| Available worldwide through Dark Descent on digital, CD and vinyl formats on October 15, Towards Eschaton can be previewed now at this location.
Exploring the depths of the subterranean caverns in which they dwell, CRAVEN IDOL have reached beyond their blackened thrash roots by incorporating elements of doom, traditional heavy metal and classic death. The result is eight incantations of extreme metal as it was known in the days before the subgenre pigeonholing and trend-fucking allegiance to scenes.
Towards Eschaton, which features artwork by Paolo Girardi, represents the culmination of CRAVEN IDOL’s dark visions to date. A coalescing of the band’s new and older material results in a mercurial assault, but one whose constituent parts each read from the same bloodied hymn sheet. Thematically the album deals primarily with the rotten fabric of religion and the depraved notions birthed upon its gilded altars. Musically the record owes fealty to the maligned era in which black and death metal juddered into unlife, born dead in cemeteries haunted by relentless riffs and the screams of the hellbound. The beasts of Bathory, Possessed, Venom, Absu, Candlemass, Sarcofago, Belial, Manilla Road, Gospel Of The Horns, Mercyful Fate, Hobbs Angel Of Death, Inquisition, Samael and Autopsy have all left their mark on Towards Eschaton. Â
Pre-order info is available at www.darkdescentrecords.com.
„I could just tell you to buy Towards Eschaton, but why should you? I’ll tell you why, it’s because it fucking superb. The raw energy and unbridled spite here is a joy to behold, as Craven Idol rip through the 8 tracks here. Listening to Towards Eschaton you can feel the pressure building up as the razor sharp riffs set out on a mission to carve up your very soul. This is an evil and cleansing listening experience.“– The Lair of Filth
„Craven Idol have wormed their way into a position that finds them on a similar lofty perch alongside bands of the Destroyer 666 and old Dissection caliber with their powerful deathly churn that breeds memorable music and a weighty strike against the gates of heaven. Towards Eschaton is a fine release that unveils even more worth upon repeated spins and acts as a supreme statement of intent that the future of Craven Idol indeed looks bright.“
– Worm Gear ‚Zine |
