Scald - 'Night Sky' (official audio)

Το 1993 δημιουργήθηκαν στην Ρωσία οι Scald. Συγκρότημα επικού doom metal με θεματολογία εμπνευσμένη (όπως μαρτυρά και τ' όνομά τους) από την Σκανδιναβική (κυρίως) μυθολογία.

Τέσσερα χρόνια αργότερα ο θάνατος του τραγουδιστή σήμανε και την διάλυση της μπάντας. Τα εναπομείναντα μέλη σχημάτισαν το folk συγκρότημα Tumulus, το οποίο βρίσκεται σε κατάσταση αναμονής με το τελευταίο του δισκογράφημα να χρονολογείται μία πενταετία πίσω.

Οι Scald πρόλαβαν να κυκλοφορήσουν ένα demo ("North Winds" - 1994) και το "Will of Gods Is a Great Power" σε κασέτα τρία χρόνια αργότερα. Το album απέκτησε "μυθικές" διαστάσεις στους underground κύκλους και οι Scald δημοσιότητα και αποδοχή, έστω και "μετά θάνατον".

Αποτέλεσμα τούτου; Το "Will of Gods Is a Great Power" επανακυκλοφόρησε αρκετές φορές. Το 2003 σε cd από την Wroth Emitter Productions, το 2005 σε cd και βινύλιο από την Kyrck Productions & Armour, τον Μάρτιο του 2017 σε κασέτα από την Sarlacc Productions. Μία ακόμη επανακυκλοφορία είναι προ των πυλών. Διπλό βινύλιο από την Ordo MCM. Πότε; Στα τέλη Νοεμβρίου...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Ordo MCM is proud to present a deluxe reissue of Scald's lone album, Will of Gods is a the Great Power. The album is to be presented on double-LP vinyl, in three colors - regular black, limited silver with red splatter, and limited white with black splatter - and will include the original album in its entirety as well as four additional live & demo tracks.

A true cult classic, Will of the Gods is a Great Power is the lone studio album of Russia's Scald. Though the band's existence was brief, the majesty & might of their only album serves as a conduit for immense power that reverberates still for posterity.

Originally released in 1996, Scald's Will of the Gods is a Great Power was a record that was both behind the times and way ahead of them. Undoubtedly, the band's primary influence was Bathory's now-beloved Viking period, but at the time, such an influence was quite unorthodox and not particularly in favor.

Nevertheless, despite its overt nature, where Scald took this influence was something else entirely. Triumphant, tragic, emotive, EPIC: truly, the 53 minutes comprising Will of the Gods is a Great Power evoke a journey of utterly heroic proportions.

Along that journey do Scald skillfully balance awe-inspiring atmosphere with earth-moving heft, soul-stirring melody with lumbering propulsion - a poignant pagan metal sound that's firmly rooted in doom, but not bound to it. Simply, the album is its own world, its own sound, its own experience.

And that experience subsequently found a small-yet-devoted following who shared this grand secret to anyone who would listen, thusly fetching expensive prices among the collector market.

Sadly, Scald's existence ceased in 1997 following the death of vocalist Maxim "Agyl" Andrianov. Nevertheless, what the band accomplished in just one record was a torch that's been picked up in recent years by the likes of DoomSword, Atlantean Codex, Ereb Altor, and Altar of Oblivion among others.

Although there have been subsequent reissues since its original release, this is the first time in over a decade that Will of the Gods is a Great Power has been available on vinyl format. Now, hear this stark 'n' stirring classic in its definitive version!»

Band: Scald
Country of origin: Russia
Location: Yaroslavl
Status: Split-up
Formed in: 1993
Genre: Epic Doom Metal
Lyrical themes: Scandinavian and Slavonic Mythology
Years active: 1993-1997

Audio: "Night Sky"
Album: "Will of Gods Is Great Power"
Type: Full length

Release date: 1996
Label: MetalAgen
Format: Cassette

Re-release date: November 30th, 2018
Label: Ordo MCM
Format: 2 Vinyl

Track listing:
01. Night Sky
02. Sepulchral Bonfire
03. Eternal Stone
04. Ragnaradi Eve
05. Tumulus
06. In the Open Sea
07. Blacksmith of War (Live 93")
08. Valhalla's Flame (Rehearsal 93")
09. Sepulchral Bonfire (Rehearsal 93")
10. Sepulchral Bonfire (Demo 95")

Band members:
Agil (R.I.P. 1997) - Vocals
Harald - Guitars
Karry - Guitars, Keyboards
Velingor - Bass
Ottar - Drums, Percussion