Death/doom metal band Hooded Menace, formed in 2007 in Joensuu, Finland, announced their seventh album Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration, set for release on October 3, 2025, via Season of Mist. The lead single Portrait Without a Face premiered on August 5, 2025, with a video directed by Tekla Valy and additional footage by Mikko Saastamoinen, available at:
Pre-orders for digital download, CD digipak, black vinyl, red vinyl, purple vinyl, crystal clear with red/blue marble vinyl, and slime yellow liquid-filled vinyl are available at orcd.co/hoodedmenacelachrymosemonumentsofobscuration. Recorded in Finland, the album features cover art by Wes Benscoter, inspired by Amando de Ossorio’s The Blind Dead, and a guest cello performance by former bassist Antti Poutanen on Portrait Without a Face. The lineup includes Lasse Pyykkö (guitars), Harri Kuokkanen (vocals), Pekka Koskelo (drums), and Antti Poutanen (bass).
Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration Tracklist:
- Twilight Passages (1:04)
- Pale Masquerade (7:50)
- Portrait Without a Face (7:15)
- Daughters of Lingering Pain (7:25)
- Lugubrious Dance (7:20)
- Save a Prayer (6:12)
- Into Haunted Oblivion (9:47)
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