Vuoden 2025 Tuskassakin esiintyvä Whitechapel julkaisi uuden albuminsa ”Hymns In Dissonance” 7.3.2025.
”There is nothing nice about Hymns In Dissonance, from the riffs, to the lyrics, to the overall vibe of the album,” kertoo kitaristi Alex Wade. ”We attempted to write our heaviest album to date. We wanted to put out something that was shockingly menacing and brutal.”
”The album follows the story of a cultist who is gathering worthy people to join his cult,” Wade jatkaa, ”and there are moments in the storyline where the cult followers are singing an evil hymn to open a portal for the head cultist to enter.”
Yhtyeen vokalisti Phil Bozeman: ”Hymns In Dissonance is a mockery of the true nature of what hymns are.”
”Hymns are melodious and harmonious. Dissonance is the opposite of melody and harmony. Dissonance represents evil. The tracks on the record are the hymns, which represent the seven deadly sins, beginning from track three to track ten. Tracks one and two are the introduction.”
01. Prisoner 666
02. Hymns in Dissonance
03. Diabolic Slumber
04. A Visceral Retch
05. Ex Infernis
06. Hate Cult Ritual
07. The Abysmal Gospel
08. Bedlam
09. Mammoth God
10. Nothing Is Coming for Any of Us
Yhtye on perustettu Knoxvillessä, Tennesseessä vuonna 2006.
Levyltä julkaistiin uusi video ”Hate Cult Ritual”.
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Notes Bozeman: ”It’s about [the storyline’s cultist] building his cult of followers: Only the most heinous and vile people on the planet showing their devotion to their lord, committing horrible acts, and the leader showcasing his power and his purpose to commit the seven cardinal sins to resurrect their lord, and to replace divinity with evil.”
Wade jatkaa: ”Mostly written by Phil on guitar, ’Hymns In Dissonance’ has a few riffs and tweaks thrown in by the rest of us. He can churn out some pummeling riffs and it’s one of the best songs on the album because he had a vision for the whole song with the riffs and vocals. It’s tuned to Drop G which we have been using since the self-titled LP, but the ending breakdown shifts down one whole step to Drop F, which we have never done before. Having the final breakdown shift lower than the rest of the song really helped the end have the crushing feeling it needed.”
WHITECHAPEL:
Phil Bozeman – vocals
Ben Savage – lead guitar
Alex Wade – rhythm guitar
Zach Householder – guitar
Gabe Crisp – bass
Brandon Zackey – drums
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Lähde: Metal Blade Records
