Sheer atrocities are right around the corner. Combining the most violent extremities of hardcore, sludge and black metal, THIS GIFT IS A CURSE have a created a truly unique, visceral sound – one that they will be exploring further on their newest album “HEIR”, to be released on March 7th via Season of Mist.
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Ascending from the shadowed depths of Stockholm, THIS GIFT IS A
CURSE is a force forged in the crucible of black metal and
sludge-laden doom, dragging listeners into an abyss where light
dares not tread. Since their infernal inception, they’ve carved a
legacy with the bones of the forgotten and the damned.
With their latest album, ‘Heir’, THIS GIFT IS A CURSE summon a
maelstrom of human suffering and dark beauty. Recorded in the
haunted confines of the Overlook Studio, under the meticulous gaze
of producer William Blackmon, every track is a vile statement to
the band’s relentless pursuit of extremity. From the slow burn of
“Void Bringer” to the soul-crushing depths of “Seers of no Light”,
‘Heir’ is an exploration of the void that lies within us all.
Magnus Lindberg’s mastering at Redmount Studios ensures the album’s
sonorous dread is harnessed to its fullest potential, delivering a
sonic apocalypse that only the bravest souls can endure.
Tracklist:
1. Kingdom (5:43)
2. No Sun, nor Moon (8:17)
3. Void Bringer (9:17)
4. Death Maker (4:26)
5. Passing (2:17)
6. Seers of No Light (5:52)
7. Cosmic Voice (6:51)
8. Vow Sayer (6:00)
9. Old Space (8:42)
10. Ascension (9:17)
Their new video sets an appropriately grim scene for the return of THIS GIFT IS A CURSE. After all, a decrepit, god forsaken cabin in the woods looks awfully picturesque when framed against this band’s unholy seance. Hammering blast beats and a swarm of needling tremolo picks tear through the gates of “Kingdom” like the hounds of hell.
“I have made a secret door into your eyes“, a possessed Jonas Holmberg chants alongside Livmødr’s bewitching Laura Morgan. The song’s eerie pangs of melody summon us deeper into its pentagram-shaped maze, only for the tortured screams and chaotic bludgeoning of riffs to slam the door behind you.
Watch the music video for “Kingdom” below:
Country: Sweden (SE)
Genre: Black/Sludge Metal, Hardcore
FFO: Cursed, Oathbreaker, Trap Them, All Pigs Must Die
Production Credits:
Produced, Engineered & Mixed by William Blackmon at The Overlook
Studio.
Mastered by Magnus Lindberg at Redmount Studios, Stockholm,
Sweden.
Guitars recorded at Laard studios and House of Inge Studio.
Engineered by Daniel Noring and TGIAC.
Bass recorded at Cold Barn with the help of Daniel Noring.
Vocals recorded at Cold Barn by TGIAC.
Guest Musicians:
Laura Morgan (of Livmødr) – Vocals on Kingdom (Track 1), Old Space
(Track 9) & Ascension (Track 10).
Cover Art:
Jonas A. Holmberg / House of No Light .317

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