Progressive death metallers, Fallujah, have just dropped their new music video for “The Obsidian Architect.” The track comes from their recent Nuclear Blast Records album, Xenotaph. with the video paying tribute to Meshuggah, recreating the band’s DIY video for “New Millennium Cyanide Christ.” Watch it in the article below.
Commenting on the video, the band states:
“We spent our entire budget on Lamborghinis and tattoos for the Labyrinth of Stone music video, so we had to shoot this one ourselves. Best we could do. Enjoy.”
Xenotaph tracklisting:
01 In Stars We Drown
02 Kaleidoscopic Waves
03 Labyrinth of Stone
04 The Crystalline Veil
05 Step Through the Portal and Breathe
06 A Parasitic Dream
07 The Obsidian Architect
08 Xenotaph
Prog death-metal outfit Fallujah expand horizons and solidify their position as one of America’s most exciting acts on their new album, Xenotaph, through Nuclear Blast. The quintet’s confidence in the lineup that made their previous album, Empyrean (2022), such a resounding success, has been reconfigured slightly, with guitarist Sam Mooradian (Inhale Existence) and drummer Kevin Alexander (Disembodied Tyrant, Brought By Pain) bringing their jaw-dropping musical proficiency to the fold, as vocalist Kyle Schaefer, guitarist Scott Carstairs, and bassist Evan Brewer enter a new chapter with Fallujah. Moored by singles “Kaleidoscopic Waves,” “Labyrinth of Stone,” and “Step Through the Portal and Breathe,” Xenotaph is Fallujah personified, reinvigorated, and re-imagined.
Xenotaph was produced by Fallujah, engineered by Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Archspire) and Mike Low (Vitriol, Aborted) at Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado and Top Track Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Otero also mixed and mastered Xenotaph. The main goal was elevation, building upon yet soaring upward from Empyrean, one of the group’s strongest productions to date. The team focused the separation of Fallujah’s breakneck pace, meticulous songcraft, euphonious leads, and unrivaled intensity, creating an experience pulls the listener into Xenotaph’s high-caliber music and concept.
Beyond releasing Xenotaph to an anticipating fanbase, Fallujah take aim at the road, drawing upon the success of their Empyrean runs. Indeed, attendees to the group’s live performances have witnessed some of Xenotaph’s songs already, namely the shimmery prog-bounce and inner world horror of “The Obsidian Architect.” Fallujah are in a perpetual state of evolution, and Xenotaph demonstrates the group’s hard-won, if profound journey. For there is no reverse—only forward progress, and the path ahead is illuminating before them.
Lineup:
Kyle Schaefer – Vocals, Programming
Scott Carstairs – Guitars
Sam Mooradian – Guitars
Evan Brewer – Bass
Kevin Alexander – Drums
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