BW&BK; has received the following:

Belgian über doom band SERPENTCULT has completed work on it's debut album. The monstrously heavy Weight of Light will drop in North America on January 27th, 2009 via Rise Above Records.

A four piece from Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, SerpentCult delivers punishing, down tuned music that transcends beyond standard doom fare into a maze of monolithic, molten metal. SerpentCult’s massive sound, a self-described "neck-breaking, down tuned riffing apocalypse,” has drawn parallels to CELTIC FROST, CATHEDRAL and ELECTRIC WIZARD and met with much critical acclaim within the underground metal community since the band’s formation in 2006.

Recorded at Priory Studios in Birmingham, England with Producer Greg Chandler (of UK doom act ESOTERIC) and mixed by Billy Anderson (SLEEP, NEUROSIS, MELVINS) at his Oakland home studios, Weight Of Light is a dark, thundering storm of sound. SerpentCult’s unorthodox, gnarled guitar work and Cliff Burton-inspired wah-wah bass flow throughout the album like a never-ending stream of lead weight ploughing it's way across sodden landscapes to create elephantine grooves that back the “air raid siren vocals” of Michelle Nocon (which have inspired comparisons to Geddy Lee, Messiah Marcolin and Bruce Dickinson). The combination of savage material and the heavyweight pedigree of the production team has resulted in the creation of one the absolute heaviest metal albums you are likely to hear.

The tracklisting for Weight Of Light is as follows: 'New World Order', 'Screams From The Deep', 'Weight Of Light', 'Awaken The Kraken', 'Arkanum', 'Red Dawn', 'Templar', 'Serpentcult'.

An advance listen to what Weight Of Light holds in store can be heard now as the SerpentCult tracks 'New World Order', 'Weight Of Light' and 'Red Dawn' have been posted online at this location. Check out the album’s cover art on the left (click to enlarge).

In addition to Nocon, SerpentCult features Frederic Caure (guitars), Steven Van Cauwenbergh (bass) and Frederik “Cozy” Cosemans (drums).