Full of Hell have announced a new EP, Broken Sword, Rotten Shield, which comes out May 16 on Closed Casket Activities. The band recorded the seven-track effort with producer Kevin Bernstein, and it serves as a “blistering meditation on love, loss, and the crushing inevitability of grief,” according to press materials. Check out the punishing new single ‘Knight’s Oath’ below, alongside a music video directed by Sam DiGristine and Patrick Costello.
Full of Hell vocalist Dylan Walker explained that ‘Knight’s Oath’ is about “absolute dedication to your charge, be it a person you love or held tenet, and the ignominy that comes with a sudden defeat. That idea acts as a metaphor for the grief you feel when you lose an animal companion. It feels pointless, cruel, and void in the moment. The video channels those ideas and takes the viewer on a quest with our noble dog knight and his cohorts as they quest for glory and wealth in the face of darkness.”
Broken Sword, Rotten Shield Cover Artwork:
Broken Sword, Rotten Shield Tracklist:
1. Broken Sword, Rotten Shield
2. From Dog’s Mouth, A Blessing Full of Hell
3. Corpselight
4. Lament of all Things
5. Mirrorhelm
6. Knight’s Oath
7. To Ruin and the World’s Ending
