Photo credit: Jens Gunnarsen
Norwegian prog-metal crew, Grant The Sun, have shared their new track, titled “A Chemical Floor.” It is taken from the band’s forthcoming new album, Biomes, due out October 16, via Mas-Kina Recordings. Check it out below.
Grant The Sun comment: “Creating this album has been a continuous long-lasting process stretched over the last year. Working towards a deadline kept us on our toes and gave us new challenges in terms of time signatures, technical parts, and arrangements. We feel that all the hard work and hours of rehearsal have paid off, and we’re proud to present this new chapter.”
Along with the recently released “Tedium,” the new track offers another glimpse into the restless, shape-shifting sound of Biomes, where crushing progressive metal, expansive post-metal and intricate technicality collide.
Featuring members of Insense, Beaten To Death, and more, Grant The Sun have spent years twisting progressive metal, post-metal, and post-rock into their own shape. With Biomes, they’re pushing everything further, heavier, stranger, more melodic, and now incorporating vocals into their sound. Previous singles “Cinder” and “Gold” have already offered contrasting glimpses into the record.
At the heart of Biomes is duality. The record moves between two interconnected worlds: vast, slow-burning post-metal landscapes and crushing, technically adventurous progressive metal, reflected in artwork where an arid desert gradually gives way to a lush rainforest.
Written over the course of the past year, the album emerged from an intensive creative process fueled by experimentation, technical ambition, and a determination to push beyond the band’s previous achievements.
Bigger, bolder, and more cohesive than anything the band has released before, Biomes represents a defining moment in Grant The Sun’s evolution.
As the band simply put it: “Biomes is by far our proudest moment as a band.”
Line-Up:
Håvard Sveberg – Drums
Martin Rygge – Guitars/screams
Markus Lillehaug Johnsen – Guitars/bass and clean vocals
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