European supergroup Alkaloid have released their new single “The Cambrian Explosion” from their upcoming new album Numen.
Watch the official lyric video of “The Cambrian Explosion” on YouTube:
The band share their thoughts about the new single:
“Danny left us this song before he quit the band. It started as a tribute to our tech death past, but after some additional mangling by the band, the song became something we’re not sure any longer where it belongs, but which excites us all the more for it.
“The lyric describes four billion years of evolution of multicellular life in under four minutes. We no longer consider ourselves part of the tech death genre; in fact, we never did. But we always embrace musical extravaganzas and felt that this insane little missile of a track as a nod to both where we came from musically and to Danny’s importance in this band in the past fits perfectly in between our other new songs on the album. As luck would have it, we were able to include a passage with a gospel choir directed by Sara Robalo and managed to include a few other spontaneous and unexpected twists in the spur of the moment. Enjoy!”
According to the press release:
“This song was initially written by former guitarist Danny Tunker, who left it as a sort of parting gift. It’s fitting then that it started as a tribute to Alkaloid’s death metal roots. But this band have never stayed put long enough to be classified as just one genre. ‘The Cambrian Explosion’ is littered with surprises. We won’t give everything away. But when the breakdowns hit, just know that you need to be prepared for anything, whether it’s a flair of flamenco or a Stygian choir.
Line-up
Morean – guitars, vocals
Christian Münzner – guitars
Linus Klausenitzer – bass
Hannes Grossmann – drums
Numen will be released out September 15 through Season of Mist. Preorder the album here. Presave the album here.
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