Vircolac came into being in Dublin, Ireland, during the dying embers of 2013 with the intention of creating a timeless take on death metal replete with actual songs, riffs and atmosphere, removed in its own right from some of the contemporaneous styles within death metal that almost sought to unwrite what the essence of a song is. Steeped firmly in the '80s and subsequent early '90s death metal scenes, influences are wide and varied, but never used as a barometer for reference, rather as parts of the whole that have obsessed our collective minds from a young age and are now present in our newest endeavour, The Cursed Travails Of The Demeter EP. So, for now, we bid you welcome on board this cursed ship and join our voyage into damnation.
CD $9.50
08/23/2019
After five years of roaming city streets like a pack of rabid dogs, Vircolac is set to release its debut full length album Masque on Sepulchral Voice Records in Europe and Dark Descent Records in the US. Following on from 2016’s The Cursed Travails Of The Demeter EP, Masque celebrates a bolder edge mixing more visceral and vicious aural assaults with with a foreboding and obtrusive atmosphere throughout the thirty-six minutes of the recording. The album title reflects the myriad masks human beings hide behind and the cover represents what is ultimately left once the mask of flesh is finally removed. Whether pauper or opulently venal, the end is the same for all. Thematically, the album reflects two different strands of story telling, with the first half adopting a starkly defiant tone throughout. The second half then takes a moodier assessment of the obsequious venality that governs the world inhabited and inherited, the conclusion of this being the mass industrialized slaughter of much of Europe’s young in the great war. It is a direct statement of purpose by Vircolac and the culmination of half a decade of steadfast belief in the continual relevance and importance of death metal. “Masque is a raw and aggressive death metal album that maintains a foreboding atmosphere throughout. This is best demonstrated on songs like ‘Snake Among Man,’ where the dizzying, dissonant riffs melt into each other in a sea of discordance and growls.” —Decibel Magazine
LP $19.00
06/21/2019
CD $12.00
06/21/2019