Milwaukee's KHAZADDUM have released new single "The Black Hand of Gorthaur" from forthcoming album Plagues Upon Arda. The song can be streamed on Youtube and on Bandcamp.
KHAZADDUM will release sophomore album Plagues Upon Arda on August 19. Following the 2015 In Dwarven Halls EP, the album offers a deeper glimpse into the tragic world of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Pre-orders are available through Bandcamp and Big Cartel.
The band recently released the official video for "The Deathless Crown." Get your Dwarven Death Metal fix at https://youtu.be/kQpAe39oi0w. A promo video for first single "Masters of the Plains" is available at this location.
Returning with their signature Dwarven Death Metal assault, KHAZADDUM has taken the Tolkien concept to another level. Incorporating symphonic orchestration throughout the album in order to illuminate the epic scale of the story told within, the nine-track opus delivers a barrage of crushing death metal that bears witness to the harrowing tales of the denizens of Middle-Earth.
"Convincing and crushing death metal."
- Last Rites
"Ear-splitting, neck-breaking, hyperfast, super violent brutal death metal."
- Echoes and Dust
"A fantastic first full-length."
- Nine Circles
"A little monster of an album. I would highly recommend it to death metal enthusiasts who love Deicide's later period and Vader's brutal classic Impressions in Blood." 9/10
- DemonsZone
"A confident and proficient collection of Middle Earth themed technical death metal in the vein of Nile and Tucker-era Morbid Angel. An impressive achievement."
- Metal-Rules
"Pummeling death metal that takes inspiration from the likes of Behemoth and Nile. An album of real strength and talent."
- The Sound Not The Word
"An album that sweeps the army of orcs of the Isengard, but with an orchestral touch that makes it a strong candidate for your evenings where you need to fight against the forces of Sauron."
- Boulevard Brutal
"Epic it is. This is some of the coolest metal to be heard."
- Battlehelm
"High level composition and performance."
- Necromance
"Another great recording from Khazaddum and if you are a fan of brutal, symphonic and technical death metal, you should check out this album."
- Extreme Metal Zine
Track Listing:
1. The Halls of Khazad-Dum
2. The Deathless Crown
3. Lord of Isengard
4. Legion of the White Hand
5. The Fell Rider's Scourge
6. The Black Hand of Gorthaur
7. Masters of the Plains
8. Shelob the Great
9. Oathbreaker's Curse
Plagues Upon Arda was recorded at No Passenger Studio by Spencer Fox and Trae Titus.
Trae Titus - Symphonics
Album cover art by Kosta Djordjevic and digitally painted by Matt Zeilinger.
All other art by Luka and Kosta Djordjevic.
Luka Djordjevic - Vocals / Lyrics
Alex Rausa- Guitars
Tony Cannizzaro - Bass
Peter Kissane- Drums
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