The Ever Living announce new album ‘Artificial Devices’
THE EVER LIVING have announced a new album!
Titled Artificial Devices, the upcoming album from the London-based alternative metal duo follows their 2018 debut full-length Herephemine and is scheduled to be released in July this year via self-release.
The upcoming album was was born from burnout and existential dread, but creatively spurred on by resilience in difficult times. It was written collaboratively over the internet, with production and engineering by Jonny Renshaw (DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL, BLOOD YOUTH, CASEY) and mixing/mastering duties tackled by Magnus Lindberg (CULT OF LUNA).
“There we were on our last album, exploring and critiquing the dark side of virtual reality and just a couple of years later, we were using that same technology during a global crisis to stay connected with each other,” explains keyboardist/vocalist Chris Bevan Lee.
“Since releasing Herephemine, I struggled with writer’s block,” adds guitarist Andrei Alan. “My guitars no longer presented me with ideas, and I was starting to think that perhaps I had said everything that I had to say. In reality, I was avoiding putting myself out there again and exposing myself to the risk of any future disappointment. We had lost our way, focusing on followers, likes and plays rather than writing and playing. We had fallen foul of the same pitfalls of blurring the lines between the virtual world and the real world. But now, inspired again, we realised as soon as we started writing… music is what compels us.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for the album’s lead single, entitled Total Impasse.
Speaking about the new song, Alan comments, “The concept for Total Impasse was to distil everything that makes THE EVER LIVING, into a 4-minute barrage of textures, riffs, melody and atmosphere. We wanted to disorient and surprise the listener wherever possible using dissonance, polymeters and time-signature changes; so we aimed for chaos but simultaneously ended up with something more accessible than anything we have ever put out.”
Bevan Lee adds, “The video represents the hurdles we have faced so far being a band and the drive that ultimately keeps us going, whilst feeling vulnerable and exposed.”
Watch the official music video for Total Impasse here:
You can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:
Track List:
- Omniphorm
- De-Emulate
- Circadian March
- Ruminance
- Total Impasse
- Kronosync
- You’ve Come to the Right Place
- Take Heed, Take Flight
Artificial Devices is set for release on July 15th via self-release. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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