Signs Of The Swarm has announced they will release their new studio album Absolvere on September 24th. Along with the news they released the first track from the effort, called “Absolvere“, which you can find the video for below.
Bobby Crow, the band’s drummer, offered some insight on the track, commenting:
“‘Totem‘ is a solid cross section of what to expect from ‘Absolvere‘. Crushing riffs collide with insane drumming, all layered underneath explosive yet memorable vocals. We turned Dave (vocals) up in the mix, yet it doesn’t take away from the musicality at all; it complements it. Oh yeah, and this is far from the heaviest track on the album, so get ready.”
David Simonich, the vocalist, added the following on the video:
“I’m incredibly proud not only of the music and lyrics but also the video we did with Eric DiCarlo of SquareUp Studios. I get super involved with the visual aspect of our videos. In this case, I worked on the burning book, body paint and hands.
The hands grasping at me is a metaphor for us being pulled in different directions. The book is a reference to the line ‘bled my blood in the pages,’ which highlights us pouring our life into the band. The fire symbolizes how difficult dedication to the band makes managing the rest of our life. We wouldn’t have it any other way, though.”
Crow, regarding the album, said:
“‘Absolvere‘ makes good on the musicality we were striving for on ‘Vital Deprivation‘ and combines it with the eerie atmosphere and brutality on our first two albums. We added a myriad of new sounds, techniques and vocal styles as we collectively composed each song from the ground-up.”
Absolvere will have some guest performances from Alex Erian (Despised Icon) and Ben Duerr (Shadow Of Intent). The track list runs as follows:
01 – “Hymns ov Invocation”
02 – “Boundless Manifestations”
03 – “Dreaming Desecration”
04 – “Totem”
05 – “Nameless”
07 – “Revelations ov a Silent King”
08 – “Hollow Prison” (feat. Alex Erian)
09 – “Blood Seal” (feat. Ben Duerr)
10 – “Death Whistle”
