Allegaeon announce new album ‘Damnum’
ALLEGAEON have announced a new album!
Titled Damnum, the upcoming album from the American technical death metal band is the follow-up to 2019’s Apoptosis and is scheduled to be released in February next year, via Metal Blade Records.
For the upcoming album, longtime producer Dave Otero once again joined ALLEGAEON at Colorado‘s Flatline Audio Studio. “There was a lot more creative input coming from all directions on every song, and while it was stressful at times to sort through the noise of everyone’s ideas, I think it ultimately added something wholly unique to this album in comparison to any other in the ALLEGAEON catalog,” says guitarist Greg Burgess. Helping to bring the record to life is new drummer Jeff Saltzman, as Burgess admits, “this is really the first record where the drummer has written all their parts, instead of us guitar players programming a beat and having our drummer just write the fills.” Vocalist Riley McShane adds, “pairing him with our bass player Brandon Michael, we have a rhythm section that can keep up with the level of musicality and proficiency the guitars have always brought to the table.”
For McShane, centering his lyrics on processing sadness, anger, grief, and loneliness, his intention is that some people might take solace in the words and use them as a resource to cope with their own experiences. “My hope with these lyrics is to have them be relatable to listeners and show them that they’re not alone when they’re experiencing the gamut of negative emotions – someone else is out there feeling the same way.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for the first song lifted from the upcoming album; Into Embers. Speaking about the new song, McShane says, “as an introduction to our new album, Damnum, we are thrilled to present Into Embers. This song embodies the dark and fitful nature of this album by bringing to the table elements of ourselves as a band and as individual musicians that we have been waiting to share with you all for a long, long time. As always, we are excited for our listeners to join us as we step forward into new landscapes – continuing to push the boundaries of our music further and further – and we are eager to experience the unveiling of Damnum together over these next few months.”
Watch the official music video for Into Embers here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. Bastards of the Earth
2. Of Beasts and Worms
3. Into Embers
4. To Carry My Grief Through Torpor and Silence
5. Vermin
6. Called Home
7. Blight
8. The Dopamine Void Pt. 1
9. The Dopamine Void Pt. 2
10. Saturnine
11. In Mourning
12. Only Loss
Damnum is set for release on February 25th via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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