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HANDS OF ORLAC / THE WANDERING MIDGET split release

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IMPORTANT: To download only THE WANDERING MIDGET "Where We March The Voltures Follow", please visit: thewanderingmidget.bandcamp.com

The worlds of occult metal and colossal doom collide on the HANDS OF ORLAC and THE WANDERING MIDGET split, set for a September 8 release via Cruz Del Sur Music.

Featuring four contributions from Italian/Swedish occult metal troupe HANDS OF ORLAC and one 18-minute epic from Finnish doomsters THE WANDERING MIDGET, the split finds two disparate, unique bands offering a glimpse into their dark and mysterious worlds.

Formed in 2009, HANDS OF ORLAC has gradually evolved from its early doom forays into a horror soundtrack-infused outfit, heavily inspired by the works of BALLETTO DI BRONZO, GOBLIN, BIGLIETTO PER L’INFERNO and ALPHATAURUS. The band’s four offerings on the split were recorded by veteran producer Berno Paulsson at the renowned Berno Studio in Malmö, Sweden. With the mystical vocal and exotic flute work of G. leading the way, HANDS OF ORLAC offer up an invigorating take on occult metal, with both the progressive “Curse Of The Human Skull” and straightforward “From Beyond The Stars” displaying a degree of balance that is emblematic of a band capable of pushing boundaries without falling prey to genre clichés.

THE WANDERING MIDGET hail from Lappeenranta, Finland and were formed in 2005. The band’s 2008 “The Serpent Coven” and 2012 “From The Meadows Of Opium Dreams” LPs were riff-intense bodies of work, channeling the true spirit of doom forerunners BLACK SABBATH and CANDLEMASS. THE WANDERING MIDGET’s contribution to the split, “Where We March The Vultures Follow”, is their first sonic offering in over five years, and is a true stroke of monolithic doom, laced with anguished, slow-churned melodies and the animated vocals of Samuel Wormius.

The split is the first release on Cruz Del Sur Music for HANDS OF ORLAC and THE WANDERING MIDGET, representing the label’s continued focus on unearthing the underground’s most challenging bands. The sounds of occult metal and epic doom joined together have never sounded so foreboding.

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released September 8, 2017

HANDS OF ORLAC line-up:

G. – Vocals / Flute
A.. – Guitars
F. – Bass
J.– Drums

HANDS OF ORLAC discography:

Hands Of Orlac (2011, Horror Records)
Resurrection Of The Dead 7” split (2013, Horror Records)
Figli Del Crepuscolo ( 2014, Terror From Hell / Horror Records)


THE WANDERING MIDGET line-up:

Samuel Wormius - Fire Lungs & Tornados
Thomas Grenier - Storm of Locusts
Jonathan Sprenger - Earthquake Sorcery

THE WANDERING MIDGET discography:

I Am The Gate (2007 – Eyes Like Snow)
The Serpent Coven (2008 - Eyes Like Snow)
From The Meadows of Opium Dreams (2012, Eyes Like Snow)

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Hands Of Orlac, formed in 2009 in Rome, Italy.
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