The four horsemen of Necrofier are saddling up for this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour. The Houston black metal band will be riding high from Roseville, California all the way to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for 20+ nights of hell-raising with their tourmates Hulder, Devil Master and Worm.
Hear what life is like out on the left-hand path when Necrofier front man Christian “Bakka” Larson joins the black metal subreddit this Thursday, February 15 at 11 am Central Time. You can ask him anything: what are his favorite amps and pedals, how he got into organizing Hell’s Heroes, why it is, in fact, okay to toss a severed pig’s head around in the pit.
“2024 is starting off crazy with the Decibel Tour and Hell’s Heroes”, says Bakka. “Ask me questions on Thursday before all the madness begins”.
Join the AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackMetal/
Get tickets for Decibel Magazine Tour: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/events/tour/
Decibel Magazine 2024 Tour Dates
February 21- Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post [TICKETS]
February 22 – Oakland, CA @ Thee Stork Club [TICKETS]
February 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex [TICKETS]
February 24 – San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick [TICKETS]
February 25 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile [TICKETS]
February 27 – Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room [TICKETS]
February 28 – Dallas, TX @ Trees [TICKETS]
March 1 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade [TICKETS]
March 2 – Orlando, FL @ The Abbey [TICKETS]
March 3 – Miami, FL @ Gramps [TICKETS]
March 5 – Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819 [TICKETS]
March 6 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage [TICKETS]
March 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts [TICKETS]
March 9 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch [TICKETS]
March 10 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East [TICKETS]
March 12 – New Kinsington, PA @ Preserving Underground [TICKETS]
March 13 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop [TICKETS]
March 14 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick [TICKETS]
March 15 – Chicago, IL @ Reggies [TICKETS]
March 16 – St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag [TICKETS]
March 17 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck [TICKETS]
March 18 – Denver, CO @ HQ [TICKETS]
Necrofier will be performing songs off their latest album, Burning Shadows in the Southern Night, which is out now on Season of Mist.
Order:https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/NecrofierBSitSN
Stream: http://httsp//orcd.co/necrofierbsitsn
The Decibel tour winds down in March, but Necrofier will be keeping the black flame burning. They’ll light up Milwaukee Metal Fest on Friday, May 17, alongside labelmates and fellow American black metal conspirators Profanatica.
Get tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1040289/milwaukee-metal-fest-2024-milwaukee-the-rave-eagles-club
Decibel premiered Necrofier’s sinister video for “Destroying Angels”.
While it’s awfully hard to pick just one, “Destroying Angels” might be the most satantic track on Burning Shadows in the Southern Night. Dobber Beverly is so cold and merciless behind the drum kit that his fills could flay flesh. “Sacrifice my life in blood”, Bakka screams. His bloodlust sounds so murderous, it’s like he’s being burned at the stake by those searing guitar riffs.
“‘Destroying Angels is about transforming yourself into something new after learning things you believed to be true were not. The song was also written while on mushrooms and lyrically is inspired by Selim from The Devil’s Blood. RIP’
Watch what happens when a harem of witches catch an innocent princess wandering through their enchanted forest.
https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2023/09/12/video-premiere-necrofier-destroying-angels/
Tracklist:
01. The Fall from Heaven (03:24)
02. Total Southern Darkness (05:43)
03. To the Wolves (03:54)
04. Forbidden Light of the Black Moon (05:20)
05. Destroying Angels (05:09)
06. Whispers That Burn in the Dark (04:40)
07. The All Seeing shadows (04:44)
08. On Wings of Death We Burn the Sky (03:50)
09. Call to the Beyond (04:29)
10. Burnt by the Sacred Flame (06:00) [WATCH]
Total Running Time- 00:47:12
Deep within the scorching cauldron of Texas, the alchemists of Necrofier have brewed another potent dose of American black metal with their sophomore full-length, ‘Burning Shadows in the Southern Night.’ The Houston four-piece honors the time-tested virtues of traditional black and heavy metal, even taking an organic sonic approach, tapping seven-time Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Joel Hamilton (Unsane, Tom Waits, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, etc.) to lend his magic touch for a natural sound.
“The goal going into the new record was to start setting ourselves apart from our contemporaries,” explains Necrofier drummer Dobber Beverly. “One of those ways was changing what the record sounded like. Moving away from the clinical and sterile nature that most productions suffer from and back into a real room with real instruments and performances. Our friend and esteemed producer/engineer Joel Hamilton had expressed interest in venturing back into the metal world and offered to make the record with us at his facility, Studio G Brooklyn. With a full vintage Neve front end and a host of Telefunken and Neumann microphones we tracked a record the old way, mostly. The results will speak for themselves hopefully, as this record breathes and spits fire wherever it’s played.”
“Joel is one of the world’s best engineers,” adds Necrofier guitarist and vocalist Bakka. “Dobber and Joel have become good friends since they recorded the last Oceans of Slumber album with him. After that, Joel wanted to record something heavy, so we made the trip to New York City to record in his legendary studio. It was an amazing experience in a great studio; besides having all the gear, he also created an environment where we challenged ourselves and brough everything up to the next level.”
‘Burning Shadows in the Southern Night’ doesn’t just simply pick off where Necrofier’s debut album left off, but displays a conscientious effort to double down on the elements that made ‘Prophecies of Eternal Darkness’ successful. The solos are more plentiful and intricate, the hooks are more anthemic, and the overall musicianship is bolder and more daring. Speaking of the band’s evolution, Bakka explains, “I think this collection of songs represents us very well. We have grown together as a band and it shows in the new songs. Also, for this record we flew to NYC and recorded all day long for 10 days straight. I love recording this way because it captures a certain magic. The whole band is immersed in the process and it’s all we would think, do, live and breathe during the process.”
Another core facet of Necrofier’s allure is being a black metal band from Texas. “Where you live always helps shape someone,” says Bakka. “It helps shape our style and tone in ways, it’s hot most of the year, so as we burn, it gives us warmer tones and more of a heavy metal influence than when compared to our brothers from the North. Also, Texas has a style all of its own; everything is heavier, louder and we are always trying to outdo the rest of the world.”
To that avail, Necrofier isn’t your typical black metal band, and so this isn’t your typical black metal record as there’s a healthy amount of traditional metal influences, particularly within the guitar work. While conceptually, the band doesn’t heavily rely on Satanic themes, exploring deeper human philosophies and the occult like burning for your dreams or spiraling out on a psychedelic trip and exploring the beyond. “While there isn’t overt satanic worship in the lyrics, I would still say that he is a friend of ours,” Bakka cheekily says. “There are Occult themes on this record, but at the same time, it does take a philosophical approach.”
Further illustrating the influence of their environment, Necrofier also heavily explores one of Southern America’s most fabled myths. “The new record touches on selling your soul at the crossroads,” adds Bakka. “I like to take a different approach and touch on the elements of the esoteric world and dive into the forbidden or hidden that surrounds us in our lives every day.”
As the Texan black metal outlaws saddle up for record two, they are leading the charge as one of the contemporary purveyors of black metal revivalism. ‘Burning Shadows in the Southern Night’ is certain to elicit a sense of nostalgia for those who dare to lay ears on this vicious new offering.
Lineup:
Bakka – Vocals, Guitar
Semir Ozerkan – Guitars
Dobber Beverly – Drums
Mat Valentine – Bass
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