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Formed in Nordic territory, BLACK ROYAL concoct Scandinavian death metal with blackened sludge - imagine a fistfight between Crowbar and Entombed, with Behemoth and Mastodon awaiting to jump in the ring for round two. The Finnish act unveiled 'Earthbound' via M-Theory Audio several years ago, yet have returned to continue their onslaught of mythological heavy music on the new single "Extremophiles"

The third single from ‘Abyssian’ explores one of oceanography's most unsettling phenomena: underwater brine pools. Extremely dense, hyper-saline reservoirs sit at the bottom of the ocean, creating liquid boundaries where normal aquatic life perishes—except for extremophiles, microorganisms uniquely adapted to survive in these lightless, toxic conditions.

Speaking on the track's sound and inspiration, vocalist/lyricist Riku notes: “We tried to capture the pressure in the seabed and the weight of the water into that song as well as the coldness and silence of the deep... Every line I studied was a perfect match for a metal song and I was just overwhelmed by the facts about these lifeforms. An ultimate survival story happening in the deepest underwater lake. How more ‘metal’ can you get?”

Video by Markus Vähäaho / RAW•ART Creations

Taken from the forthcoming album, 'Abyssian,' out Oct 30th on M-Theory Audio