DOOMRAISER captivate doom metal enthusiasts worldwide with the release of their electrifying new single “Last Christmas I Gave You My Death”. Stream the song HERE.
The band commented: “Death on Christmas Day is traumatic and destabilizing. On that special day, death is not contemplated. Christmas is birth, life, light and energy. For the loved ones who remain, death on this day changes the perspective of life and sweeps away that magic that has always gravitated around the festive period. Is it a joke of life, a freak of nature, an unexpected ‘surprise’? Whoever passes away on Christmas Day is welcomed directly by the new, magical light of winter, they are embraced by a dazzling new cycle. Death on Christmas day is sacred and holy!
‘Last Christmas I Gave You My Death’ is a complex and macabre song, the most intricate and dynamic of the entire new album. The song is a vortex of riffs, kaleidoscopic melodies intertwine with each other, until reaching the final electric funeral march!”.
Four years since the release of their critically acclaimed fifth album,“The Dark Side of Europa”, Italian doom metal forerunners DOOMRAISER return to the fray with their anthemic new album, “Cold Grave Marble” on 2nd October 2024 via Time To Kill Records.
The album was recorded and produced once again by Danilo Silvestri and the band, with artwork overseen by Fabio Listrani.
The first single “Dark Omens” is still available HERE.
“Cold Grave Marble”, the sixth DOOMRAISER full doom length, is a frozen view in the darker side of life: Death, the Omega of our earthly dimension. The album is made up of raw riffing seasoned up in heavy, dark and gloomy dreaming atmospheres, and explores a plethora of styles with different sounds and solutions. The songwriting approach is rougher than before, experimental, suggestive, still preserving the classic DOOMRAISER characteristic sound.
The whole concept lies upon a personal portrayal of Death, the Infinite Void, the Great Absence, the greatest experience in matter of Chaos and disruption of reality. It’s a journey exploring the end of the biological cycle and man’s awareness of the ancient idea of “having to die”, an extreme but natural event belonging to the inevitability of time.
The album was recorded in Rome, Italy, by the skillful hands of Danilo Silvestri and mastered (just like the previous album “The Dark Side of Old Europa”) by Claudio Gruer. The record features important guests such as James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament), Flegias (Necrodeath), Mario Di Donato (The Black), Nequam (The Magik Way, ex Mortuary Drape) among others.
Tracklist:01. Dark Omens (latin speech by Mario “The Black” Di Donato)
02. Last Christmas I Gave You My Death
03. Once Upon The Fireflies (organ and strings by Il Diavolo Misterioso)
04. Profondo Nero/Life In Black (guitar solo by James Murphy, screaming vocals by Flegias)
05. Cold Grave Marble (Winter Moon) (desperate scream by Veronica G.)
06. Without A Shadow
07. The Great Void (bonus track On CD, MC and Digital only)
08. Filthy Shades Of Death (storytelling intro by Nequam, organ and strings by Il Diavolo Misterioso)
09. Continuum Pt. 2&3 (Ultima Luce)
10. Buio
Line-up:Andrea “BJ” Caminiti – Bass
Giuseppe “El Grigio” Nantini – Guitar
Nicola Rossi – Vocals
Daniele “Pinna” Amatori – Drums
Marco Montagna – Guitar
Pre order: https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/doomraiser-cold-grave-marble
Formed in 2004, DOOMRAISER have evolved into an instantly recognisable figurehead for those pushing doom metal into crushing new directions. Through the years the band have shared the stage with acts such as Electric Wizard, Reverend Bizarre, The Gates of Slumber and Orange Goblin and have released several records, experimenting and contaminating their music with raw heavy metal, psychedelia and other influences.
Discography:
Heavy Drunken Doom (Demo, 2005)
The Old Man to the Child (7”, 2006)
Lords of Mercy (Full-length, 2006)
Behind the Same Cross (Split 7”, 2008)
Erasing the Remembrance (Full-length, 2009)
Guardians of the Great Eye (Split 7”, 2010)
Mountains of Madness (Full-length, 2011)
Dream Killers (Split 12”, 2013)
Reverse (Passaggio Inverso) (Full-length, 2015)
Terror Tales – A Tribute to Death SS (Tribute album, 2018)
The Dark Side of Old Europa (Full-length, 2020)
Mesmerized – A Tribute to Celtic Frost (Tribute album, 2024)
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