Damnation Plan – The New Horizon.

Release: Damnation Plan – The New Horizon
Format: CD/Digital
Release Date: September 8th 2023
Record label: Inverse Records
Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: Finland

The Finnish progressive metal act Damnation Plan can be characterized as a modern chameleon of metal: combining both harsh and clean vocals in their trademark genre crossing heavily rhythmic and emotional metal. On the new album this time all the vocals are 99% clean!

Among personal reflections, the band’s lyrics deal critically with mainstream taboos and the ever growing ignorance of the masses.

After their previous album Reality Illusion (2017) the band’s second vocalist Tommy Tuovinen (MyGrain) left the band, and the band’s other vocalist Asim Searah since took over all the vocal duties live, and also for the new album. Therefore the new album will feature Damnation Plan with a new through-out clean vocals approach, attaching their style even more in the style of traditions respecting progressive metal, featuring mostly clean vocals.

As on the earlier releases the album cover art is designed by the band’s drummer / producer / songwriter / lyricist Jarkko Lunnas. Jarkko comments on the cover art and the album’s thematic aspects:

“The album cover art depicts dark times as a darkened globe, a global shift, a division. A new horizon that sets the stage for our future. Is the shift going to bring us to extinction or simply be the change we need for a better renewed beginning? A lot of how that unfolds is written in our behavioral traits that we pass on, and maybe learn from our past, which also a lot of this album’s lyrics deal with.”

DAMNATION PLAN – THE NEW HORIZON / ISRC-codes
01. The New Horizon – FI3FC2344801
02. Dreamdead – FI3FC2344802
03. To The Sun – FI3FC2344803
04. Under The Veil Of Sea – FI3FC2344804
05. Emotional Trials – FI3FC2344805

Running time: 32m 52s

Mixed & mastered by Miiro Varjus / Wavescape Productions
Cover art by Jarkko Lunnas

Produced by Jarkko Lunnas
Co-produced by Kalle Niininen & Asim Searah

Asim Searah – Vocals
Kalle Niininen – Guitar
Antti Lauri – Lead Guitar
Jaakko Nikko – Bass
Jarkko Lunnas – Drums

Keyboards and synths by Jussi Kulomaa on tracks 4 & 5 and Jari Pailamo on track 1
Additional synths by Kalle Niininen & Jarkko Lunnas

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