German black metallers Pest premiere the new track „Light Fades“ at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s long-awaited comeback album, Eternal Nightmares, set for international release on October 17th via Heidens Hart Records: AN NCS PREMIERE: PEST – „LIGHT FADES“ – NO CLEAN SINGING
In 2014, German black metal institution Pest released Buried: as suggested by its title, an epitaph for the band, who had formed in 1997 and had dependably released four full-lengths during the preceding decade. Now, they return from the grave with one final full-length, fittingly titled Eternal Nightmares.
Big was the shock when Pest co-founder Mrok passed away in 2011, but inspiration was found a decade after and in his death. Rather than searching for a new drummer, founder Scum honored the legacy of Pest and Mrok took up drums himself again. Combined with his and co-founder Atax’s characteristically hypnotic & haunting riffs, as well as input from new member Brandt, the resultant Eternal Nightmares truly sounds as if no time has passed since the early days – a veritable portrait of Dorian Gray, in decay. The maniacal vocals from Mr. Blasphemy and Atax still cut through your bones, raising hackles while the hypnosis washes over you. The storm of surging riffs are trance-inducing to the extreme yet ultra-aggressive in their ghostliness. Altogether with Pest’s classic medieval weirdness already present on their demo and first albums, Eternal Nightmares solidifies the band’s noble legacy and serves as a fitting epitaph…if they return to the grave once again.
For Pest, innovation means retrogression. This new album was still fully recorded and mixed by the band themselves in their rehearsal room, just as it was 25 years ago. It doesn’t get more authentic than this: relive their Eternal Nightmares!
