Greek extreme metal band, KARMA VIOLENS, have released a teaser video for 'Men Of Gibeah', taken from their third album 'Serpent God'. The new album contains 10 tracks and is set for release on April 13th via GROWL RECORDS (Inactive Messiah) a division of ROAR! Rock of Angels Records (Monument, Gods Of Silence, Mean Streak, Panorama, Oblivion).
Karma Violens 'Men Of Gibeah' Teaser Video:
‘Serpent God‘, was produced and mixed by Costas Papadopoulos and Karma Violens at Symbolic Studios. Recordings by Costas Papadopoulos at Symbolic Studios. Mastered by Andreas Karayiannis at Dysmorphia Studios. The artwork and layout created by Greek Design mastermind Giannis Nakos at Remedy Art Studios.
KARMA VIOLENS returns with their 3rd album “Serpent God“. The album is an outcome of their new sound – an amalgam of extreme metal forms, with black metal influences prevailing. “Serpent God” is a conceptual album, mainly focusing on the transparency of today’s social standards and ideas. Freedom, or lack thereof today, is the main body of what the album conveys; man’s tendency to create social “musts” and “have-to’s” via religion, God and modern society. The Serpent God is the liberation from our modern way of life.
Track listing:
1. Men Of Gibeah
2. Serpent God
3. Sons Of Destruction
4. A Letter To The Worthless Chamber
5. The Sun I Never Had
6. Dark Morel
7. The Constractors
8. Radix Malorum
9. Eternal Darkness
10. Blood Aurora
KARMA VIOLENS was formed in 2002 and made an impact on the Greek metal music scene, a result of its powerful live performances (supporting Judas Priest, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, Fear Factory, to name a few). The release of their first EP “Katara” was chosen as “demo of the month” In UK’s Metal Hammer on May 2007. KARMA VIOLENS deliver with ‘Serpent God‘ an amalgam of black/death metal sound, creating a gloomy and dark atmosphere from the very first second of the intro song.
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LINEUP
Marios – Vocals
George – Guitars
Costas – Guitars
Steven – Bass
BIOGRAPHY
If you believe in Karma then you have to believe that Violence is something innate in every human or inhuman being. Karma in the old and now Indian religions is the concept of "action" understood which creates the entire cycle of cause and effect. Violence from the other hand is inside in each one of us, some people can control and others cannot, but in every occasion it is a part of human nature. Living in the modern world, all of us can see violence in our eyes, in the streets and everywhere. The combination of Karma Violens describes the action of Violence, because every action in these brutal days creates a violent respond.
Karma Violens is an extreme metal band which has created an amalgam of Extreme Metal (death, thrash, black), combined with Hardcore music lines and idiosyncrasy.
"Skin of Existence" constitutes 11 dark and heavy songs that break the metal music borders and brings together styles of black metal, melodic death and thrash. The album was recorded and produced by the band, mixed by Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, etc) and mastered by Alan Duches (Motorhead, Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, etc).
The first musical signs of the band came with the release of the band's first E.P. called "KATARA" which was selected as "Demo of the month" in the UK's Metal Hammer magazine in May 2007.
The first album, "Dormancy" was released in 2011. Mixed and mastered at Lambesis studios in California, USA owned by Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying). There Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague, Sworn Enemy) created a massive heavy wall of sound and gave the opportunity to the band to be heard as it should be heavily heard.
Besides the recordings, the priority for the band is to play live with whomever whenever, and wherever, so that the name of the band can reach to as many possible bleeding ears. The band has shared the stage with significant bands such as Judas Priest, Amon Amarth, Fear Factory, Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Heaven Shall Burn, Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh, The Ocean, and Darkest Hour.
DISCOGRAPHY
Dormancy - 2011
Skin of Existence - 2015
Serpent God - 2018