Metal Blade Records | Spell - A Waxing Moon Over Babylon (The Devil's Blood cover) @metalbladerecords | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
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Culled from a forthcoming split 7” single with fellow Canadians Pøltergeist this rendition of A Waxing Moon Over Babylon marks something of a devotional practice for Spell, as the band’s brothers Cam Mesmer and Al Lester have been rabid fans of The Devil’s Blood since their inception. The duo even went as far in their earlier years as to take a pilgrimage across the Atlantic to Helvete Club in Oberhausen, Germany, the better to see the band perform one of their first ceremonial rituals, after which they slept in a local graveyard.
Their take on a song from the Dutch conjurers’ debut 7-inch is therefore as replete with all the spiritual charge one could demand from a band whose fierce love for classic heavy metal is only matched by their gnostic and distinctive approach; blissful guitar harmonies and haunting melody intertwine here for an evocative and appropriately nocturnal serenade.
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
SELIM LEMOUCHI
1980 – 2014
Spell is:
Al Lester
Drums, Guitar
Cam Mesmer
Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Synthesizers
Live photos courtesy of
Emberlit Ethos
Steven Maloney
Maurice Nunez
Video
Jamie Ward
ALL HAIL THE DEVIL’S BLOOD
New @SPELLOFFICIAL from @BadOmenRecords!
Pre-Order 7” vinyl: badomenrecords.bandcamp.com
Digital / Streaming: hypeddit.com/spellpoltergeist
Culled from a forthcoming split 7” single with fellow Canadians Pøltergeist this rendition of A Waxing Moon Over Babylon marks something of a devotional practice for Spell, as the band’s brothers Cam Mesmer and Al Lester have been rabid fans of The Devil’s Blood since their inception. The duo even went as far in their earlier years as to take a pilgrimage across the Atlantic to Helvete Club in Oberhausen, Germany, the better to see the band perform one of their first ceremonial rituals, after which they slept in a local graveyard.
Their take on a song from the Dutch conjurers’ debut 7-inch is therefore as replete with all the spiritual charge one could demand from a band whose fierce love for classic heavy metal is only matched by their gnostic and distinctive approach; blissful guitar harmonies and haunting melody intertwine here for an evocative and appropriately nocturnal serenade.
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
SELIM LEMOUCHI
1980 – 2014
Spell is:
Al Lester
Drums, Guitar
Cam Mesmer
Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Synthesizers
Live photos courtesy of
Emberlit Ethos
Steven Maloney
Maurice Nunez
Video
Jamie Ward
ALL HAIL THE DEVIL’S BLOOD
