Temple of Dread - Dreadspawn Dominion - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

CD with 12-pages booklet (1.000 copies, handnumbered). After the previous albums InchBlood Craving MantrasInch and InchWorld SacrificeInch, which were acclaimed by critics and fans, Temple of Dread complete their opening triple with the new hateful chunk InchHades UnleashedInch. The album was released with nine brand-new songs on July 23rd 2021 via Testimony Records. The band's third album was of course recorded and produced once again by the band's drummer Jörg Uken in his Soundlodge Studio in Rhauderfehn, Germany. InchDespite the two extremely strong previous albums, we managed to pack a few more bits on top! 'Hades Unleashed' definitely contains our strongest material so farInch, says Markus Bönnemeyer, guitarist of the North German Death Metallers. InchThe album keeps what our name promises - even if we experiment more within the genre boundaries than on the previous albums. We have written the fastest songs of our career so far and slowed down the pace significantly on some of the other songs. All in all, the listener gets a fat piece of Old-School Death Metal, seasoned with a good portion of eighties thrash.Inch The lyrics, once again written by band friend Frank Albers, deal conceptually with ancient, mainly Greek, myths. The congenial cover artwork was designed by the Italian artist Paolo Girardi and perfectly reflects the mood of the album. Tracklist 1. Aithon's Hunger 2. Necromanteion 3. Wrath of the Gods 4. Threefold Agony 5. Empyrean 6. Crypts of the Gorgon 7. Nefarious, I 8. Whores of Pompeii 9. Procession to Tartarus Album Tracks 1. Aithon's Hunger 2. Necromanteion 3. Wrath of the Gods 4. Threefold Agony 5. Empyrean 6. Crypts of the Gorgon 7. Nefarious, I 8. Whores of Pompeii 9. Procession to Tartarus

Death metal can hardly get more dedicated and passionate about the old school Floridian sound than TEMPLE OF DREAD on their fifth album InchGod of the GodlessInch. Luckily, the East Frisians from German island Spiekeroog are not mired in a swamp of stale nostalgia. Although InchGod of the GodlessInch comes with the brutal power of harsh winter storms and the gritty texture of the often fierce North Sea weather, the East Frisians have also refined the cinematic aspects of their sound that they had firmly established on the predecessor InchBeyond AcheronInch (2023). Building on their brutal death metal base, TEMPLE OF DREAD also work with dark and heavy parts as well as a surprising dash of melancholia - and even some knife-tips of black metal spice. There is even a return of a guest-contribution by former MORGOTH, INSIDIOUS DISEASE, and ASINHELL vocalist Marc Grewe. The massive production of InchGod of the GodlessInch comes courtesy of drummer Jörg Uken, who owns and runs the renowned death metal smithy Soundlodge Tonstudio, in which leading acts of the scene such as DEW-SCENTED, GOD DETHRONED, OBSCENITY, SUICIDAL ANGELS, and WARPATH among many others have also recorded albums. TEMPLE OF DREAD came into being on Spiekeroog in 2017 when guitarist Markus Bünnemeyer decided to materialise his craving for old school death metal. In 2018, he was joined by singer Jens Finger and drummer Jörg Uken, with both of whom Bünnemeyer was also active in SLAUGHTERDAY. The three-piece has maintained a stable line-up ever since. Their first full-length InchBlood Craving MantrasInch (2019) was an immediate success in death metal circles and the hard working trio has proved extremely creative with InchWorld SacrificeInch (2020) and the critically acclaimed InchHades UnleashedInch (2021) following in rapid succession. While InchBeyond AcheronInch (2023) took a little longer, TEMPLE OF DREA

CD with 8-pages booklet (1.000 copies, handnumbered). In 2017, guitarist/bassist Markus Bönnemeyer decided to use his many years of experience as an active musician (e.g. Thrashhammer, Slaughterday) and metal fan to start a new Death Metal band. Songs in the spirit of old Death Metal heroes like Death, Benediction, Pestilence, Morgoth etc. Should be created. Together with his school friend Frank Albers he developed a concept for the project Temple of Dread. Bönnemeyer started composing songs and Albers wrote the lyrics. In 2018 the first songs were worked on. The music clearly pays homage to fast old school Death Metal, but a very own style emerged. On the one hand this might be due to Bönnemeyer's special residence - the North Sea island Spiekeroog - the islanders are usually said to have a mind of their own. On the other hand, it is also due to the creativity arisen from many years of experience. The lyrics of Temple of Dread are also remarkable. Albers - psychologist and extreme metal aficionado - writes about the generally threatening, suffering and human abysses. However, he writes his lyrics in a way a little untypical for Death Metal and seasons them with portions of dark black humour. After the main features of the first songs were finished, the search for a drummer and a vocalist began. The quality of the song material convinced Jörg Uken (drums, Soundlodge Studios, Slaughterday, ex-Stormwarrior, ex-Rumble Militia and many more) and Jens Finger (guitarist of Slaughterday, ex-Obscenity), who wanted to contribute the vocals, immediately. The songs of the first album InchBlood Craving MantrasInch were recorded and mixed at Uken's Soundlodge studio in East Frisia (Germany) in winter 2018/2019. The results emthralled everyone involved in such a way that it became clear instantly that Bönnemeyer's project had to become more. The band Temple of Dread was born. 8 16