THRON Release Fourth Studio Album ‘Dust’
March 31st, 2023
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German blackened death metal band Thron issued fourth full-length studio album Dust on March 31st, 2023 through Listenable Records.
The album can be streamed in its entirety below.
“Everything is crumbling to dust someday,” Thron commented. “Everything that ever lived, but also the symbols of our civilizations will dissolve into infinity, no matter how much power one had or how weak and small he was. Which makes mankind very small and insignificant in the face of the big picture of the universe. Just a mote of dust in the infinity of space and time.
“With Dust, Thron incorporate new elements in their sound by going back to their very roots which lie in the early 80s when bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Mercyful Fate ruled the field, and at the same time taking inspiration from the 90s when bands like Tiamat, Edge Of Sanity or Sentenced expanded their horizon. This combined with serious dedication to the glorious progressive rock dinosaurs of the 70s and the love for the dark extreme musical arts with blasting fury and aggressive vocals, and you get… Dust! Everything is turning to dust someday…”
Dust was recorded at three German locations during 2022, namely Black Halo Studios in Rheinfelden, Chäuer Studios in Bärn and RL Studios in Freiburg.
Mixing and mastering was handled by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios March-Buchheim in October 2022.
Cover artwork was designed by Stefan Todorović of Khaos Diktator Design.
The track listing is as follows:
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01. ‘Dying In The Mud’
02. ‘Return…’
03. ‘The True Belief’
04. ‘The Golden Calf’
05. ‘Monologue’
06. ‘The Eve’
07. ‘Into Oblivion’ *
08. ‘The Tyranny Of I’ *
09. ‘Face Of Despair’
10. ‘The Wrong God’
11. ‘Martyr’
* CD bonus track
Thron’s line-up is as follows:
Samca (vocals)
PVIII (guitars and keyboards)
Ravendust (guitars)
SXIII (bass)
J (drums)
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Filmed and produced by Oliver König of Mbience Visuals, a music video was filmed for the track ‘Return…’. Partially filmed in an old abandoned sanatorium hidden in the French Vosges Mountains, the clip can be viewed below.
Third studio record Pilgrim was released in March 2021 via Listenable Records.
