Conquer Divide announce new album ‘Slow Burn’

May 11, 2023 James Weaver

CONQUER DIVIDE have announced a new album!

Titled Slow Burn, the upcoming album from the international metalcore band is the long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s self-titled effort, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Mascot Records.

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; welcome2paradise. The new song is the third single to be released from the upcoming album, following on from Paralyzed and Atonement.

Speaking about the new song, guitarist Kristen Sturgis says, “this song is special to all of us for a lot of reasons. We really wanted to stretch our musical muscles and play around with time signatures. We recorded some of the production ourselves, including drilling sounds you’ll hear sprinkled throughout the song. Artistically, we really stepped out of our comfort zone, and we ended up with something really special.”

“It’s sad that humans don’t care about our environment,” Sturgis continues. “I was especially inspired by a situation close to my heart. I live on the Great Lakes, which contain 20% of the earth’s freshwater. There is a 70-year-old pipeline called Line 5 that is in very rough shape and runs through the water where Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet. The current is especially turbulent there. The pipeline keeps getting hit by boat anchors. I am not here to preach anti-fossil fuels, as electric vehicles come with their own environmental tolls, and touring bands have to drive gas-guzzling vehicles to play for our fans. But if a spill happened in that spot, it’s in the worst possible place, due to the strong currents. A Great Lakes spill could affect major cities like Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Windsor, Toronto, and Rochester, NY. Tourism, fishing industries, and boating would all be affected. And with all of the droughts happening around the U.S., it’s going to be everyone’s problem soon. Right now, there’s just one small local organization trying to draw attention to it, but If I can do anything with this song release, it would be to shine a spotlight on something I care so much about.”

Watch the official music video for welcome2paradise here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

1. Atonement
2. N E W H E A V E N
3. Paralyzed
4. welcome2paradise
5. PRESSURE
6. system_failure
7. playing w/ fire
8. Over It.
9. Afterthought.wav
10. the INVISIBLE
11. wide awake
12. OnlyGirl
12. gAtEkEePeR