The Gates of Slumber: new track available for download

A new The Gates of Slumber track is now available for download. (Courtesy of Stereogum).  ‘Blood and Thunder’ comes off the group’s new album entitled Hymns Of Blood And Thunder, which is scheduled for release on September 29 via Rise Above Records.

According to Stereogum’s Brandon: “If you’re familiar with Indianapolis’s Gates Of Slumber, you’ll know last year’s Conqueror was appropriately titled: The Robert E. Howard-loving, St. Vitus / Cirith Ungol-influenced doom trio’s third album was deservedly among my favorite albums of 2008. Shockingly, they’ve topped it with album four, the also correctly titled Hymns Of Blood And Thunder. Holy.
Like last time, they went into the studio with Sanford Parker, who gives the 10 tracks a Kull-like crunch with a dark vintage ambiance that feels dense but never cluttered. See, for example, the anthemic closer “Blood And Thunder.” It might seem strange to start with the finale, but in the case of Hymns Of Blood And Thunder, each piece is a worthy show stopper. This is truly meat-and-potatoes metal at its best. Feast on the epic album art while you take a listen.”

Tags: doom, doom metal, Hymns of Blood and Thunder, rise above records, Stereogum, the gates of slumber

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