[Heavy News]: IAPETUS (USA) Returns with ‘The Mother Void’, feat. Eluveitie (CHE) Vocalist FABIENNE ERNI; "Red Giant" Video Premiered.
U.S. Progressive/Melodic Death Metal duo, IAPETUS, have returned! The band is set to release their first new album since 2019's critically acclaimed, The Body Cosmic! Willowtip will release the new opus, The Mother Void, on October 16.
Joining core members Matthew Cerami and Jordan Navarro on the album is featured vocalist Fabienne Erni of Eluveitie, along with several notable guest musicians, including drummer Brody Taylor Smith (Invent Animate), guitarist Benji Baret (Ne Obliviscaris), and vocalist Frank Harper (Caelestra).
The forthcoming album was mixed and mastered by the legendary Jens Bogren & Tony Lindgren.
IAPETUS released the following statement concerning The Mother Void:
"The Mother Void is the story of a mother and a son; of mankind and the cosmos; of feeling destined to failure in a world designed to destroy. It is a conceptual record, meant to be digested in whole; the conclusion to a trilogy of albums dedicated to the tension between mortal existence and immortal space. It is our most personal record to date, and its scope is mirrored in size only by the passion that accompanied its creation. We claw from
The Mother Void."
The official video for "Red Giant," the album's first single, is available now at:
The song has released on all platforms as of August 7. Album pre-orders will be available on the same day.
The Mother Void will be available on CD, vinyl gatefold 2xLP, Limited Longbox CD, and digital formats.
"Iapetus are among the masters of melodic-atmospheric death metal.”
- Steel Legion
"Iapetus stands near the top of the heap."
- Angry Metal Guy
"Iapetus reach a level of artistry that’s rare to see these days."
- Heavy Blog is Heavy
Track Listing:
1. Parturition (1:40)
2. The Mother Void (12:54)
3. Aniara (17:12)
4. Red Giant (11:58)
5. Énouement (1:51)
6. TON (18:43)
7. The World Be Undone (4:54)
Album Credits:
Matthew Cerami: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Arrangements.
Jordan Navarro: Guitars, Keys, Drum Arrangements.
Guest Vocals: Fabienne Erni (Eluveitie, Illumishade), Ethan Navarro.
Additional Vocal Arrangements by: Fabienne Erni, Hana Iman.
Guest Vocals recorded by: Valentin Voluta.
Drums performed by: Brody Taylor Smith.
Drums arranged by: Jordan Navarro & Brody Taylor Smith.
Drums recorded by: John Douglass (Vorticist Studios).
Additional Synths + SFX: Mark Lazeski.
Guest Guitar Solo on “TON”: Benjamin Baret (Ne Obliviscaris).
Guest Vocals on “TON”: Frank Harper (Caelestra).
Produced by: Fascination Street Studios.
Recorded by: Alexander Backlund.
Mixed by: Jens Bogren.
Mastered by: Tony Lindgren.
Additional Recording by: Ricardo Borges.
Mix Assistant: Johan Martin.
Cover Art by: Vanessa Lemen.
Album Layout and Artwork by: Alex Eckman-Lawn.
Photo Credit: Moshmallows
Line-up:
Matthew Cerami: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Arrangements
Jordan Navarro: Guitars, Keys, Drum Arrangements
LINKS:
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