Florida’s purveyors of “Necromantic Black Doom” have returned in full ceremonial force. Today, WORM unleash their new studio album Necropalace, marking their first full-length release with Century Media Records, and it’s nothing short of a grand descent into velvet-draped darkness.
Alongside the album’s arrival, the band have revealed Part III of their official short film series and opulent closer:
“Witchmoon – The Infernal Masquerade” (feat. Marty Friedman):
Over the years, WORM have steadily expanded their sonic arsenal, blending the stately sweep of ’90s symphonic black metal with flashes of ’80s shred virtuosity and doom-laden weight. On Necropalace, that vision reaches its most decadent form yet — a record that feels simultaneously ancient and futuristic.
The album inhabits its own haunted realm:
A world of lush velvet and ostentatious gold, covered in the dust of time. Where shadows move in your periphery, and wounds of the heart never heal.
It’s grandiose, melancholic, and unapologetically theatrical — proof that WORM aren’t chasing trends. As they put it, they’re walking backwards into the future.
Created by WORM’s Phantom Slaughter through Nightfang Productions, the new chapter completes the trilogy in suitably baroque fashion.
Phantom Slaughter explains:
“You are seduced to the macabre lands of the ‘Necropalace’! The powers of the ancients call your name. Soon the sun sets on Castle Ravenblood and the dead shall rise. The Count knows no mercy…”
Parts I and II (“Necropalace” and “Blackheart”) were brought to life with director Norman Cabrera, producer Maya Kay, colorist Alex Nicolaou, and creative direction by Ted Nicolaou, collectively transforming WORM’s dark fantasy into cinematic reality.
Necropalace was produced by Charlie Koryn and mixed/mastered by Arthur Rizk (known for work with King Diamond and Blood Incantation).
The result is a soundscape likened to a star-laden winter sky over the Everglades’ darkest slough — where death meets the deathless. Expect zealous guitar agility, heretic spellcraft, and a full-force invocation of vampiric extremity.
The gates are now open.
Rise now — for the night is nigh.