Beneath the endless, foreboding skies of East Anglia, the region of England most steeped in tales of witchcraft and witch burnings, where the dark, empty fens stretch out to become the labyrinthine reed beds and marshes and eventually the cold North Sea, comes a sound of desolate doom, aching emptiness, nightmare and shadows…
For eight years Consecration have been labouring in the darkness, slowly building a legion of fans dedicated to their eldritch endeavours; to many though, their music has remained an obscure secret...until now. On June 22nd Consecration will release a vast digital anthology entitled Remembrance, which will unlock the vault and allow the light to fall upon their incredible canon of work so far. Eight years of morbid incantations and melancholy summoning unleashed, from the black thunder of the unforgiving Gut The Priest EP, to the bleak majesty of the Ephemerality album, with a host of additional material haunting the spaces in between. This is Consecration’s first eight years of recorded material in its entirety, a fully restored and remastered digital compendium of their psalms of sorrow and cursed litanies of loss.
These are the hymns of heartbreak upon which a monolith will be built. These are the spirit-crushing sounds that will form the foundations of a legacy of mourning, an empire of tears. Beware, the future is bleak indeed…and when the shades of night draw in don’t say that you weren’t warned. The gates of the crypt are open and the spirits of Consecration are at large.
Remembrance will be available exclusively at the Consecration Bandcamp site from June 29th.
Tracks 01-08 originally appeared on the Ephemerality album, released 2014, tracks 09-12 previously unreleased 2011 demo recordings, tracks 13-18 appeared in their original form on the 2010 EP Gut The Priest.
All tracks restored and remastered for this compilation.
Track Listing:
1 – In Decayed Embrace
2 – Buried Alive
3 – Echoes Of The Dead
4 – The Visitant
5 – The Summoning Of Sufferance
6 – Purity Through Pain
7 – Inviting The Impure
8 – Thy Requiem Lament
9 – The Darkening
10 - Persecution Dominion
11 – Inviting The Impure
12 – Horse
13 – The Vine
14 – Consecration
15 – Gut The Priest
16 – The Ever Dying
17 – Cast Down For The Burning
18 – The Vine (Reprise)
Consecration - Remebrance promo video:
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LINEUP
Daniel Bollans – Vocals and all lyrics, artwork and graphic design
Shane Amies – Bass
Liam Houseago – Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars
Jordan Grant - Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars
Jorge Figueiredo- Drums and Percussion
BIOGRAPHY
Consecration is a Death Doom Metal band from Norwich, England.
2018
• June ‘Remembrance’, is released, a digital anthology covering our first 8 years and containing remastered versions of ‘Ephemerality’ and the ‘Gut The Priest’ EP, and a number of unreleased demo tracks, with new artwork for the package.
• April we signed to Imperative PR for management representation
• February we entered Ashwood studios to record ‘Fragilium’, our sophomore album in demo form.
• We plan on completing the full recording of ‘Fragilium’ in the Autumn of this year.
2017
• Saw us focus mainly on writing the follow up to ‘Ephemerality’.
• March we played the ‘UKEM Disciples Of Extremity’ all day festival in York alongside Old Corpse Road & Reign Of Erebus.
• Another highlight show saw us supporting Stahlsarg.
2015-16
• Saw us release new merchandise to coincide with the album ‘Ephemerality’, with limited T-shirt designs. All sold out quickly.
• April 2015 we had a fantastic show at DesertFest, Camden; on a bill including Sleep, Orange Goblin, Cancer, Angelwitch & Eye Of Solitude.
• Other highlight shows included supporting Ethereal & Eastern Front
2014
• We entered HVR Studios between November 2013 & February 2014 to record our debut album ‘Ephemerality’.
• August we signed a deal with UKEM Records.
• October we played DxM Festival at Scruffy Murphy’s, Birmingham; supporting Absolution and Acatalepsy.
• November we discovered we had one of our live shows reviewed for an Australian publication – ‘Trendkill Magazine’.
• December ‘Ephemerality’ was released on UKEM Records and via PHD for digital distribution. This was also available via Sevared Records & Comatose Music in the USA, Endless Winter in Russia, Amputated Vein in Japan and via a number of other Independents in Canada, Australia, Germany, Greece, Spain & Poland.
• The album has been very well received, with the number of plays on streaming sites being very positive. Reviews include: 8/10 - Doomed To Darkness * 8/10 - Northern Darkness * 16/20 - No Noise No Good * 8/10 - Doom-Metal.com * 7/10 - Metalhead.IT
2013
• March we had the privilege to be included on the ‘Metal Carnage I’ compilation, showcasing some great UK underground metal acts. This was produced and available via Abyssus Records and was advertised in Terrorizer magazine.
• July saw the release of our second EP ‘Echoes Of The Dead’. This self-produced demo was recorded live during rehearsals. The EP showcased 3 brand new songs, alongside a reworking of a previously unreleased track.
• November a career highlight for us all was supporting Esoteric at the Asylum II, Birmingham, a band we all respect & admire.
2011-12
• February saw us supporting Rock/ Doom legends Leaf Hound in London
• May saw us release our debut promo video for the track ‘Gut The Priest’; filmed, edited & produced entirely by ourselves.
• June we entered UEA Studios, to record all of our new and updated material in demo form.
• August we released ‘Unhallowed’. A self-produced promotional DVD containing tracks from the ‘Gut The Priest’ EP, the promo video for ‘Gut The Priest’, together with teaser tracks of new songs, photo gallery, new artwork, and a video biography.
• 2012 was spent writing and playing a number of select live shows.
2010
• Consecration was founded in May 2010. After a short period we recorded two demos on a four track. These gathered a lot of interest and excellent feedback, despite the low quality production.
• September we entered Tides Reach Studio to record our debut EP entitled ‘Gut The Priest’. This was an entirely self-released effort, comprising 6 tracks. This had a number of great reviews, including: 4/5 - Zero Tolerance Magazine * 8/10 - Destructive Music * 7/10 - Doommantia.com * 3.5/5 - Metal Rules.com. Limited T-shirt designs produced for the release all sold out very quickly.
We have played frequent gigs both locally, and across the country, in locations such as London, Newcastle, Birmingham & Bristol. We have supported Esoteric, Desecration, Denounce, Ancient Ascendant, Absolution, Merciless Terror, Decrepid, De Profundis, Stahlsarg, Leaf Hound, Old Corpse Road, Reign Of Erebus & Eastern Front to name a few. Our live shows have consistently been praised.
We have been featured on radio stations such as Onslaught Radio * Brutal Existence * Grip Of Delusion * Live Funeral * Team Rock
We have numerous influences, and bring a wide range of styles to our sound.
Bands that have inspired us include: My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Anathema, Novembers Doom, Esoteric, Bolt Thrower, Death, Morbid Angel, Carcass & Opeth.
DISCOGRAPHY
Ephemerality - 2014
Remembrance - 2018