Innovation is a key word when it comes to Swiss metal experimentalists SAMAEL! What started out with pure and raw black metal (“Worship Him”, 1991 and “Blood Ritual” in 1992) soon evolved into a
whole different beast: with their landmark release “Passage” SAMAEL turned towards groove-laden dark metal, and afterwards they started incorporating electronic, oriental or world music parts on
highly successful albums such as “Solar Soul” (2007). After a brief romance with the brutal sound of their early days on “Above” in 2009, the band has now returned to the essence and core of
SAMAEL: some might want to compare “Lux Mundi” to “Passage” when it comes to catchiness and songwriting skills, but this “Light of the world” can draw from whole decades of experience and
experiments! The result is a pitch black monster boasting epic melodies (just check out the unbelievable ‘Soul Invictus’!), cutting riffs and grooves second to none. Pre-production comes from
band intimus Waldemar Sorychta, while the mix was handled by Russ Russell in England.
Vorph: “We’ve stuffed this album with so many things that it feels like we’ve created a black hole. We might have come full circle after “Solar Soul” and “Above”, and the option for us was to
leave S A M A E L behind or to add a new layer to our legacy, we went for the second option. With “Lux Mundi” we’ve put tar on our path and now we’ll be able to move further!”
We interviewed Xy last week and he admits that SAMAEL could probably tour with these bands in September / October :
– AMORPHIS (new album in april)
– GOTHMINISTER (new album in April and they have played together in 2008. Moreover, Bjorn from GOTHMINISTER told us that the band will play in Europe in September)
– SEPTICFLESH (new album ‘The Great Mass’ (Out 18 April 2011)
Produced and mixed by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY / PAIN).
– IN FLAMES (Sounds of a Playground Fading is the title of the new album to release in june)
Concerning PAIN (with Peter TAGTREN), SAMAEL approached the swedish band but November is too far for a tour …
Choose the band you’d like to see with SAMAEL on tour …
