It’s been two weeks since the last Argonauta Records signing, so it’s good to know that at least some facets of existence are managing to return to normal after what I’ve called ‘corona-season’ is over. Seems like an ambitious designation to me, particularly for those of us in the US, but though Italy got hit hard initially by the firelung plague, Argonauta is back up and running, picking up acts and putting out albums. Flashes of life in the before-time. I keep waiting for more European tour announcements to start showing up again and give me a whole new working definition for “bittersweet.”

Now then, on to Finland’s Deep River Acolytes. You might recognize their hometown of Oulu as a psychedelic hotbed, but these guys are on a different trip. Their quizzically-titled Alchemia Aeterna album will be released through Argonauta this Fall. It’s the band’s third full-length overall, and falls in with a darker take on straight-up heavy in the newly-unveiled “Under Her Spell.” That the band was once called Deliverance doesn’t particularly surprise me, but neither does the fact that they changed that name, no doubt because the association to C.O.C.‘s landmark album didn’t capture the entirety of their sound. Or they stopped being Jon Voight fans.

To the PR wire:

DEEP RIVER ACOLYTES Sign Worldwide Deal With ARGONAUTA RECORDS

and share first single from upcoming album!

“Alchemia Aeterna” coming out October 30th!

Hailing from Oulu, Finland, heavy rock / metal act Deep River Acolytes has announced the signing with Italy’s powerhouse label Argonauta Records, who will proudly release the band’s third full-length album on October 30th 2020!

Deep River Acolytes, who formed in 2011 and were previously known as Deliverance, play a heavy rock and doom metal sound combined with black metallish riffs and bluesy vocals. Following several demos, live recordings, an EP plus two highly acclaimed full-length albums and several captivating shows to date, they gained the attention by cult underground label Argonauta Records.

The band comments: “We’re proud of our collaboration with Argonauta Records concerning our new album ‘Alchemia Aeterna’, and we highly appreciate Gero and all at Argonauta Rec. for working hard despite these plague ridden times. Stay heavy, stay possessed, get the album!

Their upcoming opus, “Alchemia Aeterna”, has a rough edge and live feeling all the way, and is not afraid to cross genres of the doom, metal, hard rock, black metal and the blues. The album was recorded at the Anvil Road Studios in 2019 by Ari Rajaniemi, mixed by Antti Lindholm at Boat Island Studios and was mastered at Enormous Door by Jack Control in 2020. Today, Deep River Acolytes have unleashed a first track taken from their new album, stream “Under Her Spell” here.

“Alchemia Aeterna” Tracklisting
1. At The Crossroads
2. Under Her Spell
3. Caught Somewhere Out of Time
4. The River Deep
5. Veriurut
6. Cemetery Earth

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Deep River Acolytes, “Under Her Spell”