Draemora Unveil Their “Victorious” Music Video For New Album “Death Rectangle”
Video Premiere via TheCirclePit
Tour Dates (July/August) w/ Hed PE
Seattle progressive metalcore outfit Draemora is unveiling their latest music video for the track “Victorious” from their new album “Death Rectangle” recently unleashed on June 18th.
The video can be viewed via its premiere on TheCirclePit's YouTube Channel - https://youtu.be/ty9Z919TfT4
“Victorious” was written right after guitarist Terry Paulson got a new 7 string guitar that was tuned to drop G. Instantly inspired by its sound, he completed the whole song in an evening. Showing it to his bandmates, the final version of “Victorious” was done in just a few days. Debating and anxious to release, the band originally thought of sharing the song as a single during the pandemic, but in the end, Draemora decided that it would be best positioned on their new full length.
“We were going to actually separate it from the album and let it be a song on its own, but at the last minute, we decided it was the perfect way to end the album because it has that great classic formula in there with a twist to the parts that really puts our stamp on it in a great way. We want people to enjoy it live, so we made big choruses and really big recognizable parts.” says the band.
Completely DIY with all the recordings done in Terry Paulson's home studio including the mixing and mastering, Draemora's first full-length “Death Rectangle” has a lot more depth than their previous work, 2020's debut EP “Awakening”. The band claim that has to do with the growing cohesiveness that comes with being together for over a year at this point. They also mention that this time around they were able to slow down and let everything come together, try out parts in the practice space a lot and make changes based on how they sounded performed to shorten the gap between live and studio performance. They continue to explain:
"Lyrically with Death Rectangle we wanted to make songs that anyone could very easily imprint their own life into. These songs all have deep meaning to us, but we stayed away from using any specific references so that the listener could make it whatever their imagination wants it to be. We think that is the best way to make a song. Musically, this collection of songs is mostly dark and heavy sounding. It wasn't intentional, but when this was written we were all locked up and lost our jobs, and had to watch the world riot and go nuts so we’re not surprised it sounds that way."
What’s next for Draemora is live gigs with tour dates in July and August with Hed PE and another full length hopefully for next year. Exciting and rhythmic, they are recommended for fans of Periphery, Architects and Spiritbox.
The album “Death Rectangle” is now available at the following links:
CD here.
Digital here.
Tour Dates: Draemora w/ Hed PE
July 23 - Backstage Bar & Billiards - Las Vegas NV
July 24 - Liquid Joe’s - Salt Lake City, UT
July 25 - Mesa Theatre - Grand Junction, CO
July 27 - Herman’s Hideaway - Denver, CO
July 28 - The Royal Grove - Lincoln, NE
July 29 - The Back Bar - Janesville, WI
July 30 - The Forge - Joliet, IL
July 31 - Diesel Concert Lounge - Chesterfield, MI
August 1 - Music Factory - Battle Creek, MI
August 3 - Red Flag (prev. Fubar) - St Louis, MO
August 4 - Club 1175 - Kansasville, WI
August 5 - Hobart Art Theatre - Hobart, IN
August 6 - Rockstar Lounge - Ft. Wayne, IN
Track Listing:
1. The Cleansing (6:06)
2. Slaves Until Death (4:44)
3. Death Rectangle (4:19)
4. Requiem (3:23)
5. What You've Become (5:00)
6. Gouge Out My Eyes (3:57)
7. Blood Moon (3:34)
8. Screaming Into the Void (3:56)
9. Metacognitive (4:08)
10. Victorious (3:36)
Album Length: 43:18
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"On this new album, DRAEMORA has truly explored an evolution from their previous release." -Metal Temple
"Washington state groovedjentcore specialists..." - Metal Bulletin
"Fans of contemporary groove sounds should find something to like in this heaviness in the strings and in the growling, in the energy of it all, and there is also singing, which adds a melodic element to the toughness of their style. Here in Washington state, their name is getting some traction. Maybe the simplicity of the heaviness connects with listeners, perhaps is the core music stylings, too. Listen for yourself, and see." - Metal Bulletin
"Draemora manages to do something that not a lot of first-time prog bands seem to do: create a simple, exciting album that doesn’t showboat or try to be TOO unique. The sound that ‘Death Rectangle’ has adopted is straight from the metal-core textbook, and it works. The unique spin they have added with the heavier death-metal vocals creates a combination of metalcore and death-metal that works in a wild way. An absolute must listen to on the album is track 2’s ‘Slaves Until Death’, just the intro got me a bit rowdy. The heavy beat and the deeper guitar followed by the guttural vocals just mixes well..." - Midlands Metalheads Radio
"Death Rectangle shows a band that certainly knows how to hit the right notes in the musical-technical field." - Amped Up
"complete with catchy riffs, strong drums, and an easy-to-learn chorus Death Rectangle is sure to be sung at live shows. The band is really finding its sound with this release; their chemistry is evident and will undoubtedly only get better from here." - Territorio Rock
"Draemora's new EP Awakening is a 17 minute melodic death metal piece with more twists and turns than your average M. Night Shyamalan movie. This is a band that doesn't stick to the tradition melo-death sounds, instead looking to incorporate some clean singing, some progressive sections and some experimental sounds... This is an EP that incorporates many different sounds, but doesn't have any filler... A very unique debut release from Draemora." - Metal Injection (Review Awakening EP 2020)
"‘Guilt’ features the band’s penchant for mixing their brutal modern metal with glorious rock melodies! Think of a sound that meshes Gojira, Alien Weaponry, Faith No More, and the more recent era of Lamb of God, and you might begin to understand the group!" - Ghost Cult Mag (Review Awakening EP 2020)
"In this playthrough of their song “Guilt” we see Terry from Draemora ripping away with his Fender Telecaster. His tele is loaded with a single EMG 57 and he’s boosting that guy with an Ibanez TS9 going directly into his Mesa. The deadly tone of the 2-channel and a heavy rhythm hand are such a great combo." - Gear Gods (Review Awakening EP 2020)
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