San Francisco Technical Death Metallers FALLUJAH, have announced that their new album, “Empyrean,” will be released on September 9th through Nuclear Blast Records. The effort features the band’s latest lineup, which now consists of vocalist Kyle Schaefer (ARCHAEOLOGIST), bassist Evan Brewer (ex-ENTHEOS, ex-THE FACELESS), guitarist Scott Carstairs, and drummer Andrew Baird.
The band has also released first single “Radiant Ascension”, featuring Tori Letzler, Los Angeles based composer, vocalist, and electronic producer. The track comes with a music video produced by Defiant Digital Productions and directed by Robert Graves.
Guitarist Scott Carstairs, comments about the album: “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.“
And he adds: “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.”
Fifteen years into their career, FALLUJAH have never sounded more vital or intense. That’s due the band emerges revitalized as they explore new sonic realms and revisit elements of style executed on early records.
“Empyrean” tracklisting:
- The Bitter Taste Of Clarity
- Radiant Ascension (feat. Tori Letzler)
- Embrace Oblivion (feat. Katie Thompson of CHIASMA)
- Into The Eventide (feat. Katie Thompson of CHIASMA)
- Eden’s Lament
- Soulbreaker
- Duality Of Intent (feat. B>David Wu of CYBORG OCTAPUS)
- Mindless Omnipotent Master (feat. Chaney Crabb of ENTHEOS)
- Celestial Resonance
- Artifacts (feat. Tori Letzler)
You can watch the official music video for “Radiant Ascension” below:
