WINTERFYLLETH Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

November 14, 2009

Self-dubbed "English heritage black metal" band WINTERFYLLETH has inked a deal with Candlelight Records. The group's new album, "The Mercian Sphere", is tentatively due next year.

Commented guitarist/vocalist Chris Naughton: "WINTERFYLLETH are proud to have been given the opportunity to sign with such an influential and well respected label as Candlelight Records. It is awesome for our band to now feature alongside some of the most crucial black metal artists from the last decade. We are particularly honoured to be in the ranks amongst bands like EMPEROR, ENSLAVED (who are one of my biggest influences),ANAAL NATHRAKH, ABSU and 1349 as well as some newer greats like XERATH. We are looking forward to the chance to work with a label that is as passionate about releasing great music as we are."

Formed in 2007 with the intention of honouring England's proud ancestral heritage and rich national culture, WINTERFYLLETH (comprised of members culled from the U.K.'s most devastating doom contingent ATAVIST) set a solidified mission statement to bring awareness to England's historical stories, folklore, landscapes and ancestral past through their folk-influenced vitriolic black metal.

Coining the term English heritage black metal (EHBM),WINTERFYLLETH (which translates into Winter Full Moon from the Olde English language) represents the first full moon in October as well as the Anglo-Saxon festival of the arrival of winter. With their "Rising of the Winter Full Moon" demo, they generated a massive response in the underground, causing them to be signed up by Profound Lore Records. "Rising of the Winter Full Moon" displayed a fierce focused vision on what Winterfylleth wanted to achieve through their music, and with their "The Ghost of Heritage" debut (that was released on the Winterfylleth of 2008),this vision became even more solidified and fleshed out.

By combining vicious yet moody folk-inspired black metal that harkens back to the early days of ENSLAVED and old-school ULVER, WINTERFYLLETH also conjure feelings and moods that reflect with the likes of acts such as DRUDKH, HATE FOREST, and FOREFATHER, while at the same time, forge new ground to lead a recent movement in U.K. black metal as well as strengthening the scene at the same time.

Lyrically, the band delve into tales of England's archaic history, re-counting major events, battles, and even draw inspiration from certain sites and scenery that grace the countryside of England and have played an integral part in England's history.

In 2009 WINTERFYLLETH had some personnel changes and regrouped adding to their strong original lineup.

WINTERFYLLETH is:

Chris Naughton (guitar/vocals)
Simon Lucas (drums/backing vocals)
Nick Wallwork (bass/backing vocals)
Mark Wood (guitar/backing vocals)

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