Sharpen your blades and prepare for war with fast-rising USA black metal export STORMRULER
St. Louis, MO black metal duo STORMRULER - consisting of midwestern scene stalwarts Jason Asberry (vocals/guitars/bass) and Jesse Schobel (drums/vocals) - recently announced their return with the upcoming new album, Sacred Rites & Black Magick, out October 14, 2022 via Napalm Records!
Stormruler combines unrelenting black metal atmosphere and vision from varying metal genres with a brutal, modernized twist of inspiration culled from high-fantasy and history. Listen carefully – you may just be able to identify themes from some of your favorite stories, games and more…
Featuring 19 tracks alternating between ominous instrumental ambience and incendiary black metal riffs and fury, the album tells harrowing tales of war, death, victory and defeat, and delivers an unmatched, hellscaped auditory experience.
This is proven evident on first single “Reign Of The Winged Duke” – a searing track made rich with blackened thrashy blastbeats, infernal riffage and powerful progressions as it tells the tale of an immortal magical beast. Its accompanying video sees STORMRULER donning their finest armor and swords, readying for battle!
“We are thrilled to embark upon this journey with a solid label like Napalm Records. Many bands that have inspired us have found their home on Napalm in the past and presently. We hope to forge our own path amongst their legacies!”
- Stormruler comments on signing to Napalm Records:
“STORMRULER is living proof that excellent black metal is not an entirely Scandinavian business! Under The Burning Eclipse is probably the best black metal album of the last 10 years!”
- Sebastian Münch, A&R, Napalm Records adds
STORMRULER also recently signed with Hard Impact Management
“When Sebastian at Napalm called me up to check out Stormuler, I immediately saw the fire and did not hesitate to make them part of the Hard Impact family. Scandinavia was the birth place of black metal, but I think America is now crafting some of the most forward thinking black metal bands in the world. Stormuler has the work ethic and the songwriting magic to compete amongst the best in the genre, and I look forward to helping develop them to their full potential.”
- Maurizio Iacono