[promo] Damon Systema - "Ate" (March 21 via Theogonia Records)
Artist: Damon Systema
Release Title: Ate
Label: Theogonia Records
Release Date: March 21, 2025
Format: Digital, Digipak CD (12-page booklet)
Genre: Melodic Dark Metal
Country: Greece
Dive headfirst into the dark depths of human arrogance, divine wrath, and the crushing weight of retribution with Ate, the debut album from Greece’s Damon Systema. This blistering concept record, inspired by the ancient Greek cycle of Hybris, Ate, Nemesis, and Tisis, explores the timeless themes of pride, calamity, divine punishment, and ultimate reckoning.
From the opening moments, Ate weaves a vivid tapestry of mythological allegory and sonic devastation. The threads of fate are pulled taut in “Moirae,” where unearthly melodies draw listeners into the inescapable grip of destiny. The chaos of “Lady Discordia” erupts with crushing guitars and serpentine vocals, mirroring the strife and turmoil sown by the goddess of discord. As the seeds of hubris bear bitter fruit, “Harvest of Tears” channels the lament of Aeschylus’ The Persians, with devastating crescendos capturing the weight of loss.
The album’s title track, “Ate”, strikes with unrelenting fury and sorrow, embodying the blinding madness inflicted by the goddess herself. The march of relentless justice arrives in “Adrasteia”, an epic journey into Nemesis’ unyielding grip, blending doom-laden heaviness with majestic melodies. Finally, “Poenas Dare” delivers the crushing reckoning of Tisis, a punishing yet cathartic conclusion that resonates with the eternal struggle for atonement.
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Akis Pastras (Dexter Ward, Nightfall) at 3rDi Lab-Station, and mastered by George Nerantzis (Abbath, Pain of Salvation, Rotting Christ), Ate is as precise as it is emotionally raw. The vivid artwork by Okim Tulal captures the album’s narrative essence, while the layout by Nick Gazetas completes this dark vision. With its powerful blend of myth and metal, Ate stands as a profound meditation on humanity’s internal battles and its inevitable downfall.
Brace yourself for an odyssey of crushing riffs, haunting melodies, and timeless allegory. Damon Systema’s Ate bridges the ancient and the modern, the mythological and the visceral, creating a sonic experience that lingers long after the final note fades.
Out March 21, 2025, on Theogonia Records. Available on all major streaming platforms and as a Digipak CD with a colorful 12-page booklet including lyrics.
Face your inner calamity. Embrace Ate.
Tracklist:
01. Moirae (8:16)
02. Lady Discordia (6:25)
03. Harvest of Tears (6:55)
04. Ate (7:14)
05. Adrasteia (8:22)
06. Poenas Dare (7:25)
Line-up:
- Ruby Bouziotis – Vocals
- Nick Vlachakis – Vocals
- Akis Pastras – Guitars & Bass
- The Goat – Drums
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Akis Pastras (DEXTER WARD, NIGHTFALL) at 3rDi Lab-Station and mastered by George Nerantzis (ABBATH, PAIN OF SALVATION, ROTTING CHRIST)
FFO The Agonist, Arch Enemy, Aephanemer, Aversed, Dark Oath
Links:
http://www.facebook.com/damonsystemaband
http://www.instagram.com/damon_systema_band
If you wish to receive the full promo, please, get in touch: catia@againstpr.com