OPERA DIABOLICUS Death On A Pale Horse Gold Vinyl 2LP (2021)

Somewhere between a gothic cathedral and a King Diamond concept album lives a band that Sweden had no business keeping to themselves. Opera Diabolicus play heavy, progressive, doom-drenched metal with full orchestration and the kind of theatrical conviction that makes you want to light candles and stare at the ceiling for two hours straight.

Death on a Pale Horse is the kind of record that understands grand gestures, building across two discs with a darkness that references everything from classic European doom to the bombastic horror-rock lineage of Mercyful Fate without sounding like a tribute act. This gold vinyl 2LP pressing from 2021 is the format the album deserves, the kind of thing you pull out when someone needs convincing that metal can be genuinely cinematic without losing its teeth.

Gold vinyl 2LP. Full length album. Pressed in 2021. Country of origin: Sweden. Genre: heavy, gothic, doom and progressive metal.

Fans of: Therion, King Diamond, Ghost, Wormfood, Iron Fate, Sons of Seasons.

Format: Vinyl LP.