Die schändlich Witch County-Schrecken DEVILMENT – angeführt vom ungestümen Dani Filth – verkünden voller Freude den Titel ihres kommenden Meisterwerks, »Devilment II: The Mephisto Waltzes«. Der Nachfolger zum 2014er Debüt, »The Great And Secret Show«, wird am 18. November über Nuclear Blast Entertainment erscheinen.
Dani kommentiert das neue Album wie folgt: “Everybody in DEVILMENT is very excited about the prospect of releasing our latest album, ‘II – The Mephisto Waltzes’, which we have worked extremely hard on. The album is definitely a step-up from our debut, featuring a more mature, dissonant presence coupled with a darker edge, yet at the same time utilising our better musical assets to deliver a unique metal hybrid. I don’t even know what to classify it!”
Danis Crew hat akribisch daran gearbeitet eine zweite Ladung blutbespritzter, widerlicher Hymnen zu liefern, die erheblich mehr Farbe, Intensität und lyrische Vielschichtigkeit bieten. Das zweite DEVILMENT-Album hält sich mit seinen üblen Absichten nicht zurück und bietet eine beängstigende Flut an grundverschiedenen und wahnsinnigen Ideen, die mit verfeinerter, ultra-gotischer Extravaganz und vieler schockierend Dosen von Danis verbaler List dargeboten werden. Begleitet von seinen langjährigen Weggefährten Lauren Francis (keys & vocals), Colin Parks (guitar), Nick Johnson (bass) und dem neuen Drummer Matt Alston, ist Dani an dem Punkt, an dem DEVILMENT eine wahre Macht geworden sind, mit der man zu rechnen hat.
Zum Artwork enthüllt Dani folgendes: “Winner of many international awards, the artist for the new DEVILMENT album is Elena Vizerskayaaka Kassandra, whose photography and photo-manipulation perfectly complements the mysterious and magickal world of DEVILMENT. Elena’s work is sometimes compared to Dali and Magritte due to the complexity of artistic figures and the perceptible amount of layers, something to be felt and not necessarily understood, exotic dreams filled with reflections and allusion. I have been a fan of Elena’s work for a long while now and had originally wanted to utilise it for the CRADLE OF FILTH album, »The Manticore And Other Horrors« as far back as 2011, which only fell through when band politics intervened and an in-house label artist was used instead.”
“In conjunction with Elena, the booklet was compiled and further augmented with illustration by Dan Goldsworthy, who has also undertaken album artwork for the likes of ACEEPT, HELL, XENTRIX, GLOR
Das Album wurde in den Grindstone Studios vom engen Freund und Langzeit-Kollaborateur Scott Atkins (CRADLE OF FILTH, BEHEMOTH, SYLOSIS, SAVA
Dani dazu: “Scott has worked very closely with the band to share our vision and we are very proud of the finished result, especially the megalithic production values and the hammered-home emphasis on song writing.”
DEVILMENT haben erst kürzlich eine ausgedehnte UK-Tour angekündigt, die im Dezember starten wird:
DEVILMENT live
Dec 6th – Colchester, Arts Centre
Dec 7th – Nottingham, Rock City Basement
Dec 9th – Stoke, Sugarmill
Dec 10th – London, Boston Music Room
Dec 11th – Norwich, Waterfront
Dec 13th – Glasgow, Stereo
Dec 14th – Newcastle, Think Tank
Dec 15th – Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
Dec 16th – Leeds, Key Club
Dec 18th – Reading, Sub 89
Dec 19th – Southampton, Engine Rooms
DEVILMENT sind:
Dani Filth – Vocals
Colin Parks – Lead Guitar
Nick Johnson – Bass
Matt Alston – Drums
Lauren Francis – Keyboards & Vocals