Name: Of Golden Verse
Brand: Sermon

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PROS104851

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2023-04-07

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The Orchard

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656191048514

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Sermon

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Metal

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Prosthetic Records

Prosthetic Records is a US record label specializing in heavy metal recordings. Founded in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by former employees of Columbia Records, the label has established itself as a prominent player in the metal music scene. With an impressive roster of talented *artists* and performers, Prosthetic Records continues to release groundbreaking and influential albums that push the boundaries of the genre.

Since its inception, Prosthetic Records has been dedicated to promoting and supporting heavy metal music. The label's founders, [a2954878] and [a=Dan Fitzgerald (2)], recognized the need for a platform that would give emerging metal bands a chance to showcase their talent and reach a wider audience. Through strategic partnerships with distribution companies and collaborations with renowned producers, Prosthetic Records has successfully launched numerous successful careers within the metal community.

With an unwavering commitment to quality and artistic integrity, Prosthetic Records has become synonymous with cutting-edge heavy metal music. The label takes pride in nurturing its *artists*, providing them with the resources they need to create exceptional albums that resonate with fans around the world. From melodic death metal to progressive blackened thrash, Prosthetic Records offers a diverse range of subgenres within the broader spectrum of heavy metal.

Sermon is an anonymous musical force, dedicated to preaching the concept of spiritual and theological balance. In a world of divisive opinion and reckless faith, their output aims to craft a thoughtful intersection for all beliefs. A beacon of iridescent musical light amid the torpid fog of modern life, Sermon blazed brightly but briefly when they released their debut album back in 2019. Led by the shadowy figurehead known only as Him, they blurred boundaries between forward-thinking progressive metal and something deeper, darker and more emotionally demanding. Aptly titled Birth Of The Marvellous, Sermon's first foray garnered widespread acclaim and the effusive support of listeners around the world. But then, after a single live show at Prog In Park in Poland, there was only silence.  In the years between then and now, the world has become a darker, nastier place. Summoned from their slumbers for a second time, Him and his collaborators are back with an album that accurately encapsulates the mood of the moment. An intense, dynamic and often startlingly heavy trawl down corridors of corruption and stairways of compromise, Of Golden Verse is an even more devastating artistic statement than its predecessor. As Him explains, the new material's spiky spirit was an entirely natural development.  Preceding the release of the album early in 2023, first single Golden is a stunning entry point to Sermon's reconfigured world. Dense with melody and melancholy, it showcases the band's expanded sonic vision across seven minutes of noirish and unpredictable prog metal that feels like one long and highly eventful crescendo. Wed to lyrics that detail a slow, steady chipping away at the human spirit, it heralds the return of Sermon with an imperious flourish.

Of Golden Verse

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