MMXX announce new album ‘Sacred Cargo’

August 6, 2022 James Weaver

MMXX have announced a new album!

Titled Sacred Cargo, the upcoming album from the global doom metal supergroup is their brand new full-length album and is scheduled to be released in November this year, via Candlelight Records.

The upcoming album features a plethora of international guest vocalists including Dan Swanö of EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE (Sweden), Yann Ligner of KLONE (France), Mick Moss of ANTIMATTER and SLEEPING PULSE (UK), Aaron Stainthorpe of MY DYING BRIDE (UK), Mikko Kotamaki of SWALLOW THE SUN (Finland), Carmelo Orlando of NOVEMBRE (Italy), Marco Benevento of THE FORESHADOWING (Italy), Chris Cannella of AUTUMNS END (USA), and Egan O’Rourke of DAYLIGHT DIES (USA).

“Sacred Cargo started during one of the darkest moments of lockdown,” explains guitarist Andrea Chiodetti, “it was a creative expression, processing what was happening to the world around us. What makes this project unique is that every piece and its lyrics (provided by each singer), all composed during the height of the pandemic, is able to give voice to a deeply intimate part of all of us. They’re lyrics that belong to every person who lived through and shared that collective experience.”

Drummer Jesse Haff adds, “it’s amazing to me that the grand vision of this album – one in which we had different vocalists from around the world contributing their own lockdown experience – was actually achieved. Andrea and I imagined our ideal end result and just went for it, but underestimated how much coordination would be required by everyone to truly pull it off. I’m amazed that so many talented people connected with the intent behind the project and agreed to participate. I’m deeply grateful for that. We didn’t have to describe some foreign science fiction concept – unfortunately it is a directly understood reality experienced by all. I think the idea of directly channeling our unique perspectives into a collective expression resonated with everyone, as an obvious way to mark this era of our lives.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, MMXX have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Perdition Mirror. The new song features a guest appearance of Mick Moss of ANTIMATTER and is the second single to be released from the upcoming album; This Breath Is Not My Breath which was released last month.

Speaking about the new single Jesse says, “Perdition Mirror was one of the last songs written for the album. In fact its working title was ‘Final’. Almost from the first chord the slow fuse is lit towards the tension and momentum that erupts at the end of the song. Because the journey to that point is plodding and calculated, we knew an exceptionally strong vocal performance would make or break the song. Thankfully the deeply talented Mick Moss stepped in and everything perfectly crystalised into place. As a musician, it really feels like luck when all the elements come together to deliver a simple yet powerful song where you wouldn’t change a thing.”

Guest vocalist Mick Moss adds, “for the lyrics of Perdition Mirror, I wanted to reflect on what our role, as a species, has been in the unleashing of the recent pandemic as we outstrip our environment and cut into the wildlife with catastrophic results. Two articles, one in the Boston Globe, another in the New York Times, gave me so much clarity during the writing. To quote David Quammen in the latter article, ‘we disrupt ecosystems, and we shake viruses loose from their natural hosts. When that happens, they need a new host. Often, we are it’. Alan Wiesman, in the former, elaborates ‘Humankind’s presence on Earth is now so lopsided that growing and grazing our food supply requires nearly half the world’s ice-free land, literally pushing other species off the planet. As we invade their habitats, and poach remaining wildlife for market, their resident viruses and bacteria jump to the handiest species left: us. That’s how nearly 75 percent of new infectious diseases this century originated. As temperatures rise, even more will spawn’.”

Watch the official music video for Perdition Mirror here:

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

Track List:

1. This Breath Is Not My Breath Feat. Mikko Kotamäki
2. Perdition Mirror Feat. Mick Moss
3. The New Forgotten Ones Feat. Yann Ligner
4. Faint Flickering Light
5. The Tower Feat. Mick Moss
6. Unavailing Feat. Marco Benevento, Chris Cannella
7. Der Nukleus Feat. Carmelo Orlando
8. SacredCargo Feat. Aaron Stainthorpe
9. Espirare
10. Shadow Haven Feat. Dan Swano