Fear, anxiety, terror. A skeleton wrapped in red robes sits atop a pile of writhing, anguished humanity. Above this figure hang 9 swords, arrayed with blades towards the figure but almost as a crown. Drawing from the Major Arcana, one might think that the cover image of Diabolic Oath‘s forthcoming sophomore record Oracular Hexations is the articulation of a world beset by isolation, joylessness, despair, and nightmares. Oracular Hexations, a title in itself that hints at some kind of endless envisioning of ever-worsening current and future conditions, is suffused with the same looming Damoclean dread. Set to release April 5 on Sentient … Continue reading Track Premiere: Diabolic Oath – “Winged Ouroboros Mutating Unto Gold”