Today , W.T.C. Productions proudly present SARGEIST’s highly anticipated sixth album, “Flame Within Flame”, on CD format (https://bit.ly/3FxXyhV).The vinyl LP and cassette tape versions will follow later.
For over 25 years now, Sargeist – led by erstwhile HORNA guitarist / songwriter Shatraug, who’s arguably the most prolific metal musician of that same period – have been at the forefront of the ever-fertile Finnish black metal scene. In fact, alongside HORNA, one could say that SARGEIST are the most influential band of that scene, which has gone on to influence countless other worldwide scenes in this millennium.
As has been the way since 2018’s significant Unbound full-length, which saw the arrival of erstwhile Nightbringer / Demoncy guitarist VJS among others, Flame Within Flame also sees the arrival of more new members: longtime HORNA frontman Spellgoth on bass and prolific drummer Nur-i-siyah, who’s played with Nawaharjan and Decapitated Christ among others. And while that “classic” SARGEIST lineup that included longstanding co-conspirators Torog and Horns (vocals and drums, respectively) certainly set an enviably high standard, Shatraug and crew continue undaunted, arguably more invigorated than ever. Indeed, Flame Within Flame is presciently titled, for the band’s spirit is unextinguishable and unquenchable, seemingly infinite in inspiration whilst remaining characteristically – and DEADLY – focused. From the album’s opening seconds, this is classic, burning-with-desperation SARGEIST, but immerse thyself in its icily shimmering waters ever so deeper and one will find that there’s an almost-melancholic touch to Shatraug & VJS’s riff-sorcery. What results is perhaps the band’s most atmospheric record to date – credit, too, to the spacious-yet-immediate production – but one still pulsing with ragged, burning-black emotion: truly, the enduring hallmark of SARGEIST’s eternal aesthetic. Of especial note is Shatraug resuming vocals, which he hasn’t done since the band’s early demo days. Return, once again, to misery and comfort with “Flame Within Flame”!
Tracklist:
1.An Eternal Dream Beyond the Accursed Portent 04:36
2.Flame Within Flame 05:11
3.The Chant of Rotting Tongues 04:17
4.Incandescence of the Funeral Pyre 03:51
5.Ordained and Adorned 03:49
6.To The Mistress of Blackest Magic 04:37
7.Juravit Sanguine 04:31
8.Behold Our Temples Arise 04:41
9.Rite of Ascension 04:54
Listen to the album below:
The album release coincides with an 11-date European
tour:
May 28 – Erfurt, Germany @ From Hell
May 29 – Grosserlach, Germany @ VFRR
May 30 – Aarburg, Switzerland @ Musigburg
May 31 – Sterzing, Italy @ Adventus Mort
June 1 – Vienna, Austria @ Escape
June 2 – Budapest, Hungary @ Blue Hell/KVLT
June 3 – Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany @ Tanks MC
June 5 – Paris, France @ Backstage
June 6 – Oberhausen, Germany @ Helvete
June 7 – Kortrijk, Belgium @ DVG Club
June 8 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ Little Devil
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