Mord'A'Stigmata Reveals Artwork and Track Listing For "Hope"

The fourth full-length work in the discography of Mord’A’Stigmata is planned for a February 17th release via Pagan Records. "Hope" is a follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed "Ansia," which exposed the band to the global spotlight. The record's enigmatic cover artwork (shown below) was created by Bartek Rogalewicz (Rogi, Non Opus Dei). "Hope" will be available on CD, LP and digital.

Mord’A’Stigmata mainman, Static (guitars), explains: “I once said 'Ansia' was so personal that I needed time to take some rest from the whole experience. I needed distance and the clearing of thoughts before I hit the new ideas. Back then, I couldn't even imagine the circumstances under which the music and words for the fourth major Mord'A'Stigmata release will be written. I was given a choice: either to go for an extreme emotional exposure or wait another two or three years for the works to commence. The creative hunger prevailed and so did the weird need of reopening the wounds, hoping that things would someday be as they used to.

"This is what this record is about. It is hard for me to call the music on 'Hope' black metal. Anyway, I get the impression that the term is frequently abused and given a wrong meaning nowadays. As usual, we came up with a mixture of styles to be named by people wiser than us. We play more with hearts than with heads and do not intend to play someone we are not. And that's actually what 'Hope' is, the music of pure emotions.”

The track listing for the album is:

1. Hope
2. The Tomb from Fear and Doubt
3. To Keep the Blood
4. In Less Than No Time