Satanic Black Metal overlords Solar Deity have finished recording the follow-up to ‘The Darkness Of Being’ and the sequel to their debut ‘In The Name Of Satan’. The second part of the band’s ‘Satan’ trilogy, ‘Devil Worship’ will be released very soon, and according to guitarist/vocalist Aditya Mehta, is as intense as the previous ones but much darker than anything they’ve done before.
The other half of Indian’s most ferocious black metal band, bassist Animesh ‘Asmo’ Das, says, “Programming drums for the three tracks took longer than what both of us expected, and all the effort reflects in what will be heard. Ashwin’s (Shriyan, producer) prowess made it easier, but by the time we finished work on the second track, I was already at my wit’s end, deconstructing and restructuring the patterns, rolls and fills that were written for each riff.”
With piercing tremolo picked riffs and insane blastbeats, the band’s first release, ‘In The Name Of Satan’ was a rather faultless blend of melody and aggression, giving us nothing but pure essence of viciousness. Whereas, ‘The Darkness Of Being’ continued to caress the prowess that the band had so pristinely displayed in their first EP and their single ‘Snowless’. Songs like ‘Ceremonial Feast At The Black Temple’, ‘Blasphemous Chanting On A Moonless Night’ and ‘Circling The Moon’ quickly drew the attention of all heavy listeners across the country as Black Metal was something rare to come across in India despite the country’s growing population of metal bands. Solar Deity’s stature further elevated with excellent performances in Mumbai and mainly with their killer debut performance at the Trendslaughter Fest III earlier this year, where they adapted the attire of grim reapers by dressing up in black robes.
‘Devil Worship’ is being produced by Ashwin Shriyan (bassist of Demonic Resurrection and Reptilian Death) at Mindmap Studio, and will be released via Nephalist Recordings. The artwork, release date and track list will be made available shortly on this website.
Official website: http://www.solardeityindia.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SolarDeityIndia
Bandcamp: http://solar-deity.bandcamp.com/
