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TRIBULATION Release Fourth Studio Album ‘Down Below’
January 26th, 2018

Swedish death metal group Tribulation issued fourth full-length studio album Down Below on January 26th, 2018 through Century Media Records.

Drums were tracked in Soundtrade Studios in Solna, Sweden, with the band also recording at Studio Cobra in Stockholm with Martin Ehrencrona.

The band commented: “More than one year has passed since we did the last tour of The Children Of The Night. During this long period of silence, an intense creative process has taken place, and today we are proud to announce that our new album, Down Below, is recorded and ready to be released. It contains some elements from all our previous releases, but is also taking a step into uncharted waters.

“We would like to thank our producer and friend, Martin Ehrencrona, for the excellent time in Studio Cobra. We are very pleased with the results! Also, big thanks to the amazing Anna von Hausswolff who contributed with her beautiful and awe-inspiring vocal landscapes on one of the album songs as well as another piece that serves as B-side on the forthcoming Lady Death EP. We salute you both!”

Cover artwork was created by guitarist Jonathan Hultén.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘The Lament’
02. ‘Nightbound’
03. ‘Lady Death’
04. ‘Subterranea’
05. ‘Purgatorio’ (feat. Anna von Hausswolff)
06. ‘Cries From The Underworld’
07. ‘Lacrimosa’
08. ‘The World’
01. ‘Here Be Dragons’
10. ‘Come, Become, To Be’ (bonus track)

Tribulation’s line-up is as follows:

Johannes Andersson (vocals and bass, ex-Stench)
Adam Zaars (guitars, ex-Enforcer)
Jonathan Hultén (guitars, ex-Stench)
Oscar Leander (drums, ex-Deathstars)

Down Below was made available in the following vinyl colours; black vinyl (limited to 700 copies, available at various mail-order stores), clear vinyl (limited to 100 copies and exclusively available at Century Media’s mail-order site), transparent red vinyl (limited to 200 copies and sold by the band on tour), transparent orange vinyl (limited to 200 copies and available at various mail-order stores), and dark-green vinyl (limited to 300 copies, and available at Tribulation’s band store).

Seven-inch EP Lady Death was released on December 22nd, 2017 including the album track of the same name as well as the B-side ‘Skärselden’.

A live version of ‘Nightbound’ was released digitally and as a 7-inch vinyl single (limited to 1000 copies worldwide) on September 14th, 2018. The single also featured a previously unreleased instrumental demo version of the song.

Music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘The Lament’ and ‘Nightbound’. In addition, an official live performance video was released for the song ‘Lady Death’, filmed during the band’s show at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany on January 26th, 2018. All three clips be viewed below.

Third studio record The Children Of The Night was released in April 2015 via Century Media Records.

Promotional photograph by Ester Segarra.