Tiktaalika announces new album ‘Gods Of Pangaea’

January 18, 2025 James Weaver

TIKTAALIKA has announced a new album!

Titled Gods Of Pangaea, the upcoming album from HAKEN guitarist Charlie Griffiths sees him adopt the moniker of TIKTAALIKA for the follow-up to 2022’s album. The new album is scheduled to be released in March this year, via InsideOut Music.

Musically the album pays tribute to the art of the guitar riff, with its DNA strands reaching back to the golden era of metal with flavours of MERCYFUL FATE, JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH and METALLICA. Speaking of the creative process Charlie explains, “this time around I wanted to be more song oriented, rather than having an overarching concept. Although I had a rough blueprint for the shape of the album in my head and was always conscious of the balance and flow of the album experience; starting with a fast thrasher, following up with a longer progressive track, then a slower sludgy song, followed by a softer track and so on. I finished all the music first and really focused on each section be there for a good reason, with a guitar riff that propels the song.”

The album sees Charlie joined by drummer Darby Todd [DEVIN TOWNSEND] and bassist Conner Green [HAKEN]. He is also helped by a collection of some of the best vocalists in the business, with Tommy Rogers [BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME], Rody Walker [PROTEST THE HERO], Vladimir Lalić [ORGANISED CHAOS] all joining vocalist Daniël de Jongh of TEXTURES. “I had all the music written for a good while,” comments Charlie, “I was able to allow them to really percolate in my mind before moving on to the lyrics and vocal line demos. I’m very specific with melodies and word placement so the singers can focus on just delivering it 100% without having to figure too much out. Of course every single track came out a thousand times better than I’d hoped; everyone did an incredible job!”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the artist has released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; the title track Gods Of Pangaea.

Watch the official music video for Gods Of Pangaea here:

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

Track List:

1. Tyrannicide feat. Daniël de Jongh
2. Gods Of Pangaea feat. Daniël de Jongh
3. The Forbidden Zone feat. Vladimir Lalić
4. Mesozoic Mantras feat. Vladimir Lalić
5. Fault Lines feat. Rody Walker
6. Give Up The Ghost feat. Daniël de Jongh
7. Lost Continent feat. Tommy Rogers
8. Chicxulub (Bonus Track on CD & Digital)