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German blackened doom band Praise The Plague has unleashed the first single and lyric video, "Devourer", from its impending full-length, Suffocating In The Current Of Time, slated for release on 16 February 2024 through Lifeforce Records.
According to the band, "Devourer" is "one of the darker and relentless songs" on the album, focused on "the atrocities of humankind and its reckoning". It fits into the broader dark and grim themes of the album, which the band describes in the following way: "The gate is passed, upon us is a bleak, raging sea. Tidal waves crushing ashore, out of desperation evolves anger and frustration. Time, as a construct, imprisons its architects. Suffocating In The Current Of Time takes us from a dark and devouring realm, to staring the devourer into its cold, dead eyes. Lead by fierce and unforgiving melodies, we are marching into our own decay. Lead by the pounding of drums we indulge ourselves in the cloak of false promises".
Suffocating In The Current Of Time showcases the band's further intensification of its dense and intense black metal. Praise The Plague are modern representatives of their guild and not purists. There are also ominous echoes of doom and sludge to atmospheric post-metal. It is no coincidence that the Berliners' impending full-length remains instrumental for longer passages, which increase the impact of the furious tempo sections with their nagged vocals.
Suffocating In The Current Of Time is full of emotion. Not all of them are purely negative and depressing. Nevertheless, Praise The Plague's playing will be perceived as oppressive and hopeless. Given their band name, who can blame them? The musicians pursue relentless catharsis.
"Devourer" awaits you right below... Link
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