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"Perdition Diaries" is something of a statement, the fruit of a return to the roots of AUTUMNBLAZE, and it comes across like a creative eruption. This album is a tribute to 1990's-era dark metal, to a time where the conventions of metal were trampled underfoot and the genre's conceptual chains were irrevocably broken from the inside.

AUTUMNBLAZE mastermind Eldron puts it more precisely:

"Bands such as Paradise Lost, Anathema, Katatonia, My Dying Bride, Dark Tranquillity, or At The Gates are prime examples for an exploration of the human soul, the struggle of the individual against the chasms of life. Away from the metal standards of the 1980's, towards a kind of deeply emotional resistance against the norms. We spit on all those who are blindfolded by their own limitations, and we continue that which was begun in the early nineties!"

In 2009, AUTUMNBLAZE have returned to the unvarnished originality of their artistic and creative urge. Intense music enwrought with whipping melodies and full of aggression, and pieces with basic instrumentation filled with a fragile despair.

Between these musical poles the lyrics unfold their "Perdition Diaries": hopes, dreams, the powerful secrets of music, arrogance, annihilation, loss, and despondency. The personal destinies portrayed here turn into symbols that come alive in the depths of the listener's emotions, weaving their own images there and opening their own unique, sealed-up diaries.

WHAT MEDIA SAYS ABOUT "Perdition Diaries":

"A splendid and rewarding listen. If only more bands would take the risk, there would be a lot more interesting music out there." (TERRORIZER)

"It's not only the surprising versatility of this album that gives pleasure, but especially the self-conscious and always compelling songwriting. This, ladies and gentlemen, is not a successful comeback, it is an absolutely convincing new beginning!" (METAL HAMMER) <> "Powerful riffs and massive arrangements reminding me of the early Nineties when metal still had that excitement and drama." 9/10 points (ORKUS)

"An emotional roller-coaster full of space for your own mental cinema from a band going their own, often unexpected way!" 12/15 points (LEGACY)

"A thoroughly honest record – highly emotional purism!" (SONIC SEDUCER)

"The crisis is overcome, the way is cleared for a highly metallic originality!" (ECLIPSED)

"It is certainly impressive how seemingly easy AUTUMNBLAZE are combining all aspects of dark metal. Well done!" (NOCTURNALHALL.COM)

"This band speaks from my soul. They may not strike a new iron, but they bring it into a new mould at high temperature!" 4/5 points (MONSTERS AND CRITICS)

"Anyone into melancholic doom metal/dark metal without unnecessary flourishes, but with expressive melodies and vocals should definitely get Autumnblaze's rebirth 'Perdition Diaries' – highly recommended!" (KULTURTERRORISMUS.DE)

"A brilliantly crafted masterpiece that takes both the fragility and passion of humanity and moulds it into musical form." (METAL TEAM UK)

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