CROM Sign With Pure Steel Records
July 19, 2008, 16 years ago
CROM, the melodic pagan metal band formed by former DARK FORTRESS guitarist Walter “Crom” Grosse in 2000, has signed with Germany’s Pure Steel Records for the release of the new album Vengeance, which is slated to appear around mid August. Vengeance will be Crom’s fifth release and the band’s first full-length album, and follows on from the self-released Promos of 2000 and 2002, the Fallen Beauty EP released on Deathlikesound Productions in 2003, and 2004’s Demo, which was released on Grosse’s own Neocreation Productions label.
Produced by V. Santura (DARK FORTESS, ex-CELTIC FROST live guitarist), the album also features Santura on additional guitars and choirs, together with DARK FORTRESS drummer Seraph, and a guest appearance by UK vocalist Dagon (HEATHEN DEITY, FROSTWORK) on the spoken intro to one of the tracks. Artwork for the 10-track album will, as with all Crom releases, be by noted fantasy artist Kris Verwimp. A long-time friend of Grosse, the two have a history of collaboration, with the artist capturing to perfection the atmosphere of the music and it’s heroic mythical themes.
Verwimp’s front cover artwork together with the tracks 'Wings of Fire' and 'The Restless King' from Vengeance can be found on Croms MySpace page at MySpace page.
The video of Crom performing “Wings of Fire” live was filmed at the Alte Kaserne, in Landshut, Germany, in September of 2007.
