{"id":95627,"date":"2022-09-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=95627"},"modified":"2022-10-01T11:55:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T10:55:39","slug":"news-strigoi-release-second-studio-album-viscera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-strigoi-release-second-studio-album-viscera\/","title":{"rendered":"STRIGOI Stream Entire \u2018Viscera\u2019 Album (September 30th, 2022) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

STRIGOI Stream Entire \u2018Viscera\u2019 Album<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 30th, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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English \/ Italian death \/ doom metal band Strigoi issued second full-length studio album Viscera<\/em> on September 30th, 2022 through Season Of Mist.<\/p>\n

Viscera<\/em> can be streamed in its entirety below.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the second album and we\u2019re pushing those limits,\u201d commented bassist Chris Casket. \u201cThe longer songs are longer; the shorter songs are shorter. It\u2019s fully realising the concept. When we did the first album, there were certain expectations as we were coming from Vallenfyre. I felt that it was a really good transition from one to the other. But I feel that with this record, it\u2019s more of a fully fleshed out concept. It\u2019s pushing the light and shade further out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first album was us giving it its own identity separate from Vallenfyre, even though it\u2019s kind of an obvious continuation, in a way,\u201d added frontman Greg Mackintosh, also of Paradise Lost. \u201cBut with Viscera<\/em>, it\u2019s a combination of pushing the envelope a little bit, making it a bit less raw. Because, we had done that to the Nth degree with Vallenfyre. I\u2019d also say there\u2019s a bit of sound design in there, too, to make it very creepy and, yes, unsettling, sound wise.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Covid thwarting Strigoi\u2019s plans to do shows to promote Abandon All Faith<\/em>, Mackintosh and Casket used the down-time to work on what would eventually become Viscera<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a strange way of working,\u201d said Casket. \u201cI will send words, prose, whatever it may be to Greg. He likes that process, because he reads what I\u2019ve written and it inspires the music he comes up with. I\u2019ve never worked that way before. But that and the added time we had, the space away from things, is what I think has made Viscera<\/em> what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mackintosh added: \u201cIf it\u2019s a song where Chris\u2019 lyrics sound angry, I\u2019ll do a song that\u2019s more, I guess, grounded in the essence of early grindcore. Something that expresses that mood. But if it\u2019s something more sombre or unnerving, then I\u2019ll start with a bit of sound design and work towards riffs. I\u2019ve always thought of music in terms of visuals, and that might come from the lyrics. The last song on the album, \u2018Iron Lung\u2019, for example: I actually said to Chris that I had an idea for a song where it feels that you can\u2019t breathe, that it feels like you\u2019ve got a weight on your chest. And the result is probably the toughest going song on the record to get through. But I think it does get that across.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI get bored easily,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019ve got a very short attention span. I love doom metal, I love funeral doom, crust punk, grindcore… all these things. But usually after two songs of each I\u2019m thinking, \u2018Right, what\u2019s next?\u2019 And that\u2019s my problem, but it does determine what this band and this music is like.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not much light on this record at all. If there\u2019s any, it\u2019s there just to emphasise how dark the shade is, really. And what I loved about early death metal, which is when I got into it, is that everything had its own feel back then. That was at the back of my mind the whole time when making Viscera<\/em> \u2013 that I wanted to give it its own feel. But the listeners are going to have to decide whether that was successful or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Viscera<\/em> was recorded at Orgone Studios in Bedfordshire, England with producer \/ sound engineer Jaime Gomez. Mixing was handled by Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, while mastering was overseen by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork was designed by Brian Sheehan of Legerdemain Art.<\/p>\n

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

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01. \u2018United In Viscera\u2019
\n02. \u2018King Of All Terror\u2019
\n03. \u2018An Ocean Of Blood\u2019
\n04. \u2018Napalm Frost\u2019
\n05. \u2018Hollow\u2019
\n06. \u2018A Begotten Son\u2019
\n07. \u2018Bathed In A Black Sun\u2019
\n08. \u2018Byzantine Tragedy\u2019
\n09. \u2018Redeemer\u2019
\n10. \u2018Iron Lung\u2019<\/p>\n

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

Greg Mackintosh (vocals and guitars)
\nBen Ash (guitars)
\nChris Casket (bass)
\nGuido Zima (drums)<\/p>\n

Created by Dehn Sora, a music video was released for the track \u2018Hollow\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe chose \u2018Hollow\u2019 as the first video single as it lends itself perfectly to giving the listener a broad overview of Viscera<\/em>,\u201d commented Strigoi. \u201cIt’s dark, brooding yet violent cinematic qualities allude to the delightful misery contained within the new album.<\/p>\n

\u201cA scathing commentary on human weakness, we feel \u2018Hollow\u2019 typifies the evolution of Strigoi, as a band and as a concept.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was also a perfect fit for the amazing videography work of Dehn Sora, who has presented a remarkable visual interpretation of the track.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, an official visualiser video was created for the track \u2018King Of All Terror\u2019. \u201c\u2018King Of All Terror\u2019 highlights some of the more venomous urgency present on Viscera<\/em>,\u201d Strigoi shared. \u201cFrom all out blackened grind to sombre doom in less than three minutes. Lyrically it navigates old testament vitriol, and the inherent hypocrisy of celestial hierarchy…. the worst of the worst.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also, an official visualiser video was created for the song \u2018An Ocean Of Blood\u2019. \u201cWe chose this track as the third single taken from our new album Viscera<\/em> due to its almost cinematic take on the internal and external conflict of existence,\u201d Strigoi revealed. \u201cA transformational journey into the bloodshed and horror of the human condition.\u201d<\/p>\n

All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Debut studio record Abandon All Faith<\/em> was released in November 2019 via Nuclear Blast.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Hal Sinden.<\/em><\/p>\n