– February twelfth, 2025 –
“Driftwood” Video / Single Now Enjoying + Pre-Orders Out there
Watch / stream ALLEGAEON’s “Driftwood” HERE
Technical loss of life steel outfit ALLEGAEON will unleash their new full-length, The Ossuary Lens, on April 4th on Steel Blade Information, right this moment unveiling the document’s first single, “Driftwood.”
Picture by Stephanie Cabral
For ALLEGAEON, sitting nonetheless shouldn’t be an choice. The Fort Collins, Colorado-based group has by no means allowed itself to stagnate, prefering to thrive on chaos, change and evolution. Their newest providing, The Ossuary Lens, is their seventh full-length general nevertheless it’s the primary with unique vocalist Ezra Haynes since his 2015 departure following the Components Of The Infinite album. Changing a singer is not any straightforward process, so the truth that Haynes was in a spot to rejoin is one thing to have fun.
The cleaner vocal strategy on the final three albums was an interesting inventive maneuver, one which refreshed ALLEGAEON, nevertheless it’s undeniably thrilling to listen to Haynes’ graveled larynx again within the fold on this inarguably brutal and technically dazzling slab of labor. The science-based lyrics are as difficult because the progressive musicianship, leading to a set of songs that merely slay. It’s a sound that Haynes himself refers to as “melotech” (melodic, technical loss of life steel).
“I feel at first we had been just a little extra stripped down,” provides guitarist Greg Burgess, “very guitar-forward, targeted melodeath. Over time, I feel extra technical, symphonic, and progressive components creeped in. Lastly, the place we’re right this moment is all of that mixed, added with extra ambient components.”
The Ossuary Lens was recorded with producer Dave Otero at Flatline Audio studio in Denver. It marks the sixth album recorded with Otero. “He’s our man and we couldn’t think about working with anybody else in the intervening time,” says Haynes. “Now we have labored with Dave Otero at Flatline Audio because the starting of our profession,” provides Burgess. “So seventeen years now. Dave at all times gives a snug working atmosphere, wonderful concepts, and a career-spanning understanding of what has made ALLEGAEON, ALLEGAEON.“
The proof is within the pudding; the sound on The Ossuary Lens pummels the listener, although the ferocity is balanced by the overt melodies. It’s probably the most triumphant and cohesive physique of labor that they’ve ever laid down.
Lyrically, whereas not an idea album within the conventional sense, there’s an overarching theme to the brand new album – The Ossuary Lens is a illustration of a number of totally different viewpoints of loss of life. “Every track primarily is a unique subject, nevertheless there’s at all times a unique perspective of loss of life tied to every topic,” says Haynes. “For the reason that total album revolves round this overarching theme of loss of life, and the totally different viewpoints related to it, we discovered ourselves very hooked up to the phrase ‘Ossuary,’ and because the album takes have a look at loss of life via totally different factors of view, we discovered The Ossuary Lens to be very becoming for the album title.”
Of the album’s first single, “Driftwood,” Burgess elaborates, “This track holds a particular place in ALLEGAEON historical past, actually. This piece was written for Apoptosis by our then-brand new bassist Booboo. In its unique type, it was so tech loss of life, I don’t assume we knew learn how to incorporate it into the ALLEGAEON sound when he submitted it. Quick ahead six years and, as we had been kicking round concepts for this album, I remembered the piece, and requested Booboo if he wouldn’t thoughts if I took a crack at presumably rearranging its format just a little smoother into the ALLEGAEON sound. I simply needed there to be just a little bit extra repetition of some elements. The track turned out wonderful. All the time goes to indicate – by no means throw out something as you by no means know when it’ll come again.”
Watch ALLEGAEON‘s video for “Driftwood” HERE.
The Ossuary Lens can be launched on CD (jewel case w/ 16 web page booklet) and digital codecs in addition to LP within the following coloration variants:
Ossuary Marbled (US)
Wine And Lust (US)
180g Black (EU)
Purple Obsidian Marbled (EU)
Ossuary Crystal (EU – Ltd. 200)
Discover pre-orders at: metalblade.com/allegaeon
The Ossuary Lens Observe Itemizing:
01. Refraction
02. Chaos Concept
03. Driftwood
04. Dies Irae
05. The Swarm
06. Carried by Delusion
07. Darkish Matter Dynamics (feat. Adrian Bellue)
08. Imperial
09. Wake Circling Above
10. Scythe
ALLEGAEON will be part of Warbringer on a North American co-headlining run this subsequent month. The Vortex Of Violence Tour will begin on March 18th in San Diego, California and shut on April twelfth in Los Angeles, California. Assist can be supplied by Skeletal Stays and Summoning The Lich.
Tickets are on sale now! See all confirmed dates under.
ALLEGAEON w/ Warbringer, Skeletal Stays, Summoning The Lich:
3/18/2025 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
3/19/2025 Final Exit Reside – Phoenix, AZ
3/20/2025 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
3/21/2025 89th Road Collective – Oklahoma Metropolis, OK
3/22/2025 Haltom Theater – Haltom Metropolis, TX
3/23/2025 Come And Take it Reside – Austin, TX
3/24/2025 Home Of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
3/26/2025 Conduit – Orlando, FL
3/27/2025 Hooligan’s – Jacksonville, NC
3/28/2025 Damaged Goblet – Bensalem, PA
3/29/2025 Woodshop – Brooklyn, NY
3/30/2025 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
3/31/2025 The Garrison – Toronto, ON
4/01/2025 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
4/02/2025 Reggies – Chicago, IL
4/03/2025 The Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
4/04/2025 Bourbon Theater – Lincoln, NE
4/05/2025 HQ – Denver, CO
4/06/2025 Metro Music Corridor – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT
4/08/2025 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
4/09/2025 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
4/10/2025 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
4/11/2025 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
4/12/2025 Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
ALLEGAEON:
Ezra Haynes – vocals
Greg Burgess – lead guitar
Michael Stancel – lead guitar
Brandon Michael – bass
Jeff Saltzman – drums
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