Seattle (WA) – U.S. Speed Metallers Sölicitör have made a new song from forthcoming full-length debut album Spectral Devastation available for public consumption. Stream “Betrayer” below.

“Betrayer” (official audio)

Gates of Hell Records will release Spectral Devastation on April 24. Pre-orders are available now at the locations below.

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“This is definitely one of the highlights so far in 2020. It delivers. Oh, yes, it does.” (9/10)

– Velvet Thunder

“Top-shelf speed metal with an epic feeling that will get your motor running hot and fast in no time at all. Horned warlords lead their infernal legions racing and stomping into battle, backed by screaming guitar solos, grand heavy metal riffs, fast-paced thrashing, and Amy Lee Carlson‘s fantastic voice.”

– No Clean Singing

“Speed Metal throwback attack that had me reaching for Agent Steel, Leige Lord, Exciter and Hellion albums! This rules!”

– Blessed Altar Zine

 “Solicitor have all but perfected what makes a solid speed metal record and did more with the genre than even some of the greats have done.”

– Antichrist Magazine

“If you people out there dig Speed Metal like EXCITER, LIEGE LORD and HELLION you are in for a treat.” (8/10)

– Redefining Darkness

“Top level quality speed metal. One of our highlights of the year!”

– HardRockHeavyMetal

 “It is one of those that wins with listening and places this Seattle band clearly in the first division of world speed metal.”

– MetalBrothers

On their first studio album, Spectral Devastation, Sölicitör takes a no-holds-barred approach to create several future speed metal anthems!

“The future is fast. Keep it nasty, keep it mean.” Such are the words from Sölicitör frontwoman Amy Lee Carlson, encapsulating the fireball that is their first full-length studio album, Spectral Devastation. Since their 2018 formation, the Seattle-based band has been honing their speed/thrash hybrid to be dynamic and unpredictable. As such, their take-no-prisoners, almost ruthless approach pays dividends across Spectral Devastation, an album that builds upon their well-received debut EP 2019 and casts them as one of America’s most exciting new speedsters.

Recorded in late 2019 and early 2020 at Hangar 12 Studios with Cody J. Brumlow, Sölicitör found themselves under the gun to complete the album. By virtue of regular show/tour obligations, travel time between Portland and Seattle, as well as a snowstorm that locked the band out of the studio for several days, the members of Sölicitör (completed by the guitar tandem of Matthew Vogan and Patrick Fry, bassist Damon Cleary-Erickson and drummer Johann Waymire) threw the proverbial caution to the wind when completing the tracking for Spectral Devastation — instead of spending countless hours overthinking arrangements, they trusted their gut instincts. This condensed timeframe allowed Sölicitör to emerge with an album that goes in several different directions while remaining true to the band’s speed metal foundation.

Spectral Devastation catches Sölicitör sharpening some of the elements that were developed on EP 2019: dual guitar harmonies, double-tracked vocal melodies, gang vocals and dynamic drum beats, while further incorporating darker, more melodic guitars while maintaining their trademark speed and technicality. But rather than immediately be put into a box with their sound, Sölicitör took the early opportunity to spread its sonic wings by utilizing cleaner guitars that are found on what could be the closest thing to a ballad the band will ever write.

Out front is Carlson, who, throughout Spectral Devastation, pushes the limit of her upper-register, bringing forth call-and-response harmonies in “Betrayer” as well as the album’s undisputed anthem, “Terminal Force.” The album’s lyrical scope is best represented in “Spectres of War,” where gang vocals shout “War, famine, pestilence, death — empire’s fall, now draw your last breath!” It is a lasting reminder that Sölicitör is capable of delivering metal with great hooks and catchy choruses that will elicit whip-lashing and headbanging. And, one last thing: Speed kills.

Track List

1. Blood Revelations

2. Betrayer

3. The Red Queen

4. Leathür Streets

5. Night Vision

6. Terminal Race

7. Spectres of War

8. Grip Of The Fist