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Swedish black/pagan/speed metal act Kvaen has announced a new album. Two Years after the successful and critically debut album, The Funeral Pyre, which took the underground scene by storm with its unique mix of elements of black, thrash, pagan and speed metal, today Sweden based solo- project Kvaen, founded by Jacob Björnfot, has announced its upcoming, sophomore album entitled The Great Below, which will be released on the 25th March 2022 via Black Lion Records.
Kvaen quickly established itself in within the heavy music underground community and had the audience in a firm grip. Yet the first record continues to hold a special place for many, with the new album perfectly entitled The Great Below. Kvaen has taken everything to the max and created a successor even grander than its debut, the blades are sharpened and the sound is bigger and brutally heavier than ever. Today, Kvaen has shared a first album sneak peak, check out the brand new teaser below.
Building on The Funeral Pyre but taking everything to new levels with its eight blistering album tracks, this time accompanied by drummer Tommi Tuhkala while Fredrik Andersson (ex-Amon Amarth) serves as the live drummer for the band, the album doesn't stop surpassing there: Kvaen's forthcoming full-length features some high class, special guests on both solos and vocal duets such as Mike Weed, Jeff Loomis, Sebastian (Battle), Angus Norder, Nephente, as well as a guest appearance by Finnish folk metal vocalist Vreth of Finntroll for the album-closing track "The Fire Within Him Burns". The Great Below was mixed and mastered by Owe Inborr. Link
The Great Below tracklist:
01. Cauldron Of Plagues
02. The Great Below
03. In Silence
04. Damnations Jaw
05. Sulphur Fire
06. Ensamvarg
07. Your Mighty Has Fallen
08. The Fire Within Him Burns