Redemption by PRELUDIUM

Preludium releases its finest album till date. Spiritual-themed, the album is saturated with hues from both Black and Death Metal genres without compromising on the aesthetic of either. Intense, atmospheric and memorable, 'Redemption' guides the listener through tales of morality, determination and escape from the circles of life and death.

Artwork is done by Upgrade Studio Design (Poland)

Preludium is -
Lukasz Dziamarski - Guitars, Voc
Jan Skowron - Guitars
Piotr Ungeheuer - Drums
Marcin "Mrzawa" Deszcz - Bass

All music by Preludium
All lyrics by Kunal Choksi (owner of Transcending Obscurity)


Reviews -

Album of the year list - #3 Preludium – Redemption
"it is quite a masterpiece in blackened death metal." - Metal Gallows


"Preludium have conjured up a record that is easily one of the best extreme metal albums to come out this year." - Axis of Metal (US) 9.5/10


"It’s definitely the kind of death metal that you want to hear and that you’ll appreciate. Fuck, these guys might even be better than Behemoth!" - The Grim Tower (UK) 9/10


"Easily as good as anything their Polish peers have released and in my opinion a better record yet!" - Destructive Music (UK) 9/10


"Preludium wants to take you on a voyage" - Blackened Horde (US) 9/10


"The album is still drenched in black and death Metal influences and they haven't compromised on their aesthetic vision of their overall sound, which remains both intense and atmospheric." - Metaltalk.net (UK) 4.5/5


"Every piece on "Redemption" seems to have fallen into the right spots very effortlessly, to make this record a very good and convincing wholeness altogether that the fans of extreme Metal surely can respect." - Voices from the Darkside (Germany)


"Atutem krążka są także zmienne tempa kawałków, więc nie uświadczymy w nim monotonności." - The Eye of Every Storm (Poland) 9.5/10


"Preludium successfully unites music with lyrics that are spiritual." - Metalbleeding Corp (Indonesia)


"Redemption can truly stand toe-to-toe with most of Poland’s blackened death metal output over the last decade." - Metal-Observer (Canada)


"It’s highly recommended for loyal fans of dark brutality" - Zombie Ritual (Mexico)


"This is also a real grower; the more you listen to it the more it gets its meaty claws in you." - Wonderbox Metal (UK)


"Preludium have a sort of esoteric mastery behind their cursory veil of metal mayhem." - Two Guys Metal Reviews (France)


"It is heavy, it is dark, it destroys." - Echoes and Dust (UK)


"This is what in Swedish could be called “stjärtsmiskarmetal”. Ass whooping metal." - Battlehelm (US)


"the music also sounds darker than before, and the album breathes a tasty ominous and lugubrious atmosphere." - Lords of Metal (Netherlands)


"Redemption is namelijk veruit hun beste werk tot nu toe." - Zware Metalen (Netherlands)


"The mood of the album is very immersive and strong" - Avantgarde Meal (Germany)


"Ogólnie rzecz biorąc, po n-tym odsłuchu stawiam tezę, że płyta jest idealnym materiałem do odegrania na żywca kawałek po kawałku, w porządku jak na płycie." - Heretica Radio (Poland)


"Czego im życzę, licząc na to, że zapchana, śmiertelna scena, znajdzie dla nich odrobinę miejsca w świetle jupiterów." - Violence Magazine (Poland) 4.5/6


"this is another great sounding recording from Preludium" - Bringer of Death (US)