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“…no doubt, the song is an anthem, a battle anthem…” – No Clean Singing
No Clean Singing presents the exclusive premiere of “Blades On The Rampart,” the new single from Colorado-based traditional heavy metal warriors CHAMBER MAGE. The song is the latest preview preceding the band’s debut LP, By Light Of Emerald Gods, nearing release on Nameless Grave Records.
CHAMBER MAGE’s By The Light Of Emerald Gods is a fifty-minute record boasting a charged offensive fueled by galloping riffs and soaring melodies through eight anthems that thunder with tales of battle and magic, tragedy and triumph. Highly recommended for fans of Nocturnal Rites, Visigoth, Jag Panzer, Armored Saint, Slough Feg, Cirith Ungol, and Manilla Road.
By The Light Of Emerald Gods was recorded and mixed by Ivan Alcala at Cadaver Audio, mastered by Andrew Lee (Ripped To Shreds), and completed with cover art by William Nevin. The closing track features guest cello by Angela Jensen, while guests JP Abboud, Taylor Webb, Charles Wahler, Matt Harrigan, Noelle Bovee, and Justin Venman join the members of CHAMBER MAGE as The Emerald Choir throughout the album.
With “Blades On The Rampart,” the band offers, “This is one of the first songs we completed as a band which really helped us define what makes a CHAMBER MAGE song, and has been a live staple since we started gigging. It’s a good example of how the guitars are stylistically different and in different voicings, but the performances are tight and the riffs gel together to help form our sound. We also hit the ever-effective step-up key change at the end of the song to bump the energy up!
No Clean Singing delivers a detailed review of the album alongside the new single, writing in part, “…no doubt, the song is an anthem, a battle anthem… The riffing channels a charge, and its feverish energy charges up the adrenaline. The riffs are also big hooks, as are the vocal melodies. But the band also provide an interlude, a chance for listeners to catch their breath and to become immersed in a different kind of mood. The racing stops, and the music begins to sound like the mysterious and melancholy strains of a violin, like a last moment of somber peace before the blades must come out as the conflict resumes — and resume it does, with the music flying higher, augmented by gloriously delirious guitar soloing that seizes and holds attention throughout.”
CHAMBER MAGE’s “Blades On The Rampart” is now playing exclusively at No Clean Singing RIGHT HERE.
By The Light Of Emerald Gods will be released on CD and LP March 28th. Find preorders at the Nameless Grave Records webshop HERE and Bandcamp where “The Emerald Tower Revealed” is streaming HERE.
CHAMBER MAGE will support the release of the album live throughout the months ahead, already confirmed to play Hell’s Heroes in Houston, Texas the weekend before the album’s release, where they’ll perform alongside Abbath, Saxon, Coroner, D.R.I., Samael, Cavalera, Raven, Warlord, Crimson Glory, Exciter, and many others. Additional live updates will be posted alongside additional previews of the album over the weeks ahead.
CHAMBER MAGE Live:
3/20-22/2025 Hell’s Heroes Festival 2025 – Houston, TX [tickets]
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