[photo by Alvino Salcedo]
“The Dreaming Plain,” the maiden single from WAYFARER‘s upcoming World’s Blood LP, is now streaming. The track precedes the late May release of the Denver black metal band’s third album, and first for Profound Lore, as preorders for the record are made available.
WAYFARER‘s World’s Blood paints a hallucinatory picture of the Western frontier and the haunting presence of the blood in the soils from a culture lost to time, telling a story that is uniquely American, as reflected in the cover; an antique photograph by Edward S. Curtis taken in Montana in 1908. A reflection of the Rocky Mountains and high plains of their native Colorado, WAYFARER, draws influence as much from the dusty, dark Americana of the “Denver sound” and the scores of epic Westerns as they do the fury and melody of black metal. Recorded in the winter of early 2018 at The Thousand Caves in New York under the watchful production of Colin Marston, the band brings something original to the table with a sound that is at once aggressive and honest.
The fourth of five expansive movements on World’s Blood, “The Dreaming Plain” is a prime example of the album’s magnitude, with nearly eleven minutes of sweeping, epic intensity. Offers WAYFARER‘s Shane McCarthy of the song, “It’s kind of a dreamlike song, as the title suggests. It came together very naturally, and I think that’s reflected. One of the more ambient moments of the record but also one of the more vicious overall. It’s a song about bleeding hallucinations, so it should be heavy.”
Stream WAYFARER’s “The Dreaming Plain” at THIS LOCATION.
Profound Lore will release World’s Blood on May 25th; find CD and digital preorders HERE, CD and LP preorders HERE, and iTunes preorders HERE.
Watch for additional audio samples and more to be released in the weeks ahead.
WAYFARER has announced a month of tour dates in conjunction with the release of World’s Blood, including a run through the southern realms of the country with Primitive Man and Forn on their way through Austin Terror Fest where they’ll also join Acid King, Gnaw, Krallice, and many more. WAYFARER then travels onward alongside Krallice through the western states, including a set at the TRVE Brewing Anniversary fest, a performance at Los Angeles Strikefest, and at the Fire In The Mountains gathering. Watch for additional details and tour dates to be announced.
WAYFARER Tour Dates:
4/28/2018 Hi-Dive – Denver, CO w/ Of Feather And Bone, Suffering Hour, Many Blessings [info]
6/08/2018 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO @ 71Grind IV w/ Mizmor, Of Feather & Bone, Vermin Womb [info]
6/12/2018 Iron Horse – Wichita Falls, TX w/ Primitive Man
6/13/2018 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX w/ Primitive Man
6/14/2018 Santos – New Orleans, LA w/ Primitive Man, Forn
6/15/2018 Tavern – Hattiesburg, MS w/ Primitive Man, Forn
6/16/2018 White Oak Music Hall – Houston. TX w/ Primitive Man, Forn
6/17/2018 The Lost Well – Austin, TX @ Austin Terrorfest w/ Acid King, Gnaw, Primitive Man, Forn, Krallice, [info]
6/18/2018 Reno’s – Dallas, TX w/ Primitive Man, Krallice, Forn
6/19/2018 89th St – Oklahoma City, OK w/ Primitive Man, Krallice, Forn
6/20/2018 Sister – Albuquerque, NM w/ Krallice
6/22/2018 Hi-Dive – Denver, CO @ TRVE Anniversary Fest
6/23/2018 Diabolical Records – Salt Lake City, UT w/ Krallice
6/24/2018 Los Angeles Strikefest – Los Angeles, CA w/ Morbid Saint, Exciter, Krallice, Nocturnus AD, Razor
6/25/2018 The Golden Bull – Oakland, CA w/ Krallice
6/27/2018 Tonic – Portland, OR w/ Krallice
6/28/2018 Highline – Seattle, WA w/ Krallice
6/29/2018 The Shredder – Boise, ID w/ Krallice
7/01/2018 Fire In The Mountains – Jackson, WY
WAYFARER was first brought together in 2012, by a group of Colorado natives. The members of the band aimed to create something original – fierce, beautiful, and honest, in order to contribute back to the pantheon of the great and timeless music that shaped them as people. The founding lineup of Shane McCarthy, Tanner Rezabek, Isaac Faulk and James Hansen released their debut album Children Of The Iron Age in 2014, which was later picked up by Prosthetic Records. With the release of the album, the band began what would grow be substantial touring of the material with a strong and memorable live show. Subsequent years would bring touring alongside the likes of Dreadnought, Falls of Rauros, Anicon, Velnias, and Haunter.
The second LP Old Souls was released in 2016 via Prosthetic and continued the band’s progression to a sound not easily confined by genre tags. With a more refined and decidedly darker album in tow, the band continued to hit the road, performing across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Guitarist and long-time collaborator of the band Joey Truscelli officially joined following the release of the record, replacing the departed Tanner Rezabek.
World’s Blood marks WAYFARER‘s debut with Profound Lore Records, as they step into their own in the music underground with their strongest and most fully realized vision. With the LP’s release in late spring of 2018, the year promises to see the band bring their forceful live show to stages across the world.
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