New Fallujah LP, September 9th

2022-04-27 by Fernando Alves STAFF | 53 Comments
US progressive metallers Fallujah will be releasing their fifth album, Empyrean, on September 9th via Nuclear Blast. The music video for the first single, 'Radiant Ascension' (featuring Tori Letzler), can be seen below.


Produced by Defiant Digital Productions | Directed by Robert Graves

Band comments: "After such an experimental expression [with 'Undying Light'], we sat down to write 'Empyrean' completely refreshed and inspired, It was like the musical tension of the last decade had been released, and we were ready to achieve goals the band had originally set out for. 'Empyrean' is truly a return to form because we are doing what comes naturally to us, but with an intensity that we haven’t achieved in the past. We set out to create something that represents the band and its history in its purest form while also pushing our technical abilities further than we have ever gone.

Every Fallujah album has been a reflection of whatever ideas felt the freshest and exciting to us at that particular point in time. We’ve developed our own defined sound over the years, but on this album, our new members helped bring in some new perspectives. We incorporated new elements such as counterpoint and tempo changes but maintained elements integral to the band and even brought back techniques used in older records. At this point, it’s all about elegantly presenting the sound we have cultivated over the last decade."

Fallujah's overhauled lineup includes primary songwriter/guitarist Scott Carstairs and compeer/drummer Andrew Baird, newly added vocalist Kyle Schaefer (Archaeologist) and bassist Evan Brewer (formerly Entheos/The Faceless).

Empyrean tracklist:
1. The Bitter Taste Of Clarity
2. Radiant Ascension
3. Embrace Oblivion
4. Into The Eventide
5. Eden's Lament
6. Soulbreaker
7. Duality of Intent
8. Mindless Omnipotent Master
9. Celestial Resonance
10. Artifacts

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pjquinones747
April 27th 2022
4241 Comments


I'll be checking this out with tempered expectations.

bloc
April 27th 2022
70067 Comments


Song sounds good to me

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2022
5455 Comments


sounds better than whatever tf that last album was, still rly miss the dreamy vibes tho

Tundra
April 27th 2022
9648 Comments


Sounds pretty good to meee, the chorus melody I'm iffy on, it may grow on me. Getting a bit of Harvest Wombs vibes from this song but less relentless (and goes without saying, so much better than Undying Light, anything is better than that).

Azog
April 27th 2022
1070 Comments


Sucks. Pass.

Tundra
April 27th 2022
9648 Comments


did you like Flesh Prevails Azog?

ExhaleTheLight
April 27th 2022
1223 Comments


I feel like they may have solved their vocalist problem if they keep with the TFP sound they did on this track.

Durrzo
April 27th 2022
3277 Comments


Big improvement, still not touching their best but after the dogshit they put out last time this is quite nice to hear.

Pikazilla
April 27th 2022
29747 Comments


Gonna be shite, just like everything they released after Nomadic

Tundra
April 27th 2022
9648 Comments


horrible take Pika, but I expect no less from you

YesMaMan11
April 27th 2022
90 Comments


It will be better than the last album, for sure

Durrzo
April 27th 2022
3277 Comments


TFP and Dreamless both slap hard. Pika be crazy.

SteakByrnes
April 27th 2022
29758 Comments


Never checked Undying Light but I'll probably peep this when it comes out on uhhh let's see


September 9th

*checks today's date*

lmao

Pon
Emeritus
April 27th 2022
5988 Comments


I'll never get why some people who praise Nomadic shit on TFP. Song's pretty good but nowhere near their best.

Kusangii
April 27th 2022
6416 Comments


Those drums sounds fucking terrible

pjquinones747
April 27th 2022
4241 Comments


Better track than I expected!

Tundra
April 27th 2022
9648 Comments


"Never checked Undying Light"
Consider yourself FUCKING LUCKY, JESUS. That album was an absolute train wreck, I wish I could unhear it.

Tundra
April 27th 2022
9648 Comments


"Song's pretty good but nowhere near their best."

Farcry from say... Carved From Stone or Sapphire for sure.

"Those drums sounds fucking terrible"

yeah I found that too, unfortunate.

necropig
April 27th 2022
7406 Comments


good bass

SteakByrnes
April 27th 2022
29758 Comments


Yea I heard Undying Light was shit so never peeped

Tundra
April 27th 2022
9648 Comments


"good bass"

The legend Evan Brewer on bass, his solo albums are nuts, crazy intricate bass parts on them.

Durrzo
April 27th 2022
3277 Comments


"September 9th"

Oh jesus I missed that bit. Fucking absurd man.

necropig
April 27th 2022
7406 Comments


Just looking him up now tundra :3


trilo
April 27th 2022
6253 Comments


this aight, better than that trash on their last album at least

ExhaleTheLight
April 27th 2022
1223 Comments


It seems like all these albums are announced ways away due to vinyl production being delayed?

BenCee
April 27th 2022
70 Comments


Really liking this track, sounds like a mashup of all the best stuff from Dreamless, TFP, and THW. Love that solo and the production is solid.

I get why people hate on Undying Light, it sucks for a Fallujah album (doesn't even sound like them). But I actually enjoyed it pretty well once I realized that it's actually an atmospheric metalcore album, not techdeath.

