Few modern bands embody the true spirit of heavy metal as well as SAVAGE MESSIAH, whose dogged perseverance, passion and conviction harks back to the hard graft of metal’s masters of old.
On the band’s fifth full-length album Demons, due to release on May 17th , this has never been more evident. Vintage bullet-belt influences meet modern metal with 11 new songs that will feel as much at home on the airwaves and playlists as reverberating around sweaty mosh-pits.
Demons is punctuated by sentiment more personal than anything the band have shared in the past.
Singer and guitarist Dave Silver describes a band reborn on the new record. “I looked at what we’ve done in the past and knew we could be taking this band way further,” says Silver.
“When you become a parent, your worries become multi-faceted,” he explains. “You worry about what happens to you and those around you. It’s the weirdest thing, the love you feel for your child, almost indescribable. I’ve never thrown myself into my lyrics like that before.”
Demons also sees a shift in production for Savage Messiah. After making four albums with Scott Atkins, the group enlisted producer David Castillo, renowned for his work with metal stalwarts including OPETH, DIMMU BORGIR and SOILWORK. The Album was mixed by Jens Bogren (ARCH ENEMY, AMON AMARTH, KREATOR) at his Fascination Street Studios in Sweden.
Track listing is as follows:
- Virtue Signal (04:09)
- What Dreams May Come (03:59)
- Heretic In The Modern World (04:09)
- Parachute (04:01)
- Under No Illusion (04:10)
- Down And Out (03:59)
- The Lights Are Going Out (05:12)
- The Bitter Truth (04:03)
- Until The Shadows Fall (04:07)
- Rise Then Fall (03:11)
- Steal The Faith in Me (03:55)
To promote their new record SAVAGE MESSIAH will play three release shows in the UK and will be on tour with Symphony X in May and June. Find all live dates below:
SAVAGE MESSIAH Demons album launch shows:
02.05.2019 UK, Manchester, Academy
03.05.2019 UK, London, The Camden Assembly
04.05.2019 UK, Glasgow, The Garage Attic
European tour dates with SYMPHONY X:
07.05.2019 France, Lyon, Ninkasi Kao
08.05.2019 Switzerland Pratteln Z7
10.05.2019 Italy, Treviso, New Age
11.05.2019 Italy, Bologna, Estragon
12.05.2019 Italy, Rome, Orion
14.05.2019 Italy, Milan, Alcatraz
15.05.2019 Germany, Munich, Backstage Halle
16.05.2019 Germany, Ludwigsburg, Rockfabrik
17.05.2019 Germany, Berlin, Lido
18.05.2019 Germany, Hannover, Faust
19.05.2019 Denmark, Copenhagen, Amager Bio
21.05.2019 Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller
22.05.2019 Sweden, Stockholm, Klubben
24.05.2019 Finland, Helsinki, Nosturi
26.05.2019 Sweden, Gothenburg, Pustervik
28.05.2019 Germany, Hamburg, Knust
29.05.2019 Germany, Dresden, Beatpol
31.05.2019 Germany, Aschaffenburg, Colos-Saal
01.06.2019 Belgium, Vosselaar, Biebob
04.06.2019 UK, Coventry, Empire
05.06.2019 UK, Holmfirth, Picturedrome
06.06.2019 UK, London Electric, Ballroom
07.06.2019 France, Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge
