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Veteran Rochester, New York doomsters ORODRUIN have signed with Cruz
Del Sur Music for the release of their second full-length album, “Ruins Of Eternity”. The album — the
band’s first in 16 years — will see the light of day this October.
Originally formed in 1998 by John Gallo (guitar),
Mike Puleo (bass/vocals), Nick Tydelski (guitar) and Mike Waske (drums), ORODRUIN broke onto the American metal
scene with 2003’s “Epicurean Mass”,
which remains their lone full-length album to date. From the vintage school of BLACK SABBATH and SAINT VITUS
doom with a European twist, ORODRUIN’s
penchant for churning riffs and atmospheric passages instantly put them on the
global doom metal map. The band issued a split, compilation, demo and EP in
ensuing years, all building up to the eventual release of their sophomore
album.
According to Gallo, ORODRUIN wrote nine new songs from 2016
to 2018, with a tenth song, “Letter Of
Life’s Regret” coming from 2005. The album was tracked throughout 2018 at Wicked Squid Studio and is currently
being mixed with the mastering process right around the corner.
“Stylistically, the songs are in the epic doom realm like the master titans of
the 1970s, SABBATH and JUDAS PRIEST,” says Gallo. “The songs are a long-awaiting
evolution in our writing and chemistry among brothers on a treacherous journey
that will finally be unleashed to the masses. We hope it translates well
to the hearts and souls of our fans worldwide.”
In preparation for the band’s triumphant return to European shores for this
fall’s Hammer Of Doom festival, ORODRUIN have enlisted drummer Kevin Latchaw of labelmates ARGUS, who is temporarily manning the
drum spot while the band searches for a replacement for Waske, who left ORODRUIN
in April of 2018.
Gallo: “We are extremely honored to
be playing the same night as Uli Jon
Roth and TROUBLE alongside our
classic doom brothers MIRROR OF
DECEPTION, SKALD and ATLANTEAN KODEX on the next day, to
mention only a few! We can’t express how amazing it will be to be playing
a substantial doom metal festival in Germany again. We hope people enjoy the
new material as much as we do playing it.”
ORODRUIN’s addition to Cruz Del Sur adds to an ever-growing stable of excellent doom metal bands. Not only will the partnership expose ORODRUIN to new audiences, it will put them in close company with many bands who they consider contemporaries. “We have been aware of Cruz Del Sur for a while and it seemed like the perfect home for us as we have a more European audience that appreciates our style of doom metal. Plus, it will be great to be alongside our fellow doom friends in WHILE HEAVEN WEPT, SLOUGH FEG and ARGUS.”