Finland-based Symphonic Black Metal band Moonlight Sorcery will release their first full-length album called Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle on September 29th, 2023. They warn, “Expect nothing but an ice cold blizzard that will conquer your castles, crumble your towers and withhold the daylight forever!”
Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle combines the atmosphere of Piercing Through the Frozen Eternity and the rawness of Nightwind: The Conqueror from the Stars, the band’s two previous EPs released in 2022 and early 2023.
Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle follows a specific narrative, and its nine compositions tell a single tale, with every song starting where the previous one left off.
The band explains:
Basically, our debut could be a single 44-minute song. Yet, the pleasure of learning such a tale is yours. Prepare, wanderer, to meet the ‘Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle’!
The album was mixed and mastered at Unisound by Producer and musician Dan Swanö. It will be released by Avantgarde Music on CD, LP, and digital platforms.
