A year and a half after their mesmerizing and soul-stirring debut, post-Black Metal band CAILLEACH CALLING unveil a new standalone track. Listen to ‘Glittering Delusion‘ below and via Bandcamp.

The succinct track expands upon the ethereal post-Black Metal found on the band’s 2022 debut album “Dreams of Fragmentation”, placing the mellifluous vocals of Chelsea Murphy atop a trancelike barrage of melodic BM futurism.

Composer Tony Thomas comments:
“The song ‘Glittering Delusion’ was originally created for developer CD Projekt RED as part of a contest to write an original song for the game Cyberpunk 2077. Because of that the composition sounds a bit different from what you could hear on our debut. It will remain an excursus, though. We are currently working on the second CAILLEACH CALLING album and fans can definitely expect a refinement of the sound we created on “Dreams of Fragmentation”.”

The band’s debut is still available on CD and LP (very limited numbers) via the label’s EU, US and Bandcamp shops.

CAILLEACH CALLING was inceptionalized in the Spring 2021 by long term music partners Tony Thomas (DAWN OF OUROBOROS, BOTANIST) and Chelsea Murphy (DAWN OF OUROBOROS). They had a desire to create a project that was both rooted into the more traditional style of atmospheric Black Metal, while incorporating the more modern and progressive sensibilities they are known for in their other projects. With Tony handling guitars/synths/bass, and Chelsea on vocals, they then enlisted Yurii Kononov (ex-WHITE WARD) on drums to complete the line-up. With a solid line-up they completed their debut “Dreams Of Fragmentation” by late summer of the same year. The album features furious atmospheric Black Metal, with both traditional and post-black sounds mixed with melodic, ethereal, and highly emotional touches to create something that is dynamic, intense and dripping with passion.

Heralding the coming of “Dreams Of Fragmentation” via Debemur Morti Productions on March 11th, a second track from CAILLEACH CALLING‘s debut, ‘Mercurial Inversion‘, is unveiled. Focusing more on traditional Black Metal structure and elements, this song displays ferocious blast parts, piercing guitar riffs as well as raw screams. Subtly interwoven guitar melodies as well as spherical keyboard elements nevertheless grant the composition an ethereal vibe. Listen to the song on YouTube and Bandcamp:

Composer Tony Thomas narrates about the genesis of ‘Mercurial Inversion‘:

“‘Mercurial Inversion‘ was the last track I wrote for this album. While all the songs have a sinister atmosphere, I wanted this song to have a more traditional Black Metal minor key feeling in how it invoked darkness. Of course, there is still the theme of dreaminess present which can also be found in the other songs through the usage of layered synths and guitars. I had the initial drum arrangements written before meeting our drummer Yurii. However, having everyone involved adding their personal touch to the music is important to me. So, concerning this track I asked if he could keep the general vibe of my arrangements, but play his own interpretation of it. I think this worked out wonderfully. For future albums we plan to be more collaborative from the beginning when it comes to the drum arrangements.“

The sound of traditional as well as post Black Metal bands had a definite impact on the compositions on “Dreams Of Fragmentation“. Tony unveils about his influences:

“I started listening to Black Metal in the late 90s. At the time I was mainly exposed to the Norwegian sound with MAYHEM being my favorite band as a teenager. I was also heavily into the more melodic Swedish style, with bands like DAWN, VINTERLAND, DISSECTION, and LORD BELIAL being on heavy rotation in my youth.

These days what I mainly look for in Black Metal is emotional intensity and atmosphere. I enjoy many Post Black Metal bands such as DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT, earlier LANTLÔS, HERETOIR, CONSTELLATIA from South Africa and SOMN from Russia, as far as modern bands go.“

“Dreams Of Fragmentation” will be released on CD, vinyl and digitally on March 11th. The album can be pre-ordered from the label’s EU, US and Bandcamp shops.

