Sarmat – Determined To Strike LP

New York City based SARMAT introduced themselves to metal audiences with the intoxicating "Dubious Disk" live EP, which showcased their extreme metal and jazz influence as well as their creative prowess. This blending of dissonant, progressive, and improvisational elements foreshadowed the group’s expressive possibilities as they push sonic boundaries with their progressive sci-fi metal. Their debut full length, “Determined to Strike” shows a fiercer and more extreme side. The progressive tech death metal soul of SARMAT is here combined with dizzying jazz fusion scores, to deliver an enthralling and magmatic album to which Colin Marston's mastering work gives dynamic and powerful sounds.

Convulsing guitars, devastating drums and Steve Blanco’s (IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT) thunderous bass and elegant piano notes move in unison; the sound itself is like overwhelming and unspeakable horror… Pure cosmic chaos! If this disconcerting hybrid between DEFEATED SANITY and WEATHER REPORT weren't enough to jeopardize the listener's sanity, the coup de grace comes from the vocalist who is author of a capital performance that alternates scratching screams and death grunts. Not to mention the contribution of a handful of inspired guest musicians such as Cameron Carella and Jerome Burns on trumpet, Ed Rosenberg III (KILTER) on soprano and bass saxophone and Matt Hollenberg (CLERIC) on guitar. These allied combatants add incredible sonic depth to what is already an aural assault on the senses.

SARMAT is ever evolving and “Determined to Strike” is merely phase 1 in a 3 part conceptual cycle which weaves together music, lyrics and textures. The title represents the band's resolve to complete the album despite all of the impositions on artists by the events of the early 2020s. The conflict is interstellar and the adventure begins here.

SARMAT on album:
Cotter Champlain - Guitar
Andrew Gonzalez - Vocals
James Jones - Drums
Steve Blanco - Bass, Piano (songs 2 and 6)

with additional guests:
Jerome Burns - trumpet (songs 3 and 5)
Cameron Carella - trumpet (songs 4, 5, 6)
Matt Hollenberg - Guitar (song 4)
Ed Rosenberg III - Soprano Saxophone (song 5)

SARMAT is:
James Jones - Drums
Cotter Champlain - Guitar
Andrew Gonzalez - Vocals
Oleg Zalman - Guitar
Rajan Davis - Bass

All songs arranged by James Jones and Cotter Champlain

Produced by James Jones and Cotter Champlain
Engineered by Zachary Blaksee Reid and Cotter Champlain
Additional engineering by Steve Blanco and Matt Hollenberg
Mixed by Chris Andrews
Mastered by Colin Marston at Menegroth, the Thousand Caves

Logo by Nicholas Shellenberger
Cover art by Andrew Tremblay
Layout by Francesco Gemelli

Limited edition of 300 copies (150 black, 150 transparent green).
140 gram vinyl in a deluxe 350 gram gatefold sleeve, 5mm spine.
Black inner sleeve, outer plastic sleeve.