Full Album Stream: Century: Red Giant – new album

Listen to CENTURY's new album here – exclusively at Revolver. ‘Red Giant’ was released via Prosthetic Records today, August 30th, 2011. Produced by the band and mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, the album introduces clean singing in the form of guest appearances by CANDLEBOX frontman Kevin Martin, folk-rock anarchist Adam Taylor and former ARMSBENDBACK vocalist Mike Coasey. The album's art was created by Cameron Gray. Buy the album here (Prosthetic Records).

“The latest album, ‘Red Giant’, is an exercise in spontaneity,” [explains the press release] “Every song was written on the spot, with Armellino [Ricky, bass] and Slovak [band's founder and vocalist] handing a guitar back and forth while Pro Tools recorded until songs started to emerge. Lyrically, the album is a massive supernova of spiteful annihilation. Politically-charged sentiment underscores what can only be described as the purest, most concentrated anger put to tape in years.”

CENTURY was originally envisioned as a solo project for singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and graphic designer Carson Slovak in 2005 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After recording and releasing the project's self-titled debut EP entirely on his own in 2004, Carson was joined by guitarist Mike Giuliano, bassist Joshua Groah and drummer Grant McFarland, with whom he recorded the group's debut full-length 2006's ‘Faith And Failure’ (Tribunal Records). Feedback-saturated, nihilistic concept album ‘Black Ocean’ (and the band's debut for Prosthetic Records) found its way onto many notable “best of” lists, including Revolver Magazine's Top 20 of 2008:

“ ‘Black Ocean’ does not give up its treasures easily; listeners have to put in their due diligence before deciphering the clues that ultimately lead to the X marking the spot,” [was impressed Eduardo Rivadavia, AllMusic Guide] “[The album's]demanding architecture is eventually justified once its all-encompassing vision finally comes into focus. Unprepared listeners may still require thick glasses to gain clarity into CENTURY's twisted musical universe, but risk-taking fans of INTRONAUT and BURST will quickly recognize this album as their next favorite mystery to unravel.”

CENTURY features: Carson Slovak – vocals, Jason Baker – guitars, Todd Mogle – guitars, Ricky Armellino – bass and Grant McFarland – drums

CENTURY: Lobotomy – courtesy of CenturyPA

CENTURY: Iconoclast – courtesy of Prosthetic Records