Detroid death metal outfit Temple of Void will be releasing a new record, titled The Crawl, on March 6th via Relapse Records. The group tracked the album at GodCity Studio with renowned producer, and Converge guitarist, Kurt Ballou. Engineer Zach Weeks also had a hand in tracking the release. Guitarist Alex Awn said of the upcoming effort:
“The biggest shift for me on this record was not feeling like we had to fly the ‘death-doom banner’ as part of our identity. Death-doom, as a genre, gave us something to anchor our sound around when we started. It was always a reference and touchstone. At the same time, we always wanted to make sure we had our own spin on it. We’ve always been adding to the conversation, adding to the genre, giving our point of view. A huge part of what makes a Temple of Void record is the non-death-doom influences that make up our DNA. And on album five we never once asked ourselves, ‘Do we have enough death metal? Do we have enough doom metal?’ We simply wrote a heavy-ass record—let the chips fall where they may.”
The group have provided the first sample of The Crawl with a music video for the title track. Directed by The C.O.I.N., you can find the clip below. Pre-orders are available now via Relapse.com.
The Crawl track listing:
- “Poison Icon”
- “Godless Cynic”
- “The Crawl”
- “A Dead Issue”
- “Thy Mountain Eternal”
- “Soulburn”
- “The Twin Stranger”
