Promulgation of the Fall
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| Studio album by Dead Congregation | ||||
| Released | May 5, 2014 | |||
| Studio | Studio Feedback in Pagrati, Athens, Greece. | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 40:02 | |||
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Promulgation of the Fall is the second full-length studio album by the Greek death metal band Dead Congregation. The album was released on May 5, 2014 on the band's own record label Martyrdoom Productions in Europe, and on Profound Lore Records in North America. Vinyl distribution was handled by Norma Evangelium Diaboli. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics and was featured on a number of end-of-year lists.
Many of the songs were written shortly after the completion of their previous album, 'Graves of the Archangels' in 2008, "then some were changed after playing them for such a long time and a couple were written at a later point." According to Anastasis Valtsanis,
"I write all the music and then I show the songs to the rest of the band, we rehearse them and sometimes we need to change a part or two, sometimes everything comes together effortlessly. T.K. writes most of the lyrics, which we arrange over the music once a song is completed. So in a way, we make sure that the songs work perfectly as instrumentals and then we add vocals wherever it feels appropriate. Vocals should contribute towards the overall atmosphere and shouldn’t be the focal point of a song. Same with lead guitars."
The album's central theme is the decline of Christianity, as well as death, decadence, decay, darkness, and despair. Valtsanis has also explained that "Most of the times the lyrics are (figuratively) trying to paint a surreal picture quite similarly to H. P. Lovecraft’s way of writing, though our lyrics do not deal with the Cthulhu Mythos or with fictional themes." Various critics have compared the band's sound to Incantation, Morbid Angel, and other death metal bands. Critics have also noted the combination of death metal and doom metal influences on the album.
Valtsanis has said in an interview that:
"We wanted the drums to sound more aggressive this time, as for the guitars we used our own gear/amplifiers as always. But this studio was better at capturing our sound and the sound engineer was a lot more cooperative towards my instructions so the final result is much closer to what we wanted, compared to ‘graves…’. The guitars are a bit dirtier because we recorded 4 rhythm guitars without correcting mistakes so they’re not super tight but it was a compromise we were willing to make in order to get a heavier sound and more natural feel on the recording, instead of making everything perfect and fool people that we’re flawless musicians (because we are not)."
Unlike their previous album, the artwork for Promulgation of the Fall was not created by their friend Timo Ketola.
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