With its release just a little more than a month away, today the sound peddlers at Vice/Noisey thrust forth "Consolamentum," from English progressive doom cultists,
The Wounded Kings.
The tune comes by way of the band's impending new full-length of the same name. Dark,
Desolate, at times emphatically
Sinister, Consolamentum -- listed among The Obelisk's most anticipated albums of the year -- was produced by sound
Wizard Chris Fielding (
Electric Wizard,
Primordial,
Winterfylleth et al). Recorded and mixed in just
Six days completely live during one of the hottest weeks of the year in a studio miles away from civilization, the
Seven sprawling tracks that comprise Consolamentum capture a sentiment of
Isolation, doom and
Gloom in ways few acts can. Led by the comsuming vocals of front woman Sharie Neyland, who seemingly casts spells with her apocalyptic words of
Wisdom,
The Wounded Kings churn a singular heaviness that's difficult to dismiss.
Boasts Vice/Noisey of the title track, "One of the strongest assets of English doomers
The Wounded Kings is the soaring gothic vocals of Sharie Neyland, who's croon sails eerily over the band's massive riffs and
Ominous keyboards. It's clear that elements of My
Dying Bride's massive sound is a strong influence, one that sustains in the title track from the band's LP Consolamentum."
Get gloomy with "Consolamentum," now streaming at Vice/Noisey at
THIS LOCATION.
Overcoming numerous lineup shifts since their formation in 2005,
The Wounded Kings -- Neyland, guitarist/keyboardist Steve Mills, guitarist Alex Kearney, bassist Al Eliadis, and drummer Myke Heath -- have continually stunned audiences with their commanding stage personae. The two-time Roadburn alumni are adored by attendees and popular festival promoters, who call the band, "British doom of staggering
Power that is made all the more distinct by the unsettling presence of singer Sharie Neyland, who stands on stage almost trance-like, invoking her lyrics in a chanted
Voice that holds the entire venue in thrall." To date the Dartmoor-based five piece
HAS released three full-length studio albums and a well-received split album with Richmond, Virginia's Cough. The band
HAS been finding a growing American audience since the release of 2011's In The Chapel Of
The Black Hand, the first offering to feature Neyland.
Consolamentum will be released in North America via Candlelight Records February 25, 2014. Digital preorders are currently available via iTunes
HERE.
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