Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LORD296CD


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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-11-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

808720029628


Total Cap

LORD296LP


Black

808720029611


1 / Black / LP

LORD296LPM

White

Moon Vinyl.

Extended format: Yes

808720129618

1 / LP / White

Artist

High Command

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Southern Lord

Southern Lord is a leading metal label founded by Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley in 1998. Known for releasing experimental, drone, and doom metal projects, they have worked with renowned bands such as Boris, Sunn o))), Earth, Weedeater, and Goatsnake. In addition to these genres, Southern Lord also releases death metal, grindcore, hardcore and punk projects.

Swords and metal go hand in hand. That’s what crossover thrash band High Command say, having turned
heads with their debut album Beyond The Wall of Desolation (2019). But it’s not solely metal music which
influences the band, who cite the lustful violence of Robert E. Howard, Michel Moorcock, Jack Vance and
many other legendary pulp writers of the 20th century as an impetus for their expansive storytelling.
“People would also be surprised to hear we drew quite a bit of inspiration from the music of Ennio Morricone,
especially in regards to writing some more of the epic, grandiose passages and chord progressions.” says
the band.

Now, with their second album, Eclipse of the Dual Moons, the band take their love of storytelling a step
further, deepening and widening the world of Secartha, the realm of High Command’s songs. The band
place themselves as omniscient narrators of the world they have created, and say that they are inseparable
from Secartha and its people. “It’s one thing to make a good metal record, but it’s another to put on top of it a
sort of overarching story that makes sense to listeners. The whole High Command project is enriched by
lyrics articulating characters, a world, and trials faced within it. We want our records to be immersive and
leave listeners with a feeling they’ve experienced something bigger than the music.”

It’s not just a question of widening the world, which the band first started exploring on The Secartha Demos
(2016); Eclipse of the Dual Moons sees High Command honing their process to a fine art “it’s like we started
with chiseling a rock... this record is the moment the rock in question begins to look like an actual sculpture.”&nbsp;

Eclipse Of The Dual Moons

Music GB