-(16)- announce new album ‘Guides For The Misguided’
-(16)- have announced a new album!
Titled Guides For The Misguided, the upcoming album from the American sludge metal band is the follow-up to 2022’s Into Dust, and is scheduled to be released in February this year, via Relapse Records.
Speaking about the upcoming album, frontman Bobby Ferry says, “the album came together after we wrapped the final mix of our last one Into Dust. It’s all about harnessing creative momentum when it strikes and we’ve been in a kind of creative autopilot for about a decade. When inspiration is there, the rest seems to fall into place effortlessly. Thankfully, we’re still driven to write and perform even after all these years. There’s no grander meaning behind it than simply following that primal urge to create—put your head down and just make something.
Age has of course given us a fresh perspective. In the eight years since Lifespan Of A Moth our lineup has shifted. We lost a singer, gained Alex Shuster on lead guitar/producer, and founding member Bobby Ferry slid into the lead vocalist rhythm guitarist spot. Lyrically, we’ve moved beyond the personal and inward grievances of our earlier work and embraced broader themes of conflict, like the hypocrisy of religion and its negative effects on the psyche. On the new album, there’s a song called Blood Atonement Blues that delves into the story of Ervil LeBaron, often referred to as the ‘Mormon Manson’, while Proudly Damned explores addiction and how it turns into a Pagan Ritual with a witch-like character posing as the opiate — both in substance abuse and the spiritual realm— in parallel. In many ways, this album might be the closest we’ve come to creating a concept record. Including the two covers on the album is meant to lessen this heavy hand and lighten the focus.
Musically, we are still grasping for the perfect riffs married to the most ideal arrangements. We’re not afraid to lean into the stuff we love: noise, classic rock, hardcore, doom metal, and thrash. We are well aware we are not reinventing the wheel but lovingly fashioning something from us and basically for us, first and foremost.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, -(16)- have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Proudly Damned.
Watch the official music video for Proudly Damned here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
- After All
- Hat On A Bed
- Blood Atonement Blues
- Fortress of Hate
- Proudly Damned
- Fire and Brimstone Inc
- Desperation Angel
- Resurrection Day
- Give Thanks And Praises (BAD BRAINS Cover)
- Kick Out The Chair
- The Tower (Bonus Track) (SUPERCHUNK Cover)
Guides For The Misguided is set for release on February 7th via Relapse Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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