Crippled Black Phoenix release new single »Colder And Colder«; new full-length album »Sceaduhelm« out April 17th via Season Of Mist!
UK dark rockers Crippled Black Phoenix premiere the second single »Colder And Colder« taken from their upcoming full-length album, »Sceaduhelm«, set to release on April 17th, 2026 via Season Of Mist.
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 return with »Colder And Colder«, the second advanced single off their upcoming full-length studio album »Sceaduhelm«. The track stands as one of the record’s starkest meditations on emotional finality, articulating the quiet shock of love slipping irretrievably away. The band are premiering the song now via Decibel Magazine.
Composed by Justin Greaves, with lyrics & vocals by Justin Storms, »Colder And Colder« unfolds with restrained intensity.
“I received this song from Greaves along with the title and immediately was drawn to the melancholic sound,” Storms reflects. “I remember when I first put on my headphones and listened to »Colder And Colder«. I started to hum a few melodies while listening to the song.” Those early fragments quickly solidified into the core lyrical motif. “It didn’t take long to write down some of the phrases that became the song’s verses, ‘colder and colder, see your hand on my shoulder, colder and colder, see your eyes looking over…’ I wanted to create a rhythmic sort of pattern with the song title and the vocal elements.”
Greaves positions the track as a bridge within the album’s sonic language. “Musically, »Colder And Colder« is one of my favourites on »Sceaduhelm«, it’s the link between classic CBP style and the more austere dark pop aspect of how I write.” The title itself, selected from an existing list of ideas, crystallized the mood. “Working with Storms on this song was a total victory, he’s an awesome vocalist and his lyrics really give it a chilling tragic story.”
Recorded between 2023 and 2025 across Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, Kapsylen Studio in Stockholm, and House Of Foto in Louisville, »Sceaduhelm« was produced by Justin Greaves, mixed by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio in Bergen, and mastered by Magnus Lindberg in Stockholm.
»Sceaduhelm« is out April 17th, 2026 via Season Of Mist.
Pre-order & pre-save HERE.
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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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