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CONAN Release ‘Live At Freak Valley’ Album
March 12th, 2021

Liverpool, England-based doom metal band Conan issued live album Live At Freak Valley on March 12th, 2021 through Napalm Records.

The outing was recorded at the Freak Valley Festival at AWO-Gelände in Netphen, Germany on June 15th, 2017.

Live At Freak Valley was produced and mixed by Chris Fielding at Skyhammer Studio in Childer Thornton, Cheshire, England.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Gravity Chasm’
02. ‘Throne Of Fire’
03. ‘Thunderhoof’
04. ‘Battle In The Swamp’
05. ‘Hawk As Weapon’
06. ‘Satsumo’
07. ‘Foehammer’
08. ‘Total Conquest’
09. ‘Revengeance’

Conan’s line-up is as follows:

Jon Paul Davis (vocals and guitar)
Chris Fielding (bass)
Johnny King (drums)
Dan Mullins (live drums)

Live At Freak Valley was made available in the following formats; 2-LP gatefold vinyl white / black marble (Napalm Records mailorder only, and strictly limited to 200), 2-LP gatefold vinyl grey, 1-CD jewelcase, and digital album.

An official visualizer video for was released for live track ‘Battle In The Swamp’, which can be viewed below.

Regarding the song, the band stated: “‘Battle In The Swamp’ is one of our earliest songs, appearing on the first demo tape we recorded back in 2007. It is simple and to the point, and always starts a pit. Enjoy.”

Video footage from the festival of Conan performing the track ‘Satsumo’ can also be viewed below, in addition to live audio of the track ‘Hawk As Weapon’ being able to be streamed.

Fourth studio record Existential Void Guardian was released in September 2018 via Napalm.

Promotional photograph by Matt Negus.