LABEL: Riding Easy Records
CAT NO: EZRDR129
BARCODE: 603111742212
Tracklisting:
Side A
A1. The Killer In My Skull
A2. Dead Things In Jars
A3. Death Cult
Side B
B1. Nightmare Trip
B2. Pipsvängen
B3. Onwards and Downwards
ALASTOR – Onwards and Downwards
LP – Black Vinyl
(Only 300 copies pressed)
Excelsior! It’s the hail of yore that one should go ever onward and upward. And so, fittingly Onwards and Downwards is the occultist Swedish band Alastor’s clever call to arms… and also a reflection of our collective dark state of mind these days.
“If our last album Slave to the Grave were about death, this record is more about madness,” says guitarist Hampus Sandell. “You can look at the whole record as one person’s gradual slip into insanity. An ongoing nightmare without end. It also sums up the state of the world around us as this year has clearly shown.”
Alastor is heavy doom rock for the wicked and depraved. Drenched in heavy, distorted darkness and steeped in occult horror that will make your skin crawl and ears cry sweet tears of blood, the band is revitalized in 2021 with meticulously crafted songs and new drummer Jim Nordström bringing a hard-hitting and precise energy.