MELANCHOLIA - “Yersinia in Bloom“ (Official Music Video)

Taken from ’Book of Ruination’, the debut album from MELANCHOLIA. Out Now on CD/LP/Digital via Brutal Panda. Order at Digital Downloads/Stream: Bellingham, WA duo MELANCHOLIA have announced their debut album Book of Ruination. Formed in 2018, the duo has already released three EPs that have made waves through the underground. Book of Ruination, their most ambitious release to date, is a meditation into the void of sonic darkness and esoteric philosophy… an immense journey through life, death, and what lies beyond. True to its name, MELANCHOLIA explores dread and anguish in all of its malformed glory through the lenses of crushing doom/sludge, ferocious black metal/death metal and raw, primitive crust punk. Unified by bleak lyrical themes, suffocating atmosphere, psychedelic dissonance and striking visual art by vocalist/guitarist Gage Lindsay, MELANCHOLIA exist to push the boundaries of extreme music. Book of Ruination was recorded at The Unknown Studio in Anacortes, WA with Rich Canut III. The album was mastered by Adam Pike (Red Fang, Murder by Death) and Nate Abner (Graves at Sea). ABOUT THE VIDEO: In the mid 13th century while the Black Death ravaged medieval Europe, rumors spread of a marauding plague hag, The Pesta, who swept from village to village with her rake, taking her victims and leaving traumatized survivors. Now, hundreds of years later, in the wake of another deadly pandemic, time has shown us that despite our scientific advancements there are still those that cling to the same paranoid superstitions, and so she roams once more. Video Personnel: Melancholia - Noah Burns and Gage Lindsay Cinematography and Editing - Byron Gouette Follow Melancholia Follow Brutal Panda Records: Lyrics: Lo, she bears a rake! The instrument of ruination Sowing seeds of disease All along her path O, how beautiful! The flower of annihilation Yersinia in bloom Full, each season passed Tails wound tightly In death spiral Crowning the corpse At which they gnaw Bound together In their grave pit Unmasked they sing “Freedom at last!“ #Melancholia #BookOfRuination #DeathMetal #BrutalPandaRecords