PILGRIM are a three-piece doom metal band from Rhode Island (US). With a mix of destruction, misery and beauty, these young disciples of doom blend a surprisingly original sword and sorcery feel with the classic chest-caving heaviness of the masters, BLACK SABBATH, SAINT VITUS, REVEREND BIZARRE and PENTAGRAM.

Their thick walls of majestically darkened guitar, massive booming bass, and dangerously powerful yet calculated drumming lull listeners into an intense dream-like trance, abducting them to places they never knew were dwelling within their own minds.

Pilgrim have signed a record deal with Poison Tongue Records, the label of PRIMORDIAL vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga.

Comments the band: "Working with Alan was an honor and a pleasure. He invested a lot of his personal time and energy into making this record happen, despite us being separated by an ocean. He's a wealth of knowledge regarding metal music and its industry, a perfect mentor for a band of young musicians like ourselves."

Pilgrim's debut album, Misery Wizard will be released January 27th/30th, 2012 via Metal Blade Records in Europe on CD and on vinyl in Europe. Check out the first song and album opener 'Astaroth' below:

Pilgrim "Astaroth" by Metal Blade Records

Pre-order options can be found at this location.

Pilgrim about their debut album Misery Wizard: "Misery Wizard is a sonic journey through a strange and mystical legend. Hidden within are the twisted tales of the evil demons, ancient aliens and powerful sorcerers that once inhabited the dark realms of our fable. We wanted to make a record that harnessed the foreboding sounds of classic doom metal and mesh it with our tales of high-fantasy.

We're influenced by dark, heavy music, Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Reverend Bizarre, Darkthrone, Burzum and the like. Unlike a lot of modern musicians, we wanted to pay tribute to these bands without BEING them, so to speak. I think originality and individuality is a staple of this record. No two songs are too similar. Each is a unique gem revealing an unsung tale of old. Each song is a portal into a different scene of the overarching mythos that is Pilgrim."

Pilgrim formed in early 2010 and was built on the worship of "true doom metal". Krolg, the Slayer of Man (drums), Count Elric the Soothsayer (bass) and The Wizard (guitars and vocals) have set out on a holy pilgrimage of domination through amplification.

Tucked away high up in the US' New England coastline, you can find Pilgrim making their fabled pilgrimages to New York City to showcase their mysterious songwriting for shadowy un-lit rooms of coked out metal-heads.

Pilgrim is a sonic documentation of the friendship of three young men inspired and awe-stricken by the dark sounds of traditional doom metal. Something sinister always seems to be following in their footsteps. Hear them soon, before it's too late.

Misery Wizard tracklisting:

'Astaroth'

'Misery Wizard'

'Quest'

'Masters Of The Sky'

'Adventurer'

'Forsaken Man'