Meridian Veil‘s debut album “Forgotten Sun” has been announced for a January 22nd release through Season Of Mist. That progressive extreme metal supergroup featured some tenured metal vets from various walks of the heavy spectrum, including:
Guitars: Danny Marino (ex-The Agonist)
Vocals: Matt McGachy (Cryptopsy)
Drums: Dylan Gowan (Seven Spires)
Cello: Raphael Weinroth-Browne (Leprous touring member)
Marino said of this record:
“From the beginning, more than 20 years ago, I wanted Meridian Veil to be deeply emotional. Even though ‘Forgotten Sun‘ gets heavy, there’s a deep longing that runs through the cautionary tale at the album’s core.”
As for its conceptual theme, Marino revealed it to be about an artificial intelligence meant to serve the greater good, resulting in disastrous outcomes for some. As Marino put it, “Technology is evolving far faster than the actual evolution of our species. It’s going so fast that soon we’ll be at the point where we are completely disconnected from it”.
A music video for the debut single, “The Watcher” from the record premiered online today, November 10th, via Metal Injection and can be seen below. Christopher Kells, a former bandmate of Marino‘s in The Agonist, directed it. This track is said to signal the moment the fictional AI is introduced into the world.
“Forgotten Sun” track listing:
01 – “The Watcher“
02 – “Orpheus Before The Light“
03 – “Ashen Genesis“
04 – “False Shepherd“
05 – “Only Perfection“
06 – “Downfall “
07 – “Children Of Betrayal“
For pre-orders, make your way to orcd.co/meridianveilforgottensun.
