Since forming over a chance encounter in 2008, This Gift Is A Curse have been relentless in their pursuit of extremes. On their upcoming fourth album, the unruly band of Swedes have sharpened their cutting-edge take on sludge-encrusted black metal. With Heir, they claim metal's crown of thorns with a cold, hard fist.
Every song on Heir stands tall as an ode to the darkness within us all. But on the album's latest single, This Gift Is A Curse go where light dares not tread.
Listen to "Void Bringer" below:
Heir comes out March 7, 2025 on Season of Mist.
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On their latest single, This Gift Is A Curse raise a monument to human suffering. "Void Bringer" is an epitaph to the shadows that consumes us, full of slow burning anguish and soul-crushing orchestration that burrows deep into your psyche. The atmosphere is thick with malice, while the riffs cut like a scalpel. Prepare for a descent into the abyss, where light is devoured and only the resonance of the damned remains.
This Gift Is A Curse defies the transient trends of music, instead choosing to carve its path with the bones of the fallen. Their forthcoming album, 'HEIR,' is a relentless pursuit of the extreme, a mosaic of human suffering and the dark beauty that lies within. As the album prepares to sear its mark upon the world, one thing is clear: There will be no heirs to the throne of darkness that This Gift Is A Curse occupies. The crown is theirs alone, forged in the fires of creation and destruction, a beacon for those who dare to walk the shadows.
Line-up
Jonas A. Holmberg - Vocals
Patrik Andersson - Guitars, Vocals
David Deravian - Guitars
Lars Gunnarsson - Bass
Christian Augustin - Drums
Recording Studio
The Overlook Studio, Gävle, Sweden
Production Credits
Produced, Engineered & Mixed by William Blackmon at The Overlook Studio.
Mastered by Magnus Lindberg at Redmount Studios, Stockholm, Sweden.
Guitars recorded at Laard studios and House of Inge Studio. Engineered by Daniel Noring and TGIAC.
Bass recorded at Cold Barn with the help of Daniel Noring.
Vocals recorded at Cold Barn by TGIAC.
Guest Musicians
Laura Morgan (of Livmødr) - Vocals on Kingdom (Track 1), Old Space (Track 9) & Ascension (Track 10).
Cover Art
Jonas A. Holmberg / House of No Light .317 (Instagram)
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Bandcamp: http://thisgiftisacurse.bandcamp.com/
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Available Formats
Digital Download
CD Digipak
2x12" Vinyl Gatefold - Black
2x12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold - Gold w/ Silver Splatters
2x12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold - Red w/ Black Splatters