AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: STRIGAMPIRE — “SOLD OUR SOUL”

Canada is home to a great many metal bands, and over 60 of them participated in the contest to determine which one would represent the country at Wacken Metal Battle in Germany during the famed Open Air festival last August. The chosen band was Strigampire from Trois-Rivières in Quebec.

It was good timing for the band, because they’re following that appearance next month with a new album named All To Dominate, their first release of new music in five years (and again with their strigoi mascot Stan on the cover). One single from the album has already been released, and today we bring you an official video for another one — “Sold Our Soul“.

Left to Right: BadGuy P / Bass – Johnny Dead / Guitars – Steve DC / Vocals – Willy Thousand / Guitars – James Foster / Drums
Photo Credit – Jonathan Beaupied

Lyrically, this new song is about the band’s passion for heavy music, to the point of being willing to sell their souls to the devil for the love of metal and rock. But on the other hands, the lyrics also express, as vocalist Steve DC explains, the importance of taking time “to appreciate the wonders that surround us in this wild adventure along the path of life”:

“I believe that our most beautiful moments occur when we veer off the road and venture into uncharted territory. Even if the journey is occasionally bumpy, we never cease to move forward! For us, it’s when we venture off the common path that we truly find what makes us proud.”

In keeping with those sentiments, the music is a high-voltage, hell-raising, head-hooking thrillride.

Feverishly jittery riffing, a booming low-end pulse, and bestial snarls build anticipation for what’s to come, and what comes is a rushing phalanx of jolting grooves, slashing and searing chords, riotously swirling leads, and scorch-the-earth vocals.

The song hammers the pulse, and there’s abundant devilry in it too, as well as near-sung gang yells, tumbling percussive fills, deliriously exultant soloing that soars to screaming heights — and a break for a beer. But there’s a kind of mystical melodic line that also slithers through the heavy metal exultation until the soloing rockets it high.

The video is in keeping with the lyrical sentiments too, and also provides evidence of why the band are so much fun to see on stage.

As for the album as a whole, we’ll share these further thoughts from the band:

“Musically, we maintain a similar recipe to our previous albums while also reinventing ourselves a bit. Some songs have a more black metal style, others lean towards rock; some are highly aggressive, while others are more melodic and tempered. Even though it remains melodic and has nothing to do with mathcore or technical death metal, we showcase each member’s musical skills through frantic guitar solos and high-energy drum rhythms.”

Below, you’ll also find a lyric video for that previously released first single, the album’s opening track, “Liberty“.

The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Cryptopsy‘s Chris Donaldson, and it’s recommended for fans of Arch Enemy, Children Of Bodom, and At The Gates. Pre-orders are open now:

PRE-ORDER:
https://strigampire.bandcamp.com/album/all-to-dominate

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