Arguably the pioneers of death metal in Australia, Abramelin have just completed their fourth full length studio album, ‘Sins of the Father’ due to be released by the band’s new and internationally renowned label Hammerheart Records on October 4th. Following on from their very well-received 2020 release, ‘Never Enough Snuff’, ‘Sins of the Father’ is an all-out brutal death metal assault on the senses; while lyrically, it continues to push the boundaries of horror and depravity.
Vocalist Simon Dower comments: ‘Conflagration of the Dreamers’ is the first track to be taken from our forthcoming album. We chose this track as not only does it totally shred, but it’s also a great indicator of what’s to come on the rest of our new dead set ripping compositions. A brutal thrashy, death-metal affair that combines the groove that Abramelin are known for, but also hints at our new sound and direction. Lyrically, ‘Conflagration of the Dreamers’ is a follow up to ‘Flesh Furnace’ (from our Deadspeak album, 2000), and brings us up to speed with this murderous pyro and his propensity for setting his sleeping victims on fire (thus the name of the track).
The majority of the tracks on ‘Sins Of The Father’ were written by Matt Wilcock (Ackercocke, Werewolves) with all beats from the legendary David Hayley (Psycroptic). Long time member (in various guises), Rob Mollica (Earth, Butterfly) has even chimed with a song ‘Last Rite’ which brings some great variety in the musical arrangement of the new album. Inspired by 40+ years of horror fiction & film, lyrics by Simon Dower, as they were with ‘Never Enough Snuff’, are a deep exploration into all things grotesque and horrific in nature. With influences drawn from a variety of splatter punk and extreme horror authors, the lyrics, in usual Abramelin style, are not for the faint of heart.
In order to compliment the overall horror, the artwork of ‘Sins of the Father’ is second to none. 99% of death metal bands take the approach of using extreme art, but very few choose photography. With a team of nine people, Abramelin have managed to pull together an album cover that is quite unique and screams evil in a way that not many other metal covers can. Many months in the making, Abramelin hope that the artwork captures the attention and imagination of metal and horror fans alike!
