Pile of Priests, by Pile of Priests

Pile of Priests

by Pile of Priests

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SkunkBeatManiac Death/Thrash Metal with dynamic time signatures and grooves. This album is progressive in Edge of Sanity/Death sort of way; it has good speeds and memorable tunes overall. The vocal style is a very deep harsh, which also reminds me of Dan Swanö. The bass line is notably clear and has the good punch.

ChestnutPuck Nice prog death with a cool concept to boot. Favorite track: The Aversion.

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1.	Intro 01:28	info
2.	The Aversion 03:28
3.	Death of the Paragon 06:09
4.	Exile Unto Divination 05:17	lyrics
Days have past And still I ride As far away From that horrid sight My thoughts are blurred But my task is clear To taste revenge I must persevere The path has brought me to A garrison of men Though unbeknownst They take me in Banished knights who have Cursed the king Lament for the heretics And our suffering I’ll learn their ways Of sword and shield We won’t relent ‘till the Tyrant’s repealed Then one night they Spoke of her A powerful demigod With angelic allure Sharpened eyes of destiny Unsheathed of all despair Gazing past the uncertainty To find her waiting there Thrust into an inflamed glimpse A vision linked Has she bewitched my mind To make me think? When I came back to cognizance I was bidden to reach this sorceress Sharpened eyes of destiny Unsheathed of all despair Gazing past the uncertainty To find her waiting there
5.	Conjunction of Souls 05:05	info
6.	The Threshold 02:21	info
7.	Deus Delenda Est 06:05
8.	Bloodstained Citadel 04:24	lyrics
The taste of blood is on my lips Unyielding The crown above begins to slip Into the depths I force my hands upon your neck In vengeful expulsion Thrust onto the altar’s crest To pray no more Placed together, face to face With our blades we end this Bloodstained, on this day Disdained, monarchs cursed away Bloodstained, collapse of faith Profanation, I embrace The king and queen are left in their Lesser form In blasphemy we are relived from The tyranny As I thought we relined the Equipoise A knife is pierced into her chest By my nemesis Perverse is the snake In one last offense Brought to the edge And dropped to your death I’m left to bereave In absence of light At cost to triumph I’m given the right
9.	The Restitution 08:36	info

about

Pile of Priests' self titled album is a conceptual story that takes place centuries ago in a fictional universe not unlike our own.

Plot summary: An exiled prince of kingdom ruled by a deranged king, seeks out the help of a powerful sorceress to end his father's reign of a slave like religion and avenge his rebellious sister who became a martyr after her execution.

Dark and melodic, the progressive death metal album is a huge milestone for the band. The band acknowledges that it encompasses the style they have been striving to portray for a long time. Guitarist and vocalist for the band Evan Salvador comments:
"We decided to self title the album because we feel like it encompasses our true sound, something we have been building up to throughout the years and collectively agree has been achieved with this album.”

Legendary Swedish musician and producer Dan Swanö, whom mixed and mastered the album, comments:
"An excellent showcase of what can be done with the metal genre when you think a bit outside the box! Massive and progressive yet memorable tunes, where my fave one is "Deus Delenda Est", bringing me back to the kind of thrash I was hooked at the end of the 80's"

credits

released May 22, 2020

Evan Salvador: Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting, Lyrics and Album Concept
Patrick Leyn: Fretless Bass
Evan Knight: Drums

Guest Vocals on “Conjunction of Souls” and “The Restitution” by Adrienne Cowan.
Guest Piano “Intro” written and performed by Cody J. Tyler.

Drums and vocals recorded by Nick Nodurft at Rusty Sun Audio.
Guitars and bass recorded by Evan Knight.
Piano “Intro” recorded by Cody J. Tyler.
Adrienne’s vocals recorded by Jack Kosto.
Mixed and Mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound.
Additional Editing by Tony Pettersson at TepTee Media.

Album artwork by Mark W. Richards of Heavy Hand Illustration.
Album layout and back tray card artwork by S. Wyatt Houseman of Hidden Hand Extreme Music Marketing.
Photography by Boutte Photography & Design.

Released under Extreme Metal Music, subsidiary of Italy's Rockshots Records

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Pile of Priests Denver, Colorado

Pile of Priests released their long awaited self-titled full length sophomore album on May 22nd, 2020. The band originated in 2009 as death/thrash band and has since evolved into a progressive death metal band.

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