Swedish Melodic Black/Death Metallers HYPERION Return with Elysia on Willowtip!
First Single “Iliou Persis” Premiered!
Stockholm (SE) – After a decade since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Seraphical Euphony, Melodic Black/Death Metal band Hyperion are proud to announce the upcoming Willowtip release of Elysia! The album is out November 6 on CD, 2xLP, and digital formats.
Toilet ov Hell has premiered the first single, “Iliou Persis.” Stream it at:
toiletovhell.com/premiere-hyperion-iliou-persis
“Iliou Persis” will be available September 4 on all digital platforms. Album pre-orders availble on the same day via Bandcamp and Willowtip.
The band had this to say about Elysia:
“Elysia is an explosion of intensity in all kinds of directions. To call it an ambitious album would be an understatement. Hyperion never creates music with half measures and this is the ultimate statement of that. It is different from Seraphical Euphony, but still contains the vital elements that make us what we are. To make this album a reality has been a titanic effort and we are beyond excited to finally have it released to the world.”
Track Listing:
1. Rapturous Overture
2. Nefarious Sacrament of the Immorals
3. Fides Novem
4. Iliou Persis
5. Paraphrosynia
6. Perennial Transcendence
7. Vigil of Longing
8. Epic of Tribulation
9. Epoch’s Eventide
10. The Primordial Wellspring
Credits:
Elysia was recorded between 2020 – 2023 in Wing Studios, Studio Forlorn Halls and in various private locations.
Erik Molnar: Guitars, Synthesizer Programming, Spoken Word
Joel Hagroth: Guitars, Spoken Word
Mikael Malm: Guitars
Raul Vicente: Bass
Mauritz Flodin: Drums, Orchestrations
Mixed and Mastered between 2023 – 2024 in Wing Studios by Sverker Widgren.
Main artwork by Khaos Diktator
Iliou Persis artwork by Khaos Diktator
Fides Novem artwork by Jacob Fredén
Paraphrosynia artwork by Joan Llopis Doménech
Guest vocals on Nefarious Sacrament of the Immorals by Johan Nephente.
Guest vocals on Fides Novem by Elias Lyxell.
Guest vocals on Iliou Persis by Atterigner.
Female guest vocals on Paraphrosynia by Karin Eriksson.
Iliou Persis battle choir: Erik Molnar, Joel Hagroth, Mikael Malm, Mortuz Denatus, Johan Camling, Henrik Edman.
Sound effects and ambience taken from various clips from freesound.org, Looperman and Nexus 4.
Drum post-production by Hyperion, Mortuz Denatus and Sverker Widgren.
Vocals and minor lyrical adjustments by Harry Lauraéus.
Booklet design by Marcos Cerutti.
Booklet ruin pictures taken by Joel Hagroth.
Iliou Persis shield and spear sigil by Joel Hagroth.
Band pictures by Varghamne.
BIO:
Hyperion was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. The original vision was to create melodic music rich in harmony that was also brutal and epic, thus in the beginning Hyperion were inspired by many Swedish, primarily melodic, death metal bands and still are to this day. The only remaining members from this line-up is Erik Molnar.
Later, the band took a move towards incorporating elements of Swedish and Norwegian black metal. Mikael Malm, Efe Guner (former guitarist), Harry Lauraéus and Raul Vicente joined the ranks.
The band released their demo in 2010 and played some gigs in Stockholm for some years. The debut album, Seraphical Euphony, took many years to write and record. It was towards the end of this process that Efe Guner departed to be replaced by Joel Hagroth.
Hyperion finally released Seraphical Euphony in February 2016, which contains both new material and more professional re-recordings of the songs on the demo Blood of the Ancients, through Black Lion Records.
In the years that followed, the band went on a couple of tours. These encompassed most of Central Europe and Germany. Other highlights include House of Metal and supporting Batushka in Riga and Tallinn.
The fusion of a myriad of ideas from several minds is an arduous but fruitful process, and in the end, it has resulted in a new album, Elysia, that is much more complex. It is a barrage of guitars and symphonies of a kind that is rarely seen, but great care has been taken to make them complement each other and draw you in to discover more the deeper you get.
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