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Swedish death/doom metal masters October Tide have unveiled the first single/animated lyric video, "Tapestry Of Our End", from their forthcoming seventh studio album, The Cancer Pledge, out on 6 October through Agonia Records.
Recent output has seen October Tide tone down on the doom particle, and throw the listener in a colder embrace of a melodic death metal rainstorm. This trend remains consistent on The Cancer Pledge, and overlaps with the direction spearheaded by guitarist Fredrik Norrman (ex-Katatonia, ex-Trees Of Eternity, Thenighttimeproject), keen on rejuvenating October Tide with a touch of the past. "It's a direct continuation of the previous album", states Norrman. "Less doom and more death metal, yet melodic and with more layers. I've searched for inspiration in records I listened to in the 80s and 90s when I grew up. But it still sounds like October Tide."
The sound of October Tide, aside from being doom-intertwined melodeath, is fronted by emotionally compelling guitarwork, known to subside into melancholic and introspective tones. Even though the band has shapeshifted over the years - starting as a duo of Katatonia fame musicians, Fredrik Norrman and Jonas Renske, back in 1994 - it has retained and evolved its trademark formula. The present-day line-up, intact since 2016, features said guitarist and founder Fredrik Norrman, second guitarist and Fredrik's brother Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia), vocalist Alexander Högbom (ex-Demonical), bassist Johan Jönsegård (Letters From The Colony) and drummer Jonas Sköld (Letters From The Colony, Thenighttimeproject).
The Cancer Pledge was recorded and produced in 2023 by October Tide and Karl Daniel Lidén (Bloodbath, Katatonia), who also mixed and mastered the album, while Albin Högbom designed its cover.
October Tide will hit the road on the album's release day, commencing the first part of the album-promoting tour in Germany, through Belgium, France, the Czech Republic and Poland.
Now, "Tapestry Of Our End"... Link
The Cancer Pledge tracklist:
1. Peaceful, Quiet, Safe
2. Tapestry of our End
3. Unprecedented Aggression
4. Blodfattig
5. The Cancer Pledge
6. I know why I´m cold
7. Season of Arson
8. Breathe the Water
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