Creeper

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Creeper's "Sanguivore" proved to be their most career defining album to date. Their new album "Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death" goes deeper into that narrative. After enamouring devotees and newcomers alike with the double shot of tracks "Headstones" and "Blood Magick (It's A Ritual)", Creeper continue to cast a spell of anticipation with the single "Prey For The Night."

Throwback darkwave synth stabs flail into the darkness as "Prey For The Night" gets underway, with William von Ghould's sinister baritone setting the scene. From there it becomes a characteristically lavish and larger-than-life sound, blending classic '80s hard rock riffage, a searing Steinman-esque chorus, theatrical vocal interplay with keyboardist Hannah Greenwood and a blast of saxophone. Even the title is possessed by a devilishly dark double meaning.