De Arma release ‘Nightcall’

Guitarist, singer, and bassist Andreas Pettersson started the band De Arma in 2009. Johan Marklund was brought into the band shortly after, and the duo recorded three songs for Towards the Shores of the End, a 2011 musical drama and joint effort with the British band Fen. The founding member’s black metal influences were always apparent in De Arma’s early iteration, but they have consistently added a plethora of varied musical components to their ever-evolving sonic journey.

Later that same year, De Arma not only created a full-length record, but also started tracking it after being inspired by the great reception to the split. The music had now strayed even further from black metal and into the realms of gothic rock, yet still maintaining a discernible feeling of gloom. In February 2013, Trollmusic published “Lost, Alien & Forlorn.”

A three-song EP titled Nightcall from Sweden’s top gothic rock band was released soon after their second album, Strayed in Shadows. The full-length of De Arma still included some indications of their metal roots, but the EP adds dark wave to their constantly evolving musical landscape.

But many of the qualities that made the first album so well-received are still present, with the raw emotion being expressed through magnificent soundscapes, riveting choruses, and the mesmerising and undying chemistry between Pettersson and Oja.

In order to connect the second and third albums, Nightcall expands on the Depeche Mode obsession that Strayed in Shadows hinted at. It also incorporates elements of Drab Majesty, House of Harm, and eventually Paradise Lost, with the 80s spirit guiding a corpus that was formed in the present.

The EP builds on the visual and lyrical ideas of its predecessor, continuing the idea of being trapped in a dark, dystopian, future city where danger lurks around every corner. The cover image features the same character in a scene that fits the lyrics.

Listen to De Arma – Nightcall on our link below

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