A Bleak Reflection is now available!
The new album "A Bleak Reflection" has now been released and is available at many online stores including amazon.co.uk and play.com. It is also now available as a download from iTunes.
But if you want to order the CD from us for £10 you can follow the paypal link below:
The album will be streamed on MySpace in FULL for 1 week! And don’t forget to check out the album trailer and 10-minute ‘making the album’ documentary on YouTube.
A Bleak Reflection videos
For the release of the new De Profundis album "A Bleak Reflection" tomorrow (1st February 2010), we have uploaded two new videos to YouTube.
To see the album trailer, click here.
To watch the 10-minute ‘making the album’ documentary, click here.
The album will be available from the website very soon, but can be pre-ordered/bought from amazon.co.uk and play.com right now!
For those of you in Europe, you can also pre-order the album from the official Kolony Records shop.
"A Bleak Reflection" Press
The press coverage for the second De Profundis album entitled "A Bleak Reflection" (out 1st February 2010 on Kolony Records) has already started taking shape. Below is a list of reviews & interviews that the band has done so far. This list is by no means final and will be updated regularly - please check back soon for more of both!
"A Bleak Reflection" Reviews
Terrorizer (UK) - 8/10
"Now this is something quite pleasant - in the gloomiest, most unpleasant sense of the word, of course. De Profundis have shared a stage with Iron Maiden, and, although "A Bleak Reflection" is far closer to the likes of Swallow the Sun and Katatonia, its almost addictive, doomy resonance promises adulation from metal fans of all varieties".
Zero Tolerance (UK) - 4.5/6 ("Featured Album")
"With "A Bleak Reflection", the band have again avoided fitting easily into any pigeonhole... Melodic, heavy and strangely tranquil, even when Craig Land's superb guttural vocals are roaring from the speakers. This isn't doom in the spirit-crushing sense; rather, the album is imbued with an elegiac, melancholy atmosphere which is paradoxically both soothing and metallic. The black metal influences which were detectable on "Beyond Redemption" also crop up all over "A Bleak Reflection", notably on 'Nocturnal Splendour' and the superb, epic "Ablaze in Autumn's Fire"... A key feature of this album is the seamless flow and ebb of the music, even the use of blastbeats followed by a melodic solo on 'Cold is the Grave' enhancing, rather than disturbing, the carefully built-up atmosphere... [This album is] a major step forward from a first-class band."
HeavyWorlds (IT) - 7.5/10
"...a very special album, difficult to classify well in its complexity, beautifully produced and masterfully executed and composed..."
Metal.de (GER) - 8/10 ("Editor's Pick")
"...'A Bleak Reflection' is a fantastic start for Doom in 2010... Musically, [De Profundis] show creativity and innovation... Anyone who shows enthusiasm for interesting, varied and incredibly atmospheric music should give 'A Bleak Reflection' a chance."
ZwareMetalen (HOL) - 76/100
"...Comparisons to [De Profundis] are not really appropriate, since there are so few references...Take a healthy dose of progressive death metal including Sadist-esque bass-playing, the ambiance and guitar melodies of My Dying Bride and a dark sense of adventure..."
MetalChroniques (FR) - 8/10
"It is a giant who stands before us, massive and powerful, but yet all in subtlety... The group guide us with consistency through compositions whose length never comes taint interest... The structure of album has been crafted to allow a true sequence of ideas and moods... ['A Bleak Reflection' is] an opus that black metal fans will certainly appreciate, prog-fans will listen with interest, and proponents of doom/death will find enough interesting ingredients to give the album some well-deserved plays."
MetalNews (GER) - 6/7
HardSounds(IT) - 77/100
MetalItalia (IT) - 7.5/10 ("Hot Album")
OndAlternativa (IT) - 4/5
Stormbringer (AT) - 3.5/5
Metallized (IT) - 75/100
EstMetal (EST) - 7.5/10
Interviews
Terrorizer (UK) (February '10 edition)
Zero Tolerance (UK) (Jan/Feb '10 edition)
Legacy magazine (GER) (January '10 edition)
MetalNews.de (GER)
Album Launch Show
The Manifest gig at the Underworld, London has now been officially confirmed as the "A Bleak Reflection" album launch show. De Profundis will be performing alongside Hecate Enthroned, Abused Majesty, Nierty and Achren at this very special one-off event on 13 February 2010.
New merchandise and copies of the album will be available at the show.
Tickets are available online at ticketweb.
De Profundis signs with Kolony Records
The band are very pleased to announce that the second De Profundis album "A Bleak Reflection" will be released in Europe by Kolony Records. The release date is going to be the first week of February 2010.
You can now pre-order the album from the official Kolony Records shop.
The official press release can be found here.
"A Bleak Reflection" Artwork Revealed
The band is very proud to unveil the cover artwork of its second opus "A Bleak Reflection", created by artist Darryll Jones.
Album will be released in early 2010 and will feature a 12 page booklet that tells the album's story.
