Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard announce new album ‘Yn Ol I Annwyn’
MAMMOTH WEED WIZARD BASTARD have announced a new album!
The new album, titled Yn Ol I Annwyn, Welsh for Return To The Underworld, is the third part of the trilogy of albums that began with Noeth Ac Anoeth in 2015 and 2017’s Y Proffwyd Dwyll and will be released in March next year.
Along with new bassist Stuart Sinclair, MAMMOTH WEED WIZARD BASTARD returned to Skyhammer Studios and Chris Fielding, to create Yn Ol I Annwyn. The eight songs that comprise this album, sees the band delve deeper into their collective influences, embracing full on space rock, atmospheric film soundtracks, melancholic acoustic interludes, psychedelia, cosmic moog’s and percussion, moments of introspection and light, and of course, large helpings of doom.
Speaking about the upcoming album, guitarist Paul Michael Davies says, “for the third album I wanted to take the band’s sound even further but still stay true to what made us start the band in the first place. Personally, I think the doom scene is (thankfully) thriving, but some of the ‘genre’ tropes can be a bit limiting, and we are all about pushing that. So some elements of this album will be something different for the usual doom fan. There’s what I would call ‘avant-garde’ bits to it, and I wanted more of a Sci-Fi/soundtrack element to it as well as the usual heavy riffs. We’ve used the cello on more songs to make them more atmospheric as well as a lot more synths. It’s kind of a nice mix of our usual heavy riffs but with some fresh elements. I personally feel that it’s our best work yet, and concludes the trilogy perfectly.”
Vocalist Jessica Ball adds, “album number three definitely fits in with the theme of our music evolving, as we’ve been hinting at with the design on our album covers. It’s a journey that the band are on together musically, and this album reflects that, especially if you compare it our first album. I hope that the fans who loved us in album one will appreciate the soundscape we are trying to create as a whole, constantly experimenting with each members’ musical styles and instrumental ability. I feel that we’ve really pushed the boat out on this one, I can’t wait for it to be released!”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming record. Both of which are available to view below:
Track List:
1. Tralfamadore
2. The Spaceships Of Ezekiel
3. Fata Morgana
4. Du Bist Jetzt Nicht In Der Zukunft
5. Yn Ol I Annwyn
6. Katyusha
7. The Majestic Clockwork
8. Five Days In The Abyss
Yn Ol I Annwyn is set for release on March 1st via New Heavy Sounds.
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