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UK symphonic black metal veterans Hecate Enthroned have released a new single and music video, “Deathless in the Dryad Glade,” offering another look at their upcoming album The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried, due out May 29 via M-Theory Audio.
The track leans into the band’s signature mix of orchestral weight and blackened aggression, but there’s something colder running underneath it, less theatrical, more unsettling.
According to vocalist Joe Stamps, the song centers on being pulled off course by something ancient and hostile:
“Deathless in the Dryad Glade is a chronicle of being led astray by malevolent woodland entities… a transformation where one becomes ‘one with nature’ in the most unsettling and permanent of ways.”
So not the romantic version of nature. Something darker. Something that doesn’t let you leave.
The video, shot by Jack Maguire, follows that same direction, less spectacle, more atmosphere. It keeps things restrained and lets the tone carry it, rather than drowning it in effects.
This marks the second preview from the upcoming record, which is shaping up to stay rooted in what Hecate Enthroned have always done well: symphonic black metal that doesn’t feel polished for comfort. Just another step deeper into their own lane.
WATCH: THE PREVIOUS VIDEO/SINGLE: Gallery of Rotting Portraits Below.
Scheduled for a global manifestation HECATE ENTHRONED new album, The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried,’ is set for release on May 29th, the new full-length will be available in multiple physical forms:
- Digipak CD
- Limited-Edition Colored Vinyl: 250 copies of Boreal Light (EU) and 250 copies of Draconic Vision (US).
- Digital Platforms
- Exclusive Ritual Bundles: Limited pre-order packages featuring exclusive t-shirt designs (must pre-order by May 8)
CLAIM YOUR COPY: M-Theory Audio Store | Official Bandcamp
(Orders ship from US or Europe based on your location, or for UK fans order direct from Plastichead
Produced by the band alongside Dan Abela (Akercocke, Anaal Nathrakh), the album has been mixed and mastered to deliver maximum sonic devastation. The visual identity of the record was forged by Erskine Designs (Inanimate Existence, Bleed The Sky), capturing the ancient myths and legends that fuel the lyrics.
“These are huge, epic, hard-hitting songs carved in the traditional Hecate way,” says bassist Dylan Hughes. “It is a menacing veil delivered with a crisp, modern punch.”
HECATE ENTHRONED is:
Joe Stamps – Vocals
Nige Dennan – guitar
Andy Milnes – guitar
Dylan Hughes – bass
Pete White – piano/keyboards
Matt Holmes – drums
For more info:
www.m-theoryaudio.com
www.facebook.com/hecateenthroned
www.instagram.com/hecateenthronedofficial
