I didn't even know they were working on new music, I'm looking forward to listening to this.

I was really suprised as well..
No PR, not a single released so far, no reviews..

^ also nothing on their official site.
And the album has leaked...
It's really strange TBH.

Yeah... I agree this is very very strange...

Not on Spotify yet...
Some sources state the release date for tomorrow september 9th...

Myrath is one of my favorite bands. How come it's leaked and already got few votes..???
Noooo.... They deserve better... Waiting for official release.

Listening to it... Even more accesible than Legacy (their top album to me) but not always in a good way.
It is a good album but maybe less unique in sound than before.

What is up with this album? The band hasn't even mentioned its existence... Is it the real thing?

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People attending to last gigs are saying the album release date has shifted to january/february...

Written by yeah1980 on 11.09.2023 at 15:53

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People attending to last gigs are saying the album release date has shifted to january/february...

That would explain the lack of promotion...

Anyway, since it somehow leaked, I do not see the point in holding the release on streaming platforms.
Even if the physical copies are in delay, they could start the pre-order and release the music on streaming, maybe inventing some bonus content for the pre-order.
Because right now they are just "losing" all the streaming listens of the songs...
But it could be I am missing some point.

Written by yeah1980 on 21.09.2023 at 16:34

Anyway, since it somehow leaked, I do not see the point in holding the release on streaming platforms.
Even if the physical copies are in delay, they could start the pre-order and release the music on streaming, maybe inventing some bonus content for the pre-order.
Because right now they are just "losing" all the streaming listens of the songs...
But it could be I am missing some point.

I remember Monolithe having a similar situation a few years ago and they just went ahead and released the album after it was leaked, which I felt was the best response. It could well be that the impact they anticipate on physical sales of having the album streaming to everyone for several months beforehand is greater in terms of losses than whatever they're missing out on from a subset of people listening to the leak instead of a legit stream (considering how miniscule the amount of money per stream is), but I tend to agree with you that it seems like it would be better to have it officially released rather than letting people's opinions on the album be dominated by the leaked copy