Adelaide extreme metal outfit Freedom of Fear announce their new album Carpathia will be released October 21 via EVP Recordings.
The band have shared the first single Zenith, an intense force of nature which combines tech-death, black metal and melodic death metal influences. Featuring German tech-death legend Hannes Grossmann (Necrophagist, Obscura) on drums, and the world class mixing of V. Santura (Triptykon, Dark Fortress), Carpathia bridges the gap between old-school sophistication and modern punch.
“Lyrically, it explores the effects of consuming a ‘magic potion’. Set under a full moon on the coast, the subject goes through a psychological transformation, facing their subconscious thoughts and underlying animalistic instincts. The lyrics largely personify the ‘zenith moon’ as a perceived source of both wisdom and danger” – guitarist Matt Walters.
