EPK – Haiduk – Archdevil (2026)
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“Archdevil doubles down on everything Haiduk stands for: speed, busy riffs and evil melodies. The focus is to keep the listener on edge and constantly introduce new patterns to keep you engaged.” – Haiduk
For fans of Bolt Thrower, Vomitory, Old Man’s Child, Dissection, Behemoth
Band: Haiduk
Album Title: Archdevil
Release Date: Feb 26, 2026
Label: Self-Release
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“The patented death/black/speed Metal rips your skull for 31 minutes“ 4.5/5 – Metal-Rules (2021 – Diabolica)
“An endless supply of evil, face-ripping riffs“ – Metal Crypt (2021 – Diabolica)
“Fast and unrelenting from start to end” 8/10 –Metalbite (2021 – Diabolica)
“Haiduk’s most aggressive work“ – The Killchain (2021 – Diabolica)
“A lot of eye-popping technical skill, intricate plotting, and brilliantly multifarious and mutated tonalities on display“ – No Clean Singing (2021 – Diabolica)
“A tremolo picked tornado of dark matter and blastbeats.” – The Circle Pit (2018 – Exomancer)
“[Haiduk’s] strong point has always been his riffs, and here they just destroy” 8.5/10 – Brave Words (2018 – Exomancer)
“[Haiduk] has perfected his own signature style and very few bands are doing this style” – Metal-Rules (2018 – Exomancer)
“Haiduk, all I have to say is you are one talented dude. It’s always impressive to me when a single person can put together an entire album on thier own, but to do so with such a level of both technical marksmanship and enjoyability is bizonkers. I look forward to hearing more of your thrash-heavy black and death metal in the future.” – Metal Trenches (2015 – Demonicon)
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Album Title: Archdevil
Release Date: Feb 26, 2026
Label: Self-ReleaseTrack Listing:
1. Curser (3:09)
2. Vexer (2:42)
3. Reviler (3:36)
4. Deviser (3:10)
5. Torturer (2:51)
6. Darkener (4:00)
7. Abhorer (2:30)
8. Infester (2:33)
9. Venomer (3:04)
10. Necrifier (3:13)
11. Usurper (3:05)
Album Length: 33:53
• All songs performed by: Luka Milojica
• All songs written by: Luka Milojica
• Produced by: Luka Milojica
• Mixed by: Luka Milojica
• Mastered by: Luka Milojica
• Album Artwork by: Luka Milojica
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album Band Line Up:
Luka Milojica – Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Drum Programming
Live Band Line Up:
Luka Milojica – Guitars, Vocals.
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The album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
Musically, Archdevil doubles down on all the strongest aspects of Haiduk. Evil melodies complement tight compositions of fast, busy riffing. The focus is to keep the listener on edge and constantly introduce new patterns to keep you engaged. Haiduk tries to overwhelm you and keep the intensity up for as long as possible.
Lyrically, it’s a continuation of the dark lore of the fantasy world of Callost, which every Haiduk album is based on. 9 of the 11 new tracks are based on the original 9 demons introduced in Demonicon (2015). While song 6 – ‘Darkener’ is the Demon God himself, the Archdevil, and song 11 – ‘Usurper’ is the doomed human king Arias, who ventured into the volcano fortress Octavia and was taken over and demonized by the evil forces of Hell. Now returning to wage war against the humans he once led.
Track by Track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
1. Curser – The Curser is the demon Corloch. His main powers are curses and fire magic.
A track that starts slow but builds intensity. Lots of riff and pace variations and a dark atmosphere.
2. Vexer – The demon Vordus. His main powers are sorcery and mind control. Vordus killed and then necrified (morbidly brought back to life) the human king Arias, who led his army into the demons’ volcano fortress, Octavia. Arias, now a demon himself, is known as the Usurper.
Relentless track that pummels the listener with fast and heavy riffs nonstop.
3. Reviler – The demon god Azyr. His powers are control over the depths of the earth. He can cause tremors, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
A black metal song with evil riffs.
