Lord of misrule saturnalia3/2/2023 Echoing vocals add a ’60s Rock sensation along with the guitar riff that could transport the listener to a Jimi Hendrix show. A Pop feeling pervades “Flower Phantoms” right from the beginning. Carrying on with the smoky sense, clear vocals give a cautionary tale quality to the story being told. Thereafter, “The Weird Of Finistere” begins with an absolutely haunting flute and guitar duet. Quiet background chanting adds to the fervor of the beat, even as the track is slowly fading out. Vocals of O’Brien ring out the lyrics, “It’s 4 o’clock and getting on to dark / there’s a feast of fools in the back of the yard,” telling the story of the Lord of Misrule before a wistful guitar ends this track on a downbeat.Ĭoming on with a vintage guitar tone and flute for accented texture, “Half Moon Street” is a track that evokes the freedom of cruising down the highway on a motorcycle, with open road as far as the eye can see. Alternating with the strong beat, heavy guitars and drums change the feeling into one of a dire situation approaching. Then choir-like vocals start the title track, “Lord Of Misrule,” and dive into an aggressive and dynamic melody. Fierce vocals return, reinforcing the solid feel of the track. The flute starts out slowly, but then quickly builds to a rhythm that matches the rest of the song, adding a dramatic flair. Moving along, “The Rogue’s Lot” begins ominously with heavy guitars and a supporting drum line. The outro organ solo blends subtle carnival music with notes of black-and-white Horror film scores. Whether the drums follow the vocal beat, guitar, or organ, they give strong roots to the song. The drums of Carrillo complete the carefree beat by echoing various instrumental pieces of the song. The next track, “Lorely,” lends the listener straight to the ’60s beach scene with a boppy, but simple organ intro and a sleepy guitar piece. Around the five minute mark, acoustic guitars slow the tempo down to emphasize lyrics before picking back up with the intro guitar-and-drum duet and progressing back into the gravelly main beat. A simple tambourine beat pulls all of the instruments together to tie the overall sound up nicely. Then there are ’80s style female Rock singers channeled in to this track with the ferocity of the vocals with a hint of rough passion. Starting the album on an energetic kick is “The Devil’s Widow” with gravelly guitars and a fast flute rhythm. Marking their fourth overall studio album, Lord of Misrule sees the return of production by Liam Watson (The White Stripes) and was recorded at Toe Rag Studios in London, England for nine tracks of new music bound to enchant listeners. Although, Lord of Misrule, set to release March 26, 2016, is a story about the very real Saturnalia festivals of the late Antiquity period. Tying everything together, their lyrics tell amazing stories using Pagan ritual imagery. Often, their stories are taken straight out of Horror films and fictional works, usually at the inspiration of Kennedy. Following up in 2011 with Living with the Ancients and in 2013 with The Eldritch Dark, the band incorporates instruments that were popularly used in ’70s Progressive Rock, such as flute, and bringing a whole new twist to old genres of music such as Metal and Folk. Through some early changes, Alia O’Brien took over as Vocalist, Flutist, and Organist, followed by Bassist Lucas Gadke coming on in 2010 and Drummer Michael Carrillo in 2012.ĭebuting on Rise Above Records in 2008 with self-titled full-length album, Blood Ceremony immediately made a splash in the Goth/Doom Metal scene by fusing the ’60s-’70s psychotropic voice with the weightier sounds of Doom Metal. Naming themselves after the 1973 Spanish Horror film Ceremonia Sangrienta, one about a woman who is a descendant from a countess that used to bathe in the blood of virgins while young girls are found in the area drained of blood, the band was born in 2006 when primary Songwriter/Guitarist Sean Kennedy founded them. Dubbed one of “Toronto’s Most Original Bands,” Canada’s Blood Ceremony has come a long way in the past decade.
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