Greek dark/folk country band :Skull & Dawn: will release their second full-length album, The Harvest, on 17 October through The Circle Music. The first single, "Down To Hell (Black Cat Bar)", is out now with a new video.
An introductory track to the album's sound, "Down To Hell (Black Cat Bar)" tells a story of late-night revelry and a dark descent. The band describes it as an "urban ceremony" filled with banjos, distorted guitars, percussion, chains and "lots of alcohol", culminating in a fall into a "dark well" that leads straight to hell.
The upcoming album, The Harvest, dives deep into a mysterious world of Southern Gothic horror, featuring songs about dead lovers, serial killers, lone cowboys, and lost souls. The album blends the :Skull & Dawn:'s neofolk past with a true Americana sound and a Southern gothic atmosphere.
Guests on the album include Okoi Thierry Jones (Bölzer), Perikis Tikof (Opened Paradise), Ioanna Noir Zacharopoulou (Glitter Grotesque) and Vasso Jism. Link

The Harvest tracklist:
01. Down To hell (Black Cat Bar)
02. Knoxville Girl
03. Kingdom Of The Corn
04. Born Dead
05. GG Allin
06. Gold Is The Metal
07. Trouble Was Her Name
08. Old Testament
09. Hail To The King
10. Kingdom Of The Corn (Live) [CD Bonus Track]
11. St. James Infirmary (Live) [CD Bonus Track]

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