{"id":86814,"date":"2021-09-08T09:02:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T14:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=86814"},"modified":"2021-09-08T09:03:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T14:03:49","slug":"spiritworld-debut-new-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=86814","title":{"rendered":"SPIRITWORLD &#8211; Debut New Music Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The American frontier \u2014 where lost highways stretch into darkness and undisturbed deserts speak a language as ominous as it is otherworldly. This is the tableau of <strong>SPIRITWORLD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Self-described as &#8220;death western,&#8221; SpiritWorld is also the aural vision quest of Stu Folsom, a Las Vegas native who has taken the intensity of that blasted desert heat and given it voice on <em>Pagan Rhythms<\/em>, the band&#8217;s debut for its new label home, <strong>Century Media<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To celebrate the new partnership, SpiritWorld have released a brand new video for the song &#8220;Comancheria,&#8221; which perfectly underlines the artistic statement of Folsom&#8217;s music. Check it out down below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SpiritWorld - Comancheria (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pEvAQBXVdu4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">It was that purity of Folsom&#8217;s vision that immediately won SpiritWorld international acclaim on the limited 2020 self-release of <em>Pagan Rhythms<\/em> via Safe Inside Records.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Daniel Carter, influential BBC 1 DJ and curator of The Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter, gave the record almost immediate attention. Even the likes of Exodus\/Slayer guitarist Gary Holt and former Sepultura\/current Soulfly leader Max Cavalera raved about the album on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Not surprisingly, SpiritWorld were quick to gain the attention of Century Media, who saw Folsom&#8217;s vision and inked the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Says Century Media Vice President of A&amp;R, Mike Gitter, &#8220;SpiritWorld is sonic world-building in the boldest way. It&#8217;s a vision of the American West as somewhere south of heaven that&#8217;s equal parts Slayer, Louis Lamour, and Sam Peckinpah \u2014 full of dust, dirt and blood.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Conceived entirely by Folsom and produced by <strong>Sam Pura<\/strong> (The Story So Far, Self Defense Family), songs that stand out include &#8220;Comancheria&#8221; or the blast-beat propelled &#8220;Unholy Passages,&#8221; courtesy of drummer <strong>Thomas Pridgen<\/strong> (The Mars Volta\/Trash Talk), who plays on half the album, with ex-Apiary skinsman <strong>Adam Elliot<\/strong> playing on the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">SpiritWorld will begin their long ride this fall, playing one of their inaugural performances for <em>Pagan Rhythms<\/em> at Decibel Magazine&#8217;s Metal &amp; Beer Fest in Los Angeles on December 10 and 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8220;It&#8217;s about trying to write killer songs and craft a classic record,&#8221; says Folsom, whose love for the likes of George Jones or the legendary L.A. punk band X runs as deep as his metallic roots. &#8220;With Pagan Rhythms, I set out to distill my love of thrash, old school death metal, and hardcore into something new that would hit like a tomahawk right in the face. When I first started telling people about this idea, I had to merge Western imagery, horror fiction, and heavy metal into an all-out sonic assault. It seemed ridiculous, but I truly believe that if you make great records people are a lot more willing to embrace your weirdness and come along for the ride.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Pagan Rhythms<\/em> will be re-released on November 5 via Century Media Records and is now available physically for the first time outside of North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The album is up for streaming on your platform of choice and available in the following formats for pre-order: Limited Edition 180g black LP + Art Print (with alternative cover artwork; this format is only available in the first pressing); Limited Edition apple red LP + Art Print (with alternative cover artwork; this format is only available in the first pressing and is expected to be shipped in Spring 2022); limited CD Digipak; digital album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American frontier \u2014 where lost highways stretch into darkness and undisturbed deserts speak a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86814"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86819,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86814\/revisions\/86819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/86821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}