French doom metal band Dionysiaque (feat. members of Solstitium & Au-Delà) presents their debut album »Diogonos«; out now via I, Voidhanger Records!
Strasbourg, France based doom metal band Dionysiaque has released their debut album »Diogonos« on March 15th, 2024 via I, Voidhanger Records.
Featuring members of Solstitium, Au-Delà, Defraktor, Karne, Sacrifizer, Proudhon, Supertzar & more.
Tracklist:
01. By The Styx
02. Violet Venom
03. Blossom
04. Ad Nauseam
05. Vineyard And Ivy
06. Requiem
07. Evohe
08. Sparagmos
Courtesy of I, Voidhanger Records:
Back in 2014 the spirit of Dionysus infiltrated the souls of L.B. and N.C. and manifested his primordial fire under the shape of two cassette recordings. The name was Dionysiaque and the style was unorthodox doom metal rooted in the fertile soil impregnated by the power of Candlemass, Voivod, Hellhammer, Black Hole and Head Of The Demon. Such as the god of wine, the band was born twice, and now it is time for the dual divinity to come back.
New satyrs joined L.B. and N.C. in the Dionysian procession to record »Diogonos«, the band’s first full-length album: L.V.L. on bass, trumpet and backing vocals (also invested in the dark works of Sacrifizer, Au-Delà, Solsticium, Karne), B.P. on guitar and backing vocals (from the subterranean doom of Supertzar) and T.H. on drums (from the death grind whirlwind of Proudhon).
Photos by Robin Levet
»Diogonos« (in Greek, the one who was born twice) was recorded live in 5 days in early March 2023 at the Heldscalla Studio by Raphaël Henry and consists of eight tracks that exude metal from every pore. Ferocious and primordial doom with marked black-thrash veins and which combines gloomy riffs, steaming guitar solos and oppressive atmospheres with great evocative power, to which two other worshippers of the violet venom contributed. Both comes from the ranks of the black metal horde known as Manzer: Shaxul plays ancient flutes on the interlude titled »Blossom«, while Ogma shreds a double guitar solo at the end of »Ad Nauseam«.
Dionysiaque are finally ready to spread their wine all over the world.
Recorded live by Dionysiaque in March 2023 at the infamous Heldskalla Studio. Recording and mixing by Raph Henry. Mastering by Benoit Roux in Drudenhaus Studio, July 2023.
Released in:
CD – Out March 15
• Limited to 200 pcs
• Jewel case, 8-page booklet
12″LP Black Vinyl – LTD 200 – Out April 28
• 140gr. vinyl
• 350gr. sleevesolsti
• Black inner sleeve
• Outer plastic sleeve
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well