Sargeist premiere new song, album release date

 

   In 2012, Finnish black metal masters Sargeist released what many consider to be one of the best albums the scene has ever seen - Let the Devil In's tasteful, mild symphonic elements and silvery production were a complete departure from the raw, primal, bestial metal the band played in the same vein as their countrymen in Horna, Archgoat, and others, and garnered the attention and admiration of extreme metal fans the world over.
      Today the band announced that they have a new album, entitled Feeding the Crawling Shadows, to be released at the end of the month, and released a new single - 'The Shunned Angel'. From just this brief glimpse into the band's new material, it seems Let the Devil In may have been a one-time affair - 'the Shunned Angel' is grim and icy, but the most notable element is the evil production and the slight echo to vocalist Hoath Torog's maniacal screech as it moves between a high-pitched shriek and a more mid-range bellow. It's a blast of a song, and when you remember that Feeding the Crawling Shadows will see the light of day in four weeks, it's hard not to get a little excited.

     You can listen to 'the Shunned Angel' here, courtesy of Stereogum.