Finnish old school thrash/death metal band Jewel Throne will release their debut album Blood Vultures on October 18th via Inverse Records. The first single, the title track Blood Vultures came out on July 23rd, accompanied by a lyric video.
The band comments:
“Blood Vultures, the title track of the forthcoming debut album is a story about the price of carelessness. One can trust no one in this world. Don’t let your guard down, don’t let anyone close to you. Don’t take a chance or you will be destroyed. There will always be hordes of bloodthirsty creatures ready to stab you in the back. Creatures beneath contempt. Creatures shadowed by disgrace. The despicable and filthy creatures of the lowest circle of Hell.”
Later, the second single The Graveyard of Dreams came out on September 4th.
The band comments:
“The Graveyard of Dreams is one of the two oldest songs on Blood Vultures. The original version can be found on the last EP (Silence Shrouds the Ruins) by the original Jewel Throne lineup from 2019. It is a personal story about deepening depression. A story about how the total futility of everything crushes a human being under its own weight. Black emptiness of being pushes you deeper into the abyss. Slowly one just stops caring about anything. Eventually one has to accept one’s own fate… and disappear.“
Biography:
Jewel Throne was formed as a trio in May 2019 by bassist-vocalist Mika Sallanen. The other members were guitarist Jari Yrjänäinen and drummer Jouni Kurikka. All were already very experienced with lots of bands, demos and a few albums already in their CV’s since all had begun their adventures in music already back in the late 80´s/early 90´s. The first lineup released three EP´s in quick succession. These simple thrash metal releases should now be considered as mere rough sketches of what was to come later.
It was time to add two more musicians – guitarist Toni Koskinen and vocalist Jesse Huovinen, and Jewel Throne mark II was born. Musically the band improved a lot with this change. This lineup released a bunch of singles and an EP Obscure Relics. This EP also came out on tape via Fetusvomit Records. After this the original guitar player left the band.
Now as a four-piece, Jewel Throne mark III moved on. They released two singles and an EP Illiterati. Indeed, a release vastly superior to anything they had achieved so far. So it was the time to decide what to do next. The band had lots of songs ready. Therefore, they decided to jump head first into the unknown and record their debut album. The recording sessions started at Easter 2023. The band entered the studio with 20 songs out of which 17 songs ended up being recorded.
All in all, the recordings took a bit longer than expected due to various issues. bHowever, in early spring 2024 the band had a finished product in their hands. Blood Vultures was born – an album of 12 highly energetic and angry thrash/death metal songs. Thus, in June 2024 the band signed with Inverse Records.
Tracklist:
1. Blood Vultures
2. Cosmic Titan Engines
3. Psychotoxic Assault
4. The Graveyard of Dreams
5. Megaton Headshot
6. Instant Apocalypse
7. The Extinction Level Express
8. Hate Overdrive
9. Mental Self-Mutilation
10. Hammer Down the Last Nail
11. Suffer The Fools
12. The Overlord
Album cover by Observingdeath
Lineup:
Jesse Huovinen – vocals
Toni Koskinen – guitars
Mika Sallanen – bass/vocals
Jouni Kurikka – drums
