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• Artist: SACROSANCT • Album: "Necropolis" • Song: "My Last White Light" • Label: Rock Of Angels Records • EU Release Date: 30.11.2018 *** Get "Necropolis" now: http://bit.ly/sacro-necro-mm http://bit.ly/sacro-necro-roar http://bit.ly/sacro-necro-amzn *** • ROAR! Website: http://www.roar.gr • ROAR! on FB: https://www.facebook.com/RockofAngelsRecords • Contact ROAR!: info@roar-records.eu || ar@roar-records.eu • SACROSANCT on FB: http://www.facebook.com/sacrosanctbandofficial • SACROSANCT Official Site: https://www.rockawaits.com/ *** SACROSANCT, the German-Dutch progressive metal outfit founded by former Pestilence (NL) guitarist Randy Meinhard, have returned to the scene after a 25-year hiatus with a new album, “Necropolis”, to be released through Rock of Angels Records (ROAR) on November 30th, 2018. “Necropolis” was engineered, mixed and mastered by Max Morton of Morton Studios, who has also remastered the entire SACROSANCT back catalogue. A prolific professional with a broad clientele, Max has worked with a wide variety of acts, including prominent Ukranian metalcore combo Jinjer. The objective with “Necropolis” was to record a classic, analogue-sounding album using modern technologies, and at the same time avoid any modern metal cliches. Initially intended solely as a studio project, “Necropolis” was recorded by a brand-new SACROSANCT line-up featuring Randy Meinhard and Christian Gowert on guitars, Richard F. Hesselink on vocals, and Kees Harrison – formerly of Dutch prog-metal act Sphere of Souls – on bass. During the recording sessions, it soon became apparent that the new line-up wanted to continue working together and bring the new material to the stage. With the support of ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records, SACROSANCT are now looking forward to bringing these plans to fruition. While “Necropolis” bears all of the hallmarks and intricacies that characterize SACROSANCT, it displays a more mature and focused song-writing approach. Songs like “The New Age Of Fear”, “My Last White Light” and “Only One God” are lyrically thought-provoking, creating a brand of metal that still makes the band hard to categorize. Like its predecessor, “Tragic Intense”, which was released in 1993, “Necropolis” places a strong emphasis on melancholy melodies and clean vocals, but also incorporates many harmony guitar parts, faster tempos and some modern twists that mark the beginning of a new chapter for the band. The epic cover art for “Necropolis” was designed by Giannis Nakos based on the band’s ideas, and perfectly portrays the album’s dark subject matter. It prominently features SACROSANCT’s new mascot, the Weeping Angel – a guardian and an avenger of injustice. Stay Tragic! *** • Fourth full length album after 25 long years from Dutch Progressive Metal legends Sacrosanct! • “Necropolis” is released by ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records (Ashes Of Ares, Monument, Outloud, Kilmara, Mean Streak, Panorama, Enemy Inside, Felskinn, Guardians Of Time etc.). • Featuring former members of Pestilence & Sphere of Souls • All music written by Randy Meinhard, except ‘Clouds Obscured The Sun’, written by Randy Meinhard and Gerrit Knol • All lyrics written by Richard F. Hesselink and Randy Meinhard • Recorded between August 2016 and December 2017 at Rockawaits (RAW) Studios by Randy Meinhard • Produced by Randy Meinhard at Rockawaits (RAW) Studios, Drum programming by Randy Meinhard and Max Morton • Engineered, mixed and mastered by Max Morton at Morton Studios • Cover artwork and layout by Giannis Nakos and Randy Meinhard *** SACROSANCT is: Richard F. Hesselink – Vocals Randy Meinhard – Guitars Christian Gowert – Guitars Kees Harrison – Bass Jonas Schutz – Live Drums *** Directed by Mirko Witzki - Email: mirko@witzki.graphics - Web: www.witzki.graphics *** © 2018, Rock Of Angels Records, A division of Infinity Entertainment.