Graveworm: Fragments Of Death – new album

New album by Italy's symphonic black metallers GRAVEWORM has been unleashed upon Europe today, October 21st, 2011, via Nuclear Blast Records. Entitled ‘Fragments Of Death’, the album was recorded at the Dream Sound Studios in Munich, Germany, and mastered by Jan Vacik. Cover artwork was created by artist Daniel Hofer. Commented vocalist Stephano Fiori:

“For me, the cover artwork reflects the lyrics exactly. The album generally deals with the topic of death. So the fragments are pieces of the puzzle of death. Each one of the songs represents a way to die. For example, song six is about the happenings in Japan. Other songs are about war, which sadly still exists in this world these days. We’re all influenced by all of these proceedings. Be it that you’re confronted with them yourself, you know someone who is, or you see it in the media. The angel of death on the cover is made of pieces of the puzzle, the so-called elements of death…”

Download yourself the track ‘See No Future’ free of charge from Nuclear Blast here and watch the track's video below. Buy GRAVEWORM stuff here (Nuclear Blast).

Hailing from Bruneck, Italy, GRAVEWORM formed in 1992. Signed by Serenades Records in 1997, GRAVEWORM went on to release a handful of EPs and a number of gothic-symphonic black metal albums, including 1997's ‘When Daylight's Gone, 1999's ‘As The Angels Reach The Beauty’ and 2001's critically acclaimed ‘Scourge Of Malice’ (released in the U.S. through Napalm Records). In 2002, as GRAVEWORM inked a deal with Nuclear Blast, bassist Didi Schraffel and guitarist Eric Treffel left the band. The band's next release, 2003's ‘Engraved In Black’, the first album to feature guitarist and bassist Eric Righi, earned GRAVEWORM comparisons to DIMMU BORGIR and CRADLE OF FILTH:

“Clocking in at less than 40 minutes (42 if you have the limited-edition digipak with a bonus track), the album is refreshingly direct and concise when compared to most bloated black metal prog opuses, but it’s also clogged with the Gothic synths, articulate riffing, dramatic bravado, and guttural-to-piercing-rasp vocal trade-offs on which the aforementioned “Filthies” [CRADLE OF FILTH] banked their artistically successful career,” [commented John Serba, AllMusic – more here]

More personnel shifting followed before GRAVEWORM's next album, 2005's ‘(N)utopia’ was issued, followed by 2007's ‘Collateral Defect’ and 2009's ‘Diabolical Figures’, released on Massacre Records.

GRAVEWORM features: Stefano Fiori – vocals, Eric Righi – guitar, Thomas Orgler – guitar, Florian Reiner – bass, Martin Innerbichler – drums and Sabine Mair - keyboards