{"id":82756,"date":"2021-04-02T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T23:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=82756"},"modified":"2021-11-03T14:09:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T14:09:02","slug":"news-sacred-oath-release-ninth-studio-album-return-of-the-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-sacred-oath-release-ninth-studio-album-return-of-the-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"SACRED OATH Release Ninth Studio Album \u2018Return Of The Dragon\u2019 (April 2nd, 2021) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SACRED OATH Release Ninth Studio Album \u2018Return Of The Dragon\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nApril 2nd, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bethel, Connecticut-based metal band Sacred Oath issued ninth full-length album Return Of The Dragon<\/em> on April 2nd, 2021 independently through frontman Rob Thorne\u2019s own label Angel Thorne Music.<\/p>\n

The outing marks the first Sacred Oath studio album to feature guitarist \/ keyboardist Damiano Christian. Christian joined the band during the Twelve Bells At Midnight tour in 2017 and appears on the live album Thunder Underground \u2013 Live From NYC<\/em>, released<\/a> in May 2019.<\/p>\n

Return Of The Dragon<\/em> was produced and engineered by Rob Thorne, while the cover artwork was created by the band\u2019s drummer Kenny \u201cThundarr\u201d Evans.<\/p>\n

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

01. \u2018Cthulhu Wakes\u2019
\n02. \u2018Last Ride Of The Wicked Dead\u2019
\n03. \u2018Return Of The Dragon\u2019
\n04. \u2018At The Gates\u2019
\n05. \u2018Empires Fall\u2019
\n06. \u2018Hammer Of An Angry God\u2019
\n07. \u2018The Next Pharaoh\u2019
\n08. \u2018Primeval\u2019
\n09. \u2018Into The Drink\u2019
\n10. \u2018Root Of All Evil\u2019<\/p>\n

Sacred Oath\u2019s live line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Rob Thorne (lead vocals and guitar)
\nBill Smith (guitar and backing vocals)
\nBrendan Kelleher (bass and backing vocals)
\nKenny \u201cThundarr\u201d Evans (drums)
\nDamiano Christian (keyboards, guitar and backing vocals)<\/p>\n

Official lyric videos were created for the title track and the songs \u2018Hammer Of An Angry God\u2019, \u2018Empires Fall\u2019, \u2018Cthulhu Wakes\u2019, \u2018Root Of All Evil\u2019, \u2018At The Gates\u2019 and \u2018Last Ride Of The Wicked Dead\u2019. All seven clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Eighth studio record Twelve Bells<\/em> was released<\/a> in May 2017 via Angel Thorne Music.<\/p>\n