NEW ALBUM IN A
MIRROR DARKLY
Ambitious album
scheduled for release in April 2014
For almost thirty years, Mekong Delta
have enjoyed an excellent reputation as an independent and
exceptionally creative band in the world of progressive
metal sounds. Albums such as The Music Of Eric Zann
(1988) and Pictures At An Exhibition
(1997) are considered classics of their kind. With their
blend of prog metal, classical elements and thrash, the
musicians are considered pioneers of a stylistic mix which
has been emulated by a considerable number of epigones.
Now the German quartet is set to unleash its latest
recording: In A Mirror Darkly will be out
on 28 April 2014 (Germany: 25 April 2014; US: 29
April 2014).
Martin LeMar (vocals), Ralf Hubert
(bass), Erik Adam H. Grösch (guitar) and Alex
Landenburg (drums) have recorded a total of eight
songs for In A
Mirror Darkly, among
them three instrumental numbers like the ingenious ‘Inside The Outside Of The Inside’ with
its diverse arrangements. “Typically Mekong Delta, the
new numbers all have a playing time of between five and
seven minutes. As far as I am concerned, that’s just the
right time frame to gain sufficient stylistic depth
without pushing the envelope or creating artistic
ambiguities,” band founder Ralf Hubert
explains the initial parameters of the new album. “I
feel that we’ve once again found the right mix of
complexity and uninterrupted leitmotiv.”
Mekong Delta recorded their latest
oeuvre at the band members’ respective studios. In
A Mirror Darkly was produced by Ralf
Hubert, the spectacular cover artwork is expected to
be borrowed from an animation created for the album. Hubert:
“Thematically, the new recording will pick up where our
2010 release Wanderer On The Edge Of Time left off,
although the new material is more loosely connected and
only occasionally linked by little interludes.” Definitely
something to look forward to!
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