ATRIARCH: Ritualistic Death/Doom Collective To Release An Unending Pathway Via Relapse Records This Fall
Teaser Track Posted + Preorders Available
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Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, ATRIARCH
is a mesmerizing death/doom metal force encompassing haunting
atmospheres and droning avalanches of ritualistic sludge, a living
entity comprised of four parts, offering catharsis through sonic ritual.
After two critically adored records on Seventh Rule and Profound Lore, ATRIARCH make their Relapse debut with their finest moment yet: An Unending Pathway. Fusing death rock, doom, black metal, punk and psychedelic drone/noise, ATRIARCH
immediately establish themselves as one of the most creative and
compelling heavy music bands of the twenty-first century. Imagine
Bauhaus as covered by Eyehategod, or Sisters of Mercy filtered through
Neurosis, and you begin to get the picture of what ATRIARCH has achieved. Recorded at Type Foundry in Portland, Oregon, produced by Billy Anderson (Sleep, Eyehategod, Melvins et al) and the band, engine-eared and mixed by Anderson at Everything Hz, also in Portland, and mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Beastmilk, Nails) at Audiosiege, An Unending Pathway offers up
seven cataclysmic soundscapes to your deepest darkest nightmares. Once
every few years a band comes along that takes the familiar and creates
something wholly new. ATRIARCH have done just that with An Unending Pathway.
"Our
aim is to tear a hole in the veil that blinds us from our true selves,"
relays the band, "We are bombarded with ideals of a superficial shallow
lifestyle, that we are enslaved to maintain. This veil has become so
powerful and overwhelming that we ignore our spirits to worship our
shells, as money stokes the fires that burns
our immortal souls. Greed corruption fear and hate is the true face of
this Self Serving way of life that we have come to call 'normal.' While
we believe in opening our minds and expanding our spirits we cannot
forget our ability to fight. The spiritual battle for freedom of mind
and body can be fought on all levels and violence is in our nature.
There is no god there is no devil there is an All Encompassing force
that connects all living things. Embrace the ritual and the veil will
come crashing down..."
An Unending Pathway
will be released via Relapse Records on October 28th, 2014. In the
meantime sample the haunting resonance of "Collapse" via Soundcloud at THIS LOCATION or YouTube HERE.
An Unending Pathway Track Listing:
1. Entropy
2. Collapse
3. Revenant
4. Bereavement
5. Rot
6. Allfather
7. Veil
2. Collapse
3. Revenant
4. Bereavement
5. Rot
6. Allfather
7. Veil
Preorder An Unending Pathway on CD HERE, via iTunes (which includes an instant download of "Collapse") HERE or via BandCamp HERE.
"...shambling,
ritualistic drone that gets its talons into you via crusty howls, a
colossal dynamic, and the overall feel of continuing ritual" - Pitchfork
"...a swarthy, crushing voyage through a blackened ritualistic soundscape..." - Cvlt Nation
"...doom-soaked, gothic death rock...an act that have our undivided attention." - Exclaim
"...a swarthy, crushing voyage through a blackened ritualistic soundscape..." - Cvlt Nation
"...doom-soaked, gothic death rock...an act that have our undivided attention." - Exclaim
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