SHADOW KINGDOM RECORDS newest releases coming soon
IRON VOID Excalibur (CD, LP, TAPE) Shadow Kingdom 25 May 2018
PLEASE NOTE: the release date of May 25th is for the European vinyl ONLY! Normalized, worldwide release date for all three formats shall be announced shortly.
SHADOW KINGDOM RECORDS is proud to present IRON VOID's highly anticipated third album, Excalibur. A mainstay of the UK doom metal scene, Excalibur is the album by which IRON VOID will truly be launched onto the world stage. .
IRON VOID was originally formed by Jonathan "Sealey" Seale and Andy Whittaker (Solstice, The Lamp of Thoth) in 1998 in order to create an old-school doom metal band, worshiping at the altar of doom legends such as Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Pentagram, etc. The band reformed in 2008, with the current lineup consisting of Jonathan "Sealey" Seale (bass & vocals), Steve Wilson (guitars & vocals), and Richard Maw (drums).
IRON VOID's debut EP, Spell of Ruin, was originally released on CD in 2010 and re-released in 2012 via Doomanoid Records. Their self-titled debut full-length album was released on CD in 2014 via Barbarian Wrath and released on limited-edition vinyl by Fear Me! Music in 2015. The critically acclaimed second album, Doomsday - recorded & produced at Skyhammer Studio by Chris Fielding (Conan, Winterfylleth, Electric Wizard) and mastered by James Plotkin - was released on CD via Doomanoid Records in 2015 and released on limited gatefold vinyl via Fear Me! Music in 2016.
With considerable live action in the past few years, and encouraged by the critical acclaim heaped upon Doomsday, IRON VOID patiently set to work on Excalibur. Arguably the band's magnum opus, Excalibur is an epic behemoth of Arthurian legend, emitting an atmosphere that's truly medieval whilst sacrificing none of their trademark DOOMED-OUT heaviness. Here, across the album's massive yet strangely concise 48 minutes, IRON VOID weave old-as-time tales of myth and magic, all set to rumbling, dramatically dynamic doom metal. The album is sequenced together with a subtle sort of mastery, taking the listener on a journey into centuries past, all concluding with the stark 'n' stirring acoustic closer "Avalon." As the final notes ring out, you'll be reaching for the calendar to check what year it is!
High fantasy in doom didn't die out with the much-beloved The Gates Of Slumber; it's simply been revived by IRON VOID with Excalibur. Long may their reign continue!
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ALMS Act One (CD, LP, TAPE) Shadow Kingdom 25 May 2018
PLEASE NOTE: the release date of May 25th is for the European vinyl ONLY! Normalized, worldwide release date for all three formats shall be announced shortly.
SHADOW KINGDOM RECORDS is proud to present ALMS' highly anticipated debut album, Act One, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. Hailing from Baltimore, ALMS honors Maryland's rich heritage of doom metal with a swaggering, soulful sound that unselfconsciously spans decades and idioms. They made their first, grand steps with a two-song demo released at the beginning of 2017. Having already made waves in their local scene, this demo would soon spread like wildfire amongst doom fanatics, and soon the ALMS name was on many a tongue. But alas, with the full-length Act One, that name will be on tongues worldwide. Stomping forward across six BIG songs in a judiciously concise 34 minutes, ALMS quickly establish a mood of both merriment and portent. Theirs is a sound which culls the bluesy ruminations of classic Deep Purple, the wild excursions of equally classic Uriah Heep, and the dark thunder of Maryland forebears The Obsessed. And yet, that aforementioned soul and swagger soon take center stage, both allowing the doom chunder to loosely lumber whilst putting a particularly pleading-for-deliverance aspect upon proceedings. It's that eternal fire of the greatest rock music, especially in that pre-metal era of the 1970s, where fire and brimstone often coursed through rock 'n' roll, but near-equally pays homage to the heavy developments at the turn of the '80s. But all of this would be for naught if ALMS didn't have the songs to back it up, and indeed does Act One have SONGS. Head to the void or to the pub, or both: ALMS will take you there (and back) with Act One! MORE INFO www.shadowkingdomrecords.com www.facebook.com/shadowkingdomrecords www.shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com
POUNDER Faster Than Fire 7" Shadow Kingdom 25 May 2018
PLEASE NOTE: the release date of May 25th is for the European vinyl ONLY! Normalized, worldwide release date for all three formats shall be announced shortly.
SHADOW KINGDOM RECORDS is proud to present POUNDER's highly anticipated debut EP, Faster Than Fire, on 7" vinyl format.
POUNDER specialize in dealing out classic heavy metal tunes, expertly crafted and executed, drawing from their NWOBHM influences with hints of early '80s speed metal, Sunset Strip flash, and AOR accessibility. The band was borne out of the members' long-standing love for classic NWOBHM and traditional metal in general. After kicking around in the backburner of main songwriter Matt Harvey's (of Exhumed, Gruesome, and Expulsion) imagination for a few years, he and bassist Alejandro Corredor (Nausea LA, live bassist for Vallenfyre) met guitarist Tom Draper (ex-Angel Witch, Crowning Glory), an Englishman relocated to California, and they quickly bonded over their love of classic metal and hard rock.
It didn't take long for things to start coalescing for POUNDER once Harvey decided to take over vocal duties himself, after searching for a singer without any luck. In February 2017, the trio (with the aid of North Carolina-based session drummer Carlos Donegean) entered Trench studios in Corona, California to record seven songs, four of which became their Heavy Metal Disaster demo (released on cassette through Swords and Chains Records in Chicago). The other three songs will be featured on their forthcoming EP for SHADOW KINGDOM, Faster Than Fire, A teaser for their forthcoming debut LP for HELLS HEADBANGERS, Uncivilized, POUNDER's Faster Than Fire is a swift 'n' magnetic four-song strike of total heavy metal glory. Two high-octane speed-burners alongside a moody mid-tempo banger and a true-as-steel Angel Witch cover, Faster Than Fire cuts to the chase and delivers the goods - and its magic is so effortless, you'll be spinning it again all too quickly! And this is just the start for POUNDER - prepare to be Uncivilized soon enough!
POUNDER is:
Alejandro Corredor - bass guitar
Tom Draper - lead guitar
Matt Harvey - rhythm guitar, vocals
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