MetalSucks is currently streaming Necroverse, the impending new EP from New Orleans, Louisiana-based death thrash trio HERAKLEION. The premiere comes just two days before the EP’s official release Friday, September 13th!
Necroverse spews forth five tracks of living, seething death thrash that serves as the listener’s vessel from the world of mortality into the realm of the dead. Songs focus on the morbid curiosity that humanity has with the afterlife. Each track touches on a different instance that attempts to rationalize that moment where life ceases and the journey through the realm of death begins.
Writes MetalSucks, “Crawling out of the swamps of Louisiana like a voracious gator looking for its next victim, HERAKLEION’s forthcoming EP Necroverse has the sort of menacing energy you’d expect from death metal bands of old. It’s that all-encompassing feeling that they’re set and comfortable with what they are and they give zero fucks if you agree with their methods. Either you’re on board or you’re not… From the menacing riffage in ‘What Is, Was, And Will Forever Be’ to the almost Chuck Schuldiner-esque playing in ‘Blood Of Nessus,’ it’s incredibly apparent that these guys are disciples of the greats. If you’re a long-time death metal fan and want to find out what the future of the genre sounds like, then sit your ass down, hit play, and let Necroverse wash over you like an unyielding torrent.”
Stream HERAKLEION’s Necroverse EP, exclusively at MetalSucks, at THIS LOCATION.
Watch HERAKLEION’s video for “The Tomb” HERE.
An entirely analog production overseen by producer Pete deBoer (Blood Incantation, Devil Master, Spectral Voice), Necroverse was tracked live at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas, like it was 1989. The recording was done on an API Legacy Plus, a Studer 24-track tape machine, and a full complement of analog outboard gear. Notes drummer Speed Wilson, “The goal was to make a recording that sounds closer to what’s in our record collections, than to what records sound like now.”
HERAKLEION’s Necroverse EP, which features cover art by Noah Meihoff, will be released on CD, LP, cassette, and digital formats. Find preorders at the HERAKLEION webshop HERE or Bandcamp HERE.
HERAKLEION – named after an ancient Egyptian city that was thought to be a myth, but was actually discovered underwater in 2000 – was forged in 2020 when drummer Speed Wilson, met guitarist/vocalist Apollo Xydias. Bassist Christian Woerner rounded out the lineup in April of the following year. Influenced by the likes of Morbid Angel, Pestilence, and Voïvod, the band spent the Summer writing and tracked what was intended to be their first demo. Duane Simoneaux (Crowbar, Down, Exhorder, Eye AM) of OCD Recording And Production was brought in to mix and master those tracks, which saw release as the band’s debut EP, Curse Of Eternity, in February 2022. Metal Plague crowned the offering, “a ferocious blast of death-infused thrash that makes many a metalhead sit up and take notice,” while NOLA’s Paranoize observed, “HERAKLEION’s gritty brand of death thrash somehow simultaneously melds classic, blackened style with a fresh take on the genre.”
Since that time, HERAKLEION has been booking itself across the Southeast US to promote their debut, including a handful of small tours with Goatwhore and Skeletal Remains. HERAKLEION recently served as the opening band on the first leg of Goatwhore’s current North American tour with additional headlining shows booked for the Fall. See all confirmed dates below.
HERAKLEION Live:
9/13/2024 Feed N Seed – Lafayette, LA * Necroverse EP release show
9/26/2024 Handlebar – Pensacola, FL
9/27/2024 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
9/28/2024 The S.P.O.T – Orlando, FL
9/29/2024 The Bark – Tallahassee, FL
“This release offers a raw, unfiltered slab of metal that defies modern conventions, embracing the analog spirit of the past.” – Decibel Magazine
“…a brilliant display of gritty, punishing classic death thrash, but it is also so much more than that. Old school to the core, HERAKLEION delivers their form of the genre in a way that is as authentic as it gets.” – Nine Circles
“…a raw, unapologetic take on humanity’s morbid curiosity about the moment of crossing over. If you’re tired of the usual trends, dive into this out-of-step, thought-provoking sonic assault.” – Brutally Delicious
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