Composer Bear McCreary (‘The Walking Dead‘,’God Of War‘) has once again assembled an impressive cast of metal musicians to accompany him on the follow-up to his and his brother Brendan‘s 2024 rock opera, “The Singularity“. This new record has been titled “The Singularity: Ekleipsis” and will be out July 31st on Sparks & Shadows Records. Its aforementioned predecessor featured guest spots from likes of Guns N’ Roses, System Of A Down, Slipknot, Soundgarden and many more.
This latest venture features a few returning faces, in Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and Meshuggah vocalist Jens Kidman. The announced roster of guests assembled for this next outing includes:
- Joe Duplantier (Gojira)
- Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)
- Claudio Sanchez (Coheed And Cambria)
- Jens Kidman (Meshuggah)
- Alissa White-Gluz (Blue Medusa, Ex-Arch Enemy)
- Tim Henson (Polyphia)
- Steve Vai
- Slash (Guns N’ Roses)
- Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses)
- Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Stewart Copeland (The Police)
- Guthrie Govan
- Raya Yarbrough
- N.T. Bullock
Bear unveiled word of the album alongside the debut of a new track titled “Black Box“, which features Gojira vocalist/guitarist Joe Duplantier and The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices. Speaking of the record and that lead track, Bear offered:
“I need more cinematic metal in my life! ‘The Singularity: Ekleipsis‘ builds upon the musical and narrative themes of my 2024 album ‘The Singularity‘, and this time around it rocks even harder. My brother, vocalist/producer Brendan McCreary, and I were once again thrilled to partner with a number of inspiring artists for this record, each of whom brought their unique musical personalities and perspectives to the project.”
“‘Black Box,’ our debut single, was written in collaboration with and features Joe Duplantier, of the iconic band Gojira. It blends my cinematic background with Joe‘s distinctive vocals, harmonized beautifully by the legendary women’s choir the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices. Equally inspired by ’90s alternative bands, Eastern European folk music, symphonic film scores, and progressive metal, ‘Black Box‘ encapsulates the epic scope of ‘Ekleipsis‘ while just cracking open the door to the rest of the album.”
“The Singularity: Ekleipsis” track listing:
01 – “Overture II“
02 – “Our Kingdom” (feat. Alissa White-Gluz and Brendan McCreary)
03 – “The Chandelier” (feat. Patrick Stump)
04 – “Black Box” (Feat. Joe Duplantier and The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices)
05 – “Kill Us Anyway” (feat. Brendan McCreary)
06 – “Sweet Misery” (feat. Claudio Sanchez and Tim Henson)
07 – “Blueshift” (feat. Steve Vai, Tim Henson, and Brendan McCreary)
08 – “Alexandria” (feat. Raya Yarbrough and Guthrie Govan)
09 – “Pray For A Storm” (feat. Stewart Copeland and Brendan McCreary)
10 – “Supernova” (feat. N.T. Bullock)
11 – “Cool Kids” (feat. Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith, and Brendan McCreary)
12 – “Shades Of Gray” (feat. Brendan McCreary)
13 – “The Elephant’s Foot” (feat. Jens Kidman)
14 – “One Fine Day” (feat. Slash and Brendan McCreary)
15 – “I Forever” (feat. Brendan McCreary)
McCreary has also set out the dates for a West Coast tour that will commence in September. Tickets will be available this Monday, May 04th at 10:00am PST.
09/08 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
09/09 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
09/10 Vancouver, BC – The Rickshaw Theatre
09/13 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
09/15 San Diego, CA – The Magnolia
09/16 Phoenix, AZ – Walter Studios
09/17 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
09/18 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
