I AM THE TRIREME announce the release of their latest album UNHOLY on Dark Harvest Records.

Few bands can match the ferocity and sheer brutal combination of melodic death and vile symphonic black metal that I Am The Trireme (pronounced "i am the tri' reem") has conjured. Hailing from Philadelphia PA, IATT bring forth a relentless, fast paced, crushing wall of blackened brutality and haunting melodies. IATT announced to day the release of their latest album UNHOLY on Dark Harvest Records.

UNHOLY is the re-imagining and re-recreation of IATT's debut self release titled Unholy Divination.

IATT guitarist Alec Pezzano explained the project, “As artists we have grown immensely in the past three years (since Unholy Divination's 2010 release), and pushed ourselves in ways we could have never imagined. We still loved the material from the original Unholy Divination, but had a new vision for what those songs could have been. Thus UNHOLY is the re-telling of the nightmare from a much wiser, darker, refined IATT. While the original Unholy Divination was in essence a window into a world of black magic, conjuration, and the occult; UNHOLY is the promised return to that world, culminating with the bonus track, Finding It Hard To Maintain.”

UNHOLY was produced, mixed and recorded by IATT's Jim Jenca at his personal studio. Drum tracking was done at 0x1 Sound Studios in Cherry Hill NJ with award winning audio engineer Jason Ruch. (Ruch produced and mixed the original Unholy Divination). Mastering was done at Arcane Digital Recording in Chandler AZ by Ryan Butler.

UNHOLY is set to hit stores and e-tailers on 6/4/13. Dark Harvest Records is currently running a promotion on their facebook page to give away 5 pre-release and autographed copies.

A preview track, I AM Many, is available  below via the Dark Harvest Soundcloud player.

Unholy - Autumn (from the From the Shadows reissue)

  Unholy - Autumn (from the From the Shadows reissue) by Peaceville

Unholy, from Finland, formed in 1988 & were among the first doom metal bands from the country. In the band’s earlier years, starting under the moniker of Holy Hell, their style began as more a black/death/doom metal mix but progressed to a style of atmospheric, experimental doom metal. Unholy recorded 4 albums throughout their career before disbanding in 2002 & leaving a legacy as a very influential & legendary act in the Finnish doom metal scene who are still highly respected today, alongside other classic Finnish acts such as Thergothon.

‘From the Shadows’ was the band’s debut full-length album & was originally released back in 1993. The album was known for its dark textured death/doom metal mixed with some unusual & often avantgarde arrangements. Unholy’s willingness to experiment with sounds & moods helped create a strong & uniquely twisted atmosphere on ‘From the Shadows’ – slow pounding doom metal epics aided by the presence of creeping synths.

Unholy are often recognised as one of the forefathers of the funeral doom sub-genre. 

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TRACKS 

1 Alone 
2 Gray Blow
 3 Creative Lunacy
 4 Autumn
 5 Stench of Ishtar
 6 Colossal Vision
 7 Time Has Gone
 8 The Trip Was Infra Green
 9 Passe Tiermes

Released by: Peaceville