Dragon Fire: New Saor album premier
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Scottish atmospheric black metallers, Saor, are premiering their brand new album tonight, June 21st 2022!
“Origins” is set to be officially released on Friday. However, the Season Of Mist label channel will be streaming the whole thing, from 9pm CEST/8pm UK time. The release this week is also bolstered by a meet-&-greet and signing on Thursday (at Strip Joint), and Friday’s launch show at Slay. Later in the year, they set off around Europe, for a series of live dates promoting Origins.
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Dragon Fire: New Saor album premier
Driving force, Andy Marshall says:
“During the pandemic I listened to a lot of classic heavy metal and I think you’ll hear the influences on the dual lead guitars and solos. I also wanted this to be my heaviest album with emphasis on the riffs. My harsh vocals have changed from deep growls to more of a black metal style. Since the subject of the album is the Picts, I wanted a pagan theme throughout, and so that aspect is a lot more prominent than in the previous albums. I also used instruments such as the Carnyx and tribal drumming to convey that feeling.”
One of the strongest songs on offer, the opener in fact, “Call of the Carnyx”, is in fact about the Carnyx itself,
The ancient Celtic war horn, and it conveys like never before the feeling that it must have been to hear its resounding bellow, calling the Pictish warriors to battle. A moving homage to the legacy of the Picts, Origins guides us through their gods, their fallen heroes who died protecting their families and land, and what still remains of their identity in the Scottish people of today.
As much as we have food for thought, assured and guaranteed entertainment and inspiration for the months to come as we listen to and explore Origins and its themes, its creator is naturally already moving on. Andy doesn’t need much to create the worlds SAOR albums inhabit, and his most powerful tool is always with him. “I don’t need to be in one particular place to write or be inspired,” he explains. “I do have my own little office/studio in my home where I write music and lyrics, but it’s nothing special. My imagination is the most powerful tool for SAOR.” Not only do we vehemently agree, we would even say that imagination is the most powerful tool, always, for everyone. The one untamed weapon we all possess and can use at all times. Free. Without obligations. Unconstrained.
Cover art: Anaïs Mulgre
Track-list
1. Call of the Carnyx (06:58)
2. Fallen (05:04)
3. The Ancient Ones (07:54)
4. Aurora (08:24)
5. Beyond the Wall (06:13)
6. Origins (06:44)
Total: 0:41:17
Line-up: Andy Marshall – Songwriter, Vocals & All Instruments
Recording line-up:
Andy Marshall – Songwriter, Vocals & All Instruments
Dylan Watson – Session Drums
Sophie Marshall – Female Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Folk Instruments: recorded by Andy Marshall at Fortriu Studio, Scotland.
Drums: recorded by Vladmir Cochet at Conatus Studios, Switzerland.
Guitars reamped: LSD-Studio, Germany.
Mixed & Mastered: Lasse Lammert at LSD-Studio, Germany.
Biography: José Carlos Santos
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03.10.2022 – Berlin (DE) – Holle 44
05.10.2022 – Poznań (PL) – U Bazyla
06.10.2022 – Krakow (PL) – Hol
07.10.2022 – Prague (CZ) – Futurum
08.10.2022 – Vienna (AT) – Vienna Metal Meeting
09.10.2022 – Budapest (HU) – Instant
11.10.2022 – Milan (IT) – Slaughter Club
12.10.2022 – Martigny (CH) – Les Caves Du Manoir
13.10.2022 – Lyon (FR) – CCO Villeurbanne
14.10.2022 – Barcelona (ES) – Boveda
15.10.2022 – Madrid (ES) – Caracol
16.10.2022 – Toulouse (FR) – Le Rex
17.10.2022 – Paris (FR) – Petit Bain
19.10.2022 – London (UK) – The Garage
20.10.2022 – Antwerp (BE) – Zappa
22.10.2022 – Essen (DE) – Turock
24.10.2022 – Munich (DE) – Backstage Halle
25.10.2022 – Frankfurt (DE) – Das Bett
26.10.2022 – Leipzig (DE) – Hellraiser
27.10.2022 – Hamburg (DE) – Logo
28.10.2022 – Copenhagen (DK) – Vega
29.10.2022 – Gothenburg (SE) – Pustervik
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