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Lychgate  - The Contagion In Nine Steps flac album
  • Performer Lychgate
  • Title The Contagion In Nine Steps
  • Date of release 2018
  • Country Finland
  • Style Avantgarde, Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Ethereal
  • Other formats AU AC3 AA MP1 DTS VOC VOX
  • Genre Rock
  • Size MP3 1820 mb
  • Size FLAC 1427 mb
  • Rating: 4.1
  • Votes: 336

First pressing of the "The Contagion in Nine Steps" CD in digipack. Printed on 300gsm stock with a 4-panel layout and an 8-page booklet. Ships worldwide from USA! Includes unlimited streaming of The Contagion in Nine Steps via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ships out within 14 days. Lychgate: J. C. Young Vortigern - Guitar Greg Chandler - Vocals T. J. F. Vallely - Drums A. K. Webb - Bass S. D. Lindsley - Guitar.

Their self-titled album in 2013 was an instantly alluring ‘easy’ listen that collated the mystique and terror of post-‘Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk’ Emperor with the forceful grace of Dissection-spawn. It was a year of powerful new blood in extreme metal and Lychgate were tastefully unassuming in their strong debut statement. I won’t make the same mistake with The Contagion in Nine Steps. Lychgate have released another fantastic body of material that comes impressively close to the awe of An Antidote for the Glass Pill without relying on the same tricks. Still, I’m not so naive now to think this one will do much better than the mixed-bag reception of its predecessor.

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Extreme metal often draws the most divisive arguments when it is at its most explorative and adventurous  . If you thought that release was bewildering beyond human comprehension, just listen to Lychgate's latest effort, The Contagion in Nine Steps, and you'll once again be in awe. Being in awe for either positive or negative reasons, that is.

Complete your Lychgate collection. I like it when albums fight me, refusing to give up their secrets until they’re stuck in my head. Such is the case with England’s Lychgate, an act who count Ennio Morricone and Autopsia among their influences; oh yes, they operate in a musical sphere of metal which some refer to as extreme. What this means is anyone’s guess, I leave the pigeonholing to others because what I can tell you about them is that they have no limits with regard to what they write.

Lychgate tackle a wide range of various musical traditions to craft something that is unique and exciting. Nicholas Senior (New Noise Magazine). On their engrossing and challenging third release, Lychgate tackle crowd psychology from a philosophical and historical point of view. Much like the music itself, it’s a record that unfolds itself brilliantly when you give it the time and courtesy of attention. Interestingly, The Contagion in Nine Steps is yet another sonic shift for a band who hasn’t written the same album twice

Tracklist

A-I Republic
A-II Unity Of Opposites
A-III Atavistic Hypnosis
B-IV Hither Comes The Swarm
B-V The Contagion
B-VI Remembrance

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Lietuvos Muzikos Ir Teatro Akademija
  • Recorded At – Priory Recording Studios
  • Recorded At – Orgone Studios
  • Pressed By – GZ Media – 166833E

Credits

  • Artwork – Michel Guy
  • Artwork [Logo] – Luis Miguel
  • Bass – A.K. Webb*
  • Design [Graphic Design], Layout – Petra Skubin
  • Design Concept [Artwork Concept] – Oksana Gulina
  • Drums – T.J.F. Vallely*
  • Guitar – S.D. Lindsley*, J.C. Young "Vortigern"*
  • Mixed By, Mastered By – Jaime Gomez Arellano
  • Music By, Lyrics By – J.C. Young "Vortigern"*
  • Organ, Piano, Mellotron, Guest – Vladimir Antonov-Charsky
  • Photography By – Damian Hovhannisyan
  • Photography By [Portrait Of A. Antoniou] – Maggy van der Beek
  • Photography By [Portraits Of G. Chandler and T.J.F. Vallely] – 17 Seconds Photography
  • Vocals – Greg Chandler
  • Vocals [Additional], Guest – Chris Hawkins
  • Vocals, Guest – Alexandros Antoniou

Notes

180-gram+ LP available in Black [this] or Clear w/ Black and Silver Splatter, mastered specifically for vinyl
350gsm heavyweight single pocket jacket with black flood inner printing
Printed inner sleeve.

Piano, organ and mellotron recorded at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Vilnius, July 2017.
Vocal sessions recorded at Priory Studios, Sutton Coldfield, UK, August 2017.
Drums recorded at Orgone Studios, Woburn, UK, August 2017.
Mixed and mastered in September 2017.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text (sticker on the outer plastic sleeve)): 7 64072 82441 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 166833E1/A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 166833E2/B

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
BLOOD-205 Lychgate The Contagion In Nine Steps ‎(CD, Album) Blood Music BLOOD-205 Finland 2018
none Lychgate The Contagion In Nine Steps ‎(6xFile, FLAC, Album, 24-) Blood Music none Finland 2018
BLOOD-204 Lychgate The Contagion In Nine Steps ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, Cle) Blood Music BLOOD-204 Finland 2018


Talk about Lychgate - The Contagion In Nine Steps


Kinashand
Excellent record, excellent sound, silent backround, no pops or cracks. Recommendation.
Shem
I like it when albums fight me, refusing to give up their secrets until they’re stuck in my head. Such is the case with England’s Lychgate, an act who count Ennio Morricone and Autopsia among their influences; oh yes, they operate in a musical sphere of metal which some refer to as extreme. What this means is anyone’s guess, I leave the pigeonholing to others because what I can tell you about them is that they have no limits with regard to what they write. Time signatures? They make their own. Take that as the gauntlet being thrown down, things only grow more complex and unorthodox as this plays out.They keep their tempos generally mid to low range with some vocals you’ll just have to hear to believe, going from the guttural to the angelic in a span of seconds. ‘The Contagion in Nine Steps’ is both a statement about the progression of civilization and the insidious nature of crowd behavior; if you don’t think these two are linked then I suggest you take a long, hard look at this world we’re all passing through without any filters or distractions. Look, look into the heart of what we’re doing here, play this album while you do so if you must; the message is clear, the resolution undeniable.While I’m on that subject, the numerous layers of sound which these four parse out are ridiculously difficult to keep track of; they like to build up a collection of them and then tear it all apart, utilizing free form jazz elements to transition from one section of a song to the next. It is up to the listener to make that jump with them, straddling the connective auditory tissue while also maintaining enough composure as to not fall into the abyss lapping hungrily below. The technical aspects of their compositional dexterity are the purview of those who find such things to be of interest, I only know how this release makes me feel, what thoughts it puts in my head. Cajoled through constriction which leads to complete capitulation; all the best laid plans of man, his arrogant egotism exposed to the world. Lychgate are beyond the boundaries of anything metal I have yet encountered, the closest thing this pair of ears have heard to them would be Skin Chamber’s second album ’Trial’ back in 1993 and that’s pushing it. The emphasis on relentless acoustical misanthropy, wave after wave of society’s insecurities silkily deposited on the shores of the subconscious; the hooks cleave and out to sea you’re pulled….There’s just something about the loping menace of “Hither Comes the Swarm” with it’s demented carnival/slaughter house atmosphere that continues luring me back in a vain attempt to perceive all of its myriad possibilities. I cannot, however, which should come as no surprise as this is less an album and more a ritual borne out of vitriolic precision riven by chaos.