4. Deviser – The demon lord Nazon, known as the Exomancer: a practitioner of cosmic magic. Upon destroying the armies of Lostar, Nazon turned south to destroy the human city of Ganthas, but the outnumbered demons broke under the knights’ charge. In retreat, Nazon called down a great comet, obliterating the advancing army.
A song that combines speed, heaviness, and lots of riff deviations and permutations, with several rhythmic slow-downs and build-ups.
5. Torturer – The demon Nergion, the inquisitor of hell. Nergion is a master of sinister torture and the extraction of confessions through vile torment.
A fast, heavy song that hammers you relentlessly except for a few early pauses. The first half of the song is all riffs, while the second half brings in some melodic layers.
6. Darkener – The demon god Vordok – the Archdevil – lord of all demons.
7. Abhorer – The demon lord Syth. Made of fire and emerging from hell, Syth is intent on reducing the world above to ash.
Frantic, high-key track with riffs that burn like magma.
8. Infester – The fearsome devil lord Sarxas, a gargantuan beast. Sarxas led the devils of Octavia and defeated Lostar’s northern army. Sarxas trapped the army of Lostar, led by the great warrior Theric, between the mountains and the sea, slaughtering them all.
A fast death-thrash song with tons of energy and technical riffs, characterized by a mid-tempo section in the middle.
9. Venomer – The demon lord Xhadex, a shapeshifter who often takes the form of a great serpent. Xhadex can weave illusions and draw upon interdimensional forces to annihilate his enemies.
A thrash song with an upbeat tempo and non-stop, urgent, fast riffs.
10. Necrifier – The demon Deamris. Leader of great armies of lesser devils. He annihilated and then morbidly resurrected the Lostar human army once led by King Arias.
11. Usurper – Usurper is the former human king Arias, who led the Lostar army into the demons’ volcano fortress, Octavia. There, he and his army were slaughtered and necrified: brought back to life as demons by demonic forces.
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BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:
1. All of Haiduk’s concepts and lyrical themes deal with the fantasy medieval realm of Callost. The different albums feature maps, descriptions, and stories set in the world.
2. Haiduk performs live as a one-man band, playing guitar and vocals while the drums and bass are pre-recorded and played on the PA system. Haiduk once played a show in a 115-year-old barn near downtown Calgary, which was tilting and looked like it would collapse any second.
3. Producer Robert Kukla handled various mixing and mastering duties for the albums ‘Spellbook’ and ‘Demonicon’. Rob Kukla went on to work in the famous Studio Fredman in Sweden and has worked with bands like Aeon and Obscura.
4. Haiduk has distributed over 1,500 CDs around the world and sold CDs in 22 different countries. All self-released with no help from labels or distros.
5. Haiduk did his own album art for ‘Diabolica’.
Haiduk is the death metal solo project by guitarist Luka Milojica. The project arose with the raw demo – ‘Plagueswept’ in 2010.
Working in solitude, Haiduk unveiled the full-length debut ‘Spellbook’ in 2012; a black magic conjuring of fast guitars and powerful riff attacks.
Invoking spells of demonic strength, Haiduk raised forces from the infernal depths, sealing arcane powers into the ‘Demonicon’ in 2015; a blackened tome of blasting distortion.
Chanting words of astral terror, Haiduk became the ‘Exomancer’ (2018); a summoner of cosmic darkness.
Frozen in darkness under the ash cloud, the desolate ground opens. Octavia erupts, releasing the doomed king from the burning abyss. Devils swarm, carving a path of destruction for a new demonic domain – Diabolica (2021).
In 2026, Haiduk returned with the album ‘Archdevil’, keeping the dark flame alive.
Discography:
2026 – Archdevil (full-length)
2021 – Diabolica (full-length)
2018 – Exomancer (full-length)
2015 – Demonicon (full-length)
2012 – Spellbook (full-length)
2010 – Plagueswept (demo)
Shared Stage with: Reverend Kill, Hammerdrone, Ye Goat Herd Gods, Vile Insignia, Dethgod, Fjell Thyngor, Illyrian.
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