From the shadowed vales of Brethil, ONE OF NINE traverses through Beleriand with an epic new lament, “Quest of the Silmaril.” Listen to the bards play their tune HERE.
The song a glimpse into their forthcoming epic, ‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow,’ to be released on October 31 through Profound Lore Records.
One of Nine says, “Another page from the Book of the Iron Shadow is unfurled.
“The tale of Lúthien the witch and her thrall Beren, of their willful misdeeds, their callow plotting, their promised demise. For in setting against the absolute dominion of Angband, they received nought but a stray ember from our Lord’s radiant pyre, and were everafter hunted and driven to the shores of mortal ruin.
“The tale of the Silmaril’s Quest is one of grave admonition, that none may offend the might of Melkor.”
‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow’ can be pre-ordered HERE.
The cover artwork (below) was carefully wrought by the hand of Ted Nasmith, a craftsman of no small renown who is the illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien‘s works ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Unfinished Tales,’ and ‘The Silmarillion.’
DAWN OF THE IRON SHADOW track listing:
- Parley at the Gates
- Age of Chains
- Dreadful Leap (feat. Hulder) [LISTEN]
- Of Desperate Valor
- Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts (feat. M. of Lamp of Murmuur)
- Bauglir
- Quest of the Silmaril [LISTEN]
- Death Wing Black Flame
Long have I listened to the songs of the Southron tongues, and low have I seen flung the banners of empires now unmoored in the tide of history.
I have traced the bloodlines of kings to the very marrow, weighed every rune that once lit the high towers.
And yet, this I cannot name.
They are the Nine. Shrouded, innominate, but ever present,
they descend across these lands like grave mist over the battle strewn dead.
Their song is the unmaking of the world. All hear the black melody dimly in the silence of Night’s shadow, as if faint voices behind the heavy door were singing to thee, beckoning to thee…
They are as crawling thunder before the Iron Shadow, Warlords and Heralds of the Hungering King.
A piercing chorus of rusted shrieking, a cloying dread of which none can find refuge, they carry not banners but the grim auspices of Doom.
Do not seek them. Do not name them. The Nine have risen. Their song is heard through the door.
ONE OF NINE Lineup:
Fellrider of Northern Unlight – Guitars, vocals
Pharazon the Golden – Drums
Gurthang the Black Sword – Guitars
Urmaiar the Rope – Bass
Langon – Keyboards
Guest Musicians:
Hulder as The Tear Maiden (on “Dreadful Leap”)
M. of Lamp of Murmuur as Morgoth (on “Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts”)
Cover artist: Ted Nasmith
Links: Bandcamp – Instagram – Apple Music – Spotify
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