YSGAROTH - "Sacred" (official music video) progressive extreme death metal

Canadian ne'er-do-wells Ysgaroth have a little something-something for the world to hear right now ahead of their 2020 debut album Storm over a Black Sea to be released in November. Don't let the term "progressive" fool you into thinking that this is a smooth jazz trio. This is "progressive" in the sense that it is death/black/thrash with an angry witch-gremlin screeching and growling for a vocalist and loud, abrasive musicianship that is perfect for friends in low places. --Metal Bulletin Zine

Ysgaroth

Storm Over a Black Sea

13 November 2020

track Listing:

1. Rain (1:54)

2. Nam Gloria Satanas (feat. Jessie Grace of KOSM) (7:06)

3. Sacred (5:31)

4. Altar of Scars 11:48)

5. Forward Unto Death (feat. Jessie Grace of KOSM) (5:19)

6. Deluge (feat. Erik Leonhard of KOSM) 17:24

album Length: 49:05

The official propaganda from Ysgaroth: Ysgaroth is a progressive extreme metal band conjured in Vancouver, Canada that seamlessly blends elements of various metal subgenres into a vicious hybrid. Initially, Ysgaroth started as Kurt Steigler’s black metal studio project, a non-serious musical outlet, but over time he grew attached to the songs and wanted to take them live.

With the desire to hit the stage, Steigler (guitar/vocals) was joined by Steve Cuddington (drums) and Shawn Hillman (bass) With these additions, the songs got more structurally ambitious, a sludge influence began to creep into the band.

Cuddington brings an absolutely crushing, hardcore-influenced drumming style that gave the songs a new vitality, and Hillman’s exceptionally musical bass playing served as the perfect bridge between the crushing drums and razor-sharp guitars. Ultimately, the sound of the band became a mix of its black metal roots, classic 80’s death metal, 90’s thrash, and sludge with the long compositions of post-metal and the shifting, churning time signatures of progressive metal. Steigler is the main songwriter, but overall the process is hugely democratic.

The debut album from the band “Storm Over a Black Sea” will be unearthed on November 13th, 2020, and considering the growing amount of music they have been writing – fans can expect a lot more from Ysgaroth.

All songs performed by: Steve Cuddington, Shawn Hillman, Kurt Steigleder. All songs written by: Ysgaroth. Produced by: Ysgaroth & Michael Krauschaar. Mixed by: Michael Krauschaar. Mastered by: Michael Krauschaar. Album Artwork by: Braden Farr. Music is Canadian Content (MAPL).

YSGAROTH - Sacred (Official Music Video) Progressive Extreme Death Metal

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