On February 3rd internationally, III Damnation Productions is
proud to present a special compilation from A
Diadem of Dead Stars, Emerald Sunsets,
on digipack CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.
Begun in 2014 and helmed by the prolific The Pilgrim - whose prior bands
include the cult Hierophant's Descent and Angstridden, and currently The Seal
of R'Lyeh and Barak Tor - Greece's A Diadem of Dead Stars proudly
play "Misty Lowlands Black Metal." Theirs is a sound rooted in a
(misty) past; whether it's precisely the mid '90s or the mid-2000s matters not
when faced with such compelling quality. The full-length The Mist Bearer began the
journey in 2014, and continued across a demo, two EPs, and then second
album Kingdoms Bathed in Golden Light in
2016. A recording hiatus ensued until that cursed year of 2020, but that cursed
proved fruitful for The Pilgrim: a single, a demo, and EP followed in quick
succession.
And that's where we arrive with Emerald Sunsets.
Totaling four tracks across 28 minutes, Emerald Sunsets includes
all previously digital-only material from A
Diadem of Dead Stars: namely, 2020's ...Of Green Pastures... single
and The Light That Burns demo and
2021's The Furrow of Woes EP. As
such, this collection sees The Pilgrim at his most invigorating and most
nostalgic, immediately instilling a sense of loss or at least bittersweetness
before building into cresting waves of moonlight mysticism and autumnal
splendor - never categorically "negative" like most extant black
metal, nor necessarily "hopeful" like much falling under the wider
"post-" umbrella - with the upticks/downshifts of speed both fluid
and flowing. Of course, atmosphere is always crucial to the A Diadem of Dead Stars experience,
and you'll find a bounty of it here on Emerald Sunsets,
verily evoking its title. In fact, the record ends on the especially evocative
"Of Green Pastures," a beautifully haunting hymn of acoustic guitar
and birdsong. The way this collection is threaded together makes it less of the
standard odds & ends "collection" and one more suited to its own
headspace and experience. A Diadem of Dead Stars will
guide you to Emerald Sunsets, indeed.
Preorder info to be announced shortly. Cover and tracklisting are as
follows:
Tracklisting
for A Diadem of Dead Stars' Emerald Sunsets
1. The Furrow of Woes [7:08]
2. And Swallows Flew Away From This Land [7:08]
3. The Light That Burns [6:10]
4. Of Green Pastures [6:55]
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