Official press release:
Cult Leader are a chaotically aggressive band from Salt Lake City, Utah. Their forthcoming album, Lightless Walk, was recorded and engineered by Kurt Ballou at God City Studios (Converge, High On Fire, etc).
From the first menacing thumps of “Great I Am”, Cult Leader unleash grinding musical fury. “The Sorrower” gallops before crashing into a wall of heaviness as they vocally declare “…nothing will get better.” The pessimistic spiral continues in “Sympathetic” and “Suffer Louder”, two tangles of cacophony that give birth to crushers of ending riffs. “Broken Blades” then emerges as a near constant barrage, showcasing the technical prowess thriving underneath Cult Leader’s layers of grime. While “A Good Life” ushers in new dynamics, clawing through melodious dirt before taking flight again. “Walking Wastelands”, “Gutter Gods”, and “Hate Offering” are all metallic monsters in their own right, lurching towards the epically haunting pairing of “How Deep It Runs” and “Lightless Walk” – two songs that show Cult Leader at their most depressive and powerful as they recede into introspective darkness.
Lightless Walk will be available on CD, cassette, and digital download October 16th from Deathwish Inc. Vinyl versions will be released at a later date.
Lightless Walk track listing:
1. “Great I Am”
2. “The Sorrower”
3. “Sympathetic”
4. “Suffer Louder”
5. “Broken Blades”
6. “A Good Life”
7. “Walking Wastelands”
8. “Gutter Gods”
9. “Hate Offering”
10. “How Deep It Runs”
11. “Lightless Walk”
Cult Leader Lightless Walk Tour Dates:
10/17 – Tucson, AZ | Southwest Terror Fest (w/ Sleep)
10/19 – Kansas City, MO | El Torren
10/20 – Chicago, IL | Subterranean Downstairs
10/21 – Toronto, ON | Parts and Labour
10/22 – Montreal, QC | Turbohaus
10/23 – Brooklyn, NY | The Acheron
10/24 – Philadelphia, PA | Kung Fu Necktie
10/25 – Boston, MA | Middle East Upstairs
10/26 – Baltimore, MD | Charm City Art Space
10/27 – Richmond, VA | Strange Matter
10/28 – Columbia, SC | New Brookland Tavern
10/29 – Orlando, FL | Backbooth
10/30 – Tampa, FL | Epic Problem
10/31 – Gainesville, FL | The Fest
11/01 – Jacksonville, FL | Birdhouse
11/02 – Atlanta, GA | 529
11/03 – Nashville, TN | The End
11/04 – Memphis, TN | Hi-Tone
11/05 – New Orleans, LA | Sisters in Christ