Hieroglyph
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United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Hieroglyph News
Below is our complete Hieroglyph news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Hieroglyph Releases New Music Video
After we previously premiered the single online, Hieroglyph has now released a video for "Starlight - The High Priestess." The band comments:
"Hello everyone, the day has arrived... We are proud to present to you our video for 'Starlight - The High Priestess,' premiered by Terrorizer.
"This song is part of our upcoming album 'Ouroboros' that is centred on the concept of the enlightenment of the human mind and consciousness through a hard and long path.
"As we can all see from today's political act, this is far from happening yet within the human kind. But during these times let's remember to always be kind to each other, spread the love, and let music share a positive message to everyone!" More...
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Hieroglyph Premieres New Single
Two years back you may recall a U.K. band called Hieroglyph being highlighted in our Unearthing The Underground column off the strength of the "Freefall" EP.
Fast forward to today and we're absolutely stoked to be exclusively premiering a new single from the band's impending album "Ouroboros."
This is some fabulous progressive metal melding harsh and soft with different vocal styles, including a guest appearance by William Alex Young. Check out the album's 10th track "Starlight - The High Priestess" below and be sure to let us know what you think!
"Ouroboros" is coming November 18th, 2016 and features 11 songs based around the major arcana of the tarot.
“One of the main reasons I love being in this band is the diversity and musicality from everyone. Not only that, we work so hard on improving too; I think it's very inspiring” claims guitarist Richard Barnes, “The album is very diverse and it’s got a lot of different elements and moods to it. It seems perhaps a little cocky having our debut album be a concept album but we've never been a band to do things by halves!”
The full track listing is as follows:
1) Solar - (The Fool)
2) Samsara – (The Wheel of Fortune)
3) Enochian – (The Hermit)
4) Rise and Fall – (Strength)
5) Jopari – (The Chariot)
6) Mandragora Lunar – (The Lovers)
7) Crown – (The Hierophant)
8) The Butterfly – (The Emperor)
9) Sapphire – (The Empress)
10) Starlight – (The High Priestess)
11) Ouroboros – (The Magician) More...
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Unearthing The Metal Underground
With just under 20,000 bands in our database (and more being added every day) there are more metal bands on the planet than anyone ever would have imagined back when the scene was first getting started.
Unfortunately some of those bands end up falling through the cracks, and groups that deserve recognition get lost in the endless sea of heavy sounds. That's why we take the time to unearth stellar unknown bands and point out the ones you should be training your ears towards.
Today we look at three outfits separated by country and genre boundaries, but which are all lesser known metal groups you should be paying attention closer attention to: Fractured Spine, Hieroglyph, and My Last Suicide.
Fractured Spine
When it comes to the sub-genre of gloomy death/doom bands, you'd probably think first of groups like Swallow The Sun, October Tide, or Daylight Dies.
The unknown version of those genre stalwarts is Fractured Spine, a Finnish outfit that deserves to be among the aforementioned pantheon. With gothic and gloomy clean singing, dark death metal with symphonic leanings, and dreary doom, the band hits all the requisite sounds and does it without sounding like a carbon copy of the bigger names.
In addition to some early demos, the band has two full-length albums available, 2013's “Songs Of Slumber” (available for streaming in full below) and “Memoirs Of A Shattered Mind” released earlier this year. You can pick up Fractured Spine's albums over at Bandcamp here.
Hieroglyph Streaming "Freefall" EP
U.K. metal outfit Hieroglyph has released the "Freefall" EP, which is now available online for streaming online.
Give it a listen below, and if you like what you hear, you can pick up a copy at this location. The track listing is as follows:
1. Weyland-Yutani
2. Dubious Disc
3. Freefall
4. In The Air
5. Tenebris