Today, Saturnal Records
announces May 21st as the international release date for Sabhankra's highly anticipated
fifth album, Death to Traitors, on CD format.
Hailing from Turkey, Sabhankra was
formed in 2001 as Savaş Sungur’s personal project under the name of
Constantinopolis. The project soon became regionally known for its epic musical
work and its combination of folk, power, and death metal styles.
Constantinopolis released its first demo, The
Sudden Death, in 2002, followed by a 70-minute debut album, For the Empire, in 2003 and
acquired underground vogue.
The project became a band and appeared onstage starting in 2004. Following its
second stage performance, the band took the name of Sabhankra and performed at
various venues throughout Turkey. Sabhankra released
their debut album, Powercraft, in
2006, blending folk melodies of different cultures and winning local and
international recognition. In 2006, the band released a concert DVD of its
album premiere; the concert consisted of the bands Sabhankra, Necrophagist,
Orphaned Land, and Samael. Between 2006-2008, the band was occupied with
performances and album recordings.
Encompassing six songs
in a searingly compact 36 minutes, Death to Traitors is
undeniably Sabhankra's most extreme work
to date. But for all its aggression, atmosphere also takes equal importance,
establishing a mysticism that's otherworldly and uniquely Sabhankra. Not for nothing,
then, is the album titled Death to Traitors:
this is a swift 'n' decisive strike upon unbelievers, and should once and for
all establish Sabhankra on an
international scale. If ripp(l)ing melodic black metal played with passion and
precision is your vice, then Sabhankra have
your fix with Death to Traitors!
Find your first fix with the brand-new track "Call to Arms" HERE at Saturnal's official YouTube
channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting
for Sabhankra's Death to Traitors
1. Call to Arms [6:21]
2. Burn Down Their Halls [5:42]
3. Death to Traitors [4:23]
4. Heavens are Fake [5:08]
5. I Came This Far For Nothing [7:25]
6. Awakened in the Dark [6:41]
