Creator-Destructor Records presents Oakland, California-based melodic death metal band DARKNESS EVERYWHERE.
The new act has completed production on their debut EP, The Seventh
Circle, set for release in late February, today unleashing the lead
single, “Reign Of Chaos,” alongside the cover art and more.
DARKNESS EVERYWHERE unites
vocalist/guitarist/drummer Ben Murray, guitarist Cameron Stucky, and
renowned producer engineer Zack Ohren on bass. The band formed in late
2020 with the goal of writing songs heavily influenced by the classic
mid-1990s Swedish melodic death metal sound. This isn’t the individual
members’ first round around the block when it comes to melodic death
metal, as Murray is a founding member of Bay Area band Light This City,
and Stucky is a member of symphonic melodic metal act, Crepuscle. Ohren
recorded and produced all of Light This City’s albums throughout the
past twenty years and continues to be one of the leading metal producers
in the industry, having worked with Machine Head, All Shall Perish, and
many more.
The glory years of early In Flames, At the Gates, and Dark Tranquillity are what largely inform the sound and aesthetic of DARKNESS EVERYWHERE.
The core of the band is built on the feel of those legendary records,
while offering a refreshing take on the no frills melodic death metal
sound akin to the output of modern outfits Darkest Hour, The Haunted,
and God Forbid. The band wastes no time in getting to the point of
melodic death metal riffing and driving, thrashing tempos.
The Seventh Circle
refers to the Dante’s Seventh Layer Of Hell, where acts of violence in
life are punished in death. The endless torture inflicted upon human
souls for their past sins of hatred is an all-consuming reality in the
lyrical themes of the seven songs that comprise DARKNESS EVERYWHERE’s
debut EP. The record was recorded in late 2020 at Sharkbite Studios in
Oakland, engineered and produced by Zack Ohren, and completed with cover
artwork by Samuel Nelson. Additionally, The Seventh Circle features
guest vocals from Laura Nichol (Light This City) on “Survival Of The
Sun,” John Henry (Darkest Hour) on “The Grand Impact,” and X on “The
Seventh Circle.”
The lead single from DARKNESS EVERYWHERE and The Seventh Circle, “Reign Of Chaos,” is now playing at all digital streaming services including YouTube HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
The Seventh Circle will
see digital release on February 25th through Creator-Destructor – the
label owned and operated by the band’s Ben Murray – with a vinyl version
to follow shortly after. Find digital preorders at Bandcamp HERE.
Watch
for vinyl/merch details and preorders to post alongside additional
audio previews, videos, and more from the album over the weeks ahead.
The Seventh Circle Track Listing:
1. Apocalyptic Nightmares
2. Darkness Everywhere
3. The Grand Impact
4. Lost Dimensions
5. Reign Of Chaos
6. Survival Of The Sun
7. The Seventh Circle
DARKNESS EVERYWHERE:
Ben Murray – guitar/drums/vocals
Cameron Stucky – guitar
Zack Ohren – bass
Review copies of The Seventh Circle will be released in the days ahead. Please direct all press inquiries on DARKNESS EVERYWHERE to dave@earsplitcompound.com.
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