White Empress, the new band founded by former Cradle of Filth guitarist Paul Allender, has launched a video breakdown of the first five tracks off its new album Rise of the Empress on YouTube at:

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Rise of the Empress, which released earlier this week on Peaceville Records, can be purchased now through the label's web-store at: https://www.burningshed.com/store/peaceville/ and digitally through iTunes at: iTunes - Music - Rise of the Empress by White Empress.

Rise of the Empress is currently streaming in its entirety via Revolver at: White Empress, Featuring Former Members of Coal Chamber and Cradle of Filth, Premiere New Album, 'Rise of the Empress' - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News | Music Videos |Golden Gods Awards | revolvermag.com.

"Rise of the Empress is what metal has been so desperately wanting for such a long time," Allender told Revolver. "Something to wake it up from the mundane normal safe scene we are all in now. It's heavy as hell, rocks like fuck and it grooves along like a possessed freight train!.. Hail the White Empress!"

A music video for the new track "Darkness Encroaching" can be seen on YouTube at:

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