One of our favorite prog-metal acts, Los Angeles' Intronaut have announced their fifth full-length album, titled The Direction Of Last Things coming November 13th on Century Media. In the press release, frontman Sacha Dunable was not shy about saying this is their best release yet:
“I don’t care how cliché it is to say; this is our best record yet! This is Intronaut at our most technical, brutal, catchy, and straight up fearless. I haven’t been this proud of an album since we recorded our first demo 10 years ago. We took a somewhat unusual approach and tracked most of it live over the course of four days, then handed it off to Devin Townsend to mix. The result is pure magic. Prepare your earholes for fornication.”
My earholes are properly lubed up for fornication sir. Here is the cover art:
The band have some pretty killer pre-order packages lined up:
“The initial LP run of The Direction Of Last Things will be limited to 2000 copies worldwide and presented in an awe-inspiring package. This double LP piece will be housed in a matte-finished gatefold with a spot UV print over highlighted art elements. Collectors will also be treated to a rarely utilized packaging element, a printed inner-gatefold tube, which not only houses the LP’s, but also a 12″x24″ poster, showcasing the full cover art in all it’s glory. Just when you thought it was over, LP’s will be pressed on mint green & black splatter, red & black marble, solid dark-green or standard black wax with an etching, which surrounds the music grooves, on side D. Actual color-run numbers to be announced at a future date.”
The band will be promoting their release this fall by touring with Between the Buried and Me, Enslaved and Native Construct. Get dates here.
Here's some old footage of the greatest riff Intronaut ever wrote (at least up until now):
