La horror band svedese OPERA DIABOLICUS ha diffuso la prima minacciosa canzone dal nuovo album “Death on a Pale Horse”, in uscita il 26 novembre per Season of Mist.

Il brano si intitola “Darkest Doom on the Brightest of Days” e la band dichiara: “Finalmente il gatto è scappato e noi siamo pronti a svelare la prima canzone dal prossimo album. Il pezzo si intitola ‘Darkest Doom on the Brightest of Days’, e offre una introspettiva di quel che sarà il disco, mostrando una eccellente performance di Mats Levén (Skyblood, Krux, Ex-Candlemass, Ex-Therion ecc.) e Snowy Shaw (Notre Dame, Ex-King Diamond, Ex-Mercyful Fate ecc.), oltre all’ottimo mix di Jens Bogren (Fascination Street Studios). Con un lyric video fantastico che cattura la mistica del brano, crediamo che questo attirerà i discepoli dell’epico horror metal sulla scia di King Diamond, Mercyful Fate e Candlemass. Quindi, se sei uno di quei discepoli, goditi il brano segnati la data di uscita del disco!”

Questa è “Darkest Doom on the Brightest of Days”:

Copertina di Gyula Havancsák, Hjules Illustration and Design e tracklist:

1. Listen everybody (2:49)
2. Bring Out Your Dead (5:24)
3. Second Coming (9:51)
4. Siren’s Call (7:54)
5. Darkest Doom on the Brightest of Days (7:34) (WATCH)
6. A song of Detestation   (6:47)
7. Little Sister (3:05)
8. Night Demon (8:05)
9. At Nighttime (7:46)
Totale: 59:15

Line-up:
David Grimoire : guitar, keys
Adrian de Crow : bass

Recording line-up:
Mats Levén: Lead Vocals all tracks except track 6.
Snowy Shaw: Drums and vocals. Lead vocals track 6.
Angelina DelCarmen: Vocals tracks 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Madeleine Liljestam: Vocals tracks 3 and 5.
Andy La Rocque: Lead guitar track 3.
Michael Denner: Lead guitar track 3.
Rich Whelan: Voiceover track 1.
David Grimoire: Rhythm & lead guitars, keyboards and backing vocals.
Adrian de Crow: Bass Guitar.
Ronaldo Rodrigues: Hammond Organ, Moog Organ and Piano (2,4,6,7).
Elias Holmlid: Keyboards on track 3.
Nathaniel Wolkstein: Violin track 2.
Alexey Kochetkov: Violin track 5.
Bettina Jucksch: Violin track 7.
Erik Nickerson: Orchestral arrangements and keyboards (1, 3, 8, 9).
Hangsvart: Throat vox intro track 5.
 
Ospiti:
Mats Levén: Skyblood, Prins Svart, Krux, Ex-Candlemass, Ex-Therion, Trans-Siberian Orchestra. 
Snowy Shaw: Snowy Shaw, Ex-King Diamond, Ex-Mercyful Fate, Ex-Notre Dame, Ex-Dimmu Borgir, Ex-Therion
Andy La Rocque: King Diamond
Michael Denner: Ex-Mercyful Fate, Ex-King Diamond
Madeleine Liljestam: Eleine
Angelina DelCarmen: Charetta