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Stormruler - Under The Burning Eclipse (CD) Sharpen your blades and prepare for war with fast-rising USA black metal export STORMRULER! The St. Louis-based two-man project Ü featuring the dark lyrical genius and deft skill of guitarist/vocalist Jason Asberry and drummer Jesse Schobel Ü combines unrelenting black metal atmosphere and vision from varying metal genres with a brutal, modernized twist of inspiration culled from war, high-fantasy and history. STORMRULER's blistering debut album, Under The Burning Eclipse, does just that and more, and sees a 2021 re-release via Napalm Records. Featuring 19 tracks alternating with ominous instrumental ambience and incendiary black metal riffage and fury, the album tells harrowing tales of war, death, victory and defeat, and delivers an unmatched, hellscaped auditory experience. Creeping in like menacing sonic smoke, instrumental ambient intro track ÓShine Of Ivory HornsÝ launches directly into opener ÓReign Of The Winged DukeÝ. Instantly careened into a cascade of blastbeats and infernal riffage, searing vocals top the track as it tells the tale of an immortal magical beast searching for divine power! Under The Burning Eclipse evenly ebbs and flows between warning mystical atmosphere and ghastly action, evident on the likes of blackened headbobbers ÓAge Of Steel & BloodÝ, ÓDawn Of The Eternal FireÝ and unrelenting 8+ minute title epic ÓUnder The Burning EclipseÝ. Standout burner ÓOf Hollowed Souls & Distant FlameÝ looks to the north with archaic screams and memorable, colossal progressions, while combat-ready tracks like ÓAt The Cliffs Of Azure CityÝ incorporate ruminations of classic heavy metal combined with scorched, war-torn percussion. The album traverses desolate musical peaks and valleys before closing with the otherworldly brutality of ÓFear The Old BloodÝ Ü a non-stop onslaught of black metal attack Ü and ambient, acoustically-driven finisher of oldeÓFields Of Mortal ShameÝ. Under The Burning Eclipse is a solid hour of fantasy-laden, grim fables transfixed in blackened scourge. Fans of extreme metal will not want to miss this debut offering from the mighty STORMRULER! TRACKLISTING 1. Shine Of Ivory Horns 2. Reign Of The Winged Duke 3. The March Onto Golden Lands 4. Age Of Steel & Blood 5. Culling Of The Blood Moon 6. Blood Of The Old Wolf 7. Journey To The Unknown 8. Under The Burning Eclipse 9. Prithee, Chosen 10. Of Hollowed Souls & Distant Flame 11. An Empire Of Ash & Dust 12. At The Cliffs Of Azure City 13. Illuminating The Ancient Sky 14. Dawn Of The Eternal Fire 15. A Message From A Foreign King 16. Mark Of The Valkyrie 17. Blood Ritual 18. Fear The Old Blood 19. Fields Of Mortal Shame
