Exclusive Track Premiere: Dawn of Ashes, “Guardians”

This coming June, industrial/symphonic black metallers Dawn of Ashes will release Daemonolatry Gnosis, their seventh full-length album, and today’s we’ve got a taste of what’s in store for you with a lyric video for “Guardians,” the album’s first single.

The track’s got all the hallmarks of everything that’s endeared us to the band over their long career: it’s dark and gritty but strong on melody with traces of the industrial elements that marked their earlier material, and the symphonic flourishes are bombastic but tasteful, blending seamlessly with the song’s black metal underpinnings. It’s headbangable and cerebral; it’s got something for everyone.

Daemonolatry Gnosis was mixed and produced by Mick Kenney of Anaal Nathrakh (Carnifex, Bleeding Through, etc), and features a cover of Mayhem’s “Freezing Moon” and a guest vocal performance from Cradle of Filth’s Lindsay Schoolcraft. It comes out on June 9th through Metropolis Records; pre-order here.

Upcoming tour dates with Projekt F:

April 27th Los Angles,CA @ Complex
April 29th Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
May 1st Portland, OR @ Lovecraft
May 2nd Seattle, WA @ Studio 7
May 4th Boise, ID @ The Eclypse
May 5th Salt Lake City, UT @ Club X
May 7th Omaha, NE @ Lookout Lounge
May 8th Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
May 10th Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
May 13th Toronto, Canada @ Coalition
May 14th Montreal, Canada @ Piranha Bar
May 16th Buffalo, NY @ Evening Star Concert Hall
May 17th Cleveland, OH @ Phantasy
May 19th Cincinnati, OH @ The Venue Events Centre
May 20th New York City, NY @ Drom
May 21st Wilmington, DE @ Bar XIII
May 22nd Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
May 23rd Richmond, VA @ Fallout