Coming off their amazing 2011 release Agony, Fleshgod Apocalypse are all geared up to apparently blow your mind apart with some new stuff.
The band say they're shooting for August to get the new record out, though that's just a guess. The band have also said that they have some "talented guests" on the record as well… and who the hell can that be? Who can even play at this speeds? Are the guests even traditional "metal instrument" players, or they going to have a Yo-Yo Ma cello shredfest on there? Excitement abounds! Guitarist and vocalist Tommaso Riccardi said about the record-
The concept of this album is based on the myth of the Labyrinth of Knossos and every character related to it. We focused on the philological aspect in order to represent all the elements of the classic world and, through a manic and meticolous research, we managed to create a metaphor with our times, as the maze can be associated with the endless search for what we really are. We’re sure you will be stunned by this as much as we are.
That sound pretty metal. In other news, drummer Francesco Paoli had some things to say that were not so much about lyrics and more about crushing your entire body with music-
It’s difficult to recap in a few words all the elements contained in our new work, but we are sure this will absolutely be THE album for us.
We have spent a lot of time composing these new songs and, even if recordings are not finished yet, we can firmly declare that this material is simply incredible, more mature and definitely a huge step forward from all our previous works. Epic complex harmony, sophisticated touching melodies, a true vocal aggression, photonic grooves and back to articulated riffing… these are just few things you will find in this album. It’s fucking quality music, you will see.
I need this.
