{"id":71064,"date":"2018-09-07T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T23:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=71064"},"modified":"2021-06-25T20:24:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T19:24:20","slug":"news-manimal-release-third-studio-album-purgatorio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-manimal-release-third-studio-album-purgatorio\/","title":{"rendered":"MANIMAL Release Third Studio Album \u2018Purgatorio\u2019 (September 7th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANIMAL Release Third Studio Album \u2018Purgatorio\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 7th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal group Manimal issued third full-length studio album Purgatorio<\/em> on September 7th, 2018 through AFM Records.<\/p>\n

Purgatorio<\/em> happens to be an Italian title, of course. \u201cFirst, it\u2019s the title of one of the strongest songs of the album,\u201d vocalist Sam Nyman commented. \u201cSecond, it\u2019s a powerful word that fits perfectly as the title of a metal album in general and this recording in particular. For me, it reflects the state of mankind and the world today \u2013 the general, ongoing decay which we seem to lack the ability to stop. Many of the lyrics on the album circle around that kind of theme. Purgatorio<\/em> is also the original title of the second part of great Dante Alighieri\u2019s masterpiece The Divine Comedy<\/em> (1320). It\u2019s not the first time that we\u2019ve found inspiration in that specific work of literature.\u201d<\/p>\n

Purgatorio<\/em> was produced by the band themselves, once again. \u201cJust like our previous two albums, we produced this one ourselves,\u201d Nyman stated. \u201cMainly because we like to have full control of the production. We\u2019re control freaks to the bone and the thought of putting our creations into the hands of an external producer simply scares us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drums were recorded by Jakob Hermann at Top Floor Studios in Gothenburg. Mixing was handled by drummer Andr\u00e9 Holmqvist, who co-wrote lyrics with Nyman. Mastering was undertaken by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios in \u00d6rebro.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork duties fell to Claudio Bergamin.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Black Plague\u2019
\n02. \u2018Purgatorio\u2019
\n03. \u2018Manimalized\u2019
\n04. \u2018Spreading The Dread\u2019
\n05. \u2018Traitor\u2019
\n06. \u2018Behind Enemy Lines\u2019
\n07. \u2018Denial\u2019
\n08. \u2018Edge Of Darkness\u2019
\n09. \u2018The Fear Within\u2019 <\/p>\n

Manimal\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Samuel Nyman (vocals)
\nHenrik Stenroos (guitars)
\nKenny Boufadene (bass)
\nAndr\u00e9 Holmqvist (drums)<\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the title track. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Manimalized\u2019. Both clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Second studio record Trapped In The Shadows<\/em> was released<\/a> in November 2015 via AFM.<\/p>\n