Description

Black vinyl with gatefold cover and poster

There can be few better ways to mark the 20th anniversary of your band than releasing the finest record of your career. In Ram’s instance this comes in the form of The Throne Within, the Swedish quintet upping their game across the board to deliver a record with deep roots in classic heavy metal but wielding an energy and freshness to it that places it very much in the now. It is unmistakable Ram, there are fast songs, heavy songs, mid tempo and slower tempos as well. There’s melody and there’s grit. The arrangements are recognizable but some may be unorthodox, states founding guitarist Harry Granroth. We wrote songs with no particular type of record in mind. Sometimes you have a clear picture, sometimes you don’t, and this time we just got together and started writing and saw where that took us. Fans of the band are sure to be hooked from the moment epic opener The Shadowwork explodes to life with a scything riff, making it clear that in 2019 Ram are playing at full force. Vocally, Oscar Carlquist delivers every line with his signature style, pushing himself to give the best possible performance, and Alan Averill of Primordial also features on dramatic closer Ravnfell, the two vocalists sounding commanding alongside each other.

Track list:
1. The Shadowwork
2. Blades Of Betrayal
3. Fang And Fur
4. Violence (Is Golden)
5. The Trap
6. No Refuge
7. Spirit Reaper
8. You All Leave
9. Ravnfell-with Alan Averill