The sixth Death Metal veterans from the Czech Republic, whose group celebrates the 30th anniversary of its activity this year, is to be a combination of absolute brutality, deadly production and old-school rage sharpened with contemporary precision.
“After 30 years of existence Pandemic She prepared the best deathmetal album that has ever been made in the Czech Republic! ” – he praises with considerable resonance “Darkened Devotion” Hammerheart Records, a Dutch factory of the Czech quartet.
Pandemia: “Darkened Devotion” – the strongest material in the band’s history
“On ‘Darkened Devotion’ we have created a coherent concept exploring the struggle of humanity with the challenges of the night these difficulties through analysis, acceptance and immunity ” – Czechs talk about their new longplay, from which the somnologic theme goes hand in hand from the cover of a recognized Italian artist Giovanni Ponzołoreflecting the dual nature of darkness as both the enemy and the transformation catalyst.
“As for the music itself, we derived from resources created for a decade, choosing and refining the most powerful material in our history. dynamic performance ” – added Deathmetalists from around Karlovy VARIES in the west of the Czech Republic.
Already at the end of 2022, the group released a single “Sleep ParalySis”in April 2023 “The Wretched Dance” – Both went to the new album program. The third premiere composition that we will find in the successor “At the gates of nihilism” (2015), is “A sea to Breathe in”. You can listen to her below:
“Darkened Devotion” was recorded in the famous Czech studio The Barn under the eye Dana Frimla (drum parts) i Absoth Studio (other instruments plus vocals). Mix and mastering in your Portuguese studio Demo He took care of Miguel Teresoa specialist cooperating with, among others Gaerea. The sixth Pandemia album will go to the market on May 16.
Pandemia – three decades in the service of death metal
Established in 1995, Pandemia is celebrating its 30th birthday. In addition to six albums, the band can boast of intensive concert activities. During three decades, Deathmetalists from the Czech Republic played over 600 concerts in 30 countries, from Europe to both America, taking routes and sharing scenes with the most important representatives of the genre and not only, including Death, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Incantation, Six Feet Under, Creator or ours Vaderto which they are often compared.
The pillars of the pandemic are its co -founders: bassist Jaroslav “Jarda” Friedrich and guitarist Alex Marekaccompanied by the singer Jirka Krš and (from 2022) drummer Jakub Bayer – Both are also involved in Cutterred flesh On the border of death metal and deathcore.
Pandemia – Details of the album “Darkened Devotion” (tracklist):
1. “Depths”
2. “A sea to Breathe in”
3. “The Wretched Dance”
4. “Nightmare Paradox”
5. “Heights of Your Fear”
6. “Catalepsy”
7. “Sleep ParalySis”
8. “The Pallor of Detest”
9. “Blessed, Blessed Oblivion”.