Canadian progressive power metal band Scythia will unleash their fourth independent full-length album, Lineage, on May 4th. Pre-orders for Lineage are available now via the band's Bandcamp page. A lyric video for the album’s first single, "Soldier's Lament”, can be found below.

"With Lineage,we feel that we've put our best foot forward and succeeded in delivering a follow-up to that progresses upon what we started with ...Of Conquest," states guitarist and vocalist Dave Khan. "This new one is faster, heavier and SLIGHTLY more serious-toned but also more dynamic and original than its predecessor. This story will take the listener on a sonic voyage through peaks and valleys in true power metal style!"

Although the band self-produced the album, Lineage features engineering from Nino Laurenne (Firewind, Finntroll, Wintersun, Ensiferum) and Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Powerwolf), and mastering from Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Volbeat, Firewind, Apocalyptica). Nino Laurenne is also responsible for mixing duties on the album. Lineage was recorded at LSD Studios in Lubeck, Germany and Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland.

Lineage tracklisting:

“Eternal Oath”
“Laugh Of The Tsar”
“Barbarian”
“Soldier's Lament”
“Loremaster Pt. I”
“Loremaster Pt. II”
“The Sacrifice”
“Lineage”

“Soldier's Lament” lyric video:

2016 sees Scythia getting ready for more touring. So far, the band has six events booked in north-western Canada, including their official album release party on May 4th. See below for all currently confirmed performance dates:
 
April
16 - Red Deer, AB - The Vat

May
4 - Calgary, AB - Dicken's Pub -Official Album Release Party (with Thunderstone and Viathyn)
6 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater (with Thunderstone, Titans Eve, Terrifier and Mournir)
7 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room - Shredmonton Festival (with Dying Fetus, Goatwhore, Acacia Strain, Black Crown Initiate and Thunderstone)

August
19 - Edmonton, AB - DV8
25-28 - Valemount, BC - Metalocalypstick Festival

Dave Khan adds, "Scythia is quite excited to tour with their Finnish friends in Thunderstone and feel that Shredmonton is the perfect festival for a CD release tour, given the heavyweight bands on the bill. We plan to complete a broader US tour in October so that we can truly showcase the new album to new and existing fans across the US."

Scythia is:

Dave Khan - Guitars, Vocals
Terry Savage - Bass Guitar, Growls
AJ Bergin - Guitars, Growls/Vocals
Celine Derval - Drums, Vocals