Death metal titans DYSTOPIA A.D. have unleashed a lyric video for “Fields of Carrion”. The song is from their album Doomsday Psalm, which is set to release on December 2nd, 2022.
The band comments “When writing “Fields of Carrion,” we wanted to make a “blackened power metal” song – two subgenres we love, but don’t always mesh.The track opens with dissonant riffage and a haunting solo evocative before giving way to blackened blast beat assaults and foaming-at-the-mouth snarls. There’s this big, epic chorus in the vein of Blind Guardian, as well as a chunky breakdown, folk interlude, and more lead guitar wizardry. So, we think there’s something here for everyone in the Metal Brother/Sisterhood!”
Progressive death metal act DYSTOPIA A.D. return with their brutal new album Doomsday Psalm. Manifesting a demonic sound, DYSTOPIA A.D. deliver fantastical storytelling alongside cautionary allegories of uniting for the sake of survival, the climate crisis, and regret of having only laboured and not truly lived.
Following the success of their 2020 EP Rise of the Merciless, the New Jersey based heavy duo formed in 2017 and continue to evolve, pushing their creativity even further with each new release. Immersing into a darkening realms, “Imperial Dawn” initiates the proceedings bringing a progressive arrangement to their ludicrously heavy instrumentation. Texturally, DYSTOPIA A.D. entwine a variety of distorted guitar tones with the thundering percussion hits and savage harsh vocals. Interspersed with lighter instrument textures at varying intervals throughout the album, including brass outro in “Force-Fed Soma”, the duo leave no inspiration source off limits in their strive to create a compelling record. “Lost Shores” brings a ballad style interlude to Doomsday Psalm evoking an atmospheric, serene mood amidst the surrounding murky gloom. “Howl of the Barghest” draws the album to a close with an introduction of folk percussion and soaring guitar leads before unleashing an melodic death assault.
Doomsday Psalm ventures on a journey through enthralling sounds and poignant concepts. Built up from a fierce foundation set in melodic death, DYSTOPIA A.D. use progressive elements and draw from an array of genres to heighten the impact of their music. Doomsday Psalm is an brings relentless power and attack, with emotion and understanding.
Dystopia A.D. are:
Chris Whitby
Aki Shishido
Track list:
1. IMPERIAL DAWN
2. TERMINAL LUCIDITY
3. FIELDS OF CARRION
4. FORCE-FED SOMA
5. LOST SHORES
6. DOOMSDAY PSALM
7. AS SKIES COLLAPSE
8. HOWL OF BARGHEST
