The Second Coming With JACKSON MARSHALL From RIGHTEOUS DEATH

From little things, big things grow. At least in fairytales.
But sometimes life imitates those storylines, as is the case with
Gold Coast metal outfit Righteous Death.
Conceived in Lismore in 2020 as the brainchild of local musician
Jackson Marshall, Righteous Death started life as a one man project
with Marshall writing and playing all instruments. A debut album,
Rituals, followed, featuring vocals from a host of guest musicians,
but a combination of life choices and the COVID struck to halt
momentum and give Marshall renewed focus.
Using his spare time to write new material and fine-tune his metal
prowess, Jackson began working on album number two, enlisting the
talents of vocalist Johnny Crypt to double the band's size and
maximise its output.
The result is the aptly titled follow-up, 2, which is released on
December 23. A continuation and expansion on earlier material, 2
sees Righteous Death further develop their musical identity. HEAVY
caught up with Marshall to discuss things in greater detail.
"I've been working with my singer Johnny Crypt from Melbourne, and
after six months of him coming into the fold it's been really
awesome to actually get these tunes that I've worked on for the
last four years out to the world," Marshall enthused. "I'm pretty
damned excited about it. It's been way too long between releases in
my head. I've had the whole album pretty much completed for three
months now, so it's cool to get it out there with a few singles
first. With this album… the first album took a bit of a black metal
turn because I was into Mayhem at the time, especially after
watching the movie Lords Of Chaos. Originally, the concept of the
second album came because I wanted to stray more away from black
metal but still keep some elements from the first record."
In the full interview we talked more about the sonic direction of
the new album, the process of getting the second album in the can,
finding the right vocalist, lessons learnt between albums,
Marshall's own personal growth, future plans for the band, the
potential for taking Righteous Death out of the studio and onto the
stage and more.


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