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FORGOTTEN TOMB Stream New Album ‘Nihilistic Estrangement’ In Its Entirety
May 7th, 2020

Italian black / doom metal group Forgotten Tomb issue ninth full-length studio album proper Nihilistic Estrangement on May 8th, 2020 through Agonia Records.

The album can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.

Forgotten Tomb mainman Ferdinando “Herr Morbid” Marchisio said: “Nihilistic Estrangement opens a new chapter of the band and possibly a new trilogy, therefore it sounds different from our previous release, which closed the past trilogy.

“The whole idea and concept behind the album was to make something detached from all the current trends in terms of style and production so that it would feel timeless and not chained to a particular frame in time. I chose specific vintage microphones from the 60s / 70s for the studio sessions and mostly played on early 80s instruments, as well as using both analogue tapes and mixing desk. It was pretty much recorded like an old album from 40 years ago or such. I pretty much wanted to make something that was removed from the current state of music and the standardized productions that get churned out daily.

“Musically speaking there are references to all of the band’s eras but it sounds very refreshing and extremely personal; it’s 100% Forgotten Tomb. The lyrics deal with several different themes but the main focus is about reaching a mental estrangement from the modern world; it’s about refusing to partake in the current state of things and finding solace in a inner world of my own where no one can enter. I’d say the lyrics and concepts on this album are extremely misanthropic, even if it’s a term that got thrown around so much over the years that it kinda lost its real meaning.”

Nihilistic Estrangement was produced by frontman Ferdinando “Herr Morbid” Marchisio, and mixed by bassist Alessandro “Algol” Comerio. Mastering was handled by Jack Control at Enormous Door Studios.

Cover artwork was painted by Paolo Girardi.

The track listing is as follows;

01. ‘Active Shooter’
02. ‘Iris’ House Pt. I’
03. ‘Iris’ House Pt. II’
04. ‘Distrust3’
05. ‘Nihilistic Estrangement’
06. ‘RBMK’

Forgotten Tomb’s line-up is as follows;

Ferdinando “Herr Morbid” Marchisio (vocals and guitars)
Alessandro “Algol” Comerio (bass)
Gianmarco “Asher” Rossi (drums)

An official visualizer video was released for the title track, which can be viewed below.

Eighth studio record proper We Owe You Nothing was released in October 2017 via Agonia Records.