Listen to New Track "Soldier's Lament" viaMetal Injection
Featuring Power, Progressive and Folk Influences - Production Credits Include:
Nino Laurenne (Firewind, Finntroll, Wintersun, Ensiferum)
Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Powerwolf)
Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Volbeat, Firewind, Apocalyptica)
The winter of 2013/2014 was a busy one for progressive power metal bandScythia. The Canadian quartet's lead single andmusic videofrom their previous album...Of Conquest, entitled"Bear Claw Tavern", was first featured viaGuitarWorld.comand instantly hit the web like wildfire. The video - described as a truly uproarious three-minute scorcher featuring Scythiarocking out in a medieval tavern filled with hooligans and mysterious characters - garnered over 50,000 views in less than a few days, incitingio9to dub it "20 times better thanThe Hobbit".
Now with heightened recognition on their side,Scythiaare pleased to unleash their fourth independent full-length album,Lineage, set to release onMay 4, 2016. Pre-orders forLineageare available now via the band'sBandcamp page.
Today, the band is previewing the record with a stream of their first single, entitled "Soldier's Lament". Listen here viaMetal Injection:https://www.metalinjection.net/av/soldiers-lament-scythias-folky-axe-swinging-new-jam
"WithLineage,we feel that we've put our best foot forward and succeeded in delivering a follow-up to that progresses upon what we started with ...Of Conquest,"states guitarist and vocalist Dave Khan."This new one is faster, heavier and SLIGHTLY more serious-toned but also more dynamic and original than its predecessor. This story will take the listener on a sonic voyage through peaks and valleys in true power metal style!"
Although the band self-produced the album,Lineagefeatures engineering from Nino Laurenne (Firewind, Finntroll, Wintersun, Ensiferum) and Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Powerwolf), and mastering from Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Volbeat, Firewind, Apocalyptica). Nino Laurenne is also responsible for mixing duties on the album.Lineagewas recorded at LSD Studios in Lubeck, Germany and Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland.
"Lineage"Track Listing:
1. Eternal Oath
2. Laugh of the Tsar
3. Barbarian
4. Soldier's Lament
5. Loremaster pt. I
6. Loremaster pt. II
7. The Sacrifice
8. Lineage
2016 seesScythiagetting ready for more touring. So far, the band has six events booked in north-western Canada, including their official album release party on May 4[sup]th[/sup]. See below for all currently confirmed performance dates:
Scythia Canadian Tour Dates 2016:
April 16 - Red Deer, AB @ The Vat
May 4- Calgary, AB @ Dicken's Pub -Official Album Release Party w/ Thunderstone and Viathyn
May 6- Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theaterw/Thunderstone, Titans Eve, Terrifier and Mournir
May 7- Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room -Shredmonton Festival w/ Dying Fetus, Goatwhore, Acacia Strain, Black
Crown Initiate and Thunderstone:
Aug 19- Edmonton, AB @ DV8
Aug 25-28- Valemount, BC - Metalocalypstick Festival
Dave Khan Adds,"Scythiais quite excited to tour with their Finnish friends in Thunderstoneand feel that Shredmonton is the perfect festival for a CD release tour, given the heavyweight bands on the bill. We plan to complete a broader US tour in October so that we can truly showcase the new album to new and existing fans across the US."
