Satan - The Doomsday Clock (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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Satan "The Doomsday Clock" from the album "Cruel Magic".

Producer: Sam Scott Hunter

While standard bearers of the NWOBHM movement and responsible for '83's seminal Court In the Act and '87's Suspended Sentence, with Cruel Magic Satan make it abundantly clear that in 2018 they are not interested in simply capitalizing on past glories. Comprised of 10 tracks of searing metal, it is blatantly and profoundly the work of the Newcastle upon Tyne natives at their very best, infusing their signature sound with a more raw, wild and spontaneous vibe than they showcased on 2015's mighty Atom By Atom, in the process displaying more passion and energy than slews of bands half their age.

Represented both lyrically and in the record's artwork, Cruel Magic stands as "a personification of injustice in our world. Anyone who knows us knows we never sing about the Devil except in the most abstract terms. That said, we have no interest in light-hearted subject matter either. You will never hear the words 'rock and roll' in a Satan song, nor any references to sex, drugs, fast cars or motorcycles. But, generally bad things that happen in the world, real or imagined, and injustice in particular, has always been a big part of what drives us to write lyrics." Responsible for bringing the artwork for Life Sentence and Atom By Atom to life, artist Eliran Kantor - who has also collaborated with the likes of Iced Earth, Testament and Kataklysm - once again contributed Cruel Magic's striking visuals, though in a manner that the members did not expect - to their delight. "The strangest thing happened - he ended up going in an entirely different direction to the lyric we'd written for the song "Cruel Magic". So the title 'concept' of Cruel Magic has another meaning to the song, and once again he has come up with a disturbing and quite jarring piece of art. Maybe the most controversial cover we've ever had, but utterly brilliant." Tracking the album at First Avenue Studio in Newcastle upon Tyne, they further demonstrated their trust and rapport with past collaborators, recruiting engineer Dave Curle and Dario Mollo to handle the mix, letting them handle the technical side of things so the quintet could focus all of their energies on giving the best performances. Confident in the songs they had written and how they wanted them to sound made the process a very easy one, walking out of the studio with a record of which they are understandably proud, and will reign supreme in the speakers and headphones of metalheads the world over when it drops in Septmeber 2018. "I truly feel we've got it 100% right this time, the balance between considered content and reckless performance. We always break loose on stage so why not on record?"