Finnish Helsinki-based blackened death metal band
Gomorran
is set to release their debut record Excerpts From the Dark Age on
December 3rd 2021 via Inverse Records. The first single Sermon is
released today with a music video.
Watch Sermon music video:
https://youtu.be/V2-lkFf7GBE
Listen to Sermon single on:
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/V2-lkFf7GBE
Bandcamp:
https://gomorran.bandcamp.com
Spotify:
https://spoti.fi/3APCBHX
Deezer:
https://www.deezer.com/en/album/258017212
Tidal:
https://listen.tidal.com/album/197290991/track/197290992
Apple Music:
https://apple.co/3CSAXWu
Pre-save Excerpts From the Dark Age on Spotify:
https://bit.ly/3lt5d30
BIOGRAPHY:
Gomorran was formed in Helsinki in the Fall of 2019 when
Olli Lappalainen’s
hiatus from playing drums came to an end. There was a burning desire to
form a new band and get back to producing metal music. Guitarist
Joonatan Wiitasalo
ended his own hiatus and joined to release his heavy music creativity.
In the following months many new song ideas came to light.
Even though the composing was proceeding strong, the band desperately
lacked members. By the end of summer 2020 the band was joined by an
ambassador of evil soundwaves, singer guitarist Perttu Laamanen. Perttu
gave a huge boost to the composing of new material. Song structures and
ideas formed into complete songs and Gomorran started to plan on
producing its debut record. In the beginning of 2021, right before the
recordings of Excerpts from the Dark Age, bassist
Panu Nykänen joined to amplify the lower frequencies.
When Olli and Joonatan wanted to compose merciless ass-kicking music, inspired by
Ajattara and
Cannibal Corpse,
Gomorran’s first song Black Plague was born in the spring of 2020. The
song was held as a beacon to the direction the band should musically
strive forward to. Gomorran perceives their music as death metal that
draws influence from the murkiness of black metal. The impact of other
music genres cannot be downplayed, since the members of the band own a
wide range of musical influences. Lyrics on the Excerpts from the Dark
Age record include harrowing stories about the Roman empire, Middle Ages
and from pagan literature.
The band ended up recording their debut record Excerpts from the Dark
Age independently in the band’s rehearsal room in Vallila, Helsinki.
Mixing and recording was done by Gomorran’s drummer Olli Lappalainen.
Choir, keyboard and strings were arranged and produced by
Markus Lappalainen. The recording and mixing of the album was finished in July of 2021, following mastering done by Sound Spiral Studios’
Juho Räihä. Excerpts from the Dark Age was published in the fall of 2021 by Inverse Records, a record label and a release agency.
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