Following the release of various singles on digital format, US-based Occult Doom Rock trio Hail Darkness are ready to release their debut full-length album “Death Divine,” which is scheduled to be released on August 15, 2024 via the band’s own label Vatican Records.
Comprised of ten songs, “Death Divine” sees Hail Darkness incorporating elements of occult 70’s rock, psychedelia, doom and folk to take listeners on a magical and dark cosmic journey, while the lyrics talk about occult themes inspired by old occult movies and some personal experiences. Pre-Orders will be announced soon.
Meanwhile, listen to two songs from the album previously available as digital singles, namely “Luciferan Dawn” and “Coven Of The Blackened One” through the YouTube player below:
Hail Darkness was founded by bassist Joshua in Phoenix where the first songs were recorded and produced around mid 2020 along with Jez on guitar and vocals and Emmet on drums.
They soon relocated to Jez’s home in South Carolina, setting up a home studio to begin an extensive three year studio session recording up to four hours worth of material.
Initially the goal was to recreate the vintage sound of their idols; T-Rex, Jefferson Airplane, Pentagram, Shocking Blue, Focus, Jes Franco soundtracks, Black Sabbath, Lucifer Rising, Mountain, Captain Beyond and many others… and mix with the sounds of their more modern favourites like Cathedral and Electric Wizard.
In the studio Hail Darkness is accompanied by a host of friend multi-instrumentalists also referred to as the Hail Darkness Coven, who help out with various instruments to create the expansive exotic Psychedelic sound of Hail Darkness.
