Isenordal unveil new single »Saturnine Apotheosis« taken from their their third full-length album »Requiem For Eirênê«
Seattle, Washington based pagan black/doom metal/neofolk collective Isenordal has unveiled new single »Saturnine Apotheosis« taken from their their third full-length album, »Requiem For Eirênê«, set to release on March 8th, 2024 via Prophecy Productions.
Tracklist:
01. A Moment Approaches Eternity
02. Await Me, Ultima Thule
03. Requiem For Eirênê
04. Epiphanies Of Abhorrence And Futility
05. Saturnine Apotheosis
Bonus tracks (artbook only):
01. Hymn Of Immortal Grace
02. Orpheus’s Lament
03. Requiem For The Dying God
04. Hymn Of Immortal Grace (Dungeon Mix)
The band states: “We are excited to announce the details of our long awaited album »Requiem For Eirênê« – which will be released by Prophecy Productions on March 8, 2024.
The album was recorded by Paurl Walsh at The Unknown, a former catholic church in Anacortes, Washington that has since been converted into a recording studio. Further tracking by Paurl Walsh and guitarist Gordon Greenwood took place at many Seattle strongholds including ExEx Audio, the Black Lodge, and Mode Music Studios. The album was mixed and finalized by the legendary Billy Anderson.
You can stream the first single, »Epiphanies Of Abhorrence And Futility« or watch the video that was filmed and directed by the incredible Brian Lewis on YouTube.
Each song reveals a chapter of an overarching conceptual story that spans the whole of the album. The epic tale was conceived by drummer Brian Spenser and reflects personal experience that has been transformed into a profound mythological world – a spiritual journey involving love, loss, grief in all its stages, hope, disappointment, exploitation, spiritual revelation, surrender, and finally, apotheosis. This story is included in a 48-page hardcover artbook that includes photographs taken during the creation of the album and illustrations by Rotten Fantom and Helbiyon.
The cover art features an oil painting by Guido Mauas, that mirrors the photo collage violist Eva Vonne created at the Heavy Metal Petting Zoo in Snoqualmie, Washington that graces the inside gatefold.
»Requiem For Eirênê« is available as a 2CD with an accompanying 48-page hardcover artbook, as a Gatefold 2LP on black vinyl LP, and as a ltd. Gatefold 2LP on marbled clear with red and gold vinyl.”
Courtesy of Prophecy Productions:
Isenordal are different. Not fitting easily into the given stylistic drawers can often turn out to be both a blessing and a curse for a metal band. The six-piece from Seattle, WA in the United States is particularly hard to pin down. If push comes to shove, they could be described as a funeral doom act, although this hardly does their wide musical range justice. There are also notable influences of black metal, especially the harsh vocals but also the occasional vicious outbreaks of blizzard-riffs.
Then again, the metal elements are diligently balanced by beautiful acoustic passages of American neofolk. On their third full-length, »Requiem For Eirênê«, Isenordal have driven the interplay and cohesion of their musical core elements to a new level. The epic, meandering, and multi-faceted songs on this album each tell a dramatic story. Lead by various types of vocals, both female and male, that flow organically into each other, a wide array of instruments paints highly dynamic and lush sonic pictures.
Each song of »Requiem For Eirênê« reveals a chapter of an overarching conceptual story that spans the whole of the album. The tale was written by drummer Brian Spenser and reflects personal experience that has been transformed into a profound mythological world, which is musically illustrated by Isenordal. In its course, the band is drawing from ancient myth, occultism, astrology, and the tarot among other symbolic systems to express a spiritual journey involving love, loss, grief in all its stages, hope, disappointment, exploitation, spiritual revelation, surrender, and finally, apotheosis.
With »Requiem For Eirênê«, Isenordal dare to face the curse that creating different and unique music can bring, and they conjure the blessing that an excitingly new and skilfully achieved magical sound may award. May the American funeral doom innovators reap the fruits of what they have so bravely sown!
Pre-order »Requiem For Eirênê« HERE!
Line-up:
Kerry Hall – Guitar, Vocals
Jeff King – Bass, Cello
Brian Hazard Spenser – Drums, Percussion, Vocals
G. G. – Guitar
Eva Vonne – Viola, Vocals
Nate Rogers – Piano, Organ, Keyboards
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well