First full-length from Chicago metal band channels Hammeheart-era Bathory and Rainbow’s Rising!

Chicago-based metal band Fer De Lance released their debut Colossus EP in March 2020. The four-song collection wielded an adventurous, triumphant display of metal rarely heard on North American shores that were rife with acoustic and electric guitar interplay and the melodious, powerful vocals of MP. Colossus, though, was merely the harbinger of better things ahead. Fer De Lance has since expanded their lineup, fleshed out their technical capabilities, and dug even deeper into their vast pool of influences. Out of it comes The Hyperborean, the band’s first full-length album.
The Hyperborean tells the story of a mariner who leaves the depravity and injustice of the ‘civilized’ world in search of a land devoid of pain and suffering. The mariner’s adventure is detailed in Adam Burke’s cover art — at the forefront, the temple represents both the