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Norwegian extreme metal titans ANCIENT will release their long awaited 7th studio album, “Back To The Land Of The Dead” on September 16th in North America via (Megadeth bassist David Ellefson’s) EMP Underground/EMP Label Group, and in the rest of the World by Soulseller Records. To give another taste of the new album, today ANCIENT unleash a new track "Death Will Die" for streaming!
Pre-order: EMP Label Group or Soulseller Records
Pre-order: EMP Label Group or Soulseller Records
You can also check out the album opening track “Land of the dead”
The new album "Back To The Land Of The Dead" is a comeback for ANCIENT, 12 years after the previous release "Night Visit". The album was recorded in 7 different locations, in Norway, Denmark, Italy and Greece, mixed in Elfo Studios in Italy, and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. The album was produced by Ancient.
With Nick Barker behind the drumkit, the album is, as expected, the most aggressive and fastest album of ANCIENT, yet still with a good amount of clean guitars, and various dark atmospheres as the band is known for. The music was composed by Zel and Dhilorz. The lyrics on the album are all written by Zel, many of them speaking about the devil, the spirit of the devil and how it influences us in various devastating and destructive ways, as well as some fantasy lyrics, still somehow connected with the "old Nick subject". The album cover shows a hooded figure coming back to "the land of the dead" to wake up the "spiritually dead people there". The album is 66 minutes long and has 13 tracks, including a cover of Bathory " 13 Candles".
ANCIENT frontman Zel states: "Death is just the beginning... "
With Nick Barker behind the drumkit, the album is, as expected, the most aggressive and fastest album of ANCIENT, yet still with a good amount of clean guitars, and various dark atmospheres as the band is known for. The music was composed by Zel and Dhilorz. The lyrics on the album are all written by Zel, many of them speaking about the devil, the spirit of the devil and how it influences us in various devastating and destructive ways, as well as some fantasy lyrics, still somehow connected with the "old Nick subject". The album cover shows a hooded figure coming back to "the land of the dead" to wake up the "spiritually dead people there". The album is 66 minutes long and has 13 tracks, including a cover of Bathory " 13 Candles".
ANCIENT frontman Zel states: "Death is just the beginning... "
Tracklist
1. Land of The Dead
2. Beyond The Blood Moon
3. The Sempiternal Haze
4. The Empyrean Sword
5. The Ancient Disarray
6. Occlude The Gates
The Excruciating Journey
7. Part I Defiance and rage
8. Part II The Prodigal Years
9. Part III The Awakening
10. Death Will Die
11. The Spiral
12. Petrified By Their End
Bonus track :
13. 13 Candles
1. Land of The Dead
2. Beyond The Blood Moon
3. The Sempiternal Haze
4. The Empyrean Sword
5. The Ancient Disarray
6. Occlude The Gates
The Excruciating Journey
7. Part I Defiance and rage
8. Part II The Prodigal Years
9. Part III The Awakening
10. Death Will Die
11. The Spiral
12. Petrified By Their End
Bonus track :
13. 13 Candles
