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FUNERAL STORM stream new HELLS HEADBANGERS album

Today, Greek black metallers Funeral Storm stream the entirety of their highly anticipated second album, Chthonic Invocations. Set for international release on May 10th via Hells Headbangers, hear Funeral Storm‘s Chthonic Invocations in its entirety here:

It was but 2019 when Funeral Storm made their grand entrance onto the international metal stage with their acclaimed debut album, Arcane Mysteries, courtesy of Hells Headbangers. While their history goes back to 2001, activities didn’t begin in earnest until 2012, and hard graft became their watchword. But it was Arcane Mysteries that majestically consolidated all of Funeral Storm‘s considerable promise into one grand statement of classic Greek black metal in an authentically early ’90s style. It certainly didn’t hurt that that debut album featured Varathron founder Necroabyssious on vocals. Two years came a split 7″ with Greek comrades Synteleia, appropriately titled The Ancient Calling, also courtesy of Hells Headbangers.

That split featured a scaled-back lineup of Necroabyssious and guitarist Arcania and founding guitarist / bassist / drum-programmer Wampyrion, and thus fortified does Funeral Storm‘s second full-length follow. Likewise appropriately titled, Chthonic Invocations further explores the steadfast theme of the Cthulhu mythos. More specifically, Funeral Storm‘s second album in general focuses on death, in every form, for Arcania and Wampyrion were totally isolated during the lockdown and Necroabyssious was heavily infected with Covid-19 to a point where the band didn’t know what would happen. However, after he was healed, Necroabyssious delivered an exceptionally aggressive performance, suiting to his bandmates’ more surging yet more mystical music. Truly, Chthonic Invocations sounds like Funeral Storm 666%, and harkens even further into the ancient past: to say that the album could’ve been released in 1993 on Unisound is an understatement to end all understatements. But again, just like its full-length predecessor, Chthonic Invocations easily avoids lazy “throwback” status on both the strength of its songwriting and its era-authentic synths, handled by both Arcania and Wampyrion.

Featuring another awe-inspiring cover courtesy of Markus Vesper (Denial of God, Manilla Road, Attic), with Chthonic Invocations do Funeral Storm once again triumphantly revive atmospheric tartaric black metal in the vein of the old Hellenic scene. The old ones have been summoned!

Preorder info can be found HERE. Aforementioned cover artwork and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Funeral Storm’s Chthonic Invocations
1. Whispers From The Beyond
2. Behold The Dark
3. The Void
4. Funeral Pyre
5. The Epitaph Of The Dead
6. The Covenant Of Old
7. Mistress Of The Night (The Gathering Begins)
8. The Calling Of The Father

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FUNERAL STORM set release date for new HELLS HEADBANGERS album

Today, Hells Headbangers announces May 10th as the international release date for Funeral Storm highly anticipated second album, Chthonic Invocations, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

It was but 2019 when Funeral Storm made their grand entrance onto the international metal stage with their acclaimed debut album, Arcane Mysteries, courtesy of Hells Headbangers. While their history goes back to 2001, activities didn’t begin in earnest until 2012, and hard graft became their watchword. But it was Arcane Mysteries that majestically consolidated all of Funeral Storm‘s considerable promise into one grand statement of classic Greek black metal in an authentically early ’90s style. It certainly didn’t hurt that that debut album featured Varathron founder Necroabyssious on vocals. Two years came a split 7″ with Greek comrades Synteleia, appropriately titled The Ancient Calling, also courtesy of Hells Headbangers.

That split featured a scaled-back lineup of Necroabyssious and guitarist Arcania and founding guitarist / bassist / drum-programmer Wampyrion, and thus fortified does Funeral Storm‘s second full-length follow. Likewise appropriately titled, Chthonic Invocations further explores the steadfast theme of the Cthulhu mythos. More specifically, Funeral Storm‘s second album in general focuses on death, in every form, for Arcania and Wampyrion were totally isolated during the lockdown and Necroabyssious was heavily infected with Covid-19 to a point where the band didn’t know what would happen. However, after he was healed, Necroabyssious delivered an exceptionally aggressive performance, suiting to his bandmates’ more surging yet more mystical music. Truly, Chthonic Invocations sounds like Funeral Storm 666%, and harkens even further into the ancient past: to say that the album could’ve been released in 1993 on Unisound is an understatement to end all understatements. But again, just like its full-length predecessor, Chthonic Invocations easily avoids lazy “throwback” status on both the strength of its songwriting and its era-authentic synths, handled by both Arcania and Wampyrion.

Featuring another awe-inspiring cover courtesy of Markus Vesper (Denial of God, Manilla Road, Attic), with Chthonic Invocations do Funeral Storm once again triumphantly revive atmospheric tartaric black metal in the vein of the old Hellenic scene. The old ones have been summoned!

