Primordial really do have nothing to prove. Having lasted 32 years and now returning with their tenth devastating fulllength, the Irish band have made it clear they are a primal force who consistently lay it all on the line. The follow up to 2018’s Exile Amongst The Ruins, How It Ends sees them delivering more of their seminal blend of Celtic and black metal, with an extra added urgency, and staring down the apocalypse.

Working alongside founding members Pól MacAmlaigh (bass) and Ciáran MacUilliam (guitar) and longtime drummer Simon O’Laoghaire, the band started writing in earnest in the Fall of 2022, having lit a fire under themselves to work hastily and productively. PRIMORDIAL never plans out a record beforehand, letting them come together naturally, though Nemtheanga knew he wanted something with a bigger, more open sound, and something more aggressive, which is exactly what they achieved. “How It Ends is a very angry, defiant, visceral, and rebellious album, and as we worked it all began to take more shape and form itself. It may be the note we go out on but it will be a note of resistance, in musical terms. I think it’s also more metal! And more epic!”

CD/ 2LP:

01. How It Ends02. Ploughs to Rust, Swords to Dust
03. We Shall Not Serve
04. Traidisiúnta
05. Pilgrimage to the World's End
06. Nothing New Under the Sun
07. Call to Cernunnos
08. All Against All
09. Death Holy Death
10. Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat is an Orphan

Bonus CD:

01. As Rome Burns (Orchestral Version)
02. Mouth of Judas (Live 2015)
03. Nefarious Affliction (Unreleased Demo)
04. Prince of the Sky (Unreleased Demo)

LINE-UP:

A.A. Nemtheanga – Vocals
Ciarán MacUilliam – Guitar
Michael O'Floinn – Guitar
Pól MacAmlaigh – Bass
Simon O'Laoghaire – Drums