Chicago (IL) - Death/Thrash Metal quintet Crusadist have released a lyric video for "For Blood and Conquest," a track from forthcoming debut album The Unholy Grail. Check it out below:
In March of 2019 Crusadist entered Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin to begin recording The Unholy Grail with producer/engineer Chris Djuricic (Origin, Jungle Rot, November's Doom, Gorgasm, Against The Plagues). Mixing and Mastering duties were then handled by Jeramie Kling ( The Absence, Venom Inc.) and Taylor Nordberg (The Absence, Soilwork) of Smoke and Mirrors Productions in Spring Hills Florida.
The cover art was created by Swedish Artist Par Olofsson (Immolation, Exodus, Unleashed, Aborted, Braindrill, Against The Plagues).
The Unholy Grail will be available on all major digital distributors, as well as on physical format in digipaks. The digipak layout was designed by Ryan Kasparian of Burial Clothing in Eerie, Colorado.
In support of the release, Crusadist has a string of shows booked in the surrounding states in the midwest region and have teamed up with Mikael Parks of World Forge Booking & Touring to work on tour dates beginning March 20 - April 6, 2020.
The band previously released a lyric video for the title track, which can be viewed below:
"Rare is it that an album digs its claws in, deep, from an initial listen. This is one of those rare examples. Keep an eye on these folks, theirs is a name I’m expecting to hear a great deal of in the immediate future following the unleashing of this unholy, snarling, beast."
- CultMetalFlix
Track List:
1. For Blood and Conquest
2. The Unholy Grail
3. Tempered in Black Flame
4. A Moonlit Brigade
5. The Hammer at Dawn
6. Triumphant Through Torture
7. Beyond The Count of Grief
8. The Noble Savage
9. Only The Fearless Ride
Crusadist will release The Unholy Grail on November 29.
Pre-order The Unholy Grail: crusadist.bandcamp.com/album/the-unholy-grail | music.apple.com/us/album/the-unholy-grail/1485124976 | Amazon pre-order
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LINEUP
Shaun Albro - Vocalist/Lyricist
Aaron Nobles - Guitarist
Luke Sever - Lead Guitarist
Kevin Ariel - Bassist
Jason Rak - Drummer
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Formed in July of 2017, by Founding members Shaun Albro, Aaron Nobles and Kevin Ariel. In February of 2018, Drummer Jason Rak joined the group. After countless auditions and failed attempts to find a second guitarist, they decided to record a 3-song demo to showcase the style and to find the missing piece. The recording took place at Iron Hand Audio in Chicago Illinois and was recorded by Dan Klein. Guitarist Luke Sever agreed to help with the recording and went on to write and record the solos on the demo. Once the demo was finished, it was obvious that the search was over.
Now that everything was falling into place, the band started accepting show offers and began to book shows both locally and regionally. Performing in the surrounding states and opening for national and international acts such as Exmortus, Hatchet, Micawber, The Absence, Depths of Hatred, Kalmah, Vried, Homewrecker, Empyrean Throne, Nile, Terrorizer and Vital Remains. During this time the band continued to write material with plans to record a full-length album. That album turned into The Unholy Grail.
DISCOGRAPHY
The Unholy Grail - 2019