Friends of Hell Sign to Rise Above Records; Self-Titled Debut Due March 18
Named for the second Witchfinder General LP, Friends of Hell will release their self-titled debut album March 18 through Rise Above Records. One will immediately note the participation in the project of Tasos Danazoglou, currently of Mirror and Diavolos and formerly of Electric Wizard, as well as Sami “Albert Witchfinder” Hynninen currently of Opium Warlords and others and formerly of Reverend Bizarre, Spiritus Mortis and a league more. I have found neither audio nor a complete lineup of the band listed, but honestly, if it’s good enough to catch the ear of Lee Dorrian at Rise Above, it’s enough to pique my interest.
In addition to apparently taking some photos in a cave, the band recently filmed a video that will presumably make its way to public eyes/ears ahead of the March 18 release, but there’s not much more on that yet either, so the underlying message of the below seems to be “sit tight.” I guess that’s what I’ll do.
Rise Above put out the following on social media and it came down the PR wire as well. Gotta spread the word, even when there’s not much word to spread.
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RISE ABOVE RECORDS WELCOMES FRIENDS OF HELL!
In these bleak days, we think you might agree, it’s about time we had some dark news that was actually good? Well, Rise Above Records is certainly chuffed to announce the signing of this exciting new DOOM METAL MACHINE known as Friends of Hell. Brainchild of former Electric Wizard bassist, Tas Danazoglou, Friends of Hell also feature the enigmatic talents of former Reverend Bizarre vocalist Albert Witchfinder.
Their fantastic self-titled album will be released worldwide via Rise Above Records on March 18th 2022. More information (including a promo video) coming soon.
Tas:”we are all veterans, having played in many bands in the past, but this one feels very special. We are ready to strike!”
Photo by Pete Voutilainen.
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