Cleveland (OH) – Melodic Death Metal crew, Druparia, have released The River Above. The band’s debut full-length album is available to purchase/stream on Bandcamp!
druparia.bandcamp.com/album/the-river-above
The River Above is chock full of riff-heavy melodic death metal, similar to Character- era Dark Tranquillity and Mors Principium Est, with the atmosphere and emotion of Insomnium and Darkest Hour.
The word “Druparia” is a pseudo-synonym for the blackthorn plant that plays a part in some circles of occultism and witchcraft, and fits into the band’s visual and lyrical themes of nature and mysticism. Other lyrical themes include sadness, regret, mythology, and perseverance through hardship.
FFO: Sylosis, The Absence, Light This City, Gates of Ishtar, and Skeletonwitch.
Track Listing:
- Voiceless Regret
- Under the Shade of Sand
- Bereavement
- Kintsugi
- In Repose, Descend
- Sever the Roots [Official Video]
- The River Above
- Of Firmament… And the Renewal
- Bled For Comfort
- When Cranes Return
- The Violet Hour [The Civil Wars]*
Line-Up:
Tyler Clark: Guitars
Josh Gatka: Guitars
David Moran: Vocals
Kyle Lash-Taylor: Bass and Vocals
Noah Van Dyke: Drums and Percussion
Credits:
All Lyrics by David Moran except “Kintsugi” by Tyler Clark. Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Dan Paddy at Blackroom Studios, Copley Ohio.
Cello and Strings by Christopher “Kakophonix” Brown. Keyboard programming and backing vocals by Dan Paddy.
Cover Art by Mark Erskine. Druparia Logo by Alex Zarko. Photos by Lance Littlefield. Layout and Design by Alex Yarborough.
Copyright 2024 Druparia Music. “Voiceless Regret” is dedicated to DJ Sprague.
*All songs written by Druparia, Brendan King, Dan Paddy, and Jeff Spencer, except for “The Violet Hour,” owned by The Civil Wars and Sensibility Music.
Source: ClawHammer PR
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