ANCIIENTS have finished recording their highly anticipated new album. The Canadians will release a follow up to their acclaimed debut full-length 'Heart of Oak' later this year. The studio session were once again headed by Jesse Gander at Rain City Recordings in the bands' hometown of Vancouver, Canada.
ANCIIENTS comment regarding their forthcoming album: "Our follow-up to 'Heart of Oak' is now tracked and ready for release. It was recorded with the amazing Jesse Gander at Rain City Recordings here in Vancouver this past winter. We could not be more excited with this new batch of material and how the songs turned out. We have a great mix of music on this record and cannot wait to share it with everyone."
Photo-credit: Thuja Knox
Check out ANCIIENTS' Roadburn Festival 2014 set, which has been previously released via Dutch cult station 3voor12. This show was the first of the Vancouver, Canada based band on European soil, and kicked off their tour with ASG. You can still listen to the concert at the link below.
ANCIIENTS' debut album 'Heart of Oak' is streaming in full here and still available in various formats from the Season of Mist shop. Artwork and tracklist are shown below.
1. Raise the Sun
2. Overthrone
3. Falling in Line
4. The Longest River
5. One Foot in the Light
6. Giants
7. Faith and Oath
8. Flood and Fire
9. For Lisa
Press voices on 'Heart of Oak':
"This band has the talent to be the next big thing." Metal Hammer (DE)
"At its best, Heart of Oak is immediate and electrifying, an album that suggests Anciients’ half-prog, half-pop metal is bound for big stages." Pitchfork
"Anciients harness the power of prog for a greater good, making music you might actually remember. Scratch that — will remember. These guys are gonna be big." Stereogum
"Heart Of Oak is an impressive many-sided record that will please a diversified group of music fans. Devotees of all things metal and rock will find something that Anciients does to love." Stereokiller
Canada is famous for its own brand of illegally distilled spirit, commonly known under its tell-tale moniker, "white diesel". Yet aged in wooden casks this whisky will grow in taste and maturity while acquiring its golden quality by being given a "Heart of Oak". The stunning full-length debut of Vancouver's ANCIIENTS proudly bears this name as well as sharing many characteristics with the beloved liquid. Its songwriting is simply intoxicating. The sound has a warm flow, solid earthiness and beautifully dark undertones. "Heart of Oak" comes with a delicious blend of Rock and Metal, which places their emotional and unique style close to like-minded fellow musicians such as MASTODON, KYLESA, BARONESS, THE SWORD and HIGH ON FIRE. Founded in 2009, ANCIIENTS feature former 3 INCHES OF BLOOD member Aaron "Boon" Gustafson on bass, who is flanked by excellent guitarist and vocalist duo Kenneth Paul Cook and Chris Dyck churning out a host of crunchy riffs. Drummer Mikey Hannay adds steady power from the back with his relentless push of intricate beats. The Canadians captured immediate attention with the release of 7" EP "Snakebeard" (2011), which put them on the road to supported the renowned likes of HIGH ON FIRE, GOATWHORE, BORIS and THREE INCHES OF BLOOD. Based solely on ANCIIENTS' first output and impressive live presence, influential and prestigious American print magazine Decibel magazine has already branded "Heart of Oak" as "one of 2013's most anticipated albums" in an early commitment. Take a deep draught of this classy distillation of traditional heavy ingredients and nuanced modern expression, which ANCIIENTS gracefully serve you with "Heart of Oak"!
Line-up
Kenneth Paul Cook: Guitar, Vocals
Chris Dyck: Guitar, Vocals
Mikey Hannay: Drums
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