Die Instrumental Blackened Doom Metal-Band CANYON OF THE SKULL hat mit “Sins of the Past” ihr neues Album angekündigt. Es ist nach “Canyon of the Skull” (2015) und “The Desert Winter” (2017) das dritte Album des Trios aus dem texanischen Austin.
Dieses verdankt maßgebich Gitarrist Erik Ogershok sein Bestehen. Die weiteren und erst in diesem Jahr hinzugestoßenen Band-Mitglieder sind Bassist Todd Haug und Drummer Mike Miczek (BROKEN HOPE).
CANYON OF THE SKULL beschäftigen sich thematisch mit der indigenen Bevölkerung Amerikas. Erik Ogershok führt weiter dazu aus: “This band has always been focused on telling the stories of Indigenous Americans and their environments, specifically those of the American Southwest. I am still surprised at how many people have never met an Indigenous American, but we are not extinct, and this band exists to tell our stories both past, present, and future. This record is a bit more broad with the subject matter since it involves the rituals of tribes far from the land of my people. Also, this record is more influenced by recent events that have an impact beyond Native communities. I don´t like to talk specifically about the deeper meaning of any of my compositions as I want people to discover their meaning in our music. These two pieces have very specific meanings to both me and the wider world and googling the titles is my recommendation for people that want to delve deeper for the literal meanings.”
“Sins of the Past” wurde von Sanford Parker (BURIED AT SEA, Ex-MINSK) in den Decade Music Studios produziert und von Collin Jordan (u.a. für VOIVOD tätig) gemastert. Das Cover-Artwork stammt von Erik Bredthauer.
Das neue Album von CANYON OF THE SKULL wird am 20. November 2019 erscheinen. Vorab kann man mit “The Ghost Dance” den ersten von den zwei Albumtracks anhören.
CANYON OF THE SKULL “Sins of the Past” Tracklist
1. The Ghost Dance (Audio bei Bandcamp)
2. The Sun Dance