Artist: REDEMPTOR Title: Agonia Country: Poland Format: CD Release date: December 3rd, 2021 Genre: Death Metal / Technical Death Metal Label: SELFMADEGOD RECORDS REDEMPTOR from Krakow, Poland is back with new full length after 4 years. The successor of the well-received "Arthaneum" album brings forth 9 songs of technical, heavy and atmospheric death metal heavily influenced by GORGUTS, MORBID ANGEL, IMMOLATION, DEATH. Recorded at Zed Studios by Tomasz Zalewski (DECAPITATED, KAT, DEIVOS). Artwork by the band's singer Xaay known from his work for BEHEMOTH, NECROPHAGIST, NILE, ABYSMAL TORTMENT. REDEMPTOR line-up includes ex and current members from bands like SCEPTIC, SOTHOTH, DECAPITATED, BANISHER, DEIVOS, WINGLESS and the likes. "Kesler’s fretboard work is absolutely stunning and again I am definitely going to have to check out Redemptor’s whole catalog as this album is so unbelievably well done that I believe it warrants checking out. This album might do for technical death metal what Ahab’s The Boats of Glen Carrig did for funeral doom a few years ago. This is one of the most meticulously well put together albums I have heard in a long time. This one is definitely going to be winding up in my top 5 of the year." - Teeth Of The Divine "In short, this is a huge step up for Redemptor. The songs are tighter, the darker tone complements their penchant for heavy riffing, and it all around feels like a much stronger effort. Arthaneum is a beast; if you like your tech death light on the flair and heavy on substance, you’ll want to check this out." - Toilet Ov Hell "As a country, Poland has a reputation for churning out top-notch death metal that's as precise as it is coldly wicked, and long-running act Redemptor is no exception." - Metal Injection "Redemptor’s death metal is technical and precise, with a pleasing amount of both dissonant and atmospheric death metal mixed in. The band even inject some melodic components into their sound, as well as just the lightest touch of a blackened feel here and there." - Wonderbox Metal LINE-UP Michał Xaay Loranc - Vocals Daniel Kesler - Vocals/Guitar Hubert Więcek - Guitar Kamil Stadnicki - Bass Paweł Pavulon Jaroszewicz - Drums (live shows) CREDITS All music and lyrics by Redemptor Mixing and mastering by Tomasz ZED Zalewski. Drums recorded at dMb Studio. Artwork by Michał Xaay Loranc. Released by Selfmadegod Records. Guest musicians: Monika Boroni - Viola (’Debris’) Dominik Wawak - orchestral arrangement (’Debris’) Follow the band https://redemptorpl.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedemptorPL https://www.instagram.com/redemptorband/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPia_Xzh984no3AnPyu5peg Follow SELFMADEGOD RECORDS www.selfmadegod.com www.facebook.com/selfmadegod www.selfmadegod.bandcamp.com www.instagram.com/selfmadegod_records www.soundcloud.com/selfmadegodrecords www.youtube.com/user/SelfmadegodRecord |