BLACK LAVA Release New Live Performance Video For ‘Baptised In Ice’
March 7th, 2023
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Australian blackened death metal band Black Lava have released a live performance video for the track ‘Baptised In Ice’. Edited by Martin Wood, the clip can be viewed below.
Black Lava issued debut full-length Soul Furnace on November 25th, 2022 through Season Of Mist.
The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.
Black Lava was formed during the Covid pandemic. “The idea came about from just pure frustration of the situation at hand during 2020/2021,” explained drummer Dan Presland of the band’s formation. “Ben and I live locally together, and in the beginning of the pandemic, I built a working studio, so we got together to just initially jam to release some frustrations and vent some music around the second half of 2021. We had a pretty casual jam together and Ben came back with a few fleshed out ideas a few days later. Both of us were really into the direction Ben pushed, and it was something pretty new to both of us – we have worked together quite extensively over the years within music, playing in several bands together (Vipassi, AMDBL, Aphotic Dawn and more) – so to go in a totally new direction was pretty refreshing.”
As the pair fleshed out more ideas, they turned to their good friend Rob Watkins of Blackhelm to fulfill vocal duties. “Within ten minutes we had found a vocalist and the search for a bassist was on. Tim Anderson (Blackhelm) was found pretty quickly and was keen to jump on board the idea also, so within a very short time frame we had a full line-up, a record ready to go, and four guys full of enthusiasm to push something new.”
Soul Furnace was recorded at Bushido Studios in Melbourne with producer / sound engineer Troy McCosker. Mixing was handled by Kurt Ballou, while mastering was overseen by Alan Douches.
Black Lava commented: “Soul Furnace is the result of months of frustration and set backs. Four friends with a common goal have come together to unleash an inferno into the world. We are very proud to present Soul Furnace to the masses, with a world class crew and production team – to deliver an organic and energetic record.”
Vocalist Rob Watkins went on to discuss Soul Furnace’s lyrical content. “In the world of Black Lava, the lyrics are set in a time and world long gone and forgotten, mostly made up of fantasy and a medieval theme, fitting for the realms of our style of music. We draw inspiration from the natural environment and mother nature, ancient witchcraft and the glory of warriors in battle. I picture Black Lava as visiting an ancient beast in a cave giving you a chance to escape the outside world through its tales and mythology.”
Cover artwork was designed by Paolo Girardi.
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘Origins’
02. ‘Aurora’
03. ‘Black Blizzard’
04. ‘Baptised In Ice’
05. ‘Eye Of The Moon’
06. ‘Northern Dawn’
07. ‘Necrocatacomb’
08. ‘Nightshade’
09. ‘Soul Furnace’
Black Lava’s line-up is as follows:
Rob Watkins (vocals, Blackhelm / ex-Metalstorm)
Ben Boyle (guitar, Vipassi / AMDBL / Hadal Maw)
Tim Anderson (bass, Blackhelm / The Red Shore)
Dan Presland (drums, Vipassi / AMDBL / ex-Ne Obliviscaris)
Music videos were filmed for the title track and the songs ‘Eye Of The Moon’ and ‘Northern Dawn’. All three clips can also be viewed below.
Promotional photograph by Joe Ritson.
