BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai recently caught up with ANGTORIA vocalist / ex-CRADLE OF FILTH / THERION backing vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva to discuss her new solo album, The Corruption Of Mercy. Following is an excerpt from the interview, with Sarah discussing the record's unplanned yet noteworthy dark vibe...

"Two of the tracks I wrote about eight years ago and believe it or not, they were very old DARKTHRONE / SATYRICON-sounding to begin with, not that anyone would ever tell that now. When I listened to them, I knew that would all change during the writing process. I mean, I'm not gothic in any way, we are not gothic in any way, yet we get that label. I don't understand it."
"We never plan for things," she continues. "I never plan; I tried to plan with the last album (A Sign Of Sublime) and it went tits up. Too many people involved. This time, we just wrote over a period of time and sat back and watched it progress. The new drummer, Jamie Abela, changed the entire album in our eyes also. He's 20 years old, he drums with barely any mistakes and hardly needed any editing. When we did 'The World Won't Hold Your Hand' in the studio, which was the last song written for the album, Dan (Abela) sent it to Jamie and said 'Look, we need this done fast, can you listen to it a few times, come in and record?' Jamie got to the studio within one hour, drummed the track about three times after hearing it once on his computer. For such a young age he's an immaculate drummer. We just take chances. We all have to take chances and I still say, don't plan stuff 'cos it never ends up the way you want it to."
"And no; no Cradle Of Filth, Angtoria, Therion or anything was an influence on the new material. We just wrote riffs. However, we did know that this album had to be on par with God Has A Plan For Us All. We just tried to push A Sign Of Sublime to the back as far as possible."

Watch for the complete story, coming to BW&BK; this week.

The title track of Sarah's new album, The Corruption Of Mercy, is now available for streaming. Check it out at this location.

The song 'The World Won't Hold Your Hand', also featured on the album, is still available on the audio player.

The Corruption Of Mercy is currently available for pre-order via Play.com. It will be released via Listenable Records on June 20th.

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. Her official Facebook page can be found here.