01/31/2019 13:20

De Lirium's Order

De Lirium's Order announce new album 'Singularity'

Critically acclaimed Finnish death metal act De Lirium's Order is releasing their fourth album 'Singularity' on April 26, 2019 via Inverse Records (digipak CD and vinyl). Today, the band releases the first single titled 'Orion's Cry' and an accompanied lyric video.

Track listing:
1. I Have Awakened (Intro)
2. Ayatollah
3. Singularity
4. Surfaced
5. The Billion Year Contract
6. Acoustic Medley
7. Orion's Cry
8. Piazzolla
9. The End of Time

De Lirium's Order was formed in 1998 by guitarist Juha Kupiainen and today, it is one of the most praised groups in technical death metal. Drawing inspiration also from thrash and progressive metal, De Lirium's Order is known for their creative, experimental guitar riffs, solos and drum patterns. The current line-up consists of musicians from the acts like Abbath, Omnium Gatherum and Raskasta Joulua. The band's previous album release 'Veniversum' (2012) gets now a much awaited continuum with 'Singularity' which again opens new musical pathways for the band through the album's futuristic, ambitious concept. 'Orion's Cry' represents the first glimpse into the band's new approach.

Juha Kupiainen comments on 'Orion's Cry': "The first single released of the album, 'Orion's Cry', tells the story of a Monolith growing and reaching towards the boundaries of the universe and exploring the mysteries of our existence. He discovers he is living in a simulation which fucks up his mind. In this specific track we explored the technique of Gregorian chants, and our guitar solos pay a homage to Pantera's Dimebag Darrell."

About the concept behind 'Singularity' Kupiainen states: "We wanted to compose new music that reaches beyond the stars, and thus aligned our thoughts with the concept of 'Singularity', both the physical and the technological one when the machines take over. We started our journey to create the most explorative and ambitious album ever to come out from the oven of De Lirium's Order."

Line-up:
Juha Kupiainen - Guitars
Kari Olli - Vocals (ex-Pressure Points)
Vesa Nupponen - Guitars (ex-Excalion)
Erkki Silvennoinen - Bass (Omnium Gatherum, Raskasta Joulua)

Guests:
Ukri Suvilehto - Drums (Abbath, Whispered)
Mikael Salo - Clean Vocals (Dyecrest, Metal De Facto)
Marko Salonen - Clean vocals
Mika Sundvall - Solo guitar
Viivi-Maria Saarenkylä - Accordion (Accordionist of the Year 2018)

Mixed at Sonic Pump Studios by Tuomas Yli-Jaskari and Juha Kupiainen.

(source: Inverse Records)