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DEAD MELODIES - New Album Out Soon, Track Available For Streaming

UK based dark ambient act Dead Melodies returns with a brand new dark cinematic space album entitled Primal Destination. Deep drones, sweeping atmospheres and a mysterious setting creates an immersive setting for this sci-fi journey which will hit the stores on 1st January 2019 via Cryo Chamber.
Primal Destination is the third album of Dead Melodies released by Cryo Chamber and a follow-up to The Foundations Of Ruin which was released in May this year. Dead Melodies is Tom Moore who is responsible for everything, except the artwork was done by Alonso Urbanos and mastering by Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri, Sabled Sun). Primal Destination is available for pre-orders at this location and in the player below you can give a listen to the album opener "Superdrone Descent".
Album synopsis: The dying star shone weak in the ancient system. Desperate bursts of green-tinged solar flares scattered towards the nearest planet; a terrestrial world circled by a ring of moons. The crew's search for habitable lands seemed to be reaching an end.
Upon descent, as far as the eye could see, jagged lapis-blue karsts peaked the horizon, almost reaching up to meet the flares above as they breached the atmosphere. Dazzling pearlescent skies laced with layers of swirling clouds gave the impression this was a land harmonious with nature, but as the exploration pod set down in the clearing of a misty swamp, this seemed far from true.
Remnants of civilizations tore through the land from what appeared to be a long forgotten race. The karsts were hollowed-out with metal shards spiking out the sides, entangled in flora and corroding at the roots. Strange bird calls carried on the wind, underpinned by bloodthirsty growls that echoed from the tangled foliage. In the distance, beyond the low lying mists, sentry beacons lit up the overlooking foot hills followed by search lights that scoured the glade highlighting the endless sea of ruins before focusing right on the pod, and then the chase began... Link