Celestial Sanctuary - Lashed by Chain (Official Video)

Buy here: http://www.metalblade.com/celestialsanctuary “Our intention this time around was to refine what actually this ‘CELESTIAL SANCTUARY thing’ is,” the band explains, “filtering out all the bullshit, ignoring trends and ignoring what people expect us to do, and we’re a way better band for it.” The answer isn't to abandon death metal, but to look beyond its boundaries. CELESTIAL SANCTUARY approached "Cradle Of The Rotten", "Shrine To Those Most Foul", their Metal Blade debut out January 22nd, 2027 with an organic understanding of their complete metal DNA, retaining the violence and extremity at the core of the band while allowing a much broader spectrum of influences to shape the songwriting, dynamics and production. The band describes the album as roughly 25% death metal and 75% everything else that makes up their conception of heavy metal. Across 47 minutes, the album unfolds as a violent and expansive journey through death, folklore, and the darkest corners of the band's home territory. The story is a bastardization of the history and legends surrounding Bury St. Edmunds, drawing from centuries of local mythology, atrocities, and executions. The piercing and beheading of King Edmund, the spectral Black Shuck, the infamous Red Barn Murders, the Witch Trials, the Sunken Bells of Dunwich, the Lantern Man, and the many brutal executions that once took place throughout the region all become raw material for CELESTIAL SANCTUARY's twisted narrative. Comments CELESTIAL SANCTUARY vocalist/guitarist Tom Cronin on lead single, “Lashed By Chain,” and the accompanying video, “This was the first song to be written for this album and an immediate statement of intent for what to expect. Tight, fast riffing, a brutal slam that jumps out of the shadows to piledrive you into oblivion and a big dual guitar solo that wouldn’t sound out of place in a Maiden tune. The lyrics follow the story of a knight who has one hand crossed with gold and riches, and the other with iron symbolizing that he’s sold his destiny to fight an unwinnable war. The theme treads the line of yearning to return to the things you love, the drive to survive, and the cruelty of false hope – being driven to survive in the most hopeless of times. Don’t be fooled… there is nothing positive about this and there is no happy ending."

Video credits: Director - Tomás Palmer-Cronin instagram.com/tomasinchains Director of Photography - Kiefer Passey instagram.com/kieferpassey Animation - Ben Amos Cooper instagram.com/thedeadhandprogramme Colourist - Michael Sherlock-Pearce instagram.com/msherlockpcolour Gaffer - Sasha Hunter instagram.com/hunter.on.set Editor - Tomås Palmer-Cronin Grip - James Burke Producers - Tomás Palmer-Cronin, Kiefer Passey, Paul Ryan

Special thanks to: Jackson & Charvel Guitars Colchester Arts Centre RASCAL Studio

LASHED BY CHAIN

I fear The day I won’t return to you For Irons crossed my palm Death Is knocking at the gate for me Bells Won’t toll in my name

I yearn For the day I taste you one more Still Fortune hides from me Bleed As I die on my feet Pain Follows endlessly

Fortitude conceals itself Volition has its way with me

Palms crossed with iron and gold Fortunes told my destiny sold Hammers crush Chains lash the skin Death comes for all Can’t you hear them sing?

Death Is where we meet again Love Stolen as I bleed out Pain Follows in the shadows Dream Forlorn in the dirt

Fortitude conceals itself Volition has its way with me

My head is placed upon the block I shut my eyes wait for the drop The hammer strikes The iron wrought My hands are tied The rope is taut

Palms crossed with iron and gold Fortunes told my destiny sold Hammers crush Chains lash the skin Death comes for all Can’t you hear them sing?