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2022
18936 Comments


"September 9th
Oh jesus I missed that bit. Fucking absurd man."

Some labels are banking on dropping the announcement, and first single, several months in advance. I'm not sure that's a wise decision. It takes away the impact of the single, announcement, and release.



Azog
April 27th 2022
1070 Comments


"did you like Flesh Prevails Azog?"

Not really. I remember it being not quite as good as their debut, which wasn't that good to begin with, but at least it was bearable. But then they collectively decided to shove eggplants up their asses, and dedicate their lives to sucking moose dicks, or whatever the fuck it is they're doing these days.

Assemblage
April 27th 2022
1595 Comments


The Harvest Wombs will always be one of my favorite dm albums and is where my name derives from.

New album cover has immense Magic the Gathering vibes.

Tundra
April 27th 2022
9648 Comments


Azog what tf was this sentence?

g40st
April 28th 2022
917 Comments


Man these press release quotes are so tedious to read I'm just never gonna do it anymore. It's always always always the same shit said to describe the process and the "new elements" and "return to form" or whatnot.

g40st
April 28th 2022
917 Comments


I'll tell you what is a legit return to form tho, that album art

Ectier
April 28th 2022
2592 Comments


I vaugely liked dreamless is this nice and dreamy/spacey

Ectier
April 28th 2022
2592 Comments


Never mind this is lame

R4zor3dge
April 28th 2022
1450 Comments


Oh hey, Even Brewer is playing in bands again. Cool

Nomos2
April 28th 2022
1870 Comments


Holy crap I didn't know they got a new bassist and vocalist after losing their....vocalist and guitarist. Sounds a lot like Fallujah though and I couldn't say that about their last album.

You know what, I've never been so wrong about writing a band off before. Huge fan until the last album but this is close to a 180 back in the right direction. Hopefully the rest of the album hits those TFP and Dreamless soundscapes, if even a hint of it.

FearThyEvil
April 28th 2022
18571 Comments


This wasn't bad! Decent but I really wish the production was better, and not huge on the new vocalist

RivalSkoomaDealer
April 28th 2022
1645 Comments


Pretty underwhelmed tbh.

Nomos2
April 28th 2022
1870 Comments


Got even better after a few more listens. 4 minutes that feel like 2. I like the chorus and the vibe a lot. Huge return to form imho.

Flugmorph
April 30th 2022
34136 Comments


nice chorus, decent single.

Beardog
May 1st 2022
5195 Comments


this is pretty cool, indeed feels like a mashup of all their last material


Cimnele
May 1st 2022
2527 Comments


seems gnice
i hate the album and song titles, maybe its just me, seems like it's all deliberately uncommunicative

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
May 1st 2022
9985 Comments


I have modest hopes for this.
Tbh Undying Light had flashes of greatness still but I know ultimately since their old vocalist greatly influenced the bands direction and did all the atmospheric dreamy bits, they -probably- aren't going to reclaim their old heights. Still hope this shit slaps and maybe it will!

Voltimand
May 1st 2022
1670 Comments


Song's great, y'all haters

0GuyMan0
May 2nd 2022
4626 Comments


Their old guitarist and vocalist were the nicest dudes. I was sad to see them leave.

TFP and Dreamless were great, this seems like it might be good but I'll not hold my breath.

Tundra
May 2nd 2022
9648 Comments


Vocalist is very mid range. In comparison their first vocalist was very low range, and second very high range. Not sure if I'm loving this new vocalist so far, more so I think he does the job well but not spectacularly so.

Assemblage
May 2nd 2022
1595 Comments


Hasn't Scott Carstairs always been the main lead guitarist? The only other original guitarist was on Harvest Wombs and Nomadic. For the most part their soundscape has been consistent from HW to Dreamless. Unless we're talking about the second guitarist on TFP and Dreamless that also left?

AnEpicDeath
May 2nd 2022
307 Comments


This is actually pretty decent. Wasn't expecting much before listening, might check out the album when it drops. Tbh The Flesh Prevails is a little overrated imo, but its follow-ups were definitely a lot worse.

Steiner
May 3rd 2022
102 Comments


Heard the opening guitar riff, then a little atmosphere and it kinda sounded like a return to form for Fallujah...but then BAM they clean-vocal-raped my ear holes. No thanks.

VanFullOfSpooks
May 4th 2022
62 Comments


Def a return to form, not crazy about the new singer but actually like his cleans. I really like this return to form with the melodic guitars and slowing down. This is such a step up compared to that completely shit last album. I just want more songs like the ones on Nomadic, those 2 songs were flawless! Pretty good though, lets hope this isnt the best song on the album and just a taste or what is to come. Love the use of the female vocals also.

XSebbyMcMuffinX
May 6th 2022
490 Comments


Solid. Doesn't hit like TFP or Nomadic for me. Still good, though.

Anthracks
July 7th 2022
8014 Comments


this track actually rips

Steiner
July 14th 2022
102 Comments


New single, Embraced Oblivion, was released today. My ears much prefer this to the earlier single. Much more excited for the new album now.



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