Description

Black vinyl. Limited 500 copies

In the past few years Steve Sylvester, the main force behind Death SS, has shown some interesting musical directions. Some industrialized metal has surfaced through many of the later releases. This single features a track from the 2013 album, Resurrection. The Crimson Shrine seems to play modern symphonic power metal against traditional early Death SS sounds to a tangible degree. Sylvester’s vocals aren’t as high-ended as they were in the Heavy Demons era of the band, which might be a fine drop in terms of the music’s general style nowadays. There’s a logical aura of the past when he sings, there’s no denying that, but the tone has switched to accommodate time and age. I can’t get over how Death SS manages to combine all of these wicked elements of metal and incorporate them nicely. Death SS twists the psyche just perfectly. The band re-enters the fray with all of the subtlety of a small Italian village’s street performance of Faust where the audience becomes players in the grand views of Hell. Call it a return to roots, if you will, but it works and it’s great to hear. The B-side of the single is a cover version of the Rainbow classic Gates Of Babylon which is exclusive for this single

Track listing:
1. The Crimson Shine
2. Gates Of Babylon-Rainbow cover