Southern Californian melodic death shredders EXMORTUS have revealed the final single, ‘Storm Of Strings,’ ahead of the highly anticipated release of their 6th studio album, Necrophony, that’s out August 25th from Nuclear Blast Records. On their latest song, EXMORTUS puts their signature shred into a cover of legendary new age artist Yanni’s song ‘The Storm,’ which was based off of the great Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos ‘The Four Seasons.’
Commenting on the single, guitarist/vocalist Conan says: “We’ve been meaning to cover this piece for a long time and now it feels right for Necrophony. Honouring two artists at once, we give you a heavy metal shred version of Yanni’s arrangement of Vivaldi’s Summer Concerto. Enjoy the groove, enjoy the passion!”
Written from a fresh slate, Necrophony’s origins can be traced to preludes “Masquerade,” “Overture,” and the intro to “Children of the Night.” Once EXMORTUS had the feel down, they settled on expanding on the motifs by forging Viennese sophistication with metal might. Careful observers will hear EXMORTUS’ clever use of the album’s musical theme throughout its 12-song range. That includes ‘Darkest of Knights’ and the aforementioned ‘Children of the Night,’ as well as Necrophony’s shorter bursts of bravado in ‘Oathbreaker’ and ‘Beyond the Grave.’ The most important attributes were, however, vibe and EXMORTUS’ careful crafting of their next-gen sonic fingerprint.
Listen to ‘Storm Of Strings’: https://exmortus.bfan.link/storm-of-strings
