On September 20th internationally, AOP Records is proud to present the highly anticipated third album of Germany’s Servant, Death Devil Magick, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
German black metal band Servant have been celebrating their melodic-yet-furious black metal across the underground and beyond since 2021. Their two well-received full-lengths, 2021’s Blessed by The Light of a Thousand Stars and last year’s Aetas Ascensus, shook ground within the metal scene. Now, Servant are set to release their third full-length, Death Devil Magick, via new label home AOP Records.
Death Devil Magick was written, recorded, mixed, and mastered between October 2024 and May 2024. Without lacking in their musical trademarks, Servant continue to evolve on their new record. Melodic guitars combine with furious drums, and powerful basslines go with keys and mighty grooves. On Death Devil Magick, the vocals are clearer than on the previous two albums, giving the words the required power in meaning. All this is put in a powerful soundscape which is aggressive yet very dynamic and tidied up.
The lyrical topics are inspired by poets and philosophers like Charles Baudelaire and Friedrich Nietzsche, but also paintings by Franz von Stuck from the era of symbolism, for example, can be mentioned here. The lyrics discuss conflicts of emotions, beliefs, addiction, and depths of human nature. Death Devil Magick invites the listener to step into the gallery of nine microcosms and witness lust, despair, magick, and ecstasy.
Moreover, Servant are going to tour Europe as part of the Scherbentour 2024 together with labelmates Ellende and GROZA to spread bagick, lust, and ecstasy.
Tracklist:
01 Void 1:30
02 Temple 4:30
03 Sin 4:43
04 Devil 3:54
05 Hope 4:21
06 Fury 5:36
07 Death 4:27
08 Litany 5:07
09 Magick 6:40
Credits:
All songs written and performed by Servant
Cover drawn by Misanthropic Art Illustrations
Produced and mixed by Farago 2023/24
Mastered by Dennis Poschwatta at Katzbach Studio 2024
Photography by Anne Swallow
Additional vocals on track 9 by Svety Farago
Lineup:
Farago: guitars/vocals
Samael: guitars
Thanatos: bass
Apophis: drums