News : Premiere: The Great Old Ones unveil first track, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” from new album

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French Lovecraftian inspired black metal band, The Great Old Ones are readying themselves for the release of their third studio album, EOD – A Tale of Dark Legacy. Delving deep into the blackness and the insanity of H.P. Lovecraft’s writings, the new album from The Great Old Ones sees the five-piece compose a musical sequel to Lovecraft’s famed novella, ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’.

With the full album due for release on January 27, 2017 via Season of Mist, Metal Obsession is very proud to present the Australian first-track premiere for “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, the pseudo title track for the novella and the first full song on the seven-track album, following the introduction.

Dive into the aural horror and mystery below!

The band comments,

“I see it at the horizon, like in my nightmare, a gigantic black swan, the devil reef, fascination and fear”*

 We are very proud to present this first track of taken from our new our new album ‘EOD – A Tale Of Dark Legacy’. We think that “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” stands for all that we wanted to achieve with this record: it is powerful, violent, epic, and of course heavily atmospheric and emotion driven. In the context of our conceptual story, this chapter tells of the arrival of the protagonist in the eponymous infamous city. He is gazing over the derelict harbour and remembering the frightening journal of his ancestor, he knows that nothing will ever be the same again.”

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“I penetrated into darkness, visions of chaos, visions of death, churches to ashes, demented cult, only signs of sickness.” – Quoted from:  EOD, A Tale of Dark Legacy: an original sequel of the H. P. Lovecraft story “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”

Tracklist:

1. Searching For R. Olmstead (introduction)

2. The Shadow Over Innsmouth

3. When The Stars Align

4. The Ritual

5. Wanderings

6. In Screams And Flames

7. Mare Infinitum

Recording line-up

Benjamin Guerry: guitars, vocals 

Jeff Grimal: guitars, vocals 

Xavier Godart: guitars 

Sébastien Lalanne: bass 

Léo Isnard: drums

Current line-up

Benjamin Guerry: guitars, vocals 

Jeff Grimal: guitars, vocals 

Aurélien Edouard: guitars 

Jérôme Charbonnier: bass 

Léo Isnard: drums

Available formats:

Casebound Book

Digipak CD

Gatefold double LP in various colours

‘EOD – A Tale of Dark Legacy’, out January 27 via Season of Mist

EOD – A Tale of Dark Legacy is available for pre-order now! Check the links below for further information.

As their name implies, THE GREAT OLD ONES are heavily inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Like the sinister novels and stories of the American gothic horror icon, the music of the French act delves into the forbidden, dark, haunting, and violent spheres of art. Their forthcoming third album, ‘EOD – A Tale Of Dark Legacy’ marks another big step in the band’s fast rising career.

THE GREAT OLD ONES emerged from the old parts of the ancient Aquitanian harbour city of Bordeaux – as famed for its secrets as for its deep red wine – in the year 2009. Their first album, ‘Al Azif’ was recorded and mixed by Cyrille Gachet (YEAR OF NO LIGHT) and mastered by the renowned Alan Douches (MASTODON, TOMBS, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN). After it was let loose on an unsuspecting world in April 2012, the reactions of critics and fans were unanimously positive, which opened previously locked doors to perform alongside acts such as AURA NOIR, FORGOTTEN TOMB, NEKROMANTHEON, BORGNE, TEMPLE OF BAAL, and ISOLE to name but a few – as well as being invited to the prestigious Hellfest Open Air in France.

THE GREAT OLD ONES followed up with their second full-length ‘Tekeli-li’, which garnered even higher praise and unlocked further opportunities like a show at the acclaimed Roadburn Festival, opening for BEHEMOTH in their homeland, returning to Hellfest, and supporting SHINING in France as well as label-mates DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT across Europe.

Now the Bordelais have gone further down the path leading to insanity by unleashing their highly anticipated third album. ‘EOD – A Tale Of Dark Legacy’ keeps the promise of luring its listener deeper into darkness which each new track. Weaving a sinister yarn that constitutes a sequel of Lovecraft’s only story to be published as a book, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”.

Advanced and melodic black metal of haunting beauty with lyrics inspired by H.P. Lovecraft result in a perfect match. Just listen and you will find out what waits down there…

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