DESASTER Release Eighth Studio Album ‘The Oath Of An Iron Ritual’
April 8th, 2016
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Koblenz, Germany-based black / thrash metal band Desaster issued eighth full-length studio album The Oath Of An Iron Ritual on April 8th, 2016 through Metal Blade Records.
The outing can be streamed in its entirety through SoundCloud below.
The Oath Of An Iron Ritual was recorded between October 2nd and 7th, 2015 at Desaster’s own studio in Koblenz, while mixing and mastering duties fell to Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony.
The album’s cover artwork features an 1841 painting by John Martin, entitled ‘Pandaemonium’, which was inspired by John Milton’s 1667 poem ‘Paradise Lost’.
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘Intro (The Oath)’
02. ‘Proclamation In Shadows’
03. ‘End Of Tyranny’
04. ‘The Cleric’s Arcanum’
05. ‘Haunting Siren’
06. ‘Damnatio Ad Bestias’
07. ‘Conquer & Contaminate’
08. ‘The Denial’
09. ‘The Oath Of An Iron Ritual’
10. ‘At The Eclipse Of Blades’
Desaster’s line-up was as follows:
Sataniac (vocals)
Infernal (guitar)
Odin (bass)
Tormentor (drums)
Directed by Oliver “Bomber” Barth, a music video was released for the track ‘Damnatio Ad Bestias’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song ‘End Of Tyranny’. Both clips can be viewed below.
Seventh studio record The Arts Of Destruction was released in February 2012.
