01/30/2025 21:12

Lucifer's Child

Lucifer's Child announce their 3rd album 'The Illuminant'

Greek atmospheric black metallers Lucifer's Child announce their long-awaited third studio album titled 'The Illuminant'. The band's return is marked by a new single, 'Antichrist', available for streaming now. 'The Illuminant' is set for release on March 28th via Agonia Records.

Track listing:
1. Antichrist
2. As Bestas
3. The Serpent and the Rod
4. Ichor
5. Righteous Flama
6. Curse
7. The Heavens Die
8. And All Is Prelude

The band commented: "After 7 years of sculpturing and crafting our vision, we are proud to announce the release of our third full length album, entitled 'The Illuminant'. Our journey of creation begins today with the unveiling of the first single, 'Antichrist'. Lucifer Awaits!"

After a seven year slumber which Lucifer's Child slipped into following its last full-length record 'The Order' - a slumber veiled in shadow and silence - the Greek black metal quartet reawakens the fire which never fully ceased to burn or amaze. In a phoenix-like reprise, the group channels the heights of its esoteric ponder and the depths of its harrowing despair into 'The Illuminant'.

The album marks a profound evolution in Lucifer's Child sound, aspiring to "a journey deeper into the abyss and the emotions, where the extreme meets the melodic, and the unseen becomes manifest," points out co-founder/guitarist George Emmanuel (ex-Rotting Christ, ex-Chaostar, Necromantia). "Our new album represents a bold evolution in our sound. It is an intense journey that blends the dark, the emotion, and the melody. With eight blasphemous tracks, it is both a reckoning and a revelation, a fire that consumes but also renews. This is our revelation, and we can't wait to share its intensity across the stages."

'The Illumimnant' was produced, mixed and mastered by George Emmanuel at Pentagram Studio (Demonical, Septicflesh, Necromantia) with the exception of drums which were recorded at Pale Blue Dot Studios. The album's cover artwork was hand-drawn by Daniele Valeriani (Dark Funeral, Mayhem).

Lucifer's Child was formed in 2013 in Athens (Greece) by said George Emmanuel and bassist Stathis Ridis (ex-Nightfall). The duo quickly expanded into a quartet, with vocalist Marios Dupont (Karma Violens) and drummer Nick Vell (Chaostar), and released the debut album 'The Wiccan' in 2015. Encouraged by the album's reception, which entailed a string of festival dates (inc. Inferno Festival, Blastfest and Incineration Festival), they delivered a follow-up record titled 'The Order' (2018). The album successively emphasized the band's classic black metal approach, heavy on atmosphere and replete with dark aesthetics, all the more highlighted by Daniele Valeriani's cover artwork. The music video for the album's title song hit over 150k streams on YouTube and over 500k on Spotify. The collision of Brazilian occultism and Hellenic blasphemy ensues blistering sonic impressions on 'Under Satan's Wrath' - the band's last output, recorded in alliance with Mystifier and released in 2022. Intact since its formation, Lucifer's Child line-up welcomes a new bassist on the upcoming album 'The Illuminant', Kostas Gerochristos.

Formats:
- slipcase CD
- solid gold 12" vinyl (limited to 500)
- solid blue 12" vinyl (limited to 300)
- blood red 12" vinyl (limited to 200)
- tape (limited to 150)
- ditigal

Line-up:
George Emmanuel (ex-Rotting Christ, Necromantia) - guitars
Marios Dupont (ex-Karma Violens) - vocals
Kostas Gerochristos - bass
Nick Vell (Chaostar) - drums

(source: Agonia Records)