Finnish heavy doom rockers Deep River Acolytes announce new EP; new song »They Told Their Secrets In Dreams« out now!

Finnish heavy rock/doom metal band Deep River Acolytes premiere the first single »They Told Their Secrets In Dreams« taken from their upcoming EP, »Procession Of The Damned«, due out on December 13th, 2024 via Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records.

Tracklist:
01. They Told Their Secrets In Dreams
02. Rimes For The Vultures
03. The Quarry
04. Maze Of Deceit
05. Under The Freezing Moon

Courtesy of Grand Sounds PR:

Oulu-based doom rockers Deep River Acolytes announce new EP »Procession Of The Damned« to be released via Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records on December 13th. Today the band reveals their new song »They Told Their Secrets In Dreams«.

Says the band: “The new EP »Procession Of The Damned« was done during 2023 and 2024. It is not that doomy this time but more like oddball heavy rock and epic, blackened proto metal. Also, we’re planning to start the recordings for the next full length album later this year … Way too much excellent heavy material in our hands.”

Deep River Acolytes kicked off 2011 in Oulu, Finland under the moniker “Deliverance” and after two demos released an album »Relentless Grace« in 2013 on Empire Records (BE). Deliverance were doing some pretty successful shows, the album got positive response and the band was getting some following… However after some consideration the band felt they needed to change their name to something more original.

From late 2014 onwards the band is called “Deep River Acolytes” (“Deep River” part comes from the Finnish name for the movie »Deliverance« and “Acolytes” coming from the song »The Devil’s Acolytes«).

In summer 2015 DRA self-released the EP »From The Voids of Chaos« and were doing some gigs in Finland. Also the material for the upcoming full-length(s) was written, rehearsed and demoed during a couple of years.

During 2017 Deep River Acolytes recorded the full-length album »The Hour Of Trial« and it was released February 23, 2018 on Via Nocturna (PL).

In 2018 the band did some live shows and rehearsed new material and in the summer of 2019 started recording their next album »Alchemia Aeterna« which is stylewise much in the vein of 2015 EP. Very much blues and doom oriented. Still heavy metal though. »Alchemia Aeterna« is released October 30, 2020 on Argonauta Records (ITA). Change in bass department (also 2020). EK out, AS in.

The Acolytes: AR, AS, JT, TH, PV

Deep River Acolytes plays AOR (Antichrist Oriented Rock) exclusively.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well