Description: Brand new, sealed vinyl record. DESASTERThe Oath of an Iron Ritual LP SPLATTER COLORED VINYL High Roller Records, reissue 2022, swamp green/ gold splatter vinyl, ltd 250, lyric sheet, poster ---Sataniac - VocalsInfernal - GuitarsOdin - BassTormentor - Drums -Intro (The Oath)-Proclamation in Shadows-End of Tyranny-The Cleric's Arcanum-Haunting Siren-Damnatio Ad Bestias-Conquer & Contaminate-The Denial-The Oath of an Iron Ritual-At the Eclipse of Blades 1st-3rd pressing: SOLD OUT!4th pressing: AVAILABLE Desaster need no introduction, really, they don’t! And with “The Oath Of An Iron Ritual” the Koblenz-crew once again deliver a scorching, evil, perfectly desastrous album that will definitely stand up to its predecessors, even though that’s not an easy task: Desaster’s seventh output, “The Arts of Destruction” from 2012 got some really flaming reviews (Angry Metal Guy called it “a blackened thrash How-To seminar“), and the album made a second place in German Rockhard’s Soundcheck. Sataniac even went so far as to say that it „is the most complete album up to date. With everything on it Desaster stands for. Good artwork, fine sound…“ In the light of all that, what can Desaster fans expect from the new album?Vocalist Sataniac keeps it low-key: “Well, what can I say? It’s not that easy to talk about your own record, especially when it’s not yet released. I think it is a well-balanced mixture like nearly every Desaster album is. But this is not a guarantee for good songs. It would be more interesting to know what our fans think about the album.” That well-balanced mixture Sataniac speaks of is definitely provided for. “The Oath Of An Iron Ritual” offers a well executed blend of tradition and originality, of raging Thrash attacks and epic harmonies, of shout-along-Thrash jewels and slower-paced, majestic passages, though it is hard to pick out one single song which could stand for the whole album: “I’m not sure. This time there are a lot of different influences that played a role on the album. We even have some Doom parts in “The Denial”, so it’s hard for me to find one song that captures the essence of the album.” Well then, what is Sataniac’s own favourite piece on “The Oath of an Iron Ritual”? “My favourite song is “Damnatio Ad Bestias” because of its lyrics about the ‘efficient’ Roman Empire and also because of the ‘high’ riffs and its overall kick-ass nature. And apart from that, it’s one of the newer songs. We had been writing that album for four years and after a while the older stuff starts to bore you a little bit.”If writing the album took so long again, what was the song-writing process like this time? Did Desaster simply let things flow, as usual, or did they a plan, this one time? Sataniac denies: “No, we didn’t have a concrete plan. We always write songs till we think the album is ready, and we have always done it that way. There is no master-plan at all.”"The Oath Of An Iron Ritual" was forged under the watchful eyes of sound veteran Patrick W. Engel, who is also responsible for mix & master. Sataniac shares his memories of the recording process: “We decided to record the album at our rehearsal room this time. And it was more fun and a lot easier to bring the songs to the hard disc. The recording session was very relaxed and Mr. Engel had a lot of good ideas for some details like changing some words for a vocal part or changing the phrasing for some lines. Really good. During the mix of the album, there were some disagreements between Desaster and Mr. Angel, but that’s also normal when you work with Desaster. Hahahahaha…”If there is something like a let-down, it’s that Desaster’s plans for a special guest contribution got busted: “We had asked Big Boss from the Czech Black Metal band ROOT to sing some rhymes on the song “Hauting Siren”, but his record company wouldn’t allow him to do that. That’s a little bit disappointing, even if it was a business decision.”Many Desaster fans already believe that the new album will be a “must have “, that “quality is guaranteed”, and that Desaster “have never disappointed us!”. Does that put any pressure on the band or do they simply trust in what they do, after all these years of experience as a band? “It’s a very big honour for us that our fans trust in our desastrous qualities. But I personally don’t feel any pressure. We always try to do our best. Live and in the studio or at the rehearsal room. The quality of a record is not something you can construct.”Next year Desaster will be playing another show in Bamberg where they recorded and filmed their anniversary show – a good opportunity for everyone who couldn’t attend that special event. What other plans do the Black-Thrash veterans have for 2016? Sataniac is as modest as ever: “It’s always the same. We’ll be doing shows, once a month, ten to twelve times in a year. And we will try to have maximum fun at these gigs, and to deliver the best we can. Nothing special. We choose the concerts and events we like best. That’s all! We released live albums, splits, boxsets, and DVD’s during the last couple of years, so in 2016 there will be only our new album, ‘The Oath Of An Iron Ritual’.”Judging from what we’re used from Desaster, I guess that there have been no major changes since we last spoke, am I right? What’s the secret of the longevity and stability of Desaster? “Like I told you last time! We don’t take ourselves too seriously! We are definitely not the best, or the loudest band or whatever on this planet. And the universe doesn’t depend on us or even on humanity. We are not better people just because we play in a shitty band like Desaster. We are NO ROCK STARS (though maybe Tormentor is a small one! Hahahahaha…) and I personally don’t like it when people come to me, hailing me for doing ugly vocals in an ugly band. We are just assholes like every other human being!” Ulrike