Doom metal band Pallbearer‘s plans to revamp their 2014 sophomore album “Foundations Of Burden” have now fully been revealed. The band have re-mixed and remastered that effort for a November 07th digital release, with physical editions to follow on December 05th.
Bassist/vocalist Joseph D. Rowland explained that decision to revisit the effort:
“During the writing and preparation for ‘Foundations‘, everything was ephemeral and we were practically feral. We had no real practice space, we barely had a single working computer between the four of us. Our demos of the record consisted of something barely discernible from white noise. Nevertheless, we knew we were working towards building a set of songs we were deeply enthusiastic about.
Once in the thick of recording, the feeling went from dream to dreamlike very quickly, as we found ourselves in what felt like an endless churn of repetition. We slept at the studio on whatever soft surfaces we could find, waking each day to discover that some of the previous day’s work had been corrupted overnight. This resulted in some parts of the album being recorded many times over. The guitars in particular mutated into something Sisyphean.
Since the time that we finally committed the original version of ‘Foundations‘ to print, we knew it would be a sonic space we would eventually revisit. Its form did not unfold according to the original version as the numerous file corruptions, delays, and exhausted studio budget compounded into a final feverish push to finish the mix. We were relieved to get those massive and difficult mixes turned into finished songs just in time, but not without a nagging thought; we had to sacrifice much of the nuance we had spent so much time crafting.”
“In the time since then, we have played most of the songs from ‘Foundations‘ more times than we can count, and they remain some of our favorite. The songs have grown with us. And while we hold a deep love and attachment to what we created in 2014, we also gained a fuller understanding of how we would want to re-present them if we had a chance. After years of discussion, listening and learning, we found ourselves in the position to fulfill that vision.”
Spotlights guitarist/vocalist, etc. Mario Quintero was brought in to give this album a new mix, while mastering was overseen by Adam Gonsalves. New artwork by Benjamin Vierling has also been put in place for this revision of the record, which they’ve titled “Foundations Of Burden (2025 Redux)“. Pre-orders are available through geni.us/PallbearerFOB2025Redux.
