Serpent Rider - 'Matri Deorum' (official lyric video)

Pompilian theurgy
Grant me for victory
Galilean nihility
Romulean eternity

I am but a soldier, no bodhisattva;
Yet solar embers burn in me.
We are the demiurgic legions,
The providential cosmic soul.

Pompilian theurgy
Grant me for victory
Galilean nihility
Romulean eternity

Parthenogenetrix, Pantokrateira
Parturient power ‘twixt being and beyond
Fountain of deities, consort and throne
Of leonine chariot and turreted crown

Immortal beloved descends to the galaxy
Implanting archetypes in waters of chaos
Infinity’s madness would drown even gods
Castration, redemption, return to her womb.

Pompilian theurgy
Grant me for victory
Galilean nihility
Romulean eternity

Το 2015 σχηματίσθηκαν οι Skyway Corsair. Η μπάντα δεν έμεινε για μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα ενεργή, ωστόσο αποτέλεσε τα "θεμέλια", πάνω στα οποία σχηματίσθηκαν οι Serpent Rider δύο χρόνια αργότερα. Αμερικάνικο συγκρότημα επικού doom metal («Arcane and mystical epic heavy metal» αποκαλούν την μουσική τους) με Έλληνα τραγουδιστή (Νίκο Βαρσάμη, βλ. Wrathblade, Litany κλπ).

Προ πενταετίας (και μετά την κυκλοφορία του demo "Pour Forth Surquidous") η μπάντα μετακόμισε από το Λος Άντζελες στο Σιάτλ και έγιναν αλλαγές στη σύνθεση. Εν έτει 2025 οι Serpent Rider μας παρουσιάζουν το ντεμπούτο τους. "The Ichor of Chimaera" ο τίτλος και αναμένεται στα τελειώματα του πρώτου ανοιξιάτικου μήνα μέσω των δισκογραφικών εταιρειών No Remorse Records (σε cd και σε βινύλιο) και Nameless Grave Records σε κασέτα.

Δελτίο τύπου: «Formed originally in 2015 as Skyway Corsair, Serpent Rider changed to the name they’re currently known as in 2017 in Los Angeles, California, with the new name coming from a line from Manilla Road’s "The Ram."

After two years, the band’s first demo, "Pour Forth Surquidous", came out and drew international acclaim, setting the stage for a record deal with No Remorse Records and a split 12” with Canadian heavy metal magicians Ezra Brooks (featuring S. Vincent from the mighty Smoulder) in 2021.

After the recording of 2021’s "Visions of Esoteric Splendor" split, the band needed to change lineups once again to accommodate a move to Seattle from Los Angeles and quickly put together a new group of local wizards to get back to the work of delivering mystical heavy metal.

With that new lineup the band cemented their status as a new regional force in the Pacific Northwest with a series of shows in 2023 leading up to a festival appearance at Legions of Metal in Chicago supporting Metal Church in 2023.

The next year toured with Colony Drop and the mighty Anvil (Canada) and recorded their debut studio album, "The Ichor of Chimaera", a dense and arcane exploration of heavy metal might coming out on No Remorse Records on March 28th of 2025.

"The Ichor of Chimaera" is a seamless blend of the myriad influences that make Serpent Rider’s music stand out from the crowded modern metal scene: not only the obvious Manilla Road, Warlord, Black Sabbath, Candlemass and the like that so many other bands draw from but also featuring heavy influence from the Greek black metal scene (particularly Varathron, Agatus and Rotting Christ) and 1970s rock a la Wishbone Ash and Scorpions, tied together via focused writing across the band’s ten years of operation to form a cohesive whole.»

Band: Serpent Rider
Country of origin: United States
Location: Seattle
Formed in: 2017
Genre: Epic Heavy/Doom Metal
Lyrical themes: Epic themes, Mythology
Years active: 2017-present

Lyric video: "Matri Deorum"
Lyric video by: Chris Stergianidis
Music: B. Corsair, B. Verderber
Lyrics: Jeremy Swist

Album: "The Ichor of Chimaera"
Type: Full length
Release date: March 28th, 2025
Label: No Remorse Records, Nameless Grave Records
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Cassette, Digital

Track listing:
1. Steel Is the Answer
2. Radiant
3. The Ichor of Chimaera
4. Matri Deorum
5. The Hero's Spirit
6. Tyrant's March
7. In Spring

Band members:
R. Villar - Vocals
Brandon Corsair - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Paul Gelbach - Lead Guitar
Brian Verderber - Bass
Drake Graves - Drums

Guest/Session:
Nick Varsamis - Intro narration

Miscellaneous staff:
Andrew Lee - Reamped guitars and bass, Producer, Mixing
Arthur Rizk Mastering
Karmazid - Cover art, Inner art Logo
John Malley - Photography
Obscure Visions - Layout