With their upcoming, fourth studio album “Daenacteh”, Norwegian Melodic Death Metallers DECEPTION are broadening their creative songwriting. The result is a bigger sound with more experimental passages and more harmonic content than ever before in the Stavanger collective, while they’re looking to dive deeper into the international market to expand their audience.
The band comments: “We are excited to announce a release date, album cover, track list and name of our upcoming album! On the 22nd of March we release ‘Daenacteh’. The word is a made up word which ties together with the overall concept of the album and we can’t wait to show it to the world. For this album we have taken a deep dive into combining heavy riffs with soundscapes to create a contrasting and story based expression. It is, as the previous album, a concept album. It takes place within a fictional world of sand and famine. As we mentioned, we are looking forward to show you the product of years of hard work!”
“Daenacteh” will be released on LP (black vinyl, limited to 300 copies) and digital formats via Mighty Music on March 22nd, 2024.
With lyrics and music of taking you the listener on a journey through the desert following a young woman trying to care for her family in a brutalitarian state during a national emergency, “Daenacteh” hits the spot on grandiose, epic melodic death metal with the right amount of symphonic influences.
Drawing inspiration from bands like WINTERSUN, SEPTICFLESH and BLOOD RED THRONE, DECEPTION create brutal, hard hitting, technical music surrounded by dark, beautiful and majestic soundscapes with the use of orchestral instruments and synths. After two initial full-lengths, “The Mire” (2021) was the first album going in this direction and was well received both nationally and internationally. Throughout their career, DECEPTION have toured abroad, headlined multiple national tours and have supported acts such as HYPOCRISY, INSOMNIUM, TESTAMENT and ENTOMBED among others.
Recently, the band got an extra spotlight after singer/guitarist Sindre Wathne Johnsen was announced as BLOOD RED THRONE’s new singer.
“Daenacteh” track listing:
- Sulphur Clouds
- King of Salvation
- Iblis’ Mistress
- Assailants
- Monophobic
- Dhariyan
- Be Headed On Your Way
- Daughters of the Desert
