Swiss melodic death thrash metal band AKROASIS to release their new album April 29, 2024.
Check out the first single from the album, “Insult The Gods”:
AKROASIS explains to the song: “‘Insult The Gods’ is probably the most brutal song on our new album ‘Hubris’. Driving Death Metal with a Thrash edge accompanies the story of Antigone. She accuses her uncle Creon of disregarding the laws of the gods and establishing his own laws for Thebes. Creon had taken over this rule for a short time after his nephews Eteocles and Polyneikes had killed each other at the gates of the city. Under threat of the death penalty, he had decreed that Eteocles should be buried and Polyneikes left outside the gates as he had attacked his city. His sister Antigone felt bound only to humanity and the laws of the gods, disregarded this instruction and buried her brother outside the gates, which resulted in her execution by being walled in alive.”
Tracklist:
01. Nemesis (00:54)
02. Most Atrocious Deed (05:10)
03. Insult The Gods (04:57)
04. Before A Fall (04:24)
05. Gifted With Fire (04:56)
06. Seven Times (04:20)
07. Driven To Kill (03:57)
08. Eternal Rest (04:11)
09. Unbearable Guilt (03:53)
10. King Minos (04:56)
Lineup:
Mike Brügger • Vocals
Marcel Knupp • Rhythm Guitars
Christof Schafer • Guitars
Hänsù Zürrer • Bass
Gerhard – Baeriswyl • Drums
The new album “Hubris” was recorded in October/November 2023, again in the tried-and-tested Little Creek studio with V.O. Pulver. The current artwork was once again designed by Mayte C.G., who had already created an outstanding cover for the predecessor “Ilion”. “Hubris” will be released on April 29, 2024 via Doc Gator Records on Digipak CD and in various vinyl versions.
The band was founded in 2016 by Marcel Knupp (guitar) and Gerhard Baeriswyl (drums, ex-Anitras Garden) in Kerzers, Fribourg. A short time later, Christof Schafer (lead guitar, ex-Distant Past) joined them. They decided on the band name AKROASIS. In Greek, this means both hearing and what is heard and can also be interpreted as the conscious perception of music.