Crippled Black Phoenix announce new full-length album »Sceaduhelm« and release first single & music video »Ravenettes«!
UK dark rockers Crippled Black Phoenix have announced their new full-length album, »Sceaduhelm«, scheduled for release on April 17th, 2026 via Season Of Mist.
Watch a music video for the first single »Ravenettes« below!
Tracklist:
01. One Man Wall Of Death
02. Ravenettes
03. Things Start Falling Apart
04. No Epitaph / The Precipice
05. The Void
06. Hollows End
07. Dropout
08. Vampire Grave
09. Colder And Colder
10. Under The Eye
11. Tired To The Bone
12. Beautiful Destroyer
Courtesy of Season Of Mist:
Crippled Black Phoenix confront memory and relapse on new single »Ravenettes«!
Crippled Black Phoenix present »Ravenettes«, a central and formative composition from their forthcoming album »Sceaduhelm«. Written as the first piece for the record, the track established the tonal and emotional framework that would shape the album as a whole. Built on repetition, restraint, and controlled momentum, »Ravenettes« captures a state of psychological vigilance, where suppressed memories resurface without warning and avoidance proves only briefly effective.
»Ravenettes« frames trauma as cyclical rather than resolved, returning again and again as a “glitch in the timeline.” Musically, its stripped-back construction and insistent rhythmic pulse mirror this sense of inevitability, favouring tension over release. Belinda Kordic’s vocal performance remains measured and urgent, carrying the song’s unease without exaggeration. Within the wider context of »Sceaduhelm«, »Ravenettes« introduces the album’s inward focus on endurance, emotional erosion, and the quiet violence of repetition, setting the foundation for what follows…
»Sceaduhelm« is out April 17th via Season Of Mist. Pre-order & pre-save HERE. Pre-save on Spotify HERE.
The official music video for »Ravenettes« was produced in collaboration with 9LITER FILMY, an audiovisual production collective recognised for its cinematic restraint and emphasis on mood-driven storytelling. Known for work that favours atmosphere, repetition, and visual tension over linear narrative, 9LITER FILMY’s approach mirrors the song’s exploration of memory as disruption rather than closure.
Crippled Black Phoenix was formed in 2004 by Justin Greaves as an ever-evolving musical project driven by emotional inquiry and moral tension. Across two decades, the project has built a singular catalogue rooted in human fragility, endurance, and resistance to complacency.
»Sceaduhelm« represents the project’s most inward-looking and austere statements to date. Written and recorded between 2023 and 2025, the new album turns away from grand historical narratives to examine emotional erosion, fatigue, and quiet collapse. Rather than a traditional concept record, it unfolds as a unified psychological space, where repetition, restraint, and unease carry as much weight as melody. The songwriting favours slow builds and unresolved tension, resisting catharsis in favour of endurance. Vocals are shared between Belinda Kordic, Ryan Patterson, and Justin Storms, each offering a distinct but complementary perspective within the same emotional terrain. Themes of burnout, memory, violence against the vulnerable, and love already worn thin surface without spectacle. Produced by Justin Greaves and mixed by Iver Sandøy, the sound remains deliberately raw and exposed, avoiding comfort or excess.
»Sceaduhelm« listens closely to what remains after outrage has faded, focusing on consequence rather than reaction.
Mixed by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio, Bergen, Norway.
Mastered by Magnus Lindberg, Stockholm, Sweden.
Additional mixing by Pieter Rietkerk at Chapel Studios.
Produced by Justin Greaves.
Artwork by Erebus Art (Thanasis Stratidakis).
Line-up:
Justin Greaves – Guitars, Drums, Bass, Samples, Saw
Belinda Kordic – Vocals, Percussion
Justin Storms – Vocals
Ryan Patterson – Vocals
Andy Taylor – Guitar
Rene Misje – Guitar
Wesley J. Wasley – Bass
Robin Tow – Percussion
Lucy Marshall – Piano
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