Finnish old school Thrash/Death metal band Jewel Throne is set to release their debut album ‘Blood Vultures’ on October 18th 2024 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘The Graveyard of Dreams’ is released today and it’s available here: https://push.fm/fl/jewel-throne-graveyard
The band comments single:
“‘ ’The Graveyard of Dreams’ is one of the two oldest songs on ‘Blood Vultures’. The original version can be found on the last EP (‘Silence Shrouds the Ruins’) by the original Jewel Throne lineup from 2019. It is a personal story about deepening depression. A story about how the total futility of everything crushes a human being under its own weight. Black emptiness of being pushes you deeper into the abyss. Slowly one just stops caring about anything. Eventually one has to accept one’s own fate… and disappear.“
LISTEN to the first single Blood Vultures: https://push.fm/fl/jewel-throne-blood
BIOGRAPHY:
Jewel Throne was formed as a trio in May 2019 by bassist-vocalist Mika Sallanen, the other members being guitarist Jari Yrjänäinen and drummer Jouni Kurikka. All were already very experienced with lots of bands, demos and a few albums already in their CV’s since all had begun their adventures in music already back in the late 80´s/early 90´s. The first lineup released three EP´s in quick succession. These simple thrash metal releases should now be considered as mere rough sketches of what was to come later.
It was time to add two more musicians – guitarist Toni Koskinen and vocalist Jesse Huovinen, and Jewel Throne mark II was born. Musically the band improved a lot with this change. This lineup released a bunch of singles and an EP ‘Obscure Relics’, which was also released as a tape by Fetusvomit Records. After this it was decided that it was time for the original guitar player to leave the band.
Now as a four-piece, Jewel Throne mark III moved on. They released two singles and an EP ‘Illiterati’ – a release vastly superior to anything they had achieved so far. So now it was the time to decide what to do next. The band had lots of songs ready, so it was decided to jump head first into the unknown and record their debut album. The recording sessions started in Easter 2023. The band entered the studio with 20 songs out of which 17 songs ended up being recorded.
All in all, the recordings took a bit longer than expected due to various issues, but in early spring 2024 the band had a finished product in their hands. ‘Blood Vultures’ was born – an album of 12 highly energetic and angry thrash/death metal songs. It was time to search for a record label, and in June 2024 the band signed with Inverse Records.
Strictly limited CD is now available on pre-order
Jewel Throne – The Graveyard of Dreams (single 2024)
Track list:
- The Graveyard of Dreams
Music by Mika Sallanen & Jari Yrjänäinen
Lyrics by Jesse Huovinen
ISRC: FI3FC2449204
Single cover by MS
Jewel Throne – Blood Vultures (Album 2024)
Track list:
- Blood Vultures
- Cosmic Titan Engines
- Psychotoxic Assault
- The Graveyard of Dreams
- Megaton Headshot
- Instant Apocalypse
- The Extinction Level Express
- Hate Overdrive
- Mental Self-Mutilation
- Hammer Down the Last Nail
- Suffer The Fools
- The Overlord
Album cover by Observingdeath
Line-up:
Jesse Huovinen – vocals
Toni Koskinen – guitars
Mika Sallanen – bass/vocals
Jouni Kurikka – drums
Links:
https://linktr.ee/jewelthronefinland
