Colorado’s ALLEGAEON will release a new album titled Apoptosis this spring.
Tracked at Flatline Audio in Denver with producer Dave Otero, the record is the band’s first to feature bassist Brandon Michael. “Musically, Brandon brings a huge new dimension,” says vocalist Riley McShane. “He has this wide breadth of music knowledge and stylistic proficiency that he draws from with excellent taste, and this makes a lot of the songs on ‘Apoptosis’ come to life.”
The record also features a guest appearance by classical guitarist Christina Sandsengen, who duets with guitarist Greg Burgess on “Colors of the Currents.” “On this record, I was more open to new ideas that we might not have used in past,” states guitarist Michael Stancel. “Rather than deleting something because ‘it’s not Allegaeon-y enough’, I would take a step back and see if that idea fit the song and decide if it was worth keeping. With that mentality came some of my favorite songs, because I was less worried about if it fit into our old sound.”
Apoptosis will hit streets on April 19 via Metal Blade Records, and accompanying the announcement is a Robert Graves-directed video for new single “Stellar Tidal Disruption.” You can check that out above.
Apoptosis track listing:
01. Parthenogenesis
02. Interphase // Meiosis
03. Extremophiles (B)
04. The Secular Age
05. Exothermic Chemical Combustion
06. Extremophiles (A)
07. Metaphobia
08. Tsunami and Submergence
09. Colors of the Currents
10. Stellar Tidal Disruption
11. Apoptosis
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