Mansion Announce New Album Second Death Due Jan. 13; Preorder Available
Oh shit. Nearly four years after the release of their awaited debut album, First Death of the Lutheran (review here), Finland’s Mansion — who win at cult rock by not being horror cinema cliché — hereby announce their follow-up out Jan. 13, Second Death. As fate and timing would have it, I’ve got the tape master playing right now for the first time while I’m writing, and my goodness this is awesome. Classic doom unfolding early in “No Funeral” with an entire drama laid out in the arrangement overtop, only after the hook in the second half of “Procession/Sword of God” has implanted itself on my brain. That’ll be a fun one to hear in my sleep. Oh, and “No Funeral” also goes nuts later on. Just a heads up.
I’m not at “You Are Suspicious” yet, and that’s the song that you’ll be able to stream at the bottom of this post by the time it goes live, but if you heard First Death of the Lutheran and/or some of Mansion‘s other short releases, I’m not sure that’s going to have prepared you for what’s on offer here, and that applies both to the most outwardly heavy parts thus far into side one and some of the psychedelia as “No Funeral” gives way in a fluid change to “Heathen Hole,” some Britfolk acoustic there as Osmo joins Alma again on vocals. Oh and then it does a doomer take on ’90s David Bowie. Ask more of it, I dare you. I’m not even halfway through yet, either the song or the record.
And again, “oh shit” for the riff in “The Court of the Sorrowless.” I can’t wait to hear how weird this gets. Yup, there it goes.
Some info or other will follow here if it doesn’t yet:
MANSION – Second Death
Preorder: https://weshalllive.bandcamp.com/album/second-death
Do you feel the rising heat? Do you smell the sulphur? It has been written and foretold, thus the Second Death is upon you.
Oh poor sinner, you have another thing coming for Mansion’s sophomore album Second Death will be released Jan. 13
This intimidating release contains accounts of the trials and tribulations of the chosen few, those who will sit by the Lord when the trumpets roar and the angels mourn the demise of humanity.
The tracks on this album are the group’s heaviest to date both in sound and content.
The hymns of Second Death attack the pitiful bearers of unclean thoughts, the turncoat serpents among the flock and the hypocritical justice of the sorrowless.
Second Death will be available on cassette, compact disc, vinyl and streaming.
Perdition (black) vinyl: 90 copies
No Rest for the Wicked (tr. violet) vinyl: 90 copies
Lake of Fire (Red/yellow marble) vinyl 80: copies
CD: 100 copies
Cassette: 35 copies
First single: You are Suspicious
Better forget your wicked ideas for Mother Alma sees through you and your deviant wit. The first single of the sophomore Mansion album Second Death is called You are Suspicious. You will get caught for your trespasses, have no doubt in your deceitful little mind.
The track features a fierce guitar solo by Tommi Hoffren (Jess and the Ancient Ones)
Tracks:
Procession
Sword of God
No Funeral
Heathen Hole
In the Court of the Sorrowless
Second Death
You Are Suspicious
The Band and guests:
Alma – Vocals
Osmo – Vocals
Aatami – Drums, guitar
Samuel – Guitar
Jaakob – Guitar
Immanuel – Bass
Matti-Juhani – Organ
Mikael – Lyrics
With:
Juhana – Additional instrumentation & ambient soundscapes
Henrik – Guitar solo on “You Are Suspicious”
Kustaa – Ambient sounds on ”Procession / Sword of God” and ”Heathen Hole”
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