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The Harrowing Of Hell,
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The Harrowing Of Hell (LP: 2012 / CD: 2013)

Matt Brand: lead vocals, guitar Andy La Morte: guitar Jan Thomas: bass, keyboards Andrea J.C. Tinner: drums Guest musicians: Jordan Cutajar (Nomad Son ): lead vocals on A3, A4 Ian Arkley (My Silent Wake , Seventh Angel ): solo guitar on A4, B2 Reno Meier (Sin Starlett ): solo guitar on A1, A2, A3			Limited edition: 300 hand-numbered copies on blue vinyl / gatefold cover Release: 10 August 2012 The Harrowing Of Hell: Side Sorrow 1. Gethsemani 2:44 2. Psalm 139 a 4:43 3. The Stream Of Forgetfulness 6:38 4. Psalm 139 b 6:22 Side Doom 1. Returnal Etern 10:50 2. You Have Been Warned 5:43 3. Paranoid 4:05 (Black Sabbath) Total playing time: 40:54 Read the lyrics here . Release sheet download . Website: pylon-doom.net myspace.com/pylondoom
Pÿlon: Matt Brand: lead vocals, guitar Andy La Morte: guitar Jan Thomas: bass, keyboards Andrea J.C. Tinner: drums Guest musicians (The Harrowing Of Hell): Jordan Cutajar (Nomad Son ): lead vocals on 3, 4 & 9 Ian Arkley (My Silent Wake , Seventh Angel ): solo guitar on 4 & 6 Reno Meier (Sin Starlett ): solo guitar on 1, 2 & 3 David Vollenweider: solo guitar on 8 Vale Baumgartner (In Love Your Mother ): solo guitar on 9 For line-ups of the songs on the Bonus CD, please see the respective data for Th' Eternal Wedding Band , Doom and Armoury Of God .			Deluxe edition: 500 CD copies, the first 100 orders receive a limited 2CD pack Release: 11 June 2013 The Harrowing Of Hell: 1. Gethsemani 2:44 2. Psalm 139 a 4:43 3. The Stream Of Forgetfulness 6:38 4. Psalm 139 b 6:22 5. Returnal Etern 10:50 6. You Have Been Warned 5:43 7. Paranoid 4:05 (Black Sabbath cover) 8. Golden Voice 4:21 (new track) 9. Lines 9:13 (new track) Bonus CD 1. Anaconda 3:50 2. Falling Into The Sun 7:44 (2013 re-mix by Raphael Angst) 3. 2046 4:31 4. To My Brethren 6:09 5. Doomstone 9:09 6. Ho Theos Erchestai 7:09 7. Beneath, Beyond 5:43 8. An Angel Tale 6:26 9. The First Church 8:05 10. In From The Funeral Fields 6:17 11. Hollow Sky 8:46 Pre-order at Roxxproductions or here .
The Harrowing Of Hell interviews: Doom Metal Front (DE, #9 - 11/2012) 9/10 Taktlos - Radio Kanal K / Rockstation (CH) Daily Rock (CH) "Pourquoi sortir The Harrowing of Hell seulement en vinyle ? -- Parce qu’il ne faut pas assez de matériel pour remplir un vinyle, ah ah ! – Mais non. C’était une des choses dont nous disions qu’on ne la fasse qu’une seule fois dans la vie." The Harrowing Of Hell printed reviews: Doom Metal Front (DE, #9 - 11/2012) 9/10 - Top Tip "[...] weil sie lupenreinen Epic Doom zelebrieren, der an schleppender Heaviness und melodiöser Erhabenheit alles toppt, was sich mit meinem Lieblingssong ‘The First Church’ vom Armoury Of God-Release (2011) bereits ankündigte." The Harrowing Of Hell reviews by webzines: No Life Til Metal (US) "Really the entire "sorrow" side of the album flows together and should be heard from beginning to end, not as individual song." Strutter 8.1/10 "The songs are slow as molasses and filled with massive ultra-heavy Doom Metal sounding Guitar riffs." Metal Inc (FR) "Tout revient à la 'normale', c'est à dire à la référence ultime évoquée plus haut, avec la lenteur épique d''Returnal Etern' et les riffs funèbres de 'You Have Been Warned', titre qui se conclut sur de beaux solos cosmiques." Metalunderground (AT) 4/5 "Early Doom trifft auf leichte psychodelisch-progressive Soundzunft." Doomantia (US) 6/10 "Starting with 'Gethsemani' and 'Psalm 139 Part A' it is obvious that the band did set out to write concise, easily listenable doom pieces and these two tracks are among the most infectious tunes the band has ever recorded." Femforgacs (HU) "Erre tökéletes példa a svájci Pylon zenekar jelen albuma, amit számomra nem fog túlszárnyalni ebben az évben más lemez." Aristocrazia (IT) "[...] la "b" differisce per toni e spessore, l'ugola di Jordan Cutajar dei Nomad Son, graffiante e istintiva, confluisce nelle melodie eleganti affilandole; l'assolo di Ian Arkley dei Seventh Angel e My Silent Wake è una piccola perla incastonata lì dove deve, l'orchestrazione e l'innesto dei guest sono ancora una volta armi vincenti per la musica dei Pÿlon." Doom-metal.com (BE) "They certainly don’t reinvent the wheel. What they do superbly is capture the fear that started the genre. And then they throw a cover of “Paranoid” at you that’s slowed down and rearranged such that it’s hardly recognizable. The record is worth checking out for that alone." Untombed Zine (US) 5/5 "The guitar-work of both Matt Brand and Andy La Morte blend so well with the solos by Reno & Ian that it almost seems that the