HOODED MENACE are unveiling the first horror inspired track taken from their forthcoming new album, “Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed”, which is scheduled for release on January 26th, 2018. The Finnish doom-mongers are exclusively premiering their entire song “Charnel Reflections” which can be heard below.
Hooded Menace mastermind Lasse Pyykkö comments: “Initially we had decided not to reveal the horror movie sources behind the lyrics on our new album; to avoid any preconception for the listener, and because none of the lyrics is directly based on any movies but just inspired by movies – a big difference right there. BUT, for the sake of the approaching Halloween, let’s make an exception to our rule and expose the movie that inspired the lyrics of ‘Charnel Reflections’: it’s ‘Demons of the Mind’ from 1972. The lyrics are very much a flow of consciousness, quite surreal and metaphorical. The movie is just a starting point – an inspiration, so to speak. I guess the underlying lyrical theme is madness. I particularly like how the music glides from one mood to another with a smooth, determined flow to it – it’s calm and also savage – and I think, this reflects the lyrics rather nicely. This track is my new favourite in the Hooded Menace catalogue, which is rather a cool thing considering that we’ve already reached our fifth album. Hooded Menace has always been all about memorable tunes, but I feel that we have fine-tuned our approach on “Charnel Reflections” – as well as on our entire new album.”
Hooded Menace furthermore releases the track-list and artwork of “Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed”, which has been created by Adam Burke (SÓLSTAFIR, PORTRAIT) and can be viewed below.
Track-list:
1. Sempiternal Grotesqueries (10:38)
2. In Eerie Deliverance (7:05)
3. Cathedral of Labyrinthine Darkness (7:23)
4. Cascade of Ashes (6:43)
5. Charnel Reflections (7:48)
6. Black Moss (2:21)
