CREST OF DARKNESS Release Lyric Video For Cover Of ALICE COOPER’s “Sick Things”

With six full-length albums under their belts, Norwegian black metallers Crest Of Darkness have decided that their next release will be an EP, echoing their very first release back in 1996, but demonstrating how very far the band has come since then.

The four-track EP, titled Evil Messiah, will be released in both in digipack CD and 12″ vinyl formats via My Kingdom music on February 23rd. One of the tracks is a cover version of Alice Cooper’s “Sick Things”, the perfect choice for a band who excels at creating an evil, malignant, atmosphere. Check out a lyric video for th track below. Artwork for the EP is created by Morten Hansen.

Evil Messiah EP tracklisting:

“Evil Messiah”
“Armageddon”
“Abandoned By God”
“Sick Things” (Alice Cooper cover)

“Sick Things” lyric video:

 
Evil Messiah will also be the first time that Crest Of Darkness’ new lineup records together, with former Pale Forest drummer Bernhard joining the lineup of founder, frontman and bassist Ingar Amlien (Roquefire, Conception, Amlien’s Inferno) and guitarist Rebo. Guesting on the Evil Messiah is Kristian Wentzel on keyboards. The EP was mixed and partly recorded at the MLP Studios and partly in Rebo’s own studio studio in Gjøvik.

Crest Of Darkness are set to play three Norwegian dates in February, the first being on the 13th at the Felix Pub and Scene in Lillehammer. On the 14th the band will play two shows at the Kultursenter in Gjøvik where the early show, starting at 6 PM, will be open to all ages, something that is quite rare in Norway, a country with strict age restrictions at its venues. This will then be followed by a show for audiences aged 18 and upwards at 9 PM.
 
Crest Of Darkness are also set to make their first ever UK appearance at the Black Hart in Camden, London, on March 7th, on a bill that includes Acherontas, Thaw, Mord’a’stigmata And Towers Of Flesh

A rehearsal video featuring snippets of the material from Evil Messiah can be found below: