Colorado-based metal outfit Allegaeon have released a new music video for their single “Of Beasts and Worms”. The pulverising tune will be featured on their upcoming full length album DAMNUM, which will be released on Metal Blade Records on February 25th. The music video can be viewed at the YouTube link below.
Allegaeon’s sound is one defined by diversity, and “Of Beasts and Worms” is no exception to this. The band contrasts haunting acoustic guitar led musical passages with heavy, crushing sections defined by down tuned guitars and inhuman growled vocals. This isn’t all the song has to offer though, as frontman Riley McShane displays immense vocal diversity in this song, coaxing a powerful singing voice out from behind his demonic, harsh screams, boasting a very impressive range.
McShane said of the song and the upcoming album DAMNUM, according to a press release: “This song is about finding a place of inner quiet, a safe haven to explore your thoughts and escape from the anxieties of your life…This lyrical intention is paired with a depiction of disparity and tiredness with the world around you and the stressors that contribute to the deafening silence of the mundane. In the music video, we showcase a more physical – and graphic – display of this thought process where the escape from the daily grind is manifested into a willing self-sacrifice. Though a dramatization, this concept of sacrifice to find your own personal peace can be applied to something less tangible and played an important role in my own process while writing the lyrics for DAMNUM. Thank you for watching and listening, we hope you enjoy it.”
The video for “Of Beasts and Worms” is the second that the band has released for the tracks featured on DAMNUM, the first being “Into Embers”, which can be viewed here.
As previously stated, Allegaeon’s sixth record DAMNUM will be released on February 25th. Pre-orders for the record can be found here, and the singles can be found on all streaming services. The track listing for the record is available below.
1). Bastards of the Earth
2). Of Beasts and Worms
3). Into Embers
4). To Carry My Grief Through Torpor and Silence
5). Vermin
6). Called Home
7). Blight
8). The Dopamine Void Pt. 1
9). The Dopamine Void Pt. 2
10). Saturnine
11). In Mourning
12). Only Loss
The group will also be embarking on a tour in the UK and Europe in November alongside Archspire, Rivers of Nihil, Black Crown Initiate and To The Grave. You can view the UK dates down below, and tickets can be purchased here.
26/11/2022- Thekla- Bristol
27/11 O2 Academy Islington- London
28/11- Cathouse- Glasgow
29/11- Rebellion- Manchester
30/11- Mama Roux’s- Birmingham
01/12- The Loft- Southampton
