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American extreme metal act
VORAATH
has released single/video
‘Judas Blood and Vultures’
produced & mixed by Joshua Nassaru Ward
mastered by Mike Low
Gearing up for a debut full-length in 2024 via Exitus Stratagem Records, VORAATH unleashes brutal horror-inspired extreme metal.
Earlier this year they revealed their new vocalist Chelsea Marrow (Visitant, The Monster Factory – Death Metal Choir for the video game DOOM Eternal with the reenvisioned, remixed and remastered version of the single and music video ‘Siren Head’ along with the addition of guest melodic vocals from Taylor Presnell.
Now the band embarks on telling their next horror tale with ‘Judas Blood and Vultures’, the first from a series of music videos they will be offering in the coming months in support of their forthcoming album.
“We are excited to kick off our official series of music videos that encapsulate the lore of the music. We want to integrate many visual elements, from action to horror to science fantasy; this song highlights the pace of the album. The title of the song, ‘Judas Blood and Vultures’ is a story of betrayal told through the lens of an action-horror. We want the audience to feel as if they are watching a first-person video game, blending our style of metal with our enthusiasm for 80’s sci-fi/horror and video games. We are excited to be working with Exitus Stratagem Records in bringing to life our musical vision. We are aiming to bring more than just metal but an entire experience, an auditory odyssey while still keeping our roots in blackened symphonic death metal.”
adds Voraath band founder and drummer Joshua Nassaru Ward.
Ward co-wrote the storyline for ‘Judas Blood and Vultures’ along with directing its video with the combined efforts of the band’s team at Eldersverse Studio.
The story of ‘Judas Blood and Vultures’ takes place in the year 2193 – Mission: 3116 The Red Village incident:
The Valewalkers are contacted by an old friend, Tobias to investigate a series of strange disappearances in a neighboring village.
It is believed that a vile creature from beyond the Nexus Rift, known by the locals as Lumia is responsible for the missing villagers, among them, Tobias’ new bride and infant child.
As the hunters and their forlorn guide begin their pursuit of the creature and its cultist minions, they soon discover that not all is as it seems in the ruins of the red village.
Integrating science fantasy, soundscapes, and metal, VORAATH looks forward to tantalizing audiences and leaving them anticipating their forthcoming debut album in 2024.
“I wanted to create more than just another metal band but an intricate brand with lore to explore alongside the music. We are creating a metal multiverse,” adds Ward.
As they tour across the American midwest, they promise an onslaught of theatrics, bringing their stories of the music to life.
Atmospheric and driving, the medley of blast beats, chugging bass, and heavily distorted solos will be both intense and immersive.
Ward:
“Our stage wear is directly from the lore. Each one of us is a character in the lore of our music. Tactical dystopian armor, Alien-like helmets with red glowing lights, we try to represent the vibe we are writing about.”
American extreme metal band
VORAATH
will release single/video
‘Siren Head’
Produced by Joshua Ward
Mixed by Joshua Ward
Mastered by Mike Low
Voraath are:
Chelsea Marrow – vocals
Tylor Kohl – guitar
Paul McBride – bass
Joshua Ward – drums, keys, vocals, studio guitars
Metal Injection:
“Crushing Sci-Fi Death Metal“
No Clean Singing:
“The music (The Barrens) reaches new heights of fire-storming intensity, burning with feverish desperation, and then suddenly shifts into a classically influenced acoustic guitar and bass instrumental that’s sublime. That proves to be a segue into yet another phase of the musical narrative, one that’s glorious. The drums continue their blistering assault, but the music soars on the wings of solos of riveting splendor, heroic singing that goes sky-high, and the vast sweep of cinematic synths, which collectively end the track in a panoramic finale of stunning magnificence.”
Decibel Mag:
“they are a band who’ve combined their musical and visual sides into a silver screen-worthy, sci-fi based, death metal odyssey centered around alien contact, the devastation and degradation of the environment and humanity, rule by corporate overlords and henchmen, Primitivism vs. Futurism and, of course, lots of blood, guts and killing.”
Shared Stage with
Rings of Saturn, Extortionist, Volcandra
Tours and Festivals:
2022 – Cyber Shed U.S. tour with Rings of Saturn
2023 – Dimensional Destruction tour with Volcandra
2023 – Headling the Blast Beats and Brews festival in Atlanta GA
August 2023 – Michigan Metal Fest (with Born of Osiris)
VORAATH will release on the 27th of july 2023 single ‘Siren Head’.
Joshua Nassaru Ward – Drummer/ Band Founder:
“This was the first song we wrote as a band, it was a fun song inspired by our children who were fans of the horror creature ‘siren head’ which is a creature developed by Trevor Henderson. So for us, this was a bonding song for us and our kids. Our lore features interdimensional deities anyways so it was not out of our conceptual scope to write a song about ‘Siren Head’. With our new vocalist bringing so much to the table and revitalizing the project, we wanted to remake the song to introduce her sound and stylistic approach to our music, setting the pace for what’s to come with the full album.”
Voraath is a Sci-fi horror-inspired extreme metal band featuring members from Xael, Visitant, Rapheumets Well, Implosive Disgorgence, and Sweet Blood.
Crafting their own musical, the music serves to take you on an auditory odyssey.
An otherworldly and experimental metal act based out of the Carolinas, Voraath unifies epic soundscapes with bone-crushing brutal riffs.
In September 2021, Voraath began as an experimental project with Joshua Nassaru Ward (Xael, Rapheumets Well), Tylor Kohl, and Paul McBride.
In April of 2023, Chelsea Marrow joined the team as the lead vocalist.
The word Voraath itself refers to an act of vengeance as well as the deity of wrath.
“Our music is set on a dystopian earth about a hundred and thirty years in the future. Eighty percent of the population has disappeared after the arrival of three interdimensional entities and the world is governed by corporations. The music and lore are told from the standpoint of a group of contracted hunters who inadvertently becomes part of a much more insidious plot with cosmic implications.”
“Our outfits are handcrafted by the wife of our guitarist (Frank Kohl). The armor and cuirass that our vocalist wears were handcrafted by leather crafter/armorer Joshua Niemeyer who is the owner of the crafting company ‘The Grim Ringer’. Our masks are altered mesh masks crafted by Tylor Kohl and Joshua Ward.”
“Our drummer Joshua Ward also does drum tech work, working for renowned drummers such as George Kollias and Pete Sandoval.”
“The lore of the music is inspired by 80’s sci-fi movies, game lore, and folk tales of the Appalachian mountains.”
“Both band rooms and studios exist on farmland in the mountains of N.C. and S.C. where members of Voraath go on group camping, kayaking, and tactical training adventures which inspire the vibe which the band portrays.”
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