Defenders Of The Faith, le forum Metal

After disbanding in 1987, legendary British occult metal act HELL was reincarnated in 2011, with Andy Sneap (guitar) and David Bower (vocals) joining original members Kev Bower (guitar, keyboards), Tony Speakman (bass) and Tim Bowler (drums). Now the British quintet is about the release the follow-up to its highly acclaimed 2011 debut, "Human Remains". The band's sophomore offering, "Curse And Chapter", will be made avialable on November 22 via Nuclear Blast. The effort will include a bonus DVD containing six songs from HELL's February 23, 2013 show at the Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms in Derby. A single, "The Age Of Nefarious", will precede the full-length album this fall. Commented Sneap on the upcoming release: "We've been working solid on the album for the last couple of months between gigs, although we've been demoing to a good standard over the last year or so. "This time around the album consists of around 50% old material, 50% new. "We really see this as a band that’s moving forward rather than a nostalgia trip. Obviously, there's a lot of history within the band, but there's also a whole world of ideas we want to get out. "We have this week left tracking. Four more vocals and bass to get down, two more songs of guitar and then mix. "I'm super happy with how things are shaping up. It feels more like a band on this record to me than the first, which, I guess, is just a natural progression of everyone playing together a lot more over the last couple of years." Concerning the lyrical content, vocalist David Bower added: "Alongside some of our favorite themes of historical, political and religious persecution, intolerance and prejudice, you will find some good old fashioned myths and legends being invoked and reinterpreted in our own inimitable way. We also have some songs in which the listener will be implicitly invited to solve the clues contained in the lyrics in order to find the meaning of the stories for themselves. Being completely aware that many people interpret things in ways that writers do not expect as a matter of course, it seemed logical to take that idea a little further." About the album title, Bower explains: "It's a hellish play on words of the English saying chapter and verse, and also a reference to a song lyric in 'The Age Of Nefarious', the opening track on the record."
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Revived British occult metal band Hell has unveiled the first details about the new single from upcoming album "Curse And Chapter," to be titled "The Age Of Nefarious."

The band's current incarnation with Andy Sneap (guitar) and David Bower (vocals) join original members Kev Bower (guitar and keys), Tony Speakman (bass), and Tim Bowler (drums) and will publish the follow-up to "Human Remains" (2011) on November, 22nd 2013 via Nuclear Blast.

"The Age Of Nefarious" single will be released October 25th, 2013. Coming as a 10” vinyl in several colored versions, it will include the single track plus three live songs recorded at the Bloodstock Festival, 2013. The track listing is as follows:

Side A:
1. The Age Of Nefarious
2. On Earth As It Is In Hell (live)
Side B:
1. Blasphemy And The Master (live)
2. The Oppressors (live)

Commented string and keyman Kev Bower: "In a world dominated by conflict, disease, corruption, poverty, disaster and crime - much of which has religion at its source - this is truly the dawning of 'The Age Of Nefarious'. The song was always going to be the perfect opener for the new 'Curse And Chapter' album since it lays the foundation for everything which follows, but when we were approached by our friends at Nuclear Blast with the idea of producing a lead-off EP, we also decided that out of four possible EP album track candidates - this song should also be the one.

"It represents everything which Hell represents - it powers along in awe-inspiring majesty, but takes lots of unexpected twists and turns before reaching its inevitable conclusion. The artwork is once again the result of our collaboration with Dan Goldsworthy, and it shows just a tiny fraction of the artwork he has created for 'Curse And Chapter.' With regard to the additional live tracks - where better to have recorded these than from the main stage at Bloodstock Open Air 2013 - the spiritual home of UK metal, during one of the best shows we have ever played, and in front of 10,000 of the most dedicated metal heads in the world. We are proud to be giving you a glimpse into the second Chapter......"

heavylaw a écrit :Le nouvel album des anglais se nomme Curse And Chapter et sortira le 22 Novembre chez Nuclear Blast Records. Un single sortira le 25 Octobre.

Psyko Killer a écrit :La chanson "The Age Of Nefarious" en streaming ici.


Et franchement c'est vraiment bon en studio, cette nouvelle chanson j'adore. Mais en live j'y arrive pas, vu 2 fois et j'ai jamais pu rester jusqu'à la fin...

Pierre a écrit :

Psyko Killer a écrit :La chanson "The Age Of Nefarious" en streaming ici.


Et franchement c'est vraiment bon en studio, cette nouvelle chanson j'adore. Mais en live j'y arrive pas, vu 2 fois et j'ai jamais pu rester jusqu'à la fin...

Au Bang Your Head, ce n'était peut-être pas dû uniquement au groupe

Dark Schneider a écrit :(leurs morceaux sont trop tortueux !).