Update on the DARKEST ERA full length on metal blade.....
""DARKEST ERA reveals front art for Metal Blade debut 'The Last Caress Of Light'! Tracklisting and release date announced!
DARKEST ERA, the heavy metal band based in Northern Ireland and one of Metal Blade's newest additions to its artist roster, have recently completed work on their forthcoming album titled The Last Caress of Light.
The release date for The Last Caress of Light has now been set for February 11/14, 2011 in Europe and February 15 in North America!
The Last Caress of Light track listing:
1. The Morrigan
2. An Ancient Fire Burns
3. Beneath The Frozen Sky
4. Heathen Burial
5. Visions of the Dawn
6. To Face The Black Tide
7. Poem To The Gael
8. The Last Caress Of Light Before The Dark
Comments the band on the artwork and album title: "The title is taken from the closing song on the album. There are a number of different themes running through the record; "The Last Caress of Light" represents the turning of the tide, the fragile line between hope and despair, and the battle of strength against weakness.
The artwork was done highly renowned metal cover artist Paul McCarroll. He based the concept around the opening line of the opening song, and the image depicts the Morrigan in her transition between goddess of war and the serpent form she took when she attacked CĂş Chulainn, the mythical Irish warrior. The story is allegorical of the other, more personal themes explored on the album. Paul did a great job in creating something which both compliments the conceptual vision for the album, and that looks totally killer!""