AGE OF WOE release “The Twilight and the Dawn”

AGE OF WOE release “The Twilight and the Dawn” second single from ENVENOM due for release on 26th February 2021

“Envenom” is the third full-length AGE OF WOE album and at the same time their LIFEFORCE debut. The eleven tracks reflect their genesis in the midst of the Corona pandemic with the accompanying fears and sometimes rising anger, but also the latent threat and alienation tendencies. (Societal) Critical lyrics have already been present on the 2013 debut “Inhumanform” and its follow-up, “An Ill Wind Blowing” (2014).

The sound of the quintet includes elements between doom, sludge, death and post-metal. AGE OF WOE is already musically broadly positioned. But the band also breaks boundaries with its line-up, as members come from Sweden, Finland, and Germany. With the addition of Keijo Niinimaa (Rotten Sound, Morbid Evils, Goatburner) the line-up has been completed prominently not too long ago.

Formed in the Gothenburg underground scene in the summer of 2010, the creative goal has remained the same over the past decade: AGE OF WOE strive to frighten with gritty, raw heavy sounds. In doing so, the quintet looks for their own solution patterns, which also let its punk and DIY ethics shine through.

Newly added Keijo Niinimaa is also known for clear words. The death metal-based style of play with its numerous widenings provides an ideal musical basis for this.

What stands out above all: on “Envenom”, AGE OF WOE succeeds to conclusively to develop their sound decisively further. The contrasts of the dynamic songwriting have strong effects and are impressive. Thanks to the dark heaviness as well as great hook lines and manic vocals, the quintet’s third full length even offers harsh haunting melodies.

FFO: MARTYRDÖD, LIK, DISFEAR, ANCST and ROTTEN SOUND