Symphonic christian unblack metal band Grave Declaration will release their debut full-lenght album on March 12th, via Bombworks Records. The album is titled “When Dying Souls Scream Praise” and features 12 tracks. The release date is for the CD version, while the album will be released digitally a few weeks later.
A full song album teaser of the track Change of Heart, with guest vocal appearance by Ronny Hansen [Antestor], can be streamed below. Also below follows the tracklist and artwork from “When Dying Souls Scream Praise”:
Grave Declaration started out as a project where I wanted to make worship songs in the metal genre. Through the years I have hardly ever found a church that played music I felt comfortable with, so I figured I would try to write some myself. I believe that when the church uses music as a tool for worshiping God, it’s a much more powerful tool when you can associate to the music. When it comes to the lyrics, I’ve gone in some of the same direction as David does with the psalms in the bible. In a lot of the psalms, he describes his circumstances, how bad everything is, how he feels like he’s dying, or people want him killed, but through it all, God is still worthy of praise, and in God, he finds hope and comfort. – Thor –
Grave Declaration’s first release was the 2008 EP “The Nightshift Worshiper” and consists of founder Thor Georg Buer [guitars, vocals, programming], Kristian Larsen [guitars], Pål Haugland [bass] and Kenneth Mellum [drums].
Tracklist:
1. Change of Heart
2. Come, Let Us Speak
3. Fall Down
4. Ærefrykt
5. Reach for the Sky
6. Legacy
7. Silence
8. Instrumental #1
9. Hardest Rocking God of All Time
10. In the Throne Room
11. Interlude
12. Jeg Er Frelst, Å For En Nåde
You can pre-order the album at Nordic Mission.
For all the Americans that don’t want to pay crazy amounts of shipping, pre-orders from a US distro can be made at www.metalhelm.com [If you can’t find Grave Declaration in their selection right away, check again in a few days].
Lyrics:
Great and Almighty, great King of all Kings
Your glory goes higher than all that has wings
It’s true what they say, that Your love lasts forever
I bow down in fear at the thought of Your might
Strength be found
in my weakness ‘cos Your spirit lives within me
Honor to You in the seat of perfection
I ask that You mold me to be alike You
Refine me, redefine me, start in me a change of heart,
re-spine me, sanctify me,
make me your sweet piece of art
Hold me closer,
let me feel the warmth of Your arms
My despise for
all that keeps me from you is on fire
Entering light, (I) find reconstruction to be an
unpleasant high. Your wings still shield me, gold
must be burnt to lose what keeps it from shining
Praise be to You for Your love and compassion
That You take what’s nothing and lift it up high
Your skills of restoring are somewhat insane
How You fix what is broken, to You be the fame
Strength be found. in my weakness ‘cos
Your spirit lives within me
Honor to You in the seat of perfection
I ask that You mold me to be alike You
Refine me, redefine me, start in me a change of heart,
re-spine me, sanctify me,
make me your sweet piece of art