CAILLEACH CALLING was inceptionalized in the Spring 2021 by long term music partners Tony Thomas (DAWN OF OUROBOROS, BOTANIST) and Chelsea Murphy (DAWN OF OUROBOROS). They had a desire to create a project that was both rooted into the more traditional style of atmospheric Black Metal, while incorporating the more modern and progressive sensibilities they are known for in their other projects. With Tony handling guitars/synths/bass, and Chelsea on vocals, they then enlisted Yurii Kononov (ex-WHITE WARD) on drums to complete the line-up. With a solid line-up they completed their debut “Dreams Of Fragmentation” by late summer of the same year. The album features furious atmospheric Black Metal, with both traditional and post-black sounds mixed with melodic, ethereal, and highly emotional touches to create something that is dynamic, intense and dripping with passion.

CAILLEACH CALLING is a soul-stirring progressive and atmospheric Black Metal band formed Spring 2021 in California by guitarist/bassist/synth-player Tony Thomas (DAWN OF OUROBOROS, BOTANIST) and vocalist Chelsea Murphy (DAWN OF OUROBOROS). Yurii Kononov (ex-WHITE WARD) completed the line-up soon afterwards and bears responsability for the propulsive drum performance of the band.

Heralding the release of “Dreams Of Fragmentation” on March 11th, Debemur Morti Productions unveil the details of the band’s debut. Four songs of tempestuous Black Metal define the long player:

01. Phosphenic Array
02. Bound By Neon
03. Cascading Waves
04. Mercurial Inversion

The album was mixed by Tony Thomas at Self Inflicted Studios, Newark, CA. Drum engineering was done by Alfred Khart & Alex Nagornykh of H.Art California, Odessa, Ukraine. It was mastered by Déhà (SATURNIAN TEMPLE, WOLVENNEST) at Opus Magnum Studio, Brussels, Belgium. Yurii Kazarian is responsible for the layout, while the band photo was created by Ivan Vyzletsov.

Artist Tony Thomas discloses about the cover artwork:

“To me a night city has always looked like stars, so I wanted to have it with an overlay of a galaxy to show the contrast. As if we built our civilization to mimic what is natural. Yet we remain confined to our cities which are only a poor resemblance of the natural beauty of the universe.“

As a first impression of “Dreams Of Fragmentation“, Debemur Morti Productions teamed up with well-known Decibel mag to present ‘Bound By Neon‘. Quiet ethereal sounds define the beginning, before the track develops into an atmospheric and progressive Black Metal hymn in which the spherical keyboard layers perfectly blend in with the sinister vocals, piercing guitars and the powerful drum work.

Listen to it via Bandcamp or on Debemur Morti Production’s YouTube channel:

Tony elaborates about the creation of ‘Bound By Neon‘:

“The title ‘Bound By Neon‘ plays within our take on the cosmic theme. Rather than focusing on the dark, cold emptiness of space, we chose to approach it in form of the perspective of admiration for the universe. While at the same time presenting a sense of loathing and entrapment for the modern human world. In short, ‘Bound by Neon‘ can mean being trapped in the limited work of our civilization. Musically, I have a general method how I work for most of my compositions. I will usually start with a basic drumbeat, and then either establish a chord progression and add guitar layers, or just improvise over the drum track until I am satisfied. From there I will add synths and bass. Improvisation is important in my writing process with regards to riffs and melodies. From there the drums are modified and refined by Yurii. As for vocals, Chelsea fully improvised them in one take to fully capture a sense of raw emotion.“

“Dreams Of Fragmentation” will be released on CD, vinyl and digitally on March 11th. The album can be pre-ordered from the label’s EU, US and Bandcamp shops.

CAILLEACH CALLING was inceptionalized in the Spring 2021 by long term music partners Tony Thomas (DAWN OF OUROBOROS, BOTANIST) and Chelsea Murphy (DAWN OF OUROBOROS). They had a desire to create a project that was both rooted into the more traditional style of atmospheric Black Metal, while incorporating the more modern and progressive sensibilities they are known for in their other projects. With Tony handling guitars/synths/bass, and Chelsea on vocals, they then enlisted Yurii Kononov (ex-WHITE WARD) on drums to complete the line-up. With a solid line-up they completed their debut “Dreams Of Fragmentation” by late summer of the same year. The album features furious atmospheric Black Metal, with both traditional and post-black sounds mixed with melodic, ethereal , and highly emotional touches to create something that is dynamic, intense and dripping with passion.