BLOODBATH Release Fifth Studio Album ‘The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn’
October 26th, 2018
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Death metal supergroup Bloodbath have released
Bloodbath issued fifth full-length studio album The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn on October 26th, 2018 through Peaceville Records.
The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn was recorded by Bloodbath and Karl Daniel Liden at Ghost Ward, City Of Glass and Tri-Lamb Studios during the first half of 2018, and marks the second Bloodbath outing to feature Paradise Lost frontman Nick Holmes. Cover artwork duties fell to Eliran Kantor.
“What are we presenting with this album? Humanity’s unfaltering march prone towards downfall,” said Blakkheim. “The threat to this world isn’t from far beyond the sun, the enemy is right here, within the walls. Only the god of emptiness will survive us all. The arrow of Satan is drawn!”
The track ‘Bloodicide’ includes a raft of British death metal singers on guest vocals, namely Jeff Walker (Carcass), Karl Willetts (ex-Bolt Thrower / Memoriam), and John Walker (Cancer). “It wasn’t deliberately planned to be just British guests, but as it randomly turned out that way, it became a really cool feat!” laughed the guitarist. “Nick (Holmes), Jeff, Karl and John are all legends respectively within the U.K. death metal scene and we’re proud to bring them all together on our little old school soiree to tribute the days of old.
“There’s no mitigating circumstances coming your way any time soon,” he added. “The world is a mad place full of darkness, horror, disease and terror! Hell on Earth is real and not just limited to fiction. The dark ages transcend all frontiers, ever present but yet unseen.”
The track listing is as follows;
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01. ‘Fleischmann’
02. ‘Bloodicide’
03. ‘Wayward Samaritan’
04. ‘Levitator’
05. ‘Deader’
06. ‘March Of The Crucifers’
07. ‘Morbid Antichrist’
08. ‘Warhead Ritual’
09. ‘Only The Dead Survive’
10. ‘Chainsaw Lullaby’
Bonus tracks on limited-edition CD
11. ‘Ride The Waves Of Fire’
12. ‘Wide Eyed Abandon’
Bloodbath’s line-up was as follows:
‘Old Nick’ Holmes (lead vocals, Paradise Lost)
Anders ‘Blakkheim’ Nyström (guitars, Katatonia)
Joakim Karlsson (guitars, Craft)
Jonas ‘Lord Seth’ Renkse (bass, Katatonia)
Martin ‘Axe’ Axenrot (drums, Opeth)
Directed by Ash Pears, a music video was filmed for the track ‘Chainsaw Lullaby’.
Guitarist Anders ‘Blakkheim’ Nystrom commented: “I wanted to keep it really simple and uncomplicated whilst retaining an evil groovy drive to make the song engage in headbanging action and sing along exercises. Having started a ‘red’ thread, I then locked in the chainsaw concept as a dual tribute to the Boss HM-2 guitar pedal sound as well as my love for the horror slasher genre and had both the music and lyrics going at the same time. I’ve always been a fan of lyrical paradoxes and the song title was just waiting to happen.”
In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song ‘Bloodicide’.
Both clips can be viewed below.
Fourth studio record Grand Morbid Funeral was released in November 2014 via Peaceville.
Promotional photograph by Steve Brown.
