Vale Of Pnath
Accursed
Willowtip Records
17 May 2019
The band’s second EP following two acclaimed full-lengths (2011’s The Prodigal Empire and 2016’s II), Accursed is fueled with Tech Death adrenaline and shrouded in black metal’s iniquitous aura. Those complementary qualities enhance what is unequivocally another giant step forward in penetrating songwriting dynamics.
Concision with depth describes the five proper compositions, while the cold, mechanistic opening soundscape “Shadow and Agony” and chilling interlude “Audient Void,” are equally vital in completing an EP that is best absorbed as a holistic musical experience, albeit one that is the stuff of nightmares. The picture painted is a bleak one, the intensity unleashed nothing short of devastating to the nervous system and traumatic to the psyche.
VALE OF PNATH will join DARK FUNERAL, BELPHEGOR, INCANTATION, and many more extreme bands on the Devastation on the Nation North American Tour. Dates are as follows:
5/17 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
5/18 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro
5/19 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballrom
5/20 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
5/21 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
5/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
5/24 – Denver, CO – The Roxy Theatre
5/25 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
5/26 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
5/28 – Cleveland, OH – Phantasy Nightclub
5/29 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
5/30 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
5/31 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial Bell
6/01 – Boston, MA – Middle East
6/02 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bazaar
6/04 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
6/05 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
6/06 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
6/07 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
6/08 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
6/09 – Houston, TX – White Oak
6/10 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
6/11 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
6/13 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
6/14 – Mesa, AZ – Club Red
6/15 – Los Angeles, CA – 1720
Accursed Track Listing:
1. Shadow and Agony
2. The Darkest Gate
3. Skin Turned Soil
4. Accursed
5. Audient Void
6. Obsidian Realm
7. Spectre of Bone
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Shane Howard at Sawn and Quartered Studios in Colorado.
“Shadow and Agony” and “Audient Void” written and performed by Sean Ragan / Ritual Aesthetic.
Additional Orchestration and Electronics by Sean Ragan
