Masters Of Reality announce new album ‘The Archer’

February 5, 2025 James Weaver

MASTERS OF REALITY have announced a new album!

Titled The Archer, the upcoming album from the legendary desert rock band is the long-awaited follow-up to 2009’s Pine/Cross Dover, and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via Mascot Records.

“The Archer is whoever one perceives as their invisible ruler of fate,” explains band mastermind Chris Goss. “Often, the archer is very visible to those who pay attention. Maybe some even think he is the dictatorial god. Or even a conjured entity. But all can agree that the archer has impeccable skill at hitting the target.”

“This album intentionally broke away from the heavier riff rock that we dominated for over three decades,” he says. “I hope one can see Nina Simone just as powerful as a heavy blues force, in her emotion, rebellious attitude, raw presentation and not just Gothicized blues riffs. The ‘stoner and desert rock’ riffing was a reason for MASTERS OF REALITY to break away on this record and present our blues in a different light for a minute. Blues isn’t a three-chord riff progression. It’s life itself. I can easily provide a thousand heavy riffs at the drop of a dime. But I dare any self-proclaimed heavy riff band to have the balls to throw the curve ball that we’ve thrown with this album.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, MASTERS OF REALITY have released a new song from the upcoming album; Mr. Tap n’ Go. The new song is the second single to be released from the upcoming album, following on from Sugar, which was released back in May last year.

Listen to Mr. Tap n’ Go here: