Pharaoh Overlord - Louhi
Pharaoh Overlord return with their first album since 2020's '6' – 'Louhi' will be unleashed onto this scorched earth on 25 July.
Get a first taste of the album's epic 'Part 1' with this 9 minute edit accompanied by a laser beamed pagan phantasmagoria video directed by Rocket's ever reliable John O'Carroll.
Watch the video for Louhi (Part 1.1)
In the world of Pharaoh Overlord, little is ever as it seems. This band is less comprised of tricksters or mischief makers than fearless obsessives whose musical instincts take twisted and wild pathways. Now, fresh from forays into Italo-disco and synth-pop, they have thrown another still more mighty statement of intent into the universe.
Louhi is a thunderous and majestic epic of joyful repetition and earth-shaking power. A two-track minimalist-rock monolith forged from guitars, synths and hurdy-gurdy, and constructed around a single riff and melodic idea, it builds and evolves to fearsome pinnacles of elemental intensity.
Like on the bands last album, the duo of Jussi Lehtisalo and Tomi Leppänen are once again joined by Sumacs' enigmatic vocalist Aaron Turner, bringing his unique growl to proceedings. 'Louhi' also features several other guests, including Tynesyde maverick Richard Dawson.
'Louhi' is available to buy on ltd edition 'Pink Smoke' vinyl from your favourite record shop, or you can pick up the ltd edition 'Blue Smoke' vinyl via the link below. The album is also available on CD.
