Vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva (ANGTORIA/ex-CRADLE OF FILTH) is featured in an interview with Australia-based VoltageMedia.com, discussing her new album The Corruption Of Mercy. An excerpt is available below:

Q: Having heard 'The World Won’t Hold Your Hand' on your band page before we got to talk again, I was amazed about how much the sound has matured. What was different in the writing process this time around? Was it all a matter of the chemistry between you and Dan Abela (guitars) being just right?

Sarah Jezebel Deva: "For A Sign Of Sublime we did everywhere other than park bogs (laughs). Guitars were recorded in Ohio, USA, my vocals were recorded in the UK, Sweden and Oz, keys in the UK and Sweden, and bass and drums in the UK. That should have said to me right there, "ALARM!" But, I was desperate to do that album, to be a front woman. We did not work as a band due to me hiring people, friends.

Before we started touring ASOS, I got Ablaz involved, the bass player, and he brought a lot to the table, he worked so, so hard, tabbed stuff and just did so much without wanting anything back. He stunned Dan and I, and that's what made me realize that this is how a band should be. No back stabbing, no lies, and it was nice to work with someone who didn't want something with a price tag attached to it. Much like Dan, I was using Dan's studio for free because he - I suppose - believed in me.

So long story short... Dan joined, Ablaz joined, Jamie (Abela) joined on drums, and although all the writing was predominantly done by Dan and I, we all gelled as a band and a pro one, too. Dan, in my eyes, saved me.

The other thing was when I got back from Oz, I had no direction and looking back now, I threw that album (ASOS) together in the wrong frame of mind and when I did wake up, the album was done and nothing could be changed. Dan and I have been writing this album The Corruption Of Mercy on and off for a year, as it had to fit around his studio work and the bands he is recording. Even Gian (Pyres) was with us for a while live, but sadly he had other stuff which I felt needed to take priority in his life before the stress and commitment of a band, so Jonny (Gray) joined us after the writing of The Corruption Of Mercy.

So yes, we have matured, I have matured and we, as a band - a solid one - have a goal! More so than ever. And the reason this album did work so well is one main key factor: it was recorded in the same country!"

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The tracklist for The Corruption Of Mercy is as follows:

'No Paragon Of Virtue'

'The World Won't Hold Your Hand'

'A Matter Of Convenience'

'Silence Please'

'Zombie'

'Pretty With Effects'

'What Lies Before You'

'Sirens'

'The Eyes That Lie'

'The Corruption Of Mercy'

Check out Sarah's new official website here for updates. She recently launched an official YouTube channel, which can be found here. The video for the song 'The World Won't Hold Your Hand' is featured on the page and can be viewed below.