YOTH IRIA’s Gone With The Devil is available on CD (jewel case – US / digipak – EU) and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
Red Electric Blue Melt (US)
180g Black (EU)
Oxblood Black Merged (EU – Ltd. 500)
Oxblood Blue Silver Merged (EU – Ltd. 250)
Gold Black Splatter (EU – Ltd. 250)
Preview/purchase the record at: https://eyesoremerch.com/bands/y/yoth-iria/
“Gone With The Devil… both transcends scene boundaries and defines them anew. Big songs, big choruses (and choirs), big riffs and ambition all break from the band’s blackened cocoon, giving way to a much bigger, broader sound — deathly verses, clean choruses, melodic grandiosity…” – Decibel Magazine
“It is melodically bombastic, epically narrative. and goth-doomily dramatic.” – Sweden Rock Mag
“The music brings a compelling mix of aggression, melody, and grandiose worldbuilding into existence. It carries an epic streak and an inherent power, as well as atmosphere that’s thick and generously built.” – Wonderbox Metal
“Every ounce of Gone With The Devil sounds like a spirited battle against oppressive structures (be it political, societal, artistic), and Hellenic force YOTH IRIA are holding aloft the torches for the march… The music… gives a sense of personal power and ambition reminding that your heart is alive, as is your mind, and there is no reason to give up for anyone or anything.” – Meat Mead Metal, Pick of the Week
“…highly addictive.” – Deaf Forever
“Gone With The Devil is a Hellenic black metal feast – an album that seizes me with its impressive melodies, occult atmosphere, sonic power, and depth, refusing to let go. Fans should absolutely take a closer look at YOTH IRIA – an unexpectedly fabulous band.” – Break Out Germany
“Within the music, one hears and feels sentiments of intense rebellion, sincere adoration for the Fallen Angel, surges of pure heroism (‘The End Of The Known Civilization’), and sweeping melodies that often sound like a sonic reflection of a true Greek tragedy…” – Rock Tribune Benelux
“In terms of the landmark album that YOTH IRIA were seeking, it is reasonable to say that they have achieved it.” – Metal Talk
ABOUT THE BAND:
YOTH IRIA’s trajectory has been on a steep ascent since crafty 2021 debut As The Flame Withers and 2024’s hypnotic Blazing Inferno, but there has audibly been a concerted determination to develop and expand in sinister new directions. “The creative workflow was similar to Blazing Inferno, yet we deliberately pushed ourselves to bring new elements into our music. We kept the immediacy of Blazing Inferno, the psychedelia of As The Flame Withers, and all the characteristics people expect from Hellenic black metal, while adding fresh sounds and atmospheres never before heard from YOTH IRIA.”
Predominantly stately tempos ensure the dark riffs, memorable melodies and flamboyant leads have space to breathe their fire, so that the blastbeats, when they come, devastate even more utterly. Flecks of Mediterranean folk and gothic cadences further expand the band’s sonic palate, while there are countless melodies so atavistically simple and primally satisfying they could be a thousand years old.
There’s a thrilling balance of ancient and modern, good and evil, harmony and dissonance on Gone With The Devil advancing YOTH IRIA as a hungry contender for extreme metal’s big leagues – an ever-improving unit with a glorious future. Appropriately, however, Gone With The Devil is best summed up with a line already coined by the band to describe their ongoing body of work: “Every note tells a story of rebirth, tradition, and the relentless pursuit of musical transcendence.”
The daemonic avatar YOTH IRIA was first explicitly summoned on Rotting Christ’s legendary debut Thy Mighty Contract in 1993. Bassist/lyricist Jim Mutilator formed that band as Black Church in 1984, before also becoming a founding member of cult Athenian BM heroes Varathron for their first five years. Renewing the otherworldly atmospheres and occult ravishment for a new era, YOTH IRIA functions almost as the third panel in an apocalyptic triptych of Hellenic black metal excellence.
YOTH IRIA:
HE – vocals
Jim Mutilator – bass
Nikolas Perlepe – guitar
Naberius – guitar
Bill “Vongaar” Stavrianidis – drums
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