DARK CASTLE - Complete Work On New Album
Florida experimental doom/sludge metal duo DARK CASTLE have completed work on their new album “Surrender To All Life Beyond Form”.
Formed by guitarist/vocalist Stevie Floyd and drummer Rob Shaffer in 2006, DARK CASTLE are quite the entity in the doom metal scene, in a way that they manage to create such a heavy and monstrous wall of sound merely through minimalistic requirements at their disposal (essentially just vocals, guitars, drums and a lot of amplifier abuse). With already having several hundred shows under their belt, the duo would end up with a reputation as one of the heaviest and most crushing live acts within the doom/sludge metal scene (DARK CASTLE have toured with such acclaimed acts as Baroness, Kylesa, Nachtmystium, Zoroaster, Black Tusk, and The Atlas Moth just to name a few) even getting tagged at times as the doom metal equivalent to The White Stripes.
With their “Spirited Migration” debut making its rounds amongst DARK CASTLE’s endless touring jaunts, it is with “Surrender To All Life Beyond Form” which sees DARK CASTLE create a much heavier, darker, more diverse, experimental, and ultimately their most immense and extreme sounding work to date. Captured and recorded by Sanford Parker, whose engineering and production skills have given DARK CASTLE the sound and production they’ve been yearning to conjure within the studio walls, a sound which reflects the unrelenting atmosphere and vibe of their live show.
A torturous soul tearing sonic continuum that inverts and disembowels one's interpretation of so-called self-reflection, “Surrender To All Life Beyond Form” also features guest appearances from Mike Scheidt of YOB, Blake Judd of NACHTMYSTIUM, Nate Hall of U.S. CHRISTMAS, and Sanford Parker (MINSK, NACHTMYSTIUM, TWILIGHT, THE HIGH CONFESSIONS etc.) himself.
To be released on May 17th tracklisting for “Surrender To All Life Beyond Form” goes as follows:
1. Surrender To All Life Beyond Form
2. Stare Into Absence
3. Create An Impulse
4. Seeing Through Time
5. Heavy Eyes
6. Spirit Ritual
7. To Hide Is To Die
8. I Hear Wind
9. Learning To Unlearn
An MP3 of the track ‘Seeing Through Time’ has now been posted HERE