Swiss blackened sludge/doom/post-hardcore outfit Rorcal presents their sixth album »Silence«, out now via Humus Records and Sludgelord Records

Geneva, Switzerland based blackened sludge/doom/post-hardcore outfit Rorcal presents their sixth album, »Silence«, which was just released on September 29th, 2023 via Humus Records and Sludgelord Records.

Stream »Silence« on all major digital platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Early Mourning
02. Childhood Is A Knife In The Throat
03. The Worst In Everything
04. Extinguished Innocence
05. Hope Is A Cancer
06. Constant Void
07. Under The Nails
08. No Alleviation, Even In Death

Says the band: “That’s it folks! We’re proud and happy to share with you our sixth album »Silence«.

Big thanks to the many people involved in the making of this record! Visuals: Bruno Silvestre Favez, Gaël Faure, Eeli Helin, Nicolas Schopfer, Marika Chevallier; Production: Steph Kroug, Raphael Bovey, Lad Agabekov; Label: Humus Records, Jonathan Nido, Emilie Pellissier, Jonas Ramseier, Sludgelord Records, Aaron Pickford.”

Hope is a chimera. It is an illusion that prevents us from embracing an obvious fact however luminous in its inevitability: we will soon be no more. There is no longer any horizon for us, nor any tomorrow.

Humanity is inexorably running towards its loss and will precipitate in its wake everything that made the world. No other trajectory is taking shape, or sketching out. There is nothing left to be saved. We will plunge into an abyss of oblivion, into this great twilight rising before us.

And when facing the certainty of collapse, there is nothing more hideous, more degrading, than hope. It is a lie. It blinds us, it suffocates us. It is a myth to destroy. Only then will we be able to accept the worst in everything. And cherish it.

Thus, when the very idea of hope finally disappears, only silence remains.

Since its inception in 2006, Rorcal has always sought pitch black darkness. The means to reach it have been diverse but share one constant: extremity. From the insane heaviness of their debuts, to the blasting dissonant malevolence they display on their recent albums, their takes on doom, black metal, industrial haunting soundscapes, drone & noise have all shown a strong & unique identity. After 5 full lengths and numerous collaborative splits, the band is about to release »Silence«, a new album on which the 5 musicians prove their constant dedication to the dark arts.

All music and lyrics by Rorcal.
Recorded live at Blend Studio by Stéphane Kroug.
Edited by Jean-Philippe Schopfer at Yellow Recordings.
Mixed by Raphael Bovey at My Room Studio.
Mastered by Lad Agabekov at Caduceus Studio.
Original painting from J.H. Fussli is »Silence« 1799.
Design and layout by Bruno Favez, Ron Lahyani and Gael Faure.

Order LP / CD here:
hummus-records.com/product-tag/rorcal
Order the tape version here: sludgelordrecords.bandcamp.com/album/silence

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