The track is the second single from their upcoming album, ‘In Resonance Nexus‘, dropping on 21st June
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British metal band earthtone9 have released their “intense, thrash-infused” new single, ‘Navison Record’. The track was described by frontman Karl Middleton as “an absolute rager.”
“It’s us really leaning into our thrash roots and going for it”, he said. “The song is certainly different to et9’s regular fare, but that’s because we wanted to include some songs on this album that really gave our fans (and newcomers) some different looks. No point just retreading the past!! This tune is a real pit friendly monster, and we just cannot wait to play it live.”
‘Navison Record’ is the second track to be released from the group’s upcoming ‘In Resonance Nexus’ album. It follows lead cut ‘Oceanic Drift, which dropped in March.
About the new LP, it’s been touted “a thrilling work of brains and muscle that not only stokes a fire, but sees the band’s core members – vocalist Karl Middleton and guitarists Owen Packard and Joe Roberts – rediscovering and reconnecting with what makes them so special.”
“It’s the heaviest, fiercest, most heightened record they have ever made; a startling combination of almost feral intensity, and the latter-day song writing chops they displayed on their previous album”, the crowdfunded ‘IV’. The album also promises a wide array of influences from across the rock spectrum, including doom, black metal, shoegaze, and deathcore.
“For me, this album is about persistence in heart and knowing that you can pursue stuff and do it to a high standard at any point in time,” says Karl. “It’s more vital and urgent – like the absolute distillation of what we do. This feels like a definitive statement.”
The group recorded the 10-track (cut from an apparent 40) with Bullet For My Valentine’s Jason Bowld on drums. It was produced by Lewis Johns at The Ranch in Southampton. earthtone9 spoke very highly of his input, saying “Lewis is unbelievable, super creative, super enthusiastic. He has a style, but you can also tell, in everything he does, that he enhances the vision of the band, rather than just imposing his thing.”
The Nottingham 5-piece said that the album’s title “is saying that we’ve found the core and the essence of the band again.” “We were digging deep to find common musical ground, and between Joe and Owen, and I, it really felt like that there was a resonance there. It feels like we’ve landed on a really legitimate, 21st century version of the band. We were asking, ‘Why are we doing this?’ and having a very authentic answer.”
The new single ‘Navison Record’ is out now. earthtone9’s new album ‘In Resonance Nexus’ is due out via Candlelight Records on June 21st. You can pre-order it here: https://earthtone9.lnk.to/InResonanceNexus
You can also catch the band live at the Arctangent Festival in Bristol on August 17th.
