FREJA - Sets Release Date For Debut Full-Length And Reveals First Track

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FREJA - Sets Release Date For Debut Full-Length And Reveals First Track

Details: Published on Tuesday, 25 January 2022 18:45; Written by Jerneja

Today, Babylon Doom Cult Records announces 22 April as the release date for Freja's striking debut album, Tides, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Freja's first revealed single, "Our Chosen Path", awaits you below.

Freja is a duo hailing from the Netherlands, consisting of C. (Witte Wieven) and W. (Laster, Verval). The two found each other musically during the lead-up to Roadburn 2019 while working on the commissioned piece Maalstroom - a veritable "supergroup" of the ever-thriving Dutch black metal scene, including members from the esteemed likes of Fluisteraars, Turia, Terzij de Horde, Verwoed, and Grey Aura among others - and they decided to continue that creative energy with Freja.

The Tides album is Freja's first public recording, and a more auspicious debut one will not find. The duo's shared interest in atmospheric metal is reflected in Freja's towers of sound, built upon layers of dense-yet-spacious riffs, subtly shimmering melodies, and plausibly catchy compositions that include themes that evolve throughout each of the album's six songs. Thundering, crushing, almost inescapably so? Yes, but also immensely ethereal and sometimes as smooth as gossamer, creating a paradoxical levitation aspect that effortlessly carries the listener through Tides.

Part and parcel of Tides' sonics are the album's strident lyrical themes. Inspired by persistent energies from ancient myths - like the symbol of the goddess Freja – to cope with the complex emotions and struggles of modern life, the dance of this duo sparks the force of creation.

Furthering that duality is Freja's instrumental makeup, with both C. and W. equally handling clean and harsh vocals, spanning the entire sonic spectrum with dazzling depth. The entire writing and recording process for Tides took only a year; the bend handled the recording and mixing by itself, while mastering was done by Joris Bonis (Dodecahedron, Ulsect). Completing the album's totality is the cover painting exclusively done by Johan Prenger of Reflections Records. Link