Morgul Blade - 'Heavy Metal Wraiths' (official album stream)

Τους Morgul Blade τους παρακολουθούμε από τα ξεκινήματα της καριέρας τους, το ep "Harbingers of Power and the World's End" που κυκλοφόρησε προ πενταετίας. Ακολούθησε ο πρώτος "ολοκληρωμένος" δίσκος των Αμερικανών metallers ("Fell Sorcery Abounds") το 2021.

Πέρυσι οι Morgul Blade "έβγαλαν" δύο demos και πλέον μετρούν αντίστροφα για την κυκλοφορία του δεύτερο full length album τους, το οποίο τιτλοφορείται "Heavy Metal Wraiths" και αναμένεται αύριο.

Οι Morgul Blade μας έρχονται από την Φιλαδέλφεια (όχι την Νέα!). Heavy metal μπάντα, η οποία δημιουργήθηκε προ εξαετίας και μας παρουσιάζεται κάπως έτσι: «Fell sorcery abounds! Tales of magic and might! Heavy Metal from Philadelphia PA».

Δελτίο τύπου: «Morgul Blade brandish power chords and swords like a swarm of Nazgûl from the Keep of Barad-Dur itself. Their second full-length album is titled "Heavy Metal Wraiths", and releases on CD, vinyl and digital formats 26 April 2024 via No Remorse Records.

Morgul Blade's new album delivers righteous headbanging anthems. Songs like the title track and "Beneath the Black Sails" leans into their love of Tolkien lore, with the arena rock attitude inspired by Dokken and the Scorpions.

Other tracks like "Frostwyrm Calvary" attack with the ice cold speed of classic black metal. More ambitious yet are "Razor Sharp" and "Neither Cross Nor Crown," which speak to the band's working class attitude and disdain for zealotry.

Morgul Blade's 2021 debut "Fell Sorcery Abounds" quickly gained Album of The Year mentions throughout the metal world. Following its release, the band solidified its line up with the addition of guitarist Sister Midnight and bassist Jimmy Viola.

In March 2023, Morgul Blade toured the United States, culminating with a ferocious performance at Hell's Heroes Festival in Houston, TX. Morgul Blade will celebrate their album release on 26 April with a performance at Keep It True Festival in Germany.

Feel the steel. Your flesh is pierced by Morgul Blade. "Heavy Metal Wraiths" is engineered, mixed and mastered by Will Mellor at Red Water Recording. Album cover by James Bousema. Photos by Dante Torrieri.»

Band: Morgul Blade
Country of origin: United States
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Formed in: 2018
Genre: Heavy Metal
Lyrical themes: Sorcery, Fantasy, Black magic, Lord of the Rings
Years active: 2018-present

Album: "Heavy Metal Wraiths"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 26th, 2024
Label: No Remorse Records
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
01. Eagle Strike
02. Beneath the Black Sails
03. Heavy Metal Wraiths
04. Frostwyrm Cavalry
05. Widow's Lament
06. Spider God
07. Razor Sharp
08. A Welcoming Hearth
09. Neither Cross Nor Crown
10. The Last in a Line of Kings

Band members:
Lord Klauf - vocals, guitar
Will Spectre - drums, production
Jimmy Viola - bass, guitar, keyboards
Sister Midnight - lead guitars

Miscellaneous staff:
James Bousema - Cover art
Will Mellor - Engineering, Mixing, Mastering
Dante Torrieri - Photography