The Lucifer Principle

A Pitch Black Story...

-The Ignition-
By the end of 2004, the infernal machine of the Dutch based The Lucifer Principle took a brutal start. Within 8 months, the band released two well received demos (“Burn!” & “Flamethrower”) in which they showed their original approach of an old and heavy genre. The use of a stand up bass make The Lucifer Principle different to all other death metal bands. Instead of an electric one, the stand up bass underlines the groovy character of the songs. The music of TLP is best described as “Stomping Death Metal”, a mixture between old school heavy metal, rock ‘n roll and groove, all connected by a firm and edgy death metal base.
-What’s in a name-
The band found a great source of inspiration in Howard Bloom’s “The Lucifer Principle”. The book describes the origin of human nature, in which violence and “evil” are the basic ingredients. Human beings grow up with the thought that violence doesn’t solve anything. History however, has already proven numerous times that violence does solve a great deal of problems. The greatest civilisations (including their problems) all have fallen victim to violence and disappeared to make place for a new way of thinking. The Lucifer Principle stand for the avalanche effect, or action = reaction, something TLP practice while playing live.
-The Fire-
TLP have played with a wide variety of bands (Obituary, Devildriver, Napalm Death, Holy Moses,…). In a very short period of time, their live reputation became one in which energy and interaction became the main ingredients. It’s a matter of Action = Reaction!

-In the heat of the moment-
After the release of two successful demos and loads of shows, TLP are ready to turn the page and to take a next step in the band’s future. At the beginning of 2007 The Lucifer Principle started working on a debut album. With the help of engineer Cees Pols (case i/0 studio, Steenwijk) The Lucifer Principle started recording “Pitch Black Dawn”. Besides a selection of three re-recorded demo tracks, the band recorded six brand new tunes. “Pitch Black Dawn” was mixed and mastered by Textures’ guitar player Jochem Jacobs at Split Second Sound. The result is best described as an old school death metal sound with a modern twist.
-Pitch Black Dawn-
“Pitch Black Dawn” stands for everything that is evil. The album title compiles what you can expect of this debut. The concept of violence, in a wide perspective, is visualized by Sieger Miedema, who did an awesome job in capturing the dark atmosphere of the songs and their lyrics.
Be ready for a PITCH BLACK DAWN!