Mountain Caller announce new EP ‘Chronicle: Prologue’
MOUNTAIN CALLER have announced a new EP!
Titled Chronicle: Prologue, the upcoming EP from the UK-based instrumental, progressive, post-metal trio comes hot on the heels of the band’s debut full-length album, Chronicle I: The Truthseeker, and is scheduled to be released in July this year, via New Heavy Sounds.
The upcoming EP was recorded alongside the debut album, Prologue’s tracks consists of the very earliest material written by the band. Conceptually, Prologue leads right up to the events of The Truthseeker. With the EP seamlessly leading into the debut album, the band want listeners to consume one after the other, creating one cohesive hour-plus journey.
Speaking about the upcoming EP, bassist El Reeve says, “our new EP Chronicle: Prologue is a prequel story to the album. It’s about the very beginning of The Protagonist’s journey, and follows her from waking up under the ruins of a devastated city, to meeting the mysterious MOUNTAIN CALLER with his equally mysterious motives, and travelling across an ocean to the desert shores where we first encounter her in the album, having survived a shipwreck. Chronicle: Prologue was recorded at the same time as the album with Joe Clayton at No Studio and mastered by Magnus Lindberg at VRTKL Audio AB. The sleeve artwork is by Taylor Rose.”
Alongside the announcement of the new EP, the band have released the first song from the upcoming new release; Beyond This Black Horizon. The new song was first premiered via The Pit.
Speaking about the new song, El Reeve adds, “in Beyond This Black Horizon, The Protagonist has secured passage on an old ship. Its course will take her roughly in the direction that’s pressing down on her mind – she must travel onwards, no matter what. The seas become wild and violent, and the ship is battered mercilessly. And soon, through the screaming wind and rain, she can see why. The ship is grappled by colossal tentacles – a weird creature of scales, horns and bones. It’s torn to pieces and she’s plunged into the water, losing consciousness.”
Listen to Beyond This Black Horizon here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new EP below:
Track List:
1. Something Stirred From Beneath The Rubble
2. Beyond This Black Horizon
3. Stripped Of All But Purpose
Chronicle: Prologue is set for release on July 9th via New Heavy Sounds. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here. Like what you’ve heard? Be sure to check out our feature here!
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