Video Studio Report Of Debut Album Issued By Apocalypse Orchestra

Swedish medieval metal outfit Apocalypse Orchestra released the first in a series of video studio reports for the band's upcoming debut record for Despotz Records, which is expected to be released in 2017.

The sextet, who all hail from the Baltic Sea region and utilize non-traditional instruments such as lutes, bagpipes, the mandola and even the hurdy gurdy, have one leg entrenched in medieval times and the other firmly in modern metal.

Apocalypse Orchestra was formed by mult-instrumentalists Mikael (Vocals, guitars, mandola, lute and cittern) and Erik (Hurdy gurdy, mandola, bagpipes, backing vocals) who developed a bond over their mutual love of the unlikely combination of folk music and doom metal. With a foundation of original music and lyrics the duo also decided to incorporate melodies stemming from as far back as the 11th century, the goal was to create a musical homage to a long gone era.

The songs tell stories of plagues, of hell and the senseless acts of war and suffering, all while weaving a romantic era thread combined with the crushing modern metal mentality that only Apocalypse Orchestra can deliver.

In the first clip - which you can check out here - the drums are recorded: