International death/funeral doom metal act Mesmur share a lyric video for the second single »Refraction« taken from their upcoming album »Chthonic«

International death/funeral doom metal act Mesmur featuring members of Pantheïst and Orphans Of Dusk share a lyric video for the second single »Refraction« taken from their upcoming full-length album, »Chthonic«, due out on April 14th, 2023 via Aesthetic Death / Solitude Productions.

Tracklist:
01. Chthonic (Prelude)
02. Refraction
03. Petroglyph
04. Passage
05. Chthonic (Coda)

Courtesy of Solitude Productions:

International death/funeral doom metal act Mesmur have returned to release their fourth album, entitled »Chthonic«.

The title is based on the Greek word for “underworld”, and where the band’s previous albums have explored themes of cosmic entropy and earthly apocalypse, »Chthonic« looks to the spirit world for its inspiration. Formed as a collection of paranormal horror tales, it speaks of fabled entities making contact through the veil of sleep, summoning prey to subterranean depths, or haunting a post apocalyptic landscape.

Musically, the album continues the trajectory that Mesmur have established through previous works. Featuring viola and cello performances from Brianne Vieira and guest organ from Kostas Panagiotou of UK funeral doom act Pantheist (for whom Jeremy and John of Mesmur recently contributed guitars and drums on their 2021 record »Closer To God«), »Chthonic« strikes a careful balance between melody and dissonance as it displays its haunted imagery. Crushing doom riffs are overlain with ethereal synths and cavernous vocals to build a dark and vivid atmosphere, and the intricate compositions utilize a narrative approach influenced as much by 70’s progressive rock as by extreme doom metal. Like the band’s previous two releases, the album features beautifully eerie and vibrant cover art from Ukrainian painter Vladislav Cadaversky.

Pre-order »Chthonic« here:
mesmur.bandcamp.com/album/chthonic
solitude-prod.com
arduamusic.com/mesmur-chthonic-cd-digipack

Recorded/engineered by Mesmur.
Mixed by Jeremy L.
Mastered by Evgeny Semenov.
Cover painting by Cadaversky.

Mesmur is:
Jeremy L – Guitars, Synth
Michele M – Bass
John D – Drums
Chris G – Vocals

Organ in »Chthonic (Prelude)« and »Chthonic (Coda)« by Kostas Panagiotou.
Cello in »Petroglyph« and viola in »Passage« by Brianne Vieira.

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