24 November, 2010

As They Sleep: Dynasty – new album

AsTheySleep Dynasty

Brutally heavy and savagely technical death metal band AS THEY SLEEP, released their second full-length a couple of days ago (November 22nd/23rd, 2010). The album is a concept album, entitled ‘Dynasty’: “ ‘Dynasty’ focuses mainly on the rise and fall of various kingdoms, empires and dynasties throughout history, both factual and mythological. It ties in the reasons for collapse with power and battle-lust, and intertwines it all with modern problems and politics that we are dealing with today. It pretty much outlines popular stories in history regarding false gods, struggle, famine, dictatorship, and why these things didn't work,” explained band's singer Aaron Bridgewater. The album was mixed by audio wizard Jason Suecoff (DEVILDRIVER, ALL THAT REMAINS…) and was released via Solid State Records.

AS THEY SLEEP mission statement is: “to broaden the scope of what is possible in heavy music and introduce as many people as possible to their sound, vision, personal beliefs and the inspirations behind each and every song”. If their lyrics can make you think, and their rhythms make you bang your head, the band believes it has achieved its objective. These young musicians that hail from Michigan, USA, were chosen as “The Next Great Metal Band” in 2009 contest presented by Metal Blade & Metal Hammer.

Follow-up: In February 2011, AS THEY SLEEP released video for ‘Oracle Of The Dead’: “ [The track] itself is a commanding blast against “the human race”,”  frontman Aaron Bridgewater told Noisecreep, where the video, directed by Drew Russ, debuted. “The video definitely captures the feeling, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say the meaning," Bridgewater explained. “The song definitely is not about wrestling. It was a zany idea that the director had, but we were all down with it. We just wanted to do something weird and off topic.”

“ ‘Oracle of the Dead’ is a kick to the groin, a visceral assault that takes command and never lets up. The growls are rough, interspersed with painful screams, lacking any appeal to the trendy hipsters that call Hot Topic their home away from home. This is a band angry and out for blood, never relenting from the blistering pace set from the beginning,” wrote Metal Underground reviewer about AS THEY SLEEP's second album. Read the rest of the review here.

AS THEY SLEEP features: Aaron Bridgewater on vocals, Nick Morris on guitar, Barry Gomez on guitar, Derek Kosiba on bass and Tony Lukitsh on drums.

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