Hymn to Release Perish Feb. 17 on Svart
One can hear shades of earlier Conan in ‘Spectre,’ the new streaming track from Norwegian duo Hymn as taken off their impending debut LP, Perish, but the surrounding atmosphere is almost unquestionably blackened. Viciously so. But add to that the fact that right around the 5:20 mark — you can see the break in the waveform on the Soundcloud player below — they shift into YOB-style triplet gallop, and the fact that the band features Markus from Tombstones alongside Ole Rokseth (ex-Buckaduzz), and a release on Svart, and you’d have to be off your nut to think I’m not into the combination of elements. Not that I’ve heard the record yet or anything, but it’s one you probably shouldn’t listen to in public unless you’re not worried about getting in trouble for punching somebody. Some ambience to it, but plenty of brutality as well.
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HYMN set release date for SVART debut, reveal first track
Today, Svart Records sets February 17th, 2017 as the international release date for HHYN’s highly anticipated debut album, Perish. Hailing from the Oslo underground, HYMN have paved their way forward with their multiple full stacks, hard-hitting drumming, and an uncompromising approach to volume and tonality. Starting out early in 2013, the two-piece have kept a heavy foot on the throttle, pushing their raw and brutal doom over the Norwegian rock/metal scene as much as possible. By sharing the stage with bands like Windhand, Eagle twin, Uzala, Enslaved, and Belzebong, touring Europe, and by playing some of the biggest festivals in Norway (Høstsabbat, The Øya Festival), HYMN have grown to become one of Norway’s loudest and most hard-hitting live bands to date. Begun earlier this year, the band hit the studio to record their debut full-length, Perish, and the two-man juggernaut are now eager to hit the road with their cold, aggressive doom, made with merely four hands.
A statement from the band reads: “A long, loud, thorough, emotional, and really fun process is finally documented into approximately 50 minutes of music, titled Perish. The last year has surely been a defining one for us, and we are really proud of the result. The album is definitely a more brutal, more refined, and a much colder experience than our self-titled EP from 2013, and we do feel that this album really represents where we want to be musically right now. It’s recorded, mixed, and mastered by Kim Lillestøl at Amper Tone studio in Oslo, and we pretty much recorded the whole thing in 48 intense hours. We are really looking forward to take the album on the road, and are are super-stoked that Svart Records wants to release it.” The first track to be revealed is “Spectre,” which can be heard at Svart’s Soundcloud HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for HYMN’s Perish
1. Ritual
2. Rise
3. Serpent
4. Hollow
5. Spectre
6. Perish
HYMN is:
Ole Rokseth – Guitar/bass & vocals
Markus Støle – Drums
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