“The Eternal Fanfare”, the upcoming EP from the American one-woman Black Metal act HULDER, is the follow-up to last year’s “Godslastering: Hymns of a Forlorn Peasantry”, and is scheduled to be released on July 1st, via 20 Buck Spin. Alongside the band have released “Sylvan Awakening”, the first single of the new EP.
With the release of her “Godslastering: Hymns of a Forlorn Peasantry”, HULDER made it known that the pure traditional Black Metal of earlier releases could be classical, rich in detail and creatively novel once again. A triumphant debut that indicated much more to come.
On “The Eternal Fanfare”, HULDER expands the scope laid out on the debut, taking the production value to new places with more low-end depth and forceful resonance . The songwriting capability continues to sharpen into a dense confluence of her disparate influences such as on the cinematically expansive “Burden Of Flesh And Bone” and “Sylvan Awakening” to the cold stormblast ferocity of the title track. A side opener “Curse From Beyond” is a celestial atmospheric piece akin to DEAD CAN DANCE at their most mysteriously plaintive while the pensive lament of closer “A Perilous Journey” concludes “The Eternal Fanfare” with an aura of melancholic finality.
“The Eternal Fanfare” presents a stark interlude between the “Godslastering: Hymns of a Forlorn Peasantry”’ album and the forthcoming second full length. Yet on its own, a powerful statement of haunting new horizons and evolving mastery, ascendent and bottomless at once.
HULDER (who’s a full band live) is also gearing up for a tour with SKELETON, including a few shows with DEVIL MASTER. See all confirmed dates below:
7/09/2022 Aces High Saloon – Salt Lake City, UT
7/12/2022 1867 Bar – Lincoln, NE
7/13/2022 Raccoon Motel – Davenport, IA
7/14/2022 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
7/15/2022 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL w/ Devil Master
7/16/2022 Black Circle Brewing – Indianapolis, IN w/ Devil Master
7/17/2022 The Ready Room – Louis, MO w/ Devil Master
7/18/2022 Boggs Social – Atlanta, GA
7/19/2022 Will’s Pub – Orlando, FL
7/20/2022 The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL #
7/22/2022 The Goat – New Orleans, LA
7/23/2022 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX #
7/24/2022 The Lost Well – Austin, TX #
7/27/2022 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
7/29/2022 20 Buck Spin Label Showcase @ First Street Pool Billiards – Los Angeles, LA
7/30/2022 Golden Bull – Oakland, CA #
8/05/2022 Dante’s – Portland, OR #
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Tracklist:
- Curse From Beyond
- Burden Of Flesh And Bone
- Sylvan Awakening
- The Eternal Fanfare
- A Perilous Journey
You can listen to “Sylvan Awakening” in the following video:
