OMNIUM GATHERUM Guitarist Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE (Audio)

February 12, 2011

Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Markus Vanhala of Finnish melodic death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

"New World Shadows", the fifth album from OMNIUM GATHERUM, was released in Europe earlier this month via Lifeforce Records. The CD will be made available in North America on March 1.

"New World Shadows" was recorded at Astia Studio 2 in Lappeenranta and OmG Studio in Karhula, Finland with Teemu Aalto, and was mixed and mastered at Unisound Studio in Örebro, Sweden by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, HAIL OF BULLETS, NOVEMBERS DOOM). Swanö also contributed clean vocals to two songs while Niilo Sevänen from INSOMNIUM added "a few guest growls."

Commented Markus Vanhala added, "Here it is, the OMNIUM GATHERUM musical evolution and career of 15 years in metal and this album surely is finally the musical diamond what we were starting to chase once we started this band. Finally every piece of the puzzle are here and the notes on the right places! This is northern death metal without limitations, really melodic and intelligent but still aggressive while quoting lines from prog to even AOR and no less than having also my teenage idol sir Dan Swanö himself singing some stuff here. Like we say it — this is adult-oriented death metal in its most epic, melodic and purest form!"

"New World Shadows" track listing:

01. Everfields (9:17)
02. Ego (4:07)
03. New World Shadows (6:00)
04. Soul Journeys (4:54)
05. Nova Flame (4:10)
06. An Infinite Mind (5:43)
07. Watcher Of The Skies (4:17)
08. The Distance (3:59)
09. Deep Cold (9:29)

"Soul Journeys", the new Jussi Rautaniemi-directed video from OMNIUM GATHERUM, can be viewed below.

"Soul Journeys" video:

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