Poison The Well‘s first album since 2009, “Peace In Place“, is now available to pre-order via ffm.to/peaceinplace. As you may have seen today, details for that long-awaited follow-up to “The Tropic Rot” leaked out in advance of the trailblazing metalcore band’s official reveal of the effort. Chris Candy directed the equestrian-themed clip for this first official single from this album, “Thoroughbreds“, which is now streaming below.
The band’s vocalist Jeffrey Moreira commented of this return:
“Coming back 16 years later — unsure if I could still do what I once left behind — only reinforced how strong our bond is and how much this band has given me. I’m grateful to do this again with my friends, and to share a record made with honesty, intention, and connection at its core.”
As for this latest single, he added:
“Beasts of burden are hard to break—not because they’re strong, but because they’re stubborn. ‘Thoroughbreds‘ is about realizing that some lifelong bonds don’t fail early; they fail after you believed they were there to stay.”
He also elaborated on “Peace In Place” as well, stating:
“‘Peace In Place‘ is probably the most pissed record we’ve ever made. After stepping away from Poison The Well, it felt like all the emotion from that time — frustration, heartache, disappointment — compressed into something heavy and unavoidable. But anger isn’t what drives us. Connection is. Sometimes that connection starts in darker places, and having an outlet for those emotions is how we find our way forward.
This record lives across that entire spectrum. It’s about turning something negative into something honest, putting it into the world, and realizing that even in anger, we’re still capable of moving forward, relating to each other, and finding some form of peace—if not happiness, then at least a place to stand.”
“Peace In Place” track listing:
01 – “Wax Mask“
02 – “Primal Bloom“
03 – “Thoroughbreds“
04 – “Everything Hurts“
05 – “Weeping Tones“
06 – “A Wake Of Vultures“
07 – “Bad Bodies“
08 – “Drifting Without End“
09 – “Melted“
10 – “Plague Them The Most“
