Allegaeon is back and to the surprise of nobody, their new single is a fucking face melter. Allegaeon is now streaming “Driftwood” from their upcoming record The Ossuary Lens, which is their first with original vocalist Ezra Haynes since his 2015 departure following the Elements Of The Infinite album. The single comes alongside a music video directed by K. Hunter Lamar at Digital Myle, which you might miss the first time due to all the headbanging you’ll be doing.
“I think in the beginning we were a little more stripped down,” said Allegaeon guitarist Greg Burgess. “Very guitar-forward, focused melodeath. Over time, I think more technical, symphonic and progressive elements creeped in. Finally, where we are today is all of that combined, added with more ambient elements.”
Haynes added: “Each song essentially is a different topic, however there is always a different perspective of death tied to each subject. Since the entire album revolves around this overarching theme of death, and the different viewpoints associated with it, we found ourselves very attached to the word ‘Ossuary,’ and since the album takes look at death through different points of view, we found The Ossuary Lens to be very fitting for the album title.”
The Ossuary Lens was recorded with producer Dave Otero at Flatline Audio, who has produced the last five Allegaeon records. “We have worked with Dave Otero at Flatline Audio since the beginning of our career,” said Burgess. “So 17 years now. Dave always provides a comfortable working environment, amazing ideas, and a career-spanning understanding of what has made Allegaeon, Allegaeon.”
The Ossuary Lens is out April 4. Pre-orders are available here.
Allegaeon and Warbringer recently announced a co-headlining North American tour featuring openers Skeletal Remains and Summoning The Lich. The Vortex of Violence Tour kicks off March 18 in San Diego, CA at the Brick By Brick venue, and wrap up on April 12 in Los Angeles, CA at the Teragram Ballroom. Tickets are available here.
3/18 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick
3/19 Phoenix, AZ Last Exit Live
3/20 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
3/21 Oklahoma City, OK 89th Street Collective
3/22 Haltom City, TX Haltom Theater
3/23 Austin, TX Come and Take it Live
3/24 Corpus Christi, TX House of Rock
3/26 Orlando, FL Conduit
3/27 Jacksonville, NC Hooligan’s
3/28 Bensalem, PA Broken Goblet
3/29 Brooklyn, NY Woodshop
3/30 Montreal, QC Foufounes Electriques
3/31 Toronto, ON The Garrison
4/1 Detroit, MI The Sanctuary
4/2 Chicago, IL Reggies
4/3 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
4/4 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theater
4/5 Denver, CO HQ
4/6 Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall
4/8 Seattle, WA El Corazon
4/9 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
4/10 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
4/11 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
4/12 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom
Source: metalinjection.net
