CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX Release “Colder and Colder”

Posted on March 5, 2026

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CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX return with “Colder and Colder”, the second advanced single off their upcoming full-length studio album Sceaduhelm. The track stands as one of the record’s starkest meditations on emotional finality, articulating the quiet shock of love slipping irretrievably away. The band are premiering the song today via Decibel.

Listen to Colder and Colder on Decibel Magazine’s website:

Composed by Justin Greaves, with lyrics & vocals by Justin Storms, “Colder and Colder” unfolds with restrained intensity.

“I received this song from Greaves along with the title and immediately was drawn to the melancholic sound”, Storms reflects. “I remember when I first put on my headphones and listened to ‘Colder and Colder’. I started to hum a few melodies while listening to the song.” Those early fragments quickly solidified into the core lyrical motif. “It didn’t take long to write down some of the phrases that became the song’s verses, ‘colder and colder, see your hand on my shoulder, colder and colder, see your eyes looking over…’ I wanted to create a rhythmic sort of pattern with the song title and the vocal elements.”

Greaves positions the track as a bridge within the album’s sonic language. “Musically, ‘Colder And Colder’ is one of my favourites on Sceaduhelm, it’s the link between classic CBP style and the more austere dark pop aspect of how I write.” The title itself, selected from an existing list of ideas, crystallized the mood. “Working with Storms on this song was a total victory, he’s an awesome vocalist and his lyrics really give it a chilling tragic story.”

Recorded between 2023 and 2025 across Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, Kapsylen Studio in Stockholm, and House Of Foto in Louisville, Sceaduhelm was produced by Justin Greaves, mixed by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio in Bergen, and mastered by Magnus Lindberg in Stockholm.

Sceaduhelm is out April 17th via Season of Mist.

Pre-order & pre-save: https://orcd.co/cbpsceaduhelm

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