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Title: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: open face surgery on January 18, 2023, 03:11:13 PM
https://youtu.be/qSKaO9bjE1Y

https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhzAszLb7y/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Full blurb on Instagram and presumably FB. Album out March 17th.
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Post by: CorkonianHunger on January 18, 2023, 03:43:03 PM
Songs great and filthy.
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Post by: Eoin McLove on January 18, 2023, 06:33:23 PM
Nice to see this finally coming out. The artwork is unreal.
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Post by: Circlepit on January 18, 2023, 11:01:22 PM
That's brilliant.
As said already the artwork is fantastic.
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Post by: Squigs on January 18, 2023, 11:31:46 PM
Class art, great track, buzzing for this. Show with Unyielding Love last year was ace.
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Post by: Abandon All Hope on January 19, 2023, 12:40:08 AM
Too be brutally honest the track is kinda meh.
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Post by: Eoin McLove on January 19, 2023, 12:54:52 AM
I can hear elements of Joe's style and elements of Alan's style in the riffs. Matt's mongo drumming keeps it all nice and primitive. Nods to Beherit, Ride for Revenge, Moenen of Xezbeth, Perverted Ceremony and Forbidden Temple in the mix too along with others I'll surely detect along the way. Also great to hear Alan go full BM on the vocals. Works for me anyway.
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Post by: OpenSores on January 19, 2023, 07:28:08 AM
That's pretty tasty to these ears.
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Post by: keeper of kalessin on January 19, 2023, 09:28:41 AM
Yep its great stuff
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Post by: Grim Reality on January 22, 2023, 08:45:41 PM
Interesting considering the parties involved. Could do with some lead guitar, even in a primitive fashion. I'm suspicious of any metal without lead guitar.
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: open face surgery on January 22, 2023, 09:41:33 PM
Pretty sure there is lead in all of the other tunes.  :laugh:  Album starts with a lead actually. Primitive is certainly the name of the game.
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: open face surgery on February 17, 2023, 06:03:26 PM
Another tune now streaming on NCS:

https://www.nocleansinging.com/2023/02/17/an-ncs-premiere-verminous-serpent-seraphim-falls/
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Post by: Eoin McLove on February 17, 2023, 08:24:42 PM
Great stuff. Looking forward to the LP.
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Post by: Black Shepherd Carnage on February 17, 2023, 09:33:17 PM
First track announcement slipped under my radar, but just saw second one shared on FB and checked out both. Savage stuff, really grabbing my attention here. Definitely a pleasant surprise to hear Nemty involved in creating something like this. Also, didn't even know you played drums Matt! Have you been drummer in other projects?
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: open face surgery on February 17, 2023, 11:58:50 PM
Glad you're enjoying it. No. This is my first outing as a drummer. Played as a kid but stopped in about 1st year.
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Post by: OpenSores on February 18, 2023, 11:44:30 AM
Will most certainly grab this, really digging both tracks.
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Post by: Circlepit on February 18, 2023, 01:31:10 PM
Another dose of savagery.
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Post by: Mithrandir on February 20, 2023, 09:43:53 AM
The name and logo are pretty shit but the music sounds deadly. Will order on pay day.
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Post by: Circlepit on February 20, 2023, 10:57:40 AM
I've looked at that label site but can't find the preorder link.
Is there a shirt as well?
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: open face surgery on February 21, 2023, 04:23:58 PM
I don't know what the craic is with the preorder and no shirts yet, that I'm aware of.
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: Circlepit on February 21, 2023, 04:42:17 PM
Ok thanks.
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Post by: open face surgery on March 15, 2023, 08:59:15 AM
https://youtu.be/3FxB2T_uu_I

Full album streaming. Officially out Friday.
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Post by: jobrok1 on March 15, 2023, 10:20:22 AM
Will you be selling copies here or is it only from the label?
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Post by: Black Shepherd Carnage on March 15, 2023, 10:39:41 AM
That's a right ripper; flies through with no dips in quality  :abbath:
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Post by: Squigs on March 15, 2023, 01:16:49 PM
Chance of copies at Carcass/in Dub on Saturday?
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Post by: open face surgery on March 15, 2023, 03:12:14 PM
We'll have a few copies to sell. Bandcamp will be up on Friday and Sentinel will have copies.

I'll sort a copy for ya on Saturday, Squigz. Will get back to ya before then.
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Post by: Squigs on March 15, 2023, 03:20:46 PM
Nice one Matt
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Post by: Lunar blood on March 16, 2023, 09:03:44 AM
Quote from: open face surgery on March 15, 2023, 08:59:15 AMhttps://youtu.be/3FxB2T_uu_I

Full album streaming. Officially out Friday.

Love this. filthy as fuck, great vocals too. Who did the stunning artwork??
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Post by: ochoill on March 16, 2023, 09:37:33 AM
Got a spin off this last night, great stuff.
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Post by: open face surgery on March 16, 2023, 10:50:45 AM
Nice one. Cheers.

Quote from: Lunar blood on March 16, 2023, 09:03:44 AM
Quote from: open face surgery on March 15, 2023, 08:59:15 AMhttps://youtu.be/3FxB2T_uu_I

Full album streaming. Officially out Friday.

Love this. filthy as fuck, great vocals too. Who did the stunning artwork??

