Belgian symphonic black metal act Saille just announced their fourth studio effort, entitled Gnosis. The album's release date will be announced soon. Gnosis, a concept album, contains 9 tracks of epic black metal. Feast your eyes on the album cover below.

Comments guitarist Reinier Schenk: "Our previous CD Eldritch was a good album, but we felt it had to be darker, we had to bring Saille to another level. The logo has been modified as a statement; the 'curls' were removed, both in style and music. The listener can expect a more defined Saille, with an own identity. The tracks are more compact and powerful, meanwhile referring to the feel of our 2nd CD Ritu, but more intense and extreme this time."

The new album also depicts Saille as a five-piece for the first time. Founding member Dries Gaerdelen decided to leave the band to focus on the bookings. Drummer Kevin De Leener states: "The orchestral part will remain an important part of Saille, but there will be no keyboard player on stage anymore." Concerning the recording of the drums for this album he says: "Well, it is definitely faster, which I think is awesome, and finally I am very satisfied with the natural sound of the drums on this record."

Saille frontman Dennie Grondelaers explains about the writing process and lyrics: "With 'Gnosis' (Greek for 'knowledge') we venture into the world of the Promethean ideal and its Luciferian counterpart. This album explores a multitude of historical, mythological and fictional sources that tell us about the strife for knowledge and its (potentially devastating) consequences.

"We also visit several creation myths and scratch the surface of Aleister Crowley's Thelema. The concept was born during research into Russian composer Alexander Scriabin and his works. His 'Prometheus: The Poem of Fire' didn't serve as a direct source for the lyrics, but it lit the fire that made us venture into above topics."




The tracklist is as follows:

01. Benei ha'Elohim
02. Pandaemonium Gathers
03. Blôt
04. Genesis 11:1-9
05. Before the Crawling Chaos
06. Prometheus
07. Thou, My Maker
08. Magnum Opus
09. 1904 Era Vulgaris

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