In the meantime, hear the previously revealed track “The Void”  here:

Preorder info can be found HERE. Aforementioned cover artwork and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Funeral Storm’s Chthonic Invocations
1. Whispers From The Beyond
2. Behold The Dark
3. The Void
4. Funeral Pyre
5. The Epitaph Of The Dead
6. The Covenant Of Old
7. Mistress Of The Night (The Gathering Begins)
8. The Calling Of The Father

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FUNERAL STORM reveal new Lovecraft-themed track, prepare new HELLS HEADBANGERS album

Today, Greek black metal vanguard Funeral Storm reveal the new track “The Void.” The track is the first to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album, Chthonic Invocations, which will see release through Hells Headbangers later this year. Hear Funeral Storm‘s “The Void” in its entirety here:

The song is to commemorate the passing of H.P. Lovecraft, with the lyrics inspired by “The Viridian Verses” from The Bible Of Cthulhu. As the band explain of the forthcoming Chthonic Invocations, “Inspired by these hard times the world is going through, this album came out a lot darker and aggressive than its predecessor, Arcane Mysteries. This song is dedicated to a very special someone who, under the gaze of the Gods, entered the Void. May They Rise.”

Release date, cover, tracklisting, and preorder info for Chthonic Invocations to be announced shortly. For more info, consult the links below.

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FUNERAL STORM and SYNTELEIA to release new split via HELLS HEADBANGERS, reveal video – streaming in full now

Today, Hells Headbangers announces March 31st as the international release date for The Ancient Calling, a special split 7″ between Funeral Storm and Synteleia.

Aptly titled, The Ancient Calling brings together two newer old-style Greek black metal hordes, both of whom have released celebrated debut albums via Hells Headbangers in 2019: Funeral Storm with Arcane Mysteries and Synteleia with Ending of Unknown Path. Funeral Storm are up first with “Mistress of the Night,” a pulsing stream of sumptuous mystery. Of especial note is that the drum machine used on this track is the exact same one used during the ’90s at Storm Studio for such Hellenic classics as Rotting Christ’s Thy Mighty Contract and Non Serviam, Varathron’s Walpurgisnacht, and Nergal’s The Wizard of Nerath among many others. Not to be outdone, Synteleia bring more mystery with the moody “Stellar Return.” Epic in its narrative, simmering in its tension, and then bringing it all home in climactic fashion, the track poignantly underlines the traditional heavy metal element so intrinsic to the early Greek black metal style.

Today, Hells Headbangers announces March 31st as the international release date for The Ancient Calling, a special split 7" between Funeral Storm and Synteleia. Aptly titled, The Ancient Calling brings together two newer old-style Greek black metal hordes, both of whom have released celebrated debut albums via Hells Headbangers in 2019: Funeral Storm with Arcane Mysteries and Synteleia with Ending of Unknown Path. Funeral Storm are up first with "Mistress of the Night," a pulsing stream of sumptuous mystery. Of especial note is that the drum machine used on this track is the exact same one used during the '90s at Storm Studio for such Hellenic classics as Rotting Christ's Thy Mighty Contract and Non Serviam, Varathron's Walpurgisnacht, and Nergal's The Wizard of Nerath among many others. Not to be outdone, Synteleia bring more mystery with the moody "Stellar Return." Epic in its narrative, simmering in its tension, and then bringing it all home in climactic fashion, the track poignantly underlines the traditional heavy metal element so intrinsic to the early Greek black metal style.

Fittingly, the cover art for The Ancient Calling was done by none other than Panos Sounas, who did the classic cover art for Necromantia’s first two albums, Crossing the Fiery Path and Scarlet Evil Witching Black. The past is fully alive with Funeral Storm and Synteleia – hail Hellas!

Hear for yourself by streaming The Ancient Calling in full here:

Also see & hear a lyric video for Funeral Storm‘s “Mistress of the Night”

cover and tracklisting as follows:

Tracklisting for The Ancient Calling
1. Funeral Storm – Mistress of the Night
2. Synteleia – Stellar Return

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FUNERAL STORM set release date, reveal cover art for HELLS HEADBANGERS debut – features Varathron member

Today, Hells Headbangers sets May 31st as the international release date for Funeral Storm‘s highly anticipated debut album, Arcane Mysteries, on CD format; the vinyl LP version will follow later this year. Featuring members from Hellenic scene legends Varathron, Funeral Storm deliver truly ancient – and truly authentic – Greek black metal in the most classic early ’90s style, full of mysticism and might. 

Funeral Storm was formed in 2001 by Wampyrion Markhor Necrowolf under the name Raven Throne as a one-man-project. The name was later changed for legal reasons, and after several changes, the moniker Funeral Storm was chosen. Lyrical themes were set early on, and are heavily inspired by occultism, legends, myths, evil, mysteries, horror, and the Cthulhu mythos.

After several lineup changes and one live show, Wampyrion decided to stop any activities concerning the band until 2012, where he released a digital split with Mortuus Sum and a six-way split on tape format with Human Serpent, Thaer Os Valael, Opus Magorum, Silent Dominion, and Varg Order a year later under his label Abyssic Black Cult Records.

Funeral Storm were active again with the addition of members of Serpent Path. In 2016, Mercyful Hell Productions released a compilation with songs that cover most of the years of Funeral Storm that were never actually released. In the meantime, Wampyrion decided to change the sound of the band, now fully inspired by ’90s Greek black metal.

