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Album Review: Dread Sovereign – Alchemical Warfare

Returning with its all-important third album, Ireland’s DREAD SOVEREIGN have pushed past the redline on every element of its sound from the previous releases. Feeling as if 2020 was such an abysmal year it didn’t “deserve” Alchemical Warfare, the trio intentionally held off until January to unleash unrighteous bloody Hades upon us all. And thus, after the seemingly obligatory intro, ‘She Wolves Of The Savage Season’, well…slowly arrives under pummel and plod. Mind you, this is no weakened, weary tread. Those familiar with Nemtheanga’s podcast know well that such words don’t seem in the bassist’s vocabulary. The real orgiastic thrill […]

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Dread Sovereign launches video for new single, ‘The Great Beast We Serve’; earns top marks from Deaf Forever Magazine. Rock Hard Germany, etc.

On January 15th, DREAD SOVEREIGN will release their third full-length, Alchemical Warfare – which has already received top marks from Deaf Forever Magazine (#1 soundcheck!), Rock Hard Germany (#2 soundcheck), Legacy Magazine (#2 soundcheck), and Metal Hammer Germany (#5 soundcheck). For a preview of the record, a video for the new single, ‘The Great Beast We Serve’, can be viewed at THIS LOCATION The previously released track, ‘Nature Is The Devil’s Church’, can be heard HERE – where Alchemical Warfare can be pre-ordered in the following formats: digipak-CD 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive) slate blue / grey marbled vinyl (EU […]