Unleashing their third studio release “Unearthly Will” in 2023 and 2024 single / video “Morningstar”, Regina, Canada’s symphonic death metal outfit Augurium returns with their first taste of new music in 2025 for fans in the lead up to their opening support for progressive death masters and hometown heroes Into Eternity on May 17th. (details below).
Fans of the band are in for a positive surprise. It’s still the same Augurium they’ve been listening to since Unearthly Will, but this song taps into a more emotional side.
“For us as a band, it represents a sort of new Augurium, still within the same style we’ve been playing since 2021, yet naturally evolving. The goal was to create a dramatic listening experience—almost like the progression of a film. There are highs and lows, emotionally driven sections, movements that depict scenes in a hero’s journey, and crushing, deafening moments. This is the first half of a sonic saga portraying the struggle between opposing forces,” adds guitarist Cejay Carnochan.
Entitled “Faith & Death Pt. I.”, the track is the first chapter of an epic two-part symphonic death metal series. The song is rooted in the mythological hero’s journey, using Tolkien-like storytelling to explore the duality of good and evil, which resonates in its artwork created by Mark Erskine, who also did Augurium‘s Unearthly Will cover art.
“‘Faith and Death Pt. I’ is themed around The Lord of the Rings. Part one speaks to the side of evil. This track was written from the perspective of Mordor’s legions. Moreover, it touches on the eternal struggle of light and dark and how both cannot survive without the other. A shadow cannot exist without the light. Death—the only thing certain for all mortals. If neither side can agree on which god to worship, which philosophy to follow, or what is right and wrong, one thing is undeniably and indiscriminately certain: death,”
Recommended for fans of Shadow of Intent, Septicflesh, and Mental Cruelty, listen to “Faith & Death Pt. I” at the following links:
Bandcamp – https://augurium.bandcamp.com/
YouTube – https://youtu.be/v8c7mzpLD1M
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/4kgpo0W
Show Dates:
May 17 – Regina, SK – The Exchange w/ Into Eternity, Itchy Stitches, Nox Umbra, Elder Colossus – info
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More info: Facebook.com/AuguriumSK | Instagram.com/auguriumband
“Regina metal band Augurium is on the road to a comeback” – Regina Leader-Post
“One way to think of the Canadian band Augurium‘s new album Unearthly Will is as a tour through a potentially deadly wildlife refuge of arcane and even astral origins. It provides close encounters with a variety of musical beasts, some more extravagantly colorful than others (but still with teeth bared) and some more savagely hostile. By the end you might be relieved that you didn’t become a meal for the menagerie, yet electrified by all the close calls — and by the sweeping splendor.” – No Clean Singing
“Falling just under the half hour mark at 29:48, Unearthly Will is short, sweet, and destructive. I want more now! The Mark Erskine artwork is something I would hang in my room, it fits the material on the record perfectly. Augurium themselves describe the album as a whole as “the culmination of core ideas that remain consistent and brutal yet experimental. It brings a dark musical aspect to lyrical themes of light and inner thought processes”. I would describe it as a harrowing thrill ride that drags you below the surface, with no chance of making your way back up to ground level. This is one that absolutely deserves your attention. 4.5/5” – Toilet Ov Hell
“Unearthly Will features the gamut of influences, including those as disparate as Cannibal Corpse, Decrepit Birth, Septicflesh, Lorna Shore, and Belphegor – which, if my math is right, basically embodies most death metal and its various offshoots in one fell swoop. While the flesh-eating riffs comprise the meat, Augurium features a nice symphonic dimension, while neat blackened portions are offset by a techy rhythmic complexity and tasteful deathcore teeth. Filtered through an organic DIY ethic and aesthetic, Unearthly Will is a mammoth death metal album” – Angry Metal Guy
“Heavy from start to finish, the album intertwines the band’s goals and their inspiration into a cohesive nine track album. While obvious breaks are between songs, Unearthly Will flows seamlessly from track to track, never disrupting one’s listening experience but allowing for an odyssey, perhaps even a death metal revelation. An unmissable offering for death metal fans, Unearthly Will is a mile marker of Augurium’s growth and showcase of visceral talent, guttural vocals, and brutality. Brutality that even aims to make the world a better place.” – Amplify The Noise
“Turning up the head for a skull battering finale, the stage is set for a bombastic title track and Augurium don’t disappoint. “Unearthly Will” keeps things short but oh so sickeningly sweet with driving riffs and pummelling kit work beating the cerebral cortex into submission.” – Metal Noise
“an intense, sinister journey through the depths of death metal, the album is sure to delight genre fans.” – Amplified-Mag
“Their death metal has seen a symphonic makeover, as orchestration reigns over the album (sometimes too much so as it overshadows the rest of the instruments in spots) and its inclusion gives off a grandiose flair.” – Heavy Music Headquarters
“All in all one can say that every track on “Unearthly Will” fits very well into the overall construct… there is no boredom and the overall length of 27:16 minutes proves that the dark trip is not long-winded but rather shorter, but all the more intense. The newly adopted, rather epic orchestral approach convinced me that AUGURIUM can implement both straightforward and atmospheric songwriting, I’m very excited to hear what the Canadians will be hearing in the future and I would really like to experience the whole thing live!” – PowerMetal.de
“If you like bombast, “Unearthly Will” is for you.” – Broken Tomb Magazine
“Augurium, the Canadian band thirsty for heavy and guttural riffs, presents their new album “Unearthly Will”” – Territorio Rock
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