You’re type of a getting a two-fer right here with this monitor premiere, “Downfall,” from Swedish HM-2 stompers, For the Pyre, as we’re additionally throwing within the accompanying video, whereby vocalist Oannes Hagby will get buried alive by some faceless black-cloaked fiend. The monitor is a skin-shredding, scab-ripping dose of gnarly, thrashy Swedish DM from the band’s full-length debut, On the Pyres of Sin. Hagby’s band mates—Jesper Karvola (rhythm guitars), Martin Latvala (drums/backing vocals), Toni Siira (lead guitars/backing vocals)—burn via the three-minute monitor like hearth via an historical stave church.
On the Pyres of Sin was produced by the band and Vesa Kenttäkumpu, who additionally did the blending and mastering. It’s set for launch on CD and digitally on Could 9 by way of Ugly Information. Place your preorder right here.
Toni Siira had this to say in regards to the band’s full-length debut:
“For the Pyres represents all the things that fuels us as musicians. It’s the embodiment of the guts and soul we pour into the music we love — a ardour that burns relentlessly, like an unquenchable hearth. This album explores the darker sides of humanity and spirituality, delving into themes like historic turmoil, faith, demise, warfare and plague.”