The Fateful Dark

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The Fateful Dark
Studio album by Savage Messiah

Publication
(s)

March 14, 2014

Label (s) Earache Records

Genre (s)

Heavy metal , thrash metal

Title (number)

10

running time

52 min 5 s

occupation
  • Guitar: Joff Bailey
  • Bass : Stefano Selvatico

production

Scott Atkins

Studio (s)

Grindstone Studios, Essex

chronology
Plague of Conscience
(2012) 		The Fateful Dark -

The Fateful Dark is the fourth studio album by the English metal band Savage Messiah . It was released on March 14, 2014 via Earache Records .

Emergence

In 2013 the musicians started working on their new album. Drummer Mauricio Chamucero left the band due to visa problems and was replaced by Andrea Gorio. The new songs were written together in the band's rehearsal room over a period of twelve months. The musicians regularly went on concert tours in between.

Was added The Fateful Dark in Grindstone Studios in Essex . The album was produced by Scott Atkins, with whom the band had already produced the previous album Plague of Conscience . The album cover was drawn by the Hungarian Péter Sallai. For the song Hellblazer one was music video shot in which the snake woman Pixie Le Knot can be seen. Le Knot is known from the TV series Game of Thrones .

The song Cross of Babylon was inspired by singer David Silver while reading articles on Freemasonry . Iconocaust is a suitcase word from Iconoclast and Holocaust . In terms of content, the song is about a person's personal responsibility.

Track list

  1. Iconocaust - 6:15
  2. Minority of One - 4:18
  3. Cross of Babylon - 4:51
  4. Hellblazer - 3:59
  5. Live as One Already Dead - 5:39
  2. The Fateful Dark - 6:27
  3. Zero Hour - 3:33
  4. Hammered Down - 4:11
  5. Scavengers of Mercy - 5:04
  6. The Cursed Earth - 4:48

The limited version of the album contains three cover versions as bonus tracks . These are Be Quick of Be Dead by Iron Maiden , Lightning to the Nations by Diamond Head and Killers by Motörhead . The version was released via the Earache Records online shop and iTunes .

reception

The Fateful Dark "thrilled" Frank Albrecht from the German magazine Rock Hard "with a firework of great riffs, first-class harmonies and countless breathtaking guitar solo duels". He also highlighted the “strong, memorable refrains ” and the variability between high-tempo Thrash and classic heavy metal, for which he awarded nine out of ten points. According to Marc Halupczok from the German magazine Metal Hammer , Savage Messiah are "heavy and catchy like Annihilator in their best days" on The Fateful Dark . Halupczok awarded six out of seven points for the “strong album”.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rustyn Rose: SAVAGE MESSIAH Interview: Silver Illuminates on The Fateful Dark. Metalholic, accessed September 27, 2014 .
  2. ↑ morganyevans: Interview: Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark Beckons. Metal Riot, accessed September 28, 2014 .
  3. ^ A b Marc Halupczok : Not very religious . In: Metal Hammer , May 2014, page 55
  4. ↑ SAVAGE MESSIAH To Release 'The Fateful Dark' In March. Blabbermouth.net , accessed September 27, 2014 .
  5. ^ Frank Albrecht: Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark. Rock Hard , accessed September 28, 2014 .
  6. ^ Marc Halupczok: Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark . In: Metal Hammer, April 2014, page 90

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