Covenants of Salt

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“One gate to hell is in the desert. Another one in the oceans”.
With this statement, Balmog continue his pilgrimage following in the footsteps of one of the most acclaimed works of its career, Pillars of Salt.
Therefore, Covenants of Salt has been conceived as a continuation from the musical, artistic and conceptual approach of the Mlp released in 2020.
Everything that surrounds this new work has been meticulously crafted to once again, bring the listener to the atmosphere that emanates from Pillars of Salt, its majesty, ferocity and ethereal soul.
With this purpose, the band has worked to exhaustion in the production, sound and concept so that the feeling of continuity between both works is complete.
Music wise Covenants of Salt combines, once again, the most violent energy of Black Metal’s most violent energy with other elements related to psychedelia or progressive rock, always looking for a balance between aggressiveness and ominousness, achieved thanks to the use of different sound textures, clean voices that once again features Fiar (Jade, Foscor, Graveyard), passages close to psychedelia and a dense, powerful but at the same time delicate production by Javi Félez’s Moontower Studios(Destroyer 666, Teitanblood, Graveyard, etc.) and mastered by Jaime Gómez Arellano (Hexvessel, Paradise Lost, Grave Miasma, Primordial or Ulver).
From a conceptual point of view, Covenants of Salt follows the path of Pillars of Salt, diving into religious passages from Judeo-Christianity and Islam and the relationship between the human condition and its confrontation with divine creation.
Pillars of Salt was about how mankind walks towards the abyss through fiery deserts despite knowing his tragic end; Covenants of Salt is about how humanity seek knowledge denied by divinity and how we are capable of drowning in the vastness of the ocean for a single drop of knowledge.

NOTE: it is recommended listening to Pillars of Salt before Covenants of Salt

"This feels like a more considered, focused second chapter." - Grizzly Butts (US), 88/100

"Seductive yet chilling atmosphere." - No Clean Singing (US)

"Abenteuerliche Freigeister bringen düster-phantastischen Metal mit viel Gefühl für Atmosphäre zum Klingen." - Msuikreviews.de (DE), 12/15

"Played with refinement and elegance. Endless darkness!" - Deadly Storm (CZ)

"Eine atemberaubende und atmosphärisch stimmig produzierte Reise durch abgründige Gedanken und mannigfaltige Höllen!" - Metal.de (DE), 8/10

"Balmog’s work is full and textured, nuanced and full of surprising melody and dynamics." - The Killchain (UK)

"Melancholy and despair, fury and impulsiveness go hand in hand." - Metalbite.com (US/INT), 8/10

"A great continuation of 'Pillars of Salt'!" - Broken Tomb (ES), 8/10

"If you are a fan of black metal with psychedelic and progressive rock elements, you should check out this EP." - Occult Black Metal Zine (US), 8/10

credits

released May 1, 2023

Recorded and mixed in August and September 2022 at Moontower Studios (Destroyer 666, Teitanblood, Graveyard) by Javier Félez.
Drums recorded in August 2022 at B2V Studios by Brais Barreiro.
Mastered in october 2022 by Jaime Gómez Arellano (Angel Witch, Hexvessel, Paradise Lost, Grave Miasma, Primordial, Ulver).
Performed by:
Balc: guitar, clean and raw voices and keyboards.
J.F: guitar, keyboards.
Morg: bass
Virus: drums
Extra voices: Fiar (Jade, Foscor, Graveyard).
Clean choirs: J.F and Balc.

Art concept:
Cover picture, band picture and boat picture: Beatriz Castillo.
Inner bloody art-collage: Balc (using members’ blood).
Layout and design: Beto.

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