After unveiling the second single from their debut album Abandon All Faith last week, as well as their two new live members – drummer Guido Zima Montanarini (The Secret, ex-IMPLORE) and rhythm guitaristSam Kelly-Wallace (ex-VALLENFYRE) – Strigoi has now launched the second part of their album trailer series, in which they talk about the production and lyrics of the record:
Watch and listen to the vicious track ‘Nocturnal Vermin’ here:
The 12-song-debut was recorded and mixed at Greg’s Black Planet Studio between January and March 2019. The English duo announced the album alongside their haunting first single, ‘Phantoms’. Watch the official video for ‘Phantoms‘:
Named after the troubled spirits in Romanian mythology who could rise from the grave and assume an entirely different form, STRIGOI‘s bassist Chris Casket was also tasked with writing the lyrics for the new project. Mackintosh gave him simple thematic guidelines: attack organized religion, sparingly discuss grief and dive into the countless horrible things that humanity continues to inflict upon itself.
The debut album will be available on jewelcase CD, black vinyl in gatefold and digitally – full tracklist below:
01. The Rising Horde
02. Phantoms
03. Nocturnal Vermin
04. Seven Crowns
05. Throne Of Disgrace
06. Carved Into The Skin
07. Parasite
08. Iniquitous Rage
09. Plague Nation
10. Enemies Of God
11. Scorn Of The Father
12. Abandon All Faith
ICYMI:
Watch as Greg and Chris discuss how the band came into being after disbanding VALLENFYRE, and how they collaborated on the music and lyrics during the songwriting process:
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