Seven years without a new studio album by
long-running Swedish black metal act DARK FUNERAL was a tough time for
its worldwide legions of fans, but finally in 2016, two decades after
the release of the band’s legendary debut album “The Secrets Of The
Black Arts” a new aeon is about to begin. And, DARK FUNERAL’s sixth
studio album, “Where Shadows Forever Reign”, produced by Daniel
Bergstrand (In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth), actually refers back to
the aforementioned first album in several ways: Firstly, it proudly
comes along with stunning artwork by Necrolord (Dissection, Necrophobic,
Emperor) just like “The Secrets…” back in ‘96, secondly, it also marks a
debut of sorts as it is the first DARK FUNERAL opus with new vocalist
Heljarmadr (Grá). His vitriolic snarl finds a perfect match in Lord
Ahriman’s trademark riffing, and shines on the intense opening track,
which would not have felt out of place on 1998’s “Vobiscum Satanas”, as
well as on the slower epic, “As I Ascend”, the diverse “To Carve Another
Wound”, or the grim finale “Where Shadows Forever Reign”. Rewarding
their fans to the fullest with an incredibly strong new album burning
with passion and determination, DARK FUNERAL shall celebrate a
triumphant return…in the sign of the horns.