German Death Metallers SCALPTURE have revealed a lyric visualiser for their new single 'Landsknecht' (German name for mercenaries of the Thirty Years' War), taken from the band’s upcoming fourth album "Landkrieg" which is scheduled for March 7th 2025 via Testimony Records.
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/oCetyab0p74
SCALPTURE comment: "Mercenaries from across Europe were enlisted by the highest bidding nobles to fight in what we now call the Thirty Years' War", vocalist and history buff Thorsten Pieper explains. "These were called 'Landsknechte' in German, which means literally 'servants of the land'. They were typically battle-hardened veterans, known for their colourful and flamboyant apparel as well as the horrors, which they brought to the towns and regions that they ravaged on behalf of their masters. 'Landsknecht' is a straight forward death metal gut punch that portrays the brutality, chaos, and hopelessness that marked their often short lives during these seemingly endless decades of destruction."
SCALPTURE deliver their fourth album "Landkrieg", which means 'land warfare' in German, with deadly precision and an ambitious mission statement: to conquer the world.
This time, it is not just one of the usual war themes, but each song on "Landkrieg" revolves around the 30 Year War that devastated the German lands from 1618 until 1648. On "Landkrieg", SCALPTURE stay true to their deadly roots, but their sound has been refined by endless hours on the road, playing more shows, and many days and nights well spent in the rehearsing space and at Hellforge Studio. The new songs are brutal, hard-hitting, and 100 % death metal, but they also leave room for variety and cool twists. When SCALPTURE came into being in the German city of Bielefeld in 2009, founding guitarist Felix Marbach already had a clear vision: The musical direction was to be death metal without any compromise regarding its roots and values, but at the same time the band aimed to evolve into a singular musical entity with a unique style very much their own right from the start. It is hardly surprising that all SCALPTURE's album titles refer to the topic of 'war' that the band has decided to adopt as their prime lyrical theme. Staying away from glorifying stereotypes, their texts are built on detailed historical research and portray the horrors that the abyss of war has caused in some of the darkest hours of humankind. Although the Germans have chosen war as their main subject, SCALPTURE embrace modern values such as tolerance, peace, and reason.
SCALPTURE unleash a new "Landkrieg" and that leaves the world with only two choices: run for cover or bang that death metal head hard!
Tracklist:
01. The Fall …
02. Into Catastrophe
03. Til Jeret Undergang
04. Landsknecht
05. Wallenstein
06. Den Mörka Nattens Lejon
>>> Video Clip: https://youtu.be/gA9jHvARhFk
07. Of Siege And Besieged
08. Schwedentrunk
09. Hell's Choirs Chant
10. Bellum Se Ipsum Alet
Line-up:
Tobias Aselmann - Guitar
Felix Marbach - Guitar
Niklas Neuwöhner - Bass
Moritz Nixdorf - Drums
Thorsten Pieper - Vocals
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