STRYCHNOS / LIE IN RUINS - Split CD (digipak)

Nordic death metal heavyweights Lie in Ruins (Finland) and Strychnos (Denmark) clash heads on a new split release on Dark Descent Records.

Emerging from the ‘90s underground, both acts have remained devoted to death metal’s original gnarly spirit and uncompromising ethos - a conviction that defines this release! Having crossed paths repeatedly in the scene and on tour, including 2018 dates with Undergang and Corpsessed, the connection between the two camps runs deep.

“We recorded 11 songs for our third album Floating in Timeless Streams and felt that two of them worked especially well together, so we decided to reserve those for a split,” explains Tuomas K. of Lie in Ruins

It was Strychnos vocalist Martin Leth Andersen who set things in motion: “I like their back catalogue and know Tuomas very well from touring, so it was a no-brainer for me to reach out.”

Strychnos also contribute two tracks - recorded in 2023 during the Armageddon Patronage sessions. “The songs were left off the album not because they lacked quality, but because they didn’t quite fit the overall puzzle of the record,” Andersen explains. “‘Carnival of Tragedies’ and ‘Materiens Palads’ (Palace of Matter) explore a complete reversal of mankind’s dominance and the horrors of the material world, alongside a yearning to transcend into the otherworld.”

The Lie in Ruins side of the split was produced by trusted engineer Henri at Trollhouse Audio. Strychnos enlisted Lasse Ballade of Ballade Studios for recording and mixing duties, with mastering completed by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studios.