Onwards into battle, one more time…In the two years since MEMORIAM released ‘Requiem For Mankind’, the band hasn’t rested on their laurels. Their fourth studio album, ‘To The End’, is due for release on March 26th via Reaper Entertainment.
Today, the band presents the third album trailer for the upcoming record. Let Frank Healy share more about the songwriting of the new album: https://youtu.be/ZEsT8kv5yZo
The second digital single “Failure to Comply” will be released on February 26th, 2021.
Marking the beginning of a second trilogy of albums, To The End serves as something of a prologue to the first three MEMORIAM albums. Working backwards and narrating the life story of the leader whose demise was depicted in the first trilogy, the lyrics on the album may play out in a fictional realm, but they incorporate inspiration from real life. A central theme of war is coloured with political fulminations and everyday experiences that combine to create a cohesive and enthralling chronicle.
The four-piece returned to producer, Russ Russell, for the recording of To The End. For the first time, the band demoed the songs and entered the studio with a new level of preparedness. Coupled with their close relationship with Russell, this created an environment that allowed for greater experimentation, as demonstrated by the diverse array of textures and sounds present on the nine tracks on the album.
From the earliest days of the band, they had their eye on the art of Dan Seagrave (Benediction, Dismember, Hypocrisy, Suffocation, etc) as an accompaniment to their music. Having created the artwork for the first three MEMORIAM albums, he has also created the cover for To The End.
MEMORIAM are:
Karl Willetts | vocals (ex-BOLT THROWER)
Frank Healy | bass (ex-BENEDICTION)
Spike T Smith | drums (Sacrilege, Conflict, Killing Joke, The Damned)
Scott Fairfax | guitars (AS THE WORLD DIES, ex-BENEDICTION live)
