Norwegian pioneers in blackened death metal, FESTER, has risen from their grave to unleash the fury that is A Celebration Of Death. The band's first offering of new material in 17 years, A Celebration Of Death is a whirlwind of dark musical flavors mixing black, death, thrash, heavy metal and jazz.

Fester returns to celebrate death with this vicious assault of old-school and sinister riffing. This truly is the band's darkest offering to date.

Guitarist/vocalist Bjorn "Tiger" Mathisen elaborates, "Fester has never made music to please a certain crowd and this dark anthem really proves that darkness and death can come in many different disguises."

A Celebration Of Death is scheduled for a mid-March release date through Abyss Records. Album track 'Rites Of Ceres' is currently streaming below:

Rites of ceres

Check out the A Celebration Of Death artwork below:

A Celebration Of Death tracklisting:

'Rites Of Ceres'

'The Black Tower'

'March Of Death'

'I'll Hunt You Down'

'Metalized'

'Jeg Spytter På Deg'

'Last Day Of Battle Pt.I'

'Last Day Of Battle Pt.II'

'A Face For A Funeral' (bonus)

'Rites Of Mortiis' (Remix of Ceres by Mortiis)

In addition to core members Jon Bakker (bass), Thomas Andersen (vocals) and Bjorn "Tiger" Mathisen (guitar/vocals), A Celebration Of Death also features Audun Kleive (session drums), Raymond Pellicer (additional guitars, programming and synth), Eivind Aarseth (additional guitars), Guido Saint Roch (guest vocals on 'Metalized') and Mortiis (Dark Converter).

The CD release will include a 16-page booklet. Flooga Records will be issuing a vinyl version of the album with laminated gatefold and heavy inner sleeve. Total Holocaust Records will release a limited edition cassette version (100 copies only) with alternate, hand drawn cover and artwork.

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