Bound By Spells, by Stargazer

Bound By Spells

by Stargazer

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D.F. Everything Stargazer puts out is gold (except sometimes the production isn't that great). This 7" is no exception (but has great production). The songs would have fit right in with Psychic Secretions; but I'm happy that it came out now, because all new Stargazer is welcome. Favorite track: Bound By Spells.

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Brand new 3 song EP released 2023 by NWN! Productions.
First pressing of 500 copies.
3mm jacket printed on thick cardstock.
8 page A4 booklet with additional artwork and lyrics.
Black Vinyl available only.

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For nearly three decades, Australia’s StarGazer has released some of the most complex, evocative, and profound music in underground metal. Since its inception, StarGazer represents the visionary union of two extraordinary musicians—guitarist Denny Blake aka The Serpent Inquisitor (Martire, Misery’s Omen, Cauldron Black Ram, Intellect Devourer) and bassist Damon Good aka The Great Righteous Destroyer (Mournful Congregation, Misery’s Omen, Cauldron Black Ram). And for the last few years, they’ve been accompanied by the phenomenal drumming of Alan Cadman aka Khronomancer (Tzun Tzu, Ast Voldur, Altars). With their last album, 2021’s “Psychic Secretions,” StarGazer tapped into the aggressive energy of their earliest work while continuing to expand upon the progressive elements that feature more prominently in their recent releases. With their new three-song MLP, “Bound by Spells,” StarGazer strike a similar balance, demonstrating their ongoing innovation, as they evolve and progress over time. Across the 18 minutes of this record, the band’s unparalleled compositional skills are on full display as they deftly maneuver between somber, boldly melodic passages, with arpeggiated chords shimmering against sinuous basslines, and manic, tessellated riffs painstakingly chiseled to reveal their perfect musculature. Despite the extreme sophistication of their music and the thematic complexity of their lyrics and imagery, StarGazer always avoid pretension, maintaining an unassuming and understated posture. Continuing the long-standing relationship between StarGazer and NWN!, the release of “Bound By Spells” comes in advance of the band’s return to Europe for Never Surrender Fest, organized by NWN! and Iron Bonehead.

- J. Campbell

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released August 21, 2023

The Serpent Inquisitor - Gytaar & Primal Vocalls
The Great Righteous Destroyer - Bass Gytaar & Vocalls
Khronomancer - Perkuzzives

Recorded during the final quarter of 2022 at Against The Grain Studio.
Mixed during the first quarter of 2023 at Against The Grain Studio.
Mastered by Damon Good/ StarGazer.

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Stargazer Adelaide, Australia

For over 25 years, StarGazer have spearheaded the metal scene with it's unique amalgam of extreme metal. As trends grow and wither, StarGazer proves to be an entity unaffected and isolate of musical tides.
Lost to tyme and the hive minds of today, they will evermore, slay. ... more

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