Mael Mordha has completed work on its fourth full length album, due for release later this year via Candlelight Records. The follow up to 2010’s ‘Manannan’ is the band’s first album as a four piece following the departure of guitarist Anthony Lindsay in 2011. The album was recorded at Foel Studios in Wales, produced by Chris Fielding (Winterfylleth, Electric Wizard, Mourning Beloveth) and mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano (Ghost, Angel Witch, Primordial).
The album contains eight tracks in total and continues the conceptual themes of the band’s previous work which fuses historical and mythological tales of ancient Ireland.
Frontman Roibeard O Bogail said: “We are really proud of how this one turned out. It took a lot longer than expected but we feel it’s a further evolution in terms of the band’s song writing and the unique Mael Mórdha sound. It’s also a little bit darker and takes our music into some interesting new areas. There is a bleakness to it in places but also some crushing heaviness, galloping riffs and emotive melodies. We’ve already played a couple of the tracks live and they’ve gone down really well, so we can’t wait for people to hear the whole thing and get more of the songs into our live set.”
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Cluain Tarbh - 2005
Gealtacht Mael Mórdha - 2007
Manannán - 2010
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In ancient Ireland, in the year 998 A.D. Mael Mórdha, King of the province Leinster, began a bloody rebellion against the High King of Ireland, Brian Ború. The hostility culminated in a colossal battle at Cluain Tarbh (near modern Dublin). In the battle, many of the great warriors and leaders of ancient Ireland met their fate as the green Irish countryside ran red with their blood. 1000 years later, taking inspiration from their forefathers, five new warriors began another rebellion, rising up within the Irish metal scene to craft a truly unique blend of never before heard doom metal and traditional Irish laments, now known as ‘Gaelic Doom Metal’.
Mael Mórdha’s battling spirit lives on in the band and his bloody legacy inspires the ferocious live performances which have won them many followers, allowing them to quickly conquer their homeland and take their fight to continental Europe and beyond. In 2005 Mael Mórdha strengthened its force by agreed an alliance with German record label, Grau. Away from the battlefield Mael Mórdha has released two albums. ‘Cluain Tarbh’, taking its name from the famous battle, was released in 2005 and was followed in 2007 by ‘Gealtacht Mael Mórdha’, an album inspired by the tormented mind of the great warrior that gave the band its name. The third album, ‘Manannán’, which takes its name from the Irish God of the Sea, is out now.
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Mael Mordha - Intro and Cluain Tarbh - Live at Siege of Limerick 31.03.2013
Mael Mordha - Realms of Insanity - Live at Siege of Limerick 31.03.2013
Mael Mordha - Vinterblot (Bathory Cover)
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