With a career spanning 30 years, Norwegian Black/Death Metallers CREST OF DARKNESS are back with a vengeance, with their upcoming ninth full-length album.
Titled “My Ghost”, and set for release on My Kingdom Music on the 18th October, the album promises to be the heaviest, darkest and most personal work ever to have been envisioned by the band’s founder Ingar Amlien. As he explains:
“Structured as a ritual, “My Ghost” is a concept album, which, from an artistic standpoint, is meant to be heard as a whole. From the album’s evocative opening, the ritual leads us to its climax, embodied by the final song “The Ultimate Truth”. This is the point at which the listener completes the initiation into the dark world of CREST OF DARKNESS, and is thus ready to enter the “Ninth Portal”. With its varied and uncompromising lyrics underpinning its message, “My Ghost” is essentially a long journey into the darkest recesses of the mind. A place where Nature’s darkest forces breathe energy and vitality into those who have the courage, and the strength, to become their own Gods”.
As regards the creative process that lies behind the album, Ingar continued:
“My Ghost” is the result of two years worth of blood and sweat, which began with me working alone to mould my very personal thought and beliefs into musical ideas. Then, together as a band, with myself on bass and vocals, Rebo Rebolee on guitars, and Bjørnar Jenssen on drums, we developed those ideas, each contributing our own ideas to the process.
The end result is an extremely personal journey that defines the very Essence of CREST OF DARKNESS.
With a special guest appearances by renowned Norwegian trumpet player Roy Nikolaisen, and long-term collaborator Kristian Wentzel on keyboards, “My Ghost” was recorded at the MLP Studios with Nils H. Maehlum at the helm and mastered by Giuseppe Nicolò (aka Buzz) at Lost Soul Studio.
Cover art for “My Ghost” is by Roy Allan Larsen and tracklisting is as follows:
1. My Ghost
2. Infected
3. The Will Of God
4. Call Of The Moon
5. Satanic
6. Sacrificed To The Sun
7. The Awakening
8. Under My Spell
9. The Ultimate Truth
“My Ghost” is now available to pre-order in LP, digipak CD and digital formats, as wall as in and in a special bundle edition limited to 50 copies from the following:
CREST OF DARKNESS will be celebrating the release of “My Ghost” at Friscena, in Govik, Norway, on the 19th October.
More information about CREST OF DARKNESS can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/crestofdarknessofficial and on the band’s website at http://www.crestofdarkness.com/
The single “Call of the Moon” from “My Ghost” was recently released in 7″ EP and Digital formats which are available from a number of services at https://album.link/COD_moo
The video for “Call of the Moon” can be seen below and at https://youtu.be/n0_XISysdMo?si=WMMIMBA8Za8wkumd
Additional Information
Website: http://www.crestofdarkness.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/crestofdarknessofficial
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CRESTOFDARKNESSOFFIC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crestofdarkness/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrestofDarkness
BandCamp: https://crestofdarkness.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/67dTHBWfRi3CkmwdodcAxz
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/crest-of-darkness
My Kingdom Music: https://linktr.ee/mykingdommusic
Band Contact and Booking: contact@crestofdarkness.com
Management and Booking: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
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