Nick Christogiannis of Deviser and Necroabyssious of Varathron/Katavasia/Zaratus then joined as fulltime members. With this lineup, Funeral Storm released a split in early 2017 with Celestial Rite entitled Funeral Rite with Eskarth of Agatus performing acoustic guitars and a solo on the song “Martyr Of The Lake.” Reaping international acclaim, Funeral Rite was released on 12″ vinyl and CD formats by Iron Bonehead, while Mercyful Hell released the tape format.

Since signing with Hells Headbangers, Funeral Storm added Arcania (Aherusia) on guitars while Christogiannis departed, and the band promptly set to work on their first full-length record. Ever aptly titled Arcane Mysteries, the album proudly and poignantly delivers 43 minutes of atmospheric tartaric black metal in the vein of the old Hellenic scene, inspired by sorcery, magic, and myths. Indeed, Funeral Storm are ancient souls, eschewing the nowadays trends of dissonant non-songwriting and cavernous obfuscation in favor of traditionally epic and dynamic songcraft, reverent to the old Hellenic gods whilst forging terrain all their own, all wrapped in a robust production that powerfully captures the trio’s overt physicality – and indeed, THAT classic pulse. Arcane Mysteries is truly a record that brims with a timeless atmosphere – truly, one of arcane mysteries – and safely avoids lazy “throwback status” due to the inclusion of scene veteran Necroabyssious on vocals and the era-authentic, ever-mystical synths, handled by both Wampyrion and Arcania. In short, it’s an album more than worthy of the legendary early ’90s wave of Greek black metal.

To further underline those classic ties, Arcane Mysteries features two special guests: Eskarth of fellow Hells Headbangers labelmates Agatus performed the solo and acoustic guitars on “Martyr of the Lake,” and The Magus of Necromantia / Prinicipality Of Hell composed, recorded, mixed, and mastered “Wandering Through The Abyss.” Completed by awe-inspiring cover artwork courtesy of Markus Vesper (Denial of God, Manilla Road, Attic), Funeral Storm triumphantly prove that the past is alive…in fact, more than ever!

In the meantime, hear the previously revealed track “Origins of Utter Darkness” here:
Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Funeral Storm’s Arcane Mysteries
1. Invocation Of The Great Red Dragon
2. Ego Sum Filius Draconis
3. The Martyr of the Lake
4. Wandering Through the Abyss
5. Necromancer
6. Necromancer Part 2
7. Funeral Storm
8. Origins Of Utter Darkness
9. From The Great Deep Of The Primordial Waters of Creation
10. Flowers Of My Youth

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FUNERAL STORM sign with HELLS HEADBANGERS, prepare debut album

Today, Hells Headbangers announces the signing of Greek black metallers Funeral Storm. The first fruit of this union shall be the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Arcane Mysteries, which will see release through the label later this year. Now featuring members from Hellenic scene legends Necromantia and Varathron, Funeral Storm deliver truly ancient – and truly authentic – Greek black metal in the most classic early ’90s style, full of mysticism and might.

Funeral Storm was formed in 2001 by Wampyrion Markhor Necrowolf under the name Raven Throne as a one-man-project. The name was later changed for legal reasons, and after several changes, the moniker Funeral Storm was chosen. Lyrical themes were set early on, and are heavily inspired by occultism, legends, myths, evil, mysteries, horror, and the Cthulhu mythos.

After several lineup changes and one live show, Wampyrion decided to stop any activities concerning the band until 2012, where he released a digital split with Mortuus Sum and a six-way split on tape format with Human Serpent, Thaer Os Valael, Opus Magorum, Silent Dominion, and Varg Order a year later under his label Abyssic Black Cult Records.

Funeral Storm were active again with the addition of members of Serpent Path. In 2016, Mercyful Hell Productions released a compilation with songs that cover most of the years of Funeral Storm that were never actually released. In the meantime, Wampyrion decided to change the sound of the band, now fully inspired by ’90s Greek black metal.

Nick Christogiannis of Deviser and Necroabyssious of Varathron/Katavasia/Zaratus then joined as fulltime members. With this lineup, Funeral Storm released a split in early 2017 with Celestial Rite entitled Funeral Rite with Eskarth of Agatus performing acoustic guitars and a solo on the song “Martyr Of The Lake.” Reaping international acclaim, Funeral Rite was released on 12″ vinyl and CD formats by Iron Bonehead, while Mercyful Hell released the tape format.

Funeral Storm now join Hells Headbangers with the addition of Arcania (Aherusia) on guitars to deliver their first full-length album, Arcane Mysteries. An album of approximately 40 minutes of atmospheric tartaric black metal in the vein of old Hellenic black metal inspired by sorcery, magic, and myths, Arcane Mysteries will also feature two special guests: Eskarth of fellow Hells Headbangers labelmates Agatus and M.W Daoloth of Necromantia/Prinicipality Of Hell. The music is being recorded at Raven Studios, while the vocals were recorded at Crown Audio Conspiracies, with mixing & mastering to be done at Studio 222. The front cover design, titled “King Necromancer,” has been created by Markus Vesper (Denial Of God, Manilla Road, Attic).

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