Relics of the Dead, by Druid Lord

Relics of the Dead

by Druid Lord

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Patrick Bruss (CrypTicuS) The real masters of modern Death Doom. These guys know just how to do it right.

BOONDADDY This is absolutely perfect Deathdoom! my AOTY already! Favorite track: Thirteen Days of Death.

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1.	Relics of the Dead 07:31	buy track
2.	Thirteen Days of Death 06:48	buy track
3.	Mangled as the Hideous Feed 06:00	buy track
4.	Nightside Conjuring 01:29	buy track
5.	Immolated Into Ashes 06:07	buy track
6.	Festering Tombs 06:07	buy track
7.	Monarch Macabre 06:24	buy track
8.	Ethereal Decay 00:54	buy track

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For years, DRUID LORD were one of the metal underground's best-kept secrets. It wasn't until the band signed with HELLS HEADBANGERS for the release of their second album, Grotesque Offerings, when DRUID LORD finally started receiving their due. Massively acclaimed, Grotesque Offerings displayed DRUID LORD in all their doom-death glory: eerie, utterly crushing, and simply MOLTEN beyond measure. This was the sound of supernatural horror writ large, painted with bold strokes and even bolder heaviness.

And while eight years separated their two full-lengths to date, thankfully, DRUID LORD return in comparatively quicker time with Relics of the Dead . Wisely sticking to the same formula as its celebrated predecessor - lurching-tank riffs, lurking-dread atmosphere, completely skull-crushing production - here do DRUID LORD render their third album a more concise counterpart that, somehow, also finds them at their doomiest. The leads still linger like funeral fog, the sense of space even wider (and eerier) than before, and the slo-mo riffs surprisingly catchy, but the eight-song/46-minute runtime makes the cinematic effect feel more compact. Of course, it's DRUID LORD and there's no compromise in their titanic doom-death, but the spellbinding acoustic interlude "Nightside Conjuring" chills to the fucking bone while the outro "Ethereal Decay" is likewise aptly titled - small, thoroughly thought-through developments from a band continually at the height of their powers.

If Grotesque Offerings was a mini-classic in the making, harkening the arrival of the new doom-death lords, then Relics of the Dead is DRUID LORD's grand coronation!

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released January 21, 2022

Tony Blakk - Bass/Vocals
Elden Santos - Drums
Chris WIcklein - Guitars/Acoustic
Pete Slate - Guitars/Mellotron

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Druid Lord Orlando, Florida

Druid Lord arose from the mists in what is known by most as the year 2010. Whispers of demented souls throughout mankind's short history formed a swirling pool of tortured and disturbing tales from which Druid Lord chose to derive their dreadful and woebegotten songs. ... more

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