DISTANT DOMINION: No Clean Singing Premieres New Single From Philly Metal Band With Krieg, Polterchrist, Mortal Decay Members; Ripping Through Time Debut Nears Release On Fetzner Death Records

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“…DISTANT DOMINION have pulled off an impressive feat, creating a pulse-punching experience that will appeal not only to addicts of teeth-bared extreme metal savagery, executed with technical aplomb, but also to fans of classic heavy metal glory that’s geared toward getting heads banging hard.” – No Clean Singing

No Clean Singing is hosting the exclusive premiere of “We’ve Come For Your Souls,” the newest single from Philadelphia-based extreme metal outfit DISTANT DOMINION, formed by members of Krieg, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Polterchrist, Mortal Decay, and others. The track precedes the band’s debut record, Ripping Through Time, nearing September release via Fetzner Death Records.

The vision of DISTANT DOMINION has been gestating in the dead but dreaming womb of the Philadelphia area metal scene for decades like an unwritten prophecy carried in from the acrid winds risen off the cross-tides of the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers. Beyond their other acts, here the members harness virtuosic composure into a relentless golem of brutality. A perfect storm of technical precision, powerful and complementary songwriting, and more than a collective century of experience. Not only the quintessential metal band of celebrated genre veterans from the area, they are also the amalgamation of still-standing shrines to the great old ones who have summoned a sonic assault far greater than the sum of its parts.

Formed during quarantine voids of the COVID-19 pandemic by guitarist/vocalist Ryan Moll (In The Fire, Azure Emote, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Total Fucking Destruction), drummer Brian Deal (Polterchrist), and bassist Frank Esposito, the lineup was soon thereafter completed with the addition of guitarist Joe Gordon (Mortal Decay) and vocalist Shawn Riley (Woe, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Krieg). Soon after recording for their debut full-length, Esposito stepped down and left his prodigious compositions in the skilled hands of new bassist Steven Dever (Heikousen, In The Fire).

DISTANT DOMINION’s Ripping Through Time debut deploys an incinerating salvo of invigorating metal devastation infused with flourishes of technical flair, powerful classic metal influence, and fragmented melodies that form an alloy that branches beyond their classically inspired death metal core. Recorded by the band, the album was mixed by Mike Bardzik at NoiseyLittleCritter Recordings (The Casualties, Kill Your Idols, The Boils), mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound (Opeth, Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath), and completed with artwork by Mike Hrubovcak / Visual Darkness (Mortician, Grave, Sinister).

With the public unveiling of “We’ve Come For Your Souls,” Ryan Moll reveals, “I believe this was maybe the second or third song we ever wrote.  It’s got a strong Mercyful Fate vibe to it both lyrically and musically. Lyrically, this one tells the story of some very rich and successful individuals that achieved through the exchange of selling their souls to be collected on their deathbeds. It’s a fun and challenging one to play while also carrying a strong rock vibe to it.”

With their debut of the incinerating tune, No Clean Singing writes in part, “…powered by a jaw-dropping drum performance and nimble and nuanced bass-lines, the riffing both feverishly skitters and brazenly blares, and the vocals are again both totally berserk and gruesome. But here the band also bring in grand heavy metal chords, bracing gallops, and rocking beats, as well as throbbing grooves and glorious soloing that will have people lifting their clawed hands to the skies. There’s also a fantastic guitar-and-bass duet that again shows off the performers’ technical chops… DISTANT DOMINION have pulled off an impressive feat, creating a pulse-punching experience that will appeal not only to addicts of teeth-bared extreme metal savagery, executed with technical aplomb, but also to fans of classic heavy metal glory that’s geared toward getting heads banging hard. The devil’s music in more ways than one…”

Hear DISTANT DOMINION’s “We’ve Come For Your Souls” first exclusively through No Clean Singing at THIS LOCATION.

Ripping Through Time will be released on CD and digital formats worldwide September 27th through German label Fetzner Death Records. Preorders are posted at the label webshop HERE and Bandcamp where the title track is streaming HERE.

Watch for additional previews of the album to post over the weeks ahead.

DISTANT DOMINION will support the record with regional performances over the months ahead, having announced a show in Wilmington, Delaware on October 20th. Watch for additional dates to post shortly.

DISTANT DOMINION Live:
10/20/2024 Bar XIII – Wilmington, DE w/ Ikillya, Eyes Of The Living, Single Bullet Theory

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