SOLACE · Fading Failing Ruin | BLUE/YELLOW 2LP

Blue/yellow marbled double vinyl in gatefold cover with lyric insert and polylined inner sleeves. Limited edition pressing.

Background information about 'Fading Failing Ruin'

What a time to be alive! Solace storms back with "Fading Failing Ruin", their fifth studio masterpiece that lands like a sledgehammer to the soul just as they hit their 30th anniversary milestone. This isn't just another album – it's a declaration of war against mediocrity, wrapped in the kind of crushing heaviness that only comes from three decades of perfecting their craft.

The New Jersey legends have always been masters of their self-proclaimed "dirt metal" sound, and here they've distilled everything that makes them essential into nine tracks of pure sonic devastation. From the opening assault of "Spiral Will" to the closing thunder of "Ridden", every moment feels earned, every riff carries weight. Tommy Southard's guitar work cuts through the mix like a rusty blade, while the rhythm section pounds out apocalyptic grooves that'll rearrange your internal organs. The band tackles themes of global collapse and existential dread with the kind of unflinching honesty that makes this record feel urgently relevant.

For fans of:
High On Fire, Red Fang, Torche, Elder, Monolord

Track listing

LP 1:
A1. Spiral Will
A2. Fettered To A Stone
A3. A God Changes His Plans
B1. Wrath's Object (The Big Fall)
B2. Culling The Herd
B3. Beyond Below

LP 2:
C1. Malengine (The Scaffold)
C2. Every Day Is A Loaded Gun
D1. Ridden

Manufacturer: ProMedia GmbH, Im Gartenfeld 1, 54516 Flußbach, Germany, Contact: merhq.net