No idea. It's some old painting that Alan found.
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Post by: OpenSores on March 16, 2023, 12:46:00 PM
Listened to this last night, amazing piece of work.
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Post by: CorkonianHunger on March 16, 2023, 09:59:58 PM
Great album, must grab the LP.
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Post by: boozegeune on March 24, 2023, 11:28:16 PM
First full listen of this tonight. Superb. Bit of the Cultes des Ghoules style primitive witchery going on. One of my favourite Irish releases... ever, I'd say.
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Post by: jobrok1 on March 29, 2023, 08:19:59 PM
Anywhere on this Island selling this outside of Dublin at all?
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Post by: Eoin McLove on March 30, 2023, 10:26:18 AM
When is the vinyl out? I thought they were both being released together.
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Post by: Squigs on March 30, 2023, 10:30:40 AM
Vinyl is out, Darragh had some online and Scobes had some in the shop but both sold out I think.
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Post by: Eoin McLove on March 30, 2023, 10:34:18 AM
Flip. I'll have a snoop about on pay day.
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Post by: Squigs on March 30, 2023, 10:37:20 AM
I'm waiting for a copy to be added to Sentinel webstore so I can nab it and the new Lankum, I'll throw a post here if Bree doesn't.
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Post by: open face surgery on March 30, 2023, 11:17:45 AM
We'll drop more into Scobes in the next few days.

Both Darragh and Scobes have cds if anyone is that way inclined.
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Post by: Squigs on March 30, 2023, 11:28:52 AM
 :abbath:
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Post by: jobrok1 on March 30, 2023, 11:42:14 AM
Darragh was saying he'll hopefully get a few more in as well.
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: open face surgery on March 30, 2023, 12:58:53 PM
He has a trade sorted so will have records next week.
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Post by: jobrok1 on March 30, 2023, 03:32:22 PM
Quote from: open face surgery on March 30, 2023, 12:58:53 PMHe has a trade sorted so will have records next week.
Mighty!
May as well nab a few other bits from him as well, sure.
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: spiritcrusher on March 31, 2023, 09:46:14 AM
Just listened to a couple of the songs - yep, tis deadly.
Any idea when the LP might be back in Sentinel? Def gonna pop in and get it asap
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: open face surgery on March 31, 2023, 12:37:21 PM
In the next few days. I'll post here when they do.
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Post by: open face surgery on April 06, 2023, 05:51:45 PM
Sentinel now has copies instore and online.
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Post by: Squigs on April 06, 2023, 06:16:34 PM
Nice one, order in
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Post by: open face surgery on April 26, 2023, 05:07:18 PM
Back in stock with Invictus.
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Post by: Danny on May 17, 2023, 06:35:00 PM
I just wanted to say I think this album fucking slays. Easily my favorite Irish metal release since the MALTHUSIAN Demo (which still fucking astounds me). Have to say though, and no offense to open face matt, I think the drumming is probably the only weak point, I know the kinda simple/sloppy style it kinda fits the vibe, and I could be well wrong, but I would definitely be curious and interested to hear what this would sound like with a drummer like Johnny King going mental on it. But yeah brilliant stuff, I really hope there's more and its not a one off project.
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Post by: Circlepit on May 17, 2023, 06:45:15 PM
I love how loose it is.
My shirt arrived on Monday, killer design.
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: open face surgery on May 19, 2023, 02:47:03 PM
Quote from: Danny on May 17, 2023, 06:35:00 PMI just wanted to say I think this album fucking slays. Easily my favorite Irish metal release since the MALTHUSIAN Demo (which still fucking astounds me). Have to say though, and no offense to open face matt, I think the drumming is probably the only weak point, I know the kinda simple/sloppy style it kinda fits the vibe, and I could be well wrong, but I would definitely be curious and interested to hear what this would sound like with a drummer like Johnny King going mental on it. But yeah brilliant stuff, I really hope there's more and its not a one off project.

No offence taken. Johnny is an incredible drummer but it would completely defeat the intended style and sound of it.
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Post by: Eoin McLove on May 19, 2023, 02:48:31 PM
Yep. The CD and LP arrived. Fucking cool release and the primitive attack of the drumming sounds great to me. Keeps it nice and primal.
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Post by: Mithrandir on May 22, 2025, 01:44:20 AM
Listening to this today for first time in a long time. Really cool stuff, though I think it suffers from a slightly too muddy/cavernous production. Sounds like I'm in the smoking area listening to the band inside at points  :laugh:  Alan's Vocals are brilliant and pretty distinct which is hard to do. Really great drumming Openface, amazing effort for your first foray back back into it, perfectly fitting. Is this a one and done project or have you fellas got anything else up your sleeve? Always good to have more of this filthy morbid metal coming from Ireland.
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Post by: open face surgery on May 22, 2025, 11:30:26 AM
The initial intention was a far more scaldy production but that didn't happen  :laugh:
One and done, but who knows in a couple of years!?
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Post by: Mithrandir on May 23, 2025, 07:09:03 PM
Haha fuck, kinda wanna hear the other version now  :laugh:
Title: Re: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Post by: open face surgery on May 23, 2025, 08:25:12 PM
It was a shed recording versus the studio recording that it ended up as.