New Temple Of Void LP, June 3rd 2022-04-07 by Fernando Alves | 6 Comments | Michigan-based death doom quintet Temple Of Void will be dropping their fourth studio album, Summoning the Slayer, on June 3rd via Relapse Records. The official music video for the new single, 'Deathtouch', can be seen below.
Video by The C.O.I.N
Guitarist Alex Awn comments: "We are by nature a proud 'death-doom band'. We fly that flag proudly. And as such, when we look at each body of work, it must overall include ample elements of death and doom. However, there's a third axis that we plot our music by, and that's essentially 'the unknown' or the 'whatever the fuck else we want to throw into the mix.' So yes, there's plenty of American-style, old-school death on the X-axis, and there's plenty of Euro-style doom on the Y-axis, but the Z-axis contains elements of shoegaze, grunge, black metal, dream pop, goth, '90s alternative, krautrock - you name it!"
Vocalist Mike Erdody adds: "There is a definite thematic link between songs on the album. Behind the Eye' begins the album focusing on how maladaptive thinking and behavior rooted in negative experiences breed apathy and allows human beings to justify doing horrific things to each other in search of status, power, and wealth. The lyrics use multiple perspectives to address how humans go through great levels of cognitive dissonance to validate their idealizations, cope with loss, or shift blame from themselves. Others internalize that blame and shut down, pull inward, or find their escape in the bottom of a glass or the chase of a dragon. Some people succumb to their own pettiness and, in their need for vindication, only end up losing a huge part of themselves, just like those who perpetually allow themselves to be controlled by fear and consequence often lose themselves similarly. There's a lot of interesting parallels to this album."
Summoning the Slayer was produced, mixed, and mastered by Arthur Rizk. Artwork by Ola Larsson.
Tracklist:
1. Behind The Eye
2. Deathtouch
3. Engulfed
4. A Sequence of Rot
5. Hex, Curse, & Conjuration
6. The Transcending Horror
7. Dissolution
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solid amounts of leather
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cool band
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Arthur Rizk on the console and Temple of Void? Sold.
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dig it when artists and talk about their music in a way that invites the listeners into the process instead of being cagey and like they exist outside of any other trends and being categorized is such a nuisance
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