The Painter's Palette, the eagerly awaited second album from these Italian maestros will be released in Europe on May 19th. Those expecting "Rephormula" part two will be in for a bit of a shock.

This is not an album to try and define with standard parameters. All types of music, past, present and future are quoted in a single sound. The band's desire and creativity to innovate and articulate their vision has reaped massive rewards for themselves and the listener.

Conceptually inspired from the connection between sounds and colours, "The Painter's Palette's" artwork is published strictly in black and white. The intention of Ephel Duath is to give colour through their sounds or, if you prefer, to play the sound of colours. Every song is depicted by a different chromatic shade, where the listener's mind becomes a painting with infinite possibilities of sounds and colours, musical tonalities and contrasting hues.

The mp3 previews released set a new precedent, reaching 20.000 downloads of the single "The Passage". The resultant feedback has been staggering. People have been stunned by what the band have achieved and are desperate for more. Metal bands in the past have toyed with Jazz or Fusion passages, but never has a band pushed the limits to the extent of actually defining a genre.

"The Painter's Palette" is a genuinely groundbreaking release from a band that is pushing the boundaries of what was previously thought possible.

Playlist:

1. DANSE MACABRE - Cypress Tree (Hammerheart)
2. DECEMBER - Waiting For Rain (Earache)
3. PUNGENT STENCH - Shrunken And Mummified Bitch (Nuclear Blast)
4. NOVEMBERS DOOM - Broken (Dark Symphonies)
5. NOVEMBERS DOOM - Lost In A Day (Dark Symphonies)
6. OBTEST - Auka Seniems Dievams (Ledo Takas Recs/Fatal Ecstasy Prods)
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7. FLESHLESS - Slaughterhouse [by MORTICIAN] (Obscene Prods/Relapse)
8. CARCASS - Inpropagation (Earache)
9. CARCASS - Symposium Of Sickness (Earache)
10. CARCASS - Carneous Cacoffiny (Earache)
11. EPHEL DUATH - The Embossed (Earache)

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In the last months Ephel Duath have worked really hard to ultimate the songs for their new album titled "The Painter's Palette", as they will record it in July at Fear Studio in Italy. Ephel Duath with this album will show a new face, with a more human approach and less Computers comparing to "phormula" and "rephormula". This is also possible thanks to the new members: an (un)human classically-trained drummer, a bass player free-jazz-prog addicted, a clean vocalist with a very "Toolish" style, and a really violent and sick sonic screamer that will kick your ass in future live show. Because finally it will be possible, Ephel Duath will start playing live gigs during Autumn-Winter 02. The "Painter's Palette" will be a sort of "conceptual coloured album", infact, every songs will associate with a particular colour that represents the mood and the meaning of the track. Of course all the cd-packaging and artwork (by temno un.art as usual) will develop and enrich that concept. Here are some working titles: "Ruins" (blu and a little of violet), "The Picture" (bordeaux), "Praha" (ancient gold), "The Other's Touch" (Amaranth), "The Unpoetic Circle" (emerald green)... plus 5 more songs near to be finished.