Schmitz--- Ships safe. By 2016 Desaster had been playing for 28 years and had released 7 full length albums. With a steady line up and a vast experience the German black thrashers had become a benchmark for extreme metal bands who aimed at consistence without recording the same album over and over again. I must say such an approach deserves respect on two different levels: ‘keeping it true’ is the obvious one, but one must acknowledge the band’s ability to write and record challenging and interesting albums. In this business it is risky to lose credibility be being ‘too adventurous’ on one hand as well as fading into obscurity due to inability evolve on the other. Luckily, this is Desaster we are speaking of. 5 long years (from the release of their 7th album) had passed and Infernal & Co. had a new album out. The Arts of Destruction was a very heavy album hence the aim was not to push the boundaries of extremity further, but to…chew bubblegum and kick ass, as always. The album of course starts with an instrumental intro which is naturally followed by a lightning speed sonic attack (‘Proclamation In Shadows’), so all the pieces fit. Wherein lies the difference (from the previous albums) then? I would pick the songwriting which has become even catchier and the performance which has reached unsurpassed levels of technical excellence. I definitely don’t want to claim that Desaster’s previous albums contained loose and underdeveloped song structures, but there were some slacking elements here and there, whereas The Oath of an Iron Ritual is as dense as a London fog (or the Ruhr smog), with absolutely zero moments where I think “this part would sound thicker if…”. When I first heard this album, I tended to favor its middle part which I valued over the record’s beginning and conclusion. The more time I spent with The Oath of an Iron Ritual, though, the more I realized it is a completely flawless album, with no weak points. The sound is less harsh than on The Arts of Destruction, more thrash-oriented, with more old school sounding drums and guitars not as sharp, but it’s just a nuance. The true value are the songs (each and every one of them) – if the songwriting is slick and cunning, without no unnecessary showing off and with great riffs, the whole album will crush and destroy, and boy this one does! The songs that will probably click first with a new listener are the incredibly fast “Proclamation In Shadows” and “The Cleric’s Arcanum” (with one of Infernal’s best riffs ever and anti-church lyrics, stigmatizing sexual abuse among the clergy – “Sodomize, rape, enslave, oppress, steal, betray, command - The Cleric`s Arcanum!”), but also the insanely catchy “Damnatio ad Bestias” with open-ended verses that emphasize yet another excellent riff. No wonder that this song was chosen to promote the album! But there is so much more to lend an ear to on this album… Take “Haunting Siren”, a leviathan of a song which clocks over 7 minutes and starts with a must-headbang-to black metal riff and later evolves into an epic tale of the Lorelei (a famous mermaid from a cliff on the Rhine who haunts shipmen with her singing causing them to crash against the rocks) with ominous siren sound which begins and ends the tune. And how about the closing track, another lengthy tune – “At the Eclipse of Blades” which switches between slow, mid-tempo and fast delivering another fascinating tale from the dark pages of religion? It leaves such a lasting impression that even a devout fan may at first fail to notice the album doesn’t end with an outro, which is one of Desaster’s trademarks. Or “The Denial”, a really intriguing tune which – again – has it all: majestic opening with a sinister invocation followed by a black metal fury and a seemingly out of place thrash chorus which is guaranteed to bury itself in the listener’s head for a long time. Pay attention to the lyrics here which contain simple, yet effective existentialist statement. On the stylistic level it is as always in the case of Desaster a mixture of thrash and black metal where the latter manifests itself mostly in faster sections, but over the years these two genres have been so closely interwoven in the band’s songwriting that it may actually be hard to set a clear boundary between them. And, honestly, I don’t feel like such a division needs to be determined in the first place. Especially in the case of “The Oath of an Iron Ritual”, which may be the best of the albums recorded with Sataniac on vocals with only the fantastic “Tyrants of the Netherworld” (from the Okkulto era) to rival its fame. Desaster is a German black/thrash metal band formed in 1988 in Koblenz, Germany. Known for their raw and aggressive sound, Desaster has carved out a unique niche in the metal scene by blending the ferocity of black metal with the speed and intensity of thrash metal. The band's music is characterized by fast, razor-sharp guitar riffs, relentless drumming, and harsh, demonic vocals. Lyrically, Desaster often explores themes of war, chaos, and blasphemy, creating a dark and intense atmosphere. 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Record Label: high roller records
Release Title: The Oath Of An Iron Ritual
Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve
Color: Multicolor
Duration: LP
Material: Vinyl
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Type: LP
Format: Record
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Release Year: 2022
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Record Size: 12"
Style: Black/Gothic Metal, British Metal/NWOBHM, Death Metal, Doom/Sludge Metal, Gothic Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal-Compilations, Power/Progressive Metal, Progressive Metal, Punk Metal, Speed & Trash Metal, Stoner Metal, Symphonic Metal, True Metal
Genre: Metal
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