On Thorns I lay announce new album + first track!

ON THORNS I LAY announce new album and release first track ‘Newborn Skies’

The gods have favoured us today! Atmospheric death doom metalband ON THORNS I LAY are announcing the first details of their debut album “On THorns I Lay”!
The album will be released on October 13, 2023 via Season of Mist and a first track ‘Newborn Skies’ is now available in the form of a lyric video HERE. The link may be freely spread throughout your channels.

Pre-orders are now available HERE. Pre-save the album HERE.

ON THORNS I LAY comment on the new track: “Newborn skies” is talking about this critical moment in life when you need to reconsider, reanimate and restart in order to keep going and follow your dreams . No matter how dark the ride has been, no matter how difficult and obscure, you have to take the final decision you still have your fate in your hands.”

FFO: Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh, Nightfall
Origin: Greece
Style: Atmospheric Melodic doom death metal

On Thorns I Lay – Newborn Skies (official lyric video) 2023

ON THORNS I LAY are furthermore releasing the album details of “On Thorns I Lay” such as the track-list and artwork. All info can be found below.

Cover artwork by Dimitris Tzortzis

Track list:
1. Fallen From Grace (8:07)
2. Newborn Skies (4:44) [WATCH VIDEO]
3. Crestfallen (8:08)
4. Among The Wolves (7:38)
5. Raise Empires (7:18)
6. Thorns Of Fire (7:23)
Total: 58:54

Photo by Stella Mouzi

FFO: Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh, Nightfall
Origin: Greece

ON THORNS I LAY started as a death metal band together with other cult bands in Greece in the early 90’s such as Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh, Necromantia, Nightfall and started to spread their name in the local and global underground scene.

ON THORNS I LAY have released 9 albums so far such as Orama, Crystal Tears, Aegean Sorrow and Threnos gaining great reviews in (Scream Norway, album of the month, Inferno Finland 5/5, Metal Storm Top 5 albums of 2020 and many others…). The have shared the stage with great bands such as Dream Theater, In Flames, Anathema, Amorphis, Katatonia, Rotting Christ, Tiamat, The Gathering, Satyricon, Septic Flesh and many more…

Their music style is pure atmospheric melodic doom death metal!

ON THORNS I LAY’s last album “Threnos” followed the path of atmospheric, yet emotional Doom Death Metal – paying tribute to the roots and representing the trademark sound of the band once again. ON THORNS I LAY continue to tell dense stories of loss and despair.

After their mini tour at the Baltic states with Rotting Christ they signed a deal with the world famous record label Season Of Mist and they have finished the recordings of their 10th album entitled ‘On Thorns I Lay to be released in 2023.

Recording studio
Devasoundz Studios
Producer / sound engineer
Fotis Benardo

Mixing and mastering studio and engineer
Fotis Benardo

Current line-up
Peter Miliadis – Vocals (Dimlight, ex- Slaveatgod)
Christos Dragamestianos – Guitars
Nikolas Paraskevopoulos – Guitars (Dimlight, Yoth Iria)
Kostas Mexis – Bass (Aetherian, ex- Black Path)
Antonis Ventouris – Keyboards
Stelios Darakis – Drums (Dexter Ward, ex- Sacred Outcry, The Eternal Suffering, ex- Mortal Torment, ex- Lloth)

Guest vocals:
Fanny Melfi – Fallen From Grace
Labros Kiklis – Fallen From Grace
Stavros Papagiannakopoulos – Thorns Of Fire, Crestfallen
Ilias Mantikos – Thorns Of Fire
Katerina Tzitzou – Fallen From Grace
Irina Dimaki – Fallen From Grace
Anna Thana – Fallen From Grace
Aris Karatzas – Crestfallen, Newborn Skies, Raise Empires, Among The Wolves

Pre-order album: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/OTIL
Pre-save album: https://orcd.co/otilpresave

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/onthornsilay
https://www.instagram.com/onthornsilayofficial
https://onthornsilay.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/@UCdzi7TfP1G8z6LjS5Oj5ibw
https://onthornsilay.live

Formats:
Digital
Vinyl Black
Vinyl Colour