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Seattle (WA) - Hot off the heels of 2020’s no-holds-barred   Spectral Devastation , Pacific Northwest Speed Metallers   Sölicitör  return with the stopgap   All Debts on Death   7-inch that charts new territory, while still offering first-pumping speed metal anthems! The 7-inch is available for immediate shipping from   Gates of Hell Records .

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Purchase/Stream (Bandcamp) :

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Shortly after the release of 2020’s   Spectral Devastation , the members of Pacific Northwest speed metallers   Sölicitör  took a long, hard look at the process that went into the album’s creation. The band raced to finish   Spectral Devastation   with an eye toward their first-ever appearance at the legendary Keep it True festival in Germany and European dates that would follow, shows, that, unfortunately, were canceled due to the global pandemic. In doing so,   Sölicitör  felt they rushed some of the key elements of the album’s songwriting, even though the reaction to the songs was almost universally positive. Going into 2021,   Sölicitör   decided to push themselves to write songs that were even more aggressive and formidable. Enter the searing two-song

All Debts on Death   7-inch.  

All Debts on Death   was recorded in late February 2021 at Sentinel Studios with producer/engineer Detto, who has recently gained attention for his organic production jobs for death metal bands Cerebral Rot, Mortiferum and Oxygen Destroyer. Detto tracked the band on half-inch tape, then recorded the tape to a digital program where guitars and vocals were laid down, ensuring a full and heavy sound. 

As a natural function of their collaboration with Detto,   Sölicitör   ventured into new territory regarding production values. The two songs are devoid of effects, albeit some minor reverb on the chorus on the vocals, although vocalist Amy Lee Carlson opted to completely forego doubled harmonies. However, the “less is more” approach for studio production doesn’t hinder the two songs. “Killer for Hire” is a classic   Sölicitör   speed-burner, complete with a fist-bumping chorus, while “Megalomaniac” ventures into new territory, including riffs that bring to mind legendary Norwegian black metallers Darkthrone, topped off by Carlson’s soaring vocals. 

As positive signs gradually start to emerge from the pandemic,   Sölicitör   is chomping at the bit to return to the live stage. In the meantime, the band is slowly assembling the pieces for their next studio album — due sometime in 2022. Consider   All Debts on Death   a sign of what’s to come! 

Track Listing :

1. Killer for Hire

2. Megalomanic