Northern dates added
De Profundis is confirmed to play in Sunderland (27th Nov) and Edinburgh (28th Nov) alongside Wodensthrone.
This will be the band's first shows in the North of England and Scotland.
Lots of exciting news, including date of release for the new album "A Bleak Reflection" will be revealed very shortly.
Lille Concert Cancelled
Due to problems with the venue, the show at Lille, France on 30 October 2009 has been cancelled.
The show in Paris at La Parvis is unaffected and will still be going ahead as planned.
Update completed
The website has now been fully updated with new photos of the band (courtesy of Alex York). Arran's profile is now uploaded - check it out!
Information has also been provided about the band’s recently recorded second album “A Bleak Reflection” and can be viewed in the Releases section of the site.
Lots more new photos of the band will also shortly be uploaded to the Gallery section.
New Podcast featuring De Profundis
Check out the Flaming Skull Podcast (Episode 6) which features the De Profundis track "Delusion of Life" and an interview with Shoi.
New shows
Website updated is nearly complete!
Moreover, following the cancellation of Rock City Open Air Festival, De Profundis has scheduled a very special one-off show at Club Suburbia in Bucharest, Romania.
In additon to this, UK and French tour dates have also been scheduled.
A big update is on its way...
...please check back in a few days!
Added Festival Date
The band have scheduled a further European summer festival performance and will be performing at Portugal's Festival Ilha do Ermal. The festival will run over 27th-30th August. For more info follow the link.
De Profundis signs with Sony BMG
The band has signed a licensing deal with Sony BMG Entertainment for release of its debut album "Beyond Redemption" in India.
New Bassist
"Hailz,
De Profundis and bassist Aleksej Obradovic have parted ways after more than 3 years of successful collaboration due to musical differences. Additionally, Aleksej's job commitments would have made it very hard for the band to go touring or to perform live on a regular basis. The split was amicable and we remain on good terms with Aleksej.
De Profundis would like to thank Aleksej for his contribution to the band and wish him the best of luck in his future musical endeavours.
A replacement bass player has already been found. We have been fortunate enough to secure Arran McSporran's services as a new full-time band member. Arran will be laying down all the bass tracks on the new De Profundis album, due to be recorded in June 2009 with producer Fernando Pereira. Arran will be making his live debut with De Profundis at Romania's Rock City Open Air 2009 Festival.
We will be shortly announcing several more festival dates this summer.
Roman / De Profundis"
New photos & Album #2 Information
The band has played its last show at Cancelfest 2009 before heading into studio to record the follow up to the 2007 debut "Beyond Redemption".
The new album will feature 7 epic tracks with a combined length of over 65 minutes and will be produced by Fernando Pereira Lopes, who had worked on the last Misanthrope album "Irremediable". The recording sessions are set to start on 5th June 2009.
As the website continues to grow, new photos have been added to the gallery section.
The next scheduled De Profundis live show is Romania's Rock City Open Air Festival.
BBC Radio 6
Tune in this Friday to BBC Radio 6 between 9pm and 12am for the Bruce Dickinson Rock Show as the man himself will introduce and play one of the tracks from "Beyond Redemption"!
You can listen to it live on the web: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/bruce_dickinson
De Profundis will be playing in North of England this month (venue TBC in Birmingham on March 14th and Satan's Hollow, Manchester on March 15th). More info has been added to the Tour page.
De Profundis back from India
De Profundis have now returned from Bangalore, India where they performed at Rock in India festival alongside Iron Maiden. Check out the band’s blog for more info.
A new photo gallery featuring photos from the trip has now been added to the site. A big thanks to Gurudarshan Somayaji and members of the band for providing these shots.
De Profundis interviews with Time Out (Bangalore) and The Hindu have now been added to the Interviews section.
The band is now focusing on completing the songs for its second album, due to be recorded in June 2009.
More Interviews
Craig and Shoi have been busy doing interviews this month ahead of the band's appearance at Rock in India festival alongside Iron Maiden.
Read the resulting articles with The Statesman, Deccan Chronicle, Dna.Sunday and Metrolife in the Press/Interview section of the site.
New shows added
De Profundis have now also been confirmed to appear at Romania's Rock City Open Air festival in August 2009. Full festival line-up and details to follow.
The band will be making a headlining appearance at the RedRaven Promotions event at London's Purple Turtle on 21st March with support from Necrosadistic Goat Torture, Lyrinx and Dissociation. Check out the flyer for more details.
The band will be announcing more 2009 festival appearances shortly.
De Profundis to support Iron Maiden in India
De Profundis have just been confirmed to appear at Rock in India festival in Bangalore on 15th February, where they will be supporting the legenday IRON MAIDEN!!
More info and tickets here: http://www.dnanetworks.com/rockinindia/
Also, check out Roman's blog post on myspace for more info and album #2 update.
Website up and running
Welcome to the new De Profundis website.
We'll be fixing bugs and adding features to it over the course of next few days - please bear with us meanwhile!