guests have been with the band forever." Heiliger Vitus (DE) "Heiliger Vitus dankt den Schweizer Doomern Pÿlon, respektive Quam Libet Records, für ein Promo-Exemplar der erschütternd großartigen 'The Harrowing Of Hell'!" "Umrahmt wird das Album von zwei Besonderheiten: einem stummen Titel am Anfang und dem auf doppelte Länge gestreckten Sabbath-Klassiker 'Paranoid'. Nach 'Harrowing Of Hell' könnte ich glatt Depressionen kriegen (wenn ich die nicht schon lange hätte)." Flight Of Pegasus (GR) [Unfortunately, our web programme does not support Greek symbols. This is also the reason why also the song title Gethsemani is merely transcribed here.] RockUnited (SE) 2/5 "But here you can also find a track such as, "Psalm 139a", which at times may have you thinking about the early Mercyful Fate albums." "[...] the slow and even more doomy version of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" is more fun than I could ever dream of. Nearly the perfect doom cover tune actually." StonerRock (GR) 3.5/5 "'The Stream Of Forgetfulness' shows us an atmosphere of the 'Doom 2009' [and] the vocal performance of 'Nomad Son' singer gives extra credits[.]" "This Pylon record is not the best but if you listen 'Paranoid' is the best cover i ever listen before !!! sincerely - Pylon slow down the tempo adding keyboards and arrange extremely the composition." Trespass (CH) "Den Anfang des exklusiv auf Vinyl erhältlichen Albums macht ein Track, der so bleischwer erscheint, dass man dem historischen Helden gut nachfühlen kann." Lords Of Metal (NL) 65/100 "Toch maar weer hun ‘Doom’ CD even opzetten." Powermetal (DE) 6.5/10 "'The Harrowing Of Hell', der Titel dieses besonderen Werkes der Aargauer, ist einmal mehr unfassbar schwerfällig, klingt von vorne bis hinten wunderbar deprimierend und könnte vor diesem lyrischen Hintergrund wohl kaum besser passen." "Abgerundet durch eine doppelt in die Länge gezogene, beißend träge Version des BLACK SABBATH-Evergreens 'Paranoid', ist 'The Harrowing Of Hell', trotz seiner manchmal friedvollen Züge, nichts für schwache Nerven." Amboss-Mag (DE) "Klar, die Stimme ist Geschmackssache, wie immer. Aber ich liebe es, wenn er die ersten Zeilen von 'Psalm 139a' singt. Aber auch das Instrumental 'Gethsemani', das monumentale 'Returnal Etern' und das flottere 'You have been warned' darf man als Doom-Jünger schon auf den Plattenteller legen." Metalglory (DE) 6/10 "Recht klassischen Doom gibt’s hier also zu hören, und zwar in einer Form, die in unruhigen Zeiten geeignet ist, sich zurückzulehnen und die Nerven davon beruhigen zu lassen." Skull Review (PT) "O grupo em si, mesmo tendo temas cristãos e capas que lembram passagens da Bíblia, apresenta uma mistura muito boa de 'Candlemass' da época do 'Ancient Dreams' (1988) com 'Mercyful Fate' da época do maravilhoso, 'Don't Break the Oath' (1984)." Pavillon 666 (FR) 4/10 "'Returnal Etern' avec ses 10 minutes au compteur fait office de pièce maîtresse de l'album [...]." "On peut noter pour clore cet album la présence du cultissime 'Paranoid' [...] qui pour le coup mérite toute mon attention, car un tantinet plus original que le reste des compositions de PYLON. On baisse le tempo à 30 bpm, donnant une dimension presque 'démoniaque' au morceau des sorciers noirs. Les vocalises de M.Brand ressemblent tout de même trop à l'original, mais on ne va pas lui en vouloir ! Et chapeau bas au solo de flûte bien trouvé." Schwermetall (CH) 9/13 "Pylon liefern einen weiteren Silberling, auf dem traditioneller Jammergesangs-Doom auf hoher Qualitätsebene geboten wird. Auch die starken konzeptuellen Affinitäten zum Christentum bzw. christlicher Mythologie, können den Hörgenuss nicht trüben." Metalfactory (CH) 7/10 "Bei ‚Psalm 139a‘ setzt schliesslich der hypnotische Sog ein, welcher den Kopf kaum ruhig bleiben lässt. Gepaart mit der eigenständigen Stimme, warmem Sound und den liebevollen, kleinen Details wird daraus ein richtig guter Track." The Harrowing Of Hell cover: 300 dpi small (download ) 300 dpi large (download ) Band pictures: 300 dpi large (download ) from left to right: Andrea J.C. Tinner: drums Andy La Morte: guitar Matt Brand: vocals, guitar Jan Thomas: bass, keys, voices 300 dpi large (download ) from left to right: Jan Thomas: bass, keys, voices Matt Brand: vocals, guitar Andy La Morte: guitar Andrea J.C. Tinner: drums Band picture with logo (high resolution) Band picture with logo (web resolution) Pÿlon logo black: large (download ) Pÿlon logo white: large (download )			Label: Quam Libet Records Distribution: Non Stop Music (CH) Buy at: CD Baby Amazon.de ebay / QLR ebay / Game Two Records Exsila Soundmass.com (US) soundmedia.ch (CH) Whirlwind Records Mailorder (DE) 1Advd (CH) Listen and buy: Download: