummer and (ex Asphyx) founding member Bob Bagchus checked in with the following comment about the track: "'In Suffocating Darkness' is the title-track of our upcoming album. It's a mid-paced straight-to-the-core track with sawing riffs, down to earth upbeats and vocals full of hatred."

And then he added some words about the impending album release: "'The Suffocating Darkness' is the 2nd album we do with Soulburn and it represents the vision we have with Soulburn for 100%. Greatly influenced by old Bathory / Celtic Frost / Venom, we finally did on this very album what we already intended to do in 1996. People know us for our non-compromise attitude and that is exactly what can be expected from 'The Suffocating Darkness' once again. Only this time it's a lot darker effort and filled with morbid grimness. It all came out exactly how we wanted it to be, also due to Dan Swanö's powerful mix".

Previously, Soulburn have launched the song 'Under the Rise of a Red Moon', which can still be checked out here: www.youtube.com/2eefHcLgLGo
or here within Germany: www.muzu.tv/soulburn

'The Suffocating Darkness' was recorded with Harry Wijering (Harrow Productions) and mix/mastering duties were taken over by Dan Swanö (Unisound Recordings). The frontcover was designed by Timo Ketola (Watain, Deathspell Omega, etc.) and additional art was provided by Roberto Toderico (Sinister, Asphyx, etc.).

'The Suffocating Darkness' is available as special edition CD (in O-Card packaging and with an enhancement of a full-dynamic vinyl mix in high-resolution MP3 format as bonus), as 180gr. vinyl LP (either on unlimited black vinyl or in the following limited coloured editions: 100x copies golden vinyl from the CM Webshop Europe, 200x copies transparent red vinyl from CM Distro Europe and 200x copies silver vinyl from CM Distro USA) or as Digital Download with the following tracklisting:

1. Apotheosis Infernali (Intro)
2. Under the Rise of a Red Moon
3. The Mirror Void
4. In Suffocating Darkness
5. Absinthesis
6. Hymn of the Forsaken II
7. Black Aura
8. I Do not Bleed from Your Crown of Thorns
9. Wielding Death
10. Claws of Tribulation
11. Eden's Last Sigh (Outro)

(source: Century Media Records)