The first full-length since 2010's Lifting The Veil, The Ladder is the highly anticipated
new chapter in the musical journey of Oakland's Palace of Worms . The album will
be released on vinyl by Broken Limbs on April 8, 2016. Formed as a one-man project
in 2007 by multi-instrumentalist Balan, The Ladder is the band's most diverse record
to date, with distinctive black metal elements shining through.
In Balan's own words, "The Ladder is the culmination of nearly three years of work
creating a diverse record that properly reflects its creator's life during the period.
Drawing influence from not only black metal, but from death, doom, doth and dark
ambient.
" The Ladder is a huge leap ahead for Palace of Worms, a record that should punish and mesmerize at the same time. This is
Ba lan's finest hour." - Meat Mead Metal
Formed in early 2007 as a vehicle for Balan to exorcise and make manifest his various mental and spiritual disorders. The music was
initially inspired by the lo-fi and obscure visions of artists such as Ildjarn, Darkthrone and Vlad Tepes but has since evolved and twisted
itself into shapes that possess much more depth, dimension, and contrast in their color and texture.
