Progressive metal titans Sacrosanct have inked a worlwide record deal with powerhouse label ROAR, who will release the band's forthcoming studio offering, entitled Kidron. Slated for a March 7, 2025 release, the album preorder is available here.
The band comments: "We are thrilled to be part of the new ROAR family! Yes, it took another year to get everything up and running, and yes, we are all sure it was worth it! Thanks to Markus Wosgien for making this possible for us! With him and Lambros at ROAR we have strong partners at our side who support us in taking Kidron out into the world! On CD, vinyl and live! Stay tuned!"
An official music video for the band's first single, "Avenging Angel", is now premiering below.
It's the first track written for Sacrosanct’s fifth, new album Kidron and kind of a signature-song for the record. The song talks about Francis, their mascot and combines Sacrosanct’s distinctive melancholic mood, but at the same time is comprehensible without being commercially appealing. A complex, but catchy progressive metal hymn.
Sacrosanct, established in 1988, are a well-respected name in the metal scene, most known for their three classic albums during the early 1990s: Truth Is – What Is, Recesses For The depraved and Tragic Intense.
The Sacrosanct signature sound gradually progressed from sophisticated thrash metal to a more edgy, melodic and atmospheric aural landscape. The brainchild of founding member and lead guitar player Randy Meinhard (ex-Pestilence) returned in 2018, after a 25-year hiatus, with their fourth album “Necropolis”, which was highly acclaimed and bears all of the hallmarks and intricacies that defines Sacrosanct, with a strong emphasis on melancholic melodies and harmony guitar parts as well as a focus on thought-provoking lyrics. Six years later, Sacrosanct return with the even more powerful, still complex, but catchy Kidron, introducing their new singer Max Morton, who outshines the album with his clear, dynamic and unique voice. “The album combines all our trademarks, has a unique atmosphere due to all the circumstances we had to go through and is accessible and complex at the same time,” comments Randy Meinhard.
The special thing about Sacrosanct is that every album sounds different. “We always write and play songs in our own way. We can't and won't deny our roots. Of course, our first albums were more thrash-heavy, but there was a lot more going on in the songs. You just can't reduce us to that. I personally love metal from Maiden to Priest to Fates Warning, VoiVod or Slayer. When writing songs, I try to find out how heavy or ‘commercial’ a song can be in our own way. But we always want to touch people with the music and if, for example, a blastbeat can be combined with the classic Sacrosanct riff trademarks, then we have arrived at Kidron."
Tracklisting:
“Marching Days”
“Avenging Angel”
“Prince Of Clowns”
“Coming Of The Scorpion”
“Gethesemane”
“Doorway Of Dreams”
“Still Open Sore”
“Before It Ends”
“The Pain Still Lasts”
“Avenging Angel”:
Sacrosanct is:
Max Morton - Vocals, Bass
Randy Meinhard - Guitar
Gerrit Knol - Guitar
Jonas Schütz - Drums
