‘Kronos’ Heritage’

Team ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC has issued the following:

With the anticipation of KRAMPUS’ first official debut album, Survival of the Fittest, right around the corner, the band’s first official music video for their single “Kronos’ Heritage” has been released. Check out the new video below as well as their album trailer and single “Kronos’ Heritage”.

Album trailer:

Song “Kronos’ Heritage“:
http://soundcloud.com/noiseartrecords/krampus-kronos-heritage

Their first full-length effort, Survival Of The Fittest, has been produced by KRAMPUS’ charismatic frontman Filippo Gianotti himself at Udine’s legendary Blackmirror Studios and is set for release in late August 2010. Shortly after the release, KRAMPUS will embark on their first extensive European tour, joining Wintersun and Korpiklaani on 2012’s edition of the hugely successful Heidenfest tour.

KRAMPUS’ Declaration:
Krampus, the winter demon, has survived the repression of the modern gods. Born from shame for the mankind decay, under the cold breeze in the shades of the Alps, we join him in his dealing out of the fallible human’s just deserts. Like roots breaking concrete, we shake minds dulled by the weakness of present society. We fight fearlessly for our beliefs, aiming to give back at least some of what has been taken from mother nature. We kindle the embers hidden inside each and every one of you, choked by the lies of nations: Embers of Honour, Pride, Traditions, and Freedom.

What frontman Filippo says about the song:

“Kronos’ heritage Is a question: what are we going to leave to our children if we destroy their world? Too many times we forget that the injuries of this planet will bleed over our children.
There’s an African proverb that says: “this world is not the heritage of our fathers, but a loan of our children.”

Fear the Krampus…

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KRAMPUS – Kronos’ Heritage (2011)
Label – NoiseArt Records

Track Listing
01. Kronos’ Heritage
02. Aftermath
03. My Siege

Italian 8 piece folk death metal band KRAMPUS released last summer their 2nd EP ‘Kronos’ Heritage’. Krampus’ extraordinary use of traditional folk instruments put them in leagues with the great folk musicians around the globe, however unlike many other folk musicians Krampus have introduced a beautiful array of instruments for your listening pleasure including Bagpipes, violins, flutes, whistles, and the much loved Irish Bouzouki. In addition to this they incorporate very heavy metal guitars, strong heart stomping vocals as well as gentle chorus based vocals and powerful melodic keyboards to their array of sounds.

Upon hitting the play button you are immediately thrown into a world of melody and Celtic history. Starting with Kronos’ Heritage, the aggressiveness of vocals and rhythmic pounding puts the listener right in the centre of melodic mayhem. With intriguing passages and cleverly thought out intricacies, this first track put you right in the right mood for the rest of the EP. Throughout the EP, you are thrown back and forth, in and out of melodies that are neatly placed and work so well within the metal environment. All instruments have been combined to produce the most exacting representation of Celtic Folk Metal and this EP doesn’t fail to throw out all the stops at achieving this.

This EP is something special, and the listener is left with the feeling ‘I want more!’ at the end of it.

Beautifully made, excellently mastered.

Reviewed by Dylan Raine

KRAMPUS – Kronos’ Heritage