Finnish old school thrash/death metal band Jewel Throne is set to release their debut album “Blood Vultures” on October 18th 2024 via Inverse Records. The first single title track “Blood Vultures” is released today.
The band comments single:
“‘Blood Vultures’, the title track of the forthcoming Jewel Throne debut album is a story about the price of carelessness. One can trust no one in this world. Don’t let your guard down, don’t let anyone close to you. Don’t take a chance or you will be destroyed. There will always be hordes of bloodthirsty creatures ready to stab you in the back. Creatures beneath contempt. Creatures shadowed by disgrace. The despicable and filthy creatures of the lowest circle of Hell.”
Jewel Throne was formed as a trio in May 2019 by bassist-vocalist Mika Sallanen, the other members being guitarist Jari Yrjänäinen and drummer Jouni Kurikka. All were already very experienced with lots of bands, demos and a few albums already in their CV’s since all had begun their adventures in music already back in the late 80´s/early 90´s. The first lineup released three EP´s in quick succession. These simple thrash metal releases should now be considered as mere rough sketches of what was to come later.
It was time to add two more musicians – guitarist Toni Koskinen and vocalist Jesse Huovinen, and Jewel Throne mark II was born. Musically the band improved a lot with this change. This lineup released a bunch of singles and an EP “Obscure Relics”, which was also released as a tape by Fetusvomit Records. After this it was decided that it was time for the original guitar player to leave the band.
Now as a four-piece, Jewel Throne mark III moved on. They released two singles and an EP “Illiterati” – a release vastly superior to anything they had achieved so far. So now it was the time to decide what to do next. The band had lots of songs ready, so it was decided to jump head first into the unknown and record their debut album. The recording sessions started in Easter 2023. The band entered the studio with 20 songs out of which 17 songs ended up being recorded.
All in all, the recordings took a bit longer than expected due to various issues, but in early spring 2024 the band had a finished product in their hands. “Blood Vultures” was born – an album of 12 highly energetic and angry thrash/death metal songs. It was time to search for a record label, and in June 2024 the band signed with Inverse Records.
Promo picture by Jari Yrjänäinen
